TIIE MORXING OREGONIAN. SATURDAY, ATjGUST 18, 19Ub
BATTLE 15
11 TAME AFFAIR
Marked by Little Firing and
Absence of Spectacu
lar Features.
OREGON BOYS KEPT OUT
Third Battalion Not Allowed to Pull
a Trigger Two-Thirds of Men
on Field in Same Plight.
. Kesult a Draw.
BT GEORGE WHITE.
FIELD HEADQUARTERS, American
Lake, Wash., Aug. 17. Staft Correspond
ence.) There was one thing that stood
out above all others in the firing maneu
vers here today. That was the hardi
hood of the American volunteer and his
ready adaptability to active campaigning.
Coming direct from comfortable homes
and spending two days in the Held wltn
forced marches, small rations and lnsuln
clent shelter from the chilly night air, the
National Guard troops were hardly ex
pected to complete the severe expedition
without a great deal of suffering among
officers and men.
There was general surprise in camp
when it was seen that the guardsmen
stood the severe tax on the physical re
sources as well as did the men of the reg
ular Army, who are more or less hard
ened to such things. There was not a
single case of actual physical exhaustion
in a National Guard command, the men
standing up to the task of marching 12
to 18 miles, running two or three more In
skirmish work, wading streams, and all
this on light field rations, after a night
rolled in a blanket, each on the bare
ground.
It was amply demonstrated that Uncle
Earn can count on good service from the
main stay of his fighting machine, the
American volunteer, should the call to
arms ever be sounded again.
Battle Not Spectacular.
Aside from the forced marches, some
outpost brushes, a few skirmish rushes
and two artillery duels, today's much-exploited
sham battle was of no great con
sequence. Had the guns been loaded and
the fighting real, the whole affair would
have been important enough to occupy
possibly one brief paragraph in history.
In the language of many military men
here, "'it was a lizzie, even from a' cam
paigning point of view." It was cer
tainly a fizzle from a spectacular stand
point. There was but little more than an
hour of tiring, and this was scattered and
irregular.
At least a third of the force in the field
did not become engaged at all. While
doing excellent service In support of a
battalion of artillery, tne men of the
Third Oregon didn't get to fire a shot.
As had been expected, the second or
llrown Brigade, defending Tacoma, ad
vanced to meet the attacking Blue Bri
gade. They encountered the Blue left
wing at a point two and a half miles
north of Murray Station. The attacking
force appeared to get the worst of this
brush and retreated towards Its bivouac
point,, west and north of American Lake.
Later, the whole Brown- line was driven
back. -
Had the rifles been firing balls in
stead of harmless wads, there would
be one troop less of the Fourteenth
United States Cavalry tonight., This
troop, a part of the Brown scouting
force, formed on a slight elevation
while the brigades were preparing for
an encounter. The Ninth and Twenty
fourth Batteries of Field Artillery got
Into range under cover' and sent half
a dozen shots into the cavalry troop
belore the mounted men knew what
was happening. The cavalrymen were
promptly declared exterminated.
Wipes Out Infantrymen.
Shortly afterward a battalion of
Brown infantry put a theoretical quiet
us on the companies of the Twentieth
Infantry which attacked their left wing
at a point two miles due north of Mur
ray Station on the Northern Pacific
Railroad track. Tne Browns were hid
den In a belt of thick timber. As the
attacking regulars rushed toward this
cover, the Browns poured a. deadly tire
in their faces, thus throwing them out
of the fray. '
While each brigade had advantages
in various movements, the attacking
force had the better of the fight as a
whole, so several umpires have decided.
Daylignt this morning found the
whole American Lake district looking
like a scene of impending carnage. Sol
diers were crawling out of their little
dog tents and hurrying about for ra
tions and water before it was yet light.
Few In either brigade had slept well.
The temperature had fallen well be
low the 4J mark, late in the night, and
the chiil proved more than a match for
the weariness of a bard day. Not a
few of the men in bivouac crept into
the w.'ods and built small Ores to keep
warm.
The attacking brigade formed at 5:26
in three columns. The men broke camp,
shouldered their heavy equipment and
swung north along the roads at a
quick pace. The novelty and excitement
kept away all thoughts of fatigue. Be
lieving they had a 14-mile march ahead
with several creeks to wade, hills to
climb and forests to penetrate, the
troops faced the situation cheerfully,
and as if they enjoyed It. The store of
energy seemed limitless.
