THE MOKMSU OKEGOMAX,' TUESDAT, 3IAKCH Vif, 1907.
FIST FIGHT IN GAS
GOMPANY'S OFFICE
Discharged Employe Resents
Insult of Manager and
Whips Him.
FORCE IS ' DISORGANIZED
"u- Bo From San Francisco
charges Old Hands tias Poorer,
Bills Higher and Complaint
Department I Overworked.
Internal dissension Rmong the employes
of the Fortland Gas Company reached a
crisis yesterday morning, when R. J.
Jloore. a discharged employe of the com
pany, engaged in a bloody battle of fists
with. H. M. Papst, the een era 1 superin
tendent, who was brought to Portland
from San .Francisco. The trouble of yes
terday reveals a condition that would
be amazing if - it existed in any other
concern than the Portland Gas Company.
Several of the old and faithful employes
xf the company, discharged upon the
slightest provocation, have vowed to
whip Papst on sight, and by some it is
feared that serious trouble will result.
The row. , yesterday morning arose . in
a. dispute .over an alleged verbal con
tract. Moore nllcjsea that he was hired
toy Papst for a year at a salary of J125
, month under a verbal contract. He
began to work for the company last
Vtobcr and was discharged but a few
tdnys go.
Yesterday Mr. Moore, in company with
his attorney, W. R. McGarry, called upon
&lr. Papst- They were seated in the
private office of the superintendent,
when Mr. Papst called Mr. Moore a Mar.
JMr. Moore is from the South, where such
fin epithet means a fight, and he Imme
diately attacked the superintendent.
The two men, in their struggles, broke
tip th furniture in the private office and
t'night their way Into the main offices,
where they gave a real exhibition of the
wrt of fisticuff. Moore, although the
v ma Her. proved the better man from a
physical standpoint, as he bruised up
(the su perin?ndpnt badly. Mr. Papst
was bleeding profusely and also was
lion ting for the police when the com
batants were separated. Mr. Moore,
through his attorney, will institute pro
rcedings to recover damages for the al
Segf'd violation of the contract.
, Almost to a man, the employes of the
rompany sympathize with Moore and be
Jfeve his version of the difficulty. After
the fight of yesterday morning and when
Papst was In an ante-room washing the
Mood from his features, several of the
clerks stepped up to Moore and. as .a
neans of congratulating him on his vic
tory, shook him by the hand.
The employes say that Papst has
raised hnvoc with the company since
Ihe has been general , superintendent.
Ti'hey declare that every employe of
the company with the exception of a
few of his favored pets detest him, and
lidmit that they would like to do some
thing to secure his dismissal. They
ay that he insults the employes in the
tno-Ht gross manner and that as a nat
ural consequence the whole force is
thoroughly demoralized.
Some of the oldest tind most trust
worthy of the office' force have been
ousU-d unceremoniously.- Men with
families to support have been dis
charged with nothing but 'immediate
notice, and others of the bid employes
whoare still hanging on live 'in fear
and trembling. Since the embezzle
ment of many thousands of dollars by
Bernard O. Yelguth. a clerk,, Vapst. has
made indiscriminate accusations re
fleeting on the honesty of the men un
df r him. Tne company has a whole
cotps of detectives, it is said., who fol
low the men about at night and watch
their every movement.- , .......
The employes of the company who
know the inside facts declare that
Papst was brought to Portland expressly-
for the purpose of increasing the
consumption of gas, and in, that they
drohire he has been successful. They
s:iy that he h:.R Increased the pressure
of thi gas. which' increases the con
sumption, but lowers the quality.
The employes at the general offices
declare that at tim'S the odor from the
poor pas is such tnt they can hardly
stand it. All the lighting and heating
of the offices is done with gas. New
. employes have been known to become
111 from the sickening odor which is
'due to imperfect combustion.
They say that the complaint depart
ment is the busiest department of the
company. Strings of customers call at
the of ticc every day to register pro
tests not only regarding the wretched
quality of the gas, but also against
Hie high bills which have a decided
tendency to grow. Jut the other day
m well-dressed man stuck his head In
the door of the offices and yelled at
the top of his voice, "You dirty thieves
nd robbers.
