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LOW RATES TO THE FAIR JOAILItOADS PROMISE THE3I TO LEWIS -VXD CLAlUv BOARD. Hut TTiey Auk Aid In Preventing Worlc of Scalper Excursion Rates lor Certain Dates. The co-operation of the officials o the Lewis and Clark Fair and Portland busi ness men in preventing ticket scalpers from operating during the Exposition is sought by the railroads. This Is not de manded as a condition to the low rates which will be inaugurated during the Fair, but comes In the form of a request from the Interested passenger depart ments. This move is in line with the action taken by Eastern roads with relation to the "World's Fair at St. Louis. A demand has been made upon the business men of St. Louis that ticket scalping must be stamped out or low rates will be withheld. In St. Louis, however, scalpers are in an almost Impregnable position. They have corrupted gate-tenders, conductors and baggage men and public officials have not exerted any effort to prevent the abuses. The question of scalpers' influence upon the Fair rates came up yesterday morning during a conference between general pas senger agents and a committee represent ing the Lewis and Clark Fair. It was broached informally. General Passenger Agent Charles S. Fee. of the Northern Pacific, asking that the business interests of Portland be arrayed against the scalp ers, who, during the time low rates were in effect, were apt to demoralize condi tions. Other passenger agents empha sized the request and it Is likely steps will be taken to protect the roads. The railroad men who met the Lewis and Clark committee yesterday did so for tho purpose of reaching an under standing with the officials of the Fair relative to the necessity for low passenger fares. The railroad men will report to the Transcontinental Passenger Associa tion and will urge a satisfactory rate. The question of selling dites and stop over privileges is open. . The Lewis and Clark officials were not In a position to outline their desires and the railroad men were not Inclined to approve a plan for throwing the rate open every day during the time the Fair Is in progress. It may be that certain days In each week or each month will be designated as Lewis and Clark excursion dates. The Lewis and Clark Fair officials want a 90-day stop over privilege and permission to holders of round-trip tickets to visit other sections of the Northwest after having seen the Lewis and Clark Fair at Portland. Mr. Fee, who Is chairman of the com mittee in charge of the Lewis and Clark rate business for the Transcontinental Passenger Association; A. L. Craig, gen eral passenger agent of the O. R. & N.; E. J. Coyle, of Vancouver, district pas senger agent for the Canadian Pacific, and A. D. Charlton, of Portland, assistant gen eral passenger agent of the Northern Pa cific, were the railroad men present at the meeting. "W. B. Coman, general passen ger agent of the Southern Pacific, was unable to attend. The assurance came from ilr. Coyle that his road, the Canadian, though not a member of the Transcontinental Passen ger Association, would act In unison with the other linos. Mr. Coyle stated the Canadian was as deeply Interested as any cf the Coast lines In daveloplng the Northwest country and was heartily In favor of extending Inducements to the Lewis and Clark Fair. On behalf of the committee Mr. Fee stated the railroads would make satisfac tory arrangements for low rates. The committee Itself could not give an abso lute pledge of certain rates prior to action by the Transcontinental Passenger Asso ciation, in which organization other lines affected by the traffic are Interested. Mr. Crals called attention to the fact that his department had done a great deal toward Advertising Oregon, being a pioneer In the movement, and held that he would be favorable toward any move ment that aided In the development of the Northwest. Mr. Charlton spoke along similarly encouraging lines. "W. D. Fenton made the principal state ment for the directors of the Fair. He called attention to the development of the Northwest country and Insisted that the interests of he railroads in the success of tho Lewis and Clark Fair were as great as those of the people of Portland. He held the Fair would serve to advertise the Northwest country as no other Institu tion could and the railroads would gain In the settlement of tho cities and country districts. In touching upon the possible effect of the construction of a ship canal across the Isthmus. Mr. Fenton said the Pacific Coast would have '10,000,000 Inhabitants by the time that canal was constructed and moreover the Oriental business of tho Coast, especially the traffic with the Philippine Islands, would always guaran tee to the roads a lucrative traffic The question of handling the low rates, the dates of sale and time limits has been referred to the committee on transporta tion which will confer with a similar com