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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1908. STATE LOSES IN TITLE BANK CASE Judge Cleland Sustains De murrers to Three of Four Indictments. FLAWS ARE HELD FATAL District Attorney's Hopes ArcXow Centered on Fourth Information on Which the Court Has .Not Vet Ruled. Thrre of the Indictments ajrainst the of ficials of the defunct Titlo Guarantee & Trust Company are worthless. Jud?e Cleland decided yesterday In the Circuit Court that the demurrers interposed by the attorneys for the defendants should he' sustained. It is now up to District Attorney Manning to draw new Indict ments against the alleged bank-wreckers, or to proceed under some other course of action against J. Thorhurn Ross, T. T. J-tutkhm t. John E. Aitchison and George H. Hill. There is a possibility that Judges Gan tenbein. O'Day and Bronauph. who heard the argument on the questions raised by the demurrer to the fourth indictment, will decide that it. too. is well taken. In this case Mr. Manning: will be where he was last November when he tiled the tn- clii-tments. except that he will have the assistance of Judge Cleland's ruling in framing Indictments free from the errors held fatal. Should the fourth demurrer also be sustained, however, another in dictment against the officials, for receiv ing money from depositors while the bank was Insolvent, cannot he brought. The demurrer to the fourth indictment al leges that the law under which the charge is brought was not in effect at the time the Title Bank failed. Manning Not Present. District Attorney Manning was in Salem yesterday and could not be present when Judge Cleland rendored his decision. Dep uty District Attorney Ilaney was pres ent, and when the court had concluded asked that an order be Issued by the court, again submitting the cases to the District Attorney. The order was issued. Wallace McCamant. Ross attorney, and Harrison Allen, attorney for other de fendants, were present. Tup demurrers to information Nos. SSO, 681 and 68:1. ruled on yesterday, all are on the ground that section 1807 of the Oregon Code does not refer to private Individuals, but drily to persons in, pubJic ofrlce; that the Informations charge more than one crime; that the crimes are not alleged to have been committed in Multnomah County; that they are not alleged to have been com mitted within three years prior to the tiling of the informations; that the ln formationr do not explicitly state the crimes, and that the alleged facts do no constitute crimes. Judge Cleland said that on the alle gation that section 1S'7 of the Code only applies to defaulting state oftl cials. the demurrers would not be sus tained. This law, he stated, covers just such cases as that of the Title Hank officials, who were In charge of money belonging to the state. Bast of the Charges. Information No. 680 alleges that $;iL'7.352.10 belonging to the state was converted by the bank-wreckers to their own use; information No. 681 al lege that the officials willfully, un lawfully and feloniously loaned $10,500 of the state moneys to M. B. Rankin, while No. 682 alleges that Ross and his colleagues refused to pay State -Treasurer Steel I2SS.426.87 upon his demand, although they had It on hand.. Judge Cleland said information No. 680 docs not charge two crimes, contrary to the law, but the other two informations, he said, charge only one crime. He substantiated the demurrers to all the Informations on the other four grounds. The Informations say the Title Guarantee & Trust Company was In ex istence last November, and that "there tofore" the officials committed the crimes charged. The court said that "there tofore" refers to some time In the past not explicitly named, and that the time and place where the acts were committed can not be determined. Judge Cleland also passed upon the mo tion of Burkhart and Aitchison, by which they endeavored to have the informations against them dismtascd on the ground that their cases were not brought before (lie Circuit Court in the December term of Court, the next term after they were first indicted. Judge Cleland ruled that the purpose of the law requiring prose cution at the first term of court following indictment was to give alleged criminals a speedy trial. He said that it was a .matter of common knowledge that there was no December .term of court. As the cases were taken up at the first term of court held after the men were indicted. Judge Cleland said he could not grant the motion to uuash. SEVFN " BFFOUK THE C'OVHT Judpe Cleland Hears the Picas of Minor Offender. Seve n persons were brought before Judge Cleland