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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY. JUNE 13, 190G.
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What Director Wittenberg Has
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GOES FURTHER IN REMARKS
Williams is More Temperate In His
Statements, but Insists That
Wittenberg Is Wrong on the
McPherson. Bid.
Although the controversy -which arose
in the Board of Education over the con
tract for a, heating plant in the new East
Side High School is at rest for a time
because of the decision to readvertise for
n!W bids, the war of words which took
Tilnre between Directors Wittenberg and
Williams has caused bitter feeling which
bids fair to prevent harmony at the board
meetings for some time to come. Mr.
Wittenberg is far from withdrawing the
charges which he made against the senior
member of the board Monday night, and
insists that Mr. Williams is not a proper
person to occupy a position on the board.
Mr. Williams is inclined to ignore the
personal charges made by the chairman of
the building committee, but Is free with
his inferences that there was an attempt
to favor W. G. McPherson & Co. in
awarding the contract for the High School
plant.
Will "ot Take Back Word.
"I shall not take bark on word that I
uttered acalnst Mr. Williams last night,"
asserted Mr. Wittenberg yesterday. "Tha.
outburst last night was the climax of mat
ters which have been going on for years,
and I was simply forced to show Mr. Wil
liams up in his true light. Ever since I
have been on the board I have known that
in Wlllliims I was dealing with an un
scrupulous reprobate, and he hates mo
because I have repeatedly thwarted plans
which he had hoped would work out to
his own personal advantage.
'I made the charge last night that Wil
liams owns Joints in the North End, and
I am ready to repeat It. More than that.
I shall say that he owns more property
that is used for disorderly houses than
any other man In Portland. That is a
fact, and I have the proof for it.
"I claim that such a man as that is
sadly out of place as a member of the
organization which controls the policy of
the public schools of the city; in fact, he
has no business associating with decent
people at all. Why. he owns a whole row
of Fourth-street dives between Everett
and Davis, -where the red lights are shin
ing every night, enticing the young people
of the city before whom, as a school di
rector, he should, at least, be in a position
to command respect. 1 hate- to say things
like this about a man as old as ho, but
he has brought it on himself by his under
hand methods, and because of the public
position which he occupies, the public
should know the facts.
Tells of Gravel real.
"The gravel deal to which I referred be
fore the board occurred about two years
ago. I was chairman at that time, and
appointed Mr. WMlliams a committee of
one to sell some gravel from the Shaver
School property, at Mississippi avenue and
Morris street. He sold it to a contract
ing firm and turned $H3 into the board. I
had an engineer. It. C. Bonser, investigate
the matter, and found that 4473 cubic
yards of gravel, amounting to about $800.
had been removed. I do not say that
Williams got the difference, but I do say
that, having it under charge, he was re
sponsible for the matter. When I asked
for an investigation, he acquiesced on the
understanding that no action should be
taken. The gravel was gone and the
contractors had a receipt in full from a
member of the board who had full power
to act, so what could I do about it?
"There are many other things that I
might say, but it is hardly neoessary;
However, it Is a fact that Williams has
always tried to favor certain people for
example, his law clients in his dealings
on the School Board. Another thing I
might mention is that when I first went
on the board, several teachers came to
me and asked if it was necessary for
them to have t4ieir contracts made out by
the lira of Williams & Williams, as it
had been in tho past."
Williams' Side of Case.
Mr. Williams will say little to the per
sonal charges which have been brought
against him by Mr. Wittenberg. "Yes, it
is true that I own property in the North
End." he said last night, ''hut I try to
'prevent it from being used for immoral
purposes, just as far as possible. When
Sir. Wittenberg accused me of having it
rented for that purpose he was lying
about it. .That Is all I have to say about
that matter.
"As to that gravel contract, there is
nothing about it to base a charge of graft
against me upon. I 'sold the gravel and
got all out of it for .the district, that 1
could. I hud no means of measuring to
see how much was taken, but I believe
that the board got full value for all that
the contractors got.
"This whole controversy Is distasteful
to me and I am sorry that it came up. I
have lived in Portland all my life, and
nothing that Mr. Wittenberg says can
hurt nie, for the people know my record
here, and it has always stood inspection.
