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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1910)
TTIK MORXING OREGOXIAX, TnUIlSDAT, SEPTEMBER 1, 1910. FROM BLOW OF FIST POBTUNDIiUNDIES Astoria Show Ticket-Seller Is Charged With Murder of Hans Jorgensen. detachment. Fourteenth Infantry, by rail to Kort William Henry Harrison, Mon tana. Headquarters, field, staff and band and machine gun platoon. Twenty-fifth In fantry, to Fort I -aw ton by rail. One half of Company B. Hospital Corps: Company E. Field Signal Corps and school for bakers and cooks, went by rail to the Presidio. California. Twen ty-five horses were seat to Bolie Bar racks. Nearly all of the hradnuarters staff. Department of the Columbia, have re turned. Colonel G corn a K. McGunnegle and bis staff. First Infantry, have ar rived, but It Is not known when all of the troops of the First Infantry will as semble here, owing to the fact that they are scattered fighting forest fires. Ra tions are sent to them from this post and they are In constant communication with these headquarters. - GREENHORN WNS HANDICAP EVENT INQUEST IS HELD TODAY BURGLARS RANSACK HOUSE l pon Aocostlng of Young Women on Street by Member or Crew of Racing Yacht Dancing Sal, Fatal Fight Ensues. AOTORIA. Or, Aug. ' Jl (Special Hans Jorgnsn. who arrived here from Portland on Sunday as member of the crew of the racing yacht Dancing Sal. died at the hospital about 1 o'clock today and Barle Bennett, a ticket seller for the "Merry Widow" show, running on Tenth street during toe regatta, has been arrertei and booked on a charge of. mur der. It being alleged he caused the man's death by striking him in the face with his fist. The affair occurred In front of the show tent about M o'clock on IMonday night but the young man Was not thought to be seriously Injured at the time and no physician waa summoned until last night, when Jorgensen was removed to the hos pital. The victim of the amault wan bleeding ' profusely from the nose and the physi cian succeeded In checking this, but the patient la supposed to have suffered In ternal hemorrhages, which resulted In his death. Coroner Gitbaugh has take- charge of the body and will ho hi an quest tomorrow and it Is probable autopsy will also Oe held to determine whether or not the okull was fractured. Olof Mebly. of this city, who witnessed the affair, says that he and two young women companions had just come - out of ths show and were standing on the sidewalk, when Jorgensen and a com panion came along. They began throwing serpentine at the women standing about and were using some very rough langu age. Bennett, who was selling show tickets, told ths young men to bebavs themselves and walk on. Words followed, until Jorgensen called Bennett a "dago and then Bennett struck the young man a blow on the left . le of the faco that felled him. Bennett, whea arrested, admitted having trouble with two yourg men on Monday night and said he hit one of them, be cause he had u.ed vile language and was . aburtve. but did not know who the man waa Other witnesses of the affair are H. J. SI usher and Arthur Bus and their state ment are said to colncMa with that of "Mebly. Jorgensen. was about 31 year of age and resided with his parent, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Jorgensen. in l"lpertown until ' about three years ago. when the family moved to Portland. He has been suf fering for yean with a disease which 1 Is known as "bleeder," and a brother died frttn the effects of It some years ago. FEW FRAUDS ARE CAUGHT ' Victims Shun Publicity Powtofficc at Standstill. fraudulent operations In nearly all activities are as general now as former ly but are carried on more shrewdly ac cording to O. C. Richer United Slates rostolTIco Inspector. Mr. Riches mum that one reason why wildcat schemes flourish and only a small percentage of them are detected is that the victims shun publicity that 1x00119 in making complaints) to the authorities. "In my mind, there are as many ques tionable promotions being made today as ever, but the operators have learned by past performances what artifices to prac tice to escape detection." said Mr. Kiclica. "Literaturo sent through the (nails is, as a ml, prepared by cunning hands and Is used