THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1903.
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STARR RECOVERS
VALUABLE REALTY
Secures Second-Street Prop
erty Worth $40,000 After.
14 Years in Court.
HELD ON OLD MORTGAGE
Object of Long Litigation Wm Orig
inally Dded by Van B. Be
Laslunutt, Whose Claim
AVaa Disputed.
Bv the term of a decree entered In
J'jdjte Wolverton'e court yesterday.
William L. Starr, of Portland, recovers
properety valued at $40,000 after 14
years hard-fouprht litigation.
The history of the case is an exceed
ingly Interesting- one and Involves
many legal entanglements. In the year
1888 Van B. DeLashmutt. then a well
known resident of Portland, and once
Its chief executive, mortgaged to the
German Savings and Loan Society, of
San Francisco, seven lots !n Couch's
addition and also one lot with a brick
building between Yamhill and Taylor,
on Second street, for $25,000. The
Second street property belonged to
Starr's mother. Mrs. Bridget Lavln.
' and Mr. DeLashmutt had acted as her
I trusted financial agent and advisor for
' many years. She died In the Insane
asylum at Stockton, California.
Debt Basis of Suit.
Mr. Starr learned of the mortgage
and Inquired of DeLashmutt why his
mother's (Mrs. Lavln's) property had
been included In the Instrument. In
response DeLashmutt told Starr that
his mother owed him $10,000, and that
in San Francisco shortly before her
dnath In settlement of the indebted
ness, execnted to him a deed for the
property. Starr proceeded to examine
his mother's accounts and papers kept
bar. DeLashmutt with the result that
he estimated that, Instead of Mrs.
Lavln owing DeLashmutt $10,000, De
Lashmutt was Indebted to Mrs. Lavln
to the extent of about $16,000. The
deed was also signed with a ' cross
while Mrs. Lavln was able to write
her name. Further lnvestigacion. It
is said, revealed the fact that the
deed was executed by Mrs. Lavln when
she was mentally unbalanced and five
weeks prior to her commitment to the
Stockton asylum.
Upon the agreement of Starr not to
sue De Lashmutt for the $16,000 claim, De
Lash mutt deeded Starr the Second street
property, and also promised to have It
released from the mortgage and other
property substituted. This latter part of
the contra ,t De Lashmutt failed to keep.
lost Property In Panic.
De Lashmutt was once a banker and
a rich man, but in 1S93 and 18S4 mortgage
foreclosure suits were filed against him
to the amount of about $500,000. In July.
a suit to foreclose the mortgage on
the seven lots in Couch's Addition and
the Starr property was filed by the Ger
man 6avlngs and Loan Society, and Starr
filed an answer, alleging ownership, and
later S. Goldsmith was appointed receiver
of the properties to collect the rents, etc.
At a hearing. De Lashmutt testified
that financial matters between himself
and Mrs. Lairn stood about even.
Starr and his wife became Involved In
divorce litigation, and in 1902 Mrs. Starr
obtained a Judgment against him for
support and maintenance. To collect this
judgment she took away from Starr con
siderable of his property, and also levied
n the Second street property, while It
was in possession of the receiver. It was
sold by the Sheriff, and was. bid In by a
Mr. Dobson for $T.05. The attorney repre
senting Mrs. Starr, later through Milton
.W. Smith, attorney for the German Sav
ings & Loan Society, caused Mr. Dobson
to deed the property to Louis J. Gold
smith, the Fortland agent of the mort
gage company.
In 1906 the German Savings & Loan
Society transferred the De Lashmutt
mortgage to B. S. Grosscup, attorney for
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company.
The lots In Couch's Addition Include
three lots at the corner of Twelfth and
Johnson streets, which He within the Hill
terminal grounds xone, and. which Mr.
Grosscup was probably anxious to ac
quire for the Northern Pacific Company.
