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Newspaper Page TextTHE SUNDAY ORBGOKIAN, POHTLAND, AUGUST 21, 1904. AY Democrats Will Follow Ex-Senator's Lead. INSIDE POLICY SECRET State Committee Will Not Hear What Their Chairman Does. STEVE JUDSON'S AMBITION Backed by His Tainted Wife He Will Make a Spirited Struggle for the Ticket on WhlchHe Has Second Place. SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 20. (Special.) . A campaign directed against two or three men on the Republican state and county tickets is the effort the Democrats "will make In King County. For Turner and Judson the fight will be made on the. state ticket, and L. C. Smith, the Republican nominee for Sheriff, will have to stand the brunt of the contest on the county ticket. The Democratic State Committee will practically ignore the National ticket throughout the state. No secret Is made of the fact that Democratic politicians have no hope of carrying "Washington for Parker. The Roosevelt sentiment is over whelmlng and there will be hundreds of Democratic votes found in the Roosevelt total. A Republican majority for the National ticket that will approach 30,000 is tacitly admitted by Democratic lead ers, and among members of the state or ganization the state is conceded to Roose velt and Fairbanks. The fact that "Washington is admittedly Republican will shape the campaign for the state ticket. To win any nominee the Democrats must avoid the sharply-drawn party lines and by making a fight for the National nominees prejudices would be aroused that would necessarily draw from the forces that are expected to cut por tions of the Republican state ticket. Parker and Davis have been indorsed by the Democratic State Convention, and a decent showing in their hehalf will be made in the state. But unless Turner himself should upset present plans, the National candidates will be kept just as much in the background as possible. Aside from the fact that Republicans will be affected by an anti-Roosevelt fight the Democratic State Committee Is anx ious to placate the Bryan-Hearst follow ing which is in arms against Pfirker. Any mention of the National candidates brings up the remembrance of the part that Turner played in the St. Louis conven tion. Because he was with Parker the radical wing of the party threatens to cut him, and the revolt is strengthened by bringing the National Nominees to the front. Local issues will cut proportionately the same figure in county as they will In state Democratic plans. King Is as over whelmingly Republican as Is the state, and prejudices must be. aroused to win out a portion of the Democratic county ticket. Turner is looked to by the Democratic State Committee to shape the campaign, and whatever he recommends will be adopted. It is not believed that the in side policy has been outlined by Turner to the entire committee and the other nominees, but when he meets Chairman J. "W. Godwin alone some strong sugges tions are expected to pass. If the state committee were to be left alone to shape its own fight the first is sue would be the Governor, the second the Lieutenant-Governor and the remain der of the state ticket would trail. Na tional affairs vrould come In after every thing else was cared for. Turner has just returned from an ex tended New York trip during which he met Parker again and conferred one more with the New York leaders. "What he heard there may influenoe him some what, for Democratic politicians cannot get away from the Idea that Turner is, after all, working for a perfect under standing with Parker and his New York supporters. It is as firmly believed by Democratic state leaders now as It was before he went to St. Louis that Turner is working for a Federal position under Parker and likely to upset plans for state harmony to further his ambition. It would seriously interfere with present plans If as a result of his long stay in the East Turner were to demand that National issues go to tjhe front and a strong protest against such action may be expected from all the politicians prom inent in Democratic affairs. "Steve" Judson, named for Lieutenant Governor, intends to make a systematic fight for the Democratic ticket and more especially for his own election. In view of the fact that he Is now 67 years of age, this decision has some Interest. His wife is strongly wrapped up in Judson's political fortunes. She derides the contention that hevis "too old" and unable to make an energetic fight, and will insist as strongly as he does that he go out Into the state. Mrs. Judson married her husband when he was In public office. He was then Sheriff of Pierce County, in the days when Steila coom was the county seat and one of the