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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL' PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 23, 1910.
L
IIILL UIIE READY
f '
ffliCIilCIIV iSUPERll
ELEVATOR CURNSi TO MAKE DIVORCE
TO
ETOiJlOII.
UnlATILLA PROJECT
OST DIAMOND
AND HUBBY. TOO
BRITISH STEAMER
SUFFERS BY FIRE
EXWfflM
SEEKS HIS UDERTY
OPEN SERVICE
AND STATE LOSES
Poor Representation in Con
gress Causes Severe 6low to
r Oregon; Private Capital May
Complete Project.
(Sulfrn Burns of Tb Journal.)
Selem.; Or.. July 28. Dr.. Andrew C
8mith of Portland today placed on file
in the etau engineering office here maps
covering an extension of the Umatilla
reclamation project Initiated last year
by the United State government : ut.
Smith states In his communication that
If the United States government can
be prevailed upon to relinquish Its In
terests, a private company, of which
Nr. Smith is the head, will carry out the
mm 4 Aif ' . . i :
This action on the part of Dr. Smith
is construed by State Engineer Joun h,
I.wls as an indication that the United
States government is about to abandon
the only project In Oregun which is In
a position to be benefited by the $20,-
000.000 reclamation bonding act passea
by congress last winter and which was
allowed to be enacted without protest
fiom Congressman W. R. Ellis, whose
district was so vitally Interested In the
bill. -
Oregon loses Opportunity. .
- Though Oregon has contributed more
to the reclamation fund than any other
state in the Union save, possibly, one,
she now has lost her last and only op
portunity to benefit one lota from, that
fund. ,
. ' Only recently work was "ordered
stopped on the project at Klamath Falls
ajid reclamation work In this state is
practically at a standstill, with no In
dlctations of any immediate improvement
In conditions, due entirely to a lack of
vigilance on the part of Oregon's repre
sentation In the lower house of congress,
who allowed Oregon's millions to slip
through their hands to be expended for
betterments and improvements In the
reclamation of arid lands in Nevada and
other states. ' r - ':;
Abandoned By Government.
The maps filed by Dr. Smith are iden
tical with those prepared by the govern
ment for the. Umatilla extension.. They
rover a project embracing 60,000 acres.
According to Dr. Smith's letter to the
state engineer, he has been In com
munication with the Interior department1
and has received assurance that the gov
ernment does not Intend to proceed with
this project. . '' V
' The act passed by congress allows
only those projects' to benefit from the
bonding enactment that: bad' been al
ready initiated and ' were under way.
This was the 'only such project In Ore
gon. It means a complete loss to this
state of any benefits from the reclama
tion fund so liberally contributed to by
Oregon from the sate of her public- land
pouceIETv
. prisoners distance of
- ' 8 MILES TO CELLROOM
Arrest, an eight mile walk to
police headquarters and fines of
J10 each were the penalties paid
by -Jesse Kinney and Carl Dohl. 4)
two mill -workers, who ' were
found creating 'a disturbance at' 4)
Lombard and Vans Hou ten streets
at 2:38 o'clock this morning. Pa- 4)
trolman Maxwell arrested them 4
when attracted by, their bolster- 4
ous conduct and then called po,
lice headquarters to have the pa- 4)
trol wagon come four his prls-' e
mug. Captain Sloredecldcd 4
tl-at .the .wagon could not , be
cpnrcd ' for; the time needed, to )
serd It to the remote point, and
.ordered Maxwell to send' In his
captives on foot Maxwell walked 'e
to the limits of his beat and 4
turned, the. men. over, to another )
officer, who repeated the . per- 4
formance. Other patrolmen con-' 0)
tinued the chain sygtem until the 4
men reached the station. - 4
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DEBS IN HOSPITAL;
f MINOR OPERATION
Rochester. Minn.. July 28An oper
iwri was performed on Eugene V. Debs
former candidate for president on the
blaliBt ticket, by Dr. 8. Mayo at the
Mayo Broth-rs' hospital 'today. The
nature of Debs' illness has not ; been
f ir.L lt 18 alJ the hospital
jliat the illneps is not eerlOTft. and that
.the operation was a minor one. It Is
aid Debs will be in bed not more than
three days. .
