THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, APRIL 23, 1909.
GUESTS AT DINNER
ALL CRY FOR UNITY
PORTLAND BOY IS
YOUNG WIRELESS OPERATOR AND HIS INSTRUMENT
WIRELESS EXPERT
rm
Rousing Welcome to Fulton
Brings Out Sentiment for
Undivided Party Again.
Charles Austin Able to Talk on
Own Instrument to All
Coast Stations.
!
EX-SENATOR LAUDS SIMON
Approves Meeting of Assembly and
Says Oregon lias Keen "Asleep at
Post" In Wandering From Type
of Government Laid Down.
Vilification of the Republican party In
Oregon and commendation of C. W.
Fulton. ex-Inited States Senator, for
faithful public Ben-ice at "Washington,
were the purposes of the complimentary
dinner tendered Mr. Fulton at the Port
lnnd Commercial Club last night by the
Union Republican Club.
Many were the flattering words of
praise Tor the ex-Senator, while the
banqueters applauded with equal vigor
expressions from the different speakers
urging the burying of factional differ
ences that the party might present a
solid phalanx to Democratic opposition.
The dinner-was attended by 150 Repub
licans. Few men retiring from public position
to private life ever received a more
cordial welcome and reception than did
Mr. Fulton on this occasion. He was
toasted as" a capable and efficient official
at Washington, whose retirement was
attributed directly to the disorganized
condition of the party at home. Regret
because of the defeat of Mr.- Fulton for
re-election, as expressed by 'the various
speakers, was none the less sincere than
the degree "of cordiality .with which he
was welcomed to Portland as a perma
nent resident. C
In fact, the paramount sentiment man
ifested throughout the dinner was for
harmony, party unity and party success.
This feeling was introduced shortly after
the banqueters had seated themselves
at the table, when State Senator S. C.
Beach proposed the toast: "Here's to
a Reunited Republican Party in Ore
gon." This was drunk with all the
guests standing as one man.
Fulton Appreciates Welcome.
S. C. Pier, president of the Union Re
publican Club, and F. E. Beach, vice
president, divided the honors as toast
master. Mr. Pier paid a high tribute
to the worth of the guest of honor as a
public official and as a private citizen,
spoke of the prominence Mr. Fulton had
attained during his six years' service at
the National capital and said the ex-Senator
had never conscientiously failed in
his duty. Later Mr. Beach explained
the principal object of the Union Re
publican Club was to promote party
harmony and to bring about the elec
tion of Republicans. The dinner, he
naid, was Intended primarily to pay
honor to the distinguished guest. Mr.
Fulton, and at the same time contribute
in every possible way to the unification
of the party in Oregon.
"I would be less than human." said
Mr. Fulton, In responding to the warm
reception accorded him. "if I did not
appreciate this kindly welcome. I am
sensible of the high compliment paid me
and the distinguished honor you do me
by your presence here.
"When the Republicans of this state
act in harmony and. as an organised
body, victory and success will always
crown their efforts. Party unity is a
rotent force and there is a growing dis
position among the members of the
party to get together. While this is
greatly to be desired, it Is not the only
important problem with which we are
today confronted in this state.
Parties Necessary In Government.
in my Judgment the representative
fynnn : . . i ... .
j-. .in-iy.o muiniainea throughout pro-
-wues ana assures the best possible att
talnable form of government. It Is just
as Important in th organization and
government of political parties as in the
oiganlzation and government of society.
I am of the conviction that popular gov
ernment can only aafely and wisely be
administered and maintained through
-Tll-crganized political parties. There
will be government either by pjmisal
parties or by men: either bv nniitio.i
parties having policies for which they
vtand or by men actuated and impelled
by selfish ambition and purposes.
