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THE OREGONT ' DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 18, 180?. .Z77T. Pt att arm spniiSF - A in U..JJ? i TOlfPMTE N ew York Senator and Wife Sign Contract - to ...I Live - . ';-:. Apart. ;. NO DIVORCE SOUGHT . ;. SJ rBY EITHER OF THEM '" Denial Made of Violent Scenes .Between Them Coachman Is' De fended.'' :- V i i. ., -,,'. W'-i4- i ' ffiM-lal IHmtrk te The Joaraal.) , i Xew York, Nov. IS. Senator Thomas ' C Piatt and his wife, formerly Mr. 1 I4Uian T. Janeway. hav agreed to sepa- rata and a-:h signed tn Knowing con ' tracti :"." .' , " ,' "Owing t unhappy differences '. be ' tween tham, th. undersigned bava thli day executed a daad of aepa ration. n .ii i Mrs. Thomaa C Piatt. I "While making such announcement we wlsh to aaa A wlta-all, possible empl , ala tba falsity of the acandaloua articles which hare lately appeared in the public ; t prints. While tbera "ha txen a aertea of differences and dlaputaa which seem ; t make a separation -advisable, there . ... baa been no conduct upon tba part of . either which could poaalbly be the foun- dation of a divorce action. . No quaatlon - of the Inndellty of either to the other haa aver been raised. Statement which . have' charted violent and disgraceful ' scenes between' us, or other impropri- f attea upbn the part of either of ua, are - absolutely false. Blgnd) -.- ! '.-. "LILLIAN T. PLATT. f .OjvM-'Yit.tCi; ttiATT. ' " ' ' - - - . Oeachmaa Befeaaed. . -txl-! . " , Vra. Piatt la at Tiara Udn. at trirh. 1-nd Mil la. and nator Piatt la saying ' J t hia apartmenta in this city. . . When, asked, if Hedges, tba coaohmaa who has figured Jqmewtsat conaplououa- i . .k.. r l . i . j i. If All U.I Vi AlUfB WUU1Q , retain bis position there, Mrs. Piatt aald 'It waa a shame to mention hia name In conpenUnn wlth-ttm,-Senator a -tw4 bias and mine," aha said." ''He haa never iKuuifiw aujr yvmuua u(. eaovpung as - ; ooacjhman. - Senator - Piatt -al waya . thought a great deal oftnim, because - ha was faithful In hia work."- - - r "I've had all the attention from the , public that I need," aha added, "and J . guess tba Senator feels th aame about if, . ' ,: .: ' . 'V ' c BItoio omgkt. ' V - "As stated in th articles of separa tlon, ' there ha been no action for dl . vorce started on either aid. Aa a mat , tar of fact, such action , was : never . contemplated. I know I never had It In : TTi-, and th Senstur iieter IntT . mated an intention on his part." ' . It la thought that Mrs. Piatt will have the use of the eatata at Highland , Mills, and she wm receive an allowance , from her husband. . '1MAIN LINES OF RAILROAD (Continued from Page One) ferring west-bound paaaengers from the stalled tralna to a atub train that will operate between Portland and Dod son's station . while the tracks - are - being cleared. - It . Is - believed two- or - throe days will be required to move th grest mass of earth and rocks from th rail road tracks. Northern Paclflo Is ' singularly un fortunate in having been shut out from operating ita tralna either over Its own tracks er over the O.' & a N. Co.' line, both to the sound and St PauL 'When flooda In eastern Washington carried out Its bridges the Northern Pacific made arrangements with th O. R, at N. people and began operating overland tralna between Portland and St. Paul over the O. R. N. via Spo kane. Thla plan had been in operation less than 48 hours when ths slide this morning stopped all train service Into Portland over the O. R. tc N.. and at the same time the washout at Toutl-s river cut th line between Portland and th sound. The main track of th Northern Pa clflo between Portland and Tacoma cross and recross the Toutlos and Cow Uta rivers several times, and flooda In these etreams have endangered a con siderable stretch of tracks. The Cow llts Is reported to be rising rapidly, and further reports of heavy damage are expected. The bridge that went out on the Toutle river la thought to be but th beginning of trouble In that region 44 The Individual Kind Spoons and FotksE: ' ;j ; Interesting Prices J.. Beauty and utility and exclusive few suggestion! Butter Spread Knives and Forks, -Tr ' ' Diamond Leiden Msnufacturinf Jewelers.