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TITE MOEXING OREGOXIAN. THURSDAY, APRIL 2, I90S.
E
OF GIRL'S DEATH
Verdict of the Coroner's Jury
After Inquest Over Body
of Mabel Wirtz.
G. B. WHITNEY HELD IN JAIL
Fiance of Yotintt Woman Mnst Fact
Mans! an jrrtter Char? Rtamr9
Prop Crcrk Tr. Gtt-bm
Malcr-a Statement,
vtrpict of coRoyrR jtkt.
TV, th jury, find that Mt W'rrm
mm to h-r dah at 30- C:;ir
trnet, In P.-r:ifl.1. Slutmoatt
Ceurty. Or(ron. on Mordar mo ruin.
bMwcen 2 and 3 o'clock. Mirth Si.
lft1. from mercuric ppeririy or
sm other corrosive a tent furnt s?iS
to the deceased by one O. B. TVTitt-nrr-
R. Whitney the young.- Forest
firove dentist arretted Tuesday nigrht
followin!? the death of hi? fiancee.
Miss Mah-i Wirtx. form mercuric poi
soning, will have to face trial on a
charge of manslauplite r. The case was
probed by a C.'oronor s jury yesterday
ftftrrr.oon and the verdict tended to
o;incet Whitney directly with the
i!'Hth of the young woman.
r!r;jth of the young woman. Th possfble
complicity of Albert Watson, a Forest
OS rove jeweler, is being held in abeyance.
Whitney directly accused Watson of bav
in sold liim the po'non which caused the
girl's d-atli. and Watson was quite as
positive in hi? denial of the accusation.
That Miss Wirtz' life might have
been saved even after she became seri
ously ill was made plain at the inquest.
While it was shown that Whitney
confesied the truth as regards the
cause of the girl's Illness, it likewise
appeared that the confession was be
Ifiiej and not given In due time.
Dr. Gilbert's Statement.
Pr. J. Allen Gilbert, who attended the
victim up to her dafh. was released
from any reprrhensiMMty in the matter
after Deputy Coroner Finley had talked
with him In detail concerning the case.
I r. Gilbert is very much wrought up
over the publicity he has received since
the ca and especially over a statement
of Whitney's tliat he (Dr. Gilbert pre
cipitated the investigation mainly be
cause of Ms failure to receive ($102 due
on the case for medical services.
Ho said last niaht:
"1 never handled a case in my life
with more regard for the ethics of my
profession than this case which resulted
in the death of Miss Wirtx. After
Whitney's confession that mercuric
poisoning- was the cause of her Illness,
I agreed that that fact should be con
cealed as long: as the young girl had a
chance to recover. In order to shield her
reputation. After her death, I told
Whitney that her father must be told
the true cause of her death, and I asked
him to tell Mr. Wirt. This he said he
couldn't bring himself to do. and asked
me to do so, which I did. At this same
conversation I told Whitney that the
only honorable thing for him to do was
to assume the responsibility for the bill
for my medical services. I told him it
was not right to compel the father to
pay the bill, whn he (Whitney) was re
sponsible for her death. I also told him
that since the druggist was also to
blame, he should see the latter and get
the druggist to Join hiin In the settle
ment. I was not worrying1 about the
bill, because Mr. Wirtz would have paid
It. I simply felt that the young man
was honor bound not to cast this burden
on Mr. Wirtz shoulders.
"The delay In filing the death certifi
cate occurred In this way: My advice
to Whitney had been to give the true
cause of death, mercuric poisoning, and
to make a full and frank statement of
the affair. 1 had told him that I would
assign toxaemia as the cause of death,
but was certain that, as t his indicated
posoning. the Health Board would In
sist upon, an Investigation. I agreed to
wait until noon the next day before
signing the certificate. In the meantime
he was to see the druggist and arrange
fur the payment of the bi'.I. He did not
rnme and I could do nothing else but
give the true cause of death in the death
certificate. There is absolutely no truth
in any statement that I would have
signed any other cause of death than
poisoning1 If my bill' had been paid im
mediately. As I have said, I was not
worrying about my bill. 1 was trying
to protect Mr. Wirt and at the samo
V.m to arouse Whitney to a realization
of his serious position and to Induce him
m adopt an honorable course. Whitney
himself today apologised to me for a
statement he made In an evening paper
and admitted he was mistaken. I am
surprised he has reiterated substantially
the same statement to The Oregonlan."
Whitney Refuses? to Testify.
Whitney did not testify. Dejected,
he sat through the proceedings, hang
ing his head. He was asked if he
cared to testify, but said he did not,
plainly fearing that be might affect
Ms case by making a statement before
the, Coroner's jury. Four witnesses
were heard Dr. Gilbert. Mrs. Lizzie
M. Wlrta. an aunt of the dead girl; Dr.
Kay Matson and Albert Watson. The
inquest was held at 3:30 P. M. at the
Ftnley undertaking chapel and was
conducted by Deputy Coroner FInley
and Deputy District Attorney Steven
son. Previous to the Inquest "Whitney
waa taken before Jostles Keid. tn the
West Side Justice Court, for arraign
ment. There he said be had not se
cured the service of a lawyer and was
granted a continuance until Friday.
