the aironvixG oregoxiax. . friiayv February 18, 1916.- ::
LAND COMMITTEE
ASKS LEGAL ADVICE
Hearing on Oregon & Califtr-
n.ia Bills Adjourns Until
5 Counsel Arrives.
v COMMITTEE . IS DIVIDED
tyune Members Favor leaving Prob
lem to Courts Othcrs'Inslst That
Congress ' Proceed in Cock "
Faith to. Enact Law. .
OREUOXIAN-NEWS BUREAU. Wash
InnoiL Feb. 17. After a preliminary
hearing today on pending- Oregon ana
California, land grant bills, the House
committee-on public lands decided first
U solve th legal phases or-tne proD
lam .1 A Hmarminit the limitation!
imposed on Congress by the granting
actsand by the decision of tne u
preme Court, defore determining the
policy to be recommended.
:. .To "this end the committee asked th
Alternev-General to telegraph C
.'Kmyth, Government counsel in the case,
to come to Washington to appear ire
fnra the nimmi ttee. and it is likely thi
Attorney-General also will ha Invited
to appear when Mr. Smyth's testimony
irf concluded. No further hearings will
be held unl Mr. Smyth arrives from
Kansas, . - .
''" Biitorr t Case Reviewed.
At the hearinar todav. S. W. Williams,
of the Department of Justice, reviewed
the history of the land grant case and
told of his observations maae wnen in
Oregon last FalL.When questioned on
the legal points involved Mr. Williams
was unable to give all the information
the committee desired.
Mr. Williams told the committee the
people of Oregon were practically
unanimous in opposition to placing any
rf th irrant lands in forest reserves.
r,H exDlalneH the reasons for their
nnnnxltion. . He also explained the. em
barrassment of the various counties
because of their inability to cpllect
' taxes on the grant lands for the past
three rears and said it is the belief
of the Department of Justice that pro
vision should- be made an any legis
lation passed .which would insure the
payment of back taxes.
Mr. Williams "gave it as his opinion
that' Congress, under the clause of the
. original granting act. reserving the
- right to "alter, amend or repeal." could
now enact legislation it desired looking
to the disposal "of the lands. Later,
under questioping by Representative
-Jiinnott, Mr. Williams said that if the
grant to the railroad company was an
1UBDIUIV u u . -. .......
vest title to lands in the United States.
Mr. Sinnott pointed out that the Su
preme Court held the grant was an ab
Aim erant. sublect only to the con-
. ditions imposed by the act of 1869. and
Mr Williams 'reiterated his latter
nniniorif notwithstanding it was In evi
dent conflict with his first view and
also in conflict with the opinion of the
Attorney-General, as set forth m ms
reDort on the Chamberlain bllL -It
wae at this juncture the committee went
into executive passion.
Prior to discusing the powers of
" rontrfBi Mr. Williams was asked by
the committee what would develop if
Congress did not pass a land -grant
bill within six months. '
Court Might, Enforce Provlio. "
"If a bill is then pending, with any
Indication that Congress intends to leg
islate," he said, "the District Court at
Portland undoubtedly would continue
the temporary injunction until such
time as Congress did act. But if Con
gress, after discussion of the subject,
should decide to enact no further leg
islation, then the District Court would
enforce the proviso as to sale to actual
settlers." x
There is a disposition on the part of
some .members of the committee to
sidetrack- the land grant bills and al
low the problem to be worked out fi
nally by the Federal courts, but other
members are insistent that Congress
proceed in good faith when it has de
termined how far it can go and1 formu
late a. definite policy for disposing of
the lands.
Representative Sinnott caHed atten
tion to the fact that when Congress
authorized the purchase of lands in the
Southern states for the Appalachian
Forest Reserve, it specifically stipu
lated that no'lande should be acquired
by the United States "until the Legis
lature of the tate in which the 'land
lies shall have consented to the ac
quisition of such lands."
Mr. Sinnott also called attention to
the fact that the Supreme Court in its
decision made reference to that provi
sion of the granting act reserving the
right to "amend, alter or repeal." He
asked Mr. Williams if he' regarded that
omission as significant and drew en
affirmative reply. .
Chairman Ferris advised the commit
tee that Senator Chamberlain had asked
to be beard before the land j;rant bill
is reported and said that the courtesy
would be extended. No duplicate of
the Chamberlain bill Mae been intro
duced in the House, but in order that
it may be considered by the House com
mittee. Representative Lenroot had it
inserted in the record.
