GRUSHEDBYHORSES A. L. Brown, of Salem, Falls Before Runaway Team. PROMINENT LODGE MAN Grand Cblef Ranger of Forester and Active In Oddfellows Is Cripple and Was Riding Bi cycle When Struck by Team. SALEM. Or.. Oct. f'-'T: L Brown. head engineer of the Salem Water Company, was crushed under tn hoofs of a runaway team this morning and perhaps fatally Injured, though Jop-a of his recovery are entertained tonight. Brown Is widely known In Oregon as grand chief ran-r of the Order of For esters and Is prominent m work of the Oddfellows' fraternity. Brown has been badly crippled for years because of accidents sustained, but rides a bicycle well. This morning as he was riding his wheel on Commer cial street, a Chinese gardener's team became frightened at an automobile ana ran toward him from behind. A warning shout caused him to turn lust In time to be trampled under the feet of the horses. Ttv of ,ne hMl of the heavily-loaded wagon passed over r.ls legs. A bad kick over his left eye. lep lacerations across his scalp and fire and a kick In the abdomen were the most serious Injuries. F.ven though he should recover, he will be disfigured for life. The team did no further damage, though It collided with a carriage farther down the street. WANT NO BANK GUARANTEE Oiehalis County Bankers Decide Against It at Meeting. HOQCIAM. Wash.. Oct. ;8. (Special.) At a meeting held by the Chehalls County bankers. In this city last night, an organization was formed under the name of Chehalls County Bankers' As sociation, and officers elected, after which a banquet was served at a leading hotel, covers being laid for 40. The following officers were chosen: President. W. Adams (who Is also president of the Washington Bnnkers Association). Honulam: vice-president. F. I. Carr. Montesnno; second vice-president. R. E. Dawdy. Hofiulam; secretary. E B. Day: treasurer. James Fuller. "Guaranteed Bank Deposits" was the s-ibtect of a warm debate, the most able speakers on the subject being F. Q. Jones and W. I- Adams, the latter tak ing the negative. Mr. Jones got a bit off his lines and straddled the subject, while the forceful logic of Mr. Adams resulted In a decision that bank guaran tee legislation was not to be tolerated. Mr. Dawdr presided oyer the meeting as chairman. ORGANIZE FOR GOOD ROADS Business Houses Close So Propri etors May Attend Meeting. LA GRANDE. Or.. Oct 2S. (Spe cial.) The organization of a County Good Roads I-eague was the direct outcome of a successful meeting at tended by nearly every business man of the city this afternoon. For two hours every business house waa dosed so the proprietors could go to tha meeting.. The new league will secure a list of petitioners and armed with it will appeal to the County Court for liberal appropriations to better the county roads. Many farmers heard Judge Scott, of Baleni. and Walter Prce. of this city, discuss good mads. Several others talked briefly. The officers of the new league are: W. T. Wright. Union, pres ident; Walter M. Pierce. Einer Sebbe lov. W. H. Bohenkamp. vice-presidents: Charles E. Cochran, secretary, and William, Miller, treasurer. FALLS BEFORE STREETCAR David Smith, of Salem, Receives Fa ' tal Injuries on Street. SALEM. Or.. Oct. 2S. ( Special.) David 8:n!th, a logger, well-known In Salem, iv as run over and fatally Injured by- a sireetcar on Commercial street, be tween ftate and Ferry tonight. Smith was Intoxicated. So far as can be learned. It appears that he crossed, the track ahead of a car and then staggered back and Ml across the rails. His left leg was cut entirely off above the knee and his right was badly cut. He was taken to the Salem Hospital, where he later died f r"m loss of blood. He leaves a wife and three children, the litter all grown. He was about 47 years of age. William Fusick waa motorman In charge of the car. and Georga Falk con ductor. The car had stopped a half block from where the accident occurred, and had gained full speed. 10 or 12 miles an hour, when the man fell In front of It. There were no passengers on the car. HAS GAME PRESERVE MADE o Hunting to Be Allowed on Cold Springs Reservoir. PENDLETON". Or.. Oct. 2S. (Special.) With the Idea of making a game pre serve of the large Cold Sprfngs Reser votr at the Government project In tha west end of the county. Deputy Game Warden O. C. Turner, of this city, has succeeded In getting an order from the Government forbidding hunting on or about the reservoir. As the big Inks covers more than 1700 acres and Is about half way between the Columbia and Umatilla Rivers, about seven miles from each. It has already become a natural stopping place for both ducks and geese. The hunters were quick to discover this and many birds wera bagged before the order went Into effeot. FIND BOY'S BODY IN SNOW Earl Dodd, ot Natron, Perishes ' Hunting In Cascades. EUGENE. Or . Oct. X. (Hpeoial.) The body of Erl Dodd. whose parents live rear Natron, waa found In the Cascade ilounLalna. near Waldo Lake, Saturday morning, and la new being brought to Haael Dell, for which place Coroner