THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL rCHTLAND, TIIUKZDAY LV
GOUOd
PIIESIOEDI
C:splte Opposition to Report,
Imv&tlonlsts Choose George ,
E. Chamberlain. "''-,.'
rfleecUt Dtopafc to lb JeeraeM
Boise. Idaho, P- Despite the op
yoUlon to th adoption of tbe report of
tne committee od credentials. Governor
George K. Chamberlain of Oregon wu
I odar elected president of the national,
Irrirstloa cone re -lor tne next year.
J H. Anderson, editor of the Irritation
Are of Chicago was Chosen secretary.
Sacramento, as was forecasted yester
day, won out in her campaign for the
Vionor of holding the next sesalon of
the congress. -. Sacramento's claims for
tbe congress were presented bi an elo-
oaent- manner by Colonel John F. Irian
n San Francisco.
, The resolutftms eonunlttss submitted
Its report this afternoon. Including--
- stron g- commendation r-'tne-Toresiry
service r and government reclamation
work. " ' . ''. '
Colonel John P. Irish 'nominated Sao
ramento for the location of the . fif
teenth . congress. Twltcbell of Las
Vegas nominated his home city, and
t'obb of Texas seconded Las Vegas.
Reaves of Reno nominated that city,
fisher' Harris nominated Milwaukee.
President " H. at George t Tucker of
the 'Jamestown exposition In an elo
quent And impassioned address asked
that the congress be held st ths exposi
tion' city, and Freeman of North Tak
Ima, Washington, Invited the congress
to the Yakima valley, i ,,v
MAN AT SALEM THINKS
. HE IS IN VANCOUVER
rsnecbl PWtck ts The Joeraal.)
Salem, or., Sept. I. A crsty man who
Vlves his nams ts Harry ' Walker and
who evidently believes he Is In Van-i
-couver, wss taken In custody late Isst
night, on ths Culver farm, five miles
east Of thin city," by Deputy Sheriffs,
lllnto and Culver. -
When discovered he was sitting on
the bank of a small stream without
stttoh of, rlothlng on and was picking
aimlessly In the . grass. ' The msn Is
about II years old. Is blind In one eye
end ths injured eye was bleeding. His
clothes were: found several' hundred
yards away. v It is thought that; ths. man
may have -belonged to one ofthe rail
road constsuctton gangs working near
here and that he beoamS' suddenly de
ranged and wandered off to tbe woods.
He is In Jail and will be . examined
this afternoon. , .
PORTAGE COMMISSION
; MAKES ITS REPORT
(Special Dieruteh Tbe Jeans))
Sslem, Or Sept. (.The state board
of portage commissioners' held . its
monthly meeting yesterday afternoon.
Nothing was done except tbe transaction
of routine business. Ths monthly re
port of Superintendent L. 8. Cook shows
that the principal work done during
Auguat was In ths sand. . The canal
constructors. Smyth and Jones, hsvs the
work In good' shape- snd are going to
build ths wall of cement II or 41 fast
htirher."-- ;- " v . - ;
-The earnings for August are: ' Mer
chandise, 11.147 pounda. 111.70; switch
ing ' li cars, $ti; use of - engine,
f 121.18; sale of piling. 111.10: telephone,
l.40; total. I1.0. yrhe disbursements
-were as- follows! Ms intalnanss -of T wa y,
I46t.ll;. maintains nee of - equipment,
eon. trans., I201.lt. Total. t7IT.lt. -
LOGGER IS KILLED
-T-TT-AT RAINIER CHUTE!
." (Xpert, t RmUt te The Joarael.t ' - -
Rainier, Or., Sept. I. Joe Freeman,
logger la the. service of ths Columbia
River Door company, lost his life at this
plaoe today as tbe result-of an "accident
at the log chute of M. T O'ConneL
He was caught beneath a number of
logs In the chut and crushed, expiring
Instantly. Logs are brought down the
chute on trucks with logging locomo
tive. The- track- runs over a bluff and
beyond the head of the chute S that the
logs roll off into the river. Proems a
was working in the ohute when a pile
of logs came down and ho was unable te
escape. ,, - : !, '
NEW. CANNERY. IS. TO
.U-BEBUIIXATJLWACO
- (iperl.t Dtssateh te the Journal.) .
"- riwsco. Wash., Sept. I. Tbe Columbia
River Packing company has given an
order to ths Ilwaeo Mill company for
, lOO.to fset of lumber to be used In the
erection of a 'new oaansry COxlif feet
two stories hlarh. on the old Seaborg
dock. " This - is only ths beginning of
many similar structures seosssary In
ths fish industry, ss the result of the
Columbia Valley railroad building- int
' Ilwaeo. . , '- .. .
ARMISTICE DECLARED
; ; . BY-ARMIES IN CUBA
i ; - c. , ' " ' - ' ' ' - ,'
. - v e)
: . (Jearaal flpeHal terrlee.) - , e)
, f Havana. Sept. fx An armistice -e)
i e naa neen declared and dnrlng the
e cessation of - hostilities efforts
. will bo mads to reach a peace
agreement The annlatlos Is for
e)
11 days,,
e
SELF-MADE CAPTAIN ? ;
; IS KILLED BY MOROS
- " (Joeraal Rseelal lenke.)n
Waahlngton, Sept. . Captain Cor
nelius Smith o(4hs Fourteenth oavslry,
who had risen from a trooper In II
years,- (totalled as rovernor- of - Da van,
Mindanao, .vice Lieutenant Bolton, was
killed In an engagement with the Moros.
