THE OREGbN DAILY JOlfeNA 6RTLAND(vl6ATURbAY SVttmNO, AlfOUST 84; 1907.
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Terrifvinp: Display Opens at
5 o'Clock a. in., Contin
uing for Hours.
LIGHTNING STRIKES
IN DOZEN PLACES
BIG INCREASE ;r
SHOWN IN SALE
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INCH 01 ILL
CAUSE II
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Effect Permanent OigSmi
Three Lees Who Refused to
Clerk Refuses to Accept Ap
Gllsan Street Tract Sells at
Heavy Advance Over
Last Year.
Leave Unsafe Building
Keep Officers Busy.
MERRILL LOSES
OUT ON PETITION
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tion to Assist in Straight
ening Bank Tangle.
FIVE HUNDRED WERE
PRESENT AT MEETING
plication for Liquor Li
cense Until Advertised.
Yergen Hop House, With Last Sea
son' Oop, Burned, Also a House
and Barn Crops at Worst Stage
for Long Continued Rainfall.
(Rlinl ninpntrh to The Journal.)
Aurora, Or., Auk- A severe eleo-
trlral storm accompanied by heavy rain
struck this ssrtlon about 6 o'clock this
morning and Continued for about three
quarters of an hour. Lightning struck
In a dozen dllTerent places and the rain
came down In sheets. Fred Tergen's
bop house was struck and burned to
the ground. The house contained his
1906 crop of hops and a quantity of
farming Implements. O. W. Bcram
lln's barn at Macksburg was struck and
destroyed together with a Quantity of
hav. Manv of the wire hoD yards In
this vicinity were laid flat on the
ground, but the pole yards escaped with
little or no aamage. it was nara
est electrical storm ever known here,
say the old pioneers who hve been here
since 185b. in mere was a severe
storm, but not to compare with the one
this mornlns. The sky was a continual
flash of lightning and thunderbolts were
striking every few minutes, wnen tne
full returns of the damage are reoelved
It Is estimated they will sum up to a
large amount. A..er tne electrical storm
pa b ed to the west rain continued to
'fall all this forenoon.
CARLTON'S REPORT.
nGrave Apprehension of Damage
Should Rainfall Continue.
iRavclal DUMtrb to The Joornil. 1
Carlton Or.. Aug. 14 An eleotrioal
.storm, followed br a fall of rain oon
jtlnulng for hours commenced here at I
'.o'clock this morning.
If the rain should continue for any
length of time it will cause an Immense
amount of damage to all gran crops as
well as the seed crop or clover. Thresh
ing In this section has only Just com
menced and there Is considerable acre
age of spring oats sthy uncut. Grain
that has been harvests Is fully up to
the yield of former yean and in a good
many Instances far better.
The hop crop wllj also be injured if
the rain should continue, as the crop
Is nearly ready for harvest. Picking
would have commenced by the middle of
the coming week. The Jiop yield in this
locality will be fully sis large as in
former years and the quality will be ex
ceptionally good. '
There is some talk that a good many
of the yards will not be picked In this
section, owing to the fact that there Is
no price offered. A large number of the
renters are llndlng It a hard matfer to
get picking money advanced as there
Is nothing doing In contracts and the
banks are' refusing to .furnish money
on the hops alone and are demanding
additional security.
The prune crop, which is also very
large, will come in for Its share of the
damage, as the prunes are ripening very
fart and the rain will cause them to
burst and become unfit for any pur
pose. Fuller Details From Macksburg.
(Speetal Diijntca te The Journal)
Macksburg, Or., Aug. 24. A heav
' rain and lightning storm visited this
section last night. Lightning struck a
barn of Oeorge Scramling ana the hop
house of J. Gergens, both of which were
destroyed. The house of P. Fensky was
also struck, but not much damage was
done. Numbers of trees and telephone
poles were also struck. The heavy rain
has done no particular damage except
to open stacks of grain. The hops are
not hurt unless the rain continues.
Fred Merrill called at the courthouse
yesterday to tender a petition for a 11
quor license, but he waa Informed that
the law required publication on his part
and that five week must elapse before
he could hope to have the same granted,
and that It oould not even be filed with
the county court prior to the time It
was advertised. County Clerk Fields
said today:
"I had very little discussion with
Merrill about the license he desired. He
said he wished to file the petition, and
1 asked him if he had advertised the
fact ss the law demanded In order to
permit any person or persons to file
remonstrances. He said no, and 1 told
him to do so before he filed any peti
tion." That ended the conversation and no
petition was filed yesterday.
