4 PLUMBERS' TRUST IS ASSAILED ANEW zation Is only carrying out the plans of a National head, seeking to control the business throughout- the country, is raid to have developed yesterday. In the past two years it has become so well per fected locally that all the territory con tiguous to Portland, in both Washington and Oregon, has been organized. Portland is not the only city suffering from this condition, it is said. An investigation of this is being made. WOMAN FAINTS IN DIVORCE CONTEST wHsirtrflvWW, 3 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, .THURSDAY, 3IAKCII 3, 1910. '. - :. ii' 'nil Ti i urt-r stti rtif lirtami'imamiraiirjtiirr-' "r II I'l irt"'-' "' ii-,r -'titfdf---hir-v--if 'it 'r-pT--' --v-"sh- " i'"'-i''-'-A-'-i ' 'VV ' : i ; ; . " P.-'-' in i ,m II i mm in i i ii i i.wiihi i in iiiii in i iiiiini nil ii J i l l, i . I,. I . j. .J ilJ J i III 1 1 I i l. I i . li jmji j, -nai.fciaihiriir-- r it-it " - rniiih saTui m n r'i -niwi i "nr-"- "- - Jr a -nim sn iUi fltn -Harris itriVrii -y iftr, r--iv sum' r 'm umi r-'iT-'1-;1 r -W r v-ri sbbsbm.V":: f' Refusal to Sell Supplies to Firm Outside Combination Again Recited. KAVANAUGH TAKES HAND City Attorney to Make New Test of Ordinance, With View of Ob taining Ruling or Higher Court on legality. PORTLAND PLUMBING TBl'ST DEVELOPMENTS. Charging the existence of an un lawful combination among members of the Portland Master Plumbers' Association ' and local wholesale sup ply dealers, Gerhard R. Fleischer Is w suing Individual members of tta as sociation and supply houses. Logan. Stevenson & Smith, attor neys for Fleischer, are deluged with offers to testify in court as to the methods of the alleged trust. Architect responsible for state ment on representations of "inside" knowledge, that local organisation is merely one of tentacles of National combine. Through an organized movement, plumbers' association secured invali dation of the city plumbing ordi nance, and since has tried to secure tha passage of ordinance which would further strengthen hold on the situation. City Attorney Kavanangh expresses intention of testing old ordinance, with view to making It again oper ative. W. X. West, of West A Walker, plumbers, tells how firm was unable to purchase supplies. Charles H. Thompson tells of losing several hundred dollars because of . organisation. The following are defendants in the suit: The Crane Company, the Gauld Company (formerly Gauld A Kline Co.), Hassalo Engineering Company, M. L. Kline. J. F. Lynds, John F. Shea, John Doe Walkrow. John Doe Conley. F..A. Nltchy. Richard Martin and R. c Bartows. Characterizing as being either mis leading or false in every essential detail the statement given out Tuesday by Charles Gauld. of the Gauld Company, wholesale plumbers' supply house, in defense of the policy of his company, which reflects the workings, ol the local combination between supply houses and members of the Master Plumbers' Association. W. N. West, of 'the firm of West & Walker, who practi cally was forced to abandon its installa tion business, at the hands' of the trust, replied to the statement yesterday. The Gauld Company is one of thos named by Fleischer, who operated here under the firm name of the Portland Heating & Plumbing Company, as de fendant In a suit for $75,000 alleged dam agee Fleischer declares that he was forced out of business by the Master Plumbers' Association, through its com bination with the supply houses. The Bupply houses, he said, refused to sell him supplies and he was forced to abandon business. i ne arm of vv est & Walker says it Is being treated similarly. Owing to the aet that its funds are limited, no suit "Mil be instituted at present against mem bers of the alleged trust. "I have tried to purchase supplies from the Gauld Company and they have been refused to me," said West. "I will gc again tomorrow to their establishment and try to secure supplies. I am merely doing this to show that the statement's Snade by Mr. Gauld are untrue or mislead ing. We have been in the plumbing busi ness more than a year and were per mitted to conduct our business until re cently. When they saw that we were building it up and had secured some good contracts, they discriminated against us. !We were told that we could