THE OREGON DAILY "JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 5, 1S03.
..IE
III
President of France Given a
Demonstrate ; Upon Ar
rival Such as Has Seldon
Been Seen Before in the
British Capital.
London, May 25. President T
Ueres or Franc arrived br. at ,4:18
o'clock this afternoon. and waa iiyen a
demonstration auch as ha seldom been
seen. ': The Importance of the visit st
the head of th' French nation to Eng
land, Is looked ' upon aa being almost
. beyond estimation. '.- " " -
Kin Edward. th Prlnc of Wales,
Prime Minister Asqulth. Herbert Glad
stone and Lord -Grey, accompanied by
a brilliant assemblage of noblemen,
formed the reception committee which
greeted : the president Enormous
crowds cheered the distinguished
French statesman all the way aa he
was escorted to the. St James.
President FaUleres waa .given - an
elaborate farewell when he departed
from Paris, and the day' was-on of
great celebration In honor, of tha de
parture of the bead of tha government.
At Boulogne the farewell ceremony
-was repeated on scale equally as
elaborate. One feature of, great Inter
est was a great triumphal arch- erected
by the fishermen out of fish barrels,
through which tha president and his
party passed on .their way to embark.,
FalHerea was conveyed across the
channel by the cruiser Leon Gambetta
(Which wa -met In mid-channel by a
convoy of British cruisers and escorted
by them to Dover. ! , , 5
Famous Circumnavigator of
American Continent LEx-
' " pects to Go North. 7 "
(Cnlted Press Leased Wtrt.V V 1:
Sen Francisco; May 26. AT H Llnd
strom. who 'enjoys' the distinction , of
having been'the first' to circumnavigate
the American .continent since Fernando
de Magellan circumnavigated the 'world,
nearly 400 years ago, has arrived here
on the steamer Lurllne. Llndstrom was
with Captain Sverdrup on his famous
expedition 'and -with' Hansen when he
approached within a few degrees of ths
puie.
When he sunt to this oort with Can
tain Amundsen, after navigating ' the
.northwest - Passage, he went , overlain!
to New York and thence to Norway.
Upon his return to New York - he
shipped on the . Lurllne bound for San
Francisco. He expects to travel north
soon to renew some Investigation which
ne unaertooa wnen ne was on tn ujoa.
Amundsen s boat. , . ,. . . ...
TRACK TODAY
Emeryville, CaL, May 25. Today's
results: - -
-First race, six furlona-s. salllna-
2-year-olds and up Yeda 114), 11 to
-V,.. 1 to , out. won: Bernardo (6), a
te 6, 7 to 10, second; Berryessa till),
. 10 l. intra. Time 1:1s
SECY. WILSON SAYS DIL
MELVIN DON'T KNOW
(v . ICalted prew Uutt Wirt.)
Chicago. May IS. In addressing . the
neat Inspectors In ills . department Sec
retary of Agriculture Wilson today de
nied that carcasses of tubercular cattle
are sold for food.
When he was informed that Dr. A. B.
Mnlvin, chief of the bureau of animal
industry, had already stated they were
sold. Secretary Wilson declared that
Melvln was not familiar with the sub
ject. Melvln had stated that his bureau
had no authority to Inspect or condemn
meat sold In the state in which the
. slHiighlerlns; took place, his jurisdiction
bflng over interstate- meat. He - satd
that the regulations-give Inspectors the
mht to cut Infected parts out of car
casses and pass the rest for consump-
CONSIDERING PLAN FOR
; EMERGENCY CURRENCY
-UVr f V - r '
, (Valtod Press Iwri Wire.)
Washington, May 25. Th senste and
tM house are todar considering a com
promise proposition for providing emer
rtney currency by which It Is hoped the
i-roblent may be solved before adjourn
. ment. , . , ' ,
.. The proposition contemplates the Is
suance of currency In time of emergency
tossed on securities as named in the Al-1
flrlrh Villi iti.1 ah
dtalgnated In tha Vreeland bill, with
specific limitation as to the amount and
NIGHT WORKERS s3IAY '
I ENJOY OWL CARS
.;" tTnfortunat dwellers. In th
suburbs and uptown residents of -Portland
. who have been forced
to walk home la th dark if they
stayed out after 12 o'clock may
be given a chance to4Tlde home'
after this.: Forced by popular,
demand for owl cars, the Port
land Railway, Light empower"
company which tip to th present
has refused to run a passenger
car after 12:10, although freight
and construction cars are ope
rated through the streets all'
night, is making Inquiries as to
the amount of night travel.
A representative of the rail
road company asked th police
department this morning to fur
nish -the company with figures
as to the amount of travel after
midnight and as to whs t streets
most people wer found on. 1 It
la probable that the railroad
company will be i forced to ope
rate owl care on some streeta
I'rtsldent B. S. JoMtljn- It out
of the city. V.
4.
ODDOD
CM; HTH!
