THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, AUGUST 29, 1913.
NBV CONFESSION IN
ARSON "RING" MADE
Text Not Revealed by Offi
cers, but Silent Suspect
. Asks Time for Reflection.
20 FIRES LAID TO "GANG"
nt another shipment of - Klamath
products te the fair at San Fraacisco.
This shipment contained rhubarb
neuw( thre to four and a half (cat
In length, fin bunches of alfalfa, larva
beans and veral apeclmen of Soudan
srra treasuring between six and avn
feet in height.
Fa 11 a re of Formala of Inflammable
Mlxtare to Work I Credited
for JKvldcnce of Opera
tion, of Inoeodlark-a.
Another confession aald to tmplleat
Fan ford H". Currier a th leader of an
organised arson rtnr. waa made yeMer
etr. ,nrdinc to Charles W. l:oblon.
Wputy Ilatrtrt Attorney. Tha officer
CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES
Sam or! Tipton. MS. Passes Away In
District "ear Hood Klver.
HOOD RIVER. Or, Aiif. It. (Spe-
claL Samuel Tipton. 12 and a vet. ran
of tbe Civil War. passed away yesterday
at tha homa of Ms daughter, lira w. fx
Andrews. In tha Oak trove district.
Mr. Tipton, on November Zl. 1SSS. mar
tied Wary Ellen Koeroer. who survives
him.
In 1H Mr. and Mrs. Tipton came to
Hood River from Grand Forks, N. D.
Iteside his daughter two other children
survive. W. A. Tipton, of Alton. 111. and
U. K- Tipton, of Ilutte, Mont.
Funeral service. In chars: of Canby
Post, G. A. R-. were conducted today
by Rev. W. K Toons;, paator of the
Asbary Methodist Episcopal Church, of
thla city, at the Andrewa home.
Kofbarr May Amend Cliarter.
RnsEBrKU. Or, Aur. IS (Special.)
Following tha decision of Judge
Hamilton that Roaeburg'a so-called
"suit case" ordinance was unconstitu
tional, a draft of an amentment to tha
FAIRY STORIES TOLD
Distinguished Clergyman De
lights Youthful Audience.
BISHOP SUMNER IS HOST
Rev. William Harman Van Al
len Asks That Reception In Ills
Honor Be Confined to Little
Folks and Entertains Them.
"And the giant bollt a tight, high
fence around his garden; and It was
all lea an.' anow, because ha wouldn't
let 1he little children In te play."
Thla place described In a story By
Rav. Dr. William Herman Van Allen.
of Boston, was not at all Hke the car
dan In which tha distinguished clergy
man, writer and lecturer waa speaking.
Dr. Van Allen, who la visiting here
for a few days, waa honored guest of
Bishop W. T. Sumner, who entertained
DISTINGUISHED CLERGYMAN AND LECTURER AND GUESTS WHO ENJOYED HIS STORY HOUR
BISHOP SUMNER'S GARDEN.
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daughter Helen left last night for
their home after a visit of a few days
in Portland. Mr. Glbba was formerly
with Tull at Gibbs in Portland. They
made tha trip to Portland by motor.
While here they were at the Oregon.
A. A. McCrea la at the Eaton from
Carlton.
T. W. Bardack. of Chicago, la at the
Oregon.
T. U. Frazer. of Winnipeg-, la at the
Nortonla.
Miss Churchyard, of Buffalo, la at the
Portland.
Enoch Eide Js at the Imperial from
Calhlamet.
J. H. Estes Is at the Perkins from
Pendleton.
E. M. Bradford, of St. Paul. Is at the
Cornelius.
E. TV. Farmer, of St Paul. Is at the
Multnomah.
W. E. Hangaard. of New Tork. la at
the Seward.
R. O. Barnsley. of Palo Alto, Is at
the Seward.
A. s. Esaon Is at the Cornelius from
Tbe Dalles.
J. M. Goar, of Hillsboro, Is registered
at the Perkins.
Thomas P. Morgan, of New York, is
at the Portland.
Theodore Jaeger Is at the Multnomah
from New York.
H. B. Bllaatng. of Jersey Slty. N. J,
Is at the Nortonla.
C. V. McCarthy, of San Francisco, is
at the Multnomah.
Martin Welch Is at the Oregon, regis
tered from Victoria.
J. B. Thomas Is registered at the
Oregon from Spokane.
Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Hanson, of Salem,
are at the Corneliua.
Mlas Myrtle Parsons, of Fort Dodg-a.
la.. Is at the Nortonla.
Mlas Ruby Cornell Is registered at
the Seward from Salem. '
J. K. McDermott Is registered at the
Portland from New York.
Mr. and Mrs. I. Bllyeu. of Eugene, are
registered at toe Imperial.
Thomas Rowan Wagner Is at the
Portland from Philadelphia.
R. M. Thomson Is regrlstered at the
Cornelius from San Francisco.
J. C. Hostettler and family are at
the Seward from The Dalles.
Mr. and Mr. J. W. Wilson, of Eu
gene, are registered at the Eaton.
Miss 'Grace M. Love and Miss Adah
Erwln. of Baker, are at the Imperial.
Raymond and Whltcomb tourist party
No. 143 la registered at the Multnomah.
J. V". Carlisle, of Portland, was an
arrival August 3i at the Kims Hotel
In Excelsior Springs, Mo.
Dr. Stockton Axsson, professor of
English at Kice Institute, Texas, will
Inspect Reed College today. He will be
the guest of memocrs of the faculty.
Henry H. Gllfry, of the secretary's
office. I'nl ted States Senate, Washing
ton. D. C reached Portland yesterday
on a visit to his home at Salem, which
he left 35 years njro to enter upon his
duties in his present position. Mr. Gil
fry maintains his resilience at Salem.
He came to Oregon with his parents in
iisz.
JOMELLI WILL SING
ATROAD INSPECTION
Arrangements Completed for
Columbia River Highway
Trip by Ad Club.
THOUSANDS TO GO BY AUTO
City Band Will Play at Benson Park
Dedication Athletic Programme
'Will Be Held at Multnomah
Falls Date Is Labor Day.
Because of her love for Oregon and
the great appreciation of her singing
by the music lovers of Portland.
Jomelli, famous dramatic soprano, will
sing on the Columbia River Highway
Merrill R-ed. D. M. Botaford. Fred Haskell
and E. IX Cai-swelL
Celebrity Julius L Meier, Aaron Prank,
8. C Bratton.
Get.'em-to-so Rufus Holman, Miles
St.Ddish. Edward Jaeser and Clarence Fox.
Ceremonies N. G. Pike, C K. Cochran. G.
A. Benedict.
J4u.c J. E Werleln, Dr. R. M. Kmersoo.
Refreshments Louis Hamls. M. E. Smead.
R. U Batzea, 1. Zenoskl, F. H. Fags, W. K.
Koch and W. D. McWaters."
"Inspection Day" tickets for the spe
cial trains are being handled by the
Chamber of Commerce, and M. E. Smead
has arranged for the sale of the tick
ets, ac the accommodation desks at
Sleier & Frank. Woodard. Clarke & Co.,
Olds, Wortman & King, Lip man. Wolfe
& Co Ad Club headquarters in the
Northwestern Bank building. Chamber
of Commerce information bureau and
the O.-W. R. A N. ticket office. Third
and Washington streets.
iROTCUTFfWREES
Fight on Wood Bore Pests Is
Well Under Way.
ANACONDA BOOSTER VISITS
J. McClelland, Mining Engineer,
.Motors to Portland.
With the legend "Anaconda, popula
tion 15.000, monthly payroll $566,000"
attRChed to the hood of his automobile,
J. McClelland, of this city, bat for the
past year connected with the Anaconda
Copper Mining Company, of Anaconda
Mont., drove into Portland yesterday
morning. He was accompanied by D.
D. Forbes, a mining engineer of Eng
land, but with the Anaconda company
for the past year. They left last night
for British Columbia
The two men left Anaconda last
CEMENT IS USED IN FILLS
Operations Already Performed to
Save 600 and Work Is to Be
Done on 300 More Worm
Among Pests to Suffer.
Tree surgeons, with ugly-looking
knives, chisels and axes, are making
life decidedly miserable now for the
woodbore family and his near and
close relations whose habitat for many
years haa been the deep, sappy folds
of Portland trees.
They are after him with all tTielr
botanical and arborcultural skill, with
the result that ho is beginning to find
his home plastered up with tar and
cement with nothing left for him to
VIEWS OF TREES WITH CEMENT FILLINGS A FTER SURGICAL OPERATIONS FOR WORMS.
will cot reveal tha text of the alleged
confession.
