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THE MORXIXG OKEGOXIAX. TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1907.
A
IIP,
CAUSES
SCHOOL -TO CLOSE
Chapman Pupils and Teachers
Made Sick by Smell, of
i. . Mysterious Origin. ,
VISITOR IS MOST ERRATIC
Manifests Presence In Various Vn
pleasant Ways, and Even Experts
on Effluvia Arc Unable to
, Detect Whence Odor Conies.
An odor of unknown antecedents. In
finitely unpleasant In its nature and
wonderfully erratic In its habits, has
taken up its abode in the Chapman
School. a
For -weeks its presence has been grow
ing more strongly in evidence until it
now has reached a state of evolution
wherein iu existence Is proving a men
ace to the school work, not to mention
the health of those attending the school.
On Friday half the faculty and a score
of pupils became seized with nausea and
headaches. Eventually Principal W. F.
Conover dismissed school for the day,
those attending being totally unable to
accustom their olfactory organs to the
nuisance.
Between Friday and Monday a deter
mined and organized effort was made to
trace the odoriferous intruder to its
origin but without avail. Thus far science
has been banned utterly in all attempts
to trace the relationship between cause
and effect. To be sure, the effort Is
painfully obvious, but the cause !
The health authorities have conducted
n search worthy of Sherlock Holmes;
plumbers have tried in vain to solve the
The Snub-Xosed Boy Gee, But Think
of Him !!!
enigma: the City Physician has gone
knowingly from garret to basement, only
to emerge a sadder but not wiser man;
the Janitor has exhausted his resources;
the principal has tried to figure the thing
out in barycentrlc calculus; and yester
day the city's official rat killer visited
the scene. But the odor is still at large.
Odor Remains at Large.
They have looked under the floors, taken
the plumbing apart, improved the venti
lating facilities, dissected the playgrounds
and searched every nook wherein a well
defined odor of this kind might chance
to abide. But the odor remains at large.
The most astounding part of the whole
problem is the ghostly habits of the
thing. One day it will seem to have
gone and the day will pass well along be
fore it creeps in like a tardy pupil. An
other peculiarity of Its habits lies in the
fact that It seldom visits all portions of
the spacious building at one time. One
day it will force itself In on the higher
grades and the next will confine its at
tentions to the primary departments. For
Instance, it took in the upper part of the
school on Friday and yesterday it in
truded no farther than two classrooms
on the first floor.
Faculty and pupils have joined in the
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Breath ot the Mephitis Mephitlca,
But
Investigation of the outrage and unwel
come visitor, rhysics. zoology, miner
alogy, chemistry, biology in fact every
branch of science that might tend to
throw any light on the subject may be
eaid to have become part of -the school
curriculum these days.
There are many theories advanced to
account for the presence, but none have
yet stood the test of investigation. There
Is a pretty even division in opinion as to
whether the cause may be assigned to
the animal, vegetable or mineral king
doms. The disciples of mineralogy at
first said it was sewer gas, but this could
not be verified. The odor has some of
the peculiarities of this gas, but it is far
more nauseating and penetrating.
Not Dead Rats, Says Expert.
A theory was advanced yesterday fore
noon that a colony of rats had taken up
a residence somewhere in the school and
that possibly there were a few fatalities
In the colony. The bewhiskered gentle
man who exterminates rodents from the
dty' park lawns went out to investi
gate this report but the moment his
trained olfactory equipment came in con
tact with the odor be said it was not
of the rat family.
So the odor is still at large. It may
be that a family of Imported mephitis
Hephltlca has lodged In the walls, attract
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ed by the possibilities of picking up scraps
of learning here and there. Nor is the
smell altogether unlike the breath of an
enraged spilogale plutorius, or in fact, any
one of the several - species of - American
musteline carnivores of the .genus me
phitis. It might even be a plutorius
foetldus, which has been known long
before this to seek a common school edu
cation. This seems far more tenable
than the theory that one of the pupils
13 given to carrying limburger cheese for
lunch.
In the event the odor Is present today,
after a careful readjustment of the
plumbing, which took place yesterday
afternoon and- last night, the School
Board will quit trifling with the intruder
and begin mandamus proceedings.
CALLED BY WIFE'S ILLNESS
Colonel Boyd Makes Hurried Trip
to Portland.
