THE MORNING OltEGONIAN, TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 1, 1903.
FIGURES REVEAL
CITY'S PROSPERITY
Business Conditions in Port
land Well Advanced Dur
ing August.
OUTLOOK IS FLATTERING
Bank Clearings for Month Beach
Beyond 24,000,000 and the
Movement of Real Es
tate Continues.
Trade statistic for the month of An
rust show decidedly healthy business
naitlX locally. In fact, the figures for
the month bear a very favorable compan
ion w?th the business of the correspond
ing month last year, when It is consid
ered that 1907 was the most prosperous
In the history of Portland. ..tlvltv ln
The prospect for Increased actlUtyln
all departments during the present montli
S, flattering. In the first Pce consider
able railroad construction work w 11 be
inaugurated. The Harriman officials to
day resume the construction of the L
tle" road from Hlllsboro to T llamooR.
work on which was suspended la
vember because of the financial strin
gency. Before the month ends the Har
"iman Interests also will begin a railroad
Into Central Oregon. It Is rumored that
Hill has acquired a controlling Interest
In the Oregon Trunk line up the Des
chutes canyon as the Initial link in a line
that is projected into the central part of
the state. Activity in transportation cir
cles will be further Increased by the im
migration of new settlers to this state
under the 60-day colonist rate schedule
ever the Harriman lines, which goes Into
effect today. These reduced rates are
certain to swell the population or th
state by a desirable citizenship num
' berlng several thousand.
A new high record in the wheat export
business from this port will be established
this month, when at least 2.000.000 bush
els of this cereal will be dispatched to
the Orient. Beven steamers, with a total
tonnage of 21.147 tons, already have been
llted for September shipments, while ad
ditional shipments by saU craft will bring
this total up to 81,158 tons. Steamers
that heretofore have been chartered for
Puget Sound points this season will load
at Portland, where an average of 100
carloads of wheat are being received
dally.
Postal receipts at the Portland post
efflce continue to increase monthly, those
for last month being estimated at $51.
650.90, as against $48. 692.67 for the same
month last year. For the first eight
months this year these receipts have in
creased $36,370.22 over those for the same
period in 1907. as shown by the following
figures:
1!W1T. 1908.
J.nuary t M.T162 5k ar.1.21
February 45.5S2.12 50.443.39
March 54-7 7:i.Bj "-HI
April : 4H.ZS2.S7 87.o.24
Mav .I. 62.7.-.7.70 85.086.67
jun"e 4S.1W2.43 IU.S40.4H
juiv 61.1153.48 55.131.49
August 48.6U2.67 Est. 61.650 0
Ttl 1 402.431.67 438t01.89
Foreign flour exports for August
amounted to 82.467 barrels of the assessed
value of $329,868. Foreign lumber ex
ports for the month reached a total of
10.699.852 feet, of the value of $141,487. as
compared with 9.803.307 for the same
month a year ago. when lumber prices
nerfc considerably higher.
Pank clearings for the month reached a
total of $24,326,567.43, while a slight in
crease Is reported ln the movement of
real estate. The recorded valuations or
last month's transfers aggregated $1,820,
806. as against $1,723,234 for the corre
sponding month in 1907. Building per
mits representing improvements of be
tween $300,000 and $900,000 were Issued
during the month. ,
The following table shows the number
of births for the first eight months of
1907 and 1908:
190T. 1905.
M. Fern. M. Fern.
January 63 113 112 IIS
February 85 83 111) 102
March 112 110 123 109
April 87 75 114 220
May 89 82 1117 113
June ................ BO Kit 104 105
July 128 115 119 119
August Ill 87 4 88
Totals 765 796 8S3 t9
The following tabl eshows the number
of deaths for the first eight months or
1907 and 1908:
1907. 1908.
M. Fern. M. Fern.
January ............. 91 106 77 59
February 55 113 ' 91 74
March 101 34 101 78
April 97 56 95 58
May 98 86 80 70
June 104 49 7i 49
July 84 48 78 47
August 82 50 83 39
Total 732 672 674 474
Cupid has not been as busy last month
as he was in August. .1907. During that
month he brought about the marriage or
229 couples. During the month which
closed last night there were only 196 who
had taken out marriages licenses in Mult
nomah County. 7
LAWYER HAS DISAPPEARED
Bethnne, of New York, Vainlv
Sought la Portland.
