TITE MORNING OREGON! AN, MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 1910. '
TAFT AND TILLMAN
CLASH AT BANQUET
GoDd-Natured Discussion Wit
nessed at Private
Dinner.
SENATOR PERSONA GRATA
For First Time In Seven Years, South
Carolinan Enters White House and
Once More Enjoys Friendship
of President of IT. S.
WASHIXGTO.V. - Jan. 23. President
Taft and Senator Tillman clashed last
night In good-natured, discussion of the
merits of the personnel of the Army
In Cuba and in the Philippines at the
annual banquet of .the International
Order of the Caribou.
The dinner was a private affair and
the Army men and their guests were
loath to disclose Just what was said, but
It was learned the South Carolina Sena
tor spoke in a characteristic vein .and
made some pointed criticisms of the
realized, as he told the President
afterwards, that ho was touching Mr.
Taft on a sore spot and the President
seemed to understand that he was just
doing it for the purpose of "stirring
him up." for he said so In his reply,
and while vigorously defending the
Army he passed off the whole matter as
a joke.
Tillman Extends Congratulations.
When the President concluded his
speech, which those present declared
was a 'rattling good one." Mr. Till
man was the first to extend his hand in
congratulation and the pair chatted
amiablyfor several minutes.
Since Mr. Taft has occupied the
White House, Mr. Tillman has been
persona grata there, although he had
not entered its portals previously for
nearly seven years. Tonight's Incident
was therefore regarded as merely good
natured banter between two friends
and as neither participant howed any
feeling it was treated lightly by the
Caribouans and their quests.
Speaker Cannon and Representative
Hull of Iowa, chairman of the House
committee on military affairs, also
were present and made brief speeches.
President Taft in his address said:
Tillman Oets Eulogy.
"My friend, the distinguished Sena
tor from South Carolina, I have known
well, have been glad to know him, have
been honored by his friendship, and
I want to assure you that he is a good
deal better a fellow than you some
times think from what he says. He
Is not always one who sits and talks,
thinking about the. race question and
miscegenation and that sort of thing.
He does have other thoughts, but when
he gets on his feet and starts on that
slippery subject it requires a good
deal of force or a good deal of poise
to keep him-from going further than
he really wanted to go himself.
"He says we are going to annex
Cuba. Well, I don't think so. He
thinks that because Cuba has a race
question we have got to mix their race
questloit and our race question have a
sort of result with sulphur rising from
it that is going to consume the world.
I don't believe that. I ddn't believe
the Senator does, except as the words
roll from his lips and as they have
rolled from his lips now since '99 on
the Senate floor."
FOG ENDANGERS BIG LINER
.Antilochus Has Exciting Experience
Off Vancouver Coast.
VICTORIA. R C, Jan. 23. A large
steamer, probably the Aymerlc, due from
Yokohama, was reported tonight close
off 'Carmanah point in the fog.
The big blue funnel liner Antilochus,
which arrived today from the Orient,
had an unpleasant experience off the
Vancouver Island coast last night. A
strong northerly current brought the
schooner to the coast. Captain Kea be
gan making soundings at 11 P. M-, and
ran slow in the thick mist. At 6:30 A. M.
the Antilochus was within four miles of
Cape Beale hefore the light was noticed.
Soon afterward the Pachena Light was
seen, when the steamer was scarcely
more than four miles off shore. She was
held off a point and continued into the
straits, the murky weather being such
that the light at Carmanah was not seen.
The Antilochus brought 62 Chinese pas
sengers and 80CO tons of general cargo,
including 4000 bales of silk.
UNCLE SAM BEATS EUROPE
Notable Victory Won by American
Shipyards for Argentine Boats.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-United States
shipyards have won a notable victory
against European competition in securing-contracts
for building two battleships
of the "Dreadnought" type for the Ar
gentine government. This victory, how
ever, came through the direct and un
ceasing efforts of the State Department,'
acting through the Latin American Bu
reau. From a commercial standpoint the suc
cess of the Department In securing these
contracts is of the highest consequence.
The contract will result in the expendi
ture In the United States for these ships
of a total of J2-.000.000.
