THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. THURSDAY EVEiai.'C. C EI" TIMBER ZX' lltl
i.u. C. A. BUILDIiIG FUIJD PASSES
My IHOOSaJO-fJilRK
Solicitors Bring An . More Than
: - Seven . Thousand Dot- t
t TTriars Today, ., ,
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HAND ON BIC DIAL
" CONTINUES TO MOVE
Men and Women Worker Art Busy
' and Enthusiastic as Honey 1 Bees
. and Everybody It Determined to
. - Compel an Early Victory, . . .
WJUM- mo mmjw,
Amount reported tod jr.. I 7.1SI
Previously imported.. .... 7t,li
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W'' Total to dats. .....:.. M.440
4 Amount to be collects. .1310.000
' Tha hant on the big dial at the T.
M. c!. A. headquarters wae nt forward
another notch today.- As a re milt of the
'efforts of the committees, 7.H was
reported at the noon meeting.-" One sub
scription wss for 15,000 and waa made
by Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Wilcox. Another
, lare donation waa made oy j. aws
' worth for $1.800. ' The remainder of the
. money waa brought In by members, and
ranged in amounts from iw.o.
The bunlness women's committee re
ported lie. The young- men s commit
tee tlio. . - ' .;.-!.''
: To one who has watched the progrese
of the campalfn thus far there seema
v.to be no doubt that -the venture wlU
suoreed and that a new home wil be
' secured for the associations. The or--ranlsation
la forming- so gradually that
to the casual observer it eeeme - that
little has been dofe. but aa the days go
' -by, each member grows more and more
into the work and the, f rulta of bis ef-
C S. Word.
' forte become more apparent The com
ttnittees nave only begun to set.l down
:to the work, but the manner in which
it hey are going about it assures ultl
i mate' success. - y.j" . '
Women nay Important Part,
i The l part-the wemsn are playing -tn
the campaign is proving to be one of the
'greatest moves In the crusade. They
"have' proven Invaluable' to the' central
organization and the manner In which
they go about their -work has been a
'source of Inspiration to many of the
men.- Timidity- has been a great draw
back with (he latter, and when title
trait haa been removed many of the
members now - doing practically noth
ing will come- to the foreground. j
Business men who have, been in the
habit of going to men on business deals
.for many years, feel backward and shy
when they attempt to approach - theee
tame men for a aubecriptton. - It Is said
tost-when this class of men get started
oa the right, track they will bring ta
subscriptions by the armful. -...,
j' . Predict aa eay Tle-tory.;
AH the cnmrnlusemea and women feel
gratified at the work done thus far and
predict an eaay victory in the campaign
for a new dual association home. ,
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Persons passing the Portland hotel
taet night thought that a crowd of col
lege students had taken posseesion of
the hostelry. " Collet yeUi and songs
marked the. progress of ithe. banquet
tiven by tbe younger people of the Y, M.
V. A. and Y. W. C. A. and the enthus
iasm that predominated left, no doubt
s to tbe earnestness of the workers.
The 'attendance wee greater- than at
the banquet given at the hotel Monday
night. ' .' -, .
k , Xuek Bathnsteea Prevails. -'
The actions-of the banqueters spoke
more loudly than words In-iegard to
thely campaign, for.. $0,000, which Is
the amount the young people will try to
rales for the building fund.' Between
.eactt'.oouras and sometimes during- the
souraes jionga. would breakv forth with
e full chorus of voices, -Including every
ne In the dining hall. Bantar was
rreely Indulged in between ths tcaem
oers of tbe associations . as to the
amount -each' would raise and a spirtt
af good-natured rivalry brought the en
thusiasm to a -nigh pitch. At the eon
"1 union of the banquet there was not a
doubt left that the young men would
raise their money before the young
women, while In tbe minds of the fair
tax there waa the equally strong opin
ion that the young women -would bave
their pledged amount In the hands ef
ihe committee long before the young
nen had fairly started. . "
K. B. McNaughtoo, chairman of the
young men's committee, acted as mas
ter of ceremonies and la a brtof speech
introduced 8. O. JUed, the first speaker
i the evening. Mr. Reed spoke en
thusiastically of the progress made thus
fsr by the workers. In his mind there
was not a doubt as to the ultimata over
whelming success of .the venture. ,.
Xra. W. S. Xoneyeaan Vpeake. -
Mrs. W. J. Honeyman spoke brieflyl
ipnn int worn -r ine I. . w. v;.'.A,ln
Portland. -' She outlined the birth end
lvelopment of . the association and
noted many notable reeults obtained by
t members. . . ,
In his umml enthuslsstie manner Tom
ltlchardon captivated the crowd. He
riade a aplrited speech irr which he aald
.bat tbe Y. M. C. A. has become a tre
iiendoue factor in tbe progrena of the
itriHta. He predicted that with a little
(Tort at the start there would be ne
I'mrulty In raising the necessary IJ50,.
(00 for the new . building.' .
. Mr. Mr-Xnuchton, Mies Gnge. . Miss
iun, al.es llslea F. ttarnea anil Mlaa
S. C Reed.
Constance MacCorkle epoke briefly on
the . work and the results to be ob
tained.' -At the close of the banquet ev
ery one rose and pledged loyalty to the
cause of .securing a new association
home. ...
