THE MORXIXG OREGONIAX, FRIDAY, SEPTE3IBER A, 1909. MEAD OPPOSED IS BY LIQUOR FORCES Saloon Interests Drawn Into . Gubernatorial Fight in Washington. SEEK TO PUNISH GOVERNOR All Candidates Air Pledged to Ijocal Option, bnt Executive and His Friends Are Blamed for Raising Issue. OL.TMPIA. W.h.. Sept. X (Special.) The liquor Interests in th! state have teen drained into the Gubernatorial race notwithstanding that earlier In the cam fMlfri an Inclination was shown on their part to devote their energies to the lection of members of the Legislature who would rot be, lnimicwl to the sa:oons. Th situation in one ward in Olympla is fair indication of what is talcing place throughout the state. In the Second "Ward, where the saloons have heretofore controlled the greater vote, the registra tion for the primary election exceeds by 60 per cent the highest vote ever cast in the ward in a general election. This registration has b-en brought out to a great extent by the pushing into prominence of the local option issue, rtqnor Interests Support McBrlde. The saloons of Washington will un doubtedly go down the line against Mead and for McBrld for Governor, not withstanding that one Is pledjfed as strongly as the other to urge the passage of a local option bill In accordance with the dictates of the Republican platform and to sign such a bill if it passes the legislature. This indorsement of McBride. it Is claimed by him. has come unsolicited and there Is good ground for believing that the effort cf the saloon forces is not so much to get a Governor In the chair who will be friendly to them as it Is to de feat Mead and his friends for raising the Issue a . Whether Governor Mead has gained b embracing the local option issue so affec tionately is a matter of conjecture. On this question Thurston County fur nishes an Illustration: Enrller in the campaign an organixatlon. known as the -No-LJcense League." secured more than 400 signatures of voters in this county. Later the officers suggested that the members work in the primaries but that they refrain from voting, and that they gather in mass convention on the day of the primaries and name a ticket. Now that the local option issue has become prominent there Is ground for believing that most of the leaguers will participate in the primaries. Anti-Saloon League Backs Mead. Mea has also gained the support of the Anti-Saloon League, but the Antl Ealoon League does not embrace or con trol the great bulk of the voters of this state who would vote to eliminate the saloons. It Is conceded by many that a majority of the people want a local option law but that there l good percentage of such people who will not sacrifice their personal preference for Governor t the dictation of the radicals. While Mead has gained the radical local option vote he apparently has not secured all the conservative element and he has lost the whole of the saloon vote. Whether or not this will give a balance In his favor in the final count is proble matical. As between the saloon Interests and the radical local optlonists the issue is clear cut. McBrlde will get the former and Mead the latter. But both. It is now ap parent, will get a share of the element that possesses a conservative view on the issue. CosgroTMen Displeased. The action of the Anti-Saloon League !n Indorsing Governor Mead for first choice and Cosgrove for second choice has not pleased the Cosgrove men. Cos grove has been a local option advocate much longer than has Mead and his friends felt that they were entitled to the undivided support of the anti-saloon forces. Cosgrove has now reached the point where he is considered a first choice possibility. Some of the candidates for Governor feel that the Anti-Saloon League P'ed a sharp political trick on them. The league waited until the closing days of the campaign, which gave it a better chance to Judge of the probable result, and then asked all candidates to commit themselves to the league s Ideas as to what the local option law should con tain All the leading candidates com mitted themselves, at least to the exient of pledging their signatures to a local option bill In conformity with the league s Ideas and the organisation aparently then picked out Mead as the probable winner and Cosgrove as the next best. Regarded as Dangerous. The only recent change