THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, JULY 28, 1907.
LEFT HOME WITH
SISTER OF WIFE
Felix Vouk of St. Cloud Arrest
ed in Oregon City After
Year's Time.
t.ETTER BETRAYS HIM
Minnesota Officer Then Takes
Track Prisoner, Who Deserted
Family of Children, Says
Spouse Was Mean to Him.
OREGON , CITT. July 27. (Spe
cial.) Deserting his wife and chil
dren in St. Cloudi Minn., one y?ar ago,
and coming to Oregon City where he
has since lived with the sister of his
wife, Felix Vouk was arrested here,
this afternoon by Sheriff R. B. Beatie,
and turned over to the custody of
Deputy Sheriff Elch, of St. Cloud,
whose extradition papers from Gov
ernor Johnson, of Minnesota had been
honored by the Oregon authorities.
Elch left at once with his prisoner.
Vouk Is an Austrian, about 40 years
iof age, and weighs about 230 pounds.
! He came to America when an infant,
' and lived practically all of his life In
I St. Cloud, marrying and raising a fam
i ily of children. He became enamoured
with a sister of his wife and about
'one year ago they disappeared about
the same time. While they were sus
.pected of having gone away together.
no definite information relative to their
' whereabouts could be obtained.
( Vouk and the woman came to the
; Paclflo Coast and went to Vancouver,
i Wash., where they stayed a time, and
' last September came to Oregon City,
and secured a house on the corner of
: Sixth and Madison streets. Here they
i lived as man and wife, not suspected
by their neighbors. Last Winter there
.. was born to them a child, that died.
Vouk made the mistake of com
municating with one of his acquaint
ances In St. Cloud, mailing the letter
in Portland, and in some manner the
letter fell into the hands of .the
authorities, and his residence was dis
covered. Deputy Sheriff Elch, who
was sent after him, arrived here sev
eral days ago, and found that his man
was employed as a fireman for the
Willamette Pulp & Paper Company.
He quietly obtained his extradition pa
pers and with Sheriff Beatie effected
1 Vouk's arrest, upon the charge of
abandoning his children, which, in
Minnesota, Is a crime, the penalty for
which Is from two to seven years in
the penitentiary.
Vouk says that he left money with
his family, and that his children were
not In destitute circumstances. He
excuses his wife of being a mean
woman, who spent his money and
threatened to throw hot coffee In his
ace. He took his arrest very quietly.
"W OODMEN RE-ELECT OFFICERS
Mead Consul Boak Is Given $6000
a Year Other Salaries Increased.
SEATTLE, Wash., July 27. I. I. Boak,
head consul of the Pacific Jurisdiction,
Woodmen of the World, was unanimously
re-elected to succeed himself; T. Clinton
Veale, of Pasadena, Cal., was elected
head adviser to succeed A. E. Suther
land; John T. Latshaw, of Pueblo, Colo.,
was re-elected head clerk. They had no
opposition. After a close contest, P. E.
Cnodgrass, of Eugene, Or., was re-elected
head banker.
The salary of the head consul has been
increased from $5000 to $6000 a year, and
the head clerk's salary was left at -$3000.
The head auditor will receive $4000 a
year, a raise of $1000. The members of
the board of head managers are to re
ceive $900 a year, and those on the .fi
nance committee, $1200. For every appli
cant examined the head physician is to
receive 25 cents.
OFFICERS RAID OPICJI JOINT
Six Japanese Found Smoking They
Pay Fines and Costs.
HOQUIAM, Wash., July 27. (Spe
cial. ) Marshal McKenney, accompanied
by Officers McGriff and Thomas, Col
lector of Customs Dorn and Inspector
O'Brien, raided a Japanese opium Joint
today, capturing six Japanese "hitting
the pipe." A complete outflt was se
cured, including ten pounds of opium
and a silver-mounted pipe. .
