TITE MORXIXG OREGOXIAIf, SATUHDAT, SEPTEMBER 19, 1914.
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.Examiners Refuse to Revoke
Osteopath's License Upon
Plaint of Doctors.
STORMY SESSION ENDS
Oregon City lliyslcians Say Health
Officer Gave Fred Holm Certifi
cate for Marriage but Board
Won't Mix In.
After a stormy session yesterday the
State Board of Medical Examiners re
fused to consider a complaiSt filed by
Dr. M. C Strickland, of Oregon City,
demanding the revocation of the license
to practice osteopathy issued to Dr. J.
A. Van Brakle, Health oriicer or u;iacjt
amas County, on the ground that Dr.
Van Brakle had perjured himself in is
suing a medical marriage certificate to
Fred Holm, of Oregon City.
Dr. Van Brakle perjured himself, the
complaint cited, in that he filled out the
health certificate for marriage, aiurm
lnr that he (Van Brakle) was duly au
thorized to practice medicine under the
laws of Oregon. Dr. ilarry r . Jicn.ay,
president of the Board, says that Dr.
Van Brakle first erased the word "med
icine" from the blank form and substi
tuted the word "osteopathy."
Cleric Refuses License.
Mr. Holm presented this certificate
to the County Clerk, Dr. McKay told
the Board, and was refused a marriage
license. Mr. Holm returned to Van
Brakle' s office. Dr. McKay said, and
Dr. Van Brakle then filled out the
. blank in the regular form, leaving in
the word "medicine." The complaint
of perjury was based on this latter cer
tificate. Dr. McKay announced that Attorney
General Crawford has submitted an
opinion to the effect that Dr. Van
Brakle perjured himself in issuing the
latter certificate. The proper course
for him to have taken, the opinion is
said to have affirmed, was to go before
the courts and obtain, a writ of manda
mus compelling the clerk to issue the
license.
"After the complaint was read Dr. F.
E. Moore, the osteopathic member of
the Board, made a motion that the
Board refuse to receive the demand for
revocation of the license on the ground
that it was merely a revival of the re
cent attempts to oust Dr. Van Brakle
as Health Officer ' of Clackamas
County," said Dr. McKay.
Appeal Taken From Chair.
"I ruled this motion was out of or
der. Dr. Moore then appealed to the
members of the Board. The members
voted the motion regular and a vote
was taken on the Question of trying
the case at all. The vote resulted In
throwing the complaint out from con
sideration." The members of the Board present
were Dr. Harry F. McKay, Dr. H. S.
Kichols, Dr. F. E. Moore, Dr. I H. Ham
ilton and Dr. H. L. Henderson.
Dr. K. E. Moore in explaining his
action, asking for a dismissal of the
complaint, said:
"Dr. Strickland In asking the board
to consider the revocation of "Dr. Van
Brakle's license regardless of what his
charge might be was In my mind out
of the usual order In considering such
matters. It has been the custom of the
Medical Board to consider the revoca
tion of license only upon the. evidence
of a court conviction, and the board
ruled accordingly.
"It would be anything but just to
allow a short cut to revocation pro
ceedings by acting upon the charge of
an Oregon City physician and not de
mand that he first go through the
forms of convicting Dr. Van Brakle in
the courts.
Step Held Old One.
"In signing the health marriage cer
tificate Dr. Van Brakle did what many
other osteopathic physicians have done.
Osteopaths as licensed physicians claim
like privileges with the old school doc
tors In thi matter.
"It was plain to me that the many
unsuccessful attempts of the Oregon
City doctors toremove Dr. Van Brakle
from the office of County Health Offi
cer have Inspired the hope to get rid
of him by. making use of the State Med
ical Examining Board's power to re
voke licenses. The board did the only
right thing possible In this matter."
FIGHT RAGES ALONG LINE
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they gained and kept at the heels of
their reluctantly retiring foe.
At " a. point- where the bulk of the
British troops formed part of the allies'
line the fighting was furious yesterday
end today and some of the most famous
English, Scottish and Irish regiments.
Including the Guards and the Highland
ers, suffered severely. They performed
the task set for them unflinchingly, ad
vancing and occupying some of the ad
vanced German positions, but at ter
rible cost.