REACHES FRISCO
FAN LEFT WIFE TO RUN
CHICKEN
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Baseball Enthusiast Now Defendant in Divorce Suit
j Threw' His Sister-in-Law Over Fence to Make Her -End
.Visit, Complaint Says. , '
' Charged with being such an enthusl-
aatlo baseball fan that be went to the
games while his wife was left -to feed
the cowa and, the (chickens, John O.
Half rich la in tha circuit court today re
sisting the attemrH oCBeada I Hel
frlch to secure a divorce from fclra. He
is further accused of telling her that
tou don't know a - thing about
baseball.' , ' '
Mrs. Helfrlch la a resident of Port-1
land,' having come hire 'a little more'
tnan one year ago. She brought suit as
soon as tne necessary year had elapsed.
Before that aha lived on a chicken rsncb
near Spokane, and her husband still
lives In the Inland empire, being- an ex
press messenger on a run through Mon
tana and Idaho. . , i ' v
This is the second time Mrs. Helfrlch
has tried for a decree. The former case
was brought at Spokane on tha charge
of cruel and Inhuman conduct. Judge
foindexter, berore whom the case was
tried, dismissed the case and advised
her to go borne and make up, . TbU time
the charge is desertion. .
. BelatlTM XavolTeo. - ; - .
: That the Snokana court advised 'her
to pay less attention to her relatives
was a statement made by Helfiich's at
torney to Judge O'Day this morning. It
being claimed that this ia a case of too
much mother-ln-law. A sister-in-law.
Mrs. Davenport, Is also accused of
intermeddling, and, one of the chief epi
sodes in the case relates to a tng-of-war
between Helfricfcuand Mrs. Davenport
when the rormer was trying to ejeci me
sister-in-law and her trunk from the
Chicken, -ranch.. , According to Helfrlch,;
the sister-in-law took up ner nome wnn
him without any urgent invitation to do-
so, and when ne invited ner to leave ana
put up a flght. According to the ver
sion of Mrs. Helfrlch. her mother and
sister came to live with them by her
husband's consent. He threatened to
throw Mrs. Davenport's trunk into tne
river and while h tugged at one end of
the receptacle, she - seised the other.
Then, according to the wife's side of
the story, the husband - threw the of
fending sister-in-law over a fence. ''
Helfrlch claims that bis wife was
the deserter, not he. In proof of this
he asserts that he was locked out of the
hoiiM and. had to sleen in the barn. The
atmosphere became so disagreeable that
he finally left, according to his story.
but he wrote frequent
letters to nis
RENO MINING PROMOTER
v DROPS SUDDENLY FROM SIGHT
CslM Pr Utaod Wire.
Reno, Nov.; May" J5iFrlends of I
Morris Brackett, former social favorite
lnjew Tork'ahd Boston are greatly
disturbed over his disappearance from
this city Saturday night. It Is Inti
mated that some of the circumstances
of his departure were suspicious and
an' effort is being made to learn his
whereabouts. . -" .. ' . ' t'' .
Brackett waa Interested in the organi
sation of several mining companies. He
ANNA GOULD - WILL WED
HER PRINCE NEXT MONTH
(United Press lmi Wire.) i
Paris. May IS, -Madame Anna Gould
will be married to Prince Helle de Sagan
here June 14. according to the announce
ment nade by Maitre Cachard, Madame
Gould's attorney. The wedding will be
solemnised by a civil ceremony and the
ceremony of the Protestant church.
The contract is to be known aa the
"separation of property - rule."" under
which the prince will not get hold of the
money which his cousin and predecessor
Count-Bon I expended so-freely. 1
There is little doubt, however. - that
Anna has arranged to provide well for
BIG AND LITTLE BUZZ-WAGONS
DODGE ROCKS BY USING WALKS
Residents on tha Base -Line road -in
the vicinity of Eaat Forty-second street
are Indignant at the manner In which
automoblllsta, motorcyclists and drivers
usurp the path along " the road r with
their machines because of the- crushed
roekliwhleh was recently thrown Into
the street- for Improvement purposes.
The autoiats have little regard -for
pedestrians- who are- -compelled to use
the cycle path because no - sidewalks
have been constructed In. the district
and considerable feeling- was aroused
in several instancea yesterday by men
GUILTLESS MAN
(Doited Press, leased Wire.)
Pittsburg, May t 2. On .. of th
strangest cases of mistaken Identity,
leading to the convection and sentenc
ing of an ged man, :whose. home is In
New York City. (to' the western peni
tentiary for rive years on a cnarge oi
forgery, developed today - when J. C
White) St years old, was released from
SCHOOL CHILDREN VISIT
BATTLESHIPS AT SEATTLE
- (Unite Press Laatea Wlrs.l
Seattle, May 25. With the aun shin
ing brightly in direct contrast to yes
terday's drizzle, th battleships of the
Atlantic fleet are today being visited
by hundreds of school : children and
others. The city is again filling up with
visitors coning to witness the great
parade tomorrow. -which will be the
culminating feature of the local celebration.-
: ,
- Today sports, barbecues and free en
tertainments at the .theatres were the
features.
