TIIE 3IORNIXG OREGOmAn. SATURDAY, APRIL 26. 1913.
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MOW IS SINGED
Janitor of Brick Apartments Is
Under Arrest.
GEORGE NANGLE OUSTED
Though Discharged Man Admits Be
ing In Vicinity of Fire, He Denies
Responsibility for Blaie
Which Imperiled Many.
A minced eyebrow mar prove to be
a telling bit of circumstantial evidence
gainst George Nannie, discharged
Janitor of the Buck apartments, wl
wu taken Into custody yesterday t
ri.iiiv.. Mali mil Price, on IU
plcion of being the cause of a ltfe-
endangerlng fire which crone out ir
the building, at Twenty-flrat and Flan,
tiers streets, early yesterday morning;
Nangle admits being in the vicinity
h.... i k wtta mn irnnk thai
h knows little about his movements.
l i.nl havlnz anvthinK to do with
the tire.
Th. rnhnl. r aralnat Xanale
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circumstantial at present. The offlceri
V. n ... narmin.ntlv anftlned tO th
work of Investigating suspicious fires.
or whicn mere nave men -tionate
number in recent months,
i..nu4 f h a t hn hnJ been seen in
the vicinity before the Are. and that
he waa discharged recently wim m
feellng existing.
When they went to the apartment
house where he lodges, they noted the
fact that one of hia eye-brows, which
are quite heavy, was singed, and that
lie had cuts on one band. He said the
singe came from a cigarette, and could
not explain the cuts on his band, plead
ing the fact that be waa drunk.
Examination of the premises dis
closed nothing to support the Incen
rttary theory, as the elevator shaft. In
which the destruction was done, was
charred and all traces of the source of
the fire were destroyed. The theory of
the police Is that the firebug had a
key to the building, and after enter
ing, proceeded to the basement, threw
rubbish into the elevator shaft and set
It afire.
Nangle bad been Janitor of the apart
ments since they were In charge of
Mrs. E. N. Downing, when he was dis
charged for drinking.
The Are endangered the lives of many
persons, who were carried out by the
police, among them being a man 82
years old and bis wife. 73.
Frequent occurrence of apartment
nous fires In the early morning In the
past few months, has caused much
speculation at detective headquarters,
and some time ago Captain Baty as
signed two detectives almost exclusive
ly to the work of checking up these
occurrences. This 4s the first instance
in which they bave been able to reduce
suspicion to positive action. Lives of
scores of lodgers have been in danger
and numerous close escapes bave been
recorded.
FLOODS RETARD BUILDING
Builders of Northwestern Ban
Block Prepare to Rush Work.
On account of the recent floods In
Ohio and Indiana ahlpments of steel
for the new Northwest Bank building
now being erected on Morrison street,
between Broadway and Sixth streets,
las been delayed about three weeks
end It probably will be after the mid
dle of May when the first of It arrives.
Owners of the building and con
tractors are taking every advantage
of the delay, however, and are letting
contracts meanwhile for the brick and
terra cotta work aa well as all the In
terior details, so that the whole build
ing will rise rapidly as soon aa the
steel Is received. It Is reported that
all th steel has been rolled and cut
and that most of It has been fabri
cated at Indianapolis. Th floods, how
ever, demoralised traffic and made It
Impossible for the railroads to procure
enough ears. The demands of local
communities for bridge material and
other structural steel, that became urg
ent necessities following the flood, also
delayed movement of the stock for the
Portland building.
CARL GRAY GOES TO RANCH
Great Northern President to Pass
Sunday With Family.
Carl R. Gray, president of the Great
Northern, who has been In Portland
for th laat few days, left last night
for his ranch in the valley of the Lit
tle Whit Salmon River. He will re
main ' there today and return to Port
land tonight to pas Sunday with mem
bers of his family here. He will leave
Sunday night for St. Paul.
Mr. Gray said yesterday that he Is
pleased with the work the Great
Northern and Its affiliated lines are
doing In the Portland territory. He
Is greatly Interested In the terminal
development on the East Side, which
plan he Inaugurated while be was
president of the North Bank a year
ago. Th work of filling the tier of
Mocks south of East Morrison street
which are to be used as freight yards
Is nearly done.