Behind the fighting line along the
Acy-Puiscux road still lie many of the
, dead who fell In the fighting of Sep
tember 6. Laborers engaged in the task
of interment declared that although
they had buried great numbers, more
than 1000 bodies still awaited removal
from the battlefield.
BOTH SIDES CXAIM GAIXS
1'rench Say Left Advances,- Germans
Say Enemy Weakens.
LONDON, Sept. 18. It is known In
J.onoon tnat righting in France con
tinues along-the entire front, but the
.British war omce does not give par
ticulars. The French official statement re
ceived here says the French left wing
has made "slight progress," the center
Is encountering a swongly fortified
enemy, while on the French extreme
right in Lorraine and the Vosges the
uermans are on the defensive.
German Center Gains, Says Berlin.
The German official version, as re
ceived here from Berlin, agrees with
respect to the general extent of the
fighting, but asserts that the German
center is slowly but surely gaining
ground, that the German right has re
pulsed an attempt of the allies to breast
through and that on the Meuse the
allies from Verdun have been repulsed
with ease. The German report says
signs of weakening on the part of the
enemy are noted.
The German official report says:
'No decision yet has resulted in the
battle between the Oise and the Meuse,
but certain signs indicate that the
power of resistance of the enemy Is
relaxing.
German Right Kot Broken..
"The endeavor of the French troops
to break through the German right
wing collapsed without any great ef
forts on the part of our troops.
"The center of the German army Is
, Braining ground slowly, but surely.
"On the right bank of the Meuse the
allies from Verdun have been easily
repulsed."
The communication of the French
War Office says:
"The battle continued during the day
of September 17 along the-front from
the River Oise to the Woevre. without
Important changes In the situation at
any point
"First On our left wing, on the
heights to the north of the River
AJsne, we have made slight progress
against certain points. Three offensive
counter attacks undertaken by the Ger
mans against the English army failed.
From Craonne to Rheims we ourselves
repulsed some very violent counter at
tacks executed during the night.. The
enemy tried in vain to take the offen
sive against Rheims.
"Second On the center from Rheims
to the Argon ne. the enemy has rein
forced himself by constructing Impor
tant fortifications and has adopted a.
purely defensive attitude. To the east
of the Argonne, in the Woevre district,
the situation Is unchanged.
"On our right wing. In Lorraine and
the Vosges, the enemy occupies posi
tions organized on a defensive basis in
the vicinity of the 'frontier."
- Inhabitants Forced to 'Work.
A dispatch to the Exchange Tele
graph Company from Ostend says:
"The Germans are entrenching them
selves strongly on the River Sambre
from Maubeuge to Kamur. I have seen
important defensive works at Thuin,
Farciennes and Floreffe. Many Inhabi
tants of these places had been forced
to perform labor on the works.
"I have been told that some kind of
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fortifications are being erected on the
Meuse from Glvet to Namur, but it Is
impossible to cross the Sambre to see
for myself. I believe, however, my In
formation is accurate."
GERMANS ADVANCE, THEY SAY
French Assault on German Right
Declared Repulsed.
BERLIN, Sept 18 (via wireless to
Sayvllle, L. I.) The following official
statement has been given out by the
headquarters of the German general
staff:
"The battle "between the Oise and
the Meuse , Rivers still is continuing,
but there are sure indicatjons that the
enemy's force is failing.
"The French attempt to cut through
the German right wing was broken
down without notable exertion on the
German side.
"The German army is advancing
slowly but surely.
"A sortie from Verdun, on the right
bank of the Meuse, was most easily
repulsed."
Another official statement issued by
the German general staff says that
all the German airships came up to
expectations after undergoing long
and dangerous flights. Some of the
air craft were damaged, but now all
of them have been repaired. None
has been destroyed or captured by the
enemy."
TROOPERS SEEK IRON CROSS
Information as to Landing of Brlt-
. isn Troops Wanted by Germans.
LONDON, Sept. 18. The correspond
ent of the Times at Ghent believes
that most of the recent German raiding
In various parts of North Belgium,
which could not be explained in any re
lation to the fighting on a large scale
last week, was connected with In
cidents Just heard of where some 1200
Uhlans were sent out In small parties
to discover whether British troops were
landing.
They were told to push through at
all cost, he says, and It was promised
that every man who got back with re
liable information would receive the
decoration of the iron cross.
