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Newspaper Page TextTHE" iOREGON"D AILY-lOURNAUr PORTLAND.- WEDNESDAY "EVENING.- MAY 18.- 1CC3. iiRiitmn : Pilffl fi P A T " UIMIMIIIU I liyimiu I mill , lur .lliMnii ni n MMrnrhnnhnTLh fin Mti A Ul -f l ftuurll rillt -rilu 1 1 UiJll . : I. ... . in 1.1 I un viiiuiiiv "' V"'7;-'J V " - ' ' " ' v-v '"" " ""- .. '' -T j ; Armour Negotiates for Between toiumDia Limits for Plant . v jt... : , Tha Isaac N. Perry tract Of lie acres "f land, between Columbia slough and : the cltv limit of-Vortland, In sections 8. . 4 and 6. haa been withdrawn from the local market by the owner, who la KapiaIdenf-6rWa-rdTmrrNatloriar bankr Chicago. It la said amp- -rntttnr 4i ev t uRn A rraour Oe. f or-tf ale of the land to tnat corporation, it la believed by Portland real aetata mea that the Armour company U taking pre- llmlnary atepa toward ultimately eatab- ' netting a racking plant at thla point. "Tha realisation of a great scheme , for a packlng-houae center In Portland, ." .wlth three, or four of the bl packtng companies represented, may not come .- for Mime yeara but the packera foresee- ' the drift of thlnga and are getting in - a position to develop their buelneea here . , when the right' time cornea,' aatd a man Jsho- Indirectly- interested in the meat ',.. business. I do not believe that at the present time the volume of trade and , the ' aupply of . livestock will warrant mora than, tha construction and opera . . tlon of one complete large packing plant. which the Swifts have already planned. But the country la growing fast,-Alaska developments are coming swiftly, and oriental trade Is increasing very largely "" years hence when Portland will be the home of two or three great packing houses, with Joint stockyards, on the peninsula." ' . 1 . 1 v ... - la ot ny x.aad. It Is learned that Bwlft Co.. In IS business, did not buy the lands of that Tompairyy Trouldalc. r Tha -butchering "I7.-"ria'rtl,f iTiuuldale lian been taken oveiv but- the former owners .of the Union Meat company retain the 1.B09 acres of land on which tha plant la located. Thla ' ' Is taken to meaa Jhat tha Swift planta will ha rf""""tH ""ir'v T....H4 A and the Troutdaie plant abandoned or - -, moved. .'- I , , ,. .;' . . .1,. . Transfer -of l.fOO -acres, of .the Force donation land claim from Mr. Gregg, the owner, through middle men. to .8wlft7aV0, 'n, w. .mnltwl venterrtav. Ilea on-the- bottoms etweetrt -Theland rnpm DnnQ-DFiio ABousH-oFFjcE LU liniulunuuul niuv Tun Giunp mm 1 i nuuoflnuo . . at'.."-- 1 urganizea uang r in rvew t orit 1 " .1 .. Stole Quarter Million Dollars From Transportation Lines."'...., ' (Jaaraal Special BerrVe.t ' Near York. May 1. Revelations of -- a- conspiracy In which" every railroad and steamship company -doing business In New- York city haa been robbed of ' freight 'aggregating fully f 260.00J by an ' organised gang that atola goods by the , carload are promised In a serlea of prose cutions started today. Five men charged with being Implicated -In-thef ta-of-alHta and other goods worth (49.000 to $50,000 Lfron tha8utherniPaclfle Steamship company are .under heavy bond for examination tomorrow. . - 1 They are Abraham Davis of New -York. James O'Brien eteamshlp clerk; Adrian E. Post of North Bergen, New Jersey; Frederick Palm of Brooklyn and .Daniel Stratum of New York, all ex- - pressmen. ' The method of getting the goods la said to be as follows: - Certain expressmen.: after receiving merchandise to deliver at a pier, would - take It Instead to a "fence." , There a checker, who was In tha scheme, would O. K. the bill of lading, bat In place tof Tils own' name ha would substitute " nwhrevclinthe-TimyiTf om 'other ' clerk.1 : ; 7-:: CHINESE GAMBLERS " CAUGHT BY POLICE Detectives" Murphy and 'smith were active , with Chinese gamblers last fiignt.. Alter watching the premises at Hi fli-nndTatreet fnr" am 1 lis 11 a 11 "hour they determined to break Into the place and ascertain how many Chinamen were playing fantan. The door to the ' retreat waa broken down and tha detec tives succeeded In arresting eight CeleaJ . .- www w.