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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNALV PORTLAND, y SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 8, 1C07.
3H page "of clever matter . embracing
such subject a" "The Jw sn Amer
ican umsen," "The Sabbath Question
'The Vindication of the Jew,'' 'Ths
Jewish BlUlo the Compass of the May
flower," makes the fourth annual num-
lior or tne jewinh Trlbuns fnr nuperlor
to anything or the kind ever published
in mi norm went .t
EOCKPILE IS COAL OP
xXOTOEIOUS MR. RANKIN
Contractors Explain Why
Extensions on street ilni
. v provemcnt Work Are Nec
osary Bad Weather and
Slow Deliveries Retard.
In ' answer to the manr complaints
from propertr owner along streets now
undergoing Improvement against grant
' ' in extensions of time to ' contractors
several members of the executive board
at the meeting yesterday afternoon ex
plained the cause or ciciay ana expresaeu
conf Idenre that the residents would
fh mnftiT In the uma light. ' .
Unfavorable weather, limblllty of the
railroads to make deliveries on time and
the scarcity of labor are advanced as
the principal reasons ror asking; Tor ex
trniina of time. Practically every con
tractor In the cltr has been forced to
requoiit more time and in nearly every
JnntMnce the board nas gramea tu
It la believed to be a contingency ac
comnanylng the great forward growth
of the city and the board la of the be
lief that it ahould be lenient with con
tractors who could not roresee tne con
ditions they are compelled to face in
finishing their work. The board haa
the vomer to fix the time for the com
rletlon of the work and hereafter as be
fore It will be liberal In Its allowance,
It was explained In the meeting that
contractors do not receive a cent of
money from the city for their work
until It haa bn ' completed, approved
and accepted. Under such circumstances
it was pointed out that the slowness
with which some oontrnctoe re doing
the work lat not willful. Splendid
weather for tne past CO days has en
abled a number of contractors on small
portions of the work to complete their
work easily within' the allotted time.,
NOTABLE GATHERING
OF PRESBYTERIANS
Rev. E. Nelson Allen Enthusiastic
, ' Over Results .Accomplished At
Late Ohio Meeting. . :
Rev. E. Nelson Allen, pastor of Haw
thorne Park Presbyterian church, and
; O. M. Scott, returned home Wednesday
last from Columbus, Ohio, where they
have been In attendance at the Preabv
; terlan general assembly Rev. Mr. AI-
' len represented tne Portland Presbytery
- una Mr.. Boot t was lay representative.
Mr. Allen said:
"The meeting at Columbus will go
down in history of - the Presbyterian
v church as one or the most notable. It
waa the first united national aowmbly
. of the Presbyterian Vchurch" of" the
United States and - the Cumberland
Presbyterian churches. The action takun
regarding the attitude of the temper
ance committee of the assembly toward
the Anti-Saloon league was important
and me way in wnicn tne decision was
arrived at speaK wen ior the accom
plifhed union of the churches.
"The vote was unanimous, although
debate was sharp and prolonged. The
committee was continued and instructed
to pursue Its work hereafter Independent
- of the Anti-Saloon lague and-wherever
, possible to sid in the work taken up
by the league, instead of repudiating its
policies."
The meeting was ' attended by SOQ
commissioners, representing every state
in America... Kaci year the assembly
- will meet in Kansas City, the old home
of Rev. Mr. Allen.
T. 8. Rankina, one of the members of
the gang arrested several months ago
In a Front street lodging-house for Im
plication in the Sell wood and St Johns
postorTU-e robberies and- who escaped
Indictment at the hands of the federal
grand Jury, waa before judge Cameron
yesterday on the charge of vagrancy
entered against him at the time of his
arrest.
Rankins was subjected to a searching
examination covering over, an hour and
at the conclusion of the proceedings
Judge Cameron Imposed, a sentence of
JO. days on the rockpilo.
Spray of Life at The Oaks.