MEMPHIS BANK HAS
.CLOSED ITS DOORS
aoornsl loedil imW.r-r-
Trust company, with m capital of 109,.
(mo. was closed today. President W J
Frnlth says the liabilities are 111,001
end assete $30,000 and depoalts $1,000.
Mismanagement by a former admlnts
trstlon is aliened. '
COOMBS AND WILLIAMS:.
(Jovm.I Soerlsl llsmee.l
rid .hurt. Kept.. I. Cornelius Coombs
and John Williams, negroesv were
kansed this morning. .Each murdered a
"ie re la tire, - ' -
DETECTIVES LOSE
RODDERS' TRAIL
Officer Trace Bandits at Far as
v. Coble, but at That Point,
Have Lost Scent.
(Special Dlroateh te The Jearaal.)
Rainier, Or., Sept - la their efforts
to run down the bandits who robbed the
State bank of Rainier at this place en
Labor day, binding Cashier van Auker,
the Plnkerton detectives have traced
the two men as far as Ooble, Tbe men
are said to answer ths description given
by tbe cashier, and were seen at several
points along' the railroad tracks eaat
of this place. Ooble la accordingly the
central point from which ths detectives
are werklng.---.i-- :.
. At that place all trace of the fug!
tlvee has apparently disappeared, for
the officers have found no clue which
might Indicate ths direction in .which
they fled or their destination. , "
Officials f the bank-have - InvesU
gated the books of the Institution, but
are. unable to stats the exact amount
eecured by tbe highwaymen. . It Is be
lieved, however,, that IMOS Is a close
estimate - As ret they have offered no
reward for the apprehension ef the
robbers. - :, . . v
From the town of 1a Das on " ths
Washington side of the river a report
resched here this afternoon that two
men reached that place Monday evening
in a canoe. - One went Into a stors and
purchased provisions while .the other
walked nervously alone; the beach, ap
parently on the watch. . -
After the report reached here It was
discovered that a canoe-painted green
was taken from this place on 'Monday.
The description of the canoe In which
the 'two men reached La Due tallies
with the one missing here... The de
scriptions of the men are also ths same.
RAILROAD-MACHINE v
RUNNING CONVENTION
, aspects! DUot-i te The JoersaLI
Santa Crus. Cat.. Sent, t. The stats
; Republican convention was called to or
dsr at II o'clock this morning but the
delegates were slow In getting In and
it was nearly half past before they were
In tbelr seats. Ths committee on cre
dentials reported recommending; ths roll
as Issued by ths secretary of jhe. state
committee- be -.adopted - as - the roll -of
the convention. - The report provided
that absentees should bo voted by some
member to be selected by the delegation.
Judge Sweeny presented the' report
of the committee on order of business.
It recommended that the officers of ths
convention be temporary Chairman Hon.
J. W. McKlnUy of Los Angeles, chair
man; -vice-chairmen, Thomas Flint, A.
Ruef and M. B. Harris of Fresno;' sec
retary, F. D. Ryan of Bacramento.
BERTILL0N SYSTEM TO
. IDENTIFY DEPOSITORS
(Jseraal speeist nervlei.t
Baltimore.: Sept. The : Thlmt jfa,
tlonal bank of this city, which has la
angurated the It-hour day, haa adopted
the Bertllloa aystem of Identifying do
posltors.. This, It la explained, la nec
essary where there are three sets of
clerke." . ' J
Tellers win always have description
card convenient and when a depositor
whose fsos Is unfamiliar aaks to have
a check cashed It will be easy to Ident
ify him by referring to ths filing cab-
MISS ALICE REHBERG .
FOUND DEAD IN BED
(spertal Ptap.tr te Tse Journal.)
Hlllsboro. Or.. Sept. . Miss Alice
R eh berg, aged, II years, was found dead
In her bed at' her father's residence In
-Tigardville yesterday morning.- . .
Deceaaed retired Tuesday evening In
excellent health and no one heard her
complain In any way. ' The coroner
summoned a jury to Investigate the
cause of death, but the result of the In
vestigation has not yet been reported.
ATTEMPTS TO ESCAPE
WITH TOBACCO TAGS
(Jours.l Bpeci.l serrlce.)
vestcbester. Pa, Sept I. Richard B.
Porte, while sn routs to the gallows
this morning slashed his wrists with
the tags -from a-plug of - tobacco. His
wrists were bound and he was executed
deeplte his efforts to thwart It. "He
killed two children of Peter Belucca as
revenge en their father, s . . ,
TWO PERSONS KILLED v
.. - :JN BURNING DEPOT
'-'(Jserasl tpeeul Berrlos.r
San Bernardino. Cal. SenL t.-V. it.
Carter, a Santa Fe conductor, and Prla
ellla Bastlan, a Harvey house waitress,
were burned to death In a fire which
destroyed the Santa Fe depot at Needles
early this morning. Much mall was de
stroyed by the fire. - '..-
BANK WRECKERS ARE t
: ARRAIGNED N COURT
IJoarsst Spseltl errlee.t
Philadelphia. Sept I. Adolph Secial
and North Colllngwood were arraigned
in is morning, -secusea or causing the
failure of the Real Batata Trust com
pany, . The district attorney Insisted
upon taking some evidence and declared
he believed aver 11.000,000 wss stolen.
