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About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1904)
THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND... THURSDAY EVENINOr, APRIL' 21,-, 1D01 IIOUCHTOn CASE X FINALLY EfiDED Jm :'T-n-"'-' vovamr xxaai BATTLB OT "OMXCX- JCOVaXTO XKOXO nas : xomrara, wxanv nrsta CXXUM9 . BVTXSB9';: tVnXM covmv XAVDATB OV sUKOOMS, ft : 'i Vt B6 dbm Pour Mundr a V f" " !. . , V., i i, , ; t- . I: ' i - i .fc. v. ii. : j.: . -ji ....' .. . -m ........ .... ., , .. ., ; v ' ', ' : , .; , ... .. t ? ... ,-.., . . t , , :. ' , ... .;. m . ... ' , . v "It'a -vlmply outrtfoua tht war th Bull family turn up tbalr dami," M.ld UIm Scotch Colli, aa ah amoethad har hair yaaUrdar preliminary to balaclportar harlnf got It at'aaeAnd hajUl but lookad at tT anothar croup of tha Port' . land Four Hundred who. bad eom out to vlaw tha fifth annual ahow of tha Portland Katmat clni.' '1 hava rrava doubta about tha Bulla raaUy balnc fntltlod to a eai-of-r3a. ' Utfla Tom Spanlal, who knowa all that la worth: knowing, .told ma today that tha- fraat-rrandfatbar of tha .Bulla was - In tba utlar'a waTn bafora Torktowa Inataad of bain atUchad to tha aUff of Oanval Waahlneton.". tba UtU Col- . 11 continued. "To b aura about thla, 1 11 aak Col. F. Rlaa Oattar Gordon tha vary next tint I aea htm.' : For anawer MaJ. 8. Kya Taniar,. tha auditor, Moddad knowingly, and In ha ahortaat and moat S etohlng atapa walked ' up to tha front of hla houaa to axtamt OILY FAKER : GULLIBLE the oil of the. royal Bengal tig r auid an a ka oil mixed, gentlemen; and in . that little box is 47 worth of medicine-- enough to cure you of earache, tootnaee, neuralgia-'- rheumatism -.and - sciatica enough medicine to sure j whole family of all those dleea, and you may hav It for II." h So enok a faker from a cart down town! and the crowd Immediately produced pur nd the crowd immediately produced chasers for ten or a dosen boxes ' Had , the "professor" said that hi oil was merely lard- and arnica mixed he could not have sold a doxen boxes at 1ft cents each to save his life, not even If he had grown- red in- the face and coughed up hla lungs at th end of the speech. Th audience was a representative lot of cltl- sens and seemed bright ss the average lot. The "professor" had convinced s the crowd although they probably never thought of-lt-et-t he-time that he reajly had the oil -of a tiger In his . little tin cans, and In addition to this that more money is to be made by a smooth tongue In half an hour's talk thah by a strong RIVER FLOOD TO CONQUER THEM Surrounded by water at the Alnsworth -dockrthexf flce-ioree rcontlnued r to re main on tha lower floor. All through the freshet one of the number has taken measurements to keep posted on how fast tha water la rising. The office i floor -la about a foot above that of the dock proper.- While the floor of the dock le covered with 11 Inches of water the flood lacks about an Inch of spreading over the carpet In the office. An elevated plank walk has been temporarily constructed on which the men go in and out'aa their duties require them. Owing to their proximity to the water the boards of the office began to swell. In ons corner of the room the boards began to bulge up GEORGE F. TRAIN'S ' KNOTTY PROBLEM ' : . fit political candidates would put the question to themselves that a man put who in the early days had mors interest In ths Paclflo Northwest than any ojher man George Francis "Train, X mean there Would be fewer candidatee and mors good cttisena," said Col. Henry i Watteraon yesterday while talking about incompetent men who aspire to office. t - . ' ."For many yeara I had known Train had known him In the days when he wa th handsomest man I .aver saw, and one of the best after-dinner speak ers th country ever knew. , ''At. the time of which I speak he had become very pronounced in hla vagaries. S AYS FROZEN NOmH G&OWS "It may sound strange to ears of peo ple who have never been to our country, but the chief pride of Alaskans in their exhibit at the St .Louis 'exposition, is ' ths exhibit of matured grains, grasses And vegetables," said Governor John O. Brady; who was a guest at tha Portland yesterday , en route to Washington. ; ? "In soms of ths Interior' valleya back of Sitka, th aoll la unusually fertile and i eaelljr