Morning Oregonian., January 11, 1908, Page 6, Image 6

THE ,'MORXIXG OREGOJfUX, SATURDAY, , JANUARY 11, ,1008.
FARMERS
MUST
TAKE " INITIATIVE-
Bulk Shipment of Grain Dis
cussed by Convention
at Pullman.-
RAILROADS GLAD TO HELP
Traffic Manager Woodworth, of the
Xort tiffn 1jtflflr tTvnljiirtft "Pail-
ure of Previous Attempt Will
Be a- Change, but Gradual.
: PTTIsLMAN. Wash.. Jan. 10. (Special.)
-The final session of the wheat conven
tion today was devoted almost exclusive
ly to a discussion of the sack problem
SJid shipping grain in bulk. The posi
tion of the State Railway Commission
was clearly defined by G. C. Law, when
he said .that to bring about a change It
was necessary for the farmer to take
the initiative by establishing local fa
cilities. The most sensational part of his
extended speech came out when he said
the margin of the exporters between In
terior and Coast points was more than
the cost of" transporting the grain, and
that It has been said this margin
sometimes was double the transportation
charges, all of which had to be carried
by the farmer ultimately.
. M. J. Costello was expected to address
the convention, but he did not -appear,
and J. O. Woodworth. traffic manager
for the Northern Pacific, was called
upon. Mr. Woodworth related the his
tory of the Pacific Coast Elevator Com
pany, which represented an investment
of nearly Jl.ooo.ooo, made several years1
ftgo by F. H.; Peavey & Co., of Minne
apolis, in terminal and country elevators
for handling bulk grain at Portland and
tributary points. The terminal elevator
at Portland had a capacity of 1,000.000
bushels- and was capable of handling
from 100 to 200 cars of bnlk wheat per
day, but when it burned in 18!)6 it was
not being used to any great extent, there
fore it was not rebuilt, because there
was no demand for such facilities, com
petition having forced Peavey & Co. to
handle their export shipment In sacks.
Farmers Must Take Lead.
' The company practically abandoned the
use of elevators- In the' country except 1
for the storage of grain in sacks and
was forced to build flat warehouses. Mr.
Woodworth1 called attention to the fact
that these country elevatora were now
owned by the Portland Flouring Mills
Co., who also had facilities for receiving
bulk shipments at Tacoma and Everett,
and suggested that If there was so much
advantage In the handling of bulk wheat,
it was rather strange that the Portland
Flouring Mills Company had not estab
lished a fixed difference in the price of
bulk and sacked wheat received, at coun
try stations, -which would Induce farm
ers to deliver their wheat In bulk. He
admitted that conditions have greatly
changed 'since Peavey & Co. made their
experiment, that a larger proportion of
the grain . Is milled and a smaller "pro
portion exported to Europe, and of that
of the nortion exnorted a larro nereent-
KC of it Is cleaned at terminals. He
thought all of these conditions favored
bulk handling and that' the business
would gradually change to the bulk ba
sis, but nobobdy could force the result
and the farmers must lead In any change.
It having been admitted that they could
generally find a purchaser for the wheat
which they delivered In bulk, the ter
minal mills and exporters always being
ready' to receive bulk .wheat when
shipped. , - 1
Mr. Woodworth's suggestion that com
petition between buyers would Insure a
reasonable difference between the price
for bulk and sacked wheat provoked a
general discussion about the alleged corn-
exporters to control the1 price of wheat
and the price of sacks. Mr. Woodworth
said he did not See how any such condi
tion could exist in the grain business,
and as any man nho has the money and
experience can go Into the business at
any time. It would be Impossible for any
such combination to continue for any
great length of time.
Great Northern WH1 Aid.
He explainsd the manner . In which
wheat Is handled In 'Minnesota and Da
kota without using sacks and said more
than 50 per cent of the Minnesota and
Dakota wheat is first sfored In the farm
er's granary, one reason being the higher
storage rates which are charged In Min
nesota and Dakota, where 'the farmers
pay 3 cents per bushel, or 65 cents a ton
for the first :o days. Including handling
charge, and 1 cont a bushel for each sub
sequent per-cent of 30 days. He said the
railroads favored the bulk . method of
handling grain, because, with increasing
production it would be tifipossible -to
promptly handle shipments at terminal
points In any other manner, but he re
peat Id his previous statement that the
change must come about gradually, and
that It would take several yuars to ac
complish it.
