THE MORNITfG OREGOXIAX, THCTISD1.TV.. AUGUST, 18, ,1910. Merchandise of Merit Only LIVE WIRES MAKE MANY "ABR.ESTS" IN CAMPAIGN FOR FUNDS FOR FAIR. TUFT INTERESTED LIVE WIRE POLICE GATHER IN S8000 IN GORE'S CHARGES Figures Showing Millions Paid by Indians as Fees Sent to Beverly. Court-Martialed Citizens Con tribute Liberally to Port land Livestock Fair. Summer Bargains in Brief From All Over the Store . vr "7 rv -i a -j""v'""; 4-" -""".; r -yiS f- ' - it i- &u (x UNIQUE TACTICS SUCCEED Jadyes Sentenced to Rockplle and Compelled to Do Time on Spot. Total Amount Is Expected to Reach f 10,000. Hot thxn ponw was contributed toward ft-. expenses of the Portland Fair Livestock Exposition yeaterday a the result of the effort of the "Uve Wires." According to numeral! accounts and the keltrf of R L Hraler. In command of the Live Wire army, the total will reach fully 10.O when the outlying district commander return their reports." By contrlhutlnit thta KW. Portland peo ple have obtained T4.0W admission ticket to the fair and thla alone will aecure a good attendance each day of the atr. Aii a triumph for a unique body, the achievements or the 'TJ Wires" In arlllng Mn ticket will go down In the null of Portland. The "U Wire" or ganization wa perfected a Tew weeks a o at a dinner lirld at the Portland Com mercial Oub. The "Live Wires" are all member of the Commercial Club, but the ornaniaation la entirely distinct and aeparale. It Is tlie ole aim of a. "live wire" to boost. boost. boof for what ever may be for the good of the city. Court-Martlal Cioi Fun. Off all the freakish actions of the "Uve Wires.- the holding of the slant court martial yewterday caused, perhaps. the mom hilarity. Staid cltlsen were pilloried before their laughing fellows, and. after they had furnished amusement for the crowd, were permitted to go after being assessed ao many books of season ticket. In all the merry throng only one man lost hi temper. He Anally apologised and the matter ended. A lot of the discarded Portland police helmet had been obtained. These traced the head of a doaen unruly "cope. Itn the protection of seining piece of metal, known by courtesy as shield, the 'cops proceeded Into the city to arrest any and all citizens who bad not bought sea son tickets when It wa thought they should have done so. Their aetlvltie did not end here. Tney picked upon uch a staid citizen a H. f. Wortman. They called bim to task for advertising his new store and then no not Ju day but aeason ticket. Mr. Wortman paid. He did not look unhappy. County Judge Cleeton and Circuit Judge Catena wr captured and placed on trial In the bar formed by a giant fish net. They aggravated their case by talking politic. ', , The twain were ent to the rockpile. Motion for a new trial wraa promptly oenled. So that the epectatora might have the pleasure of seeing sentence per formed, the rockplle. consisting of Cham er of Commerce flint specimen, was tirought In. On this unpleasant seat the two were seated. ralrol Wagon Help. The efforta of the perspiring patrolmen were helped by the flying patrol " w, Impressed was Chief Cox with the wonderful work performed in capturing criminal br the machine that It wa laid that he will furniah the ponce auto for the second night relief. Julius- Meier and E. H. Hume were ar rested. In a trail of dust they made their escape. In a bigger trail of dust they were captured. Before their captor would undertake to take them back to tail It Is said, on what authority id not exactly known, that liquid refreshments were forced upon the policemen by the prisoner. Among those captured during the course of the morning were: Judge Advocate Robert Tucker, who was trying the pris oners, and for hi sins was condemned: special Prosecutor "Pike" Davl and Judge Alex Sweek. whose looks the court did not like; H. I-. Welah. mho used hair restorer;- E. Wemme. who did not; At torney George Joeeph. who wore hi hair too long, and a host of others. The afternoon wa devoted to wiling tickets again. County Give $500 to Fair. The County Court lgned an order yesterday autborlxing the County Clerk to draw a warrant for 500 In favor of the Portland Fair Uvestock Associa tion. An art of the Legislature passed In 10 gives the County Court the right to make appropriations for county fairs. BALLINGER STANDS ' FIRM rxyretary Determined Sot to Resign Cntll Requested by President. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 17. On his arrival here from Klamath Falls today, secretary of Interior BaUlnger said that he still was determined not to re sign until requested to do o by Presi dent Taft. He refused to discus the result of the California primaries and when asked for hi opinion on the nom ination of William Kent for Congres from the Second California District, he merely amlled. Accompanied by Chief Law Officer Finney of the Reclamation Service, the Secretary I Inspecting the various gov ernment Irrigation projects In the west. Friday he will leave for Yosemlte Val ley, where he will spend four days. He will return to Seattle before going to Washington. Referring to hi conservation policy. Mr. BaUlnger declared that it wa based on experience as a Westerner of the needs of the West. Among the Improvements which he will advocate on his return to Washington will be bet ter roads and Increased hotel accommo dations for Yosemlte Valley. THIEF KILLED IN BATTLE Arkansas Sheriff Probably Fatally Shot; One Man Kscapes. HOT SPRINGS. Ark, Aug. 17. In a street battle between two alleged horse thieve and Sheriffs officer here to day. George Chtlweod. one of the thieves, was killed and Sheriff Jade Houpt was probably fatally wounded. Sheriff Houpt and a posse have been trying for a week to arrest George Chllwood and his brother. Today they rode up to the Sheriff posse and asked If they war wanted. They were placed under arrest, but dashed from the Courthouse, the officer In pur suit. The officers opened fire, the fugitive returning the shot. Oeonre Chi I wood wa killed and the Sheriff probably was fatally wounded. The other Ch.il wood escaped to the mountain. ' rA 1 1 1 1 11 ' ' : y mmmi ill II r . w sswa . . - 1- r-rc t. -rrsOscr- 3Qr9, r ' Jyyos- PEACE IS SOUGHT New Mediator Tries -to End Columbus Car Strike. UNION MAY BE IGNORED Man Injured In Riot Dies Troops to Remain on Guard Indefinitely.' Harmon Relents After Asking for Police Chlers Scalp. COLf MBUS. O.. Aug-. 17. After the Co umbus Railway 4 LJght Company's re jection of the City Council's offer to act u an arbitration board In settling the strike of the streetcar men. Governor Harmon and Charles J. Pretiman. presi dent of the Chamber of Commerce, to night Inaugurated new peace efforts. Mr. Pretxman tomorrow will seek a formal offer from the company to rein state Its old men wjth an advance In pay to 3 cent an hour and with no recogni tion of the union. Mavor Marshall again tonight refused to be responsible for the operation of cars after dark, and the company con tinues the policy adopted last night of putting armed detectives In the cars. Robert Mitchell, aged 3S. a piano sales man, died today from a fracture of the skull, sustained when he was hit by a brick while riding on a car last Sunday. Militia authorities are preparing to hold troops here Indefinitely. Governor. Har mon expressed himself today a well pleased with the order that has prevailed qlnc the calling out of the troops.' Gen eral Weybrecht say that. If It Is necea sary to keep the troops here Indefinitely, he will give all the organisations In the guard a chance to perform duty here. In; eluding the naval militia. It became known today that the Gov ernor recommended the dismissal of Chief of Police Carter. The Governor relented when Mayor Marshall demurred strenu ously and even went to the point of de claring that he would rather resign him self than remove his Chief. The Chief was ordered today to don a uniform, which, so far. he has never worn. COUNTRY HAS 93,600,000 Statistician Say State Show C 9. 7 Per Cent Growth. NEW YORK. Aug. 17. A Columbia University statistician has been com paring the census thus far announced at Washington with those of previous enumerations. He figures that the average gain thus far shown Is 1 7 per cent. If a similar ' percentage applies ' to the rest of the country the net gain for the whole country will be 17.300. 00. making the total population of the continental United States over 12,(00.- Chk-ago Haa S. 500.000, la Asserted. CHICAGO. Aug. 17. A new directory glvtng the names of S03.10S Chtcagoans and accounting for a total of 2.3S.ul. has been published here. Publishers of the directory announced yesterday tnelr belief that Chicago had 2.500.000 people claiming It as home. 2 MORE CITIES SHOW GROWTH Albany and . Indianapolis Secure ' 6000 and 04.000 Increase. WASHINGTON. Aug. 17. The popu lation of Albany. N. is 100. 253, an Increase of 6102 or' 6.6 per cent-, in compared with J4.151 in 1900. The population of Indianapolis Is 244.650. an Increase of 64.486 or 38.1 per cent, as compared with 169.164 in 1900. MINERS SEE GOMPERS LABOR PRESIDENT DENIES HE FAVORS ANY FACTION. John Mitchell Appears and Quiets i Delegates, Permitting Taenia ' ' to Make Speech. . INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 17. Samuel Gompers. president of the . American Federation of Labor, appeared In the special convention of the United Mine workers tpday- and denied that he was in Indianapolis in the interest of any faction In the miners' organization.. . He said that the object of his visit wa to meet with other members of the " executive board of the American Federation of Labor to hear the appli cation of Charlea H. Moyer. of the Western ' Federation of Miners for ad mission -to the Federation. President Gompers said that It was the