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f HE SUNDAY OREGON IAN. PORTLAND. AUGUST 4, 1912. LETTER THREATENS CHIEF OF ALBANY was notified of the case last night at 10 and has been working continuously on the matter. Coroner T. S. Watson viewed the body as it lay on the sand bar in the river this afternoon and will hold an inquest tomorrow. The theory of suicide is generally believed. The girl was last seen last night about 9 and was dressed in a light Summer dress without a hat Neighbors were aroused after the girl was missing and for the most of the night it was feared that she had been kidnaped.- The police spent the entlr night searching the railroad yards and the surrounding country. There had been no family quarrels of any kind and It is believed that the girl was Buf fering from walking typhois. as she J. G. MACK & CO. Fifth and Stark J. G. MACK & CO. DECLARED FIRETRAP Quaint Furniture The Productions of America's Foremost Makers Are Displayed in Our Line For the homes of. the discriminating, at a mod' erate cost, the "Quaint" type of furniture best meets the demand. Simplicity of design, trustworth iness in construction and excellence of finish are Warning in Printed Missive. Plot Laid to Blot Out All "Blind Pigs." More Than 100 Boys Housed Under Most Insanitary 'V Conditions. . ALBAXY BOY HAS RECORD IX ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL FOR 8V4 YEARS. DAUGHTRY NOT PERTURBED INVESTIGATION IS MADE "Stay Home After Dark or We Will Fill You Full of Lead,'.' Is Decla ration of "U. S." Incendlary Fires - Believed Start. Acting Governor Olcott and Other distinguishing features of our display of this popular fur niture. State Officials Visit Place Superintendent Hale Has Remedy but Asks Aid. 10 ' 4 , 1 1 j r ' - - TRAINING SCHOOL 2 SALEM. Or., Aug. 3. (Special.) Alarming conditions exist at the Oregon State Training- School, which is now bousing 101 boys, with more arriving weekly. Sleeping under-leaky roofs, with un sanitary toilets In connec'on, on the top floor of a high building which is so arranged as to be a veritable nretrap, the bovs are surrounded by adverse conditions. Danger for all of the boys lurks as well in the sleeping-rooms on the upper 5 floor, which would be converted inio a I morgue if a fire of any proportions I should sweeD the building. J ' The fire-escape from the top floor to ' the ground is barred from the exit by t heaVy Iron screening. This screening jia locked with a rusty padlock, and no one about the Institution knows where : the key Is located, nor has anyone known for many months. ; iaillork. Too. Is Rtmty. f .The padlock Itself is" so rusty that It Is'doubtful If the key would unlock it If the key could be found. If the screen lng Is removed"the fire-escape lies open to the danger that boys will attempt to -climb down It. Superintendent Hale in tenda to break the lock and remeay this "condition,- btft as it stands it is a menace. The only other means of es .cape would -be a sheer Jump to the ground from' other windows which are fully 60 or 70 teet in the air, or down three flights of winding stairway whicn are no more than three or four feet wide. The new superintendent is alarmed at these conditions. The third floor of the Institution is entirely devoted to sleeping accommo dations for the boys, aside from a cor ridor which Is used by the nightwatch- man. In all of the sleeping-rooms the conditions are bad. In one of the rooms, used by the larger boys, the ven ti'i.tion has been so poor that Superin tendent Hale was compelled to tear out . parts of the ceiling to allow the air to circulate through the room. In the center sleeping-room the walls rin . places . are literally covered with 'rust from the leaks through the roof which have caused water to flow through' the plastering and walls. . -'Dilapidation' Condition Told. The entire building is in a dilapl dated condition. Practically no im prrvements to speak of have been made in connection with the building proper Tor 20 years, with the exception of two wings, which were added years ago. One of the filthiest and most unsani tary buildings in connection with the entire institution Is an old cow barn, which has been standing for many years, so situated as to place a blot on the landscape of the institution. That the milk which conies from such a. barn is to say the least unsanitary, and in probably many cases diseased. Is the belief of Superintendent Hale. He is making some improvements on this barn with a hope of obviating con ditions as far as possible. Olcott Makes InpctIon. An inspection of the building made by Acting Governor Olcott and other state officials today, with an Orego nian. representative, disclosed these con ditions, which have been complained of before, but