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OKKCON' (MTV KNTr.lMMflSK. I'lMUAY. OiTOIlKW H, l!i.V F, I. W. W. ACCUSED OF FOMSNTINQ TROUBLE AT Ml KIC AN BOROER PANAMA SLIDE HOST OF ROCKFELLER TO TREAT WITH THE WILLIAM L. SAUNOfRS. AN INVENTOR. ON THE NAVY ADVISORY BOARD SEI MILITARY DRILLS Ifl ALL SCHOOLS TOEVERYDEMAND ACTING GOVtflNOR ASKS PMIII OINTIAL OHDIH CLOSINO CANAL FOH MONTH. CABINET MEMBER SENATOR MRS KAISER ACCEDES GREECE DISAGREES III Of TIIISCOUNTRY COLORADOMINtRS ; w - J 3 .I r- 5 SYSTEM OF MIOIATION It OUT UNIO AFTER INVESTIGATION COVERING, MANY WEEK. U fiSflf IS ICKORED m m is called kust broader provision Mad for Avoiding ntf St King Dput and Improved Con dition of Labor nd Llv. leg Ar Premised. PI KHU). Colo.. Oct. 1 olI--ll bargaining ir-aured by a ciilr I for term of year was promlard today by John l Rockefeller. Jr.. to the ra ploye of th Colorado Fuel A Iron company. The contract Wa embodied In the Industrial p!n ubmlttcd by Mr. Rotkcfellcr t tncrtlng of the nirirm of th company and grlev ajx repreaenutlte from th vartou coal ramp Th plan rarrir a guarantor against discrimination against member of any union, bat dor pot pro Id for recognition of the United Mine V ork er of America. Th Industrial ostein outlined at the conference ta looked on a th Rockefeller answer to th demand of th I'nlted Mine Worker demand which In 1)1! led to one of the moat hitter Induitrlal conflirta In the bla tory of th country. Mr. Rockefeller hlmaelf baa steadfastly maintained that hi plan I not an attack on unionism, but that It la "broader and more democratic'' than the ytem ad vocated by the miner organization. The Rockefeller plan, formulated by Mr. Rockefeller and W. B. Mackeni'.e King In collaboration with operating official of tbe company. 1 based on the mediation ytem already in op eration Th outline of the plan aub. mltted to tbe conference la divided In to four general aection. 1. Repreaenutlon of employe, and,1" 7' " 77..! , i the manner of their .election. 1 n'ftJ,n ,h' ,,rvH kn"w ,n ,U !. DLtrtct conference. Joint com-1 "LI? , ...... ,. mltteea and Joint meeting. 3. The preeventlon and adjustment, of Industrial dispute. 4. Soilat and industrial belter menL The miners at eacn ramp are to elect representative on a basis of one for every 150-wage earner. Each cainp la entitled to at least two rep resentative. After p'edgtng the corporation and Its employe, to observe, federal and Mate mining law, the manifesto ray.: ."There shall be no discrimination br tbe company or by any of its em ploye on account of membership or non-membership In any society, fra ternity or union." KING HA8 NARROW ESCAPE. PARIS. Oct. 6. Kins Victor Em manuel ot Italy was unhurt, though a piece ot shrapnel .truck the horse he was riding on recent tour of th' Isonso front, dispatches today reported. , Te'Vuder Car" j Electric Starting and Lighting Tbe new Maxwell is equipped with the Simma Huff Electric Starting and Lighting System. This system is a single unit type, combining in one instrument the generator and motor. It is the simplest, "sure-fire" powerful self starter made and has about one-half the wire of ordinary starters. We are waiting to take you for a test ride in the car that has broken ail low "First-Cost" records, and is breaking all low "After-Cost" records. m 3 "OneMan'MoftairTop DcmounizbleRims A ield U FO B. '" --'-7- -.It-. 'C S 4 Cr.llTH a 5! Seventh John Adams Stret. ZvnViwnWindih Photo kr Anrrn Hrea A i ton W illiam lawrence Paunder. mem brr of the natal advisory lioard. I a graduate of In l'nltrlly of Peiin sytvanla. From 1ST to 1M he was In charge of tbe work of building docks, warehouse and ablp channel In New York harbor. He designed and patented apparatu for utaqne on drilling. using the tube and water Jet aystem no In general use. SPECULATORS CRAZY TO GET SEVEN MILLION SHARES CHANGE HANDS IN WEEK "HARPIES" COME BACK. NEW YORK. Oct. !.