In the Circuit Court yes terday afternoon for arraignment. "Chick" Houghton, charged with larceny, was among the number. His case was sot for trial May 4. he having previously entered a plea of not guilty. James Sul livan, alleged to have been Houghton's accomplice in stealing two bolts of cloth from William Vclten. at 4trn, Washing ion street, pleaded not guilty and he will bet tried May 5. R. W. Gollett and Charles Kynd plead ed not guilty. They will be tried to gether on May K. They are accused of passing a worthless check on 1 Hel ming, at Troutdale, on January 2. John McNuttson, who recently picked a lock in the County Jail and was cap tured by County Clerk Fields while es caping over the back fence, pleaded not guilty. He is alleged to have burglarized a building at 2SS Purnside street on Feb ruary 21. H,e will be tried May T. H. Caler was arraigned on a charge of obtaining the signature of a corporation by false pretenses. He Is said lo have represented to Philip Neu. of the Port land Marble Works, that three contracts representing JT6rt were valid, when in re ality they were not. Caler did not enter his plea, being allowed time to do so by the court. Alphonse Gunter was before the court on a charge of stealing $7$ in money and jewelry' from Alfred Tripp. The crime mas committed at 23 Burnside street, on February 10. HE PORT OF JIVEMLE COURT sixty e Considered by Tribunal During February. Judge Gantenbefn. of the Juvenile Court, issued the following report on the work of that tribunal during February. While the work is constantly increasing. It is the court's policy to give but little publicity to the individual cases, and to report at the beginning of each month the work done during the preceding month. The number and character of cases last month follows: Number of children brought into court by citation. boy. 37; ulrls, 1ft; total. 5fi. Pru?h' into court for second and third of fense, boys 4. IVItnquemp. boys, 35: ft1rl. : total. 44. Dependents, boy. 6; girls. 10; total. 16. Az of children Ten years and under, 13; H tn 13 years Inclusive. 12; 14 years, i'2; 17 years, 1; ltt years, 7; 17 years," 5; total. 60. Character of delinquency Assault and battery. 1 : larceny. 15; immorality. 4; as sociating with immoral persons. ; malicious mischief, ; incorrigible, H; running away. 2; other causes, 6: total. 44. t"aues of dependency Desertion of parents. 2; poverty, 5; other causes. 0; total. 16. Disposition of cases Continued. 4; dis missed fr want of jurisdiction. !i; dtem!sd on hearing without other action than warn ing. I fl; placed on probation. 17; committed, to Boys and -Girls Aid Sociefy temporarily, fi; committed to House of the Good Shep herd, 4; committed to Detention Home. 7: awarded to mother. 2; awarded to private individuals. 2r totat O". Cais investigated, not brought into court, ft; letters of a-arning pent. 31 : cass of contributing to the delinquency of minors, i. Surma o Will probated. The will of James Surman was admit ted to probate in the County Court yes terday and letters issued to George H. Hill and Miss'Mary Linda Surman. The will names Miss Surman. a sister of the deceased, and Hiil as executors of the estate. The estate is valued at $125,000. The. real estate Is said to rent for about 76 a year. The will is dated Septem ber 3, 1194. It provides that all the prop erty shall go to Mips Surman. Two Walter H. Evodh, Appointed Deputy Inited States District Attorney. other sisters of the deceased . live in England. These are Kmma Cozzifachi, of Liscard. Liverpool: and Agnes Jane Rim mer, of Holly Mount, New Brighton, Liv erpool. Paquet Held Not Liable. The motion for - a nor suit, made by the attorneys for Joseph Paquet, was sustained by Judge Gantenbein In tne Circuit Court yesterday. Paquet was named as one of the defendants in the suit of Barbara Greene to. recover $5000 damages for the accidental death of Harry A. Greene a year . ago. James B. Tillotson and the Pacific Bridge Com pany are also defendants in the suit, but in their cases there was no ground for non suit. Paquet urgtd that as he re let his contract, the subcontractor was responsible for removing the planking from the Bast Stark-street trestle, where Greene fell through and was drowned. Leaves Estate to Sons. The will of Louise P. Vial was filed with the County Court yesterday for pro bate. The property is said to be worth $24,415. Only $100 of this is given to Leon L. Vial, one of the sons, while Arthur J. Vial and Paul J. Vial, the other two sons, are to receive equal portions of the balance, and are also appointed by the will joint executors, to serve without bonds. The will was made June 28. 