"I do not think any will get back,"
Is the terse comment with which the
correspondent concludes his dispatch.
YAMHILL HOLDS MARKET
TAYLOR-STREET OWNERS FAIL TO
GET BOOTHS MOVED.
Tempting Proposals Made to City by
Both Factions, but Meeting: Satis
fied Wlta Site.
Portland's public market is to remain
on Yamhill street. At a meeting yes
terday of those who originated the
public market idea and members of the
City Commission, proposals to move
the booths to Taylor street were con
sidered with offers made by the Yam-hill-street
property owners. It was de
cided that for the best interests of
the market it should remain where it
is with provision made for expansion
east on Yamhill street toward the
river.
Taylor-street property owners were
so anxious to get the market that
they made an offer to erect umbrella
sheds at their own expense from Fourth
to . Front and vto provide a comfort
station for producers and consumers;
a place for the preparation of meats
and an office for the market master.
These offers were made by M. E. Lee
representing the Taylor-street owners.
He said that in addition to other things
a new building would be erected along
the south side of Taylor street from
Third to Fourth streets.
Yamhill-street property owners on
the other hand made an offer through
T. Scott Brooke to pay half of the
cost of erecting umbrella sheds, to
provide a place for the cutting up of
meat, an office for the market master
and -a comfort station for patrons of
the market and for producers.
Taking all things into consideration
it was decided that the Yamhill-street
proposal was the most satisfactory, In
asmuch as a move to Taylor street
meant a possible damage to the market
which is now established on a sound
footing on Yamhill street. The prin
cipal objection to Yamhill street was
the presence of car tracks. An attempt
will be made to have the tracks re
moved or repaired so they will not
interfere with traffic between Third
and Fourth streets. An attempt also
will be made to have the Portland
Railway, Light .& Power Company re
move its tracks between Second and
First streets for the benefit .of the
market.
The settlement of ' the question In
favor of Yamhill street means that
work will . be started at once on the
erection of umbrella sheds on both
sides of the street between Third and
Fifth streets. Property owners will be
presented with, formal contracts to sign
giving the city full rights to establish
the sheds and. the market,
PIONEER IS HONORED
R. A. Booth, of Early Settler
, Stock, Pays Tribute.
STIRRING ADDRESS MADE
Speaking of His) Mother at Mtorrow
County Fair, Republican Sena
torial Nominee Recalls Strag
gles in .Days of Yore.
HEPPNER, Or., Sept. 18. (Special.)
Morrow County's second annual fair,
which opened here yesterday, already
has exceeded tne expectations of hun
dreds who have been fortunate to be
in attendance and the close tomorrow
night promises to be more interesting
than the close of the fair of last year.
Many attractions were ready on the
opening day and the hundreds who
STEAM SCHOONER REPORTED LOST OFF OREGON COAST.
TI1K FRANCIS H. LEGGETT.
came In special trains from Echo, Stan
field, Umatilla and Hermlston, today
were doubly repaid when they heard
one of the most stirring addresses
probably ever delivered at a Conference
of pioneers when tribute was paid to
the early settlers by Hon. R. A. Booth,
Republican nominee for United. States
Senator. He said:
"To me there can be no other people
like the Oregon pioneer. To me there
can be no other land like the one of
my birth, from whose bounty I have
always been fed. Over her borders the
stars gleam with more gladness; the
rivers race with greater joy; the for
ests sway in deeper reverence and her
fields yield greater abundance.
Knowledge la First-Hand.
"My knowledge of the pioneer does
not come from historians' records or
the romancers' tales. I know them.
They were and are my kin. The first
thought of protection that came to me
was suggested by the tender care of a
pioneer woman. The first emotion of
my heart was born In response to her
affection and in the years that have
since followed there has come to me
no impulse more noble than the one to
make more restful, more cheerful -the
declining years of that woman. ' -
"The words that I now speak are for
the purpose of kindling a flame in
some heart that will make some work
weary pioneer mother more happy. Out
beneath the sunny skies of Southern
Oregon a granite shaft bears the name
of that pioneer woman. Mothers of Ore
gon forgive me for speaking in a man
ner in any sense personal to myself.
I do it because there is no other way
in which I can convey to you the re
gard, the reverence I have for you,
for what I have said of my mother can
be said also of you.