merely to Introduce proposi tions to would -be victims. Personal aolloW tatton is the method most effectively used these days, and in this way thou sands of people are gulled every year throughout tho country. "The Postotrtce Department la unable to cope with the situation as, frequently, much of the harm Is done before com plaints are brought to our attention. I think that If some arrangement were made with the Federal and State Govern ments to co-operate In fighting the fraudu lent practices, good results would be ob tained. In that manner, the schemes rotild be nipped In the bud and stopped before, the harm is done." Dwelling Entered While Family Attending Social Function. Is OREOOX CITT. Or., Aug. Jl. (Spe cial.) The house of E. T. Avlson. at Fourteenth and Center streets, was entered by burglars lat night while the family was attending a golden wedding anniversary, celebrated at the Congre gational Church. A purse containing about $10 was stolen, besides valuable documents belonging to Mr. Avlson. This morning the treasure - bog was Sylph Runs Close Race and Loses Contest by Nar row Margin. Dr. Lyon's ' PERFECT Tooth Powder cleanses, preserves and beau tifies the teeth and imparts purity and fragrance to the breath. Mothers should teach the little ones its daily use. H I IV RT O IV FINISH IS SENSATIONAL Closing Day of Astoria Regatta Is Largely Attended Despite tho Weather Wolff II Takes Final Event. ASTORIA, Or.. Aug. . 21. (Special.) The third and last day of the regatta opened with a lowering sky and threat- FOREST RANGERS' STATION IN CASCADES DESTROYED. IS TOTALLY i I rzr r ' " 1 1 : i I t I ' if iV ."- 1 : .y z. . .1 &j v v; 1 - v ' - "S ! I .- .' - I A Si l'r'r. : IT I r. r T ..". i 1 I .1 V i t t i i; f I 1 I 1 t St.-. I I k t 1 2 I f I a . I ii l fcl I' - t ' that was hugely enjoyed by the spec tators. The judges have submitted their re port on the protests filed in the skip- Jack sailing race on Alonday afternoon The Pore-'n'Aft was the first In, how ever, with the handicap allowed the race would have been won by the Swal low, but she was disqualified for not rounding the buoy properly, and the Winged O was disqualified on a foul, so the race was given to the iTerrier, with the Comet second. Parade Ends Festivities. Ths regatta came to an end this even ing with a marine parade which was one of the most beautiful spectacles ever seen on the local waters. Fully two. score of craft, ranging from the larger lighthouse tenders and bar tugs to the small pleas ure launches, each decorated with myr iads of various colored electric lights and Chinese lanternt. circled about the harbor, forming a beautiful picture. The prlxe of J10 for the best decorated boat was awarded to the Hartman, with the Lot second and the A. H. Company third.- MAY TRANSFER EXGIXES Seattle Spirit Wants Another Chance to Win Championship. ASTORIA. Or., Aug. 81. (Special.) Owing to thes faot that the engines of the motor speed boat Seattle Spirit be haved so badly that the craft was un able to make a creditable showing In the local speed races, the report is now cur rent that negotiations are In progress to transfer the Pacer's engine to the hull of the Spirit and make another attempt to wrest the laurals from the Wolff No. 2. at the regatta to be held in Portland on Labor day. I1 ' ! V PARADISE PARK STATIOX, WHICH WAS BCR.t'ED. EUGENE, Or., Aug. 19. (Special.) The Paradise Park Forest Rang ers station and all equipment. In the Cascades, was burned Friday afternoon. Van Svarverud, in charge of one of the special convey ances carrying fire fighters to that point from here, has Just returned, and says the fires have swept over many thousands of acres around the head of the WcKenzle. The Forest Rangers' station is three miles from Belknap Springs. Lasses Kroner, of the springs camping grounds, ordered every resort camper out. All campers have been driven out of the woods. Show ers Sundsy morning had a. tendency to check further damage. HUNTERS NOT CONVICTED Men Accused of Hunting Deer With Dogs Go Free. ASTORIA. Or.. Aug. 31. (Special.) The trial of A. Mellls. of Portland, and A. Klenisen, of Oregon City, on charges of hunting without licenses and of running deer with dogs, was held before a Jury in Justice McKay's Court at Mishawaka. on Saturday afternoon and the Jury re turned a verdict of not guilty In each in stance. Later a new Jury was drawn and the same defendants were tried on a charge of " killing a doe, but tne Jury failed to agree. The defendants are the men who were arrested a few days ago by Deputy Game Warden Peterson. found in the yard, but its contents had been taken. There is so far no clew to the burglars. Two strange men were seen shortly after 8 o clock In the vi cinity of the Avlson home. BIG ACREAGE TO BE OPENED Jordan Valley Property Will Benefit by Irrigation. VALE. Or.. Aug. Jl. (Spccial.)