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8 THE MORNING.! OREGONIAN, TUESDAY. AUGUST 13, 1907. WRANGLE GOES Oil Litigants Still Squabble Over "Billy" Ayers' Rooms. PUTATIVE WIDOW FIGHTS register, and he aBks that the court com pel Bllgh to show cause why he has failed to keep hia part of the agreement. Sues Railroad Company. A suit has been nied with the County Clerk against the Southern Pacific Com pany by H. S. Qile & Co.. in which the latter alleges that in September. 1901, it shipped to San Antonio, Tex., fruit to the amount of $1167.68, but that owing to the negligence of the defendant the fruit spoiled, and sold for only $206.30, thereby entailing a loss of $962.48. Upon a de mand being made of the railroad company that the plaintiff be reimbursed for this loss it is alleged in the complaint that the railway company refused to consider it. Quarrel Over Possession of Quar ters In Goodnough Building Is Aired Once More In the County Court Hot Words Bandied. Another chapter was added to the pro ceedings In the estate of the late Wil liam M. Ayers yesterday when Mrs. Lu cille Ayers. the common-law widow, Mrs. Mary Hansen. Ayers' sister, and admin istratrix of the estate, and her lawyer, A. BX Gebhardt, engaged in a heated dis cussion over the right of Mrs. Ayers to occupy the suit of rooms In the Good nough building formerly held by Ayers, and to hold his personal property. Three affidavits were introduced by Mrs. Han sen to show that Mrs. Ayers did not have possession of the rooms during the life of "Billy" Ayers, and that furthermore that Ayers on one occasion had ejected her from them. The landlady, who has had charge of the rooms since 1899, made affidavit that the only property in the rooms belonging to Mrs. Ayers la a few personal trinkets, a gown and a pair of slippers. The affidavit also Btates that she took the room without any right to do so upon the death of Ayers, and has held the property since that time. Attorney Ralph Moody appeared yester day for Mrs. Ayers. He said that the best thing for Mrs. Hansen to do was to take the matter into the Circuit Court, as until a regular hearing was had. own ership of the property could not be de termined. Lawyer Gebhardt, replying, said that the Ayers woman was in the same position as a burglar who took possession of the property of another In his absence. He said that there was no room for the court to doibt that this is the property of the late Billy' Ayers, or that It belongs to his estate. "We have been endeavoring," said he, "to settle the matter In an amicable way, and for that reason have not stated some facts which would probably Influence the court, but about which the litigants had kept silent In order to avoid publicity. We do ont know whether or not all the property Is in those rooms. A part of it may have been taken away for all we know." It further developed that Mrs. Ayers has been ordered by the landlady to va cate on September 1, when uie lease to the rooms expires, and in Jills case it was thought that she might take the valuables with her. Judge Webster said it looked to him like a personal squabble, but he issued an order restraining Mrs. Ayers from taking any of the property claimed by the administratrix, and per mitted Mrs. Hansen to go to the room to make a list of the property, at the same time leaving Mrs. Ayers in possession. This Is . not satisfactory to the heirs, and means one or two law suits and much delay. DEVICE IS AX INFRINGEMENT Judge AVolverton Enjoins Inventor From Selling Ills Patent. Federal Judge Wolverton yesterday rendered a derision in the case of Erik Maunula vs. Kaleb Sunnell, involving the patent rights to a device for cast ing lead on fishnet lines. Defendant Sunnell is restrained from manufactur ing a device which is declared to be an Infringement. Judge Wolverton also handed down a decision m the case of Henry Lunn & Co. vs. the French bark Berengere. Judgment In the sum of $357.10 is awarded the plaintiff. The suit was brought to recover for damages to a cargo of steel from Antwerp, shipped by Lund & Co; The steel was alleged to have been dam aged by salt water, which leaked Into the hold. Judge -Wolverton held that Lund & Co. were entitled to recover the difference between the value of the damaged steel in Portland and the market price of the steel on the day of arrival In Portland. Damage was placed at $240, and plaintiffs were also allowed $117.10 In commissions, making; a total of $357.10. WIFE CHARGES NON-SUPPORT Mrs. Belssel Complains to County Court About Husband. L. Belssel was tried in the County Court yesterday on a charge of non-support, his wife testifying that her husband had only allowed her $12 a month credit at the grocery store, that she was compelled to take in washing to pay the rent, and to obtain the children's clothing from the city garbage heap! She said her husband bought a few clothes for the children, but that they were not enough. Mrs. Belssel also testified that she left her husband In February. 