The Oregon daily journal., October 23, 1908, Page 2, Image 2

S THE OREQOM ' DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY" EVENINO. OCTOBER 23. 1008.
ACROSS IE
BRIDGE
J)raw on North Bank Struc
- t lire Over the Willamette
Works Perfectly and En-
nine With Vivo Cars
"ujfakcs First Trip.
COURT CORRECTS CUPID'S
ERRORS IN SEVEN CASES
Six Wives and One. Husband Freed From Unappreciative
SpousesPesertion Alleged in All hut One Suit,
Wliere Cruel ty Is Charged.
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SILVER TOIIGDE
AMY BE TIED
Tom FitchRepublfcantiOf.
-ator, Eepudlatcd by His
Tarty in Nevada. V
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v
Francia B. Clarke, President of the
.5 -A s North. Bank Road.v
i ' Four sharp blasts of No." 8 J0' whls
; tie, an answering wava from the f lav
mas on the draw, and tha first train, to
cross on tha biggest drawbridge In the
. wdrld puffed Its "way over the Willam
ette river bridge of the North Bank road
this iijon and drew up at the "Y'.' where,
the bridge line of the S. P, A 8. con
nects with the main line of the North-
. em Pacific.. - .'.''.'- ..
Mthough no formal celebration had
been planned and few knew that a
. train was scheduled to cross the bridge
this noon for the first time the, news
that the contractors would send a work
train, over the draw and to the wes
1 bank of the river spread among the
men ana wnen Northern Pacific encln
No. 630, with five work cars started
out-ironr tne , Vancouver yards ever;
one on tne new line knew that J
Hill's feet- road had at last actually
stepped Into Harrlman territory, and
inni a ' ureat Northern engine, was
smudging the Harrlman horiaoa with
us smoKe. - . , , ,
:.) ;-',, Carries Working Crew.
The construction train which had the
honor of crossing the bridge first carried-
tools and workmen or tne comple
tion of the south leg of the ''Y" run
ning irom tne nrioge to tne Northern
jracino.
Six wives and one husband were
freed by Judge Cleland, this morning,
from unappreciative partners who had
deserted them, and one wife obtained
decree of divorce on the grounds .of
rualty. All of the dlvoroe suits were
uncontested, no appearanos being made
either In person or by attorney by any
of the defendants.
I)r. Frank B Raton was the complain-
ni liuarxind. He aliegeo mat aner in
earlhauake. while ne waa in in ran
Kranrlaco. Ills wife. Uiilan O. Eaton
lert
him and. taking the three children
Ith her. went bark to her
In
parents
f ndiMnlitnce Or . and has refused ever
since to live with btm.s He said he had
been contributing to the support of
the children. The decree asked for was
granted, and by stipulation the two
girls remain with their mother, while
the lJ-year-old boy la to divide bis
time equally between his father and his
mother, remaining sis months at a time
with each. The support of the three
children Is provided for by stipulation.
Anna Viola Thomas charged her hus
band. William K. Thomas, with cruel
and abualvs treatment. She aald toac
on one occasion be locked her In a room
and she jumped out of the window be
cause she was afraid he would kill her.
Early In their married life, she said, he
Dolnted a gun at her. Last May, she
alleged, he took her by the throat and
cooked ner ana saia ne wouiu ami a
her teeth down her throat. Judge Cle
land awarded the custody of the 10-year-old
boy to the mother. The couple
were married at York. Neb.. In 189 f.
Last July the husband deserted his
wife. . . . .
William J. Maynara, nusDana or Ag
nes M. Mdynard. deserted his wire at
Victoria, B. C, In , 1899. He simply
left home saying he waa gotng .east
and she has not heard from nor of him waa swarded the custody of
ince. The couple were msrried in
letorla In 1887. The piainttrr asxna
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for and was awarded the cuattdy of tha
one child, a girl 19 years old.
Mrs. M. I. Pusher testified. In her
suit for divorce, f hat her husband,
Ulyaea A. Dasher, deserted her In Kan
Franclsoo after the great fire and has
never returned. . He said be was going
away to get work, but when, after
walling a long time, she sent him a
telegrana asking for money to go to
him, he "replied "wait a week." "lie
has been waiting ever a I nee."- Their
marriage was In Pendleton, Or., In Oc
tober. I04.
Richard Flick left his wife. Ava
nick, at Ranld fit v. 8. D.. In 1104 and
ahe 'iaa heard nothing from him since.
The court gave her permission to re
sume her mslden name. Ava Dal bey.
