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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, .PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 1908. n cc U raws ARE "BURIftflOITA VILLA John D. Baldwin, Alexander Schwabauer and W. L Beckner Lose Homes by ; Fire Which Spreads Quickly Before Firemen Can Arrive From Sunnyside. School Children Endangered. PENH BLOCK CENTER OF SHOW IIEIIfJEIII OEillll I mm Tfi ia nnom LHIU IU Li IVUOL Grandstand Capable of Seat ing 3,000 Spectators IVill . Be Constructed. , . ' A destructive fire lit Montavllla which ' destroyed ; three dwellings and badly scorched two others visited MontavtHa this afternoon, and for a time threat ened to burn the Montavllla school and ' a weep through- several blocks f . the ., suburb. - -;. ''.-" '.- . ' ' ..: . The homes of John D. Baldwin, tit . Broad: - Alexander ; Schwabauer, 114 Grave, and W. I Beckner, 120 Broad, were totally destroyed, while the large residences of J.' W. Dundy. SSI Broad. ... and Francis Roy, 21 Broad, were anorched and damaced by the flames. Had it not -been for the fast run to the scene by the Sunnyside fire depart ment which sent a hose wagon and en cine to the scene, the daman would ' have been much greater as the flames were spreading to adjoining buildings ; when the firemen reached the place. . , Tliun.es Spread BapkUy. The fire started In the Baldwin cot tage a short time after 1 o'clock and ' spread with great rapidity until the , whole ; house was a mass of flame. Heroic' efforts were made by the resi dents of Montavllla to check the fire, but owing to the meager facilities the flames spread to the homes of Schwa bauer and Beckner, v Appeals were made to the Sunnyside department for assistance and an engine and hose wagon was started for the ccne. making the long run In a short time, less than 80 minutes. . When the apparatus reached the scene the fire "was spreading to the Lundy and Roy' residences. The firemen quickly stayed ! the spread of the flames, however, and confined the fire to the ruins of the other three houses. ' The Baldwin and Schwabauer houses were newly finished, and were one-story cottages valued at approximately $1,600 xne wecsuier nouse was a two- worth approximately each. story structure 12.000, . School Chlldrea Prepared. ' The Dundy and the Roy houses were two-etory houses worth approximately is.zuu eacn. . it is unaerstooa met eacn of the residences were Insured, though this could not be ascertained at the tune. . As soon as the fire was discovered the pupils of the Montavllla school were lined up by the teachers and held in readiness to march out of the building In case the Are should seriously threat en the building. The arrival or the de partment averted any such danger. however, and the class work was re sumed. Hands Are Burned. During the course of the Are John Wiebush was painfully burned about the hands. In his efforts to assist In removing the furniture from one of the burning residences ne was caugnt in the upper story and before he could escape his hands were badly burned. Charles Hamtnorn, S years of age, who Is helpless and could not assist himself, wss carried from the Schwau- ber house after it was a mass of flames. The lire is said to have started from an overheated flue in the home of Mra Effte Wade In the house- of Anton Roy. Mrs. Wade was ironing and It Is sup posed the fire in the kitchen . stove heated the flue to such a degree that it ignuea. tne woooworx. t PUT LIGHTED LAMP UNDER BED TO TAKE CHILL OFF CLOTHING When a roomer at 691 Second street T.ied 'a lighted lamp under the bed 'last night to take off the chill he did not i Intend for It to do such a thoroughly good Job ss to necessitate the calling out of the fire department But that Is what happened. Tha night w" fhUly and damp and i-he bed was cold. It was thought the lamp would bring about the desired temperature. All went well tm a few moments but suddenly there was a grand outburst of flame frqm which the bed occupant made a skyrocket exit In response to the alarm engine com pany No. 6 and the hose and chemical from companies Nos. 4 and 16 answered. The flames were quenched by the use of a chemical extinguisher. PLATT-WOOD DIVORCE CASE STEM The Omaha Woman's Suit vAgainst Senator Arpj&cT ' Before New York Court: ' (United Frees Leased Wire.) New Tork. May lS.Arguments in the ' ...... r nrrtjt nmiu divorce suit or ae galnst Senator Flatt of New York, were begun today before 'i Justice Ogennan. sitting in a special te f h"f ubr.2f court The woman Is suing for aDso -1UThedlplIln'tlff names as corespondent f hava been signed by the clergyman who "theyclalm of) Related at .the mony that rade Piatt IT? marriage took place at the tlJ.V1 ,1. hMel on November 4. 