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Confetti Battle Toalfht ud Aaother I Xaiiaee A. B. Hammond la aft Balem
Town of Union Contends that Hate's
Organlo Z,aw Inhibits . Mora Tha
-tS,000 Debt for Aay County, Annals
the BUI La Grande Claims Expense
to Bo Incurred for Bow Courthouse Is
Different Sort of Matter.
Homo " of tho Bif Bsll Beoemblos ths
Koaalatf Towor of Woa Ooorgo
Stewart Appointed Bxtra Xagiaoor la
Company Ho. T Quarters . of Ken la
Yarious rire Houses Are la Missra
blo'Coadition. Taoro Are 10 Ken One Job." 9o
olaros a Missouri Boss Carpenter,
peaking of Xbo Conditions at tho
Louisiana rurohaao Bxposlttoo Ho Za
Courier for St. XfOulsana Who Book
Homos la tho Hortawest.
Boy rough Whoa Attorney Started to
Kr. riefel Advlsss that Ownsrs of
Ballooa ' Ascension rerads Through!
the Strsrts Tonight Will Contain Most
ut W1U Assist the ItaWl OffloUl
la rroeurlns; the Heoessary Pate Ao
' oerdlaf to Sngineero Ksps the Xf oad
WU1 Seed About a suit of the Ball
way Company's Xaada,
Depot to Bead Hlat to rortlaad, ana
Vow Mrs. Csthsria Tollman Will
Have to Oo to Bplsoopal Orphanage at
Bt. Loots la rersoa If Bho Secures Her
Son.
Corner Lots rat TTp Signs of a Xial
Specified by tho City, but This Xa
Declared Illegal kr tho Mayor Terms
of Xfow Ordinances xaro Hot Tot Boss
Sodded,
, of the tiosfllng features ul Perform- I
!n a the. Carnival--Attractive to-
framvfor the Closing Days.
CARNIVA
EflGI
COUNCIL FAVORS
SIGN ORDKE
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A DOLLAR AN HOUR
Afternoon ?Baby show, and dls-
trlbutlon 1 of prises. '
Evening Balloon aaoensloa
Parade and firs works.
Athletio oontMts.
i Confetti battle. -
(Journal Special Service.)
Salem. Sept. II. The board of port
age railway commlsaloners at today's
adjourned meeting ofllclally Instructed
the attorney general to at . once begin
procedlngs against the O. K. N. oom
pany to condemn the right of way for
the portage road at Celllo. A. B. Ham
mond, the engineer, is In this city and
will assist the attorney general in the
,j The Multnomah Athletic Club carnival
its a success. Today for the first time
Mamrlnr rUMntur A V Rantl an.
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" A nouncea. tnat tne receipts or. we Dig i " lurnnm, mm preiwr uu iu
show had" exceeded tho expenses and regard to the road's route.
that by the close of tho week It looked . According to the maps of ' Engineer
. as though the club would clear over I Hammond tho portage oommlsaion will
i J,000. I sue tor about a mile of the railway com-
"Slneethe 'receipts of Monday night Pony's property. The nearest approach
were figured In." said Mr. Bentley, "we ' the portage road to tho company i
have known that there was more than
, enough money, on hand to pay all bills
; and 'when the carnival closes Saturday
j evening we expect not lees than $5,000
, in the treasury above all expenses. Of
'course there is the weather to take into
' consideration." . -
. . Some of the most interesting features
" - Of the carnival are yet to comev -
Friday evening .will be turned over to
.the military. Brigadier-General Freder
ick - Funston, commanding the depart
Ixnent of the' Columbia; Colonel Huston,
of the nineteenth Infantry: Col. C. V.
Gantenbeln of the third regiment, Ore
gon national guards and his staff and
field officers, and the men of the organi
sation, will be In attendance in full uni
form. They wtll be the guests of the
carnival. Col. David M. Dunne and Ma-
- . Jor C. E. McDonald of the state guard,
track la at least St feet and this will not
necessitate any - removal work.
Mr. Hammond says that tho people
of Eastern Oregon are ao anxious for
the construction of the road that they
are willing. If all other schemes fall,
to raise tho remainder of the money,
should the state think' that tho road
would bo. too costly to construct.
FOUR GENERATIONS AT
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
One of the most Interesting and en'
Joyable events in the history of Linn
county occurred at the home of W. M.
'miiifArv ntih " ber 17. Tho occasion was the 0th an-
"When Knighthood Was in Flower"
will be repeated on Friday evening by
the Multnomah Athletic club perform
ers. The two weeks of fun will come to an
end Saturday night with the Mardi
Oras. Every visitor to the grounds on
thaf evening- will be expected to come
masked-. The 't 00 club members have
agreed to be present in costume. No
formal program has been srranged. but
there will be confetti throwing and danc
ing on the two stages. Prises will be
given the best costumed persons and the
most unique Individuals and groups.