Letha Thompson's husband, Iceland W.
Thompaon. wouldn't settle'down to home
life and let the drink alone. She testi
fied that before he left her and went to
Kenans City, where they, were married
In 1804, both ahe and . bar mother
begged him to remain and settle down.
but he refused. He liked the night game
too well. She has lived with her
mother ever since. She obtained her de
cree and permission to resume her
maiden name of Letha Hamilton. - - -Herman
Bmlth choked his wife Ida
because she remonstrated with him for
saying ss he. did so that he "would
finish her." This act came as the. cul
mination of 16 years af abuaa, 'Mrs.
Kmlth testified, and she left him. taking
the two minor girls with her. The mar.
rlape was In Portage, Wis.. In 1893.
Juile-e Cluland In granting the divorce
awarded th custody of tha two chil
dren to the mother. .
John F Turpln. after It was too late,
repented of having left his wife, Ethel
A. Turpln, for another woman, and oame
hack to try to get her to drop her suit
for divorce. But she had had enough of
him. and the ault waa heard this morn
ing and the decree granted. The plaintiff
tne
(Trailed frees Lesd
Vlra
Reno, Ner Oct H. Tom Fitcby tha
silver tongutd orator of the Republican
party In -Nevada, aUuida today repudl
ated by the . Republican organisation
that sent him out over the state, to
speak. P. I Flanlgan. llepubllcaa can
didate for the United. Slates senate,
bas announced that he will speak at
Uuldfield tonight and will state that
Vltuh's stand Is approved by neither
Fhinlsan nor the iUpubUcao parr in,
A repudiation of .Fitch was published
last nignt by tne state central commit
tee and tha orator was ordered not to
make any more speeches under the ans-
prces or tne RepuDiican stats wmmlt
tee curing tne camnalsti
Tbe repudiation of tit eh came after
ne nad-made a speech at aoldfleld In
which he bolted the Republican state
platform by declaring against the state
ponoe pin mat waa passed at tne special
session of the legislature laat winter
at the time of the Ooldf eld strlks.
United States Senator Nixon, Ne
vada's Republican senator, has come
out strongly in favot of -the measure
ajia nas urgea tno voters to support it.
MYERS ESTATE IS
BE DIVIDED
mm '.DDI
BILL DOOMED
Py tha decision of County Judge
Webster this morning, setting aside the
will of the lata Qeorgs T, Myers, Ills
daughter,' Mrs. . Oeorgla Ftenoes Stev
ens, wllf be entitled to ehas equally
with her brother, George T. Myers Jr,
In an estate estimated to be worth from
1300.000 to 1400.000.
Judge Webstef. declared that from
bis view of they great mass of test!
mony in the esse, the senior Mysrs was
afflicted In his later rears with a d
lualon concerning the relations of ,bi
daughter and Dr. B. A. Robinson 1 to
such an ex tn t ss to be Incapable of
piiunf m vaua will, . '.
NMoo of- appeal to the clrcnlt court
waa promptly given py joaepn' Blmon,
one of the attorneys for the younger
Myers. Tha latter waa nresent. and
naard tne derision, but gave no outward
sign, of chagrin over his defeat. Under
the will ha reoelved all the estate of
nis rather sxcepi 110,000 that was be
queathed to-Mrs. Stevens, and wh4ch
sne refused to. accept, .
eta Aside tha Will.
tn
child
snd waa allowed to resume her maiden
name of Ethel Fish.
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Council Committee to Jlcpor
Against OrdinanceDairymen-Wrin
Their Fight.
STEVENS ADMITS SYSTEM
OF. INSPECTION IS LAX
This leg will be comnleted thin
afternoon and it is now nossible to run
. i rains curec Detween poruand and Van
couver via the new lino.
Engineer Crosby, who has had charge
vi im cuiimruouon ot tne oig onage,
called up General Superintendent For
rest of tho North Bank road this after
noon. .
"You can run the biggest engine
yvu i pji ovw tne araw now. lr you
want -to, Forrest," jiald' Crosby. ,fW
inea jner tnis morning and she's all
. ngui.
" Jraw xacJUasry Works Wall.
' Although , the North Bank, officials
have known all the time that tne bridge
,, was all right, it was good news to learn
that the locomotive and train actually
una iune over tne onoge ana that It
worked successfully. ; The trouble the
contractors have been having with the
electrical machinery has been remedied,
and the bridge is ready to be turned
over to tbe railroad. . - v
Besides conecting up the "T' with the
Northern Pacific tracks which Will bo
jgopo this afternoon, there still remains
Tf portion of the big cut across the Pe
ninsula between , the Willamette and
Columbia river bridges to be regraded.
