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TTTE srORXIXO OREGOXIA THUIISDAY, PEPTE3IBEB 23, 1911. SNAPSHOTS Or SOCIETY GIRL WHO PREVENTED RUNAWAY IS HORSE FROM CHARGING CROWD. BY ELEANOR KIN PIG AVERTED SEAR ALL Athletic Society Girl Prevents Runaway Horse From Charging Crowd. TENNIS PLAY IS RESUMED Harold Vandrrblll's Fiancee Calmly Continue Play After Swerving rrtf birned Animal From fashionable Crowd. BOSTON. f-ept. ST. Tha successful fort of Miss Eleanor 6ars. of this city, to turn a runaway ton twtr from the Mat where faahlonaoi tt'irr was watching tho matches. overshadowed Interest In the ptay to !av In tho third round of tto women annual lawn tnnl tournament at tho Lor r wood Cricket Club. Too bono. attached to a delivery vtrrn, became frlgStened and broke tuouih th fence at on side or ibo courts and headed direct for tbo crowd. Mist Sears, who was In th midst c her match with Ml Botch, of Boston, ran from tihe court and Jumped fr th rorse's tall. SSe failed to grasp It. bu made tho bore wrr from h! course and return to th road, where be wa raptured shortly afterward. M'.sa f-eara calmly reaumed P'.ar. losing her match after three hard seta Easaareaaeat Heevatty jtueauel Mis Fears' engagement to Harold Vanderbtll waa recently announce. Ph has been prominent In society bere. at Newport and Narrasaneett Pier and New York. Her engagement was ru mored for month, but waa repeatedly dented until th formal announcement was mad a few weeks ago. Miss b'ears is perhaps th most strlk Ina type of th athletic girl la society. At polo, tennis, golf, hunting and other frames wlch which society regales Itself, she la th dominant figure. Her popularity among; th youncer set la Immense. So free Is Miss fears from th wor rlea about freckles, complexion and the fear of appearing; at a disadvantage be fore others that she has frequently pen "written up because of It Sartrty Wewera Gus. Instead of retiring to th privacy cf her boudoir and nursing: her features with witch haael and cold cream when she waa poisoned last Summer by Ivy, Miss Sears sally appeared at th Casino at Newport with her face so swollen that her eyes were mere slits In her face. Society women, their faces rarefu'ly protected by parasols, fairly (gaped at Ai:ss bears daring;. Miss Hszel Hotchklss. of Berkeley. Cal.. the National women's champion. won from Miss Hilda Williams, of Bos ton. (-0. (-1. la the tennis play. EMPLOYERS' LAW OPPOSED Manufacturers In Washington De . elare Intention to Make Test. OLTlfPIA. Wash.. Sept. 17. (Spe cial That soma of the manufacturers or the state do not Intend to pay Into no Mate Industrial Insurance Com mission the amounts demanded from them for th protection of workmen tinder the new law la shown by cir culars which have reached the depart, ment advising; all to refuse payment. The circular save that the State Su preme Court ruling. If It does sustain the law will not be final and that there Is a chance that th United Stat 8a prem Court will knock It out. But the Attorney-General's office remarks that the employers of labor should note the section of the law which abol ishes affirmative defenses where a de mand has been made and refused. That section may cause trouble. Not a few of the mlllmen who are willing to try out the law also keep up their liability or casualty Insur sure. They are going on the theory that the courts may hold the law un constitutional and If tbia la done they want protection. YOUNG MAN HELPS CUPID Charles B. Hejnolds In Petnand by Two Swain. ALBANY. Or . Sept IT. Fractal t r.arlea R. Reynolds, an Albany young; man. aaaisted Cupid today In the cul mination of romanrea Ora Hates, a young man of Lebanon, asked Kvynolds to act as a wltneas In securing; a marriage llrooee and they were on their way to the Courthouse whn J. B Harrington, also of Leban on, met them and. calling; Reynolds a.tde. asked him to perform a similar duty for him. Kynol.1s formerly lived in Lebanon and know all parties concerned In the two weditnes. so be and the two pros pective bridegrooms went to the Coun ty Clerk's off.c together and Reynolds officiated as affiant for both. Rite secured a license to wed Mls Mtjrtte IVestcot. of Lebanon, and Harrington obtained legal authority to marry il:s Ma Miller, of Lebanon, 40,000 ACRESARE SOUGHT Powder River Irrigation Company Would Reclaim Vst