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THE HORSING OEEGONIAN, MONDAY. 'AUGUST 10, 1903. SAFE ISC WED BoIdRobbersWorkNear roiice station. ROBBERS' BOOTY IS $150 Defiance Tea Company Is Paid Early Morning Visit SEARCH IN VAIN FOR CLEWS Detectives Show and Kerrigan Are JfHt oh tne IhziIIek" case, uhc Their Search tor the Skilled . Cracksmen la TJb re-warded. Just -two blocks from the police sta tion. In broad daylight, the lock of the safe In the office o the Defiance Tea Company, Second and Ankeny streets, was picked yesterday morning and $150 In cash taken without a clew being left be hind to Identify the daring robbers. An entrance was effected by using a skeleton key upon the front door. The curtain In the office window was then pulled up to screen the safeplckers from the view of the curious and the deed quietly and systematically per formed. The exact time the robbers selected for their visit is, of course, unknown. The first Intimation that a crime had been committed was received by W. C. Bret tell, the brother of the manager of the company, when he came to the store soon after 12 o'clock. The combination of the eafe had not been turned the night be fore, and the robbers had opened the out er and stronger door by simply turning tho tumbler about one-fifth of an inch. The inner door had been forced open with & crowbar or some powerful Instrument. A special policeman patrols the stores elong Second street until 6 o'clock in the morning. The Plnkerton service also has & watchman to guard the property of their clients. Evidently the safe was picked some time after both these men were off duty for the day. This leads the detectives to the belief that the crime was committed In daylight. The neighborhood Is very quiet in the morning, especially upon Sunday morning, and the robber or robbers, could have walked into the tea store without any particular notice being taken of them by any one. The robbers had the audacity to uso one -of the office lead pencils to aid them in opening the inner door. It was found cut and scarred by being forced against the steel knobs. Everything used by the safe "pickers la tapping the steel box was ap parently carried with them. They left fthrough the back door, which could be easily opened from the inside. Tho premises have been thoroughly searched by the detectives in the hopeof finding eome slight clew which would Head them to the detection of the safe pickers. It is their belief that the Job Vras dons by expert cracksmen, who, see Jng the possibility of opening the safe without the use of explosives, simply made H slight turn of the tumbler and like magic box before a magician's wand -the steel safe opened before them, and they had nothing more to do than to pry open the inner door and take the coin -jkept therein. Nothing but gold, silver and currency was 'taken from the safe. "The robbers got between $150 and $200." said C. IL IBrettell, tho manager of the company, last eenlng. In speaking of the robbery. Only the robber know the exact amount. Eafeplcklng and cracking is a rare crime In Portland, the last case being the crack ing of the the safe of the Blue Mountain Ice Company, for which P. Long was cent to Salem for five years on evidence gathered by Detectives Kerrigan and Snow. These sleuths have been placed on the puzzling case, and yesterday they were vainly endeavoring to find an open ing wedge through which to follow up tho robbers. TRAVELS IN THE ORIENT "Former Portland. eiripapor Xoir lu Shanghai. 3inn Many people in Portland will remember Joe" Travis, at one time a reporter on the Oregonlan, who left hero several years ago, and who owing Jo a rather varied and wandering career has been but little heard of since. He served as reporter on the San Francisco Chronicle for a time and finally wis sent to Hono lulu In tho servlco of that paper, where he remained some time. On his return be wont to the Philippines as correspon dent for several Eastern papers during the war with Spain. Ho wrote home that during his stay there the freshest news he received from Portland much of the time, was in the tons of paragraphs, from the Oregonlan which had been copied by Eastern papers and bad kept on the way East, having been copied by English papers, and from them by Australian papers, which were the principal papers reaching the Philip pines owing to their close proximity to Australia, so these paragraphs had trav eled East nearly around the world to reach him and were received with pleas