A contract aggregating $1,000,000 has
been obtained by a Pennsylvania firm for
furnishing guns for torpedo boats In
course of construction.
SUGAR WEIGHERS STAY
Ball Denied Four Men Now In Jail
for Fraud.
NEW YORK. Jan. 23. Judge Lacombe,
In the United States Circuit Court here,
denied today the application of the four
men now serving a sentence of a year's
lmprlsonmet on Blackwell's Island for
conspiracy to defraud the Government in
the weighing of sugar on the docks in
Brooklyn to be released on ball pending
the hearing of the motion of an appeal.
Judge Lacombe 6aid the application
may be heard at the February term of
court.
More Federal grand Jury indictments
are expected next -week.
ESTRADA'S TERMS SCORNED
Madriz Refuses Peace and Battle In
Nicaragua vis Near.
BLUEFIELDS-, Nicaragua. Jan. 23.
General Estrada, head of the troops of
the- provisional government, received to
day a telegram from President Madriz
through Rear-Admiral Kimball, Baying
that lie refuses to recognize, the provis
ional government. This means all peace
negotiations are off.
Generals Chamorro, Mena, Zeledon, Ma
sls and Correo, with 4000 men, are now
all in the Department of Chontales and
news of a battle may be received at any
time.
General Juan Reyes, ex-Governor of the
coast provinces, formerly one of the rev
olutionists, but who turned traitor and
recently sought permissison from General
Estrada to come to Bluefields to discuss
peace terms, arrived today and immediately--was
arrested and sent to Corn
Island, where the other' political prison
ers are held.
OLD Tl'RAXXY IS RENEWED
Madriz Imprisons Citizens Wholesale
cis Zelaya Did.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. Telegrams re
ceived at the State Dep'artment today
indicate that there has been a great
revival by President Madriz. of Nic
aragua, of the old Zelaya policy of im
prisonment of respectable people for al
leged political reasons.
In one case a house Immediately across
the street from the United States con
flate was entered by soldiers without
warrant.
Troops are being hurried to meet the
Estrada army.
HUGE FINE HAY BE DUE
TOURIST STEAMER LIABLE TO
PAY $120,000 PENALTY.
Treasury Department Refuses to Re
lax Law In Interest of Cleve
land Party.
HONOLULU. Jan. 23. With a fine of
$200 for each passenger landed here con
fronting the vessel as a penalty for vio
lating the coastwise shipping laws, which
forbid a foreign ship from carrying pas
sengers from one American port to art
other, the Hamburg-American .steamship
Cleveland, with 660 around the world
tourists from New York, is due to arrive
at Honolulu tomorrow.
The Treasury Department at Washing
ton cabled to Collector of the Port Stack
able today to enforce the coastwise reg
ulations upon the steamship's arrival
and that no exception will be made in
this case. While the fine of $200, it is
understood here, will only be imposed
upon about 10 or 12 of the tourists, who
expect to remain in Honolulu, it will ap
ply to all the passengers upon the ar
rival of the steamship at San Francisco,
whence the tourists expect to return to
New York by rail.
The Cleveland is under foreign register
and sailed from New York on October 16.
SLEEP SOUGHT, GIRL DIES
Maidens Want Rest Before Masque
rade, Sedative Kills One.
COLFAX, Wash.. Jan. 23. (Special.)
Miss Charlotte McGreano, 19 years
old, is dead, and Miss Sylvia Biggs, the
same age. dangerously ill at the Gran
don Hotel at Maiden, after taking an
overdose of bromides and chloroform
Friday night to produce sleep and rest
well before attending a masquerade
ball the 'next night.
Miss McGreano was the daughter of
Mrs. G. A. McGreano, a widow of Spo
kane, and Miss Biggs, is a daughter of
George Biggs, of Spokane. Both girls
came to Maiden from Spokane a month
ago and gave their names as Sloan and
Jacobs.
Miss Biggs told Coroner Bruning
that they did not Intend' to commit
suicide, having taken a heavy dose of
bromides that afternoon. About eve
ning they took two ounces of chloro
form, Miss McGreano drinking more
than her companion. They then retired.