not hav pupplies, though previously we had been Betting them. "I would like to ask Mr. Gauld why the wholesalers quit selling us as soon as were refused membership in the Mas ter Plumbers' Association. He says in his statement: 'The Gauld Company is abso lutely independent and is in no combina tion, agreement or confederacy of any nature whatever, either with master plumbers or wholesale dealers." If that is the case, why is it that when the Master Plumbers" Association decides to put a Arm out of business they refuse to sell him material? Why is it that when I went Into a wholesale house to get some Supplies the clerk went to the- telephone fcnd called up some one and returned, feaying they could not sell us anything, that we were not members of the asso ciation?" Answer Will Be Interesting:. These questions are also being asked try Mr. Fleischer, but in a. more material way. Virtually the same queries are contained in his petition for actual and exemplary damages filed in the Circuit Court last Friday. The defendants have not yet filed their answer to the suit. They have until next Tuesday to do so tinder the court rule. The answer is be- lng awaited with much interest by per sons interested in the plumbing business liere and with almost equal interest by the public at large. The publication of the manner in which West & Walker have been served at the hands of the trust caused no less than half a dozen persons yesterday to tele phone orders for business to them, ac cording to Mr. West. "You have our sympathy." one of the Customers told them. "We have real ized a long time that there was some kind of combination existing.' This fi ehown by the high prices we have tt pay." There is now a probability, providing tangible . evidence can be secured, of prosecution by the Federal Government, although the situation has not been called" directly to the attention of United States District Attorney John McCourt. Yet It evidence permissible in court can be found or If it results from the civil suit, Mr. Court will be called in. Kavanaugh Presses Action. City Attorney Kavanaugh will return to the city this morning. He will in struct his Municipal Court assistant, Ray Sullivan, to begin the prosecution of the cases against half a dozen plumbers, now pending, for violation of the city anti trust ordinance, with a view of taking the cases to the Circuit Court, where the ordinance, once declared Invalid, will be tested again. In the hope that the law may be upheld there, so that the cases may be appealed to the State Supreme Court. Further evidence that the local organi MORE PAPERS RECORDED Increased Real Estate Activity Is Shown by County Records. Portland's real estate business grows Kiore active month by month. The re port of County Clerk Fields' office for last month shows receipts In the rer cording department of $3312.40. The receipts of the Circuit Court depart ment were $1890.75, anu of the County Court department $1248.05, or a total of $6451.20. Of this amount $3200.96 was paid out in salaries and tor sup piles. In February. 1909, the receipts of the County Clerk's office were $5490.90, and the expenditures $2868.82. A small in crease was made last month in the salaries of the deputy clerks. Acordlng to Clerk Fields' report there were 26 divorce cases last month JEWISH CONSUMPTIVES RE LIEF" SOCIETY ENVOY HERE ON MISSION OF CHARITY Mrs. Anna M y rr, of Los An. relea, Who Serks Aid for In digent White Plague Victims. Mrs. Anna Myers, of Los Angeles, representing the Jew ish Consumptives' Relief So ciety, of Denver, is in Port land on a mision of mer cy and philanthropy. She is soliciting funds, subscriptions and donations for the society she represents, which conducts a large open-air sanitarium, near Denver. Consumptives, re gardless of creed or color, or stage of disease, are accepted within the portals of the insti tution without any charge, the society having been established for the accommodation of the Indigent only. Mrs. Myers is the wife of Rabbi Isadore My ers, of Temple Sinai, of Los Angeles, a scholar both in Eng lish and Talmudlc literature, and a graduate of English col- -leges. - Mrs. : Myers addressed ,the Council of Jewish . Women Wednesday afternoon, telling them of the work of the sani tarium at Denver. As a result of her appeal the Council promr ised her a donation every year, and several of the members made personal gifts to aid in carrying on the wark. At the close of her address a collection was taken up, and a considera ble sum secured for the imme diate needs of the tuberculosis . work. ,' and 36 In February, 1909. His report shows 181 marriages, with. 188 in Feb ruary a year ago. Articles of incorporation numbered 56 last month and 46 in the same period a year ago. Other statistics are as follows: Deeds, mortgages, tc, re corded, February, 1910, 2772, February, 1909. 