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THE: OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 4, 1908,, SHOW: FAIIH I R1IEP'1 rib hi b turn Eastern Capitalists Invest $25,000 in Thriving Colum bia Paver Town Buy 550 Acres Including Three Jliles of Waterfront A Manufacturing: Center. A real estate deal Involving mora than quarter of a million dollars and the transfer of 650 acres of land In and about Rainier, including - practically three miles of waterfront, ;ai closed tuia morning by tt. 8. Tliomos of the Rainier National Soap company, repre senting A. J. Wright A Co. of Buffalo, N. Y, one r.f the largest and best firms of bankers and brokers in the countrv. By the transaction all the holdings of - Dean Klanchard. who mattea tne orig . tual townsite of Rainier, passes into the hands of wrlaht and other eastern cap italists. The waterfront property pur- rhased through Mr. Thomas consists of mors than 10,600 feet of land along the river, much of which is within the city limits of Rainier and extends in - both directions from the center of the town. ' .'." Later a land company la to be formed ' by ths men whom Mr. Thomas repre sents. It is also quite prooable tbat the company will establish several facto ries and at the same time encourage the locating of other manufacturers In the town down the river. Much of the property will be cut up Into town lots and put on the market in the near future. Mr. Thomas, who- makes his head quarters when In the city at the Hotel j Portland, ,has been- working on. this real estate deal more than a year. ' Five ! years ago he took up his residence In Rainier. He was impressed with the prospects of the town from ths begin ning and has worked for its progress from the first. He is Interested in the Rainier Natural Soap company and was instrumental in putting the factory on a paying basis. ,. Since tho . soap . 1 1 11 works began operation, Horns months ago, Mr. Thomas has devoted much of his time to Interesting Mr. Wright, of Buffalo, and others in Oregon invest ments In the vicinity of Rainier. The 50 acres of land which has been purchased by the New Yorkers consist? of all of the holdings of Mr. Blanchard In Rainier, Mr. Blanchafi is one of the old timers and has lived in the town by the river many, many years. He has seen It grow from a country Dostoffice to a little city which now boasts of about 2000 inhabitants ami a most promising; future. Mr. Thomas returned from the east onlv a few davs aeo. While there he arranged all the d talis for- closing the deal, the papers of which were sighed over this morning. In addition to tne property or utnn Blsnchard taken over by the. Buffa'o Investors the company Decomes owner or tho land along tne waterironi, au oi which Is to be improved from time to time and made ready for the factories and new industries which ths eastern ers are to bring to Rainier and other wise encourage the upbuilding of the town and surrounding country. Rainier has a most promising fu ture," Mr. Thomas said this morning at ma Portland, "and the. eastern mves- ors are more than satisfied with their bargain. . And we do consider it a bar . . A. tana company will do ornuiigg later' and we will do everything pos sible for the Improvement of ths town and assist In Its progress, all of which will benefit not only the present , land and property holders but the investment of Kir. Wright and his associates." The Rainierdeal Is one of the larg est that has been closed in Oregon, outside of transactions in Portland, in soma time. ' Former Owner of Office Building Will Have , $35,000 Clear. 0.1. 