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Newspaper Page Text'. ., '.' . .'. . THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENING. JULY i f,l8C3. ..." -4" .. DIVORCES IN 0PEP03OR1 PDSARIAfiSzEKDi FOUft'D SUCCESS, n M i . ACCLDCfIIIili;;5 A i. 1J. I.f Uttlilj 'I - SELLIWC OF POOLS - LOST WIFE'S LOVE LOSES FOSITIO; .City Physician Hereafter Must v" jdge George Frees Ties That Attorney Murphy Says His Cli Three Interesting Addresses by - a " . . a af aas a T Suess .Gained Prosperity After Heney: Outlines' Prosecution's This Means - You, V Board iSay Bind Twenty . People in . ' .'ri ' Hour and a Half.. v ents Win Share Irvlngton Prof- t its ' or Stop Betting. - Leading atyaenxs or rvorx , v . ; , Will End Session. ; -i- ' ) Marriage but Finds Home J-txafnine Applicants for Places - ' Case Against Williamson, Css. :vr'r'Cj?r and. Biggs.' " " When fasslng Street Rules. : ? -;r Happiness Departing. - in vrey ueparxmenis. on Subject. ' - ,A ,sssssgssw ,' , i ONLY ENTRANCE IS AT -ri - iNE WOMEN SEEK .Hit: -: J S YN DIC ATEL.S YSTEM J S UL. MISS HASSUER GIVES : J THE-MORE MONEY JHE CHARTER PROVISIONS ATTORN EY WILSON RELIEF FROM YOKE j - ,.. Cruelty Ani-Desertion-AreXhlef -J, 1 Charges Two Children Are : 'Also Set Free by Court. SCORED BY-LAWYER r H C INTERESTING TALK MORE MISERY, HE SAYS HAD BEEN OVERLOOKED ."!.. BEGINS THE DEFENSE v:-r' WARHIMr.TfiM ftTDCPV , . v wi. w i rs-- . Tells "of rfer Work Here In Uad- Racing Officials Not Worried but Gams High Wage ancTWomahs Nt Meeting -Clvikt Selrvice Saya CesnLWas Advised lby And jrou WilLNot Be Allowed tc' V Decline to Announce Their , - , Ing Children to Care for Bet- ter Books Than Novels, : Scorn at Same Time Now " Commission Under Adminls :tratlon. Has New Broom. . " - Lawyers That His Act ',. '.".'rtVyat Legal. ... ; Leave by That Gate In . j-tr-p Future. Tr- j;' "',;; Policy. - ,. He "Seeks Divorce U. l::S v JIETV TIIUTES 7 -"Jt ''Tn divorces wr granted by Circuit fudg George between the hours of JO Mid 11:80 a, nv.Jtoday.. The .parties .Were: f .". --.VV' 'I;..'' 'Icrrr '"V" . . Josephine "Scott by-J.. Scott. her guardian ad litem, vs. Lester- F. 81m Wona: esuesr -invalidity of - marriage .rtrtmon The. pert lea were under the legal wedding- ega And. went tJ Van couver, where they obtained a Jlcen on Bunds y. June IX. and caused the.coUhty auditor to date it June 10. They were married by a Jostle of the peace, who believed the Ueenee to lit ve' been Issued ,on a judicial day. '-.-.- , George J. Price ve. Ida Price; cause. ieertton. The parties wer married 1n Oakland, California, on July . !' and ' Lave one. child, aged ft years. Peeertlon occurred In IMS. '.,,,- 4, ' ' " ' Florence Landlf an Vs." John Landlgan; :toauee, eruel and inhuman treatment and 'failure to provide. ? The couple were married in Los Angeles in 1888 and have three -children .whose, arts rang from broker and his wife says he makes much as 1100 a month. - - - " i t Clam A. McCarty rs. Florence Me arty; Manses, drunkenness and cruel reatment. The parties were married in Oregon City in 187 and have two child ren, Demon seed a. andAlln. aged : 7.. "MeCarty was - formerly - a - saloon ieepor in Lower Alblna, and was once a . hopgrower in England. It Is said that r-mtm I... - I.. In hnpysrdS in i.ent. ' V i- . (.LwXJoldfoot rs. Nathan Gold foot; 1 cause.', cruel "ahA f Inhuman"! treatment n he couple were married in Dublin, -Ire land, in 1IS1. Gertrude Christopherson vs.-JohnM. rnrlstriphsrsnn' lenee, ni milmnnfsi ivarties were married In Chlcaao. in 1198. - Marie Fransenbaek vs. William Frans- elnback; cause, "eruel and inhuman treat' -vnent. The parties were, married in P ortland 4n 1(01. T - - - ' ' ' -Hattle E. Grimm' vs.. Ralph Grlram1, cause, desertion.. Married In Clackamas county In liSS. ; Desertion occurred In aa- .. - v-v- ; '"Fr. Sophia Marco vs. Henry Marco; cause. toruet and Inhuman treatment. Married to Portland In 180. - ,. fcieton; - cause. desertion-- The -partlea frm married la Portland In U8. FOST, MEETING 4)F, ' EXECUTIVE BOARD r.'autf Rnrfw Hnlda It initial fias. ;; eion Today-Membersof Committees Are Named. Mayor Harry Lane's. hew executive ' fcnard Is holding Jts first, session this afternoon. " Ths most Important . busi ness was the naming of the committees by the mayor. . The -three committees which will have the most Important part In ths new administration wtl) be ths ' ftollcs, fire and streets committees.: Thomas O Greene was named chair- roan of ths polios committee, John Mon- tsg or the lire committee and R. Ia 6abm of the streets committee. , - The Committees are as follows:.-r - Rules John M. flearln, Thomas G. Creene and C A. Cogswell. Fire John Montag, X. T. Peery and ttlrhard Wilson. - . , ' Polios ThomaO 0. Gre!. R. I Babln and N. T. Blagen.'-- - Bridges -W. O, McPherson. N.i laren and Max F. Flelschner. - r - Streets R. L. 8abln. Richard .Wilson " ind Max F. Flelschner. ... ; Sewers L.- T.-Peeryi C A.' Cogswell and w. O. McPherson. t Street vleantng C A. Cogswell. John tdnnUg and R. L, Babln. . 