SOLDIER-RAILWAY PRESIDENT IS DEAD Charles Francis Adams, Also Widely Known as Historian, , Succumbs to Grip. END IS HASTENED BY AGE direction or Arfalrs of Tnion Pa cific and Aid in Development or Portland Among Links Binding Him to West. LINCOLN'. Mass, March 20. Charles jrrancis Adams, widely known as a soldier, railway president, historian and publicist, died today in Washington from grip. He was 80 years old and his age Is said to have militated against his recovery from the Illness which a week ago confinea him to his bed. News of his death was received at his home here today. Charles Francis Adams was a great jrrandson of President John Adams, a xn-andson of President John Quincy Adams and a son of Charles Francis Adams. Minister to Great Britain in the Civil War period. A biography of his father, which included a review of the diplomatic negotiations between the United States and Great Britain over Civil War problems, was one of Mr. Adams' best known books. He served in the Union Army through the Civil War, rising in rank from First Lieutenant to Colonel and Brevet Brigadier-General of Volunteers. After the war he was identified with railroad af fairs for many years, serving for si years as president of the Union Pacific Railroad and for 10 years as a member of the Massachusetts Board of Railroad Commissioners. His addresses in Chicago in 1903. when he gave high praise to General Robert li. Lee and suggested the erec tion of a monument to Lee at Washing ton, and at Richmond in 1908, when as an "independent Democrat" he urged the election of Taft over Bryan, at tracted wide attention. GROWTH OP PORTLAND AIDED Sir. Adams Once Interested in De velopment of City. Charles Francis Adams was closely ronnected with the growth of Port land. He helped form the Irvington Company and was one of the group of capitalists who had faith in Portland's future in earlier days before suburbs had become popular and investment in that class of property was as certain of profits as in later years. The late C. H. Prescott, of Portland, who was associated with Mr. Adams in various projects, formed the Irving ton Company about 25 years ago and interested Mr. Adams in it. The big gest stockholders in the company were heirs of the Weld estate, Boston. Mrs. Prescott was a member of this family. Irvington in those days, before street car lines were run to distant parts of the East Side, was thought to be a long way from the city. The men be hind the company, however, believed firmly that Portland would grow so that the property would be In demand. To be ready for the growth they felt was coming, extensive improvements were made. sidewalks laid, trees planted and streets graded. It was 17 years that original Irving ton was carried by the backers of the project before anything was done with it. On the death of Mr. Prescott in Au gust 1895. the property was sold as a whole to J. C. Costello, of Seattle, who came to Portland on acquiring the company's holdings in their entirety. Those who formed the company re alized some profits from the project, but they sold out before the real ad vance in Portland property values came and it was left for their succes sors to reap the harvest that came later as the result of their business foresight. Mr. Adams was a frequent visitor to Portland, particularly during the period that he was interested here. B. C. Mears is among those who knew him well. He saw Mr. Adams in Port land about four years ago, which was probably his last trip to the city. He had interests in water projects in the Lewiston. Idaho, district, and one of his eons lives there now. FAITHFUL HORSE IS KILLED When Owner Buys Autos, Animal Quits Pasture for Trestle. VANCOUVER, Wash., March 20. Special.) "Mike." for the past ten years a dally equine traveler on Van couver's streets, fell from the North Bank trestle at Second and Columbia streets last night and was killed In stantly. The faithful animal was owned by J. P. Wineberg. proprietor" of the Van couver ioda Works, and this was the first horse he owned when he started in business here ten years ago. Mr. Wineberg has bought two autotrucks recently ar d decided to "pension" Mike for the rest of his life. The animal wandered from his pasture and, when a train came in sight, he ran along the track until he reached the trestle, when he fell -i feet to the pavement. MILITIA INSPECTION OVER Captain Pasc Finds Men and Equip ment Keady for Service. t 'Inspection of the men and oficers of lie Third Infantry. Oregon National ;uard. b:ts been completed by Captain Page, of the United States Army, and a commendable report is certain to be made, according to National Guard of ficers. Out of a total of 872 men 823 reported for inspection. There are 49 officers and ail reported. The prop erty of the militiamen was found to le in excellent condition and men and equipment