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TTTE MORNING OKEGOMAN, SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1913. LW1 DENOUNCED BY REPUBLICANS Delegates to Chehalis County Convention Favor Investiga tion of Labor Troubles. TAFT AND HAY INDORSED Only Eight Oat of 228 Favor Other Candidates for President Plat form Held Model for State .Meet In p. ABERPKEX. Wash.. April II. (Spe cial. Ienounclng defamers of the Aiwrlrtn flaz. demanding that citizen ship be not cranted aliens until after ten years' resldcnr. in the United States, axklns that the Immigration laws be revised so an to exclude Im mlcnntj from countries of Southern Kurope and Indorsing Taft. Oovernor Hay and favoring' a National minimum age stale for all damnified Industrie, the Republiran convention of Chehalis County, which met hero today, took the bull by the horns In the recent labor strussle. inlrred up here by the J. W, W.. and. without naming that organ ization, practically demanded a Fea era! Investigation of It. The platform Is expected to be a model for the state convention. The convention was strictly Taft. not over eight delegates out of 22s being for any other candidate for President. Thee. led by County Attorney W. K. i.'amnbcll. of itofiulam, and Norman S. Richards, of Oakvllle. pleaded vainly for recognition. Richards really represented the La Follette sentiment in the county, and he made h!i appeal for one doleaat. to the state convention. It waa not granted. The state delegation of 20 was In structed to work for an Instructed Taft delegation to the National convention. ATTEMPT TO ROB FAILS Cracksmen I nuccef ul in Opera Bank. tion on Waslraugal WASHOUGAL. Wash.. April II. I Special. ) A bungling attempt was made to rob the Clark County Bank here early Tuesday, when robbers cut a hole through to the roof of the vault and attempted to blow up the structure with dynamite. The attempt failed be cause of the heavy railroad Iron with which the top of the vault was pro tected. An explosion at about S o'clock awakened Henri Rlche. of the Commer cial Hotel. City Marshal Olscn waa notified and an investigation made without any results. Nolac of a second explosion slso attracted attention of the Marshal and it is supposed bis activity frightened away the Tobber. The next mnrnln; fools were found in the hank which had evidently been taken from a boat house near by. Meth ods of operation indicate the work was done by amateurs. 'mur to the vault Is slight. City snd county officials are working; on the case. MRS. 0. B. RIPPEY BURIED Dayton Woman Kxplres Suddenly of Heart Disease. DAYTON. Or April II. iSpeeial.) Mrs. O. B. Rlppey. who died auddenly of heart disease on roaster morning, was buried at Portland yesterday. Mrs. Rippey was the lfe of one of the sub stantial men of this place. Fannie Bostwick was born In Frank lin. N. V, June 11. 1.1. In 187 with her parents she moved to Woodbine, la., and after completing her education she taught for six years. She was mar ried to O. B. Rlppey. June 22. 1881. They resided In Nebraska for 22 years, moving to Clackamas. Or. In 101. and from there to layton. Or., a year later. She Is survived by a husband, one son. Rudolph C. of Portland: three daughters. Jennie. Fannie H. and, Ruth: a niece. Lottie, who haa been a member of the home from early childhood, and two brothers. J. C. Bostwick. of Ard mor. Okla-. and Taut Bostwick. of Woodbine, la. STATE FIRE RISKS SHOWN Total of SI .;. icS rUcn Oregon I-al Year. SLE.M. Or 7rTl 12. (Special.) In a statement completed today by state Insurance Commissioner Fergu son it Is shown that tire risks, less cancellation, amounting to 1S0.;2.18. were written In Oregon In Mil. Premiums received, less cancellation, during that year amounted to :'. li on fire risks. P.elnsuranee prem iums amounted to '"5.503: net prem iums. $.:.-l.::M: losses Incurred. $1. 4.15.7!: losses paid. $1.374. 354. and losses paid less reinsurance. $1.0. H. As a comparison of the f.re Insur ance business for the preceding year, the prior report shows the following statement for Cross rl-.lt . 1211.- 21. 107: risks cancelled. $I.U.0: gross premiums received. 11.317. 871: premiums returned. H;i.t;. gross losses. Sl.l$5.i7t, and losses paid. . i:J.J2. MELON IS READY TO CUT Rnotrll Fund at Seattle Increased by $10,000. SEATTLE. Wash.. April 12. (Spe rial.) "Prw on me at once for 110.- 0. ?lgned J. M. I'lxon." Joyous neas to the Koose-vi It organization in Seattle came ye.'terday In the shape of a telegram In substance like the fore going. lun Landon. chairman of the local Itoosevelt committee, and W. T. Weeks, secretar). Immediately proceeded to take advantage of the plenteous gener osity of T. R-'s campaign manager, and. according to reports, there will soon be a nice, fat fund for mstlers In Seattle No time was lt In filing the draft with a leal bank. The Illinois victory of the Roosevelt rlans did the trick. 