2553; marginal leases, 385, 386; probate cases. 54, 32; Circuit Court cases, 169. 177; nonsupport cases, 9, 1; insane cimmitted to asylum, 12, 12 ; phy sician's certificates lsued, 0, 3; hunters" licenses, 27, 43; anglers, 179; hunters and anglers combined, 110; opium li censes 3, 23; dental licenses, 3; medical licenses, 12, 4; liquor licenses, 2, 0; citi zens admited, 15, 12; declarations of intention to become citizens, 56, 68; notary certificates issued, 17, 85; no tary commissions recorded, 61, 38. AUCTION CAPPERS SENT UP Judge Bennett Denounces S. Mozu rosky and His 'Methods. Fake auction stores in the North End, where legitimate- auctions of jewelry are purported to be made, received a scathing denunciation from Judge Bennett from the bench yesterday in the Municipal Court when John Wendt, Will Jett, S. Weinberg, AV. M. Vale and R. H. An drews were brought up charged with vagrancy. Sergeant Riley showed that the first three were "cappers" and "boosters" for the store of S. Mozurosky, alleged fake jewelry dealer with a place at 242 Burnside street, from where com plaints reach the police almost daily of sharp practices or misrepresentations. The latter two were workers for the sale store of M. Marks, 30 North Third street. Judge Bennett said: "It would satisfy me that any man in the employ of Mozurosky was guilty of vagrancy and I will therefore hold these men to the charge and sentence them to 30 days each. The time has come when such robberies and swindles as these fake auction houses should be forced to close up and I propose to deal severely with all men connected with these places, brought before me upon a legitimate charge." Vale and Andrews were also given the same sentence. An attorney representing the men filed a notice of appeal and will endeavor to get the Circuit Court to dis miss the men. NOW'S YOUR CHANCE! Women's $20.00 Moire Raincoats on sale today at 112.45 Children's $5.00 Rain Capes at $3.98 Sample Spring Suits at $13.75. Only one of a kind. Don't miss the great sale of household supplies. McAllen & McOonnell, corner Third and Morison. READ THIS. Salem. Oregon. Jan. i, 1910. I have sold Hall's Texas Wonder, of 2926 Olive St.. St. Louis, Mo., for 10 yearand rec ommend it to be the best kidney, blad der and rheumatic remedy I have ever sold. Dr. S. C. Stone, druggist. 60 days? treatment $1.00 by mall, or druggist. PILKS CURED IX 6 to 14 DAYS. PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles la 4 to 14 days or money refunded. Ws, P 7 1 Courtroom Scene of Sensa tions When Witness Takes Stand. HUSBAND WINS IN FIGHT At Close of Case, When Judge An nounces Decision, John Byron Groat Hushes to ex-Wife and Promises to Be Her Friend. Sensation after sensation was sprung in the Groat divorce case yesterday. Circuit Judge Gatens, before whom the contested suit was being tried, was com pelled to adjourn court Just before noon, when Mrs. Minnie A Groat, the plaintiff, fainted in the courtroom,, and became hysterical, moaning and calling for her child. The woman's friends said she had not been sleeping nights since the di vorce case started; and had eaten but little. After she had been quieted some what, Mrs. Groat called for Judge Ga tens, and told him -she was afraid she was about to die and that she feared for her child. No Saloon for Her Child, She Says. "Oh, Judge, I will die in one of these spells," she said. "I'm dying now. I want you to take care of my baby. Give my baby to my mother, Judge. Don't give it to him. I don't want it to be raised in a saloon." The judge -assured Mrs. Groat that she was out of danger, that she vyould soon be feeling better. In the mean time,: George A. Smith, whom