-Wall trtet today la literally a street of gold. In the pait week more than ..(WO.iWO hare have changed hand, meaning that broker' commliniona amount lne to more than $1,750,000. ! Profit of outaide traders and pro feaalonal speculator are iiniKMutihle k..t I.M1.).V Hill 1W VI .,VVW.1'V Bum i v u .. v i In tbe wake of the heavy trading. ! House which recently worried alioul making Jut their expense are now rolling in wealth. The crate for the "war linblea," "rats and dogs, standard iscues. iu fact anything and everything lu the way of stock gamble. Is .wamplng the brokers. People who never before saw a broker or hla offices are now regular visitors at the headquarters of the Wall street house. Evidence of the new era of pros perity are seen In the return of the "harpies" old-timer In the street, who, having suffered reverse, now live on the bounty of the street. Res tauranta and saloons In the financial district are doing- a land office busi ness, for where the brokers a few month since were contenting them selves with a sandwich and a glass of beer for lunch, they are now dlnlni. on pate de foie gras and champagne. Henry Clews, noted banker, declared the market Is booming because "ev erybody want to buy stocks and the demand is making prices soar." EH. m Electric Starter BedricLiqhts lipuiohpiition OETftOlT PORTER OREGON CITY, OREGON. I M M L- . r.!.v-ij CHAMBERLAIN SPEAKS IN PORT LANO ON NATIONAL DEFENSE -SWISS SYSTEM FAVORED KAVY SECOND TO NONE AND MERCHANT MARINE HELD NEED Chairman of Meat Commit! on Military Affair Bay Ability to Take Car of 1 1 If I Coun try' Only Auranc. IVKTI-ANO. Ote., iK-t. 1-Kiau-lishnirnt of military training In M-hoolk, dewlopiucnt of a nillilar) ti-iu similar to that of 8IU-rlaud. dctrlopment of a fieri aceond to none in th world, and plat ing of our lnu lar Dowelon on prattlcal'y war footing, were nieaaure urged by Hen ator I'hamlirrlam. chairman of Ihe enale committee on mirilary affair. who addretaed tho Civic Irague at the Multnomah hotel today on the sub ject of adequate military preparedness for the t'nited State. "We have become a big. fat, easy going country." be declared, "and we were not even prered to co with Meilco when we sent our men don to Vera ("rut Even th Meilcani were better equipped with artillery than we. Fortunately, nothing hap pened, but II waa enough to show up to the thinking man Ihe weakness ol our present military condition." Point made by Senator Chamber lain are: "If I had my aay, every school re ceiving money from Ihe federal or state government should have a sys tem of military training. "We must have a navy equal to the best navy on earth. I voted for a'l of Pryan's JS peace treaties, but a to the efficiency of treaties we must remember that the treaty which waa supposed to protect llelglum ha been violated by every one of the bellggerent power. 'The underlying principle of free dom the sea for neutrals, which was violated by every other belligerent nation. 'When nation, adopte defensive and offensive treaties, they do It for businesa. and not for fun. Can we ex pect any different treatment from Jl- an In case of trouble with Great Hril ain than Germany received at her hands In the present warf 300 HOGS ARE SOLD PRICES STEADY AND RECEIPTS ARE LIGHT AT PORTLAND UNION STOCK YARDS. r.VION STOCK YARDS. Oct. 6. Prices were considered steady this morning. Recelpta were not heavy and the only sales were of hoRs, more than 300 head being disposed of at varying price before the noon hour. The top remained at 16.30. Receipts were 23 cattle, 531 bogs and 189 sheep, a total of 8 cars. Official livestock quotations in ef fect this morning were as follows: Cattle. Steers choice C.30 to Good 6.00 to Medium 5.25 to Cows choice 5.00 to Good 4.50 to Medium 3.75 to Hog. Prime linbts. 