-nvvif engaged in playing the game. The players were taken to police headquarters,- where. IS 4 ball waa posted for each man. They appeared In the municipal court this morning and their trials were contin ued nntU Friday. A few hours before the raid on the -fantan play are Murphy a and Smith au tentlon waa called to- John Sick, a ChU naman, reported to be actively engaged In aelltng lottery tickets. The police- . - men succeeded In arresting Sick after a . chase covering several blocks on Second street. Tha man was captured at 13 Second street and hundreds- of lottery tickets of eight companies were found ' on him." He gave noff cash ball for ap- ' pea ranee for trial-Friday. - " NORWEGIANS PLAN FOR ANNUAL-CELEBRATION The Norwegians of Portland will cele ': brata their Independence day tomorrow . . evening in Arion ball with music, slnr ' Ing and dancing. Tha program will be erencel and carried -out by-the Nor wegian Hinging society and Is not .yet compieteo. Aner tne lormal program there win he impromptu speeches, a clal good time and a dance. .. President ; iJkraen of the Singing society will direct tha affair. The committee that is ar- .. ranging tha celebration Is composed of John Eerg, Chris Tuggle, Joseph Lib- ouck and A. Tompte, - ln-nyey i14 the-flrst Napoleon , wrested Norway from Denmark and . formed a union of that kingdom with Sweden, placing Charles XIII on the joint throne. ' Constitutional privileges and -right of auiTrage were granted to. tha Danes. Msy IT. and since then these annual ee. bratlone have been held. aUves for Ooagresa. ' ' ' Unreal wurUf aerrice.l aprlngfleld. IU., May 1. The Re publican ongreastonsl convention . of the twenty-first district held here to day reeulted In the renomlnatlon of t ontreesman Zena I Rlvea without op- Large Tract of Land aiougn ana -uiyL and Stockyards. Columbia slough jand' Vancouver slough and Includes Korea lake. Everett Wilson of Chicago, a director of Armour A Co. and manager of all branch bouses west of Omaha, came to Portland last evening and departed thla morning for Boise.. He will return In a short- time-and go-to-flan-Francisco. share &a will direct the .re.habWtajlg.ij. the company's plant there destroyed by the recent disaster. ' ' Tha Hammond Packing company,, a Chicago corporation ' controlled by "Ar mour & Co.. has plana drawn ferMhe con struction of a two-story smokery and warehouse at East Second and Stark streets The dimensions ot the building will be 80x90 feet. , ' ; ... . ,. : Xiooatloa of Usloa Stockyards. ' Location . of the plant of tha Colon Stockyards company baa bean, decided upon. t Is said tha stockysrds will be located on the alough at Hayden Island, and that Swift Co. have set aside acrea as a gift to the Union Stockyards company. - Although Mr, Wilson haa had the management of tha branch houses of 1 tha Armour company for J years, this la hia first visit to Portland. Tha rapidly growing Importance of this point as a packinghouse center Is oceaalon for... recent.. vuUta -of a . number-of-the leading pncktnr-house men of tha tTnfted States. .The belief among well-informed bualnesa men la that the large packera have started upon a joint plan of de- nave started upon a joint plan of de-lto veTopmenl ofthe meat parking and stockyarda Industry at Portland , that will ultimately supply th t. tsm .Hawalii sUlssksi urttisn Columbia and the orient Tha importance of this undertaklna to .tlaitd lll -ba-reaiiaed jhaa-4t-Lai understood that there le at D resent no export Business done by any packlng- houae through thla port.' The packers ship some canned meats to Alaska, and eo- lauivuarog-ana other Pacific ocean porta, through Baa Franclsoo and Seat tle. The development of the meat -in. duatry at , Portland wlll, it la said, rx ceruin to lead to a very large export iraas acre, ana man much to the In creanlna- rnr fitnmihlp llnaa operating out of thla port. " 1 Tfe -OF LAND RECEIVER 1 w . .. . - - . e w -;- twuBiarna Baraae er Tse lesrael.) d i j y "u-w ppropnanona committee haa decided to omit an approprla- a -ttoa for receivers of land of' e . floes where tha terras expire dur- ' 4) ; Ing- the -coming fiscal year. If - the action of the committee, 4e- . auaUined by tha house and aen- e a 1 ate receivers will be abolished in 41 land offleea. Including The ' a Dallea.-North-Tsklma. Beattle, Spokane, Vancouver, Lawlaton. e Bolsa and Halley. , . . a ' ' AWARDING MEDALS-TO EFFICIJT MARKSMEN Z "ll laet t The Joeraal.) ( Baker City. Or, May 14 An Informal inspection of company A. Third, Infantry. S N' .V.,ha" bn he,d byJldjutant General Finser.and Lieutenant-Colonel Poorman. This inspection was called to afford an opportunity to tha offlcera of bestowing upon eight members of the company the decoration of "marksman" won In Jaat year-a work on the rifle range, - The men receiving the decora Uf." r:' "wgeant George H. Shumaker. Private Clifford L. Tiee. Private Rich ard T. King. Private hnml a . ah... ""er-; Chester Welch. Mualclaa John D. Haines and Sergeant Irving C Oreen. - General rimer and Colonel Poorman 2 ln"Kct"1 eonnpany L at La Grande snd will Inspect company D at The Dallea. In