EMMA EAMES ASKS DIVORCE
SOpera Singer Tires of Her Artist
llnsband, Julian Story.
NEW TOR K, March 25. Mine. Emma
Karnes, the opera singer, who, according
itit a a too published Sunday morning, has
-Applied for a decree of absolute divorce
from her artist husband, Julian Story,
in the Supreme Court of this department
denied herself to callers yesterday and
, would make no statement regarding the
proceeding. Her friends, however, de
clared they were not surprised at the re-
i ported action. Mme.- Eames has not been
living -with h?r husband for some time.
-and it is known that they have not con
sidered, themselves compatible.
A Philadelphia dispatch published here
today snys Mr. Story left for New tork
Saturday..- In speaking of the proceedings
he is quoted as saying:
Madame has the artistic temperament
hugely, .but I cannot understand it. There
must be some mistake. I am entirely
innocent of the thmss Mme. mmes
brings against me. of course. I have
known of this action for some days. My
lawyer made answer for me."
Kmma Karnes was married to Julian
Story in locution in 1R?1. two years after
her debut in grand opera in Paris,
Romeo and Juliet." She was born in
Shanghai, China, in 1S9. of American par
ents. if". Banker Placed in Jail. '
DENVER. March ?5. W. II. White,
n banker, of ' Ardmore, I. T.. - was
brought to Denver yesterday from Sil
vert on, Colo., and placed In the County
Jali hy Deputy Tnited States Marsnal
Clark, to await his return to the ter
ritory on the charge of embezzlement
of ten shares of stock of the Francis
Bank, of Ardmore.
The stock was In the name of Macey
NTubie, t Is said.
KISER FOR SOlIVEVm PHOTOS.
Northwest Scenery Lobby imperial.
GEORGE H. WILLIAMS, OREGON'S GRAND OLD
MAN, IS EIGHTY-FOUR YEARS OLD TODAY
BY ARTHUR A. GREENE.
I
T IS my opinion that the greatest
neeas or toaay are a nigner ae
gree of private morality and
public Integrity, rather .than an in
crease In our educational facilities or
the enlargement of our commercial op
portunities." '
The foregoing is the message which
Oregon's first citizen gives to 'the
world on the occasion of his eighty-:
fourth birthday, which occurs today.;
On March 2C, George H. Wilfiams
was born in the village of Pompeyv N.
Y., add today, four score and four
years later, he Is observing a birthday
anniversary in the full posseasion'.of
his faculties.
It is a wonderful thing to live to
uch la, ripe old age and still find one's
self an important factor in the affairs
of men..
The days of our years art three
score and ten, and if by reason of.
strength they be four score years, yet
is their strength labor and sorrow for'
it is soon cut off and we fly away."
So sang the psalmist, but the days
of a man's years have multiplied since
he sang. ' -
I found Judge Williams In his office
yesterday, where he was deep in the
preparation of an important brief, for
be it known that this fine old lawyer
rarely misses a day at his desk, and
shames the younger generation with
his Industry. The good, gray patriarch
gave me a handclasp that could not
have been more zestf ul in I he brave
days 54 years ago, when he - came to
Oregon to help achieve the great des
tiny of this Western land that .was to
be because of strength strength of
him and the other pioneers God bless
and extend the years of the living
and God rest the souls of the dead.
It has been my privilege to know a few
of the Nation's giants, but I have no re.
memorance of such acquaintances- so
pleasant as that I have known Judge Will
iams for four years and that he has hon
ored me with some little of his confidence.
He is one of the few remaining titans
who survive to link us to the heroic days.
He was doing a strong man's work in
public affairs before those who now
count themselves elderly were born, and
today he stands beside them; equal in
physical strength to many of them and
mentally the superior of most.
The Judge Is at his office early and late
each working day. When the weather is
fair he usually walks the 15 blocks that
lie between his fine old home on Eight
eenth street and the Chamber of -Commerce
building. And he walks it so
sprightly that younger men pause to
watch him and say to each other: "That
man was a friend and adviser of Uncoln;
he was one of the Great Emancipator's
pall-bearers, and a leader in the Recon
struction. Before that he was a District Judge in
Iowa in JS47. a confidant of Stephen A.
