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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SATURDAY EVENING,' JULY 0. ,1007. - ORDNANCE VIOLATORS nnyenns E MATTER AS INTERESTED LAND CLAIMANTS URGE IIU OF BIDS OPEIIED mums CUIGI'U . , ' t f '..''' Y OOURN CHEERS TAKE JOKE ILL V ' .ft -i 'sV'i . ,.. ill Portland Property Owners Who Permit Weeds and Grass to Grow on Holdings Dislike Arrest, but Condescend v to Walk to Station in Preference to Patrol Hide. ' A class of citlsens entirely separated from the' 'ordinary riff-raff of police courta la visiting the police station to day that la, aa fast a Officer Carl on and Courtney can oonvinoe them tbat the engagement with Captain Moore . at tns station .is more pressing tnan their business af faira. They are those who have violated the ordinance pro- ' vldlng that grass and weeds must not be allowed to grow on vacant lota and other property. - "I'll tell you, officer, I'll just tele phone the chief about thla and it will be all right. - You see, I'm pretty busy today and can't very well go to tho - police ' station with you. Besides, it would be embarrassing should I meet - any of my friend while being escorted to the BUtlon by an officer." '- "Well the chief has nothing; to do with this; this warrant Is for your . arrest and It is my duty to nnng you to the police station," repnea tne or- fleer. "I know, but you understand how It la, I'm terribly busy and can't get away just now." Better Than Patrol Wtfoa Bid. 1 think it would be more embarrass ing If I should be compelled to call the patrol," Interjoins the officer. . These offenders against the law's majesty havs to be handled with gloves and eannot be thrown around against ' the fixtures like a common drunk. They always come to the police station peacefully In the end. No special prlv- litres are granted them. . "Captain, that property Is under an agent and I'm. not responsible for the condition of the lot Yes, It belongs to me but as I say. Tm not responsible and don't Intend to clean It up." "Well, tell that to the iude-e: the oues- tlon now is will vou nut un the 110 ball or anaii we nut you in a cell? You know we warned you $0 days ago about mis ana iu cava la what the ordinance allows, so I think wo have not been over haul y." "What do I have, to dor After beta informed that It would be necessary to Senear In notice court and answer the charge next Monday the man who, allows the weeds to rrow on hia lot invariably puts up another plea. Ho does not have time to sit around in police court and wait for the Judge to come to bis case like any other of fender. -But the police are unshaken and respond with "tell that to the judge." Captain a Slow Clerk. "Well, rive me a recelnt." cornea the rejoinder. They are alwara In a hurrv ror ine receipt ror ineir pan money because 'they have lost so much time arguing with . the officers. It usually takes Ci Executive Board -Handles Street and Sewer Improve ment Matters. The largest number of bids for street improvement and' sewer work in several months were opened at the executive board meeting last night The largest bid submitted was that of the Pacific Bridge company, which wants I73.S04.1S to improve Kllllngsworth avenue from Union to Patton avenue. Two bids were opened for sewer work. The bids for the improvement of cer tain portions of streets with various kinds of pavement are as follows: East Twentieth street, from Bra see to Tillamook, Pacific Bridge company, 112,077.75; Warren Construction com pany. I1J.00T.H. Lao avenue, Keenan Bros, company, $33. - Fifteenth street, from Burnslde to District Attorney Manning deceives Many (Complaints Offers No Belief. Fraudulent timber, locators areag&ln prosecuting their nefarious business on a Urge scale and according to District Attorney John Manning they are finding In?.lrl ."PA especially among women. At least 60 women have com fo my . . . mreo mooins. com plaining that they had been swindled by these fellows,'' said Mr. Manning this mArnln. "Tk..- I. wi - can do for them, as in almost every case of this kind there Is no written TOmraci, witnoui which it is Impossible ici n uuuvicuon lor oDtain.ng money under falae pretenses. I want to warn all persons against these fraudulent lo cators. I would arrest the swindlers If "were possioie to convict them.' ' 1M system pursued by these pre- .ouuc luv.iun in me same oio rraua aotaln Moore half an hour to make out a receipt, especially when the offender is In a nurry. There were IS warrants Issued this morning and nearly all will be served before night. Those slready served are Attorney E. E. Merges. 