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THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAN, SATURDAY. .TAjVTTARY 8, 1910.
INVESTOR LOSES,
SO SPOUSE QUITS
Portland Electrician Sues and
Wins in Unusual Divorce
Cause.
FEW OTHERS AIR TROUBLES
Judge Bronaugh of Circuit Court
Passes Busy Day Turning Di
vorce Mill to Satisfaction
of Tnsatlsfted.
Eiward IV. GoJcJard. n "l-'c:- n of
tha Western Electric Works, was among
the ton complaining spouses who secured
tlivorceg from Judge Bronaugh in the
Circuit Ccurt yesterday. He invested hig
earnings In stock of the Black Hills
mines, he said, and when his wife found
it worthless, she refused to live with
tilm longrer. saying she was not a poor
man's wife, that she had never intended
to b, end wouldn't submit to It. Mrs.
3. H. Goodard, the defendant, did not
appear.
The couple married at Huron, S. D-,
May 2, 1SS, and have two children, now
Jiving with th mother. The family were
Jiving at 7C0 Irving street until October,
19tiS, when the wife is sjaid to have left.
Goddard said he was in business in Wis
consin for a number of years, but de
cided to try his luck In the West. His
jnother-in-law had been trying for six
.yeans to separate him from his wife, he
raici. and had at last succeeded, ALrs.
Goddard returning to her mother when
whe found the money invested In the
'mine was lost.
"Kv-er since October. 190S, when my
"wife and her- mother went south, she has
been after me to get a divorce," said
Goddard. "I was her style of man all
right, but I didn't have her style of
pocketbook, although I gave her all my
ononey, I was earning a salary of $300 a
month." ,
Two letters in corroboration of God
Wiard's testimony were introduced.
Affinity Breaks Xp Home.
An affinity picked up by her husband in
; hopfleld near Brooks, oi- the Oregon
Electric line, was given by JJois M. Max
!well as the cause of her desire for sepa
ration from James Maxwell, whom she
married at Tallahasee, Kla, June 26, 1901.
TThe last she heard, she said, her hus
"band had gone to California with his new
found mate. Judge Bronaugh gave her a
divorce.
Mary E. Tyler told, of being bttterj
y Jvi R. Tyler one day when he had
"the sulks and she tried to cheer him.
Judge Bronaugh gave her a divorce, and
allowed her to resume her maiden name,
UMary Elizabeth Camp.
She married Tyler at .The Dalles, Octo
ber 14, 1903. They lived together last at
iBugene, a year ago, she said. Her hus
band's temper began to show Itself six
months after the marriage, she testified.
She told of arranging with, neighbors
to go to church one Sunday morning,
"when Tyler decided not to go, and when
pie found his -wife -was going without him,
followed her with a shotgun. She per
suaded him to return to the house, she
eald.
William J. Barratt, a blacksmith, se
cured a divorce from Mary Barratt, his
witnesses testifying that the dance
caused her downfall. Barratt said he
"was married In 1904. He said his wife
remained away from home over night at
frequent intervals, telling1 him when he
vsked for an explanation that it was none
.of hLs business.
A streetcar motorman and a conductor
"were among thosa divorced.
B. R. Buffner, motorman, said hta
rwife deserted him two years ago after
tie had given her between tSOOO and $10,
000 worth, of property in Missouri. He
married her at Shelbyvilie, Mo., x May 6,
a&6, he said.
Friglit Prevents Stabbing.
Eva L Puckett said T. O. Puckett, her
conductor husband, was only prevented
ty fright from stabbing her to death
with a dagger. He had-the weapon over
. Iher breast, and his left hand over her
mouth, she said, and started to plunge
the knife Into her, when he heard . a
"noise above and thought she had se
creted someone to st y on him.
Mrs. Puckett said her husband Intended
to kill her and himself. She told also
of an affinity with whom he confessed
to her he drank wino.
The woman said further that while her
husband paid the grocery bills, he had
iven her but $20 for clothing since the
marriage, July 4. 190T, and that he had
taken her out only twice, once to the
theater and once to church. Notwith
standing his conduct she said she ' still
loves him, and that she had made every
effort to live with him in harmony.
