THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, ltKMi.
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SIX MONTHS LEFT
TO BUILD L
City Roads of United Railways
Must Be Completed by
June 5, 1907.
BOND FOR $100,000 IS UP
If Company Kails to Perforin Terms
of Contract, Botid and Fran
chises Will Be Forfeited
to tho City.
Car lines of the Hnited Hallways In
Portland, must be in operation by June
5. 1907. else the company's franchises
will be forfeit to the city and the seven
bondsmen of tho company will be liable
to the city for payment of $100.000
this' being the city's price for failure,
as stipulated in the franchises and in
the bond. One year afterward, on June
5. 1908, as stipulated In the franchises
and the bond, the cars were to be in
operation to Salem, and their failure on
. that date would also work forfeiture of
the bond.
As the United Railways seems about
to collapse, through lack of money to
pay claims of creditors and bondholders
and the expiring life of the franchises.
It seems likely that the city will call
upon the surety bondsmen :lf. C. Wort
man, II. W, Goddard. Joseph M. Healy.
Charles A. Malarkey, Ji. Wittenberg,
W. C. Morris and H. A. Moore who are
bound "in the penal sum of $100,000,"
"jointly and severally." These men are
Indemnified by a surety company and
by C. K. Loss, present possessor of the
company, in double their liability.
This bond Is valid and forfeitable, in
case the stipulated conditions shall not
be lived up to, says L. A. McNary, City
Attorney, who passed upon the form of
the bond, before Its acceptance by the
city, and caused modifications to be
made in the original draft of the paper.
as presented by the company's attor-"
ney, W. T. Muir. so as to make It
secure for the city. Mr. McNary then
had In mind a decision of the Oregon
Supreme Court, of January 13, 1902,
whereby the failure of F. R. Anson to
establish an electric light plant in
Salem by April 1, 1901 compelled his
bondsmen to pay the city $5000. as
liquidated damages. the forfeiture
stipulated in the bond. This bond was
the model of that given to the City of
Portland by the sureties of the United
Railways, July 3. 1906. and Mr. McNary
is firmly of the opinion that failure of
the company to make good will give
the city a valid claim against the
bondsmen.
Says Both Bonds Are Valid.
Because the United 'Railways agreed to
build a line to Salem outside Portland's
jurisdiction It Is said by some lawyers
that the city cannot recover. But this
doubt Is answered by Mr. McNary in this
wise:
"The city would not have granted the
city franchises, without guarantee that
the line to Salem would be built. Without
the interurban connection, the street
grants would bring no benetits to the city,
because the city needs, for example, no
carllne on Front street alone; in fact such
a line would be a detriment. Part of the
compensation to the city for the Front
street grant and others to the United
Railways, was to be the interurban con
nection. The United Hallways contracted
with the city to give this connection and
in return therefor was to have the use of
several streets In the city. To guarantee
performance of its part of the contract,
and compliance wirh the city franchise
ordinance, it gave a bond to the city. The
penalty for non-compliance is forfeiture
of the bond. The penally agreed on by
the two parties will be demanded by the
city, should the line not be built within
the time spccilicd, and the claim will be
valid and collectable."
The bond, executed and delivered by the
United Railways to the City of Portland,
is a close tmiiution of the Anson bond
in structure and phraseology. Judge
Burnett, of the Circuit Court, held that
as the City of S:tkm was not damaged
by Anson's default, the $."0OD was not col
lectable, but tho Supreme Court reversed f
that decision, saying the damage? was
not tlie decisive point. "The sum speci
fied in the bond is somewhat in the na
ture of statute penalty," said the Su
preme Court, "for the nonperformance
of a duty enjoined by law. The ordinance
granting to Anson the rlsht and privilege
to use the streets and highways of the
city in the coiwttnietion and maintenance
o his plant had the force and effect of
a statute, :md by his acceptance of its
provisions he became bound to comply
with its terms as a statutory duty. The
bond In question was given a security
for the performance of uoh duty and the
sum epecilied therein is in the nature of
a penally, to be imposed as a punishment
for disobeying or disregarding the pro
visions of the ordinance."
