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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. THURSDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 11. 1904. DISPUTE STOPS DIX'S LOADING DIPLOPIAS FOR MANY GRADUATES BLADVELT CHARi'iS PORTLAND SOCIETY KORfJAN YILLIAMS GOES TO TRIAL DEFINITE PROMISE MADE BY STONE Gramhandiers and Stevedores Disagree and Work , Stops Long Delay May Injure Port's Reputation Greatly Soma differences exist between the stevedores and the gralnhandlers" un ion in the matter of loading the trans port Dlx, and. In consequence the ves sel stood idle all morning. - , ; The stevedores claim the right of both trucking the grain from the-dock to the steamer and storing It in the hold. On the other hand the aralnhandlers declare that the work of trucking the grain on the dock has always been given to them.. They insist that the same rule should be adhered to In this case, and the other side Is Just -as posi tive i that . .its contentions should .be granted. "vC ' '' :--:v.':- Superintendent Shanks of Montgom ery, dock No. 2, at which the Dlx Is lying, used his good offices to induce the disputants to seek an amicable un derstanding. Others Interested in get ting" the, vessel loaded as quickly, as possible Urged the necessity' of an! early settlement and the general opinion pre vails tha,t their efforts will be success ful .: this af ternooa' ' yi.rK;-;'!? vf,;;1f The persons directly concerned in the dispute refuse to make a statement, feeling sure that a satisfactory agree ment will soon be reached. Neither Side has. shown any disposition to be . come quarrelsome. ' In the meantime business men about the city who have heard of -the trouble are exerting every influence to have the difference patched up with as little de lay, as possible. They explain that Portland's reputation as a shipping port is at stake to a certain extent- It would be a poof advertisement for the harbor, they say, if , the .Dlx should be compelled, to lie here for any great II0T WORDS OVER VETERAN'S CASE VOaSWJLMSJS SWAM . US- . WEVSUJB .wbjokt post aht stjpebihteh . deht cottbthzt ot joob tabm exchahob zJLVOUAar Dzirxxs TAjnarr was rrr to wobk. ... The troubles at the county poor farm over the dismissal from the - farm of Charles Stanley, an old soldier, by J. E. Courtney, the - superintendent, resulted In a warm discussion at the courthouse yesterday afternoon between E. Swan, commander of George Wright post, G. A- R., and Courtney. Swan .cautioned Courtney to ber careful of tils language. A .collision between the two men was prevented by the intercession. of. a third person. Dr. W. B. Van Vechten, the assistant county physician, who examined Charles Stanley, the G. A. R. veteran, befqre he was sent to the poor farm, denies absolutely that he told Courtney at that time that the old soldier was able to work. Swan called at the office of the coun ty board of health and relief yesterday afternoon in company with J. Worrick, a member of George Wright post, and found Courtney there. A somewhat ac rimonious discussion followed. ' Swan stated that Dr. Van Vechten had said Stanley - was , not able to work, as his feet had ' been f roien two weeks pre- lously. " ' f "That is not so, declared Courtney, "as he told me the man could work." "Don't' you tell me I lie, Courtney," shouted Swan. "Don't you dare tell me I lie." ' - He started to rise, when Dudley Evans, the county health officer, inter posed. '.. The case of Stanley and numerous others have been drawn to the attention of George Wright post and also of Lincoln-Garfield post. No. 2. G. A. R. Those organisations sent Stanley to the old soldiers' home at Roseburg this morn ing -. ' : ' ' - - V "I examined Stanley," said Dr. Van Vechten. "I found his feet had been frosen. He was not able to work. I made no statement at all regarding htm to Courtney." , WOODMEN HALL . : . FOR MOUNT TABOR v Though composed of only 65 members, Mount Tabor camp, No. 21, W. O. W., " fa an Mmhftfmifl frAternsI nrrantenttnn Five of its members L. 8. Norfoandin, C, W. Ross. K., J: Rathbun, L. C. Bof flnger and John .Sherbeefc , filed articles f incorporation of the Woodmen of the , World Hall association with' the county clerk yesterday afternoon,, the intention being to erect a structure to be used solely for fraternal purposes at Mount Tsbor. . - a i .. 'The building will be located On West avenue, on the site of the hall destroyed by tire a year ago last fall. It will be a one-story structure, built on the lines of the W. O. W. hall in East Portland, and 'will contain anterooms, lodgeroom, banquet hall and accessory apartments. The plans are composite and were fur nished by several carpenters belonging to the lodge. The building will prob ably be finished and ready for use in three months.' The building and grounds will cost about 22,500. Of this amount $1,000 has been subscriued. CLERKS' CONVENTION WILL BE CALLED At the request of a number of county 'clerks and recorders throughout the state County Clerk Fields, has sent out a circular letter looking to the holding of a convention of such officials at an 'early date. . The purpose Is to-meet for the exchange of ideas commonly bene ficial as regards the conduct of official bUSlnCSS.,, : .