THE OREGON DAILV -JOURNAL, PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY, EVENING, JUNE ID, jcar.
DEKR CONVENTION 70
RUtTTFMY
OUST PRESIDENT'S HEN
TIRES OF WIFE
IS
IS COIITRADICTED
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Scandal Develops That Will
Man Disappears With Pretty
Gallagher Makes No Effort
to Take Possession of the i.
i Mayor's Office.
Pettibone's Letter to Stems
7s Sprung as Surprise in '
" '" flftlTT H .mTTT,1Vt VI.'.- Mtl MMiM.'v.;.,M;., J, ,.1,..J.....I
11 VI1' ' L. Ml, I 1 I
! Probably Result in an '
' "Open Tight
ROOSEVELT CHARGED
Sister of Spouse-Chargcd
With Desertion.
Haywood . Casef v
WITH PACKING HOUSE
Counter Accusations Are Made bj
Administration Men Tcxans De-
f v tnand Representation and Are
.'h Turned Down.
. . " (Joenul Special service.)
1 Denver, June 19. The land conven
tlon this morntnir developed a scandal
which threaten! the convention with an
open fight with the probable ousting of
the Roosevelt sympathisers.
( , As organised the convention la con
trolled by the antl-admlnlstratlon men.
Through them Secretary Johnson of
" Denver charges- that the convention
waa packed this morning by bogus dele
gatea by Mark Woodruff, superlntend-
-ent-ot - the toreet reserve. Colonel
' Wood of the credentials committee Is
charged with giving tickets to men not
. delegate '
The admlnlstratlonltea counter charge
fa that an attempt waa made to pack
the convention, claiming that the Colo
rado and Wyoming delegates were de
termined to control tt and criticise the
president at all haaarda. Wyoming es
pecially la bitter against the Roosevelt
Bolides. . ' .
... The first clash cama when the Texas
. . -'v v li'-h
.v v yvNi
Congressman Frank MondelL
cattlemen, Rooaevelt sympathisers, de
manded representation and the conven
tion refused tovtaeat them. Garfield
made a , speech aaylng the government
waa not desirous ox packing tne con
ventlon. .:
Frank Mondell . of Wyoming thla
morning addreased the land convention
and said: - r
"The bulk of known epal lands In this
country are atttll- withdrawn from entry
under the coal land laws. The west la
facing probably a serious coal famtn
next winter because It Is Impossible to
acquire government land for new mines
in most of the cosi fields. " in tne west'
ern states and territories where the
population Is increasing, when the pro
vision of the railroad rate bill pro
hibiting roads to engage In commercial
coal operation Is put In practice, the
source or past supplies or coai win
aoon be exhausted." , t
' (Journal Special Service.)! , .
San Bernardino, Cal., June 19. Rich
ard Griffin, well known In thla. city, Los
Angelas and, the coast towns, has dis
appeared. As a coincidence, bla pretty
sister-in-law, Miss Florence ..Warren,
has also drODoed from sight" Griffin
left a note for his wife, explaining that
he had decided to call their marriage
compact off.
he
aerted wife took her post haste to the
T
tha race
disappearance of the couple and
:elnt of the ' letter by the de.
district attorney'a office, where she ob
tained a. warrant ror me arrest or ner
husband. : charging abandonment ef
their two minor children.
Griffin haa been connected with the
Huntington traction system. Employes
deny his elopement. Ilia nearest neigh
bors are not afraid to voice the feara
of the wife. It la all mystery, they say.
and tell of strange meetings which have
been held at odd -times for weeks past
by tha missing couple at a prominent
of Mr a. Griffin's sudden - return from
corner. Neighbors were puasled becauaa
INVESTIGATOR OF
S.P.
R HE
Government Attorney From
...... ATorth JDakota :WiU Assist
; in Breaking Monopoly.
B. D. Townaend of Fargo, North Da
kota, who waa appointed by Attorney
General Bonaparte to" assist United
8Utes Attorney William C. Bristol' n
tha Investigation of the Southern Pa
cific land grants, arrived In. Portland
this afternoon and will enter upon hla
' duties as seon as he receives his in
atructiona from Washington and upon
Mr. Bristol's return from Denver, where
: he la attending the land convention.?
Mr.' Townaend had little to say con
eernlng.'hla :work In Portland. atatmg
that hettiiew nothing except what he
had read in the newspapers., we.saia
( that ha had been- ordered to report in
Portland, where hla papers and records
nnH he -fm-warded to nim.