714 Chamber of Commerce: F. W. Jenkins. El Klchr arda, Josephine Hlrsch, H. A. Cosin and W. O. Cox. One man wanted the warraire served over again on his wife because the prop erty belonged to her. Marshall, Star Sand company. 13,430.17. made familiar throuaii repeated ex. Lexington avenue, Keenan Bros, com-1 posures in the columns of The Journal, pany. 12.820.8. I Credulous neonle ara innrniAhui i.h East Washington street. Paclflo . tne' suggestion that thav faka un timber ana giowing pictures-' or the u run m io dc reapea are painted by the locator. As soon as he has secured GRITZMACHER AND TAYLOR TO ;. HOLD JOBS,' SAY "WISE ONES" i Although everybody connected with the administration from the mayor down to the police committee of the executive board professes Ignorance as to who will be city engineer and chief of police, the wise ; ones around city ' hall are confident that Douglas W. Tay lor will be reappointed. In fact, it is current talk that members of the ad ministration have af ked Mr. Taylor to take the Job for another two years, his record during the pant being considered . the most satisfactory ever given the city. - Other officials who are close to the administration In these matters have "made ,,. expressions favorable to Chief i Grltzmacher and express surprise when asked relative to a possible change in the head of the police force. They say Orltsmacher has been doing good work and under those circumstances do not see why a change should be 'made at this time. It is also whlsnered that these expressions are the results of j conferences with Mayor Lane. Yesterday It was expected that the! selection of the two officials would be made at the executive board meeting. I but so much time waa consumed In rou-1 tine matters that an -adjournment was taken before thnt subject was reached I in the order of business. The naming ! oi me ornciais win now oe aeierred ror another two weeks unless thev should be chosen at some special meeting. East Twenty-first street, Warren Con struction company, S4.3tS.18. Marshall street. Warren Construction compsny, S6.6S4.90. Madison street. Wsrren Construction company, SI. S01. 47. East Twentv-thlrd Street. Warren construction company,' S3.730.4S. East Twenty-third street. Jimn Fralney Co. S11.SS1.2S: Barber - phalt company, S13.6S1.10. l-.ast Twenty-first street Barber As phalt company, S3.701.40; James Fralney A Co.. S2.370.S0. East Eighteenth street, James Fralney Co., S3.401.20; Barber Asphalt com pany, S3.673.S0. Eaat Eighteenth street James Fralney e sO.. ,. o; earner Aspnait Co.. S3.SU. 70. East Nineteenth street from Brasee to Tillamook. Warren Construction com pany. 31 1.6M. II. East Nineteenth street James Fralney Co.. S4.SS7.86; Barber Asphalt. Co., S4.S97.SO. East Nineteenth street from Brasee to Tillamook. Paclflo Bridge company, S10.849.8S. Eaat Eighteenth street from Brasee to Knott. Pacific Bridge company. $6,- eii.si -warren construction company; S7.S01.38. Kllllngsworth avenue, from Union avenue to Patton avenue, Paclflo Bridge company, 3,04.is. The sewer bids follow: Oliver avenue, from East Forty fourth to East Yamhill extended, John Keating. 31,292.64. Oliver avenue, from East Yamhill extended, to Beech, George Gordon, 31,-864.16. enough victims to make up a party they " uirii oui, usuany inio aouinern Oregon, and piloted to some body of timber. Of course the timber has been preempted beforehand by some prior entryman or else it is railroad land. ' vwcn iu wniry, oui u is usually easy to delude the simple-minded 'sucker,' either by false section marks or by dot ceivlng him aa to the location nt ih. Eesidenfs of That Section ; Demand Fulfillment of Promise of Bull Run.Wa ter and Proper Facilities forjigliting Fire. land. The locator collects his fee. which la usually S100 to 3160 for each nlalm and the victim goes home to complete I now using the same water system that Portland Heights residents took steps last night to forestall the threatened action of the city water board to res cind Its resolution providing for a con crete reservoir on tho Heights. A large ly attended meeting of the Portland Heights Improvement association was held In the hall at Spring and Chapman streets and the following committee was named to attend tho next meeting of the water board aid urs-a the board to proceed with the construction of the Messrs Labba. Flanders, lln.vnrth iiicaey, uurrey, -ear, Beach, Keasey, Keep, Campbell, Annand, Fuller, Pat- icr-on, r-age, low ins, Thompson, Ban fleld. Dekum. Bridna. ' : rvwk ithri Wise, Jay Smith, A-. tV Smith, Ramadell, Grace, Pfunder Ranking, Turner, William Labbo and General Bacon. " It waa brouaht out ai , the meatlnv that the Portland Heights) district 1 Fair at Salem Attracts $pe- clalists From Far and ".