THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1905.
KNEE LONG BROKEN
lane Could Not -Deceive Dr.
Rockey;
PORTLAND SAVED A LARGE SUM
Ffcyxlclan Aids Astoria, in Attempt to
Mulct' That City on the Came
Tried in His Home Torrn
Seattle Paid Good Sum.
ASTORIA, Wash., July 17. (Special.)
It has developed froni the testimony given
In the Smith perjury case that John
Lane, the professional victim of the de
fective sidewalks, and Josiah Smith, his
business' manager, planned to mulct the
City of Portland out of a big sum of
money at the time they began their oper
ations In the Northwest. The Portland
scheme failed because Dr. A. B. Rockey,
who was called by the two to attend
Lane, recognized the broken knee-cap as
aa old fracture. The two became fright
ened at the discovery, and Smith took his
"victim" and fled from Portland about
daylight the next morning, deserting a
room for which rent had been paid a
week In advance.
The Portland episode Is three years old,
and It Is likely that the case with which
the fraud was detected deterred them
from trying their personal damage bunco
In Northwestern cities for a while. But
a comparatively short time later Seattle
fell a victim, and only a few weeks ago
the courts gave the two a Judgment for
52500 against the City of Astoria. To All
In the gaps. Smith and Lane buncoed a
San Francisco woman, and they may
have operated elsewhere. That broken
knee-cap owned by Lane opened the doors
to affluence for the two schemers easier
than diligence in following a chosen pur
suit could have performed the task.
Aside from the fact that Portland es
caped a suit for damages by Dr. Rockey's
prompt discovery of the deceplton. Smith
and Lane will probably mark the Oregon
metropolis off their visiting list for an
other reason. Dr. Rockey recognized the
two men in a telegraphic dispatch from
Astoria to The Oregonian telling of the
result of their suit against Astoria for
damages. He promptly notified the City
Attorney, and along about the same time
Seattle officials recalled their own experi
ence and notified Astoria. Before the
Judgment Was paid the city officials here
believed they were being swindled, and
the two men were brought north to an
swer for perjury.
In his story to the jury yesterday Dr.
Rockey told of the Portland-experience of
Smith and Lane. He was summoned to
Nau's drug store by a telephone message,
and taken by a greatly excited man to a
room at the Tesldence of Mrs. Caswell, on
Salmon street, near Sixth, where .Lane
lay groaning on the bed. Between his
groans Lane told of a mishap which oc
curred in front of the City Hall, where
the sidewalk was being torn up. Lane
claimed he had fallen through and broken
his knee-cap, Smith substantiating the
Btory. As Dr. Rockey lifted the bed
clothes to examine the fractured limb,
Lane screamed for a more merciful hand
ling of his damaged knee. Dr. Rockey
felt of the fracture and then turned to
Lane with the demand:
"When did you break this?".
Lane and Smith protested the damage
had been done that evening, but Dr.
Rockey laughed away the claim. Neither
would confess, and Anally Dr. Rockey de
dared the two were lying about the Inci-;
dent and left the houBD. The ' following '
morning he returned to learn more of the
case, but the. two men had fled, leaving
Mrs. Caswell In possession of the price of
a week's room rent.
It was some time after this Incident that
Smith and -his professional victim ap
peared in Seattle, where Lane called him
self John E. B. Myers. He succeeded In
making the City Council of Seattle be
lieve he was a badly mistreated man be
cause of a defective sidewalk, and the
Council gladly compromised a $5000 claim
tor $2000. Thereupon Business Manager
Smith took his patient to Astoria and re
peated the performance, with the result
that, after a suit for damages had been
tried, he was in possession of a Judgment
for $2500. It was the fact that the Judg
ment had not been satisfied, and the ad
dress of the schemers was left with local
officials so the money could be forwarded,
that made it easy for Sheriff Linvllle to
locate them when criminal proceedings
were instituted.
