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THE MORMXG OREGONIAX,
AUGUST
1907.
WILL BUILD POWER
. PLANT Oil SANDY
Project of the United Railways
Involves Expenditure of a
5 Million Dollars.
WATER RIGHTS OBTAINED
Twenty-five Thousand Horsepower
to Be Developed Power In Excess
of That Vsed for Cars May
Be Sold in This City.
"Water power plants on the Upper
Bandy River costing over $1,000,000 and
developing 25,000 horse power to speed
the cars of the United Railways Com
pany in and around Portland Is the latest
electric power project. Negotiations are
now being carried on with Eastern cap
italists with the purpose of financing the
construction of the plants.
Water rights have been secured on the
Upper Sandy above the intake point of
the flumes that will turn the turbine
wheels in a similar power plant now
being built by the Mount Hood Railway
& Power Company.- Water will also be
taken from the Bull Hun and with these
two sources of supply It is believed there
will be ample power to grind out all the
power that the United Railways will re
quire for the operation of its city and
interurban electric lines.
The plan of the builders of the United
Railways to secure power has been kept
secret until Jetalls were closed up and
the erection of the big power houses in
Eastern Multnomah County made cer
tain. This stage of the negotiations has
now practically been reached and officers
of the United Railways are authority
for the statement of the source of elec
trical supply for the lines included in
the United Railways project.
The fact that the United Railways has
taken no steps to secure power from the
Portland Railway, Light & Power Com
pany, or any other electrlo company,
eo far as known, gave rise to reports
that the project . was not being pushed
in good faith, but that rails were being
laid with the intention of holding the
franchises until such a time as they
could be disposed of at a profit.
As soon as the financial details of the
power project are definitely settled, it
is expected construction work will be
begun on the plants and it is hoped to
have the wheels turning, the transmis
sion lines up and power delivered in
Portland by the time the railways now
under construction are completed. It Is
likely that the company will have more
electricity than is needed for its trolley
lines and may sell a part of it in this
city for commercial uses.
FEW GO TO JAMESTOWX FAIR
Not Many Vlio Take Advantage of
JLow Rate Visit Show.
Although the railroads are aoing an
they can to stimulate the attendance at
the Jamestown Exposition by offering re
duced fares from Portland and other Pa
cific Coast cities, not more than one in
. ten who take advantage of the low fares
ever gets within 1000 miles of the James
town Fair. For the most part the present
travel goes to Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas
City, Omaha, St. Paul and every other
Eastern terminal, where they strike out
for. many different destinations. Few
leave Portland with the purpose of vislt-
inff the fair.
The show at Norfolk, Va.. has not
created any great interest in this ter
ritory. Those who announce their pur
pose of going to the fair when they
secure tickets are few and far between.
But despite this fact there are many who
want to visit their old homes In the East
or who go East on business at this season.
To such the Jamestown rate comes in
handlv, even though Jamestown is
. farthest for the thoughts of the travelers.
Ticket agents say that during the Sum
mer sale dates, when Jamestown tickets
have been on sale at the railroad offices,
sn average of 200 people have gone from
Portland each day. The inquiry la such
for tickets during the August dates that
It is expected this average will be main
tained this month.
TEMPORARY FREIGHT RATES
Southern Pacific Announces Tariff
on Salmon and Green Fruit.
Two temporary rates are announced by
the Southern Pacific freight department.
In anticipation of a big run of salmon
In the Lower Columbia River early this
month, a rate of 10 cents per 100 pounds in
car loads of 24,000 pounds has been put
In on fish from August 1 to August 15
from Portland to Seufert. It was thought
that In this way much of the fish that
could not be cared for on the lower river
could be hauled to the Seufert canneries.
It is likely that no shipments will be
made under this rate for no big runs of
salmon seem to be in prospect.