- Near. 8mcI.i1 Dispateb te The JouraaL) Salem,, Or. July S. Everything points to big cherry fair,-In fact so great Is tho interest that tho Salem ' Cher ry Fair and - .Flower festival '.will be the largest ever held In the north west From California and from far away Washington,; D. C, come Jntfuirles concerning tho exhibits to be made at the fair, an annual event which; Is destined to become the great horticul tural event of tho Paclflo coast. The great Interest i in tho fair la shown by communication received' 'from the United States department of agriculture. which desires to be supplied with sev eral promising varieties of cherries to be placed on ' record In the bureau of giant inausvy. u. B. Bracjcett united tates pomAIogist at Washington, D. C, has forwarded tho following com munication to Secretary E. C Arm strong: --..i'--- .. . , "I note with pleasure tho promising meeting of your cherry fair, to be held at Salem, July 10-11. I have read the program with Interest I wouM ilka very much to secure several, promising new varieties of the cherry for. model ana painting ana placing on record In this office. Among theso would be any umng Assurance of V x uiic9t j. est ui urani -; lands' Status. - - (Special Dispateb. to The JooraiL)r Albany, Or July S. Local Dartles are In receipt; of - letters if rota.; Senator Jonathan Bourne to the effect that he Is . working "steadily to " bring abbut a sale of the Oregon California, railroad timber land and that bo Is doing every. thin twiaathla' r .n.u. u . . . 1 A. special agent has, been sent to tho wejt to fiOODerata with llnttA Attorney Bristol, and as soon as his work Is finished and his report made to the government at . Waahina-fnn a, ai.V will V lnstltuwd In the name of tho United States, against the holdore of these lands' n1 tha tltla tn. tk lanrfa will be teated as to whether a sale can DO forced tO lntendlnar nurhaaara mt tha prescribed Trice of 32.60 per aore-for Tt" ,ow acrea io eaen applicant - . Tha ahflitv-A I K .AT....;.-. i ..... wi .a aunuonaa Dy many wno have examined the matter, but should the government make good this seotlon ln state will witness the greaast " r uinoer ianas over xnowa in n United States. , . A Men who have kept track Of events My there are at least 3,660 applicants " ,,w,tfrn Oregon for .the Oregon as V'01 nda. As nearly as can bo !!U '. tn" number In the counties containing or . Ivlnsr adianant tn. ik... .'"PS win snow the following promising nsw seedling; also- tho War' J11" JDouglas S00, Benton 400! terbouae and Deacon. I am sending n 0.. Polk 800, Marion 400. Coos 60 LADY'S SLIPPER WITrj HOLE , . IN BOTTOM OFFERED IN EVIDENCE Cinderella's slipper was potent with the Drince. but In modern times It is tho supreme court of the state on which the slipper Is to be used In an effort to collect 33.000 damages from the Port land Railway company. Thla modern slipper is not so petite as the fabled footwear which Cinderella lost Tha. slipper thatOregon's supreme court will inspect and then place away In the vaults among the exhibits la an old tan oxford slipper, 10 inches long, and nearly worn out. The sole has a large hole -worn In It It waa sent to the supreme court this morning from 1 the local circuit court as an exhibit in the case of . Berth F. Crosby against the Portland Railway company, whlon was appealed by the company. A trial was had in the circuit court last spring on the charge that Miss Crosby had come In contact with a low Kgglng trolley wire on Grand avenue and suffered a severe electric shock. The slipper was offered li evidence and an expert electrician testified that the electric current might have through the sole of the shoe into tho TO EIID STRIKE OF OPERATORS Attorney for Telegraphers Holds Conference With Western Union. ma proofs. Sooner or later ha die. covers that he has been bunkoed and that his timber claim la wnrthlaaa The district attorney professes that he can do nothing to put a stop to these frauds. A year or more ago tie cauaed the arrest of some of the same gang of locators that are operating now, but failed to secure oonviotlons. DE. BROUGilEB HOME FROM -SPOKANE was privately put In bv tho orooertv Y. '.'"r" " years ago, oerore tne city limits were extended to Include that territory, and when tho population of tha b t,tZ PPY"on i I ramous Hosklns cherry, is expect i Ti. w " not one "nth of whtl pre"nt and In ft letter to the TOU two seta of boxes for thla nurnou ana aiiuum you nave vox or two lert over you can sena some omer prom' "ins iruii ai some luiure aatev JCoskiaa' Sntrles. C B. HOsklns. tha oriartnator nt tha famous Hosklns cherry, is expected to Minister Will Preach; Twice Tomor- While North He Boomed Portland With a Vim. row- (Joorost 8pHl