1 ' Lighte Max't F. Flelschner. Thomas O. Greene and John M. Gear In. . . City hall Richard Wilson. John. Mon- tag and W. O. McPherson. Current expenses N. J. Blagen, John 3S. Gearin and I T. Peery. TWO MEN HURT BY RUNAWAY MOTOR lAuto Dashes Out of OrTver'stJon- r trol. Injuring T. D. Elliot- .r J i . . and Ed Halght " : ; - - .i -(. ,.'" ; ' ,- - ..' ; As Tl' D; tnilott of 2S North Nlne ; teenth street and Edward Height of 470 Bumslde street, were .crossing . Seventh , atreet at ths Intersection of Washing ton shortly after noon today they were i hq vvwn ur .uwaiuun qLriveni Dy J. H.. McN'Icholos, - - -r - iTha rear - axis "of the machine, the license number of which is No. 4. broke ; just before it approached the scene of . the accident, which threw out the con . trolling 'gear, making it Impoeslbls for - the -ehesffenr--' to' - -use " his brakes .'effectively.- 1 McNtcholos shouted hie warning, as did several spectators, but ths speed of the auto rendered escape .Impossible. , , Neither of ths victims was seriously In lured. Klltot.. who ( a brother r ' City EBglneesEUioU-.suffered 0li located arm and was "attended by Dr. .George T. Wilson.' who ordered ths In. Jured man sent to ths Good Samaritan . hospital. Elliot's companion, Rdwln Halght. wss thrown several feet and .jnffarcd-S-savers anntualo.n on the elshtj side or tile face wmis his hands. wers mors of less cut and bruised. He wss atterlded by Dr. J. D. Sternberg., , The machine was driven by an employs of the garage. , ' . . ''' Crap-ghooters Arrested, . ' Eleven negroes were i arrested -for fpootlng craps In the saloon of K. t.'bai)dler, park and -Flanders streets, laet night by. Patrolmen c Burke and tYaddork. The crap table and die were on n era ted as evidence. In- the police tourt todsy Chandler was flned 126 for ronductlng ths gams and each of the . flayers Altw- -r- , - - , , Address y Mr. Andrews. . , - Rev. Herbert W. Andrews of Wood. Hor, tndta, will address, a union Chris tian Kndeavsr meeting at-the . Third freebyterlan ehureh .ftundsy - night at ;4t o'clock. ' Preahvterian Kndeavorers ; to eaat-atd wilt take part In the Zap "It makes no dlnTrrence -tnma What A. R. Diamond has to say about JVr the stand that may be taken by District Attorney Mannlnf CT Sheriff Word I say now, and when the time comes wHl make my assertion (ood. that no pools wUl be sold on races at the Irvlngton track. thla.var Vinless my client is al io wu4 an Interest In that -syndicate book or as open- book iw placed n herae' The supreme court of this state has de- Ided .that selllna dooIb on races - la aambllnc. and we either 4ut In' or no book at all will be made at Irvlngton ki. -. . - i yNi, . L v, M- ,.i ' .. , :' This la the emphatic statement of At torney Dan R. Murphy, behind whom, it is reported, bookmakers' Jof the entire Pacific coast circuit have arrayed them selves ina campaign to fores the di rectorate djfthe Multnomah Racing as sociation to abandon the syndicate booking-system on poolselllng at the track.' That the Intention Is to install a syndi cate book, at the track this year,- the tame as last,, is admitted by Mr. Dia mond, whtr professes not to he In ths least alarmed by the statement of At torney Murphy. If an open, book- is se cured, according to common belief, it w-HJ-He only when the association di rectors see that It must be either an open -book' or nothing; without the sale of pools, racing men declare, the meet mnM h. r lit... f.ll.if. - : Say Big Hani Was Made. ' - lUwikiinjM.JHi.tinn. at VltjtrlM 'Rrlt". lah . Columbia, - is (aid to have , had 'A largs Interest In ths syndlcats book. commonly -referred to as a "cinch." last ear. Racing men assert that the book cleaned up In- the neighborhood of 10 000 last year, and urgs In vindication of ths stand they . have taken, this year that almost half this amount went -out of the city and into the .coffers of Vic toria sportsmen. . . ' t "We know the plans of these people well." said Attorney- Mt(rphyv "Dickson is expeeted here- tonight or tomorrow, and a meeting Is to be held tomorrow evening to decide on who shall handls the book thU verI nld Mr TMamond that tnycllehl no. I don't care to name "ilM". A.Il..a'A..M In book or there would be sn open book. Otherwlgi,! Informed him, we would force the,authorities to cloee gambling at the track, r I don't care anything about . the attitude of ths suthorltles, If I havs to go to Mr. Manning for war rants I shall -bs accompanied by wit nesees, and if ho refuses to do his duty I will msndamus him. ' . ' : '' ; What Murphy SJaya,.' ' "Look at ths 'bookies' that had Con trol of the money pouring Into the track coffers last year.': v Dickson of Victoria and Hard Xxtalng Jones of Seattle-were ths chief manipulators, nd of ths $80, 660 clsaned up. the stockholders of the sssoolatlon here got about one tenth of their lust due. Under the Western cir cuit rules any track on which s syndi cate book is placed Is outlawed, but ths directors hero got ths rule suspended for two ' years on . ths plea thst; they wanted to clesr ths track from debt They are clearing It from debt by si lowing . most ' of ths money to . go .to Seattle and Vlctorla.jL.t - repeat -what I said at first my client gets an Interest In the bohlf, there will be an ooen book or there will be no pools sold; .at- Irvlngton . from now on. .SUmonl Boat Worry. President Dlsmond of the association merely smiled when asked relative to Attorney Murphy's announcemeBt, any ing that the directors do not fear the lawyer and do not believe hejxan atop the selling of poolsv T ... Ths book will no be made up until the last thing." he said. "We have not decided yet who will have the privilege. Racing begins July II ana win run to September It. a period of 41 days. We have already had applications for . TOO stalls and our capacity Is only too. The stalls are being whitewashed snd paint sd to prevent contagion and other im provements are being made. ; TV. 1- RuMfll of Memphis, Tennes see, hss wired us 40 reserve is stalls for "him. Dr.. Street, the former presl dent of the Kaneas City Jockey club. now racing at Denver, and Mr. Christie, Who ls'handllng a string of animals for James K. Keene or rxew iora. nave aise asked ' for reservations. Yes, I. think there will be racing this yesr, snd pool- selling s well. We sre not worrying. . District Attorney Manning says thst nobodturif yet approached him relative ftrtTio selling of pools at ths track and Is non-committal. Ha refuses absolutely to assert what policy he will pursue, 'T will serve any warrants plseed In my hands." ssld Sheriff. Word. . That la all I care to say at this time. - , Intense Interest in the situation Is being manifested by book-makers and raring men generally on account of the fair, being expected to cause a largs at tendance at ths track this yesr. It Is f 'ported on good authority that the llaslers hava been promised an Intereet In. the book and that the Portland club people are trying bard to break In.. Alt are In the dark as to -whom Attorney Murphy represents. .: - '." - , FRATERNAL5 HALLT0 BE - DEDICATED TOMORROW The'- dedication of Fraternal hall St the -fair grounds will bo the event of tomorrow afternoon at the fair. Thoss n f.h.rff. rt nnl pr.parlny . tnnf pro-I gram' and the audience will not be worn out by lengthy speeches. The exercises sllLlake place ln.lhejliall at J o'clock. John H. Shlvely, who will deliver the address, will arrive this evening et. I o'clock from. Olympla.-and will be ths guest of Mr. Mitchell, president of the fraternal Hall sssoclstlon. Mr. Shlvs ly was for years grand lecturer for the Ifnlted Workmen and la an Interesting speaker..,- . ...... V-v .'. After Deluge, Wegro Xntfrtaiameat. ' The Galveston flood, one of thn most peclous ahows pn lbsTrall at tbax. position, closed Its doors last Saturday Sight fo- want-ef patronage It-was owned by a corporation. George L Baker immediately acquired the space snd has Installed sn old. plantation en tertainment. In which about tb colored people perform; the program consist sof nld-fanhloned songs, buck and wing nnnnes and othsr amaemBUJ pscullar w w ....:, .... y;. . This evening . the American Library association will bring lt 1905 inven tion to a clone with three most Inter esting addresses. - Drr-WelvU Dewey of the New York state library .and who has been one of the potent library work ers of the nation, will speak on "Unity and Cooperation In " Library ' Work"; John CottaaiTJStwbf :tho 'free-puwio library at Newark, Sew Jersey . will speak on "What State and Local Li brary Aasoclatlona Can Do for -Library Interests," and Dr. Theodore W. Koch of the University of Michigan library will give ntereopttooh views of Carnegie library, buildings and speak on this sub. This morning the regular order of the published program waue followed, one of the most lntsreatlna peers read being by Miss Harriet ft. Hassler of the Port land Library . association. Her . paper treated 'With -'the- subjeot. "Common Sense and the Story Hour, which bore on the work of libraries for children. In this the speaker Indicated some of the methods 'she adopted to enlist ths Interest of children, and told of getting up especial days" for the consideration of a toplo of timely Interest. The re sult of her work, she said, had been to decrease fiction , reading and bring ths attention of children to the more seri ous thoughts of history and subjects of an Instructive nature. - i Another paper, "Rational Library Work for Children ' and the Prepara- tlotr,''Tor''ILr - byrWlsg Frances Jr OI cot t of the Carnegie library at Pitts burg -detailed the efforts .of -the .library workers In that city to reach ths masses of poor children. To this aspect of 1J brary work it appeared that the gravest attention la being given by members of ths association and ths various methods used to attract the children and hold their- attention ' Is "mployijagaome I the. best .library wprkecs. . - There-t was discussion of Lut) -H. Stearns' - paper, "The Question- of Trained Library- Servloei'-tn- "Which the mesnbers-of" the association put them selves squarely on record against such management as has characterised the removal bf Miss" Jonss from ths Los Angeles library and placed in hee, stead C W. Lummls, who understands noth- ljlng '6f the work. All of the speakeia emphasised the necessity for training in ths library and thought that It was vital that the association encourage em ployment of such persons rather, than the uninformed outsider. : . .