During the course of yesterday's trial
the testimony of Mrs. Mary Hlnton, of
San Francisco, shed a new light on the
resourcefulness of the man with the brok
en knee-cap. It appears Mrs. Hinton was
erecting a row of flats and had left a gap
of eight Inches between the walk and
building. Lane, known then as Anderson,
showed hlB fractured knee and won $300
for his performance. The money was sent
to Business Manager Josiah Smith, of
Walnut Creek, Cal.
Mrs. Caswell supported Dr. Rockey's
Eton, and A. M. Harmon, claim agent of
the City of Seattle, told of the two's
Puget Sound deal. Two California ac
quaintances asserted the fracture was of
several years' standing.
TESTIMONY IN SMITH TRIAL.
Alleged Victims Make a Strohj? Case
Agralnst Prisoner.
ASTORIA, Or., July 17. (Special.) The
taking of testimony In the trial of Josiah
8. Smith, on the charge of perjury, "was
completed late this afternoon and a
strong chain of evidence was produced.
Mrs. Mary Hinton, of San Francisco,
testified that In April, 1S99, she was build
ing some fiats on her property in that city.
Owing to an error In the survey a space
of eight Inches was left temporarily be
tween the sidewalk and the building, and
by stepping Into this hole, Bock, or Lane,
who then called himself Anderson,
claimed to have broken his kneecap. She
told of two men, whom Bhe Identified as
Smith and Lane, coming to see her about
the claim for damages, how Lane cried
when exhibiting his injured limb, saying
that ho -would be crippled for life. She
offered him $250, but not having the money
at the time., she finally compromised by
giving her note for $300, which has since
been paid, the greater portion of the
money being given to Smith.
Dr. Rockey, of Portland, said that In
August, 1900. he was summoned by the
defendant. Smith, to visit a man whom
he recognized as Lane, and who had a
broken kneecap, having been Injured, It
was claimed, in front of the City Hall In
that city. After examining the limb he
pronounced the break an old one and
told Lane he should go to a hospital and
have the tones wired. Lane then ad
mitted that he was hurt about three years
before that time. Later the doctor
went to see Lane again, but he
had gone, although on his first visit the
patient was groaning and apparently suf
fering great pain. He said that when he
examined the break the flesh was Irri
tated, as though it had been rubbed with
a coarse toweL
A. M. Harman. of Seattle, identified
Lane as the man who, under the name
of John E. B. Myers, in August, 1JKK), filed
a claim against the City of Seattle for in
juries to his leg, alleged to have been
sustained there. He also Identified
Smith as being with Lane at the time. He
met them in the office of John B. Hart
and 3?. D. Hughes, who were their at
torneys, and was positive they were the
same men.
C L. Perkins, of Contra Costa County,
California, and Deputy Sheriff Thompson,
of the same county, testified to knowing
both Lane and . Smith for years, and dur- 1
ing all that time Lane had been lame. !
TVimt olan cn M tViA tven Tnrn tinrt Vwn 1
intimately acquainted.
Sheriff Linvllle was called to introduce
a letter which he had taken from the de
fendant since he has been In JaiL Ob
jection was made by the defense to the
presentation of the letter, but the ob
jection was overruled. The missive con
sists of two pages, but only the first one
and the Initials signed to it were intro
duced. It was written on a letterhead of
the Sheriff of Alameda County, Cali
fornia, was dated Astoria, June 12, but
was not addressed. ' It reads as follows:
I think you had better get out of the way.
as these people are apt to look for you. I do
not want you here, aji It would bo dangerous
to both ot u, as the people are as&inst us
here. I suppose Lewis is trying to find out
where you are. I understand that they have
Delbert's name In the. extradition papers. They
would recognize you, very likely; U so. It
would make a h 1 of a mttt. J. S. S.
The attorneys for the defense made a
hard fight for their client by opposing the
introduction of a great portion of the
testimony, but In the majority of in
stances their objections were overruled.
During one warm discussion as to certain
evidence the court said:
"If there was ever a time on earth
when the truth was needed to be brought
to light it is now. Proceed With the wit
ness." The afternoon session was devoted to
the introduction of testimony by the de
fense. Dr. A. A. Finch testified that In
STATE WILL PAY $300 REWARD FOR ARREST AND
CONVICTION OF HIGHWAYMEN.