The men were given a hearing be
fore Justice Ogden, and H. Sagawa, a
leader of the Japanese colony on
Gray's Harbor, pleaded guilty to the
charge, and was fined $75 and costs,
while the others got off with $50 each
and costs.
This is the third raid McKenney and
his officers have made in the past
year.
DROWNS WHILE IN BATHING
lAVdser Youth Goes Suddenly Under
When In Eight Feet of Water.
WEISER. Idaho, July 27. (Special.)
Harry Farrier, 20 years old, whose home
was near here, was drowned in the
"Wel!er River this afternoon within the
city limits, while in bathing. Farrier and
several companions had been drinking and
repaired to the river to take a swim.
His companions did not know anything
was wrong with him until he went under.
He sank within 16 feet of the shore in
about eight feet of water. The body was
in the water about half an hour, before
it was recovered. Farrier's mother lives
at Spokane, and he has a sister at Boise.
In view of the facts, it was not considered
necessary to hold an Inquest.
fiTOLEN HORSES ARE LOCATED
Three of the Missing Animals Seen
. In Corral at Firwood.
OREGON CITY, Or., July 27. (Spe
cial.) Three of the six horses that
were stolen from the Hackett pasture
last Monday night have been located
at Firwood by a man who has just ar
rived from Eastern Oregon with a band
of horses. He states that three mares
cjosely answering the description of
the animals stolen from William Ltllle
were in a corral. It is believed that
the robbers feared to keep them, as
the moBt valuable mare was well
branded and It would have been diffi
cult to dispose of her without detec
tion. Protect Towns Down Stream.
NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., July 27.
(Special.) J. W. Roberts, sanitary in
spector of th State Board of Health,
i frill report to the Board that in the
interests of cities further down the
river. North Yakima ought to con
struct a sewage purification plant to
prevent the river being contaminated.
Mr. Roberts reported favorably on san
itary conditions in the city, and ap
proves the water supply.
CAUGHT STEALING A SKIRT
Prominent Tacoma Woman Arrest
ed for a Kleptomaniac.
TACOMA, Wash., July 27. (Special.)
A woman prominently known in the
north end of the city was arrested this
morning by the police as she was leav
ing Feist & Bachrach's store, and a
white skirt was taken from beneath
her box coat. Her husband Is a well
known business man. She is said to
be a kleptomaniac.
Two of the clerks followed the
woman to the street, where they ac
cused her of taking the skirt She
turned pale, but denied the charge.
Seizing her the clerks opened her coat
and the skirt dropped to the sidewalk
Defore a crowd that assembled. The
police were notified and, suspecting she
might have more plunder at home, the
detective accompanied the woman to
her residence, but nothing-was found.
Feist & Bachrach do not desire to
prosecute the woman, as they look upon
it as a case of kleptomania.
Centralia MiH Changes Hands.
CENTRALIA, Wash., July 27. (Spe
cial.) George Mayes, of the Eagle Mill
Company, has sold out his interests In
the mill to J. E. Williams & Co. The
company has also taken over the old
Parks shingle mill and will run it In
connection with the sawmill. For the
present, Mr. Mayes will continue to man
age the business.
HARKEY VALLEY AUTO TRIP
CHAUFFEUR TELLS OF INTER
ESTING ROAD TOUR.
Not Only a Sportsman's Paradise,
' but an Advantageous Location .
for Komeseekers.
BURN'S, Or., July 26. (To the Edi
tor.) This is an account of an auto
mobile trip I took to the interior; of
Oregon.
We started from Portland over the
O. R. & N. and arrived In the little
town of Biggs, which is situated, in
the changing sand dunes of the Co
lumbia, From Biggs we went to Shan
lko, on the Columbia Southern. The
little town of Shaniko is one of the
largest wool-shipping centers in the
United States, and bears the same im
portance to the West as New Orleans
does to the South In cotton shipping.
We started from Shaniko in the auto
mobile to reach the great Harney Val
ley, a distance of 210 miles, and found
the roads exceptionally good across
this large scope of grazing country.
