THE MORXIXG OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1906.
11
SECOND I
IDLER
TELLS HIS STORY
Frank E. Kincart Admits That
He Had to Lie in Order to
Fleece Investors.
THEY, TOO, SWORE FALSELY
Testimony of the Two Ringleaders
Implicates Hoge and Nickell
and Is Corroborated by
Other Witnesses.
Frank E. Kincart, the partner of Henry
W. Mjller in the fraudulent timber-land
operations wherein Martin G. Hoge, City
Attorney of Medford. and Charles Nickell,
publisher of a paper there, and formerly
United States Commissioner, are involved,
was the star witness yesterday in the
proceedings before United States District
Judge Hunt. Miller resumed the stand in
the morning, but his testimony was un
important, and he was allowed to go after
a few minor questions.
Kincart is not nearly so clever, either
in appearance or action as his associate
in -the game that has stirred Southern
Oregon to its depths. He is dull of com
prehension and lacking in intelligent ex
pression, while Miller is endowed with a
certain amount of brightness, despite the
havoc that dissipation has .apparently
wrought irf his countenance. Kincart was
called soon after Miller left the stand,
and testified substantially as follows:
Kincart Tells of the Game.
"I have known Miller about six years.
Nickell between four and Ave years, and
Hoge two years. In 1904, at Myrtle Creek,
Or., Miller and myself conceived the Idea
of carrying on the fraudulent transac
tions by process of the Enunetsburg of
New Zealand Company' contracts. We
hit upon the town of Placer as the most
likely place for fleecing suckers, he to
pose as the agent of the mythical com
pany that was supposed to be in the mar
ket for timber lands in that section, and
I to act as the timber cruiser. Whatever
fees we got out of them was to be
whacked up between us."
Judge O'Day, attorney for Nickell,
sought to cast discredit upon Kincart's
testimony by frequent allusions to his
propensity for fabrication, but the self
confessed land swindler parried nearly all
his thrusts, and upon one or two occa
sions gave the astuLe lawyer as good as
he sent.
"Do you aim to tell the truth at all
times?'' inquired O'Day.
"I aim to tell the truth about as near
as the majority of people in this part of
the' country." came the sarcastic reply.
"When you went down to Placer with
'Reformer Miller,' " and here O'Day cast
a contemptuous glance In the direction
of the other member of the crooked firm,
"did you willfully lie to the people
there V i
"I don't consider it lying," Kincart an
swered with sluggish effort. "The Em
metsburg of New Zealand Company prop
osition was about the same as practising
law with some lawyers."
"Do you base that assumption on your
experience with Government lawyers?"
inquired O'Day, with a haughty curl of
the Hp and an Icy glance in Heney's di
rection. "No," responded Kincart. "It is based
mostly on what I saw of them in Med
ford." "Now, were you 'not willfully lying to
the people of Placer when you told them
about the Emmetsburg Company?" con
tinued the attorney for the defense.
Never Told Wilful Lie.
"I don't call it willful lying," came the
response. "The people of Placer did not
ask mo about the cdntract, as I was the
cruiser and had nothing to do with any
papers. When I told them there were be
tween 3.5UO.000 and 4.009,000 feet of com
mercial timber on each claim, I may have
been making a willful misrepresentation
relative to the quantity of timber, but I
do not look upon it as a willful lie. Be
sides, there is quite a difference between
the act of making a statement that is un
true and swearing to It. Our proposition
could not have been successful without
telling something that was not exactly
true, although I do not see how it can be
construed as a willful lie."
"As a result of telling those lies you got
their money, didn't you?" persisted
O'Day.
"They were figuring on getting a whole
lot more money out of it than they put
in," replied Kincart, "and were not par
ticular about its legality."
Claimants Swore Falsely, Too.
On redirect examination, in reply to a
Question from Special Assistant to the Attorney-General
Heney, Kincart said:
"When I went into this business with
Miller it was necessary that some lying
had to be done in order to bilk the people,
but I understood that they would also
have to He under oath in order to make a
euceess of the venture. The idea was that
we should get reliable and close-mouthed
men in order to take up these claims, be
cause they undoubtedly had to swear to
something that was untrue In making the
locations, and they knew it."
