The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, July 14, 1911, Page 10, Image 10

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    AGITATION FOR
;; PAVEMENT WINS
Executive Board Awards Con
tract to Pave East Side
Streets With Wood J. N.
Teal Writes Letter. '
Many property owners of Portland
have recently begun an agitation to have
more wood block pavements laid. In
- !. nritt.n in u.vnr H imh 1 1 ph f
' yesterday J. N. Tial, prominent taxpay
: r, oalla attention to the progress wood
blocks have made ns street improve
ments in other cities, lie says lie be
. lleves that the blocks, properly treated,
make an ideal hard surface for any
atreet.
The city executive board recently
awarded a contract for the paving of
East Morrison street from Kast Water
: street to Unloh avenue with wood
blocks. A pavement of this material
was laid on Fourth street 11 years a so
and ia still In use. Mr. Teal s letter
' follows :
.. "I taka the liberty of calling your
attention to a aublect well worthy of
Uie serious and prompt consideration
, of ail our city officials and citizens
' generally as well that of the uae of
treated wood blocks for paving.
; "One of the state's greatest and most
. valuable natural resources Is Its for
ests'. Our fir timber and Its qualities
Are appreciated away from home more
than en its native hills. One of the
, most beautiful rooma In the building
; of .the Pan-American Union in the city
of Washington Is finished in Oregon
"It la used In aU parts of the world
where strength and lasting qualities are
required.
"Whether as a mast for a ship, a
stringer to bear enormous weight, for
flooring, or for finishing, it stands pre
eminent. Tet In its native land, in the
city boasting the largest lumber out
put In the world, with the heaviest
ever see. shipment of any city in Amer-
lea, but a portion of one street has
been paved with a material that Is, if
properly treated, eminently adapted to
paving uses.
, , Would Bare waste.
"We all talk much of the use ef
homo goods and supporting home in
dustry. s "Here Is aa excellent opportunity to
put this rule In practice. By using
thla wood for the purpose Indicated it
will Increase the market, save waste
and employ labor. Not only this, it
Will ' add a competitor In a business
where one Is needed and will make an
excellent and long lived street.
"Properly treated and property laid.
Z havo no hesitancy In saying wood
blocks make an Ideal street Thla faot
ia no longer open to question. Statis
tics an easily available and I have no
doubt but what the engineering depart
ment has data as to method of treat
ment on hand.' If not. It will gladly
: be supplied.
. "There are a number of very good
reasons In favor, of a properly treated
wood block pavement other than the
use of home material. It Is sanitary,
clean, noiseless, smooth, furnishes a
good footing, Is elastic, is the most dur
able. Is easily kept In repair, and fs the
most modern pavement
Growing In Tavor.
"Other good points In Its favor could
be named, but the foregoing should be
sufficient to cause the greatest city in
the greatest timber state in the Union
to oonsldes the wisdom of using our
own materials, particularly when it is
the best.
"Wood blocks are constantly grow
ing in favor. They are extensively used
'for paving in the largest and most pro
,. gresslve of our eastern cities, even
where they cost more than other hard
surface pavements. The best municipal
engineers in the country indorse this
form of paving material.
"In European cities, wood paving
. blocks have been popular for years.
merit of such pavements. In the loop
district of Chicago, the very heart of
the city, it is said wood paving blocks
are to be substituted for the granite
, 'pavement now in place. Streets' on the
.lower end of Manhattan island. New
'York city, carrying the heaviest traffic
of any streets in the country, are large
ly paved with treated wood blocks.
1 1 . ' Pavements Compare a.
"In this connection I refer you to
Tan excellent article on this subject
which appears in the Engineering News
or December 29, 1910, as page 718.
"As an illustration of the favor in
which wood pavements are viewed when
experience Is the guide. I submit the
following table of wood block street
pavements laid in Minneapolis during
the last four years:
1S08 l0t 1908 lfl
.Treated wood
blocks eH e rr 78
Other pave
''t : .. 41 2J 35
'The city of Everett, Wash., main
tains 68,147 square yards of wood block
pavements and Is this year laying 10,-
THE SUNDA Y JOURNAL
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Special correspondents in Washington, San Francisco, Seattle and
all the cities and towns in the Oregon country keep The Journal's read-
er informed a to what is happening in their respective fields
1 A capable local-staff heads the news gathering agencies that
The Journal to print all the news when it is news
Special Features in Next Sunday's Magazine
WAGON ROADS ACROSS
THE CASCADES
Illustrated story of picturesque
mountain highways in Oregon.