- . , RYAN'S SYNDICATE GIVEN Over Eight Million . Acres : In Africa Comprising Rich Rub-7 ber Forest Deeded. " (Jooraal Rperlal Serrloe.) 1 '' '' ' New Tork, Nov. H. According to a dispatch reoelved from Brussels, a de cree Is about to b isaued whereby the Congo Fre State will concede about t. 000,000 hectares of land (more then .00,000 acres) to a FrenchiAmeriean Engilsh company headed by Byan. Oug- I ' T.hiSi..ntlte -snorts received about the time Thomas F.. Ryan sailed for this country." It was learned that the concession will probably be granted thla week. As prevloualy stated, all arrangements regarding It war made by Ryan while abroad. ' - Ryan la supposed to have been act ing on behalf of th Continental Rub ber , company. . The land included In the concession la part Of the richest rubber country In the world and pro duces a quality of rubber second only to that of the Para dlatrlct. , for th " Northern Pacific : The com pany's operating department at Tacoma Is hurrying men and bridge equipment to th scene, and the tracks for miles In th Cowllts vailed are being pa trolled. Temporary atnicturea will be put ia wherever washouts occur, aa aoon as th swollen streams pegin (su ing. . Tha trouble on the 0.R- at N. at Dod son's station Involvea , simply th aattlng of as large a gang of men at work aa It la possible to eeeure, to ahavelihe-dlrtafld tracka. - Kany reports irom ine scene Indicate that th elide la - very, large one, and that Us removal will probably require two daye. - - Dispatches thla morning from Chief Engineer Boachke, at the Southern Pa cific's croaaing of the Santlam. state that the Santlam river,' which yesterday was rising, had fallen thla morning II Inches and th ralna had let up. He stated that ha hoped to be able to re sume tomorrow morning the construc tion of a temporary bridge oVar the river to carry tralna until th new steel bridge can be replaced. dispatch from Division superinten dent Fields of the Southern Pacific, from 811 verton, thla morning' aald the Abequa bridge near that point la safe for th passage of tralna. ; WILL GIVE. PLANT (Continued from Page One.) that ha wanted all there was In It for himself. Don't blama him." - Is WerU store-Vow. "Is th office worth more now than when yoa had itV ,. . .. "It Is worth tio.ooo a year net," was Mr. Bakers enthusiasts response. 'Did you hava an Interest In th of fice when Mr. Leeka was state printer." waa th next quaatlon. v . Tfes. ha gave ma 25 per cent of the net profits of th office for the us of th plant and helping him secure the nomination in 1S94. and four years later. And. why should I not make the state a present of th plant t Moreover, Mr. Whitney ranted the plant on terms sat isfactory to me. I repeat, why shouldn't I make th state a present of itt I know that the people of the atate will appreciate th gift; for It will be the means of vlng to the taxpayers ot the atate more money than all tba salaries I of the entire state officers (his own include1J -BU-KtheJr.But I do not car to discuss this .subject further at thla time: .. This offer of Mr. Baker-puts s, mdr definite foundation under th rumor that th legislature would be asked to put th state printer upon a flat aalary and makes the effort a practical cer tainty. If Mr. Baker makes th atate a present of his plant, as ha publlcally promises to -do, and If th state ac cepts th gift, It will be another step taken In th consummation of th campaign to provide a state plant and a salaried printer. It la now privately aaaerted by those whoJWiiLsMipaU)ywith. th move ment that the flat salary bill will be presented and that It will be backed up with such, fore that , there can be no questioner lt pa ssl n g. '' NOVEMBER PAIN (Continued from Pag On.) believe It will reach a hslght of 14 and a half feet above tero. The water will have to reach the if -foot mark be fore beginning to flood th loweat docks her, so there Is no cause for alarm, aays th weather man. The warm weather of yesterday assisted material ly In causing th river to rise, becau large