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Newspaper Page Text-THl&ORKQOM-DAILY-JOURNAi; PORTlJANDFRIDAY-EVENINCrr-M?nri18.rtS09r SEVERAL STREETS "IfrOOPLICATE" City Must Rename - 'Many of -ThWi to Prevent Chaoi - - and Confusion. TROUBLE ABOUNDS IN THE SUBURBS Poatoffic Department Haa Long Puxiled Over. Problem, and City Engineer' Force Will Attempt to " .Correct Conditiona at Early. Date. jkrionn- a-rt-detenntned-wti ether or not Mount TborndMontrtllar lobecom part of the city of Portland a systematic effort wilt be made by the : city engineer's office to .eliminate the -duplication of street names now exist Jna- and which will be made even more oonf using by the addition of new- terri tory , -y , 'Many of the streets, of course, are In . outlying additions and there ar few If ' , any houses upon them. In a number of Instances,, however,' the name of the "' I addition must be added to the address " before It is really Intelligible.-- :."" There are two Adams, streets, one In "'" ' Holiday's 'addition and" the "Otbejf yn I, in wood. There is an Albert street in Woodstock and an" Alberta street miles to the north enough sllke to cause end k" less confusion some day. - ; On Mellnda heights Is one Alpine . avenue and on the Seventh street ter race Is 'another,: There are three Ash "'streets.- all on .the .west side. : Two Beacons ana tnree tieecns can Blaine streets are happily still waiting for inhabitants. The well built up .. Broadway in Alhlna bas three namesakes In ' the -suburbs. Break -end .Brooklyn may never lead the traveler astray but still they might And thera are two " ' Bryant streets. ' California avenue and California street will start somebody In the wrong dl--:eWrtW"llW pwrrlawMw helH up wildly- SnA AWe rn live oil ne.j slum the list, 4, - ' There's a cedar avenue and there are .....two Cedar streets, two Cherry. and two' . ' Chestnut treeta.,,.,,--, -,-.. am Both Sellwood and Fslrvlcw hsve CJackamai'averiues addt--Hon has a Clackamas atreet. The Clar endon street In Woodstock is five miles from the thoroughfare of the same name tn University Park. and. North- Portland " has a Clarendon avenue besides ' . atreet are on the list. There are three Columbia streets besides Columbia bou 1rH, Col lose street and Cottage rjace mind too much alike. "T two COncOM treets."-Thrw-1 - -Cross avenue on the Seventh .street terrace and a Cross street en King's height Th above duplication in street nomen clature were taken from tha. lists for the rat three letters In the alphabet. All the way through, the long list the . we me conditions exist.' Many times nas ih noatofflee been pussled. The city engineer's-off Ice has a good" slsed "Job rut out for It before the names are finally aettled, but suggestions for new names will soon pa inroerv ALL THE. LINEMEN DID HWAS TO CHEER THE BOYS imhI Inuhtn af the Fallina school jbomplalned yesterday that for two days body of linemen doing repair wotbt in the vlrlnltv of tha school annoyed the "T" children on their entrance and exit from ZZ acbool and also at recess. Patrolman K. A- Smart was detailed to investigate the matter jand was told that ths Una- men Interfered with thejihIldrenLbut the manner tn which they did it was not stated. . - " . He called on Irving W. Pratt, princl T fcal or the sclioot" and-wsrtold that "ths men were not accused of using profane or obscene language In the presence of the pupils of his school and that persons 1 starting such reports were untruthful. -: Ths principal said' that,all the linemen did was to cheer ths children during their marches and at times when they """were "about the playgrounds. The ein ploying company flf these men has been "trouble wilt occur;- SWIMMING ENTRIESTOR Y.- M.: Cr A.-TOURNAMENT The following entries have been made Yor the Y. M. C. Af swimming tonrn- ment- scheduled for this evening at tbs association's swimming tank:' - - 29-yard swim, 1 length Tgit, Ross, Xavidson. Llghty,' Daniels, Maeklo, Abegg. , (ft-yard swim. I lengths Ross, Abegg, Meyer, Mackle, Davidson. -. lOt-yard swjm. sjengths -Iouls Per ry. Abegg, Meyers, Irvine. " Fancy diving Ughty, Zwlcky. Long diving Perry, Lattlmer, Irvine, Carlson, Hexter, Guild. Diving for plates Oulld, Carlson, tt- Umer,.l.lghty. Rosst. rfrry. , , , L,. , Tub race Poet entries. ' . . ' . Water polo Two plrked teams. - -While the contentsnts are all T. M. t;. A. members.. the association Invites the entire public V - 10CAL ARCHITECTS PLAN TO FORM CLUB "V Portland architects are taking' steps o form a social and business organisa tion for promotion of tha general intent sta of ths craft. -They have sent no tlces to every architect tn the city urg ing attendance at a meeting to be held tha evening of May 1. at o'clock. In the rooms of tha Portland Association - of r-,Arcn.iects, 112 - McKay huild- - Ing. The new .