most important towns in the territory. ever since Mrs. Judson has encouraged her husband to keep to the front in po litical affairs. Just the other day she discussed her husband's public position and his attitude toward the railroads, saying: "He made them pay their taxes and they have been fighting him ever since. Why, they made such a fight against him and spent so much money to beat him that he could not be elected to of fice for ten years!" In view of the fact that Judson was Sheriff of Pierce County from ISO. to 1869; Assessor later; a member of the House in 1S7L 1873, 1SSL 1SS9, 1895, Tr.eas urer of Pierce County, 1896-1900, this com ment upon railroad activity in defeating Judson s political ambitions is Interest Ing. He was defeated in 1300 for County Commissioner in Pierce, and lost once or twice in a Legislative fight. The L. C. Smith fight for Sheriff of King County is the most interesting of local contests. Smith was nominated by the so-called "South District" leaders the combination of John "Wooding, A. T. "Van de Vanter,, State Senator J. J. Smith, I. B. Knickerbocker and others. all state figures. L. C. Smith was vir tually raised in this county.and up to a month ago nothing was said against his character. Now a bitter attack on his record as County Commissioner is being made, one or two official acts being picked upon with such effect that there is re ally a serious fight against him. . So far as the country is concerned this fight has little effect. But Smith's action on road petitions does count strongly. Under the new road law the County Com missioners are autocrats in- their way; dictating the expenditure of all road moneys. They name four Supervisors for the. entire county, and these men, work; Ing on the broad plan of improving county roads as a whole, have made dis tricts which taxed themselves heavily to keep up "a" good system of thorough fares suffer for the benefit of shiftless communities. On top of this is the cir cumstance that road petitions without number have come in, for the country be lieves that extensive work should now be ordered. , To refuse any of these petitions means the cost of votes. As an indication of the pressure under which the County Commissioners are acting it Is shown that for the little town of Orlllla there are on file 13 applications for liquor licenses, two of them backed by brewery influence.. To grant that num ber of licenses would give a saloon for every two or three families in the town, for Orlllla is a mere settlement. This rush for liquor licenses throughout the country is general for the approach of a campaign makes liquor men believe the Commissioners easy. Pierce County, has not yet nominated its Democratic candidates, but the. county convention -will "be held within a short time. The fight in Pierce, as well as in. King, will center about the Sheriff's of fice. A. U. Mills, an ex-Sheriff and Pop ulist leader, and John Hartman, ex-Sheriff and labor leader, rare tho two serious Democratic candidates. There is considerable talk in Pierce of naming but one candidate for Superior Court Judge and centering a fight on him. It is of peculiar interest in Oregon that the man picked to make that fight is B. F. Heuston, who stirred up the fight over the possession of Sand Island in the Co lumbia. Only two speeches are to be made in this state by Secretary of the Treasury Shaw. He is to talk in Spokane, August 26, -and in Seattle August 27. Big meet ings will undoubtedly be held la both cities. DODGES THE MORMON ISSUE. Idaho Democrat Resigns From the Congressional Ticket. BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 20. (Special.) F. H. Holtzhelmer, of Pocatello, Democratic nominee for Congress, has declined to run and has sent his withdrawal to Chairman Jackson, giving as his reason his objec tion to the plan of the Democratic leaders to make the Mormon question the prin cipal Issue of the campaign. He says: "When I accepted the Congressional nomination at the hands, of the Demo cratic party of the State of Idaho In convention assembled, I fully believed that, even though the resolution on the Mormon question had be- J Incorporated in our state platform, th& matter could be settled and handled in a manner which would be satisfactory and honorable to all concerned. Now, however, conditions have arisen since my nomination, and which conditions have arisen because of the fact that at the meeting of the Dem ocratic State Committee, held in Lewis ton, after the convention adjourned, the campaign to be waged in our state was outlined, and It appears that the cam paign, as it is said, is to be waged on a moral plane as against the Mormon peo ple, and the said resolution Is to be made