175-200 ... d0 to Cholc medium, 1 40-173. 6.00 to Pigs. 90-140 4.75 to 6 6." 5.75 5.25 4 ' 1.2' C.3U K.2I' 3.5ft Sheep. Choice sprint; lambs 7.00 to 7.2." Common spring lambs.. 5.50 to fM Choice yearlings 5.50 to 6.00 Good yearMngs 5.23 to S."-' Old wethers 4.73 to 5.2 LIVESTOCK TRADE IN PORTLAND IS DULL UNION MEAT COMPANY TAKES IN PRACTICALLY ALL OF LIVE STOCK OFFERED. UNION STOCK YARDS, Portland. Sept 30. Livestock trade here this forenoon was dull. Up to noon not a head had been disposed of. This was accounted for by the action of tbe Union Meat company, which had sent out a guarantee to hog shlppera oi C'4 cents today. The took, under con tract practically all the livestock which came in. Receipts consisted of 98 cattle, 4S8 hogs and 1191 sheep a total of 16 cars. Official livestock quotations in ef fect this morning were as follows: Cattle. Steer choice $6.60 to $6.N0 Good 6.25 to 6.50 Medium 4.00 to 6.2." Cows choice 5.00 to 5.50 Medium 4.40 to 4.50 Heifers choice 5.75 to 5.S5 Good 5.00 to 5.50 Hulls choice 3.50 to 5.00 8tags choice 3.00 to G.25 Hogs. Prime lights, 175-200 ... 6.30 to 6.45 Choice meld lira, 140-175. 6.00 to 6.25 Pig. 90-140 S.OO to 6.25 Rough, 275 pounds up. . . 5.40 to 5.90 Shcap. Choice spring Iamb... 6.50 to 7.00 Common spring lamb . 5.50 to 6.00 Choice yearling ...k... 5.50 to 6.00 Good yearling 5.00 to - 5X0 t-.-V'--.-.-,y:..-.,y.'j I . . ' ' ' . -k . -A Itatillug continues ou ll Mrtliaa txirder and may rtuniwl the Washing tun authorities to lake Ursillf at lion (iilonrl TUmIuIu K. Iiellran. Carran Uta consul al Kan Antonio, Tr planned to lay before th department of justice Information lending to abow that much of the dlsturl-ame a'on Ihe Meilcaa bordrr I due to the ac milks of th Mrtltaii oraiuh of Ihe Industrial Worker of Ihe World. The local metiiber are known as Mgn Utaa. Most of them. a cording to Cobinel Pel' ran, are cngaiced In rail way construction work on the bonier They ar fanatics, be says, and be Ilex Ibat by making trouble Interven linn will bo brought on and after th tbe land will be divided among the people. Colonel Urltran la convinced that (arrant!! toldicr are not re sponsible for the border clauhr. The! uniform, he says, U a cheap affair, easily Imitated, and the Maconlstas have adopted It, he believe to In crease the International significance of this act. DAMAGE III GULF STORM IS PLACED AT 20 MILL SEVEN ARE KILLED, M0 HURT- MANY BUILOINGS WRECKED IN NEW ORLEANS. BODIES ARE FLOATING DOWN RIYER, REPORTS ONE CAPTAIN Lightening. Star 180,000 Fir S- ral Small Vl on Mississippi Ar Destroyed Two Mn Swtpt Prxn 8tamr. NEW OKI.EA.Nj, via Union lioure, I Sept. 30. I'nofflcUl vHtlmatea to day placed the property damage In New Orleans from ye:erday' storm at nearly $20,000,000 and the los of life at (even. It was estimated that at least 150 persons were more or les.i Injured by collapse of buildings, falling sluns or flying glass. Of the seven known dead, tluee were drowned. Four were killed lu Ihe ruin of structures which col lapsed. Two of those drowned were blown overboard from the steamer Creole, which left yesterday morning i for New York but anchored near the mouth of the river to await better weather. The Creole reported by wireless early today that a number ol bodies