Gor den left this morning to hold an Inquest. Young Dodd, who Is well-known here, accompanied an engineering party to Waldo Lake some days ago, and when ' the work was completed and the rest of the party came out, the young man. with aome companions, remained to have a J-.unt. Be went out alone Thursday morn ing, but did not return to camp that night. The next day. Friday, men went to find him. All day Friday they searched and pitched camp, taking up the work ftaturdAr. when, about the middle of the forenoon they found the body of the young man In three feet of snow about three miles from where they had camped. Whether Dodd died from exposure, some accident or heart failure Is not yet known. DUBOIS MILL IS BURNED Hard Work Saves Lumber at Esta cada Early Morning Fire. ESTACADA. Or.. Oct. (Special.) The mill of the Dubois Lumber Company. located about one and one-half miles from Estacada, was entirely destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. The flames spread to the lumber piles, but the timely arrival of the crew saved the greater part of the stock. The loss was about $10. 0"0 on the plant and about $1 on the lumber. The company carried no Insur ance. The origin of the fire was incen diary. The fire was discovered by the engineer, who was awakened In the night by the sound of falling beams. He immediately niHT BY KUSAWiT TEAM. A. I .. Rrwwa. ef Salem, Grand talef Ranger of Foresters. notified Charles E. Dubois, manager of the mill, who Called out the full mill crew and formed a fire brigade. Finished lum ber valued at llO.Ouo waa stacked In the yards, and with the exception of about 11000 worth, all of this was saved. Mr. Dubois will rebuild the mill at once but on a largor scale. Today he gave or ders for machinery for a plant of greater capacity than the one destroyed. RUSHES WORK ON LINE Albany May Soon Have Electric Cars on Streets. ALBANY, Or.. Oct. . (Special.) After refusing to accept the new 30-year fran chise recently granted him, A. Welch to day began the construction of an electric line on First street. He is proceeding un der the old Hirschberg perpetual franchise and this may lead to legal complications. If Welch Is not Impeded by legal pro ceedings he will rush work on a line cov ering the route of the present horse-car line on First and Lyon streets and Albany will soon have electric cars In operation. TAKE SUSPECTED KIDNAPER Man Thought to Have Held Lum berman for Ransom Caught. BELLING HA M. Oct. 2SL A Herald spe cial from Anacortes says a man giving the name of 'John Raugh, and alleging to be a shingle weaver, waa arrested there last night while leaving a Great Northern train. Raugh answers to the description of the man who kidnaped and attempted to hold Edward E. English, a Mount Vernon lumberman, for $5000 ran som Monday night. The suspect had no money, but waa armed with a revolver. He was taken to Mount Vernon today. Many Prisoners Pardoned. OLYMP1A, Wash., Oct. 28. (Special.) The Prison Board, at Its- recent session In Walla Walla, recommended 71 pa roles, 37 final discharges, 1 commutation and 13 final discharges from parole. Gov ernor Mead has approved all but six of these recommendations. The six that were denied were paroles for James Mo ran, Nellie Marney, Ralph Shelton, Charles Moomaw, Lee Wilson and Oscar i HAS FREED MANY OREGON CHURCHES FROM DEBT BURDENS ALBANY, Or., Oct. 28. (Spe cial.) Every church of which W. S. Gordon has been pastor since V Rsv. W. a. Gordon, !few Pastor of Albany M. K. Church. Worthlngton. The Governor withheld his approval of these cases because he con sidered that the showing made to the board was Insufficient to Justify the ex tension of clemency. Church Holds on to Property. EUGENE, Or.. Oct, 28. (SpeclaL) The M. E. Church property on Willamette and Tenth streets, upon which the Eugene Commercial Club held an option for $40, o0. bas been withdrawn from the market. The club's option held until October 25. when th- club tried for a renewal, but the Methodists did not oars to give an extension, so the club will have to find a different property for tha new hotel site. TALKS TO BIG HOUSE Judge Stephen A. Lowell Ad dresses Voters at Turner. MANY VISITORS ATTEND Republican Come From Salem and From Other Towns of County. ' Meetings Billed for Speak er This Week. TURNER. Or.. Oct. 28. (Special.) Judge Stephen A. Lowell, of Pendleton, addressed a large Republican meeting here tonight and made a logical presen tation of the Issues of tne aay. A large delegation of Salem Republicans came up on the evening train and there were many visitors from other parts of the county. Judge Lowell spoke to a crowded house at Jefferson Inst night and will address the Taft-Sherman Club, of Sllverton. to morrow evening. WINSLOW TALKS DT GITiLIAM Young Salem Attorney Makes Hit at Republican Rallies. CONDON. Or.. Oct 28. (Special.) Walter C. Winslow. an attorney, of Sa lem, made an address last evening at Alvllle, west of Condon, in the Interests of the Republican ticket and was well received by the enthusiastic