It is apparent that the testimony of
Miller and Kincart. both of whom have
pleaded guilty, ind tjielr confessions are
being used by the Government in the ef
fort to convict Hoge and Nickel!, will be
made the foundation for ail the other evi
dence. This feature of the situation was
apparent after Kincart left the stand,
William T. Shoults, Rollen E. Smith, Na
than A Webb, John M. Webb. John D. Bu
chanan. EH W. Carder, John Emmett
Barkdull, Mrs. Julia Miles and Archibald
A. Maglll, all of Medford, corroborating
the testimony of the brace of crooked op
erators who have turned state's evidence.
Reporter Refused Bait.
Barkdull Is a reporter for the Medford
Mail, and had a narrow escape from being
drawn Into the hypnotic net which the
two conspirators seem to have cast over
Medford. According to Barkdull, Hoge
met him on the street one day and asked
him If he wanted to make some money.
Unlike most reporters, he did. and was
steered up against Miller by Hoge, and
1 was informed that upon an investment of
about 3o he would bo located on a claim
that would produce about 3.000.000 feet of
merchantable lumber, for which the Em
metsburg of New Zealand Company would
guarantee to pay 40 cents per thousand,
or about $1200, which the reporter looked
upon as quite an addition to his princely
income.
"As I went down street." testified Bark
dull. "I met a timber cruiser mimed Mc
Gowan. who told me Miller and Kincart
were crooked, and an attorney also In
formed me that I could not legally locate
the land without paying for it myself."
Under the circumstances the enterprising
firm of fraudulent locators lost a valuable
customer.
Mrs. Julia Miles, from whom Hoge rents
hisofflce. also gave her experience with
the bogus outfit. She is the woman re
ferred to by Miller in hl3 testimony of
the day before, wherein Hoge and himself
had exhausted their persuasive powers in
the effort to entice her into the game,
but without effect.
Hoge Acted as Booster.
All these witnesses testified that both
Hoge and Miller had advised them that
it was unnecessary to see the land before
filing thereon, and It developed from some
tf the testimony adduced through thi3
group of witnesses that Nickell took their
affidavits under the timber and stone act
of June 3. 1878, on blanks printed by him
self, wherein the footnotes relative to
perjury and the nonmineral character of
the land were eliminated. It also ap
peared that Hoge invariably called atten
tion to the fact that he had made a tim
ber entry, and exhibited a receipt for 325.
which Miller testified he had never paid,
this location going to him as a bonus for
his services as a "booster" for the
scheme.
Some of the other witnesses related how
rumors commenced to arise relative to
the crooked character of the firm, and
how both Hoge and Nickell ' undertook to
stay the tide of public opinion by rushing
to the defense of Miller and Kincart.
until at last they were compelled to ac
knowledge that all hands had been swin
dled.
The case will go on at 9:30 this morning.
GOES ON TRADE MISSION
W. A. MEARS WILL IEAVE NEXT
SATURDAY FOR HONOLULU.
He Is Sent by Portland Commercial
Bodies to Interview Business
Men of Hawaii.
W. A. Mears, Secretary of the Oregon
Wholesale Grocers' Association, will leave
July 28 for the Hawaiian Islands In the
interest of the merchants of Portland.
Mr. Mears will sail from San Francisco
August 1 on the Oceantc steamship So
noma. Before leaving for Honolulu Mr. Mears
would frke every manufacturer and jobber
in Portland to communicate with him or
call at his office. 7 First street. He will
be away about six weeks, also visiting
Hilo, which is the second largest town in
the islands.
Mr. Mears will show the Honolulu mer
chants whereby they can he benefited by
purchasing certain supplies In the Rose
City. It is a fact that a certain amount
of goods shipped from San Francisco
every year to Honolulu come from Port
land or this vicinity. This matter partic
ularly will be put before the island busi
ness men and an endeavor made to con
vince them that money can be saved by
making purchases here.
Heretofore few traveling men represent
ing Portland houses have made regular
trips to Hawaii. Now that a steamship
line has been put into operation between
Portland and the principal city of the
islands, Mr. Mears is convinced that he
will accomplish his purpose in making
the trip.