ure. From the Philippines Mr. Travis pro ceeded to Japan and In the service of sov eral newspapers, made a pretty thorough tour of those islands. He next In the same line of business proceeded to China and is there now. A letter recently re ceived by his mother from him was dated June 23, from Hotel Mctropole, Bubbling Well Road. Shanghai, in which he states that the weather, after a few hot days was cool and delightful much like Sum mer weather In Oregon. Ho is seeing Shanghai thoroughly being toted about by a jinricksha man. at $4.50 per month, who is six feef. tall and runs all day, and never tires. He is enjoy ing himself greatly and says life Is pleas ant to the white people living In the Orient. He Is looking forward to seeing more of the East and is about complet ing arrangements In his business which will carry him as far as Calcutta and Madras, before returning to Oregon. He ought to be able to give many Interesting accounts of his wanderings In strange lands. To Lead Vancouver Lanaber. VANCOCVER, Wash.. Aug. 3. (Special) The schooner Grace Dollar, from San Pedro, will arrive at the Columbia saw mill at this city tomorrow, and will take OA mjm feet or. lmsfc: toe California. The schooner Two Brothers, of San Fran cisco, will finish loading at this mill this week-and sail for that city this week. About5O0,000 feet win be taken on at the mill, and then the vessel, will go out over the bar and complete the loading by means of lighters. She will have a cargo In an of L250.0W feet. She draws 23 feet. The mill Is running day and night to fill the orders. TO INSPECT QUARTZ LEDGE Edtvard Keafer Makes a. Trip te Sheas. -lining: District. Edward Renfer, Interested In the North ern Mining & Bonanza Company, which is developing a quartz ledge on Sbena Creek, on Huckleberry Mountain, near Salmon River, has gone out there on an exploring tour. He will superintend the transportation of rails and a tramway car to be used In the tunnel that has been run In Huckleberry Mountain a depth of 300 feet. There are about three tons to take in over a trail cut through the tim ber along the side of the mountain for a distance of five miles. Pack horses will be used, as the trail is not wide enough for wagons, although It Is the Intention of the company to construct a wagon road along this trail later. This lode Is in what Is known as the Shena Creek Mining district. The Port land men Interested in this lode are T. B. and O. H. West, Fred Roberts Ed ward Renfer, Charles Frasier. V. Schmidt. August Mautz, A. O. Mlanlg. P. Hall and August Hornsecker. They have been developing the mine for over a year by cutting a tunnel, which has been extended Into the mountain 300 feet. No more work could be done without a tramway and car for taking the ore out of the tunnel. The intention is to put In a quartz mill this Fall. There are other promis ing claims In the Shena Creek Mining district, the owners of which are watch ing and waiting developments of the Northern Light lode. Quartz is found all through this district, and It is thought that the time is not far distant when the lode t will be worked to good advantage. Mr. Renfer, who Is an educated mineralo gist will make a thorough examination of the surroundings during his two weeks' trip. The Shena Creek Mining district is about 45 miles east of Portland. XO MORE "VV'OODLAW.V GRAVEL. Contractors Must Go Eluewhere tor Material to Improve Street. Without permits no more gravel pits can be opened at Woodlawn. The ordi nance put through the Council by Mr. Fle gel will put a stop to digging holes in the neighborhood, for the residents there will resist the granting of permits for tak ing out graveL Contractor John O'Nell will take out SOCK) cubic yards of gravel from the block on the corner of East Eighth street and Alnsworth avenue, ac cording to his agreement with J. D. Kennedy and J. H. Burgard, who pur chased the block bo that It would not be come an unsightly gravel pit. Messrs. Kennedy; and Burgard thought It better to purchase the block than get into an expensive lawsuit, and Contractor O'Nell Is equally as pleased to avoid trouble with the Woodlawn residents. There are three large gravel pits at Woodlawn tho largest being owned by the Portland Railway Company. This one occupied about five blocks. It Is said that the railway company will put Its carbarn and buildings in this de pression some day, but no provisions have been made to fill up the other excava tions. They can be filled doubtless when the general