in the situation has been the statement from the Mead camp that Cosgrove is the Governors most formidable opponent. The same dec laration comes from McBrlde s supporters that Cosgrove is the former Governor's most dangerous competitor. Politicians whose JudKment Is not clouded by strong personal interest in the result predict that no candidate for Gov ernor will get the required 40 per cent ot tne first-choice vote. And when It comes to figuring on the aweond-cholce vote, all guessers. as here tofore, are at . , . , Cosgrove Is relying on second-choice votes from both Mead and MoBride men to carry hlra through in the event he Is disappointed In getting 40 per cent of the first-choice votes. Mead Is counting on a big second choice vote from Cosgrove. A a second-choice possibility Atkinson Is also lu the race. Atkinson is in good favor !n all three camps ur.d besides claims a hcavv labor vote and the sup port of the State Grange. The saloon 'nterests are reported as Intf-nding to throw him their second-choice votes nd the Anti-Saloon League announces that his stand on local option Is satisfactory. CLASSY HORSES ON SHOW Annual Exhibition of Seattle Asso ciation Opens With Many Entries. SEATTLE. Wash.. Sept. "3. The third annual exhibition of the Seattle Horse filiow Association began today and will continue until Saturday. The show this year is the biggest ever held on the Pa cific Coast, and there are nearly 300 horses entered. Main Interest centers around the 2S pure-bred horses entered by Harry W. Treat, president of the Horse Show Asso ciation, which he purchased from W. K. Vanderbllt for aa Immense sum of money. Heading his classy string Is Lord Kose rjry. whose record is well known to all horsefanclers by his winning the grand championship for the best big harness horse at the New York horse shows for several years !n succession. His team mate. Thunderbolt, Is a horse ot high class, and Treat is expecting to win many blue ribbons with his entries. But Treat will not have a walkaway In any of the events, despite the fact that his horses made enviable records in the Eastern exhibitions. His horses will have to compete against such classy animals as Citizen and Civilian, entered by Mrs. Lewis, of Portland; Black Chief and Hin doo Prince, entered by T. B. Wiled, of Port'and: Colonial Bell and Allen Bell, entered by Andrew Laidlaw, of Spokane. All these horses have class and have won blue ribbons at horse shows held In Seattle, Vancouver, B. C. and Portland. Colonial Bell and Allen Bell were pur chased by Laidlaw from John Considine. In the show last year this pair captured the blue ribbon In nearly every event In which they were entered. Strongest competition to be offered by the visiting exhibitors will be In the brougham and victoria classes, in which Portland and Spokane horses will appear. MINJNG OPERATIONS BRISK Syndicate Reported to Have Tak;n Option on Granite Creek Claims. SUMPTER. Or., Sept. S. Mining opera tions for the past week in the Sumpter district have taken on considerable ac tivity. From the Granite section comes news of several important deals and in creased work in several properties. Miller A Phelps have given an option on their Granite Creek claims, among which ere the Sheridan group, to r.n Eastern syndi cate. This option. It is said, involves about fcO.OOO. The St. Anthony Is working steadily and extracting a good quality of ore. Many improvements are under way. among which is the building of an aerial tram way from mine to the mill. The Buffalo-Monitor is a!o prosecuting mining operations with vigor. Shipping ore is being produced steadily and con centrates are yielding rich returns. .Nothing new is reported from the Monu mental with the exception that a small force la employed keeping the property in shape for more extensive work in the near future. The Red Boy has made no new report since the rich strike made there last week. The winxe is still in the high-grade rock encountered at that time. The North Pole mine has practically shut down, having decided to await future action on the part of the owners as to the nature of work to be prosecuted. Only a small force Is now employed at this great Cracker Creek property. The mill has also about completed Its run on the remaining ore at the time work was suspended at the mine. DEATH ROLL IN