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THE JIOKMXG OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY, MAY 23, ltMJS.
"DOCTOR" LEAVES
TOWN
HURRIEDLY
W.F.Belknap, Medical Faker,
Departs Suddenly, Leaving
Baggage Behind.
ESCAPES ROCKPILE TERM
Fined $50 for Practicing Without
License Two Ex-Circus Men,
Employed by Belknap as 4iSteer
ers," Held in Jail.
Pr. W. F. Belknap, a sleek young
medico with a suite of offices at 181 H
First street, left town very suddenly
yesterday morn in g. not even pausing
for his bag and bag-gage. His baste
was occasioned by assurance from the
authorities that his presence m the
city one hour after the moment of
notification would result In his as
signment as unofficial physician at the
Kelly Butte rockpile.
In his anxiety to get out of town,
the doctor took an Oregon City car.
If he intended going farther, no doubt
he chose to visit that point first in
order that his friends might bring up
his baggage from the forbidden rear.
To add to the inconveniences of his
Junket, the law relieved him of $50
In gold Just prior to his departure, so
that he had only a few dollars left,
for while his practice has been large
and remunerative Dr. - Belknap has
squandered his earnings with a lavish
hand, evidently believing the local
field inexhaustible.
BHknap left town because It had
been found he was a practicing faker.
He had no license or certificate of
competency. Practicing fakers are not
an uncommon class In the. city, but
Belknap's methods were so peculiarly
crude and nefarious that Detectives
Hellyer and Maloney, who ferreted him
out. succeeded In convicting him In the
Municipal Court yesterday morning,
not only of practicing medicine with
out a license, but of the additional
charge of vagrancy. It was contended
that since he had no lawful occupa
tion he therefore was possessed of no
visible means of support, and accord
ingly must be amenable to the law ap
plying to vagrants. Judge Cameron
sustained this view.
With Belknap In the toils were
Harry Bell and James F. Barton, gen
tlemen of many aliases and little con
science. They had been with the cir
cus which lately visited the city. They
left that aggregation to await the fes
, tlval of roses, both belonging to the
1 light-fingered 'gentry. While engafeed
in awaiting the advent of the festival
thuy met with Or. Belknap. He recog
nized in them the means of enlarging
his practice, and set them to work lo-;
eating victims on a commission basis.
Detectives Hellyer and Maloney al
ready had Bell and .Barton under ob
servation, and they quickly included
Belknap In the landscape. They ar
rested the trio late Thursday afternoon
and obtained Dr. Belknap's conviction
yesterday morning. The - other two
fakers are being held in Jail. The
officers say they will insist on having
Bell and Barton sent to the rockpile
for keeping until the festival is ended.
Dr. Belknap at first attempted to
appear Indignant at his arrest. He de
clared he was a reputable physician,
and displayed cards revealing the fact
that he had offices with Dr. E. Voose,
who has been practicing In Portland
for years. The officers were not con
vinced, however, and after learning
from the State Medical Board that Bel
knap had no license, they proceeded to
pearch hlin. That settled the matter,
for in his pockets they found letters
from some of his patients. These let
ters showed beyond doubt that Bel
knap was engaged exclusively in treat
ing the unwary. The incriminating
letters are as follows:
Hubbard. Or. Dr. W. F Belknap Dear
Sir: Yours of recent date at hand and
eontenee noted and will say that I can not
s any hair BtartinR yet and I have enough
medlnon to last several weeks but have but
one of the pills left. I ran tell that the
medison had some effect but It does not
teem to make the hair grow as- yet. What
tt will do In the future we will have to
find out. Yours Truly, D. KAl'FFMAN.
Tmpqua. Ore. May 20th, Dear frlnd
I am out of mettlson all around about. I
lost your card and couldent write but found
It today. Write to Vmpqa. Ore.
CREED CRAXFILL.
ItourelIe Falls. Ore.. April is. Dear Sir
Doctor I am feellnjp some better now and
icatned 4 lb in weight since you seen me
last. 1 would like to come down but can't
at away Juxt now. so pleas send me tome
medl to take before & after meals. Tours
trulv. E. A. GRAF.