- organlxatton wlll-be known as tha. Architectural club. '. . . fgtaaliag' rate BoUdingm. Complaint was made to Chief of Po lice Orltsmacher today that If quick action is not taken by the police the remaining bulldlnga at the Lewi and Clark exposition grounds will be carrlod way piecemeal by people who seem to - think that tha lumber and other meter--Jels are common propertywhlch any one may claim. Measures will be taken (which are expected to curtail tha evil, , Sag-la X yOMlag. Tba lodge of local Eagles is anxious to find It JC Faulkner, a brother mem ber of tha lodge, who la reported to bare disappeared from tha ely. . The police have been asked to assist In finding the gnaa, - . Orleket . TeauuTow. There will be rttoket practice- (omerWand Pina streets the truck was met. As row afternoon! at o'clock on tha old grounds, iet Thirty-ninth and Belmont streets. AU orlrketers are requested to attend. HAY BE THIRD VICTIM OF --I'HIPPIHG- POST F. C. Kelly Is Bound Over to the ' Grand Jury for Beating - -. ----- His Wife. - - F. C. Kelly may become the third vic tim of the whipping post In Multnomah county, having been bound over to the grand jury this morning by Judge Cam eron arter that magistrate had listened to a string of testimony which convinced him that tha man should bo dealt with Severely, - , . Mrs. Kelly conducts the Neppach roomlng-houss at the northeast corner of Third and Burnslde streets. ' Bhe Is older, by many years than her husband, and was until two years sgo Mrs. Damp flfer,' the wife of a well-known musi cian of Portland. . Mrs. Darapfifer met Kelly some' lime after her first hue be nd's death and several months aso they were married"."' ' xestcxday. aftnmfrirt ThntllSs, flit and Reslng were called Into tha Nep' pactr honss to quell a fltstnrbanc. Com-"t plaint was made that Kelly had beaten bis wife, and that he was hiding some where In the house. Ths detectives called at several rooms and did not suc ceed" in- finding the man until a cham bermaid designated the place where he was hiding. The door to the room was broken In and Kelly arrested. When be appeared in the municipal court this morning tha mak's . only., defense - was that ho Was Intoxicated when be beat his wife. ' - ; . " - " When Deputy City Attorney Fl tiger aid demanded that- Kelly's offense was of such a character that he deserved the whipping the wife relented-and said that it was not her desire to have her spouse punished so severely and pleaded for a sentence by -fine. The testimony elicited at the trial showed that. Kelly had beaten his wife several times with in the last six or seven months and that J he had not been.isregula -employment Jora Jong tim. . ,, SUNDAY JOURNAL PLEASES YOUNG AND OLD trflarrAaf..ra. TM Wf tertain and Instruct Thou sands of Readers. The success of The Sunday Journal has been remarkable; its growth is one of the notable features of coast Jour nalism Tha bent that money can buy has been provided for the amusement result the paper has no- equal on the coast. The Sunday Journal - prints' all the And there areTR: raJr,-RonesFand fearless Tnlts -editorial eommenu- has-the latest and best -from tha studios, stage, mual rooms and 'bookshops; covers tha entire Held of sports and gives especial at tention to the amateurs; devotes more space than does any other paper -.to woman and her work, fads and fancies; and spares no expense ., to provide healthy entertainment for the young.. Mothers enjoy a holiday "wnerTThe boys snd girls get tha "funnies" In Tha Bun day Journal. Among the handsomely Illustrated lit erary features for the coming Sundity are: Newport, a Beauty Spot; a Zenda short - story, by Anthony hope; Queer Worship of Queer People; Marriage of a Princess and a King; Effect of Lux ury. on-American Character f- Universal I Suffrage in Austria. The color -ftages, which have become so popular with young and old, will add to ths gaiety of the nation. AttrSTriOHNS CLEAN " -AS-A-NEW PINTODAY ."Thera was no halfway meaaure In the cleanup campaign at Bt. Johns.The cltliens made a complete Job of It, and were done before, the roundup day dawned." said Captain W. W. Goodrich, city engineer of St. Johns, who was a member or the civic improvement com mittee. v - Captsln Ooodrlch said the cleaning up process Jbegan several days ago., and was carried on with vigor by old and young neonle. The merchants contributed '""efmiafrwwwf street, the main business thoroughfare. Tha cleaning of tha city waa practically compietea last evening. MAY ESTABLISH HOSPITAL? "HERE DrBcrRtJtfaatera,-representiBg -ha People's Cooperative Medico-Dental so ciety of San Francisco, is In the city and says he Is here looking for a suitable location to erect a hospital In Portland to ba operated by tho society.