PORTLAND BOTANIST
OF NATIONAL FAME
i What modest Thomas Howell
has done in -interests of science.
EFFICIENCY AND . .
SHORTER HOURS
What Efficiency Expert Taylor
foresee in nation's industrial field.-
" FOR KING OR CONGRESS, continued story SONG HIT nff
by Mabel H.te; CITY AND COUNTRY SKETCHES 'ARF Poof
RICHARD'S MOTTOES OUf OF DATE? BEST PAID WOMAN m
GOVERNMENT EMPLOY; POLLY EVANS' STORY FACE WO
MAN-STAGES; FASHION PAGES. AtL' VVQ'
IB DIVORCES
COMETOOEASILY
Deputy District Attorney Says
Evidence Should Be Clear
er in the Future.
Divorce will not n so easily secured
hereafter In the circuit court ir uepuiy
DlHtrlct Attorney Dennison has any
ii.ino in Ho with the divorce court. Ho
represents the state at all divorce hear
lnuH. and finds that men and women
n,uh Intn the rourt and Ret a dlvorco
upon slender threads of excuse, many
Mimes assist. -d by their attortipy. it a
I. hkHm mi calla ills wife had named, sin-
mu.st show tlu court and deputy an-
trlct attorney that they are had nanus.
In carrying out this policy. Deputy
Dennlson thla morning closely followed
each applicant for a decree, ami fre
quently askfd.her to specify what had
names her husband hnd used. Many
women will say that their husband
called them names too vile to repeat,
hut cannot specify In any degree what
In which the vilcness consists. Laura
B. Luck was one woman this morning!,
who was required to tell some of the
bad names she said her husband. J. O.
Lucy, had used. Wonda Gager was
refused a divorce from Leonard Gager
because she could not give specific
dates and-.lnstances of cruelty.
"This divorce habit has become a
terrible thing," said Deputy Dennlson,
this morning. "Men and women rush In
her and ask for decrees upon very
weak grounds. They say this or that Is
bad in their helpmates, but In many
cases the average person would not con
sider the things complained of bad or
vile. Furthermore, the real cause for
the divorce must be brought out"
Divorces were granted to Fannie M.
Johnson from Ell Johnson, Louise Lorn
men from James B. Lorn men, Winnie
Bailey from Leslie Bailey, Meade L.
Mack from Fred B. Mack. Ida N. Wil
liams from Richard Williams, Freda
Livingston from Guy Livingston, Laura
B. Lucy from J. G. Lucy, Anna Stronach
from John Stronach, Mlna Cummlngs
from Oscar Cummlngs, Louise R. Thom
as from O. S. Thomas, and Ralph Miller
from Carrie Miller.
T
GOTHAM ICE TRUST
Federal Attorney Charges That
Criminal Conspiracy Has
New York Market.
(tJolted Press Leased Wire.)
New York, July 14. Believing that
many deaths and much unnecessary suf
fering during the recent hot wave were
caused by a criminal conspiracy to con
trol the New York Ice market. District
Attorney Whitman has arranged for a
judicial inquiry next Tuesday before
Magistrate Appleton, using this method
in preference to the grand Jury. Whit
man believes that while one body of men
control the supply of natural loe and
another the artificial commodity, a third
group markets both products and cre
ates a famine in order to force prices
upward.
The ice trust, learning of Whitman's
action, has become panlo stricken and is
rushing ice into the market as rapidly
as possible.