The first town of any Importance that
we reached was Prineville, the county
seat of Crook County, where we stayed
all night. The second day we made a
heavy climb up the mountain, and
stopped at the stage station of Harden,
where the elevation is 5300 feet. The
air here early in the morning was rare
and cold, and we noticed a marked
difference between this altitude and
the sea level.
Next day we started out with the
sun, running S2 miles over Buck Moun
tain and reaching Burns after six hours
of actual running time. While Burns id
a frontier town of 1200 inhabitants,
being truly Western in its appearance,
if enjoys many modern conveniences
not found in some larger towns situat
ed . on the railroad. This town was
founded and named by George Mc
Gowan about '25 years ago. Mr. . Mc
Gowan being of Scotch descent, the
name of the Immortal Bobble Burns
was evidently uppermost in his mind
when he named this little burg after
the Scotch poet. This place bears the
distinction of being one "of the largest
cities in the United States so far from
the main line of railroad. However,
this distinction will not be borne much
longer, as the Harrlman survey across
the state to the Pacific Coast is about
completed, and, according to reports,
work is soon to begin. Then the fa
miliar sight of 10 and 12-horse freight
teams, with their numerous trail wag
ons, will be a thing of the past.
Harney County contains over 4,700,
000 acres of vacant Government land
subject to entry under the United
States land laws and is on the eve of
transformation from the pastoral to
the agricultural stage. There are splen
did opportunities for the poor settler
as well as the capitalist, Harney Val
ley Is at least 45 miles wide by 65 in
length. It has many arms and contig
uous valleys, is watered by numerous
small streams, two rivers and contains
two large lakes, the Harney and the
Malheur. To the northward are the
forest-clad Blue Mountains, containing
excellent timber, and many small val
leys, capable of agricultural develop
ment. To the south Is the Stein Moun
tain, one of the highest mountains in
Eastern Oregon. It is a , wonderful
Summer range for cattle and sheep.
East and west are bunchgrass-covered
hills, which furnish unlimited range.
The soils of Harney Valley are deep
and enduring and free from rocks and
gravel. Along the waterways He the
natural meadow lands, on which thous
ands of tons of wild hay are cut an
nually. The climate is delightful, never
reaching extreme heat or cold, there
being sufficient snow and rainfall to
produce excellent crops. The average
precipitation Is about 15 Inches. For
the stockralser and all-around ranchenj
tuns kuuuvi j tiaa ,1 . ii . j cu . ,30.
Harney County produces a great deal of
beef, and horses and sheep are also
raised In great numbers.
This valley Is a sportsman's para
dise. Young geese and ducks are just
now beginning to fly, and literally cov
er the surface of -the waterways and
lakes. The swan, pelican, heron. Honk
er geese, cranes and numerous Ither
water fowl are found here in abun
dance. There are also elk, deer, ante
lope, bear and mountain sheep, as well
as the howling coyote. It Is considered
'rare sport to chase coyotes with
hounds, after the manner of the Eng
lish steeplechase. The valley being
level and the roads excellent make
automobiUng a pleasurje. Land is cer
tainly on the move here. I have trav
eled several hundred miles over this
country since arriving, and pronounce
It the coming country of the West.
RUSSEL S. LUTHER.
BARBERS GO BACK .TO WORK
Journeymen Reach ; Compromise
With Bosses and End Strike.
TACOMA, Wash., July 27. (Special.)
The Journeymen barbers' strike came
to an end last evening when a com
mittee of the master barbers met a
committee of journeymen and a com
promise on the demand -for an lnorease
of $2 was affected. The journeymen
rejected the master barbers' offer of
$18 a week guarantee, but compromised
for a scale of $16 a week and 60 per
cent over $25 of the earnings of their
chairs. The Journeymen Barbers'
Union will order all men back to work.