ready for immediate call into field service. The inspection included the com panies at Portland. Oregon City. Salem, Corvallis. Dallas and McMinnville. SECOND RECITAL PLANNED Portland Amateur Orchestral Society to Appear Again. The Portland Amateur Orchestral Society, which recently gave a success onort in rhA Munnic Temole auditorium. Is busy with rehearsals for its second recital. Membership is in- Aaena- tn 1irh n MtftTlt that the ttociety plans to add a Junior class for beginners and those wno need extra drills, especially in the string section of the orchestra. Those who wish to join either class are urged to put in their applications without delay, and if enough applications for the Junior class 'are received to warrant giving them i- . thla W" km. rir.n ah whn wish to appear in the next recital should be on band now for rehearsals. As usual in an amateur organization of this sort, there is no lack of per formers on the violin, but other instru ments are needed in all sections to bal ance these. The society will be glad to consider applications from students of the viola, 'cello, wood wind instru ments and such brass instruments as are suitable for symphony concert work, also one or two drummers who wish an opportunity to practice on the tympani or kettle drums. Oboes, flutes, clarinets and either bassoons or tenor saxaphones are always in demand. Re hearsals are held every Monday night at 7:45 o'clock at Graves' Recital Hall, 'Fourth street, near- Morrison, where applicants for membership are invited to call. Active membership of the so ciety at the time of the first concert was about 40, which is now increasing Charles Francis Adams, Wko Died Yesterday. as new members are admitted. Will iam Wallace Graham is conductor: R. H. Birdsall. president, and J. G. Mey brunn. secretary. MORE ARRESTS LIKELY DRUGGIST A.D TRAIN MAX MAY BE INVOLVED UNDER. HABWSO.V ACT. Five Ounces of Morphine Found In Rooms of Mable Brown and B. MeMnnlr After Capture. t , i ....... nr r.Kal TCrftwn and 1 LI tllO All COb V - -' " - - " T .. V. .-. VtUnnfec np vlnlfttlOTl of the new Harrison act Friday an investiga- i, v....., havnn hn mnv involve a druggist of Dallas and a trainman, who acted as carrier in oriugius morphine to Portland. This is the tnn.i onfnTi.m0nt that has been made of the new Federal law regulat ing me saio oi nauu-iwimms About five ounces of morphine, val ued at J64 an ounce, were found in .i .. Vahal T)rnvn nnri Me mo i uuiiia v. . ' Monies at Grand avenue and Burnside street after their arrest. Sherman A. Miles, Deputy Revenue Collector, and : . Tti'nr, ii-ntitiPo nnfi Moloney have been in charge of the lnvestiga- Any further arrests probably will be made by Federal officers. STREET PAVING CHOSEN Asphaltic Concrete to Bo Used in Oregon City, Council Decides. Arpnv 4 m'i'v ri Ta .-f. n 20. (Spe cial.) After a discussion that lasted until after 11 o'clock last nignt, tne Council decided on asphaltic concrete for the improvement of Main street and Instructed the City Engineer to prepare plans ana specuitauuuo which to- base final bids. . The majority . A enAial AtrfWtt Committee favored bitullthic. for which the city had a bid of 1.59 a square yaro, anu a minority report, asphaltic concrete on a concrete base at $1.60. The street will have a Dase or con n wHrini' Hiirface of two inches. Montague-O'Reilly Company submitted the si.du dio. Plans Laid for Oddfellows Meet. nncTn.'TTjn ri March IE. (Soe- i i a vnaat-tme. flf thA cener&l com mittee of the Oddfellows' Association of Douglas County was held recently wnen final arrangements were completed for . . i ..iahratlnn nf thA order Lilts annual .- which will be held at Oakland April 26. A special train win De run irom xwuum to Oakland to accommodate all mem bers of the lodges of southern Douglas ... i." .-;.. v. . r n.ffinH Tfirree VUUIllJ li" ..." work will be a feature of the evening and Professor norner, oi wrvauia, wn be invited to deliver his famous lec- . "T"V. X3naA Trnm .TArilRnlam to lure, . ...... - . ... .. Jericho." A basket dinner will be a feature and the Oakland lodgemen will serve supper to thevisitors. POBTIiAJTO GIBfj WINS HOSOHS AT WELLESLEY. Amy Rothchlld. Miss Amy Rothchild. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Rothchild, of this city, has been chosen one of the three students to represent Wellesley in a de bate this week with- Vassar. Miss Rothchild Is a Junior at Wellesley and one of the most brilliant students of that college. The debate arranged is the first contest of its kind to be held in 10 years. Miss Rothchild is a grad uate of Portland Academy and while a student there received several prizes. Later she attended the University of Oregon, where her record for scholar ship was of the highest. The subject for the Wellesley-Vassar debate will be: "Resolved, That tne commission Form RAir.ntmAnl JVdonted. bv X&S Moin tee. -Ia the Correct FormS ,' r T t Charles Francis Adams, Wko t POSEN CENTER OF BIG OPERATIONS Campaign Against Russians on Whole Front Conducted From Polish City. PLAINS ARE ENTRENCHED Streams of Prisoners From Enemy's Lines Are Treated With Consid eration Care of Wounded Sore Trial for Women. Oon tinned From First Page.) the German battle line in Russia the next evening. . Just now Posen is the headquarters for all the forms of activity directed against Russia. The brains are here under Von Hindenburg's short pompa dour; the taciturn general staff which works out the devisings of that brain is around him and here is the principal point of departure for tne new troops daily being sent eastward into the little valleys and the woodlands lying between Bolimow and Warsaw. Posen. in other words, is "the works." On the wall of the breakfast room of the Hotel de Rome hung a wooden shield carved in high relief with a coat of arms that seemed to me Russian, and I could not understand why it was dis played 'n this German city. One of the cadets of the house of Bismarck explained. "I noticed that you were studying that coat of arm3 on the wall of the breakfast-room when you arrived here yesterday morning," said he. "Naturally you were puzzled. Well, I must tell you about it- You see. one of our officers took it down from the City Hall of a Russian town we had captured and in a frivolous mood he brought it back here and hung it up in the breakfast-room." Pennants Flaunt Victories. That phrase "in a frivolous mood" has stuck in my mind; I don't know Just why. Also "in a frivolous mood." I suppose, there have been hung on the walls of the breakfast-room pennants of red and blue and green bearing the dates of the important German victories won since the first of August Liege. Tannen berg, Namur, Antwerp, Maubeuge, and so on. "I suppose Warsaw goes up next," said the cadet of the house of Bismarck as he gazed reflectively at the pen nants embroidered with oak leaves. He was wrong. Soissons went up next. In the meantime Posen has made ready for eventualities that might cause its name to "go up" on Russian pennants of vic tory. It doesn't anticipate any such eventualities, but, having been ' im pregnated with German caution since it became a German possession, the an cient Polish city has taken measures with an eye to the uncertainties of war. The floors of its beautiful Em peror Frederick museum have been cleared of statuary and in its place rise 10-foot pyramids of tinned meats and vegetables. All the plain to the east of Posen has been cut up with an elabor ate system of entrenchments and out works connected by telephone and over looked by signal towers hidden amid the pine trees. This work has been done mostly by a class of young Poles whose idling habits were their periL They are welj paid and are beginning to look with a favorable eye upon toil as a means of livelihood. Poles Regarded as Friendly. It is the feeling of the German popu lation of German Poland that on the whole the Poles have shown a good attitude towards the government in this war and the continued evidences of that well-disposed state of mind pleases the Germans more than a vic tory does. The best proof that the Poles are loyal and the Germans grate ful lies in the fact that the archbishop ric of Posen is now filled for the first time in 21 years. When the old arch bishop died the activities of the Catholic party in German Poland were of such a nature that the government determined not to permit the filling of the vacant post. For 21 years the work of the archdiocese has been done by the auxiliary bishop, LikowskL But by way of recognition of the attitude of the Polish clerics he was lately ele vated to the full archieplscopal dignity. The loyalty of the people also finds expression in minor ways some of them the usual petty signs of chauvin ism and some of them springing from a general spirit of reconciliation in a time of trouble. Of the latter nature was the decision of a highly esteemed Polish actress to appear at the German-controlled municipal theater of Posen, where she had never consented to act before, and of the former is the refusal of the people to buy an Amer ican safety razor because tbey think' it is of English manufacture. The Amer ican manufacturer of a hair tonic has been cleverer than the razor man and has put a picture of an American flag on the wrappers of his product. Prisoners Considerately Treated. While German soldiers are streaming out of Posen for the front Russian soldiers are streaming in en route to the prison camps in the' interior of Germany. At the main railway station they were treated with undoubted con sideration. One sees them marunmg down the platform hugging the loaves of bread which had been thrust into their hands as they left the train. Under one arm they carried