Alone the line of Henna.) granting In
the future the clerk of the county court
has prepared a new form of affidavit
which must be filled out in triplicate
in future by persons u!lrlng licenses,
both those who desire renewals and
new licenses. In substance tho new af
fidavit Is based on the law passed by
the last legislature which prohibits the
giving of a license to any person or per
sons who have ever been convicted of
willfully selling or delivering either
spirituous, vinous or malt liquors to a
minor or allowing a person under age
to loiter In or about any place where li
quors are sold. .
This lstter stipulation has been added
by the county court to the original law
and the court Interprets the matter to
mean that no person convicted of such
offense is eligible to license.
Unofficially Merrill claims that he
has 120 voters of the last register as
aimers of his Detltlon for license to
sell liquor at his 12-mile house on tho
Base Line road extension, or 20 more
than Is needed by law. He will have to
wait at least five weeks before he can
Secure any license, provided there Is no
remonstrance against his application.
In the meantime Sheriff Stevens an
nounces that he will not permit the sain
of liquor at the place, and If he finds
the law Is being violated he threatens
to bring Merrill Into court.
Merrill, on the other hand, contends
that he never sold liquor without a
license and will not do so until he is
granted permission by the county court.
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Popular Comedian Is Presenting the Comedy, "Swell Elegant Jones
the Hellig Tonight.
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WIFE'S SUITS GOT TOO NUMEROUS
SO DEFENDANT LEAVES STATE
SUCCESSFUL MID
ON CHINATOWN
Five Orientals Are Taken on
Charge of Gambling and
Held on Bail.
TILLAMOOK HAILS
CARNIVAL QUEEN
For the first tims since they have
been assigned for duty In Chinatown.
Detectives Kay and Klenlln this after
noon raided the fan tan resort at 95
Second street and took five Chinese Into
oustody on charges of gambling snd
visiting a gambling house. Jus Sue. a
well known oriental and the reputed
keeper of the place was booked for
maintaining the establishment and was
compelled to furnish 50 cash ball. The
Others were released on $26 ball apiece.
Since The Journal's expose last Sat
urday and the publication of the list of
places where fan tan was being played
four raids, in which SI Chinese have
been captured, have been made. Tho
first batch of eight entered pleas of
guilty and were fined $10 apiece, eight
were assessed 17.60 each, six escaped
conviction for lack of evidence and nine
are now awaiting trial.
LEWISTOX CAN SEE
MILWAUKEE COMING
Fair Draws Crowds From
Town and Country
Fine Stock Show.
' (Special Dispatch to Tfas Josrnil.)
Tillamook, Or., Aug. 2i,:-i-The street
carnival, and fair opened with an at-
tendance of 1,500. Mayor Botts deliv
ered the opening address. Six blocks of
the city's streets were profusely decor-
"ated. The streets were filled with
booths, exhibiting the various Indus-
tries, business and productions of the
county.
The queen of the carnival. Miss Hat
. tie Marolf, was crowned yesterday aft
' i ernoon In the presence of the assembled
thousands. ' Tho cermony was very Im
pressive and the queen on her acces
sion received the xleaf ening plaudits of
' her subjects.
There are on exhibition representative
products Of all lines of indnstrv fnl-
lowed In this city or county. These dls
, plays compare more than creditably
wnn any evw BsnemDiea rrom me most
; favored section of the state. The stock
show includes four horses that cost
- $3,600 to J4.60O each. Exhibitors of live
;' stork are the following: Charles Kunze,
; draft marts and colts; Hansen, draft
1 mares and colts; R. C. Margarell of
i Ocean Park. 13 head of Red Polls; Mor
rison Mills. Jersey bull and heifer;
. Henry Kunze, Guernsey bull; Clarence
Tildtm, bull and four calves, Jersey;
. P. T. Fltspatrlck, two Jersey calves;
T. E. Eplei.- cow, Guernsey; Oeorge
Watt, row, Jersey; Gws Kunze, Holstein
bull, three rows. ti'o calves; EHck
Glad, bull Jersey; E. A. Fltzoatrick, pen
Chester White hogs; -James Hughev,
, match team draft mares; Mrs. D. R
, Tinnerstntt. 2-ye.ar-old colt: C. H Wllev
; 8-year-old Perohron nYare; M. Hansen,
Peitheron mare and colt; J. F. Martin,
. Percheron mare and oolt; Jonas Olsen,
Percherona, two 2-y-ir-olds. one 3-vear-old:
T K. Harris.7,i, Scotch Collies;
. Peter Srhranz. one pen Shropshire
yneep; Heniy Kunze, pen Berkshire
hogg; Morrison Mills, Cochin chickens.