Another temporary rate . Is that of 16
cents per 100 pounds on green fruit in
our loads and 20 cents less than car loads
from Roseburg to Eugene. This rate will
be effective from August 1 to October 15,
when it will expire. The reduction is
made for the benefit of those shipping
' WILLi INSPECT TERMINALS.
President Josselyn of P. R. Tj. & P.
' , President Josselyn of the Portland Rail
way, Light & Power Company, will leave
' r- tha TTlo ct innn After SeDtember 1 to
Inspect the terminals In large cities with.
a. view to acquainting himself with the
best terminal arrangements in order to
. Incorporate fhe most modern ideas in the
arrangement of the proposed central
trolley station to be erected by his com
pany. While away. President Josselyn will in-
. . i Tmllanonnlla tarmlnnln anH later
the Los Angeles arrangement of trolley
flepots. When he returns to Portland
about the first of October, he will bring
his family with him to Portland.
"We shall adopt all the most modern
Ideas In our new terminal station," said
President Josselyn. "The proposed ter
, minal Is to be permanent and we plan to
have it equal to the very best of its
kind." '
Eastern Tourists Here.
A Knvmnnn-v nitcomo D&nr ox ouriKU
' from the East of 26 persons arrived in
Portland yesterday morning and spent the
Jay in looking over the city. They will
"pend today in Portland, leaving tonight
for the East by the Canadian Pacific,
ptopplng at Banff. The party came West
Yellowstone Park enroute.
Keieasea lor uying lima s Kane,
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Aug. 7. Holding
a telegram containing the news that his
baby could not live two hours, Oscar
Earle, an intelligent white convict,
touched the heart of Governor Comer to
day. Tears ran down the cheeks of the
stricken father as he begged to be allowed
to see his child. The men in the Gov
ernor's office dried moist eyes as the
Governor, father of a large family him
self, turned to his desk and wrote a
release for ten days that the convict
might go home. Men who know of the
case say the imprisonment is a miscar
riage of Justice and that he shot a man
who was abusing him. ;
CITY MUST REFUND $1000
If Steamboat Franchise Is Revoked
Compensation Is Vnnecessary.
A peculiar feature of Mayor Lane's
veto of the Portland Railway, Light &
Power Company's steam-heating; fran
chise ordinance is that if the
franchise is forfeited the city must
give up $1000 already paid by
the Portland Railway, . Light &
Power Company, in accordance
with the terms of the franchise, which
provides for the payment of $1000 a
year to the city, in addition to 2 per
cent of the gross receipts for the last
20 years of the life of the franchise.
When the franchise was accepted, the
company paid the first $1000, and the
money is now in the city's hands. If
the franchise lapses, it is said this
money must be returned.
. Probably a dozen big buildings . in
the business district are planning to
take the steam-heat service of the
company during; the coming Winter.
Many of these buildings have no other
arrangements for heating, and will be
without heat if the Council holds up
the franchise.
A steam-heating expert from New
York has been here several weeks
waiting permission to go ahead with
the work, and boilers have been in
stalled - in the Seventh and Alder
streets substation, where It is planned
to put the temporary Bteam-heating
plant. Ultimately it is expected to
have the steam-heating station in the
electrical terminal depot and general
office building of the company on Sec
ond street.
Complainants Ask Time. ,
The complainants against Foreman
Jenkins, of the Street-cleaning Depart
ment, yesterday requested that the time
for hearing the charges against that offi
cial before the street committee of the ex
ecutive board be continued for a few
days. Jenkins Is charged with devoting
a part of the city's time to training horses
for private individuals and it is also
charged that he has been selling street
sweepings to owners of private property.
He was to have a hearing before the
street committee of the executive board.
Consider Anti-Trust Bill.
An important meeting of the judiciary
committee of the City Council is scheduled
for this afternoon when Councilman Beld
ing's antl-trult ordinance will be . con
sidered. Some opposition has developed to
this measure. It is alleged that the or
dinance is too sweeping in its character
and would affect business agreements and
relations that do not constitute combina
tions in restraint of trade. Another objec
tion urged against the measure as it Has
been drawn is tlt no provision is made
for enforcing it if it should be enacted.
