Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, August 20, 1908, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Text"i THE 3IORNIXG OREGOXIAN. THURSDAY. AUGUST 20, 190S. BOOST CAMPAIGN FOR GOOD ROADS New Water' Code Also Advo cated by Development League Speakers. ENTHUSIASM AT CORVALLIS Valley Item, which he conducted sev eral years. He also edited the Prlnevllle News lonw years. Professor DlUard was connected with schools for many years and was recog nised as one of the best educators in the state. He was one of the teachers In the Harney County High School since Its inception four years ago, and was engaged for the next year. He was a member of the Ancient Order of fnited Workmen and was buried under the aus pices of the local lodge. He suffered for M "years with rheumatism and was finally th? victim of Bright's disease. A brother. W. B. Dillard, lives at Eugene. Public Sentiment Manifestly In Fa ror of Measures Advocated. Meeting at Albany Held Last Evening. CORVALLIS. Or.. Aug. 19. (Special. The launching of a great campaign for legislation and state aid for public roaas, the enactment of legislation to obtain lea-al title and for the protection by the etate of that title for users of water for Irrigation and power, the inauguration of a movement for cutting up big tracts of land for division among small holders. and the further prosecution of the claims of the Willamette- Valley and Oregon for the Government purchase and control of the Willamette locks and the improve ment of the Willamette River, were pri mal objectives of the meeting held here this afternoon, at which an enthusiastic body of Corvallis business men was pres ent. The meeting was addressed by Colonel Hofer. Judge Scott, of Marlon County,. and State Engineer Lewis. B. F. Jones and Railroad Commissioner West were on the programme, but both were detained by business and will Join the developers at other points. Judge Woodward pre sided and a vote of thanks was tendered the visiting speakers. A resolution was adopted unanimously declaring in favor of a proper water code for Oregon, and fixing principles to be Involved in such code. The addresses of all th speakers were effective, and strong public sentiment along the lines In which they are working was created as a result of their visit. HOLD MEETING AT A LB AW Speakers Discuss Questions of State Wide Interest. ALBANT. Or.. Aug. 19. (Special.) Borne of the most important matters now affecting Oregon's industrial growth were considered at a big public meeting held in the Courthouse here tonight under the auspices of the Willamette Valley De velopment League. The speakers were Attorney-General Crawford whose subject was " A Deep Sea Harbor at Coos Bay;" Judge John H. Scott, of Salem, who talked on the coming state campaign for good roads; State Engineer John H. Lewis, who out lined a proposed water code to esta&llsh water rights, and Colonel E. Hofer. of Salem, president of the Willamette Val ley Development League, who discussed "Free Locks at Oregon City." E. W. Langdon. president of the Albany Com mercial Club, presided at the meeting. "HOLY," LEAVE HUSBANDS Religion-Crazed Women Quit Homes at Salem. SALEM. Or.. Aug. 19 (Special.) Through the instrumentality of a. Holi ness campmeeting which -has been in -progress in East Salem for several weeks, two Salem women have become convinced that it is wicked for them ' to live any more with their husbands, and they have deserted their homes. "God told me not to live with him. any more." was the explanation given by a Mrs. Morrison to Chief of Police Gibson today when she appealed to the chief for protection while she removed her personal effects from her husband's residence in Capital addition. She said . that she and her husband had never i had any trouble until he tried to pre vent her from leaving home in obedi ence to the commands of the Almighty. She was determined to go. lwever4 '. and her husband tried forcibly to de tain her. Chief Gibson went with her to her home to protect her from vio lence but took no