1 did not seek this quarrel, as Mr. Wit
tenberg said I did. Ho came prepared for
a row last night and was simply trying to
cause trouble.
Talks of Furnace Contract.
"As to the East Side furnace contract,
it was very evident that the contractors
who desired to bid were not given the
time that they needed. Mr. Kendall said
that he was allowed to keep the plans
only three days, and that is less time
than is necessary. It was very plain
where Mr. Wittenberg's sympathy lay.
The way he defended the bid of McPher
son & Co. speaks for Itself. The way he
changed front and moved to readvertise
for bids shows that he knew that his posi
tion was not secure and that he was
afraid to push through his previous mo
tion to accept the bid of W. G. McPher
son & Co."
AT THE THEATERS
What thm PreM Agents Say.
. TWO PKRFOR3I AXCES TODAY
Kendall Musical Company Both Af
- to moon and Night at the Heilig.
TWi afternoon occurs the flrst matinee of
The Rounders" at the Helllff Theater. The
Kendall Musical Company . has . Instantly
demonstrated to the publlo that we can
have sprightly and beautiful musical comedy
from a flno company of singers and actors at
popular price. And when it, comes to a ma ti
ne at half the regular low price, there is a rush
for Beats. The custom of having matinees
Wednesday and Saturdays, and not Sundays,
is to be carried out during this attractive sea
son of Summer comic- opera. There is a change
of bill each week. Next week's opera will be
"Said Pasha," the melodious and taking piece
written by tha late Richard Stahl. It will
open Sunday night, June it, and run all next
week.
IiAST PERFORMANCE TONIGHT
Closing of "Kternal City's" Big Run
at the Baker.
"The Eternal City" win go on record as
having made the greatest run at the Baker
Theater during the history of that playhouse.
Tonight is the closing night of the run, which
has lasted one week and a half. The crowds
who wanted to see the play made it impera
tive that the great production be continued
for three nights this week, beyond the regular
full week allotted last week. Tomorrow,
Thursday, the splendid play of B. A. Rose,
which made such a fine hit last Sunday, "The
Man from the Golden West," will return to
the Baker stage to round out the present week.
It has fewer than the usual number of per
formance, so' there will be a special rush for
seats during the remaining: nights of this
week. You will do well to come early to
the box office, to secure your seats on the
night you want to attend. Thursday night,
Howard Russell souvenir night.
"When We Were Twenty-One."
TVhen We "Were Twenty-One" will be the
bill of the regular sixth week of the Baker
Theater Stock Company, beginning Sunday
matinee, June 17. It will be put on in a
superb way hitherto unequaled by any com
pany that has ever played in this city. It is
the incomparably beautiful masterpiece of
Henry V. Eamond, and the piece In which
Nat Goodwin and Maxine Elliott made their
greatest success. It has .charmed the Baker
patrons before, and they have asked that it be
repeated this year.
Clever Acts at the Grand.
Juggling asa fine art ia demonstrated every
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Jefferson Myers, of Portland.
SALEM, Or., June 12. (Special.) Governor Chamberlain today appointed Henry Blackman, of Heppner;Jefferson Myers, of Portland; D H. Jackson, of Jacksonville, and torn Richardson and A. H. Devers,
Portland, as commissioners to arrange for the proper representation of Oregon at the Jamestown Exposition in 1907. The appointments were made in response to a request from the Portland Commercial
Club and the Portland Board of Trade. The commissioners are expected to make a report for the information of the Legislature.
The Lewis and Clark Fair Commission has on hand a balance of about $RO,000 in cash and good property that will be turned back to the state. President Jefferson Myers of the Lewis and Clark Com
mission says that about $35,000 would make a very creditable exhibit for the State of Oregon at the Jamestown Exposition, The Legislature may be asked to direct the use of a part of the balance from the
Lewis and Clark Fair to mako an exhibit at Jamestown.
afternoon and night this week by Rapoll.
