THE MOltNINU OKlSCiOXlAIV, 1K11JAI, JULY 23, 1913. EASTERN OREGON IS HIT BY WATERSPOUT Bridges, Crops and1 Irrigation Ditches Damaged Near Medical Springs. WATER, 8 FEET HIGH, ROLLS Deluge Starts Through Creek TTsually Dry at This Season Cloudbursts in Adjoining Idaho Territory Are Fatal to Livestock. BAKER, Or., July 24. (Special.) Medical Springs, 22 miles east of here, is today recovering: from a terrific waterspout that did thousands ot do! laxs' worth of damage to the surround ing country last night. "With the restoration of communica tion this morning it was found that bridges, crops and irrigation ditches in an area of six square miles had been destroyed. The deluge came through Salt Creek, usually dry at this time of year, and eight feet of water rolled over lower Powder Valley. The farm of "Wynne Duncan was damaged more than $2000, All his crops were destroyed, irriga tion ditches put out of commission and mud filled his house. The family es caped. Miles Brothers lost $1000 in crops and ditches, while James Childers and William Burke lost like amounts. The damage to the roads and .bridges will b'e over $1000. So suddenly did the water come that George Stout, who was hauling two wagons, got one across a bridge and was stopped when he attempted to take the second across. Road Supervisor W. J. Miles tried to follow an automobile across a bridge but the water had suddenly under mined the approach and he and his horse sank several feet through the crust. He jumped to safety and the horse struggled to the bank. Miles spent all night in warning travelers of the dangerous roads. The damage to the irrigation ditches is so great that the farmers cannot get them repaired in time for a second crop of grain. The roads in that part of the country will be impassable for several days and it will take all the rest of the Summer to get them in even fair condition. KAIS CAUSE DATE TRAIN'S Kerada Landslide Ties Up Southern raclfic Schedule 24 Hours. OGDEN. Utah, July 24. All trains on the Southern Pacific were tied up for 24 hours, ending at midnight tonight, by a landslide in a cut near Battle Mountain. Nevada, which was caused by the heavy rains of Wednesday aft ernoon and evening. All of Wednes day's trains from the Coast were can celled and the mail train which arrived at midnight was made up of the three fast mail trains stalled behind the washout at Golconda several hours be fore the landslide. The overland de luxe train came in as number 2, early this morning which was due in Ogden Wednesday after noon at 2:10. The special train of the Woodmen of the World, which should have been here yesterday morning, ar rived this morning, en route to Den ver. The landslide occurred in a dern fut between Battle Mountain and Carlin, According to the reports received at the local offices today, thousands of tons of rock and dirt slid into the cut, filling it to a height of about 25 feet. Steam xhovels were rushed to the landslide and the mass of obstruction tackled from both sides of the cut. It required nearly IS hours to clear the track. The washout on the Western Pacific west of Salt Lake had not been re paired late last night. It was reported that it will require another 24 hours to clear the track. PART OF BOISE IS FLOODED "W all of Water 1 0 Feet High. Sweeps Through Pearl Canyon. BOISE, Idaho, Jul 24. (Special.) Heavy rains the last 24 hours did se rious damage in Boise and various Southern Idaho points. rivers and creeks rising rapidly and -overflowing, flooding sections of this city, as well as streets in surrounding towns, while a cloudburst above Pearl this morning carried a wall of water 10 feet high down the Pearl Canyon, washing out houses anddamagins mining property. No livPK wnrft 1 nt t The stamp mill at Pearl, operated by me lessees oi tne (jneckmate mine, was washed away and the shaft of the Black Pearl mine was caved in. The livery barn of Henry Williams. to gether with its contents, including sev eral head of horses, was washed out. A second clouflburst in the Willow Creek Canyon, 10 miles north of Em mett, did damage to stock, while a se vere storm raged about Sweet, flooding that section. The Payette River to gether with the Boise, are rising ' two feet since last night. The rain storm is general all over Southern Idaho and is still in progress. It started last night and has been continuous ever since. Severe damage will be done to grain crops ready for harvesting in many sections of the state. HOUSES ARE WASHED AWAY 'Torrential Rains and Cloudbursts Do Damage in Idaho. CALDWELL. Idaho. Julv 24 isn.. clal.) A severe electrical storm oc curred here last night, accompanied by torrential rain, which did a great deal of damage to crops of all kinds, osno. cially standing grain. The disturbance put me electrical power company out of commission for several . hours, all xne electric cars between here and Boise being held up. . Considerable damage was done by iiouuoursts at pearl ana Willow Creek, near here. Several houses were washed away in the Pearl Canyon and at Wil low L.reek a number of head of st.