1905. Judge Webster admitted It to probate, and appointed as appraisers Ben C. Dey, D. S. Stearns and Charles H.,KorreII. Is Acquitted of Theft. J. F. Dalton was acquitted yesterday on a charge of stealing a gold ring worth $8 and a topaz ring worth $50 from Elsie Shcphard. A Jury in Judge Bronaugh's department of the Circuit Court heard the evidence, and brought in the verdict in the afternoon.. The crime was alleged to have been com mitted at 309 Jefferson street on No vember 21. Values Leg at $20,000. Emmet t Lingle has filed a suit with the Circuit Court to recover $20,000 damages from the Clark & Wilson Lumber Com pany for the loss of his right leg. He says he was working at the company's Linn ton mill, when a log fell on ' the limb, wiih the result that two amputa tions were necessary, the last one taking the leg off above the knee. He alleges the machinery was carclcasly handled. Cited to Show Cause. ' G. W. Prosper, administrator of the estate of John Bowles, must appear in the County Court at 9 A. M., March, It, to show cause why Blla Ball should not be paid $705 for work, labor and services performed for Bowles during his lifetime. In her petition, filed with the County Court, she says Bowles refused pay ment. Teamster Asks Damages. Peter Sonsun is suing the . Portland Railway Company in the Circuit Court to recover $15,117. He alleges that on January 24. last year, while he was driv ing along Sixth street with a truck, he was run Into by a Glisan-street car, thrown from his agon and permanently injured. - Starr Estate Appraised. The estate of Kvorett G. Starr has been appraised at $TkJ.750.4O. James P. Cook, F. C. Barnes and Hugh C. Gearin. the appraisers, tiled their report with the County Court yesterday. Judge Webster has allowed the widow $100 a month from the estate. ; Make Solid Earth Fills. Considerable work is being done on the lines of the, Portland Railway, Light & Power Company in filling bridges." The company has just re placed a bridge on the Milwaukie road, across Milwaukie Slough, near the Southern Pacific crossing of the Sell wood streetcar line, with an earth fill 35 feet wide. Another fill has been made on the Oregon City line near Ore gon City, where a bridge has been re placed with a pipe culvert and a solid earth embankment. Workmen are now engaged In putting in a steel girder ap proach at the north end of the Clacka mas River bridge on the Oregon City division, that will replace a trestle approach. BRISTOL APPOINTS TWO ASSISTANTS Then Requests Federal Court To Call Grand Jury to Sit This Month. NAMES ORDERED DRAWN Jurors Will- Investigate Charges Against Seventeen Prisoners Now Awaiting Hearing Indicted Will Be Tried at Once. United States Attorney Bristol ap peared in the United States Court yes terday announcing the appointment of Robert Tucker and Walter H. Evans as assistants, and asked Judge Wolver ton for a grand Jury. The venire of 60 men from which this inquisitorial body will be selected will be drawn in open court at 10 o'clock this morning. The talesmen will be required to re port in court at 2 o'clock Monday, March 16. when a grand jury of 23 members will be chosen. Mr. Tucker, who will be first assist ant to District Attorney Bristol, is res ident counsel for the Automatic Tele phone Company, and for five years was Assistant United States Attorney under John J. Sullivan, f,or the Northern District of Ohio. It was only on the urgent request of Mr. Bristol that Mr. Tucker accepted the position, the ap pointing official feeling that the ap pointee, by reason of his former ex perience and familiarity with Federal Court practice, would prove a valuable assistant In disposing of the large amount of business that has accumu lated. Mr. Evans, who will be second as sistant to Mr. Bristol, is a well-known young lawyer of thi-s city, and for the last two years has been secretary of the law department of the Univer sity of Oregon. Neither is Mr. Evans a novice in the Government service. While connected with the War Depart ment, he served for nearly five years in Porto Rico during the administra tion of, Governor William H. Hunt, now United States Judge for the District of Montana. Tucker an Ohio Man. Mr. Tucker came to Portland- about two and a half years ago from Toledo, O., to take charge of the Automatic Telephone Company's law business in this city. He graduated in the class of 1S91 from Buchtel College at Akron, O., and two years kter was a member of the graduating class from the Cin cinnati Law School, of Cincinnati, O. He practiced law for a number of years In Toledo. O., where he received the appointment of Assistant United