On discovering that Miss McGreano
was dead. Miss Biggs was frantic. Her
cries brought assistance. Doctors Bes
tol and Fleagles worked diligently to
resuscitate Miss McGreano, but failed
after several hours' effort.
44 YOUNG DOCTORS PASS
State Board Awards Diplomas After
Examining 7 0.
Out of the 70 applicants for state license
to practice medicine who took the exami
nation before the State Board of Medical
Examiners in the rooms of the City and
County Medical Society on January 4, 6
and 6. 44 passed the tests applied. The
list of the successful young doctors fol
lows: William M. Semones
Mark C. Meyers
Ocor(?e S. Hollister
Vivian C. Staats
John I. Thompson
W. Q. Tucker
Irwin C. Sutton I
Kcnwick W. Rohbins
l.arl R. Butturff
Elliot A. Reed
Andrew J. Browning;
Kdward M. Bywater
Kdward H. Anthony
R. K. Kleinsorge
rlaude Lomax
Nels J. Lund
William K. Shea
Nels P. Paulson
Albert T. Stoekwell
Thomas J. Fox
I.. L. Hewitt
Edwin W. Morse
K. D. Hitchcock
H. E. Russell
P. S. Kaadt
H. H. Whitney
John Buckley
E. D. Kanaga
J. D. D. Chambers
B. TV Wallace
G. F. Pchmelzel
O V. Morrow
C I,. Poly
William J. Miller
David Breuer
William H. Pollard
William B. Stewart
C. L. Booth
M. C. Fox
H. A. Rue
M. L Austin
H. Denman
.William A. Trueblood
William R. Shinn
MAN AND WIFE VIOLENT
Couple Who Exposed Children on
Housetop Adjudged Insane.
BELLINGHAM, Wash.. Jan. 23.
George Pestot and his wffe, -who. with
their children, were found naked and
dancing on the roof of their home at
Lynden, January 18, waiting for the Lord
to come in a fiery cloud and bear them to
heaven, one of the children dying from
exposure during the dance, were ad
judged insane today and committed to
the asylum.
Both are violent, the woman being in ft.
s traitjacket, manacled hands and feet and
tied down to a cot when visited by the
lunacy commission in the County Jail.
vThe three children of the couple have
regained their reason and are in the
charge of the Associated Charities.
DENVER "LID" ON TIGHT
Hotel Men Join With Officials to
Make Sunday Really Dry.
DENVER, Jan. 23. The "lid" was
clapped on Denver at midnight tonight,
and if it will be possible for any saloon
or restaurant-keeper to pry It off before
Monday morning the officials of the Hotel
Men's Association and Anti-Saloon League
and the District Attorney will be greatly
surprised, . judging by their assertions
this afternoon, when, they united in de
ciding that Denver was to have one abso
lutely arid Sunday. "
With or without meals, it Is declared,
no liquor or naar-liquor may be sarved
The approaching campaign for a "dry"
Denver Is thought to influenee the move
ment toward a parched Sunday here.
JURY CAN'T AGREE
l r ' i i t t
Liquor oase Agamsi ta jonn
sen Fails to Hold.
PLAN RETRIAL . AT ONCE
Though Convicted and Fined In Mu
nicipal Court, Jury rn Circuit
. Court, After Deliberating Seven.
Hours, ' Can't Convict.
Failing to agree on a verdict after de
liberating for over seven hours, the jury
in the case of the state against Ed John
son, charged with selling liquor without
a license, was discharged by Judge Morrow
late Saturday night. Johnson, formerly
proprietor of the Dragon Restaurant, had
been convicted of the offense In the Mu
nicipal Court, where he was fined $100.
From this sentence he appealed his case
to the Circuit Court. Deputy District At
torney Sullivan, who conducted the prose
cution, said last night that the case
would be retried immediately.
This is the second of four cases of the
same kind against Johnson for alleged
violation of the liquor law! all of which
have been appealed from the Municipal
Court to be heard on appeal. Two of these
cases are still pending in the Circuit
Court, In one of which Johnson was not
only fined, but was also sentenced to
serve 60 days on the rockpile.
