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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAt; PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING. , JUKE. 4. 1S03. 2M SEEKS ' ' VALUE OF STOCK Suit represents Claims of 25 Holders of Stock in , Oregon Traction. f Keady' lt ln behaif of him self nd others eealnet the Vnlted Rail ways company to recover J39.8J6 for ex penses incurred by the Oregon Traction company stockholders bef ore !, elf property was sold to the t?nl ted Hall ways was called for trial before Judfre O'Day In the ctrci.lt court t this ",n1"; The Jury waa not completed thta morn In a- all the courts adjourning- at li o'clock, one hour earlier than uauaV In oVder to permit iJ"r& nesse and. attaches to w The Keady case was one tried before Judp. Fraier, without a Jury, .but the death of the Jud8e 1' ?!?" the Judgment was completed. mk ng anotfuir trial, neoMjary, This morning tha attorney for the plaintiff objected to Jury, holding that tha de fens, i is rot entitled to call for one, but Judge O'Day overruled this contention. . - The hlstoryvof tha case harks baclt to 190. when the property of thy Ore gn Traction company waa sold to the United Railways. This property con sisted largeiy of franchise rights from Portland to Forest Grove. Tha Oregon Traction company waa in close circum stances, and It Is alleged that tne stockholders at a meeting held Jan uary Si, 190. agreed to sell their stock for the amount they had paid In up-to that time. Tha deal waa consummated March 15, when the stock waa aold at auction and Dnrchased by the United Railway, It la alleged lhat the prop ertr waa worth (200,000 and that $89,- 835 had been paid out by, the stock- Vmltavra. '" -' : -p ----. , j , ka9iv Mmaeif held 98S shares, said to be worth $35 per share, the other stockholders having small holdings. Keady is now eulng for the amount rep-4 relented ey nu aiocn, , ". (stock of it others whose claims have beea assigned to him for collection. He v allra that nnthin has been Dald pur suant to tha agreement under which the sale was made. The United Railways denies any agreement to pay for the stock aa claimed and has refused to pay. The trial of the case probably will consume two days. - a v'-" ",'.' . BEAUTIFUL TURNOUTS a hit nf wood or leather wssVlslble. Che flowers usd were almost -without urmllnn natural, rosea, of course. Dre- dominating and the Scotch broom and earoauon oeing almost' equally jxym One carriage a great load of showy crimson poppies, and others were filled with yellow rosea and decorated In purple ribbon,' carrying out4he colors oi tn luveraiae ajwivhib tmu juiu . .. Handsome Tehiolss. Most of those entered In the parade Showed' gratlfylngly good taste in ar-ranrina- cdlor ' schemes for their' ve hicles, and as a result the individual carriages were almost without . excep tion handsome in tue extreme. - ... SVillnarlixr th -victorias and the two- horse carriagea came the pony carriages and traps, toe of V the latter being Am-rA nnt In vollnw hmfim. with - vel- low-coverea reins ana Harness, wnuw he young woman whip wore a yellow Vnrk arul lavender hat. - The ' footman was dressed ln a yellow and lavender AnntinMU nvrv. ana cne inip wm decorated with big -bows of yellow and lavender cnuron. v'-" pretty Decorations. Thar were a number of dogcarts dressed up in unusually good style, ln roses. Scotch broom and other season able flowers. Dr. A. C. Froom With his tandem bays hitched to a wmte ana gold dog cart made a corking good ap pearance, the harness being all white and gold and the cart decorated In the yellow broom. , Dr. Equl drove a stan hope thajt Was covered with big Caroline Teatout roses and sat beneath a canopy of palms and : ferns. Her lines were nlnk satin ribbons and the harness was covered with pink satin. -. . In the class tor smaller pomes ana for children's carts there were many entries that must have pussled the minds of the Judges to decide between.! One little girl with black hair, wearing a white dress and riding a dark chestnut pony attracted mucn attention. du nm n fimnra hftraelf but her norse carried a blanket of deep red rosea and a wreath of them was tnrown arouna his neck. - ' 1 'Li. . Ooreraess Certs. , - There were three or our well decor ated governess carta one containing half a dosen little girls and boys, all dressed in white suits, was made Into a May basket, with a big handle run- ninc aid rrom eacn sioe. cuvcrea wimi (Continued froni'Page Ona) left when the whistles announced the nnrnc.h nf the ; mounted oollce Who Fieaded the. procession, and there was a great throwing of rosea and waving or handkerchiefs wnen Major Downing and his aides awttiur attend .hs corner onto Morrison, the bands playing for all they were worth and. the crowds feel, tnv 1 AO BMccnt better-for-the sunshine and warmth. With horsee prancing and men and women members" riding In al- t prnat 5 rows i the Hunt j:cTU'f ollowed, Th man wer dressed In dark coats and white trousers, and hats and the women In black skirts and hats and white shlrt- walsts. . ' .' .". ,: ! Then behind artother band came the Junior Hunt club members ln gay uni forms,: with their norses- onaies ana Hinn outlined In . rosea many of them with blankets otf 'woven roses, red. whit and