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12 D GRILLS . If E WIIEIIOI ' , ' ft 3 Vm.'ESS STAND James J. Wears Conducts His i Case in Stormy Divorce Suit . Erought; By ; Wif ;Who C Charges Crueity.aJ:wi ' : . ' ' " . a husband conducting tha cross-examination of hie wife in a gult for di vorce, with torn and bloody shirtwaists and locks of hair pulled from her head a exhibits on a table close bealde them, was the unusual spectacle presented be-, fore Judge Catena In the clrcuU court this morning. v . .. . v'! hniianii w,n the DOlntea iHUt Iran V. ta questions that James J. Mears, acting In the dual role of defendant and attor ney for himself, shot at Mrs. Blanche H Mears, who In her complaint accuses Mm of a long series of cruel treatment. Wears U a plasterer by trade, butthe way he conducted his cbbo Indicated he had been la court before,, Mrs. Mears Is a mininer, and left her husband last - Mears succeeded In" starting the tear from his wife's eyes while she was on the atand by hl merciless questions. By his taunting remarks across tha ta l.le he also provoked the rage of Seneca Kouts, who , represents Mrs. Mears. Fouls strode around the little courtroom for several minutes to control his feel ings, after exclaiming he had once licked" a brother of Mears and would meet Mears at any time. He apologized to the court for this remark, and Judge Gatens and Depjuty district Attorney ' Vree.land, who represents . the state, "'calmed tha attorney's wrath. ' Mrs, Mears identified large bunches of hair which she said ner husband had fulled from her head. She also identi fied the remnants of three shirtwaists which she said had been torn by Mears while she was wearing , them. One of these' was drenched around the- necK with blood..' Another exhibit was a gold filled watch which had been" stamped upon. She said Mears did It, and ha admitted tC ; Domestic Btorms Reviewed. - ITe said he preferred to smash . the watch to having his wife make remarks about the way he bought' it. He said she accused -him about the same time of "buying 17 worth of muBhrooms for a cheap typewriter girl." ' As Mrs. Mears was telling of a aiffi ,,i.,. tha street, when she accused Mears ok' attacking and pounding her,' he demanded II mat was not ins iin "we had a;' rumpus, on the street and you Jumped pnto me, and J licked the whole bunch of you." Mrs. Mears told of another time when Mears smashed "a mirror over her head. Dr. W. B. Hamilton testified that he removed pieces of a sldecomb and splinters of glass from her head. Cap tain H. C. Coe of Hood River, where the Mears family .once lived, testified to having seen Mears knock down-his chil- ., Mears ' said he wanted to prove that Captain Coe .was. notorious .for .Renter taining widows and other women at TJ-winrt ;nd i does hot - IIV with - his laroily much of - the t,ime. outjuog f.atonm .nnU nnt see this had anvthina to do with the troumes t ine mears. j , : J k. UaA ., Kl with hfxi Em Ji imu 11 j i ...... ..... wife, and Attorney Fouts came.snarpiy Vita rlafftnitt ..'.v.,.", -e - Mrs. Rose Daly called upon Judge Gatens to "Arrest mat man: - -wnn Mears, atteiTiptln to cross-examine her, J. A ,1 A aha orAM nnt. an: ftdVflD- turess,- v Mra. Daly, who has , been, a teacher in ine.. rnuippinea wm m,raaA rh1iu mandarins. Said she held the highest recommendations from the world, she said, but, never, In her life met such a rascal as Meara. . rru. -,wnm i.iiuVmi nnnn a n rt CL divorce grante to Mrs. Mears. v Her husband, alleged she became tipsy and "unmanageable" at times,, and said the shirtwaists were torn in scuirung wnue he was tryingto control her. Judge Gatens sustained Mrs. Mears version, and ga ye er custody of . the children, as well as a divorce. BOTH. LANE AND LINN ' COUNTIES IN EXHIBIT Assistant 'Secretary J. Mosessohn, of tne jeortiana .cnamoer or commerce re turned last .night from Albany ana isu gene and reports that Lane and Linn eounties have decided to take apace In te chamber's permanent exhibit room. With Lane' and Linn counties added live counties .have . now decided to be represented In the exhibit which will be made ihe fineat lp .the Unitd States, and there remains room 'only for three or four more. The first to apply for Fpaca will ba given the opportunity, Klamath county wrote )n for space yes terday and will have a beautiful ex hibit, so It Is promised. Clackamas