THE OREGON DAILY.. JOURNALS PORTLAND, .. WEDNESDAY EVENING, 1 'AUGUST . 88 ; 1007.
HARD TIMES ilS EXCUSE
OFFERED FOR FORGERY
V
Insurance Agent Hamilton Admits Guilt In Cell at City
Iison Ho Needed Honey, Raised It on Bogus
V Notes Hoping Before Maturity to Make Good.
Hamilton, unttt twe months ago
Maintaining mi ofTtse at room 80S Fen
bin buildin. te the eapactty of general
Vagent Cor the Bankers Reserve Life In
surance company of Omthi, Nebraska,
"waived preliminary hearing this morn
tat io, auuUclpal court before Acting
Judre Strode and was bound over to
circuit court on a charge of forgery.
; Hamilton wti arrested yesterday
afternoon, by Detectives Alden. and Ma
lonty and spent last night In a cell In
the city prison. The Information charg
ing forgery Was Sworn to. by Attorney
Job F. Sedgwick, whose office adjoins
the one in the Fen ton building formerly
' occupied by Hamilton. Both were ac
. qualnted in & business wsy during the
inrlKintr'i connection with the life In
'entrance company and the lawyer through
ia client. Charles L. Dlven, a retired
'broker, later became Interested In muoh
. (paper, or rather notes, which Hamilton
' its alleged to have borrowed money on.
. i According to Attorney Sedgwick,
. 'Hamilton Is one of the best life Insur-
'ance solicitors he ever came in contact
i with. 'In appearance the prisoner looks
VI Ike a very prosperous business man,
t-and be looks anything but the man who
r would place his liberty In jeapordy
throush committing forgery, but he
practically admitted his guilt to a re-
r' orter for The Journal in his cell at
he city prison this morning.
Canvassing Kara Work.
According to the tale told by Ham II
'tnn be found life Insurance canvassing
Yery hard the fist part of the year after
, the big expose on the leading companies,
i such as the Equltaosl and others, and
' be decided to adopt a rather novel
j method of getting business,
j . "A is customary, In 'canvassing." said
i Hamilton, "a good solicitor always frar
fTIa: blank forms of notes with him.
Many prominent men are Induced to
sign them when, If they were forced
to pay for their Insurance at once, they
might decline. The notes signed are In
islitr oavments for premiums ana
' draw Interest from the day of signing.
-! "It Is an old trick when making a
' canvass for a good agent to sign the
.nam of some prominent person to a
not lust to show to another business
man. In fevery Instance where such
tootes are made the ahrwed canvasser
. always destroy them. Knowing insi
they have only been used as a blind.
, v ; Tempted by Falsa Mote.
: "Well, to make a long story short
when the hard times in Insurance came
' alone, this year i maae quite a
ber'of those fictitious notes, and one
' day! In conversation with Mr. Dlven.
whom I knew very well. I told him my
plan for getting business. In a Joking
way I asked him if he would loan me
any. money on tne notes, proviaea my
'were genuine. He said yes. and as I
i needed money I gave him several, tell
ing Aim at the same time not to collect
on them that I would see to it that
thet were paid when due.
"Z expected to lift them ail. I don't
say they were forgeries. I call them
: accommodation paper. Perhaps I should
say they are duplicates. "
, '"Well," interrupted the reporter, "did
you ever have the original note or notes
. to the one. charged as a forgery In uie
Information and the others claimed to
fee forgeries by the prosecution?"
: , Hamilton hung hlr bead and declined
'to discuss the matter further until he
talked with his attorney. Just then I
Chester Q. Murphy, referee In bankrupt-1
cy, with office at room 101 Fenton
building called to see Hamilton.
Muruhy chatted with his client for
half an hour, at the conclusion or wnicn
he advised him to waive preliminary
hearing, which was done.
Murphy Acts Temporarily.
Asked as to whether he could clve
ball Hamilton did not know, and Attor
ney Murphv was eqimlly In the dark.
"I don't even know that I shall aot as
the man's lawyer, saw Mr. uuimir.
simply came to his assistance In the
matter temporarily."
Attorney Sedgwick, who knew Hamil
ton In a business way, said that during
the latter's occupancy of offices In the
Fenton building he never noticed any
thing Irregular about the mans actions.
His wlfs usually called for htm dally,
and Mr. Bedgwlek inclined to the opin
ion that Hamilton was not a gambling
or drinking man.
Tamily Goes Hast.
Until two months ago Hamilton re
sided at 111 Fourteenth street with his
wife and daughter. The wife and daugh
ter left about that time for their
former home In Wisconsin. A strange
feature of the case Is that Attorney
Heda-wlck knew two cousins of Mrs.
Hamilton back in Wisconsin. He gradu-
ated from the Wisconsin umveisjiy
with both. ,
According to Bedgwlca mere win o
not let-up in the present prosecuiinn.
