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THE OREGON T D Ajiy r JOURNAL. PORTLAND. ' THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 2.
GOOD BUSINESS IS ,
-DUE TO GOOD ROADS
That Is the Keynote of Many Splendid Speeches Made at the
""-- Second Day's Session of.the National Good Roads '
: - Convention, at "the Exposition.1...
WHAT COVER NMENT HAS bONE FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAYS
It Now Costs Twenty-Five Cents a Ton a Mile for Transporta
Vtion Which Will Be Reduced One Half by Following u
; J. Suggestions Outlined by Convention. - , '
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'' The second day's session of the- dele-'-
gate to the National Uood Roads con
vention opened by National Secretary-
R."W. Richardson this morning at
JO o'clock 'in the. Auditorium at the
exposition jtro'unds.
" On the p6rt of the, exposition ' state
commission. Harry, presented tha
delegates a box of Hplendld - Oregon'
" cherries, -And It" waen't-very long be
for those cherries we're no more.. The
secretary of tha convention then read a
latter from James M. Wilson, secretary
f the United States department of
, agriculture.- In which ha stated his ln
ability to be present at tha convention.
A similar communication -was read to
r the delegates from Representative J. H.
Baakhead f -Alabama, who expre ssed
... to hop that in tha near future national
legislation would come to tha aid of
. those seeking the betterment of public
highways. W. M. Hays, assistant sec
retary of agriculture, and George B.
- Cortelyou. postmaster-general, also sent
letters of regret and promised hearty
'. support to the national good roads
movement. ' . -
George- W.-Cooley. president of .'tha
Minnesota Good Roads association, and
"chairman of tha convention committee
en credentials, presented his feport,
which, was as follows: . 1 V v
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- "Your- committee .on credentials re
spectfully reports and recommends that
all persons duly appointed and regis
tered with the secretary and those who.
may hereafter register tas -delegates repT
resenting states, counties, - ernes or
organized bodies, be admitted as duly
accredited delegates to. this convention.
".":.' OYegos's VnbUe -toada.
i ' Judge1 John H. Scott," president of the
Oregon Good Roads association, fallowed
with an eloquent address on "The Public
Roads of Oregon." Tha highways of the
etatejrere jaiacussdlngeneral and In
detail, and remedies were suggested for
tha betterment of.the roads of thecom
monwealth. --"""- T '
. "It costs S6 cents a ton a mile, as
the- roads exist today, for transpol ta
ttoo.' he snid. "Py spplylng the sug
gestions outlined beiora mis convention
that cost can be reduced one half."
Mis remarks - were frequently Inter-
runtad bv aonlause. At the 'dose of
Judge Scott's address. President W. H.
Moore, of the. convention, complimented
Judge Scott upon his speech, and aaked
lilm to give his views on convict -labor
upon the publlo highways. By the tone
nf Judge Bcotrs remarks It was evident
that he Is. 11V favor of uslng-srlsoners m
rl-msklns:' President -Moore,' who fol
lowed, also was In favor of convict la
bor. The question was discussed by a
number "of delegates and considerable
lirM Thrown on the' "issue.
Martlh Dodge, director 6T thaofflca of
publlo Toad rrmulrles, department or ag
rlculture 01 tne initea biic io(u
men t. was next Introduced and gy
tlirrt sketch uf llie lamona national
mm riinnlne- from Cumberland, - Mary-
' land, to BC Louis, Missouri, and built by
the government mors than 100 years
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Xrooal Cooperative oad BnUdlng.
In his eoeech'on "What the Gove'n
ment is Dots for IJondt."- the speaker
pointed out' that h local Siopertlve
system employed by the government la
rned bulldtnK throughout , lhf coumry
had had extremely satisfactory resitlm.
"The services f expert road, builders
and civil engineers had neen given Dy
tha amvernment. together wlt!Texpensle
"" machinery. 1t a numbef " Of ' localltlex
who sod lied -for the same."" said- the
speaker. J This question of road build
ing "y the government has' not yet bees
'given the necessary consideration 'by
LEAVES GRIP OF
GOLD BEHIND
California Man Departs "From
rrTraln " nd " Forgets Satcflel
Containing Nuggets.
For bbut an hour this morning D.
H. Jackson of San Francisco, who came
to Portland to see the fair and visit
his nephew, in the employ of the Port-
- land as oompanywas a kedly fright.
ened man, believing that a valise con
taining 1400 in 'gold dust and nuggets,
' as well as valuable, papers, had been
stolen from him. The property was re
covered by Detectives Reslng and Car-
"penter. - -... .1.., . .
' . On arriving In the city Mr. Jackson
alighted otr the east Bide,-because of an
"-. ac Ident blocking the passaire of the
train. -His vnllae was missed shortly
afterward. The , police were noticed.