1801 Attorney sSnehfleld. represent Ing the defeldaat, denied these conten UThe affidavit submitted by Piatt save among other things; .vT.TL M'htirintiff never claimed she ma m until December, HW. 1 i rerTeart I of Setl'Tn Tchi'ew "an absolute forgery." OBJECTS TO YACATI0N OF PLAIN FIELD STREETS One ownef of property in Plainfield- . vMr'vbO lives un jwm- y v ?irt street one block beyond the city fimits says that he will ask the courw limits, sas iij Educational so- c?etPyrVrom 'preempUng the, street, that Icnool Ming. fne" Jesuit father, have a. 2-acre tract and want the etreets condemned. They have offered orone" $1,800 or his property. .He Snr.ir.ce ihen ha. male repairs. His 0tGJn'r ctaim." when he bought the Thirty he found the entire addition Slatted 'with street, and lots and doe. not thing it ngui should be closed. If they are, he soys that no sewers and water pipes can bv extended through Plainfleld to Creston, Fnt Creston and beyond, where thou? sands of people nave tneir nomci. T WILL LEAVE BHYOLITE Former Senator Gives Up Fight to Eegain Fortune Lost, in Mines. . (United Press Lmmc Wire.) Reno. Nev.. May 12 Wiyiara Stew art, former United States senator from Nevada, has lost In hi. light to repair hi. fortune and has announced that he iatend. to wreck his beautiful home In Rbyollte ana move from the state fireWabutUnn,U11 a miuTon: aire, but on account of the depression ha.tlt,.lnrt Buf"- dfrlct81h9 has lost a fortune in the past few months that would make any man of moderate means feel that he wailm-t2lZn?lthy- H -lred fro"po tim.' to recover the for th.h.Kha1 .1"t but th Phill Strug, gle has been too strenuous for him. The i?1"?.810011" toav decreased a?". uch an alarming rate that in some instances KETCHEL SIGNED TO MEET BILLY PAPKE The entire Pennoyer block,. 100 feet square, bounded by Alder and - Morri son, West Park and Tenth, has been secured by the; Rose Festival for the purpose of converting It Into a general reviewing stand for the different pa rades of the week. Th public oere- monlM connected with tne welcome to King Rex and Queen Flora will also be held at that place. - A temporary grandstand capable of seating 8,000 people will be erected, and a covered reviewing platform for the speakers and those who have charge of the. exercises. . . . .., . Special (reserved seats, -several hun dred in number, will be set aside for guests of honor, dignitaries of state, city officials, and others who are to take conspicuous part in the festivi ties. The general Idea is to make the Pennoyer block the center of the fes tival attractions, and all four of the parades will be sent around two or more sides of this square. 'For the day exercises the block will be deco rated In the official colors of the fes tival, and for the evening exercises it will be illuminated by thousands of Japanese and Chinese lanterns. The Rose City Park Imoroement league will enter three floral decorated automobiles in that parade. A general meeting of the Portland Hunt club will be held either tomorrow night or Wednesday night to arrange further details of the design for the decoration of the saddle horses and ponies which this club wui enter in the horse and carriage parade. All owners of saddle horses are Invited to attend. The time and place of the meet ing will be announced as soon as the directors have met this afternoon. Entry blanks for automobiles are now ready for distribution at Festival head quarters. Chairman R. D. Inman urges all motor-car owners to secure them as early as possible. MRS. WIGGS' KIDS AS STARS IN TEST, CASE Constitutionality of Juve nile Court Act Will Be j Attacked by Defense. j Judge Gantenbein in the Juvenile court will soon be called upon to construe the juvenile court act as to its appli cation to the employers of children who night. A test case is to be made of the children who appeared in "Mrs. Wlggs of the Cabbage Patch" at the Hellig last week, the manager of the theatre being called to answer on complaint or airs. irumDuu, a nicmoer oi me crma Indictment Filed - Against Man Who Later Assault ed Chinese. t Deputy District Attorney John 8tev enson, acting as a grand jury, this morning filed an Indictment . against Jack La Rose, charging hlra with the murder of Neumen, the- t pawnbroker. He Is charged with murder la the first degree.' The only evidence on .which the. indictment tm filed Is that which has been published : in the newspapers. The fact that he attempted to pawn one of Neu men's , watches in a saloon, and the striking relationship (between 1 the attack on John Chung, the Chinaman, and the two- oh Max Herman and ,.Neu- men are deeply incriminating. It is In nowise the belief, either of the' police or the deputy district attor ney, that La Rose is connected in any way. with the Wolff murder. Both Ve hemently deny even ansv possibility of It La Rose 1 will be tried on John Chung's charge of assault and battery before being taken to the county Jail. JURY TO HEAR THOMPSON CASE Slayer of Judge Emory Is Fighting for Freedom From Asylum. SECURE-PLAYGROUNDS IN CITIES, IS HIS AIM DOfflllPROPOSES. iiooor IS S01Y Secretary Hanmer of Playground Association Is in.Port- Qlaf f8 E? WaS rJ : . 