The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, October 13, 1905, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextTHS " OREGON DAILY JOUKXJAL, PORTLAND. -IAV 'Z::ii:Q, OCTOm I', .J mn jo Tim CI ISES 11..... ;rposd Measure to Be Broad Enough in Scop to Cover All Special Privileges. f ::SLER WILL HELP; V IN " FRAMING BILL osessor Says His Action in Taxing Privileges Is Entering Wedge and That the Legislature Wfll Follow Friends of Project Many, ..r ' That ft bill will be drafted for Intro Buetlon In the coming legislature pro viding for taxation of franchises seems to be generally admitted, ' The design of those -who propoaa the mea.ura la to remove all questions aa to tha liability of franchise to being placed en tha assessment ' rolls. ', ".... Tha scop, of the proposed bill la aald to b broad enough to cover all privi leges granted by tha legislature and city co unci la In tha form of franchises, and also privileges catned under tha operation of tha law of eminent domain whereby . transportation oompanlee are permitted to condemn property, buy It . at the court's appraisement and con struct thereon ft line of road. It la claimed that the taxation of the franchise privileges of railroad com panies will , be placed on an equality with those corporate privileges, granted for the use ef streets in ft city. Assessor Blgler stated today that he would aaalat in the framing of such ft law and wbuld furnish data enabling the promoters of the 'measure to ' reach Intelligent con clusions In planning the campaign, Tho assessor said further that when he made up his assessment roll this year he - considered It his duty , to msii public utility corporations in the city on their franchise privileges. 'The question has been raised for the first time," said he, "and I believe that I have the Indorsement of the people. The matter will not - rest here. - This year's assessment of franchise rights haa been the entering wedge and i there will be more f It to come In the future." . : .' ..,. ... -. , ,.' AUGUST JOHNSON IS LUCKIEST PORTLANDER Because ' August Johnson : of tii Bellwoqd street wss patriotic, ceased bis labors In the lumber yards of the Northwest Door company and attended the- fair on Portland day he secured $500. On entering the gates Johnson re ceived his souvenir ticket, stuffed It' away In ft handy pocket and promptly forgot all about it. 80 completely did be forget the ticket that when aome of lits fellow workmen casually asked him what was ths number of the slip show ing he had been to the fair on Portland day, he wondered what they were talk ing about Later, h. .dug' through hla pocket ' and ' found the Blip, which, as a. matter -of form, he presented to the management, and then discovered that 160 was attached to that ticket. ' : Tha Northwest Poor company - dis tributed ti tickets to the fair among ' Its employes and gave them a holiday when Portland celebrated, so Johnson's good luck cost him not even the loss of work day. or an admission ticket. . . BEAUTIFUL BOOK TO ADVERTISE CITY A beautifully printed book of It pages will be Issued In about three weeks by the chamber of commerce for distribu tion In the east, descriptive of Oregon snd Portland and- containing statistics valuable to those who seek locations In this region. The edition will be at least JS.00S and may be 10.000. , Tbe. books will be mailed In answer to Inquiries that are coming in nowadays so numer ously that they are taxing the office force of the chamber to send replies. - E. C. Oiltner, secretary of the cham ber, says today that the book is to be one ef the finest products of typographic art ever turned out in Portland. It will be small enough to carry In one's pocket. The facts set forth will be as nearly absolutely accurate as possible and the subject matter will be comprehensive and furnish all eesentlsl Information to seekers for homes or business locations in this state. ..' SWEETHEART SECURES i BATEMAN'S RELEASE '" frank Bateman, ' sentenced to serve "' blx months on the county rockplle, hav I Ing been convicted of stealing a sult erase, was released this afternoon by Presiding Judge Praser. Bateman is SO years eld and has always protested his ' Innocence. 