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THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1908.
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BIG LUMBER MILL
Vancouver Plant of Pittock &
Leadbetter Burns to
the Ground.
LOSS IS ABOUT $250,000
Fire Breaks Out In Early' Morning
and Soldiers Help Fight Blaze.
Lumber Piled in Yards
Is Saved.
Fire starting: in the engineroora of the
Pittock & Leadbetter Lumber Mill at
Vancouver almost entirely destroyed the
plant early yesterday morning, entailing
a loss of about $250,000, upon which
there Is insurance amounting to about
JOo.ftOO.
The mill proper is a complete wreck
and the machinery has been rendered
worthless by the flames. However, the
boiler house and the lumber piled In the
yards, of which there was a large quan
tity, were saved. This fortunate circum
stance was due to the fact that there
was no wind at the time of the fire.
The Are started about 3:30 A. M. The
watchman passed through the engineroom
about 3:25 o'clock and everything ap
peared to be all right. About ten min
utes later he noticed smoke issuing from
the place and after trying to turn in an
alarm by telephone. In which he was
unsuccessful as .he could not get central,
the mill whistle was blown. By this
time the flames had gained such headway
that efforts to save the mill were futile.
Before the fire apparatus of the city of
Vancouver could be gotten into action,
the frame of the mill was blazing furi
ously. The firemen did valuable work,
however, in preventing the Are from
spreading to the lumber piles in the mill
yard.
The fire-fighting equipment of Van
couver Barracks was brought out and
the Koldieis did good work in checking
the progress of the flames, which had
spread under the dock at the mill and
were fast devouring that structure. The
dock was considerably damaged.
The machinery at the mill, which was
wholly destroyed, was worth about $150.
000. Other damage will aggregate
$100,000 more. The Are continued to burn
fiercely up to noon yesterday, a number
of piles of lumber supplying fuel for the
flames.
The Pittock & Leadbetter Mill Is owned
by H. L. Pittock and F. W. Leadbetter.
of Portland, and was one of the chief
Industries of Vancouver. It was built
in 1SS9 by Michigan lumbermen and has
had a varied career. It has changed hands
a number of time and has been in the
hands of receivers on different occasions.
About 150 workmen are deprived of
employment by the fire. The mill will be
rebuilt just as soon as the Insurance on
the structure can be adjusted.
Large dry kilns at the mill and the
storehouse for dressed lumber were saved
and Jhe greater part of the large stock
of lumber on hand was not destroyed.
Because of this circumstance, materials
for rebuilding will be available at once.
It Is believed that the mill will be run
ning again before Fall.
Manager O. L. Cummlngg made the
following statement yesUrday after
noon: "The parts of the plant destroyed
were: Machinery, machine shop, plan
ing mill, sash and door factory, Rease
saw department, lath mill, part of the
docks and about 2,000,000 feet of lum
ber. The parts saved are: Dry kiln,
boiler and boiler-house, shed containing
all dry finished lumber, shed contain
ing mouldings and trimmings, office
and office building, and a good deal of
the lumber in the yards. The mill had
a capacity for cutting 160,000 feet in
10 hours."
QUITE ANGRY AT ARREST
H. K. Tackleson Must Stand Trial
tor Selling Liquor to Minors.
OREGON" CITY, Or., June 9. (Special.)
H. K. Tackleson, of Canby, was an
angry man this morning when he was
arrested, charged with selling whisky to
a minor, and placed under $i00 bonds to
appear at the November term of the
Circuit Court for trial. Tackleson was
arrested last Fall, along with James
Jesse, Peter Holberg and Ben Bermosher.
for selling beer to minors, and the jury
failed to reach an agreement. Holberg
and . Bermosher pleaded guilty and
escaped with light tines, while Jesse
fought the case and was convicted and
sentenced to serve a term in jail and
pay a tine, but he was finally paroled
by Judge McBrlde upon petition of
nearly every resident of Canby, which is
the home of the four men, whose arrest
grew out of the death of young Charles
Kinsel, who was strangled after a
drunken debauch with a lot of young
companions last Fall. Tackleson was ex
pected to plead guilty at the April term
of court, but he changed his mind and
as a result District Attorney Hedges sur
prised him with a second and stronger
indictment and Increased his bail.
Two Cases Affirmed.
SALEM. June 9. (Special.) Two ap
pealed cases were decided in the Supreme
Court today, each case being affirmed.
TVin At fa .a 1B that- nf r W ProHon
thai, appellant, vs. Brown & McCabe,
stevedores, respondents, from Multnomah
County, John B. Cleland, Judge. The
opinion affirming the decision of the court
below was written by Justice Kakin.
