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12 THE MOEKINS OBEGOXIAN, MOlsDAY. JUNE 15, 1903. ALL BY SAME GANG Three Men Have Gone Into Holdup Business. THE DESCRIPTIONS ALL AGREE Recent Series of nihrray ItoVberics Almost All Executed or Three Men of Same Build, "but Cob- -vlncinc Evidence Lsclcing. XLecent Uold-Ups in Portland. Hay 21 Vancouver car; loss. $140 and valuable Jewelry. Hay 27 Sellwood car; Joss, $100 and valuable Jewelry. Juno 4 White Housa road; loss, $7& J cad valuable Jewelry. 1 June 8 Louis Bender: loss, $11. I June 10 Unknown couple: no loss. f June 11 W. P. Xilllis; no loss. t June 1 Four men on Hall street; I lou. $45. f Portland is having another epidemic of holdups. The men who are causing so much trouble to nightly ramblers this time seem to be working with a system, and have managed to land some big game. Most of the holdups Qf conse quence have been accomplished by a band of three men. and in each case they have netted a good amount for their trouble. In each case where three men have been concerned their description has been much the same. A tall, rather slender man with a commanding manner, has acted as leader of the party, and the others of less commanding appearance have executed his orders In a way which has kept them free from trouble thus far. The police have been diligently looking for this band, but have not managed to prove a case against any of them. They are clever and have managed tdTdisguIso themselves In so many different ways, as to change the clew upon which the detectives are work ing after each robbery. In the robbery Saturday night, when Emll Johnson, H. Peterson, and two friends were held up and robbed of about $45, a new clew was obtained. The men were of the same general description but had a different disguise from any mentioned before. The leader had a very long, dark beard which almost com pletely covered his face, end the other two had a disguise which was much the ' same. If the detectives can get a trace of the beards they think they will have ; a chance to find the men that own them. Thus far the highwaymen have managed to get money enough by their work to keep them going, and have not had to pawn any of the jewelry- This method of tracking them has not been available. Vancouver Car the First. The recent epidemic of holdups com menced with the robbery of a Vancouver car on May 2L. Three men boarded the car and at the muzzle of a gun forced the conductor, motorman and all of the passengers to give up their money and valuable jewelry. About $140 In money was obtained besides watches and other articles of value. This band, for there seems to be little doubt but that It Is the same, was en couraged at this success, for $140 Is a good amount for one holdup, and de cided to again try its luck in a street car. A Sellwood car was chosen as a likely mark and boarded May 27 near Midway. The description given of the highwaymen In this case was the same as in that of the Vancouver car, and their actions were much the same. This time the cash amounted to about $100, and again much valuable jewelry was ob tained. They seemed to think that once a week was enough to try the street-cars, and Jet them rest. The next venture was on the White House road, June 4, andwasone of the most daring in the history of Portland. Seven people were held up and .forced to stand in line while the high waymen took what they needed of their belongings. Seventy-five dollars in cash ;and valuable jewelry was obtained, but the robbers did not think men of such capital as themselves should be compelled -to walk home. Accordingly they let the "victims do the walking and Jumped Into the rigs the unfortunate ones had been driving in and hastened back to the city. Victims Not Positive. The victims of this holdup differ as to the exact number of highwaymen, but as nearly as the police can learn It was the same band of three. The leader was of the same description and the other men noticed corresponded to the two followers of the mysterious leader. In this Job the highwaymen were so dis guised as to give the impression that they -were soldiers. Three soldiers from Van couver were arrested, against whom the evidence seemed to be strong, but the police wore not able to prove the case Against them. The holdups immediately following were of a different nature. Louis Bender was 3ield up June S, a couple was held up in East Portland Juno 10. and W. P. Llllls, city sidewalk inspector, was held up Juno 11. In each of these cases one or two men did the work, and none of them sseemed to