Meaawni'a Currier la ta the County
Jail Id Iteu of I I'l.vtfe bond. Heyond
a seneral denial of the cbarges asainst
him. he would My nothing yesterday.
l.ate yesterday he said that he wanted
panday for reflection. Indicating that
he anight have some statement to make
Monday.
-I sever touchej a match 10 a bonse
la my life.- be said.
KsplaioaftmM f Ftrvei Ctvvav
Then he proceeded to tell or several
fires which have occurred In bouaea
that be had bunt, but gave a spec I tic
cau.e for earn one.
'Jack Johnson la responsible for my
arrest. said Currier. "He thought we
had something to do wtth hie family
troubles, so he Is trying to cause me
some trouble. "
-Jack Johnon" l said to be Jacob
V. Joooson. one of the men from whom
Arth ir .V M'irrny. In-putv I'l.lrlct At
torney. l s tid lo have obtained a con
f.e.loa whae In California a month
aso.
Information which IM.trlct Attorney
Jtvaae has In hi possession shows that
the alleged arson ring operated In iac-
rm.nt. in Jus. Oakland, s.n rraa
eio and t'olnt i;u-hmond. California.
b.aiJee doing an extensive business In
Oregon.
Trail Leasts lata. fertla.sV.
-Only wes-k ago a Tlnkerton dtee
tlve from ia Francisco was In Port
land on the trail of some firebugs he
thought responsible for several bases
la the (MJlden liate city.
Member of the allered arson ring
Bal a rsuUr formula for an Inflam
mable mature ud lr all their ores,
say. Fire Mirshal Mtttm When, one
of the " a r. . - made the wrong sol star,
la ere of the moat recent are, much
valuable evidence fell Into the hand
f the off. c-era.
la a fire at i31i Greeley afreet on
Aegust I, la miliars vu wrong. It
did sol burn a qui. My a It should,
and the Bremen sot the tlsie out be
fore the house . destroyed. A great
euaettty of oil. soaked paper was
seised a evtd.O'-e.
1 -S isiie of the sousss whla were
iqiII for th. purosvse of burntna. ac
cording to the orriv-er. trlo of sun
lumber an-l latt were l.trsiat n? ta
aoMllifl shafts and Ar!r flue to
aso-jre a re.!y rofl.xration. If no
furniture a lf)lUb. the "o re r -to"
ssulM ristsrs. trrer handle.
st'r .subs, bins.. riaiv ecrewe and
tB.r eui-h miseetlaneous hardware.
e-tv.r4 them steal the room, and
eaMMted theni. after the fire, aa "fur
niture ei4ix.
X -Ire Are l.aM ts 1ti."
Mr Kobiton at least : -I fires In
Tertian.! within IN lat five or at
yr has ssn traced lo the doors of
the allesr-d Inceadiarte.
tf IKev t.d waited 1 mi ante loafer
1 wotld b. been on niy way l the
USenTa ottl. l see wrwai ihey wanted
wtta at. h aald. "I was ahaving
wka Ih.y cam la. aa4 rrepa'mg la go
dowa Iowa
'After arr wife get a divorce Ih.y
eM I ceislda't live ta the aame house
wit's her. so I movent out te IX IV Uil-l-tt.
feoue at liast ilichly-second asd
tara etrsts "
Ureal Haw ley. held onder ll-i bauds
as a at.rtal wilna arid (urrir are
Ike only two m.mb-er of the ailes;d
aran rif aow la JalL ithtr arrests
may folWw o.a.
CAR D'ANJOU PEARS SENT
7 fr :
Kl if
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ILLUfrlE IN FAVOR
FRKSHMAX CLASS EXPECTED TO BE
LARGEST IX HISTORY.
a merry company of children of vary
ing ages in his garden at Uishupcroft
yesterday and for the pleasure of the
younger guests and of the grown-ups,
too. lr. Van Allen gathered them all
about htm and told stories of fairies,
giants and animals and of little Mary
and the saints that guarded her at
night.
Ranking ftndeats and Athlctle Per
formers of Note From Maay
Schools laetaded la Llat.
WIIJAM ETTE VNIVERSITr, Salem,
Or, Aug. 28. (Special.) The largest!
V
I tp.r erys Galhevesl Reeiad
Hear ( -osst-e-l noa-a-Ttasew9
sr Mrs, Allllasa Marasea lis A Ilea.
