THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 190.
S
DROPS NINETY FEET
Unknown Leaps From Oregon
City Suspension Bridge,
THEN TRIES TO SWIM ASHORE
Sinks After a Few Strokes, and New
Hat Left Floating on Water is
t'he Only Clew to His
Identity.
OREGON' CITY. Or.. Dec 11. (Special.)
An unknown man Jumped from the Wil
lamette River suspension bridge at 10
o'clock this morning and was drowned.
The body has not been recovered. He
was a short, heavy-set man. with two
weeks growth of beard on his face.
When noticed by passersby he was roll
ing a cigarette. Suddenly he mounted
the bridge rall grasped an Iron support
tand dropped 90 'feet to the water below.
The would-be suicide evidently changed
his mind after getting wet and tried to
swim, but after a few strokes he sank
and never rose ,to the surface. The., man
apparently was -well dressed and wore a
new hat. which was recovered, and which
had been purchased of a local merchant.
This is the only clew at present.
Butcher Cuts His Throat.
SEATTLE, Dec. 11. Dan Gallagher, a
butcher, who has been out of employ
ment, committed suicide in his room on
Third avenue this afternoon. He cut his
throat from ear to ear, severed the
veins in his wrists and then turned on
the gas. This is the second attempt at
suicide. He had been drinking hard for
some days.
Despondent Farmer's Suicide.
CHEHAL.IS. Wash.. Dec. 11. (Special.)
Today at 4 o'clock Edson Tlmerman. a
highly respected farmer living four miles
wouthwest of Chehalis, committed suicide
fey shooting himself. He was about 50
years old and married. Despondency was
The cause.
COUNTY ROAD ENGINEER.
Lane County Meeting Indorses Pro
posal Made by Professor Hyde.
EUGENE, Or.. Dec. 11. (Special.) A
meeting of Importance to this county was
held yesterday in the Courthouse by the
Lane County Good Roads Association.
The main object of the meeting was to
agpoint delegates to the Good Roads Con
vention and to discuss points in regard to
legislation that will probably be brought
up in the Legislature next month. Dele
gates were appointed to the Salem meet
ing as follows:
G. W. Griffln. I. H. Bingham. I. X. Ed
wards. P. L. Campbell. J. II. Hyde. F. M.
Wilkins. M. Svarvorud, G. R. Chrlsman,
H. D. Edwards, H. M. Price and W. G.
Gflstrnp.
The necessity of general effort in the
direction of good roads was the theme of
a number of earnefit speeches and the
result was greater awakening to the needs
of the county in connection with its trans
portation lines.
Professor Hyde, who takes great In
terest in road engineering, in the course
of.hjs remarks mnde some argument for
changes in the system -of improving pub
lic 'highways. These changes would have
to be accomplished by legislation, and
met general approval of those present at
tho nzociing. Jn brief, th plan proposed
Sb l slih?ljfhthe office-of- road supervisor
that is. tho district officer. In lieu of
the scores of supervisors he would have
a colnty road engineer, whose duty it
would be to inspect the roads of the coun
ty, determine points where work should
be done, lay out and draw plans for each
piece - of improvement, superintend the
work when in progress under contract,
and in all details have supervision of all
Toads in the county. This, of course, im
plies the payment of all road taxes in
cash, and all work to be done under the
contract system:
The following resolution was adopted:
Received. That the Lane County Good Roads
A.vroclattan approves the passag of a law by
the Legislature of the State of Oregon, pro
vttlns for the placing of the work of con
Ftrucrins: nnd maintaining public roads in the
hands of a competent road engineer in each
county, rach engineer being chosen from a list
of eligible candidates, whose eligibility has
been established ' by a properly constituted
board of examiner?.
Itesolvcd. That the Lan County Good Roads
Association Is in favor of the enactment of a
law by the IOgislaturc of the State of Oregon
requiring use of wide tires on all wagons
hauling heavy loads.
IMPROVEMENTS AT HOOD RIVER
Railroad Expends $10,000 in New
Passenger and Freight Depots.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. Dec. 11. (Special.)
