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Newspaper Page Text6 SEVEN IN FIGHT; JOHNSON IH LEAD Prophets Think He Will Win Third District Congres sional Nomination. RIVALS CONCEDE CHANCES Spokane County Handicapped In Fact That Its Strength Is Divided Among Four Candidates In the Contest. . RT JOE SMITH. SPOKANE. Wash:, Aug. 21. (Special.) With comparatively few important excep tions Eastern Washington political ob servers have picked Lee A. Johnson, of Bunnyside. Yakima County, as the win ner of the seven-sided contest iur m Republican Congressional nomination In the Third, or iiastern v asmngion un- trlrt Not many of them venture the predic tion that ho will win the nomination on the first choice vote, though that la con sidered a nosslblllty. but on trie second choice vote as well as on the first choice vote he is looked upon as a general favorite so that thia Is not considered as militating seriously against his chances of landing the nomination. Johnson Easily Leads. His rival candidates, as well as inde pendent political observers, recognize Mr. Jnhnsnn as easily the leading candidate In the race. None of them will admjt that he Is rnln to win It. but practically wnn- out exception each of them admits that he Is the candidate whom they must de tent In order to win. Although the largest county in the dis trict by more than 100 per cent. Spokane Is handicapped by the fact that It presents four candidates for the nomination, can- rilrtatf. of such comparatively even strength both at home and in the other counties that It Is Impossible lor aponane County voters to agree with even rea- onable unanimity which of them stands the best chance or defeating tneir i axima i county antagonist, iucoc inc.. .c ..... Poindexter. a member of the bupenor Bench of the County; T. D. Rockwell, a I member of the State Tax Commission; xiarry noetnnaupi, . iu"-r ui i. i Senate, and N . . iuaaen. tormer xie- i ceiver of the Spokane Land Olhce. xy i,....iirinii,T. rvTiost I Of the four, Rockwell is probably the I most widely known throughout the dis- I trlct, having been given much prominence I and publicity In connection with the work . V. Tav rimmtainn anil eArlier In the campaign was looked upon by many or nis supporters as a uie wiimci. iuuso Poindexter has made an aggressive cam paign and one which has extended to all parts of the district. In the course of which he has attacked Rockwell a work on the Tax Commission and charged him with being the candidate of the Great Northern Railroad Interests. Rockwell, replying to these charges, has accused Judge Poindexter of taking to the woods and playing Into the hands of theatlroad forwc four years ago when there was a real fight on against railroad domination of Washington politics, only to return now to wage war on the railroads as a purely political pretext. Without being able accurately to gauge the effect of this controversy upon rural voters, local politicians have adopted the conclusion that It has proven detrimental to both candidates engaging In it. Rosenhaupt Strong at Home. AH three of the candidates from with out Spokane County, Johnson. H. XI. Boone and M. E.- Field, as well as Wil liam Goodyear, the sole candidate for the Democratic nomination, after look ing casually over the field ln Spokane County, agree in picking Rosenhaupt as the man likely to get the most votes ln his home county. Rosenhaupt. however. is counting very confidently upon getting a large proportion of the labor vote and quite recently his chances of realizing on these expectations have been mate rially Injured by the Issuance of a re port by officers of the State Federation of Labor which shows that he voted in the Senate last session against the in itiative and referendum and side-stepped the vote on one other labor measure. At the same time one of the federation's representatives at Olympla during the session, has sent out a very enthusiastic letter indorsing the record made in the lower house by Johnson. Interest at Low Ebb. All seven of the candidates are mak ing active campaigns, but supporters of all of them complain somewhat at what they term a lamentable lack of Interest in the contest displayed ln many parts of the district. Rockwell and Poindexter have been holding public meetings and the reports from them are to the effect that they have been sllmly attended ln some Instances, while ln comparatively few Instances has the attendance been satisfactory in