Pinkerton detectives in this city have
failed to find a trace of Faneull D. S. Be
thune a prominent attorney of New York
City, who Is supposed to have started
tor this city after mysteriously disappear
ing from his home. He left New York for
iJunaJo last week and from there has been
trace to Chicago. At Chicago he pur-
cnasea a ticaei ior rortiand but has not
arrived here.
Bethune is a member of the prominent
i or law nrm or vk etmore & Jenner,
and is himself the American representa
tive of the Krupp Gun Company. He is
said to have had a large sum of money
in nis possession at me time or his disaD
pearance and it is feared that he may
have been mentally deranged at the time
of his disappearance.
His wife followed him as far a Chicago
and she is critically ill in that city aa a
result of the shock of his mysterious dis
appearance. The attorney Is said to be
interested in many legal matters to which
Immediate attention must be given, and
his presenoe in New York Is greatly de
elred. The man is supposed to have suf
fered a nervous breakdown and to be
temporarily deranged as a result.
Pinkerton detectives have searched the
city for him but have failed to find a
trace.
man who, after having destroyed his
features with carbolic acid, drowned
himself ln the Monongahela River at
McKeesport one week ago. It Is
claimed here today that the body la
either that of a divorced husband of a
niece of the late Marshall Field, of Chi
cago, or of F. D. S. Bethune, the New
York attorney, who has been strangely
missing for about two weeks. Owing
to the length of time the man has been
dead. It is admitted the work of identi
fication will be hard.
Disprove Suicide Theory.
CHICAGO, Aug. 31. Relatives of F. D.
S. Bethune.. the missing New York law
yer, are hopeful that trace of him will be
found from a clew on which detectives
are now working. Mrs. Bethune is at
the Auditorium Annex ln a highly nerv
ous condition. Her brother-in-law, F. T.
Foote, of New York, is with her, and de
clared today that the theory that the
mysterious McKeesport suicide, whose
identity la unknown, might be Bethune
had been carefully investigated! and dis
carded. The only divorced niece of Mar
shall Field is the former Mrs. Preston
Gibson. Mr. Gibson Is at present In
Washington.
NEED CARS TO CEMETERIES
FXiAXS FOR TRANSPORTATION
TO BURIAL GROUNDS.
MAY BE M'KEESPORT SUICIDE
Body Found ln River Possibly That
of Bethune.
PITTSBURG. Aug. 31. The authori
ties are hard at work today ln an en
deavor to clear up the mystery surrounding-
the suicide of the unknown
Jewish and Oddfellows Societies
Unite to Secure Extension
of Trolley Road.
Negotiations are under way between
the trustees of the Jewish and Odd
fellows' Cemeteries and. the residents
of the nearby suburbs on the heights
commanding a view of South Portland,
and the Oregon Electric Railway Com
pany and the Portland Railway. Light
A Power Company, looking to the ex
tension of a trolley road to both these
burial grounds. It is expected that
either the Fulton line of the latter
company will be extended or that the
Oregon Electric will run a branch to
the district.
A bonus of $14,000 raised by those
directly interested will be used in help
ing construct the line. Of this amount
the Oddfellows have contributed $3000
and the management of the Jewish
Cemetery $8000 more. Citizens of Carl
ton Heights, Carson Heights and other
nearby suburbs have pledged the re
mainder of the money.
The Oregon Electric management has
assured the people carrying on the
negotiations that they will build a
branch line reaching both cemeteries
for $15,000. The Portland Railway,
Light & Power Company is understood
to be asking a larger bonus on account
of the difficulties of construction of an
extension of the present Fulton line,
which would probably run up Corbett
street to Carson Heights at the crest of
the range of hills lying to the.west of
the river.
Harriman Coming September 10.