1906, because he demanded that she give him what little money she had, threatening to turn her out In the street if she did not. She also said that there were other reasons why she left him, one of them being that he cursed her and his children. After hear ing the testimony Judge Webster said that he would order Belssel to pay his wife between $20 and $30 a month, the ex act amount to be fixed today. WATKINS WOMAN ARRAIGNED Proprietress of Disreputable House Pleads Not Guilty. Essie Watkins was again arraigned be fore Judge Frazer, of the Circuit Court, yesterday on a charge of permitting a minor to loiter about a place where liquor la kept for sale, namely a disreputable house. Through her attorney, R. G. Mor row, the Watkins woman pleaded not guilty. In case she is found guilty, the maximum penalty which can be imposed Is one year in Jail and a $300 fine. This charge has grown out of the find ing of 17-year-old Alice Francis in the Watkins resort. A charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor was entered last Friday. Ball on each charge was fixed at S600. Dorothy Darlington, also arrested last Friday, on the charge of contributing to the delinquency of Alice Francis, did not appear In court yesterday, but her attor ney, B. S. Pague, entered for her a plea of not guilty. If convicted she can be fined $1000 and be placed in Jail one year. Suit Over Breach of Contract. El P. Henning has filed suit in the Cir cuit Court against T. G. Bligh. in which he alleges that he and Bligh entered Into an agreement whereby Bllgh agreed to lease from Henning the restaurant at 188 Third street for 17 months. Bllgh was also to pay Henning 60 per cent of the poolroom receipts above WOO a month, and was to let Henning look in the cash register whenever he liked. Henning now com plains that Bllgh has not lived up to his part of the agreement, and that he is no lonxer permitted to look into the cash Religious Lunatic to Be Examined. Alphonse Gatler, who has been placed in the County Jail on a charge of Insanity, will be examined today by the medical men composing the county lunacy commis sion. It is said that Gatler has become fanatical over religion, so that he stood on street corners in front of approaching cars and waved a Bible at the motormen, at the same time making grimaces. When he preached, it is said, nobody could understand what he said, as the talk was neither Chinese, Greek nor Kngllsh. Appraisers Appointed. Judge Webster yesterday appointed C. A. Wood, K. C. Couch and E. D. Hurl burt as appraisers of the estate of Wil liam Vansant Jobes, upon the petition of Esther A. Jobes the administratrix. RINGLINGS' NEW PARADE Most Ornate and Costly Street Dis play Ever Seen. Something entirely novel and original In the nature of a circus parade will be presented In Portland on Monday, August 26, when Rlngllng Brothers bring their famous organization here for an engage ment of two days. As In the past the parade will far exceed that of any other show in variety, length and the splendor of its dress and appointment. Absolute novelty is Its main charm this year, any number of unique surprises presenting themselves in the three long miles of spectacle. From the recently Imported golden band char lot with its 30 white horses In the lead, to a mellow siren-piped music wagon on. the tall end, there Is nothing old to be seen and everything glitters with the gold and tinsel of fresh manufacture. The peoples of 100 nations, from the low browed savage of the Australian bush to the sylph-like maiden of Turkish harem; paint-smeared warlors, desert tribesmen, Persian court women in the richest of Oriental costumes, barbarian musicians, knights and brigands; some riding on horses and others in richly-draped howdahs, present an especially attrac tive section of the parade. As In the past, many of- the cages will be thrown open, disclosing more animals than are to be found In' the