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LETTERS SENT OVER STATE
DiMrlct East of Mountains" Expected
to IMedgo Majority of Delegates
for the Wisconsin Man Even
Break In the Western Part.
SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 11. (Special.)
The La Follette Presidential boom In
Washington Is to be let loose In about
a week and from that time until the Re
publican National Convention, the sup
porters of the former Wisconsin Senator
wtll keep the boom spreading and the
slogan resounding. Seattle will be the
headquarters for the stale La Follette
"campaign.
W. H. Flett, a member of the law
firm of Shepard & Flett, now heads the
state organization as far as It is com
pleted. Mr. Flett yesterday began active
work in lining up various sections of
Washington, letters have been sent all
over the state to men known to be in
sympathy with the La Follette policies
and favorable to his aspirations for the
Presidency. If the letters do, the work
that is hoped, the boom for the fiery Wis
consin statesman will be launched simul
taneously In half a dozen cities.
The La Follette movement lias been
kept well hidden up to the present time
and Mr. Flett yesterday declined to go
into detail as to the plans for organi
zation, though he admitted that the for
mal announcement of the state organiza
tion is to be made in about a week. A
imin identified with the organization
Hinted yesterday that Eastern Washing
ton will send a majority of delegates to
t lie convention pledged to La Follette.
At least an even break is expected on
this side of the mountafns. '
GRADUATING EXERCISES OVER
Monmouth Sends Out Nine Teachers
at End of Mid-Year.
MONMOUTH. Or.. Feb. 11. (Special.)
Tlie mid-year graduating exercises at the
Slate Normal School were concluded last
night, when the class, consisting of nine
members, received degrees. The class roll
is as follows: Chester Day of Sherwood,
Esther Fisher of Monmouth, Anna C.
Godbersen of Mosier, Edith Fugate of
Monmouth, Mabel E. Muldrick of Canyon
City. Dora C. Murdock of Marksburg,
Adrian B. Owen of Granite, Letha Mae
Tracer of Junction, Grace W. Whitehouse
of Tillamook. Orations were given, "The
Schoolmaster's True Status," by Miss
Anna Godbersen and "The -Teacher in
Politics." by Adrian B. Owen, and the
Valedictory was by Miss Grace W. White
house. The June class will consist of 20
additional members, who will receive
their degrees at that time. A stirring
and practical address to the class was
delivered by President Campbell, of the
University of Oregon, which held the
audience with closest attention.
President Ressler in delivering the
diplomas and closing address called at
tention to the work of the Normal this
year, which commenced under the handi
cap of uncertainty, until two weeks before
the opening, as to whether or not this
school would be permitted to run. But
tlic work Is fully up to the standard, he
said, even under difficulties. Further at
tention was called, to the number of grad
uates tlie Monmouth school had put out,
which, had averaged 40 each year during
the past 10 years.
WORKING HARD FOR DISTRICT
tienniiifrs Lodge Fighting Gladstone
Before School- Board.
OREGON CITY, Or., Feb. 11. (Special.)
The entire day was taken up in a hear
ing before the district boundary school
board on the petition of the residents of
Jennings Lodse for a new school district
to be taken from the south' part of Con
cord and tlie northwest portion of Glad
stone. The latter suburb is now a-part
of the Pa-.-kplare district and made a
hard fight against the Jennings Lodge
petition on the ground that a division of
the territory in Gladstone would make It
Impracticable for that place to have a
Beparate district, .which has long heen
deserted by the residents of . Gladstone,
who have 12 children of. school ago.
The PHrkplace people would like to see
the prayer, of Jennings Lofjge granted, as
It would probably result in holding "what
would be left of Gladstone in the Park
place district. Tlie boundary board made
no declsslon but adjourned until next
Tuesday, when It Is reported they will
deny the Jennings Lodge petition.
NEED NOT EXTEND ITS MAIN
Important Case Decided for Van
couver Water Company.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Feb. 11. (Spe
cial. The case of .F. J. Mintner against
the Vancouver -Water -Works Company
was tried in the Superior Court today.
Judge Reld, of Taeoma sitting, and was
decid'-d in favor of the water company.