John By ron Groat, the husband, had named as Mrs. Groat's affinity, stood nearby ready to render aid. Mrs. Groat was- Teejing well enough when the time arrived for convening court in the afternoon to continue with the case. As nearly all the testimony, had been introduced. Judge Gatens called the parties into his chambers for private conference, and asked Mr. Groat and his attorney if they would not be satisfied to file an amended com plaint eliminating the statutory charges against Mrs. Groat, which the testimony had not substantiated, and charging only cruel treatment. This was readily agreed to, and the judge gave Mr. Groat the divorce de cree and Mrs. Groat the custody of the child. Mr. Groat is to be allowed to see the baby twice a month, however, when he is in the city. Mrs. L. Rayburn was on the witness stand yesterday morning when Mrs. Groat fainted. She had said that she secured a divorce from her husband three years ago, but that she remarried him for her childen's sake. She said that during the time she was divorced Smith often visited her. "My husband did not court me be fore we were married the second time," she said. "He Just came and asked me to remarry him, and because - of the children I consented. I did not know I was to be married until three days before the ceremony was performed. We had one of the Judges Tight here in the Courthouse marry us." Smith Reveals Jealousy in Case. ..Smith, in testifying, admitted calling often upon Mrs. Rayburn. Asked if he called upon Mrs. Groat also, he an swered: ."Mrs. Rayburn was so jealous of mo that she would have pulled my hair if I had paid any attention to Mrs. Groat in that house." Both women were then living at 631 Thurman street. That it was sometimes' Delbert Ray mond, Mrs. Groat's brother, and not Smith, whom neighbors saw calling upon her, was brought out in the tes timony. The two men look somewhat alike. Raymond being tall, square shouldered and smooth-faced. Smith testified that at the time he was paying attentions to Mrs. Rayburn he wore a mustache, which he has since shaved off. Mrs. Rayburn corroborated Smith's testimony in part by saying she once sent Mrs. Groat's brother to Mrs. Groat for personal belongings which she had left in the house. After the divorce had been granted Groat made his way to his ex-wife and shook her warmly by the hand, telling her in a choking voice that if she were ever in need she might call upon him as a friend. He alsoSshook hands with her relatives and friends before leav ing, and to look at the courtroom af ter adjournment one would have thought It the breaking-up of a social gathering. ANKLE SPRAINED, ASKS $8 030 Woman on Crutches a Month Sues Streetcar Company. Harriet F. Jackson was compelled to go on crutches a month because of the carelessness of a conductor on the "S" streetcar line, she says. - So she has brought suit against the Portland Rail way, Light & Power Company to re cover $3050 damages. It was, on Sep tember 2, 1907, that she boarded the car at Eighteenth and Thurman streets. The car stopped on the north side of Morrison street at Third. She alleges that she-was in the act of alighting when the car was started forward suddenly, throwing her to the ground and severely spraining her ankle. AVIKLDKR. OF DIRK SENTENCED Antonio Cuvato to Serve Six Months for Attack on Countryman Antonio Vuvato was sentenced by Presiding Circuit Judge Morrow yesterday afternoon to serve six months in the County Jail for having assaulted Giacinto Viscioni November 14. Cuvato had pleaded guilty to Bimple assault. Several of Cuvato's countrymen were having an altercation in the rooming house where he was staying and were told by the proprietor that the noise must cease, or he would be compelled to eject them. They went to the street, and Cuvato endeavored to quiet Viscioni. The latter retorted, Cuvato drew a dirk, chased Viscioni and stabbed him. How Good Nens Spreads; "I am 70 years old and travel most of the time," writes B. F. Tolson, of Eliza bethtown, Ky. "Everywhere I go 1 recommend Electric Bitters, because I owe my excellent health and vitality to them. They effect a cure every time." They never fail to tone the stomach, regulate the kidneys and bowels, stimu late the liver, invigorate the nerves and purify the blood. They work wonders for weak, run-down men and women, restoring strength, vigor and health that's a daily joy. Try them. Only 50c Satisfaction Is positively guaranteed by au druggists, J T I HE i t - L . p ; T i - 1r ?