'v" . er Asked Him to Wed. . , nay nas upon urns ana iioys in tne uties. labor commission. An information will be filed in a The Educational society claims mav ss soon as 1 j'icd h. u..u...n the tract will be replatted and that treets will be run through again. , It desires to close five streets. PIPES WILL LEAD ' : ' DEFENSE FOB MARTIN Martin Ik Pipes will be the senior counsel for Edward H. Martin, accusM of the murder f Nathan Wolff, ac cording to the - statement made today bv City Attorney Kavanaugh, - who has actfd for Mrs. Martin since her hus band was arrested. Kavanaugh this af ternoon, before ; the circuit court, . e-' cured an additional week's delay - for Martin's pleading. - Attorney Pipes .has been absent from the city, and na not yet mt Martin. Another lawyer will nio . be engaged. Martin's father . is -l!eved to be in Spain, but has not vet bea reached by the messages sent to him. - - - - ; : -- '- .. - .: LOGGING COMPANY FILES'ITS ARTICLES .-' '-- .. - - f .1 ,.'(.-'. W K. Jntifn. J. E. W'heeW and T. If. vrd rivr fiiei artltles of inrorpora imn of the Jone-Vi heeler company, v : - if eintsae I11 the lagging and 1 ),-! TLey have tncorpor- iitl Li,'f l.vv'.C'tO. (United Press Leased Wire.) Milwaukee. May 18. After months of Sic"erinJl, i KWch.1. tlfe Mlchl- wmiiwiiiu, una &IHY FAnlr ev. prlnjr . Valley miner, wera rfnso matched to t ght 10 round. T this city on June 4. Under the articles of agree' ment the men must weigh 154 pounds .rsk " the afternoon ot day or so by Deputy District Attorney n. ai. t-steriy, ana upon tnis tne ques tion will be fought out. Mrs. Trumbull started to proceed against the children under the child labor act and then against the parents and theatre man agers under the contributing to delin quency act But it was discovered that the child labor law does not make the minor- guilty or an offense or a delinquent if the law Is violated. As the minor commits no offense in this respect therefore, the person who re quires or permits the child to appear In a theatrical performance cannot be charged with contributing to delin quency. ' The question now presented is whether the Juvenile court act In' itself covers the case and Its constitutionality also will be attacked. The case will be followed with much interest, as it will seriously Interfere with many per formances If it is strictly enforced. The small children parts will have to be eliminated from the plays or else older persons of small stature be engaged to take them. . " DESERTED WOMAN TRIES TO END LIFE (United Press Leased Wire.) Seattle, May 18. Deserted by her hus band in a strange city, and bearing marks of his abuse, Mra Alice Wilson, 26 years old. wife of C. D. Wilson of Eagle Harbor, attempted to end her life by swallowing a whole pint of horse (lniment at the home of the police ma tron shortly after 7 o'clock this morn ing. A doctor was hurriedly summoned and after an hour's diligent pumping the unfortunate woman was out of danger. Late yesterday Mrs. Wilson met Po liceman Brown and told him that her husband had deserted her, after keep- ( United Press Leased Wire.) Tacoma, Wash., May 18. Tha Jury to determine the sanity of Chester Thomp son was selected this morning. The 12 men were sworn in tt noon, when court adjourned until 2 ociock; wnen Attor ney Will Thompson, father of the pris oner, outlined his side of the case and the taking of testimony was begun. Snerfatora filled the courtroom. Chester entered the room at 10 o'clock. accompanied by bis father and a oeput; sheriff. Ha chatted animatedly wit his brother and some friends who pressed forward to speak to him. His f iance is clear and steady and he looks Ike a man In excellent mental and phys ical condition. During the examination of the Jury men the prisoner manifested the keen est interest In the croceedings, follow- nar averv mi nation and answer With close attention, especially when Frank B. Woodruff, one of the veniremen, made the flatfooted statement that he had always held the opinion that Ches ter was perfectly sape. Woodruff was excused for cause by the state. The proceedings