either the number ln at tendance or the enthusiasm manifested by those present. Ludden and Rockwell, of the local candidates, and Boone, of Whitman County, have established and are maintaining active publicity bureaus from which they are sending out circu lars and newspaper matter. Both of the other Spokane candidates maintain head quarters here, their local managers de voting themselves largely to personal correspondence. Judge Poindexter 'has probably the largest Spokane County or ganization, whue Rockwell presents an imposing array of names of prominent business and professional men upon the advisory ooramittee printed on his offi cial stationary. Rosenhaupt has a small local organization and a number of ac tive workers among the labor unions, while Ludden Is his own local organiza tion. Newspapers Xot Aggressive. Little aggressive partisanship has been displayed by the newspapers of the district In the Congressional mil - test, as compared with the contests for Governor and for United States Senator. Practically every country weekly in the state has taken a more or less definite stand for either Senator Ankeny or Con gressman Jones on the Senatorshlp. a considerable number have announced their preference on the Governorship, but most of those In the district have adopted a more or less neutral attitude In the Congressional contest, playing no favorites In the notices published by them. There are exceptions to this rule, but a rule it still remains. Johnson draws his strength from three sources, and is apparently adding to it dally by the campaign he is mak ing, posaaaalng as he does an intensely attractive personality and being ln the superlative degree a "good mixer." The first of these, elements Is the church vote, to which he has a prior claim. having served several years ln the Methodist ministry, and through that t connection hivlnr fnrmH a n-H. on 7 favorable acquaintance In several dlf- I ? rent counties of the district. I Jxt to this, he added largely, to aUi popularity with this class of voters by the record which he made In the State Legislature two sessions, being In that capacity particularly active In advocating- moral reform measures. He was chairman of the House committee of public morals in the last session, and Introduced and championed the pro posed local option law, which met with narrow defeat in the House. With this professional and public record back of him, he was thrown conspicuously Into the limelight In Washington politics by the sensationally unexpected action of the Republican State Convention In de claring for local option as a party issue. Conditions which are Nation-wide have conspired with conditions in this state and this party declaration to make local option easily the dominant Issue of the primary campaign, and Johnson Is riding on the crest of the local option wave. In addition to these two elements of strength, he has been "rljthf In the Legislature with the labor organizations, and while this may not attract the members of those or ganizations to his support, it will pre vent any successful effort to organize them In behalf of any of his opponents. How " Field Compares. Field, who halls from Chelan County, and comes with a record of rare excel lence In two State Legislatures, has developed superior strength in the t'p ner Columbia River region, through fa miliarity with its Congressional needs and desires, but that region, while large in area and possible resources. Is comparatively small In voting popula tion, and It Is upon second-choice vot&s from the better-settled portions of the district that he must depend for possi ble success. Only a few days ago. after making a brief canvass of Spokane City and County, Field threw a bomb into the midst of his opponents by propos ing that the seven candidates join In a Joint meeting In this city, each to ad dress the meeting, and at Its conclu sion take a straw vote of the voters In the audience. Replies to this challenge have not been received from the other candidates. LOGGING CAMPS BEOPES OPERATIONS ARE RESUMED BY TWIN FALLS COMPANY. Two Hundred and Fifty Men W ill Be Employed by Beginning of September. YACOLT. Wash., Aug. 21. (Special.) rh8 Twin Falls Logging Company, which ,g a part of th8 Weyerhaeuser system, WM beirin operations September 1. Tn company open with 250 men on the pay roU faiiers and buckers are already taklng tne) fleldi and by the beginning of the month the work will be running on