The first case in the Circuit Court re
sulted in favor of Johnson, the jury re
versing the decision of the trial court
and exonerating him of the charge. The
second case was concluded shortly before
noon yesterday, after Seneca Fouts, one
of Johnson's attorneys,- had declared to
the jury that the cases against Johnson
had resulted, from the latter ceasing to
pay tribute to the police for protection
from arrest.
Mr. Sullivan made a strenuous objection
to Fouts' accusation, but as the same
thing had been asserted previously In
evidence, the court ruled that the at
torney had a right to review it.
While on the witness stand yesterday
Sergeant Klenlen was asked if it were
true that he had told Captain Slover that
he would "get" Johnson yet, and he re
plied that it ' was true, for he was de
termined to bring the man to Justice for
having violated the law, and not from
any personal matter of revenge.
PARIS AND LONDON WAIT
RXOX' ' MANCHURIAX ' PLAN
FAILS OF INDORSEMENT.
Report Reaches Washington That
Britain and France Withhold
Move on Proposition.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. The report
from Paris that both Great Britain and
France will withhold indorsement of Sec
retary Knox' plan for neutralizing the
Manchurian roads was received at the
State Department with much surprise and
regret.
No official announcement of such con
templated action has been received here
and the hope was1 expressed that the dec
lination may yet be found to be at least
conditional.
The strongest hope was expressed that
In any event the powers would give their
assent to Mr. Knox' alternative proposi
tion for the neutralization of the proposed
Chin Chow Fu-Tsitsihar Agun Railroad.
The construction of this road is deemed
of the highest , importance In the scheme
of developing the Western part of Man
churia and Eastern. Mongolia, and from
the American standpoint, it was said,
there could be no valid objection either
to its construction or its neutralization.
DISPUTES DELAY SETTLEMENT
French Declare Unfair Treatment In
China Road Loan Deal.
PARIS, Jan. 23. It la understood
here that the delay in the final settle
ment of the terms of the Hankow
Szechun Railway loan was due chiefly
to disputes over details connected with
the apportionment of the roadway be
tween the financial groups Interested,
the construction material and similar
questions.
According to a statement In well-informed
quarters, the French group,
headed by the Indo-China Bank, held
out because they considered that they
had not been fairly treated.
It was charged that the English
group had been unduly favored. A rep
resentative of J. P. Morgan & Co.l has
been here for several days, straighten
ing out the dificultles.
FRANCE AND BRITAIN AGREED
They Will Indorse Rejection of
Knox's Manchurian Scheme.
PARIS, Jan. 23. After exchanges be
tween the two Cabinets, both France and
Great Britain have decided to conform
their answers to Secretary Knox's Man
churian proposition to those of Russia
and Japan, which have declined the pro
posal for the neutralization of the Man
churian railways.
"Whether the replies of France and
Great Britain have been forwarded as yet
to "Washington, however, is not disclosed.
Although both Russia and Japan make
reservations' regarding the Aigun-Tsitsi-kar
proposition, the Temps today insists
that the concession would be a violation
of the Anglo-Russian convention of 1S99
and the Chino-Japan-ese conventions of
1905 and 1909 and consequently is certain
of ultimate rejection.
TRAFFIC SHEETS ISSUED
Copper River System In Alaska Pre
pares Rate Schedules.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 23. Time sched
ules and passenger and freight tariffs
have been prepared for the Copper River
system, which steamers and 102 miles of
railroad in ' the Copper River district of
Alaska this Summer will operate.
The traffic sheets will be sent to the
Interstate Commerce Commission at
Washington for approval before they are
published. Steamer" service for passenger
and freight will be provided from Tiekal,
the present rail terminus of the railroad,
102 miles from Cordova, up the Copper
River and up the Ohitina to the head of
navigation.
BAD ROADS FILL CITIES
Knox Draws Lesson From Experi
ence or French Farmers.
Yt-ASHINGTON, Jan. 2S. Secretary
Knox believes that the congestion of pop-
ulation In great cities is caused in large
part by the lack of good roads In this
country. He told the House committee
on foreign affairs today that the rea
son France was the best agricultural
country in the world was because she had
had good roads so long.