quantities of snow melted In th mountains.. . Mask aula ta Seattle. - ' A lata report received by th weather bureau from Seattl states that MS inches of rain fall there between th hour of I o'clock laat night and I this morning, and it la atlll raining. This slwws that Seattle was favored with about twice as much rain as Portland during th night A sever storm Is believed to be rag- ins off the mouth of th Columbia river, but no details are obtainable at the weather bureau because of th wire t North Head being down. Storm warn inga were ordered displayed yesterday afternoon and extended to Include all seaports on Pugst Sound and Belling ham Bay. , -, , looldiur Ah. - " From th Brooklyn Eagl. Mr. Newwed I think you've bought too handsome furnishings. ' Mrs. Newwed But w may be rich some day, aftd, -of course, we - would want to act a a if we had always bad things. . A Gnat Factor In Table Serving " " For Thanksgiving combined in a score of beautiful patterns lor your coniideration. A tr Berry Spoon. Cold Meat Forks. Oyster Forks, Salad Forks, Fish' and Coffee Spoons. ,- ' ) cf the Northwest. . . Cor. Third, and Washington Sti.' . . ) V I ' I v . II 1 i J II I r ;'?'.:-7:;V A wholesome baking powder. lightesti best flavored biscuit, hot- breads, cake" arid pastry. ; l Alam 'and alum-phosphate powders are injurious. Do not ' use them. Examine the labels MOVAI. SAKIM POWOIS CO.. HtW VOtlt. . E Charming Daughter of President of the Equitable Life to Wed ' J. Hopkins Smith Jr. ; (Hearst Hews Ser-lee.) New Tone, Nov. U. Miss Pauline Morton, eighteen years old, th beauti ful daughter of Paul Morton, president of the Equitable LJf Assurance society and former secretary of th navy, is to 1 c&rRmur tso ' Pauline Morton. be married to J..-Hopkins Smith. Jr th yachtsman, next- winter. Th en ga gementwas .announcedyes.terdajriby the parents of the bride. . Society gosalp aald the match is ths outcome of a pretty romance, because Mr. Smith, although thirty yeara old. won his wilt against th eligible-young men of Waahlngton aoclety, who wooed Mis Morton in vain whan ah ahared with Alice Rooaevelt-Longwortb th so cial honors of the capital. Mr. Smith Is th son of J. Hopkins Smith, the retired capitalist, who la worth "many times a million, H Is himself treasurer of the Arm of M. W. KellOfg Co., of No. 110 Nassau street. is a Harvard graduate. '04, and a mem ber of exclusive clubs in town. His greatest public exploit was ths winning of the Kaisers cup at Kiel three yeara ago, when In his racing yacht. Uncle Sam, he sailed away from all yachts of Kurop and crossed the line victor by many lengtha. Mr. Smith lives at No. 17 East, Forty-seventh street. When, a week ago, he 'slipped an en gagement ring upon Mia Morton's An ger, he put an and lor all time to th many rumora which have had her en gaged to other men. . While she was still iu Washington, and before aha was out In Lj-clety, it was persistently de clared that Mlas Morton would become th wife of Thomas Chalmers, a rich young Chlcagoan. : Gossip aald Mr. Chalmer's ardent quest wss not repulsed by th young woman, but her father de clared the two should not become en gaged because he wished his daughter to have on season In the social world "heart fre" before she. gave herself to any on. . . , SOUTHERN PACIFIC CUTS RATES FOR SUGAR MEN Jfew ' Orleans. Nov. ' It. Louisiana sugar manufacturers hav detei mined oil antertng Into competition with Cal Iforala and Oregon In selling sugar In the coast- ats tea, -and In1 order to enable merchants to enter th field the South ern Paclflo baa mad a remarkable cut In rates on sugar from New Orleans to California. Tba existing rat Is $l.t per hundred pound to San Francisco,' PAULHJ MORTON IS FflRARFn nrlrs ; f-"-i sjt .