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Tr OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. ArRIL 20, . 1903. 15 OAVIDOR SLAPS OAGK ATFonr.i ERASSOCIATES Deposed Agent of Telephone ' Company Files Damage; ;, Bait for $100,900. : . Bull for the recovery of 1100,009 dam ages from. Louts J. Wilds, the Portland Horn Telephone company, it J Weegh- ' ' sr. C B. Wagner and A. 1 luru tu : 'ftlsd In the circuit oourt thU moraine ' by Bamuel 7. Devldor. t Tb suit U one of the results of tho recent split up la , . , h v tee Washington Homo Tslephone'di Tsl- , ; egreph company, of which Devldor weev ,uo bad. 1 - ' . i It U claimed br t)OTldor la his gulf that ho la tho victim of a conspiracy to " , ruin his btisinoss and to, secure valuable ; . '. 'telephone franchisee controlled by him ; 1 and his company In various Washington , -' cities. Including Cbeballa, Venoouver '' "and centrella, ' '; (' ; Ho claims that tho Northweetorn Long 'r, Eftstanse Telephone company and tho ' Washington Homo Telephone' Tsls- 1 ' graph oompsny owned franchises In ' Washington that conflicted and that It was la order to wrest tho control of tho latter eompeny from hira and to eecure .' Its franchises that tho defendants ' brought about tha publication of news papar artlolaa reflecting upon his man egement of tho Washington company ! and his buslnosa Integrity. . Tho suit characterises tho articles M '. "tales, malicious and ocandalous" and' aaoarta that tho samo man who soourad , thalr publication Induood Orsgory E. . ' 4 Motion to fllo suit against tho plaintiff - pavtdor la tho circuit court and alao '.' " eaasod his arrest on a charge of lax , 1 ' can jr. Ho claims that whan tho dlstriot . attorney latar look ad Into tho charge1 . . v It found thora to b otterly false. . . Besides all that ho claims that tho do- . . ', fondants f oread htm to relinquish val f uable oontracts with tho Washington ; :r bom Telephone 4s Telegraph company tad sundry othar enterprises.' All In all a wants 1100,009 from his alleged do ' 1 tractors, Tho suit was fllad this morn . . log by R. A. Wad. IX J. Haynee and ,i .r Lewie C Oarrlgns, who. however, assart i ' that they have not suooaadod EL & J. ' McAllister ae M. Devidor'a regular -s. aouAsai, . ' Vs-s-- - -J , : w mi mm lm:-i Whenever anybody gets real hard up, and your (attorney ain't w brkirig UE ME Because you need the nioney a sufficient reason and a le gal cause of acuon. FACTS ARE; -a ' X'lont know ny of tha parties hereto oerer met this man Davidor in my. life oeVer had any kind of business with him, directly or indlreltly, or -with the so-called (Wathington nerer-told-.., svUo TelephoM Co. - . , , Am not Interested for or ssainst him, they or them. That crowd haven't anything Z would 'touch, handle or take with pair of tongs; and I would not take as a gift their franchises. ... V ' I in KOT NOW in' the telephone business; All NOT an officer or director, or hold any ' official capacity whatsoever of any Telephone, Construction or Underwriting Company. ( )y Am' not out knocking anybodytoo busy attending to my own business. . Therefore, t can only 'repeat that these periodical attacks, slamming sway with1 lawsuits promiscuously, only draw forth headlines in the papers, which can never be corrected, and - interrupts the progress of legitimate capital in legitimate channels of trade. There should be a stop put to it and a way provided. that men who sue another without cause should provide a bond or be made to shut up; for there is no redress for tha busy man who is responsible. It's always a case, if a responsible person tries to get van In a civil suit against 'any irresponsible person, it. resolves itself into suing a beggar to catch a lous. - ' v ' U. J. WIL,DB (Orogonlaa Editorial. 