Big anticipation sale on at Robinson
& Co. s. See page 10. section I,
fJO SUNDAY BOOZE
Sheriff Pomeroy to Enforce
Closing Law at Seaside.
CUTS OFF A. HEAVY TRADE
Saloon Men Resent ' Action of Au
thorities and Talk of Enforcing
Closing Law on All Business
Houses Affected by Statute.
SEASIDE, Or.. July 27. (Special.)
Sheriff Pomeroy, of Clatsop County, has
notified all saloonkeepers in Seaside, and
also two resorts at Elk Creek, w"here
liquors are dispensed, to close on Sun
day. The Sunday trade at Seaside is
quite' an item and the resort keepers
are grumbling 'about the lid being
put on.
There is some talk to the effect that
an attempt will be made to cause the
authorities here to enforce section 1968
of the Oregon code, which provides that
no person shall keep open on Sunday
" '""WW-. "
Raymond Moore, Son of C. W.
Moore, of The Dalles, Who
Was Drowned While Bathing;
' in the Colombia Friday.' -
any store, shop, grocery, bowling alley
or billiard room . for the purpose of
labor or traffic, the penalty for a vio
lation of this law is a fine of from $5
to $50.
The rigid enforcement of the statute
would close on Sundays the bowling
alley, ice cream stands, cigar stores,
the various grocery stores and nearly
everything In the business line at Sea
side. The excepted class under the stat
ute are hotels, drugstores, livery sta
bles, meat markets and bakeries. No
reference is mads in the statute con
cerning restaurants, but they may be
conducted on Sunday under the tavern
keeper clause, or under the plea of ne
cessity. The saloonkeepers resent the enforce
ment of the law so far as it-concerns
their business alone, and say if it is
enforced in one particular they will see
that the law Is carried to its full ex
tent. " .
CIGAR SETS BRIDGE ON FIRE
Blaze Is Discovered and Albany
Structure Is Saved-
ALBANY, Or., July 27. (Special.)
A cigar set fire to the big steel bridge
across the Willamette River here today.-
It -caused no damage, however.
The bridge has recently been redecked
and some one walking across tossed a
cigar stub so that it fell in a crack be
tween two boards on the new decking
and lodged on the old decking beneath.
After smouldering for some time it set
!
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CELEBRATED THEIR FIFTY-FIFTH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
i s . -
Ha
Hit, AND MRS. W. J. HUMPHREYS, OF" WALDO HILLS.
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Humphreys last Sunday celebrated the
3Sth anniversary of their wedding at their home on their old donation
claim in the Waldo Hills, near Salem, whore they settled after cross
ing the plains in the year 1853, and where they have lived ever since.
There wero about 80 guests present, nearly all of whom were relatives
and descendants of the worthy couple. Under the sheltering shade of
canvas on the lawn a delicious luncheon was served, and on the front
porch of the house the party was photographed by Mr. and Mrs.
Trover, of Salem.
Four generations of Humphreys attended the reunion. Mr. Hum
phreys is 79 years old and his wife 77. They were botfi born In Mon
roe County, Tennessee, and were married July" 21, 1802. Eleven chil
dren were born to them, of whom nine survive. Mr. Humphreys' broth
fr, John, was among the guests, and it will interest friends of the
family to mention that John Humphreys and William J. Humphreys
married sisters, at the same time, and that' the two couples came to
Oregon together.
fire to the board. The fire was soon
discovered, but it was necessary to
carry some buckets of water almost the
length of the bridge to extinguish it.
The fire was confined to a very small
radius and did not assume dangerous
proportions.
HEAD SEVERED FROM BODY
Fatal Accident on Poison Logging
Train Near Hoquiam. ,
HOQUIAM. Wash., July 27 (Spe
cial.) William Mewherter. a brake
man in the employ of the Poison Log
ging Company, was accidentally killed
today by falling under the wheels of
the logging train, the unfortunate
man's head being severed from the
body by the trucks passing over It.