Its-star of lharra at the Ad we
BMtMk
city charter Is now being prepared
wnlch will give the city oflirera towe
lo pas any ordinance which has for
Its cMect the strict enforcement of th
prohibition law. which become effec'
live on January 1.
Albany Plans to Send Delegation
A LB ANT. Or, Aug. I. (Special.
Arraasemrnta are being made here
whereby Albany will aend a apecial car
lo the I'emllrton Roundup. It will be
part of a apecial train which Is being
made an la tbe Willamette alley.
Lebanon Sent! Oat TIoplckers.
I.F.HANOM. Or, Aug. Ji. Creel! )
Lebanon and vicinity will send a large
number of aopptckcr to the lndepend
ence yards. Many will go by team, and
a special train will leave Monday mom.
ins over the ttouthern ft'acina Kellroed.
JIosxl Illvrr rtereive iJ.JS r. O. B.
for lanry VaH-
iiitop nivru. or. Aug.
rial.) The Fruitsrower lli.'bsnis
ahioo4 out tovl.v the tint carload sf
elAaJoa pare of the season. Tbe atsa
arte ef $: ii f. a. b. )l-xd Riser was
received for the eatra faacy fruit for
New Tork City.
"I base never aeon fn.r d'AnJoo.
ttas are seine harvested by Mosd Iliver
srowere th t. season.' declar.a Kenneth
XcKay. maaaaer of Ihe eacbaace.
K la roach Tail Henews Ijhlblt.
KLAMATH TAU. Or. Aoc ?.
apeciaL Tha Commercial Club,
thrssgh Its secretary. rr4 rieet, today
ruivrrnt to apir.r ix
-nmo at tiii: hook"
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Walter ivsearyt llklaa. Aclar.
Cae a print. r actT
Walter Wtlkin. of Seattle,
knowa to the printlnr trade as
-Wiary- WUklna Ihinka so. and
I yoing lo try to prove It lo
I'ortltnd people oa September S.
Not one printer, but 40 of them,
wilt be In Ihe cast of "Tapping
at the poor.- lo be shown at the
Kaker Thsatsr Beit Thursday
alsbt. All of Ihe printer-actors
are Portland men. and the affair
la staced under th auspices ef
f I'-n Franklia Club.
Mr. W ilkina' part la th play Is
du ta th (act that he wrote It
himself.
In every story, too, there was a moat I freshman class In the history of the
fascinating plot, a dellghtrul thread of university Is expected at Willamette
humor and a cleverly worded moral. at tB, opening of the Fall term. Here--?S-
JI?" TJ5 ' l..10.-.01 S t'kl list of students who
irss are hi. hobbv. He hn traveled I coming:'
1st all parts of the world and has ernon and wlght Kloster, star
friends among the little people of I members of Richland (Wash) High
every nationality.
o.knnl. n.nt k.. I..JI I i" aiioiii""" ' "ti'"1"'" -
, I of the Ad Club s "Inspection Day" pro
When Bishop fumner suggested that I Tnio i, iti-i,. tc j
h ho -t..n nr.nllnii lie Vn lllen "-"'" -uoii:. ..uuioi, icau- I Crarnme.
asked If the guests might be children ,n oeber and football star of ata- Jomelli has made a host of friends in
and those who are young enough lncaaa UiKh; Leroy uarii, center on foot-1 Portland, and recently when sne sang
heart to entov a fnlrv storv. V eater- ball team and es-president of the stu- at Laureihurst Park drew more tha
day's party waa the result. Among the I dent body of the same school; Fred I 20.000 people to the recreation center,
other honor guests were Rev. Alfred I Teall. of Pan Maeto, CaL, winner of I Jomelli has volunteered her services on
I-ockwood. of Kpokane. and Dean Orlf-lne au-iv extern luu-yaro dasn at the the musical programme ror me great.
fin. Mi. Amv ltoblnon- Ml. Martha fanama - factuc c;xDosltlon: Paul Labor day outing along me nignway.
Hoyt. Miss Griffin and a few of the I Brown, captain and pitcher of the fa-land will be heard at Benson Park and
girls asslated In serving tbe Icea that I mous Amity mgn cnooi team; Thomas I Multnoman r ails, sne win on accum
followed the stories. I Bright, football star of The Dades panted by one of the bands to give con
Amonir those oresent were Franklin I Hlsrh; E. btanley tvans. star debater I certs along the Columbia River.