When Mr. Gray returns to Portland
In July be will make a complete tour
of all the property In Oregon In which
the Great Northern Is Interested.
FATHER IS SUED BY SON
Parent Refuses Money to Boy and
Court Accepts Explanation.
"I'd give my life for the boy even yet,
but 1 won't give him any money unless
I have to." said William Grabach, an
elderly scenic artist, living at SJ4 Front
street, answering to a suit brought
against him by his son. Paul G. D. Gra
bach. In Justice Bell's court. "He
wouldn't bave it In a week; his evil
companions would see to that."
The younger Grabach demanded $150
on a note given by his father, who gave
th court the impression that he h,ad
taken the money simply to preserve It
from being squandered. The note was
dated September 11. lilt, and was made
payable upon the sale of certain lots In
Rose City Park. These. It was shown,
had not been sold, and the elderly de
fendant's plea in abatement waa sus
tained by the court.
Church to Float Bond Issue.
ABERDEEN, Wash, April IS. (Spe
cial.) The Methodist Church of this
city will issue 115.000 worth of bonds
to complete the building now under
construction, but which has been de
layed because of lack of funds. The
bonds will run for IS years with Inter
est at per cent and it Is predicted
they will have a ready sale. The bonds
are to be held in trust and guaranteed
by a mortgage on the new building for
SJC.S00. Bankers and financiera have
approved f the scheme. When com
pleted the church will have cost about
4.00.
J PORTLAND GIRL WILL WED
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MISS ELVA LILLIA.V HILL.
Miss Elva Lillian HIII. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Hill, of 88
East Ankeny street, will go East to Boston May 6 to marry Frederick
Hammond, a graduate of the University, of Oregon law school, who
is now connected with a large firm in Boston.
The marriage will take place about the latter part of May. Miss
Hill, who Is a well-known Portland singer, was for three years a
member of the choir at the Taylor-Street Methodist Church and studied
under Portland and Eastern professors. The young couple will make
their home in Boston. "
A large circle of friends of' the charming bride-elect are regretting
that her marriage takes her to the East to reside. Several delightful
social affairs will be given prior to her departure.
WASTE IS CHARGED
City Engineering Department
Subject of Criticism.
INDEX SYSTEM CONDEMNED
Investigators of Municipal Manage
ment Declare Contract Are Not
Awarded on Proper Basis and
Reorganization Is Needed.
Methods of. handling public Improve.
menta and special assessments for
pavements and sewers nre denounced in
a report of the New York Bureau of
Municipal Research made yesterday
dealing with the department of city
engineering. It Is declared that the
Index systems are poor, that economy
Is practically disregarded In purchases.
that contracts are not let on a proper
basis and that general reorganization
of the department Is needed.
'An Investigation of the purchase re
quisitions of the engineering depart
ment for 1912, and of the annual report
of that year," says the report, "dis
closed the fact that not a single con
tract for supplies or services had been
executed during that year. Of the prin
cipal materials used by the mainten
ance division during the year, 181-bar-
rels of cement. 7385 cubic yards or
crushed rock, 511.148 feet of lumber.
10.600 pounds of nails, Z3K tons ot coat.
(788 lineal feet of sewer pipe and 102,
000 bricks were purchased on open
market orders not exceeding $250 each,
without nubile letting and in the ma
jority of cases without inviting bids.
Store Records Laeklaa.
"There are absolutely no stores
records in operation anywhere in the
engineering department. Current com
parison between material purchased
and material used is indispensable in
properly administering any olty depart
ment. Cltv canes for the construction ana
maintenance of all kinds of pavement
have proved effective in other cities.
A start has been made in Portland in
maintaining certain stone block and
macadam roads by city labor. A munie
lpal asphalt plant for repairing all
asphaltlc pavements and city yards for
the storage of material and equipment
should be established.