111. TRAINS' HEW SCHEDULE SHACK DWELLER KIDNAPS CHILD Clarke Authorities Take Starving Babe Away for Second Time. (United Press Leased Vlrs.) ' Vancouver, Wash., Dec. 4. Napoleon Bonaparte, bis wife and six children, live in a 10 by IS shack here.; The charity board -reported--Mrs, Bonaparte starving with a (-months-old baby. Deputy Sheriff Johnson and Coroner Smith In vestigated the case and ' took the baby away and gave It to G. Chenette's wife to keep at the expense of the county. Last night Bonaparte went to Che net te's home and demanded the baby, but was refused. "He strode Into the house, forcibly took tne child from Its cradle, and returned it to Its mother. The .. deputy sheriff this afternoon again took the child awa.y and gave It to the Cnenette family. Trouble may arise. AFRICANS FIGHT FRENCH TROOPS Fourteen Soldiers and 300 Natives of All Second Attack Imminent. All litigation over the Marquam build ing. resulting from the transfer of title by foreclosure proceedings to the Title Guarantee. A Trust company In 1900, has been ended by a settlement agreed on yesterday. The Ladd inter ests, which have taken over the affairs of ths defunct title company, will re ceive1 a quitclaim deed from P. A, Mar quam, paying therefor 170,000. Bver since he lost control Marquam has been fighting In the courts to re gain possession.. Although defeated at . each appearance,' he has keep in court and the title to the property has been consequently clouded to that extent The quitciaim covers 80 acres of land in Rossmere, as well as the Marquam building, and it is understood that a portion of this land will go on the mar ket at once. Marquam, who Is now 86 years of age, will net about 135.000 from the compromise of his claims after the fees of bis attorneys, court costs and de ficiency Judgments have been paid. He is also granted free office rent in the building that bears his name for two years to come. The terms were arranged at a meeting yesterday afternoon at which E. B. Wat son represented the Interests of .Mar quam ana J. couch Flanders and S. B. Llnthicum appeared for the holders of th title. It was in 1894 that a J300.000 mort gage was piaced on the Marquam build- ing and the Kossmere land by Bunning Time to. Spokane Reduced to Meet Rivalry of 'the. North Bank, r Marquam, the loan being inrougn J. xnorourn Koas. P. A. negotiated Tie mva a deed of trust .to the title company by which the latter collected rents and as sumed management of the property. In stead of making a profit, however; the debt began to increase under Ross' management, and In 1900 the total reached 1450.000. At a foreclosure nnl Ross bid In the property and Marquam has since been fighting to regain con trol. SALISBURY BEACH COTTAGES BURR (Coiled Press Leased Wire.) Boston, Dec. 4. Thirty cottages were destroyed 4hls afternoon by fire' at Salisbury Beach, near Newburyport. Ths loss is estimated at J6O.O00. (Dotted Press leased Wire.) Paris, Dec 4. News reached the war office today of a battle, between the French troops at Mauretania and the French west African natives. Fourteen French soldiers were killed and a number-were wounded.' The native losses are estimated at 300. The situation at the scene of the conflict is reported to be grave. The natives are re-assem-bllng for a second attack and the post has only a small garrison., SCHOOL GIRL TAKES" P0IS0X IN CLASS (United Press Leased Wirt.l Los Angeles, Dec, 4. Mystery sur rounds the suicide of Florence M. Tru nlck, 17 years old, a student at Poly technic High school, who swallowed rough on rats while In class yesterday morning and died from the poison late last night The case was not reported to the- coroner until today. When the girl was taksn violently ill in class yes terday a- doctor was summoned and gave her medicine for stomach trouble. She was then sent home and the fam ily physician was summoned. To him the girl confessed that she had taken poison, but refused to tell him her rea son for wanting to die.. SAY WILEY MUST SHUT UP OR QUIT SSBBSBlMSmBSnSBBMaSBSB 4 Uncle Sam's Pure Food Man Is Accused of Plain Knocking, ... (Culled Press Leased Wire.) Washington, Dec. 4. Written charges against Dr. Harvey. Wiley, head of the bureau of chemistry of the department or agriculture, have been filed with President Roosevelt hv renranantatiia. of the fruit interests of the Pacific coast, demandins that Dr. Wl). ma all references to sulphured fruit in his public utterances Until a board of ref erees appointed by the president makes a J.1I1U1UB on me suDjeci, or until Wiley is ousted from the department. It Is claimed that Wiley has endeavored de liberately -to discredit Pacific coast dried fruits. - O. R - 4 N. officials who have" been at work on the new time schedules for the . Portland-Spokane line, which is to go Into effect Sunday, have completed their work and the O. R. & N. will now have two trains a day each way. one limited and one local. They will maintain an average time of S2. miles per hour between The Dalles and "Uma tilla with, the Bpoltane Flyer,, the. fast train. . . -i Train'No. 4, the Spokane Flyer, will leave Portland, at 6 p. m. and reach SDOkane at 7 a. m. inatMLd at laivlni here at 8 p. nv and arriving in Spokane at 12:05 p. m.j thus saving two hours In running time and enabling the east ern , bound ' traveler to reach finokane early In the morning; instead of the afternoon. -',:..! This fast train will t fnllnworf hv local taking in all the stations passed j Dy mo. 4, leaving Umatilla at, 1:25 a, m. and arriving in Spokane at 11:15 a. tr, I goms; dv way or coirax, while the flyer will go by the the new route via Oakes dale. ., .. f .. . ... Coming west, the flyer will leave Spo kane at 7:30 D. m, and reach' Portland at 10 a. m. Nb. 6, the local, will leave Eiunu3 e.e p, nr, arm rtaca ron land at 7:20 a. m., in time for connec tions north and Bouth from Portland. Both trains will carry Pullman aleep- 1.7 L,m- pauaengers will DO COmrort- and Oakesdale routes. ably accommodated via both the Colfax' ouiu uaAosuAiq routes. One lmDOrtant fatnri rtf lhi.h,nn, i. that eastern mail will arrive more than two hours earlier, reaching Portland at 7:20 a. m. instead of 9:46 a. m. as at present. It is known that local officials of the p. R. A N. have received Instructions from Chicago . ordering them to meet every advance in time- or . equipment made by their new rivals, the North Bank. Although the new O. R. A N. service is not quite so fast as that of the North Bank It is practically the same. When the Pasco-Spokane line of the North Bank Is completed it is be lieved that the Hill road will make an- oiner advance ana tnis will have to be met in Borne way by the Harrlman road. Tl SHIPPERS BET OECISIOIIS Relief in Case of N. P. Over charges Granted by Commission. 1PABLE raff flffi CAUSES ARREST, n OF HER HUSBAND Josephine Ready, who is the manager of the millinery department of a local department tftore, .swore out a warrant for her husband last night, and as a re sult Ready Is- in the city jail today turn sou wnn mreaiemng to Kill, Mrs. Ready swore to a warrant yes terday mornlns: chara-lnU Ready with assault and battery. Later ih the day her heart failed her and she withdrew the warrant for her husband's arrest. She filed a suit for, divorce, however. Ready got drunk again last evening. When he came home he produced a re volver and threatened to kill his wife. That was more than she could stand. The couple were married in Spokane a year ago. Mrs. Ready is reported to be possessed- or considerable means. . MALT MAN WANTS FREE CANADA BAJILEY (United Press Leased Wlrw.t Washington, Dec. 4. Witnesses ask ing for a reduction of the tariff on peat moss before the ways and means committee at the tarirr hearing today, siating mat ine cnange would not ar feet the Industry In America. Another witness appeared and asked mat tne tarirr on cocoa libra be re tained as at present. Charles L. Feldman, representing the Buffalo Malters' association, asked that Dariey ne admitted Tree rrom Canada. He made a strong argument In which he said the admission of barley would not nun tne western rarmers. (Washington Bureau of The Journal.) Washington, Deo. 4. Commissioner Lane of the Interstate Commerce com mission today handed down an opinion giving the reparation and reduction asked by Hardenberg, Poison and Oray against the Northern Pacific. The com plaint was that 81 carloads of hay from Portland to Auburn, .Wash., was charged 14 cents per 100 pounds, 1 cent in excess of local rates between those points. The case of the Karstens Packing company of Tacoma against the North ern Pacific was decided against the railroad company on the ground that cars asked for were 86 foot cars, but the cars furnished were 24 foot cars. The commission rules that the shipper Is entitled to a reduction hi charges. 