The two detectives discovered the grip
-' In another car, where ft' had been left
by' Mr.- Jackson while ' he-was in the
smoker. It had 'fallen under a seat,
"where) tha -other pnaaengere and -trainmen
had hot seen It.
I Peter Peterson of 1019 Wljllams ave-
" -nue complained to the police today of
the theft of his horse fend baggy. The
horse was tied to a tree at Parte and
Davis streets and when-the owner re---
' turned he found the-hitchlng strap had.
' been detached from the bridle by the
thief, "tj --
. The meat ., market of J. Kurath at
-vlOOl Carbett street was broken into la,st
': night Tha burglars turned everything
1 In the shop topsy-turvy, but secured
'only l cents. -
. Patrolman Nl Son handed In a report
at the police station this morning that
a Japanese was held up last night at
srk and Courh atreeta and robbed of
$0. He was unable to learn the name
! of th victim. --; ;
While A. Monlee of 0T Fifth street
f was sleeping at 15 First street -his room
was entered and tit fld aigold chain
and charm and a revolver atolen. "
Kr. Wrlgnt to Preack.
. W, Merle St. Croix Wright pastor
r the Lennas Avenue Unitarian church)
7s rw Tftrk cltT, will be the- speaker at
text - Sunday i setvlces In the Audi
toriuus. Rev. Mr. Wright Is one of . the
rn.M popular and best known Unitarian
preachers In the country. It was he
" who presebed- the nertl ' sermon St
ih buriJ cf Anion Seldl.
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the federal authorities, but I have hopes
that In- th Very--near future nvn-e-a -
mm Ion will be tv ' i". , -.-.
extracts from Prei ident Roosevelt's f-
Ci-IK v.e.:;ii in '...-.-.... .. ......-.
lie referred liidliaK-tly tw-"toverninent
support In road rnukli.t. were dlted by
the. speaker. - Roads built by the govern.
menr at Grand- Forks and at - Far fro,
hJbrtlr lBkot,7Wre; touched upon br tha
speaker as Illustrations of governmental
work In thia direction. . . , .,.
"Our own country has- made .far less
progress In road building than the poor
est countries of Europe," he remarked.
''It la found that local taxation Is not
tha better plan for building rosds." ; . r
Oood moada Mesa Oood B as lues s.
J. B:Melkle, secretary of the Btate
Good Roads association and of.the Se
attle chamber of commerce, spoke on
"Good Roads and -Good Business," and
showed conclusively ' that the one de
pended absolutely-tm" the other.
In his speech on "The Road System of
California,'-". N. Ellery. commissioner or
highways of Californiagave a running
account of the trials endured snd the
results obtained by the road-builders of
the Golden state. ' "Good Roads for col
leges and Schools' wss the theme of
William Jasper Kerr. LL. p.. president
of the Agricultural college of Utah, who
Lshowed that the moral-tone and educa
tion ana cultivation or vommumuvs De
pended greatly on the condition of tha
roads leading to the seata of learning.,
"Good Roads a Factor In Progressive
Agriculture," by James Wlthycombe of
the Oregon Agricultural college and ex
perimental ""station, and Traneoonti
nental Highways," by James W. Abbott,
representing the United States, .govern
ment for the Rocky mountain "and Pa
cific coaat states, imparted considerable
information on their respective subjects.
v Afternoon Program,
Thh following program is being tar'
rled -out this -afternoon: 1 -
Address. "The Road Movement In Illi
nois." DeWltt W. Smith, president stste
highway commission; address, "The Use
of Convict Labor and County Prisoners
on Publlo Road Work," Lionel Rr Web
ster. Judge Multnomah county r address,
"Convict Labor Under the Trusty and
Reward- System," Joeeph D. Leo, ex
warden state, penitentiary and secretary
Portland board of trade; address, "Prac
tlcal - Road Construction," George ' W.
Cooley, civil engineer and president Min
nesota Good Roads asnoclatlon; Address,
"Road Legislation," Professor F. ..
Young. University of Oregon: address,
"The Press "and vne Roads." E. L. Pow
ers, editor Good Roada Mags sine. New
York; address, "Taxation for Roads.'
Charles C. Csnfleld, Cleveland. Ohio: ad-
(NlTess, 'The Roads of Germany," II. B.
Thlelsen. secretary Oregon Good Roads
association , . . , :I j . .
- Before an audience of nearly J 00 dele-
jratesto Lthe good-roads convention I. P,
Uu an(j Milford Wlgle, the two ad
venturous employes of the Olds motor
works of Detroit, who won the I1.J00
prise for first crossing the continent
in an automqbll, yesterday told of. their
experiences. ,"
"We want to say right now, and be
fore' we say anything else," spoke Mr.
