BURNED : ALtvE; MB j (Continued from; First Pa.) A Colored Fiend Is Roasted Near Dallas, Texas. ' (Scrippe-McRas New Association.) DALLAS, Tex., May JS. Dudley Mor gan colored, was burned at the stake tear Hallvllla this afternoon for outrag- 'Ing a white woman. He confessed after being bound to the stake. DROWNED ON - WEDDING DAY (Journal Special Servlce. "wi.'irmt.'OtrTT t .v. XTr. vr- 09 T TT ... IIIIHI u.w, , Hanaaon and His Lou Lane of nsar Byumvllle, came te Keytesville and were married. Oa their return home they en countered a fearful rain storm, which swelled Be branch, a' email stream near (heir home, until it swam their team. In . overturned and they and a little girl IS nonthe old "were thrown Into the wate. The woman and child were drowned, and die man and team escaped. The body of the chltd,wa found yesterday. The body of the woman had. sot bean found at last accounts. HH , ' ' (Journal Special , Sumo. ' .. , . TEXABKANA,; .Tex,.-1 May 2t-Guile Renter, a welHrnoWtt 1 young Woman 'of this -town, haying- served as a stenog rapher tn several places .here, has bees arrested, the, charge against the prisoner being arson, lifts alleged that she start ert the fire that destroyed four, cottages belonging' to Dan T. Lary on Oak street, Sunday morning. - , LEFT HIS WIFF - FIVE DOLLARS Imagine the surprise and. chagrin of lira. M. E. Nlcfcunf of Washington County- whan she read the following provision of her late husband's will: . I'Bhould anv woman Drove herself to i be my lawful wife, and as such lay claim to any part of my estate after my death, - X direct that my executor or executors I. pay her the sum of $5," . ; ' J. W. Nickum, who is well known in this city and state, went to Phoenix, Ariiona, some time ago for his health. HWlftft. his wifa and famllv hehlnd on hlfl farm In Washington County. He died In Arlsona recently, leaving $2400 in cash, a diamond ring worth fluo, and the farm, 'Valued at IJ000, and which is mortgaged for S10Q0. The estate was bequeathed one halt on his friend, E. E. Frowell, and the - WW.MMW.'" W . " . U....V. ......... ! Walter and Myrtle. , E. E. ProweU of Phoenix was appoint ed executor and William O. Seek of this city was named as executor In Oregon. Mrs. Nickum left for Phoenix, Arizona, several days ago to contest the will. There seems to .be, no doubt but that she will be suocesful In her undertaking. Those who know the family state that there is no doubt about her being bis legal, wife. A one time Nickum ran a -wood yard In Portland, and his wife helped attend to his business. It Is believed that the deceased was not in his right mind when the will was made. ' The names Of the two children are said to have been wrongly given by the testator. 1 - A copy of the will was filed In the Pro Jbsfte Court of Multnomah County .today. PRYDOCK PLANS ADOPTED. An adjourned meeting- of the Fort of Portland oCmmlssion was held late Tues day afternoon at the Clerk's office in Messrs. Banfleld, Swlgert, Reilly, Adams and Blackwell. Designing Engineer Blackwetl fully ex plained bis plans for the building of the dry-dock. The specifications were read section by section. Both plans and specifications were adopted and the Clerk was authorized to advertise from now until June 26 for the ouuaing 01 tne aoeK. lira mi (Scripps-McRa News Association.) PARIS, May 22. The Minister of the Colonies has cabled to Governor L'Huerre - at Port de France, Instructing him to ar range for the total evacuation of Mar tinique If necessary. Enveloped in Smoke, (Scrtpps-McRae News Association.) , FORT rE rnAjNCE, Way 22,-Mount Pelee Is still enveloped fa smoke. Heavy and welcome rain fell here today. BUY YOU ON IPRATER.NAL PLAN Fraternal Home PurchaiiiiglCo.: CALL AND INVESTIGaTE :iZE 5 body. As their meeting nights occur the other branches of this organization will take similar action. The men who yesterday were called off one of the docks whicb is being built on the water front, were today granted a special permit to complete the same. The high water made this move almost nec essary. A rumor la being circulated this after noon that the non-union employes at J. A. Martin's planing mill will go out to morrow in sympathy with the strikers. Disastrous Effect. The business men of me city are be ginning to express themselves rather freely as