intention' to- admit the ? Western Federation of Miners and establish a department of ' mines in . the American Federation. . John Mitchell, ex-president of the United Miners, this afternoon came to President Lewis' relief and restored order when the delegstes had refused to hear Lewis' defense to the attacks of Duncan Macdonald, Illinois secretary. Mitchell, in a few words, quieted the delegates and Lewis was permitted to speak. Lwls 'denied" giving "Illinois oper ators administrative Information . and defied his opponents to file charges of misconduct against, him. . Another attempt was made today to stampede the convention for an In dorsement of the Illinois strike, but It did not go through. WAR IGNORED BY NORWAY Blneficlds' Situation Does Xot Jus tify Desertion of Seamen. NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 17. On behalf of the Norwegian government. John D. Grace, a local attorney. Issued a state ment thla morning. He says: "The government of Norway declines to consider the state of affairs existing at Blneflelda sufficient to justify sea men in quitting the service of vessels entering there. Therefore sny seaman quitting the Norwegian ships for no other cause sufficient in Itself to termi nate the contract will be deemed and treated as a deserter." This announcement followa the re fusal of a Norwegian aeaman a few days ago to sail for Blueflelds on the ground that a -state - of war existed there. - POSSE IN' PURSUIT Armed Band of Stockmen on Trail of Cattle-Thieves. FUGITIVES FACE LYNCHING Silver Lake Ranchers Find Horses, Mules and Cattle Missing Hot Trail Discovered and Race Is to California. Border. BEND. Or., Aug. . 17. (Special.-) A large number of the-stockmen of the Silver Lake country. 90 miles south of Bend, are in armed pursuit of cattle and , horse rustlers, according to the report brought to Oils' point by James S. WakeBeld. a well-known pioneer of Sliver Lake.. Suspicion . was aroused last Tuesdav when the Lane Brothers, big stock men. of that region, noticed the absence of a number of valuable mules. Investigation developed the fact that more than 25 horses which had been ranging at large near Silver Lake had disappeared. On Wednesday, E. B. Brewer. Frank McBroom and Kinnear. Buick, started out to pick up the trail of the lost animals, if possible. The-fact that they all had been bunched , and. were being driven southward, evidently . -at top speed. . removed the last vestige of a doubt concerning their absence . being due to theft and not accident.. A day lates another armed posse of Silver Lake citizens, seven is number, started on the trail of the rustlers, while horse and cattle owners over the en tire section started to look .up their stock and do what was possible to head off the thieves. i Bv chance was learned from a sheep herder, who had seen the stock, that the rustlers were but two days in the lead of their pursuers. . If the former can make good their escape into California and manage to reach some town where they can dispose of the animals their chances are reckoned good, not i only for eluding the. posse but for. making a pretty penny , from their venture. If they are found by the stockmen there seems every reason to believe that unless they surrender' in the meekest kind of manner a- lively recep tion will be accorded them. with, per haps, the ending which the law of the range for long has meted, out as Just for the horse thief.. '" Suspicion of the theft rests upon a small party of men who have beea camping In "the mountains near .Silver I.ake for some months and who recent ly vanished. The pursuers' refuse to divulge the names of the suspects un til their auspicions either are proved correct or found to be falser . Control of Fraternals Discussed. DETROIT. Aug.1 17. Discussion of a proposed bill to regulate and control fraternal benefit societies was -the of the National Fraternal Congress, In session here, '....'.. PERCENTAGES RUN HIGH Chickasaw Governor Now Denies He Ever Possessed $75,000 as Pre viously Reported Contin gent Fees Indorsed. SULPHUR. Okla., Aug. 17. Attor neys' fees again occupied especial at tention today at the hearing before the special commission appointed by the House to Investigate Indian affairs. It was testified that J. F. McMur ray. holder of the 10 per cent fee con tracts for the sale of $30,000,000 worth of Indian lands, had many contracts with the IndianB. At the time a 750. 