IIuss, "that the -roads of Oregon are
the best this side of Chicago. And we
also want t aay that the people of
Oregon, and of the weat In-general, are
the bast In the country. We are deeply
Indebted to you for your hospitality and
good .will, and feel amply repaid for
our long-journey In the enthusiasm and
encouragement we have received since
we have been In the state of Oregon."
His traveling companion,- Mr. . Wlgle,
gave utterance, to similar sentiments.
STILL, SHALL VOICE
MAKES HIM PAY UP
Guilty Conscience Sends Money
From St. Louis to Portland ll
Consolidated Railway.
-' "Postofls In Dlsgise.- Dear Treas
urer: Please axcept this ten dolere as
konshus' f und. --- OILTY CON8CHUS.,
: "Devide among stockholders.".. , ;"-
Accompanied by a draft for 110 this
letter cam to the general ..off Ices of
the City eV Suburban railway now the
Portland Consolidated one day last
July. 7 Since ' that Jt,lme four other
drafts, each for $10, have come from
tht-same soiirre. .All the letters -were
In envelopes postmarked S. Louis, Mis
souri. - - - - -. ...'.,
'The letters have been received st ir
regular Interval; .the last came about
a month ago. The officials f the com
pany have no knowledge of the Identity
of the writer, and no Idea of she amount
of money his . restitution-Installments
will ultimately smount,ta - Theyjbelieve
him to be some conductor fnroierly In,
tire employ of the company Who yielded
to the temptation to appropriate to his
own use a considerable number of the
rhlrkels be collected from the passengers.
ami are entirely satisfied to receive the
money and refrain from- any attempt to
trace the sender. . .
Only one similar rase Is on record In
the streefear business In Portland. Some
years ago an ex-conductor came In per
son to one of the officials of the old
City a fluburbsn company and handed
hlml2.S0. with the remark
- - VI took that amount of your company'!
money when I was working a a con
ductor. Now I'm 'square' with you. I
feel a thousand dollars better.-'
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.looking Accident to a Olrl.
While Mlsg Ida-Smith, an employe of
the American Can company, was shaping
cans yesterday ..her right hsnd was
caught In the machinery ' and three
Angers wereVb badly torn that they
had to ba amputated at 'Ootxt'Samarltan
hospital. ; I .
Aotor Xa Mot to Children.
' At the 1nrltatltn of Barney Bernard,
tha young Jewish actor, the lebrew
orphan children of the city will witness
his production of The Financier" at ths
matinee next Saturday afternoon, at the
Ma regain. " 1 '' '
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FRAW 071 AGED IS
CHARGED AT FAIR
Employes of Spectacle-Selling
Concern Accused of Charging
. Excessive Prices.
MANY COMPLAINTS MADE
v BY THE PURCHASERS
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District Aftorney-Takis Matter
Up and Will Prosecute if ,
,. Cause Is Found. . V
M. Bornsao tf Lewiston. Idaho, today
complained to District Attorney ' Man
ning that he had been victimised by
opticians who are working in the Reed
Optical Concession company's booths at
the exposition. He said he. hd. be.en
charged 171 for a pair of spectacles
which Dr., J, A. Stewart, an oculist, de
clared were nol worth more than IS. 60.
The caae baa been given, to Deputy Mo
ser, who Intends -to prosecute-It-Under
the Oregon statute of gross frauds.-r-3
Bornsao -la 61 yeaia old. -aed, stated
the'aistrict attorney hat he was de
ceived by S. Nathan, claiming to be an
oculist and physician.' who made him be
lieve that he was In danger of going to
tally blind unless he secured the glaaaes
which Nathan recommended. .Dr.. Stew
art, on being consulted by Bornsac, In
formed him that hie eyes were not de
fective, and that he had been made the
victim' of a fraudulent Bale. '
Ths'Reed Optical Concession company
is operated under the name of the well
known optician, Walter Reed, who atated
today that he wouldjnake good all rep-
fesentatlons by the men at the expoel
lon . grounds, and that he had already
caused -the. dismissal of several who had
not obeyed orders and had not, dealt
honestly with customers. -i ' '
Complaints have been frequent. Many
people state that they have paid large
sums of money for spectacles, and later
learned that they had been victimised
and that their- money had been taken
from them under gross misrepresenta
tions. . .
The Concession company bad about SO.
seen at work In the 'booths In the
Manufactures, Machinery, Agricultural
and Mining buildings, where they conduct
a - lively traffic. "Barkers" Jure the
unwary into the booths, and It Is said
msny devices are reaprted to to induce
the purchase of -goods.
It Is contended from the"HnT5urof
the' complaints that many -of the men
-employed by- the company are subject
to prosecution. ' -' - -
-: Instances are known of persons who
paid large sums for glasses! or bottles
jaf so-called panabeas for all Ills known
to eyes, returning to ? demand - their
money back and receiving It without
ven having to return tha goods they
had bought,
The plan la to have some "spieler"
bring-In victim, who . Is examined.
