THE. OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 12. 10OJ.
CZAR'S SHIPS OFF
FIVE BULLETS FOR '
THE FAMILY HONOR
MRS. REED'S 1101
GLAD HAND AMD A
COAST OF JAPAN
PQIMT AT ISSUE
VERY - VARf.l HEART
S, 1 V
-Two Warships Sighted North of
Augusts Kraft Z Lands zOrm In
On the Issue of Will Contest De
pends Fate of the Reed L
- " Institute. A -
These-- Are Among ' Portland's
Characteristics, Says One of
- the Leading Conductors.' 7
- KauraOthers Seert m Bay
l!.Ji"r of Indo-China." tt
-fleshy Part of Fireman
" " Harvey Hyde's Leg. .
OVER MILLION DOLLARS
NO COLD BLOOD FLOWS
x IN OUR VEINS, HE INSISTS
SKIRMISHING RENEWED ;
BEGS HUSBAND NOT .
TO KILL HER FRIEND
; ; BY MAN C H U R I A N ARMjES
. ".'.''7-- -
Attacks Made by Both Russians
FOR ESTABLISHMENT
Unexpected Return of Saloon-
Contestants Are Seeking to
Harry Easom States We Make.
Prove .That She Was Citizen
r and- Japanese. Troops With r
. Q Varying Results. "
keeper to His Home Almost .
-Ends-in-Jtagedy. T-r
Eastern Hospitality i.ooku:
Like Stepmother's
of California.
:.. ' : ' ; ' -: .MAUD THE POLICY-HOLDER.; - : : -z "-
' j - "- ICoPTHrtt. 1BQ b. Tf. R. n..r.t . 'r r . . -1 v
- i' ' .' (Journal Specie Berries-.
tondan-ilay12. A,. Toklo message
tats that fhe sailing vve-i-.el Veitoku
Maru 'report sh sighted two Russian
warship, evldenvly part of the -VUuJivo-
Btok acrtnvaron. 20 miles, northwest of
. Knurs on -May 0 - The I cssclg rJ t
V .-tiiirtnr-te"rlJh south. . .
-...-... A HOni,0ril, speelal says that.th
British' torpedo -. tor -ablp - Reikis
Might, - 1 1 " "
rrumuii 01
the -Halite fleet at Nervan Fong Day,
vessel had seen a,ny wen of war, which
;. was. ahawe.red. .In. Jlie JirgaUve: , .:
v A dispatch from. Singupor state that
. th steamer Corimander-reporta that on
. fir sflrrnooiy of MiTnrhnrnihff observed
r !S Tttssian warship and 10 collier an
chored m3 along bay. Klje nouraDe-
Ilore - four-warMhJp8. were.- sighted off
Cape liatwvas. which are believed' to
hove been Nebogatoff vessels.
FJGHTJNGJ?ENEWED.
Attacks- fcy.jpB tS ftnaslana
-; Along th Maachariaa rronV
- : ; (Journal Special gerrlcs.) . -
' Londoner May 1!. A Telegram from
ZAttK. Jepaupe tadiruartrTg t - Manchuria
- Mates that-en '-Tuesday morning, the
JL ji'issiari mad n-attack In the vicinity
f Ylng Cheng from tlia -direction of
" TVnriahaiifheinlni, Tn(fT'ih(r " of a
battery of .artillery two fegiment of
- Infantry- and five of cavalry advanced
.upou the Japanese, lines, t were re
fMilHffid and dlsprMejl, lnvl'ig at dna.li
and 1(0 wounded on the field. The Rua
.tan loaaea are rK'rtmated "f .fOO and the
ilnpa'heae' eaaualtlei iiutiEIIeJjIahl.--tO
wounded.
'1" Gneral-Unlvlteh.-ln-a-'Tlipatefil6
"th vnr dated Tuesday. atateathat the
, . Japanese attacked hla advance posts on
' . May 7, but wera repulsed. They ra-i-lewed
the attack May 8 and wera again
' ! tputaedrtMayHMtie Ituaalan, oavatry
7 advanced : In TfieT" direction -f the
, Shahetsy mines, which were occupied by
-.-r-,the Japanesfwho were ohtlgcd Td re
jtlre toward the . village of Bhilangnti,
'rrotn wh'th, they were suhaeqiicntly dls
. rlodgei. retiring to fhe v Ullage of Madlopai
:---1 The Japanesajidvarirh, appears to have
- beep feint to "ascertain the strength Of
.the RunMian outposts. The Russian
front resembled a crescent with center
; resting on the-, railroad and" the horns
pointing south. . ;
FIT DESCRIPTIONS
P CLEVER PICKPOCKETS
Ku rdcitrvSsrFhtaiJas CfiflrreirrJtiF
. lonaio. ana i nomas Jtowiey, alleged By
the -porhre-
arrested by Petectfves Snow and KefrT
gnu at BUth and Tlnn atxf,UfHlf rila,y
. .- . artemoon. Sine their Incarceration the
P0l1rfl-hvejea,chedlhipncluspJl!Mt.
incy ar-tn nirn wno tooK-sVTrom
? the pocket of a passenger on a, train at
" iourth and Yamhill atreeta Wedneadav.