were otherwise de void of incident SAW WIFE SETTING Ifi ANOTHER UAH'S UP T . W. 0. Stitt Also Comilains She Goes Top Much to Vaudeville Shows. Because he went home unexpectedly one night and saw his wife sitting on the lap of another man, bestowing an occasional kiss upon Mim, W. O. SUtt Is seeking to be separated . for ays from Gertie 8tttt This is the story told by Stitt in Judge O'Day's department of the circuit court this morning. The 'extra man in the case is John Katchner, who Is named as corespondent in the complaint Stitt also objects to the irequency with which his wife visited the vaude ville shows. He said she went about four times per week, sometimes going with Katchner and sometimes wtth her three children. Btitt was employed .as a watchman at the Willamette iron vPorks and therefore was not able to keep close watch on his wile at mgnt. Mrs. Btitt a comely woman who is on the younger sida of middle age, aiso wants a divorce. 8ne has filed a cross- "W want to sea every Important city in America show enough Interest, in the welfare of Its boys and glrlg 'and in sociology generally to provide, a play ground within half a mile of every child in Its limits," said Dee 7. Hanmer, field secretary of the Playground : Associa tion of America. Mr, Hanmer Is Interested tn 'nlav. grounds. He was physical director of uie puDuo ecu 001s or mew York city for four years and la now. uinta iv AMiiciuon or America. He is making a- tour- of the TTnit States, trying to Interest people of the larger cities in the matter The playground movement took ahape In a national society two years ago. glum workers in the larger elites first vuuio innea in tne r work and from them the idea spread until now cities in America have already made some provisions for playgrounds and more than 70 more are planning to take fp .i.he work tnls yw. Portland comes Tim for City to Aet Mr. Hanmer reached Portland this 2JS-?,n,tan2ii,'.BtSpp,n Oregon hotel. . He didn't have much chance to see what Portland had done In the. way of parks, but he had been riven - . ui iMiri nere ana thinks that u .otv in ins time ror this city to begin looking -about - for vtnt r&near u" ohooi buildings. . .- .i FrHdnt Roosevelt expressed the thing simply last spring," said he. kL . I 1' In' "others' congress tUalted. Pe - '. :''?. Ban BVanclsco, May 18. tA record- h forming of good habits. In teaching breaking courtship " nroDosal and mar- na neaun. iay can be bad or good, prerogatives that lean tm, ,rBF1i, hi W tt-ii!. i-Tl! "vaaka in" (h,UpWuarf "to?: Lsased Wtre. May it. A record-". tho was today that No school Is a good school with out good playgrounds What we wish to do ia to interest Deonle in the ter and make them realise the impor tance of playgrounds. It used to be thought that playgrounds were of lm- i r c Y m ln pnysical stand point. People thoucht the nlov.t,,.. would make the children healthy. That L?rvVb,Il bl?,Ja MOr nportant side. If thel children cannot nl. n the grounds 'they will nla k- lay in 5J! 1 .y ,mu,t pUy "omewhere. The city streets are, not the right place. And yet in. many schools the pupu are nor, allowed to play on the grounds for fear of Injuring them. As soon as school Is out they are warned to keep away from the premises. They have to go tO the etreete mA 4ui streets are not the right place for them. n Ohaxaote Moldlar. "Playgrounds, we find, play an Im portant part in character building, in the forming o ma An Fra'n'fn&.-.U good." . " - ,: beard ' " wuuiian . : wai Mr. Hanmer said that the Playground According to Mrs. Qulnlan she called association preferred to have some al- at Quinlan'a home on TfWohe'r a iSli tH ready existing body commence the work queil Tot" poso s hoSsSefBer 2. ?s"rin Playgrounds.- It has been "When I learned thi?'ffll' ... found that-wfcen a T, M7c.-A.orWom- unmarried S3" U ealoTie Tfelt soT?5 fhl? k01" . mn11- -tarts tha work for him. I asked hlnf why It was that Kh.tby 1 tnV ,eco year. th? a010?1 a man with the property hi Doaseswi boar A or narlr i-nmmlLii fa lmA.t al. . i possesssj . Ti if Z "if i . umuiub i v -me witness blushed a ? lT - Tl2e. b6,i wy ! .,or .ha hesitatingly admitting hoard tn fair, rha wn,W )n ! board; or schoSl board to tak. th. w'n,k teV It. ""."VV:..,5,ura,"'n : "e sug- hands. . In thit wa "teacher, can bi Some snd unTX, ZYJSV TSKy.VM-Si. "XL??? & iSf uinl WSPt?4 the proposil and ""two r.iHi.i:..i.;l.i5rJ7..:".i.S u"".'"w- ueywere wed. tir,?i..v, Vfr... "'"u;u '"'"l . wuinian, tn his own b ime.l.e -".HS-'.t.T" " .V ""'. w . intoxicated at . . . r- - vj mw rut mi marriee-e ,Ko, ir.'VJ '""" "- " aiviuea into nree Uulnlan. . In his own hehl i-lA lat he WSS lntiurlnatat. a t 'th, . lma - 0-lrla .jtan rtlflv iimb, I . i . , v ....... the uid.r.M - e VrtZr-rf:XZL ' L"r"8 .na mat he Knew diate plavsrouidr where e'h dr. ,,n " Wl" na -ooerea up, 10 or 11 years old nlav. aiso under the guidance of some teanher. and the thlril division for the older boys practically en e.iiiiei.ig neia, wnere mey can exer cise under a nhvslcel dlrentor lhla Al. vision to be more nronarlv located in one of the public parks. ; , . The question of teachers raises the bugaboo of expense, says Mr. Hanmer, but this is not necessarily so. For the younger children two or tnree teachers who are naturally fitted for the work wouia giaaiv remain through the after noon for additional pay. And most cities nave pnysicai directors wno could over sea the playing of the older boys. In the summer time the nlavrrounds are usually open from IS to in the after noons, giving tne children the mornings in which to do their work around their nomes. "Was Hew Tork Is Doing. In New Tork the school board Is spending 1300,000 yearly for that por tion 01 11 THREATEN TO Kill SLEUTHS Men Probing .Gnnness Mys tery - Eeceiye Warning . Letters. nor. Ion of the work under its control, while (United Press Ltiied Wire.) La Porte ' Tnri ' Mav IS lni,i-ut - In board's Vr. d"oing the'wol-k and OUnne" Entered !, two established many ttlavrrounda. huvlne- i-aiures toaay -tne convening or tna I. early while property can still be pro- Porte grand Jury to take testimony and cures mi reaeonaoie prices, r leia nouses I ere established in many of the, rlav rounds, and- these become the centers the receipt by Prosecutor Smith and Chief of- Police Cochrane of letters or not only the children, but the men A;v..TRaV"":-r."",."1" fPiwT-w-Lnh-"- rv"14! In spite of these threats. Prosecutor 5?,di.iia,tin.CWa"-!fi!i9 -of aJ92n Smith questioned witnesses before the crowded dlstric a " " " llTJKrSSl0?: tlnued his probe . today In an effort to the 14 persons found dead on SO ML REJECTED Water Board Does Not-Wish to Estahlish Precedent, So Eeadvertises. Because of a technical error In one! of tennlds received by the city water bbard for gat valves the members at a special meeting- this morning, decided tO reject all Of the hide anit BMvertlaa for new 'ones. When the bids were opened last Fri day the members discovered that the bid of Caldwell Brothers' comnanv was contained in an envelope which was not marnea indicating that It was a bid for gate valves. In every other respect the crowded districts. Mr. Hanmer is an interesting talker 1..., ' and well nforme In. his -work.. He the Ounness farm met their death. P5 c?aP' One missive received by Smith bore visit the larr c iei In thlnt.st- of ."K"l2., r5r5K,y,R' ?? . . 1 ivv urn wcasB uiaitcu 111 rt nDitiiimtuu. jus. nis asaociaiion. , 1 C. Th on. received hir Hnnhrant. sent from New Tork city, told him that he would be killed unless he ceases his activity. - ' it is probable mat Abraham turnips. of Belllngton,- W. Vs., may be another uunness victim, in February, 1907, ne left his fa am in West Virainia to marry a rich widow in Da Porte. He has never been seen by friends or relatives since. Digging in the ruins or tne uunness nome nas ueen reeumea, aa.-ine uniun tles have suddenly come to the conclu sion that more skeletons will be found there. In addition to this work the little 1 t J TTM tt j -ir 1 Pond near , the private .burying grounds J . mH'lI- Willi rinil nilirn wilt be dragged and the barn on tna ". -r ' aunnitta farm will he mnveo. ho that diggers can turn up the earth undtsr it MAY BE VICI1 F GANG OF THUGS Money and Gold Watch Has Disappeared. bid was all rle-ht. hut rather than ee. tablish a precedent in breaking the rule or. tne Doara, tne members decided cnmnlalnt denying the accusations or her husband and coming back with alle gations that he has been cruel to her and made false accusations. When her husband told the story of what he saw through the window she smiled broadly. His acousations in that regard were sup ported by v friend who accompanied him to his house and also took a Jook h a-l, , V. window. - V" " -" . 