mittee of the State Commission. These committees will report their decision to the railroad men, who will go before the Transcontinental Passenger Association with this information. F. A. Spencer attended the meeting on behalf of the State Commission and en couraged the granting of low rates. EMBEZZLER ON THE KOCH Detective AxWod to Arrest Germnn "Who Fleeced lllu Wife. "When the German ship Professor Koch arrives at Astoria some time next month, the Portland detective force will make a thorough search for a German, who, un der the name of Max Dahms, it Is alleged, fleeced his wife out of U.M0 marks, and it is supposed shipped on the Koch for the Pacific Coast.. The detectives received word yesterday that the much-wanted man was probably on the Koch. She left Hamburg April 16. and is due to arrive off the Columbia early next month. A stop will probably be first made nt Port Los Angeles. From the Information which the Port land sleuths have received. It seems that Dahms won a rich and confiding wife for himself, and then started out to get her money. He assured her that & posi tion was awaiting him in a Berlin bank, but to hold the place he must deposit 12,000 marks. As he had only 100 marks to his name, his wife came forward with the other 1LP00 marks. But It appears that Dahms didn't go to Berlin. Instead lie hurried to Hamburg, and It is believed sh!pped on the Professor Koch. So far as known, he has not escaped at any of the ports the ship has touched at, so the lscal detectives think they have an ex cellent chaace of bringing to book a Ger man embezzler. Meanwhile Mrs. Dahms is out $375, and If her runaway husband is brought back to her. she will probably make him be lieve he (mo properly by his family name. Travel Far to See the Circus. For the accommodation of residents along the uncompleted line of the O. W. P. & Ry. Co. beyond Boring, who wished to attend the circus, the company yester day morning sent a car out seven miles ever unballasted track and brought In 50 people. They were an hour and seven minutes coming over the seven miles, but -were very much pleased to reach Port land on time. One of the party said there were several pioneers among them, who had been living on Eagle Creek for many years, and had never seen a railroad. One pioneer woman, who has lived there since 1S52, and who has not been la Portland for 27 years, was invited to Join the party, and an offer made to pay all the expenses cf her trip, but she declined. She was able to pay her own expenses had she de sired to visit the city, as she marketed 51000 worth of hogs off her farm last-year. J. D. Coleman, who heard the account of this trip to see the circus, said that when he was on the Nez Perces reservation a few days ago, he met a couple of old set tlers of Kamla, Idaho, on -their way home from Spokane, where they had been to see the circus. They had traveled five miles to reach a stage, 20 miles to get to the railroad, and 20 miles by rail to get to Spokane, but they tad seen the circus, and were going home happy. TO PROTECT EAST SIDE. Sannyslde KIre Company Soon to Be EquippedProposed Change. Chief Campbell said yesterday that prep arations are being made to Install the combination chemical and steam engine at Sunnyslde on tho arrival of the former, which has been ordered. The fire engine which will be stationed at Sunnyslde Is the Amoskeag No. 5. It is now In No. 7 engine-house, on East Third and East Pine streets, where it is being put la first-class condition by Engineer Smith. The wheels are In the shop being re paired. It is a light engine, well suited for the condition of the Sunnyslde streets, and it can be handled quickly. The combination chemical will Je pro vided with two 40-gallon tanks and 1000 feet of. hose. Chief Campbell says that these two engines combination chemical and the steam engine will provide Sunny side with as good fire protection as any portion of the city. There will be five permanent men at the engine-house. "We are making such preparations as we can," said the Chief, "before the chem ical arrives. The heater is being built at the Phoenix Iron Works. We don't know where the Executive Board will secure quarters whether the building now oc cupied by the hose reel or another build ing will be selected but we shall be ready when the Board fixes the quarters. A very large territory will be covered from Sunnyslde with the apparatus." 