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1 12 THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL; PORTLAND. FRTOAV EVENING, NOVEMBER 10, 1905. I. JFFHIICE: THE DIFFICULTY': Seattle Hat No Ad van tag Distance to Alaska,' Says . -",. .... . .i T. C. Poston. V In ; BETTER CONDITIONS NOW THAN DURING GOLD RUSH Br' Which Then Waa Serious Men - ace No Longer an Obstacle Con ceded the Portland Wholesale Housea Are Able to Handle Trade. T. " O. Poston, representing1 the coal ;' department of the Pacific Coast Steam f ship company, la in Portland, after an ' absence of three years..; Mr. ; Postos , ' - waa 11 jreara an agent for the cora ' panyin Portland, and la familiar with early conditional here, and with the i operation of steamship lines both from : thla port and the aound. He believes i the Paclflo Coast 'company will -not egaln undertake to operate Alaska boats " ! from Portland. ' '.' f There la -,- material advantage In ? the route between Kyak, Valdes, Beward, i Kome and Seattle over the aame run to i ' Portland, so far as ; distance , la con ' cerned. The round trip from'' Seattle ' would be made In nine days, From Portland It would be made In 10 daya, ' counting a day for the run between ' Portland and the mouth, of the Colum f bla," he said. . "During- the Klondike , rush we operated boat between Port ' r land and Skagway. '8ome of the trips ' were profitable, others lost money. The i difficulties were in lost Unit at; the bar and Indifference , of some of. the i merchants. Could we have had In : creaaed business we ' could have made i the boats pay, despite any other oputacle. ; 'At the end of one year, a.boat'a business figured op a total result of 1ST lost on : 1 the whole season's rutv o close wsra the ; lines of profit and 'loss." f - i -1 It la aaid conditions have changed fot r the better in Portland alnce that. time. ' There la vastly more business, merean ! tile firms are' stronger and more. nu- I meroua, and also more actively bust , ling: for extension of commerce. The - troubles formerly encountered at the .' har have been reduced to a minimum. Steamships operating between Portland ! and. San Franclaco seldom have dclaya 1 at the bar. - The aame alsed craft would , be amply large enough for the Alaska trade, and It la aaid a ateamshlp line now starting on the Portland-Seward - -t run would have little-or none of the j "f difficulties' encountered-by the earlier lines.' PorOand's merchants are ready : no w. ta,jrt ve 'a line the- most substan- tial support, ' . r It Is conceded by every Alaska man i who has discussed the subject of trade i that" Portland is the largest and most , - ; desirable wholesale market In 'tile Pa ijclflC jmrthweat . Portland merchants. while perhaps more -conservative Id credits, carry much .the largest stocks. In every line of merchandise dealt with f In the Alaska trade this Is true. The . result la that Alaska merchants prefer to trade with Portland. The only as-, i rlous handicap. It la aaid. will be the frequency of service. There are 11 or 15 boats leaving Seattle .: weekly for Alaskan ports in the busy season. The ' fast steamships now en route around ; 1 the Horn for Seattle are to enter the ; Valdes run. - It Is claimed they will, - make the round trip to Valdes In five . ; days, With-boats like those on the run I from Portland to the Seward peninsula there would be no question about Port .'land merchants being able to hold their t own In the Alaska- trade. - ACCUSED MAN APPEARS 74 i AS ATTORNEY FOR SELF ; . "Might Just as well try my own. ease, fend then if I do have to pay a line I ! will -not have any' attorney 'a fee to put DP ii well.- ; v. . I This la the policy of'. E. T. Olblln, ! tried before Judge George this morning - on the charge of having sold tobacco to minora, v The complaining witnesses were Arthur Tellison, aged 14 yea re, and Joseph Scnnell. aged IS ears. - Uib ' lln's store la at (30 Union avenue, and Ienutr District Attorney Oallowav ' aays that minors often have secured to bacco thereJ Thiii filhlln strongly da. I riea. When Tellison was placed on the I T yitneiniUffa 'XSlWlfflulltearttm' ; "Arthur, do you ever tell liesr " i 'Xfttce in a while,' was1 the quick' re ; ply. - J .v-,-- In making his closing argument be fore Judge George, Olblln said: "A good boy Is about the noblest thing i God has ever put on the earth, but bad , boys should be put In barrels and fed I through a bung-hole until they learn to : behave." ,.. The case was submitted. ' " ACCUSED MAN TURNS i TABLES ON WITNESS . -1 . 