"The steamship line will have no trou
ble in getting plenty of freight coming
this way. There will be sugar, raw and
refined: bananas, canned pineapples and
many other products of the tropics," Mr.
Mears said yesterday. "But what I want
to accomplish is to have the steamer load
ed every time she leaves this city. We
can furnish the business men there with
anything they want, and we are going to
get our share of the trade in Honolulu
and Hilo."
Edmond C. Glltner, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, Is in receipt of
-two communications from business men
of Honolulu making inquiries about cer
tain Industries of Portland. The letters
are a result of the advertising being done
In the Hawaiian Islands by Portland mer
chants, showing that an interest is being
taken in the new steamship line between
this city and Honolulu. One of the letters
Is regarding the wholesale chair business.
The other is for information about the
glass industry and that of the picture
and picture-framing business.
Secretary Glltner is also in receipt of a
list of all the business firms of Honolulu.
This list may be Inspected by any of the
Portland business men who are Interested.
It was sent to the Chamber of Commerce
by Edward Dekum, formerly of this city,
who is now business manager of the Com
mercial Advertiser at Honolulu.
ARMED TO TAKE DESPERADO
Deputy Sheriffs Start to Capture In
sane Man But Find Him Quiet.
Thinking that they had a desperate
man to capture, Deputy Sheriffs Nat
Bird and Frank Beatty armed themselves
with revolvers, blackjacks, handcuffs and
shackles, and started yesterday afternoon
to arrest Peter Wagner, who lives in an
East Side suburb.
a. rtmnlalnfr had been sworn
out before Deputy County Clerk C. D.
Chrlstensen. by Mrs. L. I Wagner, and
dhe declared that Mr. Wagner should be
watched very carefully, as he was tricky
and she did not know what he might at
tempt to do. She also advised Chrlsten
sen to have two deputy sheriffs make
the arrest. When the officers arrived at
the Wagner home. Bird declares that
they found a quiet little man. who ap
peared as sane as anyone and who did
not make the least bit of fuss about be
ing brought to Jail.
Dismal House
River, Scene of
BY MRS J. A. HYDE.
mr ALAMA. Wash.. July 21. (Special.)
li The death of old Joe Bates, which
occurred the morning of June 14, recalls
to mind a strange fatality that follows all
who make their home on the place on
which he died. I remember the place
well. I passed It 15 years ago. and the
old house, black -jrith age and the black
hill rising abruptly back of it, the low.
sandy road and black iron bridge crossing
the Kalama, struck me as one of the
most dismal places I ever saw. I have
always remembered It as being a drear,
desolate place, with nothing homelike
about it.
It is a well-known farm, Just north of
the bridge. Everyone going to the fish
hatchery or to the hunting and Ashing
grounds further up the river, have to
pass this house, and many a hunter will
recall It who reads this incident.
About 17 years ago occurred the first
death on the place. A Mr. Harris rented
it and lived there until he died of fever,
leaving a wife and small family. The
widow still kept the place and tilled it
as well as she could and managed to
make a living. One day while she was
shopping in Portland, her little 4-year-old
boy was drowned In the river, that runs
near the house. I heard her cries and
moans as she passed my house that dark,
rainy night, going to that desolate, black
house against the grloomy hills a home
made more desolate by the sudden taking
away of her loved one. She did not re
side there long after that. Memories and
desolation made her long for some other
plnce anywhere to get away from this
solitude.
The next family to live there was a
French family from Canada. They had
not lived there lone before they, too, lost
(HUM GIRLS
ARE
HOME AGAIN
Members of Contest Party Re
port Enjoyable Tour of
Yellowstone.
LOADED WITH SOUVENIRS
Young Women Tanned From Outing
and AH Return Happy and
Healthy, Telling About the
Time of Their Lives.