"The danger lies in placing the power
m me risni 10 determine what are thj
principles and policies In rtn InHlvlHndl
All experience teaches us that however
patriotic he may be. the liberties of the
people cannot safely be" committed to
any one individual. The sobering and
restricting influence of political parties
is an Important element in a representa
tive rorrn of government. Our fore
.miners were not only wise In their nwn
generation, but they penetrated far Into
the future. The form of government
they established was the one best cal
culated to serve the Interests of the peo-
..rT " P'oieci ana guard their rights
On the one hand they rejected a mon.
archml and despotic form of government
... ",cn would have prevented
them the free enjoyment of personal and
religious liberty. They also rejected a
.icii.ucr.cy, wnicn tended to social
...... ,mrcny. .Both of these forms
R.uninrm were equally destructive
v.i Kmuiai iiDerty and a representative
vm ui government.
"Asleep In Oregon."
T w. ,l
... vn-Kon we nave been asleep at
our post. A representative government
" "".J u m mistered by weli-or-
gamseci political parties. We must have
;..ruuin or similar renresentot
bodies, otherwise there can be no such
representation. Under the present sys
tem, earn candidate has his own plat
....... ...! mere may De as many plat-
........ u.nc- re candidates. Such
i.iniiurms nave pledged to them only the
support of the candidate himself, with
the result that party and party re-
T .l ,B eliminated In the admlnis
tratlon of government."
Mr. Fulton congratulated the Remibli-
cans or Portland for having hld an as
sembly to bring before the voters men
considered best qualified to serve the
people in official capacities. He pleaded
that Republicans throughout the state
bury once and for. all all factional dif
ferences and lend their efforts to a com
plete reorganization of all Republicans
under one organization and leadership
Mr. Fulton commended the assembly
ticket, which, ho said, consisted of rep
resentative men chosen and recom
mended by a representative body of Re
publicans. Wants Party United.
f "I want to see. a united Republican
party In Oregon," concluded Mr. Ful
ton. "The future welfare of hi' tvt-
tlon is In the hands of the Rpnuhll
party, as It was 50
US 50 Vears ncrn TV,A r
publican party Is made up of those
- ..a vc-
ele-
merits in a community which aiav.
stand for the best interests of the state
. "-.. xxi a oegin tne erood I clot ties. Ho appeared n
"work w Portland nominating JosepaJ.terson, and amaJ.euriab,
na m country. Let s begin th irnnA
U tty- A fJ .t
Mil ;;il, &&&&sfg? ' W
Um..v , v T fwntnihHisiKf -i, ittir i-rf 'a s"" MgffSiTin mum hit I
t CHARLES AUSTIN AT THE KEYBOAKD. i
Simon for Mayor and then see to it that
he Is elected. That will be the beginning
of victory in Oregap. If we fail, we will
be derelict in our tT&ty to the people of
mis country." - .
George H. "Williams -emDhasIzed the
need - of - party - organization and . leader
ship and censured the present system of
selecting - public officers tor the reason
that popular elections In man-v canes
were controlled by local prejudices
rather than by public consideration.
There could not be a proper and .satis
factory administration of government.
argued Judge Williams, except through
imny organization. Ha pictured the
present system as a scramble for office
among selfish of flce-seekersi without any
uunsiaerauon lor party "gVprlnciple or
the public service. In concluding,-Judge
Williams assured Mr. Fulton that while
the exenator had lost ! an nfflr. bo
still retained the respect 'and confidence
oi me people or the-state.:
Simon Called Upon.
Responding to the numerous calls .from
the audience, -the toastmaster next In
troduced Joseph. Simon, choice of the
Republican asseVnbly for Mayor. Mr.
Simon .spoke briefly, but alluded -to the
time when for 25 'consecutive years Ore
gon had an .active "nd virile Republican
party through whlcji the state at all
times was represented by two energetic
men at Washington and from whom re
su ts were obtained for ,the state. He
believed the time had oome when there
should be a union rt Tr,Ku
throughout the state. While admitting
. .1 W.as not lmPrta-nt' that any one
individual should be elected to any par
ticular office, it was essential that the
Sfj?,Ui .Party and tte Principles
should prevail.
