THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN. PORTLAND. AUGUST 23. 1910
WIILTON STATION
HAS SERIOUS FIRE
Peacock Mill, Warehouses,
Grain and Two Dwellings
Are Burned to Ground.
TOTAL LOSS IS $150,000
Thousands of Bulels of Wheat
.stored by Farmers Waiting for
Higher Prices Consumed.
Exploding Ho-Bo Cause.
MILTON STATION Or. Auf 27. Spe
cial.) Tli Krcmert Ore ever known in
this nection broke out tonight at 7 o'clock,
burnins to tn around the Feacock mill,
two adjoining dwelling- houa occulted
by Alex ManeUa and E. Troyer. two ware
house tlllf-d with wheat, belonging- to
the Furmtn' Warehouse Company, containing-
nearly 1'JO.OuO bushels of wheat
The loss will be In the neighborhood or
orw.
The lire la atlll burning, but all "nKr
of It epreadliiK Is over. The mill ia
valued at rfc nd the lnfmranf-e
thouah not positively known, is probably
."l . ,
The wheat In tho warehouses Wt large
ly owned by farmer who had stored It
for higher prices, and the amount of the
In.uranoi carried is unknown. Fortu
nately there waa no wind, or the entire
town of Kreewater. which la but ahort
dtstan.-e away, would have burned to the
ground. The Walla Walla fire depart
ment waa telegraphed for, but failed to
arrive in time to as.
An exploHon. thought to have occurred
nn the top floor of the mill, ae the reault
of a hot box In the machinery, caused
the fire.
For a time the entire city was threat
ened, aa no rain has fallen for more
than two month and the volunteer de
partment waa utterly unable to cope with
th- blaze.
Th peacock mill a as the largest in
Northeastern Oregon and Southeastern
Washington.
BIG ORCHARD IS PROJECTED
Tltousand Acres to Be Improved
Immediately.
ALBANY. Or, Au(. 17. SpeclaL
Within six months Linn County will
have the largest commercial apple or
chard In the world. The Linnhaven
Or. hard Company of Albany has begun
active work preparing the ground for
the planting of Its immense orchard
near Lacomb. and haa completed
definite plans to have 1000 acres
planted before the end of next March.
This will be the largest contiguous
tract devoted to orchard purposes in
the United States. Ultimately. It is
planned, the Llnnbaven orchard will
include SSO acres. The tract will not
be operated as one orchard after th
first five years, as the company ex
perts to sell It In small parcels.
Wilbur K. Newell, of Gaston. Or,
president of the State Board of Horti
culture, will supervise the planting and
developing. He has already gone over
the entire tract, and haa made pre
liminary plans for the preparation of
the ground. A small crow haa gone to
work, and a large crew will be put to
work within a few days. The survey
and plaiting are nearlns; completion.
Practically all of the 5500 acres of
this tra.-t will be planted to apples.
.About 1 per cent will be utilised for
pears. This immense tract lies In the
noth central part of Linn County. Its
southern part Is three miles from the
...iin of fSrla-srs on the recently-
ronstrurted Ihanon - Crabtree cutoff
on the Woodbttrn-Natron orancn 01 m
Foutliern Pacific. and It extends
northward to the town of Lacomb. The
towni.lt of Linnhaven will be platted
tin the orchard tract.
DEPARTMENT STORE HOST
Old. Wormian Kin llecelve In
Their New Tea Kooin.
With a light luncheon and to the ac
companiment of music furnished by
Weber's vrchestra. the tea-room of
Olds. Wortman at King's new store was
f..rm:.llv opened yesterday between
j I to and 1 P. M. The tea-room will
accommodate J0 guests at a time, and
It was filled to Its capacity during; the
revelvInK hours. .
The room was tastefully decorated
with ferns and flowers and was in
charge of Mrs. J 1. Spencer. The fur-nt-htngs
of the tea-room are elaborate
j artistic. The floor ia covered with
green carpet and the chairs are fin
ished In soft gray effects. The kitchen,
which Is connected with the tea-room
by a pass pantry, is equipped with the
latest kitchen conveniences and cook
ing utensil Honduras mahogany la
used In furnishing th lobby to the tea
room. uir the same floor with the tea
room la aa up-to-date cafeteria' tor th
use of employes only. Her they ar
permitted to brtng their own lunches,
or they can order from the well-arranged
menu.