Mr. Grosscup was then substituted as
plaintiff in the mortgage foreclosure suit,
and he asked the court .-to substitute
Louis Goldsmith as defendant In place of
Starr on the ground that Goldsmith was
the owner of Starr's property by means
of the Dobson deed.
Hold Deed as Worthless.
Counsel for Starr opposed the sub
stitution, arguing that the Dobson deed
was of no effect. Starr's attorneys
raised the point that on a Judgment,
held by Starr's wife in the State Cir
cuit Court, an execution could not be
levied and the property of 3tarr sold
while It was In the hands of a re
ceiver of the United State Court.
Judge 'Wolverton agreed with this con
tention. .
Judge Wolverton in passing upon
the case as a whole decided that Starr
Is the owner of the legal title and
equity of redemption of the Second
atrefct property. The court also de
cided that the seven lots In Couch's
Addition shall be first sold to satisfy
the mortgage, which now amounts to
about $40,000. The lots are to bs sold
first separately; If no purchasers ap
pear for separate lots, then by par
cels, and If not sold by parcels, then
to be sold as a whole. It is estimated
that these seven lots are worth at
least $80,000. which will leave Starr's
Second-street property clear with much
to spare.
The report of the receiver shows
about $10,000 on hand as rents re
ceived from the Second-street proper
ty, which Starr claims, and also $2100
Insurance collected by the receiver,
due to a second fire.
Wallace McCamant. master In chan
cery in the case, has been asked to
decide that Starr be paid these rents
and insurance money.
There was an array of eminent
counsel engaged. Martin L. Pipes and
Henry St. Rayner represented Mr.
Starr: Milton W. Smith the German
Savings and Loan Society, and B. S.
Grosscup. George H. Williams and J.
Couch Flanders the railroad interests.
L. E. Latourette appeared for Louis J.
Goldsmith.
The litigation has dragged along all
these years for many reaaons best un
derstood by lawyers and Judges. Judge
Bellinger, who originally had the case,
rendered three written opinions. Judge
Gilbert one deoislon and the final opin
ion and decree was by Judge Wol
verton. Rifle Team Leaves Sunday.
Oregon's rifle team, consisting of a
party of 20 men. will leave Portland at
t o'clock next Sunday night over the O.
B. at N. for Camp Perry, O.. where they
will participate in the annual oontest of
National guardsmen. The party will
travel In the elegantly equipped Pull
man car "Sunset." It is generally re
garded that the team from this state this
year Is the strongest that has been sent
to these competitive matches which gives
rise to the expectaUon that distinct hon
ors will be won. '
MARSHALL GETS RELEASE
Portland Twirler May Join Vancou
t
ver In Northwest League.
"Slim" Marshall, the thin pin. and Eifel
Tower, twirler and general utility man of
the belligerent Beavers is now at liberty.
Marshall, who represents the shortest
distance between two points a good ways
apart, hasn't had very good luck since
he was attached to the Portland team
early In the season, so he asked for and
secured his release, Sunday, under the
burning sun of that 20-lnnlng game. Mar
shall told McCredie lie was sick, and
McCredle asked -no questions. He dug
down in his escritoire and painted his
"John Hancock" at the lower edge of the
yellow slip.
Marshall said last night that he was
negotiating with Vancouver In the North
west League, but wasn't quite sure
. . .A..ti olen nn or not. rie
, - uiontiniiv that the terms aid
not suit him. and with no strings on him
the Los Angeles born lain enuum
no trouble hooking on.
Marshall has a batting average of
and has won one game and lost seven
for Portland, this season, according to
the official score man. .
YOUNG BOY KILLS MAN
(Continued From First Pa)
and Mrs. Hammer. The man quick
pulled to the bank and. taking with
him an oar. started to drive the dog off
the heels of his father and brother.
Meanwhile Jackson Reld had been at
tracted by the noise and came running
toward the group or exciieu
He saw the man approaching the dog
with an oar in his hand. John De Mars
Joined his brother In the demonstration
against the dog and the boy also took
up the cry of "Sick 'em. Bob.