both places decorations were or art to be awarded. . , SWITCHMAN AT PASCO, M EETS3JTR ANG EFATEt fMlierial mapatch 4s The iMraaLt WalU Walla. Wash., Ma lY A strange fate overtook A switch tender In the Northern Pacific yards at Pasco last night, when the top of a big refrigerator car, torn loose by the high wind, rose In the sir and fell with a sickening crssh on -top of the man'a head as ha .waa walking along the trsck. breaking his neck and killing him Instantly. Trainmen who brought the news of the accident to thla cltv aaM (h.i 11. i. war known of the dead man. as he had " oeen employed In the yards a week. He is believed to have had a divorced wife in Seattle and a alster In France, The gale at Pasco last night reached a velocity of 00 mllea sn hour and did considerable damage. FORESTERS AT CONDON ELECT NEW OFFICERS iRpeelel 'Dispatch t The InnrnaM Condon, dr.. May 14. The Foresters of America,- In , session here, gave a grand ball last night and will give a big banquet tonight Next year the meeting will be held at Rainier, Oregon. The- grand -officerselected were aa rnilow: a -B-A-BDalgltyi-Aa-4 wr.. . o. v k., a. I brown, Salem; treasurer, C. B. Leitsel. Portland; grand recording secretary. K. Wright, La Grande; senior woodward, A. Hart, Cot tsge Grove; Junior woodward. A. Dahue. Portland; senior besdU. W. L. LopstldtJ Und; trustees W. L. Jones, Jefferson; Frsnd Kennedy', Roseburg, and . J. C. Glbeorr, Grants Pass.,. -. Cove. Breets tha Ooveraor. iS?.' 91- M'y Oornor Cham berlain addressed a large and enthusias tic audience In Trlppeer hall. Monday afternoon, hsvlng received a pressing invitation from personsl friends not to pass Cova hy. He wee Introduoed by Henry Chambers. During his , two hours talk, which was straightforward and from a strictly business a Land point, the attention given wss unbroken ex cept by bursts of applause. Ha left the Impreastoawith hia hearers to -a unit that he was the one man for governor of Oregon regardless of tha merits or j any opponent; . . . f . .,t COLILIISSIO Will Decapitate Municipal Court Janitor Who Was Ap ; pointed Illegally. WORD IS WHISPERED , - i v IN EAR OF AUDITOR It ! Now Up to Devlin and Mayor Lana to Refuta Favored Appointee Hi Check for Eighty Dollar on Pay Day. - , -v-w-v , - Jecllitlng to permit - the -appointment by,the city council of a Janitor of the municipal court when there are 10 men ma Janluira' glTgTOlgtntnerfiTn service commission today took the first steps toward nullifying tha action of tha councilman by ordering, that tha mayor and city auditor be notified that an appointment .has been 1 made, con- trary to tha regulatlona of the charter. James McDonald has been appointee; janitor, bailiff and assistant' clerk, of the municipal court.. Tha salary Is (SO a month.. Tha head janitor of the city, who has charge of th - building and' superintends the work of some eight men. receives ITS a month..' - . ":; . " Secretary McPherson 'reported be had', learned McDonald waa on duty at the court since the council has passed the ordinance creating. the office and- ap pointing him over the veto, of Mayor Lane. Commissioners Willis. Brewster and Blaln were aomowhat In doubt as to the mode of procedure, though there seemed to be no doubt In their minds that Mayor Lane was Justified In hia declaration that the, api m 1 d- conrrary-to-ther-charti With the official' notice from tha commission In their hands. It will be up City Auditor Devlin and Mayor Lane to refuse to make out and algn a war- to City Auditor Devlin and Mayor" Lane I , rant for McDontld's salary. ' Tha former decision of the emu legtiuim tug uisi'imuB ui-""l' n. Compton. . Instrument man In thacity engineering department, was sustained. rad-rom.'4h oollce. force by the axecuttve board April 21, will have a hearing before tha commla alon May Jt, A MATLOCK WILL SPEAK TO LOCAL DEMOCRATS Daiuumatlc nomluee fuf tha bbsUIub jjf ti'tV tasurVr will Silver "addreM at Democratic headquarters, 127 Sev enth street, Friday night ,uhder the ausprcea of TheT6un MenDemdcratrcTtlinathat thi and - the- Multnomah Dcmocrattg-glnba, The membera of the two nrganlsationa are preparing to give- Mr. Matlock a rousing reception, The meeting will b presided over by John Montague. - mi. wawocK aaaressea ine Municipal . i . ,.,ir. ownership of public - utilities and the recognition of labor unlona by business corporations. " " .". - In his sddress Friday' night ho will touch upon tha municipal ownership and labor questions again. Ha will advocate state ownership of tha locka at Oregon City," If government ownership Is Im practicable, and he riu also advance