Improvement of streets is undertaken. It will be a serious question with street contractors hereafter where they will get grave lor street improvements, wooa lawn cement gravel has been generally used on East Side streets, and It has been the cheapest on account of the short haul. The contractors will have to go further out for gravel and street Improve ments will cost more for this reason. PBaeral of John Gnos. The funeral of John Gnos, who com mitted suicide at Sellwood by shooting himself Friday night, was held yesterday afternoon from Flnley's undertaking parlors. Lone Fir cemetery was theplace of interment. Services were conducted under the auspices of the Grutti Vereln Swiss Society, of which deceased was a member. No Inquest was held on the case, as the facts did not warrant any further Inquiry. Gnos bad made several attempts to make way with himself be fore, but had been prevented by his wife, but he at last evaded all watchfulness. Besides his wife he leaves several chil dren. Those residing out of Sellwood, are Mrs. Lizzie Regan, Hoqulam, Wash.; Antone Gnos, Washougal, Wash.; Mrs. Anna Dober, of Roslyn, B. C John Gnos was a member of the A. O. TJ. W. and Maccabees lodges, which leaves his wife with a neat sum In insurance. Weidler-Street IUiilvrny. The Portland Railway Company is pushing construction on Its Weldler-street branch from Union avenue, several blocks of track having been completed last week. This branch will be completed this month. It will be a great convenience to the people of Irvlngton and Holladay addition, as it will be extended out to about East Twenty-sixth street. It will be the first finished of the several branches the company will build on tho East Side, all connecting with the Union avenue branch. Cars are now crossing the East Burnslde bridge every seven and a half minutes, but when the Sun nyslde branch, the East Davis street, the Weldler and the Alblna lines are finished and in operation, cars will cross every few minutes. East Side Xoten. Justice Waldemar Seton. of the East Side court. Is taking his vacation at the Coast. Secretary Braib and Constable Keenan are on duty. Rev. D. A.-Watters. of Salem, formerly pastor of the Central M. E. Church, of Alblna, occupied the pulpit of the Sunny side Methodist Church yesterday. Good progress Is being made on the Improvement of Alblna avenue between the Ferry landing and Page street. This street will bo paved . with wood blocks, the first improvement of the kind to be made on the East Side. Travel to and from the ferry is very heavy, and a good pavement is wanted. REMOVAL SALE. The Woolen Mill Store Soon to Have Xctt Quarter. To close out broken lines of suits and pants before we move into our new store, corner of Third and Stark streets, we. will for the next few weeks sell clothing at prices never before quoted In the City of Portland. All broken lines where there are only two or three suits left will be sold at one-half the first cost. To give the sale a good start we will also Include 200 suits just made up by us for Fall and Winter trade. They are the latest In pattern and design. To the first customer coming In Monday morning we Trill oner a suit made In our tailor department at J37.00 the party could nottake It and it is left on our hands; $10.( wljl get it Monday morning, the size Is about 39 coat. '36-33 pants. Brownsville Woolen Mills Store, Wash ington near Second streets. v EXCURSION" RATES BAST. Via Great Northern Railway. Chicago and return 47L50 St. Louis and return 67X0 Peoria and return 69.2 St. Paul and return 80.00 Minneapolis and return 60.00 Duluth and return X... fifl ffi Dates of sale August IS and 19. August For full information call on or address H. DlGKSOH. City Ticket Agent. la Tfcird t. Perjtknd, Or. JUMPS FROM BRIDGE Fred Dahl Breaks Both Legs in 56rFoot Fall, CRAZED BY PROLONGED SPREE Swedish Laborer Suffering From De lation That Police Woala Ar rest Him for Hold-Up At tempts Ills Life. Suffering tinder the delusion that he was wanted by the police for complicity In the hold-up of the Vancouver car, six weeks ago, Fred Dahl, a Swede laborer Jumped from the 56-foot Eagle Creek bridge, near Springwater, broke both legs by falling upon huge boulders, and when found 40 minutes later, begged to be shot, that his misery might end with the life which he had tried to throw away. Dahl attempted to take his life Satur day evening by walking out upon the rail road bridge and deliberately Jumping upon the boulders below. He had been upon a prolonged spree two weeks before, and his mind, unbalanced by the quan tity of liquor which he bad drunk, be came fixed upon the Insane idea that he was guilty of holding up the Woodlawn car, and that the police.