They're back. With rich coats of tan
on their cheeks, their clothes, fairly sat
urated with dust, and with dress-suit
cases, handbags and bandboxes filled to
the bursting point with conglomerate col
lections of stones, minerals, postal cards,
souvenirs, spoons and curios of all de
scriptions, The Oregonian contest girls re
turned to Portland yesterday morning,
after the most memorable trip of their
lifetimes. No limbs are broken, and no
teeth or eyes have been reported missing,
but their cloth js may, perhaps, show the
effects of a siege of on-the-go existence
in which they have been reveling ever
since they became the guests of The Ore
gonian. But beware, for the girls might be
termed dangerous. If you are a busy man
or woman keep clear pf them until their
ardor dies down, because if you meet
them they will detain you for hours with
elaborate, flowery, but sincere, descrip
tions of the many wonderful things they
have seen and the innumerable delights
they have been treated to ever since they
have been away. The conversation will
be one-sided to an almost painful degree,
especially if you are to be subjected to it
for any great length of time, as the great
est desire of the girls Just at present is
to tell of their experiences.
By thl3 time practically all of the happy
beauties are "talking to death" their fond
and proud parents and their numerous
friends. They could talk almost inces
santly for years and not tell all they saw
or all they did. The girls are endowed
with excellent conversational powers,
which many of them acquired because of
their unbounded enthusiasm, which must
of necessity have an outlet, and the peo
ple of the Northwest will undoubtedly
hear more about the Yellowstone Park,
Salt Lake City and Boise City In the next
few weeks than they have ever heard be
fore. Eight of the young women were dropped
off at the various cities where they reside
on their return trip, and the remainder
came on to Portland. Those who live out
side, of Portland stayed here only long
enough to make connections with their
trains, so the Portland people did not
have much of an opportunity to see the
girls after they had concluded their jour
ney. There was a large crowd at the Union
Depot when the girls arrived yesteriy
morning. Most of those who welcomed
the party on its return to Portland were
the parents and Intimate friends of the
young women. Some of the parents of
the girls made long trips to meet their
daughters in Portland to accompany them
home.
GOOD CARE OF POLAR BEAR
Mr. Shanahan Inspects His Den for
Humane Society.
PORTLAND, Or., July 20. (To the Editor.)
The attention of the Humane Society having
been called to the condition of the Polar bear
at the City Park, a careful inspection by the
writer was made yesterday, and while It Is
painful to persons of sympathetic natures to
view animals in captivity, the Polar bear at
the, park, la certainly more highly favored as
to location of his abode than that of the
other animals.
The place is situated on the edge of a
deep ravine through which a current of cool
air courses, and the cage or structure Is roomy,
clean and airy. A pool of water In the con
crete floor, sotne five feet in depth, is changed
four times each day during hot weather,
which provides a refreshing bath ae often as
his lordship desires a plunge. And no doubt
the thousands of visitors at the park on Sun
day would gladly have exchanged places with
Mr. Bear so far as convenience for bathing
was offered.
Many Complaints will necessarily arise re
garding the treatment of animals, and the
Humane Society la always ready and willing
to investigate every ca.se. Yet many com
plaints are received at the office which upen
investigation prove trivial. However, it Is
gratifying to know that a praiseworthy humane
sentiment pervades this community, and acts
of cruelty are quickly discovered and promptly
reported to our officers.
Referring again to the Polar bear, it may
be interesting to know that this same bear
was on exhibition at the Lewis and Clark
Fair and. was confined in close quarters and
without the luxury of a bath during a period
on the Kalama
Many Tragedies
a child in the icy waters of the Kalama.
They soon after moved away and the
place was vacant for several years.
The next was a tragedy of unusual in
terest. A traveler in going along the road
stopped there at night. The house was
J vacant. No one knew who he was or
where he was going. He was well dressed
and Is supposed to have had money. The
last seen of him alive he was playing
cards with two other men on the porch
of the house, x als was about 7 o'clock
at night. People passing by next morn
ing saw a man lying on the porch asleep,
as they supposed. Returning toward
night they saw him in the same position.
They investigated and found a bullet-holo
in the head. A little pile of ashes In the
yard and a few charred papers scattered
about weer all they found. No money
nor anything to identify him by. Every
clew gone, and never to this day have
they found out who he was. The Coroner
brought in a verdict of suicide, and the
man was buried on the place in an un
named grave.
The next one to live there was "Old
Man" Bates. He was well known along
the Columbia. He had made money in
the saloon business and bought this place.
He did some logging, raised stock and
spent much money fixing up the place.
He put new siding on the house and
made a very presentauie home of it. He
and a son lived there together, keeping
"batch." The father, a few days pre
vious to his death, had prepared a sauce
of raisins and currants and set it aside
in a tin pall, covering it with a tight lid.