"And I see the old log cabin, built
by a pioneer father. Its construction
seemed to me the acme of skill and
strength. Its builder, to me, was the
master of all things. A few swings
of his ax and the forest supplied his
wants. He touched the earth and it
yielded a harvest. His toil brought
us bread and the wasting of his years
added to ours. He still lives to cheer
us, always full of sympathy and love.
More than four soore years have passed
over his head. , '
Praise of Works Well Done.
"The need of praise I offer my father
I offer also to you. I can do no more.
What you have given your children,
your country, your race, the world. Is
beyond all words to describe. Such acts
can never again -co jne to any people.
There is no more West; there are no
more new worlds to subdue; there is
no other prize so valuable, no. other
hands able to perform, no other hearts
so strong and true.
"With the rapidly recurring events of
a century passing more rapidly than
the weaver's shuttle, what the pioneer
did soon will be but a dim memory
among tne living and it will be left
to the cold pages of history to tell
the story of the westward march and
the founding of a state.
"It Is left for us of a later genera
tion to e"nnoble the work of the pioneers
by transmitting the heroic character
and integrity of purpose that they pos
sessed to those who come after. To
do less is to be unworthy of a place
In the line of transmission and a blot
on their memory. What they bought
with their lives and service has been
delivered only in small "part, for out of
tne coming years will be an ever-
increasing heritage to all whose feet
stand upon Oregon land and whose
hands labor for its development."
STEAMER REPORTED .SUNK
(Continued From First Pare.)
of the Port of Portland from some
cruiser that is outside, but whose iden
tity or nationality was not announced.
The message first stated that the
cruiser had heard the ieggett's "S. O.
S." call3 and later that the vessel had
gone down. No mention was made of
the crew or of the cause of the acci
dent. '
There is a rumor current this even
ing that the El Segundo went to the
Leggett's . assistance, but this cannot
be confirmed.
The steam schooner Francis H. Leg
gett was originally built for the Ham
mond Lumber Company,, but has been
operated under the flag of the Charles
R. McCormlck fleet for over a year. The
vessel was turned out at Newport News
in 1903 and was 241.5 feet long, with a
beam of 41.2 feet and depth of hold
of 14.8 feet. She was of 1606 tons gross
and 975 tons net register. She was a
steel, three-masted vessel and had a
lumber capacity of 1,500,000 .feet.
The Leggett was about the first of
the large coasting fleet to enter the
Portland - California trade and her
maiden voyage to this port drew the
entire marine colony to inspect her.
Since the Hammond Interests built the
Geo. W. Fenwlck, which carries 2.250,
000 feet, and the General Hubbard,
with a capacity of 1,600.000 feet; -the
Edgar H. Vance, of 2,500,000 feet ca
pacity. 3 7 PASSENGERS; 25 IX CREW
Captain Jensen, ' of San Francisco,
Among Those on the Leggett.
HOQUIAM. Wash.. Sept. 18. .Special.)
The steamer Francis H. Leggett, Cap-
tain C. Moro, left Hoquiam yesterday
morning for San Francisco carrying 37
passengers and a crew of 25. She was
deepladen with a cargo of lumber from
the Eureka mill and ties from the
Grays Harbor mill, both of this city.
Besides 19 who came from Seattle by
train and boarded the vessel here, the
passenger ' list Includes the following
booked here:
Earl McFeeley. J.1 M. Ohman, M.
Peterson. James Smith, Vern Lansing
and John Peterson, of Hoquiam; R T.
Taylor, of Montesano; Mrs. Nellie An
derson, wife of Captain Anderson, of
the schooner Carrier Dove, and 12-year-old
daughter, Helen; Miss Gomez, Miss
Tilly Wunderling, George Polk, J.
Johnson, Dan Develdy, Andrew Paul
and G. Strake, of Aberdeen, and Captain
J. Jensen, of San Francesco, who was
on his way back home.
Captain Jensen lost his ship, the
schooner Nokomis, off the Mexican
coast last Spring and was marooned on
Clipperton Island for about four
months. Only about six weeks ago he
was brought off and had come north
for a visit.
The Leggett passed out over the
Grays Harbor bar at 11 A. M. yesterday
Almost as soon as she crossed out a
heavy -gale came up from the southeast
and has been blowing steadily ever
since. It is said by. tugboat men to be
one of the heaviest ever experienced off
this coast at this season.