Governor Chamberlain Issues Proclamation Pursuant to the
Power Vested in Him by the Oregon Statutes.
SALEM, Or., July 17. (Special.) Because of the recent robbery
of the passengers on a street-car In Portland by a gang of six des
peradoes. Governor Chamberlain today Issued the following procla
mation offering a standing reward for the arrest and conviction of
any person who has committed or shall commit a similar crime:
PROCLAMATION.
Pursuant to the power vested In me by section 2385. of Bellinger and Cotton's
Annotated Codes and Statutes of Oregon, I, Georse E. Chamberlain, as Governor
of the State of Oregon, hereby offer a standing reward of $30O for the arrest
and conviction of each and every person engaged In the robbing or attempting to
rob any person upon or having In charge, in whole or in part, any stagecoach,
wagon, railroad train, or other conveyance engaged n carrying passengers, or
any private conveyance within this state. No reward will be paid, however,
except after conviction.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto eet my hand and caused to be afllxed
the great seal of the State of Oregon this 17th day of July, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred and three.
.GEORGE E. CHAMBERLAIN, Governor.
By the Governor: T. J. DUNBAR, Secretary of State.
August, 1900, he was summoned to ex
amine Bock's Injured leg. He found the
limb badly swollen and the man appar
ently In great agony. On cross-examination
he said from the examination he
made he could not tell whether the in
Jury was a recent one or not.
Delbert Smith, a son, and W. C. Smith,
a brother of the defendant, testified re
garding the good character of the ac
cused and also as to where he and Lane
had been during the past two years In
contradiction ot the tesUmony of other
witnesses. Several depositions regarding
the good reputation of the defendant In
Contra Costa County were also Intro
duced. Josiah S. Smith, the defendant, on be
ing called to the witness-stand, retold the
story of his coming to Astoria with Bock
In 1900 and how the latter was injured
here. He explained the securing of the
money from Mrs. Hinton. of San Fran
cisco, by stating that In 1S98 Bock owed
him 5180 for livestock. Bock said a
woman in San Francisco owed him money
and as soon as It was paid he (Bock)
would pay for the livestock. Both went
to see Mrs, Hinton. The defendant did not
know how much she paid Bock at the
time, but he took the note and collected It
In settlement of the amount Bock, owed
him. He did not recognize Harman, the
Seattle witness; said he never saw him
until yesterday; had never been in Se
attle, and had never met John B. Hart or
P. D. Hughes, the Seattle attorneys with
whom he and Lane were accused of fix
ing up a claim against the City of Se
attle. On cross-examination he denied having
written a letter which was taken from
him by the Sheriff since he has been in
Jail and said he did not know what was
in it. The letter, which was introduced,
was addressed to Join B. Hart, of Seattle.
It was signed by John B. B. Myers, alias
John L. Bock, and cautioned the attorney
to be careful about the date of the Injury
In Seattle, as the date of Bock's Injury
In Seattle and the one In Astoria were too
near together and the authorities were
liable to connect the two. Smith said the
letter was thrown Into his side ot the
jail corridor, and he didn't know who
threw it there.
Attorney Donovan made the opening ar
gument for the defense before the Jury
this evening, and court then adjourned
until tomorrow morning, when the argu
ments will be concluded and the case
given to the jury. The trial of John Lane
on a similar charge of perjury will be
commenced immediately afterwards.
Cordarrc Plant for Senttle.
SEATTLE. Wash., July 17. The Port
land Cordage Company, of Portland, has
Just closed a deal whereby It purchased
17 acres of fine tide lands In this city on
which It is to build a cordage plant much
the same as the one In Portland. The
plant will be hastened to completion and
when done will employ on the start 100
men. finally Increasing the number to 300.
S. M. Mears, formerly president of the
Portland Chamber of Commerce, and one
of Oregon's leading business men, is pres
ident of the company.. Mr. Mears made
all arrangements for the coming here of
the desirable industry.
White Horse Miners Stampede.