V-ada Womack told Judge Bronaugh
he had supported herself for several
t years by sewing, cooking in ho'.els and
taking in washings, and that hpr hus
band, Asa Womack, was shiftless. She
I married him at Manton, Cal., February
SO. 1908. The Judge gave her a divorce,
Kind the custody of the two children.
Desertion was the grotnd upon which
the following decrees were allowed: Mrs.
jM. Moon from A. G. Mcon; married at
IVlarshalltown, la., October 31, 1902; W. E.
Watson from Katie -J. Watson, married
In June, 1S99, deserted in l&OS while they
were living at 761 Edst Irving; Woodford
;". Young from AKie Young, mfcrrled
July 30, 1S94, at Roscburg.
Orln J. Ripley brought a divorce suit
:in the Circuit Court yestenday against
Myrtle Ripley, alleging sne deserted him
in August, 1906. "Ihey 'were married at
Kathbum, Idaho, May 12, 1906, and have
jio children.
Eugene Ooupto Divorced.
Lue Stuart secured a divorce from
iCeorge W. Stuart before Judge Bronaugh
yesterday afternoon on the ground of
, gross drunkenness. They have been liv
ing in Eugene. Mrs. Stuart says she
could stand her husband's conduct no
longer. They were married In- Salem, De
cember 19, 1903. Stuart is & plumber.
MRry Loughran endeavored to secure
a. divorce from Robert Loughran, a team
ster in logging oamps, but Judge
iHronaugh thought her evidence that he
deserted her Insufficient, and continued
the case until 2 P. M. Monday. The
.Oxughrans were . married at Chefialis,
Wash., - November 24, 1S6, and have one
child.
Maggie Prne filed a divorce-suit against
tJosepa Prue In the Circuit Court yes
terday, alleging cruelty and drunkenness.
InmJt was heapeO upon Insult, she says,
until her husband's conduct became un
bearable, and she- left. But he found her,
she alleges, and after bringing her back,
slapped her and threatened death. If she
Attempted to run away again. The
couple married in St. Paul, Or., 17 years
o. "
Catherine R. Chapman filed suit yes
terday against Charles C. Chapman, al
leging he deserted her a year ago last
month, three days befqre Christmas. Shs
married him at Chicago, 111., July IS,
JSS6 She asks '0 a month alimony.
John Bactgalupo Is also In the divorce
: sourt, demanding an annulment- -of his
marriage, which took place at Hills bo ro,
November 11. last. He says Abbie Bacl
galupo had been previously married, and
was divorced at Oregon City only last
October. He did not know, he says, that
It was contrary to the Oregon law to
marry a month after the granting of a
divorce.
FALSE ARREST DAMAGE SUIT OS
$20,000 Case Arouses Much Inter
est in Unusual Action.
Moses M. Bloch filed In the Circuit
Court yesterday -an answer to Kath
erine MacFarlane's $20,000 damage suit,
in which he denies he had her arrested
on August 6," 1908, without probable
cause, 'or that he charged her In the
Municipal Court with the crime of
larceny. This is the famous case in
which Bloch lost his pocketbook and
secured Mrs. MacFarlane's arrest be
cause she did not return it. She sued
him before Judge Morrow to obtain
the $100 reward he had advertised, and
Mrs. Sarah Ann Kelser, a
pioneer of 1847, died -at the
home of her daughter, Mrs.
Elizabeth Brown, 1203' East Tay
lor street, Thursday. She was
a daughter of Isaac Whealdon
and was born August 11, 1838,
crossing the plains with her
parents In 1847. They settled
In Aurora district of Clackamas
County on a donation land
claim, where she remained un
til a few years ago. Her hus
band, Jacob H. reiser, died in
1873. ' Mrs. L. D. Williams,' a.
sister, and W. D. Whealdon, a",
brother, of Illwaco, survive her.
.The funeral will be held today
at 12 o'clock. In the Pioneer
Rockcreek Cemetery, of Clack
amas County.
obtained judgment for this sum. The
present suit is for false arrest.
Bloch says In his answer that Wil
liam MacFaflane, son of the plaintiff.