-r.ir principally hogs, was washed away and drowned. Up to the present no lives have been reported lost. At Caldwell some 300 telephones were put out of commission and the teiepnone service here has been crip pled all day. MANDAMUS TO BE SOUGHT Woman's Eight-Hour Hill on Special Election Ballot Aim. OREGON CITY, Or.. July 24. (Spe cial.) With the decision of the Su preme Court that the Day bill, provid ing for a special referendum election on measures passed by the last session of the Legislature, is constitutional, W. S. TJ'Ren and others interested in the oman wage-workers' eight-hour bill" will start mandamus proceedings to force the Secretary of State to place this measure on the ballot at the spe cial election to be held In November. The bill in question was offered for filing with the Secretary of State on July 3, one day before the time limit on measures to be submitted to the people, at the forthcoming election ex pired. The Secretary of State refused to accept it for the ballot at that time, but announced that he would accept It and place it upon the ballot for the regular election In 1914. With the Supreme Court's action as suring the holding of an election this November, Mr. U'Ren will at once start proceedings to get the bill before the people at the first opportunity. The PIOKEER MOTHER TO BE BURIED TODAY. Mrs. Sarah Jane Hill. The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Jane Hill, Oregon pioneer of 1843, whp died in St. Johns Wednesday at the home of. her daughter, Mrs. Herbert Cowells, will be held at Gaston, Or., at 10 o'clock this morning. The body is now at Finley's chapel, from where it will be re moved to be taken to Gaston by train at 7:15 o'clock this morn ing. Mrs. Hill and her husband, Almoran Hill, who died only two years ago, settled in Yamhill County near the present site of the town of Gaston, after cross ing the plains in 1843. At the recent pioneer reunion in Port land in June, Mrs. Hill, who was 89 years old, was elected mother queen in honor of having been in Oregon longer than any other living pioneer woman. measure is alleged to have 15,000 sign ers. ALBANY FUGITIVE QUITS HOMESICKNESS DRIVES YOUTH TO SURRENDER. Paul Ackerman, Charged With Shooting Rival, Gives' Himself Up After Seven Months In Hiding. ALBANY, Or., July 24. (Special.) Homesickness drove Paul Ackerman, a youth of Shedds. to the County Jail, where he surrendered tonight to Sheriff Bodlne. There was a reward of $100 for Ackerman and he has been a fugi tive seven months. Ackerman returned to Shedds last night and went to the home of his brother-in-law, H. Farwell, who per-: suaded the fugitive to give himself up. Farwell accompanied Ackerman to Al bany. . Ackerman Is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for the shooting bf M. E. Nicewood in the face on the night of December 8 last. Nice wood was driving at the time with Miss Tempa Brock, for whose affections Ackerman was a rival. Nicewood said that a man whom he recognized as Aqkerman stepped from the side of the road, called to him to stop and then fired two shots straight toward the oc cupants of the buggy. One bullet struck Nicewood in the face, passing through his right cheek. Ackerman fled, to California imme diately after the shooting. He has been working at various points In the state until recently, when a desire to see his relatives induced him to return to Ore gon. He admits the shooting, but says Nicewood had made threats against his life. He is a member of a well-known family at Shedds and bore a good rep utation prior to the shooting. PROVISIONS RUX LOW AT CAMP WOODWORTH MEETING. Over 500' Now at Encampment and Many Will Leave Hood River Today and Tomorrow. HOOD RIVER, Or., July 24. (Spe cial.) The crowd at the second an nual Chautauqua here has far sur passed the expectations of the man agement, according to a telephone mes sage sent by Manager Ravlin, from Camp Woodworth.' While It was ex pected that