1 ' n step In and judge for yourself see if we are making good when we offer a FATHER WANTS v $SO suit for $37.50 $45 suit for $32.50 $40 suit for $27.50 $35 suit for $23.50 $30 suit for $20.00 $25 suit for $ 1 7.50 A FEW MORE LEFT There has been a large demand for our spe cial offer of an All Wool Cashmere, Cheviot or Tweed Suit, regularly sold in every other tai lor shop in Portland for $35. Fine material, fine workmanship and excellent l f 7 ETA value : . . ... ...... .,U... . 1 J .DV NOT A SINQLE SUIT AT THESE PRICES AFTER TOMORROW OOLBi (T)ii-yC$ Grant Phgly, ' Manager Seventh and Stark Streets GYPSY IRL DROVE GARBAGE WAGON TO SUPPORT HUSBAND Mrs. Marie Christ Gives Extraordinary Testimony Divorce Court igainst Her Drunken Spouse Eight Divorces Granted by Judge Cleland. Desirable for every man in every way. Here are all the new shapes, all the differ ent lengths, all the new patterns, all the BEST that can be put into coats by skilled craftsmen. Some are redolent with odd fancies in pockets, lapels, buttons, collars, and others are plain, dignified garments for the quiet man. $10.00 to $30.00. MORTON'S TRIBUTE TO GK0VER CLEVELAND runtted Prns Leased Wlra.t New York. Dec. 4. A memorial nil. : dress in honor of the lata drover Cleveland today prefaced the annual meeting- of the association of life in surance presidents in this city. Cleve land was one of the three trutii nf the Equitable Life Insurance company at tho time of his death. The princi pal aaaress at todays meeting; was I made by Paul Morton, president of the cquitaoie. president reaoody Mutual spoke. Life Insurance of the company also Q4O 11; offiMS K0HLHAGEN TRIAL . ' VIS SEARING END The case of the eovernment enln Lou la Kohlhagen of Roseburg. charged with perjury in making- entry on a claim upon which they were certain Improve ment and a bonaflde settler, will go to ments and a hona fide settler, will go to court this afternoon. Judge O'Day, who is defending Kohlhagen. finished his srgument for the defense this morning. He was followed by Walter H. Kvans for the KOvernment. This ifltmnnr. Judge Wolvertoa Ixsan reading his in- sirucuoiiB 10 ine jurors. EFFORT TO POSTPONE TRIAL 0FIIAINSES fruited Ptmu Lessetf Wln. New York. Dee. 4 Effort m made today to secure a postponement of the trial of the Hains brothers, .ac cused of the murder of William B Annis. An order waa secured requir ing the district attorney to Annr anil show cause why tha entire . special faneL drawn for the trlaL should not e - set aside, . tiu Dora Mark, alias "Dinah the Gipsy," and Rose Lehan will hava another hear ing before Judge Oantenbein in the Juvenile court this afternoon. Several telegrams hava come from her reputed father at Leavenworth, , Kan., is one of which he offers to Day anv fines &nri the cost of having her sent to him. This offer is guaranteed by tho Leaven worth chief of police. Dora is 14 years of age and claims to have been married according to gipsy rites in Tennessee two years ago. She has. been the chief solicitor for business in a phrenology booth on Fourth street, assisted by her father- in-law and mother-in-law. She has been at the home of the Good Shepherd for several days. She protested against going there, saying that ahe would be required to sleep in a bed, and she wanted to sleep on ; tho floor. She was complained against on the charge 01 associating with immoral persona G0LDFIELD ROULETTE DEALER FANS THUGS (United Tress Leased W Ire.l Goldfield, Nev.. Dec 4. Through the courage of William Floyd, a roulette dealer in the Hotel Casey, the leading hostelry here, two masked holdup men who entered the bar and gambling room at 5 o'clock this morning were given such a sharp battle that they were forced to beat a retreat amid a rain of bullets. The thugs ordered A. W. Brlggs, the bartender, and Floyd to throw up their hands, pointing a pump gun and two slxshooters at them. Floyd, who was walking the floor in the center of the room, drew his gun at once and com menced shooting. In the fusillade the walls were rldled with bullets and slugs f.nM U. -I. . n . V... 1 - Zr FlSydTumped 'behind" an Ic" f?t !. Jf" dox, wnere