- , " r ... Clerks and recorders in the counties bordering on Multnomah will meet in this city as soon as convenient, so as to determine the time, place and order of business for the convention. ; The. innovation lnth)s state , wlll .be on line followed in California, where such officials are in the habit of as sembling annually. CHABTEBED TOH. COAX It1 is reported that" the American schooner Annie E. Smale, which cleared a few days ago for' Taku, China, has ben chartered to bring a cargo of coal from Japan to Portland. length of time. They fear. thatthe wrong impression will get abroad, and the city's northern and .southern rivals will give a significant coloring to the incident in the hope of injuring Port land. , -' The local quartermaster's office is greatly annoyed at the situation. . Its representatives state that they are do ing what they can to bring about a speedy adjustment of the difficulty. A protracted tie-up of. the transport, they declare, , will prove1 a great detriment to JPortland. ' - . - . It will require two or three days for the Dlx to finish, loading at the Mont gomery dock., 8he has to take on 2,000 tons of oats there, for Kerr, Gilford & Co; and 1,000 tons of the same grain for the Albers Bros. Milling company. Then sherwill cross over to, the Albers dock and complete 'the Portland cargo with 1,000 tons of oats for the Albers Bros. Milling company and 220 tons for O, W. Simpson. , No hay will be shipped from Portland on the Dix. Fifteen hundred tons of hay was purchased by the government from Albers Bros. Milling company, but It has been shipped from Forest Grove by rail to Tacoma where If. will be sent direct to the , Philippines on another steamer. ;.- luls - step was . made " necessary be cause the Dlx must carry livestock and much forage which she will load at San Francisco.- ,--':: --m Owing to the Inclement weather the transport has had very few visitors. Aj gooa part or tne time tne officers are being entertained on ( shore ,.. by their friends, a..-' ISSI $14,000 APART BPECXAX. BOAKD APTOIHTED TO AT rBAXSB BAKAOB TO TASK SCHOOL JCEETS TXZS ATTEBHOOH TO ADJUST DIVEBOEHT TXBWS AS -TO TMM LOSS X, TKB FX&B. : The special fire commission appointed to appraise the damages incurred on the Park school in the recent conflagration that so nearly destroyed the structure, met at the scene of the fire this after noon to definitely determine the amount of insurance and the chances are that the work will be completed tolay. There-is a great divergence or views among the commissioners as , to equi table damages. W. B. Honeyman, rep resenting the companies, is said to be standing but for f 19,000, while T. J. Jones, acting tfor ' the school board, thinks that $33,000 Is about right.- The views of the third person, Alexander Mult, are not known. ' , "We know absolutely nothing -about the ' matter at present," insisted -r Mr. Honeyman today. "Probably by tomor row we will reach an agreement." ' In the meantime the authorities are arranging gradually to accommodate the old Park school pupils. , They wilt be accommodated at other adjacent build ings, and In, five double-room, portable schools which will be erected on the Park blocks. y There) has been no definite, move to ward rebuilding the destroyed struc ture, but the general opinion is that the. board will eventually put up an other wooden building on the old site, MAY TAP MAINS IN BUSY STREETS The question of tapping the big water protection purposes -occupied the ses sion of the water board yesterday after noon, but the subject was finally re ferred to Superintendent Dodge and En gineer Clarke for investigation. The Fidelity Investment company , is erecting a six-story building on Pine street, between Fifth and Fourth, and they desired permission to connect a private 'fire system with the - 24-inch main on Fourth street. This would sup ply a sprinkling system, standplpes and a tank on the roof holding 18,000 gal lons. ,:- At, present, these are filled from a six-Inch main, but If there was a big fire In, that section and the fire engines were to use that main very long the private system would be emptied and useless, n . " r-' .TrvrT" It Is written in the book of the board that no large main shall be used for such purposes, and whether this rule Is to hold good will be determined by the results of the committee's In vestigation. , i WILL OBSERVE LINCOLN DAY George Wright and Lincoln-Garfield Posts, G, A, R, will observe 'the anni versary of Lincoln's birthday by hold lag memorial services tomorrow even ing In the auditorium of the .Grace Methodist church. G. E. Caukln will preside., ; The program follows: Prayer Rev. J. R. T. Lathrop "Unfurl the Glorious Banner". . . ,, ' Veteran Male Double Quartet "Lincoln's Gettysburg Address"...,,-. .MaJ.' Thomas V. Bell. -"Dear Refuge Never Failing" ....... Veteran Male Double Quartet. , 'The Soldier's Reprieve," from the New York Observer. . . .Vera Jane Edwards "Eulogy on Lincoln," from London Punch Col. James Jackson "America" , ; ....... .By Audience Benedlotlon,........Rev. H. A-Barden NOE BOUND OVER ACCUSED OF THEFT George Noe, the old man who professe, to have been an ex-Inmate of nearly half riloi8nnBaffr'ajryiumsrafid who was sentenced by Municipal Judge Hogue to 80 days Irt. the county Jail for stealing clothing, was this morning bound over to, the grand jury on the charge of lar ceny. Daniel Dinton this morning swore out a complaint against Noe, charging him with stealing an overcoat and a coat and vest.- The clothing was recovered. Noe was arrested by Detcctlvs Day last Friday. :-- " . . , COI! ONERS ARE 2ZXOK 8CB00L SBSTEOBS HOLD COKMBBCBmSBT XXXBCISES TBXBTT-SXVXV rrHTSK SCHOOL COVBSES AKD ATTEITO ADMOIrt- tzoks or oov. cxakbxblaxv. A class of 87 was graduated from the Portland high school last evening. The exercises were held in the assem bly hall of -the school. At 8 o'clock the graduates marched in and took their places on the platform. - The program began with a , vocal solo, "Irish Folk Song," by Mrs.. Albert Sheldon ; Mrs. Sheldon's voice was in splendid condl- -tton and she was obliged to respond to an encore. Her third number was, "If No One Ever Marries . Me," ; And the audience was so pleased . that she re peated It ; Miss Lllliati Myers then fol lowed with a violin solo, ;"Albumblatt" by Wagner. Miss Myers is a graduate Of the, school and was warmly received, Governor George Chamberlain delivered the address of the evening. His words were full of encouragement and advice. He said that a complete education was desirable, but it was not a necessity, as was shown by the fact that many of - the most . successful and famous men of our time have had only a com mon school . education,' and some not that. He, gave as an example Abraham Lincoln, and advised the class to profit by his example and learn from contact with men and the world. He begged them not to strive only af,ter the accu mulation of wealth. 4-'' H. Wlttenburg, chairman of the board of education, made a few remarks before distributing the diplomas. - Each stu dent was enthusiastically applauded as his diploma was handed to him. All of the graduates received -floral gifts. After the program was finished they received congratulations . from y parents and friends."'.'"-' . ; The pupils who received first honors were: Margaret Ellen Driver, Eva Jeni kins and Elsie Graham. The gradu ates, arranged according tor the courses they pursued, are: y j. ... ... ,-,' English Edgar H. ' Anderson, Walter R. Anderson, Ray J. Baker, Rodney Ce cil Baker, Arthur W. Barehdrlck, Mary Anderson Corben, Bessie Davles, Marie Alice Eberhard, Laurie Fields, Bell Gardner. George M. Hall, Mamie Hynes, Eva Jenkins, Amy May Lamson, Albert William Larsen, Marth Magnuson, Laura Violet Morgan, Carl F. Neth, Fannie I. Ostrow, Ruby Empress Shearer, Marye R. Scrache, ,WUUs Howard Thomas. German Marie E. Adams, Esther Baker. Lillian F. Friendly, Alpheus W, parshley, William Rueter, Fred H. Schmals, Mabel Strahan, Mabel Clare Taubenhelmer. .Latin Annie Dltchburn, George D. Gerson, Elsie M. Graham, Camilla Hers, Mabl Clare MUlis, --c Latln - and :. English Jessie Franc Beard, Margaret Ellen Driver. r The graduating exercises of the Cen tral school were held yesterday morn ing In the assembly hall of the school. An assembly was called at 10 o'clock, when the exercises began. They were brief and simple. After a song, R. F. RoblBson7rcountysuperintendent of schools, delivered the address to - the graduates. All of - the students gave close attention to his well-chosen words of admonition. The diplomas were pre sented by the principal. J, T. Grea-a. The class officers are:. President, Clar ence Eubanks; vice-president. Eva Jones; secretary, and treasurer, Deane coaier. .- . ':. . Tomorrow evening the Alumni asso ciation of the school will receive the graduates into membership. Those, who will become members of the organiza tion are: Alva Aitkin, Helen Beharrell, Raymond Bellamy, Verne Bergen, Fred erick Bushnell, Stella Campbell, Ralph Cbarieson, Clarence Eubanks, Daisy Deane .Foster. Lena Graham,, John P. Gregg, Eva. Herschler, Anna "Johnson, Edith Johnson, Eva Jones, John Joyce, Fred Klelnsmith, Laura Mader, Harry Martin, May Murphy, " Park Myers, George Newell, Mabel Orton, - Blanche Powell, Eda Reufer, Roy Bchmeer. Mary Scott, Harry Scougall and Tom Word. DEMOCRATS CALL FOR DELEGATES At a meeting of the Democratic county and city executive committee last Tues day night, the following resolutions were adopted. . , "'Resolved by the executive committee of the Democratic central committee of the county