The Oregon daily journal., March 30, 1904, Page 2, Image 2

THE OREGON DAILY ' JOURNAL; PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING. MARCH 30, 1501
RIDES IN POSSE
PURSUING HIMSELF
flarry Eldridge, Who Escaped From Folsom
Prison Last July, Tells the Story of His
Flight Into the North .
' '.Tot 12 mile itafrjf Eldridge, ' on of
the desperate ohvlcti h participated
a th break from foiiom penitentiary
tt California, last JM JT, fads in a
Wagon wltlt Inem&ers of pursuing
SMMUkim ttm supplied ; With .HO
by a posse eager to secure him, dead or
alive, and unwittingly given a great
deal of assistance in rendering himself
safe from pursuit. Her was captured
la Seattle few days ago, after enjoy
ing his liberty for eight months, a man
whom he had known sine he was a boy
revealing bis identity, to the, attthori-
. ties, . . j. tt " j. ,
Eldridge was brought to Portland
yesterday evening by P. J. Cochrane,
lieutenant ot the ! guards at Folsom,
who went to Seattl after him, and kept
tast night at the county jail. Cochrane
has good reason to know his prisoner,1
as mdridire almost stabbed him to
death at the time the break occurred.
He is taking no chances with the des
perate man now and has a heavy Ore
gon boot on his right ankle. Eldridge
is 40 years old, about 5 feet inches
tall and weighs In the neighborhood of
170 pounds. He is a -pleasant-featured
fellow and the last person la the world
that from his appearance - would be
taken for a crook. He does: riot ap
pear cast down in Spirits by his cap
ture and . his smooth-shaven face re
laxes In a smile as he relates the cir
cumstances connected with the escape
and the succeeding events. He was
' taken in a hack to the railway station
at o'clock this morning by Guard
Cochrane, who. was accompanied ty
City Detective Joe t)ay, and left for
Sacramento half an hour later.
Seattl Only Two Days.
" , "I bad been In Seattle 'only two day!
when they got me," he said shortly be-
fore his departure from the' county
' Jail. "I Was thrown down by the last
man I should have expected to do such
'a .thing. Charier O'Nell . la .the . man
who has again sent me to prison. I
met O'Nell the day I reached Seattle,,
and he trained with me around' town
for two days, -We were to go to Van
couver, B. together, and were wait
ing at night at the wharf when he told
me he wanted to telephone a friend be
fore leaving. I thought nothing about
this and he went into the office to
'phone. In a few minutes the officers
came running down and I saw him
point out to me. O, he'll get his reward
for that kind of work, all right O'Nell'
and I have known each other since we
were boys. The least he could have
don would have been to let me go on
my way. -"So
many people ask me why Z did
not get farther away from Folsom.
They appear to think I should ' have
taken a sailing vessel and gone to the
uttermost, parts of the earth. "Well, I
like to live, in this part of the country,
for one thing. Another reason is that
the ordinary officer has about as much
sense as a cow in harvest time. None
of them would ever have been able to
'rap to me' if O'Nell had not turned
traitor. ; Why, I have . spent the last
five .months at Terrane.- Nev., and
passed the authorities day after day
and nobody tumbled. All a, man needs
, is a uiu nerve.
Wer Ire felsguise.
' "During a part ot this period I was
, night clerk in the European hotel at
.Terrace, and part of the time ran a
restaurant of my Own. Hundreds Of
people saw me dally, I wore no dis
guise, and yet nobody knew me. Once,
when I was night clerk, I had to skip
out the back Way on account of a dep
. uty sheriff from Sacramento passing
through the room. I knew him In a
, jiffy and he would probably have rec
ognised me. Nervous T Not 4 bit of It
As soon as I saw he hadn't noticed me
' I complained of feeling ill and had a
substitute put on the desk until I knew
' the cop was out of town.
MAYOR TO ENFORCE
PLUMBING LAW
"Every plumber found working with
out a license will be arrested and prose
cuted," said Mayor Williams - this
morning. "As executive officers the
city offlcals cannot construe the law
as unconstitutional, and until It Is so
declared by the courts, I will have the
plumbing inspector arrest every man
: Who works without a license.
