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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY. JANUARY IT, 1908.
HP
HARTFIELD
REPORTED LOST
May Have Gone Down Off the
W2St Coast of Vancouver
With 30 Souls.
CUTTERS GO IN SEARCH
Wreckage Comes Ashore Bearing the
Xanie of British Vessel Victoria
Mariners Inclined to Discredit
Reports of the Disaster.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 16. The British
hip Hiirtneld. from Liverpool to Seattle,
le believed to have been wrecked, with
CO souls aboard, off the west coast of
Vancouver Island. A wireless message
reports that the vessel's deckhouse and
several empty boats washed ashore this
morning. The ship's captain is A. S. An
derson, and his wife and family probably
were on board.
A WAITING FURTHER REPORTS
Marine Men at Victoria Discredit
Reports of Wreck.
VICTORIA, B. C, Jan. 16. The Marine
Department will not send a steamer to
Investigate the reported finding of wreck
age at Estevan Point unless further re
ports are received which are credited as
warranting a salvage steamer being dis
patched. The dispatcli received by the
Marine Department from Kstevan wire
less station says1:
"A quantity of wreckage, cabin fittings,
doors, belts, lifeboat fittings and small
imitation life buoy lettered with pencil,
Harttleld. Liverpool," found by Antone
Kukovitch. storekeeper at Hesquoit, -near
Kstcvan Point."
Tho general opinion is that while the
news will cause anxiety for the safety of
the Harttleld. the indications are that her
decks have been swept and the wreckage
found washed over the side. Mariners
are pointing out that spars would have
been included had the vessel gone ashore
and pounded to pieces.
The Paehena Point wireless telegraph
station reports that an imitation life
-buoy. bearing the name "Hartfield,
Liverpool." has been found by Mr. Kuko
vitch, a settler, who took the find to ES
tevan Point, from where the news was
wired to Paehena. . .
Cabin and lifeboat fittings, belts, doors
and a mass of indistinguishable wreck
age is also reported ashore.
The British ship Hartfield left Valpa
raiso October SO for Port Townsend.
SEND CUTTERS FROM SEATTLE
I'crry and Thetis Go in Search of
Supposed Wreck.
SEATTLE. Jan. 16. Revenue cutters
Terry and Thetis leave Seattle tonight to
eek for possible survivors of the British
ship Hartfield, believed to be lost oft tho
west coast of Vancouver Island. The two
cutters were ordered out by Captain F.
M. ilunger, of Port Townsend, upon re
ceipt of the news from Seattle of the
linding of the wreckage from the Hart
tleld. ; The Perry had also taken coal for the
trip. She cleared about midnight, after all
hands had worked feverishly for five or
six hours getting the bunkers full. The
Thetis has been ordered to Cape Mattery
for life-saving service and was to have
left port tomorrow. The vessels have a
distance of about 3i0 miles to travel from
Seattle before reaching the scene of the
supposed wreck.
Salvor May Go to Scene.
VICTORIA. B. C, Jan. lfi. The Brit
ish Columbia Salvage Company may
send the salvage steamer Salvor to the
west coast of Vancouver Island to
investigate the reports of wreckage
from the British ship Hartfield of Liv
erpool, reported from Tatoosh to have
been washed ashore near there.
Overdue at Tacoma.
TAC'OMA. Wash., Jan. 16 Tho British
ship Hartfield, lost off Hesquoit, Van
couver Island, was Balfour-Guthrie's ves
sel, due at Tacoma January 1. A wheat
cargo is awaiting her.
LIABILITY FOR INJURY
Objects to Kmploycs Being Forced to
Pay Hospital Dues.
HERM1STON. Or., Jan. 14. (To the Ed
itor.) In last Saturday" Oregonlan the re
tent deoislon of the United State Supreme
Court that the employers' liahlllty law la
unconstitutional is stated to bo "an out
rage to the common sense ot mankind. "
The OreRonian states correctly that th
derision virtually dorlarra that the laborer
assume "all the responsibility when en
gaged in d.n(terous occupations. The la
borer always has assumed ' this responsi
bility, except In Isolated cases, regard Jess
of the law.