- .The Leggett was a steel steamer of
1606 tons and one of the largest steam
schooners on the Pacific coast. She
had been on the Hoqulam-San Fran
cisco run for the past two years.
20 Sail From Seattle.
SEATTLE. Wash., Sept. 18. The 20
passengers from Seattle who sailed on
the Leggett when she left Hoquiam
were:
Charles P. Warner, Tom Watkins,
C. L. Stanley, John Maes, John Reutz
mer, Mrs. B. A. -Parks, B. A. Parks.
Carl Dale, George Mortimer. John Eng
Btrom, F. H. Davis, Mrs. H. Snediker,
Homer D. Snediker, Raymond Sned
iker, E. Messner, H. Van Heusen.
George Pollman, D. A. Goldsmith, P.
H. Fields, C. A. Rohmerbacher.
FAIR ONE DAY LONGER
EXHIBITS OPEN THROUGH SUNDAY
TO CUT DOWN LOSS.
Rev. Clarence True Wilson's Guernsey
Stock Takes First and Seconds
In Judges' Awards.
GRESHAM, Or.. Sept- 18. (Special)
The directors cf the Multnomah Fair
Association met this morning and de
cided to continue the fair through Sun
day, one day more than the regular
time. It was to close tomorrow, but
attendance was small the first few
days and the revenues consequently
reduced. It was with the hope of
making up a part of the loss that the
continuance of the fair was decided on.
Today, in spite of the downpour,
there was a large attendance. While
the Portland clubs did not come in a
body, many Portland people visited the
grounds, and the faculty and cnildren
of the Estacada school attended. All
awards have been made and blue and
red ribbons are in evidence every
where. '
The awards In the" livestock depart
ment were completed by Secretary E.
L Thorpe. They are as follows:
For horses:
Standard-bred Morgans. stallions
Best, H. Osman; second, C. M. Idle
man; third, D. S. Johnson; first for
fillies, mares and colts, under 1 year,
Mrs. C. E. Cleveland.
German and French coach horse,
stallion First. A. C. Ruby Ranch.
Percheron A, C. Ruby first for 2-year-old
stallions, first for mares, first
and second for 3-year-old stallion's,
first and second for ccUts under 1 year
and second for- fillies.
Belgian stallions Three - year - old
and over, first. Sun Dial Ranch; sec
ond. It. P. Rasmussen. A. C. Ruby, first
for 3-year-old mares, first and second
for 2-year-old stallions, and first, sec
ond and third for 2-year-old mares.
Clydesdale First for 3-year-old
stallion, A. C. Ruby.
Draft grades Three-year-old geld
ing or mare, first, J. Strucken. Two-year-old
gelding or mare, first, H. Os
man; second. E. E. Welling. One-year-old
colt- or filly, first, H. Osman;
second, H. G. Mullenhoff. Pair 2600 to
3000 pounds, first. A. H. Moll; second.
J. Strucken. Pair over 3000 pounds,
first, A. C. Ruby.
General purpose, single roadsters
.first, at. J. Meyer. Portland. C. E.
Cleveland, first for 2-year-old mare or
gelding, and 1-year-old geMIng mare
or geioing.
Saddle horse, beys and girls First,
Mrs. Bertha Green.
Shetland ponies, team Second, W. H.
Cleveland. Pony, any age, first. W. H.
Cleveland; second. A. C. Rubv.
Rev. Clarence True Wilson won in
imported Guernseys, all first and sec
ond prizes offered in that class. In
Brown Swiss, Theodore Brugger won
all first and second prizes except that
J. Stuart won first for senior 1-year-old,
bull. Winners in the Jersey con
test were W. H. and C. E. Cleveland,
G. H. Dammeier and L F. Barnes, In
all- classes. David McKeown won first
in Holsteins for all classes. Second
was won by J. Strucken for 4-year-old
cow.
The animals were paraded this aft
ernoon and formed what was consid
ered the best showing of . blooded
horses and cattle ever seen during the
eight years of the county fairs at
Gresham. There has been a gain
every year in both fine horses and
cattle.
The Guernsey stock of Rev. Clarence
True Wilson was shown for the first
time. All was Imported.
