THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SATURDAY EVENING,' JULY 0. ,1007. -
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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