- knowing this, would capture him within a few hours. Dahl was a laborer, employed by Win ters, Parsons & Boomer, the contractors on the Springwater branch of the Ore gon Water Power & Railway Company. A few minutes later, after quitting time baturday night, be left the camp of the contractors and went out upon the bridge without exciting notice from his fellow- workmen. No cry was heard from the suffering man. andTiad It not been for the passing of another ""workman, the Swede might have laid upon his self- sought grave until It became a grave In deed. Walking across the bridge, the rescuer saw stretched upon the sharp rocks be low the form of Dahl. An Inquiring call startled the unfortunate man. "Come down and shoot me; I want to die and get out of this," he cried, with all his feeble strength. "No, I can't do that; I'm going to get you out of here," was the reply. "Give me a gun, then, and I'll do It my self," cried Dahl, still .Buffering from the dementia, which had' prompted him to cast himself upon the cruel rocks. Dahl was carried to the camp, and Dr. C B. Smith, of Eagle Creek, the nhvsl- clan of the Oregon Water Power & Rail way Company, summoned.. Dahl Was not in any sense an employe of the railway company, but when the head office was notified of tho attempted suicide, and the probable fatal results, If the man was not at once removed to a hospital, arrange ments were made by which he was brought to this city yesterday morning. xne car was met by an ambulance, and the suffering man taken tothe County Hospital. Dr. C. B. Smith accompanied him and assisted In dressing his injuries. It was found that his right ankle was fractured, both bones being badly crushed in ankle, a general laceration of the ar teries and a compound fracture of the right thigh. He will probably be laid up for sir months. His right foot will prob ably be amputated. The men of the camp took the greatest possible care of the Injured man and manned a handcar, on which he was tak en soven miles to Boring. "-The Oregon Water Power & Railway Company pro vided the car wtylch brought him to Port land. Dahl is 36 years old and unmarried. The police place no credence in the theory that Dahl was In any way connected with the hold-up. TREES SHED TEARS. Elms Drop Gummy Fluid on People Who I'asn Underneath. A man called at The Oregonlan office a day or two ago In a towering rage to voice a complaint against some species of shade trees rather numerous along the streets. These trees were alleged to be a pestiferous nuisance because on fine days they showered down drops of ,a sticky Juice which stained the hats and clothing of ladles passing under them. The gentleman wanted to know what kind of trees they were, why they were allowed to be planted along the streets, whether there was any way of getting them removed and how the stains they made could be removed A .reporter had no trouble In, finding the trees complained of. the cement side walks in many places being sprinkled with the gummy fluid mentioned. The only trees under which this was noticed were elms, a species with large rough leaves appearing to shed the most. The reporter cut off a couple of small limbs from one of these trees and found on the under side of the leaves many small in sects of a greenish color, evidently a spe cies of aDhls. The occupant of the property In' front of which the trees stood, did not know the cause of the stuff dropping. Sometimes it continued for several das"s and then stopped for a while. He had noticed the same fluid dropping from elms in several places about town, but had never heard any one say that the liquid was harmful to clothing. The reporter took the twigs he had cut. covered with the gummy fluid on one side and the aphis on the other. In his hand and started along the sidewalk determined to ask every intelligent- looking person, he met for Information The first person he accosted happened to be a doctor, who after examining the leaves and smearing his fingers with the fluid, tasted of It and pronounced it honeydew. When a boy In Missouri he used to lick honeydew off the leaves of the hickory tree, for the sweet taste, but he did not know what caused it, nor any thing about aphis. The next man was a Front-street commission merchant, who looked at