Cannon balls are juggled as neatly as the
rubber balls and hats, and Rapoll has an
art which arouses enthusiasm. Brt Levy, a
cartoonist, does some sketching which is out
of the umial line. He Is not to be confused
with the cartoonists who "take" their pic
tures on the sta?e. "Mandy Hawkins,' a
beautiful little play, is gtven by Mr. and
Mrs. Danny Mann.
Benefit at the Empire Theater,
Io not forget San Francisco School Benefit,
gtven by the Gillespie School of Expression
thia evening at the Empire Theater. An ex
cellent programme of the very highest type
will be given, and no pains have been spared
in its preparation.
PRINCETON MINSTRELS.
They Will Give Benefit Entertain
ment for Seamen's Institute.
The minstrel entertainment to he -given
by the members of the crew of the United
States steamer Princeton in this city, the
proceeds of which will be given to the
Portland Seamen's Institute, will take
place at the Empjre Theater, Twelfth and
Morrison streets, Monday, June 25, at 8
P. M.
The entertainment will be exactly like
the one given at Santiago for the Benning
ton memorial fund, and promises to be
very interesting. The following are pa
trons of the evening: Rear-Admiral C. F.
Goodrich, commander Pacific squadron;
Commander F. H. Sherman, of the Prince
ton, and the following ladies: Mrs. W.
J. Burns. Mrs. Cyrus Dolph, Mrs. SiKmund
Frank, Mrs. Richard Koehler, Mrs. J.
Wesley Ladd and Mrs. James Ijildlaw. '
The band of the flagship Chicago will
participate and the patrons and patron
esses are confident of making the enter
tainment a complete success.
PERS0NALMENT10N.
Miss Luclle Turner, daughter of Mrs.
Ij. K. Turner, has arrived from Modesto,
Cal., and will remain for some time. She
and her mother are members of the Kelly
Clan.
B. St. George Bishop, merchant at
Klamath Falls, and active Democratic
leader in Klamath County, is a Portland
visitor to intervlow Jobbers and manu
facturers. John Poff, a business man of St. Johns,
has started for his old home at Stans
bury. Mo., on a visit to his mother, whom
he has not seen for 20 years. He expects
to be absent six weeks.
Alex Martin, Jr., cashier of the Klamath
County Bank and Mayor of Klamath
Falls, accompanied by Mrs. Martin, ar
rived from the thriving Southern Oregon
town last evening to spend several days
in Portland. .
Major C. E. Worden, president of the
American Bank & Trust Company, of
Klamath Falls, and Captain J. AV. Sie
mens, cashier of that institution, are at
the Imperial Hotel. Their visit is for
the purpose of purchasing fixtures for
the banking house with which they are
connected.
CHICAGO, June 13. (Special.) Orego
nlans registered today as follows:
Majestic J. P. Stephens, Portland.
Briggs J. EL Fulton, Portland.
Great Northern Mr. Healy, Portland.
Palmer B. G. Whitehouse, Portland.
Canneries Bid High for Fruit.
FRESNO, Cal., June 12. Two canneries,
employing about 500 men and women each,
opened their season here today. There is
sharp bidding on the part of the canners
owing to the scarcity of good fruit. Pack
ers are paying an average of $35 a ton
for apricots. The quality of the fruit de
livered so far is below the average.
"SEE AMERICA FIRST."'
The Denver & Rio Grande has resumed
the operation of its open-top and parlor
observation ears through Colorado's
famous scenery scenery not found else
where in the world. AH reduced rates.
Apply via this route. For whatever in
formation you may desire call upon W. G
McBrida. 124 Third street.
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Episcopalians Will Select for
Oregon.
TWO CANDIDATES LEAD
One Is From Illinois and the Other
From San Francisco and the Se
lection Means Successor to
' the Late Bishop Morris.
The coming election of a bishop for
the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon promises
to be an important event in the history
of the Episcopal Church in this state.
Tomorrow morning at 9:30 the eighteenth
annual convention will be called to order,
attended by over 100 delegates from all
parts of Oregon. Nearly every church
will be represented and many are the
conjectures who will be the successor to
the late Right Rev. B. Wlstar Morris.