- Whitney discussed th caee, freely
after the Inquest.
"He gave me until noon yesterday In
which, to pay the bill," he said.
"He told me he would lose- enough on
the case tn reputation and didn't in
tend to lose the money for his ser
vices. If I came in with the money
before noon on the day of the funeral
he would assign the cause of death as
toxine polronlng; otherwise he would
terra It mercuric poisoning. I hadn t
the money and oouldn't raJse It.
"I wired to this man "Watson at For
est Grove to corce at once and save a
lot of trouble. He sold the prepara
tion which Miss Wlrti used. He used
to look after the drug store and In
that way came to mix me up some of
the preparation before I came to Port
land several weeks ago on a trip. The
stuff was in the form of suppositories
and the mercury must have been put'
in the prescription by mistake by Wat
sort. I did not get to see Watson and
failed to get any mony."
Whitney Engaged to Mist Wirti.
Continuing his statement. Whitney
said the concoction was supposed to
P0 50NNG
be entirely harmless and nothing more
than a mild antiseptic. It was pur
chased and intended for no other pur
pose. He was engaged to Miss Wirtz,
he said, and they had planned to be
married, possibly In June. He had
known Miss Wirt about five years,
although they were not well acquaint
ed until last September, when he re
turned to Forest Grove from a stay
of several years In Chicago, where he
graduated from a dental college. , Two
months ago the relations began which
ended in the tracedv. he said.
While the young man had been In a sad
mental state following his arrest, he was
more composed yesterday afternoon and
following the inquest discussed his po
sition quite cwtmlr. He seemed to regard
hinaself as peculiarly unfoftunate and the
vVt'tn or hapless circumstances. He sug
gested that te tan wouldn't begin to
hold even a small fraction of those who
had been guilty of similar offenses " ex
cept that their experiences had not met
wth so trag-.c a climax.
Dr. Gilbert. In Ms statement before the
Coroner s jury, admitted that he had
sugered that Wrutney pay the amount
due for medical attention. It was, not for
any mercenary or unworthy reason, how
ever, but in te hope of relieving the
rather of the burden which he felt
be'oged to Whimey and Watson, he said.
The rtrst wttnesa called at the Inquest
was Mr-s. IJiaie M. Wirtx. an aunt by
marriage, of Miss Wirts. She described
t.e girl s il'ness and said she was first In
formed by Dr. Gilbert of Whitney's part
tn the affair. She was succeeded on the
stand by the doctor.
nr. Gilbert Testifies.
Dr. GMbert said he was called in two
weeks ago. on Sunday, and was told by
M ss Wirtx that she waa feeling ill from
having eaten a tamale and feared she
had ptomaine psoning. He supposed the
case to be ptomaine poisoning and be
gan treating her for that. At the time
she had a low fever. Several days later
he noticed white spots on her palate and
for a moment suspected diphtheria, but
since the fever was gone, he was uncer
tain, as dfphiheria !s usually accompanied
by fever. He rook cultures from hr
throat for analysis by the Board of
Health, but, before the tests had been
made Whitney called on him and ex
plained that Watson had confessed put
ting mercury in the suppositories, thus
making It clear the case was one of mer
curic poisoning.
It was agreed that Miss Wirtr should be
told the doctor knew the cause of her
suffering, but that the truth ehould be
withheld from the parents for the time
being. As long as there was hope for her
recovery he wished to protect her repu
tation, but when the end came, he de
manded that Whitney tell the father.
Whitney asked Dr. Gilbert to perform
that sad office. The father was greatly
shocked, and after, staring dumbly for
a moment, turned on his heel and
walked into the house, -the witness said.
Dr. Ray M. Matson. the next witness,
told of the result of a post mortem ex
amination. He said he found that death
had been caused by a corrosive agent,
possibly mercury, although he would have
to make further tests to determine the
precise nature of the corrosive.
Watson Boldly Ponies All.
Albert Watson, accused of having pre
pared the compound, was on hand to deny
in full the accusations made by Whitney.
He said he did not mix the preparation,
did not know Whitney had it and that
Whitney lied if he said so. As to at
tending the drugstore In question, Watson
said he sometimes stood about that place,
but did not make sales or mix prescrip
tions. "It Is not necessary for you to testify
here, Mr. Whitney, but you are so
privileged if you wish to appear." Deputy
District Attorney Stevenson said.
"I don't care to testify," Whitney said,
lifting his head for an instant and as
qniokly dropping to the posture of shamed
dejection.
He was then taken back to his cell to
await arraignment on Friday and trial
at a later date. He has made no ar
rangements for a lawyer, but said last
night that his brother-in-law, Henry
Wheeler, would secure legal advisers and
was negotiating for the services of At
torneys John F. Logan and Dan J. Ma
larkey. The Coroner's jury was made up of C.
A. Mone!1, J. H. Mc Bride. W. U H1g
glns, A. B. Stuart, J. T. Click and Pat
rick Holland. It took them less than
half an hour to arrive at their conclusions.