the leaves and said that he lenew nothing about bugs. The twigs should be sent to Tacoma, as the people there knew lots about bugs. He said he had shipped a lot of boxes of peaches over there, and word came back that half of them had been burned because there was a moth In one of the boxes. A man in a buggy was slightly inter ested in the question. He had hitched his horse under some trees when the buggy was newly painted and it had been show ered with drops and the varnish all spot ted. A wet sponge removed all the spots. From proper sources It was ascertained that there are some 60 species of elm na tives of the Northern Temperate zone. They are trees having colorless Juice and most of the specfts furnish excellent timber. The slippery elm Is much sought after on. account of the mucilage In the Inner bark, which possesses medicinal qualities. The trees complained of on the streets are from their large rough leaves supposed to be of this kind. Honeydew may be considered a secretion rrom the leaves of the elm, or other plants, due either to the superabundance of Juice, or to some injury to or weakness of the tissues. The injury committed by the drops In falling 1b very trifling and only noticeable on light-colored fabrics. There Is ne way of preventing these drops from showering down occasionally as long as the trees are alive and nourishing. Poitnea Mast Have Good Walk. ALBANY. Or., Aug. 9. (Special. Resl ttents of that portion of the City of Al banjf Just east of Main street, are en- ce&Tonae.iQ. nave, in Tree aeuvcry o$ mall exteaded to them. A representative of the postal department was In Albany yesterday looking over the ground. He Informed the petitioners that in order to secure the Qsslred extension of the free mail delivery system some improvements must be made to the sidewalks In the dis trict mentioned. It is the cewly built portion of Albany and many crosswalks are wanting at street crossings. As soon as the streets are improved to meet the requirements. man will bo delivered at the doors of resl- cV2nts of the extreme eastern, portion of Albany. RECENT ACCESSIONS. List ef Xevr Books Received at Port land Pahllc Library. Following are the recent accessions at the Portland Library: BIBLIOGRAPHY. Solly, Edward-Catalogue of His Li brary 01S565S PHILOSOPHY. Adler. Felix Life and DesUny; Thoughts From His Ethical Ijwtnrpa 17iA?37 James, William Psychology 150J29p RELIGION. Bible, New Testament Chronological New Testamonf iTlW Bradford, John Writing. 20SB799 -uramner, Thomas Writings and Dis putations 2S5.3CS91 Deijtzsch, Friedrich Babel and Bible... ...................................... 220.93D334 Gondon. Jules De la Reunion de i giise d'Angleterre, Protestane a l'Egllso Catholique B2S0G637 Hooper, John, bp. Early Writings... SjSHTSK Hooper. John, bp. Later Writings 20SH76G1 SOCIOLOGY. DuBols, W. E. B. Souls of Black Folk 32SDS6 Kemp, E. S. History of Education.... 3T0.9T-3? Morgan, L. H. Ancient Society.. ..309MSIS Smith. W. H. Political History of Slav ery 3265651 PHILOLOGY. March, F. A., and March. F. A.. Jr. Tnesaurus Dictionary of the English Language R421M313 USEFUL ARTS. Anderson. G. L. Handbook for the Use oi iaiectncians in the Operation and Care of Electrical Machinery, Etc... 621.3A546 Denton, E. F. Bailey Water Supply and Sewerage of Country Mansions and Estates issruis Roberts, E. W. On Marine Motors and .Motor Launches 621.4RM2S Williams, Mrs. Carrie Complete In structlons In Rearing Sllkworms.63SWi22 FIXE ARTS. Breakspeare E. J. Mozart.. ..B7S0.2M939B Cadness, Henry Decorative" Brush Work and Elementary Design... 745C123 Haddon, J. C Haydn B780.2H415H Hall, M. R. English Church Needle- ' work , .74SH178 Hervey, Arthur French Music in the Nineteenth Century 780H578 Hurll, F. M. Muriflo; a Collection of Fifteen Pictures. With Interpretations 759.6H963 Longfellow. W. P. P. Applied Perspec tive for Architects and Palnters..742LS53 Mauclalre, Camllle French Impression ists; tr. by Konody 759.4M417 Ruskin, John Political Economy of Art 101R955 Sweetzer, M. F. Artists' Biographies... B759S974 LITERATURE. Fenelon. F. de la Mothe Characters and Criticisms Upon Ancient and Mod ern Orators, Poets, Etc 848F332 Mollere, J. B. P. Theatre Cholsl.... FS42M7a RItson, Joseph, ed. Robin Hood; a Col lection of Poems, Songs and Ballads Relating to Robin Hood S21.0SR612 BIOGRAPHY. Bolssler, G. M. L. Cicero and His Friends BCS68B Firth, C. H. Oliver Cromwell and the Rule of the Puritans in England. BC946F Hudson, W. H. Sir Walter