States Attorney, serving In that capacity nearly six years. The selection of Mr. Bristol for sec ond assistant, Mr. Evans, ..is a native of the State of Indiana, aged 38 years. Mr. Evans was graduated from the Valparaiso University, Valparaiso. Ind., in the class of 1896. when he took up the study of law, finishing the junior course In the Northern Indiana Law School the following year. In that year he accepted a clerkship in the Indiana State Senate during the session of 1897, when Vice-President Fair banks was first elected to the United States Senate. Mr. Evans Is also in timately acquainted with -Harry S. New, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, who was a member of the same Indiana Senate that elected Fair banks Senator. Following the 1897 session of the In diana Legislature, Mr. Evans went to Chicago, where he accepted a (Clerkship In a law office. Later he re sumed his profession of teaching, ac cepting a position in a normal school at Chattanooga, Tenn., In order to en able him to complete his law studies. In the following year, 1898, he entered the War Department, and was sent to Porto Rico, where he was stationed r 7 , FAMOUS EVAXGKLIST WILL A ft ft 1 v it. iv pnnTi.An TODAY. Rrr. Bad Rohlnnon Rev. Bud Robinson, the fa mous evangelist and author, will be in Portland toda-, and speak at .the Church of the Nazarene, 428 Burnside street, this afternoon at 2:50. and also in the evening at 7:30 o'clock. He will not be able to give any more time in Portland, but will leave Thursday for Los Angeles, Cal., to meet an engagement. He has just arrived from Chicago and Seattle. Rev. Mr. Robinson is x-onsidered one of the fore most evangelists in this coun try. As a platform speaker, hex ranks with the ablest. He is a most successful revivalist. for four and a half years, during the administration of that possession by Judge Hunt as Secretary and Governor. Quits Government Work. Leaving the island, he came to Port land and took up the study of law again, graduating from the University of Oregon law school in 1905. The fol lowing1 year he resigned from the Gov ernment service and located in Port land, where he began the practice of his profession. In the same year he was elected secretary of the legal de I I f 1 I - f t 1 1" - ft ' partment of the University of Oregon, a position he still holds. In politics, Mr. Evans has always been a Republi can. Mr. Bristol and his assistants yes terday took possession of the United States Attorney's office in the Federal building, where they will be stationed for the transaction of all business for the' Government coming--be-fore that department. The furniture in the dif ferent offices has been re-arranged to meet the convenience of the new ten ants, with a view to facilitating the transaction of the work. Misses Vivian and Amy Flexner, respectively clerk and stenographer to Mr. Bristol, j yesterday withdrew from the District-; Attornej-'s office, having during the day forwarded their resignations to United States Attorney-Genera! Bona parte. They will leave soon for their home in Davenport, Iowa. Plans of Mr. Bristol. When court convenes this morning, a list of 60 names will be drawn from which the grand jury will be selected. The Federal statute requires a grand jury of not less than 16 nor more than 23 members, and it has been the prac tice of the District Attorney here to call for a jury of the maximum num ber. The plans decided on by. Mr. Bristol will enable him to begin the Investigation of pending criminal cases not later than Tuesday, .March 16, so that the trials can begin not more than a week later. While Mr. Bristol, in keeping with his "invariable rule" Is not advertis ing his plans or what he expects to do, it is presumed he will establish a record for disposing of all accumulated Robert Tucker, Appointed Dep uty Lnlted States Olatrlvt Attorney. business and then be in a position to take up and consider all other business with dispatch and to the satisfaction of litigants before the Federal Court. The first business to be cared for is disposition of the cases of the 17 men who are being held in jail on criminal charges preferred by officers of the. Government. Several of these men have been in jail for many months, and through their attorneys, have been demanding trials. Their requests will be granted, and trials will be arranged as soon as the grand jury returns for mal indictments. The 17 men under arrest - and the charges under which they are being held are: L-i&t of the Prisoners. H. H. Higley, charged with using the mails for illegal purposes. Fred Kuhn and John Anderson, charged with counterfeiting. George