FESTIVAL NUMBEIt
SUNSET3LiOAZINE
Sunset Mas;axin for Jun will feature
th Portland Bos Festival" Th cover
RANCH ALONE
11 .' ..' '. 1 .' "l
wife and at Christmas time sent her a
suit case, a box of candy, ac aka - or
soap and a muffler. Mrs. Helfrlch said
she sold the suit case for 60 cents. She
burned up the randy, as ahe feared It
was poisoned. She kept the muffler, be
cause It was easy to carry ww"
ar-lcMowlMia-Ml that she did not send a
letter of thanks for the presents and did
not answer any or ner nuBun '
Mens for Bar, Bail for Bias.
Xtrm .Helfrloh la a. tall -l WOmtB Of
striking- appearance, mild speech and
fluent command of language. - During
the course of her testimony, wnicn was
yet unfinished when the noon sojourn
ment was declared, she referred many
times to her husband s oevoiion o wio
national game. They had several 4508
and about aoo chickens, and often, ahe
said, she had to look arter ins aino
the cacklera while he enjoyed 4he thrill
of the baseball game. When she apoke
about going along one time, -ehe said, he
!e?-"ou' aon't know a thfng about
baseball." '
Mrs. Helfrlch denied that her mother
and elster meddled with domestic eon
corns of herself and husband. They
were married . In Spokane in - August,
lSOOJahe said, and never did live very
happily. She aald be threatened to
leave her many times before he finally
packed his trunk and went to the barn
to spnd a few more days before he
sought a new , location. : Jjurmg mis
time, she saia, ane iriea o m "
act like a man and come back to the
house to live, but ne rerusea, nis
part of her , story is nauy comraaiciwi
by Helfrlch, who asserts that after the
unpleasantness with the sister-in-law he
was locked out of . the house, Wa trunk
was thrown into the road and he had to
take refuge in the barn. Tiring of this
existence he went back to 'his work, as
an -express messenger. - -; i
The recital 01 jura, noiincap ir
led to many objections, his attorney pro
testing that he , was required to. meet
only the charge of desertion, the wifes
charges t cruelty, already having been
decided to be .'without - merit by the
court In Spokane. . Judge O'Day satd he
would consider the otner matters oniy
so far as, they related-to tha desertion
charge. - ' "
The couple lived together a little more
than six years, tne aiieaea aennion
taking place" In October, I0. Taking
of testimony was resumed this after
noon.
entertained lavishly and went with the
best social set here. It Is said that his
father is general manager and vice
president of the Enamel Brick company
of New Tork. He is about 40 years
old. It has been reported that he was
engaged to a prominent woman in Reno
society, His sister was a guest last
season of Sir Thomas Upton on his
yacht during the last visit of. the fa
mous challenger to New Tork. accord
ing to the abatement of the missing
man. una report nas 11 mat oracaeic
is in Ban irrancisco.
ber prince; The contract provides that
neither party to the wedding Is to in
herit from the other except by specific
testamentary provision.
Cachard announced that all objection
on the part of the Gould family had
been withdrawn and that the wedding
would be satisfactory to all concerned.
Tne couple will reside In Prance. The
banns. It is announced, .will be published
next Sunday.
Cachard denied positively the story
printed Saturday saying that Madame
Gould and the prince were married in
Hobokcn. New Jersey, the midnight be
fore they sailed for Europe.
who were out walking with their wives
and families. '
. In one case the autotat'e number waa
taken down and he will be reported to
the city board of registry which has
charge of the regulation 'of autolsts
and motorcyclists. This will probably
be the first case of a complaint being
filed by a citisen against the speed
fiends who have made -life a burden
for persons who have to frequent, the
Base Line road.
Chief of Police Grltsmacher has been
notified in regard to the action of car
riages drivers la converting the path
into a roadway.
FINALLY "
RELEASED FROM PRISON
the Institution, wher he ' has served
one and a half years. ,
The man who' really committed th
forgery- to a deed for property Is a
well known' criminal. James BUey. and
th exact counterpart of th victim of
the jury. - ' - " -' - -
White ewes his exoneration and par
don to the work of Detective Ira Berry,
who traveled through northern Michi
gan to secure the proofs, which war
accepted by the pardon board.
; Tonight .the ball to the enlisted men
will be given at Lescbl park. Scores- of
private functions are' being given this
afternoon and are on tonight for the
offirera of the fleet. 1
. The battleship Ohio sailed this morn
ing for Ban Francisco, wher ah will
dry dock at Hunter'a Point. ----- -
'With full naval ceremonies the bod
ies of Fred L.ulinkt and J. J.'Btaub of
the battleship New Jersey, killed at
Bell Ingham last Friday by being run
over by a trolley car, were laid to rest
this afternoon in the naval cemetery
here." : .'T-;f----:v -
page,' which has ; Just been' finished,
hows) a figure of a beautiful, woman
picking rose from a bush that Is a
peaking likeness of one of Portland's
splendid roe bushed. ' JKrrons the cover
r Is printed In pale rr4 the words.
