KVJ&NJLNU JOLlKAIi. POKTL.AJMD, QBEOON WDESDAY, JTJIrY 23, 1902.
THE
MARRIED YET DENIED IT
Queer Will of a Portland Man Who Died
- In Arizona.
4- Wa J W Nlrkum, a former Portlander, who died at Phoenix, Arlsona,
April 8 last, sane when he made hU last will the day previous to- his
X H was married, and yet he denied that he had a lawful, wife. A most
singular provision was Inserted in the will.
Alter reciting several bequests, he said: "After my death, should any
woman prove herself to be my lawful wife. I direct my executors to "pay
her th sum of 5." .
Mrs. Nlckum was in this state when her husband died In Ariiona. She
" I did not know of the will until after his death. When ahe was Informed that
4 the Instrument was about to be filed for probate in Maricopa County.
Arisen, she started post haste for that place, prepared to make a legal
light for her share of her husband's estate, which is valued at about $4000.
' She took sick on the way and had to stop over. In the meantime the
- will was duly probated. The wife has recovered and returned to Fort-
land.
" i The testator appointed a man, whom he called a "friend," of Arlsona s
one administrator, and gave him one-half of his property, the other half,
4 except the wife contingency, going to the two children, Walter and Myrtle,
4 minora, of Cedar Mills, Or. ' .
W. O. Beck of Portland was named as the administrator, for this state.
'"' Today Sir. Beck filed a petttion with the County Court asking that the will
be admitted to probate, and that he ,be appointed the legal administrator.
Prowell, the "friend" of the deceased, has signed a release of hla ben-
endary rights In favor of the children, or the wife, as the case may be.
Mrs. Nickum.now only has to prove that she Is the real wife of J. W.
Nlckum. Mr. Beck said today that this she could easily do; that Nickum
and bla wife borrowed money from him on one occasion, and that they.
both signed the note; that at another time when Issuing a power of at-
terney, the deceased Introduced the woman as his wife.
4- ... IV 1 believed that the man was temporarily unbalanced when1 making
his will. "
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BOTH SIDES OF THE
PLUMBER SITUATION
tXnlon plumbers are very indignant be
cause It ha been stated that they have
united forces with the Master Plumbers'
Association with the object in view of
assisting the latter organisation to form
a trust, and thus put its members in a
'position to have everything their own
, wy In th plumbing line.
' They assert that no such, wicked
1 thoughts ever occupied the attention of
t the gray matte reposing in their crani
um. On of them expresses himself in
' this wis on the subject:
"The object Of the organisation, or so
called trust, is to et all the master
plumbers In the pity to join the associa
. tloa for mutual protection. .-The Crane
Company, which has branch houses in
all the Important cities throughout the
- tynlted States, II a scab concern and has
. been declared unfair every place the firm
Is doing business. The independent mas
ter plumpers here are using roods from
that house, and in order to protect the
40 or SO other master plumbers getting
.their material from fair firms, we are
Using our Influence to get them to join the
association, These goods are unfair and
we will not use them. Neither do we
want other master plumbers to use them.
;"The plumbers In ail the cities of the
Coast have signed an agreement similar
f irOAT PARIS
TroubleSpreading Into
the Country Dis
tricts. , (8erIpps-McRao News Association.)
PARIS, July 3, Serious rioting occur-
fed this afternoon before the house of
jthe Sisters of St Vincent de Paul. Dep
uty Contl started an oration but the po
loe prevented him from proceeding. A
, crowd of A00, many of them armed with
brass knuckles, attacked the police, shout
ing "Lone live the sisters." The police
repulsed the crowd. A number were in-
: Jured and numerous arrests were made.
The French Rentdy, for the first time
on record, fell as a result of the street
manifestation. The trouble is extending
into the country districts.
Robs Gullible Chinese
" by a Plausible Plea.
A dapper young man representing him
self as "the agent of the landlord," has
robbed Chinese wash-houses xf this city
out of over 1200 within the past 10 days.
After gaining admittance to the house
he passes through the rooms, ostensibly
for the purpose of making observations
of needed repairs. If an opportunity of-
, fers, he goes .through the Chinamen's
clothing and steals what money he may
find that Is, providing no one else is
present If the proprietor follows him
' about the rooms he goes away and re
turns Ugaln and makes further investl-
. gallon, r
' Wing Chong, m Salmon street, was vis-
Ited by the "landlord's agent" last Mon
; flay, nd Is out IS us a result of admit
ting the stranger.