Mr. Townsend Is the sssistant United
States attorney of North Dakota and
was sent to Oregon m place or Hainan
V. Harlan who was first appointed ,y
tha department to aid Mr.-Bristol, out
i who later was assigned to tner wora.
Just how long Mr, Townsend will remain
in Portland cannot De determined unui
he has investigated the work the de-
Eartment or JusUce nas planned ior mm,
la la at the Portland hotel.
BISHOP SCADDIXG ' ,
' VISITING MISSIONS
. ' i . ! , a. &
Confirmation and Services Arranged
Thronghoat Coos Bay District
$ ' Cover Sixteen Days.
. 1 The Right Rev, Charles Scaddlng, D.
X)., bishop of Oregon, left Portland this
morning for his annual visitation of the
missions at Coos nay. His appoint
ments for confirmation and missionary
services are as follows:
June 19, Drain, Juno 21, Gnrdlner,
' morning and evening; June 2S, Maish
" fleld, morning and evening, ICmpire af
ternoon; June 24, St. John Baptist day,
Marshfleld; June JO, Coquille City, motn
ing and evening.
July 4. Banaon; June 3r Port Orford,
s morning and evening; July -9. Gold
Beach, morning and evening; July 11,
Port Orford; July Bandon, morning
and evening; July 16, Roseburg; July
17, Eugene; July 21, Portland, Trinity
" church, morning, sermon to Chamauqua
assembly at Oregon City at 8 p. m.:
( July 26, St. James' day, Newport; July
18, Newport, ir.omlng and evening; July
' 28, Toledo; afternoon.
i The ' bishop cordially lnvltea the
townspeople, ranchers and farmers,
.whether members of tha Eplocopal
( hurch or not. to attend these services
'Which- he has arranged for the above
mentioned dates and places and will be
Clad to nv;et them personally at the
close of the service.
DEVIL WAGOXS MOW
: TWO PEOPLE DOWN
XaH rence Lickel and Mrs. Arthur
'King Receive Injuries From
Speeding Automobiles.
POET TELLS OF
SENATORIAL BEE
Joaquin Miller Mixes Politi-
cal JTalk JVith Some Jt?Or
, . . etic ilksions. T7" "
Joaquin Miller ' with hla high boots,
long -beard, frock1 coat and senatorial
boom la' at "the Imperial hotel meeting
friends,- passing out Jclgars and acting
like a: politician, ' Re, haa not lost his
divine afflatus and speaks of the mouni
tains, rorests, streams ana mils in nia
old. poetic fashion. In fact the senator
ial probability Is submerged In a pros
pective edition of poems.
How the ooet came to be a senatorial
possibility was told in an old-fashioned
manner this morning lh which aide dis
sertations on the beauties of Oregon,
ambitions realised . and to be fulfilled,
past history of the Oregon Country aa
seen from an ox-wagon, filled most of
ino interview. '..-,, . , ,
"It waa thlt wav". besran tha rjoet.
"when X was In Portland on my day at
the Lwls - and Clark exposition some
of the old-timers told me that 1 ought
to, be United States senator. That .was
two vears ago. Home , of them still
tiilnk so. I am not -seeking the office,.
nenner am i running away irom-it
That la all ; there ! la to It. , What
would you do? I have had a great deal
of experience In Oregon; know every
tree, in the state and a few outside.
That la one of my strongest recom
mendations for the office.' - ;
Mr. Miller will be in Portland several
days. He will take part in the meeting
or tne pioneers and stay ror the rose
carnival. ' Next week he will leave for
Canyon City, where he will be .the ora
tor at tne f ounn oi July celebration. .
HERMAN . SICHEIj ENDS .
HIS LIFE WITH KAZUIS
t,",1;i y:, Vi;,fVjlp'fr,
While temporarily deranged as the re
sult of a lengthy illness, Herman Blchel,
member of one of the moat prominent
Hebrew famillea in thla city, ended his
life at the Good Samaritan hospital last
night by cutting his throat with a raior,
while in the act of shaving. -,;
Hlchel had resided In Oregon ' for 20
years and waa formerly In business in
Prlnevllle prlortto'comlng to this city.
He waa In the employ of Flelschner.
Mayer & Co. for over 10 vears and was
neia in nign esteem by his employers.
He was a brother of Mrs. Ella San
ders, Big Siehel, M. Sichel, X glchel
and E. Sichel of this city . and four
brothers. In Germany also survive him.