'Aprtl llth.) ? . ' X JUSTStO I U (I A OOOS XrUstBt ' 'Julia Marlowe, no of the finest ae , treseas on tho Amarloan stage, aa ores moat to hay prtfassloa and a woman against whom the breath of gonadal has BOTor .baforo baaa directed, has boon promptly elaared of a criminal charge' placad against bar by aa lnaanaly oa one . woman. There waa never . the slightest ground for such a charge as . was laid at the door of this charming , actress and pare woman; but the aa- ' ' parent Inability of bur laws to protect i the reputation of Innoeoat people from . such attacks has caused bar aa endless " amount of trouble, sorrow and expanse. . By roasoa of this unwarraatod char go, 1 . , Mlse Marlowe has boon obliged to abaa -, doo her tour, disband her oompany and place herself under the eare of a phyai . elan for the remainder of the season., ' ' After all this suffering, the jaslooa, lr ; responsible woman who. broaght the " 4 ' charges finds that a mistake has peon , . made. ; o far as Miss Marlowe's legion of ' friends before and behind the footlights are oonoerned, the baseless charges were aerer regarded as anything othar than , unwarranted gossip which ae often'' be amlrehee clean reputations on the stage ' aa well as elsewhere. Bat, aside from . -.. the personality and the pure 'life of . , MLse Marlowe, there were Other reasons . why the publle waa Inclined to gire her ; . .. something more than the benefit of the doubt There has been In recent years ' an ever-Increasing teadenoy on the part - of a certain class of peoplf to blackea i the reputation of others without first sierclelng caution la their charges. It , was cruel rumor, magnified, distorted . and Incorporated in the complaint la aa other dlyorpe case, which drove poor ' Ooorgie Cay ran to a madhouse - and thanco to an untimely grave. The In vestigation which followed the charges, aa In the ease of Mies Marlowe, of eourae cleared the unfortunate victim of the dreadful charge made againat her, but tho laws daisy and the offen sive publicity proved too much for as noble and high minded a woman aa ever graced the American stage. The ease with which a good name, es pecially that of a woman holding so pub llo a position aa that of an actreaa, can be destroyed without redrees Is a sad , commentary on our laws. There seems ' to be no limit ea the right of a Jealous , . - woman, or even a man, to ompromtae the name of Innocent persons who are . dragged Into vile divorce proceedlnge without the shadow of a pretext for tho use of their names. These accused ' 'women, who are Innocent of any wrong doing, and whose names are paraded be fore Che public as corespondents In some dirty divorce scandal, can of ' course sue tho defamera for alander or libel., but this, even when their detrao- tors .hare a degree of financial reaponsl- t'Uy, Is very poor reoompense for the Tferln that has been oauaed. It lo ses more publicity, and at the boat la humiliating and distasteful to an Inno cent person. The promptness with which Miss Mar- . lowe's name -was cleared will bo ex tremely gratifying to aU decent people, but It Is unfortunate that there is no law that can prevent some other equally firomlnent and worthy actress from be ar aublected ro similar humiliation and expense by the whim of some other jealous woman, wun a nair inxf impulse, to get even with a worth!' BV LOUIS i. WILDE ; t TO WHOM If MAY CONCERN; M CONDEMN OR CONDOLE cr ess necessary n. even tnoue-n it Dccomes to blacken the reputation - of an lnno- eent woman to accomplish that end. Blackmail, Holdup Grafters, Rotten Politics Feeble Legislation Wing Delegates of Discori- fefV tent Injunctions and Lawsuits r'- "- :-. - . ;-:;vv' - ' . .' . . . v, ' ARE AMONG THE MANY INDUCEMENTS OFFERED OUTSIDE CAPITAL to help, build up your city and bo subject to the periodical attacks of Blackmailers, Grafters and auch persona whose whole pathway In life has been strewn with wrecks and are but parasites in a community; tearing down and destroying day by day, and kept alive by the encouragement they Teceive. Personally, I refer the people of Portland to any dcslra- ' bio citizen, merchant or banking house in San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco or Port- ' land as to my credit or business standing; and not a man, woman or child, who is a desir able citizen, will say I owe them a fair -dollar or ever was presented with a bill the