Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, June 16, 1911, Page 15, Image 15

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THE SIORTOXG OHEGOXIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1911.
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IfJ STOCK DE
Local Agent of Morris Bros.
Declares VV. H. Hurlburt's
Claim Is Unsound.
CONCERN'S STRAITS TOLD
AMtarx Testifies That at Time of
Alleged Transfer Oregon Water
Power Company Waa Ioor.
Case May End Today.
In denying the claim of TV". 1L Hurl
burt for 5.000 for lOOO shares of stock
of tha Oregon Water Power Company.
Fred S. Morris In behalf of Morrla
Brothers, for whom he Is local apent.
testified In Judsre Kavanaugh's court
yutardar afternoon that tha company
had not made Mr. Hurlburt a rtft of
tha atock. and that at tha time It waa
Issued the company waa financially em
barrassed and waa not in circumstance
to make presents to anyone.
Mr. Hurlburt. however. Is not claim
Ins; the atock as a rift, but demand Its
value on the. around that It was prom
ised him as a part of his salary In
workinr for tha company.
Mr. Morris waa n the stand when
court adjourned yesterday afternoon
until this morning. It Is expected that
the ease will coma to a close soma time
"in'addlUon to his claim of I6S.000 tor
the stock mentioned. Mr. Hurlburt Is
demanding that Morris Brothers pay
Mm $15,000 for half the profits on the
tale by tr.em of the Oregon Water Pow
er & Electrlo Transmission Comrany, Of
which Mr. Hurlburt was president.
Hurlburt Olves Site.
When the electric company was or
ganized Mr. Hurlburt provided 60 acres
as a sltei for a plant near Caxadero.
which he contends was an offset for
tha money advanced by Morris Brothers
to promote and develop the project.
Mr. Hurlburt says he was promised
half of the profits of the company, but
Instead of giving htm half of the .
00 profits at the time of the sale, be
was credited with only $10,000.
To support his contention that ha Is
entitled to tha $J.00 he claims for the
1000 shares of stock of the Oregon
Water Power Company. Mr. Hurlburt
la endeavoring to show that at the
same time tne 1000 shares were award
ed to him. a similar amount was given
a. L Brown, who served as engineer
for the company, and that while Mr.
Hurlburt received nothlnir for the sale
of his stock. Mr. Erown was paid S.
000 for Ms 1000 shares.
Bookkeeper Is Called.
F. R pratt. bookkeeper for the Ore
gon Water Power Company, was placed
n the stand yeaterday. Throuch htm
It was brought out that Mr. Brown had
received the f-iS.ooo. and that the books
showed lt&.0'0 had been paid for ex
penses and HO. 000 as surplus profits.
Thus the ral use of the money. Mr.
Pratt testified, bad been disguised by
the entries In the books.
-Did Mr. Hurlburt become familiar
with the affairs of Morris rtrothers?"
Mr. Morris waa asked by Attorney Mi
nor -Yes." waa the answer. "He was oft
en at my house and was as familiar
with our financial conditions aa any
one." "Did Mr. Hurlburt know that you
were not In position to give anyone
stock?"
-Yea: ha knew It aa well as L We
never gave anybody a cent's worth of
stock." replied Mr. Morris.
PAVING BID IS ATTACKED
Sis St. Johns Residents Complain of
Alleged Monopoly.
Legal rights of the rlty authorities
of St. Johns to advertise for bids on a
patented street pavement, which. It Is
contended, has caused a monopoly In
bidding, are atta.-ked In a suit B:ed
yesterday by six property-owners on
jersey street, of that city, against the
City of St. Johns and the raclflc Coast
TVestrumtte Company.
The complaint contalna allegations
similar to those sr.a.'e In the suit
brought by the Terwll'.lger Land Com
pany against the City of Portland, and
which Is now pending. It Is charged
that there are other classes of pave
ment of better duality than Westru
mite asphalt, which is to be laid on
Jersey street, and that the City of St.
Johns had no legal rlcfcl t limit the
b''.s to the one patented kind of Im
provement mentioned.
The suit is brought by D. C. Roarers.