menagerie of any other circus. w A fairyland pageant of the heroes of child-lore, artistically grouped on floating cars and drawn by Lilliputian ponies in silver-spun harness, is an artistic con ception arranged aspeclally for the chil dren. Military and mounted bands, chimes, pipes, buglers, barbarian orchestras and various stringed instruments will furnish a variety of music and nearly 14O0 people dressed in the finest -of silk and broad cloth, 658 horses In rich trappings and more than one-half the elephants in America will be seen In the line. BAND CONCERT TONIGHT Programme Will Be Rendered at Holladay Park. The park band will play at 8 o'clock tonight at Holladay Park. The follow ing; programme will be-rendered: March, "General Sumner's Vlctory".De Caprio Overture. "William Tell" by request) . . RoRStnl A hunting scene .'. Rucalossl Valse entre acte et valse, from "Cop- pella' Dellbes Reminiscences of Scotland (by request) Godfrey Intermission. Selection, "I. O. IV (by request). .Johnson Paraphrase, "Massa's In the Cold, Cold Ground" Ciappe Intermerzo, "The Flower Girl" Wennick "La Czarlne," mazurka Russe... Ganne March, "Cnlcken Charlie" ..Eallom A uc Caprio. director. . Your credit Is good t Metzger's, Jewel era, 342 Washington at. A MAN MAP Wall Street Wizard Has Town Named After Him. T0WNSITE NOW LAID OUT Location Is In One of Richest Sec tions of Harney Valley and Affords Fine Opportunities for Settlement. E. H. Harriman, wizard of the Pacifies, is to have an Oregon town named after him. A townstte has been laid out and a postoffice established at the town of Harriman, not far from Bend, on the main line of the Oregon Eastern survey two miles from Crane Creek Gap, where the Oregon Eastern enters the Harney Valley. The new town Is in one of the best sec tions of the Valley and the townslte will be opened up and lots placed on the market September 1. On every side is open country with level lands suscep tible to cultivation. It Is believed that artesian water can be secured there and wells will be driven. On every side Is good country and many new settlers are flocking in as two crops of alfalfa can be raised per season with out irrigation. Rains are frequent. This season crops are excellent and grain will run from 20 to 50 bushels to the acre. J. C. Turney, of Burns, who Is in the land business In the Harney Valley, is Interested in the townslte of Harriman, together with others of that section. He was in Portland yesterday for a short visit and says there seems to be some danger that the Harriman interests in tend to tap Interior Oregon from the Cali fornia and Nevada lines of the Southern Pacific. This, It Is feared, would divert the traffic of the country to Harriman's much beloved San Francisco, to the detriment of Portland. "Surveys are being run from the vicinity of Iron Mountain south through Catlow Valley, .and Warner Valley, Oregon, to Surprise Valley, California, and thence to Reno-, Kev.," said Mr. Turney. "If this road Is built, it will carry a large business to San Francisco but it will work to the detriment of Portland. "The route will open up a large and rich country that is now sadly Isolated. The Catlow Valley is both large and fertile. This valley contains 400 square miles of good farming country. In ad dition there is a large tributary country which will be served by the line running through tihs valley. "Perhaps one of the reasons why this ros.d is contemplated by the Harriman people is that from Natron to Odell Lake, the original survey of the Oregon Eastern runs through country that can be ex pected to be productive of but little traffic for a railroad. The distance Is 150 miles and for a large part of the way the survey runs through forest reserves. The remainder of the distance between these two points covered by the survey is waste land or of a character that cannot be expected to produce traffic. "But It looks as If the major part of the Oregon Eastern surveys will be oc cupied by the railroad. Much money has been spent by the Harriman interests in locating the line and work is going ahead securing rights of way. Representatives of the Harriman interests are spending plenty of money and it seems almost certain that the road will be built with the exception of the line from Odell Lake to Natron. The survey now being run south from Iron Mountain may divert the traffic of the Interior to Reno, Nev., And San Francisco." LOOKING FOR NEW ROUTES Harriman Forces Send Party of En gineers Into Central Oregon. New routes to the interior of Oregon are being sought out by engineers in the employ of the Harriman lines in this ter ritory. Chief Engineer Boschke of the Southern Pacific lines in Oregon dis patched a surviving crew from Portland yesterday with instructions to proceed eastward from Lebanon along the east fork at the Santlam to spy out the coun- lev . vrTr v? : i If ft &i.