There are doings at the carnival to
day. It is baby day and dosena of In
niversary of the marriage' of Mr. and
Mrs. Miller, which occurred in their
native state, Indiana, September 17, 1841.
Of the 80 guests present, 16 were rela
tlves of the Millers, and among these
four generations of the family were rep
resented. -' '
An elaborate supper was served. Many
of the fruits and vegetables which
graced the table were grown on his
ranch. ' One ' of the table decorations
was a pitcher given to Mrs. Miller when
she was a child of 11. It wss filled
with blossoms.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller crossed the plains
to Oregon In 1862, and for the last 40
years have made their home in Linn
fants are on exhibition, each vlelng with C0J!,lt
the other for supremacy in the beauty
race. All are pretty, for who ever saw
a baby that was not pretty. There are
vartaua-degrees- of - baby -beauty, .and
Of 10 children born to them, six sre
living. They are: Mrs. Anna Lucky,
Portland; Mra Mary Gliden, Spokane,
Wash. ; Mrs. Fidelia . Jackson. Cottage
Grove. -Or.r Mrr Anna McDonald,-Mrrr.
Wh"e tr0UWft fr th CoTulliroT; ' George
This evening following the balloon as
cension there will bo a parade. Tho line
of march will include the principal
'down-town streets snd In the procession
Miller, Blsln, Wash.
There are also living It grandchild
ren ' and 21 great-grandchildren. Mr.
Miller, who Is 82 years old, Is tht last
jviren ana njcvro" ?n me carnival.
'JIM" KEPT AWAY.
FROM JAIL ONE DAY
A large number of handsome and use
ful! gifts . were prsented by friends and
show the esteem in which Mr. and Mrs.
Miller are held.
Mrs. Miller relates that every anniver
sary for the 80 years of their married
life has been a bright, beautiful day, and
this seems emblematic of "her happy life.
"Tho legislature has not the power
to override the state constitution, snd
therefore had not the constitutional
right to pass the bill providing that the
county seat question be submitted to the
people for a vote on November 1, or
any other date, for tho reason that ths
bill contains a proviso for the Impo
sltion of a tax to pay for the construe
tlon of a new courthouse at La Grande,
in the event a majority of the voters
were in favor of moving the count seat
from Union."
This is the position assumed by T
F. Crawford, counsel associated with
C. E. Cochran, for the people of
Union, Union county, in their fight
against La Grande over the location of
the county seat. The county sest Is now
in Union. The legislature of 1901 en
acted a law providing for the submls
sion or tne question to ths voters on
November 1, In a special election. If 65
per cent of the voters favored La
Orande, the county seat was to be
moved there". The' bar was a compro
mise effected" during the legislative ses
sion, at which time La Grande people
claimed that the petition they filed with
the legislature contained the names of
8a per ccut of the voters of Union
county.
Mr. Crawford and Mr. Cochran are at
the Imperial hotel, having appeared be
fore the supreme court at Salem yester
day, to argue the rase that- now Is agl
tatlng the people of that county. The
county clerk was about to proceed with
preparations for the special election,
When he was enjoined temporarily by
Union, to which the clerk, backed by
La Grande business men, demurred. C.
H. Finn was counsel for the clerk. Mr.
Finn also was before the supreme court.
He states his position in the premises:
The case involves a distinction be
tween the ordinary debt Incurred by a
county, under the constitutional limita
tion that inhibits any county from In
curring more than 15.000 of Indebted
ness, and the expenditure of money
under' a bill passed by the legislature
such as that which we sre now con-
iderlng. The legislature really com
mands the county to expend the money.
If the voters vpte. for La Grande for the
county seat."
Mr. Crawford answers this contention
with the flat proposition thst the con
stitution says no county shall incur
more than 15.000 Indebtedness, and holds
that the constitutional provision makes
of no effect the law of the 1903 legisla
ture. r
There are decisions of the Oregon su
preme court that bear upon the case.
although apparently there is none that
affords an exact parallel.
Happy and light hearted. , "Jim" Hill,
the oldest Inhabitant of the city 'jail,
left the dingy Second street bastlle'- at 11
o'clock yesterday morning after; spend
ing an entire month in the place for be
ing Intoxicated.
;To "Jim" the whole world was bright
and gay, for he was again at liberty.
During his confinement he made' up his
rnlnd to let liquor alie.