of Multnomah and of the city of Portland, Or.: "Thit, whereas, it la made the duty of this committee by the provisions of the primary election law to select and file with the county clerk, not later than four days before primary day, a list of delegates to the coming county and city Democratic convention, proposed lo be voted for, which list shall be printed by him upon the official primary ballot and be known as 'regular ticket;' and "Whereas, we do not care to assume tne entire responsiomty oi naming sucn ticket. Therefore, be it - "Resolved, That the Democrats of the , various "precincts . of the ; city' of Portland be invited to assist In sug gesting names for that , purpose; that the committeeman from each pitvlnct be requested1 to call together the Dem ocrats of his precinct. In conference, to help select such candidates and re port the same to this committee; and It is further V "Resolved, ' That the chairman . and secretary of this committee be directed, forthwith, .to send to each of the pre cinct committeemen a copy of this res olution and request them to take charge of the matter and endeavor to get a full and fair representation of the Dem ocrats of their respective precincts." IS LIFE TERMER LEGALLY DEAD? The criminal code of .Oregon provides that "a person sentenced to Imprisonment for life Is thereafter deemed civilly dead." This Is the ground urged by Sophia Lue becke In a' suit' for. divorce from Theo dore Luebeeke, serving time for murder. The husband expects a pardon.. In such case he would be legally resurrected. He Is fighting the suit through Attorney C. M. Idleman. The answer states that Mrs. Luebeeke has condoned her hus band's crime by visiting him at the peni tentiary and has permitted more 'than three years to pass before bringing suit. Attorney Cameron. Mrs. Luebecko'a counsel, states that the Oregon law per mits man- to hold property while under going a life sentence. In California he cannot Inherit property under such condi tions That point Is not, covered by the Oregon statutes-' BOTttMAOB 8ALB. The rumrtage sale which was being conducted by tbe ladles of the First Christian church on Russell street In Lower Alblna, has been removed to the corner - of ' Tenth ' and Washington streets. . t " AMEBICAJf SOPBAWO SHOWS A BE- UASX1BLS OONTXOL 01 BE! VOICE, XTSVWOAXt EVEW AMOHw THE GREATEST ABTISTS ACT BESS AS WELL AS A SIHOEB. Portland audiences have seldom heard so brilliant a singer as Lillian Blauvelt, who gave a long recital before a crowd ed house at the Marquam Grand theatre last nigttt Society especially was well represented la the audience. Mme. Blau velt's voice Is characterised by the most wonderful, soft, rich, flutelike quality which constitutes its chief charm.- : The program : served to show the singer's versatility. She sank In Italian, Ger man, French and English, each with per fect, accent and faultless enunciation. Her rendering of Rossini's beautiful Una Voce Poco Fa" was marvelously smooth, and exemplified better than any number on tne- program ner mastery or the coloimtura work of the Italian school The German songs, , in which Mme. Blauvelt changed from, the grave to gay in- the most captivating - manner, were best appreciated, especially in the co- quetttshness of Hlldach's "Will Nie- mand Singen." It was in Les Vespres siclllenne," however, that the full beauty of her technique was apparent in the wonder ful trills, while the Infectious Spanish strain In the music made one wish she could give full sway to he evident bent for acting the part, but which the con ventionalities ; of the : concert : stage scarcely allow. In Campra's "Charmant Papillon" which, by . the ,way, has an sir strangely belying its name-i-the steady march of the melody brought Into play a beautiful quality in her volce that . of 5 absolute , evenness of tone throughout, so that one listening with Closed eyes could 'imagine that some clear, soft-toned flute was being played. Her dramatic rendering of the Blset number was warmly applauded, and. In deed, the audience was with the diva in every mood throughout the evening. Her absolute naturalness and unassum ing demeanor were refreshing after the airs and graces of the usual concert Singer. There were eight numbers in English, including the encores, which were: "Stolen Wings" (Willeby), "Twas April" (Etbelbert Nevln), "Ecstacy" (Mrs. H. H. A. Beach), and-"Comin' Through the Rye." Miss Lois Steers, who brought Mme. Blauvelt here for thelflrst time, has done Portland a favor. The program: 1. (a) "La Dansa" ......Durante b) "Amarllla" ............ .Cacclnl (e) "Una Voce poco Fa",. . .Rossini 2. (a) "Die Lotosblume" ... .Schumann (b) "Guten Morgen" ....... ; .Grieg (c) "O. Wuesst Ich Doch".. Brahms (d) "Will Nlemand SlngenH.Hildach 8.