Several candidates are in the field, the
most prominent being Rev. Charles Scad
ding, of La Grange, 111., and Rev. Dr.
F. W. Clampett, of San Francisco.
A bishop in the Episcopal church is
elected both by the clergy and the lay
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Henry Black man, of Heppner.
representatives. Bach clergyman in the
diocese is entitled to one vote and each
parish has three lay votes. Organised
missions are allowed only half a vote.
The clerical body nominates the candi
date and virtually elects him, subject to
the approval or rejection of the lay rep
resentatives. The former is a nominative
and elective body, while the latter is
elective only.
The Episcopal clergymen are very reti
cent about the outcome of the coming
election, which promises to be very keen.
Some assert that Rev. Mr. Scadding will
be elected on the first ballot, while others
insist that Dr. Clampett will be tho
successful candidate. It may happen,
however, that another candidate may be
put before the convention and the out
come is very doubtful. It is difficult to
forecast who will be the next Episcopal
bishop in Oregon, as it is known that
both of the mentioned candidates have
strong support amongst the Oregon
clergy.
Yesterday was the annual Quiet day for
the clergy, observed In union at St.
David's Church. A holy communion was
administered at 8 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, followed by a breakfast at the parish
house. At 10:30 there were matins and
sermon by the Rev. H. D. Chambers and
litany and exegesis at 12 o'clock, the ex
egete being Dr. H. C. Collins.
Luncheon was served by the women of
the parish at 1 in the afternoon, after
which Dr. A. A. Morrison gave a
special office and practical address. An
informal discussion and a short business
session closed yesterday's meeting of the
delegates.
Woman's Auxiliary.
Today will be devoted to the Woman's
Auxiliary, at St. Mark's Church. There
will be holy communion at 10 o'clock
this morning by Dr. H. C. Collins.
Luncheon will be served at 1 P. M. and
the business session will follow from 2
to 5 P. M. In the evening the delegates
will attend tho commencement exercises
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111.. One of the Prominent Candi
dates for Bishop of Epis
copal Church.
at St. Helen's Hall, which will be held
at 8 o'clock.
The convention proper of the Diocese
of Oregon will be held tomorrow morn
ing at the Trinity Church. Rev. Barr
Grifford' Lee, of Salem, will administer
the holy communion, followed by a con
vention sermon.
The convention will then adjourn to the
parish house for the business meeting,
at which the next Episcopal bishop will
be elected.
A missionary meeting will be held at
8 P. M. tomorrow, which will close the
day's work of the delegates.
The afternoon business meeting will be
the most Important event of the conven-
CHOICE
BISHOP
tion. and it is expected that keen
contest between so-called high church
and low church parties will ensue for the
occupancy of the bishop's chair. Both
sides claim victory, but it is hard to de
cide which candidate belongs to either
of the parties and it is possible that
the bishop will not be elected until Fri
day morning's business session. The high
church differs from the low in the more
advanced ritual, a belief in the confes
sional and doctrine of the seven sacra
ments and has a decided leaning toward
the Cathoiro Church. The Episcopal
Church of Oregon has always been con
sidered of the moderate and conserva
tive type and It is doubtful whether it
will now change its policy.
The following programme of Friday's
session will close the eighteenth conven
tion: Morning prayer at 9:30 A. M., busi
ness session at 10 o'clock and graduat
ing exercises of the Training School for
Nurses, Good Samaritan Hospital, at 8
P. M.
DEMOCRATS AT L0VEFEAST
Bryan and Chamberlain Indorsed for
President and Vice-President.
Members of the Young Men's Demo
cratic Club- and the Multnomah Demo
cratic Club assembled at Unity Hall last
night, ostensibly to hold a lovefeast and
to celebrate the victory of Governor
Chamberlain, but it turned out to be a
Bryan meeting more than anything else.
Speaker after speaker praised the Ne
braskan in the most lavish terms and
passed a resolution indorsing his candidacy
for the Democratic nomination for Pres
ident and Governor Chamberlain for Vice
President. District Attorney Manning suggested C.