1. Tbe only evidence against him was . that the suitcase waa found In his room i at : the American Inn. where he was 1 working. His sweetheart has been Inter : ceding In his behalf and haa gone to i Judge Fraser at regular intervals beg I glng for mercy till Anally the Judge. t considering that It was his first offence and learning from hla home In the east that hla past record wss good, relented. Bateman has served two months of his sentence. ... - , . . . BARTLETT ON STAND IN YOUNG C0URTMARTIAL .. ' v : (Jnoraal Special Service.) ' Vallejo. CaL, Oct 11. At the'Luclen Young eouytmarttal thla morning ex pert witness Commander F. W. Bart, lett was still on the stand, and It Is hinted there will be sensational devel opments. There Is sn unverified ru mor that Bartlett will be associated with the prosecution ss junior ecu n eel. Tonka, the usual cheat for 'tvuiia, cost one or two cents for t certii n amou n t CchiUinj'i Beat ranilla a dp- Cr. i strong; . the. other ie Or.; b rank; the other ta -a. Ileyerthaleas) - four v ( i "Tahilla" , is tonka. r c-zti accounts for it. . IMAUM PASSED WITH f r. . TIDE AT SEVEN FEET 'ass. 1 Wis 1 at - A dlsnatoh thla afternoon front ' the engineer In charge of eon- e etructlon work of the United e . States government at .the .mouth " e of the Columbia, Informed Major e Roeesler, In charge of all gov- e ernment work In this district. e e that . the British 1 steamship e 4 Imaum paased out drawing It e w feet 1 Inches, when the tide was e a but seven feet. The government : e official at the bar Is In position e e to know whereof be speaks, and 4 e hla sutement that no difficulty" e was experienced -sets at rest all . e of the calumnies ana hocks s which have originated rrom the e bar pilots regarding this vessel. e LIQUOR SELLERS WILL ; , BE TRIED, WEDNESDAY . (Sped! Dispatch te Tke Joaraal.) -Corvallia. Or.. Oct. II. Wednesday. October 18, has been set as the date for the trial of ths state of Oregon against C- IS. Cllne. Jack Milne, and Merwla Me- Malnea, clubmen Who operated tbe Cor vsllls Social and Athletic -club, or - In other words, ft saloon,' In defiance of the prohibition law . that has been In force here' ainoay the last election. ' Thin la the third conviction In which Cllne has figured, and when before Justice Holgate In the second trial he was warned by tbe Judge. that If again don vlcted the limit of the law would be im posed, which Is both fine and Imprison ment. In the trial -of McMaines and Cllne Juat finished here the' two were louna guilty-sna sentence is eisotio oe passed upon them next Wednesday. SOLDIER OF LUZON ' ; DIES OF CONSUMPTION Albert Boatner died yesterday at ths open air sanitarium for consumptives, aged 4 years. He wss ft member of the Beoond Oregon volunteers, under Captain Oadsby, Company Q during the war with Spain and tbe Insurrection in the Philippines. : Three months ago he was taken to the hospital and has since then been under ths care of Dr. C C McCornack. the' assistant county physi cian, who waa ft - comrade in the Bead man's .regiment. Realising that It was lmpossinle-to save his life, the doctor did all InQls power to make the last days of his friend's life comfortable. fBoetner bad no relatives In Oregon. YOU WILL HAVE TO SEE : WAKEFIELD ABOUT IT It Is announced by the department of admissions at the Lewis and Clark expo sition that all passes, except those known a the president's compliments ry passes, must be validated at Director John A. Wakefield's office before they will be accepted at the gates after the closing ef the fair on Saturday- night. This refers to season passes aa well aa monthly and trip passes. The special order went Into effect two or three daya ago and the work of validating Is now In progress. It will continue until the close on Saturday night, The ruling Includes exhibitors and concessionaires, as well as other passholders. ITALY INTERESTED : : in FERARIS' CASE -; J" ''..'