Tk. nniu are held after investigation
by the lawyer to be absoluts forgeries
and as Mr. Dlven has already raised
money on them he In turn will have to
reimburse bis loans.
While it Is not tnougni mat ziamii-
ton has any financial Decking mat ne
can appeal to in roruanu, u i
that his wlfa is tne aaugnier 01 one ui
the wealthiest brewers in the northern
KYD
E IS
SENT TO PBISIOT
Doctor Who Played Bandit
By Night Is Sentenced to
Five Years.
(Joernal BpHl Berries.)
West Chester, Penn.. Aug. J8. Judge
Butler baa sentenced D. Benjamin Hol
brook to five years' Imprisonment for
robbery. Dr. Holbrook by day was a
wellbred oourteoua physician, and could
he seen driving behind a spanking team,
By night the doctor became an auda
cious burglar, looting railway stations
for miles around Coatesvllle, where ha
made tils home.
The first robbery was at Wyebrook
railway station, followed by others at
frequent intervals as dsrlng and mis
illng as the first He we arrested on
June 16, by a railroad detective, and
made a full confession, admitting also
that he was engaged to marry two
young women.
PIOlRSliR
FOUNDER OF CITY
-i
HARDTACK
Soldiers of Third Battalion
Make Plaything: of Man
Eater Found in Shoal
Where He Had Been
Tossed by the Waters.
Old Settlers Gather at St.
Johns to Celebrate Work
of James John.
Pioneers of the city of St, Johns as
sembled today at Cedar Park to cele
brate the founding of the city and com
memorate tha work of Its founder, the
late James John. The celebration la
nrt of Wisconsin. Bo far ahe has not the outcome of the recent organisation
r?f rl'Jff .-.Vr S.h l Hamilton of the et. Johns Pioneer association and
an unnual plcnlo will be held each year
been communicated witn oy ximuimu.i
or the authorities.
Mr. Dlven. who is a retired general
merchant of Woldport, Oregon, Is llke
wtae Ignorant to date of the arrest of
the man. Attorney Bedgwlek U trying
to reach him by wire today Mr. Dlven
la winding up some collections outside
the city before he returns permanently
to Portland to reside.
Borrowed on rorgad Paper.
Another feature of the case Is the
fact bat Dlven in turning over tne
forged notes borrowed $1,000 on tnem
end the monev was lent from the re
cently suspended Orea-on Trust & Sav
ings bank. The man who lent It drew
out his all the day before the bank
closed.
The forged notes are long overdue
and Attorney Sedgwick said today re
peated calls upon Hamilton before ar
rest brought the same snswers each
time. They were to the effect that the
notes would be paid shortly; that the
makers were a little hard pressed for
money. Then Mr. Sedgwlok did some
investigating. In five out of nineteen
instances where notes were given it
was found that deliberate forgeries had
been committed.
Mr. Sedgwick Is investigating the
balance of the notes and expects all to
turn out as the first live have. The
five forged notes figure approximately
11000 and are on Joseph Kelly of the
Ooddard-Kelly Shoe company, Rowe ft
Martin. Washington street druggists.
and L. Keating.
In all the amount of forged ' notes
foots up about $3,000.
Hamilton, unless he succeeds In se
curing ball, will be removed to the coun
ty Jail either this afternoon or tomor
row morning.
COUNCILMEN STUMPED OVER
i " SECURING LIFE-SAVING FENDERS
' "This streetcar fender problem Is the
: hardest on that I have ever had any-
thing to do with and I must confess
that after several months of investiga
tion I am at a loss to suggest. a reme
dy,' said Councilman .Vaughn this
morning when discussing tha killing of
Fred J. Rooney by a streetcar at the
'corner of Thin) and Main streets last
night.
"If the streetcar companies would
'adopt the fender provided by tha state
statutes there ought never to be any
more fatalities from streetcar accidents.
But Just what this fender la is not
'gnown to officials or Inventors.
L "The resolution passed by the city
'council granting the street railway com
pany a four month limit In which to
provide all of its cars with fenders Is
dead letter. The state coda provides
that the city council can only proceed
In the regulation of streetcar fenders
by ordinance and any action we took Is
null. I think that the fender matter is
up to the district attorney for enforce
ment until the council introduces sn or
dinance taking the matter dot of nis
hands. '
"I don't know what the other mem
bers of the fender committee have
learned about streetcars, but after sev
eral months of time including visits to
different coast cities I do not feel that
I can recommend a single fender as a
life saver. I do not know whether tha
car that" struck Rooney was equipped
with a fender, but If so its inadequacy
is evident. This matter should be set
tled at once in some manner and it
should be brought up when the streetcar
men and council discuss the proponed
streetcar ordinance Thursday afternoon,
September 6."
hereafter.