AST0RIANS SUE FOR HALL
MtMorboat Club Wants to Hold lle
gatta ICntertalnment.
ASTORIA. ir. Aug. 17. (Special.)
A suit was filed In the Circuit Court
today bv the Astoria Motor Boat Club,
comprising tbe regatta committee,
against C. K. Abercromble. Captain, and
Karl Knobloch, First Lieutenant. First
Company Coast Artillery Corps. Oregon
National lluard.
The complaint recites that several
weeks ago th plaintiffs rented what
Is known as Flavel Hall from the de
fendants for four days of the regatta
for th purpose of holding dances, the
stipulated pric being 1 79. that lit
was paid eu the lease and when the
balance was tendered the defendants
refused to turn over the keys to the
h-ll. It asks that the defendants be
compelled to turn the hall over to the
plalntlRs.
Judge Eakln Issued a temporary In
junction restraining th defendants
from interfering with the plaintiffs In
th use of the hall and directing that
tii plaintiffs be allowed full and ex
clusive use of the hall during the four
day. The ess will be heard In the
Circuit Court on Monday morning.
WORK ON NEW ROAD STARTS
lca Surveying Konte of Grants Pas)
X Western.
CRANTi PASS. Or- Aug. 17. (Special
AcUvlUa aioa tba U rants lase A.
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Western railroad took form today when
several tons of supplies were unloaded
Into the Southern Pacific warehouses.
Along with these came several crews of
engineers, who started for Waldo to sur
vey the route from that point to Cres
cent City.
Considerable rivalry will spring up
when the Harrltnan Interests begin work,
as the Hill road has a local agent who
has been figuring on terminal grounds
in the eastern part of town. In fact, this
agent acknowledges he Is working for
Hill people, and that be has tried to get
an option upon a dairy ranch adjoining
Uie east side of town for terminals.
The Hill people slready have a fran
chise In this city for sn electric line,
and consequently" grounds now under In
spection would be sufficient to provide
for car shops if it fell Into the company's
hands.
it Is said that the Pacific A Kastern
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FUGITIVE FRO JUSTICE
STILI. FREti, BUT MAN
HUNT tOSTIMES.
Hart.
ROSKBURG. Or.. Aug. !S.
'(Special.) Sheriff Fenton and
Constable Singleton, who have
been conducting the manhunt
for Thomas Hart without Inter
ruption since early Saturday
afternoon, returned here -at 2
o'clock this morning exhausted
from a SO-mlle walk through -the
dense forest the previous
day.
District Attorney Oeorge M.
Brown Informed the officers to
day that Hart should be cap
tured without fall, and the
Sheriff and Constable have
made arrangements to resume
the search early tomorrow
morning. They will be pre
pared to remain several days, so
determined are they to capture
the fugitive.
will build to this city upon active work
beginning on the Grants Pass A- West
ern. MOTHER'S SEARCH WINS
DACGHTEIt RECOVERED AfTEIt
TEX YEAHS OF SEEKING.
Woman Swoons Jnto Arms of Child
When Two Meet Story . of
Elopement Unites Them.
NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. Aug. 17.
(Special.) Fainting In the arms of her
recovered daughter. Mrs. Hurbet Harris,
of this city. Mrs. Rose McDonald, of
Anaconda. B. C today ended a search
which has lasted for M years and which
baa been carried on In every section of
the Northwest.
Walking out of the house in 1900 with
his six-year-old daughter Rosella in his
arms arter a quarrel wttn nis who.
Joseph McDonaJd has since prevented a
communication between the girl and har
mother, who he gave to understand was
dead.
This Spring th girl eloped with Hu
bert Harris. The old man was bitterly
opposed to the match and for a time
sought to have the marriage bonds an
nulled on tne grouna mat nis a.uKmvr
was under age. He was pacified, bow-
ever, but has since refused to havo any
thing to do with either the daughter or
his son-in-law. ana it was tne story u
a Spokane paper of his failure to recog
nise them In public that gave the mother
the long-looked-for clew to her daugh
ter's whereabouts.
She came Immediately to North Yak
ima, where she was again hindered in
her search by her desire to conceal her
presence from her husband. She was
at last rewarded, but was so overcome
with emotion that she Immediately
fainted and was with difficulty revived.
