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f-ubllgoed every 'veun exi-pt Sunday)' and ry Sunday morning at -
' . , Tii'HiwH Portland, "Oregon ;
r iWVESTIOATE AND RQSECUTE AS WELI .
- 1 iV TTtyTAW .A --ck Ir-
V JO W iV UU plIIViail)r
IV 'Attorney Rtddell Through which
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r Mand regardless of the welfare of the -wards of the court,
then he should not jBe permitted ; to v resign1 and thus
'4 terminate a" scandalous incideijtwhich involves the integ
'vity of the court itself. The .conspiracywhich has been
in progressT and through which Upton and Riddcll
jj profited'dealt quite as severe a blow to the court as'it
;did to the estates'" Which came under its jurisdiction. ? If
c i Upton in" one discovered case' fised,' unauthorized, the
t Signature of Judge Webster directing heirs, to estates, to
uitT4hitUltLovt&l&ll, leiaOndoubtedlyr.done
V in others:' If be has7-theif?here should be. a rigid in-.:-vestigation
of probate affairs so'that everything relating
j to them be laid bare for public .inspection not only, for
"t the protection of the public, but for the protection, of the
court itself. All of this 'should be-done. in addition to a
A rigid prosecution Ipr Upton. A public official who. has
proven Jalse to his trust' should pot be' permitted to es-
" cipe without whatever punishment the" law provides for
is derelictions.' In this way alone oart the public grafters
; r be sooted out and given what they deserve! r " . '
' Investigate Upton Imt prosecuUJiira as wellJjfJiJs
" ' V ' stait (akn( 1s Vim Ytm Kn evil lift r(
all va ivuuu uiav aav sur-v . as . S J v
i ishable under the statutes 'he should
only because of his. own wrong-doing
1 11 topthersimlarly placed in" r'elatipn
BOX ORDINANCE. AMENDMENTS.
XL COMPROMISES on the
-be looked upon-with suspicion.
by the last council was so
" that it could, not "be' broken. ' For Ws "reason it was not
'satisfactory to the liquor interests and. for the same
reason it has not proven satisfactory to the new council
t 'which is anxious to make amendments. Two.. new ordi
t nances have already been presented and already a cotn
; promise has heaved 'in fight f,If the hOrfest purpose is
tto have a box Ordinance'that will prove effective, here is
! one that-has. served the purpose .in San -Francisco and
; under the provisions of which the box ordinance busi-
nes has been kept within proper bounds.' ; .', -
"Section 1. No "person engaged in selling spirituous,
malt or fermented liquors or wines in quantities less
, than one quart in any barroom or saloon, shall sell any
- ; liquor to be-4eliv'red or 'used or 'that shall be delivered
1 or used in any sideroom, backroom, upper-room or other
, apartment in the same or any adjoining building con
. V reeled by use with such barroom or saloon, ..excepting
only open alcoves or booths open at the top and without
mwBtura not over six icci in neignr,
.f-hrroom.or.?loo;or.rt
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. customers ;"or-ny words or sign upon
i nifying that; such entrance is for ladies,
. any partjculac1ass, persons ; or is a. private entrance
- Y to stfcl :bacr6i3ai'vittr.' "Silwrr, or 9 any jther apartnjent
ei jsi'connertiQji. thejreyith; provided, that nothing
herein , contained' 6haH,' prohibit , the serving. of such
;.r liquors to jguestsnv.ainbtes or restaurant having a'valid
5 ' 1- "SecZ .2 Any person convicted ot
i 1 provisions ;of this order. shall bejpunishedbyaiine
days and for every second violation
:penaltiea jsjiall beidoubed.'' ' ;
rrT-TOOSEVELT'SREAtEST PERFQRMANiCErv
:i t D' RE I DENT ROOSEVELT is the' recipient of
? I : world-wide acclaim on account of his successful
-J - ; -fforts to bring Japan and Russia together in 4
: f peace conference that had a successful issue .for all for
V , . eign rulers seem" to agree that except for him there would
i ave been no such conference, and that-except for his
- persistent influence and efforts the conference would
. 1 . have broken up without agreement. "' 1 .'.
. ..4 If these Conclusions respecting the president's influ-
v frier in hrinoinir ahtnt th rnn(,n m A i-
its. action be correctas, they probably are to a great
.v... ... tm iiv Hiunii wen ciuiticu (o an me piauaits
with f hich he is how hailed. If, in brief, President
Roosevelt, by his affirmative action, stopped the war
and brought about a lasting peace, he has-certainly done
the world a greater service than any ruler,' statesman or
commander of his time, if not greater than any one of
any- time. " i ' "" . ., .
rAnd if he was the controlling factor, last as Veil as
: first,1 he , alone is. entitled to the credit, -lie had no'
r astute, profqund secretary of state at his elbow to
prompt bun at least during the conference,- when he
"rang up" the czar and the mikado, as well as had- com
munication frequently with the envoys, and urged them
to come to terms. His wisest adviser in such an affair
was lateijr punea, and :his successor
THE PLAY
t il- Kor the first time on any stage, Esra
h . TKendall and company rroducad Sydney
; . I . Rofwnfsld'a comedy, "Tha Barntormer.
