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THE MOKMMi OKEGOMAA. TUESDAY. JUM2 24. 1013. M 0 R unnnn Ell i nuHun BREAK WEST RULE Within Six Weeks Eight of Gov ernor's "True and Tried" Go Wrong Path. YOUTHS NOT YET CAPTURED Housebreaker . and Horse-Stealer Among Those Doing 'Road Work.' AVno Take 'French Leave,' With out Telling Authorities. SALEM, Or.. June 23. (Special.) The old paying- "there Is honor among thieves" has been rudely shattered by eight of Governor West's "honor men" within six weeks. First, a. man convicted of stealingr, soon after being 'paroled, began patron izing saloons. He was arrested, and on the way to the penitentiary alleges he was severely beaten by a guard. The guard pleaded guilty and was lined $50 by Justice of the Peace "Web ster, the prisoner declaring at the hearing that his only regret was his honor had been tarnished by his drink ing when he had promised faithfully he would not do so. Governor West remitted the fine. Then two boys, one a housebreaker and the other a horsestealer, while en gaged in road work near the Institu tion, and being upon "their honor" not to run away, did that very thing. They have not been captured. A few days later two men of acro batic proclivities and beneficiaries to some extent of the "honor system" scaled a wall of the main cellhouse, scampered across the roof to a scuttle above the apartments occupied by women prisoners and sawed their way through the floor of an attic, lower ing themselves to the apartments be low. The women were at work In the basement, and the men, after rum maging through bureau drawers and wardrobes, departed as they had en tered. They left behind a saw and a rope ladder. Their identities have not been learned. Throwing his honor to the winds, John Keith, convicted of obtaining money under false pretenses while working In the brickyard at the peni tentiary last Saturday, slipped, unob served, through a door, cut a wire screen and secreted himself in a ditch until the guards departed, when he made his escape. Tom Alexander, a paroled man, who served three years of a. 15-year sen tence. Imbibed freely of Intoxicating beverages in Portland last Friday and offered two detectives one-third each of a $300,000 "plant." He offered to take the detectives to the place where the money was buried, with a provision that a certain man in the penitentiary be freed. Alexander has been returned to the penitentiary. James Barnes, who was a member of the "Walter Johnson gang," while working near the reform school today, "ducked into the brush" and has not been seen by anyone about the prison who knows him since. He was sen tenced in Umatilla County to serve from one to five years for obtaining money under false pretenses. Barnes is 29 years of age, and two fingers are missing from his right hand. He be gan serving his term April 23. this year. century, 11 for the Golden Potlatch tro phy and for the Montamarathon free-for-all, and five days yet to go before entries close, the Montamara Festo road race committee began assigning pits to entered drivers this afternoon, preparatory to the start of regular race practice on the Mountain View course Wednesday morning. A total of 21 cars have been entered thus far for the three events, with from eight to ten entries still to come, including an eight-cylinder unknown which prom ises to be a genuine sensation. Endicott and his two Nybergswill leave Indianapolis tonight for Tacoma. Burman's Keeton, which had such hard luck at Indianapolis on Memorial day. has been rebuilt completely in the De troit factory and will be loaded at Chi cago Into the car carrying the Ny bergs. Burman himself is in Portland and will arrive Friday with Barney Old field's Blitzen Benz. Tetzlaff and PIONEER OF 1847 WILL BE BURIED TODAY. Lewis, of the Flat team, arrived a week Indications are that th. Mnom. races will be the fastest thus far staged on the Pacific Coast and the Monta marathon free-for-all on the afternoon of July 6 promises to rival the record made at Indianapolis on last romni-i., day. - - - - PROMINENT MEN SPEAK Gearhart Conference of V. W. C. A. Enjoys 1". M. C. A. Visitors. GEARHART, Or., June 23. (Special.) The Y. W. C. A. conference has visi tors today from the Y. M. C. A. con ference. Just closed at Columbia Beach. They were three men from the recent conference of the World's Student Christian Federation, held at Lake Mo honk. N. Y. Mr. George