E. H. Harriman, "Wlrard of the Pa
cifies." will visit Portland about September-
10, unless his present plans are
changed. It is learned that he will come
North in his private car Ardcn from his
Pelican Bay lodge, making stops at
numerous Willamette "Valley stations en
route. Just the date of his arrival here
Is not yet known and depends upon the
the length of his stay in the valley cities.
That he will come out this way and will
remain ln Portland a few days seems
assured. Whether he will go East from
here or will go to San Francisco before
returning to New York has not yet been
learned.
Excursion to Klamath Falls.
A special excursion will be run to
Klamath Falls from Portland September
6 to give Portland citizens an opportunity
to see what that district is accomplishing
in the way of development. The rail-
roads have made a special rate for the
round trip and nearly 100 business men
of this citr will make the trip. Upon
arrival at Klamath Falls the visitors will
be entertained by the Klamath Chamber
of Commerce.
Tale o! Man, His Wife
and Four Dogs
Hnaband Asserts Ability to Care for
All Five, After Trip ta Cafe, but
Party Winds Up at Police Station.
THIS Is the story of a man with four
dogs and a wife, and their troubles
yesterday. Police officers vouch for its
verity, and records at headquarters may
be Inspected if there Is doubt as to the
existence of such a man.
He. and she were walking along the
sidewalk at Nineteenth and Thurman
streets yesterday afternoon when she
suddenly : became faint and fell. He
had two of the dogs in his arms at the
time, o he was unable either to pre
vent her falling or to assist her in
rising. The two other dogs trotted
along ln front, but gallantly rushed to
the side of the prostrate woman and
offered what sympathy they could.
Persons who were passing saw the
woman on the ground and ran to her
aid. At the same time Policeman Bales
sauntered along, patrolling his regular
beat. He -rushed toward the crowd
and seeing the prostrate woman, started
to a police box to call a patrol wagon
or an ambulance. But an automobile
the driver of which had stopped to see
the trouble, was Immediately requisi
tioned by the officer, and the woman
placed ln the tonneau.
The officer asked the man If he cared
to go, but he was busy with his dogs
and refused to take a ride unless the
officer consented to let the dogs go also.
So he was left alone and the car driven
rapidly to St. Vincent's Hospital. There
the house physician took one look at
the woman, felt her pulse, and smiled.
"We have no room for her," he said.
"She is simply drunk."
So the automobile, with the woman,
the officer and the driver, left the hos
pital and sped to the Police Station.
There the woman was given in care of
the matron, and the offices went out It
search of the man with the dogs. The
man insisted to members of the crowd
that he couldn't care for the dogs and
his wife at the same time. They had
spent the greater part of the afternoon,
it Is said, in a downtown cafe, and the
woman was introduced to a cocktail. It
was her first, and she liked It. Then
she called for more. The officer failed
for a time to find the man.
At Police Station the woman admit
ted she had taken one drink, but only
one. She was elegantly dressed and
gave the name of Mrs. Emma Andros.
Late last night the husband was
found by a policeman, and he also was
taken to the City Jail. The same
charge that was entered again his wife
Teste against blm. With him when ar
rested were the four dogs, which, when
he was locked up, stood outside the jail
and whined dismally until the captain
ln charge detailed a special man to care
for them.
He gave the name of Charles Andros.
When his wife was taken from him, he
said, he became so lonely that ha sought
aolaoe in the bottle. i
GET ROBBER'S LOOT
Postal Inspector Recovers
Money Taken From Stage.
SHOTGUN FOUND IN VALISE
Postal Inspector Receives From
Yamhill County Package of
Mall Discovered Near.
Scene of Crime.
Matt Jackson, alias A. Carlson, alias
"The Swede," who held up the Tilla
mook stage, robbed Us three passengers
and rifled the United States mails July 3
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San Franclaeo for Holding Up
the Tillamook Stage July 2.
last, is under arrest in San
Francisco. as has been announced
ln dispatches to The Oregonian.
Postal Inspector E. C. Clement returned
yesterday from the Bay City, where he
recovered about $6000 worth of checks,
drafts, money orders and postage stamps,
practically the total value of the booty.