Colonel L. Frank Boyd, ex-Mayor of
Spokne, is in the city, having been sum
moned by telegraph to the bedside of his
wife, who was dangerously ill. Mrs.
Boyd was staying for a short time with
Miss Haskins at 468 Yamhill street, tak
ing treatments from a local physician for
nervous trouble, from which she had
about recovered, when she was stricken
with peritonitis. As the physicians
deemed it dangerous to attempt her re
moval to a hopsltal, she has remained at
the same place under the care of a
trained nurse.
Her condition was greatly improved
yesterday and she is now considered out
of danger. If she continues to improve
Colonel Boyd will return to Spokane in a
few days, leaving Mrs. Boyd here until
her complete recovery.
MANDAMUS CASE IX COURT
O. R. & X. Would Have Proceedings
Quashed.
Arguments were heard by Judge "Wol
verton yesterday on a motion to quash
the mandamus proceedings instituted by
the Northwestern Warehouse Company to
compel the O. R. & N. to furnish the
warehouse company a certain number of
cars to transport its wheat from the
Palouse country. W. W. Cotton, for the
railroad company, declared taht no dis
crimination had been made against the
warehouse company and that the re
sponsibility of the railroad company did
not compel it to load the cars once they
were delivered at the warehouse.
Mr. Cotton made his argument in ex
plaining that when the warehouse com
pany had stored its grain in warehouses
used by competitors that the company
could not be held responsible if one tirm
got them, although they were intended
for another. The arguments on the mo
tion were continued and will probably
occupy today ana the better part of to
morrow. HOUSE RECORDS FORGED
Sensation in Missouri Legislature
When Discovery Is Made.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo., April 15. A
sensation was caused today by the dis
covery that through forgery and mutila
tion of the records. House bill No. 722,
relating to the location of County Courts,
had not been sent to the Governor for
signature. The records were so doctored
as to make it appear that the bill failed
to pass, when as a matter of fact, It car
ried by an overwhelming majority.
Will Plat New Townsite. ,
Another townsite has been selected near
Montavllla. S. Spanton has secured ' TO
acres of ground from Mrs. H. J. Marsh
field east of Montavllla and north of Base
Line road. The land brought $800 an acre.
It is the intention to 'grade streets and
put in city water as soon as possible and
to offer the lots directly the plat is fin
ished and entered of record, which will be
about May 1.
Chief of Police Kills Himself.
NEWARK. N. J., April 15. Chief of Po
lice John Adams shot and killed himself
in Branch Brook Park today.
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HERE IS A GOOD CATCH OF TROCT. IT WAS MADE IN SEASON BY LEON COHEN.
Leon Cohen, who resides at 291 Seventh street, U one of the moat enthusiastic rod and fly fishermen In the state.
The picture represents a catch of salmon trout made by btm.ln Rosue River not lone ago. The catch consisted of 24
trout, which he caught in the riffles of that liver between Gold Hill and Gold Ray. The trout averaged about two pounds
each, making about 50 pounds In all. In making this splendid catch, which occupied about an hour and a half, Mr. Cohen
used a Vamey bamboo rod, and a "Black Gnat" fly, on a No. 6 hook. Being a true and ardent sportsman, Mr. Cohen"
despises bait methods, believing that a trout should have a chance for Its life. He also uses the best of tackle, aa his fine
35 Varnev rod will attest.
Mr. Cohen regards the Rogue River as one of the Onest trout streams in Oregon, and says it In at good ashing fctage
any time after April of each year. He has better success with salmon trout in the Rogue when using a "Black Gnat" or
White Miller." the former tor cloudy and the latter for bright days.
Mr. Cohen la an old Oregonlan. and has whipped most of the streams in this state, and as a reault of his experience
knows where the flsh lay In a stream, what they are feeding upon, and Just what fly will secure a quick rise. Much, he
says, depends upon a knowledge of the habits of trout, and such knowledge only comes by long experience In luring the
speckled beauties. ,
It baa come to be known among Mr. Cohen's piscatorial friends that he will get up in the middle of the night to go
on a fishing expedition, without previous arrangement, so devoted i he to the sport.
Already there is a furbishing up of th nickel on rods, an overhauling of fly books and a general longing for the
fishing season to open, amongst Portland fly casters, which, aa time develops, evolves what Is known as an acute form of
"the flahlng fever."
FEAR NO EPIDEMIC
Alarm Over Spinal Disease Is
Needless, Doctors Say.