to what they think of the strike situation. An enormous payroll nas been stopped and if all the unions are called out as many believe is being contem plated, the disastrous effects of the strike will be almost beyond computation. The 2500 men who are now out drew close to $7500 per day. In the. city It Is estimated that there are elose on to 8000 union employes, and if these are called out It will mean a loss to Portland of probably 124,000 for every day that the strike continues. Aside from this, great losses will necessarily be sustained by property holders, contractors and those engaged In building operations. It will affect all classes , and eonaltlons of peo ple, and many business men are already drawing hideous pictures of the hard ships, evils and losses which will result. The union Idea Is So firmly embedded in the minds of the worklngmen that a carpenter working on the elevator at Woodard, Clarke AC.' store thought it his duty to stop work, thereby causing a loss of at least S200 to the firm in the way of perishable goods remaining in the basement. The Building, Trades Council granted a permit to some carpenters to finlsbbul!d Ing a temporary office for Studebaker Bros., It being shown that Studebaker Bros, must vacate the building they are In by June 1. MARINE NOTES. The Aberdeen cleared Tuesday for San Francisco with O,0O feet of lumber. . The British ship Rivsrsdal .has ar rived at Falmouth from Portland after a passage of 128 days, . The gasoline schooner Chuco, which met with an accident while on her way north, is in tow of a tugboat on her way to Puget Sound. ' he German ship Carl will complete her lumber cargo today, the work having been detained a day on account of bad weather. Ihe French bark Asle's nnzsenmast was successfully replaced Tuesday afternoon. It is thought that tne repairs to the vessel will now be completed in about 20 days. The lower floors of the various docks lll soon be under water, and ware unise room is getting scarce and in great leinand. The Board of Pilot Commissioners has sent to the trustees of the Chamber of ( f.mmerce a letter In whloh the pilots at he bar are exonerated for the delay A-htch the steamship Ventnor experienced at the tar. The l ew Port of Portland dredge was successfully launched at the Portland Shipbuilding Company's yard in South Portland yesterday. When equipped with nui nnrlilnery the dredge will have h tisplacement of loOO tons. The bare hull ilone weighs 500 tons. The engines It will carry will have about 200 horse power u)i will be supplied with steam by a batter- vt four boilers. Hale & Kern will soon have their con fact for removing the Sylvia de Grass reef from the ship channel just above As toria completed. , Only a small projec lon remains to be blasted out, and this will be done in about a week. Notice is given of the following changer in aids to navigation in this district: Coos Pfl- char.: oi, across the bar to Em pire and Marshfleld, page 44. Outer buoy, a P.. 8. first class can, 1 heretofore re ported adrift, was replaced May 16 on It station, about one-fourth mile outside th bar. Columbia river, ship channel across tho tar as far as Astoria, page 62. Pea cock "pit bell buoy, nun shaped, lattice worked bocy, surmounted by a bell. Is reported May 15 as having gone adrtfi from its position. It will be replaced as early as practicable. On May 28, 1902, light vessel No. so moored off the entrance of Columbia river, rill "be temporarily withdrawn from her station lor repairs, and the sta Hon will te n nrfced by a gas buoy, paint d red, with "I ight Vessel Moorings" in black, and shovrlg a fixed white light Light vessel No. to will be returned to her station as soon as repairs have been computed ton or about May 28). The French bark Jacobsen, now out 12c days from Nantes for Portland, Is ex pected to arrive here soon. The George W. Elder arrived this morn ing from San Francisco, 36 hours late, af ter one of the roughest passages she evei experienced. After leaving San Francisco the vessel ran into a northwester, and li was Impossible to pass' Point Reyes. The wind was blowing at the rate of 75 miles an hour. She put into Drake's Bay, where she was compelled to remain 14 hours. Seven other steamers had sought refuge there, among them being the Terapio Alliance, Acrata, Brunswick and Titanla. The storm had moderated somewhat when the Elder left, but the, sea was still .fun ning nigh. A HOME THE on in nr Terrible Depravity in a Seattle Hovel. (Journal 6peoial Service.) SEATTLE, May 22.