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THE M0R3OXG OREGOXIAN, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1911. used by President Taft in turnin otot SEE Parkrose in our autos. Call or phone for appointment. No obligation on " your part. Will take you morning, after noon or after work. Phone Main 208 or A 2050. POWER PLANTS tha first sod to mara ids nnuui.u ment of the groat fair. Tha President will arrive on Friday evening in time to attend a banquet at one of the principal hotels, at which covers for 100S guests will bo laia. MENSHRI 1 I ill W-J IDAHO PURCHASED J. S. and VV. S. Kuhn Invest Millions in Boise Elec- trie Line. CURRENT USES ARE TRIPLE PitMborf Millionaire RTitfd to Pe-Ore Monopoly of Road. Snake Rlxrr In Be Har ness! for Irrlraln. BOISE, Idaho. Oct . (gpcUL Ob of the largest business d'als closed In Southern Idaho in ysars took place tMs week when In Kuhn Interests, reoresentsd hv J- S- and W. 8- Kuhn. muttl-milllonalraa. of Pittsburg pre nlrr Irrigation tract builders of South. rrn iaho. purchased the holding of tho Iiotse Interurhan Railway C"m ranr. of B'llao. tho Boise Valley. Cald well and Intervening polnia Tho deal Included tre transfer of securities of between $1.0.000 and IJ.o.iO.ono. Thero aro three Independent olectno riwer llnea In operation In Boise at ue present time, the Boise Internr ban tha Folae Valley and tho Bolsa F.allway. Negotiations are now aald to be under way fr tho purchase by tho Kuhn of the two remaining llnea. tho Bolae Valley and the Boise Railway, giving to them a complete monopoly and to thia city ono system of electrlo lines. Tho Kuhna now own a chain of pow er plant, eatlmated in millions, from Twin Fatle In the ea.t. along the Fnake River in Pnntr.ern Idaho to Hole, and on a far west aa WUr. Eventually, their pUn I to control all power rl" ,rl "-,,on. of ,,ne state to feed Southern Idaho with eiee trlrltr for power, llghtlr.it. Irrigation, pumping and heating purpoaea. Bote la Haw Mafc. Bole la to be tho hub of the electrle power acheme and throuah tho pur chase of the B-lae Interurban. ln-cl.irttna- Ita li.ooo.ooo power plant at Hwan Fall, on the Snake River, the Kuhna have eenterad In thla portion of "Ivr Pierre, prealdent of the Boise Sc interurban. went to Pittsburg some weeks ago in connection with the . - .'.hi,. the meantime iranarer. i w rw" , mad an Inspection of the company a holdings ana m-n bur, where tho negotlattona wera consummated. Tho Bolsa Interurban waa Incor porated four yeara airo for IS.OoO 000. The control of tho etock waa hold In Pittsburg by flnanrlera of that city, including J. R. McOlnley. T. H. -In-" . r,,fmv 1 J plaher. Julian Kennedy and Michael Murphy, of Philadelphia. W. K rierce. of the real estate firm of W. K. Pierce rom '"' iced the Eastern capitalists to Invest in the road and . was elected president. The Inter urban company paid from the time tho i . . . .... run over the 33 miles of track between Bolae and Caldwell. rirM IMaaaed. The main object of the Kuhna In gaining control of power planta in thta etate U to generate electricity by tha . . kl.l water rtnake inn may nm um-u - . . - . i. iitlnn niirnnltl It nianer i-pi ..- II la claimed that thousands of acreo are being reclaimed in mis manner. j second purpoee la to generate electric I'y for power and lighting purposes in Tne xowna v ..-. ...-- - trlbutarr to It. including Welr. Pay- n - I.' . Cntftwell. File. (miariP. t armn. rvun - - - - --. Nampa. Boise. Mountain Home. Olens yerry. Bllaa, ooooing. pnoenon. can Fall. Minidoka. Richfield. Twin Valla. Jerome. Wendell. Burley and oth er towna. The third object la to oso . .M.Ant fn. heetlna- our- lnr inrpiu" . - rosea, furnishing it at no greater cost than tnat oi me coai i'iMI"i tlon. TAFT SPEAKS AT SEATTLE r..ri!noeo: rrom Ftrat fir Burlington. Mount Vernon and Everett, making brief apeechee In each place. Mr. Taffe first epeoch of tha day waa delivered at Belllngham. He pre fllcted tha opening for traffic of tha Tanama Canal by July 1. 1911. said that Canada waa going to ba sorry aha bad not adopted tha reciprocity treaty and talked f.r a few mlnutea about conservation. Presides! Telia eent. in apaklng of the opening of tha Panama Oanal the President aald he would let the reopla of Hellingham "into a little oflrirUI confidence." "If nothing untoward happena." he aald. -von can count on the completion of tfe canal not later than the first of July. Il. It haa only been promised on the Xat of January. 