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PAINTER INHERITS
1500,000 FORTUNE
CORVALLIS PAINTER AND PAPERHANGER AND EX-SEA CAPTAIN
LUMBER OPERATORS
FAVOR 0-HOUR DAY
WHO IS IN PORTLAND TO FIX UP LEGAL MATTERS IN CON
NECTION WITH NEWLY ARRIVED FORTUNE OF
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
Property Comes From Brother
in Finland to Corvallis Man,
Who Left 50 Years Ago.
Manufacturers in Northwest
Ready to Act if Southern
Mills Do Likewise.
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THE JIOEXIXO OltEGONIAIT. MONDAY. AUGUST 13, 1017.
NAME OF SMITH ASSUMED
Home in Wlburg Left at Age of 11
and Sea Followed for Years.
. Great Estate Goes to Oldest
Son by Laws of Country.
The name of C. H. Smith was scrawled
across the register at the New Houston
Hotel yesterday. After It was written
' Corvallis.
Back of the mission to Portland Is
the romantic story of the primogeni
ture custom of Europe and the belated
arrival of a fortune of half a million
or more.
C. H. Smith today Is rich. A few
days ago his painting- and paperhang
Ingr business in Corvallis and a little
Trnno.lw thnr nH In Pafniai rnnsH.
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tuted his total possessions. Today he
Is worth between $500,000 and $600,000.
News of the fortune arrived last week
from the Haglund family lawyer, M.
Aho. of Wiipurl, Finland. Today Dan
Malarkey will take up the legal thread
and unravel it for Mr. Smith, whose
Finnish family name Is Haglund.
Mr. Smith's fortune came unexpect
edly with the death of his elder
brother, Carl T. R. Haglund, at Wlipuri,
about three months ago. For almost
60 years Mr. Smith which is an Ameri
can name taken 46 years ago when he
arrived in this country has not seen
his relatives. The custom of primogeni
ture, which gave practically everything
to the first-born, kept the Corvallis
paper-hanger and painter out of this
property.
Early Life Spent at Sea.
Mr. Smith is a well-known retired
Bailing vessel captain, and many an
old salt who sailed the Atlantic and
' the Pacific In the windjammers of a
quarter of a century ago will recall C.
H. Smith, of the schooner Garfield, the
Mary Glover, the Jeremiah Thompson
or the Annie Larsen, the picturesque
old ship which recently figured in a
munitions plot off the Mexican coast
and in the Washington harbors.
The Corvallis paperhanger and paint
er is none other than the old mariner
who sailed the Pacific and Atlantic on
numberless voyages. Although Cap
tain Smith is approaching 60 years
of age, and his face is weather-beaten
and tanned, he is a sprightly young
fellow to look at, and there is romance
' lurking in his heart. In a few months
he expects to marry but the bride,
who does not even know of his new
(noi-runes, will not be revealed for a
time. It Is a romance of long stand
ing a romance transplanted from a
philanthropic deed done by Captain
Smith some years ago.
Alaska's Call Beard.
Captain Smith retired from the sea
faring life about 16 years ago, after he
bad made and spent several small for
tunes in it. He also Joined the Klon
dike rush to Alaska in 1896, and on one
Jtrip cleaned up $15,000 in pay dirt, and
' on a second trip $5000 was his poke.
But, "easy come, easy go," and when
' he settled down In Corvallis to paint
and hang paper a few years ago he was
: as "broke" as any sailor after a night
in a new port. He parted with his
story reticently and at intervals as he
eat and smoked his cigar.
"You see, my father died when I was
seven years old and still in Wiipurl,"
he said at last. "My older brother took
charge of everything and as is the
custom In the old country, we didn't
get along. When I was 11 years old,
and not much account I suppose, I ob
tained, or was given $5000 and brought
to this country. I couldn't speak Eng
lish and was set down with only a sort
of boarding-house guardian who had
been appointed by the man who
brought me to this country I lived in
a. strange, unfriendly world and one
day was told my money was gone and
I would, have to go to work.
First Post la Liked.