the paramount Issue. "This being true, and as I am not In sympathy or In full accord with the same, I cannot, In honor to myself, after the position I took In the Democratic con vention, both in committee and upon the floor of the convention, remain upon the ticket and make the necessary campaign outlined by our State Committee, and therefore must at this time 'tender to the j btate Committee 'my resignation as the Congressional nominee of the State of Idaho upon the Democratic ticket. Hav ing a deep sense of gratitude for the high honor conferred upon me, I have ar rived at this conclusion only after careful deliberation. This action of mine Is a purely personal one and will affect only me, but will make it possible for the State Committee to place upon our state ticket some one who can consistently make the campaign as outlined, and be in full ac cord with the State Committee." MALHEUR PEOPLE IN EARNEST More Than 'Necessary Amount of Stock for Irrigation Subscribed. ONTARIO, Or., Aug. 20. (Special.) The committee of 17 for completing the or ganization of the Malheur Water-users' Association met today in Mayor Lackey's office and appointed committeea for draft ing bylaws and for dividing the territory to be irrigated into districts. The com mittee for securing stock In the associa tion reported that 50,000 shares have been subscribed, or 5000 more than was re quired to organize permanently. Work on the Malheur project is expected to bo begun this Fall unless something unforseen occurs. A meeting of stock holders will be held in "Vale, September 27. Clackamas Teachers Pass. OREGON CITY, Or., Aug. 20. (Spe cial.) Thirty of 41 applicants for county certificates at the recent quar terly teachers' examination In this county were successful. Of the class of 41, only three members were men, and they all attained the required average in their grades. Tho papers of nine applicants for stato certificates have been forwarded to. State Superintend ent Ackerman, who will examine and grade the same. Sardines Enter the Columbia. ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 20. (Special.) Another run of sardines has entered the river, and this time the fish are pro ceeding upstream. About two weeks ago a run of these Ksh came In " but the greater portion of them were killed by somo unknown cause soon after reaching the lower "harbor. CORNERS-TONE OF CLATSOP ASTOKIA, Or., Aup. 19. (Special.) The corner-atone of the new $150,000 Clatsop County Courthouse, in this city, will be laid Tuesday, when the dedication exerclees will be celebrated with appropriate ceremony. The architect Is Ed par M. X.azarus, of Portland. The building consists of stone, brick and terra cotta, the style of architecture being after tbe French reanalssance period. The interior finish will be in marble and oak. As for the foundation. It is styled a blanket one composed of trussed steel bars and concrete, on a plan never before attempted in this part of the country. It Is built In .this manner In lieu of piling:. Mr. Lazarus states that the building will be entirely finished in about ten months' time, On the first floor will be four strong vaults, also accommodation for the County Judge and Commission ers, the County Clerk, Sheriff, Assessor, Treasurer; and on the second floor there will be the Circuit Court, the Judges' Quarters, and rooms for the District Attorney, Jury, County Engineer and School Superintendent. TIMBER STOPS FIRES Green Trees Are Not Easily Destroyed by Blaze. LOGGERS ARE VERY TIMID Meeting Will Be Held in Seattle v Next Saturday to Determine If Camps Shall Be Reopened Un til a Rain Has Fallen. SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 20. (Special.) Puget Sound loggers who shut down their plants in June hesitate to reopen. The supply of logs in the water has de creased more than 50 per cent and the mius have cut up the stocks they had on hand, so that conditions have been Immensely Improved by the closing move ment. But the number of logs now avail able is still sufficient to run the manu facturing plants for a month or two. The danger of fire Is the condition that alarms loggers, and It Is this circum stance alone that Is responsible for a call for a big meeting of loggers to be hc:ld In Seattle next Saturday. This meeting is to pass upon the question of reopen ing the logging camps on the first of the coming month. Manager Duggan, of the Washington Logging & Brokerage Company, which controls the log market of the Sound, declared today that practically no dam ago had been done to standing timber by the fires that have occurred during the past two weeks. Mr. Duggan Insists that logged-off lands have been burned over and wherever the fires