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Newspaper Page Textt rvr ' .1 T "; TELE OltfcCiON DAILY JOUnXAL. rOltTLAyD, SATUnDAT "EVEXiyn-. AITdUSf 30. 1902. SMOOTH ' SWINDLE NewBtmco Game Work - ed on a Frraiei HYPNOTISM CLAIMED Ec Signed Notes and Contracts While in. the Trance. v A wealthy farmer, residing within-a 'v.- miles of Vancouver, arrived In Port land bst night, and this morning applied .o .A local detective to assist him out i' it i-.L'cuKnr dilemma, in wliich he was vu-.tlm of a bold an,d original swlnd Tng wlitne. i cio'.ms that he was hypnotised by t.;o men. who. exegtjgt'.a power over him, T.'fcS:-h suited In hC signing notes and jiu:a t3 which made him responsible for ever WoO. ' THE TWO SHAHPERS. T'.-.o rancher says ibat on Wednesday 'wo ::lra risers drove up to his place. They 'iP-i.ceiiUil themselves as agents for a I'.il ;bo lirm which made a specialty of I lu iilaaiing country homes. iv nun tiud a novel and plausible sys- .11 of introducing their lighting plants. T.i.'.v claimed that they were Instructed tu c iaullMh plants at points eight miles ajxrl. The farmer who was lucky enough to be located In the right' place would receive one of these wonderful lighting plunts gratis. If he used his Influence 10 cell others In the section. He would fufi f her be paid J a day for his trouble. ' - . PLAN LOOKED GOOD. , The proposition looked good. , to the fcirmer and his wife, who congratulated themselves on being the favored ones, to secure a good thing without paying for k. After exacting a promise from htm that he would not give the secret for working the machine to any f his neighbors, the ilrangers offered to show him how to manipulate It. rj a box about a foot scmafe was brought from the buggy. An electric battery was est In motion, and by pressing a button m glaring flush of light was with the aid if reflector sent out. ' WERE HYPNOTIZED. In order to exhibit the merits of the machine as. a light producer, the doors were eloped and the window darkened, 'he powerful light was then Hashed In ihe eyes of the farmer and his wife, and vJie same time the men made gestures lth their hands which caused the vlc 4ms to feel a peculiar Influence steal A'cr them.y- , W'hBe uader the spell the men told ilm It would be necessary to sign an igreement as evidence of good faith, and .lso a bond for WOO to show that he bl ended to carry out the .agreement and .wrtnlt the plant to be operated at his .dace. The papers were signed without luestion. . .. j ."FARMER WAKES UP. The next day, after the transaction, the rural electric magnate examined the pa pers that he had signed, -and to his dis may found that the agreement was to the meet that lie take eig. of the electric amps, for which' he agreed to pay JTO mch, also that the supposed bond was a note for 200, for which credit had been iflven on the payment for the lamps. The farmer will make an effort to secure the men and. get his note .pack. They, have probably left tne section and will realise n the paper In Some other locality. p. BUSTS OF AND CLARK Being Modeled by A. D., Whittier A Miner Blossoms Into a Sculptor. Portland shelters a ffenius unaware. In a small room In a lodging house at Beconfl and WaBhlnjftln Streets, A. D. Whittier has been pusulng his profes sionthat of a aculuftor for the past three weeks. He his Just completed two busts of Lewis and Clark wliich are perfect copies of the plcjfures which served as his models. The busts are about two feet In height ad made of irfolder's clay. The only Instruments with which they are made afe f knife and Mr. Whlttler's flneeis. In aA Interview. Mr. Whittier said: "I am a mner'by profession and came" from the Briiemia mining district. Alout one .and; a tfalf years ago, I picked sculp turing up. Some mining men saw mo and got n to make busts of them. They liked theriusts very much and gave me n orde for a relief map of the Bo hemia xllnlne district, which 1 also made. The rat bust which Mr. Whittier made lie amed "A Bohemian." This took fhrea hours of his time. He then mady a figure representing "Famlne.,'t whlrfh took him 20 minutes. Other work of his are "Vnele Sam," and ""John Bu" before and after 1778. Mr. Whit tlejLexpects to remain In Portland and (6low his chosen profession. Trip the Trolley. Tomorrow the O. W. P. & R. wlU make Its usual Sunday rates to Oregon