fuII time and wltn a fuli crew. jogging companies of this district shut down last winter, immediately fol lowing the financial depression. The re sumlng of operations by the Twin Falls Company marks the return of prosperity for this section CATTLE QUESTION ISSUE Washington County May Vote on Stock Running at Large HILLS BORO, Or.. Aug. 21. (Special.) The Presidential ballot this Fall may carry -as a side Issue the question of cattle running at large. Nearly all the mountain precincts voted In a large majority to give cattle the swing of the highways, and Buxton pre cinct, where the timber Summer range Is large, and of much value to the home steaders and small home holders, has sent ln a petition to have the question resub mltted at the Jeovember election. There are many other precincts which are in the same category, and petitions are now being successfully circulated. In all prob ability ten precincts will ask to have another chance to vote an open range for livestock. No "Organ" for Democrats. HILLSBORO. Or.. Aug. 21. (Special.) For the first time in many Presidential contests, Washington County has no Dem ocratic paper, and there Is much specula tion as to the effect on results. Four years ago the local Democratic paper, which was sold to a Republican ln 1907. refused to support Judge Parker, because of his alleged sympathies with the "in terests." Local Democrats expect to make their campaign personal largely. DEAN OF SCHOOL OF DOMES TIC SCIENCE AT O. A. C. It 4 1 t r MlM Juliet Greer. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, Corvallis. Aug. 21. (Spe cial.) Miss Juliet Greer, dean of the School of Domestic Science and Art. Oregon Agricultural College, lias arrived from the East and is already engaged In preliminaries Incident to housing her department on the second floor of Science Hall. Miss Greer comes to the college with a record of . successes ln the East. She received her preparatory training ln Chicago, graduated from Vaasar College, was a teacher in grade an,d preparatory schools, then a student in the University of Chicago and Co lumbia University. New York City and comes direct from the Domestic Science department of Pratt Institute. New York, where for ten years she has been in structor. The Domestic Science and Arts department at O. A. C.. this year, will be transferred from Waldo Hall Mo more spacious and far better equipped quarters in Science Hall. Here the entire second floor. 75x130 feet, will be used by this department. The building Is very nearly finished at th'a time, and will be ready for occupancy at the opening of school, September 25. HINDUS USE GUNS East Indians Rout Belligerent Italian Strikers. TWO RIOTERS ARE INJURED Further Trouble Is Feared at Ta- coma and Auburn and Rail- road Company Has Ap pealed for Deputies. TACOMA. Aug. 21. Maddened at the sight of 40 Hindu strike-breakers filling their Dlaces in the Northern facmc Railroad yards about 50 Italian laborers. armed with stones, clubs and other BEACTIFIX WO.MAS OF IN DIAN RACE, DIES AT KEWFORT, Mrs. Joseph Brlgg-a. NEWPORT Or., Aug. 21. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Joseph Brlggs, wife of ont of the liresaving crew here, died In Newport, August 14, after a brief illness. Mrs. Brlggs gave birth to a daughter last week and her death soon fol lowed. Mrs. Brlggs. whose maiden name was Alice Saunders, was considered the most beautiful woman of Indian blood on this Coa3t. She came of a fine In dian family, was a graduate of Chemawa Indian School and took a prominent part In every move ment for the betterment of her race. She was 24 years of age at the time of her death, and had been married 13 years. Her daughter, Dorothy, died of pneu monia in California this last Winter, and It Is thought that this bereavement hastened her own death. Mrs. Brlggs was burlad Sunday ln the wind-swept cemetery of her family situated on the height of Cape Foul weather. weapons, twice today engaged the Hindus ln a pitched battle, but were repulsed by the latter with bullets. One Hindu Is ln the hospital with a bruised face, and the foreman of the track gang has a lump on his forehead from a rock thrown by the Italians. Other than this there were no casualties. The leader of the strikers has prom ised Mayor Llnck that there will be no further disturbance tonight, and .tomor row he will have a conference with the railroad officials. The strikers say they are not demanding an increased wage and