-iW.waaMuY,yimv. ROTHCHILD BUILDING, NE3ARIJTO COMPLETION AT FOURTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS. One of the most attractive business structures that has been erected In Portland this year is the seven-story building under way for Rothchild Brothers, at Fourth and Washington streets. Although on leased ground this building Is of steel construction, and in every way conforms to the modern office type. It will -cost $140,000, and it is expected will be ready for Occupancy by November 15. Tenants have already secured all of the ground floor rooms, and many of the offices on the upper floors. 322 12 Pairs Lace Curtains BeingMustered Into Service There was a very active stir in the curtain market yesterday. Our curtain stock is all preferred stock. So much demand was there for these curtain shows yesterday that we find the selling ranks much broken this morning, and in place of the 322y2 pairs are only left about 150. These are all going today. We intended to carry this sale over Wednesday, but unless that tardy day flaps its wings and hurries along, there will be none of these great sale curtains left for it to celebrate. So make of today your own personal opportunity and buy curtains while the values outweigh the prices .2 to 1 in the balance scale of saving. $4.50 For Arabian Nets, marked $8.25 and worth more. $4.50 For fine Arabian Applique Nets, marked $7.50 and worth more. $4.50 For exqisite French Nets, marked $7.50 and worth more. $4.50 For French Net Battenbergs, marked $6.50 and worth more. $2.25 For fine Ecru Corded Curtains, marked $4.50 and worth more. $2.25 For beautiful Novelty Laces, marked $4.00 and worth more. $2.25 For dainty Nottingham Laces, marked $3.90 and worth more.- $2.25 For pretty two-toned Notting ham, marked $3.90 ; worth more. $2.25 For gorgeous novelty Applique, marked $3.90 and worth more. $2.25 For choice Arabian Novelties, marked $4.00 and worth more. I don't care how much of a loss the house must stand on this Cur tain Sale. It has already acquainted lots of new friends, with the store, and one friend will outweigh an awful amount of money loss in real worth and to any business house. ' 97c For a pair of very pretty and good Nottingham Lace Curtains. Such a pail as you would con sider a bargain at $1.75 (our regular price) ; not many of these left; just euough for Tuesday buyers. $1.10 Multiply the price by two then add a few cents, and you have our regular price on this great curtain value, $2.25, and a very modest value, since other stores would ask and demand more. TAKE ELEVATOR TO SECOND FLOOR AND DRAPERY DEPARTMENT Baby Furniture That Is Priced to Please the Parent Baby can now have a carriage of her own, and see more of the world in a day than she has yet seen. A folding Go-Cart "is about the easiest, most graceful piece of furni ture yet invented. I am going to help Baby to a Go-Cart and surely a great many parents will respond to this "boost" for baby's comfort. Here are three numbers, with plenty of each to go round, and still leave us a few for selling stock. Carts are folding, of course, with rub ber tires. Good springs, and good looks: Regular $ 3.50 Go-Carts $2.25 Regular $ 7.50 Go-Carts $4.25 Regular $11.00 Go-Carts $6.50 Bring Baby in to Make Her Selection Most little ones have a little playhouse somewhere hid in the back yards, and in many cases this little playhouse isn't just furnished as it should be. When callers come, there isn't a chair to offer, and grown folks know this is embarrassing. Of course, these little chairs are nice for real big houses, as well. Here are two chairs that are almost necessary for Babv's comfort. Home-furnishing chairs, that are decorative as well as useful: Solid oak Chair, bow back, $1.00 value.. .. 