The young couple ar now living with
Harris' parents. Mrs. McDonald., who
was formerly Mrs. Fawcett. adopted
the profession of a nurse to aid In her
support. She has been helped In her
search by her son. Csptaln J. W. Faw
cett. of the regular Army In the Philip
pines. M k-lilftan Has C, 810,175 People.
WASHINGTON. Auf. 17. The popu
lation of Michigan State Is 2.810.173. an
ineres.e of 199.11. or l.l per cent, as
comosrea witn z..-v,sss in uw.
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CLACKAMAS SEES
BIG FIGHT AHEAD
C. G. Huntley Returns and May
Enter Race for State
Senator, Is Report.
COMPLICATIONS ARE MANY
Withdrawal or Brownell .Is . First
Bombshell In Political Camp.
Gibson's Position May
Decide Situation.
OREGON CITT. Or.. Aug. 27. (Spe
cial.) The return of Clyde G. Huntley.
Clackamas County's member of the
state central committee, from the Coast
has created no little stir In the local
political situation, and especially in re
lation to the nomination of a Republi
can for State Senator. The announce
ment that George C. Brownell had re
fused to enter the race was the first
bombshell, and it Is expected another
will follow within a few days.
Within 15 minutes after Br. Brownell
had made his determination public the
petition of Walter A. Dimick was filed
in County Clerk Greenman's office. This
has led many to believe that Mr. Dim
ick is the choice of Brownell. Dimick
has not the large personal following
that Brownell has. nor has he the per
sonal strength of Huntley or of Dr. E.
A. Sommer. who may become a candi
date. Dimick la a good campaigner,
with a readiness to fight his battles in
the schoolhouses of the county, or
wherever else his voice may be heard.
. John H. Gibson, who was indorsed
for State Senator by the Republican
county assembly, may become the turn
ing point In the situation. Mr. Gib
son's chances for landing the nomina
tion would noUbe so good as those of
Sommer or Huntley, but. if the Har
mony Precinct man stays In the race.
Dr. Sommer will probably go in any
way, and with a three-cornered fight it
Is snybbdy's nomination.
Should Gibson conclude to stay In.
Huntley will probably not make the
race. In which event Dr. Sommer would
be the third man; but If Gibson should
withdraw. Huntley would feel free to
file, and Sommer would support him.
These conditions make the situation
rather complex and certainly Interest
ing. It Is very probable that some
definite decision will be reached by
Gibson early next week and the battle
In Clackamas County will be on in
earnest. , ,,,
Statement No. 1 men are not falling
over themselves to ask for the nomina
tion for Representatives. Clackamas
County Is entitled to three votes In the
lower house of the State Legislature,
and thus far i. W. Kxon and Captain
J. T. Apperson. Indorsed by the assem
bly and I.lnn E. Jones and E. D. Olds.
Statement No. 1 men. have filed peti
tions. It Is very likely that the Bourne
people will make a determined effort to
secure the services of other candidates,
ss Jones Is the only man they have
thus far who Is at all popular, and pop
ularity cuts a big figure in the primary
race In Clackamas this year. W. W.
Everhart. A. Magoon. James M. Tracy
and E. P. Carter are mentioned. Ma
goon and Tracy are said to be anxious
to get in. but Everhart. who lives at
Molalla. would be the strongest can
didate among the four.
The time for filing and completing
petitions is growing wofully short, and
candidates must get In soon. In the
meantime, the Democrats are saying
nothing, except to aid wherever possi
ble any plan to create discord In the
ranks of the Republicans. In the hope
of profiting after the primaries.
BOOtXE OUTSIDER, IS ARGUED
Salem ltepubllean Club Criticises
'Words of Senator.
SALEM, Or., Aug-. 27. (Special.) At
a meeting of the Voung Men's Repub
lican Club last evening the statement
reported as made by United States Sen
ator Jonathan Bourne, Jr., that he
would not support any assembly can
didate. If nominated, caused the mem
bers to declare that such tactics were
nfricient to exclude Bourne from the
party, and the gathering seemed a unit
in declaring itself to this effect.
The meeting was called for the pur
pose of electing officers, this being the
occasion of the regular biennial elec-l
tlon. The follolng officers were
chosen: President, James G. Heltxel;
vice-president. Amos W. Long; secre
tary, C. M. Bishop: treasurer. Guy W.
Smith. A new constitution and bylaws
will be drafted, a committee being ap
pointed for this purpose.
HARPER HAS UNIQUE. PLAXK
Would Allow Only Legally Registered
Electors to Vote.
airru rtr Ante 57. (Rneclal.) J.