that the men came from St. Paul to work at $1.60 per day, and were prom ised return transportation. The com pany, they claim, has reduced the pay to $1.26 per day and has refused to, keep Its contract about transportation. The leader of the strikers says he will not vouch for the behavior of his country men after Saturday night, and if the Hindus remain at work they must pro tect themselves. Tonight the railroad officials declare that the wages of the Italians will not be Increased and that the Hindus will be given every protection and have ap pealed to the Sheriff for deputies. COMPANY ASKS FOR DEPUTIES i Strikers at Auburn Refuse to Vacate Shanties. SEATTLE. Wash.. Aug. 21. (Special.) Sheriff L. C. Smith was called upon to day by the Northern Pacific Railroad to "e"i'? , ........ . .... - Ing Italian section hands and Japanese, with whom It is proposed to replace the strikers. A few -days ago SO Italian sec tion hands struck when their demand for higher wages was refused. They were ordered out of their shanties, but re fused to go. Japanese .have been em ployed and last night about 50 of them slept on the ground near the Italian quarters. Today another demand was made on the strikers to vacate their quarters, but they again refused, and the company was told that, the Italians would shoot any man who attempted to evict them or any Japanese who was put to work. The railroad was told that the deputies would be sent to Auburn to night: DEATH ROLL IN NORTHWEST Charles Putnam, Native Son and First Sheriff of Klamath. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Aug. 21 (Special.) CharlesPutnam died on the J evening of August 18 at the residence of Ivan D. Applegate, in Fruitvale, Cal. at the age of 59 years. His death was the result of paralysis, with which he had been afflicted for more than a month. Mr. Putnam was born in Polk County, Oregon, December 10, 1848. He was a grandson of Jesse Applegate, one of Oregon's earliest pioneers. On Novem ber 29, 1874, he married Elizabeth A. Hutchison. His wife and three sons- Jesse, Lloyd and Ivan survive him. At the age of 16 he enlisted in Com pany K, First Oregon inrantry, just before the close of the War of the Re bellion, and served with his regiment for two years ln the Snake Indian war ln Eastern Oregon. During, the Modoc Indian war, while living at the Clear Lake ranch ln Modoc County, Califor- la.'he was ena-agred by General Davis as guide and scout to assist in the capture of Captain Jack, the Modoc renegate cjiief, aud his band of out- lawa. aod KM'bUuaelX la tioinwid -oX j 1 if - 1 ! 11 ' . : I - " . J:: i . " - I I , J , Is. 5 w i ii i , 55 ; . ft- l - a i K -'V-:.!;1 s Li-Zd:: the detachment of Warm spring in I dian scouts which captured the notori- nnj renerarle. Tn lS8ri on the organi- i utfnn nf thn r-ountv of Klamath, he was aDoointed as Sheriff of that coun ty. nH was afterwards eiecxea to serve a second term, in .isau Klamath County with his family and has since resided in Redlands, Cal. Mrs. Susie Talmage. TILLAMOOK, Or., Aug. 21. After an extended illness, Mrs. Susie Talmage, wife of C. W. Talmage, a widely- known attorney of this city, ana at one tlmo Mayor of Tillamook, aiea Tuesday night. Mrs. Talmage was born Harrison County, Missouri, in xso-j. and came West with her parents two years later, spending her childhood and early Klrlhood at Walla Walla, Wash. Afterwards she lived at McMinnville, where she married Mr. Talmage in 1880. residing- continually In that city until 1901, when, with ner nusoana, sne came to Tillamook. James Leary. THE DALLES, Or., Aug. 21. (Special.) James Leary. .who for 28 years has op erated the steam pump ln the yards of the O. R. & N. here, died this morning in Portland at St. Vincent's Hospital. Mr. Leary was one of the few remaining em ployes of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company, whose steam Doats pnea rne Columbia River before a railroad was constructed, and who. being transferred to the new company, had continued ln Its service. In honor of his memory the railroad shop whistles in this city, which : he had blown for many years, remained silent today. His widow survives him. Mrs. C. H. Rosenberg. PENDLETON, Or., Aug. 2L (Special.) Mrs. C. H. Rosenberg, wife of a wealthy German wheatraiser of this city, died suddenly of heart disease at noon today. She had been In ill health for some time. Mrs. Rosenberg leaves a husband and five children. She had been a resident