When the diagnosis is; made he Is Ill
formed thst he must do something at
once." else he will lose his eyesight en
tirely. He Is convinced by the plausi
ble arguments and the show of learnings-
and becomes alarmed, and pays
alrooat any sum to secure - Immediate
relief from Impending affliction.
."I know a woman who paid $30' for
a .little-' botUe of atuft that
fit glveri away at all baj-Uer shops.Tsald
Fred Kennedy, the Fifth street barber.
"Her folks laughed, at her when she
brought It home, atld' the mcir sbe
thought about It hu madder-ana got,
She went out to the place a
aaid she would like to have the $30.
Bhe made no threat, and-was very nice
about it. They gave her ISO without -a
word, and didn't even ask for. the return
of the little bottle. The bottle would
retail maybe as high as 60 cents, and
waa, declared by the 'experta' at the fair
to be a panacea for any optical aliment.
'Mrs. Everett Thorp, who lives at Wood-
lawn, and visited the fair on Pioneer
day. declares that "boosters" for the
concern attempted to -force her to bi-y
They broke her glasses, shs .declares,
and -refused to repair them.
Plontrer day JM the way, was a red
letter day for the 'experts. "Many old
people 011 the grounds, it la aafd. fell
easy victims to 'the wtles.of the "spiel
ers." ''." -;
FINAL ARGUMENTS IN
MARTIN-MURDER CASE
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.. taucclal .niioatch to Tka' JosroaH ...
Pendleton,-Or.; -June IS. Arguments
were made in the-case or tne state
against drover' Martin, accused Of the
murder of.O. M. Preston, this morning
and the case will probably go to the
Jury late this afternoon. -
- The defendant yesterday took . the
stand and told the hlatory of the tragedy
and the Incidents leading up, 10 ix. ne
denied tha alleged relatione with Minnie
Preaton, stated that The believed that
Preston was srmed at the time of The
fight and that he shot,, believing his life
was in danger.1"1" -
MAYOR ASKS THAT
. ..WARSHIPS REMAIN
Mavor George. H. WIHIama wired the
war department at - Washington this
Sftemoon requesting that the warships
In this harbor be allowed to remain for
threeor four dayslonger Jhan sched
uled, that the city of Portland may
have, an opportunity of extending the
offloers on the men-of-war a public re
centlon svne night "next week at the
Commerr-niTlub rooms.
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BmphM State SooUty.
The New York State society enjoyed
a very pleasant evening In the Elks
hall, Marnuam building, last evening.
A musical and TrMTary program ' waa
given as fullnwa. Violin , solo.
Miss Alica DOtigneny;yccai som, mir
Ktbel Behacrell-. reading. Mrs. Morton
Doty; planoifcsolo, Mrs. William Mar
shall; vocal solo, Mrs. W. H. Heppe;
reading.' Mrs. Morton Doty; violin splj.
Miss Alice Dougherty.
The society holds Its meetings now
In the Elks' hall, on the first and third
Wednesdays of each month. ' The next
meeting will be on July (. -
1 Another "Fsrslfal Seottal. -
The demand for a. return "Parsifal"
recital haa been so Insistent, that Mr.
Innea has consented to repeat- the con
cert next Monday night. , This demand
comes n6t only from those who were
unable to be present last Sunday night,
but also from those who heard It. Tin
recital will be given in Festival hsirnn
Monday right at I o'clock, -
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What's ka jramaf-
"ln1eUMl lndlfe.tlnn" la h.
new aHme
(nr s tnnltltiKle .at, .tonl.rh troubles. It Is tha
reengnlatd fne n -ft itlsene, kidney
tmnhlea, enmtlpatloa. Satnlencr, InBansolloa
of the lilaitiler. n-uralfl.. headarhea, dlulneaa.
pneaillcltia. anl rbenniatlam. urean Augiiat
Flower arie rlht afler tnf-trtln.l I()i1lgralln
an4 qulrklr eleara It net nl the Inteatlnal traet,
tptMf eurlng an. or all of the allmeaia Bes
ttonett. Trial hot He, 2A-. Big bottle, 76c. At
au atUflllla, uet.wrreas Aiaaaaac . -
ACKNOWLEDGED HIS
- SHARES OF FEES
Testimony Jat j. to Kribs'-LPay
. tpents for Expediting Pat--
. ents Is Given.
In ths afternoon the examination of
Judge Tanner . was ' resumed along ths
lines of the morning. He was aaked to
Identify ths entry made In the firm's
books of the payment of SI. 000 by Feed
erlck A. Krlbs efrly In June, and the
autement rendered In July "Blvldlng the
Lproflts of the business for ths preceding
month. Ths eptry snowea too nrm re-
celDts-to have aggregated ll.TSO and,
after deducting office expenaea and
making proper allowances, the division
gave to each member of ths partnership
about S7S0.