part in the discussion and controversy with her husband. The police have learned of anothr case of the same kind, but the affair did not come to their official attention. The Holiness campmeetins; is of the usual demonstrative sort. The Morri sons are new arrivals here and are lit tle known. THROWN FROM BUGGY; DIES Man Is Thrown Against Stump. Companion Sustains Injuries. TACOMA. Wash.. Aug. 19. A special to the News from Aberdeen tells of the death in a runaway accident of D. McDonald. He was thrown against a stump. During the Boer War he was a wealthy contrac tor in Johannesburg and gave all his prop erty to the Boer cause. A. S. Coats, a rich lumberman, with whom he was riding, was severely Injured and was probably saved from death by the fact that he fell on the top of McDonald's body. LUMBER BUSINESS BETTER Xumber of Camps and Mills Will Open at Early Date. TACOMA. Wash . Aug. 19 (Special.) A steady improvement in the lumber market is reported, with prospects bright for many camns and sawmills in the Northwest resuming operations the first of the month. The cargo end of the business is picking up more rapidly than the rail end. Five mills at Kapowein start up September 1 and many other mills and camps will open at an early date. Funeral of Mrs. Electa McCain. McMINNVILLE. Or.. Aug. 19. Mrs. Electa C. McCain, wife of James Mc Cain, attorney of the firm of McCain & Vinton, who died at her home in this city Sunday, was born In Eaton County, Mich.. July 11. 1S52. She came to Ore gon with her parents. Potter C. and Rhoda A. Sullivan, when 10 years of age. married James McCain at Dallas in 1S68 and removed to Yamhill County in June. 1871. where she has since re sided. Besides Mr. McCain, she leaves three daughter?: Mrs. Orville B. Par ker, McMinnville; Mrs. James C. Wells. Los Angeles; Mrs. Clarence C. Palmer. Wlllamina. Or., and several grandchil dren. The funeral was held yesterday from her late home In this city, inter ment in Masonic Cemetery. LaFayette. The pallbearers were selected from the attorneys of this city as follows: Judge B. F. Rhodes. R. L. Conner. F. W. Fen ton, C. J. Taft, V. W. Pearce, B. A. Kliks. Cyrus E. Hoskins. NEWBERG. Or.. Aug. 19. Cyrus E. Hoskins. one of the pioneer fruitgrowers of the Willamette Valley, died at his home at Springbrook at 6:30 last evening at the age of 66 years. The deceased came to Oregon from In diana in 1S77 and became at once intensely Interested in fruitgrowing. He was one of the first in 'the valley to engage In prune growing as a business. In later years he turned his attention more to cherry-growing, propapatlng several new varieties, among which Is the Hoskins. He leaves a widow and two brothers, J. L. Hoskins, of Newberg, and Albert M.,. of Lents. WILL PROVE THEIR SKILL FOURTEEN' OFFICERS ORDERED TO CAMP STANLEY. Physical Examinations and Tests In Horsemanship Will Be Held August 29, SO and 31. VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Was h., Aug. 19. (Special.) Fourteen oiricers will report to the commanding- gen eral. Camp David S. Stanley, Murray, Wash., not later than August 25. for the purpose of undergoing the phy sical examinations and horsemanship test. The riding test will be held on August 29. 30 and 31. The officers who will take part in the test follow Colonel R. E. Thompson, Signal Corps Colonel Alfred Reynolds, Twenty-sec ond Infantry: Colonel A. B. Dyer, Fourth Field Artillery; Major George Bell.. Jr.. inspector-general; Major w S. Wood, quartermaster; Major H. M. Chittenden, Corps of Engineers; Major Daniel A. Frederick, Twenty-second Infantry; Major H. J. Gallagher, com missary: Major J. P. Canby, paymaster; Major W. -H. Sage, adjutant-general; Major Jacob F. Kreps, Twenty-second Infantry: Major J. L. Hayden, Coast Artillery Corps; Major J. F. Mclndoe, Corps of Engineers: Major Edward H. Fltxgerald, chaplain, Twenty-secona Infantry. Second Lieutenant Arthur J. Davis, First' Infantry, now at Vancouver Bar racks. Wash., will join his regiment without delay at Camp David S. Stan ley. Murray. Wash. Captain