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St THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING, NO FOR THANKSGIVING We have many useful things to consider all of quality's bast, from the hands of expert work manship. Carving Sets Buckhorn or silver handles. Fruit Knives Mother of -pearl or silver handlea. Table Knives Medium or dessert slses. la mother-of-pearl, sliver or ivory handles. AO of the above are of Heavy Damascus Steel Blades. Silver Flats. Silver Flatware An endless variety of spoons and forks for all purposes. All of heavy weight, finished in French Cray or polished, and In patterns that are the best of the design er a art. Ae&CFddenheimer J Cor. Third and Washington Jewelers. Silversmiths. NELDRUM'S TRIAL FOR LAND FRAUDS Cam of Ex-State Surveyor-General Will Be Heard Tomor row or Thursday. INDICTMENT CHARGES TWENTY FORGERIES Allegations . Made That He Had Sanction of General Land Office for Offenses. Henry Meldrum, formerly surveyor general for the state of Oregon, will be placed on trial In the federal court be fore Judge BellingeEatoinorrow or Thurs- The indictment' charges that for the purpose of defrauding the United States Meldrum "feloniously did make and forge" certain affidavits of pretended settlers upon unsurveyed public lands. The lndictmvat sets forth upward of SO specific cases In which affidavits alleged to be spurious and fraudulent were thus weed. IT" is the theory of the government that, having manufactured these ficti tious affidavits, Meldrum used them as a-Uasta to obtain authority from the gen eral land office to survey the lands In question. This authority being granted, contracts for the surveying were let by Meldrum. the cost, of course, falling upon the government. Ostensibly, at least, the surveys' were then made. It Is alleged, however, that in many cases the surveyors never actually went on the ground. The loss to the government In consequence of the alleged frauds was very great, and It is asserted that the profits of those engaged In the conspir acy were over 160.000. Meldrum Is indicted -under section 141 1, United States revised statutes, which makes it a crime to make or utter forged affidavits or other papers for the purpose of defrauding the government, and Imposes a penalty of Imprisonment at hard labor for not exceeding 10 years, fine not exceeding 11,000, or both. Henry Meldrum was surveyor-general during Blnger Hermann's administration of the general land office. The surveys made by Meldrum war expressly au thorised by Commissioner Hermann. It is the practice for the land commissioner to give authorisation for surveys by mall, but in several Instances Commis sioner Hermann resorted to telegrams. It has bean stated repeatedly that the frauds with which Meldrum Is charged could not have been perpetrated without the sanction and connivance of some one high In the general land of floe. A part of the evidence which the gov ernment expected to use In the prosecu tion of Meldrum was contained In the exhibits attached to the famous report of Colonel Oreene, which caused Her mann's removal from the land office. Those exhibits afterward mysteriously disappeared, having been stolen while the report was in the land office, just before Hermann's forced resignation. How far they are material to the gov ernment's ease Is not known. FREE LOVE OPPOSED BY REV. S. C LAPHAM Baptist Preacher Makes a Spirited Answer from the Pulpit to the Editorial Attack on His Position on the Sub ject of Divorce, and Quotes Scripture. REPLIES TO CRITICISM OF THE CATHOLIC SENTINEL He Says the Church That Seeks to Perpetuate Unholy Marriages Is Criminal in Spirit Even Though It Should Claim the Letter of the Word. Rev. S. C. Lspham. of the Second Baptist church. Bast Seventh and Ankeny streets, is accused by the Catholic Sentinel" of preaching -Tree love.' He denied It and bitterly ar ralgned the paper In his sermon Sunday night. Mr. Lapham preached a sermon on October to in which, he expressed new ideas with regard to divorces. Among other things he said: "There are divorces and divorces, and notwithstanding the wholesale and in discriminate condemnation of divorce sa the 'greatest evil of our day,' I believe Christianity would be doubly cursed II there ware no divorce courts, and men and women were not permitted to re marry." The "Sentinel" had a leading editorial on the preacher's sermon headed "Catholics aad Divorce." In part it said: ; "Attorney a E. S. Wood and Brother Lap ham, of ths east side, have been aroused In defense of this good old American Institution. e e "Brother Lapham stands alone. He certainly does not belong to the Baptist church of which he is nominally an east side pasfbr. The Baptists rest their belief on the Holy Scriptures. But Mr. Lapham 1a certainly not In harmony with the Scriptures. "t have It on good authority that ad vanced Socialists advocate