. , 7. ' i the Marquam Orand lasti night before
ma Buownc inat was rrlendlr and ap
praclatlva. i Tha.aUr wae'callad before
the curtain and. In hla brlf talk, aug
gested that the author should be called
for. "Whlfch was done. Mr. Roaenfeld
told tha audience that It was an Im
portant factor in the aucceas of a flrat
nlgbC lie ahoweiwd Kendall with com
pllmaqta. aa Kendall had ahowered him.
th all - thla f mi
feellhg It Js doubtful -if .'The - Barn.
atormei-" will erer iw Tirana: ' rf
coursa. It was m premier. There aia a
hundred and one thinks that
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limwii H Imarlns the new play araw-
T IIUUIB. UUL BL11L IT Will tl
1ns -the metropolitans away from es-
- uDiianea succesaea or Inst aeaaon and
l the promising ones of thla. It Is not
j the best play Roaenfeld has written.
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, 11 in moat engaging Kendall
has produced. . . .V -
J. The barnstormer is a strolling player
and philosopher, big of heart and strong
of nature. Ha lands In a New England
village and plays to 26 cants gross re.
wtpta. a coloniser gives him a horns
and eventually makes hirn a ;"apaclal
writer- on the weakly publication. His
quaint aaylngs attract attentian ..J -
j Jha laat act we And him elected to tha
V Jagtalatttre ' This, with tha InaWble
I love altar, forms Kendall s part In the
1 . play. - ., j - ... . -
There Is a counter-plot, to be' sure
' parontlaas child, a brother who- auf
1. fare for the sake of another and th.
. ssjwBr o rural eharactars tadig-
ON DAILY JO URN AL
INDBP8NDBNT tlEWSPAMfc - --' - -, ' '" ,
PUBLISHED : BY JOURNAL PUBUSHWO CO.
rah(Tmnta With
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he manipulated
eyes, of the future
: GET
iHE JAIR
nAv r(fnm eii-en-
BaV v aMie
be punished not
but as an example
to the, public ser
box ordinance will
The one passed
thoroughly guarded
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Norway,
terming part Ot
.ndltk-4o have-mud. power.
any entrance "sig-
or1 families or for
violating 1nr nt iiif
of this order the
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and England will
is tiff on. a trip to
penaable t a down-east drama. Home
time it strikes a heart-string. Some
times It showa the trained hand ot the
dramatist It Is eplgrammatical to a
degree. And finally It Is InUreatlng.
But after forgetting the pracooious child
companion, of the barnstormer. It will be
hard to?flndn -original idee, in the
piece. .'.. "
Among the chief faulta of the play la
the length tf time before the under
lying dramatlo, theme Is - Introduced.
Again, many of the brightest llnea'm
the play went "over, their heads ". last
night because pt ay goers .are not; aa a
rule, familiar with stage -parlance a
fact which' authors, as well aa actors,
are pron to overlook.
1 Mr. Kendall's acting was. as ever, of
the highest natural type. "He 'manages
eomehewtjO-eaert-tha- tear-compelling
qualities and the quiet causes .of laugh
ter thatiiave made hltff one df burlforer
most comrrtlans, its has an abl
niatail Hulli,
the aweetlieart. eymnathetlcallv. and
Ethel" Brandon atruggied valiantly
against frightful hoarseness as Clare
Dwight, the widow. Several good com
edy parts were well done by members
of the company. .
"The Barnstormer" will be Men to
night and , tomorrow afternoon and
night. - RACE WH1TNET.
Its Weak Side.
From the Bt Louis Post-IMsrstrh.
The agricultural department has been
leaking for the benefit of Kew fork
brokers. The government ' Is easily
punctured from New Tork. ,
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From the Topeka State Journal.
Andrew Carnegie praises poverty. s-It
has bean a long time since 'Andy tried
It, you . know,, and distance Jesus ea
ehaatmeat, ".- '": ;
no. . oavou
The Journal Building, Fifth a4 Yamhfll
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Labrador; no cabinet ministe was' at band for. con
sultation: but depending upon himself and his-strong
sense of, ritiand duty, he entered upon and kept up
the delicate business, one which no European monarch
coil-liave"done7until the desired result, was -accoift-
pKshed.r--7i"'t ;J----''-i r-- "' ' ' - "
, President-Roosevelt: has done some notable things,
and may'do more, but we think-,' has done and .will do
none that will approach this feat jn importance, in-the
historian.: - ; . '
INTO THE FAIR HABIT.
