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day and undertook to burn hia large slashing, which lies a mile east of this V'ace. The fire got away from the men WORK ON SEATTLE FAIR GROUNDS PROGRESSING RAPIDLY and la running through the forest, where there are hundreds of cords of wood cut. It Is impossible now to estimate the damage already done. BE TRIED AT ONCE OREGON CITY. Or.. Aur. 22 (Special.) AND THE GRANGE William J. Carden narrowly escaped fatal injury last night by falling from a scaf A number of men from town have-gone folding while repairing the sprinklers at to assist In fighting the flames. If the wind should shift the fire may threaten this village. he Willamette Pulp & Paper Mill. Car. den fell 20 feet, striking a barrel, and cut a deep gash over his right eye. OP Li Alliance Between Farmers and -Trades Unions in . Washington. . GRANGES BECOMING POWER Thought In Xext Legislature Will Be ftrong Enough to Dictate. Cnlons Outside of Seattle Not Well Organized Politically. SEATTLE, Wash.. Aug. 22. (Special.) Labor leaders believe they have formed a working alliance wltn the granges of the state, and are preparing to enter the next campaign as an independent factor In Ftate politics. The first indication that there Is anything serious In this conten tion Is the announcement that Whatcom County will send grange representatives to Seattle next week to address a meet ing of the Municipal Ownership League, which is now controlled by the labor leaders. This address Is expected to con vey an intimation to the membership that the granges will line up with the labor unions in a fight for control of state poli tics. An affiliation between the granges and the unions was sought two years ago, when preparatory steps were taken for the campaign of 196. It failed then be cause the labor leaders had not organized outside of Seattle, Aberdeen and a few other towns, and because the granges did not take the overtures of the labor lead ers seriously. Curiously enough, W. S. Harmon, the labor leader who carried the word that the unions wanted an alli ance with the farmers, has been bumped out of the labor organization he helped to form, and a new crowd is in control of this year's movement. Labor to Name Ticket. There is little question now but that the labor leaders will try to name an Inde pendentticket for next Spring's municipal campaign. If Mayor William Hickman Moore is willing to accept a labor union nomination, it will be hard to prevent it, but if he insists upon running upon the Democratic ticket in anticipation of a gubernatorial boom in the Fall, complica tions may arise that will lead the union dictators to put their own ticket in the field. The union leaders are not going to wait for the situation to develop itself. Tliey are planning to prepare a slate to be announced not later than the end' of November, and as the Municipal Owner ship party was a factor in- the last elec tion they can submit this slate to a direct primary vote next Spring. Put in the field by the end of Fall, the labor leaders will have several months' time to line up their followers, for the Spring election is not held until March and the primaries will not come off until February. Grange Acquiring Power. Victory in . Seattle is required by the farmers' granges as a condition for the alliance extending throughout the state. The farmers' organization has been gain ing in strength for years, and was strong enough to make itself felt in the last Leg islature. It was commented upon at the time that certain members of the two houses, notably from Whatcom and Whit man. representing the northwest and southeast extremities of the state, had to listen to the granges before they voted on measures that affected farming inter ests. Next year the granges expect to be powerful enough to dictate on some ques ttons. The labor leaders have not succeeded as well as they expected In lining up the unions of outside cities for political pur poses. In fact, Tacoma, as an example, has hajl a building trades strike on fur eight. or ten months that cannot be set tled, and In the meantime the unions are In no mood to discuss politics. Aberdeen, Wverett, Bellingham, Walla Walla and Spokane have mixed sentiments. "But if the granges are invited to share a Seattle fight, local leaders believe they can con trol the farmers in a state contest. Moore as Candidate of Granges. There was a time when Mayor Moore's closest advisers figured that Ive would make a tight for Governor as the candi date of the granges and the labor unions. Subsequently conditions changed, and he leaned closer to Democracy. Now it might work about again that Moore, in stead of seeking a Democratic re-election as Mayor, would be the labor union can didate for Mayor. Should he accept such a nomination and be elected, he will be embarrassed In seeking Democratic sup port and might have to turn to the combi nation of union and grange support. Moore unquestionably wants a Democratic nomination with union support, both for Mayor and Governor. The present tem per of the labor leaders is to demand that he either be their distinctive candi date or return to his own, the Demo cratic party. This phase of the local po litical situation may have an important bearing upon state politics before it is worked out. XOT USED TO. NATURE OF BEES Man Tries to Rob Hive With "o Protection but Pipe. SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. . 