At 2:80 p. m. Patrolman Qulnton saw a
JEWISH NEW YEAR
SOLEMNLY OBSERVED
A cursory examination of soma of
the timbers which have been taken
from ths big tower at the engine houee
in Fourth ttreet near Yamhill will be
sufficient to convince the most skeptl
cal that tho quarters, of the firemen
need immediate attention.
For some time It has been noticed
that tho tower which shelters the big
fire bell and wntch is used for drying
hose was beginning to sag and to imi
tate the leaning tower . of Pisa. The
city ' engineer examined the structure
snd it wss found necessary to repair it
at once
For two weeks a corps of carpenters
has been 'busy at work. Many timbers,
affected by dry rot, hsd to bo taken
out, some of tho timbers were rotten
at the base. They were sawed off and
sound sticks substituted. The timbers
supporting the framework of the top
of the tower were falling to pieces and
In the two feet at the top of the tower
had leaned two Inches to one side.
Supports Heavy Weight.
In sll it wss four inches out of plumb.
A system of braces snd supports is
being Disced in the structure. Since the
building was erected, about 16 years sgo.
It has received no attention, it sup
ports a weight of about six tons.
Chief Csmpbell has appointed ueorge
Stewart, formerly with Engine Company
No. 7, as extra engineer to fill vacancies
when the regular men who run the
steamers are off or away on vacations.
When not thus occupied Engineer
Stewart will be busy In the workshop
to be established on the second story
of the headquarters building on Fourth
street. Apparatus and tools will be
furnished so that all ordinary repairs to
machinery and apparatus can be done
oulcklv and with little expense. The
workshop is to be a permanent rea-
ture.
Miserable ConOltlon of Quarters.
The condition of the department and
especially that of the engine houses is
sgaln forcibly illustrated by the fact
that several of tho most valuable men
In the service have snnounced tnelr
Intention of leaving. During the pres
ent month there have been numerous
changes and October 1 several others
will have their names taken from the
Hat.
The ressons given are insufficient pay
and the terrible condition of the quar
ters. Firemen state lhaX plenty Of
good men would be glad to enter the
service were the conditions the same
in other cities the else of Portland.
Dissatisfied men are a great worry to
those in command of the various com
panies.
G. B. Frank, a 8t.Juuls boss carpen
ter, is authority forCthe statement that
the carpentera employed on the World's
Fslr buildings In thfat city are consid
ering the advisability of demanding 21
an hour during the last two or thres
months before the fair Is opened. Mr
Frank Is at the Grand Central Hotel In
Portland. He came here as advance
courier of a number of St. Louis people
who desire to find homes in the Far
West. He will Inquire' Into conditions
and report his observations to his
friends in St. Louis.
"I am charmed with Portland and
the surrounding region. I sm disposed
to tell my people that they will not find
a better place in which to locate, '
"Conditions in St Louis are not satis
factory. Workmen are there far in ex
cess of the demand for men. There sre
10 men to one job. Men sre lesvlng St.
Louis every day on that account.
"The carpenters are now receiving 65
cents sn hour. They recently demanded
10 cents an hour increase from the 45
cents they were receiving, and the build
ers acceded to their demands. I wai
told that the men now are debating the
advisability of awaiting until tho fair
buildings sre within two or three months
of completion, then going out for fl
an hour fiat.
"Portland will have to get more hotels.
Last Saturday night when I arrived In
town I was compelled to search for a
long time before I could find a place to
sleep. That same night many were un
able to secure rooms, snd everyone who
had not wired for a room had to look
long bfforo finding a place where he
could stop."
Mr. Frank has been a boss carpenter
In the building of world's fairs at Chi
cago, Buffalo and Charleston, and may
secure employment here with the Lewis
and Clark fair.
TO CALL IN THE
OLD SCHOOL BONDS
BRIEFS IN FAVOR
OF THE REFERENDUM
The Rosh Hashona services of the
Jewish church were continued this morn
ing by the orthodox members of thst
church. At the church of the Conors
ation Nev'sh - Zedeck Talmud Torsh
man staggering down Fourth street. Just Rev. David Levlne of New York preached
peiow waoningion me man ren 10 we I a masterful sermon, using for his text
siaewaiK. me omcer nasieni to tne the words. "My soul shall die the death
pcene ana mere lay "Jim" insensible to of the righteous."
the troubles and cares of the world.
"I expected him back but didn't think
be would return quite so soon," mused
one of the policemen.
When ho appeared before Judge Hogue
this morning, "Jim wanted mercy.
"I hsd only two drinks of liquor," tes
tified "Jim."
.The theme of the sermon was that
the great mission of the Jews is to
make a heaven on earth. Men ahould
live pure and upright, not' only In- the
sight of their fellows, but also in the
sight of God. If all men would do this,
the life on earth would be heavenly.