be planned ahead, for the vic tims did not loose anything of value. Saturday night the band of three ven tured forth, and again accomplished ta hold-up which netted good money. On Hall street between Third and Fourth Emll Johnson, 1L Peterson and two friends were met by highwaymen and or dered to hold up their hands. Johnson and Peterson were Immediately covered with guns, and the othor twoseelng that the highwaymen were directing tbelr attention toward their comrades, turned and fled. Thf two victims lost about $45 between vthem. All Wore "VVhlslcers Saturdny. Petcrn called at the police station yes terday uzul gave a good description of the men. The tall, slender leader was again described, and the other two mon were tshortt-r nnl carried out the orders given fby the RiUlor. . Peterson is sure that the xobbere .re falso whiskers. "Are you sv.-e it was not a black hand kerchief?" .iirkod Detective Simmons. T am sure '.hey had whiskers," was the answer. "I am not positive that they were false ones. They were very long, and covered their faces." "Would you know any of them If you eaw them again?" he was asked. "I am sure I would know the leader, lor I got a good look at him," he answered. The detectives, however, have not much confideneeWn the ability of the victims to .identify ' the men. They feel that other evidence must be obtained to convict them. In the robbery on the White House foad several of the victims were sure that they would be able to Identify the leader of the party, but when they were brought face to face with the large soldier from Vancouver they hesitated, and said that ho resembled the man very closely; but that they would not be willing to swear -that he was the same. Difllcnlt to Get Evidence. Although the detectives have run down every clew that they could obtain In the lilghway robbery cases, they have not yet managed to get any convincing evidence. "They are among the worst cases that we have to deal with," said Detective Sam Simmons yesterday. "We trace up a clew and. find men against whom the susplcldn Is. strong, but the evidence Is not conclusive. The victims are not able to identify the men positively, and it Is only a chance If they leave anything so uncovered as to give themselves away. "When a man is being Seld up be Is generally badly scared, and- does not take a good look at the people. "Victims of the same hold-up gire aa' entirely differ ent description of the robbers, and we are confused -when we start on the case." PRAISE FOR-JAPAN. Kobe Newspaper Gives Flattering Notice of Orejron Exhibit at Osaka. A letter was received yesterday from Henry E. Dosch) special commissioner from the Lewis and Clark Fair to the Osaka Exposition, Including a clipping from the Kobe Chronicle, one of the lead ing newspapers in Japan. Mr. Dosch states tht ho entertained the. editor of the Chronicle at tiffin recently, with the result that the next day's issue contained a very flattering description of Oregon's exhibit at the Japanese, fair. The article is In part as follows: "As previous articles under this heading have shown, America is represented in a number of ways at the exhibition, for various examples of the most modern American machinery and appliances, etc., are exhibited by individual agents. But only one of the states is ofllclally repre sented and that Is Oregon. The commis sioner from that state. Colonel Henry B Dosch, regrets that no other state is simllary represented, because, as he points out. the field In America is so immense that the Oregon State in its exhibit can only cover a comparatively small part of it. At all events the Oregon State may be said to have acquitted Itself very well at Osaka, and the section generally is one of which neither the state nor the country at large need be ashamed. It would no doubt have been a good thing for the trade of America could the United States Government have been represented, and Oregon's enterprise will doubtless meet with the result aimed at the expansion of trade (which is already very consid erable) between Oregon and Japan. There is, of course, direct steamship communi cation between Kobe and Portland, which minimizes freight rates; and, since the opening of the exhibition. Colonel Dosch has established a commercial agency In Japan for handling the goods Imported from Oregon. Some influential and wealthy Japanese gentlemen have become Inter ested In this agency so that large quanti ties of the products of Oregon will be handled and a good supply be always available In the country- A considerable increase In the