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REAL ESTATE !or sale?. Adver tise to The Journal. ' Journal Journal Circulation - Ads Bring the Best Results 2$?6Q Yesterday Was' Thel wather-tProbablr flrto night; nd, Sunday;; eyterlyj wlndtv, VOL. VI. NO. 195. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 10,' 10O7.TWO SECTIONS 18 PAGES. ' PRICE TWO CENTS. ' JilAPcS ill TRAFFIC HOT 10 BE r i i ' - - - 1 1 1 i ii iii i 'ii i i i i ! i ii i - - - - - ...... ... THEATRE AT 111 CI m Copper King Will Sell Hjs Stock and-Devote Time to 3Iines in Hope, of Being Able to Rebuild Wrecked Fortune. BLOCKED Burnside Street Bridge Will Be Kept Open for Street Cars .', and '-Pedestrians While Structure Is Being Repaired. '. ! Controllerof Currency Ridge ley Refuses to Take Presi . dency of Bank Which 4 Montanfa Financier Be signed Eecently. (Unlttd Ftm LtuH Wirt.) New Tork.' Oct. 19. It Is reported that F. Augustus Helnse Intends to sell the stock he holds in various enter- rrlmB which will yield enoush to en able him to csjtv on mining; operations in the west, whereby he. hopes to re habilitate his fortune. One of Heinle's Irlends said today: Heinse knows hean produce copper at six cents .a pound that will d othef- concerns out of business." Before leaving, for Washington last night Comptroller of the Currenc Rldselev said the Question of the oresl dency of the Mercantile National bank is unsettled, -wnile Charles Morse, a director of the bank, said Ridgeley had accepiea. It was officially announced this after noon that Rtdgeley had declined tho prenldency of the Mercantile National 01 the re- bank Following a meeting today of clearing-house committee it was ported that the clearing-house had ex tended 11.100,000 to the relief of the Mercantile National hank. is temporary.. This action The stock market today reflected the icertainty of the financial situation bv Its irregularity. Copper , fluctuated raWdly. .. r.t wr-v-.... -t v v 1 The announcement that Rldgeley had aGiine ma prasioeitey or tns Mercan tile caused a flurry In financial circles. Financiers predicted that If the an nouncement bad . been made while the stock market wa ppen'the biggest run on siocaa 01 me weeg wouia nave re ulted. No other man has been considered for the office and RidgeleyB refusal gives the Impression that the bank's condition is none too good. It is .ex pected that Helnse's successor, will be named over Sunday. Financiers today estimated that the run on Helnse's copper securities cost the backers of the stock nearly $66,000, 000. United Copper - dropped from 77 to 10, representing a shrinkage of 30, 160,000. Preferred fell from to 20, a decline of $3,700,000. The drop in wuiie coalition rrom to 10 repre sents a shrinkage of $29,000,000. - Stew art Mining shrunk $3,000,000 from 4tt to 1. County Commissioners In crease 'Amount of Con tract $6,000 Tim Limit for Work Reduced tq 90 Days Teams to Keep Off. Following a conference with a delega tion representing the Northeast Side improvement association, comprising the territory north of Sullivan's gulch County Commissioners Llghtner and Barnes this mofnlng decided to modify the contract for repairing the Burnside street bridge so that one streetcar track and a walk for pedestrians will be kept open while the work Is In progress. Contractor Wakefield has agreed to reduce the time for completion of the work under his alternative bid rrom izo days to 90 days, the additional cost to the county being approximately $(,000 While work la belnr done on the turn table, at least two weeks, the bridge will have to be closed to all traffic. and teams will not be allowed on the structure until the contract is nnisnea. Zacreass Amount raid. Wj C North was chairman of the northwest delegation, the other members being Councilman R. E. Menefee, John M. Pittenger. ., T. W. Vreeland and Frank Blnnot. Contractor Wakefield waa mtnMjkftt An1 4t,lllA4l th Mtn. JUUVf Ht!ff ; TfmXl tfaftk Union Iron Works at tin VV WRIDB W SsaawK we . W ,- m,tr- completing tne- repairs. Mr. Wakefield said that If paid $(.000 mors he would be willing that the time for the work be cut sown under nis ai ternatlv bid from 120 to $0 days. He said It would be out of th question to e auring any " v. i - y.y-Vf'!hjffi.i&nicni shall it be? . V .' . ' - 1 ' - . ; ' , ; .' ' ' - " fcl I sank I i IfflSffisC i2fill ,,i I closed 1 : . iniltimsimr SCHWAB DECIDES AST FII3HT Tfl MlF Fill.? Tfi irrrt niniT Lnui "ul ,u unL 1 IU lf fLfllll San Francisco Will Not Be Closed by Magnate. allow, teams, on- the Jrid in ooen destriana, except during the period that stasre' of the work, : but one -car tracK open ana tie' could walk keen for pe- s required for the . work on the turn- (Unlted Preu Letted Wire.) San Francisco, Oct.