The $1'.(KK bond is as follows:
Text of tlio $100,000 Bond.
Know all nifti by the presents, that we,
tho United Hallways Company, a corporation
duly created, organized and exitinff under
the fteneral Incorporation laws of the State of
OreRoh and having its principal offices and
place of business in the City of Portland,
Multnomah County, Oregon, as principal, and
I. C. Wortmun. H. tv. Goddard, Joseph M.
Healy, Charles A. Malarkey. II. Wittenberg,
W. C. Morris and II. A. Moore, as sureties,
hereby acknowledge ourselves held and firmly
bound unto the city of Portland, a municipal
corporation. In the1 County of Multnomah,
Stale of Oregon, In the penal sum of $100,000,
for the payment of which, well an tnily
nia'Ic to the fafd1 municipal corporation, we do
hereby jointly and severally bond ourselves,
our successors, heirs and assigns firmly by
those presents.
Whereas, tho said principal, Untted Rail
ways Company, Its 4Ucce-ors and assigns, has
been granted by ordinance of the City of
Portland, duly passed, numbered 35.427. en
titled. "An' ordinance granting to the United
Railway Company, Its successors and assigns,
the right to construct, lay down, maintain and
operate railways, poles and wire and under
ground cotiduilB in the City . of Portland,
Oregon." certain rights, privileges and fran
chises upon the ternw. conditions and restric
tions in said ordinance expressed, a copy of
which said ordinance is hereto attached
marked "Exhibit A." hereby referred to and
especially made a part hereof:
Now, therefore, the conditions of the fore
going obligation is such that if the "United
Railways Company, ItB successors or as
signs, shall construct and put In operation
a continuous railway connecting the City
of Portland within two years from the date
said ordinance become of , force or within
such further time as Is granted by said
ordinance No. 15,427. in case of delays for
the canaes In said ordinance. No. 15.427
specified, and meanwhile shall faithfully
comply with all the terms of said ordinance
No. 10.427. then this obligation shall be void,
otherwise to remain In full force ad virtue.
In witness whereof, pursuant to resolution
of Us board of director, duly accepted au
thorizing and directing the same, the said
principal, the United Railways Company,
has caused these presents to be executed by
its president and secretary and Its corpo
rate seal tcj be hereunto affixed and H. C.
Wortnian, H. W. GodOard, Joseph M. Healy,
INES
Charle A. Malarkey. H. Wittenberg. W. C.
Morris and H. A. Moore, the said director.
have hereunto set their respective hands and
seale. this third day of July, 11)06.
Executed In the presence of K. E. Coovert,
Thomas McCusker. W. L. Benham. I. Y.
Keatly.
MOVE TO SAVE $100,000 BOXD
Scheme on Foot to Repeal United
Railway Franchises.
I a communication which was ad
dressed to the City Council and presented
yesterday afternoon. Mayor Lane declares
that there Is a movement on foot to se
cure a repeal of the franchises granted
the United Railways Company. Inasmuch
as the company hau put up a $100,000 bond
to guarantee the performance of tho
terms of the contract and as the time
limit will expire within six months, he
urges against the repeal of the franchise,
as that would render the Indemnity bond
void.
He points out that the streets have
been torn up and left In bad condition
and that the city is entitled to recover
unless the contract is complied with. He
states that the bond is a good one and
will hold. The communication was not
discussed and was referred to City At
torney McNary. Jt Is as follows:
It has been brought to my notice that there
is a movement on foot to secure a repeal of
the franchise, which was granted by your
honorable .body to the United Railways Com
pany, to build certain lines of railway over
and upon certain designated streets In this
city, the time limit set upon the performance
WII.Z. HAVE CHARGE OF HRST
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH I'N
. Til, NEXT SPRING.