Ha Song, who run a wash-house at 272
Taylor street, got off with a loss of E0
.'cents. , ,-r :' ;
t , Another, wash-house proprietor of the
i.clty is said to have lost over $200.
4 The 'police have , been advised of the
facts since Monday, hut have kept the
matter a secret With tb hope of running
town the thief, -A Chinaman domiciled
"a Second street, ne.r Burnaide, claims
to know who the young man Is. but he
ays Jt 1 a hard matter to catch him.
He say he is a barber, tod that he fre
uenU the Chinese gambling joints.
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to ours, and so It will be seen that we are
not alone In the proposition: We are bet
ter out of the Building Trades Council
than In, and all Of us are pleased that
the change has taken place. There is now
no danger of a strike, as our agreement
Is good for a year.. It Is .the best move
we ever made. We are now all right.
Muster plumbers know now Just how to
figure on Jobs, and they have an assur
ance that they will be completed."
Those who are interested In the other
Side of the case have this to say:
"The Crane Company is only declared
unfair by the Master Plumbers' Assocla
tlon. The company employs union men
and pays union wages. It Is unfair with
the association In' the same manner that
the Smith union planing mill is unfair
with the mills against which the Amalga
mated Woodworkers went on a strike,
The reason they call the Crane Company
unfair is because it sells goods to master
plumbers who do not belong to the asso
elation. They wish to eontrdl the firm
and cannot do so, and there is where the
shoe pinches. When the union, plumbers
signed their Infamous agreement they did
so under strong protest from their inter
national organisation. They have formed
a pool with their employers, and no in
ternational labor union in the wbrld
countenances such a course."
'ROUND TOWN.
After a spasmodic effort of a few hours,
worx nas again been stopped on the
Fourth street paving and a line of empty
barrows still adds to the scenlo beauty
of the plaza blocks.
Applications for positions in the street
cleaning departments are pouring in on
the Mayor, who, having no authority to
make any such appointments promptly
refers all the applicants to the board of
publlo works.
Visitors to the rooms of the Oregon
Historical Society in the City Hall are
dally growing more numerous. During
this summer every state In the Union
and nearly every locality on the Pacific
Coast has been represented. Numbers
of the small attractive pamphlets adver
Using the advantages of different Oregon
localities are being distributed and Sec
retary Hlmes is confident they will do
much good work for the state.
T. Robertlno, the victim of the dyna
mite explosion on the Columbia & North
ern Railway, near Lyle, Is still hovering
between life and death at St. Vincent's
hospital. There is little hope entertained
for his recovery.
Frank Faulkner, a newsboy, was taken
to the Good Samaritan hospital last even
ing, having severely cut his hand with
an ax. His thumb was nearly severed
from the hand, and from the first there
has been little hops of Saving the mem
ber; however, it has not been removed
yet.
5TRCCT LIT!
Will the Portland General Electrla
Company agree to extend the street
lighting contract with the city for an
other year?
That is a Question which IS agitating
the minds of many of the City Council
men and the members of the Board of
Publlo Works. The opinion of some ia
that the company will refuse to do so,
realizing that the more open the competi
tion for: the city lighting the smaller are
their chances of securing the contract.
On the other hand, a prominent official
says: "I believe tlje Portland General
Electric Company will te willing to meet
the city's wishes in this matter. There
is -no -reason why the' same ' company
should not again get the street lighting
contract. They have a plant now lfl
operation and should be able to compete
In price with newcomers who would haV9
first to build a plant before fulfilling thsir
contract. I believe that the present
company will realise that it Is better to
kep the good will of the city in this mat
ter than to act as obstructionists. And
I am confident that, they will accede to
the city's request, ;'
Now is the
Time,
LATEST EDITION
POSTMASTERS
TO MEET
Postmaster Crpasman Is Iri receipt of
an Invitation to attend the Tlfth Annual
Convention of the National Association
of Postmasters, to b held at Mtlwau
kee, Wis., August 28. 28 and 29. He de
sires very much to attend, and It is pos
sible that he may be able to so arrange
his affairs that he may be able to do so,
The one lost year was held at Peoria,
111., the first was held at Detroit and
the second at Washington. D. C. The
latter Mr. Croastnan attended, accompa
nled by his wife.