have gotten Into green timber their progress has been stopped promptly. In this view he Is supported by George Long, manager of the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, which owns more timber than any other corporation or Individual In this state. C. L. Roy, a Seattle lumberman, who has just returned from an automobile trip through King and Snohomish Counties, declares that forest fires getting into green timber have not progressed beyond 700 or S00 yards before dying out. Mr. Roy found It Impossible to reach Seattle by either tho Bothell or Edmunds roads be cause of the heavy fires. But the fact remains that In portions of Whatcom County anOL In a few sec tions nearer Seattle the operation of log gers has started fires which have de stroyed valuable timber In limited quan tities and made It impracticable to re sume work. The loggers by an examination of the country have found that the timber Is" dry and the scattered piles of bark, fal len trees and underbrush Is In good conViltlon to burn, and once a fire started upon many of the loggers' properties, It would soon develop Into a raging fire that would sweep everything before It. This menace makes It impracticable to reopen Puget Sound logging camps before a rainfall. The logging engines used In the forests of this state and Oregon scat ter sparks for a distance of 100 yards or more, and falling In dry brush or bark, these sparkd would Inaugurate a fire which would become serious Immediately. The loggers are afraid to begin cutting timber so long ns dry weather continues because of the danger of fire. Protec tion cannot be given, for these camps which tried to run found watchmen em ployed day and night Insufficient to pre vent blazes. At Saturday's meeting, which Is to bo a mass, gathering, the fire situation will be the principal feature of the logging business considered. Other Inimical con ditions could be overcome by the loggers if they wanteQ to reopen, but until a rainfall lasting at -least 24 hours Is had the forests will be dangerous U. iTing corporations. TO SHUf OUT SCALPERS. Washington Lumber and Shingle Men Will Effect Combination. SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 20. (Special. The elimination of the so-called scalper from the luniber and shingle trade Is a movement that will be attempted by Washington shingle manufacturers at tho end of the present season. The year .has been so bad, from a manufacturers' and shippers' standpoint, .that It Is not be lieved this move will be met with seri ous opposition. The precarious condition of tho market has handicapped scalpers and they have not been able to do busi ness as profitably as In the past A num ber are expected to abandon the shingle traffic at the end of the year. An effort Is to be made at the close of the present season to form an organiza tion on the lines of the Interstate Red Cedar Shingle Company, as It was origi nally framed, to take over the control, of the shingle business. ,In this combina tion will be admitted the wholesalers who manufacture lumber and shingles and deal In shlnsle products. They will not be given a controlling voice, but the shin gle product of the state will be marketed through them. The shingle manufacturers are very much demoralized as a result of the year's business, and are ready to agree to any plan that means a curtailment of output at the right time and the maintenance of prices. These are the two conditions in COUNTY'S NEW COURTHOUSE WILL BE LAID TUESDAY sisted upon by the committee that has the plan In hand. When the new organization Is formed it will bind manufacturers to agree to turn all their shingles over to the sell ing company. In turn this corporation will hand the product over to certain shingle wholesalers who' can bo relied upon to join tha movement for good prices from 6elfish interest. If possible, the scalper, or Jobber, "who has no roanu facuring interest, will be barred out. After a 'season of very poor business, it Is believed by the committee which has power to form, the new association, that the organization can be rounded out. In fact there have been calls already for preUmlnary work, but this will not be undertaken until later in the year. The shingle market holds Its own now, but the production Is heavy and the "mar ket spotted. At times an avalanche of orders comes in and then days elapse be fore a respectable number of Inquiries is received. On the other hand, lumber, which Is controlled either by the manu facturers themselves, or by wholesalers of established position, Is gradually gain ing strength. Inquiries are regular and buying orders heavy. The market has taken an Increased production at better prices and has not