"ioiUand Hose Fes Uyai Lumbar,"
HOT GUILTY" IS
man piea
Date -of Setting:; Trial Fost-
poned Tor One Week, at
: Request of Counsel.
"Not guilty was tha answer made
bj- Edward - IL- Martin In - the - clrcutt
court this afternoon when called on to
plead to tha. charge that ha murdered
Nathan Wolff In the latter' s pawnshop
anter Wrr nrii M.nh.1n v
UII LltQ IliKHL or siav X.- j. ne . Diea. . W&B
Martin-waa represented In court by Uin property owners want. a hard sur
City Attorney Kavanaugh. who is look- face pavement on the streets, while an
lnn5 V'rS' XSSL other set of property owner, want the
fendant. Martin I Pipes Is to defend
Martin when .the case comes to trial,
but has not vt entered his aDoearance
as counsel. , For some unexplained rea -
son no word has yet come from- Mar.
tin's narents. who are aaid to be travel-
Ing - In 8pa4n. - - ' ,
At the request of Judge Pipes - the
lima nt aettinar trlsl was noatnoned for
one week. Aa the only open date In the ling tne siaewaiKS on tne lot lint De
calendar Is July S it Is probable Mar-1 cause they have hedges and do not want
tin's trial will be set for -that date. J the aldewalk placed against the decora
W AGIST
IS
Delegate ,Cale Sounds Tocsin
- Hoggatt Alleged Cor
poration Tool.
(Special Dispatch ' to The JooroaL)
Washington. D. C. . May 28. In an
nouncing that he accepts candidacy for
reelection aa delegate in congress from
Alaska, Thomaa Cale quotes front a let
ter he has received describing the sit
uation of the Republican party In Alas-
la which a savage, attack la made
on Governor Hoggatt as an alleged rep
resentative 01 corporations. -
Gale's declaration that he accepts the
nomination means, in the opinion of
Alaskana in Washington, that Hoggatt's
record will be made the , center of a
fire of pro-corporation charges against
tne governor, witn allegations mat
Hoggatt waa appointed at the Instance
of Manager Jarvis, of one of the Gug
genheim transportation- corporations-, in
Alaska, and a chief representative of
Guggenheim Interests in that territory.
This prediction is borne out by a quo
tation from the letter, which Cale makes
mbltc today, written by an .Alaskan
C0?4heUmlnera of Alaska will not con-
sent to be represented in congress by
a Seattle attorney nominated by a com-
blnation with Hoggatt corporation In -
Tho, sjeattl attorney referred to is
W. T. Carson, regular Republican nom-
named in V conv.ntlSS dominoed b?
named m a convention aominatea . Dy
nn.Mnli.liii man
--"-- ---- . ..
In Cale's statement he quote one 1
t.ran. rAP.tv.ut frnm a. nnortur In
ii.,k. .h u! "
AianKB, wny . . . ...
"wa n Mir. vnn our lUDDorL nin
SL".2. e."mi,?ait.I?.ogatl poutlcaM
- - w r . . r . . : .
NIDEII.SU A!ID
DEuy PAWii! ir
Street Coininittee Withholds
Action on Petition for
Hassam Pavement.
Members of the street committee of
the city council postponed definite ac
tion in regard to tha Improvement of
Williams avenue with .Hassam pave
ment, a new street pavement which the
property-owners petitioned for. This
action was taken because of an -effort
belna mad to chance the width of
Williams avenue, which will probably
be accomplished before the next meet
ing or th committee, wnen tne entire 1
matter can De disposed 01 at tne same
time.
Th petition caused a debate between I
Councilman Concannon and Vaughn as
MM
to the advisability of recommending Seminole, from Ban Domingo city, has
the Hassam pavement to the council, gone ashore near Point Pleasant, ao
None of tha Davement has been alven I cordina to a reDort which reached New
a trial in roruana ano voncannon od-i
lected to recommending - th pavement I
becauae tne city win be out to tne cost i
or maintaining it during tn lire or I
nXeVray t'haV'th Vif
u innruDn mo ui. cny wvuto pro-1
tec ted In case th pavement turned out
- Vaughn defended the action of the
city, saying that there are two paving
fSiflK1 ii. 1 1- rZtJStilEl ?XL .k
city's paving work. He said that inas-
much as th property-owners on Will-1
l"mL- T?nUK boU6 .t0 Jn. ,ou1i,ll
v -''"i m ui. wi
pavement at .---their, own -cost, if I
would be a wis thing for th city to
" i'"-" """" inira com-1
vmaj- li ln" mignt -: rosuu , in
competltlve bidding. - I
JrOTHER-IN-LAW IS
. THROWN FKQtf STORE
.l-0CriirErtto ?Hc,tJbat
( man waa kiUing a woman at 651 Mor-
Ison street at 2:11 this atfernoon, sent
a
rison
il Jvl5ili.V t,.e.n on..th. rua. He
found a little, delicate, middle-aged wo-
m -waeping. .- tme said her son-in-law. I
mtin.iujr, naa mrowo ner out oiiast Tturty-rirth street
w v " .w,. uu reiu.ni 10 atiow ner
to return. Mclnerny declares that he
Doua-ni me qusmess, a amall grocery. . -.
