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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. THURSDAY EVENINO, OCTOBER U, 1909.
lOSS IS RUSHING
f WORK AT DRAIN
Was Six Hundred Men Now
Working end Will Put Many
Mora at Work.
OUR TUNNELS ARE
BEING CONSTRUCTED
tight of Way Is Cleared for Ten
Miles and Some Grading Work la
Being Done Tobin Cornea to
Portland.
a Construction work on the southern
teWc company's Coos bay extension
ibb Drain la being crowded forward
v the C. K Lose company. c J.
Tobln. superintendent of constructs
or C. B. Loss, came to Portland today
to confer with the latter, who arrlTed
tils morning from California. Mr
robin aaid:
"Our work Is now strung out about
It miles, from Drain td a point beyond
Elkton. lo the Coast range. We fcav
the right of way nearly cleared on the
tret 10 mllea and are doing soma grad
ng work. In the second 10 mllea wa
lave begun work on four tunnels and
ire opening them up aa faat aa poe
ilble In order to get the men Inside for
ill-winter work.
"On one of these tunnels wa Kara
how gone In 50 feet, and are wall start
ad. Compressed air drill machinery for
riving the hole will be on the ground
past week. There are no unexpected
Ifftcultles thus far. A good quality of
blue sandstone Is found In large quanti
fies. It seems to be a vary good build
ing stone. r The work la not especially
difficult. We feed and bouse the men
ell, and are having no trouble to get
alp. Every day la pay day with ua.
d while the forces are constantly
anging to soma extent, we get new
en from Portland and the south. A
chload of men goes out of Portland
early every night for Drain."
Employing Six Hundred.
The Lose company la now employing
On the Drain work about 400 men and
ISO horses and mules, and Is adding to
the forces every week. The Southern
Pacific company Is building a -bridge
across Ulk river at Drain, and on lta
completion will he able to cross to the
Una. New yards will be the first
ark constructed, snd rails will begin
ilng down as soon as the bridge can
crossed by trains.
C. E. Loss, asked about the progress
the projected lines of the United
11 ways company In Portland and to
at Grove and Tillamook, said:
i "Arrangements for the financing are
u-ogreasing satisfactorily. When one la
dealing with capitalists across the ocean
t la alow work, bat not the leas aura
Ad far aa the ultimate results are con
darned. We have entered Into a con
tract with the Central Trust company of
California by which they in conjunc
tion with certain French capitalists are
ft take the bonds, the California com
pany to take one fifth of the IS. 000.000
Saa and the French people the re
flnlnder. H. C. Bruner, cashier of the
Central Trust, went to Parle to com
plete the negotiations and la bow on his
par back, acoompanlod by a represen
tative of the French financiers I am
expecting dally a wire that they have
teach ed New Tort."
I It la learned from other sources that I
fmlcago capitalists who originally made
an Investigation of the United Railways
project, but ware drawn Into other fields.
Bare now come back to their first In
tentions and have sent a representative, i
W. 8. Reed, to Portland to take up the
whole matter again with Mr. Loss. That I
Reed Is now en route to Portland was I
admitted by Mr. Loss, who declined to
uss him or name the Chlcagoans he
present
BOSS SAYS INDEPENDENCE
LEAGUE IS HOLDUP
Charges That Tammany Candi
dates Are Blad to Secure In
dorsements of Hearst.
(Jeornsl Special Berries.)
I New York, Oct It. Boss Murphy to
day directly charged representatives of
the Independence league with demand
teg from the Tammany candidates for
aongress snd the state senate money for
Indorsements by the league. He acid:
"The Independence league people have
Men holding up candidates for money."
Murphy added :hat it appllea to sena
torial snd congressional candidates, aad
he supposes also to the Judiciary nomi
nees. He said he didn't charge Hearst,
and that he thought Hearst had no hand
In the holdup. The Hearst managers
promised to Investigate and said If any
thing of the kind waa proved the guilty
ones would be punished.
STANDARD OIL JURY
PROBABLY DISAGREE
t Flndlay, Ohio, Oct It. The Jury In
Wm Standard OH ease this morning re
sorted they were unable to agree. The
court seat them back to their room to
deliberate again.
lAt n.on the jury wae still oat. A
OSgriir ent Is fully expected. The
'St says that he will not discharge
the Jury for ft hours.