CHRISTIAN FILIPINOS :
SOLD WOMEN SLAVES
(Jeeraal gptelat Berries.) . ;
Waahlngton, Sept Sixteen so-
catled Christian Filipinos were slain to
day by relatlvea of . women and chil
dren who they stole and sold . Into
sis very. - . n ;, t ;...v
Baboook-Xetehent.
(Sserisl Dlspefej-fo The Jearaal.)
Sal.m, Or., Sept. t. Rev. Henry' T.
Babceck, pastor of the First Preebyte
rtsn church, and Mies Edith Ketchera
were msrrled last night at the , first
Presbyterirn ehurch. The marriage wss
performed by Rev. Mr:- MacDowell of
Portland. The bride Is a -daughter of
Rev, Mft Ketchem, a former pastor of
the church, y - - .
KeXtBley AaaiTersary. -'
' ' ; tJeeraal Pnarial Servlee.t , ' '
Buffalo. N. T,. Sept I.--TO ths minds
of ths residents of this city who. were
here during: tha Fan-American exposi
tion period, today brought vivid memo
ries, for It Is the- fifth, annlvereary of
the shooting of President McKlnley by
the assassin Csolaoss . .. There- was no
special obeervanoa of tha day.
CHARGES AGAUJST
AUDITOR DEVLIN
Councilman Kellaher Accuses
' Official of Fixing Records of
City Council. v J ;
- A charge of Tlxlng" the records of
the council was mads by Counollmaa
Kellaher agalnat City Auditor Devlin
at the meeting of the council yesterday
afternoon. v
The charaea were denied by the atate-
mants of other councilman, but Kella
her did not withdraw them.' The fact
that both Devlin and Kellaher are be
ing mentioned as probable candidates
for mayor nsxt year haa. caused the
chargea to' be much commented upoiv
Mr. Devlin was not preaent to say a
word for himself, as he left for New
Tork last week on a leave of absence
of 41 days.
It Is consedered probably that -when
he returns he will demand aa explana
tion ot Keiianer. As clerk of tbe ooun
ell, Devlin Is In charge of the reoorda.
He personally records ths result of
every vote.
Kellaher made his accusation lust be
fore the ordinance giving a franchise to
tlit a K. N. on Beat Third street
passed the council by a vote of It to I,
Kellaher fought the franchise to ' the
last ditch, though Vaughn and hlmaelf
constituted the forlonrn minority. -s ..
; Chart Za Made,' , , i
Ths charga ot the east 'vide member
was that an amandment he had sug
gested providing for a -fill of II feet
on East Third street had been adopted
by the council after the ordinance had
been returned by the executive board.
This amendment did not appear in the.
franchise ordinance when - published.
snd therefore ; Mr. Kellaher deolared
that the Ordinance had not been pub
lished as agreed upon, and that an Jt
was to be voted upon as published. It
would go through minus one of the
most vital provisions.' Ths counoll has
been gum aheed," he cried.
Councilman Bennett produced a copy
ofd tbe ordinance, on whloh he - ha
marked the chsnges as they had been
suggested. 'This showsd that Kellaher" s
amendment haB not been adopted. Kel
laher said nothing mors, but did not re
tract his statement . -
The franchlae riven the O. R. - N.
the right to lay tracks on Bast Third
from Esst Pine to East MUL. Ths com
pany Is to pay ths city ti a year for
the privilege. All swttchlnc charges on
the eaat side fgrpm the Portland Flour
ing; mills to ths Inmaa-Poulsen mill are
to he abolished. The company a repre
sentatives have told the eonneilmen
that 11.580 a month -was being col
lected from eaat slds merchants, ware
houses and manufacturers In this way.
A 10-foot -roadway for the use of ve
hlclee is to be made on the street ever
the low 'around extending from Eaat
Oak to Hawthorn avenue. A freight
depot must be maintained ' on East
Third. ; -s .. .
POLICE BELIEVE HE 1 l
SKIPPED WITH MONEY
From an luvestlgatlon made by De
tective C H. Tlchenor, tha authorities
believe that James S. Mallory. the Oro-
vDle mining man, who mysteriously di
appeared from this city on August II.
did not meet with foul play, as was sus
pected, nut has defrauded his employers
out of I00. Tichenor Is In possession
of Information which tends to show that
J. R. Gardner, from whom Mallory was
to purchase a two-stamp mill for ths
Good Hope, Mining Milling eompany
of OrovUIe, California, was a mythloal
personage, and that the missing man
squandered over 1401 of the money sent
bins for that purpose In a poker gams at
the MUwsukle club. It has been learned
that with -the remaining 1100 -Mallory
left for soms southern point 1
BELLINGER AND WILDER U
- PLAY OFF SEMI-FINALS
Dan Bellinger1 and Dick Wilder,' two
star tennis men of the Irving ton club,
plsyed off one of the finest matches of
the season yesterday with no spectators
save the umpire end two women. ---T
The event was ths semi-final round In
tha tournament for the champlonahlp of
the club. The game bad not been, an
nounced, but the men got together any
how. Tha result was a phenomenally
close match" of five seta. In 1 which Bel
linger barely pulled out a winner. The
score was 1-4, 1-7, -T, 1-1. Wilder
played In his old-time form and com
pelled Bellinger to extend himself to
his last notch. Ths' final round will un
doubtedly, be ' between Bellinger and
Wlckersham and has been announced for
Saturday afternoon. .- . ,
POLICE COMMITTEE - ;
zir: LISTENS TO EVIDENCE
' Tbs police committee Of the executive
board this morning heard the charges
of Insubordination made by Captain
Moore agalnat - Officer ' Asa Welch,
patrol box at the union depot clippings f
from the newspapers criticising the de
tectives of ths police department Welch
had declined to tell Moore where he
had obtained tbe paste he had used la
putting up these clippings. The com
mittee heard a lot of testimony and will
report Its findings In a few days.