J. J. Bradley, acting judge advocate, will proceed to Camp David S. Stanley, Murray, Wash., 'reporting upon arrival to the commanding general. Leave of absence for two months on account ' of sickness Is granted First Lieutenant C. R. Pettis, Corps of En glneers. ', . First Lieutenant Elliot Caziarc. First Infantry, will proceed trom Vancouver Barracks, Wash., to Join his regiment at Camp David S. Stanley, Murray, Wash. BUST, THANK 100! But not too busy to give your order our immediate and careful attention. And why shouldn't we be busy, when we are making Suit and Extra Trousers for the Price oi the Suit Alone And Everything in the House Reduced to Actual Cost of Material and Making. fJloO SUIT AND EXTRA TROUSERS of Same or Striped Material to Order From 25 to Satisfaction guaranteed In all eases. Garments to order in a day if required. Full dress and Tuxedo Suits a specialty. WILLIAM JERREMS SONS. 141 Sixth Street, Corner Alder MINISTERS IN CONFERENCE Twenty-fifth Annual Convention of Methodists Opens at Weiser. WEISER, Idaho. Aug. 19. (Special.) The twenty-fifth annual conference of the Methodist Church for Southern Idaho and. the six eastern counties of Oregon con vened in this city this afternoon. It will be the largest in point of attendance of any session. A number of ministers of National reputation will be present, In cluding Rev. Edwin H. Hughes, D. D., of San Francisco, bishop of the Western dioceses. A reception was tendered Bishop Hughes at the Methodist Church this evening. The session will continue until Sunday evening. A very interest ing programme has been arranged. HAS CLOSECALL FOR LIFE Portland Man Hooks Porpoise and In Struggle Boat 19 Capsized. DEATH ROLL IN NORTHWEST Professor H. A. Dillard. BVRNS. Or., Aug. IS. (Special.) Pro fessor Horace A. Dillard. one of the prominent educators and old-time news paper men of this state, died at his home In this city Sunday evening:. August 1. Mr. Dillard was born near Springfield. Mo.. July IS. 154. and came to Oregon when a small boy. his family settling- in the Willamette Valley. He was edu cated In the public schools, finishing: at Pacific University In Forest Grove. He came to Eastern Oregon in the early 80s and was married at Prlnevllle ln.lSS3 to Miss Ollte Hodges, daughter of Alexan der Hodges. His widow and three chil dren, two sons and a daughter, survive him. Mr. Dillard came to Burns 23 years aero and brought ths first newspaper plant to Harney County, starting th Harney TACOMA. Wash... Aug. 19. (Special.) Arthur Willis, aged 23 years, of Portland, had a close call from drowning In the Narrows Monday evening while fishing. A huge, porpoise was hooked by him and in the struggle that ensued tne rowooai was overturned.. Willis was going down for the third time when rescued by Walter- Franklin. Both men were picked up by a launch. Men worked for some time to resuscitate Willis. Funeral or Charles R. Wilson. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Aug. 19. (Spe cial The funeral of Charles R. W llson. the lumber manufacturer, took place to day from the Presbyterian Church and was attended by a large concourse of friends. Business In the city was gen erally suspended during the hours of the obsequies. The active and honorary pall bearers were selected from, millowners and other pioneers of the city. The serv ices were brief, consisting of a eulogy, a f prayer, and a solo by Mrs. Suzanne Baker Watson, or ean Antonta. uex. ins iiorsj devices and bouquets of cut flowers formed a great bank and covered the chancel of the church. Wife Refuses to See Johnson.. , HILLSBORO. Or.. Aug 19. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Walter Johnson, wife of the slayer of Elmer Perdue, arrived In town today and was met by her father. Riley Thomas, a Nehalem ranencr. The meeting: between the father and daugh ter was most affecting. Mrs. Johnson did not visit her husband at the County jail, and when asked if she wished him to know that she was in town respond ed in the negative. She was accom panied by her little 2-year-old son, James. They will remain at the Thomas homestead forsoroa time. SEATTLE IS COiv Business Men Plan Big Excur sion to Portland. DUE HERE SEPTEMBER 22 Will Be Given Reception by Com mercial Club Train Will Go From Portland Over North Bank Road. Seattle business men will visit Port land on Tuesday. September 22. in large numbers, a special train being run from the Puget Sound City that will bring several hundred representative citizens here. Upon their arrival they will be tendered a reception at the parlors of the Commercial Club. Addresses of welcome to the visitors will be delivered by T. B. Wilcox and Harvey W. Scott, and responses will be made by ox-Governor McGraw, of Washington and Di rector General Nadeau, of the Alaska-Yjikon-Paciflc Exposition. . . . The excursion here is in th way of furthering the interest in the 1909 fair and to express - the appreciation me Seattle people and fair officials feel In the Interest Oregon takes in the coming exposition. The fact that Oregon has been the first state to complete its building on the grounds of the fair and is taking an active part in werking for the success of the exposition is much appreciated by the Seattle men and they will express their gratitude upon their arrival here. The excursion is being run- under the auspices of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce and upon leaving Portland will Journey into the Interior over the North - -ank road. Tom Richardson, manager of the Portland Commercial Club, arranged the details of this trip while in Seattle. He returned yesterday. While away, he visited the grounds of the Alaska-Yukon-Paciflc exposition and was much gratified at the'progress being made. Mr. Richardson also visited the Northwestern Washington cities and was given an ovation at Hoqulam. where he delivered an address before the commercial Interests at a special meetlnar called to amalgamate the Chamber of Commerce and the Com mercial Club and form an active, ef fective commercial organization. He found prosperous conditions prevailing everywhere and says the whole Pacific Northwest Is in excellent condition. MANY PHOTOGRAPHS SEEN Prize Exhibition Held at l'ancouver. "Portland Day" at Convention. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Aug. 19. (Spe fluT Tho nhntnrmnhprfi have been in session all day, the forenoon being fallen up by different committees, wnne mis ai ternoon there was a prize exhibition of iaa r,t nhotosrraohs. The judges have not been able as yet to de cide who are enimea to tne uuuicni prizes on account of the excellent work done and the large number of photo graph? on exhibition. This evening a banquet was neia at m c . t.. tjnAt n-hlr hnrt uddresseu wede delivered by the president and other members of the association. Tnnnmw will he the bir day at th convention, namely Portland day, when 11 the photographers 01 roruana are e- r.-tprf In the evening there will be an excursion up the Columbia, which will start at 5 o'clock. Over 1000 pictures will ,be placed on ex hibition at the Eiehenlaub Hall tomorrow afternoon. It wae originally planned to H AvhfHltlnn nn FYldav. but. OWlnft to the fact that the best pictures will be eent to California on that day. It was de cided, to place them on exniDitton tomorrow. Will Take Big Cargo. ARERDEEN. Wash.. Aug. 19. (8pecial.) Great Interest is being taken in the probable cargo that the British tramp steamer Mathilda, will tafca from this port The captain of the Mathilda wants to take a record-breaking cargo from Grays Harbor and so far has declined the use of a tug to transfer the Mathilda from one mill to another. The Mathilda has received 2.00,000 feet of lumber from the mill of this city and has now gone to Hoqulam to complete her cargo. CERTIFICATES FOR 47 Washington County Teacher Suc cessful in Examinations. HILLSBORO. Or.. Aug. 19. (Spe cial.) The Washington County Exam ining Board, consisting of Superintend ent M. C, Case, Mrs. Case and J. W. Marsh, of Pacific University, have granted teacher's certificate as follows: First