Douglas before the war, a Presidential
elector in Chief Justice of Oregon
Territory in 153."
And so I have heard them recount his
history through the service he rendered
His country as a United States Senator
in 1854. as a Cabinet Minister under Grant
the last survivor, by the way. of any
Cabinet preceding that of Garfield; as a
leading member of the Alabama Claim
Commission, which averted war between
us and Britain 34 years ago. I have heard
them vreclte this history time and again
and 'have been one who listened and did
him. deference.
In Summer, when his work will permit.
you. wilusee him at the ball park ap
plauding the players, as intent upon the
game as .any youngster in the grand
stand. It is this habit of mind which keeps
the old man's heart young, and where the
heart is youthful, age cannot wither nor
custom stale.
Yesterday when I called upon him he
laid his brief aside while we smoked and
he talked of-the old, old times, a part of
which he was.
"Yes. tomorrow will be my birthday.
my 84th. he began. Age is a com
parative term and to all intents I'm no
older now than I was 40 or 50 years ago.
I'm able to do my work, to enjoy life, to
look the world in the face and to sleep
of nights. That's about all you young
fellows can do, Isn't It?
I remember how importantly old I felt
on my Uist birthday. That was March 26.
1S44. and. I lived in Pompey. N. Y. I had
been studying law in the office of Daniel
Gott. who, was afterwards a member of
Congress. Very soon after I reached
my majority I was admitted to the bar
CLUBS DO NOT ACT
Fail
to Take Position
Lane's Candidacy.
on
JOINT COMMITTEE MEETS
John B. Ityan Will Oppose George
Jj. Baker for Council No Demo
cratic Candltlates Have Yet
riled Their Petitions.
Mayor Lane's candidacy was not
acted upon by the joint committee of
the Ynunjr Men's Democratic Club and
tiie Mupltnomah Democratic Club,
which met last night in the Chamber
of Commerce and considered' his let
ter. The letter was ordered returned
to Georjre H. Thomas, chairman of the
Democratic county central committee,
to whom it was addressed, but other
than that no nctlon was taken upon it.
The rumor had been current that toe
committee which was appointed to
wait upon prospective candidates .would
indorse Mayor Iane. The members of
the committer deny that there is any
significance in their action of return
ing the letter to Mr. Thomas. They
say; that It is not the intent or pur
pose of (he committee to Indorse 'or
to nettle upon any one candidate. They
say the body was created to induce
prospective candidates to enter the race
and not to favor any particular candi
date. The names of the members of
the committee are withheld.
John B. Ryan. Democrat, will run
apainst George I Baker. Republican, for
Councilman from the Fourth Ward. Mr.
Ryan, who has been prominent in local
politics for years, believes that he can
beat Mr. Baker, and yesterday announced
his candidacy.
If is not believed that Mr. Baker will
meet much opposition in securing the
Republican nomination before the pri
maries, and it is conceded that Ryan can
obtain the nomination from the Demo
crats. 1
"I have heard." said Mr. Ryan yester
day. 'th.Tt Mr. Baker will le elected to
succeed Mr. Shepherd, resigned, in the
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and that Summer I decided to go West.
I went by the Krie canal to Buffalo, down
the Ohio canal to Pittsburg and thence
down the Ohio River and up the Missis
sippi to Fort Madison. Iowa. There were
no railroads west of Indlan i then and in
fact only a few miles In the entire coun
try. The trip occupied nearly a month.
On the journey I was robbed of what
money I had and arrived at Fort Madi
son with a small law library and a few
personal belongings, but no money.
I hunted up an old Duitch Justice of
the Peace and got permission to put my
books in his office. and secured board and
lodging at Mrs. Knapp's boarding-house,
not knowing how I - was going to pay
hor for my keep. A few days later a
farmer who had been sued came into
Soiomons office and asked where he could
find a lawyer to take his case. ' The
Justice told him a young fellow by the
name of "Williams had just come to town
from New York who pretended to be
a lawyer and that I might help him out.