their soup bowls. When they lined up in front of the soup ket tles and the bowls were filled, most of the prisoners had lost their spoons and had to drink the soup from the bowls. When they had finished the first bowl they stood before the ket tles, the hungry look stiU In their eyes but their minds uncertain as to whether it was fitting to ask for more German men and women who were doing Red Cross work at the station passed them and said: "Well, children, have you had enough? The poor pris oners could neither understand Ger man nor make themselves understood in Russian. So there was no answer. Work Trying; on Women. A German army surgeon came that way. He wasted no words, but just filled tne dowis asn. His language the Russians under stood. ' ... , The work at the railway station is trying for the German women, espe when it involves the care of the German wounded. The hungry eyes of the Russian prisoners loucn ineir hearts and the suffering of their own people tears them. The consequence s that they go home at night worn out in body and spirit. A German woman of birth who had served a week amid these scenes got in such a state that she could neither eat nor sleep. Her husband took her in hand. 1 cannot allow this to go on," he said. "Too will kill yourself." Tea, sho said h broke down in a passion of weeping. "I can bear no more, I can bear no more." But after a week's rest she. was back at her post- LAUNCH 1S0N LAKE RUN Spray Carries Mall and Passengers on Upper Klamath. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., March 20. (Special.) The power launch Spray Wednesday made the first trip of the season on Upper Klamath .Lake. It is operated as a mail and passenger boat by Mr. Calkins and Mr. Hamilton. Cap tain Calkins reports the lake open to navigation from this city to Eagle Ridge and a channel open on through from there to the Wood and William son rivers, but the lake is still blocked on the west side from the Ridge to Harriman Lodge. From now on the stage from here for the Fort Klamath country, which has handled passengers and. mail this Winter, will be discon tinued and that traffic will be taken care of by the Spray. The steamer Mazama came down from Wood River Wednesday on its maiden trip for 1915. The Mazama was caught in the ice in Wood River last Fall during the first spell of hard weather. . HARDWOOD MILLS OPENED National Woodenvrare Company Start Operations at 31orton. MORTON, Wash., March 20. (Spe cial.) The Western Hardwood Mills, owned ar.d operated in Morton by the National Woodenware Company, of Langton, have started operations in the buildings formerly occupied by the old broomhandle factory. A. W. VanArs dall, who was associated with the broomhandle factory and later with the Western Hardwood Mill Company, is the Morton manager. He stated that the plant will cut out an order of 20,000 pickets, and then will install a larger mill and begin cutting hardwood. The mill will manufacture hardwood flooring and finish, cedar lath, fir dimensions and uppers, box shooks. etc. Mr. VanArsdall began logging suffi cient for his present needs the middle of this week. It will be a week or 10 days before the larger sawmill machin ery is installed. BENTON INDICTMENTS IN C. S. Prather Will Be Tried on Two Charges; M. It- Morris Guilty. CORVALLIS. Or., March 20. t Spe cial.) The March term of the Benton County Circuit Court opened yesterday, the grand Jury returning indictments against C. S. Prather for obtaining money under false pretenses and M. L. Morris, of Alsea, Toledo and Lebanon, for practicing medicine without a license. Prather will be tried under two in dictments. He is a young man and is the father of a baby, now being cared for in the Juvenile ward in Portland. Morris pleaded guilty and was given the maximum fine, $100, which he paid, after which he told the authorities that he prescribed in cases "where ho ex pected no remuneration, but which was thrust upon him. He says he will never prescribe for anyone again. KNIGHTS PLAN BIG BALL Columbia Council Event to Be at Vancouver on April 12. VANCOUVER, Wash., March 20. (Special.) The Knights of Columbus of Columbia Council, this city, are planning for their second annual ball, to be held at Central Hall April 12. Invitations have been sent to the Port land Knights of Columbus. Walter Reed, grand knight, is chair man of the general committee; Arthur Williams is chairman of the decorating committee; Joseph Furtherer of the hall and finance committee; Fred Lackaff and Charles Flynn of the refreshment, while the floor managers and recep tion committees will be composed ot past grand knights of the organiza tion, with Robert Schulz as chairman. HOOD RIVERAPPLE LURES Exposition Visitor Hears of Valley and Now Seeks Orchard. HOOD RIVER, Or., March 20. (Spe cial.) "I had never heard of the Hood River Valley until I saw