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4 THE SUNDAY QREGOXIAX. PORTLAND, .TUNE 2. J!nw. PROFESSOR FOSTER IS PICKED FOR REED Board Happy in Belief That Bowdoin Man Will Be Head of New Institute. CHANCE IMPRESSES HIM Easterner Is Bound by Promise Xot to Give Definite Reply to Any Proposal Until He Returns to East In Accord With Plans. To William T. Foster, professor at Bowdoin College, at Brunswick, Me., a forma! call to the presidency, of the Reed Institute was sent yesterday by the board of trustees. Professor Foster begged permission to delay giving a definite answer until after lie has re turned to the East, but he intimated that he was wonderfully impressed with the position offered him. with the possi bilities of establishing a great institu tion here. The trustees were led to believe that Professor Foster will ac cept the call, although they had noth ing definite on which to base their opinion. The Eastern man told the trustees at the meeting yesterday afternoon that he had had other calls before leav ing the East and that when he left for Portland he had given a promise to take no definite steps before return ing. . That it is to fulfill this promise only that he has refused to accept at this time, and that he 'will ultimately accept Is the belief of the entire board of trustees. The members are as much pleased wlh the possibility of secur ing a man of Professor Foster's per sonality, experience and attainments as Professor Foster seems to be with Port land. Professor Poster Goes Kast. Professor Foster will leave for the East at once, visiting several institutions on his way lo make a special study of the architecture of college buildings. He visited the State U.niversity at Kugene while here and the University of Wash ington at Seattle just before coming to Portland. While here he visited the site of the Reed Institute, which he declared to be ideal for the purposes of estab lishing a college. - In case Professor Foster accepts the call, and it considered reasonably safe to assume that he will, he will enter upon his active duties in October. ..He will spend some time in gathering his faculty and will at once begin on a general plan 3f the buildings with architects to be chosen. In absolute accord with the ideas of the board of trustees, he believes the best plan to have a comprehensive plan drawn for a set of buildings which will do for hundreds of years' to come and then to build structures to conform with this plan, making each building a unit In the general completed plan. Dr. T. L. Eliot, chairman of the board of trustees, nikflinoH t Vl i f 1 1 u t!nn ruotarilav 1 1 .1 ,1 - " ' Dr. Eliot Much" Pleased- "We are more than pleased with the possibility of securing Professor Fos ter. He is a man of great experience, ' a thorough teacher as he has been a thorough student, yet is a young man full of ambition and full of the neces sary fire and impetus to carry him through the great task of establishing what he says will be not the best uni versity on the Pacific Coast, but the best university in the entire country. That is a sample of his ambition and desires, and I sincerely believe that, should he decide to' accept the call, as I believe he will, he will prove a won derful success. "The plan is that there will be at the start four full professors and sufficient assistant professors and instructors to carry on the work, in addition to Pro fessor Foster, who is Himself a teacher in every sense of the word. We aim to start with our own freshmen and carry them through four years to graduation. To this end Professor Foster will spend a considerable time in. the course of the next year In visiting the secondary schools, placing himself in close touch with them and outlining the require ments for admission to our university that they may shape their courses accordingly- for the students contemplat ing entering Reed Institute. Small Faculty at First. "Professor Foster agrees with us that a small faculty will be sufficient for the first year and even for the second year. as the freshmen and sophomore classes will be the only classes which we will have until the start of the third year. "It is not thought possible that we will , be enabled to start actual construction work for several months, or until the plans have been prepared after a care ful study. We expect, however, to have our first buildings completed by Septem ber, 1911, so as to open our university classes a. year from the next school ses sion. "The funds which we will have avail able should amount to possibly $400,000. We will have the 150,000 building fund which is set aside in the will and the various moneys which have accumulated - from the endowment fund during this term when there have been no expend tures for conducting the university. These funds will doubtless be Increased from time to time.". Professor Foster is a graduate of Harvard University of -the-class of 1901, taking his master's degree in that same university in 1904. He has been closely identified with educational work for the entire period since his graduation. He is at