of Umatilla County for 25 years. LIGHT DAMAGE IN MARION I Reports of Forest Fires Exaggerat ed Gateway to Eastern Oregon. SALEM. Or.. Ausr. 16. (To the Ed itor. )-Leaving Detroit at 12:30 on the 15th. I srlve you conditions there and I latest news from the forest surround ings. There is, according to the pro Drietor of the only hotel, less visitors for pleasure than last year. Probably the result of "forest fire news." which, as to damage done, seems to have been greatly exaggerated, as was the case two years ago, when the principal loss was by the Curtis Lumbering com ' pany, and most of the fire was on logged-off land fired by sparks from the locomotives. The logging now being done Is in saving timber killed by the fire two I years ago, and averages about eight carloads daily run to Mill City, which is the chief business point in xnis valley, bearing: every evidence of pres- ent and prospective thrift. This, ap- parentlv. will remain true indefinitely as long as the forest supplies last probably prolonged by electric force as an article of commerce, and the sue being the western gateway through valley ns a channel . of commerce with Central Oregon Just as Portland, grown to the single city of Hall J, Kelley's fancy of 75 years ago, is sure ly becoming the western gateway of the old Oregon. There are two fires yet burning in dead timber, but they are no cause of loss or alarm. The fire of 1906 here was a great cleaner-un. but has. of oourse. left dead and half-dead small and defective trees, the sight of which is depressing, but through which hints of scenery can already be obtained that will be an everlasting attraction to mountain lov ers. The foundation for permanent life Is already being manifested: The good crops of native raspberries and blackberries the finest flavored of their kind then, to varieties of wild vetches and lupins, elkweed, etc., is being added white clover and velvet grass, carried and spread by the free- grazing stock. A Mr. Owen Judd is the first personal pioneer grazer and hor ticulturist. He has a white clover pas ture inclosed. He 'has a garden of small fruits and vegetables that would be hard to beat anywhere ln the Wil lamette Valley. In fact, with the heat and shelter of a narrow valley, he has the finest soli the grinding force of this river has made ln past time. held in a piece of beaver dam land. By his labor at Hoover Mill he can send a few hundreds of cedar posts or other forest resources and get In re turn clothing, coffee, baled clover hay. etc With what he has here, butter and honey and fine flour are only the basis of his living. The honey Is the finest quality. I learn from friends returning from the Hot Springs that white clover there, added to social attractions, doubtless holds the range-herders with their steeds, while their flocks are kept at a distance. They get their camp supplies at Detroit increasingly, but, happily, they can go there now without being loaded with bottles of snake-bite, or knocked down with loaded dice. The women quietly say there hag no one yet attempted to re pair the saloon that was wrecked by dynamite, I heard no regrets that drunkenness or gambling is no longer in evidence here. i lie w i ue.i ib no longer ox me age oi I I energy, as 35 years ago when first sent traditional pass, but he feels wlUlng yet to aid others in making common I or electric road from Detroit to Black Butte, the western edge of the Irri gated system of the Central Des Chutes Valley across which a business road will go some day. J. MINTO. BREEN IS AGAIN IN PRISON Conditional Pardon Revoked and He Must Serve Rest of Sentence. WALLA WALLA. Wash., Aug. 21. (Special.) After going through a strenu ous "sweating" at the hands of Sheriff Haviland, Deputy Painter, Chief of Po lice Mike Davis and Sheriff Til Taylor, of Pendleton, this morning. James Breen, 1 ";l,n.riw.lel!?, ! f0! his parents, was handcuffed and escorted to the State Penitentiary, where he donned the stripes again in accordance , with orders from Governor Albert E. Mead, revoking his conditional pardon. When questioned 'by officers, Breen stuck to, h"' th,at..the . Brl"a" was ! alive and living ln the vicinity of Tollgate. He again promised to go into tne moun- tains and secure the child, provided he was not accompanied by an offlcer. Prison officials believe this promise was made ln the hope of securing another i chance to break for liberty. He has five years xo serve yet ior passing a no-iunp i check. Mrs. C. E. Burrows Sells Property. ABERDEEN, Wash., Aug. 2L (Spe cial.) Mrs. C. E. Burrows, widow of Cap tain Burrows, has sold for $160,000 her en tire interests and those of her two sons, Frank and Glenn Burrows, ln the C. E. Burrows mill on the south side, steam- .tgprSpmbery-SSfSSTr? Burrows Logging Company, which con trols dams on the Humptullps River. The purchasers ara A. P. Stockwell, of the Burrows Company, and J. D. Crary, manager of the Grays Harbor Railway & Lirht Company, who is understood to i represent Eastern, capitalists. 