I took the case and won it against Dan
Bel F. Miller, at that time one of the
prominent lawyers of Iowa Territory.
After hearing me sum up my case. Stiller
came to me and offered me a partnership
which I was only too glad to accept.
From that time my worst struggles were
over. Miller afterwards went to Congress
and figured largely in the slavery de
bates at the commencement of the Civil
War.
"I at once took an active part In pol
itics, beini; at the time a Democrat, and
when the Territory of Iowa was admitted
in 1SV7 I became one of the first District
Judges. . It was in that year that I first
met Abraham Lincoln, while we" were
both delegates to an Internal improvement
convention held in Chicago. The friend
ship fthus formed continued "Until he was
assassinated. It was in those days that
I became quite Intimate with Stephen A.
Douglas, whom I greatly admired, and as
a Northern Democrat supported for Pres
ident in 1860, although I was an anti
slavery and a Union man and became a
Republican upon the breaking out of the
war.
"In I was a Democratic presidential
elector and canvassed the state for
Franklin Pierce. Shortly after General
Pierce was elected he appointed me Chief
Justice of Oregon Territory at the solicit
ation of Senator Douglas, and I came o.
Oregon via the Isthmus in June, 1853.
"Portland had only between 500 and 1000
people then, although it was the leading
town of the territory. My headquarters
were at Salem, but when my term ex
pired in 1857 I came here to locate for the
Council, hut he won't stay in there long."
Democrats are slow about making up
their minds to become candidates before
the municipal primaries, as the first one
of them has yet to file a declaration of
his IntenMon to become an office-seeker.
To date 15 Republicans have filed peti
tions. The candidates have until Aprjl
15 to act.
From the petitions. It seems that the
office of City Auditor -is very desirable,
as three Republicans .have already an
nounced themselves as candidates for
the nomination. They are Deputy City;
Auditor Logan. Oscar P. Miller- and A.
L. Barbur. John P. Kavanaugh and
R. McGarry have both announced
themselves as candidates for City Attor
ney. The list of those who have filed
their petitions with City Auditor Devlin,
together with the offices they wish, are:
Thomas c. Devlin. Republican. Mayor.
J. E. Werleln. Republican. Treasurer.
TV. S.1 1tan. Republican. Auditor.
Oscar P. Miller, Republican. Auditor.
A. Li. Barbur. Republican, Auditor.
John P. Kavanaugh. RepubUc&iv, city'At
torney. W. R. McGarry, Republican, City Attorney.
George J. Cameron. Republican, Municipal
Judge.
. J. S. "Winchester, Republican, Municipal
Judge.
Henry A. Belding. Republican, Sixth Ward.
John M. Mann. Republican. Sixth Ward.
George L. Baker. , ' Republican, Fourth
Ward. ''
Robert A. Preston, Jtepublican, First
Ward. -
Frank S. Bennett, ; Republican, Eighth
Ward. " '
John Annand. Republican. Councilman-at-Large.
Those who now hold offices and are
candidates for re-election to the same
offices are: Treasurer Werlein, Munic
ipal Judge Cameron. Councilman Annand.
Councilman Bennett, Councilman Pres
ton, and Councilman Belding. ...
Scholars to Meet in Xcw Xork.
NEW YORK, March 25. A gathering of
scholars and philologists from the thr.ee
great English-speaking countries will be
held on April 3 and 4 In the Waldorf
Astoria Hotel. New York, when the
Simplified Spelling Board will hold the
first annual meeting of all its members.
Already 25 of the 40 members have signi
fied their intention of coming, and it is
expected that England will be represent
ed by William Archer, who will come
from London to attend the session. Can
ada will send two delegates, and the
western part of this country will be
strongly represented. ' three members,
among them President David Starr Jor
dan, having said that they will come 'all
the way from California to take part in
the discussions. -
The meeting will " consist of sessions
covering two days, and a dinner at which
Andrew Carnegie will preside. Among
others who will be present is James W.
Photo by D&vles.
