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THE MOKJNirsU UKiiUOMAA;, TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1907- 11 BAKER DEFINES "i GEL" OF STAGE Gives Expert Testimony in the Suit Against Mrs. June McMillen Ordway. PLAY COST LATTER $2150 Author of "Oregon" Declares Mrs. Pow-Currter, AVho. Brings Suit for Salary, ladc Extravagant and Unwarranted Purchases. ?corp Jj. Baker, who declares Tie haa done everything in the theatrical line with the single exception of leading an orchestra, was on the witness Ktand in Justice Hold's court for a Ions time yosterday afternoon as an expert witness in the suit for $225, brought by Mrs. Ada Iow-Curr1er aeainst Mrs. June McMillen "lrdway for work alleged to have been performed in connection with the play "Oregon," recently Riven a three-night production at the Baker' Theater. The casp: will be resumed this morning, and will occupy most of the day. .s an expert witness. Mr. Baker was asked some questions as to the cost of productions, cost of scenery and cos tumes, and was asked to give his defini tion of an ;angel." He was equal to the task, and complied with the requests of I.a wycr John K. JjOgan. counsel for iMrs. Ordway. without a moment's hesita tion, except when interrupted by W. II. Kowler. representing Mrs. Dow-Currier. "What is a theatrical angel?'' asked I r. Lusan of Mr. Baker. "I object to this question." said Mr. Fowler. ' object to the whole line of questioning and the entire conduct of this case Dy counsel, and 1 serve notice right here that if they are going into this ngoP business, T Rive, them fair warn ing that I will have my inning, and I will furnish all the 'anffol evidence they w ant and more. Their questions are ir relevant, immaterial and eYitirely im proper. If they go on, I will have my time later and they will pet enough." -M rs. Ordway an "Angel." "You may nnswr the question," said Justice Rhl to Mr. Faker. "Now. Mr. Baker, what t an 'angel in V theatrical world?' queried Mr. Iogan. '"My undrrstandinc of an nel" is a person with money, eager to get into the business, who gets in, spendsytho money and comes out with nothing but experi ence." replied Mr. Baker, "I consider Mrs. Ordway an excellent 'angel. ' According to the evidence adduced, Mrs. Ordway was an "angel" to the extent of about J2Kr0. which It cost her to produce "Oregon" for three nights. She answers Mrs. Dow-Currier's suit by the defense, that Mrs. Dow-Currier purposely made extravHgant. unwarranted expenditures for costumes, scenery and whatnot used in the stHng of the play, and that Mrs. Currier is not entitled to a cent for her (services. Mrs. Dow-Currier, in her suit, seta up that she did the bftst she could for Mrs. Ordway, who brought her here from San .Francisco to dross up the play and make 1t presentable for production and to have charge of the scenery and costumes. She 1s suing now for $225. claimed as salary. She swor on the stand yesterday morn ing that Mrs. Ordway demanded the be.t of everything for the play and that no unnecessary expense was incurred in the production. Wheu the defense took up Its ease. Mr. j Baker was put on as an expert and Mr. j Logan endeavored to show by his testi- j niony that great extravagance was shown ay .i i . ihiw - v. urrier in selecting me wcenery and costumes. Mr. Hogan said, in asking his .first question as to cost of ncenery, that he ' supposed counsel for Mrs. Dow-Ciirrler would admit Mr. Ba kerV competence as an expert in the premises. Mr. Fowler, however, replied that he would not admit It. What Baker Did Not Do. "Then I'll lay the proper foundation "by asking Mr. Baker a question." said Mr. Logan. "Mr. Baker, what is there in the theatrical business that you have not done ? "Wei!. I never led the orchestia." re plied Mr. Haker. and the large crowd roared with laughter. Mr. Lrfigan then proceeded to ask ques tions. .Mr. Baker said he could have produced "Oregon" for $300, whereas its production for three flights cost Mrs. Ordway J 1200. He said the scenery could have been made for II 3ft. The scenery used In the play, he Maid, was intended for "road" work. As a matter of fact H would have gone to pieces in not more than three weeks of travel, he swore. It wis too extravagant for one-night stand and not strong enough for the continual knocking about, always received In trav el, he said. As to the "build" of the scenery. Mr. "Baker Fwore it was vei-y poor. The drops inif, up rsHin. om tne rranics were poor. In the third act. he declared, the painting of ihe scenery was not at all up to the standard. In the cliff scene. at four.