The other case Is that of EL W. Rumble
and F. D. McCully vs. F. M. Cummings.
from Union County, T. H. Crawford,.
Judge. The opinion of the Supreme Court'
is by Justice Moore.
Portland Firm Gets Contract.
OREGON CITY. Or:. June 9. (Special.)
The contract for the construction of
the new school building at Gladstone has
been let to Parsons & Varney, of Port
land, who were the lowest bidders, their
figures being $4957. Construction will
commence immediately. The directors of
the Gladstone district have engaged
Brenton Vedder, of Arlington, as principal.
Sam Bray Given 75 Days.
OREGON CITY, Or., June 9. (Spe
cial.) Sam Bray was today sentenced to
serve 75 days in the County Jail for rob
bery. He stole money and jewelry from
John "Walleck while both of them were
on a spree several weeks ago.
Plague Scare Blows Over.
ASTORIA. Or., June 9.-(Special.) That
the Government believes the 'danger of
plague infection from California ports is
disappearing is Indicated by instructions
received today by Dr. Holt, Federal
quarantine officer at this port from the
Surgeon-General, stating that in the fu
ture vessels sailing from San Francisco
need be fumigated but once in two
months in place of each month, as has
been the rule for several months. This
new order is of course a general one
and does not apply to vessels on which
sickness has occurred.
FORM COMMERCIAL CLUB
Progressive Business Men of Oregn
City Start Movement.
OREGON CITY,. Or.. June 9. (Spe
cial.) Dr. E. A. Sommer, John Adams
and other well-known professional and
business men are bending their energies
toward the formation of a Commercial
Club in Oregon City, with good prospects
of success. They had papers in circula
tion today and more than 60 signatures
were obtained with no difficulty. The
initiation fee is $25 and the top floor of
the new Masonic Temple will be procured
if the scheme is pushed to completion,
as it probably will be. Oregon City has
long needed a Commercial Club and the
project is being hailed with Joy by the
progressive people of the city.
LEMOYNE GRANTED TIME
Diamond Maker Promises to Pro
duce Gem in Court.
PARIS, June 9. Henry Lemoyne,
PROMIXEST MASON WHO
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Edward E. Kiddle, of Island
City, Or.
charged with obtaining money under
false pretenses in alleging that he
could manufacture diamonds, failed to
produce in court a diamond of a speci
fied eize of his own manufacture. He
made the plea that his patterns to do
this had not been completed, and he
was granted another delay..
Arrested for Colfax Murder.
SPOKANE, Wash., June 9. George
Thonous, alias George Stanopolis, the
Greek arrested in Chicago yesterday
for murder, is wanted in Whitman
County, Washington, to answer for a
coldblooded crime. On July 11, 1907,
Nelsbo Josey, a Greek, was enticed
into a field near Colfax and shot. His
body. was dragged into a field, where
it was found four days later by a
farmer. Josey was known to have had
$500 in his possession. Two Greeks
were seen in his company shortly be
fore the murder, and personal effects
of one were found near the scene.
These men fled and failed to call for
10 days' pay which was due them. A
reward of $200 was offered for the
murderers. Sheriff F. S. Jtatliff, of
Whitman County, will bring the pris
oner back for trial.
Great Auto Race Starts.
BERLIN, June 9. The automobile
touring race given under the patronage
of Prince Henry, of Prussia, was start
ed from Berlin this morning. There
are 130 machines taking part, and
three of them are run by women. Most
of the machines are of German make,
but there are ten Belgian, nine French,
five Italian, four Austrian, one Swiss
and one English entries.
Cloudburst Near Pendleton.
PENDLETON, Or., June 9. (Special.)
A small cloudburst, the first to be re
ported in this vicinity this year, occurred
on Bear Creek, about 20 miles south of
Pendleton, at noon today. Other than
destroying a few gardens and causing a
slight flood along the creek bottom no
great damage has been reported.
Hanan shoes at Rosenthal's.
r.TASDNS IN SESSION
Edward Kiddle Will
Grand Lodge.
Head
MANY HERE TO ATTEND
Three Hundred Delegates and Other
Members Will Be Present This
Morning at Annual Communi
cation in Masonic Temple.
Edward Kiddle, of Island City, Or., a
prominent Mason of this state who was
chosen deputy grand high priest of the
Grand Chapter. Roval Arch Masons, at
the election of officers on Monday, will
be elected worshipful grand master of
the Grand Lodge of Oregon, A. F. and
A. M., today. The Grand Lodge will
open its annual communication at the
Masonic Temple this morning and will
continue in session for three days. At
the same time and place. Grand Chap
ter, Order of the Eastern Star, will
hold its annual session.