The -letter written by Judge Tannes
remitting this amount to Senator
Mitchell , waa produced, and ths letter
written by he senator in ' return, ad
knowledging receipt of ths same, wait
submitted ' in ' evidence. The witness
stated that the cash receipts for this
month included tha 11,000 payment tost
had been made 'by KrlDs June it tor
having. the title to the lands passed to
patent by thesecretary of the Interior.
This completed the evidence of the
government at that time regarding the
first iJtw list of -Tsnds furnished the
firm for expediting patent, and District
Attorney . Honey's next questions were
relating to another list that had Been
made out aa forest reserve lieu land
entries In this matter Krlbs had made
application two years preceding, having
filed with his application power of at
torney from F. A. Hyde and another,
but the matter b.ad been held up In the
general land office ever since. He had
given the case to the Mitchell it Tenner
firm to ascertain If tha matter oould not
be expedited. Judge Tanner wrote to
Senator Mitchell In regard to It, stating
In the letter: -
"Mr. -Krlbs has paid up ths fees jwhlbh
he waa to pay In-thw timber land notices
in the Rooeburg land district and ex
plained regarding the last caae that he
had considerable money tied up In them,
and was anxious to get the patents
Issued, as ;he could not get' his money
out of them until he secured title.. The
closing request of tha letter was: "If
there Is any way In which you can expe
dite sjsuance of patents 1 wish you
would do so. :
District Attorney Heney also brought
up ths checks paid by Krlbs to the Arm
of Mitchell Tanner, to prove that they
had been indorsed In the -Arm nam-",
which was additional proof that the
money . Indicated therein' had gone to
the nrm account, as was usual with such
transactions.
PREYED ON POOR
OF THE NflRTHWEST
Servant Girls and Workingmen
Victims of Prudential Invest
r : ment and Security.
Fifty-one servant girls and a. number
of workingmen have been victimised out
of sums ranging from' II to 1S00 by a
concern known as the Prudential Invest
ment at Security company,- according to
Krneat Brand, an .attorney, in the dis
trict attorney's office. He declares the
company la a fraud i that - has - been
equaled in the extent f Its operations
only by t.he Tontine Diamond company,
whose existence in tha northwest was
terminated by criminal actions begun by
- Circulars Issued by the company show
that It is organized under the laws of
Oregon, that It haa an office In Seattle,
fend that through Its instrumentality the
legislature or California' passed the law
which prohibits "fake" concerns from
operating in that state.' People who re
ceived the-circulars and who do not
read the papers invested, and Mr. Brand.
who -received-, a complaint from one of
the victims, has -learned after a few
hours' work that 11.000 waa obtained
from servant girla and laborera in Port
land on promises to double their money
In a short time. More waa obtained -in
Seattle and still mors In San Francisco,
the 'headquarters of the company.
The agent of the Prudential company
In Portland is F. W. Winn of 2t South
Seventeenth street, who told Mr. Brand
that he himself was an Investor In the
company, and that If there was anything
fraudulent-about the concern he was ss
muck a victim as sny of his patrons.
Mr. Brand says the state treasurer of
California has Informed hlnv that the
company has javerdeposltedthe8,00(H
as alleged in tne -circular. e nas
learned that It Is the successor of the
Empire and Fidelity Trust -companies,
SURVEY FOR A NEW- ,
ROAD IS COMPLETED
'(Special Dlapatrh to Taa JoaraaL)
Grants Pass, Or., June SS. County
Surveyor Reynolds has Just finished a
preliminary survey fdr a new road to
the oranite Hill mine, or ratner resur-
veylng ths old road and putting it on
a better grade. The old road up Louse
creek was built- by- the - early-miners
along. the creek and was never made a
county road. Now that there Is a town
at Oranite Hill the county court will
be aaked to mkke a county road of It.
Since the American Goldflelds company
has been working the Oranite Hill mines
11 nas expenaea iaxge sum .os money
repairing the -v-rbaOS and - does not
fast like keeping It uiTahd have at the
same time to do its annual road work
In the lower settlements where the road
Is regularly laid- out. -
CULLY MURDER CASE - w ;
u on nr SUPERIOR COURT
(Special DUpeteh -to Tha JoaraaI.) -
Walla Walla. Wash.. June SS. Tlie
case of Harry flchbnlebepcy, charged
with the murder of his friend and com
panion, Dudley Cully, was taken up In
the superior court this morning. Cully
was -mysteriously shot on Che platform
of the W. Ik C. railroad depot here on
the night of June i.