The obsequies will , be held tomorrow
morning at 9 o dock at the residence of
his sister. 67 North Twenty-First street
The services and Interment will be pri-
Missouri. More than a week ago aha
left with her children, ostensibly for
a summer's visit with relatives In St
Louis, Suddenly she returned. That
nlrht Griffin dlsanieared. and tha fol
lowing day Miss Warren dropped from
view,
NOTED WOMAN ARTIST
DOES ORIENTAL DANCE
Ethel Wmtta Mnmford Grant Creates
Sensation at a Bohemian
Kimona Party. .
(Journal Soecltl Serviee.K
New ' York, June 19. Mrs. Ethel
Watte Mumford, or, as aha la now, Mrs.
Grant, the well-known authoress, artist
and wit, ia credited with causing a acn-
aatton by ber oriental dances at a kl
mona party given laat night by Ed
mund Russell, the painter, author, tour
ist in hla atudlo here. Russell, who
received 'his numerous guests arrayed
in a beleweled state klmorian presented
him bv tha Gaekwar of Baroda. thua
deecrlbea her Urpslchorean achievement :
"Her gown was simpiy wonaenui.
She wore a close fitting orlenUl gar
ment covered with costly gems. Her
appearance waa mat or an eastern
nueen. and wnen sne aai in mo carvea
throne aha looked superb. Her dancing
was to tha music of the tom-tom beaten
by a charming young girl. Mrs. Mum-ford-Grant
danced two dances of orient
two gliding, ' sensuous creations, with
such grace. It waa tha aensatlon of tha
evening." -
MAN 'HELD HER AND
HIS WIFE BEAT HER
; (Journtl Special gerHee.) -flan
Francisco, June 19. Abe Ruef
appeared in court thla morning for sen
tence ' on the charge of extortion to
which he pleaded guilty, but . aentenoe
was continued until June !.-" "?
No effort nas been made by Acting
Mayor Gallagher to take possession of
Mayor buhinits' office at Post and
Franklin streets, and he state that the
office of the mayor of San Franclaoo
at preaent is where he is. . A big ser
geant of police is stationed at the doos
of the mayor's office and aaya ha will
eject Gallagher by force if he attempts
to take pOBsesslon. ! ,
district Attorney LAngoon says' thai
no . man . haa been selected to fill - the
post of reform mayor, by the proaecu
iion as yet duc mat tner no not fear
any counter moves by Bohmlts' counseL
chmlta has taken tha hi ra nitn
touring car, provided by th city for Its
mayor, 10 ioe aii witn nim ana abso
lutely refuses to surrender possession of
the machine. . . '
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BOOTHS HI
BE ELABORATE
Ladies in Charere of Refresh
ment Stands at Forestry s
Building: Are Ready. .
Extraordlntry Style of Assault and
Battery "of Which . Portland
. Woman Is Victim. i '
A ; -
(SpecUl Dtopitch. to The Jwraal,)
Lebanon, Or., June Ifl.-HMrs. Woolaey,
who lives seven milea east of jebndn,
has sworn out a warrant, for the arrest
of Grant Bellinger and . his wife for
assaulting her daughters, Lillian Wool
aey, aged 15, and Mrs. Perkins, whose
home Is at Portland. Mra. Woolsey
claims her daughters were going
through Bellinger's pasture, whicn uei
linger. had forbidden them to do, Bel
Unirer. ' seminar them, cauaht Mrs. Per
kins and held her while Mrs. Bellinger
proceeded to beat her with a club.- Mra.
Woolaev save Mrs. Perkins was beaten
badly and a physician had to be called
and worked with her nearly all night.
The Bellingers' side of the case has not
yet been nearo.
ONE MORE DROWNED
MAN AT THE DALLES
While leading hla disabled blcyclo
1 along Llnnton road last night five miles
; from thla city, Lawrence Lickel of 422
North Twenty-first street was knocked
down and perhaps fatally Injured by an
'! auto driven by M. Van Alstlne. Lickel
now Ilea at the Good Samaritan hoKpl
" tal .suffering from a fracture of the
. skull and his condition is most critical.
TO Xe-nty .District Attorney Moser
and Btierin; elevens, juickci maae a
statement exonerating Van Aletine from
all tlaroe. At the hospital today, the
surgeons announce that Lickel is ' im
proving -and give It as their opinion
s that he will recover.