.. The Italian minister of foreign af fairs yesterday cabled the Italian consul-general at Ban Francisco to inter cede In behalf of Louie Ferarla. who ia charged with the murder -of Carlo Bo liando. The report had reached Italy that Feiarls bad been sentenced to death. . Tbe San Francisco consul im mediately telegraphed Dr. Candlanl to Inquire Into the matter. Ferarls Is still on 'trial, which news was Immediately sent to Italy. It la expected that the Italian government, through its minister at Washington, will take up the matter. THIEF UNDERSTOOD :: CLOTHING BUSINESS (Special DUpatca te Ths Joernal.) -Pendleton, Or,,. Oct. H. A perfect description of the clothing stolen from the Great Kastern store here laat night Is In the handa of the polios, the thief having made the mistake of tearing the tags off before leaving the store. From tbe 'operations of ths burglar It seems he was well acquainted with the cloth ing buslneaa aa he. secured the moat valuable aults In the house without dis turbing the cheaper quality. He gained entrance from the roof of an adjoining building through an upper story window. BREWERY WINS CASE - AGAINST HOP GROWER Judge George this ' morning decided that the American Brewing company of St. Louis was entitled to 12,700 damages from O. F. Llvesley of thla city for the non-delivery of hops which had been contracted' for. The company sued for M.4SS. claiming that In 1001 It bad con tracted with Llvesley for a carload of hops at 14 w cents a pound, to be de Uvered that year, one In HOI, another in HOI and a fourth in 104. - only tbe first csrload reached St Louis. JOHN L. HAMILTON IS PRESIDENT OF BANKERS ' ' (Jaurnsl flDeetsI Servlre.l Washington. Oct. IS.- At the meeting of the National Bankers' association a resolution was adopted denying the reports. that the association, upon his release from San Quentln prison, had offered Carl Becker, "King of Forgers." tl 1,000' a year to refrain from plying his profession. John I Hamilton of Hoopeiton, Illi nois, was elected president. .. ". Jesse O. Moore Peed. (Special Dtapatra te Vba Joaraal.) Forest Qrove. Or., Oct. It. Jesse C. Moore, a pioneer of 186 and a farmer of Washington county, died at his home at Oreenvllle -last evening. He was born In Fayettevllle, Arkansas in 1130. He served one term ss assessor, three terms ss sheriff of Washington county and was twice elected to the legislature as a Republican. r He waa a member of the Christian church and a Mason. He leaves a widow and sis childrenJesse L.. Max W. snd William U of Oreen vllle. Frederick of Seattle, Anna Moore and Mrs. Hattle Balsleger of lone. His first wife died In 1M0. In 1112 he mar 11 at staeada. ,' " ,., ' ' , (Rpeetal Dlspsteh te Tbe Joaraal.) . Oregon. City, Oct. It. Fire In the Hotel -Kstacada was extinguished bv the volunteer Are department. The building was dsmaged to the extent ' of a. few hundred dollars, but the business of the 1Et DEES J.'1 13 Fill to. oyRFio;;i::3 Prisoner Are Made to Do Work ' : on Streets of the. : ' , - City. . " : , (Speelsl Dlepstefe te The Jeersal) The , Lie Ilea Or.. Oct II. Ths city Jail Is full to overflowing, said Chief Woods, there being sz inmates eonnnea for various offenses. ' Tuesday was pay day on The Dalles City and laat night tbe men celebrated and next morplng three of the men held up the boat and would not allow her to depart Tbe captain called up the police and after a-hard fight the men were placed in JalL v ,.. ' . Oenrse. Tea true and Lee Raurk -were arrested for ateallng numerous articles from Nloholsen's , book . store, among other things were two footballs. ' The offenders are not arrested and placed la Jail to serve their time, but are forced to work en the streets, and work that would coat hundreda of dol lara has been done by these prisoners: Occasionally one refuses to work and Is placed on a bread and water, oiei until be changes his mind. ' ' Marshal Woods says be Intends te keep tha. city . clean .. of criminals.