When the matter of selecting an ad
vance guard came up, the Third Oregon
again triumphed and Major John Mays'
battalion went ahead. Colonel Maus, the
brigade commander, rode up to see the
advance guard take the field.
"These fellows know their business,"
exclaimed Colonel Maus, enthusiastically,
as the Oregon advance deployed and took
the field with the accuracy and decision
of a machine.
Later the Oregon advance battalion dis
tinguished itself by sighting, surrounding
and capturing one outpost of the Sev
fventh Regular Infantry, sent out by the
Brown Army. The Oregon infantry was
assigned to the center column, in which
were the Second Washington. Twenty
fourth Battery of Field Artillery, and
Troop D of the Washington Guard.
Seattle Colonel .; Rebuked.
Colonel George B. Lamping, of the
"Washington troops, came in for a scath
ing rebuke from Colonol Maus Just be
fore the center column- moved. He had
arrived in line with his regiment half an
hour after schedule time. Colonel Maus
did not mince words in talking to the
Seattle commander, telling him he ought
to pay attention to orders and not keep
the whole movement back by dilatory
tardiness. The rebuke was delivered in
the presence of a number of other of
ficers. In the left wing, commanded by Cap
tain W. P. Burnham. of the Ninth In
fantry, were the Twentieth Infantry,
five troops of the Second Cavalry,
First Battery of Field Artillery, and de
tachments of signal and hospital corps.
In the right wing, commanded by Colonel
Alfred Reynolds, were the Twenty-second
SHAM
Infantry troops of Washington Cavalry,
separate Oregon Battalion and the Ninth
Battery of Field Artillery.
The three columns took different roads,
arriving at the Hillhurst Jackson ranch
at 8:05 o'clock together. A halt of 30
minutes was made here pending an effort
to locate the enemy. The Brown Brigade
was on the road equally early. It had in
its line the Fourteenth Cavalry, Montana
and Idaho Infantry, Eleventh Battalion of
Field Artillery and Seventh Infantry.
First Shot Is Fired.
The brigades met about half way, after
considerable skirmishing, and at 10:10
o'clock the first Bhot was fired, the left
wing of the Blues engaged the right and
center of the Browns, and drove it back
into the woods. The woods reverberated
for a few minute with the metallic roll
ing of a heavy rifle fire. A thousand
yards behind the lines the firing sounded
not unlike the sharp rattling of half a
dozen telegraph sounders.
At 10:20 the ill-fated troop from the
Fourteenth Cavalry exposed itself on an
eminence. The Twenty-fourth battery
was watching for sume such opening.
It opened fire on the Instant. The op
posing artillery rushed several guns into
place an dreplied, but was driven back.
) The Third Oregon lay in reserve as a
support to the artillery and did not get
into action. The separate Oregon battal
ion was more fortunate, being hurried
forward to join the Twenty-second In
fantry on the left wing. The separate
got in a few shots before the call
sounded.
Weary Men Reach Camp.
Beginning at a point two miles east of
Murray, the skirmishing continued north
to the Country Club on American Lake,
the Browns gradually falling back. When
this point was reached, recall was
sounded. At 11:58 the firing ceased and
the troops returned to quarters. All
reached camp tored and foot-sore, but
otherwise in good condition.
After recall the Twenty-second Infan
try claimed they had got the Idaho In
fantry into an opening during the retreat
and had put them out of action, although
the point waa not ruled upon at the time,
as no umpires happened to be in the
vicinity.
Tomorrow morning all officers who par
ticipated in the maneuvers will meet at
general headquarters and discuss - the
problems presented during the day's ac
tion. A second and more leaborate bat
tle is being planned for Monday. The
Oregon guardsmen will remain for the
Monday engagement. Although they were
to have returned to Oregon Monday, an
extension of two days' time In camp
has been granted.
Governor Chamberlain visited Colonel
Gantenbein's headquarters today and au
thorized him to keep his regiment in
the field until Wednelay, if he so de
sired. The same privilege was extended
to Major Yoran, of the separate battal
ion. The matter was put up to the men
for a vote and all decided to remain.
NO VICTORY, SAYS FTJNSTON
Expresses Satisfaction With Results
of the Maneuver.
CAMP TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 17.
"There was no victory and none will be
announced," salil Brigadier-General
Funston this afternoon, after the man
euvers of the morning. The camp com
mander in general terms expressed satis
faction with the results of the action.