Mr. Costello. who was unable to attend,
wired the convention from St. Paul as
follows:
I wish to itronrly urse continued agita
tion in favor of bulk handling of grain.
nd ran assure the farmers of the fullest
co-operation of the LJreat Northern Rr.11
road Company In the matter. Eastern
tales have passed the dark age in sacked
wheat, and It is Important that n ashing
ton adopt these methods, which - win mean
enormous savinc to' the farmers . In the
course of a few years. Some farmers hesi
tate owing. to the question of providing local
or home granaries. ' This nominal expense
will he for one year only. Farmers should
consider the saving for future years.
The oflUers elected for the following
year- are: President, o. K. Voting. Pull
man: vice-presidents,' W. R. Cunningham,
Rltivtllc;- Bryan WcHtacott. Garfield: sec
retary. George Severance, Pullman;
treasurer, J. 8. Klcmgard, Pullman.
Demand Removal of Jute Tariff.
Resolutions adopted were to the effect
that legislation be Instituted preventing
speculative operations atTectlng farm pro
dure; that import duty on jute in all
forma be removed, as It contributes little
toward .fostering the Industry in America;
that the association co-operate in enforce
ment of the weed law; that the expert
nient station statT be requested to hold
branch wheat conventlona In at least two
wfteat-growlng sections of the. Inland
Kmplre; that members of the association
take immediate steps to do awav with
the .use of sacks and adopt the bulk sys
tem; that representatives be requested to
have a law passed compelling railways to
grant warehouse sites within 30 days af
ter they are petitioned.
rRIZE RING HIS VXDOIXG
Man Wanted tin Atrdnetlng Charge
Detected in San Francisco.
WALLACE. Idaho; Jan. 10. (Spe
cial.). The Sheriff department be
lieves it has ' located Nick - Burley,
prlre fighter, who Is wanted here on
the charge of abducting Emma Bo
lander, a young girl of MUIlan, and it
Is all because Burley- failed to keep
the pledge and remain out of the
squared ring.
Burley and Miss Bolander ran off
last Spring and were, captured In Spo
kane. It was stated that they were
going to Alaska, -where Burley has
some mining property. The girl was
under age, however, and. a- charge of
abduction was lodged against Burley.
After remaining in- jail for several
months, Buriey induced local business
men to go on his bond. A day or two
before the-trial was to be held, Bur
ley disappeared. -
. Deputy Sheriff McCabe, In reading
the sporting pages, noticed that Bur--ley
was scheduled to appear as principal-
In a prize fight at Ban Francisco
tonight, and officials of the Bay City
were wired today to. hold him.
COUNTY . COURT . KEPT ... BUST
Morrow Commissioners Dispose of
Long-Delayed Business.
HEPPNER, Or.;. Dec! 10. (Special.)
County Court finished business yesterday
afternoon after being In session since
Monday morning. Owing to the holidays
thia was the first meeting -of the court in
four' months.. .
The tax levy for the year 1908 was fixed
at 7.5 mills. The appointment of road
supervisors. Judges and clerks ior elec
tions were made and 230 names were
drawn from the taxroll and placed In the
Jury.box. Two hundred and ninety-five
claims were presented - and audited
amounting In the aggregate for both
November and January terms, 112,033.56.
Harry Cummlngs- was reappointed fruit
Inspector and A. J. Cook reappointed
stock Inspector with bond placed at $600
The stock inspector has finished his- In
spection of sheep In Morrow County and
reports sheep all over the county In ex-w
cellent condition. He was not able to
find a single case of scab. . The total num
ber of sheep as reported by the inspector
is 205,163.
RULES AGIST PUTNAM
COURT DEXTES EDITOR'S RIGHT
TO PROVE CHARGES.
Judge Hanna Creates Sensation by
Ruling in. Libel Suit In Jack
sonville Court.
JACKSONVILLE. . Or., Jan.- 10. (Spe
cial.) Judge Hanna created a sensation
today in the trial of George Putnam,
charged with criminal libel, by denying
to Putnam the right to prove justification
of the alleged libel or the truth 'of the
matter charged as libelous. The ruling
of J-udge Hanna came after the defense
had shown by Mr. Putnam a proper mo
tive and Justifiable ends for printing the
criticism upon which he was Indicted.