which have been standing largely because of a lack of funds to make needed l improvements and changes.' "Some' improvements can be made at a minimum expense, and will be made, but the Irrstitatlon will never be safe and sanitary until some radical changes are made In connection with It," saici Superintendent Hale today. "The whole plan of the institution is wrong in the first instance. In my opinion." he concluded. "The modern Institutions of this character have all adopted the cottage plan. We have one cottage on the grounds which is now In use for office work, but I intend to move the offices over to the building and convert this into a cottage for the boys as an example of the working of the cottage plan to place before the members of the next Legislature." Superintendent Hale plans to con vert an old wooden structure into a gymnasium, the apparatus to be made by the boys themselves. It is his hope to secure some recog nition from the next Assembly. From the fact that no material improvements have been made at the school, espe cially on the main building, for many years, he believes, with the unsanitary conditions as they exist and with the plainly apparent danger to the health of the boys, which is visible on every hand, that some steps should be taken toward Improvement along these lines. SHARPERS WORK WIRES f-heridan Man Mulcted of $50 on Old "Sick Brother" Game. SHERIDAX. Or., Aug. 3. (Special.) "A. Q. Latimer of Amity was the vic tim last week of confidence men In a new department of the game. The tilck was turned by a telegram from -San Francisco purporting to be from his brother, Henry Latimer. The telegram stated that on his way west he had been injured and required $50 for hos pital expenses in San Francisco. The money was at once sent. This, however, was not enough for the sharpers and they sent another message asking for $50 more. A. Q. Latimer's suspicions were then aroused ind he trlegraphed to his brother's home In Texas and soon received a reply that his brother was then In Texas and had no intention of coming west. Mr. Latimer will follow the matter tip and if the guilty ones are found they will be prosecuted to the limit. That the sharpers were familiar wit the brothers is certain, as they made use of a nickname familiar to only a few 'riends. LOST GIRL FOUND DEAD 'Eody Is Recovered In Yakima River 5' After AH-Xight Search. - r ' . ELLENSBURG, Wash., Aug. 3. (Spe- rial.) The body of Dorothy Galleson, the 20-year-old girl whose disappear ance last night aroused the entire county, was found at 4 o'clock this af ternoon in the Yakima River by Chief - of Police William ilinton. A posse of 25' men has been scouring the country '.'about the city all afternoon searching -for a trace of the girl. Sheriff Gorman I v jr ; H-s t n, "A hr,v .vv-y?-'3fx. :t-' David Leininger. ALBAXY. Or., Aug. S. (Spe cial.) Having attended public school for eight and one-half years continuously and having never been absent nor tardy a single time during all of that period. David Leininger, an Al bany boy. has established a rec ord which is probably not equaled by any schoolboy In the entire country. He is a son of Dr. and Mrs. H. A. Leininger, of this city, and is 14 years old. He com pleted the eighth grade of the Central Public School this year and is now a freshmen In the Al bany High School. . had been complaining of not feelina wen lur several aays. E IS OREGOX EASTERN HCRR1ED THOUGH LABOR IS SHORT. First Seven Miles of AYork Above Oak Ridge Is Fast Scaring Com pletion Outlay Enormous. OAK RIDGE, Or.. Aug. 3. (Special.) Work on the Oregon Eastern exten sion is being pushed as fast as men and machinery can do the work. There is a shortage of laborers now and many more men are wanted and could be used. The first seven miles above Oak Ridge is fast nearing completion and probably will be completed early this Winter. Electric light plants have been installed and the steam shovels on this work are running con stantly day and night. Rock shifts are also working both day and night, and heavy blasts can be heard at all nours. Preparations are being made for pushing the work on up the Salt Creek Canyon to the summit of the Cascades. A road camp has been established and a wagon road is being built up as far as the Salt Creek Springs, and It is said the road will be constructed through to the summit at once. The building of this wagon road is to get in supplies and machinery for con struction work and, considering the topography of the country through which it is being built, it represents an enormous outlay of capital in itself. Surveying parties are crowding the survey work between the springs and the summit locating a permanent sur vey and establishing grade. Work of clearing the right of way