and Hood River counties have taken epaceJ and they are getting together exhibits .that it Is believed will "be a great credit to then '- '.' ; ; . f . c t JPontauwtwg Confirmed. " (Cnltoa fnm Leated. WlrM ' ' ! ' ? Washington,' April Si. Tha senate haa confirmed tha following Washing ton Postmasters; William ; F. Hava na ugh, Olympia; Arthur M. Blackburn, Snohomish; Daniel Crowley, Vancouver; Perry Boss. . Wenatchee; L E. Hardy, ' Kent. '- . ; - '-' . Editor Smith-oi lil Cured ol Editor Smith Is From Missouri , "Fhoir me" said he -"that Ml-o-na ftomsrh tablets win chase away my ln ii;?etinn and put my stomach In good --r snd I'll , give you a testimonial that jou can publish the world overr ' f We showed Mr. Emlth. He tried MI-O-NA and here la what he has te -..:!-' N l every thing yoo rlatn f r t. It (in.1'-ubtiiy cured my atom s i sf;er fakirs about three bones, and 1 m t ever? thing in sight la fact I -t- ,t f j-.d (t d:fts as well as 1 I a 's'een yer eld boy. and I N it wi'l cure the wortt ra of -'- tro;!e trat ev.r eitd." ' - t-i '. T. f. f-n!:h, Cirton. Mo. j- -i ' t"- t-'.-'nr a-1 pr'-rrte. - . "! - . . t- I- '. t T '' r r ef y,e , fl 1 tr.e r I - t lH . r t " if i t " t " "1 -; V e t ' t k- ' . -1 ) I 1 ' REDUCTIONS III COST OF LIVING Retailers in Line With Whole 'salers and Consumer Is -Helped, Some. , : 1 New York. ADrll SI. Mr." Consumer Is happy . today becauaa 'tha nign cost of living" has. taken a slumD. Th re tailers hava announced .reductions In tha prloea of foodstuff ; Until today, although the wholesalers have i an TAnl nrinea the retailers have kept , the price at tha aame old high water mark, Tne average cmsen was not affected by the reduction ' of h. hn1anlem ' but ' was : buying Old stock .off the retailers' shelves at; the same old figure. The' action or xne wholesalers In explaining that thera helned to force the re- taller to put marked down tickets on the stuff that goes on tne taore. Here are some sample reaucj.iuni naur Reduced 1H cents; . ' - Beans--Redneed la rents a bushel.' . POtatos-Reduced S5 cents per bar rel. "' 1 : - , ' EggsFifty per cent lower than weeks ago. ! Barley 09 Z Cents per nusnei. , . Oats and oats products Fifteen per cent lower. - . ; . Canned goods eauceo neany uuv third.1 ' - iri; i,nh n ffpnh vegetables and fruits has helped to -crumpla- retailers prloia. Tha wholesalers, pay, the fresh green stuffs have been pOuring Into the mn ranidlv that the orlceS 'Of new stuff are almost aa loW as those of canned goods.,':,..V v.-,"''v . Ana mere is more euuu no The t) rices ' of salted meats of every description will drop before tha end of the week.' The usual summer reduction in the price of ..i. nn,ir omnnntino- to 11.60 ter barrel. nu. v . t "- a - - - ' - was announced today by tha agents of . . . . . V . . . , V. . , the meat trust nere.t n. irpui u i.. speculators throughout the country were nn.io-hr inna- nn nark and Similar prod ucts, and are very heavy losers. t (K MED IO BE : lagBi t was tha desire of Mra Vera Frohn- mayer. the girl wife of E. P. Frohn mayer, : to be Van American woman' that caused the suicide of he young husband .Tuesday evening at the little cottage home at 431 Schuyler street, according to Bernard 'Frohnmayer, fa ther of the young man, .wno reiue w 98 Forty-seventh street" .' . Mr. irohnmayer is. nearly prostrated because of-his son!a tragio death. Ac cording to .his story, when his son and Vera Druvtf were married a'nionth agoj the girl knew absolutely nothing or the duties "of a 'housewife. She - did not know how to cook, or aew, or keep the little home that was provided for her bv her .husband. Hoping to remedy her 1 j ' . L. .m-.- nAl, Vi4h bride to hls Old home, believing that she would Tje wllltng to learn-from his mother how- td keep -her, own home. ' The plan failed to wortf, according to Mr. Frohnmayer, for; the bride still played on 'the piano, -made dally trips to town r ahd made per attempt to learn the ueeful -but homely knowledge of housekeeping. - Her husband was paying her board find" she was , not a hired girl, she said, -when .asked . to aid lrt the housework for the purpose of ' Reaming how. to cook and bake and 41dy up the house;; All American, women went to town In 1 the. morning and. came home in the afternoon, and shef was ah Amer ican woman, she said.' u a , ;" , - -One morning the-1 bride went,. to the city ..and .iMd not return," that night. She came home 'the. next afternoon,- and then went to her1" parents' home, 780 East Ankeny street. s . (i The young husband Bought her" out, and they were. reconciled, after which young Frohnmayef rented j the cottage on Schuyler street , Peace. failed to visit the little home, however ,and the bride packed up her belongings and retumedl to ner parents. . Tuesaay evening rroan mayen came home and found the house locked up -i and his wife's belongings taken ; away. . SHe broke open a window, entered the deserted home and - shot himself.,;,: J-'.,, ;'-. -'.