trade Is therefore antici pated as a result of the exhibition. - "The Oregon section occupies a space In the Foreign Samples Building, to the extreme left as one enters by the main doorway. It Is exclusively a commercial section, and the exhibits, representing as they do 48 manufacturing establishments, are of such a nature that sound trade may be built up upon them. "One portion of the section is devoted to such articles as preserved fruits and butter, etc., of which Oregon can provide some of the very best. Colonel Dosch thinks the Japanese government should try the celebrated Oregon evaporated prunes In connection with the food for the army and navy. They contain cer tain properties which prevent scurvy, and this malady has been practically stamped out of the United States Army and Navy since the authorities have made Oregon prunes a regular part of the men's diet. "As will have been gathered, the Ore gon section embraces many branches of trade, and there is much to be seen In it which will Interest foreigners as well as Japanese, and the genial commissioner is always ready to give information concern ing the produce and industries from the land "where rolls the Oregon." FIGHT ON BOARD SHIP. BontxTrnln nnd Crevr of the Oakley Coune Police to Intervene. A free for all fight yesterday between the sailors on the British steamer Oakley, which Is anchored Just above the steel bridge, became so serious that it could not be managed by the ship's crew, and police assistance had to be called to stop the trouble. Curt Weldel, William John son and John Gelse, the principal con testants, were placed under arrest, and will be tried In the Municipal court to day. The sailors themselves do not seem to know exactly how the fight started, but according to their stories, a bitter feel ing has existed for some time. Weldel, who is the boatswain, is related to the captain and mate of the vessel, and the other sailors seem to think that he Is unduly favored on account of this re lationship. William Johnson, who was badly beaten and cut about the head, has had trouble with the boatswain several times and the fight seems to have com menced between them. "I am a peaceable man." said Johnson in telling of the fight. "I was not saying a word to any one when Weldel came up and struck me. I knew that I could whip and started to defend myself. I could not fight the whole family, and in a moment several had picked on me." His head was badly cut and his face and clothing were thoroughly covered with blood. . "I can whip him alone," said Weldel, "and no one else helped me upon this oc casion." Weldel was as badly. If not worse bruised than Johnson, and gave as excuse for his marks that several of Johnson's friends had taken a part In the fight. Gelse seems to be a -friend of Johnson's. ""I could not stand by and eee several of them beating one man," said he, "so of course I took a hand In it." Gelse had escaped without the loss of any . blood, but he was badly bruised and beaten. An effort was made to find who were the friends of Weldel who had helped him, but the stories differed to such an extent that the men could not bo located. A large crowd of people had heard the noise as they were passing and had assembled to see what the trouble was. From the disturbance that was being made aboard the vessel, they thought the whole crew was engaged In the fight. The captain made an attempt to stop the row and ordered the men forward, but they were so enraged that they would not obey his orders. Shortly after he telephoned to the station, the patrol wagon with three officers arrived on the scene and the disturbing sailors were taken to the city jail. AN INTERESTING PLACE. Visit the B. B. Rich Carlo Store. Up stairs, Sixth, and Washington St. A special invitation is extended to come up and see our curio store. To basket collectors especially we have all makes of Western Indians; also Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru souvenirs of all kinds to send to your Eastern friends. Entrance on Sixth street. HOT LAKE. Parties visiting Hot Lake should notify the management in advance to bo sure of securing rooms. The new $18,000 bath house is completed. Rates from $11.50 to J $15.00 per week, including baths. , Conservatory Recital at Pacific PACIFIC UNIVERSITY. Forest Grove, June 1L (Special.) The annual recital of the Conservator' of Music, which occurred last night, was one of the most excellent events of the kind ever-given here. Pupils of both the instrumental and vocal -departments participated. The delightful nymner in which the various numbers were rendered pleased the large audience, which .