I -was only little more than 11 years
old. I strolled down to the waterfront,
and there I sat down and cried. Cap
tain Clark. W. G. Clark, then master
of a sailing vessel was in the harbor
and his wife spotted me. She asked
me what was the matter, and I could
hardly tell her as I knew no English.
She took me on board and I booked as
cabin boy for Captain Clark, a true
blue patriot and as fine a gentleman as
ever dropped a lead.
"In Bhort. I began the life of & sea
man and after that went on a Bailing
craft with Captain Brown, an excel
lent man, and sailed two years with
him. I went to Nova Scotia, and In
1883 found my way around to San
Francisco on the English ship Aris
tominle, tinder Captain Wilson. I ran
away from the ship in San Francisco
end sailed before the mast up and
down the Pacific Coast, on the Lang
ton, a Simpson boat; the schooner Gar
field, and then became second mate on
the Mary Glover. Then I became first
mate on the full rigger Erickson, with
Captain Freeman. For three years I
did this. In the early '90s I took
examination for my papers and was
granted a captain's license. Captain
Sharp examined me, I remember that.
I was skipper first on the Adelaide,
then on. the Baggot ship Jeremiah
Thompson then on the Mary Glover,
and last on the Annie Larsen. I made
money and spent it. I had almost for
gotten my family and my property
rights. I was afraid it would be use
less to try to get any of my property
rights, as I supposed my brother would
outlive me.
Family Wealth Great.
"I never wrote. My sisters, one of
whom is Mrs. Tilda Haglund Outinen,
and the other, Mrs. Mary Laurie, of
Wiipurl, Anally located me through
the missionaries in New Tork City,
SETTLEMENT IS DESIRED
CONSTANTI.NE HAGLUND SMITH, FROM A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN AS HE
MODESTLY UNFOLDED HIS STORY YESTERDAY.
who traced me through the various
vessels I was on. Just recently they
located me. The old home property,
which consists of shipyards, rock quar
ries, land and lumber Industries, Is
worth about 15,000,000 marks or about
$4,000,000 or $5,000,000, one-third of
which is mine. But they want to keep
the property intact and they have
asked me If I wanted so much actual
money In place of the property. I said
yes, and the attorneys are now fixing
it up. Mr. Malarkey, who years ago
handled a case for me, will take care
of the legal work. You see I am a
naturalized citizen now and I have no
desire to go back. Yes. I will keep on
hanging paper and painting houses."
Captain Smith explained his Amer
ican surname. You see, the family
estate was named "Smithwillow," and
when I came to America I took the
name Smith. My name in Finland was
Constantino Haglund."
Mr. Smith is a bachelor, but says
it will not be for long. One of the
pleasurable anticipations is a letter to
his fiancee telling her of his good for
tune. He will soon be 60 years old,
but says he feelz less than 40.
BURIAL SET FOR TODAY
BODY OF DONALD P. CAMPBELL
SENT TO PORTLAND.
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Funeral Services for Well-Knowm
Newspaper Mam Held at
Kellogg, Idaho.
Final services for Donald P. Camp
bell, wldeiy-known newspaper man, who
died suddenly at Kellogg, Idaho, Au
gust 8, will be held today at noon from
the chapel of J. P. Finley & Son, Fifth
and Montgomery streets. The body will
arrive this morning. Rev. John E. H.
Simpson, of St. Mary's Episcopal
Church, will officiate. Burial will be
at Riverview.
The pallbearers will be former co
workers of Mr. Campbell in the news
paper field. They are: Dr. E. A. Pierce,
Ralph H. Mitchell, E. N. Blythe, Walter
May, Fred G. Taylor and James H. Cas
selL KELLOGG, Idaho, Aug. 12. (Special.)
The funeral of Donald P. Campbell,
widely-known newspaper man and for
the last several years resident of this
city, was held here today from Em
manuel Episcopal Church, Rev. R. S.
Strongfellow conducting the services.
The Masons and Oddfellows, in both
of which orders Mr. Campbell had been
active, attended in a body. Floral
tributes were sent from all parts of
the Pacific Northwest, where Mr.