-. . '. ' Little Interest-Was shown this morn ing . by Mrs. K. p. Frohnmayer when she viewed the Vemalna of ner husband, who- committed suicide yesterday at ,thelr home,' 431 Schuyler street. The young 'wife 'went to - the Cjity morgue shortly before 10, o'clock -. and after one glance at the dead husband turned away and went home. - . - ' She wa It years Old when- married, March -H.' - ? -.' ti '. Tin funeral' of "Frohnmayer will he held Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the chapeof Dunning, McEntee & Oil baugh, .. . ',.. '-- -;.;;... : ' Jlascagni Coming to America. ' . Cnlfed Ptmc Lmm Wtral New , Tork, April 21. Maacagnl. the great 'Italjan .composer, may visit San Francisco during his proposed Ameri can tour, . according to William H. Leahy, who will bring him this coun try. The composer haa made known his desire .again to meet his friends on the Pacific coast and Leahy stated that" m all probability Maacagnl would go to San Francisco ahd lead his great orchestra 'An his latest 1 compostttona. He will arrive here early next ecem ber. . ' r- . - ' . ' issouri ' Storahcli Distress every victim of stomach distress or In digestion. - - . . ' We showed editor Fmlth. let us show you. - We said to editor fmlth: If Jfl-e-na storpach tablets do not cure yea of IndUrestlon. ald stomach or any stom ach distress fio matter whether acnta or chronic you caa have your money bark. ' We make the same offer to yon- you can hare your money back If after tak ing Ht-a-na you are not satisfied too hat fceen greatly helped. Get a larfel is cent box of Ml-o-na today and fel j better tomorrow. In a week you will be ent'relr free from dirxlness. billous nea. he.ds-he. ner roue ne and all Stomach trouble. If yoa are afraid of fter dinner anf feritiK. fake two Mt-o-na tablets and ont know yoo own eternach. TV'T are rattera pf vlyor, vim and t ' y . T.y put good rjcjj Mod into t . w.r, tr:r roaa to tv cheek a- 1 . t) e e e to r rkle. They only ret cents, for a larae bl at iru- fata ererjra-here- and at WcnH.rd.1 1 ;rk a Co Vail orders filled, '''" r"ra i rr p'ir jn-c-ra. ' N. T. THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING, APKIL 21, 1 ?Hi:i;:o!eiEO. by gra;:d jury True Bills "Against Five; for. Passing Forged Check; ' Two Women Free. ; : fleven Indictments were reported to Presiding Judge Morrow by the grand Jury lh circuit court today, and five of the number charge the defendants with passing-forged checks. . Another accuses Elmer1 Robinson of assault with Intent to rob, whila Mi remaining iu- dictment la secret,., the defendant not being tinder arrest. . ' r v " j Rosle White, who was recently tent from the oounty Jail to a hospital be cause of an attack of the measles, is set free by the reporting of a , not true bill, v- 8he was charged 'With ; stealing 1120, and a 20 lock , and ohaiitfrom John' Olson. - : tena ' Salles, another woman prisoner, ts freed hy failure to retnrn ' an Indictment She was ac cused of stealing 45 from tha house of Allow W. Thompson. , ' ' . ?;' , C Stephens, alias C. Stephenson, Is twice Indicted on a charge of paaslng forged checks. He is alleged, to have victimised O. Greenfield with a $27-check and to hava passed another for S20 -on .J.'A-..'Johheoftv', Norman I Jendersoh ts likewise . twice Indicted. lie is accused of palming off a 1 5 bit of bad paper on R. H. Bak er and to have Vtouched'' R. Glover for $7.60. : ,v Ralph 1"' Buckley Is1 charged with passing- a S100 bad' check pre S. V. Johnson. The check was on at Tacoma bank and was signed with the name of the Bench and Bar Review, by Charles R George, treasurer.