1My Idea of providing fire protection for Stephens' Addition and Brooklyn Is to place a fire engine In the building now oc cupied by Hose Company No. 3 and place a hose company in Brooklyn. But the streets in Brooklyn will have to be fixed up first. Another Important change is In the trucks. We have Truck 4 in Holla day's Addition for the East Side. This truck should be placed in No. 7 engine house, and the extra truck we have placed In No. S engine-house, on Russell street. Albino. This is a change that ought to be made as soon as it can be done." Many streets are being Improved In Sunnysjde, so that the engines stationed there can cover a very extended territory. East Belmont and East Taylor streets will afford a down-hill run toward East Twelfth street. East Salmon is being im proved to East Twelfth, and eastward streets are being improved to East Thirty ninth. It will probably be some time be fore the first of the year before the com panies will be installed. EXTEXD MO.VTAVILUA RAILWAY. Alternative Project to Columbia SIoukIi Line Proposed. " H. Mlckelson, who lives between the Section and Barr roads, just beyond MontavHla, Is of the opinion that a rail way along the Base Line road from Monta vHla would pay much better than It would along Columbia Slough. He says that more people live adjacent to the Base Line road than on Columbia Slough, al though the latter la a rich country and in time will support a railway. At Monta vHla nearly every day a large number of farmers and farmers' wives leave their teams at the stable and come to Portland on the electric cars. On special occasions and on Saturdays a large number leave their vehicles at MontavHla. They come' from along the Base Line road as far as and oeyond the Sandy River. Robert Hofer, of Fairview, said last evening that the" prosjwoia of getting an electric railway from one of .the Portland companies are excellent. A. L. Stone and others, who are working up the move ment, have been conferring with officials of the City & Suburban and the Portland Railway Company the past week. Mr. Hofer said that Manager C. F. Swlgert had given much encouragement to the project. TELEPHOXB IS DRIVEX OUT. Troutdale Suffers ThrouRh Boycott Declared by Labor Unions. As the result of the boycott by the union on Aaron Fox's store at Troutdale, In which the telephone was located, the people there are without tolephone service. There Is a strong union at Troutdale, including the em ployes of tho Union Meat Company, and the members commenced boycotting the Fox store from the first of the month. They Informed him that they would not trade with him as long as the telephone was there Tor general use, and the tele phone Is out of service In consequence. There was no other telephone at Trout dale. At Falrviow, two miles west, there Is a. telephone and a farmers' line, on which there are a number of subscribers. Peoplo in Troutdale who have occasion to use a telephone have to go to Fairview to do so. Completing Russelvlllc Schoolhouse. Director H. Mlckelson, of tho Russel vlllc district, says that the new building Is nearing completion and will be ready for the opening of school this FalL There are seven rooms, five of which will be finished and available. Mr. Mlckelson says the board has employed four teachers so far for 175 pupils, but. if the number runs up to 200. It will be necessary to en gage five. Professor J. F. Croft, the new .principal, will shortly move Into the district and be ready for the opening of school. East Side Notes. H. H. Newhall has returned from Ocean Park, where he spent several days with his family. The latter remains there iqr tue present. John T. Whalloy and family have re turned from their outing. They left In a wagon and made an extended trip across the Cascade Mountains. Rev. Jerome R.' McGlade. pastor of Mlz pah Presbyterian Church, Powell and East 'inirteenth streets, and family have re turned from their vacation, which was spent at Salem, Shed and other places in the Willamette Valley. The funeral of Miss Beatrice Ada Holmes took place yesterday morning from the home of her parents, .Mr. and Mrs. Oliver G. Holmes. 411 East Burnslde street. Lone Fir cemotery was the place of interment. Miss Holmes was IS years old. The "funeral of Mrs. Bertha Haar. who died la St. Vincent's Hospital August 23, was held yesterday afternoon from Dun ning' s undertaking parlors, East Sixth street. She was a member of the Order of A asaington, and many of the members attended. Eva Spurlock, whose parents live at 51S East Stark, near East Eleventh street, fell on a tin can yesterday morning, and the sharp, ragged edge nearly severed her nose. Several stitches were necessary to close the cut. There will be but little, if any, disfigurement. EXCURSIOX HATES EAST. Via Great Northern Railway. Chicago and return J7L50 St. Louis and return 67.50 Peoria and return 63.3 St. Paul and return 60.00 Minneapolis and return eo.W Duluth and return cao) Dates of sale August IS and IS. August t5 and 26. Ticket good for 0 days. For full information call on or address H. DICKSON. City Ticket Agent. 