"Tho Jews believe that the soul is Im-
"Twenty days," said the Judge, . so I mortal," stated the preacljer, "and that
"Jlm" went back to his former duties of after death God will take tare of us."
broom wlelder at the station.
GOLD NUGGET AND
KID GLOVES IN LOOT
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A quantity of valuable personal prop
erty" belonging to Mrs., L. A. Carlisle,
which was stolen from her room at the
Portland hotel several weeks ago, has
beett; recovered by Detective Day with
the assistance of the police department
of Salt Lake City.
The stolen property, consisted largely
of -wearing apparel and sundries and
were taken, it is said, by Orra Blanche
Smith, who was found by the Salt Lake
authorities and compelled to return
the booty. Why she was not 'arrested
could -not be learned here today, but it
Is supposed that the complaining wit-.
ness did not desire to prosecute the
case. 7 '-'
The articles returned to Mrs. Carlisle
are a handkerchief of point lace, a point
lace collar, a gold nugget bracelet.
pair of patent leather shoes, a pair of
, kid gloves,, a .black jet collar, a paper
cutter and a pair of black silk gloves.
A solitaire diamond ring, valued ' at
$85, which was stolen from May Becker
some, time ago, has also been recovered
by. Detective Day. It was returned to
the-owner Monday. .
BRIDGE-TENDER
. FALLS INTO RIVER
Sam Hall, engineer at the steel bridge.
fell off that structure yesterday into
the river, a distance of 20 feet, but
fortunately escaped any serious injury.
At the time of. the accident he was re
moving, some scrap iron from a small I
scaffold underneath the middle span,
when .'the Board upon which" he was
standing gave, way and precipitated him
lntd" the, water. He was partially
stunned by" the fall, but an assistant on
the bridge hastily threw him a rope and
towed him .ashore.
ST. &OUXB ZS THB CKOXCS.
(Journal Special 8erv!ce.) ,
Boston, Sept.-- 23. Frank Wright of
St. - Louts - was elected president of tho
Stone Builders-' Association today. The
next convention .wll b held -. at St
Louis, - , . ' -
Services were also held, in the ortho
dox Congregation Ahaval Sholom, con
ducted by Rev. R. Abrahamson.
Last night Rev. Dr. Adolph Abbey,
superintendent of the Jewish Academy
Chlnuch N'orin of 'this city, delivered
the address. The doctor said in part:
"I come not here tonight to lecture to
you on any far-fetched subject which
may or. may not Interest you. ' I come
not here tonight to sermonise on any
distinctly religious subject; neither do
I come here tonight to exhort you to
keep up your religion.. I come hero to
night to call your attention to the fact
that upon your. children depends the fu-
ture of Judaism. Upon the manner of
the training they will receive dependa
the future existence of Israel. I ask
you, I beg of you, I appeal to you to do
the best you can toward the support of
the institution so nobly founded. Re
member that the school where tho. re
ligion and the language of our ancestors-
Is taught Is far superior to any
other Jewish organisation in any Jewish
community.' Remember that according
to the Talmud a school for the proper
training of Jewish children even outr
ranks a synagogue a house of prayer."
MONSTER RIVER RAFT
ARRIVES AT OAKLAND
(Journal Special Service.) ;
San Francisco, Sept. , 28. The new
steamer Francis H. Legirett, Capt Jan
sen," today safely brought in the lumber
raft from the Columbia river to Oakland
harbor. The raft consists of piling and
ships' spars and measures -8,000,000 feet.
The steamer also carried a cargo of 1.-
009,000 feet It Is said Senator Perkins
will Introduce another bill In the next
congress forbidding these rafts on ac
count of their menace to navigation on
the high seas In case of a breakup, r
The question of the validity of the
referendum amendment to the state con
stltutlon will be exhaustively considered
hen the case of Kadderly against City
of Portland comes up for decision in
the supremo court. Briefs have been
filed by a number of attorneys, as
friends of the- court, presenting rea
sons why the decision rendered in the
trial court ahould be reversed.
The act ratifying the new city charter
of Portland was passed with an emer
-gency clause, directing that it should
go into effect at once. The trial court
held that this clause was of no effect
and that the act was subject to refer
endum. One of the briefs now before
the supreme court Is devoted largely to
the argument that the, assembly must
De tne sole judge In wnat cases leniency
may be practiced.