- Dr. Mas ters says tha society proposes to estab lish branches In tba cities' surrounding Portland and will make this city the headquarters for the district. It Is proposed to Install In connection with the hospital a-swihg-hltch ambulance aervlce - for emeraencr cases. Local capital. It la stated, haa been enlisted in the enterprise, though most or tbs back ing comes from San Franclsoo. . CHINESE CANNOT GET JURY-TRIAL A decUlea ef tmt laiportiBee was kadd dew, la the Halted Bute clmlt raort ef ap calt en Wdndar wbea Is the eaae of -fcnr Won Jeong it waa anally eerldrd that a C'klnamaa kaa ae light te fl.mjim a jurr trial wbra deportattoa preceedlns are broacht against him. He te te be tried by the eoert lone. - This tn the Brat time the point kaa bers drrldd te this JurUdlrtloe, slthougb It haa bea rained eevrral tinea. Lee Won Joonc waa tried before Jads Bel- itor is Marck, lDUtt, waa foaad - to b CbUme eubjrt and ordrrd drportfd. H appralrd on tho ground that bl wm a rrlnlnal am tint k -ekeeM ae eimwea a nv ay Jury. Is deoidlag against kla the appellate court said that la eVpnrtaUMi eeeae tba sues. ttoe te M aio waa set eae ul fact out was eae ef atataa. Mr. Beatly and rarty Oomlag. Portland officials of tha Harrlman lines sre advlssd of tha coming, on Msy tz, of a private car rrom Ban Francisco containing "Mr. Bently and party." The tourtat is said to be an eastern railroad official who makes a trip of Inspection of the Pacific coast country every yesr. He wlU leave Portland the night of Msy 21 for Seattle and return east over the Northern Pacific - - rire Zaglae la Collision. ' Chemical angina No. 1 met in col lision with a truck belonging to - M. Sellers Co. at 4:41 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The fire spparatus wss an swering an alarm1 of fire and waa being driven west -on Pine street. At Fourth a result of the accident ths .collars, of me two engine norses were., torn :off snd- a slight damage waa su''-4 by the owner of the truck. HOIlDEliS TO BE lEEIJIffCOOS" Resident of That County Says Visitors Will Have Their yes Opened. DISTRICT ENJOYS , GREAT .... RESOURCES Coal and Timber In Abundance, With Unexcelled ; Facilities for Agricul , rure and Dairying Promise to Make - County Qn of State'a Greatest, "Portland men will find" all they ean aiteoa.tg iq sigmsening spd invest iga.i tlon on their trip to Coos bay. They will see a section of country- that is full of developments, already made and yet to be commenced," said J. Quick.-a cooa bay pioneer, who haa been a Port land visitor nearly sll of this week. lie departed today on the steamer KHburn for Marshfleld, and will attend tha big meeting 10 oa neia at nortn tieno, stay tt 'and zt. ' ' ''' ' ' - Mr. Quick said the country "baa areat coal resources, timber, . dairying and agricultures-There- are - many-' cream eries and cheese factories springing up through -Coos county.- Tha eeuntry lying back of Coos bay Is rich In dairy ing interests' and will witness a great development when the rail connection 1s completed between Drain and Marsh fleld. The Southern Pacific company Js well along toward final completion of Its survey, and will soon begin construc tion of the line. The steel rails sre al ready-delivered "at Dralnand tree and other materials contracted ' for. ' ' "Th"eorof the Coos bay country Is thst can be get out the good Voi tland Hrera- wlll be no reason- to complain of the quality of Coos ba: Quick. "I have followed blacksmithlng for years and cams from tha coke re gions of Ohio. I know what coal for :u4ad-f J have testsd the Coos bay eoal for tuhm It is nu l a suim Hiking 1 111. su fsr as I have ihvestlgsted It. but I have tested it thoroughly -enough to be able to say that It is tha very best fuel coal-'- wiLtRETURirvisrr OF SPOKANE MEN n.tnnilii. h Mfn i.it nf nnmi. tiwtrrmeWiefTTJTe" of commerce, the executive committee of the Portland Commercial club will spend8aturday and Sunday In