The ruling of the court practically de
nied the defendant his statutory defense,
of proving the truth of the publication.
State tailroad Commisnioner West, of
Salem: Mayor Reddy, of Medford: Louis
Llrlch, a prominent business man of
Jacksonville, and other prominent and
reputable citizens, were on hand In be
half of Putnam to offer evidence In sub
stantiation of the truth of his criti
cism of the grand Jury and Deputy Dis
trict Attorney . C. L. Reames.
' Considerable interest has been aroused
in the trial and there is much Indigna
tion over" the .manner in which Putnam
was indicted and arrested. The case will
go to the jury tomorrow morning after
the argument of counsel. The Unexpected
ruling of Judge Hanna -shutting out all
of the material evidence of the defense.
renders a verdict or guilty -very probable
In which event the case will' be taken to
the Supreme Court.
DELAY' IN. THE GRIFFIN TRIAL
Judge and Juror IU-State Makes
Poor Showing. .
SPOKANE, Wash.; Jan. 10. Little
progress was made today In the trial
of Gertie Griffin for tne murder' of C.
D. Gillespie at Lind in June last, owing
to the indisposition of Judge Hunt."
The principal witness today was Dr.
W. L. Freeman, of Lind. who testified
that the blow on the head of the dead
man was undoubtedly struck before
death; that it might be possible that
Gillespie was knocked Insensible by
the blow and the fire killed him be
fore he , regained consciousness. The
gun with which It Is claimed the blow
was struck is in evidence. ' it bears a
mark on the stock which might have,
been made by the blow.
Dr. Sherfey. the Coroner of Adams
County, testified that he found the
body of the deceased lying across the
bed and that the head and shoulders
were hanging over the bed, the head
being about one-eighth ' of. ah Inch
from the floor. The face and body
were badly burned. He gave the con
dition of the room as being about the
same as the other witnesses gave it.
After starting fairly on his testimony.
court adjourned for the day.
Judge Hunt and two Jurors are al
most sick. It was necessary to have a
physician to wee one juror last night.
In the opinion of those in attend
ance at the trial, the killing has been
fully established, but as yet the prose
cution has failed to connect the de
fendant with the act.
DALLES FRUITMEN ORGANIZE
Horticultural Society Formed at Call
" or R. H. Weber.
TUB DALIES. Or., Jan. 10. (Speciak)
The initial meeting of ihe DaHes Hor
ticultural Aeewtation was held here to
day, the organizafion of that body being
perfected and its officers elected as fol
lows: George Cooper, president: Edward
Kurtz, vice-president; C. L. Phillips, sec
retary: A. H. Lake, treasurer. The call
for that meeting with a view of organiz
ing -such an association was made by R.
H. -Weber, of this- city, Comrfiissioner of
Horticulture for the fourth district, who
with other fruitgrowers of thia locality
recognized the necessity of forming a lo
cal association for the betterment of the
industry in this locality.
E. H. Shepard, of Hood River, editor
and publisher of "Better Fruit,", was
present and assisted at the organization
of -the new association.
UNDESIRABLES ORDERED OUT
Alleged Black Hand Member Told I
to Ieavt Seattle.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Jan. 10. (Special.)
Felie De Riored. alleged" member of the
Black Hand organization, who is said to
have been sent to Seattle to take the life
of Tony Sartore, ' construction foreman
of the Seattle Electric Company, was, re
leased from the County Jail on, an order
of Justice Carroll, after examination In
his court. Tony Castra and F. Mandis.
arrested as co-conspirators with De
Riored. were also released from jail on
the order of the Justice. .Sartore al
leged that Castra and Mandis hartal
formerly worked for him on the construc
tion crew, and after being discharged for
Incompetency, had sent for De Riored to
wreak vengeance on' Sartore.- De Riored
was obliged to give bonds to leave the
city at once, in the sum of $500.
BANK CASHIER
UNDER
ARREST
Harry N.. Pratt, of Glendale,
Charged With Short-,
age of $3500.
BANK'S RECORDS BURNED
Rumor Has It That Fire In Bank
Shortly Before Institution Went
Into Receiver's Hands Was Set
to Cover Trace of Crime.