(SpecUl Diipitch te Tbs Journal.)
Iewiston, Ida. Aug. 24. A definite
statement that the Milwaukee will ,bulld
into Lewlston as soon as a survey can
be made and construction work begun
is Drougnt rrom tne engineer wno is
now running a line toward this city.
The line will extend from Collins to
the Clearwater, and by that to Lewis
ton. The Washington, Idaho & Mon
tana road Is now being built from Bo-
vlll to Collins, where a connection with
the Milwaukee will be effected. It Is
believed the line will extend Into the
Elk creek section, there securing a
wuter grade to the Clearwater, striking
the river at Ahsahka. Relief that this
route will be selected is based upon the
statement of the engineer in charge, who
says a line on a water grade the greater
part of the way will be built through
to Lewiston.
The recent activity of the Weyerhaeu
ser Interests would Indicate that added
transportation might be expected in the
North Pork country.
When the case against George A.
Moore, a prominent cattle-buyer of Ore
gon City, formerly a resident of Port
land, was called this morning in the
county court, the defendant failed to
put in an appearance, although previous
ly, through his attorney, O. I. Eby of
Oregon City, he entered a plea of not
guilty to a charge of non-support.
Ait Interesting story developed today
as a result of the non-appearance. When
first arrested, Mr. Moore was under the
impression that he was being sued by
his former wife, from whom he was di
vorced several years ago.
Undnr the law he could not be sued
for non-support, and he placed $100 In
the hands of his attorney and told the
latter to not if v the court that he would
be on hand to defend himself on a plea
of not guilty.
Attorney Eby, acting In rood faith, so
notified Judge Webster. The attorney
also Informed his client that he was not
wanted in court on such a charge, but
that he was sued on a charge of fail
ing to provide for his two minor chil
dren. W. E. and Birdie Moore, axed 14
and II years.
When Attorney Eby was Informed
that his client decided to leave the state
and not appear in the case he at once
wrote to his brother. Attorney F. O.
Eby. of this city, to that effect and
stated that owing to his going on a va
cation to Newport he would Include $75
of the $100 which could be turned over
to the court for the latter to dispose
of as he saw fit.
In the meantime it developed, so the
attorney for Mrs. Moore asserts, Moore
has come Into possession of a con
siderable estate left, by the lntter's
father and mother In Ohio. When di
vorce proceedings were settled between
the Modres, Mrs. Moore waa awarded
$36 a month alimony, but she says she
has never . received a cent and her at
torney now figures It out that Moore
owes his former wife about $2,400 back
alimony.
One day last week it is said a lump
sum under the amount In question waa
offered by Moore as a final settlement
This offer was declined.
Mr. Moore, It Is claimed, is very
close to Oregon, where his entire busi
ness interests are. It is hinted at that
he is In or close to-Vancouver.
Attorney Eby of Oregon City Inti
mated In a letter, to fhe court that he
wouia aia ine law in every manner to
take Its course, as he was partially re
sponsible ror nis client s getting away,
Ths Gllsan street front of the block
formerly occupied by the plant of the
Willamette Iron A Steel works was sold
esterday to M. Barde & Son, dealers
i heavy hardware, for $110,000. The
property belonged to D. C. J'6110-."0
bought it about one year au ,uv,
thus netting about $20,000 In the tran
saction. The entire block was pur
chased ht Messrs. Peiton and Charles K.
Henry; Mr. Henry Immediately sold his
half to Joseph Simon at a profit of
$10,000.
Mr Peltnn had remndnlod the Old
frame building of the Willamette Iron
A Steel works, which will be occupied
by M. Barde A 8ons. the present pur
chasers. The property is excellently
well suited for the purposes of this
firm, as the Southern Pacific has a
track on Fourth street, and it Is In the
near vicinity of all the freight depots.
Tho sale of this nronartv was nego-
tlnfAfl thnriiffh the ao-aiicv of Charles K.
Henrv Son. Another fair-sized sale
was closed yesterday when George W.
Uoleomb purchased from George W.
Carpenter a 60-foot lot on Fifteenth
street, between Gllsan and Hoyt. The
property is without valuable Improve
ments and is considered a good buy.
Louis E. Burke has purchased a hand
some home on Johnson street, between
Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth
streets. The property belonged to Max
Loewenson and was sold for $8,000.
John II. Gibson has purchased a
arge number of lots In North Mount
Tabor. The property belonged to Frank
Gilham and was sold for $$,440.
DRUKKEX DECKHAND
THROWS AWAY DISHES
DELAY OF MAIL BY 0. R. & N.