"The agricultural population of France
does not have to spend its money in re
pairing vehicles and harness every Win
ter. I think good roads have Improved
the advantages of rural life. I think
thej have caused the population to remain
on the soil more than in any other coun
try. You do not find that tendency to
urban population in France and England
that you do in this country," said Mr.
Knox. ' '
The subject came- up in connection
with the consideration of an appropri
ation for the participation of the Uni
ted States in the "permanent Associ
ation of Road Congresses," an Interna
tional affair.
The Secretary also stated that auto
mobiles were working havoc with
roads. He got the appropriation.
Council May Boss Alaska.
. WASHINGTON. Jan. 23. After sitting
almost continuously for the last three
days, the Senate committee on terri
tories on Saturday perfected the Bever
idge measure to create a legislative coun
cil for Alaska.
The proposed council was Increased
by the sub-committee so that It will
be composed of a Governor, an Attorney-General,
a Commissioner of Interior
Miners and eight others, two from each
of the four judicial divisions.
All the members of the council are
to be named by the President. The
council is authorized to levy a special
tax . of not more than one per cent on
the value of the gross output of the
mines. This tax is to create a fund to
defray the expenses of the meeting of
the council and Is In addition to direct
appropriations to be made by Congress.
MASONS HOLD BANQUET
WILLAMETTE LODGE, NO. 2, CEL
EBRATES IN STRONG FORCE.
Masonry Extolled as Making Good
Men More Good Done by Assem
bly Than Recluse.
One hundred and eighty-one lodge mem
bers, and invited guests were present at
the annual banquet of Willamette Lodge,
No. 2, Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons,
held Saturday night at the Commercial
Club. The occasion was marked with
that good fellowship and good cheer for
which all the social events of "Old Wil
lamette" are noted.
The officers of Willamette Lodge, No.
2, are: Worshipful Master, F. B. Mallory;
senior warden, H. H. Parker; junior
warden, "W. Russell Mackenzie; treasurer,
Adrian McCalman; secretary, William S.
Weeks; senior deacon, Edward J. Failing;
Junior deacon, N. Paulsen; senior stew
ard, William C. Saunders; junior stew
ard, Albert E. King; chaplain, Rev. H.
D. Chambers; tyler, George Hunt,
It was 9:45 o'clock when Toastmaster
H. H. Notrhup was Introduced and at
his request Mr. Weeks read the list of
those seven members of the lodge who
have died during th year: 'Tonnis Tolli
son, Robert L. Carroll. B. F. Clayton,
Jacob Spiegel, Franci V. Drake, F. M.
Arnold and George H. Andrews. Of these
three were sojourning In other jurisdic
tions at the time of their death, and four
died in this vicinity. A silent toast was
drunk to their memory.
"The Grand Lodge" was the subject as
signed to Grand Master Norris R. Cox
and he changed It to an address on "Ma
sonlo Symbols and Ideals." He recalled
that it was in Willamette, No. 2, that he
first saw Masonic light and experienced
true fellowship. Briefly he emphasized
the lessons taught by Masonry in . its
character-building . and the duty of the
Mason to the state and to his. fellowman.
Past Master Knapp spoke for "Wil
lamette Lodge" and said that, although
in Masonic ritual it was No. 2 in thte
state, it was No. 1 in the hearts of all
present. "The more Masons we make,
the better men we create," he went on,
"and better for the community at large.
What is a Mason? I believe it is best
explained by the apprentice degree, which
taches us our duty to God, to our neigh
bor and to ourselves. I have known men
who were good Masols .yet they IVid
never been inside a Masonic lodge. If you
ask me: Is there danger in making too
many Masons? I answer: 'Be careful in
accepting members.' Masonry Itself will
do the rest."
In the unavoidable absence of Judge
Robert G. Morrow, Junior Grand Warden
Burnett, of Salem, replied to the toast
,"The Blue. Lodge," and voiced the
thought of the catholicity of Masonry In
its members standing on a common plat
form without being bound by any one
creed. "It is good for Masons to got to
gether," he proceeded. "No hermit or
recluse ever reformed his fellowman. In
the solitary silences. Get together. Hold
an 'assembly of Masons.' (Applause and
laughter.) No man can lie down on Ma
sonry and expect it to do everything for
him he must do everything for it."
