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TOE OREGON DAmT JOUKSAL, POHTLANT), FIUDAY-EVENING, AUGUST 31, 1003.
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N. P. MAY
SPLENDID FEATURES
OF GREAT REGATTA
SLAUGHTER OF
COUNTY REVENUE
STATE FAIR TO
RD, tLARKE w UOMPANY H
: A FOURTH TRAIN
BE A HUMMER
Largest Retail and Wholesale Drug Store irr America
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tag while abroad to wltneaa th cor-
Mr, Charlton of that Road Says
' that Unprecedented I ravel ,,,r,n ,h thr arduously, we ju
" . ,:, i ..- i- i ounly and graceful aa that whk
. To Seattle J usuries nxira
'Service,
Southern Pacific, Too, Bringing
' in Empty Coaches from San
.Francisco to Handle Enor
mous Traffic Here,
Travel Into Portland at present Is
almost without n parallel In the hie
lory of Pacific Coast railroads. It la
straining th pnsaenger equipment of
' the Southern Pacific and Northern Pa
riflc rallroartu to their rapacity. The
. Southern I'pi ifU- ha not enc-Jgh coaches
1n Portland ronW-cit'! the- -travel,
and baa for mmt day been running- long
trains of empty coaches and Pullmans
from San Francisco aa the second ee
tlon of No. 14, the regular morning
train.
A apeelal train of 10 coaches filled
with Pennsylvania mombera of the O.
A. R., who have been attending the
grand encampment at flan Franrlaco,
haa left the Bay City and la due In Port
land today. It la expected, that the
uperlal will lie over her a few houri to
give the veteranx an opportunity to are
Portland. The train will then proceed
to Seattle and thence at by way of the
Northern Pacific.
Koom for Tourth Train.
The Northern Pacific travel between
Portland and Puget Sound la now the
heaviest In the hlatory of that rail
road. It haa been all the equipment
could atand all eummer. Aaalatant Qen
eral Passenger Agent Charlton said- to
day that th three daily passenger tralna
now operated by the company between
Portland and Seattle are tho beat paying
tralna on the entire system. He aald
that th travel would eaally provide
sufficient business for a fourth train.
and that the putting on' of .such a train.
to run through with on Or two atopa,
aay at Contrarta and Tacoma, la now
under consideration.
TfcateT Tim rropoaed.
It is proposed to cut the present time
f little over seven houra down to
about ftv hours. This would require a
Sjod of a fraction over 17 miles an
bottr. and could easily be made, the dls-
w from Portland to Seattle being lis
,-4le, . .Mr. Charlon said that th prlncl
v5t aswWmle at the present time la a
k of passenger equipment. Th three
passenger tralna now in regular opera
tion have all the business they can car
ry, but th fourth train may not be
placed In operation till next spring, or
possibly aa early as January.
"There will be a demand for auch a
train next year, and then the year following-.
105, comes the Lewis and Clark
Fair, when it will be Impossible to han-1
die the business without more tralna,"
aald Mr. Charlton. "Local traffic be
tween Portland and Puget Sound has
also almost doubled within two yeara."
Passenger traffic to Astoria during the
regatta is unprecedentedly heavy. The
Astoria ft Columbia River railroad is
running trains of from 11 to It coaches
each morning and evening.
onntlon ceremonies of King Edward VII
and Queen Alexandra, and her carriage
hi
y and graceful as that which
characterized the royal peraonagea at
tjie Court of St. James.
Ylaltor Trmn.
The navy officer preaent were: Com
mander Perkins of the Concord, Com
mander Phelps of th Marblehad and
the following officer: Lieutenant
Commander Hughe. Burgeons Ball and
rahrenholt. Paymaster! Brooks and
Pklpwlth, Knalgus Dodd and foreman
ami Lieutenant Lander of Portland,
marine recruiting officer for Oregon. The
army onVrs Included Colonel Hum
phrey! of Fort Stevena and hts entire
taff. Fully 600 other guests attended
the reception, the moat distinguished be
ing T'nlted mates Senator Charles Ful
ton. Thla afternoon the queen, escorted
by Admiral Smith and his staff, will
pay a visit to th Concord and Marble
head. I
BaUrtalned MaVy.