Although Jackson Is . wanted ln San
Francisco for highway robbery, the Cali
fornia authorities will surrender their
charge to the Federal officers ln this
state when the latter are ready to pro
ceed with the trial. Having used a fire
arm and endangered the stagedrlver's
life In committing the Tillamook robber-,
Jackson will be liable to a life sentence
at McNeil's Island if convicted.
When the Tillamook holdup was report
ed the local postal Inspectors sent out
notices to all Pacific Coast points. These
included a decsrlption of Jackson, who
was suspected,: he having just concluded
a sentence of ' 14 years ln the Oregon
Penitentiary for robbing a streetcar in
this city. Not long afterward Jackson
appeared In San Francisco, where he at
tracted the attention of the police by the
lavish way in which he spent money.
Automobiles and women occupied the
greater portion of his time, and soon he
was arrested on suspicion and lodged in
the City Jail, where another old of
fender recognized In Jackson the man
who was arrested in San Francisco about
20 years ago for highway robbery. At
that time Jackson contrived to escape.
Detectives were aslsgned on the case
and succeeded in locating ln a downtown
saloon a valise Jackson said was his
property. In it was found a sawed-ofl
shotgun, the same kind of a weapon that
was used at Sterling City a few days be
fore, when 15 laborers, returning from
the lumber camps, were held up. by a
highwayman and robbed of their wages.
Later, in another saloon, the detectives
found a coat, admitted by Jackson to be
his property. In one of the pockets were
six gold watches. With the coat was a
package which, on investigation, was
found to contain the rifled mall that was
taken from the Tillamook stage.
Upon examining the package Mr. Clem
ent found that It contained, practically
intact, every valuable letter and package
that was taken from the stage.. The rob
ber had proceeded deliberately in rifling
the contents of the pouch. Wherever a
letter was found to contain a money or
der, check, draft or postage stamps, its
contents were not disturbed, the letter of
remittance being found ln the contents of
the envelope. Mr Ciement says this will
enable the postal authorities eventually
to forward all such letters to their proper
destination.
When arrested ' Jackson was wearing
the gold watch that he had stolen from
J. B. Cartwright, a traveling salesman
of this city, who was one of the passen
gers on the Tillamook stage.
Inspector Clement yesterday . received
from Yamhill County another package
containing other mall which evidently
had been thrown away by Jackson after
he had appropriated the valuable paper.
These letters were found near- the
scene of the robbery in Yamhill County.
Jackson is known to be a desperate
character. Under the name of A. Carl
son he was sentenced to the Oregon Pen
itentiary from this city In 1899 for 14
years for holding up streetcar. Allow
ing for credit marks. It was possible for
htm to earn release by reason of good
behavior.
Amusements
What the Frew Agents Bay.
"A Celebrated Case" Matinee.
At the Lyric this afternoon the Ervin
Blunkall tock oompany will repeat that
splendid costume melodrama. "A Celebrated
Case" which has proved to be such a tre
mendous drawing card sine Us opening
Sunday. The attendance at all performances
has broken all records.
Matinee Thursday at the Baker.
Dainty Grace Cameron and the Cameron
company are making- a tremendous hit at
the Baker this week, and no more excellent
attraction has ever been seen here at popu
lar prices. There will be matinees of "Lit
tle Dollle Dimples" Thursday and Saturday.
COMING ATTRACTOJiS.
Season Seat Sale Tomorrow.
Things will be doing at the new Bunga
lpw tomorrow morning when the regular
annual season seat sale opens at the box
office for the always popular Baker Stock
Company. The office will open promptly
at 10 o'clock as usual, and those In line
will be cared for ln every possible way
to make them comfortable.
Grease paints and professionals' sup
plies at Woodard. Clarke & Co.
Man Arrested Xot C. A. Benbow.
On Saturday night M. C. Benbow. an
employe of the Commercial Abstract
Company, with offices at 332ft Washington
street, was arrested on the complaint of
Maimie Ready, a nurse, who charged him
with the larceny of $300 by embezzlement.
