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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1922 SUITORS GHASEGIRL ACROSS AiyPES TRAIL Ex-Columbia Student Meets ' With Wild Adventure. TIGRESS SLAIN ON TRIP Katlieriue McGregor First White Woman to Cross Great Range From Lima to Para. NEW YORK. Sept. 19. Miss Kath erine MacGregor, who is a mixture of Scotch and Quaker ancestry, with a good deal of Yankee daring-, has just returned from a trip across the widest part of South America, in cluding the Andes mountains, which she made by muleback, dugout canoe and steam launch. The- fearless young woman, who is slender, blue-eyed, bob-haired and has dimples, received during her triumphal tour more proposals of marriage than any other girl in the same length of time, probably. Spanish gentlemen have a way of offering their hands in marriage to American girls. Among the most cherished souvenirs of the intrepid traveler's remarkable trip are the skin of a tigress which she herself shot right through the head; a shell hairpin, which lost all its mates jogging up and down mountain trails and the only one -to cross the Andes, and a briefcase filled with notes. Kidnaping Barely Evaded. She is the first white woman to cross the Andes over the trail from Lima, Peru, to Para, at the mouth of the Amazon river. As the crow flies it is nearly 3000 miles, and it took from June 20 to August 1. Only by being ahead of schedule did she escape being kidnaped by a Campas Indian chief, and once her mule was pushed off the trail where a landslide covered it and both the animal and rider barely missed fall ing over a precipice. As it was, they rolled down 30 feet, where they were caught in a tangle of brush. Miss MacGregor is from Waupaca, Wis., where she held the position of assistant manager of a public utility organization. During the war she studied at the Columbia School of Journalism, and it was for copy that she determined to set out and get a larger slice of life than the town of her father, Malcolm MacGregor, her only living parent, offers. "I'm through staying out." de clared the young mountain climber, "and I've given up forever the no tion that women should sit on a sofa and sew a fine seam. I'm for exploring and I intend to go back and cover more trails in about a month.- That's how much I liked it." Englishman Acts as Gnide. Her party, which left Lima under a storm of advice and remonstrances from friends and strangers alike, included an Englishman as guide, two muleteers and herself. Each rode a mule and there were seven pack mules.' "So far as is known no white- woman ever crossed this trail," said Miss MacGregor. "We were seven days going over the Andes, two days on the Pichip river in a dugout canoo and the rest of the time in a steam launch. "The entire trip was an ovation. Natives turned out all along the way to welcome me. I carried a letter of introduction from Mr. Le guia, president of the republic of Peru. Also I was fortified with a police whistle, which helped me in emergency, though there was one occasion when it failed. This wan while we were on one of the rivers. We had gone ashore to explore, I taking a machete to cut a trail. Suddenly I came upon an Indian who had just killed a tiger. When the Indian saw me he disappeared. I blew my whistle, but my guide didn't hear it. Mother Tiger Is Slain, "Then I saw two tiger cubs play ing near the dead animal, and think ing it was their mother, I picke them up and began petting them. Training had taught me to keep my gun always by my side. While fondling the tiny creatures I heard a rustle in the grass and looked into the eyes of the mother of the cubs. She was standing about 15 feet away. During the instant that she hesitated after discovering me I re gained my presence of mind and took aim. She dropped right there and I had her skin tanned and brought it home with me. The guide says this hole in the head is where one of my bullets struck her." Chiefs of the nomadic Campas In dians like white girls,. Miss Mac Gregor said she had been warned. At Lima they predicted she would Phone Bdwy. 5781 106 4th, Near Wash. WALSH Electric Co. "Your Lighting Fixture Requirements" May we have the pleasure of a call? Reliable Electrical Service Salesroom and Repairs Electrical Devices and RADIO Bdwy. 5781 be kidnaped by one of the tribe. And she came mighty near It. Two Indians, on the lookout for a white wife for their chief, held up two men on the trail and tortured them for two days trying to force them to tell where she was. Miss Mac Gregor related. They couldn't telL because they didn't know about her at all. She