The second brief sustains, the con
stitutlonality of the amendment. It
presents three conclusions:
"First The Judicial department has
no jurisdiction to pass upon the rati
fication of any amendment to the con
stitution; that power rests exclusively
in. the political department, composed
of the legislative and executive depart
ments of the state government. The
Initiative and referendum amendment is
a part of the constitution because It
has been submitted to the people by two
consecutive legislative assemblies arid
ratified by a majority of the electors of
Oregon.
"Second The amendment was legally
submitted and ratified under the legis
lative construction of Article XVII of
the constitution and under the well-set
tled rules of law such legislative con
struction is conclusive upon the court, j
"Third Assuming that the court has
Jurisdiction and that such legislative
construction of Article XVII is errone
ous, the amendment was legally sub
mitted and ratified pending either before
the legislative assembly or before the
people at the time the initiative and
referendum amendment was proposed."
The circuit court held the amendment
invalid because other amendments were
pending when it was proposed.
The first brief is signed by Mayor
Williams, J. B. Waldo, W. S. U'Ren,
Senator John H. Mitchell, J. C. More-
land, Governor Chamberlain, Tllmon
Ford, George C. Brownell. C. E. S. Wood
and J. N. Teal. The second brief has
the same signatures except that of
Mayor Williams, who feels that his of
flcial position restrains him from par
tlclpatlng in the argument over the
initiative and referendum.
FOLLOWS LOVER
6,000 MILES
HACK MACK WINS IN
TWO STRAIGHT HEANS
Mack Mack, driven by, H. H. Helman.
won the 2:14 class trot at tho Irvlngton
track this afternoon. Mack Mack won
in two straight heats from Briny K.
and - Oveta. ' Tho time was 2,14 - and
i:17. Brlnir K. flnlihcd second In tha
first heat and Oveta third. In the sec-
Only heat Briny K. finished third and
Oveta second. The purse was $400. .
FRANKLIN K. LANE
NOMINATED MAYOR
San Francises Sept 23. City and
County Attorney Franklin K. Lane, for
merly a newspaper man of Portland,
and candidate for governor last -year,
was nominated by the Democratic party
last night for mayor of San Francisco.
Mr. Lane announced this morning that
he would not accept unless it was ten
dered by the united party. The disturbing-
element tried to crete a senti
ment in favor of the opposition but was
overwhelmingly snowed . under. Lane
carried the -city last election by more
than 2.0,000.
$300,00 rXBB AT ACBOSSB.
(Journal" Special Service.)
La Crosse, Wis., Sept 23. The Chase
sawmill and 6,000,000 feet of -lumber
was destroyed by Are this morning with
a loss- of 2300,000. v; .. . .
A woman's misplaced confidence and a
man s perndlty were liiusiraiea iu mo
nolle- court this morning when Julius
Anderson was srralgned on a charge of
disorderly conduct, preferred by Rosa
Kosa.
Under promise of marriage Rosa Kosa
came from Hamburg, Germany, to wed
the man. On one pretext and another
the man Dut off the marriage. When
he asked her to live with him as his
wife she indignantly refused. At last he
abused her and told slanderous stories.
about her. For this she had him or
rested.
This in brief is the story of Rosa
Kosa. an Intelligent and hard-working
young uerman gin, toia to juage
Hogue.
In a general way Anderson admitted
Ms guilt. But he said he was willing
lo leave tho city nnd to keep sway from
Miss Kosa. After denouncing him and
warning him not to troubM Miss Kosa,
Judge Hogue ordered him to leave the
city at once.
Anderson Is a Swedish sailor and since
coming to Portland has been working on
the Northern Pacific dredger. Last
spring he was working rin a ship" plying
between England and Germany. Miss
Kosa, who speaks good English, had
been working in England for several
years. On her way home she met Ander
son, then employed on the ship. An at
tachment sprung up and when she
reached Hamburg In May he called at
her homo and asked for her hand in
marriage.
Although the woman's parents wished
the marriage solemnized before the
couple departed, Anderson was Jn a
hurry to start for America. He said
he had no time for the wedding, but
promised that it should be performed
as soon as they set foot in New York.
When he reached this country Ander
son had about 4,000 marks (2500) with
him. At New York he made some ex
cuse for not marrying Miss Kosa and
tho trusting woman continued the
Journey with him to Portland, where he
had been before. They arrived here
July 10.
Miss Kosa secured rooms near Gllsan
and Sixth streets and Anderson gave her
money to purchase furniture. Recently
he demanded back the money he ,had
spent for furniture and told neighbors
that she had cheated him out of his
money.
Miss Kosa has earned her living by
taking in washing.
"He has gone too fsr now," said Miss
Kosa. "I want nothing more to do with
him."
At a session of tha school board this
morning It was decided to call a special
election of the cltlxens in the near
future to vote" on" the proposition of Is
suing $100,000 worth of school bonds.