the theory that the government should con struct the Celilo canal to open up the .great empire now ahut off by tha rapids that stand aa a bar to navigation, i... j. . - Mr. Matlock believes that a channel ahould bo made In ' the Columbia from Pfrrfjsnd to tha ocean and maintained at a depth, of at least 40 feet. If thii dona Portland, ho asserts, will become the first city of the west; If It la not dona it' will have to remain In aecond place. He believes that, all state offl cera1 should be placed on a flat salary. , DETESTABLE PRACTICE ' UNEARTHED BY POLICE Detective J. A. Mears has unearthed what the " police belleva to be a de testable practice adopted - by, certain second-hand dealera and funk men dolna huinsaa la Portland. Thia-mornlni formation --was- filed against-Welnstern gt Blank, junk dealers at Mill 'and Water atreeta.. A warrant for the arrest of the members of the ''firm haa been lsaueoVl- Detectlve Mears brought .to the police station last night a so-called registry book kept-by Welnateln Blank. The4agH"- " a"'TPlMAV law makes it necessary for Junk men 5?"red"e"5'r M, A li to keep a full register of all goods pur ehesed by them. Tha book heptHytftO firm . soon to be under arrest made no shdwlhrar all. PurTouT6ir Ave , tntrlea were pt auch character that an investi gation will be at once made by the po lice. - Tha firm has - entered ' ill " sums -of money paid oat by them. Four or five entries were for morphine bought by the nrm. Detective Mears explained the entries by stating that a certain claaa of Junk dealers and second-hand men pur chase the drug and give it to users of It. for any goods they may procure by theft or otherwise. IS FED," AND BITES HAND THAT FED HIM William Evans of (30 Railroad street regrets that ha made friends with Harry Summers, a sailor, about a year ago. Evans and Bummers are Englishmen and tha former took, the aeaman to hta home and made him comfortable. Bum mers took a dislike to work, according to Evans, and became such a constant visitor at his home that ha finally waa obliged to tell hia countrymen tooee.se calling. JA month ago Evans had Sum mers arrested Tor assault, and the man wan given to days In the city Jalk, Yes terday foe .was released from enstody and at knee went to Evans home, snd. It la alleged" bythi latter, went Into a room and stole t new .Il-callber Colt a revolver from under a pillow on the bed. The caaa waa tried in the munic ipal court this morning Sen tenca of Bummers Was suspended ptnoing nis leaving Portland by o'clock tomorrow afternoon. - - . -- GROCERS WILL. HAVE TIME OF THEIR LIVES SBBBa-S-SaBJBBW "We went you to meet with us at the Western Acadsmy of Music hall, Seeond and Morrison streets, Mondsy evening, Msy 11. j10.- There will be music, ath letics, speeches and refreshments. Leave your money at' home; ru won't need any. JusL. try ono evening with tha grocers and Jobbers and salesmen. It s great spring medicine. Portland Retail1 Oroeets" sssoclstlon." . y i This is the invitation being Sent out by the association. It Is to be a social session of members of tha trade .and their friends. ..v. -, o - , I S0RR0W-C0MES-T0-THIS-B0Y ON HIS THIRTEENTH BIRTHDAY frrr 7- " :;'--:j;'V-:-''.-V'.''! ;:' ) ::;x V, v-s- ... ; iVt'-'ffl?,''''.:;''.- .f ?,:'--1 iMM"rf' ' i . r'. :'.aaj,6 2L- ... gsaMaWassssssWiBsVBsaassVMgsssfM a'. .JtoimmmmCMmmmmmmtmmmmmmmmmammmmmmimmmmmmk Tommy and Little Tommy Davis was II years old yesterday sW ltwaatha firsts time in 11-those years that he knew the mean ing of sorrow. It cama to him yeater. day, and with bis little- alster Nina he spent the first half of tha day in weep ing. ' - ..-..-.. : .- Tommy and his alster 'live at the Ge neva house. Sixth and Flanders streets. Many yeara ago so long-that Nina at least, never knew her their mother died. That was-In Knoxville, Tennessee. few dsys ago they rame with their fathOCTtO rprtlan(l''"'ThB"father." Kd Davlg, is a machinist. ... On Monday night Davta went over to the- east aide to visit friends and failed to return. For weeka they had talked of celebrating Tommy's birthday and he and hia little sinter had looked forward lin flaunt IMIght to the. orcaMnn.1 Tommy had never -had a birthday celebration,-but-other, boya had -told him about It, ao that he knew it must be a time of wonderful happlnftaa., .,..- 11 ; ' 1 .''..,. t INDIAN BUCKS AND FILLED..WITH BAD -WHISKEY Twenty-five -dingy braves ahdquiwsTTCeriarTs' f rorn tha Umatilla reservation are so journing In Portland, having tha best raemorableday-n-lOKO -wnen .tney-an slipped - awajT7 for- one - grand feast - of delectable dog! They never knew until thla-vleltr, just what a splendid place Portland really was and what a hos- .. , ., . . ... . , nltahla lot of cltlxena , aha harbored alone some of Tier mrRer street: Moat of these buc)tB and tellea are .filled to the brim -with llauor of the hardest kind. .