6o Solid oak Rocker, cajie or oak seat, and fancy back; regular $1.50 values .....85 Reliable Mail Order Service I. Gevurtz ons GOOD FURNITURE DEALERS "Eclipse" . the Range of Quality try and report if It Is possible to build a railroad up that stream from a connec tion with the Southern Pacific at Leb anon. This line would be run through the Crtscade Mountains and down their r astern slope to the headwaters of the Deschutes, following that stream down to the Corvallis & Eastern extension sur veyed eastward from Detroit to Ontario. It is believed by some Harriman offi cials that a better route for a railroad can be found along the east fork of the Santlam than the present line of the Cor vallis & western up :he n am Sant' itn o Detroit. If the u'v?y just star'.el proves this contention to be true, It 'a expected that the new route will be for mally adopted and a new railroad built from the Southern Paaitis at Lebanon across the mountains and down the Des chutes, connecting ultimately with- both the Corvallis & Eastern survey across Central Oregon and the O. R. & N. feeder already surveyed up the Deschutes River from Its mouth. v A careful survey from Lebanon Into Eastern Oregon will be a work of months. It will probably not be until next Spring that the heads of the Harriman lines in this state are fully satisfied as to the best routPS to adopt along which to bu'ld railroads into the Central Oregon country. A large force of surveyors is already in the field hav:ng been sent out during the past week to relocate the old survey of the Corvallis & Eastern across Central Oregon from Detroit to Ontario. Dog Has Encounter With an Auto Aa s Result. Prince Is Going About With Munle Bandaged and Ribs In SpUnta Machine Mot Damaged. READY TO START GRADING Mt. Hood Rlalway Company Assem bles Large Construction Outfit. Fairvlew, Multnomah County, Is becom ing a railroad center. The Mason Con struction Company has established Its headquarters there and is making prepa rations to start grading the right of way fjr the Jlount Hood Railway & Power Company. The company has a big outfit of 120 men, teams and construction mate rials assembled there but at what point work will be commenced is carefully con cealed. A large amount of machinery has been taken to the site of the power plant to be erected on the Sandy River. A force of workmen Is blasting out the foundations for the plant and work is going ahead well. The plant is to be located on the west benk of the Sandy and another camp of men is located on the east side of the nver. Speculation as to the route of the elec tric lti.e to Mount -Hood from Portland is rife throughout Eastern Multnomah County, but is it expected that in view of the elaborate preparations now bein made to commence work the line of the road will be known within a short time. Many different surveys have been made putt North Mount Tabor along Carson street and then eastward to Rockwood, north of the Base Line Road, where the surveys swing over toward Oresham. The company recently bought a block for depot purposes at Gresham. Representatives of the Mount Hood Company have purchased several blocks near Union and Grand avenues. It is thought the road will come into Portland along East Stark street. Farmers along the Base Line Road and owners of property In that section of the county are waiting anxiously to see Just where the line of the road will be run. Prices of all property in tnat district have Jumped on account of the projected 'elec tric line. Want Stopover Privilege. The Chamber of Commerce yesterday received a complaint from Boise, Idaho, that In the excursions announced from Boise and vicinity to Pacific Coast points the O. R. & N and Oregon Short Line make no provision for stopovers at Port land either way. Neither Is a separate rate made from Portland for any other intermediate point. Acting Secretary Mosessohn took the matter up with the O. R. & N. Company yesterday Inform ing them that many people would like to visit Portland without going to the sea shore, while others would like to stop off at Portland either going to or coming from the seashore, and that either way It is a detriment to this city and to the Idaho people. Seven-Jewel Elgin watch, 16 siae, 30-year case, J9.75. Metzger, Ml Wash. St. Metzger's eye glasses fl. 342 Wash. St. (iA ELLOA PRINCE; how're your I ribs?" That was the salutation' the fine hunting dog belonging to Dr. Stern berg, in the 800 block of Washington street, received last night when he came around Into Sixth street. Prince presented an unusual appear ance. His muzzle showed signs of re cent surgical attention, and his body was swathed with bandages, out of the edges of which protruded the ends of splints. Prince, a few days ago, disputed the