Spokane. They will-leavePortland In a special car-attached to the eastbound OrR N. train at :t e-'doek thlsvenlng, and arrive at Spokane at S:SI o'clock to morrow morning. They will be guests of the promotion and publicity -committee of the Spokane chamber of com merce. The trip will, end at Portland at S o'clock Monday morning. Pfll LIPPINES SWEPT 1 " " BY VIOLENT TYPHOON (ftpeetal Plapatrh te Tbt journal.) Manila, May IS. Telegraphic. communication between Manila 4Tand l the , provinces - has been d-severed many hpura-owrng-to- ar d violent typhoon which nas neen w 4 raging a I nee last night. The w r damage In Mantis Is light. .That 4 - in the pro vlncca is unknown- e ALLEGED FOOTPAD IS CAPTURED-AT-BOISE (Rperltl Diapatek te The Jnarnal.) Pendleton. Or.. May 1. Archie Neat one of the two hold-ups wanted st Echo, wss caught at Boise last night and will ba brought here today. A man I named ..Lewis is.the other hold-up and was caught some time ago, ana. wnen in the .Pendleton Jail confessed In . the latter vartnf Mamn:BkirwarMin''teTg up a man at Echo, sandbagging and In juring Ulro badly.-and got away- with tmore than 1100. " ' PAWNBROKERS ARE1 UNtU FUK UFrhlMSh A. J. Abramson and Mm Barrel, pawnbrokers, and Frank Dennison, a Junk dealer, were fined each lie in the municipal court this morning, having been convicted of evading the ordinance requiring persons In their clsss of busi ness to keep full records of goods pawned to them and goods purchased. These convicted men sre forerunners of others soon to ba tried before Judge Cameron, : , PLEADS GUILTY- SOON SENTENCED Charles Huntley df Wheeler county wss frned 1100 and sentenced to serve one day's time In the Multnomah county jail in Judge Wolverton'a court thlal afternoon on' hla pleading guilty to a charge of fencing in government land contrary to law. The information waa furnished by Bpeclal Agent E. W. Dixon in September,. 1903, and the Indictment was brought soon after. "x- tj,.. FORAKER OPPOSED TO RAILROAD RATE BILL - (Jnnrnat gperlat ntrrk.)' - "TPagblngfbn. May 1 . SenatorFora- believed the-rate bill -unconstitutional he would -rota s gainst It, although if contalna provisions ha favors. Senator Teller denied the president's right to sak senators In private to vot for or against th measure. Xadlotmevr Dismissed. . - In Judge Cleland court today th In dictment against Qeorg Winter, charged with uttering a forged check. waa dismissed on tbs grounds that two crimes were alleged In tha information. Winter , waa represented by Attorney John F, Logan. - - - Xollae A alatioav. The Holiness association will hold Its servloes Suhday afternoon at I o'clock In th Christian Missionary Alliance chapel on Sixth street nesr Main. Rev. Ouy T. Phelps will preach. rop aHtff er rrom Oont, ' (Jonraat RpeHal aerrtre.) , ''Rortfe, May II. The pope has u. ponded audience. II I suffering from th gouU . , HANDICAP SHOULD -BnEr,10VEDCERTWIPII0l! Portland Merchants Think Seat tle Should Not Have Best Chance at Alaska. difference in freight . I rate cause of alarm Etablihment of Steamship Line I Apparently the Only Way to Solve Problem'.'; of "Acquiring Share of Alaakan Trade. - : v - - ; nermann will hot rest con- tent unusrth handicap -tfaat'tlll aatstsl against them In doing business with Alaska. Although tha Northern Pacific Railroad company has mads aome con cessions In a proportionate tariff sched ule from Portland ' via the sound to Alaska,, and has . granted a flat rata on merchandise by rail between Portland and Seattle for resh'lpment by boat at the latter port, there still remains a handicap of $1.60 per ton against' Port Isnd and In -favor of Seattle on all Alaska freight Portland will-continue to insist on 1 establishment of -a steam ship. Una to Alaska. -for there-ls no- good reason why this city should have to pay mora per' ton ror shipping goods to Alaska than 1 psid by sound porta . Trade Stolea by paattla. Originally Portland bad all the Alaska ahlpping business, and nearly every boat operating to Alaakan territory sailed -from Portland. By-favor of rati transportation companies and ateamahlp owners the merchants" of -geat tie were enabled to wrest nearly all of the trade rrom this city, snd how the Seattleites are claiming It by divine right, 3hey are making a loud noise over the the Northern Pacific Railroad company In granting a proportionate rate, and are putting forth strenuous efforts to force tha railroad -Company H and it prr-rnn 'for haullnw freight in aim suauu a fir bn hlbltlve, r and .