- 19. Charles M. Schwab, the steel magnate, in an ad- table. While that work is in progress, dress delivered at the cnamDer or com he saldv which will be not less than two IUDGELKY DECLINES. Comptroller of Currency Declares He Will Remain With Government. (United Press Letted Wire. Washington, Oct. 19. Comptroller of the Currenc v Ridselev this -afternoon confirmed the announcement that he had declined the presidency of the Mercan tile bank of New Tork. Mr. Rldgeley maae in xoiiowing statement: "After a consultation wlthmr friends In Washington and in the west I decided that I did not cars to leave the treasury department at present I therefore de cline the offer of the presidency of the Mercantile bank of New Tork." Mr. Rldgeley refused to add anything jlv mis statement. Dome or nis ac quaintances say his ambltoins are higher and that he wants to remain In politics. LONDON BAILR0ADERS PREPARING TO STBIKE (United Pmt Letted Wire.) ' London, Oct. 19. Day and night meet ings of the railway employes are taking place In all parts of the country, at which speeches are made and resolu tions passed emphatically favoring a strike to force the companies to recog nize the union. Also a spirit of bitterness Is develop ing. Reports continually reach the lead ers of the would-be strikers that the companies are preparing to Import workers to operate the lines. weeks, the structure will have ! to be closed to traffic of every, description. The discussion with the commission ers.' was informal, tne members' oi tne delegation -urging that the time of clos ing the bridge be made short as possi ble. They were wunng mat tne cost be increased to secure tms end, and strongly opposed the Dlan of closing the bridge to all traffic for 0 days. as the contract now stands. Commissioner Barnes took occasion to contradict statements that have been made as to the Morrison street bridge having been kept open while it was being repaired. Ha cave dates to Show five days In one month, five days In another, and nearly two months at another time In which the bridge was closed. v Keep Walks Clear. Mr. Barnes also conferred with the street car officials over the telephone and was lnrormed tnat it would be im possible to run some of the cars that usually cross at Burnside street over the Morrison street bridge when the Burnside bridge Is closed, but that the better plan probably would be to handle all the cars over the steel bridge. Before leaving, the delegation asked the commissioners to suggest that in laclng the new planking an the steel ridge the material be kept where it will not obstruct the walk- The com missioners promised that this shall be given attention, w Commissioner Llghtner said that the action taken in altering the contract Is In response to an apparently unanimous wish of the people of the peninsula. ROOSEVELT'S TEDDY BEAfc HUNT TO CLOSE merce today, announced tnat it nad been decided by him to not only not to close down the Union Iron works, but that he would make the works one of the largest ship building plants In tho United States. The announcement was made In the course of a general talk on Industrial conditions in Ban Francisco. He said: "My short time here will not enable me to offer you advice on the manner In which you are to conduct your busi ness, but it sometimes happens that a fresh mind is able to do something right which heretofore was a puzzling matter. "Preliminary to my address I wish to say that no expression of mine today shall be construed in any way as bear ing upon the political labor situation in this city. "The subject upon which I wish to speak of is a manufacturing city, and I desire to address you as a citizen -of this city. If the Investment of money counts as anything, I can sareiy cai myself a citizen or this city. terests m Ban Francisco are very large, so large In fact that I came to this city Depositors' Association Will Decide Tonight "Whether to Further Effort to Reorganize Oregon Savings Prob able Time Will Be Extended to Last of Month. GRAFT' FOIIIID 111 SI. LOUIS HOUSE Delegates Indicted for Ac cepting Bribe From Au tomobile Dealer. Plans on Foot to Build a Downtown Amusement Place to Occupy Lower Floor of Eight or Ten Story Office Structure.1 Lease of Prominent Business . Corner Now Occupied by;' Northern-Pacific Said to Urt Crtn rr Vif hv T WTlTffft ; . Evans and Heilig. The matter of continuing or aband oning the campaign to save the depos itors of the Oregon Trust & Savings bank from loss of 60 or 60 per cent of their savings