were seen floating down the Missis sippi and that houses for uiles were demolished. Many parks scntered I throughout the city sustained damage to trees and shrubbery that cannot be repaired for year. An abatement in the storm came about 7 o'clock In the evening, when the barometer began to rise, but the wind fell slowly. At 3 o'clock this morning the velocity vailed from 10 to 20 miles in Intermittent gusts. hYom every purt of the clly came reports of propety damage and a number of widely' known landmarks showed the effect of the wind. Shortly after midnight fire destroy ed part of the Kern-Orleans acid plant on Florida avenue, with a loss sttti mateil at tSO.Oou. The fire I believ ed to have been caused by lightning. All railroad early yesterday cancel ed thfdr trains. RECEIPTS LIGHT IN TOP ON HOGS IS $30 IN UNION STOCK YARDS MARKET IS 8TEADY IN AJ-L LINES. UNION STOCK YARDS, Oct. 5. Receipt were light today and o were sales. The market waB reported us steady on all lines. The top on hogs waa $6:30. A year ago today the top was $7.60. i Receipts were 325 hogs. Officials livestock quotaloes In ef fect this morning were as follow: Cattle. 3tera choice Good Medium Cows choice Good Medium Heifers choice Hog. Prime lights, 175200 . . Choice medium, 140-175 Pigs, 80-140 lbs ....... Shp. .$6.60 to $6.85 . 6.25 to 6.50 . 4.00 to . 5.00 to . 4.S0 to .. 4.0 to . 5.75 to 6.25 5.50 5.00 4.E0 5.85 6.00 to 6.00 to S.OO to C.50 to 5X0 to 5.50 to 5.04 to 6.20 6.20 6.25 7.00 6.00 (.00 6.80 Choice Spring lamb .. Common spring lambs Choice yearling ...... ACT OF SINKINO ARABIC IS CIS AVOWED ANO INDEMNITY WILL BE PAID. WiDERSOfSOBWES AEE OETICTO KQIlfO Wsthingua I N IptUS t Tk up With arltaln Long 0lyd Quttlon f lntrftrnc Wit Ocn Trad. w AHIIIMITON. Oct 4. tietmaiiy has completely x-cdcd lu h Am. ri can demands for si'tiliimiit of the Arabic case. The Imperial soeiniueiit. In a Id ti r prwiiied today bv II itihaadiir. Count von Penistorff, to Nwretary jiiiln, disavow the sinking of the vessel, annoumea that It ha so null fled the suhimrlnc commander who made th attark. ripresse reirels fit lh U( of American live, and BKrve lo pay an Imlcmnlty to their families. Of filial Washington waa both grst Ifled and relieved by Ihr diplomatic victory. Th commiiulcallon delivered by th amlaMdor reveals that stiin gent order ha lieen given to ub marin commander lo prevent recur rrnc of u h Incident aa the Arabic The concesMiln made by fierman) to the American viewpoint were gn erally regarded tonight a paving the way for amicable settlement of all case which have threatened sever anc of diplomatic relation between the two countries. With the settlement of tbe AraMr conlrovcry. Ihe dltspatrh lo (ircat Krltain of the long delayed American note on interference with trade la ei peeled wllhln a few days. TROUBLES ARE LAID TO JEALOUS V 8AN FRANCISCO. Oct. I "It I all a 'get-up.' brought about by the bick ering of Jcaloua women. My reli gion I every bit as clean and as well established aa the religion of Mrs. Mary Haker Kddy." Thl I Ihe way "Dr." Newo New! New, or John !. Fair, who wis arrest ed by United Stale authorities a. s religion faker, today explains hi clash with t'nele 8am. Through his attorneys, John C, Smith. "Dr." New promised to give out s full statement regarding his position today. In the several hour that "Dr." New was forced to remain In ustody before securing bond, yesterday be declared many time that the whole thing was frame-up" and that be would cer tainly "square" himself. Mrs. Mario Tully Graham, chief apostle of the 'Newthot' faith under Dr." New, and who was arreated with him in an apartment on Haker