Representatives Hawtey and McAr
thur attended the hearing, but did not
participate.
on the second floor of the 'mill just
south of the main sawroom, where tne
blaze started, bad to Jiimp out the win
dow about 15 feet above the -ground
to save themselves. - Workers in other
sections of tbestructurV were also com
pelled to beat a hasty retreat. -
From' the sawroom the fire spread.
blown by a north wind, and Vapidly
destroyed a section of the -mill to the
eo,uth'' containing gang edgers and
platter. .4
Three" alarms; Jvere -turned in, arod
besides, the Iwi; fireboat 11 engines
responded. Tftls included engines, 23,
11, 7, I. i, 16. 2 1T 21, 13, 25 .and 9, EnH
gine 21 -get stuck in the mud after ar
riving at the lire nd wasunable to
participate in the, fighting. f.-vy-
The third alarm was sentln by Cap-
HKi:i) VrolI.KCE MAX - WIN8
PLACE 0. DKBATIKU TKAM.v
AGED SERBIAN KING
LIVES FOR LIBERTY
Exiled Monarch Says War Is
Last Effort of Feudalism
Jo Entrench Itself.
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Charles S. Cohn.
Charles' S. Cohn. of Reed Col-
lege, hofs been awarded a place
on the Reed tearti which will rep
resent that school at the debat
ing" tournament to held in
Corvallis. The tournament is a'
state contest and a good deal of
importance Is, attached to it by
collegiate debaters of Oregon.
Mr. Colin is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. A a Cohn, of this city.
ONLY GOOD WILL NEEDED
tain Grenfell, of engine 23.. As he was
on the way to the fire Chief Dowell
stopped at a convenient box to sen
In the third alarm, but the captain had
already sent It in.
The fighting was under the direction
of Fire Chief Dowell, FUre Marshal
Jay Stevens and Battalion Chiefs Lau
denklos and Holden.
Fire Chief ' "Biddy" Dowell declared
the work of all his men was most sat
isfactorv. and from Jay Stevens, fire
marshal, came the enthusiastic remark
The most spectacular tire-checking
have seen for some time."
Chief Dowell also exnressed satis
faction in the work his men had done
stringing- their lines of hose from
distant points. -Many of the lines were
spread from- (Jiftnd avenue hydrants,
the "famous" '.irew of Engine No. 13
having one line of hose 1350 feet long,
extending from the corner of Grand
avenue and Lincoln street to the burn
in mill. - "
Great difficulty was experienced by
the firemen in crossing the railroad
tracks and lumber oards in their ef
forts to get to the mill, and the poor
pressure in the mains and the fact that
several engine crews' ted from the same
hydrant all conspired to make the fire
fighting difncult.--
he
MANIKINS SHOWN HERE
FRENCH EXHIBIT . AT FAIR
DROUGHT TO PORTLAND.
A
;mill loss is $i 50,000
- '' (Cnminu'd Frnm First Pape.)
but it seemed to have little effect in
checking the progress of the flames
fed. by sawdust, rosin wood, shavings
and other waste which made the fire
spread rapidly.
It was . the work of the fireboat
David Campbell which really put a stop
in ths flames and prevented them from
destroying the entire mill. Within a
few minutes after the alarm was. re
ceived the boat w.as on the scene.
Captain Johnson, of the David Camp
bell, was not with his boat when the
fire alarm was senUin. He rode to the
rcene with Fire Marshal- Jay Sevens
and immediately joined nis men.
Tremendous Pressure Obtained.
When it was seen that neither of the
engines could produce enough power
singly to reach the blaiy. Captain
Johnson compounded tho feve and aft
turret engines, thereby obtaining a
pressure of 300 pounds to the square
inch and withthat immense force
ripped big timbers from the front of
the burning building at a distance of
approximately 300 feet.
The fireboat Geo. H. 'Williams also
took fpart in the work, although Its
assistance wan not so spectacular. A
I1UDO HH 1 U IV HITS iiiq aim .11..,
way it did good work in helpffig to ex
tinguish the blaze. ,.
