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THEOREGOM'"' DAILY T. JOURNAL V"PORTANI7 THURSDAY "EVENING.-MAY U ISC ;.ri.-t , OF OF Elected Grand Master 'MorningMuscovites Will Parade and Hold Business Meeting Tonight . .In.,..' p . TV N, , ' r - X T 1 T" 7 1 " " " ZZ1 j, F 1 "Wnittm.A:' ..CsrteT, EleCTed The grand lodge of Odd Fellows o Oregon, at . the morning session today elected the following officers: Grand " maeter, W. A. Carter -of Gold Hill; deputy grand-master, Richard Scott of Mllwaukle ; - grand secretary. K. E. . Sharon of Portland; grand warden, Ed ward Hostetler of The Dalles; grsnd reaaurer, Or-);-Doane of The Paer srrsnd representative. W. H. Hobson of Btayton: trustee of Odd Fellows' home, v.Pr. W. T. Williamson of Portland. These officers will " be Installed "Just before the close of the afternoon aea- slon. '. At this Urns OrsndMa wilt snnounce the names of the ap- pointive offloers. The annual reports of the retiring officers and of the stand- Ing" committees - were -read todsy-and l were ordered to be published. It le be Z lleved that all the business btf orth ' body will be disposed of during the aft ernoon, and the lodge will adjourn to day. . - ( ' - The Muscovites will hold an interest ing session tonight at the Odd Fellows' temple at First and Alder streets. At this meeting the annual election of of ficers will be held end a large class of csndldatea will be initiated into the MARRIED "AMID RUINS OF Before a temporary altar erected in rthe rulos of whst .ws tmce the magnifi cent San Francisco church of Bt. bom- ' of James Q. Blaine, and Miss Ethyl ' Kelly of San Francisco . were married i on Tuesday by Father Thomas Sherman, r eon of General Sherman. Thla morning ." the happy-young couple arrived at the Hotel Portland, where they will spend part of their honeymoon before taking - train for Chicago. j FIGHTSIHipEIGHBORlVITHZZII PAirOF BRIGHT GREEN: PAINT Joe Welnsteln bf t(l Third street bss r ewem te a complaint agflnst H.- Brown of lit Third street, charging him with .-lasault. and. battery, Xhelrcumstaiices leading up to the Issuance of the warrant are amusing. I Yesterday afternoon Brown waa engaged In painting a wagon , la hla back yard-when Welnsteln, hie neighbor, strolled in snd criticised the manner tn which the Job was being done. ' : He questioned Brown's ability - as a KISURANGE RATES DOUBLED SAN FRANCISCO 111 ...7,j.;..' All Special Rates-Abrogated Reopening of Banks Creates 1 rrr Building Activity. , ( Joarul Special Sen Its.) SB' Francisco, May 34. At 'a secret meeting of the board of fire underwrit ers held In Oakland today definite ac tion was taken in the matter of fixing an tnssrance rate for Sen Francisco It waa decided to double the former rates. . Bom members favored fixing different rates for the burned and n n burned, sections, but a flat rate for the entire city was finally , decided upon. All special rates are abrogated. , Ltnee or depositors around the say ings banks are materially smaller to- . day. . There hare been, however, more depoalte than wlthdra wale. As the re sult of opening, the . banks - tor unre : GOLD HILL, by Grand Lodge This Heattf-Ontnd-Lodge. - mysteries of the oriental degree. The street parade promises to be Interesting, ae the Muscovites will be arrayed In their fantaaticMstBmes and will march through severO of the. principal busi ness streets of the city. Their, meet ing tonight will ' close with a banquet. ' Hon. F. Rv McLaren of Seattle, grand master of Washington, was a ipiest of the grand lodge thla morning, and spoke tn the delegatea on the principles of Odd Fellowship. He waa accompanied by Lewis R Hart-of -Taeoma, grand secretary for the state of Washington, Iro- La -Grande - waa selected j.'aa the next place of meeting for the grand lodge. The Rebekahs and the Muscovites aa well aa the-grand encampment will hold their annual meetings at the same place and -at-the aame time. There was no opposition to this and when La Grande extended the Invitation . the Portland lodgea, which are atronger numerically than thoae eaat of the mountains, con ceded the meeting place to the bunch grass delegates" choice. A committee will wait on the O. R. N. officials this afternoon to secure rates for the next meeting. . ' . V v:S..'V.V ; ,: v . v..V.'