The dog began to retreat and the boy
immediately ordered his sister to bring
him a gun. Implicitly obedient, she
rufhed back into the house and from a
dresser drawer took a large 44-ealiner
revolver. The boy met her half way on
her return and. snatching the weapon,
hurried back towards the men and the
dHe stopped about 20 feet from the men
and. addressing George De Mars, ordered
him to stop. Almost- simultaneously he
fired. . "
Gives Vp His Revolver.
The aged De Mars. -hurried quickly to
the side of his fallen son. then turned to
the boy. There were no tears and no
anger or resentment in his tone or words.
"See what you have done, boy," he
said, pointing to the son who lay dead,
upon the ground. The boy walked over
to the old man and gave him the re
volver the dog still barking furiously at
the prostrate figure on the ground. Then
the children and the dog scurried away.
The boy's step-father was finally at
tracted by the noise and hurried to the
scene. Learning what had happened he
ran across the old trail at the Exposition
grounds, up Twenty-eighth street, and
down as far as the Wagner grocery store
at Twenty-fifth and Thurman streets be
fore he was able to find a telephone. At
last finding one. he notified police head
quarters and Patrolman Fred Mallett and
Bon Peterson hurried to the scene. Coro
ner Norden was also notified.
Reaching the scene of -the tragedy the
officers found two lonely figures seated
beside a prostrate one. Over the body
of the dead man had been thrown a
blanket and beside it were the father and
brother. Nearby the woman sat on the
ground, moaning and sobbing. The chil
dren had All departed. Going at once
to the Baker home the officers demanded
to know who had committed the crime.
Admits Crime to Officers.
"I did." said Jackson Reld defiantly.
Then he went with the officers to the
scene of the crime and waited for the
arrival of the Coroner. Little boys fol
lowed, and the news spread rapidly about
the neighborhood. To the crowd which
gathered he told his story, unhesitatingly
and unfeelingly.
"Yes. I killed him and there he lays."
said the Juvenile murderer, "and I did
it in self-defense. He had started after
my dog and then said he would get me.
I told my sister to go to the house for a
gun I knew one .was there, for I had
seen It only, this morning and almost
every day and when she brought it to
me I told him not to move another step.
Then I shot him. He didn't say a word.
Just dropped and let his oar fall from his
hand and lay there like you can see him
now.
"No. I have not fired a weapon often.
I have fired a 22 rifle a few times and a
revolver once or twice, but I never fired
this one until today."
The boy's mother arrived JuBt as the
officers were starting to take him to
police headquarters. She had been at-,
tending a meeting of the believers of
the World's Advanced Thought, so the
boy said.
Throwing her arms about his neck.
Mrs. Schemp drew her son from the
grasp of the officer, and moaning plt
eously she begged them to let him
stay. The boy was apparently un
moved, even during this torrent of
tears and affection, for a few minutes
later he was laughing and talking with
the same indifference that he had
shown since the tragedy. -
Came Here From Chicago.
The boy is It years of age and has
attended the Chapman school for two
years. Three years ago he moved to
this city with his mother from Chica
go. He was born in Chattanooga,
Tenn., and lived there until he went
with his mother to Chicago. His step
father leases from Lafe Fenoe the por
tion of the island on which he lives,
and has been conducting a chicken
ranch there.
An ' autopsy upon the body of the
dead man was held last night. It was
found that the bullet had entered his
right side, penetrating a lung and,
after passing through the spinal cord,
lodged immediately under the skin on
the other side of the body. An in
queBt will be held tomorrow afternoon
at 3 o'clock.
De Mars was a married man, but
had been separated rrom his wife.
They had one child, a girl, Freda, who
is now 14 years of. age, and is at
school at the convent at Salem. Since
his separation from his wife, De Mars
has lived alone in a scow at the foot
of East Madison street. He was born
In Michigan, and moved to Portland
with his family a number of years ago.