EVERY PRECAUTION TAKEN
Ii. Japson Dies of Malady and No
Hope of Recovery of Dr. Bob
bins Sunshine will Pre
vent Spread.
Dr. C. H. Wheeler, City Health Officer,
appears more worried than alarmed over
the presence of the dread malady, cerebro
spinal meningitis, in Portland. He is
worried, as all medical men are, because
so little can be discovered of the cause
of the disease and as little is known of
its proper treatment. .
Dr. Wheeler said yesterday that it
would be wrong to create an impression
that the malady is spreading to such an
extent 'as to threaten a widespread epi
demic, but at the same time he confessed
to be nonplussed over the strange man
ner of its attack and the suddenness
and almost inevitability of its fatality.
There was another case yesterday fore
noon that come to light and which re
sulted in death early in the afternoon. A
man who gave his name as L,. Japson
and his residence as 315 Flanders street
was brought to the Good Samaritan Sani
tarium early in the day and his sickness
was soon diagnosed as meningitis. Dr.
Wheeler, upon being notified, at once
went to the sanitarium and pronounced
it an unmistakable case of the disease
and that nothing could be done to save
the man's life. He died at 1 o'clock after
lingering in unconsciousness for four
hours.
Japson vat a man about 24 years of
age, of good physique, and Coroner Fin
ley says he heard indirectly that the man
had been employed in a local cannery.
Up to a late hour last night the Coroner
had been unable to find out anything
definite concerning the man's history. At
the house he gave as his residence before
losing consciousness nothing was known
of him whatever and the people living
at that number said no one by the name
ever lived with them. The name does
not appear in the last city directory.
tattle Ethel Rowell, living on Grand
avenue, the 13-year-old girl who was
suffering with an attack Sunday, was
found in an improved condition yesterday
by Dr. Wheeler.
The Health Officer is kept exceedingly
busy running down rumors of new cases,
most of which he finds to be unfounded.
He takes prompt action whenever a
proven attack comes to his notice. The
premises are fumigated, the patient Iso
lated and whatever else is necessary is
promptly done to prevent spread of the
malady.
At the Public Library Dr. Wheeler not
only had the premises thoroughly fumi
gated after it came to his attention that
young Mathus, an employe of the library,
had died of an attack of spinal menin
gitis, but he gave orders yesterday that
every book returned to the library should
be fumigated before going back on the
shelves. The library -will remain closed
until Wednesday.
Very rigid rules are in force at the
public schools in guarding against spread
of diphtheria, scarlet fever and like mala
dies. Dr. Wheeler says that with the
advent of warm weather he looks for
meningitis to disappear altogether, but
in any event there is no cause for great
alarm.
During yesterday there w-ere reports
circulated down town several times that
Dr. Ray P.' Robbins had succumbed to
an attack of meningitis from which he
had suffered since Saturday. At St. Vin
cent's Sanitarium he was at the point of
death at a late hour last night and no
hopes of his recovery were held out.
Dr. Robbins came to Portland about
three years ago from Minnesota and en
tered into the practice of his profession
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on the East Side. He .graduated from
the University of Wisconsin medical de
partment and was less than 30 years of
age when he came to Portland. He and
Dr. J. A. Pettit occupied offices together,
and Dr. Pettit only three days ago ar
ranged with Dr.- Robbins to look after
his practice while the former was absent
on a trip East. A telegram was sent
yesterday to intercept Dr. Pettit and have
him return if possible.
Dr. Robbins' sister has been in con
stant attendance upon her brother since
he was stricken last week. He was mak
ing arrangements to have his mother
come to Portland to live so that the
family could be all together again. Sad
ness came into his life on Easter Sunday,
when one of his sisters died.
Ever since the young doctor was attacked-
the people of the Sunnyside dis
trict have been greatly stirred, as he
had made himself greatly beloved in that
section and enjoyed a large practice, built
up in the limited time he resided there.
HOLDUP AT LATOURELLE
Sheriff and Deputy Leave in Re
sponse to Call.
In response to a message that a hold
up had occured at Latourelle, Sheriff
Stevens and Deputy Sheriff Bulger
started for that place at a late hour
last night. Hugh Loveryr was the. vic
tim of the footpad, according to the
meager information received. It was
not learned how much booty was ob
tained. The Sheriff and his deputy
took a freight train for Latourelle as
soon as they received news of the
crime.