1. a 1- T,-.,l.a The Btltts were marnra 111 ruivi.uu wfc ..... vwn. u. wuv uUW,0 UVV1UIU W reject tne bid. At the same time the members did not wish to work an Injustice on Cald well Brothers for a clerical mistake. and ordered all bids rejected and new ones aavertisea ror. The board members are also nartlcu larly anxious to obtain a bid from Cald well Brothers because 'they handle the Kensatieer valves which nave given sat lsfaction in service in the department. Preceding the action of the board there was a long discussion by the members as to the advisability of ac eepttng the bid which caused all the trouble. The error was purely tech nlcal and made in a clear manner. . The argument was put forth that the bid was accompanied ny a certuiea cneck, was correct, in every other, way and came up to the specifications of the city advertisement. THe members. however, refused to accept It because or tne rear 01 estaousning a precedent which mlght cajise trouble in tho luuire. . . forMra'nw,ronth:.ya. ftfss5r- ..sls she came to Seattle Saturday and he secured a room for her. He left shortly afterwards and failed to return and she became despondent. Although her eyes mow me enecis or a Drutai Deatlng and her throat bears black and blue finger marks, the woman refuses to make any charge against Wilson other than plain uoBcruoo. WrXlPOLT KIPS OFF SHOES lolti''?: SL "JW i OF MAN IN PARL0B V:JZa-Mbl? .Tt togetier. jvv..ic, . uuoaier insisting upon be ing treated aa generously by the promo ters as they . were treating the other WISHED VERY MUCH TO BATHE IN CHOP SUEY "Th" 8jeat architect of the universe tn5 fcr,Pon given of himself by tin0! T-.wllamson at the county Jail on the charge of insanity. He i. tne man picked un- at th. t.,i. hotel last Saturday h. "! himself of his clothing snd UkV a bath an.yClhurP .comaitt STREAM DOWN COP'S NECK WHEN HE PHONES Patrolman bluecoats, will tel Murphy, of the Portias ill yoa that the nafh Millvllle. N. J.. May 18. During a se vere electrical storm a bolt struck the Pettlt homestead, In West Millvllle, crashed through the roof and weather boarding into the parlor, where Martin Pottlt and his brother, Harry, were reading. Martin sat at the etove with his legs crossed when the bolt landed on him, tore off both his shoes, divided and passed through the opposite side 9 the housie. Martin was knocked to the floor unconscious, and his brothers thought he was dead. The flesh on one of his legs was blackened and scorched as if by fire. - After working for an hour Dr. Miller restored the man to consciousness, and aside from a severe burn Pettlt stated that he feels no evil effects from the experience. i?.PtJIoh,JRn-A"a.not ro"a. even In Portland. On Officer Murr.h'- w"..'.n one of the 60 telephones by which ni lice officers communicate Twlth head! quarters from their respective be?t Murphy's phone has bee? placed Imm, dlately under a drain pi.P Todmt? ttS drain pipe has been busy every time the !U"7T nd "J" t "Port over the telephone. Consequently, In the Ian guage of , his report, "every time von sund up to the telephone It rainsS M0T0RMAN TOO FAST, 7 THO LIGHT PATROLMAN For running his car in nnu. e ,- lJ-m(le speed limit Motorman John Lewis, of the Portland Railway. Dlght & Power company, must appear before Judge Cameron; tomorrow morning. - Officer- Burke - Is the comnl.lnant. via charges thst Lewis exceeded the speed limit on torwu street between Dsne and Pennoyer streets.- . THEY TOOK UNIQUE ' REVENGE ON POLICE Tren ton, MaysT-Atrndlessr chalrrt or express wagons circling around the principal business block of the city al most demoralised traffic and set the police department gnashing its teeth In futile rage. '-.-- - - ', The police this morning began a cru sade designed to prevent express-wagy one rrom standing along tne sidewalks while awaiting customers, and the ex pressmen retaliated by forming a con tinuous procession about one block. The police had no authority to stop the pa rade, and the expressmen kept it up until they ' were either - tired or were called away-' on business. One expressman who was slow in falling Into line was-, arrested. His fellows belled him. out. and. will de fend him In a test case. . r, KusselJ gt New Tork. !'ntted Prete Leased ' Wire.) New York, May IT. Minister to Ven. esuela Ruesell arrived here today on a leave of absence. He denies that he has had serious differences with Pres ident Catro. but admitte that he and Castro did not agree on U things. . one of the attorneys suggesteu to the court that tnero were Mori w union the courtroom who might not want to hear some of the evidence. Judge O'Day replied that he would make no order ex cluding them, and they might Judge for themeelvea whether or not they desired to remain and listen. All of them re mained. -: UNIVERSITY PARK . DEMOCRATIC RALLY A Democratic rally will be held to night at University Park at which number of well-Known juemocrawo sneakers will be heard. The meeting: has been arranged under the auspices of the county central committee ana will be attended by a number of the candidates for' ' office running on tha Democratic ticket f - ; . , Among the speakers who have been scheduled to speak are Deputy District Attorney Bert E. Haney, Oglesby Young, candidate for railroad commissioner; John E. Jeffrey, candidate for congress from the second district;. Tom Reed and Professor Donergan. . -'j WOMAN LONG AGO. BANISHED, RETURNS Helena, Ark.. May 17. After aa ab sence of more than forty years, Mrs. Emma Morris has 1 .returned : here. whence aha was forced to leave in i Jier girlhood because' she dared , to wear the confederate colors upon her hat after the capture of Helena by - the Federal soldiers. Her name then was Miss Emma High tor. . . . . MISS itlgntor was organisi - at in AT EMERYVILLE TRACK TODAY (United Press teased Wire.) Emeryville Race Track, Cal May It, Today's results: First race, six furlongs, selling, four- year-olds and up George Kllborn ZO to l. 8 to 1. 