- "Is Vepres Slclllienne" Verdi 4. (a) "Charmant Papillon" . .Campra (b) "Vellle Chanson" .......... Biset (c) "Pourquol" Delibes (d) Bolero" Dessauer 5. (a) "My Heart" ....Randegger, Jr. . (b) "Roses After Rsln"....Lehmann (c)."My Balrnle'.j,.., .....Vannah (d) "They Say"... ....... Randegger S. M. BLANDFORD TO BE BURIED HERE The body of S. M Blandford, district director of the weather bureau, , with headquarter at Boise, Ida., arrived this morning. Consumption- was the cause of his death, Mr. Blandford having suf fered from this disease for some time. The funeral services will be held to morrow at the Finley undertaking par lors under the auspices of the local lodge of the Royal Arcanum. . The body will be burled at Riverview cemetery. Mr. Blandford was born June IS, 1866, in Prince George county, Maryland. He was connected with the weather depart ment for more than 16 years. He was with the local office about six years ago. While he was here he married the eldest daughter of Dr. G. M. Wells.' of Twenty-eighth and East Harrison streets. He moved to Boise four years ago. : Two years later a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Blandford. The child survives him. and with her mother came to Portland this morning with the body. -.--.: ' . ":. , Mr., Blandford belonged to the Royal Arcanum, was a Mason and was consid ered one of the most capable and popu lar officers in the department. RUSSIA KEEPS WAR NEWS FROM PEOPLE (Jonrnal Specltl Service.) St Petersburg, Feb. 11. Loud clamor ing for accurate , news here continues, as does also the rigid censorship which prevents the papers this afternoon from receiving any .war news from either Russian or foreign sources. No news has beenreceived here since Alexleffs dispatch. The result of this Is that all sorts of wild rumors are afloat, mostly those giving great victories over the Japanese. One report has been current on the streets here to the effect that the Russian, cruiser Gromobol destroyed 20 Japanese transports. BOOSETELT SIGHS. ' Washington, Feb. 11. President Roos evelt signed the neutrality proclama tion at 4 o'clock this afternoon. "LIFE OR DEATH," SAYS A JAPANESE ' Adachl Klnndsuke, manager ' of , the Nippon Publishing company of San Francisco, a magazine devoted , to the exporting interests of the United States and the Importing of goods from Japan, arrived in this city today and is at the Portland.. "I would be an lngrate," says Mr, Kln nosuke, "If I didn't .stand by my own colors, but in doing so at this time J. am proud to say that my country is in the right Russia kept delaying the answer ing of different notes from our govern ment, and at the same time, while the csar was declaring for peace and tran quility, that verjr- czar - was busy strengthening his army and preparing secretly to give us a death blow. - We may be criticised for starting the battle too soon, but it Is the sharp and concise work that Is going to win for Japan. ' "If popular clamor had governed" Japan uld have gone to war six months ago. It is ; possible that Japan may -be wiped off i the map, yet Japan , would mucu rather fight and lose in that way thanto suffr gradual encroachments of the blky Russian year by year. Why, Mr, It s a matter of life and death with us, sndXjaran will fight better than the men from the steppes. Japan will win glorloufcl PASSES THBOTTOK . FOBTLAHT), VK ; ntosrs, OH WAT TO THE DALLES ACCUSED OT TKB mXBDXB - OI ; MBS. L. JT. HZ8BXTT AMD HXB DAtTGHTEB. Norman Williams, accused of the mur der of Mrs. L. J. Nesbltt and her daugh ter Alma at The Dalles, '. was taken through this city today In charge of officers returning him to ' the scene of his alleged crimes. " The man looked haggard and worn, too, but In the brief interval between his removal to the city Jail from the train he held a silent tongue, .not even talking to his guards, outside of an occasional word or two. Haggard and disheveled and present ing the appearance of s, tramp, Williams was brought In on the 7 o'clock train from Seattle and taken out again on the train which left at 9:05 o'clock for The Dalles. The man was in irons and In charge of two officials from The Dalles, who had gone north to Whatcom, where he had been apprehended. He waived the formality of extradition and caused no trouble on the trip. The prisoner's personal appearance is far from prepossessing, for he looked like a tramp and wore a white slouch hat, with a band of black crepe about It. His clothing bore signs of long usage and seemed to indicate that the wearer had been. engaged in hard, rough work among the .lumber camps of Northern Washington. Disregarding the question of guilt, Williams possessed a haggard and. woebegone, expression that was par ticularly noticeable'. The first evidence against Williams came to light when George W. Nesbltt. a son and brother of the two murdered women, unearthed a grave on the ranch near Hood River and found there the bloodstained tufts of hair, one dark and the other gray. Tears ago . Williams had been ac quainted with the Nesbitts In the east, and he Induced the daughter to ., come west, followed by ..her