Though' the We In hard estate has be
st un the construction of two bridges
aver Twelfth street, between Couch and
ghjrnslde, the ordinance granting permis
Moa for them has been vetoed, by Mayor
Lane. Not enough members of ths
Sauncll were present yesterday after
noon to pass the ordinance over the
L Bats. The mayor holds that the mess
are Is special legislation. Property
"jHraers on Twelfth street declared these
IsssTfwatures. erected for the accommoda
tion of the brewery, which has jast
Milt SB annex on the other aide of the
preae, would depreciate values sll along
that thoroughfare.
To allow the Inventor ef one fender
further time .to prepare Ms working
Mil list ths asocial committee of the
sou ncil now' Investigating different
types of fen Jars has postponed Its
jest try out until October T.
After thle demonstration of the vert
pus feadera the oaaamlttee will meet
MS formulate Its report, which Is ex
aortsd to carry the recommendation of
a certain type If the council agrees
with the committee, se It probably will,
I? reeteJreTln u2 X f2S2t ooXped
wlta It 4. .
WEDDED IN HASTE
Pkom rry ioovr
Mrs. W. J. White, new wife of the
chewing gun magnate, who married
her secretly e few days ago at the
Holland Houae. 30 houra after his
wife had procured a divorce from
him.
BANKERS WANT TO CONTROL
MONEY ORDERS
Ask Congress to Stop Express
Companies Sailing Certifi
catesVisit Brewery.
Ueareal Special fter-rtes.)
St. Louis. Mo.. Oct. If. There was an
the American Bankers' association be
gan the second day of lta annual con
vention. A discussion of practical
banking questions occupied a consid
erable part of the forenoon session.
On account at the matinee at the
Olympic theatre this afternoon the
bankers did not begin this morning the
discussion of currency reform. It wsa
postponed until tomorrow. TerJIro. one
of the foremost bankers of Japan, spoke
on "Financing 'he Japanese-Russian
War." The bankers this afternoon vis
ited one of St. Louis' big breweries.
An amendment to the constitution
waa adopted limiting the participation
of the ex-presld-nts of the association
in the deliberations of the executive
council to three yeara after their terms
expire. Thla will bar It of the best-
known bankers of the country from fur
ther participation.
A resolution was adopted unanimous- 1
ly that favored the urging of congress
to legislate to require express companies
to cease the money order business,
which Is regarded aa a prerogative of the
bankers
FRENCH SAILOR
ALLOWED TO GO
Evidence Not Strong Enough to
Convict Him of Stabbing a
Striking Longshoreman.
Joe Ragout, the French aeaman ar
rested yesterday afternoon on a charge
of murderously aaeaulUng J. Basttna, a
striking longshoreman, with a pocket
knife, was given his freedom thle mom-
Ing by Judge Cameron. The evidence ;
of the prosecution was not sufficiently
strong to substantiate the charge snd ,
the court had no otber alternative but
to discharge the prisoner. The Judge j
Informed Deputy District Attorney
Hsney that a charge of simple assault
might lie In the case, but It Is not be
lieved that any further action will be
taken.
Ths testimony of Baatlna and several
other strikers was to the effect that
the assault waa entirely unprovoked.
Ragout maintained that sfter visiting
the offices of aBrown ft McCabe
to secure employment a number of
strike pickets. Including Baatlna, threat
ened him If he went to work loading
any of the grain carriers. He testified
that he was followed to Third and Asn
strets, snd when Baatlna struck him on
the head he retaliated by slashing his
assailant with a knife. Baatlna received
a superficial scratch on the neck.
Dan Connors, a former policeman,
who was accused of making a threaten
ing demonstration with a revolver dur
ing aa altercation with A. Hegg. a strik
ing longshoreman, was found guilty and
required to file a ffoo bond to keep the
peace.
NAMED AS DELEGATE"
TO MINING CONGRESS
(Special nissetek to Ike Jeersat)
Salem, Or., Oct. It. Governor Cham
berlain has appointed Fred R Mollis of
Baker county, Oregon, commissioner to
tlie International Mining exposition, to
be held In New Tor In l0f. Msllls
represented Oregon at the Omaha sxpo
sltlon aad prepared the state mining
exhibit for ths Twls and Clark fair.
Servant Otrl
I,. L. Craft residing at 4 Hood
street Mount Tabor, has notified the
police that Km ma Kobow. an U-y ear-old
servant employed by him, mysteriously
disappeared from hla home last Monday.
The girl had been in Craft's employ for
three weeks. Upon taking hsr departure
aba left ell of tier. personal effects la
the houae ' fear employer entertains
fears for her safety.