T. Harper, of Tygh Valley desires to go
to the Legislature wttn one oi tne pianas
In his platrorm m tavor oi a vjuolhu-
in..l amnHment renulling that Only
legally registered electors can vote and
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.SAW CR..IP IX KUO.VT OK KtV
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Advance Showing
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prohibiting the swearing in of electors
at either tne primary or bchchh Cv
tlons. '
He states that he is in favor of fewer
laws and better enforcement and that he
subscribes to tSatement No. 1 Harper
Is a Democrat. The completed pemon oi
J. V. Beach, candidate for Circuit Judge
In Multnomah County has been received
as well as the petition of G. Wlngate. of
Astoria, who is a candidate for Secre
tary of Stat before the primaries against
Frank W. Benson. Wngate's petition
carries 1971 names. George Noland,
Democratic candidate for Circuit Judge
from the Thirteenth district, has also
filed bis petition.
ABRAHAM ARGUES FOR PEACE
Xlepublicans Are Dragged From
Party by Tail, He Says.
EUGENE, Or.. Aug. 27. (Special.)
m.m n-T-a nt the Renubllcan uartv are
being; mysteriously dragged out tail
first. None seems to . know exactly
when It's done and only one or two.
like Mr. Bourne and Mr. U'Ren, know
how to do it," said Albert Abranam,
candidate for the Republican nomina
tion for Governor, in the course of his
opening campaign speech at the Court
house here tonight. "Because they are
dragged from the party tall-foremost.
like the cattle Mercury stoie u
Apollo, they leave no tracks they can
be traced by, continued the speaker.
Me Ahraham advocated a thorough
consolidation of the party that would
prevent "schemes sucn as tnese.
Mr. Abraham also spoke on the rela
tion hetweun church and state and the
Huphes primary law.
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Washington Delegates Named.
OLTMPIA, Wash., Aug. 27. Gover
nor Hay has appointed the following
delegates to the Eighteenth National
Irlgation Congress, meeting in Pueblo,
Colo., September 27 to 30: R. H. Thomp
son. Seattle; Judge Edward Whitson,
Spokane; Judge Ralph Kauffman, El
lensburg; Steven H. B. Penrose, Walla
Walla; W. T. Clark, Vena tehee ; R. In
slnger, Spokane; B. F. Reed. Ellens
burg; M. J. Costello, Seattle; Lee A,
Johnson. SunnyBlde: F. M. Well, White
Bluffs; F. M. Brown. Irondale: G. H.
Plummer. Tacoma; E. D. Mlneah. gros
ser: C. H Furman. Prosser; W. W.
Hlndman. Spokane; N. G. Blalock.
Walla Walla; A. J. Splawn. North Ya
kima; D. E. Leah. North Yakima: L. I.
Work, Conconnully: L. M. McLean,
Spokane; H. M. Gllbertson. North Ya
kima; J. J. Bixler, Peshastln: E. H.
Libby. Clarkston; G. W. R. Peasley,
Clarkston; H. G. Whitney. Cashmere.
Mrs. Catlerlne Stutesman Dies.
SALEM. Or, Aug. 27. (Special.)
Mrs. Catherine Stutesman died at Salem
Hospital today after an illness of years.
She was 63 years old and had been a
resident of Salem since 187. She leaves
two sons, Clarence L. and Merle Stutes
man. and one daughter, Mrs. Frank K.
Love II. Mr. Lovell was for many years
chief clerk In the Secretary of State's
office.
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SALMON VESSEL IN
North King Reaches Astoria,
Others Sailing South.
NUSHAGAK RUN IS SHORT
Output of Individual Companies Op
erating on River Kstlmated at
426.000 Cases Jjoaa by
Fire Close to $50,000.
ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 27. (Special.)
The Portland-Alaska Packers' Associa
tion steamer North King, Captain Vol
stadt. arrived this morning from
Nushagak River. Bristol Bay, Alaska.
Among her passengers were F. A.
Daly, superintendent or the associa
tion's cannery, and George Warren, son
of the proprietor. The North King
sailed from the Northern port on Au
gust 15, and made the run down in
11 days. ,
She reports that the Portland-Alaska
Packers' Association ship Berlin and
the Columbia River Packers' Associa
tion ship St. Nicholas sailed for the
Columbia. River, and that the Alaska
Packers' Association schooner Premier
sailed for San Francisco on August 15.