has now been in operation 92 days; it
Has 45 days yet to run. it is piain 10 uo seen
that the fair.wfll soon be numbered among the
things ihat wereThose ho propose to iake advantage
of it should make the most -of the chance during. Sep
tember. Jt is the rule "here as. it -was at 'St. Louis
that the local patronage of the fair has not been, as great
as, anticipated, while the patronage from the outside has
gone far beyond expectation. If such an exposition
were being held 1n San Francisco Portland people would
flock' there " by the. thousands - and consider the cost
money well spent: ': But being right at' home and con
tinuing for four and a half months nearly everybody
considers he has plenty f time and so postpones the
serious taking in of the fair until it is too late. "
-The present month will be essentially the great month
for the people-living in the inland empire. It. should like
wise be the month, for the peopU living in Portland and
vicinity. - Visitors from abroad have done their full duty
and will do more; it is now up to- Portland-to do its
full share in the same respect so that when the fair
closes we ourselves will know it as thoroughly as the
average visitor which, is not.no wane caseU-TiiereJa no
good reason why the total attendance at the fair should
not far exceed 2QP0.000; indeed for the small fairs it 'can
make a record, provided the people of Portland turnout
en masse and enjoy it to the full extent' There is not
much time left to1hink it over and those who do not
soon Jake advantage, of the opportunity will have; no
chance left to do so. " -v - : ": '' . :.
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NORWAY AND. SWEDEN.
VERYTHING is acnarently quiet in Sweden and
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altnougn tne iat;er recenwy .voiea al
most unanimously lor a - separaiion jrora
former, to which it has been united under a Swedish king
for 91 years There. was talk of war at first, buf ft Jhas
died" down. - " -'.'''"V::--" ' ; - "7;' '
The bid king -of Sweden and Norway as practically
abdicated, gone off for a prolonged rest, and-left the af
fairs, of. state in the hands, pt his son and heir. The
Riksdag appointed a committee to prepare terms of sep
aratiqn, and probably will frame such a plan as Norway
will accept At least Norway' will sever the bond of
union, has in fact done so already,, and it is-.improbable
that Sweden will 'go to war about it, though some im
portant details will yet have to be settled. - v"
Meanwhile Norway is casting about for a king, prefer-
. . . c 1 r . V... Mv kin a T'ritieS)
He will prdy beta figurehead, and a good many Nor
wegians are well awar'.Uiai 'there ,is really no use for
him,and he may be dispensed with altogether doubtless
would be except that then Kaiser William might prompt
Sweden to' make-war on Norway--- '.4,' 7;
;Th Scandinavian people -are really democrats, and
have no use for a monarchical, form of government, but
may! keep it up awhile' yet rather thanincur the trouble
which the meddlesome kaiser ...and other .dtyine right
strutter and splutterers might-make. -zr-.
DISSATISFACTION, OF COURSE.
OMEf theRnssitrmr-arenpt satisfied, of tourse.
; Some people are. never satisfied with anything.
Russian papers are now half, lamenting, half
boasting that this peace is only a rest; ah interlude jn
which Russia's main business will be to prepare to re
new the conflict with the same objects in view as here
tofore.. Very well, if this Shalt be Russia's policy, Japan
act accordingly. In the meantime Rus
sia may have its bands and means pretty-well employed
at home :. . ' ' . ' ' -
The Japanese are also dissatisfied They think they were
cheated out of the fruits of victory at Portsmouth. Hav
ing won such an unbroken series, of victories they im
agine themselves invincible. They murmur that no con
cessions to Russia should have' been made They, too,
will look forward' to k renewal of the war with pleasing
anticipations. But this, feeling will probably die out in
large part as time passes. - .--.o.. '.
By' the 'time Russia geta ready to: invade China and
fight Japan again, and 4hat Japan is again able to resist
and vanquish the Muscovites; the sentimept of the world,
and ofthe leading nfen. of those nations as well as of
others, will be snore strongly for peace and for other
adjustment of national differences than by the arbitra
ment of war, than it is now; ; - ;
. Both the Russians and Japanese, nigh and low, would
better accept the peace terms cheerfully, and bend their
energies toward reconstruction," rehabilitation, develop
ment and the victories of peace. ' , . ,'
LEWIS AND CLARK
September "T-We followed the road,
which here left the. creak and turned to
the northwest across the hills. Poring
all day we rode over these hills. Into the
rlvsTto'lhi left, and at a dlatance of II
miles came to s large creek called Fish
ereek, emptying Into the Columbia,
which la about slxtoilles from us. It ha.l
rained In the course of the day and
commenced raining again towards eve-i-
ing; We therefore determined not to
leave tha low grounds tontgTttrand Sfttsr
going up- Fish reek fout-mtte farm.Ml
Which wa passed la well w.t.r.j, ifw
nnnnma ni sisti arssn,
mi these
re narrow. Two msa ware aent to-pur-chase
fish of the Indians at theWouth
of the creek, and with the dried fish
which we obtained and a deer, and a
few aalmon killed by tha party, wg-were
atlll well supplied. Two bear were aim
wounded, but we eould procure neither
ot them. , yr-
r, .rr Oh, Pfudge. ' -'
Mr. Pflster naturally pfeels that this
Is pfar pfrom pfunny or oven pfacetloua.
In pfact, be U almost Inclined to think
that aomebody has been -altogether too
pfreab. Chicago Record-Herald.