City and Canemah Park, ovrlooklng the Willamette Falls. The moat picturesque ',,tark la te; Northwest, 30 miles lor a eaiit.:,; Cars every. W minutes rrom Firat and Alder streets. Procura tickets at .the effloa PERSONAL B. " A. Clark la In from Canyon City, C. V. Woodruff,, of 4old. Beach, Is In the city. ,Arthue Seufert, of , The . Pallet, la In Portland. n , I -F, W. KltUJiback, of LtWlaton, l at tn Imperial. James C. Stewart1 and family are home from Ocean Park, t . Henrjr R. Eickmann,' of Richmond, Ind., U ,th Perklna. ' : E. Z. Ferguson, the Astoria real estate operator jia lii the city. ; Baker City Is represented .today by Geo. Atkin and H, T. Booth. Henry E. Doach, leaves tonight for To kahoma, going via Vancouver, B. C. Vice-preaident M. Higglns, of the Pacific Mutual Life,, 'Frisco, is in he city. L La Crosse, Wis., arrivals are, H. P. Larson and Jas. H. Gohres, at the Per kins 'Chas, E. 8. Buch is down from Seattla to get a little of Portland's business in splratlon. Rev. Dr. Blackburn and ' family have returned from their outing In the Wind River country. . ' Harry Gurr left this afternoon for the seaside. Ho will be accompanied home tomorrow by his family. Captain William Day, UnTte) States lighthouse Inspector, has returned from a few days' trlrj to Oray'a Harbor. W. H. Parker, author of the index to the Oregon Code and Supreme Court de cisions, is in the city from Medford. E. A. Moulton, of the poitofflce, is In Denver, attending the Letter carriers' convention to which he is delegate from Portland. T. L. Thomas, in charge of the hat department of Moyer Clothing Co., has returned from a ten-days' vacation at Bull Run. Sheriff Storey, having returned from the Seattle Carnival, has gone on a short trip to Deer Island, for the opening of the shooting season. Captain Keating.' the well-known As tcrlan, Is In the city this morning. The captain recently had completed a lino launch which he calls the Elk. E, 1. Judd and wife are at the Portland from Pendleton, en route for the Yellow stone Park. From there they will go to Hartford, Conn., --where they will spend the 'Winter months. Charles Thomas, of the llatnmon.1 Manufacturing Co., leaves for '.Butte. Mont., this evening, to represent tne city of Portland and the Board of Trade at the International Mining Congress. ' CaptWn Brulln, of, the German', ship Elba, is up froni Astoria this morning. The vessel , la, taking,! on is ddiflonal. cargo at that plaee and will ,nqi be ready to sail before Wednesday , or Thursday, , State Fish Commissioner Van Dusen. of Astoria, was In Portland today from an Inspection of fisheries on the Colum bia, and goes hence to Alaska Bay. He says that state Interests wore in a sat isfactory condition. Commissioner Van Dusen met here E, E. Magope, of Oregon City, who is to proceed at once to t.'o- qullle, where he will haw eluirge of tc experimental station conducted by Slate Fishery Commission. CARNIVAL BOOTHS Some Beauties Along the Grand firtrance to Midway. Have you wglkpd down the arnnd trance to the Midway galt of tin- F.lkn" Carnival and seen tln moat amy of beauty that workmen aiv rapidly ui ronging. From the massive urch lit the amiroach to the entrance to tno Mid way, there . Is a scene 4t caudlness and glory. Paint and bunting have bet n utilized in their various colors to nmke :. continuation of grandeur on both slden of the way. Added to these will be the exhibits of our merchants and Industries arranged to produce tin? must harmon ious and pleasing effect, , One of the first bootjis to attract at tention Is that of the White Collar line. The front is built of khe best produc tions of the Oregon forests the imck ground Is a mammoth painting repre senting the Columbia River Valley wltii some of the Important scenery along th: river brought out In bpld relief. The snow-capped mountains) ore also repre sented pointings, their white peaks, to ward the sky. Opposite this la the; beautiful booth of Eilers' Piano House; just below thU is the Pacific Coast Biscuit Co.. with a large expansive fronf draped entirely Jn purple. Probably one of the most at tractive booths Is that of the permanent exhibit showing the fruit and cereal pro ducts of the state, and acting as mut- guardians of the (eace and reminders of the past are the1 old guns from Fort Sumpter that CoiJDosch recently pro cured