Monteith's Hearing Today.
At a special meeting of the Park Board
this morning, the charges against Park
Superintendent Monteith will be con
sidered. A former employe In the City
Park Department recently preferred
charges against Monteith accusing him of
keeping a horse at the expense of the
city. A second and more serious charge
against Monteith is that of padding the
payroll of the employes in the Park De
partment. V
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Births.
GRAVES To the wife of Amos Churchill
Graves, 675 Union avenue North, May 30, a
daughter.
6ADILEK To the wife of Charles J. Sad!-
lek, 697 Fourth, Aufrust 4. a daughter.
Deaths.
CRANB At G44 Umatilla avenue, August 6.
Daniel C. Crane, aged 58 years, 11 months, 9
days.
PETERSON At 1K22 East Thirteenth, Aug
ust S, Ida Milton Peterson, aged 64 years, 7
months, 16 days.
STEWART At the Baby Home, August 2.
Baby Stewart, aged 6 months.
. Building Permits.
J OH AN POUI.SEX One-story frame frarajre,
Fast Tenth, between Haasalo and Multnomah;
$400.
C. MENSINGER Frame barn. East Thir
teenth, between Halsey and TVeidler; $800.
FRANK BRUHN Two-story frame dwell
ing. Fast Ninth, between v'eldler and Broad'
way; $4500.
HARRY KEIIvOGG Frame woodshed, east
Flanders, between East -Thirtieth and East
Thlrty-nrst; $100.
E. O.1 GERFIN Two-story frame dwelling,
East Ninth, between Weidler and Broadway;
$2800.
JOHAN POULSEN Two-story frame dwell
ing, Multnomah, between East Ninth and East
Tenth; $7000.
J. A. BLACK Two-story frame dwelling.
East Fifty-third, between Belmont and Tarn.
hill; $4300.
J. D. WHARTON Two-story frame dwell
lng. East Eleventh, between East Alder and
East Morrison: $4200.
W. AND F. WINTERS Two-story frame
flat. Twenty-first, between GUsan and Hoyt;
$4200
AGNES E. BRUNNER Two-story frame
flats. East Salmon, between East Twenty.
third and East Twenty-fourth; $4300.
HENRY MYERS Two-story frame dwelling.
East Washington, between East Eighth and
East Ninth; $1800.
MRS. E. H. VIRGIL Two-story frame
dwslllng, Eeet Thirteenth, near Halsey; 12800.
' W. F. WORDEN Frame barn. Cherry, be
tween East Burnside and East Couch; $200.
H. L. WALTER One and a half-story
frame dwelling. East Twenty-seventh, between
Hancock and Tillamook; $1800.
V. KURODA Repairing frame store.
Fourth, between Ankeny and Burnside; $200.
J: WISNIEROSKI One-story frame dwell
ing. Cook avenue, comer Delay; 1700. ,
FINLAY MORRISON Repairing frame
dwelling. Mvltnomah, . corner East Second
North: $600.
T. C. BOW EN Repairing frame dwelling,
Kearney, near Seventeenth: $700.
J. P. LINQUIST Onestory frame dwelling.
East Ninth, between Karl and Rhine; $1500.
SENN NITCHKE Frame dwelling, East
Irving, between Union avenue and East Third;
$226.
H. P. PALMER Frame garage. East Couch,
between East Twentieth and East Twenty
first; $75.
Marriage Licenses.
EARL-LA GARDE William A. Earl. 39,
city; Lucy La Garde, 21. city.
FLANDERS-LEDBERRY Lewis L. Flan
ders, 24. Cleone; Susan Ledberry, over 18,
city.
LAWRENCB-FRASER Fred J. Lawrence,
23, Woodlawn; Ethel Fraser, over 18, city.