"The plumbers say they will take the
GRANT'S CABIN WILL ;
; BE FEATURE OF FAIR
- At tast night's meeting of Lincoln
Garfield post O. A. R. Paul Pferdner
was authorised to bring to Portland the
log house once used by General Grant
as headquarters and which is now at
the St Louis exposition near the fra-
ternal building. It is now used by the
G. A, R. as headquarters and will be
brought here for the Lewis and Clark
fair.
ATS SB'S XOT m MAX. .
Mrs. 8. E. Dixon, wife Of S. E. Dixon,
' an employe of the Acme Harvester com
pany, reported to the police last night
that her husband had deserted her and
' thHr J-ywir-old baby. The child is
Open Sores
can be cleaned out, the1 suppura
tion stopped, and a cure euected
by the use ot ,..
Only morbid matter Is destroyed
by this marvelous germicide, Which
allows Nature to build up healthy
tissue. Absolutely harmless. '
Used and endorsed by leading
physicians everywhere.
Sold by leading druggists, or trial
bottle gent, prepaid, on receipt of
85 cents. " " .'. , '
- The genuine bears my signature
on every bottle. ..j Address ,
S R-TalMklt BM m Sot to tfwrt Mmm,
'"Finally I got tired of life at Terrace
and. taking life train, came id Portland,
t passed through a number of towns
where were people I knew, and while I
was cautious t did not feel nervous. I
Spent about a Wee in Portland before t
went through to- Seattle. '
"Yes, I have had some exciting ex
periences. I. don't care to talk toonuch
about the break, because I don't know
what Is In store ror ma when I get
back to the pen. They may hang me for
all I Know. I will tell you this, however.
and that Is that at one ttm a posse
came along looking for the gang. They
asked me a number of questions. I told
them I lived on a farm to be seen In
the distance and was going into town.
They asked me if I had any time to
spare. I asked what for, and was. told
that they had good reason to believe
the convicts were only a short distance
away." They asked me to help out and
nanaea me an extra rifle. I had a re
volver hid on me, but had discarded my
rifle, as I was walking along the road
when I met this posse. Well, I got into
a rig and rode nine mfies with them.
and they told me all about' their plans
and what they Intended doing. . That
night, after hanging around a woody re
glon with them, I said I must go home,
and started back. I made a detour and
going in the opposite direction contin
ued on thy Way into NSvada. I rode
over the mountains on the brakebeam
of, a passenger train."
Eldridge is deemed one of the clever
est criminals the authorities have coped
with on the coaat He Was serving a
terra of 10 years for robbery and had a
prior conviction against him, He was
arrested on one charge or another eight
times before he was captured at Seattle
and yet managed to regain his freedom
without the officials in a single in
stance having the least idea that hs was
one of the escaped convicts from Fol
som. He laughs when telling this.
Arrested SUrht Times.
"Teg, they picked me up" In eight
places," he said. "They landed on me
at four little places In Nevada for
vagrancy when I was making my way
to Terrace. , I got out of these scrapes
without much trouble, though I had to
serve 10 days at one place. Well, they
rea ma well, and I have no hard feelings
against tne constable that nailed me."
It is said that Eldridge put ' up so
plausible a story Sheriff Ed Cudlhee ot
King county, Wash., came within an
ace. of releasing him, even after it was
known that Guard Cochrane was on his
way to Seattle to identify the prisoner.
As soon as Cochrane faced the line of
men at the county jail In Seattle he
walked up to Eldridge and placing his
hand on his shoulder said: "Well.
Harry, you came mighty near getting
me with that knife, but I shall have the
pleasure of seeing you again Where
negotiations were broken oft," .
''I guess that's right Cochrane,"
lightly replied the prisoner.
On the WAV harp frnm Mtt1a I tnlA.
ridge showed emotion over ; his cap
ture; for the first time. He broke down
ana wept at tne thought of what ha had
to face. Wood and Murphy, two of the
others who escaped and were retaken,
are now under death sentence for par
ticipating in the murder of members of
the pursuing posses. If Eldridge Is
proved to have been concerned In the
killing of any of. the three men who
loet their lives In pursuit of the crimi
nals he will also bs sentenced to
death. -.
Cochrane was cut so badly by Eld
rtdgs when the break occurred that his
Ufa was despaired of. He underwent
surgical operation and parts of two ribs
had to be removed. Eldridge Is a
powerful man and has never dlsslnated.