present a full professor in Bowdoin College, and has been carry ing on work as a fellow in Columbia University. New York, where he has been lecturing on "Educational Admin istration and Principles of Education." He has also been a lecturer "at the Har vard University Summer schools. He Is a man of charming personality, of great ambition and appears to be thor oughly in love with the West and es pecially with Portland. During his short stay in Portland he has been in close touch with the mem- bers of the board of trustees of the Amanda W. Reed Institute,-for -which a $3,000,000 endowment has been left, and has shown a close grasp of de tails and in general his ideas have been in accord with those of the board of trustees. WOODMEN VOTE FOR LODGE After Stormy Session Members Ask for Meeting in July. After a somewhat stormy session in Woodmen of the World Hall, members of the seven Portland lodges of . the Ancient Order of United Workmen unani mously voted Friday night in favor of holding the regular biennial session of the grand lodge of their order beginning July 19, In spite of the efforts being made by some of the officers of the grand lodge to postpone the meeting for- another two years. Philip Gevurtz. grand master workman, alone has the power to decide the matter and before doing so he will call a meeting of the executive board next Monday to discuss the matter. It is- believed, how ever, that without doubt the grand lodge will be called as agreed upon at last night's meeting. For some time there has been a con troversy among members of the order concerning the proposal of doing away with this year's session. Those in favor of postponing the meeting wanted to use the $2000 it will cost, in field work. They pointed to the fact that 'a special ses sion of the grand lodge had been held last November, and for that reason argued there would be little need for the regular grand lodge this Summer. Some of the strongest opponents of the plan, however, went so far as to accuse the officers of trying to use this method to insure their holding offices for another two years. President Gevurtz answered this accusa tion by explaining that in case the ses sion were postponed as planned, all the officers of the grand lodge would resign their positions, but he acknowledged that with the exception of himself, all would be promoted by appointment to higher positions than those from which they had resigned. . FIRE BLIGHT IS MENACE RAVAGES SEEN PROM FARMERS DEMONSTRATION TRAIN. Washington State College to Send Experts Into Field Ideas Urged v Last Year Are Adopted. WAITSBURG. Wash., June 25. (Spe cial.) Evidences of extensive ravages of Are blight in Hie orchards of the Touchet Valley were seen by the horticulturists on the farming demonstration train today and word of, the spread of the disease was brought to the train by numerous growers. Professor R. W. Thatcher, head of the Department of Agriculture of the Wash ington State College, said tonight that the college would put an expert in this territory for several months this Sum mer to explain to the orchardlsts what is confronting them unless the blight is culled out this year. Professor Thatcher fears that many orchards will be de stroyed. The train today went up the -branch to Turner from Dayton, through a grain growing section and there evidences of the campaign heretofore made from the O. R. & N. demonstration trains for mora diversification in farming was seen to be giving results. Numerous fields of Minnesota corn from seed which was distributed a year ago from the train, and for which a priz-3 was offered to boys for the best results obtained, now line each side of the railroad. It is estimated that about 1000 acres are S- corn in Columbia County. Although this is a small acreage in comparison with that in wheat, the college faculty and the railroad officials are much encouraged over the taking up of the ideas advanced. The train showed today to about 1000 farmers. Turner supplying 100, Dayton 600, Huntsville 100 and Waitsburg 400. RUfJAWAY GJFIL ARRESTED GIRL. FOR WHOM $1000 REWARD IS OFFERED, FOOD. Portland Police Pick Up Daughter of Salt Lake Millionaire, Who Eloped With Chef. The arrest of 18-year-old Orma Jor gensen by Sergeant Wanless at Sixth and Couch streets at 1:30 o'clock Saturday morning, on a charge of being out after hours, brought to light a curious story of-the -girl's running away from her home in Salt Lake City, where she was the petted shild of wealthy par ents, to elope with a Greek coffee house proprietor. When she was brought to the police station by Wanless the girl, who is decidedly pretty, broke -down and told her story. Her parents live at 808 Jefferson street, in a fashionable sec tion of Salt Lake City, she told the police, and her father is a millionaire ore contractor, whose place of business is at Cherry Creek, Nev. . Ten weeks' ago the girl met Andrew Morphis, owner of a coffee house at 523 West Second street. Salt Lake. The man seemed to have a strange fascina tion for her, ad when he swore that he loved her and would marry her, she yielded