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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIA3C, PORTLAND. MARCH 28. 1909. Mm BRIDE '.... JAPANESE WHOSE ESPOUSAL OP AMERICAN GIRL HAS I ETO TO LIVE 0 FARM BAKER LAND BEGUN MOV RECLAIM Will Retire; to Seclusion of Syl varr Retreat on Puget . :- Sound. - WEDDING:.!.: QUIET AFFAIR Mr. Emery Wanted to Co to Brit ish Columbia, but Bride Firmly Refused Ceremony in Seattle Church. - 8BATTL.P1 -nr-.u .lJI' - . . . -,AlLer iZr,- . a.. (Special.) GUrtvI '"n family consultation. Miss fo"" ,e?5?i'7 V married 'today Trinity Part-ChuSbTfrSr- ,.H ' r u'mag .Mrs. Aoki r.M V im me iruit ranch of an Hood's i frendvat upper end of Hoods Canal. where the couple will TEn oi h honeoon. The ranch ha" nd td th6m " a cO"ll basis, and Aokl has not yet decided whether be "Ils onrer, or purchase a Sf.i7 Ws own ln Idaho- He has a ihCt P!'ty to owning his own a"d belleves that tn Maho pro- -um uie Detter one. Family Heeds daughter's Wish. The culmination of the romance in a - iuaay arter iMiss Emery's ,,- i Li s'T in ro.ine wisnes of la8hter. Original plans-Were to C wiienuiizea in vic toria, but Miss Emery was much opposed to going to British Columbia. The girl remembered- -distinctly - the' unpleasant episodes connected with the Japanese riots in Vancouver the Winter before i,m f6.arei that raclal deling might .till interefere with the peaceful mar riage of herself to Aokl. That this mat ;?r,T" "-of worry to the young t aliforjiln, girl .was nsnde. manifest on her trip, to Seattle from Portland., when she repeatedly asked The Oregonlan reporter who acpompajiied the party whether the race, feeling .. the . Canadian city had entirely disappeared. On being assured that no Outbreaks had- occurred there recently, she was but half convinced and Mid she would never,- if she could help It. be married ln British Columbia. Mother's, peslee Thwarted. Karly this mornjngr Mrs. Emery told her daughter of the plans for the mar-riago-ln Victoria, or -on board the steamer going north, an tor the first time in the long hlstory-of. Hits, stormy .romance the bride-to-be raised .her voice against that of her mother, she told of her fear of unpleasantneas-to the Canadian city- and Peaded with -her mother to so change plans that nothing . might mar the final .culmination of hor happiness. Her'father, Archdeacon Emery, who it has been gen erally understood; has opposed the wed ding from the, start. joined ' with bis daughter ln ,?bv: -protest, and after con siderable argument, which ar. exposition of the laws ot Washington played an lm- portant part; . and-in which the willing ness of the, Seattle police to protect the party from ' unpleasantness, was brought out, Mrs. Emery finally said that she had no objection to having the ceremony per formed In. Seattlb.. J , ' , Groornf Arrives on Time..: Word -wa$ ;t once , telephoned -to Aokl. who staying at the Great Northern Hotel, -run by J. Sunada, a fellow-Japanese., and the groom start ed for the large' granite church where the marriage was to be performed. The Emery family left the Savoy Hotel where they had spent the night, ln a carriage and drove to the -.church at Eighth and James 'Streets, and there found the Rev. H. H. (Jowan waiting In readiness. Aokl and Sunada arrived at almost the' same time, and without other witnesses the " words were said that made the couple one. Before the marriage- Mr. Emery had notified police headquarters of his In tention, and during the ceremony two plain-clothes men paroled the sidewalk outsida. the church. As nobody was aware of the marriage plans and as the press. a not notiued until after the plain-clothes men had returned to head quarters, this precaution proved unnec essary. After the ceremony the entire party returned to the Savoy, where an other brief family council was held There tlie offer of the Hoods Canal ranch -was made to the newly married pair. and both were overjoyed at the prospect of finding a retreat far from the prying eyes and insistent questions or newspaper men and others, to which they ha-i both been subjected for so long Soon after this the Japanese and his bcide took a carriage for the har bor Trent. an there embarked on the commodious launch that was to convey them-te -their ranch. - - -- - j .f:Ktnery . Issues '..Statement; . , Immediately after this, Mr. Emery said" that' he would See representatives of the press, and issued the following PresV-""' t.hrongrh the -Associated . -Mr.