NORTHERN PACIFIC TRAIN
- - DELAYED BY. ACCIDENT
A Northern Paclflo passenger - engine
left the track at Holbrook, II milee to
the north, early thle morning and the
train was delayed I hour and1 II min
utes. Font Portlanders, Mr.-and Mrs.
Al Dobson. Hugh. Ha sen and a young
man named - Greenbaura. telephoned to
Portland .for an automobile under .the
Impression that ths train would bo de
layed all day, t They arrived here juet
ahead of tha train, - '-- - -
BRYAN IS TO LOOK ; '
OVER PANAMA CANAL
' ) - ."-'r : ' ' ' ' ,,-'; ' ""
IJomisl Rpeelal flervlet.)
Lincoln, Neb., Sept I. It was an
nounced Jhls morning that W.. J. Bryan,
after the Novembtr elections, will go to
Panama and South America., This after
noon he vtslte,d the stats 'fair, where
his livestock Is, exhibited. ; r
STOCKS SEETHE WHEN
y.', SHAW MAKES ADVANCE
i ,.- - - :
., aseclal" S-rtlee ) ' ,
" New Tork. ' Sept I. Stocks . seethed
and.' boiled1 today on the strength ot
Secretary Shaw's order advanotng gold
agalnat Importations. --The order saved
the speculators from a big loss. Ths
announcement was not unexpected and
trader on tha tosld reaped snug sums.
..iKICllS XDTHER SEEKS TO
ro .nsscs daughter
' Tr- ...
Writes County Cleric to Ascertain
Whether Ucenaa Was Is-
' r -., sued to Her. .
Hoping ts find soma traos of her
daughter, who haa been missing since
August II. Mrs. Elisabeth Rlokley of
1414 J street Belltnghanv Washington,
written to the Multnomah oounty
authorities te Inquire whether a m ar
ris se license haa been issued to her
daughter. The letter wear reoelved
this morning by Ai dltOtkBrandes, who
turned It over te Depudf County Clerk
Fred W. Praep, who presides ovsr ths
marriage license department The let
ter follows: , .
"Will you ten me If Rosy Rlcklsy,
my daughter, and Carl Simmons or any
other man have obtained a marriage
Uoense from your office at any time
since August I. HOC .My daughter
left homo the afternoon -of August II
without my knowledge or consent and
hav been able to find no traos of
her.. but hope by this means to gain
soma elua. . '
"She spoke of going to Portland soon
to friends, though did not tell her plans
of leaving.. Please answer at onoe, for
say pain and anxiety are almost too
great to bear. Respectfully yours, Mrs.
Elisabeth Rickiey.-
Deputy Press : searched ths marriage
Hoense' records' carefully, but was un
able to end a record of any license hav
ing been laaued to Mlsa Rickiey. He
wrote the mother Informing her ef the
faet
SHERIFF STILL .DEMAKDS
his board .:d:;ey
Landlord of County Hotel Finds
r ir Somewhar Difficult to
' V Collect His Bills,
Though Sheriff Stevens yielded to the
proposition that tha oounty court haa
the right to permit the boaxdang of ths
county pVisonera by contract that hs
still believes- he ts entitled to II a week
for all tha food, he gives them is evi
denced by the claim presented, to- Audi
tor Brand ea-by ths sheriff for tha board
of the prisoners for tha month of Aug
ust k The sheriff asks for pay at the
rate of ft a week (or 1,111 dare,
amounting to tS6i.ll. , lie quotes seo
tion 1117 of the Oregon code, again as
authority for this demand.. ' - "
' Auditor Brandos approved" ths bin at
tha rate of II cents a day, tha asms rata
at which ths warrant for the sheriff for
boarding ths . prisoners for - July 'was
drawn. The amount allowed the sheriff,
by ths auditor on the August, hill is
Itll.KS, or. $111.11 less than the sherM
asked. -. !.: V1 '-''',
At- the rata Louie Ebellng, tha con
tractor who la now boarding the oounty
prisoners. Is being paid the meals given
tha prisoners by tbe Sheriff during Au
gust would have 'cost the oounty -only
I46i.li."' . ; . . , :- :
The warrant drawn by Auditor Bran
dea tor ths prisoners' board for July has
not yet beetf accepted - by tha -sheriff.
Tbe county court hss not yet passed on
tha bill presented for tha prisonsrs'
board for August.'-' They will consider
it tomorrow. ,- .