When assisting in playing the hose
from the fireboat 'Williams, one of the
workmen of "the mill, Pete De Angelo,
"who was holding the end of .the nozzle,
was thrown into a pool of water about
a foot deep which had collected from
the streams playing on the fire. Flrei
Marshal Jay Stevens, seeing the danger,
was unable to hold it until a, group of
men rushed to bis assistance. ' "
Ths fir Bread so mDfdly .that a
V'oup Pi e&wXiiers wjiq were working!
Figures Done la Vax Are Almost Per,
feet In Portrayal of Two Type
of -Womanhood.
Two Paris manikins, lifesize. and
notable in workmansnip, modeled in
wax by F. Imans, -Parisian figure mod
eler, . have been brought to Portland
from San Francisco, where theyt ap
peared In the French building at the
Panama-Pacific Exposition. They were
urchased at San Francisco from the
French government and are said to be I
me most periaci muuei . figures ever
brought to this city.
The two figures are superb in color,
line and proportion. They are shown
by the Eastern putfittlng Company in
aiwindow display. Just as. a beautiful
woman should look at her best is each
of the fair wax duo. The blonde girl
has large gray eyes and a striking fig
ure. Her head is bent forward slightly.
and the beautifnl neck and shoulders
and shapely arms are almost as natural
as those of. a living person. The other
figure is better gowned for admiration.
Her hair is almost red, and . her fea
tures, especially the 'mouth, are pretty
and human. The graceful body is
poised so that she, looks over one of
her snapeiy snouiaers. sne nas a play
ful expression and is laughing so that
she reveals two rows of, gleaming per
fect teeth.
Both figures are modishly gowned.
LABOR ARGUES BOYCOTT
BAX PLACED AGAIKST BAKERY
AFTER 'WARM DEBATE. '
Editor ef Official Press Opposes Action
'Because Paper Can't Afford to '
Lose Advertiser.
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-.vUeated ' discussions as to ' how far
boycotting Of Unfair .sh.ops should ex
tend led - delegates' to the Portland
Central Labor Council last night to in
dulgein .personalities.
The question arose as to whether
the Twentieth Century Bakery should
be placed 6n the Unfair list. No recom
mendation had been made by the ex
ecutive council-, no meeting of that
body having been held previous to the
meeting of the council last Aight, so
Secretary E. J. Stack, as a member of
the executive council, reported accord
ingly.: -'
The delegates agreed to placing the
bakery on the unfair list, and then
came the statement from .C. M. Ryner-
son, editor of the Labor Press, that the
Twentieth-Century Bakery was carry
ing a monthly advertisement that
amounted to more than the Labor FressJ
could afford to ,lose unless there was
an absolute necessity for it.
William' MacKenzie, a delegate' from
the Engineers' Union, talked volubly
against placing, tne DaKesy on the un
fair list, recommending that other boy
cotted firms, be "gone after" first. De
spite his objection and the implied one
of Mr. Rynerson, the council delegates
voted to plare -the Twentieth Century
Bakery under the ban of - organized
labor. . "
Silver Lake Mill Resumes.
KELSO. Wash.. Feb. 17. CSnecial.l
Xfter a long -shut-down, the. F. Q.
Barnes mill at Silver Lake resumed
operations the first of the week. This
mill Hs the principal industrial main
stay of that community. Camps are"
uot bciDgr eperatea a; tresent.
So Reproach Fet for. Allies Who
Came Too Late, or for . Greece,
Who 'Understood Differently.' .
: Message Sent to America.
'; "
AEDEPSOS, Island of EUDoea; via
(Paris, Feb. 16. KingxPeter, of Serbia,
reoeivea a corresponaent or tne Asso
ciated Press this morning. Hidden
away in this almost inaccessible spot.
bent under his 72 years, disillusion
ments and sufferings, physically
proKen, virtually Diinu, nis crown gone,
bis native land overrun by ancient
enemies, the exiled sovereign grimly
clings to life In the hope ot participat
ing in the ultimate triumph ;of his
countrymen, -
"I have long wanted to' speak from
the bottom of my tieart to the great
heart of America, which is so .deeply
moved over the fate of Serbia and has
done so much for our unhappy people,
he said. I . . -
"It seems, to pie that somehow your
cumpatnots naye oeen ame to aivine in
the strugglea of a' people, simple and
rugged, but stubbornly individualistic,
the same sacred fire lrich inspired
the first Americans. 300 years ago to
leave Europe to erecf in the wildness
of America a home for freedom. They
know us. -We speak the same language
of liberty.
Friendship for America Strong.