-- arid Mrs. Aokl will spend their i "WnjvWvTon .-a ranch ln the Hood s i.anal coflntry. " It Is owned bv a busi ness, man-of-San Francisco, a friend of mine, "whose- name I will not divulge He has offered them a lease of the Place on a percentage of the crop from the fruit trees. .v.'Th? wedded Pair -wiir either make that place their home or they will pur chase a fruit ranch ln some other part of this state I cannot now say where This proposition is under advisement! I am pledged not to divulge any of their plansw and as a matter of fact their future lias not been settled on. My wife wttl. remain .here for a time and I shall -go back to San Francisco. I shall not be at . my work there for some time, as I have other engage ments, which will take some days." F ,he newspaper men had de parted Mr. Emery and his wife left the hotel, saying that they were going to return' t California, and that they OMlrt,kspent some time en route: Be fore. iTOving; he thaqked the members f "- press for the considerate treat ment he had received from them ln the Oregon and Washington country. Kmery and Wife Reconciled. teresr-llT a" e."d the publtc nresr In the case of Aokl and Miss Emmy. It 1, 8atd tnat befo M,s fmily party was broken up all differ ences between Mr. Emery and his w"e eea -adjusted. that the recent voolnoKs between them was at a close It ts.nbwn that Mrs. Emery was the one who practically forced the mar! rlage against the opposition of not only ber husband.-but that of friends M well who u while they had no It-jec-tion to Aokl personally, nevertheless felt that Miss ulHdys should not be sacrmced by a marriage to a man of foreign race and color. Mrs. . Emerv dwclared she had -the best reasons in the world for insistinflr on the mar" rUjyi-.and that as she believed right if- s 'H ::f - " -v XT' . . f ' 1 1 " m - r s?- it i 'tLj- l':i GUNJlItO AOKI. . I was "the only course to pursue, she thought -her determination and action lustlnerl - Wl,an i j - . , - - - " ' - J- upiirieu irom the,hotel Mr. and Mrs. Emery seemed to uii iiib pest or terms. Bride Proud of Aokl. BefOIA hpr r-r-i lrt.. , - " - '-T.-' auao Hj1LH-I y lOlU the renresentfttiv n-c. .-. ; . - " - virfiUUIUU LIiaL she would be glad when the knot was "I am tiffrl rf Vil vt - i u in pia.ee to -place and this everlasting dodging of people and denying: of my Identity' she said. "I have done nothing to deserve it. ana bermiiRA T lnva ilt. a-ii j - 7 . - Aaiw tuiu a. izi willing to marry him, is no reason why " D1,uu,u xiunxea Dy everybody: I ... . ej-w "ii0 wen aiier our marriage and I am looking: forward to a nQnntr - ii-. v. . . . t-fj jar. jiom is a perfect gentleman, kind and considerate, and I am H.s nrniirt a u V, i- A . i - . ... . . o wi mo iimji. tnat ne is a Japanese with the traditions of a ul uuuie ngnting men behind him, men -who have npvnr Hn. . . 1-: . smirch their name and men who can look wnoie world in the eye and not flinch. ' ' 1 - - ... . . ... Aokl Has War Pin. Aokl -worn nt Mm ; , . . najs aroused pmol,io..,ki.. i . - , thosewho saw it. It bears the repre sentation of the rising sun, the national emblem of Japan, behind two crossed ...v.o. ,, on us -race are several Japanese, characters. , Aokl refused . to tell the signiflcance of the pin, but other Japanese who hovo .An .. i. ' , . , . say that it is a tribute to his daring dur- " , , ana is a sign that the blood of the Samurai.- or fighting nobles of Japan, runs in his veins In connection with this, It may be men tioned that while Aoki was waiting in Tacoma for tiio o..An. a , .... - -. . k- ui ornery ?ari.y was th8 uest o' one Sukiro, a meinoer or tne Japanese colony and was rec-rrifl do Bn v . . . by the little" yellow meT V'SUr BAND MEETS TRAIN Walla Walla Crowds Attend Demonstration Train. LISTEN WITH INTEREST BIG REVIVAL IS PMED ALBANY CALLS R. E. ; JOHNSON", OP MOODY ESTATE. Tabernacle Seating 2 000 f Will Be Erected SerVlces to Begin April 5. ALBANY, Or.. March !7.L-si.t s Plans crystallized last nirht r . weeks' evangelistic service In Albany the coming Summer, which will be one of the largest