E. S. Wood as candidate for United States
OREGON'S COMMISSIONERS TSLTRE JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION
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H. Jarkfton, of Jacksonville.
Senator at the next election, which
aroused considerable enthusiasm. The
most able address probably was delivered
by Mr. Wood, who urged Democrats to
keep hammering away in converting oth
ers, and declared that If they worked as
enthusiastically and with as much vigor
as the Socialists victory would be their
lot at the next election.
George L. Hutchin introduced the reso
lution indorsing Bryan and Governor
Chamberlain, and it passed by a unan
imous vote. A. E. Reames presided, and
among the others who spoke were Mayor
Lane. Francis Clarno and W. F. Butcher,
of Baker City.
JOBBERS AND PRODUCERS
North Paeif ic Coast Association
Holds Its Annual Meeting.
The North Pacific' Coast Jobbers' and
Manufacturers' Association held Its an
nual meeting yesterday morning at the
office of W. A. Mears, secretary. The
reports of the secretary and treasurer
were read and accepted.
Executive committees were selected as
follows: For Portland Jay Smith, F. A.
Nitchy, C. B. Brunn; for Tacoma Messrs.
Hyde, Brokshaw and Messinger: for Se
attle A. Burwell, Perry Poison, J. H.
Goldsmith. The executive conjjnittees
will shortly meet and elect omBYs for
the ensuing year.
The retiring officers are: President, L.
A. Lewis, of Portland; vice-presidents,
C. H. Hyde, of Tacoma, and J. H. Gold
smith, of Seattle: secretary, W. A. Mears,
of Portland; assistant secretaries, J. 8.
Whitehouse, of Tacoma, and J. B. Jen
nings, of Tacoma.
STATE BANKERS TO MEET
Annual Session of the Association
Will Begin Next Friday.
A two days' session of the Oregon State
Bankers' Association, which was organ
ized last Summer during the Fair, will be
held Friday and Saturday in the Y. M. C.
A. auditorium.
Announcements of the meeting have
been sent out to all the banks of the
state which are members of the associa
tion. Special railroad rates have been se
cured and a full attendance is expected.
The business of the convention will con
sist of discussions of banking methods and
consideration for means of mutual pro
tection in the transaction of banking af
fairs. The officers of the association are: J.
Frank Watson, Portland, president; E. V.
Carter, Ashland, vice-president; W. E.
Grace, Baker City, treasurer; J. L. Hart
man, Portland, secretary.
Masons In Annual Meeting.
This week may truly be called the
Masons' week, as all Masonic organiza
tions of the state are assembling in
Portland for their annual and semi-annual
reunions. The Scottish Rite Ma
sons met in their 14th semi-annual re
union Monday morning at their mag
nificent cathedral on Morrison street,
closing the reunion with a banquet last
night. The Grand Chapter of the Royal
Arch met yesterday morning In the
lodgeroom. Third and Alder streets, at
tended by all the grand officers of the
order. The annual election was held
In the afternoon, and the convention
will be in session for several days.
The Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M.,
will meet this morning at the same
place, and the Grand Chapter of the
Eastern Star will be in session tomor
row, Friday and Saturday at the
Knights of Pythias Hall, Eleventh and
Alder streets.
BUSINESS ITEMS.
If Baby Is Cnttlnr Teeth,
Be sure and use that old and well-tried rem
edy, lin Wlnslow'B Soothing Syrup, for chil
dren teethlnK. It soothes the child, softens
the irums, lly all pain, cures wind collv.
and diarrhoea.
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Citizens of the County Tell of
Its Progress.
THREE RAILWAYS BUILDING
Population of Klamath Falls In
creasing Rapidly and Government
Reclamation Project Assures
Large Acreage lor Settlers.
"Just by chance." said J. L. Buell, of
the Klamath Canal Company, "Just by
chance" echoed a half-dozen other leading
Klamath Falls citizens as they were
standing in the lobby of the Imperial Ho
tel, last evening. "We met just by
chance," continued Mr. Buell. "but now
that we are together we are going to tell
you people Just what we have in our coun
try, for. we know that some day we shall
have a city whose progress will be in
separably bound up with that of Portland.