W. t. Wood. O. P. Wol. ott. C. Wood
rojse. Jr.. J. If. Co.k nrA. D. Mac
I'onald. Their attorneys are A. K.
Clark and Collier Collier.
The estimated cost of the work, as
prepared by the City Engineer of St.
Johns, was t:.M3. and the bid of the
defendant company was Tart
of the price bid. it Is contended, was
for grading and for cement sidewalks,
hut as It ail came un4er the head of
the patented came of the pavement to
be used, competitive bidding on this
was also prevented.
MA 1 1 MIXFP. XAMK BLAMKD
Olson Would Change Cognomen to
Pager to Get Own Letters.
Karl I'Udvtg Olson has found that
there are. too many people of his name
in Portland, and to prevent getting his
mall mUrd with that belonging to oth
ers, he petitioned the County Court
yesterdsy to have h!s name changed to
Charles Ludvlg Fager. In his petition
fjr a er.anite of name. Olson says that
while he was born In Sweden he Is now
an American He roes l"to detail In
eiplatr.lr.g how he gets mall not belor.g
trg f Mm. and how nail intended for
Mm is S'-ct to other men bearing his
name.
Eugene Issadore Hacken filed a pe
tition with t.ie County Court yesterday
asklnc that his name be chanced to
Kit gene Isadora Harkett. While living
In Chicago. Hi km says, his staler was
sert to the insane asylum, where she
cied. and that on that account he adopt
ed the r.arr.e he has asked the court to
grant htm legally.
til'II.T DEXIEU BV III I LEY
Mate food and Dairy Commissioner
Facet Second Charge.
J. W. Bailey. State Pairy and Food
Commissioner, pleaded not guilty be
fore Presiding Judge C.antenbeln yes
terday, when arratr.ed on the second
Indictment accusing him of neglect of 67-ft.-ial
duties by not publishing a bulle
tin of the chemical tests in bis on Ice,
Tha data for his trial has not been set.
but It will probably be some time In
September.
Through faulty wording of tha first
Indictment. Bailey's nrst trial waa not
completed, and the charge waa dis
missed. The grand Jury then returned
a second Indictment against htm for
the same offense. It la understood his
defense will be of a technical nature.
Courthouse Notes.
Sidney Thlrkell sued Anna L. Thlrkell
for divorce yesterday on the ground
ef desertion. They were married at
Hillsboro. November 1. 10. and have
two children.
Carl W. Mertln, who aued the, East
ern A Western Lumber Company for
damagea amounting to $10,000 for In
juries to his leg. which waa crushed
under a pile of fallen lumber, waa
awarded by a Jury In Judge McGinn's
court yesterday. $1500.
Henry Hoffman waa fined IS9 by
Judge Oantenbeln yesterday for selling
liquor without a license. Ha had previ
ously been convicted of the crime In tha
Municipal Court, and was sentenced to
six months on tha rock pile. Ha then
appealed the case to the Circuit Court.
Through his guardian ad litem. Les
ter J. Clarke. George Edward Clarke
brought autt In tha Circuit Court yes
terday to annul hie marriage to Ger
trude Clarke, on account of his being a
minor at the time of the wedding,
which waa at Vancouver. Waaa June
ST. 1910. He waa but 1 years of age
at the time.
Abuse of the county highways, espe
cially those under repair or construc
tion, has been so great that the County
Court has decided to buy a motorcycle
for the use of a Deputy Sheriff, who
will parole the roads and arrest all who
are speeding; beyond tha limit allowed
by law.
65 WILL BE KNIGHTED
COLIMBIS LODGE PLAN'S PRO
GRAMME FOIl SUNDAY.
Delegates From En gene, Albany. As
toria. Baker and Other Cities
Will Be In Attendance.
Knights of Columbus from Eugene.
