THE MORXrSG OREGONIAX, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1907. WOOD MAY TAKE PLACE OF GEMS Bleeding Sores Covered Her Whole Body After an Attack of Measles Nursed Every Night for Three Weeks Nothing Helped Her. Case in Court Indicates That Fuel Will Have to Be Kept Locked in Safes. lSSsJlf investmentfin FURIOUS ITCHING HUMOR ON CHILD ARREST FOR SMALL THEFT H. J. Cullnson an Example of Moral Precepts Gone Wrong George Voght, as Peacemaker, Re ceive a Black Eye. Gold, diamond and other Jewelry of that kind are no longer Bought by the festive burglar. The up-to-date thief now xoes In for woofl, a thing which the fuel barons have made nearly as precious as reins. "Wood thieves have become num erous and nearly every day the theft of a quantity of fuel, great or small. Is reported to the police. The first of these operators to come into the clutehca of the law is Lester Seymour. Seymour stole a 'dozen sticks of wood from J. Parker, a neighbor. In South Portland. Ordinarily the wood mtsht never have been missed but in thepo days of fabulous prices and small supply a dozen sticks of wood were not to be scoffed at. The victim not only secured a warrant of arrest but took measures to secure the return of his property. The matter was brought to the atten tion of Municipal Judge Cameron yester day forenoon. Seymour set up the plea The Wood-Bin of the Future. that he had to resort to theft in order to Kct fuel. There was no other way. The fuel barons would not let him have any; he had a sick wife and the house had to be kept warm. His story was very sad. notwithstanding that the police found his cellar to contain two full cords of dry wood. Seymour will be sentenced this week, his case not yet having been passed upon. The charge is petit larceny and probably he will get not more than a month in the County Jail, at most. But with the ex isting values it is urged that the theft of wood will sooner or later have to be established as sc felony along with rob bery, embezzlement and other high-class crimes. In fact it is not improbable that a com plete reorganization of present qfonomlo conditions will become imperative un less prices are returned to a consistent relation to the really liberal supply, so it is urged. It may then be necessary to establish wood as the predominant medium of exchange at a ratio of, say is splinters to one silver dollar. Corpora tions would then be judged, as to their solidity, from the number of cords of wood In the treasury. Tho hapless house keeper, before going home from shopping, could step around to the bank and issue a check for a few sticks of wood, suf ficient to cook the next day's meals. The woodbln no longer would be a contrivance of wood or metal but, a chilled-steel, burglar-proof safe, equipped with a time lock and other safety devices. Following the probable evolution of the fuel trust still further, wood might be made the fashionable article for personal adorn ment and the properly attired lady of the liear future might oome to be envied for the wonderfully valuable wooden rings in her ears, nose and at other points of vantage. From present Indications the possibilities are Infinite. H. J. Culllnson is a living refutation of the moralist's best arguments. Cullnson never drank liquor, never used tobacco, never indulged in profanity or broke any of the commandments. Yet he was on hand In thft Municipal Court yesterday forenoon a human wreck, clothed In rags, unwashed, forlorn, miserable. And he was the product of his own Industry rather than of. Indiscretion. For he per sisted in working out in the rain, believ ing his constitution was not susceptible to the ordinary aliments of man. Thus the demon rheumatism, got hold of him, tiansfered him promptly from full com petence to miserable Incompetence and lft him a vagrant as soon as his savings had been spent for useless and unrespon sive medical treatment. Culllrson told his miserable story to the court, who believed him for tho man's face bore a wholesome look of honesty despite the wretchedness of his plight. Through tho grime and rags The Peacemaker. there was apparent & widadilTerence from the sons of dissipation that stood shoulder to shoulder with the man In the prison er's box. He was promptly released. "We are creatures of circumstance of environment," said a court attache as he watched the derelict amble out. '"We are merely susceptible to circum stancesand doubly a fool Is he that aids perverse circumstances to get the upper Jiand of him by his own folly, corrected another. 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Booklet or Sxla Humors. cnagect in the pleasures of life rather than in the posing for museum habitues from the narrow confines of a sarco phagus. Therefore it was nothing un usual when William Leasch stepped in as peacemaker and was rewarded with a black eye. And that wasn't alt he got. George Voght and one of his friends were engaged in a fist fight in the viclnitv of Fourth and Madison streets. Leasch happened along and his meddle some nature impelled him to interfere. Voght promptly left off fighting with his friend and assailed the newcomer. He administered the blackened eye be fore the peacemaker had time to recover from his astonishment. Leasch then de monstrated his peaceful attributes and his love of fair play by seizing a club and endeavoring to render his doughty an tagonist non compos. Through this act Voght was arrested and tried in the Municipal Court yesterday forenoon. In asmuch as he was the assiled no line was Imposed. IJjut he had already paid sev erely for his meddling and the next good fight Voght discovers he will doubtless assume the attitude of an innocent by stander. SCULLIN'S PLAN INDORSED Chamber of Commerce Favors Exten sion of Industrial Peace Society. P. II. Scullin, general secretary of the National Industrial Peace Associa tion, reports that he is meeting with success in his efforts to establish a Portland branch of the association he represents. Scullin is interesting many prominent citizens in his project. They are being enrolled as members of a so ciety that expects to effect an organi zation some time next week. At its regular meeting yesterday, Scullin ad dressed the Chamber of Commerce, which adopted resolutions indorsing the plan. Last night Scullin spoke be fore the Realty Board and the Manufac turers' Association. The following are the resolutions that were adopted by the Chamber of Commerce: Whereas, P. H. Scullin. general