meetings of the kind ne.a in tne, state. A monster tabernacle, which will seat 2nnn x.i will be erected next month especially iurpose on the- vacant half- oCkln front of Lion County Courthouse. - Robert E. loh v. me xi uuuv J31- ble Institute of Chicago, who has been holding evans-oiiRtio ... ; - kabl-e ""ccess In the Middle West. ... Here to conauct the meetings unug a corps or helpers. The services will besrin nr. Tfr-irit.,- ... , and will continue at least five weeks! pwaiDiy longer. This zneetine-. wh tixh 'inn v precedented one in the history of Al bany, has been planned solely by the iB ainerent churches of the city. A petition asking Evangelist Johnson to come here has been signed by U of the leading business and professional men of the city. juUuujr, April b, was designated as . vi me meeting last evening, and on that date funds will iJe "UK 10 Duua a big tabernacle. As the building will be only a temporary structure. It la pitimii ,. be constructed for f 1000. and It is Planned to divide this expense among 1000 people. The city will be districted and a committee will canvass It sys tematically for this purpose on "Taber nacle Day." COLLEGE MEN TO LECTURE Inland Electric Line Will Send Out Demonstration Train. COLFAX, M ash.. March 27. (Special ) The Washington State College, of Pull man, and the University of Idaho, at Moscow, will send the following lecture staff on the Spokane Inland Electric fruit-demonstration train: Professor R W. Thatcher, of the experiment station who will lecture on the "Fertilizing of Orchards": Professor W. S. Thornber horticulturist. who will demonstrate pruning fruit trees; Professor A. L. Helander. entomologist, who will give spraying demonstrations: Professor H. T French, of Idaho, who will tell what the experiment station can do for the or chardlst: Professor J. R. Shlnn, of Idaho, who will lecture on "Horticulture." . The demonstration train will be-formed at Colfax. Tuesday and Wednesday eve nings the. first lectures "and demonstra tions will be given under arc lights at the Inland depot. The train will leave Colfax Thursday. April 1. for a three days' trip on the Inland system. The train of last year proved a grand "success. Close Attention Paid to Lectures on Better Soil, Tillage, Livestock - and Higher Grade of Seed Wheat to . Be Planted. - WALLA WALLA, Wash., March 27. (Special.) Marching to the music of a local band, members of the Farmers' Ed ucational Union wer.ded thfir way from the City Hall to the O. R. Sc. N. depot to participate in the meeting conducted by the lecture corps of the Washington State College, in the interest of improved farming methods. At 9 o'clock the procession was formed and for a time the sidewalks were crowd ed with humanity bent on participating in the consideration of the knotty problems before the men who cultivate the soil and produce the wealth of the country. At the depot the crowd jammed about the train and for two hours and a half the lectures and exhibits attracted the attention of a crowd of over 1000. Gen eral admiration and approval was ex pressed. The lecturers were introduced by Professor R. W. Thatcher, who out lined the work being carried on at the experiment station at Pullman and the effort being made by the college and the railroad company to carry the gospel of greater prosperity and more thorough cultivation of the soil to all the people of the state. Other subjects Introduced by . the lec turers were better soil, tillage, more and better livestock and a higher grade of seed wheat for the fields. Many interest ing exhibits were displayed. INGRAM TO GROW GRAPES Pioneefc Klickitat Fruitgrower Makes New Investment. LTLE, Wash., March 27. (Special.) N. A. Ingram, Klickitat County's, for mer fruit Inspector,- who possessed a splendid apple orchard on the Little Klickitat Creek, recent sold ouc for a handsome figure. The pioneer apple grower of Klickitat Valley looked about for a location; but decided to stay with the Klickitat country,-and has re-Invested in raw land up the Columbia River near Long Island, where he ex pects to grow the Flame Tokay grape apricots and almonds.