1 ' ' . ' . Thomas Dixon, charged with the theft '', f a watch and chain from A. JL Lewis, t North- Fifth etreet, September It. . ;aa discharged on motion of Deputy Xistrict Attorney Moeer in order that he might testify against :jRichard Bul- .lock, arrested . with him.. Dixon. testi fied that he had been given the watch to pawn and that Bullock asked htm iot tauaay anything about It The wit ness accused Bullock of having stolen ---Other wstches. '- . . . j- .,-' f Buttoek .' wss under the impresslos that ha - had been .held as a witness ".- alnt Dixon. ( , , ; Bullock denied ever having Seen the watch offered in evidence. ' He said that .. Jie came to Portland last trammer rrora . 'Ilutte, . HonUnaand - had more than !M) when h reached this city. He ioaid that .he took Dixon to San Fran 'claco with' Mm to see the Britt-Nelson tight and that while they were in the Bay City Dixon stole a gjlp Jwd f'lJS 'from . him. . . , 0YAL TBOOPS CONTROL : MUTINOUS SAILORS :joarni specui serf ire. St. Petersburg, Nov, 10. Seven (.thousand loyal troops now con- ti-ol Krnnstadt, having caught the mutineers and surrounded ie them. t- -.. '' : .. X To Taik on Mw SealaadV Alfred r'oter, traveler, and lecturer from Australia, will give a lecture to right at the Men'a resort and People's Institute, corner Fourth -and Btimslde iroeta, on New Zealand. The lecture will h iituatrated with 1 beautifully biid-colored stereoptlcoa rleaa. Ad tkssia Is free, - " ( LET EVERYBODY The extent of the calamity hlch haa befallen the Jews In Bussla. where thousands Wave been slain and many other thousands rendered homeless and destitute, raisea It Tar 'and away beyond any event that appeals simply io'i sect or creed., , It becomes indeed a matter that en- gages the 'startled attention. of humanity the world over.tr' - , ' , . The Jews of Portland have been appealed to through Ben Benin for contributions which will be forwarded through ohannela which will quickly and surely 'reach' the destitute, and they are nobly responding. as. Indeed, they always do to Such appeals.' But In euch an awful , ,t' emergency as thla they should not be permitted to bear the whole 'burden. .V;' ; rr-:V;.e :,L-:.:C;.V. ve, ' -The cry for help appeals not alone to the 'Jewish ' clflsena but" to" 4 all humanity. Therefore,' men of all creeds and no jsreed. men who have a feeling" of compassion for the suffering and destitute and who would do what they can 'to relieve them, should come" voluntarily for- ward and contribute what they can to a good, cause. , ."'.' ' A week ago there came to Portland a solicitor for the National e Jewish boapltal In Denver. , He made no effort to engage the interest of any but Portland's Jewish cltisens and they responded liberally. 4 Yet that hospital receives within Its doors people of all nationalities without discrimination and treats all precisely alike and without coat, j In their own charitable enterprises the Jews never ask outside contributions, vNo matter how heavy the undertaking they meet It and meet It In s, way to evoke the admiration of all classes . of . cltisens. 4 They do not ask aid now. The suggestion of help cornea from other s 4 creed, f The calamity Is so , stupendous and far reaching that It should 4 engage the attention of all classes and each should do Ita litis part in e a cause that so loudly appeals to all humanity. ' As, an evidence of lta own good' faith The Journal heads" this par- 4 tlcular list with $25. Any .contributions that are sent Into It will be acknowledged through the paper and the amount turned over to Mr. felling, through whom It will be forwarded where It, will do the most4. rood."'-' .' -' '-" .''''."-v"- ''';- "-' . , .. . Let all the people of Portland SIX DIVORCES GRANTED III Judge George Allows Petitions , of Five Wives and One -" r- Husband. Anna Wick, on the witness stand in Judge George's court this morning, told ot the cruel way In which her husband, John Wick, ' bad , treated her, alleging that he had "destroyed her health and happiness. She said that during De cember, HH TVTck uhmKrrfu1ty--beat her about the face and body and during the following February he once knocked her down. She was allowed a divorce. Other, divorces granted by Judge George this morning were: Glodlan from H. H. Wendllngr They were married in thla city in 1885, and It was alleged that In April, 1903. 