"For many years Klamath Falls has
been a minus quantity in the history of
the state, but now, with a J4.00O.O0O Gov
ernment reclamation project under way,
three standard-gauge railroads heading
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A. H. Deverg, of Portland.
towards our city, one apparently to be the
main line of the Southern Pacific, our
town growing at the rate of several hun
dred people a month, and a general wave
of prosperity sweeping over the whole
county, It Is not at all optimistic to fore
cast for Klamath Falls a place well up in
rank among the cities of the state."
Among the citizens of Klamath Falls
who are in the city with Mr. Buell are
Major C. E. Worden, president of the
American Bank & Trust Company; Mayor
Alex Martin, Jr.. Frank L. White, of the
East Klamath Falls Realty Company; B.
St. George Bishop, a furniture dealer of
Klamath Falls, and R. G. Butler, of But
ler & Co., real estate dealers. The party
was entertained at luncheon yesterday by
President Leadbetter, of the Commercial
Club, who gave them every assurance that
he would exert his influence to encourage
a business men's excursion from Portland
to Klamath Falls In the near future.
. When Questioned concerning the prog
ress of reclamation work and railroad
building, Mr. Buell spoke enthusiastically.
"There are two railroads coming into
Klamath Falls from the California side
of the divide." said he. "The California
& Northeastern Is building from Weed,
near Sisson. It began work some eight
months ago, and expects to have trains
running by Fall. The McCloud River road
out of Upton, which has been running for
some time into the timber belts of the
Sisklyous, will push on into Klamath Falls
by next Spring. But the railroad project
which means most to our people is the
contemplated extension of the Oregon &
Eastern from Natron. An appropriation
of J4.000.000 has already been made by the
Southern Pacific for this work and the
surveys made. We feel certain that it is
the Intention of the builders to connect
this road with the California & Northeast
ern and make the main line of the South
ern Pacific in the future from Natron via
Klamath Falls, thus avoiding the heavy
Siskiyou grade and making a considerable
saving also in running time.
"Klamath Falls has a population of
PRINCIPAL OF MILWAUJUE
SCHOOL RESIGNS.
Miss Mildred A. Rnegg.
Miss Mildred A. - Ruegsr. a promi
nent educator and musician, who has
been principal of the Mllwaukls
School for the past two years, has
resigned - and has just closed her
connection with the school. The di
rectors regret to lose her services,
and the people of the district are
disappointed. She will soon be mar
ried. Miss Ruegg had) long experi
ence as principal of schools In tha
East before coming to Oregon, and
has taken high rank since being at
the head of the Milwaukie School.
After a visit in the East, Miss Ruegg
will return to Portland, when she
will change her name to preside over
a home instead of a school.
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about 2000, but this is increasing several
hundred each month. It is our ambition
to build a city which shall stretch the
whole distance of the valley between tha
upper and lower Klamath lakes.
"Work on the Government reclamation
project, for which J4.4O0.0O0 has been ap
propriated, is already under way. The
first contract for nine miles will be com
pleted by December, and a second for 20
odd miles more will be let shortly. When
completed this ditch, which is 40 feet deep
by 80 in width, will be some 200 miles in
length, and, with its laterals, will irrigate
2SO.0O0 acres of what is now waste land.
Besides, the waters of the great tule
marshes will be turned into its channels
and thousands of acres thus reclaimed."
The business men of Klamath Falls plan
to run an excursion from San Francisco
into their country in June, and they hope
to get one also from this city in August.
Access to Klamath Falls is now by way
of Thrall, on the Southern Pacific. The
trip consumes a whole day and is by the
Klamath & Eastern Railroad, 20 miles by
steamboat up the Klamath River, and by
stage the rest of the way.
EXTERTAIXED AT LOTCHEON
Klamath Falls Buslnes Men Guests
of the Commercial Club.