Judge W. D. TVntOTi r,rnr...J -
In the harmonious gathering the first ray
of sunshine for the Republican party in
this state, where the Democrats had been
thriving and holding office almost since
the memory of man runneth not-to the
contrary." Mr. Fenton Indorsed what h
preceding speakers had nalH ...
the need for the party organization, but
said he would engraft the convention sys
tem Into the direct primary law and by so
"cumneo me iaw itself.
county judge L. R. Wuhntei- -
clally laudatory of Mr. Fulton, and on
the subject tof party reorganization argued
that the reunion of different factions with
in ine party would be assisted greatly
if all Republicans would Join in the sup
port of every candidate recelvir.- v
nomination of the party In the May elec
tion and see that the complete ticket was
elected In June.
Judge M. C. George said th w,ni.
Oregon had departed from the representa
tive principle of government, for which
they had their misgivings. He predicted
the time was not far distant when h.
would return to the representative sys-
"ul no Husgeeiea mat party success
even under a represenattve form of irnir.
ri ..infill, aepenaea m large measure on
tne selection or good and intelligent leart.
ership, that should be devoted to the best
interests of the Rarty and of all the peo-
Samuel Connell approved of the get-to
gether sentiment that had been manifest
ed by the other SDeakers.
"You people of Portland do not want
any more sky-rocket administrations
said Judge T. A. McBrlde, who concluded
the speechVnaklng. "You want a Mayor
with some brains and a capacity to give
you a businesslike administration. Your
Mayor should have a balance-wheel. Mr,
Simon Is such a man. While I have not
always agreed with him politically, still
I will say he Is better fitted to meet the
demands of the office than Is any other
man witnin tne. confines of your, city.';
Guests at Banquet.
Seated at the table were:
sir. uiton, s. c. Pier, George H. Wil-
i.nniB. jompn simon, ueneral c. F. Beebo.
w. I) Fenton. General Owen Summers,
Judge-M. C. George. Colonel James Jackson.
John W. Mlnto, W. H. Galvanl, Judze I
R. Webster. Samuel Connell, F. E Beach
"ipn wiuiams. of Dallas; C. N. Mc-
nnur. a. a. juaniey. judge T. A. Mc
Brlde, Elmer B. Colwell. Thomas C. Devlin
W. Ij. Boise, Slg Sichel, Professor J t'
Gregg, R. i. Donald and Professor E D
Curtis. ,
, A partial list of the other guests fol
4ows: ....
saca.iniey Mitcneu, James F. - Kertchem,
Max G. .ohen, Hugh Hume. J. D. Lee. J.
... u''. j. a. i.oney, k. a. Piper, S.
S. Pier. Thomas Hislop. Jerry Bronaugh,
C. E. Hickman, W. W. Banks. E. C. Mean
w. m. Tle. I H. Maxwell, J.. B. wrlein,
A. B. Oroasman. Georga B. Cellars, - H. W.
vvaimce, fw. x. MMters, w. T. Gardner, S.
of Salem :G. Im. Colwell. of Astoria- T J
t leeton. County Judge Grant D. Dlmlck, f
. j. . xtLiiey. j. t singer. B
T Taggart. . Allen R. Joy. I,. A. pike. w. M
j.avis. ur. emmet Drake, John H. Hall.
v.w.ci - iuiine,. L4. t-arpenter.- 8.
I ) TT. ........ n l 1 1 . r . i . ..
nusn.li, rnii meiBi-nan, nil Metschan.
jr., j. u. butnerlana. of Salem; B. D Sigler
... . 4j,. ..ic.viw, j. f, -inley
C. W. Nottingham. William Kllltngsworth
F. J. Brady. John) C. McCue. Frank s tj'
nctt. Fred T. MertlU. John Annand. Georaa
... u.VKi.iu. j . r..ii.-Hi jj. u. Aianone. J,
x-. wviuauu anu r riym n. (jrant
HOLD-UP WEARS NO MASK
Stops Popcorn Man "kind Takes $35
at Point-of Two. Cans.