663 square yards additional. The prin
cipal thoroughfare of this city, Hewitt
avenue, was paved with wood blocks In
1906 and is now in an excellent state of
preservation, while no expense has been
Incurred In reoalra or maintenance
WHITMAN TO F GH
"In my opinion, that portion of avf,n.ue oetween L,onriRara ana nouien;
Vm.rth ,i.h ,,, builder, Devereaux & Devereaux; $1760.
iPi V ., 1 k W W00ll Barr & Shandt erect one story frame
blocks about 11 years ago has proven dwelling, East Flanders street between
eminently satisfactory. It has carried Fifty-eighth and Sixtieth street; bulld
a heavy traffic and it wonld be Inter- i er, B. A. Townsend; $2400.
estlng to know Just what amount has E. P. Morgan, erect two and a half
been expended for repairs during that ' tory frame dwel ling. 322 East Jhirty
n.rtnrt T think thA amnnnt if o second street between Market and Mill
' J iSr.11 1 .! -S.i- k f JT' builder, S. K. Meyerhoef fer; $2400.
would be so small It would be surpris- Mrs. L. L. Levirigs, erect one story
ing. frame shed, southeast corner Rayburn
"I would be glad to know of any and Sixty-second avenue; builder, L. L.
other pavement In the city, except gran- Livings; $120.
lte blocks (which are, of course, Impos- Alr8;,Mar,Kret V,".?
,K1 .,..,. ,, , ; . , a half story frame dwelling, hast
sible outside of certain districts) that jtfghth straet between Knott ana,Stan
... w.o ...,... .... ..a w.n, "mi
substantially no repairs, show anything
like as well.
"I hope, therefore, that you will give
this matter most earnest consideration
m 4 Tie. V? ,W 11 f,nd. th." facts
will Justify all I olalm, and the city
win noi oniy secure gooa streets, out
every visitor will be a living adver
tisement of another use for Oregon fir,"
Garment Workers Wont Label.
The International Garment Workers
of America will make an effort through
out the country to the end that in the
next Labor day parades all who turn
out, whether in uniform or otherwise,
wear garments bearing the label of the
garment workers' union.
enables
HAS DESTINY MADE
THIS ROYAL MATCH?
Story of royal romance thai
would unite England and Ger
many. CLUB OR HOME?'
AND THE HOME WON
Mow Pittsburg woman gave up
her clubs for her family.
HEALTH AND
EFFICIENCY
Mrs. Lora C. Little write con
vincingly ot auto-mtoxication.
Pendleton Round-Up
if W- t&
ill . - i - -; - v -
it
I"
4 .- V
(Siieciiil to The Jniirnal.) '
Pendleton, July M. The latest. Pen
dleton organisation bearing the name
of Round-up is the Pendleton. Round-up
t.owboy band, which will be the of
ficial band at the annual wild west
show held in this city. It has an In
strumentation of 10 pieces and Is man-
sged by R, W. Fletcher. PHrlng the
1911 Round-up It will be assisted in
the furnishing of music to the crowds
(Sswlil to The Journal. )
Vancouver, Wash., July 14. Appar
ently discouraged over bad luck,
P. M. Soesby, residing near Sallda, shot
himself this morning in the woods near
where he has been making his home.
Mr. Soesby enlisted in the Fourteenth
Infantry for the Spanish-American war,
being one of the first to offer his serv
ices. After the' war he enlisted in the
regular army, leaving the service in
1904. Recently he had been residing on
a scow on Lake river, near Sallda, where
he and his wife seemed to be happy.
He was 51 years of age, and by pro
fession a musician.
IlLJuck had followed Soesby for some
time and yesterday his scow was left
high and dry on the bank of the stream
when the waters receded, and his efforts
to float tho craft proved fruitless. It
Is thought that his trouble had some
thing to do with the shooting. The body
was found by a neighbor, M. S. Simp
son. An Inquest found that death came
by his own hands.
Building Permits
Robert C. French, erect one story
frame temporary dwelling, East Thirty
eighth street between Fiftieth and
rifty-first avenues; builder. Mr. Fast?
BOO.
Carlton Lewis, repair two story frame
dwelling, Multnomah boulevard between
Talbot road and Multnomah boulevard;
builder, Johnson & Kewln; 500.
C. A. Carlson, repair two story frame
dwelling, 624 Sxhlt street between Sher
man and Caruthers; builder, K. V. Berg
lund: $160.
James Oill, erect two and a half story
frame dwelling, Clackamas atreet be
tween Seventeenth and Eighteenth;
builder, Winnlfred & Mays; 14600.