Albany, Astoria. - Baker and In fact
from every elty In the state wbera a
council Is maintained, will Join with
their Portland brethren Sunday In a
programme planned In conjunction
with the Initiation of 65 candidates,
that promises to draw one of tha larg
est representations of that order since
Its Introduction In Oregon. Keserva
ttona have already been made for $00
Knights at a banquet to be held that
evening at the Commercial Club, with
provisions to Increase tha accommoda
tions. Port la ad Council conducts initiation
ceremonies about twice a year, though
there have been exceptions, and being
renarded as the parent council In the
state the occasions are viewed as fea
tures by outalde members. Aa a means
of facilitating the conferring of three
degrees so that the banquet may not
be delayed. It has been arranged that
members and candidates will meet at
the Cathedral at 1:10 o'clock Sunday
morning and at t o'clock they will at
tend high mass there In a body. At
10:19 o'clock the first degree will be
conferred at the Masonic Temple. West
l ark and Yamhill streets. At 1 o'clock
the candidates will be reassembled to
be conducted through the Impressive
second and third degrees of the order.
The banquet will be featured other
than with edibles, and It will terminate
In time for visiting Ivnlghts to make
connections with bite trains and sub
urban lines. The committee in charge
of all details Is composed of C B. Mer
rick. J. J. Flynn. J. Frank rllnnott. J. E.
Malley. B. C Jones and W. F. McKln
non. At a special session of the coun
cil held last evening at the clubhouse,
additional candidates were passed on
and arrangements ware perfected for a
visit to Albany. June IS. when a spe
cial train will carry about $00 Knights,
and the first council In the history of
that city will be Instituted.
I toad Across Mountains Open.
ALBANY, Or.. June IS. (Special. -The
Willamette Valley and Cascade Mountain
wagon road, from Lebanon to Prlnevllle.
winch has been Impassable unusually
late this year, because the snow re
mained In the mountains of eastern Linn
Couzrty much later than usual. Is now
open and several teama have succeeded
in crossing the mountains oy mat route.
For the past two weeks people have been
camping on this side of the snow await
ing the first opportunity to cross.
onenov piokf.r and ex-
MAYOR OF ASTORIA. DIES,
AGED 7 YEARS.
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Isaae Bersrssaa.
Isaac Bergman died Wednes
day night, at Astoria, aged
years. Funeral services were
held at Holman's undertaking
parlors yesterdsy.
Mr. Bergman was an Oregon
pioneer, having come to this
state from iSochlshlem. Bavaria,
about $0 years sgo. first locating
In Portland, later residing in Sit
ka. Alaska, and finally settling
In Astoria. He waa County Treas
urer for two successive terms. He
served also as Councilman for
1 1 years. He was elected Mayor
of Astoria In December, lis;, re
elected In 18. serving In that
rapacity until January. 1902.
Two years ago he was elected
a member of the Board of City
Water Commissioners for the
terra of six years. "If I were to
single out the chief characteristic
of his make-up," said Herman
Wise. ex-Mayor of Astoria yes
terday. I should refer to hlg
simplicity, to his courage In open
ly advocating what bis ripe Judg
ment told htm was right, but
above all stood his hospitality
and bis many deds of charity.
What he gave op In helping oth
ers would be considered a for
tune by many."
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BLOCKADE
Since the first da7 of March we bare been blocked from the Washington-street end, on account of the Wilcox building. This
blockade in.no way helped onr Spring business, and to keep up our policy not to carry over any one season s line we announce
this sale with that end in view, and we believe the buying public will take advantage of remarkable price reductions never before
... . e A- i j; j iha mirlet. of.ttift Kpnsnn. Remember that this is not a
equaled by any noose m inis cuy ior up-M-ua.itj lueicuaixuiao ova
closing-out sale, as we are here to stay, but just a stock-reducing sale for the reason stated. Come early while selections are best.
Suits
Coats
Dresses
This extraordinary opportunity, seldom presented,
where you are fortunate enough to buy this season's
best products, is not to be overlooked by the thrifty
woman or miss with economy in view. Even if you
have already bought your Spring apparel, you will
buy another when you see these $10.00 garments.