1 here are tracks across there now that
re used qy the construction trains but
the line has never been cut down to the I
amun nor na it oeen properly bal
lasiea. so mat mere is possibly two
weeks' work in the cut before the Una
xuvrm is reaay tor last, heavy trains,
About the same length of time Is re
quired to complete the track from the
c" T"sni israunin or the B. p. St a
to- the main line of the Northern Pa
cific 1 . i
Investigation of the charges brought
by Battalion Chief Stevens of the fire
department, against R. 'Andrews., a con
tractor Who furnishes feed and straw to
the department, consumed the greater
part of the afterhoon at yesterday's ses
sion of the firs committee of the ex
ecutive board. A number of witnesses
were brought before the inquisitors by
the contractor and Chief Stevens, and
after a long and tedious session the
board wearily adjourned, taking the
case under advisement.
Thouck the battalion chief had pro
fprrori nhara-es asalnst the contractor,
tlfe. attitude of the board was that
Stevens, himself, was . on trial rather
than Andrews, and while the fireman
apparently, established, the truth of his
charge that Anarews was eeuing in
L. T. Peery, a former member of
the fire committee, appeared as a wit
ness for Stevens and testified that tha
committee had ordered the acceptance
of poor straw, when the .city could get
nothing else.
Captain Hals or the Tire department
swore that tho straw furnished by An
drews, early In August, was so full of
could not De used,, and
chaff that It
rather than go
to the extra trouble of
ferlor supplies to tha fire department.
he was forced to admit that this was
largely tha fault of . the jioqr system
which prevails.
'Htevens testified mat' tne contractor
had on many occasions delivered at the
rire stations nay tna naa never neen
insDected bv the battalion chief, and
that Andrews 'bad told the captains at
the fire houses that Btevens had passed
upon this hay.
Isaac Swett, at this point In Stevens'
testimony subjected tho witness to a
severe cross-examination, in which he
mads the reluctant officer acknowledge
that tne city naa no protection under
the poor method of inspection In vogue
under cnier campDeu and in tne an
sence of any- adeauate oheck on the
purchase of supplies.
Stevens said he was In tho habit of
Inspecting for quality and not, quanti
ty, and that the only record he keDt of
purchases made was that furnished by
ne receipts or tne captains. Accord
ing to his own admission, he might
have inspected 1.000 bales of straw In
one warehouse and accepted them, then
unwittingly allowed the contractor to
deliver straw for weeks from some oth
er lot than that inspected. Stevens
said he relied on the honesty of the
contractor, and said that the city
might easily bo cheated and had been.
? rooming the horses more careruliy tne
Iremen, he said, had purchased straw
at their own expense and found It to
be of good quality.
Andrews submitted sn affidavit
signed by two farmers, that the car
load or straw wmcn it was testined
was accepted by the fire department's
inspector was of Identically ' the same
quality as another carload which was
rejected. .-. ,
John Alstead, a 'feed dealer In whose
warehouse Andrews hsd stored straw
which he wanted to sell to tha depart
ment, testified that he did not'' know
at the time that the straw was Intend
ed for the department or he would
never have allowed it to be stored on
his premises. "I don't believe In suoh
trickery," he said.
Aistead said that tne straw accepted
by Stevens was not of the. same qiiallty
as that he had rejected. Andrews de
clares that both lota- were of exactly
the same aualltv. and he wanted to
show, apparently, that Stevens took the
straw when he. thought It belonared to
Alstead, but refused the other lot mere
ly to annoy the contractor.
Andrews also made a counter charara
that Stevens knew where straw ac
ceptable to him could be purchased.
nut- rerused to tell where It was.
Stevens admitted this, but thought it
was not his business to mention the
dealers from whom straw could be nur.
chased, as it would give Andrews rea
son to believe that ho had some ulter
ior oojeci in view.
Chief Stevens admitted that h v..
practically helpless in deallnar with the
contractor, fo by his replies to Mr.
Swett. he -showed that hie inspection
was, In effect, of no avwl since other
supplies man tnose inspected vara art.
erwards delivered to tbe engine houses.
- Dr. Cottel's milk ordinance met with
a rebuff absolute v in the health and
police committee, OThlch met this morn
ing at the city hall. ' The bill was
ordered sent to the council, with .a rec
ommendation that it be not passed.