secretary of the National Industrial Tcace Associa tion, appeared before the trustees of the Portland Chamber of Commerce. April 2, 1907, and explained the objecta of said as sociation; therefore be It Resolved. That the plan of the National Industrial Peace Association for establish ing boards of arbitration and conciliation for the settlement of labor disputes and for the dissemination of free literature for edu cational purposes as presented to this chamber by P. H. Scullin should be com mended and supported. We therefore Indorse the plan to brine; about better relations be tween labor and capital and promise our moral support in such undertaking. TAKE OFFICE ON APRIL 15 Change in St. Johns City Admin istration Xot Immediate. The newly elected city officials of St. Johns "will enter on their duties two weeks from Monday. The old officers will be In office until that time and the Council will hold at least one more regu lar meeting. Under the present charter the Mayor appoints the City Attorney and the City Engineer and Chief of Po lice. While Mr. Couch has not Intimated what he will do. the impression in St. Johns Is that le will not reappoint the pres ent officials. The Mayor-elect says, however, that Ire had made no promises to anybody about anything and that he is untrammeled. Free Water and Mr. Wagnon. PORTLAND, April 2. (To the Editor.') I see that The Oregonlan la calling the free water amendment the "Wagnon amend ment." which is not correct, as it Is the one amendment that was from the people, as it was drawn y a Joint committee from the Federated Trades Council and the Free Water Association. So It Is the amendment of the people of Portland, as they are rep resented In the trades. 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The terms re ho raiT that there is scarcely a citizen of Portland who cannot purchase with out the slightest inconvenience. Attend to this today. HARTM AN &THOMPSON Chamber of Commerce BETRAYED BY ACID TEST ALBERT SMITH TRIES TO SELL ALLOY AS GOLD. Glib Tulker, ('Induing to Be From Alaska, Held by Police as Confidence Man. Albert Smith, who was arrested yes terday afternoon by Policeman Goltz, after a chase through the North End, is believed to be a clever bunco man. lie was endeavoring to sell smelted gold ore for $15 an ounce in a pawn shop conducted by S. Garflnkle, 31 North Third street. The broker ac cused Smith of being a swindler, and Smith took to his heels. Policeman Goltz saw Smith run out of the pawnshop and gave chase. Smith proved to be a sprinter of considerable ability, and gave the officer a long stern chase before he was captured at Fourth and Couch streets. When taken to police headquarters and examined by Chief Gritzmacher, Smith had regained his self-possession, and declared most emphatically that the contents of the vial he car ried was gold, valued at $15 an ounce and easily worth that sum. Chief Gritzmacher instructed Police man Goltz to take the vial to an assay er for analysis. This test proved the "gold" to be nothing but a mixture used for welding, and the acid turned it first yellow and then blue, finally dissolving- it. Despite his protests. Smith was locked up and charged with attempting to obtain money by false pretenses. He will have a hearing this morning in the Municipal Court. Smith asserted that he was from Nome, and is said to have sold some of his mixture to Portland people for gold ore. He was dressed like a typi cal Alaskan miner. He defied the police to prove him guilty of a crime, and dared them to do their worst. The police say the man's'name is not Smith, and that he has been in trouble before. His record is being looked into by Policeman Goltz, who will endeavor to show that the prisoner is a confi dence man of wide acquaintance in police circles. Smith said he had tried to dispose of some of the "gold" at Portland banks, but they refused to purchase it. The police say the stuff is so like gold in appearance that nothing but an acid test reveals Its true character. Daughter Is His Accuser. David Van Houghton, a horsetrader who gained notoriety two years ago by mur dering Al Young, a saloonkeeper, because of Young's alleged attentions to Mrs. Van Houghton, was placed on trial in the State Circuit Court yesterday on a charge blacker than murder. The com plaining witness is Van Houghton's 11-year-old daughter. Van Houghton claims that the charge against him is the re- suit of a conspiracy in which Detective Hawley, of the Juvenile Court, is in volved. The case probably -will go to tho jury today. MEET THEIR NEW PASTOR Congregation of First Presbyterinn Church Tender Him Reception. A reception was last night tendered by members of his congregation to Rev. William Hiram Foulkes, the new pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. It was1 held in the church par lors. A number of pastors of other Protestant churches of the city were among the guests. Rev. Clarence True Wilson, of Grace Methodist Church; Ttev. A. W. Wilson, pastor of the First United Presbyterian Church; Rev. L. M. Boozer, Moderator of the Presbytery of Portland, and Robert Livingstone, an elder of the Presbyterian Church, were the speakers of the evening. Dr. Wilson welcomed the new pas tor, saying that when Mr. Foulkes spoke from the pulpit he would not only speak to his congregation, but would also Influence the future of the city. Dr. Wilson said that people who come from Iowa usually boast of that fact, so he supposed the new pastor had already told the congregation from which state he came. He told of the many opportunities Mr. Foukes would find here for ministry. Mr. Boozer said that bees coming back to the hive laden with the sweets from thousands of the flowers which God had kissed into being with his glorious sunshine, sometimes fall short of the mark. "I have gathered from the hearts of my brethren a fragrant tribute to bring to .you tonight, but in bringing it I reel that 1 shall fall short of the mark," he continued. Mr. Livingstone concluded his re marks by the witticism that the church welcomed not onlv the -big "Foulkes" but the little "Foulkes." DRINKS CARBOLIC ACID Mrs. May Chappelle Makes Dramatic Attempt at Suicide. Mrs. May Chappelle, who lives at the Logan House on Union avenue and Fast Alder street, attempted to commit suicide in a dramatic manner by drink ing carbolic acid in the presence of two acquaintances of ber own sex about 10 o'clock last night. 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