Scott..BS431Hu Lang, Andrew Prince Charles Edward Stuart BC929L Merejkowski, DImltrl Tolstoy as a Man and Artist, With an Essay on Dos tolevska BT6S4M Montagu, Lady M. (P.) W. Letters and Wori:s r , BM75S Raleigh, Walter Wordsworth.... BW926R Waddington. Mrs. M. A. (K.) Letters of a Diplomat's Wife, 1BS3-1S00 BW11S DESCRIPTION' AND TRAVEL. Furness. W. H. Home Life of Borneo Head-Hunters 919.11F3S3 Guhl. E. K.. and Koner, W. D. Life of the Greeks and Romans, Described From Antique Monuments 913.3SG943 Knapp, A. M. Feudal and Modern Japan 915.2K67 Thornbury, G. W.. and' Walford, Ed wardOld and New London, six vol. 914.21T497 . HISTORY. Alison, Sir Archibald Epitome of His History of Europe 940.SA413e Crelghton, Mandell Historical Essays and Reviews S01C914 Davis, H. W. C Charlemagne... 943.01D262 Dyer, T. H. History of Modern Europe From the Fall of Constantinople.... 940.5D9M Lenormant, Francois Manual of Orient al History .'. 930D572s Lloyd, W. W. Age of Pericles 93SL793 Mitchell, Dugald Popular History of the Highlands and Gaelic Scotland.. .941MSS1 Morris, E. E. Age of Anne 940.7M875 Poole, Stanley, Lane Mediaeval India Under Mohammedan Rple 954PS22 Sharpe. Samuel History of Egypt From the Earliest Time Till A. D. 640...932S532 Steele, J. D.. and Steele, Mrs. E. (B.) Barnes' School History of,the United States 973SS14b Stllle, C. J. Studies In Mediaeval His tory 940.1SSS7 Wilbur, Lafayette Early History of Vermont, four vol 974.3W665 FICTION-. Dumas. A. D. Agenor de Mauleon.... DSSSag Gift. YOUNG THIEF ESCAPES. Chester S carles Runs Array From Roys' and Girls' Aid Society. Chester Searles yesterday afternoonmade a get-away from the Boys and Girls' Aid Society. A short time ago the lad went to Long Beach, Wash., where he lived In all tho luxuries that the resort afforded, pos lng as the son of a millionaire Officer Hawley looked into the case at the time and discovered in Chester's apartments at the beach articles that .had been stolen from several houses at the beach Bhortly after the lad's arrival on the scene. He was brought to Portland, where It developed that he had also robbed his un cle of many articles of value, as well as some money, prior to his sojourn at the seaside He was turned over to the Boys' and "Girls' Aid Society, after a severe lec ture in the courtroom, and he promised to sin no more. The confines of the house of reform have evidently been obnoxious to Chester, and he has made another break for liberty and the career of a soldier of fortune. Searles is 15 years old, a strong, stal wart fellow, freckled, and has bright red hair cropped close to his bead. At the time of his escape he wore a light gray suit and soft felt gray bat. A reward of $5 has been offered for information that will lead to the lad's apprehension. In formation may be sent to the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society. Vote to Erect Xew SchoolaoHne. UNION. Or.. Aug. 9. (Special.) At special election of Union school district held yesterday, It was decided Oy a unani mous vote to Issue $4000 worth oi Donas to erect a new school building In the north ern part of the city. The bonds will be Issued under subdivision 31 of section 33S9 of Bellenger and Cotton's code. LOW AUGUST RATES. O. R. fc 7f. Again Gives Long-Hi Limit and Stop-Over. Aucust IS. 19. X and 26 the O. R.& N. again sells long-time tickets to points in the East, with stop-over privileges. Par ticulars at City ticket oface. Third and Washington. When yoa suffer .from sick headache, dizziness, constipation, etc, remember Carter's Little Liver Pills will relieve yon. One sill j & doee Meier Frank Company I-- naBonainMpaB "Hourly Sales" Today Condensed List For full particulars see your Sunday Oregonlan or secure copy of all hems at the entrance. 8 to 9 A, White Napkins 6c each Brass Washboards 29c Fancy Combs 1c each $1.50 Atlas 95c Talcum Powder 9c Bone Hair Pins Ilea box 12 Cakes Savon Soap 25c Sewing Tables 87c each 11 to 12 A.M. Checked Silks 69c yard Table Damask 20c yard Misses' Hose 1 8c pair Cotton Stocks 9c each Dress Trimmings 5c yard Ribbons 10c yard. Granite Bread Pans 24c Men's Belts 15c each Ladies' Umbrellas 89c each Children's Mirrors 4c each Cold Cream 7c a Jar Men's Dusters 50c each Palm Leaf Fans 4c each Salt Boxes 23c each 4 to 5 P.M. $2.25 Pictures $1.39 each Neck Ruffs half price Mahogany Poles 11c each $4.00 Suit Cases $2.75 Cambric Drawers 49 c Men's Suspenders 25c Meier &, Frank Company WILL BE A BIG CARNIVAL MULTX 031 All CLUB3IEX ENTHUSIAS