matures flax and air hardy grains and grasses," the governor continued. "While It. will never be a great farming -'' country in the sense that Oregon is great Jta vatieys-will be able to produce food stuffs . for the resident population -forj graatJng to anothar party of rlaltorev ' There la doubt about tha exact word ing of tha above eonveraatlon, the re a careful study of thoaa Involved leavea bo raaaonaJblo grounda to.euppoa that retraction would be demanded. In th amart sat' of dogdom few peo ple at tha ahow ware better gowned and groomed than tha Collie family and the Terriers. Their pinion on any auhject and presence at , any function alwaya goea for "top of page" In tha Sunday eoctety section. Among swell dogdom, aa not noted by tha society column, much patriotism la shown at thla year's event .This feature was. mantfeet by members of the Irish' Terrier family, who wore high collars of green ribbon. Fortunately, no Orangemen wera-preaent to mar the assemble. . The-Collie beye ere alee going In for longer hair than usual this WORKS pair of arms and a ahovel In a week's time. :" : Although the Hprofeor" dlgrad for a minute to point out that hi oil would quickly dur Bright' dlaea, and that th bishop of Canterbury recently dropped dead of that disease "without a mo ment' notice, ihowtng ye know hot which moment ye .may be called," hla pur-Ttalk for the mort'part w a straight tiger-ofl . talk. It told fully th merit of th tltor oil and stuck to th tiger oil another Important point, showing to his auditors th Importance of selecting on project at a time and sticking to that project until ft f finished. --' - In all the crowd mere eeemea to oe only one man In doubt. Thla fellow bought hi poi oh ana vras neara to ay to hi friend: "Her I've been mining like a heathen in idano ror tne last 10 year, and com down her Ilk a aucker an put up H. for this box of ollr I won-J der why, V didn't get a job sewn- tiger on." - . - Othera are probably wondering Ukewlae by now. ' ' yesterday afternoon and It looked as though the men would have to seek a higher leveL . ; "We Will aoon fix that" said th chief clerk. ' "Having remained here this long we are going to atay, despite Are, brim atone or high water. - He then moved a couple ef heavy desks on the floating floor. Four husky clerks placed their chair on th bulging boards and sat down. , "Now," remarked the resourceful bead clerk, "I think we have the situation well In hand. Let the flood oome; we have the dead wood on It and in fact what aoma might vulgarly term the Immortal cinch.' ... I. :;,:'('' ;.:. and his su,ddn eccentricities were the I cause of the constant amasement of his I friends. -. He came Into my room that afternoon, looked me squarely In the eye I and said: , "Citlxen Watterson, yon have always been my friend. . I come to you I ror tne solution oia problem, for aa honest answer from in honest man. The intensity of t tha situation was almost painful.'. Then he said: f - -Cltlsen Watteraon, lun 14 knave. or . fust a ' i.' : ooiv "Probably both,' J saiiv without mlnuta'9 hesitation.; Hs seemed satis-1 ned. - -. M- ' 1' wonder why would-be candidates I don't aak ehem selves this question mors I orten than they do.' -i; ,.!... ;-..v GRAIN many yearn to eome. Tola agricultural belt, contrary to general belief,, extends for long distance beyond Sitka toward the interior. - .tm ' "One of my diversions In recent years has been In ths nature of experimental gardening. . In my garden tn Sitka, from year to year,, a. nave Dn growing ana successfully maturing plants, vegetables and grains that ertf fairly opening the eyes of other Alaskans who have not j had tha time or opportunity to make such, experunents...::,.- ''p-.u:.'-::X::'p.-j ."Truckmen and small farmers are mak ing snug racemes from farming in south.