; Mrs.. Arthur King, while standing at
the ; comer ".of Third aid Morrison
fetreets lat., night, waa knocked down
fcy auto No. 367 and sustained injuries
to her back.- ' The woman waa taken Into
bkidmore's dryg store Jby her husband
end later - removed to her home, 471
Chapman street. It ia believed Mrs.
King' injuri are - not serious.
HAY HARVEST BEGINS
, ' TODAY AT GERVAIS
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i Jnrol fipecl.l Serrlea 1 .
- Cervaln. Or.. June 19. There haa been
a roarkeii change in the weather -here
the patt two days and today It was
' very warm .and tlie indications are it
will continue so. Haying will com-
' mence here today, as the clover fields
are' now over ripe and the general hay
r nip. is almost ready for. the harvest.
iThere will be a full average crop In
' this section, although there is consider
able still on hand from the 1906, crop,:
PROSPECTS GOOD IN .
WASHINGTON WHEAT
", Journal Special Service.). '. '
Tacoma. June 19 --Washlngton cereal
growers are e.ttei over the promises of
bumper crop this season with good
prices for their product A. E. Button,
grain man wno has just returned from
trip through Eastern Washlna-ton and
Idaho, savs Eastern Waahinirt
will produce 30,000,000 bushels of
wheat this year.
"There is only one thing that can
spoil the crou," said he, "and that Is
hot winds. But the danger of these
is remote. If the farmers of EaBtern
Washington have seventy-cent wheat
this fall, thev will be the beneficiaries
by t21.00O.OOO for thill UMinit'a n
Farmers are so sure of a big crop with
fancy prices that there is but little
contracting being done by them."
MINERS MAY REFUSE
TO SIGN CONTRACTS
(Journal Special Service.)
Denver, June IK. The Western Fed
eration of Miners this morning dis
cussed a resolution preventing con
tracts with employers. The radical ele
ment being In favor of a change 1n the
constitution forbidding future binding
agreements with the mine-owners. A
five-year contract with the Butte miners
started the discussion which may
change the entire policy of the union.
It is claimed the contract is only 'Of ad
vantage to the employers.
Jnry Awards Large Sum.
Andrew Cfrlson, a longshoreman, was
awarded. 13,000 ty a jury in the United
States clrcu., court against the San
Iranclsco & Portland Steamship com
pany for a broken ankle. Carlson was
Injured September 19. 1905, while work
ing on the steamer St. Paul, which was
afterward wrecked on the Oregon
coast. Carlson alleged In his complaint
that he was permanently Injured and
that he has been unable to work since
the accident occurred. . 1
Indian Comes to Grief. .
George Marshall, art Indian living -on
the -Umatilla Indian . reservation, waa
brought to Portland thla mnrnlnr anil
placed in the county jail on a charge of
horse stealing.
(Special Dtopaten to Tbe Joaraal.)
The Dalles, Or., June 19. The body of
a man was found floating in the river
thla morning at ; 9:30 o'clock. The
clothes had been stripped nearly, off by
the action of the water. ' 'A leather belt
waa around the body -Tne shoes were
heavv and hob-nailed On the soles. An
open-faced watch was in the pocket of
his shirt It has a gold-filled caae ana
a leather link chain. Ita hands were
broken. Roman letters are on the dial
instead of numerals. . The man appeared
to be about 30 years of age, was 6 feet
10 inches' in height, had light com
plexion, brown hair and smooth-shaved
face. The. body had been In the water
10 or 12 day a. No papers were on the
body.-.. ; : ..c.vfei,;,. .
SOUTHERN FRANCE IS
PREPARING FOR WAR
(Journal Special Service. ) '
Paris, June 19. Southern France Is In
a state of turmoil and troops are being
ruefted into , every province with the
greatest speed. The Winegrowers are
inciting riot and the overthrow of the
central government and . wholesale ar
rests of mayors, and other officials have
been ordered.
At Narbonne laat night' an attempt
waa made to arrest the leader of the
winegrowers' movement and the mayor.
which resulted in tne assemDiing or a
mob and the hasty construction of bar
ricades from iron girders," for resistance
of a cavalry charge. Signal arrange
ments have been made to summon the
entire countryside In the- event of a
battle. r
COLORADO SUICIDE "
IS NOT SIMPKINS
(Journal Sptclil Set-rice.)
Fort Collins, Colo., June 19. The
coroner today failed to identify the
suicide on the Baldwin ranch aa Jack
Elmpklna, connected with the Haywood
case, . - .'(-.