He added that some exceedingly tine
movements had been executed, and,
while some mistakes had been made, it
is by these means that the United States
Army is perfecting itself by profiting by
experience.
In a general way the problem is un
derstood to have been a movement by
the "Browns" to develop the. strength of
the "Blues" and check their advance as
much as possible. The "Blues" were
superior In every branch except cavalry.
In artillery the "Browns" were decidedly
at a. disadvantage.
COXTEXTIOX DATE IS CHOSEN
Chehalis County Republicans Will
Nominate September 12.
MONTESANO. Wash.. Aug. 17.-(Spe-cial.)
The date of holding the Republican
convention in Chehalis County having
been fixed for September 12, a week be
fore the meeting of the state convention
at Seattle, the candidates who have al
ready announced themselves are get
ting down to business and will do their
utmost betweert now and the primaries,
September 7, to see that delegates favor
able to them are selected to go to the
convention. The main fight is still for
State Senator, 'and the race is now nar
rowed down to J. R. O'Donnell, of Elma,
and Alex Poison, of Hoqulam.
Hardly any interest is being manifested
in county offices, although an entire tick
et is to be elected, it being tacitly under
stood that most of these will be decided
on the floor of the convention after the
choice for Senator is made. There is
more than ordinary Interest in the ques-,
tion of the removal of the county seat
from Montesano to a site that has been
selected on the outskirts of Hoqulam, be
tween that city and Aberdeen. In fact.
It Is this question that Is vexing the souls
of the candidates and making them keep
unusually quiet, for any admission in
favor of the county seat's retention at
Montesano is sure to create opposition
in the western end of the county, while
to advocate its removal is just as certain
to cause the eastern section to rise up in
arms ready for a fight.
Charges of deals and combinations are
already being openly made, and while the
western end of the county will have a
decided majority in the convention, it is
by no means certain that the delegates
from that section will vote as a unit,
while the entire eastern end will send an
instructed delegation which will support
such candidates as come out openly In
favor of the retention of the county seat
at Montesano.
Thus far it is anybody's race, but no
one can tell what the next few weeks
may develop.
REMOVE VALENCIA VICTIMS
Seattle Labor Unions Pay for Re
burial of Unidentified Bodies.
VICTORIA, B. C, Aug. 17. A dispatch
from Carmanah Point says the United
States revenue cutter Heather is at Pa
chena Bay, on the Vancouver Island
coast, taking up the bodies of the vic
tims of the steamer Valencia, wrecked
near there in February last. A number
of bodies were brought to Victoria for
burial, but many decomposed and un
identified were buried in shallow graves
on the beach by the parties engaged
in recovering victims of the wreck.
Recently the Seattle labor unions col
lected a fund and made arrangements
for the removal of the bodies to Seattle.
A revenue cutter was given by the Gov
ernment for the work.
SPOKANE MILL IS BURNED
Plant of Lamb Lumber Company De
stroyed Others Sustain Losses.
SPOKANE, Aug. 17. Fire, which broke
out in the motor-room in the rear of the
C. A. Lamb Lumber Company's planing
mill at 4:45 o'clock this afternoon, de
stroyed property belonging to that com
pany, the Spokane Shingle Company, Par
lin & Orndorff, J. T. Hunter, Peter Cos
tello. Wells & Dye and Dr. P. 3. Byrne
to the value of nearly J35.000.
The largest part of the loss was sus
tained by the Lamb Lumber Company
and Is estimated at $25,000. They carried
less than J5000 insurance. The total
amount of insurance on all property
burned was not more than $10,000.
The Lamb Lumber Company located in
Spokane less than three years ago.
GRANTED NO RELIEF
Booth -Kelly Company Says
Car Shortage Exists
WILL CLOSE DOWN MILLS
Removal of Embargo on Lumber
Shipments to Northern Califor
nia Does Not Serve Purpose
In Lane County.
EUGENE, Or.. Aug. 17. (Special.) No
promise of cars' for the relief of the
Booth-Kelly Lumber Company has yet
come from the Southern Pacific, and dis
astrous results are already being felt
here. Yesterday the night shift in the
Springfield mills was laid off, and the
same order has gone into the Coburg
mills of the same company today. The
day shifts at all the mills in the county
will be taken off unless some permanent
relief Is offered within a few days.