for our exhifcits. There are other beautiful booths aB along the line and hese alone are of sufficient beauty to pay anyone for the Visit. -r- COMING' OF JARNIVAL FLOOD Crowded trains ind fast packing hotels, mark the coming of the carnival floods. Two hundred naijes of arrivals went up on three -of tjief leading hostelries this morning, and tlie smiles of the hard workd desk nten stretched wider arid wider, while thw' hustled to stow away geusts. u made one think of the lucky gambler ailing to the rest to "ante lind took plealant." Like them, being winners, the lytel man can stand It. Fr Labor Day. . The O. W; P. & H. wfll run 30 rnlnute cars between; "Portland ana Car.emah Park In elthr direction at a rate of 23 cents, roundtrip. Oregon City will hold its demonstAtlona at the Park and. has prepared n elaborate program extend ing Into th evening. 4 The Falls will pe Illuminated v during the evening. rUsebftll' and bther games will be among re feature presented. Ptenty o( muslo, lannlna; and refrhm?nts. CITY BRIEFS. . If city subscribers fail to saoura their paper they will confer a favor If they will call up Main 600 and an tar their com plaints., . ;; 1 THE WEATHER MONK. The Journal "Weather Monk has de cided to go out and get that Lewis and Clark fair We. He thinks tht he will be able to locate a good one with a spy glass. The Monk apollgliea for neglect- Jng the matter for so long, but he has been busy with social affairs, circuses, operas, etc., and has bjtd good reason for putting off this selection. He assures the public that he will make the selec tion before the year 1905. WEATHER FORECAST. Showers and thunder storms have oc curred in Colorado, Northern Arizona, Northern New Mexico, Kansas, Nebras ka, Iowa, Minnesota, the Dnkotas, and Eastern Montana. 'The temperatures In the PaeHlo Coast stales are generally from 5 degrees to 10 deKrees below the normal. Tin: indications are for fair weather In this district Sunday. There will be frost tonight In extreme Eastern Oregon and In Soujthem Idaho.. Ores-onKnir tonight nnd Sunday; light frost tonight in extrems east portion; northerly wlnUs. Washington-Fair tonight .and Sunday, northerly winds. . idahn Fair lonight and Sunday; cooler Southeast portion, tonight; light frost to night in south portion. IiiDWAnn A. BEAT.8, Forecast OUiclaL A go 1.1 b.v. if wetl; recommended, can find employment wlln a firm of lawyers In .Portland. Address Pox T, care Journal.-. , ,, . l''rom 'M-i.rn city ih.t.O.- 'w, P.. B. WlH Aak-i ii ate of r.. e.jnts. round trtp, for'Sm-.dii: . -Labor Lay slid during the Elks' CarniV".!. Trolley re.rs every 2-"' minutes to Mt. Tabor, the FpsI S:! li-wsvolrs and Mt. Scott. 8fvn tniieK for 5 cents. Cheaper thun staying at home. T,ong B aeh The Port'and. now open fop guciH. Kiirot'ean plan; rooms Tfl .in)s ui. HeI.nirar.t a In carte. E. "1 .imrmun. (proprietor. ?.fi-. !fa! Wi I b-.-r. v., I! Known iiist ruetpr f' m.ni.l )in. ban.;,, and K iiliir, who has born p:.iy:r;: Ihe va ul"v.l)e circuit of the i'o:iit. is In. in ! oi-i.aiul for the winter. At a ( on. u'l.Ltl-ii lvrtw en Mayor Wil-liaim- ond the chief of ixi'.lcc yesterday, it was i.e --Id. d tint ther should be n ii !iiyt!i.n in ih" of "or: 3 to keep u II goinblii'S. closed durlns Ibe Elks" Car Uval. ' Srcrelnry Ororrtc II. Tliaies, of the Ore Son iLtmlcii! feiclety, in u very bilfty r.-.p::, Tle drmetnl for Oregon literature far cx the spr'Pl'. IJleruture d e:l"t!ve ' o'.'lsiil" eeuiitl?s U great i,v n. (ivd lady si:b:Tcr'Tirfr' to The" Journal has lor t a H. ji i'.'Vf i.u nnd diamond locket. The tinde- will he lib rlly rewarded and lilt . m a-!"MlnK favor upon the la'dy hy i-etciaiiiK the p.n antl locket to1 The Journal oll! e. Portland Circle No. Women of Wooden!:. f!e-talncl flrand Bunker Mr." Vsiv.v llmley. ard Grand Dclei-nt Mrs. Ma-.' Rnnd.M'. Miss Viola Orls eM!d,' Ml. Kate Ortort nnd Mrs. M I.awrcrm. at a banquet Inst nirht. Mrs J B'.i!mei:th."l acted as chairman of th' cvcnii;-. TnTiy Johnson, who w:is Inli red yes t. tday n( Willamette Holler Works, foot of k . rett ' slrei I. lies at Si. Vin cent's' hosidlal in a very pre ca r'o enn ration. Hl'i Injurlon are lnleri.il, ami tlielr full extent is not yet lnrn-d. Th; . surgeon will have hope, rrovlde 1 ihe jn tlcnt passes the next 24 hours safe'y. n it was sta;ed. hi mi, I'lffn nd Alder 'liMst lunch