TEN THOUSAND MEN
USED TO ARREST ONE
Vr-f Journal Bpectal Berrtcei) '
Parts. June 19. M. FarrouL head of
the' winegrowers' revolt, was arrested
today by 10,000 soldiers. The growers
are planning battles 'when , the army
seizes the city of Narbonne. Bloodshed
is expected. 1 - , , .
FREIGHT CARS. ARE
BURNED. 'IN WRECK
4 - - (Journal Special Service.) - ' ' . '
Sallnaa. Cal.. June 19. A Southern
Pacific, north bound freiht strain was
wrecked ' near Santa-', Margarita last
night near the bottom of Cuesta 'grade.
After being ditched the ears took firs
and eight wars consumed. ; i
Elaborate preparations " tiava been
made by the Traveler's Atddepartment
of the T. W. C. A., which has tha con
cession for refreshments at the For
estry building. Beautiful booths1 have
been erected, and : the ladles in charge
haye been Vying with each other to ob
tain the moat attractive effects.
One of the most strlklna- la th ori
ental tea garden, in charge of Mrs. An
drew Kan and her helners. who will
serve . jtt&i and. . cakes in., true eastern
styie. The candy booth la under the
charge of the ladies of fit. David's
church, under the direction of Mra Van
Waters. .' coffee, sandwichea and aalad
will be served' at the booth presided
over by Mra Charles Basey and Mra
raiierson. ; --
The soda fountain is in charge if
Mra. . Max Flelschner and Mrs. Ous
Simon. Popcorn and. nuts will be sold
fn baskets by children under tha dlr ac
tion of Mra. J. O, Wren. The ice cream
and -cake booth- will be conducted by
Trinity Mission guild under the direc
tion of Mrs. Wisdom.
The cherry booth will be presided
over by Miss Hill and her coterie of as
sistants. Miss Camllle Dosch and Miss
Charlotte Parker will conduct a postal
and souvenir ah op.
hTe executive committee having the
whole affair in charge ia composed of
Mrs. Frank Swanton and Mrs. Walter
J. Honeymna. joint chairmen, Mrs, Lola
u. uaiawin ana miss Mccorkie. Mra
C. R. Temjpleton has charge of soloclt
lng roses for decoration.
. Beginning In a, m. Thursday morning
and oontinulng' throughout the two
-days of the Fiesta, refreshments will be
served at these booth in the Foreatry
Building. Tnursdav evening a promen
ade concert will be given which will
prove a great attraction. ' The grand
finale and awarding of prises will .be
held on Fridav afternoon at the Forest
trv building. - . T
The Traveler's Aid department of the
i. w. u. a. stanas aa an example or the
broadest charity in our city, and yet.
singularly, it has not previously come
before the public asking support
During one year thla department of
tne worx aione neioea z.h& airis and
furnished employment to 600 girls. The
depot work is under this department.
all Incoming trains being met and all
girls who are traveling alone and who
need neip or guidance are assisted.
Mra Baldwin with her two assistants.
Miss Caroline E. Barnum and Mlna
Helen Hutchinson, - have dona a great
and yet most unostentatious work In
looking out for girls coming to our city
and guiding them In the selection of
boarding places, finding them employ
ment and befriending them in all
womaniy ways, , ,
ROADS MUST, KEEP
RECORDS OF CARS
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BAY CITY LANDLADY
TELLS OF EXPERIMENT
Florence Soward, With Whom Orch
ard . Roomed While at San Fran
Cisco, Corroborated Tale of Asaae
sin's Work There.'
- By John Navlns.
Boise,' Ida., June l.Pettlbone let- .
ter to John L.' Sterns, general agent of
tha Mutual Life Insurance company at
Denver,, asking, that no mora of his men
ba employed aa agents, was sprung as
a surprise, as Orchard testified he had
secured, a position with tha company
at tha reauest of Fettlbona, who warm
ly recommended him. '
Sterna also contradicted Orchard who
said ha first got the lob then told
Vaughn about It. ' Sterns declared botn
men came toaether and were employed
t . r. mnm vimA mam nm mn, nM
ered the Pettlbone letter a Joke.
. Florence Soward - of San Francisco.
With whom Orchard roomed whMe In
Sen Franclaoo confirmed that portion
of Orchard's story relative to hla mak
ing experiments with a screw eye end
string attached to a closet door, bhe
also found lead and Wood shavings on
the floor which she could not explain. .
' . riakertoaa Oot Xer.
Tha Plnkertons called on her II times
before she consented to testify. ..
Riley Harrie of - Greeley, Colorado,
lived in Denver In the spring of 11)00.
