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'; PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 80, 1805. -SIXTEEN . PAGES.
' PRICE TWO CENTS. r7,r7- 'TV
75,000 TMS5
IN NORTHWEC.
AT LEAST
GATHERED
TO ADMIT GREATEST
6R0WDIER:
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At Lewis and Clark
Jhece Are 186 Acres of Humanity
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Greatest Crowd Ever Assembled : in RoHhwest Is
Perfectly 'Handled and Ho- Accidents Hai ;,,
Day Owing to , Police Ilanagement K :;
; i FairGrounds3eptU3(X---To-tKe-Editor -olTherJourn'al The
" 6tile-reading at noon today, showing an attendance up to that hour
, . of 38,427, is extremely gratifying. It indicates to my mind a total
" for the day of at least 75,000 which will make Portland day a grand
success. ; :r : -ijj 7:7 -f ; H. VV.. GOODE. ..
' tVy ..' )!' .-JtC-'i-M i '."-1 -'v1. -'.l.'-:-.-.
; ; .sr It is a distinct, emphatic, -glorious success. , '; , '
From the attendance up to 10 o'clock this morning it seems cer-
tain that 70,000 people Will have turned the stiles' at 11 o'clock to
' night and unless there is a downpour of rain the officials are hope
ful that the total admissions will reach 100,000.
V THere are 186 acres of people on- the Lewis and Clark exposi
tion grounds ra perfect mass df huTfriahity- more men and women
, than ever gathered together in a space", of the same extent in the
j history of the northwest. The crush is terrific; the4 excitement in
tense; the holiday spirit infectious and noisy. But at this writing
1 ' -at noon the : crowds have been perfectly handled ' and not the
'slightest accident has occurred to mar the celebration of' Portland's
' own mighty day. . ,
.-j; - ... PASS GATES' CLOSED.' ; . '
r For the first time since the, exposition opened the pass. gates
v might have been done away with entirely. More than 5,000 holders
of passes, it is estimated, have dug up half dollars and secured the
, "badge of loyalty.'V The first person through a paid stile this morn
; ing 'was ,F.. B." Davidsoitr chief ' of the department of admissions;
. This was af 7 o'clock before the
.-and even' at that houpJ fat if ticke windffwrtvefc- besieged Sfid"
every turnstle of the fair, was clicking as'rapidly aithegatemen
! could receive tickets.;'.;' , - r-'':'rt'- ' '
; ' ; The first' streetcar, leaving the- barn-' this morning No. 287
was loaded to the guards by, the time it reached the fairgrounds.
' And it was on the-Morrison street line,' which is not as heavily
patronized as any of the others. AH day-long the cars have been
congested,'" but the -company deserves credit for its excellent serv
' ices. ' Streetcarsare running less than a half minute 'apart on all
: three lines.'. -' -. :- 1 .' ' V :
; V BUYNG-TICKETS IN BATCHES. -- , ,
.'When-Tacoma came down" to' the fair, and later," when Cal
ifornia sent its patriots, great numbers massed in conspicuous places
and shouted themselves hoarse for their respective, localities. There
was none of this today -Portlanders were' too busy buying tickets.
. .President Goode came in about 11 o'clock and, after waiting in line
for three or four moments, deposited $25 at the box office and or
dered a man to whirl the stile until it had run up 50.; Which the
. -tContlnud on
"CEIIIIEWS AGREEMENT1' ALL ROT,
SAYS PRESIDENT HILL
Magnatt Will Ruth North Bank Road . to Completion Would
Welcome New Roads Will Help Develop Oregon Want
IV, . ; ., Cheap Labor. and Rate-Regulation Bill Killed.' ' .
(Jovnal BpmUI Sanht.)
' Beat tie. Spt. 30. President James' J.
Hill of the Oreat Northern this morning
Id to The Journal correspondent
; "The Great Northern . and Northern
Paclfto are Jointly Interested In the
Portland and Seattle line ot railroad now
being constructed. You have heard of
the so-called nntlemen'e , agreement,
which It was said protected the Lewis-
ton territory. Well, that la , all rot.