to- hir -entreaties and ran away. The two went tirst to Boise, Idaho, and then came to Portland. Morphis failed to keep his nromlse. He took her to the Greek quarter to live. The girl ' was wandering aimlessly ' the street when Wanless found her. The Salt Lake police have been seek ing the girl ever since she left her homo. Dr. H. J. Smith, a wealthy den tist, uncle of the girl, offered a reward of $1000 for lie'r apprehension. The lo cal police V7ill probably receive the reward. - Search is now being made for Mor phis. BOARD SAID TO BREAK LAW Commissioners of Pacific County Are Criticised by Bureau. OLYMPIA, Wash.. June 23. (Spe cial.) Commissioners of Pacific County are criticised In the report of the State Inspection Bureau, Just issued, for al leged violation of the law which re quires that all business, including the disbursement of money and the award ing of contracts, shall be done while the board Is in session. The report says the Commissioners are doing very little work by contract. The Supervisors, however, are doing extensive road work by day labor, un der the supervision of the Commission ers in their respective districts, without any official action on the part of tne board. DALLES JURY DISCHARGED Eleven True Bills Are Returned in Special (session of Court. THE DALLES, Or., June 25. (Spe cial.) After bringing in 11 true bills in the special term of the -Circuit Court, which convened here yesterday, the grand jury was discharged this afternoon. Five bills were found against Marion Taylor, accused of passing seven bad checks, and Henry Scholtz, of Shaniko, was indicted on a statutory charge. There were two bills for larceny. A true bill was found against each of four men concerned in the Sherar's bridge raid of alleged near-beer re sorts. The Circuit Court is stil in session, as the condemnation suit of the O. R. & N. vs. Taffe is not yet settled. A draining rack lor wet dishes, to be nung on one siae or a dlshpan, a new convenience for the housewife. JIU JITSU" 'BEATENl "Young Togo" Fails to Stop Two White Wrestlers. POLICE STOP ONE BOUT Jockey Bennett Allowed by Referee to Slug Jap When He Is Down, ' Which Brings Censure Fred Abernethy Proves Game. Jiu jitsu may be employed more effectively on an opponent than the American style of boxing, but Young Togo, the Japanese exponent of the art, failed to demonstrate it when pitted against Jockey Bennett, the bantamweight boxer, at Merrill's hall Friday night. Togo also failed to accom plish the downfall of Fred Aber nethy, the Portland boy, who used catch-as-catch-can wrestling tactics against the Nipponese game. In fact, Togo must either be over-rated or else he was not in shape. Eddie Robinson, his manager, adheres to the latter theory. At any rate, the boxer' and the wrestler had all the best of both argu ments with the Jap, and the pitting of Bennett against Togo proved a sort of a roughhouse engagement and was stopped by the police. This was due to the failure of "Buttinski" Freed man, wjio acted as referee through some unknown influence to under stand the rules. Freedman permitted Bennett to slug the Jap when the latter was flat on his back. This method did not appeal to the police present, though Togo made no " complaint. Neither did he show any signs of . being Injured. All the time that Bennett, struggling to break the Jap's hold on the loose jiu jitsu jacket the boxer was compelled to wear, hit Togo repeatedly, the wily little Oriental maintained his grip and merely smiled at the blows the boxer directed at him. When the two were on their feet it was all Bennett's way, though the Jap covered up in a most puzzling manner, and every now and again he made a dive for Bennett and securing some queer hold, succeeded in pulling Ben nett to the mat on top of. him. This was followed by Bennett doing his ut most to make the Jap loosen his hold, and the police decided to stop it. If last night's display of the two methods is any criterion, that sort of game will not prove popular, for the boxer has no chance unless' he hits the other fellow when he is down, and the only chance the jiu jitsu man has is to lie on his back and work the other fellow. The struggle between Abernethy and Togo was far more interesting, for the Portland boy surprised his best friends by giving the Jap as- good as was sent. This style of grappling lasts for 20 minutes unless one or the other of the contestants quits before the expiration of that time. At the conclusion of the first fall between Abernethy and Togo, the latter had secured a dangerous hold on the white boy's wrist, and had the bout lasted a few minutes longer it is doubtful if he could have withstood the Jiu jitsu method. Then again the same thing happened at. the end of the second fall, for this time Togo had gripped Abernethy's leg under his shoulder and had placed such a strain on that member that the catch-as-catch-can exponent limped painfully off the stage at the conclusion of the bout. Abernethy was cheered lustily when the bout ended, arid the big Japanese gathering present shouted for their representative It was a good exhibi tion of science and all present enjoyed it. Between times the two Japs gave a rattling exhibition of jiu Jitsu grap pling, and were enthusiastically ap plauded at the conclusion of their ef forts. 