Wilson, Fred Johnson, John Simpson and Frank McPhersbn, changed with robbing a sub-station of the Portland Postoffice. G. D. Salnave and C. G. Hornsberger, charged with violation of the postal laws. Merle West, Dell Hayward and Earle Hanks, charged with robbing the Hills dale Postoffice. R. H. Wells. J. N. Saylor, Frank Cavlness and M. J. Dorsey. charged with using the mails for fraudulent purposes. John S. Carroll, alias "Sailor Jack," charged wffch stealing a United States mail pouch. Carroll is out on bonds, pending a hearing before United States Commissioner Sladen. Forbids Removal of Records. Judge Wolverton in the Federal Court yesterday made an order forbidding the removal of the books of he Hawkeye Investment Company beyond the juris diction of the United States Court for the District of Oregon. Suit has been brought in the courts of British Colum bia agairist the company, which Is a debtor of the Title Guarantee & Trust Company. Under the order permission is granted W. D". Scott, secretary of the company, to take copies of the important papers, but he is held responsible for the safekeeping of the books and the original documents of the investment company. Mrs.. Steel to Pay Debt. On the application of United States Attorney Bristol, Judge Wolverton yes terday directed the transfer of the de posit of $7018, held by Mrs. Ena P. Steel in . the Title Guarantee & Trust Com pany's bank when it failed, and its appli cation on the indebtedness of about $13, 000 owing the bank by the Home & Se curity Investment Company, of which Mrs. Steel is one of the principal owners. Mrs. Steel is the wife of State Treasurer Steel, and has agreed to complete the payment of her company's indebtedness to the wrecked bank. REFUSES TO PAY TAXES O. R. & X. Company Contends That Assessor Exceeded Powers. The O. R. & X. Co. lias refused to pay ?204.94S of its taxes for this year. The money, notes and accounts of the rail road company were assessed by Assessor Sigler this year at J16.180.O0O. The com pany has come forward with a tax pay ment of $34,808.28, this being the amount due on the rest of its assessable prop erty, but it refusse to pay taxes on the money, notes and accounts, holding the position taken before the County Board of Equalization last Fall. The total tax of the railroad company is $229,756. if the ruling of the Equaliza tion Board Is sustained by the courts. The case has not yet been taken into court, but it will be necessary to take it there, should the railway company con tinue to refuse payment. Before the deputies of the Sheriffs office accepted the part payment of the railroad's taxes they obtained an opinion from District Attorney Manning as to the legality of accepting only a part payment. The District Attorney an swered that it would be . perfectly legal to accept the payment as made, as the various properties of the company are assessed separately. The receipt should show, however, he said, that only part of the taxes have been paid. Kverv ice-m Known to the 1jidxy has been found in e United States. I LENT BEGINS TODAY! Ash Wednesday Commence ment of Period of Fasting. CLOSES EASTER SUNDAY All Roman Catholic and Episcopal Churches Will Hold Special Serv ices During Forty Days of Self - Denial. Today is Ash Wednesday. It marks the beginning of Lent, which terminates on Easter Sunday. In the Catholic and Episcopal churches the AO days interven ing between these dates is a period of prayer and fasting and is universally observed. In the Catholic churches to day there will be masses at 6:30 o'clock, 8 o'clock and 9 o'clock, with the blessing and presentation of the ashes. On Wed nesday nights during Lnt there will be a sermon on instruction and benediction; on Friday nights the Way of the Cross and benediction. The regulations cover ing the observance of Lent by members of the Catholic churches, were given out last week by Archbishop Christie, of this archdiocese, and Bishop C. J. O'Reilly, of the Baker City diocese. Services in Trinity Episcopal Church to day will be held at 10 o'clock this morn ing and 8 o'clock tonight. There will be a prayer service every day at 5 o'clock P. M. There will be a communion service every Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. Litany every Friday morning at 10 o'clock. There will be a union service of all the Episcopal churches every Wednes day night during Lent. The service next Wednesday night. March 11, will be held in Trinity Church. - Services at St. Stephen's Pro-Cat hedral today will be at 7:30 o'clock, 10 o'clock and 4 o'clock. There will be services every day, excepting Sunday, at 4 o'clock. Tuesdays and Fridays