T. "Another Pfit '" ':
Mr. -Mater, Milwaukee's pforemost
and moat ptuaoua pnnancltr. . denlea
pflatly the charge of pfelonloua conduct,
end , pfearlaaalypfacas Ue ptoe. Chl-
so--,iruuaevy , ,
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SMALL CHANGE
. It is said that almost Anybody with
normal organs by living-right can live
100 veara. Think of ltM-e cnua -corn
now may. live to see the Panama can-U
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And tlten possibly Rev. Wash Gladden
thought the exposition' money was
tainted. .. : ,r-. :
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' .The Russian people are kloklng about
the congress the csar Is .going to give
them, and yet . the Americana put up
with the senate without rushing Into. a
revolution. - -' . - , j. . .. .
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" The City of-Portland "Is a M,f r
Some will drink more beer then they
will plgk- hope.. . ' - r ,'.
The St. Johns mayor' and councilman
dp not get much (salary, J.ut look' at
the amount of fun they are having.
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1 How suddenly the fair would collapse
If It. were not for the women, an un
usual number of whom are there-today T
M. Wltte wants to wind up the peace
business and Visit some American cities.
Invite him to the beat one in, the coun
try, if not the biggest, and to the fslr.
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Railroad talk won't always end as It
began In talk only, or. even In surveys.
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How the' Giants are falling.
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Rusaia didn't care for the -eouthend
of Sakhalin anyway, and Japan wouldn't
take tha north end as a gift..
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Now' 'we"" know ' what f Will lam -"toi
Nlcholaa-rto de whatever Teddy said. ,
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. It is said the suiun's dinners coat
$5,000 a. day. He .could 11 va cheaper Is
a New. York hotel. ( - - - '
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If Russia can borrow money enoutfi,
Ctiarlta Bchwab may ret a rat ship
building Job -yet - n . , . -
..Jh boas mllllnera say tha women
must not go out bareheaded. Next they
will be ordered to buy a new hat every
seventh, tlma they go out' .' ; ; ..
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A'- fall month - has . arrived, ": but tha
summer season has official permission
to linger about threa weeks yet
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President Roosevelt sara tha negroes
1 ..i.l Mlm ttia"-,itrlt.'fjW1r''g",'
thinking of chickens..
The Russians are' good flghters-m Si
paaoo conference, -
Fortunately President Roosevelt Isn't
the sort of a man to get -an offensive
case of the swellhead. ,
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The head of the mtlllners co'mblne,
Madame Hunt, says that man milliners
become effeminate and lose manly char
aoteriatlcs by dabbling in "laoes, flowers,
frills and furbelows. Tory likely, but
Is that any worse than tor women to-be-come
mannish, and lose womanly char
acteristics by doing work more fitting
for a man? And how many men mllll
nera are there,' anyway ?;vr-rr--y-r--
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This -time It was father killed by
hla son for ' a deec - While . the - young
man weepevne ooghralao t be kicked,
once for every tear),, Theresa no ezeuaa
whatever tot , this . speclea - of man
slaughter, unleea the fatal guif Is ia the
hands ptaaldlQt . . ii-, f ;' " "
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We bear no more ot the semsky aobor;
now It la the douma somethlng-or-other.
In final result the difference may be not
much more than , between tweedle-dum
ant tweedlerdee. . . .
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
One hill of 'potatoes near Pilot Rock
contained -11 potatoes, "weighing It la
pounds, the largest one S pounds. r
Catching crabs Is a new SHets in
dustry.' '. .."..;" .
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Is to have a bank. ,
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A farmer living near Athena has a
fine crop of broom corn, which ha. will
manufacture Into brooms. At' Salem,
where there is a factory, broom corn la
worth 80 a ton. j
A Brownsville family whose children
consisted of six 'girls was rejoiced with
the arrival of a boy, and conalders seven
a lucky number. , '. - '
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-; Freewater la soon to ha've-its first
brick building. ' . , I
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The Freewater Times having decided
to go out of business, the cltlsens got
together and Induced the proprietor to
atay by agreeing to support him, so that
he need not go hungry or in rags.
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''Celestial doctors" are bunkoing; .Waf
lowa people .7. .- i
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A North Yamhill man hag invented b
long-felt want a machine that Will re
move. boiled egg from- the water and
remove the- sheik He deserves riches.
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Men digging a well In the .Glendale
eohool grounds .encountered wood and
coal at a depth of 20 feet, some of the
wood, being in a fair state 0,f preserva
Hon, while psrt ot It. had been trans
formed Into' coal. Th .gravel and dirt
beneath the- wood has the sppearsnce of
having been a river bed. In the -dim.
distant past, probably thousands -jf
years ago. .a landslide evidently, has
taken place which concealed end pre
served this wood to the 'present day. . .
M a.
rfuckshdt)tlng fine now on Ooose lake.
I t Ikevlew Ksamlnerl The marshal says
he never
r knewwht trouble married
TOive.unUL.reccnUylnc-ao
men cou
msnf of 1 twe riRPfiew wmili'ir n tTtTT
of-
gone to Portland to visit tha fair and
left their hutmtcg-gt" homr. it keeps
him busy keeping these .men off the
streets nights.