1 y I. ATTORNEYS WOtTD MAKE WIFE-DESERTION CRIME. National Commission American Bar Asosclatlon Opens Session ln Seattle. SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 21. The three days' session of the National Commission of Uniform State Laws, preceding the meeting of the American Bar Association ln this city, began today with about 30 I delegates in attendance, representing per I haps 20 states. Amasa M. Eaton, of Providence. R. I., president of the com I mission, was In the chair and delivered I his annual address at the morning ses- I sion. The report of the committee on mar riage and divorce recommended for adop tion a bill making desertion and non support an Indictable offense punishable by imprisonment at hard labor. The day was largely taken up with a discussion of the proposed uniform bill on stock certificates, which has been prepared by Professor Samuel Willlston, of Har vard Law School, and which makes cer tificates negotiable. The annual election resulted ln the cTioice of Amasa M. Eaton, president; Walter George Smith, of Philadelphia, vice-president; Charles Thaddeus Terry, of New York, secretary, and Talcott H. Russell, of New Haven, Conn., treasurer. Judge Eaton has been elected president each successive year since 1901. At the opening of the conference he was presented with a gavel by W. O. Hart, of New Orleans, on behalf of Mrs. Hart, who Is president of the United Daughters of 1776 and 1812. The wood was cut from a magnolia tree on the battle field where Jackson won his famous vic tory over the British. NORMAL COURSE IS ADDED Changes Are Made In Curriculum of Centralia High School. CENTRALIA, Wash., Aug. 21. (Spe cial) The Centralia public schools will open for the registration of pupils on September 7. Repairs are being rushed so that the buildings will be in first class condition. The High School course has been changed, a Normal couree to prepare young people for the teaching profession being intro duced. The High School faculty will prob ably be as follows: Superintendent R. B.- Kellogg, theory and practice of teaching; Principal A. R. Terpening, history and normal subjects; Cora Day, English; Frances Piekarski, Latin and German; S. E. Culver, science; Walter F. Wollenhaupt, mathematics; M. E. Harty, history, English and Latin. Mr. Harty is a graduate of McMlnn vllle College, of McMinnville, Or. He wlu as athletic director. saima.A n nstrism i r- "r UUIM I HAL, FUM rAVIiMU LX I Warren Company, of Portland, Will Carry Out Work at Roseburg. ROSEBURG, Or., Aug. 2L (Special.) At special meeting of the City Council this evening final action on the paving of 18 blocks of the main streets of the city was taken. The contract was let to the War ren Construction Company, of Portland, the only bidder. Work la to commence within ten days and be rushed to comple tion. Bids for the purchase of the $3o,000 street improvement bonds to be Issued by the City of Roseburg were .opened and the bid of Morris Bros., of Portland, was accepted. The owners .of the property abutting the paving to be done are to pay one-half of the expense Incurred, and not one protest was filed. WILL OF MILLMAN . FILED C. R. Wilson Leaves Bulk or Jbstate to Widow and Eight Children. ABERDEEN, Wash., Aug. 2L (Special.) -The will of Charles R. Wilson, the lum- - h - rman. was filed in Montesano this m0rning for probate. The document was prepared while Mr. Wilson was ill in Los Anreles. It leaves, with the exception of two small bequests, the entire estate to th( wlAow and children. One-half goes to Mrs. Wilson, and the remainder is di- vided equally among tne eight children. Mrs Wilson Is made sole executrix, with out bond. The estate consists of real and personal property in Washington. Califor nia and Oregon, to tne nrsc i-resDyter-ian Church of Aberdeen $600 is left for a fund to purchase a pipe organ. A simi lar sum is left to Mrs. A. E. Lumsden, of Portland, Or., a sister of Mrs. Wilson. CITY WILL FURNISH LIGHT Ashland Council Takes Steps to Erect Municipal Plant. ASHLAND, Aug. 21. (Special.) The City. Council of As blood ha taken, all Energy is well-nourished muscles plus well-nourished nerves. needa Biscuit are the greatest energy-makers of all the wheat foods. 