'the! defendant deserted his home and now J resides at Fairbanks, Alaska. . Mary Bprarue from Don. Married In Portland on October IX, 101, the plain tiff averred that alx months afterward she waa forced to go to work. .. She also said that her husband was an habitual drunkard.' She waa restored to her maiden name of Mary Rankin. - Elisabeth Jane Roberts said that her husband, George, came home one night during August, 1904, and told her-that he waa going to pack up his clothes and leave. He kept his word. ' -They were married July 12. : 1884. V- Annie U Hatcher was married t Jamea Q. Hatcher at Albany, Oregon, December 5, 1878. She testified that her husband deserted her two years ago. but before 'that he had often beat her. John K. Toung waa granted a divorce from Maud E. Young. , .... PREPARING ORDINANCE . FOR GARBAGE SYSTEM Councilman Shepherd Is preparing an ordinance providing; for the installation of a municipal garbage system which msy be Introduced at the next meeting of the city council. He proposes mat the city shall assume entire charge of the collection and consumption or gar bage. There la a difference of opinion about the necessity of having to aubmk the "' fore.takl&gdfflnlU. action lar aoqitlrlng property necessary to operate auch a department and a friendly suit will be brought against the council in the cir cuit court to decide the matter. ) Members of the council are determined to place the garbage plant under munlel pal control, it la claimed mat sea van gers are making a fortune collecting garbage, ' .-: - . t .; ELECTION COMMISSIONER . DENIES FRAUD CHARGES (Joaroal Special Berries.) A New Tork. Nov. 10. Election ' Com missioner Voorhels this afternoon, in dis cussing the reports that ballot boxes hsd been dumped Into the river, said: There is nothing to this talk about missing ballot boxes.- The board of elec tion Knows exactly now many Doxea it gave out and how many were returned. So far as I know,' all came back. The story about boxes being thrown - Into the river la all false. If a box was found in a barber shop, I am sura It waa one of the small boxes for mutilat ed ballota, which are always destroyed after the good ballots have been count ed. The report that some locks are missing is not true. Some seals may have been broken -in the handling." ' RAILWAY COMPANY PAVES BAD STRETCH OF STREET The Portland Consolidated Railway company has a' Urge force of men re pairing First street between Madison and Jefferson streets, where the rails stood several inches shove the pave ment. Belgian blocks are being laid where the company refuied f 'put them in last winter and the remainder of the street south IS being repaired between the tracks. . -. ? - The thoroughfare will be dreaaed-wlth crushed rock or gravel In order that travel may be continued over it until a new hard surface pavement is Jald. It Is said the property owners are going to ask for a bltulltblc pavement. live . - Start t Uve wire. -J 'A. E. Neserve, employed et the plant of the Portland OeneraJ Electric com pany, narrowly escaped serious Injuries this morning while working at the com pany's .plant -at -Seventh, and Alder streets. Accidentally Tils hand came In contact with tha wire and a heavy volt- see of electricity passed through his I body. He wss removed to Good Samari tan hospital, where It is said he will soon recover. LEND A HAND respond to the call of humanity. I'ITH. BIB CAPITAL One Company to Build Railway and Other to Control Waters . and Light Plants.7 '--Z T (Sperlal blsnetck to Tbl Journal.) ' Salem. Or., Novr 10. The Willamette Valley Traction company and Willam ette Valley company were Incorporated thla momInr4lth a combined capital of $2,050,000. The former la to build arallway and .the Utter to dJRtroI and operate water and light plants In dif ferent cltlea of the state. ' James A. Pershing, a prominent Chi cago capitalist; I. W. Anderson, ' western represents tlve ' of . Rhodes, Slnkler Butcher, Philadelphia bankers; A, Welch of Salem, manager of the Cltlsene' Light & Traction company; E. Sheridan a Roseburg banker; F. W. Watters, mayor of Salem, 'and John H. McNary of Salem are the Incorporators of the first named company. A. Welch, C. B. Rhodes, representing a Philadelphia banking firm, and J, H. McNary are the Incorporator of the aecona. " a f, . . HOTOR SERVICE fJAY BE PUT m ey NEW ROAD Portland and Seattle Road May Install Cars Between Van , I couver and Metropolis. t; (Special tlapatch to The Joarail.)' Vancouver, Wash:? Nov. 1. In con nection With the. 'recent announcement that the Portland - Railway company would not use the proposed Columbia river railroad bridge rumors of a subur ban ' gasoline motor service on the new Portland Seattle road - between Portland and this city rare afloat. It la aaid that 4 frequent service wW be es tablished over this line, gasoline motor care being ue. The fare to be charged. It 1 1 .seml-offlrlHlly stated, will be enou gheo J hajjasaengersiBoxaajt streetcar fare to and from the Union depot and still ride as cheap as by the trolley road.- . ; The preparations of the Portland railway indicate that tha next year will see a new-ferry In service between Van couver and the- Oregon shore. With thla Improvement and the new trestle, the time between Vancouver and the Oregon metropolis will be out down quite materially, probably to 15 mln utes. v - i. ... . : With competing lines, it Is probable that Vancouver people would see slight reduction In the fare. FRONT-STREET FRANCHISE QUESTION IS DISCUSSED ;f y ' '; ' ;. . I ' ' . ... . - . "... street electric railway is under con sideratlen . by the street committee of tha city council this afternoon. Thomas R. Sheridan, the promoter of the road, and his attorneya and a large number of people opposed to the granting tof the franchise in Front street are before the committee.