There Is a lack of comprenensive
dally reports from Inspectors on pave
ment repairs. The only report found
waa In field book form and showed the
dimensions of th patches only with
no statement of their exact location.
"To secure more prompt repairing of
cuts made In pavements, a more direct
control thereover should be established
In the central office. ir the city were
to enter into contracts for this work
rwi mi v it directlv the present charges
could, no doubt, be greatly decreased.
AmwiHit Plaa Cosamcwded.
In far ms th method of special
assessment for paving In Portland Is
concerned, little criticism can be
offered. Error has been made, however.
In not distinguishing sharply between
original construction and reconstruc
tion of pavements. The fundamental
reasons for any special assessments for
pavement construction applies oniy to
the construction of the first pavement.
It la the first pavement which tends to
enhance realty values. Moreover, spe
cial assessments on original construc
tion protect the administrative onicers
from undue Influence being exerted by
nrlvate individuals interested in the
development of new territory. ,
PERS0NAL MENTION.
F. Le Roy, of Denver, is at the An
nex. E. A. Llndgren, of Astoria, la at the
Carlton. '
D. W. Tllllnghast, of New Tork, Is at
the Carlton.
John Carey Is registered at th An
nex, from Carey. Idaho.
W. D. Moreland. a Tacoma lumber
man. Is at the Imperial.
Judge J. H. Raley Is registered at the
Perkins, from Pendleton.
J. G. Fenton. a Seattle business man.
la registered at the Carlton.
Mr. ani Mrs. L. Belyeu are registered
at the Imperial, from Eugene.
C. A. Harrison, who is connected
with the Pantages theatrical circuit, la
IN BOSTON EARLY IN MAT
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at the Perkins, registering from Se
attle. W. H. Canon. ex-Mayor of Medford,
Is at th Imperial, from Eugene.
A. E. Ward, a stockman of Wilson,
Wyo., is registered at the Perkins.
Mrs. M. E. Wheeler Is registered at
the Carlton, from Webster Acres, Or.
W. N. Rinehart, a Cottage Grove
merchant, is registered at th Perkins.
John Lyle Harrington, of Kansas
City, a bridge builder. Is at the Port
land. Mr. and Mrs. George H. George are
registered at the Portland, from As
toria. W. G. Davis, a prominent realty
operator of Seattle, is at the Multno
mah. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Courtney, of Spo
kane, have taken apartments at the
Annex.
T. N. Slocum and E. A. Beecher, busi
ness men of Aberdeen. Wash, are at
the Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Hedzal. of Chat
tanooga, Tenn., are registered at the
multnomah.
Charles 8. Todd, of the Gately Cloth
ing Company, is registered at the An
nex, from Seattle.
Frank W. Metschan and daughter.
Miss Marie Metschan, of Grants Pass,
are at the Imperial.
Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Townsend have
returned from Washington, D. C, and
are at the Multnomah.
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Marshall are reg
istered at the Oregon, from Pendleton.
Mr. Marshall Is a farmer.
William H. Hunston Is registered at
the Multnomah, from Milan, Italy. He
spent the Winter In Southern Califor
nia. F. M. Shallue and party are regis
tered at the Portland, from Duncans,
B. C. Mr. Shallue is a paving con
tractor. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Pitman, of Spo
kane, are registered at the Oregon. Mr.
Pitman Is chief engineer of the O.-W.
R. A N. .
E. F. Moore Is registered at the Cor
nelius from Goldendale. Edward An
derson, of Carson, Wash., is at the
Cornelius.
Jesse A. Ellsworth, of Seattle. North,
western manager for the American
Book Company, is at the Portland,
from Seattle.
Professor H. M. Parks, deau of the
department of mining of the Oregon
Agricultural College and director of the
Oregon Bureau of Mines and Geology,
la registered at the Oregon.
CHICAGO. Aprlfil. (Special.) The
following from Oregon are registered
at Chicago hotels:
From Portland Mrs. G. Watt Rosa
Miss Watt, at the Congress; Edward
Stier. Miss A. C Mason, at the La Salle.
From Hermlston F. B. Swayzee, at
the Great Northern.