Many aouthern Oregon farmers resort
ing to ensilage. , . -
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Drain' mildly booming,- spite of Its
name. v . . . " ... .
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'Many fine grapes being shipped -from
The Dallee i
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'A lone caribou, said' to be the flrat of
Its species ever found In the Blue moun
tains, was killed - In Willow basin by
sheepherders. It having run Into camp
when frightened. It la supposed to. have
wandered away from a herd In the moun
tains of northern Idaho, ; ,
Two Grsnts Pass men will separately
gtr Into, -the pigeon-raising business os
da. laraa' acala. ,
I7ATER F:iT CLf.Zi"3
Contlnued from .Page One.)
ana they were burned with their con
tents. The manager say a that mere was
little In the dock in the way sf mer
chandiae, therefore - the principal loss
this company sustained was in toe puiw
Ins?. - - . .. - . '
Before assistance could be rendered
the fire had reaohed the O. R. A N.
propft-ty to the south. In less than 29
minutes -after It caught, - the owners
stat. that It had burned, down. There
were seven flat ears at this dock, which
were burned,- and otbera were being en
dangarsd by- the spreading tta
Orlaata, OargoeS Btmsl '
, The contenU of the dock were esti
mated to be worth II 00 J) 00 and the
building itself waa wgrth 160,000. -"No
report-was available as to the extent
of ' the Insurance. The contests con
sisted Of 17.000 sacks of. flour, Whtoh
was to be loaded Immediately on the
Asiatlo liner Numantia,' for Japan. The
following grain was burned also: 411
aacka of bran, 1.000 Backs of wheat,
1.04s aacks of flour, 00 aacka of feed
and 4S0 sacks of oats. ' ' -
"A violent wind was blowing dyrlng
ins progreaa 91 me ore ana apartus new
In a westerly direction and to the south.
But. for thla wind the firemen could
have confined the flames easily. - Sparks
fell across the river on the milt property
adjacent and set Are to the plant of the
EasternftWestern Lumber company. v
V :. names Orossi Btves. . ..
The hose of the fire department could
not cover the entire .. territory - where
aparks fell and bucket brigade were
formed by employes of the various prop
erties to asslat in the work. These were
kept rushing to all parte- of the threat
ened ground eir both sides of the river
wherever a new blase sprang up, and it
was only with .the greatest difficulty
that the fiamea could be kept from
breaking out In many places. -
f he dry kiln of the Eastern West
km Lumber company, -on the west side
of the river, caught, and before the
bill eonld be extinguished the-loss re
tained aggregated about $5.000.JVlce-
Presldent M. F. Henderson of this com
pany said that he did not think the
total would go above that figure, but
when he spoke the tire was still burn
ing about the yards. . and the fire de
partment was making a strenuous effort
to get it under complete, control. ' The
mill did not seam to be in danger, but
until the fire on both side of the river
was quenched, " it VLwasl impossible to
determine . bow" far the - flames would
spread. Greatest vigilance was main
tained In every part of the yards, and
the' crew, of, the miU was kept, on gusrd
protecting company property and aiding
I th finmn
Oordwee Ablaa.
From the dry kiln the Are spread to
a dock adjacent which Is used by the
Banfleld aV Vesey- company, and was
piled with about 100 cords of . wood.
This was burning at a late hour.
despite the efforts of the firemen end
property-owners adjacent, but It aeemed
that tha department would be able to
keep.. the flames to this property, al
though nothing could be saved on it
The losa to this company will be
about 1600, making the total loaa sus
tained up - till 1:10 on the -weat- aide
bout t,000 or $7,000.
-At the Banfleld-Veysey dock- herolo
work . was done by a large number of
cltlsens who responded to help the fire
men. One gentleman- immaculately at
tired lost his silk bat while throwing
burning cord wood Into the river to pre
vent the spread of the. flames. . '. ' ..
The fire boat - was -badly handicapped
at - the, Alhlna waterfront fire, owing
to tha -strona- wind that blew. The craft
eould not maintain her position In the
stream with., sufficient steadiness,- and
had to work-in where she eould get
shelter... 'Otherwise '.she .did yeomah
service, and -proved a -valuable factor
m holding the flame in check. - t
' ' 'w Fir la ett. -Teluu.'.. ' ; ' r
Flre swept. "the -manufacturing dis
trict along the waterfront of St. Johna
this morning and caused losses exceed-
ing-4100,000. 1
The mills ' of the St Johns Lumber
company and the 'Oregon' Fir - Lumber
company and . the . woodysrds of the
Peninsula Wood company were, totally
deatroyed; some damage -was suffered
by'Jobe's flour mill, and the Portland
woolen mine ; ''::.....'.-
The fir started near the St. Johns
Lumber company's engine-room beneath
the ' elevated roadway oA'' Burlington
street, and swept through the entire
plant, a distance of tto feet south to
John street and north 70S feet through
th Oregon Fir Lumber company's plsnt
and-the Penlnaulk wopdyards to Craw
ford street" Nothing remains of -the
fine manufacturing plants, thousands of
feet of lumber,and 1,000 feet of- docks
belonging t the. lumber companies, ex
eepting a - 'smouldering, . jumbled mass
of ' machinery end the charred - piles
along ths waterfront. .