The employers' liability law has been a
dead letter, on account of the vicious sys
tem of hospital dues that was inaugurated
by corporations and employers generally
soon after the liability laws were parsed.
By this means the object of the law was
defeated and the burden shifted to the
laborers themselves beHldes open in ft: up ail
opportunity for the most shameless graft,
and thrusting an Indignity upon the laborer
by treating him as a child. Incapable of
managing his own personal affairs.
There is a class of laborers who spend
the greater part of their money In saloons
as soon as they reach a town, who do not
cbject to such treatment: but the self
respecting man resents It as an unwar
ranted Interference in his personal afTairs.
He knows that In general It is not prompt
ed by philanthropic motives, but by a de
alre to circumvent the law. He has 1 no
voice whatever In the management of the
fund created by his forced contributions,
and his surmise that a goodly portion of
It generally Amis its way into the man
ager's pocket is probably not far from
correct.
When laborers are easily obtained. It Is
not an uncommon occurrence for a dishonest
contractor and a dishonest employment
agent to enter into a combination to rob
laborers by allowing each man to work two
or three days, deduct hospital dues and
board, and discharge the man with next to
nothing due him, to make room for the next
victim. The self-respecting man claims the
privilege of selecting his physician in case
he needs one and objects to paying for a
service which he will not use.
Not long ago I beard a man on a public
work Bay, "It would take a t eamf horses
to drag me Into that hospital." I knew of
another case where a mining company de
ducted $2 "0 per month from each employe
for hospital maintenance and It was cur
rently reported that much of the time the
physician in charge was so- drunk that be
mas not fit to doctor a mule. This was with
out much doubt a case where the policy
of "addition, division and silence" was fol
lowed. On a certain occasion I was in the
office of a contractor wlic deducted hospital
dues from his employes, but maintained no
hospital, and employed no doctor, but kept a
a, few patent medicines for the aaka of
appearances. An employe came In and want
; ed a bottle of cough ayrup. He was told by
the superintendent that ha could not have
a bottle, but he might have a dose of one
bpoonful.
An employer has no more right to take
one dollar of an employe's " money and de
vote it to hospital Insurance than he has to
take 50 or lOu times as much and devote it
to life insurance, or any other purpose that
might suit his fancy. If the money taken
from laborers In this way were honestly
devoted to hospital use. the best that could
oe said for the system im that it would be a
benevolent despotism; and if not so used it
becomes simply ordinary graft.
In dealing with the degenerate class men
tioned in tne beginning of this communica
tion, it may be considered a matter of
charity to compel such men to make some
provision against accident, and thus shield
them from the effects of their own folly.
But even in this extreme case, the effect is
to lessen what Independence of character
the Individual may have left, and "the last
state of that man i worse than the first."
In cases where the workman loses his
life or is crippled. It is well known that his
family seldom derives much benefit from
the law on account of the claim agent of
the company and the lawyer whom It Is
necessary to employ to conduct the damage
suit. And if the suit is won, may not the
award be paid out of the fund arbitrarily
taken from the employes themselves? .
Further, in cases of dangerous occupa
tions, the workman is frequently required
to ign a contract waiving all claims to
damages in order to get employment. Even
if the employers liability law is not uncon
stitutional, it can well be spared If its abo
lition will lead to the abandonment of the
arbitrary, humiliating, demoralizing and al
together vicious system of compulsory hos
pital dues. Insurance against accident is
well enough, but it should be voluntary and
not compulsory.
The law in question Is an example of the
futility of enacting laws that are apparently
made necessary on account of the existence
of other laws that should never have been
placed on the statute books. Under a con
d4tion of economic freedom the workmen
would be In a position to refuse work
where they were not reasonably safeguarded
against accident. W. A. WARREN
GREDITDUE CITIZEN
T LEAGUE
ABERDEEN' HAS STORY LUCAS IS
COMING TO PORTLAND.
Same Report Conveys Startling In
formation Northwest Will Go Out
law In Order to Fight McCredie.
SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. 16. (Special.)