5000 GO TO HEZ PERCE RAILROAD'S COMING IS OCCA SION FOR CELEBRATION". People of Central Idaho and Kast- ern Washington Join in a ashlngton Join Great Jubilee. LEWISTON. Idaho. June 25. (Special.) People of Central Idaho and adjoining Eastern Washington to the number of over 5000 journeyed to Nes Perce Kriday to Join with Prairie people in the cele bration held to commemorate the build ins of the railroad into Prairie City. The accomplishment is more significant because it represents the persistent energy of one man, Z. A. Johnson, of IS'ez Perce, who threw his individual for tune, into the project to raise sufficient assets to float bonds in Chicago and com plete the connection with the Camas Prairie Railway at Vollmer, 14 miles away. Gigantic obstacles have been overcome in the undertaking and one of the richest sections of the Prairie country placed in railroad communica tion with the outside world. For the past several weeks the Nez Perce peo ple have been preparing for the big cele bration and the town today presented the gala appearance of a holiday. It was the occasion for bringing to gether Governor James H. Brady, and B. F. O'Neil, state chairman of the Republican party, both of whom are candidates for the nomination for Gov ernor on the Republican picket. Other speakers were District Judge E. C. Steel, Dr. J. B. Morris, of Lewiston, I. C. Hattabaugh and George M. Reed, of Grangevllle. A special train from Lewiston to Nez Perce was operated today to accommo date the people of Lewiston and inter mediate points. CLAIM TO FORTUNE AIDED Deposition Says Colonel Swope Was Married When Young Man. KANSAS CITY, June 25. In a deposi tion supporting the claim of Elmer Swope, of Martinsville, W. Va., to the estate of Colonel Thomas H. Swope, John C. Henry, an old soldier, formerly of New Jersey, said today that Colonel Swope was known in his boyhood as Peter Moss Swope, and that he married in New Jersey or Pennsylvania about 1861. Colonel Swope's relatives here deny that he ever was married. He was known as a bachelor during his long residence here. - , Henry declared Colonel ; Swope told him in 1879 of his marriage to a Miss Carroll. Henry said Colonel Swope left his wife just before a son -was born to them. Henry, who is 68 years of age, said he was employed as a carpenter by Colonel Swope in 1879, and that an intimate acquaintance developed be tween them because they were both soldiers in the Civil War.. Copyright Hart Schaffner FIGHT IS ATTELL'S Champion Wins Decision Over Moran in Fast 10 Rounds. ILL TEMPER IS SHOWN Bolh Men Strong on Feet at Finish. District Attorney, Who Is Pres ent, Says City Ordinance Is Not Violated In Contest. LOS ANGELES, June 25. If the specter of Governor Gillett sat at the ringside of the Pacific Athletic Club at Naud last night It witnessed one of the prettiest limited round mills seen in a Los Angeles arena in weeks. In the main , event a 10-roun'd con test between Abe Atell and Owen Moran the newspaper decision- went to Attell. It was a hair-line verdict. " With two such clever men in the ring, the bout could well have come under the designation' of a "sparring contest," but there were periods when it approached dangerously near to prizefighting. Both were strong on their feet at the finish, however, and neither showed any serious marks of the combat. The only blood that was shed began flow ing from Moran's nose in one of the earlier rounds. There was much display of ill-temper, too, and twice Moran was hooted for forgetting to stop when the gong sounded the end of a round. At the finish of the tenth the Englishman fol lowed the featherweight champion out of the ring with out-stretched hand, but Attell refused to grasp It. District Attorney Fredericks was present at the ringside. In a state ment afterward he declared that there had been no violation of the law and he saw no reason to interfere. "The provisions of the city ordinance governing limited-round" contests in this city were fully observed," said the District Attorney. "Tonight's events were sparring bouts for points, which are sanctioned by the city authorities, and police officers were present to see that they did not go beyond that. 0KLAH0MAN DENIES ALL Gore's Accusations Are Absolutely False, Says McMurray. WASHINGTON. June 25. J. 