For supper June 12 the son went for the
sauce to put on the table. On taking off
the lid he found It fermented, and did
not partake of it. The father ate it
heartily and was soon taken violently ill.
A doctor was sent for. but he was beyond
medical help, and died on the 14th, the
last victim from this place o ill omen.
of five months. Many complaints were matte
during that time, not only pertaining; to the
bear, but of other animals then on exhibition,
and the Humane Society did all that was
practicable to make the dumb creature more
comfortable. In conversation with Mr. lwlta.
the park keeper, he informs me that this
bear was on exhibition at Harvard durinx a
period of three years prior to his arrival In
Portland, and therefore has been subjected to
dK-en a warmer climate than the average
lip re. The animal seeks the morning mm and
retires to the west end of the building- dur
ing the afternoon. Many persons, said Mr.
Lowitz, have urged the necessity of placing
ice tn the pool. Snch action, avers Mr.
Lowitz, would certainly endanger the life of
the bear, as he hae now become accilmated
to the temperature of this city.
Some interesting facts were obtained from
Charles Hammon, to whom la entrusted the
care of all the animals. He mingles with
them in the arena for the bears, and they
seem to have high regard for his. presence
while washing out their enclosure.' Mr. Ham
mon discovered that the Polar bear was fond
of clean earth, and while the writer was
present gathered a handful from the side hill,
which was eaten with apparent relish. Dur
ing the hot weather but little meat Is pro
vided. . Four loaves of bread, one gallon of
milk and one quart of codliver oil per day
constitutes the diet for the Polar. Mr. Mam
mon is the right man in the right place. He
said:
"When the animals are sick, I too am sick,
for I put myself in their place, and often am
at a loss to know what remedies to ad
minister." The animals at the park have cost a con
siderable amount of cash, and the cost of
maintenance Is quite a large sum per year.
In view of these facts, the public may be
assured that they will receive the best of
care In the future, as they have during the
past under the careful management of ,Mr.
I-rfiwitz. W. T. SHANAHAN.
Corresponding Secretary Oregon Humane
Society.
OR. LOCKE IS ft VISITOR
FORMER PORTLAND PASTOR IS
HERE FOR BRIEF STAY.
Comes to Speak at Chautauqua He
Is Now Pastor of Hanson-Place
Church, Brooklyn.
'I am dellghtad with the East, being an
Easterner, but any one who has lived
in the West, particularly the Pacific
Coast, will at some time long to return,
and I am no exception to the rule," said
Rev. Charles Edward Locke, D. D.. who
arrived in the city yesterday after an
absence of several years. He is accom
panied by his mother, Mrs. W. H. Locke,
of Toungstown, Ohio, and is being enter
tained at the home of Mr. and Mrs Sam
uel Connell at 710 Broadway street. Dr.
Locke will remain In Portland until next
Friday, when he will leave for San Fran.
Cisco for a visit. Except for one brief
visit. Dr. Locke has been away from
Portland nine years. For five years he
was pastor of Taylor-Street Methodist
Episcopal Church in this city, during
which time he became universally ad
mired. He is now pastor of the Hanson
Place Methodist Church at Brooklyn,
N. Y., and has become one of the best
known ministers in the East.
Dr. Locke went from Portland origi
nally to San Francisco, where he re
mained several years with the Central
Methodist Episcopal Church, going from
there to Buffalo, N. T., to the Delaware
Avenue Church. At the time President
McKinley was assassinated. Dr. Locke
was in Buffalo and at the request of the
family conducted the funeral services
over the martyred President at the home
of John C. Milburn, president of the Pan
American Exposition, at whose home
President McKinley died. When a boy
Rev. Locke knew the late President per
sonally at Canton.
The Hanson-Place Church has a mem
bership of more than 2100 and Is as well
known as its pastor. Dr. Locke is taking
a draft for $500 from the members of his
church to the unfortunate members of
the Central Church in San Francisco,
which was destroyed by the great fire,
together with the homes of 400 of the
parishioners. He spoke at the Oregon
City Chautauqua last evening and will
make an address there again this after
noon. Sunday, the last day of ths meet
ing, Rev. Locke will make a third ad
dress. "My work in the East has been very
successful and I like it very much," he
said yesterday. "I have the greatest re
card in the world for the people of Port
land; not only for those of the Methodist
churches, but members of other denom
inations as well, who have been more
than kind to me. I became well ac
quainted with them during the panic of
1893 and. it was my misfortune to Be
called away after those trying times had
passed. I have always felt, however, that
some day I might be able to return to
this city."