-" filled the auditorium and spoke well for the advancement made in the musical departments at tho institu tion this year. HIS PROPHECY TRUE Dr. Harris -Gontent With Hermanns-Majority. DISSENSION IN: CLACKAMAS Faction Fight tho Cause ot Demo cratic SncceiK There Dlfllcaltles in the "Way of Building; Hotels MllTraulde Gives a Hint. Dr. T. W. Harris, chairman ot the Re publican central committee for the First District, and manager of the late Con gressional campaign wlych, resulted In Hermann's election, was at the Imperial yesterday. "The late election," said Dr. Harris, "resulted pretty much according to the predictions made by tho Republican man agers, who only claimed that Hermann would receive a majority of about 2500 votes. He fell less than 200 short of this. Tho result in Clackamas County, while not publlclyprelcted by our managers for obvious reasdns, was, to a- great extent, anticipated and created little surprise. The majority obtained by the Democrats in this county was due to many causes, chief among which was the fight of fric tion existing between the Ryan Republi cans and those allied with BrownelC The leaders of each of these camps are re ported as being distrustful of the other, and we heard that each party feared that Hermann's election would be moreto tho advantage of the opposing camp than to themselves. Then, too, the personal ob jection tc Mr. Hermann was more marked in Clackamas than elsewhere." Regarding the report current in Oregon City that prior to the election very num erous letters were addressed to the cen tral committee by minor party workers in Clackamas, demanding various kinds of compensation for electioneering work, and containing scantily veiled threats that un less the demands were complied with no work would be done. Dr. Harris would say nothing. He did. however. Indicate that the" Republican leaders throughout the state were not pleased with the results in, Clackamas County and would apply their own remedies at a later date. For some time past A. B. Steinbach, who owns the Imperial Hotel building and also the 100 feet adjoining It on Seventh street, has been considering the erection of a large hotel. His plan as expressed was to build two addional stories on the present Imperial Hotel building, and then to build an eight-story building on the lots adjoining, which would give a total of about 500 rooms. The objection to such a large invest ment lies largely In the fact that the building could not be completed and ready for occupancy for a considerable time, and would thus be able to reap only a portion of the harvest which the 1S05 Fair will bring to Portland bonlfaces. Mr. Steinbach also la confronted by the fact that he now gets a very satisfactory In come from the wooden shacks which oc cupy the Seventh-street property, and that the revenue of the hotel would bo problematical. "The late Mr. Corbett." said Mr. Met echan. president of the Imperial Hotel Company, when asked about It yesterday, "once made a very true remark about the hotel business from the property-owner's standpoint. He was perhaps the largest owner of the Hotel Portland, and before his death was annroached bv ners6ns who wished him to build another hotel here. T have the money to build It said Mr. Corbet, "but the difficulty lies entirely In getting money to run the thing with.' " Mr. Metschan has no definite Ideas as to how the visitors to Portland's big- Fair will be housed and fed. "The trouble is," he said, "that a man who erects a new hotel here now cannot get It finished In time. He would have to pay tho highest prices for everything from ground to labor, and before he could really commence to get his money back the Fair would be over and the Inevitable reaction set fn. Henry Roe, of the Port land Street Railway Company, expressed the same Idea the other day. " 'Do you suppose.' he said, 'that the street-car companies could have afforded to subscribe as much money to the Fair as they did Just for the Increased traffic that the Summer of 1S05 will bring? Not at all. Where the street-car companies will make most of their moiicy Is In the Increased traffic before the Fair.' " "The observation car which the City & Suburban Company is running to all vantage points In tho city," said a local hotel clerk yesterday, "Is a great aid to the hotel people. Visitors from the East Invariably want to see tho mountains and the river. After they have seen their baggage safely deposited In their rooms they wash up and then-proceed