THE SUNDAY ORECOMAX, TORTEAND, SEPTE3IBER 12, 1909.
LOCAL OPTION IS
SEVERELY TESTED
tive was necessary to contravene the
state of anarchy which existed.
Law Openly Violated.
The outcome of the case will probably
decide the question of law enforcement
in the county.. At present the local offi
cers axe apparently making no effort - to
enforce the law. Liquor of all kinds is
being almost openly sold In practically
ever near-beer joint in the city, while
it Is general knowledge that several blind
pigs are in operation.
If the liquor interests win It is evident
that present conditions will continue and
grow worse, while if the District Attorney
wins It Is expected that detectives will
be employed whenever necessary to make
the enforcement of the law effective.
STATE'S MONEY
SPENT LAVISHLY
Karluk. ha arrived here. He traveled
from Point Bawow to Nome on the
revenue cutter Thetis and to Vancouver
on the British steamship Greenwich. He
says the Karluk reached Point Barrow
August 4. With the Thetis and the
FALL STYLES
KNOX
HATS
FALL STYLES
KNOX
HATS
whaler Herman she was neia iot n
Hav until tlie wind chanited and took
the Ice away, freeing the ships. They
will winter at Herscliel Island, near me
mouth of McKenzle River. The Her
man has 8000 pounds of bone and the
Karluk has 5000 pounds.
Captain Porter reports the schooner
Suit to Block Prosecution of
Funds for Oregon Commission
at A.-Y.-P. Are Fast Being
Exhausted.
Teddv Bear. In charge or joe rsarnaru.
hound for Herschel Island with sup
"Blind Pigs" Is Begun in
. Pendleton.
plies. Tlie Mary Sachs, which trades
In the Kotzehue, Deering ana canine,
also was at Teller. The Volante, from
Seattle, in command of Captain Back
lund. was at Wainwright Inlet August
17. She will return to Nome to get a
LAW IS OPENLY VIOLATED
LIBERAL WITH EXPENSES
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Stenographer's Salary Is Poubled
And .Members r Board Live at
High-Frioed Hotels While in
Senirt of the State.
Or.. Sept. 11. i Special.)
Judging from the rate at which the Ore
gon Commissioners to the A.-Y.-P . Ex
position are spending the state's money
appropriated for th- exhibit at the Se
attle fair, there win oe a. ut-ntu
th. exposition closes.
The 1T law creating the commission
appropriated $10O.tx for the purpose of
carrying the act into eneci. n iwi
legislature appropriated SS.000 more.
l"p to date, the commission has exhausted
th aonronriation of $100,000 and has iiirod
J1R.VU.Z7 of the 125,00 appropriation.
The law under which the commission
operates Is very broad in Its scope.
practically giving the commission a free
hand to spend money as It please, ana
for that reason the Attorney -General has
riven it as his opinion that the Secretary
of State's office is limited in Its authority
to supervise the vouchers of the com
mission.
' Money Spent Lavishly.
An examination of the claims on file
In the Secretary's office indicates, how
ever, that the state's money has been
spent with a lavish hand. Hundreds of
dollars have been spent tor rufrs, cur
tains, carpets, mirrors and expensive fur
nishing materials. That nothing is too
mall and nothing too large to charge
to the state Is shown by the Inclusion
In the bills of such Items as streetcar
tickets and bus fare. Three dollars for
a room Is not unusual and not one of
the commissioners appears to have eaten
a meal in the past year and a half
that cost less than BO cents and from that
up to J1.C0.
The bill for printing booklets is
Gna57. Olds, Wormian & King were
paid JSS for pillows, carpets, etc W.
P. Poller & Co.. Seattle, received
for furnishings of various Kinds. Miss
Klizabeth O'Keene. who started In af
ter the appointment of the commission as
"stenographer to the president" (W. H
Wehrung) at a salary of $o0. was raised
to J li") in April. 1309. At about this time
she was allowed alo $23 for board (or
one month. The next month this was
raised to $30 and since June, and Includ
ing that month. Miss O'Keene has been
drawing from the state treasury JlaO
every month, which Includes an allow
ance of JO a month for board.
Benson Draws Less Salary.
The other employees. Including a son of
Oovernor Benson and a son of State
Penator Bailey, as well as engineer and
other Important functionaries, are
lowed only $25 a month for boardind
most of them are drawing considerably
lee salary than Miss O'Keene.
The contract for lighting the Oregon
building calls for four payments of J500
each, only one of which has been paid.