Mrs Allc ' Wyler Is th mothar-ln.
law's nam. Bh wanted th policeman
who cam to her rescue to arrest Mc
lnerny, but th policeman said he had
no -jurisdiction. Mrs. Wyler then swore
out a warrant,-charging Mclnerny with
MHMH win Daiicry.
Stocked With Fish.
(Speclut Dtspatca te'Tb Jnarul.)
Dakar ritv Or- Km it tv,T7-. tt or.io servants ana the cause of - good
Parke? of th atsts .h Mmm.a.iS Toada Among th eminent speaker? ln
received at North" Powdert hX.r"dS- '&5?.rti0,V W
11,000 trout, which have been nlaceS J-?3iXLa0ti5mlP;pr-
in th lakes at the head of Knrth taV.
der river and ia other streams near by.
;. Metsger saves you money on watches.
ONE TRAIN SEVEN-
. HOURS liATE TODAY
. Northern Pallle No. 1. due 7
a. m., arrived S:4I p. m.
Southern Paclflo No. It, due
7:55 a. n, on time, -. : 1 ".
Southern Paclflo No. 18, du
11:10 a, on tlm.
a R. A K. No. . du I .
on time. . :-'-,'- t y.
a R.' tt N. No. 5, du t:4l a.
m., on tlm. : V '. .
Astoria ft Columbia No. 21. du
12:15 p. ., on tlm. 1
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- - - - - " . "V vwaricnutm Xtid th. AiitnAm 1. juihtful
DRIVE IMOIIS :
. upoii nhik
Teamsters Do That . WTien
Streets Are Impassable, Bo
freidmont !Meri Frotest.
I Piedmont is all astir Over street pay
Ing, and two opposing factions wet with
I the street committee' of the city coun-
I ell this morning to express their views
in regard to the paving of Jessup street
I wry nu xioaney avenues, ver
I J u.n. M . , - . .
atreets leveled to grade and rolled. With
i-fpot artificial sidewalks buliron the
I lot line and without curbs. ;
4 George P. Lent and others who want
4 & bard, surface . pavement say that to
i level tne streets to the rrade line would
1 be to leave a surface of sticky clay
I which could never be rolled into a hard
I smooth surface. Thav obleot to nlao-
tions; ' i-eni ana nis followers want tne
sidewalk placed about two feet from the
lot line, which - would allow a atrin 10
feet wide between the sidewalk and the
curb line lor car kin Durooaes. . -
Considerable ob lection : was mult1 to
any Improvement without ourba. ' The
visitors to the-clty-hfrllthls morning
iniormea tne committee that wagons
often found the atreets Impassable when
they have been skinned to the subsoil
01 clay, and that In such cases tha driv
ers have no hesitancy In drivina; their
wagons upon the parkins: and sidewalks
S Sffi ttWSSSTt
m. a. wuackenDush protested against
a hard surface pavement, saying that
the cost would prove a hardship and
was not warrantea at this time. - us
aaid that the petitions had been signed
in kouu zaiin asKina ror ma rranen im
provement. 1 Tho commit teapostpoaed
action-until its next meeting. .,
PURSE STRINGS"
Republican Candidates Let
It Be Known Assessment
Is Unwelcome. -
There was no meeting of
the JRe-
publican 'county central commute at I
'clock yterday afternoon. Although
at the meeting of Tuesday last, a week
sa-a. It was 1mma , tho vh Mntnl
Hnrnmltt. . ,,,., . ....
o oiock ouuaay aiternoon, tne meeting
did not materialise. Tha reason was
that th chalrmMi and the secretary of
1 th. -mmitti, unt ant tha ,.iim.tm
IV" wnuumw. HUl uui Ullliuaiuni
1 tnera eoiuil be nn meatln
a a.
, " inwoaww nave a msec
: II
w committw Bunaay at which
all the ranrtMnta. ,tnr AMIn.nnmlJ ha
MnraiAni.i Kin. v
i : - . . ,,
tor orrice wouia De
resent thev were to
have the fTnanSlal
ave the financial situation made nlaln
to them,, as a result of which they
would be expected to cofne through
with the assessments requested of them
some time sgo.
The candidates, or at least a large
majority of them, ' however, have open
ly expressed the opinion that 'it 'would
throwing money away to give It to
h eentral rammmML'r tnl It . !
aumed that the managers of the central'
committee organisation, seeing the way
the wind was blowing, decided not to
make the financial question one of pub
Mny'
ff
It is doubtful now if there will be a
meeting of th central committee before
the election, which leaves that organi
sation In a very badly disorganised con
dition so far as work at the polls June
X Is concerned.