-Consid- ersble pleasure is evidenced In Jordan Valley, one of the Interior towns, lying 104 miles south of Vale, from the an nouncement just made by J. W. Catron,. of Santa Fe, N. M.. that he and his as sociates will throw open to settlement and purchase about 60.000 acres of land In the vicinity of Jordan Valley, which they own. and which has heretofore been held In a block. Much of the land will come under some of the Irrigation projects now being promoted in Jordan alley. Couple Adopts Little Boy. OREGON C1TT. Or.. Aug. Jl. (Spe cial. Mr. and Mrs. Nels Rodlun have, through the Count' Court of Clacka mas County, adopted George Keys, a 1-year-old boy. and he has been given the name of George Russel Rodlun. Mr. and Mrs. Rodlun are prominent resi dents of Damascus, and the little fellow they have taken as their own is un- WflRK STAK IS A I NtWHtKb lighted with his new home. Before his aaopuon oy Air. ana Air, rioaiun. m Buildings for raclfic College to Be Ready First of Year. child land. the was at the Baby Home in Port- NE" BETtO. Or- Aug. . (Special.) Tha board of trustees of Pacific Col lege closed the contract Monday with the Newport Engineering Company, of Port land, for the construction of tha ad ministration building for Paclflo Col lege. Early in the year the wives of the members of the board took up the matter of raising a fund of $30,000 by popular subscription for a new college building, a plan which was successfully rarried out by a thorough canvass, and this contract Is the result. Tha new building will be a brick, fared with a tan-colored pressed brick, and w'll be 0 by 100 feet. Besides the president's office and class rooms, there will -e provided an auditorium that will a-.t 900 people. Work will begin tomorrow, the ex cavation for the basement already hav ing been made, and It Is hoped to have the new building completed by tha first of tha year. REGULAR TROOPS ON MOVE Many Receive Marching Orders Fol lowing Stay at American Lake. Crater Lake Road Promised 330,000 e MEDFORD, Or., Aug. 31. (Special.) The Crater Lake road committee of the Medford Commercial Club met last night and discussed plans for the early con struction of the automobile road from Medford to Crater Lake. Thirty thou sand dollars has been promised for this purpose by cltlsens of Medford and other towns of the state. More, however, la needed. Four thousand dollars has been spent 00 surveying the proposed road. VANCOUVER BARRACKS. Wash.. Aug. SI. (Special.) Company F. Engi neers., which has been at American I,aKe. arrived today. The company has been taking up the water pipe and water system at American Lake since the regu lar troops left. Other troops which have been, at American Lake have been ordered as follows: I feadquarters. field, staff and band. First Cavalry, to Walla Walla by rail. Machine gun platoon and troops E. F. G and H. First Cavalry, win hold their annual target practice at American Lake and then proceed to Kort Walla . Walla hv rail. Headquarters. Ftrxt Battalion and bat teries A and B. Second Field Artillery, will hold their annual target practice at American Lake, and then come to this post by rail. Headquarters, field, staff and band and Ellensburg Welcomes Engineers. ELLENSBURG. Wash.. Aug. SI. -(Spe cial) A telephone message received here says that the Army board, of engineers will be In the valley Thursday afternoon and will leave for Easton and the lake reservoirs. The engineers will be enter tained in the Elks' Club. Nearly every automobile In the valley will -be pressed Into son Ice ss an escort to the engineers when they make their Inspection trip. Root Sails for New York. SOUTHAMPTON. England, 'Aug.Sl.