".Tna are al so TaapnwmbfB'f hr tlic tlieM of
a diamond stud frmrr marr-f rnvelliig
. from Portland to A t nrim, .4 nt-Trmxrtp y
'-The wllt'KarpH,ltpo-"keta are aald to tit
the.descrtpUon f-the man responsible
""Tor these rrlnYe. The dVtecUvea are
thieves!- .
W'hert arrested th men pleaded tfbe
-i-j?eltgsed. saying tliclr Intention wa s U
loave .the city for - Kent tie tlast night
Haxgent-gavetta-aeoupatlon as- br
; keeper, while Howlcy eald he was a
miner. Th police say the former, wa
arrested here in 1903 for- picking Th
- pockets of passengers on - at ree tears,
and waa fined In th circuit court,
Howley was also arrested In th samt
year at Beattle by Detectlva Charles WV
WspTipnntHii, they assert, Jn compeny
with others of the queer claaa, and
forced to leave th city. :
RAILROAD PEOPLE
ENJOY RIVER TRIP
-Sunaet-lod
'hooaorTtslliuail Traf
tlie vlalting conductors and their '
i. tskliiB lliem II 1 liwi e'liliiinhla
fives
tr
yeaterday. -They chartered the steamer
Glcnola and a large barge, and fully
people went on the trip and en
joyed a glimpse of the magnificent
"s '- JYc r y S76 H(f Tli f ("uliilnhla. .
' A daace platform was arranged on
the barge, and dancing was enjoyed. At
om a delicious luncheon was served.
conaliiien of J. E. Dunn, T. J. Bartley
and K p. Kayser.
TOOK FIVE BOYS TO
LSTEAL-THREE.J2QLLARS
-In i8e" euiody-of Tndcr Sheriff Mr-
- den five boys appeared In Juitie 'Reld ii
court this morning to answer the charge
of larceny. The lads ranged from 12
to 14 years of age, and the total amount
they are said to liave stojjsn. approxi
mates In vnliie t-t."" ThVy were found
guilty of th theft of engine casting
. from an east sld foundry. "Henjence
was But.pepded until commuiiiratlon
.. could be had with 1hMr parent. The
boy are lay Johnson. HarryJivanB-:
t uunms-T..iieno, . an young and.
-X'harles-Caokv 1 r '
COREAN DIPLOMAT
rL" "' U'uriii SuecUl BcrTict.)
1 London, May J 3.. Y-L-iiUnd rEung. 4
.x.i-mh iiinigw u aiimrrn, enmmntea su
rjdu in the Korean legation, building
this mornlng."Ko cause u assigned. "
MAIXI.T nuon:
Jerpm Zegglo, Italian
' (el lb exposition, arrived
t TeTfered it th Portia
- Is- bringing magntfloent
flue art. 1 ,
' t. W. Raker, state. gsme' warden,' Is
her from Cottag Orove. . v
Prwfeesnr K., IT Lake . of Corvallli
-w h -liv ;-- fc.
B .-vV". iVnlMa ofBalf mi St. -irsl
-t tha" Impsf-lat ;
; 3. H. Albert, of 'th state com mlef Ion
in th Lewis and t.iark fair, is In th
it y,-accompanied by lira. Ajbrt.
, ---- -
commissioner
-this nan amd
nd hoUl. .. He
-rxhllMl of
Harvey Hyde, a fireman attached to
engine No. 1, was shot by August Kratx,
proprietor of a-saloon" at 122:Thrth
street, last night, at Krati s residence,
Hi Klevrnth street. Jealousy la the
motive. The aaloonkeeper found :th
-fire-man in the .company or hIB'wirer
llM.". wou!ld.Js .1" Lh upper or
the right lea ana n not serious. . im
bullet wan removed. Hyde 'ert, the city
turn nun limn
Yesterday afternoon Hyde was drlns
4na- and went t Krats's residence, In-
Tormina" a. iriendof Kla'aeatinaUoriril
wna adviaed to- keep away from, the
liouwe'.' . The "saioonmah" wenr'home'TJn-
expectedly and encountered him
1 . - Chaaca to jfilaVOn'
"' A heated tonversatlon followed, in
which- Krats ia saiq to "r? V'
pbftIlfl'hgifflg',Bnd- to hnw tcHd Hyda I
that he would give mm z nours in
which to leave the city. Frightened by
the threat of the angry husband, it la
said. Hvde went to the house shortly
before, midnight- wlth thajhtentlon of
getting money rrom Mrs. miu wuh
which- to. cer awir f rom Tertiand or a
time at lVast.