second time, or that I ever put a pebble in an honest person's way to make an honest dollar.. But I am dead against thieves and fakers and feel some man of the hour, like Francis J. Heney, , should rise in this community to wipe out that undesirable and corrupt element, which is a . menace to good government, good citizenship and good law, and thus protect its people and aU newcomers from constant attacks, holdups and graft. No life or purse is safe where this bunch dwells. Any whelp with distemper can hack up charges, claims or . UMginary wrongs; and he will find enough hangers-on to the GRAFTER'S FENCE to furnish sufficient corroborative evidence for an audience with a hungry law office to ding-: dong and annoy any busy business man, thus clogging the wheels of progress, city im provements and legitimate court matters. f . ; Now, then, will the desirable citizen, the taxpayer and property owner, real estate man, commercial bodies, the press, the financial interests, the honest laborer and mechanic, , the grateful bank depositor,, the law-abiding people and the church stand back DEAF. DUMB, BLIND and UNCONSCIOUS to all this procedure and persecution? , It's the ungratefulness of man, the dislcyalty of friends, the yellow streak in human- k lty and the red tape that makes a man an applicant to anarchy. God knows, I have many good friends here; and the greater part of Portland is made up of a Christian and law-abiding people, but they stand at rest in Zion and sit still trembling, while the undesirable ; never quit; but, like maggots, rot the morals of any community. If there is no protection , afforded citizenship or captains of industry in this city, I will fight my own way and your ; town will be full of trouble, for I am no quitter, and ASK YOU all for a square deal If I , don't get it, it's up to me to disturb a condition, the like of which never existed in San Fran cisco or rotten Denver, Colorado, So, I say to the grafter and the sulng-circle, the holdup and the blackmailing gang and the lazy, discontented whelps and breeders of all trouble on earth and to all incubator of crime, you can go to h ; for it's only a question of time . before you go there anyway, whether you want to or not. Any one man armed with justice can whip you all in the open. The Savior was nailed to the cross for helping hu manity and trying to save sinners; and, todfy, Francis J. Heney is dogged by dynamitere for trying to save a principle . . . and no plain, ordinary fellow was ever treated so bad ly as the STRANGER who saved two millicn dollars for fifteen thousand depositors, and kept open the only bank in the city of Portland through the Baby Holidays. . v Now. I don't care whether anybody likes this or not, but it's just the way I feel about it MISCHE PARK SCHEME S BUNDLE OF NEW IDEAS Holladay Park to Be Transformed Into a Beauty Spot First Improvements Will Be Finished at Once Bounding Out Plan to Take Fire Years. Members of tbe city park board vis ited Holladay park yesterday afternoon with Farkkeeper. Mlsebe to acquaint themselves with the new parkkeeper'e Jdesa . la 'retard to , transformlns the pretty little breattitn spot Into a play ground and neighborhood center along the lines of similar institutions which have proved So popular In eastern cit ies. . The new plan will not be a part of the park scheme 'but is a distinctive feature la beautifying the City. X. laag. an enthusiastic member of the board who has just returned from an eastern trip where he made a careful Study of tho parkin systems of several large cities,-Is In hearty sympathy with Mlsche's scheme and 'he Is backed up by the other members of the board who tnaae tne trip yemeraay siiernoon. ad effort will be made by the members to secure publlo sentiment-In the project before it is elaborated . to tne xuu ex At present the eastern keif of the park Will be converted Into a large play- rieio. A row of treee will surround tne nievftaU. and a. walk will lis lust out side of the trees. , Outside of the walk i will' be a double row of itrees, under which will be seats for pedestrians