DEATH OF A. P. MICKEY
Former Nebraska Merchant Passes
Away After Ijony Illness-.
A. P. Mickey, formerly of Lincoln. Neb.,
but later of this city, died at his resi
dence. Sou East Twenty-third street, early
Tuesday morning, at the age of 57 years.
He had been a sufferer from acute
Brlght's disease.
Mr. Mickey was born in Louisa County,
Iowa. February &, l&l. of English and
Scotch ancestry. In 1872 he moved from
his birthplace to Nebraska, where he
engaged in farming, afterward moving to
Osceola. Neb., -where for Id years he en
raged tn aercantile pursuits. In ISM he
moved to IJnooln, where he continued
along mercantile lines for eeveral years.
He then entered the real estate business,
in which he was engaged until last De
cember, when he moved to Portland In
the hope of bettering his health. He Im
proved tor a short time, but soon had a
relapse and continued to grow weaker
until his death.
Mr. Mickey had' many friends in Ne
braska, and was well known In other
states. He was a brother of John H.
Miokey. last Governor of Nebraska, and
a brother of tv. O. Mickey, of Osceoli.
Neb.: B. S. Mickey, of Indianola, la.;
Mrs. Adeline T. Blake, of Mediapolis, la.,
and Mrs. Ona Jamison, Wapello, la. He
left a widow, one son, Norris A. Mickey,
and three daughters. Misses Blanche,
R-sfle and Bfitth Mickey.
The funeral services will be held at the
family residence this afternoon at 2:30
o'clock.
Ixs Ar.gels, Cal. T.e Tnion Truat buildin.
at the cornr of Fourth end fcpriujc ctreets
In the heart of the city. U rfHrte-i to have
been w!d today to the Trustee Comr-anv of
thij city for between S50.iv and 1,.V,OCO.
ROfifTK B STNXOTT.
For District Attorney.
1
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x . - X
j The Late A. P. Mickey. J
LISTS COMPLETED
II. PRIMARY RACE
Names of Only Two Democrats
Appear on Multnomah
County Ballot.
FARNHAM AND TOM WORD
Period for Firing Petitions Expires
and Segregation of Entries Indi
cates Hard Fight for Positions
on the Republican Ticket.
There will be only two Democratic can
didates on the county and legislative
tickets to he voted In the June election
in Multnomah County. Walter C. Farn
hara seeks the nomination for State Sen
ator on - a Statement No. 1 platform,
while Tom Word will be nominated for
Sheriff and will oppose Sheriff R. L.
Stevens in the Reneral election. Aside
from the strife for legislative nomina
tions, the principal contest will be over
the selection of precinct committeemen.
The period in which nominating peti
tions for county and legislative offices
could be filed expired at 5 o'clock yes
terday afternoon , and County Clerk
Fields immediately will bepin the ar
rangement of the candidates' tiames as
they will appear on the official ballot.
In this county, five State Senators
are to be nominated and for these places
there are IB candidates amonfr the Re
publicans. Seven of the IS have sub
scribed to Statement 'No. 1. eisrht ajrree
to vote for the Republican voters choice,
while one. M. J. MacMahon, is unpledged.
Walter C. Farnham is the only Demo
crat aspiring to this nomination. Twelve
Representatives are to be nominated and
35 Republicans are asking for the places
with not a Democrat in the field. Of the
candidates. 15 have indorsed State
ment No. 1; IS will support for Senator
the Republican voters' choice; one. H.
E. Northup, a member of the House at
the 1907 session, is unpledg-ed for Sen
ator; and another, A. A. Anderson, prom
ises to support the people's choice for
Senator if he is a Republican.
Mahone Last to File.
L.. D. Mahone. who seeks the nomina
tion as State Representative, was the
last candidate to file his petition. He
did not reach the office of County Clerk
Fields until 5:15 o'clock yesterday after
noon, but he was permitted to make his
filing. In receiving nominating petitions
for state and judicial offices. Secretary
of State Benson accepted all filings that
were offered between 5 P. M. and mid
night of the last day allowed under the
law for making nominations. It was
under that precedent Clerk Fields per
mitted Mahone to qualify as a candidate.
Charles Cleveland, of Gresham. was
the only candidate who declared his in
tention of asking for a legislative nom
ination and failed to qualify. Mr. Cleve
land had announced that he would sup
port for Senator the choice of the Re
publican voters as expressed at the April
nominating election.
The following Is a complete list of all
of the candidates of the two parties for
places on the county and legislative
tickets, including the candidates for pre
cinct committeemen:
Stale Senator.
Republicans. Statement No. 1 John D.
Wilcox. H. R. A 'bee, Ben Selling. C. W.
Nottingham, Ralph C. Clyde, Dan Kellaher
and A. It. Willett; Republican voters'
choice. John B. Coffey, John rri?coll, Sg
KUhel. J. C. Bayer. C. W. Hodson, J. B.
Kelly. Elmer B. Colwell and Emmett Drake;
unpredged, m. J. MacMahon.