Norrls R. Cox, of Portland, will be
elected deputy grand master, nd
Charles E. Wolverton, of Portland, will
be elected senior grand warden. The
annual election will occur this after
noon and the annual address of the
Grand Orator, H. W. Scott, of Portland,
will be given. The installation of the
newly elected officers will be held to
morrow, and Saturday's session will be
taken up with the routine business of
the session.
There are 300 delegates from all over
the state who will attend the sessions
of the Grand Lodge, besides a number
of visiting Masons who are not dele
gates. The communication will open
at 10 o'clock this morning and the fore
noon session will be taken up with the
delivery of the annual address of the
Grand Master, Lot C. Pearce, of Salem,
and with the reading of the annual re
ports of the grand secrecary, grand
treasurer and the trustees of the ed
ucational fund. Subordinate lodges
In this state will also make reports.
The semi-annual reunion of the
Scottish Rite Masons continued in pro
gress yesterday and will end tonight
with the conferring of the 32d degree,
Philip S. Malcolm will preside. De
grees from the 18th to the 31st were
conferred yesterday, the latter degree
being conferred last night. There will
be no sessions of the Scottish Rite re
union during this morning or after
noon. Between 400 and 500 Scottish
Rite Masons will attend the reception
tonight to the new class, after tUe 32d
degree has been conferred. A banquet
will follow the exercises. Visiting 32d
degree Masons from other states will
also attend, as well as members of the
consistory in Oregon, in large numbers.
JOHNSON'S CAUSE IS LOST
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advanced by President Roosevelt and Sec
retary Taft at Chicago as their candi
date for Vice-President. Mr. Cortelyou
himself naturally declines to discuss
the matter of his candidacy for the
very sufficient reason that his native
state has already in the field a candi
date for the Presidency in the person
of Governor Hughes.
That fact has so far operated to
prevent any open exchanges between
the friends of Mr. Cortelyou and
Mr. Taft's managers. But it can
now be stated as a fact that in the
opinion of his friends the time has
come when Mr. Cortelyou should
be placed in a position to be recog
nized as New York's candidate for the
Vice-Presidency in event of the elimi
nation of Mr. Hughes from the Presiden
tial race. As a necessary step to a suc
cessful campaign In that direction there
had first to be ascertained the atti
tude that Mr. Roosevelt and Mr.
Taft would assume ' toward Mr.
Cortelyou's candidacy. The Secretary
himself has declined to makj any
move in the matter, but his friends
have not felt restrained by that fact,
and already they feel that they have
received encouragement , and are pro
pared to move in force upon the con
vention delegates at Chicago. One rea
son for their confidence is asserted to
be their belief that by strenuous oppo
sition offered by the Fairbanks con
tingent to the recognition of Southern.
Taft delegates In the battle before the
committee now in progress, the coup
ling of the names of Taft and Fair
banks or of Roosevelt and Fairbanks
on one ticket has become impossible.
Therefore tomorrow Mr. Cortelyou's
advance guard starts for Chicago,
led by Assistant Secretary Louis
Coolldge, a Bostonian of long experi
ence in public affairs and of wide ac
quaintance with the various boom
managers now In Chicago. Cornelius
N. Bliss, one-time member of McKin
Iey's Cabinet, and treasurer of the last
Republican campaign committee, is
also said to be bound for Chicago
in Mr. Cortelyou's interest, while
among other political leaders expected
to espouse his cause is said to be Sen
ator Murray Crane, of Massachusetts,
whose support is most anxiously de
sired by the Administration forces.
CANXOX SAYS HE WILIi STICK
But He Will Not Mix Personally.
Dick Works for Foraker.
CHICAGO, June 9. Joseph G. Can
non, Speaker of the House of Repre
sentatives, arrived in Chicago today
from his home in Danville, 111., and
declared himself a candidate for Pres
ident "until they Btop voting or elect
some one else."
I am here on business," said the.
Speaker. "I just ran up from Dan
ville this morning, and will return
home tonight, I am not here to open
headquarters the boys are doing that
for me. I won't even go down there,
nor will I visit any other place where
the boys are mixing it."
Mr. Cannon declared that in his opin
ion it was not the proper thing for- a
candidate for the Presidency "to mix
in personally," but he should "leave
that sort of trouble for the boys."
When told of the fact that Frank
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Deputy Grand Blaster!,
Hitchcock was no longer acting as as
sistant secretary for the National
committee, he remurked:
"Well. If he was removed, the people
doing things probably knew what they
were doing, but as to that I am not
fully acquainted."
When asked if he was in the race to
"stick," he sat upright in his chair
and snapped:
"Stick? Why, man, I can't do anything
else but stick. The State of Illinois is
behind me, and that is enough to make
a man do almost anything. Stick?
Well, I should say so."