Rerrlee.) Oakland. Cal., July . Further ef forts to effect s settlement of the telegraphers strike came today when P""?0" I Attorney W. W. Allen, representing the ground. The Jury awarded Miss Crosby 0Pe.r8t.or"l: had . conference with As- a verdict of $3,000 as damages for the Zi ffJ" Vk ne .i uP""ntenient Miller. Injuries the electricity . caused. "'"'Neither the attorney nor Miller would EDITOR BEST OF CHICAGO IS HONOR GUEST AT LUNCHEON ence. but It Is believed that an under standing has been srrived at that Is ex pected to greatly clarify the situation. A luncheon was given today st 12:16 o'clock at the Portland Commercial club by J. Thorburn Ross, president of the Title Guarantee & Trust company, In 'honor Of Nolan Rice Best editor of the . Interior. Chicago's well-known Presby terian, paper. '"The Interior has a reputation over i the country as a strong snd conservative journal, and its analysis of the financial situation Js always valued highly by financial1 men," said Mr. Roes. 'The presence of its editor In Portland and I his thorough examination of conditions on this coast, is a matter for congratu lation by Portland men who are working to build up centlment in the east favor able to our instltutiona and a confidence In our future." The Invited guests st the luncheon were: Mr. Rice, Samuel Connell, Judgo Wolverton, Judge Gilbert. Colonel 8. W. Roeesler, William M. Ladd, Dr. W. H Foulkes. Franklin I. Fuller, Robert Liv ingston. W. R. Mackpnclp. rr v. n Geary, John F. Carroll, George H. Trow, bridge. A. A. Greene. Huh Hume, 8 P. Lockwood, Tom Richardson, John M. Scott, H. W. Stone. Chicago. July 6. The telegraphers' local grievance committee today laid complaint in the case of Operator Main who waa discharged for copying the unities vi me non-union operators em ployed at San Francisco, before the na tional executive committee. KRAIG WOULD ENJOY ...SHOOTING ORCHARD Rev. J. Whltcomb Brougher returned this morning from Spokane and the Baptlat Toung People's convention. He will occupy his pulpit tomorrow, both morning and evenlnr. The sublect In the mornlnc will be 'The Ancient Order or a. u. u. At night ho will speak on the rather unique and Interesting topic. a weaious uia juaia. Dr. Brougher declared this mornlnar that he did not know anvthlna: about the rumored action of the Seattle church. He said he was very certain that the: church had taken no action to ward caning him aa pastor and that the report was simply based on statements made by some individual member of the Seattle church. Dr. Broua-her tool! occasion to Vumi Portland while he vfia at Spokane. He presented to the convention the offer made by the Portland Commercial club to give $6,000 in prises for articles on Portland and this section of the coun try. In this connection he invited all the delegatea to visit Portland on their return trip to the east A rally of all the Portland Baptists to welcome' these visitors and hear re ports of the convention Is being ar ranged for next Tuesday night There i win De special music ror the occasion and some prominent speakers from the east ana soutn win deliver short ad dresses. Prominent among these speak ers wm De rtev. i :uriia lee laws, D. D., pastor or tne nrst Baptist church of Baltimore, Maryland; Rev. George T. Webb, field secretary of tho B. Y. P: V.: Rev. E. S. Stucker of Oakland, Califor nia, and Dr. McLemore of Georgia; it Is today. OrlU Tire oommlttoa. The fire oommlttee also came In for a grilling for not having proceeded with the erection of the fire-engine house that waa promised the heights and for which plans were drawn some weeks ago. The statement was made that the fire-engine and other apparatus had been purchased and Is now waiting for ijuai lci a. tary ho states that be will have an ex hibition of bis own cherries, Mr. Hos klns lives at 8nrlnsbrook. near New. berr. In his communication he says: "I will express to you on the evening oi ine-sin one oox or nosicina, LAke and three, seedling cherries. I wish to enter everything in sight." E. V. D. Paul, of Uklah, California, writes that he will forward exhibits of several varieties never before exhibited. George C Flanders said that h bad i Mlas Clara I Webb of Troutdale. who made the city an offer of the free use has earned a reputation for her Lam- -. .v. v. in..!, a (.eiiiHrary structure might be placed to house the chemical engine and hose reel, pending tho com pletion of the main buildlns. The same committee was appointed to go before the lire committee and ask for the Immediate construction of the promised engine house. OREGON HOTEL IS TO EEjMGED Ten-Story Addition Is to Be Added to Ten-Story Annex Previously Announced. Pert cherries, will again be among the rxmoiiors. lsi year ner exniDits car' rled away many prises. Arrangements have been perfected so mat exnmitors rrom abroad may send their fruit to be placed In cold storage wiuwui-Mire cnarges. TO HANDLE COAST DEFENSE AETILLEEY Salem's Company M, National Guard, Leaves for Fort Colombia for . Tea Days' DrilL zi - vi v, jnariun tvu, uoos SO. K.UrrrK60' w Tho foregoing list shows that the ruah up to the present time has tbf .r.Mtw 10 Doula" oounty, r u; applications. This Is due to the fact that that county possesses more of the grant lands with in her boundaries than any 6th er county In Oregon. . 