He was a member of the Eagles and
also a member of the local lodge' of
Union Painters. Besides his daughter
his living relatives are Mrs. Angelo
Cuneo, of 816 East Taylor street, his
mother; Mrs. E. Benson, of 107H
Fourth street, his aunt; John De Mars,
of 510 East Twenty-second street, his
brother, and father.
LONG SILK GLOVES.
1 (-button-length long- silk gloves,
$1.75 quality, all colors. 97c; $2.25 grade
$1.38. $1.25 long lisle gloves, 75c a pair.
2-clasp Berlin gloves 25c a pair. Mc
Allen & McDonnell, Third and Morrison.
SAY HE WAS DRUNK
Ex-Justice Reid Accused
Tipsiness on Bench.
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TWO AFFIDAVITS FILED
X. M. Matosin and Lawyer Vanck
wlch Responsible for Grave
Charges Against Judge, Who
Threatens Suit for Perjury.
In an affidavit filed in the Justice Court
yesterday, ex-Justice of the Peace V V 111
iam Reid is charged with having ap
peared on the bench in the trial of a case
while under the influence of liquor only
a few days before he relinquished the
office to his successor last month. The
affidavit was made by N. M. Matosin.
DIAGRAM ILLUSTRATING
Similar charges against Reld are pre
ferred in another affidavit signed by At
torney Harry Tanckwich. Mr. Reid
threatens to prosecute both Yanckwich
and Matosin for perjury as a result of
their affidavits.
In his affidavit Matosin says he was
present at the- Runach-Grosso trial in
Reid's court on July 3, last; that Reld
was drowsy and "appeared to be intoxi
cated;" that four witnesses were exam
ined for the plaintiff while only the de
fendant himself testified for the defense;
that Reid announced he would take the
case under advisement and that he (Ma
tosin) did not hear Reld decide the case
that day.
Attorney Tanckwich alleges In his affi
davit that the case was not tried legally
and properly and charges Reld with
forming a conspiracy with L. H. Tarpley,
attorney for the defendant, Grosso, by
which Reid delivered to Tarpley $75 in
money that had been deposited pending
the outcome of the case. It is alleged
this disposition of the money was made
without an order of the court and before
Judgment had been entered In the case.
Tanckwich now requests the court to set
aside the Judgment purported to have
been made but of which there Is no rec
ord on the court books and asks that
Tarpley be required to restore to the
custody of the court the disputed $75.
Runach brought an attachment suit
against Grosso, who formerly conducted
a saloon, to recover $75 alleged to have
been advanced to the ealoon man. By
an agreement between counsel, the de
fendant deposited In court the amount
of money In dispute with the understand
ing that it should remain In the court's
custody until the suit had been deter
mined. JOHN G. DEACON ASKS COURT
FOR RECEIVER.
Says His Wife Has Absorbed All
Profits From Their Joint Busi
. ness Operation.
That John G. Deacon has about S3 cents
due him ad the proceeds of the partner
ship with his wife. Amy Deacon, Is al
leged in an affidavit which her attorney
filed in the Circuit Court yesterday. Dea
con, a former streetcar man, and his
wife, who has conducted hotels in Buf
falo, St. Louis, Rochester, and Norfolk,
Va., have been conducting the Sherman
House, at 123 Twelfth street, near Alder,
since February 29. Mrs. Deacon was
compelled to appear before Judge Cleland
yesterday afternoon to show cause why
a receiver should not be appointed and
the business divided.
When Judge Cleland had heard the
arguments of counsel he told them to
endeavor to bring about an adjustment
without the appointment of a receiver,
as the latter course would consume a
large proportion of the proceeds from the
sale of the business.