- when coupled . with- tho practice. -at Seattle of leaving Portland frclght.Shipmantauon'-4ha-toek-and loading the Seattle frelaht for Alaaka. It nearly, put Portland merchants cut of the Alaska trade. Under a schedule put Into effect by the Northern Psclflo May H. the rate iVlLfo per ion Xroiu Portland to Seattle on all Alaska con- signed freight, and Portland merchants er to Alaska merchants in-order to meet tha prices that Seattle wholesalers may winae on AiaaKa oroera." -- --- rflrlner-words, it Is" being .prove ! that Portland's-wholcsalprs can"nndrr eell tha sound -citiesrand do undersell them, for every ton-that this city sends to Alaaka it has to pay a. freight charge of $1.60 thst Is. not charged against Seattls shipments. Yet the Seattla-men are' complaining that the Northern Pa cific Railroad company Is dolns an In Justice -to Seattle, and Seattle merchsnts have ann steamship owner operating out of Seat tie who will absorb tha differential, -of tUt on Portlahd shipments via Seattle to Alaska. Ongha to Ba Content. J-ortlan infans-hmlrarisamT liltffilf (A Im Animf In It. n.....f Jt ' I ought to be content In its present, sd vantage or having a II. SO differential against. Portland shipments to Alaska, and"not try-to make the handicap so great that Portland could not afford to do any business whatever. It la said that if Seattle cannot sell to the Alaaka trade on a basts- of II. SO per Ion higher proflrnsn-PofCTana, then it inconclu sive proof that Portland . is the best wholesale--market: SrrlntTOWty-MArmedtEugenerwIir voteuponlh qllMtlon-of r to aeawe -men nanoey- ere-mK--t ing an sorts or threats against stesm- shlp companies that will carry Portland ahlpmantSr-and the sound newspapers-T-tTor" ppeaiina io ine rauroia commission to revenge them on the Northern -Pacific Railroad company. That company's worst offense has been to charge an Alaaka rate that makes Portland pay 11.60 per ton more than Beattle or Ta coma .have to pay on every ton of goods shipped ta- Alaska- PRESBYTERiANS-THINK--ii.rJNJUNCTION INVALID - - (Jonraal gperlal IImtW ) . --!e Molnee. la.-, MaylS The Presbys terlan from the Cumberland assembly of Im- catur- asking If It la willing to unit.Tf'arrr, RurkeT It is pelleted the lnjuiiytlnn proceedtrfg canns"iftvnia4tea7 PEACE'IN ANTHRACITES MINES IS ASSURED (ionmal gnerlil Bervipa.v . Philadelphia, May 18. President Baer received the anthracite miners' commit tee todsy. He sa'ld thst the conference will result In peace throughout the cosl region by the operators reemploying all discharged men.- 4 VI Mr. Jamea O. Blaine, Daughter 6f Rear Admiral Hickborn, Now in Sioux Falla Seeking a Divorce. WMTII PROJECT Government Will Pay Capitalists One Hundred Forty-Nine Thousand Dollars. TWENTY DOLLARS AN ; : . ACRE WILL BE COST Project Involves Grand Total of Two Hundred and Thirty-Six Thousand Acres Ditch Now Irrigates Four Thousand but Can Cover Sixteen, IBpec'al DUuatch te Tha Waahlugluu. D. C. MiryT8. gacre" tary of ths Interior Hitchcock has closed with, the proposition for ths pur chase of all ths. property of tha Klam ath Canal company for utilisation In the mamatn irrigation project, and haa rec ommended tha Issuance of a warrant for ihs.ooq in 'full payment. The Klamath project covers three val- leys Langelle, Yonna and Pee. lender the proposed upper-canal system, 'the area to be, Irrigated Is t, 60a acre of public lands, and 42,152 aores of prl- yatajioldlnttj. Tha. lower Klamath basin, exclusive of Tul iske. contains total of 138.045 acres. The lake bed contalna 14.000 acres, all of which Is public domain. "Tha total 'lands in ths entire project is 107.000 acres of nubile lands and 12?. 000 private lands, making a grana total or zit.ooo aores. - The Klamath- Falls ditch 'ws begun oy-jmST'Ahlkehy" snd other southern Oianpiists.jirjjpwJrrigates 4,000 acres, but can commsnd 16,000 acres. 1 The lands of the Klamath baaing wlili-h are inrltided In ths projert are in both Oregon and California, and the water to be used la to be taken from both states. The agreement with - the Klamath Canal company for all It prop- liXOTyf1 months of negotiation and after lltlga- - It is estimated that the cost of tha irrigation project will be about 320 per acre. The charge will be made to the land" owners at actual coat without In terest or profit. . J. CARLSON KNOWLAND EXPIRES AT SALEM (Special Dlipo'ch' to Th Journil.) Salem, Or., May . 