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THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAy, SATTJRDAT, MAT 8, 1909. FOUR OF INJURED i FIGHT FOR LIFE HAMILTON IS IN JAIL VICTIMS A OF SEATTLE ACCIDENT - WELL KNOWN IN PORTLAND. Friends With Money Fail to Come to Prisoner's Aid. GRAPES, from their most health ful properties, give ROYAL its active and principal ingredient Victims of Seattle Armory Ac cident Have Slight Chance, Say Doctors. VERY FEW CALL TO SEE HIM NO INVESTIGATION STARTS Prosecuting Attorney Says No One . Can Be Held Criminally Respon sible Hay Is Asked to Begin Inquiry. SEATTLE.,. May ".Although no fatali ties have resulted from, the accident in the new state armory last night, when the railing of the east balcony broke, precipitating: the spectators at the athletic meet to the floor below. It is feared that t least four: of the 60 victims will not recover. EM win O'Nell,; Cecil Thornton, Marion F. Liewls and John Murray are in a critical condition tonight, and the hos pital authorities offer little 'hope for their recovery. Captain Maurice Thompson, As sistant Adjutant-General of the Washing ton National Guard, and his wife are also In a serious condition. Mr. Thompson is a nephew of the late Maurice Thompson, the Indiana poet and novelist. No steps have been taken by the local authorities to investigate the accident, and it is probable that none will be un less some deaths result. Prosecuting At torney lie or go F. Vanderver said today: "I cannot see wherein anyone can be held criminally liable for the accident." An effort is being made to induce Gov ernor M. il Hay, who is now in the city, to order an investigation of the accident, but as yet he has not announced his in tentions in the matter. SHANK HELD FOR FORGERY Molalla Road Supervisor Accused of Making False Reports. , OREGON CITY. Or., May T (Special.) Lm. r. Shank was arrested this morning at Wllhoit by Constable Adams, of Mot lalla, charged with forgery. He was brought to this city, and up to a late hour had not secured $300 bail. Shank was formerly District Road Su pervisor at Wilholt, and it is charged that last Fail in sending In his payroll to the County Court he wrote In a fictitious name, crediting the bogus character with work valued at $25. Later, he came iu and drew the warrant himself. The grand jury returned an indictment against Shank last week, but the matter was kept quiet until his arrest. ALBANY REVIVAL STARTS First Services Attract Audience) of 1 5 00 to Big Tabernacle. ALBANY, Or., May 7. (Special.) One of the largest evangelistic meetings ever held in the state began in Albany to night. Meetings will be held every evening for a month in a big tabernacle built especially for the purpose. Rev. R. E. Johnson, of Chicago, who will con duct the services, arrived this noon and 1300 people gathered 'for the lirst service tonight. Music was furnished by a chorus choir of 150 voices under the di rection of Professor L. EX Wegner, also from Chicago. All of the city's seven churches are co-operating In the big meeting and will hold no other services while the revival is in progress. WHITE RIBBONERS TO AID Wasco County's W. C. T. V. Working for Statewide Prohibition. THE DALLES, Or., May T. (Special.) A two days' convention of the dele gates of the Wasco County Women's Christian Temperance Union came to a close at the Baptist Church in this city this afternoon. Interesting morning, afternoon and evening sessions were held yesterday and today, and .a pro gramme mapped out to assist the State W. c. T. U. in Its campaign fon state wide prohibition. Mrs. Brown, of Albany, state presi dent, and Mrs. - Unruh, of Portland, state secretary, were in attendance. ABERDEEN GETS FACTORY Site . Chosen Above Free Locations Offered by Four Cities.'. . ABERDEEN, Wash., May 7. (Special.) The executive committee of the Cham ber of Commerce has secured the Bous field factory of Minneapolis, for. which a site was sought on the Pacific Coast. Tacoma, Seattle, South Bend and Ray mond had offered free sites. The Bous nelds pay $3000 and the business men raised $1000 to secure the waterfront Bite desired. The plant will be ready for op eration January 1 and will make pails and tubs. One hundred hands will be employed. CIRCUS MEN DEMAND PAY Property of Norris & Howe Attached by Employes at Pendleton. PENTLETON. Or.. May 7. (Special.) Norris & Rowe's circus, which performed here today under the auspices of the local lodge of Elks, was twice attached by em ployes who had failed in their efforts to secure their wages. At least one other employe attempted to bring suit, but failed to get his papers ready In time and must wait until the next town is reached. Pa rouse Ranch Brings $70,000. COLFAX, Wash.. May 7.