1 Again KrtsjMid hlsppraie Ain.'.
espectediy - and cnasea nyae - iniu nn
basement, from which a door leads to
til, ' M1- Jf " rniipbt: upjhe
rear and beaeed her huaband not to
shoot. ropinr Ion gt ha wall, - - Hyde.
lighted a match to enable him to nna
the itooiv-wherenpon the aatoonman
opened Are, emptying every cartridge in
hla revolver. - -
Hyde gained the street and hurried
toa physician. "
Mrs. Krati reared Yeag eaaee.
When" her husband began shooting
Mrs: Kruti ned from th. house and"
took refugs 1n an adjacent livery stable.
The house In which ahe and her-hua-
batid live is three stories high, and sev
eral .families occupied tha floora abov
them. Hearing the shooting, they tele-.
phoned police headquarters and the pa
trol wagon, loaded with policemen, was
arntttr the Bcene
Krati -came1 out of his apartments
holding a Ump. - Ha said that two men
had been shooting art each other in the
basement. Finding the door of the
Misement -iiad -twWlocKttrirpollce
accused him. . Then the saloon-keeper
admitted that HaJiad ilon in, snooting,
saying' he waa sorry that he had not
10 Instead of -five chambers in his re
vol v sr.- so that he could bav killed
Hyde. .
.Mm. Hyde, "".found, hy ptatinq Qfn
tcrTW. "Biie believed Hyda Jigd been
ha had not been killed. Sh Waa takei
topoJlce hM'u,,t' -nd placed In
the custody of Matron- Hlmmona for th
Hunt-tMs- mornttia-shewaa -relCBBod.
Krati "wa not jirjreeted, because h fliod
the sfTols l1 hm ww heirne. H tniii
th nolle that-hla wlf ahould never
tionaeV"
SPECIAL-CABtES-ARE
-FEARSOME THINGS
Oregonian Gets One All
the
TWayrr-From Live rpc
Via Grapevine.
lThe . DregoniaaJigg-heen greatly ex
cited during the past few. days over the
nonarriral of the Canadian Pacific liner.
Lake Cha'mplaln. at Montreal.- 80 agi
tated waa the paper that ir printed a
"special cable" Thursday, dated Liver
pool, Kngland, May 10. describing th
anxiety felt there ovr th nonarrlval,
and expressing the great rear enter
tained byjhqsewho . had relative
aboard. . . -
A a matter Of fact the Oregonian
took Its "special cable" from a atory
printed by an eastern paper several
day 'ago. Th-ike "Chsmplain arrived
safely at Montreal an May (. two daya
before th lor at paper became alarmed
a.&d workal Jtsplt into a frenzy,
rh-rUrgonin sjm11 was ea fol
lows: - -- . . . ' .
I'i: IAI, CABLE.
LIVKRPOOU May 10. There Is great
anxiety her over the nonarrlval at
Montreal of the Canadian Paciflo liner
ka.('hamplaln. Captain .Stewart, whloh
sailed from this port on April 26 with
1,172 passengers and a crew of ISO.
Since site cleared from th local har
bor she has not been reported.. awL-lil
though' she may have simply been de
layed by a slight accident to her ma
chinery, the fact -that all of ths -vessels
arriving have reported th presence of
gl'Uit .Iceberg far to th southward of
the regular ship channel and the preya-
encc of dense fogs, has caused a feeling
of apprehension among .thoaeyn'avInK
r1ttves-n the steamer".
Af The' office here it was stated lmt
night that, while no news had bean re
ceived of th Whereabouts of th veainl,
th management expect! her to turn up
all right.- ' . '
The facts are given to The Journal
m a TT-clal -dispatch from ' Vancouver,
UrC.,jTated May 11;
"Tho Lake Champlaln arrived at
Montreal, May ,8. . The steamer wa do'
- PIXIB OCIXlTT' aCXBTlBTO
A reception and Jubilee
III be given
by the Plxle !occt
ty of Oregon tomnr-tka'-lmll.
Mambers
XiJU fe kUUl g
vf .other -atat societies-have -been In
vtted. The meeting wilf open with an
informal reception. In charge of Dr. R.