The big lumber company is short more
than 600 cars today, with hundreds of
orders in the yards ready to ship. Fail
ure to send out these orders will cause
not only a loss of customers all over the
country, but in many cases almost a total
loss to the company itself, for a large
percentage of its contracts are for spe
cially cut lumber. The hold-up is becom
ing more serious every hour.
Until the closing down of the Spring
field mill yesterday, the Booth-Kelly peo
ple were running day and night shifts at
Springfield and Coburg and day and ryght
shifts at Wendllng and Saginaw, beside
handling the output of the Brown Lm
ber Company at Cottage Grove, the jo
hawk Lumber Company and a number of
small mills in the county.
Fifteen hundred people, receiving over
$100,000 a month, are employed by the
company in its own business in Lane
County, to say nothing of those who
would be indirectly affected by a general
shut-down.
Car Shortage Real Trouble.
When asked today regarding the state
ment of a representative of the Southern
Pacific to the effect that the San Fran
cisco congestion, resulting in an embargo
on lumber andV other commodities, was
entirely responsible . for the threatened
shut-down of the Booth-Kelly mills, and
that there was no shortage of cars. A. C.
Dixon, manager of the sales department
of the lumber company, said:
"We are not dependent in any sense of
the word on the San Francisco and Oak
land market, but we are to some extent
on the California and Nevada market,
and while the embargo is removed on all
but the San Francisco and Oakland mar
kets, it does not avail us, as we have not
even approximately enough cars to move
our output from the mills.
"We have had cars ordered for Interior
California and Nevada points for weeks
past which have not yet been furnished,
compelling us to hold material in our
yards which has been cut to special order,
inconveniencing and discommoding our
customers. We can easily ship all of our
output to points aside from those on
which the embargo has been placed if
equipment is furnished, and if a car
shortage does not exist in general it cer
tainly does at the Interior mills."
Excelsior Mills Afrected.
The Excelsior Company here Is also
threatened with a shut-down because of
the Southern Pacific's failure to supply
cars enough to carry away the product
of the mills. C. O. Peterson, manager of
the company, says that on August 10 the
night shift was taken off because every
available foot of storage room had been
filled, and there was no place In which
the baled excelsior could be kept until
more cars were procured.
Now he ays it will be necessary to
close the plant entirely unless some relief
is offered within a week.
GIVEN cdUNTY CERTIFICATES
Few Applicants at Recent Teachers'
Examinations Failed to Pass.
SALEM, Or., Aug. 17. (Special.) Coun
ty Superintendent E. T. Moores today is
sued certificates to the following appli
cants who passed the recent examination
for county papers:
First Grade Mary A. Siass Brooks:
Zorelda M- Minton, Salem; Maud Barkus,
Salem; Laura M. Rees, Mehama; Laura
M. Bean, . Ida M. Smith, Mabel Tolman,
Salem; Mary E. Slagel. Shaw; Maud M.
Magness, Amity; Jessie Cromwell, Salem;
Fred P. Sherwood, Woodburn; Edna M
Mason, Tillamook: Marie E. Kissling.
Macleay; Wilma Blair, Hubbard; Myrtle
Cook, Woodburn; May Cleveland, Salem;
Sadie Lines, Sclo; Nellie Holt, Thomas;
Reva Buell, Salem; James F. Axley, Sa
lem; A. B. Haverly, Woodburn; Flodene
Welborne, Turner; Mrs. Myrtle Bradford.
Portland; Hlld J. Olsen, Silverton; James
Dodson, Dayton.
Second Grade Nina Raymond, Turner:
Helen McKlnney, Maud McKinney, Wood
burn; Mary HItrick, Ruby Kennedy, Alice
Wise, Mary Evans, Eleanor Richmond,
Salem; Mae Lavgren, Silverton; Clarence
Phillips, Scott Mills; Ida Wipper, Turner;
Nora Hall, Marion; Bertha McKay, Tur
ner; Margaret McClellan, Aumsvllle; Ma
bel Beaver, Elizabeth Townsend, Fred
Brokaw, John A Hogg, Alverda Croger,
Salem; Mabel Richardson, Woodburn;
Leon B. Barrlck, Mehama.
Four out of 69 applicants for county pa
pers failed.
OREGON CITY DIVORCE COURT
Assyrian Couple Take Advantage Of
Popular American Custom.