Had It not been for the timely ar
rival of the Portland flreboat the de
struetion would have been greater.
Thirty minutes after the fire wa dis
covered the fire boat had been dispatched
to the scene and wa pouring four pow
erful streams on the fire. Battalion
Chief Leo Holden. who had driven all
the way from East Portland, directed
the fight' .... . - m . - -
Sverybody Fought the Flame.
Every able-bodied man In the town of
St Johns became a volunteer fireman
and for hours assisted In the battle
against th flsmes. The St Johns water
Supply proved ; entirely Inadequate? to
eope with - the conflagration, : although
th city water system and that of the
Portland -Woolen mills -were pouring
every drop of water possible into-the
four lines, of hose.. The women also
sided In the work by carrying water and
r,h - SiT:;4
Police Officer Price, Ticbenor. An
derson, Gustafson, O'Brien and Oiltner
were ordered to St Johns by Captain
Bailey and rendered efficient service to
the firemen by. keeping back the Idle
crowds of spectators. They also as
sisted the Portland Woolen mill volun
teer fire department in laying a llpe
which retarded the progress of the fire
to the north. ' '
When-th 41an-.ee were' Brat dlsrovtTeoT
ny r. v. Hoiman,n!ghtwaichman.-of
the Oregon Fir Lumber comoanv'a mill.
iney nan gainaq considerable headway.
The aide of the engine-room of the St
f " "q..' xn
J0"I' Lumbef .cooipanx
the two nnne"was abla sernkolms Tn
turned-th water fromthSlargS Tarik
In the mill on the fiamee but was un
able to check their progress. The Are
crackled through the St. Johns Lumber
company's mill and before the volunteer
company arrived the '"entire establish
ment was a maas of fiamee The wind
fanned the flames beneath .the elevated
roadway and swept them' along until
they reached the - Oregon ; Fir Lumber
company's plsnt which was built on
piling; within a few minutes both plants
were burning fiercely. - ,. 1 . , . .
' Water Was ZasoJBeleai -
Three line of hose were laid by the
volunteer firemen, but -It was soon seen
that th supply of water would be In
adequate to check the fiamee andthat
If relief could hot be secured from port-land-
the entire manufacturing district
would be destroyed. ' ' . . .
-U. B.-.Hutehlnon telephoned Wat 1
o'clock to Portland for .assistance, and
4 cuei campbeu ,gispatche th flreboat
nt Assistant Chief Holden to . the
soene - -.. - .-'. . "-' - '
.when the flraboat arrived the flames
war anoroachlns" Baeb Trembles
machine worke on the north, and four
powerful streams were turned on and
soon drowned the fiamea., It wa noth
Ing more than playwork for the Ore
boat after It got Into action, although
It was prevented from- going-close 1 to
hort by the rsrts or logs at ma ran,
docks. Havlna- axtlnsulabed th Are 00
the north the flreboat steamed down th
river, wher the fiamee were sunning
close to Jobe'e flour mill.' and soon had
them extlns-uished. At i O'clock the-
flreboat returned to the elty;, . .., .
The volunteer Are department Of the
woolen mills did effective service. The
pumps supplied water, for on line ef
hose, which operated on the north,, preventing-
the flsmes spreading, to Jobs' s
flOUr tollt .1 rr
. tosses te Thre Firms.
The losses by the fir are: Bt Jqhns
Lumber company, mill 110.090. lumber
14.000, - insurance f .000; Oregon '' Fir
Lumber company,-mUl tSO.000. lumber
$10,000, insurance- 110,000;, Peninsula
Wood company, l.ood cords alsbwood
and eight wagons and-toola, IS.0O0, no
Insurance; Jobe's flour mill, damage to
building, ftOe; Portland Woolen Mills,
two -wagone $ 00j- total loss,. 1100.400;
total insurance, 119,000. .
1 While th damage caused directly by
the. fire amounts to-over 1100.000. the
loss to the town of 8V Johns -will b
very great The fire ha thrown over
100 men out ot, employment who have
been drawing wage amounting to
nearly It.OOO a month. They will have
to ' aeek -employment elsewhere end
many will take : their, families with
thera.: i - ,.,.
The St. John Lumber eompany wss
sold a few days ago by & Douglas 4k
Son to Daniel Brecht of 8t Johna The
deal had not been consummated , ana
the lone may fall on the former own
ers. The mm was weu equippea tn
was employing 15 men. The dry guns
snd office were saved. ' V . '
Th Oregon Fir . Lumber - company s
mill changed hands laat week. It was
formerly owned by G.- WV Cone, but a
two thirds interest was sold to N. J.
Blagen Portland. Mr;- Blsgen aUted
today that the deal had not been con
summated. ' but he expected that the
losa would fall on him and Mr. Cone.