HUBBARD-WATSON C. E. Hubbard. 21,
city; M. L. Watson, 21, city.
KANE-DINEEN Dr. Joseph E. Kane, 24.
city; Addle Dlneen, 22, city.
FISH-CARR George E. Fish, over 21,
city; Elizabeth Carr, over IS. city.
Articles of Incorporation.
Pullman Auto Car Company Incorpora
tors. A. D. Perkins, L. D. Carpenter and
Alex Sweek. Capitalization, $25,000. Busi
ness the buying, selling, manufacturing and
repairing of automobiles.
If Baby Is Cutting Teeth
Be sure and use that old well-tried remedy,
Mrs. W Inflow's Soothing Syrup, for children
ethtnr. It tAAthu the rhtlri. mnftfnm lh.
I sums, allays pain, coiio and diarrhoea.
I Crosa the street to 28 Waeh. at.
BOATS ARRIVE LATE
Elder and Panama Make Slow
Passages From California.
HEAVY FOGS OFF COAST
Panama Vessel Takes the Place of
The Columbia and Is on Her First
Trip to Portland Costa Rica
.Undergoing Repairs.
The steamship George W. Elder,
from San Pedro and way ports, arrived
up last night, 24 hours iate. The de
lay was caused by fog which, prevented,
her departure from Eureka. The Elder
was scheduled to sail tonight, but will
not leave for the South until tomor
row evening. The Elder crossed In at
daylight yesterday, but did not leave
up until 2 o'clock In the afternoon.
The steamship City of Panama,
STEAMER INTELLIGENCE.
Due to Arrive.
Name. " From
JohanPoulsenSan Francisco.
Nlcomedla. . . Hongkong
Geo. W. Elder San Pedro
City of Pan. . .Ban Francisco.
Alliance Coos Bay
Breakwater. . San Francisco.
Hedondo Seattle
Costa Rica. . San Francisco.
Nome City .. San Pedro,. .. .
R. D. Inman. San Francisco.
Roanoke Los Angeles. ..
Numantia. . . .Honirkong
Arabia. ..... .Hongkong
Alesla Hongkong
Date.
In port
In port
.In port
In port
Aug. 8
Aug. 9
Aug. 10
Aug. 12
At Stella
Aug. 11
.Aug. 12
.Aug. 28
Sept. IT
Oct. 10
Scheduled to Depart.
Name. For Date.
JohanPoulsenSan Francisco.. Aug. 8
Nome City. .. San Francisco.. Aug.
Geo. W. ElderSan Pedro Aug. 9
City of Pan.. .San Francisco. . Aug. 10
Nlcomedla.. . Hongkong Aug. lo
Alliance .. Coos Bay .Aug. 10
Breakwater. .Coos Bay Aug. 12
Costa Rica. . San Francisco.. Aug. 14
Redondo Seattle Aug. 14
Roanoke Los Angeles. . . . Aug. 15
R. D. Inman. San Francisco. . Aug. 18
Numantia... Hongkong..... Sept. 5
Arabia Hongkong Sept. 25
Alesia Hongkong Oct. 20
Cleared Wednesday.
Thyra, Ncr. steamship (Nellson),
for China and Japan with part car
go of lumber, via Tacoma.
operating for the San Francisco &
Portland Steamship Company, in place
of the Columbia, arrived in yesterday
morning and left up at 12:40 P. M.
The Panama is several hours behind
the schedule of the Costa Rica. The
company operating the two vessels has
increased the sailing schedule to six
days Instead of five. The Costa Rica
is due at this port August 12. -She is
now undergoing repairs at San Fran
cisco. LUMBER EXPORTS INCREASE
Business of Gray's Harbor Mills Is
Better Than Ever Before.
HOQUIAM," Wash., Aug. 7. (Special.)