ABANDON FAST TRAIN'
BECAUSE OF WRECK
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New Tork. June SS. President New-
men cf the New Tork Central announced
thls-mfternoon that th. schedule of tha
Twentieth Century Limited will be re
stored to 20 . hours as a result of tha
Mentor wreck. ' . .
EDWARD H0LMAN CO.
PLANS FOR BIG BARNS
v .- f
The Edwsrd Holman Co.. undertak
ers, have let contracts for construc
tion of a barn at the northwest comer
of Montgomery and -SVernid streets, two
tones high. M by to feet, to cost 14,01
HART JAY DIE AS
1 RESUlT OF DLOV
SBaas.BJaTaTgTBB '
Longshoreman -I Who Resisted
Arrest and Was Cudgeled In -'
Serioys Condition.
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TOLD SALOON MEN TO.
KEEP PLACES OPEN
While Drinking Collided With Po
liceman Who Struck in 1;
Self Defense. '
Ned Mart, aviongshorewsn, lies at his
home on Irving, near Thirteenth street,
dying as the result. It is said, of a blow
On tha head administered by Patrolman
HUL who arrested hlnv Hart Is said to
be suffering- from concussion of the
brain. ' '-.: - t - - - "i-" '
UdMI a short time sgo Hart was In
ths employ of Browq A McCsbe,' staves
dorea.- He had been drinking heavily
for three weeks or month. Ths day
previous- to the municipal election he
called - on " number -of saloonkeepers
and tali, them to keep open their places
of business on ths morrow. ,T .
"I am a deputy sheriff, he said, "and
Word has told me' to Inform you that If
ths police Interfere he will protect you."
On election day Hart met several
saloonmen on tha street and told them
practically the aame thing. ; Captain of
Police Qrltimaeher - heard of this and
sent an officer to take Him to tha po
lice atation. There Hart waa asked what
he meant by circulating such a story,
snd answered that Sheriff Word and
Governor Chamberlain had " Instructed
him to tell ths saioonmen to keep open.
He waa' cautioned not to repeat ths of
fense and allowed to go.
Hart Continued to drink and June I
created a Ulsturbance near a saloon at
Morrison and Eleventh streets. Patrol
man Hill was summoned and placed Jbim
under arrest Hart, it Is said, attacked
the officer and Hill used his club. .
After-being held In confinement a few
day jHart waa taken. Into tha police
court' and ,releaaed by Judge Hogus on
his promise to create no mora dlaturb
anees. He left the court room In ths
company of his wife. - v, - .- .
He went home and was obliged to go
to bed. aa ths result of his dissipation
and the blow on the head. Dr..C H.
Wheeler -was summoned to attend him. .
'I think there Is ,ho question that
Hart will die." salUDr. Wheeler-late
this afternoon. "The Immediate cause
of death. If auch proves true, will be
apoplexy. The man . haa .'been In bad
condition for some time. ' Of oourae.
the blows may- have something to do
with It, but are not the main causa."
G. A. R. VETERANS TO
BE GUESTS OFTHE FAIR
I
Tomorrow will bs'O. A. R, day at the
fair and the veterans and their wlvea
and daughters will be guests of honor
at the exposition grounds.
At 10 o clock there will be a large
parade . under ' the eqnduct of, Oeneral
Owen Summers After tha 45-mlnute
procession at) will go. to ths Armory
where exercises win be held. The vet
erans will Visit 4hs fair grounds In ths
afternoon.
Comrade Charles H. Hunt will com
mand tha police escort of the parade
with two platoone of officers. Oeneral
Summersi marshal of-tha day, and hla
special aides, J. 8. Fosa, T. B. McDevltt.
P. It. Neals ahd others will follow. frre
officers of the Q. A. R.of Oregon, Third
Regiment band, O. N. O.. the five local
poats of O. A. R, dlsttngulahed offlcera
of atate and city, Washington posts aa
ths Relief corps will bs In tha parade.
MISTOOK CARBOLIC
ACID FOR MEDICINE
-1"
(Rpeelal Dlspatcti te Tke Seorsat) -
OrsRta Pass. Or.. June S3. William
Rutherford, who Hvea near- Iceland, and
who came near killing himself Monday
night by taking carbolic acid by mis
take. Is getting along nicely. Not reel
ing well, he went to the medicine cheat
for a almnle remedy ha Is In the habit
of taking and took- the wrong bottle and
swallowed the contents he realised his
mtotake. By taking prompt measures
his life was saved.
This la the second tlms within the
last month that the same mlstske has
been made In that aedtion. A man at
Placerwentla take a dose., of cough
medicine and 'took carbolic .acid in
Instead. As soon as he discovered his
error he started for the- doctor's office.
a short distance away, and was soon
restored to his usual health.' .