free book, free clothes, free food and free love, but It remained for Mr. Lapham to preach free love from a Christian pul pit. Brother Lapham may have struck a more popular chord than Or. Rader, hut he Is far less a Christian, and more offensive to better instincts. "Canada, with ber millions of people, gets along very well without divorce, and so could America. If ministers would preach the gospel, and men and women learn to live decently." The start Ci Mr. Lapham answered the article from his pulpit Sunday night. He chose for his text the sixth verse of ths third chapter of Second Corinthians. "The Letter Kllleth, but the Spirit Maketh Alive." He said, in part: T would reply to the unwarranted accusation of being an advocate of 'free love' by saying that wbenthe state oi matrimony is vicious, unnatural and unholy, as In " many cases It Is, the church or state which seeks to perpetu ate such condition is repeating the In tolerance and bigotry of bygone ages, and Is criminal In spirit, though it claim the letter of the word. "Those who seejt divorce, not to pro cure release from an unbearable bond age but to remarry, are guilty of suc cessive polygamy, tr It does not deserve a worse name, and ought to be dealt with as criminals. But the righteous administration of divorce stands for the sanctity of marriage and the honor and purity of the home. "The Christ said unto certain ones, Ye are like unto whited sepulchres, beautiful outwsrdly, but within of all tuicleanness.' Ood, nature or humanity does not want the marriage vow to cover or continue under such conditions. Teach righteousness, teach purity and teach the moat honorable attitude of manhood and womanhood which can sanctify and make holy the marriage state. No church form or legal permit in themselves can maks two Uvea one." The 'get isun That Osnsoa the Trouble. Mr. Lapham, in the sermon which has created so much discussion, said In part; "Marriage snd divorce is a living topic In church circles today. The great church councils are deliberating upon It at length. Some ministers deliver themselves upon subjects tfcey have studied but little, and dispose of tbem according to oreads and the usages of their church, rather than' the facts ss they agist But It has remained for Dr. M. A. Matthews of Seattle to solve the problem of divorce for the people of Portland in his unique but hopelessly visionary lecture. The Undlvorceable OlrL' "That women are possessed today of a low standard or Intelligence, industry, tndependenoe or Inspiring qualities, and that this is ths cause of divorce, I do not believe. Therefore, the cure of the divorce evil will not come by women studying "politics,' 'economics' or hav Ing more to do.' If the oauss of divorce does not He mainly in this direction, neither does its , cure. The facts are that if woman were as pure and perfect aa angels, the divorce courts would grind on just the same. The Cause of Divorce. The Nigger In the woodpile.' which the doctor spoke of, is more often the moral character of the man than the Intelligence or Industry of the woman. One by one the self righteous hypocrites went out when the Christ replied, 'Let him that Is without sin cast the first stone,' and a count of the true culprits who disregard the right of woman to herself, the sanctity of tha marriage row, the responsibility of fatherhood and the making of a home, would not leave a large proportion of divorced men to point to the woman as ths cause of the divorce. As Christians we believe marriage to be more than a contract Pronouncing a few words does not make a man and woman one, any mora than repeating words con stitutes prayer. If we believe the marital relations to bo above all else the union of Uvea In mutual confidence, true affection and fidelity to each other, why should we not formally de clare separated those who were never truly united T , Why perpetuate a legalised Immorality? When marriage ceases to be a holy relation It becomes an Immoral relation. Let us deal with It as such by a sane and Just adminis tration of divorce. The women who have been betrayed, abused and deserted are a hundred to one aa compared with the men who have to any degree suf fered because of the lack of Intelligence or Industry on the part of a woman. Am Insinuating Out. " The hotel is a dangerous place for a married woman,' is certainly a choice sentence from Dr. Matthews lecture. Why the hotel Is more dangerous to married women .. than to unmarried women, we are not Informed. The thought is an .Insinuating cut to say- tha least, at hotels and all women, whether married or unmarried, who patronise the hotel. A decent woman will behave herself anywhere and will not be less a lady and a true wife. In a hotel than In the congregation of the doctor's church next Sunday morning. The ho tela where respectable people live for a time are net - such 'fetid places