NORTHWEST 'William Beagle, Native Son and Pi oneer of Pendleton. HILLSBORO. Or.. Sept. 3-(6peclal.) William BeaKle. aged 60 years, and a native of Washington County. Oregon, died laat week at Yellow Jacket, Idaho, where he was engaged In mining. Beagle was born near Centerville, six miles from this city, on his father's donation land claim. Mr. Beagle was married to Maria Mauzey, daughter of an early West Union pioneer. He is survived by his widow who resides at The Hyland. Morrison street, Portland, and the following children: Mrs. Grace Russell, Spokane, Wash.; Faye Lewis, Seattle, Wash., and George Raymond and William Beagle.' Portland. Mr. Beagle was one of Pendleton's pioneers, and resided there until some time in the 90's. He was a prominent Mason. He leaves the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Cynthia Turner, Pen dleton, and Mns. Milton Hembree. Mc Mlnnville, sisters, and three brothers, Benjamin, Bud and Frank. Chauncey Goodnoe, Pioneer. CLIFF. Wash.. Sept. 3. (Special.) Chauncey Goodnoe, a well-to-do fanner and etockraiser. died at his home, six miles east of Cliffs, yesterday after a long Illness. He was one of the pioneers of Klickitat County, Wash., having come here in 1S63. Mr. Goodnoe was born in Broome County. N. Y., December 30. 1S41. and In 185 settled upon the lands where he has resided during the past 43 years. In, 1SS1 he was married In this county to Miss Margaret Mills, who still survives him. Two daughters were born, both of whom are now married. Med ford Postal Receipts Grow. MEDFORD, Or., Sept. 3. That business conditions are good In Rogue River Valley and that Medford Is having a steady and rapid growth is proven by the receipts of the Medford postofflce. Tho stamp sales for August amounted to 1526.75. Add the money-order business and box rents, and It brings the total receipts for the month to above 11200. It Is probable that few towns In Oregon can show as great an In- ..... I urnnn. fn. thfl nflt five years as Medford. For the fiscal year enuing juno .wj. i. were but iS3.49. while for. the fiscal year ll T Vk lOAC (ha MMiInt wprp $13,019.90, showing a gain of t7S65.59. mak ing the per cent oi gain lon.o. aujum i i j. ,ii .HAn.w I., no t a 1 C . woll nl usually a uun uvim - other business, owing to many people Deing; away mr ineir ciuhhiiti wuus. the receipts of the past month amounted to J101 more than for the same month last year. liinn County Prepares for Fair. ALBANY. Or.. Sept. 3. (Special.) November 4. 5 and 6 have been set as the dates for Linn County's second an nual apple fair, to be held in this city. An effort will be made to have the Southern Pacific Company dedicate its n.v riAnnt h on the second day of the fair. The committees ap- . . . i j . ... i r i...i pointed Dy tne unn uumy nui i-ui-tural Society and Albany Commercial Club to manage the fair, have organ ized the Joint committee by electing County Fruit Inspector E. C Roberts as chairman and Owen Beam aa secre tary. Woman Attacked in Hotel. SPOKANE, Wash., Sept. 3 A murder ous attack was made at 1 o'clock this morning on Mrs. W. L. Vlneon, of Baker City, In her room in the Hotel Spokane by an unknown man, who entered by way ni the fire escape. The flash of an elec tric lantern aroused her and she screamed. The man threw the lantern, struck her over the left eye. rendering her uncon scious, then escaped the way he came, leaving the lantern behind. Her screams awoke others, who revived her. Her Bmall child, who slept with her. opened the door. The woman la dangerously ill. Hoqulam Will Limit Saloons. , HOQUIAM, Wash., Sept, 3. The City Council will shortly take up the mat ter of restricting saloons in this city, in line with similar ordinances throuithout the state. This plan will no; be opposed by the saloonmen. as far as they have been seen, as they sav it will have the effect of elevating the business and of keeping irrespon sible men out of It. The proposed ordi nance for this city will probably limit the number of saloons to one for every 1000 population. - Fruitgrowers Reorganize. GRANTS PASS. Or.. Sept. S. (Spe cial. The fruitgrowers of Josephine County have decided to reorganize un der the name of the Rogue River Fruit growers' Exchange. At a meeting held Tuesday the members adopted a constitution and by-laws. When the new organization is perfected it wtill have a capita stock of $5000, to be issued in shares of $10 each. HE IS COMPLETED First Train on Electric Railway Enters Hillsboro. WELCOMED BY CITIZENS Townsmen Entertain Members of Construction Gang Regular Schedule Will Be Inaugu rated in Two Weeks. HILLSBORO, Or., Sept. 3. (Special.) A petition, numerously signed, is being cir culated In this county, asking Governor Chamberlain to pardon Bert Oakman. serving a life sentence for killing Frank Bennett, on the evening of August 27. 