ROSEBTJRG, Or., Jan. lO.-KSpeclal.)
Harry N. Pratt, cashier of the Glendale
State Bank of this county, was placed
.under arrest today by D. J. Jarvls, Con
stable of this city. The charge- is em
bezzlement of the bank funds and 'the
amount alleged to be short is $3570. ID.
E. Redfleld, one of the directors of the
bank, Oled the ' Information. ,
When the bank holidays were declared
at an end by Governor Chamberlain on
December 16, the bank failed to open,
Pratt being' sick at home. A few days
previous-a fire In the bank office .left
the books and papers of the- hank in a
bad condition, and it was to this reason
the closing of the bank was attributed.
There are intimations now that the fire
may have' been for. the purpose of cover
ing up .evidence of wrong.
Mr. Pratt has heretofore been In the
confidence of the bank officers and the
people at large, and- the present action
la a- shock to his many friends. '
FUGITIVE BANKERS CAIjfJHT
Vancouver Police Arrest Men Ac
cused ot Stealing $500,000. ,
VANCOUVER, B. C.. Jan. 10. James W.
Harper and Wiley T. Smith, who are al
leged to have stolen more than halt a
million dollars from the First National
Bank of Hattesburg. Miss., Were arrested
here today. Harper and Smith, are the
assistant .cashier and paying teller re
spectively of the First National Bank at
Hattesburg. The men will return to their
homes without extradition.
Their attempts to communicate with
their wives led .to their capture after the
detectives had traced them from one
American city to another, finally to Se
attle, and then across the boundary line
to Vancouver.
The, particular charge In the warrants
against them Is that of the theft of $5000.
which ' they are alleged to have secured
on a bogus check drawn on the Mercantile
Trust Company, of St. Louis," September
25. It is reported that a very large sum
of money was found on the men when
they were arrested, but .the police re
fused to confirm this statement.
OREGON DEBATERS TO TRY OUT
Varsity Orators Will Discuss Japan
ese Immigration Today.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene
Or., Jan. 10. (Sp'ecial.) The tryouts
for teams to represent Oregon In the
triangular debates, which were to have
been held this afternoon, " have been
postponed until tomorrow "because of
counter attractions; The men who
will contest' for places on the teams
are: Jesse H. Bond, 0ft; Thomas W.
Townsend, '09; Clarence L.: Wheldon,
10; Edgar W. Smith, '09; Earl F. Kil
patrlck, '10; Herbert Clarke, ''09; Har
rison K. Sherk, '08; Bolton Hamble,
'08; Walte.r Eaton, "08: Carl Neal, '10;
Benjamin Williams, '10; Clarence A.
Steele, '10; Benjamin C.. Beatty, '11;.
Henry DavieS, '10; Cecil Lyons, '09, and
Skipper Nicholas, '10. The question to
be debated . Is. "Resolved, That the
present Chinese exclusion laws should
apply in a similar manner to Japan
ese." The men. are about equally di
vided In choosing different sides of the
question. Ea'ch man. will speak 15
minutes.
POWDER EXPLODES AT CHENEY
Spokane, 18 Miles Away,. Feels the
Shock Thinks It Earthquake.
SPOKANE. Wash.. Jan. 10. (Special.)
Distinct shocks from a powder-house ex
plosion at Cheney, 18 miles away, made
people In all parts of the city think an
earthquake shock was being felt tonight.
Reports from all over the city began to
come In at about 9:30, the time of the
Cheney explosion, and as there had been
no heavy blasting near the city during
the evening, the phenomenon could not be
explained..
The powder-houses destroyed were t-.e
property of P. Welch & Co., railroad con
tractors. The explosion was probably
caused by the thawing of powder. At
Cheney the shock was very severe, break
ing many windows, leaving a large hole in
the ground and -causing much alarm. No
one was Injured. " There were two ex
plosions at intervals of one minute.
FIGHTING FOR II fk CHILDREN
Pendleton Father Begins Habeas
" Corpus' Proceedings In Court.
PENDLETON, Or., Jan. 10.-KSpecial.)
The spectacle of a father fighting for
possession of his children la being
witnessed in the courts of this county.
The father Is William A. Holmes and the.
children are a . boy and a girl aged . 7
and 6 years.