"Above all, today, when thousands of
Serbian women and children, unable to
flee, .remain there, deprived of every
thing, it is they, your compartriots, who
at this moment have unobtrusively set
to work to sucocr the ;. unfortunates.
who have lost all. -who have need
of all." -v
The aged King leaned forward, fixed
tne correspondent with wide open,
almost sightless eyes. ' -
May God in his mercy reward your
country," he cried: nd, leaning back
in his chair, closed his eyelids, remain
ing long silent, as one dreaming.
x Know wnat you are thinking.
continued linally. "You are- wrong.
or tnose or our allies-who, have re
malned faithful, we have no reproach
They came to our aid too late i to save
us. nut they came. They were no
organized for war", nor ruled over by
soldiers. Had they -been so organised
so ruled, perhaps they would have been
able to save us.
'Civilization carinot be made an en
gine of war and perfected to foresee
every contingency. It is inherent
liberty, it acts slowly, clumsily perhap
but this very slowness anl clumsines
constitute the strength of free peoples.
Their triumph is long in cording, but
none tne jess sure.
Feudalism Slakes Last Stand.
I do not know if it is Quite under
stood in America what it is all about
that almost the entire of Europe is at
war. .But I will tell you in a word
It is the supreme, the last effort of
feudalism, a fight to finish between
f ha feurialfnm rtt VPRtArHnv nnH fp.n.
dbm of tomorrow. So that is why war
nad to break out on tbe banks of th
Danube and not elsewhere, for the
Danube separates by so little the mos
intransigent feudalism, maintained by
unworthy intrigues, like those of tbe
smaller Italian states in the Middle
Ages, from the most stubborn ideal of
berty implanted in those ready to
fight to the last man to realize that
ideal. .
"We have always wanted to live at
peace with the Austriajis. But It is of
the very nature of a feudal state lib
erty cannot and must. not flourish in
the same vicinity. Today again Aus
trta seeks to create of Serbia. Monte
negro, Bosnia and Herzegovina an eni
pire of vassal states for the benefit of
mediaeval feudal nobility. But
cannot stand that. We are peasants.
but free peasants. My grandfather was
peasant, and I am prouder of that
than of my throne. .
JVo Rancor Is Felt.
"As for Bulgaria, we - have proved
that we have no rancor against the
soldiers whe fought side by side with
us for the liberty of the Balkans. We
accepted that they .should remain our
friends. They did not So will.s,The
oosession oj: xsaiaanic -negemony pur
sues mem. xet, despite everything,
say even now with all my heart: 'Let
the Bulgarians live in tranquillity at
home. There is place enough for all
in the Balkans. All that is required
little good will. . - -"And
Greece, your majesty?"
For a while the King did hot answer.
"As for our ally. Greece." he replied
at lengtn, srsj bas -understood differ
ntly from us. Her Interests are vin
tne .Balkans, -rout outside of her re
fusal to participate In the war shoul
er to snouiaer witn us, sne has n
other respects fulfilled the duties of
friend and neighbor. Today we, are the
guests ef the Greek people, and we
are grateful for their hospitality.'
ra oia man -fell snejit. Evidently
the effort to talk had been a' severe
strain. The doctor made a sign to the
correspondent, but King Peter felt it
and gained strength for a final word.
But I am gathering my -strength,
he cried again, "to march once mo:
at the head of my men, sharing their
trials and sufferings as I "did 42 years
go in Bosnia. I. will see, I shall see.
their triumph. I shall not die before
the.Victory of my fatherland."
could be held,- and the policemen in
structed in what course has to be fol
lowed by a courV in a prosecution to
make it hold. Also ,'he said they could
be told . what constitutes -" admissible
evidence and -what does not, ariM what
a policeman has to prove and how he
has to prove It to get a.eonvictlon.
FAIR r LIQUOR AGENT. BUSY
5 .
Woman Takes Names - Froiir AHl
darlts to Send to Wholesale House.
Liquor ' houses in San Francisco, arje
overlooking no good beVs.- .; '
A pretty, brown-eyed,, brown-skirted
and coated - young woman was seen
hard at 'work in -County Clerk". Coffey's
department yesterday..- She' was a
stranger thre. ;Many were' the in
quiries as to the occupation of the fair
visitor. ';,-. ' 1- J-' -
- Deputy County Clerk. Cochran, who
presides over the destinies at the mar
riage license wicket,, solved the mys
tery. "Hist," he whispered. "She's copy
ing names and addresses from the
booze affidavits turned in last month.