Mill Citv. Ore., May 3d. IttOS. Dr. W. F.
Belknap. Kind Sir Will say that 1 am All
in well and my medicine ts runing low.
You say not aj wether the checque w as
all right or not. Now don't forget that
there nil JlO.TtO coming to me. Yours
trouly, IRA Bl DWELL.
After these letters were read by the
polled Belknap made no further effort
to defend himself. He pleaded guilty
to both charges when taken into court.
H1 said h1 really had been educated as
a doctor, but never worked at the busi
ness very hard. After being mulcted
of $50 and given an hour in-which to
leave town, he was introduced to the
official city photographer, who pre
served his classic t-ountenance for
decorative purposes in the rogues gal
lery. $250 FOR SOAKED TRUNK
cott Hold Company Lets It Stay In
Water in Basement.,
Judare O'Uay. of the Circuit Court,
awarded Rose Paly $250 damages yes
terday 1n her suit axainst the Scott
Hotel Company. Miss luly is at pres
ent employed as a domestic for Judge
V. V. Gantonbein. She sued the hotel
company to recover J.".49.50 because a
trunk which she placed iivstoraRe was
permitted to remain in the hotel base
ment, where its contents became water
soaked and vUueless.
She said on the witness stand yester
day that she paid i'S cents a month
storage. Even after the trunk became
saturated with water, said the plain
tiff, the hotel company failed to notify
her. nnd permitted it to remain In that
condition for four months until the
clothing contained therein was ruined.
One of the witnesses for Miss Daly
was Mrs. C L CSantenbeln. who went
with her when the trunk was opened.
SV1T OVF.Il TIMBEK I.AXD DEAL
F. C. Wliltlcn ami J. C. Bryant Ask
$10,507 I'rom M. C. Griswold.
Suit to recover $10,507.4 on a timber deal
' was filed in the Circuit Court yesterday
morning by F. C. Whltten and J.- C.
Bryant against M. C. Griswold. It is al
leged that Louis H Bean and Dr. T. W.
Harris, of Eugene, were the owners of
M46.9 acres of timber land In Lane Coun
ty. Whltten nd Bryant assert that they
agreed with Griswold that he should pur
chase the land from the owners for $285.
149.30. The plaintiffs, it appears, had been
granted the right by Bean and Dr. Harris
to purchase the land for $25' an acre, or
$210,149.50. They added $75,000 to this
amount in agreeing to sell the land to
Griswold, and expected to receive one
third of the $75,004 in compensation for
their services.
Griswold afterward abandoned the pur
chase from the plaintiffs, but had the
land conveyed by Bean to the Security
Savings & Trust Company, paying the
bank $210,149.50. tVhitten and Bryant as
sert that as they brought buyer and sell
er together they are entitled to the cus
tomary commission of 5 per cent, or 110,-507.48.
Sue Former Partner.
Alleging that T. E. Hills, formerly a
member of the firm of Williams & Swank,
falsely represented the value of the stock
in the establishment to his partners when
they boueht him out, J. D. Swank and
C. A. Williams have brought suit against
him In the Circuit Court. They are seek
ing to recover $1155 damages. The com
plaint asserts that on January 17. last,
they offered to purchase his share of the
stock. He represented to them that the
invoice prk-e was $3750. In accordance
with his representation, they paid him
$250 cash, and conveyed to him property
worth $3500. They assert that in reality
the invoice price of the goods was $2595.
G. A. R. DAY AT SCHOOLS
Committees Are Designated to Make
Visits Fridayt-Majr C9.
The Memorial Day committee or" the
Grand Army Posts of Portland and
vicinity have made the following as
signments of comrades to visit the
schools on Friday, May 29, at 1:30 P.
At. snarp:
Alnsworth F. M. Johnson. H. S. AIln,
J. A. Braden, A. Bower, A. H. Banister and
Joseph Hayburn.
Arleta M. G. Aldrich, Truman W. Leigh
ton, L. P. Hannah. R. A. Rowley, J. Paul
sell, H. B. Thompson, J. W. Bowles, Nathan
Day, R. Freeburghouse and George ore
fler Atkinson J. S- Hamilton, F. K. Arnold.