of vice or Immoral license aa to endanger a wo man's purity, contaminate her chastity or become a menace to the marriage re lation. No! Nol The cause of divorce Is deeper than that. It Is In ths woman or man mors than the surroundings. If hotels are dangerous places for married women, what of the dangers to married men In the many placea which men fre quent but common decency forbids to women? "The undivorcable. man will be the man who loves his wife, and Is loved by her' In return. Love will forever de stroy the abuse of divorce." TRANSFERS ON THE STREET RAILWAY Information of Interest and Value to People Who Use the Street Cars. COMPANY GIVES ALONG RIDE FOR ONE NICKEL Passengers Must Know Their Destinations Ask for Trans fers When You Pay. COMMEMORATE THE DEEDS OF YOUNG HERO Spanish War Veterans Will Or ganize Camp Under Name of Venville No. One. Ths esst side Spanish war veterans will meet tonight In the Logus block. Grand avenue and Beat Stark street, to re -organize their camp under the provis ions of the United Spanish War Veter ans' association. The name to be taken Is Venville camp No. 1. In choosing the name, the veterans sought to commemorate the name of the young apprentice who lost his life In the Philippines In such a trsglc manner, and over whose fete tne whole state was exercised for a period. Arthur Venville was captured while with a landing party of the gunboat Yorktown on the east coast of Luaon, and after recovering from wounds re ceived while standing heroically by his commanding officer, was kept in captiv ity for a long period and ultimately mas sacred when the Filipinos thought there was prospect of his being recaptured. Although a mere lad, the courage shown while the boat was under murderous fire commended him to the department for favorable mention. His mother at the time resided .in Seliwood, and after she learned that he had been captured alive, she pined until a movement was begun to raise a ransom fund. Before communication could be had with the Filipino captors the lad disappeared, and Is held to have been murdered by the savage blacks. Lovers of the Violin. Or tha voice often call the piano a cold Instrument How quickly they change their mind when they hear the Kroeger piano: such warmth or tone, such end less shades of tone-color in fact, you don't know the possibility of the piano If you have not heard the Kroeger. For sale by A. w. Meyer, 74 sixth street Music Lessons Free WITH THE JOURNAL READ THB JOURNAL, OBT THE HABIT. First Lesson in THE SUNDAY JOURNAL November 20th . Daily and Sunday Journal delivered by carrier, 1 5 cents a week. Phone, Main 600. TRIAL SUBSCRIPTIONS, BY MAIL, Dally and Sunday to January 1, only FIFTY CENTS. THE JOURNAL, Portland, Or. General transfers on tha lines of ths Portland Consolidated Railway company are now issued to passengers who come In on any ona of ths Unas and who wish to change to any division running out to sny part of tha olty, axoeptlng the section from which the passsnger started. The Intention of tha management is to facilitate travel to any part of the city without giving round trips for one fare. In some instances ths passenger wishing to use two lines that do not Intersect will have to walk a few blocks to reach the line to which the transfer has been given, but one faro will be suf flclent In such casta. While nearly all divisions can exchange transfers, all connecting points are not transfer points. i Where a cross-town system of trans fers Is available, aa between East Morri son street and Union avenue on the east aide, passengers on such- lines cannot transfer from one" to tha other on the wast side of the river. A special trans fer oar will be run exclusively for east side business, on Orand avenue, between East Burnslda and Fast Morrison streets. Passengers on the Bast Morrison bridge .lines wishing to go to points north on the east side will be transferred to that Una, and will change to tha oar on Union avenue thst will take them to Vhelr destination. Passengers wishing to go to ths north and of Williams avenue or St Johns will take the Russell street or Athlna car going north an Union ave nue, and will receive another transfer at the corner of Williams avenue and Russell street to carry them on toward St Johns. Conversely, passengers from the Bt. Johns or Williams avenue linen wishing to oontlnue south on ths east side will transfer to the RuaseU street oar and come. In on Un! o avenue, change to the transfer car on Orand avenue, which will transfer them In turn to any of the eaat side lines at Beat Morrison or Orand avenue. The special transfer car will accept and Issue only east side transfers. O. W. P. Co. shrqhasgas Transfers. The Oregon Water Power Railway company will continue to exchange transfers with the Consolidated to any point within the city limits. Transfers will be issued by the Consolidated from any