.., t ,, ; -v:.!; san:francisco church Ewlng la a well-known attorney of Chlcago.nJ haa . written many, con trlbutlone on the history of this coun try. 1 Mrs.-t;wing--istheamigTitir-ef James R. Kelly of San Frnclsco, presi dent of the Hibernian bank. The wedding took place at t o'clock In the -morning. - There waa no music. The friends of the bride and groom knelt on boards laid on the sand. After the wedding, a breakfast waa served. t painter and Brown in reply asked Weln steln for ! dus him. ' This demand for the payment of a debt so enraged Welnsteln that' he pro ceeded to punch Brown. The only avail able weapon of defense within 'reach of Brown was the paintbrush and he used It with telling effect on the face of bis sssailant, painting It a bright "green. The combatants were separated and the story of the thrilling encounter will be told to Judge Cameron, tomorrow "morn ing. -- v - stricted business, building operations have been given great impetus. Con struction of scores of new frame build ings wss begun this mornings CONDEMNED WOMAN APPEALS TO HER SEX '(Journal Speetel Serrlne.) - . i Liberty, Mo.. May t. MreJ Aggie Meyers, condemned to die on the gal lows, aske .sympathy for the first time since the killing of her husband two years, ago. She haa signed an appeal to the women of the etata, aaylng that If aha were to die on the gallows to day aha would say her companion's atory waa not true. ... PLAN CHURCH UNION ON TEMPERANCE LINES - "(Jeeraal SpeHal arrr ) De Moines, la,, May 14. The Presby terlana today adopted plans for a union of all denominational, charohes on sp. rlsl temperance, lines, f The t'nltarlnn church wsa excluded by. Insertion of the word "dlvlneT , . k LAWYERS ROW 111 CASE Counsel for Defense Accused of Tampering With State's Witnesses. DEFENSE SAYS SAME ,. ; OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY Victor ....Ssxcn' Gives Damaging- Evl dence - Against - Wirtanen During This Morning's Session of the . Court Prosecution to Close Today rtvm tn th rrtiirt th ti it. torncys for. the dfne htv been to ine luiie wiiiwhh oucn aa two or three times day,- and evetv atked one of them not to teetlfr to a certain thlna." aald District .Attorner Manning to Judge Fraaer In th. Wirtanen murder trial n the rlreult court tha morning. "That la not true." aald .J. C. Lmi. oclated with V. J. Ma lark jr In the de- fenae. 'Tf there haa been any tampering with wltneues lo thla case, you have done It, Mr. Manning." Mr. Manning s asaertron was made in response to a remark of Mr. Malarkey In objecting to certain questions that were being asked Victor Sasen. one of the state's witnesses, to the effect that he knew what the district attorney had been, doing with a number of witnesses with whom he bad a consultation before court convened. Judge Fraaer asked if either side cared to make its charges dennite and the attorneys said they did not. - :- - . The most damaging testimony yet given against Wirtanen was that ' of Victor Saxen. He said ie saw Mrs.' Wirtanen when aha met her husband going back into the house after the shoot ing and heard her ask him: "Was It dona by accident r ' 8axen said Wirt anen replied: "No, they were all the ame pompi Anton Ttamatertt fa rifled tht he m.l Miesea Shaotlag-aad-aakad him what the treu- ble was. "Oh, they tried to kill me.' Wirtanen Is said to have replied. Jater. wnen Kaniia( was wmaning in Diooa off .Wrtanen'a . face . the accused ..man asked, "Did &att dteT" v Ramstedt an swered: "Not yet, but I think he wUL" Wirtanen- said: 'That's too bad." Ramstedt testified to - hearing Mrs. Wirtanen ak her huehand how he came the same crowd." When epurt adjourned at noon the district attorney announced that he wouMPcall only ona mora witness,' and aald if the defense' thought be waa try ing to suppress any evidence either for or against tha accused, .they need only name the witnesses and he would put