GEORGE H. WILLIAMS. .
practice of my profession. President Bu
chanan had tendered me a reappoint
ment, which I declined. My office was
in a two-story frame building on the river
bank between Washington and Alder
streets which I owned. Mitchell & Dolph
afterwards had offices in the same build
ing, which burned wnile I was in the
Senate.
So the distinguished Oregonlan re
counted the story of his life to me,
going no farther than the Civil War
period because he felt that his career
since then was too well known to require-further
personal narration. Yet
it has been since that time that his
most important services to the country
have been rendered; They are, how
ever,, a- part of the history of his coun
try until the time in the middle '70s.
when he retired to private life as a
practicing attorney in Washington
City.
In 1880, having rejected a number
of flattering offers, among them one
to form a partnership with his friend,
Robert G. Ingersoll, for practice in
New. York, he returned to Oregon, the
state which he helped to build and
strove so successfully to keep loyal
to tho Union In the days when the
secession spirit here was rife. For
years he rejected all overtures to re
enter politics, until 1002, when he was
prevailed upon to run for Mayor of
Portland. He was elected and for
three years served the , community's
best interests faithfully and well. -
Today he celebrates - his- eigiity
fourth birthday amid .-4he universal
congratulation of the people of - this
city nnd state, who have been . his
friends and neighbors for two 'genera
tlons. He is still In: the harness, and
from all indications will be for years
to come. Having no regreta for the
past, confidence . in the present and
optimist's hope for the future, with a
competence, good health and sufficient
participation in affairs to engage bis
time and attention, his is indeed an
ideal oid age.
. Today all Oregon joins In congratulating
George H. Williams on the occasion of his
birthday and most heartily wishes him
many more to come. He is by no means
through with life's work and the, state
lor wnicn tie nas aone so mucn can 111
afford to let him rest from his labors.
As one of the hundreds of thousands
who look to him as the first among his
people I pledge him in a deep draft., con
tinued' health, happiness, prosperity ' and
many more years added to his serene
and beautiful old age.
Bright, professor of English Philology
in Johns Hopkins University, who is the
latest member to be elected to the board,
Socialist Editor Is Warned.
NEW YOP.K, March 25. Ludovico Ca.
maneta, editor of La Question Sociale, of
Paterson, N. J., which says it is the of
ficial . organ of the anarchists in this
country.' has received a letter signed
"Vigilance Committee - of the Law and
Order League," warning him that the
vigilantes "will not stand for a publica
tion that., incites riot and disorder and
that as soon as- you overstep the bound
ary we - will take .the case in our own
hands - and drive every anarchist out of
the . city." The identity o the "vigil
antes" 1s -not known.
' Editor Camaneta, in reply to the letter
defied the writers and takes occasion to
glorify anarchists and revolution. He
also declares that he believes the senders
of the threatening letter are members
of the mafia. .
TO -CURE - A COI.n IN ONB DAT
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine -l'ablets.
Druggists refund money If It falls to cure.
E. V, GROVE'S signature is on each box. 25c.
1 "SEA-ROVER'S REMEDY -
Postum Coffee and Ita Power to Rebuild
The young daughter of a Government
officer whose duties keep him almost con
stantly on board ship between this country
and Europe, tells an Interesting tale of
the use her father made of Nature's food
remedy to cure ; an attack of malarial
fever:
"Father recently returned from a long
sea-trip, bed-ridden and emaciated from
an- attack of malarial chills and fever."
she writes.. "In such eases people usually
dose themselves with" medicines, and we
were surprised when he. instead of em
ploying drugs, proceeded to devote him
self exclusively to Postum Food Coffee,
of which he hag long been fond. He used
two or more cups at each meal, drinking
it very hot. and between meals quenched
'his fever-engendered -thirst at all hours
of the day and -night from a supply we
kept ready In the water-cooler. For sev
eral days his. only drink and sometimes
his only food was Postum Coffee, hot or
cold, according to the moment's fancy.
t'Within a-day or two-his -improvement
was noticeable, and within a week he was
a well man again, able to resume his ar
duous occupation.