- , It will take weeks before the ordi nance la readv to be tireaented to the city executive board to nave a valuation fixed on the franchise. - ! , ,' .., ;-., CONTRACTORS GETTING BUSY ON NORTH BANK - (ftperlal Dhpateh t The Joornal.) . ' '' White Salmon. Wash.. Nov. 10. Vttn- tractors for the new railroad along' the north bank are losing no time getting to work. One of the camps will be lo cated at Underwood and another at a point opposite Monler. Mr. Upright, of the right of way -department, has been here for several days trying to ndjuaf clslms against the railroad company for the atrawberryjands. which It desires to .acquire In the rear of the city for Its roadbed. , - '.'... ,. ,', , ohareh Wessea WW. '' (Slieclal lapateh te The Joornil.) Falrvicw, Or.. Nov. 10. The Ladles society of the Presbyterian church met Thursday St the residence of Mrs W, E. Ellison.. The time wss spent In sew ing en articles which will be sold for the benefit of the eociety. Those pres ent- werer Mrr. M.'C "Cornett. Mrs. E. Smith, Mrs. W. T. Scott, Mrs. Oeerae Lee. Mrs. A. L. Stone, Mre. J. H. Staple, ton, Mrs." A O. Jsckson. Mrs. Wi W. iksbcraft, snd Mrs. W. E. Ellison, Re freshments were served while business scatters came up. for discussion. - TOO : LAZY fiti! TO TEL coosikis mi Ernest Bjorklund Is too Lazy to Talk, and Quite Too Lazy J,'U to Work.: : V Ernest Bjorklund has earned the ref utation of being the laalest man that ever appeared before Police Judge Cam eron. ... . , - . . He was arrested yesterday by Patrol men Ttchenor and Lytle 'for defraudlna a restaurateur and a lodging house pro prietor ana a charge or vagrancy placed against him. What la your namer queried the court. " ........... Bjorklund yawned. Then he muttered something Inarticulate that Bounded like the moan or a aleepy dog. What's thatr repeated the ludae. leaning forward and placing hla hand to his ear. The same answer waa received. judge Cameron consulted the com plaint. . ' i , Where do you workr , asked the Judge. , , Bjorklund yawned again and leaned wearily against a table. "Don't work," he drawled. "'Stand up," ordered the court The prtaoner ewayed away from the table - and shifted ' his weight to one foot. . . : I . "Why don't you work T. J "Cant find any." . ' "What made - you tell ' these' 'people you were woraingr .. "Don t know," .. "Ten days." r ... ' '. Bjorklund yawnedi but did not lif't his weary chin from his chest. Reach ing his cell he aank upon a couch. Jailer Branch in disgust gave up the attempt to get him to do any work. . X.lfe le too short to deal with a fellow like that," aaid the paller. OLICE SKEPTICAL AS TO SULLIVAN'S BANDIT Investigation by. the police has re sulted In skepticism aa regards the as sertlQn of-Bert ..Biilllyan. a bartender at La Toaoa aaloon. Fourth street, near Stark, that he was held up and robbed by a youth at the point of a revolver at Front, and Lincoln atreeta at 10 o'clock last night The supposed 4ilgh way man waa chaaed some, distance by Acting Detective He Iyer, who fired sev eral ahota at him after the fugitive had pointed a revolver at the officer. He disappeared from view on Hall street and could not be located. Hellyer waa stsndlng-on the street when the young fellow, holding the re volver In his hand, darted by aim. with crowd in pursuit , He chased - the fugitive and called to htm to halt A revolver waa pointed at the officer and he -stopped - after Jlrlng two- or three ahota at the fugitive. - ' - Immediately after the alleged holdup Sullivan Informed the officer -that he had been robbed of tl and a gold locket A woman who' was with him said she would know the robber "among -a thotH aand.". "I reached out myihand andJreptjMr,. Sullivan's diamond cravat pin covered." she explained. . "I could do thla be cause I knew the highwayman would think I waa atmply clinging to him la fear.' . . - ' , '..'.j ; .- .