no was forced to use. his left hand in firing. Briggs, the bartender, was so sur prised snd bewildered that he continued wiping hts glasses throughout the fight. The robbers mad their escape, but the officers believe they will be captured. None of the roulette money waa taken. m That she drove a garbage wagon for nine months at a stretch because her husband habitually got drunk and would not work, though there were three chil dren at home to feed; this- was the story told by Mrs. Marie Christ on the witness stand in Judge Cleland's de partment ot the circuit court mis morn. ing. The youngest child, Mary Magdalene Christ, the mother held in her arms as she told tha pathetic story. The mother can speak little English, and an in terpreter had to be called,' She said she married Peter Christ In January, 186, and almost from the first it was a story of privation. Her husband went on sprees and left nothing to eat in the house. The mother did what she could and held a Job driving the garbage wagon for nine months. Her testimony in this respect was corroborated by an other witness. A divorce was granted to Mrs. Christ and she will have the custody of her three children. Seven other divorces were granted by Judge Cleland this morning. Jor the first time in many moons there was a man in the list of comolainlna ones, in fact, there were two of the masculine plaintiffs, each of whom had been de serted. In all "the cases a decree of Ceparation was granted. ; Mrs. Mary 8. Hindman a lodging house keeper, Bald that once she sought to serve the husband's dinner on a plate ha did not like. He threw the filata on the floor and slapped her for t. The next day, she said, he locked her In the hall and choked her. Once he threatened to "cut her heart out." and about the room without much concern as to, how or where she landed.. They were marriea in irineviue in August, 1886. Her husband was D. E. Hindman. Joseph W. Kane testified that his wife packed up one day while ha - was away from home and never came back. He married Minnie M. Kane In Van couver, Wash., in February, 1908, and the desertion took place in November, 1907. -his wife , going to California to run a rooming house. J; Elmer May said that Delia May left him in August of last year while they were living in San Francisco. She re turned to live with her parents in Idaho. The marriage took place in Spokane, Wash,, in November. 1806.. Domenlck Rains kept . coming home drunk, according tfi the: testimony of Anna Ralms. At such times he would strike her ands, curse, and ahe wfSdd have to seek protection with the neigh bors. The last time she called a police man, who took a revolver away from him, and she did not return to live with him. They were married in 1880. Her oaugnter testified that she remembered her father's drunken, abuse of ' her motner rrom the time she waa, a little girl. . "., . 1 .- Matilda c. smith said that Henry O. Smith WAtt t n Owl.a,ta.4 In ' A n41 1906. and that was the last she saw of mm. xney were married in December, 1900. Margaret Teats was granted a divorce from George Yeats, who .left her 10 years ago while they were in British uoiumDia. Tnev were married In Scot land in 188. Elmer Howard Pierce left Nettle B. Pierce in February, 190'4, according to ner testimony, mey naving Deen married in Toledo, Ohio, in May. 1900. She will resume her maiden name. Nettle E. War ren. , ' ' ' . FARMER DISCOVERS PLUNDERED "HAIL (United Press teased Wire.) Goshen. Ind.. Dec 4 John Huber. a farmer living near this place, today found two bushels of mall which hud been plundered by robbers. Only a por tion of the letters had been opened, and checks and papers of great value had been overlooked. The mail Was turned over to the postmaster at Wakarusa, who will forward It to its proper desti nation. The federal' authorities have been notified and ft rigid investigation will -follow. , V 166-170 THIRD STREET Children Die of Poison. Marked Tree. Ark.. Dee. 4 wnii.n, Mr Broom wan arrested here tnrfav tni. lowing the death last nlght.by poison vi 11 in iwu uranniers, tour, eisrnt years of aee. snd Zola. six. The cnmmuriltv lis wrought 'un over