- ' A few years ago it was Inspector In gram who defied Old Skookum (Indian) and the whole Wahkiacus tribe and made the cunning old chief hire a white man and clean up the well-known apple orchard located a few miles up the river from Lyle.. The monarch of the Klickitat River for many years, experienced the trial of his life when he was compelled to call off a Siwash bluff. Skookum contended in remonstrance, the codling moth and acorn worm were Identical. He said in. addressing the Inspector. "Ingman, you kill all acorn worm," pointing to standing oaks near orchard, "I heap fix 'em apple worm." Since the episode bkookum apples have found their way to New York City. - .- Boom Company Fight Ends. ABERDEEN, Wash., March 27. By a deal consummated last night, the Wlshkah Boom Company, one of " the oldest in Southwestern Washington,' goes out of existence and a noted fight with loggers ended. It has been bought by the Highland Home Boom Company composed of loggers, and organized to fight the Wishkah Company for $40,000. The fight has ttgured in the courts of this state for years, and was carried to the- United States War De partment time after time, the loggers contending that their operations have been hampered and 'the ranchers charg ing that the river was so closed to navigation that they have been shut off from markets. Rosebnrg Organizing Band.' ROSEBURG, Or., March 27. (Special ) "Booster" Colt, of the Roseburg Com mercial Club, has taken up the matter of organizing a band in.tbiB.city It is proposed that the band be uniformed and partially equipped at the expense of the Commercial Club.' Government Is Asked to With- draw Large Tract Near Baker City. WATER FOR 30,000 ACRES Private Capital Interested in Project in Eagle Valley Land Board AVill Consider Offers Received. SALEM. Or., March 27. (Special.) "On account feasible reclamation service or Oarey act project, request immediate temporary withdrawal under first form township 6 south, 40 east; 7" south, 40. 4L 42 east; 8 south, 41, 42, 43. 44 east; 9 south, 42, 43, 44 east, Willamette Meridian. Governor Benson and State Board join tai the request. E. G. Hopson, Supervising Engineer, "United States Reclamation Service." This, in brief, is the story of an irriga tion project that promises to reclaim from 30.000 to 60,000 acres of land in the Lower Powddr River Valley in Baker County. The above telegram was sent to the Washington office by Mr. Hopson. Whether the land will be reclaimed by private capital, operating under the J or uy tne united states Rec lamation Service, will be up for consid eration before the board -on April 1. The matter was thoroughly considered by the board at Its meeting March 23. and im mediate withdrawn or ttio.c 1 .. .J i-on.sidered necessary, as about 50 per v.c.,w ui me area witnout water is still in public ownership. As withdrawal under tthe Carey act is not possible without much delay, E. G. Hopson, of the Reclamation Service, of fered to secure immediate withdrawal under the reclamation act. He explained to the board that it was the policy of the service to aid in the reclamation of arid land wherever possible, and not to com pete with private enterprise. Therefore, if any person or corporation should ex press a willingness to enter Into a rea sonable contract with the state and fur nish satisfactory evidence of their ability to complete the project, he would recom mend the restoration of such lands for segregation under the Carey act. W. A.' Thacher and R. a Cookingham represented one of the interests seeking the reclamation of this tract under the Carey act. Messrs. J. A. Almirall and A. B. Jacobs, of the Eagle Valley Rail way Company, were also present. The construction of this project was of much Interest to them, because of their present plans to construct a railroad through the valley. This project was discovered in 1907 by the State Engineer, and his second bi e?JlJ!U. report 8ive" a brief account of pos sibilities for development. A dam 90 feet high, having a length of 450 feet, will store 36,000 acre-feet of water in what is known as Thief Valley. The land is con siderably broken, is located about 14 miles northeast of Baker City, at an average elevation of 2800 feet above sea level Hlffgins Succeeds- Ronaldi OLTMPIA. Wash.. March 27. (Special.) Governor Hay today appointed John C Higgins. of Seattle, regent of the State Tniversity. vice J. T. Ronald, resigned. ROSEBURG MEN