M. Day. as sistant secretary of the St. Petersburg Association; Mr. Theo Phil Mann. Frankfort-on-the-Maln, Germany, for mer general secretary of the German Students' Alliance, and the Rev. Fred erick Derougemont, Switzerland." chair man of the Swiss national committee. The morning technical hour was given over to addresses from these three representatives. Mr. Day con tinue! bin onnf arAnta In . v, - ... uia aiiernQDn, Other guests have been Mr. Frank L. Borton. Western superintendent of the Pennsylvania Railway Company and T T" i T 1 I .i . i . iuuu63, mo .eastern superintend ent from Philadelphia. STONE SEATS DONATION Willamette "V" Graduates to Give Contribution to Alma Slater. WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY. Salem, Or., June 23. (Snfrlal Thn . mv. of the graduating class of the college jl nuerai arts or Willamette Univer slty, not to be outdone by their pred ecessors wno graduated a year ago and donated a drinking fountain to the jnsiiiuiion, nave made sufficient con tribUtiOns fnr th. or.otlnn pensive concrete benches to be known as the "senior benches" These grand old seats of stone are . u lucaiea in iront or Waller Hall in the center of a group of whispering maples for which the Wills motto campus is noted. Only members of acmui viasa are to occupy these benches, the other three classes having pusbcu su euici wnicn will see that me years ciass alone have un disturbed possession of their heritage SELLING LIQUOR COSTLY Albany Judge Sentences Two to Pay $1200 and Pass 120 Days In Jail. ALBANY. Or., Juno 23. (Special.) Convicted in the Circuit Court here last weeK on two cnarges or selling liquor In violation of the' local Option law, James iari ana j. d. Kennedy. of Albany, were each sentenced by Judge Kelly to pay a fine of $600 and to serve 60 days In the Countv JnIK They gave notice of an appeal to the state Supreme Court in each case. Hart and Kennedy were indicted on June 13 and were sentenced June 23. The sales of liquor on which the In dictments were based and on which convictions resulted occurred at T. banon during the recent Strawberry Fair. The Portland detectives who gathered the evidence resulting in the arrests assert that Hart and KVnnoHv took an entire wagonload of beer and wnisKy to Lebanon from this city, TACOMA RACES PROMISING Bia Auto Events will See Biggest Men With line Cars. TACOMA. Wash .Tnno t With nine entries for the inter-city Wilson Let, . Wilson Lee, 'a pioneer of 1847, who died Saturday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Luclnda Smith, of Colfax. Wash., aged 91, was born in Ohio- April 16, 1822. He emigrated to Illinois and later to Missouri. From Missouri he crossed the plains to Oregon in 1847. While en route Mr. Lee was married to Miss Abigail Wood, and on their arrival in the Willamette Valley the young people settled near Dallas. Mr. Lee took great delight In recounting, wherever he could find a listener, countless tales of romance and adventure, hunting experiences, hardship and re markable achievements of early days in the Oregon forests. Mrs. Lee died many years ago, and for the past 20 years Mr. Lee had made his home with his daugh ter, Mrs. Lucinda-Smith, of Col fax. He is survived by four sons and two daughters James and Thomas Lee, of Dallas, and An drew Lee, 0f st. Johns, Or.; Charles Lee, of Sprague, Wash.; Mrs. Mary Zumwalt, of Lewiston, Idaho, and Mrs. Lucinda Smith, of Colfax. Wash. The remains will be sent to Dallas for inter ment and the funeral will be held there today. I F SKIES weep today, they will smile tomorrow Get the girlies ready "for the sunshine and the out doors there's a long vacation ahead. Here's a wonderful half-price sale of daintiest Summer dresses for little girls of 6 to 14 years; $1.25 upwards will buy them now just one-half their price. They're New Yorkers, too, every one of them a half dozen kinds of light wash fabrics, prettily made and trimmed. We'll be glad if you look them over. The prettiest, most becoming dress a girl can wear is a Peter Thompson all of our Peter Thompsons for girls of 4 to 14 years are reduced in price. Hand some navy or cream serges with silk collar marks and arm badges are now selling from $3.95 upwards. You'll be glad to see these, too. third floor If we have your size and the fabric you wish, choose any lady's fancy-tailored suit on the floor at one-half the normal price. First showing in Portland