to the ho tel office for information. They want to know what there Is to see and when and where to see it. "Before the observation car went on we had to send them on short individual trips about the city, from which they often returned disappointed and much dis gusted. Now we Just refer them to the time card of the new car, and we have heard no complaints. The only unfavor able criticism I have heard was made by an unpleasable gentleman from Connecti cut, who wished that the observation car had a searchlight which would enable him to see Mount Hood through the clouds on dark days." - t . "The merchants and manufacturers of Milwaukee." said J. R. Harden, of the Wisconsin city at the Portland Hotel yes terday, "have a scheme which should work well in Oregon. They have an as sociation which from time to time makes a tour through the territory which is commercially tributary to the big metrop olis. Their Itinerary is carefully laid out and stops are made at each town, long enough for the wholesalers to become per sonally acquainted with the local mer chants In their respective lines. "At the various cities along the route the association is generally met by the local boards of trade, chambers of com merce or similar bodies. Banquets are frequently arranged In advance for the visitors, and in the speeches, suggestions as to the best ways to overcome different obstacles to trade and so forth are made and replied to. The primary object of course is to meet and greet the trade In the various towns visited, and, as the ex cursions usually are limited to a week, the merchants prefer very little formal enter tainment, although they gladly place themselves in the hands of the local peo ple for any programme selected. "It seems to me," concluded Mr. Hay den, "that in Southern Oregon, where the influence of San Francisco predominates, such excursions conducted by Portland roanufacturrs would be of great benefiti and also in Eastern Washington, whose trade with Seattle and Tacoma Is grow ing very rapidly. The Milwaukee mer chants travel In a special train with din ing car attached." Senator Mitchell. Senator Fulton and Representatives Williamson and Hermann, comprising Oregon's Congressional dele gation, departed from Portland yester day. The delegation was expected to ap portion plums from the Federal orchard among the faithful at its session, but little was done except to receive a host of applications for every position, about whose Incumbent the -delegation will have anything to say. Another meeting win be held during the week, and It is reported that Wednesday has' been provisionally decided upon as the exact date. WARMED BY JFTRE WATER Indian Camp at Savier. Street Scene of Wild Orgle. Too much fire watel- caused a commo tion yesterday afternoon in the Indian camp In the grove, at; Twenty-sixth and Savier streets. Believing that she had found a thieving person who had stolen 20. baskets from her tent two days ago, Skookum Mary, one of the-beautles of the SUetz reservation, (seized a club and threatened to murder the boy whom she suspected. Five Indian tents are pitched In a grove near Savier street, which has been used by the same Indians for many years. They .come from the Slletz reservation and every year journey to Portland to dispose of tho baskets and'-nicknacks which the squaws have made during the Winter. Contrary to tho statutes of Uncle Sam and the State of Oregon, they have been ablo to get all the whisky they wanted since they arrived. A half-breed who lives In the city Is suspected of being the go between, 'and the deputy marshals may make It hot for him when bis guilt is established. Three of the copper-hued visitors Im bibed a little too much North End fire water yesterday and proceeded to make things hum. A crowd of curious people has surrounded tho tents since the In dians came and tho rumor -that three of them wero drunk drew many more to the grove. 