the traaeriv nrvl the jail, where McBroom Is confined li strongly; guarded. The circumstanced Of the poisoning are unknown. JPUMEL1T SEEK CONTINUANCE OF WALTER JOHNSON CASE (Special niipstrh to Ths Joaraal.i Iflllsboro. Or.. Deo. 4. Attnrnpi fn. Walter Johnson, indicted for the mur- aer 01 namer reraue, are trying to gel the case continued for- the term on the grounds that a material witness can not be located. If the case Is tried at this term It will come up next week. Quohr Lee of Forest Ornv nAr.tA . .. ' "- ""-"" for murder, has been allowed a con- ingredients are a great deal better -adapted to the delicate human svstera. and PERSONALS H. W. Brodle of Winnipeg, assistant general passenger agent of the Canadian Pacific is in Portland today on ona It la a generally recognized truth that medicines made from vegetable witafth?i oTimoo1 admUled t0 saier in every way, than those composed of strong mineral mixtures and The trial of w. H. Adams of Moun- compounds. Mercury, jiotash, arsenic, etc, which are used in the manufac lll3LJt ?. ZZltrt 2day, ThS, te of most blood medicines, are too violent in their action, and frequently a!roi SlSlS'-11' derange the system by disturbing the stomach and digestion, aSectinz - poweis, ana wnen usea lor a proiongea penoa onen cause Knenmatism. SIX 3IILES SHE FLED . : s- & 'S. is the only blood medicine guaranteed absolutely and purely vegeta . "ffpmr tTf T trTTcjTXTT ble W made entirely of roots, herbs and barks, selected for their, purify JllLriU. liJl.li JiU15AiNii ineandhealinir oualibes. S. S. 55. cure Rheumatism. Catarrh. Rate nd Ulcers, Scrofula, Con tasrious Blood Poison.- and all other blood diseases. j because it cleanses and purines the blood, and at the same time builds up 1. MtlM , ! , f . . , , . , rr i . r . . . " w oystcm uy its line vcgeiaDie ionic enects. s. o. o. may De laicen by young and old with absolute safety, and with the assurance that it will cure the diseases and disorders due to an impure and poisoned blood supply, even reaching down and removing hereditary taints. Cook on the blood and any medical advice free to all who write J' " " ' THE 5WUT SPEC1TIC CO., ATLAITTA, CAi Charring that ' ha . brutally lrhiiilr her down, kicked her and stamped on her, not once, btffc. many times. Mrs. Daisy Schults has -begun -suit for di vorce in tho circuit court i from Honr Schults. : She says she once walked six miles' to a neighbor's hnuse for nro. tectlon. This was while they were liv ing near Latourelle Falls. wbn they were marrlod in June, 102. e-h-asks for the custody of, their two children. Royal's Sample Shoe Gullet 3rd Floor MARQUAM BUILDING Best and most popular She shop In Port t land $3.50to$6.00 Shoes in all latest styles OUR PRICES- LADIES MEN'S. $2.0082.50 TAKE ELEVATOR TOLD MRS. RICE ; SHE NEEDfi'I KILL Dr. Eastin Said He Had a Man, Davis, for the Job, -' Says Mrs. Rice. Omaha N"cf fuu- i xr. iuia Rice, the woman in the famous ''trlpl death pact," was the star witness to day in the hearing; of tho case of .laTH- E-Davla, aroused of havlna: killed Dr. Frederick Rustln as part of that agreement. Great crowds thronred to hear her tentlmnnv - iroahtnn.hiv dressed women fought for places In the front rows in the court room. "Dr. RllBtfn tnllf tVIA Whan T wI.Oa. him in his office, that M had arranged to have a man shoot him," she said. "Hs tnld mA f vnnlrfn't hw a h. it ? told m the man ha had found was Charles Davis. ; v I saw the man, and got-tho poison to. kill myselfT Then I left. - "Afterwards I met Rustln and walked towards the house with him. I then left him and went-back to my own house. When near the Rustln house I saw a man like Davis. After the shoot V?? wnlh followed I lost my nerve and dldn t take any poison." After tho noon recess the crowds hurried back to hear the rest of the story. Mrs. Rice, under cross-examination, adhered to her original story and her testimony remained unshaken. - After she was excused a few unim portant witnesses Were called to cor roborate her movements as she had described them. The state is expected to rest Its case today, and ' the defense will probably open tomorrow morning;. -