Reasons asslarned for this action were
that the ordinance Is cumbersome, am
biguous and unreasonable and that it
could not be enforced. ' A delegation of
miixmen was present witn a legal rep
resentative in the person1 of Ous C.
Moser to protest-, against the Indorse
ment of tha meastrre. So effective were
their remonstrances that the committee
stopped Moser before he was half done
witn flis address and killed tne ordi
nance without more ado.
Some of the features objectionable to
tho dairy Interests, as pointed out by
Mr. Moser, were the provisions requiring
a certain temperature to be maintained
In the milk, outlining tho powers of the
inspector and designating his duties.
"In the first place." declared Mr. Mo.
ser, "You couldn't enforce tho ordinance
without at least 15 inspectors. With
this number you would find It difficult
Then you define a dairy so as to make a
man who kept only one cow pay as
much' for' a license as one, who has a
hundred cows, "
"'The powers which you would grant
to inspectors are entirely too compre
hensive. You would have to hire a phy
sician as an Inspector.. No one else
would be able to determine whether or
not the employes of the dairies 'were
physically eligible- for the task of milk
lng.
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SEATTLE'S POSTOFFICE OFFICIALS
PAD REPORT ON MAIL HANDLED :
Then you give the Inspectors the
Sower to revoke licenses at will. . This
uty should be left to the health de
partment. Finally we don t need any
city ordinance, xne state inspection law
gives unpio protection.
Here one of the dairymen got up and
exclaimed: "Yes, Bailey is a bigger
cranK man any inspector you could get
would be. He gets around mv dairv
four or five times a year and makes me
toe tne line." ,
Mr. Bailf y Is state dairy and food
commissioner.
Dr. Cottel,fin support'of his measuri
said that it was similar to ordinances
In use In every other city of note In the
country, and that his only aim was to
enable the people to buy better milk.
From the attitude of the committee It
Is evident that the Cottel ordinance Is
doomed to die.
LEAVESNOOSE ON DOCK
AND LEAPS INTO RIVER
giving, his decision In the case. He
said ho bad, cone carefully throush the
evidence, bat ' could' see no reason for
going Into detail, and would simply an
nounce tno result or nis consideration.
This Is to tho of foot that tho wMl must
jure, eievena, uia -ricior in tinw nit
resented by Henry E. McGinn. B. !
Stevens, husband of tho contestant, was
there, and was naturally elated - by
the result Before announcing bis de
cision Judge Webster permitted the
amendment of tho petition In the case,
but this is said to make no material
difference In tho -pleadings.
un tno appeal it win do neoeesary to
go Over the -testimony once more, but
the calling of witnesses may bo dis
pensed with by a trial on the record
made in tho county court , Tho. case Is
TO
EQUALLY
1
IlIL CRITICISE
expected ultimately to go to th lau
prtiine court t
Tbe decision this morning' marks tho
end of tho first stage of a eotttoat be-
Kun about one year ago. Tha ber!ne
isted over several months, ending
alMMit three months ago. Many of the
moat prominent oltlaans oN Portland
were called during the progreas of the
oaao and narrated conversations with
the dflceased. who frequently and ex
citedly discussed the dath of his wife.
They said Mr ere .dec lured In effect that
r tm 1J,.I.IH.... k. .4 bill.... 1,1. . I trt
whom he was greatly devoted.' and that
his daughter had taken tho side of the
doctor.
PORTIA! riilll
Lawyer to Discuss Short-
' comings ,'of Street Im. ;
', proveraeht Sjstem.
Defease of Sr. Xobusoa.
Dr. Robinson earns frortT'tbe oast to
testify In Ms own defense and testi
mony as to his skill and learning lo his
nrnfeaalon wss Introduced. lis as
serted that he had been maligned with
out cauae and that Myers' iliaUke waa
duo to tho latter s unreasonable expecta
tions as to a euro for Mrs. Myers, lie
said he had tried to avoid taking the
esse at first, but was urged to do so by
Mvers himself, and br tho Insistence of
Mrs. Myers. .
Additions! interest-was given tno casn
y Dr. .Robinson's explanations pf the
lalllra of Mark Hum and other? noted
polltlolana who wrote letters to the late
Senator Mitchell in response to In-
uirlea that Myers had set on foot The
iw-tnr ha.4 baen oromlnent In tho first
McKtnJey oampaign and Intimated that
ho knew a, great deal about iiannas
methods In politios.
in iif.nu or the ' will It was at-
UmnM ia show that Mvers had reason
to distrust Robinson and that proper
"Street Improvement from a Legal
Standpoint,'.' will bo tho subject of ad
address br Attorney Harold M. Sawyer
In the rooms of tho Commercial, club
tonight. Mr, Sawyer la a recent arrive!
la Portland, having formerly practiced
law la New York. In discussing stret
Improvements Mr. Sawyer will drai
largely with the problems presented by
the petition and remonatranne se pro
vided for under the Portland charter.