President Lucas, of the Northwestern
League, and Bob Brown, manager of the
Aberdeen team, are in Vancouver, B. C,
trying to straighten out a "tangle over
the Northwest franchise, yet the astound
ing story comes from Aberdeen that they
are ire Portland setting up pins for an
invasion of Coast League territory.
The. story is sent out as coming from
"an intimate friend" of Brown's, who is
said to be well Informed on conditions in
Portland, as he once caught a ball there
in center field.
This Interesting yarn also conveys the
startling information that the North
western League will go outlaw, in order
to fight McCredie.
Tlie street railroad company, an official
of which is supposed to be a close friend
of George Shreeder, owner of the Tacoma
club, is alleged to have offered a site
near the Oaks, a Summer resort on the
riverfront.
Another bit of "information" is that
Aberdeen is to be dropped in favor of
Everett. Sight, of course, is lost of the
fact that the Everett park is being cut
up into city lots. .
Despite the fact that the story, which
was printed in Tacoma, appears to have
come from Aberdeen, it may be based on
remarks by George Shreeder, as he la
reported to have said that he would like
to put a team in Portland.
BOXING TOURNEY TONIGHT
Tracejr Has Trouble to Preserve the
Amateur Standing of Men.
Tommy Tracey. who will give a boxing
smoker tonight at his club in the Exposi
tion building, has had all kinds of trou
ble trying to keep his amateurs who box
in the four-round bouts, in good amateur
standing. . Tracey thought when he in
corporated his club, that this was all
that would be necessary, but when he
mads inquiry he was told that unless the
boys were registered, they would be de
clared professionals.
Tracey in order to make this Sure had
a long distance telephone talk with W.
Englis. secretary of the P. N. A., and he
assured Tracey that as long as the tour
nament was a closed meeting, the
boys, so long as they were members of
his club, could box without losing their
standing. Gene Sullivan had already
joined Tracey's club, but when It came
to putting him against Brown, Tracey
found that Brown had boxed for money
and called that match off. Sullivan will
meet Roscher In the .main bout. of the
evening. Beside this event, Tracey has
carded four others. i
Oregon 41; Ashland 8.
UNIVERSITY OP OREGON. Eugene,
Or.. Jan. 16. (Special.) The varsity
basketball team overwhelmingly defeated
the Ashland Athletic Club five by the
score of 41 to 8, in a game played here
tonight. Ashland scored 7 points in the
first half and after that could not locate
the basket. The score at the end of the
first half was 8 to 7 in Oregon's favor,
but brilliant team work during the sec
ond half materially increased the lead.
Chit-Chat o! Sporting
World
BY TVII,L O. MAC RAE.
OF COURSE3 the minor leagues are at
the mercy of the two major or
ganizations, yet the little fellows reap a
harvest just the same. Last season the
American League paid something like
$100,000 for players purchased, and added
$37,000 to this pot for players drafted from
the minors.
The sporting world is enjoying a laugh
at the expense of big Jim Jeffries. A
story went out from San Francisco that
Mrs. Jeffries gTabbed him by the right
receiver and toted him out of a grill.
Well, what of it? Jeffries didn't turn
upon the little woman and slug her, did
he? All of which goes to prove that
Jeffries, even if he is a prizefighter, is
head and shoulders above the average
husband who patronizes grills.
Horace Egbert, the Emeryville handi
capper, who Is in Southern California on
sick leave, writes to a friend in Port
land that lie is slowly recovering. This
news will be disappointing to a lot of
crooked owners and trainers whose unfair
racing deals were broken up by Egbert's
shrewdness and honesty. They will have
no occasion to buy flowers yet awhile.
George S. Shepherd. lawyer and sec
retary of the baseball club, is a candi
date for Congress. Shepherd hasn't as
yet promised a baseball pass for a vote.
There's plenty of time though.
Since the beginning of the present
racing season at Oakland. President Wil-
ltnm- votinv Til (1 Tl t hfll A lerrHrni t w1 nr? AtA
in purses.. This money has been won by
156 owners and 62 have won In excess of
$1000.