SEATTLE, Wash.. July 17. A special
from Dawson says that 150 men left there
by steamer today on a big stampede to
the new" gold fields 100 miles west of White
Horse. Governor Congdon has sent
Mining Recorder Burwash to the seat of
the new And and the latter will record
claims on the spot. Mounted policemen
have also been sent to the new fields.
White Horse Is said to be almost as
serted In consequence of the stampede.
Carpenters Raise Their Wages.
ELM A,- Wash.. July 17. (Special.) The
presence of a very large number of car
penters in the town, owing to the large
amount of building going on, has led to
the organization of a carpenters' and Join
ers' union, which has sent out printed no
Uces that hereafter wages will be JS per
day of nine hours. The order will bo
easily enforced, as there Is a great de
mand for such laborers.
First Catch, of Sonnd Sockeyes.
SEATTLE. July 17.-The first catch of
eockeye salmon of the season reached this
port today. It consisted of 9000 fish taken
on the San Juan Island banks. The run Is
later -this year than last, but gives prom
ise of being as large as any in the his
tory of salmon-flshlng on Puget Sound.
Rural Delivery Delayed at Cfcenalls.
CHEHALIS. Wash., July 17. (Special.)
The proposed rural free delivery out of
Chehalls has been delayed 30 days, owing
to the resignation of the carrier, and the
fact that his substitute. failed to serve
The time for beginning the service has
been fixed now as August 15.
SBnnysIdc Church Extenslo'a.
SUNNYSIDE, Wash., July 17. (Spe
cial.) At a meeting of the Sunnyside
Church Federation yesterday the Treas
urer reported funds on hand sufficient for
a 40x3S-foot church extension. The trus
tees were instructed to commence work
at once.
HEART SUDDENLY STOPS
CAUSE OF TRAGIC DEATH OF CHIEF
P. M. ARTHUR.
Famous Head ot Earfaeers' Brother,
hood, Wbe Amassed a Fortune
by Careful Investment.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, July 17. Heart
failure, due to over-emotion, was the
cause assigned by the- physicians for the
death of Chief P. M. Arthur, ot the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
late last night. '
"Out of the fullness of the heart the
mouth speaks," were the opening words
of the last speech that Chief Arthur will
ever deliver. The speaker then paused
slightly, seemingly in an effort to control
his feelings. The chairman bad Just pre
sented him a beautiful floral gift. As the
venerable leader began the sentence. "I
want to say a few things, as It may be
my parting words to many of you," his
voice lowered slightly, but without losing
its clearness, he continued:
"We are here tonight; no one can tell
when "
At this point, five minutes after mid
night, the speaker felL Ladles present
were the first to utter a sign of alarm.
In an Instant many hands were raised to
give assistance to support him. Dr. Mac
Arthur examined the patient and pro
nounced him dead.
The funeral will take place at 1 P. M.
today from the undertaking rooms. The
body will be taken to Cleveland for In
terment. For 29 years Peter M. Arthur had been
grand chief of the Brotherhood of Loco
moUve Engineers, and In that time had
not onlv .seen that noble organization of
railway employes Increase nearly tenfold
in membership and an hundredfold in
power and influence, but had also man
aged his own personal affairs so shrewdly
that he had amassed a fortune and could
have retired from his service of the order
and lived In elegance the remainder of
i his days.
When Mr. Arthur was elected In 1874, it
1 was a promotion from the footboard. For
years he had been a locomotive engineer.
running on the New York Central, and
having his homo In Utica, N. Y. He
went to Cleveland Immediately upon bis
election, with scant savings indeed, and
made a humble home on the West Side.
In a short time he moved to the East
Side, taking- an unpretentious house on a
modest street,, and, with innate Scotch
thrift, beginning to lay by more and more
for a rainy day from his salary ot $30W a
year.
His skill in piloting the order through
difficulties was masterly, and he won and
and held the confidence of the thousands
of honest, capable men who came into
the organization. At the end of each
three-year period he was a candidate for
re-election, and rarely has there been a
word of objection raised to him. It is a
unique and remarkable record, with hard
ly a parallel in the history of labor or
ganizations in this country.