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STEAMER ASHORE
NEAR HEIV YORK
(United Press LsaMd Wlra.)
New Tork, May 25. Th - steamer
x ora cuy loaay.
No other particulars were contained
in the Drier message.
TILLAMOOK'S OPENING
. . - TTT. mA nnrnTflTT
UP TO COUNCIL
- Members of the street committee of
thB Mr council listened to a remon
atranc against tn proposea opening
or Tillamook street rrom Gantenbeln
avenue to Goldsmith this morning, and
reierred tne matter to the council.
wher. u win-be discussed Wedneadav.
Th nronertv throua-h which th nro
posed extension runs Is owned by the
Montgomery estate. wTng"l(Th "con-
tour of the tract the owners want to
tour of the tract the owners want to
?lat the ground in a manner suitable to
he topography of the land, but do not
want to put a street through the middle
of the plot, - " - .
A petition askinsr for the lowering of
the grade of Francis avenue between
East Thirty-fourth ' and East Thirty-
ft'tb streets, was heard by the etreet
committee of the council this morning.
land the matter was referred to th city
engineer. The change would neces.l
tate & cut of three feet at East Thlrtv
fourth street and about one foot at
RURAL CARRIERS AT .
ALBANY THIS WEEK
(gDeeial. DisDiteh te Tt Joarn.l.t
' Albany, Or..-May 25. Th sixth, an
nual convention of the rural mall car
riers or Oregon will be held here May
29 to II. The session will be devoted
to tn good or tne service, the wellbeln
nv
Bcott of Salem, President P, L. Camp-
ueii oi me aiate university ana Jk. F.
Hofer of Salem. Invitations hav been
sent to th presidents and secretaries
of commercial clubs of all valley towns.
... .
lSJjAJU.A J.il AiS .llilltS
(SoerUl btmateb ta Th.' Sa.m.l t
. Klamath Falls. Or. M , ?K r wal
option is being made a paramount Issue
In Klamath county. The matter is being
presented to the people by both sides,
and the local option committee la send
ing; speaKers throughout the county
tuamatn nonntv tiaa nav. i,. . a.a.
hibition agitation until this year. I ft
1888. when state rh-ohlbltton waa vnt.ii
on Klamath county Indorsed It by a
majority of 70. . - , -
J ne general feeling Is that the county
win mo ary. aitnougn the saloon ele-
I aiwaa ii.u a, iirung notu nere.
However, the sentiment aaams to - be
KNOTTED
HARD
1MB GUILDERS
- GO OUER HUE
( -j 1 ; . . !
Messrs;1 Moffat and Barstow
Investigating Their Ilold
ings in Oregon.
For th first time' since the Oregon
Electric railway was opened "for opera
tion from Portland to Salem, tha build
ers of the line are going over It 'for
Inspection, George B. Moffatt of the
banking firm of Moffatt & White, and
WV 8. Barstow. head or the firm of
Barstow Co, 'arrived this - morning
from New Tork and left rover th elec
tric road for Salem, '-. Thev will anand
several days in. and about Portland.
Mr. Moffatt's partner, W. A. White,
wno nas been Investigating th re
sources of th Willamette valley, is In
Spokane today and will return to Port
land th latter part of this week - to
Join th New. Tork party. They will
go over- th entire region to be tapped
oy id proposed tinea to d bunt An
western Oregon by th Oregon Electric
railway syndicate. -- . -
The pointa to be touched by th pro
posed lines Include Newberg, TUla-
rnoox. jucjMinnviiie, a man v. 1 nrvaiiia
Cascadia, liugene, Forest Grove and
Hlilsboro. ; In addition Frank Robertson
and W. 8. Barstow are building a road
from .Woodburn to Soott's Mills and
Wllhoit; Spj-lngsJl Th mileage of the
lines now completed and In operation
la 60 miles. Branch lines from Garden
Horn pa Hlllsboro and Forest Grove are
under construction. ' The aggregate
mileage when the proposed system is
completed In the Willamette valley and
to Tillamook bay will total upwards , of
JO miles. .
r The Moffatt & Whit ayndleat - Is
composed of a . party of eastern men
who hav. money to Invest and find that
th Oresron country nresente tha moat
attractive field In the United States.
Their funds are ample to carry out
their projected railroad extensions, and
thus far they have not floated bonds
In th financing of their lines. , .
READY SOOII FOR
LIVESTOCK FAIR
Grounds at Country Club Be-
ing Prejpared for Big Ex-
- hibition Stock Taken;;
Work on the grounds of th Portland
Country Club and Livestock association
is being rushed forward despite unfav
orable weather conditions. Hundreds of
people wer out yesterday to not the
progress made,, and they wer surprised
at th vast amount of labor already per
formed. The entire ground are fenced,
some of the atables are completed, other
buildings are going up and the mile
track is nearly done.