-. ',, (' , Elmer Robinson and John Doe are charged with assault on I C. Sheldon on April 9, with-Intent to rob. " Fowler Withdraws Anti-Cap non Resolution Panic ; Lasts Forty Minutes. ; "-.":'.', ftlDlted Press Le.wd Wtre. - Washington, ApHl;2i.V-After fright ening the regulars, .arousing the anger of the speaker and delighting the insur gents and Democrats by the- consterna tion he had caused,, Representative Charles K. Fowler of New Jersey -today withdrew the resolution he had offered providing for a committee on commit tees, anthen dropped it Into the basket to be taken up with the regular legislative grist" . : 1 ' , ' "I would like to have this resolution referred to the rules . confmitteo," was his parting shot. , - . , - - Bang went the. speaker's gavel. VThe- gentleman - from New Jersey, having consumed 4ft- minutes, now- with draws his resolution, as he haa a per. feet right to do," growled the speaker, "and he says he puts it Into the basket" - The house, applauded wildly as the gavel 1 again i banged -on the speaker's desk. . Cannon was. angry, at Fowler's attempt to deprive nim of most of his powers. . " , 1 . .He declared. If everyone, Introducing a bill or a resolution desired to call the attention oftue house to It as Fowler d RL the house would bejn session for 10 or 20 years. " - , The regulars were relieved at avoid ing another" rules fight' The DemoV crats and ..Insurgents, were5; delighted with the apparent fright of the regulars, SHORN LAMB BACK ' . ' TO OLD ELLENSBURG i (United Pr Leawd Wire.) ? ; ". -Ellensburg,. Wanh.6 April Jl. I can trust my neighbors-and' I am . coming back to Ellensburg to live," la the sub' stance of a letter , received from Louis Oullbert, the Ellensburg . rancher who waa fleeced out of 110,000 "in San Fran cisco by wire tappers. . He added; , "If I 1am forgiven ". for- betting 'this time I will never again stray from the fold." ' ' "' 'r, , . v ' Gullbert's real name is Frank Rhodes. He changed It to Oullbert when he came to this country from' Texas 20 years ago. By working at day labor and by stern! self-denial he - saved .enough to buy a IfiO-acre ranch and clear It of all Incumbrances. He longed for his old home In Texas, and for years . corre sponded with an old sweetheart In that state. .. Recently he had a chance to sell the , ranch, and decided to - do ' sir and marry and settle down at his old home. He received Ilt.38S In cash , for the property. . - . , . .. : . . But -the wiretappers , effectively spoiled his romance. -.-V ' . ? i ; WHOLE FAMILY IN AUTO . COLLISION; ONE MAY DIE r . ; 1 . : fCnfted Ptms LMwd Wlw.l . Tacoma. Wash April 21. V.- G, Wal lace, his mother, wife, infant child and niece were hurt in a collision between Wallace's. automobile and aatreet rail way repair car at Fern Hill this morn ing.' The car was concealed from the view' of Wallace, who was driving ths automobile, by a building and when the car. struck, the automobile was thrown 40 feet All Of the occupants were thrown out. "Wallare'a mother la prob ably fatally hurt , The niece and infant sustained minor Injuries. ' - Eapoei Directora IVelwtL - . - Ctte4" Preai Imm4 Wlr. New York. .April 21. Following ' the reelection of the retiring dlrectore of the Southern Pacific at a meeting here today the personnel of the board of directors for the succeeding term Is as follows: Robert J. Lovett W B. O-jt ttng.- Henry W. Pe Foreet Robert W. Ooelet Robert Hugbltt it (i. Hunting ton, Clarence "Ma ofcay. Ogden Hills. G. A. Peahody, Willtam ' Rnckerf eller. Jarob Pchlff. W. V. . Fhome anj Frank J. Vanderllp ' . Oratrr Serd Is tVrooht. Rnuth t-end. With, April il lVal- ke Stuart preaident Sad manaeer of the Tokelaad Oyster company. rtTi-"d . yeatenlay from the Atlantic C'-t. ; where be went t select eaatem crater j aed foe hit company. por-ha4 j If cara, be firat tf whlr ws; arrlT j bere this week. j rrdoafrtan Veafow D ?few rk.. ' trc.'te rra t . ri- " ! FaJmff. N. Ji.. Aj-i,l il r ari Pf r" Wetn. who is well kntn frra the Pfcr.-fic to f-a At'.'l. lf f"r FpirtM o.Jajr. li la s"'.l thi IUST1ESM Y ' ' ' " " " " " ''' !Eia ,MI!ES, : Ci'illIlS JIGRV His Lordship to De Interrogated ;! 'Regarding His Changed . 'v . 