CI. Coffey and Mr. Tom' RIrhedson.
Th Oregon Slat band and th La km
quartet will furnish music. Addresses
will be made by Governor Chamberlain,
president of the -society, and Dr. Woods
Hutchinson. Mr. Sylvia McOuIr will
sire a dialect reading. Miss I .aura Fox
a- pin no o0and- Mies Ethel Shea- a
contralto solo. Refreshment will fol
1W the program. ... .... , "
WJUTTID TO XIU PlACXstAKEK.
Joseph Mink wa arretted this after
noon ' bv-Tatrolaiaft Circle on complaint
of V. Jr Mink. hi Bontn-tBWV who ac
cnsiirTiTiu of "tlirenls to kill. It Is l
I'ged that "Mink wa quarreling with
Ills wlf whan his .aon-ln-law Inter
fered.-atid waa told that' he would b
killed It h did sot get out ( th rooxo.
PR - 1 ' I . ' rrUi
) r . f i l l n-a: 1 1 i)ft ir - l..-rr- ttfr-t t o. a
SERVICE"
OF THE AUXILIARY
Order -Will Show Respect for
77 the Memories of Departed
; Members. " r : -
GRANDOFFJCERSTQBE i
: ELECTED TOMORROW
Body-Now Engaged in Consider
posed, Change
IhaiCon&iitution.
The ladies' auxiliary o the Order at
Railway Cpnduetor-ta pttB-H-Hf en
tire time revising th constitution. The
amendments referred: to matters of
rather alight Importance, such aa -duties
and formal I
111 remain
Unchanged. Tomorrow'a.jTe'ssloti wilj
be Important, "including- as it doe the
at deration of th Insurance prob!
Mr.: J. C, .JMcCall of.8t. Paul, Mrs.
J. M. Patten of Kansas City and. Mrs.
M. Ollbreath 6f Indianapolis were ap-
poinTed7-!! KTranBe " for ' th - proposed
memorial service, whlch' wlll "be part!-
I pa ted in by It womtn. Tomorrow even
ing at th 'Armory the auxiliary will
give a fanoy Japaneae drill,-under tba
direction of Mrs. Sewell ef Chicago. All
th members of the ordr proper and of
th auxiliary are Invited.
Much sympathy has been expressed
for Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Sills of Cam
bridge.. Ohio, whose 1-year-old son lies
at the point of death at fit. Vincent's
hospital. Sine hla arrival he ha been
confined with spinal meningitis. The
auxiliary sent him a basket of flowers
yesterday.
A delicate token of remembrance was
sent to th auxiliary yesterday-af ler-
ttoonwhen-MtBslmlcliofrthciJiiibllc
schools Tent- basket of Oregon roses.
which were highly appreciated by the
wndsMsw-dwhtr-
sentatlve of th Traveler' Aid assocla
tlon, has a desk In th waiting room
and Is distributing pamphlets, which In
clude a general statement of Jjie- work
of th Portland organisation anT the
need for It, together, with a leaflet of
information to be printed Jn th horn
papera of the various visitors, offering
adrlc on certain-essential point for all
girl leaving home, A card Is at
tached whereon th girl' nam may he
written commending her to th car of
the association. . .
JL
BUS.r:SESSI0N0F
THE KANGAROO COURT
Chief Hunt's kangaroo court held Its
regular session this morning at 1:10
o iluck:' Ilalliff Branch rapped for order
and Clerk Leonard was on hand with
court-documents, red tape and other aa
cessorle. The kangaroo Judge appeared
In full uniform. r
- After delivering a mimVrDf lectures,
Int which" were Incorporated the wis
dom of Solomon, Rhadamsnthua and
Oeorgw Ad, th following war dls-cliargaX-from
custody; t . ...
O. B. Taylor, barged "with begging,
arrested by . ratrolmon Qulnton at
Fourth and Btnrk streets
O-cbu 'i'UumakI-viMmncy, by Patrolman
Burke, Third and Washington streets.
-Itt- Warren.drunltby .Patrolmen
Roberts and Patton, Fourth and Davis
atreett.i, - 7.
C. Oslodo, lodger, by Patrolman Baty,
Second and Oak streets. '
Ol Swahson, drunk, by Sergeant Tay
lor. Fourth and Burnsld streets 1
Chris Skae, drunk, by Patrolmen
Courtney sr. a Jones, Third and Jjurnsld
Btreet. r " " . .; ;
John Brady,' drunk, by Station' Officer
Llllis. -First and MAdlabn street.
S. J. Bwny, drunk, by Captain Bai
ley, Third and Yamhill streets.
WOIK TOM XOTXtrTOOX.
Biw.U I r t Is, t -
Denver, May It The American Sfnrk
Growers' sssoelatlon :adopted resolu
tion pledging Itself tq work In hsrmon)
with all livestock association, whether
tat or national. . -,r - - - .