audience. Mr. Winslow is a young man and this was his first appearance before a Gilliam County meeting. He presented the Issues of the present campaign In a clear and forceful manner. He will address the cltliens of Lone Rock tonight and Thursday evening Is billed for Olex. Gilliam County has been well served with Republican speakers, every precinct where the population Is enough to Justify, having had one or more meetings. So far there have Deen no Democratic meetings. LEE TALKS IX MAXY COUNTIES Has Been Ont Two Weeks Cam paigning iii Eastern Oregon. MORO. Or., Oct. 28 (Special.) J. D. Lee. of Portland, waa the principal speaker at a big Republican rally here tonight. He delivered a masterful ad dress and waa frequently Interrupted by prolonged applause. The crowd was a large one and a number of out-of-town people were in attendance. Mr. Lee will spend the remainder of" the week In Sherman and Wasco coun ties. He has been out for two weeks and has spoken in Umatilla, Gilliam and Wheeler counties. Senator Fulton at Corvallls. CORVALLIS. Or., Oct. 28. (Spe cial.) Senator Cr W. Fulton addressed an enthusiastic Republican meeting at the Court House this evening. The crowd was one of the largest ever as sembled in this city, and enthusiasm ran high. The address was an excel lent one and was well received. RACER IS LIVERY HORSE OWNER OF MAXIM GORKY. IS SWINDLED OCT OF AMMAL Stable Boy and Blacksmith Sell $15,000 Horse for $175 and Owner Can't Get Him Back. BOISE. Idaho, Oot. 28. (Special.) The Idaho Intermountaln Fair Associa tion, the last of the Northwestern cir cuit, after holding Its annual meeting In this city last week, decided to con tinue it for two days longer this week, with an additional two days of race meet, making four In all. The fair ao far has not been a great success owing to unfavorable weather conditions, but It Is now believed it will break about ven financially. The races have been the best for years in this section of Idaho. The famous Strobel airship, which sailed during each day of the fair, met with an accident during the week while Captain Parker was attempting to make a trip ' from the grounds to the he entered the ministry was in debt when he took charge of it and was free from debt when he left it. Fiva Oregon churches are free from financial difficulty to day through lils ' efforts. With this excejlent record he has come to the pastorate of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Albany, and for the first time since he entered the ministry eleven years ago. he takes charge of a church which is not weighed down with debt. Rev. Mr. Gordon was assigned to local M. E. Church at the recent conference In Portland and has arrived here from Coqullle to be gin his new pastorate. Rev. Mr. Gordon Is a native of Illinois, but came to this state when a young man and secured his education here, attending Willamette University and Paciflo University. He entered the min istry In 1S97 and has served as pastor of the Methodist churches at Drain, Turner and Gardiner and of the Leslie M. E. Church, of Salem. For the past year he has been pastor of the M. E. Church at Coqullle. Rev. Mr. Gordon has a wife and two children and he and his fam ily have already made many friends in Albany. business section of the city and back. When 1000 feet in the air the propeller caught one of the wires suspending the framework and, drawing it against the bag, cut a hole 12 feet long. Captain Par ker narrowly missed being killed. Maxim Gorky, the fast horse that beat the racer Montgomery at Memphis in a stake racer Montgomery at Memphis bartered off by a stable boy to a farmer for 8176. The owner, of Maxim Gorky values the animal at $15,000. The deal waa worked while H. F. Porch, the owner, was attending to business In the betting ring. Frank Baldwin, the sta ble boy. and "Buck," the blacksmith, found a farmer by the name of Wads looking over Gorky and admiring his fine build. Tha stable boy offered to sell Gorky to the farmer, with several saddles and whips thrown in. The bar gain was driven for $175, and the farmer left with Gorky, taking him to his farm in the vaUey. The stable boy and blacksmith disappeared. Porch found the stable empty and the racing paraphernalia gone. The Sheriff was called in and several police, but l tne racer naa oecuino a. ii.oijr nwi ' Wade, after taking: the horse to his farm, was approached by W. M. Palmer, a picture man, who was armed with a bill of sale.. He loaned the owner of Gorky aome money while the horse was racing in Walla Walla, and took the horse from the farmer as payment. He was then Bold by Palmer to D. D. Campbell, a liveryman of Caldwell, a neighboring ctly. for $125. and Gorky la now being rented out as an every-day livery horse. The stable boy and blacksmith were arrested but later released, and Imme diately made foi1 California to attend the Winter meets. Gorky has taken to the simple life and the owner Is minus a fast animal. CHID, DELIVER SEATTLE GOMPERS FOIXOWIXG FAILS IX LABOR UNIONS. Trominent Labor Leaders Revolt. Come