A fleet of 29 steamers and sailing vessels
carried 13,149.584 feet of lumber, 6.201,000
lath and 14,916,000 shingles to California
and foreign markets from this port during
the month of July.
Twenty steamers and nine vessels com
prised the above fleet which carried a
large amount of the lumber manufactured
during the month. For a short time the
slump In the lumber market in California
gave the future a dubious outlook but
during the past 30 days prices have been
good and the market seemingly adjusted
itself so that a ready market has again
been found for the product of the mills
of the Gray's Harbor country.
The cargo of the A. B. Jewett was one
of shingles and heavy mining timbers to
be shipped via San Francisco into the
Interior of California.
The barkentine Americana, the largest
steel vessel to enter the harbor carried a
partial cargo from this city and com
pleted her load at Port Angeles. The ar
rival of the Bessie Dollar, during the
month was one of Interest on the Harbor
as the steamer is the largest to enter this
port. Owing to the narrowness of the
Hoquiam River, the steamer was towed
up the stream to its berth at the Hoquiam
Lumber & Shingle Company mill, stern
on, passing through the bridges and
making the bends without a mishap..
Docks Will Close Earlier.
Effective August 15 all docks within the
limits of the waterfront of the city of
Portland, will close at 6:30 P. M. instead
of 6 o'clock as heretofore. The announced
schedule will continue until November 1,
when the closing hour will change to 5
o'clock. This affects all the docks used
by river steamers and coasting vessels.
An exception is made to the receipts of
livestock and certain perishable scores.
Breach of contract on the part of any of
the signers of the agreement is punjshable
by fine.
No New Seattle-Orient Line.
VICTORIA, B. C, Aug. 7. D. S. Holt,
director of the Blue Funnel Line of
steamers plying from Liverpool to the
Orient weekly, and monthly to Puget
Sound, who arrived here by the steam
er Antilochus, denies the truth of the
report that hia company was building
three large passenger steamers for the
passenger trade between Puget Sound
and the Orient, in connection with the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail
road. Captain Smith Suffers Broken Leg.
Superintendent Frank J. Smith, of the
Open River Transportation Company, suf
fered a severe fracture of , the right leg
while on a camping trip to Wllhoit
Springs recently. Captain Smith was en
gaged in repairing a fence but lost- his
bearings and fouled a snag. Captain
Smith announces that he will hereafter
adjust his compass before engaging in
hazardous occupations.
Steamer News From Hoquiam.
HOQUIAM, Wash., Aug. 7. (Special.)
The steamer Raymond, carrying a
mixed cargo of lumber and shingles,
completed her cargo at the Hoquiam
Lumber & Shingle Company mill today
and steamed to sea. The schooner W.
F. Jewett. carrying mining timbers,
will sail tomorrow for San Francisco.
Wireless Station Ordered.
Smith Island, Puget Sound, ; will be
equipped with a wireless telegraph sta
tion. Commander P. J. Werlich, Inspec
tor of the Thirteenth Lighthouse District
was notified of the decision of the Navy
Department yesterday and the work will
be pushed as rapidly as possible.
' Will Establish Passenger Service.
BERLIN, Aug. 7. The Hamburg
American SteamshlD Packet Comnanv
JLt nrl v informed, J&a. .Associated, fjcass.
that it intends to add & passenger serv
ice to its present freight line to Boston.
Marine Xotes.
The schooner Virginia, from St. Helens,
for San Francisco, sailed yesterday.
The steamship Alliance, from Coos Bay,
reached Portland at an early hour this
morning.
The steamer Caseo, from San Francisco,
arrived up yesterday and will load lumber
for the South.
The steamer George W. Elder, from San
Pedro and way ports, arrived up at a
late hour last night.
Arrivals and Departures.
PORTLAND. Aug. T. Arrived Steamship
George W. Elder, from San Pedro and way
ports; steamship City of Panama, from San
Francisco; steamship Casco, from San Fran
clsct; steamship Alliance, from Coos Bay.