Mewherter was intoxicated when he
fell to his death. Deceased was 29
years qld, and had been in the employ
of this company for over two years.
He has a brother in Valparaiso, Ind.,
arid a sister in Chicago, who has been
notified.
Former Astorian Dead.
ASTORIA. Or., July 27. A letter was
received today by J. C. Clinton, secretary
of Astoria lodge of Iks, stating that
Duncan McTavish, who was a resident
of this city for many years, died at
Chloride, N. M., on July 19. Mr. Mc
Tavish was a native of Canada, about
70 yea'rs of age, and was engaged In
the transfer buslr.ess here for about 20
years. In 1897 he went -o the Klondike
district during the gold excitement and
after remaining there a few years, re
turned to his former home In Canada.
Two years ago he went to New Mexico,
where he was engaged in mining.
MEETS DEATH III THE SURF
JACK NEUSBAN, OF PORTLAND,
DROWNS AT LONG BEACH.
Swept ,by Undertow Beyond Hts
Depth Body Has Not
Been Recovered.
LONG BEACH. Wash., July 27.-(Spe-cial.)
Jack Neusban, a grainhandler. 38
years old, living at 451 Goldsmith street,
Portland, was drowned here today while
bathing In the surf. The drowning oe
cured at 1 o'clock in the afternoon when
700 people were bathing. Neusban was
swept beyond his depth by the undertow
and before help could reach him, he dis
appeared beneath the surface. His body
has not yet been recovered.
Neusban came here with his wife last
Wednesday and the couple were camping.
The unfortunate man was a member of
the Order of Sons of Hermann, and the
local lodge has made arrangements to
care for his widow. He leaves no chil
dren. REACH CRATER OF RAINIER
Four Men Scale Peak's Crater in
Blinding Snow Storm.
TACOMA, Wash., July 27. In a fierce
blizzard that nearly swept them from
their feet, S. Samson, Alfred Sundell
and J. B. Hood, of Tacoma, and Rev.
W. W. Jones, of St, Louis, successfully
ascended to Mount Ralnier's crater.
The party proceeded without the serv
ices of a guide and was two hours
rounding Gibraltar Rock. After pass
ing the rock. It encountered a terrible
wind and snow storm. So strong was
the wind that the men were forced to
creep on hands and knees. The circum
ference of the crater was measured and
found to be 3C0O feet.
- - Held Under Heavy Bond.
COLEVILLE, Wash., July 27. E. O.
Slmmonds, who was arrested at North
port Wednesday, charged with crimi
nal assault, was this morning arraigned
before Justice W. L. Terry, and, upon
waiving examination, was held to an
swer In bonds of $10,000. Simmons' at
torney protested that the bond was twice
or three times as big as ' It ought to be,
but Judge Terry refused to accede to the
demand for a lesser amount, and the
prisoner was remanded to the county jaiL
Will Ship Body to Oakland.
HOQUIAM, Wash., July 27. (Spe
cial.) The body of J. J. O'Brien, who
was killed by a fall at the shipyard
yesterday, has been embalmed and will
be shipped to Oakland, Cal., where his
relatives reside.
1'f
leairainice
O
siting Troiisei9;
Our entire stock of Outing Trousers, including;
Cuff-Bottom Corduroys, at the following; prices:
$3.00 Outing Trousers
$3.50 Outing Trousers
$4.00 Outing Trousers
$4.50 Outing Trousers
Fancy Vests
See Display on Morrison St.
Twenty-five per cent reduction on Fancy Vests
extremely large line to choose from
Big Reductions on Men's Suits
Boys' Knee Pants Suits $4.00 to $6.00 values
Reduced to $2.65
Boys' Wash Suits Half Price
Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co.
Cor. Third and Morrison Streets
I
E
How Mew Fund Deposit Law
Hampers State College.
WON'T WORK IN PRACTICE
President Bryan, of Pullman, Ex
plains Impracticability of Plac
ing All Funds In State Treas
' ury Means More Expense.