A great show will be offered at the
Oaks today. The feature will be Pro
feasor Catulle'a most famous illusion.
Professor Catulle haa the reputation of
being the most' clever Illusionist In
this country, and the "Naiads in the
Phosphorescent -Fountain la his finest
work. It Is simply a series of beauti
ful pictures enhanced by the use of llv-
HID COOKED
HE DESERTED
of court , Later Mrs. 8mlth sued him
ior maintenance end the court ordered
him to pay hr $37 a 'month. ,. v.
' Mrs. L. F. Koss.was ranted a divorce
iiom a. m. kohs on the ground of de
sertion beginning. In- January, 1905,
jury were married at Vancouver, Wash
Ington. in March, 1S84. Mrs. Ross tea
tilled that thftra waa "'another woman'
In the case. She -warn iiinw.it iiim.i
the custody of their minor children and
id mnntn anmony.
Mrs. Nada Wultora mmm alinw.il
divorce from Thomas B. Walters on the
TJnpmiin Rtt'flTl TTnSllllft tO rounl1 of habitual drunkcnnN. They
UlUt-Jliail OIUU1 ,uuauiv '"I were married. at Nashville. Tennessee.
U,..r llinmniwla and UnAUCA I
Left Him.
! Gillespie School of Expres
sion.
lng performers and curious mechanical
effects.. One apparently sees upon the
stage a beautiful fountain of crystal
water with three lovely women perform
ing ail sorts of evolutions in the sprsy,
The forma of tha ladles dart, around.
turn somersaults and rest impended in
the falling water of the f obtain. One
cannot see. how the effect la accom
plished, as tha forms are apparently
movina in mid air. The most beautiful
effect Is secured, when the wster seems
to suddenly change to a shower or gold,
There sre six taoieaux in an. as roi
lows
'The
Naiads
Naiads Performing Macabre Dance."
Three Naiads In the Luminous Foun
tain" and "Tha Shower of Gold." , ,
Tfl are six uniwuiiin an. "mm iui
1: "Phoebus Sleeping on the Moon,"
e Hunt of Cupid." "The Three
ads In Aerial Evolutions," "Two
. Not a Betting Man. .
Inadvertently tha name of 3. T. Wil
son, who conducts an auction house on
First street between Yamhill and Tay
lor streets.' was mentioned in Tha Jour
nal ' in connection with . a , bet
made the night of the election. Mr.
Wilson was not Instrumental in getting
the money placed and had no connection
whateyr with any bets made on tha re
sult of tha contest -, f
Mondav positively the last day of dis
count of west side gas bills. - -
Though ha rooked his own breakfast
every morning, ate , lunch away from
home and cooked Ills .own dinner nearly
very ayenlnff, Heber v. Swan waa de
serted by his wife, Nellie Swan, for
falling to support her, according to. the
testimony glen by Swan before' Judge
Fraser in the circuit court In aeekinff a
dlvorca. , ' s fj ,, '
Swan aald his wife wanted diamonds,
and ha waa unable to buy them for her
on the salary ha earned as a linemaa
Tha only reason given by Mrs. Swaa
for leaving, according to her husband's
testimony, was that ahe could do better
alone than with him, and did not care
to live with him . any longer. They
were married at Corvallls in July. 1!04.
Mrs. 'Swan had deserted onca oerore.
The annual recital and commencement
exercises of the Gillespie school of ex
pression promises to ba unusually at-
iravuvs tins year, a sparkling three-
ui 1 comrajr, jvii as r earless to..
pisyea oy ,iv young women, win be a
prominent feature. . Miss Cora Shaver,
a graduate of Oregon state university,
takes a reader's diploma. Miss Sophia
Shlves and MHss Marguerite Shelley,
post graduate ; students, receive their
professional diplomas. . 1
PERSONAL
City Treasurer j.'K. Werleln left this
morning for Oreenvllln, near Forest
urove, where no will deliver the prlncl-
at that place. Mr. Werleln la com man
ral address tonight af the burning of
he mortgage on the Maccabean temple
aald Swan, when' she went to the sea I der of Portland tent. No. 1. K. O. T. M.