"At these conventions," volunteered Mr.
Croasman( "In which all flrst-olass post-
offices are entitled to representation, sug
gestions are adopted for the bettermen
of the service which are presented to the
Postofflce Department. Since these come
directly from those who are In touch
with the great public, they are of prac
tlcable value, and many of the improve
ments and innovations oil the old meth
ods are due to these very suggestions
because the department is not slow to
see that the postmasters know what they
are talking about.
The coming gathering promises to be
the most Interesting meeting in- the his
tory of the association. The attendance
of Postmaster-General Payne and other
officials of the Postofflce Department has
been practically assured. Elaborate prep
arations .have been made by the local
committees In charge at Milwaukee for
the entertainment of those who will at
tend, and they promise to give their
guests a good time.
The convention will be called to order
by the President, Hon. F. B. Dickerson,
postmaster of Detroit. Mayor Rose, of
Milwaukee, will deliver the address of
welcome. Postmaster-General Payne and
wife will give an Informal reception in
the arcade of the Hotel Bflster, at Mil
waukee, to the visiting postmasters and
the ladles accompanying them.
A trolley ride to Waukesha Beach, with
a picnic ana a view of the yacht races
givn by the Interstate regatta on Pe
waukee JLake will make up the enter
tainment for the second day, with a "go
it as you please" In the evening. The
next day a trip to "White Fish Bay will
be given In the afternoon, and in the
evening a promenade concert will be ten
dered by the press of Milwaukee. On the
final day a steamboat ride will be given
by - the Merchants' and Manufacturers'
Association and Cltlsens' Business League
to the visiting postmasters. A special
program will be provided for the enter
tainment of the visiting ladles.
NATIONAL CONVENTION OF
YOUNG PEOPLE'S UNION
The annual national convention of the
Toung People's Christian Union of the
United Presbyterian Churchy which
meets at Tacoma, will be largely attend
ed. Quite a party of delegates passed
through Portland yesterday on their way
to the City of Destiny. Among these
were: Kev. W. W. Logan, of Los An
geles, formerly pastor of the First Uni
ted Presbyterian Church, this city; Kev.
H. H, Bell, D.D., of San Francisco; Rev.
J. A. Speer and son, of Shedd, Or.; Rev.
Joseph McKittrick, of San Jose, Cal.;
Rev. Mr. Henderson, of Halsey, Or.; Dr,
J. T. Flemmlng, M.D., and wife, of San
Jose, Cal.: a party from Bloomlngton,
Ind., and others from various parts of
Oregon and California, and a party from
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Here the
party was Joined by a portion of the del
egation of First United Presbyterian
Church, of Portland, Including the pas
tor. Rev. Huber Ferguson and wife.
A reception has been planned by the
younger members of the denomination
resident In Portland on the feturn of the
delegates via Portland. An excursion up
the Columbia will be given them Tues
day on Wednesday next.
Oregon Qoes to China.
(Journal Special Service.)
SEATTLE!, July 28. The officials at the
Puget Sound navy yard are In receipt of
information from the Navy Department
at Washington, D. C, that the battle
ship Oregon, now at the navy yard, Is
to be ordered to the China station and
will sail as soon as she oan make ready
for the trip. With the Oregon gone, this
leaves but one ship, the Wisconsin, on the
Pacific Coast station, as the" Philadelphia
la out of commission at the Mare Isl
and yard. It is likely that some attempt
will be made to have more ships assigned
to Puget Sound, the principal naval sta
tion on the Coast.
PRETTIEST WOMAN DEAD.
(Journal Special Se-vlce.1
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., July 21 Mrs.
Charles Godfrey Leland, news of whose
death in Florence, Italy, reached here
yesterday, was born In this city on Jan
uary 16, 1831, and had lived here for many
years. She was the woham whom Thack
eray pronounced ' the prettiest woman in
America." Her husband was the author
of the "Hans Brletmann Ballads."
DEATHS.
Lea Chin Man, 48, 278V4 Pine, July 20,
fever.
Alma E. Frost, V, Good Samarltanv July
22, endocarditis.
Mrs. Dora Unrath, 68, 1076 Mable, July
20, cancer.
Raffaele Dlppolto, 30, Lyle, Wash., July
20, explosion.
Francisco Oliverto, 8 Lyle, Wash.,- July
20, explosion.