staggered under the load. Shingle men believe lumber con ditions can be repeated for their ' own product. FRAUD IN TICKET SCALPING. Burlington Agent Voices Sentiment of Other Passenger Men. SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 20. (Special.) L. W. Wakely, general passenger agent of the Burlington lines west of the Mis souri River, who came to Seattle during the week after a trip over the remainder of the Northwestern territory, declares that a mistake was made In handling the cheap tickets for the American Mining Congress, which meets in Portland next week.. Mr. Wakely, Incidentally, voices the same sentiment of opposition to ticket scalpers that Charles S. Fee, passenger traffic manager of the Southern Pacific; A. L. Craig, general paseenger agent of the O. R. & N.; A D. Charlton, assistant general passenger agent of the Northern Pacific; F. I. Whitney, general passenger agent of the Great Northern, and J. Fran cis, .general passenger agent for Burling ton lines east of the Missouri River, have shown while In Seattle. Mr. Wakely Is prepared to join any movement to stamp them out. . J "I had understood that Injunctions were sued out to prevent the scalping of Min ing Congress tickets," said Mr. Wakely here. "But after all, when one comes to think of It that action would have been necessary In Portland,. Seattle, Tacoma and all other Northwestern centers. But a mistake was made when some measure of protection was not taken. "The railroads must make a practice of either securing stringent legislation o'r. strong Injunctions against the scalpers. The Pacific Coast Is In a bad way and we must protect ourselves here against the frauds. A nontransferable ticket on a railroad Is a pure contract and the courts have so held. We must see that It la recognized by the scalpers. The passen ger who sells the return portion of a non transferable ticket, the scalper who han dles it and the person who buys It are all parties to a fraud and they know It." ' SILETZ RIC.H IN TIMBER. Railroad Survey Party Loud in Praise of the Section. INDEPENDENCE, Or., Aug. 20. (Spe cial.) The surveying party of the S. Chap man Lumber Company that has been In the Coast Range Mountains since May 28, completed Its task today, coming out at a point no one guessed. The survey as completed today intersects the South ern Pacific scarcely half a mile south of Independence, near the old racetrack. The surveying crew, comprising 15 men, Is In charge of Engineer L. M. Rice. The timber found In the Slletz Basin was a revelation to the party, many of whom are experienced timber men and surveyors. There 13 enough timber In the Slletz country, says Chief Engineer Rice, to last 50 years after It is made accessi ble by rail. The route terminating at Independence Is a very feasible one and, according to the survey. It Is not over 45 miles Into the heart of the rich Slletz Basin. Terminating here, timber over the pro posed route could be handled by rail or river, and the Southern Pacific Is just completing a spur from within a few rods of where the survey ended today Into the bed qf the river. A road over this sur vey would also afford a short cut to New p6rt. BARBECUE AT CASTLE ROCK. The Pioneers of Cowlitz Will Hear Speeches and Eat Roast Ox. KALAMA, Wash., Aug.' 20. (Special.) The pioneers of Cowlitz County, Wash will hold their reunion on Saturday, August 27, at Castle Rock. The feature of the meeting will be an old-fashioned barbecue. Two large, fat oxen have bjen purchased, besides a few sheep, and they will bo roasted whole in trenches dug- in tho ground. A most elaborate programme has been ar ranged, and it is proposed to make a county holiday -and have everybody celebrate on the banks of the Cowlitz River. Hon. Francis Cushman, member of Con gress, and Hon. Stephen Judson. Demo cratic nominee for Lieutenant-Governor, will each deliver an address, and Major Joe Smith and Judge Kalahan, of Kalama, will tell how the pioneers did things. Hon. B. W, Ross, Republican candidate for State Land Commissioner, will " be president of the day. The Hat FLAMES IHRtATEN T WELLINGTON, ON THE GREAT NORTHERN, IN DANGER. Fire, Checked for a Time, Breaks Out With Renewed Fury and Sweeps on With Terrifying Speed. SEATTLE, Aug. 20. The most serious of the forest fires in this part of the state appear to be In the northern part of this county. From Wellington, on the line of the Great Northern Railway, In the Cascades, comes the report that the fire, checked yesterday, has Increased In fury and Is now sweeping toward that town, while all the- settlers are fighting it. The town is in no imminent danger. South of there and near Snoqualmle Falls, there Is another fierce fire. For week this has