District. SALEM. .Or, Sept. ST. (Special.) Packed by French capitalists to th extent of millions of dollars, repre sentatives of the Powder River Irri gation Oomrany today appesred before the !:mie Desert Land Board and asked for a permanent contract for tne reclamation and development of 44.O0 acres of land la the Powder Klver Valley. The compeny has -already expended about ilSO.Oeo In making surreys and doing; ether preliminary work on the land. It now claims to be backed by r'renrh capital to the extent of 13.00. do and will asree to commence the work of putting water on the land im mediately. The Board authorized the Attorney-General to prepare the neces sary contracts, and another meeting; will be held In the near future, at which time they will be executed. Govrr nor Wt to Speak Today. Governor West will be the speaker be fore the Progressive Business Men's Club at luncheon In the Portland Hotel at 13 30 todsy. A committee of the club called on Mavor Rushlight yes terday afternoon and Invited him to at .end th luncheon. Th Governor is ex pected to apea on Lae pareie system. i - v - ' i 1 . - - 6c .CfrV-v- I .. . :. .e II ! "V r ,J f v ' C . U L e a it n I . . i ii fx t i t 1 ' v.; 'I i-1 IS x . . . - 1 'J .;-r.t tra trjg r 1f o kv apJ' jv ABOVE, MI EI.F..OOR HEARS 1TB TWO filRL rRICTOI BKI.OW, tl!S E1H) ANO UHOIP CAIGHT SI C1HI.MA JUT A r II. It HUT. HEIGHTS ARE GOAL Lyman, Escaped Promoter, Said to Be in Siskiyous. SPECIAL NURSE ARRESTED Watchman KniployesJ by federal Officials Confeaaes Ho Aided Prrsoner to Kucape? From Hos pital bat Denies It Was Plot. . ... BAN ntAXCISCO. Sept. JT. rr. Grant Lyman, recently put nnder ar rest as a swindler and who la said to bare promoted various enterprises desllnr In minions, la believed to be headed across the foothills for the Sis klyou Mountains today and. according; to Federal officials here, a posse Is be ing; organtied to pursue Mm. With Lyman Is L. B. Thornett. I hospital nurse, who aided the promoter In escaping; from an Oakland hospital. where be waa held by the Feaeral au thorities. Sunday night. Lawrence GaJIndo. the chauffeur who drove the two men to Sacramento, af ter the escape, haa been arrested and hss confessed. C. M. Court wrl ah t. who waa sm- nloved br the Federal officials as special nurse and watchman to ruard Lyman durlnc the tatters stay at tn hospital, waa arrested early this after noon on a charge of aiding; in the es cape of a prisoner, ana conxessea to L'nlted States Marshal Elliott that no aided In the escape and that b bad accompanied Lyman and Thornett to an Oakland cafe. He denied compile ty In the plot, saying he had agreed to help Lyman "get out for a short automobile ride." and said Thornett and the promoter had escaped from his custody by "slamming a coor in nia fsce and running; awsy." CourtwTlght haa been employed by Fan Francisco Federal offlclala as special watchman of prisoners for number of years. He was til the aay following; the escape and It Wa be- ieved that he had been drugged. Dr. Lyman was arrested by post- office officials In 6aa Francisco Septem ber f. on complaint of Los Angeles In vestors In a Panama land schema who declared that tbey had been defrauded of ISO. 000. Th promoter attempted to escape arrest and injured bis ar.es, necessitating his detention at an Oak- and hospital, pending ble recovery. In he days that followed It was learned hat Lyman waa known to exclusive social clrclea In several American cities, bad promoted various land, mln- ng and development schemes and on wo other occasions had been la trou ble with the Federsl officials. The promoter, who on account of his genial good nature was allowed unusual privileges at th hospital. asked the nurse In charge at 10:10 o'clock Sunday night to be allowed to go to the bathroom. A half hour later, when the patient did not return, he nurses Investigated and rouna that Lyman had disappeared, an open win dow revealing the method of his escape. tempting; to cross th stream with four other men In a boat. The boat was ovsrloaded and sank about 2B feet from shore, almost directly In front of the camp. Peterson could not swim and was dragged ashore by his companlona He was still alive when taken from the water, but, though the men worked over him for two hours, they could not revive him. It Is thought death waa due to th shock or to fright. POSTAL LOCKS PUZZLERS OJynrpla' vr Office Combination Mailbox System. OLTMPIA. Wash.. Sept. 17. (Spe cial.) Olympla'a new postofflce has been opened and now the patrons are trying to keep their .combinations In mind, for with the passing of the old quarters, passed the lock and key sys tem. At first It was feared that some blight person with a quick ear would learn the combinations and raid the ock boxes, but most of the users are convinced that there Is no danger, for the employes are constantly telling pa trons what their combination number Is and showing them how to work ths box. T .' 