- - . :.- M i -" I; NEBRASKA BOYCOTTING BURLINGTON RAILROAD Lines .Refuse taJPayTaxfis---. Governor May Call Special i . Session to Cut Raies - fjooraal Ipeclal Srvlce.l Lincoln,, Neb., July 7. As a result of- the refusal of the Burlington , rail road to pay taxes assessed last ysar and resorting to an. Injunction -against col lecting them, the commissioners of Seward county have declared a boy cott, refusing to ship county supplies Over the road. Other counties are pre- paring to adopt a similar boycott. The Union pacific also refuses To pay and hat-Joined hands with the Burling ton, Toe . deferred jTaymnt1'-exoeed $500,000. --T - . ' County finances are suffering and the governor is considering the summoning of, a, special session to pass a freight re duction bill as a punlilvs measure.. ' HOWARD WHITING : . GIVES IP PLACE , 'i. Building Inspector Will NotWork Under a Mayor Whose. Etec- 1 ' - tion He Opposed. .. ' Howard Whiting lias tendered to Mayor Lane his resignation as city building Inspector to take effect Immedi ately. Whiting has been expecting that a msn would be -appointed to succeed him every-day since Mayor Lane took office. ' ,. . . . . As he did not desire to retain an of fice under a mayor whose election he opposed. Whiting' decided -that he would resign, 1 .''.":"- The office of building Inspector wss created by a 'special ordinance of the council last February. The position carries a salary of $160 a month. Is a placa of considerable responsibility and ths mayor has the appointment. ' . .... ENTIRE CREW PARISHES y - IN SUNKEN! SUBMARINE . . t. (Josrsal Special Service.) " : r . Biserta. Tunis, .July 7. Sailors en tombed la the wubmarine Fsrfadel have ceased to respond to the signals of the I vers and It 4s feared, all have perished. The third and fourth attempts to raise the -VtsseT -fstled. -..ag- 1 The Fsrfadel sunlr in 10 meters of water at o clock ' Thursday morning at the entrance to. the port of , Sldl Abdullah, Tunis. - , - Ths accident wss caused by one of the doors pot .being properly cloFedntl a tli vessel"plungeif ths water "rushed In, throwing the rommander and two men out. Twelve others, . however, are en- raned" In tRe sunken submarine, and al though strong tugs snd experienced engi neers are making every errort to ralee her. their tempts sd far have keen unsuccessful. .' - - SURGEONS TO MEET AT f CLEVELAND NEXT YEAR r fjesrsat Special ervVe.t -t - .- I ui Franclaco. July3'j-Ths,i.Amer- can Surgical association today decided to meet -west-year In Clave land, -Ohio. The following offlcers wers ' elected! President, Pr. A. Van Beeher, Albany, N. T. ! vice-president. Or. J. E. Moor Minneapolis;, second ivlce-presldsnl,- Dr. J. C. Munroe,-Boston; secretary. Dr. P Allen. Cleveland; treasurer. O. R. Fow. I sr. Brooklyn, N. T-i recording secretary, r, 8. It jUart, rhlladtjphla, . . ( The story "of the climb of " the "poor young lawyer fom r the -"-rull to.the judgeship, whers bo was ready "to try this breach - of promise of marriage," ag told by Gilbert, was reproduced on smsll scale In Judge Sears' court this morning. ' when . William' Sues related the history of hla marriage with May Huess. Krery incident of Buess s strug gle .was lold-by . the witness graphio- w iy ana in few words. -He married In Portland, Christmas day, 1814, when he Was earning tl a day as a laborer in lnman Pousen' mil). ). By steady work he obtained a po sition at fl.so'a day. By ."sitting on a carriage" attending to planing work- he obtained 12.60 a nay. Good work obtained for him the Situation- of . night foreman, where - his dally wage . was I J. 60. Perseverance got him the posi tion of bead night aawyer At a nightly wage of SCI0. . To obtain this . salary he .often worked 21 hours at a shift. Out of It h aUowed his wife lit month for personal spending-money. 'It wss all she wanted.. Suess told Judge Bears this morning. - ."She could have had more If aha wanted It, but aha J id not ask for it. I nsver asked her what she did with tha ' monev. She could" Ho what sbs pleased -with it, but when I got through with my - night's work and came horns in the morning I found that she had somebody at lunch eon. , She -told me her visitors were girl friends, but I learned that they were men. On.Marcb.