treet, baa nothing lo y. Mr. M. U Clair, hla accuser, put In an appearance aft er "Dr." New had left the Federal building yesterday afternoon and talked freely to federal official and newspaper men. "I first met Dr. New years ago,' he declared. "I put my modest for tune of a few thousand dollars Into his cause. I had faith In him until 'Dr. Craham appeared on the scene, Then I found nut that he was not what he represented himself to be. New changed Ihe names of hi vnr lous organizations for the purpose of defrauding me. I am going to con tlnue 'Newthot,' however. It is flod's work and I have given my life to It 'I do not believe that 'Dr.' Orahmn married, although shn professes to be." 1. R. STINSON TAKES ACT OF PROMINENT LODGE OFF! CIAL CAUSED BY OVERWORK, AND BREAKDOWN. SALEM, Ore., Oct. 5. U R. 8tlnsoii, for 18 years grand keeper of records and seal of the Knights of Pythias for Oregon, committed suicide late .today at his farm In Polk county, just across the Willamette river from Salem. He shot himself through the heart with a 12-gauge shotgun. Overwork, result inx In nervoua "prostration about a month ago, Is said by members of the family and friends to have affected Mr. Stlnson's mind. They declare he wan not mentally responsible for his act He was 53 years old. The suicide took, place shortly after 5 o'clock tonight In Mr. Stlnson's bed room at his home. A son, Lognn St1' son, and his mother, Mr. A. L. Htln son, were In the house at the time of the shooting. Death was Instantaneous. Catarrh Cannot Be Cured with LOCAI, APPLICATIONS, as hey cannot reach the (eat of the disease. Ca tarrh I a blood or constitutional disease, and In order to cure It you must tak In ternal ramedle. Hall' Catarrh Cur I taken Internally, and act directly upon th blood and mucous surface. Hall's Catarrh Car I not a quack medicine. It waa prescribed by on of the beat phy sicians In thl country for years and Is a regular prescription. It Is composed of th bt tonic known, combined with th beat blood purl Hers, artlnr directly on the mucous mirface. Th perfect combina tion of th two IniYedlant I what pro duce such wonderful rulta In curing catarrh. Send for testimonial, free. y. J. CHENET CO., Prop.. Tolado, O. (ol kr pra(lela. srlre 76c. Tt Hall a raaillr Pill far tiU ....... PANAMA. IM 4 l.lelllelislll Col one) Chraler lUrdlllg, the engineer III i harge of the Panama canal, lias will mcsauxv lo ihe secretary of war at Washington nt uminendltig that Presl drill WPson Iku an eiecutlte order offli lally rliwlng th canal until No vrmber 1. Colonel llardlni eiplalns thai II will tw liiipossllde In clear Ihe channel le fnir that data and perhapa no then. The conditions Caused by the new slide are lh worst In the history of Ihe canal, according In Colonel Hard lug Mine than l.mio.ooo cubic yards of earth must lie reunited lefor Ihe i tunnel la again deep enough to per lh passage of ship The dredger re maintaining a high point of effl cli my and during Heptenilier reunited more than l.ooo.ooo yards. Tba work I being pimhed energelb'ally and ca nal officials are optimistic that event- uallr Ihe danger of slides will be over com. BIG IDAHO DAM IS OVIR 4000 PERSONS FROM ALL FARTS OF STATI VIEW AR ROW ROCK SRUCTURl. IIOIHK. Idaho. Oct. I - One of tbe government' greater achievement In rcclamnialion work, th Arrowrock dam, was formerly dedicated here to day. Iletaeen 4uoo and 5OO0 eron. mainly settlers from all pari of lh llolse project attended the ceremony. The event waa one of th most Im pressive ever witnessed In Idaho, for tbe Importance of thla great dam. JIM friaim Ihe bast lo Its lip. Is be ginning now to tie fully appreciated. Ho