- Most of It U whiskey of lUegltl mata' parentage, and la raw-enough to fila scars on even the patent-medlclne-hardened throat of the. Indian. Throat scratching Is the supreme test Of good, whlakey, .according, to the best Indian authorities, and the bravee are aupreme- . ly happy over the brand that has been served them In roniana. t The 2S Indiana came down as wit nesses. Interpreters -and onlookers, fai HfflaErFOXlAtlrJIIERHIT IS FATALLY BURKED f William Coy Loses Life, as Result of Injuries In Saving Per ... . sonal Effects Breclal Dispatch to The Jonrnal.1 "2 Albany. - OrMay 1. WUliam Coy o? Ti'ft.railejtiW aauJiU4J fk frteCJasr Wednesday about noon, hla-death -oc- jcorrtng shortly -thereat tee, , , . , , , Coy was a bachelor and was living alone In a small log cabin on a home stead that he owned, being situated personal effects, Ms trunk and other - be - 4 KIIU .IV . ui.i.. .v -- longings that were stored in tne attio. meantime he received burn of auch a nature as to cause his deafn. - After saving . these belongings, he seemingly realised his serious condition. Changing his clothes, he put on hia best apparel, consigned the rest of hia belongings to the flames, and then walked to the home of G. F .Johnston, his nearest neighbor. To blm he ax plalned the accident that had befallen him. They placed him In bed and did everything possible to alleviate hia suf ferings, ..but.io.-no .avnftV and ..be ..died "thuf "night ' " William Coy waa years of age, coming to thla country from England yeara ago. He leavea a sister In Eng land, whoso addrese la-nnknown. He was tha owner of a half Interest In if 0 acres of -land and other personal property. r ' Knowing: him io "have" "had. consider able money- about him, the nelghbora dug Into the ruins and there in the ground underneath the cabin unearthed a can containing over 1600 In gold. Tha estate hss been filed ior administra tion In - the - probata' court and lettera will Issue to one of the neighbors, ARRESTED ON COMPLAINT OF-GIRL-AT-WENDUNG (Spwlal Trtapatek te The Jnaraal.t Eugene, Or., May 1. Claire Bakdr, a- young man aged II years, was ar rested yesterday at Springfield, -the com plaining witness being a girl at Wend llng. Young Baker apent tha night In the county Jail here and waa taken to Wendllng before yie Justice of the peace there. - ' '. EX-CONVICrSHOOTS - AND KILLS HIS WIFE . jjosraal BpeclaV Berlce.) ' ' Los Angeles, Max 1. R. C. Peggs, an ex-convlct out of prison but a short time, went to work this morning, re turned home at 10 o'clock and without apparent provocation shot his wjfe four times. Two daughters ..witnessed the shooting, negse escaped His wife Is dying st a tmspttal. Beggs Is the father of ."Raffles" Beggs, a young burglar now in the reform acbooL.. ' L Nina Davia. .J . But tha father loat hia way 'on the east-side Monday night snd did -not return. When Tommy and. his sister awoke yesterday" they looked for him. and falling to find him, began to cry. Finally they went upon the atreeta and started out. fnto tha big city of Port land looking for their father, t , Then -J. I Anderson,' a barber who Uvea, in tha vicinity of the . Geneva, found - tbern. ; They i confided ; to Aim that they were looking fnr their father. He ItHik'-them to 4l homa, , Then'"hef communicated with police headniuirtnra. - It waa not loner-- before the-father called at the station In alOft TCh Of Mai Chlldr-ft 11 llfcj Iftalt Iktal way on the east side, he said, and oould not return Monday night. He had sent TieVef qellVerefl. lesleroay afternoon there waa a gran ia reunion and afterward Mr. Davis and Tom firry and Nina left for Albany, where tha father had. aecurea rosUlo; BELLES SMterrtcWJai tfU UlTr. assault They-arrived In Portland last week and hava been here ever since. poned because a whisklfled slumber had taaen possession of the prise witness. This morning an Interpreter-wan dta missed because his tongue refused -to work as his booxe-bedraggled brain tried-to dictate. - In the back of the courtroom, where eat the" 15, ' the at ospliera waa ,f highly tiitnted" with fumes similar to. those of a burning drug factory. . . The condition of the Indians haa - an gered the - govern men t -of fleer - and- -It will, go . hard, with the. man.' who haa been disposing of liquor to them. It Is against ' the law ' to sell . liquor to an Indian and tha officials propose' to find out the guilty parties -and punish , them severely. In tha meantime the case of Orton Wheeler wheezes booxlly .along and the bucks and braves afa pcaylng that iiiciiL visit .will Jiot soon.be ended. SEA-LEVEL-CANAL-.S FAVORED BY SENATE o , ... ,. - '- Journal BperUI Berries.) Waahinntonr-May !. The senate committee today agreed to report favorably on a aea-level 1 d canal by a vote of C to I. , 4 ' ' "'"' ''' - ' SAYS EASTERN OREGON IS FOR CHAMBERLAIN On "the "face""of thlngstha" chances f arTheToelectiotr of "Governor Chamber lain, could .not possibly look better in astern Oregon than they do," said Hon. J. D. Matlock of Eugene yesterday. . Mr.