It is estimated , that the O. R. & X. Co.
is expending $10,000 in improvements to
the depot grounds and track yards at this
point. The passenger depot Is being re
modeled and enlarged, and a freight depot
and warehouse has been erected three
blocks west of the present location.
The facilities for handling freight at
this point have afforded very poor ac
commodations for the last three years,
and the improvements now being made
arc a source of satisfaction to the ship
ping interests. The passing track for
freight trains has been lengthened, as
has been the sidetrack for- freight cars.
An industrial and fruit track has also
been added, giving four tracks In front
of the freight depot.
With the large increase in fruit ship
ments that will come next year, it will
be necessary for the shipping concerns
to erect larger warehouses, and several
of them are in -contemplation by theshlp
ping companies and associations of
growers.
. The new flouring- mill of the Hood
River Milling Company is nearfng com
pletion, and Manager J. P. Aplln expects
to be grinding by next month. The mill
will begin operations with an output of
100 barrels dally, but is supplied with
machinery that will admit of an Increase
In capacity of 250 barrels. Markets have
already been secured for the sale of the
mill products.
UNITARIANS INSTALL MINISTER
Rev. O. J. Nelson Formally Placed in
Charge of Church at Hood River.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. Dec 11. (Special.)
Rer. O. J. Nelson, recently from North
Dakota, was today formally installed as
minister of the First Unitarian Society
of this city. T. J. Cunning, president
of the board of trustees, represented the
congregation in the act of installation.
Rev. T. L. Eliot, minister emeritus of
the Church of Our Father. Portland, de
livered the charge to the new minister
and offered prayer. Rev. W. G. Eliot.
Jr.. state superintendent of the American
Unitarian Association, preached an able
sermon, taking for his subject, "Greater
Hood River." and delivered the charge to
the congregation.
The Unitarian Society in this city has a
beautiful little church building erected
last year, at a cost of $2500, is without a
dollar of indebtedness, and starts the new
minister without subsidy from the East
Dr. Hill Very Much Alive.
ALBANY, Or., Dec U. (Special.)
What might fitly be headed "My Own
Obituary" appeared In one of the' local
papers last evening, and was very laugh
able. Dr. J. L. Hill wrote the article
from a, sick bed. The doctor has been
ill with pneumonia for several days, and
Friday the report was circulated that he
was dead. The rapidity with which the
report traveled was remarkable. Soon
telephone messages were coming in from
all quarters expressing sympathy, and
asking for particulars.
The doctor himself directed the answers
to most of the telephone messages, and
to the many callers who poured in ho
seemed a very lively corpse. The fol
lowing evening the above-mentioned arti
cle appeared, in which the doctor stated
that upon hearing of his demise com
petent persons were detailed to investi
gate and render an unbiased opinion,
which resulted In the determination that
he was not dead to an alarming extent,
nor had he been recently. The article
closed with the request that when the j
doctor s death should occur, the editor
would publish the article which the doc
tor himself would write "in the most
conspicuous place In the paper, along
with notices of marriages, divorces, foot
ball and social scandals, where It will i
not be overlooked." I
New Pastor at Forest Grove.
FOREST GROVE. Or.. Dec 1L (Spe- j
clal.) Rev. Herbert W. Boyd, the new
pastor of the Congregational Church
here, arrived from his former pastorate
at Ashby. Mass.. yesterday, and preached
his first sermon here today. Rev. Mr.
Boyd succeeds Rev. Daniel Stoner, who
has been acting pastor.
OFFICERS RAID OPIUM DEN.
John Day Citizens Are Determined to
Drive Out Offensive Chinese.
JOHN DAT. Or.. Doc 11. (Special.)
The law-abiding citizens of this place
have become so thoroughly aroused over
revelations m'ade in connection with the
Chinese dens of this town that they are
making strenuous efforts to get rid of
them. The officers and citizens made an
other raid upon these opium joints this
week, and capture fluite a supply of
opium, pipes and other apparatus. A
pretty thorough search was made of ad
Joining houses; but not enough unlawful
plunder was found to warrant more than
one arrest.