They will go to a San Francisco whole
sale, house as a record of possible
patrons in tjhis arid state." 1
JAIL TERMS METED OUT,
Jags and Vags Have Bad Day
Municipal Court
in
POLICETO GO TO SCHOOL
BI&&.KIXG OF STATE A Jf D CITY LAWS
TO BE TAUGHT. .
Deputy City Attorney Is- to Be In
' stractor, So Patrolmen May Know
When, and How to Proceed.
A law school for policemen, at which
they will be instructed m legal pro
cedure and In the meaning of the state
laws and city ordinances, is to be es
tablished lit Portland at once. 4t was
arranged for yesterday- at a confer
ence between Mayor Albee -and oflcials
of the police bureau, the Municipal
Court and the City Attocney s office.
Deputy City Auditor Stadter is 4.o be
the teacher. - v , 1.
Complaints have beenmade that'po
licemen 4o not know the ordinances of
the city or tbe state laws , and "do not
understand court procedure, - and for
that reason they often exceed their
authority or pass by- violations, with
out knowing they are violations. Also
it is said time is taken up unneces
sarily In the Municipal Court the
handling of cases 'which could be
headed off in the beginning If the -policemen
knew the law.
City Attorney LaRoche came forward
with the. school Idea, fie eaid classes ;
Yesterday- forenoon -was an unpleas
anf one for Jags aud vags in Municipal
Court.
William Franklin, John A. Perry and
Frank Smith, a::trio of vagrants, were
sentenced by Judge Langguth 0 .10,
15 and 20 days, respectively.
Patrolman Schulpius specialized the
previous evening in- collecting drunks.
Thomas Golden 'drew 10 days; Joe
Dawson. 15 days; Harry Jones, 20 days,
and Tom Rudolph, 15 days.
G. M. Harris manager of the Burn-
side Theater., pleaded not guilty to the
charge of permitting persons to stand
in the aisles during a performance. Fire
Captain Roberts appeared as complain
ant. Harris wasfined ?25.
MR. DIECK WANTS CHANGE
?otice of Small Assessments on
liarge Projects Thought t76eless.
Notice of intention of the city to
construct large district improvements
are not to be sent to each individual
property owner to be assessed in the
district hereafter if a plan of Cora
missioper Dleck is. adopted. 'He has
proposed an amendment providing that
no notice need De given eacn mm
vidual property owner where the dis
trict improvement is to cost more than'
$25,000 and the assessments ar not to'
average more than $10 a lot.
The task of notifying each property
owner in large district- improvements
has been found costly. In the case of
the reirrade project on the East Side
for example, 14,000 notices would have
to be sent out. t
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1 1 txtravMamps . i oday
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With the Coupon
SOW IS THE TIME FOB,
' WINTER Sf RAYING
BORDEAUX MIXTURE
.MQcHaa,!75c$I.25
' Dilute 12 times with water.
LIME & SULPHUR SPRAT
One Gal-en- Five GVl-i
Ion .-.uuu ions
Dilute 9 times with water.
$1.75
HEKTOGRAPH MASS
Twenty-ounce can..
75c
TABLE LAMPypk
SPECIALSglfp
4,ny of o u rSZn'
Fancy Table
Lamps, toclose,
values $18 to
$20. SPECIAL
$12.93
$10 to $15 vals.
$8,89
PAWnVBOe lb. Choeo-
urtliu 1 1
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late Chins for. . uuli
25a pound XXX Mint! g n
Lozenges now for frU
30c pound Fruit -Punch I On
Drops now fm-i. I Ob
40c pound Wood-Lark Spe
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Kisses. Penoche AtO
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Trading
Stamps on
your first $t
cash nurclmse
and double ntamp on
the balance of punhase.
Good on first three
floors today, Feb. IS.
US
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VA!rHI"OTO"'S BIRTH
DAY DECORATIONS
' Half Price
ATTENTION!
FLOOR PAINTS
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS
INSIDE FLOOR PAINTS
DRV OVER NIGHT WITH A
GOOD ;l,OSS AND WILL
STAND HARD WEAR.
Twelve different colors. CCn
On sale at, the auart.. .. "
YOU Wl
S H A
$1.50 "Set-In" Rubber Slav
ing Crush, special CI Of)
now at only ?