'orth Dakota had put a terrific damper on prospects for "material results." EUGENE PLANS NEW ROAD Kight-of-'Way Obtained for Electric Line to ( rr ell. F. L"'J F..M :. 'T . April ' -. Special ) A group vt Euacne business ram who own 1500 acres of land south of the city have Interested their neighbors In a project for an electric railroad from Eugene to Cottage Grove to the extent that rtsrht of way has been secured from Eugene to Creswell, 10 H miles southward, and this right of way. to gether with a showing; of the resources of the territory to bo traversed, will be presented to some company with a view to obtaining the construction of the line. With the Portland. Eua-ene Eastern extending Its lines In three directions from Eugene, and with ' the Oregon Electric laying rails for an extension from Salem to Eugene, the prospect seems good for the extension of one or the other of the, two lines across the low ridge of hills to the south of Eugene Into the Camas Swale. Deeds for the right of way are be ing made to P. E. Snodgrass. vice president of the First National Bank of Eugene. Mr. Snodgrass. however, stated positively that he and his asso ciates will not build the road, although they are Interested In obtaining trans portation for this part of country. They DKtTll TAKES MtRlOX COIN TV FIOXKKR WHO CAME WEJT IX 1S5I. Assoa ti. Gleaaea. WOODBCRN. Or April 1. (Sperlal.) Amos S. Gleason. a pioneer Marion County farmer, who died April 8. and who was buried at Hubbard Wednesday, was born In Ripley County, In diana. October 12. 1SJ2. Crossing the plains with his parents in 1851. the family setlted on a claim at the present site of Needy. Clackamas County. Amos Glea on. on December 29. 1809. mar ried Jane Johnson, who died In died In rn to this tarried f i ciirvtVM lsl. one- child being born union. He afterward m Elizabeth J. White, who survives him. Four children were the re sult of this union. In February, 18SC. Mr. Oiesson enlisted In Company E. First Regiment. Oregon Mounted Vol unteers, under Captain W. A. Cason. and served against the In dians for 100 days. At the time of his death h e waa residing on his farm near Hubbard, which f had been his home since October. 1863. He Is survived by his widow and four daughters Mrs. J. A. lcwis. of Vancouver. Wash.: Mrs. Effle Moon, of this city: Mrs. a T. I-ondon. of Eddyvllle, Lincoln County, and Miss Nina Gleason. will make the proposition as attractive as possible and then leave the building of the line to men whose business It Is to build railways. There Is also a plan on foot, backed by J. Larling. of Milwaukee. Wis., to construct a railroad Into the Lorane Valley. 15 miles southwest of Eugene. where there are some large orchard tracts soon to come Into bearing. Deeds for all the right-of-way from the city limits of Eugene to the road leading Into Creswell are in possession of Mr. Snodgrass. POWER FILINGS LARGE APPLICATION MADE FOR OVER $5,000,000 EXrEXDITCRE. Idaho Man Propose Big Operations on Clackamas River Harney taxes In Be Investigated. SALEM. Or.. April 12. t Special.) Power development, for which It Is estimated 15.H9.S1S will be expended, is represented In filings allowed by the State Engineer's office, according to an abstract Just completed by State Engineer Lewis. The office has Issued 121 permits representing a total of It. 14V horse-power, or an average of 922 horse-power for each nilng. The largest filing shown by the ab stract was made by W. K. Brown, on the Klamath River, for 20.000 horse power. The next largest filing was by the Willamette Power Company, of Portland, on the North Fork of the Santlam River. These two represent 10.20O horsepower. What Is considered a significant ap plication for horsepower was placed with the State Engineer today by P. P. Donovan, of Payette, Idaho. He asks for 1200 cubic second feet from the Clackamas River between Oregon City and Portland. It Is presumed he In tends to develop power for use In Portland, as the application says that It will be used for power, manufactur ing and municipal purposes. According to application, the cost of developing power will be 1. 250.000. It Is Intended to develop 1S.000 horse power and construct two pipe lines live and one-fourth miles long. Fees amounting to 1818 were paid by Don ovan. The State Engineer's office has so far received a total of J4I.00 in fees of all kinds. This Is 111.100 more than the entire appropriation fur the office. H. H. Donnely was Instructed by tbe Slate Engineer's office to Investi gate water conditions In Sylvles Creek In Harney County. Residents there have complained that cattle companies are appropriating waters of the creek to the detriment of srttlers. The Stale Engineer notified them that as soon as the water was high. Investigations would be made, but that the only pres ent recourse la through tho courts. Donnely will secure Information to submit to the Board of Control as a basis of adjudication. Three Couples Married. VANCOUVER. Wash.. April 12. Special.) G. U Davis. Justice of the Peace, officiated at three marriages Thursday as follom-s: Isaac J. Bowniun, SJ. and Mrs. Luclnda Sorles. 