7h?r ,,re.miln mny claims In Linn not ODDlled for and annul l.-j seeking publlo become stampeded, under the conviction that the sale will become an actuality, there will be a ruah for these unoccuoled lands tbat win historic. rnn wo iii run FREAKISH FIRES "Mftsft-ajsssaassasaj Department Responds Three Times to Peculiar Blazes With SmaH Losses. ., A I ADnu IM IILllll (Siwdat Dispatch te The Journal) Salem, July . Salem's militia boys left for Portland this morning to take the special trsln for Astoria en route to Fort Columbia, Washington, where the annual maneuvers will bo bold. Company M, O. N. G., of this city. the captaincy of Charles A. goes to spend 10 days at Fort under intalncv Murohv. roes to sten Columbia to be drilled In the handling EVERYBODY INVITED TO ATTEND SWEET PEA FESTIVAL EXHIBIT (Journal Special Service.) 0 e Dallas, Tex.. July (. Joe 4 0 Kralg, Orchard's brother-in-law, w 4 today said he would like to get 0 4 a shot at Orchard. "I believe 4 Orchard committed all the 4 4 crimes ho confeased to at the 4 4 Instigation of the mineowners. 4 4 Haywood an Moyer would not 4 4 countenance violence. The jury 4 4 will turn all of them, including 4 4 Orchard, loose.' 4 4 TWO DIVORCES GRANTED TODAY Blanche Coffeen Freed From Habit ual Drunkard and Evelyn Aber- " nathv Freed From Deserter. j, Arrangements for the sweet pea fes- 4 tlval for the Multnomah county schools which will be held In the corridors of the city hall next Wednesday from 1 o'clock In the afternoon until 9 o'clock -at night-have been completed and were announced irom the county superlntend- : ent's office this morning. - The exhibit will be open to the public , without eharge and everybody is invited to attend and learn the character of the . flower culture work being carried on by tho younger school children. The afTair la given under the auspices of the State Congress of Mothers and the Multnomah County Teachers' Progress club. The committee in charge of all of the arrangements is composed of Mrs. B .H. Trumbull, Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Donald. Mrs. Col well and Mrs. Smith. The Judges will be B. F. Padrick of the Piedmont aster gardens, Mr. Walker of Foreat Grove and Mrs. G. W. Felts. Each school In the count v t in a division and there are five divisions There viU be three prises for the beet exhibits in every division and the school mHking the best display in competition will be awarded the county prise, which Is the h.f.heat given. DID NOT KXOW STAMPS WERE STOLEN Traveling Jeweler Admitted, How ' erer, lie Purchased Part of Loot ' From St. Johns Post office. ILonls A. Gllbrifle, who was indicted for retaining stamps stolen from th v St Johns postoffice, pleaded guilty be J fore Judge Charles E. Wolverton in United ' States district court: here thla morning and upon motion of Aseistant I'nited States Attorney James Cole sentence will not be Imposed untli August l.t Giibrlde stated n court that he en tered a plea of guilty to retaining the stamps which he sold -to Butterfleld Brother, but: added-that lie did not know - they, had been,' stolen. Gilbrldo nsked permission to ' have' Joseph G Mann and . Edward J. . Sharkey testify s s toW hla good character fwhich was l-Yora the evidence Ollbrlde Is a tra veling Jeweler who sold trinkets and , watches to employes of streetcar barns and factories, lie secured the stamps from; Turnbull. j ACC0SE STtOUISANS . ' DRIAND SWINDLING , -- . ". (Josnral Hpeelsl Ben fee J 1 '.V- St. tenuis. July '.