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THE MORXIXG OREGONIAX, FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1907. li mm POLICE BUCK WHO LASHES HORSE Samuel Kerr Gets No Support Until Forced Before Judge Cameron. A STUDY IN COPPER WIRE James Fagan- Sells It as a Specu lator, but Unfortunately Gets 12 Months as ,a Thief Shad ows of the Police Court. . The poor man has no business bein? a humanitarian.- So pays Samuel Kerr; in the Hht of his latest experiences in the field Mr. Kerr ought to know. In order tr be a humanitarian with any degree of success it is necessary first to hoard up a fortune like the Carnegie millions. Then your fee-lings will have some weight. Krr haa decided to retire, for the time being at least, from all efforts in behalf of the goodly cause. Kerr saw a man beating a horse Wednesday. The whipping was being ad ministered by a horseshoer named Boyd, who has a blacksmith shop on North Fourth street. The animal had resented having iron shoes nailed to its hoofs and whs being severely chastised with a raw hide when the humanitarian chanced along and saw the inhumane exhibition. 'Following a natural and laudable Im pulse, Kerr called on the horseshoer to rirslst in his abuse of ' the horse. Boyd's response was far too terse and too much to the, point to bear reproduction. "We'll see about this," said Kerr. Me called the police. Fatrolmen Thorpe nnd Ann an son responded. The difficulty was explained to them. "Move on. old fellow, and mind your own business." was the contribution made by the policemen to the cause. Kerr felt he had ben douWy humil iated. He flashed a scratch pad and pen cil and proceeded to jot down the num bers of the policemen.. In collecting this data Kerr was too Mow to suit the beat-walkers. They told hiin to hasten and when he seemed In clined to exercise his rights as a citizen IAS -tWr M:l Fate of the Humanitarian. snl be deliberate. . they used their meaRer authority and marched, him to the police station. JudgB Cameron heard the facta in the cane, for the. police insisted on having Kerr tried on a charge of refusing to move on. The court decided that the great men had been too imperious. Tic said Kerr had done nothing wronx, had Attempted to do right and that the case would be dismissed. "That will cost the Judge 12 vote at the coming election," said one. of the min ions afterwards. . Tt may likewise influence a similar num ber of votes from tltose outside the de partment who do not believe an JSO po liceman should exercise the prerogatives of a mediaeval monarch. James Pagan is either a good speculator or a poor thief. The law ia Inclined to place Mm In the class last named. Kagan sold 150 pounds of copper wire at a junkshop. receiving $30 for it. About the same time a similar quantity of cop per wire disappeared from a supply shed of Xfia local streetcar company. The two Incidents were connected by a private de tective and Fagan was called on to ex plain. He said ho bought the wire for 115. knowing he could realize on the In vestment. After holding it two days ho sold i:t an increase of 100 per cent, which Is a better showing than the aver ago financier is able to make. While im pressed with his ability as a speculator, the court was not impressed with his vcraciry. Inasmuch as Fagan had not yet at tained to Wall street proportions he was entencd to one year in the county Jail. ... John Jacobs called his offense socialism. Tie was walking down the railroad track when he came upon four sacks of wheat which bad fallen from an O. R. & K. train. There seemed to be no owner, the rhlckens at home were In need of wheat, m Jacobs decided to put the cereal at their disposal. Jacobs was not backward in earning oul this programme, once he had decided upon It. Me borrowed a wheelbarrow from the terminal grounds and used it 1n haul ing away the grain. He asked neither for the grain nor the vehicle. When he returned with the "barrow he found a railroad detective waiting for him. Jwobi' Sociaiintle Coup. The offender tried to convince the officer his act was merely socialism and not lar ceny. The corporation man could not see the point. Judge Cameron said he would not de cide the case offhand. He will sleep over It a couple of nights before returning his verdict. Has the musical .profession overlooked something or was M. G. Dillinger s arm broken "by a" club, as he says it was? There is much evidence on both sides. Tt has long been known that rapid eat ing and disputes over a. meal causes in digestion and kindred ailments. But there is nothing In the- history of surgery to show that such a case may produce a fractured limb. Dlllinger got his arm broken in a Sixth-street restaurant con ducted by D. B. learning. He was finding fault with the food when the proprietor objected and a .melee followed. The in jured man swore in court yesterday fore noon that Learning struck him with a club, causing the, fracture. Learning de nied that such was the