-. CHILDREN TAKEN FROM THEIR DRUNKEN MOTHER Probation Officers Johnson and Haw- ley this afternoon took the five children of Mra. Barrett from their hut at 41 Union avenue and sent them to the Boys' and Girls' Aid society for care. The children are Thomas, Edward. Ann, May and William, the oldeat being II and the youngest . 4 yeara old. Tbe mother is accused of being drunk jnuen of the time and of generally lax moral standards. At the hut avhere the chil dren were found filth ran (Mot and the children wefe In a moat unkempt con dition. . The officers are now hunting for the mother. MUST STAND TRIAL FOR KILLING MAN WITH BLOW (Hpeelsl Dispatch te The Journal.) Butte. Mont. Oct II. After -killing his neighbor. John Yalloyltch with ons blow from his fist IX a saloon fight four years sgo, . Frank Valss returned to Butte yesterday, thinking that his crime had been forgotten by the officers, and wan last night placed under arrest Valss declares that Votlovltch advanced upon . him, threatening to kill him. Valss hsd been hiding at Bingham, Utah, since hla flight from Butte. JOURNEYS TO DALLES TOWED SWEETHEART ' (Rpeelsl Dispatch te The Jonrnal.) - : The Dalles. Or.. Oct. II Braving a Ions trio to marry . a lover of school days lung ago la the experience of Mis Minnie Psrtln. who Journeyed rrom Arkansas to The Dalles alone. Tears sgo MJs Partln and ; James R. Mc- Bwamey were scnpoi mates, men sweet hearts. Rev. W. B. Clifton of the Bap tist church performed, the . marriage ceremony. . , .. BEACHEY FIND$ STRONG i 1, BREEZE NO HANDICAP In the face of a 10-mlles-an-hour breeae, Lincoln Beachey made a sue-, cessful flight in the airship City of Port land at tl o'clock this forenoon at the fair grounds. Ke encircled the Govern ment building and after remaining in the air for about It minutes returned to his starting point with perfect, ease. Two more ascensions are to be made this afternoon. SEATTLE LABOR LEADER IS ACCUSED OF THEFT Seattle, Oct II, H. R. Tickler, agent of the Master Plumbers' association, to day swore to a complaint charging 8. B. Carnahan. formerly head of the allied unions of Seattle, with the embessle- ment of 1114. - It is whispered that re cently the unions became convinced that Carnahan was Imported to Seattle by the Citizens' alliance as a strikebreaker and that the warrant is a result of strained relations, ' SIX BID ON RAISING - TENDER MANZANITA ,',-.,, ; ., '. V.. Bids were received today for raising tha lighthouse tender Mansanlta Moat of the bidders gave two figures, the lesser signifying the use of government barges. Bids were ss follows: J. H. Roberts, I1.S7C. ft.141; Andrew Allen, 11,410. II.I0O; Robert Loller. 17,000; F. W. Barley. 17.750; J. A. Fastabend. II. 00; Portland Contract company, fl.100. 110,000. . Trust Off totals la Contempt. (Joernal Special Service.) ' St. Psul. Minn., Oct. It. The papef trust officials, c. 1. McNair. B. F. Nel eon and A. P. Poasard, have refused to comply with the court order or te pro duce their books. . Judge Vandevanter sentenced esch of them te $150 fins for contempt snd to imprisonment until they comply with the order of the court. An appeal was taken. ' , ' .. To Bestore Ooatrlbattoa. " (Joaraal-Special Service.) New Tork, Oct. It. Colorado policy holders of the Mutual Life Insurance company, through Attorney W. B. Crisp ef this city; have requested -Attorney General Mayer' to compel the Mutual ofTlcere to make restitution of I2,I00 which they stfmltted had been used aa campaign funds. Mayer la asked to In stitute civil proceedings. . Building Boas to Klamath. 