J. Reed, W. C Henderson, Brlnton Love
lace. M. Good, James Gibson and p.
Pferdner.
Brooklyn J. C. Adams, James Mc
Eonough. M. J. Morse, J. J. Wlggington, J.
A. Newell, Georgre Older, G. B. Hartmus
and George A. Tllden.
Center Addition El! Kriekpaum, Otis
Brooks. J. J. Miller, , George Kllner,
Charles Longood, O. H. Prinks and S. P
Lock wood.
Chapman J. J. Hirsheimer, G. W. Bill
ings, W. F. Lowe. Dan Clark. Joe Sora
mers. J. H. Aldrich and K. B. Smith.
Clinton Kny J. J. Fisher, George Lld
dell, Phil. Lawton, E. N. Barney, J. S
Fobs. W. H. Smith, A. K. Currier. John
Dement, W. E. Drlskoll and George Pierce.
Couch -A. E. Borthwlck, J. B. Gardner,
W. H. H. Blaney, Charles A. Dibble, W. E.
Harden, R. A. Wohlfarth and O. M. Bar
nard. Creston T. C. Wilson, S. E. Gilbert. F.
Neldermark, C. H. Campbell. J. K. Graham,
J. N. Howard and J. C. Wilkinson.
Davis Colonel James Jackson, P. J. New
berg. Charles Duggen, C. C Loveland, A.
W. Mills and T. E. Flynn.
East Twenty-eighth or Kern H. H,
Pierce. William Sinclair, S. Vaughn. W. H.
Brooks. J. H. Howard, George Hobson and
J. T. Wilson.
Failing J. P. Shaw. J. J. Walter. E. w.
Pike. V. B. DeLaahmut. Frank GJltner, W.
E. Powers. T- A. Jordan. H. Teom&m, C.
F. MUbourne and J. L- Wells.
Fernwood H. C. Rigby, Charles Ma-
larkey, W W. Jaques. C. C Malby, J. W.
Miller and Olaf Anderson.
Fulton Park E. W. Maxwell, B. J.
Mickley, F. H. Rix, T. C. Swagert and
William Geller.
Glcncoe J. R. Chamberlain. John Riner,
J. w. Vorhiei. Theodore Webber, Joseph
Stevenson. I J. OredorlT, R. T. Behomp,
Robert Rutherford and O. F. Botklns.
Hawthorne L. Jeans. John W. Curran,
Jacob Hartman. Clifford Lewis, P. . Mc
Holland and Z. T. Bryant.
High. East Side G. E. Caukln. J. W.
Ogilbee, T. C. Shreve, H. I. Worden. T. T.
Struble and Professor E. D. Curtis.
High. West Side T. M. Anderson. H. H.
Northup. D. D. Neer, G. L. Williams and
Major George Williams.
Highland S. R. Harrington. Hugo Wen
del, O. G ShurtlifT. G. A. Prentiss, Anthony
Gannon and W. M. Morse.
Holladay General Owen Summers, F. L.
Wiegand. T. G Davidson. J. Glessner F. R.
Neals, James Fall, H. F. Tates and D. C
McDonald.
Hoiman D. J. Haynes. J. R- K. Irwin,
E. E. Covey, F. J. Patterson, Boone Haw
thorne and A. M. Himes.
Irvington T. B. McDevilt, Enos Swan.
R. Mills, R. B. Lucas. R. 8. Henley, Ezra
Cross and James Brown.
ijadd h. Sutcllffe, C. E. Cllne, J. E.
Hall. J. J. Levitt, E. Martin. Milton Weid
ler, W. S. Cutler, J. R. Bond, I. A. Brown
and W. S. Powell.
Lents A. W. Miller. Adam Faulk,
Charles Hausler. Silas Osborn. E. C. Temp
set, Nelson Kendall, F. G. Strlckrot and
Ell Davis
Llewellyn J W. Campbell, A. R. Cump
ston, G. N. Faucett, A. D. Shorno, Perry
Tomlinson, James Lahey and T. C. Rlstig
Marquam A. W. Powers, M. M. Tro
bridge, James D. Jackson. Will lama H.