case. Dlllinger said the only other way he could have sustained the injury was in the eating of his dinner, since he had taken no violent exercise in many days. It was one man's word asainst another's with no evidence either way. Frank Ruckheimer, the one man who could have thrown any light on the subject, was too much of a sprinter to take in details. He was there when the melee started, but he was not there when It ended. He admit ted having taken to his heels as soon as mere seemed any chance of his getting hurt. He Is a pianist and doesn't fancy pugilism, he said. Judge Cameron will let the Circuit Court figure the thing out. He held Learning to the higher tribunal under a bond of J250. ... If Ah Hin, a Chinese gambler, was really writing a letter to his folks In China, it was an expensive letter. Patrolman Anderson noted the heathen at work In a Second-street .den- He thought All's symbolical penmanship looked like lottery tickets In the making. Ah Hin was arrested on a charge of hav ing lottery tickets in his possession. They were offered in evidence In -court vester- day morning and when the author insisted he had been writing home and nothing more, an interpreter was called in. He perused Ah Hin's communication and said tt was lottery designs. Ah Hin paid 3. BOILERMAKERS ON STRIKE WALKOUT PARTLY TIES UP THE WILLAMETTE IRON WORKS, Moulders' Threatened Strike May 1 Will Cripple the Big Plant Still ; . More Seriously. Boilermakers at . tne Willamette Iron & Steel Works went on strike Wednes day noon for an increase in wages from J3.50 and J3.75 per day to 14. The request was denied by the management ajjd the men walked out. About 25 men are affected and the walk ing out seriously affects operation of the plant. It Is not yet known if other men can be secured, and unless recruits are mustered the output of the works will be seriously curtailed. It is understood no request was preferred by the men for shorter hours. They now work nine hours a day. . A strike of molders. which will be even more serious than the walkout of the boilermakers. is scheduled at all the Portland foundries on May 1. The strike promises to tie up the Willamette plant, which Is the, largest in the city, for an indefinite time. The molders , will strike for an eight-hour day. They now work nine hours. The molders strike Is expect ed to be general all over the Pacific Coast. The demand for the eight-hour day has been turned down by the employers and the threateied walkout seems certain. LOSES $575 IN A RESORT Andrew Johnson's Money Recovered ": and Colored Women Arrested. The notorious colored resort at 269 Flan ders street is to be closed if Chief of Po lice Grltzmacher can accomplish the task. and the latest complaint against the place. together with evidence acquired by the police, is expected to furnish the basis of such a proceeding, according to the officials. Yesterday afternoon about 2 o'clock An drew Johnson visited the resort, which is kept by Beatrice Lewis, and when he left, found himself minus about S575 of J1300 in Ills possession when he entered the house. Johnson Immediately hunted up Patrol man John Goltz, who accompanied him back to the resort and placed Beatrice Lewis and Grace Reed under arrest. Both women were locked up in default of $2500 hail. After making the arrest four officers returned to the house to hunt the money taken from Johnson. Every nook and cranny in the building was gone over thoroughly and for a time it appeared as though the missing sum would not be re covered. During the search the police were accompanied by George Harding, who acted as agent of the Lewis woman, and slyly averted any attempt to search an old clothesbasket until Patrolman Peterson became suspicious and in the basket found about J540 in bills. Three more bills amounting to $25 were found by Detective Tichnor crumpled where they were hidden behind the telephone. $217 was found In a purse carelessly thrown behind a trunk by one of the women ar rested, and $205 was taken from Beatrice Iewis when searched by Matron Simmons. Complaints of robbery from thia resort have been so numerous in the past that the police have been using every endeavor to secure enough evidence to gain a con viction against the women inmates, but heretofore alleged victims have always failed to appear at a prosecution, or when complaining to the police, announced themselves as opposed to a prosecution. It was from this resort the police took clever Marguerite Washington, the ex troubadour from Black Paul's Minstrels, who had been holding up men on the street and relieving them of their pocket books and who was arrested after having stolen $20 from a visitor. Several times Beatrice Lewis has been arrested for "touching" persons in her house, but outside of a fine or so, she haa not been penalized and during the nast three months hardly a week has passed out wnat one to six or seven complaints have been lodged with the police about robberies occurring