- Senator Elihu Root, who headed the American counsel In the N'ewfoundlsnd fisheries dispute before The Hague ar bitration tribunal, and Mrs. Root sailed for New York today on the Kaiser Wil li elm dcr Gross? . NO LOCAL TRAVEL TAKEN On Oregon Washington Limited. Owing to the large voluma of through travel, the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. has found it necessary to discontinue carrying local passengers on its Oregon-Washington Limited be tween Portland. Hood River and Tha Dalles. In either direction. Tha order Is effective Thursday, September 1. and ror.tinues In force until further notice. Tha trains affected are:. Eastbound, from Portlsnd. 10 A. M.; Westbound, from The Dalles, i P. M.; from Hood River, 5:45 P. M.. arrive Portland P. M. " Flftyiis pr rent of the studsnts Dartmouth Ceilst wear flssiea at I enlng rain, accompanied by a chilling wind, but even this did not dampen the ardor of the thousands of visitors, and long before the hour set for the first contest the grandstand and wharves were lined with crowds of people eargerly awaiting the starting of the sport. During the forenoon, however, the sun came out and some of tha best contests of the entire regatta were wit nessed. The ftrst race called was the final of the speed boat handicap contest. The entries were the Greenhorn, Sylph and Wigwam, the latter having an 11-mln-ute handicap. . Race Is Sensational. It was one of the most sensational and hotly-contested races of all. and ior a time It was a tossup who would carry tne nonors. The Wigwam was outclassed In every way, coming in third in spite of her ll-minute lead. The other boats, the Greenhorn and Sylph, ran neck and neck until passing me second buoy, when the Greenhorn gradually gained a slight lead, which ane maintained for the first Ud. On tha second lap the Sylph took the lead on the middle of the course, hold ing It and passing the flagship 14 sec onds ahead of her adversary. During the last lap of the race the Bylph lost badly, the Greenhorn steal ing steadily ahead until the end of the lap and the race, when she cams in a winner by over a minute and a half. The actual running time of the boata entered waa: Greenhorn. 62:45; Sylph, j:u, ana tne w igwam, 75:32. Championship Finals Run. The next event was the final of the Pacific Coast championship speed race. Tne. entries were the Wolff II. the Pacer and the Happy Heine. The Se- I attle Spirit was originally scheduled as a contestant In this race, but owing to aeiecttve machinery was unable to take the lineup. The Happy Heine took the lead by several minutes when tha Wolff II and the Pacer tore down tha stretch neck and neck, passed the Una together ana were on. It was nip and tuck for the first lap. with Pacer slightly in the lead. Wolff II picked up during the second lap ana again tne facer met with a I mishap, and was forced to come In a slow second on one cylinder. The time on the first lap for the two was: Pacer 9:35. Wolff II 9:6. The second lap waa made by the Pacer in 10:69. and by Wolff II in :55. The third was Pacer 12:23 and Wolff II 9:54. The fourth and last was Pacer 11:63. against Wolff 10:14. Ths fastest heat of the three days' racing made by the Pacer was 9:55. and was made during the first heat this morn ing. The Wolff II's fastest time for any one heat was also made this morn-I lng and was :!&. Each heat covered a distance of five miles. The entire time for. the three days' race, covering 12 heats and a dlstancs of SO miles, was made by the winner. vvour 11, in 119 minutes 57 3-5 sec onds, the Pacer lit minutes 12 seconds. The 36-horsepower motor-boat race. In which there were four entries. was won by the Greenhorn, with the Sylph second and Zip third. Tha cutter race between crews from the cutter McCulIoch. the tenders Armerla and Masanita and the French bark Genera: de Boisdcffre, was won by the Mcerulloch's crew, with the Armerla sscond, after an exciting finish. Garret Wln Swimming Race. The 440-yard swimming race, in which there were four contestants, was won by Tom Gsrrett, of the Multno mah Club, and the greasy-boom con test was won by E. O. Gloss, the Port land oarsman. Arthur and Dick Cavill gave an exhibition swim of 220 yards that was very fast, although no