. Xrfraka like Bee Xlve.
The headquarters at Sixth and Mor
rison-streets looks more like a bee hive
these days .nan anything- else. People
are coming and going through the' doors
in stresms. Men and ''women paee In.
transact their business and hurry out
to look up fresh subscriptions.. Energy
predominates at Ihe headquarters and
to the membera of the varloua commit
tees It spells success. While the men
were gettingrbusy yesterday with their
plan of action the women stole a march
upon them and arranged' a song festival
at the home of Mrs. Ralph W. Hoyt. St
Clair iad Hoyt streets, next Saturday
afternoon at I o clock. . An admission
fee of SO cents will be charged, which
will be turned Into the campaign fund.
An excellent program hss been arranged
and those attending will be well repaid.
Portland s best-known musicians , have
volunteered their , services and Mrs.
Hoyt has thrown open her home for the
occasion. Tha public la cordially In
vited to attend and the affair will In no
ssnse be a society affair. , ; , .
. Taose oa the ' Pro great,' '
Ths following' well-known musicians
will psrtlcipate: 'Mrs. Walter. Reed,
Mrs. Rose Bloch-Bsuer, Mrs. Anna Sel
kirk Norton, Miaa Sara Glance of Aus
tralia, Miss Margaret Failentus, Mrs.
Fletcher - Linn. Lkme quartet, M ae
Dearborn Schwab, Miss - Ethel . Shay,
Mrs, A. F. Buahong, Miss Ethel Lytle,
aura. Frank Taylor, Mr. Clare Montelth
and Mrs. Edith Fallenlua. accompanist
Mrs. A. K. Rockey. chairman ef the
women's committee, has been actlveUr
ehgaged In the work of bar committee
and announced today -that the following
persons had been added: Mjra. Frank
Chamberlain, Mr a. E. F. Riley. Dr. E. C.
Pohl, Mrs. 3. N. Levlnaon, Mrs. Thomas
Gray, Mrs A. D. Charlton, Mrs. U H.
Tsrpley, Miss Fannie Brown, Miss R.
Johnston, Mrs. I. Van Oayn. Mrs, W. G.
MacPbsrson. ... ; "
INED FOR SELLING
BEER TO BAD GJRLS
"Mysterious- Billy Smith, proprietor
or the Atlantic cafe oa Third street,
waa fined 111 ' in the municipal court
this, morning on a. -charge of -hertne
sold liquor to minors. - Christina Bax
ter, and Anna Blackman.' two 11-year-
old girls, were arreeted aa they were
coming from the resort and Informed
tbe polios thet they had been slven
liquor there on several occasions. Smith
wss attending the fair at Balem.durlns
tbe time the offenses were committed
and ' on of hie bartenders. named
Sklpp." whom the police hava been un
able to find, furnished the liquor to the
gins. Smith, after-colliding -with the
Salem police and having, his 'pocket
picked at the fair, returned to this city to
be arreeted on the charge .on which he
was fined this morning.. -The Baxter
girl eie-ned -avsttpulation thni morning
before Judge Cameron to the effect that
ir aha la caught in a saloon again or
le arrested ' on any charge, her pun
ishment Is to be days in the city
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OFFERED BAD CHECK
7 ..V FOR WEDDING FEE
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Fred R. Wilson, alias 'Walter Mo-
Donald, wee arrested - by - Detectives
Mesrs and Jones at (61 Hood street
thle morning .charged with obtaining
money by falsa pretenses. It ,1s' alleged
that.WUson paased a spurious check for
150, drawn on the Security Savings aV
Trust company of this city and purport
ing to nave been Signed by J. R.- Downea,
on utto .Nelson, a Hood strset saloon-
man.. -. j , . . ., .. .
It haa been learned that Wiloon waa
arrested In Vancouver, Washington, for
passing a bogus check, and was tried on
charge of forgery, but the lurr dle-
ereed. In connection with thle esse an
Interesting feature has come to light
Wilson shortly before his errest in the
Wsshlngton city decided to Uke a wife.
Alter securing ths license he eought out
the justice of the peace and waa duly
united In matrimony to the woman af
his -choice.
After the eeremon It le allasaA that
he tendered the worthless check la pay
ment of the fee, but the ma gist rate waa
wary, and - refused te ' accept anything
but coin of the realm. It is said that
Wilson afterward paased the check on
an - unsuspecting . Vancouver saloon
keeper and wae subsequently arreeted.
GRAND OFFICERS NAMED
BY MONTANA MASONS
2 (8pttal OiaBatrti te Tke JosraaU '
Helena, Mont., Sept. 20.--The Grand
lodge of Maeons In annual sea el on here
today sleeted the following officers:
A. D. McDonald of Kallapell, grend mas
ter; C. H. Nolan of Helena, aenior grand
warden; K. Carroll of Butte, junior
grand Warden; Cornelius Hedres of
Helena, eeretarr, and H. M. Parch en
of Helens,, treasurer. The grand lodge
nui. proDaoiy-oioM- next year In Butte.
.'I Work en OelUo OaaaL .