and vlalhnra to rest. Drlnklnar fountains will be established at tho four corners of the pisyxioia.i if "" t : : , just west of the play field will" be a concert grove, where band ooncerte.can be held. - Ae time roes on and the full eoheroe IS carried out a community hall for meetings of residents of the neigh borhood will be erected just west of the TESTIMONIAL j i " I hi. i i.ii!ii.w..i)nimiiinw"lnniiii i , S .',' '-, , ' ' " s . ' , 1 V '.:: ..' i t !, ' p 1 s , f N , W. J. Van Damme v T ' ' Mr. B. B. Colvln of Florence, Oregon, earns to Portland with the Intention of having an operation performed to relieve himself: of kidney trouble. The steward of the hotel at' which he was stopping told htm to try Van Dammt'i Kidney Tea, which he did. .After taking two tottle,s he felt so. muoh relieved that he returned fto hie-home without having the-operatlon. but with a. supply of Van Pamme'a Kidney Tea. He had Intended to stay, a month, but stayed only three days. . v -,i X sen my Xldney Onre ( Jast a tea, ae atedlelae) en the condition of "no euro, aooaey refnaded." ,,os , aaut 'snr ;' Ve J.' Von Datnmo ! .'US UrrtMn St. Portland, or. . ' : , .rt so rap'e .Coffee House. grove. Connectlnc with the community all will be a- large swimming tank. - Qymnasiums will be erected for men and women. The one for men will lie south of the swimming tank, and the one for women north off the tank. The space north of the community hall and between the ' playf ield and women's gymnasium will be platted for can romp and play to their hearts' con tent on the beautiful green grass.. Di rectly south of tho community hall will be two wading pools with a sand, court between them, where the children can have all tha pleasure of sand digging and castle building that they enjoy on the seacoast, . - , The scheme Is one well calculated to win the approval of the entire com munity, and when It is once established there Is no doubt that others will be asked for by reslderits In other sections of the city. Mr. Lane stated today that the work of laying out the park and erecting the buildings will cover a period of about five years, but that the playfield and the concert grounds, totrether with other parts of the project will be completed In a chert time, in order to give the people an Ides cf what ins entire project will be when completed FOREIGN LABOKEES LEAVING AMERICA (United Prea Uaeed Wire.) New Tork, ' April 25, Opponents Of Immigration found much encouragement today In the announcement- that , three times as niahy foreign laborers have left this country . eo far . this year aa during the same period last year and tnat oniy one-ttura ae many have en tered American posts as during the same period oi ivvt. juuen or. tne air ference Is attributed to retrenchment by the railroads and big corporations in lines oi extension ana improvement, which Rive employment to . thousand a of foreigners. Fewer stories of gold en promises nave oeen sent back to th 'nM rtnilfitrlAa" mrA thnu tii-. Ins- have been lese enthualastlo In their reports. figures were given out by Oustavs H. Schwab of the North Ger man Steamship company, as follows: The records show that Including Fri day of this week, 227,761 of the foreign labor, element have left ' the- United States, while daring. the same period of 1907 but 76.35 left Up to the present atsasv s,iaa j a viio w 41uii1151a.11 .w Kim v arrived, while In the same period last year tne numoer- was b,us , NATURAL GASINTOLL CAUSES MEN'S DEATH " aJnlted' Pre lated Wire.) ' , A message from . watros. New Mexico, stales mat; wiuis ana urt cooper, rown sons -01 Airs. zcnarias -layior ooDer. were suffocated at the bottom of a 60-foot well today while digging on their mother's ranch bv a sudden outflow of natural gas, which they nn-J expected tapped, xne motner discov ered -the fate of her sons when she went to call them to dinner. Sh ran seven .miles -to -the nearest neighbor, nearly dvinar so a result. The Coonera came from Rosalia, Washington, CHARITY BALL TO AID LITTLE ONES Helpless Tots in Babies' Home Beneficiaries of Knights