of Fall, 1913, Navy Serge Suits for Ladies $19.50 $24.50 $39.50 TP. XT Q TT T T T XT n leading JlJJJJ. kJ JUJU JU11 U CLOTHIER MORRISON STREET AT FOURTH BIB BOTTOM SETTLER PETITIONS HOUSTON Lewis County Residents Set Forth Remarkable Tale to Government. TELEPHONE LINE PROBLEM RABBIT DRIVE MAY SAVE PLEA MADE BY RANCHERS TO COMMERCIAL CLUB. Fear Felt That Alfalfa Will Be At tacked In and About Hermlstoa and Stanfleld. PENDLETON, Or., June 23. (Soew clal.) P. D. Mann, William Mills and Wade Holdman, who are In Pendleton tonight from the district north and west of Holdman, which is being: over run by jackrabbits, report that a big rabbit drive Is the only thing that win save tne remaining grain land in that section, as the rabbits are eatlnsr eastward and are already within two miles or Holdman. As soon as the grain is ripe it is feared the rabbits will attacK the alfalfa In the Irrigated sections or iiermiston and Stanfleld. H. M. Butts, J. E. Googln. B. T. Atkinson and William Ringold are among the farmers whose wheat has been destroyed. Reports of heavy dam. age by the pests has been brought here ty x: I. McKae, postmaster of Hold man; J. T. Hoop, James Cutler and others. All are agreed that the situa tion Is grave and the damage already serious. Mr. Holdman has suggested that the Pendleton Commercial Club hold a spe cial meeting to consider the Jackrabbit problem and proposes that the business men furnish half a mile of 30-inch wire netting for a "V-shaped fence so that the rabbits may be driven down the canyons into corrals. Mr. Hold man gives warning that unless heroic measures are taken. Eastern Oregon will surter a scourge similar to those sutrered In Australia and California. Arter Hard Work In Constructing Poles and Wire Connection, Some Even Borrowing Money to Do So, Forestry Men Build Line. HANDLE. Wash., June 22. (Spe cial.) Twenty-four settlers of Lewis County, living in the Big Botton coun try, 20 miles from here, have Just for warded a petition to Secretary of Agriculture Houston, which sets forth a remarkable controversy between them and the forestry service, involv ing the settlers' right to maintain and operate a telephone line, which they themselves built along a county road, and which serves in a measure to keep mem in toucti witn tne doctor, the clergyman, the store and other agen cies of civilization. As a-, result of the settlers refusal to allow the employes of tho forestry service to connect with and use their line free of toll, the "forestry . officials nave caused to be constructed a line tor their own use at a cost of $1500. and are demanding that the settlers' line be removed. The circumstances under which the settlers' line was constructed are re counted in the petition to Secretary Lane, and reveal a story of pioneer fortitude and perseverance under great obstacles. Tle of Fortitude Told. Nearly all of the settlers involved have lived In their present homes for over 20 years. When they first settled in tne upper end or the Big Bottom country, in xne Cowlitz River Velley they were 80 miles from the railroad at Chehalls, and had to get their sun piles from that point, first by pack tram, ana men. as roads were carved through the forest, by wagon. Their p'ostofflce is . Lewis, 20 miles from Randle. The railroad Is now within 20 miles of Randle, so that the Ble Bot tom settlers are now within 20 milps or ran communication with the out side world. With the extension of the railroad to Morton, 20 miles from Randle. a tele phone line was built from Morton to Handle. The settlers liviner between Randle and Lewis desired to have tele phone connection with Randle. This project was not attractive to canital Dec&use oi xne small returns It would pay. The settlers could not afford to nav money for the building of the line. But they had their labor, and timber for poles, bo each one who wanted a tele phone agreed to dig so many holes and furnish so. many poles. Each con tributed his share of the cash for wtr. Insulators and instruments. Some had to borrow money to do this. Line Put in Operation. But the line was built and put in operation rrom Randle to three miles beyond Lewis. 