the number of people in the camp at the base of Mount Hood would surpass a thousand tomorrow, it was not thought that so many would be present the first of the week. It became necessary yesterday to send a motor truck to the city to procure additional supplies for the commissary department, the number of campers at present being almost 500. Manager Ravlin had placed 250 tents in the 100-acre park, and because of the increased crowds it became neces sary to procure more, as many are sleeping in the open on couches of fir and pine boughs. The Chautauqua ball In the big open air pavilion was given last" night. To night the residents of the Upper Val ley presented a two-act farce. "A Box of Monkeys." Although a large crowd will leave here today, the greatest numbers will go to the Chautauqua tomorrow, when all of the business houses of the val ley will be closed. The Mount Hood Railroad Company has had to improvise special equipment to handle the large crowds over its line. Three Indicted at Astoria. ASTORIA. Or., July 24. (Special.) The Circuit Court grand jury returned three indictments today as follows: One against Charles H. Callender on a charge of attack on Eva Eskonen, a servant at the defendant's home; one against Lebaud Slade. for the larceny of a watch, and the third against Lee Cole, for issuing bad checks. CHAUTAUQUA CROWD DORMANT DEPOSITS HOW EXCEED $5714 Uncalled-For Money in Banks Will Escheat to State if De positors Don't Appear. REPORTS ARE DUE FROM 38 ; Forgotten Savings Vary From $500 to One Cent Amounts This Year AVill Not Reach Record Figure of $2 1,00 0 Two Years Ago. SALEM, Or.. July 24. (Special.) Dormant deposits in 218 out of 254 banks in the state, as reported to Sec retary of State Olcott, total $5714.57. This money will be escheated to the state unless the rightful owners and there Is little possibility of many of them doing so put in claims for it be fore the period provided by law for the advertisement of the accounts. The largest amount reported $1437.53 is by the First National Bank of Baker; the second largest, J8SS.91, by the First .National Bank of Portland, and the third, J819.12, by the Ladd & Tllton Bank of Portland. The amounts of deposits forgotten by depositors or belonging to persons who are aeaa vary rrom l cent to J500. It is evident that most of the deposits constitute balances after the depositors. who had not kept correct track of their accounts, had believed they had closed their accounts by checking out all their money. .The law provides that the banks shall make reports of dormant accounts to the Secretary of Stat5 every two years, between July 1 and July 15. It is not imperative, however, that the report should be in by July 15, but Secretary Olcott urges the 38 banks of the state that have not reported to do so at once. A large majority of the banks having filed their statements and the total amount of dormant deposits in these institutions being . J5714.57, it is evi dent that the amount this year will not be half so large as it was two years ago, when the total was in the neigh borhood of $24,000.- The following is a list of the banks whose reports show deposits dormant for a period of more than seven years: Butler Bank Company. Hood River. $ 181.55 First National Bank, Pendleton 100.7S Citizens Bank, Grass Valley 1.00 First National Bank. Milton 100.00 First Bank of Joseph 8.95 First National Bank. Monmouth.... 10.25 T.'rlted States Nat. Bank, Ashland. 42.25 Ktetner & Carpenter Bank. Fosslll... .55 Flanagan & Bennett Bank, Marsh field S9.4S First National Bank. Canyon City.. 355.00 Ladd & Bush, Salem 129.43 Bank of California. Portland 5.08 Citizens National Bank. Baker 1S7.02 La Grande National Bank. La Grande 55.19 Tillamook County Bank. Tillamook.. SI. 57 First National Bank, Corvallis 11.57 First National Bank. Cottage Grove 5.00 First National Bank. Astoria 13.33 Bank of Oregon City. Oregon City.-,-. 28.07 First National Bank. Ashland 41.79 United States National Bank. Salem 36.22 First National Bank, Hood River 5.41 Security Savings & Trust Company, Portland 266.13 Portland Trust Company of Oregon, Portland 103.9S First Trust & Savings Bank, Klam ath Falls .82 Voncalla State Bank. Toncalla 37.50 First National Bank. Albany .? 53.07 Astoria National BanK. Astoria S9.24 Northwestern Nation&l Bank, Port land 67.30 First National Bank, Portland 888.91 First National Bank, Grants Pass.. 102.83 Ladd & Tllton, Portland 819.12 J. W. Cusick & Company. Albany. .43 Merchants National Bank .Portland 146.77 First National Bank, Eugene 15.34 Hibernia Savings Bank, Portland... 