Under his leadership the order has
grown to a total of 30.000 members, with
4S5 subdivisions, covering every railroad
In the United States and Canada. Ill
feeling has been rare, and Chief Arthur's
principle of the arbitration of differences
has not only been applied with success
in the settlement of difficulties between
the Brotherhood and railway managers,
but In a notable way within the order
itself. Along with the order has grown
a flourishing mutual Insurance society
with a present membership of 13,000, of
which Mr. Arthur is president, and the
monthly organ of the order, the Journal
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin
eers, has been steadily Increased in size
and excellence, until It Is now a fine
octavo of about 100 pages.
In all this thrift Chief Peter M. Arthur
has been a leading factor, and to it his
clear judgment and moderate counsels
have contributed much. The same saga
city which has been- manifested In direct
ing the affairs of the order has enabled
him to accumulate a fortune. When he
settled in Cleveland his total savings were
little more than $0000. Today good local
Judges estimate his wealth at $300,000. He
bought a small block of unimproved real
estate on Wilson avenue, one of the finest
residence streets in the city, and made
considerable money by building and sell
ing several houses. It was approximately
at this time that his salary was increased
to $5000 a year.
During the next few years members of
other labor organizations came to think
very hard of Chief Arthur for his opposi
tion to the strikes and boycotts that were
then so prevalent, and his unswerving
adherence tp the principle of arbitration.
Particularly was this the case at the
time of the great Southwestern strike on
the Gould railroads In the early Summer
of 1886. when Chief Arthur's counsels kept
the Brotherhood from joining the strike,
and was thereby very Instrumental in
eventually causing its failure. The
Knights of Labor did not hesitate to hint
ugly things concerning the sources of
Chief Arthur's prosperity, but his own
order was not: influenced by the talk and
the confidence of those who knew him
best was unshaken.
Mr. Arthur disposed of his Wilson-avenue
property and purchased an elegant
home on Euclid avenue, which is valued
at $25,000. His daughter and two sons
have married well, the younger son being
wedded to the daughter of a prominent
lumber dealer. He has set both boys up
in business, and they move In the best
society In the city. V
Mr. Arthur has been a prominent mem
ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
and has frequently Identified himself with
church work. Formerly he held his mem
bership In the modest little Central
Church, at the corner of Wilson and
Prospect, but, with growing prosperity,
he and his family found it more agree
ablo to go to the larger and wealthier
First Church. He was always a man of
frugal habits and shrewd business capa
city, and is often mentioned as' an In
stance of what thrift and good manage
ment can do for a man at the head of a
large and prosperous labor organlzaUon.
Without doubt, he was the only labor
leader In the world who was. able to accu
mulate a great fortune in less than 20
years without losing the confidence of his
order and being forced to give up his
position.
Ills Assistant Seriously II L
CLEVELAND, 6., JJuIy 17. Assistant
CLEARANCE SALE
THE DIFFERENCE between OUR CLEARANCE SALE and that of many stores about town is that the
LOW PRICES quoted by us continue during the ENTIRE MONTH. Not one day or one hour, but ALL
DAY AND EVERY DAY. These are MONEY-SAVING DAYS many new items in following list
Look it over carefully:
Boys' 2-piece School
Siits, also Norfolk
Styles, ages 8 to 15,
blue, cheviot and
fancy cassimeres,
$2.50 values, Sale
Price,
$1.95
BOYS' SCHOOL
SUITS and NOR-
.FOLK SUITS,
$2.95 values, Sale
Price,
$2.48
BOYS' SCHOOL SUITS and NOR
FOLKS, blue serge, cheviots and cas
simeres, our regular
equal to the $4.00 suits of
other stores, Sale Price,.
All other Boys' Suits similarly reduced.