READ EVERY ITEM. It will mean something
to you. See what you can buy $ 1 0 00
Tailored Suits JJltsio
About 65 Suits in the lot. Just think of a Tailored
Suit, Coat or Dress at $10.00! The materials alone
cannot be bought for that. Simartly tailored and
fancy Suits in pretty mixtures of gray, tan or brown,
white serges and pongees.
r f . Selling Reg. at $17.50
Ur esses, loats $19.50 Now at 310
Dresses of stunning white or hair line serge, navy
serges, pongees and foulards in the season's most
charming styles. Coats of nobby mixtures and
serges. All reduced to $10.00. Remember, not a
single garment that is not this season's. Such gar
ments are bound to be sold quick. COME EARLY.
SEE WINDOW DISPLAY.
Suits, Coats .
and Dresses at
1 4.75
SELLING REGULARLY TO $30.00
About 48 Suits in this group. JIany of the newest effects of
the season are included. Plain tailored and fancy Suits in
genres, worsteds and tweeds, coais in mannisn mixtures nu
serges. DRESSES of foulards, pongees and
rnessalines. All reduced to
911 UltAWUa W
.$14.75
Suits, Coats
and Dresses at
SELLING REGULARLY TO $37.50
The cream of our stock all our highest priced Suits, Coats and
Dresses reduced to this price. Beautifully tailored Suits in nov
elty mixtures, white serges and pongees. COAIS of pretty mix
tures and serges all our highest priced
DRESSES reduced to
See Millinery Sale Announcement
on page 8
.$19.50
Petticoats
A splendid lot of fine quality messaline in
every desired shade, a regular $6.00 Skirt,
special at
$2.95
II Beantifnllv made taffeta and messaline
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Petticoats of extra line quality, sening
regularly to $7.50, at
? $3.95 1
CHURCH'S Gl BIG
Membership of Episcopal Dio
cese Grows 42 Per Cent.
OREGON PARISHES NOW 45
Churchmen In ConTcntlon Favor Re
t!t1 of Bluhop Soott School.
Fiscal Year Period Is
Changed.
I-r!e of it per cent In the lat
Ave years In the number of listed com
municants of the Episcopal Church In
the diocese of Oregon was shown In
reports presented at the opening: meet
ing of the convention yesterday. Or
ganized parishes number 45. unor
Kanlsed missions total 24 and there are
nine organised missions. This num
ber will probably be Increased soon
by the addition of Emmanuel Mission
of Marshfleld and Grace Memorial Mis
sion of Portland, both of which hare
applied for admlselon as parishes.
Recommending- reorganisation of the
Bishop Hcott school of the- diocese.
Bishop Bcaddlng- pointed out advan
tages of the new school, which is
regarded favorably by members of the
convention. Under the diocese there
are at present 100 acres in Tamhlll
County and the school may be situated
there. If the board of trustees re
ports favorably on Its re-esUbMshmeni.
The establishment of a maternity
ward In Oood Samaritan Hospital was
recommended. Reports from St. Helen a
Hall show tha number of scholars last
jresr to hsve been 100.
Rev. William Breck was elected sec
retary at the opening meeting of the
convention and Rev. J. C. Potts was
appointed assistant. The nomination
committee made Its report, offering the
names to be balloted upon at today's
morning meeting. Committees and
boards of control of the Institutions of
the diocese will also be elected today.
John W. Wood, of New York, cor
responding secretary of the board of
foreign missions, spoke at the after
noon session and Bishop P. T. Rowe,
f Alaska, gave an address. Both came
to Portland especially for the diocesan
convention.
Amendments to the constitution of
the diocese, acoepted at . the morning
meet Inc. changed the date of the fiscal
vear of the church. In conaequence
it was decided to hold the regular
diocesan convention In the week fol
lowing the third Sunday In May. In
stead of June The canons of the
diocese were changed to conform to
the new constitutional forma, prepara
tory to an extensive change In the
canons which will be made next year.
Supper was served lit the parish
house bv the Brotherwbod of 8t.
Andrew. The evening session was taken
up with addresses by Bishop Rowe. of
Alaska, and Mr. Wood. .
Election of officers for the coming
year, with committees and boards, will
b the principal business today.
Routine business will be taken up at
the three sessions.