Key. J. E. Klttredge, I). D.
Rev. J. E. Klttredpe, D. D., who
arrived from Geneseo, N. Y.. Satur
day, to take charge of the First
Presbyterian Church of Portland, Is
one of the best-known Presbyterian
clergymen in the United States. He
will have charge of the church here
until Spring, when with his wife he
will depart for Shanghai. China. Dr.
Klttredge has the distinction of be
ing one of three delegates appointed
by the Presbyterian Church in Amer
ica to 'the Missionary. Centenary,
which meets at Shanghai, May 1. He
Is an extensive traveler and has been
in nearly every country of Import
ance in the world. For two years he
had charge of a church In Florence.
Italy, and was pastor of the Ameri
can Church at Berlin, Germany, for
one year.
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of such work by the United Railways Com-
uui iew montns longer to run.
In regard to this matter 1. wish to call your
attention to theVact that before this franchise
went into effect I took some pains to secure
from the United Railways Company a bond
in favor of the city in the sum of $100,000 for
the performance of their contract.
The form of this bond is of a character
such as has been held to be proper and lawful
by the Supreme Court or this state, and the
security is of a character which has been
assured to me by a number of prominent busi
ness men as' being sound and ample, and 1
wish to call your attention to the fact that
If such franchise Is repealed that the city will
lose Its power to collect upon such bond for
not only the nonperformance of its contract,
upon the part of the United Railways Com
pany, but will have nothing to repay It for
the damage which has been sustained by cer
tain streeffe. which. 1 am Informed, have been
left in bad condition through the acts of
said Railways Company and that the repeal
of such franchise and consequent forfeiture of
such bond will be In the nature, of a further
gift to such railroad company, and of no
benefit to the City of Portland.
HARRY LANE, Mayor.
WANTS BULLRUN WATER
AVoodlawh Push Club Will Appeal to
City Officials.
The Woodlawn Push Club met last
night in Odd Fellows' Hall, Q. T. Gregg
presiding, and decided to make a vig
orous demand for Bull Run water, now
that the new Mount Tabor pipe-line
lias been completed. Bull Run water
lias been promised that section for
over a year, and it was decided to em
phasize the demand at once. C. A.
Bozello, C A. Ambrose, Julius Kallish,
H. C. Davis and J. J. Corfert were ap
pointed a special committee to wait on
the Water Board and urge the pressing
needs of that district and ask that a
large main be laid as soon as possible.
The present service from private
plants is Insufficient and unsatisfac
tory. It will be necessary to get both
the Piedmont and Woodlawn plants out
of the way, by purchase probably, be
fore the Bull Run mains can be tapped.
It was moved and carried that the
members of the cli'b attend ,the next
meeting of the Executive Board to de
mand expedition of street improve
ments, bettor fire protection and more
electric lights. The people feel that
they have been overlooked and have de
cided that they will make themselves
heard in their own behalf.
H. H. Newhall. F. Bennett and T.
Kellaher from the Kast Side Business
Men's Club were present, and addressed
the members on the proposed East Side
opera-house. Tho . Woodlawn club
heartily indorsed the movement and
promised to give it support.
Iilbel Suit In, Federal Court.
The libel suit brought by Balfour.
Guthrie & Co. against the British
ship Ninfa In 1902 was on trial yester
day in the United States District Court.
The suit is for $5000 damages alleged
to have been caused to a cargo of
cement which the Ninfa shipped from
London to Port Angeles. J. Couch
Flanders, and C. E. S. Wood, repre
sented the libelants and Mr.. Bristol for
the ship.
The captain of the ship was not
present and Mr. Flanders, armed with
a copy of the testimony which had
ben given by the captain of the Ninfa
several years ago. answered Mr. Bris
tol's questions In seafaring terms, as if
his whole life had been, spent before
the mast. A blue print of the libeled
ship was also in evidence and Attorney
Flanders pointed out to Judge Wolver
ton the various parts of the ship as
indicated by the terms that are known
only to sauormen. '
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WILL LOOK TO LOSS
Osborne Plunkett? Creditor of
United Railways Co.