7 Itinerary. . ' ' U'olt.S PrM. iMtid Wlr. Ottawa, Ont, April 21. Officials and cltlaena alike are severe tn their criti cisms of Lord Kitchener for' his action In avoiding Canada on his recent .visit to America. .:;' .," - When Kitchener landed at San Fran cisco he stated that Important business called, him to England and for that rea son It would be Impossible .for him to visit the 'western part of the dominion. Members of purllamen Intend to as certain the rause of his avoiding Can ada. - With this In mind. Major Curray of North Slmcoe anpouieea that he will ask the following questions: ' "Is the .government aware that Lord Kitchener, the distinguished soldier of the empire, late commander-in-chief In inia nn Ma imv. from - Australia to Great 1 Britain, paesed - through the United States, avoiding Canada and the All-Red Toute.tne Importance or wmcn, from aa ,1m oerlal -atrategetioal stand point. It should hav been hia duty to examiner' . ' . . ' ' sv.s, ."Did the government -or the depart ment of militia extend an Invitation to this distinguished soldier to visit un- adaT-- If not, why notrv .. ; ."Did any. correspondence, oinciai o. unofficial, pass between tha Imperial authoritiee and the government or any department or official, relativa to the supposed visit of Lord Kitchener? If so, ; what was )ta, nature T , , " ' YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY --DUTY ON: HOOKWORMS AIUICV fV , v ' - , . U. a-Aal Kaii na hilt 1 hUfl been ' longr time since anything of Ihm'o hottU Of hOOk HIUIO' juvcico . wormer -which arrived there, this morn ing, he .made lt appearance. , j The hookworms were aent to the .HdfAm( iaha nreniimahlv- because 4he owner thought that there would be a duty on, them, as tne. oouie came irora u.niu neflHala '.: ' however, that there la no duty on them and they will probably be forwarded Immediately to tha man they were -jnienaea ur, a uw tn. .tin- Miiitna at Kftlem. . There are about & doxen" of them averaging about half an men in lengxn. The Boae City Park. Improvement league does not want to have pavements laid -In that district unut mere are sewera,. 'water mains.; gas mains and other needed permanent Improvements. At a largely attended meeting last mgni It waa decided to ask the. council,' not to put pavements ri: Rose City Park un til the permanent Improvements ' had been made. The question of paving haa been taken" up with the council by part of the residents, but there was not much pavement .sentiment shown at the meeting last night ' '. ,The league Will also take up with the water board tha question of putting a large main , in tha district At the present; tinra here la no fire proectlon and' the residents desire-not only that protection, but ' mora ample service as well V,' " - ' A committee was . appointed to con fer with the park, committee of 1 the council ' about the setting , aside, of a park In .the . district ; Thera are aome seven' Acres on the hill In the- middle of the district wfiich can be had for a park site. 'and the league la anxious that the city buy the property and con vert H .into a park. IlELECiCK 1 (Special Dispatch te its Joernai.) . Albany, Or., April 21. By unanimous vote the city council' at Ita session last evening, 'passed the ordinance granting to the Oregon Electric railway a fran chise to enter Albany. The ordinance, which 'was presented at the last pre vious meeting, waa amended In several particulars but the changes' were ' not Important .." , -The ordinance must be approved by the mayor before it will become-effective. - -..:-';. ;.. .j"''.' HOOD WOMEN MAY , : :t build siaooo home .... . (Sperlil t)tnatch to The InarnaLl ' Hood Blver. Or., April 21. That Hood River will have a chapter house at the cost of . t lo.OOO seems assured. The American Woman's league, under whose direction the building will be erected, has secured a sufficiently large mem bershlD.to entitle It to aid from the parent society, to erect a balldlng at this cost. " ' ' P1I2S Quickly Cured At Home Instsnt Relief, Permanent Cure Trial Pck?e Mailed Free to All in Plain Wrapper. ' - Many cssee of Piles hsve been cured by a rrlal package of Pyramid Pile Cura wlfhout farther treatment When It proves Ita value to you. order more from your, drurglet at SO cents a box. Pimply nil eut free coupon below and mail today. Save yourself from tha urrenn's knife and Its torture, the doc tor and his billa rriE TACKGt: COLTO.. . PTP.AVT r-TTO CrMTANT JM ryrarr 1 t.ar. KU-ha:i. Ml-h. K'--1-) aen1 m a sarrr la rt Pyra'l ?1'a i t once, by mail, FKEii tn flam wrapper. Narre f ' t i . . fjita -.SlAID FIRST n CMTTD h DA IV UILMILI MLUMIU DliM 10 IH ATTiLpi; Channel v Through' Hoquarton V , Slough to Da