I The park was especially prepared for
i the occasion, a picture or james jonn
bancs in the auditorium where tha pro
gram was carried out. This morning
I the pioneers gathered for a social good
time and at noon sat down to a luncheon
I under the cedars. This afternoon At
torney John M. Long, George 11. Hlmes
snd others spoke, after which there was
a baseball game called between the
Knlehts of Pythias and Odd Fellows.
The 8L Johns band provided mualo.
Badges were worn with the picture of
James John. There are about 40 mem
bers of the association, all being eligi
ble who came to St. Johns prior to 18S9.
It Is the object to keep familiar the
causes that built the prosperous city on
the peninsula and to draw into
closer relations those who helped to
make the city. The growth of St. Johns
nas Deen pnenomenai, proDaoiy surpass
ing that of any city on the coast.
Just when James Johns settled at Bt
Johns is not known. His diary la in
the poasesslon of the Oregon Historical
society, but this covsrs only a short
period of his life. It Is not known
even where he was born. He left West
Fork, Missouri, In 1841, and settled in
Washington county. He did not go di
rect to St. Johns. TJls much is learned
from the diary.
Deter he came to Llnnton, butlt a
warehouse there in 1S43 and lived there
for several veara. He crossed over from
Llnnton to tha present site of St Johns
and secured a donation claim as soon
as possible afters the donation act was
passed by congress in 1850. It 1
thought possible he may have settled at
St. Johns about 1848 and secured his
claim afterward on his squatters'
rights.
It Is significant that the man who
first rsttled near Portland aettled on
the east side. He was a Frenchman,
Etienne Lucler. He settled northeast
of St Johns In 1829, while the first
west slds settler was Swing Young,
who came in 1884. The former, to
gether with F. X Matthlen. were the two
doubtful ones who finally cast their
votes for the provincial government at
Champoeg. May 2. 1843, which was a
big step toward securing the "Oregon
country for the United States.
The founding of St Johns and the In
cidents surrounding are a pari of the
history of the Oregon country in which
the citizens of St, Johns feel a Just
pride. James John at his death left a
large amount of property which was to
have been used in the establishment of
a college at Bt Johns, but which
through poor management has so
dwindled that only a vary small amount
of the gift remains.
Brown ac nuts, 100 man composing
tha Third battalion. Fourteenth In
fantry, United States army, stationed
at Vanoouver barracks, passed through
Portland this morning returning to tha
barracks after a II days' march to Net-
tucca beach, where several of tha sol
diers caught live shark that had been
thrown upon tha beaoh by a high tide.
Tha shark wag four feet long and
playful and helped tha regulars pass
several weary hours before he waa fin
ally allowed to go back Into the sea.
Tha man-eater was tossed Into a shal
low pool quite a way up the beach by
the tide and tha soldiers found him
nounaering in tha shoal.
They captured him after a hard tus
sel In which he tried to bite chunks out
of his captors and was hustled up to
camp, where photographs were taken
or ma snargsnlD satin hardtack out or
one of the soldier's' hands. Because of
his good behavior and playful manner
the shark was put back In the ocean.
The marchers were under the com
mand of Major John S. Parke, who said
this morning that good weather had
been encountered throughout the trip,
with the exception of one day, when it
rained. Despite the rain the men were
kept on the march and given a taste of
true soldiering. All withstood tha ex
perience and none was sick-
Other offloers In the party were Cap
tain John R. M. Taylor, Adjutant Ar
thur M. Ferguson, Lieutenant Frederick
von den Buasche, quartermaster: Lieu
tenants George Brady, Oscar M. Towley
ana ur. w. m. uasa
The soldiers marched through Day
ton. McMtnnvllle, Newberg, Sheridan.
Dolph and Oretown. The distance cov
ered was tii mllea The marchers wsre
on tha hike 16 daya, requiring eight
days each way, and spent Ave days at
tne oaacn.
provisions and camp supplies were
carried In wagons drawn by mule teams.
No accidents were encountered on the
march until the marchers reached the
Ford street bridge returning to the city
when tha brakes broke on one of the
wagona a it was coming down a steep
grade, throwing the wagon onto the
raulea. A mix-up resulted, but was
soon straightened out. No serious dam
age resulted.
PERSONAL FUIIDS
in
ii
III Dim MflDMAI
I ILL IlUll IIUnilliiL
Private Subscriptions Means
by Which Monmouth
School Opens.
President X. D. Reesler of the Oregon
Stats Normal school at Monmouth 1 In
tha city on business connected with his
institution. Ha states that all prepara
tions are under way for the opening
of tha sMrmal September 34. Scores of
letters have been reoelved from alumni
and friends pledging their financial and
moral support to the school in its pres
ent misfortune.