He will ahow that the uae of thnse' re-
suits Is a patchwork paving that la
hot only costly to the taxpayer, but
aisgrace to tne rny. . tie win cue jioyi
street as a tvnlral example of the evil
of tho petition and -remonstrance; this
street having three distinct kinds of
favement .netweeq Third and Twenty
hlrd streets.
- KI r tfawvAe - will also urn a ehanra
In the bonding act, which Is now condl- ,
tlonal upon the application of the prop-,
erty owner, and will sugseat the adop
tion of an automatic bonding law, such
as Is In force In tha state of Wash
ington. . . .
Mr. Sawyer' hue mado a thorough
study of the Portland city charter, and
111 have many valuable suggestions to
make. ,
Tho leetor will begin promptly at I
o'clock. The realty board, under whose
ausploeo - the lecture Is to be given,-,
urges a largo attendance of property,
owners and others Interested In etreSV
paving In Portland, -t
treatment had not been given to Mrs.
Myers before her death. On this line
experts were Introduoed to .prove that
the real malady afflicting the patient
nouid nave oeen aiacovvrva 1 tr Tnnn i T rmr nnnnnn
foro Dr. Robinson learned that the I JjlJ JitAJJlBJi KjiitltUL v3
trouoie wn w c.uiru yj tr.
Joseph Simon. tJ. uoipn ana arr
tin u. Pipes appeared in tne long legal
fitrht for the younger Myers. The victor
was represented- by ti
and H. H. Mortnup.
INTfO.SAN ANSEL3I0
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BURGLAR LEAVES
TRAIL OF B1000
Having secured over SO at a gro
cery store at East Twenty-eighth and
East Ankeny streets, a -burglar last
night .walked four blocks west to try
the same thing. This time, however.
bo got nothing but a badly cut hand.
E. Johnson Is , today short between
160 and S70 on account of the visit of
tne midnight intruder. The money was
in a bureau in the bedroom back of
the store. Mr. Johnson was out. of the
building between 11 and 1 o'clock. When
ne reiuruca mo uiuiio wu gviiv. -
It was at the store of E. Good A
Co., East Twenty-fourth and East An
keny 'that the- burglar came to grief.
He. walked up a baok stairway and
broke a pane of glass In a window to
reach the catch. In putting his hand
through the aperture h struck a sharp
piece of glass and as a result there Is
a trail of blood down the stairs and
Into the street this morning.
Mr. Good has missed nothing from
his store, so it Is evident that' tha
burglar concluded to get his tell-tale
hand out of sight as soon as possible.
METHODISTS OF SOUTH
AKE Itf CONFERENCE
t:
fJAIIY COHPl
OF ASSE
enry E. McGinn p,adptlftt Cal.. Oct II Followlna;
Charges mat an unauw amount er liber
alism Is creeping into the teachings st
Ban Anaelmo theological seminary.
members of tho California synod, in
sesalon hero today, are planning an In
vestigation. Professor Thomss F.Day,
who holds tho ohalr of Old Testament
study at San Ansel mo Theologies! sem
inary, was : named as tho particular
member of 'the faculty responsible for
the allea-ed tendency to dnoart from
conservative and orthodox doctrines In
the teaching or tha students.
Mil
4.
The Columbia conference of tho Meth
odist Episcopal Church .South Is In ses
sion at the Church of tho Strangers
on arand avenue and Multnomah street.
Today. Is tho second day of the conven
tion. This morning was given up to the
reading of reports of tho churches in
tho Columbia district, which comprises
in uregon ana w usu
al! the territory
Ington west
Atkl
Cascades.
Bishop
i ROMANCE AT BURNS
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.Rperta! Disrates to Th. Journal.)
Burns. Or., Oct. ?S. Sliteen
y ear-old Chrlstena Laekman has
been missing from her home
hero since last Wednesday and
'It -Is believed that she has run
away to get married to Leo
Karpenter, 40 years of age. re
siding here. Karpenter left here
tho night the girl disappeared,
but returned the following Sun
day. He "declares he knows
notHlng of her whereabouts.
