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12 THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1908. FLIES 0 T BIG LUMBER MILL Vancouver Plant of Pittock & Leadbetter Burns to the Ground. LOSS IS ABOUT $250,000 Fire Breaks Out In Early' Morning and Soldiers Help Fight Blaze. Lumber Piled in Yards Is Saved. Fire starting: in the engineroora of the Pittock & Leadbetter Lumber Mill at Vancouver almost entirely destroyed the plant early yesterday morning, entailing a loss of about $250,000, upon which there Is insurance amounting to about JOo.ftOO. The mill proper is a complete wreck and the machinery has been rendered worthless by the flames. However, the boiler house and the lumber piled In the yards, of which there was a large quan tity, were saved. This fortunate circum stance was due to the fact that there was no wind at the time of the fire. The Are started about 3:30 A. M. The watchman passed through the engineroom about 3:25 o'clock and everything ap peared to be all right. About ten min utes later he noticed smoke issuing from the place and after trying to turn in an alarm by telephone. In which he was unsuccessful as .he could not get central, the mill whistle was blown. By this time the flames had gained such headway that efforts to save the mill were futile. Before the fire apparatus of the city of Vancouver could be gotten into action, the frame of the mill was blazing furi ously. The firemen did valuable work, however, in preventing the Are from spreading to the lumber piles in the mill yard. The fire-fighting equipment of Van couver Barracks was brought out and the Koldieis did good work in checking the progress of the flames, which had spread under the dock at the mill and were fast devouring that structure. The dock was considerably damaged. The machinery at the mill, which was wholly destroyed, was worth about $150. 000. Other damage will aggregate $100,000 more. The Are continued to burn fiercely up to noon yesterday, a number of piles of lumber supplying fuel for the flames. The Pittock & Leadbetter Mill Is owned by H. L. Pittock and F. W. Leadbetter. of Portland, and was one of the chief Industries of Vancouver. It was built in 1SS9 by Michigan lumbermen and has had a varied career. It has changed hands a number of time and has been in the hands of receivers on different occasions. About 150 workmen are deprived of employment by the fire. The mill will be rebuilt just as soon as the Insurance on the structure can be adjusted. Large dry kilns at the mill and the storehouse for dressed lumber were saved and Jhe greater part of the large stock of lumber on hand was not destroyed. Because of this circumstance, materials for rebuilding will be available at once. It Is believed that the mill will be run ning again before Fall. Manager O. L. Cummlngg made the following statement yesUrday after noon: "The parts of the plant destroyed were: Machinery, machine shop, plan ing mill, sash and door factory, Rease saw department, lath mill, part of the docks and about 2,000,000 feet of lum ber. The parts saved are: Dry kiln, boiler and boiler-house, shed containing all dry finished lumber, shed contain ing mouldings and trimmings, office and office building, and a good deal of the lumber in the yards. The mill had a capacity for cutting 160,000 feet in 10 hours." QUITE ANGRY AT ARREST H. K. Tackleson Must Stand Trial tor Selling Liquor to Minors. OREGON" CITY, Or., June 9. (Special.) H. K. Tackleson, of Canby, was an angry man this morning when he was arrested, charged with selling whisky to a minor, and placed under $i00 bonds to appear at the November term of the Circuit Court for trial. Tackleson was arrested last Fall, along with James Jesse, Peter Holberg and Ben Bermosher. for selling beer to minors, and the jury failed to reach an agreement. Holberg and . Bermosher pleaded guilty and escaped with light tines, while Jesse fought the case and was convicted and sentenced to serve a term in jail and pay a tine, but he was finally paroled by Judge McBrlde upon petition of nearly every resident of Canby, which is the home of the four men, whose arrest grew out of the death of young Charles Kinsel, who was strangled after a drunken debauch with a lot of young companions last Fall. Tackleson was ex pected to plead guilty at the April term of court, but he changed his mind and as a result District Attorney Hedges sur prised him with a second and stronger indictment and Increased his bail. Two Cases Affirmed. SALEM. June 9. (Special.) Two ap pealed cases were decided in the Supreme Court today, each case being affirmed. TVin At fa .a 1B that- nf r W ProHon thai, appellant, vs. Brown & McCabe, stevedores, respondents, from Multnomah County, John B. Cleland, Judge. The opinion affirming the decision of the court below was written by Justice Kakin. The other case Is that of EL W. Rumble and F. D. McCully vs. F. M. Cummings. from Union County, T. H. Crawford,. Judge. The opinion of the Supreme Court' is by Justice Moore. Portland Firm Gets Contract. OREGON CITY. Or:. June 9. (Special.) The contract for the construction of the new school building at Gladstone has been let to Parsons & Varney, of Port land, who were the lowest bidders, their figures being $4957. Construction will commence immediately. The directors of the Gladstone district have engaged Brenton Vedder, of Arlington, as principal. Sam Bray Given 75 Days. OREGON CITY, Or., June 9. (Spe cial.) Sam Bray was today sentenced to serve 75 days in the County Jail for rob bery. He stole money and jewelry from John "Walleck while both of them were on a spree several weeks ago. Plague Scare Blows Over. ASTORIA. Or., June 9.