Is under consideration to day by the Depositors' association work ers, who have grown weary chasing the nimble evader of the proposition. They will determine the Question this even ing, after carefully weighing every de tail of the situation. It is probable that the decision will be to continue the work until the last day of October. If the lean-back class of depositors, whose course threatens to innict loss upon the entire body of de positors, do not come in and sign accept ance of Home Telephone bonds by that time the whole plan of the Depositors' association and the bank reorganization committee will probably be abandoned, and the receivership will continue to the end of the chapter, the depositors taxing tneir prorata witn an otner cred itors of the bank, from what is left of tne wrecK. HEW BUILDING TO GRACE SEVENTH Six-Story Office-Structure to Be Erected on Corner of Washington. (United Preu Letted Wire.) Stamboul, La., Oct. 19 The Roosevelt bear hunt ends this evening. The presi dent will break' camD early tomorrow at Bear Lake and go to Stamboul, where he wlUbe the guest of Leo Shields un til Monday forenoon, when he starts for Washington via vicKsourg and Nash' ville. YOUR MONEY'S WORTH AND THEN SOME 1 nt SUNDAY JOURNAL BEST FEATURES IN THE WORLD This mammoth newspaper offers nothing but the choicest class of news, fiction, illustrations and comics. - TWO LEASED WIRES The news of the entire, globs for , five cents. A special service which surpasses that of ..any either publication sup plements the great leased wire system. . , , INTERESTING STORIES FROM EVERYWHERE Special writers, who are known to fame contribute to the great Sunday -Journal, LOCAL NEWS COVERED COMPLETELY The ' best staff of newspa permen ever assembled In the west covers Portland for this great. SDection." "San Francisco with Its splendid lo cation, climate and other advantages cannot neip out succeea. we aon t ex pect to make any money at present, but we do expect to make money as soon as those abnormal conditions pass, and the worse the conditions the sooner they will pass. "We of the east draw the impression that San Francisco is in the midst of a great political turmoil, that its courts of justice are in the hands of factions. You mav not need the money which the i east is ready to expend, but you do neod sympathy and good win. Drop once and for all this internal political strife that makes a man who -brings his money to Ban Francisco rear lor ins lire. I want to congratulate the cltisens of San Francisco for the work they have done since tne eartnquaice. i mime it is wonderful the alnount of work you have, accomplished under the conditions now existing." RIOTOUS YALE BOYS WILL BE IMPRISONED Crusty New Haven Alder man Objects to Letting Students Off With Eines. paper. THE MAGAZINE SECTION PRINTED IN COLORS Contains scores of the best stories of the day, as, well as the funniest Funnies ever seen. - t THE CELILO CANAL By Don Steffa. The destiny of the Pacific north west is held by the great project Read" Mr. Steffa's article. THE ALTRUISTIC MISSION OF A MILLIONAIRE-Qood roads form, -the hobby of this man who Is making then a monument to his achievements. . . v x- .. '-' CLEO DE MERODES EARS No one has aver -Men them. Actress her- v. self clears up mystery. . ' - WORKINO FOR NOTHING Man who leads greatest Industrial army In - world draws salary of clerk. - ".; V " THESE ARB BUT A . FEW OF 'TE ATTRACTIONS OF : THE DELIGHTFUL SUNDAY JOURNAL . (United Pratt Letted Wirt.) .New Haven, Conn., Oct 19. Alder man Emil Loos, determined to put a stop to the riotous acts of Yale stu dents, has drawn up the following reso lution to be presented to the board of aldermen : . -"Whereas, Cltisens of New Haven Java been abused, insulted and angered or years, their lives endangered and property damaged and the dignity of the community lowered' by the riotous acts of members of the University of Tale;-be it s "Resolved, That the' judges of the city court 'and the fudges of the court Of common. pleas ,b requested to use very, effort possible to stop such acts, abuses and insults to the people of New Haven, by not imposing a fine, but that a Jail sentence be Imposed, upon, those students found guilty of audi riotous acU by Uto court" . Negotiations are In progress for the leasing of the quarter block at the southeast corner of Seventh and Wash ington streets to a syndicate of local capitalists among whom Is Jennings & Co., well known realty operators. The property belongs to Charles McOInn, father of Judge Henry E. McOInn, who has owned It since the early days of Portland. The proposed lease Is for a term