THINKS HE WAS "BUNCOED"
Lawyer From Vancouver, B. C, Only
One of a Number Misled by
Plausible Strangers From
. I.os Angeles.
"A fine layout you've got over here."
Disgust of Osborne Plunkett. lawyer, of
Vancouver, B. C.,- over the fiasco of the
United Railways thus vented itself last
night, i
"Don't they have fakirs in British Co
lumbia?" was asked.
"There have been, but they never did
things so crudely as your United Railways
crowd."
Plunkett is a prominent lawyer of his
city, recognized for his substantial legal
and money connections. He was called
here last Summer by Hi 9t. John Dix and
C. El Loss to assist Loss in matters re
quiring legal advice and to interest Cana
dian capital in the enterprise. Besides,
Loss had Canadian railway schemes in
mind.
Plunkett'si bill for services and expenses
amounts to $1635, which he wants Loss to
pay. He was to have met Loss in Port
land last Monday, but Loss had an unex
pected call from California and cleared
out ahead -of schedule time. .
"I-don't care for the money." declared
Plunkett on starting home for Vancouver,
"o much as for having been made a
chump."
Thomas McCusker, one of the faithful
workers of the United Railways, admitted
that the same thing had happened to blm.
He had labored diligently, .considering the
United Railways an enterprise of great
benefit to the city and believing the tales
of the promoters that they had millions
of dollars at their back.
Numerous other persons were "played
for sutkers," all because of the credulity
somehow inspired by the personalities of
plausible strangers from Los Angeles.
The lack of money in their exchequer is
demonstrated by the impending collapse
of the company and by the" efforts of C.
E. Loss to unload cheap before the crash
comes.
"Buncoed" is the word heard on evey
side.
But Plunkett purposes not to be put off.
Not attorney for the United Railways,
but for Loss, he says was hfs function:
therefore he will hold Loss liable for pay
ment of his bill. He is going to have the
$16.15 if he shall have to pay out $5 for
every dollar he collects.
Others suffered grievances from the high
finance are creditors and stockholders of
the Oregon Traction Company the pro
jected Hlllsboro line-which, possessing
valuable franchises at the time of ab
sorption by the United Railways last
March, seems likely to go down in the
crash. Its franchises will be forfeited on
April 6. 190", unless the city lines shall
have been finished by that time. But Jn
order to get on its feet, it must extricate
itself from the United Railways tangle.
The creditors were guaranteed pay
ment of their bills at the time of the
merger, by the United Railways, and the
stockholders were guaranteed payment of
between $10,000 and $SO;000 for their stock,
but neither of these payments has been
made. About - $3S,000 was paid in by the
stockholders of the Hillsboro line, when it
was an independent company. In the pres
ent predicament, this money might as
well be sunk in a well. A number of '
stockholders of the Hillsboro, line were in
duced to exchange their Oregon Traction
stock, which had some actual value, for
United Railways stock, which has turned
out to have no value. Chief of them was
Andrew Graydon, president of the Trac
tion Company.. To several of the Traction
stockholders the United Railways' boost
ers paid cash, in order to uphold the credit
of the shaky enterprise in influential cir
cles. J. Wesley Ladd received $10U0 for
his stock.
Oregon Traction stockholders have
Drought suit for money for their stock.
Their company cannot extricate iuself
from the meshes of the United Railways
without a legal battle, but this might
last until after the forfeiture of the fran
chises of the Hillsboro line. Creditors of
the Oregon Traction are about to bring
suit also. The original backers of the
Hillsboro line say that, had not the
United Railways absorbed It, other Inter
ests would have taken hold and have
completed the project by this time.
SOCIAL CLUB IN TROUBLE
J. If. Green, Manager of Resort,
Arrested for Liquor Selling.