OREGON CITY, Or., Aug. 17. (Spe
cial.) Four new divorce suits have been
filed in the Clackamaa County Circuit
Court. - Catherine Goura, who was mar
ried to Samuel Goura at Baruth, Assyria,
in 1893, is suing Samuel Goura for a legal
separation on the grounds of desertion
at Portland in 1904. Plaintiff desires her
maiden name restored; it was Catherine
Samen.
Henry Westerman charges Rosy Wes
terman. whom he married in this city in
1S99, with desertion two years following
their marriage. There is a minor child,
aged" 5 years, for whose custody the
plaintiff does not apply.
Cruel treatment Is alleged in the di
vorce suit of Ella Cantwell against Will
lam Cantwnll. They were married at
Canby In October, 1904.
Daisy A. Smith Is charged, with deser
tion at Portland in 1904, the plaintiff be
ing Charles H. Smith. They were mar
ried at Vancouver, Wash., - July 4, 16.
OREGON CITY WATER PURE
Filtration Plan Removes All Germs
From Willamette Article.
OREGON CITT. Or., August 17. (Spe
cial.) Other than to serve as a warning
against the promiscuous use of unflltered
water from the Willamette River, the
report of the State Board of Heaith in
declaring that the waters of the Willam
ette and Columbia Rivers are infected
with millions of typhoid fever germs,
does not alarm the people of Oregon
City. This city owns its own water sys
tem and frequent analyses of the fil
tered product, although the water is
taken from the river, have shown it to
be 99.8 per cent pure.
The roost convincing evidence of the
purity of the Oregon City water supply
Is found in the scarcity of typhoid fever,
of which there is rarely a case in this
city.
LONG TRIP ON A BICYCLE
John Heoppner Rides From Sand
burn, Minn., to Lewiston.,
LEWISTON, Idaho, Aug. 17. (Special.)
Covered with dust and with his ma
chine showing the wear and tear of the
trip, John Heoppner rode into Lewiston
this morning on a bicycle, asserting that
he started from Sandburn, Minn., five
weeks ago and that in that time he had
traveled little more than 2300 miles, or
about 70 miles a day. He says he made
the trip pn his wheel to get a good view
of the country and to find a place to
settle.
After leaving Sandburn, Heoppner says
he went south to Arkansas, passing
through Kansas and Nebraska, then
swung northward and visited the Sho
shone Indian reservation ir Wyoming,
which has been recently opened. He
declares the mines there were not up to
his expectations,' a shortage of water
preventing the sluicing of placer ground
and making farms of less value.
Before coming to Lewiston, Heoppner
says he visited Walla Walla and La
Grande.
HOT SEEKING THE HONOR
EX-SENATOR TURNER IS FIRM
FOR CHAMBERLAIN. '
Oregon Governor West's Logical
. Candidate for Vice-Presidency.
Does Not Covet It Himself.
SPOKANE, Aug. 17. "Under no cir
cumstances would I permit the. use of my
name for the Vice-Presidential nomina
tion," stated Judge George Turner today,
when shown the Associated Press dis
patch .quoting Governor George E. Cham
berlain of Oregon as urging the nomina
tion of ex-Senator Turner.
"The nomination of liryan may almost
be taken for granted, and the nomination
for Vice-President will probably go to
the East. Should it fall to the Pacific
Coast, however, the natural, logical and
inevitable candidate would be Governor
Chamberlain, who twice carried his state,
and who would carry it for the party at
the Presidential election."
CITY OWNERSHIP IS BLOCKED
North Yakima Light and Water Com
pany Enjoins Purchase.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Aug. 17.
(Special.) Judge Hanford, of the United
States District Court, this morning grant
ed a temporary injunction to the North
west Light & Water Company. The in
junction restrains the city from holding
an election August 28 to ascertain public
feeling in regard to the purchase of the
water plant by the municipality and the
issuance of bonds to pay for the plant
If condemned.
Robert E. Strahorn, president of the
company, stated this morning that as the
Injunction had been granted, which re
strains the city from interfering in any
way with the company, about J100.0W)
worth of Improvements will be made to
the plant.
ABERDEEN BURGLARS CAUGHT
Hotelkeeper Lies in Walt and Arrests
One in Act.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Aug. 17. (Spe
cial.) Charles Pratsch, proprietor of the
Pioneer Hotel, captured a burglar at the
muzzle of a gun early this morning. The
fellow, who gives his name as Joseph
Jenkins, was in the act of leaving the
building with his plunder, when Pratsch,
who had been watching for him, covered
him with the gun and held him until an
officer arrived. The hotel had been vis
ited the night before by a burglar and
Pratsch thought the man might repeat
his visit, so he decided to wait for him.