Democrats, Statement Xo. 1 Walter C
Farnham. Repreentat Ives.
Rejrabllcftna. Statement No. 1 G. H.
Allen, B. C. Altman, Fred J. Brady, L. D.
Mahone, L. M. Davis, K. J. Jaeper. J. C.
Bryant, W. J. Clemens, J. D. Abbott, K. C.
Couch. A. W- Orton. J. F. Casidy, Robert
R. Hunter. Charle J. McDonald and J.
Fred Wflklns: Republican voters' choice,
Wlllard H. Chapln. John Brown, Lucius J.
Hicks. L. E. Crouch, George W. Holcomb,
Georpe W. McMillan, Frank J. Richardson,
K. K. Kubll. Joseph W. Beverldge. I A.
Harlow. Louis Kuehn, Robert 3. Farrell, D.
F. Hardman, Dave B. Mackle, X. D.
Beutgen. J. W. Campbell. Frank Bollam
and J. H. Hickman ; unpledged. H. E.
Xorthrup; people's choic if a Republican,
A. A. Anderson.
Joint Repreaentative Multnomah and
Ciarkamaa.
Republican Republican voters choice, C
X McArthur; Statement No. 1, Dr. W. C.
Belt. (These nominations were Hied with
the Secretary of State at Salem
StvrffT.
Republican R. I Stevens.
Democrat Tom Word.
AMfMr.
Rerpubtl
G. Rushliffh. B. D.
Si re
count? Clerk.
Republican F. S. Fields.
Coroner.
Republican James C- Twitch!!, Ben L
Norden. J. C. Fill, John, S. PtoU, E. E.
Ericson.
County School Superintendent.
Republican R. F. Robinson.
County Treasurer.
Republican John M- Lewis.
County Purvey sr.
Republican Philo Holbrok, Jr.
County Comtnisfdoner.
Republican D. V. Hart, T. J. Kreuder,
"W. L Lightner.
Justices of too Peckoe.
Portland District, Republicans T. B. Mc
Devltt, William Reid, Fred L. Olson. J. W.
Beil.
Trout dale District, Republican J. S.
Hudson.
St. John District, Republican O. R
Downs.
Constable.
Portland District, Republicans Thomas
Mc.Vamw, Joseph S. Morak. Fri A, Frisch
korn. Lou Waffner, Charles Maun.
Trou tdale District, Republican S. X.
Joiuiston.
Wood lawn District, Republican C. L.
styers.
Preeiiiet Conuuitteemea.
No. 1 Republican, Sanderson Reed;
Democrat, E. 1. Hutch! n and R. W.
Montague.
No. 2 Republican, J. H. Bush, D. D.
Day; Democrat. C- E. Carlson, W. O. Helber.
No. 3 Republican. R. B. L&seell; Demo
crat. M. L. Nicholas.
No. 4 Republican, Charles Conroy; Demo
crat. F. S. Carter, H. E. CraadaJI.
No. S Republican. William Feustel, J. J.
Brown; Democrat, M p. CaJinon.
Xo. 4 Republican, A. W. Allen.
No. 7 Republican, F. F. Freeman; Dem
ocrat, Robert W. Peterson. John B. Moon.
No. S Republican, Max G. Cohen, L. W.
Whitney; Democrat, D. M. Watson
No. 9 Republican. H. W. Viets, Raymond
A. Bull. van, M. S. Montelth; Democrat, J.
H. Veils.
No. 10 RepublK-mn, Wesley H. Chat ten.
R. R. Wood, Lou De Tarmond; Democrat,
J. W. McGinn. R- A. Wade.
No. 11 Republican, K. J. RAthban.
No. 13 Republican. J. F. Cahalia, L. C.
Coulter; Democrat. J. p. Ooray.
No. 1 Republican, George Otten.
No. 14 Republican. W. B Fechtaeimer,
James G. Menane; Democrats, L. C. Thomp
son. Herbert Man.
No. 1? Republican. J. j Dunning; Dem
ocrat, Frank T. Berry
No. i-r-R-a publican, Charles E. Lock wood,
J. Anderson ; Democrat, George 1. Smith.
No. IT Republican. William H. GalvanI,
John F. O'Connor: Democrat. J. B. R van
No. Republican. Charles S. Riely, H.
w. Hinctn, w. - Charles; Democrat, A. H
Rabies. H. J Hobart.
No. lft Republican, J. D. Asber, Frank
C. Middleton; Democrat, W. I Starr, A. J
MeCabe. No. 20 Republican. Thomas Newwtead.
D. M. Stevens; Democrat, A. B. Madge
wlck. Xo. 21 Republican. W. I Murray; Demo
crat, James Foley, F. E. Lard, Wllhelm
L ud wig.
No. 22 Republican, J. H. MacKTnsie;
Democrat, C E. S. Wood.
No. 2o Republican. Louis Bbellng. Lewis
C. Garriffus; Democrat. W. A. Conover, W.
B. Daggett.
No. 24 RepnMican. A. L. FInley; Demo
crat. Fred C. King.