President F. W. Leadbetter yesterday
at noon entertained prominent visitors
from Klamath Falls with a luncheon
which was served in the Commercial
Club Tavern. The luncheon was informal
in its character and while no addresses
were delivered, much was expressed in
general conversation which showed the
splendid feeling which exists between the
Klamath Falls and Portland business
men. Among the Portland men who were
present were: H. L. Pittock. Tom Rich
ardson, A. P. Tlfft, Edward Ehrman. The
guests from Klamath Falls were: Major
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Tom Richardson, of Portland
C. E. Worden, presidents the American
Bank & Trust Company; J. W. Siemens,
cashier of the American Bank & Trust
Company; Alex Martin, Jr., Mayor of
Klamath Falls; B. St, George Bishop,
furniture dealer and land owner; Frank
Ira White, real estate dealer: J. D. Car
roll, representing Seattle associates who
are promoting an electric line through
Klamath Falls Valley which will be 47
miles In length.
It was by mere chance that all these
well-known business men chanced to be
in Portland at the same time, and Presi
dent Leadbetter, as soon as he learned
of their presence, decided to take ad
vantage of the unusual opportunity by
entertaining them with a luncheon. Major
Worden and Mr. Siemens are in the city
purchasing fixtures for their new bank,
which will be open for business Septem
ber 1.
Old Flagstaff Mine Sold.
BAKER CITT. Or., June 12. (Special.)
The old Flagstaff Mine, six miles east of
Baker City, the property of the New
Flagstaff Gold Mining Company, of
France, was sold today for $25,000 to
Arthur Murphy. representing a Boston
syndicate, the money being paid over this
evening through the Citizens' National
Bank. The property at one time was
held at about $250,000.
The new owners expect to put the mine
in active operation at once. N. E. Im
haus, manager of the selling company.
recorded the deeds tonight and turned
over- the property.
Pacific Student-Body Meeting.
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, Forest Grove.
Or., June 12. (Special.) The last student
body meeting for the year was held after
chapel today. D. I. Alley, '08, was ratified
as business manager of the Weekly Index
for next year. Norman White, '09: S. B.
Lawrence, '09; O. Huston. '09; G. G. Brown,
'10: C. Mason. '09, were awarded track
"P's", in accordance with the constitution.
H. H. Mantel. '07; Pearl Chandler, '07.
and S. B. Lawrence, '09, were appointed
to draw up a new constitution for the
student-ibody and report September, 1906.
Goes to Estimate Losses.
So busy are the contractors and ar
chitects of San Francisco estimating the
building losses for the Insurance com
panies that it has been found necessary
to secure assistance in other cities, and
one Portland architect, E. E. McClaran,
has accepted a call to San Francisco to
participate in this work. Mr. McClaran
who has offices in the Lumber Exchange
building, will leave this morning for the
Southern city and remain some time help
ing approximate the losses.
L'mattlla Gamblers Fined.
PENDLETON. Or., June 12. (Special.)
F. C. Cline, WTiliiam Meredith and Charles
Cook, two more of the gamblers indicted
by the grand jury, appeared in the Cir
cuit Court this morning and pleaded
guilty. Cline was charged with having
permitted gambling to be carried on in
his place at Umatilla, while cook was in
dieted for gambling. Each man waa fined
$50 by Judge Ellis, and the same - was
paid.
Boy's Brains Dashed Out.
SAN PEDRO, Cal., June 12. Bion Scott,
the 6-year-old son of E. B. Scott, for
merly editor of the San Pedro Times,
was instantly killed, and Robert Wayne,
a playmate, severely Injured in a runa
way this morning. In turning on Beacon
street, the carriage was overturned,
throwing the boys from the seat. Bion
Scott struck his head against the cement
ourb, his brains being dashed out.
Fatal Quarrel at Breakfast.
IXDIO. Cal., June 12. Gregorio Berdus
ca was shot and instantly killed by Ju
lian Sabadra at Thermal, today. The
men were employed on a ranch and the
shooting took place just after the em
ployes left the breakfast table. Sabadra
fled Immediately and was traced through
the brush into the mountains for 12 miles.
The slayer will have to return to water
soon or perish on the desert.
SHAFT TO THE DEAD
Committee on Soldiers' Monu
ment Makes Report.