This was a case involving the question
nf whether the city, or patrons of the
water company, could compel tlie water
company to extend its' mains upon any
streets or to any addition within the.
city limits, regardless of the number of
customers the new extensions would gjip
ply. Jllntner sought to compel the water
company to extend its main 2S0 feet to
a house lie had reccntly'erected in a new
addition, and the company declined to
do so upon the ground that there was not
sufficient number of consumers on the
npw line to recompense it for the -outlay
In the extension.
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LONG WALK FOR BIG PRIZE
Three Men Tramping From Seattle
to San Francisco.
ALBANY. Or., Feb. 11. (Special.)
In an endeavor to establish a record
and win a $1,000 purse offered by the
Seattle Trade Union. H. : t: Card is
walking from Seattle to . San Fran
cIbco. Card arrived in Albany at 12:20
F'. M. yesterday, having left Seattle
last Wednesday morning- at- 5 o'clock.
Two other men are competing in the
pedestrian contest, but Card had dis
tanced both, leading them by about 90
miles. Curd has outworn two pairs of
heavy shoes' thusfar. He expects to
reach San Francisco before the end -of
February.
Albany Local Option- Cnses.
.ALBANY. Or., Feb. 1 1. (Special.)
Transcripts on appeal were filed in the
State Circuit Court here today in the
oases against I-ouis KrojeheI', . Fred
Dawson and William Tohl, convic ted In
Justice Court of violation of the local
option liquor law. All three or the
cases will thus be fought out again
in the higher court. In the Justice
Court Kroschel was rlned J4i):i and sen
tenced to serve 20 days tn the County
Jail and fines of $-HH and $HM. respec
tively, were impost-d on Dawson and
Tohl The case against Peter C. An
derson, which resulted in a disagree
ment of the jury several weeks ago,
will be taken up February 18. The
other pending cases wilt also be dis
posed of soon.
LEARNING HABITS 'OP SALMON
Japanese Making Tour of World in
Interest of Fisheries.
OREGON CITY. Or.. Feb. 11. (Special.)
S. Fujlmura, of Hokkaido, Japan, spent
yesterday at the Clackamas station of the
United States Bureau of Fisheries, and is
on the Pacific Coast to study the
methods and work of this Government in
handling salmon propagation. Mr. Fujl
mura !e from Northern Japan, where
there is only the dog flh salmon, and
states that his government Is consider
ing the introduction of the Chinook sal
mon In Japanese waters. He . is fresh
from a . tour of the fisheries work in
England and other European countries.
While here he was given every oppor
tunity by Superintendent Henry CMalley
to observe the methods of the United
States Bureau of Fisheries.
HEADS - REVOLUTION PARTY
MARK UEITES, OP SEATTLE, IS
DISTRICT CHAIRMAN.
'Bratskaya Drushina" Formed, by
Condemned Revolutionist in
This Country Years Ago.
SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 11. (Special.)
To become one of the leaders in America
of ' a powerful Russian revolutionary
party is the fortune, if fortune it may be
called, of Mark Leites, .a well-known So
cialist of Seattle.. Leites has been made
district chairman of ' the "Bratskaya
Drushina," the new party which numbers
as its leading spirits some of the famous
revolutionists of latter-day Russia.
Leites himself is a Russian. He has
lived In this country for 18 years and In
Seattle for nine.
Gregor Gerschunl, the famous revolu
tionist, condemned to death for plotting
against the life of a Russian minister,
landed in San Francisco but a little over
a year ago, and at once set about found
lug the new party. In San Francisco he
met Mark Leites. Gersehunl started the
revolutionary party in this country and
then returned to Russia and has evaded
capture ever since.
Leites says "Bratskaya Drushina," lit
erally translated, means "Brotherly As
sociation." and is gaining etrength rap
idly in America.
DEAD OF THE NORTHWEST
Hiram R. Powell, Veteran of the
Indian Wars.
ALBANY, Or., Feb. 11. (Special. Hiram
R. Powell, County Commissioner of Linn
County. Oregon, pioneer of lSi2 and promi
nent Indian War veteran, died at 3 o'clock
this morning at his home in Brownsville
at the age of 73 year's. Mr. Powell's term
as County Commissioner would not have
expired until July 1, 1910. ,
Mr. Powell was born In Independence,
Jackson County, Mo., July 12, 1834, and
crossed the plains to Oregon In 1852. He
settled north of Brownsville and has lived
in or near that city 'continuously for the
past 5T years. He engaged In farming
until about five years ago. Mr. Powell
served as fourth sergeant in Captain Jon
athan Keeney's company of volunteers in
the Rogue River Indian War of 1X55-56
and immediately thereafter -went with
Captain John H. Settle's company in the
campaign in the Yakima country. He
has been prominent in the Indian War
Veterans' Association. In 1S78 Mr. Powell
was elected County Commissioner of Linn
County and served four years. He was
again chosen to this office In the 1906
election.