122 Tcird St.. Portland, Or. Cathartic or purgative pills do more harm than good. Carter's Little Liver Pills do only good, hut a large amount of that. Only one piJ. a, dose. IS GIVEN UP FOR LOST FREXCH STEAMER. AD JURAL GOV DOX IS MISSIXG. Fifty-Seven Persons Were Aboard the Vessel Coalshlp Red Roclc Arrives. MARSEILLES. Aug. 23. The French steamer Admiral Gordon, 3)13 tons, which sailed from here July 15. .for Saigon, French Cochin China, by way of Colombo, Ceylon, which port she left August 11. has not since been reported, and has been given up for lost- There were 57 persons on board. TROUP GROWS REMIXISCEXT. Tells of tbe Famous Race on the - Sound Between Gatzert and Potter, Captain Jimmy Troup, the veteran steamboat man, grew reminiscent on a trip up the Sound the other day. He was on the new steamer Princess Victoria, which covered the distance between Seattle and Tacoma. in one hour and ten minutes. According to the Captain, tho best previous time was made by the T. J. Potter, one hour -and 22i minutes. That was in a race with the Bailey Gatzert some 13 years ago when these two boats that are now the price of tbe local water front, were making things lively over on the Sound. "That was a great race and ah, thoso were great days In the history of steam boating on the Sound," aald Captain Troup to a Tacoma news reporter. "The competition was keen, runs in which a vessel might ply were few. Everett wasn't in existence. Whatcom was toq small to be considered and Alaska was an un known land and. as a consequence, boats were built mainly for epeed. it being con ceded that tho business went to the swift est. No better steamers are now In com mission than the Olympla, the Victorian, the City of Seattle, the Potter and the Gatzert, all of which were engaged chief ly In the Seattle-Tacoma trade. "Old John Leary built the Bailey Gat zert and she was the latest addition to the fleet. She was built solely for speed and so confident was Captain John that she could pass any and all of her rivals that he had molded and placed over the pilot-house a bronze greyhound, sur mounted by S'gilded broom. Leary was a proud man when he took her out on her first trip. He walked around In a rather lofty manner for some time afterward and referred contemptuously to his 'would-be competitors.' Old John viewed that boat and Its performances with comethlng of the same Joj' and pride that a father feels In tho achievements of an only son. That dog on the pilot-house represented his belief In his vessel and his attitude towards it and all other craft. Finally It was decided among other steam boat men that the Gatzert must be chal lenged to a race, and. If possible, beaten. The T. J. Potter undertook the task. Captain Archie Pease, now a Columbia River pllot, was then master of the Pot ter. He challenged Captain Leary for a race between Tacoma and Seattle. He named no conditions, no handicaps, noth ing except that the race was to be from buoy to buoy. The challenge was accepted, also without conations. "Tho day that was named fell on a Sunday In mid-Summer. I was In Port land at the time, but Captain Pease told me afterward that no more Ideal day for such a contest could have been Imagined. He said that the sky was cloudless, that there was no wind and that the bay, ab solutely still, was like a sheet of bur nished metal. Crowds collected on the pier to watch the start and as many as could went as passengers on the boats. I don't know much about the race In de tails, but the Potter led all the way and beat tho Gatzert by more than five min utes. "That afternoon I got a message from Pease that read like this: 'To Cantaln J. W. Troup Potter won in a race with Gat zert from Tacoma to Seattle. Time, 1:2. Archie Pease.' "I wired back: 'Good. Get that dog.' In half ap. hour this telegram came: " 'To Captain Troup Got the dog. Archlo Pease." Though It nearly broke his heart, old, John himself had climbed the pilot-house and torn off the dog that had flaunted defiance and contempt at every boat on the Sound. Lenry was a sportsman and he always afterwards admitted tho super iority of the Potter, although he did It grudgingly." SUX1C TO AVOID TOTAIi LOSS. Fire on French Steamer Cannes 97o0,000 Damage. TOKIO, Aug. 14, via Victoria. B. C, Aug. 23. Fire on the French steamer Tonkin Mlrume on August S. caused damage of $250,000 to the liner and 5500.000 to the car go. The steamer was sunk to avoid total loss and was afterwards floated and towed to Kobe for repairs. Gambling1 on the Brewer. 'HONOLULU, Aug. 25. The commercial advantages of tho Pacific cable -were again demonstrated today. Its existence per mitted the reinsuring of the American bark Helen Brewer, now out 172 days from Sourabaya for Delaware Breakwater, with a cargo of sugar. The vessel was reinsured for 90 per cent. Speculation on the arrival of the vessel at her destination has been very active here, and several pools have been formed to gamble on the proposition. Money has been cabled to San Francisco reinsurance brokers several times, the gamblers hav ing great faith in the seaworthiness of the Brewer, and her ability to reach Delaware Breakwater. The Helen Brewer was last sighted July 22 In the vicinity of St. Helena. The World's Shipping Lloyd's Register for 1908 makes an inter esting statement of the shipping tonnage of the Vi'orld and the share each country has therein. There are 17,761 steamers of 27.1S3.365 tons and 12.1S2 sailing vessels of 6,459,766 tons, the totals being 29,513 vessels aggregating -3,643,131 tons. Of the world's tonnage 16,(06,374 tons, or about half, is British. 