Informed him he had better put up a
larger reward for the wallet or it
would be destroyed. After that, he
says, he advertised a second time, of
fering the $100, the amount of the re
ward not being stated in the first ad.
He says he told the facts to Captain
of Police Slover, and also to Deputy
District Attorneys Hennessy and Page,
and was advised to have the woman
arrested, -which he admits he did.
WALKER CASE BACK TO JURY
Alleged, Obtaining Property Under
False Pretenses Resubmitted.
Because of a variance between the
proof and the charges of the Indictment,
the Augustus Walker case will be re
submitted to the grand Jury. A motion
to this effect -was made by Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Vreeland yesterday after
noon, and allowed by Judge Gantenbein
over the strenuous objection of counsel
for Walker. The latter Is charged with
obtaining property from John Rometsch,
October 10, 1908, by false pretenses.
A mortgage for $11,000 is said to have
been given Rometsch by Walker with the
statement that the property referred to
therein was valuable Washington wheat
land. It is alleged this statement was
false.
Costanzo Raffealo pleaded not guilty
before Presiding Judge Bronaugh In Cir
cuit Court yesterday afternoon to a
charge of assault with a revolver upon
Pasqualo Sarafino, November 19 last.
PARK TO COST CITY $46,500
Jury in Condemnation Suit Returns
Verdict on Mount Tabor Land.
The city will pay $46,600 for 20.59 acres
of land on Mount Tabor, to be used for
park purposes. The property now belongs
to B. G. Whitehouse and C. J. Reed,
trustees of the John Green estate, H.
C. Leonard and the D. P. Thompson Com
pany. The city offered $40,000 for the
property, but the ' owners held out for
$90,000. The city therefore brought suit
in the Circuit Court, the case going to
trial before-- a Jury in Judge Cleland's
department.
The verdict of $46,500 was returned
about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon.. H.
C- Leonard will receive $15,500 for his
third Interest in the land, the D. P.
Thompson Company a like sum, and the
two trustees the same. " Arthur W.
Chance and K. B. G. Chance, made de
fendants In the suit, will receive nothing,
as the Jury found they will not be dam
aged by the appropriation of the land by
the city.
PROPERTY DOUBLES TWICE
Estate of La to. David Ellerson Gets
New Administrator.
County Judge Webster yesterday ap
pointed Alice M. Ellerson admlnistra
tor de bonis non of the estate of David
JUlerson, who died October 22, 1884.
Anna E. Ellerson was formerly the
administratrix. At the time of Eller
son's death his property, consisting of
boo acres oi land in Washington Coun
ty and three lots In block 12, Carter's
Addition, waa worth $6000. It Is now
estimated to be worth $28,000, with
an annual rental of $812. Miss Eller
son must file a $1650 bond to secure
the faithful performance-of her trust.
Court Notes.
Fred FT. ICenney's suit against the
University Lumber & Shingle Company
for $20,000 damages on account of a
hand injured by a rotary saw went to
a Jury In Judge Morrow's department
of the Circuit Court last night after
a trial lasting five days. The Jury
was instructed to bring In a sealed
verdict If an agreement was reached
last night.
OBcar Allen. 66 years old, was con
victed by a Jury In Judge Ganten
bein's department of the Circuit Court
last night of assault upon a 14-year-old
girl. Leniency was recommended.
Morgan & Robb, 250 Stark street, can
tend your -money on real estate.
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BOTH SIDES. HURK
TIME IN DISPUTE
Employing Printers and Work
ers Wait for Developments
in Wage Discussion.
OPEN SHOP IS THREATENED
Disposition Is Also Shown to Settle
All Demands for Advances at
Once, so Avoiding Con
tinued Friction.
No attempt was made yesterday by
employing printers to inaugurate an
"open shop" policy in the conduct of their
business. There is a disposition among
the employers to await the outcome 'of
the agitation for an increased wage,
which has either been presented Or is
expected from the various organizations
of the printing , craft. For this reason
definite action on the part of the employ
ers probalby will not be taken before
February 1. In the meantime the girls
and women, employed as binders, who
walked out at the beginning of the
trouble, are remaining firm and declare
that they will not return to work at the
old scale.