- he said, the stage manager was ohitged to have two men hold down the cliff when a. man was hanging on it. as It was unevenly balanced and would have flapper over otherwise. As to the costumes. Mr. Baker had no citictem. Me swore, however, that he or ny other person could have secured the costumes hero for one week for ISO or ls from a costuming house. '"Would the scenery you could build for tlM and the costumes you say you could borrow for or S3 be such as would make a good, presentable production from the front of the house?" asked Mr. I-ogan. "Well. U would be just Mich as draws a crowded 1iollo at the Baker every night." reolied the witness". "It must be liked, or pcoole wouldn't come to see it." Court was then adjourned until this morning. NKITMER FIT TO KKAU CHILD m Utile Grl of Warring Slavich Con pic Sent to Boarding; School. Mrs. Jerry Slavich did not like the kind of grls her husband employed in his res taurant. She did not believe they were real ladies and demanded of Slavich their immediate dismissal. "I will keep them because they make business good." is the answer attributed by Mrs. Slavich to her husband. The Slavich family spent tiie entire day In Judge Oantenbein's division of the State Circuit Court yesterday. Each wanted a divorce. The wifo accused Plavieh of being a consummate brute. The husband accused Mrs. Slavich of be ing erratic, flirtatious and careless with the truth. The head of the family had witnesses on band to prove that his wife once eloped with an Italian named Tony Pesieh and remained away until Tony was sent to the penitentiary for his part in the elopement. Mis wife returned to Mm filled with contrition, Slavich said, and he took her hack. He also said that his wife's suit was brought with the sole idu of extorting money from him and that the mother and sister of the woman were behind the suit. Mrs. Slavich had her inning and told of constant cruelties and humiliations. Her brother related of having seen Slavich hurl a meat clever at Mrs. Slavich. Bach wanted the custody of their daughter, a little girl of five years, but neither succeeded in this regard. The court held that neither was fit to rear the girl, .and It was agreed that she be sent to a boarding school at the father's expense. LOSES SUIT FOR COMMISSION Churchill A- Co. Not Kntitled to $1025 From Philip Buchner. A. C. Churchill &. Co. purchased from Philip Buehner a tract of land for 139, 000 near Woodstock and then demanded a commission of 11025 because the land had been listed with the company. Buehner refusing to pay. the matter was threshed out In Judge Frazer's division of the Cir cuit Court yesterday. The evidence was to the effect that B-uehner entered into a verbal agreement to allow the commis sion in event of sale. It was also shown that the company was owner of one third of the purchased land. The court held that without written agreement the law would not warrant a WIFE OK EAST SIDE BUSINESS MAX PASSES AWAY. m j ('f, I; The Late Mrs. K. F. Cooper. Mrs. . E. L. Cooper, whoso death occurred at Willamette- Station re cently, was the wife of a well-known commission mcrchan-:at 128 Union avenue. She was a wotu.. .... ing personality and was an artist of much ability. In the comparatively brief tlVne of . her residence tn Port land she won a lare circle of frlrnds by her loving disposition and cheer ful manner. She wait tti years old, and was born in Black water. Mo., where she received her education and where she taught in the public schools after her graduation. She was married in San Francisco April 29, 1903. after which she came to this city with her husband to live. Tie and her infant daughter, her aged father and a sister survive her. claim for commission In a case where the sale agent became owner of a one third interest in the property. Findings for the defendant were made. NEW LAW WITHOUT MENACE Charters Take Precedence Over House Bill 123. Portland