(Imlil-Dlwtl't td Tbs IhtmL) ?
he I-eJlca, or., Sept. 10. Work oa
the Dallea-telllo canal waa resumed
yeeterday; Thia wae delayed on account
of the high etage of water, but will be
puabed now with vigor. The contract
ors. Smith Jones, hsve until Jan
uary l, liof, to, complete tbetr portion
of the work. . . . , . .-, -,
The section of the Canal they under
took to construct is shout one helf mile
la length and will Involve an outlay af
fgf l,00e. v j . ...
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UNSIGHTLY SHEDS
MAY BE ERECTED
Building Law Will Probably Ba
" Changed to Prevent Futiire
'Construction.'
The oouncil will soon e asked to
eeia una the foul tdtng" ordinance under
which It Is permUnlble to erect euch a
structure as the "shed" that ie going
up on the Kerara property at Fifth and
Madison atreete, directly oppoalte the
city nail. - .
' A large billboard surrounds the corner.-
Back of this Is. being built a so-
called shed. .The law permits' the ereo
tlon within the fire limits of a frame
building if It haa but one side Inclosed.
So long as the billboard remains where
It le thle sbsd will have three sides, yet
Building Inspector Spencer could do
nothing; but Issue a permit for tta ereo-
tion. ."?
It Is in part duetto the wording of
this ordinance that the trouble between
the ' building inspector and Freedman
Bros, over ths building at Twelfth and
Everett streets has arisen. Here, how
ever, - the inspector has - been able to
force the arrest of the owners. With
the Fifth and Madison streets structure
the owners are eafe as long as the law
remains unchanged. - v v
MONEY NEEDED TO f
BUY RIGHT OF WAY
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' W. C King ef Tillamook ta trying to
ralae a bonua subscription here to as
sisi the people of Tillamook county to
buy a right of way for tbe Paoiflo Rail
way Ac Navigation ' company railroad
that le being built under tbe direction
of E. S. Lytle from the Southern Pa-
clflo at Hlllsboro to Tillamook bay., via
the'Nehalem river. It ie said there are
nearly 0 milea to run through timber,
the ownera of which are unwilling to
rive rlghta of way. . Mr. King said:
"The timber owners, while- edaittlng
that the proposed railroad would bene
fit their hold Inge, are unwilling to give
rights of way unless they get pay for
tbe timber on the 100-foot atrip tbst
would have to be cleared. The railroad
company requires-, that the rlghta of
way shall be given to it rree of charge.
The amount of money necessary ie
greater than the Tillamook people can
ralae unassisted.' , .
POLICETHINK THESE . :
. ARE VERY BAD MEN
By the arrest last night of ' Ralph
Thorapeon and Ralph Ellla by Detective
John K. Price, the police believe that
Uwo clever sneak thlevee who have been
operating-, throughout the . oity - are , at
laat la the law'e totle. Price has had
the two men under eurvelllancs for
some time and last . nights found, them
acting In a eusplcious manner In the
halla of a downtown lodging-house. He
took the young men Into custody and on
the way to the station Thompson tried
to -eecape, but waa prevented by v the
vigilance of ths detective, . 1 ,
The police assert -That a fall set ef
burglar toola were found on Thompson,
snd Captain Bruin baa ordered the men
held pending a further investigation.
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COAL CASE. PRODUCES v
7 STARTLING TESTIMONY
(Joaraal Rnerial Bervke ) '
Omaha. Neb.. Sept. to. At the re
sumption of tbe hearing before Commis
sioner Prouty today regarding the coal
operations - of ths - Union Pacific -railroad,
D. O. Clark, general manager of
the Union Pacific Coal company, teetl
fled thet Corniah, rlcs-presldsnt of the
Union Pacific, directed that government-
lands should be- eecnred.-r-
He aald that no Independent company
could get trackage to ths Union Pacific
Una through Horsethief canyon, aa the
allied company owned the connecting
sections so aa to keep out competitors.
It Is alleged that the lande were ac
quired In Violation of tbe homestead
lews. -. '"N ) ' '
BOGUS CHECK ARTIST ; -SOUGHT
BY, SH ERI FF
fMperUI Pltcb teTlse Jeematj
Pendleton. Or., Sept. v 20. Charles
Cousins 1s accused of passing bogua
cheoke upon John Sylvestsr, Sturdevant
ft Co. and the Jordan saloon, all of Pilot
Rock, lit being paid by the first two
and IJ4 ny the last namedt
. Couaine le being sought for by Sheriff
Tsylor. who has only blind trails . to
follow. Cousins having disappeared sev
eral days ago. - Couaine hed worked for
eomo time tor K. O. Warner, the sheep
man. All the checks were drawn upon
the Flret National bank ef Pendleton,
and all were signed with Mr. Warner's
name. ' , - , .. -v '""'-..':', " '..'
EUGENE ENTERTAINS
MANY INSTRUCTORS
' '- - aperlal riepateb te The JearaaL) - "
Eugene, Or., Sept JO. The annual Lane
County Teachers' Institute is being held
In thle; city, the sessions' having com
menced yeeterday and will end Friday
night. There Is a large attendance, over
200 teechers enrolling the first day.
professor W. - O. - Hartranft of San
Francisco Is the principal speaker and
among others are: Dr. H. D. Sheldon of
the ITnlrerelty of Oregon; Profeesor W.