them on the stand. HARD HUES ASK FOR PRIVILEGE Request for Franchise Through Taeoma Cotton Tells of Expected Obstruction. - (Special Dtopatrb te Te Jearaal.) Taeoma. May 14. Application to the city council . for a franchise for the Harrlman railroad extension through Taeoma was made last wrnt by W. W. Cotton of Portland, general counsel of the Union Pacific, and Walter Chris tian. - local representative, who were present at the meeting. . The application was referred to the franchise- committee and wilt be con sidered at a special meeting next Mon day. .. The ordinance provides a franchise through Taeoma to the Oregon A Wash wjv to a 14 W roftow ftjr thFsl branch of the Union Pacific, end per mits the laying of tracks, the building of docks end the making of ptber needed Improvements...... Mr. Cotton states that the company 1 expects- some trouble "from the Northern Pacific.. whlcITinay altemptTto block the entrance of the Harrlman lines, but that he eannot say-what form this in terference will take. The franchise will be paaaed at an esrly date. FEARSNIECtriS LOST IN CEMETERY "Bessie Bauer, a nieceof"TWrsrrATrNV. Wills of 47S Spokane street, haa mys teriously disappeared and the police have been asked to locate her. She left her home in Sell wood yesterday mora ingsboirt -o'clock-sndaeetsred "Tier Intention of going for a stroll. She was seen In the Rlverview cemetery some hours after, but haa not been heard of elnce. . . ........ The missing woman ia it yeare of age snd haa been In 111 health for some time. She Is described a--belng S feet 1 inch in height, 'slender build and waa at tired In a brown ault. She had dark hair, brown eyee and thin features. Mrs. Wills' ridicules the Idea of suicide and la of the opinion that her, niece became bewildered and waa unable to And Eer way out of the cemeter; CUMBERLAND LOYALISTS ' " REORGANIZE ASSEMBLY - (Jenraal Special Serrlee.) ' ' - " Decatur. 111., May 14. The Cumber land Presbyterlsn assembly,- - over tne loyalists' protest, ratified the merger wlth'the Presbyterian church. today and adjourned. More than 100 loyalists or ganised ths assembly anew; declared the union void and proceeded with the or ganisation of the Cumberland ehurch. They will appeal te Abe membership' to stand by them and expect half of the 100,000 communicants to Join 'them. DEMOCRATIC CLUBS WILL HOLD MEETING A publio joint meeting will be held by the Multnomah and Young Men'e Democratic clubs tomorrow evening at headquarters, 1)7 Seventh street J. Hennessey Murphy will speak on J, M. learln, and buttermilk as a beverage. General Ed Kllfeather will discuss "Purity In Politics, aa Exemplified by Napoleon Davis." Jadge sutler la Pertlaad. Judee Thomas O. Hslley le In the city snd will go to Oregon City thla after noon and wilt probably t address 'the meeting at Bhlvely'a npere-house to nlghti vbsn Oeveraor Chamberlain-will MURDER EXTENSION 1'e iliff dmps dead '03 - isdeffi;dei:ce street Prominent. Mason...andJPro8pw? ous Citizen Dies In Same Manner as His Wife. (Special Dlapateh te Tn. JeersaLI Independence. May 14. William II Iff, one of Independence'a most prominent and prosperous clttsena, dropped dead on the street about 10:10 o'clock yes terday. Mr. Illff waa apparently en The Late William Iliff. Photograph by McCaleb. joying as good, health as usuaL He had returned from a walk: and dropped on the street. Medical aid -waa 'promptly called, but hla death waa almost in stantaneous, - Mr. Illff waa born in Connellsvtlle, Pennaylvsnla, April It, lilt, but moved e-enllate In omnn 1 P-l.