The mill wss one of the best-equipped
on the coaat ." '' - . t .. ,
v.;. . Flans Are Vot Mad Yet. '
Superintendent' Pouglaa 'Of ' th St
Johns dumber company and Mr. Blsgen
of - th Oregon .Fir. Lumber - company
stated that they did not know whether
they-wou,ld rebuild or not as It was too
soon-after tbejlre to make eny plana.-
Mayor King ot St Johns' said ths loaa
of the mills would be a great blow to
th city. ' " . ' '
4 J. L. Smith. Who was tending the
government light at the end of th dock
where the fir started, was badly burned
about the face, back and bands. As
soon as. th . alarm of fir was given.
Smith -made a run . for the. light, but
so rapidly did the flame spread that
he was unable to return along the dock.
He jumped down to th. log flume of
one of th mill that did not appear to
be on fir, but Just a he- reached the
ton the whole mill burst - Into flame.
Cut off In-every way, Smith had noth
ing to do but Jump Into the river or
make a run through the flames. . lie
choose-the -latter course. '
"I did not know what to do, but took
a chance, aald Smith. "Th few sec
onds I wss running through that fire
seems like hours to me, and one -1
thought I would have to simply lie down
and be burned to death. I reached th
fresh air Just in the nick of time. The
horrible feeling that I experienced when
I wa cut -off by a wall of name and
knowing th river blocked th other
avenue f -retreat wilt live with me until
the day f -my Heath.,'ti- - , .-,
The-cause is a-mystery. It is said
thst It resulted from a cigarette or cigar
stump falling beneath the elevated road
way and acting "fire to th dry aawduat
or from a spark from th engine of th
St. John Lumber, compeny's plant, ;-,
THEATRICAL VENTURE 0F -;
The opening performance at th Savoy
theatre In Tacoma last night wag re
ceived by a packed house In th - most
enthusiastic manner. Th Savoy- Is un
der the direction of Miss Wynn Coman
and Miss Lois Steers of Portland, while
the active management is looked after
by Charles W. Tork, formerly with the
Marquam Grand. Tire opening produc
tion. "Kentucky Belles,1 mads a hit Th
piece wa well staged and the costumes
of the ballet wore in ketfptng with the
newness and richness, of the theatre.
Th Savoy has been lately remodeled. ,
MARKS 0FF0ULPDW
ON DECOMPOSED BODY
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- (Sptwlat Ots-tatca ta The Jearaal.)
' Kalama, Wash., Sept 1. The body
f CharleS Green, aged 71, who disap
peared February 77, been found hi
the . river north of Hoffman's landing.
Th skull wss discolored . and blood
stain were on the right side of ths head
Just 'back of the ear... Strands of rotted
rope were wound about the. body, which
It 1 surmised wss tied' to a weight and
so held, under the surface of the water
until the ropes rotted away. The cor
oner's Jury found that the man. cams
to hie death by .foul means.
WAR BOARD TO INSPECT v
COAST FORTIFICATIONS
L .' Wseiaal Special gerviea,! - --'
Washington, Sept 1. A committee of
the Taft board, for the revision of the
plana of the coaat defense has arranged
- . Pacific -coat. The
committee consists 6f Generel J. P.
Storey. Alexander McKensle. & M. Mills
and Major George Goethala .The com
mittee Will, be gone five weeks and will
Inspect.: the military defenses , at ths
mouth of th Columbia within th next
month. , ' ' . ' . ,T, ." "
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITX:
PROSPECTS FLATTERING
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Bp clsl Dlipatcto"Tbs- JoorasLT t
Salem, Oev Sept. 1 President Jehu
H. ruleman-nf the WlHamettgTiwrvtTattvr
IUjma Wa JuaLr.aturpad . from a tri
through eastern Oregon and Idaho, dur
Ing which he attended the sessions of
th Idaho and Columbia River clnfe-i-ences.
reports that both sessions voted
greater support . to the pioneer school
than they had ever given In the past
and the Columbia River conference votel
to furnish 11 acholarahlps to students
applying for the ministry. ; j,
GUARDS ARE TO BE C
ALL0WEDT0 RESIGN
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Wtspeetsl" Mspatea te Tke JearaaLl -
alia Walla, Wash., Sept 1- C. B.
Wood ' has realgned as captain ef the
guards at the state penltenltary and J.
D. Smith ef Columbia- county has been
appointed to succeed him. .; (
; All the other men Implicated In the il
legal i-egtatratlon Win also bcallnwed to
resign. Their places will be filled by
J the. warden as soon as pracucabla,
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.oiiiuuJ'r'lL
OE of l:
Health ttoard Chooses Naw
- physician . and ; Jlttnox
Crehiatory Superinttnde:
r-r'-7y : ' ;
C. S. DAGGETT CHCCZN
; TO FILL UTTER?? U
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Market Inspector Reports That
i Bread la - Not Handled in C
Manner and That Many - Mr
j Are 111 Kept ; f jS :
.At V meflng of "tha city" boar,.
health this morning Dr. Francis (
thorn was appointed city- physlcla
th place of Dr.- J. C, Zan who
removedi ' The selection . of Dr. (
thorn wsg unanimous.