-Warrants for eight at ienver ror: Colorado "land,1 4444444 DAM BREAKS UNDER AMOS HALSTEAD Mill Employe at Hopewell Swept to His Death Leaves Wife and Nine Children. ft. ivmlxnn. (niik'ted connection , with tho . (Srwclsl Dispatch to The Journal.) Dayton, Or.. July S. Amos Halstead, sawyer employed at the Emerson frauds are being Issued. Those Indicted fawmU1, wfls drowned yesterday by tho are L,. W. Ttnmaev. nraaMant r I breaking Of the milldam while ha waa Ramsey Manufacturing company; Frank ! r,epair,n,f Th mH1 located at a P. Fay, real estate dealer; Charles H ..settlement known as Hopewell, Dodge, a hat dealer;'' Dodge's wife: At- 10 m1' south of here. Halstead was torney William Baer, who is charged 1 5wept awv Jn the that rolled with attaching - hla notary seal to a ?own on thf breaking of the dam. He fraudulent transaction an a u.i. I leaves a widow snd nine children. - erback and two members of hla familv. ! . . UAKVlttbD TO BE GIVEN DINNER ON SATURDAY A reception an dinner to James It Garfield, secretary of the Interior, to De given next Saturday evening at the Commercial club, is being largely sub scribed, and will probably exceed 101 guests the limit fixed by the manage- .uciii. a iiv iiuuiuvr in now piacea at 125 Today the list showed 60 names. Mr. Garfield is a nonular official, an . large number of Portland-business men are anxious to meet and hear him dis cuss the affairs of his department An they affect the state of Oregon and city of Portland. He Is making a tour of me coast 10 ismuiarise himself with actual conditions, and particularly with l oupcuL 10 ma per ana mineral lands and land grants. . . PRATT TELLS WHAT STANDARD OIL EARN& IJonrssI Bpeital Serrtee.t Chicago, July .--In his testimony before Judge Landls today Pratt said the net earnings of the Standard in M. Jersey were 181,000.000 in 1903, Wl.OOO. 000 In 1J04. and 57,000,000 In 1006., HEARD MOTHER PLOT TO SLAY HER FA3IILY (Journal special Barrio.) -Chicago, July . Jerosoloblat Vrsal. aged lit, son of Martin Vrsal. father of me six children Whose deaths are said to have been caused by poison given by Af Wii.. m.ot,her at tne instigation of Herman Billek. who is being tried fii-aSffiSr Jr teatlflod that he oNrSS poison 'thrrV rTne boya BlUek threatened to"i hint If GROOM IS EIGHTY-SLX; BRIDE SEVENTY-SEVEN (Jooraal Special Seryte,. Rldgewood. N. J.. July LJLwuilam Bhinton, aged 6, of Is Angeles was married here yesterday to Mr. Two divorces were granted by Judge Sears In circuit court this morning on the complaint of wives, one Of whom charged cruelty and one desertion. Mrs. Blanche Coffeen testified that her husband. Holla Coffeen. an Omaha drummer, became an habitual drunkard arier meir marriage, became intoxicated every night and beat and kicked her. She finally tired of such treatment, she sam, ana came to Oregon, after which she received a letter from Coffeen tell ing her he hoped he would never see her again. They were married at Omaha in Apru, Mrs. coffeen waa granted a aivurce, me cusioay 01 ineir two chll dren and $30 a month alimony. Evelyn W. Abernethv waa rrntA a aivorce irom james u. ADernethy after icsiiiying inai Aoernemy nad deserted her more than a year ago. They .were married at Fall River Mills, California, in October, 1900. ARCHITECTURAL CLUB BANQUETED AT 0AS FelJx Kahn, Well Known New Yorker In Investment and Building World, Was Hoat. In an addition, to tho 10-story annex to the Oregon hotel to be erected by Mra Margaret 8. Alnaworth, announce ment of which was made some weeks ae0 In The Journal mrran ..mint h.v been concluded to build another 10-story nuumun i una noeieiry wnicn will oc cupy the lot Immediately north of the present building. The double Improve ment will cost approximately $600,000, and will take about 1$ months to com plete. The nresent dsn tn araot tha alna worth annex. Taclna- Park atreat im-1 Sergeant John Holman Corn, mediately, and upon Its completion to Gehlhar, Corporal Elmer Gll Degin tne construction of the construction of the second annex, lacing oeventn street The Ainsworth annex will Increase the canacltv of tha hntal hv 1 Kn i-nnma and 76 private baths. The building will be equipped with its own water pump, lijg station, electric light and power plants, complete system of refrigera tion and a comDressed air rU.hinv fioin. 11 wm aiao oe equippea with a ventllatinr ayatem that will nmit tha introduction of fresh filtered air throughout the entire structure every 16 minutes. The new grill, which will occupy the entire space beneath the main floor of the present hotel, will aeat 700 nannl and will be the largest grill on the Pa- cinc coast.- When the second annex Is completed the Oregon will have 400 guest rooms, pne-half of which will contain private baths. Slight Damage to Roof. There waa a rnt t . . ... Davis, atreet .aouV-thli mSnini blase Cauarht from . Ji. chlmnev. la.,... . 