W. Dixon, Professor M. H.' Arnold, su
perintendent of Eugene's public schools,
snd Professor H. C . Samson of ths
Washington Agricultural college. Congressman-elect
W. C. Hawley of Salem
will deliver an address Friday afternoon
and one In the evening- at the Baptist
church. '"""'
FIVE BUILDINGS BURNED
- IN FIRE AT ABERDEEN
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' (Ipeelal Meptteb te Tbe JooraaLI -
- Aberdeen, Wash., Sept; 10. Fire start
ed st ( a. m. today In the rear of the
Peerleee, In-the red-light dletrict, where
the frame buildings are close together.
The' fire gained greet headwey before
being discovered. Three buildings were
destroyed and two othere badly dam
aged before the flames were controlled.
No one wee - hurt. The loee Is about
110,000,-with small Insurance.- . - .-
PERSONAL
F. J. Tourtelot of St.- Paul, superin
tendent 'of the dining-car servloe of the
Northern Pacific railroad, .la at ths
Portland hotel. He le accompanied by
hie daughter. Miss Rae Tourtelot, -.. i
J. L. Mohundro, ex-receiver of the
Walls Walla land office, le at the Per
kins. -.-;'' '.-'.-
Miss .Vivian Firmer, 'clerk In United
Ststes District Attorney W. C.. Bristol's
office, bee gone to Sesslde for her voce
tlon. Miss Flexner will be gone three
Weeks.-,
Dr. Andrew J. Panton hss returned to
PacUanA aXler ikoti gheeaae,
RELEASES
,mn
JUiib
One of Portland's Ricnest Chi
: , nese Die at the Open Air
. 1 '; Sanitarium;
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GREAT GATHERING OF
FRIENDS AT FUNERAL
Military Band Playg Weird Muilc
and Six Black Horteg With Nod
dlnf Plumea Draw the Hearse to
the .Graveyard, ".v .1. ..:r,t.
te Jung- Is deed. With the beating
of tomtbmav the burning: of incense and
the weird lncanutione of fantastically
garbed priests, the last rites for one of
ths weelthleet and most respeoted Chi
nees residents of this city were per
formed ' this afternoon. Jung- died at
the Ooen-Atr sanitarium Monday af tsr
a lengthy Illness, which the physicians
pronounced tuberculosis. - His body wss
Disced In the Chineee cemetery until
such tlma aa It will be shipped to China
to mingle with the bones of his ances -
tore. . -! jt
Tne runerai oeremonies wsrs conauoi-
ed In front of Lee's lste residence, on
Pine- neer Fourth street, under a epe-
1 . 1 1-. ... aI ..I ManAnv -I A nrflVdl Wraa
attracted by the unusuel apectacle. and
Patrolmen Hart and Riley were detailed
to preserve order. A largs number of
Chineee of all classes attended the ob-
equlee, ' and the funeral - cortege wss
one of the longest seen here in years,
Brown's Military band played weird
music, snd six ' ' horses with waving
plumes drsw the hearse.
Lee. Jung was yeare old.-and a
widow and. nine children survive- him,
Comlnar to this country so 'years agoj
he began life in. hie adopted country aa
a cook, and by thrift and enargy ne so-1
cumulated a considerable fortune. , Over
II years ago he leased the property at
Pine and Fourth atreete from Captain
R. R. Thompson and sublet It to a num
ber of Japanese and hla own- country---men.
It la estimated that the lease net
ted him nearly 100 a month. Tbs
buildings were destroyea ny nre eev e, rai
V"" ""-'-- ,.rvfcT
eon nomeetead . adjoining, were . com
pelted to flee front the names.
IMPURE WATER CAUSES
.. r TYPHOID AT SPOKANE
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M..f lapeeUl Dlaaatea te Tne joaraal. V- - i
Spokane, Waeh., Sept. 30. Boiled water
V" ' V V1"."" " -s"n
Officer Oenoway la heeded. There la an
aUrmlng; prevalence of typhoW fever In
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fever, is due te Impure water. Sixty-four
cases' were reported to the health office
last - week.' .Out of tbeee M cases wsrs
brought from outside the city for- treat
ment here.- -. l .. : , i- :. v
The season ' of ' low . wstsr - Invariably
brings an increaaed number of typhoid
caeee. but the number this year la great-
sr tnan aerore-tor a, number ox years, i
royNciiai ovcisrv ia (Ji rwin iroa I
r-Xi,. ' 1 l.n. .-S lnn.l.O Mint. I
Is ths cause of the preeent outbreak.
Investigations : are being made aa to
the cause and remedy. - The possibility of
making use of an Underground current
of water that flowe down the foothills
Into the Spokane river le being: eonatd- 1
ered. It la thought that it may be feas
ible to tap that vein and pump alt . the
water for city use from it, , - , r
GRAND DUKE GEORGE-
FORTY YEARS ON THRONE
(loaraal goeciai srr(M.) " I
Berlin. Sept. 20. Grand HDuke
George II of Raxe-Melnlngen. who ob-
served hie - eightieth birthday' a short
time s go, today, celebrated the fortieth I
annivereary of ' hie - accession to . tbs
throne of Baxe-Melnlngen. . ' - The -old i
duke la one of the' most popular among
German sovereigns ,He la celebrated, f
too. aa a thorough- German patriot, for '
he broke with hie father, the then
reigning duke. In iscs, when Prussia
went to war with Austria, hla father
abdicating 'the throne In order to aide
with Auetria." George II "then became
reigning duke and waa made a lieutenant-general
In tbe German army. -
Duke George has been married three
times, his third wife being the actress,
Helene - Lange. who, - after her ' mor
ganatic marriage to the duke, 'received
the title -of Baroness Heldburg. . Hla
son by hla first marriage, the heredi
tary Prince Bernard of Baxe-Metnlngren,
is married to - Princess Chsrlotte . of
Prussia, a alster ef Emperor William.