4 to 1. won: Calla. v to d, to 10, second; Dr. Crook 11 to o, intra. Time las, 1104), 112). (114). Tia tit I nt church on a Sunday following the fall of the city, and she showed hr spirit by donning a nat oearing tne col ors or tne tonieaeracy. a -VinWM lieutenant was at the church, and after service he notified f the young woman mat sne might con sider nerscir uuuer arrcii. rn.ua later Sne was compelled to leave the City. - She went xrom Arkansas to Ken tucky,- where she. afterward met the young man whom : she married Ben jamin Morris and In Kentucky she has lived ever since. - SEES OTHERS UNDER i KNIFE; DIES OF FRIGHT Creston, Ia., May 17. Fear of an ap proaching operation and the sight of surgeons - working over. , patients - who went before - him Into the operating room caused the death of Waiter Wykoff in a local hospital. The pnysicians aeciare ne died of neart iauure. out aamittea the sirhta ana exciioir.ent were indirectly resDon- sible. - - Wykoff. who was an old man, dread ed toe orae&t wmcn - ne was soon to face. He was lying in bed in the ward, and, through a' door left partly open by error, could see- into the tile-lined chamber where "the surgeons were working. Three ' patients were taken from the ward into the chamber, where the physicians performed oneratlona for various disorders. r - Unknown to the nurses," Wykoff watcnea as tne Knives were wielded nnon the helpless and insensate victims. Then he saw them brought back and placed on ths beds, until the nurses could bring them from under the influ ence or tne -anaestneuca. .PERSONAL. Theodore'B. Wilcox has returned from a trip through the eastern states and. to New. Yorki Mr. Wilcox has been aorta from Portland for the past month. FINAL ARGUMENTS ; j IN TRIAL OF RUEF (Cnlted Preaa Leased Wlra. - Ban Francisco, May 18. Bumming aip for the people in the Ruef case was be gun today by Special Prosecutor Heney, He opened with a brief review Of the evidence adduced. :' x . w . ; v Cornelius Hotel Opens. , : The Cornelius hoteHopened for busi ness this morning. C At Walker of Bah Lake City was the first guost to sign the register. ... . . . A BANKRUPT IN SPITE Of Mill , - Partner of W.-Coouer Morris in Pullman Auto Car Company. The police are making search for A. Stood, who put up at the Union' house. 81 North Sixth street. May 16, and mys teriously disappeared after' staying there two days. Roed left all his belongings at the hotel and the proprietor believes there has been foul play. Roed was known to have a large sum of money on him besides a gold watch. When he came to the Union house, he stated his intention to remain -some weeks. Roed was a bridge carpenter and it was his Fractice to come tp the city and recreate or a period after doing a piece of work. Because of this and similar cases re-1 A. D. Perkins was today granted his cently It Is the .belief that an organized petition in bankruptcy in the federal court by Judge Wolverton. The case has been hanging fire for some months, as the petition was opposed by Receiver Devlin of the Oregon Trust Savings bank.: it appears from the papers 'on file that Cashier W. C. Morris of the defunct bank and Perkins entered into business together In the automobile bus iness under the general name of the Pullman Auto. Car company, Morris to put up 82.500 and Perkins $1,800 and an automobile. It is alleged that Mor ris failed for some reason to put up his 12,(00. and an overdraft resulted In the bank of about t,000. The matter was fixed up for the time being, and the bank advanced $10,000 more to the concern. When this gave out 1900 was secured, making a total of nearly $13,000 advanced by the bank directly and indirectly secured by Per kins' notes. Perkins then applied to be released from tnese obligations and oth "s muga is operating in the city whose methods are to destroy all dossi- piei cnance of arrest by disposing of moil viuiiuia, ine esse oi noed was not reported to the police until this morning, and they are