Vancouver elks
attend clam bake
, 8pwi.l OltMtra to Th Joaml
-. V ancouver, Wash.. July 28. The Elks
,f .ancouven are prepfirlng to make an
excursion to Seaside Sunday to attend
the annual clam bake given by the
Astoria lodge, , The train will leave this
city at.J:J5 a-m. An attempt will be
made to return at 11: JO ln the evening
ir the herd can be rounded up by that
time.. , . 1
T Special, uniforms are being purchased
by the members for the occasion. B A
DeYarmond of the special committee
urges all members to buy regalia nt
cure, ln order that an estimate of the
number can be made.
Two Sue for Divorce.
v r 4ftiwcial DifMtrti t T JoorniLt ,
Oregon City. Or.. July 2.-Because
he got angry at her and would swear
at her. and tell her that he did not
lov her. Lillian D. prvis is suing Alton
J. Orvls for a dlvoree. .The complaint
aa filed in the Clackamas county clr
euit court yesterday, and the plaintiff
alleges cruelty.
They were married at San Rafael,
tal., January 14, 1909.- TJ'Ren & gChu
bel of this city are the platntlffs at
torneys. ',
llenry Bloch, Jr., commenced suit
gainst May Bloch. his wife. In the
Clackamas county circuit court on the
grounds of desertion, yesterday. They
,'rm"1'', 8t Houston, Texas May
-., uiumi mi ner nus
"n pianum s legal advisor.
ThU Father Is Happy. '
A A. Welih of 414 Holladay avenue
Is tne fther of a nine-pound boy, -
' Jf'U 1 Want Ads bring rsaults.
Miss Ida Fisher Charges Man
- She Married With Steak'
: . ' . ing Jewel.
Declaring that - her" marriage, to
Claude W. Garleta was Illegal, the
woman whom Jie calls his wife-was In
municioal, court this morning to prose
cute him under her maiden name of Ida
V. Fisher on the charge of stealing a
diamond ring valued at 1150.
Garletx waa divorced not , long ago
from his first wife, and three days aft
erward- married Miss Fisher In Van
couver, violating, sne sayB, tne con
ditions of bis divorce decree. She nays
that she did not lepra until afterward
that Garlett had been previously mar
ried, and when she became disillusioned
Garlett had disappeared, taking- .with
him her ring.
She learned a few days ago that he
was In Madras anf obtained a warrant
for him In the dlstrlet attorney's of
fice. ' Garlets was brought back to Fort
land Tuesday, and when, given. a hear
ing In municipal court this morning was
bound overt the grand jury.
o.i y.
Better Shipping - Accommoda
tions for Hermiston; Com
" . mission Considers.
(SalMa Birt-eau of The Journal.) s j
Salem. Or.: July 28. Notification of
the completion of the line between Tall-
man and Crabtree on the. Springfield di
vision' caused' the railroad commission
today 4o request Attorney. General
Crawford to procure the dismissal of
the ' state's mandamus suit, brought
against the company to . rebuild this
portion of Its road. ;
The Oregon Railway &' Navigation
Co. was today .ordered by the commis
sion to build additional tracks at Her-
iston'for the accommodation of ship
pers. The Southern Pacific company
has. also been directed to, make a reduc
tion in Its rates on box shooks between
Oregon and California points. Both or
ders were made as a result; of Investiga
tions based on complaints of shippers..
The commission has taken upon its
own motion the matter of the Installa
tion of track scales on the line of the
Southern Pacific company at - Dallas,
and the matter will be set down for
hearing af Dallas In the near future.
The final hearing In the matter of the
Southern Pacific class rates Will be
held at Portland Tuesday, August I. '
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iSpeclil) Dinnatih to .The: Journal.) .