- w. i . -H my. V ' . "1 ' ... I Sacramento, Marysvllia, Los Angeles and National City -all In California. Th new rat becomes effective Novem ber It and Is Tt, cents per hnudred pounds px .10 cents 'reduction. , REMAINS OF SHAFTER BURIED AT PRESIDIO ' ' i San Francisco, Nov. It. Th remains of General Shatter arrived this morn ing from Bakers field. Th caaket was plsced on a gun carriage and eacorted by cavalry and artillery from the ferry building to Trinity church, where the funeral service was conducted. Later th body waa taken to . th National cemetery at the Presidio, where It was given an Impressive military burial. ; ,f ; ' ; cream of tartar Makes the finest; I. FIRE lltlSURAKCE COnCfRHS OPERATIrtB 01 KERVE .trwtigatKriTDrde Many Companies Afford No Security to Clients. v (Joaraal Special Srvlc. Chicago, Nov. II. Fully on third of th smaller fir tnauranoa com panies transacting business In th United .States ax operating on pur nerve, declare jib Insurance commis sioners now in aesslon In Chicago. Th San Francisco fir wiped out th as sets of on third, it Is asserted, and on result of th meeting hare will be th general overhauling ot these com panies and their closing up if tt 1 found they hav not sufficient reserve funds to warrant their continuing in business. - B. B. Rlttenhouee, th commissioner from Colorado, Is most insistent . In urging - this - actional! ha already sent notices to all companies having offices in his state. "Hundreds ef small companies," he said, ."are listing sal vage of San Francisco fire as an as set. This Is absurd on its- face, and while It makes, th figures look big It indicates that th company la hol low and that nothing but nerve . Is holding tt up." There 1 always much to be thankful for:-not a word lately about Senator and Mrs. Piatt. - -, .- 1 ' YOU ARE VVLLCOME - TO ; - CREDI are . . , stantly adding new patterns, and hav ' a larg assort ment of beau piacs in The Monarch . Malleable Kong " fl.OO a-week will plao ons In your hom. 4 , Perfection Oil Heater $3.50 Carry it about from room t wick high or low there's no , danger. Smokeless devle prevents smoke and smell. Essy to oper ate as a lamp. All parte easily cleaned. Brass oil fount beau tifully - embossed. Holds 4 quarts of oil Handsome Rocker Olve ...Intense . heat. 1 Hrt - .Handsomely nickel ' plated; useful, rella Made from th finest grad bl. Every heater of selected qusrter-sawed warranted and usual oak, golden finish, with j sella for f 5.80. deeply' chiseled carving. . -. . . . 1 jThs ssddle-shaped seat and pi.. f-jt fjlaj ' panel back: are unusually XT.. ' beautiful In grain and fin- rnlll WSJI i)K t "lah. A big. roomy, com--18 Inchee In di - fortahla Rocker that vou m e t r wouldn't expect to get for leea . than , l.00. Whfl they last $3.00 stsnds I high BrlHian ly finished, th Istest produc tion In' Imita tion cut glass, the design and luster making It hard to dis tinguish '. be tween th 1ml tatlon and th real. '"..""" . mmm 'J IIVEIITY-TIVO STATES IVOSX fC2-flFi!jiMERi1Ay- Dejept Waterways Convention ' Wants Channel From Gulf ' .. to Lakes. (Jooraal Special le-vlee.l T St. Louis, Mo., Nov. It. In point Of sttendano and anthualasm the Deep Waterways convention, which assembled In this city today, 1b th greatest dem onstration of the supporters of that pa triotic movement that haa ever beea held In this country. Th aim of the gathering, preparations for -which hav been going forward since last March, la t eeeure-an appropriation "Trom" "con gress to maintain at least "14 feet of water from th Great Lakes to th Gulf of Mexico, atu) to maintain a certain minimum etage in th prominent tribu taries of th Mississippi river. Twenty two states are Interested In th project, which contemplate th expenditure of $31,000,000. " Th attendance at th opening of th convention Includes delegatea Appointed by th governor of many states, thos most larxely repreaented. Including Lou isiana. - Mississippi, Wisconsin, Iowa, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Texas, Kentucky, Arkansas. Tennessee and Illinois. - : In addition those cresent Included representativea ot nusa-.roua boards ef trade, chambers or commerce ana simi lar organisations In th chief cltlee ef th MlssleslDOt valley. i Th Initial seeslon. following th wl- eoming formalltlea, waa devoted anureiy to perfecting an organisation and nam' lng committees. Th sessions are to continue over tomorrow. Members of congress and other publio men, repre- aentatlv nanufaoturers, agriculturists and men of