1 (Jonraal Special Service.) ' Klamath Faila, Or., Oct It E. B. and A. L. Stone of Oakland, California, have been awarded a contract for grad ing seven more miles of the California Northeastern railroad from ita present terminus this way.- It Is to be ready for the ties and rails within 10 days. This waa formerly the Weed railroad. Chief of Police at ordered. V.j ' (Joaraal Special Strvlce.) 8L Petersburg, Oct. It. Colonel Vea Ettman. chief of police at Krasnoyarsk, haa- been murdered. Lecture em St. Loula Paly. . Mrs. Weatberred will give a St. -Louis world'a : fair j atereoptloon lecture: st Mssonto hall tonight. . Everybody in vited, .v Oeorffe T. Styers Betaraa. Former State Senator Oeorge T. Myers has returned from a visit to Alaska, where he spent five months tourlna the FI!Ft3 t? B,iJ, . F0T OUT BY CM ... No Hydrant Provided Near Scene vand Firemen Unable to Act Effectively. (Special Dlepitrji to The Joaraal.) Bllverton. Or., Oct. II. Fire originat ing from a defective flue destroyed the home of Percy Broughton in this city laat sveaing. Ne Insurance waa carried and the -building and contenta were a total loss. , Mr. Broughton had recently sold bis farm and stock near this elty and the money realised from the trans action, nearly $3,000, waa consumed with the building. v, . The residence of L. P. Aid rich, who was attending the xposltoh st Port land when the Ore occurred, was saved by heroic effort on the part of neigh bors, who- formed - a : bucket brigade. Considerable damage was done to the building, and-tha furniture, which waa removed from the house, was seriously damaged by being broken arid scratched. The h.oee company was unable to rander any assistance at the Are from the fact that the city bad provided no hydrant In that nart-of tha cltv. . Hid It not been for the - rain nothing could have, savea me nouses on mat street ,.- 1 TO BUILD CANAL FittM LAKE ERIE TO THE OHIO (Joarest Spatial Service.) Pittsburg. Pa.. Oct . II. President John K. Shaw and the board of - direc tors of tbe Lake Erie Ohio River Ship Oanal company, aocompanled by a number of englneere and Other advisers, started fronfNiere today on a two days' trip to examine the - two routes pro posed for a ship canal connecting Lake Erie with the Ohio river. At Ashtabula. Ohio, tha Pittsburg party will be Joined by the officers ef the Ohio k Pennsyl vania Ship Canal company, of which Joseph H. Casaidytof Cleveland la presi dent, and the - two organisations will continue the trip together. ' One of the two routes la from Ashtabula, Ohio, to Pittsburg, the ether from Erie to Pitts burg. Each route Is about 106 miles long and the cost of -either would be about 110.000.000. President Shaw la of the opinion that the work could be completed and the oanal opened to traf fic in the summer of 911. PROSPERITY SHOWN BY INCREASE IN IMPORTS ' (Joaraal Special Service.) New York, Oct II. Ths figures con tained In the September report of Ap praiser Whitehead In regard to the Im portation of merchandise at the port of . New York during theVnat month Is con-, aldered an undeniable proof of the pros perity existing in this country at the present time. It appears from the fig ures that-the -total appraiaed Value of merchandise Imported at this port waa I5I.004.8SO. an Increase of $5,000,000 over the corresponding month of laat year. The total value of precious stones Imported during the month was 11,150,- 80, against $1,1(2.604 during the month of September, 1804. There was also a marked Increase in ths -Imports of auto mobiles. During last month 111 cars were imported, against 71 in September, 104. Since January 1. of this yea, 772 automobiles have been Imported here, their total value being about $3,000,000. . Oannaa Cruiser oa Visit ; ; (Joernal Special Service.) Galveston, 1'ex., Oct II. The German cruiser Bremen arrived In thla port to day and -was received with naval hon ors. All ships In the harbor were decked with flags and German and American flaga were displayed from many build ings along the harbor front A delega tion of city officials and representatives of Governor Lanham paid their respects to the commander of the cruiser and Invited him and the officers and men to be the guests of the city, . Smmons Ooavlcted ef Bribery. ; - (Joaraal Sseelal Barrio. I . ; Sacramento, Cat., Oct. 11. Ex-Senator E. .J. Emmons, charged with having ac cepted a bribe during the last session of the state legislature, was found guilty by a Jury late yesterday eveplng. Mutual Life got the cake In Mr. 1 testified. ' ',,;-' :','-" . then hl: - cnts ' . Carses ef Tim Cumt4 LATE Hi BRACKETT'S VILL ; FILED FOR PROBATE ; Estate Motto Be Distributed Un til Youngest. Grandchild! .''. ; - Twenty-Five. . ' (gpertal Plspstch te The Joorail.) . Oregon City, Oct 11 The last 'will and testament of the late ''Mrs. Mary Ann Bracfcett of Aurora, was filed In the county, court this morning for pro bate. 'The will provides for ths caring for the graves .of Marlon : Irvin. J. Washington Irvin, . Isabel Howard and J. C Couch. ' Shobequeaths all her per sonal property, exoept notes and money, to her daughter,' Inea Ellen Brackett Fifteen acres of land Is also given' to this daughter. The residue of. the estate Is divided equally between' her children. George . Irvjrv -Inea Ellen Brackett, Robert A. Jrvln, Wyillam Washington Irvin. Mary Elisabeth Grlbble, Martha - L. ' Bowers, Jennie McKee and the surviving heirs of Isabel Howard. The estate Is not to be dis tributed until' the youngest ' grandchild la 2B years old. t f : . INJURIES RECEIVED IN RUNAWAY PROVE FATAL (Rpedal IM.patrb to The Jonresl.) Forest Grove, Or., Oct. U. William Dllley, ; who was -Injured in a runaway, died early this morning. . H waa It years old. and a son of M. B. Dllley. ' Thursday morning while on the wa'y to her achool Miss Martha Traver found Dllley lying unconscious two miles from this city. It appears that Dllley was dragged for about a half mile, bis head and shoulders being badly ' mutilated. The team was found tied to a fence, the passer-by who tied the horses evi dently having failed to see the unfortu nate by the. roadside. ' '. ' Bxpert Blflemsa. : Vancouver, Wash... Oct. IS. Accord ing to general orders from the war de partment the following - enlisted men of 'the Fourteenth Infantry stationed at Vancouver barracks have qualified aa expert ' riflemen during the- sesson of 1906: Cook Edward Bache, E company; Sergeant John 8. Bkees. F company; Sergeant ' Albert Hayes, I company; Quartermaster-Sergeant Clarence A. Miller, ti company, and "Sergeant Paul Altmann, M company. . TAKE BACK Opper's previous cartoon," but Tresturer Randolph snd President John . '.'.' '','.'.' ' ' ' - . . i: P'-Perfect ISasi? ; ; 'THOROUGHLY filtered soft river water, the ! Ibest Barley-Malt, imported Bohemian V Hop nd Special Culture Yeast arc the ingredi t of an.- By lagering (ageing) not less than'4 months, every ' . trace of the fnjurious, urifermented constituents, found ,' in immature beer, is removed'. y V v v '; f Anheuser-Busch Drewin As3,n - h i ' st. tontssU.Se a. : ,;; T : , ' 7 ... V, ' .Orders Promptlf Filled by - t " , " ',"'. Tillmami & Bendei. Distributors. Portland. Oregon'. PORTLAND HAH IIARROVe'LY ESCAPES DEATH Spirited t Team Plunges r Over Embankment Seriously Injur-', ; Ing James Whiting. (Special Dlipateh te The JeorsaL) Vancouver,- WaaLf-Octr-II. -WhUe driving along the bill 'road between Lewlston.. and La Center yesterdsy, James Whiting, a commercial traveling man. In the employ of a Portland whole sale Arm, had a narrow escape from death. ' As it Is, he will be