the big red apple on exhibit In the Palace of Hor ticulture at the Panama-Pacific Inter national Exposition," said A. W. Bon man, a business man of Omaha, Neb., who was here yesterday looking over the Valley. "That display was re sponsible for me coming here." When Mr. Bonman left he declared he was contemplating a return later on with an eye to making a purchase of local orchard property. Clatskanie Wins Debate. CLATSKANIE, Or., March 2D. (Spe cial.) In the debate last night be tween. Clatskanie and Scappoose, Clats. ianfa ia nn twn to one. As Clatskanie had won over the Rainier team previously this carries tne cnampion ship of the county. Clatskanie had the cc: finvArnmfiTit ownershiD of railroads. Judges were Superintend ent ttaKer, Or Ot. neieua, ouyrniiiciiu- ent Collins, of Rainier, and Professor Hussong, of Astoria. T. M. C. A. OFFICIAL RESIGNS ' TO EXTER BUSINESS FIELD. C. W. Wendell. C. W. Wendell, for the past year an assistant educational sec retary of the Young Men's Chris tian Association, has resigned to become office manager of the Stephens-Smith Grain Conjpany, of Portland. Mr. Wendell has been in charge of the office work of the educa tional department and before his association with the Y. M. C A. was employed in Portland banks. He is 24 years of age. ! BJBssiif it -3 ; S Ill&illSlSllll I ftissssi" ':'' '' ''':"'-:' ':' ' ' 7:;:.-'":i T siTf i Tri ' ii iiTift'nf'afrr nvff.tffi miMTii-rimiifWrfmwanrr.fli'ii Copyright Hart Schaffner & Marx STATE MAY DROP SUIT ATTORNEY-GENERAL TO INVESTI GATE HARXEY COUNTY CASE. Pacific Livestock Company Contends It Is Innocent Purchaser of 26,000-Acre Tract. SALEM, Or.. March 20. (Special.) While the members of the State Land Hoard have decided that the suit filed by the state against tne t-aciric live stock Company to recover about 26,000 acres of land in Harney County should be dismissed, announcement was made today that formal action would not be taken until Attorney-General Brown had made an investigation of the litiga tion. The suit was started by ex-Attorney-General Crawford upon instruction of ex-Governor West. Circuit Judge Bfegs recently overruled a demurrer to the complaint, and unless dismissed the suit will be. tried soon upon its merits. Lawyers for the company several days ago asked that the suit be dis missed upon the ground that it was barred by the statute of limitation. They also contended that the company was an innocent purchaser, the land having been held by several concerns prior to the present ownership. It was charged that the land origin ally was obtained through the use of dummy entrymen. C. B. McConnell, of Burns, has filed on the water rights in the tract, and has aided the state in its legal fight. Asked by Mr. West, then Governor, at one of the meetings if he would relinquish his water claims if the state won the suit, Mr. McConnell said he would not. but that he would sell them for a low price. " MRS. LIZZIE HULSMAN DIES Wife of Cornelius Farmer Passes Away After Brief Illness. CORNELIUS, Or.. March 20.--(Spe- cial.) Mrs. Lizzie Hulsman, wife of Clem Hulsman, a farmer living three miles south of here, died at the family home Thursday after a brief illness. The deceased was past 65 years of age and was born in Germany, coming to Oregon when a young woman. She has resided at their Home on ivern nm since their marriage nearly 40 years ago. Besides her husband she leaves the following children: Annie. Mary, Jo seph, John and Frank and Mrs. Archie Duncalf. Whitman Co-Ed Debaters Picked. Wash., March 20. (Special.) Arguing ..... ..-n 1 1 . U Dt.il tne question, iveayiveu, inai. mo ipplnes should be granted independence not later than 1922," Martha Luginbuhl j -ci ...... cinbliiB will inrf:f3Tlt Hnu riicAiivi ....... i .. .. ... j Whitman at Pullman against the Wash ington State College co-ed debaters and Florence Lilliequist and Hazel Mil- ligan win compose tne vvuitmcm vu-cU For Grip, Influenza. Coughs, Sore Throaty The Federal, the State and the Municipal Laws are aimed to protect the people against . Narcotics and habit-forming drugs Most Cough and Cold mixtures de pend upon Narcotics for their sooth irj effects. Dr. Humphreys' "Seventy-seven" for Colds and Grip is the exception and only does good not harm. ' Pleasant to. take, handy to carry, fits the vest pocket. 25c and .00. at all druggists or mailed. Humphreys' Homeo. Medicine Co, 156 William Street. New York. TRUSSES should be fitted by an expert who un derstands the Technique. Anyon can sell a truss but it takes an expert to fit one. Laue-Cavls Drug Cow at id and Yamhill street are. iru expert Hart Schaffner & Marx Varsity Fifty Five in new plaids and checks You'll like the style; it's a good one for young men, and any other men; you'll like the fabrics Glen Ur quhart plaids, tartan plaids, shepherd checks; you'll like the way the clothes are made, the way they fit, the smart shape-keeping quality of the all-wool fabrics. You'll like the prices, too; at $25 special value; at any price you choose, the best value you ever saw. Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co. Northwest Cor. 3rd & Morrison I The Store of Quality and Service team which will meet the University of Washington debaters at Walla Walla on March 26 in the Women's Confer ence Triangular Debating League. FRENCH RULES ARE STRICT Special Credentials Now Required of Intending Visitors. WASHINGTON. March SO. Details of new French passport regulations which reauire foreigners entering France to . i , j ; . v. an..l.l frnHpntiftlS Is- DC proviutm " 1 1." ....... -. . sued by French Consuls were received at the State jjepanmeni Ambassador Sharp. They require these credentials to show the evidence on which the passport was issued, the city in France to be visited and purpose of the visit, and also a photograph of the bearer. Great care in issuing passports has been enjoined on Consuls to prevent them from reaching citizens of Ger many or Austria or naturalized citizens of those nations living in neutral coun tries. These regulations will not be vigorously enforced before April 1, as the requirements are not well known as yet- . .. ... j The State Department has invited American citizens who contemplate vis iting France to submit their applies tions for passports in duplicate, as it is desired to certify one copy under the seal of the department and return it with the passport to meet the new de mands of the French government. Colonel Hofer Makes Last Talk. OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL, Mon mouth. Or.. March 20. (Special.) Colo- Afternoon Musicals The popular afternoon musicals at Eilers Talking Machine Com pany are continuing to draw music lovers from all walks of life and are given for the purpose of stimulating a new interest in good music. , This coming week an attractive programme has been arranged of Folk Songs from many lands, sung by the well-known and famous artists. Miss Hortense Williams will present a character dance from the "Toy Shop" by four of her beautifully trained children. These novelty dances are attracting favorable comment by all who have had the good fortune to witness them, and are also giving the public a new idea for the use of the Talking Machine in the home. Anything that tends to promote natural child talent should be taken under serious consideration by parents. Following is a programme that will appeal to every man, woman and child: Concert Recital AT Eilers Recital Hall Folk Songs of Many Lands by Famous Artists, Assisted by Wilber W. Allen, Violin Character Dance by Four Dolls Olga Levit, French Doll; Maurine Watts, Dutch Doll; Mary Richards, Clown; Errold Phillips, Tin Soldier. PROGRAMME 1 National Aire of All Nations Victor Mixed Chorus 2. Old Folks a Home Amr,"n ' vVohn;0;, 4. The Harp That Once Thro" Tars s Halls (Irish) Moore 6. The Toy Shop. Four ' S. Y. Banks and Brae. ISlnearVa" B1"" 7. Let Joy Abide (KussianV. . .j..bc.... .Balalaika Accompaniment T7!1. UMlraptan TtftTIM . Wilber W.Allen. 9. I und Mel Bua (German). MUlocker . i Scnumann-Helnk. JO. Teresita Mia (Spanish) Emilo de 11. Maria Marl (Italian). Antonio 12.Selection on Player Piano de Luxe. - Violin Accompaniment by Wilber W. Allen. Every Weekday SiOO te 4iOO P. M. nel E. Hofer, of Salem, gave his last of a sertes of 10 lectures here in Uv. Normal this eenlng. At the close cf the lecture a resolution was adopted thanking Mr. Hofer for his Interest, kindness and enthusiasm. 5Ian Dies In Effort to Escape Train. JEFFERSON, Or., March SO. (Spe. oial.) A man, aged about 40 years, was found lying near the Bouthcrn Ta clflc Railroad bridge on the Linn County side of the river about t o'clock this morning. After explaining how he had been caught on the trestle by the early Overland and had crawled out on one of the cross pieces to avoid being struck only to fall oft. died soon after. Ho gave his name as Corbl. Mclroso Homo Is Ransacked. ROSEBURG. Or.. Mar. 20. (Special.) While Mr. and Mrs. John Hurley, of Melrose, were absent from their home last night their dwelling was ran sacked and considerable property or value taken. When Mr. and Mrs. Hurley returned they found the Interior of their house upset, nearly every article of furniture being disturbed. The beds were opened and the mattresses cut and ripped Oregon City Firemen Hold Dance. OREGON CITY. Or., March 20. (Spe cial.) Firemen from Oregon City. Mll waukle and Molalla gathered at Bush's Hall Wednesday night at the first an nual dance of the Oregon City depart ment. The money secured will be used to defray the expenses of the valley firemen's tournament to be here early In September. .Victor Herbert Dole - , BraJiens Gogorza. SuottU Second Floor, Eilers Buildinf. Broadway at Alder.