Opened to; CQmmcrcc. ?u,n, .Tv ..T. Morrow. corDS of en glneers, ITnlted States srmy,. In charge ,! latrlet trwlav aent a telearam to Tillamook, notifying the master of the government dredge wnicn in mrm to go ahead and dredKe out the channel Tiii.mnnii . tha ohlef of encineers having., on the recommendation of . . ' ...... IIMAA nm f h. Major, morrow,, grameq v work. ' ' - . " ' . rxivlnir tna winter tha channel to Tillamook, through Hoquarton slough, shoaled and the people of TlHamooa mml,A h.,mlrihlAn A USA thA ' ffOVem- ment dredge which Is there, saying that they would raise tne money xo pay iur the work. There waa no provision, J.n h rlvra and harhora 1 bill to cover Just such a case, but Major Morrow took the matter up with the -head of the department1 recommending that the work be done by the government with the result that General Marshall,, chief of engineers, set aside $1000 to . cover V. ... lha taorlr This lIDOUnt IS considered sufficient to run the dredge for the remainder or me iiscai ,jrr. and It will hava $5000 when the new rivers and haroorsimi la auoweu. Mulnii tfnrri.n aaM that tha work of clearing the channel to Tillamook would intra .hont mnhth and a half, the cost of running the dredger being about. 66i a monin. no saio. iui m might be at work already aahe had notified tha master to go ahead and If the. allotment waa not allowed the town quid furnish the money, Provisions fo,r Deepening Wil lamette From Portland to , Oregon Cityto Be Inserted. tWa.hlngtoa Bureau of Journal.) Washington, April JI. The naval bill authorising the deepening of the Willa mette river channel Jo Sellwood has not passed.' The, commercial- bodies of Sell wood and Milwaukle have communicat ed with the Oregon delegation asking support for te measure,,-but .Senator Bourne stated today that their wishes would be covered by a provision to' be" inserted in the bill for a survey from Portland to Oregon City which haa the same purpose of deepening the channel. JAMES COLE TAKES : UNTO HIMSELF A BRIDE T '"".y; "'l"T,: " ' ."' ;"'"r''. v::i "'; James ' Cole,, former deputy United States district attorney, has forsaken thai ranks, of the-'bachelora and yester day at boon was married to Miss Lu clle Genevieve Dooly, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. v Richard , M." Dooly. - . , The ceremony waa performed at noon by ITather i.O'Hara and the bride and groom , left on the afternoon train for Seattle and British; Columbia points for a two weeks' trip. Upon their -return to the city they will , make their 'home In - a bungalow, prepared by " Mr.-'TCole, on ' East Eighteenth ' street, between Bra see and; Knott, .They will be at home after May 1. . REASSURING REPORTS . FROM TROUBLED CHINA '(United Press Leased Wire.) London, April 21. A special dispatch from Pekln says the American cruiser Cleveland arrived - at Yo : Chow, across the ; Tung' .Ting lake from Chang jBha, today. '. It reports that the uprising at Chang Bha will probably not reach seri on a proportions. - ' la other .parts of. China, particularly Ti'.Tiang, rioting similar to that at Chang Sha Is taking, place. The Mission school at ,T Tlang Is reported burned. The rioting- there -is - said to be more serioqs ;than at Chang Bha.' , T. R. NOT MEDDLING, , . 0 1 -BUtTALKING AT-WILL ' (Untted Praas teaaed Wire.) - '. New Tork, April 21. The Outlook to day received a cabled message from Dr. Lyman Abbott denying that" Roosevelt would . meddle 1 In- European politics. Roosevelt declared -that -he -would apeak only when Invited to do .so, and that then- he -would ---express -hhs - personal views freely and frankly. . - ; '- . - Charges Against PHota.- . At" an Informal meeting of - some of tha members -of -tha-Port-of Portland commission and .the Chamber of 'Com merce navigation committee the charges, made by.E. H. Svendsen, master of the Norwegian Meamer Rygja. were looked into. June "4," thA' first occasion when the captain says, that no pilot was on hand, the v Port of Portland had not taken over the pilotage. , On the second occasion U Is stated that the pilot was there, but saw no signals,- and on , the third -occaaloa..' April 18, the pilot was necessarily absent on tugboat-according to the ' evidence brought out. A further investigation will be made. It Is stated. ' -- ... i IIoo Hoo Meet -at Medford. . Cottar Grove, Or., April 21. Snark F. H. . Rosenberg of the southern dis trict -will twOd a-concatenation at Med ford on the flrat Saturday In Mar, In stead of Arrll 2S. as Intended, the Hoo Hoo of that aectl(a not having Its kit tens In trim for the ordeal on the latter date. A special train wlli be run from tha-Willamette vsUey towns, and It t effected that to it will, re attached a special car of tfie fort i and Mack csta " Fl(e I. Ine r, i 1 at f.'rtrr. Cottase Gr -- -Or.,. April Jl The city cmirr;! ' re.