-Fred S. Rat lin", of Scott & Ratllff. today closed, the largest real estate deal ever consummated In Whitman County, selling the R. M. Johnson ranch, consisting of seven sec tions, five miles from Hay Station, to a Spokane1 syndicate for $70,000. Including che stock and implements. It was bought for an Investment. Mr. Johnson came to Whitman County- IS years ago. Elm Knights Dedicate Hall. ELMA. Wash., May 7. (Special.) Last night the Knights of Pythias dedi cated their new hall, the cVc&sion being made a memorable- one. Two hundred Invited guests were present from outside the city, those ' from Aberdeen,' and Ho qulam coming on ' a special train.1 Many came from Chehalis, Centralia, Olympia and other cities. i I - 1 - - V-i - 1 1 1 x& A ii?.f - .CAPTAIST AND MRS. MAURICE W. THOMPSON AND THEIR ... DAUGHTER- . . Captain and Mrs. Maurice W. Thompson, seriously injured Thurs day night by falling from the Armory balcony at Seattle, are well known in Portland- Captain Thompson's uncle is R. H. Lee, of the Washington Apartments. Portland, and his grandmother, Mrs. John Lee, mother of R. H. Lee. also lives at Washington Apartments. Cap tain Thompson's father. Will Thompson, married Miss Ida Lee, daugh ter of Mrs. John Lee. CADETS ARE INSPECTED ARMY OFFICERS COMPLIMENT WORK AT O. A. C. Governor Benson, Colonel Jackson and Adjutant-General Finzer At- tend ' Military Ball. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, May 7. (Special.) This was a gala day for O. A. C. students. Classes were dis missed, and the entire day given over to a programme consisting of military events, a flagpole dedication, a baseball game and a military ball in the evening. A large number of town people took advantage of the ideal weather to turn out and witness the various events, and there were also present a goodly number of alumni and outside friends of the in stitution. The annual inspection is al ways looked forward to eagerly, and the cadets hope by the showing made today to have won a place among the first ranks of military colleges in the United States. The first event at 8:30 A. M. was a review and inspection of the cadet regi ment by Captain Peter C. Harris, general staff U. S. A., War Department Inspector of colleges. . Captain Harris expressed himself as very much pleased with the showing made by the cadets. Following the inspection was a com petitive drill by companies for the Brodie banner. Company G carried oft the prize. The judges were Captain C. H. Martin, First Infantry; Lieutenant J. M. . Keleo, U. S. A.; Lieutenant R. B. Lister, U. a A. ; The regimental parade in the afternoon was an imposing affair. The boys showed results of thorough training under the command of Captain McAlexander, 'who has endeavored to put the cadets in trim tor the parade at the Rose Festival and for their exhibition at the Seattle Fair. The playing of the cadet band of 32 pieces elicited much favorable comment among the spectators. The band Is to take an extended trip next week. After the parade, a new 100-foot steel flagpole, presented to the "college by the sophomore class, was to have been dedi cated, but the ceremony had to be post poned owing to the non-arrival of some of the steel parts of the pole. A competitive manual of arms drill was given in the armory at S o'clock in the evening between eight cadets who won the preliminary contests in the morning. After tt.e presentation of the prizes, which was attended with great enthusiasm, the grand march was played for the military ball, the closing event of the day's programme. In attendance at the ball were Gover nor Benson, Colonel James Jackson. Adjutant-General Finzer. Colonel C. B. Mc Donell, of the Third Regiment: Captain Peter C. Harris, Captain C. H. Martin, Lieutenant J. M. Kelso, Lieutenant R. B. Lister. The armory was gayly deco rated and crowded. Taps were sounded at the end of the dance. CHILD CRUSHED BY TRAIN Mangled .Remains Found on Track of Oregon Short Line. POCATELLO, Idaho, May 7 The body of the 11-year-old girl which was found lying on the tracks of the