He worked for Plumber ' Roach who
made the Peabody bomb and testified
to delivering tha caae to Orchard, whom
he said h used to see about the Pettl
bone store. .
Judge Goddard, of the Colorado su
preme court, identified the wooden box ,,
which was dug up from the gate which
was filled with giant powder which
Orchard had planted to blow him up.
The box was dug up by General Buckley
Wells. ' -v-
Judge Goddard was a atrons witness.
reciting in detail the condition of the
box, how it was placed and the man
ner In which the- eulphurlc acid bottle
was piantea so. as to explode the dyna-
nilte capB,,.:,..-
He told of the precautions taken to
guard the box until it waa opened, lie
Identified the wire, screw eye and vial
which he took from a sealed package.
Judge Goddard was the last witness
before adjournment. -
ST. FRANCIS GRADS -RECEIVE
DIPLOMAS
Exercises Held Last Night Before a
Large Audience 1 In the
Academy HalL '
(Special Dispatch to Tbe JoanuL)
Salem, Or., June 19. All railroads
within the state will be required to
adopt a record of car applications and
car distribution, to remedv the lare-e
nunmer or ,compiaints irom small snip-
vvrm in tne maner or secunnv cars.
The new system is to become effective
July L 1907, an order being made to
inai ena oy xne state railway commis
sion. A set of rules has been drafted
by the commission -' which are similar
to those adopted some time aeo bv the
waaningion state commission.
'According to the records keot br the
railway companies shippers could bv an
examination ascertain from time to time
what orders had been placed and what
cars furnished. This move is expected
to reduce the number of complaints
on maaequaie service.
Y in , in Hi i, i
CELEBRATE OPENING
OF ELECTRIC LINE
Citizens of Falrvlew ; are arranging
a dinner to be given to some of the, of
ficials of -the Oregon Water Power A
Hallway company next "Saturday noon
at Falrview, , In Celebration of comple
tion or tne eieomo railway rrom fort
land to Falrvlew and Troutdale. It la
expected that the road will be opened
regularly for - traffic .next; Saturday; or
Sunday. , ' '
The new extension is seven miles.
from Cedarvllle Junction to Troutdale.
Construction work. -Is practically com
pleted and the ballasting and surfacing
Is 'being done. The sidetracks will be
laid and ready for operation by the end
of the week. , . .!...,,,.
The road runs through one of the
richest r sections In Oregon. It is said
officially that the extension will go ho
further .than (Troutdale, which is a mile
from, the Columbia river,' j--i...- ,:
TUALATIN ACADEMY
' (Specltl Dltpiteh Ao Hie Jonml,) ' '.
Pacific University. . Forest Grove Or..
June 19. -Twenty-one students gradu-
ted from Tualatin academy vesterdav
afternoon. Miss Lepha Hawley and
Dick Abraham won . the . declamation
prises. - j y ,
. . Sixty Days for Assault." "
, (Special Dispatch to Tbe Jenraal.) ' '
Astoria, Or,, June l."In the circuit
court J. Mlhelen has pleaded guilty . to
the charge of assault on Nick . Geosae
with a dangerous weapon and has been
senteneed to 60 days in the county Jail.
A'Mayville egg measured aeven inches
around and three inches in length. - -
' Portrait ; by Clansson Coope of Mrs.' George Gould, whose husband
,1s building a" unlquemahslon on FJfth avenue.; Mr. Gould's' house' on the
Bite of the proposed mansion will be' torn down ,at once. t Tne building
is to be 45x113 feet and the plans provide for a six-story house,' The
architect' will try to reproduce as many as: possible of .rural features' of
Georgian Court, the Idea being to have all" the available atmosphere' of
country life. ." - ' . ,r . . ; " -
SHOOTS AT HIS
WIFE'S; VISITOR
' C. H. Reynolds, proprietor of the Port
land Bath rooms at Second and Wash
ington streets. fired : five shots at a
man who was visiting with Mrs. Key
nolds this afternoon at ' the (Reynolds
home, 188 Fourteenth street.' - :-'.
The visitor .ran clown -the hall and es
caped out the back door.; None of.tho
snots toox etrect.
RevnoMs' went home' from his place
of business about 2:80 o'clock and 'as he
opened the front door 'a man dashed out
of the parlor and turned-down1 the hall.