55. both of Philomath. Or.: Chester Shields. 22. of Portland, and Miss Martha W. Barnes. 1. of Castle Rock. Wash.: Tranquillo Glanoli and Albena Sava- getto. both of Portland: George Eaton. t!. and Miss Pearl Salisbury. 17. both of lleissen. Wash., and O. C. Kklund anil l,..n Klln M. Shirley, of Portland, se cured marriage licenses. . -. ' ' ''A t . 4 - v ! AX MAY SWING ID E Salem Superintendent and In structor in Art Have Hot Tilt With Director. HIGH SCHOOL IN TURMOIL Wordy Exchange Occurs at Sleeting of Student Body Association. Board Expected to Take Brat-tlc Action. SALEM. Or.. April 12. (Special.) With Cltv Superintendent of Schools J. M. Powers and the art Instructor In the high school. George U Schrieber. practically questioning the right of E. F. Lafky. member of the board of school directors, to appear at a meeting of the Student-Body Association of the High School, an adjourned session of that body reached a boiling-point to- dav. The meeting today marked the school fight Just before the climax, whicn i promised for tomorrow night, when the board of directors will meet to select teachera and heada of departments for the coming year. It is freely prophesied that there will be some sweeping changes made; aa a result of the dlsor ders which have marked school disci pline for several months. At the session of the Student-Body Association today. Director Lafky ap peared with the purpose of giving some advice as to the conduct of that body. with the hope of obviating future dif ficulties. reivers aad Lafky Clash. Following a speech In which Profes sor Schrelber made some veiled accusa tions directed at Principal Kirk. Dlrec tor Lafky was given the floor by the chairman of tbe meeting. Starting hla talk by the statement that there was a rumor five years ago that the student-body had no money nor no credit, he was Interrupted by Superintendent Powers, who declared that such a statement was untrue and Incorrect. A tilt followed, in which Lafky de clared he had the floor and practically asked Powers to sit down. Lafky asked Schrieber. during the course of his talk, as to how student-body funds should bo expended In the light of the criti rism in the recent report alleging Im proper use of the funds on the part of some of the members of the faculty. At this Schrieber gave a long talk In justification of the report. Schrieber also openly Questioned the right of Director Lafky to appear at the meet ing. Sreae la Expected. The meeting In all Us aspects shows that the school, the faculty and mem bers of the board of directors are badly at outs and the whole situation Is acute with contention. Tomorrow night, when the board meets to select teachers. It Is declared there will be a decided scene. From present Indications. It is said that if the atmosphere does not change materially before then, both Powers and Schrieber will be left from the lift of instructors hired, and probably both will be asked to leave. What dlspoui tlon will be made relative to Principal Kirk Is doubtful, but, his position seems to be more assured than that of the other men. It la certain that at least a majority of the board will make every effort to quiet the dissension, and at present Powers this. they believe the removal of ind Schrelber . will result in ROAD OBTAINS FRANCHISE Oregon Electric to Run Passenger Car? on Fifth In Albany. ALBAXT. Or.. April IS. (Special.) The Oregon Electric Railway Com pany was yesterday granted a fran chise for its main passenger line through Fifth street by the City Coun cil. The freight line of the company, which will pass through Albany on Water street and which may take un til after July 1 to complete, was dis cussed, and the electric company waa given the use of Fifth street for freight trains until October 1. 113. If it be comes necessary. However, no freight trains will be allowed to pass over Fifth street after October l. The Council accepted the bid of the Warren Construction Company, of Port land, to pave Seventh street from Rail road to Calapoola street, with gravel hltullthtc at a cost of II. is a square yard. Petitions also are being circulated to pave First street. Montgomery to Main and Fourth street from Main to Wash ington, a total of 22 blocks. Calf Offered as Child's Prize. RING EX, Wash., April 12. (Special.) Guy C. .Chapman. a. progressive breeder of pure bred Jersey rattle, at Laurel, this county, has announced his Intention to offer as one of the capital prizes In the children's Industrial ex hibition at the Washington State Fair thla year, a pure