-th Tlllnl. U.t is. isst, wss wutiiidea ai e-p" ej 1,1 s ttttt 'iii ber X4, ltd. He came to Oregon in l0. MivJUILJiaa Jen. a.Maeontor it years; was -Alio a Knight Templar and prominent Q. A. Jt veteran One thing quite etrik'ng la the-fact that Mr. Illff a wife dropped dead In the aame manner on January 10, 104. Four children Survive him. Mrs. Charles Rica, -Miss Maud Illff and two sons. Chsrit (Laud. XtoJxxJUIXC-.ii-..,.a ... ROTTEN EGGS FOR ALLEGED MINISTER - (Special Dlapatck te Tbeoarnil.) ' The palles. May 14. Rev. Homer H. Street, an alleged minister of the gopelL OTTTnTIsiHSsTripn "iouraibr a'S" all sufficient Redeemer," csme Into The Dalles last evening from Olex, Morrow county, where he made an address Tues day night against prohibition and local option. Mr. Street said he was bom barded with rotten eggs at Oles on hla way from the hall to the hotel and he also relates a tale of horror about being a up by Ave or et-men next morning on his way from Oles to the railroad Ave miles distant. Mr. Street. , who is aald to be In the employ of the Liquor Dealers' association, made a apeech at Olex ridiculing tha prohibition -move- -hot he waa rotten-esrged. Spots on his coat bore mute evidence to the truth ef the statement. HAS AUTO PARTY JAILED. FOR SPITE On compfaint of Fred Ludera, an automobile driver, Teddy Rice, who haa a saloon at 14 Sixth street: -W. -C. Peck, a traveling man; Ruth Grimes and Nellie Borel were arrested on the Charge of drunkenness last night. The driver was accused of overcharging the party, who refused te pay his prloa. I In retaliation he swore to tne complaint charging them with drunkenness. The case waa called in the municipal court thie morning end continued for one week. ' '. -, ' ;-:.'".' 1 LAURELWOODTO :i : --THAVE RA1LY TONIGHT Isaac Swett. Judge Francis Clarn6, Bheriir Word,- Hoti J.D Matlock, snd severatofthe local candMate s on the Democratic ticket, will address a meet ing at Laurelwood hall on the Mount Bcott- ear- line this-evening. - : " X big Democratic meeting "has " beetl arranged to be held at Oreeham Friday night. Thla will be addressed by Colonel Robert A. Miller, Judge Thomaa O. Halley, Sheriff Word. John Van Zante, Oeorge-ic-Hnlchln-end-otheri THREATENS TO KILL ' -1 HIS BROTHERS-IN-LAW 'iT'l' RrMw-4.1 DUDatck te The IoarBal. Salem. Or., May 14. Anton Hruse waa arrested here last evening on a complaint charging him with threaten ing to kill Joseph and John' Nusbaum. Hruxa Is a brother-in-law of the men named and when arrested at hla home on North Liberty street two large rocks were found Irt his pocketa. -He -will be given ..a preliminary hearing " today. Hrusa'ls in -the county Jail.. GEER TRIES TO REFUTE GOVERNOR'S STATEMENTS ' ..v-e- - T - - - - ' (Special Dispatch te Tee JoaraaL) - Aatorie,- Or., May 14. -Oovernor Gear waa the principal speaker at a Repub lican meting here last evening. Issues of the day were not discussed, but the greater part of the ex-governor'e speech waa given to' an attempt at refutation of the credit claimed by Governor Chamberlain for good deeda - accom plished ..... . ... OPERATORS FAIL TO GET NOK-UNIONtCOAL MINERS ' (Joe rail Special Service.) i Dlllonvale, Ohio, May 24. No coal mines were opened . here today with nonunion men, as planned by the United States Coal company, which failed to secure enough men. Reports from Smith field of shooting near the Plum Run mine when that mine opened this morn ing have been unfounded. ,.- .. . Mine I'll StUl Barning-. ' t Journal sprits) Servi) ' Trinidad. Colo May 14. Ths fire Is still burning fiercely al Btarkvtlle, In the Engleville mines, where M0 miners were rescued Wednesday by tha prompt work ef ths bosses .. .. -t .' . RESIGNS AS VICE PRESIDENT Joseph McCabe Leaves Northern Pacifio to Become East ern Contractor. WILL DO. CONSTRUCTION WORK FOR N. Y N, H. & H. Interested for Many Years in Opera tjon of Washington and Columbia River Road' and Other Lines, Hs Has Large Circle of Friends. (SpeHal Dlapateh to The JoeraaM endlet6n.r.,"iay2. JoeepHWeT Cabe. vIce-presTdenT Bf the " NofTBef n Pacific railroad and . general manager of the Washington- Columbia River, with headquartera-at Walla Walla, has resigned. - The reason, he Says, te that he :ikea contracting' better. - Mr.J Mo Cabe goes east early In June, having a big grading contract for the New, Tork. New .Haven Hartford railroad. - Mr. McCabe aald: "I regret leaving Oregon and Washington very much." Mr. Mc Cabe has had charge of the Washing ton eV Columbia River as vice-president and- general manager since February, 18. For 19 years previous he was su perintendent of the Northern Pactflo railroad, first in Minnesota and later In Washington. Joseph McCabe' s resignation ae vlce- prealdeat of. the Northern Pacific and general, manager of the Washington A Columbia River railroad was the reault of arrangements which he haa ma4e to go Into the business of railroad con tracting. Ha will leave the Pactflo coaat and will earabltsh himself at. New Haven. Conn., where he will be asso ciated with Mr.. Blehler of Taeoma. an experienced railroad contractor. 