23 miles in all. Before starting work on the line the settlers, whose purely co-operative, non - profit - producing enterprise is known as the Riir Rnttnm npii. Company, secured a permit from the STEADY RAIN HELPS GRAIN Precipitation Prevents Late Crops From Being Near-Failure. BUENA VISTA, Or., June 23. (Spe cial.) The steady downpour of rain here yesterday and today has softened the many fields of grain in this section of Polk County and farmers say that the late grain will now reach a suc cessful maturity before the Fall show ers. If rain had not visited this section at this time, they say the late crops would have come to a near-failure. The roads were becoming dry and dusty, and the rain will make them hard and smooth again in a few days. Farmers in this section were anxious to picnic at - Rickreall, but were glad to see the country gathering post poned one week and their crops re plenished. Monmouth. Girl Slakes 99.5 Per Cent MONMOUTHOr., June 23. (Special.) The highest average of anyone tak ing the eighth grade examinations in Vol If- rAllntw M- O .-. thra 1 VTI T . .j o maun uy juie9s x ran celle Hawley, of Monmouth, who made per cent. The Monmouth class of iimocu wnn me mgnest average In me cumuy wo. a per cent. . i.A iUDStj,t.ute I" medicine is never for the benefit of the buyer. Never be &ersuaded to buy anything but Foley's oney and Tar Compound for coughs and colds, for children or for crown persons. It is prompt and effective. It cynics in a. jeuuw pacicage, with bee- iiivh uii tmion. contains no opiates V V oi.uoi.ii.uLe i-ur r oiey s i lone and Tar Compound. Huntley Bros' Fourth and Washington Sta county to use the road for a period of io years. The forestry officials have now built a line paralleling the settlers' line from Randle to Lewis, representing a per manent investment of S1500. with the annual cost of maintenance. The for estry line will not fulfill the purpose ior wnicn it is chiefly useful, that of reaching all the settlers in case of fire, as it does not connect with more than one or two places between Randle and Lewis.. Forestry Folk Start Suit. As their own line neared comple tion, the forestry officials entered suit against the Big Bottom Telephone company, demanding the removal of the company's or settlers' line from the county road, and also for a dis tance of one-eighth of a mile that they allege it deviates from the road through the forest reserve, and asking for damages. Tho settlers petition appeals to the Department of the Interior as a court of last resort, and asks that some per son not connected with the forestry department- be sent to summon witnesses and take testimony in the controversy. In order to arrive at a just and equitable settlement of the matter. The petition is signed, under oath. by the following telephone owners of the Big Bottom Telephone Company: J. C Snyder. August Snyder, A. Drol- shagen, Charles L. Hall. Jr.. J. H. Smith. Walter, H. A. Huntington, D. H. Blankenship. Hullng Blankenship. William Mackay, A. William Joerk, M. uarr, t. In. O'Neal, M. J. Blankenship, J. E. Smith. A. L. Gilleland, A. Below, li. rt. Owens, P. C. Burton. C. L. Hall. H. K. Davis. Fred Sethe, Henry Blank enship, Park Harvey. NORMAL GRADUATES 70 COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES HELD AT MONMOUTH. Y. M. C. A. today, telling the scope of the conference, and tonight he preached at the Christian Church on "Turkey on the King's Table." His 12 years as missionary in Turkey enables him to explain the trend of recent events in the Balkans. SUMMER SCHOOL IS OPEN Over 10 Registered at Eugene to Hear Noted Educator. . UNIVERSITY OF OREGON E.ion. Or., June 23. (Special.) Over 100 reg istered today for the Summer sessions of the University of Oregon, which will oe neid nere for the next six weeks. Classes and public lectures bv such educators as Dr. Clifton Fremont Hodge. Dioiogist or Clark University, and Dr. F. Hayward. inspector of m-hnnin rr London, England. begin tomorrow morning. Big Centralia Realty Deal Made. C E NT R ALIA, Wash-.. June 23. (Spe cial.) One of the biggest real estate transfers in the history of Centralia was made Tuesday when the S. H. Bloomer property on North Tower ave nue was acquired by a syndicate of lo cal capitalists. The sale price was in tne neighborhood of $100,000. The block in question is In the heart of the busi ness district, and at one time was sought by the Northern Pacific for the site of their new passenger depot, but the price asked by Bloomer was too high. Dr, Lyon 's is safe do you use it in the preservation of your teeth ? MWfiM G0QD ; There is no better example to follow than that of the three generations who