This proposed issue does not mean
that much additional school debt, but
the Intention is to buy in the same
amount of 8 per cent bonds, which were
Issued ten years ago. The new bond
can be sold to the state school board
land commission and will bear only
per cent Interest. This will be a saving
on the face value of the bends of $10,
000.
. One peculiar feature of the Issuing of
school bonds Is that they cannot be
sold above par by the school board. An
offer of 10 per cent premium could not
be accepted. The law provides that the
bonds be sold at par.
Another feature, which raised some
discussion, was as to whether there
would be much gain in Issuing new
bonds to purchose the old ones, which
are now owned by New York parties.
The total cost of the work was figured
up and It was found that there was
still a big saving, so the proposition was
decided upon.
The board took up the matter of the
overcrowded condition of various
schools. It was decided to take a por
table school from the Highland district
and use it at Portsmouth and to finish
up all tho new rooms at the North Cen
tral school, so the contractor will be
given instructions to hurry the work
as much as possible.
Reports received today from the van
ous schools show a slight increase over
the 'registration figures of yesterday, but
the total will not aggregate more than
200 new pupils. The Increase of yester
day over the opening day, Monday, was
about 275.
The board did not formally take up
tjhe question of the child labor law,
which is said to be as much a com
pulsory educational measure as any
thing else. City Superintendent Rlgler
and possibly several members of the
board will attend the meeting to be held
In this city next Friday, but will not be
there simply as spectators.
There Is already a compulsory educa
tion law in existence," -Mr. Rigler ox-
plained, "but there are none to see to its
enforcement. What is needed is an of
ficer to see that It is obeyed.
The child labor measure provides for
the compulsory attendance of children
under 14 years in cities and town, and
further that all children under 15 years
shall go to school unless employed at
some legal occupation.
For the purpose of considering clans
for enforcing this law a meeting of the
child labor commission. Governor
cnamberlaln, tne superintendent of nub
lie Instruction and the commissioner of
labor, has been called for next Friday
in inis cny.
After battling for several months for
possession of her (-year-old son. Vivian
Campbell. In ths courts of St. Louis,
Mrs. Catherine Tsllman of this city was
awarded custody of the little one, only
to have it again wrested from her, under
peculiar circumstances.
Mrs. Tollman's fight was msde st long
distance, so to speak, she not being
present In .St. Louis during the pro
ceedings, but remaining at her home. 268
Jefferson street, In this city. Following
the order of the circuit court of St
Louis awarding her the custody of the
boy, Chilton Atkinson, her sttorney,
started with the little fellow for tha
depot intending to place him in care
of the train crew en route to this city.
According to a dispatch from St
Louis, Vivian became refractory and
voiced objection to going to the train
by crying and shrieking. A number of
men and women were attracted and,
thinking the attorney was a kidnaper,
threatened, to do him violence. The ar
rival of a policeman saved the 'lawyer
from rough treatment and the attempt
to ship the child was abandoned.
The little fellow was again taken into
court and a new order made. It con
signed Vivian to the Episcopal Orphan
age, where he must remain until his
mother goes sfter him.
The custody of the child was con
tested by Mrs. Mary Dowd of St. Louis,
sister of Mrs. Tallman. She set up
thst the child wss given to her by its
mother seversl years sgo and that she
had reared It almost from Infancy.
No formal papers of adoption were
Issued In tho case and It was represented
that the mother had contributed regu
larly to ths child's support.
Mr. Tallman, the step-fsther of the
child, is employed in a Front street
business house, but neither he nor the
mother would make'atiy statement re
garding the esse, or say whether Mrs.
Tallman would go east to claim the
child. The reason for declining to dis
cuss the esse, Mr. Tallman said, was be
cause he wanted to consult his attor
ney.
CAPS IN DYNAMITE
BOX CAUSED DEATH
A street sign ordinance will be intro
duced at tho regular session of the city
council on next Wednesday by . Mayor
Williams, who has been in favor of such,
a law since tho present agitation started.;
The ordinance. If It meets with tho apW
proval of the members of tho council.;
will provide for the appropriation of,
money to defray tho cost of putting In a,
complete system of street signs., 1
Following its Introduction by tho coutu:
ell the question of an appropriation must;
be referred to the committee ' on wayo
and means. Then, provided favorable ac-j
tion is taken, the executlvo will, bo In al
position to call for bids on tho work of
furnishing and putting up tha signs. - '
Msyor Williams believes that a unl-l
form style of signs would be deslrablo
ard that they could be secured at a rea-'
sonably low cost. This, ho represents,
will be entirely within the Jurisdiction
of the executive board. "They can do-
cide on the design and quality of the
Signs." he explained, "team tha hlds.andt
samples submitted. There aro now sev-
eral styles of signs up for tha considera
tion of the street snd sewer commute
and I do not think there will bo any.