FAMINE JMOT FEARED -;
IN STRICKEN H0NK0NG
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(Jeernal gpeelal Berries.) "
Hongkong, Sspt. 10. There la plenty
of rice on hand and there la no fear of
famine.- - -The government announces It
will investigate chargss acalnst the
weather obeervatory. Officials say they
do not believe that ' the bureau la - to
blame- for not eendlng out warning. - '
. The government haa accepted the of
fer ef the American squadron to assist.
Nativss are looting the .wreckage and
robbing the bodies which were washed
aebore .by. hundreds. The dock com
pany haa already received orders for re
pairing 10 vesssla. , , j 1 '
King Edward's meeeage ef sympathy
waa read to the legislative council to
day. The governor haa taken charge of
the work of raising a relief fund. The
stair of ths sugar refinery, near ehore,
haa rescued 100 Chineee from Sampans.
HENEY AS ARBITER v'
OF CARMEN'S TROUBLES
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4 -(Journal gpeelal Service.) ' , e
e San Francisco, Sept. 10. The e
e United Railroada today etv.e)
e nounoed the eelectlon ot Frapcla e
4 'J. Heney, government prosecutor e
e . in the land fraud trials, ae the e
A. representative of the oompany e)
q. on the arbitration board Of three
e which le to adjust the dispute e
e between the1 company and its e
q employee' on wsges and hours.
e Rev. Fsther Tork will represent ; 4
e the carmen. These two will ss- e
e lect a third arbitrator. - . ... e
aalldlaf JrvRnMe.. , I
Ths . following permits have been
laaaed: J. H. Green, one-etory dwelling.
L Kir by near Nebraska, coat. 1900; Uul-
aeppl Clilrmonti, Kaat tfixieentn nstweea
XiifUt and tils worth, cost, ft SO. . -
DEATH
LEE
SAVE CAflFARE AND GET YOUR
: MARRIAGE LICENSE BY MAIL
Because-Multnomah county never la-
sued a. marriage license by mall before
last Tuesday our authorities are behind
the times and ought to wake' up, eays
A. C Buck, the enterprising Hood Rlvsr
notary, public,-whe secured a marriage
llocnae by mall from the county clerk
the other- day. - . ' - ,
Accordingly the people of this county
ehould be epprlsed of the advantage of
applying for wedding permits by mall.
ThAUirh Pnril.HJ hm kn am M -
1 terprlse It baa never occurred to any
citizen tnat a -marriage license could be
obtain except , by going to the court
house after It. and It haa been left te
TAFT FINDS LOIiG JOB AHEA
of m:.i in guba
I Reports Indicate That Situation
It More Intricate, and Danger-
ous Than Was Imagined.
Joaraal gbeslal Servica.)
Havana,- Sept.. 10. Secretary of We?
Teft haa discovered that he. cannot
1 finish the task here within two. weeks.
This Indicates, that he haa found the
situation more .Intricate and dangerous
than h ,marjBed jpr,W.nt Roose-
velt forces a new gensral election a ma-
J"-y for the Uberale Ma almoat eer-
tain. The task of effecting a eomprc-
wise aeemg almoat hopelees. ,
This ls planting- tlms and continued
fighting means no planting and without
sugar end tobacco crope . ruin , to the
I islands 'is certain. The government
I claims there will be po peace until It-
I glvee the rebels a good licking, which
I they declare to Be eaey.
f Ever from the ambush eomea the In
i sorgent wall. '"The Americana D re-
1 vented aa from whipping Spain, now
they keep -as from whipping the govern
I ment."1 . , . . . , . .
WASHERS EXCHANGED
FOR LAWFUL MONEY
it
By worklnf. oId confidence game
two bunko eteerers obtained 13.470 from
Oroccl Gulseppe, an old Italian,' who
had saved the money from .the earnlns-a
or a vegetable garden. 'Learning' that
Gulseppe had the money on depoelt with
the Title Guarantee aV Trust company
the two bunko men assumed the rules
f Iu-B
the acquaintance f Gulset
and made
Gulseppe at his
WIUWB. ." MlUWaUAIV.
- It, nuktn,- htm iiiu ti -t,,v
v.r. Mm i. 7.-Z
to withdraw lt, After the money waa
..., oi. ... . k-
chllBbP of Commerc, bulldln by hla
mntiOMit frlsnda for the aliased mr.
pose of placing the money, In a fire
proof safe deposit vault. - .