1IS. and there fore. If It la not ready until then, you must not aay that anybody made a promise that It would be completed before. "I am eipreaalng a hope based on ralrulaiton. but. of course, man pro poses and lid disposes." M r. Taft said that it made no ditTor snce what policy waa adopted In re gard t tolle or maaaaement of the anai. tor the people ware certain to see that axrantemenra were made ao aa to make it profitable to ship gooda through tho waterway. Jeeeacee Hassr Pn .Ideal. Before leaving- the speaker's plat firm ai Bellinchara. ftono Takicama. a rreity little Japaneae woman, repre-n-r.g the Jpvneo rioclety of Hel lingham. presented to the President a bou-viet With Mrs. Taklgama ware her two little dauchtera. both rlad in flowing silaen aarrnenta and botn unabaehed at their proatmlty to greatness. tme I ttle girl shoxed an early fondness for - btitfona by climbing on tha knee of M1or Butt, the Pre.ldent'e aide, and remeirvng there, blissfully Inattentive o me ratory of ir. Taft. while the party staet on the platfurm. The Major Mushed, but acted temporary godfather aa If he liked It. t ft to nnr.R rm (.Rovxn rrealdrnt Will Handle) Spade at Pig Panama glspie'llrnn Nest baturdVay. SAX FRASCIS''). Oct. Tho ground-breaking for the Panama-Pa-rifle Exposition, at which President Taft will officiate next Faturdav. promisee to be one of the most notable ee4ebration m San Fraarlsco'e history. A military and naval parado will pro rwde the cocemonlea in the atadlum at 3nJsB tfate Park and elaborate exer cises. consiaMng In part of choral eing Ing and of addresses by President Taft. Governor Joanson. Mayor M.-"arthy nd fhxrles C. Moore, prrsldool of tha tlxpoaition. wtll bo given. A enlitt silver apade wth redwood kaadia. embossed with ativar. will bo CHILDREN TO HEAR ADDRESS Hrt Infantry Band to Come on Taft Train Krotn Vinconivr. 1 VANCOUVER. Wash.. Oct. s. Impe rial.) President Taft will bo in Van couver from 4:10 o'clock until 4:4 o'clock. October 11. and will deliver a short speech. All of the children from the State School for tha Deaf, from the i i CtkAllM v nva.f mnA frfim the It'. ' - - .. - city achoola. will be taken to the train to see the President. The First Infantry band, from Van couver Barracks, will play, and a car to carry the band to Portland will be attached to the Presldent'a special here. Colonel McOunnegle will accompany President Taft to Portland. President Taft will speak from hla car. which will be awltched to the North Bank track, on the east aids of tha station. COI.I.KGE CHEERS AWAIT TAFT ralTersltr of Washington Student Practice Nalar-Makers. H BATTLE. Wash.. Oct. . (Special. One thousand howling, rooting nnl veralty students led by their yell Csar will gather tomorrow morning at 1 o'clock at the corner of I'nlonjavenu and Fourth street ana win womm Into IS squads eacn or wnicn win do lxe It is tnere. uapiaine i are busy perfecting their organlsatlona and euch yelling aa has never been heard will Issue from tho throats of these savants of higher education when the prealdent passes In the slant pa rade. A whole holiday haa been granted tha students. - SuOOO'lTsiTASKED PORTLAND TO ENTERTAIN AI.ASKA BROTHERHOOD. BuMnca Men of City Are Requested to Contribute for Pleasure of Yfcltor. Portland buaineaa men will be asked by the Alaska Club, of this city, to sub scribe to a fund of 6000 that la de aired for the entertainment of tha Arctic Brotherhood when It holds Its annual convention here November 14 1. Inclusive. The Arctic Brotherhood la a fraternal organisation, consisting of tha representative bankers, mer chants, minora and business men of British Columbia, Alaska and Yukon. This will bo the first time the organi sation haa convened In Portland, and It la expected that (AO delegates and visitors will be attracted here by the meeting. At a meeting last night, the Alaska Club appointed the following commit tee, which will solid, subscriptions to the entertainment fund: F. W. 8 wan ton, general manager Columbia Mill ing Company: R. Releraon. presldent treaaurer Releraon Machinery. Com pany: A. H. Devers. president Closset A Oevers: W. M. Killlnjrswortb, ex president Portland Realty Board: Sam uel ConnelL president American Bank at Trust Company; R. W. Raymond, of the publicity department of the Com mercial Club, and F. A. Freeman, as sistant cashier Lumbermen's National Bank. The value to Portland of thia con vention will consist of tha opportunl