Deacon alleges in his petition for a re
ceiver that hjs wife has collected the
profits of the business and appropriated
$1150 to her own use. On the other hand
sne asserts in her affidavit that they
only entered the partnership because he
threatened to kill her If she did not do
so. She says he has grown tired of work
since marriage, and that she has been
supporting him for the last 12 years. She
refuses to do it any longer.
Mrs. Deacon says the receipts of the
business since the partnership was en
tered into have been $1273.25, and the ex
penses $1228.42, leaving a profit of $44.83.
Her husband, she asserts, has drawn $44,
so that 83 cents Is all that now remains
of the profits. The furniture is mort
gaged for $S60. and the entire contents of
the house, she says, are not worth more
than $1260. To her husband's statement
that she has threatened to sell the busi
ness, she says that she only offered
to do so, after he broached the subject
himself. It has been only by the closest
economy, says Mrs. Deaoon that she
has been able to keep the wolf from the
door.
If Mr. and Mrs. Deacon do not reach a
settlement by 10 o'clock this morning, the
court will appoint a receiver.
WIlA FIGHT OX TECHNICALITY
Adolpb Adler Withdraws Plea of
Not Gnllty.
Adolph Adler. through his attorney,
withdrew his plea of not guilty before
Judge Cleland In the Circuit Court yes
terday morning, and Interposed a de-
r I I GEO PEMMlS y ' fnmt
V )J COMPAMIOK
murrer to the Information against him.
On this ground it is hoped that Adler s
freedom can be obtained. The man is
charged with threatening violence upon
Sig Sichel for the purpose of extorting
from him $400.
The threatening letter written by
Adler is not attached to the informa
tion, and this is urged as a reason why
the Instrument should be held to be de
fective. The demurrer also contends
that while the information says that
Adler demanded money from Sichel, it
doeB not say that It was not due hira.
SETTLE RIGHT TO 6HOP NAME
Judge Cleland Will Decide Point Be
tween Rival Shopkeepers.
Whether "needlecraf t" should be
written as a compound word, or as one
word, and whether or not Mrs. M. C.
White has the right to its exclusive
use in the United States, were the
questions that came up for argument
before Judge Cleland. in the Circuit
Court yesterday morning. The case
was that in which Mrs. White is suing.
Mrs. H. A. Van Horn for an Injunc
tion against the use of the name in the
letter's business. The plaintiff con
ducts "The Needlecraft Shop," while
the defendant has Just opened "Van's
NeeSlecrart Shop."
'. John Logan, the attorney for Mrs.
Van Horn, showed the Court' the ad
vertisement of a Boston company In
a woman's Journal, whose firm name
OLD LIFE SAVING
STATIOM. 1
home or THE XV
Raps if a
HOW TRA (;TSrY OCCURRED.
was identical with that of Mrs.
White's. He said that to be consistent
she would have to file suit against the
Massachusetts company.
Attorney Logan held that ' the
"Needlecraft Shop" was as much de
scriptive of the business as "barber
shop," "shoemaker shop" or "butcher
shop."
W. T. Masters, attorney for the
plaintiff, contended that' the word
"needlecraft" is not a distinctive trade
name, hence Mrs. White has a right
to its use in this country. After argu
ment Judge Cleland took the case
under advisement.
Gold Mine Company Sued.
Suit to recover $3000 from the Conti
nental Gold Mining Company, Alex
Sweek. Its secretary, and W. B. Stewart,
president of the concern, has been filed
In the Circuit Court. The plaintiff Is
Thomas Devlin, receiver of the defunct
Oregon Trust & Savings Bank. It is
alleged that a promissory note, payable
on demand, was made out March 15,
1907, by Sweek and Stewart, In favor of
the bank. It was to draw 8 per cent
interest. The complaint alleges that
only $31.71 has been paid on the note.
As attorney's fees the plaintiff demands
$300.
Report of Hendee Estate.