Sailed Schooner Virginia, from St. Helens for
San Francisco.
Astoria, Aug. 7. Condition of the bar at 5
P. M moderate. vWlnd southwest, 24 miles.
Weather cloudy. Arrived down at 8 A. M. and
sailed at 10:50 A. M., barge 91, in tow of
steamer Atlao, for 8an Francisco. Arrived In
at 5:10 A. M. and left up at 2 P. M., steamer
George W. Elder, from San Pedro and way
ports. Arrived in at 8:10 A. M. and left up
at 12:40 P. M., steamer City of Panama, from
San Francisco. Outside the bar. . steamer
Argyll, from San Francisco. Arrived In at
10:60 A. M. and left up at 12:40 P. M.,
steamer Alliance, from Coos Bay. Sailed at
10:80 A. M., steamer Jim Butler, for San
Pedro. Arrived in at 7:30 P. M. last night
and left up at 2:30 A. M. this morning, steam
er Casco, from San Francisco.
Yokohama, Aug. 7. Sailed German steam
er Numantia, for Portland.
San Francisco, Aug. 7. Sailed yesterday,
steamer J. B. Stetson, fy Portland; tug
Dauntless, for Portland: schooner Roderick
Dhu, for Portland; steamer Maverick, for
Portland; schooner Compeer, for Portland.
Yokohama, Aug. 7. Arrived previously
American Maru, from San Francisco, via
Honolulu, for Hongkong; Manchu Maru, from
Portland, Or.
San Francisco. Aug. 7. Arrived Steamer
Meteor, from Seattle; steamer Grace Dol
lar, from Aberdeen. Sailed Tug Dauntless,
for Portland; schooner Roderick Dhu, for
Portland: schooner Compeer, for Columbia
River; steamer G. Watson, for Gray's Har
bor; schooner R. W. Bartlett, for Grays
Harbor; steamer Norwood, for Gray's Har
bor; steamer Olympic, for Belllngham;
steamer Asuncion, for Astoria. ,
' Tides at Astoria Thursday.
High. Low.
18 A. M 7.1 feet!6:rl2 A. M... 0.4 feet
16:34 P. M.. . 3.2 feet
BREWERY FILES OBJECTION
OITMPIA . CONCERN' DENIES
JURISDICTION OF COURT.
Declares Service of ' Summons on
Officer of Company In Portland
Is Invalid.
As a result of the quick and thorough
work of one of the deputies In the Sher
iff's office the Olympia Brewing Com
pany, against whom suit has been
brought by the Olympia Bottling Works,
and who recently ran short of kegs be
cause several carloads of them were held
up at the freight yards by the Sheriff,
has placed an objection with the Circuit
Court to the service of summons on a
person named Kinney, an oflicer of the
company. It is contended that Kinney
was merely passing through Portland
when the papers were served on him,
and that as the company has no office
for the transaction of business in Port
land, or Oregon, the Circuit Court has
no Jurisdiction over it. It was thought
that when Kinney was served the mat
ter would be brought into the court here,
but the objection filed by the defense
may make this impossible.
Seeks to Recover Deposit.
H. N. Dyer expected to purchase some
property on Portland Heights, but when
he could not make satisfactory ..rrange
ments he changed his mind. When he
did this, he' found that he was out Just
$344.75. so he has brougat- suit in the
Circuit Court to recover this amount
from Arthur W. . Chance. The property
was valued at J4250, and Dyer says he
made a deposit on the property pending
arrangements. He says Chance, now re
fuses to pay him back.
Suit to Collect Board BUI.
According to the statements made in
a complaint filed with the Circuit Court
yesterday, H. Llndhard cannot afford to
conduct a boarding house without com
pensation, at least not at the present
price of eatables. Llndhard says that
he took a contract to feed George F.