there. The present episode is expected by the police to lead to the closing up of the resort, if not to conviction of the inmates. HORSES CLOVER COMPLIMENTARY CONCERT Opera "Ernanl" at Ellcrs Recital Hall Today You Are Invited. The firt of a series of phonograph con certs to be given in the new recital hall at -Eilers Piano House will occur this afternoon .at 2:15. The popular opera. "Ernanl," will ' be rendered,, introducing the latest' production of the Victor Com pany, the new Auxetophone, by which the volume of sound is rendered so near ly like the original that the reproduction is practically as realistic as though the actual performers were before the audi ence. Admission will be by ticket, and those who call at Eilers Piano House this morning may secure resecved seat cou pons without charge so long as the supply holds out. Dangers of the Grip. The greatest danger from' the grip is of' its resulting in pneumonia. We have never known this to occur. . however, when Cliamberlain's Cough Remedv was used. It relieves the lungs, opens the secretions, allays the cough and aids nature in restoring the system to a healthy condition. Millions of people have used it with the most satisfactory re sults. For sale by all druggists. Faithful Fire Department Trio Pensioned for Life. COLONEL, BOB AND PETE Summers to Be Spent Luxuriating on Boss Island; Winters, at J Well-Filled Manners at the Expense of the City. Old horse's owned by the city are to be pensioned for life. This was brought out at a meeting of the Fire Board yesterday afternoon when Fire Chief Campbell was instructed by Mayor Lane to make ar rangements for the care of three faithful Are horses who have become so old as to be of no use to the department. The three horses are Colonel. Bob and Pete. Instead of being sold to a Junk dealer or peddler, who might drive the poor animals until some day they would drop dead from exhaustion, the three horses are to spend the remainder of their days amid all the luxuries of equine life.' All they will have to do will be to cat, sleep and sun-themselves. In the Summer they will be turned loose on Ross Island, where there will be no one to bother them. In the Winter the old veterans of the fire department will be fed and housed by some kind master, who will be paid by the City of Portland. Yesterday, just at the close of the meet, ing of the Fire Board, Chief Campbell said he had something to present to the Board. There was a perceptible tinge of sadness or regret In his voice and Mayor Lane and several of the others instantly inquired what was the matter. "Well," said the Chief, lingering over the words, "we have several horses in the department which are too old to work. I don't know what to do with them and I would hate to see them mistreated, as they have been with us a great many years." "I wonder." mused the Mayor, "if we cannot create a sentiment to raise, a fund to care for the old horses owned by the city. We must provide for them; they deserve it. I tell you what you do. Chief, turn them out in the Summer and the city will pay for their care in the Winter. Have they been good-horses?" Air Have Been Good Horses. "Colonel. Bob and Pete have never given us any trouble and are as faithful as they make them. Really, Mayor, no better horses ever lived," was" the reply. Chief Campbell went away as elated as though good luck had come to him personally. It did not take him long to tell bis subordinates of the disposition of the animals and all the firemen, who have known and loved the horses for years, were delighted. . Old Colonel, one of the horses, is some thing of a character. He has been in the department for more than a dozen years and not once during that time until re cently did he ever miss a call, .either from sickness, disablement or any other cause. He is an immense gray horse, with long white mane and tail. About. a year ago an entertainment was given - in the Marquam Grand for the Boys and Girls' Aid Society. A man dressed up to represent Chief Campbell was supposed to present the horse to W. T. Shanahan. of the Humane Society, who was to see that he was given a good home. The scene was sup posed to create a fcelelng for aged ani mals. At that time old Colonel, who had been washed and his mane and tall braid ed, was led out upon the stage and the hundreds of, children and others present cheered him to an echo. Still Heeds Every Alarm. 