-(Special.) That the Government believes the 'danger of plague infection from California ports is disappearing is Indicated by instructions received today by Dr. Holt, Federal quarantine officer at this port from the Surgeon-General, stating that in the fu ture vessels sailing from San Francisco need be fumigated but once in two months in place of each month, as has been the rule for several months. This new order is of course a general one and does not apply to vessels on which sickness has occurred. FORM COMMERCIAL CLUB Progressive Business Men of Oregn City Start Movement. OREGON CITY,. Or.. June 9. (Spe cial.) Dr. E. A. Sommer, John Adams and other well-known professional and business men are bending their energies toward the formation of a Commercial Club in Oregon City, with good prospects of success. They had papers in circula tion today and more than 60 signatures were obtained with no difficulty. The initiation fee is $25 and the top floor of the new Masonic Temple will be procured if the scheme is pushed to completion, as it probably will be. Oregon City has long needed a Commercial Club and the project is being hailed with Joy by the progressive people of the city. LEMOYNE GRANTED TIME Diamond Maker Promises to Pro duce Gem in Court. PARIS, June 9. Henry Lemoyne, PROMIXEST MASON WHO WILL, BE ELECTED WOR SIUPKVI. GRAND MAS TER TODAY. I .-.v,.vt. .V.-.v-', ifjllHrfriitfi Wiff ' TiTtnttilflTl "jYtiJ 7 Edward E. Kiddle, of Island City, Or. charged with obtaining money under false pretenses in alleging that he could manufacture diamonds, failed to produce in court a diamond of a speci fied eize of his own manufacture. He made the plea that his patterns to do this had not been completed, and he was granted another delay.. Arrested for Colfax Murder. SPOKANE, Wash., June 9. George Thonous, alias George Stanopolis, the Greek arrested in Chicago yesterday for murder, is wanted in Whitman County, Washington, to answer for a coldblooded crime. On July 11, 1907, Nelsbo Josey, a Greek, was enticed into a field near Colfax and shot. His body. was dragged into a field, where it was found four days later by a farmer. Josey was known to have had $500 in his possession. Two Greeks were seen in his company shortly be fore the murder, and personal effects of one were found near the scene. These men fled and failed to call for 10 days' pay which was due them. A reward of $200 was offered for the murderers. Sheriff F. S. Jtatliff, of Whitman County, will bring the pris oner back for trial. Great Auto Race Starts. BERLIN, June 9. The automobile touring race given under the patronage of Prince Henry, of Prussia, was start ed from Berlin this morning. There are 130 machines taking part, and three of them are run by women. Most of the machines are of German make, but there are ten Belgian, nine French, five Italian, four Austrian, one Swiss and one English entries. Cloudburst Near Pendleton. PENDLETON, Or., June 9. (Special.) A small cloudburst, the first to be re ported in this vicinity this year, occurred on Bear Creek, about 20 miles south of Pendleton, at noon today. Other than destroying a few gardens and causing a slight flood along the creek bottom no great damage has been reported. Hanan shoes at Rosenthal's. r.TASDNS IN SESSION Edward Kiddle Will Grand Lodge. Head MANY HERE TO ATTEND Three Hundred Delegates and Other Members Will Be Present This Morning at Annual Communi cation in Masonic Temple. Edward Kiddle, of Island City, Or., a prominent Mason of this state who was chosen deputy grand high priest of the Grand Chapter. Roval Arch Masons, at the election of officers on Monday, will be elected worshipful grand master of the Grand Lodge of Oregon, A. F. and A. M., today. The Grand Lodge will open its annual communication at the Masonic Temple this morning and will continue in session for three days. At the same time and place. Grand Chap ter, Order of the Eastern Star, will hold its annual session. Norrls R. Cox, of Portland, will be elected deputy grand master, nd Charles E. Wolverton, of Portland, will be elected senior grand warden. The annual election will occur this after noon and the annual address of the Grand Orator, H. W. Scott, of Portland, will be given. The installation of the newly elected officers will be held to morrow, and Saturday's session will be taken up with the routine business of the session. There are 300 delegates from all over the state who will attend the sessions of the Grand Lodge, besides a number of visiting Masons who are not dele gates. The communication will open at 10 o'clock this morning and the fore noon session will be taken up with the delivery of the annual address of the Grand Master, Lot C. Pearce, of Salem, and with the reading of the annual re ports of the grand