At ths asms time the board spdoI
C. L. Dsggstt superintendent ef
garbage crematory in place of m
Robertson,. Jr., who waa removed. ;
selection wss also , unanimous! .
In connection with the appolnti
of a .-city physician th- board dec
to discontinue the services ot an a
snt. city -physician and the Incut
or ipat positioi). was notined .ac
ingly. Dr. 8. C Slocum has been" si
ant city physician for the past year
Dr. j. C zan has held th positlo
city physician for th pest five y
Th position carries with it a aaW
I15S - a month,--whtl - thatv of sup
tendent of the garbage crematory 1
iiiv a montn. f aiiur in attendln
the duties of his - position Is . salt,
have eauaed the removal of .Robls
. Th report of Mrs.. Sarah A.' Ev
market Inspector, was submitted at
meeting, it-showed that the inapt
had visited 71 groceries, meat roar
and creameries. It further stated 1
th bread that is sold In the city a
ket I handled, in an unclean and 1
healthful- manner. ; - '- 1
Other A -unsanitary conditions - en
found by the Inspector and reportl 1
condition throughout the city, were 1
corpo rated In the report Certain tr
keta, It was reported, were xot supp.
with water nearer than across the stn
The health board dealres to hsve
slstsnee of the prisoners "In ' the t
Jail In draining and' cleaning out t
aloughs on the eaat aide, Accordta
they passed a reeolutlon asking the t
mlsaion of the city , council .; fort
privilege of taking a. chain", gana 1
prisoners from ths city .Jail -snd o
palling them -to -do the work. - kit.
Lane believe this a good plan. . . I
federa riorr s pu: js r:t
m great rp?
Capitalist in the East Rtgr
Favorably Christian Coop
rativa'a - Projects. " '
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Arrangements thst are aaDected-
Improv . irrigation -conditions in, k
hour 'county, an) to 1 effect a aran
of tha WlUamett valley and oGssc
mountain- military . road land grant 1
th Cooperative Chrlatlan -federatlt
wer snad4.by C.-13. B. Wood in ti
Tork. 'from which elty he has Just ij
turned after a two weeks' absence. I
Is-thwOi'eguu representatlTS of-the-fh
Tork owners of th land grant He mi
The situation lookasvery favonfc
for the federation plana I talked i
New York with th men wh reprew)
th truat compani and who -
handling the matter. -I was surprised I
find, th high favor with which q
proposition is received by theee pW
Capital - through Its cowardice oi-
miaae many good opportunltlea. . Tl
truat companies arS ready to perfrV
their nin in tha federation nlan aa s(ft
as the local board of trustees here
filled with competent business mes I
have the management of the commerce
eld of th enterprise. It means B
letting loose of from 110.000,000 to !'
000.000 for development work .In ,X
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Mr. Wood declined to be quoted eoi
cernlng the irrigation difficulties I
Mainour county, wnicn ne is enaee
Ing to adjuet so 'far as the land gf:
people are concerned. He said he k
been misquoted in some ef the pP
regarding th charge that the own
of the grant were holding up the r
ernment project and that he would m
written statement of the mstter.
SAY HAMILTON FIRED -
. HIS OWN PR0PERT,
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Evidence wss : secured 'by , Deteclh'
Carpenter and Res Ing snd Patrol
Stuart yesterday afternoon which "
suited this morning in Carpenter sw
ing to a complaint In the police eo
charging A. Hamilton with arson, I
warrant of arrest was Issued snd tt
detectlves are searching tot- Hamilton I
Hamilton owns a barn-at S0 f
Madison' street and slept in a "
room In a corner of the structure.
barn was fired Wednesday night "
flames originating in a mattress. A v
was seen to run from the bsrn and
appear. In an adjolnrng orchard bet1
the flame burst out The police
this men has sine been Identifies 1
Hamilton. . . " ' I
Ths fire department extinguished '
bias before material damage bad
done, Investigation has discovered t'
the content of the hern were In"'
L.!?00 ;". " I ' ' ":" v'1-.l I
SWINGING LOG i CAUSEf - '
FtlNNBERGhEA:
L .4.
. ,., t It vsara an
ploys of the Star Box company, m
I o'clock this morning at 8t.
cent's bosplUI as the, result of inW
sustained while piecing a piece of w
In positlOBf before a bugs saw Wtdr
day afternoon..;., . .. . , ,
The scantling waa heavy, atid as
swung it around one end caught, is
machinery In such a. manner that it V
hurled end foremost against his at
men, ' causing Internal . injuries.
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(- Soot. Smith Tlatts Olty.
.W.' Scott Smith, prlvsts secreUfJ
Secretary ot the Interior Hitchcock,
rived from Washington last - ev
and will be In Portland for a form
or mora It la SI years sine Mr. Bj
wss last here. ."... ,'
W; H. Atoran,' chief clek ot thV
States secret rervlce. Is also In th c
having arrived trom the east thla 0
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