Campbell had been engaged in news
paper work since 1903.
Mr. Campbell was 36 years old. He
was a graduate of Stanford University
of the class of 1903. He waa for many
years on the staff of the Spokane news
papers and recently has been resident
correspondent of the Spokesman-Review
and connected with the light and
water department of the Bunker Hill
& Sullivan Mining Company.
He is survived by a widow, two chil
dren, a son of 7 years and a daughter of
3 months, his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. P. Campbell, of Portland, a brother,
Herbert, and a sister, Irene, of Port
land. Mr. Campbell died suddenly, August 8,
from cerebral hemorrhage. The body
was taken to Portland. Burial will be
at noon tomorrow from Flnley's parlors.
JEWS ARE AT BERNE
First of Refugees, Bound for
U. S., Reach Switzerland.
STARVATION IS FEARED
Turkish Government Cares Only
for Soldiers and Munition
Workers Fertile Soil
Is Xot Utilized.
BERNE, Switzerland, Aug. 12.
About one hundred Palestine Jews,
principally the wives and children of
men who emigrated and were natural
ized years ago in the United States, ar
rived here today from Jerusalem on
their way to New York. They are
traveling at the expense of the United
States Government.
Nearly 600 others will follow as soon
as the United States can make ar
rangements for the Journey. '
Some of the refugees told The Asso
ciated Press today that they had left
Jerusalem three months ago, the train
on which they were proceeding being
stopped and held for entire days at
various points. They were detained
six weeks at Constantinople. Concern
ing the conditions in Palestine the
travelers said there was much misery,
All foodstuffs were extraordinarily
high in price and many persons were
dying from hunger. Bread cost 12
piastres or about half a dollar, a kilo
(2.20 pounds). One hundred piastres
in paper brought only 25 piastres in
silver when the refugees left.
"Formerly," said one of the travel
ers, "half of Jerusalem lived from
American money, especially the poorer
Jews, Christians and the Greeks. Now
American money no longer arrives, and
the needs of the people are growing.
We willingly left the country, where
the government does not care for the
poor people. The Turkish government
actually cares only for soldiers and
munition workers.
"All the railroads are occupied
solely with the transportation of war
materials and foodstuffs for the troops.
Nothing is being transported for the
people, who have no money. For In
stance, the country near Jerusalem Is
extraordinarily fertile, but in the
towns close by the people are starv
ing."
The refugees are expected to leave
within a few days for the United
States.
ELECTRIC VICTIM DIES
R. A. Sayle, Who Took 4O0O Volts,
Succumbs to Appendicitis.
ASHLAND. Or., Aug. 12. (Special.)
Ray A. Sayle. electrician who was
badly burned on the hand July 24 by
arcing 4000 volts of electric current
while fusing a transformer, died at
Ashland Sanitarium tonight. Last
Monday he was taken to the hospital
for an operation for acute appendicitis
and did not rally. Mr. Sayle belonged
to the Elks and Moose lodges of Ash
land and was In the employ of the
California-Oregon Power Company.
He leaves a widow.
William E. Hickman Dies.
ALBANY. Or., Aug. 12. (Special.)
winiam .tuiswortn Hickman, a farmer
residing near Albany, died in 8t. Mary's
.Hospital nere today at the age of S3
years. He was a native of Illinois
and came to Oregon 12 years ago. He
had resided in and near Albany the
past lour years. ie was a member
of the Modern Woodmen of America.
He leaves one son, V. B. Hickman, of
Corvallis.
Phone your want ads to The Orego
nian. Main 7070, A 6095.. - .
Nice, France, has named one of its
principal streets after the United States
in honor of America's entrance into
the war.
NEW PRESIDENT APPOINTED
AT MOUNT ANGEL COLLEGE.
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Rev. Thomas Meier.
ST. BENEDICT. Or., Aug. 12.
(Special.) Among recent changes
at ML Angel College was the ap
pointment of Rev. Thomas Meier
as president to succeed Rev.
Basil Scheiber. Father Meier
was educated at Mount Angel
and later took a course in science
at Washington University. He
waa born on a farm near Salem.