EXTRA SPECIAL
Boys' Corduroy Knee Pants,
splendid 75-cent values, f &p
Sale Price
Boys' 50-cent Knee Pants,
Boys' 75-cent Knee Pants, gj
Boys' $1.00 Knee Pants, gQ
Sailor Suits
Boys' Sailor Suits, 3 to 10 years,
in navy-blue cheviots, CI QK
$2.50 val., Sale Price 4I.JJ
Boys' Sailor Suits in navy-blue
serges,alsogray cheviot CO jQ
$2.95 values. Sale Price JfattO
Boys' Sailor Suits in navy-blue
serge, brown and gray cheviot,
also tan homespuns, CO
$3.95 values, Sale Priced
BEN
LEADING
Grand Chief A.. B. Youngson. of tlie
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Is
lying critically ill In a hospital at Mead
vllle. Pa., and has not been Informed of
Mr. Arthur's death. The remains of Chief
Arthur will probably reach here Sunday
evening-.
HE STATES BOTH SIDES.
President 3rarroqnIn, of Colombia,
Speaks on Canal Treaty.
COLON, Colombia, July 17. The text of
President Marroquln's message, submitted
to the Colombian Congress, has reached
here. The part referring to the Panama
Canal says:
"There are two alternatives before the
government. Firstly, the curtailment of
Colombian sovereignty In consideration of
foreign advantages, and, secondly, to rig
orously maintain sovereignty and demand
peremptorily the money Indemnity to
which wo consider ourselves enUtled. In
the first case, the wishes of the inhabi
tants of the pepartment of Panama would
be satisfied, but the government may be
afterward accused of falling to defend the
sovereignty of. the country and the Inter
ests of the nation. In the second place,
if the canal is not built via the Panama
route, the government will be accused of
falling to obtain the wealth of which the
canal may be regarded as the beginning,
and which may be the sole condition of
our future aggrandizement.
"I have already made known my wish
that an inter-oceanic canal should be
opened through our territory. I think
even at that cost and sacrifice we should
not placo obstacles In the way of such a
grand enterprise, because It would surely
result In a gigantic material Improvement
of our country; also because, once the
canal is opened, we will expand and draw
closer our relations to North America,
whereby our industries, commerce and
wealth wl)l be greatly benefited.
"Happily for me, the immense responsi
bility of deciding the question rests with
Congress, which must definitely approve
or disapprove the canal treaty proposed
by the United States Government."
EFFECT OF DEADLY WEED
Inveterate Smoker Dies at Early
Age ot 80.
" CHICAGO, July 17. A dispatch to the
Inter Ocean from Kalamazoo; Mich., says:
William G. Patterson, of this city, is dead
In his ESth year as the result of the exces
sive use of tobacco. His tobacconist, from
whom he bought exclusively, gave out the
statement, after his death had been made
public, that, in 12 years, Mr. Patterson
smoked more than 4S.O0O cigars, which cost
him 51800. In his early life he was even
a more constant smoker than In his de
clining years, and local tobacco men esU
mate that in the last 20 years of his life
he had smoked 100,000 of his favorite
brand, which would cost him $10,000.
Mr. Patterson was a pioneer stage coach
man of the Middle West. He was on the
first stage line built between St. Paul
and St. Anthony, Minn., along the bank
of the Mississippi River. He also estab
lished the first stage line in connecUon
between St. Paul and St Anthony, Minn.,
Grand Rapids, Mich., and this city.
Tkc Dallefl Votes Water Bonds.
THE DALLES. Or., July 17. (Special.)
In accordance with a call Issued by the
City council of thi3 city, an elecUon was
hel'" cdnesday at the City Recorder's
office for the purpose of submitting to the
quamted voters of this city the question
as to whether or not The Dalles should
issue its water bonds, to the- amount of
50,000. with Interest at not. more than 6
per cent per, annum, payable at such tlmo
as the City Council may designate, for
the purpose of enlarging the present Vat-
Men's All-Wool Cassi
mere and Cheviot
Suits, exactly 60 suits
in this lot, ourregular
t $10.00 values, Sale
Price,
$7.95
Men's navy-blue serge,
black clayfancy pure
. worsteds, also black
unfinished worsteds,
$12.50 and $15 values,
Sale Price,
. $9.8-5.