Vancouver, , Wash., July 2s. Steel
rails are being distributed along Co
lumbia street this morning by the Van
couver Traction company preparatory, to
placing tracks in compliance with an or
dinance recently? granted by the . city
council. The track will be laid from
Eleventh street down Columbia to Sec
ond and on. Second .to Washington to
connect with the main 'line. A spur track
will also be laid from Columbia on Sev-
Unth to the middle of the block to be
used as a siding. , , ,
Stel Otp.th to T1j JonrmH
Oregon City. Or.. Julv 28 On 2kt
Saturday a second Clackamas county
BOBmiy win ne neid. This aecond
convention of Kepubllcans of this
county was called together for the ex
press DUrnose Of mvmnclnir
ticket for the coming primaries, but
..- ...... v,,v, iu atLniiitru
are becoming slimmer each day. Many
of the staunch assembiv mn nt h.
county see the folly of proposing a
wuniy, ucaei, ana are set against It,
as are'the anti-assembly portion.
- John H. Gibson, anil hlo tan, nt.i-.
adherents are working overtime to ac-
uuinpiiBii wnat tneir boss at Portland
dictates, but they are very apt to dls
appoint the ones 'Higher up."
4 The strongest Republicans in th
county, to a man. hkv
the assembly,-and to have a county
ticket, proposed next UntnrA ni
be atrlctly against the wants of . the
majoruy or the Republican voters In
this county.
TWO FILE DECLARATION'S ;
TO ENTER CAMPAIGN
(8alm Bureno of The Jmirasl.j '
Salem. Or.. Jnlv as. m.h
Of Portland ima tA ui- .
of Intention to enter the contest against
. . pcaun, assenvoiy candidate for
nomination for circuit -court Judge for
Multnomah county, department No. 5.
a. van winKie filed his decla
ration of candidacy for circuit Judgeship
in this vdistrlct-comprlslng Marlon.
Linn. Poll?. Yamhill nH Tin.mi.
ties. Van Winkle la th. vi
ommendation. .. " .
Kwlaniutloa Engineers Plan Tour.
' (UnHtd Pnh Lnrt W!r.
WtShhctnn .TnW e a.".. ' '. .
. u.l.-S,T i'" engineers
vcaiKB ui 1. 11 s wnrir r
ng -
. " J .'"""'V. rcoenuy voted by con-
z j. l" completion of pending
thiir tlm proJect8' concluded
1 15r!um,nar3!; VPS t0y " -tart-
4..V -: W":',W''.'WIU visit the
rA iT i,T 'ac coast, in Mon
ta'.Idfh0, Wjomlnr and - the Dakotas
TrtrfTndf-
M ' tMtateTto Trran
coast inspection tour.
""vernor Banders, of Louisiana, who
" V tne vacant seat In
1 "a tron "PPorter of
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ORDERED
TO BO LD TRACK
10 LA! RAILS ON
COLUMBIA
STREE
ANOTHER
ASSEMBLY
CALLED FOR SATURDAY
Officers and Crew Have Stren
uous Time With Smoldering
. Blaze in Hold of Boat.
Fire aboard the British steamer fct
Nicholas on her passage from Antwerp
to this coast tried the hearts of the
officers and crew for seven days, and
damaged a part Of ' the .cargo which
waa destined for this port, "
On June 23, at 4 o'clock In the morn
ing, William Dickinson, first officer
of the St. Nicholas, and Stanley Mar
riot, second officer, , started f rbm Jhelr
uuuui , ir ins onage wnen- mey bsw
dense volumes Of smoke Issuing from
the ventilators in No. 2 hold. Thoy Im
mediately gave the alarm, and the other
officers and the crew turned to and had
the fire out In a few hours.
- Second fire Terrific
Later, however, the fire broke put
again from spontaneous, combustion In
the lower hold among some rags and
oil, and for seven days the ship's com
pany were kept busy fighting the fire,
the heat from which was Intense. The
officers headed by Chief Mate Dickin
son were lowered Into the hold by life
lines and by means Of water played on
the flames in this manenr were enabled
lo drive the fire back to where all of
the crew could take a hand in fighting
it. ; It was at first attempted to smother
the fire by the use of steam, but, that
was not successful and the fire was fin
ally quenched by floding the hold with
water.