"rm on to you. exciaimea Keynoias,
as be whipped a .S8 caliper revolver
from his pocket and ' began nnng rap
idly at the. fleeing intruder. The lat
ter escaped through the back, door un
harmed
PATRICK BERRY BUYS
LARGft. SIZED: TRACT
:'': - -. it . i r . ?'
For $10,600 .Title Is Secured to 100
by 100 Feet on South Side of ' '
' ., Flanders Street.
Patrick- Berry, has purchased from
Morrls'R..Cox a tract. 100' by 100 feet
on the south side of Flanders, 'between
Twenty-first and Twenty-second streets,
for 110,600: .' ' ". , '
Ex-Sherirr t. m.-wora nas purcnasea
one acre on ' East ? xniriy-rourtn' ana
Grant streets, one square off Haw
thorne avenue,' for $8,000. The tract Is
a nart of the Seldon Murray donation
tana ciaim ,;ana wua boiu uy jonn r.
Carlson. .','..- s , t i
George ai. Haines nas.eoia to Harriet
Gumbert a -fractional 'lot : on Norihrup
street, - between- Twenty-second - and
Twentv-thlrd streets, for 15.000.
A. Lipman "has purchased frbm 'Mary
A. Thompson a house and lot -on First
street, -near Hooker, South Portland, for
12,600.
PRESBY
1
T
STilliD UIIITED
EventMade Possible by the
Action Taken - at: Recent
: Meeting at Columbus. ,
A large number of small sales1 were
ed for- record yesterday, nearly an
which involved considerations of t2,50'
or leis, the whole amounting in value
to 154,846. i . . - ' J.
SWEDISH BAPTISTS i i-
. EXPRESS ' APPROyAL
V' ft ;' '" ,- n
Swedish Baptists of Portland at the
annual church meeting-held In the First
Swedish v Baptist church last. Sunday
expressed their approval of the enforce
ment of the Sunday closing ' law, by
adopting the following resolution:; '
;"We, the Swedish -Baptists of 1 Ore
gon, in our eighth annual conference
assembled, "do hereby wish to. express
our heartfelt 'gratitude to uea that la
the interests of law, . order- and -betterment
nf nocletv h has moved the hearts
of the officials to enforce the closing
of the saloons on Sunday, and we pray
that this may be one of many steps to
ward civic and moral righteousness in
our fair city. ' '
"E. BCHER9TROM. ' Chairman. '
. - "A.:G.-SANDBLOM, Secretary."
Following the action of - the general
assembly ' of the Presbyterian ' church, I
held i recently ' at Columbus, Ohio, tne
two ' presbyteries ' of Portland,' that ; of
the Cumberland,- or presbytery A, and
the presbytery of the north were united,
to be. known hereafter as the Portland
presbytery. . . . '
Rev. B. E. S. Ely, D, D., offered the
prayer" following . this consummation
Roy.. Henry Mareotte acted as. modera
tor cro tern in the - absence of Rev. D,
M. Hare. The nastoral relations of Rev.
L. M. Boozer and the Piedmont church
were-, officially- severed ' following iis
resignation. . and Mr.' looser was granted
letters to tne walla, wana presbytery. .
The German Zlon church was by ac
tlon of the presbytery disbanded. Moat
Of .the ; members of this church have
joined the church at : Vernon under
Rev. G.-A. Blair. - .Trinity German
church at Damascus. was also dissolved.
The organization f a church at Monta
villa i with -26 , charter members was re
ported. It was reported that tne lay-In-of
-the .corner-stone of the Vernon
church trill take nlacrf on June 28.
Th- Montavilla church reported that
tne members . or. tnat cnurcn wisnea to
have" the 'entire ' time" of Rev. Samuel
White. (They1 are now dividing hla. time
wltn- tne-cnuron t iuagre ureex.. . ttev.
Henrv Mareotte- stated that the commit
tee on home missions -which has been
considering", thla matter was 1 not yet
prepared to: present any resolution con
cerning It. as any change-would neces
sitate other changes. - The. matter was
referred, to, the : home, mission commit'
tee. M'.'..', -'V, 1 '' t'
The name of A. A. Wingert was
stricken from the roll,- -His forged let
ter has been; returned to tne .presbyter:
at Fort' Dodge' which has power to ad
' Rev. D. H. ' Hare, moderator of the
presbytery, is looking over the field at
Tillamook considering the acceptance of
a pastorate mere. , -
LEBANON: YOUNG MAN
CHARGED WITH ,CRIME
' 'Special Dlnpatcti te The JoamaLJ . "'
Lebanon, Or.. June 19. L. H. Jackson,
a -farmer living six miles west of here,
has caused the arrest of John Buchanan,
the 19-year-old son .of one of his neigh
bors. -The charge - is criminal , assault
on Jackson's 14-year-tld daughter.