PUTER TELLS F.10RE OF BI6
SCHELIE OF. fJAYS
r i'-'.o.v ,
Says Defendant Declared Her
mann Would Stand ln'-'V
: . ., . " ;V'-
' 8. A. D. Puter resumed his testimony
In tha Blue mountain reserve land fraud
case this afternoon. He testified that
in 1101. while ha was traveling east
ward with Maya when the latter was
going to Washington, Maya spoke of a
big scheme,- and when questioned said
It was the creation of a big forest re
serve. '
Testifying further, Puter said that he
thought It would be a difficult matter
to create a reeerva. Maya said it would
be no trouble, as be bad a good Influenoe
in Washington. "Senator Mitchell Is
there, and Hermann Is commlaaloner of
ths general land office, and you know
how Hermann will stand in," ha said. '
Puter than testified to getting a letter
from Maya to Mitchell wbea he went to
Washington oa the "11-7" deal. In re
gard to this particular swindle, Puter
said: "Mayo knew all about it from A
to SVV:
Next Puter told of paying 1 1,001 to
Cpeclal Agent C JC Loomls for report
ing favorably on 11-7 clalma , Ha also
told of giving $100 to Msrritt Ormeby,
son of Forest SuperinTbndent Ormsby.
This waa previously promised aa a re
ward te the son for successfully using
his tather to make a
favorable . report on tha claim a The
money was paid as soon aa tha claims
were patented.
COBB TAKEN BACK -
TO REFORM SCHOOL
In the case of Fred Cobb and Bert
LaFarge. .charged with having atolen
four suitcases from S. H. Allen Oood
wyn. Judge Cleland, on motion, of Dep
uty District Attorney Bert Haney, yes
terday afternoon ordered Cobb releassd
on his own recognlxanoa, Cobb was Im
mediately taken te ths reform school,
from which: institution ha was paroled
two years ago. LaFarge la being held
In the county Jail. -
Attorney John Bhllloek says that hs
illd not appear -In tha municipal oonrt
yesterday In behalf of Qoodwyn, but for
the twe bey a, - whose - fathers engaged
him as their attorney. ; f
PANAMA ENGINES IN " :M
; ; CHARGE OF NEGROES
lloaraal gpeeial gervke.) - ' -Panama,
Sept' . The locomotive en
gineers have aaked aa lnoreaso of 141
a month and better oondltlona The
'oommlaelon Ignored tha demands and It
quit. - They got $110 a montn. Tha en
gineer e were replaced by alleged - In
competent negro, engineers at $41 per
month. , . . ..
smyTeyetw lal
(Speetal Rl.itsteti te Tbe Jeers. I.)
, Pleasant Hilt-- Sept . I Barnard
West engine livery men, passed through
here Saturday with three Urge hack
load a of young men i laborers, mostly
reeldents of Portland, ea route for head
quarters of ths Southern Paclflo survey
ing crew near tha summit of ths Cas
cades. . .,..,:. - " . ?
IJEirmiEII LAWS
HEEDED, HE SAYS
Q. W. Allen Declares Progress of
State Is Retarded by the In-
efficient Statutes."''"
' "One of Oregon's greatest needs at
the present time 1 a modern and care
fully framed law la govern the use and
distribution of tha waters of ths stats
for Irrigation, power, domeetlo and all
other uses. - X am credibly .informed
that there la ready for Investment In
Oregon development mora private cap
ital than the state will receive from its
entire reclamation fund, if there were
on tha statute boohs adequate laws de
fining and protecting the rights of
water users," said U. W. Allien, ex-
president of the Portland board of trade
and chairman OX Its irrigation commit
tee. .
Mr. Allen has been promoting ' the
forthcoming meeting at Salem for dis
cussion Of ths subject jot water law a.
Ha aaysV the state Is now practically
without any administrative law on this
subject - There are laws regarding the
appropriation . of water and laws af
fecting riparian rights along a stream.
and theee laws are. conflicting. - Aa a
result there Is much confusion over
the right of water users, " .'. -
. company desiring to secure water
from a stream for - irrigation or water
power Is unable to find out what pro
tection It' will be able to secure In fa
tare developments along ths sam
stream. A private land owner is equal
ly uncertain as to his rights. Tha only
way eonteated rights are settled under
present conditions Is by taking 1 ths
case into court where, aa a rule, long
and expensive litigation follows. Mean
time dsvalopment la stopped and prog
ress la at a standstill. And aftsr ths
court's ' decision is rendered. ' the only
result is a settlemenUof tha Individual
case oa trial There Is no relief for
others who may be tied up with sim
ilar contests,
The purpose of -ths conference is to
have a thorough discussion of preaent
difficulties and frame a law to be pre
sented for passage by the legislature at
its oommg session. . ' -
The conference will be "held la Salem
next Monday and Tuesday. Addresses
will be heard on the following subjects:
"weloome and Introductory," Stephen
Lowell, Pendleton, president Oregon
Stats -Irrigation -association; "The In
adequacy of Preaent Oregon - Water
Laws to Meet the Requirements of
Progress," Governor Chamberlain; "State
Legislation to Provide Data of Avail
able - Water Supplies -- - and - Irrigable
Areas," Senator -C. -W. Fulton; "Irriga
tion JDifflcultles." F. . H. Newell, chief
of the reclamation service; "8tate Co
operation With National Government In
Irrigation Work," United States Sena
tor John M. Qearin; "Water Laws From
the Investor's Point of View," T. B.