Rldgeley. Paul Truitt and George Faults.
Montavllla Ha mar futeliffe, B. B. Tur
lay. MUo Jacobs, O. P. Potts. O. J. Coii
nors. L. T. Pierce, H. C. York, William
Lancaster.
Mount. Tabor Francis Varner. Samuel
Welst. Dan Farrer, H. A. Severance, J. W.
Shaver and E. E. Stevens.
North Central I. McGowen. Colonel D.
P. Bush. J. L. Meiaenheimer, August Dibble.
D. K. I lift. L. R. Train. Charles Green and
J. L. Randels.
Ockley Green J. C. Col well, I. Clayton,
T. J. Brown, A. H. Welden and G. B.
Powers.
Peninsula B. W. Powell. S. M. Horton,
W. L. McColllns, A. A. Mason and William
Hamilton.
Portsmouth R. H. Miller. M. Hogan. D.
Parker Whltmore, W. R.- Kilgore and J. J.
Hills.
Sell wood H. A. Harden. General A. H.
Lehman. J. M. Cooledge. N. T B. Schuyler.
J. D. Chapman, C. H. Dauchey and B. H.
Myers. .
Shaver R. T. Chamberlain. Ney Church
man. D. N. Burmlll, D. W. Sebrlng, Henry
Trueman. G. St. C. Sequer, James Aber
nathy and D. T. Brush.
Shattuck Charles Holla way. L. M. Guy.
J. H. Woodward, G. - E. Nottage. C. W.
Cottel. George Hobson and Jeptha Finney.
South Mount Tabor A., H. Arnold. C. H.
Welch. J. Werrlck. J. T. Smith and Wilt
lam Hutchinson.
Stephen W. S. Drake. William Bates,
Philip Silcher. I. S. Thomas. J. W. Thomas,
Thomas Thomas. G. W. Thomas, Joseph L. .
Acostl. C. H. Heller.
Sunnyslde J. W. Iakln. Joseph Forbes.
William Chambers, EH Hawkins, L. N.
Sargent, Ezra A. Miller. Conrad Stork,
Jonathan Mosier. H. L. Carl.
Terwilliger A. Matteson, D. Flnley, Jacob
MondeM, L. C. Shorno. C. A. Lamar, J. A.
Peckham.
Thompson Adam Diller, A. C. Edmunds,
William Wick line. Marion Beamer, John
Storan. L. A. Brush, R. H. Dumbolton, A.
Gannon. J. C. GUI is.
Vernon J. siaughterback. H. M. Plttin
ger. Dan V. Allen, J. H. War. J. W. Mill
ington. C W. Tracey. John McConnell, F.
A. Coleman, G. H. Luke.
Williams Avenue M. L. Pratt, G. F.
Merrill. C A. Williams. A. Mitchell. H. B.
Keen. R. S. Hummell, W. H. H- Taylor and
Wlli (am Martxall.
Woodlawn W. T. Kerr. Sam Mitchell. J.
H. Heustis, John Wiiklns. William Horton,
W. X. Stanley. J. M. Griffith and C. E.
York.
Woodstock J. E. Trigg. R. W. Poole. D.
L. Traoey. George J. Potts. Patrick Holland,
William C. Hill and Kfncaid.
MUwaukte S. B. Ormsby. O. M. Downs.
Ell Davis. E- P- "Doty. p. B. Hoopengamer.
William Geller. S. p. McKee.
St. John O. R. Downs, P. W. Hinnfnan.
T. R. W!fby. H. P. f mlth. P. T. Hansen, B.
Thomas. L. B Chlpman.
George Wright and Lincoln -Garfield
Posts and Helief Corps will attend di
vine services Sunday evening at 7:30,
May 24, at the First Congregational
Church, corner Madison and Park,
streets. Members of these posts and
corps are requested to meet at- their
halls on Morrison and Second streets
promptly at 7 P. M.
Sumner Post and Sumner Relief
Corps, on the East Side, will attend
services at the Centennary Methodist
Church at 7:S0 P. M. .Members of this
post and corps will meet at their re
spective halis on Grand avenue and
East Pine street at 7 P. M. promptly.