Templar. Much Interest eenters) In the Knights Templar ball; to be given Thursday night for tho Baby Home. There are now about 88 children eared for by. the home, little helpless dependent ones, who srs deprived of the natural home rights of childhood. During the 18 yearn of the home's existence nearly 700 children have passed under Its sheltering care.. For many of these homes have been' found where as the light of the foster par ents hearts they have grown to happy young womanhood and manhood. Mrs. aitton, the president, la continually re ceiving letters telling of the comfort and pleasure that the children give to those who have adopted them.- - The greater number of the babies re ceived at the home come from homee where for some reason such as sickness or poverty the parents are for the time unable to care properly for them. Some are brougnt or momers aeserteo oj worthless husbands, some by ratners, who by the wife's death, are Aft unable . . . - . . . 1 . AW.. to cars croponr tor im uiui. lert Rnma are been brought Into the world without a btrtnrignv ont tnese are a portion of the whole number. at the home who have but these are a small pro of tnese helpless abandoned Infanta, not all are irom degenerate parents. - s XeTeal Stories of offsilna'. Often the mother has been cruelly deceived end Is left to bear alone the terrible burden of the worlds scorn. Usually these girl mothers work hard to pay for their babies' support and when tne y are able reclaim tnem. Mrs. L. W. Srtton, speaking of the horns said: "It Is a principle of the home that no worthy parent be refused assistance, neither shall he or she be permitted to lose the feeling of natural responsibility by being relieved entirely of the oare of the child. Where one or the other of the parents Is able to pay- sometning xor tne care or tne cnua, mis Is required, though It be but a, small sum each month, "Of course none of the officers of the home- receive any remuneration for their services, although math time and money too are required to keep the Institution going. Our secretary, for Instance, takes much time from hie own business to keep our accounts In order and re ceives no compensation whatever. 'The home has no state aoproprlatlorv although most of the other charitable Institutions have some help. We srs dependent upon the good will and chari table contributions of the publlo. . "Neither do the visiting physicians re oelve any compensation for their serv ices, although they give their time and their Professional attention willingly. "Babies are received at the home at any age up to 8 years but after that age they are either adopted Into homes, returned to tho -arents or If still In need of Institutional aid, are sent to the Children's Home or some other Insti tution that cares for older children. Expenses Beery. "It la more expensive to care for ba bies than older children, for a nurse is required for every five children. Beslds ths nurse a matron, a ' housekeeper, a cook, a laundryman, and a gardener, who takes care of the eowa, are em- yea. "When a eounle wish to adont a ehfld we first make the most oareful Investi gation aa to their responsibility, an this Is satisfactory ths child is taken on probation for six months, during which time it is watcnea ana m avuiw kept Informed as to conditions If at .k. nt that tima hoth aides are sat isfied, the adoption Is made legal. rne noma is doi-hcww -u. 1 .4k vA 4.at avinomff manas-w wv. . . - consistent with good care." t. t - u &,. .v.. Ahirl Mil an van by the Knights Templar will net a good sum xor carrying on io .iw am mnA .ha th. Inatttiitlnn. which ia t . 