A young man without a -mask held up
J. W. Battexson, the "Popcorn King." ear-
I lv this morninir at Seventeenth -i- "
' Villi ctronta nhlnlnlno. aXni.- o J . . .
..... ' , - r . .'v. u l too. I ill TTnn
I was driving home in hisvpopcom wagon
when the young fellow hailed him at" tho
point of two guns and went through', his
clotnea. He appeared nervous, said Fat-
,, i!t0 , 4
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Charles Austin
ROWDIES JIM JAIL
Two Raids Made by Deputies
on Last Cars.
NINE ARE CAUGHT IN RAIDS
Fight Made In Each Case, hut Men
Were Obliged to Spend Night ii
Jall Sheriff Trying to Stop
Hoodlumlsm,
vuwujism on tne "owl" cars on both
the Mount Scott and the St. John lines
received a blow at an early hour this
morning when nine roughs were , ar-
.UJ . squaas or deputies from the
onenrr s office and landed In th
i;nargea with drunkenness, disor
..j. u.iaucc .and vile and abusive
language. In both eases the rt
made where the cars were crowded with
passengers, manv of whnm
who were forced to listen to the profane
language of the toughs until a stop was
put to it by the officers.
repeated complaints from . passengers
Who were obliged .to take the last cars
on these : lines on SairH ii. ,
brought to light the rough conduct of
. J , -I1 .a . Door'sn men who have
.v .mui unsaie lor a woman un
,v.v.uv.,lu:u uo riae Home on the last
" 1 ui insult.
Failure of the police, to stop this disor
" u uy lne way rr the Sheriff
W3wzxa.i II'UIIIIIK HBT a nam
paign of arrests was started to discourage
the rowdies. ,
The last raid on this unrulv .i
was made several weeks ago. but renewed
indecencies during the past few Saturday
nights -determined . Sheriffs 0.
make a concerted action. Last night Dep-
j-:uiiara. j,iins, Phillips, Con
stable,. Story, Huckabv and .niltner o,,-
assigned to the Mount Sr-ott - n j
Deputy Sheriffs Baty, Hoilingsworth. Day,
oweeney, Martin and
Jones were assigned to the St. John line.
On the former - Frank J. Noel, J. C
Jones. Harry . Williams; C. Balster V
Kendall and George W. Smith were
taken into custody. They all live at
Arleta- and Mount Scott. - -
A tight was started and the men were
taken oft the car "at East Thirty-sixth
street and Hawthorne avenue.
On the St. John line-' Charles Jones
George Quay and Delbert Nash were
forced off the car by the officers at Kll
ltngsworth avenue.
-They were all taken to the County
Jail, where they spent the night, in de
fault of bail.
SEES GOOD FIGHT AND DIES
Excitement Too Much for " Negro
With Heart Disease.
LOS ANGELES. April 24. "That's a
good fight, all right," said Charles Mac
Falon. a colored man. to" his neighbor at
thB Naud Junction r prizefight last night
and then toppled over on- his face dead
Physician said it was heart disease super
Induced by excitement.
Tacoma Marine News.
TACOMA, April 24 The German
steamer Erma arrived today and is taking-bunker
coal. Tomorrow-she will
shift to Everett for lumber.. '
: The steamer Queen was In port from
San Francisco for general freight.
The schooner William Nottingham
will leave port for .,CaUao tomorrow
norning.- .
TELLS OF HIS APPARATUS
Youth of 18 Has Strong Plant He
Made Himself and Expects to
Be Able to Send Farther
Than Other Stations.