aftalrs from it or mora statea are to deliver addresses setting fortnTThe advantages to. commerce In th wst, and. In fact. In th entire-r-aion between th Alleghenles and th Rocky mountains, of a deep -watarway from Chicago i wrieans. v.nh.M avAiinA Weaton hav found barley profitable and will rata mora of it, ' - S0Z0D0NT,. Tooth wder used with Sozodont Liquid makes an ideal dentifrice. surpassing anything of the kind ever offered to the pub lic. .Ask your dentist.. con . -e-- i a i i 1 1 1 i ii ii ii 1 1 ill hi hi h t i ii ii - in i t . -J - m -tea. wv - T - - - m 1" saSBBBBM . i J tiful designs, at prices that cannot fail to pleas even the most careful buyers. Our fabrics are all .durable, only dependable make obtaining a our stock."' rrv. Brussels Carpet 90 1 a DINING TABLE SI 5.00 - Squar Extension Table, mad of beautifully Wall mad In a art. ' grained quarter-sawed oak a - table - that we'll ty of shapes, - from guarantee you won't find elsewhere for a cent pretty carpet rem- less than 120. The top measures 41 Inches across nanta. Those for 100 and extends to feet. The construction,, polish are mad from a and cabinet work ar all of th vary best. - - good grade of Brue dstal Table $20 "". ' Thos Exactly aa pictured above, only th pletur mad from Axmlns doesn't show th beautiful grain and polish. Ex- tsr or velvet carpet tends to feet, and Is worth a little mor than rang in price from th Brie w ask. , tie to 11.00. r room. Tu 3f '. Folding; Ironing Board : r si.80 . Made from close grained white pine, faatened together with acrewe .anil bolt no glue uaed In Joints. Board measures 11 Inches long by 14 Inches wide. Adjusts to t po sitions, and folds perfectly flat whou -not in use. ana Inches ' CARVING SET $1.35 Mad from th best ground and tampered cutlery ateel, with genu ine buckhorn hand lea, and usually -sells for j:00. f Bt; GOOD -WL,Fam " XCQ HTiRMEIB I Rich and Shoi ' ""'e.. ' .; ,'''..', :' -i--"" -.''--, : Suits srtd Overcoats Snappy clothes, w aU kinks that only a imaster designer '-knows how to put into garments. : v ; - J ' - Beautiful exclusive designs made up in '' ' correct New Yorlc style. Chesterfield clothes-'; are better tailored-than any make of clothes i Lyou have ever seen. l' ' ' K " :" t the front of a Chesterfield-Cct-breaks - "back or loses its shape in give customer a new suit Chesterfield Suits or Overcoats $)ito$50 -' -,'.. :.lllo;::lo 269-271 MORRISON ST. A Misaoeri xton has prohibited spooning In th esmstsry. - But It wouldn't disturb th residents a bit . Th finest sortment ' - patterns th City. A gnod grade of English Linoleum In a floral pattern at TO a yard. Beautlfullg inlaid Linoleum: floral,. til and Inlaid wood patterna They're thick as a board, and will wear a lifetime. - HASSOCKS TURKEY ROASTERS 60c .:-.): ' Measur llxl inches, larg enough to hold a big ona. Mads of heavy Kussla . Iron, with corrugated top that causes th moisture to drip down on th roast a perfect elf batr that usually sells for 1.00.- DOORMAT SPECIAL 35c . T5c Doormat, Kx24. ............ . 50 . 0o Doormat, 10x20 5ft 11.71 Doormat, 10x11 ........,....$15 Elujiorate iving of f f .V4 ... one year's wear, we , free. . A young Coqulll valley woman heard dogs barking, took gun aad killed s, bear. ... ?4v" $1 Week Bays Any Arlicle In -T hi -Store , of ' In Dlnlog Chalrt $3.25 We hav Just placed on show a new lot ef pretty Dining - Chairs, and hav mads th pries even more ' attractive than th ohaira. Box Seat BUer. . .. .$3.0O Exaetly aa pictured above. The finest grade of quarter sawed oak uaed In the chairs. Panel back . and curved French legs. . A chair- you'd guess to b worth at least $4.60. So-light Airtight Heater $9.00 ; Tke M 00 Heater wa have beea- selllns is all sold eat ead 1 i rs of faring Is Ms slar oar. rviniler (10.00 t-r far IS. 00, It kss s beevy esemteel tew snd bottom, r Body Is m-ife fraa tse qasllty ef tolled steel, with , sa eitrs heavy U Dies' ta protect -. the eetsMe Body. - - - u . AiHIgkt st-atere. heavy wtt t sm front, 04.00. Bo Blast Ooal Koators, elsWrstaiy aislulea, M.OO, Oomslnam Ocei sad m4 Goal aa4 1 Beaters, 04.00. In . '-JJ il I V; . . , ' -