18. John Carlson Knowland. sxed 33' years, died yester- S3 Cottage street. The young man waa born in Csrrolton.'lillnols, in 1880. - In the winter of 103 he came west and for a time lived in California. In April, 1304, he came to 8alem. He waa a printer by trade snd worked at his trade in thl city. H marrlap Mia Caroline Ooode of.thls city In Pecemper, 11904. Lsst March he returned to Csll- Tfnrnli In -aearrli 4f hla health.' nut re- a,nVthetrned"TT"monlhlaterWIthour-having been much benefited. - Besides ar widow he leaves a baby, a father and mother, a brother, Charles, and a sister Myrtle. The funeral will be conducted Fridnv at I O'clock from I - . .. I V. - the Episcopal ehurchr C0BURG WILL VOTE ON INCORPORATION MATTER (i(l nifimfr tn 'ri't JftMrtli y Eugene, Or.. May 18. On May 38 the people of Cnhurg, seven mile nprth of m hrther or -Tint th Vltlnge-Khsir twrTTt corpora ted Into a city, and two acts of candidates ss follows nave been named ThitUMf ' mOnTcTea.nbfnwr I Mayor, Oeorge A. Iewey, Qeorg Snyder; aldermen (six to be elected) Q. O. Bassett. M. C. Bond. H. F. Buck num. M. C. Burns. John H. Harden, Lea Jarnagln, W. 8. Ieonard. John Mathews, F. B. Sackett. Thomas Vanduyn, Jasper WIlklnarremrderrN.M.-Msthews, Les ter Sceleyrmrshsl," Robert Ingram, J, F. Walker: treasurer, . IL.-C-: Biahop,. U. W."gi'riillief: ' : . rENTERTAIr7T0RI BENEFITFiSCHOOLS Bflker -Mts,Thoma s locsl pianist. Is ar- "A Mldaiimmrr Nlght'ajof Tangent Oreg Uream" next .Monday evening for the benefit of the public schools of Baker. The money netted from the entertain ment is to be bestowed upon the schools for the purpose ofaft.plrture - with which to decorate the class rooms. Most of Shakespeare' play will be read by Mr. C. A. Johns and Mrs. L. Lev lngor, and Mendelssohn's music will be given by Mrs.-Burke, her pupils, and a chorus of young ladle. Including the best voice In th city. JAMES HARDING OF . SILVERTON EXPIRES (Special . Diapatek to The Journal.) Sllvefton, Oregon, May lg. James Hsrdlng, - one - of - Sllverton's pioneer farmers and hop growers, died sudden ly at his home nesr this city last even ing. . Mr,. Hsrdlng waa nearly 80 years old -J and settled In Hllverton In the early fifties. At one time ho owned large farming Interests In this vicinity,- but In recent years had disposed of most of his property.-retslnlng but a fsw acres of land where th old horn stsnils,- He lesves a widow and one son, th latter living in Chicago. r, CHINESE COMMISSIONS-- , i RECEVED BY KAISER Berlin, May II. -Th Chlneae com mission wss received by th kaiser to day. The latter advised China to create a powerful army, and check th foreign power. -- - OHIO BEGINS SUIT AGAINST OIL TRUST . (Jonrsal npeelal nerrtee.l Columbus, O.. May la Attorney-General BUI haa begun proceedings against tha Standard Oil by suing th Vacuum Oil snd Manhattan Oil companies for al leged violation of Isws. Both r alleged to be Standard "de coy" companies fighting the Inde pendents.. - 1 POMAliD MAN CULMS HIS -B8ioE-tf-(iYEi;;;E; Romance of Alexander E. Patter- eon and Mrt. Flora Mackey ' Culminates In Wedding. rtpertal Pltpatch te The JeeraaM ' Cheyenne, Wyo., My A romance Came to light today In the marriage In this city of 'Alexander E, Patterson of Portland. Oregon, and Mrs. Flora Mackey of Eaatondale, Colorado. . They hsd arranged to meet In Cheyenne and have tha nuptial knot tied. Mrs. Mackey came in on on train and in a few min utes ths Union Pacific train from ths west brought the bridegroom. ,' They recognised t each other at th depot and went Immediately to find minister. After the marriage the happy pair took th first west-bound train for Portland,' - lWARI0IO)Effl0CRAIS3n: WAGE VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN ISprdel DtiMtrb te The Journal.) ' Salem. Or.. May 18. -Tha Democrat! of Marlon county are preparing to-wago a vigorous campaign and have arranged ror meetlnga at th following place: May 24, Turner,'! a. m.; Jefferson. p. m.; May 15, Aumsvllle. 10 a. m.; 8ublimttyr J pmi.j: StayloiiTTnorThrr May 24 Sllverton, 3 p. " m.; May 38, Scot t- M 1118.