CAUSES GREAT ANNOYANCE
FOREST GROVE CAR
LINE IS A PAYER
(gpeolfll Dlfpatrti to The Journal )
, Forest Grove. Or.. Auk. 24 r0,,
if the neayy travel on the Potest
f Grove Transportation electric line, con
, u tiecting the depot with the town, the
' stockholders have decided to put on an
i other -passenger car. From the time
- ' the' line haa been in operation until the
- .. f present the business of the company
i J ha. grown Steadily until now the pas-
( i aenger car la carrying, hundreds of per
" ! sons dally.- Much larger motors have
'been ordered so the cars will be able
- to run with the same speed as city
" ipara, fieglnnlnir Monday the mail will
, be carried by,.: the passenger car. as
, thrt contract of Hute Johnson with the
government expires on that date.. The
J line haa been in operation over a year
; and despite the direful prophecies of
' v many it nss succeeded beyond (he hopes
- "f the most aanfulne. - ?w-v-
BUXTON MENACED
BY FOREST FIRE
(Special Dlipntch to Th Journal.)
ForeBt Grove, Or., Aug. 24 N. P,
Nelson ol Buxlon, who was In this city
yesterday, reported forest fires wero
raging In that vicinity and thn llttlo
city of Buxton was In imminent danger
of being totally wiped out. If the wind
naa cnangea xnursday night. Mr. Nel
son said, Buxton would have burned liko
prairie grass, for everything was dry
as tinder. Hundreds of acres had then
been burned over
From the fires which have been rag
ing on the timber lands of the Base
Line Lumber company on Gales creek
much loss has been sustained by timber
and tools destroyed. The camps have
"been at a standstill and all the loggers
thrown out of employment.
It is not known how the fire started
but there Is a rumor that a woman who
had Rome misunderstanding with the
company set it out. Others believe It
caught from sparks from an engine.
The rains of this morning, It Is hoped.
may check the nres.
GREAT LINGUIST IS
DEAD AT MONASTERY
Because the O. R. & X. train from
the east did not arrive until 2:06 o'clock
this afternoon Instead of 9 45 this morn
ing. Portland business men did not re
ceive their mail in time to answer their
correspondents or fill the orders .con
tained in the letters they received. "
The delay is only another In a series
expending for & period of more than a
year, and mall from the east will not be
answered until 'Monday, a loss of two
days to the business centers of the Rose
City. Complaints were numerous around
the postoffloe this morning because of
the non-delivery of eastern mall. Many
business men were expecting important
letters from eastern firms and were
vexed when thev did not receive them.
Their anger was not mollified when told
that the train carrying their mall had
not arrived In the city, although they
turned their kicks from the postofflce
to the railway company.
That the Southern Paclflo railway is
making an effort to brrng its train from
Ban Francisco to Portland on schedule
time la shown by the reaord made by
the trajns in the past few weeks since
The Journal commenced to publish dally
the arrivals of the tralna; The train
has been on tlrte the" majority of the
days in the past few weeks, thus afford
ing Portland business men the chance to
answer tneir correspondence the same
day It arrives Instead of holding It over
unui me next morning.
RAIN STORM IS GENERAL ALL
OVER THE PACIFIC NORTH WEST
The rain storm of last night and this
morning was general over Oregon,
Washington and Idaho and extended to
the northern portion of California, ac
cording to reports received at the local
office of the weather bureau. Up till
noon today a quarter of an inch of rain
had fallen here and It Is believed that
the precipitation was even more liberal
up the Willamette valley.
A very heavy thunder storm swept
over the entire southern part of the
state during the night and faint rumb
ling of thunder could be heard here
last night. This morning the storm
drew nearer but only a few peals of
thunder were heard distinctly, the storm
having spent Its force on Its course
northward. It Is not known how much
damage, If any, waa done by th,e storm.
Acting weather observer Lodhola
stated this morning that the storm
came entirely unexpectedly no In
dication of Its approach having been
visible yesterday. . Showers are ex.
pected tomorrow but a prolonged rain
is not expected.
SIDEWALK INCLINE
SIS COUNCIL'S IRE
Projections in Front of Ha
zehvood Creamery and
Other Places Must Go.
PLEASUR
E
cot
AS
NCORPORAT
ED
(Journal Special Service.)
Berlin, Aug. 24. Father Erasmus
Herlng, the World's greatest linguist,
died at Landeshut, ' monastery at the
age of 79.
He had been. a monk In the monastery
for more than 60 years, and he had
absolute command of 33 ancient and
modern languages.