Jon Catlln, TO, 221 Tenth, July 19, ruph-
ritls.
Frank Wallace, International hotel.
July IS, heart disease.
Johan Rosin, 74, 798 Missouri, July 21,
senile debility.
The Edward Holman Cndertak
lac Co, funeral director and m
b aimers. 280 Yamhill. Pboue SOT.
J. P. FlnleV & Son. Undertaker
and Embalmers, corner Third and
Jefferson strsets, do first-class work
and deal honorably with all.
Otto Schumann, monumental and
building work, 204 Third St Esti
mats on first class workonly.
DOWN BY THE SEA
.(Journal Special Service.)
LONG BEACH, July B.-At present "the
all-absorbing Question with many visit
ors at the beach seems to be clams the
proper time to go clamming, when the
tide is right, how far to go, what to use
for "bait," etc. Th summer crowd has
descended upon th humble abode of that
festive btbalv "Ilk a1 Wolf on the fold,''
and the local -clam Industry has assumed
large proportions.
Claras ar more plentiful here this week
than they have been for some time. For
some reason they Were rather scarce for
awhile, but the supply is increasing.
A portion of the wagon road between
Ilwacd and Sea flew is being replanked
by the Road Supervisor and a party of
men, and will soon be In condition for
travel. V
The Potter brought about 226 people
Saturday and 109 Tuesday, and the beach
resorts continue to 611 up.
A dance Is held every Saturday night
In Long Beach hall, and the social events
become more numerous as the season ad
vances. Tally-ho parties and bonfires are
always In order, and the time is never
found dragging' oh one's hands.
There were two excursion parties to the
lighthouses last week one 'from the
"Breakers" and the oth-r from the
"Newton."
A 100-pound Chinook salmon was
thrown up on th rocks near Halman
Station Monday. This is a rather unus
ual occurrence on North Beach.
A pleasant Informal gathering of young
people took place at the Hackney Cottage,
Sea View, last Thursday evening. A short
program, consisting of readings and solos
etc., was rendered, after which a delic
ious luncheon was Served. A deligntful
time was spent by all,,, and each depart
ing guest voted Mr. and Mrs. Hackney
royol entertainers.
Among the - attractive features of the
program were solos .by Pro. Kpping,
Judge Bloomfield and E. S. Snelling, duets
by Mrs. Schacht and Miss Botuhr and by
the Misses Lessle., Mayne Stuart sang
some of his catchy -coon songs. The
quarrel Scene from Julus Caesar was
ably recited by Ms. Ijetiry Coffey.
Dr. Edmond Plamke and wife, of II
waco, spent Sunday at the Portland.
Geo. Kronenberg, of. Portland, is spend
ing a couple of weeks at Long Beach.
John J. Wood and fcd. L. Kaneny, of
Lin wood, Neb., were visitors to Long
Beach on Sunday.
Fathers D. P. Curley, of Portland, and
F. Dominie. Of Mt Angel, were at the
beach this week.
Alfred Anderson; of-. Portland, Is at
Long Beach.
Met Brownson, of Portland, Is a visitor
to the beach this week.
James E. Miller, of Fort Canby, was at
Long Beach Sunday. .
Herbert Ck Stiner, of South Bend, ac
companied by his two sisters, are at Lonar
Beach this week.
J. H. Sprague, of Seattle, is registered
at the Portland.
Mrs. H., C. Alble, of Portland, accom
panied by her two children, Is at Long
Beach.
Mrs. M. E. Roberts, of Portland, is so
journing at Long Beach. .
H. B. Parker, of Astoria, Is registered
at Tinker's this week.
H. H. Snow, of Salem, was a visitor
to the beach this week.
A. C. Cooly, of Salem, is at Long
Beach.
Miss Ruby Jackson, of Portland, was
a visitor to the beach this week.
Miss Maud Hingley, of Portland, was
at Long Beach Saturday.
F. W. Williams, of Hastings, Neb., Is
registered at Tinker's.
Miss Hasel Young, of Portland, is at the
beach.
W. H. Burke, of Chicago, registered at
Tinker's on Saturday.
C. B. Fowler, of Portland, was at Long
Beach last week.
L. N. Conklln, of Milwaukee, Wis., was
at Long Beach Sunday.
C. H. Lind, of Portland, is at Long
Beach.
Samuel Connell was at his Ocean Park
cottage last week, returning home Sun
day. A. N. King Wilson was at tin beach this
week.