1904. Oakman and Bennett were keeping company with sisters, and the former be came angry at Bennett, wfio had warned one of the sisters, that Oakman was a married man. The two men decided to settle their difference and during a fight Oakman stabbed Bennett, who died in a few minutes. At the trial, against the advice of his counsel, it is said. Oakman withdrew his defense and pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree. Judge McBrlde gave him a life sentence. The main argument for Oakman's re lease is that when Bennett's body was searched his knife was found opened in his pocket. A strange feature of the affair is that Oakman's wife had been divorced from him, back In Illinois, several months be fore' the trouble arose and neither Ben nett nor Oakman knew of the court pro ceeding. The connection was made at 6:30 this evening on a wager of $50, and at :40, amid the ringing of bells, sounding of whistles and the explod ing of torpedoes every rail's length, the construction engine and train steamed into the heart of Hillsboro, carrying hundreds of people. Fully 1500 people witnessed the ad vent of the first train on Hllleboro's first electric railway. Townsmen raised a purse And fur nished refreshments for the construc tion gang of 100. SKIN GRAFTED ON BURNS SALESMAN' INJURED IX EXPLO SION HAS OPERATION. Twelve Pieces of Skin Transferred From Various Parts of Body to Lower Limbs. WALLA WALLA. Wash., Sept. . (Special.) After more than a year of Intense suffering, B. S. Powell, a trav eling salesman, who was severely burned on his lower limbs by the ex plosion of a large lamp used for a footwarmer, while crossing the moun tains of Malheur County, Oregon, in a stajre. successfully underwent skin grafting operation in the Walla Walla Hospital here today.' In all 12 pieces were taken from var ious parts of the man's body and placed on the injured portions of his limbs. Tho operation was performed by Dr. J. F. Cropp. Several physicians -who have been In attendance on the case, conferred and agreed a skin-grafting operation was the thing that could save the pa tient's life. .Powell Is resting easier and Is " promised a complete recovery soon. BURKHART ALBANY MAN Airship Inventor Interested H From Boyhood in Flying-Machines. ALBANY. Or.. Sept. S. (Special.) John C. Burkhart. the Portland boy who was . reported In a special to The Ore gnnlan this morning as having construct ed an airship at Cornell University, is a native of Albany and a son of the late Calvin- Burkhart. for many years a local business man. He spent his younger years In this city, and it Is no surprise to his Albany friends that he has de signed an airship, for he built many me chanical contrivances when but a boy and displayed great ability along those lines. He Is a nephew of C. G. Burkhart, a real estate man here and ex-Mayor of Albany. Young Burkhart Is well known In this city, having attended Portland Academy prior to entering the engineers' depart ment of Cornell University, which course fontlv romnleted. He has alwava been deeply Interested In mechanics, par ticularly In the development of the flying macnine. no is zt years oi age ana a nenhew of Mrs. W. L. Brewster and Mrs. James Falling, of this city. Trunks, suit cases and bags at a sac rifice. Bankrupt stock of the P. C. Trunk & Bag Co., Is now on sale at Harris Trunk Co., 132 6th. H V:;-- -.Httm:'.? q jjt'Y o f L Mil ; 7 : lv :" 'JM Ji'J it -A my EXTRA SPE0A MEN'S FALL SUITS EXTRAORDINARY VALUES BETTER than most suits sold at $20 and $25 at other stores. Our REPUTATION for performing ALL THAT WE PROMISE m Assures vou that you will receive BETTER VALUES here than at Any store in Portland. WHEN YOD SEE IT IN OUR AD IT'S SO MOYER Third and Oak First and Yamhill READY FOR NOBLES Eugene Will Extend Hearty Welcome to Shriners. SURPRISES ARE PROMISED