Among the pleasant . features of the
regatta were the entertalnmenta provl
ded for the navy officers and ae-veral
friends at the residence of Mr. and Mre.
It. H. I'rael. During the day Charlea
Callender took th guests on hla aplen
did steamer Melville and the races were
wltneaaed from the decka and In the
evening they gathered at Mrs. Prael's
home, where Informal receptlona were
held and supper served. During the en
tire regatta all had a splendid time and
were loud In their praises for their
hoateaa and thoa who furnished the
pleasurea and entertainments.
TEN BICYCLES
SOLD FOR $12.50
NOVEL' SUICIDE OF
A SALT LAKE MAN
Deputy City Auditor Lotsn established'
his fame aa an auctioneer yesterday
when he aucceeded in selling 10 dilapi
dated bicycle for $12.(0, by which aum
the city exohequer was enriched.
The aale waa held at the City Jail
and the wheels wore those which the
police had picked up and which were un
claimed by their owners. Some of the
bicycles had been In collisions, others
had been partly stripped by thieves, but
a few were in fair ahape.
Th bidding was not particularly
brisk, but by urging th crowd to take
advantage of th great bargalna he was
offering, Auctioneer Lotan succeded In
raising prlcea. One man secured six bi
cycles or what remained of them for 15.
Another bought two frames for $1.60.
and so it went until th whole lot had
been disposed of.
Jailer Ben Branch waa glad when the
sale was over for it took the junk off his
hands and allows him mora room In the
City Jail.
STOWAWAYS SUFFER
TERRIBLE TORTURE
(Journal Special Service.)
SALT LAKE; CITT. Aug. Si. An
drew Adams committed aulcld In a
novel way at a hospital where h was
being treated. Hla throat was cut In a
prcvioua attempt to commit suicide after
a murderous attack upon Mrs. Glrard
After evading th watch he went to th
bath room, got Into a tub, put his mouth
under the faucet after being turned on
full force, and died shortly afterward
On of the sisters of the hospital tried
to pull him away, but she waa unsuc
cessful, as he held on to the faucet by
hla teeth.
SCHOOL ACTOR
DIES IN NEW YORK
(Journal Special Service.)
NEW YORK. Aug. 21. John Ellsler,
pne- of he best known actor-managers
of the old school died this-morning at
ltd years of age. He was known th
world over as the partner of Joseph
Jefferson In the early 80 s. He brought
out Clara Morris and James Lewis. He
leaves a Ron and two daughters, one of
whom, Effle Ellsler, la famous.
(Journal Special Service.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21. Six Jap
laborer stowed away on th American
ahtp Maru, which vessel arrived a day
or two ago. The men were discovered
yesterday aft In the ship In a pitiable
condition. They have been without food,
or water so long that they were scarcely
able to walk. One waa in a dying con-'
dltlon and In spite of tho efforts of tha
ship's officers he died soon after rescua
from th coal bunkers. Th men were
greatly emaciated, showing how they
must have suffered. Thy wr still In
the dark hiding-place when tha vessel
was fumigated in quarantine, and ho
they were not suffocated by the dlsln-
fectlng fumes is a mystery.
FIRE DAMAGES
ST. LOUIS HOUSES
(Journal Special Service.)
1. lAJVlB, Aug. 21. Fire broke out
early thla morning In the Loe Optical
Company, the loss being 180.008. Tho
establishment damaged were th Sim
mons Hardware. ComDanv. dnmaarn
o,uu in MOSton rental Comnanv
$2,000; the I old Shoe Company, $10,000
Breitting Cafe, $500. The losses of tho
latter three are due to the falling of
an Immense water tower across tha
street, flooding the building in which
they were located.
BISSELL NOT VERY ILL
(Journal Special Service.)
BAR HARBOR, Me., Aug. 21. Physi
cians attending ex-Postmaster Btsaell
deny that his illness is at all serious.
preferred Stock Canned
Allen Lewis' Beat Brand.
