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riO MORXING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1907. lO Era t IMS THE Fourteen Persons Hurt Smashup on the Southern Pacific Near McCoy. in NONE FATALLY INJURED Five Coaches Thrown From Track and Overturned Travelers Nar rowly Escape Death by Fire. Cause of Wreck Unknown. Train No. 2. the Corvallls passenger, which left Portland yesterday morning at 7 o'clock over the West Side division of the Southern Pacific, was derailed at 11 o'clock a mile north of McCoy, Polk County. Fourteen persons were hurt, two seriouaiv. i :.; .:.i:n Scholfleld, of Cornelius, sus t .f.-i i:.e most severe injuries. He was bru s ; about the head, but Is not tho:p: t to be fatally hurt. Mr. Scholfleld Is well known in the Willamette Valley, and Is a regent of the Monmouth Normal School. Ho is the father of State Senator Srholfield. of Clatsop County. E. N. Burwell, who lives at 505 "Williams avenue, the postal clerk on the train, was also quite badly hurt, but will recover. The five cars of the train, three of which were well filled with passengers, left the r:i:lfl and turned over, almost clear of ti: track. The locomotive re mained upright, with only one truck off the rails. There were wild scenes in the passenger coaches when the crash came. Passen sers were thrown from their feats. A coal stove was overturned in one of the cars and one woman's dress caught fire. This caused intense excitement, as the doors of the cars were jammed shut and escape from cremation seemed impossible. The fire was extinguished, however, and the doors of the cars were beaten down, allowing the imprisoned passengers to es cape. . . The cause of the accident was not re ported to the Portland offices of the Southern Pacific yesterday. From the peculiur position of the locomotive after the derailment of the cars, It was puzzling to the officials to determine what brought about the wreck. Conflicting reports were received, a broken rail and spreading rails being assigned as causes of the accident A relief train carrying physicians was started from Monmouth for McCoy as soon as news of the accident reached there, and about the same time a wreck train left Portland. The injured were cared for and taken to their destinations at once. The line was cleared in a. short time, the cars being lifted back on the track and taken to Corvallis. There was no material damage to the equipment. CRISIS NEAR AT ST. JOHNS City Hall Contractors May Be Forced to Relinquish Job. A crisis seems to have been reached In the affairs of St. Johns new city hall. City Attorney GreeDe and Recorder Thorndyke yesterday prepared a notice to be served on the contractors, Youngs ferdorf & Son, that the city will take charge of the building and complete it, and forbidding Youngsferdorf & Son from doing anything further on the structure. It is set forth in the notice that the contract, entered" into October 10, 1906, required the part contracted for to be finished by January 1, 1907, all of which had not been complied with by Youngsferdorf & Son, as much of the work remains .unfinished and has been practically suspended for several weeks. Youngsferdorf & Son's contract amounted to $7,963, of which the city has paid $2000. It is estimated that it will take about $S00 to complete the contract. There Is still another contract, held by Crook & Walton, to complete the Interior of the new building as soon as Youngs ferdorf & Son finish their portion. The notices were written out by Re corder Thorndyke yesterday, but Mayor Hinman was not prepared to say whether lie would sign them. He said that he would have to give the matter careful consideration before he would sign the paper that requires Youngsferdorf & Son to relinquish their contract. If the city takes charge of the work, as proposed. It must go ahead to complete the build ing so the inside contractors. Crook & Walton, can begin their work. It must also pay all outstanding bills from the fund left on hand. Recorder Thorndyke says that it Is not known how much these amount to, but as the city has over $5000 of the contractors' money on hand. It seems to be protected against loss. It is possible that Mayor Hinman may await the action of the Council next Tuesday evening, rather than take the responsibility of notifying the contract ors to quit. DEMANDS BIG DAMAGES Mrs. .W. A. Burdette's Suit Against Streetcar Company on Trial. Fifty thousand dollars Is the amount of the