-40-8 m.7- Mount An g1, t P. m.j Woodburn, a p. m-r May J. ButtvHle,-i a. m.r Hubbardr i n. m.: Aurora 8 rv. m.. May 31.' St, Paul, t n. m,;- Qervals, I. p,, ro-1 June- 1. Bilem. p. tn, . . I . .. ... , , , As many of the candidates far the legislature -ahd thavariows eounty-of- flces aa can. so arrance -will be nraaant at thea meetlnga to meet the voters md-toaddrcs ahara..onthsiaaua, of in campaign.,- t - ONLY TWELVE COMPANIES APPLY FOrUHUARTER - (Journal Special rTic San Francisco.. May IS. Onlv 13 In- suranr companies have filed rmw L ao juettng -cgmmltteg tmniiUr rltfr" for. """'"r n th VT ""t'' 1 nu ri that tha-mcent- crlticlam of the Mmna. nles by 8a n Francisco. property owner m -v. 4 wvej-nor 1'nrdee 4hls morning at tended th meeting of the committee on """ m leeuance or Donds for re building Sen ; Francisco -waa discussed. The act 'providing for an extension of new bonds for a period of loo yca.r and allowing, t,h tahllshmepA.afcA sinking fund to be deferYed until after a nerlrul of t ?eT h"d elapsed wss approved. HEPPNERPREPARES" T0R CHAMBERLAIN (gperlal Diapatek te The Jooraal.) Heppner, Or.. May Governor Chambtrlaln Is to be here tonight and extensive prepsratlons have been made for Ma reception. The Ions brsss band has been engaged forth occaalbn, peo ple coming in Yrom air over-the sur rounding country snd a fine meeting is sssured. James Withy comb a meeting herews g-frost. The people of Mor row . eountr are entbuslaatt-ever Gov ernor Chamberlain's candidacy, snd It Is predicted -that hla vote in this parf-of the state will be far In excess of -what It was in l0f. " GRANTS PASS ENJOYING -AN ERA OF PROSPERITY (Sneelsl ntantti-h I. Th. Jmm.i i "--Mi Granta Pass, Or., May IS. More bttildlng ie goinar on 1tt -Grants Pass than4 at any other time in th history-"of the town, rsew and finer residence aie being built In all sections of the city, OTWTgdatttong-xretng-WdfMnMt suburb.- several new rtck business blocks are under construction, and -the foundation Is- laid for' a fourth brick school building. All In all. this prom ises to be the most prosperous sesson Grants Pas haa ever enjoyed. ESTATE IS SUBJECT-TO 1WHERTTANC E T AX - LAW j r,peelar"DlapTrir'io TheTooniatT- -Albsny, Or.," Myri. The estate of Frederick Bruekman, who recently died In this city,' wss last evening filed for dmlntrotlmTwlthhr'Wtntyneierir Th court mad an order appointing an gdministrMorpamln JJV.-Bruckman valued at S12.600. Thla will be subject to the provisions of the Inheritance tax law, and must be reported to the secre tary of state.- . TRACK LAYING BEGINS ON WESTERN PACIFIC (Josrnal gpeeist gerrlee.) Salt Lake, May 11. The first track laying on the Western pacific at this end commenced this morning. Fifteen hundred feet were laid y noon from across the Jordan river Into the Denver Rio Grand terminals. It Is believed here thst the Saltalr beach resort and railroad, sold yesterday by the Mormons, hsve .been acquired by th Gould Inter ests as part of the main line of the Wetem Pacific. ------- CALIFORNIA MISSION TO BE TAKEN CARE OF (Journal Rpeelsl BerTlce.) Des Moines, Is., Msy 18. The wom an's" home missionary branch, Presby terians, today voted to assume all mis slnnsryT ;,Tk-ln California and a col lection, will be taken to put the Cnll fornta. eynad on its feet... Records and fnnd ef th California society were de atroyed by th earthquake, so no reports were given. ; . . RAYNER JOINS ANVIL CHORUS IN SENATE - (Joeraal gpedal ger rtes.l Washington, Msy II. Senator Rny- per has Joined In th snvll chorus gainst th president, stating It la hisl belief that tna president win change his mind sgaln If th discussion of th rat bill la prolonged. - REBATING SURPRISES RAILROAD PRESIDENT '.(Jonraal Rpeelal eerrlee.) Philadelphia, Msy 1 ".Vice-President Green of , th Pennsylvania road .de clares tha th commission' revelations regarding employes' stock owiurshlp of1 coal mine itfmt surprise to the manage ment and wilt-not b tolerated.' PLOT TO CONTROL Belmont and Ftyan, Aided by X Cleveland and McClellan, . Trying to Head-Qff Hearst TO CONTROL CONVENTION 1 BUT NOT SUPPORT TICKET Plan Followed in Parker. Campaign - to Be Repeated in Next New York, State Fight Plenty of Money to Support Scheme. ' ' (Janrnal Bperfii WTTl-f.) mi , - New fork. May 13. Thomas P. Ryan, owner of the Equitable Life Insurance . company and various financial Interests, ' with August Belmont, head of the In- ' trlcate interurban traction system, ar laying plana to captur the New Torx. tat organisation and thnough It th national . organisation' of th Dart v. : Plana were laid at"a dinner recently . given-byKdwafd-WSheprd at rrhf Brooklyn horn. The following -wer ' presenvt " Former Judge Alton 0. Parker. "Mav. pr'-'-Oer-Br-MrieHan Ad gnat-Bel- num., i numas r . nyan, i , i.ancey , Nlcoll. Former Judge D. Csdy Herrlck, William F. Sheehan. . . . ,- , Among those present, aside from tha - gentlemen the -un-ataf r.ll.re. ...... ssked ... to meet, were: -Asnemblvman George "Palmer of Schoharie, Geors Foster PeabodyJ am