Strenuous Bays and Rights.
Duringthree days and nights Captain
Aitkin, master of the steamer, waa on
deck all the time, not closing an eye, and
until the fire. was finally extinguished
he did not remove his 'clothes,' being in
readiness for any call that might come
to him.. For 36 hours the life boats
were kept out and provisioned in readi
ness for the crew to make escape from
the burning steamer, as it was thought
that she was doomed. The f ir broke
out shortly after the steamer reached
the Pacific side, while she was In lati
tude 14 S. and longitude 97 W. Officers
jf the vessel say that during the time
that Mhey were fighting the fire, when
it was at Us worst, the heat was about
147 degrees in the hold.
This. Is the first trip of the St.-Nich
olas to this port , She arrived last night
at the North Bank dock with genera
cargo for-Balfour, Guthrie & Co. -
The officers report a strong north
west gale on the way up the coast from
San Francisco and when the vessel ar
rived Inside the bar a heavy fog closed
down and she had to anchor. y. She was
brought In by George Wood, one of the
Independent pilots, who .boarded her at
the Bay City. . . . '
POPULAR WOMAN
PASSES TO BEYOND
Mrs. V. C. Ross died at her home
near Marquam, Or., Saturday morning.
She Is survived by her husband and
two little sons. The burial was made
in Miller cemetery and the t services
were conducted by Rev. F.1 C Butler,
pastor of Ihe Hubbard Congregational
church. . ' i ;
Mrs. Ross was bom in Jewell camntyr
Kan., in UiS. Her maiden name was
AHa Dorothy WlnaloW.7 ; She moved
with her parents. to Olympla, Wash., in
1.890. She and Mr. Ross were married
In 1900. ' She' was a woman of sweet
Christian, spirit who left a large circle
of friends to mourn her, death. . ,
HAZEL . THE HEARTBREAKER
(OprrUht, ltlO, b th Jf lork tnolBf JounuJ PubUihiaf Onapta.) . v
. ir es vJu. ( r n; , to t( )-t tnHr
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f 5M- ewTl ( N'T WC THE iiyWOi' Wt ClONT BR1N6 'htl .jV B'LL'MAKfta
1 1T. mot J AtT on PtffTfl,' Itl. nONVTOTHE. T.?J " " ,.V! ( w6krtE B )
s jLf wtU V- V-T V 5HE OvxHT TO 8t ' y -
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v 1 ttr,N. v ihc wo- , OM - f MA THANK "NEW
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Work an" Oregon Trunk Being
Rushed From the Columbia
.River to Oregon Town To
Lay Rails Soon.
It is now believed that the Oregon
Trunk line will be in readiness for train
service to Madras by January 1, 1911.
Work on the line Is being persecuted
With splendid success,1 according to re
ports from the various camps, and the
jnuiiig ui m tuaa irom me voiumoia
river to Madras will he completed by
September 1. ,
Laying of rails will be begun as soon
as the ferry to carry the steel across the
river at telllo Is completed. , It, is hoped
to have the craft ready by the time the
grading :s, finished. ;. Ballasting Of the
travk will be done as. quickly as each
mile of rails has been laid. Thus It will
be but a short time Intervening between
the laying Of the last rail and the com
pletion of the road. : ' .
Grading south ' of Madras towards
Bend is also being rushed, and the laying
01 raws pver that distance will follow
immediately upon the completion of the
road to Madras.
Sends . Taxicabs, : Messenger
Boys and Reporters to Her
Enemy's Address.!. .
(I'Dited PreH Ui4 Wire -
Tacoma. July 28. The . nOlica are
looking for a young woman who yes
terday caused a procession of taxicabs,
newspaper reporters messenger, boys
and expressmen to call at the residence
of L. B: Stone on North Fife street.