On no other mile course In th United
States is It - Doaaibla , to see from tha
grandstand every foot of a race. The
Portland Railway.' Light & Power com
pany Is arranging to put In a first-class
street car service between the city and
th country club. The O. R. A N. com
pany will build a sidetrack ' Into the
grounds, for handling th livestock ship
ments. -
Subscriptions to stock In thi mn.
elation continue to qbme in. , Today the
failing estate signed tor is.uov in
hraa" - .,.- i. ."tiii - a e'.".K.V;
are to be fuUy carrted out Capitalist.
rerard th atock aa a. rood Investment
as the grounds were purchased at a time
i grounds wer purchased at a tlm
when
meir value waa out on nair tna
present market price. . ,:-
The Livestock meetinar -tiext fall. ; a
which $40,000 in prises will be offered,
a nurse similar to that which resulted in
making th livestock exhibit the chief
teaiur oi tn Lewis ana Clark exposi
tion, has attracted widespread attention
throughout the entire United States and
Canada. Knthuslasm among stock
growers in California has reached a cli
max, ana an tne cnier nerds or cattle,
horses, sheep and swine will be here,
while Idaho. Montana, -Colorado, Wash
ington and Ore eon .will b thoroughly
represented. There will be a large
allowing on xne part or tne livestock
growers of the Mississippi and Missouri
river valleys. The display promises to
exceed mat or tn Xiewis ana uiark fair.
CONGRESS SESSIONS
I.1AY BE COilTIIIUED
(United Press Ltasad Wbre.)
Washington, May 25. -In response to
many , Questions asked by congressmen.
Speaker Cannon today announced that
congress may be in session lor another
week or 10 days."
DETECTIVES SEARCHING
' FOR ALLEGED SHOOTER
' '' " V, trJolted Press leased Wire.' , "
San Francisco. May 25. Detectives
are searching the city for Mrs. Zena
Pollard, who was to have com to trial
today on a charge of attempting to kill
her husband, Harry Pollard, the actor.
- Several weeks , ago Mrs. v Pollard,
through Jealousy, Is alleged to have
fired five -shots at her husband. " Two
of them took effect. Both deny an at
tempt to murder, , the actor claiming
that While he was roonna- with his
revolver he accidentally snot himself.
SAN FRANCISCO POLICE
INVESTIGATE DEATHS
- 'United Prsts tested Wlre.l
San Francisco, May 25. Two deaths
that suggest murder are being investi
gated by tne ponce. An unanown wom
an .found lylna; aiona-sid the streetcar
-track near Uiucrest. waa removed to
hospital, where she died, . and John
Grace, said to be a plumber, yva found
dvlnsr in a saloon in the mission. The
police theory Is that th man wA given
FEDERAL JURY --- ' -
EMPANELLED TODAY
The special Brand lurr recently called
for by United State District Attorney
John McCourt . was empanelled by
Judg Wolverton at 2 o'clock this after
noon. The grand jury must consist of
not less than 10 nor more than 28 mem
bers, and in this case it. is expected
that, out of the possible list of 80 names
a full panel , of 12 will be drawn. It
Is understood -that the Umatilla land
fraud cases will be' considered by the
present grand Jury, ---.f
MorrelTa Case Continued. . ,
(United Prtw Lt.trtl Tftr. -San
Franclaco, Msy 25. While John
A. Morrell. th airship inventor , lay on
a bed in Roosevelt hospital In Berkeley
today", suffering from broken Dones as
the remit of the collapse of his mon
ster flying machine Saturday, charges
agalnat him of violating the stock trans
action law in hla dealings with the Mor.
rell Airship company wer called before
JudgevLrfiwlor., Counsel for Morrell
asked for - a continuance . which -was
granted. - . ,.
FiiSl O.I
Harness Eacing for the Big
Stake-WiU Bring Notable
Horses from the Be& Sta
bles' West of the Missouri
Biver.
. QThIs Is the entry' closing data for the
northwest, harness racing. stakes and
with th return of Secretary M. D. Wis
dom this morning from a three weeks'
trip to California Interest is at th
highest pltoh. ' - ', -"i' t..
This wlU be thi greatest season tha
northwest has vr- experienced 1n har
ness racing. .The big stakes will hav
as entries some of the beat blood west
Of tha Misslsalnnl. , Rvarv at.hla n
Importanc In California with two ex
ceptions is coming north. These two
arojth Charles Ryder nd W. O.
Durfe strings, which will i race over
u siaiiQ cirouic - -. , , , . ,.j .
"Amonc tha fast nn.a rnmin. nn,th
f "everal who performed on the grand
i . rmr. 1 nere will De aDout.
10 horses from California, and I don't
f?ow-n?w, many front Washington.
Idaho. MonUna. Oregon and BrlUsh Co
lumbia; J '. i r . ,
"This morning I mecelved messages
from a. A. Stalker H. Whlteley.. 8 J.