SURPRISED Land Office Officials Know Nothing About Hawlej's Complaint. ROSEBURG, Or.. March 27 (Special.) The action of Representative Hawley a-t Washington in complaining to the Commissioner of the General Land Of fice against the rulings that were pur ported to have been made by the local land office In requiring mineral en trymen to submit proof that they ar making money on their developments before patent will be issued to them is. a puzzle to the officers of the office' here. No such ruling has been made, say officers of the Roseburg office, nor was such a move contemplated. The matter has been taken up with Mr Hawley with the intention of learning the origin of the report. SPRAY POISONS HIS EYES Linn County Farmer Suffers Pain ful Accident. ALBANY. Or., March 27. SpecIal.) -eef- a farmer living three miles south of Albany, almost lost his eye sight in. a peculiar accident yesterday. He bored into a barrel of spraying ma terial, for use on fruit trees, and as the bit broke into the barrel a quantity of the material shot into his face His eyes and face were severely burned and though he suffered terrible pain all night, he is Improving today and will not lose his sight. GLASSES SAVED HIS EYES Elsey Dow Badly Burned by Explo sion of Lead at Albany. ALBANY. Or., March 27 (Special.) The fact that he wore glasses saved the eyesight of Elsey Dow when his face was severely burned in an. explo sion of lead this afternoon. Dow was working with a crew laying city water pipes and tossed some damp lead Into the. melting, ladle, it caused an explo sion and most of the flying lead struck him in the eyes, but his glasses saved them. NORMALS WILL CONTINUE Three Schools Deposit Funds With State Treasurer. SALEM, Or., March 27. (Special.) Secretary Starr, of the Board of Normal School Regents, has received assurances that make it certain that the three state normals will continue to operate until the close of the school year. Monmouth which had previously deposited $1300 with the State Treasurer, yesterday sent over $1600 more, raised from tuition and dona tions, making a total of $2800 deposited by Monmouth since February. 1. Ashland yesterday sent a check for $1500 and more will follow. Weston has made satisfac tory arrangements with the board and will continue. HEAVY SLAB KILLS MAN Frank Bryan Crushed to Death In - Newberg Sawmill. XEWBERG. Or., March 27. (Special ) Parke Bryan, aged 22, and the only son of Frank Bryan, of Newberg, lost his life Charcoal Lozenges a Natural Breath Perfiime Charcoal Assists In Gaining and Re taining a Sweet Breath. Breath perfumes should never be re sorted to. They seldom conceal the odor and never remove the cause, and are very suggestive. 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They are perfectly harmless and any quanti ty may be taken without 111 effects. Old and young alike can take Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges with the same bene ficial results. The next time that you have sour stomach, indigestion, bad breath, heart burn, gastritis, bad taste in the mouth, belching or belching up of food. Just step in the nearest drug store and get a box of Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges and try them: the results will be grati fying . and almost Instantaneous, the stomach will soon feel better and the disagreeable odor disappear in a very short time. . . If you prize a sweet breath and healthy stomach, you should occasion ally use Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges. A lozcnger now and then will suffice to sweeten the breath and keep the stom ach ln a healthy condition; try them; for sale everywhere, or a sample will be mailed free upon request. Address the F. : A. Stuart . Co., 200 Stuart Bldg., Marshall. Mich. today as a result or an accident while working ln the Charles K- Spaulding & Co. sawmill. He was working as off bearer at the saw and in an attempt to handle a heavy slab he was borne down by the weight of it and his head was crushed ln a shocking manner. Death re sulted instantly. CLUB TO PLAY IN EUGENE VARSITY AJTNOTJJTCES GAME WITH MULTNOMAH. Oregon Will Meet Washington In Se attle Thanksgiving Id alio Game in Portland. LMER3TTY OF OREGON. Eugene Or.. March 27. (Special-) At today's ipeeting of the athletic