Four years ago, Mrs. Holmes secured
a divorce on the grounds of cruel and In
human treatment arid she was given the
rare and custody of the minor children.
She married again and Monday she died.
Her sister was Immediately appointed
guardian of the persons and estates of
the children and the father has now in
stituted habeas corpus proceedings to get
possession of his offspring. .
i
JOHN ii. WILSON IS VERT ILL
Stomach Trouble Keeps Ex-Scnator
In Seattle Hospital.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 10. (Sper
clal.) Ex -United States Senator-John
L. Wilson, who Is owner of the Post
Intelligencer: is seriously ill at a local
hospital. He has been confined In the
Institution for two weeks 'and has had
several relapses When about to leave.
At first It was announced that Senator
Wilson was suffering efrom grip, but
later stomach trouble was given as the.
cause of illness. Today it was stated
by close friends of the patient that his
condition is so much worse that alarm
Is felt, , " '"-...
A.-Y.-P. Officers Re-elected.
SEATTLE. Wash., Jan.. 10. (Special.)
The uew board of trustees of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
Exposition at the annual
meeting held today In the Chamber of
Commerce rooms unanimously re-elected
the officers who served last year. 1. A.
Nadeau, director-general' or the expo
sition, was reappointed. The officers are:
J. K. Chllberir. .president: John "K. Mc
Graw. R. A. Balltnger and A. S. Kerry,
vice-presidents; W. M. Sheffield, 'secre
tary; C. R.' Collins, treasurer.
DECREASE IX MARRIAGES
Tillamook County Presents Interest
ing Data on Vital Statistics. .
TILLAMOOK. Or.. Jan. lO.fSpec'.al.)
For the year 1907 there were births. 28 !
marriages. Si deaths and 4 divorces In j
Tillamook County, which Is an-Increase
of '15 In births, a decrease of T in mar
riages, a decrease of 3 in deaths, and an
increase of 1 in divorces. Ofthe 90 births
44 were males and S6 females, and of the
SI deaths 20 'were males and -1 females,
one-half being over 50 years of age when
they died, ranging up to 90: years the
oldest. There were six cases of violent
dfc.ths; three persons were drowned, one
committed suicide by shooting' himsef. one
woman died from too much bad whisky
and one man died from ah overdose of
wood alcohol, two dropped- dead out of
the four deaths from heart failure,, and
one succumbed to surgical shock. .
Cheballs Receipts Increase.
CHEHALIS. Wash., Jan. 10. (Special.)
The year 1907 was a record-breaker in
the postal receipts at the Chehalls office.
In 1906 the highest previous record, the
receipts were J9390.03. In 1907 they were
tl2.155.58. an increase of J2765.55. The re-,
celpts for the quarter ending December
31. were $4098.14, which was an increase
over. the. previous highest quarter last
year of tllOO. Receipts from money or
ders for the past year were over 1112.000,
an Increase of 851.000 over 1908, or almost
double. Chehalls' receipts for ; 1907 were
slightly in excess of $400 more than the
postal receipts at Centralis.. It Is expect
ed to secure free city delivery In Chehalls
the coming season.
" Old Man Dies of Joy.
TACOMA. Wash., Jan. 10. (Special.)
Traveling all the way from Bath, S. D.,
to. visit old friends In this city, only to
be claimed by death soon after greeting
them, was the sad fate of John Chamber
lain, aged' 70, -who died this morning at
the home of N. Martyn. While sitting
in a chair conversing with members of.
the Martyn family, telling them of old
acquaintances, Mr. Chamberlain threw
back his head and quickly expired. It Is
believed that Joy at "meeting hia. old
friends, together with the excitement of
his trip, caused his death.
Was Popular In Roseburg.
ROSEBURG, Or., Jan. 10. (Special.)
Rev. A. Preston Boyd, whose wife and
on Milton were killed yesterday in &
wreck near Gilroy, Cat., was pastor of
the Methodist Church In this city, pre
vious to his going to Sellwood. Mr. Boyd
came to Roseburg form North -Bend. In
Coos County, and became very popular
during his year's stay In this city. He Is
a member of the local Masonic and Odd
fellow lodges, and Mrs. Boyd was a mem
ber of the local Rebekah lodge.
;Woodburn Club Election.