22. As a re sult of an attempt to rob a bee hive, which the occupants resisted, J. C. Har lan, of Rainier Beach, is In a precajlous condition. Believing himself Immune from the sting of the bee and not suf ficiently familiar with modern methods of reducing the little workers to subjec tion, Harlan went after them rough shod. He did not wear gloves or put any cover over his face and head, but armed him self with a pipe filled with exceedingly strong tobacco, which he believed would keep them away. Harlan lifted the cover off the hive and the army of busy little workers charged on him. He at once became as lDusy as a one-eyed man at a three-ringed circus trying to beat them off. He puffed on the pipe until he made as much smoke as a steam engine, but ftsv the sequel shows they did not care a str.-.w for the tobacco. The bees attacked John at ev ery exposed point and even crawled un der his coat sleeves and pursued their campaign until he was reduced to un consciousness. . Harlan did not get a pound of honey. Veterans at Bandon. . - - COQUILLE. Or., Aug. 22. Bandon Is making all kinds of preparations for welcoming the Southwestern Veterans' Association, together with the Pio neers, on August 2S, 29 and 30. Every thing possible will be done to make things pleasant for these people. The streets and business houses will be decorated and there wll be beautiful window displays. Rldgefield Is Threatened. . RIDGEFIELD. "Wash.', Aug. 22. Mr. Tyskwetch employed about 26 men yester- Salmon Pack All Booked. SEATTLE. Wash.. Aug. 22. Practically all the salmon pack of Alaska, the Co lumbia Kiver and Puget Sound has been booked ahead by the trade, subject to prices fixed later. The record-breaking demand for canned salmon this season has led to a condition unprecedented in the history of the fishing industry. Never before has the pack been so thoroughly cleaned up so early In the year. The supply of salmon this year is short owing to the failure of the Alaska red salmon pack. Last year the Alaska red pack amounted to about l.BOO.ooo cases and this year's total will reach only about 1,000,000 cases. With the pack of pinks about, the1 average, the shortage in the Alaska pack will be brought to about 400,000 cases. Arngo to Have Fair. COQUILLE. Or.. Aug. 22. The Coos County Agricultural Society will hold a fair at its grounds at Arago, on the Co- qullle River, on the 2fith. 27th and 28th of September. Things are humming around there now, sheds are being built for, the use of stockmen and the track is being put In good condition. 11 I GOVERNOR CHAMBERLAIN IN VESTIGATES ALBRECHT CASE. . He Wasn't Hurt Much, He Didn't Swoon, and He Got What He Was Promised. , SALEM. Auk. 22. (To the Editor.) Much ado is being made about Hugo Al brecht. who some days ago was punished by the authorities at the prison. Your correspondent at Salem writes anonymously and I would not attempt lo reply to nis letters but that your paper mentioned the matter editorially. I investigated the whipping of Albrecht personally on my return to Palem from Eastern Oregon Monday morning, with the following result: w First The prisoner is not balf-witted, but above the average of his class. Second He is not a hunchback, but Is 5 feet 104 Inches high, weighs ! pounds, Is straight and erect and in perfect phys ical condition. . Third He was given 17 or 18 lashes, and all would have been given by the Deputy Wsrden. but the Warden applied a few lashes to show the deputy how to do it so as not 'to etrlke the prisoner below the shoulders, and thus Incur the risk of se verely hurting him. Fourth He was not whipped into insen sibility and did not swoon, nor was & phy sician's aid called into requisition. The prlswner proceeded with his work without complaint immediately after the punish ment was inflicted. Fifth A personal examination of him made by me did not' disclose a single bruise or scar. Sixth The prisoner is an incorrigible. He served a term in the Reform School before coming to the penitentiary, and after his escape from the latter place was arrested and convicted of larceny at Vancouver, Wash. ' Seventh At the time of bis escape he was a trusty, and when be was made such he was told If he violated his promise not to attempt an escape, his punishment would be