- -. ' Sullivan denied absolutely that he was walking - with a woman when he waa taken to police headquarters and pro fessed 'Inability to. give a description of the highwayman . .Tne - woman n tne meantime disappeared and the police have been unable to locate her. ' . - REPORT THAT PORTLAND WILL HAVE NEW THEATRE lk is announced that Colonel Fay But ler of New Yorlfand Baltimore, head Ing a syndicate representing the Actors' Association of America, will build seven-story fireproof office building and theatre in Portland. Ha came to this city two months sgo, to see the exposi tion, and decided that there waa room for a first-class theatre to represent the anti-trust theatrical people. Propositions have been submitted for Several sues, and Colonel Butler Is ex pected to return- to Portland soon -and close the purchase of half a block of ground. .The theatre ' will be located centrally, will be 100 by 100 feet In sixe, and will cost 1200.000. plans al ready ars practically completed by Cap tain W. W. Goodrich, who planned a lAheatre some yeara ago built by Mr, Butler at BalllmoiTJienroscejuuin arch wnibe 42 feet wide In the clear fonoIftarilfgnV" The at rilct u rewffl' be of faced brick, stone and ateel, and have a roof garden,-parlors and offices. The floors will be of tile, marble, pine and asphalt, the roof of tile and slate. The building will be equipped with steam heat and Its own electric light plant MASS MEETING WILL SWELL RELIEF FUND The Russian congregation will. ; hold a mass meeting at the ' e synagogue. Sixth and " Hall 4 -streets,- Sunday - arternon - at - -4 o'clock, to - further the Interest of the relief fund for the bene-; k fit of the Jews In Russlav Promi-- nent speakers will address the . meeting. :'. j. ; Oood Votato Crop. V. ' (Rpeelal Dlptc to The Journal.) Falrvlew, Or., Nor. IS. The farmers in .this vicinity' are buaily engaged at present-in digging snd shipping pota toes. Help for digging is very scarce this year and many of the potato-raisers had to hire Chinese for this purpose. Carloads of potatoes are being shipped from here every week and the crop is not near alt marketed yet ' it"::;i '" skeeseare "Boys Organise. Th Messenger Boys' Protective union, with a membership of 41 waa organised last Tuesday night . It Is planned to tabllsh club rooms snd later 4 gym nasium. - Permanent officers are: Pres ident, J. Thomas; vice-president H. tur tle; secretary, ti. Oarretson; treasurer, Klein; guide, H. Coleman; guardian, C. 8. Klrkpatrlck. ( - ew Trade Keek, - The New York' TCentral IlheS'-havs adopted a new trade mark., in form an oval, with solid ren ground snd heavy gilt border. It will bear the words "New Tork. Central Llnea" In ' white letters. After visiting Portland , victoria and the sound cities, W. B. 'Jerome, general western' agent of the lines, departs to night for San Francisco. ... ' - Me Bids rot Tavern. R. L. Sahln, receiver of the late hold ings of Augustus Krats, was this morn ing ordered Jy Presiding Judge Fsaser to readvertlae for'Mds of the holdings. Several bids have been received by flahln for the Krats cafe, but none for The Tavern, 'y " BELIEVED 0.1 BIG PURCHASE McCraken Dock andLot and sand DollarsWillamette Sold to the The McCraken dock and the lot and building occupied by the Portland Rice Milling company, 10,009 square feet of water front property. ,at the foot of Davis street -was sold today for I7J, 800 by John C. Alnawortu , Across the street, the. dock and lot of the Willamette Boiler worksvt of the same ' dimensions, also was - sold; no consideration was glyen out, but the value is approximately the aame as that of the McCraken property, V . v . The deal waa made through C. K. Henry, who delivered bla personal check fqr the first payment pending the prep aration of the transfer papers, and the names of tha purchasers are not obtain able.; . - .-.: ; ..-..- . '. - There is every reaaon to believe that he property waa bought by the O. R. A N. company and, even if not Intended primarily for that purpose, ownership by that railroad company would operate to hinder the execution of plana for the belt line along" Water street and the water front ' The McCraken property' consists of a three-story brlrk building, . 10 feet square, and dockage in connection con taining about 10,000 square feet. It was built many yeara ago by W. 8. - Ladd and by. him sold to the late Captain John C Ainsworth ltt 1874. It lately ha been rebuilt and la In good condi tion. . . : , :. . . . . Th property sold by 4he Willamette Boiler works is 100 by J00 feet, and on the lots are aeveral buildings that were rHEN - CRUISING VAUGHN PREFERS-A CAR Councilman Takes a Sail, Nearly Takes a Swim, and, Hv Walks T Back. ' One experlenceJn a aallboat with Councilman Shepherd haa satisfied Councilman . W. T. Vaughn that be would not make a good skipper. Lest Monday while on a tour of Inspection of the harbor with Councllmen Shepherd and Preston In the sloop Albatross, the boat: ftcariy -capsued.-V7 ; Tne eouncumen nad started ror tne Alblna waterfront to inspect the -location of the proposed oil pipe line and had reached a point in the river off the Ash street , dock . when .a stiff wind prang up. Shepherd went out on the Jlbboom to set th flying Jib. Preston was"ierr artheheim.7 A sudden squall struck the boat and It heeled -over, Vaughn waa thrown off hla feet by the sudden lurch,' the main sail was within a foot of the water and the boat 'waa standing on edge. A list of three Inches more would have caused the boat to oapslae. After a few moments the wind subsided and the iournev waa continued. . When the time to depart came Coun cilman Vaughn walked- half a mile to cmteh. a streetcar. ' - . 