Cro.
HOOD RIVER HAS TWO
FATAL ACCIDENTS
(Journal Special Service.)
HOOD RIVER. Or., Aug. 21. Clifford
Stuhr of this city was crushed to deatii
by a boom of loga at th Mount Hood
Lumber Company a mill this morning.
Last night at the mouth of White Sal
mon, John Johnson fell from a boom
pole and waa drowned. Johnson cam
from New Brunswick, and waa 24 years
of age.
gBiinnuinnnnraMni
Simmons Bros.
101103 GRAND AVENUE, CORNER EAST WASHINGTON
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Have been our greatest advertisement. It is held every Satur
day of each week and never fails to draw enormous patronage.
The prices which we quote indicate values nothing short of
extraordinary.
KpeHa.1 values n Skirts, many of which are not here mentioned.
Ladies' Skirts, made of fine, black, all-wool cheviot, nicely tall
orea, rows oi smeriing aroumj bottom
UNDERSKIRTS
Of flue rrierearUed gingham, w(th wide plaited flounce, and two
rows of trimming , ,.,
Black and Whits Duck Skirts, with wide flounce and nicely
tailored
double
.$2.75
AH-Blck Mercerised Sateen Skirt, wide.
. pis I ted bottom and lace overwork . . .
pretty
flounce.
. 75c
48c
$1.25
Shoe String Baits, in plain black
mixed
BELTS
whit or black and whit
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CHILDREN'S SHOES
Tomorrow we will offer Children's Shoes at prices lower than ever be
fore, and you will find It to your advantage to call and see .real har
ps ins Children's I2.SE shoes, tl.fl $1.75 values, Lt3 $1.50 Or
values, Mc $1.00 values. .y uoc
MEN'S WEAR
There will be many Saturday specials offered tomorrow In Men's Fur
nl.htnes, which will be a great aaving over th regular prices. But lack
of apac prevents our coating prUees Com in and for yourself.
Contlnud from Pag Ona)
deMt with W. O. Stlmpaon and possibly
with othera In the County Clerk's office.
Judg Cake's "ex."
The Commlssloner'a Journal recording
the order of compromise waa not algned
by the County Judge, W. M. Cake, and
on the margin of th order Is the nota
tion "ex," which Judge Cak says h
was accustomed to enter when he wished
to Indlcat that he dlaaented from the
decision reached by hla colleagues.
Commissioner Mack and Showera. On
the other hand this notation appears on
many other orders which wer unuuea
tlonably approved by Judge Cake, a
well as In cases where he alono signed
the Commissioners' Journal. Commla
loners Mack and Showers declare tha
In all tax aettlementa they deferred to
Judge Cake, as he was the only lawyer
on the board, and they say that In no
Instance did thoy order auch settlement
against hla advice.
From July, 1S98, to July. 100, the
County Board consisted of Phllo H1
brook, W. B. Steel and H. C. Smith
Many of th tax settlements mad by
thla administration have come under
review by the exp-:rt-stwi-nww..rf .them
seem to have been made with too little
regard for the county's Interests. Full
Investigation of these cases Is jot to
be made.
Cake's Authority In Tax Cases.
From July. 1100. to April I. 101. th
County Board waa composed of J. O.
Mack. William Showers and W. II.
Steele. During thla period there waa a
considerable lncrttaa In th number of
application for tax compromises. Th
Marquara settlement waa mad under
this administration and th county I
now auing to aet aald that transaction.
If auccaful. th county will roover
a large amount or money in mis casu
alono.
The Leglalatur of 1801 reatorU th
County Judge to membership In th
County Board, sad Judge Cake entered
upon his duties as chairman of the board
on April I. 1101. It was the result of
th victory of th Mitchell faction of
the Republican party In th previous
campaign, and naturally relatione were
not cordial between Judge Cake and hla
colleaaue. Commissioners Mack and
Showera, both of the latter having been
put Into office by th Simon faction.