In the '.brain of m.' is.v..i..nn .
land-boy, Charles Austin, of 51. East
Salmon street, are buried the secrets of
every -.wireless station on the Pacific
Coast, from Sitka, Alaska, to Point
Loma, California. By possessing In
struments" equally as powerful as those
In any other station on the Coast, this
youth,- with his self-constructed ap
paratus, sends messages with ease to
ships at sea, to the frozen north and
tne torrid south and even occasionally
to Honolulu. -
The acquisition of his Unnwido-. v,.
been so gradual that he does not even
remember the first -occasion he tam
pered with the mysteries of electricity,
but, he ascribes his knowledge to days
and -weeks spent In the Portland Li
brary - browsing over the collection of
works relating to the subject;
x was always interested in
tricity," said the bov. "and as .rv
work , on electricity contains some ex
periments relating to wireless, sooner
or-later i leit bound to take nr. th
study of wireless telegraphy and tele
phony.". ' Started in Small Way.
Austin told of his exDeriments with
a small instrument that would receive
and send for three city blocks, narrated
aiTiicumes in learning Morse and
in mastering the continental code (used
almost universally by wireless oper
ators) and Illustrated his remarks with
nis instruments. -
For some days Austin has had bin in
struments on exhibition in the windows
of the 'Portland Railway, Light &
Power Company on Seventh street, and
it was there, with his hands almost
loylngly caressing the sending table,
that he told of his troubles and pleas
ures in learning to appreciate wireless
telegraphy.
Even as he sat talking in the srnro ha
clamped his- receiver to his ears and lis-
lenea. inen He smiled. "It's the nner-
ator on Council Crest talking to Kalama,"
lie said.
"No, I can't tell you what they say.
onoutd j. do that I would be liable to
action on the grounds of infringing copy
rights. As long as I do not divulge the
contents of messages or send commercial
messages I cannot be interfered with."
. Talks With Council Crest.
Although his aerials were raised .but
three feet In the store. Council Crest
could be heard clearly. The sound of t
message coming in resembeles. In the re
ceiver, the "busy buzz" heard on the
automatic telephone. The buzz is not
quite so pronounced, perhaps, but tha
likeness is-unmistakable. Long and short
come the buzzes over the usual telegraph
ic coae.
Then the young electrician raised his
sending key. A vivid blue flame and an
ear-splitting crash followed, and Into the
ether the test letter V had been flashed
With the power at his disposaPhe was
confident that the United Station got the
call, "but the present operator won't an
swer when we call," commented young
Austin. Possibly Austin did not take into
account the fact that with the 26 dif
ferent wireless stations In Portland, of one
degree or another of efficiency, the op
erator got tired of amateur calls.
With "SN" as his call signal, Austin
says that every operator on the Coast
knows him. In the hours of the night,
he said,, they chatted and talked of
everything under the sun. "If they don't
know me, I give them an introduction
by wireless." he added.
With the egoism of youth, he was some
what critical. Of the steamship Rose City,
he commented: "She used to have a
splendid station. I think she must have
a new operator now, for her instruments
have been neglected, and although I have
Increased the ability of my instruments
to pick up - messages from distances, I
can't get the -Rose City as far away as
I used to. I . picked her up at San Fran
cisco once, and I - have talked with her
there."
When Austin has his station at his
residence -he has a pole about 100 feet
high, on which his aerials are suspended.
To - Increase, his power, in the course of
the - next : couple of weeks he proposes
erecting another pole 125 feet In height.
Between the two will be swung flat-top
aerials 350 feet in length. "Then I will be
able' to send farther than any other sta
tion in . the Northwest and perhaps on
the Coast," e said.
It was remarkable to learn that his ap
paratus had not cost over fcOO. His work
was not counted. Everything had been
self-manufactured, only the materials be
ing purchased.
"Night is the " time all wireless mes
sages are sent," he observed. "I don't
know what it 1s, but it is far easier to
send by night than by day. This becomes
so pronounced that on the Atlantic
Ocean, where some parts are. light and
others dark at the same time, the rays
are - so seriously interfered with, that
practicable sending is Impossible. But,
anyway, I do not consider the Marconi
system the equal to that of some of the
American companies. Marconi was the
best at first, but in my opinion he has
not now some of the best patents."