- " : ' : . 1 t J i: V ii few $ 1 1 : ." ' S ; a p "v. j i U IV u ; ! .1 '-. i r- : ; ' 'I F.i m A i r'v r,-" ' Li - j S ONLY 13 DAYS MORE THEN PRICES OF LOTS IN LAURELHURST WILL BE ADVANCED . $200'to $300 PER LOT OVER PRESENT PRICES I- IT AUTHORIZED BROKERS Charles K. Henry Co. Wakefield, Fries & Co. ieo. I. Pk'haLk. H. P. Palmer-Jones Co. Holmes & Menefee .Mall & Von Borstel M&c-kle & Koimtree. R. F. Bryan A Co. f Frlrk-Iiodds Co. Ruff-KleinKors;e I Jnd Co. Dubois ft ( rnokflt Realty Co. 'hapln & Herlow. Haas Ringler. - ft :4 Tr OREGONLANDIN DEMAND PROSPECTIVE SETTLERS WANT HOMESTEADS IX TOWX. Ignorance or Western Conditions Shown by Inquiries Received by Officials. Prospective settlers In Oregon are over flooding the "local Land Office with In quiries about land in this state, and. ac cording to- C. B. Merrick, recently made Register of the Portland office. It Is tax ing the clerical capacity of the officeH to answer them.. Through the advertising work of the Commenyial Club and the railroad com panies. It Is asserted, there is unusual Interest throughout the East In Oregon, but by some means many persons In the East are of the opinion that the Land Office can locate them without any trou ble on desirable claims. "One man wrote to us," said Mr. Mer rick yesterday, "asking us If we could select fo him a nice homestead with a comfortable house already on It." To meet this demand for Information, Mr. Merrick has had circulars printed at his own expense, as the department makes no allowance for such. In which the real situation is set forth. ThOBe asking for Information are advised to select some district of the state for a home, and then to apply to the Land Office of that district for lists of vacant lands. Inquiries about lands for homesteading Is received In large quantities, it Is also stated, by the Commercial Club. and. the ignorance expressed by some of the peo ple who want to come here to live Is surprising. One man recently wrote to inquire whether he could get a homestead in Portland, and others asked if they individual who has accumulated a small sum and desires to a safe and profitable, way can wisely, follow the judgment of those expe rienced men who direct" the affairs of some of Portland's greatest enter prises, and whose judgment has led them, after most thorough investiga tion, to purenase lots m VvULisU The Addition A COMPARISON OF LAURELHURST WITH OTHER SECTIONS SHOWS 1 2 3 4- That it is ideally located from a stand point of view 200 feet above the river. That it is from 5 to 10 minutes closer in that any other residence addition now, on sale and on two carlines. That it is being more highry improved than any other residence section of the city bar none. That it will have improvements which can be seen in no other residence dis trict of Portland, and -' That lots in this magnificent tract are selling as low as lots in other additions much farther out and not nearly so well iocated. T i T 11 1 juois in -Liaureinurst are l mi j inai prices, ine section wmcn was tirst placed on the market is nearly all sold. There are only a few lots left. We shall positively ad vance prices March 15, for they are at present 50 per cent too low. Values here will double and more than double in twelve months. At present 4 LOTS FROM $1000 UP-; CALL at our office' or phone us and tell us what day and hour to call for you and we will be pleased to show you this property in our automobiles; or take Montavilla or Rose City Park cars both lines run to and through the property. Deal with our authorized brokers if you prefer. But see Laurel hurst at once, before prices advance. ' Eugene, Or., Agents Magladry Sc. Shumate Salem, Or., Agent A. N. Moores 1 and 2 Bush-Breyman Block could be located on vacant land bordering the city. BAD MONEY CIRCULATED Half Dollar Flattened by Pressure Sent In as Spurious. Counterfeit coins collected in the Portland district in February amount ed to $22.25, and consisted of one $10 pold piece and a miscellaneous assort ment of small change In