council. Trainer W. L. Hayward. who has had charge of the football schedule for the coming sea. son, announced that arrangements had been perfected for the following games November B Oregon vs. Multnomah, at Eugene. November 13 Oregon vs. Idaho, at Port land. November 19 Oregon vs. O A C at Eugene. '' November 25 (Thanksgiving) Oregon vs Washington, at Seattle. In addition to the above games, the varsity will play the Oregon alumni, Willamette and possibly Whltworth on early season dates. There will also be a schedule of games for the freshmen and the second team. The novel features of the schedule win be the campus game with Multnomah and the playing at Seattle on Thanksgiv ing Day. Rumors have been afloat to the effect that Oregon and Multnomah had broken off all athletic relations, but the fact that a game has been arranged for the coming season indicates tnat the re lations between the University and the club are altogether friendly. Oregon's only appearance in Portland this season will be on November 13, when the annual contest with Idaho will be the attraction. Oregon Companies Incorporate. SALEM, Or., March 27. (Special.) Showing SBBBBBBBSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSBBSMnBBaBBBJ Ladies'' Tailored Outer Garments and "Waists GRAY MORRISON AT FOURTH Among the articles of incorporation, filed today with the Secretary of State were several In which prominent Portland men are interested. These include, among others, Corvallls Orchard Company; principal office Corvallls; capital stock $100,000. Incorporators, Walter 8.- Brown, Claude I. Lewis and A. B. Cordley. Ore gon Northwest Timber Company; princi pal office Portland: capital stock $250,000; incorporators. Elnathan Sweet, H. W. Lemcke and Lewis M. Head. Fidelity Finance Company; principal office Port land: capital stock $100,000.; incorporators, C. W. Pallett, Mary L. Church and Wil liam D. Fenton. NO DANGER TO ROOSEVELT Afriean Mining Man Predicts Safe Trip, Good Hunting. SAN FRANCISCO, March 27. Theo dore Roosevelt will have the easiest and safest experience of his life on his African hunting trip, says John R. Far rell. chief enelneer nf th. TothmhvIi,. mining concession ln Africa, who. has re- luiueu lu ins uomfl nere on tnesteamer San Juan. Mr. Farrell has been twice over the route that the ex!-President and his party are to travel in search of big game, and he states that the course is practically free from the dangers and difficulties that are commonly supposed to beset the way. Mr. Roosevelt will probably get some very good hunting," said Mr. Farrell. "but he win not get much else in the way of excitement." Mr. Farrell added that the distriot was practically free from malaria and other tropical diseases. The . climate, however, is trying to the nerves, be said. WOULD EXCLUDE ASIATICS Father Sherman Upholds California Sentiment Against Japs. SAN FRANCISCO. March 27. A special from Santa Clara quotes Father Thomas Ewing Sherman, son of the late General W. T. Sherman, as saying that he la in. accord with the California sentiment against the admission of Asiatics to this country. "I am with California for the right of the family and the state ln such matters as far above that of the Nation, and I sincerely hope and trust that the Asiatics will be kept from our shores." Father Sherman was a schoolmate of President Taft. New York's latest novelties In fins footwear at Rosenthal's. Ice for Pert and DEALERS MAKE A REDUCTION OF OVER 30 FROM LAST YEAR PRICES, GOING INTO EFFECT APRIL 1, 1909 In order to increase the consumption of ice in Portland, the deal ers of this city have made a big reduction to both private f amilies and busmess places for this season. Consumers can effect a saving of one-third their ice bill by calling at the office of the company that now supplies them with their ice and procuring a coupon book. PRICES FOR SEASON OF 1909 WILL BE AS FOLLOWS All ice sold from the wagons for cash .. . ....... 50 per 100 lbs Families by coupon book or cash.. , - 50 per 100 lbs Saloons, restaurants, hotels, stbres, etc., by buying coupon books, can secure their ice for............ 35 per 100 lbs. Coupon Books Can Be Had Only at the Offices of the Different Companies FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL UP YOUR ICE COMPANY