Grand Orator Beekman responded for
"The State of Oregon" and referred to
the lessons taught in Sam L. Simpson's
poetry and the heritage that has been
left us by the old pioneers. Past Grand
Master Williamson spoke of "The Craft
Wherever Dispersed" and Past Master
Boyd responded to "From- Labor to Re
freshment." At intervals during the progress of the
banquet a woman's instrumental , quartet
played patriotic and popular music, with
excellent effect.
CURTISS ALONE IS LEFT
Aeronauts and Aviators Scatter to
Other Cities.
LOS ANGELES. Cal..' Jan. 23. AH of
the aviators and aeronauts who took
prominent part in the 10-day aviation
meet just concluded in this city, have
departed with the exception of Glenn
Curtiss, who will leave for Hammonds
port. N. Y., tomorrow unless otherwise
advised.
Louis Paulhan and entourage left
early today for San Francisco.
Charles K. Hamilton left last night
for San Diego, where he will try for
the altitude record of the world on
Monday.
Charles F. Wlllard has gone to Fres
no, where he will fly under the manage
ment of Frank Johnson.
Clifford B. Harmon and President
Bishop, of the Aero Club of America,
started today for New York.
Dick Ferris, manager of the avia
tion meet here, will leave tonight' for
San Francisco, and from that city will
go to Salt Lake and Denver to arrange
for the appearance of Paulhan and his
associates in those cities.
STORM DELAYS CAMPANIA
Cunard Liner's Wireless Silent Since
Leaving Liverpool Saturday.
NOW YORK, Jan. 23. Heavy storms at
seat are believed to have delayed! the
Cunard liner Campania, which was due
to arrive today from Liverpool. Nothing
has been heard from the steamer, al
though wireless messages from here from
stations up the coas't have been expected.
The Campania left Liverpool last Sat
urday with between 3uo and 400 passen
gers on board-
SIS FLOODED
Seine, Fed - by Tributaries,
Does Heavy Damage.
VILLAGES UNDER WATER
Railroad Traffic Throughout France
Is Disturbed Bridges Swept
Away and Traffic 1- Canal
Is Also Abandoned.
PARIS, Jan. 23. Although some of
the rivers have reached their maximum,
the Seine, fed by its torrential tribu
taries, continues to rise, causing In
creasing damage. In . addition to the
heavy property loss resulting from the
flood, thousands of persons have been
thrown out of employment.
At Chalons and neighboring villages
the situation is critical, the water hav
ing reached the second floor of many of
the houses.
At Chateau-London the undermined,
hillside became an avalanche- and
buried four houses. Five of the oc
cupants were killed. Other cave-ins
are feared.
Streets Under Water.
The water is flooding the streets of
the lower suburbs of Paris and a boat
service has been organized. The
Seine Is black with -wreckage as it
surges through the heart of Paris and
a score of corpses of persons long
since dead have been dragged out.
The drinking water of the city is
badly discolored -and the police and
physicians have recommended boiling.
The Seine is expected to rise three
feet by Sunday night, when the worst
probably . will be over.
Railroad, telegraph and telephone com
munication is interrupted throughout
Eastern France today. Many bridges, have
been swept away and canal traffic has
been abandoned. -
The streets in scores of cities and vil
lages are under water. Lille, Chalone and
Troyes suffered most. The waters of the
Rhone and Marne, with their tributaries,
were reported at a standstill today.
Warehouses Badly Damaged.
Half of the surface and subway trans
portation lines have been rendered inop
erative. Cellars along the quays are full
of water and there will be heavy loss In
wines and other warehouse goods.
Immense 'damage is reported from the
suburban towns along the Seine. The
water at Port Royal is 14 feet above nor
mal and the indications -upstream presage
a further rise by tomorrow night. Troops
and firemen everywhere were called. Out
oday to aid in the work of rescue.
The Cabinet has decided to ask Parlia
ment on Monday to appropriate $400,000
for the. relief of the people in the af
flicted districts.