right of way with an automobile. The automobile was unconscious of the en counter. Prince has his ribs splinted and his face plastered. His owner, recognizing dog philoso phy that a sore spot needs only to be licked to be. cured, bound him about with splints and bandages and tied blm, as he supposed, securely in the basement. Prince was sore in more senses than one. His ribs hurt him, and his face hurt him; but in addition to that he was fastened with a string to- a post. He could stand for the hurts for the time being hut he resented tne string. It was after due deliberation that Prince decided that a mere string should not keep him from visiting his firends. He thereupon chewed the string in two, and paid his customary calls along Sixth street last night but complained when an uninformed friend patted him on hia "busted" ribs or stroked his skinned muzzle. "Helloa, Prince." said one of his old time friends; "who was It that ran over you? I'd like to do some business with him." Prince only reached around and tried to chew off the bsndages. 5 to 4 in 11 innings. The Grays will play Oswego on Willamette Fields next Sun day. The Grays have lost only five out of 20 games played tuis season. Man AVJth Many Troubles. McMINNVILLE, Or., Aug. 13. Lester Daniels is sorely afflicted at this time, when .many are taking vacations. He wa recovering from pneumonia when pleuri sy seized him and then peritonitis. As he had an pperation performed a few year ago for appendicitis an abcess formed opened Friday and the attending physi cian expects a speedy recovery. Excursion From Brooklyn. The Brooklyn League, a business men's organization, of about 100 mem bers, will arrive in Portland on a spe cial train Wflrlnnffifav A utritot O 0 a A will be entertained by the Portland Commercial Club. ! 1 I i Metzger's spectacles, Jl, 342 Wash, st PRISONERS REJECT FOOD Meal Sent to City Jail Returned by Chief to Contractor. When the fare for the city prisoners was sent to police headquarters yester day afternoon at 4 o'clock. Jailer Endl cott refused to accept it and called upon Chief Gritzmacher to make an inspec tion. He . did so, and as a result, the food was rejected. The principal objection was to a large can of beef stew, which was covered by eight inches of grease. This, the chief said, was unfit for human con sumption, and he would not ieed It to any one. Fried potatoes, a siaple article of diet furnished by Lie American Res taurant, the proprietors o'f wh.ch hold a contract to furnish the city trisoners food, were badly burned and they also were sent back. Baked beans and a new batch of potatoes were sent to the jail in return for the stew anu bui ..ed po tatoes. There has been a good deal of dissat isfaction at the City Jail recently over the food; furnished for me prisoners, ac cording to the police, 'ine fare provided has been very plain, and uas not een first-class, it is declareu by the officials In charge. Sunday afternoon liver was provided, and Matron oimmons states that the portion dealt out to .ier wards was so improperly cooked that the women prisoners were oblige- to build a fire and fry It themt-lves. The city pays the American Restau rant management 12H cents a meal for each prisoner for the food furnished. Baseball at Oregon City. ORniGON CITY, Or., .Aug. 12. (Spe cial.) One defeat and 'one victory is the result of yesterday's ball games of the two Oregon City teams, the Woolen Mills defeating the O. R. & N. team by a score of 11 to 7. The Grays were defeated by Gresham with a score of 11 to 2. The Woolen Mills will next Sunday play the Northwest Gun Club at Canemah Park, having won a former game by a score of tMPLOYES can now arrange through their employers, to protect themselves BY CASH BENEFITS and Medical Attendance, for One Dollar per month, to be deducted from the wages. CASH BENEFITS In case of Accident ...$25.b0 per month In case of sickness while in bed 40.00 " Loss of Hand, Limb or Eye 100.00 " " Death Benefit . . .. 100.00 AND Free Medical Attendance or Complete Hospital Service in Portland. The Union Guarantee Association has a paid-up cash capital of $100,000 of Ore. gon money, and is backed by well-known Portland business men of unquestioned standing. Every DOLLAR that you pay means thirty days protection whether you re main with the same employer or not. UNION GUARANTEE ASSOCIATION Marquam Bldg. Portland, Oregon Burns Evenly .C0PYR1GHT-UNB k CO..WH0LE5ALLRS DXLUSlVELY-SftMfiiaj an 1 . - ii.J