James McLaughlin, a logger, thought
to be a partner of Jenkins, was arrested
today while attempting to sell stolen
goods. It is believed the two men have
been carrying out a systematic plan of
robbing business houses In the city and
are responsible for the many crimes of
this kind committed.
TWO FISHERMEN ARE DROWNED
Boat Capsizes While Beating Down
River at Astoria.
ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 17. (Special.) Two
fishernen were drowned by the capsizing
of their boat a short distance below the
Fort Columbia wharf last evening while
they were beating down the river.
Though the accident was seen by several
other fishermen, and a number of boats
were qickly on the scene, no trace of the
men could be found, as the men evidently
sank immediately.
"Who the men were Is not definitely
known, but the license number on the
boat was 1072, and that number was Is
sued by the Fish Warden to L. Hagg
man. Shortly after this accident occurred,
another boat capsized in almost the same
place, but both the men were rescued.
Tacoma Mayor Answers Admiral.
TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 17. Replying to
Admiral Goodrich's letter relative to the
exclusion by P. F. Sloan of a petty of
ficer from one of the ships of tho Pacific
squadron from a social dance. Mayor
Wright states he has Investigated the
matter complained of and after a confer
ence with Mr. Sloan Is forced to the con
clusion that the latter was within his
rights when he objected to the admission
of a stranger without proper introduc
tion. Clackamas Farmers Are Pleased.
OREGON CITY, Or., Aug. 17. (Spe
cial.) Gottfried Moehnke, a farmer at
Shubel. reports a yield of 74 bushels per
acre from a five-acre field of oats. An
exceptionally good yield of wheat and
oats, both In quality and quantity, is re
ported by Clackamas County farmers as
far as the harvest has progressed. A
yield of 70 bushels of oats per acre Is
also reported from the farm of George
Laxelle near New Era.
More Typhoid Is Reported.
CASTLE ROCK, Wash., Aug. 17. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. P. Bruno was taken to St.
Vincent's Hospital, Portland, this after
noon, to be treated for typhoid fever. A
numbed of new cases of the fever have
been reported and unless something is
done soon to Improve the condition of
the city's water supply, an epidemic la
feared.
Condemning Rights of Way.
CASTLE ROCK. Wash.. Aug. 17. (Spe
cial.) Sheriff Klrby, of this county, has
been out all week serving papers in con
demnation suits for rights of way on
residents along the proposed railroad of
the Southern Facifio Company through
this county.
LOCATES ITS UE
Harriman System Files Maps
of Central Oregon Road.
SURVEYS NOT COMPLETED
Route Definitely Settled Upon Only
From Ontario to East End of
Malheur Lake Re
corded at Burns.
BURNS, Or.. Aug. 17. (Special.) Attor
ney W. A. Robbln, of Wr. W. Cotton's
office at Portland, representing the Har
riman lines, arrived in Burns today and
at once proceeded to file maps of definite
location for a Harriman railroad to be
built through Central Oregon. He refused
to be lnterview-ed, but it was learned, by
referring to the maps, that surveys are
now complete from Ontario to a point on
Crane Creek, near the east end of Mal
heur Lake, but from that place the route
of the proposed line has not yet been de
cided upon.
It is stated that the line will be built
just as soon as labor can be secured.
The arrival of the Harriman representa
tive has created great excitement among
the people of this isolated section of Ore
gon. Local Harriman officials yesterday con
firmed the facts given in the foregoing
dispatch, which indicates that active steps
are being taken towards the construction
af a line across Central Oregon. The
maps which have been filed are of the
first section of the line, which is to be
constructed from Ontario and which it is
supposed will have as its ultimate termi
nus some point on the main line at or
near Natron.
The line is regarded as one of the most
important railroad projects in the state,
and means much for the development of
Central Oregon.
SANTIAM FIRE IS SPREADING
Burning With More Vigor Than for
Several Days Past.
ALBANY, Or., Aug. 17. (Special.) The
Santiam forest fire Is unabated and is
slowly spreading. The fire on the north
side of the river below Berry showed re
newed vigor today and spread rapidly for
the first time in several days. It Is now
burning on the hills not far above the
railroad track in the direction of Gran
ite Mountain.