At th outsat Judge Cak aemanaea
that tha business of settling Ux clalma
should be entrusted to him, and to thla
Mack and Showers acraded-
, Way X Waa Deferred, To.
"Judg Cake wa th only lawyer on
he hoard." aald Mack in discussing the
matter, "and w thought that ne anouia
be better able tb adjust th tax claims
than w wer We reft all tax aettle
menta entirely to him, and In no case
did we attempt to overrule him In auch
cases. Of coure we differed from him
a great aai aooui oincr mm, ui
Judge Cake decided all petltiona for can
cellation or rebate of taxes."
This tatement ia confirmed by Show
ers, and Judge Cake himself admits that
In general the Commissioners left tax
claims to him for decision. "Whatever
the procedure In the beginning, It soon
became the custom for Mack and Show
era to sign without question the tax
orders approved by tha County Judge,
and during the latter part of the board a
term of office. Judge Cake appeara to
have dispensed altogether with th for
mality of aubmlttlng his conclusions to
the other members of the board.
Tax-Sodger Multiply.
Thr was an enormous increase in
the number of applications for tax com
promises, and while some of them were
undoubtedly meritorious, a largo propor- ,
tlon were merely attempts to dodge obli
gations which were Justly due the
count v. Cancellation of tax waa
sought on all sorts of trivial pretexts,
and in a large number of cases Judge
Cake finally granted petitions which
originally he had denied. Th County
Clerk's deputies wer busy trumping up
excuses for tax dodgers who sougnt
their assistance in framing and preaent
lng petitions, and, aa The Journal has
shown, resort was had In more than one
Instance to falalflcatlon of the records.
The sacrifice of the county's assets,
begun under the former administration,
soon became a slaughter. During the
14 months that ho was on the board,
Judg Cake allowed approximately 1,000
applications for cancellation or compro
mise of taxes. One of hi first acts was
the approval of the transaction with the
First National Bank, whereby th county
surrendered tax sale certificates of a
face value of I7.21S.42, In exchange for
$4,0(3.71 of road warrants which had
been Judicially declared to be worthless
and which the county had been enjoined
from paying. Both this and the Dekum
settlement, alao mad during this
regime, have since been made the sub
ject of suits by th county.
OoUearne Mere Tiguraheads.
During the last few months of Judge
Cake' term, his fellow members of the
board appear to pave abandoned alto
gether any attempt to keep track of the
tax settlements. Orders of compromise
were entered by the score. The Com
mlssloners' Journal of July 6. 1902, only
five daya before the board went out of
office, records over 130 or such orders,
and the Journal for that day Is signed
by Judge Cake alone. From other evi
dence it appears that all of these settle
ments were authorized by him without
any consultation with his colleagues.
This was the final clean-up of tax
clalma for Judg Cake, although he
paased on to hla successor a large num
ber of petitions upon which he had not
acted. Many petition which he had
previously refused to allow appear In
this final reoord as granted. One of
these was the Stevens petition. Insti
gated and engineered by Sengstake.
Many others now under scrutiny were
included in the batch.
All the evidence now obtainable indi
cates that the responsibility for the tax
settlements made under this admlnistra
tlon rests mainly upon Judge Cake. The
circumstance is Important because of
developments which may come later.
Great Preparations in Progress for the Exposition
It Is Expected that Event Will
Be a Record Breaker.
(Staff Correspondence.) week. Other who come every year own
SALEM, Or., Aug. 21. Three weak oottags ttier and oecupy the during
from nT umiIiv tha Oreson Stat fair wek. This oak srov I being
Fair, th "Blu Ribbon "' Fair, will open laid off in block, with street and al
for the-benefit and enjoyment of the ly, and all th camper will b rgls-
people of Oregon, and the outlook roriiereu so that th keepers of th main
this vear'a noition is the most flat- gat and the ticket sellers will be ablu
terlng In the history of Oregon. Indeed, to direct inquirer to th camp or cot
th warmest friends of this Institution, tags of any one desired at a moment's
the hlatory of which Is o closely In- notice. This will in many caes prove
terwoven with the materiel progress or a great convenience, and will be espe-
the state, will be aurprlsed and da- ciauy appreciatea Dy the newepaper men
lighted with th wonderful allowing working on the grounds during the
made thla yar In all the departments. ir. ana wno win orten nave occasion
Th nronwt for the success of the fair Mo look up leading people among the
ar :1fie""6el,STid preparations are. under camping visitors.