MEMORIAL
Moral- Be Careful Whara You-Do-Your-tghtinfr. -
NET SPREAD FOR
Evidence : Given Before Grand
f Jury-- Implicates -Men Who
Were Supposedly Honest. - -
MADECONTRACTORS:
DIVIDE THEIR PROFITS
Indictments Found Against Ordi
ary PopLaLWhpsejdrimfisJri-
yolved Jersonal. Rtslc
' Jlndlcimentswer returned this morn-lii-byth--rancl"'jury
' -against - John
Coleman. Din1 Roaenfeld andW. F.
Hallowell.
- Coleman is Indicted for murder In tht
ftist degiea fur theTTtming - of Edna
Hoffman. ;-! v---" 1 J "rr;-:
Roeenfeld la charged wlUiTiB.Vlng ab
senting that a check, which purported
to b drawn upon a bank In Memphis,
Tennessee, was good.
Hallowell waa Indicted "for passing a
WOTtmeBg-Theck-forr 2i on J. A. WaU
sou. J.-,
- Th county grand Jury has. been com
pelled to devote considerable time to
cases other" than' those pertaining to
the investigation "of the city' affairs.
HowavrT wttnesse have beeir-called
and fact have been developed that bear
on th main questions and that assur
th disclosing of startling condition In
the city government
Jt la Intimated that officials not yet
mantlonnd In the ptiblie report will be
Involved, and that the Inquiry has as
sumed ' som new phase Important In
their bearing on the final result of the
Jury' probing.. Th( theory on which
the state Is -working In th Jury room
1 1 - that there -;waa conatant- sod " wlda-
spread grafting on the part of tha of
ficials, and that many heretofore unsus
ISroFFIC IALS
My ! IW graft. It Is i.M'if""
that contractors wer compelled to aak
for higher price for their work -than
they would had they: not-ad to pay
fnojie-ytoofflcials.
LONG HOURS FOR
PfesTdenrDelighted to Find That
Y Eight-Hour Law Does Not
Obtain on Canal.
' (Joursal Rpeial Rerlc. -
Washington, D. C, May 11. Except
ing those 'absent from-thi city. Secre
taries HaV and Wilson, every member
of the cabinet attended th meeting at
the White House this morning. After
receiving congratulations- of ad vlseri on
the success of h!s western trlp, the
president entered at once with then Into
a discussion pf th various matter of
pablio business accumulated during hi
iilmsnn 1 .
ThTptn1nn handed down .by At-tbrney-Oeneral
Moody to th effeat that
the eight-hour law-doonot-apply to
th work of th Panama canal wascon
sldered at the meeting. .The ruling 1
very gratifying to th president, a th
eight-hour day seriously hampered the
work Of construction.
The president' reached Washington at
midnight thoroughly . refreshed from
his western" trip, which he regards aa
th moil enjoyabl excursion taken
stnc h hss beer president.-"1 pres
ident left th train Immediately after ft
rolled Into th station and shook hand
with the - train -aAtployes, uwpapr
men and othera who greeted him. Than,
with Dr. Lambert, ha a Up pad into hi
carries and was driven to th Whit
Uauaa . .... umn ,!.
" ( BhortBtgliUd hrwdBs,
From th Dallas New.
6onie" yoting men think, that shrewd
D lax ability t Uv wltaout work, -
PUT HIS HANDS .
IN THE COMEALONGS
Poliee-Comb City for Criminal,
and Find Him Enjoying
. r.-..' Court Proceedings.
HOT CHASE AFTER' HIS .
.FRIEND ON FIRST STREET
Jorm-PosUandrG.- DeBord: Ar-
estedjpr Looting
HackeFevHome.
Having captured John L. Post at th
point - of a i revol-vef-iast nlght,--Petec-ttves
Day and Welner combed th city
for O. 11. DeBord, 'hi alleged accom
plice
ailing to find hlui they
Hunt that ha had left
reported .to Chief Hunt that h had left
thr-clty.. Whar was thotr astonishment
on- going into tha pollc court this after-
noon to tUacover DeBord sitting -among
the spectators, calmly watching tha
court proceeding. Ho was, Immediately
arrested andbookd pn ruBpiclon.-
i Post waa arrested at. First and Alder
atreets. H started to run, but glanced
back "and saw Dtotlv Welner close
on his heels, revolver in hand. The
fugitive stopped and acoompanled th
officer to police headquarters, wher a
(Vharge of burglsry waa placed against
him: .
Post was searched and a woman' geld
watch was found on him. It haa since
been identified a belonging to Mrs. A.
K. Hacker, whoa house- at MU Tabor
waa recently. lootedby,thleve- While
It , waa not known prior to hi appre
hension that he wa tba thief, th police
had learned, Post was In town and wer
on tha lookout for him. -
Th prisoner erveff-year in" the
Walla Walla, Washlngtonpenltentlary
for-1 ha--rohher yof f relgh t ears on th
Northern faclflc road. . Afterward" h
cam to Portland, atole som property
penitentiary.- , .