threatened the trans-. mission line of the Snoqualmle Falls power-plant, and all the available men at the plant have been fighting the flames. It Is stated tonight that the danger has passed. Not far from Snoqualmle, another Are Is threatening the logging-camp of A. S. Kerry, and he has 150 men on the fight ing line. A quantity of valuable cut timber already has been destroyed. SETTLERS COPE WITH FLAMES Back-Flrlng in Skamania Keeps Fire Within Bounds. HOOD RIVER, Or.. Aug. 20. (Special.) Mallcarrler Haynes was In Chcnowith this afternoon and reports the fires In Ska mania County confined to the original burned area. Settlers are back-firing, and using every endeavor to prevent a further spread of the flames. Mr. Haynep saya the settlers In his neighborhood have an Idea the fires were allowed to escape for spltework on the part of a certain land owner living under the bluff. The Com missioners of Skamania County will go over the ground tomorrow with a view of locating the responsibility of the fires if possible. Charles walthers, whose farm occupies the site of the old Bothwlck sawmill. Is one of the heaviest losers. He managed to save his house, but his barn and all other outbuildings, 20 tons of hay, four tons of grain, his chickens, horses and farming tools were burned. His loss is possibly ?1500. Mr. Seely. a neighbor, lost everything but the clothes on his back. This morn ing Mr. Seely boarded the train at Hood River for his father's home at Pomeroy. BORING MILLS ARE SAFE. Threatening Forest Fires Are Pre vented From Gaining Headway. Tho noiirhhorhood of Boring Is suffer- trv nrnin from brush fires. The nearest and most threatening blaze broke out Friday night and was barely unaer control last night. Gerllnger's mm was me seat of anxiety all the first night and a large force of men were out preventing tne fire from running too close. Near by Is the Llndorman mill, ana it was iearea at first that this mill might not be saved, but last night It was reported that both mills are safe, at least for the present. Cordwood belonging to urown as jaicks to the amount of about 2000 cords Is piled iMr Borine. and this was also reported In danger, but C. A. Brown, who was out there yesterday, said tne nres wouia not reach It. unless an unfavorable wind springs up. FIRE WIPES OUT ILO. Eleven Business Houses Destroyed, With a Total Loss of $30,000. LiEWISTON, Idaho, Aug. 20. Fire today at Ilo. 20 miles east of Lewlston, de stroyed the entire town, including 11 busi ness houses. The loss will reach about 530,000, with J10.000 Insurance. The origin of the fire Is not known. Oak Point Mill Burned. INDEPENDENCE. Or., Aug. 20. (Special.) The Oak Point sawmill on the Helmlck place, five miles west of Monmouth, burned about 3 o'clock this morning. It Is supposed to have start ed from sparks from the engine. The principal loss was the belting, frame work, and a small amount of lumber. About $2000 worth of lumber In the yard was saved. There was no Insu ranee. The mill Is operated by F. J. Oberer, and an order has been put in for re pairs, and It will probably be put in operation again next week. Lumber Crew Fights Fire. EVERETT, Wash., Aug. 20. A damag ing forest fire Is burning riear Hartford, In Hurlburt's logging camp. The entire crew is out fighting the flames, which advanced until the donkey engines had to be removed. Much valuable timber has been destroyed. Fire Kept Under Control. INDEPENDENCE, Or., Aug. 20. (Special.) A fire In the woods across the river from Independence has been In progress two days. Men o the neighborhood have been watching It closely. There were grave fears of Its getting beyond control during the wind yesterday afternoon. There is IIIYOURfALLnATYtT? popularity of the Multnomah has proven beyond doubt that it is the best $3.00 HAT on the market, "The best there is" could be said of the Miller Agency. Hat. $5.00 worth for $5.00. Latest styles in soft and Derby. SAM'L ROSENBLATT & CO. about 2000 acres of timber In Its path way. Including ricked wood and hop poles. The Indications are, however, that the danger point Is passed. SHOOTS A CONDUCTOR. Harvest Hand In Washington Re . fuses to Be Thrown Off Train. COLFAX. Wash.. Aug. 20. (Special.) Harvey C. Clark, a member of the Western Federation of Miners, who has been working in harvest-fields in Eastern Washington, shot and seriously wounded A. J. Taylor, a conductor on a Northern Pacific freight train, near Oakcsdale last night. Clark was cap tured by a posse, and Is now In the County Jail here. Taylor was taken to Spokano. Clark says that he boarded a flatcar at Oakesdale and wanted 4to ride to Spangle, and offered a brakeman 25 cents. He declared this- -was not enough, and began