77i" , . . "'got. - I aulUkto tho advarUaera ; The Portland Architectural club was entertained at a banquet last night at the Oaks by Felix Kahn of New York. a noted Inventor and authority on the use of concrete In modern build In a- con etructlon. The party left the city in a iauncn ai s o ctoca ana returned at mid night. In tho course of the evening Mr. Kahn delivered an Interesting and instructive address, treating of the use of concrete In modern construction. . He is the In ventor of what is known as the Kahn bar and a system of reinforced concrete construction, both of which are coming to be very generally employed in the ouiiaing operations heavy cltleo. in eastern NEGRO AT THE DALLES FINED FOR ASSAULT (Special Dispatch to The Jnnraal 1 The Dalles, Or., July . The only oc currence that marred the peace hero on me ourin was a cowardly onslaught by a 'negro bootblack on a person who visited a barber shop and desired to bo snavea. ine Darners had left the shop, with the negro In charge. He handed the stranger a raxor atid told him he """' Bimve nimsen. Alter no bad fin ished ho handed the nea-ro 10 cent a in payment for the accommidatinn. Th. negro demanded 26 cents, and bearan tn enforce his demands by kicking the man wui ui me snop ana tnreatening to breaa ma head. A bystander, who told the darkey that 10. cents was enough for the use of the raxor, was struck in tho face by the black. ' The nearo was nrraatait mnA K...-t,i before Justice Tlllnnn. hn him $25. " INDIAN CONVERTS TO THE CHRISTIAN- FAITH (SoscUl Ditpatch to The Journal.) Pendleton. Or.. July 8 HevantaaH new members have been added to tho Tutullla Indian Mlsalnn hiirnh,, mrA about 25 new members have joined the temperance society for Indians, In tho revival Which has been in nrna tnr the past two weeks at the Presbyterian mission. Rev. James Hays, the Nes Perce Indian minister, who assisted in the Rieetine With a numhar A hla nan pie, has returned to Kamlah, Idaho. Of the suns for coast defenaaa. The armory last night presented a busy scene as the company assembled to prepare for the departure this morn ing. Tho following is a list of the men who left for camp today: Commissioned Officers Captain Charles A. Murphy. First Lieutenant Richard W. Holman, Second Lieutenant Carl Abrams. N on -Commissioned Offlcera . VI rat Sergeant Lewis Judson, Quartermaster oral M. H. moral Eimr ones. Artincer Frank Jory, Privates J. C. Beers. W. L. Davis. E. Durnlgan, J. H. Garnjobst A. H. Gllle. W. 3. Godding, V. clynteV. C. W. Abrams. M. G. JJraaafleld, Grove Hems i?y J'-R- O. Hunter. Walter Jago, F. y. McReynoIdS, A. Moors. O. Moore. D. A. Mlse, A, E. Pratt C. H. Robert son, W. Richardson, W. E. Ross. H. W. 8avage, R. F. Schneider. E. J. Sherman, jj. y. oinuiBr, xi. a. ocnneiaer, i. Wade, W. A. Zosel and a Rumbaugh. NEW ENTERPRISES ARE LAUNCHED Three alarms called out tho fire de partment yesterday and each time tho fire was of a freakish nature. A play house built by some small boys la a ma ple tree near Mallory and Pearl streets mysteriously caught fire at 7:46 o'clock last night It was mysterious because tho boys who had been in the house just Frevlous could not tell how it hapnened t ia believed that matches and fire works cauaed the trouble, ,'WM ry cleverly constructed lit tle domicile resembling tho home of the tree man In the South 8ea Islands. So complete a home and miniature club was It that the boys would not willingly have set fire to It iuat tn it hn. . It was a hot blaxa tor a... raw minui.. and disfigured the maple although tho tree was not so seriously Injured but that It will live through its experience. At Eaat Eighth and Tatrirt atraata i iv. i ociock a steam wood saw caught Special Dispatch to The Jeoraal.) Salsm, Or.. July 6. Articles of Incor poration havo been filed with the secre tary of state aa follows: Fanners' and Merchants' bank of Co qullle: Incorporators, W. T. Kerr. J. M. Nye Jr.. 8. J. Miller anil aor Ttal. lorn; capital stock, $26,000. Mason Cnnatrnctinn nnmnanv. ItiMK.' Iporators, Archie Mason, M. Pickering ,T1l1 f XT Cttt. .nnlt.l At- AAA AAA. va wnii, baffiiM IUVK, a I7,VVV 1 main office. Portland. Mt Hood Milling company; A. M. Kelly. C J. Calkins. A. A. Javne. In. corporators; main office, Mt. Hood, Wasco county; capital stock, $11,000. Linn Condensed Milk . company; in corporators, 1m ti. cun, m. H. Elba, C. H. Stewart J. R. Wyatt and H. Bryant: capital stock, $100,000. ACCIDENT MARRED FOURTH AT GRESHAM ("pedal Dispatch to The Journal.) Gresham Or.. Julv t.Ctnn 4iatr. lng accident marred the otherwise ideal rourin oi juiy ceieoraiion at this place In one of the races of the afternoon a horse ridden bv John Forreata ently shy of tne crowd which swarmed on the course ahead of him, bolted through a thin place In the line of spec tators at the aide of the track vr. over Bert Beagle, aged 10. and Opal Davis, axed 7. The Bess-la hnv badly torn and crushed ankle. The lit tle girl was struck on the head and ren- avrati unmnsciaus, one IS , Still euf. fering severely from the shock. For rester, the rider, was unhurt fire. The packing and woodwork about the engine was blaslna- when the danart. ment