flogging. He accepted the condition Im posed and brought hit punishment upon himself by violating it. Eighth Flogging baa been abolished at the prieon except in case of an escape such as this, whereas It used to 'be of almost dally occurrence, and for very slight of fences. I have heretofore made this state ment in public addresses more than once. In conclusion, t Invite you or any commit tee you may name, to investigate the case under consideration and the prison manage ment generally. There are no secrets con nected with It. and I challenge comparison with the conduct of any similar institution in the United States. GEO. E. CHAMBERLAIN. Advocate Municipal Ownership. SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 22. Municipal Ownership advocates are planning to take an active part in the next city election campaign. Initial steps toward the selec tion of candidates will be taken at a meeting of the faction, to be held in the Labor Temple, August SI. The municipal faction proposes to put a 'full ticket in the field and expects to line up the same forces that supported William Hickman Moore when he was elected mayor a year and a halt ago. The principal strength of the Municipal Ownership party comes from the labor unions and they are to be given a greater voice in the selection of candidates and the determination of is sues for the next campaign. Takes Over Another Bank. DAYTON, Wash., Aug. 22. (Special.) The Columbia National Bank has just made a statement concerning its pur chase of the Dayton aNtional Bank of this city. The bank was organized In October, 1903, under the name of the Security Bank with a capital stock of $25,000 and was nationalized in March, 1906, as the Dayton National Bank. This makes the fourth bank that the Columbia National has taken over since it was organized in 1883. The Co lumbia National stands first among the national banks of the state according to the 17th "Roll of Honor" recently published, and has a capital stock of $100,000. The deposits are near II. 000,000. SOUTHERN : rw....,., r2r r, I.. r . ' ' " 1 ' " if -' ' ' ' ' -.n- J4 : L vc, - - C$f0r n) . j, - Si j :: '-i TS7 ffTtRf ' "at t SALEM, Aug. 22. (Special.) Railroad Commissioner Oswald West recently made a trip of Inspection over the West Side lines of the Southern Pacific, and la order to present before the Commission a correct representation of some of tba conditions observed by him. he caused a few photograph! to be Mile. The accom panying picture shows the Southern Pacific freight and paaaenger depot at Alrlle, the terminus of the Dallas-Airlie branch. . Alrlle la the center of an extensive agricultural country, and draws trafflo from a distance of a dosen miles or more beyond the terminus of the road. , The town Is In the southern part of Polk County, but much of the business comes from tbe northern part of Benton. The depot buildings consist .pf two old box cars that had become useless for traniportatton purposes. One im used as a freight warehouse, while the. other servea as the act's office. The Alrlle shlppera have not filed . a complaint, but they made an earnest plea to Commissioner West when, he was there. . - Ivi.'- ... 'fwi K X ALASKA-YUKON -PACIFIC EXPOSITION MAKES PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION BUILDING COMPLETED OLD FASHIONED MOTIVE POWER FOR PLOW EMPLOYED. SEATTLE, Aur. 22. (Special.) Work on the grounds and buildings of the A laska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition is pro gressing rapidly. An army of workmen is busily engaged in clearing the site and laying cut the avenues and walks, while the architects are hurriedly drawing the plans for the larger exhibit palaces. The Administration building, the first structure started, is now nearly ready for occupancy by the executive forces of the exposition. It is the intention of the management to push the work so that everything will be In readiness by June 1, 1109, the opening day. The officials state that there are sufficient funds with which to carry on their tasks without in - terruption, and that they Intend to show the world what Western energy can accomplish In the way of creating & jn-orld's fair. ' . The Administration building, which is located to the left of the main entrance. Is a pretentious structure. , Its ar . chltecture is an adaption of the Greek, as seen in the Government buildings in Washington. SEVERE ON SALOONS Petitions for New Excise Law in Oregon City. REMOVES . ALL FEATURES Must Hare Xo Screens, Curtains, Music, Games or Chairs Cannot Give Credit or Cash Checks. No More Free launch. OREGON CITY, Or., Aug. 22. (Special.) There is every pros"pect of the number of saloons in Oregon City being reduced from 16 to three or four, with the probable pas sage of a new excise law that has just been drafted. Petitions are being circu lated by E. H. Cooper, Joseph