W. E. Mabln of Portland, Is registered
at Tinker's.
Fred Zimmerman, of Portland, is at
Long Beach.
Al. Good, of Portland, is at the beach.
John Dolan, of Belfast. Me., registered
at Tinker's on Saturday.
Fran't Taylor, of Portland, was at the
beach Sunday.
Miss Ida Stillwell, of Portland, is so
journing at Long Beach.
Misses Ida and Belle Jennings, of Port
land, are spending a few days at the j
beach.
GAMBLING RESORT BURNED
(Journal Special Service.)
WASHINGTON, July 23. Every gamb
ling house in Jackson City, a small settle
ment situated at the Virginia end of th
long bridge, opposite Washington, was
wiped out by Are last night Jackson
City, although a diminutive community,
has been famed for many years in this
locality as a place where polioy is played
and where cheap whisky is sold. Last
night's fire started In a policy shop.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
S. E. Whllmer and husband to H. '
E. Noble, lot 1, block 16. Cloverdale
JMALV.in.vit A . u. fln,i.n,,,,(..,mu,,,,f &
A. Miller and husband to F. E, Ley-
aen, tot s, diock 2, Gays Aaaition
to Albina 1.. 150
Title Guarantee ft Trust Company to
iaura uresKe, lots s to u. diook
65; lots 18 to IS, block tt. Sunny
side Third Addition... 1
B. Lovelace and wife to E. J. Cas-
siay, 101 g, diock &, keystone Aa-
George H. Durham to I. D. . Peters,
lot 17, block 21, Woodlawn... 90
J. H. Marlay Company to same, lot
U, block 13, same ,., : 76
P. H. Marley to George H. Durham,
lot IT, block 2L same 1
F. C Brasel to Max Loeb and E. H.
canaun, lot 3, block to, roruana
Cltv Homestead ED
James Humphrey, trustee, to same,
lots 1 ad 4, block 78; lot A block ,
SO. same 1
William J. Hill and wife to Emily
Eccles, lots 3 and 4, block 1, Oak
iinou Annex Aaaition............... ow
O. J. B. Lane and wife to J. C. Gib
son ana wire, east nair lot iw, west
half lot '11, block! Sunnyside...... 1
Lulu E. Donner to Mabel Grenfell,
lot 10, block 19, Highland.,... 226
EmerSoh Follett to Samuel Bwansoh,
lot ,7, piocK la, Lincoln ars... 1
Get your Title Insurance and Abstracts
to Real Estate from the Title Ouarantss
ft Trust Co., cnambsr ox uommeras. ,
ww Piaiic
be Largely At
tended and a Splen
did Time Assured.
Many of the grocery stores were closed
early this morning and their proprietors
and clerk went to Canemsh Park to
attend the Retail Grocers' picnic being
held there today. ThIS evening they will
be Joined by the entire force from each
of the big Portland wholesale houses.
Many other visitors are attending the
picnic, and the boats and cars leaving
for there today have been crowded. V.
C. Burns, the popular grocer. Who is
one of the principal promoters of the af
fairfalr.estiroates that in the heighbbrhoo
of 3000 people will be iir attendance from
this cltytalone.
All kinds of Held sports have been ar
ranged for the occasion, among which
will be baseball games and tug-of-wur
contests. Dancing will be on the tapis
all day as well as tonight. There will be
many visitors from all over the state,
and a splendid time Is assured.
CLOSE CALL
(Journal Special Service.)
BALTIMORE. July 23.-Wlth but a mo
ment's warning five huge rafters weight
ing approximately J000 pounds fell from a
new building adjoining upon the roof of
the J. Turnbull Company's upholstering
establishment in Baltimore street, and
cam near crushing out the lives of a
number of employes who were on the top
floor (it tho time. Had not an Iron bolt
which fell on the roof but a few seconds
before frightened the employes from the
rear room, a number of them undoubtedly
would have been killed.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
James Donnelly, of Baker City, is
spending today In Portland, a guest
at the Perkins. Mr. Donnelly Is cashier
of the Baker City National Bank.
Otis Patterson, register of the United
States land office at The Dalles Is in the
city today, a guest at the Imperial.
W. H. Odell, of Salem, ex-clerk of the
state school land 'board, Is spending the
day In this city."
Mayor W. N. Barrett, accompanied by
his wife, were In the city today.