Ben Riesland left yesterday for Du
luth on account of the death of his
father. He will not return until after
the first of June.
PASTOR BARRETT
GHANGES H15 MIND
Head of First Spiritual Society
Now Wants Anti-Medium .
Ordinance Changed.
FORMERLY APPROVED BILL
Spiritualists, Clairvoyants and Also
Trance Mediums Appear Before
, Council Committee to Protest,
and Action Is Deferred. '
Councilman Cottel's famous anti
medium 'ordinance, 'introduced at last
week's meeting ot the City Council, came
up before the health and police committee
wiich met in the Council chambers yes
tt rday - morning. In view of the an
nouncement of the fact that the ordi
nance had been turned over to the health
and police committee of the City Council,
practically all Portland's fashionable
readers of the future, spiritualists, clari
voyants, second-sight artists, trance me
diums, etc., were oivjiand to utter protest
and demand a hearing.
Harrison D. Barrett. pastor of the First
Spiritual Society, who so heartily in
dorsed the ordinance as presented by
Councilman Cottel, experienced a sudden
change of heart yesterday morning when
he found himself face to face with a
score or more of determined mediums all
set on annihilating the ordinance and its
supporters. Rev. Mr. Barrett was
presented by Dr. Cottel. who reclined in
a chair near the committee table. When
Rev. Mr. Barrett, who professes to be an
advocate of "higher spiritualism," arose,
a significant glance went around the
Council chamber from the so-called
powered-medlums. Whether this had any
thing o do with the tone of the Rev. Mr.
Barrett's address is not known, but any
way there were many remedies to the
ordinance, as originally drafted, that he
took occasion, to suggest, although having
most favorably approved of the ordinance
verbatim when It waa first introduced.
Section four of the ordinance. Rev. Mr.
Barrett suggested, should be eliminated,
as well as several other clauses which
might tend to create or impose hardships
on many honest practicing mediums who
were breaking no laws either against the
municipality or private individuals. He
said that the general phrasing of the or
dinance should be changed and said that
he has conferred with the City Attorney
with regard to this being done. Rev.
Mr. Barrett declared the ordinance to
be altogether too sweeping, as well u
being filled with considerable objection
able English. Too many harsh terms are
used, according to Rev. Mr. Barrett, and
these, positively, so he declares, must be
swept from the ordinance.
The pastor of the spiritualistic flock ad
mitted during the meeting that he was
not gifted with the "power," but said he
believed that there are many honest peo
ple who have, some such power. He said
that he fills his calllnfr by the Dreachine
of spiritualism and spreading the faith and.
does not need to delve into the dark and
deep mysteries of the other world.
The committee decided to place the
ordinance on the shelf until its next
meeting, so as to give the spiritualists an
opportunity to get together and And out
just what kind of an ordinance will
satisfy them.
CHURCH ENDS ITS SESSION
EPISCOPAL RALLY HELD AT
TRINITY CHURCH.
Bishop Scadding Delivers Farewell
, Address and Other Leading
" Churchmen Speak.
The sessions of the Primary Coun
cil. Eighth Missionary Department of
the ' Episcopal church, which opened
Wednesday night In Trinity church,
were concluded with a rally in that
church last night. The occasion was
rendered notable hy the presence of
visiting Bishops and churchmen from
the various dioceses in the Eighth Mis
sionary Department, who have attended
the meetings of the Primary Council.
Addresses were rendered by Bishop
Funsten of Idaho, Bishop Keator of
Olympia and Rev. A. S. Lloyd, secre
tary of the General Board of Missions.
The farewell address was given by
Bishop Scadding, who thanked the vis
iting Bishops for the assistance they
had given In the deliberations of the
council. He extended a cordial invita
tion to each of them again to visit
Portland. ,
At the session yesterday morning in
St Stephens' pro-cathedral. Bishop
A ells, of Spokane, presided in the ab
sence of Bishop Nichols, who returned
to California Thursday night. Follow
ing the business session, brief talks
were given by the visiting Bishops on
the work of their dioceses. Bishop
Spalding, of Utah, gave an Interesting
Uilk on the problems in Utah arising
from the Mormon nuestion. He said
that institution was becoming steaaily
more powerful and that it was hard to
compete with. Bihop Funsten, of
Idaho, also told of conditions in his
diocese. Holy communion was cele
brated yesterday morning in St. Steph
ens pro-cathedral by Bishop Kendrick,
of Arizona.