Sons of Desert Will Introduce Xovel Features In Parade Five Hun dred Members of Order Will Attend Ceremonial. EUGENE, Or., Sept. 3. (Special.) The busiest men in Lane County today are the 60 Nobles who are making prepara tions for the meeting of Shriners to be held in Eugene Saturday, September 5. Four hundred Nobles are expected and the people of Eugene will give a royal welcome to the sons of the desert. an...jqif the mtyanta will hn decorated and Illuminated as never before and a number of features, which are Deing carefully guarded from the public, will A intmHiiH In thji riAnnrations and parade. The trains from the South will arrive at 11:46 and the special irom me Vnrth at 1 1 -fUi H tlirAV mOmlnff. The Eugene Nobles will receive the illustrious potentate, his ofTlcers and visiting nobles. The Nobles, headed by the Eugene Regi ment band, and the Oriental band, and in charge of the Arab Patrol, will at once proceed to the Armory building, where they will be officially dismissed to meet again at 2 o'clock for the business ses- sion. The business session and the cere monies will be held in the Armory build ing. At 4 o'clock will be the great event of the day the parade. No one knows Just what is coming. It is known, however, that at least one camel from the desert Is carefully stabled here for the occasion. At 7:30 the Nobles will gather at the big tent for the great ceremonies, about 500 strong. At the close a banquet will be held In the skating rink. Prescriptions at Eyssell's, 289 Mor. Is your mouio imuir w J wj above? If so. no need to wear a wobbly, unusable partial plata or lll-flttln ordinary bride, work. The Dr. Wlee syetem of "TEETH WITHOUT PLATES" Th. result of 21 year." eiDerl.c. the new way of replacing teeth In tn. mouth testb In fact, teeth la appearance, teeth to ch.w your food upon. a yu did upon your nat ural ones. Our fore, is so org-anlied w can do your entire crown, bridge or plat, work in a day If neceimary. Positively pain less extracting. Only high-class, .cientlflo WOrk" WISE DENTAL CO., INC. Dr. W. A. Wise, Mgr.. 21 year, tn roniano. Second floor Failing bldg.. Third and ... ....... f hmirft. R A M to 8 P. M. Sundays. to 1 P. M. PalnlMS extracting. 60c; plates. $5 up. Phonea A no. alum ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY STARTING TODAY" 85-PIANQS85 TO BE SACRIFICED REGARDLESS OF COST Our store is full of pianos. So is our warehouse. We have more en route, and still mere contracted for. No use in saying otherwise. Business has NOT been good with us this Summer (although we think we have had our share), and now we are OVERSTOCKED. We had hoped that by running a SPECIAL SALE on USED and SHOPWORN instruments, we could manage to make room for all new arrivals. In order to get quick action, and DO TWO MONTHS BUSINESS IN TWO WEEKS' TIME, we have decided at the last minute to make no reservation, so will include every piano in our store "new," "shopworn," "returned rentals, "pianos taken in ex change," "player pianos" and "piano players." ALL TO BE SACRIFICED. WE CAN ARRANGE TERMS OF PAYMENT TO SUIT Our price reduction is so great that we do not care, or dare, to give quotations here, but we ask you to c-l at our store and investigate the truthfulness of these statements. OVENDEN-SOULE PIANO CORNER MORRISON AND WEST PARK STS. GO THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE Head Office: Toronto. Canada. Foreign Exchange bought and sold. Drafts Issued payable in all principal cities. BANKING BY MAIL Either checking or interest-bearing accounts may be opened by mail. Correspondence invited. A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED Portland Branch. F. C. Malpas, Manager. THE ASTORIA 6 COLUMBIA RIVER R. R. SATURDAY .1 i . easiae opecia and SUNDAY 5ortland Special WILL BE CONTINUED Until September 12-13 Special leaves Portland Saturdays 2:20 P.M. Returning leaves Seaside Sundays 6:30 P. M. Excursion tickets at reduced rates on sale at City Ticket Office, corner Third and Morrison Streets and at Union Depot. REED piano FRENCH) S5.RE V PIANOS VisV V - STREET 7 See advertisement on Page 6. Watch for Columbia Woolen Mills Co. 'a Reason Why" Contest in Sunday Papers. Experiment, are beinij md. with new machinery on the Chllfan nitrate fields whlrh are expected to decrease th. coal ot production 90 per cent.