Two days after the action of . tha
board of regents suspending the sohool
until a sufficient donation waa raised
to guarantee tha expenses for the year
two ctUsans of Monmouth, Mssara
Ressler and Perkins, appeared before
tha exeoutlva committee prepared to
meet tha conditions laid down. They
tendered a check for 83.000. which waa
accepted by tha oommlttee in behalf
of tha board.
Over $1,000 of tha remaining $3,000
has already been subscribed, and but
few of the alumni have contributed on
account of being away on their summer
vacation. As soon as the publlo schools
open in September these will be reached
Dy letter and it is expeoted that tne
full $8,000 will be available by Novera
oer i.
Member of the faculty have volun
tartly oonsonted to allow their salaries
to be cut down to $760, knowing that
without such sacrifice on their part it
would be praotioallv Impossible to se
cure sufficient funds for the operation
of the scheme.
President Kessler says the conduct of
the normal for the entire year la abso
lutely assured, since a half dosen friends
iiv BiiTau; ftsma to .u vines wnat
ever sum is required snd await the
collection from tbe subscriptions.
Greet Interest Is manifested In the
struggles of the mother normal for ex
istence and her troubles seem only to
Increase the loyalty of her old friends
and raise up new ones. The fate of the
school will prooaniy be determined by
tne people next June tnrougn the initiative,
APPLICATIOH FOR HEW RAIL LlflE
RECEIVER DEIIiED OCEAN TO OCEAN
; uugu uiunciiucui jauico aui vv um . u Diru&ajie All Hi?
tional Working for Port.
Tersely Against Petition
ers in Lcmcke Case.
Tin-
Judge Oantenbeln in circuit court
this afternoon denied the application of
J. X Curry for the appointment of
receiver to assume charge of the af
fairs of the H. W. Lemcke company.
In commenting on the matter Judge
uantenoein aaia mat tne court aid not
wish to go on record ae approving ear-
tain methods of business conduct of the
company, still ins honor held that tha
affairs of the company aid not war.
rant tne appointment or a .receiver.
land Connection.
HAS GONE TO CONFER
WITH S00-SP0KAKE
i
Canadian raclflo Proposes , Sunday
Operating Change Bat Chief Ig
tbe Portland PpoaltlotH-.Dlrect
Line Then From Boe ton." ..
WALL FALLS FOR
LACK OF SUPPORT
Building on Washington
Street Collapses Because
It Had No Foundation
WILL ENTERTAIN
JAPANESE OFFICIAL
ilpeetal Dlspatea Is The loeraatl
Spokane, Wash.. Aug. II. D. & Cor-
bin, president of the Spokane Interna-,
tional Railway company, haa con to St
Paul to , confer with officials of the
oo-Spokana railway regarding a new
train service between this cltF , and
Chamber of Commerce Pre- 1 'ZSXLSZ:
Boston and the Paclflo coast TUde-.
aav. will na wnrkui nut rinpina. u -
V. l ' a. -. : . . . . -
win tiii in bu nui ua lr it is n ra
tioned the new service will be cut intn
operation before the beginning of the
"Several chana-ee which the CansUn
Paolfio purposes to make In the opera
tion of trains between St. Petit and tha
commerce. ,7l2' TE'fJ?
ue aaas uu utla U( WlVjajsj Wall V9
the shortening of the running time
by several hours; but the chief thing
will be the new service between fln
kane and Portland."
paring Plans for Recep
tion to Kikujiro IshiL
Eaborate plans are being made by the
Portland chamber of commerce to enter
tain the distinguished chief of the Jap
aneae bureau of foreign
Kikujiro IahlL The Japanese cabinet
officer Is due to arrive In the Rose City
next Tuesday and besides a banquet at
the Arlington club a oommlttee from the
chamber of comerce will take Mr. Ishll
about the city In an automobile. A re
ception win also bs held so that Port
land manufacturers and exporters may
become personally acauainted with the
head of the Japanese foreign commerce
department.
Present clans are In the hands of
Acting President C F. Swlaert and
William D. Wheelwright of the oriental
trade committee or the body. The cham
ber of commerce entertainment of Mr.
RAILROADS EAGER
TO GET BOOKLETS
Der or commerce entertainment or Mr. t iv i TyvM m
Ishll will be entirely Independent of A OlrilWeStern JtCqUeStS Ten
11 J M1MII eUlelllSVU gVealljr 111 I fWy J m m
lnousana 01 uiamoer 01
F
A
IS
At a meeting of the council this aft
ernoon the heating franchise of the
Portland Oeneral Electric company was
revoked by a vote of 11 to 4. The
vocation was ordered because the cor
poration had not complied with the
terras of the franchise, in falling to be
gin work on the plant within the six
months' limit.