He drove the knife Into Cochrane's
body several times with such force that
both ribs were broken and , one was al
most cut In two before it broke.
matter into the courts to test the con
stltutlonallty of the law, which is their
privilege. But in the mean time, I
shall take It that the law Is constitu
tional, and will proceed on that plan.
, "If plumbers wish to try work dig
witnout a license, well and good. They
must be ready to meet the expense of
court, proceedings, ror they will be
caught by the Inspector, arrested and
prosecuted."
said" to be dying. She said that her
husband had gone to Astoria, leaving her
penniless. Chief Hunt last night tele
graphed to the Astoria . police, asking
mat tney tell Dixon the serious con
dition of the child and the grief of the
wife and mother. Dixon was tolcl the
news, but said .he was not the Dlxoa
meant that his name was DIxen.
WILL OBSERVE PLANT
LIFE IN OREGON
District Forecaster Beal today sent
out a number of blank forms to corre
spondents throughout the state, who
will make reports to the local office on
the growth of trees, grasses, fruits.
shrubs and vines. The new department
is called "phonological observations,"
and will In the future be connected with
The special observers chosen by Mr.
Beats will preserve a record of the dates
when certain leaves appear, when the
first bloom shows and all other data
connected with the department The
records wlllbe forwarded to various
points in the United States and will be
used in scientific and agricultural ex
periments, 2TZOBO DXTB maXDXD.
"I learned that the colored women of
the north end were beginning to flock
together and so I ordered them ar
rested," said Chief 'Hunt this morning,
This morning in the municipal court
Patrolman Baty testified that he had
been given orders last evening by the
chief to raid Beatrice Lewis' house in
the north end.
Irene Crawford, one of the women ar
rested, was taken into custody last Sat
urday night on the charge of robbing
Alexander Croll of $10.
wnri oxaboes cbvxity.
Cruelty in the moat of its phases si
regards marital existence Is charged by
Bertha H. Bollva, who filed suit for di
vorce In the state circuit court from
Paul 3, Bolira this morning. .
ENEMIES OF SALOON
HAVE A BUSY DAY
FBOXJBmOiriSTS ADOPT WiT-
rbnu ooinAxataa rrsosra ( -
. jrUWCIATlOW OT. TBATPIO UMUHJ
VOX PAXTT TOIOTICS DXS
CUSSED SPEECHES HASB.
With the opening of today's session
of the Prohibition convention it became
apparent that the leaders in the conven
tion were in favor of the local optios
movement which Is likely to figure so
prominently in Oregon political affairs
at the approaching election. Almost
everyone who spoke, whether from the
stage of the auditorium ia the x. m. u.
A. building r from the audience deliv
ered some utterance showing the pre
vailing sentiment in favor of local op
tion. Chairman I. H. Amos, of the state
central committee, was emphatic in de
claring that if temperance could gain
an advantage by the Prohibition party
supporting local option planks In the
platform of either of the older parties,
then the Prohibitionists should unhesi
tatingly give such support
Aev. Guy Phelps of HUlsboro opened
the convention with prayer at 10:19
o'clock this morning. About 110 dele
gates and perhapa a score of women
were present
Chairman I. H. Amos, ot the state
central committee, followed with a short
address on the aims and objects of the
Prohibition party, and a brief synopsis
of what it had accomplished.
Mrs. Helen B. Harford, state presi
dent of the W. C. T. U., delivered an
address that appealed to the women
present and aroused the enthusiasm of
the men, the theme ot the speaker be
ing that the women were in the tight
for temperance as much' as the men.
She closed With a stirring appeal that
the coming national convention of the
party, in Philadelphia, be well attended.
Others who spoke during the fore
noon, which was given over to speech
making, were Dan Polling, who spoke
on the work that may be done for tem
perance by young men; Rev, K. E. Dun
lap, chairman of the state central com
mittee ot Washington, who came from
Seattle to extend the greetings of the
adjoining state; Rev. Hiram Gould of
Newberg, candidate for congress on the
party ticket two years ago, and Rev. E.
L. Tiffany of New York, who Is a tem
perance organiser ot national fame, and
who is to address the oonvention again
on practical politics.