great I the demand from all parts of southern Idaho lo see the com pleted dsm that arrangements have been made to run dally excursion trains for tbe neit week over lb gov ernment-owned railroad. THEN LOOT HOME PORTLAND, Ore., M. 5. Masked burglar laat night coolly and deliber ately robbed Ihe residence at 764 Kant Twenty-fifth street north, occupied by Mr. N. M. White and her daughter. Mr. J ti litis Pliiiiis. binding sod gig ging one and locking the other out on a sleeping porch while they did th Job. They went first lo the bedroom' of Mr. Plnciis. Finding It unoccupied. Mr. Plncu Mug on the leeplng porch, the Intrducer turned the key of the door between the porch and the room, locking Mrs. Plncu out on the porch. They then ransacked the bed room at their leisure. At 11 o'clock Mrs. Plncua was aroused by some sound and tried to open the door of the porch to find ft locked. Discovering her way back In to the houso barred, she pounded on the door for a few moments and then went bark to bed in the belief that her mother, Mr. White, had played s Joke on her. From Mrs. Plncua room the bur glars went to Mr. White's room. Hho was asleep at the time but the move ment of the unwelcome visitors In tho room and the flash of their search lights aroused her. One of the masked men (Uncovered that aha was awake and promptly placed his hand over her mouth, he and bis confederate gagging her with hundkerchlefs and binding her hands and feot with her stockings. Mrs. White Is nearly 60 yenrs old. It was not until 7 o'clock this morn dig that Mrs. Plncu learned of (he robbery nor of the predicament of her mother. Arising ot thnt hour, she sought lo leave the sleeping porch but found It still locked. Hemming alurmod, she screamed until shn at tracted tho the attention of the daugh ter of George 7. Knglehart, her next door neighbor, who resides nt 702 East Twenty-fifth street, north. CLACKAMAS WINS PLACE. SALEM, Ore., Oct. 1. County agri cultural and horticultural exhibit awards of the Btate fair hnvo been an nounced. Tillamook county represent ed In the first division, won first prize. In tho second division first honors went to Polk county, with Itonton, Lane, Clackamas, Linn, .Inckson, Mult nomah and Washington counties fol lowing in order. Union county cup tured first prize In the third division, with Morrow, Wallowa, Malheur and Umatilla taking second, third, fourth nnd fifth prizes. MRS. DUNIWAY IS NO BETTER PORTLAND. Ore.. Oct. 5, Mtb. Abi gail Scott Dutiiway, who underwent an operation at the Good Samaritan hospital several weeks ago, was re ported lo bo still very low tonight. However, no oppreclablo change for the worse could ' be detected. Dr. J. C. Zan, who has charge of the case, said If the infection continues to spread another operation will he performed If Mrs. Dunlway la though; strong enough to withstand It. OREGON CITY MAN NAMED. WASHINGTON. Oct. 1. W. W. Lax- ton, of Oregon City, was today ap pointed chairman of the railway valu ation division of tbe Interstate Com PRIMIIM VtNlZllOS ftlSIQNS AC COMOINQ TO RIPORT OF HAVAS AOtNCY. fRENCH SAID TO HAVE LANDED 70,000 TROOPS AT SAIONIKA Gvrnmnt Said t Hv Fund Su ficlnt for Only Manth Mebill Ktlon of 1(0,000 Mn Cemplstfd Sundy. PAIIIri. IM. .