Holbrook. Portland; "A Brake on the
Wheel of Progress," W. I. Vawter, Mad-
ford; "Need and Possibilities of Irri
gation In tha Willamette Valley." A, P.
Stover, bursas ef lrirgatloa and drain
age - investigations, - Waahlngton.-:I1-
trlct of Columbia,. .1 . - , : :
S PREPARING TO RECEIVE
GOItGRESSUAH RAHSDELL
Chamber of Commerce Plans to
Greet Appropriately River '
and Harbor Man. ,.
' - Preparations are being made by tha
Portland chamber of commerce to re
ceive Congressman Joseph Bansdell of
tjMiilu..' mambar "of the house com
mittee on rivers " and harbors. ' whose
mission to the Paclflo coast Is said to
be tha most Important of tha year to
tha development of Cotambla rlverpro
Jecta. . Mr. Ransdell la expected to ar
rive at Portland September II. A com
mittee of Portland business men will
meet him at Tha Dalles., '
' HIa prssent trip Is one of Inspection
of river and' harbor conditions from
Puget sound to San Francisco and will
Include a careful examination of the
Celllo canal, 'the Jetty at the mouth of
the Columbia. Oreaoa City falls ef 4jha
Willamette, and Coos bay harbor. Ha
oomes aa ths chairman of tha executive
committee of the national rivers and
harbora congress, a- body of business4
men representing all . sections of. the
United States, organised to promote Im
provement of harbors and waterways
wherever they may have aa Important
bearing oa transportation problems. His
trip Is taken In response to urgent lnvi
tatlona of Paolf lo coaat business men
snd it will be his purpose to enlist all
along tha Has a stronger and mora aot
Ive support for tha naaal rivers and
harbors congress In Its tuorts to secure
the passage of annual rivers and har
bora appropriation of $10,000,000, Instead
of tha totally Inadequate and Irregular
sums now provided Dy tne federal gov
ernment -. -.1
The state fjf Oregon In now represent
ed In tha national rivers and harbors
congress by Joseph B. Bennett a well-
known Coos bay attorney, wno la vice
president for Oregon. Hs will ooms to
Portland and assist In receiving Mr.
Rsnsdelt . Tha congress haa for Its sols
object tha non-partlssn agitation of Im
provement of tha nation's waterways. .
POURS WATER ON OIL, - '
:v.vg(PL0DINQ DYNAMITE
... (Jearaal' gseeUI Berviea.)
r Birmingham, Ala., Sept I. In a mln.
Ing eamp.- Mrs. J. R. Bell waa cooking
breakfast with an ell stove whsn it
eaught fire. ' The woman poured on
water, which caused an exploalon which
exploded five oaaea of dynamite, killed
her and her husband and son, Edward,
and fatally Injured two daughters. Els
neighbor, were also badly hurt
SENDING MORE MONEY : 0
:, . TO 'FRISCO VICTIMS
. . .-,
City 'Treasurer Werleln Is today send
ing to San Franolaoo the money derived
from ' the contributions of Lewis and
Clark exposition stock mads to ths re
lief fund. The amount which will soon
be In the hands of Jamas D. Phelan, in
charge of the financial end of the relief
work there, is $14,711. . v
BATTLING NELSON IS
ON WAY TO CHICAGO
funereal flpedal Service.) ' -Ooldfleld,
Sept I. Nelson and Camp
left for Chicago this morning. Nelson's
faoa Is badly battered and swollen bnt
his condition is not serious. He will
spend a few weeks at some" springs to
recuperate, . .
'.IMjiRXEVSCOKED
OY COJOILLiiuJ ;
Attorney, for the Darber Asphalt
p Company Put on-fJriU and
- .tJ,. ill iMWir i 111 B-
RoanMrtTjffi f ajiMsj. t-t
'Never 'was -a vlaltor to the council
chamber roaated more completely and
thoroughly than waa Dan J. Malarkey
by Councilman Wills yesterday after
noon.
The session was full of hot words anfl
tha finish of ths three-hours' meeting
brought out the hottest.-
City Engineer Taylor ; had prepared
new specifications - for bituminous
macadam. ' Tha Warren Conatructlon
eompany, "which lays bltullthlo' pave
ment had Informed the officials that
the old specifications gavs the Barber
Asphalt Paving company a ohanoe to
benefit by calling for a apeolat kind of
aapbalt to be used In the mixture, i Tay
lor had mads up new specifications and
they were presented to the oouncll for
adoption. . Malarkey ss attorney for the
asphalt company declared the old speci
fications did not favor his company, but
that the other company .had long en-
Joyed a ' monopoly. In preaentlng a
number of arguments ha took a Uttl
alam at Wills. Wills turned himself
loose.
.-- "What assurances has this council
that your company will ever keep its
wordt" he asked of the attorney. . "Tou
are nothing but a hired man and- it
doean't - matter very much what you
promise. Your' rotten old pavements
have been a disgrace to the city. If
your eompany was dealing - : fairly Jt
wouldn't require the services of such a
highly paid, high-grade wind Jammer as
yourself. Mr. Malarkey, te defend It
He then characterised Majarkey's ar
guments as "hot air. -
aVSMtattoai u S(f sated.
.Kellaher had moved that the reaolu.
tton embodying Taylor's specifications
bs hsld ovsr, but as soon as Wills was
through Malarkey spoke to "him and
Kellaher at once withdrew his motion.