way for such a wealth of exhibit as Improvements BverWltei.
no, exposition In this atate ha vr in au other departmenta th prepare
seen. Last year all records in tne nis- tlons are well under way and every
tory of the fair wr broken I tne
wealth and excellence of the exhibits
In all lines, and even the management
believed that the very pinnacle or euc
cess had been attained and that th ru
tur would nver aee a higher record
for the 1802 fair, but already have the
preparation for h 1D0I exposition
advanced aufflcientlv to Indlcat that
where Improvement can b aoen. Thro
ar now new stall, new fences, new
building of vry description, new
roada, and there will be, when th fair
opn. new faces. And for all of thW
th peopl of Oregon, who take an In
teract in th big fair, have th board to
thank. President Wehruna. Secretary
Wisdom and their associate on the
even lest season's record will 0 put in board, hav worked faithfully and wil
the shade, and that there are more for th success of this institution
orld's to conquer." which, a few yeara ago, waa threatened
WU Uader Way- wl,h failure, and It haa taken work
Th. nr.n.raHon. on the fair groundo h" worlt P1 of it-to brlns
" " ... .n wv Blr "p iu n present nign sisnaaro
lor ine expoamun i " wj. u... " - i . - . . i , , .
and the large tract of land under tn " " "l
(gement of the Stat Board of Ag- w" . ". ",. . un"
K...v and orderly " " " .inuuiiuri ex
positions conducted by any atate, and
not to be compared with th email Inatl
tutlons. called state fairs, In some of
the older and prouder states of the
Union.
manageme
rlculture preaent
appearance. The large pavilion, in
which the many agricultural exhibits
will be placed, has been thoroughly
overhauled and cleansed for the work
of the placing of exhibits, and here will
be the greatest attraction for the vis
itor. The several county exnious
there will be a doxen of these and ev
ery section of the state will be repre
sented In thla denartment will be
placed In th big pavilion, and they will
anow m. we.,in u. u.- -( -- hav,ng n brought from Baker County
resource.. Every Product of the . farm J)(ig9 w w Travllllon yeilterdayy
the garden, the ""hard the mine the TWM rMWrpn wlth th otnera ,
rivers ana me wooaa w... "ll" family were deserted by their parents
the homeseeker will here find no dim- Th, otner tw0 hava gen piaced , good
culty In deciding a to what atat he homes. The Boys' and Girls' Society la
will select for his future residence. now carina- for 21 boys and 1 girls at
though the closa competition or mt, their receiving homo. Among them Is a
several sections of the state, with their (ad of 14 who wants a position on a
wonderful products, may confus him boat or machine shop and there are also
as to the exact location in wnicn to several origin nttie ooye and glrla front
pitch hla tent or built his hut. won- six to ten years or age awaiting adop
Bathroom
Essentials
W handl a complete
line of the famous ster
nau good. ,
Nickel Soae Dlah for
wall . . ....... .....:so
$-pronf Towel Rack. ,1l-4
Bathtub Soap Dlah..ta
Spong and Soapraok
combination . ,St
Towel Hook
SPECIAL
Garden Hose
Woodlark, S-oly.. SO
fet, special ...... StM
Geyser. 8-ply, SO feet,
special MI
Fountain
Pens
Waterman, No. 12...f8.80
Waterman, No. lJ...XfeO
Waterman.. No. 14...$4M
Th Remex 91.0
rxiroaB cots.
For Hop picker)
special,
Jdodoi
"Stlek 'J5m'" Tut,
aouoie neois,
, Ho
" Woodlark .
Poison Paper, i
TAMATTIMX.
For sealing Jel
lies. Fruit. Pkk
les, etc.f
IAO lb
BATKUra OaM.
lie Muslins, apee'l
16o
lie Cheviots, epecl
300
21 Oil. Muslin,
special.