This time the victim of the law's ven
geance was Ah Moon, whose rooms ad
join those of Leon. Moore was taken be
fore Justice White, where he plead
guilty of having opium in his possession,
and was fined in the sum of $50 and costs.
The fine was promptly paid, and the
stuff, with the exception of the opium,
turned over to the Chinamen.
Leon, who was fined in the Circuit
Court, was brought before the city au
thorities on the same complaint, but the
case against him was continued for one
month. He was released on his own re
cognizance, evidently lnthe'hope that he
would leave town.
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GAMBLING-HOUSE IS ROBBED.
Thief Crawls Under Building and
Bores Hole Under Roulette Wheel.
TONOPAH, Cal., Dec 1L The Tonopah
Club gambling-house was robbed of $1000
last night while a large crowd was pres
ent, by an unknown man. who crawled
under the building and with a large augur
bored a hole through the floor. The money
from a roulette wheel was in a box under
the lookout chair. The man reached his
hand through, taking the money.
The loss was" no discovered for hours.
The man had crawled 300 feet. There Is
no clue to the robber.
Traps Twenty-Five Chicken-Thieves.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Dec 11. (Special.)
W. O. Cox. of White Salmon, Klickitat
County, has trapped in the last two
months 12 coyotes. 12 skunks and one
wildcat weighing 20 pounds. The White
Salmon farmers arc rejoicing in the de
struction of these pests, as their chicken
coops .and henhouses have suffered much
from raids this Fall from -these four
footed poultry thieves. Two weeks ago a
neighbor of Mr. Cox trapped a huge cou
gar, whose hide measured over six feet
in length.
CANNERYMEN ARE CALLED.
Will Discuss Salmon Fishing Legisla
tion at Astoria Meeting.
ASTORIA, Or.. Dec U. (Speclal.)-A call
has been issued for a meeting of all the
cannerymen and cold-storage people of the
Lower Columbia, to be held In this city on
next Tuesday afternoon. The announced
purpose of the meeting is to discuss pro
posed changes In the present fishing laws
of the States of Oregon and Washington
and to prepare a bill, If found feasible, to
present to the Legislatures of the two
states for passage at the coming sessions
of their Legislatures.
A call has also been issued for a meet
ing of the seiners and trapmen for the
same purpose, but it Is unlikely that the
latter will develop on account of the
meeting of the cannerymen and cold
storage people.
KILLED BY GAS EXPLOSION.
Southern Pacific Tank Blows Up;
Workman Struck by Piece of Iron.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 1L Frank J.
Strub, assistant foreman of the cooper
shop of the Southern Pacific shops of
this city, was killed by the explosion of a
gas tank near which he was working. A
small piece of iron crushed through the
skull just above the right eye and en
tered the brain.
The gas tank which blew up was ne
used to furnish gas for locomotive headlights.
NORTHWEST DEAD.
Rev. Thomas A. Hyla'nd.
ASTORIA. Or.. Dec 1L (Special.)
Rev. Thomas A. Hyland, who was the
first Episcopal Minister In Clatsop Coun
ty, died at his residence here this even
ing, after a long illness, with a com
plication of diseases.
Rev. Mr. Hyland was born. In Great
Britain 70 years ago and came to New
York City when a boy. ' Later he went to
California and for several years was
rector of the Episcopal Church in Los
Angeles. He came to Astoria about 35
years ago and established the Grace Epis
copal Church, remaining as Its rector for
about 15 years when he went to New
York City and for a short time conducted
a seaman's mission there. Returning to
Astoria- about 12 years ago. he retired
from active ministerial duties and he
has resided here since that time.
Mr. Hyland was a man of high intellec
tual attainments, an Indefatigable
worker, and for years was one of the
foremost ministers on the- Coast. He
left a widow, but no children, and his
only other living relative is a brother
residing In Seattle. His funeral will be
held on Wednesday morning, with the
interment in the I. O. O. F. plot in Ocean
View Cemetery.