The platform adopted:
The Tlatfom. ' .
"We, the representatives of the Pro
hibition party of Oregon, convened as
an assembly of electors, do hereby re
new our allegiance to th National Pro
hibition party, and re-affirm . Our state
platform of 11)00 as follows; ..
"We, the representatives of the Pro
hibition party of Oregon, in convention
assembled, believing the liquor trafflo
to be morally, politically and finan
cially the greatest evil resting upon
our country, and realising the absolute
Impossibility of securing the removal
of this crime-breeding, poverty-creating
and - soul-destroying business, except
through a political party created for
and pledged to this end; therefore,
i ''Resolved, That while there are
many other reforms regarding which
we hold firm convictions, we believe
it to be the part of wisdom to con
centrate our -efforts upon the one issue
which clearly outweighs in importance
all other Issues combined the prohi
bition of the manufacture and sale of
intoxicating liquors for Coverage pur
poses. "Resolved, That In the accomplish
ment of this one dearly defined pur
pose, we invite to party fellowship all
thoss who on this one Issue with us
agree in the full belief that the party
thus created will be endowed with the
requisite wisdom, patriotism, courage
and ability to take up and speedily
settle all social, financial, sconomio,
Industrial and territorial questions that
may present themselves,
"We pledge our nominees, If elected,
to strict regard for their oaths of office
and to the thorough enforcement of all
laws, whether they meet with our ap
proval or not believing such enforce
ment means better recognition of good
laws and the earlier . repeal of ob
noxious laws.- ;.,;
Foresee Civil Sighttonsnesei
"We commend the executive commit
tee of the party for Its wise, prompt
patriotic and self-sacrlf icing - action,
through which alone the people of Ore
gon will be given an opportunity to vote
at the coming election for a local option
liquor law of more than uaual effect
iveness and merit and we pledge for
the success of the law our moat earnest
efforts from how until the close of the
polls on the evening of June I.
"To the faithful members of our
party throughout the state, who have
stood so staunchly by their principles
during the years past under every
passible form of discouragement we
send a word of cheer. " We believe that
the time is near at land when the
great body of Christian voters will
cease to cast the same ballot as the
brewer, the distiller, the saloon keeper,
the gambler, and the dealer in the
virtue of women. We firmly believe
ONLY A 5UaaB6TiON ?
Bat tt Has Trovea of Interest and Tain
to Thoasaads.
Common sense would suggest that If
one wishes to become fleshy and plump
It can only result from the food we eat
and digest and that food should be al
buminous . or flesh-forming food, like
eggs, beefsteak and cereals; In Other
words, the kinds of food that make
flesh are the foods which form. the
greater part of our dally bills of fare.
But the trouble la that while we eat
enough . and generally too much, the
stemaoh, from abuse and overwork,
does not properly digest and assimilate
It. which is the reason so many people
remain thin and under weight: the di
gestive organs do not completely digest
the flesh-forming beefsteak and eggs
and similar flesh-forming food.
There are thousands of such who are
really confirmed dyspeptics, althougn
they may have no particular pain or in
convenience from their etomachs.
If such persons would lay their prej
udices aside snd make a regular practice
of taking, after each meat one or two
of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets the food
would be quickly and thoroughly di
gested, because these tablets contain the
natural peptones and diastase which
every weak stomach lacks, and by sup
plying this want the stomach Is soon
enabled to regain its natural tone and
vigor.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets digest ev
ery form of flesh-forming- foodT meat
eegs. uread and potatoes, and this Is
the reason they so quickly build up,
Strengthen and invigorate thin, dyspep
tic men.yomon and children,
In valid n and children, even the most
delicate, use them with marked benefit,
as they contain no strong, irritating
drugs, no cathartlo nor any harmful
ingredient
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the
most successful and most widely known
of any remedy .for stomach troubles be
cause It Is the most, reasonable and
scientific of modern medicines,
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold
by every druggist In the tfnlted States
snd Canada, as well as In Great Britain,
at RO cents for complete treatment
. Nothing further Is required to cure
8ny stomach trouble or to make thin,
erVouS dyspeptic1 people strong, plump
and welt . , . i
OFFICIALS
TO INSPECT LINES
- ' i- - - . ' . ) ,
President Hohler and 'Mr Calvin His Successor,
Will Go Over Properties Prior to Change
Rates Wifl Not Be Raised
President Mohler of the O. BV ft N.
left yesterday to meet B. B. Calvin, who
la en route from Salt Lake. to assume
the duties f general manager of the
Oregon lines ot the Harrimaa System.