The celebrated Giuseppe Mezzofahti,
who died in 1849, waa reputed to be
able to speak oz languages, wnue Jere
miah Curtln, who died last year at Mil
waukee, Wisconsin, Is said to have
known 70 tongues.
A good many ef .these 'languages,
however, were merely dialects or modi
fications of other root languages. ' ,
PERSONAL . . .
H. R. Klncaid, " former secretary of
sta.,i,1 at the Imperial hotel.
Phil Metsclian, manager of the Im
perial hotel, left this morning for the
cosst to remain several days.
John Mlnto of gaiera, the sged father
of Postmaster John W, Ulato. la at tha
Imperial hotel. -
"The projection on the sidewalk at
the Hazelwood creamery Is the grossest
and most insolent kind of a nuisance."
This waa the expression made in the
street committee meeting yesterday by
Councilman Vaughn a.nd It was Indorsed
by practically every" member of, the
committee. From the tenor of the re
marks made by several committeemen
it is likely that some steps will be
taken at the next meeting of the com
mittee to abate the alleged nuisance.
The projection that Vaughn had ref
erence to Is the cement Incline to the
door in the manufacturing department
Th door Is about a foot from the side
walk level and the elope takes in half
of tha width of the walk. The Incline
was constructed some seven or eight
years ago, and a number of times the
council has threatened to have It re
moved. The projection Is said to be danger
ous to people passing along the street
at njght and a number of people. It Is
said; haYe fallen over it with painful
results. The councllmen made special
'mention' of tfie Haslewood sidewalk but
City Engineer Taylor says there are at
least half a dozen inclines of the same
character In different parts of the city
equally as dangerous.
George W. Baker Is at Head
of New Amusement
Organization.
Articles of Incorporation were filed
today in county court by the Baker
Amusement company. The incorpora
tors are George L. Baker, Calvin Heillg,
Milton W. Seaman and John F. Logan
all of Portland. The capital stock Is
named at 14,000 to be divided into 80
shares at $60 each. The comimy is
formed to carry on a general amuse
ment business, such as owning and op
erating theatres and theatrical organ
izations, acting aa agent for operas,
shows, etc., and purchasing real estate
with the end In view to building the
atres and borrowing money for the pur
pose of carrying on the various fea
ture of the enterprises.
The Seaside Light & Water company
with a capital stock of 150,000 filed
articles of Incorporation. The incor
porators are A. Welch, E. W. Hall and
John H. McNary. The principal office
will be Portland and the company pro
poses to engage in serving light and
power by means of electricity as wall
as servlng-'Water'powes.
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Journal Readers.
"Jags" affect different men differ
ently. In the esse of Harry Carroll, a
deckhand on the steamer lone, he was
seized With a desire several days ago to
put the culinary department of the craft
out of commission, and accordingly
heaved the greatest portion of the cook
ing utensils and dishes overboard. Car
roll was taken Into custody shortly
after the occurrence on a charge of
drunkenness and locked up In the city
prison. A complaint was sworn to to
day by A. H. Morrell, a mate on the
steamer charging Carroll with the ma
licious destruction of personal property,
and he waa consequently booked for this
offense also. Judge Cameron will hoar
full particulars of the affair Monday
morning.
COLORED PREACHER
IS RAVING MANIAC
Edward Cole, the burly negro brought
to the county jail rrom Kelly uutte
yesterday where he was preaching to
the prisoners, became violently Insane
last night and it required the combined
efforts of three guards and several
trusties to get him into a straight
Jacket and safely lodged in the pad
ded cell. This morning he was quieter
and was adjudged insane by a lunacy
commission composed of Dr. Johnson
and Countv Judge Webster. He was
removed this afternoon to the state
asylum at Salem.
Prior to his Incarceration in the pad
ded cell last night he attempted to kill
one of the Jail Inmates and he kept the
entire Jail colony awake last night with
his yells and screams.
FELINE LYNCHING IS
SEEN BY NEIGHBOR
City Attorney J. P. Kavanaugh ap
peared before Judge Gantenbeln In clr
cuit court today. In an endeavor to have
three Chinamen, Lee Sing, Lee Wan and
Lee Chung turned over to ths police de
partment for final discharge. Failure
to remove from an alleged unsafe build
lng led to the arrests. Ths oourt notl
fled the city attorney that the case was
finally decided day before yesterday
when prayed for writs of habeas corpus
were granted. It was then agreed that
the men should be presented to Chief
uriizmacner iur aiscnarge.
City Attorney Kavanaugh was rather
insistent today that a new feature of
the case had developed, but he waa un
able to convince the court, and the rul
ins stood as made originally.