damages asked by Mrs. W. A. Burdette from the Portland Railway Company because of a streetcar accident which incapacitated her for active busi ness and religious work. As postmistress at Montavilla, a member of the Catholic Church and of the Women of Woodcraft, Mrs. Burdette says she was an active worker prior to last May, when a Monta villa car knocked her down and dragged her about 40 feet. This accident rendered her a physical and nervous wreck, she says. The damage suit is one of the largest ever placed on trial in the State Circuit Court. The taking of testimony was commenced yesterday In Judge Ganten bein's division and the case will prob ably occupy several days. Mrs. Burdette was the star witness yesterday. Using crutches she took the witness stand and said her health had been ruined. Last May she endeavored to board a car at the west approach of the Morrison-street bridge, she said. Be fore she was fairly on the car started up, knocking her to the ground and dragging her some distance, severely in juring her. Not only was she incapaci tated physically, but her mind was Im paired and her eyesight . weakened, she said. . Doctors Cardwell and Rand, who at tended her after the accident, gave cor Tolorative testimony. Mrs. Louise De Card, a neighbor, told of Mrs. Burdette's active Ufe previous to the accident. It was shown that at the time of the acci dent Mrs. Burdette weieghed 240 pounds, while her present weight is 211 pounds. Further testimony for the plaintiff will heard today and the streetcar com fany will then have an Inning. It is 5S RAN RAILS understood that contributory negligence will figure largely in the defense of the case. EXTRAVAGANCE IS REBUKED Court Gives G. Ii. Peaslee Divorce From Recreant Wife. George I Peaslee, member of a local printing firm, was given a divorce in the State Circuit Court yesterday, the techni cal grounds for a decree being desertion. The facts brought out before Judge Frazer revealed that Mrs. M. . Willie Peaslee has wealthy relatives residing at San Jose, Cal., with whom she pre fers to remain. Over two years ago she left her home In Portland and returned to San Jose, where she has been residing since, having an allowance of $100 a month from Mr. Peaslee. Mr.- Peaslee says he has been remitting the allowance regularly, sometimes in greater amounts than J100 a month, but never less. Be sides this money the wife had an income from property of her own. It was shown that Mrs. Peaslee came to Portland recently to look after some property and insisted on having her al lowance increased to $150 a month, saying she could not get along on less. Follow ing this visit and her return home the divorce proceedings were instituted by Mr. Peaslee. 'It appears that the defendant prefers money and the society of wealthy rela tives to a good husband." said Judge Frazer In passing on the case. The Peas lees were married In 1SS6 at San Jose and lived in Portland until 1904. when Mrs. Peaslee returned to California. In sharp contrast to this case was the divorce granted to Mrs. Jennie Thayer from Dave Thayer. It was shown that during the six years of their married life Thayer has contributed nothing to the wife s support and she has been com pelled to earn her own living as a wait ress. Mary L. Anderson was given a divorce from Charles A. Anderson because of de sertion and was awarded the custody of their two minor children. Christina Swenson was allowed a di vorce from Bengt Swenson because of cruel and Inhuman treatment. After their marriage in 1904 Swenson took to drinking and three months ago deserted her and her two children. EAGER TO OBTAIN REBATE Taxpayers Throng Office of Sheriff Stevens at Courthouse. The Multnomah County tax rolls were opened yesterday in the tax collecting de partment of the Sheriff's office and there was a mighty rush of taxpayers to profit by the 3 per cent rebate. A score of clerks in that office were the busiest people at the County Courthouse yesterday. The rebate will be allowed until March 15. A total of $2,839,462 In taxes is to be collected this year, an advance of about $700,000 over last. In view of the general prosperity it is believed there will be few failures to pay and that all payments will be in before the end of the year. W. C. BRISTOL GOES SOUTH Will Argue Land-Fraud Cases Circuit Court of Appeals. in united States District Attorney W. C. Bristol will leave Portland on Tuesday next for San Francisco, where he goes to appear before