Dink In' elaborate and beautl ful deslgna The children were given riiF aftrr cheer as thev rtassed along hrough the crowded atreeta, and the rose decoration of their horses came la for their ahare or th. applause., . - ; In the lead , of the carriage division were the Victoria, their sweeping lines hanked with roses and otner flowers, many of them', having both boot and 4 r ' -,-gg ABDIO ENACTS T BLOODY RAGEDY rL'olted Press teased Wirt.) - . i ; Minneapolis, .iiinn,, Julie 4. A grange tragedy occurred" on the street here shortly after midnight today when James Montague. -17 years old. In carry ing out aa Insane desire to kW the first man ne met, snot ana auina a. jt, wi den', a Oiiraaro elevator man, ' The development that Montague mas queraded the streets part pf tne time In female attire and the , other part dressed as a man has ad (lea a new mystery to the case. At the-time he committed tha crime he wore a suit of (.irfttha. tinT in nis room ins duiivv avuhu an Antlr WfimiFl'l Outfit. BVOn tO Silk hosiery. The only explanation Montague oan orrer ror toe ujururr wnw walking along the street someone told him that he jnuat klll.the. first tnfin he "t bad a revolveriri rar pocltet when I was seised by that strange influence."? aid Montague today. . "I felt that It was my, duty to shoot the very first rrsoa that approached ma The man IrtilaA hinnened to be: the first. We all have to die some day, so I simply hastened It a little for him. That's all Montague la a puxsle to the police. While 1. Is thought that he Is Insane, he appear to reallH the enormity of his crfma .y. . j: , j, . From the' Charleston News and Courier. Aamltung Jr. joryan w do vu ma greatest leaders . the country has ever produced. It still remain that ho never leads to success.- "We Sell. Cheap for Cash" PC, A SHAD SPECIAL COLUMBIA RIVER ' SHAD Salmon Eggs for Trout Fishing The only lace In Portland to gat . them. No Delivery for Leas Than tU OREGON FISH CQ. Thejionly, exclusive fish house In Portland. west sirs or mapisow stbbst BBZDOB. Phones A-1024, Main 1094. - jilntc ribbon and entwined in pin roses. The basket portion of the cart waa cov ered with roses and green leavea An- Athv mrmm AM.u7H.nw a nnnv .tMtM on which was big teddy bear that bobbed up and down to. the delight of th chil dren ln the cart aa well as along the street, then there wae a. burro cart, with a gentle gray burro whose big ears were tied up with pink roaes and whose lines were all covered with rib bon and flowers. ''.- ' Journal Carriers. s Just about in this part of the parade came the Journal Carrier band in white unlforma and with their rausle almost drowned out by the people who were cheering for them. They played well, looked weu ana evidently made a very good Impression on the people, not only In the grand stand but all along the line of march. The Journal bows its graceful ftcknowledgesienta, , . - There was a whole regiment of cadets from the Oregon Agricultural college they wore their natty brown uniforms and drilled well, they showed that the solence or iarming isn t ail tney teacn them at Corvallis. Marchlnar in nerfect order,-drilling and counter-marching, all at Laa motion ox their commandant s hand, they went through their evolu tion in a manner that won much com mendation from everybody. ' The Hill Military academy followed the pony carriages with Dr. Hill and some of the younger cadets -driving In the big brake, decorated roses and a crack company of the boya marching In the parade. Utile asses of dellarht came from everyone who saw the Japanese part of the parade the Cherry Blossom floats. The first, drawn bv four horses, showed a cherry tree covered with a glory of Dink flowers with a number of Jao- anese in kimonos distributing flowers ana : good juck cards, uncle Bam in the stars and strtDes uniform, was one of thf pasaengers on 'th float and served to allay any anti-Oriental feel ing that anyone might have thought of.. : The second float was even more beautiful, snowing a Shinto temple with a Japanese garden and several pretty Japanese girls who threw flowers at tne people as tney passed. Riding on this float was the Japanese consul and some or the better-known Japanese or Portland. The Japs were cheered enthusiastically. Tne "Battle or the Roses" came on tne second visit of the carada to the reviewing stand. Queen Flora and her maiaa oi nonor were provided with a huge float literally overflowing with roses ana several thousand additional flower were passed around to the peo ple on the stand. When the float drew up ODDonlta the luda-ea the battle hann Queen Flora hurling the opening rose, and waged fast and furious for nearly 10 minutes, while the air was filled wiin tne ziying roses. As the rear guard for the parade came the competing exhibits from tha fire department. The hook and ladder trucks, steamers and hose carts were covered with roses the apparatus being "j wta'iRrii ui ma xiowers. l ne fire boys probably had the most elabo rately decorated vehicles In the parade. LiA.iim,;!u ?oat ana ona h't ttracted a, lot of attention showed an entire lawn with a toy house on it, carefully tended grass, rose gardens and a hedge of roaea and many blooming plants "red bout the grounds. 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