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"The work has1 been a meritorious1 one and the only question that has ever arisen is whether Congress should ap- prove the contracts or whether they should be approved by the President of the United States and the Secretary of the Interior. I have taken the position that the contracts should be approved by the President and the Secretary of the Interior. Apparently Senator Gore thinks that Congress should approve them." "Did you ever suggest to anyone that attempts be made to influence mem-, bers of Congress in a manner such as Senator Gore charges'?" McMurray was asked. "I never did," replied .McMurray. "I never thought of such tactics either with .Senator Gore or any other mem ber of Congress. The Indian land cases never needed such influence in the first place, and I believe that the Senators and Congressmen with whom I have dealt in the last few years will say that I represented the Indians from one standpoint, only the standpoint of a good proposition. I have gone into this entire matter time and time again with Senator Gore, and our negotiations were always pleasant and friendly. I do not understand his attitude or his charges." Work Begun on Armory. ALBANY, Or., June 25. (Special.) Work has begun on the erection of the Oregon National Guard Armory in this city. A crew of men has begun excavat ing at the site of the Armory, Fourth and Lyon streets, and construction of the big brick structure will be rushed. It Is planned to complete it this Summer. Bohn Syphon Refrigerators Are Made Exactly Right Plates of Steel, Covered With Enamel, Hard and White They're sanitary, handsome, and strong in their construction; are modern cold re tainers that preserve foods from destruction. They are free from moisture. An ex periment will demonstrate that a wet cloth suspended in the provision chamber will become dry in a shorter time than if hung in the outside air. Be sure and see them. GARLAND GAS RANGES GARLAND WATER HEATERS QUICK MEAL 6lL STOVES . SUPERIOR STEEL RANGES HONEYMAN HARDWARE CO, Fourth and Alder Streets, Portland, Oregon kind of clothes a young man ought wool, fine tailoring, perfect style. G. A J. SESSIONS END ENCAMPMENT AT ASTORIA VOT ED MOST SUCCESSFUL. One of Ten Survivors of Incident at Antietam Battle Receives Rousing Cheers. ASTORIA, Or.,, June 25. (Special.) With Friday's session, the annual en campmnt of the Grand Array of the Republic of the State of Oregon cams to a close, following the most succes ful and well attended meeting that the organization has ever held in its history. All formal business had already been transacted and while a number re turned to their homes this morning, the day was given up to a general re union, re-establishment of old friend ships and the sealing of new ties, on the grounds of having fought for the same cause under the same flag-. At the headquarters. In the rooms of the Chamber 'of Commerce, this morn ing, there was a scene that those who witnessed it will never forget. Several of the old veterans were discussing the battle of Antietam and the awful slaughter that took place on the day it happened. One told of a battle that really won the fight of the day as it held a vital position and when the battle was over, there remained but 10 of those who had manned the guns when the fight commenced. After this had been told, a man who had been sitting aside walked to the group and quietly said: "I was one of the 10," and then with one accord they all sprang to their feet and gave him a hearty three cheers. The Ladies of the G. A. R. elected officers this morning as follows: Presi dent, Mrs. Letty Hembree, Lents; senior vice-president. Mrs. Anna S. Prior, Eugene; junior vice-president, Mrs. Elizabeth Feghthing, Portland: treasurer, Mrs. Asabel Boison, Albany: 5 chaplain. Mrs. Jennie M. Brown, Al bany; counsel, Mrs. Sarah Denny, Al bany; Georgie Staysa, Portland; Mrs. Hattie Reeves, Woodburn; counsellor, Mrs. Ella G. Hlmes, Portland; delegate-at-large, Mrs. Lydia J. Y. Hatch, Wood burn; alternate, Mrs. Katherine Smith, Eugene; delegates, Mrs. Jennie Lyon, Portland; Sadie Kemp. Woodburn :t alternates, Mrs. Jennie M. Brown, Al bany; Airs. Sarah Zehrung, Portland. During the encampment C. B. Zeek, past commander and organizer of the Sons of Veterans In Oregon and Cali fornia, who is also the commander of the post at Bandon, Or., organized a corps of the Sons of Veterans who reside in and about Astoria, Mr. Zeek said that he already has a mutf ir of 14 men and with an additional lUiaber who have expressed a desire tp com plete the list he will form tl&s camp next week. One of the pleasing features of the Grand Army encampment was the presence of the well-known veteran choir, composed of four of the leading Grand Army men in the state. The singers organized 15 years ago and have kept the little organization intact to furnish music at the different Grand Army functions held throughout the State. Their singing In Astoria attracted widespread attention, particularly at the reception and campfire held in Logan Hall. The choir is composed of the follow In members: Leader, W. N. Morse, George Washington post, Portland; A TV XT ilia r r tt fti a mlpr n f fZonvorA Washington post, Portland; G. H. Bea ton, Portland, and Dr. J. E. Hall, med ical director of the State department, with headquarters in Portland. AUT0ISTS GO 900 MILES O'Brien and Miller Finish Part of Journey Through Oregon. PRI NEVILLE, Or., June 25. (Special.) J. P. O'Brien and R. B. Miller finished 900 miles of their trip in Central and Southeastern Oregon tonight, upon their arrival at Prineville. They will leave for Shaniko tomorrow. M6ISTEIKD TttBC MARK .