Xo. S5 Republican, Mc Kin ley Mitchell;
Democrat. Alex Sweek.
Xo. 2 Republican, James p. Kennedy.
No. 'S7 Republlcsn. James A- Kelly.
No. 2S Republican, Charles Leinsr;
Democrat, T. J. CrsJg. phi! Harris.
No. 2fl Republican. W. M. Cake; Demo
crat. "William J. Doerlng. D. Stein. Eugene
P. Snow.
No. 30 Republican, Charges E. Sawyer,
A. B. Ferrers: Democrat, E. W. Protwnan.
Xo. 31 Republican. Clarence H. Gilbert;
Democrat. L. T. Zachlisson.
No. 32 Republican. C. C. Newcastle;
Democrat, Edward Kllfeather. S. S. Lamont.
No. S3 Republican, Harry C. Stuart.
James Warner, F. J. Singer. J. H. Rich
mond; Democrat. J. Q. Nichols.
No. 3-4 Republican. A. J. Fan no, W. J.
Beutelspaeber ; Democrat, H. D. Wagnon.
No. 35 Republican, F. B. Wat kins, S. W.
Herrman; Democrat, A. H. Harm, John P.
St ii meer.
Xo. 36 Republican, F. S. Besvch. W. P
Swope. No. 3T Republican, H. B. Kufletman, I.
B. Beard; Democrat. George Whltaker.
No. 3 Republican, Michael J. Brennsn;
Democrat. A. Abbott.
No. Republican. Frank A. Hummel,
E. J. Findley; Democrat, John Mon-tac.
No. 4G Republican. H. G. Neville, Georgs
E. Streeter. C. H. Feldman; Democrat, C.
A. ChamberMn.
No. 41 Republican. B. C. McCarthy;
Democrat, A. J. Hegan.
Xo. 42 Republican. E. A Austin, James
Mallett; Democrat, D. M. Donaugn.
No. 43 Republican, J. F. Kertchem. H.
S. Cpbam; Democrat, Horace W. Parker.
No. 44 Republican, T. P. Holmes; Demo
crat, Fred W. Angell.
No. 4 5 Republican, T. H. Com.pt on. J.
WehofTer; Democrat. H. S. Harcourt, John
A. Jeffrey.
Xo. 4 Republican. M. G . Griffin, H. W.
Strong ; Democrst, Frank I-ee.
No. 47 Republican, Thomas Swennes. O
A. Peck; Democrat, J. G. Meybrunn, F. G.
Leo.
Xo. 4S Republican, Sig Berren; Demo
crat. Thomas Duffy.
No. 49 Republican, A. C. Cook; Demo
crat, W. C. M-Eroy.
No. 50 Republican. Phil Metschan, Jr.;
Democrat. Pat Powers.
No. M Republican. James Kepcha. T. A
Roots; Democrat. James L. Davidson.
No. 33 Republican. Thomas Hislop, P.
O. Breslfn; Democrat, Theodore Siebels, H.
H. Carey.
No. .Vt Republican. C. W. Pallstt, George
C. MoCord: Democrat, E. S. J. McAllister,
J. W. Grussi.
No. 54 Republican. W. E. Williamson, B.
E. Jjawrcnce; Democrat. S. W. Anderson.
No. 55 Republican. Charles B. Merrick;
Democrat. W. P. Snook. John M. Payne.
No. 5rt Republican. L. W. HRrdman,
Thomas W. Taylor; Democrat, X. A. Peery.
No. 57 Republican, D. J. Qulmby.
No. 5S Repu-bUcan, R. M. Tuttle.
Xo. 50 Republican. T. F. Pierce; Demo
crat. George A. Thomas.
No. 60 Republican. John Miller, R. C
Wright: Democrat, W. L- Beckner.
No. 61 Republican, C. T. Evans, H. B.
Dickinson; Democrat, Charles Hyle, W. C.
Aylsworth.
No. 62 Republican. R. L. Wilson. R. W.
Parker. T. J. McNamee; Democrat, Hugh
L. Matthews.
Xo. an Republlcsn. C. M. Peterson;
Democrat, G. H. -Thomas.
Xo. 64 Republican. Theodore Rowland.
No. 65 Democrat. A. W. Cauthorn.
X'o. 66 Republican. Richard Deich;
Democrat, N. H. Grafton.
No. 67 Republican, C. V. Howard. W. V.
Horton; Democrat, George B. Hardy.
No. 6S Republican, A. S. Brigffe; Demo
crat. J. A. Glebisch.
No. fit Democrat. W T. Lamert.
No. 70 Republican, E. P. Pettis; Demo
crat. W. X. Gfttens.
No. 71 Republicans. J. F. Slnnotl, S. J.
Jones: Democrat, Herman Grimm, William
N. Neville.
No. 72 Republican, J. H. Kelly: Demo
crat, J. W. Ferguson.
No. 7-1 Republican, R. L Darrow; Demo
crat, New ton McCoy.
No. 74 Republican. C. P. Bush; Demo
crat. Georjre S. Lewis.