silver. The collection has been deposited by Secret Service Agent Connell. It was secured from various financial and transporta tion Institutions, which took the money in the ordinary course of business. One 50-cent coin sent in as spurious was found to have been defaced through some method of applying high pressure to tne surface of the metal, causing the milled circle to flatten. The result was that the coin is much larger and thinner than ordinary, but the engraving on either side is in no way injured. The piece , of money has been sent to the United States Mint for re demption, and will be tested to ascer tain whether the method of applying pressure has decreased the intrinsic value of the coin. CITY BEAUTIFIER TO COME E. H. Bennett Will Prepare Plans for Civic Improvement. E. H. Bennett, the distinguished Chi- cago architect, who is to be employed by the Portland Civic League, will ar rive here this evening. He will imme diately taken in charge by Dr. J. R. Wetherbee, president of the League. At 4:30 tomorow afternoon In the green parlor of the Commercial Club, the plans which it is intended Mr. Bennett shall work out for the league in the "City Beautiful" programme will be discussed fully. These plans contemplate the arange- ' , with Character -.tv.:-.-4-, xxl -v-l1rti''iiifrj I'll -li. i ) sun senmg at tne mg- i -i t 10 CASH 2 MONTHLY nm. 522-526 Corbett Building Phones MaiAlif5 rrTrjPlp r.-r'. ment of the city for 2,500.000 inhabi tants. To arrange all public buildings in an artistic grouptng; to arrange a series of public parks, circumscribing the city; broad and well -paved streets and boulevards and the arrangement of both public and private buildings and enterprises with a view of beauti fying the city and making it thorough ly sanitary these are some of the sub jects to be discussed. Already widespread and enthusiastic Interest is being shown in the organ ization. Over $20,000 has been sub scribed to the furtherance of the pur poses of the league. Mr. Bennett will be employed one year at a salary of $500 per month. McEwen Re-elected Mayor. ATHENA. Or.. March 2. (Special. The annual election for the city was held Tuesday and Mayor McEwen was re-elected. Charles Betts and tieorge Grnss werp UST GREAT METROPOLIS of North America is stnrttng on main line of Grand Trunk Pacific Transcontinental Ity Fort George is terminus or on line of all railroads building and projected In Central British Columbia, the land of last great opportunities. Fort George, is junction of one thous and miles navigable waterways on which steamers are now plying, with tens of millions of acres best agricultural land, richest gold, silver, copper, coal mining, and billions of feet of timber tributary. Fort George, geographical and strategic commercial center of British Columbia, will be one of largest cities west of .Rock ies, and second city In British Columbia. One, hundred million dollars will be spent in vicinity during next three years in railway building alone. Write quick for maps, plans and official information of fortune making opportunities for invest ment. First offering of business lots $150 to $300 each, payable $10 down and $10 per month. No interest, no tnxas. 10 dis count for cash. Title insured and guaran teed by the Government of British Colum bia, which owns one quarter of the town site. Only those who act quickly will be able to buy at first cost. Katnral Resources Seenrtty Co., ttd.. Winch Bid;., Vancouver, B. C. ' 412 invest it in 1 k r if - i- -i i i Is K u -y- i.'-i . !-:VS .i' z ft! -1 ; . -: t.--i K :: i'i & M L j r.- y. - r '"-1 V'- i c- Kl l-'i A Pi ri A I :! l-v .i f-' i : i. v ONLY 13 DAYS MORE THEN PRICES OF LOTS IN LAURELHURST WILL BE ADVANCED $200 to $300 PER LOT OVER PRESENT PRICES Kfuna.it, 'WI.FJIJJWiuiW IS elected Councilmen, B. B. Richards Re corder. David Taylor Water Commission er and Byron Hawks Treasurer. The election was spirited and the total vote larger than for many years. Mountain Home The Only Feasible Route into the new mining camp. Outfit here and save time and money. Distance 100 miles, Over splendid roads, Automobile livery. Freight rate but $3.00 per 100 pounds cheapest of them all. Information: J. A. PURTILL Sec. Commercial Club; Mountain Home, Idaho. 11 : i JAR.B10G.ii