Harrington. Weldon M. Shank, A. S. Hunt. Rev. J. R Landsborough and others and, they find nearly every business man In the city favoring the measure, which places many restrictions on the saloons. About the only thing that is not altered is the license, which remains at $600 per year, as was determined by a recent ordi nance, effective October 1 next. Petitions for the submission of the new excise law to the people must contain about 120 sig natures, being 15 per cent of the legal vote of the city, and the adoption of the ordi nance will come before the people at the regular city election, the first Monday In next December. Removes All Saloon Features. The real cream of the measure is the removal of all screens, blinds, paint and partitions which might obstruct a view from the sidewalk into the interior of the saloons. There must be no pool or bil liard tables, dice games, roulette wheels, slot machines or other gaming deVices In the saloons, neither must there be singing, dancing, phonographs, or playing on musi cal Instruments. No checks or any token of credit shall be accepted, and the free luneil fiend will have to go 'way back and sit down, as this feature of the saloons Is completely abolished. There shall be no seat, chair, bench or lounging place in the saloons for the use and convenience of the patrons. No women or minors shall be allowed to en ter the saloon for any purpose, and no barrel, box, screen, blind, paint, parti tion or curtain shall be permitted to ob struct the view of the interior of the sa loons from the front or any part of the saloon; in short, the saloon must be con PACTEIC DEPOT At AIRLIE, TEKMINV8 1 A . ' . fined .to one open room without angles, so that any person passing along the sidewalk may not only see the Interior of the place but be able to determine who is In the saloon. The exact location of the bar must be stated when the ap plication for a license is filed and it shall not be moved, except upon petition of the excise board. Heavy Bond Required. Saloon-keepers must have the names of 30 resident freeholders upon their petition for a license and must also file a bond in favor of Oregon City in the sum of $5000. This bond Will protect the city for the payment of all damages, fines, penalties or forfeitures that may be adjudged against any statute or city ordinance. The penalty for violation of any clause In the ordinance is a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $100 for each offense. The excise board shall consist of the Mayor and four men to be named by him. two of whom shall be appointed for two years and two for a four-year term. Upon the expiration of their terms, the Mayor shall appoint their successors, for four year terms. The proposed law is modeled on the Ne braska law. It is estimated that more than $100,000 annually is expended in the saloons of Oregon City and much of thfs money comes from men in the paper and woolen mills whose salaries are small. VICTIM OF RUNAWAY IS DEAD H. B. Maddox, Injured at Oregon City, Dies Daughter Better. OREGON CITY, Or., Aug. 22. (Special.) H. B. Maddox died at 2:30 o'clock this morning as a result of the injuries he sus tained in a runaway accident yesterday afternoon. He lost consciousness early last night and lingered for several hours. His daughter, who was believed to have been fatally Injured, is resting easier this afternoon and has a fighting chance for recovery. Good Profits From Wheat. PULLMAN, Wash., Aug. 22. An excel lent illustration of the profits of farming in the Palouse is shown in the case of G. C. Griffith, a rancher living east of Pull man. On a 100-acre field of Red Russian wheat he secured 4750 bushels, which, selling at 65 cents per bushel, gave a gross receipt of $3087.50. Out of this the expense incurred in plowing the land, harrowing, seeding, harvesting, threshing, and the cost - of sacks and twine, amounted to jearly $1100. The net profits resulting gave this rancher almost $2000, or $20 per acre. Committed to Asylum. GRANT'S PASS. Aug. 22. (Spe cial.) Lewis C. Cass, a resident of Althouse, of this county, was examined before the County Court yesterday, and found to be mentally deranged, caused from epilepsy of a long duration. He was committed to the Insane asylum at Salem, and will leave here today in company with an attendant of that in stitution. OF DALLAS-AIRI.IE BRANCH ON THE J- - ME" LONG RIDE Wedding Tour From St." Paul to Seattle on Horseback. 