Xo. 75 Republican, Andy Weinberger;
Democrat, Joe Shannon.
No. 76 Republican, A. F. Manley, L. E.
Sauvie: Democrat. Q. w. Stoops.
No. 77 Republican, J. F. Wilson. L. T.
Peery.
No. 78 RfpuhMcan, Joe M. Meyer; Demo
crat. H. L. Barkley.
Xo. 79 Republican. John I Day. E. C
Robblns, F. E. Reed; Democrat, John Van
Zante.
No. W Republican. p. R. Mahoney.
Charles F. Patton : Democrat, J. p. Burk
hart. Austin J. Salisbury.
No. 83 Republican, R. P. McDonald;
Democrat. Earl Ogle, John H. McKlnsIe.
No. S2 Republican, J. J. Noonan, Jr.;
Democrat, A. Stark.
No. S3 Republican. Lewis L. Lind-say,
James Shaw; Democrat, Charles Armholt.
No. 84 Republican, E. L. Shaffer; Demo
crat. D- A. Chambers. J. W. Simmons.
Xo. . Republican. Isaac Butcher;
Democrat. Charles F. Stovall, E. H. Stivers.
No. SG Republicans. W. M. Cook, J. T.
Gregg; Democrat. C- A. Ambrose.
Xo. 7 Republican. C. B. Olmstead;
De moorat, C. L. Daggett.
No. 8S Republican. D. V. Hart. F. C.
Malcolm; Democrat, Thomas A. Trauger, A.
H. Weber.
No. 89 Republican. J. L. Tlndall; Demo
crat, Johnson White. C. f McKenna.
Xo. 0 Republican. Ben C. Dey, W. W.
Windle: Democrat. 9. L. Young.
No. 91 Republican, Paschal Hill, H. E.
Collier; Democrat. J. S. Downey.
No. 92 Democrat. Samuel J. Raffety.
No. 93 Republican. W. E. Marshall;
Democrat. E. N. Emery.
Xo. 94 Republican, W. G- Carlisle, C. F.
Spaulding: Democrat, N. J. Dey.
No. 95 Democrat, Ray C. Wilkinson.
No. 6 Republican. George T. Howard;
Democrat, Will E. Purdy.
No. J7 Republican, E. L. Rayburn," G.
W. Henderson; Democrat; J. W. Stiger.
No. 8 Democrat, John Anderson, E. P.
Tobln.
No. 101 Republican, E. C. Ltndaey,
Charles Cleveland; Democrat, M Kronen
berg. Xo. 102 Republican, Thomas W. Corder,
James H. Hnyt.
No. 103 Republican, W. W. Clark, H. P.
Christensen; Democrat, John Sleret.
No. 104-f-RepubIicatH Emmett H. Kelly;
Democrat. J. C. Deaver.
No. 105 Republican. Alexander Barr;
Democrat, Newton Courier.
No. 103 Republican, W. W. Sharp.
Xo. 106 Republican, George L. Brooks.
C. I. Brown.
No. 109 Republican. W. F. Harris, R. J.
Burley, Jefferson Brooks; Democrat, A. C.
Morrison.
No. 110 Republican, Eroll Lucke, D. D.
Jackson; Democrat. J. D. Kelly.
Xo. Ill Republican. Thomas Streiff; O).
M. Gunderson; Democrat. R. H. Love.
No. 112 Republican, James O. Haines,
John P. Hoffman; Democrat, J. B.
Watkins.
No. 113 Republican. H. T. Page; Demo
crat, James R. Hafght.
No. 114 Republican, W. H. Burke; Demo
crat, B. S. Stone.
Republican Political Rally.
At a meeting last night of the Repub
lican Club of the 16th precinct It
was decided to hold a political rally of
the precinct next Wednesday night in
Merrill Hall. A committee waa annointed
to make arrangements consisting of C. EL
icKwooa, w. il Connolly and Frank
Anderson. The president of the club la
C. H. Monroe and the secretary is F. K.
Nicklln. The club last night indorsed
Taft for President Roosevelt's successor
and C. E. Lockwood for committeeman
for tha 16th precinct.
AUTOMOBILE CLUB MEETS
Officers Elected and Plans IMscnssed
for Improvement of Roads.
The Portland Automobile Club held
its annual meeting and election of of
ficers at the Commercial Club last
night, which occasion' waa marked by
'the largest attendance in the history
of the organization.
According to the constitution of the
club It la customary to select a board
of nine directors, and those chdeen last
night will meet in the near future
and name the officers of the organiza
tion. The directors chosen were as
follows: R. D. InraanW. F. LIpman.
Sol Blumauer, Henry We mine, C. J.
SALE OPENS
Friday, April 3
- AT-
W, CLAY & CO.
MUSICAL
FESTIVAL
April 10. 11, 12
CHICAGO SIMPH0SY
65 Orchestra 65
Adolph Rosenbecker,
Conductor
10 Soloists 10
300 Chorus 300
STEINWAY PIANO USED
Cook. F. A. Nltchy. C. F. Bwigert,
Louis Russel and Dr. C. B. Brown.