mother. They took up claims on the lower slopes of the Mount Hood section and shortly afterwards disappeared'. In the follow ing years no word of their whereabouts was learned and Williams was first sus pected by being caught at presenting a forged quit-claim deed to the Nesbltt ranch; He was Indicted for the land fraud and the son then took : up the search and continued his Investigations until -the tell-tale grave was found, i Williams was apprehended ? on tele graphic information at Whatcom, Wash. It is - said that he was sentenced to eight years In the Nebraska state peni tentiary for ' assault on his sister-in-law, being released at the expiration of three, years on account of good . be havior. KILLS HIMSELF FOR FUTILE LOVE Spurned by the woman he loved, and probably despondent and wearied of life, George ; Arthur Yielding, who on Monday night played the part of Signor D'Orelll In "The Mummy and the Hum ming Bird,", at the Marquam , Grand, committed suicide ' yesterday afternoon in Spokane. He stood outside the door of the room in which Florence Roberts, the object of his affections,, was in stalled at the Hotel Spokane, and blew out his brains with a revolver. Death resulted instantly. Yielding had formerly, been engaged with Miss Roberts' company, but had been discharged, because of alleged in-J competency ana aiso xor tne reason mat he had shown unwelcome and persistent attentions to the star. . It was the gen eral Impression that he had fallen in love with the actress. ""Shortly after wards he secured an engagement with Paul Gil more. , " v The actor was somewhat morose and eccentric. :; He had evidently pinned all his hopes on a final appeal, and Tues day he drew the salary standing to his credit, -with the excuse that he wished to purchase some clothing. The same day he left for Spokane. There he suc ceeded in gaining an Interview and re quested to be taken on again, and he Insisted that unless he was given an other trial he would kill himself. Fesr Ing a double tragedy Miss Roberts' man ager had a special detective to guard her against further visits from the men. In the afternoon he suddenly walked down the hall and, standing in front of the door leading to the wo man's room, he shot himself . through the 'head before anyone could prevent the tragedy. ; . . Yielding was 21 years of age and was formerly an expert engraver in the em ploy of Tiffany, at New York. He saw Miss Roberts on the stage arid left his position, turning actor In order to be near her. ' He Is also ssld to have a divorced wife and a child ' living In Rochester,. N. Y., and brothers in Buf falo. Little Is known of the man's for mer life. . ' - The role which Yielding Impersonated In "The Mummy and the Humming Bird" will be taken by C. E. Inslee. Tues day night when Yielding failed to ap pear for the evening performance his part was taken by Harry Coleman, who had played Judson, the servant Mrs. Gllmore volunteered for Judson'v part as a maid servant and both made good. BIG IRRIGATION COMPANY FORMED Articles of incorporation of the Des chutes Irrigated Land company were filed this morning with the county clerk. Its objects are to secure , water rights In Crook county and to enter into con tracts with the state and federal gov ernments for the reclamation of arid lands by an exenslve system af irriga tion works. v.- 7 ''i .:.-.. The incorporators are William A. Man ley, George H. Hill and K. B. Holmes. The capital stock Is placed at 13,600,- 000, divided Into 25,000 snares of the par value of, 2100 each. Portland Will be the , principal .place of business, though offices may ba established at other points in the state. Among the essential plans of the com pany, necessary to carrying out Its arid laud reclamation project are the diver sion, of running streams by canals and flumes; the selling and leasing of water for Irrigation purposes; the conduct ' of ranching, farming and nursery ' busi nesses, and the operation of electric plants Tor Twer purposes, and of tele graph; and telephone lines. avu cvi ros rait. ' Itching plies produce moisture and cause Itching, this form, as well as Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles -are cured by Dr. Bo-san-ko's Pile Remedy. Stops Itching and bleeding. Absorbs tu mors. 60c a Jar, at druggists, or sent K w n, m 1 1 TronMua fr,. ,.t, rr m K. 1 1 , your case. Dr. Bosanko, Phil's, Pa. Announces That Fire Survey: Will Be Hade in a Month After Full Paid 1 Firemen Go to : - Work and Fire Boat Is Built ' ; X- C Stone, surveyor lrf charge of the local district of the board of fire under writers of the Pacific, yesterday after noon gave assurances to Councilman H. C. Albee, chairman of tne special coun cil committee, that within a month af ter, the establishment of the full paid fire department and the placing in com mission of the flreboat the resurvey of the city would-be coramenoed for the purpose of ' reducing ', the , insurance rates. . ',, . ;. .--v.