The young woman, who, It appears, had
some grievance against the Stone family
sent In telephone calls to every trans
fer company ln town, to the newspapers
and messenger concerns, telling them to
seno, a machine, a messenger or a re
porter as the case might be, with all
haste to the stone residence.
Shortly after noon the first mkmn.
bile appeared In front of the Fife street
home. The driver entered and asked
what was wanted. ' He said a woman
had telephoned for the car. No sooner
had he left than Another machine ap
peared, then an army of messenger boys
and reporters, and thus the procession
kept up all afternoon. - '
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485 National Banks la Texas. ;
' (BprcUl DUpntcB t ITie SoaratLI
San Antonio, Texas, July 28. A re
port' Issued' by the comptroller of the
national treasury shows that' there are
In operation In this state 485 national
banks. Their', total assets and liabili
ties amount to $18S.S16,693.2.
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Convicted of Embezzlement,
Alfred H. Grant Asks Writ
on Technicality.
Alfred H. Grant, following the ex
ample of Frank Wayne, the , notorious
bank robber and highwayman, has
made application for release from Wc
Neill's Island, under' writ of habeas
corpus.
'.Grant- was formerly postmaster : of
Bend, 'Crook county, and was: Indicted
June J 2, .1908,, by the federal grand
Jury for having embezzled postal funds.
He was indicted under two counts, the
first charging him with having embe
tied 3118.64 of money-order funds, the
second charging him with failure to de
posit $143.12 of postal funds held by
him. . . ,
The prisoner pleaded guilty on' the
day the indictment was returned, ad
mittlng both counts against him. He
was sentenced to pay a fine equal to
the total amount which he admitted
having made away with and was also
sentenced to serve three and one half
years in the federal prison at McNeill's
Island.
Grant , now contends that he has
served out the sentence imposed on the
first count of the Indictment and that
he . was illegally 5 sentenced on both
counts in the same indictment Ho
asks, therefore, that he be released from
prison because of this alleged irregu
larity in his sentence.
This Is a similar action to' that
brought: recently in behalf of Frank
Wayne, who was icpnvleted of complic
ity ln the Sell wood postofflce robbery
and sentenced to serve a long term at
McNeill s Island. Wayne was released
on the hearing of the writ of habeas
corpus, but was . arrested on a state
charge pending against Jiitn and is now
In the Multnomah . county Jail. ,- It is
supposed that the same attorneys who
secured the release of Wayne from the
federal prison are worktng for Grant
United States District Attorney Todd
of Seattle has written to. the district
attorney's office here, asking for cer.
tlfled copies of the papers ln the Grant
case ln the federal court ; , .
STORY OF ROBBERY
n : PROVES TO BE FICTION
William EX ' Clark's story of being
robbed of $180 is purely imaginary, de
cided tbe police today af4er Inveitlrat-
Ing the matter. Clark discovered - that
he came from Eugene yesterday with
8180, spent S80 In a saloon and was
robbed of the balance. Peter Rudey,
Second and Couch streets, in 'V whose
saloon Clark said he disposed of $80.
told officers that Clark had spent only
$1.60 there. After a few more inquiries
with similar results the police stopped
work."-".-' - .r
ASIATIC CHOLERA
' RAMPANT IN RUSSIA
It7nlt4 PnM Leineil Wire.) '
St Petersburg, July 28. Forty-two
provinces of Russia are ravaged by Asi
atic cholera, according to official re
ports. A statement by the government
commission on health is to the effect
that 18,651 deaths have occurred in 87,
662 ?ase since last May. St Peters
burg has not. escaped the scourge, 12
deaths being reported here today. The
authorltttes refuse to state the number
Of cases of cholera reported at the pres
ent time throughout the empire. -
Southern Pacific Buildings and
Other Property Destroyed
. or Badly Damaged. -
SpcUrrl"itch to Tb Joqriut.)