356.11 First National Bank. Baker City... 1437.53 JOSEPHINE RAIN HEAVY CROPS XEAR GRANTS PASS ARE GREATLY BENEFITED. Prospects for Frultmen Bright and Many New Varieties Soon to lie Shipped. GRANTS PASS, Or., July 24. (Spe cial.) A gentle downpour of rain, do ing immeasurable good to all small fruit, berries and vegetables, fell in Josephine County Wednesday. The ground is wet to a depth of more than three inches. X Practically all the grain hay is in throughout' the county, and the second crop of alfalfa is not yet ready for cut ting, and the moisture is most oppor tune. Never in the history of Jose phine County have all crops been so prolific or the outlook for high prices so satisfactory. It Is now estimated that Josephine County will ship - at least 400 carloads of apples and pears. A number of the growers in the Lower Rogue River Valley have contracted the sale of their crop of apples at prices ranging all the way from $1.25 for Jonathans and Ben Davis to $1.50 and $1.75 for Spitzer.bergs and Yellow New town. It Is estimated that the Eisman orchard, the largest commercial or chard in the county, will net its owners between $10,000 and $15,000 for 35 acres of bearing apples. The pears are also in fine shape and the trees per fectly free from blight. For the first time in the history of the county both peaches and Tokay grapes will be shipped In carload lots. More than 500 acres . of tomatoes in this district are beginning to ripen. E. Meier, living adjacent to Grants Pass, expects to ship large quantities of sweet potatoes and peppers. CASE ASSUMES ODD PHASE Fight on Compensation Act Makes Unusual Demand on Crawford. SALEM, Or., July 24. (Special.) The suit to enjoin Secretary of State Olcott from placing the workmen's compensation act on the ballot at the election in November, charges of gross fraud in tne oDtaining oi signatures to the petitions to refer the measure hav ing been made, assumed a. peculiar phase today when it was announced that Attorney-General Crawford prob ably would be of counsel for the plain- tnr. The suit was brought in the name of the state on relation of Gale S. Hill, uistrict Attorney, against the Secre tary of State. Ordinarily the Attorney-General would represent the Sec retary of State, but the state being the plaintiff, it is said that the Attorney- General has about decided he should appear for the state. RULING INCREASES RATE Commission Rearranges Telephone Tariff Unsolicited. SALEM, Or., July 24. (Special.) In a decision handed down Tuesday by the State Railway Commission, the rates of the Eastern Oregon Co-Operative Telephone Association, of Union Coun ty, are increased - without application on the part of the association for per mission to raise its rates. The ruling was made in the case of the Home In dependent Telephone Company against the Union County association. The Commission holds that the com pany's flat rate for both business and residence phones and free exchange, for members and subscribers are insuffi cient for proper operation of its plant. and that the rates for long-distance calls by non-subscribers are discrimi natory, in view of the rates and free exchange for subscribers and members. The association's tariff schedule, therefore, is . rearranged by the Com mission an a basis which the Commis sion considers fair and just to all con cerned. The ruling, in part, says: The Commission finds that the minimum reasonable and sufficient charges to be El'GENE HI A IV MAY BE BANK ER FOR WOODMEN OP WORLD. P. E- Snodgrass. EUGENE, Or., July 24. (Spe cial.) P. E. Snodgrass, vice president of the Eugene First National Bank, left, yesterday for Colorado Springs to attend the sessions of the head camp. Pacific . jurisdiction, of the Woodmen of the World. Six years ago Mr. Snodgrass completed a term as head banker of the jurisdiction, and is again a candidate for the po sition. He has not made an active campaign, but from the delegates from Oregon has re ceived many assurances of sup port. made by the defendant for telephone rental, applicable to all subscribers, whether mem bers or nonmembers of the association are the following: For business telephones. In dividual service, $2.50 per month; party lines. $2 per month; for residence telephones, individual service. $1.75 per month: party lines, $1.25 per month: such rental to In clude the privilege of free use of the asso ciation's lines In Union County for conver sation limited to four minutes' time to all subscribers of defendant. If It so elects. IB. KAY DENIES RUMOR OFFICIAL SAYS NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR NOT SOUGHT. State Treasurer, However, Says He Will Be Candidate for Re-election on Record Made. SALEM, Or., July 24. (Special.) 