- Matlock is the Democratic candi date for state treasurer and has Just - returiied from a trip through-MaTheur, Baker, Union and TJmatilla counties. uin. , , v . '- . 5 ' . "The receptions given Governor Cham berlain wars he most enthusiastic I hava aver seen." continued Mr. Matlock. There is no party feeling at all and all party lines have apparently been effaced. Republicans, ' Soclallsta, Pop ulists and Prohibitionists were Just -aa loud In their praises aa tha Democrats. It really looka like the vote in that section wlllJbe unanimous." , Mr. Matlotk said the other candidates la-lho party. wero kindly-received and he believes the entire state ticket will get a good majority in the eaatern Ore gon counties, MAINLY PERSONAL. " Hon. Will R. King of .Ontario la in Portland on Ills way home from Los Angeles, where he has been for the past week. Mr. King will go home tomorrow and will take part In tha campaign th Malheur county from now until the election., v' - - Attorney-General Crawford ia in Port land today. -- 8. B. Huston of Hillsboro Is In'the city. Mr. Huston was a csndtdate for the Republlcnn nomination for governor. Warrant for Xnsnranoe Kan. A warrant was issued for the arrest of Harvey O'Bryan, the Insurance man, this morning In the municipal court, charging the accused with the obstruc tion of" streets. -Patrolman R. I Philips Is tha complainant and In his statement to Chief Grltsmacher ssys that an automobile belonging to Harvey -f O Bryan waa lert atandlng In tha street at Third and Stark streets all last night ... ii i m k Before-' Judge Cleland today -fa being tried the- case - of,' Joseph M. Healy against G. A. Vehr and August B. Vehr. The plaintiff has sued for tfOO which he alleges to be due him for having been Instrumental in tha sale of lots 7 and I. block 105 of the city of Portland tp W. T. Turner and A. t,. Eates. Healy al leges, that ho wis made the agent, to aell the property; that it waa sold to Turner snd Estes for 122,000 last January. Vehr declares that he" sold tin? prop erty and that by terms made Healy was not to hava a commission unless' the Bropertj waa aold for IZj.OOO. , - DOCTORS ELECT OFFICERS : iD COOVELH CLOSES Dr. E, B. Pickel of Medfbrd Chosen President ' of Oregon State Medical Association Banquet at Commerce Ofltoera of tha Oregon' State Medical association were elected thla morning aa follows President Dr. E. B. Picket, Medford. First Vice-President Dr. J. A. Reu ter. Tha Dallea.- . - ' Seeond -V lce.Prealdont-Pr.i H. M Bhaw, Ashland. J Thir4 -V'lne - President Pr. . Edna Tlmms. Portland. Secretary Dr. L. H. ' Hamilton,' Port land. Delegate to National Medical .Asso ciation Dr. H. W. Cos. , : . Alternate Dr. George F. Wilson. Councillors Dr. A. C Smith. Port land, and Dr. W. J. May. Baker. City. Dr.- May was reelected. ..-r-r-r ? - ; There -aarre no new theorlee and no shattered ones at thla mornlnga ses sion of tha Thirty-second meeting of tha Oregon State Medloai association. Onoe Dr. Amoa of Portland threatened to create a dissension by declaring that a certain old and accented .theory waa en tirely wrong, but hia remarks failed to arouse tha argument that waa expecteo. The greater part of tha forenoon ses sion was devoted to tha election of of ficers. Tha remainder waa devoted to discussions postponed from yesterday. However,- a semblance of consternation waa created by a resolution Introduced by-Piv Geary te tha affantthat. all the county medical aoctetlea of Oregon aarea upon'a certain stipulated fea for Insurance examinations, it was at a ten that certain physicians in tha interest of certain insurance companies had r dnred tha fee to a atartllng extent Tha tea on legislation. .. . - ,( Xietter rrona general Aadaraom. .. i.y A communication Jm J?enera IT. r M. Anoerson, u. o. a., aiso causea more than a passing Interest, He desired to know' why the medical association ob jected to the contract hospital few sys tem. - Tha contract hospital fea sys tem, which la In vogue. In -many largo factories and "Other places -where large nnmbers- of - men aire -employed is- not exceaslvely popular with doctors who hava ' opposed the . system. General .lAnderson asked why, but his communl cation waa "atscr referred to a committee . ior zuiure) acimn. . - It waa decided before ' adjournment ing at the Commercial club.