Then tha resolution to change tha speci
fications waa defeated by a vote of T to
Annand Introduced an amendment to
the fire llmltaordinaaoa by which fire
wood might " he piled In tha streets for
she consecutive weeks until January 1.
1107. He said patrolmen were forcing
persona to take In their wlntera supply
of -wood within II hours aftsr it had
been deposited In front of their homes
and that thla was working a hardship.
"I understand this is feeing dons by
orders of the mayor," ha added.' Mayor
Lane denied thla and demanded, Annand s
authority, .There waa a fierce exchange
of words for a fsw minutes and thsn
Annand promised to tell ths mayor aftsr
ins session. -. t
Maaters thought M. C. Banfleld was
being deeply Injured because he waa ar
rested for allowing his olabwood wagons
to stand on Division street.
Annaad Amendment
Mayor Lane denounced Banfleld "hs
the' kind of man that will dump his
wood In a slough Instead of selling it to
the people of - the olty at a reasonable
price." Rushlight added that Be nf laid
ought to bit arrested every 11 minutes.
Flnally the Annand amendment was
passed, but It Is probable the mayor will
veto tne ordinance.
Building Inapector Spencer's efforts
te obtain an asslstaftK whose work In
collecting fees will make ths position
self-supporting waa again, unswoosssful.
it la Impossible for the Inspector to
cover the entire olty while so much
building la In progress. .. - '
Bhspherd and , Wallace . presented a
minority report which , waa urged so
earnestly that the -whole matter of tha
revocation of tha license of the Chinese
gin mills went back to -the liquor 11-
e committee.- The - saloonkeepers
will be blted to appear at ths next meet
ing. : . -. .
Bsck to tha committee also went tha
application of Paul Wei gen d for a sa
loon license "at" Tenth - and Burnside
streets, against which a majority of ths
committee had reported -unfavorably.;--
SERIOUS CHARGES AREMADE
AGAIHST MORAL SQUAD ,
Chinese Declares Patrolmen Kay
"and Burke Broke Open a
.' ; Trunk During Raid.' ;
Allegations of a serloue - character
against "moral slsuths" Kay and Burka
have been- made to Chief Oritamaeher by
a Chinese laundryman, who conducts an
sstsbllshmsnt at Second and Jefferson
streets. Ths charges follow almost Im
mediately 'a suit for I J, 000 dsmages
filed against' the. two-' policemen by At
torney H. C King for breaking down
the doors of - a Fifth street lodging
house. ' '-. V'. 'J".'!";'---:-
Tha Chinese In question- appeared at
police headquarters several- days ago
and laid the matter before Chief Grits
mechsr. Hs complained that whlls Kay
and Burke, under command of Sergeant
Baty, wsre searching hie laundry 'for
lottery tickets Burke unlawf uir
broke open a trunk. Kay was with him
In tha room at ths time, and Baty, who
was In the front part of the bulldlnr.
knew nothing of . the matter until ' the
complaint was made to the chief. -
Burka was called before the heed 'of
the department and interrogated by
Baty. Ha admitted forcing onen the
trunk, but said that hs did not think he
was doing wrong. - He declared that tha
Chinese had told him to look into ths
receptacle and see - if there were anr
lottery tickets In It Tha Chinese sbso
lutely denies thla and gives, It as his
opinion that the policeman may. have
been seeking for money and not evi
dence of gamblllng.
Kay has Intimated In tha presence of
reputable witnesses that he will soon
wear tha star of chtsf of polios. Hs Ts
reported as saying;
"Some . of these guys around .. here
would; be greatly surprised If they
would see ms chief of poHce in a short
time. I ain't doln' much talking, but
keep your aye peeled Knd watoh around
here for a few days." , .. -
ENGLISHMEN WOULD '
y PENSION EVERYBODY
(Jearaal Ipeelel gervlee.)
London, Sept fc Penalona for every
body at tha age of 10 ia among the
proposals adopted at today's session of
tha trades union convention.
FOREIGNERS KILLED
BY FALLING BUILDING
.
(fnernal Speela! rvire.t
Elyria, O , Sept I. A building being
erected collapsed this morning, killing
three worxmen and injuring six, all of
whom- were foreigners.
BLGaUiilL ."-TRIED.
POIEOLI::-
Two Threatenlnj Letters Da-
mandlnz Money Cause Police
. ... . j.
to Begin Investigation.
; : ; . .
. An ' Investigation Is In ' progress by
the police over two anonymous black
mailing communications sent through
the malls to a respectable young woman
of this olty, whoss name is withheld
owing to her apprdachlng marriage.
The ' laat letter was received this
morning, and tha friends of the -woman
Immediately laid the matter before the
authorities.' The letter . ia typewritten
oa a piece of manlla wrapping-paper and
ts ss follows: . ,
"Tou were given notice on Labor day
afternoon that unleas you sent III to
room II, Lockwood rooming-house, last
night between I and 10 o'clock, the story
of your life aa told by one of the de
tectives on the Walton case would ap- .
pear in tbe papers next Sunday. 1
"The notice was sent In olpher. which
you could have read if you had followed
out Instructions and Disced the letter.
before a looking-glass. -Thinking it pos
sible you did not or could not read tha '
warning, we extend the time until Fri
day. Sand the 110 by some one or soma
yourself between and 10 e'olook. and
ths story will be forgotten. This la tha
laat warning."- - ..