.Elmer L. Eatinger, erect two SjtOry
frame dwelling, East Forty-eighth
street between Brazee and Wisteria
avenue; builder same; $2000.
Mrs. Edith Plank, erect one story
frame dwelling, East Fifty-seventh
atreet between Everett and Flanders;
builder, E. C. Chapman; $750.
John Ross, erect two story frame
store and dwelling, Alberta street be
tween Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth;
builder, John Almquist; $2500.
H. L. N. Devereaux. erect one and a
' half story frame dwelling. McKenna
ton; builder, k. a. nice; iduuu.
Mr. Meserve. erect two and a half
story frame dwelling. East Thirteenth
street between Stanton and Siskiyou;
builder, R. B. Rice; $6000.
dweUlng southwest corner .Stout and
Madison streets; builder, J. B. Clark;
$10,000
A. H. Shlpman, erect one and a half
story frame dwelling. East Twenty
ninth street between Sherman and
Grant; builder, same; $1700.
C. (.'. Shaw, erect one story frame
dwelling, ooutheast corner EHtst Eighty
second street between Mill and Mar
ket; builder, same; $800.
R. I. Kautz, erert one story frame
planing mill, Gladstone avenue between
Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth; build
er, same; $1400.
A. E. Courtright, erect one story
frame dwelling, 1221 Wllber between
Jessup and Ainsworth; builder. A. J.
Purcell; $1000.
E. J. Hadley, repair two story frame
dwelling, 792 East Salmon street be
tween Twenty-third and Twenty-fifth;
builder, same; $1200.
J. K. Able,, repair one and a half
story frame dwelling. East Sixtieth
street between Oak and Stark; builder,
J. M. Thompson; $100.
Mrs. Scofflns, repair one and a half
story frame dwelling. Sucramento
street between Williams avenue and
Rodney avenue; builder, E. P. Frerrt
rlss; $125.
Henry F. Pfclfer. repair one story
frame dwelling, KaRt Fffty-first street
between Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth
avenues; builder, same; $500.
Dr. H. F. Ong, erect two story ordi
nary store and offices. Salmon street
between Twelfth and Thirteenth; build
er, E. C. Wegman; $7500.
City Public Market, repair two story
brick market, 213 Washington street be
tween Front and First; builder, W. May
nard; $100.
John Klernan, repair one story frame
saloon, southwest corner Third and Gli
san streets; builder, James Uyland;
$125.
li. A. Kuhner, repair two story frame
Store and flats, 849-951 Union avenue
I between Skldmore and Prescott; builder,
same: $100.
William Hutchinson", repair two story
I frame store and rooms, northwest cor
j her Division and Blxtleth; builder, Mr.
I Garrett; $1000.
i ' William Hutchinson, repair two story
frame store and dwelling, northwest
' corner Bast Division and Hlxtteth
, streets; builder, Mr. Garrett; $1000.
F. -A. Sllvernall, erect ono and one
half story frame dwelling, 662 East
Oalt street between Eighteenth and
, nineteenth: builder, same; $1600.
I K. A; Sllvernall, erect one and one
I half story frame dwelling, 664 East Oak
I street between Eighteenth and Nine
: teenth; builder, namej $1600, i
I O. T. Palm, erect one story f same
'dwelling, 499 Miller avenue, '.between
I East Ninth and Eleventh streets: build
er. Waldele Bros: $760.
T. G. Anderson, erect one and one
half story frame dwelling. East Bixty
first street, between Klsklyou and
Klickitat; buildur, same; fjpv0. , -
SPANISH
mm
ENDS LIE BY SHOOTING
Cowboy Band Will Have
r .
by Bowen'sband of Sopkane and the
women's band of Weston.
It Is now practically assured that
a stoer "bulldogglng" contest for the
championship of the United. States will
he pulled off at the Round-up this fall
between Dell Blancett present holder
of the title, and "Buffalo" Varnon, who
gave exhibitions of the thrlllng sport
here last year and from whom Blancett
wrested the title at the Fiesta pf the
ST.
GETS WESTRUMITE
Quick Job Just Completed by
Hassam Company Other
Interesting Items.