Heath from January to November, 1906,
lodging to be included, for 200. He
states that Heath has only paid him 40,
and must hand over the oiner $160.
Suit Over Price of Butter.
K. C. Eldrldge, doing business under
the name of the Independence Creamery,
has brought suit In the Circuit Court
against William N. Daniels, who con
ducts the La Grande Creamery Company,
because he alleges that the latter bought
42.600 pounds of butter of him for $10.
650.40, and only paid him $10,209.60. He
seeks recovery of $340.o.
Suit to Clear Title.
The case of Richard McGahey and
others against the Oregon King Mining
Company, in regard to the clearing of
the title to certain mining property in
Crook County, Oregon, is being heard by
George A. Broaie, special master in
chancery. This mine is one of the richest
in Oregon.
Mrs. Vehr Sues for Divorce,
Suit for divorce has been brought In
the Circuit Court by Augusta Spencer
Vehr against Gerhart A.vVehr. one al
leges that her husband has been cruel,
that he has an ungovernable temper,
once putting her out of the house, and
that once he even kicked her.
Will Obey Michigan Two-Cent Law.
LANSING, Mich., Aug. 7. The Lake
Shore, .Michigan Central, . Wabash and
Big Four railroads announce they will
comply with the two-cent fare law ef
fective September 15.
The cause of Eczema is a too acid condition of the blood. The itching,
burning 'eruptions are caused by the outpouring; through the pores and
f lands of the skin, of the fiery poisons with, which the circulation is loaded,
his acrid matter coming in contact with the delicate tissnes and fibres with
which the skin is so abundantly supplied causes irritation and inflamma.
tion and often excessive discomfort and annoyance. While external appli
cations, such as salves, washes, lotions, etc., are soothing; and cleansing they
are in no wise curative, because they do not reach the blood where the
trouble is located. You can never cure Eczema with outside treatment ; the
blood must be purified. 8. S. S. is the best treatment for the dsease. It
goes down into the circulation, neutralizes the acids and humors with which
the blood is infected, and makes the blood-current fresh and healthy.
Then instead of fiery, acrid matter oozing out through the pores and glands,
irritating the cuticle, the skin is nourished by a rich, cooling, healthy
stream of blood. S. S. S. removes every trace of the disease, and when the
cure is complete the skin is left smooth and free from any eruption. Book
on Skin Diseases and any medical advice furnished free of charg-e to all
who write. . THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, QA
GALLS CASE ABSURD
Police Judge Sets Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Wolff Free.
NOT GUILTY OF THEFT
Court Calls Prosecution Spite Work
on Part of Relatives Dominoes
Now Under Ban, According
to the Police.
The power of circumstances to control
any and all is exemplified now and again
most effectively. One man stumbles upon
an apparently ' remarkahle streak of
fortune through an inside tip on the
stock market and goes to the Poorfarm.
Another gives his shirt to a beggar who
commits murder, leaves the garment on
the scene, and the Good Samaritan is
hanged because the laundry mark points
to him as the murderer. A man and his
wife were in the Municipal Court yester
day charged with theft, of which they
were entirely innocent although circum
stances plainly indicated their guilt.
. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wolff were the ac
cused. The complainant was J. Butler,
of Piedmont, and his son J. E. Butler.
They insisted that the Wolffs entered
their home and stole several quilts a
week ago. Securing a search warrant
several days ago the Butlers had the
Wolff home searched. The missing articles
were found there. It was clearly a case
of theft.
Yesterday a new phase of the case was
exhibited one that reflects no credit on
human nature. Butler, the complainant,
is the uncle of Mrs. Wolff. When Mrs.
Butler died some time ago the Wolffs
were invited to the Butler household to
live for a time. When they terminated
their visit It seems they took along some
quilts, which had been thrown into a
garret. The husband did not so much
as know the quilts had been taken. The
wife took them openly In order to have
some memento of her dead aunt.