1 Since then the horse has been -staying with Engine Company No. 10, but has not answered any alarms for months. Every time an alarm comes in he acts as if crazy and when the other horses dash out he whinnies and stamps about in a manner tlat causes a lump to rise up in the throats of the firemen. Rather than allow old Colonel to be sold, it is said that some of the kind-hearted fire men are willing to dig down into their own pockets to secure for their old favor-, ite a safe, warm berth during his declin ing years. GOLDFIELD ADEAD TOWN Industrial Workers Aggression Did It, Says Gold Camp Arrival. "Business conditions, in Goldiield are seriously paralyzed," said W. Curtice, who reached Portland yesterday from the Nevada gold district, "and the popula tion of that once bustling mining town, estimated to have been fully 20.000 five weeks ago, does not now exceed 10.000. All this is the result of the agitation of the Industrial Workers of the World, which reached a climax about March 15, when the mineowners closed down their plants and many of the business houses suspended business and discharged their employes. Ever since then inhabitants of the place have been leaving for other locations on every outgoing train. "The Industrial Workers of the World first invaded Gold Held several months ago and thoroughly organized all of the dif ferent trade unions under that organi zation. Haying done this, they Insisted that the miners, who were affiliated with the Western Federation of Miners, should? aiso Become laentmea witn toe same cen tral body. The miners were entirely satisfied with their wages and their hours of labor and were opposed to transferring their affiliation from the Western Fede ration of Miners to the Industrial Work ers of the World. That was the only is sue in the controversy. The mineowners took sides with their employes and on March 15 last closed down their mines. Like action was taken throughout the gold district surrounding Gildrield and thousands of men were thrown out of work. Business men acted likewise and discharged all their em ployes who were members of the Indus trial Workers of the World. This made it necessary to suspend business. "But this concerted action on the part of the business men and the mineowners has failed to solve the problem. Confer ences are held at frequent intervals, but the business- and mining Interests of the afflicted section have thus far been un able to reach any agreement with the labor organization. The outcome is hard to foretell, but I do not believe any set tlement can be effected before next month, by which time I believe the situ ation will have reached a stage, that will demand concessions, if not intervention to restore normal conditions. . Candidates, bnt Xot Nominees. PORTLAND. April 38. (To the Editor.) 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Gheen must either produce bills and receipts in Judge Sears' Court by Monday to show what disposition he has made of J.T500 he claims to have de posited in a Washington bank or turn the money over to the court to satisfy the $2750 alimony granted his wife at the time of their divorce and $25 per month, neither of which she has re ceived. Gheen was grilled on the stand -about his uncertain methods of keeping ac counts and also questioned closely as to htw he spent his money. Ijawyer Bond, for Mrs. Gheen, brought out that Gheen was a player at the races, loved fast horses, lost $700 on elections and bought two automobiles. The wife alleges that in order to keep her out of the alimony he has drawn the money from the bank and secreted it. The purpose of the action is to locate the money. Rosanna Williams wants her divorce decree modified to give her the custody of her three children. Leigh Williams Is fighting her contention on the ground that she is not a fit person to take charge of them. The wife alleges that her ex husband has not properly provided. for her nor sent her the money agreed upon to take care of the children. Williams testified that her present husband. B. B. Segur. came as a friend to their house, won his wife's affections from him, broke up their home and ruined his life.. An attempt was made by Lawyer Bloomficld to throw the case out of court on the ground that Mrs. Segur had mar ried nine days after the divorce was granted. Judge Frazer decided that if no contest had been entered, it was legal for either party to marry within the six months. The ruling practically makes a precedent, and gives leave for divorced persons to remarry immediately if they choose where no contest has been made. The testimony was all in by 5 o'clock, and Judge Frazer will render his decision this morning. The closing arguments de veloped the fact that the custody of the children will be given to the mother, as "Williams, according to his testimony, haa not been able to make enough to keep even himself. At the Theaters What th FreM Afenti Say. "THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTOX" Play at the Baker This Week Wins Commendation From All. "The Admirable Crichton" at the Baker this week la a most delightful comedy, and from the pen of J. M. Barrie. it Is not like ly ihere will be a better play seen in Port land this season. It Is unusual, and to thor oughly appreciate It. one should be more or less up on class distinctions in England. Figure 8 Drive a Port land Feature Winding Over Portland Heights nnd Council Creat. It Promises To Become ns Famoni ns Call- ' fornlti and Seattle Scenic Drives TRIO TAKEN TO PENITENTIARY William