The fire on the south side of the
stream is spreading in all directions. It
is not running rapidly, but all efforts to
get it under control have been un
availing. CALIFORNIA FOREST FIRES
Mines, Cattle Ranches and Farms
Suffer in Tulomne County.
SONORA. Cal., Aug. 17. Two Immense
forest fires are raging In the foothills
seven miles from Columbia, Tulomne
County. Mines, ranches and cattle are
reported to have been destroyed. An
army of men from surrounding towns
has gone to fight the flames. The prop
erty, loss la about $250,000 already. The
fighters are making no progress. The
lire was caused by an attempt to burn a
right of way. ,
Forest Fire Near Seattle.
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 17. A fierce
forest fire has been raging near Bitter
Iake. and for the past 24 hours has
been defying the efforts of more than
100 men. The fire fighters succeeded in
checking the flames near the Wilson
mill.
Deputy Sheriff McKinnon returned to
Seattle yesterday, and reported that
the fire would have to burn itself out.
Unless a wind comes up the homes of
the inhabitants in tho vicinity will not
be destroyed.
WILL TAX RAILWAYS HIGHER
Idaho Board of Equalization Re
solves Upon an Increase.
BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 17. (Special.)
The State Board' of Equalization at Its
meeting today determined to make an
increase in railway assessments this
year, but no figure was agreed upon.
The rate on most main lines last year
was $9500 a mile, an increase then be
ing made of about 10 per cent over the
year before. The assessed valuation of
the state outside of railways, telegraphs
and telephones is $68,503,000, In round
figures, an increase of $6,500,00) over
last year.
The railway assessment last year
was $10,678,000 and telegraphs and
telephones- $620,000. The latter will not
be increased. If an increase of 10 per
cent should be made on railway lines, It
would make the total assessed valua
tion of the stae approximately $81,
OODOOjj. Fire at Klamath Falls.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Aug. 17.
The explosion of a gasoline tank in
the Klamath Falls steam laundry
started a fire this forenoon that de
stroyed the laundry: loss $6000. The
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furnishings of Mrs. Anna Flater, loss,
$1 JIIO.
On the total loss of $10,000 the insur
ance is slight, bel:K a small amount on
the laundry and $500 on the Grizzle
home.
BAN OX SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
Washington State Board Announces
More Stringent Rule.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Aug. 17.-(Special.)
Announcement has been made by the
State School Board, in session here now,
of an important change in the rules re
garding attendance at the public schools
which will entitle school districts to
share in the slate funds. Heretofore it
has been the practice, and, the rules have
permitted it, to call the roll and immedi
ately dismiss the school on semi-holiday
or similar occasions, and then certify
the attendance of all who had answered
to the roll call.
The new rule will make it necessary
for a pupil to be in school at least one
hour to entitle the district to a half
day's attendance for that pupil.
Mrs. Hannah Worley Dead.
SUMPTER, Or., Aug. 17. Mrs Hannah
Worley. wife of Andrew J. Worley, died
here yesterday of dropsy. She was aged
14
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74 years and was a pioneer of Baker
County, where she was well known by al
most every resident. She leaves four
sons, two daughters and a husband. The
four sons are Albert. James, Jasper and
Frederick; the daughters, Mrs. J. W.
Duckworth and Ida Bozarth, all residents
of this section of the state. Mr. and
Mrs. Worley came to Baker County in
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Whitman County Prohibitionists.
GARFTELD. Wash., Aug. 17. (Special.)
The Whitman County prohibition con
vention commenced here today. Legis
lative nominations were made as follows:
Senator, Klghth District, Dr. New
nan, of Colfax; Representative, Dr.
Jenr.Ings, of Garfield, and Dr. Lockhart,
of St. John. Seventh District, J. N. Wes
son, of Pullman and Ira Sperry, of
Canyon.
Dr. Aiken, state organizer for the
Prohibition party, was present from
Spokane and delivered a stirring temper
ance address.
Lineman Sustains Fatal Fall.
LKWI3TON, Idaho, Aug. 17. (Sperlal.)
While stringing a telephone wire from
a pole Into his own house at Genesee.
Idaho, his wife standing In the front
yard watching him, K. C. Manley, a line
man for the telephone company, fell and
fractured his spinal column. The man's
body is paralyzed from the hips down,
and attending physicians say that death
Is only a question of time.
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