The "no hips fad."' says a doclor, "is
driving women exercise mad." This
physician, like the women, would be real
hot under the collar, if big hips and fat
women should suddenly become the fad.
"What a lot of physical culture Instructors
would be out of a job.
Grocer Will Get $500 Reward
for Thug's Capture.
FATE PLAYS QUEER PRANK
James Young Sees Photogrujm ol
Joe Sullivan, Wanted for Mur
der in Salt Lake, and Later
Recognizes Fugitive.
Joe Sullivan, ex-convict and alleged
murderer, in the opinion of the police
one of the most desperate criminals that
has ever been locked up In the Portland
jail, was taken back to Salt Lake City
yesterday morning on the 8:110 o'clock
train, where he goes to answer to an in
dictment on a charge of killing Police
man Charles Ford, in that city, on the
night of December 14.
With his arms manacled Sullivan was
taken to the Union Depot by City Detec
tives Shannon -and Chase, of Salt Lake
City, who had been sent out to take
charge of him. Sullen and threatening,
Sullivan looked desperate enough to make
a break for his liberty at any moment
and believing that the man would make
such an effort if the chance presented
itself, the detectives chained their prisoner
to his seat In the car.
Suilivan, for whose capture a reward of
$500 had been offered by the Salt Lake
City authorities, was arrested in this city
about a week ago by Policeman Ander
son and the story of his capture is in
teresting as showing how fate stepped
into the game of life played by this
criminal to his undoing.
The man who discovered Sullivan's
identity and caused his arrest and who
will receive the reward for his apprehen
sion, is James Young, a groceryman, who
conducts a store on First street, be
tween Main and Market. Mr. Young is
the cousin of a 'Deputy Sheriff of this
county, who is a frequent visitor to
Young's house. One night a few weeks
ago the Deputy :3heriff called to see Mr.
Young and while hanging up his over
coat a photograph fell from one of the.
pockets. Mr. Young picked it up arid
asked his cousin who it was. It was the
picture of Sullivan.
Mr. Young listened to the story of how
the ex-convict had been released from
the Utah penitentiary on December 9.
after serving a term for highway rob
bery, and had only a few days later held
up a saloon and a pedestrian in Salt Lake
City and had been caught in the act by
Policeman Ford; how in the fight that
ensued between the policeman and the
thugs for Sullivan had two compan
ionsthe policeman was shot through the
heart by SulUvan, who made his escape;
and how one of the men named Garcia
got away, and the other, named Owens,
was captured the next day and, after a
trial, was given a sentence of 20 years
for assisting in the murder..
The story went that Owens afterwards
confessed that Sullivan did the killing,
and said he would testify against him
if captured. The general alarm had been
sent out to police departments through
out the country, with photographs and
instructions to keep a lookout for such
a man. That was how the Deputy Sher
iff came to have the picture in. his pos
session. He had a copy of the one sent
to Portland. The story Interested Mr.
Young at the time, but he gave no more
thought to it.
One night about a week ago, as he was
closing up his store, Mr. Young saw a
tough-looking citizen standing on the
sidewalk in front and was attracted by
a bulge that was noticeable at the fel
low's hip pocket. It looked as if he were
armed. As the man turned the light fell
upon his 'face and there seemed to be
something strangely familiar about him.
Mr. Young tried to recall the face, but
could not. Mr. Young locked his door
and went home. The strange face kept
reappearing to him. He felt sure that he
had seen the man somewhere, but could
not remember where. The next night,
about the same time, he was surprised
to see the same man on the street in
front of his store. This time he had an
other good look at him. He was even
more sure this time that he had seen
him somewhere.
Just at this time a friend came in with
some photographs which he had just had
taken. In some .indefinable way the
thought of the photograph flashed
through Mr. Young's mind and he re
called the incident of the photograph and I
the story told by the Deputy Sheriff a
few weeks before. Mr. Young didn't hesi
tate a moment. He left his friend stand
ing in the store and hurried away in
search of an officer. On the next block
he encountered Policeman Anderson, to
whom he told his story, and in a few
minutes Sullivan wafs grasped from be
hind by the strong hand of a blue-coat,
who stands fully six feet and is broad of
shoulder and strong in muscle. In
stantly Sullivan reached for his hip
pocket. Too quick for him, however, An
derson whipped out the weapon and
marched his man off to jail. There Sul
livan gave tlie name of Thomas Howard,
but denied that he had done any wrong.