In ctiy. Cir( antl Aldr. SMALLPOX AT WOODLAND Three Cases Now Under Quara. -: tine at That P.'acc. City Physician Zan received a tele phone message yesterday from Dr. Par nell. of Kalamn. County Physician of Cowllta County, who said that he would place a close quarantine over all cases of smallpox at Woodland, and that he had already quarantined three cases. He said thst he visited the Infected district ahd that he would. In the future, see tha the situation there would be care fully watched. Dr. Zan refilled (hat If convinced that the case are closely quarantined and that there are none of them left unat tended, he would remove the quarantine, He said that he would be In no hurry, however, as he did "not care to take chances. . '.Cannery Opens Again. "Fhe Portland Canning Company,' cor ner Eaat Balmon street and Grand av enue, has again resumed operations after a ahut-down of aevaral week. A very large supply of blackberriee, plumafland pam hs Wn reoetvad. x yj ' - JEWELRY Department Our enlarged store affords us the room in which to carry a larger and more complete stock than heretofore. Our stock of DIAMONDS, RINGS, CHARMS. WATCHES, NOVELTIES, GLASSWARE, PLATE, CLOCKS, etc. is twice as large as formerly, affording wider choice of selection. Our policy of carrying only select goods at lowest possible prices is unchanged. . E.J. Jaeger, Jeweler and Watch Maker WISDOM ON THE FAIR Some of the Best Races on the Coast Will Be There. Secretary M. 1". Wldom. of the Ore gon State Fair, has returned from Seat tle, where he attended the race meeting, and procured nnny ho)ra"s for the' air. Mf Wisdom said to The Journal: "I Succeeded hi procuring between 800 and 400 high class ! horses some of the best that have ever been seen In the Northwest. We are offering 'big prizes now. The one that Is attractlrg tli most attention is a $2W0 'One for 2:18 pacers. Owing to Its ptze it will ,brjng together the very best pacera In the West. For this prize 22 horses have en tered already, mtiny'of which are equally matched and will give, the public a fine (.(.ntest In i very heat. Another i.rlz which attracts a good deal of attention is the one of $1000 for runners, of one and a quarter miles. 1 secured the cream of the whole racing circle for this. The best and highest ck.ss runners entered, and expect to make truck recorda for the distance. 'Hesldes these events, there are many smaller purses which will be contested for. We a:e making arrangements fot handling races without, any delays. Most of the harness events are mile heats of two ii three, which will prevent any long drawn-out contest which Is so often tiiesom, to the public." We have the I i s.t In", s 's coming, many of whom were .never on the Coast, and having the best tiuck, expect to have the best meeting of the circuit." THE COUNCIL ENTERS PROTEST j Asks That ths Drdock Bj Built at Portland. At Iho regular meeting of the Federal ed Trades Council last night a protest ! iv.is mad against the proposed construc tion of the drydock ut Vancouver. Instead i f Hi'itlanii. A committee, consisting of 1.. V. P.enrif diet. (1. B. Thomas and (1. V. I!, rry. was appointed to confer with Con n .ii tor Wakefield and endeavor to Induce ' to build the drydock here. 'I'll following resolution was pursed by ihe council: "Whereas, The street-corner signs In i ur city hnve become entirely 'effaced, so i!?at strangers and others find It impas ih!f to leern the streets, thereby caus ing great inconvenience and annoyance to lie gonrrnl public; and, 'Whereas, Thejr.nfavorable impression formed of the progresslveness and enter prise of our city government and the se vere criticism from strangers operates to. the discredit und disadvantage of all our citlzeny tilike; now, therefore, be it , '"Resolved. By the Federated Tiadea Council In regular session -assembled' that we call uprift the City Council to at once j take steps to have suitable street signs placed on the diagonal corners at each street Intersection throughout the entire city; and we would further recommend that these signs be placed on corner build ings wherever possible. "Resolved. Further, that a copy of these resolutions be furnished the dally press, with request for publication." LARGE BEAR TRAP. A large bear trap In front of North Third street hardware store- la attract ing a great deal of