One of the men engaged Gulaeppe In
coavereation at the door while the other
took the box containing- the money in
side to put It Ik the vanjt. Scouring a
vault in ths nma nf inimia Rnoi ha
Bttt Jn lt . ba fun -f iron washers and
plaCed the old gardener'a money In his
fwv-kst-
Then tie returned . to the street and
gave the key to Qulseppe, who did not
return to look at hla money until yea-
terdwy. Instead of the savings of a life
time he found the beg full of Iron wash
ers, immediately after Gulseppe wss
given the key to the vault the bunko
man disappeared, and nave not been seen
Since.; , .i ' -
TOURIST TRAVEL HEAVY -
FROM EASTERN POINTS
i , W. . a a.. - .
Pendleton. Or.. Sept. JO. All trains
from the east are crowded with tourists
and homeseekere taking- Advantsge ot
Ithe reduced -rates to the west. Some of
the trains passing- through here are so
crowded that people are compelled to
etand In the aisles. There are many
through paasangere going direct to the
coast and Puget aound. but many . of
them atop In eastern Oregon and Wash-
ington points.
REBELS SEIZE VESSEL
Tv 'AND RIFLE THE MAIL
. 4.'-.'' t.- 1 1 -' y '
. ' Uearsal Speelal Bervlee.l' f
Havana, Sept. 20. Rebels held up the
steamer Relk, seised the official corre
spondence, all the registered mall, and
searched the vessel. iv ;- -
Ouerra with 1,000 men. atopped. the
advance at Candelarla, where he will
await the results of tbe peace talk, -
TEN THOUSAND TROOPS :
- ' --READY FOR CUBA
77.V'-''
(fjoerssl gpeelal Rervkw.t ' -
Waahlngton, Sept. 10. The govern
ment fe prepared to throw 10,000 troops
Into Cuba upon abort notice. - General
Funston cannot catch a' steamer from
Tampa until-Sunday and will remain
here until Saturday. , - , ,
MRS. BRYAN WELCOMED ;
:;". ;;bY GEORGIA WOMEN
.' Jouraal rpeelal iervlee.) -'
AtUnta, Om Sept. . 10. Mrs. William
Jennlrtgs Bryan arrived here today. She
wee given a recaption at the hotel this
afternoon by the ladles of Atlanta. Sev
eral hundred persons were preeent.,.- -
ARSENAL GETS ORDERS i
r TO RUSH AMMUNITION
" tJoersal gpeelal Service.) '
Philadelphia, Sept. 10. The araenal
here has received rush orders for-great
quantities of heavy ammunition. The
order also Includes 100 saddls packs for
mules In carrying mountain guns. ,
WOODRUFF-NAMED V
: . IN NUTMEG STATE
. . flosrael gseelai ffrvlee.)
New Haven, Conn., Sept. to. Tbe Re
publleane today nominated Rollln Wood
ruff for governor and adopted a plat
form whlota Indorsed Preeldent Roose
velt. ' ' , - ' . '..
' Pennsylvania womisees.. ' .
' . fjoiiraal Hpeelal guiie.)
Philadelphia. Sept. 20. The following
have been nominated- for congreeet
First district, Gsnsrsl B.. H. Bingham;
Second district, John K. Hsyburn: Third
district. J. Hampton Moore; Fourth dis
trict. Reuben O. Moon; Fifth district.
W, W. Foulkrod; Sixth dlatrlot, George
D. McCraou, all Republlcana. "..
Hood River -to tell na another way of
saving tlms and car fare. -
.. "There Is nothing unusual In getting
a marriage license by mall." saye Buck.
"I am very much aurprlaed to leara
through The Journal that my applica
tion for one by that insane was the first
ever received at ' Portland, - I have fre
quently obtained licenses In this wsy
from ether cities. The autherltlee at
Portland ought to wake up, for I think
they are behtud tbe times."
But County Clerk Frank Fielde
brssenly admlta that never before waa
a marriage license -sent out from hi
office by mall, even though the practice
may-os general' in otner piacea. . -
OREGOn B UARDS ARE PRAISED
. By WAR KM
Army and Navy Monthly Com
r menta Favorably on Can- r.
v tenbein'r Command.
' If embers of , Oregon's cltlsen eoldlery
take pride In the reference to their eon
duct at American lake by the. Army and
Navy : Journal, the authority on military
affairs In the United States. It makes
special oommsnt upon Oolonel Ganten-
oein a work aa a commanding officer and
haa the following; to say of the guards
men:, , N -.v ;
""MUch commendation and tribute hss
been paid the guardsmen by the regu
lars, which haa been of much gratifica
tion ' to them. An exceptionally Sue
-eeprlt de corpa" exlata amona the Ore
gon lana. Even after the Ions hikes, the
guardsmen suffered no evil reeults. and
might be eeen In the 'evening ekylarklng
and chatting around their caropftrea.
The militia haa proven beyond doubt
lta Adaptability to campaigning, and haa
shown plenty of nerve In bearing the
hardahlpa of camp life. :-. , .
"The aecond brigade waa under com
mand of Colonel C. U. Gantenbeln of
the Third Oregon. He has been -the only
militia, commander yet asslgnsd to the
command of a. brigade. -.- -
No real battle occurred, the Idaa
being- that the retreating- army retire
with as few lost aa possible from ths
action of the enemy's cavalry. Thla
was considered to be the most Instruc
tive and profitable problem - eince the
maneuvers commenced.