School Studies Civil Government.
Principal Alderson, of the St. Johns
public school, has started among the
higher grades a practical study of the
methods of civil government. There have
been organized a judicial court and a
city council. Both are officered through
out. For the court there are judges, law
yers, sheriff and jurors. Criminals are
convicted and sentenced and civil suits
are conducted. Perhaps the municipal
government organized by the students is
the most effective. It is fully organized
and . meetings are held every Tuesday
morning for the passage of ordinances
and for the transaction of city business.
The students talte an interest in the pro
ceedings of the juvenile council. So far
this council has not been charged with
graft of any sort. '
Stranger Dies of Meningitis.
ABERDEEN, Wash., April 15. (Spe
cial.) A second victim of meningitis is
reported at Cosmopolis. A young man
died there Sunday and from papers on
his clothes it is believed he is Frank
Barker, of Clarksvllle, Mich. The au
thorities at that point have been com
municated with.
Powder
Cream of Tartar.
OO.. NEW VOIR,
COST OF HILL LINE
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cult road to build, was it not?" asked
Mr. Adams of Mr. Hogeland.
"It was rather difficult of construction,"
was the reply.
"It was so difficult that it was the
hardest road in the country to build, was
it not?"
"It was harder than some.''
"Would you swear that it was the hard
est road to build in the United States?"
"No, I would not do that."
Quotes James J. Hill.
"Don't you know that Mr. Hill said he
spent J2,O0O.00O on surveys to lay out the
very easiest grades across the country?"
"No, I do not know that."
"Well, you had better read it. So after
spending $2,000,000 to find the easiest
grades to the Cocst, the Great Northern
was one of the hardest lines to build in
the United States, was it?"
"Those two statements are not hard to
reconcile. If Mr. Hill said he expended
that sum on preliminary surveys, I have
no doubt he did; but easy grades do not
mean light construction. On the con
trary they usually mean heavy construc
tion." The witness testified that improvement
and betterment work on the Great North
ern were, he believed, charged to the
capital account.
Attorney Adams throughout yesterday's
session appeared captious and even ar
rogant. When Judge Gilman started to
explain Engineer Hogeland's statement at
one point Mr. Adams cut. him short with
the remark, "We are examining the wit
ness, not you."
He told Chief Engineer Pierson of the
St. Paul that he did not seem to know
anything, and sought to bait witnesses at
every opportunity.
Mr. Adams Is a Boston lawyer who
comes West with a large reputation.
In compliance with orders from Com
missioner Prouty. issued at former hear
ings on the Spokane case, tabulated
statements of the traffic of the Northern
Pacific on the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern between Spokane and the East,
were presented by Attorney Donnelly and
Judge Gilman. Mr. Donnelly's figures
showed that during June, 1906, the North
ern Pacific received J11S.S70.93 for freight
delivered at Spokane from the East. At
the proposed terminal rates, this amount
of freight would have netted the railroad
$83,019.07.
Estimated Losses of Railroad.
During December, 1906, the business
handled to Spokane amounted to $136,813.
93. At the proposed terminal rates, earn
ings on this freight traffic for the month
would have amounted to $92,942.67. Taking
the nfonths of June and December for av
erage months, the Northern Pacific esti
mates it would have lost $477,139.32 on the
year's business if tne proposed terminal
rates had been effective.
On interstate traffic received by points
-more than 100 miles east and west of
Spokane, the estimated loss of the North
ern Pacific on the year's business would
be even larger. During June, 1906, re
ceipts on this traffic was $206,604.80. Had
the freight been carried for the proposed
terminal rate, receipts on the same
month's business would have amounted to
$150,859.24. In December, 1906, freight traf
.nc netted the Northern Pacific $233,917.31,
which would have been reduced to $169,
R47.44 if terminal rates had been effective.
For the year 1906, basing the estimate for
the 12 months on the figures for June and
December, the railroad figures out a loss
of $720,692.58, . while the loss for the two
months given would have been $120,115.43.
During the whole year. 1906, had terminal
rates been in effect in the interior, the
Northern Pacific estimates it would have
suffered a loss of $1,200,000 on Interstate
traffic delivered to all points in the Spo
kane territory.
The Great Northern sumbitted similar
figures, showing, that the loss during
1906, under terminal rates on Spokane
business alone, would have been $273,613.20,
or a slump of 31.11 per cent.