secrecary, grand treasurer and the trustees of the ed ucational fund. Subordinate lodges In this state will also make reports. The semi-annual reunion of the Scottish Rite Masons continued in pro gress yesterday and will end tonight with the conferring of the 32d degree, Philip S. Malcolm will preside. De grees from the 18th to the 31st were conferred yesterday, the latter degree being conferred last night. There will be no sessions of the Scottish Rite re union during this morning or after noon. Between 400 and 500 Scottish Rite Masons will attend the reception tonight to the new class, after tUe 32d degree has been conferred. A banquet will follow the exercises. Visiting 32d degree Masons from other states will also attend, as well as members of the consistory in Oregon, in large numbers. JOHNSON'S CAUSE IS LOST (Continued From First Page.) advanced by President Roosevelt and Sec retary Taft at Chicago as their candi date for Vice-President. Mr. Cortelyou himself naturally declines to discuss the matter of his candidacy for the very sufficient reason that his native state has already in the field a candi date for the Presidency in the person of Governor Hughes. That fact has so far operated to prevent any open exchanges between the friends of Mr. Cortelyou and Mr. Taft's managers. But it can now be stated as a fact that in the opinion of his friends the time has come when Mr. Cortelyou should be placed in a position to be recog nized as New York's candidate for the Vice-Presidency in event of the elimi nation of Mr. Hughes from the Presiden tial race. As a necessary step to a suc cessful campaign In that direction there had first to be ascertained the atti tude that Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Taft would assume ' toward Mr. Cortelyou's candidacy. The Secretary himself has declined to makj any move in the matter, but his friends have not felt restrained by that fact, and already they feel that they have received encouragement , and are pro pared to move in force upon the con vention delegates at Chicago. One rea son for their confidence is asserted to be their belief that by strenuous oppo sition offered by the Fairbanks con tingent to the recognition of Southern. Taft delegates In the battle before the committee now in progress, the coup ling of the names of Taft and Fair banks or of Roosevelt and Fairbanks on one ticket has become impossible. Therefore tomorrow Mr. Cortelyou's advance guard starts for Chicago, led by Assistant Secretary Louis Coolldge, a Bostonian of long experi ence in public affairs and of wide ac quaintance with the various boom managers now In Chicago. Cornelius N. Bliss, one-time member of McKin Iey's Cabinet, and treasurer of the last Republican campaign committee, is also said to be bound for Chicago in Mr. Cortelyou's interest, while among other political leaders expected to espouse his cause is said to be Sen ator Murray Crane, of Massachusetts, whose support is most anxiously de sired by the Administration forces. CANXOX SAYS HE WILIi STICK But He Will Not Mix Personally. Dick Works for Foraker. CHICAGO, June 9. Joseph G. Can non, Speaker of the House of Repre sentatives, arrived in Chicago today from his home in Danville, 111., and declared himself a candidate for Pres ident "until they Btop voting or elect some one else." I am here on business," said the. Speaker. "I just ran up from Dan ville this morning, and will return home tonight, I am not here to open headquarters the boys are doing that for me. I won't even go down there, nor will I visit any other place where the boys are mixing it." Mr. Cannon declared that in his opin ion it was not the proper thing for- a candidate for the Presidency "to mix in personally," but he should "leave that sort of trouble for the boys." When told of the fact that Frank CHOSEN FOR HIGH MASONIC OFFICE. ' f A Noma It, cox Will -Re Elected Deputy Grand Blaster!, Hitchcock was no longer acting as as sistant secretary for the National committee, he remurked: "Well. If he was removed, the people doing things probably knew what they were doing, but as to that I am not fully acquainted." When asked if he was in the race to "stick," he sat upright in his chair and snapped: "Stick? Why, man, I can't do anything else but stick. The State of Illinois is behind me, and that is enough to make a man do almost anything. Stick? Well, I should say so." Mr. Cannon was cheerful as to the outlook, declaring in conclusion, "the end Is not yet by a long shot." Senator Charles Dick, of Ohio, . an nouncing himself as a Foraker man first, last and all the time, arrived here today. He will probably appear be fore the National committee in the in terest of some of the Foraker contest ing delegations from the South. He declined to express any opinion as to the situation, saying that he has been In Chicago too short a time. LODGE TO NOMINATE GUILD Governor Is Receptive Candidate for Vice-President. WASHINGTON. June 9. It has been determined by the friends of Governor Curtis Guild, of Massachusetts that his name shall be presented to the Chicago convention as a candidate for Vice-President. Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, who Is to be permanent chairman of the convention, will leave the chair dur ing the proceedings to present to the convention the candidacy of Mr. Guild. The nomination will be seconded by Chase S. Osborne, of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Mr. Guild arrived in Washington today. "Some discussion has appeared in the newspapers concerning my candidacy If so it can be termed for the nomination for Vice-President," said he. "As I have said all along, I am merely in a receptive mood. My name probably will be pre sented to the convention, but I am not in Washington for the purpose of pro moting' my political interests." Mr. Guild took luncheon with Presi- dent Roosevelt. He will not attend the National Convention. HARPS ON SAME OLD STRING Bourne Redoubles Efforts to Bring About Roosevelt's Nomination. WASHINGTON. June 9. With news from Chicago all indicating Taft's nomi nation. Senator Bourne becomes more persistent in his "second-elective" cru sade. The Washington Star today car toons him as an attenuated troubadour playing a second-elective term tune on a banjo, under the window of the White House, where Roosevelt and Taft sit, smiling over telegram from Chicago. A White House policeman is shown trying to drive Bourne away, declaring he's a nuisance and disturbing the peace. MITCHELL BOOM LAUNCHED Democrats of Texas Start Campaign for Labor Leader. DALLAS, Texas, June 9. A confer ence of leading Democrats of Texas, In cluding many members of the Demo cratic State Committee, which ad journed last night, was held here to day, ana John Mitchell, expresident of the Unite? Mlneworkers, was indorsed for V.'r3-iresident on the ticket with Willipm r. Bryan. A National cam paign in the Interests of the labor lead er was launched. vitations. They will leave Portland early in the morning, arriving In Eugene at about 11 o'clock, where Judge Harris will welcome them. The new station will be dedicated, after which the visitors will be taken to the University of Oregon campus, where luncheon will be served. In the, afternoon they will attend the commencement exercises of the graduat ing class. At 5:30 a supper will be served by the club In its room down town. Eugene people will do their utmost to make the visit of the Portland people memorable one. Not Sufficient Evidence. Jack Hanley, charged with robbing the dwelling of John Stelner of $47, was re leased yesterday in the Circuit Court by Presiding Judge Gantenbein. This ac tion was taken upon motion of Deputy District Attorney Haney, who asserted there was not sufficient evidence against Hanley to secure a conviction. EUGENE INVITES PORTLAND EXCURSION TO COLLEGE TOWN WEDNESDAY, JUNE 64. New Southern Pacific Depot to Be Dedicated Commencement at University of Oregon. EUGENE, Or., June 9. (Special.) To morrow morning a committee from the Eugene Commercial Club, consisting of President C. S. Williams, Manager John H. Hartog, Dr. D. A. Paine, G, D. Linn, president of the Merchants' Protective Association, and W. M. Green, will go to Portland to invite the Portland busi ness men and members of the University of Oregon alumni, to visit Eugene on Wednesday, June 24. which is commence ment day and which will mark the com pletition of the new Southern Pacific depot here. The committee will meet Tom Richard son and one of William McMurray's rep resentatives at the Portland Hotel at 7:30 P. M., where final arrangements for the excursion will be made. A half rate will be given those who come to Eugene. The excursionists will be chosen by In- .TO ALL FORMER RESIDENTS OF CHICAGO To assist a self- appointed committee in the organiza tion of a CHICAGO ASSOCIATION in Portland, you are kindly urged to send your name and address to the undersigned at your earliest convenience. When a sufficient number of names has been received, a notice of the first meeting will be mailed to each. We believe it would be a good thing to perpetuate the memory of our former home, where we learned to say "I WILL." LEWIS M. HEAD, Chairman 201-2-3 Commercial Club Building, Portland, Oregon. THE NEW POLICIES of the DESTROYED IN EARLY MORNING FIRE AT VANCOUVER t -. ' " ' RTt VT St "v 2 w&y, - " , ins, ' JU-SW-i?w4f " v. ifiiiitfiriitfiiWifiiistAnt'fiiiirr PLANT OF THE PITTOCK A LEADBETTER LUMBER COMPANY WHICH B CRN ED AT LOSS OF $250,000. -- A.JILJULJLJLXAL--A-.J-.-,,- ----'-'-..., -, -. COLUMBIA LIFE 6 TRUST CO. Are Ideal Life Insurance Contracts Issued by a Home Company LOW NON-PARTICIPATING RATES HIGH CASH VALUES Superior inducements offered to reliable active Agents Apply to JESSE R. SHARP, Manager of Agents 214 Lumber Exchange Bldg. W. M. LADD, President , THEO. B. WILCOX. Vice-Pres !rand Coffee Formerly called " DE-TAN-ATED" COFFEE is not a coffee substitute. It con sists of the best coffee we are able to procure. Nothing has been added to it, but by special machin ery we have been able to extract and discard the poison bearing cellulose chaff that is the cause of harm to many people who drink coffees in which this has been ground up with the rest of the berry. For further information in regard to "Puri-tanated " ASK At reliable grocers in l-lb. cans, granulated CLARK, COCCIN & JOHNSON CO Coffee Importers and Roasters, Boston, Mass. THE HUDSON-GRAM CO., Distributing Agents