-4I.found a couple of wine bottle lu the pantry and a man s kid glove on the table. She said the glove '"belonged " to James Peterson, Peterson testified- yesterday -that that glove did' not belong to hlra. "Once again I asked her about her visitors, . and- ahe told me that , Max Bailey, had called on her. ;. She. said aha loved Bailey more than - she 'did me. and wsnted to marry hita.1- I asked her why she wanted him more than me. and shs said she wanted a husband that every other woman wag stuck on. f - "Another time I found some hair on her clothes. I asked her If she tiad been hugging the cat She said she had. She told me that aha wished I vmiM wmt VlllaA Tour Honor. I've had Bailey for mealr fhree- times a day for the last tln-eermonths." On cross-examination, Suess said he and hla wife had their final -ouarret en March 11, and she. then left his house. He said his wifs did not like to go to the theatre with him beeauss he walked crooked and could not keep step. When she and he agreed to separata he of fered' her H0O, which she accepted.' Me paid her $100, but when he learned that shs had said she would has the re maining ' $300 to purchase A wedding dress f orJier. marriage with Bailey he refused to pay her the $300. , 1 - . Several letters addressed , to "Mies May Suessr' which Suess had I. inter cepted at his home, were introduced in evidence... They were invitations to dances.' " Ther-trlajj. ---lsl:JbeiBgcontlnued this afternoon. , t , li : - -; DOCTORS DISCUSS :. USES OF POISONS Hemlockv7ArenJcand Opiates "Are, Considered by Hom-'-. -.-r eopaths Today. - Ths' second dsy's"'" session bf" the twenty-ninth annual convention of ths Homeopathic Medical society of Oregon was filled with discussion of papers on technical subjects, - wnder the headings of materia medlca and surgery, tha let ter occupying the afternoon. This even ing at :10 the society will be enter tained with a banquet at the Commercial Club. In the materia medlca section Pr.' D. O. Webster of University Park presented a paper-on "Alcohol." Pr. F. O". Oehme discussed the healing quantise of dis tilled extract of hamamells. Pr. 8. A. Brown's paper treated of ''Arsenicum" snd called forth an extended -discussion of the effects of arsenical remedies for various conditions of - th. Stomach, blood and brain. ' Pr, Emma J, Welty gave a paper on the medicinal properties of hemlock, II. W. Schwarts discussed "Veratrunr" Album." The surgery sectldn this afternoon was presided over by Dr. J. 8; Bishop. The program wss as tollows: "Diagnosis of Surgical Diseases of tha Abdomen." Dr.-II. C. Jeffers, Portland; "Indicated Remedy : After Operation," Dr. Isabel Bedgwlck-Pstton, Vancouver, Wsshlngtcmr"Cytlc Ttrmora of the Ab domen," Dr. II. S. Nichols, Portland: "Country Surgery.": Pr. J. 8. Bishop, Forest Grove; "Bplnnl Anesthesia;" Pr. K. R. Bryant. Ban Francisco. . Klectlon .of offlcers resulted ss fol lows: Prt PrL. MrKensle, president; Pr. D.' O. Webster, first vice-president; Pr. George Wlgg. second vice-president; Dr. Ella K. Dearborn., recording secre tary; Pr. Charles Bllllngton. correspond ing secretsry; Pr. Emma J. Welty, treasurer; executive committee, Pr. Ella K Pearborn, Pr. Charles Bllllngton, Pr. Herbert S. Nichols; legislative commit tee, Pr. A. R Nichols, Dr. II. C. Jeffords, Dr." Osmond -Royatr board -of - censors; Pr.Byron.. Miller, Dr. A. S.-Nlchols, Pr.' Nellie' Smith-Vernon; , Pr.. H. C. Jeffords, Dr. O. C Eshelman. TRAFFIC AGENTS DID v NOT DIVIDE DISTRICT "Conlrery ' Id r report. " the Pacific Coast Association of Traffla Agents did not divide the. First - district-st tbelr recent meeting held at the .American Inn," ssld a member today. "The ru mor which was published to that ef fect got into print, I presume, because such sctlon by the association had been planned. - But the plan was not, car rled out." . ,.' -. - , The First district wilt continue to be alL territory-embraoed In the ststes of Oregon, V'ashlngton and Idaho. ' V Japansss Suffer Defeat, . :' i -iJosraal gpeetal Berrlee.) St Pstersburc. July T. General Liote vltch reports, under date of July , con firming the defeat Of the Jspsnese st Ranvaotse .When a Japanese battalion was nnnlhMnted and their position csp tured, The Jspsneee were later reln ferced and 'resumed -the fight, but" wers repulsed, The .Russian loss was largo. -.The city physician i must examine ap plicants for positions under the munici pal civil service commtsslonTThe Ques tion was fully, discussed and determined today at the ' first msetlng . tinder the present -sdrelnlstrstlon. v- v''"'-- ?"' Commissioner Willis said that former. ly. the .city phyalolaa -examined appli cants, but . ths . commission discovered that tha examinations wars not thorouch sod they designated DevH. L-Keeney as ins orrioiaj rjiamlner for the-board. W. L. Brewster and Mayor Lanei were of the opinion that- the commission, was going contrary to the charter when it desi g na ted a n y bod y . to act - wh o received remuneration for his 'services.; The mayor stated ' that the : city ' physician would be able to do the work in a sat isfactory ' manner, . and the . members agreed with him. . It was reported thst J. J. Gormss had beenllowed'-to substitute for hi brother. William Gorman., a chalnmaa in the city engineer's department, for over a