Back League With Their Money.
ALBANY. Or.. Dec 11. (Special.)-The
new development league started In Al
bany recently under the supervision of
Tom Richardson, manager of the Port
land Commercial Club, gives promise of
being the greatest thing of Its kind ever
organized In Albany. Albany citizens,
after learning just what the new com
mercial organization would have for Its
object, and realizing the importance of
active work the coming year during the
Lewis and Clark Centennial, have taken
hold of the commercial organization with
a will, and more money has been pledged
for the work than for any 'organization
of its nature in the history of Albany.
The pledges are all for regular monthly
payments, to be kept up Indefinitely,
thus insuring means to advertise the
county and work for Industries that will
develop the county's unsurpassed resources.
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GLAD HE GAVE BOLO
President's Present Was a
Business Blade.
THREE ENEMIES WERE SLAIN
Filipino Datto, on the Way Home,
Says He Is Assured Americans
Are Friends of His People
Would Come to Oregon.
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec 11. (Special.)
Datto Facunda, the Samal Moro, who
presented his bolo and plra. or knife, to
President Roosevelt, Is glad he did so
and happy In the belief that friendship
between his tribe and the 'American peo
ple has been cemented.
The datto arrived here today on a spe
cial train carrying 143 other Samal Moros,
Lanao Moros, Bagogos and Negritos, on
the way from St. Louis to the Philippine
Islands. Tomorrow morning Pedro and
Mariano, two Lanao Moros. who attemt
cd to escape at Wahpoton. X. D., will be
brought here In Irons to join the Filipinos
awaiting a boat to take them home. The
two men were being brought westward
under guard, but escaped while train
crews were changing.
"No one but President Roosevelt could
have gotten my knife," said Datto Fa
cunda today. "It had been my personal
property through all our trouble. Three
of our enemies were killed with It. The
knife was not ornamented Itvwas a plain
weapon of business. But President
Roosevelt will be good to our people and
the Americans are our friends. I have
never regretted for a minute that I gave
up the knife. All of my people arc en
thusiastic over America and we are glad
to be your friends."
Datto Facundo spoke through an In
terpreter, but others of his party who
echoed the same sentiment of friendship
spoke English. Mandae. of the vicious
Lanao Moro tribe; Presldente Yamut, of
the Negritos, and Datto Bulan. talking
through Domingo Claver, for the Bago
gos. all Insisted they would urge their
people to receive American innovations
with favor and American people with
enthusiasm.
More than a score of members of the
four tribes were asked about the Lewis
and Clark Fair. Among the' returning
delegations there is a strong sentiment'
in favor of returning next year and a
unanimous belief that it would be well
for their people to have a big represent
ation at Portland. '
A party of railroad surveyors took the
field Monday morning, and are at work
in the rich agricultural country east of
this place. A purvey is being- run along
the foothills and over the mountains, and
It Is rumored the new line will extend
Into the rich Santa country, and also Into
the white pine of the St. Maries country.
It Is supposed to be a gang of men from
the Northern Pacific or the O. R. & N.,
and it Is now rumored that the line will
be extended from either Garfield or Farm
ington, and that by next season the new
Another Canadian Pacific.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Now that the Canadian electors have
expressed thelc approval of the govern
ment's arrangements with the Grand
Trunk Pacific Railway for the building of
the new Intercontinental line from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, the active prosecu
tion of the plans may be looked for. It
is. In fact, not unlikely that an attempt
will be made to Improve On the- record
made 20 years ago by the Canadian Pa
cific, when, with government aid. Its rails
were laid across the Rockies to the Pa
cific Tremendous as that operation was,
a still greater task awaits the engineers,
for the greater part of the new road,
which is primarily designed to" open new
territory to settlement, has still to be
surveyed. It has yet to be determined by
which of the available passes the great
mountain barrier is to be traversed, and
much of the country In the eastern as well
as In the western division is almost un
explored. When the Canadian Pacific was built,
between 1SS1 and ISSo. the Dominion made
an outright gift of J23.000.000 In cash, 25,
000.000 acres of land, and many miles of
road already, constructed by the govern
ment at a cost of $30,000,000. besides tax
exemptions and guarantee of immunity
from competition for 20 years. No such
concessions are found In the plans of tho.