trouble about getting what wo want"
The exact terms of tha proposed ordl
nance have not been decided upon aa yet
by the .mayor. He has had several con
ferences with City Auditor Devlin and;
It ia their opinion that ths coot of tho
signs should be met by the city. It was
suggested by Councilman Flegel that thol
people owning corner lots bo compelled'
to put up the signs, but this, tho mayod
explains, the city is In no position to en-1
force. , , ,;
An Investigation shows that almost
every other city of any slse in tho coun
try has a algn ordinance making. 101
necessary for tho city Itself to erect -a
system of street signs. Portland is the
exception, for' the only law hero Is ono
compelling all contractors of cement slde-j
walks to Impress the noma of the thor
oughfares at each street Intersection.
The suburbs wero provided with street
signs in 1892 through an appropriation by
the council, but nothing haa been done
to keep them In shape and tho majority
of the streets are now very Insufficiently!
supplied with signs.
Practically every member of tho city
council Is In favor of - such an ordinance'
as proposed and realises that new street!
signs are highly necessary, and tho only'
dlfreTences-wtttTw upon thatasstr method -of
securing them. A general Idea of how
the opinions vary can be gathered from
the following epitome of statements mad
today by various city officials:
Councilman Rumelin: "I most cen
talnly favor tho street sign proposition..
if we have the means necessary to ar-'
The relatives of John Simons and
Edward Weygandt killed by dynamite
near Lents Monday, while blasting
stumps, have not yet set the date of the
double funeral. However, It will likely
take place from Finleys chapel tomor
row afternoon. The interment will be
at Lone Fir cemeterv. A brother of
Weygandt has coma from Hood River range ror mo improvement, xno ques-
to attend tho funeral. tlon deserves attention and there aro
An expert In the handllnr of exDlo- likewise many other public utilities
slves who understood tho manner In which should be bettered. If wo can raiso
which Simons and Weygandt were using I the money somewhere.
it for blasting stumps, believes that I Councilman Sharkey: "Yes, I think thO
Weygandt made the fatal mistake of I street sign ordinance is a very creditable
placing tho caps in the box with the thing. I would like to see the streets
dynamite sticks. Ho thinks that the equipped with a good system of signs,;
explosive would not have ignited simply I It is a question of waya and means.1
by Weygandt's fail. But as no one Councilman Flegel: "I believe that wai
saw the accident this is simply a theory. I should have the street Signs and the'
The scene of the explosion bears testl- f ordinance prdnoeed. I. have not studied
mony to Its awful force. The log which tho question, but why would It not ,bo
mo men naa tned to blow up bad been possible to make the owners of corner
cut Into cordwood lengtha and bits of hots pay for and put up the signs of sj
the men's clothing, which was torn to uniform size and quality to bo deter-
shreds, are wedged into the cuts and mined bv tho nroDer authorities?"
crevices in tne tog. r leces or tno ciotn- city Engineer Elliott: "Tho demand
lng wero found many feet away. for ,treet slans Is oresslna. Manv of'
nrw t. 1 1 1 i 1 - - -
niuio bdvciu lirnuin in win IwlBil" I mil atraat n aarilir In TIM A nf Bto-na
vuruuuu hot. un tp.uniun nit une ptua Them Is no nrrtlnnnon nil the auhlfwt.
any attention to it. as It was known that except the Iaw existing In the cement
Simons and Weygandt were blasting. .idewalk ordinance district and It la time
a1 " uclu u.o .a.Hu awi- tbat ,uch an ortinanco Is passed. It
seems to me the city should put ' upf
signs.
Mayor Wllllama: "Wo should have
street signs and I think it Is tho duty of
the city to put them up. There Is no
reason for assessing the cost upon Ida
dividual cltlxens. They pay. for them in
directly, anyway, In the form of taxes. X
will introduce an ordinance to that of-!
feet next Wednesday."
The action of the city council In 1891
referred to was an appropriation of IX 000
for street signs, of which 1702 waa ex
pended and the remainder. tU-Bl. waa1
cancelled the same year.
dent several persons talked to the two
men. It happened that no ono passed
by and it was not until after t o'clock.
when the men failed to return home
that their wives began to grow anx
ious.
Coroner Flnley will not hold an In
quest as he considers it an unnecessary
expense to the county.
OVERNOR APPOINTS
VETERINARY BOARD
(Journal Special Service.)