16c
I0e Changeable
ilk, special,
ase
T6o Plaid Silk.
epeclal.
A3o
fWOODLAJUC"
uncov WVOAM.
Make your Lem
onade at home.
the beech or
mountains,
3Sc can
Pyrbgraplty v
and
Plain, Sum;
Burnt
Skins for Burning
ALL COLORS
60o and QSo
5PECIAL
Toilet Paper
Rg.
per
roll.
Nero .... $o
Banltaa . . 6o
Woodlark.
1,000
eheet . . lOo
Orient. 1.
500 ahta.lSo
Reg.
roll.
Pilot sduares,
with hook 6c
Blue bell,
with hook 10c
Klondike, ' '
with hook lOo
Spe
cial,
dos.
2(0
I to
t
790
$l.i
Spec,
roll.
Per
esse
100.
$2.41
117
I.1C
10.45
Spec.
case.
3(o $l.0
7(o $.17
$3o 1(5
Pyrographic Outfits
OUARARTEED
$150. $3.00, $4.00, $5.00
And Up.
ROOSEVELT TAKES
STAND ON LABOR
DESERTED CHILDREN
Rdna and Mark Kennlson, agrd eight
and six yeara respectively, have been
placed In the Hoys' and Girls' Home,
Believes that no Discrimination Can Be Made in
Respect to Men Working in Gov
ernment Employ
journal mends and readera when
traveling on trains to and from Port-
lano snouia asx news agents for The
Journal and Insist upon being supplied
with this paper, reporting all failures In
ontftining u to tne omce or publication,
aaaresBins; i no journal, roruana. ur.
CUT THIS OUT
This coupon and 50c will buy
you a pound of our Special Blend
Coffee. Regular price 30c. (Good
for Saturday and Monday only.)
ISSWSZZSZSIXK5SII
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CAMPERS AND PICNICERS
We make a specialty In these lines an.t
carefully pack and ship the nrw
oi cnerge, ana our prices are
Just a little less. Better give us a trial.
S ean Armour's Deviled Xam loe
eaas Asaevleaa Sardines ate
8 can (laif six) ColtuubU lvar
Salmon fifw.
eaa Albsrt Kooh Sasdln efio
S can Tel Vaeks (80 grade). . .alio
9 oan Campbell' Soup aso
a ean Armour' Corned Beef as
i both vMwvunri ox siweei ricx
las, or Oaloos 10e
1 larg bot. Mixed riekle (BBo sue) l(ks
1 can Ham Loaf or Teal X,oaf 10
New York Grocery
OUS. H. HINKEKKAMP,
&BTSVTX Ain HOmXSO BTI.
All man order Oiled, Pljope Warn tiil.
derful as these exhibits have been tn
the past, this year all previous efforts
will be put in the shade, and'the variety
to be shown will even amaxe the old
Oregonlan, who haa spent a lifetime in
this land of plenty.
A Fopular lectio.
The cattle stalls and horse stalls,
and. in fact, the entire live atock de
partment, will this season be a most in
teresting and attractive section pf .the
fair. All the old stalls have been over
hauled and repaired and a large num
ber of new ones built for the accom
modation of show stock, the number
and variety of which promises to ex
ceed by far any stock show ever held
west of the Rocky Mountains.
In this department a new and at
tractive feature Will this year be th
..iMinn ssla of blooded cattle. A
famous auctioneer, an expert breeder
of fine stock from Missouri, will be in
charge of this section, and will dally
auction off fine show stock brought to
he fulr for this especial purpose. Non
but registered cattle will be sold, and
those offered will be of standard
breeds. ' These auction - sales' will be
conducted every forenoon in the cattle
arena now In course of construction,
near the pavilion. The building will
have a large floor apace, where the cat
tie will be exhibited, and this will be
surrounded by raised seats for the ac
commodation of spectators, room being
provided for 800 people. Already a
large number of breeders of registered
stock on the Pacific Coast, and somo
from east of the Rocky Mountains, have
e.itered their herds In this department,
and the sales promise to be a winning
feature of the "Blue Ribbon Fair."