The Willamette Social Club is in trouble.
At least the individual who manages it.
J. M. Green, is mixed up with the law
and is under arrest on a charge of selling
liquor after 1 A. M. The club in ques
tion has quarters at 385 Everett street,
and is conducted for the delectation of
colored citizens. At an early hour, No
vember 30. the police raided the place,
and Green's arrest followed.
W'hen the case came up in the Munici
pal Court yesterday, the defendant,
through his attorneys, made the plea that
the club was duly incorporated and that
as such was entitled to have such priv
ileges as were enjoyed by the Arlington,
DICE BOX ORDERED BANISHED WITH
NICKEL-IN-THE-SLOT MACHINES
No Gambling of Any Kind to Be Permitted in Portland Cigar Stores.
Order Spells Ruin for Small Dealers.
RUIN stares a number of Portland
einar dealers in the face as. the re
sult of a decision announced by
Chlef of Police Gritzmacher last night
that he VIU permit gambling of. no eort
in any of the stands. Not only the
nickcl-in-the-slot machine is under the
ban. but the dicebox with It. and every
other form of gambling for cigars.
This announcement cast consternation
among many of the smaller dealers, for
it Is believed the order will drive- them
to the wall if it is enforced. They had
accepted the closing down of slot ma
chines stoically and without dissent, plan
ning to put their diceboxes out .and thus
hold the numerous patrons who gamble
for cigars freely, whereas they would not
think of buying expensive ones. The last
time the siot machines were locked up
by the police. these games prevailed, be
ing in use in every cigar stand. In fact,
shaking dice for cigars is a custom nearly
as old &9 smoking and it to said to have
been in serviee since a few days after
lr Walter Raleigh's appearance on the,
street of London with a cigar in his
mouth occasioned a panic call to the tire
department.
Hence it is putting it mildly to say that
the Chief's new order fell like a bomb
shell in the. camp of the small dealers.
None of them would eay.last night that
Special- Prices . for Holiday Buyers
We wish to make
for everyone. We have four floors loaded with the finest selections of useful, orna
V mental and exclusive gifts ever shown in this city.
Suitable Gifts in Leather
for the Man
5000 IN LEATHERS Cardcases, Wallets and
. letter-books, assorted shades, inside pockets
leather-lined in Russian Seal, Alligator and
&ea Lion, values up to special, .i.ao
We Stamp .all Leather Goods
, ' Free.
CARDCASES in Seal, Morocco, Alligator,
Snake and Russia Leather, stylish shades,
prices regular up to $2.00, special 59.
These handsome Sterling
Silver gold-plated Initial
Letters, 16th Century design,
free with every $5.00 leather
purchase.
TRAVELING CASES, fitted complete, assort
ed leathers, values to $j; special. .$2.59
Leather Pillows With Any
500 New Art Skins just received, we are
closinar them out at 7o, $1.25, $2.00
and $2.50.
Toilet Sets
Celluloid. Sterling Silver, Ebony
from $1.75 to $50.00.
Candlesticks
and
Candelabra
Fancy Silk
Brass Antiques
Loving Cups, Trays,
Samovars, Vases, Jar-
dinieres.
Our Telephone Exch. 11 has
Nine Trunk Lines and never
keeps you waiting. Canadian
money taken at full value.
Commercial, Concordia and other clubs.
The police, on- the other hand, claimed
that the club was maintained as a ca
rousing rendezvous and that non-members
were allowed the privileges of the bar as
freely as members, provided they had
the price.
No decision was made, as the city
asked for another day in which to com
plete its evidence.
WANTED BY THE ST. PAUL
Deal Said to Be On for Land Adjoin
ing O. W. P. Holdings.
A persistent rumor was in circula
tion yesterday to the effect that large
purchases of waterfront property on
the East Side adjoining the Oregon
Water Power Company's holdings Is
being negotiated by the St. Paul Rail
road system. It is reported that the
Inman, Poulsen & Co.'s mill property
has been secured for $1,250,000.