and other municipalities that have charters prescribing the time for taking: effect of measures passed by their Councils need not be alarmed over the discovery by Mayor Rodgers. of Salem, that House bill 123 provides that 30 days must elapse after passage. This bill was enacted into law by the late l.esis Inture. According to City Attorney Mc Xary. of Portland, wherever House bill 133 conflicts with, city charters, the act Is invalid. Portland's charter provides that an or dinance, resolution or franchise shall take effect immediately upon being signed by the Mayor; or, if vetoed by the Mayor, upon passage over his veto: or if not acted upon by the Mayor, having been adopted by the Council, ten days after delivery to him. Many other Oregon municipalities have charters with- pro visions like that of the Portland char ter, said Mr. McNary, so House bill 123 will not effect widespread inconvenience. WILL SPEAK ON "CURTESY" Judge Pipes WIU Address Bar Asso ciation Tonight. The rCftular monthly meeting of the Multnomah Bar Association will be held, as usual, in Department No. 1. at the Courthouse tonight at 8 o'clock. A very interesting address will be de livered by Judge Martin I. Pipes, his subject being "Curtesy." Judge Pipes is noted for his curtesy and uniform politeness, and there is no doubt but that his talk will be especially inter esting. . Judge C. lT. Gantenbeln. dean of the XjHv,- School, and a member of the Bar Association, at the request of .W. M. Cake, the president of the associa tion, has extended an invitation to the students of the Law School to be present at this meeting. - It is Judge Cake's desire to have each session of the association an in teresting one. and It is his purpose to have discussions on various subjects in which the attorneys are interested. WEBERS INTHE CLUB. Kven the groat Weber pianos are in cluded In the Kller3 Clubs. Join Club "l" today select any Wchor you de sire pay t;.G0 weekly. The" saving effected by joining the clubs at this time will pay for the musical educa tion of the entire family. . Quickest action is necessary, for clubs will all be finished by the dos,p of this week. Ktl?rs Piano House, J53 Washington street. ' Will Answer Mandamus Wrlt Ttecorder Thorndyke. of St. Johns, will answer the writ of mandamus served on him to compel him to place the People's ticket en the official baJlot for the election of April 1. as to let the matter go by de fault would result n throwing the costs on the Recorder. As the Recorder has filed his written declaration that he will place all the tickets on the official ballot the mandamus proceeding is considered a step to prevent an injunction being taken out lat In the week to restrain the Recorder from printing the People's ticket on the official ballot. He says that he will have the ballots in the hands of the printer I next Thursday. The novel which Mr. Lawson believes will an nihilate Wall Street stock gambling. At All Book Stores Today He has offered $5000 to anyone who can show a flaw in his theory. 25,000 Sold Before Publication "I saw there was something missing from her great blue eje-s. I looked; 'gasped." nth. By THOMAS W. LAWSON HE absorbing" story of a great and passionate love which endures throug-h the terrible suffering broug-ht on by money madness. A book which is; going-. to make history; the author is convinced that it shows a perfectly simple yet inevitable way by which any broker with nerve enough can pull down the pillars of the Wall Street structure 45rw Mr. Thomas W. law son t work in his Boa ton office. A novel which will surely reach its hundreds of thousands of readers, men and women, quickly Colored Frontispiece by Ivanoxciski. "If FRIDAY The Thirteenth mm .a hi, 3- ,s t: . -3 Mm- "if -1 .'