grade Nettie M. Thomas, Merle svionohnn Hazel Sauires. Eva Catch ing, Ernest Webb, Otto Kraus, Addie B. Rice, Mrs. M. C. Saltus, Ralph Wann. Second grade Jodie Evans, Mrs. W. E. Haage, Rose Vandervelden, Martha Bechen, Clarence Russell, Edith Moul ton, Catherine Mclnnis. Ethel E. Kop plin. Maude E. Knight. Jessie M. Gard ner. Warren H. Brown. Third grade Dora A. Johnson. Bes sie Sturdevant, Catherine Chalmers, Iva M. Snell, Florence Templeton, Amy O. Pechen. James A. Campbell Oral Humphrey. Emma Kraus, Georgia Moore. Etta E. Vandehey, Marcella Morrisey. Laura Willis, Oscar Lund, Jessie B. Dutcher, Alfred Ladd, Aetna S. Emmell, Mrs. G. Vickers. Helen Bol lenger, Mildred Vose, Bessie Parsons, Claire Pratt. Alice R. Barnes, Rosella Shea, Muriel J. Crouch, Lillie Ayres. Alta Black. INVESTIGATING FISHERIES International Commissioners Begin Work on Pacific Coast. VANCOUVER. B. C. Aug. 19. An In ternational Fisheries Commission, com prising Professor David Starr Jordan, president of Leland Stanford. Jr., Univer sity, representing the United States, and S. T. Bastedo, of Ottawa, representing Great. Britain, have begun gathering in formation respecting fisheries in the Straits of San Juan de Fuca and the Gulf of Georgia, They will spend this week on the Coast. In accordance with the treaty between Great Britain and the United States, signed last April, it was agreed to appoint a commission to draw up statutes governing International waters extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The commission now on the North Pacifio Coast has been entrusted with the task of preparing a report for presentation be rwti Tannarv 1 Thfl nrnnosltlon Is to have uniform laws which will b equally bind ing on citizens of canaaa ana ma umiea States. New School Superintendent. ABERDEEN, Wash., Aug. 19. (Special.) The public schools' of this city will be reopened Wednesday, September 2, and win ha imrfpr the direction of Superin tendent1 Arthur Wilson, who was princi pal of the High School last year. A new department of manual training will be es tablished under the direction of W. G. Greenleaf, of Portland. H. H. Lewis, of Port Blakeley, will be the new teacher of mathematics, and Aaron Newell, princi pal of the Lincoln School, of Olympla, will be the principal of the High School. There will be 44 teachers this year, an increase of four over last year. HISTORY MAKING The history of piano building reveals the fact that to Jonas Chickering be- , n ( . A etaKlchtni7 tnA principles upon which the American piano of today is constructed. No manufacturer can with any truth claim greater results in the development of the piano than that of Chickering & Sons. Chickering piano results in a degree of excellence that conquers all competi tion. uniCKering pianos nuns io iuoh buvers every attribute of a perfect in strument. . . . Everybody likes to now mat ne owns the "very best" that can be had. and to know this the piano must be a Chickering. The Chickering always was made since 1823 and Is today the "very best." If you would have none but the . . . . . 1 .J w nn.lirKt on very nesi in bicliiu ui ..u know you own the "very best" that can o nua, i-iitfn you muot a. . . . v ing. At the Eilers Piano House ware- - - l)'..V.I.l.. will Ka rooms, aoa naauiiiaiu n v found a complete exhibition of all lat est models Chlckerings Grands an 8 uprights. GRAPE JUICE REDUCED A FINE HOT-WEATHER FOOD BEVERAGE WOODLARK BRAND Our "Woodlark" Grape Juice is as good as the best and better than most other brands. It's pressed from selected ripe Concord Grapes, and no alcohol, preservatives or chemicals are used in its preparation. CAN BE SWEETENED TO SUIT THE TASTE AS IT CONTAINS ONLY THE SUGAR THAT EXISTS IN THE GRAPE Pints 20; Doz. Pints $2.25 Quarts 35; Doz. Quarts $4.00 PHONE IN YOUR ORDER - WE DELIVER PROMPTLY FREE WRITING AND REST ROOM FIRST FLOOR AKINS' FOOT COMFORT A BOON TO SUFFERING HUMANITY ' Rest the feet and you rest the body. An absorbent, an t i s e p tic, de odorant. Dust a little into your shoes and walk with ease, Per package 25 $ Corset Ankle Supporters, lace up inside the shoe like a corset. Pair . .