of 25 years and provides that immediately upon expiration of the leases of the present tenants the lessees shall put up a modern six-story business house covering the entire property. While the rental to be paid for the property has not been made public, it is Known to oe oetween z,vuo ana $2,600 per month. This is probably thr most valuable available site for lease on Washington street ana is one or tne cnoicest bust ness locations in the city. in case the deal is consummated. It will be the fourth piece of Washington street property to pass Into the hands of local capitalists under a long lease witnin tne past is tnontns. The Fall ing corner at Fifth and Washington and the 'Gearin corner at Fourth and Washington are both under a 20-vear lease and both Have been improved by the lessees with modern seven-story office buildings. The Fittock block between West Park and Tenth streets, on Washington, is under a 99-year lease to clients. of J. Whyte Evans, who are preparing to improve the entire block. The contem plated improvement of the McOInn cor ner will be delayed about 18 months on account of some of the present tenants having leases that have a year and a J nair yet to run. sirs ACTRESS IS LOST filBl (frilled Pratt Letted Wire.) St. Louis Mo., Oct., 19. Delegates Frederick W. Priesmeyer and Ferdinand Warner were arrested last night on the floor of the house of delegates en In dictments for bribery. The indictments were returned st a special session of the grand Jury after the passage of a bill in the house granting to Henry Ascher the right to build and operate a garage. The men were locked up shortly before midnight. The indictments charge that the two delegates received $500, to be divided i between them for the passage of the bill. They deny the charge. As the men were I hustled from the chamber, the house be came a Deaiam. Memoers snouted for Priesmeyer and Warner to protest and resist arrest, and It was 16 minutes be fore the pounding of the speaker's gavel was noticed. Both are saloonkeepers. They were denied bond and are in Jail. Wealthy Boston Widow De- JJARRIMAN FIGHT TO Clares Margaret Anglin Is Her Missing Daughter. REACH CRISIS M0XDAY (United Prats Letted Wire.) new York, Oct. 19. According to dispatches from Boston. Mrs. a. T. Stevenson, widow of James. Stevenson, a weaitny real- estate operator and hotel proprietor, said she had identified her missing daughter, Grace Steven son. In the person of Margaret Angltn, the actress. Friends of MIhh Anirlin declare Mrs. Stevenson is mistaken. The mystery connected with the dis appearance of Grace Stevenson has never been solved. On the evening of April ho, ivvi. miss Stevenson, then 25 years old, left her Brooklyn home, tell ing her mother she was going for a walk. She took a car and since that time no trace or her has been discovered. "Sam" Weller, representative of Henry Miller, states that the story cannot be true, as 'the actress is at pfesent living with her mother and two Drotners In this city. IS NO LONGER SISTER OF HER 01 (United Prett Ltte4 Wire.) Chicago, Oct. 19. E. H. Harrlman said today that the examination of the proxies will probably be completed Mon day night. It is likely that he will not be here to witness the vote, as he will be examined in New Tork on Monday in connection with his refusal to answer the interstate commerce commission's I questions. He will be represented In Illinois Central. A project to build a modern down town theatre In Portland, originally la- , tended for the Plttock block, baa beet'1 revived. It la understood that a leasa la ready for signature covering a 10- v . year tenure of the ground at tha corner -of Morrison and Third streets, owned by the Flelschner estate, and -.that theatre, and store and offlcaN building, to cost $160,000 will be built on the alts. which Is now occupied by the Northern Pacific railway ticket office. The lease is said to be sought by J. Whyte Evans and Calvin Heilig, in the ; ' Interest of Klaw A Erlanger, the well ' known theatrical firm of New York, and the whole enterprise would b financed : by that concern. The Klaw & Erlanger i people have for a number of years been ' trying to get a first-class downtown ' theatre location in Portland, ana lor tne last year they have been willing at any ime to come into any practical put a . for building a theatre. Tne nign value oi aown town dusi- - ness property is said to be almost pro hibitive of a theatrical Investment, for the average theatre cannot afford to pay more than $800 to $1,000 per month rental, under present conditions. The ground rent asked for tha corner of, Morrison and Third