His identity was afterwards perfectly es
tablished by i photographs taken of him
here and forwarded to both the police
and the penitentiary officials in Utah.
CLBA
M. AGHESON COMPANY'!
SAIE OF GOATS
On Friday and Saturday, at The J. M. Acheson. Company's store, corner of Fifth and Alder, there will be
offered such special inducements in Coats, Suits, Skirts, Petticoats and Furs though every other article in
the store at clearance sale prices, such as Combs, Gloves, Waists, Handkerchiefs, Belts and Underwear
but these specials are at such astonishingly low prices that at one glance at quality, style and price the
ouyer will recognize tne exceptional bargains offered and
will invest -unhesitatingly, for such garments one must
have, and the wise shopper will appreciate needs and neces-.
sities and have the supply furnished during our sweeping
clearance sale prices. Just a word fifteen or twenty dol- .
lars now in clothing may mean for the same ere long double
the amount, for clearance sales do not last all year. Then,
too, such buying now means you may have some of the
longed-for advance styles later, and thus bank a little
bank on good wearing apparel, such as The J. M. Acheson
Company carries first-class cloth and advanced styles.
See following stock numbers and descriptions as specials:
Bin rt;vis
Ladies' Goats
f -
Lot No. 513 Fitted Coverts; regular price $37.50; clearance at $21.50
Lot No. 521 Semi-fitting Broadcloth, red and black; regular price
I 8jl ) f i 1 3Ji.uv; clearance xt.xv
Ll fl '' 2k. ot 1478 Fitted brown, blue and tan Broadcloth; regular price
$35.00; clearance at $l.oU
Lot No. 617 Loose-fitting mixtures; regular price $10; clearance at.JjS -4.o0.
LotNo. 5933 Black Kersey, regular price $12.50; clearance at $ 5.75
Lot No. 330 Brown, tan, red Kersey, reg. price $16.50; clearance at.S 7.05
Lot No. 5202 Black fitted Cheviots, regular price $22.50;
clearance at '. $12.50
Lot No. 2008 Black Kersey, loose-fitting; regular price
$16.50 ; 'clearance at Jj5 6.50
Lot No. 572 Loose-fitting brown and red Broadcloth; regu
lar price $22.50; clearance at '.' $12.50
Lot No. 63079 Fitted blue and brown Kersey; reg. price $15; clearance at... $3. 75
Lot No. 546 Semi-fitted brown mixtures; regular price $30.00; clearance at... $6.35
Caracula Coats Regular prices to $27.50; clearance at. $8.75
Lot No. 610 In gray; 75 loose, mixtures, color-trimmed; regular price $7.50;
clearance at $1.00
Lot No.! 907 Short Broadcloths, military, all colors; regular
price $22.50; clearance at '. $11.50
Lot No. 562 Semi-fitted tan Kersey; regular price $25.00;
clearance at .!.$10.00
Lot No. 100 Loose-fitting Herringbone; regular price $7.50:
clearance at $ .2.20
mm
fffl
Far Neckpieces
Lot No. 5331 French Ermine ; regular
price $5.50; clearance at .$1.70
Lot No. 5324 Natural squirrel, regular
price $7.50; clearance at $3.15
Lot No.. 8018 Natural squirrel; regular
$12.50; clearance at $5.75
Ladies' Suits
Box and semi-fitted in large sizes; regu
lar price $30.00; clearance at.. $14.50
Ladies' Skirts
Plain and fancy mixtures;'regular price
$22.50; clearance at $12.50
Blaek voile, regular price $7.50; clear
ance at $4.00
Ladies Petticoats
Lot No. 1714 A new line in colors; reg
ular price $5.00; clearance at.. $3.45
Pres-de-soi, in black and colors; regular
price $3.00; clearance at. $1.65
WHOLESALE
AND
RETAIL
ACME
SON GO
COR. FIFTH
AND
O ALDER
won many warrn friends. He was a life
member of the Elks lodge. He leaves a
widow. He was a brother 'of Mrs. W. L.