'mm Today the best crack tailor on Fifth Avenue cannot construct a Suit superior to that of the best clothing manufacturers, and when it conies to woolens the manufactur ers have the choice picking from the best mills. Our $30 Suits prove this state ment. We also have a make-to-order department, simply so our store will cover the whim of every man for clothes. The new Fall fabrics include unique patterns as well as staples and we guarantee your satisfaction or no trade. Suits to measure' $25 to $40. 166-170 Third Street chases of apples la the West this sea son. While the price of the apples is not made public by the Onion manage ment, it Is asserted that It is perfect ly satisfactory. Mr. Btelnhardt also purchaaed the entire crop of extra fan cy Newtowns and Spltxenburgs of the Mosler Valley through the Fruit Grow ers' Union of that place. The Union has already made large sales of Baldwins, Jonathans, Black Twigs and Oravenstelna The Valley's Kings will probably be shipped to a German firm at Hamburg. OBBERS POOL INTEREST Plan oil to Have 6mall Stock en Hand When Rates Go Into Effect. SPOKANE. Wash, Sept 17. (Spe- la In order to have as small stock iand as the trade will permit by November IS. the day on which the new freight rates become effective. Spokane obbers are Interchanging staples and urnlles wherever possible and where necessary demands are ordering pool Instead of straight car a The result of his temporary working combination among Spokane Jobbers Is that the rall-i roads now are hauling the minimum to tl.e section. In the evert that all the firms are ut of the article desired, a pooled car a bought and the car Is divided. This done in order thst the minimum mount of stock may be on the shelves when the new rates go Into effect. Logger Pies When Boat Sinks. HOQOAif. Wash, Sept. 17. (Spe cial.) Alfred Peterson, employed at Poison logging camp No. S. on the Ho- utara River above this city, lost his Ills In the river yesterday while at- HOOD RIVER SELLS EAST rirst F. O. B. Newtown, of Season Ajre Purchased. HOOD RIVER, Or, Sept. 2T (Spe cial.) 60 far as Is known, Btelnhardt A Kelly, prominent New Tork fruit dealera who. through Joseph Bteln hardt. a member of the firm, bought from the Hood River Apple Growers' Union last night a large block of extra fancy Yellow Newtowns and Kpltxen bergs of the local crop, are the (ret Fsstern buyers to make f. o. b. pur- Albany Club Divides Labor. ALB ANT. Or., Sept- J7. (Special.) To divide the work of the Albany Com mercial Club and also to make It mora thorough, ths executive board of the club has decided to appoint a number of standing committees. It haa de cided to have committees on manufac tures, publicity, public entertainments, municipal affairs, railroads, legislation, city Improvements, membership and good roade. A committee consisting of J. M. Hawkins. J. S. Van Winkle and Dr. W. H. Davis was named to choose the manner of selecting these committees. fen l GOOD T When any number of any magazine has so many features of real interest as the October Century, it 4 'strikes thirteen. " Among the baker's dozen are these : m VXr. t: 3? English libel laws differ from our own only in their enforcement. The much-assailed Mayor of New York discusses this difference with both perception and feeling. The Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor is a very great religious body. Francis E. Clarke, its founder, tells wherein this greatness, lies. Tuxedo is a development of onr social life known only by name to the many. It is here described by one of the few who live there, and illustrated by Vernon Howe Bailey. " The Garden in Town " holds out to city dwellers an alluring prospect of rw in ttrbe that is as practical as it is alluring, according to Miss