KELSO MEET ARRANGED
ADDRESSES BY PROMINENT
MEN SCHEDULED.
Southwest Washington Development
Association Will Hold Two-Day
Session May 22 and 23.
Addresses on appropriate topics will
be features of the quarterly meeting of
the Southwestern Washington Develop
ment Association to be held at Kelso,
Wash.. May 22 and 23. It Is expected
the meeting will be the most largely at
tended and the most important of any
held In the last year.
The session will continue two days.
The first day and a half will be de
voted to meetings at which addresses
on subjects pertaining to development
and immigration in the Northwest will
be heard. Part of the second day will
be devoted to a steamboat excursion to
Stella, In Cowlitx County, where an in
spection is to be made of the raft yards,
where the cigar-shaped sea-going rafts
are built.
The programme of addresses Includes:
"The Panama and Celilo Canals,"
Joseph Teal, of Portland.
"Convict Labor," Governor Lister.
"Bridging the Columbia Between
Portland and Vancouver," Ralph Mod
Jeskl. Commercializing Our Waste Mate
rials." John P. Hartman.
"The Interstate Bridge." Lloyd Du
bois. "Development of Our Commercial
Waterways." Edward Finch.
"The Benefits of the Pacific Highway
to Southwestern Washington." State
Highway commissioner Roberts, of
Washington.
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"EXTRAS" ON BILL
Ad Club to Augment "Fifty
Miles From Boston."
"LOCAL COLOR" PROMISED
Besides Specialties by Portland Busl
ness Men, Mary Edgett and Will
lam Lloyd Will Do Dnet
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Members of the Baker Stock Com
pany will appear before the Portland
public next week In a production which
will bring out some of the abilities
and talents of the company which the
usual line of productions In which they
aonear offers them little opportunity
to. display, because In "Fifty Miles
From Boston" the action is Inter
rpersed with specialties characteristic
of musical comedy.
On Tuesday and Wednesday nights,
when the Ad Club benefit shows will
be given, the play Is to afford several
singing and dancing specialties that
have never before been used in It, as
they have a local application and con
sist of up-to-the-minute Ad Club ma
terlaL
The members of the Ad Club baseball
team are to be featured along with the
Ad Club quartet in the "mob scene
In the first act. and when Mr. Conness,
In the role of the college hero. Is borne
In on the shoulders of his admirers,
the ad baseball men and singers are
preparing a demonstration before which
the mightiest efforts of the average
run of supers will pale Into colorless
Insignificance.
Besides the songs that belong in the
play, in which Mr. Conness, Alice Flem
ing and other members of the company
will appear, several Ad Club solos and
choruses have been introduced ana aan
clng specialties, which will range from
burlesque by some of the ad men, to
something which is said to be tne very
last word In artistic dancing among
all productions of its kind that have
been offered In Portland.
Mary Edgett and William Lloyd have
a clever duet, which will be presented
as a special feature In the evening's
programme and In which several local
sidelights have been introduced.
WOMEN'S BOARD ELECTS
MRS. J. V. MIL-LIGAN HEADS
PRESBYTERIAN BODT.
Members of Local Church Hosts at
Luncheon at Close of Session.
Tacoma Gels Meeting.
Mrs. J. V. Milllsran yesterday was
elected president of the Woman's North
Pacific Presbyterian board of missions,
at the final session held in the f irst
Presbyterian Church. Mrs. jmmgan
served 13 years as corresponding secre
tary of the board. The vice-presidents
chosen included: Mesdames M. R. An
drews, W. S. Holt, J. S. Bradley, B. A.
Thaxter, E. P. Mossman, u. A. parK,
C. B. Lantham, B. F. Harper, J. H.
Barton, H. H. Miller. A. Hurd, C. P.
White, D. O. Ghormley, James Wilson,
L W. McFadden. J. A. Laurie. J. M.
Thompson, H. McMaster, and Miss
jlalzle Crawford. Mrs. B. A. Thaxter
was elected recording secretary, Mrs.