3.G11.953 American. 3.2S3.247 Ger man. L 633.740 Norwegian. 1,622,016 French and 1.1S0.333 Italian. The British have 336 steamers of over 5000 tons, against 59 German. 31 American, 30 French, 16 Jap anese and ten Russian. Of steamers of over 7000 tons 119 are British. 15 German, seven American, four French and two Russian. Of. monsters of over 10.000 tons 4S are British. 25 German, seven American, two French and four Dutch. L ii nib cr Xoii(lliir &t Vancouver, VANCOUVER, AVash., Aug. 23. (Spe cial.) The Columbia River Lumber Com pany Is running Its large plant day and night at "present to fill orders. The schooner J. M. Coleman is lying at the dock loading and another schooner Is ex pected next week. Tho business of the company Is not affected by the recent appointment of a receiver, and the mill will run as usual. Vancouver's water front looks prosperous at present, with two vessels berthed and a "barge loading with timbers for the Two Brothers. The three pontoons of the drydock also add to the scene of activity. The large amount of work going on takes all the laboring men that come along. Rumor of Combine Denied. LONDON, Aug. 25. Director-General BalUn. of the Hamburg-American Line, who is In London, today denied the re port that the meeting here yesterday of directors of the German Atlantic steam ship lines was In connection with ncgoJ uauons xor a comoinauon or. Anglo-German companies in the trans-Atlantic trade. Korea's Valuable Cargo. SAN FRANCIS CO, Aug. 25. The Pacific Mail Company's big liner Korea has ar rived from the" Orient, "bringing less than 3000 tons of freight. What her cargo lacked in dimensions, however, it made up In value, for it Included nearly 1S00 bales of raw silk and the value of this shipment is more than $LOOO,00- The Korea also carried 1S.99S chests of tea, and In her treasure-room 23 boxes of gold and silver specie, consigned to local "banks. Red Roclc Arrives. The British ship Red Rock arrived In at Astoria yesterday afternoon. She brings a cargo of 2500 tons of "coal Irom Newcastle, N. S. W., and is consigned to Balfour, X Gutnrie & uo. xne snip occupied ivz aays. in making the passage. She has no out ward charter. The French bark Emilia Galllne, with 2300 tons of Swansea coal tor Kerr. Gil ford & Co., arrived up earljr yesterday af ternoon in tow or the Harvest Queen and anchored in the stream. Will Cost $20,000 to Repair Empress. HONG KONG. Aug. 25. The cost of re pairs to tho Canadian Pacific Railway steamer Empress of India, which collided near this port, August S, and sank the Chinese cruiser Huang-Tal, Is estimated at $20,000. This is exclusive of the dam age to her propeller blades. It Is said that the Chinese authorities will take legal proceedings to recover damages for the loss of the warship. Marine Notes. Tho Nanarchos shifted from Albers dock to Columbia No. L The Agnes Oswald has cleared at -the Custom-House with 1.170,294 feet of lumber valued at $14,043. She Is bound for the Cape. The steamer Frances Lcgget Is on the way north from San Francisco with coal for Portland. She will stop at Eureka for lumber. The staemer Alliance arrived up yester day with a large list of passengers and a full cargo of merchandise from Coos Bay and redwood lumber from Eureka. The White Star steamer Britannic the first vessel to reduce the passage across the Atlantic to less than seven and a half days, has been sold to German shlpbreak ers for 11.500. Herbert E. Carse, of San Pedro, Is pre paring to build a glass-bottom boat of a size very much larger than those now in use. It is intended to make the new boat about twice th size of the Cleopatra and the Lady Lou, and to use it for any pur pose of excursion boats. It will be fitted with cabin and all appliances for comfort and enjoyment, and will be In commis sion about May next. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA. Or., Aus. 25. Sailed at' 1:30 P. 1L Schooner David" Evany, for - San Fran cisco. Arrived at 4 P. M. British ship Red Rock, from Newcastle. Outside at 5:30 P. M. A tour-masted schooner. VjCondlltoa of the bar at 4 P. M., moderate; wind, south west: weather, hazy. . San Francisco, Aug. 23. Arrived Schooner Ethel Zane. from Portland: steamer Queen Victoria; steamer Areata, from Coos Bay; steamer C C Llndauer. from Gray's Harbor; steamer Tellus, from. Lady smith; steamer Tl antla, from Nanalmo. Sailed Steamer Sequoia, for Tillamook; schooner Webfoot. for Coos Bay; schooner Renton, for Gray's Harbor; Leghorn, Aue. 25. Arrived 22d Victoria, via Naples. Liverpool, Aug. 23. Arrived Pretorian, from Montreal. Glasgow, Aug. 25. Arrived 24th Lauren tlan, from New York; 25th Astoria, from New Tork. Marseilles. Aug. 25. Arrived 24th Perugia, from New Tork. Palermo, Aug. 23. Arrived 24th Neapolitan Prince, from New Tork. Naples and Genoa. New oYrk, Aug. 25. Sailed Kaiser "WUhelm n. for Bremen, via Plymouth and Cherbourg; Lombard!, for Naples and Genoa; Victorian, for Liverpool. Lizard, Aug. 25. Pasied Philadelphia!!, from Boston, for London; Marquette, from New York, for London. Genoa, Aug. 25. Sailed Olympla. for San Francisco; 22d Abydos, for Son Franaelsco (not previously).' Browhead, Aug. 25. Passed Tauric, from Portland, for Liverpool. PERSONAL MENTION. F. W. Settlemier, a ' banker of Wood burn, is at the Imperial. Dr. G. W. Tape, of Hot Lake, Is In the city, a guest of the Perkins. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Dodge, of Wash ington, D. C, are at tho Portland. Dr. and Mrs. H. C. Epley, of Salem, are among the arrivals at the ImperiaL R. Alexander, one of the principal mer chants of Pendleton, Is at the Imperial. J. F. McNaught, one of the leading real estate men of Seattle, Is at the Portland. A. P. Oliver, a real estate man of New berg, is among the arrivals at the Per kins. Major G. E. Caukln has returned from the Grand Army encampment at San Francisco. Hoary Drum, of Olympla, one of the leading politicians of Washington, is at the Perkins. Gilman Bullard and F. J. Smith, two well-known citizens of Helena, Mont., are at the Perkins. Leopold Schmidt, owner of the Olympla Brewery, and his son, F. T. Schmidt, are at the ImperiaL William Madison, a cigar merchant of Astoria, and his brother, D. A. Madison, of Dallas, are at the Belvedere. D. P. Fullerton, manager of' construc tion of the Pacific States Telephone Com pany, Is In the city from Seattle, and is at the Imperial. Captain L. B. Hastings, the Port Townsend steamboat man, and Mrs. Hast ings are at the Portland. O. W. Houck, of Florence, who Is build ing a tugboat to operate at the mouth of the Sluslaw River, Is at, the ImperiaL H. G. Van Dusen, the State Fish Com missioner, and Mrs. Van Dusen came up from Astoria yesterday, and are at the Portland. Robert W. Knlpp and C. E. Craig, young capitalists of Baltimore, are in the city on a tour of the Pacific Coast, which will in clude the Yellowstone Park. Mrs. Ray Gilbert and her daughter, who was Queen of Salem at the AVoodmen's fair and the Astoria regatta, are at the Imperial, on their way home from Astoria. J. W. Spangler, .Jr., superintendsnt .of Bradstreets's Seattle agency, was In the city Monday and Tuesday, returning from Long Beach, where his vacation was en joyed at th& cottage of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Wellman. John D. Lee came -in yesterday from Boring, where he has been camping for the last five weeks -with his family, en Joying a rest after his four-year term as superintendent of the State Penitentiary. Ho is at the Imperial, and thinks of go ing Into business in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas VIggers announce the marriage of their duaghter Agnes to Donald Mansfield, of London. -England, to take place at Sr. Stephen's Chapel, Thirteenth And- Clay. streets, on Thurs day, August 27, at S:30 P. M. No cards. A. J. Daniel, manager of the SIgler Mill ing Company, one of the victims of tie recent Elks excursion wreck. Is recovering from the injuries received. He is suffering from a sprained back, a badly bruised arm and cuts on the face and head, being yet unable to be taken to his home on tbe East Side. He- is being cared for at ther Belvedere Hotel by the Travelers Protec tive Association. VICTORIA, B. C, Aug. 23. The steamer Empress of China brought among her passengers General S. S. Sumner. United States Army, who has been directing the operations against the Moros In Min danao, and who. accompanied by Mrs. Sumner, Is bound to Omaha, where he will be given charge of the Department of the Missouri. Visitors to Portland Should, not miss the delightful trips up and down the Columbia River. Particulars at O. R, & N. city ticket office. Third and Washington. AIR BRAKES FOR CARS RAILROADS MUST OBSERVE FEDER AL STATUTE -SEPTEMBER X. O. R. , Southern Pacific and. Northern Pacific Have Already Equlpped Their Rollins Stock.' Those railroads entering Portland are prepared for the operation of the Federal statute which provides, after September L at least E0 per cent of the cars in all trains operated with power or train brakes must have those brakes controlled by the engineer of the locomotive drawing the train. This means, to the railroads, that at least 50 per cent of the cars in freight trains must be equipped with air brakes. The O. R. & N., Southern Pacific and Northern Pacific have equipped practically all of their freight cars with air brakes. If there arc any cars on the Southern Pacific -which are not supplied with air brakes they ore the old-style small car riers which are not in general use and they are so few in number as to Insure that company of Its compliance