TIC OVER. SEPTEMBER EVEXT. President Pracl Says Work Is Pro gresslnj? Xicely and Tlint Opening: Day Will Be a Revelation. Jud&In? from the Interest shown by the Multnomah Club members and 'the merchants of Portland, It is safe to pre dict that the big Fall carnival, Septem ber 14 to 26 inclusive, will be the most successful event of the kind ever given In this city. The one subject of conver sation among the members at the club, at home, at their offices and on tho streets Is the show this Fall. When the regular committee meetings are not being held, the members of the club assemble at their handsome home and discuss carnival. The spirit of enthusiasm is seen on every face, and nothing will be left undone to make the 12 days In September ones to remember. The fact that the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club stands for pure athletics Is a big factor In its favor. The merchants of the city are proud of the Multnomah teams and for this reason have ex pressed their willingness to do the hand some In every particular. "I am more than pleased with the progress we are making," remarked President Prael of the Multnomah Club yesterday. "We are holding two or three meetings every week and already have our plans well under way. At our com- mltteo meeting Tuesday night we expect a full attendance and In all probability will decide upon a general manager, who will go right to work and push matters to a finish, with the 'result that within three weeks there will be a wonderful transformation In the vicinity of our clubhouse, where the carnival is to bo held. The Council did the handsome thing when it voted to vacate certain streets and our club appreciates the ac tion of that body. We have ideal grounds for a carnival, and when every thing Is ready for the opening the pub lic will see the most attractive dutlay ever seen at a carnival on the Pacific Coast. The grounds have been laid out so as to give the merchants the best possible positions for their booths, and when everything Is in readiness for the opening of the carnival It will be a reve lation to take a walk through the grounds. Every member of the several committees Is working with zeal and that Is what counts."' W. H. Chapln. chairman of the press and printing committee, is equally enthu siastic over the outlook, for a most suc cessful carnival. "We have been at our work a little longer than some of the other committees," said Mr. Chapln last evening, "and have planned to give the big September event everything that Is needed In the way of publicity. We have bad thousands of letterheads and envel opes printed, and this week will see them going Jn every direction, heralding the carnival. Through the kindness of the the Council iro have been granted per mission to place banners across a num ber of. the streets and tbeee Trill be up. 1 to 2 P. M. 2 to 3 P. M. MAX 9 to 10 A. M. 25c Writing Paper 12c Moquette Rugs 87c $1.50 Pictures 89c Table Mats 22c Set Wash Petticoats 54c 65 c Vests 42c each Castile Soap 14c Bar Boys' Suits 60c 1 1 Medallions 20 per cent Off Webster's Dictionary 55c Children's Union Suits 12c Men's $5, $6 Shoes $3 pair Brooms 19c each Men's Work Shirts 25c each Hose Supporters at 27c pair $1.75 Dresses 98c each 10c Handkerchiefs 3c each Odds and Ends low prices Enamel Sauce Pans 53c Linen Feeders 3 c each Collar and Cuff Sets 9c Men's Summer Coats 25c Toilet Mirrors 8c 50c Books 25c Indian Baskets 1-4 Off. Fig-Prime Cereal 17c Hammocks at $1.55 Oil Stoves 52 c each Meier & Frank Company this week. A number of the newspaper men from out of the city have volunteered to assist us through the columns of their papers, and in this manner 'we will be greatly aided. Then we are figuring on several thousand buttons and flags,, made up in a neat design, and In this way ad ditional publicity will be given. If we do not have. the biggest 12 days that Port land has ever had from a carnlal stand point. It will be no fault of the advertis ing committee." RANCH COOK HAD TO WALK Escaped Convicts Cat lip His Saddle and Loosed His Howe. PLACERVILLE, Cal., Aug. 9. Sheriff Bosqult received a telephone message fromJSrlzzly Flat today, which Oeflnitely located the convicts at noon yesterday at the ranch of Ben Meiss, about 14 miles east of Grizzly Flat and about four miles beyond the ranch of Lbuis Meiss, where the pursued men had breakfast yesterday morning. A cook, named JJash Berue, ar rlveti at Grizzly this morning, having walked barefooted from Ben Meiss' ranch