there will be service at 7:30 A. M. On Sunday nights during Lent Bishop Scadding will preach in St. Stephen's on "The Six Great Re ligions." On. next Sunday night, March 8. the subject will be "3hintaism." The other religions to be treated of in the course will be given In the following orders March 15, "Brahminlsm": March 22, "Buddhism"; March 29. Moham medanism"; April 5. "Judaism"; April 12, "Christianity." At St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, First and Carruthers streets, the Holy Communion service will be held today at 10:30 o'clock. On Fridays during Lent the penitential office will be given at 4:30 o'clock. The services on Sundays will bs at 11 o'clock A. M. and 7:30 o'clock P. M. Following are the Lenten regulations for Catholics, issued by Archbishop Christie and Bishop O'Reilly, of Baker City: I-ent begins Marcb 4. All the faithful not legitimately dispensed ' are obliged In con science to observe the laws of the church concerning the Lenten fae. 3. The use of flesh meats is allowed at every meal on Sundays, as well as the principal meal on Mondays. Tuesday), Thursdays and Saturdays, Saturdays of the ember days and holy week excepted. 2. The use of fiah, milk, butter and egs is permitted on all days of Lent at the evening collation and the principal meal on those days on which the use of flesh meats la for bidden. 8. In the morning a small piece of bread ij allowed with a cup of coffee, tea, choco late or some similar drink. 4. When the principal meat cannot be taken before noon, the order may be inverted and the collation taken In the morning and the dinner in the evening. . 5. Lard or grease may ba used in preparing the lawful victuals. 6. Those of the faith who are exempt from the obligation of fasting can. on the days when the use of flesh meats la permitted to all of the faithful, be allowed to use It sev eral times a day. as on the Sundays of Lent, when the obligation is not binding;. The use of both flesh meat and flsh together at the same meal is strictly forbidden during the whol of Lent. 7. By virtue of the indutt granted for 10 yrars by the holy see to the bishops of the United States, workingmen and their families are allowed the use of flsh meat on all the fast and abstinence days throughout the year, with the exception of all Fridays. Ash Wednesday, the Wednesdays and Saturday of holy week and the vigil of Christmas. Those who avail theme Ives of this dispensation are not allowed to eat flsh and. meat at the same meal and they are exhorted- to perform some other acts of mortification and penance, in accord with the spirit of the holy season of Lent. A moat useful and commendable cus tom la that of abstaining during Lent from stimulants, in honor of the sacred thirst of our Dlvtr.e Lord. The following persons are exempt., from fasting: AH those who have not attained their 21 st year or who have passed their 6th year: those whose' weak health or condition otherwise may demand the full amount of nourishment, and all those whose occupations are of a laborious and exhausting nature. Those who are excused from fasting, on account of age or hard labor, may use flesh meat more than once on the days on which it is allowed. It is eminently in accordance with the wpirit of the church that all those who use the dispensations from the fast and abstinence should supply, in part, the spirit of penance, by prayers and aimsdeeds; by avoiding all public shows, parties and amusements and by abstaining from all intoxicating beverages. The time for making the Eastern comrnu n ton extend s from the fl rst Sunday In Len t to Trinity Sunday, inclusive. All the faith ful are hereby warned that all those who neglect to make the Eastern communion vio late a law of the church which binds under pain of mortal ain. The transgressor of the law are, moreover, subject to excommunica tion, and, should they die. to prtvmtio of Christian burial. Parents have to answer to God for their children. I-et them, therefore, remember that they are obliged" In conscience to see that their children and others undeV their charge receive Easter communion. The reverend rectors are requested to have special Lenten devotions on Wednesdays and Fridays. The exercises shall consist of the beads, instruction and benedict kin ' on Wednesdays and the way of the cross and benediction on Fridays. During the month of March, the authorized prayer to St. Joseph will be recited after the usual prayers for the' mass. We also request the reverend clergy to read to the people, in the vemacula. the gospel for each day during Lent, aoi-. that this be dona at the -holy mass every