There- never was any such agreement
between. HrHmf end the Great North
em and Northern Paclfio railroads.'
- "It waa simply a question of time
when the country, along the Columbia
rlrer would produre'-enough freight to
. demand a line. - This time we believe
has come, and we have started to build
to Vancouver, and into Portland. The
contract has been let to Stems eV
Shields of St. PauL Mr. N. D. Miller,
the chief engineer, 4s preparing lo go
ever the road and after his Investigation
it will be determined how many sub
contracts will be. let. We are -very
anxious to complete the road Into Port
land within a year.
"Of course it Is the Intent loa of the
Great Northern to use the line. At this
time It la Impossible to state whether
or not we will connect 'Spokane with
Kennewlrk or other point by our ownjjalled American Invasion of European
line or use the N. P. ' The Oreat North
am will certainly operate trains over the
hew road Into Portland.
" . Wot righting Xaxrtsaaav
"Now, let me make It plain. The Great
Northern or Northern Pacific la riot
fighting Harrlman or any one else.. We
are built on the broad linee that when
we aee e, -.traffic we want we go after It
and expect other lines to do the same.
There will never be any eotnplelnt on the
part of the Great Northern If Mr. Har
-riman, or "the 'Chicago, Milwaukee 4k St.
Paul, or the Northwestern come Into our
territory. Jn- fact, we will welcome
them all In our power, t.'eay this be
eause I am interested la the northwesc
Exposition .Grounds
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milkman had put hie horse away
Pag Two.)
"I believe that railroads help make
cities and develop the country. I guess
you agree with me on this point. There
fore the more railroads, the more busi
ness. This state and Oregon la growing
very rapidly. We are , Interested In
aettltng up both states, and, will, en
courage It in vry way we can.
"An to handling any of our oriental
trafflo from othar. points than Seattle,
let me say we. are : located here and
have the facilities for doing our busi
ness here. ; ' - ,:
Wants Cheap Xbor. ' .
"People who are banking on oriental
trade are bound to be disappointed. The
United States can't compete with for
eign countries till It can manufacture
products at- lower- coat, , which- means
cheaper labor. Wo have outgrown our
present tariff law. They stand In the
way of commercial progress and must
be changed, ..... . ...
. "The Chinese boycott has been ' the
greatest- commercial disaster America
ever suffered."" If all other naMona on
earth: closed their doors on American
goods, it would, not be half as bad aa
Chinese exclusion alone. The American
people are fools, valnglorlously patting
themselves on the back over the so
and oriental markets, while other coun
tries say nothing and have practically
monopolised the trade. ' - i
"A long as the people -want polltlclsns
to make the laws detrimental to com
merclal and Industrial entemrlses the
United Statrs must aspect to gnt but
a small Share of foreign trade."
) ypoae Baas pa. '
President Hill, owing to the abort
ftess or his stay here. Is utnTilngevry
minute of his time and-at interviews Is
anxious to show how the Dassaae ot
the Rsch-Townaend rate bill now pend
ing before congress, giving the Inter-
ATTENDANCE AT 12 M.. 38,427
YHA T'S DG,'NG "TONIGHT
The order of events for the '
day at the fair follows:
6 p. m. National salute of 21 guns.-' ; . ?
7:45 p. m.-i-Concert by the Ellery Royal Italian
band at .west central boat landing on bridge, inci
dental to-fireworks and navaf battle.
. - - 8 o. ni.--Suoerb disDlav of fireworks.
v ., 820 p.m. Mammoth reproduction of the historic
naval battle .of Manila bay. ,
" ' -9 p. rp.: Special concert byi the i Ellery Royal
. Italian .band, under .direction of Signor Ferullo,
bandstand on Gray boulevard." ' ,
10:30 p. m. Distribution of $1,000 in cash prizes,
at head of Trail.) . , ; ; ;. s
... Tonight's; weather prediction Fais," coor with
westerly winds.' "
v The Governor's proclamation declaring today a
legal holiday .- was 1 generally observed, all banks,
city and county' offices and,' with few exceptions,
"IVE UriS DIDrrTlVANT HIM TO
LAV US SO DAD SHOT"
Murder of Tourist .While Strug
gling in a Bear Trap Revealed
. . - by Confession.