bred, registered Jer sey calf, by the prir.e-wlnning bull. Fern Prize. The calf Is valued at IliO. and will go to the boy or girl resident of the state who makes the best ex hibit of field crops, to consist of field corn. oats, carrots and field peas of any variety. One of the conditions Is that the contestant must farm at least halt an acre In growing these crops. Mr. Chapman Imported a 4-mouths-old bull calf from Vermont which cost him 00 delivered at the station here. .valrni May Get Auto Plant. SALEM. Or., April 1 2 ( Special. a ..,.m,'nt ha been made bv John xi Hn-eenex- of Portland, formerly of K Detroit, that plana are under way for the establishment of an automobile manufacturing plant In this city. Th plant wlil represent an investment of from lloO.OOO to 1200.000. Cottage Grove Paper Sold. COTTAGE GROVE. Or.. April II. (Special.) The Cotage Grove Leader has again changed hands. D. F. Dean nd C. O. Dryden, who sold It two months ago to D. H. Talmadge. of Sa lem, having; aajaln assumed manage ment. Roseourj: Plans Carnival. ROSEBURG. Or., April li. (Spe cial.) At a special meeting of the Roseburg Commercial Club It waa de cided to hold the fourth annual Straw berry and Rose Carnival on May 1, 17 and 18. Nehalem Bank Increases Stock. SALEM. .Or.. April 2. (Special.) jjplcmcntary articles of Incorporation i SCHOOL CLASH DON'T BE ! A CLAM!! Offset the Cost Living without encroaching upon the legitimate profit of your dealer The American Business Men's Association have solved the problem ! Call or write to their Special Representative OREGON MUTUAL EXCHANGE (Inc.) DT 224 Marqnam Bldg., Portland, Ore. and ask for their plan of "PROFIT SHARING," showine how you can increase your present income without curtailing your actual earnings. for the Nehalem State Bank. Increasing the capital stock from tlO.OOO to $20,000 were filed with the Secretary of State today. LOST RECORDER IS SEEN ILOYD E. WILLIAMS REPORTED TO BE IX SAX FRAXCISCO. County Official Who Disappeared From Oregon City Said to Be Alive in California. OREGON CITY. Or., April 12. (Spe cial. Lloyd E. Williams, County Re corder, who disappeared mysteriously March 31. la In San Francisco. Harry Pollock, formerly of Oregon City, who lives in San-Francisco, has written to relatives here that he met Mr. Williams there. Mr. Pollock did not know of Williams' mysterious disappearance, and mentioned casually In his letter about seeing the missing Recorder. Why tbe Recorder went to San Fran Cisco without telling bis family his in tentlon to do so Is still a mystery. Mrs. Williams has clung to the be lief that her husband waa dead. Upon leaving his family Wlllams said he was going fishing on Clear Creek and would return In two days. It was subsequently learned that he did not transfer to the Estacada car at Oswego, as he said he would, but went direct to Portland. He must have changed his clothing in that city, for when he left here he waa dressed In an outing suit, which he usually wore on fishing trips. WIDOW, 81, TO HOMESTEAD Aged Woman Expects to Lake Proof on Government Land. EUGENE, Or., April 12. Special.) Pioneering in the early 50s is not enough for Mrs. Margaret Mathews, aged it, who left this morning for Fos sil. Wheeler County, where she is go ing to-take up a homestead, fully ex pecting to obtain her title from the Government and enjoy years of owner- Mrs. Mathews came to Oregon In 1852 with her husband, the late Alex ander Mathews. They lived the greater part of the time in the V lllamette Valley, raising a large family. A daughter lives near the claim to be taken by Mrs. Mathews. Neither she nor her husband ever exercised their homestead or timber claim rights. Mrs. Mathews is hale and hearty ana ex pects to enjoy her new experience "roughing It." HIGH SCHOOLS TO DEBATE Albany and Xorth Bend Will Meet for Championship. ALBANY. Or- April 12. (Special.) Charles Ohllng and Irvine Acheson. who will represent the Albany High School In the final debates for the champion ship of the High School Debating League of Oregon, left today for North Pend, where they will debate with the team of the North Bend High School. Albany High School won the champion ship of the Central Oregon district and North Fend of the Coos Bay district. The winner of the debate at North Bend will go to Grants Pass and meet the high school of that city, which won In the Southern Oregon district. Tn the meantime the schools which I am a power for great good if you do not abuse my use. In cases of need I do my work well. I am a builder up of health and strength in the hospital or in the home. For the invalid or the convalescent for the tired or over- worked A little I offer of me I have been among you for three generations. JVV. J. VAN FT Nl :K, km Q'J .EXCUDSIOtl Tomorrow, Sunday, April 14th, at 1:00 P. M., from First street, between Alder and Morrison