Lloyd J. Wentworth, of Portland
Lumber Company, Says South
ern Plants Have Advantage
by Cheaper. Labor.
Lumber manufacturers and logging
operators of the Northwest are ready
to place their plants on an eight-hour
basis If their competitors do likewise.
This is the positive position of all
lumbermen In Portland who are ac
quainted with the industrial develop
ments of the times.
In other words, they are ready to
nationalize the eight-hour day so far
as the lumber industry is concerned.
Lloyd J. Wentworth, manager of the
Portland Lumber Company, has re-
urned from Seattle, where he attended
the conferences of the Washington
State Council of Defense and a neutral
committee who tried to reconcile the
differences between the employers of
that state and their striking employes.
Mr. Wentworth said that the oper
ators In the state of Washington con
cede the justice of the eight-hour day,
so far as the employes are concerned,
but in Justice to themselves they can
not grant it unless the Southern pine
manufacturers do the same thing.
Elgrht-Hour Day Approved.
"Our position here in Oregon is the
same as that of the manufacturers in
Washington." said Mr. Wentworth last
night. "We are not hostile to the idea
of an eight-hour day. It is a fine
thing and will be generally adopted
sooner or later.
'But it is apparent to any reasoning
mind that It is an economic impossi
bility to establish the shorter day here
while our competitors in the South
continue to operate on a 10-hour and
11-hour basis.
"They have the advantage over us
In the first place because they are able
to. employ negro labor at $1.90 and $2
a day, while we pay nearly twice that
much."
The lumber industry in Oregon has
not been so seriously affected by the
strike as the industry in Washington.
It is regarded as certain, however, that
any action taken In Washington to
ward the shorter workday will be fol
lowed by similar action In Oregon.
Among the proposals now under con
sideration at Seattle is one by the rep
resentatives of labor for an eight-hour
day at eight hours' pay, the men to
return to work at once.
Employe! Reject Proposal.
A proposal by the employers was for
the men to return to work at once on
conditions existing before the strike
and that on January 1, 1918 a vote of
the employes be taken to determine
whether after that date an eight-hour
dav at an eight-hour pay or a 10-hour
day at a 10-hour pay snouia prevail,
in the industry. Included in tne pro
posal was a mutual pledge of co-opera
tive effort to universalize tne eignt'
hour day in the lumber industry of the
United States. The employes rejected
this plan.
Another proposal by the men was
likewise rejected by the employers. It
provided that the employes return to
work at once on a nine-hour basis with
10 hours' pay, and that on April 1 next
the industry go on an eight-hour basis
with 10 hours' pay. This proposal also
Included a pledge of co-operative ef
fort to universalize the eight-hour day
in the lumber industry of the country
8 -HOUR DAY HELD RTJIXOUS
Lumbermen, However, Favor Na
tional Standard tor Day's Work.
SEATTLE. Wash., Aug. 12. Con
cerning the telegram sent to Pacific
Coast lumbermen yesterday by Secre
tary of War Baker, urging an eight'
hour day for workers, Robert B. Allen,
secretary of the West Coast Lumber
men's Association, said tonight that
while the lumbermen are anxious to
co-operate with the Government and
are considering Secretary Baker s mes
sage, they do not feel that they can
concede the eight-hour day at this
time.
The statement of the lumbermen is
sued late Saturday night set forth that
the telegram from Washington did not
necessarily change the situation unless
it leads to negotiations whereby it
would be possible to establish a Na
tional eight-hour day for the lumber
Industry.
"Pacific Coast lumbermen favor
that," says the statement, "but simply
cannot grant a regional eight-hour cay
without wrecking the industry.
"We have received no inquiries from
the Government for airplane spruce,
which we are ready to deliver. Ship
timber is being delivered, except in a
few Instances, as fast as yards re
ouire."
Washington spruce manufacturers
will confer in Portland Monday with
members of the allied aeroplane com
mission in regard to the demand for
spruce, Secretary Allen stated tonight.