of Its Unas to the O. W. P. lines, excepting- from ths cars passing over the Morrison street bridge. At first and Sheridan streets trans fers are given to Fulton cars to oontlnue the ride south In the same direction, and are aocepted from Fulton north bound cars to continue tha ride north on Fifth street entitling passengers to a local transfer up Jefferson street, or vice versa In returning, but entitling him to no further transfer to other lines from Fifth street Passengers from Fifth street line, hav ing transfers punched for tha Oregon Water Power A Railway company, First and Washington, and those from Third street punched for the sams, and those from the Oregon Water Power A Rail way lines having transfers punched Washington at First will be carried be tween Fifth and First and Third and First In the proper direction by any car running on Washington street with out giving up transfer, which will be good on the line for which It was Is sued. TsessilgaiS Must Exercise Oars. Burnslde bridge cars will afcept trans fers at Union avenue and Bast Russell street from the Orand avenue transfer car for passage northerly, but never westerly. Cash or transfer passengers sre entitled to transfers from East Burnslde street cars .either outgoing or Incoming, good at Williams avenue and Russell street for passage on Wil liams avenue north, but never south. After getting on Russell street oar going east passengers are entitled to trans fer. Montavllla cars going east only will accept at Orand avenue and East Ankeny street transfers from Union avsnue punched- Orand avenue south, without waiting for exchange of trans fers from Orand avenue transfer ear. Morrison street bridge cars will accept tansfsrs from the Orand avenue transfer car only for passage easterly, never westerly. -Under the new regulations conductors are not allowed to correct mistakes of ng,unnri taklna? vronf car. bv iaaulna transfers to proper cars at points of divergence. .The passenger Is expected in all cases to know his destination and take the proper car to reach it All transfers must be Issued at tha time ths passenger pays his fare. MAKE THANKSGIVING HAPPY FOR THE TOTS Donations Will Be Asked for by the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society. Some Grand Snaps STEINWAT BABY ORAND Slightly used, but la fine condition. WEBER ORAND Rosewood case, slightly used. In good condition. GUILD ORAND Rosswood case, used but In good order. We shall offer these pianos for sals at about ona third of the original price. Eaay time payments accepted. We are also offering special induce ments In upright pianos, both new and second-hand In now pianos wa have some fifteen different makes, ranging In price from 1200 up. Eaay time pay ments accepted . f Soule Bros. Piano Co. 379 and 374 Morrison St. cor W. Park. MORE POLICEMEN; NO MORE FIREMEN City's Executive Board Makes Big Cuts in Departmental Estimates of Expenses. BUT FUNDS FALL FAR SHORT OF NECESSITIES Council Will Probably Make Ma terial Changes in Report of the Committee. After two hours' hard work, yester day afternoon the city executive board out 1157,812 from ths estimated ex penses for 1905. This was not suffi cient to bring these estimates below the calculated receipts' from all sources. The total of ths estimated expenses was 1573,102.25. while the total estimated re ceipts was 31 9.500. After going over the entire figures and scanning every department vary careruiiy. making cuts here and there. it was round that the estimates were reduced only 157,812, leaving a deficit in the calculation of a very large sum. The fire department was left without any means for Improving the system, the estimate being cut down to cover bare running expense's, which amount to Jlfi4,340. It was thought that tha city could do without any further fire protection. It la not at all likely that more than ona of the engine companies recommended by Chief Campbell will be installed during the coming year. On the other hand, allowance was made In the estimate for 10 new police men on January 1, and for six months during fair time 50 additional men will be put on. This glvea Chief Hunt an in crease of over $86,000 with which to carry on his department during the com lng year, making a total of $126,800. In all probability tha action of ths board In reamed to tha Ore department and the police department will not be aanctloned by tha .city council. Nearly all of the councilman hava stated they are In favor of Increasing the expenses of ths fire department In preference to that of the police department, and It Is not likely that tha action of the execu tive board will meat their approval- Other estimates were fixed as fol lows: Street lighting, $73,500; library fund, $9,800; park fund, $25,000; bonded lndebtedneas Interest, $140,760; Im provement bond Interest fund, $16,000; city engineer's department $75,792; street