$1.25 "Set-In" rtubber70p
Shaving Brush, special!.. wl
75c "Set.- In" Rubber AQr
Shaving Brush, special.. HJJu
Slyde Stroke- Automatic
Stropper, sharpens. any
safeiy or straight 0 Tt
razor, on salo now ntVL'W
100 shaves guaranteed wllh
each Gillette blade by UKlnir
ROyal Stropper. tho I flfl
price of which !m . . . . W I iUU
ASK FOR DKMONSTUATIOV
BATHROOM FIXTURES
ART BRASS COMPANY'S
SANOLA WARE
IV MCKLX OR MllTi:.
Special for ' today and to
morrow 18 - inch Nlck'ld.
Brass Towe.1 Bar, regu- 07 (
larly 40c, special at tlv
3
"rjOTER" Gvarapteed Iron
" Weight six pounds. A
"will - not - burn" - ouj ele
ment, complete inve r t i n g
stand and curling iron,
heater; $3.50 value, Cj0 QO
today and tomorrow''30
Price "Reductions Worth Noting
ODD Lines of L a d I e '
and Gentlemen's 1'rnv
rling Bags, in black and
tan cowhide 16, 17 and
18 - Inoh :fastteno(
feaate25 Discount
"II ARK CROSS" Ladies'
111 Pigskin Handbags
atA. 50. Discount
HAT BRUSHES In. Mo
rocco and P I g fc t n
.Casrs; regu 1 arly QQn
$1.25 to close at....
$2!p-ectialSa,Lr.T.$I.OO'
0CRbber Com- I Qp
tUu plexlon Brushes ' u
5 -Foot Length of OCp
Hnbbei; Tubing. .
f rn Ladles D o e h e
iliQU Syringe on ff I HQ
sale now for 0 I iUJ
HEAVY C a n as-Lined
Rubber Gloves for
Spring housecle:inlnc
p..SI.50 to $2.50
$1 Pyorrhoelde 07p
foripyorrhea t
rrnHlcaya Cream QQn
DUG on sale for 030
Cn.Veda RoseOJp
wWU Rouge now fory"y
25c!
.tt!65c
ff I Othiue doihlpCp
l strength now. . Odb
PeroxldV Cream on
a 1 e now
three lor...,
rfln lompeian M-Q
3Uu sage Cream for
ff I Dr. C e o p e r's Gem
w I pound Sirup Srn
p a r ilia, 7oC three CO
for only w
ffl Pinkham'a Veae-CQp
Vl table Compound
Bronchial Tre-OCp
chesl5r.3forJll
ffl I.STorU on Bale7Qr
V I now for I 3 J
25c
TRM CT DAPCD "snowdrop," a soft, white
lUli-CI rrirtn tissue, large roll; regular- 07p
ly $1 a dozen, special now for u '
PUCCC MCU WE HAVE THEM,
bilLOO lllLll pjete. BUV AOW.
be off the market. .- .
Stock is com
they' will soon
ALXirK STJUXTAT WEST fBK MABSMALL 4-700-HOMr. A 6171
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CAMPBELL THANKS SHERIFF
. 1
Slystery Kobber, Beginning Prison
Term, Promises to Reform.
After thanking Sheriff Hurlburt'for
the courteous treatment he had re
ceived since being taken into custody,
Multnomah station robbery fame, left
for the Penitentiary at balem yester
day ln the care-of Deputy Shjriff Mar
tin Pratt. Sentenced by Judge McGinn
for attempted burglary, Campbell will
serve a year at hard labor.
"I ll try to be a man. Sheriff, when
I get out, and thank you for all you
have done for me, said Campbell in
leaving. .
Campbell was shot by station Agent
J. D. Stewart December 21. .
PROHIBITION OPINION GIVEN
Fees Collected by County Clerk Go'i
Into General Fund. -
OREGON CITT. Feb. 17. (Special.)
DisqJ:t Attorney Hedges today re-
ceivea an opinion xrom Atioriiey-ueii?
eral - Brown in which he holds that
fees recetved from enforcing the dry
law shall go into the general fund of
the cbunty.
' Thi law Tirovides that -the Countv
Clerk shall .collect $2 for approving the!
bonds -of pharmacists and- shall receive
a small Mee for carrying out other
provisions of the act County Clerk
Harrington has collected $71 from these
sources, but the law makes no pro
vision for disposal of the fund.