Interest. People stop In front of the store and wonderlngiy exclaim that they bave never seen such a large trap beforeu The trap Is about yiree feet long and two, and a half In ches wide. It has j double aprjnga, , each of them belnr 1 Iricliea lonf; Tha teeth "l of the trap measar over one Inch In WE BEG TO ANNOUNCE TO OUR TO OUR. FRIENDS AND PATRONS THE OPENING OF OUR ENLARGED STORE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1902. A Year of History:" September 3d, 1901. Business started by E. J. Jaeger, occupying one half store room, 200 Morrison Street. "vr May I, 1902. J. P. Jaeger became associated, as partner, adding optical department. September I, 1902. Increased store room and stock double. A WORD OF THANKS. We take this occasion to thank our friends for the very generous patronage they have accorded us during the past year, and to beg a continuance their favor. Our efforts shall be to deserve It more fully than ever. Jaeger Br 0s. 290 MORRISON STREET BETWEEN FOURTH AND FIFTH 6OUTH SIDE OF STREET TONIGHT AKD SATUR DAY NIGHT AND MATI NEK "The Tide of Life." A positive stage novelty. A splendid production by a splendid company of capable players. Startling situations, ex citing climaxes and beautiful scenery. Evening prices, 2So and 60c. Matlnes prices (to any part of the house), 2jc, children, 10c. ' J EDWARD EARLE, PSYCHIC, . ; Edward Earle, the . famous medium and independent slate writer of San Francisco, is In the city, and will hold one of his marvelous seances : tomorrow Sunday, evening, at 8 o'clock. In Red man's hall, A. O. 1'. W. building, corner Taylor and Second streets. Take ele vator. COMRADES DISCUSSING IT. The comrades of Geo. Wright Tost, O. A. R.. at last night's meeting 1lcused Informally the question of Portland's ask ing for the next national encampment. The general tone was that the Job is a big one, but that If It were not for the Lewis and Clark exposition coming on It could be done. No formal action was taken. Llncoln-Garfleld Post will con sider the same subject at Its meeting the coming week, as well as Sumner Post firt the East Side. Subscriptions received for The Journal at any of B. B. Rich's clear stores. No. t BLtt at m My S3fl m My 1 Armstron Portland, Or. iA1i;l Hurry Up! work with us doesn't mean poor work. We never slight work no hiatter how short thfe time to get It out. Our facilities are such that we do work neatly and quickly. The Union Laundry 63 Randolph Street. Phones Alblna 41 or Columbia 6041 V Read The Evening' Journal Fall Announcement Business Is Tailoring I do not want to be classed with the Cheapest Tailors, neither do I claim to be the Highest Priced Tailor. Prices Are Moderate But the class of work 1 turn out is 'equal to that made by the High Priced Tailor. My Stock Is Carefully Selected And just now complete wjth new Fall and Winter fabrics, comprising lat est novelties as well as the best sta ple cloths obtainable in, the markets Correct Style and Fit Guaranteed Any particular style of cloth that you may fancy and not to be found in my varied stock 1 will procure for you if possible. J i 313 WASHINGTON STREET OPTICAL Department Jo charge of J. P. Jaeger, grad uate of Northern Illinois Col lege of Ophtholmology and Otology, is now better prepared than ever to handle our in creasing patronage. In more commodious quarters, with the latest and best scientific aids to locating and correcting defects of vision, we take pleasure in announcing that we are pre pared to do your optical work with fullest satisfaction to you and to ourselves. JP. Jaeger. Graduate Optician BA-BA-LENE SKIN CREME After Exposure to Wind and Sun Will soothe and heal the face andpre' -vent It from peeling. Multitudes ot East. ern women use It. It la the best crema made. Jar. 60c.- Sold In Portland only by - 70a MARQUAfl BUIUMNO. "Try tt ones and you'll always am It afUrwards." New York Electro Therapeutic Co.', WAHHOUOAL ROUTE. " ",. Steamer "lone" O. W. HOSFORD. Mgr. V 4 1 Leaves Portland at t p. m. dally except Sunday for Washougal; arrives at Port land at 11:30 a. m. , ' Makes landings both ways Moo;al-lata taportaiioa (o. Office and wharf foot Washington at. t , ; ,J.:JL. Klncald At. i Telephones, Oak 12ZL Columbia, 128 '--s ' ' -'' Y& , 'm ii. -. :: 'Z ' 'i ! ' .. m .: The Tailor! j f ' , ' 1 k v la k v i 'W f"4 ..-, WW . ' r'-Pf --a f '; - t ' V -