tiea offered for extending acquaint ances among the buaineaa men of thla city and dealera In the north. The ultimate result. It Is predicted by mem bers of the Alaska Club, will be to In crease materially the volume of buai neaa between the merchanta of the ex treme northweatern countries and wholesalers and jobbers in this city. ABERDEEN ISH0ST AGAIN Gray Harbor Wants Portland to At tend Development League Meet. E. C. Miller, president of the Aber deen Chamber of Commerce, visited Portland a second time yesterday as an emissary from the Grays Harbor cities to Invite business men of Port land to be their guests In Aberdeen at the convention of the Southwestern Washington Development League, to be held there October IS. 1J and 14. The development of the Olympic Tenlneula and the problem of utilising the agri cultural resources of logged-off lsnds will be the principal topics of discus sion at the convention. Prominent men from the Important cltleo of Washing ton are to take part. The Portland Commercial Club la planning to arrange for an excursion of buaineaa men to Aberdeen for one day ef tha convention at least, and the committee In Aberdeen la arranging an elaborate entertainment for Its visitors. Mr Miller says that a movement is on foot among the Grays Harbor cities to make September tl the anntvereary of the opening of the Chhalls bridge, which gave them a direct outlet into the marketa of Weetern Oregon, an an nual holiday. Mr. Miller will leave this morning for Aberdeen, and the details of the excur sion from rortland will be taken In hand br the promotion bureau of the fommerelal Club. Mr. Miller waa ac companied to thta city by J. 8- Thorn ton, manager of the Grays Hsrbor Light Power Company, who wilL return with htm today. DESTRUCTION IS ALLOWED Liquor Seised After Violation of Low la Interdicted. SALEM. Or Oct. . iSpeelai.) At-torney-tiencral Crawford has received an Inquiry from A. F. l lark. Justice of the Peace at Richland. Or. aa to whether a magistrate baa authority to order the deatrucllon of intoxicating llouora which have been seised by an officer under a search warrant, when such liquors are for aale when pro hibited by the laws of the state. The Attorney-General holds that not only has ha magistrate such authority, but he is compelled to order such liquors destroyed, the language of tha lo.al option law gtvtng him no discre tion in the matter. '.North Bend Gets Postal Dank. MARSH FIELD. Or- Oct. (Special.) A postal savings bsnk is to be estab lished at tho postofflce In Jw'orth Bend thla month. Tho bank In Marehf.eld baa been o success aa far aa amounts of deposits are concerned and It Is be lleved that In North Bead a postal sav ings bank will have like patronage. Tho postmaster of Marshfleld has been notified that the free mall delivery In Marahfiold will bo Installed February 1 acat. So Fluent Are Veniremen in Excuses, List Is Weeded Down to 45. JAMES FIRST, IS REPORT Three Citizens Fall to Report to Court. One Being Dead, Another In Europe and Third Is Out of Country. LOS ANGELES. Oct. . The trial of the MrN'amara brothers here, both of whom are under indictment charging murder in connection with the explo slon which wrecked the Los Angeles Times plant October 1. 1910. was vlr tusJIy begun here today before Su perior Judge Walter BordwalL although perhaps nobody except District At torney Fredericks knew whether John J. or James B. McXamsra would sit In the prisoner's chair when tha case was called formally day after tomorrow. Many Indications pointed to James B. McXamara as the first man to be tried. Of the 12S men named In the first venire of prospective Jurymen. 121 re sponded to a call for preliminary ex amination, and at the close of court Judge Bordwell had weeded this num ber down to 4S, who were Instructed to return Wednesdsy. Counsel for both sides as; reed that this short-cut saved days of arduous work. Three Fall to Report. One of the three men who failed to respond la dead, another Is in Europe and tha other is out of the county. A number of veniremen pleaded deaf ness "when people speak low." and several aaid their wives had been nervous ever since rubpenss had been received. W. . M. White, a man of advanced yeara. said he waa subject to nervous headaches unless ha went to bed at o'clock. 