- The Lockwood house mentioned Is lo
cated at 111 Morrison street but la.
qulry there showed that there la no
room numbered II. - Tha Walton ease
referred to was tha holdup of a WUlam
ette Height s-Bar by "Babe" Walton, a
notorious criminal, who la now serving
a H-year sentence In the penitentiary al
Salem for tha offense. Patrolman Ola
Nelson. wb waa riding oa the ear at
tha time, in aa endeavor te oapture Wal- -
ton waa shot in the abdomen.
The United Statea Postal authorities
will bs Informed of ths ease. - Tha da
tectlves detailed oa the oaae have a
clue to the identity of tha culprit
DEALERS IH ALFALFA ARE
EXPOSED III SUE
'TV:
Names of Firms Selling Adulter -; -T
ated Produots Published by ', : ':
: Government. v; r -
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r '(Jboreel IpselaJ fterviee.) A" ' v ! 1
Washington, Sept. I. The asrteuW .
tgral department whloh has obtained
and tested alfalfa seed of Tsriooe deal
era, today published a tint ot firms eend-
ing out aa adulterated product Three '
hundred and fifty-two samples were ex
amlned ana 110 were found to contain
seed of the destructive paraaitla plant ,
Dodder) nine were adulterated with tha
seed ot yellow trefoil, and ulna wlta bar J.:.:
clover.""" ' .-' 1 .....
. Secretary Wllaon names the adultecaW "
Ing firms aa the W. B. Barrett oora
pany of - Providence, - Bhode Island! "
Caughey at Carren of Detroit, 8. - W. : '
Flower A Ctv, of Toledo, J; J. rank ot " '
Fremont Nebraaka; . the William S. ''
Oalbreth Seed oompaay of ladlaaapolls,
Huntington A Page of . Indlaaaaollav,
Martin Kunkle A Sone of Davenpoft-
lowai the Providence Bead eompany of
Providence, Bhode Island; Roas Broa. ?'
company of Woroester, Maasaohuaetta,
and L. - Teweles , A Co. of Milwaukee. '
Wlsconsla. ; -. . ' .
NO TRUTH IN RUMOR ' .
. " ' OF NELSON'S DEATH -
e woeraai seeeiti ssnav)
A SaifSFranclsco, Sept-1. A
X
A
e import waa circulated thla morning
A that Battling Nelson was dead
;
aa ths result of Injuries reoelved
A In tha tight with Oana Tha
A atory waa denied by Ooldfleld, -'
A - In New Tork maay private'
A wires - carried dispatch ss today
A . stating that Nslson was ' deaa. .
A Trading oa tha stock satehango A
A ' atopped tor a few minutes. A ''
A A dlreot dlspateh says that A .
A ''Nelson started for Baa Fraaolsoo A - -
-today with NoUo, ' ' A
A - - ' -. 'A;
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PLYMOUTH TO ERECT . :
MONUMENT TO PILGRIMS
;.' '.;".. -;- a .. .;' . ... '
' . (Joaraal tpetld tarrlee.) - - ' ' '
Boston, Mass4 Sept I. The Materia
town of Plymouth la aa longer to be
left with the unquestlonsd reputation ot .
being the place, where - the Pilgrims J.
signed the compact and landed to form ;
a settlement.- The Cape Cod Pilgrim
Memorial association haa offered five
prises of $300 each for 'designs for a-'-,
monument to-be erected at Provtnoa- -town,,
to celebrate and commemorate t
tha landing at the forefathers and tha' ' ,
signlng'of the compact at that plaoe. '.'
Ths monument is to ba of granite, hot
lees than. 160 feet -high, built upon a--. -
hin of sand formation about 10 fset . ;
above sea level. -Its coat la estimated
at about 180,000. '.
ENGINES AND RAILS ;
FOR PANAMA RAILWAY:
- ' ' (Jearaal Rpeeial gervlee.) - ' '
Washington. Sept. I. Bids were to
ba opened in tha offieea of ths Panama .
canal commission this morning for 40
Mogul, jrmnil ves and 1,000 tons of...
steel rails for ths Isthmus. Ths Baldwin v
Locomotive Works of Philadelphia was
the lowest bidder, offering the engines
delivered at Colon for 1467.10.. There
wss only ons bid on ths rails and that
wag from a subsidiary of ths steel trust ;
at 11.46 pay ton delivered at Baltimore. -It
Is regarded as high but may have to ,
ba accepted.
PRETTY HOME WEDDING -ON
SHERMAN STREET ;
; - - ii- ' i
A pretty home wedding yesterday .
was that of Jde L. Khlen, dadghter of
Mr. and Mrs. U y. Bhlen, 174 Sherman
street to Delbert C. Miller, an employe
of -ths Paclflo Laundry company. Rev.
8. A. Stewert performed the oeremony r
and the couple left ahortly after for a
honeymoon of A week at Long Beach.,
The wedding waa attended only by rale
tives and .intimate friends. . ,
CONTROLLER CALLS ' ,
FOR BANKS', REPORTS
' '. (J. ers.1 telal Berries.)
Waahlngton, Sept. 4, Ths controller
of currency .has called for a report on.
the condition -of national banka at tha
close of buslnees September 4,- . -
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