WOODBURN, Or., Jan. 10. (Spe
cial.) At the annual meeting of the
Woodburn Commercial Club tonight
the following officers were re-elected
for the ensuing year: Henry J. Alt
new, president; G. W. Huffman, vice
president; H. L. Gill, secretary; L. M.
Bltney, treasurer. Other directors
elected: J. M. Poormani Thomas
Brown, John McKlnney, B. T. Randall,
It. L. Moore. .
Casperano at Grays Harbor. .
SOUTH BEND, Wash., Jan. 10. (Spe-cial.)-Th
tug Daring towed the Cas
perano into this harbor today for shelter
The hull was recently finished by Llnd
strom's Steamship -Yard In .Aberdeen, and
was being taken to Portland to be fitted
up; but owing to rough weather the un
finished vessel was brought here to await
a still sea.
No More Pendleton "Jack-Pots."
PENDLETON, Or.. Jan. 10. (Special.)
Gambling is to be tabooed In Pendleton
for the next two years, according to an
announcement made last evening by the
incoming Mayor, H. J. Murphy. - This Is
simply carrying out the policy of the re
tiring, administration. At last night's
meeting of the Council the bond of the
City Treasurer was reduced from $50,000 to
$35,00. ,
Central Point School Burns.
CENTRAL POINT, Or., Jan. 10.
(Special.) The public school building
burned to the ground here tonight. It
was a handsome structure, built at a
cost of $15,000, and had been occupied
one year. The fire, it Is believed orig
inated from a' defective flue. The
building was partially covered by in
surance." NORTHWEST BREVITIES. .
Albany, Or. K. M. Newport has been'-elected
City Attorney of Lebanon by the Council
of that city.- Dr. L. M. Jones was chosen
as City ftealth Officer.
Corvaltls, Or. The tax levy for Benton
County l 15.3 mills In addition to special
school, road andt municipal leviea. In Cor
vallle. the total la 28.8 mills on a property
valuation of 60 to TO per cent. The value
of taxable property on the roll Is $5,416,000.
Albany. V. The Albany Creamery Associa
tion has chosen the following officers- for the
ensuing year: President. C. L.. Shaw, of Al
bany: vice-president. J. O. Isom. of Albany;
secretary. Ed. Logwdon, of Albany: treasurer,
K. W. Lung-don, of Albany; directors. H.
J'reerksen. of ehedds: I. Whealdon. of Plain
view, and J. H. Scott, of Tangent. ..
South Bend, Or. Pacific County, which pre
viously bad four road supervisors, has in
creased the number to 12, and the following 10
nwn were appointed today to act In that ca
pacity: T. J. GoulUr. F. A. Teaton, J. A.
Carlson, Rov Plumor James Wheaton, George
Prior. BM "Rockey, John Johnson, William
Hastings and J. M. Howard.
Albany. Or.--Though one case based on a
statutory charge is already pending against
him In the State Circuit Court here, Ralph
Turpln, of Waterloo, faces trouble -on a -similar
charge based on & later occurrence. Tur
pln's trial waa in progress here when the
bolldav period was flmt declared and. though
attorneys believe that the interruption of that
term discharged the Jury and thus gave him
liberty as having been In jeopardy, the case
has not yet been finally disposed of. The
remarkable feature of the- present situation Is
that the new alieged offense was committed
since the trial of the former charge. Water
loo people were placing the alleged facta, be
fore Deputy District Attorney Hill here to
day. FAIR STOWAWAY EJECTED
Ship's Crew Put to Serious Test on
Leaving Golden Gate.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 10. (Special.)
A beautiful young woman who created
excitement by. fiercely resisting an at
tempt to prevent her from becoming a
stowaway on the vessel's last departure"
from San Francisco to this port, is caus
ing much conjecture on the part of 'the
officers of the steamship Buckman.- The
woman brushed by the watchman a few
minutes- before the Buckman was to sail,
and entering a cabin locked the' door
and defied the officers to eject her.
After all other means failed, a cabin
boy waa hoisted through-the window and
succeeded In unlocking the door. It- was
not until after the Buckman was out in
the stream that .the watchman called at
tention to the presence of the fair stow
away.' and she was placed in a launch
and sent ashore. Her only explanation
was that she must get to Seattle and
that she had no money. She refused to
give her name-.