At Mr. Mohler's, office this morning It
was stated that a special train wotfld
be used by the officials from La. Grande
and that they would visit Spokane be
fore reaching Portland, the Washington
branch of the O. R. ft N. being inspected
by the new manager. . Mr, Mahler's spe
cial with Mr. Calvin Is expected to ar
rive here Friday, v.. ?
Friday, April 1, is the day Set for
the change in the management of , the
Oregon lines. On ihat day, it Is offi
cially announced, that the Ashland divi
sion of the Southern Paclflo will come
under the control of Manager Calvin,
and Mr. Mohler will step down from his
place as president of the O. R. As N. and
will be succeeded by Mr. Calvin.' April
1 the operating officials of the Southern
Paclflo in Oregon will begin to: report
to .Mr. Calvin and all connection with
the Ban Francisco office of th company
Will be ended. Mr. Mohler has not an
nounced when he will leave the city to
take charge of his work at Omaha but
It will be within a few days after
April 1. '
Mr. Mohler Will be tendered a recep
tion by the business men of the city
at th Arlington club next Monday even
ing at 7:30 o'clock. Invitations will be
issued to (5 Of the leading business men
ot the city. The committee in charge
Of the reception is: W. J. Hurhs, Theo
dore B. Wilcox, A. L. Mills, E. M. Bran
nick and Dr. K. A. J. McKensl.
The future organisation of .the pas-'
senger department of the Harriman lines
In Oregon is still Undecided. The oper
ating problem, save for a tew minor
changes, have been officially settled and
announced, but as yet no word has com
concerning the future work of either
Mr, Craig, general passenger agent of
that a far .greater number will stand
for civic righteousness at the ballot
box at th coming June election than
ever before. W believe that , In many
precincts throughout the state our
party will move forward to second
place; but whatever the outcome of the
election, let us remember we shall re
ceive th commendation of the Master
not for our successes, but for the
faithful "performances of our duty."
Prohibition pontics, judged ty tne
method of opening the convention yes
terday afternoon and by th alacrity
with which an organisation was effect
ed, can be worked a smoothly as a train
over a greased track, with time left over
for speechmaklng and congratulations.
In less than an hour th convention
had been called to order by Stat Chair
man I. H. Amos, had been opened with
prayer by Rev. Mr, Austin, had appoint
ed its officers ana commute on cre
dentials and had listened to two stirring
addresses, on by Organiser 3. M. Glass
and th other by prot R. WTKalsey of
Albany. - -' - -' . '
Temporary officers selected were:
Leslie Butler, Hood River, chairman:
Prof. Henry Sneak, Philomath, secre
tary; Prof. R. W. Keisey, Albany, as
sistant secretary.
Th committee on credentials consist
ed of Bruce Wolverton, Portland; C. J.
Brtsht Wksoo! W. P. Miller, Dallas; S.
A. Lawson, Baker City, and Hlrma
Gould, Newberg. At a brief recess the
. , . . . .M M.i
lOliOWing eummiiieep win vuunu, muu
th convention adjourned untu iu:su
o'clock this mornlnat
On nominations!". A, Lawson, E.
Carpenter, D. L. French) B. L. Paget
Tassy Stewart W. A. Worsted, R. B.
Hood, Henry Sheak, A. W. Fankhauser,
W. L. Hicks, W. a Dennles, T. F. Day
and C. H. Chrlstenson.
On resolutions J. B. -Crooks, J. H.
Wood, Oliver Jap. O. K. Cobb, T. W.
Kidfedae. R. w. Keisey. F. A. Lawson,
O. W, Jones, W. R. Mallory, I. It Amos,
O. W. Blmona, 3. W. MoAlister and B
R. Bradley.
On finance E. K. Chlpman, Albert
Wright F. A, Lawson, H. W, Stone,
Homer Clark, Tassy Stewart, at. -it,
OdelL E. T. Wertsbaugher, T. Hagen-
beiger, J. P. Baughman, H. 3. Butts, X
Dixon and C. F. Miller.