"We have not yet announced an open
shop policy," said C. A. Whitemore, of the
Irwin-Hodson Company, yesterday. "We,
as -well as1 other employing printers, ae
simply awaiting developments. If the de
mand of the women employed in the
bindery department is acceded to, we
will have to go right down the line and
advance the scale to all other classes of
employes. For that reason we might Just
as well wait and dispose of the con
troversy at one time, and not undertake
to settle it piece-meal."
Demands Seem Endless.
'This constantly recurring demand on
the part of printers for an increased wage
schedule may ijust as well be fought
out now as later," paid another employ
ing printer yesterday. "If we grant the
women employed as bookbinders their de
mand for an increase in wages, the men
employee! In the same work will ask for
more. The pressmen already have asked
for more wages, as have the press feeders
also. The compositors have given us until
February 20 to concede them an increase
of $2.50 a week.
"Even should all of these demands' be
granted, there is no telling when further
demands would toe presented for another
Increase. Our business will not Justify
the further granting of these concessions,
and if the situation comes1 to a 'show
down and the employes will not recede
from their demands, I can see but ne
course to pursue by the employers, and
that ia to Install the open-shop policy. So
far as that Is concerned, employing print
ers, rather than grant the increased
schedule, can better afford to close up
their places of business for 60 days. The
only- expense o which they would be
subjected during that time would be
rent."
Pressmen Are Favored.
Thus far tho controversy between the
printers andVthelr employers .has Involved
only the women (bookbinders, who have
refused to return to their places fol
lowing their walkout. It will not be until
this afternoon that the pressmen will
learn whether or not their demand for an
increase in wages from $21 to $22.50 per.
week has been granted. ' Individual em
ployers yesterday frankly admitted that
the demand of the pressmen had more
merit than that of any of the other
classes of employes, but no concerted
action has been taken by the employers'
organization towards acting on the re
quest of the pressmen.
"Some time ago the pressmen ' pre
sented a demand to their employers
asking that, beginning January 3, our
wages should be advanced from $21
to $22.50 a week," said Will H. Gerdes,
secretary of the Pressmen's Union, yes
terday. "Since then we have not re
ceived any word from the employers
as to what they intend to do. For that
reason we will have to wait until to
morrow afternoon, -when we will be
paid for the week. We have not de
cided what course to pursue, having
concluded to defer all action until we
find out whether or not our demands
are granted. We feel that we are en
titled to the increased wage we are
asking; and we believe our employers
can well afford to make the concession,
which certainly is not unreasonable."
Feeders Without Aid.
The press feeders, who are also ask
ing for more wages; find themselves
waging their campaign -without the In
tercession' of the Pressmen's Union.
Several months ago when the press
feeders' were seeking to better their
condition it was agreed between them
and their employers that all such re
quests should be presented through the
Pressmen's Union. Accordingly the
feeders, who are being paid $13 and
$15 per week, prepared a new schedule,
demanding $15 and $18 per week, but
the pressmen refused to approve that
scale, notifying the feeders that as an
organization the pressmen would stand
behind them in a demand for a scale
of $14 and $16, or an advance of $1
over the present scale. This proposal
was rejected by the feeders. Further
relations with the pressmen were
abandoned by the feeders, who are now
presenting their demands to the em
ployers direct.
It is not. until February 20 that the
compositors' demand that a new scale
of $25.50, an Increase of $2.50 per week,
go lnt-o effect. In the meantinie these
employes are remaining at- work. The
conservative members of this organiza
tion are not desirous of precipitating
a strike. Most of them at least the
more competent compositors are now
receiving wages in advance of the
present schedule. Several shops are
known to be paying $24 a week, and
the relations between these' employes
and their employers generally are alto
gether agreeable.
The extent to which compositors will
become involved in the agitation for
better wages for the printing -craft
will depend entirely on the disposition
that may be made of the demands of
the bookbinders, pressmen and press
feeders, which require adjustment prior
to the date fixed by the compositors.
PLUMBING NEEDS ARE TOLD
Inspector Hey Reports Xew Ordi
nance Is Badly Xeeded.