8. W. Upton ssld ha was building; two schoolhouses. and had to finish them. Both ware excused, as were all others who were able to show that their business would suffer If they became Jurors In a trial of long dura tion. Clergysaan la Exewaed. Rev. W. D. Trostle was excused be cause he Is a clergyman, and Charles Chrlstney, a tailor,, was found not to be a cltlsen and got away. Attorneys Clarence Darrow and Le compte Davis, for the defense, watched the process.. Whichever man. goes on trial for murder Wednesdsy, the defense, it was ssld tonight, will be the same that the Times building waa destroyed by a;aa and fire and not by dynamite and fire. Out beyond the hills north of town there haa been conducted a secret ex plosion experiment station, where re peated discbarges of gas and dynamite have plowed up the earth In order that any difference In the action of tha explosives might be shown. Tey Balldiag Made. Besides tha results of these experi ments, spectactors at the trial will aee a toy business building, complete to the most minute detail, set on a table be fore the Jury. Thla structure Is a model of the Los Angeles Times build ing, with one side cut away to show tiny printing presses, linotypes, desks and all the machinery .of a great news pa per office. By the model tha defense hopes to demonstrate the effects of the ex plosion in accordance with Its theory. There will not be a session of court to morrow because of a state-wide elec tion on proposed constitutional amend ments. By agreement today between at torneys for both sides, the re-examl-natlon of Attorney John R. Harrington, of counsel for the McNamaras, before the grand Jury was postponed for resetting. This wss done to permit At torneys Darrow and his assistants and District Attorney Fredericks to attend the examination of the venire of Jury men for the McNamara trial. BUSYBODY HITS KRAFT Autolst ResonU Advice Which Is Followed by Blow on Nose. , Because he objected to being told how to mend his automobile when It waa stalled on Grand avenue last night, and resented having matches lit under the engine. O. E. Kraft, of tha O. E. Kraft Company, was struck by a monkey-wrench In the hands of a drunken passer-by. who fled Immedi ately. Kraffa nose was broken. His assailant was sesrehed for by the po lice, but no trace of hla whereabouts could be found. Kraft, with a companion, waa driving along Grand avenue In his runabout when the engine balked. With the assistance of hla companion Kraft was trying to find the trouble, when an un identified man, passing by. offered ad vice, which Kraft rejected. He aald n was able to mend the engine. Kraft waa at drat thought Injured fatally and waa removed to the of ncea of Ir. James proat. where he waa attended. He waa later able to go home. Ashland Takes Big- Premiums. . ASHLAND. Or. Oct. . (Special.) Ashland exhibitors seem to have carried off most of the big fruit and poultry premiums offered by the Rogue River Valley Industrial fair which closed at Medford today. First award was made the Ashland exhibit for the best general display of farm products. Ashland peaches won both the first and eecond prises tn all peach exhtbita and Newtown and Spits apples from Ashland were awarded first prlxe for commercial pack Walnuts and figs exhibited from here also swept everything before them, while there were a multitude of smaller premiums for plate and variety ex hibits tn the fruit and vegetable llnea accorded to local exhibitors. Ashland poultry growers seem to have captured prises right and left at the fair., too. Those who won firsts snd sweepstakes from here being T. F. Smith. O. O. Helman. Mrs. Henry Esteriy. Albert Archibald and B. A. Whiunora. I m" . -. I H A I i 1 rM I I "t JC VV. oa wc I V T" aML 4 aa! s, ..easxaafwsae . . real i-ja immwr WW flTtra a, , c .r- VJ IMPORTANT POINTS PRICES Parkrose prices are positively lower than adjoining property. Acre tracts, $1100 and $1200; half acres, $600 and $700. TERMS Pay 10 per cent down and 2 per cent monthly. Five per cent discount for cash in full. Title guaranteed perfect. IMPROVEMENTS You'll enjoy all city advantages electric lights, water, telephones, unexcelled street car facilities. OPPORTUNITY There never has been such an opportunity offered to large and small investors before. Parkrose stands unequaled unap proached supreme. REBELS ROB AND WRECK 2 KILLED, 1 5 PASSENGERS HURT THROUGH ZAPATISTS' GREED. Traveler n Mexico liincd Up and Stripped of Valuables While Two Trains Crash. MEXICO CITT. Oct. . The band of Zapatlsts who-dynamited the "bridge of death." on the Interocean Railroad, near Axochlapam, In