thus handicapped w voimiu caivm in Lueir searco. BAnLTil NIT AIJPOKAIIE Local Option Has Turner and Free Booze to Fight Delegate jSlate, (SpeehU Dtspatcb to Tbe Journal.) Spokane, Wash.. May IS. The Demo- cratlc state convention was called to order at 11:80 today In the Armory with about 650 of tbe 708 delegates present and the rest represented by proxy. Tur ner, of .Spokane was unanimously elected temporary chairman, which election was made permanent The liquor Interests are freely giving liquor to delegates in the reception rooms at the hotel in the effort to get the convention to declare against local option. There is differ ence of opinion as to action on this Question. Some favor an initiative and referendum plank. Committees are working and it is thouarht theae will k. port for locsl option and the initiative and referendum. All delegates are ' enthusiastically for Bryan. - - The slate agreed unon this 'mnrnlnw was as follows: National committeeman W. W. rmm. phy. Walla Walla. - .-- jjeiegates-awarge to the national con ventionFred Baldwin. Rnnkene- Charles O. Heifner, Seattle; A. R. Tit- RltivilleT f ueorge . vartstensen, Delegates from the third district Jerome DrUmheiler, Spokane; T. - - AV' White, 8t John, Whitman county. Alternates Third rilafrlnr ii.n xat Doualas: A. Q. Mltchen. T.lnni . a, ers under the bankruptcy act, and Re- pposea tne petition in the interests of the institution under ceiver Devlin opposed the petition his- charge, because it held Perkins' notes as security for $11,000 advanced through overdrafts. -. , - Devlin s contention was Dasea on two grounds, that the Pullman Auto Car company and Perkins had -kept no suit" able set - of books, and that certain valuable property was. being kept con cealed. ( Judge Wolverton found that these two charges were not well found ed, so granted Perking bankruptcy. discharge in For presidential electors -O. W n.m. ilton, Benton; J. M. McKernan,- Oar field. -. - - . .. . Candidates for delegates xerta, ai.. trlct Frank Spinning. Pierce;', -i-v vr Hidden, Clarke: W. . W. Cannon. Lewis: F. Conine. Thurston: L. r. Riii Chehalls. ' - ' . candidates in tne lirst.dlefrlrt v a McDonald and Is P. Calhoun. King; W. W, Black,, Snohomish, and - several others.',. :- -, .-; ,. - ,. Turner as permanent chairman a. clared against the local option plank as adopted by tbe Republicans In state convention. He said the proposition of saying what - one's neighbors shall eat' or drink is. un-American, and unfair. "' . Steamship Lino to Alaska. " - To oraanlse a steamship line betw SMI Columbia river points, especially be tween. -. Portland and Astoria. ., end Alaska, Is the hope expressed in a let ter from the Astoria chamber or com merce to the chamber of - commerce. board of trad and Commercial club of this city. Secretary GUtner is asked to have a committee of three appointed from tbe chamber to Join with like com. j mlttees from -other business bodies to l see if such a line cannot be established. HH ARRIMAN PLANNING IRRIGATION SYSTEM (United Press Leased Wlre.t ' 4 Dos Angeles, Cal, May II. E. H. Harriman is planning the greatest Irri gation system -in the world In the Im perial valley. The constructive work alone will cost $$,000,000 and a part of the project is the reclaming of 1,600,000 acres of desert land, .The plans that have been discussed so far call fore a high line canal from a point on the Alamo river. 0 miles east of Sharp's Heading, which will be 100 feet '-above sea level. - The canal will follow a contour on the other beach line on- the east and north sides of the desert basin around the eastern 'side of Im perial valley and thence down the Cos chela valley to Indlo. It will be 125 n long and will cover, 2,600 square mnes. - v ; . it is figures that this land will be made the most fertile in America and that if the irrigation scheme works it will be worth $1,600 an acre. - - - ARRAIGNED ON ' CHARGE OF HOLD UP In ' Judge Oantenbeln's court " this morning Finis Brown, alias Bonaparte, and C H. Smith were arraigned on the charge of having held up Julius Miller and robbing him of $600; They were allowed until Wednwday; to plead. . Elmei Jennings was arraigned on the charge of attempting to extort money. He and Carl Jennings are charged with threatening to do bodily harm to Wil liam Beckett unless they were given $260. Carl Jennings was not in court today. !-".-,--'. - - - .', " Aski tor Portland Pictures. -The Atlantic News Bervlne haa writ ten to the chamber of commerce asking for- pictures and descriptive matter ? showing the best J points of Portland. The matter will be used in various pub lications throughout the cnunlrv free of cost to this city.