- A Allien d'Plli to tbe Havee Agency say: Premier Veuirelo baa resigned, th king having Informed hliu Ibat be waa unable lo support Ihe policy of hi nilnlsir)." ATIIKNM. (VI. 1 via Pari. Oil. 6. (Delayed In transmission I The French troops landing fioiu trans port at Salonika, (ireec. consist of 70.000 men. They will proceed along lh (luevghell I'skup Railroad lo guard the line. ATIIKNH. Thursday, Sept. 30-lVla Home and I'arl.l, Oct. V(lclaycd In transmission ) Greece Is able to put IsO.ooO men. tully equipped. In the field. Alliiougll the mobllliallon which Include men up lo 41 year of age, probably will rafl for SuO.OoO troop, those oter Die 10,000 cannot tie armed. It Is said lliw goteruiiH'iil bas mill lUcut fund to continue on a war foot ing for one mouth. The problem, therefore. I the obtaining of money from Triple Kntene power. The iiiolilllatlou will be completed Sunday night Octulcr 31. The (lull ing of the inobllUarlon order created geiieral relief here. It waa considered u eiiraordlnary triumph for Premier Veiiltclos, who la known to havn hau long atruggle with King Constantiue before Ihe monarch would yield lo the premier's wlshea. Crowds gathered before tbe forulgn office and newspaper bulletin boards thla afternoon whllu M. Venlielos aa In conference Willi king, the peop'e showed an ugly temper when rumor of a resignation of the cabinet were circulated. A ciiclous and disconcerting feature of Ihe Greek inohllliatlon la the ignor new of th mobilised men aa to their destination or Ihe purpose for which were called lo Ihe colors. Th newspaiiera which usually In dulge lu Ihe freest expression of opin ion ar generally silent respecting the fate of the Serbian-Greek treaty of al liance, which th king all along ha maintained -waa abrogated by llio Serbians ow ing lo their concessions In Ilulgaria. and the effectiveness ol to day I Ihe key to the future action of Greece. ID'S SUCCESSOR WILL NOT BE NAMED PORTLAND. Ore.. Oct. 5. No one will le appointed tn take the place of P. W. Illld, resigned general mana ger of the Portlund Hallway. Light i Power company, who left thla morning for Denver, where ho will become vice president and general manager of the Denver Tramway company at a sal. ary of $10,000 a year. Instead of a successor taking up Mr. Illld' former duties, they will be ap portioned among the other officials. President Franklin T. Griffith an nounced this morning; thnt Orln II, Coldu'cll. who ha been superintend ent of the light and power construc tion and operation, would take up tin commercial work of this department as well, with the title of general su perintendent. Other assumptions of duties In taking up the work former, ly done by the general mnnnger will bo announced shortly. Mr. Coldwell has been with the com pany since early boyhood. Ho earned money working for Ihe compnny for his education at Stanford, whore he graduated in nn academic, course, and Cornell, where ho graduated as an electrical engineer. AND FIVE ARE HURT PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 5. Five per son In the hospitals, one seriously In Jured, us (he result of the overturn Ing of a Jitney him driven by A. Wolf man, at Third and Market street, this morning about 10 o'clock, after the machine had collided with another automobile driven by H. p. Jones. Wolfmnn and .lone were arrested nnd chnrged with reckless driving. Momentum of Wolfman's machine was too great, when ho tried to steer clear of the other car and as his pas senger screomed with fright and at tempted to climb out of the automo bile the car struck tho right rear wheel of the .lone automobile and then upset. CRIME 8TORY DOUBTED. PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 5. Captain of Detectives C. A. Ilaty does not be lieve that rohhera bound and gaged Mrs. N. M. White, mother of Mrs. Julius Plncua, Sundar nlcht in the daughter's home, 764 Fst Twenty fifth street, as reported to the nolle) yesterday morning. He says such a crime could not have been committed merce coipmlsslon. Good yearling 'in the manner described. i