beating Clark on the head and tried to knock him be tween the cars. "I told him to slow down and I would get off and walk, but he kept on, and I drew a revolver and tried to protect myself. Then the conductor camo out and grabbed me, although I ordered him tor stand back and let me get off. In the scuffle the gun was accidentally discharged." Clark is a member of Terry Peak, Montana, Union No. 5, and has a card from that Union. He says his home is in California. He is 45 years old, and does not appear like a desperado. Tay lor was shot in the groin. WIND DAMAGES HOPYARDS. Poles Blown Over and Vines Torn by Unusually Brisk Breeze. INDEPENDENCE, Or., Aug. 20. (Special.) Quite a little damage was done to hopyards In this vicinity by wind yesterday. Walker Bros., two and a half miles north of here, are the heaviest losers. Fully 25 acres of their yard Is flat on the ground today. About five acres of the Patton & Slo per yard and three acres In John Bur ton'3 yard are also down. R. D. Cooper will have nearly 2000 hills to straighten up, and a few trellls-roles are broken In one of the HIrschberg yards. A gale from the west sprang up about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. It was not severe enough to do any dam age ordinarily, but only very substan tial poles were able to withstand Its Greatest Road Effieieney 1 1 Lowest Price. I You could not use more power than you get in an Oldsmobile. It is more than enough for ordinary use always enough for the severest trials. The Oldsmobile has 7 actual horse-power, 5x6 cylinder and weighs 1,100 pounds. Its horse-power for each 100 pounds weight (the meas ure of its road efficiency) is 7-llths, or .636, the highest of any runabout on the market. Price, $650 increased power, speed and size, stronger and larger parts, bigger gasoline and water capacity, absence of packed joints. Hub brakes, 3-inch tires, wider seat. It is absolutely reliable, because our long experience in automobile and gasoline engine building has produced a machine that is mechanically perfect. We could not' make and sell 40 Oldsmobfles a day if the thous ands already in use were not giving entire satisfaction.You see them wherever you go they go wherever you see them. Every endurance test has proved it the transcontinental ran from New York to San Francisco (made by only cae Runabout in la the world the Oldsmobile) demonstrated its durability be yond question. Send for catalog, showing Touring Runabout, $750.00; Light Tonneau, $950.00; Oldsmobile Delivery Wagon, $850.00. 13 force where the wind had a clear sweep. The owners promptly set to work re pairing the damage today by sharpen ing, redrlvlng and propping poles. The expense to Walker Bros, alone In re setting poles will be over $1000. SCHOOL FUND APPORTIONED. Washington Superintendent Gives Out This Statement. OLTMPIA. Wash, Aug. 20. (Special.) The State Superintendent today appor tioned the school fund for the quarter just closed as follows: County. Amount. County. Amount. Adams $5,103.20 Lincoln $9,998.60 Asotin 3,281.29 Mason 2,302.40 Chehalis ... 10.113.93 Okanogan .. 2,497.70 Chelan 4.3G4.78 Pacific 3.950.59 Clallam .... 3.063.02 Pierce 36,632.13 Clark 9,126.23iSan Juan .. 1.745.2S Columbia .. 4,632.34 Skagit 10,401.66 Cowlitz .... 6,234.42 Skamania 682.57 Douglas ... 5,345.871 Snohomish 20,540.66 37.136.14 7.613.95 7.267.57 1.172.02 11.545.47 19.908.45 18,999.33 11.923.32 Perry 1.232.301 apoKane .. Franklin .. i.ne.us btevens Garfield ... 2.468.23i Thurston ... Island 1.228.37Wahki'k'm . Jefferson .. 2,733.43 Walla Wal.. King 74.034.90) Whatcom .. Kitsap 5,011.09 .Whitman .. Kittitas ... 6.460.74 Yakima Klickitat .. 4.162.521 Lewis 12,293.06Total $368,469.69 Rate per day's attendance, $.018. Harry Smith Stole Valises. LA GRANDE, Or., Aug. 20. (Special.) Harry Smith, who had been working In the lumbering camps of the vicinity of Elgin, 16 miles from this place, was ar rested at Elgin on a complaint sworn nut by O. H. Prentice, landlord of the City Hotel at that place, on the charge, of stealing two valises from the hotel office. He was arraigned before the court and pleaded guilty to the charge; and said ho was Intoxicated. Smith was bound over in the sum of $500, and not being able to give bonds was taken to Union by Constable Chrls tianson and turned over to Sheriff Pen nington last nlght- BROTOTS BAND ON POTTER. Topular Musical Organization Will Make Trip Down Tuesday. The fact that Brown's Band, of Port land, makes the trip down the Columbia Tuesday on the T. J. Potter Insures a big crowd on the popular excursion steamer. There will be plenty of music and a good time" for all. Free demonstration by our nearest agent Olds Motor Works, Detroit, Mich.