FEVER.0FJIDVERTISING -
ATTACKS A SHOEMAKER
HenryBruck, who conduct a fho rr
pair shop at 23. Yamhill street, prefer
arrest by a policeman and a rid to th
police station in th patrol wagon to
walking to th station without attract
ing attention. Advertising, he say. Is
ilia fort. , ".i "'"
Acomplalnt-W filed jagalhst-Bruok
ITils morning charging him with main
taining ' a billboard nuisance. When
Fred Olson, clerk of th pollc court. In
formed him of th charge nd asked him
to com to court, he used Insulting lan
guage -orer-the telephone and said ha
preferred having an officer come after
him with tha natrnl waa-on. '
Brack's delr wa gratified.
1 I 11 1 m 1
. FOBIX.AJTD S0OS WW.
Frank Wafkfns' F.dgecote Teei and.K.
F Will5 Mepals- sgonwer wi n ner
at 'the Ban Francisco bench show this
I morning Edgsoot Pssr was first in
open dogs and first 'In winners, " and
Mepnls 'Saxon waa first in open black
Cockers snd first In winners. Mr. Wll-
1'oiuaim kiu was urst in tne novice
class an, resarv lit winners.
CYCLONE WOriKS HAVOC 1
IN INDIAN TERRITORY
" .
. ( Joorml Hpeelal gervlea.)
- Kansas City, Mo., May It. A
'messsg received her at noon.
today rom Checotah. -. Indian
'territory, say It la reported that '
. r a tornado-struck?- South - Mc-
Alester today, causing much dam-
, sg and probable loss of life. A
- Dallas, Texas, dispatch aay that
..cyclorjs Btruck.jJiarlow.and
"Wyhnewood,- Indian- territory, ' gfr-aj.
II oVlork today. Great damage 1
j ls-rported. and many Injured,'
two being killed at Marlow.
Of far mora than ordinary Interest to
the people of Portland Is the contest
In the counts- court of .the will of th
lata Mrs. Amanda W. Reed. " On th
Issue of th contest dependalh-estib-
lishment ofl-Rett nttut. whloh
th!TTestatrlX designed to jroujjdittIthTa
city, 4i memory of her husband, Blmeon
et " ' -
Over 11,000,000 wa devoted, by the
ill. to th endowment of th Reed ln-
atltuta-'-lf th contest which has been
commenced by Mr. Reed' heir should
b-success fuU-lhls bequest -wtu- D oe
feated ln.greatpart.-lt.not. altogether,
It is the contention of tha heirs that
Mr. Reed waa at the time of her death
a realdent of California, ana tnav in
laws of that atata-would therefor gov
ern th distribution of her property. "Th
California statute .. provide that not
more than on third or an estat shall
b devised to charitable purposes. A
Mra Read gave Over two third pf her
property to the founding of th Reed
lntltut, Tit-B-contnded tnat tn. wiu
U void, and that th estate muat b dla
tributd mongtli .heirs and legatee.
Tttal Foln Bavlad.
Th vital , Question - thrfor Is
whether Mrsr Reed was or waa not a
permanent reaTdeiinr"CiilirorhIa "at th
time of her death. For th last few
years of her llf h spent much of her
Urn in California and had a -winter
hom-at Pasadena.- trat iher -la-trong
evldenc that ha stUl onslder4-Port-
land, where ah had spent moat 01 ner
QfLJiinartlAaaif
rrri Tn hearing of tetl
resldenca.
Th hearing of testimony began yea-
lerdsv and is still in progre. Evi
dence was first introduced n support of
the will. Thls waa concluded yeateraay
afternoon. Thi mornln; th wn
testant began th presentation -f -evidence
to show that Mr. Re'a perma
nent residence wa In Callfornlai
Several of her moat Intlmat friend
and acquaintance testified yesterday
that Mrs Rd always-claimed tha hr
nermanent home was In Portland, ana
that her residenca In Padena,' Califor
nia, wher sh had gone on account 01
her husband's health, waa only tempo
rary. It waa ahown by her own oath
thatJIrJleea at th tim or nu aeain
wss a-permanent resident of Oregon.
and numerous legal paper, including
her own last will and testament, wer
Introduced.- Jnr , U - of - which sh d-
orthoit herself as of Portland. -Oregonvr
aww -Mrtot-urlma .
ir A.; DoIph,-her legaJrnd-eonfldntlal
- I
adviser, .testified that Mra. Reed on
numerous occasions . declared to him
tht Portland waa her cermanent horn.