PULLMAN, Wash., July 27. (Special.)
The faculty, alumni and prominent stu
dents of the Washington State College
are much disturbed over the recent de
cision of Attorney-General Falknor re
quiring the college authorities to pay
certain receipts of the institution into
the state treasury as soon as collected.
Under the new ruling the "library
fund," collected by an assessment of $1
on all Btudents, must go Into the state
treasury. This makes the student con-,
trlbutlon a poll tax assessed for the sup
port of the state, from the young men
and women, regardless of age, aifS
levied by the Board (St Kegents, who do
not appear to be clothed with consti
tutional rights to levy taxes, and a
large number of the older students de
clare they will not pay the library fee
under the new conditions. It is 1 not
known what action the Board of Re
gents will take on hls matter.
In a similar manner the methods pur
sued by the School of Dairying are com
pletely disrupted by the new law. Under
the old system the appropriation of J100
from the state would do as much as
$1000 under the new arrangement. For
example: The dairy school Tuys $100
worth of milk the first week, which con
verted into butter sells for $100. With this
$100 the school buys another batch of
cream to make more butter, which sells
for another $100; and so on every week
for the 10 weeks. With $100 the dairy
school was able to operate for 10 weeks,
and manufactured $1000 worth of butter.
Under the new ruling by the Attorney-"
General it will require an initial appro
priation of $1000 to conduct the school
for 10 weeks, as the college will be com
pelled to turn Into the general tax fund
of the state the product of each week's
manufacture.
"What I should like," said President
Bryan, on Ms return from the recent
conference -with the Governor and Attorney-General
relative to the deposit of
college funds in the state treasury, "Is
freedom for the college to add as much
as possible to Its own resources for Its
own maintenance. In a college where
agriculture and the mechanic arts are
predominant, such freedom is essential to
the best results. It is not only that it
saves the taxpayer and makes $1 of
appropriation do the work of $5. but it
encourages the proper spirit within fa
culty, students and employes. If we are
to produce merely to contribute to the
general funds of the state, there is no
more motive than in the cms of the
penitentiary convict.
"The contention that such funds are
not accounted for is not well taken. The
state has provided an excellent system;
it has provided a Board of Regents, who
are. or may be, of the best men In the
state, placed them under oath and bond,
and charged them with this special duty.
Every dollar received Is paid into the
hands of the treasurer, who is under
HO.O0O bonds. It Is paid out only for the
work of the college on vouchers duly
audited by the Board, and accounts kept
of each Item, which are accessible to the
public and reported on biennially to the
Governor.
"The new system, while it may put
into the treasury, say J20.000 In the bi
ennial, will require an addition of. say,
$40,000 to the appropriations to accomplish
the same work. The framers of this
clause were acting on pure theory, with
out any practical knowledge of the facts
in the case."
ENTERTAINS AT AGE OF 9 2
Mrs. C. B. Carey Celebrates Birth
day With Reception to Relatives.
LAFA TETTE. Or.. July 27. fSpe
clal.) Mrs. C. B. (Grandma) Carey, of
mum
MONEY
at 2.25
at $2.35
at $3.00
at $3.35
$5.00 Outing Trousers at.... $3.55
$5.50 Outing Trousers at $4,40
$6.00 Outing Trousers at $4.50
$3.50 Corduroy Trousers at. 2.50
tnis city, one of the oldest pioneers of
Oregon, oelebrated her 92d birthday
with a party Wednesday night. Grand
ma Carey crossed the plains with an
ox-team and prairie schooner 1n 1842.
She and her husband located in Yam
hill County, where she has lived ever
since. She ?ias many friends through
out the state.
Grandma Carey was the mother of 11
children, but of these only two are liv
ing. To these and her grandchildren
and great-grandchildren she gave the
party. Those present were: Miss Etta
Carey. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Carey, Mr.
and Mrs. R. A. Bird, Raymond Bird,
H. H. Carey, Savilla Carey, Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Beaumont, Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin Carey and Alice Carey.