Railroad traffic out of Paris, especially
to the south and west, is badly crippled.
Thousands of rats are escaping from the
sewers here. Indicating that the waters are
invading the entire labyrinth beneath
Paris.
PiONEER OF '62 IS BACK
ROBERT A NICCOLLS AFTER 40
YEARS, RETURNS.
Oldtlme Oregonlan Built First Dalles
Bakery, Returning to Iowa
In 1868.
Robert A. Nlccolls, an Oregon pioneer
of 1S62 to 1S68, is the guest of his son.
who has been a resident of Portland for
the last six years. Mr. Niccolls was
born in Westmoreland County, Pennsyl
vania, August 25, 1834, and removed to
Iowa with his parents in 1S42, settling
near Burlington. A few years later he
removed to Wapello County, whence, in
1802, with nine other persons, he started
for Oregon May 26. The company had
both horses and oxteams, and arrived at
The Dalles September 25, remaining there
until the following Spring.
Mr. Niccolls recalls French Brothers,
Handley & Sinnott, W. H. Newell, Will
iam Laughlin and others who weue in
business at The Dalles at that time. In
the Spring of 1SS3 he went to Umatilla,
and, being a carpenter, built a few of
the first business houses there, including
the first bakery.
The next Spring he acquired 320 acres
of land near S-ummerville in Grand
Ronde Valley, and soon after engaged
in freighting to Umatilla. In connection
with that-business he recalls an experi
ence which came near costing him heav
ily. Having been intrusted by a man
named Rinehart, at Summerville, with
a large sum of money to pay to a man
in Umatilla, upon paying it over he re
quested a receipt. The man replied, "I
will just put it down on the books that
will be all right. See, here is the entry
crediting the amount." "No, that will
not do," said Mr. Niccolls; "I must have
a receipt. I want something to show
that I have paid the money to you." Mr.
Niccolls had to repeat the demand sev
eral times before a receipt was written
on a dirty sprap of brown paper. The
actions of the man aroused his suspicions,
and he was careful not to mislay the re
ceipt. Upon his return to La Grande he
found the Umatilla man had failed and
his books did not show that the money
in question had been received. His credi
tors were endeavoring to show that Rine
hart had not paid the money and were
preparing to sue him for It.
Mr. Niccolls left Grand Ronde Valley
in 1S68 for Iowa, and two years later
BRIGHT'S DISEASE
Report Case of Mr. B. Grimes, Clear
Lake, Wis. a well -developed case, al
bumen nearly twenty-five per cent.
loss in weight incapacitated, could
hardly get around. Treatment changed
and put on Renal Comp. Feb. 3 2, 1909
between six and seven weeks before
Improvement was noted. Case began to
respond about the seventh week im
provement thereafter steady. On Aug.
15, 1909, Dr. Goodwin reported the last
trace of albumen had disappeared. Sep
tember 15, '09, still no albumen and pa
tient feeling so well that the above re
port was sent In voluntarily.
The agent employed in the above case
was Fulton's Renal Compound. Where
It is administered before the' heart has
broken down and there is still recuper
ative power. Chronic Bright's Disease,
even In its most stubborn and supposed
incurable forms, commonly yields, and
physicians are -more and more .discard
ing futile Digitalis, Nitro-Glycerine,
Basham's Mixture, etc., under which the
deaths have doubled, and are" saving
lives with this treatment-
The new emollient treatment, Ful
ton's Renal Compound, can be had at
druggists.
We desire every patient to write us
who Is rrbt noting the usual improve
ment by the third week. Literature
mailea free. Jno. J. Fulton Co.. 645 Bat
tery St., San Francisco, Cal. We Invite
correspondence with physicians who
have obstinate ca?"1
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304 Oak Street, Between Fifth and Sixth.
was married in Wapello. He reared a
family of seven children six boys and
one daughter. The sons are still living.
While never a resident of "Portland, Mr.
Niccolls was often here, and was well
acquainted . with many of the business
places of the city. Now, after his return
for the first time in a little more than
40 years, he can scarcely find any of the
old landmarks, and scarcely any of the
old familiar faces.
Cleiulale Satisfied With Station.
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Commission received a communication to
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