-Junction City, Or.. July 8. The
Bushnell elevator, built in 1874 at the
cost of 110.000, burned , to the ground
last night The building contained only
about 300 worth of goods. , "
The Southern Pacific company lost
the engineers' waiting room and a large
amount of supplies and extras. The
water tank was badly . damaged, , also
the south end of the depot -The Com
pany's estimated Iors is about $2500,
The fire company, soon after the fire
broke out :had two streams of water
playing, on the fire and persistent ef
fort kept the flames confined rto the
elevator and 'adjoining property. - ' ;
The fuel oil tank from which South
ern Pacific locomotives are supplied was
smoking during the entire time of the
flro and only by keeping. water inces
santly flowing upon, the tank waa it
saved. Fortunately there ; was little
wind, or the gravest of disasters might
have resulted. - '
Popular Railroad man Is Pro
v moted by Harrimah Lines.
. h in Oregon.' ;
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' F. W. Robinson has been selected by
Traffic Manager R. B. Miller of the
Harrlman lines In Oregon to succeed
W. E. Coman as general freight agent
in this dlstrlot, the appointment to be
come effective-August 1.
Mr. Coman. resigned about' a month
ago to accept the position of general
freight and passenger agent of the
Spokane, Portland . & Seattle railroad
and the Astoria & Columbia River rail
road, as successor to H. M. Adams . who
resigned to go with the Western' Pa
cific as tfaffto manager with headquar
ters at San Francisco.
Mr, Robinson Is very popular with
the officials and the employes of the
lines-he will represent' as well as with
the-public. Although a young man he
has had much experience In his chosen
field. In 1888 he was Office boy under
the auditor of passenger accounts of
the Union Pacific at Omaha. . He grad
ually worked up ' through the freight
and passenger departments to chief
clerk of the general freight department
of the Union Pacific, which position he
held until January 1.. 1906. He was
then ' appointed chief clerk to J. C.
Stubbs, director of traffic of the Union
Pacific and the Southern Pacific sys
tems, and -remained there - until his
transfer to Portland January 1, 1910,
as assistant to General Freight Agent
Coman, - whom- he now- succeeds. . .
Mr. Robinson has not yet named his
assistant, but said this morning that
the selection will be made from the
ranks as this Is the policy of the Har
rlman lines. - , -r ' " ,' ;
PUTTERMILK WELCOME
, HUVtii BIU rAILunt
(Stweial Dlipatcb to Tbt JonrroU
gon City. Or.. July 28.-rhe
Oreg
Cal
ifornia business ...men's , special train
reached- Oregon City at . 8 . o'clock
this morning. " Although the local
Commercial . club " had ' arranged : for
entertaining the visitors ,. for 15
minutes, very., few ,, of the - ex
cursionists had awakened, and the but
termilk went 5 begging for someone " to
drink It The speech of welcome, was
not delivered either, as there was no
one to' deliver It to. y- rr-
The few visitors who were out of
bed and came on the platform expressed
thanks lor the entertainment prepared
for- them. '
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(RmcIdI Dtapntcu to Tb J-oiroxl l -Oregon
City.' Or., July 8.John C.
Shillock, a Portland attorney ' com
menced suit against Ludwig and JulU
Hartke yesterday for the recovery of
I3o.(iamagen on two notes alleged to
have been given by the defendant to
Casper and Marls Tscharing. The plain.
tirr also asks for 160 attorney's fees
on the two notes.
The notes were given on September
18, 1903, and January 18. 1904. and are
for, 8300 and $100. Nothing has been
paid on them, excepting 150 on the 8300
note, says the plaintiff. ,
Suit Against J. A.' Smith. , s-
f (Bpct'ia! DlKpntrh t Tlia Journal. V "
Vancouver, Wash., July 28.--A suit
for debt against J. A. Smith was filed
In . the superior court yesterday, by the
Faciric Northwest Adjustment company.
The plaintiffs, allege that sawmill sup
piles amounting to $153.77 were sold to
the defendants between March 1 , and
May 1. 1909, by a Portland firm, and
the obligation was assianled to the
plaintiffs on July s of this year. A
Judgment Is asked for the amount men
tioned. With interest from May 1. 1909.
and costs of action. ,
1 v' ' News in Brief. -Vancouver
Wash.. July 28. H.. A.