-Coroner Hoye was called to witness a scene of depravity in a shack at First avenue, south, and Wl ler street last night. Charles Hamilton, a charcoal burner, had died of pneumonia without medical aid. The dead man's wife was in the room on the Coroner's arrival, but she was too drunk vo give any explanation of the death. Several neighbors were also present, and also in toxicated. , (Journal Special Service.) BARTOW, Fla., May 22. A telegram from Haines City was received here call ing on the citizens of Bartow to help catch a negro who assaulted Mrs. Hln son, wfe of a section master of the riant system. A special train left with 60 men and two bloodhounds for the scene of the crime. He win be lynched if caught, and will be lucky if not burned alive. A FEMALE TRAMP CHE8TER, 111.. May 22.-Chlef of Po lice Harkness has arrested a woman who appeared on the streets dressed In male attire. She had secured lodging the pre vious night at the residence of W. H. Hecht, and when requested to split a lot of wood for her breakfast she was unable to accomplish the feat and revealed her Bex. She gave her name as Lizzie Wise ly, aged 38 years, daugtlter of James L. Wisely of Coultervllle, this county, and is the same woman who was -taken int,6 custody at East St, Louis a week ago and released on her promise to return home. According to her story, she has been a female tramp during the greater nart of four years. She was released by " local a tit horltl rs and' departed for Clearyvttle, Mo opposlta this city. STRIKE IN SALEM (Journal Special Service.) SALEM, Or., May 22. Twenty men struck today at 2 o'clock at the Oregon Wholesale Nursery Yards here. They demand $1.75 per day, a raise of 25 cents, and eight hours' work. WlfC'5 Ml '' A Wronged Husband Suffers Greater Injury. (Journal Special Service.) HUNTINGTON, Ind., May 22.-Flrman O. Smith, of Toledo, this county, is in lall In this city for shooting Coy Lassiter of Whitley County, who probably will lie. Smith was discovered in the com pany of Lassitei-s wife by Lassiter and his neighbors, and a bloody encounter fol- owed, In whloh guns and dubs were used. Smith is a prominent .politician and was a member of, the Indiana Legislature in 1898. i. ..ii. i i ii ii (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) WASHINGTON, May 22.-A bill pro viding for raising the Maine and recov Tlng the bodies therein waa Introduced n the Senate today. POLICE RECORD. Jim Keef, charged with snatching three 5 gold pieces from the hand of William Tray, has been released from custody, as the authorities had no evidence to sub stantiate the charge. Thomas Clark, Harry Antone and John Wilson are under arrest on a charge of uteallng three pairs of ' trousers from a storekeeper named B. Granich. Their cases Will be heard tomorrow. . Ed Povey is being tried this afternoon on a charge of allowing a vicious dog to run at large. It Is doubtful If the case of K. F. Morefleld, charged with embezzling 1200 trom George Woodworth, will ever come to a trial. It is being continued from day to day, pending a settlement out of court. F. Sheva Is making1 life burden for the court officers this afternoon in his .senseless endeavors, to get, Joseph, Brad ley arrested and placed under bonds. The two men are neighbors' Who dislike each otner, and are constantly 'quarreling. Bradley is- already under bonds to keep the peace. - ' v ' .-.'-f Hp.- Alt. Tabor Qtmftet.: ' A male double Quartet bag beea organ ized at ML Tabor by Fred Miller, former ly leader of the Mt. Tabor Male Quartet. He has secured the best looaj talent and Is giving a thorough drUU VThe quartet IU give a series of concerts at the Mt. Tabor Methodist Church, tho first to be given' Juno ' .'v' WOULD m . i hie GRAVE CHARGE Made by a 1 7-Year-Old Girl Against Ben Hunt. (Journal Special Service.) SAN FRANCISCO, May 22.