Tr OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. ArRIL 20, . 1903.
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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, .
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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
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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. "
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