He was taken into custody by Constable
Wagner and locked up in the County JalL
Benbow denies the charge. Through in
advertent error The Sunday Oregonian
announced that A. C. Benbow was the
object of the charge brought by Mrs.
Ready.
BUNGALOWATT
RACK
Country Club Directors Decide
on Neat Building.
HALF-MILE OVAL PLANNED
Special Committees Report Progress
In Construction of the Grand
stand, Bleachers and
Paddock.
Directors of the Country Club yes
terday afternoon voted to erect Im
mediately an administration building to
be completed by the time of the open
ing of the first annual Pacific National
race meet and livestock show, Septem-
b"he' building will be a one-story
structure, of the bungalow style, 4-x47
feet It will contain the general office
of the management, offices for the di
rectors, with committee rooms and
space for the entire clerical and execu
tive work ln connection with the meet,
with public local and l-""."
ephones. telegraph and ma 1 'v,ce
and reception-rooms for1 Peclal'8't0"
who may be guests of the Country Club
management from similar associations
In other parts of the country.
The building will be temporary in
character, because of the short space
of time between now and th Pen'"S
of the races, but Its instruction will
be such that It can be made permanent,
enlarged and furnished to suit all de
mands of the future ,..!
It was also decided at the meeting
to build a half-mile oval Inside the
official course to be used as a Jo"'"
track." during the race rneet and
thereafter as it shall be needed by the
harness horse, which will
at the racecourse after the present sea
son is over. Contractors who are now
at work grading for the bleachers the
paddock and the extra racing stables
will stake out the half-mile course and
the dirt removed from the building ex
cavations will be used in construction
of this inside course.
A communication was read from the
Portland Railway, Light & Power Com
pany advising the club director, that
the work of laying the loop from the
Sandy road would be nd"ta1"" '
once, and it would be completed within
the next 10 days.
The O. R. & N. Co. was given a deed
In easement of a sufficient strip of
ground to lay Its spur for the main line
at Montavllla to the Country Club
grounds, and for the necessary side
tracks to accommodate the additional
service already announced. The direc
tors agreed to provide a sheltered waiting-room
for the convenience of the
crowds at the terminus of the railroad
spur on the grounds.
Work on Buildings.
Bpeclal committees reported on the
condition of work on the tockbarns.
which are yet unfinished; the large
grandatand, the bleachers and the pad
dock. Chairman F. O. Downing, of the
general management committee, re
ported that many applications are on
hand for space in the concession
grounds, and that a goodly number of
bids for other privileges, had been received.
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, These tenders are being allowed as
"rapidly as the most favorable ones can
be decided on, '
The offer of the subdlviders of Elm
hurst, a new tract, to open Tillamook
avenue through for the distance east of
Sandy road, where it is still closed, to
Cully avenue, where the Country Club
will take up the work and grade the
thoroughfare to the entrance of the
grounds, has been accepted. The Elm
hurst people announced that they have
let the contract for grading Tillamook
for the distance of one-third of a mile,
and will have it ready for use by the
time the race, meet opens. This ar
rangement will relieve the Country
Club of a considerable burdem, and will
solve the problem of securing a
through street from the river out to
the racetrack much more easily than
was anticipated. The engineers of the
Country Club tract have already put a
force of men at work opening up Tilla
mook for several blocks east of West
avenue. This will be pushed forward
to meet the grade established through
Elmhurst.
The long-delayed two carloads of
water-pipe to be used for drafhage,
sewerage and fire protection, ln addi
tion to the service already Installed,
have arrived, and the system will be
completed by the opening days of the
race week.
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Capital $250,000.00
OFFICERS
G. K. Wentworth President
John A. Keating Vice-President
George L. McPherson Vice-President
H. D. Story Cashier
. A. Freeman ' Assistant Cashier
, DIRECTORS
G. K. Wentworth . Lloyd J. Wentworth
Charles S. Russell J. E. Wheeler
P. S. Brumby Geo. L. McPherson
Dr. K. A. J. MacKenzie John A. Keating
George G. Bingham Robert T. Piatt
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