. (Jooraal Special Berries.)
Ashevtlle, N. C, Sept 30.- The mur
der of a tourist in the Balaam moun
tains by an old mountain trapper la re
ported by W. P. Nelson, a lumberman,
to whom a deathbed confession waa
made by the trapper's son. The moun
tain lad atated that the tourist was
found one morning by his father and
himself, caught in a bear trap. He was
mangled and in agony. The mourn
talneera were afraid that If he survived
he would make trouble for them.
"We 'una didn't want him to law us."
the dying boy declared, "and ao dad
raised the rifle and fired."
The body was hid in a cave, and since
the confeaslon the skeleton has been
unearthed. , -
The mountain trapper and hla son
left the etate, and the son returned a
few daya ago. Nelson refuses to divulge
the namea until the governor has bean
aaked to pardon the trapper
1"" HMHHvtH4HMmw
WHATS
, The Sunday . Journal, with the only color magazine section and the only special leased wire in Port
land, offers its readers: v - v. ,' .: '.. -"x. '
'""The Personal Life Story, of, Tippu Tib," greatest of ell slave raiders. v ; ' .
"'. "Story of the Stage Careerfof Eleanor Robson," a Pacific coast girl. ' ".., ' 'r -?.-V - '
"The Diamond Back Terrapin," Uncle' Sam's own biography of the little fellow. -
"How I Escaped From Devil's Island," : by .Eddie .Guerin. ,. ' ; .- ''.'
. Getting an Education at Portland's Y. M. C A." . ' ' ' 1 V : : : ;
"How 'Portland's Mayor Earns His Salary."; ;1 -"; ' ;, " ; " r: " '
"Collector of the Port," the latest-of The Sunday Journal's banner aeries of short stories. .
"Build Your Own Home." ' The journal begins its series of plans by an experienced architect, giving ;
X complete estimates of the cost of building a house in this section of the
J region. No. TorihTs series is the $1,500 five-room cottage., , ..
IT S ALL IN
"WELL- DONEl"
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It is a
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SOCIETY BELLES FIGHT III
A BALL ROOM
Prize-Ring Exhibition Breaks Up
a Fashionable Dance at ;
Urbita Springs, Cat.
(Journal Special Berrtee.) .
San Bernardino, Cal., Sept. 10. Miss
Edna Coleman and Mlaa Bernlce Records
broke up a society dsnce at Urbita Hot
Sprtnga last night, turning the affair
Into a ring contest, both young ladlea
using 'their flats.- Two years ago they
were Intimate friends, but a disagree
ment separated . them, . even mutual
friends being kept In Ignorance of the
cause.- ,
Last nla-ht. dalnttlv eowned. Ytmv
faced each . other unexpectedly. - Mias
Coleman charged her enemy and taunt
ed her as they whirled paat during a
dance. When they tteared each other
again. Miss Records struck Miss Coleman.
a rienas - interrerea, - out ootn young
women refused, to be pacified and
pushed their way to the grounda out
side, where they fought out their
grudge. Finally exhausted, with torn
gowns snd disheveled hair and scratched
faces, they were- taken horn
TO READ TOMORROW
THE SUNDAY
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business houses closing their doors, permitting em
ployes to visit the fair.
; Every regular train -arriving in Portland was
fairly jammed with exposition, visitors, while many
excursion trains were .-run , to accommodate- t;the
pleasure-seekers. ... f '. :, . V
record-breaking day. for crowds, the down
town streets being. filled early in the morning -so
thafthe sidewalks were almost impassable, i
c , Hotel and rooming-houses are' unable to take
care of the throngs and private residences by the
hundreds are being called tipon to throw open their
doors to strangers. -. . .
