Portland court tale of a washerwoman and a faith betrayed
A poor Portland washerwoman endures ruin after trusting a husband who drains her savings on a devilish spree. She confronts him in a police court, then confronts the bar’s revelers and hoards, while specters of lost fortune and household hope haunt her through a city scene of luxury and deceit. A second feature outlines Pendleton's housing boom, power needs, and new industry prospects amid a growing economy.