On account of hasty construction the
rear wail of a one-story brick building
on the northwest corner of Eleventh and
Washington streets belonging to 8. Mor
ton Conn has settled and muat be torn
out and rebuilt. The structure was put
up with a rush. The foundation was
insecure or left out entirely, which
caused the present difficulty, workmen
are now repairing the building.
The structure occupies a quarter diock
in a central location and waa evidently
built for Immediate occupation, but the
repairs will take a long time to com
plete! as the wait must be completely
torn out and a foundation put in. The
concrete threshold is broken in two
different places at the door nearest the
waH on Eleventh street and tbe aide
wall haa cracked over tha door because
of the settled rear wall.
WILL CLEAN UP RAT
INFESTED
R
ICT
BONDSMEN
ANXIOUS
TO FLOOD WIRES
Willi
BUSINESS
Strikers to Form Company
and Start Damage Suits
Against Employers.
i (Journal 8poclI 8rrlw.)
: NoV Tork. Aug. 28. The Commercial
, Telegraphers' union Is preparing to
form a "Union Telegraphers' Telegraph
company" to. gather business and force
the Western Union and Postal com
panies to handle It.
' It; is understood that the object of
tills move 1b to collect so much business
that It will flood the. wires of the com
i,.r pHnles and will result In countless dam
age suits brought by the strikers' com
pany against the corporations tlley are
fighting.
General Manager Barclay laughs at
the Idea advanced by the strikers and
declares that the companies are paying
: - no more attention to the union.
FRANCHISE SEEKERS
; BEFORE CITY COUNCIL
, 4 Bepresentatlvea of the three interests
1 aeeking franchises at the hands of the
city of Portland are present at the
meeting of the council this afternoon
. and will ask that their franchises be
. granted.- That there will be a fight
made on each is believed to be' inevi
table and the meeting promises to be
one of the most Important held for some
time.... '.-.;:
The corporations seeking franchises
' are the Portland General ElecUie com
pany, which la after a franchise for its
I, tilting plant; the People's -Market association,-
which seeks r permission to
start a public market, -end the -United
Hallway company, which desires per
mission to lay its tracks In the down
town streets. ;''.V,i--..vv '
Judge Waldo Slightly BttoF.
(Special IMspatch to Tbe Joaraal)' '
y Salem, Or ..Aug. J.-?-The condition
er Judge J. B. Waldo IS reported slight
ly improved today. ;;
PLEAD GUILTY
TO
WING
Seven Orientals Admit They
Were Playing Fan Tan
Saturday Night.
Seven Chinese arrested In a raid on a
fan-tan resort at 63 Second street last
Saturday night by Acting Detectives
Kay and Klenlln and Patrolmen Graven
and Endicott entered pleas of guilty In
the police court this. morning and were
fined $10 apiece by Acting Judge Strode.
Yung Ten and Mrs. Due Chlng, also
taken Into custody Saturday evening by
Detectives Jones and Tichenor at 152
Ankeny street, for conducting a lottery
agency, likewise pleaded guilty. The
former was assessed $15 and the woman
was fined J10. Anton Rich and Paul
Vetch, who were arrested while coming
from the place and were found to have
lottery tickets in their possession, con
tributed J10 apiece to the municipal
exenequer.
There have been no raids since Sat
urday night, but the action of the Chi
nese in pleading guilty again Indicates
tnat gambling has been and is still run
ning In Chinatown, notwithstanding
Chief Gritzmacher's assertion to the
contrary. Ju Sue and four Celestials
taken into custody at 95 Second street
Saturday afternoon, one of the places
In the list of The Journal's numbers
where gambling is In progress, asked
iur a continuance or tneir cases tni
morning and will be tried later in the
ween.
TO LOCATE WOMAN
Men Who Backed Grace
Reed Convicted of Rob
bery, Are Now Sorry.
PORTLAND PULLS
FOR THE ADMEN
ECHO SUED FOR WORK
ON WATERWORKS
(Special DUptteh to The Journal.)
Pendleton. Or., Aug. 28. In the cir
cuit court yesterday C. F. Klne, through
h s attorney, R. r. Johnson, of Echo,
5 pi!?11 l8, Co"" tiU from the city
Sr.- SlJ?' Th,e money Is alleged to be
nrir l'8 0n tne city water
. lB the complaint the
f fZullify lhat the Echo-mayor
III 1 .U.IJV? ery unbusiness
I lice and that thi .nui. u - l
t,.,. . , . . .... v tin n Ii ' V Mru
held li ergularly and spasmodically. r
Detectives employed by A. B. Burger
and M. Kutner, bondsmen of Grace Reed,
are searching the country in an effort
to discover the whereabouts of the worn
an who disappeared after having been
convicted of robbery and sentenced to
the penitentiary some two months sko,
according to Assistant District Attorney
Adams, who had charge of tne case in
tne circuit court.