coant wun ner parents ana reiusea to
return to her husband.. loiter she was
persuaded to return to htm but again
deserted In August. 1805. Swan said
he., always cooked his own breakfast,
and nearly always cooked. his own din
ner, while his wife waa away visiting
with tha neighbors. Swan waa granted
a divorce. '
After much litigation.. "Mysterious
Billy." Smith Is without a wire. . His
wife.. Mamie Smith, was granted a dl
vorca from, him on the ground of de
sertion by Judge Fraser. Mrs. Smith
testified that she fnarrled . Smith In
New York in July. I8s. and that
he deserted her in June, 105.- Smith
sued for a divorce more than a
ear ago, nut the case was thrown out
TaYLOn ilEPOSI
SHOWS GUI
Improvements' Contemplated
and Under Way on Streets ;
"i arid Sewers Tell Story.
Cltr Engineer Taylor'a report : .of
street and aewer improvements contem
plated and under construction in Port
land during the month of May, which
was preaented at tha meeting . Of tha
executive board last evening; shows an
amount unprecedented and , is one of
the surest indications or tha cltv'a arrest
prosperity.. , -
The report shows that during the
month the number of streets under con
struction by ordinance amounted to it
and that' tha number of streets under
preparation for construction but not yet
under contract reached the unusual num
ber of SSI. The number of sewers in
course of preparation and under con
struction reached HI.
In tha" streets cross-sectioned under
ftermlt tha gain ahows greatest U rati
ng on portions of different streets dur
ing the month reached S.424 lineal
feet. The grades and lines set for sirie-
wnlKS uner permit amounted in nnoat
feet to S8.E58. In ara1s that had not
liHun ni-jivlmiMl v Aatxtliltahad the lines
and levels run totaled 72,030 lineal feet,
fcurvey for streets opened-'wldvned or
extended during May covered 47,168
feet, and the reataklng of work under.
construction reached 110,109 lineal feet.
The streets cross-aectlonetl during
May preparatory to making estimates In
accordance with petition or resolution and
the portions of the dlferent streets to
be Improved In various ways follows: '
Ifret; stone blocks, 260 feet; blthullthlo,
(.888 feet: asDha.lt. 1.060 feet: bitumin
ous macadam, 480 feet, and earth grade.
7,UB3 leet, ,. . -.,'-' '
EXlSrS FOR ANNAPOLIS
ATV rTflQV ATI TTA VII
Examinations of applicants for ad
mission to tha United 8tatea Naval
Academy at Annapolis will be1 held at
the nubile library beginning next Tues
day morning at 10 o clock. -Youths be
tween the sges of IK and 10 years only
are eligible. There will be physical
examinatlona, as well as examinations
In railii(r writing, orthography, geog
raphy, hiHtory, urlthmatlc, algnbra,'
geometry and grammar. A standing
of at least U5 per eent will be required.
One candidate and three alternate
will bo certified to Senator Bourne. ,
A second examination will be held at
Anna no la on June IS, and should the,
candidate fall, the first alternate will
be appointed. , . ; ,
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r Monday positively the last day of dis
count of west side gas bills. ;
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Abraham Brown of Winterton. K. T..
had a very remarkable experience; ha
says: "Uoctors got badly mixed up
over me; one said heart disease; . two
colled It kidney trouble; tha fourth
blood poison, and the fifth stomach 'and -.
liver trouble; but none of them helped "
me. so my wife advised trying Electric ,
Bitters, which are restoring me to peri .
feet health. One bottle did ma mora'1,
good than 'all tha five - doctors - pre
scribed." . Guaranteed for blood poison,
weakness and all stomach, liver ana f
kidney complaint, by Bed Cross Phar
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