'I have no Intention of being a candidate for the Republican nomination' for Governor," said Thomas B. Kay, State Treasurer. today. This declaration was made in response to a question re garding numerous rumors current here. "I expect, however." continued Mr. Kay, "to be a candidate for re-election as State Treasurer. I think mv record justifies my being elected to the office again. Mr. Kay admitted that a number of his friends had urged him to become a candidate for Governor and had promised their support. During his first two years in office Mr. Kay re turned to the state $24,500 interest earned on. state money deposited in various banks at 2 per cent interest i X , - V Thomas) B. Kay, Who Denies He la Aspirant for Governorxblp. as a result of the passage of the flat salary bill, of which he was the author. It was in a large measure due to his having got this bill passed when a member of the Legislature that Mr. Kay was elected State Treasurer. The state never before received interest on money in banks, and, as a result, lost thousands of dollars. The Treasurer also has secured for the state thousands of dollars bv in creasing valuations for inheritance tax assessments. Many large estates have had their valuations more than dou. bled by Mr. Kay. TWO B0AJS DAILY Except Sunday for North Beach. The Potter leaves at 8 A. M. (Satur days, 1 P. M.). the Haesalo at 9:30 P. M., for North Beach, the queen of Sum mer resorts. A cool trip; splendid res taurant service. Take the trip next Saturday. Saturday to Monday, tickets $3. Make reservations Ash-street dock or city ticket office. Third and Wash ington. Wheelmen Want Smaller Tags. SALEM, Or., July 24. (Special.) Eddie Greeshamer, D. L. Bailey and H. E. Meeds... representing the Rose City Motorcycle Club and the Federation of American Motorcyclists, called upon Secretary of State Olcott today and urged that smaller tags be devised for motorcyclists. , , ., . ., - - t , I V ' ' i S s ? . , ' 1 1 ; . i T7EEP cool in one of these nobby, suits I'm selling at generous re ductions; - the very fabrics and colorings are sug gestive of a lowered temperature. Drop in today and my young men will be glad to slip you into one. $11.85 for the $15.00 Suits $14.85 for the $20.00 Suits $19.85 for the $25.00 Suits $23.85 for the $30.00 Suits $28.85 for the $35.00 Suits Mens Suits, Main floof. Young Mens Suits, Second floor. BEN SELLING Leading' Clothier Morrison Street at Fourth LIVING COST PROBE ON MINIMUM' WAGE BEIXG IXVESTI. GATED IX WASHIXGTOX. Industrial Welfare Commission. Will Do Without Secretary to Make Appropriation Last Longer. OLYMPIA. Wash., July 24. (Spe cial.) An investigation of the cost of living in this state will be one of the first matters taken up by the Indus trial Welfare Commission of Washing ton, as a basis for nx'I&g minimum wages for women and minors. This was decided at the organization meeting to day. The three women members of the Commission, Dr. Therese McMahon and Mrs. Jackson Sllbaugh, of Seattle, and Mrs. Florence H. Swanson, of Ray mond, although serving; without pay, volunteered their services to obtain statistics from employers. This work win be taken up at once in addition to the cost-of-living' probe. The Corn mission resolved to do without a paid secretary as long as possible, to make the $10,000 appropriation last as long as possible. One place was short in the Commis sion when it met today. Governor Lis ter not having named a successor to Mrs. N. J. Laumer, who was found in eligible. Labor Commissioner Olson was elected chairman of the Commis sion temporarily and - probably will serve permanently. After meeting four hours today the Commission had a half-hour conference with Governor Lister and then ad journed to meet again tomorrow. In a letter handed each member of the Commission at the beginning of the meeting the Governor pledged the co operation of every department under him and declared the selection of a secretary rested entirely with the Com. mission. SUGGESTIONS ARE INVITED Ideas Relative to High Schools Asked by State Snperlntendent. SALEM. Or.. July 24. (Special.) Superintendent of Public Instruction Churchill today wrote to the County School Superintendents, asking them to suggest changes