These rumors were declared to be
false last night by various persons
who are in a position to know if the
stories are true. Kach denied that
sales are even contemplated.
Weight is given the reports because
of tho fact that the- entry of the St.
Paul to Portland over the O. R. & N.
and O. W. P. tracks has been .rumored
for some time.
Diners on California Trains.
The Southern Pacific yesterday began
the use of dining cars on trains 11 and
12. The former leaves Portland at 8:30
in the morning, and the other arrives
at 5:50 in the evening. Both are Califor
nia trains, and it was found to be a
great convenience to the traveling pub
lic to have the additional service.
he intended to resist the order, but It is
thought probable that this phase of the
reform may cause work for the courts.
However, If the law will apply to slot
machines the authorities maintain that,
it will likewise cover dice games, as the
principle Is the same, and the only differ
ence in the two phases of gambling is a
purely mechanic variation of the contriv
ances used.
Many slot machines were off the count
ers yesterday, especially among the larger
stores. The majority of dealers put an
interpretation of their own on the order
of Tuesday. This order stated that any
machines found in operation after De
cember 6 would be confiscated. It was
therefore decided by many of the cigar
men that the order, under this phrase
ology, did not become operative until De
cember 7. That the police took a similar
view was shown by the fact that no ar
rests were made yesterday.
This morning, however, every policeman
and detective who goes on duty will re
ceive instructions to arrest any and ail
slot-machine players or dice-game oper
ators. The person or persons participating
in the game, whether patron or propri
etor, will be placed under arrest. If orders
are carried out.
Some of the small dealers admit that
their business will be ruined in conse
quence and with no alternative at hand
more than one may' be tempted to take
the matter into court.
it worth while for you
v TRIPLICATE MIRRORS, $1.25, $2.50.
$6 00. $12.00.
SHAVING MIRRORS 45c. 75 S1.25.
HAND MIRRORS, from 50 to $7.50.
Sheahan's Famous Bos
ton Passepartouts
in Gold
4000 in mot
toes, quotations,
provcrbs, Gib
son heads, fruits
Photos and re
productions of
famous - paint
ings. A com
plete display in
our gift room on
the fourth floor.
Popular prices
15, 35 S
50.
Design $3.50
d a a
Art Calendars 1907
Every one a gem of beauty. Original in
design and moderately priced. Photogravures,
Etchings. Water Colors, in staking frames,
15, 35, 60. 1.00, $1.40.
and Leather,
Hoare's Cut Glass
. Two thousand pieces. Exclusive designs
rich, sparkling crystal gems. Our Cut
Glass Department is attacting thou
sands, who find here just the right com
bination of quality and price.
Shades.
Stylish Stationery
Hurd's and Eaton-Hurlburt's Papeterie and
Christmas Boxes at popular prices. Note our
rich window display?.
Woodard, Clarke & Go.
SEATTLE MER WILL BUILD
PLAN" $100,000 STRUCTURE FOR
SIXTH-STREET LOT. '
R. M. Kinnear and Associates to
Erect Steel Frame Block of
Eight Stories Next Spring.
A large business block Is to be
erected by Seattle capitalists on the
lot on the east side of Sixth street, be
tween Washington and Stark, which
they purchased less than a month ago.
The building will be eight stories in
height and it is understood will be a
steel frame structure. R. M. Kinnear
and two other Seattle men, whose
names have not been announced, are
the owners of the property. It was
purchased from a local syndicate, com
posed of Grlndstaff & Schalk and others
for $100,000. Frame buildings now cover
the site. They will be torn down to
make way for the new structure.
Plans for the new building, it is
understood, are now being prepared by
Seattle architects. The owners have
refused to consider any proposition to
lease the present buildings for more
than three months, and It is reported
that the work of clearing the land will
begin soon after March I. Actual con
struction on the new building will be
under way by April 1. The ground floor
of the building will be occupied by a
business house, and the upper floors
will be divided into offices.