-iv rropoaa!s in i April J9 fT tw' - 'n of a pipe i line from Ijilr.e tm', a d'Ftanre of 1 ; rr.liea. to connert wit i the p repent - j I tm. an.-J a,i r?r u construction er a i reeerro'r In er-'.-t n t here w H.'v. A'.l , ! bids rrut Inf'ii''" ;e ptir'heea eftK1 jllof'f-8 ! rr f-'t r-on-it vot,j for the; porpoM at not thai rr. ! Tre ':' ! f r l:-rho. ' 1 tr.i.t.., .-.-. - v ;-rrr,il) W ---. A; "i I' e-'t'ary P'-' MifT lif -r'! tie ritit cf t1"., fierra ciib f Pun Kranr vo to ' era of "t tr-ea In tv '. -'r ff'w.,1 r-a-k f-r O 'r-1 nf set '. f M- C! "r I r a-r:1 f ' a i'v-t ! r n . 010. idi is n FOR TIE KB Observatory Built by Public Subscription and Equipped - . for Stargazing.. ' . ' (Culled Tfoti laaaeH Wlra.1 ' ' Honolulu. April 21. The observatory In the Kalmiikl section of .this fity, which was built for the purpose of ob serving Hailey's comet, has been opened snd the puhlto has been Invited to in spect the structure. The building was erected by popular subscription. It is substantial snd Is equipped with appli ances suitable -for observing the stars. By special arrangement ',. those- who helped defray the cost of construction are allowed admittance to the building at any time. . . , , , yesterday morning an attempt was msde to observe pie 'comet as It rose, but owing to the presence of a heavy cloud bank on the eastern horizon the comet was not seen. Another attempt will be made today. - ',.'' r .: V ERRING HUSBAND 1 . " vCAUGHT WITH AFFINITY Walter J. . Bracking, mining engineer from Wallace, Jdalu and Miss Ida De Wolf,' cashier : at the Creamerle res taurant, were arrested last, evening on complaint of the former'a wife. . The couple were arrested. In room at 84 Kast Thirteenth street, where ,they have iQeen living as married people. . Mrs. Bracking has been living at io feast Tenth street end haa had consider able trouble of late; Bhe alleges It Is all due' to the influence Miss De Wolf has over her husband. The wife recent ly charged her husband with assaulting her In a hotel at Vancouver," -Wash., where ha was said to be with a young woman from, that town. .Bracking and Miss De ' Wolf were released on bonds. The case will be-heard Tuesday In the municipal oourh . ,..- ' Tl I M.A.A.CLUBCARNIVAL Th anrlns earntvat of the' Multnomah a,4l! attract attention tonlcht at the Armory. An elaborate program has been prepared . by ' the .members -of the club proper and the ladies annex. Rob ert Krohn has the direction of the pro gram. Avhuge" stage has been erected for: the. evening's v performance. inis arm ha iho mrat '. alahora ta exhibition ever given by the Multnomah club. Pre ceding th program,' which heglna at 8 :1S O'clock, the Third Regiment band will give a conoert . from J'.ib to s:z ror Km antrtainniATit nf r' thftna wtm come early to procure seata. The . full pro gram for the evening Is as follows;- s Overture,. :: Chrlstensen'e - orchestra; wand drill. Night Juniors; horse, v Day T.ilnMi. ifnmk lnlla. crtrln' elnaar narfll. lei bars, Night Juniors; swimming. Day Juniors; norn pipe arm, gina class; tumbling, Landauer, Ryman, Wetzler, Smith, Hale, Bowman, Daly and niinn. TnHlan Mnha. sirla' clnaa: fenclncr. ladies and seniors; table. Night Juniors; honsontai, Aowman, irwin, ana vncrry, o-avntte. Intermediates and alris:-Dutch nce, ladles, and seniors. ; ,,-;-;:'l.;?r:.. REFORM IN ELECT lONiii .r OF THE JUDICIARY - Martin I ' Pipes; end 8; Bf Huston will be the speakers at the meeting of the Multnomah county bar association next Tuesday night jon . the subject, "A Non-Partisan Judiciary." It Is expected they will have som.e interesting things to aay concerning reform 1n this direc tion and the ".meeting will he open for general expression of oplnlon-;,on the subject . The meeting will be In depart ment No. 1, at the courthouse. s; : HIS IS NIGH OFBIG LISpi It Llglll C3IIU r U WC1 , Direct From Primary: Cells '' , i ' ' .. ........... . tTHE: ESSENTIAL. POINTS AREr ' : -'''''-;-. .'' -."':.'