will be re sumed just as soon as the season opens for permitting the burning of the brush. Here again is an enormous outlay, as a strip 300 feet wide must be cleared of every vestige of timber growth and all that cannot be utilized must be destroyed. It is ponderous and costly work to hew a railroad path through mountains. ALBANY, Or., Aug. ' 3. (Special.) Ellis Daughtry, Chief of Police of Al bany, today received a letter purport- ng to come from someone wno is trjins ns of be tn ston selling liauor in Albany whfv In threatening language, war the chief to have the night men on th force "go slow" In view of the fact that two buildings In this city, containini alleged "blind pigs." were destroyed b: incendiary fires this week. This an onymous letter has aroused consider The letter Daughtry received reads as follows: "Your duty is day chief. Stay horn arter aarn, or we win mi yu iun v lead. If you care for your night me tell them to go slow. e win not i taken but the blind pig business mu stop. J. b. . Ahfl.intaK fn thA letter wn printed and the utmost care was taken to prevent any means or laentiiicauon It was written on plain paper with pencil and mailed in a plain envelop in the Albany postoffice. Chief Not Worrying. 1 '(lllf, II LI lo l " . , - V. . ' letter and the police force will con tinue its customary worn aay aim night. There is a wide difference of opinior i . w.ar.lntr tt thp lAttpr Rtie tt IU INC iicBti...i5 o -1 - It la a OthPTS rUII!K jjeupjo ucuc.o . . -- .i think It was printed by some person wno is reany going iu li m u--. places where liquor Is said to be sold here. The Franklin House, which has borne the reDutation of being a "blind pig" ever since Albany went dry six years .1 , l Kv flr eprlv Moil sgu, va ur-n. j " j . -nm-ninc- At a o'cl ockx Wed nesday morning a vacant house on Montgom ery street, which It is said had been a headquarters and storenouse ior oum i -.. knrnoH rlnu n Vrom all I nd I .!... knih fi,., Tver nf incendiary origin. Firemen say that the smell of kerosene was very apparent in Dotn tne 1 I V..M4(n0-l UU1U1US UUIIUIH6 Though It is generally Deneveu ii both fires were of incendiary origin. th railRR of their destruction is not known. The contents of the Franklin iTn,i n'n insured, but tne secona w..iiinn. v...-nori vi-na not Detectives. representing an insurance company, arc ..j . .,., Koon n Alhnnv thill week. Investigating the Franklin House fire, but are saia to ue Jr.u...cu . i j nA,tr qtiiI V.dvA mndA no dis- ruruaiiu closures as to whether or not they se cured any eviaence as i '" of the incendiary. Various Theories Advanced. cn. nunU hero assert that -inter ested parties burned the Franklin House and that wnen it was seen mi it- Hoxtmction elicited considerable nMmBnt nf a favorable nature, that the city had gotten rid of a nuisance, it was suggested to someone to cause mis second fire. Another theory Is that some person who is determined to stop liquor sell ing In Albany burned both buildings, while still another view, which has been advanced. Is that "blind-piggers" burned both buildings for the destruc tion of evidence. Many, however, believe there was no particular connection between tne two fires and that the same people were not rsponsible for both but that the party causing the second fire merely received the idea from the destruction of the Franklin House. Forest Fire Prevention Works. EUGENE, Or., Aug. 3. (Special.) Supervising Fire Warden Skinner, re turned yesterday from the upper, wa ters of the McKenzie River with the statement that conditions for the pre-, vention of forest fires were never bet ter. Settlers in that territory are keen ly alive to their duties in the matter of preventing fires and in extinguish ing incipient flames, and the hunters and campers, too, are exercising cau tion. There has not been a fire in the Cascades of Lane County this year. At $12 is an Arm Rocker similar to the illustration shown at right. In fumed oak, with spring seat, covered in Spanish leather. . , As low as $9.00 are other Arm Rockers in fumed oak, with spring seats, upholstered in Span ish leather. . At $18.50 is a Library Table in fumed oak with heavy 4-inch legs and 30x48-inch top. All quarter-sawed stock. Massive Davenport in fumed oak, upholstered in Spanish leather, with loose cushions, at $50. Those Who Have Floors to Coyer Should Investigate These Offer ings in Room-Size Rugs Sample Eugs Several of them to be removed from our rug racks to make room for incoming new patterns. $27.50 for 9,ft. by 12-ft. Body Brussels Rugs in pat terns suitable for bedroom, living-room and dining-A'oom. Ten patterns to choose from. 30 for 10 ft. 6 in. by 12 ft. Body Brussels Rug. $40 for 11 ft. 3 in. by 13 ft. Body Brussels Rug. Carpet Bugs Made up