relative to high schools operating under the county Enjoy Your Sleep Enjoy Your Meals .op high school fund law. Mr. Churchill calls attention to, the State Board ot Education recently revising the rules, the rules covering the apportionment of money in counties being as follows: Pupils must have at least three recita tions daily. Where pupils have only two recitations daily, two days' atendance of such pupils shall be counted as one. Where pupils have one recitation daily, three days' attendance of such pupil shall count as one. Recitations shall average at least 30 min. utes each in length, and in classes of more than 10 pupils the recitations shall average at least 40 minutes in length. At least eight months of school must be maintained each year. No one-room school teaching grades be low the seventh shall draw from the count; high school fund. No teacher shall teach more than three grades. RECALL PETITIONS FILED Extravagance and Irregnlarity Charged to Clackamas Officials. OREGON CITT, Or.. July 24. (Spe cial.) Petitions for a recall election against R. B. Beatie, County Judge, and N. Blair,' County Commissioner, were filed Just before closing time In the County Clerk's office Tuesday. Edward Olds and W. H. Hagermann presented the petitions. The petition asking for the recall of County Judge Beatie carries 1748 names, according to the men who filed it, while that asking the recall of Com missioner Blair bears 1720 signatures. The petitions charge extravagance and irregularity in the conduct of coun ty affairs. Woman Hobo Accuses Men. COTTAGE GROVE. Or.. July 24. (Special.) A young woman hobo, who said that two fellow travelers had at tempted to attack her while the three were riding' in the vestibule of th Shasta Limited last night, succeeded In making the engineer and firemen hear her screams as the train was passing through this city. One of the. men was captured here and the other has since been caught at Drain. The young woman , is here and gives her name as Clara Stinson, of Portland. She was going to Grants Pass. McGraw Statue 'Unveiled. SEATTLE, Wash.. July 24. A mas sive bronse statue of the late Governor John Hart McGraw. of Washington, was unveiled Tuesday night in the park triangle bounded by West Lake boule vard. Fifth avenue and Stewart street. Addresses appreciative of the services of Governor McGraw were delivered and the Image, which was paid for by No need of leaving your meals almost untasted because you're fagged out with the warm weather and can't enjoy, your food.. Sharpen your appetite cool off your blood "with a glass of cold sparkling Gold just before lunch and dinner. And take a glass at bedtime, too make sure of a restful night's sleep and keep yourself vigorous by use of this splendid tonic. - Your dealer is waiting near the phone now better order at once. Ifyouwantto read the Best Short Stories of the Season buythefiction Number Agust of Stories by Thomas Nelson Page James B.Connolly Katharine Holland Brown Hugh Johnson Perceval Gibbon Gordon Arthur Smith Katharine FuIIerton Gerould And the two great Serials by Mrs. Vharton and John Galsworthy Other Articles, Poems, etc You will Feel like taking off your hat to "Sonnie-Boy's People" in Mr.ConnolIy's story S3.00 a xart 25 enra m nmmbmr 1 CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS. N. Y. jj popular subscription, was turned over to the city. The statue represents the Governor as he was in later years, standing bare-headed, with his left hand on a scroll of paper, a coat thrown over his right arm and his right hand holding a cane. The sculptor is Rich ard Brooks, whose studio is in Munich. Eight-Hour Day to Rule at Capital. OLYMPIA, Wash.. July 24. (Spe cial.) The eight-hour workday will apply in all departments of the state government under his control. Gover nor Lister announced today. In a letter addressed to department heads. Hours of all departments hereafter will be from 8 A. M. to 5 P. M., and all depart ments aro to arrange lunch hours of employes so that offices can be kept open at noon. Dun Kurds Meet at Xewberg. NEWBERG, Or., July 24. (Special.) A two days' conference of the Dunk ards, or Church of the Brethren, began here today with delegations from Ash land. Myrtle Point, Talent, Albany. Weston and Mabel. A dining hall has been fitted up In the rear of the church for supplying meals and the delegates are entertained at the homes of the local members of the church. Scribners Magazine STAR BREWERY Northern Brewing Company Portland Vancouver