Frances Duncan. The sprightly discussion of "The Roman Art Exhibition of 1911" gives a somewhat unexpected impression in its comparison of the various nations on a basis of modern painting. Nothing so good as William Winter's dramatic surveys have been published in a long time. In the October number he treats the various interpretations of " King Henry VIII." H Those who enjoy good fiction have seldom enjoyed better fiction than the four short stories in this October number. (PFMTI TRY MAGAZINE ts cents a copy, $100 a year. At all book stores, or The Century Co, Onion Square, New Tork PRrVCTPAIi MAKES RULES FOR TACOMA HIGH LADS, 660.000 Idaho Coal Acres Open. BOISE. Idaho, Sept 27. Orders re storing 666.160 acres of land In Ada, Canyon and Washington counties, here tofore held as "coal lands' under with drawals by the Government, have been received by the Boise Land Office. The order was Issued by President Taft, fol lowing recommendations made by Sec retary of Interior Fisher, following his recent visit to Idaho. The land will Immediately be thrown open for ag ricultural purposes. An examination of the lands which had been withdrawn showed that there was no sign of coal or other mineral. Forswearing: of All Smoking One Punishment for Attack on Port land Ballplayers. - TACOMA, Wash... Sept. 27. 'Special.) As a result of Saturday night's street battle between Tacoma High School students and some Portland North western League baseball players, in which Pitcher BloomBeld broke an arm, every boy In the high school has personally signed an agreement, drawn up by a student committee and Prin cipal Gelger. It Is asserted by the principal that It was first decided to have all foot ball suits turned In and abolish foot ball at Tacoma High as punishment for the street fight but after talking the matter over with the boys he de cided to try the agreement scheme. A committee composed of John Hamilton, Leo Horjes, Bernard Wog, Don Doud, Stanley Staata and Frank Beck acted for the boys. Here Is the agreement each boy in school signed: Wa the students of the Tacoma High School, in order to promote the best Inter ests of the school, do hereby asree to re frain from the following things: Crowding on the field during the Intermis sion between the halves of football Samoa. Gathering down town or elsewhere after games, either In the daytime or at night. Smoking In ths stadium, about the school building or grounds, on the streetcars, or at any time or place that would bring dis credit to the school. Scattering papers or other refuse about the school building, school grounds or the streets or lawns of the city. All other actions or practices that might bring discredit to the school. An agreement exactly the same with the exception that they did not prom ise to refrain from smoking, but prom ised Instead to refrain from encour aging boys to smoke, was signed by the girls. Elsie White; fourth. Miss Ermon Whee lock; third. Miss Etta Waters; second. Miss Alice Voight; first. Miss Ina B. Graham. Today's enrollment numbers 165 In the grades and 25 in the high school. The enrollment will be over 200 by the end of the week. Falls City Schools Open. FALLS CITY. Or, Sept. 27. (Spec ial.) The city schools opened yester day, under the management of Pro fessor J. E. Dunton, principal; Professor Elmer Barnhardt assistant principal, and the following -grade teachers: Eighth, Miss May B. Lynch; sixth and seventh. Miss Ruth Nunn; fifth, Mies Salem Charter Vote Set. SALEM, Or., Sept 27. (Special.) Oc tober 26 Is the date fixed In an ordi nance passed by the Council for Salem citizens to vote on the question of adopting a commission form of govern ment for the city. The charter was read and adopted by the Council at a previous meeting, and the City Recorder tonight was authorized to have a suf ficient number of copies printed to sup ply every voter. Should the charter be accepted an election will be held in December to elect a Mayor" and two Commissioners, Elkhead Store Burns. TONCALLA, Or, Sept 27. (Special.) The general merchandise store of Mr. Wilson, at . Elkhead, eight miles east of this city, was burned early yesterday. Mr. Wilson bad Just fin ished putting in his stock of goods for the Winter. The fire Is supposed to be of incendiary origin. The less Is partly covered by Insurance. t i mi i.triii iWi it r - 0 r 1 1 "H