Replying - to- the query as to whether
the development of the use among ama
teurs of wireless was not likely seriously
to menace commercial usage, he said:
"No, -I don't think so. Just as soon as
they find they -are Inconvenienced the big
companies 'will have to get a tuning coll
and cut out interference from outside
sources. ' The cost is not particularly
high and its possession would enable
any one station to talk to any other and
that one only. The fact is, these com
panies want legislation to stop everyone
else s use of the ether but themselves,
when a fair expense on their part would
enable ' them to be clear of tne inter
ruptor. As it is, when I want to talk to
station "H 2" (steamship Rose City) I
might interrupt someone else sending
and confuse the receiving operator. With
the tuning coll they-could be quite in
dependent of tie.'' '
. Wires Are Easily .Tapped.
"Not secret? Why, don't, you know
that from Portland to San Francisco
there are 40 stations tapping the wire
lines. Anyone dropping into any one
of those, stations can tap the . wires If
he knows Morse. Now, by wireless it
requires a special station to do that,
and. most of the amateur stations can
not understand what they, receive, even
if they- can tell the code used-'T
. .Austin said that .-ha "had become, ac-
UK v r ( -k- i&
M0IEE
quainted with several other youths also
interested In wireless. Some of these
he had "met by wireless." Others had
used his Ideas in erecting their own
apparatus. At present he. erects ama
teur apparatus for those desiring them,
and In the near future' Intends becom
ing an Installing engineer. He also
tests the apparatus sold by wireless
supply concerns. He said that Edward
Oliver, Leland James and other youths
had Instruments more or less powerful.
Regarding the station on Council
Crest, he. had this to say: "I do not
believe that the station is able to send
so far by reason of its height from
sea level. I believe that only height
from the ' ground counts. Otherwise,
why cannot the station communicate
farther than It does when its station
Is 1200 feet high? The aerials at the
Crest are suspended 218 feet above the
station.
"Many people do not believe in wire
less," he continued. "Heaps of people
come into the store and they are not
country people, either who say that It
is impossible. Some of them believe
when they see the spark, but it Is
funny to think of the ignorance of so
many."
PERS0NALMENTI0N.
Leslie Butler, the well-known Hood
River banker and politician, is registered
at the Perkins.
A. E. Reames, of Medford, one of the
leading attorneys of Southern Oregon, Is
a guest at the Portland. . .
Miss H. Teal - returned to her Hood
River home last Wednesday after a
brief visit to her mother at, 629 Everett
street. :
Mrs. Albert . Hess and. her son. Henry,
are the guests of Mrs. Anna Simon. They
will -remain for about ten days, then re
turn to Seattle.
Thomas Lark, of Seattle. North Pacific
Coast agent for the White Star Steam
ship lines, was In Portland . yesterday
on. business for his company.'
Mr. Thomas F. Bradshaw (Verona B.
Stetnegger) will leave in a few-days for
Boise, Idaho, to join her husband, who
has accepted a position there. "
Mrs. H. C. Wortman and - daughter,
Helen, have gone to Vancouver, B. C,
to attend the horse show. In which they
have two blue-ribbon entries.
Mrs. M.""A. Hurley, who has' been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. L. -Le-Roy,
at Coronado, Cal., for the- past
two months, returned ' Tuesday.
P.. H... Houlahan, of Chicago. v general
manager of the Chicago &. Alton, was in
Portland yesterday. He departed last
night over, the O..R. & N. -en'. route, to
Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Dyer,-, of
Portland, have been in Southern Call
fornla since January 1. They "will, re
turn about May-15 and be at the Port
land Hotel.