in our workrooms from roll ends of carpets. Priced considerably lower than loom rugs of like size and quality. $7.75 for Rugs made from "Wilton carpet border, size 3 ft. 9 in. by 7 ft. $14 for Rug of Body Brussels, in predominating shade of tan. Size 6 ft. by 9 ft. $15 for Body Brussels Rug in a small pattern. Size 6 ft, by 10 ft. & in. $35 for Axminster Rug, size 10 ft. 6 in. by 12 ft., in desirable conventional pattern, tan background; $45 for large Bigelow Axminster Rug, 10 ft. 6 in. by 18 ft. Small pattern with tan background. A fine floor . covering for large living-room. . Of Interest to Those Beautifying Their Homes m 1 ! m is it to know that keeping in touch with all that is cor rect and new in fabrics for the creation of distinctive schemes in interior home dec oration is our constant aim. You have the advantage here of a complete and up-to-date stock of decorative fabrics and wall papers, and the ex perience of skilled decorators and workmen. Among the re cent arrivals in decorative j ; J fabrics are -er i i &1?J,7 Printed Linens in &&$iWlW F'l " Patterns, in floral, stripe. alld lattice designs. Subdue color effects. quaint Subdued For sleeping- room hangings, furniture coverings, bed sets, etc. Also in the heavier patterns and color effects, suitable for living-room and dining-room. Color-retaining and washable. Wall Papers to Llatoh Enabling the decorative treat ment of the various rooms of the home to be faithfully car ried out.' We'll gladly assemble fabrics and wall papers, floor coverings, etc., and submit original color drawings showing the finished effect. Fifth and Stark J. G. Mack & Co. Fifth and Stark llGRATfl IS THEME SOUTH DEND CONGRESS TO DIS. CUSS ITS EVERY PHASE. iOSgefl-Off Iands, Good Roads and Transportation Other Topics to Be Considered. . SOUTH BEND, Wash., Aug. 2. (Spe cial.) Because P. A. Holbrook, ct Twtian.fr has acnulred a widespread reputation for having expended more energy and money tnan any omer ranu in the Northwest in an attempt to re duce the cost of clearing land, he will find himself in trouble trying to frame p an excuse for turning down a very invitation to' be present and take part in the programme now being prepared tor the quarterly meeting of the Southwest Washington j-eveiop- TWO SISTERS AND A BROTHER JOIN" IN TRIPLE "WEDDING. LEFT TO RIGHT MR. AND MRS. .LLOYD L. RYAN, MR. AND MRS. JEAN B. HOSS. MR. AND MRS. SALEM Or Aug 3 (Special.) A triple wedding ceremony was performed here Tuesday, July 31, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Burger. 1645 Chemeketa street, by the Rev. A. N. Avison, pastor of the First M. E. Church, when a son and two daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Burger were married to young people Y'eUThe0threeerbridegroom8 and tne three brides are: Miss Anna Burger and Jean Hoss; Miss Mollle Tuck and Frederick W. Burger, and Miss Helena Burger and Lloyd L. Ryan. All are of Salem, with the exception of Lloyd L. Ryan, who is now of The Dalles, but formerly resided here.' '.,,., Following the wedding ceremony a dinner was served on the lawn, about 2o people participating. ment Association, to be held In South Bend August 29, 30 and 31. "First Immigration Congress," is the official label that will be placed on the meeting, and the slogan will be: "A united effort for the industrial up building of Southwest Washington," with the accent on "united." While the discussions at the busi ness sessions will be under the gen eral heads of "Logjred-off . Lands," "Good Roads" . and "Transportation," the programme will be so arranged that all numbers will lead up to the immigration question. This in turn will be subdivided and discussed from the viewpoints of getting people' on the lands in Southwest Washington the kind .of people to get, how to get them, what we can do to Induce them to come, how we are prepared to take care of them and what is necessary for us to 'lo to hold them when we bring them here. The frst two days of the meeting will be given over entirely to business sessions, with which nothing will be permitted to conflict. On Saturday, the third and final day of the meeting, however, the strain will be relaxed and everyone will go to Tokeland Beach for a clam bake and one gen eral good, big time. Practically every industry and every business house in Pacific County will close down on this day and every resident will act as a special Jollying committee to entertain the visitors. To give real spice to the programme for this occasion, all candidates of everv shade of political belief who are asking for support in the primaries to be held September 10 will be invited to be present. No strings will be placed on the aspiring statesmen, and they can either "gumsnoe or pcn bind" as best suits their fancy. ASTORIA FISH RUN IS LIGHT Spurt, AVhloh Looked Good Several Days Ago, Shows Decrease. ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 3. (Special.) Reports received from the lower har bor today show that the spurt of fish which entered the river a couple ol days ago, has dropped off. Light catches were made In that section last nlrht and today. Further-up the rivel the hauls were a little better than earlier in the week, as the spurt, which has been hanging about the spits at the mouth of the river, is proceeding up stream. It was hopea tnat vwieu . i. - tmnpivpH for a few davs that it had come to stay for the balance of the season, but the indications iu day are far from favorable. Gold Hill Building Booms. GOLD HILL, Or., Aug. 3. (Special.) The past tew montns nave w u-.okis noHvitv tn hnllrilnir in this city. Many handsome residences, most ly the bungalow siyie, ui nc.o finished. Among those who have evl m Have You Heard the ULTA M US0LA? Do you realize what can' be done with these in struments? The Multa Musola or Automatic Enunciator, as it is sometimes called, is a conveyor of sounds, over telephone wires, not only to individuals, but to groups and audiences. The audiences may be located in many places, far apart, but they all hear simultaneously. - . REMEMBER, there is nothing to hold or strap to your ears.- The Multa Musola speaks out loud. Hear It at Ernst's Confectionery, Seventh and Washington Holtz' New Store, Third Floor Peerless Cafeteria, 104 Fifth Street y Demonstration 11 A. M. to 2 P. M. and 3-5 P. M.. 6-9 P. M. on Saturday. Baseball score at the end of each inning. For further information apply to C. P. SCOTT 201 Washington St. Main 2997 denced their faith in Gold Hill and the Rogue River Valley by erecting per manent and sightly dwellings are Fer man Zana, C. F. Penning. A. J. T. Smith, Reuben Caine, C. D. Stelnhoff and F. W. Dodge. Many others have made ex tensive alterations and improvements in their homes. SCHOOLS AND tlOLT.KOES. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Department of MEDICINE Chartered by the Kesenta 1887. Twenty-si-xth annual session opens Oc tober 7. Itlli. Cl'KRlCTLL'M A course of four years' duration, of eight months each, leading to rhe degree of Doctor of Medicine. nmjlIKEMENTS OF ADMISSIOJT A successfully completed four-year hlBh school course; and. in addition, one year of col lege work, embracing biology, chemistry, physics and a modern, foreign language (preferably German). LABORATORY KACIIJTIES Ample fa cilities for practical, technical training In the departments of anatomy. physiology, pathology and bacteriology, chemlatry and pharmacbloKy undir special Instructors. CLINICAL ADVANTAGES The lares city hospitals, including Cood Samaritan, St. Vincent's and the Multnomah Hospital, of fer excellent facilities for clinical teaching; and the Portland free dispensary Is con ducted under the auspices of this college, In affiliation with tho People's Institute, and the Visiting Nurses' Association. The class es are divided Into small groups, with a view to more individual Instruction. Op portunity for Internships are offered In th various hospitals at the time of graduation. For catalogue and particulars address Dr. Kenneth A. J. Mackenzie, Dean, Medical Department, I'nlverslty of Oregon, 23d and LoveJoySts., Portland. Or. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE This great Institution opons Its noon for the Fall semester on September 20th. Courses of Instruction lncludef General Agriculture. Agronomy. Animal Hus bandry, Dairy Husbandry, Bacteriology. Botany and Plant pathology. Poultry Husbandry, Horticulture, Entomology. Veterinary Science, Civil Engineering. Electrical Engineering, Mechanical En gineering, Mining Engineering, High way Engineering, .Domestic acience. Domestic Art, Commerce, Forestry, Pharmacy, Zoology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, English Language and Literature, Public Speaking, Modern Languages, History, Art, Architecture. Industrial Pedagogy, Physical Educa tion, Military Science and Tactics, and Music. Catalogue and Illustrated literature mailed free on application. Address: Registrar, Oregon. Agricultural College, Corvallis, Oregon. School Year Opesi September 20th. LAW DEPARTMENT. UNIVERSITY - OF OREGOX. Portland, Oregon. Fall term opens September 17, 1912. Course of three years, leading to degree of LLt. B. and embracing 20 branches of the law. In cluding moot court and debate work. Can didates prepared especially for admission to bar. Faculty of seventeen Instructor!. Lo cated in heart of city. Adjacent to courts. For catalogue giving entrance requirement! and full Information address T. Halter CU lard. 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