Ont Openly for Taft and Denounce Gompers. SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 2& (Special.) The attempt of the Gompers following In the Central Labor Council of Seattle to vote organised labor aa a unit for Bryan has failed, and already several labor lead- era have expressed themselves publicly on the subject and declared for Taft. Among these are M. A. Brown, finan cial secretary of the Carpenters Union; Edward Hannan of the General Labor Council; Fred 6. McCulIough. president of th State Council United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners; and J. M. Mo Cullough, secretary of the Carpenters Union, and formerly president of the Shipwrights Union. J. T. Oldham, a pioneer union labor man and editor of union labor papers, is among those who are outspoken against Gompers. The dictation of Gompers Is made the basis of an attack on the programme to deliver the vote of organised labor throughout the country to Bryan. BIES Br. PATIENT'S SIDE SPOKANE DOCTOR DROPS DEAD IX OPERATING-ROOM. - While Leaning Over Table Making Examination, Dr. Hatching Falls to Floor a Corpse. SPOKANE. Wash., Oct !8. (Special.) Apparently In good health and In the act of making a medical examination. Dr. Edwin S. Hutchlns dropped dead of heart failure beside the operating table In his office at 11 o'clock today. James Pope, of Wilbur, went to the doctor's office. In the Colonial block, this morning for a medical examination and was on the operating table with Dr. Hutchlns standing beside him when the physician suddenly choked. He gasped for breath and sank upon a couch which was immediately behind him. Believing this his physician was ser iously ill. Pope . rushed from the office and through the waiting-room, in which another patient was seated. Sending the other man to the operating-room, Pope dashed down stairs to a drugstore and summoned a druggist. Both hurried to Dr. Hutchins' side, but the physician had died Instantly. ARRESTED AS SHOP-LIFTER Wife of Prominent Snohomish Bot tler Convicted of Theft. SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 28. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Anna Lee, of Snohomish, wife of Thomas Lee, proprietor of the Snohomish Bottling Company, a prom inent and respeoted business man, pleaded guilty to petty larceny on three charges today and waa fined $175 for shoplifting, says a special from Everett. Mrs. Lee was arrested yesterday wearing some feathers on her hat that had been stolen from the store in which she waa arrested several weeks ago. As soon as the fact of her ar rest became known accusations came pouring in from other stores. A search of the Lee residence at Snoho mish resulted in the finding of part of the stolen goods. Her husband paid her fine, and also paid $80 to one of the establishments she robbed. In con sideration of which the court let her off with a fine Instead of a peniten tiary sentence. ROAD GETSJBER PLANT Milwaukee Has Option on Hoqulaxn Mill Property. HOQUIAM. Wash., Oct. 28. (Special.) It developed today that the Milwaukee road, which plans an extension into the Grays Harbor country, has secured an op tion on the holdings of the Northwestern Lumber Company. The price Is not stated, but it Is believed the railroad will purchase the entire holdings of the com pany, which owns a very valuable site at 4he junction ot the Hoqulam River and the Harbor. The city had planned to install a mod ern steel bridge at Simpson avenue, but It is said this will now be impossible, as the railroad company will use the location for Its own bridge. Some weeks ago the Our special Hallo we 'en hand painted boxes are the work of a Portland miss. These, packed with Hazelwood choco lates, make a distinc tive Portland product. I a I 0A A PHONESt A 4553 IMain 798 The Cream Store $1.5.0 .'-FOUNTAIN. TEN DAYS' TRIAL, THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ONLY The big pen sale starts today. .1000 high-grade 5-part Fountain Pens on sale the balance of this week. Each pen is gnaranted to be a perfect writer and we will refund your money any time within ten davs should you fail to find the pen exactly as represented. You can't afford to be without a good pen at this price. SEE WINDOW DISPLAY. FOUNTAIN PENS FILLED FREE EYES TESTED i i i - .. t,A IncMtlnn. but cny ooum jiitvo But 77 must now seek another and less desirable site for the proposed Dnage. Polndexter Opposed to Cannon. SPOKANE, Oot. 28. "If I am elected and Joseph Cannon la a candidate for re election as Speaker. I will vote for any other man who Is e candidate for the po sition. If he is representative of the Taft Roosevelt policies, regardless of who he mav bp." announced Miles Polndexter, Eepublican candidate for Congressman in the Third Washington IJisirici, to tnc Evening Chronicle today. Open New Catholic School. The Alumni Association of the Chris tian Brothers' College will formally open the new school building at Grand avenue and Clackamas street tomorrow night. 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