confined to his bed for several months. Whiting was driving a team of spirited animals. Aa ha was descending the long, winding hill Into La, Center he lost control of the . horses. - In some way the - lines slipped from Whiting's hands , and he was unable to regain hold' of them. Dashing down the rough road, which "is full of stones, the horses were unable to keep in the road and collided with a tree, sending Whiting, buggy and them selves over an embankment. With i wo ribs broken, a badly sprained ankle and a deep cut on the head. Whiting sue ceeded in righting the buggy and get ting the horses back onto the -road. Re pairing the harness with, the hitching rope he made his way, to the home of the owner-of the- rig near Rldgeneld, from "whom he had rented the team to make a two days' drive to Amboy and return. Prom Rldgeneld, Whiting will return to Portland today. While his In juries are most painful it la not thought he received any internal injury. The horses came out without a scratch and tha buggy was- little damaged. ' - COLLEGE Y.M. C. A. FILES. INCORPORATION PAPERS (Special Dispatch te The Joernal ) . - Corvallia. Or., Oct 1J. Articles of In corporation were filed at the office of County Clerk Moses today by the young Men'a Christian Association of the Agri cultural .college. The papers assert that the amount of property possessed by. the association at he; time of filing la 111,000.. The incorporators are Professor K. E. Edwards. Professor E. R- Lake, Guy L. Weaver, Elmer P. Rossen and W. T. Shaw. These are also named aa the trustees. The object of the associa tion Is the securing of funds and the erection of a handaome building on the Agricultural college grounda for tha a. M. C A. t -N . ' ,. THE CAKE. ". k CriEBO.I I..EH I.IAY PURCHASE Val'nnilVFR TR1RK Horse Racing May Be Carried on ! Ml I - r - i 1 k- in vivKB bj roruana ana . . flan Pranoiann Snnrta inpeoai uispaws 10 xae jeareei.) Vancouver. Waah.. Oct. IS. A deal IS pending for, the purchase of "the race, track ta thla city by-a party of Portland ana sen jTnncisco aporung man. A lo cal horseman, also flgurea tn the sale. When betting was stopped at the Irv ington track hi Portland thla summer an effort was made to secure the local course, but those engineering the deel disagreed among themselves and It fell through. Should the present effort to establish racing here be successful a line of hacks will be put on between the ferry landing and the track. Tots, of course. Is in the event the ' proposed street railway la not constructed. This road would pass directly by the entrance to the racetrack, -' .:',.. -, Passes Worthless Cheek. ' Vancouver, Wash..- Oct- 12. c'larenoe Williams, an employe of the Waahlng ton Ss Oregon. Lumber company, yes terday secured $46 from a local hotel proprietor on worthless - check. The name tf the person whose signature waa forged 1 not given out for publication. Aa yet the ponce nave secured no ciue to the whereabevta-xUUWUluuna- and have little hopea of catching him. It la rumdred that he has secretly agreed to return the money If he la promised that the case will not be prosecuted. Thla story Is not generally believed, as ' tha police have searched - the entire city sari sjpsneer Strlokea. (Joaraal Bpeclal Serttee.l h r i . Vm r Aneneep. T.IH- ral lender tn the hotiee ef lorda mnd twice" lord-lteutenent of Ireland, waa eaw4H n V-Sl 1 vat ( at Sit him SlhrKlt itlat UIVROn w.s nte. boa in Norfolk today and ta unoon- ctoua. - (BpecUl fMspateb to Th. Joaraal) Oregon City. Oct. II: The funeral ef Sewell James, ths l-y ear-old snn of Mr. and Mrs. U. R. James, waa held thla afternoon from the residence. Rev. R. C Blackwell of the Methodist church conducted the services. The interment waa . at Mountain View cemetery. ' A. McCaU of New York Life hsd not ' ". ' : I- ' house was not interrupted. mineral districts. , . . : ft jr -t - r