-The local police today arrested a young man named Ben Hunt, wanted at Portland, Or., on a charge of educing-a 17-year-old girl of that city. Chief of Police MoLauchlan has re ceived word Of Hunt's arrest, but beyond this he say ha knows nothing. The sr. rest was mad at the instance of the District Attorney, and the matter did not pass through the Chief's hands. The Chief cays, however, that requisi tion paper are being prepared today, and that he will send& a detective to San Francisco, probably tomorrow, to bring Hunt back. Deputy District Attorney Arthur Spen cer, who drew up the complaint, con siders it his duty to suppress the girl s name, notwithstanding the fact that Hunt is under arrest and the matter has now become a matter of public record. He says that Hunt's alteged victim is a member of a prominent family. Tba facts of the case, as near as -can be learned from different sources, are that Hunt's crime was committed under promise of marriage, but that when the time arrived for a fulfillment of this sa cred vow he skipped 'town and was lo eated at the Bay City. He Is simply being brought back with a view to. forcing htm Into a marriage. If he consents, all prosecution will be dropped. ' ' Mi FeedsHungry Senators on a Big Oregon Salmon. (Journal Special Servlca) WASHINGTON, May 22.-The Senate this afternoon took a recess of 30 minutes to enable the members to partake of a (io-pound salmon, the gift of Senator Mitchell of Oregon, ARMED MEN Whipped 9 Woman She May Die. (Journal Special Service.) OAL, Ky., May 22. -Fifty armed men went to the home of Mrs. Mary Mullins at Elkhorn Creek, Letcher County, and whipped the woman Into Insensibility. She may not recover. Warrants have been Issued and parties will search ev ery, house for wearing apparel and insig nia of the Kuklux. This may result In a general warfare. MORRISON BRIDGE REPAIRS The repairs to the approach of the Mor rison street bridge have ;'not been Inter rupted by the strike. The support under the approach were so rotten' that if they had not been replaced, they Would have fallen down of their own accord. Fore man Richmond has aiready placed 11 new bents under the structure and four more will have to be put In before the job Is completed. After the bent are complet ed a new upper deck will be laid with four-inch planks. EAST SIDE BRIEFS. A meeting of Camp McMUlen, Son and Daughters of Indian War Veterans, wlU be held this evening at the residence of H. McMUlen, on Crosby street, near the steel bridge. Arrangement will be made to furnish a lunch to the delegates to the annual encampment. A full attendance of members Is desired. Rev. H. B. Elworthy, paator of th Methodist church at Bunny side, ha re turned from a seven days' trip up th Willamette valley. Invitations have been Issued to and accepted by Ben Butler and Sumner Post, O. A. R., and Sumner Relief Corps to attend services at th Sunnysld Meth odist cnurch next Sunday. A special pro gram has been arranged for th veterans and the church will be beautifully decor ated for the occasion. Miss Isabel Cheney of Detroit, Mich., Is visiting at the residence of Justice Vreeland, 673 Borthwick street. ' Fidelity Lodge, No. 4, A. O. U. W., crowned Itself with glory Tuesday even ing in the minstrel show at th Burkhard. Th hall was crowded to th door. After th entertainment a dance waa given, Mrs. Madorah Bowman, aged TO years, died at her home in Sunnysld. 102 East Salmon street. Mr. and Mrs. Bowman pad just celebrated their golden wedding a few weeks ago. The service wcr held yesterday and the body shipped to Orch ard, 'Wash. " ' .!'-V . .:,: Mrs. George Parks, wife, of th paying teller of Dexter ft Hortop "bank at Se attle, l visiting at th" residence of 8. A. Manning. 15 East Tolftk';trMt. - Th-agitation for th' removal of the Weodlawn School from It present I oca ACROSS THE RIVER ILLEGAL ks of Tam by Miffs Olt ,The Taxpayers' League flW a commun. icatlon with the County Court this after noon that caused no little excitement around the county building. The petition calls attention to the fact that notwithstanding the small amount of delinquent taxes the Sheriff continues a largo .anf unnecessary force of em ployes, needlessly costing the county at least J1.400 a month, The petition ask that the force be dis charged. - ... Th petition shows Incompetency in the matter of tax collections, and also charges that excess taxes have been collected from non-residents contrary to law. The petition Is signed by th following: A .L. Mills, Ben Selling, H. G. Wort- roan, Qldaset "ft, Devers, Zera Snow, W. F. Burrell, W. M. Ladd, I. N. Flelschner, Theo, B. Wilcox, J. C, Alnsworth, C. A. Dolph, Benjamin I. Cohen, G. Bosenblatt, W. B. Ayer, L. J. Goldsmith, Louts Blu niauer, 8. A. Brown, Leo Frlede, Fred erick V. Holman, Isam White, Ben Neu stadter. J. W. Cook, R. L. Gllsan, J. N. Teal, Martin Winch, William B. Slbson, J. C. Flanders, John Gill, J, f horburn Ross, H. W. Corbett L. A. Lewis, H. W. Fries, Henry Hahrr, R. Livingstone, A. J. Glosy, A. H. Breyman, F. H, Page, Holt C. Wilson, William McMaster, A. F. Biles, Walter J. Burns. Adolph Wolfe, F. M. Seller, D. W. Hoelblng. C. H. Prescott. MASS MEETING AT BURKHAkD HALL The mas meeting of citizens to be held this evening at Burkhard Hall promises to be the great political demonstration on the East Side of the campaign. The trowing interest shown tor the success of the Citizens' ticket (s particularly manifested on tba East Side, and scores of residents, at first luker warm, now realize that the efforts belnrr made to secure non-partisan administra tion of. the affairs of Multnomah County and Portland Is worth fighting tor. The meeting will be addressed by several citizens prominently Identified with the Citizens movement. A young . ladles' quartet and Frank D. Hennessy will sing a number of songs, and Everest's Third Regiment Band will furnish music. ABOUT PEOPLE. H. N. Cockertine, the Insurance agent, was In the city from Salem yesterday. W. F- McGregor, of Astoria, is la ihe city on business. B. F. Laughlln, of The Dalles, is stop ping at the Perkins for a few days. He is Interested in the wheat business of Eastern Oregon and says the Indications for an unusual growth of wheat this year are excellent. He has a large acre'age In grains on his own property. Judge W. R. Ellis, of Pendleton, Is In the city. B. P. Taylor, of Southern Call'ornla Is in the city en route to the Santlam min ing district. Mr. Taylor made a rich strike In the. Cripple Creek, Colorado, mines and Is new developing the mines along the Santlam River. He with two other Colorado men have purchased the Savage-Mohney mine that yielded such rich returns a few years ago, and will place machinery there this Summer. Last season they built a wagon road to the mine. Mr. Taylor has sample ore from the mine that is assayed at high value. F. J. Miller, the Albany merchant, !s In the city, a guest at the Imperial. tfonyia about iubslded, ind It Is ex pected that there wl.i V ho change in locatloftwhen the' new school is built. Fidelity Lodge, No. 4, -a. o. U. W., crowned itself and members with glory lust evening in the minstrel show. The Parrott Aerlaf Navigation Company has applied for letters patent on five sep arate parts of Its proposed flying ma chine. J. B. Easter, secretary of the company, says that the company expects' to complete Its first machine by Octo ber L SUNNYS1DE Mrs. Harris, who has been very ill for4 the past two weeks at her residence on Bast Belmont and East Thirty-third streets, was reported slightly Improved yesterday. Mrs. Carlyle, residing on East Salmon street, was expected to be removed from the hospital' to her home yesterday. She underwent a successful operation. H. B. Parker left for a business trip to Ban Francisco last Saturday. John Kemp, brother of th Sunnysld bicycle man, left yesterday for a pleasure trip to San Francisoo. About 15 Sunnysld people have left for the Klickitat country In Washington to take up homesteads. George Hopkins fca departed for Union, Or., wher he will lake up a timber claim. , Arthur Taylor, of The Dalle, 1 visiting at tne residence of hi grandmother, Mrs. L. M. Taylor, 10SS East Alder street. . J. N. Elscamp, accompanied by hi wife, have returned to Waahougal after several days' visit with relatives In, Sunnyslde. Mr. Charles Mott and Mr. Albert Bryant visited friends and relative in Oregon City last week, i Herbert Petty, of North Dakota, la vlT Itlng at th residence of his parents, Mr, and Mr. George Petty, Bast Thlty-thlr4 and East Alder streets. ' Mr. Petty In tends to locate in Oregon. Miss Irma Branhan, of Wannock, B. C Is visiting Miss Eva Patterson at her res ident, 971. East Taylor street., J" T BMcponald will shortly erect a new store building on East Belmont street, ast of th poatofflce. THE, JOURNAL : I Vacation trip J ' To "the most popular