FAILS TO PAY FOR
ENGAGEfVlElwTRING
Young Man Neglects to Meet
the Installments on a
$210 Sparkler. .
FIANCEE MUST RETURN . IT
Justice Reld Decide Suit Brought
by Jewelry Firm Against Mrs. A.
Beebe, a Xoung Widow, in
Favor of the Plaintiff.
In accordance with an order laid -down
by a Portland Justice court, yesterday
forenoon, young women accepting en
gagement rings hereafter would do well
to require of their fiance a forma bill
of sale or receipt" to accompany the
prenuptlal. solitaire. The order In ques
tion compelled a young Portland widow
to return to a local Jewelry firm an en
gagement ring worth $210 which had
been given her as a betrothal token by
Frank Blelgh.
The case, which kept Judge Reld, of
the West Side Justice Court, busy all
forenoon waa Instituted by the firm of
Marx & Bloch and waa bitterly contested
by Mrs. A. Beebe, . to whom the ring
had been presented by BlelgK. While the
testimony clearly showed that Blelgh
presented Mrs, Beebe with the sparkler.
It was likewise, made "clear that It
had not been fully paid for by that
generous young man. So the lady must,
return the ring or pay the equivalent .of
Its value in. cash.
Blelgh was iot on hand to explain
Just why he gave to a young woman a
diamond that had not been paid for but
an explanation was not lacking. Mrs.
Beebe had managed to learn the facta
and rather than exhibiting high Indigna
tion at Blelgh she did much to excuse his
action. He was a victim of the recent
financial stringency, ' she said.
It appears that Bleigh, evidently a
young person of generous Impulses and
limited means, prevailed upon the' Jewel
ers to -part with the solitaire by pay
ment of $25. He was to pay the balaifce
on the Installment plan. If is said by
Jewelers that not a few of the glittering
gems given by prodigal youths for en
gagement purposes are secured under like
conditions. A presentable diamond can't
be had, at present prices for less than
$150 and If the newly Installed fiance
would ' give . his fiancee something to
arouse the envy of her girl friends he
must part with $200 or more. Very few
young men with matrimonial . inclina
tions have that much but the diamond
Is indispensable. Putting the ring on the
bride-to-be Is compared to putting the
brand 'on a maverick. Without the mark
the bride and the maverick alike are open
to theft. -.-.' .
Present Is One Worth While.
Bleigh got credit from Marx "& Bloch
and carried the solitaire away In triumph.
It was of a grade better than commer
cial white, weighed (a Carat plus two
small fractions and was displayed In an
attractive Tiffany setting. The gift was
one worth while andv Blelgh hurried to
bestbw it upon Mrs. Beebe. The fact
that it waa purchased on a conditional
sale contract didn't matter to Blelgh in
this happy hour. He had 'a good job.
was making money and had no doubt
of his ability to pay the monthly in
stallments, of $25 until the ring was
fully paid for.
In September he failed to show-up at
the Marx & Bloch establishment. They
went out to hunt for him. He was 111
hard luck and couldn't pay. He needed
more time. October and November rolled
by and so did December. The firm was no
longer able to locate Blelgh. Through
one of their agents they located the re
cipient of the gem and explained the
situation to her.
Give it back? Give back an engage
ment ring? Not much. The .ring waa
given her by Mr. Bleigh. She had since
given him a handsome solitaire diamond
for his "tie.- The Jewelers took the matter
to law.
. Mrs. Beebe said from the witness-stand
yesterday that she knew Bleigh had been
financially embarrassed of late but was
sure- his would make good all back pay
ments on the diamond. She did not
know his present whereabouts. An effort
to aerve a subpena failed. Constable
Wagner being unable to get any.trace of
the donor.
.The leg'al aspects of the case were
then exhaustively gone Into by the
various lawyers In the case. Otto
Kraemer, on behalf of the jewelers, pro
tested that It was an outrage for young
men to scatter'about diamonds for which
they had not paid and he said that surely
Mart & Bloch could -not be' expected to
supply unknown ladles with diamonds.
Max Cohen, on ' behalf of Mrs. Beebe.
said the ring was. given to her and that
she could not be expected to pay for It.
Judge .Reld then gave Mrs.- Beebe the
choice of returning the diamond at once
or paying the amount owed by Blelgh on
the stone. She did not ' say which aha
would do.