- east Alaska," 1 season, evidently believing that football trimmings are atrong alda In tha prise getting contest On the other hand, th terrible Bull .family and soma af their eloae relations, th Terriers, showed bad taste in trying to wear hair that la even ahorter than that worn last year. In wall Dogdom for April a prise was of fered for a treatment that would give even a shorter coat of hair. This was in accord with tha preaent Jeffrlee-Munroe-Fitsalmmon reign, which calls for big shoulders and email braln-boxee. One leaaon ' of thla year" show Judged from the favoritlam abown by the women vUltore ie that the . Pome ranUCtt family is In the ascendency. Their eaatl baa been bealeged by vis itor aver alnc th opening of the on. Manyeki have been hurled in their direction by the girl of Portland. For year th Collie, Terrier and Span lei famine were prime favorite; but RURAL DELIVERY FOR CORNELL ROAD The first free rural mall delivery to be sent out of the city of Portland will be established May If when a carrier 1 SS : 1 o ii'il -it--nri"i m i, n win iiiumiim mil T'"' This GasJange Sells for $15 Has four top burners and a simmering burner, large bake oven and a broiler. " Cook Books Free We have just received 10,000 cook books which , will be given away, No matter whether you use gas or not, you can have a cook book by calling at our office for it Portland thla year they are only "among those preaent' deaplte the fact that their financial outlay for the eventa la even greater than In previous years. It Is said th heads of the Pomeraa'eji fam ily hava been almost turned by the fa vor ahown them, and the other fami Ilea are a little bit a very little lt ruffled, but are keeping VP appearance in th hop that th tide of popularity will turn before the ctoee of the eeason Saturday night Another feature of thia year a event ia tha unueual ahowlng made by the out- of-town vlattora, Tba awelleat dog fam ine from Salem, Heppner, La Grande. The Dalles and Arlington are well rep resented and are demanding a larse hare of attention, and soms of th rich est prises of the season are coming their erey. They- are a well-behaved crowd, and a peak! well for the growing and im proving conditions of country 4og life. wU begin the delivery of mall to peo ple who live on the Cornell road which leavea th northwestern part of th city. That section of the country Is said to be tha only one that la not already aup plled with carriers. The new route will be II xefles la length. There are 110 residence on the rout and 60 people will be served by the new carrier. . 1 '1 S I First er FIFTH AND YAMHILL STREETS , Among the leaders many Attentions and kl-yia are being aent in the direction of the arbiter maxlmu of th season. Judge James Mortimer Of Mw Xork. But the wlt and oldest people pr ent say that all dose aeem to look alike to Judge Mortimer until the arrival of Judgment day; then they have to line up and "ahow him.' Aa the aeaaon draws t A eloae,- there la no doubt that it la financially and aoclally th moat uccful vr held In Portland. The Exposition building ha bees crowded at aaoh sasalon by the eoclal leader of. th city, and th fact ha been carly. demonstrated that tha annual kennel ahow la becoming more xclualve, both from the etandpoiat of coatumes and tha persjoms In attendance. aa each -event arrive. Clearly.', there Is a tim when ererv dog has hla day, aid the present year haa th blggeet days in th history of dogdom. '1 Early In May an examination' win be held and th euoceeaful candidate will be appointed to service on the new route. - - ; ' ' Wanted Experienced stenographer and clerk, preferably with knowledge of Insurance. State experience, salary wanted, addressing In own handwriting. Box VI. -- . May Probably you are going to move. Make hat experienced the all-around advantage there is Gas for Gas for Gas for TRYING TO RENT OR SELL a house which is not piped for gas is a mighty hard prop osition nowadays. , - V" Gas Ranges sold either for cash or oh the installment plan. It would be well to order1 one at once. Gas service from the street main to basement furnished free. .. ' Th final chapter la tba lengthy pro cedure required ; before th authorities suooeeded In' sending Charles (alias "Chick") 'Houghton to th penitentiary was written this morning. Arthur C. Spenoer, the assistant district attorney, had th noted prisoner brought before Judg Cleland In th stats circuit court and th mandat of th Stat supreme court waa entered on th records and other preparations made looking to sand ing Houghton to Salem tonight Houghton has been district attorney of the kangaroo court at tha county Jail for montha. Every prisoner appearing in court has been advleed by him what procedure to follow. Ha Is bright and in numaroua waye has given the author! tlea a great deal of trouble. -.' .4 Montha