"He first began to" drink Postum Food
Coffee several years ago, aa a remedy for
insomnia, for which he found it invalu
able, and likes it so much and finds it
so beneficial, that, he-always -uses it -when
he is at home where he can get it." Name
given by Postum Co.. Battle Creek. Mich.
While this man uses Postum as a remedy,
it is In no sense -a medicine, but only food
. in liquid form. But this is Nature's w ay
and - "There's ' s reason." Pee the lrttle
book,-: "The Road to W'ellville," in pkgs.
HARVEST
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'Everybody Gives" Campaign
of Y. M. C. A. Starts With
Donation of $17,269.
SYSTEMATIC CANVASS IS ON
Committee Workers Subscribe $5087
at Breakfast; Day's Efforts Add
$5282, and S7000 Is IVivcn
by Kribs and Campbell.
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO DATE.
Raised by previous canvass for T.
M. O. A. building- fund. fttSO, S'Jti. SO.
Ralsl at breakfest Monday morn
ing. f..087.
Secured by cornmitt,oa on morning
canvas 9. f 2282.
Subscriptions of F. A. Kribs and
H. C. Campbell, 7000.
Raised by afternoon canvass, about
$3000.
Total yesterday, ?t7.Jfit- Amount
yet nefdrd to reach $3.Jo,000 'building
fund, 372,731.
The "Kverybody Gives" campaign of
the Y. M. C. A. started off yesterday
with a long stride toward the $90,000 goal
set by the executive committee. last
night there was not one of the hundred
tired solicitors but thought the coveted
amount would be secured before the
week's end.
Yesterday the one hundred solicitors
spent the day in getting started. Many
of the men were new to the game, and
others were lacking in self-confidence,
but., without exception, the committees
reported - better progress during the
afternoon than during the morning can
vass, and the total result of the day
was most encouraging to everyone con
cerned. The first territory outlined for canvass
was the district between the river and
Fifth street and between Morrison and
Oak: from Fifth to Seventh between
Stark and Morrison; between Stark and
Yamhill from Seventh to Chapman, and
out Washington street for a block each
side of this thoroughfare - to Twenty
third street. This tcrrttorv was not fin
ished last night, and several committees
will be working in the big department
stores for several mornings yet.
Some Big Gifts.
The big gifts secured by the canvassers
yesterday footed up nearly 00, includ
ing the gift of F. A! Kribs. the WOOO
donation of H. C. Campbell, the lnin
given by W. M, Ladd. The solicitors
themselves, with the special executive
committee, gave a total of $30S7 at the
breakfast in the morning, and the great
er part of this amount was. subscribed
by men who are on a -salary and who
are . not even members o the association.
After the breakfast at - the Oregon
Grill ' yesterday 'morning the committees
started" on the real work of the cam
paign; met fof lunch at the gymnasium
at noon and at 2 o'clock resumed tlifi
canvass that lasted until 5 o'clock.
.At 9 o'clock this morning. the commit
tees will start out again . and will work
until noon, when the hundred workers
will lunch, together at the- association
gymnasium, report progress and take a
breathing spell before starting on the
afternoon campaign. This programme
will continue throughout the week.
Pleased With Showing.
"The committee yesterday met with all
the success they expected and the big
gifts were much more liberal than was
looked for. The first day of the cam
paign is -pronounced most satisfactory by
Secretary Stone, of the association:
W'alter Goss, at the head of the present
canvass, and the solicitors themselves.
Just how deeply some of the men are
interested In the work' was shown yes
terday afternoon when, after a hard
day's work, one salesman said to Mr.
Stone:
"Give me a list of some of the men
who have refused to give. ' I might as
well spend a few evenings working those
fellows and add a few thousand to the
total for my committee."
It was a ' rather unusual proposal, but
Stone supplied a list of the most "reti
cent" givers in Portland and the young
man is laboring with them after the
regular day's work is concluded. This
same spirit Ib being shown by several of
the solicitors, who are neither members
of the , association nor who have before
shown an interest in the work. It is
this personal interest that is being chief
ly counted on to win.