arrived and the woodpile beside which tho engine waa standing waa ig niting. It Is supposed that the engine caught from combustion. There waa not much damage. Stranger than all was a email roof fire at tit East Clay street of about $69 damage, caused by a spark from tho smoke stack of the Phoenix iron works. The strange feature of thla nre Is In the circumstance that the same box turned in the alarm last Thursday for a fire at the same place caused In the same way, and at the Identical time. 6:17 o ciock. HE IS WILLING TO DO RIGHT THING Man Charged With Selling Liqnor in Leas Quantities Than Gallon Without License So Says. Judge Sears' sense of justice appeals to P T, McConnell. who was arraigned this morning In ciroult court before tho Judge on the charge of selling liquor at Sylvan In less auantitles than a gal lon without a license. Judge Sears asked McConneU if he 'had a lawyer, or If bo wanted time to secure ana Mnrnnnii aaiu; r " Aorl. kn0.w !hat 1 - lawyer, u wiuu a w uo wnai is rignt, an v(iiaiu ma mailer to tne J' and do what ha thtaks la ria-ht The Judge advised McConnell to wait until Monday before he pleads to the charge, and secure1 a lawyer in the meantime if he thinks he needs one. The offense Is alleged to havo occurred at Sylvan, near the county poor farm, on March 6. HARVARD MAN FOR ATHENA SCHOOLS ORCHARD BELONGS TO JIASONS AT DETROIT (Journal Apeetel Service.) Detroit Mich., July t. Detectives from Boise havs learned that Orchard became a Mason here 1 2 years ago un der the name of A. A. Moule. The local lodge will exel blm, it Is aald. Summer School at Eugene. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) University of Oregon, Eugene, July I. -xne summer scnooi .is in session with the best attendance In tho history nt the Institution. This year there Is train ing In library work, owing to the fact that the library will soon be mnvad into the new library, which would mak It impossible for courses to be Imparted. HEAVY FREIGHT CAR FOR TRACTION LINE Jil"JS Ihr'JSaJtf".111 brta re-LThousandsof volumesx havo been rs- (Special Dlaoatrh to Tha Jonrnal Milton, Or., July On . account of me neavy irarrio over tne interurban line between this plaoe and Walla Walla ine waiia wana Traction company will build a freight car with a capacity of 60,000 pounds to replace car No. 1 for handling freight Four 60-horsepower motors will be Installed, and It will be gearea to a speed or aw mues an hour. Cart Ballance Wants Divorce. (Special Dispatch to The JenraalJ lance has tiled suit for dlvnrca Myrtle L. Ballance. They were married at v. mow creeit. urant county, Oregon. December 18. There are no children. Journal Readers. , The - Journal's friends, when pa tren ding journal advertisers, will confer ' , (Soeelsl Dispatch to The Journal ) I Athena Or., July . Homer I. Watts who graduated from Harvard this year. public school. It Is understood he wUl aocept. an da successful school year Is i i . - . ""unsmeni or tne sehBctlon of assistsant prlhclpal and the cnrP of teachers has not yet been made. KAISER THINKS JAPS SHOULD BE IGNORED . ; f Jonrnal Special rtervtee.) - COnenhaa-eri. Julv itii. b.i... . !rs,J,nr "'.;. today that the nieni-.oiwiH a limine is a Dad mis take. He says - the Europeans should ilow 5 JaPan"" to learn their REAL ESTATE DEALS OF 3I0ST IMPORTANCE Transactions Closed nt Week End Show Healthy Condition in Building and Investment. Professor Linden Operated On. ' ' tSpecia Dhinatrh tn Tba If nII .. - , 311 Charles K. Henry ft 8on closed a deal yesterday whereby C E. Grells pur chased from Henry S. Allen tho 80-foot lot at toe northwest corner of Fif teenth and Johnson streets for $11,000, The same purchaser secured earlier In the Week, the Inalde Int aHinlnlna- tha above site at an expenditure of $,000, making the quarter block coat x20 oon. Through the efforts of Mr. Henry and others, the North Paclflo Terminal com pany has a Breed tn avtanit tha tralr along Fifteenth street from Marshall. Its present terminus, to Johnson, there by ,T,k,n.gr vsra, additional blocks available for warehouse sitea G. P. Parman purchased yesterday l: acres, On the Base Line road, east J &A,nU.vi1.1' 'rom John Borgh, for $10,000. This land brought nearly $700 an acre, the larafest nrlca so far nM fn. acreage In that vicinity - r - 'r , r Great , 8antlam hog Drive. "v. - (Special Dispatch' to Tba Journal.)' Albany. Or, July One of the larg est log drives eyer mado; on the' San-' tlam is now being prepared, to be float- , ed ia the mills -at Jefferson Tha t-aft - cuniains over s.ouu.vvu ieet or logs. 1.va.a.. I . V r ' . ' - v ausja. Linden of the oubflo schn'M- ni-'.Yrf K?" " "na.f alr"et'n of W. T. 1i ceived la the last tew nioatbs.r