the United States Cir cuit Court of Appeals in connection with "a number of Oregon land fraud cases which will come up on appeal. In addi tion to the arguments he will make in the land fraud cases, there are a num ber of other United States cases that will demand his attention, v While in California, the appealed cases of Williamson. Dr. Van Gessner, Biggs, Miller and Kineart and Charles Nickell will come up. For some time past Mr. Bristol has been busily engaged in pre paring briefs in all of the cases, and he will argue them before the Circuit Court of Appeals. Just how long it will take to dispose of all of the arguments in the cases Mr. Bristol does not know, but he will not remain in San Francisco longer than is necessary. On account of the great amount of work that has been piling up in the of fice, and more especially now that the rang of postofflce robbers has been rounded up. It is expected that upon Mr. Bristol's return a grand jury will be called. In addition to the many United States prisoners that are awaiting their turn before a Federal grand jury, there are a half dozen or more very import ant land fraud cases, which are ready for a grand jury investigation. While Mr. Bristol is in San Francisco Assist ant United States Attorney James Cole will have charge of the office. Digging the Big Ditch. The contractors who are digging the big ditch across the Peninsula for, the Portland & Seattle Railway Company have secured a powerful steam shovel to be used at the North end of the cut. They landed the big shovel and a loco motive in St. Johns, and are moving them slowinly up the hill to the Willam ette boulevard. A moveable track Is be ing laid in front of the locomotive. A track has been laid along the right-of-way across the Peninsula and when the steam shovel is in operation, rapid pro gress will be made. From the Willam ette River end the trench is being cut toy means of a powerful stream of water driven into the bank. j Olympic Club Selects Lot. The Olympic Athletic Club of Milwau kle has selected a building lot, and will proceed with the erection bf a hall this Spring. The club gives a masquerade ball this evening at the band hall to as sist in carrying out its plans. Work of State T the annual meeting of the State Board of Health, December 27, the secretary reported as follows con cerning the work of the board: The board was organized by act of Feb ruary, 10O3, and at once began its duties. Under this act. the County Judge and Coun ty Physician constituted the County Board of Health. In 1D05, this was changed so that the County Judge and County Commis sioners of the county and the Mayor and Common Council of each incorporated city constituted the respective Boards of Health, and these appointed a physician who was the health officer of the appointing board. Under this act, each county has appointed a physician, and nearly every Incorporated city or town, except in those in which the appointment was made by ordinance, as was also provided by the Board of Health law. Soon after the organization of the board smallpox became epidemic in various parts of the state, and the situation was at once taken In hand by the State Board, result ing In the control of the disease, and dem onstrating the good results that followed the active co-operation of the state and county and city boards. The secretary was also sent to San Francisco to study the bu bonic plague situation and, while his state was not visited by the disease, the methods employed in combating- it were thoroughly worked out and all preparations made for combating it, should it appear. Work After Heppner Disaster. The State board, also, through its member at Pendleton, Dr. C. J. Smith, assumed en tire control of the sanitation ' after the Heppner disaster, and but for lack of funds would have secured the same favorable re sults in lone and neighboring towns as at Heppner. As it was, Heppner escaped with LOT BRINGS 570.000 Property Opposite the Heilig Theater Changes Hands. BOUGHT BY EMANUEL MAY George F. Rodgers, of Salem, Bought the Lot One fear Ago for $3 6, 000 Valley Capitalist Makes Shrewd Investments in City. An important transaction in upper Washnigton street property occurred yes terday when Emanuel May purchased the southwest " corner of Fourteenth and k SPOKANE IS PROMOTING FORMATION OF NEW STATE OF LINCOLN. i abr 1 uifcour WASHINGTON l '"15. r- '-sa UL I V. yf' y mCitPSAC f It I AAtfE. J ' V. . ZJAHo J. tv: VV MA X, X ....:....p.. -jcMF0ffA ATMVAPA UTAH- f -i. MAP SHOWING BOUNDARIES OF PROPOSED STATE. A new state to be called Lincoln will be formed, from the States of Idaho, Oregon and Washington, if Spokane busi ness men have their way. Eastern Washington will lose a slice of territory, so will Eastern Oregon and the panhandle will be cut off Northern Idaho.' President Goodall, of the Spokane Chamber of Commerce, has appointed the following committee to confer on the question of the formation of the new state: Mr. Goodall himself Is one of the committee and the others appointed by him are: F. H. Mason, M. P. Hartson. H. L. Bleecker, Sam 'H. Stern, X. W. Durham and A. A. Kraft. If the new state should be formed, Spokane would probably be the capital. Washington streets for $70,000. The owner was George F. Rodgers, of Salem, and the sale was made through the agency of E. J. Daly and W. B. Streeter. The property sold consists of a single lot with 100 feet frontage upon Washing ton street and 50 feet upon Fourteenth. It Is improved with two-story frame buildings, now paying a fair return on the purchase price. The growing busi ness on upper Washington street will justify more valuable Improvements upon this property which Is capable of produc ing a greater revenue than at present. The sale is a good instance of the rapid rise in Washington street holdings during the past year. Mr. Rodgers bought the property from Robert Wilson, through the same agency a little more than one year ago, for $36,000. He has spent a small amount in improvements, but his sale for $70,000 almost doubles his investment. Mr. Rodgers is one of the up-Valley men who have operated extensively in Port land real estate. He has made several investments here, each of Which has netted a substantial profit. Among his purchases was that of a lot on Seventh street, between Oak and Ankeny for $25,000. After holdnig this lot for a few months he sold it at an advance of $10,000 to W. D. Fenton who is now plan ning to build upon it. Both transactions were made by Daly and Streeter. Mr. Rodgers with others, Is the owner of the quarter-block at the northeast comer of Thirteenth and Washington streets. Plans are now being considered for the Improvement of this holding with alx etory brick. Mr. ' May, the purchaser of the Fourteenth-street lot, recently bought through Daly and Streeter the quarter-block at the northwest corner of Front and Clay streets for $40,000. The deed has not yet passed but Mr. May Is reported to have sold the property for $50,000. The prop- Board of Health in no epidemic, while typhoid fever raged in the adjoining devastated towns to an alarm ing degree. Data regarding the water supply and sewer systems have been received from 65 cities and towns. Bacteriological' examina tion of the water supplies of the following cities have been made, and in many cases several re-examinations in order to deter mine the exact condition of the water sup ply: Portland, Oregon City, Salem, Albany, McMlnnville, Independence, Pendleton, Ba ker City, Klamath Falls, Halsey, Union, Cor vallls, Enterprise, ' Grass Valley, Lafayette. Le Grande, Monmouth, Pilot Rock, Rose burg, (North and South Umpqua), St. Johns. Sheridan, Perry. Cove, Levy, St. . Mary's Home, Beaverton. Willamette River water, McKay Creek (Eastern Oregon). Altogether, over 120 examinations have been made. Be sides this, up to September 30. 1906. over 16O0 examinations of sputum, blood, water, diphtheria, typhoid fever, etc., have been made in the laboratory. , Visits to Various Towns. "Visits by the members of the State Board of Health have been made to the follow ing places: Prinevllle, Shanlko and adjacent towns In the smallpox epidemic; Heppner and adjacent towns after the flood; Salem to Investigate water supply, sewer system and inspect state institutions; Eugene to In vestigate typhoid fever epidemic, water sup ply and sewer system and to designate source of water supply for Eugene to meet existing conditions; Newport to investigate water supply and sewer system; Klamath Falls for the same purpose; Monmouth to investigate State Normal School, also, for same purpose, Drain, Ashland, Pendleton, University of Oregon and Agricultural Col lege and Weston Normal School; Neskowln, 'on account of diphtheria epidemic which oc curred during the presence there of a large erty Is Improved; with a four-story brlcki occupied as a storage warehouse. Grindstaft & Schalk sold yesterday to J. P. Jensen and Samuel