Attorneys for the defense stated after
court that aa a result of litigation to
date a damage suit would shortly be
filed against Mrs. Cornelia Burkhardt
The Chinamen contend that their lease
was to run three years longer at 160 per
month, and tnat tney naa an option lor
a five-years' continuance after that at
the same rental.
SENSATION PROMISED
IN INSURANCE CASE
Would the lynching of two kittens con
stitute a catastrophe? That Is the
question that the police and humane so
ciety officials will be asked to deter
mine. Complaint was made to head
quarters today over the telephone by a
woman giving her address as 706 First
street, that the children of her neighbor,
living at 707, had ruthlesly slaughtered
two diminutive tabbies in the past two
days by using the felines for lynching
purposes. According to the complainant
the youngsters contemplate putting an
other mouser to death, and a patrolman
has been detailed to make an investigation.
MAYOBLPPOINTS
IRRIGATION DELEGATES
Mavor Lane this morning appointed
the 11 delegates Portland is entitled to
In the National Irrigation congress
which convenes at Sacramento, Cali
fornia, for a six days' session, begin
ning September 2. Following are the
men appointed by the mayor: Wallace
XTn .U attrtm.v 1! 1 Tint.. nA 1 f t- To -
clflo Northwest; C. K. Williams, H. C.
Henny. United States reclamation serv-
lve: Samuel B. Veatch. George Trow
bridge, editor Journal; Fred Lockley,
Pacific Monthly; John Carroll, editor
Telegram; H. C. Campbell. Pacific
Bridge company; Judge Thomas Q.
Hal ley and Attorney c. H. Hall.
FOR IMPROVEMENTS
AT ASHLAND NORMAL
Arrest of H. T. Booth Likely
to Result in Airing of
Company's Methods.
II. T. Booth, former general agent of
the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance com
pany, against whom two suits were
filed, one charging embezzlement of the
company's funds, surrendered himself
to the police yesterday afternoon and
was allowed to go on bonds furnished by
himself and his attorney. A, King Wll
son.
Booth declares that his arrest, caused
by the complaint of W. H. Davis, San
tTanolsco representative of the com
pany, is the result of business differ
ences between himself and the other
managers and officers of the company.
He states that he has been employed
by tho company for the past seven
years and that during that time the
company has come to owe him commis
sions ranging upward of $10,000. He
contends therefore that any funds col
lected as agent of the company retained
by him were due him for services ren
dered during his time of employment by
the company.
According to the story told by Booth
he contended for certain procedure In
the management of the company and out
of the contention a feeling sprang
which resulted rn coldness. This cul
minated when he left the employ of the
company and took the general agency
of another company.
It Is expected that some sensational
testimony will be brought out when the
cases against Booth are brought up for
trial as he alleges the business methods
of the company did not give him satis
faction, this being one of the reasons
for the coldness existing between him
self and the head officers of the cor
poration. The date of the trial has pot
yet been set
LIST GROWS!
We Will Be
Pleased
Bonds.
to Take Some
We, the undersigned, depositors and
creditors of the Oregon TruBt & Savings
bank (closed), will be pleased to accept
In full payment ror our balances or ac
counts In that Institution Home Tele
phone bonds of either Issue, allowing the
bank the regular rrlce or par ror bonds
with 50 per cent stock bonu. This will
give the bank a profit on its purchase
and be hlgniy satisfactory to tne un
dersigned as we consider the bonds and
stock at this price same as cash to us
and a good Investment and will allow us
to quickly realize on our balances now
In the Oregon Trust & Savings bank,
(closed) :
Ernestine Strandborg Balance
James O'Brien, agent Balance
F. A. Jones Balance
Guy L. Johnson Balance
Merritt O. Collins 394.00
C. H. Pierce ' 41.00
Mrs. Marlon Gilbert V 70.00
Miss Emma Hitsman 7sf!0.O0
Julia Joham 11,100.00
Committee Will Walt Upon President
Moore and Receiver Devlin to Ver
ify Report That President Will Use
His Private Fortune.
Permanent organization of the depos
itors of the Oregon Trust A Savings
bank was effected last night at a meet
ing held at the Empire theatre, when J.
L. Day was elected president and A,
Richmond secretary.
The meeting was a conservative one
and was attended by approximately (00
of the depositors of the defunct Insti
tution. It waa decided that tnrienna-
nent officers should hold offloe
long as they represented a majority
the depositors belonalns to the oral
lsatlon, and that In the event of any
objection ralsod to their service they
snouia py virtus or mat ODiecuon stand
suspended.