.' -,'.' : .'':; .,,.''- -- , Simplicity, low cost, high efficiency, low voltage, no danger, frnrn fire or injury to person, brliriancy of and steadiness of lights. THa Xlsas Are Innumerable, a few of them are the lighting of Homes, barns, churches, stores, hotels, public buildings, . halls, mills. - camps, . factories, railway coaches, station and -switch points steamboats, launches, automobiles, etc. . - . : , : .-.., .. . ' VB39 SSIAM Ol atCXSirnSTS VOW KISS A EEAXITT THSOTOS - ,TKI' EEUABUBLS' TSTUTriOH Or OB.. K. W... DABBY, ' POWER Te THnnlnm fans, cream separatnr, -ehums, washier msrhtnas, small lathep for Jewelers snd dentlata. sewing machines, auto, small llllln. electric Irons, cofiee percolatora, toasters, vacuum carpet Cleaners, etc. v " - , ' jcr. for printed matter for full Information, or better still, come and see -a r !r't in actual operation. . ' TT- PACiriO COAST BiTTtBT CO.. organised and lrrrrr.r-ratel In I vrx .1-1 are rlvinr ilaHv tiemnnatratinns tenlnc t ar-lnt-nta-.t r . n ir 15 and 1 wet land bull. -".i"C. The pv.i ,ie l invited to p, ,r'i n;ft t.k.iS for themarivea. A tig dii.J,eriJ paytt.g tnveat- mer.t.t STOCX rOB.AX.B C. IL Rcvcrccmb, Financial'Agcnt PACiFIG COASfDATTERY CO. t",S as e:S Iwif.m t-'i, Fiaae USESCEDGLOTIIES OlliiiSlllfflElF Patient at Sanatorium Ties End A 9 I wVI V HA Kin f rt ' nAHl1 .ft Transom.' : . , " John Federer, a resident '.of Felix,-Or.,' wha was sent to the' Mountain View san atorium ho flrwt of the ; month for treatment, killed himself this morning by hanging with an Improvised rope mario from the bedclothes. ' . The man was found hanging In his room by the nurse at 7 ," o'clm-k , this morning. At 6 o'clock, when tha night nurse made his laFt round, the ninn was In bed, apparently aslep. When the day nurse mudo his tlrst round about an hour afterwards' he found the limn banging In his room, having tied parts of a sheet to the transom and then to his neck. -The man was . dead when found by the nurse. Federer was trou bled with melancholia, but so far- as known had not shown suicidal tendencies since hia commitment , s RUTH WILSON WILL - NOT LOSE EYESIGHT ' rttalted Preaa Leased Wlra. j Ban Francisco. April 21. Ruth Wil son, the 18-year-old -victim of an acid thrower, will regain her sight, according to a bulletin Issued today by the phy sicians who have bten attending her. The girl was removed from Mount Zion hospital to. her home late yesterday.' The bandages were taken from her eyes, and a thorough examination of the left eye, which was burned by the acid, convinced the specialists that the eyeball was not permanently Injured. . The search for Van Camp Redfern, the young man who Is wanted In connection with the affair,. Is being continued. Thus far no trace of him has been found. , . . '-"-'- Woman Defends Mining Claim. ' . Reno, Nev April 21. Attorney War ren of tha town of Bishop, Cal., la aeek tng the arrest of Mrs. JCate. Wella, her brother and son, who are alleged to h, ei,Ari unnn him at' Altair. a min ing camp, where the Wellses and War- mn hava , diaDuted claims. warren claims that when he attempted to enter ,1,1m 1mli fired UDon bv'Mra. Wells, who was mounted on a cow pony ana armea wij ro. iw "cgc f nntr nn th fle-ht and Inlured a bystander. Warren , attributes pis es-. cape rrom a earn to pwr .iuuuuiuhuii He has asked for warrants for the ar rest of the Wellsea.- - , Delicately Formcd and gently reared, women will find la all the seasons of their lives, as maid ens, wives and mothers, that the one simple,-wholesome laxative, remedy, Which aets, gently and pleasantly and naturally and which may ne taken at any time,' when the system needs a laxatiye, withperfect safety and real ly beneficial effects,' is Syrup of Figs and Elixir :o Sennaii --.i-mm j-'! V It has that true dellcacof " HaVor which Is eo refreshing to the taste, that warming and grateful toning to the stomach which responds so favor ably to Its action and the laxative ef-, feet which is so beneficial to the sys tem when,;; occasionally. Its gentlo cleansing Is required. " y ' , , The genuine, . always . bearing the same of the California Fig .Syrup Co., may he purchased rrom au leaams , druggists In original packages of one size only, price fifty cents per bottle. I iall af-r1 Fdmwrrkn 1 I Jfr.:i C. '-r t, frefa.