luckily was two days ahead of them on the trail. Many Suitor Are Rejected. "I wrote the story of my trip for some of the South American news papers and I'm going back to get more experiences. Father, of course, thought he'd never see me alive again. I wanted to prove that a woman can endure some of the hardships of a man and I'm going to write a book. "Did I have any proposals of mar riage? Well, I should say I did, Spanish men like American girls and they make persistent suitors. I had offers all the time. They con sldered me a sort of curiosity and called me 'Gringa Loca.' I advise any one who is looking for a hus band to go to South America, You will do well to get away without marrying." MILL PUN. DEFENDED USE OF OSWEGO LAKE FOR LOG BOOM FAVORED. H. D. Haley Says That Impound ing of Timbers Will Save Yearly About $150,000. That the plan for utilizing the lower portion of Oswego lake as a place for impounding logs until they should be needed by Portland mills would save local mills J150. 000 a year was the declaration yes terday of H. D. Haley, who has been the leading spirit in the organiza tion of the Oswego Log & Boom company, a newly organized corpo ration said to be sponsored by large timber and lumbering interests. Mr. Haley pointed out that at present logs are stored in the Co lumbia river to a large extent, owing to the fact that the Wil lamette river, which is subject to freshet conditions, is unsafe. He said that as a result of these conditions a large percentage of the logs must be towed down to the impounding places on the Columbia river and then towed back when needed, an expensive proposition. His plan for the using of Oswego lake would do away with all this, he explained. The logs, he said, could be hauled In over the Southern Pa cific line, dumped into the lake and then held there until needed. The plan provides for carrying the logs from the lake to the Willamette river by a flume. The application of the ' boom company for a franchise, which was filed with the public service com mission, has resulted in a great deal of opposition, on the part of resi dents along the lake, and a number of indignation meetings have been held. Property owners declared that use for impounding logs will damage the beauty of the lake and impair the desirability of their resi dence property. The question is expected to come up for hearing next month, although the date has not been set. Crossing to Be Surveyed. EUGENE, Or.. Sept. 28. (Special.) Engineers of the state highway department, representatives of the state public service commission and members of the Lane county court will meet Monday at the site of the proposed highway overhead crossing of the Southern Pacific track near Creswell to examine the site. A hearing will be held in iSalem Wednesday before the serv ice commission. The Southern Pa cific company is opposed to the crossing, as it involves the lowering of- its track about 12 feet at that point. Phone your want Oregonian. Main 7070. ads to The Month-End Specials FOUR GROUPS OF BLOUSES GREATLY UNDERPRICED . GROUP 1 Special, $1.95 Dainty tailored blouses of fine dimity, flaxon and voile. Becomingly trimmed with Peter Pan and Tuxedo collars of self material, also of checked ginghams in various colors. Regular values to $3.50. Kid Gloves, Special $1.75 Two-clasp French kid gloves of fine, soft quality, heavily embroidered, in self or con trasting colors; black, brown, covert, beaver and gray. Values to $2.50, Pure M ohair Tuxedo Sweaters Special, $4.95 ' A small group of light weight tuxedo sweaters of pure mohair in colors of brown, navy and black. Reg ularly sold for $9.50. Umbrellas Special $7.45 Pure silk umbrellas taped with wide satin border. All colors. F. L. TOUVELLE TO RUN JACKSOX COUNTY MAX IS NAMED BY DEMOCRATS. Ex-Judge Designated to Make Race for Office of State Treasurer This Fall. F. L. TouVelle, formerly judge of Jackson county, has been named as the democratic candidate for state treasurer, and his name will be placed on the ballot with the party label. Judge TouVelle was deSlg- L. TouVelle democratic candi date for state treasurer. nated for the position by the execu tive committee of the democratic state central committee. A vacancy on the ticket resulted when M. A. Miller, nominated for state treasurer in the primaries, withdrew a few weeks ago. The state committee has authority to fill vacancies caused by death or withdrawal, and selected Judge TouVelle for the place. Judge TouVelle, born in Ohio, has been a resident of Oregon since 1905, at which time he settled in Jackson county. In 1912 he was elected county judge, serving in that