Mr. Cannon was cheerful as to the
outlook, declaring in conclusion, "the
end Is not yet by a long shot."
Senator Charles Dick, of Ohio, . an
nouncing himself as a Foraker man
first, last and all the time, arrived here
today. He will probably appear be
fore the National committee in the in
terest of some of the Foraker contest
ing delegations from the South. He
declined to express any opinion as to
the situation, saying that he has been
In Chicago too short a time.
LODGE TO NOMINATE GUILD
Governor Is Receptive Candidate for
Vice-President.
WASHINGTON. June 9. It has been
determined by the friends of Governor
Curtis Guild, of Massachusetts that his
name shall be presented to the Chicago
convention as a candidate for Vice-President.
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, who
Is to be permanent chairman of the
convention, will leave the chair dur
ing the proceedings to present to the
convention the candidacy of Mr. Guild.
The nomination will be seconded by
Chase S. Osborne, of Sault Ste. Marie,
Mich. Mr. Guild arrived in Washington
today.
"Some discussion has appeared in the
newspapers concerning my candidacy If
so it can be termed for the nomination
for Vice-President," said he. "As I have
said all along, I am merely in a receptive
mood. My name probably will be pre
sented to the convention, but I am not
in Washington for the purpose of pro
moting' my political interests."
Mr. Guild took luncheon with Presi-
dent Roosevelt. He will not attend the
National Convention.
HARPS ON SAME OLD STRING
Bourne Redoubles Efforts to Bring
About Roosevelt's Nomination.
WASHINGTON. June 9. With news
from Chicago all indicating Taft's nomi
nation. Senator Bourne becomes more
persistent in his "second-elective" cru
sade. The Washington Star today car
toons him as an attenuated troubadour
playing a second-elective term tune on a
banjo, under the window of the White
House, where Roosevelt and Taft sit,
smiling over telegram from Chicago. A
White House policeman is shown trying
to drive Bourne away, declaring he's a
nuisance and disturbing the peace.
MITCHELL BOOM LAUNCHED
Democrats of Texas Start Campaign
for Labor Leader.
DALLAS, Texas, June 9. A confer
ence of leading Democrats of Texas, In
cluding many members of the Demo
cratic State Committee, which ad
journed last night, was held here to
day, ana John Mitchell, expresident of
the Unite? Mlneworkers, was indorsed
for V.'r3-iresident on the ticket with
Willipm r. Bryan. A National cam
paign in the Interests of the labor lead
er was launched.
vitations. They will leave Portland early
in the morning, arriving In Eugene at
about 11 o'clock, where Judge Harris will
welcome them. The new station will be
dedicated, after which the visitors will
be taken to the University of Oregon
campus, where luncheon will be served.
In the, afternoon they will attend the
commencement exercises of the graduat
ing class. At 5:30 a supper will be served
by the club In its room down town.
Eugene people will do their utmost to
make the visit of the Portland people
memorable one.
Not Sufficient Evidence.
Jack Hanley, charged with robbing the
dwelling of John Stelner of $47, was re
leased yesterday in the Circuit Court by
Presiding Judge Gantenbein. This ac
tion was taken upon motion of Deputy
District Attorney Haney, who asserted
there was not sufficient evidence against
Hanley to secure a conviction.
EUGENE INVITES PORTLAND
EXCURSION TO COLLEGE TOWN
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 64.
New Southern Pacific Depot to Be
Dedicated Commencement at
University of Oregon.
EUGENE, Or., June 9. (Special.) To
morrow morning a committee from the
Eugene Commercial Club, consisting of
President C. S. Williams, Manager John
H. Hartog, Dr. D. A. Paine, G, D. Linn,
president of the Merchants' Protective
Association, and W. M. Green, will go
to Portland to invite the Portland busi
ness men and members of the University
of Oregon alumni, to visit Eugene on
Wednesday, June 24. which is commence
ment day and which will mark the com
pletition of the new Southern Pacific
depot here.
The committee will meet Tom Richard
son and one of William McMurray's rep
resentatives at the Portland Hotel at
7:30 P. M., where final arrangements for
the excursion will be made. A half rate
will be given those who come to Eugene.
The excursionists will be chosen by In-
.TO ALL FORMER
RESIDENTS OF CHICAGO
To assist a self- appointed committee in the organiza
tion of a CHICAGO ASSOCIATION in Portland, you
are kindly urged to send your name and address to
the undersigned at your earliest convenience. When a
sufficient number of names has been received, a notice
of the first meeting will be mailed to each. We believe
it would be a good thing to perpetuate the memory of
our former home, where we learned to say "I WILL."
LEWIS M. HEAD, Chairman
201-2-3 Commercial Club Building, Portland, Oregon.
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