with the law. Every freight car on the O. R. & N. is either equipped with air brakes or piped for air. Those cars piped for air allow the air to pass through to another car supplied with air brakes and Insures the safety of the train. There are po Northern Pacific officials in Portland connected with the operating department who are In a position to mako a statement for that road, but officials of other lines state that the Northern Pa cific has no cars which are not, supplied with air brakes and safety couplers. This statement from other lines indicates tho Northern Pacific will not worry about the enforcement of thelaw. In the East some of the lines have been delinquent, and it is insisted there are several Important systems which will bt closely pressed In ordar to come under the provisions of the law. This condition re sulted In an appeal to the Interstate Com merce Commission for an extension of the time when the law shall be enforced. Railroad men do not believe that the In terstate Commerce Commission will be In clined to grant a delay. The satisfactory condition of the lines entering Portland puts them in a position where no fear need be entertained of violating the law. The only likelihood of an Infringement would be that too many cars from another line upon which the improvements had not been made might be attached to the train. However, these instances will not be numerous. All officials connected with the maklng up of trains will be warned relative to the law and Instructed to bo careful to com ply with Its provisions. CROP CONDITIONS GOOD. W. E. Coinnn Returns From Inspec tion Trip on Southern Pacific. General Passenger Agent W. E. Coman of the Southern Pacific has returned from a trip taken through Southern Oregon. Mr. Coman's trip was taken for the pur pose of investigating crop conditions and the general business situation on the West Side. "I did not hear -a. word of complaint during my trip," said Mr. Coman yester day. "This should be a pretty clear indi cation that business conditions are satis factory to the people of Western Oregon. Whllo there may here and there be a slight crop shortage, prices are so good that the farmers will be as well off as though an average yield, under usual con ditions, had been obtained. "During the trip Thomas Nash secured a number of Interesting moving pictures illustrating scenes along the line of the Southern Pacific It will not be known, of course, until the films are developed, whether the trip was a success, but Mr. Nash is confident that it was. Wo se cured views of Cow Creek canyon, the Slsklyous and numerous agricultural scenes. These views will he used for display In the East and all of them will servo to advertise the state of Oregon." New Northern Pacific Rates. The Northern Pacific yesterday an nounced a rate of 12Hr cents per 100 pounds on tapioca and sago, shipped from Port land to Tacoma or Seattle In either car load or mixed carload lots, 30,000 pounds to constitute a carload. A rate of 17 cents on sheep pelts in carload lots of 24,000 pounds was also named. The two rates are effective September 5. GRIMES' CASE UP TODAY. Fight on Liquor License of Monta vHla Snloon Renewed. Tho matter of grantinga liquor license to William. Grimes, of MontavHla, will be taken up In the County Court today, but may have to be continued unul a future date to secure attendance of wit nesses. Grimes' petition contains 205 sig natures, and ho paid the money for the license to the County Treasurer some time ago.- The remonstrance against Grimes contains a large number of names. John F. . Logan, attorney for Grimes, will probably endedvor to prove that women In many cases signed their husband's names to the remonstrance document, which is not legal, and that others of tho remonstrants are not legal voters, and accordingly disqualified. Sope of the people residing in the pre cinct are disinterested, and refused to affix their signatures t6 either the peti tion or the remonstrance. The remon strants are represented by Attorney George W. Joseph and the legal battle will doubtless be a spirited one. The li cense fee Is ?400 per year. Grimes owns tho property where he desires to conduct a saloon, and for that reason does not want to remove to another location where the residents would not oppose a retail liquor establishment and road bouse. DENIES ALL LIABILITY. Eastern fc Western Lumber Com pany, Answers $5000 Damage Suit. The Eastern & Western Lumber Com pany denies that J. M. Boyer Is entitled to recover J500O damages because of In juries sustained by him on April 15 from a saw. The company yesterday filed Its answer'to the suit brought by Boyer. The answer states that the saw was In a movable frame and that the. machlnery and appliances of the mill were in good crder and of the most 'opproved pattern. It is alleged that Boyer assumed all the reasonable risks and hazards of his em ployment, and that he carelessly caused