FIBE THREAT RUMOR
Name of Notorious Robber Is
' Linked With Mill Blaze :
REVENGE DECLARED CAUSE
Arrest and Conviction of.
Thief Said to Have . Been
lowed by Letters to Mrs.
Clever
Jn-
nian, but This Is Denied.
WARRANT OUT FOR DRIVER
Recklessness Charge Becamse
Crash With Electric Train.
of
A warrant 'for Henry Tost. Jitney
driver, on the charge of reckless driv
ing, was issued yesterday afternoon.
Wednesday night, at the corner of
Couch and Fourth streets, Yost whirled
his car into the Southern Pacifio eleC'
trie train. The crew applied emergency
brakes instantly and averted a serious
accident. , '
The offender was in court last Sat
urday for a violation of the ordinance
prescribing lights for jitneys, when
Judge Langguth continued his case in
definitely. . ' - - - , i--
Germans Offer Koumania Loan.
LONDON, Feb. 17. A' Berlin dispatch,
according to the Copenhagen corre
spondent of ttfe Morning Post, says
the Ddke of Mecklenbercr has left for
Bucharest .. as the German .Emperor's
envoy to offer' Roumania p loan of
12.000,000. - . -
Was the fire which: nVougnt a lose
of $150,000 or more to the Inman-Poul
sen Lumber ComDanv yesterday the ful
flllment ot a threat made last October?
Sawyers and ' employes who tenaeo
the big Tlrcular saw carriage, beneath
.which the flames originated, can give
nn ovnlnnntion nf the cause. A sudden
pillar of smoke sprang from beneath
fheli- feet, a nuff a burst of flame, and
tli hnlnnSLUKt was. on.
On August 17, last. Detectives Leon
ard and LaSalle arrested Hans Hanson
charged with larceny from dwellings,
He was bound over to the grand Jury,
tried, convicted, and sentenced by
Judce Gantehbein, df the Circuit Court,
tr nnn vear's imDrisonment.
' Hanson was a houseboat dweller, at
t.a' Willamette Moorinars. His opera
tinfta were extensive and select,' and
more tnan resiliences, uiuau.
Ladd's Addition, were broken into. In
almost very instance the homes were
those .nf wealtthv citizens, and the
trnniin taken wera valuable in charac
ter. Jewelry, plate, cut glass and fine
apparel. . . .
Among, the residences entered by
Hanson was that of R. D. Inman, of the
Tnman-Poulsen Lumber Company. It
is declared that the thief twice selected
this residence for plunder. , -
At the time pf his arrest' a female
aeeomnlice. Inea Malim, fled to Nor
way. She took with' her, it is thought,
at-least .eight trunks, of Hansonfs pil-
foptnoa . v
Hison was convicted on five indict
ments, and on October 8 was sentenced
to nun vear's imDrisonment. On Octo
ber 22 an order- for his parole was
.un onrt he is now serving his
sentence in the County Jail.
Thm nmA the - rumor that Mrs.
Inman had received anonymous thrcat
uitan kM to have been writ
ten by Hanson's friends, declaring that
the mill would be burnea to settle mp
score. . '
Mr. Inraan is positive that no such
letters were ever received.. He is un
able to explain the cause of the fire
which ruined pat of the mill. . -
Actors to Aid New Knglanders. v
. Talent from Portland theaters will
contribute to a programme lor tne
meeting , of the New England' Societies
Thursday night February 24 at Cotll-
lion Hall, Fourteenth street, near
Washington. The programme will be
followed by a banquet, cards and
dancing. The society's membership "is
steadily increasing and a number of
new applications will be passed on
Thursday night. With the increase of
membership the officers expect to be
able to announce soon plans for the
New England Society clubrooms. where
ex-New Eriglanders will be made wel
come at all times.
Painl ess ParkerOutlaw
- tHis Confessions.
CHAPTER Xli. k
OREGON YEOMAN INTACT
Order Not AiTiliated Willi liody
Whose Officers Hcsigiieo".
Portland officials of the Brotherhood
of American 'ileomen'explain that the
resignation of all except one of the
officers of Hie i eomen -of (America,
announced in an Kastern dispatch sev
eral days ago, has nothing to' do with
the former organization, with a mem
bership of 3000 in this state. v . .