Two months go or more the woman
was arrested, charged with having
robbed a mun in a north end dive of a
large sum of money. She was allowed
to go on 11.000 ball furnished by Bur
ger and Kutner, and waa In the city up
to and during the time consumed In her
trial before Jjdge Frazer in the circuit
court. According to Deputy District At
torney Adams, who had cnarge of the
case for the state, tne woman was al
lowed to leave the courtroom under bond
after the case had been argued and sub-
mmoa io me jury and over the objeo-
uun or me proBecuung attorney.
At the time, Mr. Adams states, James
Oleason, tha attorney for the woman,
promised that he would have his client
in court wnenever directed to do so by
the court. Since she left, however,
nouuiiiK ni ueon neara 01 ner, with
tne exception of a rumor that she had
uecn seen in lioianeia, Dut had disap
peared again before she could be ar
rested.
Upon the dlsaoDearance of the riefAnrt
ant Mr. Adams states that the bondsmen
came to him and asked for nn pitsnnlnn
of time In order that they could have
an upjmiiumiy io iracK ner and brln
her back to satirfv th bond tm.
ditional time was granted, according to
Mr. Adams, and the two men are now
auempung io rind tne woman and re
turn her to Portland for rin. oa
the service of her time in the penlten-
UBljr.
OFFICERS ELECTED
BY BAR ASSOCIATION
(Journal Special SerTlee.)
Portland. Me.. Aug. 2S. The American
Bar association today elected Officers as
follows: John M. Dickinson of CMawr.
president; John HinJUey of BaltliBbre
secretary, Frederick Wadham of Al
bany, treasurer. Charles Monroe of Los
Aneeles was made a memher nf -
executive committee.
Jpurnal Headers.
The Journal's friends, when natron-
istng ournal advertiseriL will confer
layor Dymenuoning mat they saw
aa in xne journal.
United effort on the part of the busi
ness men or foruana is oeing made to
secure the next annual convention of
the Associated Adverttsinr Men's Clubs
I of America for Portland during the
week of the rose fiesta next June. Tele
grams in great bunches from prominent
men or Portland are oeing sent to C M.
Black, representative of the Portland
Admen's club at the convention being
held In Cincinnati at the Grand hotel
which commenced the 28th and will
close on the 30th. The selection of the
convention city will be made on Friday
next and It is with the idea that the
many invitations sent to the convention
through Mr. Black will Influence the
vote favorably tc
Portland that the
Waterfront Property Will
be Swept Slick and
Shiny.
Portland's waterfront will soon be
clean, according to the city health
officials. They sprsad the new gospel
of cleanliness among the property-owners
along the river this morning and
report that a most commendable disposi
tion Is being shown by all those in the
dirt-Infested district' to turn to cleaning
up their property and restoring the
waterfront to a semblance of decenc
his honor by the several other Portland
commercial bodies.
"We believe that the distinguished
visitor to the United States la entitled
to much courtesy because of his able ad
dresses In behalf of peace between tht
United States and his country," said Mr.
Swlgert "His wide knowedge of com
mercial affairs leads him to note that
war between his country and America
would be unwise and he understands the
meaning of commerce with the nations.
His speeches to his countrymen In the
United States are full of peaoe themes
and he cautions all Japanese In the
United States to be good residents and
keep down rather than stir up trouble."
A large committee from the various
local commercial bodies Including mem
bers from the chamber of commerce will
meet Mr. Ishll upon his arrival bare
from San Francisco, where he now Is.
Mr. Ishll has held his present position
In the Jspaneae cabinet for a number of
years. Prior to that he waa consul-e-eneral
to Corea. secretary of legation
at Peking and later at Paris.
COMMISSION BASIS TO
DECIDE BOOTH CASE
Insurance Agent Holds He
Was Entitled to Money
He Kept.
Commerce.
Tha health department will probab
commence in a few days to serve notices
to property-owners to clean out th
sewers and remove the garbage, the tin
cans and the refuse from the dlatrict
ao that the work of destroying: plasrue
spreading rata will be made compara
tively easy.
E SSL 2 ASK (X)CKT TO SETTLE
CITY HALL OASJS
RAILWAY OPERATORS
WILL AID STRIKERS
(Joonul Special Berrtce.)
San Francisco, Aug. 28. The striking,
telegraphers yesterday received sub
stantial evidence of the sympathy that
the railroad telegraphers feel for their
cause when the Commercial union was
notified that It could expect about $250,
000 a month from the Order of Railroad
Telegraphers.
I uuick. grand secretary and treas
urer of the Railroad Telesraphers. or
dered an assessment upon each member
or 1 a week. There are nearly 60,000
railroad keymen in the United States
who will respond to the appeal, manv
of whom, it Is expected, when able to do
so will increase voluntarily the amount
oi me ornciai assessment.
ALL IN READINESS
FOR BENTON'S FAIR
(Special Dlipstcfa to Tbe Journal.)