Later in th afternoon th new state
alliance, a secret organisation, in which
both men and women hold membership,
and which ha for its object the spread
of prohibition, met and elected its first
officers, is follows:
President 3. P. Newell. Sunnysldet
first vice-president E. R, Bradley, Hood
River; second vice-president S. U.
Downs, Portland; third vice-president
F. B. Rutherford, MCMinnviiie; ireas
lirer. V. McKercher. Portland. Th se
lection of a secretary is to. be mad later
by th executive committee.
. There was a large attendance at tne
rally held last night In the Taylor-Street
Methodist church. Addresses wer de
livered by a C; Bronaugh of Portland,
Rev, Dr. a P, Hill of th First Pres
byterian church, who scored th mayor
for not interfering with gambling In
this city, and by othera
WEALTHY WOMANIS
LOOKING FOR SKIN
(Jonrael Special Bervtee.)
New York. March 0.Dr. A. 3.
Fulton of Brooklyn, has offered 1300 for
three Inches of perfect healthy skin.
His advertisement saysi "Three hun
dred dollars will be paid for three inches
of perfect, healthy, skin, female bru
nette! wanted immediately, absolute
secrecy guatanteed." The doctor' pa
tient Is said to be a wealthy society
woman.
The story her ai to her Identity and
on what particular place the skin Is to
be grafted, has caused a news rivalry
which is amusing. All sorts of stories
are being printed, but as 'a matter of fact
none, so the doctor declares, are correct
9XSEBTM ASBXaTES.
Joseph Hllscher, a deserter from
Fort Flagler, was arrested this morning
by Poltoe Officer Lulls. He was lockd
up in the. city jail until th officers at
th post can be communicated with.
CASTOR I A
For Infant and CUldren,
fba Kind You Have Always Bought
ars the '
Olg&fttort of
MEET
'the Cl r. A tf- or Mr. Coman, assistant
general passenger and freight agent of
the Southern Paclflo; These changes
will, be announced . when Mr, Krutt
sohnltt, transportation manager, arrives
from San.. Francisco. ; .f i , '
Manager ttoehler of the Souther Pa
cific has not yet received word concern
ing th departure of either Mr. Krutt-
schnitt or Mr. Stubbs from San Fran
cisco, It was reported that Mr. Koeh-
ler, together with Superintendent Fields,
was bound for southern Oregon where a
conference would be held with the of
flclals from the south, but Mr. Koehler
stated today that h had received ho
word of the plans of .the two officials
and did not know when they would ar
rive. Although Mr. Koehlersthought it
possible that the officials might com
north without advising the manager'
office, still such procedure was not
usual. ,
It -is now believed that Mr. Krutt-
schnitt and Mr. Stubbs will arrive In
Portland either Friday or Saturday. At
that time Mr. Calvin. Mr. Mohler and
Mr. Koehler will be on the ground and
a final conference can be held to deter
mine minor local Changes and to settle
th passenger department problem. It
is expected that Mr, Kruttschnltt and
Mr. Stubbs will remain M the city sev
eral days and that they will be in at
tendance at the reception to be given
Mr. Mohler at the Arlington club.
Traffic officials pronounce the fears
of shippers groundless as to the raising
of San Francisco rates. , The -union Ot
the O. R. & N. and Southern Paclflo In
th state is not expected to affect rates
to the south because of the water com
petition. Trafflo men say that should
steamer rates be raised by the Harriman
management Independent steamer lines
would eagerly rush in for the trade at a
cut rate and this contingency will serve
to maintain present rates now.
1
TZXJkAXOOX VOT HXCISSAWIiT A
TXBMIjniS Ot TBfi FBOJXOTXS
WIST COAST XOm. SATS WXL
UAK KEIO SOUS YXaOBOTTS
CBXTXCXSK Ol1 TKX TOWH.
"If Tillamook wants a railroad It had
better change its demands," said William
Reld, attorney for th Portland, Ne
halem & Tillamook railroad, today.