ago Houghton was arrested on 'the charge of robbing Stephen Batch In the north end. in company with two other lawbreakers, The law of Oregon Is very peculiar, aa assault with Intent to commit robbery being punlehabl by a maximum of 10 year' Imprisonment while robbery can be punished by not more than, five . yearav- Houghton -waa found guilty of aaaault with Intent to rob and sentenced by Judge. Praser to serve erght year. , t An appeal was taken and the verdict sat aside. Houghton was then tried for robbery -. and convicted, receiving the maximum sentence of five years. Hla counsel again appealed, contending that whan tba verdict for the minor offense was set aside the major waa included. Tba auprems court bald that Houghton had waived hja rights by going ta trial on the minor charge, though the law point would hava been well taken If mad sooner. . .. In the meantime Houghton was out on ball and committed a larceny for which he was sentenced to serve six months at hard labor .In the county Jail. . An appeal was taken and the supreme court held that the atata courts had no right to place a man on the rockplle. This decision ' caused a flurry until It was discovered that tha decision did not In terfere with -the -right of the oaunty court to sentence to hard labor. Houghton was sent back to be resen tenced, but Spencer took no action for fear a new sentence woJd muddle the oenttentrary sentence. . Houghton e sen tence of five years will date from the tints bs enters tha penitentiary. NARROW ESCAPE FOR THIRD PARTY A- i The prohibition party In Oregon .bad narrow scratch. Soma time ago It bald - a convention, or -rather an "as sembly of electors.' and selected nominees.- The convention was '.not ad- Jdtirned and changed into a state from district convention at tne proper time arid several nominations were Invalid. Secretary of State Dunbar discovered the technical error and . word reached here Tueaday night that the nominations had been thrown out A hurry-up call was issued and last sure that the home is piped for of gas will not think of moving no arrangement for Cooking Heating Lighting: Compmy. ... j-J r ' 4 , : L .... i " DfeY. Nprton Davis. . W treat eueoeeefully ;' all private, ', nervoua and chronic disease, also blood, " : stomach, heart liver, kidney and throat ,,, trouble.-w cure exriuuu (witneut mercury) to stay cured forever, Jn IS to s 10 daya. We remove 8TRICTUKE. with- ' out operation or pain, ui fifteen days. -v.. WE CUBE C0N0C2H0EA CI A WEEK " ' ' ' The doctors of this inatltut are all ; - regular graduates, have had many , years' experience, have been knowa i:; . Portland for It years, nave a reputation ' ' . to maintain, and will undertake no ease . ' unleee certain cure can be effected. We guarantee a euro la every ease ., i undertake or charara no fee. Con sultation free." Letter confidential. In structive BOOK FOR MEN stalled free ta plain wrapper. -.-.. t. it you joannot eau at omoe. write sor - quesuou Maait.for home treataaaotv .t---Office hours I to I, and T to t. Sundays . ' : - . ana hotiaay. is to is. . ; .. . Th leading specialists tn th Northwest Kataouanea isss. ' . . . Dr.W. Norton Davis & Co. Tan Moy Xotel, M. Oox. YbJrd ami POBTXAm. OMOOS. night th delegates again met In eon vention and ratified the former legisla tive and - congressional nominations. Th list of nominees ratified consist of the following: H. W. Stone, for con gressman of th 'Second dlatrict; W, Mo- ' Kercher, for Joint atata aenator from Multnoanah, Washington and Columbia count lee,1 and B. Q. Eaton, Joint repre sentative for Maltaomah and Clackamas counties. , w UTXOaBAPaTBBar ' STBXKX JMXUk (Jowaal apedat Barvln.) ' New Tork, April II, A thousand lith ographer of th country, who have been on strike since March IB, returned to work thl morning, as. the result of an agreement embracing eonooaalons - on . both sides.- , ... -v . BTTBAXi BSXJTaTJtT AT. mTOTXO. j . .. i r . ! (Weshlagtea Bares ef. The JoaraaL) Waahlnrton. April II. An additional free-delivery service was today ordered established at Junction City,, Las coun ty, Oregon, witn one earner, v , - 9 Balry; Grand: PIANOS thrown on the market at wholesale price. : Read' about it on page 3. 'J gas. Anybody who into a home where t' V V ' V- -.v.' 'wis .'V. .f"H-i .?-.-.......y.?5 .-.'...: -v - . ; "5. i l