DOUBLES SEATTLE TAX ROLL
Assessor Raises Values to $29,000,
000 Franchise at $1,000,000.
SEATTLE, Wash., July 27. (Special.)
County Assessor Thomas A. Parish to
day raised the personal property assess
ment in King County from about $15.
000.000 to $13,000,000. Under the new law
moneys and credits are exempt. These
last year amounted to over $3,000,000.
In addition to this. Parish clapped a
$1,000,000 assessment on the franchise of
the Seattle-Tacoma Power Company over
the ardent protests of the officers of that
concern. It supplies electricity for light
and power in both King and Pierce
Counties. This is the first time its fran
chise has been assessed. Parish Is go
ing after the f'alue of all franchises. He
takes the marketable value of the stocks
and bonds and deducts from that the
value of tangible property in the county
and assesses the difference as the value
of the franchise.
DEAD OF THE NORTHWEST
I
F. W. Vanderhaye.
FREE WATER, Or., July 27. F. W.
Vanderhaye, a well-known citizen of Uma
tilla County, died suddenly this morning
at his mountain home from heart failure.
In the night he called for a drink of
water, but died before It could be brought
to him. The deceased is survived by a
wife and a large family. The six sons are
widely known on account of their stature
and weight, the sextet .tipping the scales
at 1260 pounds.
, Aberdeen Boy Is Missing.
ABERPEEN. Wash., July 27 (Spe
cial.) Mr. and Mrs. O. B. H'aynes,
prominent In Aberdeen, are distracted
over the disappearance of their 11 -year,
old son, who left a week ago. Notices
have been aent .to all the police au
thorities of the Coast cities offering a
reward for his apprehension. The
mother is on the verge of collapse.
Destroys Hair Germs
. Falling hair is caused by germs
at the Toots of the hair. Dan
druff is caused by germs on the
scalp.
Avers
Us
J NEW IMPROVED FORMULA J
quickly destroys all these
germs, keeps the scalp clean
and healthy, stops falling hair.
The New Kind
,Z)oes not change the color of the hah
J. C. AYER CO., Manufacturing Chemists, Lowell, Mast.
Sale
TOWN IS WIPED OUT
Fire Destroys Village of Stella
in Cowlitz County.
LOSS CLOSE Tp $50,000
Two Men Lose Total of $1500 lit
Currency Business Property
Partially Covered .by Insur
ance Steamer to Rescue.
STELLA, Wash.. July 27. (Special.)
With the exception of an unoccupied
storehouse. Lawson's dock, and a wood
yard, the business district of this city was
wiped out by fire, which started at 11:80
o'clock this morning in a barber shop.
The total loss, including the reported
burning of $1500 in currency. Is about
$50,000. The amount of Insurance carried
will not exceed $25,000.
That the residence district was saved
from the flames was due largely to the
steamer Dixon, which arrived shortly
after the lire started and directed an ef
fective stream of water on the blaze un
til the fire was under control. Struckmelr
& Oxmin, who conducted the largest gen
eral merchandise store in Cowlitz County,
sustained the heaviest loss. Their build
ing and stock were worth about $15,000. On
this there was no Insurance. Others who
lost their business places were: Ander
son Bros., hotel and saloon, loss $10,000;
William Oxmin, hotel, loss $5000; William
Gorman, saloon, loss $8000-
In addition to the business and prop
erty losses, $1600 in currency Is reported
to have burned. Of that amount $S00 be
longed to D. B. Horton, the remaining $700
belonging to Fred Struckmelr. -
Dates for Clackamas Fair.
OREGON CITT. Or., July 27. (Spe
cial.) The first county fair to be held
in Clackamas County will take place
at Gladstone Park Wednesday. Thurs
day and Friday, October 9, 10 and 11.
Dress well. It's money In your
pocket. See Robinson & Co.'s ad. Sec
tion 1. page 10.
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