Strough.
Arrangements for the funeral are yet
to be made.
JING KEE BADLY WANTED
I. W. BAIRD PASSES AWAY
Ex-Minstrel and Circus Manager
Succumbs to Ijong Illness.
I. W. Baird. the famous minstrel and
citrus man of the passing generation, is
dCd at his home on Twenty-third and
Glisan streets. Death came yesterday
morning at- 8 o'clock, after an illness of
nearly three months from a complication
of ailments. The end was unexpected
and it was thought his vitality would car
ry him through the attack.
The passing away of the old circus and
minstrel king will bring a tinge of gen
uine sorrow to thousands, not only in
Portland but all over the United States.
There are few showmen better known to
the older generation than Baird.
Twenty years ago he' retired from ac
tive show life and settled In Portland,
where he has since lived. At that time
he acquired the Quimby Hotel, then one
of the leading hostelries of the city. For
many years previous to settling in the
city he had been visiting every part of
the country, first with a circus and later
with minstrel shows. He took the min
strel business to the crest of its wave
of popularity and all the stars of that
following who have since won renown
in that line had their beginning under
him. During the Civil War he was iden
tified with the then famous Robinson cir
cus, the biggest of that day. Later he
was in the circus business with Bailey,
the firm name being Bailey & Baird.
Later Bailey went in with Barnum ar"
the circus not only became the largest
in the world but became known in every
part of the globe. It was. later that
Baird identified himself with the min
strel business and he soon became its
leading figure, at one time having two
big shows on the road. It was while
playing Portland 20 years ago that he
was taken with illness and decided to
settle here. During his stay here he has
Goes on Bond of Chinese Gamblers
Who Fail to Appear.
The city and county would like to know
the present whereabouts of Jing Kee, late
of China. Failing to secure this informa
tion, the city will be loser to the tune of
900. Half a dozen officers, needless to
say, are doing nothing else than to look
for the missing heathen.
Kee. is one of the wealthy Chinamen of
the city. His bank deposits and personal
property lately represented a value of
S60.000. consequently when Kee offered to
go on bond for a dozen of his coun
trymen, who had been arrested for play
ing fantan, the wily Oriental's signature
on the bonds was readily accepted by the
city authorities, following arraignment of
the 12 hi the Municipal Court.
The 12 were held to the Circuit Court
and were to have been tried this week.
Not one of them showed up, however,
and the bond of $900 was declared for
feited. , It was then that the authorities
ran up against the snag. Kee was .not
to be found. Every Chinaman known to
the police was interviewed but not one
of them had been favored with a view of
the bondsman these many days, they
said. He may yet be found. . Municipal
Clerk Hennessy got a tip yesterday that
Kee has not really left the country. But
unless he is found the law will have to
whistle for the $900.
REFUSED RIDE OX TRANSFER
E. C. Shipley Sues Streetcar Com
pany for Damages.
The suit brought by B. C. Shipley
against the Portland Railway Company
to recover $5000 damages because he was
beaten, choked and ejected from a Morrison-street
car on June 23 when he tried
to ride on a transfer an hour old, is be
ing tried before a jury in Judge Bro
naugh's department of the Circuit Ceurt.
The case will go to the jury today. Ship
ley alleges that he took a Mississippi
avenue car and after paying two fares,
one for himself and another for a friend,
boarded a car going up Morrison street.
Both transfers are said to have been
punched at the same time, yet the one
tendered by Shipley is punched 4:40, while
that given his friend is punched 5:40.
Shipley, who is a musician, was on his
way to keep an appointment.
G. C. Tivett, the conductor on "the Morrison-street
line, who, with his motorman.