0 Skookum Mary,- a wrinkle-faced squaw of many Summers, Ketchum John and Slletz Pete were the principal victims of the fire water. Skookum Mary, seated upon tho ground, was -enjoying her drunk to the fullest extent. A dozen young In truders from the neighborhood stood round and stared at the squaw with all their mlp-hf "Why you look, at me all the time? Go I way. commanded the chleftalness. " 'Causo you're so pretty, Mary," laughed one Impudent youngster. "That's the kid that stole your baskets," he added, pointing to one of his com panions. Then Mary, the venerable queen of the Slletr reservation, thought she saw a chance of revenge for the loss of her baskets. "Me fix you mighty quick," she cried, and staggering to her feet, she seized a knotty club and went for the suspect. He was taken quite unawares, but paused not for explanations and ran for a record. Mao did not pursue him far. and he boy who had made all the disturbance finally admitted that he had lied. But the boys thought an Indian squaw, mad and drunk, was a capital thing to look at, so they remained, despite Mary's threats. One of the more peaceable members of tho tribe found a policeman a few blocks away and tho boys were told not to molest the Indians. RECENT ACCESSIONS. List of XcfwBooks Received at Port land Public Library. Following are the recent accessions at the Portland Library: RELIGION. Hapgood, Hutchln Spirit of the Ghetto 23SH252 SOCIOLOGY, INCLUDING EDUCATION. Ferguson. Charles Religion of De mocracy 335.5F332 FIndley, J. J. Principles of Class Teaching 371F434 'Historical law tracts 340H6T3 Hughes. R. E Making of Citizens 379HSM Jones- Sir William Essay on the Law of Bailments 347.4 LANGUAGE. Meadows. F. C New Italian and English Dictionary R453.2M4S2 SCIENCE. Addyman, F. T. Practical X-Ray Work 537A327 Dickson, F. S. And the Wilderness Blossomed 590.4D554 M'Lennan, J. F. Studies in Ancient History. 2d ser. 572M1&1 USEFUL AND FINE ARTS. Chapln, H. D. Theory and Practice of Infant Feeding 613.2C463 Crcse. F. A Practical Pointers for Patentees 60RC919 Day, L. F. & Buckle. Mary Art in Needlework .'. 746D274 Gay. G. E. Business Bookkeeping C57G2S5 Graves, H. S. Woodsman's Hand- DOOK R634.9G776 Hogan. Mrs. L. E. (S.) Children's Diet In Home and School 631.2H7H Johnson. W. G. Fumigation Methods; treatise for farmers, fruitgrowers. nurserymen, etc 632J71 Moore, J. H. and Miner. G. W. Ac counting and Business Practice 657MS22 LITERATURE. 'Aristophanes (The) Clouds Gr.8S2A717 BIgelow. Jacob (ed.) Eoloposis; American Rejected Addresses '5186592 Holbrook, R. T. Dante and the Animal Kingdom S51D192H "Lucretius, Cams. "Titus Do Rerum Natura 'STl-lL Ward. H. S. and Mrs. C. W. Shaks peare's Town and Times. ...RS22.33BWa Xenopbon Narrative of the Expedi tion of Cyrus the Tounger and of the Retreat of the Ten Thousand GrSSS.3X5n Teats, W. B. Shadowy Waters.. ..S2LSY41 Gifts. MYSTERIOUS SHOT FIRED Affair Described by Witness, but Trace of Assailant and Victim Lost. A mysterious shooting affair caused some excitement in North Portland yes terday. The detectives spent most of the day trying to run down the mystery, but they have not been able to find who were the principals. That one was shot there can be no mis take, for a track of-blood was traced from Eleventh and Burnslde, where the shoot ing took place, to a saloon at Tenth and Couch, where the trail was lost. People In the saloon who saw them say that they do not think the Injuries could have been serious, for the men did not aeem to be In a bad condition. The only eye-witness to the shooting was a girl who works at a house on Eleventh xand Burnslde streets. She saw two men walking up Burnslde street. One according to her testimony, seem to be about 50 years old. The other was of younger appearance. As they came to Eleventh street, she heard a gun dis charged and, looking out of the window, eaw the younger man slip something un der his coat hurriedly. They then turned the corner and hurried down Couch street. Word was telephoned to the police station and Detective Sam Simmons went to the scene. He found a track of blood leading from Eleventh street to Tenth. At this point the track turned Into a saloon. Upon making Inquiries, he found that two men had stopped there and asked for a rag to tie up the wound. After they left the saloon no blood could be seen, and ho was unable to track them. Columbia Overflow Will Also Benefit. ST. HELENS. Or., June 14. (Specjal.) The water in the Columbia Is still rising, and the dairymen on Sauvle's Island aro moving their herds on high ground on the mainland, wherever they can secure pasturage. If the high water continues. It will cause a big falling off In the cream shipments to Portland. The hay crop on the low lands will be ruined, but the over flow, even If It continues, will be .of ma terial benefit to lowland pasturage. Several farmers In the vicinity of War ren are cutting their hay two or three weeks earlier than usual to get it out of the way of the advancing waters. The shipping docks here are all under water, and tho boats land at a point on the high bluff, or at the Oregon Wood Company's dock. QUENCHES THIRST. Horsferd's Acid. Phosphate It makes a refreshing, cooling