McBrlde, Petty Thief, Out of the AVay for 45 Months. Sheriff L. C. Stevens and Ieput- Archie Leonard took three prisoners to the Peni tentiary at Salem yesterday afternoon. They were: David G. Van Houten, con victed of a statutory offense against his 9-year-old daughter, sentenced for life: William McBride, found guilty of grand larceny, three years and nine months; and Peter Garritz, tried for murder and found insane by a lunacy i commission consisting of the Jury Impaneled to try him on the murder charge. He waa com mitted to the state insane asylum, to be returned to this county for trial on the same charge at any time he is declared sane. iMcBride's case was quickly dis posed of. He was arrested a few days ago for the theft of 13 suits of clothes, several gold watches and some money. He appeared before Judge Sears yesterday and pleaded guilty. Will of John W. Brock. The will of the late John W. Brock was filed yesterday with the County Clerk for admission to probate. The estate Is valued at $7000. Phebe M. Brock, the widow, is named as executrix, and Wilbur F. Brock, the son. is executor. According to the provisions of the will $1000 is left to the permanent endowment fund of Willamette University. Salem: $100 to the building and improvement fund of the Methodist Church at ,T.ents. (Jr.: to acres of land to Wilbur F. Brock, and the balance of the estate, consisting of 345 acres in Umatilla County, 134 acres "Hello, Bill," at the Empire.. There- are only three more chances left to laugh at the screaming comedy "Hello Bill" at the Empire, tonight, tomorrow matinee and for the last time tomorrow night. The farce has a long record, and never falls to make people laugh. Don't fail to see "Hello Bill." Indians and Soldiers. Indians and soldiers In a fierce battle form one of the many sensational scenes in "Northern Lights." the Western military drama which the Allen Stock Company is playing at the Star Theater this week. It is considered one of the strongest Western dramas on the American stage and the plot is based on one of the most notod Indian uprisings in Montana. , GOODWIN'S SALE' TOMORROW Advance Seat Sale Will Open for Nat C. Goodwin at Heilig Theater. Tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 10 O'clock the advance teat sale will open for America's famous actor and comedian, Nat C Goodwin. wh6 comes to the Heilig The ater next week, supported by Edna Good rich and an excellent company of players. The opening bill Tuesday night, April 23, will be "An American Citizen";- Wednes day afternoon, April 24, "When We Were Twenty-one" ; Wednesday night, "A Gilded Fool." These thre society . comedies have been Mr. Goodwin's greatest successes. "The Prodigal Son," Xext Week. The Prodigal Son,' which will be the Baker company's nlay alt next week, is one of Hall Caine's great succsses. and tells a most Interesting ana absorbing story. Many have considered It superior ( to "The Chrialian" in many ways, though treating, as it does, of an entirely different theme. Return Engagement "Mrs. Wlggs. A special return engagement of "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" will be given at the Heilig Theater, Fourteenth and Washington streets, next Thursday night. April 25. Seat sale opens next Tuesday. April 23, at box-office of Heilig Theater. A New Stock Company Xcxt Week. The new stock company will open at the Umpire next week and considerable Inter' est has been manifested as to who the dif ferent people are who will bid for theater goers favor. The principal members are from the East and are well-known in the profession. 4 I "MP In and I'll take jwu over our J figure eight drive.' That invitation is extended to many visitors by residents who desire, to show their friends what Portland looks like from the hills to the west, and what beauties in nature are spread out below as the automobile or carriage glides around the slopes of the heights. The Riverside drive of Seattle, the Cor bett road in San Francisco, the Pasadena drive from Los Angeles, the 17-mlle road at Monterey these are what the figure eight drive is to Portia Ad. The trip extends from the, City Park out Market street drive, out Carter street, Jefferson-street canyon, Patton road, past Mount Zion, connecting with Falrmount boulevard, winding around Council Crest, the whole describing he figure from which the journey takes its name. The drive at no point exceeds a three per cent grade. Residents and property-holders along the 16-mile drive are taking steps to widen and otherwise Improve this road, and if plans under consideration are carried out the drive will surpass any in the coun try. Judge M. C. George 'is said to have of fered to donate enough land along th Market-street drive to permit a width of 60 feet, and if the boulevard idea Is car ried to a successful finish, the entire dis tance will have an equal width of road way. Part of the plan In contemplation is to secure the services of the famous Boston