He had been paying tha irlrl
attention for some time. The
piresfts objected to him because
of his age and the fact that they
wished the girl to finish ber edu
cation. The Harney county au
thorities are making a search for
the irk ,
-. During the six months ending Jan
uary 1 of this year, Portland handled 01
tons more of mall than did the Seattle
postofflce during the same period.
This statement was made In The Jour
nal 'several weeks sgo. It Is repeated
at mis time tor various reasons, prin
cipally because the Seattle papers have
printed ev story to the effect that the
statement In The Journal was without
foundation.' .
The Seattle Times says that as a mat
ter of fact Portland handled but 1.432
tons of mall, while the Seattle office
took rare of 1.657 tons. This Is not a
fact -The Portland postal officials main
tain that The Journal wss correct They
say that the Seattle officers have flg
, i
ured the 'pet tonnage of mail for Pnrt-
ncludlng all
to.,
land and the ei-nsn wlo-hf T
Mat 11 -I . 1. , . - - .
... auu ma equipment or sacks, e
?i ln mails handled in Seattle. Using
7" winy navo maae tno com
parison published In tho Times.
"If the Seattle officials will refer to
tD,1Sf3.nec,a, weighing of the malls
of 190., the report of records of weights,
number or pieces and revenue therefrom
of mall matter, which was handled from
July 1 to December 81, they will find
that the statement in The Journal waa
correct In every particular," Assistant
Postmsster Shipley said this morning.
The figures on the net mall h.nHiut
bv the two offices show that Portland
had 1.411 tons, ohlle Seattle Is credited
wan dui 1,41 1 wn.
a That a man bent on taking his
town life carried a rope ending (n
hanrman's noose to tha wharf
at St. Johns (intending to hang
himself, but seeing tho river In
front of him, changed his mind
and leaped Into the Willamette w
0 In the darkness Is the belief of o
0) tho Portland police and the St
Johns authorities;
A suit case contained a rope
10 feet long, knotted neatly lh a
e hangman's noose, was found on
0 the dock this morning, v Inside
the suit esse are- several' papers
o bearing the name of Roy Halght
The police have communicated
4 with the officers of an Idaho.
town mentioned In one of the
w letters
orv
of the
Im la nrealdlnir.
Tha bishon has been asked to deliver
an address at the Taylor street M. E.
church next Monday morning. He
will preach Sunday morning at . the
rhurch nt tha Stranarers. and w. E.
Vaughan, editor of the Pacific Monthly
Advocate, wno is auenuiug ino uuuier-
ence. will preach In tne evening, ur.
Benjamin Young of the First church is
schedulM to deliver the fraternal ser
mon of the conference.
"Church Extension" is the principal
topic of discussion at the conference.
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v. World's Speed Championship
Madison Square Garden, N. T.,- Oct.
II. Miss Frits won the world's speed
championship using an Underwood Pio
neer visible typewriter, 87 words per
minute. '
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GEAND JUEORSDINE
v AT THE P00E FARM
The grand Jury quietly stole away
from Its usual haunts In ' the court
house yesterday and an air of mystery
prevailed as to Its whereabout!. Fears
that It had been lost proved to be
groundless, ' for it was at work again
today, and tho news leaked out that tho
Inquisitors had. gone to the county poor
xarm in time to get tneir noonaay meat.
Tho visit was a surprise to .superin
tendent Jackson, who had no warning of
tho coming of bis guests, but ho asked
a Lthem .to make themselves at home.
A few complaints . were received by
tho county board of equalisation this
morning, and these wore la relation to
relatively small assessments. Tot tha
total numberof objections Is running
ahead of last year, with 111 for the
first - four days, as against . 116 last
year -during tho same period.
Tha Paclflo Metal Works asks a re
Auction 'from $14,900 to f 1,009 on "real
estate, claiming an assessment dispro
portionate to other property. Reduo
tlon of Improvements from $2,600 to
11.800 Is also requested.
Flnnlgan A Smith want ' an assess
ment of $5,000 stricken from the books
on the ground that the firm was not
in ousiness on juarcn i. tu. b. voiweu
wants a reduction on merchandise from
$6,600 to 11.600 and on money and ac
counts from $1,000 to 4800. ,
In behalf or the juuus J. Kunn es
tate. Rosetta Kuhn says that tho val
uation of money, notes anor-sccounts
should be $2,388 instead Of $U,612. The
Oregon Mollne Plow company wants its
merchandise sliced from 160,000 to 135,
250 and its money and accounts from
$40,000 to $22,000. ' . . r .
vxno Perkins Hotel eompany-iatms a
reduction on Improvements on real es
tate at Fifth and Stark streets, placed
at $88,000 by the assessor. This Is al
leged to be disproportionate. It Is also
claimed that the furniture of the botel
snouia be valued at only 81.000. In
stead of $8,000, new furniture having
been put In and tho old sold since
March l.