Septuagenarians Are Wed.
MARSHFIELD, Or.. June 15. Spe
cial.) One of the most unusual wed
dings, that has occurred In this county
for a long time, took place In this city
when a man and woman, each over the
age of 70. were married. The parties
were Asher Wilcox, aged 73 years, and
Miss Jennie Lawhead. aged 70 years.
Justice of the Peace ' Pennock per
formed the ceremony at the home of
I. S. Kaufman. Mr. Wilcox has resided
In this county for a long time and the
bride recently came here from Kansas.
GIRL SMOKERJLSO SAUCY
Marian Carter, 20, Seized In Auto,
Freed With Warning-
For smoking a cigarette while rid
ing In an automobile, and for being
saucy to a . policeman. Miss Marian
Carter. SO years old, a telegraph oper
ator, was Interrupted In . the course of
a Joy-ride, early yesterdsy morning and
was taken to the police station by
Patrolman Keegan. She " escaped
punishment upon promising Judge Taz
well to be good, when she was called
In the Municipal Court yesterday morn
ing. Patrolman Keegan was on Hawthorne
avenue at 1 o'clock yesterday morning
when a mixed company of Joy-riders
came spinning along. He noticed that
the girl had a cigarette In her mouth,
and stopped the machine to deliver a
caution. Miss Carter was disposed to
take the reprimand In 111 part, and waa
arrested In consequence.
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Certainly. You can get your
; eves tested free almost any
where, but you must consider
who tests them. There are cer
tain dealers who "test eyes
free "simply to sell their
' glasses, .but who know noth
ing whatever about the anat-
' omy of the eye.
when you come to me you get
my 20 years' experience in eye
testing, and you will pay only
a reasonable price.
THOMPSON S
Second Floor Corbet Bldg.
Fifth and Morrison.
Member Americas National Aao
rlatioa of Optometrist and Rea;
laterea Isdrr Orearoa ate Law
t Optometry. '
SCARE MAY SHOW CLEW
MT. SCOTT AXAKMED OVER MEN
IV VICIXITY.
Police, Armed, Rush to Scene and
Feel Assured Stranger of Hill
Murder Typo Is About.
Warnings Issued by the principal of
the Arleta public school to pupils and
teachers, against dangers in that sec
tion of the city, led Indirectly yester
day to the circulation of a report that
another crime, bearing close resem
blance to those against the Hill family
and little Barbara Holzman, had been
committed In the Mount Scott district.
A woman of the neighborhood tele-
phoned to Captain of Detectives Moore,
telling him of the reports In circula
tion, and Ieteetlves Price and Carpen
ter, armed with rifles, went to the
place from which the complaint ema
nated. While the police found that the alarm
grew out of a little incident, disclo
sures lead to the belief that the mur
derer of the Hills or a degenerate of his
class, is lurking not far from the scene
of the quadruple murder In the brushy
country between the Mount Scott and
Estacada lines and that he has accosted
many persons In a mora or less menac
ing manner.
Caution urged by teachers on their
pupils Wednesday, led to a report that
five children had been accoBted by a
stranger. The little daughter of Mrs.
J. K. Turner, of 6718 Fifty-third
avenue, complained yesterday that a
strange man had met her on the road
and tried to entice her to follow him.
She eluded him and fled. He was a
middle-aged man, of medium height
and stout, with a mustache sprinkled
with gray.
Hazel Babcock and Mabel Hawles.
young girls living near Tremont sta
tion, reported that on their way home
from school they had been pursued by
a dark-complexioned man who made
faces at them. He made no effort to
overtake them.
Consular Corps Meets.
TACOMA. Wash., June 15. Twenty
eight officials, representing the Con
sular Corps of the Pacific Northwest,
are attending the annual reunion In
Tacoma. The programme Included a
reception and business session and a
luncheon at the Union Club. In the
afternon there was an automobile tour.
One of the principal topics discussed
today was "Sailors' Boardlng-Houses."
A banquet at the Tacoma Hotel at 6:39
will be followed by a general discus
sion In which all the Consular repre
sentatives will participate.
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