to inform the Sheriff and purchase new fcot gear. Berue stated that yesterday at noon the five convicts, of whom he positively Identified Miller, Theron and Murphy, ap peared at the ranch antk demanded lunch. The Ave men were heavily armed, each carrying a rifle and a revolver. After eating a hearty lunch, the convicts ordered Berue to remove his shoes, and one of the men put them on, leaving a pair of prison-made shoes in their stead. The men also took some clothing and ordered a supply of provisions for a week prepared for them. Theron cut a saddle from Berue's horse and turned him loose In the woods to prevent Berue from rid Ing to Grizzly and giving the alarm. Berue stated that the outlaws acted in a rough manner and asked many questions as to distances, locations and conditions of the country east of the ranch. A courier from Sheriff Bosqult's posse who arrived at Grizzly today, reported that the men and hounds are on the trail of the convicts about 13 hours behind the fugitives, who are hastening In the di rection of Leak Springs, The messenger reported that the posse with the blood? houncn changed their plans somewhat yesterday and proceeded to Dogtown, where they discovered that two of Sheriff Norman's posse had gone to Pipl Valley with the three trailers, Wyatt. Colvln and Gtgnac. who left here last Monday night to hunt the convicts. A messenger was dispatched to tell the three trailers to proceed to Louis Meiss' place and another messenger was sent toward Wiley's Station, to urge Sheriff Norman and his posse to hasten to the vicinity of Leak Springs to head the convicts off. Experienced mountaineers believe the convicts will make for Leak Springs and try to get through Corral Gap, near the Alpine County line to Silver Lake, or Into the lava beds. Sheriff Bosqult stated this evening that if the men can keep out of the hands of the posse for 24 hours their chances of escape will be materially bettered. Large ExcarIoa te Jfevrport. ALBANY. Or.. Aug. 9. (Special.)-The largest excursion of the season thus for 5 to 6 P. lOtollA. Initial Bath Towels 13c Silk Waists $2.95 75c Corset Covers 59c Remnants Price Shirtwaist Suits 89c Ladies' Oxfords $1.10 Pr Embroideries 1 8c Yard Ladies' Hats 15c $ 1 , $ 1 .25 Etamines 57c 15c Papers 7c Ladies' Taffeta Gloves lSjc $1.50 Kid Gloves 59c Walking Skirts 87c each Huck Towels 9c each Belts at 8c each Laces at 10c yard Lace Curtains at 93 c pair 35c Coffee 23c a pound Children's Shoes $ 1 a pair Children's Aprons 59c ea. Laces at 4c yard Ladies' Hose 35c pair Pongee Silks 69c Cut Work Scarfs 29c Men's Linen Collars 2c each The Greatest Wash Goods 'Bargains ever offered in this or any other city will go on sale here this morn ing and continue through out the entire day. Meier & Frank Company to the beach at Newport left Albany this morning. The Southern Pacific and Cor vallls & Eastern Railroad Companies united in the excursion, running special trains from all parts of the Valley. The trains returned at 10:30 P. M. BREWSTER BURNED OUT. Business Portion of Wnnhlngton, Town. I Lestroyed. SPOKANE. Aug. 9. A special to the Spokesman-Review from Brewster, Wash., says: Fire yesterday destroyed the principal business portion of this town. Only two business houses are left standing. The loss is about 540,000, with a total in surance of J6300. Brewster is located on the Columbia River near the mouth of the Okanogan River. The fire originated in Dr. Mc Klnley's drug store. Following Is a list of the prominent losers, their losses and insurance: Toney Anderson, of the firm of Ander son & Co., who also operate a grocery store in Spokane, loss about $10,000; in surance $3000. Mrs. Crout, general merchandise, loss about 34000; insurance $S00. D. McKinley, drug store, loss $3000; no insurance. Tumwater saloon, los3 $2500; no Insur ance. Wilson's harness shop, loss about $1500; Insurance $500. Losses with no Insurance: Lee's boiler shop, Watson's blacksmith shop. Western dwelling, Redmen's hall, Brewster saloon, Ford's barber shop, No lan's warehouse, Mrs. Grout's lunch coun ter, a blacksmith shop, three Ice houses and several other small buildings. The Decadent South. , Dallas (Tex.) News. When two or three boys shoot at an ob streperous teacher without planting any lead in him It appears to be about time to organize some revolver classes In the pub lic schools. LOOPS THE LOOP 0 TONIGHT Multnomah Grounds :t A BIG BILL OF EXTRA ACTS ll It $1000 FIREWORKS DISPLAY ADMISSION 25 CTS 3 to 4 P. M. ------ ALL DAY