-..-.'-1'." "Mr. Albee has requested! that I answer his letter in which he asks for more definite statements." said Mr. Stone this morning, "and I will do so late this afternoon., t'pon reading his letter I cannot see wherein t can be more defi nite.' The board of underwriters prom ises a reduction of from 10 to 16 per cent, graduating back from the water front to Third street. . - ? "I informed Mr. Albee yesterday that I could not tell him Just when the new rate would go into effect. My surveyors FIGHTS WHEN SAVED FROM FATAL LEAP T. F. White, who says that at times he had a sort of strange feeling which Is kin to a fit, was saved from Jumping off the Morrison street bridge this morn ing by the quick action of Harry Rich mond, the bridge foreman. Mr. Richmond ssw that Whits" was acting queerly, and started to walk towards htm. White attempted to jump up on the railing. , Richmond reached STILL STRIVING COTTHTT TXACHXXS SPXHS AH- OTXXB SAT WITH TKB EXAKTBT ZKS AHD XHSAVO TO BZACX THE SO FX CEHT KAK XAHY SUBJECTS COTEHED. : ''' The second day's test in the teach ers' semi-annual examinations now being conducted at the city hall opened this morning with about 12 more In attend ance than there were yesterday, The majority- of - the newcomers werex-. empted In the special lines of study cov ered 'yesterday, having averaged more than 90 per cent during two previous ex amination., and will receive markings only upon those subjects which they must Include to , complete the entire couEse,., . - The applicants are in 'three divisions. those applying for state, county and pri mary certificates, The big majority want state and county papers, ss they are held in greatest favor. Today's course for the state applicants covered written arithmetic, theory of teaching, grammar, bookkeeping, physics and -civil government. The county teachers worked out questions in written ' arithmetic, theory of teaching, grammar and physi ology. The primary teachers delved into the mysteries of art of questions, theory of teaching, methods and physiology. ; The county, examination will be com pleted tomorrow and the state finishes on Saturday. There are in all 22 Sub jects for state paper applicants and an average of 90 per cent two successive times exempts the teacher from further examination. The subjects can be di vided so that Uhe enure course of 22 subjects may be covered In three ex aminations, instead of one. or otherwise as the teacher sees fit. -Eventually 'the average Is completed. The first-grade certificates Issued from this county are good In other counties.' The 'total list of teachers taking the present semi-annual examinations num ber (5, of whom only three or four are men. , i ' LAWYER ACCUSED OF INTIMIDATION - Municipal Judge Hogue will investi gate tomorrow the charge that J. H. Hltchtngs, a i lawyer, used threats to settle a case out of court. He, Is de fending Walter Alley, accused of steal ing Jewelry belonging to Madeline Car mento, a vaudeville performer. , Alley went toEugenerwhere he was arrested. He was brought back by Detective Hart- man. At the preliminary hearing of the case In the municipal court, Hitchings Is said to have told the complaining wit ness that if she did not refuse to prose cute he would have her' case published broadcast In the papers, and have them sent to her family and her friends. The conversation, it is said, took place in the hearing of two witnesses. ' MOVEMENTS OF THE COAST LINERS Tonight the steamer Oregon sails for San Francisco with a cargo of 700 tons of potatoes. 212 tons of feed; 185 tons of .flour. 280 tons of paper. 20 tons of iron and 100 , tons of grain. She will take out 40 or 60 passengers. It is reported that the Columbia will soon be in readiness to resume her run in place of the Oregon. ; She Is being given a general - overhauling ' at San Francisco, as well as being converted Into an oil burner. : , The steamer Alliance which has un dergone an extensive overhauling at San Francisco has again 'resumed her run. She is due to arrive at Portland tomor row night from the Bay City by way of Coos Bay. The vessel has been fitted with new oil burners. : OAPTAXH FBOMOTES. Tlie schooner Mabel Gale" left this af ternoon In tow of the Harvest Queen bound for San Francisco. Her cargo was loaded at the Inman-Poulsen mill. Captain Johnson, her commander, will probably not return to Portland for some time.' The company owning the Mabel Gale is building a new steamer at Oak land, and the captain ba been appointed superintendent of the construction work. He will be succeeded on the Ma bel Gale by Captain Matson, now in com mand of the schooner Virginia. FOR HIGH GRADES are not working in the city all the time. Within a month, however, after the new boat and full paid, force ; are installed We will begin the new survey, and tt will take six weeks or two months to complete the work." - The specific points which Mr. Stone will reply more definitely upon. Is . tha time In which the proposed re-Survey will be-made and what is actually meant in the reference to changed rates with shingle and "lumber mills. . . - "We felt that the companies should inform us more fully on what they In tended to do," explained Councilman Al bee today. "The terms proposed by Mr. Stone In his communication were not entirely , satisfactory and several para graphs of the letter could easily be mis construed.' . . 