TRIBUTE TO WAR HEROES
Balance After Meeting All Expenses!
Becomes Trust Fund, Interes-t
on Which Will be Used
Care of Memorial.
The committe to whom was entrusted ,
the erection of the monument to the
soldiers of the Second Oregon who fell
In the late war with Spain has com
pleted Its labors. The monument was
dedicated Memorial Day, May 30. Be
low will be found an account of the
fund and the manner in which it was
expended.
It was deemed fit by citizens of Port
land to erect this monument to the
memory of their dead. It is gratifying
to the committee to know that it is
pronounced a thing of beauty and well
worthy of the purpose to which it has
been dedicated. The design of the
monument was arawn by Douglas Til
den and Ernest Coxhead. of San Fran
cisco. The statue is the workmanship
of Tllden.
Upon the return of the " regiment
from the Philippines The Oregonlan
appealed to the people of Oregon for
money to raise a monument to the
dead and headed the subscription. The
money poured In rapidly, for it was
a subject in which the people took
great interest. Small contributions
were wanted so as to scatter the sub
scription as widely as possible. The
work of raising the money was taken
hold of at meetings, assemblies, pic
nics. In Sunday schools and gatherings
of all sorts. By the Woodmen of the
World earnest interest also was taken
in the project. Their contribution was
$1133.05.
Disposition of Balance.
It will be seen that after the erection
of the monument, which cost $14,722.22,
a balance of $1136.43 remains in the
hands of the committee. It waB the
Judgment of the committee that this
money should be turned over to the '
Mayor of the city to be held in per
petual trust, placed at interest and the
proceeds kept and used for the care
and preservation of the monument. It
Is probable that it will be necessary to
clean the monument every year from
dust and other accumulations, and the
income, from the fund, it is believed,
will be ample for this purpose.
Following is the financial statement:
Original fund) Slt.M3.S4
Interest 1.812.0
Woodmen of tho World 1.133. OR
Total .$15,858. 05
Payments Made.
The following payments were- made:
Tlldn & Coxhead, for drlgn $ 1.000 00
Contract fnr statue (Tilden) fl.Oixyoo
Contract for granlts work (Wright) 8,000.00
Expenses of architect from San Fran
cisco and return "flo.no
Sodilng around monument ......... Juvoo
BadKee for dedication servicos. . .. . ll,f0
Chain for monument 8.17
Speakers' platform, putting up and
removing fin no
Carriage for guests . I'tf.oo
Cement sidewalk around monument. 21lVt0
Table and chairs for dedication serv
ices )Sli
Ppesr heads and holders for chain.. 20.15
Civil engineer, overseeing cement
work 20.00
Storage of statue, labor and benchea
for dedication 4P 10
Aluminum caps for poM 7.f
Typewriting on programme 3.M)
Mason work, fitting cap to statue ... 85. TO
Work and material on chain and in
surance 64.00
Expressage. typewriting telegrams,
postage, purchases, etc 16.25
Fand for dedication servioea ....... 3.0o
Entertainment 14th Infantry Band... 18.75
Total S14.72-J.22
Balance remainalng . . . .. 1.1.16.43
Total S1&.S58.65
Rush for Montana Lands.
Publication In last Sunday's Oregonlan
of full details concerning the proposed
opening of the Flathead Indian Reserva
tion, at Kallspell and Missoula. Mont., has
excited the keenest interest, and already
the local United States land office has be
gun to receive Inquiries. In all probabil
ity, many citizens from this state will
avail themselves of the privileges extend
ed by the Government to dispose of the
various tracts, and It looks now as if
the rush to acquire them bids fair to ex
ceed any similar endeavor since the time
when the lands of Oklahoma were thrown
open to public entry.
File Incorporation Articles.
Articles of Incorporation of the Oregon,
Washington & Idaho Finance Company
were filed in the office of the County
Clerk yesterday by Otis B. Wright, C. D.
Charles and E. H. Cahalin, capital stock
$10,000. The purposes anounced are to
promote, organize and conduct industrial,
timber, lumber, mining, transportation,
water power, electrical, gas, oil and all
kinds of public utility corporations.
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