POINTS OUT THE FLAWS
Initiative One Hundred Says O. R
& N Franchise Is Bad.
Undaunted by Its failure to get a hear
inc from the Council In the matter of the
Front street franchise, the Initiative One
Hundred Is preparing to go before that
body again on business of the same char
acter. This time It is the East Third
street franchise of the O. R. & N. in
which the Initiative One Hundred sees
flaws and it Is going to ask the city
fathers to make changes in the ordi
nance. If they refuse, the body will urge
Mavor Lane to veto the document.
This action was decided upon at the
special meeting of the Initiative One
Hundred in the Abington building last
night. It was brought about as the re
suit of a report of the committee on legis
lation, which called attention to alleged
defects in the ordinance. A committee
was appointed to represent the body in
the matter, consisting of Seneca Smith.
Rufus Mallory, P. I "Willis, Richard
Montague, Eh. Emmett Drake and M.
G. Munlejr. This is the same committee
that appeared before the Council In ref
erence to the Front street franchise.
"Under the present provisions," runs
the report of the legislative committee,
"the company might construct a small
portion of the road and hold the same
free from any possibility of forfeiture,
thus virtually preventing any other road
from operating the line without any ma
terial cost or damage to Itself. It should
be provided that the entire franchise
should he forfeited ipso facto on failure
of the grantee to complete the entire con
struction within a limited time and to
comply with the other provisions of the
franchise."
To get a clause of this kind inserted in
the franchise will be the object of the
special committee. It will also try to
obtain a change in the matter of com
pensation, which is stated in the report
to be but 950 annually in addition to the
construction of a fill. In addition the
committee considers that the ordinance
Is "extremely defective In respect of
clearness of expression with respect to
the switching privileges, which are to be
exchanged among; the railroads using the
line." This is another phase of the fran
chise which it aims to remedy.
The ordinance took a Btep toward the
Improvement of streets, which is one of
its original objects, by appointing a com
mittee on boulevards from the West
Side. It consists of J. C. AInsworth, Ion
Lewie, Drake C. O'Reilly and Lewis Rus
sell. A committee on speedways will be
appointed on the East Side, and the two
bodies will work in conjunction, with
President McKenna as chairman.
President McKenna reported that an
organization had been formed, in Los
A Busy Corner at
6th and Alder Sts.
Piano Selling Goes on Unabated at
the Dundore Closing out Sale.
Note the special bargains offered
for today. Why not, when yon are
down town this morning, step in and
look at themT A beautiful mahogany
cased Piano, slightly used, good as
new ; regular price $350, for $200. A
large sized walnut cased piano in A-l
condition, sells new for $325, to go
for $167. A Kimball organ, taken in
exchange on a piano deal (no matter
about its actual worth) you can have
it today for $20.00.
$10.00 down and $6.00 per month
will be accepted on either of the
pianos name your own terms it you
want the Kimball organ.
Remember, this is the company that
sells the Steinway, A. B. Chase,
Estey, Emerson, Sterling and many
others; all are included in this closing
out sale, and at prices and terms that
will enable anyone wanting a piano
to get one, and a good one, too.
We do no have to expatiate on the
merits of the pianos mentioned, as
they are so wel and favorably known.
It is simply a choice in case designs
and fancy woods. You will not find
any fault with our prices. The fair
ness of our piano proposition will
readily appeal to your intelligence
and pocketbook.
Come in and see. If you do not
care to invest in a more expensive in
strument just now, you will be fortu
nate if you secure one of the special
bargains mentioned for today.
More open evenings.
DUNDORE PIANO CO.,
134 Sixth Street.
Opposite The Oregonian Bldg.
Angeles with the same name and ob
jects as the local Initiative One Hun
dred, i It was decided to communicate
with this body.