H. Graham a property, 55x100 on Madison street, be tween First and Second. It is improved with shacks, occupied by Chinese. Grind staff & Schalk sold this property to R. M. Wilson for the Fechhelmer estate, a month ago for $16,500. January 12 the firm bought it back at an advance afjrt has now sold It at' an Increase of $S500 over the price which it brought one month ago. CLOSES ONLY ONE QUARRY Council Committee Remodels the Belding Blasting Ordinance. The Nickum & Kelly and the Sweeney quarries within the city limits will not be forced to close down under the ordinance recently passed by the Council prohibit ing the operation of stone quarries within ten blocks of a public school building, as the limit is to be cut down to nine blocks. The street committee at a regular meet ing yesterday afternoon recommended for passage an ordinance reducing the limit to nine blocks. This ordinance will ex empt the two quarries. When the Council passed the Belding ordinance, aimed directly at the Portland I Rock Company, which intended to oper ate in the Wood-street gulch, it was found that the ten-block provision affected other quarries against which there had been no complaint. Another ordinartce waS drawn up reducing the limit, and when it is passed by the Council the quarries now being worked within the city limits will be protected. . The limit would have to be reduced to at least eight blocks to permit the Port land Rook Company to operate its quarry. That company expended several thousand dollars in preparing to open up the quarry, which is a total loss now that the Council has taken the action in dicated. INDIAN LAND TO BE SOLD Government Asks Bids on Tract in Grand Ronde Reservation. To dispose of traots of land lying in the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation and aggregating a total of 9,503.06 acres, bids are asked by the Government and will be received at the local land office in the Columbia building from Monday, February 4 to Monday, February 11. Bidders should secure blank bids at the land office and each offer must be ac companied by a check, payable, to the Secretary of the Interior, and certified by the proper official of a National bank, for 20 per cent of the amount of the bid. No bid for less than $1.25 an acre will be accepted. The land to be sold by the Government bears some timber, but is mostly grazing land. Deep Snow in the Alps. GRENOBLE. France, Feb. 1. The snow which has fallen upon the Western Alps is the heaviest in 20 years. It is five feet deep here. Annual Report number of campers from various parts of the Valley; Halsey. to investigate wells sup plying the city and individual wells; Ore gon City, to examine filter: Port of Port land dredge on Columbia River on account of epidemic of diarrhoea, with a few cases or typhoid fever; Multnomah County Poor- xarm, to inspect septic tank, which was condemned; Eagle Creek, on account of epi demic of diphtheria which closed the schools Lebanon and Gresham on account of small pox and to enforce law relating to reporting contagious diseases at Lebanon; Reservoir Park, Middlesex and Woodstock, to examine water systems; Park Place, on account of epidemic of intestinal troubles and to in vestigate water and milk supply; Baby Home, to investigate milk supply and care of inmates. Bulletins of the Board. Bulletins have been prepared on the fol lowing subjects: (1) "Smallpox in Oregon"; (2) "Hints Upon School Hygiene"; (3) "The Prevention of Typhoid Fever": (4) "Pre vention and Cure of Tuberculosis"; (3) "Method of Sewage risposal by Means of Septic Tank System"; (6) "The Problem of Tuberculosis Among the Poor." Data has been collected from 65 cities' and towns, as per Inclosed blanks, referring es pecially to water supplies, sewer systems, echoolhouses, etc, and from 12 cities and towns regarding the manufacture of lea The State Board of Health has also been active in the establishment of the Open Air Sanatorium at Portland. A regular monthly bulletin has been is sued by the State Board of Health. Visits to teachers' institutes have been made at Philomath, Cunemah Park and Astoria. Reports have been received from the fol lowing schools: State Norihal at Drain, Monmouth, Weston and Ashland, philomath, St. Marys Home, Beaverton, and St Mary's Home, St. Paul. EIGHT M II GANG Two More Added to the List of Sellwood Suspects. STRONG EVIDENCE FOUND Federal Authorities Hope to Convict Entire Octet of Three Post office Robberies Others May