values,
$2.95
See
Washable Suits
175 Boys' Percale Wash Suits,
splendid 50-cent values, OCp
Sale Price....'. JJ
Mothers' Friend
Waists
Boys' Waists with detachable
bands, 25c values, Sale 1 Cp
Price t.... 1 J
Boys' Percale and Madras Waists
and Blouses, with attached col
lars or without, 50c values, QQp
Sale Price
All 75-cent Waists and. . C3p
Blouses, WJV
AH $1.00 Waists, gQ
CLOTHIER...........LEADING HATTER
terwoncs system of this city. Only 123
votes were cast, 10S for bonding the city
and 17 against the proposition.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Ferdinand Kuhn, a wool buyer of New
York. Is at the Portland.
Mrs. Y. C. Blalock, wife of the Receiver
of the Land Office at Walla AVallo, Is at
the Perkins. '
Mrs. A. Wcdmore Jones, Pacific Coast
representaUve of the New York Musical
Courier, is in the city in the interest
of the Courier, and with her daughter.
Miss Leslie Genung, Is vlsIUng her sister,
Mrs. Joseph L. Homer Younger, at her
home, 129 East Fourteenth street.
Jonathan Bourne, mining man, capitalist
and politician of Portland, has returned
from California, where he has been on a
pleasure trip for several months. Mr.
Bourne would not discuss politics yester
day. staUng that he desired to consult
with his friends and get In touch with
local ' affairs again before saying any
thing for publication. There seemed to
be no doubt, however. In Mr. Bourne's
mind that he would be active, as hereto
fore, In the field where the ballot box is
the court of last resort.
NEW YORK, July 17. (Special.) North
western people registered at New York
hotels today as follows:
From Portland A. B, Semberets. at the
Hoffman; A. Stahl. at the Herald Square. !
From Seattle Miss A. J. Pclton, W. H.
Pelton and wife, at the Cosmopolitan; A.
B. Ernst, at the Navarre.
SALEM. Or., July 17. (Special.) F. A.
Routledgc, of the art department of The
Oregonian, and G. P. Bissel, of Portland,
reached Salem today on the return . trip
from the Three Sisters, where a number
of parties of tourists went about ten days i
ago. At Eugene they met a party on the I
way to McKcnzIe bridge, composed of R.
L. Gllsan, L. L. Hawkins, L. M. Scott,
E. P. Sheldon. E. H. Loorals.and M. W.
Gorman. !
Troop Sent to Denver. (
SAN FRANCISdO, July ,17. The regi
mental headquarters and Troop" K, of
the Fifth Cavalry, commanded. by Colo
nel Charles L. Cooper, left this morn
ing for Denver, where they will be sta
tioned. The Major, staff, and Troops I
and M, In command of Major Bishop,
will march at 7:30 to the train for Fort
Grant, Ariz., while Troop L, in com
mand of Captain W. A. Holbrook, will
take train at the same time for Fort
Huachuca, Colo.
Pnt Two Bullets In Ilia Body.
WATSONVILLE, Cal., July 17. At 2 !
o'clock this morning a well-dressed i
stranger registering at the Hotel Johnson
as G. Aderly, Auburn, CaL, attempted
suicide by firing two pistol shots into his
body. He left a note saying ho had heart
trouble and was not long for this world,
and would end the misery. He directed
that his trunks be sent to a brother In
Virginia "City, Nev. He Is not expected
to live.
To Jail for Assamltlng: XnB.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 17. Dr. William
H. Selbach, a dentist of Columbus', O.,
who" wan arrested for an assault upon
three Dominican Sisters, on Market street,
on last Tuesday afternoon, was found
I guilty on two charges of battery by Judge
Conlan today, and sentenced to the County
f Jail for six months on each count, mak-
In? a total of 12 months to be served
by him.
Salmon Plcntlfal ia Baker's Bay.
ILWACO, Wash., July .16. (Special.)
The largest catch, of fish from one "trap
Men's Suits
them in our window.