Salem, Sept 23. Gov. - Chamberlain to
day appointed the members of the new
state veterinary Board created by the
last legislature. They are: M. W. Mc
Lean of Portland: James Withycombe of
Corvallls; F. J. Oarney of Portland: J.
Christy of Pendleton, and Alex Reed of
lone.
MARTAIL LAW HOLDS i
CRIPPLE CREEK FAST,
1
CORONER CAN'T FIND
HAMBROOK'S FAMILY
No arrangements have yet been made
for the funeral of E. W. Hambrook. who
was kUIed Monday night in the North
ern Pacific railroad yards in attempting
to, escape rrom Policeman Carpenter.
irno ,had brought him back from North
Yakima, Wash;
Hambrook was accused of embezzle
ment by Woodard, Clarke & Co. of this
city.
The body is still at the morgue. Cor
oner Flnley has telegraphed to Mrs.
uoatana, xiajnorooa s rormer wire, now
Officer Hawley of tho Boys' and Olrls married to an army officer at Fort Flag-
Aid Society left for Baker City Tester-I ler. Wash. He asked for tho address
day to bring back Mabel Graves. Com- of Hambrook's relatives but no reply
plaint had been made to the local police nas yet Deen received.
about the matter, and Chief Hunt sent
GOES TO FETCH
THE GIRL BACK
a message to stop tho woman altd girl.
It was believed that she had been en
ticed away from her home In this city.
In local police circles It Is . stated
that the woman was not her aurtt." Of
ficer Hawley is expected back ' tomor
row.
left in company - with her aunt.- Mra
Maud Miller, a divorced woman 22 years
Old. ..-Another aunt made complaint to
the police. , Li
SEHATOB OBSSH'B CASH,
-' (Journal Special Service.)4
BInghampton, Sept - 23. - United
States District Attorney . Curtis haa
asked the department ' of Justice at
WifthlnrtAn frv Mnrf . anAlti., mam -
The irtrrs name is Katie Roberts. Shef prosecute Senator Green in the postal
fraud eases, alleging press of other bus
Inesa The real reason is believed to
bo his reluctance - to prosecute a per
sonal and political friend.. - - - -
TURNS INDIANS
INTO THE DESERT
Randbburg, Cal., Sept. 23. The Tellow
Aster company recently Imported a
doren Cholas Indians to take the place row afternoon. Tho impression Is that
(Journal Special Service.)
Cripple Creek, Sept 23. The habeaal
corpus hearing waa resumed this morn
ing with 250 militiamen posted around
the courthouse and a Gatllng gun guard
ing the door. The courtroom wasailed
with soldiers carrying bayonetted rifles.
The attorney-general protested against j
their, presence and being offered no relief!
packed up his books and left - Counsel!
for the military then resumed the argu-,
ment to quash - ..i.i.... I
Arguments closed this afternoon and f
the court will render Its decision tomor-)
of striking miners. The imported white
miners refused to work with them. The
company then turned the Indians into
the desert without provisions or water,
where they were cared for by the union
men.
it will be an order to release all men,
from the bull pen. Judge Seeds this
morning said the governor undoubtedly ,
had done wrong In rushing troops Into ,
the district
MILLIONAIRE TRIES
TO END HIS LIFE
FAR REACHING COAL
STRIKE THREATENS
(Journal Special Service.)
Buffalo, Sept. 23. Reld Northrup,
(Journal Special Service.)
Pueblo, Sept.-.3. The annual conven-;
tion of thedistrlct United Miners con-
while visiting here with his wife and veiled this morning-, a month' earlier than
family last night, attempted to commit scheduled. It Is the purpose to call
suicide. He was until recently president strike' In all mining districts In Utah.
or me American Refrigerator Transit
company. He is a millionaire and the
supposed cause Is his brooding over Uie
suicide of his brother last June.
EDITOR IS BEATEN
BY RAILWAY MAN
Colton," Cal.. Sant H Editor McKlS
of the Chronicle was today badly beaten
by a yardman of ths Southern Pacific.
The editor In his paper said all the men
are animals: and the yardman wanted a
retraction. The editor tried to explain
when he was kicked, beatenand--riously
hurt
Wyoming, New Mexico and Colorado be
cause operators ignore the demand for,
an eight-hour day and aa Increase on an;
equitable weight system. There are 25.-'
000 miners in the district all of whom aro
expected to strike October 15.
BEAVERS ARRAIGNED .
- AND GIVES BONDS
(Journal Special Service.)
New York. Sept. 23. Mr. Beavers wss
arratgnedRsdwr" on tits two tnd!rmsr
found last week In Washington. r i'
a bond of 210.006, signed by the Aruui'. i 4
Bonding compaoy of LaHfOivr. , -
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