The amounts raised by the 20 solicit
ing committees yesterday morning; the
first two hours of the campaign, follow:
No. 1, M5; No. 2, J158.50; No. 3. $304.30:
No. 4, $251: No. 5. $101: No. 6. $133.50: No.
7. $S.50: No. S. $171: No. 9. $1T1: No. 10.
$85.50: No. 11. 30. oO: No. 12, $12.50: No.
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diseases, whether slight or serious. It is a scientific combina
tion of medicinal qualities which relieves pain, antiseptically
cleanses and rapidly heals all injured or diseased parts. It
has become a sort of "HolISBhoId Slir8fln." All druggists sell it. 25c
13. 2i:.50; No. 14. JS8: No. 15, -Vi; No. 18.
3$.oi: No. IT. HiO: No. Hi; No. 2,
06; No. 21. K5. Total. 2?S2.
WIFE OF PIONEER PASTOR
Mrs. Matilda Cook Chattan Dies,
. . Aged 71.
Mrs. Matilda Cook Chattan. who- died
Sunday night at the residence of her
daughter. Mrs. J. H. Smith, 7tW Tilla
mook street, was the widow of the late
Rev. W. C. Chattan, a pioneer Metho
dist minister of the Pacific Northwest.
He came to- Oregon from New Jersey in
1S65 and, after spending some time at
Canyon City, followed Father Wilbur,
one of the earliest missionaries among
the Indians, to the Yakima reservation.
Until 1S75. when hey came to Portland, he
devoted his life to missionary work
among the Indians. He then became
general secretary of the Young Men's
Christian Association in this city, and
was one of the first to fill that office.
He later, returned Kast and died in South
Carolina in 1895. -
Mrs. Chattan was 71 years old and was
born in Tom's River. New Jersey. Sho
returned to Portland last January and
has since lived with her daughter. She
kept 'her usual good health until last
Thursday night, when she contracted a
severe cold, which developed into pneu
monia. Mrs. Chattan leaves two daughters,
Mrs. J. H; Smith, of this city, and Mrs.
G. H; Johnson, of Philadelphia, besides
a son; ' Fred 'Chattan.. of Dayton, Wash.
The funeral will occur at 2 o'clock this
afternoon from T66 Tillamook street and
interment will he at Lone Fir Cemetery.
MUST FACE GRAND JURY
Indian Charged With Taking Liquor
oil Kcservation. .
Jo Day. a Grand Ronde Indian, was
brought to Portland yesterday by Deputy
United States Marshal Griffith, charged
with taking liquor upon the ' Grand
Ronde Indian reservaiion in Polk
County. Yesterday afternoon Day, who
is an intelligent appearing young fellow
and speaking good English, was brought
before United States Commissioner Mc
Kee. Deputy United States Attorney Cole
appearing for the Government.
Day pleaded not guilty, and asked Attorney-Cole
the name of the complain
ant. The attorney asked Day what dif
ference it made to him who his accuser
was. Day replied that he merely want
ed to Inquire if be had a right to know
the name of his accuser.' He - was told
that such a proceeding is not customary
on the part of the Government.
The prisoner was then asked to fur
nish $250 cash bail or a $500 bond for his
appearance before the next Federal
grand jury. He said he would like five
days in which to get a lawyer and en
deavor to provide bail. The request was
granted by the court, and the last seen
of the young Indian he was writing a
letter to his friends on the reservation
while in the rather embarrassing pres
ence of three Deputy United States Mar
shals in the Federal building.
WANTS SEARCHING INQUIRY
Louis J. Wilde Will Subscribe Lib
erally for Exposure of Graft.
PORTLAND, March 2.1. To the TCdltor.)
F will subscribe $1000 toward -the pro
posed investigating graft fund. Also $1000
for a court of inquiry to investigate petty
prafters and blackmailer who connive to
hold up" citv official.' Individuals or cor
narattons. Also $HW0 to investigate strikes.
so that a workman can work and a corpo
ration can operate. . I will pay f 10" casn
for information and publication of irregu
larities, wash sales or manipulated stock
transactions i on the Portland Stock- Ex
change.' All trades must be on the square.
Tours truly, LOUIS J- WILDE.