Corvallls, Or., Aug. 28- Tonight is
the time limit for receiving exhibits for
the AU-Benton school fair that opens to.
morrow morning, closing Saturday night
at 10:30. All day lohg the exhibits have
oeen nourinsr in and a larae rorce oi em
ployes is almost swamped with work,
which will continue all night in order to
be ready for the opening hour tomorrow,
The exhibits are such as would do
credit to aadults If exhibited at a ptate
falr.and Include everything grown on
a farm, bread, butter, jellies and handi
work done by the little girie or Benton
county, besides the exhibits of school
room work. .
The room occupied by the exhibits la
the Benton county courtroom, at the
courthouse, which has been splendidly
arranged and artistically decorated for
the occasion. People are coming In to
day In larare numbers from the sural
districts, many families going Into camp
for the three days. Tomorrow and Fri
day there will be balloon ascensions by
Professor Miller, as' a special feature
of the day., ,--
Suit to recover the cost of the con
struction of the city hall at St. Johns
has been started, the papers having
been filed in the circuit court last Sat
urday. Day & Hampson are conducting
the suit lor a majority or the creditors
and tbe claims In the suit amount to
about $3,000.
i'ne city welcomes me suit as a so
lution of the difficulty and tangle that
a-rew out of the desertion oi xoung-
ferdorf & Son, who left the contract of
building the hall In the hands of the
city after nearly completing it No
bills had been paid by Youngferdorf
and the city refused to 'pay the bins
for the construction of the hall. The
creditors have sued the city and the
bills will be paid by the City as the
court orders.
It la generally considered in St. Johns
to be the best way out of the trouble
as litigation would inevitably follow
any attempt on the part of the city to
settle the accounts. This action will
throw the complicated affairs or the
city hall Into the courts for Immediate
and final adjustment.
SCALPER'S TICKETS
TAKEN UP AT DEPOT
Complaint has been made to the police
that K. Maxwell la selling tickets in
Portland In defiance of the scalping
law. On Sunday last ne advertised ror
sale two tickets to New Tork City, good
until September 15. One was for a man
and the other for a woman. In response
to the advertisements In the newspapers
G. H. Beasley of 90 Eleventh street pur
chased the tickets, When he attempted
to board a train at the Union depot with
his wife he was stopped at the gate by
the ticket-puncher and the two pieces
of paper were lifted by the latter.
NEBRASKA COLONY
COMING TO OREGON
--.- ... . ; .
(Special Diapetca to Tbe JoeraaLl
Freewster. - Or.. Aug. 28. A. Averv
and Joseph Bykes, who have been In
thli ritv for some time from Nebraska
have made arrangements for the settle
ment of a' colony of 24 families from
that State, who wil start west this fall.
Some Teal estate haa already been pur-
wm au locate
Upon the question as to whether or
not H. T. Booth, the former Portland
representative of the Pacific Mutual
Life Insurance company, Is entitled
under his contract with the ooncern. to
lnrrae1 commissions on DOllcv re-
MnewaJa. hlnsSa tha case aaalnat the In
surance man, wno waa arresiea issi
week on a charge of embeszlement.
Booth was given a preliminary exam!
nation in tne ponce court mis mornin
before Acting Municipal Judere V. h
Strode and the court has taken the mat
tar under advisement.
It is specifically alleged by the in
surance company that .uootn teioniousiy
converted $978 of their money to his
own use. although about $6,000 is in
volved. The defendant through his at
torney, A. King Wilson, set up the de
tense that there waa no criminal in
tent and does not deny having the
money In bis possession. He main
talned. however, that until there is
judicial decision in the civil courts
relative to his contention, that he is en
titled to larger commissions on re
newals, he Is not guilty of any criminal
offense in holding tne money.
Booth Is out on bonds and Judga
Strode determined to look into tne mat'
ter before deciding whether or not to
hold the defendant to the grand jury.
NEWBERG TO HAVE
MILK C0NDENSERY
Secretary Moseesohn of the Portland
chamber of commerce reoelved a com
munication today from the local office
of the Northwestern line to the effect
that the railroad could use to advant
age 10,000 booklets reoently Issued by
the chamber advertising Oregon and its
resources. The communication advised,
the secretary to send the booklets to
passenger trafflo manager of the road
t Chicago, xrora wnicn place toey win
be sent to all coupon ticket agents
throughout the west selling transporta
tion over tbe Northwestern road.
Another request was made today from
a local real estate company for 8,000
booklets. The concern In question Is
about to send out on the road through
out the middle west 20 salesmen to dis
pose of lots In Portland for home buy
ing. Each one of these' men will dis
tribute booklets because they tell so
much non-residents desire to know
about Portland, Oregon, In general, and
Its advantages as a place oi residence.
and Its wonderful resources.