3 In dust tight, moisture proof packages. Never sold in bulk. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY steps necessary to finance, equip and operate a municipal electric light and power plant and furnish electricity for street and domestic use throughout the city. A recent preliminary survey of Ashland Creek showed the water sup ply controlled by the city and available during the low-water season to be capable of generating over 300 horse power by establishing a power station at the upper intake of the city water system. This is ample to supply the electricity for the city at the present time and for some time to come. An other plan to put the power plant at another point on the stream will dou ble this capacity. The Council at once ordered complete plans and specifica tions for a modern plant and on Tues day evening, at their meeting, directed the Issuance of the $50,000 bonds al ready authorized, and called a special election for September g to authorize an additional Issue of $30,000. It also declared Its purpose of constructing the plant at or.ce. AFTER LOWNSDALE'S SCULP OWNERS OF DISEASED TREES RESENT DESTRUCTION. Fruit Inspector Declines to Become Excited Over Crusade for His Removal. vLA FAYETTE, Or.. Aug. 21. (Special.) The fruit Inspector for Yamhill County, M. O. Lownsdale, Is evidently 'causing considerable distress to the owners of diseased orchards ln this county.. A petl tion . has been circulated asking, for his removal because he Is enforcing the law and Is cutting down diseased trees whose owners refuse to treat or renovate them, The petition is being signed by those who evidently have no regard for clean or ehards. and by a few who, perhaps, hope the removal of the present Inspector will allow them to retain their own infested and diseased trees. Mr. Lownsdale, when asked if the rep- utaoie iruit interests would circulate counter petition, replied: "No, Indeed! The proceeding Is far too farcical. What a burlesque It is to ask the removal of an officer because he Is enforcing the law! If the petition had recited that I was lax or negligent In my official work there might have been some ground for discus slon. But as. it is, I will not turn my hand In counteraction. Nor will the real fruitgrowers of the county." Mr. Lownsdale Is being loyally supported by the best citizens of the county and his official work as inspector receives the same commendation as does his efficient management of the publicity campaign inaugurated by Yamhill County. WILL HEAR GOiilPLII EXAMINER TO INVESTIGATE CHARGE AGAINST RAILROAD. First Hearing Under Law Authoriz ing Commission to Act for Shipper. OLYMPIA, Wash., Aug. 21. (Special.) The first hearing under the new law au thorizing the State Railroad Commission to act as complainant for a Washington shipper! before the Interstate Commerce Commission will take place at Tacoma tomorrow before Special Examiner Mathew, representing the Federal com mission. The charge Is that the Northern Pa cific Railway Company has been charging a shipper 14 cents per hundred weight freight on hay from Portland to Auburn, while the regular tariff Is but 10 cents from Portland through Auburn to Seattle, and Is but three cents from Seattle to Au burn. It is said the Northern Pacific authori ties have announced their Intention to equalize the condition by raising hay rates from Portland to Seattle to 11 cents, so the Auburn rate will just equal the through rate plus the local back. Victoria Wins at Cricket. SEATTLE. Wash., Aug. 21. Victoria won the cricket tournament by beating Vancouver in the final match today by a score of 21 runs on the first innings. Victoria scored 185 runs and Vancouver 164. Gillespie, with 42; W. Yorke. 34, not out; L. S. Yorke, with 29, batted best for Victoria, and Wallon. with 46, and J. H. Young, with 20, showed best for Vancouver. Vancouver takes second place and the Burrards third ln the tournament, Seattle. Portland and Ver non being equal and the Garrison team last. Crossed Wires Start Blaze. BAKER CITY, Or., Aug. 21. Crossed electric wires it Is thought caused a fire to etart in Palmer's grocery , last evening. The loss, according to the manager, is $4000. GOES OVER EMBANKMENT PORTLAND DOCTOR AND WIFE IN AUTO ACCIDENT. . Occupants Are Thrown From Car as It Leaves Road, but Escape Uninjured. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Aug.' 21. (Spe cial.) The automobile of Dr. L. B. Smith, of Portland, who, together with his wife, is on his way from Portland to Aber deen to visit his son. Dr. C. T. Smith, of this city, plunged over a 25-foot em bankment between Kalama and Castlo Rock yesterday afternoon. The chauf feur Jumped. Dr. and Mrs. Smith were thrown out just as the car slid from the road. They escaped injury. The auto was not badly damaged. The accident occurred at a point In the road which Is being repaired. The car was proceeding slowly, when the earth suddenly gave way beneath it. See ing the danger, the chauffeur Jumped. The machine rolled to the bottom of the embankment. Dr. Smith and his wife were thrown out at the first turn of the auto, which plunged on down the hill. Owing to the soft earth at the bottom of the embankment, the car was not badly damaged. A telephone message from Castle Rock to Dr. Smith, In this city, last evening, conveyed the Intelligence of his parents' lucky escape and the fact that they would be delayed at Castle Rock a day or more, getting the auto out and mak ing repairs. Dr. Smith and his wife are coming to Aberdeen to visit their son and go on a fishing trip. Dr. Lundy B. Smith, who. with his wife. Is reported as having met with an automobile accident near Kalama yester day, Is a Portland osteopath, with of fices in the Oregonian building. He left Portland several days ago to Journey to Aberdeen In his new automobile. Johnson Hearing Is Postponed. HILLSBORO, Or., Aug. 21. (Special.) Mrs. C. M. Johnson, of Lents, was in the city today, and after visiting her son, Walter Johnson, held for the murder of Elmer Perdue, conferred with Attorney W. N. Barrett, who Is temporarily acting as attorney for the prisoner. Mrs. John son states that her son has never been quite strong mentally. Johnson's hearing was indefinitely postponed yesterday upon request of the defense, and the prisoner may not be taken Into court for some time. Judge Parker Is Called Home. SEATTLE, Wrash., Aug. 21. Judge Alton B. Parker has been called home on Important law business, and will not be able to attend the meeting of the American Bar Aesoclation, at which he w-as to make the report of the com mittee on professional ethics and pre sent a code for the government of the legal fraternity. Accompanied by De Lancy Nicoll. Judge Parker leaves to night for Duluth, whence he . goes by ship to Buffalo. Charges Violation of Franchises. SEATTLE, Wash.. Aug. 21. Formal co"mnlalnt has been made against the Sunset Telephone A Telegraph Company and the Independent Telephone Company by Superintendent of Public Utilities a. V. Bouillon. He declares that they have violated their franchises. Superintendent Bouillon recommends that the franchises of the two corporations be revoked. Both are accused of charging ln excess of $5 a month for business phones. Certificates for Ten Teachers. TILLAMOOK. Or., Aug. 21. (Special.) All of those who took the examination for county papers last week received teachers' certificates. They are: First rrada Bllfn Bwchy. Clsra Erchenxer, Verna Teston and Joseph MonVtt. Second trade Daisy Aiienar ana raui Hanson. Third grad Kutn (iray ana kbiia bn&ip. Amelia Miles Rohinon, of Washington County, and Irma Madlll, of Marlon County, also received certincates. Tracklayers Again at Work. HILLSBORO. Or.. Aug. 21. (Special.) The grade and bridges between Hllls boro and Beawrton, on the Oregon Elec tric, are now completed, and tracklaylng was resumed yesterday. It is expected that the rails will be laid to this city by September 1. Work H being rushed on the Forest Grove extension. Marble Works to Be Opened. FOREST GROVE, Or.. Aug. 21. (Spe cial.) Henry Gee and J. C. Jones, of Mc Minnville, were here yesterday and mads arrangements to open marble and granite works. Mr. Jones will have the manage ment of the Forest Grove plant, ' while Mr. Gee will continue at McMinnville, as before. , Minister Suffers Fatal Fall. SEATTLE, Wash.. Aug. 21. Richard Miller, aged 68 years, a retired Con gregational minister, died here tonight from hemorrhage of the brain follow ing a fall downstairs at his home at 3 o'clock this morning. He came here from .Wisconsin two years ago..