Washburn. Lemuel It, Matthews. Her- of Monmouth High; Horace Rahskoff.l "I know of no greater pleasure and
bert Minor Nichols. Emily Nichols. I leading student and debater of Co-1 one that makes rae so happy as to sing
Hetty Klisabrth Allen. Frances Mat-1 qullle High; Louts Stewart, ranking! for the people of Portland," said
thews. Clementine Lewis. Frances Hall. I student of Athena High; Ruth Stew-1 Jomelli. "I am glad for the opportu
(George Hoyt, Imogen Prince. Helen art. second highest student of samel nlty to Join with the Ad Club boys in
Mead. Eleanor Simpson. Mary Luckel. 1 school; Myrtle M. Miller, leading stu- making a big success or tne outing
nes Chambers. .Nancy LmckeL Harry I dent of Lewiston. Idaho, High: Her-1 on the highway, she continued. it
Kentall. Hilly Jewetu Mlsa Amy Kob-1 bert Blatcliford. representative of Al-1 is a beautiful spot, and I know of -no
Inson. Mvla Chambers. Mary Mulr, I bany College in th state oratorical more attractive place In the Whole
Evelina Ma grader. Helen Page, Martha I contest, will enter as a senior: Gladys world than along the rivers, in the
Hoyt and a few others. iTrew, ranking student of Hoquiam. I mountains or the forests of your won
anh.. High; Susan Evans, leading I derful Oregon.
stuoenr. ot "ortn central tspoxane) Trains start Leaving at 9.
man; rrra ouw, sinr niuuriu oi aea-I , . . . . . . . ,..... ,
.,a- ui.k. ij.h. n un. ...i.!.. various committees oi mo siu -iuo iu
student of' La Grande: Leon Pierce, de- charge of the features for the outing
bater of Eugene High; Lestel Fparks, I on the highway have completed all ar
ranking soholar of Bandon: John An-1 nnmminti. The sDeclal trains over
PARENTS AT MOJfMOUTH M AKE I ocrson, DasKeioaii star oi Asniana: i the o.-W. R. & N. will leave the Union
of ATbany inrt.H.n,y FUh and M.r
rill Ohlong, of the same place: Frank carrying; eu.p.uc. ----
Qrovsner. former quarterback on Sa-jpl will make round trips oetween
lem High; I.ynn Lonsbery, Kr worth I Portland and Benson Park, Multnomah
League worker of Centenary Church, and Horse Tail Fans.
Portland: Lloyd F. Webb. Clackamas Thousands of people are planning to
County school teacher: Cirant Clark, make the trip by automobile, and bust-
of Fargo. North Dakota: Faye Boland. I ness firms of the city are arranging to
eajilclnir .flllnnf ,f Rrnsrnsvill Hlh- ...J Ihsl. AtnnlnvA. to the hllthWAV In
Special.) I carl and Ruth Green, two leading stu-1 company trucks and private cars. It
is expected that Zboo clerks ana omers
fi3i fewVl-f -k- , tsl $miriAWP
i d KtF JiiWf W-'"-4 4Al
if,:- l.h a i UJhit '' u, 'Jam fJ
L; -.Ji? J M R h:J l $ itL ..:Uw.j
I - : Ir t ,f i A- ;: . i mM
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W-.fijci f J 3SJ
DEMAND roR SYSTEM.
School Psiplls, Too, Eager ta Get Reeag.
allien far Work Acertlaed
at Haaae After Hear.
rn de-I t
ted so I i
WOA, K.IRLT RKS1DKNT OW
1-OBTLA.M), IS DtuAU.
MONMOUTH. On. Aug. 14.
Tha home credit system as an Incen- I dents of Halsry High.
tlve to mora and better work outside
of the schoolroom will be continued In I f
the schools of 1'olk County during the
coming year on the parents ow
mand 1'uolls have accomplished
much In the household and on the farm I
during the past year. ' when home
credits were shape. I to meet changing:
condition, that their parents have
given nnat Indorsement to the system.
I nder the plan th school principal
keeps a set of book a Pupils do work
at homa Trier bring to school their
n mruiii of what they have dona
Tbe work I credited to them. At first
parnt' sttement of accomplish
ment waa required, but as th aytm
became firmly established the ratXMW
were entrusted to th pupils them-
selves.