." km Cover Reproduction. Doubleday, Page & Co., 133 East 16th Street, Mew York HUGGING IS NOT RESISTANCE. UNDER LAW, SAYS MAGISTRATE Judge Cameron Interprets Statute and Discharges Accused Messenger Boy Mr. Kritzrevsky Fined for Fast Driving. Captain Slhver, "You put up the 110 as bail, to guarantee your appearance in the Municipal Court for trial. The of ficer gets nothing out of it." Krltzkrevsky appeared in court yes terday morning-, and surprised the at taches by announcing a plea of guilty. "I find myself guilty. Your Honor," said Kritakrevsky, when his case was called. I was driving very fast, but WHEN surrounded by Acting De , tectives Kay and Kienlen at . Fourth and Washington- streets Sunday night. Hurry Coleman and a companion took issue with-the officers over the question of the right of the latter to "butt in. " - The boy3. aged 18 years each, thought it an imposition on the part of anyone to say anything. At the time the youths, who were en- 1 xSt;:'I Harry . Coleman fteiu.t. Detective Kirnlra by Hugging. gaged in fighting over" a girl, did not know the men were policemen, as they wore "plain clothes." Vhen Kienlen laid hold of Coleman's companion, Coleman hugged Kienlen, and Kay thought the boy was resist ing Kienlen. so he hit Coleman over the head with a revolver,' encased in a leather holster. This frightened the lad. who took to his heels and did his best to escape, as he thought he was being held up by thugs. Coleman is a messenger boy in the employ of the Western Union, and nat urally chose a route that led him near home. He scurried to the top of the building in which the office Is located and gave the police a merry chase before they ran him down. A squad of uniformed men were in at the capture, making certain the lad should not escape a second time. Surrounded by Kay and Kienlen and a squad, Coleman was led through the: streets to police headquarters, where he wis locked up. pending his trial in the Municipal Court. The case was called yesterday morning in the Muni cipal Court, at which time Judge Cam eron promptly discharged the prisoner, as he failed to see that in hugging De tective Kienlen the lad had resisted the officer. . SKRITZKREVSKY has a team that can go some, and he likes to let his horses do their best. In a perform ance at Third and Morrison streets last Saturday he ran afoul of Police man Ole Nelson, who arrested him. Escorting Kritzkrevsky to police headquarters. Nelson placed a charge of "fast driving" against the prisoner, and the latter misunderstood when Captain Slover fixed bail at J 10. "Oh. that's all right,' said Kritz krevsky, "give the officer the money, I don't mind, if $10 is all he wants; I don't mind paying $10 for my drive." "You don't understand." explained A' in li as if the cl.ty would be compelled to take cjiarge and complete it in the end. An other contract was let for the inside fin ishing, but the contractors cannot do the work until the first contract is finished. The Council meets tonight and may take some action concerning the City Hall. Fanners Spraying Their Orchards. J. H. Reid, of Slllwaukie, Fruit Com missioner for the District of Multnomah, says that the results of the campaign of education carried on last year in his district are seen in the general activity among the farmers -in spraying their or chards. Mr. Reid says that the farmers are spraying their orchards all over his district. Many of the pioneer orchards that were thoroughly diseased have been thoroughly pruned, scraped of moss and then sprayed. Commissioner Reid ex presses himself as well satisfied with the result of the meetings' held last year in the farming districi. Woman Calmly Shoots Doctor. SPARTANBURG, S. C, March 25. Dr. William Llnder, a prominent phy sician of Union, S. C, was shot and killed today by Lucy J,itsey, who walked into the physician's office, closed the door and fired a bullet into' his back. The woman was arrested. Good tea and coffee are almost good eat ing. Schilling's Best. Fast Drive OoU Mr. Kritikrevsky S. not ten miles an hour, as the officer swears." - , - Kritzkrevsky was fined $5, and re ceived a warning to be more careful in future. . Says City Is Protected. City Attorney Green, of St. Johns, said yesterday that the city will not lose any thing on the new City Hall, as only about $2000 has been paid out on the present contract with Youngferdorf & Son. The whole contract amounts to nearly J800O. As the building is a City Hall, the City Attorney says it Is not subject to liens of any sort, but those whom the contract ors owe for work or material can collect from the bondsmen. At present all work has ceased on the building, and It looks ill 111 Do Llore for the Housewife Dr. V. C. 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