There was an important meeting this
afternoon of the central branch of the
W. C. T. U. at the M. M. C. A. building.
N. Merrill, ex-member of the Legisla
ture, was In the city today, coming up
from Clatskanle on the late train last
evening.
Wm. C. A. Pohl, Clatsop County's Cor
oner, arrived In the city today from As;
toria. Mr. Pohl has served continuously
In the same official capacity for Clatsop
County for the past 10 years.
RIVER AND OCEAN.
The French bark Asie left down this
morning in tow of the Thompson, with
Captain Bailey in charge.
Captains Gunderson and Cann, bar
pilots, are up from Astoria today enjoy
ing a few hours of city life.
Captain Pope, formerly Lloyd's sur
veyor, is in the city from Hubbard, where
he owns a fine stock ranch. He was ex
tending the glad hand to his numerous
frlehds here, among whom was Captain
Hobin, a salt-sea companion.
The schoner Abbey was towed down the
river this morning to one of the sawmill
camps where she will load a lumber
cargo.
The Indrasahma began loading her out
ward cargo this morning. She is taking
on cotton and lumber and Is due to go out
on the 23th.
The Sierra Eetrella, which arrived In
Saturday, Is discharging her cargo of
general merchandise at the Mersey dock.
The Columbia will arrive tomorrow
night from San Francisco with 1585 tons
of general oargo. This is the largest
amount of freight brought by the Co
lumbia during the season. Her passenger
list is also good.
The British bark Wynford began re
ceiving a cargo of wheat yesterday at
Montgomery dock No. 2. She will' be
loaded next week and goes to South
Africa.
The big shaft at the Bonanza mine has
been completed to the 400 level below the
work tunnel, or 700 from the surface. By
means of the new hoist, which Is operat
ing perfectly now, sinking continues from
the 400 down.
S. B. Russell, of the Hiawatha Mining
& Milling Company, under date of July
14, reports a richer strike being made
In the Hiawatha than anything yet dis
covered on that property. While driv
ing In the 'new drift, commenced last
month, ha reports that last Monday about
700 feet from the mouth of the tunnel
of breaking into a large streak of ore
as rich as anything yet discovered in
Bohemia, the ore panning coarse and
fine gold without morterlng. Cottage
Grove Nuggeti
OIL WELL LITERATURE.
"Some years ago," said th narrator,
"an oil boom hit Litchfield, 111., and
everybody for miles around was seen
sniffing for oil and every stranger sus
pected of being an 1 expert looking for a
good thing. An old farmer named Loo mis
had a big place three mile out of town,
which would have been a fortune for him
had he hot been possessed of a mania
for swapping, manifest In a perennial at
tempt to trade off his land for twice its
value. " " '
"When the boom was at the top notch
Loomis received a visitor who took so
much Interest in the farm . so liked the
appearance, location, etc., that the old
farmer scented petroleum man and saw
visions of tnciaeulable wealth, Being a
shrewd 'man, Loomis did not .care to take
any Unnecessary ehance with' Providence
and on the quiet he sent the hired man
ut th back way with order to dump
ACROSS THE RIVER
Young People's Allianee Meet.
The 12 th annual meeUnsof tho Young
People's Alllanc of th Bvangellcal As
sociatlon Cot Oregon opened yesterday at
the camp ground at MilWaukle Heights.
A large number of members were in at
tendance and in enceileni program was
rendered. The following Is the program
of today ; o .,
Morning-Sunrise prayer meetings 9 a.
m. devotional, W. E. Simpson; 8:30, busi
ness; 10:30, normal drill, N. Bhlipp; 11,
innuence of the -Bible on the Intellect,"
T. Harder; ll;30, "Our Responsibility, to
Church. and State," B. Heinrlen.
Afternoon 2 p. m., devotional, Sadie
Miller; 2:30, annual address by the presi
dent; 3. normal drill, N. Shuppj J:30,
"Looking Upward," O. O. Epley; 4,
"Portland as a Mission" Field fori T. P, A.
Workers," G. W. Plumer; 4:30, "Birds of
Passage Pass This Way but Once," "Ar
thur Frewlng; 6, "Room at the Top,"
Mrs. Dr. Hatfield.
Stahl Funeral Tomorrow.