A deed was filed yesterday for 75
acres in South Portland transferred by
the Terwilliger Land Company to the
South Portland Improvement Company.
The consideration is $150,000. The land
will be platted and placed on the
market as residence sites.
Both Portland and Seattle capitalists
are interested 'in the purchasing com
pany. J. C. Ccstello, of Seattle, Is presi
dent, and M. E. Lee. of this city Is
secretary. Frank Richardson Is presi
dent of the Terwilliger Land Company
which owns 106 acres adjoining the
tract sold.
A half-block on the north side of
Irving street, between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth, has been sold by John Mc
cracken for $40,000. The name of the
purchaser is not given out.
PERSONAL MENTION.
W. H. Galvani, who has been con
fined at St. Vincent's Hospital by a
slight attack of diphtheria, is reported
much improved and will be able to
leave the hospital in a few days.
A party of Northern Pacific officials
consisting of Charles M. Levey, third
vice-president: W. L. Darling, chief
engineer, and G. H. Plummer, general
land agent, are at The Portland.
W. B. Jerome, general agent at Chi
cago for the New York Central lines,
left Portland last night for Home after
a short "visit with W C. Seachrest,
North Coast agent for the Vanderbllt
lines.
Mr. U. G. Shippey, the New York
representative of the Olds. Wortman &
King store, is in Portland for a few
days, confering with the firm1 regard
ing plans for the coming season, which
is scheduled as the largest in the his
tory of the store.
Professor Benjamin Amsterdam, who
for over two years was leader of tlio
Portland Hotel Orchestra, left last
to shop NOW it's
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Perpetuated
Palms
Make the home
beautiful ever
lasting, never
fading, inexpen
sive. 35 to
$12.
For halls and
large rooms we
have 8-, 10- and
12-foot tree palms
night for San Francisco. Professor
Amsterdam, during his stay in Portland
made many friends who sincerely re
gret his departure.
Mrs. William Denholm has received
news of the death of her mother. Mrs.
P. M. Cochrane, at Dundee. Scotland,
November 21. Mr. Cochrane died seven
yeara ago. They spent some time in
Oregon during the Villard boom, Mr.
ochranfl being interested at that time
in the Oregonian railway.
S. E. McCallum, secretary and treasurer
of The American Mutual Benefit Associa
tion, has left that organization to take
the general management of a company
in Vancouver. B. C. Mr. McCallum came
to this city a year and a half ago, and
with other local men, organized the com
pany of which he became secretary.
CHICAGO, Dec. . ISpeclal.) Orego
nians registered today as follows:
At the Palmer House John Call, from
Portland.
At the Auditorium R. B. Miller, from
Portland.
NEW YORK, Dec. 6. (Special.)
Northwestern people registered today
as follows:
From Portland S. E. Whitaker at
the Cadillac; N. A. Walker and wife
at the York; H. Karnes and F. L.
Phillips at the Belmont.
From Sumpter, Or. S. S. Start at the
Victoria. (
From Spokane Miss H. K. Hall at
the Imperial.
From Seattle O. McCord and wife at
the Navarre.
- SOCIAL AND MUSICAL
Triumph.
The beautiful concert grand piano at
Mrs. Walter Reed's brilliant recital last
night at the Heilig was a Chickering. sup
piled by Filers Piano House. The glorious
tones of this truly wonderful instrument
won most unbounded admiration at every
hand, and no small portion of the suc
cess of this most Important social and
musical event was due to the charms of
this exquisite piano.
Jlorsethief Gets a Year.
PENDLETON, Or., Dec. 6. (Special.)
Robert Sayre.-, who recently pleaded
guilty to stealing a horse, was today sen
tenced by Judge Bean to serve one year
In the penitentiary. He stole a horse be
longing to his brother-in-law.
however, by the use of Mother's Friend before baby comes, as this
great liniment alway prepares the body for the strain upon it, and
preserves the symmetry of her form. Mother's Friend overcomes all the
danger of child-birth, and carries the expectant mother safely through
this critical period without pain. It is woman's greatest blessing.