It develops that the younger Butter
decided that he wanted the quilts and
demanded them. This said to have fol
lowed a breach of the good feeling that
had previously marked the relations of
the two families. There was some delay
about returning the trifles and the Butlers
then caused the arrest.
The police finding the quilts in con
troversy at the Wolff home thought the
case was an easy one and were confident
of sending the man and his wife to the
County Jail for a term of months. It ap
peared as a case wherein conviction was
easy. Judge Cameron, however, was able
to see the matter In its real light.
"Technically," said he. "this may be a
case of theft although I am doubtful of
that. It is simply, In my opinion, another
instance of spite work or family differ
ence with one person trying to injure
another for revenge through the courts.
This case is absurd. It will be dismissed.
It has come at last.
For a long time sarcastic people have
been predicting It. Now dominoes and
checkers are under the ban. A Chinese
hostess who was entertaining three
friends in her own home at a game of
dominoes was visited by the police and
arrested for so doing. It is said that
tiddledy winks and puss-ln-the-corner are
to go next, that music in churches may
come to be prohibited and that the halo
may be adopted later as a necessary part
of the regulation police uniform.
Ah Him, Ah Quong and You Quoy were
the guests at this affair. Mrs. Ah Sam
was entertaining them at her home in
the Chinese section. They were playing
dominoes when a pestlverous policeman
looked through a ' keyhole and saw the
game. A checker board also lay on the
table indicating it had been in use. Sev
eral small coins were in sight showing
that the hostess had sought to add to
the interesf of the evening by laying a
small stake, say 10 cents a corner, on the
game. The policeman,- whose name is
Smith, broke in on the party and arrested
all hands. The court fined Mrs. Sam $5
and let her guests go free.
This case, no doubt, will be productive
of some alarm among the ' fashionable
apartment-houses and in many prominent
homes, where petty gambling Is not rare.
Aand yet there need be no alarm. The
police, in such matters, seldom bother
anyone except the unfortunate or defense
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August Shower Refreshes Coast
Region From Roseburg North.
August delivered itself of its regu
lar annual rain storm yesterday, and
gave the country a refreshing bath
west of the Cascades and north of the
Slskiyous to the Coast. It came too
late, of course, to be of benefit to the
wheat crop, but was not of sufficient
proportions to do damage to the ripen
ing grain. Hay benefited Immensely
from the showers, and there is more
or less rejoicing in rural circles.
The storm was purely local. It got
as far south as Roseburg, and as far
east as the Cascades, but no further.
It took In Seattle and Puget Sound
generally, and doubtless moistened up
Western British Columbia. A total of
.14 inch of rain fell.
The fall in temperature was consid
erable, and light overcoats felt quite
comfortable last night. Cloudy weath
er continued through the night, and
a shower or two may occur before day
break. Sunshine, however, is predicted
for this afternoon, and Portland may
reasonably look forward to some more
hot weather before long.
Estacada to Have Pure Water.
Mayor W. K. Havlland has had the
proposed new water supply for Esta
cada analyzed and it has been found
perfectly pure. This is the last step in
the movement to secure spring water
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an hour and a half to arrange her
trailing hair and long draperies, and
then a special committee had to ap
prove of her costume before Lady Go
dlva was permitted to take her place
in the pageant. Many of the local
clergy who had been preaching against
the fleshings as being suggestive of
nudity, left the city temporarily, but
most of the people of the country and
81,000 from the outside witnessed Lady
Godlva as she traversed the six miles.
Lady Godiva, who flourished about the
middle of the 11th century, was the wife
of Leofrlc, Earl of Chester. She was a
woman of great beauty and piety, and the
benefactress of many churches and mon
asteries. According to the legend. Lady
Godlva begged her husband to relieve
Coventry of a. burdensome tax, and he
consented to do so upon the condition
that she should ride naked through the
market place. This she did, covered only
by her long hair, and thus won relief for
the people. According to some versions
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