J. W. Goss treasurer and central com
mittee member. The secretary for mis
sionary correspondence Is Mrs. w. b.
Holt, secretary for correspondence with
issionaries. Mrs. J. B. running; sec
retary of specific work, C. W. Hays;
secretary for Y. P. S. C. E. and Junior
Christian Endeavor societies, Mrs. C. J.
Mathis; secretary for children's bands,
Mrs. E. D. Rice; secretary for West
minster Guild, Mrs. Fletcher Linn; sec
retary for mission study. Miss Mabel C.
Goss; secretary for missionary substi
tutes Mrs. F. I. Fuller; secretary ior
literature. Miss Abby S. Lamberson;
secretary for editorial committee oi
magazines, Mrs. J. S. Bradley; secre
tary for "box work, Mrs. N. B. Thomas;
associates for box work, Mrs. A. Funk
and Mrs. J. H. Carrlco; auditor, W. R.
Mackenzie.
The vice-nresldents of the woman s
board of Home Missions includes, Mrs.
A. L. Lee. of Idaho: Mrs. J. V. Mimgan
and Mrs. F. H. Geselbracht, of Oregon,
and Mrs. M. E. Steele and Mrs. C. R.
McClure, of Washington.
The board of trustees chosen in
cludes Mrs. W. M. Ladd, Mrs. Jacob
Kmm. Mrs. W. S. Holt, Airs. ti. .
Albee, Mrs. Boudlnot Seeley, Mrs. B.
Lamberson and Mrs. W. A. Laidlaw.
At the close of the election. Jars.
Mllllgan gav a short address on the
opportunities for doing good and of
the responsibility of each member. A
luncheon was served by the women of
the First Presbyterian Church after
the close of the session.
Tanoma will be the next meeting
place of the Northwest board which
will convene again in 1915.
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Dmesra Alumnae Chapter of Kappa
Alpha Theta will meet next Friday
with . Mrs. Horace Fenton, 686 Hoyt
street.
Th. v.hraski TTalversltv Dancing
Club will close the season at Murlark's
Hall. Saturday evening, April zt. me
series of parties has been most success
ful, and a full attendance of members
and guests is anticipated to enjoy the
number. The oatronesses for the
event will be Mrs. M. Brlckey, Mrs. J.
Klmmel and Mrs. u. Brace.
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t-v. A.,.,t..lir Wrd mAAtlnr nf the
Albertlna Kerr Nursery Home was
held a lew oays ago wnen Aieunuec
H. Kerr turned over to the management
of the home the use of his property at
12 jjourieeniu eirtroi, .ujuiuius
n,iwAfv bnme. to be used as an annex
as the Institution is overcrowded.
The annex will be used as a receiv
ing ward, laboratory office, convalescent
ward, mothers ward ana nurses
quarter. Money to equip this new
building Is needed by the home and
various charitable organizations will
assist.
During the quarter there were 46
children and six mothers cared for
and the receipts exceeded the expendi
tures by $32.88.
Astra Circle, Women of Woodcraft,
11. ....IJ. a. a fav n V nnftv On
Will JJI COlMo J J i .
Thursday evening at the Women of
Wodcraft Hall. Dancing will be the
principal diversion.
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--.. -nr 1 7 A Tl.n fnm.r tt t n nreat.
dent of the federated woman's cfubs of
Washington, and well Known in ciuo
th,An.hntit the Northwest will
return to her home in Spokane on Mon
day after passing a fortnight in Port
land as the house guest oi jurs. j. m.
T.n.n xrr. Allen hAx been widely
feted during her stay in this city.
Local chapters of the Sisterhood of
... a malrlti. .yt.nnlv. nrenftrfl.
ti'ons for the state convention which
Is to be held in Portland next month-.
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i' i . . WAmAn in tvtia itv Rm in
terested in the efforts being put forth
by the federated clubs of Seattle to
secure a club building. In order to
start a fund for this purpose, there
will be an elaborate birthday party
to which 2600 Seattle women have been
Invited. The affair will take place on
May day In the ballroom of the new
Washington Hotel.