Oregon Short Line Railroad between Pocatello and Port Nuef stations yesterday has been identified as that of Levinia O'Donnell, step-daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Fitsen, whose home is in this city. The girl was run over by an east bound freight and the body terribly mangled. TO ENLARGE DEPOT YARDS Southern Pacific Official's Plan Im provements at Albany. ALBANY. Or., May ' 7. (Special.) Superintendent Fields. General Superin tendent Buckley. Roadmaster Bolln and other Southern Pacific officials were in Albany today directing the extensive en largement of the Albany yards to con form to the new union depot. Plans for a big park adjoining the depot were also considered. INITIATIVE FOR NESMITH Cottage Grove Circulates Petitions for New County. ALBANY, Or., May 7. (Special.) H. O. Thompson, president of the Commercial Club of Cottage Grove, was in Albany today rnd arranged for the circulation in Linn County of petitions calling for an initiative vote on the project to create Nesmith County, with Cottage Grove as the county seat. He expects to secure 1000 signatures in Linn County. FARMERS MAKE PROTEST Object to Rocks From Railroad Blasts Filling Chehalis River. . ELMA, Wash... May 7. (Special.) The first big blast, in the work of securing a grade for the Puget Sound & Grays Har v bor Railway Company was set oft- late yesterday afternoon and about midnight two more blasts were discharged. The excavations made lie along the south side of the river, west of Elma, the line following the Chehalis River, which skirts a rock bluff on its way to Grays Harbor. The railroad company asked permis sion from the United States War Departr ment to dump waste material from .these rocky bluffs into the river, but their ap plication was opposed by every farmer and property-owner on the north side of the river, declaring it would change the channel of the river. The finest land to be found in , the state- lies . between Elma and Montesano, the. valley being wide and extremely fertile. . The farmers placed their protests with Congressman F. W. Cushman, who pre sented the matter to the War Depart ment, but did not succeed in preventing the application being granted. The War Department, however, granted the per mit revocable at- will. The river at present is low and the waste material thrown In by the blasts of yesterday and last night have not ma terially affected the stream. . But they form an obstruction. Further down the river more blasts will be set oft as the work progress, throwing more waste-material in the river, and should there be no other way' to stop possible injury, injunction proceedings will be instituted, landowners assert. KILLS WIFE, CHILD, SELF James A. Dawson Commits Crime in Fit of Jealousy. EVERETT. Wash., May 7. James A. Dawson, night watchman for a mill com pany at Three Lakes, a small town near here, this morning shot and killed his wife and 14-year-old daughter and then killed himself. Two younger children in the house at the time were unharmed. Neighbors arrived to und the man and woman dead, but the daughter lived long enough to run to a nearby house, Daw son and wife had been living in the same house for a few days, but are said to have been divorced, and it is sup posed family trouble caused the shooting. Dawson had lived in Three Lakes for sev eral years. Mrs. Dawson arrived a few days ago from Arkansas, , their former home. Barkentlne Fixed for Lumber. ABERDEEN, Wash., May 7. (Special.) The barkentlne John C. Meyer, which has been lying here out of commission since December E last, has been char tered to take lumber to Sydney, Aus tralia, from a Hoquiam mill. Several charters made here lately indicate that off-shore business is improving. Missing Man Sought in Coos. MARSH FIELD, Or.. May 7. (Special.) Marshal Carter has received word from Mrs. Joseph Dorfler, of South Stillwater, Minn., asking him to locate her hus band, who she believes is in Coos Bay. The man is a saw-filer and she has not heard from him in over a year. Arm Crushed by Fly-Wheel. COLFAX. Wash., May- 7. The right arm of E. S. Wllkie," of Colfax, was crushed by being caught between, a gasoline engine fly-wheel and a belt while attending a well drill engine at Wilcox Thursd.