the saw to be set free and to swing around, and It was his own fault that ho was injured. FORGAVE PAST OFFENSES. Therefore James 3IcKinIey Says Ills Wife Cannot Sue. In answer to the suit of his wife, Jane McKlnley, for a divorced James McKIn ley asserts that he has no Intention of drawing his money from the bank and selling his paint business and leaving the state. He denies that he has used vile and abusive language to his wife such as she charges in her complaint, or that he has displayed a fondness for Mrs. Lillian Partridge. McKlnley also states that his wife condoned and forgave some of the offenses with which she charges him. and therefore Is not authorized to offer proof in regard to the same in the divorce court. Minister's Will Invalid. Yesterday morning in the County Court Robert Livingstone was appointed ad ministrator of the estate of Alex Thom son, who died recently at Phoenix, Ariz., leaving property In Multnomah County valued at about 2700. The survivors are Olivia Anne Thomson, the widow, and three daughters. Thomson was a minis ter. He executed a will at Constantino ple in 1S90, in which he named his wife as sole beneficiary of his estate. He forgot to mention his children in the instrument, consequently, according to law. It is in valid. The statute provides that the property goes to the wife and children. Answer Salt Afrnlnst Swetlaud. The American. Bonding & Trust Com pany, of Baltimore, as surety for ex County Clerk L. Q. Swetland. yesterday filed an answer In the State Circuit Court to the suit of Multnomah County against Swetland to recover $3S0 fees. Tho answer contains a general denial, and the further statement that Swetland as clerk collected all the moneys which It was his duty as clerk to collect and paid the same to the County Treasurer. Henry E. McGinn. Charles McGinn. Jr., and Pipes & Tifilt appear as attorneys. Water Company Change Name. The name of the St. Johns Water Com pany, of which articles of incorporation were filed several days ago by J. L. Hart man, E. L, Thompson and H. L. Powers, was changed yesterday to St. Johns Water Works & Lighting Company. The capital stock Is $10,000. The change was made because there is "already a cor poration In existence known as the St. Johns Water Company. Court Notes. An attachment suit has been com menced by Hard Manufacturing Company against Charles Squires to recover $721 for building materials sold. Belle S. Herbert was appointed In the County Court yesterday administratrix of tho estate of her husband. Charles V. Herbert, deceased, valued at $1000. John J. Balleray filed an attachment suit in the State Circuit Court against Augusta Bailey to recover 31000 on a note executed by Mrs. Bailey and D. W. Bailey In ISSa in favor of D. K. Smith. G. R. Farra ha3 filed an attachment suit against M N. Jacobs In the State Circuit Court to recover $143. One claim is for $114 for medical services performed by Farra for Jacobs' family; a second claim Is for $23 due J. C Taylor on a note, and there Is also a claim of R. M. Wade & Co. for $3. Jennie P. RIppard,yesterday commenced suit In the State Circuit Court against Charles E. Rlppord for a divorce and for one-third of the property which he owns in Maryland, valued at $3000. The plain tiff in her complaint sets forth that she was united In marriage to RIppard in Lewis ton, Idaho, on December 14, 1S99, and that he deserted here on January 10. 1S0L The service of the summons and complaint is by publication. OREGON TO HAVE EXHIBIT O. R. & N. Will Send Fruits and Grains to Irrigation Congress. OGDEN, Utah, Aug. 25. An exhibit of fruits and barley, hops and sugar beets, grown In Oregon, and along the line of the Oregon Railway & Navigation Com pany exclusively. Is planned by the offi cials of that road as one of the features of the semi-arid states' fruit exhibit be fore the National Irrigation Congress at Ogden next month. A. L- Craig, general passenger agent of the road, has notified the irrigation congress officials to this effect The exhibit will, of course, be of fruits, grains and vegetables grown on irrigated land. It is expected that other Western roads will make similar exhibits, and tho competition In this line bids fair to be one of the most Interesting features of the congress. Cloud Cnpp Inn. This unique hostelry, at snow line on Mount .Hood, Is now open for season; shortest route to summit. "Inn" can be reached by the Transfer & Livery Co.'s stages from Hood River. Or For terms, address Mrs. S. Langllle, manager Inn or Transfer & Livery Co. 9 C3JTS Who ever wants soft hands, smooth hands, white hands, or a clear complex ion, he and she can have both : that is, if the skin is naturally transparent; un less occupation prevents. The color you want to avoid comes probably nei ther of nature or work, but of habit. Use Pears' Soap, no matter how much; but a little is enough if you use it often. 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