Wilklns is visiting his father. 8. N.
Wllkins of this city, after a three
I years' course at the Michigan Univer
Islty at Ann Arbor. - .
Sherman Edwards of North Yakima
Is visiting his mother. Mrs. F. Hefty of
Manor." ,. ' -1-
'Deputy Auditor Quarnberg returned
yesterday from a short vacation at
White Salmon. V
Mr. and Mrs. 'J. B. Hlgdon of Manor
left for White Salmon yesterday. 4
E. R. PcreivBil hnn filed nodcA of l,U .
candidacy ; for representative , for the
Twenty-third district.
. Good Pictures at Palace. .
Vancouver, Wash., July 28. Several
good films are on exhibition at the Pal
ace theatre. ; "Caesar ln Egypt," a col-
""; T ,' l ""W
the program. "Nelllos Farm," is a pill-
never seen . arassior anv of tlm iiknal i
mrni animBis. A. uuy menu ner- ac- t
''IT vntiVi 1 avmt pd I rtn an1 k(nrm L. - r
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nalr of tlnv chickens, which he rires(n
to. her In a box built up to resemble a
farm and buildings. The children's aot-
Ui2 in this play. la exceptionally, good, x
NAME ffiillll
AS FREIGHT AGENT
LI1E0I
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Washington Jurists Agree on
Rules Making for Greater
Publicity; Resolutions in ln-!
terest of Better Courts.
- (United Prn Leafed Vlr.
Bellingham, Wash., Juty 28. After
November 1 it will not be so easy to
secure a divorce ln tne state of Wash
ington, for the superior Judges of the
state. . before the conclusion of aheir
local convention yesterday, decided that
divorce cases shall J)e filed at least 80
days before . trial and . that the papers
shall bo served on thecqunty attorney.
ieasv m aays oeiore trial in derauii
cases.. . . -fi1-',,".! ;'',.' 'Vir''Vi.;'X'v;v :;'
Under the rules adopted every' attor-
ny la required to file an itemUed state- -ment
of his services, showing of what
they consisted, and to vcrjfy the state- '
ment ' . ,
Another rule of Importance refers to
hearings of return of sale by executors,
administrators and guardians and ' re
quiring notice of the hearings of such
returns, ....
A number of resolutions were adopt'
ed fcy the convention and these will be
submitted to the supreme court and by , ,
this body forwarded to . the governor. ' ,
The first Is, on the appointment of a
public administrator.. A second resolu- :
tlon calls for the, appointment of a spe
clal prosecutor by the court upon the
calling of a grand Jury, and for the'ap- '
polntment ofahe special elisors by the
court. "(":'. .v-'v i.
Another Important resolution calls'
for thesimpliflcatlon of probate pro
cedure.;:. ..- -, .; " -'" ' - ' . r-:
The convention Just concluded Is the
first meeting of the superior judges of
the state since 1897.. The Justices pres.
ent felt that meetings should be held-1
more, frequently and a motion was . ...
adopted that the "superior Judges of
the state meet hereafter every ; two
year8 ; '
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS '
' PLACE BIG EXHIBIT
H. P. Wood, secretary of the Hawaiian
promotion committee, of Honolulu, H. I.,
is in Portland Vn his way home from
the east. Mr. VIood Is accompanied by
his witer'-jr"---: rrrr
While east Mr. Wood Installed a largo
exhibit from the 'Islands at one of the
leading- hotels where it Is believed Jt
will , attract the attention of tourists
and Investors, botlu classes of which "
have a standing welcome to the islands.
Mr. Wood explains "that the Islands
are very prosperous this year, perhaps
more prosperous than any other part of
the United States, and' that - the pros
pects for the future are very promising.
: It is intended to arrange a midwinter
excursion from the Pacific northwest to s'
the islands and Mr. Wood is Incidentally
railing attention to it on his tour.