Young - Buchanan : was brought before
the justice of the- peace here, waived
examination; and was held to the cir
cuit court In bonds of $1,000, which he
gave. -j. -.' f, ' K. ' - v , -
, i . ,M ... , m ' r in"
t Breach of Contract' Alleged.
.Tha suit of Rea Brothera of Mon
tana, against S. B. Barker, of Condon,
to recover 13.000 on -an alleged breach
of contract was begun this afternoon
In the United State circuit court The
nAMnlnlttM . alt.... .. thttl 1) rivltkAM
11.1', . .aim- ...v.. - fc . . . " . ,
agreed to deliver 6,000 sheep to Barker,
who refused to accept them upon de
livery. . ,-, - : - -
. Graduating exercises of St. Francis
academy Were held before a large audi
ence last night at Academy hall, East
Twelfth and Oak streets. The members
of the class rendered a musical and lit
erary program that waa heartily
enjoyed by those "in attendance.
The following awards were made for
meritorious work in the past yw. The
Knights of Columbus gold medal to
Mlsa Charlotte Delaney, gold, medal for
attendance at mass to Ml as ThereBa
Albers. medal for - excellence in music
to Miss Elsie Mayer, certificates for
sophomore course in muslo to Misses
Margaret Barbara and Elisabeth li.
Joyce, certificates for freshman course
to Misses Mary C. Schoettle and Elsie
Mayer, v.
Diplomas and 1 certificates were
awarded as follows: - ' - ' '
Grsmmar gradeDiplomas to Misses
Charlotte Delaney. Ethel Dugan, Elsie
Mayer, Rose Cully. Mary Johna, Nellie
Murnane, Edith Sheahan, Margaret Mo
Mahon, Annie Cody. , Mary Catherine
Foley, Winifred Cahill. Alice Molshon
nA Mtera Michael Early. Jamea Sin-
nott and Charles Van Hoomisson.
DISCUSS PLANS
' FOR; NEW LIBRARY
: ' "" . ; ssMssnsjsssjSssjaasMSjBsasss
Committee of East Side Residents
.. Will Raise Funds for the
'- Structure.
. r . , :
Plans for raising funds with1 which
to erect the proposed branch library on
the nuarter block at Bast Eleventh and
UEaat Alder streets recently donated for
the-urpoae were discussea lasv-ntgni
at a meeting of east side residents on
It was decided to leave the work in
the handa of the committee consisting
of O. M. Scott, josepn uucntei sno. n.
H. Prouty, appointed by the East Side
improvement. . asaooiauoo.- -j
it waa not decided whether the eas?
side desired a permanent stone struc
ture that would be an ornament to that
portion of the city or whether they
would be content with a temporary
frame building. The committee in
charge was instructed.' to organise a
committee of 10 representative east
aiders to create Interest among the peo-
P'Si. . ' . .-.u: ... J.
-xne oniy-expanse vw ".o . om niu
be the erortlon oft this building:' All
other expense of providing it with
books and periodicals and maintaining
it will be carried on out of the regular
funds or the Portland library associa
tion to whom the i property will be
deededi- ' i '--.. t
COLLEGE 'GRADUATES '
TO PLAY A.T ACTING
Ont-of-Doors Rendition of "As You
Like It' Scheduled for
Tonight. . - .-'
.
The outdoor production of ."As To
Like It," by the Oregon branch of the
Association of Collegiate Alumnae, will
be given tonight and will be one of the
social events of the spring. The re
hearsals, have brought out, some excel
lent talent among the players and' the
production, It is promised, will be en
tirely satisfactory. -
The natural amphitheatre effect of
Cedar Hill is an ideal - place for -such
lays andl the scene undoubtedly will
n a. nrettv one. The nroceeds will he
devoted to the scholarship fund. Each
year the branch sends a scholar, chosen
by ' competitive examination to the
stats' university, . - .
" ' One St. Mary's Graduate. ,
(Special Dlapatch te Tbe Joenul.i ' -Pendletom
Or.. June 1 9. St. Marv'
academy - held the closing exercises of
the year this morning. BlshoD O'Relll
of Baker City made the address Ho the
graduating class and presented the
diploma. A literary and . musical pro
rram was rendered. There was onlv
one graduate, Miss Cecil M. Hendrlcka