The balance. Jlo-O. must come from the
tlrt of the remaining JX.0.
Commissioner Wehmng's account for the
month of Auinist. 19"!. was $.157.45. in
oluding $.100 salary. The expense accounts
of the other commissioners do not vary
materially, except that the late M. D.
Wisdom appears to have been more care
ful In the expenditure of state money than
some of the others.
The commission Is composed of W. H.
Wehrung. president; E. W. Rowe. W. T.
Wright and J. O. Booth. M. P. Wisdom,
who w. a .member of the commission,
was also its secretarv.
MARION TO MAKE. DISPLAY
Salem Business Men Arouse Inter
est in State Fair.
SALEM. Or.. Sept. 1L (Special. Owing
to the heavy expense of making a proper
display of Marlon County products at
the Seattlo Exposition, the County Court
lias declined to mak an appropriation
for an exhibition at the State Fair next
week, but this county will not be with
out a creditable display.
The matter has been taken up by the
business men of Salem ami several men
are row at work gathering material for
the display, which will be the equal of
any Marion County display of past years
and in keeping with the showing made
by the rest of the state.
The Board of Trade will again attempt
to supply all comers with rooms and will
have special attendants to direct visitors
about the city. The board Is also taking
the Initiative In a plan for decorating
the 'streets and baa asked the business
v men to decorate their places of business
-during fair week.
The board will maintain a bureau of
Information at the fair grounds all next
. week and will aid and assist strangers
In every way possible.
WAR TALK STARTS SMILE
liaron Shibusa-na Says Kach Nation
Has "eed for Other."
SPOKANE. Wash.. Sept. 1L Wearied
but greatly pleased by the energetic hos
pitality of America, the excursion of
nearly SO Japanese business men arrived
here this morning for two days of feast
ing, sightseeing, speechmaking and in
vestigation of industrial plants. Central
figures In the party are Baron Dilchl
Shibusawa. founder of Japan's banking
system, and his wife.
"What do you think of Lieutenant
Jlobson's predictions of war between
America and Japan?" the Baron was
asked.
"Oh. you make me smile." responded
the Baron laughing. "There is positively
no danger of any serious trouble between
this country and mine. Each has need
fur the other In every way."
"Would Japan Ilka to acquire . the
Philippines?"
"Oh, you make me smile again," "e
rlared the Baron. "It is a good thing
for the countries of the Orient that the
United States owns the Philippines. It is
a good thing for the world."
WHALER BACK FROM NORTH
Captain Porter Gives) Xens of Oper
ations of Vecls.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Sept. 11. Captain
i;eore W. Porter, an oid-time whaling
nmMer of San Francisco, who went to
Point Barrow this Spring on the whaler
new stock of school and mission sup
plies from the Elwell. and proceed
north as-ain after returning to port.
The Emxbury, wrecked two years ago
In tlie Kotzebue. Is lying near Wain
wright. The crew of the Argo. fcuilt by Ernest
Leflincwell. for geological work in the
Far North, has been discharged at Bar
row, and I.effingwell, acompanied only
by Mate Storkensen. who was also In
the Duchess of Bedford expedition, have
started for Fiaxman's Island and the
undiscovered lands of the Arctic
PHEASANTS BY CARLOAD
IDAHO BITS BEAUTIFUL B1HDS
FROM CORVALLIS.
Will Stock State 'With Nationalized
Game liaising or Pheas-
ants Succeeds.
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CORVAXJ,IS. Sept. 11. (Special.) Gene
M. Simpson, champion China pheasant
raiser of the United States, with one ex
ception, will ship to Boise, Idaho, 500
pairs of his finest birds. Tills will make
a full carload. 100 crates of 10 birds
each. Tlie state of Idaho is the pur
chaser, and Chief Deputy Game Warden
B. T. Livingston will bring a special
car in which to curry them to Boise.
The birdswlll be kept In a pheaeantry
at Boise and after the open season for
other birds is on they will be turned
loose at different points in the state.
The price patd Is not made public, but
it is hardly probable that the normal
market price, $6 a pair, was paid on
such a large order.
The Simpson pheasantry here, has
shipped birds to the Hawaiian Islands,
Mexico. British Columbia, and now has
a couple of orders from England. This
Is the first full car sent from here on
a single order, and. so far as known,
is the first car shipped from any pheas
antry in the United States, there being
but one other firm attempting to fill large
orders for the China pheasant The Cor
vallis yard has 1000 birds 'yet on hand
and could ship another carload.