Complex Question for Justice Reld.
How much Is It worth to do the house
hold work for a family of six?
That was another of the maze of
queries that the law . was called upon
to answer, yesterday. It fell to the lot
of Justice Reld to settle this problem
after he had gotten' through with the
diamond ring episode.
It seems that Mary' Svoboda, quite
lately of Sweden, was hired to work at
Clearer brain and steady .
nerves always follow the rise
of Postnm in place of coffee
sometimes in a very
marked manner.' .
Caffeine the drug in cof
fee interferes with diges
tion, and if continued is sure
to show in some fixed dis
ease. The perfect poise of mind
and body the power to ac
complish something worth
while, makes a lot of differ-
ence with' one's earning ca-
parity. ' -
' If it's worth while to you,
try the change to Postum
say, two weeks. You'll know
''There's a Reason." "
Read ' ' The Road to Well-
vile,-' in pkgs. ;
the H. Farret household, in East Port- I
land: She was to get $18 a month and
signed a stipulation . to that effect. In
return for that amount she was to assist i
In general housework. . ,
Mary says they had her do the.washlng. !
the Ironing, the scrubbing, the cooking.
She waa scullerymald, chambermaid,
laundress, cook, 'waitress, errand girl,.
nurse and even, split the family kindling.
It was too much for the small wage. She
says she asked for more wages, which
statement is not hard to believe. She
was promised $25 a month. But the
promise was verbal, her agreement was '
written. The family adopted a system of
partial . payments, giving her money In
$3 and $10 dribs, so that she did not
really know whether.her raise had gone i
into effect or not until September 2?, when
she demanded payment In full. She waa ,
paid on the. basis of $18 per month. '
Mrs. Farret was present W court to !
defend her conduct: for Mary brought ,
suit against the Farrets for a balance of i
$17.50. She denied Raving made even a j
verbal promise to pay Mary more than
$1S. in support of her contention she
presented in court her neighbor. , Mrs.
Bessie Avery. Once Mrs. Avery had
visited Mary at-the Farret household for-:
the purpose "of acquiring her for the '
Avery domestic work. She asked Mary
.what she was getting and Mary told her
$20 a month, offering to go to the Avery'
domicile for a similar amount. i
Since Mary had no corroborative i
evidence and the written agreement j
showed she had agreed to work for $18, j
Judge Reld said he could not give her r'''
verdict for more than $5, which was
shown to have been due even under the
smaller rate of wage. In addition to the
$5 the Farrets will havs to pay the costs
of action. .
Committee on Public Buildings.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ' 10. Chairman
Bartholdt organized his committee on
public buildings and grounds today by the
appointment of various . subcommittees.
All bills for the purchase of grounds or
the erection of public buildings in Alaska,
Arizona, New Mexico," Hawaii and the
Philippines will be passed upon by a sub
committee headed by Chairman Bartholdt,
of Missouri: Colorado, by a subcommittee
whose chairman is. -Representative How
ell, of New Jersey; California,- Montana,
Wyoming. Representative .Connor, of
Iowa; Isevada, Representative Rodenberg.
of. Illinois: Idaho, Oregon, Utah and
Washington, Representative Norrle, of
Nebraska.
The Caplstrano Reaches Astoria.
The new steam schooner Caplstrano,
which was built on Gray's Harbor,
crossed in at Astoria late, yesterday
afternoon in tow of the tug Baring.
The Caplstrano will come to Portland
and her boilers and engines will be
Installed by Willamette Iron & Steel
Works. The vessel is constructed on
the same plan as the Johan Poulsen,
Bee and' other craft which engage in
the coastwise lumber trade. She will
be ready for service within eix weeks.
Tnfant Drowns in Pool.
PENDLETON. On, Jan. 10. 'Special.)
Forest Eldrldge, the 3-year-old son . of
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Eldridge, was drowned
last evening by falling into a pool on the
farm, a few miles south of this city. He
Could not have been In. the water more
than a few minutes when found, but all
efforts to resuscitate him failed.
Demand . Discharge of Japanese.
EVERETT, Wash., Jan. 10. The resi
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demanded the dismissal of -46 Japanese
employed In the mills at Arlington. There
is little doubt that the aliens will be
forced" to leave.
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