Recital of the urgent need for better
systems in- nearly all parts of the city
form the chief feature of iPlximbing' In
spector Hey's annual report, filed "with
the City Auditor yesterday. Brooklyn
and adjacent sections, it i pointed out,
need prompt attention to conditions. The
tendency of people to Hv in flats, rather
than Individual homes, is deplored, for
th - Inspector -declares 4t- is difficult $q
say anything- In praise' of this1 custom
from a sanitary standpoint.
A nerw and up-to-date ordinance govern
ing the plumbing business is recora-.
mended, and the fact is deplored that
the Council has neglected to take the
action that has annually been .brought to
its attention: That the sanitary feature
of municipal life sadly neglected, is
the tone of the report, which in oneyplace
eays: . ' -
Tbre has been much atrita-tton- going- on re
garding bridges, parka, playground, car erv
ioe. etc., but little attention ha been paid to
the sanitary conditions of the home. Xo
matter how much care Is exercised as to the
cleanliness of the Interior of a houee. or the
purity of food, this is practically wasted when
your own or your neighbor's ceespool over
flowing Into your yard or basement.
Concerning the public schools, the re
port says: - I
Sanitarians all o-er the- -world have given
much thought to the sanitary arrangement
of svhool buildings, and It gives me much
pleasure to state that many Improvements
have been made in our public school buildings.
Although there is still much room for im
provement, especially in ventilation, a step
has been taken In the right direction in abol
ishing the range toilets for tho more sani
tary Individual toilet. I believe that better
SALVATION ARMY LEADER
REACHES POKTLANO.
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Commodore Elijah Cndman, of
London - England.
Commodore Elijah Cadman, of
London, England, one of the
commissioners on the staff of
General William Booth, the
commanding officer of the Sal
vation Army, will speak tonight
and tomorrow at the Salvation
Army Hall of Corps No. 1, 265
Davis street. Cadman is a re
markable and fascinating char
- acter and an interesting speak--er.
Tonight at 8 o'clock he will
tell the story of his life, and
tomorrow he will speak at 11
A. M., 3 P. M. and 8 P. M.
results could be obtained by placing toilet
rooms on each floor or by having all toilets
on the top floor instead of in tho basement.
Referring to the drinking water supply for
schools or street fountains, buckets, -cups,
glasses or other receptacles are unsanitary,
and therefore undesirable. The new faygienic
fountains, at whicti one may drink without
touching the fountain or a cup, forms an
Ideal arrangement. The cost of the water
should bo the least consideration where the
health of the general public is concerned.
DESCHUTES ON RAMPAGE
John D. Porter Says Camps Were in
Great Danger.
One of tho woncters of Central Oregon,
according to Indians "and the white men
who hav.e settled that part of the state,
was the failure of the Desffhutes River
to rise more than IS inches, regardless
of rains or thaws in the mountains, and
for a long time there have heen theories
that a subterranean channel .drained the
overflow of the river and kept it at an
even height. But the recent flood broke
down this tradition.
John D. Porter, of the firm of Porter
Bros., who have the contract for con
structing the first 109 miles of the Ore
gon Trunk Line southward from the Co
lumbia River up the Deschutes, -upset
this tradition about the river by saying
last night at the Portland Hotel that
when the usual rains of more than a
month ago raised the Willamette to a
danger point, the reschutes River also
rose to more than seven feet above its
normal flow, and almost flooded the
camps of more than 3000 men at work for
his firm on the new road.
Some of the camps, at the time the
Deschutes was at Its greatest height,
were only a little more than a loot above
the water mark, and much uneasiness
was felt for the safety of the men.
. The. high water, however, Mr. Porter
said, did not come within 25 feet of the
railroad grade, as the company was not
willing to place too much confidence In
the traditional good behavior of the river.
POLICE AFTER CHINAMAN
Confidential Clerk, of ' Contracting
Firm Disappears AVith Payroll.