- Tha ban. o'uet will "ha a I van - by th -Portland physicians irr hjonor of the visiting deU egatea, '. - j . . ' Delegates Zn Bebata. --' - For half an j hour thla morning tha house, of delegates , wsa In a atsta of vigorous debate, concerning tha amount of money-to-be contributed toward tha relief of unfortunate members of the profession who suffered In tha San Francisco disaster.. The discussion -waa started as tha result of efforts of dele gates to place t,he Oregon Stats Medical society on record as having Contributed the sum of 250. Dr. Andrew C Smith lad tha opposi MELDRUM'S FATE IS 1 - SOON TO BE KNOWN Although convktedoireTnasrTar and- a half ago of defrauding the-gov ernment by meana of fraudulent surveys. Henry Mjeldrum, former surveyor-gen eral of Oregon, has never been sentenced. The. delay-haa been largely attrimitanie to the death of tha lata Judge Bellinger, before whom tha trh) waa held, A. mo tion for a new trial la pending and an order waa entered thla morning by Judge Wolverton, fixing June I aa tha data for arguments on the motion. If tha motion la pverruled sentsnce will then be im posed. Meldurm was aurveyor-general while Blnger Hermann was commissioner of the i?eneraii4and-ofrica-- Tha4 indictment a aumber f -fraudulent surveys, - John. HmU then United States (district attorney, conducted the prose cution, and the conviction waa tne nrst Important victory for the government In the land fraud cases. George C. Brownell of Oregon City la Meldrum'a attorney. , FINANCE COMMITTEE- WILL MAKE REPORT "'"A' detailed report from the -finance committee-of the Portland relief com mtttea will be handed to Mayor Lane tomorrow morning by Secretary Glltner, pursuant to a request from tha execu tive for auch a statement of tha opera tions of tha committee, . - . . The report will ahow In detail all tha contributions received. how" the money waa apent and what remalna on hand yet to be disposed of. Most of tha fund haa been used for supplies of various kinds that were shipped to San Fran cisco for the-relief of the sufferers,-ut there atlll remalna In tha hands of the committee a - small sum. This will be disposed of aa It is needed In San Fran cisco, being put to auch usa as those having charge of tha further relief work In the destroyed city think. best. , - Sundry contributions which will be turned over to the finance committee lata thla afternoon will bring the fund up to a grand total of l2Sl.0tl.92. The subscriptions are practically all In now and 'littler .more-cash la expected. ' , ' Seamen's Institute Oomeert, "' The first concert, of tha season at theJ Seamen's institute will be given this evening at, 8 o'clock." ; Following is the program t . .... -.'. '.. ,-- - - Piano solo, J. W. coatee, British ship Bardowle'i song", CrPoweTr, British steam ship KUburnt. song, Mrs. V. Gil bert, Ferneyhoughi song, C. W. Beddoe. Bardowle; reading, Mlaa Eugenie Craig; song, J. W. Coetes, Bardowle; aong. Miss Elisabeth Hoben; accordion organ, C. W. Beddoe - and J. W. Coatee. Bardowle; song, E. Geal, steamship Kllburn; song, W. Clemlneon; aong, H. Johnston. steam-frl ship Kllburn; song and dance, Nordstrom children; cornlo song, - frank- Motter; song, Willie George, British ship Gal sate: chant, Charles Capper, British ahlp Galgate; aong. Iw A, Waters, British ship Galgatei accompanist, Mlsa Elisabeth Hoben. , MILITIA ORDERED TO PROTECT NEGROES ' (Journal Bplal 'BervW.) ' -,r Albany,; N. Y., May 16 The militia haa been ordered to Coeymana. where armed Italian strikers command tha brickyards. Five hundred negroes are panlo-itrlcken,,. , ; ' - - ... , tion to tha commercial movement.' He deplored such "measly contributions,'' he said, and unless tha society contributed at least 11,000 It ahould contribute noth ing. He called" "attention to tha fact that tha society had -100 membera and represented the great state of Oregon. Ttwaa tn'aproatveTouaecndltlon.