Credit Is given for milking cows.
sweeping the house, rooking, sleeping
with open windows, as well aa for care
of teeth, hair, etc Credit la given, too.
pupiTs who walk more than a mil
and a half lo school. One of the re-
ults has been a higher attendance reo
ord. In tha Fall-view district, where
he work has been carried for four
ears, the school started with an aver
age of Is per cent and ended last year
ltd an average or .
Pupils have vid strongly foe home
credit honors, competition growing
mora keen aa the end of the term
nesra The districts offer prises to be
Ktributed al graduation exercises to
the three best horn credit workers.
PERSONALMENTION.
J. Howard, of Salem, Is at the Fer
ine.
Fred Welch, of Foe-sit, Is at the Im
perial.
Hans Kallanrud. of Hosier. Is at th
Eaton-
TV. J. Perns, of Wheeler. Or, Is at the
Perklna
F. C Hartmsa Is at the Nortonla from
Duluth. '
U C Stiller, of Xw Tork. Is at th
Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Glbba of ne-
kaas, with thalr son Fredrick and
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t ti r i " 'i irni'i ,!','-'v".--" -
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Mrs. Aaaa Chessla.
Funeral services for Mrs.
Anna Chemln. who died In the
American Apartment August ti.
were hell Wednesday in the Ira
manael Swedish Evangelical
Church. Interment waa at Rtvf
view Cemetery.
Mrs. Cbemin was the widow of
Loul F. Chemln. who for years
waa chief pressman of The Or
gonlan. She was ft years old.
Mr. and Mra Chemln came to
Portland In 184 with the press
H. L. Plttock had purchased to
start The Dally Orecjonian. Mr.
Chemln continued with the paper
until hia death In ISO 4. Mrs.
Chemln Is survived by on daugh
ter. Mlas Julia Chemln.
employed in business houses will see
the beauties of the highway for the
first time.
At Benson Park will come tne exer
cises during which the park will be
dedicated to the city. Commissioner
George K Baker has arranged for th
appearance of the municipal Dana at
this park, and the concert will be given
near the base of Wahkeena Falls.
Other concerts will be given during the
day at Multnomah Falls and Horse
Tail Falls.
Athletic Programme' Arranged.
The Ad Club has arranged to serve
coffee to all. the visitors to the high
way In connection With the "Inspec
tion Day outing. Drinking cups will
be sold at S cents each. The commit
tee in charge of the refreshments has
requested all visitors to carry well
ailed lunch baskets.
During the afternoon there win oe a
number of athletic features at Multno
mah Falls, something after the nature
of a country fair. Races of all kinds
will be staged, and a pie and Watermelon-eating
contest will afford
amusement for the crowds.
The highway will be open as far as
Horse Tail Falls, and portions hot
paved by September will be well
oiled to keep down the dust. County
Commissioner Rufus H,olmao says spe
cial officers will be stationed along
the approaches to the highway to give
all drivers proper directions, since
there will be many cars on the highway
Labor day that have never been there
before.
General Chairman S. C Bratton has
for aid a. A. Benedict. Charles F. Berg,
Fred Spoert and Oswald West.
Committee Personnel Aanoaneed.
Other committees are as follows:
Transportation Jame L. DofTy, chair
mans R. C Uolbl. F. I. Moreland. Thomas
Uetmard.
siuni nd thletle features A. c. Mc-
Mlrkeu. Frank -Case. Edgar Frank, J. M.
Werleln. Boy Kdwarda. H. W. Metzger,
Nick - Plerone. W. P. Strandborg. K. B.
Duffy. Frank Barrlncer. Thome. Leonard
and clarenc Foa.
i I J.vil UenoweTl A O J.elr.
4 I eon. Hex Lampraan. Arthur CaFlor, De.n
d j Collins, Edward Morlartty, F. W. Parsons,
Stately Locusts and Elm at Fifth and
Salmon and Sixth and Main Streets.
Sunday and headed for Portland by
way of the Yellowstone trail. They
followed that trail through Missoula
and Wallace to Spokane, where the
trail tor Yellowstone forks. They took
the Portland fork and came by way of
Colfax. Dayton. Walla Walla. Pendl
ton -and The Dalles. "The roads in
the mountains we found to be general
ly good," said Mr. Forbes yesterday,
Mr. Forbes is enthusiastic about the
Columbia Highway. "It is marvelous,
he declared.