000 fee was paid to his firm for prose cuting the citizenship case, he also had. it was asserted, two contracts with the Chlckasaws. which paid him J5000 a year, and two contracts with the Cher okees which paid him $5000 each, be sides expense allowance. Governor Favors Contingent Fees. Douglas H. Johnson, Governor of the Chickasaw tribe, was on the stand most of the day and was asked why it was so many special attorneys were employed by the Indians, when they al ready had attorneys on regular sala ries. He said that the Indians had be come convinced that the employment of attorneys on contingent fees was the only method of securing results. When asked again how it was that he deposited J75.000 to his personal ac count, shortly after McMurray had been paid the $750,000 fee. Johnson re plied that he never had $75,000. Senator Gore told the committee that he would have-no more evidence relat- i . v. i.. i. v. o , o 4X Ann bribe Mip$ IW Ilia V II.' V- ...av . had been offered him to promote the Mcaiurray contract. Figures Sent to Taft. The committee today sent to Beverly, Mass., a statement of the amount of money the Indians had paid out in con tingent fees in the last 20 years. It showed the total amount to be $3,893. 304.54. It waa said that the figures were for the use of President Taft. The statement shows that among the largest fees was $789,000 paid by the Chickasaw Indians to recover $2,858,798. The New York Indians paid $240,843 to recover less than $2,000,000. The Eastern Cherokees paid a fee of $720,000. In some Instances the fees paid were as high as 25 per cent of the property Involved. In presenting the figures before the commit tee. Representative Campbell, of Kansas, said: "It Is a rather startling condition of affairs that such an amount 'of money was paid by the Indians to American law yers when the Government itself is the guardian of the Indians." COAL LAND THROWN, OPEN Furmers May Slake Surface Entry on Large Tract in Dakotas. WASHINGTON. Aug. 17. A delegation from North and South Dakota, headed by Governor Vessey from the latter state, conferred with the Interior Department officials today, seeking an order looking to the surface entry of about 1,000,000 acres of withdrawn coal lands in the two states. The Dakotans were Informed that the deDartment already had taken practically the action for which they had come to w ashlngton. Temporary regulations have been issued explaining that the withdrawal of lands was subject, under the law, to surface ac quisition, reserving the coal for the United States. William B. Newman, law examiner of ,the General Land Office, they were informed, had been sent to Lemmon. S. D., the headquarters of the Dakota land district, to assist in expe diting the settlement of the agricultural claims. HIGH CHINESE DEPOSED Edict Cnexpectedly Removes, Two Members of Grand Council. PEKIN. Aug. .17. rAn imperial edict was Issued today unexpectedly dismiss' Ing two members or the grana council. Chili Sui and Wu Yu Seng. Prince Yu Lang, a member of the imperial fam- awwwijjBi, tiMi m,mmmmmwm mmmm . t " " P $ ' " I I, I 5' -a I I fcaMSt.i.it.-saaaaMttWiiiiv r irrl Yoiir Appearance Will not suffer if you have to wear spectacles. They are im proving to most people 's looks when fitted by one who. under stands how. Your eyesight is too precious to neglect. You owe them all the attention and care that they may need. ' THEY GET CAREFUL ATTENTION HEEE ' We do all ' our own grinding. Broken lenses replaced while you wait. 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Is appointed to succeed Hsu Shih Chang as president of the ministry of posts and communications. $2000 FOR AN IDEA The NEW YORK HERALD will pay two thousand dollars to any artist whose idea for a full page comic feature drawn by himself is adjudged to be the best submitted in a competition which will 'remain open until October 1, 1910. ' This competition will be open to all the arti its of America, and amateurs as well as professionals are requested to submit their ideas. The NEW YORK SUNDAY HERALD is now presenting "Uncle Mun" and 'The Tiny Tads," and the popularity of these fea tures has established them as standards. This competition is expected to produce a feature as funny as "Uncle Mun" and as or iginal as "The Tiny Tads." All drawings and suggestions should be sent to the NEW YORK-HERALD and should be received in New York before Oc tober 1, 1910. A New Gold Field in British Columbia A rich (told quartz vein haa been discovered on Grouse Creek, Carl ' boo District. B. C, where 5Q,000,000 (Fifty Million Dollars) has already be8Theallode0ist slxfeet'wide. and 'pans gold ao freely that wages can be made bv sluiclna; decomposed quartz. This is a tunnel proposition, no inkins- or hoisting, and a motor car can be run from Ashcroft feta tion on the Canadian Pacific Railway, to within a mile of the property. i' have acquired the two original locations of one hundred acres on both Bides of Grouse Creek, and have formed a syndicate to take over the property. No money Is to be paid for property until it is developed and ore in sight. , . . , , Get in on the ground floor and make an investment which prom ises to return you $20.00 for every dollar invested. Apply for information and shares to - CHARLES F. LAW, Broker P. O. Box 11. ' Room 7, Bank of British. North America Building. Vancouver, B. C