"We do not have to build to Tilla
mook! in fact w have another line
projected down the Nehalem river that
w must build anyway in order to reach
a rich country, but th line down the
Wilson river to Tillamook would b the
shorter one and probably preferred,'
were all things else equal. Tillamook
people desire that we guarantee to them
that our terminus will be at their town,
but that we can not do. Tillamook nas
only nine feet of water. It - is on a
slough or marsh and not on the ocean
at all. . While we are willing to give
Tillamook connection with th world W
will not bind ourselves to stop at their
town, and not to build any farther, and
I do not believe th cltlsens there will
persist In their demands.
"If court down there was held oftener
than twice a year we could condemn the
land and the cost wjould not be great
but the delay In waiting on a eourt that
meets onoe in six months Is too great
Th land at the outside valuation would
not bring mor than 120 an acr. We
require only eight and a half acres to
th mile, and there are not many miles
needed to give us a right of way in that
district but owing to the delay we
will ask th Tillamook people to re
model their request ,
"Building can be commenced when
ever w find what Tillamook Is going
to do. W have moat of th right of
way secured, but in a few places there
are spots where Individual owners are
trying to secure a high price for their
right of way, and these people Will have
to modify their demands before con
struction will be Commenced. AS Tilla
mook has been, shut off for six weeks
at a time this winter because of bad
weather and lack of boats it should hot
hang back for long."
WILL OPEN OFFICE
FOR ASIATIC LINE
J. V, C. Comfort of Ban Francisco,
who, as announced in Th Journal last
week, l to establish an office In this
city for th management of th Chinese
Commercial company's steamship line,
arrived from the south this afternoon.
Mr. Comfort said to a Journal re
porter that he would b her some little
time and expeoted to Some Portland
people Interested In the Steamship pro
ject tomorrow.
Th Chinese Commercial company is
to work, according to Mr. Comfort in
conjunction with th Harriman rail
road system. Portland Is to be the home
port of the company. This line will
carry on the Sam lin ot business as
that handled by the Portland-Asiatic
Steavaahlp company, which also works
in "connection with th Harriman sys
tem. In view of the marked Increase in th
strength of the Harriman system dur
ing the last few months In the west
the new steamship project indicates
that Portland is to rapidly become the
chief seaport city of th Harriman lines,
and is to make still further inroads Into
th business for which all the leading
coast cities have been striving during
th pas 10 years. k
STOREY'S PETITION
RAPIDLY SIGNED
A. formal announcement wai mad
this morning by W. A Btorey that he
will be ah Independent candidate for the
office to succeed himself. He gives two
reasons for entering th race flrat that
according to precedent he was justly en
titled to th regular Republican nomi
nation for the office: and,. Secondly, that
his record as sheriff for ths past to
years "will bear the closest scrutiny for
economy and close attention to busi
ness." - ' " - , .1 :,
"The total number' of votes cast n't
ANOTHER
DOWN
NtllALEM
CANADIAN MONEY
WOODARD, CLARKE & CO.
Largest Wholesale and Retail Drug Store In America'
SPECIAL,
Easter Novelties
The t eflalnder of our splendid stock of Easter
Novelties will be cold irt the) next ' . '
l 'THREE; DAYS'"
The price reductions are general and sweeping, every
one : of the unique, artistic and fascinating little
mementos Included. , " - ,
A general reduction of 25 per cent will be made, '
IN SOME INSTANCES MORE.
- Beautiful assortment of fcute little Chickens arid ;
Sonnies ? both in Papier Mache and Austrian
Bisque as low as 2c up to 33c.
ARTIFICIAL EASTER LI LUES
- Regular 65c. tcv close at 25c ;
Regular $1.25 to close at 35c
. FLQRIDA PALMS
The Natural Palm, presented, never, fade or die.
Just the thing for all kinds of decorations
45c to $11.50
Imported Gold Fish 23c Each
Homeopathic Remedies, ' Medicine
Case and Family Doctor Booka
Greatly Reduoed.
Tooth Brushes
W fully guarantee our new Antl-
septio Tooth Brush to suit any
mouth Regular 35o,
Special 23c
Art Skins
FOR BURNING
Th only complete lin in th eity.
ALL COLORS.