Be Taken. Two more crooks have been added to the list of men under arrest by the Fed eral authorities in connection with the Sellwood, St. Johns and La Camas post- MONTANA office robberies. They are William Carter and William Clark. Both were members of the gang arrested two weeks ago In a Front-street lodging-house. Carter and Clark have been doing "bit" at Kelly Butte and were taken to the County Jail yesterday. Later they were removed to the third floor of the Postofflce building and given a mild dose of the "third degree" by Assistant United States Attorney Cole and the postal Inspectors. Clark, if the line that the Federal officers are working on proves true, will show up as the real brains of the gang. Ever since the ar rest of the men, Frank Wane was be lieved to have been the head of the gang, but now through recent develop ments It is thought that the leadership lies between Carter or Clark. It will not matter which of the men under- arrest was the leader,, for the Government has sufficient evidence upon which to con vict all of them. Among the other prisoners who were given a chance to tell what they know yesterday was ''Swede" Anderson. Anderson was taken to the Federal build ing from the County Jail by a United States deputy marshal, but after working on him for a short time he was sen back to Jail. Anderson stood ut and said that he had told all he knew when he was in the sweatbox last Monday. In personal appearance he Is the toughest looking customer of the gang. He highly Indignant because of his arrest and incarceration and he threatens when he gets free to turn the tables on the Federal authorities. In the toils now are Wane, Rankins, Smith, Turnbull, Carter, Clark, Bryant and Kelley, with others yet to be added to the list. Another good thing accomplished by the arrest of the robbers is the closing of Tom Fallon's notorious Second-street dive. Fallon closed the doors of his establishment yesterday morning and it was done without the interference of the police. Fallon took it upon himself to close the place, but it is understood that the police were about to ask that his license be revoked. Warm Winds Melt Snow and Rail roads Suffer From Hoods. Owing to the prevailing chinook winds throughout the state, the Harri man lines experienced much trouble yesterday. There were almost contin ual washouts on the main line of the O. R. & N. between The Dalles and Pen dleton, which proved a great source of embarrassment to the operating de partment. Creeks are high, grade em bankments have been washed away in places, bridges are In a weakened condition and mud has even been washed over the rails at some points. There are 100 points where tracks on the main line have been attacked by high water as the result of the melting of the heavy snow that fell east of the Cascades during the recent storm. CrewB are working desperately to keep the line clear, and have so far been successful, all passenger trains getting through yesterday, and it Is expected the same will be true today. The operating department has not been so successful on the Washington division of the O. R. & N., where a large number of slides and washouts has occurred. There were no Spokane trains leaving or arriving here yester day, and there will be none come in this morning. It is expected that the lines will be cleared by this afternoon so that the Spokane Flyer can get away tonight. . Traffic was blocked yesterday on the Southern Pacific at the east end of tunnel .No. 4, where Cow Creek, swollen by the melting snow, undermined the embankment, making It unsafe for trains to pass. Overland train No. 14, passing the point of trouble Thursday afternoon, was the last train to get by until yesterday afternoon, when the epairs were completed. The morning and evening overland trains of yes- trday reached the city at 11 o clock last night. Trains were held yesterday at Brandt, a station five miles north of West Fork. Late in the afternoon the tracks were cleared and traffic resumed. Railroad officials were encouraged last night because of cooler conditions and the promise of a cessation of melt ing snows, which will cause the streams to subside. Service Increased to Springfield. New schedules on the Springfield branch of the Southern Pacific will be started Sunday and will be continued until the bridge in the Santiam River at Crabtree, which was washed out some time ago, is rebuilt. Trains will be operated from Springfield daily to Alba ny and