,Thf rush at the fair grounds began as soon as -the
gates opened and a steady streamof people has-.
since poured through the turnstiles.
Every available streetcar is in service carrying
people to the exposition grounds and the company
expects to handle the crowd comfortably. ,
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ROOSEVELT AND FAMILY IN
. RUHAVAY ACCIDENT
President Has Close Call, Rear
Axle ; of Wagon Breaking
En Route to Depot.
(Joe rail Special Sm-tV.)
New Tork, Sept. 10. The president
and hla family narrowly eacaped prob
ably serious injuries while en route to
the station at Oyster Bay this morn
ing. The rear axle of the wagon broke,
and the body fell to the road. The oc
cupants clung to their seats until secret
service officers seised the horses be
fore they could run, and no one was
hurt. They secured another convey
ance and proceeded.
- Bar Obsoene rostal' Cards,
' ' (Journal Botela! fln-Tlee.1
. Washington, Sept. JO. The campaign
recently started against the aendlng of
objectionable postalarda through the
United State malls has been renewed
by Acting Postmaster-General Hitch-
cock, who yesterday mailed a circular, to
all postofflces Instructing that vigorous
action be taken In suppressing all cards
that are Improperly suggeet Ire.
country wjth prices. locaLtolthjs.
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Portland Day Down Town Was a G
Time, - With tens of I Thousands
City and County Offices and, Host Busin:
Houses A Qosed Tand Few Workers Arc
; At Their Posts Railroads Are Busy, j
Portland isrenraptflred with itself today. Tt wears a smile tla
won't-comeff-and-showshesatisfactionithat feIfv--por it i
Portland day at the exposition, the day set-apart to do honor to tha
home city of the fair. ' : .f. ..'';':, ;,y J ' -v'.;'m''-;-
It is Portland's time to celebrate, and during all the day it
celebrated in a style it had not known before.;-Oregon .joined in
doing honor, to" its metropolis and sent thousands to .take part.
Washington also sent an army across the river to pay its respecta
to the queen city of the northwest. y -v ,
The city today was a swarming hive of humanity; the fair, the
destination "of : the throngs.' . Streets were crowded; . cars : were
packed ; carriages and automobiles and all public conveyances were
filled to' overflowing. It was the red-letter day at the fair.
for any previous event in connection. with the exposition. Special
and. regular accommodation trains reached the . city over all the
roaas aunng ine xorenoon crowqea to tne piaiiorms. : umcuis ot
t ll r A a A n tA Vi O if urn a Yvf fis tnA frVapf fnn1 nm a
vaiv wouj uwmiv icas, u vvacr u j
' ' cr6wds.
Yesterday' the" incoming crowds were almost as great. On
river boats and by railroad the crowds poured into Portland in an
ticipation of the greatest day of the fair. They filled hotels ar. '
apartment houses until today Portland is. probably entertaining
large a number of people as it has ever done.:-, . ,r j ' ,
4fnroughontvtheity' -there
joined rnadJy m the noise and made hideous noises with shrill Lw .
Flags were everywhere and decorations profuse. ' '.' .
; In the downtown districts' many of the stores were - close
Those that were open were packed. All had given hundreds
tickets to the fair. .' "
? GREAT DOWNTOWN CROWDS. V r
So great was the crowd on the-streets-waiting-for-cars-ot!.!
grounds that Washington and
crowd stretched to -Thirteenth
the fair grounds and paid an extra nickel to ride down town. ; Jr.
that way they were sure of reaching the grounds. v .
Employes in every department of the city with the exception cl
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iiic vuutc biiu jiic uruii iiiicma
pose pf celebrating Portland day. . In consequence all business wo
suspended in the various departments and the city, hall was lockr!.