beverage and strengthening Tonic superior to lemonade. PREPARATION FOR. VACATION TIME MEIER. We have provided liberally this week for those anticipating a trip to coast, mountains or elsewhere In almost every section of this "Big Store" is to be found seasonable and reliable merchandise at: the very lowest prices not old shelf-worn articles that require fictitious titles etc., to insure their selling, but here at Meier &. Frank's, the usual clean and up-to-date stock that always appeals to the prudent and economical buyers as the best that is to be had ad always at the lowest prices. Quality combined with price is what counts. . HERE IS RELIABLE NEWS TAKEN FROM OUR SUNDAY'S ADVERTISEMENT For Details See Our Ad in Sunday's Oregonian Many Splendid Specials in Our Grocery Radical Reductions in Tailor-Made Suits BOOKS FOR SUMMER READING, In the Greatest Assortments, 10c to 50c Each. Some Excellent Values in Wash Goods The Blanket Department Should Not Be Overlooked Many Good Values in Trunks at Special Prices EXPRESS SHIPMENT OF GENUINE PANAMA HATS, All Shapes $5., $6., $7.50 and $10.00 RELIABLE BARGAINS IN Outing Gloves, Bags, Bathing Suit Materials, Hand kerchiefs, Ladies9 Flannel Nightgowns, Child ren's Underwear, Ladies' Underwear, Men's and Boys9 THEY LIVE LIKE DUKES GERMAN VIEW OP TEN-ACRE STRAWBERRY FARMERS. Vlflltlngr Agriculturists Astonished at Comfort of Homes at Hood Riv erCamera Fiend Rebuked. There were several Incidents 'connected with the recent afternoon visit of the party of German agriculturists to the strawberry fields of Hood River, which' they will remember for some time. The visitors were met there by E. L. Smith, of Hood River, and made perfect ly at home when they landed there. Teams were provided, and they were driv en all through the Valley and jriven an opportunity to examine many fields of I berries. They were surprised to find the land divided Into so many small tracts, and ex pressed wonder that a man could support a family off such a small farm. Finally the leader asked to be shown through the house of a cultivator of ten acres, saying he wished to see how a ten-acre farmer lived In this country. He was shown through the dwelling of a ten-acre man and found it comfortably, even elegantly, furnished, carpets on the floors, pictures on the walls, a good piano, a well-filled book case, plenty of papers and periodicals scattered around, and the kitchen and pantries well equipped and stored. He expressed his satisfaction and surprise, but remarked: "That must be an exceptional case; I would like to ex amine the dwelling of another ten-acre farmer." He was taken to another, and found It just about the same piano, carpets, com fortable furniture and equipments throughout. When he was through, he thanked everybody and said: "Well, I am astonished. In my country the man who farms only ten acres has a dirt floor In his house, and other things In proportion; but these houses I have ex amined aro fit for the residence of dukes." One thing which attracted the attention of the visitors was the number of Indians and squaws employed In picking berries. They had not come In contact with the aboriginal Americans before, and were never tired of looking at them. Finally one of the party noticed a beautiful "In dian Princess" among the lot. Being an enthusiastic amateur photographer, he de termined to have a picture of this mod ern Pocahontas to take back to Germany. He slyly adjusted his camera as near the lovely maiden as possible and waited for her to straighten up, so that he might get a snap shot at her countenance. The maiden had noticed his actions out of the corner of her eye, and, as all In dians object to being photographed, she did not countenance them nor him, and when she rose to an erect position, she had a large stone in her hand, with which she took a snapshot at the camera and Just knocked smithereens out of It. The offender took his punishment good naturedly, remarking that he ought not to have taken such a liberty with the lady. In conclusion, the visitors were feasted on strawberries and fried chicken to their entire capacity, and departed delighted with Hood River Valley and the Inhab itants. One of their countrymen In the Valley paid no attention to them, saying they did not associate with him at home, and that he was now an American, 'and did not want to associate with them. Favors Annexation to Portland. Ih Mount Tabor School District, No. S, . : I Meier & Frank Company Meier & Frank Company Meier & Frank Company j FRANK COMPANY THE CROCKERY DEPARTMENT