Accused of embezzling tSOOO of his em
ployers' money and decamping for parts
.unknown, Charley "Wong Chong, a Chi
nese foreman employed by the "Wong
Lam Company, of 86 Second street, is be
ing sought by the police. A warrant for
his arrest was issued yesterday from the
Municipal Court upon an Information of
felony drawn up by District Attorney
Cameron and signed by Wong Lam, head
of the company for which the missing
man worked.
Charley Wong Chong was the confiden
tial man of the firm, which, conducts a
general merchandise store and which
handles large contracts for Chinese labor.
The firm had a large number of men em
ployed in a town in Washington and
Charley was Bent there with the payroll.
He left . Portland We'dnesday night, but
did not arrive at his destination and his
employers received word yesterday that
he iiad left for San Francisco Instead.
Charley is about 40 years of age, has cut
his queue and when last seen was dressed
in modern clothes. The money was in
old and bills.
BARGAINSJFOR MEN.
On sale today, men's $2-00 and $1.50
soft front golf shirts, 50c ; men' s wool
cocks. 12c a pair; men's $1.25 wool un
derwear; 83c a garment; men's 50c neck
wear. 33c. You can't beat these prices.
McAIlen & McDonnell, Third and Morri
son streets.
Seaside Special Every Saturday Night
On Saturday nig"ht of very week, A.
& C. R. Train No. 3, leaving. Portland
6:30 P. M., runs through to Seaside,
stopping at all Clatsop Beach Points.
Round trip fare, good going Saturday,
returning Monday, $3.00.
A Wretched Mistake.
to endure the itching, pafnful distress
of Piles. There's no need to. Listen:
"I suffered much from Piles," writes
Will A. Marsh, of Siler City, N. C,
"till I got a box of Buckien's Arnica
Salve, and waa soon cured. Burns,
Boils, Ulcers, Fever Sores, Eczema,
Cuts, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, vanish
hefore iu ioc-t All- druggists.
BLANGHET IS HELD
Grand Jury to Get Case of
Saloon Brawl Killing.
JUDGE HITS PROSECUTION
Lack of Interest Displayed by Deputy
District Attorney Hennessy Is
Severly Criticised Lang
gutn Refuses Dismissal.
Louis Blanchet, bartender In the Monte
Carlo saloon at Fourth and Couch streets,
who on New Tear's night shot and killed
Caesar Bourgeois, a Belgian cook, after
the latter had threatened to "fix" - him
and advanced toward him In an figgrea
sive manner, yesterday was held to await
the action of the grand jury upou the
charge of manslaughter.
- Yves Guillou and Albert Cloots, both
eye witnesses of the killing, wero also
committed to Jail as witnesses. '
Judge Jangguth, before whom the pre
liminary hearing was held, consented to
Blanchet's release upon bonds for $4000.
A feature of the case was the lack of
interest displayed by Deputy District At
torney Hennessy in - bringing- out the
strong points in the case against Blan
chet, the attitude of the prosecution be
ing so noticea,ble that Judge Langguth
remarked from the bench at the con
clusion of the case "that the spirit of
the prosecution was almost entirely ab
sent." 7
Bourgeois Was Abusive?
AH the questions asked by the Prose
cuting Attorney tended to bring out that
Bourgeois had been abusive and threat
ening In his demeanor toward the man on
trial for the killing. Attorney Hennessy
and Detective Tichenor also Introduced
in evidence a knife which was found
on Monday after the killing in the room
in the Donovan saloon, in which Bour
geois was carried immediately after he
had been "shot in the Monte Carlo. This
knife was supposed to have been taken
from the kitchen of the restaurant where
Bourgeois worked for the purpose of at
tacking Blanchet, but no testimony
brought out from the eye. witnesses
showed that he had the knife in hl3
possession at the time of the killing.
Witnesses were Introduced by Henry E.
McGinn, defending Blanchet assisted by
Attorney Charles Petrain, to show that
Bourgeois was a bad tempered, quarrel
some fellow of great strength whose rep
utation was well-known as that of a
dangerous man.
Among these was Paul Hudlard, a res
taurant proprietor, living in South Seat
tle. '
Hudiard said that Bourgeois was a de
serter from the German sailing vessel
Amelia, which he had left in Port Town
send last June. He testified that Bour
geois, who had been misinformed as to
Hudiard's identity, had attacked and as
saulted him under the belief that Hudiard
was an immigration officer who waa
.going to have him arrested and returned
to his ship. '
Many Threats Made. .