streets, leaves our second excursion to the new townsite, PLEASANT HOME Like the first one, pictured above, it will be filled by homeseekers, land seekers, acre hungry ones, those .that want locations in a new town destined to be one of Portland's best suburbs; those that want land to reduce high living expense or to be the foundation of a successful, 'well-paying business. At Pleasant Home, 12 miles from Portland, lies your oppor tunity. Lots, business sites, home sites, as low as $100; monthly pay ments as small as $2.00." Acres, rich fertile, deep soil, producing fruits, berries and f .vegetables, in such large quantities, that the returns pay for the Qland before the contract period expires and leave a surplus. Take advantage of special train, investigate the opportunities at Pleasant Home, see what the fertile Powell Valley offers you. Call at office or telephone Main 6719, A 7374. r i TfnxTcrn,lf,' c i k dchxt rn ooc ni. o. UMDUE.no won the championships of the Eastern , Oregon and Columbia River districts will meet and the winners of each of these inter-dlstrlct contests will meet in the final contest for the high school championship of the state at the Uni versity of Oregon May 31. Rancher Klks Coming. LTLE. Wash., April 12. (Special.) Between 25 and SO Elks are planning to go to Portland for the big convention. There Is no Elk lodge here, but many of the ranchers in the district are for mer members of different lodges from all over the country- Local Elks are planning to entertain visiting members who are contemplating coming through this section of country during and after convention week. Linn Farmer's Daughter Hurt. LEBANON. Or.. April 12. (Special.) Mary Frum. daughter of D. H. Frum. a pioneer of Linn County living at Plainview, waa brought to Lebanon last night to receive medical attention for a dislocated ankle received from a fall from a horse at the farm of her father. Lebanon Farmer's Son Shot. LEBANON, Or., April 12. (Special.) Harry Norman, the 18-year-old son of August Norman, a well-known farm er, living eight miles east of Lebanon, was severely wounded In the left hand yesterday afternoon by being shot with a gopher gun. He attempted to get the a great help, goes a long way. I'm known as Cyrus Noble SCHUYVER & CO., a f;r- &4 TO PLCASAMTHOMC ,UflDAY, Apdil i tx isrtJAOim vas., gun in gopher hole, when it acci dentally was discharged, the full charge of blrdshot lodging In the forepart of the hand just below the wrist. The at tending physician thinks the injured hand can be saved. . M'CAULEY MAYBE GAULEY Michigan Woman Thinks Portland Man Is Her Deserting Husband. Mrs. J. E. Gauley, of Detroit, Mich.. swore out a warrant yesterday for the arrest of James E. McCauley. of 1080 East Grant street, believing he is the husband who left her 24 years' ago, and that he is living under an assumed name. She charges him with wife-desertion and non-support. McCauley. or Gauley, has been engaged in the timber business for several years. Gauley, it is said, left his wife and three children when they were living at Holgate. O. Mrs. Gauley and her son. Herbert, are at the Multnomah Hotel, awaiting news of the whereabouts of McCauley, as he was not at home when Deputy Sheriff Phillips called yesterday. The woman is said to have received 400 a year from her husband until about 12 years ago, when the payments ceased, and no further letters were received. Cottage Grove Fair Planned. COTTAGE GROVE. Or.. (Special.) Cottage Grove April 12. Grange has throughout the world. General Agents, Portland, Oregon 10 4 if t iMrt-af i li 7. ou iratt. oi. completed arrangements for holding an agricultural fair in Cottage Grove just previous to the County Fair. The pro ducts raised by the pupils of the schools in the agricultural industrial contest will be exhibited and many prizes will be given. Salem Bridge Work Starts May 1. SALEM, Or.. April 12. (Special.) Work of spanning the Willamette River by a steel bridge at this point by the Salem. Falls City & Western will start May 1, according to an announcement which has been made by General Man ager Hinshan- of that road. The bridge will cross from Polk County to Union street In Salem. Daughter of Pioneers Dies.' EUGENE. Or.. April 1 2. (Cpecial.) Mrs. John O'Brien, a native daughter of Une County, died here yesterday, aged 52 years. Acute Bright's disease was the cause of death. Mr?. O'Brien was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Titus, pioneers, besides these aged par ents she is survived by one daughter, Mrs. M. M.Stapleton, of Roseburg. Woman Taken to Asylum. GOLDEN DALE. Wash., April 12. - (Special.) Genevieve E. Baker, wife of Fred S. Baker, a White Salmon farmer, was committed to the Insane asylum at Medical Lake by Superior Court Com missioner William T. Darch today. The Bakers came to White Salmon from Minneapolis three years ago. M,