The BeolBg Track.
Lona Oak Track 1 the drawing card
of the fair. Here In past years record
of all kinds have been broken, and there
la a splendid chance for tne smasning
nf few of them this year. Mere inc
best racing of the Pacific Coast Is seen
annually, the large purses hung up
bringing out the fastest horses of the
roiintrv. and. in the event of goo.1
weather, sport is provided here fit for
royalty. The track is the best in th
Northwest, the soil being ideal for a
race track, and there is only one thing
that would be an improvement enang
Inn it to a kite shaped. A splendid race
nrotrram has been provided for thi
year's meet, and already the racing
stables from various sections of the
country are on the grounds preparing
for the contests to be held In Septem
ber contests that win pe waicnea
throughout the racing world. Dally
now the youngsters In the stables are
on the track, training for the races, and
several future stars of the race track
can be seen taking their daily spin
around the Lone Oak mue. A spienaia
aggregation of horse will be there to
take part In the'faclng this year, and
the contests for the larger purses
there are several of $2,000 each will
be spirited and draw crowds to the
grand stand at the track. This will be
on of the best features of this year's
fair, and, though It always has been
a drawing card, and especially so in the:
Dast few years, previous exhibitions
here will sink into insignificance when
the story of this season's races will be
written.
The Grand Stand.
Last year It was feared that the
grand stand at the track was not safe
with the crowds that packed it every
afternoon, and this spring the boaro
made a critical examination - of the
structure and found Its worst fears
realised; for the building, with a seat
Ing capacity of over 8,000, stood on de
caved timbers. This was at once rem
edied, and the1, structure Is now in ab
solutely safe condition. The building
was raised and placed on a concrete
foundation and otherwise strengthened
and repaired so that It is strong enough
to carry double the weight that It will
ever be galled upon to support. The en
tire structure ha been overhauled and
repaired, and placed In flrst-clas con
dition, on a par with all other buildings
on the grounds, and It is an ornament
to the fair grounds and the pride of th
board.
The usual crowd of campers ! ex
pected this eeason. Many of the farm
ers throughout the Valley come to Sa
lem to attend the fair, bringing their
tents and camping outfits with them.
They camp In tne oak grove at the
grounds and remain throughout the
tlon.
CLOSE TO WAX SKIPS.
Sea Fighters Seen to Advantage from
Potter Iiow Bate.
Uncle Sam's sea fighters, assenrbled
In the mouth of the Columbia for the
Astoria Regatta, will be seen to splen
did advantage thla week from the deck
of the Potter, this popular boat having
arranged to run close to the visiting
vessels. For particulars about low rate
to Astoria during Regatta, ask at O. R.
& N. city ticket office, Third and Wash
ington.
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WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. 21. Pres
ident Roosevelt ha declared himself
pointedly on the matter of unionism, so
far aa it Invade Government depart
menta. The subject that called the
President to act waa that of William A.
Miller, who was recently reinstated In
the printing department after having
trouble with the Bookbinders' Union, of
which he was a member, but from which
order he was expelled.
At the time of the controversy there
wss much correspondence carried on
with the Chief Executive.
Last night at Oyster Bay the Presi
dent authorised the publication of a
statement, which was placed in the
handa of his Cabinet as early as July
22. On that date the members received
letters Inclosing copies of two letters
sent to Secretary Cortelyou. These let
ters were written July 1$ and 14, re
spectively, and the matter given out for
publication contains these points:
"There la no objection to the employe
of the Government printing office consti
tuting themselves into a union. If they
so desire, but no rules or resolutions of
that union' can be permitted to override
the laws of the United States, which it
Is my sworn duty to enforce."
The President quotes the finding of
the Anthracite strike commission It
these few word:
"It is adjudged and awarded that no
person shall be refused employment or
In any way discriminated against on ac
count of membership or non-member,
ship in any labor organization, and that
there shall be no discrimination or In
terference with any employe who is not
a member of any labor organisation by
members of such organlzatlona."