Hudiard said that Bourgeois knocked
him down and , would have done him
violent injury had it not been that he
drew .his revolver and forced Bourgeois
to throw up his hands. Other witnesses
showed that during the short time Bour
geois had been in Portland he had been
In numerous quarrels and that he had
threatened to "fix"' Blanchet.
Albert Cloots, a Belgian bartender em
ployed at the saloon of Peter Desmetre,
335 Flanders Btreet, entered the saloon
where the tragedy was enacted with
Bourgeois and he testified that Blanchet
had told Bourgeois that hte presence was
not desired in the saloon and that
whether he paid or not, no drinks would
be served to him.
Hot words then followed, he said,. from
Bourgeois and Blanchet ordered him out
of the saloon. He further testified that
Blanchet fired at Bourgeois after the lat
ter had made an effort to strike him and
at the time had his hands In his trousers
pockets.
Notwithstanding this testimony, which
was not modified in any, manner by the
defense, the Deputy District Attorney
interposed little or no argument opposing
the motion of the attorneys for tho de
fense that the case be dismissed entirely.
Judge Langguth said that he did not feel
that he could grant the motion even If
the prosecution had manifested little in
terest in it. ,
GOOD THINGS IN ,
PORTLAND MARKETS
BT ULL.IAJ TINGLE.
IV 1 OTHINO coming down but rain,'
1 1 was one market man's reply to a
request for Information as to prices.
Chickens and "fancy ducks" are sliehtlv
higher in price than last week, costing
respectively a to 25 cents and 35 cents
a pound. Ordinary ducks cost about 30
cents and so do the best grade geese.
Turkeys remain at 35 cents. There are
a few wild geese available at 75 cents
each and rabbits at about 60 cents.
Some suggestions of declining prices in
butter and eggs were made, but do not
seem to make much difference, as yet,' to
the ordinary housekeeper. But by all
means let us go on hoping.
There has been little variety In the fish
market lately, owing to the cold weather,
but a better selection Is now to toe had.
Halibut Is becoming more plentiful and
.is rather lower In price, 12i to 15 cents
a pound. Halibut cheeks are now to be
had and may be used to imitate lobster
(which -is at present almost out of the
market) In several dainty dishes. Fresh
herring are again to the fore at 10 cents
a pound and croppies at 15 cents.
New in this week are cod at -124 "cents
and mussels at 10 cents. Other avail
able nsh are black bass at 35 cents and
striped bass at 30 cents a pound, cat
fish, salmon and sole at 15 cents, flounder
and perch at 10 -cents a pound. There
are very fine prawns at 30 cents and
shrimps at 15 to 20 cents a pound. Crabs
cost 15 to 25 cents each. Frozen Colum
bia River smelt Is- shown at 10 cents a
pound. Excellent finnan haddie is to
be had at 20 to 25 cents a pound. Just
the thing for breakfast.
In the vegetable market new spinach
costs 20 cents a pound and choice hot
house cucumbers 35 cents each. Celery
is less- plentiful and cauliflowers less good
than they have been. Brussels sprouts
at 2 to 3 pounds for a quarter are good
just now. Tactfully treated, cold sprouts
will serve well in a winter salad. Green
peas and beans cost about 20 cents a
poundi and . artichokes about 15 cents)
each. New green onions are coming in,
with their well-known "breath of Spring.'