month. . and that tha name jJf William Gorman had-been carried on the . city payrolls, although he had not worked, 'all of . which was contrary to tivll service regulations. ... It waa ax plalned by 'City Engineer Wanser that it was reported thst W. Gorman, the chalnman. had been ill and that he had been asked If 3. J. Gorman, his brother, might not substitute a couple of days for him "an he had given consent. He bad. heard no more of the matter and supposed ,the regular employe had re turned to work until hl attention wss called- to it ' hy the commission. He rnadaan' Investigation and found that Surveyor Robert-G. McMuIIan had at lowed the brother to continue to sub stitute for the regulsr man who- was still 111 for over a month without notify ing him.' The commission will ssk the surveyor to mske an explanation. i An examination was ordered called for chief, clerk in-, the- city,- engineer' a.-de. partment, and also, for pump engineers In the water department. Commissioner iBrewster and Clerk O. L. McPherson were named to select an engineer to assist in the preparations of questions for employes In the city engineer's office who require a. techni cal examination. .' . .W. WOMAN STABS RIVAL ON WAV FROM DANCE Mattie Hunter Cuts Mamie Wil liams VVho Is inVery Crit-i - ical Condition. - ' With the blood pouring from hslf a dosea cuts and stabs inflicted by Mettle unterwhilo 4n. a. Jealous, rage. Mamie Williams was taken to the lty prison this morning by Station Of fleer ' Pries and Jailer Llllls and Is in a critical con dition. ' .- .- --'. .... Ths knife wlelder and her victim are negroes.- snd were on their way home from a picnic" at Rohse's nark In come pany with Ace urananrwna otners wnen the trouble occurred. ; It is said to havs been due to Jealousy caused by ths at tention paid Mamis Williams by Gra ham. . . i Mattre.HunterlsTn hldrng. Detective Hartman arrested Graham this morning. uranam is saia to im tne Description or liayden Peoples, a negro waiter, accused of killing a man at Kansaa-Cltyr Mls souri. May 10, 1904. Hsrtmsn . will communicate with tha Missouri authort- The affray occurred at Third and Everett ' streets, after ' tha party had alighted from a picnlo car that arrived In town from the park at 4 o clock this morning.- Six stitches . were taken In a wound across the forehead and four In one across the chin. The woman was also Stabbed In the shoulder, breast and back. - '.. ... BICKER SAYS HE PAID WELL FOR PROTECTION Paul Rlclrfr. proprietor of tha German roof garden, made the declaration In the police court today that-b -has been paving for protection In conducting hla resort.-'' ; u He ssserted that a man falsely repre senting himself as a newspaper man had been given money on the promise that nothing concerning the brawls In hla place would bay published. Learning that he had ' been Imposed on. he as serted his intention of prosecuting this person for obtaining money by raise pretenses. .; The charge of allowing Mamie Hart to be drugged, robbed and imprisoned st the roof gsrden wss continued to July 11 by judge Cameron, on request or At torney Logan, representing Rlcker. 4 . "Whether we convict , this man or not." said . Peputy City Attorney Fits gersld, "we will do sll we csn to get his license revoked. Such" outrages should be stopped speedily and I intend doing my .part toward stopping them. SAYS ST. LOUIS FAIR HELPED CITY.jjREATLY H. F. Albright, a 8t Louis real estats man, is visiting In Portland. and making a tour of Inspection of the Faclflo coast to inform himself as to the compara tive advantages of various cities . ss places of residence. . He" dislikes toe climate bf Bt. Louis, and intends settling on the Pseiflc cosst. (, - . "Before the St. Louis "exposition snd during the exposition year eal estate business was dull st St. Louis. People were fearful that the exposition would be followed by a relapse," he ssld. "But sine the exposition has closed, building and improvement, and growth, hag real ly begun St. St. Louis. The real estate business Is better-then It has bsen In rosny, years. Ths people are investing many 'years.".. .' i ; EACE COMMISSION TO ? : : SAIL FROM YOKOHAMA Toklo. July T. Baron Komura and his staff wers given A farewell luncheon by the diplomatic corps todsy. It la ex pected thst the Minnesota, will sail from Yokohama tomorrow for Seattle with the peace commission, ' District Attorney Francis J. Heney this afternoon told -the trial Jury before Judge Pe Haven that Congressman John Newton- Williamson, Dr. Vsn Gesnsr and Marlon ,Blggs .were guilty of entering into a conspiracy for the commission of perjury, their. offensa. being suborna tion , of perjury. . Placing- the .charge more -specifically, Mr. Heney .said that he would prove-for the government that Dr. Gesner .had agreed to pay snout o applicants for land the sum of 17 over and above their costs In securing the earns, and that Congressman Williamson had gone with some of the applicants to Indicate to them ths land that , they should