THE 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
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enough for the severest trials.
The Oldsmobile has 7 actual horse-power, 5x6 cylinder
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Its horse-power for each 100 pounds weight (the meas
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It is absolutely reliable, because our long experience
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We could not' make and sell 40 Oldsmobfles a day if the thous
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wherever you go they go wherever you see them.
Every endurance test has proved it the transcontinental ran
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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.