(Special Diipatch to The Journal.)
Newberg, Or.. Aug. 28. A very en
thusiastic meeting was held last even
ing at the opera house In regard to the
establishment of a milk condensery in
Newberg. The Lott-Peters company is
at the head oi the movement and t),oou
one third of the required fund; was
raised. Favorable -speeches were made
by Mayor Jesse ma wards, senator ir. H.
Caldwell. E. H. Woodward, C. C. Fer
guson, F. C. Morris and other promi
nent citisens. The surrounding coun
try is well adapted to the dairy Indus
try and farmers hereabouts are srreatlv
in iavor or tne enterprise.
LARNED CHAMPION
ON TENNIS COURT
( Journal Special Service.)
Newport. Aug. 28. W. A. Lamed to-
day defeated Robert Leroy In the finals
for the national tennis chamntonshln.
W. A. Clothier, last year's champion,
defaulted to Lamed In the challenge
match and the title was transferred to
Lamed.
JUDGE THOMAS 0T)AY X
TAKES JUDICIAL OATH
Judge Thomas O'Day this morning
took the oath of office as a judge of
the circuit court for the fourth district,
taking the place on the bench left
vacant by the death of Judge Sears.
Judge O'Day was sworn In shortly be
fore 10 o'clock by Deputy County Clerk
H. C. 8m ten, chief of the clerks of the
circuit court.
-Judge O Dajrs commission rrom Oov
ernor George K. Chmberlaln arrived
this morning from Salem, and he is
now ready to take his place on the
bench next Tueeday morning when the
September term of court convenes.
COMMISSION NAMES
ELIGIBLES TO JOBS
Following are the names of the erlgl-
ia:
Burr McKlnley, Dewltt C. Mllllcan,
bles to positions in the civil service cer-
t the commission meeting this
Stokers, Harry LlttTefield,
tilled at the
mornin
Richard B. McMlchael; building inspec
tor, Ouy E. Dobson.
Resolutions of appreciation for the
work he had done for the city for the
past three years were extended Otho u.
McFherson, who recently resigned
secretaryship.
the
REYNOLDS WILL BE
TRIED NEXT MONTH
Charles -H. Reynolds, who shot and
killed Oeorge H. Hibblns In June, will,
be tried In the circuit court on a chax
of murder on September 16. ThSate
of the trial was fixed this mofiThg by
Judge Cleland. Essie Watklns, charged
with contributing to the delinquency, of
17-year-old Alice Francis by keeping
her In a disorderly house,' will be called
Into court the same day.
CAME TO OREGON
IN FIFTY-FOUR
(Special Dispatch ta Tha learaaLt
flalftm. Auir. 28. Mrs. Frances God
frey died at 1 o'clock this morning at
the home of her son, James E. Godfrey.
She crossed the plains In 1864 and had
lived In Drnsrnn ever since. She leaves
one daughter, Mrs. Maude Bowman, of
Portland.
Lid All Over Umatilla.
(Spedil Dlapatch to The Journal.!
Pendleton. Or.. Aug. 28. The Sunday
closing law has gone Into effect not
only in Pendleton but In all parts of
Umatilla county. Umatilla, Ecno,
Athena and all other towns in the coun
ty were strictly closed last-Sunday. Slot
machines have also been ordered out of
various places by District Attorney
Phelps. .i
LIKELY LOOKING MURDER STORY
HAS THREE SHORT CHAPTERS
chased b them, and they
Here. ,.,,v r'--'i- v
Another case reported to the police
that promised to develop Into a sensa
tion, with robbery, knockout drops and
possible murder as the features, has
gone alimmerinar aa the result nf an in.
vestiKatlon. but tha 1nM ntnrv nf than
nn air nas not vet ana evidently will
never be revealed. f
Chapter I Edna Bradlev tit 201 Ttnort
street reports to Chief Gritsmacher yes
terday that her father arrived in Port
land at 7 o'clock Monday evening from
Astoria and mysteriously disappeared.
He brought up five valuable horses on
one of the river steamers and was
known to have a considerable sum of
money with him. A description of the
missing: man 2a -- lni -
and all patrolmen and detectives are
notified to be on the lookout for Brad-
18 Chapter , II Ward Landsberry. a
teamster employed by Bradley, badly
beaten and covered with ore,.'4Mla at
the home or Mrs. iaing, t s2w
BLmii WIU- IDll, .CV. .u" ' "I
how Brad lev had been drugged br
gang of crooks and In endeavoring - to
protect his employer, was almost - mur
dered oy tne tnugs. .
Chapter III Bradley returns home
later in the day and states that Lands
berry took $80 from his hip pocket but :
he forced his employe to give back the
money: Throws no light on the manner
in which Landsberry received his in-
-'. PatUe Investigation dropped. .
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