2500 MILES IN 1-112 DAYS Youn? Couple Reach Destination on Same Ponies They Start With. Have Many Strange Exper- , iences on the Way. SEATTLE, WTash., Aug. 22. (Special".) Quincy Scott and his bride, formerly Miss Ella Allen, of Seattle, today completed a horseback ride from St. Paul to Seattle, takao as a honeymoon tour. They were llj days on the road, starting from St. Paul in a driving snow storm and fight ing their way westward through all kinds of weather. Late last night -the bridal couple reached the Lake Washington ferry at Kirkland and this morning crossed the lake. At noon today they rode up to the residence of the bride's mother In Northeast Seat tle. They finished the 2500-mile ride on the same ponies they started out with. On the trip to Seattle the couple have been mistaken for fugitives from justice, for elopers, have been turned down by in hospitable farmers, forced to spend nasty nights In the open, and gone hungry at times. During a large part of the trip they had to walk and lead their horses. They slept undjr cover of farmhouse or hotel roofs but 12 nights on the entire trip. Improving Lumber Facilities. KNAPPTON. Wash., Aug. 22. The schooner Churchill arrived in yesterday and docked at the Simpson Lumber Com pany's wharf, where she will load a spe cial cargo of mining timbers for San Pedro. The Simpson Lumber t'ompany is now busily engaged In making improve ments in its plant here. Two outfits are at work driving the piling for the founda tion of the new extension to the wharf which will increase the storage capacity of tho dock about 2,000,000 feet, and admit of the docking of an additional vessel should the emergency arise. A substantial standard gauge road la also being con structed from the mill to the local yard. The German Emperor is extremely fond of the huge white frankfurter sausage, and has a supply of them made fresh every day in his own kitchen. WEST SIDE. Attorney - General Confirms Rumor of Indictment Found. BORAH ANXIOUS FOR TRIAL Says He Will Do Nothing to Impede Progress of the Trial Indicted for Irregular Transactions of Barber Lumber Company. BOISE. Idaho. Aug. -22.CSpecial.) The statement made by Attorney General Bonaparte that Senator Borah was to be given an immediate trial was shown to District Attorney Ruick, and he was asked If he had received any word from Attorney-General Bonaparte respecting the trial of Senator Borah. He replied that he had nothing to say. When asked as to the date for the convening of court next month, he replied that .the session would take up September 9. "Will Senator Borah be the first of those indicted to receive a trial?" the District Attorney was asked. "We have not made any arrangements as to the cases." was the reply. "Will the accused be tried separately or together?" was asked. The reply was: "We are not givinfj out anything at this time from jnis otiiee ior publica tion." When shown the correspondence from Washington. Senator Borah made this comment on the matter: "I requested some time ago that I be given an immediate trial. I take it from the statement ' of the Attorney-General that this is to be done. I hope so. X shall be ready for trial the hour court opens. There will be no demurrers, no motions, no dilatory . proceedings I shall be ready before a Jury on the merits. and I want it as soon as possible. The matter referred to is the reported Indictment of Senator Borah by the United States grand jury that sat here in March. No official statement on the subject had ever been made until the At torney-General gave out the statement sent from Washington. The understand Ing Is that an Indictment was found charging the Senator with having had some irregular connection with timber Transactions under which the Barber Lumber Company acquired title to certain timber lands. Great secrecy was main tained about the whole . matter at the time the grand Jury was in session and nothing whatever of an official character had been given to the public until the Department of Justice gave out the state ment that an immediate trial was to be given the Senator. That Is the first of ficial utterance Indicating an indictment was found. ARGUMENT IS TO BE PRINTED Senator Borah to Present Friends With Effort in Haywood Case. BOISH. Idaho, Aug. 22. (Special.) Sen ator Borah has been In receipt of a great many requests for the argument he made in the Haywood case. To meet this de mand for copies he has determined to have it published in pamphlet form, in tending to send copies to his friends and others who desire to study the case in all its bearings. This pamphlet will make a book of 140 pages. DEAD OF THE NORTHWEST Samuel It. Fullerton. COLFAX, Wash.7 Aug. clal.) Samuel R. Fullerton, years, Is dead at his home of cancer of the stomach. 22. (Spe , aged 71 In "Colfax He leaves Whitman a wife and no children. He was a pioneer of County, having lived here homesteading in what is nessee Flat. He sold his 25 years, now Ten farm in moving to of Grand terests about six years ago, Colfax. ' He was a member Army Post No. 19, of Colfax. Willard Denlson. GRANT'S PASS. Aug. 22. (Spe cial.) Willard Denison, a promising young business man of this com munity, died laBt night with consump tion. 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