The report of the executors In the
D. II. Hendee estate was filed with the
County Court yesterday morning, show
ing the total receipts to have been
$1,421.87. There is still due from the
defunct Title Guarantee & Trust Com
pany $922. The disbursements have
been $489.27. The executors are Otho
S. Hendee. Samuel B. Hendee and Ed
win L. Hendee.
GREAT FAIR AT HILLSB0R0
Will Drive Oregon Electric Spike
and Show Dairy Cattle.
HILLSBORO. Or., Aug. 4. (Special.)
Hillsboro is to have a good old-fashioned
agricultural fair and livestock exhibit
santomhor ao October 1. 2 and 3.
Mavor Dennis states that the fair will
..' . i. . ,,AmrtH In tVlA
eclipse anyiniiim evci
county in magnitude. The street will
be given up to the demonstration and
weather will not interfere, as there will
be two huge canvas inclosures on the
two business- streets, each 24xlSO feet in
dimensions. Cash prizes will be given
for best livestock; there will be all kinds
of agricultural and horticultural ex
hibits and two days of races, unless the
Fall circuit dates shall interfere. In
that event there will be two days of lo
cal races. A large auditorium capable
of seating 3000 people, will, be erected.
The first day will be celebrated in
driving the golden spike for the Oregon
Electric Railway, and General Manager
Talbot says he will use every endeavor
to help the committee to make this fea
ture a notable one.
A sewing machine will be presented
to the miss under 14 who exhibits the
best handiwork In plain needlework and
the farmer boy under that age showing
the best exhibit of agricultural products
will get a handsome set of carpenter
tools. Arnold's Shows have beftn given
the amusement concessions and there will
be a balloon ascension dally.
President Sam Moon, of the Western
Oregon Stallion Association, will call
a parade of stallions, draft and driving
horses and colts, and the show of dairy
cattle is expected to outshine the State
Fair.
Mayor Dennis, chairman of the ar
rangements committee, has appointed the
following aides: Postmaster B. P. Cor
nelius. Cal. Jack. Jr., W. E. McCourt
and G. A. Patterson.
CARD OF THANKS.
ALNWICK. Northumberland County,
England, July 17. We. the undersigned,
wish to express our sincere thanks and
appreciation for the assistance ren
dered and courtesy shown to our de
ceased brother. George S. Beak at the
time of his untimely death, and at the
funeral which took place on June 23.
Although none of his relatives were
present, we feel that his many friends
rendered everv possible assistance, and
we wish to publicly acknowledge our
heartiest gratefulness for their kind
ness. MARY BEAL.
ISABELLA BEAL.
MRst JENNIE HARRINGTON.
MRS. MARGARET STEEL.
MRS. MARY BEAL.
MRS. DOROTHY DAVISON.
According to Mitchell's Newspaper Press
Directory, there are now published in the
United Kingdom alone no fewer than 23 M
newspapers, of which London contributes
404. Including 31 dallies.
TRY -IIEII. SCHEME
President Josselyn Will Adopt
Recent Invention..
"PAY-AS-YOU-ENTER" CARS
Street Railway Company Expects to
Operate 25 of Them Under En
tirely New System When
They Arrive This Fall.
Portland people are to be Initiated into
the mysteries of the "pay-as-you-enter"
street railway system this Fall. The
innovation will be introduced by the
Portland Railway. Light & Power Com
pany as soon as 25 new cars, which have
been ordered for delivery, arrive and can
be placed in service. These cars will be
equipped with the "pay-as-you-enter"
platforms and the company intends to
experiment with them.
These cars are now operated success
fully in Chicago, St. Louis, Buffalo, New
York and Montreal, while arrangements
are being made for their introduction in
Dfnver. This new system of collecting
fares Is said to have advantages both
In the interest of an Improved street
railway service and the more convenient
and expeditious handling of passengers.
"We have decided to give the people
of Portland the very best to be had in
the way of street car service," said B. S.
Josselyn, preslctent of the street railway
company, yesterday, "and these cars,
equipped as they are, represent the most
modern type of street car construction.