The club now numbers US active
members and is (trowing rapidly, and
the conservative members of the or
ganization expect to have over 110
names enrolled before the present sea
son is over.
Good roads was the principal themo
discussed and R. D. Tnman and Louis
Russel spoke enthusiastically on this
subject. The club voted to dispense
with the idea of erecting a clubhouse
of Its own and to devote all its money
and efforts toward improving roads.
Two routes are to receive the imme
diate attention of the members, the
Mount Hood thoroughfare and the
highway to the sea.
STEADY GI IN BUILDING
FEKMITS DURING MARCH
AMOIXT TO $851,845.
Construction During First Three
Montlis of Present Year Exceeds
Corresponding Period of 190T.
During tho first three months of the
present year, Portland has spent more
money in the erection of new buildings
than during the corresponding perlo.l
of 1907, a distinction that is shared by
only a very few large cities in the
United States. The expenditure during
March was the heaviest of the year up
to the present time, there being nearly
550 new building permits Issued in
volving an expenditure of over J850, 000.
Since the beginning of the fear the
estimated cost of building operations
for which permits were issued was
$3,311,190, covering 1255 items. About
two-thirds of these totals represent
new construction and the balance re
pairs and alterations.
Conservatively estimated, there have
been between 800 and 1000 new build
ings erected in Portland since January
1, being something like an increase of
40 per cent, compared to the same
quarter of last year. The statement
for March, as prepared at Building In
spector Spencer's office, shows the
month's total permits fssued as 644,
apportioned aa follows:
Class. Number, valuation.
Repairs 12"
Sheds and barns S7
Dwellings. East Side .... SS4
Dwellings. West Side.... 2
Buildings, class A. B. C. . 7
Reinforced Concrete ..... 2
Frame business 28
t 47,825
ll.ou
301. 730
6C.8.-.0
PO.OOO
2,200
122,500
Totals 5 851,845
The statement for the three months
of this year follows:
January 29 $ 625.54S
February 41.1 8.13. Son
March 644 851.845
Totals 1255 S2.311.190
For the corresponding months of
1907, the record was as follows:
January 218 $ 604.475
February ...27 8S6.74S
March 205 050,729
Totals 71 2.150,952
In March, Just closed, there were 174
buildings erected costing 'from $1000
to J2000; 52 costing from $2000 to
$3000; 28 costing from $3000 to $5000,
and 14 costing over $5000. There were
149 costing less than $1000, and the
127 permits for repairs, footing $47,625.
make up the totals.
As will be noted in the detailed table
for March, the East Side again made
the greatest advance in building opera
tions. Over 50 per cent of the dwell
ings erected during the month were
built in that part of the city.
Portland Is rapidly gaining Its for
mer leading position In 'gain of bank
clearings. The figures for March in
dicate that recovery has come much
more rapid than was expected a few
months ago. The total clearings for
the three months of 1907 were:
January $28.1 10.S4SO3
February 24.ni4.SS3.ll
March . 32,972,009.43
For the corresponding months this
year, the clearings were:
January $21 eafidis 21
February 21 .21 .85J.a2
March 27.647,121.10
SURE NOW OFJHEIR BOAT
Tillamook Creamery Interests to
Start Anvil on Thursday.
TILLAMOOK, Or.. April 1. (Special.)
The business men and the creamery
Interests of Tillamook County have, been
greatly annoyed on account of the op
position that has developed in Portland
to the proposition of placing a new line
of steamers between Portland and Tilla
mook City. The promoters decided to
purchase the Anvil and place her on the
run. When the proposition was first
taken up the money was readily sub
scribed, but since then the opposition
has been doing some" successful "knock
ingr In Portland, with the result that a
number withdrew their stock, and it
looked for a time as thougt. the proposi
tion would fall through, leaving Tilla
mook again to the tender mercies of Mr.
Elmore's monopoly steamer.
A message wtw received this morning
that the plan of the opposition bad fallen
$100,000
PORTLAND GAS COMPANY
CONVERTIBLE GOLD NOTES
Dated April I,tlw
Due April 1. 1911
INTEREST PAYABLE SEXI-M I ALL Y
Issued in Amounts of $100 or
Multiples Thereof
Subject to redemption by the Company at 105
months' notice.
Holders of these notes have, the option to receive payment in
certificates representing stock of the Gas Company by giving 30
days' notice."
Amount authorized. $750,000,' of which .f-iOO.OOO is offered to the
stockholders of the Gas Company ami t he public.
The notes are issued for the purpose of providing for the Com
pany's floating indebtedness, due to extensions rendered necessary
by the increasing demands of its customers, and are a direct obliga
tion of the Company, mibjeet only to $750,000 first mortgage bonds
now outstanding. Xo further mortgage may be placiM upon the
Company's property without first securing this issue.
The Company's statement at the close of 1907 shows as follows:
Liabilities
Sales of gas In 1000 cubic feet..
Meters in use
Miles of mains (feet omitted)...
Price, par and accrued interest.
The notes are offered strictly subject to sale and advance in price.