capac ity for six years. During his in cumbency he was an advocate of good roads, and the first hard surface road in that section was laid under his supervision. Judge TouVelle operates an orchard and ranch near Jacksonville. T. M. Kerrigan, elected public service commissioner last May as a recall candidate and now running as an independent, received the in dorsement of the democratic com mittee. The committee, however, will not designate Kerrigan as the dem ocratic candidate on the ballot. Jesse Winburn of Ashland, a com paratively recent arrival in Oregon, has sent W. M. Pierce, democratic candidate for governor, a check for $5000 for campaign expenses. FLEET BODY IS LIBELED Stevedore Sues Government for Injury Through Corporation. A libel in personam action was instituted yesterday in federal court bv Jesse W. Cassil, stevedore, who seeks $10,000 damages on a personal injury claim against the United States emergency fleet corporation and the Portland Stevedoring com pany. The suit, which has been pending for some time, now will come to trial in regular procedure. Working as a stevedore, Cassil incurred a severe injury to his right hand, which was caught in the fly block winch of the West Kader. Libel action brought at the time of the injury held the steamer in port beyond the time set for -her de- illllfciHiliil IlilllWlBMlillW v- JrJT Broadway at Morrison EXTRAORDINARY GROUP 2 Special, $4.95 Overblouses of georgette andj Crepe de Chine, plain and printed effects, some are trimmed with beads . and some with embroidery. Val ues to $10.00. GROUP 4 Special, $9.75 Novelty overblouses of extreme beauty and charm, representing newest styles and ma terials, beautifully trimmed and finished. Val ues to $27.50. ' s HOSIERY SPECIALS. Pure Silk Hose 85c Pair Pure silk hose, semi-fashioned, finished with mer cerized lisle top, guaranteed to be first quality. Colors: Cordovan, seal, brown, calf and navy. 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And the long arm of the law, as represented by Deputy Federal Dis trict Attorney Baldwin, has reached out for the arrest of the visiting sportsman. Jacox, having slain the birds, de-. parted for his eastern home, but subsequent correspondence with federal officials has revealed his entire willingness to plead guilty and pay the fine to be assessed The information filed against him yes terday in federal court led to is suance of a blank plea of guilty, which has been forwarded to the defendant. It is understood that he will sign it and remit the fine imposed by the federal court. The maximum penalty for killing either bird, under the migratory bird law, would be J100. WIFE ACCUSES HUSBAND Man Said to Have Taken $20 50 and Run Away. It took an empty safety deposit box in a downtown bank to make Mrs. Louise Miller, 317 Ivy street, realize that she had picked a lemon in the garden of love. Later she applied for and obtained a warrant yesterday for the arrest of her mate of a month, Charles M. Miller. The husband, she told attaches of the district attorney's office, had de serted her, taking with him $2050 which she had in the safety de posit vault. Miller is now the object of a police search. According to her story, Mrs. Mil ler met her husband about two months ago. A whirlwind court ship, lasting but a few days, was followed by marriage. INDIAN LANDS TAXABLE Federal Court Rules That Idaho Holdings Are Not Exempt. BOISE. Idaho. Sept. 28. Frank S. Dietrick, federal Judge, holds in an opinion made of record here that Indian lands in Idaho are subject to taxation. The case originated in Kootenai and Benewah counties, and revolved about the Coeur d'Alene. Indian lands. These lands were allotted to Indians and trust patents issued by the secretary of the in terior December 16, 1919, with the express stipulation that "the gov ernment should hold the lands in trust for 25 years for the sole use and benefit of the grantee." In 1921 the .secretary of the in terior attempted to revoke the trust patent but this the Indians opposed. Cowlitz County Fair Opens. KELSO, Wash., Sept. 28. (Spe cial.) With larger and better ex hibits than ever before, the annual Cowlitz county fair opened at Wood land today. The principal days will be tomorrow and Saturday. The boys' and girls' club displays are the most notable feature of the fair, and the Cowlitz County Canning club, which won first honors at the state fair at Pullman, is demonstrating each day. There will be athletic contests each afternoon and dancing in the newly completed building every evening. Read The Oreeonian classified ads. 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