The 'pay-as-you-enter' platforms have
several advantages. In the first place the
conductor always remains on the rear
platform and collects the fares. He Is at
all times, therefore, in a position to see
that passengers are on or off the car be
fore giving the signal to start. The
matter of stopping to let passengers off
at crossings is also facilitated. Passen
gers will board these cars at the rear
platform only, but will be allowed to get
off from either the rear or forward plat
forms. "Aside from reducing the liability' of
accidents and dispensing with the con
fusion which results from the present
system of collecting fares, probably the
greatest advantage found to result from
the use of these cars is the Immense
saving In time in- their operation. There
Is absolutely no loss of time, and It is
possible not only to give a more frequent
service, but to adhere closely to the
established time schedule.
"We will put these cars in service . as
soon as they arrive. These cars have
given satisfaction in the other large
cities of the country, where they are be
ing used."
NEW GENERATORS INSTALLED
Street . Railway Company Restores
Two-Third9 of formal Service.
By the installation of two new genera
tors at its power plant at Cazadero, the
Portland Railway, Light & Power Com
pany has restored two-thirds of the
capacity of that plant which was entirely
disabled by an accident June 21. The
first of the new generators was In opera
tion July 10 while the second had been
installed and ready for service July 31.
The second of these generators was man
ufactured at Schenectady for Japan un
der an order from the Nippon govern
ment, but an arrangement was made by
the street railway company by which
the Japanese government released the
manufacturers from immediate delivery
and the machine was secured by the Port
land odmpany. The resumption of oper
ations at the Caeadero plant has enabled
the company to shut down its steam sta
tion at the Inman-Poulsen ' Company's
plant.
The railway company owns six steam
and three water power stations and with
this equipment the serious disaster to
the Cazadero plant a month ago Impaired
the company's service very little. With
nine different sources from which a sup
ply can be drawn, the company can sus
tain the disablement of as . many as
three of these stations and not suffer
an Impairment of its service. Plans
have been made for another sub-station
on the company's property. First and Jef
ferson streets, from which current will be
furnished for the street railway and the
southern section of the city for street
lighting. The balance of the apparatus
now installed in the company's station at
Seventh and Alder streets, will be re
moved to the Bteam station adjoining the
Eastern & Western Lumber Company's
property to make room for the new 220
volt direct current plant which will be
used in connection with the proposed un
derground system.
PENINSULA PEOPLE OBJECT
Don't Want Trolley Company to Oc
cupy Patton Avenue.
Petitions are being circulated by resi
dents of the Peninsula district against
the granting by the Council of the addi
tional franchises, asked by the Portland
Railway, Light & Power Company, with
respect to the proposed occupation by
that corporation of Patton avenue for
street railway purposes. The Peninsula
people object to this use of Patton street,
between Killlngsworth avenue and Pippin
street, for the reason that lt Is proposed
by them to Include that part of this thor
oughfare in their boulevard system.
They profess to have no objection to the
use of any of the other streets in that
locality by the street car company but
they desire to reserve this particular
street for boulevard purposes. The pro
testing petitions will be presented at the
meeting of the street committee Friday
afternoon and again at the meeting of
the Council next Wednesday.
WILT, build new carbarn
Street Railway Company to Erect
Structure to Shelter 250 Cars.
The ordinance recently passed by the
City Council vacating a portion of a
street in Sellwood has become a law
without the signature of Mayor Lane. As
a result the management of the Portland
Railway, Light & Power Company, which
petition for this action, ls-proceedlng with
its plans which Include the building of a
new carbarn, having a capacity of 250
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cars, near the junction of Its Oregon City
and Cazadero divisions at the Golf Links.
In connection with the carbarn the
company will construct its second club
house for the'' entertainment and accom
modation of its employes. The club
house will occupy the second floor of the
building. The present carbarn at Mil
waukle will be reserved exclusively as a
repair shop. Motormen and conductors
employed by the company will be greatly
convenlenced by the change in location
of the carbarns-since the great majority
of these employes have their homes in
Sellwood.