time was taken. They also gave an exhibi tion of fancy diving and swimming Thief Steals Winter's Rations. OREGON CITT, Or., Aug. 31. (Spe cial.) The home of Mr. Curtis, Fourth and High street, was visited by an un welcome caller one evening this week, who carried away 30 quarts of fruit that had been carefully placed away for Win ter s use. Albany Merchant Dies. ALBANY, Or., Charles H. B"ox. . Aug. 31. (Special.) . loos! merchant, died I m ' I 1 I 1 rum . n ri I mT I 1 m I o o o o They will NOT telescope They will NOT splinter They will NOT burn From the standpoint of your own safety as well as for the PROTECTION cf your family, YOU should demand a steel coach when you travel The enly Railroad which uses these Coaches between Portland, Puget Sound and Intermediate Points is the Oregon & Washington Railroad OF THE T A LIMITED- o o o o o o In St. (Mary's Hospital in this olty last evening after a brief Illness, at the age of 36 years. He was) a native, of Oregon and was educated at the public schools of Linn County and at the Oregon State Normal School at Monmouth. He was a school teacher In various parta of this stats for a number of years but for tha past two years had een engaged in the grocery business In this city. He is sur vived by a widow. IRRIGATION DINERS' TOPIC Army Engineers and Reclamation Service Men Guests at Banquet. GRANGER, Wash.; Aug. 31. (Spe cial.) Members of the board of Army engineers and officials of Reclamation Service were guests of honor at a ban. quet given by citizens of Sunnybide last night. Sunnyslde grapes, peaches. cantaloupes and watermelons were prominent features of the bill of fare. The people of Sunnyslde and Prosser presented the needs of their portion of the valley to the Government officials', special emphasis being laid upon the advantages to be derived from lrriga tlon of the highest of the bench lands by the proposed high line canal and from establishing storage reservoirs at the headwaters of the Yakima River to in sure an ample supply of water for the valley during the- entire season. Today the party was taken for an automobile ride through the country adjacent to Sunnyslde. where some prize apple orchards were inspected.. Sunny slde will try for prises at the Spokane apple show this year, sending a fancy carload of Spitsenbergs this afternoon. A trip wav made over the new North Yakima & valley Railway, a Northern Pacific feeder. From Granger to Zlllah and beyond, this new road has been completed for a distanoe of 12 miles In time to handle this season's fruit crop. Articles of Incorporation. ADAMS-STREET METHODIST EPISCO- GREENDELL PARK FIVE-MINUTE CAR SERVICE BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN VlW CEMENT SIDE WALKS GRADED STREETS A TRACT FOR HOMES Lots $350 and Up CANN & McBRIDE 432 Chamber of Commerce Building 5TH AVENUE. 34th AND 35th STREETS. NEW YORK HAVE NOW "READY THEIR CATALOGUE No. 102 . FOR THE FALL AND WINTER SEASONS. A COPY OF WHICH WILL BE MAILED UPON REQUEST. NOTICE REPAYMENT OF SHIPMENTS ATTENTION IS DIRECTED TO THE NEW SHIPPING SERVICE, FOR THE ACCOMMODATION OF PATRONS! DETAILS OF WHICH ARE CONTAINED IN THIS CATALOGUE. PAI. CHURCH OF EAST FORTLANIV Multnomah Oounty. Oregon Supplements; artlclei, ahanglng name to Trinity Method lit Episcopal Church of Portland, Oregon. K. U B. COMPANY Supplementary arti cle changing name U II. & Safety Lamp Burner Company. M OTORS For Sewing Machines Most satisfactory labor - saving device for domestic use $16.50 Jhlectnc Store Alder Street. Corner Seventh m D 'It's the Water"- of imp. ID you ever stop to think that bread and beer are produced from the same class of articles, and through practically the same - process of fermentation 1 Both contain alcohol both contain the nutritive properties of grains. Olympia Beer Is made of pure barley malt, a nutritious cereal; hops, recommended as a nerve tonic; and water from our famous Tunwater wells, containing just the proper proportion of mineral salts to make it right for brewing and beneficial for drinking. Thus Olympia Beer is both a food and a relish a natural tonic. You'll be delighted with its rich, mellow flavor. Phone your case orders to Main 671 or A 2467. Tha Genuine Label Look Llka Tola Get It Olympia Beer Agency the Water"-