Mr. Simpson started iiis pheasantry
here seven years ago, getting his first
birds from wild eggs. His first years
of experimentation were largely a fail
ure, but .experience has made him suc
cessful and an acknowledged authority in
all matters pertaining to the China
pheasant. He has accomplished his great
work on less than five acres and within
the corporate limits of Corvallis. He has
just purchased 20 acres of land near the
city and will now go in the pheasant
business oi what he says will be a large
scale.
JAPANESE COMMISSIONEES AND WIVES PAY VISIT TO
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VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 11. (Special.) Expressions of enthusiasm were made, by the Japanese Commission
ers, who. with their wives'and a reception committee from Portland, witnessed a review of the troops at Vancouver
Barraeksvyesterday. , 7 ,
Following the review and inspection by General Marion P. Maus, the reception at the Officers Club occupied the
attention of the visitors. ' They were shown every courtesy by the officers. In the receiving line were General Maus,
Colonel A. B. Dyer, Mrs. Dyer, Mrs. Major Cabell and Mrs. Colonel Rogers. Captain John R. Thomaa represented the Of
ficers' flub. Mm. Major Sage. Mrs. -Captain Knight and Miss McGunnegle. daughter of the commanding officer of the
post, now absent In Alaska, presided at the punch howl. The reception was informal, and speeches were made by (gen
eral Maus and Baron Shibusawa. . Music- wa provided by the bands of the i'lrst Infantry and Fourth field Artillery.
Liqnor Element Starts Suit to En
join County Court From Paying
Detective Who Secured Evi
dence Which Convicted. ,
PENDLETON, Or., Sept 11. (Special.)
Local option itself may be said to be on
trial in the equity department of the Cir
cuit Court of Umatilla County this week.
The ostensible case being tried is the
injunction suit filed several months ago
to enjoin the county from paying the
salary of the detective who was employed
last Fall by District Attorney Phelps
and who secured the evidence which re
sulted in the conviction of a. large number
of violators of the local option law and
the enriching of the county by $7000 in
fines.
The salary and expenses of the detec
tive amounted to less than' $400. The
fight against the payment of the bill was
instituted by the liquor Interests for the
purpose of tlelng the hands of the Dis
trict Attorney, that official having signi
fied his Intention to enforce the local op
tion law so long as it remains upoo the
books.
Court Signs Order.
An effort was first made to prevail
upon the members of the County Court
not to order the bill paid, and Commis
sioner Walker refused to sign the order.
County Judge Gilllland and Commissioner
Lee were the ones who signed "the order
and as they constituted a majority of
the board, it was about to beipaid whon
the injunction suit was sprung. C. C.
Cunningham, the ex-sheep king of Ore
gon, and Frank Michaels, a farmer who
was soon after Indicted by the grand Jury
for gambling, were the persons named
as the complaining witnesses.
It is alleged by the attorneys for the
liquor Interests that at the time the de
tective bill was ordered paid that the
county had already exceeded the amount
of its voluntary indebtedness and that
the County Court had no constitutional
authority to assume an additional indebt
edness which they allege is clearly vol
untary. District Attorney Phelps, on the
other hand, alleges that the conditions
at that time were such that the employ
ment of the detective was absolutely ne
cessary and that such employment by
the county was not the incurring of a
voluntary indebtedness, but involuntary.
He alleges that the law was being open
ly and flagrantly violated, that the local
officers would not or could not secure
evidence sufficient to secure convictions
and that the employment of the detec-
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REALTY DEAL MYSTIFIES
Eastern Syndicate Secures Options
at" Oregon City. v f
OREGON CITT, Or., Sept. 11. (Spe
cial.)' An Eastern syndicate h:is taken
an option on several pieces of Oregon
City property through the real estate
firm of Kastman, Smith & Woodward.
It is probable that the land deal will
be closed up next week. In the deal
It was requested by the ayndicate to
have the property near a -arline and
in the city limits. Those on whose land
options have been obtained are: The
C. A. Cheney property, consisting of
one lot; Dolan property, seven lots; J.
Lowry. two lots; James Wilkinson, four
lots; Rambo property, four lots; Mo
sier property, two lots; Albright &
Warner property, five lots.
It has not been ascertained by the
real estate company in this city what
will be done with the property after
the deals are closed, but it is probablo
that some large concern will take pos
session In the near future.