have made habitual night and morning use of perfect" Tooth Powder Th Standard Dentifrice prepared for nearly half a century by a Doctor of Dental Surgery. properties as the standard dentifrice. A smooth, velvety powder that cleanses thoroughly yet harmlessly by polish ing. Prevents the lodgment of tartar and the beginning of decay. Teach your children to use Dr. Lyon's each night and morning especially at might. Give them an opportunity to have a lifetime of perfect teeth. WHt Dr. Lyon's does not 3o onlr Tour dentist is competent to do Sold Everywhere Are You Reading Dr. Lyon's Magazine Advertisements? Class of 18 73 Holds Reunion and Regent Order Plans for Build ing and Purchase of Ground. MONMOUTH, Or., June 23. (Spe cial.) Commencement exercises at the Oregon Normal School last week were attended by many friends from the student homes and citizens of the county. A class of 47 was graduated from the standard course, which with the 23 graduates in February makes a total of 70. The alumni session closed Wednes day night with the annual banquet J. O. Russell, of Wasco, was elected president; E. S. Evenden, treasurer, and Mrs. A. H. Craven, of Monmouth, secretary, for the next year. Perhaps the most interesting event of the. week was the first reunion of the college' class of '73, consisting of ten men Including Judges George H. Burnett and Robert S. Bean, Dr. J. M. Powell and G. O. Holman, who were present, . The board of regents held its meet ing on Wednesday, and the executive committee was authorized to secure plans for a building to combine the gymnasium, manual training and do mestic science work, at a cost not to exceed 7000. and to purchase the block of ground lying between the normal buildings and the high school build ing. The resignation of Professor Beau mont, head of the department of science, was accepted, and he will spend next year in post-graduate work at Cornell. L. p. Gilmore, of Salem, was elected to fill the vacancy. The .Summer school besrlns June 28 and the attendance is expected to be larger than last year. Dr. Dodds 'Speaks at Eugene. EUGENE, Or.. June 23. (Special.) ur. j. a. uodds. of Sterling. Kan., wh is to be speaker at the World's Chris tian Citizenship Conference in Port- land. addressed a mass meeting at th When You're Feeling Blue and Cranky Come and Hear Hanky I'anky Free of Charge. Hear "Circus Day." "Baboon Babv Dame," "Lucia Sextette Burlesque." "Million Dollar Ball." "Rose of Pyra mid' Land," "Where the Edelweiss Ts Blooming," etc.. on the wonderful new disc-talking machines at the free noon day recitals at Eilers Music House. lou can't find a better wav nf send ing your noon hour than in listening to some jolly, good music. It will nuke you forget the troubles of the morning and tone you up to undertake the trials or tne afternoon with a light heart. Come to the big recital hall at Eilers music House at Broadway and Alder any noon hour from 12 to 1:15 and enjoy a feast of music. If you are of a classical turn of mind you'll enjoy hearing the latest inter pretations or the old masters as played by the world's foremost artists for the new Rythmodik Music Rolls. These rolls are also played at the noon-hour recitals on the- wonderful Eilers De Luxe Player; Piano. Hanky Panky Contest The address in Tom Gal lagher's ad vertiseme n t in the Hanky Panky Con test pub lished Mon day - morning was wrong, being 328 "Washingt o n street. It should be S82 Washing ton Street. Either num ber will be considered in the contest. TAILOR FOR MEN AND WOMEN The -NECK." 382 Washington Street ONE DOOR FROM WEST PARK Special Reduction in Prices of Suits This Week SKIRTS TO ORDER Material and making included $5 ' 1 THE BEST THING YOU CAN KEEP ON HAND For the warm and energy-exhausting days of Summer you'll want a gentle stimulant. The b?st for a builder and ap petizer is pure beer our spe cial family brew. IRQ T se Lity Beer the ideal table beer mild. delicately flavored and so well aged that it never causes bil iousness. Phone us we'll tell vour dealer. Phones: East 46 B 114G Star Brewery (Northern Brewing Co.) Portland, Vancouver GOING TO V!A LEAVE Portland Union Depot 10 A.M. ARRIVE Madras 5:45 P.M. MetoHus 6:00 P.M. Bend 8:15 P.M. A Good Loncii on tlie Diner A Fine View of the Columbia River From Observation Car. The Pleasure of Luxurious Service in Steel Coaches CITY TICKET OFFICE Third and Washington Phones: Marshall 4500, A 6121 1