morning. A. CHRISTIE, Archbishop of Oregon City. C. J. O'REILLY, Bishop of Baker City. SELL STOCK TO FARMERS Incorporators of County Fair Send Agents Into Field. J. J. Johnson, H. E. Davis and E. U Thorpe, Incorporators of the Multno mah County and Grana-e District Fair, have issued a prospectus and this week began placing- the stock among; the farmers of Multnomah and Northern Clackamas Counties. This prospectus contain a full statement f the pur poses ot the fair organization and its objects. It is set forth thst the capi tal stock is 129.000, in shares of IS each. No person or persons or corpor ation can own mors than CO shares of We Carry the Largest Variety of Suit Cases and Bags in the City They Are All New and Up to Date SPECIAL BARGAINS THIS 42-in. $24.00 44-in. $26.00 THE PORTLAND TRUNK MFG. CO. Makers ot High Quality Baggage ''Send for Catalogue 3 Stores 54 3d, cor. Pine; 107 flth st., near Stark; Morrison t.. near 1st. DO YOUR WITH THE ELECTRIC MOTOR You can sew all day with out fatigue if you let an Electric Motor run your Sewing Machine. The motor is small, neat, clean, gives no trouble, is per fectly safe andean be eas ily attached to any make of family sewing machine The Cost for current will not e&ceed one half cent an hour. Sewing Machine Motors and Electric Heating and Cooking Devices on Sa'e at the Company's Sup ply Department, Nos. 147 and 149 Seventh Street PORTLAND RAILWAY, LIGHT AND POWER CO. this stock, so th'at no person or cliquy will be able to secure control. The objects of the company are to hold, from time to time, a fair for the exhibition of livestock, natural prod ucts and manufactures in Multnomah CountJ'. It is the purpose . of the incor porators, as far as possible, to place the stock with the responsible farmers of Multnomah and Clackamas Counties. J. J. Johnson, who was president of the association which conducted the fair at Gresham last year, said yester day he considered' It almost certain that the farmers will support the movement. This, he eays, he judges from expressions of approval that have come to him from all parts of the coun ty. The fair held at Gresham last Fall has a balance, of over- $700 on hand with which to push the organization and establishment of the new company. So far a location for fair grounds has not been selected, but they will be on an electric railway and central. Chit-Chat of Sporting World BT W-IL.I G. MAC RAPT. WU MlTtRAY, swimming instructor of the Multnomah Club, has a splendid lot of young athletes in training for the cinder path and cross-country running. Out of the young men in train ing h hopes to develope a number of sensational performers.' Hans Wagner. Pittsburg's great short stop and leading batsman of the Na tionals, is worrying the Pirate fans to death. He 'still says he won t play this season and that instead of scooping up shlntoasters he is going to raise chickens. Now that Abe Attell walked tlTroustt young k.ciiy like a farmer going through a barn with & lantern, San Francisco fight-fans are sighing for a return match with Owen Moran. Let's have it. Hetty Green says she does not know what a diamond looks like. We always had a sneaking notion that Hetty wasn't a good sport. Charley Irwin, one of the most popular ball players on the Coast, -will manage the Denver team. Irwin wilt carry with him the good wishes of every fan in Port land. Here's hoping you make more than good. Cbaxley. Tommy Burns demands that Jack John son post $2000 for his fight. Burns also wants Jim Jeffries to be the referee and the fight to take place in a 16-foot ring. He evidently wants the big smoke close In when the firing begins. Owen Moran has decided that his vaca At Our Store at 107 Sixth St. We Carry a Large Variety of Small Leather Articles Such as Ladies' Purses, Hand Bags, Rolls and Collar Boxes at Reasonable Prices WEEK IN SKIRT TRUNKS. 46-in. $28.00 48-in. $30.00 SEWING tion is over and has mailt' a mutch to fight Grocer Hayes. The mill will Oe a. six-round affair and will be pulled 0. March 18 in Philadelphia. The rhief agricultural rogion of Peru' con fists ot a series of fertile parallel valleys running the entire extension of the coast over i:Mt miles back t the t-hatii of the. Andes, the distance varying from 25 to 7-5 mile Recital Friday Evening SOLOISTS: Miss Beulah Cad well, contralto. Mr. S. J. Story, violinist. Kilprs Piano House hihiouiu-ps the fifteenth of this sea-snu's recitals, to take place in its Recital Hall, corner of Park and Washington streets., at 8:30 Friday evening, March Cth. A fine programme of vocal and'in strnmental mitsic has been prepared. 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