An Item of Interest to club and
literary seta comes from San Francisco,
where at the recent meeting of the
Paciflc Coast Women's Press Associa
tion Miss Ina Coolbrith, the well-known
poetess, gave a "reminiscent afternoon."
Miss Coolbrith was a friend of Mark
Twain. Bret Harte, Charles Warren
Stoddard and others as well known.
She spoke particularly of Joaquin Mil
ler giving interesting incidents of the
life of the late poet.
In their resolutions adopted at yes
terday's meeting, the members of the
North Pacific Presbyterian Board of
Missions expressed their intention of
dolna- all In their power to thwart the
activities of the Mormon missionaries
who are endeavoring to Becure new
members in all localities. The school
teachers will be warned against Mor
mon teachings before attending the
convention to be held this Summer in
Salt Lake.
The members of "the current lltera
ture department of the Portland
Wo-r.an s Club will meet with Mrs. J. J.
P. Westensrard. 73D Northrup street on
Thursday. Mrs. Helen Miller Senn is
curator of tire department and tne
membership includes several club
women who take an active interest in
literary matters. Misses Florence and
Melba Westengard will contribute
musical numbers at the coming meeting.--
The official ballot given out yester
day at the Portland Woman's Club pre
sages Just enough contesting for office
to make the club election of May 9 in
teresting. Mrs. Robert French will be
opposed by Mrs. Caroline Dunlap for
the vice-presidency; Mrs. Bert Denni
son and Mrs. J. D. Spencer are up for
auditor, and there are four members
running for directors and but two of
these will be chosen. The entire ballot
is as follows: '
President. Mrs. "Frederick Eggert;
first vice-president, Mrs. Robert French
and Mrs. C. Dunlap; second vice-president,
Mrs. John Van Zandt; recording
secretary, Mrs. Chester Le Noir; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. J. A. Pettit;
treasurer, Mrs. C. E. Runyon; auditor,
Mrs. Bert Dennison and Mrs. J. D. Spen
cer; directors, Mrs. A. Wurzweller, Mrs.
R. E. Bondurant, Mrs. J. Frances Drake
and Mrs. Cora Puffer.
The programme at yesterday's meet
ing Included an Interesting lecture on
"American Art and Artists," by Mrs.
George M. Weister, who Illustrated her
lecture with many beautiful stereopti-
con slides. Mayor Hlndley, of Spokane,
gave a talk on the benefits derived
from the adoption of a commission
form of government, saying that while
there might be faults in the proposed
charter, they should not blind the vot
ers to the larger issues.
Mrs. Abigail Scott Dunlway respond
ed to the speaker. The attendance was
unusually large and the Interest in the
subjects intense.
STORM BACK TO ROCKPILE
Contradictory Statements Made of
$150 Accepted for Girl.
After less than a week of freedom
the parole of Palmer C. Storm was
revoked yesterday by Circuit Judge
Morrow and the man must now spend
nine months at the Kelly Butte rockr
pile, the sentence imposed by Judge
Morrow when Storm pleaded guilty to
a statutory charge preferred by his
wife, that of ruining a 17-year-oid gin.
Evidence was submitted which satisfied
the Judge that since being paroled
Storm has been in hotels with young
girls.
Storm Is the man who last week, on
the day of his parole, made an affidavit
accusing Mrs. Baldwin, of the depart
ment of safety for young women, of
taking $150 from him to be delivered
to Rhoda Sapp, the girl he led astray,
at the Florence Crlttenton Home and
failing to pay It to the girl. Several
times he has made contradictory state
ments, sometimes saying that he paid
the mooev and at other times that he
did not. Mrs. Baldwin has demanded
a full Investigation but tt is unlikely
that anything further will be done as
no credence is placed In Storm's state
ments by the District Attorney or his
deputies.
FIRE MAY CLOAK MURDER
Portland Man Hears of Father's
Death and Brother-ln-Law's Arrest.