on the other side of the break in the line from Woodburn to Spring field. The leaving time of the trains will be practically the same as at pres ent with slight readjustment. There will also be modification of the tlmecard of the trains on the Oswego branch. Additional Tourist Sleeper. In anticipation of a heavy colonist business when the special home seekers' rate is put into effect March 1, the Ore gon Short Line and O. R. &. N. will handle an additional tourist sleeper west from Denver. The car will be put in service by the Denver & Rio Grande, and will be continued during March and April, while the special one-way west bound rates are in effect. LEFT HERE UNDER CLOUD R. A. GRAHAM WELIi REMEM BERED IN PORTLAND. Testimony Against Harrlinan Lines at San Francisco Not Surprising to Those Who Know Him. Portland transportation men recall the meteoric career in this city of R, A. Graham, who has been brought to the front by his testimony before the Inter state Commerce Commission at San F'rancisoo. His operations here were not such as to arouse confidence in the operator. , After managing the Oregon-Oriental Steamship Company here for a period of about four months, Mr. Graham de parted, leaving behind a. number of un satisfied creditors. This occurred in 1901. His venture was neveri successful. It is said, and his sudden end as a trans portation magnate was due, not to the throttling of the steamer line by the O. R. . & N., but to rank mismanagement if not actual dishonesty. Mr. Graham came here from Coos Bay, where he Is said to have had trouble with the Spreckels people. He started operations here when Dodwell & Com pany withdrew its lino late in 1900. When he left the city hurriedly, he owed a part of the charter of the steamers and was sadly in arrears all around. It is said that when Graham's steamers left the other side on their last trip, with cargoes of overland freight, he col lected the charges through to destina tion without discharging his debt to the O. R. & N. for carrying the freight from Portland and East. When the freight arrived here, no money was turned over to the rail lines. For the good of the port, the O. R. At N. took upon Itself the obligation of delivering the freight brought in the last two cargoes and paid the connecting lines for their part in the deliveries. Upon the arrival of the last two steamers here, the owners took over the ships on account of the charters re maining unpaid. Unbusiness-like methods are alleged to have been the O. R. &. N.'s reasons for refusing to have further relations with Mr. Graham and his line. He is charged with having matlc almost any induce ment to shippers on the other side to se cure their business. Rash promises were cheerfully made and rates were cut with reckless hand. Mr. Graham then went to -New Tork, where he tiled suit against the O. R. & N. for breach of contract. The suit was tried out In the United States Ad miralty Court before Judge Adams, and Mr. Grali am lost. It was gossip at the time that he offered a broker who took his case half of the $000,000 asked in the suit In return for an Introduction to Mr. Harriman. This was secured, and Mr. Graham preferred his claims to the head of the Harriman system. Mr. Harriman, in turn, referred him to Judge Cornish. It was further reported at the time that Mr. Graham secured a sum of money from his broker on a check on a Roseburg bank, where he represented that he had funds. The check came back protested and the broker resorted to des perate measures to secure his money, but finally got It. Those who had relations wiUfc Mr. Graham while he was in Portland shake their heads dubiously when his name Is mentioned. THREE YEARS ITS PASTOR Dr. Brougher to Review Work as Minister of White Temple. Tomorrow night, on the third anniver sary of his pastorate. Rev. J. Whitcomb Brougher will speak at the White Temple on "A Portland Preacher, What is He Good For?" Among other things he will discuss the attitude of the pulpit to ward the press and to politics, and will say whether or not the pulpit Is gagged by wealthy members of the church and by politicians. He will review his ex periences as a preacher during the three years he has been In this city, tell how A BRAINY CHILD Wise Mother Proves the Value lirape-Auta in ItearinK Children. of There Is no surer test of real knowl edge than the personal test; observation with our own eyes and other senses. 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