Grain Outlook Is Better.
J. P. O'Brien, general manager of the
Harriman lines in this territory, who re
turned yesterday from a tour of inspec
tion of the Washington division of this
system, reports that the yield of grain in
all sections visited Is heavier than early
reports predicted. An average yield of
50 per cent of last year's phenomenally
large crop Is reported from all sections
in which harvesting Is in progress. In
variably the quality is up to standard.
Mr. O'Brien left last night for Spokane.
WIFE AND BUSINESS LOST
C. T. PEDD1CORD LOVED HIS
BOTTLE TOO WELL.
Was "Respectable Young Man" Till
Drink and Automobile Rides
Lured Him Prom Friends.
C. T. Peddlcord has not only lost his
grocery store because of strong drink and
auto rides late at night; but his wife
also. Minnie Peddlcord obtained a di
vorce from Judge Cleland in the Circuit
Court yesterday afternoon. Peddlcord's
store was at 354 East Seventh street.
Mrs. Peddlcord told the court that her
husband was once a "respectable young
man," but that he began to stay out
until the small hours of the morning,
arising at 10 o'clock the next day, and
leaving his wife to keep his books and
run the store. Her husband's sprees,
she said, were only a week apart. Before
she left her spouse, last February, she
was often beaten and slapped while he
was In a drunken rage. They were mar
ried at Vancouver. Wash., July 3, 1897.
William A. Kenney has filed a divorce
suit in the Circuit Court against Pearl
M. Kenney. He alleges that she de
serted hira July 15, 1907. They were
married at Edwardsburg, Mich., June 4,
1899. and have one child, 7 years old, of
which the father asks the custody.
CLAYTON HIT HARD BY FIRE
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Business Center of Washington
Town Damaged $100,000.
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 4. A special
to the Spokesman-Review from Deer
Park, says:
"The business portion of Clayton,
six miles from here, Is in ruins as the
result of a fire which broke out there
at 5:30 this morning. The loss is esti
mated at $190,000, and there is not a
store standing in the town.
The heaviest loser is the Washington
Brick & Lime Company, the main
building of Its plant and the bunkhouse
being burned. In the plant was a large
quantity of valuable machinery, and its
loss has necessitated the closing down
of the plant indefinitely.
. Among; the other losers were A. T.
King, general merchandise, $15,000 to
$20,000; the Clayton Mercantile Com
pany, store and stock; Joel Huffmann,
general merchandise; Johnson's restau
rant: Ratke meat market; Jelle's con
fectionery; depot, telephone office; res
idences of A. T. King and Knute Jelle
and several others..
KILLED BY FALLING TREE
Ill-Fate Overtakes Aberdeen Logger
on His Last Day in Camp.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Aug. 4. (Spe
cial.) Barnard Saunders, aged 41, was
killed in Coats' logging camp this aft
ernoon by a falling tree. Saunders
was a widower and leaves a boy 10
years old. Saunders had decided to
leave the camp tonight and take his
boy south. Thursday would have been
Saunders' birthday, and he had written
the boy that he would be here tonight
arid together they would celebrate the
event.
Northwestern People In New York.
NEW TORK, Aug. 4. (Special.)
People from the Northwest registered
at New York hotels today as follows:
Portland Imperial, J. H. MoNlcholas.
Tacoma Woodstock, J. McHugh;
Imperial, Mrs. M. H. Pope.
Everett. Wash. Wellington, C H.
Dolson, Mrs. C. H. Dolson.
Spokane King "Edward, E. A. Sha
dle; Wellington, J. A. Jodom.
Seattle Latham, Q. A. Hamilton;
Holland, E. C. Cheasty; Latham, Mrs. Q.
A. Hamilton; Ashland, A. Freese, H.
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