Sle'upon. snd that he had aft erward' been present and . seemingly ac quiesced In tha request of Dr. Gesner that the claimants relinquish their rights because of ths agitation mat naa Deen caused by an .Investigation on, the part of the government. . . ' . . H. S. Wilson, attorney for the three defendants, with Judge A. S. Bennett, stated when he went before the Jury to set forth he-defense's -part -of "the case, that there was' no such firm in ths yesr ItOt as Williamson Gesner, but there wss a firm of Gesner, Wske fleld ' Williamson. Further, the at torneys said that the def ehdsnts would admit that Pr Geene nsd arranged to have the land located, but. that before1 doing this.' he had consulted with. at torneys and was advised that What he did ' was-absopately :L'f' 'n. vry . re spect, and that -Mr. Williamson naa nothing whatever to 'do with The matter. GIGANTIC MERGER . m- PLANNED BY HILL Railroad Magnate Engineering a TSchemcrfor-Unltlngjpana-1" dian and American Lines. . ,j. (Jearaal Bc1a! Bervlfe.) " ' 1 Winnipeg. Man.. July 7. It Is report ed here that James J. Hill Is engineering a scheme for the amalgamation of the Grand Trunk, the Canadian Pacific. -the Northern Pacific andtne ureat worm- em with a possibility of ths Intsr-Colo-nlal. which will give a' combination of the two international lines. It is slso proposed to extend Hill's 'road Into Brit ish Columbia to the coast and 'to com plete the projected 'extension , of the Grand Trunk to the Pseiflc. - ' The proposed ' consolidation would make the bl ggeet - railroad - ays teav- In the world, having a total mileage ap proximating 3,000.. - The Northern Pa cific, which is controlled by the Hill people, has a mileage of 1.000. the Bur- I "n. w"rc '.u ' ' "r" "' has a mileage jof Lv 8.300,.' Ahe "Grapd Trunk a present -mileage of 4,200, -the Great Northern a mileage of 8,244, the International A Great Northern a mile age of J.000 and the Cansdlan n.lfla 8.050, whlleThe Colonial diS i.tib.L- PACIFIC METHODISTS ' K s WILL HAVE CONGRESS A congress of the Methodists of the Pacific-northwest will be held 1ft Port land July 11 .to 21. It will tnclade the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho snd Montana an its purpose Is said to be "to make Methodists acquainted with each "Other and discuss the-prohleras and resources of ths church in ths Pa clflo northwest." -: ., i . It will open with a reception at tha First Methodist ehurctths evening ofJ juiy li,-when Bishop David A. Moore, Bishop 3. M. Thoburn, Rev. A. B. Leon ard and others will make adresses. Other prominent men to be present are Bishop J. .W. Hamilton, San Francisco; Pr. James W. Lee, a distinguished southern orator In the church; John Fllnn J. P. Prlver. T. F. RoyaL D, O. fii Bourd, J. M. Coleman, W. P. Fenton, Dr. Heritage or Bpokane. Chief White Swan will -attend with hla Indian preacher, George Wattera, and will ad dress the congress in full. Indian eoa tuma, . . . SEVEN MEN FOUND IN LEE'S OPIUM JOINT Seven men, found In -a gtupor--oir the floor of Ie Gong's' opium Joint, at 147 Second street,: last night,' were bundled Into - the .patrol-wagon by Sergesnt Hogeboom snd sent to the city prison for ths night. In the police court to day all but two were sentenced to s'erVe 10 days. Lee was fined $100. The ser geant . was . assisted? In -sending the smokers to the elty prison by Palrol man Bailey and Galbralth. Ha had been watching the 'Joint for some time but wss 'unable to locate the room In whtoh the opium, was smoked until last night; Tha smokers and the disposition of their cases were aa follows: -Ed Burns, J. Woodwsrd.-r John - Wslch, James Cooley, P. J. Mulligan, 10 days each; K. Parsley, ordered ' to. leave tha city; Harry Hopkins, case continued. - - - .. HEAVY LOSS BY FIRE : -4 --' SUFFERED Aj PASCO g'.. ,' ' - '. y -r '.tSrieeul Ptapatrs'te The 7m mil.) Pasco, Wash., July 7. A Are which brekeOUt .JJl. a. .lodging .hoiiaa. at- :0 o'clock last night threatened for a time to destroy the entire - business district south ot .Court street 'and west of the Northern "Paclflo tracka - The flames were fanned by .a strong b re ess and spread, rapidly from house to house,- The lodging house was recently erected and considered the finest building in Pasco. A aosen nouses were destroyed oerore the flames' were extinguished st mid night. The losses sggregata 828,000. - FATHER DROWNS HIS: V- SIX MONTHS'-OLD-BABE Josrsar SpecIaT gervlee)- ' - Chlcsgo,. July 7 John Wlcher aged 21, was arrested - today charged with throwing Ms l-months-old baby Into the river on Wsbash avsnue last night.. His wife Identified the body. Wiener' con fessed and ssld that'he ouesreled -with his wlfs and wss tired of both tha baby and hla wife and waa willing to hang. - ' The days tor- automobtlee ' scorching m ine cuy para are st an ana. .At i meeting of the city park board today I wss decided, to -limit the speed t which autoa - may run - in the city pleasur grouna.. Tney must ' enter ohly at th Washington streef entranc-"hnd-"Tns not leave by that