The two organizations are -entirely
distinct and the Yeomen of America
has no branches in the State of Oregon
and has'a National nfembership of only
a few thousand, according to the state
ments of officials of the other society.
The headquarters of the of the l'eo
men of America are in fturora. III., and
those of the Brotherhood of American
Yeomen at Dem Moines. Towa. The lat
- 1
ter organization has a nenioershlo of
more than 215.000.
OREGON BOOSTED IN EAST'
Portland Man in New' York Walt
1
Long for Storm-Bound Mail.
Owen Summers, of Tortltud-. and A.
J. Wllkis, Seattle, who are at the Ho
tel Astor in New York City on a buM
ness trip, report that since leaving the
West, January 29, they received neither
message nor mail from their liomi
cities until February 10. owing to the
severe storm. This information i
received in a communication yesterday
from M. Beals. 1147 West Forty-Iouiln
street. New York City.
Mr. Summers Is boosting for Mi
home city; and the Rose Festival, and
Columbia Jilver Highway, according to
Mr. Beals.
Mr. Beals says that a perles of mov
ing pictures of the Columbia Itlvrr
Highway Is to bo shown In a few djys
at Wanamakei-' sloro In New York
City.
Two Autos Craslli, Nobody" Is Hurt.
An auto driven by T. H. Greene ami
automobile mail wagon No. 5 from the
Postofflee collided last night at Sixth
and Alder streets; ellghtly damaging
the machine driven by Mr. Greene.
NVil her l river wnx Injured.
-vl. 1 . wonders with the feet. It I
A X.J? A foot strength and prevents J J
fvY Nj3Ji broken-down arch. j J '
I NT fld . T7c Miracle Shoe looks J J .
1; On Sale at .
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The
Miracle Shoe
makes walking easier.
Its distinctive feature of
built-in support holds the
arch in its natural position.
If troubled with weak
ankles or broken-down
arch, it puts new life and
strength into your feet;
At the end of the day
you need not feel tired out
from walking, standing or
unusual strain on the foot.
The Miracle Shoe works
wonders with the feet. It
conserves your natural
foot strength and prevents
broken-down arch.
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Tbe 31 e dletne
Man of antiquity
ad an Intrrest-
ng me til o d.
ndged 1 n the
light of niodcrtt
ethical" practice.
In the Itrsi
place, lie talked a
liferent iinr,
It was either n Jar
gon of giDurrisy,
Mupposed to be n
strange and holy
tonnue, or it was
highbrow stun,
way over tne
heads of thone
wh listened to it.
not much an
w f u 1 difference
between that and
tbe ontrlKht Latin
n- rnmulei scien
tific lingo nsed by tne modern BI. !.,
D. 6.. LL. 11- V. u. or 111. ., is
theref v
The object has been tne same in
each case to keep the common herd
out of the professional pasture to
perpetnate a system which will keep
knowledge, necessary te the. well-being
of the human race. In 'the hands
the leWt una 1 - mat it c n ni"i"-
inio hriievo that it can never aspire
to any such heights of wisdom. '.
Thi trKK 01 luunjc ieecj ucjuin
I
-a-u J
He puds i. ont In a score of ways.
Vnn nrufesslonal Medicine Man
the grasp of-the- ordinary fellow has
always been one of the great main
stays of the "ethical" bunko man. it
keeps him In a class by himself. And
that's vital to his own coucelt and to
hiN own KrafC
n.v.r clothes like other human
lielngs.. He had to keep that class dis
tinction intact. Hence he wore robes.
head-dresses and the like, tie had to
make himself look nnd act different
from the common herd In order to
create tho impression that he knew
more than the herd.
This having to net differently caused
him to IndiilKo in stunts so comical
that,, If he had been gifted with any
sort of 'sense of hnmor, he would have
bren forced to guffaw nt himself.
He secluded himself In a ,sacred
tepee 'or cave or university or pyra
mid or anything else at hand thut
wui Id con.eal him from tee gnxe of
the multitude nnd would afford lilm u
hiding place from those who might
discover thnt he was no Cod-anointed
wonder, but just a plain fakir, play
ing on the superstitions and Igno
rance, of people who were easily
nwed by the mysterious and Inexplic
able. - . .
!Not such a far cry from, the' modern
pharmacy or. the solenincholy diag
nostician or the- dentist, pretending
that It is Impossible to get down to
earth in discussing people's teeth. '
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