Clothing, Ribbons, Umbrellas, Ladies9 WOODMEN OF THE WORLD COLO SSAL A IN D STREET FA! LARGER THAN ALL OTHER CARNIVALS NOW ON THE COAST IF THEY WERE ALL JOINED INTO ONE. COVERS FOUR ACRES OF GROUND, CARRIES 350 PEOPLE, 23 CARLOADS OF SCENERY AND ANINALS. r r r r ; REMEMBER DATE, JULY 14 to 28 EXCURSION OIN ALL RAILROADS. John Gabble will retire from the board at the election today. No candidate for the place has appeared, and he will probably be re-elected. This Is the largest district in the county outside of- Portland. In. the two buildings 13 teachers are employed. Professor J. O. Hall Is principal of the main building, and superintendent of the schools of the district. The board re funded 52000 of the district's bonds thl3 year at 4 per cent, and JiOOO in bonds, bearing V& per cent, fall due next April. I S. Normandln, member of the board, now strongly favors annexation to Port land, though a few years ago he was very much opposed to it. He now thinks the time has come .when it would be a good thing, on account of the . schools, water supply and sewerage. The schools could not be Improved, he said, but there must soon be provision for seweraga for the buildings. DEATH OF A PIONEER. An Old Mining- Man Oregon. of Sontaern Ashland Tribune. James Sterling, pioneer of Jackson" County, and probably the best, known prospector and miner of the type of the 4J days In Southern Oregon and Northern California, died at Treka on Friday aged 76 years. He was aV brother of Mrs. Allen Lee of Treka. A great many old residents and miners will feel a keen re gret to read of 'the death of Jim Sterling. A marble slab will mark his 'final resting place In Treka, once a bo--nanza gold mining campr where men of his class had been a good part of the population, but his ambition as a prospec tor and miner and his activities as a hunter and explorer have coverted the grand and Imperishable mountains and the everlasting streams of Southern Ore gon into monuments that will bear his name for the generations yet unborn who are to learn the geography of this Inter esting, region. On the pther side of Ash land Butte, Just on the line between Ore gon .and California -Is the monarch of the SIsklyous. Mount Sterling, who lifts his head a few hundred feet above his lofty PICTURE FRAMING DONE. To Your Order in the Best Work manship Obtainable. IN THE BASEMENT A Splendid Line of Kitchen Necessi ties at Reduced Prices. Wrappers, Waists. CARNIVAL companions. Sterling was- the pioneer prospector on this mountain and In sur rounding country, where he discovered several valuable properties. He showed us many times a $15 nugget he found in the Hungry Creek country which he said cost him $600, meaning that he had spent that much In the effort to trace its source. Tears aarlier. he had done much pros pecting in Jackson County. He discovered tho placers of Sterling Creek. These dig gings were very rich and above the creek gravels there Is tho Sterling mine of An keny and Cook yet In operation, one of the largest and most lucrative placer mine properties In the Pacific west. When Sterling found the rich gravels on this famous creek, he went to Jack sonville, became convivial with the boys and disclosed to them his find. It started a stampede for the creek. Sterling took his own time about returning arid when he went back next day, he found a great crowd of men. The whole creek was lo cated and he was unable to locate a single claim for himself. He prospected tho Steamboat country on the upper Big Ap plegate and located claims there which later became well known. He had the usual variations of fortuno of the prospector, but was never without money. He was strictly honest and a man of generosity and kindness of heart. Ha loaned money In considerable sums, which in a few well-known instances were never repaid. He was the victim of Im position In this way in Ashland and else where. For several years he made his home about Henley, California, and was widely known among the pioneer settlers. He had traversed the mountain region of Jackson County more extensively than any other man covering a period of fifty years and he will be longest remembered of tho early gold seekers in Southern Oregon. No Need ot It. There is no need of any one Buffering from rheumatic pains. Read what Mrs. Anna Hagelgans, of Tuckahoe, N. J., has to say regarding it: "I have derived great benefit from the use of Chamber lain's Pain Balm for rheumatism and lum bago. My husband used It for a sprained back and was also quickly relieved. 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