KLINE FUNERAL "TUESDAY
Change Is Made in Date of Services
at i Corvallis.
CORVALLIS, Or., Sept 11. (Special.)
The widow of the late S. L Kline an
nounces thatva change has been made
in the date for the funeral services,
which will be held Tuesday instead of
Monday.
Interment will be made In the Jewish
Cemetery at Albany, where other mem
bers of the Kline family are buried. A
special train will carry the remains to
Albany. The Scottish Rite service will
be held at the Kline home, at 12 o'clock
Sunday night, and Rabbi Jonah B. Wise.
of Portland, will conduct the funeral
services at the residence, Tuesday morn
ing. There will be a private service at
the Albany Jewish Cemetery under the
auspices of Blue Lodge Masons. '
GRAFTING IS FOUND IN OHIO
Office-holders and Contractors In
dicted by Grand Jury.
YOUNGSTOWN, O., Sept. 11. City
and county officials and one or. two
contractors were indicted by the spe
cial grand Jury today on the general
charge of -grafting. Forty-one true
bills, laying charges against 15 men,
were reported by the Jury. The names
were withheld.
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FALL
1909
CLOTHES QUALITY
WHEN vou take the trouble to examine our BENJAMIN Clothing,
you will be convinced that it is Clothing of the most dependable
character, made as the exclusive custom tailor makes his produc
tions, but of course priced much loweif than he can price his clothes.
We urge vou to come and see this Clothing. -We want you to note the
splendid .workmanship, note that the fabrics are identi 1 with those used
by the most exclusive tailors note the exclusive styles, the fit . and tiro
general style tone. ,We claim them to be
THE CLIMAX OF STYLE
SUITS TOP COATS CRAVENETTES PRICES REASONABLE
uffum & Pendleton
311 Morrison Street, Opposite Postoffice
GANBYTO
HOLD FAIR
Clackamas County Show to
Open September 30.
FAST RACING IS EXPECTED
Baby Show Will Be Chief Feature of
Last Day of Fair Granges of
County Arranging to Make
Display of Products.
OREGON CITT. Or., Sept. 11. (Spe
cial.) The Clackamas . County Fair,
which opens at Canby Thursday, Sep
tember 30, and continues for three days,
promises to be a most successful affair.
Many of the farmers of "the county
who did not exhibit last year, when the
fair was first held at Canby, are now
planning to exhibit fruits and farm
pkoducts. The southern part of the
county will no doubt be well represent
ed, and the people of. Canby are to
show what can be raised In that part
of the county. Many are planning to
bring their tents and pitch them in the
beautiful groveon the grounds, which
have 'been cleared for that purpose.
There will be plenty of water for the
people and for the stock.
The buildings on the ground present
an attractive appearance, painted white
and with their green trimmings. The
pavilion,-where the exhibits are to be
seen. Is undergoing improvements. A
floor xls being laid on the second story.
On this floor will be the juvenile de
partment in charge of Miss Anna Wile
hart, of this city; the culinary depart
ment in charge of Mrs. Charles ' N.
Waite; the textile department, In charge
of Mrs. J. I Waldron, of this city.
These women had charge of the several
departments last year, and gave entire
satisfaction.
Granges to Make Display.
Many of the granges of the county
will have exhibits this year and com
pete for the prize. . Already Mllwaukie
Grange has made arrangements to take
their exhibit immediately after the fair
held at that place and at Oak Grove,
and It Is probable that the Oak Grove
Improvement Club will have an exhibit.
New Era Grange, which was awarded
the first prize last year, will have an
other exhibit at the coming fair, and
will try hard to again capture the first
premium. Barlow will be represented
also. The exhibit from this thriving
burg at last year's fair attracted no
little attention, and was awarded the
second premium. The Mount Pleasant
Civic Improvement Club has not fully
decided upon its exhibit. Its attractive
booth of last year was visited and ad
mired by the many hundreds of people
that attended.
Friday. October 1, has been set as
Oregon City day. and will be attended
by many people of this city. The
Southern Pacific Company will stop its
trains near the grounds, thus saving
the people a long walk, and special
rates during the three days will be
given the visitors. ,
The racetrack is in fine condition,
and many of the fastest horses on the
Coast will be on the crack.
Baby Show Is Feature.
The Cordray Amusement Company, of
Portland, has arranged with the fair 1
committee to have amusements on the
penjanitn Qothes
ground that will 'tend to be a great
drawing card.