:: . - . - . t - . 1
tnat sne nsa noi cnangea ner prm.;
nent resiuencs irom rtnw civy, finu n
her -residence-1 in Callforhl, - wa .and
always had been consldeted as tempo-
"MrfcW7Tr.Lada7":perhp 'ThOIdest
friend and acquaintance of Mrs. Reed
living in Portland, and whose hueband
wasf for many years a business sssoct
ate of Mr. Reed testified that Mrs. Red
alwaya spdke of. Portland as her home,,
and Invariably on returning here egj'
nressed her iov at being "home asaln.
The testimony of Mrs. Hltt Latld ftar-
1.-.. ixf.... ir.L v,(i, V.T. I
Martin AVinch and oft a number of th
pioneer-friends . of , Mr. Reed to the
Tam-rrwr-a-B?tven: tr-glgg ap-
pea red that Mrs. Reed to the tim of
her death continued liar contributions
to her church and other societies ot f
whlch (he was a member here, and to
which aha regularly, paid her dus
The contestants introduced th testi
mony of a number of witnesses Residing
in Pasadena with relation to th build
ing of Carmellta, Mr. Reed' residence
there, and property acquired by Mr.
Reed In California.
Wits for CoatestaBts.
Among those whJ testified today In
behalf -ofhr'torttPTrtaTtts were William
A. Robertson of this city, whoa wlf
Is on of th heir of Mr. Reed; Mr.
Corlnn Wood, Mr. Durbrow and John
IL Wood, all heir. Their . testimony
wa all to tli effect that Mr. Reed had1
at various times alluded to Pasadena a
her horn and from that tha attorneys
for contestant Bee to deduca that Mra,
Raed's permanent horn was in va--fornl.
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Theobjectof th contestants!; to
fix the premanchf'resiaenc of MriTlteed
In California rather than -&u.Oregon,
with a view of bringing thi personal
property of tha estate within th pro-
vllref the- statute of'-Osllfornta, in-
order that the bequest -to th Reed In
stitute, planned by the testatrix for th
benefit of the people of Oregon, may be
held lnvalld.and th- property ode-.
vised be distributed to Mra. Reed's col
lateral relatives. ."' .
Th eontetant ' ar represented "by
Judge Gibson of Lob Angeles and"WU-
1,11am M. Gregory of
1 Mallory & Simon an
thi city. Dolph,
and M. L. Pipes ap
pear In- support of th wllh :r-
sfira You Staying y
Night with the Baby?
ITss It oo dlstrestlBf kla sffeetlonT X
Bee ef It. Host, ot feaDDzluottitrs daily as
Martina Soap
ia Dny-s natn. Bins leae ptrs.it-S.
f peedlly aUay lrrltitloo et scalp ami sklo.
ttdncaa restful aleeo. Keena h.hv swet and
healthy. For rashes, eh. ling, eesenti, scmfnla.
iDni, sii hi. nrFDnn, H..PI.A S'Ar
Is truly wonderful. What It dors for baby It
will do for rod. It's th-Ka.t soothing snd
satisfrlns ef toilet, hath snd nnmerr aosos.
Mo tnlm.l fata Medicated. Anflnf1e, D
edorlitn. Befreihtof, Ileallng, Frif rsat. ..
A BreU o( Pla Balsa la Crcry Case."
Try it---Ton 'II tteenevlne-l. fjirse 9V. nkf.
Boi, firm. 65c. -lrnrliti'. Rfnae subaU-
tales. Nesoap Is Bieilleated llh Harfln.
Manafactnred by PHILO HAT BPirrTAt
TIF.3 CO.. t-EWABK. N.- J. Tsk d-ethlsg
adored ollhost to It (IfUtars
-"fyr VTA" ';-yrwetifiM
- wS,T-" w "
woooaju), ouin m oo.
rcnutk
avd WMhiBftwrn.
On of the delegate to th conven
tion of th Order of Railroad Conduc- .
tor, who I anthUBlastlo over th beau-v '.
ties aud sdvaUgeof Portland. Is
Harry V, Easom. a vtefairra-tro4--i-
man OX WllmlngtonI3alB.wajpawMrr---
Eaaom haa attended many of th con
ventions ofth order, and says that no-
wner hav the conductor received
such open and liberal treatment as this
city haa granted. -In paklng , of his
visit tq Portland, Mr. Easom says:
"Befor w started w war told that
th peopl of Portland wer . cold- "
blooded and .would rob us on very lde. -
It certainly haa been an agreeable aur- '
prisa; for wlthot a. doubt this city ha. . .
been th only on I hav attended whr- .
the delegate wer not 'gouged.' I can -liva
her for what It would cost me at -home,
and that la saying a whol lot. .
v will iiav good newg to - carry'..-..
back to th aat. Part of my run is on
th Maryland division of th Pennsyl
vania railroad, over which th travel
from ' New - York and Philadelphia - Xb'"
Washington Is heavy, and I will eer-""
talnly spread th new all along that
lln and down the Delaware peninsula of "-
tha kind treatment -we hav received.