The baby show for beauty, which is
separate from the eugenic contest, will
be held tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock under the charge of Dr. Mary
V. Madigan, the prizes ranging from
SI to S 5. -
The Order of Mutts are announced
to arrive on the fair grounds tomor
row, Md also to initiate a number of
Gresham citizens Into the order at the
City Hall.
The booth of the Oregon Agricul
tural College in the pavilion has ex
hibits from poultry, husbandry and
plant pathology, under charge of C. S.
Brewster and J. H. Corsant. A supply
of college bulletins with Information
along these lines can be had at this
booth. It is considered one of the
most Important booths In the pavilion
and, is visited, by hundred daily, who
It's High Time
for Stanley
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We believe that these are the best values you
have ever been offered. We sell them direct to
you without the middleman's profit. You are hardly fair
with yourself unless you see these ,
Men's
Overcoats
Brownsville Woolen Mill Store
Third at Morrison (
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On the
Great Light "Way
listen to lectures by the two at
tendants. CHILD SAVED BY - WOMAN
Mrs. J. J. Whitney, of Albany, Res
cues Drowning Boy.
ALBANT, Or.." Sept. 18. (Special.)
Jack Rhodes, the 2-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Will Rhodes, of Albany,
was rescued yesterday from the big
reservoir of the Oregon Power Com
pany by Mrs. J. J. "Whitney.
Jack and a companion were playing
near the edge of the reservoir, when
Jack dropped a toy gun into 'the wa
ter. He reached for the toy and turn
headlong Into the tank. His com
panion, Jimmy Whitney, the small son
of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A Whitney,
of Marshfield, rushed to the house
and told his grandmother.
Mrs. Whitney reached the reservoir
in time. Jack was attended by a phy
sician and today is none the worse for
his experience.
Mrs. Frank Ieslie Dead.
NEW YORK Sept. 18. Mrs. Frank
Leslie (the Baroness de Baziis) died
tonight in apartments in an uptown
hotel h,ere. She was the widow of
Frank Leslie, the publisher, who died
in 1880, and has herself since been
prominent in the publishing world.
aSj0' Along lines
A standard you have learned to
rely on. A concern that has been
reliably known to you and your
father for forty years, says to you
in all sincerity:
The well-inade, perfect-fitting gar
ments we are making to order from
our comprehensive assortment- of
fabrics is the chief reason for the constantly
growing volume of business that' is coming to
this new department. Prices from $18.50 to $30.
AMERICANS FARE WELL
MRS. YOUNG WRITES FROM BERLIN
LACDIN' G'TRE ATMEST RECEIVED.
Former ResMent of Portland Asserts
Her Confidence In Triumph
of German Arms.
Mrs. Sadie G. Toung, formerly of this
city and who for some time has re
sided in Berlin, where her daughter is
receiving her musical education, writes
home to bear testimony to the kind
treatment accorded to Americans In
Berlin in war time.
"Since telegraphic communication
between Germany and America Is bro
ken off only unreliable reports are
received from French and British
sources, and I particularly wish to con
tradict the widely circulated report
that Americans have been badly treated
in Germany," writes Mrs. Young. "It
is not true. On the contrary, we Amer
icans have been treated with all the
consideration which Is due to a respect
ed nation. The 25.000 Americans who
were in Berlin at the outbreakof the
war were considerately treated in spite
of the difficult situation, and were, in
a way, regarded as the guests of the
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Germans. It is the wish of the Ger
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affairs. 1 wish to say. therefore, that
a people who have entered upon the
war with the seal the Germans dis
play cannot help being victorious, and
I am certain that all Americans living
here think Just as I do. Since it is
forbidden to mail letters in foreign
languages. I write this in German. An
article appeared lately In The Orego
nian about the engagement of my
daughter at the Posen Opera-House.
This engagement is now rendered a
little uncertain by the war. as our
friends in Portland will be interested
to learn. Posen is so near the Russian
boundary that its fate is somewhat
perilous. The opera-house may be used
as a hospital for wounded soldiers."
Aslilnnd Theater Owner Dies.
ASHLAND, Or., Sept. 18. (Special.)
Myron E. Hicks, proprietor of the Star
Theater, died suddenly In this city this
afternoon. An 'autopsy laid the cause
to a weak heart. He was a man of
middle age and a Spanish War veteran.
He leaves a wife and child. His father,
J. W. Hicks, of Ashland, also survives
him.
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