(Louis J. Wilde came to Portland & little
over a. vear aao from San Diego. He repre
sents the National Securities Company of
1ms Angeles and lias charge of the financing
of the Home Telephone company ot fori-
land He is handling the bond and under
writing end of the business and is in charge
of' the Oregon and Washington securities of
this company. It was under the direction
of Mr. Wilde that the campaign of the Home
Telephone & Telegraph Company for a fran
chise was conducted before the people In
UXi't. He says , that hia offer is made -as an
individual, and not 83 the representative
of any corporation.)
THREE DAYS FOR OREGON
Omaha Commercial Club Excursion
Will Arrive in June.
OMAHA. March 2o.-(Special.) The
(treat Northwest excursion party of the
Omaha Commercial Club will spend two
days in' Oregon, arriving at Huntington
the morning of June 8. ' Particular at
tention will be given to Oregon. The first
stop will be made at Baker City at 9:30
in the morning. Other towns visited will
be La Grande, Pendleton, Umatilla, The
Dalles, Hood River and the party will
arrive at Portland the morninff of June
10. spending the day in that city.
The special will go direct from Port
land to Seattle and spend two days in
the cities of Washington.
While the trip is necessarily a business
junke,t. the members of the club will
naturally give considerable time to pleas
ure. The train will carry a brass band
and a good supply of advertising. The
relations between Omaha and the cities
of the Northwest have been particularly
cordial and it is with a view to the cul-
SEVERE ECZEMA
CURED
SOUTH
Suffers Three Years Hands and
Eye Most Affected Employed
Doctor to No Effect Now Entirely
Fecovered and Will Recommend
CUTICURA REMEDIES IN
ALL PARTS OF PARISH
"My wife was taken badly -with eo
Hmi for three ye&rs, and she employed
m aocwr witn no
effect at all until
she employed Cu
ticura Soap' and
Ointment. One
of hr hands and
her left eve were
badly affected,
and when she
-would stop using
Cuticura Soap and
Ointment the ec
zema came back.
but it did her a sight of good. Then we
complied with the instructions in using
the entire set of Cuticura Remedies
and my wife is entirely recovered. She
thanks Cuticura very much, and will
recommend it highly in our locality
nd in every nook and corner of our
parish. God bless you for the sake of
suffering humanity. I. M. Robert .. Hv
dropolis. La., Jan. 5 and Sept. 1, 1906."
SOUTHERN MAN CURED
Of a Terrible Eczema by Cuticura
in Six Weeks.
"Some time ago I suffered terribly
with eczema, and I had the best medi
cal attendance, but the more medicine
I took the worse it seemed to get. I
kept on with medicine for about five
weeks until I saw the Cuticura Rem
edies advertised, and I at once pur
chased the Cuticura Soap, Cuticura
Ointment, and Cuticura Resolvent, but
had not the slightest hope of them
curing me. After I had used the first
set of the Cuticura Remedies I saw the
improvement, and in just six weeks my
akin was as smooth as ever. I advise
any one Buffering from this terrible
disease to use the Cuticura Remedies.
Henry J. Stelljes, 132 Spring St.,
Charleston, S. C, June 12, 1906.
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tott of Cutl-ra Soap I2e.) to Cleanao the SUn,
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mr Hailed Free. How to Cure Sala Humors.
tivation of a better ncquainta nre that the.
members of the club take this trip.
The Gate City is headquarters for
great many commodities whicn arH
shipped to the Coast states, while OmahfJ
depends upon the cities of Ihe Northwest
for its supply of salmon, fruit and other
good things. The feeling of reciprocity
has been a strong one. and the Commer
cial Club feels that " it ip going into a
friendly region, and not on a conquering
tour.
The train will carry about 25(1 of Oma
ha's prominent business and professional
men. - .
Hood's Sarsaparllla is peculiar to itself -in
merit and curative power. Take only
Hood 8.
It is a mistake to drink poor coffee and
tea. Prp"rrs H"t.
OWN YOJUR. OWN HONE
TIM
.Rose Gty Brk
(SEE PAdE 13.)
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