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PERSONAL,
W. E, 'Williamson, assistant post
master. Is visiting near Seaside,, having:
been called away . from -the city for a.
short time on business. " '
United States District Attorney Mo
Court went to. Salem last, night for a
short visit. with relatives and friends.
Since the death of the little son of Mr,
and Mrs. McCourt.. and the subsequent
death of Mrs. W, F. Boothby, mothtr
of Mrs. McCourt, the latter has re-'
malned In Salem With her father. Tt is
possible that she will return to Fort
land with Mr. McCourt when he re-
urn. 0 the city:
Honorable R. Alexander, one of Pen
dleton's solid business men, is at - the
Imperial. Mr. Alexander is. returning
home from attendance on the grand
lodge of Redmen at -Astoria.
. Frank G, Micelli, a prominent attor
ney of . Roseburg, is at the Imperial,
Mr. Mlcelll 'waa given thp honor of
grand representative of Oregon Red
men by the grand lodge, which' met at
Astoria, recently..,:;,,,., k. .
Real". Estate Transfers. "
s (Special DUnatoh to The Journil.). '
Vancouver, Wash., July 28. The fol
lowing transfers of real.: estate were
filed, for record In the county audi
tor's office yesterday : - ;
F. Jo) Kaufman to Anton Kaufman,
78.48 acres, section 3, township 2 north, ;
range 2 east. $1. 1 , . .
A. Kaufman to' Marie Peltlt. 78.48
acres, section 3, township 2 north, range
2 east $5710."
J. Kaye to T.' E. Crank, 80 acres, sec
tion 17,, township 4 north, range 3 east.
$2730. '
Mae Van 'Atta to Maggie Clark, 40
acres, -- section 21. township : 6 north,
range 8 east. $1250. : ; '. .
C. W. Nichols to F. M. Anderson. 3 3.07 '
acres, section . 15, township 2 north,
range 1 east, . $10. . .
h. M. Walrus to Clara Blarkburn, lots
9 and 10, block" 11, Rowley's Eighth ,
addition, Vancouver, and 100 by 100
feet, lot 22, Columbia Orchard lots. ,
$1 300.- -- .-".----.'-"-'.-.- .'-..
Personal Mention. . , '
(Rpacliil DUpatca to Tbe Jonmnl.l
Oregon City, Or., July 28. Mrs. Fred
Slocum. who has been visiting Mrs, W,
A. Shewman of this ity'for some time,
was called east by a telegram statin
that ;. her sister was - very ill. . Mrs.
Shewman accompanied her as - far as
Chehalis, Wash, i
H. p. Witham of Portland was In
Oregon City today. ?- .
U Vlerhus. of the Home Oil . Gns
company of Stone, was in the county '
Beat on business today. T .
J.W., Jesse, of Bnrlow made a busi
ness trip to Oregon City today, ' :
' The Hawleys t spent Sunday at
Wright's Springs. ' , ,
' v 1 Death of Mrs. llolnian.
8wdnl plHnatPh to-Th Journal.) .
" Vancouver, '.Wash., July y.-Mr. :
Harriett E. Holman. 49 years old and
who 01 ueorge A, Holman or tlie uoi-
raan Transfer company of Portland, died
AuuutriJjy .1 iiKsuuy -vvviuujr; nfc 4.110 luiuiiy
home near. Camas, of neuralgia of the
heart brought on by overexertion. 'Cor
oner Knapp of Vancouver was called
and the body was (removed to Portland
yesterday. The funeral will be held at
10 o'clock tomorrow morning from IIol-
- i l be made In P. vcrview cemetery,
v- , .- ' ' ...
Marriage Licenses.
Sneeinl )lKtt'h In Tlji- Journn.
nroeon Mlv Or Julv fft
. 11 v
cierk s office yesterday to Hendv ti.
Johnson, and Blgne l!oe.
- W. H.. Juelfs and Miss Swrllda . I.
Van Horn.
H,,J, Cody and Miss May - Horman. -