1:1 E IS One -of Purposes Is to Arrange V, for Connections WJth Long Distance Service, ' .peclal Dispatch te The Joral.l Oreaon City. Nov.-10. The Farmers' Telephone company was incorporated yesterday with the following officers: President-. George - Randall, Sr.; vice president, 9. M. Olds; secretary , and treasurer. George Randall Jr.; directors, August Staeley, . Frank Andrews snd I lav Id Penmanes lie tentrat TWtut he at a nlace called Central Point, near fNew Erinr Is the" purpose ' ofthe company to make . up one line er , is subscribers to use Bell -telephones to connect with tne Pacific-States Tele phone company in order to secure long dlatanca eervlce," An Independent service wilL;be Inaugurated and main tained In conjunction with the telephone line between Adklns mill and Oregon City.! Thla Is a distance of about nine miles snd will hav 80 or Tt aubscrlbers along the route. ... O. W. Bcramlin. C. I. Miller and S. N. Struhhar yesterday Incorporated the Farmers' Home Telephone company. These men own the independent sys tems, which have been consolidated with the principal pl.-ce of bustnesa at Canby. There are S00 telephones "on Scramlln's line and ISO on Miller's. -The company will operate In the vicinity of Macks- brg, Hubbard and Aurora. ? ": FRENCH MINISTER RESIGNS AMID TUMULT ,: (Jonrssl gneetil Service.) V ''.. 1 Paris, Nov. 10. Berteaux, minister of war. " resigned today amid, , exciting scenes In the Chamber .of Deputies. Berteaux and F.tlenne, minister of the Interior, were hissed. " ' To Oreet Portlaaders. .;: ,-. V - - (Bpeclil DaVateh te The Jearnatl . Oregon City, Nov. 10. Mayor Sommer Vecelved a letter this ' morning- from Tom Richardson of the Portland Com mercial club saying that the Portland business men's excursion through the Willamette valley would be at Oregon City Tuesday, November 19. from 13:40 to 1:10 o clock p. m.. and asking the Oregon City business men to be e the train. Mayor Summer has Issued s call asking all of the business people of the city to be at the Southern Pacific station at that time to Jtlve-jr reetlngs to the Portland people, ,.;V' - - - -t- Promote Disappears. . - -' .limfnl Spectsl Service)' - : New York, Ndv. . John W. Tlsdale. - well known mining promoter and stock broker, has mysteriously disap peared f rem the Hotel Seville and the entire police - rorre s searching ror him. .It Is feared that hs hse been killed and robbed. , r - ' , Anto Uotoy Zxplodes. " ; . (Speclit DUpiitcb t Tbe J.ntrnl.) ' Drelton (Mty, Nov. 10. The motor of Joe Unodfellow's automobile exploded yesterdey while the wnerws Spinning along Main street Joe waa thrown out of ''the car, .but neither lie nor. the ma chine suffered any .considerable damage. m is buck df OF WATER FR 0 J T gilding Bring Seventy-Five Thou- Boiler Works Property Also Same Purchaser. erected by the i boiler company and whioh will be .removed to another hx-a- on not yet selected. The Boiler Works company la a corporation separate from the Willamette Iron works, but the con- trolling factors are the aame. There has "been some conjecture that the two pieces were taken by the North ern Pacific Terminal company for thai purpose of extending the yards at the Union station; they are adjacent to the present yards. . Well Informed persons, however, said that tha O. R. ft N. Co. was the tmr. chaser and that the latter'a ownership of that property will be a aerlous ob stacle In' the way of the belt line plan. Mr. Alnsworth statsd that be knew only that the McCraken dock property was soia, ror ne, ot course, nitenaea to the details of the sale from hla end of the transaction, but: aa to who had bought it hs waa not informed. - Mr. Henry would not discuss the sale In any manner; Baying that he was not at, liberty to do bo. - . W. H. Corbett of the Willamette Iron works aaid that the boiler company's! property had been sold to the asms par ties who bought the Mccraaen dork and building. He refused to - divulge the name. ;; " .;:' It is stated that there la keen In quiry for waterfront property, owing to the extensive purchases that have been -made lately by the Northern Pa cific Railway company." The price paid for the tracts bought today la regarded aa conservative. I FINANCIERS SAY HILL WANTS THE "KATY" - - One of the Largest Railroad Deals Yet Made Liable to Be Closed In London.. ; Jamea J. Hill, with a determination to .extend hla oriental carrying trade into the cotton fields of the aoutn. lsirurther handicaps to the Portland said R have closed a deal for control of wholesaler. , : the