1 Fmrms nyesrsTirr-McrabeTisr n nemmial rrlatwl nr rj, B. Msnin. p res MeSTori he'TJeTorBNewHsvenT Hartford railroad, and formerly preal dent of the Northern Pacific. This was probably an - important "f aetwr-"-' former' a decision to 'leave thla coaat end go 'east Few railroad men In the northwest have a larger circle of f rienda than Mr. McCabe, . . RESIGNATION VOLUNTARY. -vvseT-r. a J3RW5ae5P"iW i .iwaen MsSsisiiiM Koad SCar Be Opsrated Direct -.j- -.. Taeexa Offiee la Tnare. ... ' . . ... (Special Dtapatrb to Tke JsaraaL) JWalla Walla, Wash., May 14. There le considerable speculation lr -Walla Walla over the resignation of Joseph McCabe ea -general manager of the Washington Columbia River railroad. -"" ryii.i. ih.t k tlon waa-voiutrtary and waa handed In by McCabe for the reason that he de sired to engage in other buaineaa. It ia hinted, however, that It means that the Washington dt Columbia River road la to be operated directly In the future by Northern. Pacific officials from Ta eoma. In an Interview Mr. McCabe aald: "I have associatedmyeeir:wrtn Charles S. Blehler of Taooma for the purpose of doing general railroad eon' atructlon work. We have already se cured a large contract that will take us two years to complete." FULTON'S AMENDMENT TO ALCOHOL BILL PASSED i - Wblntoa Beresa ef The Jearaal.t wasnington. May eeoaior ronton today secured .the adoption of an amend ment to .tha' free alcohol bill providing that the denaturing ahall be. done upon application of any registered distiller In a bonded warehouse specially desig nated or aet apart for denaturing pur poses only. Tha amendment, which waa prepared by Fulton and Hemenway, la deemed essential to carry into effect the I pOffeM) Or RG VI: DISCARDED CHILD SECURES G00D H0ME D. A. Van Vleet and Lata "fan Viiat have adopted Merley Lee, tbe t-year-old daughter of H. and Margaret Lee. The petition for edoptlon alleges that the mother of the little girl la now Mra. Le eau and that Le Beau does not support His wircJUdgrTrebsterniiff an order changing the name of the child to Merley Lee Van Vleet THREE CONVICTS KILLED v - IN PRISON BREAK r (Joern.I Special SwtKe 1 TRaTelglir N. Crr May 24. ThrecOfti vlcts. Including MaeMIlllan, the famoua western "society" convict were ahot to death today In attempting to escape from the convlct-xamp...- Four others . got away.- J ' -- - KILLS WIFE BECAUSE v ; ; SHE ASKS DIVORCE (Jenraal Special Service.) Los Angeles, CaL, May M. Jealous of hla wife, who sued for divorce, Michael Cserepes. a Hungarian flower' seller, fatally tshot the woman this morning and then attempted suicide. The Cserepes dwelling resembled a shambles. PR ESIDENT CONFERS z OVER STOCK YARDS ' "" (Jnernal special Bervlee.) . " Washington, D. C. May 14. A confer ence -ever sanitation. In the atockyarda and packlng-houaea waa held at the White House today by the president and Attorney Skinner for the packers. Skin ner waa- referred to the labor commis sioner, whoae report le expected soon. SPANISH RULER G0ErT " TO WELCOME PRINCESS (Jooraal Special Heryij.) . Madrid. May 24. King Alfonao, ac companied (by court dignitaries, left thla afternoon . for the frontier te meet Princess' Ens. Crowds witnessed the king's departure. The meeting will take place tomorrow at Trun. , f FREE ALCOHOL BILL . v PASSED IN SENATE - - (Jearsai Special Service.) Washington. Msy 24. The Senate hat passed the free alcohol -bill after ex tending the enacting clause to January 1, when the bill becomes effective. ; 6EA5i:i SECURES KEGM OF SERIOUS 03SIACLEt . -''-'-'(' h " - - -- - .