43 Vestee Suits
AH we have left in stock, ages 3, 4
and 5 only; values $2.50 CI QC
up to $7.50; Sale Price 4
Boys' Ironclad Hose
Triple knees and double 1 ftp.
heels; Sale Price.. .
Boys' Sweaters
Boys' Wool Sweaters Navy blue
and garnet; 75c values, C0r
Sale Price.... WJt
Boys' Wool Sweaters All colors,
$1.00 values, Sale 00r
Free 0 JL
Boys' Worsted Sweaters $1.50
s.s.a,.e. $1.29
ELLING
ever reported from Baker's Bay was
caught Wednesday by Dan Lynn, Mr.
Lynn took over three tons of fish, mostly
salmon, from one pot In two lifts, and he
claims that he left some In the pot. as he
could not take them all on his boat at
two loads. Other fishermen are having
great success fishing now, as the run Is
enormous.
PRIDDY LOSES HIS SUIT
Judge Holds Tb at Tombstone In Ore
son "Wan Desecrated.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 17. The last
of the suits brought by W. D. Priddy and
other heirs of Nancy Priddy to secure
possession of the residence property on
Independence boulevard. In this city, val
ued at Jl.000,000. was decided ngatnst the
complainants today by Judge James Gib
son, in the Circuit Court.
Nancy Priddy died in Oregon. In 1S92. at
the age of 66 years- A tombstone placed
over her grave was put In evidence by
the defendants, who asserted that the
figures had been changed to "60," In an
effort to prove that the woman, when
she transferred her property years ago,
had not been of age. It was shown also
that the family Bible containing the date
of births had been muUIated. In deciding
In favor of the defendants, who include
some of the most prominent men of Kan
sas City, Judge Gibson said:
"I believe the tombstone was desecrated
and the family Bible was muUIated for
the purpose of this suit."
NO MORE HULA-HULA.
Havrali Will Exhibit Only Her Re
sources at St. Louis.
HONOLULU, July 17. (By Pacific ca
bledThe territory of Hawaii has ap
propriated 530,000 for- an exhibit at the
St. Louis ExposiUon. It is understood
that vigorous objections have bsen made
to hula-hula dancing and other similar
displays. Preparations have, therefore,
been made for showing In an attractive
manner the resources of the Hawaiians.
for Infants
The Kind You Have Always Bought lias borne the signa
ture of Ohas. IT. Fletcher, and has been made under hi3
personal supervision for over SO years. Allow no one
to deceive you in this. Counterfeits, Imitations and
"Just-as-good" are hut Experiments, and endanger the
health of Children Experience against Experiment.
The ,Eind You Have Always Bought
S7
.Bears tne
Iff . SYrfJZ.
In Use- For Over 80 Years.
TKC CCNTAUW COMPANY. TT
500 Pairs
Men's
Trousers
The best $2.50
Trousers in the
city.
Special
$1.95
Straw Hats
WITH THIS LABEL
Are the Best in the World
Straw Hats 50c to S3
Our tock is Still Complete.
Outing Suits
The Only Complete
Stock in the City.
PRICES
sh . - ,
$8.50 to $15
A customer writes us:
"Glad you are. pushing your
goods. You have a formidable
enemy to overcome. Public in
difference. I first heard of you
in '95, but waited until 1901 be
fore putting on the garments.
Could have saved myself 6 years
of ill health and discomfort if less
indifferent to my own welfare."
All genuine LINEN - MESH
garments bear the DR. DEIMEL
label.
For sale at best houses every
vhere. In Portland at
Buffum & Pendleton.
Olds, Wormian & King.
Committees have been appointed with this
end in view, and they will devote their
energies to preparing and sending to St.
Louis suitable exhibits covering the his
toric, agricultural, mercantile and edu
cational interests of Hawaii. It Is prom
ised that the showing will be a surprise
to visitors to the fair.
Junior partner TCounc Jones has overstayed
his vacation Ave days. Shall -we Are htm?
Senior partner No; promote him. That shows
he ain't afraid of hard work. Judge.
and Children.
Signature of
MUHHAT TBtlV, nfM YORK CITY.