Rhubarb is another sign of coming
Spring and costs 10 cents a pound at
present. Otherwise the usual Winter
fruits are displayed at prices about the
same as last week. Apart from ap
ples, oranges and grapefruit, there is lit
tle choice Just now. A fe.w peaches,
pears and pineapples, with a bunch of
bananas in the background and Malaga
grapes, at 35 centff. in the foreground,
do their best to give an impression of
variety; but already some of us are count
ing the weeks to the. possible beginning
ol the berry- .season
SANB
ORN,
170 FIRST
BET. MORRISON
Irrisistible Prices Offered
i
In the Picture 50
and Frame
Department Discount
during this special sale we Special for One "Week, Be-
include everything. : z , "
ginning Saturday, Jan. 8th:
Oval frames in Circassian
walnut, ebony, brown guar! DINING - ROOM PICTURES
tered oaks, lacquer gold, an- Genuine Pastel Paintings,
elaborately framed in special
tiqne gold, Roman and gold designs.
powder. Sgnare Frames of Fruit, Game and Fish sub-
T" , . , . jects, all sizes prices cut ia
every finish, plain or dainty najf
ornamented designs, suitable See our window display.
for all kinds of pictures. Don't overlook ys off.
About.1000 patterns of mold- ; jj j.
ing, of which we make frames Extra lot of Freiich oilo.
to your order. Now is the graphs, size 16x20, handsome
time to save from 20 to 25 ?y framed ia four-inch em-
bossed rosewood, harmonizinsr
per ceirt. Bring your pictures perfectly with well-colored
and select suitable designs ia subjects in fruits, landscapes,
r ; ' animals, etc.; regular $1 OQ
, framl"g- $3.50 value, now.... ylSJO
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COMMITTEE BACKS QUIZ
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION OF CAR
SERVICE DUE SOON".
Health and Police Committee of
Council Indorse Action, Urged
by Mayor Simon,
As Mayor Simon favors the appoint
ment of a' special committee to investi
gate the streetcar service in Portland,
and as the health and police committee
yesterday unanimously recommended
this action. It will undoubtedly be
adopted at next "Wednesday's session of
the Council. The Mayor, however, is
opposed to the employment under sal
ary of a special traffic expert, and will
not sanction such a proposition, on the
ground that it is unnecessary.
"I think it wise to have a special
committee of the Council investigate
the streetcar service, but am not in fa
vor joZ engaging- at a salary a special
traffic expert," said the Mayor. "I be
lieve there are a number of good men,
competent ,to pass upon traffic matters,
who will gladly give their assistance
to a committee at any time, and I there
fore oppose the employment of a sal
aried man for this purpose. I am
anxious to see the regulation of the
car service where such Is needed, as
urged in my annual message to the
Council, and am glad the health and
police committee has decided to recom
mend the naming of a committee for
this purpose."
The proposition to engage a traffic
expert was brought up by Councilman
Rushlight at the meeting of the Sev
enth Ward . Improvement League;
Thursday night, and a vote was taken,
urging that it be done. Mr. Rushlight
Is still of the belief tjiat such a man
would be able to give much valuable
service to the Council in the matter of
making a comprehensive report of con
ditions throughout the city.
That the Council will have an oppor
tunity to show whether its members
are willing to use the power vested in
them by the Legislature, through the
charter. Is now regarded as a certainty,
as the special committee to be named
by the Mayor upon the resolution to be
adoptefd next Wednesday makes It vir
tually sure that those having com
plaints to make will make them to this
committee. The members of this com
mittee will then-have to make their re
port of conditions to the main body, to
gether with recommendations, when
the test will come.
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CLUB DEMANDS PAVEMENT
South Portland "Boosters' Instruct
Conn oilmen as to Improvements.
Demand that the Taylor Ferry road
from its intersection with the Macadam
road to the southwest city limits, and
the Slavln road be taken over by the
city was made by the South Portland
Boosters Club Thursday night, and hard
surface pavement was advocated. The
club met In the assembly hall of St.
Lawrence Church, Its action was
unanimous.
The club has instructed the Council
men of the South Portland wards- (o
lay out assessment districts for fills
to be made on Second street from
Arthur to Sheridan, and on Corbett
street at Seymour avenue, according to
estimates made by the City Engineer.
Consideration of a fill from First street
to Front on Sheridan was laid over
until the next regular meeting.
It was" voted to extend the cluster
lights for First, Second, Third, Fourth.
Fifth and Sixth streets as far south as
Sherman street, and to extend the
asphalt district on those streets to
Jefferson street.
The club will hold a mass meeting in
the large assembly hall next Thursday
evening. Prominent , citizens will
speak and all South Portland property
owners are Invited.
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