The Third Oregon waa the lara-eat
mUltla ' regiment, here. The Washing
tons came next, -erhlle Idaho cent the
smallest ' representation,' four companies
being unsble to attend." ." .
In its Issue of September 1 the Armr
and Navy Journal said: . !
"hers was especially fine esrrlt 'de i
corps- snown oy tne uregonlans. Col
onel Gantenbeln has- juat eauae to be
proud of his regiment during; the ma
neuvers at Camp Tacoma, for tbe men
worked, marched and maneuvered In ax.
cellent form.". -. - . : , vv
(Special DUnatch te Tka Itm rnt :
Seattle, Wash, Sept. go .Tke Uaaa-
tty ooan mission tn4 asihe ltltoheQ aad
Mrs. Crelaeler both Usane. . ; . -!;:'. T
FLAMES DEVASTATING .
- HILLS OF SAN DIEGO
5 , f Joaraal Special Rervlee.)
San . Die ro, Sept. 10. Fire -which
broke oat the foothllla eaat ef San
Diego on Tuesdsy la still burning;. The
pao-Bw"" covered -by- the flames' is
three miles broad and eight miles long.
Barns and bee ranch houses have been
burned out but.no other aerioua damage
has been done. - The Are may ahlft onto
the. village of Alpine unleae the -wind
changea. , ; , -. .. - '
DEMOCRATS NOMINATE
' r TICKET AT HELENA
fflseelal PSwatf e Tke loorsal.t
Helena, Mont, Sept. 10. The Demo-
eratlo convention of Lewla and Clark
coanty waa . held . here today. Seven
legislative candidate and a full county
ticket were nominated. There wea keen
rivalry for moat of the nominations,
especially the leglslatlvs, aa the - next
legislature will elect " a -- suoeessor to
Senator W. A. Clark. ,
yilSSlOURIANK WILL- .
LIQUIDATE ITS DEBTS
(Jeans! Soectal Servlee.V . ' ..
Washington, Sept. 10. Ths controller
of the currency announces - that the
Bates National bank at Butler. ; Mis
souri, wss closed today by the directors
for the purpose of liquidation. The last
report showed that the . reeouroea and
liabilities were each about 1160,000.
S OPERATED UPON V
FOR APPENDICITIS
Tom Word Jr., son of ex-sheriff Tom
Word, was opsrated upon thla morning
at 'the North Pacific Sanatorium for ap
pendicitis and hla early recovery Is ex
pected. The operation, performed by
Dr. J. H.' Brlstow, wae successful In
every respect.
NOTHER STORM RAZES -
HONGKONG BUILDINGS
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' ' (Joe rail gpvl1 Bervlnt -Hongkong.
Sept . 10. Hundreds . ef
buildings weekened during Tuesday's
atorm fell In Isst night's storm, which
lasted until daylight . .Many Chinese
hurrying through the atreete were
struck by falling debris, a number being
killed and scores Injured.
ILES OF WRECKAGE ;
v HIDE MANY BODIES
(Joaraal gpeelal gtT1ce.l
Hongkong, Sept 10. Chinese super-J
stitution is aaaing to tne furor. The
natives helleve the city le to be doomed
and'af trying to leave the island. The
ravages 'of the storm of thla morning
wsrs the greatest In the nstive Quar
ters along the water front The wreck
age nf hot storms Is piled high, con
cealing many bodies.1- t .'
LIMITED OWNERSHIP V
FAVORED BY JEROME
- - ( Jeersat ! oeeial aivtea. -'
New Tork, Sept 10. District Attor
ney Jerome has announced himself ss In
favor of limited municipal ownership.
He thinks the city ehould operate all
eara carrying passengers , .
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Rag Carpets.
The rag carpet has a new name. ' It
la called the arts and crafts rug. Thh
rug 1 artlstlo as suits Mm new name
and exceedingly durable. It le made re
an colore, nut the old hlt-or-mlss pat
tern has been discarded for the rug ot
beautiful blended colors- 'Ths blue snd
white ones are liked, especially for the
bathroom and bedroom. Very -enarmlmj
artistic effeote may be eecured by
using only ths ahadea of red and brown,
As lt Is not hard to dye the rags there
la no difficulty In getting enough for a
rug.. Portieres, couoh covers and pillow
tops era msde of silk rage and it la sur
prising what a short time lt takes to
get enough silk rags together, linings,
old umbrella covers and ailk pettlooati
may be ueed to advantage. If you know
of peoepla who are not likely to make
uss of their silk scraps tell them of
your purposs and aak . them to save
eome pieces' for you, . - . .-
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,; To Amuse and to Be' Amuaed.
The woman who la amusing, who al,
ways hss a laughable etory or a good -joke
to tell la much better lUred thaa
the woman who must be amused,' wba '
waita for her. boetess to euggest some
pleasure exourslon. The girl who re
ceives invltatlona for the aummer and
who la never left out st a party le the
one who emuses others. ' She thinks -up
games to play and places of lntereet
to visit 'If 'It Is raining and disagree
able she does not sulk, because that
day'a outing la spoiled, but thinks nn .a
substitute of somekind. Never let the
errort to amuse be apparent or rem
object ie loot We have aU made visits
to friends and have been made miserable
by .our hoeteer worry and fuss in net
effort t make ths Vlalt a pleasant one.