First news of the death and sup
posed murder of hlB father In Florida
last week reached William Wread, a
real estate man with offices in the
Teon building, when he came down
from the Cascade Mountains last night
in answer to a summons from Detec
tive Hawley, who had traced him at
the request of members of the family
In Florida. Mr. Wread is a resident
of Portland, living at 403 Tenth street,
but of late has been in the mountains
attending to some property matters.
Joseph L. Wread, living at iMicnois,
near Tampa, was burned to death In
his house last week. Neighbors said
they heard pistol shots before the fire
broke out. Mitchell Anderson, a son-in-law.
Is held under charge by a
Coroner's Jury. There had been threats.
It is said, over a property agreement.
The dead man had $1700 in the house
at the time. Anderson came near be
ing lynched before he was hurried away
to jail at Tampa.
BONDING COMPANY IS SUED
Land Not Cleared as Per Contract,
Is Claim of Nlelson.
Th n! nf William Nlelson to re
cover $6100. the amount of a bond, from
the Title Guaranty & Surety Company,
is on trial before a Jury in Circuit
Judge Davis' court. The' defendant
company furnished the bond for C.
Masters, a contractor wno agreea iu
- , r l.nl fnr Mr
Nlelson near Mosier, Or., but failed to
complete tne worn as per cuniracu "j
bonding company Is defending on tech
nical grounds, asserting that overpay
ments W(!l n IIWUC l ' ' Ul. Vli Ll l.VW. .
The bond contract recited, however,
that monthly payments should be made
on estimates to be furnished Dy Mr.
Nlelson or his agent of the amount of
worK penormea me uiviim c.ivuo.
The plaintiff said on the stand yeater-
a ay inai i l ho au hcdu
quainted with the details of the prog
ress of the work he would not have
paid such large amounts. Judge Davis
ruled on an objection that Mr. Nlelson
or his agent, "who in this case was
Thomas King, foreman of the ranch,
had been constituted the agents of the
bonding company in making estimates
and as they- had been made in' good
faith the bonding company was bound
by them.
$300 TAKES IT.
Left on sale by real estate operator
who has met with reverses, a genuine
Hazelton art piano, nearly new; cost
$625; $300 cash takes it. Biggest snap
ever seen. Reed-French, Tenth and
Stark. "
Kansas City. Kan., asks restoration of its
old name, Wyandotte.
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A typographical error was responsible for
the announcement in yesterday's edition of
The Oregonian that The Owl Drug Co. was
closed on Saturday afternoons between the
hours of 1 and 6. This should have read:
We Close on Sunday
Afternoons Between One
and Six O'Clock
This is the plan adopted and announced
by us a few weeks ago.
Broadway and
Don't you know of some homes that it is a real
pleasure to visit, because of that sense of cor
dial friendliness and good cheer, where it seems
to be no effort to give pleasure! That same
homelike spirit prevails at the Imperial and is
one reason why so many men take their wives
and families to the Imperial Grill for Sunday
dinner.
Music Table d'Hote Dinner, $1.00
'S RAIDS ISSUE
Justices Sitting En Banc to
Test Russell Cases.
WHO'S WRONG IS QUESTION
Whether Sheriff Is at Error In Re
peatedly Arresting Proprietor of
Saloon or Other Officials Are
Remiss to Be Decided.
Whether Sheriff Word on one hand
is wrong or whether several other of
ficials are remiss In the matter of re
peated gambling raids on the resort
of Fritz & Russell, on Burnside street,
is an issue that is to be tried out next
Monday, before a full bench of the
Justice Court, Justices Bell and Jones
sitting "en banc" to make investiga
tion and determine.
On trial, technically, will be J. J.
Russell, accused of allowing gambling
in his saloon, but in realty the ques
tion is to be whether the two justices.
tna. Tiiotriot AtfAmev and the srrand
iury have been derelict in enforcing
ihe law.
The novel procedure of having, the
two magistrates sit together is at the
suggestion of Justice Jones, to whom
have fallen most of the Russell cases in
the past He feels that his refusal in
several Instances to hold Russell Is
putting him "in bad," and he desires
the counsel of his colleague In order
to be sure that he is right.
Prosecutors to Be Changed.