1 I . mImImi mrA antlralv Am pendent as to Its resources on ths publlo gooa will, may om uruusui. muiv lumur zl . . w-MA w W mm xr Ka ahla to make some definite provision for carrying It on. ' INTERESTING PROGRAM TODATATT: M. C. A. Men's meeting at the T.ltftA. to day will be addressed by Hev. W. T. Jordan, on the subject "The Old and New Man." Mr. Jordan Is ons of the strong Baptist preachers on ths Paclflo coast He Is well known from Ban Francisco to the sound. He has been In the great fights of righteousness that have taaen - place on ine coast in m last to years, and has a stirring mes sage ror ail men. Charles H. Gray of Chicago, One of the best baritone singers that has been In Portland this winter, will sing. He hae met with a splendid reception every place he hae appeared In the city. All men are welcome to spend their after noon In the T. M. C. A- . .Agents Wanted. Empire . State Accident and Health pollolee pay total and partial disability for' four years and for. life, .'sAgsetg oan make money sell In the moat lib eral policy ever Issued. W. J. Clemens, general agent. Commercial Club build ing Fifth and Oak streets, Portland. Address W. 3. Lyons, manager. MUSIC WILL BE FEATIEJF BALL Special Vocal and Instru mental Programs for Knights Templar. An Innovation In musical entertain ment at a ball will be Introduced by the executive committee having In charge the charity bell, to bs given by the Knights Templar next Thursday even ing In the new Masonlo temple build ing at West Park and Yamhill streets In aid of the Portland Baby home. It Is proposed to have a male chorus of It voices sing In the ball-room at 10 o'clock. In the card room at 1S:80 and again In the ball room at 11 o'clock. The dancee are not to be given to the accompaniment of vocal muslo however the chorue Is merely to sing In the Intermissions for ths entertainment of those who attend the ball. Xxoellcnt BCosloal ProgMrn. But the male chorus Is to bs simply sn adjunct of the orchestra Professor Praap a which has been preparing sev eral of the latest song hits In the east. Wllder's harp and string quartet has ftreparea a special program zor tne ext rication of those who do not danca. This program Is as follows: Adagio Cantablle (Sonata Fathetlque) (Beethoven) : Medltaslone Sul I. Preludlo dt Bach); U soiitaro (Koschat); Fan tasia (Carman) (Blxet)t Melodic In F (Rubensteln) : Memento de Opera (Ros sini); Appaslonata Kllgla (Oraslanl); Chimes of Normandr IPlsnauette)! Sing, Smile, Slumber (Gounod ; Inter mezzo (CavsJeria Rustlcana) (Mascag- nu; vtu companiutes txsomomer;; inuti Etollee (Meszacapo); L,e Keve (Anca rani); gerenat d va Angeles Braga). Xvent Promisee Smeeees. ".. Two committees are In charge of ths dance one composed - exclusively . of Knights Templar and tho other of wo man connected with the Baby Home. end the ball promises' to be a success not only from the very necessary finan cial stand-point,- but ths ' equally Im portant social and pleasurable sides. Ths reception committee Is composed of the Eminent commander, and the of ficers and members of Oregon com- mandeyy No. 1, all of whom will use their utmost endeavora to add to the pleasures of thoss who attend the ball. . Tickets are on sale by C B. Cooper, secretary, : 814 Chamber of Commerce; W. 8. Mac rum, recorder. Merchants Na tional bank, and Woodard A Clarke's drugstore. Fourth , and . Washington streets. : Those Intending to atten the ball ars asked to aid the work of the committee by purchasing . tickets as early as possible. . .-v... AFFINITY BROKER TO i SERVE TI3IE IN JAIL . " - -. , . f; (Oolted Prtas Uased Wire. V"-'' , Chicago. Hi, April lS--The convlc- tlon of a second affinity broker and sentencing of Mrs.,1 Jennie Scott, other- the .federal authorities in their prose cution of Mrs. J. Burkes. ' Evidence against six other brokers In love wai today prepared for presentation to the grand Jury.7 ' Mrs. Scott, who ' la - said to have assumed responsibility for the "Glynn; agency,"; to preventt an inquiry Into tha hualnaaa h.A m .t..k nervous prostration as a result of her sentence, , She has been ordered to be confined toone year In the Brldswsll penitentiary by Judge Bethea. " hd epeodeiit Ptenlture 1 1 Complete Housefurnishers Cash or Credit The Most Reasonable Price Furniture Store in Portland Come in and Inspect Our Goods and Prices SnTnt " 1 Q4-106 FIR5T STREET :i2EFSgi GoinSeaitiy ;-'AA.' teitf: I3f A G3 ;"! i.C ' 1 J .;'.(;: ,'. '. Sjaaim j miiiaii ' -r in ni t ? '-rVa n . 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