$1.25 Obesity Belts, reduce the girth and make life worth living;. For fat people. SOME BARGAINS Rubber lined Rollups and Sponge Bags, while they last at ... . ONE-HALF PRICE Large assortment Postcards, the doz. 10 Whole Spices, mixed, for pickling; -pound can 15 Rubber Gloves, good quality; pair. . . .50r Wash Rags 5 and up Water Wings 25 and 35 Leaches, each 25 Extra large Whisk Brooms, for porters and bootblacks, each 35 Sanitary Toothpicks, package VICTOR OR EDISON DELIVERED TO YOUR HOME ON A MONTH'S FREE TRIAL CALLING CARDS PRINTED WHILE YOU WAIT lOO Cards 35c FOUNTAIN PENS FILLED FREE W00DARD, CLARKE 8 CO Exchange 1 1 FOURTH AND WASHINGTON STS. A si 71 'J EXPECTS HMD S GOVERNOR IS ENTHUSIASTIC OVER OCTLOOK. Confident Line Between Klamath Falls and Other Points Will Be Built. , KUVMATH FALLS. Or.. Aue. 19. (Spe cial.) Though he was not speaking offi cially for B. H. Harrlman, Governor Chamberlain, In a public address here to day, declared it to be his firm conviction that the road between this city and other points would be a realization within a short time. He made the announcement without any references to assurances given him by Mr. Harrlman, though he has been in conference with the financier for several days. The address was under the auspices of the Klamath Falls Chamber of Com merce and was heard by a representative body of citizens. Mr. Harrlman has been In conference with Governor Chamberlain. General Manager O'Brien, of the Harrl man lines In Oregon, and Fred S. Stanley, for several days. In his address Gover nor Chamberlain also declared that a levy should be made to establish an automo bile road into this country in connection with the railroad. It would likely be the means, It was said, of bringing large numbers of tourists into the country around Crater Lake. The Governor and his party returned by launch this afternoon In time for dinner at Pelican Bay Lodge, the Summer home of Mr. Harrlman. The name of the new railroad station at the terminal of the road that Is betn? built Into here from California will ba Calor, a combination of the names of the two states. The station Is on the California-Oregon line and the road has beeu constructed to that point and beyond. FINDS GOLD ON MT. EMILY La Grande Stirred Over Report of Strike Xcar Town. LA GRANDE, Or.. Aug. 19. (Special.) The City of La Grande Is considerably stirred up over the appearance on the streets this evening of a man carrying a sack of gold ore which he asserts he found on Mt. Emily, less than 10 miles from the city, a peak of which overlooks the entire valley. The ore exhibited gave every evidence of being flrstclass and of paying grade. During the past 20 days he has been pros pecting on the mountain, and his sack brought here tonight Is only a part of his findings. For several years there has bren an oc casional rumor of rich findings of gold on that hill, but the news today Is more promising than any heretofore. It Is ex pected that the excitement which Is Just beginning will become general in th morning, when the news spreads wider. Local men who own claims In the vicinity of the hill will take active steps to look Into the rumor. Special sale fine shoes at Rosenthal's. Don't "look for the signature" Just look for the food in a package of It's all food and it's full of muscle-making, life-giving material. It is the new malted corn food, made of the choicest white corn blended with pure barley-malt. Agrees with everybody and tastes good to young and old. Ready-to-serve hot or cold. Your grocer sells it The only Malted Corn Flakes. MALT EXTRACTS tor the Convalescent Weakness follows sickness. The cure for weakness is nourishment. Digesto is nourishment. It is a highly concentrated liquid food, pre digested, and during the period of convalescence proves a most valuable aid to nature in her work of reconstruction. Palatable and Efficient At all Drug Stores TEEO. HAMM BREWING CO, ST. PALL BREWER OF THE BEER THAT "Leads Them All"