1 called his attention to these features and Mr,' Stone readily . greed to enlighten us further." - In the .meantime the bin providing for a full paid fire department Is held In abeyance. for him, caught him by the collar and, dragged htm back. This angered White, who struck the foreman in the face. As the bridge man is much smaller than White, the contest was an unequal one, until Thomas Ward, who was passing In a streetcar, saw .the trouble and rushed to Richmond's assistance. Together th men brought White to the police station, who told the story of his fits. He wu released, r ,, SOLD LIQUOR TO ABOY OF 18 TKAHX DTT2T2F TESTXTD3S AtSO TSAT HE IS XZazSTEmEO AS A TOTES, BET ZS TXHSEB AOS B3S TESTZMOHT OOHTICTS ' 9. T. -r- MTCABTHZTy -' - D. T. ' McCartney, proprietor of the Dewdrop saloon at 295 Esst Morrison street- was this morning found, guilty of selling liquor to Frank Dunn, a minor. The case was tried inthe municipal court before a Jury composed of James Falling, j, E. Haseltlne, Herbert Bran ley, E. W. Phillips, J. K. Gill and I. N. Flelschner. Attorney D. J. Murphy ap peared for McCartney. , ; , Dunn testified that he had purchased beer in McCartney's saloon at -various times during the past few months. He said that he could always get what he asked for, and that he had often been made drunk by liquor purchased in this saloon. ' Dunn said that he was under age, but said he had registered st the courthouse several days ago in order' to vote at the next election. He said that he had served some time in the reform school. l ; Mrs. Dunn, mother of the boy, stated that her son was but 18 years old. and lie had often corns home drunk during the past few weeks. , D. T. McCartney, while on the witness stand, said that Dunn had been in the saloon, several times, but that he had never beetf given any liquor there. Often, he said; Dunn had coma in to get warm, but never had purchased any -drinks. . The arrest of Mr. McCartney was ths outcome of a suit in which he had Dunn arrested on the charge of stealing two kegs of beer from the Dewdrop., Dur ing the trial of this case evidence wis Introduced which showed that McCart ney had allowed minors to loaf around his saloon. McCartney was arrested on this charge, but was dismissed. Dun was- fined $2S for stealing the kegs of beer. Sentence wss suspended until 'co morrow, ; In the municipal court this morning E, . W. Berwick.- a bartender in- an east side saloon, pleaded guilty to the charge of having sold liquor to David McCully, a minor. Berwick wss fined 225. PRICE OF ICE CUT FIFTY PER CENT ; A reduction of Just one half in the price of Ice went Into effect Isst' Mon day, The new rates are 5 cents for 19 pounds and 25 cents for 100 pounds for hotels snd restaurants and 10 cents for 10 pounds and 20 cents for 100 for the domestic trade. - Ths six ice plants In Portland fear the invasion of their field by three new companies. ' This is the csuse of the reduction. The companies now in' the field ssy that their capacity Is sufficient to supply the trade. ' "The actual cost of manufacturing lee Is practically bothlng," said H. W. Har ris of the Artificial. Ice company, "but It Is In maintaining the delivery plant that the trouble comes. , Then in the dull season, which lasts ' for about It) months of the year, any one of the plants here could easily supply the de mand,, snd with all of them running It means that they must run greatly be low their full capacity or else have a surplus on hand. A surplus Is not profitable for the manufacturer, 'Ast, If it is not marketed by the second if after it is made, it returns' to Its natural state. The Holmes Coal k Ice company was first to announce a cut. : AH ths others have met the reduction. :i Heavy losers by Baltimore Fire. "Royal's losses. Baltimore fire, 1 1.000. 009;, Queen Insurance company's loss, 2460.000 only about ene-teptli of ths net surplus, or annual Income of our companies. Our representatives may congratulate themselves upon being con nected wiih companies able, because t their great resources, to regard such losses as merely Incident to the busi ness." The foregoing ! a telegram receive I by John T. Kogarty, assistant -itmnjK'-r of the Royal and Queen Insurance rm ., paniea, from Rolia V. Wall, tannmcr at the Pacific department of tl cmfiifximc. The local agent of th R ! ln"" company is W. J. Clmi, i. iitimt.--r .. Commerce building. tart man. i (.-.,,.. son As Powers, In the same r ' ' -i.,r. a James Manners A '" r- t t Queen Insurance ('ir,i'r,y .