Full particulars may be obtained on application to the
Security Savings S Trust Company
CORBETT BUILD TXO. FIFTH AND MORRISON STS.
PORTLAND, OREGON.
through, and that $6ono waa now avail
able for the new boat, that the deal had
been consummated, and that a crew
would leave Portland on Thursday to
take the Anvil to Portland, after she had
been painted and fitted up. Tillamook
City waa without feed again all last
week.
Ike Walters Gives Up
Baseball Honors
YVell-KaoTrn Baseball Player, Nott
in Portland, lias Deaerted the
Diamond to Become an Optician.
1KB WALTERS, famous as a Pacific
Coast League centerftelder and who
was one of the hurdlers during the
outlaw days, is in town. "When playing
ball Walters was about as swift an out
fielder as any one could hope to see. He
played on. the Oakland club when Man
ager McCredie played for poor old Pete
Lohman and Jumped Park Wilson to
play with tho Pacific Northwest League.
Ike is no longer chasing pop flies. -No
indeed. He's in the "glim" business
and when he opens his pocketbooks, and
ha has three of them, tie looks like a
man sick in bed with yellow fever. He
has nothing but gold. While playing
baseball Walters was studying the opti
cal business. Now instead of chasing
flies, Walter! chases the elusive farmers
and increases their batting averages by
fixing their eyes.
Ike is dressing the part. He wears a
"sky pilot" frock coat and carries an
umbrella that bulges in the center. Wal
ters will be on hand when Portland
opens the season at home and says that
if any of McCredle's crew of youngsters
take a batting slump, he'll fix up their
batting eyes.
Both Dugdale and Kuss Hall have
tried to get Walters to play ball again,
but there is too much easy money in the
"glim" business and the man who tickles
Announcement
I beg to announce that I
will open tonight (Thurs
day) a Turkish bath and
barber shop in the Corbett
building.
J. FRIEDMAN.
Don't experiment or be
experimented on
Columbi
HAMS
BACON
LARD
and
have stood the highest test
Uncle's Sam's. Besides,
they're an Oregon product.
Order of your dealer.
Union Meat Co.
of Oregon
Pioneer Packers of the
Pacific.
md Interest on three
$J.!55.707.7J
1.373.479.67
1905
1007
612.590
20.SS1
208
100S
41S.12S
17.091
178
4fi.ot4
1S.8S
158
the soil into yielding crops must have
glasses to sea his wheat grow.
Spring styles Hanan shoos at Rosenthal's
ALMOST GIVEN
AWAY
Violins, Talking Machines, Sheet
Music, Band Instruments, Etc.,
Etc., at Bock Bottom Prices. ,'
GRAVES & CO, FORCED OUT
Cramer's Piano Studies, handsomely
bound, regular $3, now only !4o.
Favorite Opera Folio, regular, Btlo,
choice now 9c. Excelsior Vooal Folio,
regular 50c, now 14c. Artists' Keper
tolre Folio, was $1, now 19o. Students
Classic Folio, regular $1.25. now 21c.
Students' Piano Folio complete), regu
lar $2.60, now BIc.
The Boston Conservatory Piano Method.
Folio, regular $1, now 25c. Burgmiller's
Piano Method, regular $2. now 37c. Old
Favorite Operatic Scores (complete), was
$1, now 35e. Hayde.n's Fifth and Twelfth
Mass, regular $1, now 9c National Fan.lo
Method, was $1.60, now 19c. Smith S
Mandolin Method, was 60c. now 11c.
Eichberg's Modern Violin Music, regular
$1.60. now 21c. Hohnman's Violin
Method, was 75c, while they last, only,
6c. Blake's Organ Method, waa l,
now 17c.
SHEET MUSIC.
Classic, sacred and popular, vocal and
instrumental solos, duets, etc.: take your
choice now 9c; five coplca 36c; 13
copies 76c.
Select a fine Talking Machine and pn
Jl a week. $9.60 takes the regular $:5
machines: $14.20 for the $30 values: $21.-5
for the $40 ptyles. Don't wait until the
last minute and expect to secure your
choice. Come at once, for they're, goini?
quickly. Remember, all cash 1s not
necsnai y.
Klepant record rwhinets In th finest
of oak and mahogany. f'r either disc
or cylinder ret-ortN. Tha regular $l!.oi
cabinets, now S9.S5. Otlieis at propor
tionate reductions.
Music bagg and satchels, all th lat
est shapes, cuiuis and? finest leathcis.
Choice now at one-!ialf former prices.
Bear In mind everything must go now
In the fiulckeat possible time. Not yet
to late to secure a fine piano at half real
valu.
The finest In violins. mandolin,
guitars, banjo, band Instruments, ac
cordions and all kind:; of musical
merchandise offered now at actually lcsa
than factory cost.
Orders rn mail will receive careful
and prompt at tent ion. but mney ord-sr
or ''heck must accompany U tn-r.
cmowca:; . music rat.i. typewriters,
ft safe, office fixturcF. a Iso for
Make us an offer. Graves &. Co., Z2S
Washington.
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