Taking all three roads entering Spo
kane, the Great Northern, Northern Pa
cific and O. R. & N, the loss to the three
railroads on traffic to Spokane and terri
tory tributary to that city would have
been $2,034,070. This is the difference
which Spokane contends is rightfully hers
but which is a plain steal by the rail
roads under the present rates.
Coast Jobbers to Be Heard Today.
Portland and the Coast jobbers will In
troduce evidence In the case today, show
ing the reason for the existing rate,
which is established on water competition,
and jobbers in this territory will tell of
the extent vessels from the East enter
into competition with the transcontinen
tal railroads for Pacific Coast traffic. The
natural advantages of Portland as the
distributive center fbr the Northwest will
be brought out in the evidence. Attor
neys who are looking after the city's in
terests show no uneasiness and expect to
defend Portland's trade against all who
seek to take even a. part away from
her.
At yesterday morning's session, the
hearing began where it left off In Chi
cago and Attorney Donnelly submitted a
mass of figures showing the cost of con
structing the Northern Pacific.
B. J. Pierson, until a short time ago
chief engineer for that road but now
occupying the same relation with the St
Paul, was called. He gave figures show
ing the original cost of the Northern Pa
cific and the estimated expense of dupli
cating the line today. He said the older
the roadbed, the better it became, for
weak spots were developed and remedied.
The roadbed settles with age, said the
witness, and makes the operation of
trains safer.
The witness gave no exact figures to
determine 'the cost of the Northern Pa-
What You Want
and What You Get
Usually, when a man pays out his money for
anything, he gets what he rants, or there's a
good, strong kick for the man who sold him a
disappointment.
Why isn't this true of cigar purchases ?
Why has the public been so lon-suffering
with cigar manufacturers ? Why will a man pay
out his good money for poor cigars ?
It's hard to say. But it's easy enough to see
how a great many manufacturers take advant
age of this careless buying, and unload inferior
cigars on unsuspecting purchasers. This flim
flaming game can't last forever.
Smokers every day are waking up more and
more to the fact that
Cigars are now made better
than ever they- were.
Smokers can tell good cigars when they
smoke them and they are fast finding out that
cigars in boxes stamped with the "Triangle A"
are invariably of better quality than cigars
which are not guaranteed in this way.
The "Triangle A" on a cigar box is a sign of
honest cigar values and that's just exactly what
the American smoking public has wanted for'
many a day.
The better value we are able to produce
through our new scientific manufacturing meth
ods is particularly noticeable in
The New CREMO
5 Cents
Every box is now extra-wrapped
in glassine paper to keep the cigars
fresh, clean and in good condition.
AMERICAN CIGAR COMPANY,
Manufacturer
cific a mile, but in reply to a question as
to the value of the line 100 miles west of
Butte, said it would be about $42,000 a
mile. This referred to the track in Hell
gate Valley, between Garrison and Mis
soula. Patrick Weich, a contractor on the
Portland & Seattle Railway, was called
and gave prices of clearing right of
way, grubbing and grading. Ho said
the cost of such work is greater to
day, on account of the increased price
of labor and materials, than it was
when the transcontinental lines were
built.
"-William O. Winston, of Winston Bros.
Company, was called, but as his testi
mony was to be along the same lines
as that of Mr. Welch he was excused.
Attorney Donnelly then introduced a
number of statements in regard to the
value and extont of Northern Pacific
terminals, right of way tax valuations,
lands and buildings.
Banquet to Commissioner Prouty.
The Oregon Railroad Commission gave
a dinner at the University Club last night
in hoonr of Interstate Commerce Com
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missioner Prouty. Members f the Wash
ington and Montana Railroad Commis
sions were the guests of the Oregon Com
missioners. The Washington and Montana bodies
are here to attend the Spokane hearing
and are interested in the outcome of the
present case. They are present at the ses
sions only as spectators.
The affair last night passed off very
pleasantly. Commissioner Prouty made a
short address along the lines of railroad
regulation that was carefully listened to.
The dinner proved a complete success.
Miners Demand Klgbt-Hour Day.
STOCKTON. Cal., April 15. There are
prospects of a strike by the miners along
the "Mother Lode" unless their demand
for an eight-hour day is granted by the
mineowners. Miners of the Utica, I.ight
ner. Angels. North Star and other mines
at Angels have made formal demand for
an eight-hour day. About 500 men will be
affected at Angels.
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