The funeral of Charles Stahl, who was
drowned at Seaside last Sunday, will be
held tomorrow from his late residence,
9 Eugene street. The funeral will be
conducted under the auspices Of Mult
nomah Camp, No. 77, Woodmen, of the
World, of which the deceased was an
honored member. Mr. Stahl served sev
eral years with the American army In the
Philippines as a hospital nurse. The
young man's father was in Southern Or
egon when he received the news and at
once returned to this city. His mother
also arrived today.
Women of Woodcraft Dance.
Mt. Hood Circle, Women of the Wood
craft, gave a well-attended entertainment
and 1,-dance last evennjg at the new hall
of Multnomah Camp, Bast Sixth and
East Alder streets. After the entertain
ment a basket sale was held, after which
the party repaired to the large banquet
hall and enjoyed themselves. After lunch
the entire party attended the dance,
which ended at midnight.
Ready to Lay Keel.
Joseph Supple Is preparing his ship
yard at the east end of the Morrison
ment tender to be used in the Fort Stev
ens supply business. A large shed has
Just been erected as a covering for the
new craft, and work will be started on
the laying of the keel Monday. Mr.
Supple has tlw entire contract for the
building of the vessel, but has sublet
the kerosene can into tho well. The' vis
itor liked the entire place, inspected the
barn, the chicken yard, and then, as If
by chance, asked for a drink of water.
"Loomis was waiting for that and
hauled up a brimming bucket before the
man's own eyes and poured him out a
gourdful of liquid with a fine, opalescent
scum upon It. The visitor smelled it,
tasted It, made a wry face and asked if
the , waier was always like that "Oh,
yes," said Loomis, "but you soon get ac
customed to the taste, and our doctors
say that is the finest water on earth for
the stomach." "Well, I am ding danged
If I'll ever get used to It," was tho un
expected response. "I am looking for a
farm, not an oil well, and if I have got
to haul my drinking water three miles
from Litchfield, I guess I'd rather buy
nearer town."
"It took Loomis six months, to get the
taste of oil out of his well, and by that
time the boom was over, and nothing was
seen of the oil craze but rotting derricks
and abandoned shafts.
RICH MAN'S POOR WIFE.
Has Everything Tlat Money Will
Buy, But No Ready Money.
The man of wealth marries a woman
who is beautiful and gracious, on who
will bear his name proudly. Her home is
handsomely appointed. She fits into her
environment as a statue In its niche. At
her command axe servants, horses and
carriages or automobiles, In this me
chanical generation. She Is privileged to
trade upon credit and dress for her po
sition in life. But too often her pocket
book contains less than the woman in
moderate circumstances, whose husband
has a salary and gives hi wife a stated
sum to live upon. The rich wife, If
asked by members of her club for a
donation, must consult her husband first
She has no ready money, and frequently
Is obliged to ask him for paltry amounts.
She Is humiliated and . becomes embit
tered; her dignity Is lowered. Sometimes
Bhe employes deceit with which to obtain
resources from him. And her thought
of her husband's parsimony soon kills all
her tenderness. Susan B. Anthony In the
Independent.
BARBED 'PHONE WIftES.
Montana Ranchman Maiding a Gen
eral Use of the Fances.
"They are Inaugurating a telephone
exchange In Fort Benton," said a
Northern Montana man recently, "that
will put the embryo telephone compan
ies entirely in the shade.
"There is nothing slow about the
people at the head of the Missouri River
navigation, and when It comes to mu
nicipal questions and their Solution, they
can give Henry George, Ignatius Don
nelly, Edward Bellamy and Mrs. Chap
man Catt cards and spade And little ca
sino and win out :
"Port Benton's latest effort is a
barbed wire telephone communication.
Being by instinct and association cow
people, they resented th genesis of
the barbed wire, and when it was dis
covered that it was one of the evils
that came with the railroad and threw
the cowpuncher, the bull train and the
river steamer out of the game they
decided to take a material view of the
situation, and the result. Is that they
are preparing to have a telephone ex
change which will take In every ranch
from the Missouri River north to the
Canadian line and south to the Highwood
Mountains.
the contract for the building of the ms
chinery to the Columbia Ehgtheerlh
Work. The new boat will be 85 feet
long and 18 feet beam. The cost will b
about 123,000.
To Build Sanitarium.
A company has been formed for the
purpose of building a large sanitarium
on West avenue, Mt Tabor. The in
stitution, although formed of local capi
tal, will be under the supervision of .Dr.