Miss Mahle Miller, a former member of
the Treble Clef Club. . was in Portland
during the week. , Miss. Miller is a sue
cessful vocalist of Marshfield. where she
now resides. -----
Mlsa Lilian Tingle paid a two days' vistt
this, week to the Domestic Science School
of the Oregon -Agricultural .College, as
the guest of Miss Greer, dean of the
scnooi at waldo Hall. . ' . .
Mrs. P. A. Taylor, of - Tjinrshnrn ro
is in Portland on" a- ten days' visit with
ner grandson and daughter-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. F. E. Taylor, and great grand
son, Arthur, at the family residence at
" -ay street. Although 73 years of age
Mrs. Taylor stood the trip -well. Mr.
Taylor is the manager of the Fraternal
crotnernood of Portland... ...
George E. Atlyeh has returned to Port
gAYOCEAN
The machinery - now at
work at Bayocean will surprise
you. See - back page f of Section
Four.
OF EVERYTHING enters
into the making of those splen
did SPRING SUITS that
we are selling at
$15
THE BEST FABRICS
THE BEST LININGS
THE BEST OF TAILORING
You are simply wasteful if you
pay the other stores $25 for
the same quality. Is $10 worth
saving to you?
Then Come to One of Our
THIRD AND OAK
FIRST AND MORRISON
FIRST AND YAMHILL
land after an absence of more than a
year. Mr. Atiyeh visited Eurqpe and the
Orient, penetrating to the Interior of
Persia. He says that about one-half of
the population of Turkey profess somo
form of the Christian religion and pre
dicts a victory for the Young Turks in
the pending struggle.
CHICAGO, April 24. (Special.) J. N.
Teal. S. E. Holcomb and G. W. Holcomb,
of Portland, are registered at local hotels.
DRINK CAUSE OF DEATH
William E. Downs Victim of Wild
Debauch When Out of WTork.
Victim of a ' wild debauch. William E.
Downs, a workingman 46 years old. who
lived at 654 Girard street. University Park,
paid forfeit with his life yesterday after
noon at 4 o'clock, to his appetite for
drink. t.
Downs had been out of work for the
past few days and had been absent from
his houre all of Friday night. His wife
found him about 9 o'clock yeterday morn
ing Jying in the grass outside. He was
put to bed with his 14-year-old daughter
left to watch him. During the afternoon
she went to his bedside and found him
dead.
The coroner took charge of the re
mains and removed them to the under
taking establishment. An examination
of the body shows death probably re
sulted from alcoholism and pneumonia.
An autopsy will be made today.
Downs is survived by a wife, one child
and threu grown children by a former
marriage.
Tramps Start $35,000 Fire.
SPOKANE, April 24. The Schnoor Box
Factory at Bonner Ferry, Idaho, was
burned to the ground early this morning.
Loss, $35,000: partly Insured. The blaze
is supposed to have started from a camp
Are made by tramps.
Boys Play With New Box.
A false alarm was rune- In la nl-ht
from the new fire alarm box 346 at
UNITED RAILWAYS
' EXCURSION
PORTLAND TO BURLINGTON
fourteen-mile scenic ride overlooking "Willam
ette and Columbia Rivers and the mountains.
" Trains leave Third and Stark streets:
6:15, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15, 10:15, 11:15, 12:00 A. M.
1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 P. M.
Extra trailers will be provided.
Stops at Twenty-fourth Street, Cliff Inn,
Whitwood Court, Glen Harbor, Linnton, Har
borton, Millers, Burlington.
Special Sunday Rates
4 Stores
Williams avenue and San Raphael
street. The firemen believe from In
quiry that small boys in the neigh
borhood were playing with the new
box.
EXPOSITION
GOLD
SOUVENIR COINS
ARRIVE
The first of these interesting
little gold coins were placed on
sale in Portland during the past
week. They vdll no doubt be
" mueh sought after by all classes.
Retailing at
$1.50, $1.00, 50c
for the three sizes, respectively,
they adapt themselves specially
well for all classes of jewelry.
They are to be found at all
of the principal jewelers and
large establishments of the city.