Puebla. yesterday, held up and robbed the passenger train from Attenc!ng-o and by refusing to permit the .trainmen to go back and flag a freight train that was following the passenger trsln. caused a wreck In which the fireman and a train boy were killed and 15 passengers Injured. The passengers had been lined up alongside. the train and stripped of their valuable when the freight train thundered around the curve and crashed Into the rear of tho passenger train. There was little time to escape from the danger sone and many were struck by bits of wood and ateel from the splintered coaches. Among the njnred was a British clt- "Always jTf i5 irv T sfkL. ?! TV Made by A. SANTAELLA Y CA Hart Cisar Cev Dla. FsrtUai i JaVaHW ".V 7 jr. lzen named McLaughlin and bis wife, of Puebla. The Zapatista proceeded to rob the freight train and its crew. According to government advices to day. 1500 Zapatists have been routed by S00 federals under General Alberto Palacclos. The fight lasted from 7 o'clock Sat urday night until 8 o'clock Sunday morning. Many dead and wounded from both sides are reported: LUTHERANS MEET TODAY gin Subjects Announced. 1 The English conference of the Pacific Synod of the Lutheran Church will meet at S o'clock tonight at St. James' J English Lutheran Church, at West Park and Jefferson streets. An all-day ses sion will be held tomorrow, beginning at 9 A. M. The afternoon session will convene at 2 o'clock, and the evening session st t o'clock. Rev. C. F. W. Stoever, of Tacoraa, Wash., will be the speaker tonight. Rev. Theo Sehoenberg, of Belllngham, Wash- assisting In the service. Ele& tlon of officers will take place tomor row morning. Following the business session Rev. W. E. Brinkman, of Seat tle, will lead the discussion on "The Problem of the Sunday Evening Ber- Reliable" Tampa, Flo, Here's Fair Warning! You must act quickly if you expect to secure an acre or half -acre tract in Parkrose at the opening prices. Prices will positivelv advance $50 per acre and $25 per half acre after October 11. Only two more days. Don't wait Don't delay. Take time by the forelock phone Main A 208 or A 2050 right now for appoint ment to see Parkrose in one of omr autos, without expense or obligation. JUST A FEW REASONS WHY BECAUSE Parkrose lies just beyond Rose City Park. BECAUSE It is in the direct path of the city's great est growth. BECAUSE It only means 10 minutes, more in the morning and evening. BECAUSE It will have the most desirable improve ments. BECAUSE The Rose City Pjrk carline will be ex tended to the center of the tract. BECAUSE It is the best investment opportunity ever offered in this city. BECAUSE You will enjoy a happier, healthier and more profitable life. BECAUSE You can cut your living expenses squarely in two. BECAUSE It solves THE HIGH COST OF LIVING. Remember, prices positively advance after October 11. Now's the time. HARTMAN & THOMPSON Ground Floor, Chamber of Commerce. Fourth and Stark Sts. . Phones Main 208, A 2050. vice." Rev. William P. Holl. of Che halls, Wash., will speak on "Our Men, and What They Can Do for the Church." Professor Streyffeler will have a paper on "Sunday School Music" and Rev. M. E. Boulton, of The Dalles, will give a report from the general council. The speakers and subjects tomorrow afternoon will be: "Some Elements of a Successful Luther League Devotional Meeting." Rev. Mr. Sehoenberg; "The Work of Young Men and Women in the Societies." Rev. C Wllker, Medford; "Educational Work." Rev. W. C Drahn. FALL EXCURSIONS CA5T OCTOBER W, 18, W-2 LAST otati rwiTTTl WAT ' xu n , , n:n frt ail "Eastern desti- we are dbiuus nations for those dates. rial reaucuuua from regular fares. Call or write for particulars. Round Trip Low Fares A. D. CHARLTON, At. Gen. Paaa. Agnt 255 Morrison Street, Corner Third, Portland Prices Will Posi tively Advance $50 Per Acre Oct. 11th Victoria, B. C.; "Church Finances," Rev. Mr. Smith, Vancouver, Wash. The subjects tomorrow night will be: "Ed ucation." Professor Frederick; Mis sions," Rev. M. E. Boulton. Fork Tin Pierces Eye. KLAMATH FALLS, Or, Oct J. (Spe cial.) O. C. Mitchell, a veterinary sur geon, had his right eye put out this afternoon by the tine of a pitcjifor. He was walking with the fork, holding the handle downward, when he stum bled and fell. T, fo Very mate- Take The NORTH COAST LIMITED The only Exclusively First-Class Train East. Three Other High-Class Trains. To St. Paul, Chicagro, Minneapolis, Kansas City, St. Louis. i i