The funeral services will be held tomor
row afternoon at Brownsville and a nura-)
ber of county officers as well as other
people from this city will attend. ' Mr.
Powell is survived by his second wife
and the following children: W. S. Powell,
of Brownsville; Mrs. Lula Ross, of- Port
land; Miss Lenora A. Powell, who is a
teacher in the Brownsville public 6chools;
and Miss Elsie Powell, of Brownsville.
South Bend's Oldest Resident. .
SOUTH BEND. Wash.. Feb. 11. (Spe
cial.) Mrs, 'William Axford, the oldest
resident of South Bend, died suddenly at
her home here yesterday at the age of
W years. Sho was born In Kngland. She
name to South Bend with her husband In
1879, takins? up a homestead on what is
now a part of the town. Seven sons' and
one daughter survive here.
KILLS HIMSELF IN DISGRACE
Lodge Embezzler Takes Life on the
Third Attempt.
SEATTLE. Feb. 11. (Special.) Failing
in his attempts to raise almost &XKM, which
he had admitted to his fellow members of
the Sons of Hermann he had embezzled.
Max Siebort, a sign painter, and until
last week secretary and treasurer of the
grand lodge of the order, shot himself
through the head - some time last night.
His body was found In his place of busi
ness this morning by his grown son, who
was worried at tiie father's absence dur
Iiik the night.
In a note left a friend, Siebert wrote
that he had first tried to kill himself by
taking four grains of morphine. This
failing, he inhaled Illuminating gas for
four hours and finally In despair, said he
was going to resort to the use of his
revolver.
The dead man had been very popular
with the Germans of Seattle and was an
active member In a number of German
societies. He had been .secretary and
treasurer in the grand lodge for six years.
FINAL DEBATE IN DISTRICT
Winner of Brownsville - Lebanon
Contest in Line for State Honors.
BROWNSVILLE, Or., Feb. 11. Great
interest is being taken in Brownsville
1n the debate Friday night between the
Lebanon and Brownsvillo High Schools.
This will he the final debate for the
championship of this district In the
Stnte Hiprh School League series.
The w.inning team in Friday night's
debate will contest with the winning
teajn from the Southern Oregon dis
trict for the championship of the state.
The question to be discussed, by Leba
non and Brownsville is "Resolved that
Oregon should enact a law providing
for state financial aid for public, high
ways." Lebanon will have the af
firmative side of the question. The
Lebanon team is composed of Anna
McCormick, Elsie Lallard and Pear!
Alririch. The Brownsville team is
composed of Lydia Davidson, Cecil
Sawyer and Leroy Cochruu.
COMES WITH GREAT RECORD
Played First at Wesleyan, Then
Went to Yale, Playing Tackle
and Afterward End, Doing
Work of Sensational Nature.
UNIVERSITY OF. OREGON, Eugene,
Or., Feb. 11. (Special.) Robert W.
Forbes, the great Yale end who coached
West Point last season, has been en
gaged to coach the Oregon football men
next Fall. This announcement was
made today by Manager Ralph B. Me
Ewen, and was hailed with delight by
students and friends of the University.
Forbes is one of the greatest football
men that the country has produced. Hip
gridiron career began at Wesleyan Uni
versity, where he played guard ami
tackle during the seasons of 1902 and
1903, and was elected, captain for the
season of 1904.' He did not return to
college, however, but entered. Yale,
where the year's residence rule pre
vented him from winning a place on
the varsity.
He made the team as left tackle in
1305, and his work was of such a high
order that many critics gave him a
place on their All-America teams. . In
1906 Forbes was moved out tD end,
where he played a moat sensational
game. He was generally recognized as
the greatest end that the season pro
duced, and was given an All-America
position by Camp, Whitney,' and mkny
other well-known writers.
Comes Highly Recommended.