Glass & Prudhommo want a reduction
on merchandise from $10,000 to $6,000.
ana on money, notes ana accounts rrom
$8,000 to $8,000. Summons will be sent
to otner Printing concerns to secure an
equalization of all In this line of busi
ness, '.v.-
I. Oevurts A Sons complain that the
assessor went 10 per cent beyond the
true valuation of their stock of furni
ture and their monev and accounta
when lie wrote $105,700 on the books.
This Is 60 per cent higher than other
firms having 0 per cent more business.
It is asserted. Oevurts Bros, want a
reduction on furniture, money and ac
counts from $26,260 to $1T,86.
W. A. Goes of tho Acme Mills com
pany has asked for a. cut from $61,000
to $24,000. Tho Columbia Milling com
pany says Its assessment on money,
notes and accounts should bo $1,600 in
stead of $7,600, and also objects to a
$16,200 assessment On four lots and
Improvements In Stephens' addition.
This should bo only $11,400? tbe com
pany says. :'. . ' V
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PURITY
AND MATURITY
HELP GIVE TO
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LITTLE JIKE, LOST BUT HAPPY -
SPENDS A DAY AT CITY HALL
ISSUE HOXEY ORDERS
UNTIL 11 AT XIGHT
w Beginning acrt Monday. tLe 4
0 ' money order department at the e
Portland pMtofSca to to remala e
r-r-ea f-w basloeoo an til 11
rlork at klgbt Heretofore' tbe o
window has bee closed at e)
ft lock ta the evening.
The geaieral deirrery Windsors o
r J the eta wry counter art avow e
rpi orita eaidalglkt. e
T.e twreaaei ssaooat of traat-C
re is rfeepoaarfbte for tho new
r-jr rr tett rg tb aiffereat wla-
; i n t vt
Mike Juat plain Mike Is bpendlng
the day at tbe city halL Mike Is about
6 years old. Mike went there of his
own accord, it seems. Mike says bo Is
lost. And furthermore. Mike doesn't
care. Mike doesn't know his last nam a
Says ho ' Is not sure that he bas one.
Bat his fatter has. he Isipretty certain,
Mike la. .1
When Mike strolled Into tho city .hall
some ono suggested that ho had entered
the wrong school.
"This Is the home of the city fath
ers, one man aald; "the place where
the mayor makes his headquarters."
, --Oh, dat a all right" Mike replied;
-let aem all stay here-;-! ain't a going
u wiuBr n.uy ox em. bo miko pro
ceeded to make hlmaelf at home per
fectly at home.
Mike bad a dirty face, soiled bands
ana a pocaet run or a little bit of ev
erything, in fact, he waa perfectly
happy. When noon came Mike waa the
center of attraction. Ha sat on desks
wnereever ne wanted and ate luncheon
with tbe pretty stenographers and had
a gooa time generally.
Tbe r ran tic mother Is expected st
sny moment. Mike says his father
anves a wagon. I cat s all alike knma
aooui niinseii. I
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LEADER OF ONE-MAN BAND SUES
RAILROAD FOR BIG DAMAGES
Tho Northern Pacific Railway
paay deprived The Dalles f music for
three days this month. . The Dalles has
ot ooraplalaed, but tho dispenser of the
aaaslo has doae so with vengeeac.
J. C CBrtew, leader-4-cMf tof a
"we snaai baed." as tt Is celled ta a
toesplaiat filed In the Justice court to-;
Ja, drtara reJe rrj meek money ht-,
ranee tbe railway n-rViM frnfnptly le
p t- Tl a ! ., n-i try-.ka t-jme4
over to It at North Takima. One of tho
tnanks contained tbe Instrument known
as the "oot-mta ban." CXBrtea le
Dime ana snaaee ate unag by bis anasi
oal skllL
The most aetnaiahlBgr part ot the
complaint Is OBnn'i alieratioa that
rro for hre da ye did Ml have
his InHrument he loet It a ar. fie
waaU $14.
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THAT YOU, MABELLE?
m TEES MUST CALL
OX COREY DEMESNE
Ot Pr"k orrHerd pr'dirred over,
4 pound a of pruna f
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TTalted Press Lesead Wirt.) .