Donaldson and H.. W. Hudson, all .. of.
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Canada,
saying that they had mailed their en
tries. ' Anv -ent rv that h.a ku. ,.n.
prior -to midnight tonlg-ht wlU ha alla-u
bie to compet tn the stakes. '
In th m trot ther will . tha
most evenly matched set of horses In
hA'o5,t w Amon; them are Athasham,
2:09)1, who ran Jn the money on th
JK?in .5Lrcuif ll"trar.,n8t Bono
Girl and HlahbaJK hoth with -
North Star. ril7who
second in th Salem stake last summer;
K. Ambuahm. j.-llU. whn fimki that
?vinA;.Sr,no -Olrl, I:10H, unbeaten on
the California circuit; Wild BelL 1:01 U.
a grand circuit performer. - "!"'
:T,h Pcer" W'U lnclSd Mona Wllkea.
llJ 1 .9". P,m.?nA Harry
kRL . ' ?aru D., a great pacer.
wh.Il-h ran second to Sir John 8.. J:06h
John B, Conway, 2:0 Kelly Briaia!
nM-'whoT'l:0UT B51"'
'All of these horses will be entered
in the same atakes, making th finish
an liniianaiiv ivmaah. i . .
STAYED
'S HAIID
Dr. Smith Now, Muses to
Sign Certificate for Mrs.
0'Dell's Death. V
Coroner Finley Is investlaratln tha
circumstances surrounding th death of
Mrs. Margaret Odell, which occurred at
vSecond street yeaterday aftrnoon.
Ttaa 1 1.. TVT-1 m. ..a
a""ca miin ws caned In to
man. said Br Smith !but ah. l,"0:
7iZ' -CZ i.aHm.Vhl-.ui toldm.
I haca.,.. 7 Kt ""l,.iT" SPl"
oecause ox her religious belief. Her
-n-in-iaw. v. h. Hales of Eugene, who
ZTXa111 lck room- 'ted me to
withdraw for a moment and he would
try to indue her to take medical treat-n.1?-
i VJHi,n .returning to th room I
again asked her if she would tak tha
medicine that I .prescribed, when an
other woman, a healer, who waa : sit
ting near th bd. advised her not to
tak medical treatment and she again
refused. -
."I told Mr Odell that, from a hasty
inspection, I thought she was suffer
ing from either cancer of th stomach
or gallstones, and that she was dah-s-erously
ill. 1 then withdrew.
"This morning 1 was told that- th
woman had died yeaterday afternoon,
and was asked by her son-in-law, Mr.
Hales to sign a death certificate, which
1 declined to do, I notified the c6ro
ner of th death, telling him. that tt
was a case for his office to handle."
hoe cuie
IS PROVIDED FDR
son-in-law, C. H. Hales of Kunnn h
. (tJnlUd Press Laa Wir.)
Washington, May 25. Th house to
day agreed to the conference report on
th. sundry civil appropriation, bill, car
rying? $112,000,000.
As the bill goes to President Roose- !
velt for his signature It contains art ap
propriation of $226,000 for the construc
tion of a revenue cutter for th Oregon
co4,.l!tvnd the 21M00 appropriated for
1,5ht tender s for , San Francisco, la'
eliminated.: " , .
Th bill sets aside 8600,000, lnsteadof
$700,000 for th Alaska , Tukon . xpoal
tion. -
For a Wharf and tnrehftnaa at. Va.h'
Bay, Washington $31,000 Is .appropri
ated, i. ,..,;..'.
BAPTISTS ASSURED
OF VARr,l VELCOUE
Commercial Club Wires Con
vention of Appreciation '
- r bf Choice for 1909.
! :.- - j ... . ,( . .. i. , . -. .
As a mark of appreciation f th ef
forts of Rev. J. Whitcomb Brougher la
securing . th 1902 convention of th
Northern Baptist '.church for Portland,"
the Portland, commercial club wired Dr. '.
Brougher as follows: -
"Congratulations. Portland, with the
world'a purest water should be th Bap- .
tist center of the earth."
The followina telegram was also sent
direct. to the Northern Baptist, conven
tion at Oklahoma City: - - ...
"Wa appreciate your choice, Portland
will give you a whole-souled welcome.
v Salt Against Stone Companj. r '
An action In Involuntary' bankrnntcv
was brousht In the federal court todav -
agalnat the Blue Diamond Pressed Stone
company of Hellwood by Mac Donald
Potta, for 1288.80 under asslg-njnent Of
claim,
by J. H. Davis for the Paclflo
Advertising company for $191, and by
P. S. SullWan for the Catholic Sentinel
for t CO. Th Oree-onlan Publlahirtar
company holds the note of . the stone
company jor 3st securea Dy mortraje.
May 20 thev concern was attached ny
W. P.- Fuller and Comnanv tnr r,5 So
Cole and Cole are-tha attorneys Xor-th
parUea- bringing suit. ,
ii
DOCTOR
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