The work of paving Lombard street
from Wabash avenue to Westana avenue
in St. Johns has .Just been completed
by the Hassam Pavtng company. This
is one of the quickest jobs that has
been done on the peninsula. There are
nearly two miles of street that Is now
covered with pavement, and when the
link between Lombard street and Klll-
lngsworth avenue is hard surfaced, there
will be a straightaway course from
Portland to St Johns.
At Kenton, where the Westrumtte
Paving company has located its plant,
work is well under way for the making
of the preparation for the pavement
which it is to lay on the 22 blocks
of St. Johns streets. This oontraot is
for $30,000, and when the work is com
pleted, will be the first Westrumtte
pavement laid west of the Rocky moun
tains. ,
E. O. Ma goon of St Johns haa tried
for several weeks to secure a license
for the wholesaling of liquor from his
store on Jersey street The city ordi
nance prohibits the sale of liquor from
any building on that street either whole
sale or retail. While a few. year ago
the city required all saloons to be placed
on Philadelphia street, and as that la
about all that is on that street In the
way of business, there is hardly room
enough for another liquor house, for It
would be within the limits of the school
district
Many people of the town are com
plaining that saloons should be bunched
together, particularly on the main
street of the town on which the city
hall is located. There are four saloons
on the street, and they are hardly 60
feet apart Others contend that it is
better for the city, aa it keeps the rough
element together, and makes it handy
for the police officials to quell any
disturbance which may arise.
At the adjourned meeting of the 8t
Johns council last night for the pur
pose of receiving an answer from Mor
ris Brothers in regard to the bonding
for ferry slips and pontoons, it was
found necessary to give the bonding
company more time, for they have not
decided whether the bonds will be ac
cepted or not. It is thought that It
will be but a short time before a definite
answer will be forthcoming.
DIRECTORS' TROUBLE MAY
(United Frms 1m tt Wire.)
San Francisco, July 14. Convinced
that tong wars threaten lives and prop
erty if certain new members of the di
rectorate of the Chinese Six companies
are retained, a vehement protest was
made today by the eld members of the
directorate.
Chinese Consul Li Tung To will be
asked to rescind his appointment of
these members today, and should he re
fuse an appeal will be mads to tho Chi
nese minister at Washington.
Members of the old directorate say
that uncontrolled gambling will prevail
in Chinatown If some of the new mem
bers, whom they class as highbinders,
are allowed to remain In office.
Srjissco
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Stops Dandruff and Scalp Diseases,
tores Gray or Faded Hair To
Its Natural Color. 1
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Swlsfco produces astounding results
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have used it ' We will prove It to you
if you will send 'ldo In silver or stamps
to pay postage and we will send you a
trial bottle and our wonderful testi
monials, r ,1 " '
There Is no excuse fof baldness,
Write today to Swlssco Hair Remedy
Co 86 49 P, O. Square, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Swlssco la on sals at all druggists
and drug departments at 60o and $1.00
at bottle. 1 , n.-V'
For sals and recommended In Port
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THE OWL DRUG CO.
JOHNS STREET
ON A TONG WAR
20 - Piece Instrumentation
Dawn of Gold at Sacramento. Blancett
has already signed a contract to appear
here in September and Varnon has sig
nified his willingness to ' meet his old
opponent A contract has been for
warded to, him for signature. Besides
their ability to throwa steer bare
handed, both men are proficient with
thfc-fdps and will give dally exhibitions
with their lariats. Blancett la also
a buckaroo of repute.
I,- W. Andersen, a member of . the
Washington and Oregon corporation, la
down from Tacoma on a brief .business
visit He is registered at the Portland.
M. R. Wilson, a merchant of Walla
Walla, Wash., Is spending a few days In
ths city, a guest at the Perkins.
Frank Davenport of the Bull Run
Lumber company at Bull Run, Or., is
a business visitor in. the city, a guest
at the Perkins.
J. W. Callender, a merchant of Athena,
Or., Is spending a few days in the
city on a business visit He Is reg
istered at the Perkins.
K. . D. Wheeler, an attorney of Cot
tage Grove, Or., Is a business visitor In
the city, a guest at the Perkins.