- he" laid., and members of the pro In San Francisco were ta-roany In stances destitute. v " . Tha discussion followed the Introduc tion of "a resolution. Finally an amend ment to Increase the aum to 00 , waa introduoed and carried. . That amount ' was accordingly contributed to help tha doctors of Ban Franclaoo refurnlah their offleea, purchase new instruments and equip themselves la a suitable man ner. - . v AjrtorU Oeta IText Kaattaf. - Tha meeting of the - house of dele gatea was called to order at :10 o'clock. " It preceded tha aecond day's session of ; the meeting of tha Oregon State Med ical association, which - convened at 10:14. It waa decided to hold tha next annual meeting of tha society at As toria, and spend one day at Seaside. - Nomlnatione for tha varloue offleea in tha aocioty wore also made, s Tha -nominations ware acted upon at tha meeting of tha society at tha conclusion Pt tbemeetlng of the .house. of dele gatea. The following program waa fol lowed at thla morniogta aeaaloa of tha society. "Proprietary Medicines. j. A. psttlt, Portland.-' Discussion opened hjJW. A,- xiimme- mmnr 1 Calexll." W. Hi Bmr. Hmtm,,, Discussion opened bjr J. 8. Fulton, Aa ' torla. .-., -. - . . . . ; - "The Importanea of Functional Diss-- Wtlr-lhmtliaitMfs w nuesiae, orv-ttdr-tHeeasslon mmdz: by C. J. Smith; Pendleton. "What la Dementia BraeooxT" T. --- William son. Portland. Discussion open -ad by J. Allen- Gilbert. Portland. . Thla afternoon's ae salon began at 2 o'clock;, and. tha following rtrraav waa observed: Reproduction of Bona After Oners. tiona for Necrosis. " -W. J. May. Baker t3tygajnseiasslon opened b; Brooke, Bllverton. . s - . , ' . Importance of Diagnosis In Abdoml tl Dlaeaae." R. C Coffey.T'ortland. Discussion opened by H. M. Read,- Seat tle. -.- : . . - 1 'The Use and Limitation of .Law 'a. ControUlnc-the Social Evil." O. S. Peter-, kin, Seattle. - Discussion opened by A. E. Mackay, Portland. . !Tha StateMedtcaLiaw'B . JFroratne- Standpolnt of One of tha Examinars.4 W. E. Carl!, ' Oregon City.' Discussion opened by William Jonea, Portland. - --, "Gall Stones." E. n McDanleL Baker Cltyr Discussion opened by Fred Esslg, " Bpoaana. : . ". .j,, j, ' "Tha Causa of Diseasa and How: to , Prevent Them." H. M. Shaw, Ashland. Discussion opened by George E. Honck. ' Roaeburg. - MANY DELEGATES GATHER AT THE COuFERENCE- Milton Is Scene of District Con ZlventJoti, of Christian Church - Now In Session. ' , (Spedal tMtpsteh te The Jearaal. Milton, Or., May If. Tha northeest dlatrlct-convention-ef - tlra - Chrtatlan church la In session, In Milton, and will continue over today and tomorrow. Tha following program la being carried out! Tha- welcome address -wae-byH. B. n Bmita. ana Tssponaa by Chariest selmsn of Heppner," followed by a sere mon by Victor W. Dorrla of Pendleton. Thla morning the session opened with devotional exercises by O. H. King of L Grande, followed by tha report of Die- ' trtct.JCvangeltst N.- H. Brooks, Horn mlaslona, by W. F. Cowden of Tacoma came next, and "Neeedy Fields" waa the toplo of discussion. "Tidings From Washington" followed, by Morton Or i w 7 v, nana, vvaiia. . - Thla afternoon r tha meeting opened with devotional exercises by J. V. Craw . ford of Heppner; "The Model Sunday School." by J. Perry Conder. state Bun day school evangelist, followed; reading, by W. A. Elklns of Hood River: "At- r tendance and Finance,"-by V. Crawford . of Heppner. Thla evening an addreaa hy Rev. John Reeves, Dayton; devotional, by. T. U Chllders of Milton, and sermon by V. W, .. Dorria of Pendleton will occupy tha sea- . ' slon. -- - - . Tbursdsy'lha program will ba as fol lows: Devotional, Mrs. x Lon Boyd, -Athena; "Tha Children's Work," Mrs. C. -A. Bias, Wasco; "The Chlneae Mission," Mrs. M. B.. Whitman, Pendleton; "A Workers' Conference,", Mrs. Ella Num- . bert, Eugene., . - Afternoon - Devotional, -A. B, Cash, Richland; ."Church Extension," F. H. . Cook, The Dalles; report of committees. - . Delegates are In attendance" from all parts of Oregon and Washington and-, the meeting is very well' attended. FIRE BURNS BUILDING AND MARKET AT DALLAS; . . f.eria4 DWaatea ta Thm J rsaL Dallas, Or, Mav If.-Fire last night In tha E. C. Klrkpatrlck building, on Main atreet, which started at lt:0 o'clock, almost destroyed the structure. The origin Is unknown. Tha building waa occupied by W. A. Hanor aa a meat market. The building and atock total wreck, the loss being f2.0 Two confectionery stores, ona on each side, were damaged... Tha fire company. did good work. The meat market was Insured .for t60, but the bulld)ng had no insurance. ' ,- BAKER CITY STORE IS ; ' LOOTED BY BURGLARS Baker City, Or.. May II Robbers broke Into the second-hand store of LoulSvHelde last night and atola cloth ing, rasors and revolvera valued at $0. No trace of the burglars hast been ob tained, though the authorities have a clue to their Identity In a coat ona of them left In tha atora, poet won, . . , t, ' - - . '.'V-'. I