Detroit, Mich., Oct It, The
natives In the vicinity of the
16.000-acre gams ' preserve of
Mrs. Mabelle Oilman Corey, wife
of tho steel magnate, are afraid
to shoot 'fleer these' days. Mrs.
Corey has designed and Is wear
tyig a doe-colored hunting cos
tume that at a distance re
sembles tho timid gama
So. to prevent " accident. Mrs.
Corey has given orders that
when anyotM- shoots he most
first cry out. "Is that you. Ma
belleT If tho doe-colored ob
ject does sot answer tho hunter
may risk a ahot.
Tbe costume worn by tbo
huntress Is of tanned moose
leather, soft and pliable, end
lined with lamb's wooL tt con
sists of knlcfcerboekera. tight-'
fitting gaiters, a short skirt,
double-breasted coat and a snug
collar button tag algh ajader tbo
chlm. and a UtUa cap with eer
Jspev While tho Motives are startled
at tbo eoetbaaa, tbo deer are tao
less astonished at being sainted
by a mas with a gna with tbs
strange words. "Is that yoo, Ma
betre" i
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not meaning this in a permanent sense,
or course.
, The errand luroro talked with the na-
tlents and from all that was skid they
were well pleased with tho eonduct of
tho Institution. . - .
KELLAHER AMENDS,
- THEATRE ORDINANCE
In . the health and nolle -committee
this morning Councilman Kellaher filed
an amendment to his ordinance for tbe
further protection of theatres from dan
ger of fire by placing firemen in build
ings during performances. Tbe amend
ment provides that the city shall pay
these guard a. Instead of tbe .theatre
owners. The amendment was laid on
tho table until the next meet to enable
tho commutes to hear from Fire Chief
Campbell. . . .-v
SATURDAY SPECIALS
J -"' ' Oa-awaaa-aaeiaTSSSaaiawa-ssa-aaSSsata '
The following arfe subject to delivery at our. i
earliest convenience and for which telephone,
mail jbr C. O. D. orders will not be ; accepted
. Store closes on Saturdays at.' six o'clocK. ;
"A Good Name at Home-'
Is a tower of strength ' abroad' and
tho excellent reputation fcf C. . L Hood
Co. and their remedies In Abe 'city of
Lowell, where they are best known. In
spires confidence the world over, not
only ta the medicines but la anything
their tcroprlotors say about them. "If
Mado by Hood It's Oood."
T wellev Hood's "arwanarllla tbe beet
all-roano family meoiclne known today."
Mrs. a IX -Farley. (! Wilder St,
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:K SEWIMG TABLES FOR 90c
These usejul Folding Tables are 86 inches long' $md 19
inches wide, built of hardwood, in the golden finish, with
yard scale on top. ; One only to each purchaser at'' tomor
row's special. ; ' , '. . -.s i. .' '4:. ,L , '
2 7tn, x 54-in. WILTON RUGS' FOR $1.35 1 '
This popular small size in a new lot of the Colonial Wilton
Rugs offered at. this special price tomorrow onlyin the
Carpet Section sixth floor. A variety of choice new. pat
terns, in rich color combinations, offered for selectioru ;
h:;
"I recommend Hood's - pa rilla to
any ona" John B. Duffy. 14 Auburn
Street. Lowell. Ma a. '
"t am a strong and healthy wemii
tnday. from taking Hon6 a araparUla,
wbtch I kep i the house for all the
family. Mrs Fannie Balch, 111 Lever
II fit. Loweil, Mass.
f ewnstdey ttood'a firuMrllli tne
t TMed parlSr la the wrld." Mrs.
ennte- r.. varitoa. 111 UMny et,
LoweiL Mass.
Hood's Sarsapartlia Is sold . every
where). In the Bsoal llq-f d. or la tablet
e form called arwataho. 1 t Ios One i
Dollar. Prepared ooly by C L Hood
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BRASS SPECIALS IN' THE . DRAPERY DEPT.
Brass Curtain Rods, special each;.. '..;... 5j
Brass Moulding Hooks, special, dozen . ... .54
Brass Curtain Rings, special, dozen... ...........5
Brais Pole Sockets, special, pair........... ....... v.5
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"CARBONA" STOVE POLISH- - ;
A new, tinburnabk black satin Liquid, Polish, which pro
duces a dustless black jet enamel. Will not soil the hands
or cooking utensils.' In tW Basement Store Department,
two sizes, in "Carbona," at the special, 13 and 23d each.
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TULL & GIBBS
COMPLETE HOUSEFURNISHERS
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