A committee was appointed to wait
upon President W. H. Moore and Re
ceiver T. C Devlin and verify the pub
lished statement that Mr. Moore would
back the bank with his private fortune
and to discover, if possible, how quickly
the settlement of the tangle oould be
made. This committee consists of J.
N. Davis. A. N. Languth and W. W.
White.
When the meeting was called to order
at 7:80 o'clock there were practically GOO
Ceople present. Of this number 200 reg
itered, while the lack of time prevent
ed some 200 other depositors from af
fixing their names to the roll. J. N.
Davis. F. J. McIIenry and J. L. Day
were nominated for president of tha
gathering when the business session
was opened and the vote resulted in,
the election of Mr. Day, who received
112 votes. The election of A. Richmond
as secretary was unanimous.
A committee consisting of J. N.
Davis, Arthur N. Languth and E. W.
White was appointed on bylaws and
will prepare this document for the next
meeting to be held tonight at the Em
pire.
it was aecinen by tne meeting to op-
fose the bankruptcy proceeding begun
n the federal court by McGarry and
Clark and to make an effort to have ths
suit withdrawn as being Inimical to tha
interests of the depositors.
The meeting was conservative and
composed of men who had no other de
sire in the matter except to safeguard
their interests and see to it if possible
that they recovered as much as pos
sible. An executive committee will be
elected at the meeting to be held to
night. Its duties will be to act In con-
Junction with the receiver in expediting
the settlement of the tangle.
George L, Baker was thanked for the
tender of his theatre for a meeting
place.
JEW CANDIDATE FOR
LOCAL WHIPPING POST
Wifebeater Again Assaults
Woman From Whom
He Is Divorced.
Ashland. Or.. Aur. 24. Secretary C.
L. Starr of the board of regents of state
normal schools has advertised for pro
posals for the construction of bath ana
toilet rooms and cement sidewalks and
crosswalks at the Ashland normal
school. Three acres of the normal
grounds have been set aside to be de
voted to lawn and ornamentation. With
the advantage of the city water serv
ice now enloved at. the school the
grounds can be made very beautiful.
The ervmnaslum is to be fitted with
additional physical-apparatus.
OMMERCIAL CLUB
CALLS ON PRESIDENT
TO END THE STRIKE
Twenty-six trains a day arrlvs at and I
. it - r i
Wirt Aiwui
Tha Journal's friends, when natron-
, l T A.. n I .uartl.... ..Ill ..
a favor bv mentioning that ' tha . es.w
I ths ad la xhs Journal -' i
Portland bUBlness men, repre
sented at a meeting of the Port
land Commercial club held at
noon today, sent a request to
President Roosevelt asking him
to Intercede In the telegraphers'
strike in the Interest of business
conditions.
The action was taken after a
conference with the striking
operators and with various busi
ness interests of the city. The
following telegram was sent to
the president:
"Theodore Roosevelt, Presi
dent United States. Washington,
D. C: Business Interests de
mand the settlement of the
telegraphers' difficulties. We re
quest you to Intercede.
"C. W. HODSON,
"President Portland Commercial
Club."
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Lewiston Fire Alarm System.
Tourist on. Ida. A UK. 24 Tha wlra
and electrical equipment for the Game
well fire alarm system to be Installed
In Lewiston has arrived and within a
few days the work of ins talllns-it will
be started. The contract calls fbr a
25 -box system, with a strlklns aonsr.
all to be la readiness by October i.
N. 8. Hanlef
Ethel Hablghorst
Miss C. L. Prehn
IjOuIs Wilde, on deposit
Tacoma Telephone company,
on deposit 90,000.00
Omaha indepenaent Teiepnone
company, on deposit 320,000.00
Portland Home company, on
deposit
James O'Brien, on deposit....
Roberts & Co., on deposit....
C. C. Craig, on deposit
L. W. Smeltzer, on deposit..
E. R. Heckman. trustee, on
deposit 14,000.00
Wilbur, attorney, on neposit. .
Annie K. Borridge, on deposit
John L. Day, on deposit
J. F. Greans, on deposit
A. H. Demks, on deposit
G. L. Allan, on deposit
N. N. Curtis, on deposit.-
F. Wyler, on deposit
L. M. Rutonlc, on deposit ....
A. E. Burghays, on deposit. . .
Fred Good, on deposit m
A. L. Tetu, on deposit
D. C. Henny, on deposit
Haskel (Journal) on deposit.
C. F. Fisher, on deposit
George E. Wagner, on deposit
Albert Freda, on deposit
Mark Roberts, trustee. On de
posit B. E. Clements, on deposit...
Mrs. B. E. Clements, on de-
nnslt
Guy Frank, on deposit
J. Coylo, on deposit
Mrs. W. D. DeVarney, Al
bany, on deposit, balance..