young woman In Portland. The Journal will KlveJA ten days trip to? tha seaside and pay her expenses down and back, To determine her popularity a vote will betaken and the one receiving: the most votes will get the trip. The one getting the next highest number Will be given atrip lasting from Satur day to Monday, all free The Qne who Is third in the list will receive a trip up the lordly Columbia and return. Z x 1 ? This Is a chance for the worthy young women Who fill busy places in the city to take a vacation trip. It will be appreciated.. , ; , . WHO IS YOUR CHOICE? - CUT OUT THIS COUPON I VOTE FOR At. AS THB ONB TO TAK8 THE Journal Vacation Trip. OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY A Railroad Man on Some Rail road Matters. Now that Mr. Harrlman , ha decided to reduoe fare to the -oent basis in Oregon on the Southern Pacific lines, th whol Question' naturally come up a 1 1 whether fa41rpad can afford to carry passengers abhls rate or not. An ex perienced passenger man said this morn ing: "The public demands that rate be re duced to a minimum. If hard time com on, the . railroad cannot raise their pas senger rates above the J-cent rate once they have reduced them to that figure. the merchant can adjust his prices to ult the condition of the market. Not so with the railroads. If they attempted to raise the price of transportation, no mat ter how much the conditions oi the time justified it, the public would not 'stand for It,' but would howl. It I just such things as these that force railroads often Into the hands of receivers a condition no line likes to 'assume. Th publio should look at a railroad Just as they do at any other enterprise, and railroads should be allowed to apply the same ruies as are applied to any other kind of business, but they are not "Railroads are the greatest of civilis- ers and educators. There are very few if any thatsar the enemies to the ter ritory through which they run. By a strange anomaly, those very people who are often the most under obligations to railroad companies are-the very one who most" delight in 'roasting' them at every opportunity.'.' WATER COMMITTEE At the meeting of the water committee Tuesday, the engineer reported that the land on the hillside of the reservoirs west ot the city had ceased to slide, and that tae amount of water flowing from the drainage tunnel west of the reservoirs was only about one-fifth a great a It was a few months ago. The Question of proceeding with the repairs wss discussed at some length, It Was suggested that the reservoir were too deep and ahouVd be filled in somewhat, but this. With the other matters of repair, waa referred to the engineer, . Uuring tne month of April tha cash re ceipts ware 127,137; and the expenditures amounteu to I3736.88. Mr, Ladd reported in behalf of th operating committee that the receipt of th Albina plant were much larger than had been estimated. The construction committee was grant ed additional time for making a report on the 18 petitions for new mains and extensions referred at the last, meeting. A number of new petition for main, mostly onth East Side, waa read and referred 10 th operating committee. x'he matter of an . excessive rate com plained of by Flelschner & Mayer was referred to the operating committee. WillianvEccles, a plumber, was given a .1 earing for connecting a building with the mains without a permit It proved to be his second offense, and th board finally agreed' to let him go this time on condition of future good conduct Th penalty for breaking th rul Is dismissal from th service. TRAFFIC MANAGER HERE. Thomas J. Hudson, the traffic manager of the Illinois Central, came in'on his special yesterday. Together with B. H. Trumbull, the commercial agent of the company, Mr. Hudson went about the city today and. renewed th acquaintance he made while on his visit her a year ago. To Th Journal Mr. Hudson Stated that he 1 out ob a trip of inspection of agencies. B na viited th Illlnol Central agencle at Omaha, tnvr, Salt Lake. Portland, Lo Angele. ete..; and has also visited th Puget Sound cities. He leaves for the East tonight By the time Mr, Hudson reaches Chicago he will have been absent 26 days. In my trlf through th territory we cover," ald th trafflo official of. on of. th greatest and most important railroad systems of the Middle west, "I cannot help 'but feel impressed at th constant ly improving prospect J see Vefywher. Tha West 1 wonderful region, and It is filled with no end of resources. Mr recollection of my visit her a year ago have constantly been so pleasant that I feel more than pleased to return here thl year. 4 "I do not think t ever saw a city where the foliage Is more beautiful than that I see In Portland. It give th city a de lightful appearance. Mow, hear some and her hotel hill while there. 