The employes of the water and. street cleaning and sweeping depart
ments attended the fair in a body.
t Continued on
F0UR ARE INDICTED ill TIIE GRf,:
JURY IS DISCHARGED
E. N. Wakefield, Williamson's Former Partner C. A. Gr&v:
County Surveyor, and Entrymcn Parker and Foster Accused
of Conspiracy to Defraud Government in Crook County ;
Charles A. Graves, county surveyor of
Crook county; Erwln N. Wakefield, for
merly a partner of Congressman Wil
liamson In the sheep business: Ora I
Parker and, Robert B. Foster were In
dicted this morning by the federal grand
jury on the charge-of conspiracy to de
fraud the government of publio lands.
The Indictment la the outgrowth or
the prosecution of Williamson, Gesner
and Biggs, which ended, three- days ago
in- a verdict of guilty. The defendants
In this latest Indictment took up tim
ber clalma In the vicinity of the Wil
liamson ranch with the Intention of con
veying them to Williamson and Gesner.
The specific charge against them la that
they procured Bnrah F. Parker, Laura A.
Foater, Monla Graves and Laura - P.
Bigga-to make' fnlne proofs cf timber
entry. The four women' took up claims
and in their affidavits they swore that
they had made no contract or agreement
to eel them to any one else, whereas in
fact. It la alleged, they had agreed to
sell the Jaixis to Williamson Hind Ges
ner. .
Wakefield atentdoosd at Trial
During the Wllltamnon trial District
Attorney Heney atated to the jury that
Wakefield was equally guilty with the
defendants In that case and should have
been Indicted , with them. Wakefield,
Graves, Foster and Parker were aaid to
be withholding evidence from the gov
ernment and as soon as the trial waa
concluded Mr. lleney directed thev at
tention of the grand jury to them. The
result waa the indictment returned this
morning. .
At the request of the district attorney,
a bench warrant waa Issued for the ar
rest or the Indicted men. and their ball
was fixed at 1 4.000 The grand. Jury pre-
sentea us report and wa Mien dis
charged by Judge Hunt.
The Investigation of the grand jury
during the pest two .days were not re
stricted to the Mingle rase In which they
found an Indictment. Several wlleesses
were called before them In relatloa to
Walks and Streets.
Ap vsav lai vov vtunu iiia iaa
come early. - ".'
wa a carnival spiriCLSma!! '
Morrison streets were dense. TT,5 v
street - where it boarded.cars ire i
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wcic ginncu nuuuar Ji nic uui-
Fas Two.)
the Tillamook land frauds, for . whlcS
Claud Thayer, C K. Hays and others
were Indicted a few weeka ago. The
story of the manner In which aome ci
the district attorney's Information l.
the Tillamook case was secured la aa
Interesting one. v
Several months ago Mr. Heney re
ceived the following anonymous letter;
"Mr. Heney: A great fraud and faoi i
follow. -About 17 clalma in township t
north, 7 west. Tillamook county. Ore ,
were acquired by Claud Thayer of 1 -lamook.
- Oregon, for Con Danaher ."
Chicago, who was associated with Jo i
and W. A. Blodgett of Grand" Rap! ,
Michigan. ' The government la Ignore t
of this.. Investigation waa made brc
tain authorities (I think John Hall)
everythingr wa . covered ' up v. ;bec
Thayer was a friend of Carey and I
Tou can get all particulars by lnqule
at the land office at Oregon City, wi
the testimony la of record. Thla la t
coarsest deal that hna ever been carr.
on In thla stats." 1 think Danaher
Blodgett were assisted by Hase an I i
Rainier, who are. attorneys In Port -All
the testimony shows fraud, f .
fraud. ' .
"They all beat me out of my s i
that la why I squeel." ,., .. -
- Thinks Writes Zs Bays.
This letter was unsigned, but K
Service Agent W. 1. Burns bxgan i
veatlgatlon and soon eetabllahed t
satisfaction that the writer of t
waa C. K. Maya of thla city, tt,
In the letter as "Hase." Pv a t
Intentional misspelling F. finr
Judge Carey's pertner. waa el hi
"Mase." The Investlgatlone r
by Birrna soon developed the
Heye haj--een-eeoetetetf w
In the debts denounced In I
moue letter and the final
that When Thayer was I "
was Included tn the Inc.et
defendant.
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