Forbes was graduated from Yale
last June. He coached the Army team
last season, and had remarkable suc
cess. He also assisted with the coach
ing at New Haven for the week prior
to the big game with Princeton. He
comes highly recommended by Colonel
W. S-. Scott, Superintendent of the Unit
ed States Military Academy, as well
as by numerous Army officers and ca
dets. Dan Pullen, the ex-Washington
star, who played at West Point last
season, says that Forbes Is the best
Informed football man in the United
States today. Walter Camp, Jack Ows
ley, and a number of other Yale men,
also recommend him highly.
The newly-elected coach Is now liv
ing at Ballard, Wash., having come
west to learn the lumber business. He
was in Eugene recently, and made a
very favorable Impression upon all who
met him. He Is a large man and a
splendid all-round athlete. He is about
28 years old. ,
Yale Men to Assist Forbes.-
Forbes was chosen by a unanimous
vote of the Athletic Council from a
long list -of applicants. An assistant
coach will be selected from the ranks
of the Oregon alumni, and the policy
of bringing a number of the old players
back at different stages of the season
will be continued.
Several Yale men who are now living
on-the Coast have signified their inten
tion of coming to Eugene for a few
days next Fall to assist Forbes with
the coaching. He will be the first
Yale man to coach a Northwest'team,
and will naturally enlist the support
of all the sons 'of Ell who reside in
Oregon and neighboring states.
CLOSING BIG TIMBER DEAL
Syndicate Purchasing 160,000
Acres in British Columbia.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Feb. 11. (Special.)
-More than 160,000 acres of virgin timber
land is involved in the deal now approach
ing completion in British Columbia, be
tween a syndicate of Eastern capitalists,
beaded by'A. J. FJarllng, president of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, and the
owners of the property. The land is situ
ated on the north end of Vancouver Is
land and on a number of the Queen Char
lotte Islands.
It is declared by members of Mr. Earl
Ing's party, now at the. Hotel Butler, that
the spruce and fir lumber from the new
500.000 capacity mill which is. to be erected
on Chumsaw Bay at once, can be laid
down in Seattle, duty paid, for far less
than it costs to manufacture the product
on the Sound.
PROHIBITS COUNTY DIVISION
Supreme Court Rules Against Break
ing Up Chehalis.
OLYMPIA. Wash., Feb. 11. (Special.)
The State Supreme Court today, denied a
petition for a rehearing of its recent de
cision that the law of the last Legisla
ture providing for the creating of the
new county of Grays Harbor was un
constitutional. A formal order was also
issued by the Supreme Court forever
prohibiting the officials named iri the
bill from carrying out its provisions and
from attempting to divide Chehalis
County to create' the proposed new
county.
FOUND DEAD BY DAUGHTER
Graindealer in Seattle Cuts Throat
.When Business Fails.
SBATTI.H Wash., Feb. 11. (Special.)
Unwilling at the age of 59 years to begin
anew and attempt to recuperate his lost
fortune. Henry A. Stanley, a. hay, grain
and feed-dealer, committed suicide this
afternoon at his home, 524 Fairvlew ave-
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rue. Marlon, his l-year-ojd daughter,
found his body shortly after 3 o'clock
when she returned from th$ high school,
where she is a pupil. She rushed into
the home of a neighbor and a message
was sent to the police.
In a letter addressed to his daughter,
written evidently a few minutes before
he killed himself, Stanley explained why
ho had ended his life. What money he
had he left to his daughter.
SUPREME COURT IN A SPtIT
Dissenting Opinion on Household
Goods Destroyed on Railroad.
OLYMPIA. Wash., Feb. 11. (Special.)
The State Supreme Court today split four
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to three in deciding the Spokane case of,
W. H. Harris against the Great Northern.
Harris chipped household goods from
Somers, Mont., to Spokane, which were
destroyed by fire en route. He alleges
nothing was said about tho rates to he
paid. The railroad contends the goods
were being carried under a rate which
provides for a release of the- company
from all liability In excess of $5 the
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hundredweight and as the goods weighed
4280 pounds, offered to pay 34. The
other rate on household goods was about
double the special rate.
Justices Root, Hadley, Crow and Dun
bar sign the majority opinion, holding
that unless there is a formal contract
signed between shipper and company the
special limited liability rate did not
apply and affirm the Spokane court.
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