The following new members were
elected, bringing the total enrollment up
to about 80: Russell Sewell, W. W.
Johnson, William Goldman, Edward
Mendenhall. M. C. George, F. E. Beach,
E. C. Bronaugh. John Oglesby, John Van
Zante, W. H. Moore, E. W. Barnes, John
Jamison, Melvin Carter. W. B. Glafke,
Joseph Worth, W. G. Kerns, B. H. Park
er, F. W. Ariss, F. A. Douty, Wallis
Nash, William Pfunder. W. D. Wisdom,
T. G. Greene, E. A. Kempe, J. C. Alns
worth. Ion Lewis, Lewis Russell, Drake
C. O'Reilly, George W. Stapleton, F. C.
Knapp and William McMurray.
AT THE THEATERS
What the Press Agents Say.
Today at the Grand.
Today and tomorrow will be the laat of the
present vaudeville programme at the Grand.
Tbe usual Sunday performance will be given.
The Grand is always comfortable and the
show Is always enjoyable. The three musical
Keltona are' billed as the feature, and others
worth fleeing and hearing are Armstrong and
Holly, In a comedy sketch ; the only Helen,
in a change act ; Hildebrand and Vivian,
weight lifters; Milton Dawson and company
In a love story, and others. This Is a bill
which you should not fail to see.
Pantages' Big Show.
The season's banner programme is being
presented by Pantages this week, and today
and tomorrow the many feature of the bill
will be presented for the last time. There Is
a little of everything from grand opera to
farce-comedy. The Metropolitan singers put
on a powerful version of the bedroom scene
from "Fra Dlavolo"; little Helen, the Cali
fornia magnet, presents her wonderful char
acter impersonations; the Widow Davis and
troupe put on a farce-comedy, "Troubles of a
Widow"; Thomas and Evans have an excellent
comedy act; Meadows and Lassare to a neat
society sketch ; Jean Wilspn sings a new
niuscraiea song, ana moving picture comedies
conclude the performance.
"Quiet Family" at the Star.
"A Quiet Family" will go through their
troubles today and tomorrow for the last time.
This is one of those comical farces which the
Star stock company gives each week. This
week the farce Is unusually amusing. The
vaudeville department of the programme is
well taken care of and Is headed by Madam
Wanda's coach dogs, which every child in the
city should see. Other acts are Coyne and
Tingling, acrobats and balancers ; Marie De
Wood, vocalist; the moving pictures and the
Illustrated song.
Moving Pictures at the Baker.
To pay a visit to the Baker Theater this
week, where Miles Bros', moving pictures are
on exhibition, Is well worth the time. The
scenes as shown are the only genuine ones
made of the San Francisco earthquake and
fire. Miles Bros, representatives being on the
scene at the time of the disaster, sparing no
expense to procure these pictures, giving to
the world the only authentic views of the
world's greatest disaster. ,
Good Acting at the Lyric.
The Lyric Theater la enjoying an exception
ally successful week this week. The bill is
"A Soldier's Bride," arid the audiences are
greatly pleased. It to perhaps the highest
class play that the clever Lyrio company has
put on this year. New scenery has been
painted for the settings, and there are un
usually good chances for all the company to
make Individual hits. The moving pictures
are interesting, and the illustrated song be
tween the acts, "We're Just Plain Folks," has
made an especial hit.
EASTERN EXCURSION RATES
August 7, 8, 9, September 8 and 10.
On the above dates the Great North
ern Railway will have on sale tickets
to Chicago and return at rate of $71.50,
St. Louis and return J67.50, St Paul,
Minneapolis and Duluth, Superior, or
Sioux City and return, $60. Tickets
first-class,, good going via the Great
Northern, returning same or any direct
route, stop-overs allowed. For tickets,
sleeping car reservations, or any addi
tional information, call on or address
H'. Dickson. C. P. & T. A., 122 Third
street. Portland.
Condemns Taggart's Hotels.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., July 20. State
Auditor Bigler has written to the French
Lick Springs Company and the West Ba
den Springs Company that as a result of
the investigation that he had instituted
there last week, he finds that the two
hotel companies have been engaged in
"wanton and wilful violation of the crim
inal laws" of the State and demands that
both companies cease their "unlawful
practices."
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