Th eastern ahere of Maryland and :
Virginia ha alwaya ranked high 1 for
hoBpUaaityutwlUloav taJt 'ai
lack seat when compared to Portland. 1.
"Portland aa a city goes ahead of .
anything 1 hav-ve aeiuIo fact, th
whole Paciflo northwest is a revslatlon.
hot only to me, but to nearly. vry
delegate-who is attending th coftven-
tlon. and when I get horn I am going to -
epread the gusiiel tif Uieaini. '
"if I wer a young man l would not
hesltat a minute, but would com
straight to Oregon, fur It lias a future.
I feel, that will make, a red letter page' -in
tba history ef tba United States." .
In th party with Mr. Easom irrMr
Isaao T. Parker-, wife; of - Lieutenant-'
Governor Parker of Delaware ilr.-and
Mr. J.TT. Sweeney-of Wilmington,;
Alfred Hughes -of Wilmington; Mr. and "
Mnv Frank -tVSImklna of Camden. Newrr.":
Jersey, andP.F. B. Bnderof Phlla- ...
delplila... . ... Vi
NO PLACE ON FORCE
FOR DANIEL CONNORS-
An ttmpt of Dan Connor, an ex- -
pollc offleer. - to -b reappointed,' w-":
bhfeked y- tha municlpal civil rvlc
cuaimiasioa - .y
,lBMtaa.,a I Wnh.. An
charg of
frequenting saloons and drinking while
on duty. - H mad pq effort to Justify
hi conduct. r" T-S
n
Recently h made appllcatloa to th
rTtc oommlsston-1
P
poluld,.aadAprll 2 took tha axamltvaw
tlon with, th other -appUeantv.-.Tbe
commission decided that as he had been
aischargeifor violation or the rules he
ws s not a deslrabl man for the -pol lea-
force.
Th commission upported City Engi
neer Wanier In hi action In trans
ferring A. 8. Oross to a regular posi
tion as Inspector at a sslary of t" a
month and reducing John. Rankin to th
position of Irregular inspector at a.
salsr v-of 2 9 s d
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DRUMM0ND MISSING
FR0M-THE-P00rrFARIVr
James Prummond, laundryman at th
county poor farm, has disappeared, and
Superintendent - Jackson ' fear h ha
met with foul play. He waa paid Tues
day and left th farm for tha elty with
170 in his pocket, intending to return In
a few hours, Nothlsg haa been heard or
seen of him alnc. Th pollc' hav been
notified . ' -
Superintendent -Jackson - said today
that Drummond was very steady man
and although he drank occasionally, waa
not drunken. Th fact that ha left sll
his belonging lesds Superintendent -Jackson
to fear something ha happened "
to the laundryman.
Robinson Is a small man with a heavy
brown moustache, and la about 40 years .
old. H wbb well dressed when he left
th poor farm, .,
ronrs bead nr nvo.
(SpeiTtoUjaitea -MTa JoaraJT. 1
" Colfax, Wash.. May 11. M. Dlech
man a bachelor, aged 80 years, was
found dead 'In bed laat night by her
brother jn. a. ranch. J0mlles from here.
It la aupposed that heart dlseasa caused""
his death. . '
- urzra sirs 4uakxi
(Special Dispatch to Th Journal.)
Port Hill, Idaho, May It. William"
Washburn waa probably fatally stabbed,
abov th heart by Charles Nesmer In
a drunken brawl yesterday. They dis
puted; over-money. i
IWr frnt'Sny, ftwntny Cray ci
Faded. Restored by Hav'a
Instantly arfMt daardrng, kills serms. stop hsli " "
.falling, prossotes growth of thick, laatrona) hair
ef th rloa color snd beauty of southT fial
Balrbealth with Ilarllna Boap. It
Keep You looking Young
Free Sosp Offer ci r
glg this, tsk fo any f following dracststs a4 -1
Set 80c. bottle Balrhealth and an?. Hart J?
Medteared Btn. both for BOe.; reclar prici TBe
r sent by Phllo Uay Co., Newark Nj IJii
paid, for One. and this mii. ' , ' "
Fre snap not sires by di-arilat withanl this
Btir dT. aad 60c (or Hiirbealtk. " s
.niii.u if v njinrin. hmi .a a i.u. i
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Address.
WOODAJUD, Ci. un - CO,
... BJs4 Wa-AlJtoaa
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