A baby show will be one of the feat
ures for Saturday, October 2, at 1
o'clock, the babies to be not over one
year of age. The following prizes will
be given: Boys First, silver cup, plate
and spoon: 'second, silver knife, fork
and spoon; third, shoes, and socks.
Girls First. silver cup. .plate and
spoon; second, silver knife, fork and
spoon; third, socks and shoes. Other
valuable prizes will.be given to the ex
hibitors of cattle, poultry, fruits, vege
tables and other exhibits.
MRS. PIPES INSTRUCTOR
W ill Teach "Violin at University of
Oregon.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene,
Or., Sept. 11. (Special.) Mrs. Susie Fen
nel Pipes has been elected instructor
of violin in the School of Music of tlie
University of Oregon, to succeed Miss
Anna Sadler, who resigned to accept a
position at Ann Arbor, Mich.
After studying with E. O Spitzner. of
Portland, Mrs. Pipes spent years of study
with Theodore Spierlng, both in this
country and in Germany, returning from
Germany only tins past Spring to enter
upon her work as a teacher and concert
performer.
The staff of the School of Music for
the coming year will be the strongest
in the history of the school. Miss Eva
Stinson. who was absent last year on
a year's leave of absence, studying In
New York, has returned to the univer
sity and will be at the head of the de
partment of vocal 'music. Miss Mary
Morgan will again be in charge of the
piano department and will be assisted
by Miss Alberta Campbell, M1ss Ina
Watkins, Miss Ethel Evans and Miss
Nelle G. Murphy.
The Fall term will open September 2L
DISTRICT FAIR CLOSES
Successful Event Is Concluded at
Eugene.
EUGENE. Or.. Sept. 11. (Special.) The
annual fair of the Second Southern Ore
gon Agricultural Society closed tonight
after five days' session. It was far the
most successful fair ever held here. The
people of Eugene and Lane County will
hereafter hold annually a county fair,
taking advantage of the appropriation
for the district as Lane County has its
turn. In this district are also Douglas.
Coos and Curry Counties, which will
take their turns in holding tht district
fair.
Visitors at the fair were well satisfied
with the way in which it has been han-
STEADY WORK!
GOOD
MEN WANTED !
ELWOOD WILES
Street Paving Contractor. Camp at
East 15th and Siskiyou Streets
' WINTER
1910
died and exhibitors and horsemen have
nothing but praise for. the management.
The horsemen pronounce the two-lap
track to be one of the best in the' Pacilic
Northwest. They all express themselves
as desirous of returning again here for
the races next year.
About JoOOO has been awarded in prem
iums. One of the most important features f
the fair just closed was the. exhibits
made by tlie school children of tlie coun
ty. Junction , City received the highest
award of any school -district, and there
is universal satisfaction over the award.
A new piano was given tr the Junction
City schools for the excellence of their
collective exhibit and many of the pu
is carried oft Individual awards.
SPOKANE- TRAIN DELAYED
Cloudburst Near ColTax Washes Out
Tracks of O. II. & N.
COLFAX. Wash.. Sept. 11. O. R. & N.
train No. 8, due at Colfax at 7:40 P. M.,
was wrecked between Canyon and Pay
stations, in Western Whitman County,
about 6 P. M. Friday, having run into
a cloudburst which washed out several
hundred feet of track. The engine was
thrown across the track. No one was
seriously injured.
The wrecking train from Starbuck had
tlie track cleared by noon today. Portland-Spokane
trains have ben tied up
at the wreck. Portland Flyer No. 5 re
turned this morning as No. 6. No passen
gers were transferred during the night. A
heavy general rain fell over Whitman
County. The weather is cloudy and
farmers are worried, as threshing is de
layed until Monday, at best.
Pioneer Writer Dies.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 11. Gilbert Tl.
Iensmore, a pioneer newspaper man.
who came to California during the first
gold excitement, and who for many
years was Identified with Pan Fran
cisco papers, died today at his home
in Thermolita. rntui Si years.
The Fight Is On
Every moment of your life, when
you are at home or abroad,
awake or asleep
Between the poison germs that are in air,
food and water, everywhere in fact,
and the billions of your invisible friends,
the little soldier-corpuscles in your blood .
If these little soldiers are kept strong
aud healthy by taking Hood's Sarsa
parilla, you need have no fear of dis
ease. Begin using it at once if you are
at all under the weather, or have
troubles of the blood, stomach, liver
and kidneys. Get it of your druggist.
GOOD BOARDING CHEAP!
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