T. U Mendenhall. head of the Salem
Conservatory of Music, accompanied by
nis wire, is spending a few days In ths
city, uney are registered at th Per
kins.
A. L. Stevenson, a merchant of Cor-
vallls, is a business visitor in the city.
e is a guest at the Perkins.
J. F. Bart rand a member of the
Premo Kodak company, is up from San
Francisco on a brief business visit. He
Is a guest at the Perkins.
F. A. Stewart, a salmon Dacker of
The Dalles, is spending a few days In
ine eixy, a guest at the Imperial.
Dr. u. M. Blmms. of Kalama. Wash..
is a business visitor In ths city, a sueat
at the Imperial.
Dr. W. J. Rudley. of Cedar Ranlda
Iowa, accompanied by his wife, Is at
tending the msdical convention in this
city. They are guests at tho Imperial.
J. o. Magiaaery, a lumberman of Eu
gene, is spending a few days in the
city, a guest at the Imperial.
u. w. 'leanauit a real estate orMwmtar
of Albany, Or., Is a business visitor
in the city. He is a guest at? the Im
perial.
Dr. C. 8. Menzer, of Chicago, who
has been, attending a convention of
physicians at Los Angeles, is spending
a few days In this city. He Is a guest
at the Oregon.
J.E. Tryon and wife, of Pendleton,
are spending a few days in the city.
They are registered at ths Oregon.
A. 3i Smith and wife. Miss Midge
Smith and Miss Mary Former, of De
catur, 111, are spending a few days in
the city, seeing the sights and enjoying
the climate They are registered at the
Oregon.
Dr. J. V. Jacobs and wife, of Braln
brtdge, N. ., are visiting in the city.
Dr. Jacobs is attending the sessions of
the Oregon Medical association. They
are registered at the Oregon.
Will Wright, of Salem, state bank ex
aminer, Is spending a few days In the
city. He is a guest at the Oregon.
A. A. Cole and W. V. Grelsyer, of
Pendleton, are visitors In the city. They
are guests at the Oregon.
Mrs. Hobart Curtis, formerly a resi
dent of Portland, but now of San Fran
cisco, Is visiting friends in this city for
a few days. She Is a guest at the
Bowers.
Dr. G. W. Wilson and wife and War
ren W. and Walter Wilson, of Aurora,
ro m m city on a brief visit
They are guests at the Bowers.
P. P. Sherman and wife, D. W. Worst
bergh and wife and Lindsay Glllis mo
tored up from Los Angeles, arriving in
this city last evening. They are reg
istered at the Bowers.
Dr. Bea'e. United States meat Inspec
tor, has taken up his residence at the
Bowers for the summer,
J. C. Garretson, a lumberman of Spo
kane, Is a business visitor in the city,
a guest at the Seward.
C. D. uannon, president of Gannon A
Co., makers of novelties of Chicago, ac
companied by his wife, is spending a
few days In the city. They are regis
tered at the Seward.
Charles Cobb, a merchant of Newberg
returned to Portland last evening from
Shlppard's Springs where he went t
spend a vacation. He reports that the
mosQvrltos are in great quantities up
there and that most of the enjoyment
oomes from getting away from them.
He Is a guest at the Cornelius.
A. Keller, a brewer and wife, of The
Dalles, are visiting In the city. They
are registered at the Cornelius. -
Leo C, Weyenberg and wife, of Chip
pewa Falls, Wis., are visiting in the
city for a few days. They are guests
at the Cornelius. Mr. Weyenberg Is a
prominent lumberman.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Roiinnhlat n
children are at Gearhart Park.