jiew railway, but the patriotic character
of the project has called for equally val
uable help. From the Atlantic seaboard
to Winnipeg the line 1E00 miles In length
will be built and owned by the state
and leased to the operating company for
50 years, but without rental for the first
seven years. The division from Winnipeg
to the Pacific, about 1500 miles, will be
built by the company, but the govern
ment guarantees the Interest on the bonds
to the amount of 75 per cent of the cost
of construction, and agrees to pay the In
terest for seven years on the bonds of the
"muntaln section.
Aside from the engineering problems to
be solved In this vast undertaking, one of
the most interesting features will be the
working out of the experiment of .govern
ment ownership on so large a scale. It
was on this question that much of the dis
cussion turned during the late election,
some opposition opinion, leaning to the
extension of government ownership to the
entire road.
Oregonians at Washington.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Dec. 11. Ed M. Stemmc and his
sister. Mrs. J. McRobert. of Portland,
have spent the last two days In Washing
ton as guests of Mr. and Mra. Harry C.
Robertson. They went to New York to
day preparatory to returning to Portland.
President H. W. Goode, of the Lewis
and Clark Exposition, and Mrs. Goode arc
in Washington for a few days.
Another Saloon Man Caught.
Captain Bailey, of the second relief,
who has been making a tour of the city
nights 'to learn what saloons have been
keeping open after 1 o'clock, found the
Totem, at West Park'' and Morrison
streets, open at 1:20. two men having
TO HANDLE MEiN
To Do So Successfully One Must Ac
quire Self-Control.
A foreman in a great locomotive works
tells how he acquired self-control after
it had been lost through the coffee habit:
"I find myself obliged to write you
about Postum Coffee," he premises. "I
have been a great tea and coffee drinker
for over 40 years and can say that it
made me almost a total wreck. I am a
night foreman in the American Lo -emotive
Co.. and have to take my dinner with
me; also a bottle of tea or coffee. In
time lb got to be so that there was not a
night, for over a year, but that I would
have a headache or heartburn or both. I
went to the doctors almost every week to
see If they could do something for me.
They said It was the tobacco habit that
did the mischief.
"So I gave up tobacco, but it did not
help me any. I got so nervous that the
men under me did not like to work for
me as I could not use them as men ought
to be used. I was nerevous. irritable and
would find fault all the time.
"Two months ago I took dinner with
some friends who gave me what I sup
posed was a cup of coffee. They explain
ed that It was Postum Coffee and my
friend's wife said that she had used It
about six months and that during that
time had no headache such as she was
formerly subject to. and that she felt so
well all the time. That evening I took a
package of Postum home with me and
began using it.
"The result proved that the doctors
were wrong It was not tobacco, but tea
and coffee that upset me so. During the
two months that I have used Postum I
have had neither headache or heartburn,
my nerevousness has left me and I have
galncd14 pounds In weight.
"Use this If you want to, as I have got
24 families to drinking Postum instead of
coffee. They saw what it had dono for
me." Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
been let out of the saloon at that time.
At 1:30 o'clock, a woman was also let
out, the door being locked immediately
afterwards, as it had been before. The
woman was arrested by Captain Bailey on
the charge of drunkenness. She gave
her name as Cecil Brachen. A warrant
will be Issued, this morning for the ar
rest of W. H. Close, the proprietor of the
Totem.
Boston Man's Dream.
A well-known Instructor In mathemat
ics In a Boston preparatory school awoke
himself and his wife the other night with
a fearful groan. When asked what the
trouble was he said:
"I dreamed that our little Tommy was
a minute quantity under a radical sign
and I couldn't get him out." Record.
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