5 One coupon eyery day. Six coupons will be given for a week's paid in ad vance subscription; twen--ty-six votes will be given for a month's paid in ad vance subscription, and seventy-eight votes will be given for every three month's paid In advance subscription. , . objection to rains. As to that, if th dry section of th Bast could get a Uttl of these same rain they would b vary, grateful." FAVORS THE .WAR. VETERANS Chairman Loudenslager of th commit entative . wrote to . Adjutant General Oentsnbeln. saying "that he hopes to re port the Indian war veterans' pension bill favorably and promising to do all u hi power to have it pamed. He saysi "In my judgment. It is a very equitable measure" 'ROUND TOWN. Bricklayers' picnic, on Sunday, May 25, at Rohse'a Park, Fulton. Take First street car. Mrs. Annie Vail Switier, recently from Chicago, lectured in th Allsky building yesterday to a good audience, her sub ject being th "Beauty and Harmony of Mindvand Body." Mrs. Bwltser I her to organise a class In physical culture and her lecture was to illustrate her teach ings. She especially pointed put th ad vantage of correct poise and correct breathing. She will address another au dience at No. 823 Goodnough building, next Wednesday evening. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Paciflo Trust Company to A. W. John son, south 39V feet lot 13, north half lot 14, block L East Tabor Villa 1000 Cora Burrcell and Robert Burreell to Stephen Collins, lot 14, block 1, Proebstel's Addition 2060 Sheriff to J. D. Kelly, lota I and 4, block A, Zlon .....j. I H. E. Northup to tt ft Northup, block 3, East Lynn 1 J. D. Northup to Harry E. Northup, fractional block 3, East Lynn ..' 875 Sycamore Real Estate Company to E. P. and F. Tobtn, tract In section 16, township 1 south, range 3 east.... 2&0 Thomas Neater and wife to A. S. El lis, lot 4, Multnomah Berry Ranch.. (09 Jackson R, Myers t ux. to Joseph Closset and Arthur Devers, lot L south half lot 1 block 10, Couch Ad dition I Union Trust & Investment Company to Charle W. Jenkins, lot 1, bjock 2, Ivanhoe HQ Arthur Kohn to Max and George Loewenthal, west half lota 5 and 6, double block 1.. V...2000O P. P. jenn to it E. Noble, lot 10, block 15, Riverside Addition 1 Frank H. David to Mary Van Deveer Davis, lot 6, blook EoS, HoUaday's Addition M. Faber to Frank Michel, lot 14, block 18, Rinsel Park HQ David Goodsill and wife to Rasmus and Lucy Larson, lot 4, block 7, East Portland Q Hannah Lardner to James A. Kelly, lot 7, block 81, Portland City Home stead Q Adolph A. Dekum et al. to Joseph Closset and Arthur pevers, lot 1, aouth half lot 14, block 10, Couch Addition 18500 Sheriff to J. D. Kelly, lot 13, block D, Zlon town. R. A. Letter, administrator, 4o J. L. , WIckersham, undivided one-third of lots 2 and 8, block 164, Couoh' Ad dition 11600 Sarah E- Marshall and husband to Augusta Lokey, south 40 by 100 feet tlon 1B08 John V. Daneke to J. W. Ganong, lot 9 and 10, block 1, Daneke......... MOO C. M. Idleman to Bellwood Land & Improvement Company, lots 6 and 6, block 7L Bellwood.......:... 90 Minnie W. Henderson to L. M. Nich ols, lot 5, block 20, Mount Tabor Villa ...k M C. W. Martyh and wife to Mr. Em ma Martyn. lot block JO, Kenll worth .V, 600 Sarah Shaver to William Allston, lot 7, block IS, Elfcabeth Irving A dltloh 100 Thomas E. Dwler to Robert Bpeer, 6.62 acre, aectlon 84, townhlp 1 north, range a at.. 1750 Daniel Ruman and wife to F. H. ' Phillips. -lot 7, t, 10, U and 12, block t, Strawberry 276 Richard Derby and wit to 3. A. . Hertsman lot block S68, Holla day' Addition ...... ,...;......i..,M.t 400 M. L, Cohn and wife to A, M. Geary, ., lot , block 8, King's Second Addi tion , t Get your Title Insurance and Abstract to Reel Estate from th Title Ouaraate 4k Trust Co Chamber oi Coaunere.