- LandspfiPortland ..Irrigation - Company May. Soon Ba--- . Open to Settlers. - (Washlnftea Bareae of Tbe Jearaal.) Washington, D. C," - May . 14. The Portland Irrigation company, which pro poses to reclaim- 11,000 acree of land in Lake county, waa today advised by Senator Gearln that his application to the secretary to remove obstaclea In the way . of the company's operations has progressed te tha point of having the department declare that the lands In queation be returned to the publio do main for settlement . ' Tbe company several yeara ago be gan operatlona and the government withdrew Ite lands from settlement. while considering whether or not cer tain Irrigation projects should be be gun by tha reclamation service. The landa of the .company were 'thus' tied np. and the government ebendoned the j landa In the status of preventing fur ther work. - "-v -'.-' The present action of the Secretary makee It possible for the 'company to proceed and apparently only a few pre. Ilmlnaries remain to be carried out before tha lands may be irrigates and re claimed. -- ; ' ,- ' ' PLATE GLASS niaDOl'S ARE rui;;ed by vakdal Miscreant Defaces Surface of Several by Cutting Them ' --. r-With Diamond. Probably to teat a diamond purchased as a wedding ring for hie fiance, an un known man haa wrecked several large plate glass windows In .various stores on Morrison- street Last night he ruined a targe ftasa in ths establish merit 'Of Tull a? qilrtje, one III the l'a rhouS CloUiTng company's store sna stP other'ln Roberts Brothers' store. He performs his Job by scratching a jlbiirtlneacrosr'the window a short tanoe above the aide walk. in. the win dows; he has Visited there are lines that may be seen across tne street. .cut as amootbtf aa If a glaee eutter were pre paring to sever the pene. . No trace of the vandal's whereabouts has been discovered by the police. Hie. operations 'have betfome'so "troublesome, however, that merchanta and buaineaa houaea along the etraet have determined to apprehend him If poaelble.... - --- Detectives who have worked on the ease-are Inclined te believe thet the de struction has been wrought by a men who. may have purchased a diamond and la testing it in order, to see If It Is genulnejniev declaxeata man aeefc Ing nly. ta deetroy toe-windows would not dare operate ae openly.- R0SEBURG POSTMASTER UP FOR EMBEZZLEMENT The -trial "of William Frater for em- besslement of 'government funds began this morning before Judge Wolverton. Frater waa formerly - postmaster at Roseburg and bta peculations amounted to list. He waa(lndicted in October. 1904.' out .because of the land fraud s he waa not brought befuie a Jury until thla morning.- - - r rmwr im hiv m ht wia knm;k in. Tnlsapproprlated money and te have la bored under the delusion that his esse had been dismissed by the late Judge Bellinger. He is nearly 10 yeara old. The Frater trial waa brought to a sudden stop thla morning by the sud den Illness of Juror A. R. Bogard. He waa -not taken ill seriously, but he could not longer sit in the Jury box. The trial waa resumed again thla afternoon,- the atrorneye - agreeing to ' pro ceed with eleven Jurors In case Bogard could not return in time. ' A ARTICLES RLEDTOrr NEW RAILR0AD.C0MPANY Articles ofJncorporaUoif ofllhe t Ula central Hallroad comosnv filed In the county clerk's of flee this morning by - J... P. O'Brlsn. - William Crooks and Jamea G. Wilson. - The object Is to build a line of rail road from Pendleton to Pilot Rock. Ore Iton, with, two branch Hnea, one front heafTIIofllocltlollie junction of finake creek and the north fork of the John Day river, and another from a connection with this branch at the Juno-.f1oa..Ot-.Bar-and.BJrch .creeks to-tha junction of Camas and Hideaway creeks. The road la capitalised at 1100,000. The inoorporatora, or any of them, are authorised te open the stock books of the incorporation and recelve subscrip tions for stock." ... BAKER CITY MEN EXAMINE STREETS ' F. R. Mellls, N. C. Haskell, W. M. Pollman and 8. A. Hellner, all of Baker City, ere In Portland with headquar ters at the Oregon hotel.