Missouri. Kansss Texas railway. In the course of the argument,' atten- A report from St Louis, the beadquar tlon was directed also to the fact that tera of the M. K. T. aystem, la to the the big wholesalers and retailers of; effect that this was the purpose t Mr, Portland are eaHMl upon time, after. Hill's sudden sailing for London. ttme each year to make a contribution. The president of the Oreat Northern te some public movement. It was con-! left New Tork last Saturday for Lon- ceded by those Informed on the subject don. ' It is said his mission takes hlra that these big merchants eftidwere un to Amsterdam, where he will personally der discussion paid much more, lndi-' close .negotiations taking over - the rectly, each year for work that accrued! "Katy." . The rumor Is receiving ere-1 denee - in financial cireloe -of -Chicago and New Tork. .- If Hill has acquired tha M. K. A. T. It will give him a railroad aystem with a total mileage of 21,000 miles, reaching I from j the north- Paclflo coast .to thai great lakes, and south to the su!f ot Mexico, ,and. .making, him a gigantic factor In the trade of the middle weat", the orient and. Mexico. .He .would have a atrong hold on not only the trans- portallon of breadstuffs and lumber to tha orient but. also the cotton .that largely comprises the wearing apprael of oriental nations.. His purchase of the M. K.-4V T.-wonld be one at the largest railway deals In history. . The m. iv. a 1. nus long naa a cioae irainc alliance with the Burlington at ita Hannibal connection. " , A revival of .the report that Hill's visit vto London will result In his se curing control of the Canadian Pacific ia not credited. EXECUTIVE BOARD TO V HURRY; CONTRACTORS With (every "order -' for the advertlse- menta for bide for the Improvement ofl etreeta or sewers . the city, executive I board -will adopt a resolution fixing the I time which the successful contractor will have to finish the contract This I haa been decided on by the street com- mlttee of the executive board, r.. . I I Uaeainf nra h as..- K. th. I s ..Miss - u-. KM. . city enrlnr. but th excutlv board I did wot -think "thstfte-actlon of - ie enainper was suincient 10 rorce tne contactors to comply with requirements I for the reaaon that they did not think I tu penalty 11 tne con- tractor failed to do the work In the tlm specified. .. , 'I would like to have all contractors understand that when they take a con tract the work must be finished in the time stated or they will be made to suf fer the penalty, unless they are given an extension of time." said Rj L.' Sabln. of the street committee, "Hares ft er we desire to enforce the penalty on every contractor who falls to comply with the terms of Ttlrf contract" ' . m Blddle Win l. " -'-?- (flpeclsl Plapetrlt n The Jnaraat.) Vancouver, Wash.. Nov. 10.-Tlie lurv In tha rase of L, P. Love against Henry J. Blddle, after being out Just a0 mln-1 utes and caating but one ballot, last wvuning r.iurneu a veruici in lavor or of Mra Francea Klrby, Z Fourteenth Blddle. The esse Is a dispute over a street oftlcere were elected for the en tract of tide land on the Columbia suing year. They are: Mlsa Klisubeth river east of Vancouver. In hla com- Craig, president; Mrs. S. Jarred, vice plaint. Love stated that he purchased president; Miss Jennie Alnsley, corres the land from one B. J. Taylor in 189. ponding secretary! Miss Hortense Craig, The testimony in the caae went to nnn. ,ur Mrs. a. M. la show that Blddle bad taken up the land lawfully under the homestead law and that Love would have to look to Tay- lor, from whom he bought the property, for festKutlnn. - There Is a flourmlll on the property, which Love baa been operating. 9 ..... ,. 1 Bxplres at Albany. - 5' ' : , (Speclnl I)l.ptch to The Jouranl.) v -: Albany. Or., Nov. 10 Georae Klenk. aged OS years, dled'in this city yesterday and.. w(lll be burled tomorrow afternoon, He came here with hie wife from Oolo. radn a short time ago' In search' ,-of health, aner wpendtng a fortune with physicians. He leaves a widow and I one eon, the latter a wanderer upon tin earth and at present in-some far-off I cum. I...... . ' Fatent QraateA ST. .--;-----'--'-- - (Spwlsl Plipatrk to Tht Jonrasl.t ' Vancouver.- Wash.. Nov. 10. -A patent to land In thla county and Cowllts was filed yesterday with Auditor Bumham. It la from the United Btatee to the Northern Pacific Company, being a part I .j i-vmiwiif m irini, m patent for 22.134 acres, of this 024 acres Is In Clarke county, the balance In Cow llts eoonty. , - To Appear la Tnll Vaiforsa. An order was issued . by Chief of Police Grltfemkcher this morning In- stnicting the 'patrolmen of the, various reliefs to appear in full winter uniform Sunday. ,', -' : . . OF Tl IE I J. N. Teal Explains Why Whole salers Think Assessment Too Much. ARE RATED HIGHER THAN 1 K tu nlUHtK I HAN FIRMS IN SAN FRANCISCO ' , , , ; " " i! - . . ' . .... , ... ' 1 . ' "1 . 