65c, 75c, $1.00
Exchange II HiiSS?E& Exchange II
PRINCPAt SUD-STATION POSTOPPlCn r'
th last election for foyernor," said
Storey, "was 17.108. I shall need 614
name to run independently. ' Two hun
dred and fifty signers wer obtained
yesterday afternoon, and by noon to
day the required number was almost
secured. I ant going to win In this
contest, and don't you forget It"
"MOTOR AXIS" VICTIM
BADE ON ROCK PILE
: t "-
Fred Black Is cured of "motor sale."
the extraordinary treatment prescribed
by "Dr." D. D. Jackson, th eounty
jailer, worked wonderfully, , and this
morning Black was taken out of the
dungeon and sent to labor on th rock
pile, v
In order t avoid working Black de
cided seven days ago to become afflicted
with locomotor ataxia. Jackson learned
what was coming and was prepared.
When Black, Whose education is limited.
declared he had "motor axis' and hopped
around Ilka a half dead bullfrog he was
placed In th dungeon. Th mad was
stubborn and refused to admit he was
faking. After an examination Monday
by Dr. Oeary, th eounty physician, and
Dudley Evans, the county health officer,
Jackson added to his novel treatment by
plaolng Black on a bread and water dtet.
This morning he capitulated and ad
mitted he was cured.
ARCHITECT'S NARROW
ESCAPE FROM DEATH
' Joseph Jtcobberger. th Portland ar
chitect, earn near being drowned In
th Albernl canal yesterday. He will
arrive home tonight. He and a party of
live, Including Rev. Father Thomas,
were In a canoe, bound from Clayoquot
to Alberni, B. C, when they encountered
a storm. Their oanoe waa capslsed, and
they wer rescued after much hard work
and great risk by a telegraph lineman
named McKay. Mr. Jacobbrger went
on, th trio in connection with some
architectural plana for an Indian school.
H was to return on th steamer queen
City, but she was disabled In a heavy
storm, and th relief boat did not call
In for th party, so they decided to at
tempt the canoe trip.
EASTEI& NOVELTIES
Irr a multitude of varieties. Before buying you should left OUT
own exclusive ideal manufactured by our special artist
Nowhere else will they be found. Also a Urge liqe of Eastern
and European novelties for Ea$ter. Prices raoge from two
cents to 50 cents each. s
D. M. AVE RILL, & CO.
THB CURIO STORE! 331 MORRISON ST.
REpElVi O AT PAR
Gold fish Food 10c a Box
BRASS CANDLESTICKS, In eld
and Polished Brass 60 V 75f ,
'and fl.OO.
Flower Seeds
Immense variety of f rsh eds,
5c and 10c Packages
FREE LESSONS '
In Photography
TWICE A WEEK. '
Monday, Beginners. Thursday,
Printing anal Developing. -
If you are thinking of attending Bush
nas Collet, you annot afford to Ignore
tha best on In town. W hav th
moat thoroughly equipped Bualnesa
College In th 3Peiflo KorthwaC j
BEHNKE-WALKER
BUSINESS COLLEGE
teams Sleek, tlxtfe and Jtorrlaoa.
at Mala ISO. Say aa VifM.
From th Chicago Nws. :
Professor Corncob, the great war ex
pert, having drawn hie salary by the
t l A et 4 K h.nw I 1.1.
...aw iucn, .C.IITU ..vk ... ilia
chair for a brief rest. Just as he was
iiumAiilB Kwnr miv urramiina a
citizen of Dauphin park going to bus
iness a voice called down the tube:
"Smoke up, W go to press, in halt
an tiour and are shy tnre Russian vic
tories, ir you can't make them up rrom .
th news dispatches say so, and we'll
get another man." '
TviiKt wuum mumer inline ok mo,
sighed th professor as he proceeded to
light up preparatory to killing 18,000
Japs, blowing up a torpedo boat and
t,hes known facta th finish of Japan
with mathematical accuracy, - v
Even while he had Japan sitting up
nights thinking how It could walk into
Russian traps a boy outside the window
Jarred his reverie by calling In a harsh
voice; "Double extra! Port Arthur cap
tured for the thirteenth time by the
JapsI'V. i: ' "' "
. oxaAimro TiiTa itasts rzsz.
In burning out , the flu at Mo-,
Closkey's saloon, near th Union depot,
this morning a small lire was started.
In response to a still alarm th depart-,
meht from central station responded
and the flames . were Quickly extin
guished. The loss was trifling.
i