repairs, $57,866; health depart ment $24,390; street cleaning and sprinkling fund $90,000; pound depart ment, $3,767 ; civil service commission, $1,600; harbormaster. $1,200; municipal court $$.700; plumbing inspector, $$,- 896; museum, $2,600; auditor's depart ment $?2.100; city treasurer's office. $6,900; city attorney, $,800; mayors office. $6,700; city council. $6,087; city hall, $10,196; advertising $10,000; sta tionery and hlnnks. $7,000; Insurance, $300; relief fund $2,000; purchase of license tags, $600; election, $4,000; codi fied ordinances, $1,000; Improvement of streets In front of city property, $10 mm aaBssSafci $3.50 BUYS AT THIS STORE A HIGH-GRADE HAT IN ALL THB DESIRABLE SHADES AND SHAPES MADE BY THE iFAMOUS HATTER KNOX 1 i $ft Nsfl r "S BUFFUM & PENDLETON CLOTHIERS HATTERS FURNISHERS 311 HORKISOff STREET P. P0ST0FFICE Dry short cord wood, stove SS.....$4.50 of Wood What's the t mZC e? Per cord pleOv Dry short slab wood, stove Sr? $3.00 Same Kind Difference? Banf ield, Veysey Fuel Co. Phone Main 353 80 Third St., Cor. Oak We sell Rubber Goods of known quality. Our stock Is complete and our prices the most reasonable. Syringes 50 cento up, Laue-Davis Drug Company. 000; viewers on street extension. $1,000; working prisoners, $1,$00; miscellan eous, $3,600. Estimated receipts of general fund are as follows: Licenses, $146,000; ddg licenses, $6,000; municipal court $15. 000; franchises. $6,800; rents, $1,600; engineering, advertising, etc., $$0,000; Morrison street bridge, $8,000; pound fees. $1,300; building permits, $1,000; premium on bonds, $6,000; Interest on deposits. $4,000; delinquent taxes, $1, 000; miscellaneous, $5,000. There waa some conjecture aa to where tha city waa going to secure the. necessary means to meat all tha ex penses for the coming year. "It la up to the city council now to give as ths necessary funds with which to run tha etty government," remarked Big. Blchel. '1 don't know what we are going to do," said Mayor Williams. "Wa can't tall what may happen. We don't know bat what some angel will descend upon ua and allow as to gat a little more money from those gamblers." These remarks produced laughter, but no comment ,- PORTLAND TEACHER ! WINS GREAT SUCCESS Mtaa Eleanor B. Tabbetta, P. r.. form erly a teacher In St Helen's hall of this city. Is meeting with great success In San Mateo, Cat., where aha has secured control of tha St. Margaret's" Suburban Home and Day School for GUrls. She Is principal of the Institution and under her are 16 instructors. The school fits young women for entrance to colleges and uni versities and also gives opportunities of education In music and art Tha thir teenth annual catalogue of tha school has been Issued and la vary "neat and attractive. Allen Lewis' Bast Brand. Waifs under tha care of the Boys' and Olrls' Aid society will not be overlooked Thanksgiving day. The little ones will be served a dinner, as usual. Superin tendent Gardner is already laying plans for the event and In a few days ha will tsaua an appeal for aid. directing It to the people in general, and to tbe pub lic schools In particular. 'We want to give the little onaa a fine dinner, so they will not have cause to feel that they aye out off from the blessings that the children who have happy homes enjoy, said Mr. Gardner. "Ths people always contribute bounti fully toward a Thanksgiving feast for our charges, and will doubtless do as wsll or better this year." Five children were received at tha home yesterday afternoon. May Rose, aged 14, waa received from Enterprise. Her father Is blind, and bar mother is said to be Incapable of giving her proper care, .From Florence, Or., cams Francla. Elmer, Annie and Emma Jaoobson, ranging In sga from 9 to 14 years. De serted by their father, who la some where In Alaska, their mother was un able longer to continue tha struggle, and surrendered them. Dancing School. Professor Eaton opened hla darclng class Monday, October $, and will oon tlnue Monday and Thureday evenings for six months. Oentlamen $18, ladles $8. Avion hall. Second and Oak. 'Phone Wast 7$$. THE STORE THAT NEVER DISAPPOINTS! Oeejjjife MM, Kena BresaMre, GMeesfS AN ACTUAL SAVING OF FROM $2.50 to $5.00 on a Suit or Overcoat That's .the whole story briefly told. Let us help you to dress better and pay less. That's our business. And it's your busi ness to get the best for your money. $9.75 $25.00 8UITS AND OVERCOATS that are uneqiialed by any up town stores at $15 to $30. THE NEAREST THING TO A MAN'S HEART Is his undershirt It's necessary then that it should be of quality to be depended upon. The reliable store's reputation for carrying dependable Underwear grows year by year. Bring this ad. and pay only 90s and receive one of our famous $2 lines of WOOL UNDER WEAR two suits to a customer. 90c INSTEAD OF $2.00 WELCH THE AMERICAN CLOTHIER 221-223 Morrison Street, Cor. Rrst fu