He said, a purpose of this conference is
to ascertain the amount of spruce
needed at once and to consider means
of producing the timber. A plan to
take a census of mills able to turn out
spruce lumber and the labor supply for
these mills will also be discussed at the
conference.
LUMBERMEN CALL COXTEREXCE
Southern Mills Object to Eight-Hour
Day Except in Extremity.
CHICAGO, Aug. 12. The question of
uniting with Pacific Coast lumbermen
to fix an eight-hour day in the lumber
industry as a war measure in order to
prevent & tie-up of shipbuilding is
likely to be discussed by the big lum
bermen's association at once. The
problem arose when the Pacific firms
were asked by Secretary Baker to
grant the demands of striking em-
ployes for an eight-hour day. The
Westerners were unwilling to consider
the request without some assuranoe
that like action would be taken by
their Southern competitors.
Edward Hines, president of the Ed
ward Hines Lumber Company, said to
night the suggestion would be con'
sidered. by the organizations, but de
clined to express any opinion as to
what action would be taken.
"It is too Important a thing to haz
ard any guess about," he said.
Other Chicago lumbermen thought it
unlikely that the Southern mills would
consent to an eight-hour day except as
an absolutely necessary concession on
the point of patriotism and the Na
tion's needs
D, W. Balrd said the labor problem
in the South was different to that on
the Coast.
"In the South the labor problem is a
negro problem and not like on the Pa
cific," he said. "Southern mills could
not operate on an elght-nour Dasis ex
cept in event or a very great neeu.
BONNEVILLE PICNIC SCENE
Transportation Club Members Visit
Resort With Families.
A special train on the Union Pa
cific main line carried a Jolly party
of Transportation Club members and
their families to Bonneville yesterday
where the annual picnic of the or
ganization was the attraction.
Another large party Journeyed to tne
popular resort by automobile. A
group of transportation men came down
from Spokane and Joined them. Danc
ing, games and sports served to make
the day a pleasant one. It Is always
cool at Bonneville.
Fall May Kill Motorcyclist.
SALEM, Or., Aug. 12. (Special.) A
young man whose name is believed to
The Only Way to Economize
safely and surely in clothing is to purchase NOW, while
we can offer unusually good values at today's prices:
$18.00 Suits Now $13.75 $25.00 Suits Now $19.75
$20.00 Suits Now $15.75 $27.50 Suits Now $21.75
$22.50 Suits Now $17.75 $30.00 Suits Now $23.75
Staple Worsteds, Serges and Black Suits 1 0 per cent off
Let Us Show You
Phegley
Corner Fourth and Alder Streets
be S. Foster, was possibly fatally in
jured tonight when his motorcycle
skidded at State and Cottage streets
and he was thrown to the pavement.
The extent of his injuries was not as
certained at the hospital tonight.
DOG ON OPERATING TABLE
Defender of Chickens Covered With
Quills From Porcupine Raider.
WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Aug. 12.
(Special.) Mack, a bulldog owned by
Mrs. Charles Wright, teacher at the
Rulo School, got so many porcupine
quills in her mouth and throat during
a fight with the animal that she had
to be chloroformed here yesterday, and
hundreds of quills were taken out with
pincers. The dog was protecting
chickens owned by her mistress.
Mack has successfully fought off
badgers, snakes and coyotes which
have sought to steal the chickens, and
when the porcupine appeared yester
day she charged it. Even with her
mouth filled with quills she continued
the attack.
CATTLE THIEVES ACTIVE
Police Think Animals Are Sold to
Butchers by Miscreants,
Cattle thieves have been actively en
gaged during the past week, numerous
reports reaching the police that a man
has been seen cutting the ropes of
tethered cows, and it is thought the
stock i3 being disposed of to butchers.
Isaac Bacus, of 208 Terwilliger
street, reported to the police Saturday
that some one had run off with four
of his milch cows. Three of the ani
mals were later recovered, while a
stranger was seen leading off the
fourth. The cow stolen is described as
cream-colored with large white spots.
The first charge of dynamite, as the
explosive is now known, was prepared
in 1868. j
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