Kellog, of the famous sanitarium at Bat
tle Creek, Mtch. Excavations for the
structure has already been Started. Th
institution, when completed, will cost
about $30,000.
St. Johns.
St-Johns Camp; Modern Woodmen of
America, was organized at Woodmen'
hall last evening with 20 charter mem
bers, The hew camp has good prospect
ahead of It
The repainting of the St. Johns school
building has been finished. Numerous
other improvements will be made to th
building. ,
The following letters remain unclaimed
at the St Johns postofflce: Merrill
Crocker, J. A, Engstrom.
Miss Nellie Chlpman is entertaining
nightly a number of her friends at cro
quet. Since the Are last week work has been
stopped at the St Johns match factory
Manager Poff says that the company will
buy another building and movs it to th
site of the Old structure. Work iri the
factory will be resumed as soon as the
building I put in place.
L. Eager, of Seattle, Is a visitor at th
residence of A. Lee, the St Johns gro
cer. Mrs. S. 8. Beck is visiting at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. A. L. Miner, on
the Boulevard.
The framework is completed for th
residence of Mrs. P. T. Smith.
EAST SIDE BRIEFS.
Mrs. Alice Gardner left this morning
for a four-weeks' Visit with her parents
at Turner.
j. EL Hunt, a prominent stove manu
facturer of th "Oast Side, left today for
a business trip on the Bound.
The funeral of James Mulvaney, who
died at a West Side hospital from the
effects of drinking ice water while ovei2"
heated, was held yesterday. The -body
was Interred In Lone Fit cemetery. Mul
vaney was well known on th East Side
where be was employed for several year
at the stables of James Lyons.
AFGHANISTAN
The New Amir's Political Re
forms and Army Reor
ganization. The Amir of Afghanistan ha just de
cided on a political departure which ap
pears Intended to be th first step In the
formation of ait organised government
in that country. A Council of State, com
posed of leading members of the various
Afghan tribes, is to be appointed at
Kabul. At th Sam time an influential
person, acquainted with native and Mo
hammedan law, wilt be associated with
each of the provincial Governors to as
sist In the disposal of a,ll tribal cases,
civil and criminal. The more Important
matters will be submitted to the Council
at Kabul, which, after examination, will
submit its recommendations to the Amir,
and transmit th final decision in each
case to the tribe concerned. Th Council
will meet each week under the presi
dency of th Amir.
Besides Introducing this new political
measure, th Amir 1 giving much atten
tion to th reform and reorganization of
his army. Th payl of th men on service
has been raised, and th strength of the
regular fores Increased. Two points on
th Eastern frontier covering roads lead
ing into Afghanistan from India hav
been fortified and permanent garrisons
installed,
Selling the Wind.
It seems Incredible, but is nevertheless
a fact, that as lata as the year 1814 an old
woman named Bessie Millie of Pomona,
in the Orkney Islands, sold favorable
winds to seamen at th small price of d
a vessel. For many years witches were
supposed to sell th wind. Th Philand
ers and Laplanders made quite a trade by
selling Winds. The old women, after be
ing well paid by th credulous sailors,'
used to knit three magical knots; th
buyer was told he would have a good gale
when he untied the first knot the second
knot would bring a strong wind, and the
third a severe tempest. At one time
Winds weft sold at Mont St Michael, in
Normandy, and arrows were sold at the
same time to charm away bad storms.
Detroit Pre Press.
For the Golf Lady.
Laced shoes and' heavy gloves with;
perforated palms are still worn, but nine
tenths of the women wear, Instead of
silk, mohair or gingham petticoats, golf
underskirt made of dainty lace trimmed
lawn. The -excuse for this seemingly in
appropriate extravagance is that golf
clothes' should alt wash, and even th
stays now sold for active wear on the
links are made of linen tape with pullout
bones, which enables, the laundress to
boll and bleach a easily as lisle thread
hose. . '
BUILDING PERMITS.
BUILDING PERMITS , 6'
Miss Jamison, Mississippi and Fremont)
repairs; tB00. .
Simmons Bros., Third and Yamhill, al
teratlon; $75. ,
A., J. Farmer, Third and Lincoln, two.
story flats; $6000. .
John Scott Twelfth and Morrison, re
pairs; $150. t
F. S. Manlon, Bast Fifteenth and East
Salmon, two-Story dwelling; $2700.
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