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
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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.
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MARQUAM
BUILDING
Best and most
popular She
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t land
$3.50to$6.00
Shoes in all
latest styles
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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;. -