A hoeteee defeete . , her purpose and
really -makes her .gueeta long for the
time to say goodbye if ehe ahows thai
she . Is troubled . about how aha shall
entertain her guests.; Try to' see poeei.
billtlea for-amusement In everything
and. develop those possibilities without
apparent effort ; ; , , ,-, -.
. Th Well-Dresed , Woman. -',".
It should be the ambition of ever -
right-thinking woman no be well dressed "
at all times. Cloth s are an expreeelon
of -our-Individuality and If we would -conalder
thla faot when we ahop we
would not be beguiled into maklns nur-
cbsses which ws af tar ward regret to no
avail. The woman who expecta to id.
pear well dreeeed by ' simply spending
enormous 'Sums of - money and heo
leaving all choice to the clerk who hap. .:'
pens to - welt on her shows an utt -
lack nf that- quality we are all atrlvlng '
for. individuality. Her clothea are an -expression
of the taetes of the numerous
bhop girls who have selected her gat-- -meats.
f ... .,:. . . ;,
A slavish follower ef passing fads 1a -'
not well dressed but Ineteed generally
haa the appearance of a rich erasy quilt
Leara what is becoming-, study color ,
effects snd then follow the eame general :
lines In all. your clothes. ' Keep up wits
the- styles but adapt the styles to your
espeoial needs. Do not wear ad empire
gown one . evening and a princess the '
next . They are two distinct modes and '
the women' to which one la becoming ' -cannot
wear the other with success. I '
do not mean that because you look well
In a prlnoeaa gown that - you ehould
never wear anything . else, . but thst -It
wouia be well when: buying a sown, to,'
Strive for long somewhat asvora Unas' -
.A. fatkl n-lstaks le to buy aomethlng
of the reasons why women often buy
hate that are unbecoming- la because the
hat looked charming on the well eolffed
head of the mllllner'e clerk. '--'- - .
. Thla year , the - ohoice - is wide., and
every woman should find aomethlng be
coming both In etyls and color. : Dq pet
wear what , le universally ,-. worn, but
something quite different . That la, the
secret of being well dressed, - to' wear
not - what the. multitude are wearing,
but 'something thaa , Is : individual in
make.,- ,;, w . -: ,: .,
, T . .' I ! t ',.1 i'i. " -;
.Flower -Petticoats. V--
'The petticoats worn are to be as
beautiful as flowers snd are -made in
Such a way that they have the appear
ance of huge blossoms. The top flounce-
is very deep and wide, then cornea the '
under flounoe, which le composed of
rows of tiny frilly ruffles and undsr
that la ths dust ruffle. . The effect of
these numerous ruffles when the petti
coat was of light mateatals lsd to them
being- given the name ot flower petti- ,'
coats and now ths effort Is to carry out "
this flower Idea aa much as possible.
Eyelet embroidery Is much ueed on silk
pettioosts and ' haa the - advantage of
westing well. Solid embroidery Is also '
used but does not give the desired light
effect Very often the skirt is em
broidered In two or three paetel ahades
and a novel touch le te uee touch of
gold or silver. Taffeta, satin and peau
de sols are used fer pettieoata and filmy '
white batlate . and handkerchief linen
are also ussd for evening skirts. .
.i'.-Ci'A' French Dainty. .:." k ',
' Serve with a sup of tea to an after
noon caller, even as a part ef the re- '
Lf reehnrenta at a more formal tea, a slice
Of toaeted pound cake. Melt butter and
epread lightly over each allce. Place In '
a hot oven, toaat td a delicate brown,
and eerve piping hot Thla 'dish origi
nated In France, and is sufficiently .
novel and dellcloua to be worthy of the '
most fsstidloua tssts. .' ; -
' Invalid Comfort ; - '. -'
A cooling and nutritious beveraa-e Is
made from the beaten white of en egg, -the
Juice of half a email lemon, a tea
spoonful of sugsr and chopped Ice, -
A little camphor water epnnxiea on
the pillow and bedclothes will ward Off
mosquitoes. . - ' . -r - v
A fsn sprinkled with toilet ammonia
will give a wonderfully refreshing
breese to the hot weather suffsrer. .
The sheets under a bedfast Invalid f -
may be kept smooth and dry by mean a
of a draw sheet ; Fold an ordinary
aheet lengfhwtae, and lay It across the
bed, tecklpg the eurplus Isngth undsr"
ths mattress. When the part under the
patient becomes - warm end moist It
may be drawn away with little du
turbance, leaving the cool fresh end for
the Invalid. Thla, of course, le only
useful when a single bed is ueed.
-An alcohol and tepid water sponge,
followed by borlo powder. Is very eooU
rhg and soothing on a hot day. . ' . , y
Betlreneaf ef Oolonel Stedmaa,
- (Joaraal SpecUt-Swvlce.)
Washington.. D. C, Sept 10. Col
onel Clarence 8 ted man. fifth cavalry,
wae placed on the retired list of the
army today at Jila owe request- Colonel
gird mSli le a native of Massachusetts
and has had, over-41 years' aetlve Serv
ice In the' arm " , ' -
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