BONUS GIVEN EMPLOYES
Columbia Steel Company Announces
Plan for Annual Presentation.
The SO employes of the Columbia
Steel Company, at Tenth and Johnson
street received a surprise yesterday
when the company presented to each
a bonus of S per cent of their annual
wages. The checks presehted to the
men varied from $50 to tSO. The cus
tom, the officials declared, would oa
aa annual one and tne presentation!
n the future, would be mad on July
1 of each year.
The Columbia Steel Company Is
Paciflo Coast corporation, with head
quarters at Pittsburg. Cal and
branches In all the large Coast cities.
Alexander M. Clark is Northwestern
manager of the company.
do but hunt new quarters ar starve to
death.
But Portland is authoritatively as
sured that as a result of the driving
out of these pests there will be pre- '
served many of the biggest and best
trees which otherwise would fall soon,
victims to the worm attacks. Under
the direction of W. L. Alexander, for
merly of Chicago, a battery of tree sur
geans has performed operations upon
upwards of 00 trees in the city and
have work on half as many more trees
before them.
The process consists of cutting out
all dead and rotted wood as far in as
the live part of the tree. Veins and
orevlces are carefully followed up and
cleaned out. The interior of tha hole
thus carved then is coated with tar,
and the hollow then is filled with
cement. One large tree on Sixth street
was hollowed out and filled In with
One and three-fourt, tons of lenient.
The largeest filling of the kind is in a
tree on Ihe Ladd home at Oswego,
where four tons of cement and two
tons of rock were' used.
Before performing an operation the
tree Is examined to see that it can
stand such treatment and will be ahlo
to hold the load of cement Work has
been dona as long as two weeks on
one tree.
Hundreds of urn nil fillings hitve been
made. These are where the tree lias
started to rot on account of a limb
having been broken oft or because of
worms or fungi having dug into the
tissue. The rotting of ail trees, Mr.
Alexander says, is due o either Insect
or worm action or to fungi or plant
action, or to water.
PIO.XEER OF CORVALLIS DIES
AT AGE OF 78.
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Minor S Trick, -
CORVALLIS, Aug. 48. (Spe
cial.) Minor Swick, for more
than 60 years a resident of Cor
Vallis, died Sunday. Ha was 78
years old.
Mr. Swick was born in Tecum
seh, Mich., and came to Oregon
In the early '50s. He had oper
ated a planing mill in this city,
but for a number of years ha
been retired. He married Cerinda
Stewart December 28, 1866. Mr.
Swick's death was due to pa
ralysis. He is survived by one
son. John Swick. of this city,
and a brother, B. F. Swick, of
Dayton. Or.
MAN FACES POSTAL CHARGE
JIail Order House Causes Arrest.
Customer Was Irritated.
Emanuel Bloom, of Ecola, a Wood
cutter, was released yesterday on his
own recognizance, and the next Fed
eral grand Jury Will consider the
charge against him of having Bent pro
fane matter through the mail.
Bloom sent to a mail-order house
for some wedges to use In his business
and it seems that the wrong kind of
wedges were Bent. He returned them,
and Instead ot correcting the error
the mail-order house dent back the
same type of wedges again.
After having twice walked seven
miles to the Postoffice only to be dis
appointed. Bloom was somewhat irri
tated, and, it is alleged, mailed the
parcel back, accompanied by a short
letter, telling tne mall-order house a
few things which brought him, tech
nically at least, under suspicion of hav
ing sent illegal matter through the
mails.
AUTO CLUB THROWN OPEN
Accommodation Offered Motorists
at Colombia Highway Inspection.
On Columbia Highway Inspection
day, Setpember 6, the Automobile Club
house in all its departments, parlors.
retiring and dining-rooms, will be
thrown open to the public.
The decision to do this was mad by
the governors of th club because of
the long distance from Benson Falls
to the city, in which there was no
suitable accommodations for rest for
motor parties, especially those of wom
en and children.
Chamber to Pass on Jitney Law.
The members council of the Chamber
of Commerce will take a Vole at its
luncheon tomorrow on the ordinanco
regulatlfig the Jitneys, after a general
discussion from the floor. The resolu
tion on which they will vote indorses
the ordinance and urges its passage bj"
tbe city commission.