- They form a committee sent out from Baker City to Inspect the street paving of the larger cities and to report on the best material to be used for the prospective extensive street paving in Baker City, They have been In Seattle and other Waahlngton towns. . They spent the morning Investigating the wear and tear caused by heavy teaming on aaphaltum pavement. - --- ------ -',- WILLtJF KATHERINE r r BRANDESIS PROBATED .. ... ., X :. j...;.'; Ths snrbf XatherIneBranaes1ia been admitted to probate In the county court and Henry C. Brandea named ex ecutor ef the estate. The petition ask ing that the will be probated alleges that the property. of the estate la val ued at it.ooe, By the terms ef the will an adopted daughter. Catherine Annie Brandea. and the husband of tha dec eased, Henry C. Brandea, are bequeathed tl each. The remainder of the property goee to the daughter, Katharine Frances Brandea. ';, Flanged Sewn r lease.. - (Jenraal Special t .lee. ) Relllngham. Wash., May 24. Irne Mer rill; a logger, today . plunged headfore most down a eao-foot Hume and was pinloneofby timber and seriously Injured, but may recover. ... . ' . . ., ... m . . ' Arttelee ef tasorporatlea. .. Artlclss of Incorporation for the Klser Photo company were filed In the county clerk's office ( this morning by T H,. Klser, F. C. Little and Will C. Steel. They will conduct a general photo graphle buaineaa. Capital stook 11,000. DM Let us give you a prac a ticsl demonstration that it Py o buy goods "Made - in Oregon." - We will make a suit to .your measure from -Ore: gon-made fabrics for from $20 to ?30. These same fabrics sell v iri New York City for ten to ; twenty-five pet1 cent, more than we charge. ' - The garments, go out of our shops in perfect con-' !' ditlon."; We have two tx- pert' cutters and the most perfectly organized tailor shop in Portland. '--- j- : -, Give us just one oppor tunity to show vrju that it will pay to. let us makfr lyour cIothesLlgyotiX-me. tire ; from Oregonjnanufac; tured fabrics. - - - ,-..-'' . ; ; ; Elks Building v Seventh and Stark Streets CANADIAN1UNAVAY BOYS CAUGHT . IN .PORTLAND Declare Their-Parents Knew IThey Left Home to See Coun--tryand-Maka Money- Troiisersi " To Meisorc- - $5.00 'Andrew Campbell and Lee Burger of Btratehcona. Alberta, Canada, were taken into custody as runaways this mominff by of fleers of the juvenile courtTheir ; parenta were teIegTspha for Instruct Hons. ' f f Ths boys say they started ont about a month ago to aee the .country ana make jnoney. They had their father's consent, according to their story, and young Campbell aays his father's part- ing words were: . ',',- ... " . "Be good to yourselves." "We had $J when we left' home." said young Burger. "We came the first 10 miles on a passenger train, and since then we have been ateallna rides when we could and walking when we couldn't. We ..were . robbed at . Spokane,' and haven't any money now. ' "We walked into Portland last night from about 10 mllce tip the Cv-R, eV N.' track, We were on a train, but the brakeman told us if we did not get-off' -he would throw us off while the trstn was moving, so we got off and walked In. "... ' "A landlord bf a rooming-house on ; Stark street trusted us for a place to aleep last -night, and we -were a-olng . to look for work this morning, but were -arrested and baought up here." Teung Campbell la li yeare old and i Burger is . li. They ..were committed. to the Boys' snd Girls' Aid society until their parenta are heard from. PAUL RADER RETURNS - -BUTKEEPS SILENT: . Paul Radar, whojawent to some outside town a few days Tixo In an effort to Identify a man suspected of being one of hie aeeallante at Salem, returned home thla morning. He admlta that a man IS -under arrest who, probably I one of the assailants or knows who they were, but he declines to give the suspect's name or tell whars.be Is under arrest, SWITCH ENGINE KNOCKS OFF ENGINEER'S HEAD . 1 - ' . " . ; .(Joursat Special SrTlc. ) . . Burlington, Iowa, May 24.-I-J. XX . Johnson, a western engineer of the Bur- ' lington toad, wss lesnlng out ef the cab '.window . today when a passing switch snglne knocked off his head. .