In order to make the test the more
thorough, there will be also a change
of prosecutors, and Deputy Deich, who
recommended the dismissal of a recent
case, will be replaced by Deputy Col
lier. In several weeks past, the Russell
resort has been raided time after time
by Sheriff Word's deputies, on charges
of allowing gambling. The conten
tion of the defense is that patrons of
the place play harmless games, with
chips as counters. The Sheriff rests
his action on the ground that drinks
are played for.
In one case the defendants waived
examination and were held to the
grand jury, but that body returned not
true bills. The next time up, Deputy
Deich, basing his action upon the un
favorable . report of the grand jury,
tustlce Bell to dismiss the case.
and it was so ordered.
Officers Are Criticised.
Then Justice Jones took the bit in
,.t tA iamlsKMl the next case
111a tec... .
on his own motion, even criticising tne
officers tor taKing up tne time ui ."
court with prosecutions that got no
where. In the automatic assignment of cases,
the next prosecution has fallen to
Justice Jones again, and he has asked
his associate to bear the burden with
him. So, next Monday, the two will
sit together, with Deputy Collier and
..nfi Mnrtv ar rontenders. Collier
announces that he will bring out every
fact obtainaDie ana bo 10
of Russell's affairs, with a view to
setting at rest nnally the vexed ques
tion. .
ROSE HEADQUARTERS OPEN
Manager J. H. Xolta to Direct Rose
Train Arrangements.
.r nnirtor fr,r ih f rose train and
rose shower from the Peninsula dis
trict have been opened at 114 East Kil
lingsworth avenue by J. H. Nolta, man
ager of this feature of the Rosa Fes
tival, and it will be maintained until
after the Festival Is over.
It Is proposed to decorate a train of
12 electric cars, all of which will carry
roses. From several of these cars rose
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Washington
petals will be showered on the streets
through which the train will pass,
while others will carry fine roses as a
display. All the cars will be decorated.
All the fraternal societies of North
Portland and St. Johns will be invited
to prepare cars for this train. Mrs. F.
W. Valention, of St. Johns, is chairman
of the committee from that place, and
she announced that the St. Johns Com
mercial Club will have a car In the
rose train.
LODGE IS TO CELEBRATE
Orient Lodge Oddfellows to Observe
Ninety-Fourth Anniversary.
The 94th anniversary of the founding
of the Oddfellows' Lodge will be cele
brated tonight by Orient Lodge, No. 17,
in the hall at the corner of East Sixth
and East Alder streets. A musical pro
gramme will be given. Penumbra Kel
ley will deliver an address on "Odd
fellowship and Its Lessons." Also Past
Grand Master W. T. Williamson will
make a short talk. F. E. Foote will
read an original poem.
Jewels will be presented to four vet
erans who have been members more
than 25 years. One Jewel will go to a
veteran who has been a member 45
years, two will'go to two members of
40 years' standing, and five to veterans
who have been in the order 30 years.
Oddfellows and their families will at
tend. Utopia and Omega Rebekah
Lodges also will participate.
CANADIAN INDULGES HOBBY
F. L. Buckley to Buy Oregon Stock
Ranch for Pleasure.
i
"A busy man can't be happy unless
he has a hobby," says F. L Buckley,
managing director of the British Can
adian Lumber Corporation, Limited, of
Vancouver, B. C, who was In Portland
yesterday, and to emphasize his belief
in the theory he arranged to go to
Harney County to Indulge in his own
particular hobby.
Mr. Buckley's hobby is livestock. He
is preparing to buy a few thousand
acres of land in Oregon and place on
it a herd of high-grade cattle; not so
much for profit, he says, as for the
enjoyment he can get out of them.
Mr. Buckley, while here, called on
Fred W. Graham, Western Industrial
and Immigration agent for the Great
Northern Railway, who gave him infor
mation on Oregon land.
Hunt Club Meets Today.
The Portland Hunt Club will hold its
semi-monthly cross-country ride at 2:ia
P. M. today from Mount Zlon. Many
are expected to participate. .
Bell and Wing
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