Concerning this orlnclrjle. th Presi
dent wrote: "It is, of course, mere ele
mentary decency to require that al
Government departments shall be hand
led tn accordance with h principl
thus clearly and fearlessly enunciated.'
LIVES ENDANGERED
FOR SEVERAL YEARS-
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VANCOUVER. Wash., Aug. II.' In
repairing the old Central School, that
has stood for so many years unchanged,
workmen today discovered a condition
that appalled them. From a statement
the Uvea of 236 school children and a
half doxen teachers have been dally
and hourly in danger for the last two
or three years.
When the workmen investigated tb
foundation piers on which th chief
weight of the building rests they discov
ered that the small brick pier trad been
pushed out of sight Into the ground:
that the timbers on 'which the upper
posts rested had rotted until they were
like chalk, and that the wooden poats
under the central girder had been so ef
fected by the wet earth and moist air
that they could be crumbled away In
handfuls.
Tb TatUty Condition.
Th plan of the big building is such
that the entire second story rests on tha
center string of brick piers. Iron pil
lars supported tha floor and rested on
th ateel girder. Thia girder was sup
ported by the rotten wooden timbers and
beneath all was the crumbling plank and
small brick piers. From the weight of
the second story the brick piers had
been pushed Into the earth, the upper
wooden timbers had been encased In the
dirt and the girder that once held up
the first floor had been pushed from 1
this floor three Inches until the floor
sagged like a leaky barn roof.
Teachera say that years ago the outer
wall could be seen to move away from '
the foundation In even common winds,
and it has long been known that the
structure was unsafe, but that the en- '
tire upper story was liable to crash
down through the orewded rooms be- ;
neath at any moment was not realised -until
the work of remodeling began.
DEMOCRAT NAMED
BY ADMINISTRATION
She's all In white. That's
the style. But when she
smiles are her
Teeth White
And in perfect order? They
should be. Ladles, don't
neglect your teeth. Don't
try to be beautiful on the
outside and then repulse
people with yellow or imper
fect teeth. We make your
teeth perfect and beautiful
quickly no pain, end small
expense. Better be exam
Ined now. Every day counts
when a tooth aches or it
waiting to be filled. Come
here today and hav your
teeth examined.
Oar eonsultatlon Is f re. Ou
prices are fat lower than any n.
' .Offices in many cities and
immense buying of supplies
gives us this advantage.
BUllag-, L Set of Teeth. M.
Crown, S3.
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TAlba mean white.) .
ALBA DENTISTS
DR. L. L. WHITE. Chief of Staff,
FAM MD WASHINGTON. OVUEILMJ.
Phone Main 2786, PORTLAND, 08,
(Journal Special 8ervlee.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. II. Assistant
Secretary Ryan of the Interior Depart
ment stirred up a political hornets' nest
by the appointment made public today of
Lewy Williams of Juneau. Alaska, and
Democratic National Committeeman
from Alaska, as an executive commis
sioner to take charge of the Alaska ex
hibit at th World Fair at St. Louis.
The other commissioner la Governor
Brady. The latter gets no salary, but
William will receive 22.600 Der year
Intimation of the appointment leaked
out In advance and Republican politi
cians strenuously protested and led by
Senator Carter of Montana made earnest
protests' which were ignored.
Go to Newport on Yaqulna Bay-an'
Ideal beach. It is becoming very pop-
ular with the Portland people. The low V
rate of $3.00 haa been made by the, X
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WUlllVIII M aaVISIU VWIll Oil uvuudvvivii; t
with tb Corvallla ft Eastern Railroad
for the Sunday round trip from Port
land, tickets good olng Saturday, re
turning Monday.
A delightful ride through the beautl-
ful Willamette Valley, with privilege of
Sning up one aide of the Willamette .
Jver, returning the other.
Aak any Southern Pacific Company vf
Corvallla A Eastern Railroad agent for"
a beautifully tluatrated booklet describ
ing the seaside resorts at Yaaulna. '
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Werner's
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