exit. This last rul was decided on because chauffeurs whe leaving the park run their machines at such a hlsh rate of SDeed downihJ grade, toward Washington street : thatl Uvea or pedestrians and people In vehl oles are endangered. . ', i -Superintendent Lowltg stated the driv ers, of autoa were especially 'reckless after dark when they could not be ree- ognlsed. - k ;.. - v J. D. Meyer and Superintendent Low Its were appointed a committee to rec ommend a, rate of speed to be adopted and ' other, rules pertaining to driving automobiles In the- park. -r-" - - Pleasure seekers and, lovers will be allowed to loiter-In, the city park aa nour longer than usual in the eveuins. It-has been the r.ustoia a oloae th gates at t:t0 o'clock, but the members of the board thought this too early. especially on summer nlgbtt when It is barely dark at o'clock. It was . de cided: to close tha paiss from May 1 to October !. at 10;J0 o'clock and. at 1:80 O'tilock for the remainder qf the year. i ne oraer mat the south piasa block should be set aside for women and chil dren and their eecorte, leaving the-north block formen, which hss not been en forced this year, will hereafter haveio be observed by people seeking recreation I trnSr--MayoTLMne slated thst ho would I notify ths polh-e officers to have the! men keep on their e"wn side of the park. - According to the report of Superin tendent Lowits 20 people visited Mac-lesy- park last, month, which wss the largest oiumber In any month since Ihls property came into the hands of the I city.' .- : -.; .. T L. Eliot wait given permission to I distribute 100 oples of the city parkl reporcta-lhe members of the American I Library sssoclstlon who are In the city. L. L. Hawkins! and Ion Lswls were sn- pointed to secure pbotogrsphs of at-1 tractive, places in the city parks frau ture park reports. . .. ,- GIRLS ENTERTAIN :. FRIENDS AT FAIR Charming Evening Spent by For ;tunate People attha.Cali-! vif fornia Building. :- ft A unique entertainment wss grVtn- at the California building last night by tha young people there. The lecture room wnere stereoptlcon views are given wss transformed into a small theatre, and two . ssrles of living- pictures i.w ere Shown, with an intermission" of musical numbTv-Ths" young people were en thusiastically applauded for their clever entertainment and he spectators en joyed guessing .th historical types rep resented in ths first group and the ad vertisements In the second. The following were In. the histories! group? Miss Clara Me E wan,- queen ' of Sheba: Miss Helen Pardec Raman glrU Miss Irma FUcher. mediaeval girl: Mlsa Eva Ma-Wlgglns,-Isdy of Queen Kliaa-, I betira court; Miss Elsanor Cannon. Pu ritan -lass; Miss -Carroll Pardee-,-American girl. . The second group, advertising tableaux, consisted - Of - Lloyd Childs, Quaker; Miss Carroll Pardee, chocolate gfrl; Miss Bertie Growth, cigarette girl; Miss Marguerite Boechke, tomato catsup girl; Benjamin- Franklin,- breakfast fond waiter; Miss Clara McEwan. chocolate gin; Miss Marguerite Boschke. malted milk maid; Miss Helen Psrdee,-talcum powder girl; Miss Csrroll Psrdee snd Miss Nell Wills, wsshlng powder-twins. The program was followed by sn In formal dance. Congratulations were ex tended to Miss Fllcher for the evening s success. - : ., '. .''.'. FIRST SPIKE DRIVEN IN INTER-URBAJ. LINE ' Ths first spike In the new Interurbsrl railway which will run from Portland to Hlllsboro wss drlvsn st 1:20 o'clock this afternoon at. Twelfth and Burn- side street by.Contractor h.- J- Rupert, - just one week ago today ground wss first broken for th road and the work hss proceeded far enough to permit th laying of rails. The driving of the spike was not cele brated with any oeremony; not even th officials of the road being present, Mr. Rupert stated that work would be rushed on th road -and that before the first -of 1S08 cars would be running into Htllsboro. , , . . . , BRIBE TAKER SENT :.; ! TO WISCONSIN PRISON " (Jearaal gseelai rrrlre.t A C " Milwaukee,' July 7. Michsel Punna. former city building Inspector, wss to dsy sentenced to serve a year ntf a Tislf. m ms nouse or correction-on the charge of acceptlngajlba- from Colonel Gustav Fabst for a permit to build a riaing aoauemy unaer- illegal specifica tions.. Pabst escaped by turning state's . evldenoe. , ........ , ,. NATURAL GAS COMPANY r OUSTED FROM KANSAS .'." - . . '. :. ' ' - ''" iJosrsal gnedal gervtre.V " ' , Topeka,,Kaa., July-J.-rThe iuprem court todsy rendered a decision ousting the Kansas Natursl Oas company from ths stats'. The company was charter! In Delaware with a capital stock of $2. 000.000, and Is th biggest owner of -natural gas fields la the world. , . EDITOR BR0SS RETURNS" FOR BREATH 0F C0LD AIR- ' -MM ' ' ' Ertvtst Boss, Tor several years msn- aging edltos of the Orcgonlsn, and now editor of the Indianapolis'' Star, 1 visit ing th Lewis and Clark exposition. Ha Is a guest at the Ameriran Inn and will spend a. prolonged vacation la Portland and at tb coast. .. .. i i 1. "' ;'". W'. :