HART IS BIGGER MAN
THAN POLICE CHIEF HUNT
atrolman Hart" was cleared of the
charge of Insubordination preferred by
Chief Hunt before the police commis
sion last night. ' The patrolman was
asked only one question of consequence.
'On-the dajr-the- fair -opened and -the
big parade waa held didn't you cheer
Dr. LaneT" asked the, chief.
Tea. sir; I did. and In the same cir
cumstances I would do it again, was
the policeman's' reply. 1
Though Hart waa accused of making
remarks 7 uncomplimentary to-the chief,
It was not shown that he .had exceeded
the constitutional rights guaranteed him
aa an American cltlsen. Hart wilt not
lose any part of hla wages on account
of the trouble. "
Johm Bichblatt serionsly Hurt,
Falling from a scaffold at Seven
teenth and Couch streets this morning,
John Eichblatt, a carpenter, austalned
ssvere Internal -'Injuries which may re
sult In his death. The police wars noti
fied and Station Officers Wendorf and
Qulnlan went to the scene In tha patrol
wagon, but found the man so bsdly In
lured that an ambulance had to be sum.
moned. In which hs was conveyed to his
homo st tit Bel I wood street. .The car
penter has a wife and two small child
ren. .. . " - .V..- . ' -.
final Isepecttos of Vortage Boad.
Final Inspection- of the state portage
road' at Celllo will be made tomorrow
by the state-portage boards-composed of
the governor, secretary oi stste sna
state treasurer. .They will" depart fot
The Dalles on the morning train of the
R. t N. and return tomorrow night.
The Inspection will . ba followed , by
formal ncctptancs of ths road on behalf
of the sta,e.
.1 XUbrary , Closed Two Days.---
The reference department of the pub:'
s library wtlt bs elosed Friday and
...rrf- June -91 and 14. In order to
move the books from ths flrst and sec
ond flors. On and tfter Sunday. i Juno
St
the referenes departmeni msy be
found in the Ella Smith memorial! roam
on
the second floor of the library build-
lng.
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marksmen open
competition Shoot
Many Good Score Made by
1; Knights of th Rifle at the
" "T "Traps Today. ,
Ttj twenty-first annual tournament!
of-tha Sportsmen s Association or ths
Northwest opened this morning at lrv
lngton park, onder-happy auaploes. The
results of this morning's shoot followa,
ths numbers t ths top of each column
show the number ot targets each shot
at: - . ' ' , .
Name . - . Targets
. -t ! 1, 15 2S 10
Eaton 1 IS -
Sewell . , , . . , waVCl I . It --..I
8(tlllman ..... T .r .. SS. 1
Cowing '14 SI S
Gllchriat .-r.;;.....r i-43-Sl 9
W. A. Hlllls I It 14 SI
Mack . ,..;.Ta.ta Tc It IS,, f
B. E. Ellis IS St fl
1 .011 see T t 10 10
CJewley 4 .- Ti -It
J. T. HUlls ........4 "is s
Thompson ".;.lt- t It M
Dlttberg v T. . IS' Sl, .4
Melss ,4..,t..iS. 4 10V !
F. Hows t -7 II II 1
Coopefr, ..It T t IS i.3S rr t
Sneard .....It 10 11 "JS J
a. w. Miner.'. ....j. s u
T. Ffimlth t 7 IS !--
Canlirr-i-.n-mi-rrnll - It -14 - S4 - It
Quiet 1 . . . . i . i ... . T-
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Abrahams . v. .....
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H. Ellis 4
Culllson t
Carlson . . . . . . v. . . . . S
Holohan 1 -.
Hughes '.. t
Seaner '
Deonnest T
I. A. Smith rrf. yrm It
Huse t
Selvldge ........ ... 7.
Bigelow v "
Dickson vrr S
W. R. Thomas t
T. B. Wall, ...It... 1 -Mocins
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Bill Mltler
Winters . .
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Hooper . . .10
J. T. Downs 7
Walker .. . 4
Humble . . .., 7
Jaeobson. . t
Collier ............. 7
C D. Clark '. t
U Q. Smith 4
Nell 7
Mohan ......... ..t. 7
H. R. Bus '. 4
Bybee ,10
W. McMulIan ......
Masley , I
McElroy ........... -7
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Q. W. Cooper ....
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EAST SIDE COUPLEt
- - UNITE FORTUNES
' - -...'.:.
On ' Wednesday evening, Jans . SI,
George Vath snd Mlaa Orsce J. Klnsey
were united-in marriage. Rev. Andrew
J. Montgomery officiating. . The cere
mony took place at tha bride's home and
none but the nearest -relatives and a
few Intimate friends was present. . Mr.