streets, now occu pied by the Northern Pacific would b about $4,000 annually for the long term of years required by the builders . of the proposed structure. . This amount would have to come principally from the rental of stores and offices, and' , the new building would necessarily be ' from eight to ten stories high, and ; cover a quarter diock. The parties interested In the deal de- - ' cllne to confirm the reported details. Calvin Heilig is out of the city today. . . It is said a local subscription or 150,- ' posed building has already been signed" by local business men. i FOUR MEN HURT BY FALLING SCANTLING (United ' Press tested Wire.) San Francisco, Oct 19, While work ing on a scaffolding, on the steamer Mauna Kea at the Union Iron works. William Flowers, William Johnson, Mike , Dulesen and Inglewood Robinson were injured by a scantling falling on them. Robinson was under the scaffolding at -the time and sustained a fractured skull, and several Internal injuries. Ha will . probably die. TWO MORE PLAGUE ' . CASES IN BAY CITY (United Prats Letted Wtr.T . , San Francisco, Oct 19. Tho board ot health Issued the following plague rem- i port:' -vv; xsew 2, suspects a, suspects aiscnaraed none, verified 6, death 1. . ' Totals: 70 verified. 43 deaths; 17 dis- . charged cured, 10 remaining, 3S aus -pects. . , MOTHER MOTHER-IN-LAW MADE HER WASH FOR LIVING ; z ; 'hMMMSi 3Irs. Maud E. Simpson Files Suit for Ten Thousand Dol lars xgainst Portland Woman Objects to Doing' Laundry Work for Boarder , . . Divorced by Powers Gou .raiuUat Sioux Falls. NAVY WANTS FOUR . MORE BATTLESHIPS (United Pratt Letted Wire.) Washington, Oct. 19. The navy jd partment has practically decided to ask congress for four battleships, two of which snail be sister ships to the 20,-000-ton Delaware and North Dakota au thorized by the. last- congress and al ready contracted for, and the other two atiu larger. DEPOSED EMPEROR TO REMAIN IN JAPAN (United Prats Letted Wire.) Seoul, wet. M. The deposed emperor of Korea Is going to Toklo soon to re turn the visit of the Japanese crown prince.' According to court rumor he will never come back. (United Prett Letted Wire.) ! San Francisco. Oct. 19. Tho Old story Daughter of Porter Ashe Is of tne mother-in-uw and the unsophisticated young wire is torn at length and with some new trimmings In a complaint filed by Mrs. Maud E. Simp son, claiming $10,000 damages from Mrs. C. M. Simpson, the mother -f the plaintiff's husband. , , s' J In her complaint she declares that when she married Walter Scott Simp son, now living in Portland, In October, 1900, she was IS years old and lnexDe- rlenced In the ways o? the world. Her husband was 23 and bad never been away from bis mother. .But Mrs. C. M. (United Pratt teased Wire.) San Francisco, Oct. 19. A dispatch from Sioux Falls announces thai a di vorce will be granted today to Powers Oouraud from Oladys Crocker Gouraud. The fair divorcee is the daughter of Amy Crocker-Ash-Gllllg-Qouraud by her first husband. Porter Ashe of this city, and by her marriage three years ago to Powers Oouraud became alster-in-law to her own mother, who some time earlier was - married to Jackson Oouraud, a brother of Powers. 1 . '-., Simpson i was 45 "anil had acquired varied experience alone life's nathmv and was possessed' and still is ma. sessed.'V It la alleged, ,"of a disposition that is the embodiment of envy,, Jeal ousy .and avarice." -ti,: .v..,,,- . The vouns? counle went t llv with the mother-tn-law and i remained wltli her up- to fo'ur months. H Mother-in-law was cruel . ana Inhuman, says ' the younger Mrs. Simpson, compelling hr to do housework and to Iron and wash for boarder. Hubby's wages wore all taken by his mother, says the complain ant.;' who left him only enough-, for cr fare.- With her aon ' earnings Mrs, Simpson senior ' Js accused of having bought property In " her ow" name, Mrs. Simpson senior in also accused of Improper conduct with the boardur. STEAMER PRESIDENT IS BRINGING GOLD 1 11 ' , i 'l (United . Press Leased - Wirt.) " " Seattle, Oct 19. A wireless message caught by the Instruments at the Brem erton nayy yard this morning announced" that the steamer President frrfta Mnm -Is 900 miles off Cape Flattery wMfr?0 mw . uiuu gmu w ensure, a MILLIONAIRE WILL DEFEND WIFE WHO FOR NEGRO Unitedi Preu j& Chicago, Oct? 19 ..tested ; Wire. I V -1 h ffi' . -A reconciliation of MrsEvelyn Romadke, tha self-confessed burglar and partnr"of' Albert Jones, a negro thief, with htr millionaire hus- bimd."C. J. Romadk h The divorce' prm-,w!!,., - ' huslanj in ltil w " ' Pii1'i), and i. i"i'- "" that (kt hiln! i n( r ' be .used 11 H wary . - '