Thousands gratefully tell of the benefit and relief derived from the
use of this wonderful
remedy. Sold by all
druggists at $ I. coper
bottle. Our little
book, telling all about
this liniment, will be sent free.
Til Braifleli Regalitor Co., AtiiRti, 6l
easier and pleasanter
Wood to Burn
Pyrographic Outfits $1.50
Everything needful Wood Blanks, Boxes
of every shape and size. Picture Frames, Xut
Bowls, Easels, Trays. Book Racks. Stains
104 bottle. Burning Fluid 15 and 25.
Outfits $1.50. A force of expert workers
in this art will instruct you free.
lOOO FRAMED PICTURES on our Fourth
floor Water Colors. Photogravures, and Re
prints of famous Artists, popular prices 25S
65, $1.25. $2.75.
Perfume Special
Fifty pints Gervin 's Floral Extracts, White
Rose, Heliotrope, Violet and Crabapple, fullo
ounce bottles, 19.
French Perfumes
Our own importation of Roger & Gallet, Le
Grand, Piver, Pinaud. Lubin. and those fa
vorites of our own land. Lundborg. Palmer,
Spiehler. Mareelles Quadruple Extracts. 75c
per ounce. Valiant's Extracts, all odors, 50
per ounce.
Sterling Silver
Toilet Sets, Hair, Hat and Cloth Brushes,
and Manicure and Shaving Sets, 1907 designs.
Rich and beautiful.
Bronze Statuettes, $2.25, $4.50 $6.25,
$7.50.
Our Ciift Room on the fourth
floor is worth while. A quiet place
where you can select what yon
want at the price you wifch to pay.
A thousand opportunities here for
comfortable Christmas buying.
FINDS CHARGE BASELESS
FRANK THOMPSON' ACCUSES HIS
AVIFE OF IXSAXITY.
Latter Says That He Is Madly Jeal
ous and That Life AVith Him
i
Is Unbearable.
Alleging that his wife had been acting
queer and had taken their three children
away from home, Frank Thompson, a
scow-dweller, yesterday filed an insanity
charge in the County Court against her.
When Mrs. Thompson was given an ex
amination, however, it was found that
the charge was baseless ami she was re
leased by County Judge Webster.
Thompson told the court that his wife
had recently come under the influence
of Mrs. Dillon, a local clairvoyant, ami
that since that time bad stayed away
from home a great deal and showed re
peated evidence of Insanity. At one time,
he asserted, she took their children away
find would not tell hfm their whereabouts.
Under compulsion, he said, sho Anally ad
mitted that they were with a Mrs. Camp
bell. In -Montavilla, and the latter de
manded $K.i0 for their care.
According to Mrs. Thompson, her hu
band is insanely jealous of her, and the
fault is all with him. He liad practi
cally driven her lrom their home, sha
said, and that she had at last concluded
that sho was unable to live wlh him.
Although only 27 years of age. she said
that she had been married to Thompson
11 years, and that she could stand his
peculiar behavior no longer. The case
was dismissed.
Patrick to Plead for Mercy. i
NEW YORK, Dec. 6. It was stated her
last inght that Albert T. Patrick, who is
under sentence of death in Sing Sing
prison for the murder of William M. Rice,
the Texas capitalist, had secretly prepared
an application to Governor Higgins for
a pardon.
According to reports. Patrick turned
from his attitude of resolute refusal to
seek mercy, only after pleading by his
wife and other relatives. Patrick him
self Is said to have, drawn up the appli
cation with an analysis of his entire case.
Erery woman eoreti
shapely, pretty figure, and
many of them deplore the
loss of their girlish forms
after marriage. The bearing
of children is f t&n dfstructira
to the mother's shapeliness.
All of this can be avoided.
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