S. Sykes, ejected Shipley, testified yes
terday that he refused the transfer and
told Shipley he would have to pay his
fare, but that Shipley refused. He then
tried to put Shipley off the car, but as
serted on the witness stajid yesterday
that the plaintiff tried to bite him, at
the same time hooking his feet around
the seat, so that the motorman's assist
ance was necessary. v The "scene" oc
curred at Seventh and Morrison streets,
after which Shipley again jumped on the
car and paid his fare.
Both the motorman and conductor al
lege that Shipley used vile language, but
he says he, did nothing worse than refer
to the conductor's , maternal ancestry
slightingly.
Wants Alimony Cut Down.
In an affidavit filed with the Circuit
Court yesterday, H. M. Westervelt alleges
that his wife's unremitting nagging made
him irresponsible for his actions, so that
he did not appear" in the suit brought
against him for a divorce. The reason
he now seeks relief is that he was
adjudged by the court to pay his wife
$100 a month alimony.
He says his wife falsely informed the
court he was earning $250 a month, while
he earns but $150. He wants the alimony
reduced to $50 a month.-
Three Adjudged Insane.
Solomon Horanstein, George Mclnaugh
and Mrs. Emmett Cooley, were pro
nounced insane by the Courtty Court yes
terday, and sent to the aslyum at Salem.
Horanstein has been held at the County
Jail ever since Christmas when he was
arrested by the police, and charged with
larceny from a dwelling. It was at first
thought that he was feigning insanity,
but physicians Anally decided that his
delusions, and mad impulses to break
everything he could lay hands on, we're
real.
Talbots Are Awarded $800.
Eight hundred dollars damages were
awarded to D. F. Talbot and Grace B.
Talbot by the Jury in Judge Gantenbein's
department of the Circuit Court, that
tried the case brought against the Tal
bots by the Mount Hood Rauway &
Power Company. T'he company was
given a right of way across their farm,
on the Powell Valley Road.
GEER HERE FOR CAMPAIGN
Thinks His Prospects Good for Nom
ination for Congress.
Ex-Governor T. T. Gcer arrived in Port
land yesterday and took rooms at the
Perkins. He says matters appear favor
able in his campaign for the nomination
for Congress at the coming primaries.
Mr. Geer expects to make two thorough
tours of the district so that, as he ex
plains, he shall not overlook anything in
his Interest in the canvass. He is said
to regard the candidacy of George S.
Shepherd as not likely to cut into his own
chatces to any great extent, and that
Mr. Callahan's announcement as a prob
able candidate is something he knows
nothing about.
V'oncerning Congressman Bills' cam
paign for re-election, Mr. Geer ' declined
to express an opinion, as he said he did
not think it fair to make a statement in
the absence of his opponent, as Mr. BIlis
would have little opportunity to make
prompt reply.
Xew Superintendent ArrWes.
Wr. S. Turner, of "New Tork City, ar
rived last night to take charge of the
office of- the Barstow Construction
Company here. He will be superin
tendent of construction and will be in
charge of the operations In this state
of Barstow & Co., of New York.
Formerly the interests of the engineer
ing firm have been in charge of R. L.
Donald as vice-president. He will con
tinue in that position.
Installation at Grcsham.
GRF.SHAM, Or., Jan. 16. (Special.)
Clover Camp, Woodmen of the World,
has installed officers for. the coming
terms as follows: Commander, John
Metzger; 'adviser, John Bliss; banker,
John Clanahan; clerk, L. P. Manning;
escort, B. W. Emery; sentinel, Charles
Cleveland: watchman. D. F. Talbot:
managers, J. E. Metzger, E. C. Lindsay
and E. L. Thorpe.
Administrator Sues City. .
Clemath L. Goodrich, administrator of
the estate of William W. Goodrich, for
merly City Engineer at St. John, has
brought suit in the Circuit Court against
the city of St. John to recover $4063, al
leged to be owing to the Goodrich estate
for labor performed by the decedent
when he was in office. The complaint
alleges that the city has refused to pay
for this work.
Tomorrow and Monday positively will
be the last days for discount on East Side
gas bills. Portland Gas Company,
Metzger fits glasses for $1.00.
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