The visiting Bishops and churchmen
visited St. Helens Hall yesterday after
noon, where Bishop Robinson, of Ne
vada. addressed the Society of the
Royal Banner.
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY SESSION
Old Officers Re-elected and Mission
ary Work Discussed.
At the afternoon session of the
"Woman's Auxiliary, held yeoterday in
St. Mark's Church, of the Eighth Mis
sionary Department of the Episcopal
Church, the following officers were re
elected to serve during the coming
year: Honorary president. Mrs. A, R.
Hill: acting president, Mrs. Charles
Scadding: vice president. Mrs. "Walter
J. Burns: corresponding secretary, Mrs.
A. M. Oafes; recording secretary, Mrs.
H. M. Kalrfowl: organizing secretary.
Mrs. W. A. M. Breck; secretary of the
junior branches. Mrs. A. C. Nevlll;
treasurer. Mrs. F. W. Beaver: treas
urer, united offering, Mrs. J. A. Sell
wood. Following the election of officers,
reports were rendered by the diocesan
representatives -covering the work of
the branch auxiliaries during the -past
year, with recommendations regard
ing finances for the ensuing term.
These reports showed the missions of
the department to be In a thriving con
dition, and that the contributions to
TV -1
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At the conclusion of the business
session, addresses were made by Bishop
Spalding, of Utah; Bishop Funston. of
Idaho; Bishop Kendrich, of Arizona;
Bishop Johnson, of Los Angeles, and
Rev. A. S. Lloyd. D. D., general secre
tary of the Mission Board. The speak
ers dwelt upon the importance of the
missionary work o& the life of . the
church and the necessity of renewed
efforts in oo-operation with the offi
cials of the general board. The ses
sion closed with a religious service,
conducted by Bishop Scadding.
The officers and delegates to the
Woman's Auxiliary meeting expressed
themselves as gratified with the work
that has been accomplished by the
organization during the past year.
At the morning session of the
Woman's Auxiliary, reports were ren
dered by the officers of the organiza-'
tion, together with reports from
branch auxiliaries throughout the
state. They Included Grace Church
and Holy. Innocents, Astoria; St.
Paul's. Salem, and St. Mark'B Medford.
Right Rev. A. S. Lloyd gave a short
address, emphasizing the influence of
the auxiliaries in the work of the
church.
AMUSEMENT QUESTION UP
PORf LAXD EPWORTH LEAGCE
DISCt SSES TOPIC.
Key.- Dr. Waters Says Specification
Regarding Dancing, Etc.,
Should Be Eliminated.
Representatives of 30 chapters from
churches of the Portland district were
present, yesterday morning at the opening
of the first annual convention of the
Portland. District Epworth League, which
convened In the University Park Metho
dist Church. W. Warren presided.
After devotional exercises conducted by
Rev. T. C. Mcpherson, the regular busi
ness of the convention was taken up.
The most interesting feature of the
day's programme was the question box,
conducted by Dr. D. A. Waters, who
answered among other questions, "Should
specification No. 248 be eliminated from
the Methodist discipline?" This was sub
mitted to Dr. Waters among others from
the audience, and is important for the
reason that it is now pending before the
general conference on the recommendation-
of several of the bishops that it be
eliminated and for the reason also that
a strong petition went from Oregon
against its elimination.
Dr. Waters contended that the speci
fication ought to be eliminated and
that it would be eliminated either at
the present General Conference, or at
some future one. This specification,
he said, condemns dancing, card play-;
ing. tneater-going. and norae-racing.
Dr. Waters, in anewering the ques
tion, declared it was useless to set
forth these particular Items and con
demn them, and leave a still longer
list of other things not condemned
which are Just as bad and even more
vicious than these. It will not, he de
clared, ' let down the bars on these
worldly practices by any means, but
they will stand under the condemna
lon of the Methodist Episcopal Church
as much as ever. Whether the amuse
ment question will be further consid
ered remains to be seen. It is nowhere
on the programme but was brought
out through the question box In the
afternoon.