The Northwestern Fisheries Company's
steamer Holyoke and bark Guy C. Goss
sailed for Seattle on August 14, and the
North Alaska Salmon Company's ship
Standard sailed for San Francisco on
August 13. The' Alaska Salmon Com
pany's bark Whitney sailed for San
Francisco on August 12.
Whole Fleet Due to Sail.
The vessels of the salmon fleet still
remaining in the river were the bark
Star, of India: bark Star, of Iceland;
the ship Indiana, and the steamer
Nushagak, belonging to the Alaska
Packers' Association, and the Bhip St.
Francis, the bark W. E. Flint and the
steamer North Star, belonging to the
Alaska Fishermen's Packing Company.
The latter vessels expected to sail for
here about August 25.
Mr. Daly said that his company s
cannery was destroyed by fire on" tbe
morning of August 10. The crew was
working nights, labeling and preparing
the salmon for shipment. He had been
out of the cannery about 10 minutes,
when the flames burst out, and they
spread so rapidly that nothing in the
main building could be removed. By
i i .nrb. however, the fish dock.
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store, mess house and bunk house were
saved.
The cannery had packed about 53.000
cases of salmon, and 23,400 cases had
been loaded on the ship Berlin, but the
remainder, or about 28,600 cases, as well
as the cannery and Its contents, in
cluding the machinery, are a total loss.
The loss, aside from the salmon, is In
the neighborhood of 50.000, with no in
surance. The salmon is understood to
be insured at 4.60 a case.
Lacquer Cause of Fire.
Mr. Daly said that he did not know
how the fire started, but he believed
that It must have been from the lac
quer. Concerningthe season. Mr. Daly
said that it was s very pleasant, and
that not a serious accident occurred on
the river. The flsh came in a big run
Best Grade
s.so
PER
Yesterday we announced through the columns of this newspaper,
that we had decided to sell 900 tons of our best grade lump coal at
$5.50 per ton, delivered in Portland, for advertising purposes only.
Up to last night a large portion of this coal was subscribed for, and
if you wish to take advantage of two tons of the remaining amount
ar t 50 rer ton delivered to your address m Portland, you will have
to Sratnce This means our BEST GRADE LUMP COAL-noth-ing
more, and nothing less. We will sell only two tons to each cus
tomer, and we will not receive any orders unless accompanied by the
cash or check. We are not making any money on this coal andjire
simply doing it to-advertise the Pacific Coal & Gas Company's best
CTade lump coal. If you cannot call at our office, telephone your
order in, letting your check follow by the next mail,' in order to take
advantage of this exceptional opportunity and save money on your
coal We mean just what we say about this offer. TVe want 4o0
customers in this city, and we know that when you have once used
our coal you will continue to do so. Don't be disappointed if you do
not get some of this coal, for the first come will be the first served.
-We will not reserve any of this coal for any one, except such order,g as
are accompanied by the cash or check.
Pacific Coal & Gas Co.
(INCORPORATE 3)
Rooms 218-219 Commercial Club Braiding,
Fifth and Oak Streets.
Telephone Marshall 2581. Portland, Oregon.
A Ton of Gold
Has a greater value than - a ton of coal. It is
therefore, natural to assume that you cannot get
skill, experience and glasses that fit your eyes for
the same amount you would pay for glasses alone.
Our prices are reasonable for the service rendered.
"This One Thing We Do,"
Columbian Optical Co.
133 Sixth Street
Nineteen-Eleven
on display
Operas
Soft Felts
that continued only about 12 days and
then quit, and while the canneries op
erated until almost August 11. few sal
mon were put up after the run stopped.
As a result, the pack on the river is
about 25 per cent short of last year.
The estimated number of cases put
up by the individual companies operat
ing on Nushagak River is as follows:
Alaska Salmon Company, 31,000; North
western Fisheries Company, 43,000; Co
lumbia River Packers' Association.
44,000; Alaska-Portland Packers' Asso
ciation. 53.000: Alaska Fishermen's
Packing Company. 46.000; Alaska Pack
ers' Association, 180,000; North Alaska
Salmon Company, 30,000: total. 426,000.
In 1909 the Ore Insurance companies in
Canada, received $17,058,843 In premiums and
suffered losses amounting to tS.685,354. a
(tress profit of nearly 50 per cent.
Lump Goal
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