landscape architect, Frederick Olmsted, to lay out the system In the most ap proved manner, so- as to secure both de sirable -sites for building and to get the best effects In natural scenery. Already some of the finest residences in the city are located on the Heights alons this drive, and its approaches from the city proper. Joseph Gastnn is parking a large tract at Sixteenth and College, in the midst of which the Shaw mansion of the Heights is to bo erptd. GOOD PIAN0S FOR RENT Not only good ones, but at very mod erate rates $4, b and $6 a month; cartage free, if piano kept six months. Lots of pleasure for little cost. Same rate, in town or out. Eilers Piano House, 353 Washington, corner Park. Five Decisions This Morning. Judge Sears will this morning announce decisions in tho following cases. A. Schmidt against H. Kubick. demurrer to complaint In equity; Ernest Miller against May Froessner. demurrer to complaint: K. Kleinsorge against RCtm Rhose, suit to foreclose mortgage-; William F. Iais ner against Martha Leisner, mit to mod ify decree and secure custody of child; S. A. Miller against Thomas Darling, de murrer to cross-complaint. MY FEE ONLY SKI For a Complete Cure -of any , Uncomplicated Cass AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS Send the Children to the Grand. feend the children to the Grand tomorrow afternoon to see the best dog act which has been given here in a vaudeville theater. Herbert's dogs are born acrobats and they perform tricks which a monkey would not do. This is an act which the youngsters will like and one .which they will talk of for several weeks. Action at Pantages. There's action in every minute of the show at Pantages Theater this week. It is a comedy bill with a wide variety of fun on tap fun produced by the very best funsters in the vaudeville business. Tou will enjoy the Broadway trio, the Bartenos, the Griffin sisters, Frances Seymour and all the others. Tour health depends upon the condition of your blood. Keep it pure by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. J HERE IS A POP- uiar - Impression th at specialists' fees are exorbitant. If such bes true, we wish te state that tt Is not ap plicable to us. On the contrary, ou r very large practice and un usual facilities for rearing- men enable "us to offer the very best treatment inexpensively. Men A PHYSICIAN IB not entitled te his fee In ad vanes. W are the only special ists In the West wo conduct business on tnese .principles. Not a Dol ar Asked For Until i Curs is Effected This Is Tiot l!mlfd In time or conditional in character. DR. TAYLOR The Leading Specialist Varicocele Varicocele lntrfra with local circulation and the process of waste and repair throughout the org-ans Involved. When neg lected it brings total or partial loss of pow er and may even re sult in a wasting away of the organs them selves. I cure varico cele In one week. My method Is absolutely pal n toes, no surgical operation Is Involved, and there need be no detention from busi ness. The lost tone and elasticity Is re stored, the weakened and dilated veins van ish end normal circu lation and health are igain established. Contracted Disorders Eery case of contracted disease I treat is thoroughly cured; my pa tients have no relapses. When I pronounce a case cured there Is not a particle of infection or in flammation r em a in 1 ng and th e re Is -not the slightest danger that toe disease will return in Its orig inal form, or work its way into the general system. No contracted. disorder Is so trivial as to warrant uncertain methods of treatment and f especially solicit those cases that otbr doctors have been un able to cure: . Stricture My treatment for stricture Is en tirely independent of surgerv. A complete cure Is (accomplished without cutting or dilating. All growths and obstructions In the urinary passage are dissolved, the membranes cleansed and all Irri tation or congestion removed throughout the organs Involved. So-Called Weakness Perhaps the most prevalent of all ailments peculiar to men, yields readily to the mild methods of treatment T employ. "Weakness" is merely a symp ton of local disorder, usually an inflamed condition of the prostate gland. This I overcome by a thoroughly scientific system of lo cal treatment, and the full -and normal degree of strength and vigor 1s permanently restored. Specific Blood Poison Vntll the perfection of my system of treatment, specific blood poison (commonly known as syphilis) was regarded as Incurable, and the limit of medical aid was to keep the disease dormant by the use of strong mineral drugs. I positively drive the last taint of poison from the system. My cures are absolute. Every symptom vanishes to appear no more. I nse harmless blood-cleansing rem edies only, such as were never before used in the treatment of this disease. Examination and Advice Free the DR. TAYLOR d. Corner Second and Morrison Streets, Portland, Oregon. Private Entrance, 234 'A Morrison Street .