In the forenoon H. A. Kill am read a
paper on "The Epworth League a a
Spiritual Force In the Church," which
was fol Towed by discussion. The
papers by James A. Bamforth, "The
World for Christ in This Generation,"
"Our Brother by the Wayside" by Mrs.
Lena Sweetland, and "The Methods
and Phases of Social Work,", by Roy
Glass, called out favorable comment.
F. S. Francis explained his method in
conducting the office of secretary, and
Mrs. Stella H. Burt spoke of the
"Junior Leagues." Last night Rev. J.
F. Ghormley delivered an address on
the temperance question to a large
audience.
One of the interesting features of the
convention is the missionary exhibits
from foreign lands in a side room, where
one may spend an hour with profit study
ing the articles and pictures from the
mission fields. The church is handsome
ly decorated and the delegates are being
entertained by members of the University
Park Church. For today the programme
Is as follows; .
9 A. M. Devotionals. led by Rev. L.
F. Smith; business session; roll call of
chapters; 1:30 P. M. Devotionals. led by
Rev. H. .C. Campbell; rally of junior
league under direction of the district
superintendent; 4 P. M. roll call: "The
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Herpicide
MRS. ANNA CONNER
Epworth League and Pacific Christian
Advocate." Rev. M. T. Wire. Election of
officers will be held in the afternoon. At
7:45 there will be a social - session of the
district leagues.
DIES WHILE ON TRIP
Saginaw Woman Victim or Paralysis
In Union Depot.
An elderly, well-oressed lady of refined
appearance, who arrived in this city on
the 11:30 train Thursday night, and who
was afterwards found to be Mrs. George
W. Bell, of Saginaw, Mich., was discov
ered in an unconscious condition in the
waiting-room of the Union depot , and
taken to the Good Samaritan Hospital,
where she died from the effects of a
stroke of paralysis at 4 o'clock yesterday
morning without having recovered con
sciousness. Her identification was made
by Ipttprp and otner documents in her
, BINDENBERGER.
possession, which included a bank book,
lately balanced, showing that she had
several thousand dollars deposited to her
credit in one of the Saginaw banks. Al
though elderly and alone, from letters
found, it is believed that she traveled
extensively as a pleasure seeker and that
she had come to Portland on a visit with
the intention of looking over the Pacific
Northwest country. Instructions were
received by telegraph last night from
relatives in Saginaw and the remains
will be shipped East for burial.
Wants Contract Changed. , -
The suit of W. E. Gilbert against H.
G. Colton to have certain wordo t in
stated in a contract relative to fbe
running ot the defendant's sawmill at
Mlddleton, - Wash., was begun befora
Judge o'Day yesterday. Under the
contract the plaintiff was to operate
the mill, but he alleges that certain
phrases which should have been includ
ed were stricken out by Colton.
Mr. Frederick Bindenberger, of
Cranford, N. J., who is 73 years of age,
thought he was too old to work at his
carpenter trade, as he was troubled
continually with headache, indigestion
and pains which seemed to be riieu
matic. On the advice of a friend, Mr. Bin
denberger started taking Duffy's Pure
Malt Whiskey, which completely cured
him. He now has a good appetite and
can do as good a day's work as any
man.
Recently Mr. Bindenberger wrote: "Pre
vious to three years ago I thought I was
too old to work any more at my trade as a
carpenter. I was tired out, had what
seemed to be rheumatism in my back and
shoulder, had indigestion, headaehe and was
pretty generally broken up. I was advised
by a friend to take Duffy's Pure Malt
Whiskey, so I bought a bottle. I kept get
ting better; what seemed to be rheumatism
left me; my appetite came back; I began
to feci like doing something, so I went to
work, and have worked ever since, taking
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey every day. I
have only lost four hours since last Novem
ber, and that was on account of the snow
being too deep to get to the shop untH noon.
I feel as young as I did thirty years ago
and cau make some of the younger ones
hustle.- I will be 73 years old next August,
if I live until then, and I guess I will.