Vath haa just completed a- home in
Mount Tabor, at Hawthorne avenue and
Rowland streets. He has been con.
nected with the linotype fores of The
Journal for ttortia time. Mre. Vafh Is
a well-known east Aide girl snd haa for
several years .been a teacher la tbs
Stephens school. .,-;'.
fist
LOSES FINE TEAM
Reports to Officers That Horse
Was Stolen From Pasture j
: Sunday Night, - ,
Igseelal Dlapatf-h te' The Journal.)
-Albany. Or., June 1 22. DH. Thomas,, -j--
a promlnsnt farmer of Shelburn. last
evening complained to tha sheriff that a
tins team of horses belonging to him '
had been stolen from his paature last
Sunday night. .'- '
- James riavelt Issv"T'' '
- James-Finch.-aged 44 years. -died In
this city at 10 o'clock last night; after
an Illness of nearly t our yearSw, Hs was ...
a native of Ireland, and had- lived in
Albany for 12 - years. . Hs was for tlio
last ten years engaged In the. real es -.
tate business. " He leaves a widow
and one son, J. A. Finch, a Salem . grt-.
torneyr The funeral will be held toi
row..- . f-- .' r
An inquest wai yesterday held' over
ths body of the lata W. R. R. Blrks, the
drayman, - who- oommttted-aulcMe-- ty
ahootliig Tuesday. The remalna wars
laat evening taken to - Bherldan. -where
they will be burled today." Ths family,
consisting of four sons and three, daugh
ters, will remove to the-boms farm In
Tamhlll county,
City in Darkness. -
- At Xebanon yesterday noon ths dam
supplying ths- electric light plant with
power went out and the result is that
ths city Is In daknesa, the plant being
compelled to abut down. Tbs - water
works. Supplied with power, from the
earns dam, la also out of commission
temporarily and the town for a few days
will bs In danger owing to ths scarcity
of water to fight possible Ores. - -
STo Saiosm Uosinss.
The -city council' of Lebanon was .
4 called upon for a aaloon license on Tues
day night and a hot llffht- resulted.
Bilyea A Fltsgerald recently erected a -aaloon
building In the "wet" pseclnct,
which Is In the residence part of tha
town, the business-portion of ths city
being In the-precinct going dry last
fall. The firm had completed the build
ing and stocked up for the business
when the application for a saloon license
wss mads to the council. ,AU six mem
bers were present when - tha - matter
came-up-to- a vote -and a tie resulted. -The
mayor declined to vote and breakr
the tie, and while ths charter was being
consulted to aseertaln the'duty of the
mayor m the premises, one of the coun
cilman who had voted for ths license)
changed his vote and the mayor was en-
abled to declare the motion to grant a,
license lost.- ' : ' - --
VICTIMS OF AUTO '
ACCIDENT AT HOSPITAL!
Sufferlpg from hysteria, Madge Grant,
who was In the automobile accident -near
the Twelve-mils house Monday
night, was taken to Good Samaritan
hospital last night. She was calm this
morning and -will probably be able to
leave, the .Inatl tut loirthls evening or
tomorrow morning.. .......
In an effort to conceal - her Identity .
the girl gave ths name of Hasel Stone
at ths hospital. Her relatives Hvs at
Rockwood. - - -'----
..Fred R. Allen Ilea dangerously 111 st
St Vincent's hospital. -At times ha Is
slmost rational, bnt most of the tlms '
he Is delirious. A close, examination -
has shown that hs is suffering from cont-ca
cussion of the brain; no fracturs or tha .
akult -can ' be " located." Spinal ' men In- .
gills may -develop-at any time. -
.. 1 1 '' .
ROADMASTER INJURED -
IN COLLISION WITH TRAIN
' " -- JMm.U-1 rl-a B. aVa. fTVaB TaHMal k ...
TT-jtr-.isj Jimm n as i ,av avsi Mat. f
Wslla Walla, Wash June 22. J. g. ,
Connors, . 0.;-R,Tk N. roftdmaater. was . !
brought to -Walla Walla on a special
train la,te '.laatnJght suffering from In
juries believed to ba fatal, caused, by .
being struck by a construction, train '
near Paige atatton on the Snake River-'""
Valley road yesterday, sftemoon. Con -nor
"wss inspecting track on his electrld
ipeeder. and while traveling at ths rat
of -SO. miles an hour met a construction .
train on a sharp curve. Connors, was '
drawn under the train before it could
be stopped. Physicians amputated one,
leg this morning. - - . . ; :1 ...... ..... ., v
LUNATIC PERISHES. IN
FIRE THAT HE STARTS
j, 11 1 -,- J ; . r
(gpeelal Mapatrk: to Tha Jonraatl
Republic, Wash.. June 2 J, George
Harrlgsn this morning set fire to hla
cell in the county Jail and before kelp,
could reach, him had rssffocatad. lis -
was confined for insanity and -had pre
viously shown suicidal gaAnla. : . .