J- M. McPhee, whose home used to be
on upper Flanders street, Nob Hill is
registered at the Imperial hotel from
Ashland, Or. Mr, McPhee is one of the
best known mining engineers in the
west and Is now on his way into Idaho
to ; Investigate a 'large gold property
with a view to buying the property. Mr
McPhee owns , considerable property In
this city and says that next year he
Intends to build a home on the heights,
whera he owns an entire block with an
unobstructed rvtnr.JLi. . i
William D. Haywood, labor leader. Is
a visitor in the city,
A Discovery. ; :
,- " From the Washington .Star
"I have discovered a way of making
our predictions less misleading," said
one weather , bureau employe. ,
VA new system of calculation?" asked
the other. -
'No. Instead of using ths word "prob
ably in our announcements we will use
the word 'possibly.' " '
1 To "savs the loss of knotty box lum
ber j, a Caljfornlan has Invented a ma
chine .to saw the knotholes out to a
uniform size and to cut plugs to be
fitted into Uia. , ... r
T
I
P. R., L & P. Co. Makes Re
ply to Suit Regarding
Hauling Freight. J
. Arguments on the suit to force the
Portland Railway, Light & Power com.
pany to stop hauling "freight over the
tracks now in the city will :, be mads
Tuesday afternoon before Presiding
Judge'Kavftnaugh of the circuit court
The evidence was taken yesterday. The
ait was brought by E. W. Spencer, al
though other parties are known to be
closely allied with the plaintiff. At
torneys Franklin T. Griffith and John
M. . Gerin appeared for the defendant
company, and Attorney James Gleason
represents the plaintiff.
The position of the street railway
company with regard to the handling
of freight over its narrow gauge lines,
as outlined by the officials of ths com
pany is to the effect that they do not
care for the business. A package ex.
press line is run to St 'Johns,. Kenton
and Vancouyer to accommodate the re
tail merchants in Portland.' Heavy
freight Is hauled by ths Pacific Bridge
company over some of the city carllnes
with its own equipment and not by the
equipment of the company. , For i, this
service, merely a trackage fee Is charged
the bridge company and the purpose in
extending this accommodation has been
to permit the citizens at large to get
toe benefit in their home building, pav
ing, construction of sewers and the
more or less heavy work in the various
outlaying sections of the town. The
street car company has a franchise for
handling of freight over their broad
gauge and Inter.urban line, and this fran
chise Is not attacked by the present suit
The only question Involved now Is the
right to deliver sand, gravel and freight
ever the city carllnes where paving and
other construction work of a like char
acter is going on. The company an
nounces that it does not care for this
business. It is merely an accommodation
to permit of Improvements being made
at a more reasonable price.
OF
IS CAUSE OF LAWSUIT
Misroutlng of a car loaded with lum
ber in which excessive freight rates
were charged is the cause of a suit filed
today -in the circuit court by ttte'Booth
Kelly Lumber company against the
Southern Paclflo Railway company.
The amount involved Is only $66.13, but
the principal question will be over the
excess rate charged) ths lumber com
pany over the price originally agreed
upon by the two companies.
It Is set out that the lumber company
contracted with the railway company
to have the latter transport a car load
ed with lumber from Springfield, Or,
to Norfolk. Neb. The route was to be
over the Union Pacific to Orin Junc
tion, Wyo, thence over the Chicago A
Northwestern to Norfolk. The rate was
contracted to be 40 cents per hundred!
pounds. Instead of sending the car
over this route, the railway company
sent It to Omaha, Neb., over the Union
Paclflo, thence over the Chicago A
Northwestern to Norfolk. The latter
road charged a rate of 60 cents 'per
hundred pounds, which cost the lumber
company $56.12 more than under the
original rate agreed upon with the
Southern Pacific company.
SPIRITS TELL WOMAN
WHERE MURDERER OF
TWO FAMILIES
IS
"I got the dope on the Coble
4 murderer and the Hill murderer,
too," said a tall, middle aged
woman to the night watchman at
4 the rrhperlal hotel last evening,
4 "and want to call up the con-
4 stable at Rainier and tell him
4 where he can find him." 4
"Where did you grab the lnfor- 4
4 matlonT inquired the night
4 watchman.
4 "The spirits told me, she re-
4 plied.
4 Finally she prevailed upon the
4 night clerk to allow her to call 4
4 Rainier, Or. After having talked
4 to the constable at that place,
4 who succeeded In convincing her 4
4 that she had the wrong Rainier, 4
4 she paid for the call and then 4
4 went to the depot for the purpose 4
4 ' of taking" a train to the same 4
4 town. However, fate was kind 4
4 to her, for the train had just left 4
4 She says she has direct lnfor- 4
4 mation from the other world aa 4
4 to where the Hill murderer Is in 4
4 hiding, and she will eventually 4
4 go get him herself if no one will 4
4 act on her suggestions. She ap- 4
4 pears to be a stranger In the city. 4
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(Special to Th Journal.)