1 ocy Also rointi vnt inat von- tributions for Public Improvenienu Amount Annually to More Than Taxes and Think This a Feature. : Arguments were advanced this morn Ing before, the county court sitting as I board of equalisation, for the relief of I some of the heavy wholesale and retail Institutions of th ell. h n,iin.H mat xneir taxes- were . assessed too high. Joseph N. Teal appeared for' aevt eral of the Jobbers, and made an elab-j orate statement on ike case, which "em braced a Urge amount of Information' regarding the asaesaments on like prop- erty In other cities. and the indirect burdens such business In thla city la compelled to undergo tor the general public . .," .. - . , v . .. 1 . On the percentage basis of the assess-' raent. the question was precipitated. As sessor nigier had made It a rule to as-: sens all unbroken packages and what he calls staples at Tl per cent of their cost value, plus Ttrelrht while for broken, packages the rata of assessment haa been S3 per cent of the aarae valuation.1 TTnder this rule of assessment; It - Is found that the Flelschner, Mayer Co.! establishment has been ' aaaessed ' at about ITT0.000, while the Allen A lwi eompany-paya on a valuation of ISiO,' 000. Mr. Teal showed that In San Francisco the largest Institutions which could be likened to Flelachner, Mayer &r Co. waa aaaessed at only 1440,000. while a wholesale grocery establishment - that Is much, larger than that of Allen V; Lewis' la assessed at but 1150.000. ' Taking these Instances, with msnf others,' as the examples for his argu ment Mr. Teal asked the board o con sider the broad field of the noutIm con cerns, their favored condrtlona, and con trast these wlth.the more limited scope I of operation opened to the local Jobber, and' not nx local rates that would add to the public than their taxes amounted to. Such-Indirect trurdens aa- th river work, backing transportation. In augurating a fair-and the like were cited. - '-,. !' The commissioners and Judge" Web ster agreed that these men did heavy duty for the community, and were al waya thejlrat to be called on for con tributions.' The county 'court wilt not pass on the matter until late thla after- noon or tomorrow, when the percentages taken by the aasessor will be afflrmed or modified. It la admitted that the actual value of the stocks carried by the mer- chants haa been arrived at correctly, the only question being the percentage of valuation to be taken. . . ' MANY HOMESTEAD ENTRIES IN UMATILLA CANCELED Government inspectors Find : Numerous Squatters Fail to Comply With Law. t' (gfwelat DWpitoh to The Joernal.) -' ' Pendleton. Or Nov. 10. According to reports, a. number of homestead entries ! uii.n un short time a an In thl Irtriintv I . . , : ' ninrauan JIM m rf 1 1 IT ni The homesteads sre located In the Ca- ma. PralrU eountrv. where man, aauat. ters. It is aaid. have failed to comply ; with the federal laws. Urn portions i of the lend have been appropriated by stockmen, the inspectors allege, without having taken the first atepe to acquire the lands la a, legal manner, Thla land 1 la for the mosk part good graslng land, , and some ef it contains large quantities : of timber. Aa a result of the lnveatlga- , tlon. all land In this section of the county la to be classified and persous ' desiring to settle on government land 1 to "proveupZln the regular mannet '' will be given an excellent opportunity. : j ELECTION BY DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY : At a meetlna- of tha Dauehters of tin (confederacy laat night at the reaidence treasurer; Mrs. W, B. Hamilton, his- torlan, and Mrs. H. H. t)ufT. Mrs, Fran-i ce, Klrby and Mrs. M. Lee. trustees. j jt -was decided to procure appropriate t badges which will be worn by mem- f tere In good standing. The next meet- . k. held November S3 at the real- . - . n , , tl... ion n-ii- ? dence of Mrs. yv. x. nia"-". " i Hams avenue. . I' ",f TRUSTY DROPS RAKE AND SILENTLY STEALS AWAY While ...i urin..,iav. Oeorae Ijoffel. a trustr. a hla rake and walked awar. Neither Sheriff Word nor Jailer Graftor wmww JOBBER has heard from him since. The escapee x. prisoner was convicted of larceny 01 ,. June IS.-and -was sentenced r to -aervil.. nine months In the county Jail. At th time of hla arrest he gave thi.nimr1 of George Bpooni Loffel was XI yean J old. i feet 10 V Inches .tall, has light - svee and dark hair. - Sheriff Word hal offered a reward of 120 for his return. ."1 SPECIAL GRAND JURY SWORN IN BURTON CASE f Jounttl giwelal Service. 1 Bt Louis, Nov. 10.-A special ' grand Jury wss sworn In today to" Investigate- the government s marges sgainst. en- inor Burton .01 iwansas. J .- ... . - - - ,..... . i -
