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10 THE SUNDAY OREG0XIAX, PORTLAND, AUGUST IS, 1907. POLICE CLOSE TONGUES OF FIRE CAMPMEETING wy fit 5VJ i: s-e : '".'".''u-.'i- ri t !;.!, ..... v V ki is. J "TOXGIES OF FIRE CAMP.11EETIVG AT TWELFTH-AXU DI-ISIOX STREETS. THH police have compelled the Tongues of Fire sect to, close down its meetings, which have been under ay for several months in the big tent at East Twefth and Division streets, and Rev. John Glasco, colored, and his fol lowers are seeking for .a hall. They are tired of the campmeetlng and "wish to move indoors now. Ever since the sect moved into the tent at East Twelfth and Division streets, the people of that vicinity have been constantly registering complaints at po lice headquarters, and have finally been recognized by Chief Gritzmacher as hav ing rights paramount to those of the fa natics who have held forth there so long with all manner of noises. Municipal Judge Cameron, who lives just across the street from the camp meeting grounds of the Tongues of Fire sect, put in the final complaint against the fanatics, and Chief Gritzmacher de cided that It was time for the Tongues to move. ' The customary objections to the re moval were set up by the leaders of the Tongues of Fire sect, but these were overcome by the overwhelming com plaints of the citizens In the neighbor hood whose peace has been disturbed by day and by night since the fanatics set up their tenf on the place. Owing to the peculiar practices of the sect, much of their worship going up in the shape of racking noises, the neigh bors were greatly annoyed and have lived in misery for months. Far into the night the loud waillngs and weepings of the members and their friends have made the nights hideous, according to the many statements made to Chief Gritzmacher. For several nights the police have been called upon to protect the Tongues of Fire members from hoodlums who have been attracted to the scene by the ex traordinary scenes that have been of lightly occurrence. Riots have been nar rowly averted on several occasions, -when but for the timely presence of the police men, serious trouble would have followed. Thursday night some one cut several of the guy ropes that hold up the big tent, and there came near being a panic within. No arrests were made, but the police drove oflf a. band 'of youths who had perpetrated the trick. MTCHISOi TO ACT Will Investigate Crowding of Trains From Seaside. GOES TO THE BEACH TODAY accept a position with S. Birkenwald & Company. His place in 'the Great Northern offices will be tsfken by Joseph Marias. TWO DROWN HELPING ONE Will Return Tonight, as Greatest Crowding Is Said to Occur on Sunday Trains From Coast. Kailroad Promises Reform. In response to complaints received by the Railroad Commission that the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad's trains are sadly overcrowded on their return from Seaside Sunday nights. Commissioner C. B. Aitchison will do some personal in vestigation today in order to determine if these complaints are well -founded. He will take the morning .train, for Seasides returning to Portland tonight. On this trip he expects to learn' the actual condi tions on the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad. He went out on the evening train last tiight to Linnton, and - returned on the eastbound A. A. C. train, arriving here at 9:45 P. M. The matter of overcrowd ing trains is a serious ijuestion and one to which the Commission is bound to give careful attention. The Sunday night trains from the beach are usually heavy, consisting of from 12 to 15 coaches be cause of the very large crowds who want t3 get back to town on that night.. Commissioner Aitchison has taken the matter up with Superintendent McGuire, who promises to provide seats for all passengers. He says, however, that trains on the A. & C. are not now crowd ed unduly and that all who desire seats can be accommodated. The Commission will have a hearing in Tortland September 2 on the complaint of onion growers of the Willamette Valley, particularly in the Washington County districts, who contend that vegetable rates on the Southern Pacific from HIII3 boro, Reedvllle, Tualatin and other sta tions on the West Side lines are unduly high. Fatal Accident at 'Well-Known Cali fornia Military Academy. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17. (Special.) Two Instructors and a student of the San Mateo Military Academy, located 15 miles south of San Francisco, were drowned yesterday afternoon while bath ing in the surf. Professors Smith and Brookes and Charles Dell lost their lives. A student by the name of Askam nearly lost bis life while endeavoring to save his comrade. Smith and Brookes were well-known university graduates. The former was known throughout the Paclncr Coast as "Denver Smith." the famous football player of the University of Cali fornia. St. Matthew's School, as the acade'my Is called, opened Its doors for the Fall term yesterday. It Is one of the best-known preparatory schools in California, and among its students are the sons of wealthy Californians. After the school exercises a number of the students, with the instructors, went to the beach for a swim. Young Dell swam out beyond his depth and suddenly called for help. In structors Smith and Brookes swam out to him. but were caught In a swift current and all three were drowned. SOLID AS A ROCK Strike Has No Effect on Finan cial Conditions Here. BANK CLEARINGS 'SOARING EXCVRSIOX FROM " BROOKLYN J'arty of Seventy-five Business Men AVHI Visit Portland. A party of 75 Brooklyn business men, members of the Brooklyn League, left Brooklyn. N. T.t yester day by a special New York Central train for a tour of the country. Their trip includes one day's stay in Port land. The visitors will arrive here on August 28 and will spend the day in sightseeing. The Commercial Club will take them about the city on spe cial trolley cars so they may gain a good Idea of the Rose City. W. C. Searhrest, Pacific Coast Agent for the Vanderbllt roads, will leave to morrow for Yellowstone Park, where he will join the party, and will per sonally eecort it to Portland. The train consists of four Pullman sleepers, observation and drawing room car and diner. The trip will take up one month. The train will come to the Coast over the Northern ,Pa rific from St. Paul and will return East over the Southern routes. Manager O'Brien Due Today. After a consultation with IS. H. Har riman in Salt Lake City, General Man ager O'Brien of . the Harriman in terests in the Pacific Northwest, is ex pected to reach home today. He will be accompanied by General Manager Farrell of the Oregon & Washington, the Union Pacific extension to Puget Sound from Portland. Mr. Harriman could not spare the time for a visit to Portland, it is understood, but went on to San Francisco, whence he will fto to the Klamath country for a short vacation with bis two sons. Leaves the Great Northern, Henry Schappert. junior clerk in the tireat Northern offices, has resigned to SINGING MAKES HIM MAD Paris Chinaman Tries Three Times to Escape High Notes. PARIS. Aug. 17. Tln-Sin-Hu was two months ago as contented as a celestial can be away from his own country and cheerfully fulfilled his duties as valet do chambre In a certain Paris household. Lately, however, he became a' changed man. Two weeks ago Hu tried to poison him self with hemlock, but was saved In time. A few days later tie tried a strong dose of opium for the same sinister purpose. Again fate decreed otherwise and he was brought back to life. Nothing daunted, he made a third desperate attempt to Join the spirits of his ancestors -by jump ing from a window, but he fell on the up holstered seat of an automobile. This time Hu had to undergo an examination at the police' court, where his secret was wrung from him, which was that he could not stand his mistress' singing, or, as he put it: "Fronch lady shriek too much. Me want to die to get out!" The fact was that his mistress was a singer, "whose vocal methods offended the ears of Tin-Sin-Hu. Tribute to Mrs. Joseph Oppenhcimcr PORTLAND, Aug. 17. To the Kditor.) Many, many estimable and loving friends of ours have passed to the great beyond who have been s'Sdly missed. By virtue of one quality or another, they have signalized their great worth in our community and their passing away has left a void that has remained unfilled. In recalling the memory of our various lamented friends and coworkers, we have been stimulated to emulate them and by virtue of their example have striven to continue the good work they have left in completed. But now, it seems to me, and no doubt to all who knew her, that the "Great Reaper" ' has made sad havoc In removing from our midst our beloved friend Mrs. Pauline Oppenheimer. The shock is great and the pain will remain for a long time. A woman ahsolutely without fault, unselfish, charitable, lova ble in every sense of the word, her loss is well nigh unbearable. Her place In our midst can scarcely be filled. B. M. Jury Exonerates the Woman. NEW YORK, Aug. 17. The Coroner's jury exonerated Mrs. Madeline Langlotz, who it was alleged killed her father, George Wasser, after the latter had fatal ly shot his wife. The daughter was dis charged from custody. The verdict says the father was killed by a person whose name is unknown. Engineer Killed; Fireman Hurt. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 17. The locomotive on a fast passenger train from Little Rock jumped the track near St. Louis and with the mall car overturned. Engineer Aaron Piatt was killed and the fireman injured. rHOTO roar cards bckkkkt. JLlr po, Hbb Imperial Hotel, Wall-Street Flurries and Kastcrn I Panics Cause No Reaction in- Local Money Market Cash Enough to Move Crops. Despite Wall street flurries and the somewhat panicky feeling in Kastern financial centers, caused largely by the strike of the telegraph operators, financial conditions here are sound. Money is available for moving crops and no such stringency as is crippling industry in the Ka.t prevails here. Proof positive of the easy conditions in Portland and the entire Pacific North west is afforded, by the bank clearings of the past week. Figures of the Portland (.Tearing-House Association show a gain of nearly 50 per cent over the corres ponding week of last year. The total for the week ending last night is f7,S15.231. The figures for the same week last year are to.3M.693. The advance is healthy along all lilies of industry. Every avenue of commercial activity is marked by a general advance over last year. , The splendid wheat crop of the Inland Empire will go far to stave off any hint of an approaching financial cloud in this territory. The yield is a record-breaker and the price the farmers will get for their crop Is way beyond the usual figure. This will mean general prosperity for the, whole Pacific Northwest. There can be no financial stringency here in the face of such a big factor in the commercial life of the North Pacific Coast states. Bankers say the worst feature of the telegraphers' strike, so. far as it affects local banking institutions, is the slowness of communication with the Eastern money centers. This fact causes a lack of in formation and on this account, Portland bankers cannot keep in touch so closely as they usually do with the financial centers. Bankers say the strike does not seriously affect the transmission of money between Portland and the Eastern cities. There is less of this business carried on ndw than formerly, most of this inter change being by check. What business is carried on by telegraph is being con ducted without serious delays. . On the whole there is every reason for Portland to feel encouraged financially. The Pacific Coast Is no longer a bor rower from the East but a lender to that section of the country. - Tighter con ditions of the money market there will fall to have such disastrous effects 'as have been felt here during former periods of adversity. Tribute to II. E. Baskcrville. PORTLAND, Or., Aug. 17. (To the Edi torsHerbert E. Baskerville, who died last Friday at his late residence on East Sixth street, Holladay's Addition, former ly lived in Seattle, Wash., and was em ployed as traveling salesman for W. P. Fuller & Co. Mr. Baskerville was loved and highly respected by all who knew him. His beautiful character and genial disposition made him many warm friends, who will be deeply grieved upon learning of his death, just in the bloom of life W'hen the fulness of his powers were be ginning to be felt and appreciated. He was strictly honest and upright in all his dealings with his fellowmen, and was patient and thoughtful concerning tne rights and feelings of others. Even through all his sickness, and while suffer ing great pain lie never murmured nor complained in the least, and was so con siderate and kind to those who attended him during his. illness. While he Is no longer with us in the flesh, the lesson and beautiful spirit shown and expressed by his noble life are still with us. D. M. Unhappy Married Life. OREGON CITY, Or.. Aug. 17. (Special.) 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This remarkable player is now to be seen at "THE HOUSE OF QUALITY" Sixth and Morrison Opp. Postoffice Sherman TOay-& Go, Pacific Coast Jobbers Victor Talking Machines, Steinway Pianos. Portland, Seattle, . Tacoma, Everett, Bellingham, Spokane. her getting possession of her clothing and personal effects and the cloud of pov erty Is darkening her future happiness, caused by the violent temper and ingrat itude of her husband, who is said to be worth $1000. with a monthly Income of $73. Mr. and Mrs. Foster have five grown children and a 15-year-old son. and the wife asks for $30 per month alimony and $209 with which to defray the expenses of the suit. The family lives at Damascus, Clackamas County. Mk'tiigaifVillage Fire Swept. HANCOCK. Mich.. Aicr. 17. The vil lage of Hubbell was nearly destroyed by fire this morning, 20 dwellings, four stores and a hotel, and Calumet Hecla coal sheds with their contents, buried. The loss Is upward of $400,000. 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