F. M. Coker Jr., on deposit. .
Fred Gavin, on deposit
Dr. fiwensson, on deposit...
R. A. Nlelson, on deposit....
Mrs. C. M. Lukengllie
Otto Herman
R. B. Condon
A. G. Roy
J. W. Boyer
Alex Sweek, trustee .
600.00
800.00
60.00
4,100.00
2,500.00
286.00
fiOO.OO
92B.00
625.00
1,200.00
65.00
3,1 1 S.85
150.00
40.94
60.00
100.00
110.00
S50.00
800.00
80.00
200.00
1,800.00
Balance
3,200.00
200.00
60.00
300.00
860.00
100.00
60.00
137.00
201.00
160.00
120.00
Balance
Balance
765.00
666.00
40.00
30.00
523.00
1,240.00
Alex Sweek, personal Balance
E. L. Sweek
Balance
F.mnlre Construction Co . 12,000.00
W. B. Stewart Balance
C. W. Muth 300.00
S. F. Fouts Balance
Clements Syndicate on de
posit 60,000.00
E C. Erismann, on deposit.. Balance
Thomas Gavin, on deposit... 130.00
Dr. W. A. Cox, on deposit... Balance
Mrs. Emma Hittsman, on de
posit 760.00
F. 8. Meacham, on deposit ... 400.00
C. M. Keep, on deposit 4,000.00
Columbia Southern Irrigation ,
company, on deposit 1.6i)0.00
F. M. Colwell, on deposit .... 1,200.00
J w. Walker, on deposit .... 626.00
J. W. Cullen, on deposit .... 400.00
L. K Pearson, on deposit . . . 742.41
William Cavanaugh, on de
posit 470.68
L. B. Smith, on deposit 8.800.00
Edwin Coffman. on deposit . 100.00
Mrs. E. L. Poulterer, on de
posit Balance
C. C. Brown, on deposit 1,000.09
WUllam Godfrey, on deposit .. 660.00
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An information was lodged against
John O'Connor in circuit court today by;
Deputy District Attorney Ous Mosler.
charging assault and battery on ths
person of his former wife, Hattle O'Con
nor. Recently O'Connor served a sen
tence of 30 days on the rock pile fop
a brutal assault on the woman and tha
present information was made to keep
him under restraint. Attorney Mosler
announced to tho court that he wished
O'Connor, who has a very violent tem
per, placed under restraint and he asked
the court to pronounce a deferred sen
tence. O'Connor will be brought into court
Monday or Tuesday and sentence pro
nounced. If he behaves himself he will
have no trouble. If on the other hand
he bothers his former wife again he
will be committed to Jail.
The couple were divorced some time
ago. O'Connor is a roustabout.
SIX-STORY BUILDING
TO BE ERECTED
Gas Company Will Mot(
a Time to Quartf!r at
Fourth and Yamhill.
No definite decision has been arrived
at with reference to the proposed im
provement of the Gas company corner
at Fifth and Yamhill streets. The
architects will meet at an early data
with W. C. Alvord, representing tha
Failinir estate, to decide UDOn the char
acter of building to be put up there. It
Is probable that a very heavy founda
tion will be put In, but It is not at
all likely that more than six stories will
be run up now, as announced . soma
time ago in The Journal.
The Portland Gas company will va
cate the one story frame building occu
pying that corner and move into the
quarters now occupied by the Wells
Fargo Express company at Fourth and
Yamhill streets. It Is understood that
upon the completion of the new Falling
structure that the Gas company s of
fices and salesroom will occupy the
ground floor.
WIFEBEATER GIVEN
MORE TIME TO PLEAD
Conductor A. E. Thomas. who is
charged with beating his wife on August
g. because sne attempted to arouse nim
from a drunken at u nor so that he
could go to work and retain his posi
tion, was arraigned in circuit court be
fore Judge Gantenbeln this morning.
The man requested further time to
plead, claiming that he was unable to
communicate with his attorney.
Deputy DIstrist Attorney Gus Moier
was agreeable and the court told tha
man to be ready next Tuesday morning.
ARRANGING ARRI
OF NEW OPERA T
YAL
EWIPE
Fred G. Andrews, advance manager
the Callfornlans' opera company, whioh.
Is to begin a six weeks' engagement, at
the Marquam, commencing September t,
is lu the city making arrangements for
the arrival of his company. At pres
ent the comoanv la at 8an Jnsn. where It
is meeting with crowded houses and Mr,
Andrews expects the reception -.to
duplicated here. ....
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