ea,KMcau4r --f gyracuae and "ord Meyer. It wa re- 3QrtedthatTieniocratli-; flUta-Comi teeman Patrick K. McCabe of AlbanV. former " Senator pavld B. - 11111, John f'haae, ; natlnnitl - committeeman and Kurrnsn 7?. MHfk wire si The main toplo dUiMissed was the pos- stbllity of heading off the Hearst move menti-i . ---t r O-JReiB-j-l'otees: nton wee-expreweed by soma- lenlleinei tllSI If Hiiei' Ih'keln all'Mltlt gA Into the field nxt fall, the Indopen- . dene league or llearsfTiiIpporter .wllt probsMy win. biit that In any-event th r Democratic part y w -ra -last- a nd -kea- the election machinery, .and tsKe Its plnoe ss aSnlnor party with the rrohl- blUonlaTs and thBScTaTTHTsT Mr, Shepard'a dinner waa held' for th purpose of keeping th Democratic party In line for Ryan snd Belmont, no mat ter what might happen. Mr. Shepard Is Ixer of the sugar trust, which Will lain Randolph. Hearst has Just pilloried In ; the federal courts. Mr. Parsons is tha cmeTounsernoTe-snitsT-rru!. Mr. Shpard-4a4h shef une f i P' aylvanla railroad at a salary of il 001 0 8 a year. f Hurt by Xndlotments. . On the atrengtlv of th Hearst Infor mation, th federal grand Jury baa found Indictments, agilnet - arious railroads which have given rebate to the eugar trust. Mr. Ilearat, who' la the head of the.- Independence league, has also , aroused the ire of Thermae F. Ryan and August Belmont for his exposure of the 4awlees-.methodaa.of h .corporation controlled by those persons. - - udge Parker Is ths chief counsel for Ryan. Ie Lsncey Nlcoll is an . attorney fhr August Belmont. James Belmont. James iv. wir- Gulre"bf Syracus"! an-igsnt for th - sphslt trust. 1 . Inctdentsljy; John R. Parsons Is th -father of Herbert Paraonaxlialrman of . th Republican county committee of New Tork. Ijist year the Republlrsn and Democratic machines got together and-decWed - to- if-poeelble reelect Me Clcllan, who" had signed the Remsen ga steal. , The seme machines decided to kill the jonntMLIlfh'rlminatcor- poratlons, which operated - last year through corrupt bosses, propose to oper ate next fall on the same friendly basis. -To Spead Tortane. The dinner was the first step In tha scheme to buy up the . Democratic, or ganization for convention purposes snd then refuse to help the Demorrstiu ticket, so-called, after It is put In nomi nation, - Cord-Meyers t he-preen I chalrman-ex j th . XMmooral l--sta te nmmitteei 4 -to- 'ht mpossibler- Francis-Burton Har- riaon or soma ntner easily conironet young man I to lake the, chalrmanaliip : of the tste tommtttee. Vast, sums of money are to be ext., pended In buying .up-all purchsseable Democratajs'hether thryare state corur- mltteemen. chslrmen of countv commit tee, .or :eoontjr,ftSmmlttees. or counts leaders. As trr-th Psrker" campaign of Two-year ago. vast aumi will be ex pended to control the Democretlo con vention, but no-mone v--wUl b4 inf to help bring about the election of th Democratic candidate.- WILL MOBILIZE TROOPS AT Detachments for Encampment at American Lake, It Is Said, ; ' Will Gather Here. J (Knerlsl DIspatCB te The Jotirnil.) . Vancouver, Wnsh., May II. It is re ported, her that Vancouver barrack will b th scene "of much activity dur ing th coming summer. It I said tbf post Is to ba th mobilising point for the troop that ar to encamp at Amer ican lake during August. According to the rumor originating from the barrscks here, ther ar to be several -troop en camped at American lake thla year. They are to come from all parts of Oregon. Washlngtoa and-aaHforiila--and will In - l-ludetroopafronie.veryDost in th division of the Pacific. According to the Information received, It Is planned to have all troops camp here.bcforego' ing to Amerlrsn Inks, ths idea being to have the entire fore go to th camp ing ground in a body. Inquiry at de partment headquarter here reveals the -fact tbat -while 'ther is to b n n campment . during the latter part of August explicit orders a to It scop hav not been received. Mount stood, Oompaay Incorporate. Article of Incorporation of th Mount Hood Electrlo Railway company were filed with the county clerk'fhl fler. noon by B. B, Cobb, C. W. Pallett and C. W. Miller. The capital atock Is 16.1100 divided Into le shares 'of tha par ralu . of $100. . The company has been organ ised to construct an electrlo railway lip between this city and Mount Hood -and also to build electric lighting plants. . mat Bill Passes. - Washington, May .av (BalleUa.) : VANCOUVER BARRACKS The rat blU kaa pad th sea to. - -, .-1- -I ,. . 1 '