Washington, July 14. A Job which in
eight years paid a total of nearly $240,-.
000 is the debt which Governor Charles
S. Deneen of Illinois owes Senator Wil
liam Lorltner, according to Oeneen'g
testimony today before the senate In
vestigating committee on the Lorltner
.case. -
Deneen said that In 1898 four Repub-'
liean bosses in Chicago sach backed a
different candidate for state's attorney
and that it was due to Lbrimer's influence-that
he (Deneen) was elected for
two terms of four years each.
inn loini salary ror tne two terms
was $86,000, Deneen said, but fees added
$140,000 more to the total amount re
ceived. Deneen also said that he was
accused, when candidate for governor,
of havlns overdrawn I1A Ann in e. but
that Investigation revealed the fact
that he had really underdrawn to the
extent of $10,000.
Deneen was cross examined by Attor
ney Hanecy, Lorlmer's counsel, for an
hour regarding the Intricacies of Illi
nois politics. . -i
Deneen said yesterday that he had
fought Lorlmer's election to the Jast
He said that Hlnes had telegraphed to
him that President Tart had sent a
message to him (Deneen) to support
uorimer, but that aa be received the
message onlv through Hlnes and not
directly from the president he had paid
little attention to it. He contradicted
Hlnes' story of the - telephone conver
sation. He denied that he had promised
Hlnes to support Lorltner.
PATROLMAN BURKE
IS FREED BY COURT
Joseph Burke, a member of the pe
nce department for whom a warrant
for arrest on a charge of assault ao4
battery, was Issued on complaint of J,
M. Boan, was placed on trial this morn
ing, and at ths conclusion of the) heat
ing, waa discharged. ,
Boan complained that Barks assaulted
htm on ths night of July 1, at Knott
street and Union avenue. He alleged
that the patrolman had pulled a gun
on htm and threatened ts snoot him
full of holes.
The defense showed, however, that
Boan and a companion were standing
In front of Burke's home, cursing and
swearing and when Burke ordered them
to move on, they refused and Boan
picked up a rock with which to assault
the patrolman.. ; t 'J . ... '
A John Doe warrant was leaned ror
Burke and he accepted eervloe, agreeing
to appear when the case was called.
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ALONG THE WATERFRONT
With passengers and freight the
steamer Breakwater, Captain Macgenn,
arrived last night from Coos Bay. , She
was met down th river by the harbor
patrol boat containing Harbormaster
Speler and two detectives, who had re
ceived a tip that two train robbers were
aboard. None were found, however.
The steamer Shasta shifted from Ka
lama to the Inman-Poulson mills last
night She will complete- her lumbar
cargo there tonight and sail for Cal
fornla ports.
The Bteamer Kamttth, Captain Freder
lckson, arrived at the Irving dock this
morning with passengers and freight
She will load at St. Helens for San
Pedro.
Laden with lumber for San Pedro,
the schooner Alvena will be ready to
night to'leave down from St. Helena
for the sea.
The schooner Eldorado, out from Hilo
for Redondo 14 days today, will take on
her lumber cargo for the west coast
at Tongue point, the cargo being shipped
by Balfour, Guthrie A Co.
Captain O. W. Hosford, his wife and
son, O. J. Hosford. will leave tomorrow
for the Yellowstone Park, where they
will remain for the next 10 or 12 days.
Laden with 649 tons of cement, ths
Hammond steamtr Nehal'em. Captain
TletJen, arrived at Couch street dock
this morning from San Francisco this
being her first trip to Portland, al
though she makes regular trips to ths
Columbia rtver. She will load lumber
for San Francisco at Tongue Point
The latest lumber charter announoed
Is the American barkentlne Qeorgina,
which will load lumber on the Columbia
rtr Pucret sound, or at Wlllapa for a
direct port on the west coast South
America. She received a rate of 4s 84
with the" ootion or going to rsyan.y,
Brisbane or New Zealand on private
terms ror J. J. mcoro kv.
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