-.y. His jumper caught in the fly-wheel. Station Agent for Rufns. SALEM, Or., May 7. (Special.) The State Railroad Commission has issued an order requiring the O. R. & N. Rail way Company to maintain a regular agent at Rufus, Or. The commission re cently Investigated conditions at Rufus on its own motion. Anderson Is Acquitted, SPOKANE, Wash., May 7. J. Her bert Anderson, late president of. the Panhandle Smelting Company at Pon deray, near Sand Poini, Idaho, was ac quitted on a preliminary hearing today of the charge of embezzling $1760 of the company's money. Father Polk Conducts Mission. MARSH FIELD. Or.. May 7. (Special.) Father Polls, the Catholic priest who has been conducting a mission in Coos County, has closed services at North Bend and will go -to Gardiner, Douglas County, where he will hold a three-day mission, closing next Sunday night. Albany Schools Exliibit Work. ALBANY, Or.. May 7 (Special.) The Albany public schools gave an exhibition of pupils' work this afternoon, which in cluded the work prepared by local stu dents for exhibition at the Seattle Fair this Summer. Glendale Promised New Depot. SALEM. Or., May 7. (Special.) Gen eral Manager O'Brien, of the O. R. & N. has advised the Railroad Commission that the company hopes to begin the erection of a new depot at Glendale with in 60 days. Smashes All Records. As an all-round laxative tonic and health-ouilder no other pills can compare with Dr. King's New Life Pills. They tone and regulate stomach, liver and kid neys, purify the blood, strengthen the nerves; cure Constipation, Dyspensti Biliousness. Jaundice, Headache, Chills and Malaria. Try them. 35c at all druggists. Newspaper Men and Attorneys Are Only Visitors Funds Accused Man Borrowed to Pay Hotel Expenses Are Exhausted. OLYMPIA. Wash.. May 7. ( Special. ) Failing to secure the 10.000 bond re quired. Ortis Hamilton was today placed behind the bars in the Thurston County Jail. . Incidentally, the money he had bor rowed from a friend here the day of his arrest, and which was used to pay for his room and the board of himself and Deputy Sheriff at the hotel, had also be come exhausted. Since his arrest he had hourly expected friends and relatives to come to his as sistance and furnish the bonds. How ever, with the exception of newspaper men and his attorney, be has hardly any callers, and no one has come to his help in the bond matter. GIRL'S MOTHER EXPECTS HER Hazel Moore Plans to Ketnrn to Oak land, It Is' Reported. OAKLAND, May 7.-The mother of Hazel Moore, the girl to whom the Seattle authorities attribute, the downfall of Adjutant-General Hamilton, of Washing ton, says she expects her daughter to leave Seattle today for Oakland. "I will do everything I can for her be cause she is my daughter." she said. They have not met for ten years. KESSLER WILL RECOVER Portland Horse Buyer, Sandbagged at Umatilla, Is Better. PENDLETON, Or., May 7. (Special.)-! Reports from Umatilla tonight indicate that Jacob Kessler. the Portland horse buyer, who was sandbagged and robbed by thugs at- that place last evening, will recover. He is still In a stupor and un able to tell anything of the crime or his assailants. He was able to tell the officers that he had lost JSOO in 150 bills, $35 in gold and some silver, but this is the only clew on whicn the officers have to work and all efforts have so far failed to result in the arrest of a single suspect. Kessler's son arrived this afternoon from Portland and is now with his father. SUIT WOULD ENJOIN SUIT Unuouaf Legal Proceeding Started In Pendleton Court." PENDLETON. Or.. May 7 (Special.) A suit in the Circuit Court of Oregon to enjoin a suit brought in the United States Circuit Court . for Washington was the unusual law proceeding Instituted here today. . The plaintiff Is Mose Laylor. the Athena wheat king, who has figured in the courts for years. He started a suit here this afternoon to enjoin his wife from bringing a suit against him in the United States Circuit Court for Washington, where she sued to recover 160 acres of valuable land. 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Faculty Decides Sport Is Too Risky and Orders Canoeists to Stay In Still Water. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Or., May 7. (Special.) "Students shall not shoot' rapids in the Willamette River" was the edict of the University faculty last night. For a number of years the more daring of the students have taken delight in shooting "Dolly Varden" and "Tannery" rapids in canoes. The drowning of Dudley Newel, a Eu gene boy, three years ago, then a Junior in the University, is still vivid In the memory of the faculty, and two recent accidents which nearly resulted in drown ings have convinced the professors that this dangerous sport must be stopped. - The "Dolly Varden" rapids in the Wil lamette River at the head of the millrace are especially dangerous to shoot, as there is a great black rock at the foot of the channel to escape which takes an expert canoeist. When the water is at the right height a man experienced in handling. a canoe can descend these rap ids with comparative safety. In the last week, however, two students were tipped over on shooting the rapids, and only escaped drowning through their swimming ability. WILL COMBINE TWO EVENTS Forest Grove to Celebrate Fourtb and Veterans' Encampment. FOREST GROVE, Or., May 7. (Spe cial.) At a meeting of the business men held here this afternoon it was decided to commemorate the Nation's natal day. An executive committee, consisting of We talk I I' I -"-"WSircaUMUMSUMMUUiiaSIMlUMI ....... , & C0M Distributors, Portland, V. H. Limber, C. H. Brown, W. N. Fer rin, E. W. Haines, V. S. Abraham, Charles Merts and C. A. Callaway, was chosen to look after the details of the celebration. Monday will be the day observed at Forest Grove. The Washington County Veterans' Association has decided to hold its annual encampment at this place on invitation of the Forest Grove commer cial bodies. The old soldiers of the coun ty will begin their three-day encampment, July 1. They will camp on the Congre gational Church square. On the Fourth the exercises will be on the campus. ELMA TO WELCOME GUESTS Portland Business Men to Be Royal ly Entertained Monday. ELMA, Wash., May 7. (Special.) Elma business men yesterday held a pub lic meeting to prepare a fitting welcome to the wholesale dealers of Portland, who will visit this city next Monday. J. W. Strubel, J. A. Vance and J. Will Anderson were appointed as a committee to take charge of and make all arrange ments during the stay of the visitors. The special train bearing the Whole sale Dealers' Association's members will reach Elma shortly after 1 o'clock, and the members will immediately be invited to take luncheon at the Wakefield Hotel with the business men of the city. After luncheon they will be shown around the city and given an opportunity to visit among their acquaintances. The business men of Portland will be given the heartiest kind of a welcome by the citizens of Jlma. and no step will be left untaken that will add in any way to their comfort and happiness. HIS MONETS WORTH. The man who buys a "Lenox" hat at $2.50 gets just as much hat as he who pays $3.00 elsewhere. Investigate. J. L. Bowman & Co., Fifth and Alder. Clears With Lumber Cargo. ASTORIA. Or., May 7. (Special.) The about it because mil ' nimiiirMiiriiilhmBJ- Seattle, Spokane. steamer South Bay cleared at the Custom-house today for San Francisco with a cargo of 490,000 feet of lumber, loaded at the Hammond Lumber Company's mill. Castro Arrives at Santander. SANTANDER, Spain, May 7. Cipriano Castro arrived here today and will await the coming of his wife from the West Indies. LITEST SHEET MUSIC B, 10 and 15' Cents. Popular, classical and folios. The E. P. Charlton & Co., 288-290 Washington IL The electric blower for hot-sir- furnaces has been successfully UBed for the heating of buildins-8. Something That Will Interest You "Coining events cast their shadows before ; them." The Alaska Ex- . position and the "North -Bank" Railroad will . draw the East nearer to ; ; : the North Pacific Coast ' The Burlington, Northern Pa cific and Great Northern roads have felt the stimulating mo tion of this advance, and have arranged, effective May 23, for . all kinds of new and elaborate through train service, both via St. Paul and Billings, Montana, between Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha, Denver, the Lakes and the Mississippi Valley on the east, and Puget Sound and Portland. When planning an Eastern trip, look at the map, and note the choice of attractive ' routes this new through service offers. Does not continuity of seryiea to these important Eastern cities mean a great deal to youl Con sult any agent of the Burling ton, ' Northern Pacific or Great Northern roads in the North- . west, or the undersigned. A. C. 8HELDOM, Oen'I Axeat C. B. Q. Rs, 10O Third street. Portland, Or. 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