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Prisoner Oats Out of Happnar
Jail in Broad Daylight by
Removing Stones.
(Opeetsl Dtapeteb ta The Jesrntl )
Heppner. Or.. Oct. if. One of the
most daring Jail breaks la the history
of Heppner was made yesterday after
noon between, the houra of 2 and 4
o'clock. Isaac Queensbury, a tramp
who was arrested In Arlington about
three weeks ago charged with stealing
two watches, one In Pendleton and one
from the O. R 4 N agant at frrlgon.
made a successful escape In broad day
light from the county Jail In the city
by digging through the wall in the cor
ridor. It la the custom with Sheriff Shutt to !
allow hla prisoners as muoh liberty aa I
possible, snd Queensbury waa allowed to I
want about the corridor of the tall aaeh I
day from 1 till 6 o'clock for exercise. It I
was durlna this time ha secured a niece 1
of Iron about six Inches long from the
fixtures In a closet In the corridor, and
with thla he suooeeded In removing
some stone from the wall and crawled
through, making good his escape,
Queensbury's sbsenoe waa noticed
about 4 o'clock and Sheriff Shutt lmme.
dlately sat about scouring the country
for him, but up to 10 o'clock thla morn
ing no traoe of him had been found. The
sheriff, however, la confident the pris
oner will be captured,
YOUTHFUL THIEF IS
CAUQHT AFTER CHASE
Arthur If. Free!, a youthful but ex
perienced malefactor, who waa arrested
at an early hour thla morning after an
exciting chase by Patrolman Bales, for
the theft of If watches, ft rings and a
pair of field glasses from the second
hand atore of R. Nomnovoraky at lffVt
Front street, waved a preliminary ex
amination thla morning In the police
court and waa bound over by Judge
Cameron to await the action of the
grand Jury. The prisoner's bonds wore
fixed at 11.000, In default of which he
waa remanded to the custody of the
sheriff.
Policeman Bales heard a glass crash
about 1 a. m. and upon making an In
vestigation found thst the show window
of Nomnovorsky's store had been
broken. He concealed htmself near the
entrance and In a few minutes the
young burglar msde his exit from tih
place. Balea commanded him to halt
bat Freel took to his heels and started
In the direction of the Morrison street
bridge. The policeman fired four shots
aftsr the fleeing crook, with ths result
that he stopped and quietly submitted to
arrest.
When searched at the city prison the
watches and other Jewelry ware found
in hla possession.
WILLAMETTE STUDENTS
ELECT THEIR OFFICERS
(Special Dtspatcb to The Journal.)
Salem, Oct. 18. After one of the most
hotly contested student body elections
sver held at the university. E. J. Wlnans
of the elaaa of 1107 waa proclaimed
president of the student body, the high
est position within ths gift of ths stu
dents of ths university.
The managers for Wlnans were more
sstute than those working for his rival.
There waa an abundance of wire-pulling
and the closet friends of the respective
candidates left no stone unturned to
have their favorite candidate win. The
election waa held according to the Aus
tralian ballot system, and any student
In any department Who paid his matric
ulation fee waa entitled to vote.
More votes wsrs cast than were ex
pected, which la an encouraging sign
of the students' Interest in student
body affairs. Wlnans, the president
elect. Is a member of the senior clsaa,
one oT the aasoelste editors on the Wil
lamette Collegian and prominently iden
tified in the work of the Y. M. C. A.
Mlas Bessie Cornelius of Salem waa
elected vice-president. Miss Olive Rlgby.
secretary, and Austin C. Price, treas
urer FRANCHISE PAPERS ARE
RECEIVED BY M'NARY
Papers bearing on the various own
erships of the Fourth-atreet franchise
have Just been received by City Attor
ney McNsry from San Francisco, and
he will aoon be able to report to the
council on ' the legality of the rights
now being enjoyed by the Southern Pa
cific and the Hsrrlmsn system genera
ally. The original franchise contains no
provision for the operation of the road
under any auccessor or assignee of the
Oregon Central rallwr.y. If it ta shown
that the Southern Pacific has no right
to operate on the Fourth-street traok
of the West Side division, an ordinance
repealing the old franchise Will be in
troduced n the co -ncil.
CASE IS BALLED UP
WORSE THAN BEFORE
Philip T. Balls msde another appear
ance In the circuit court this morning
by his attorney to Insist that his wife
Is wrong about the date and place of
their marriage. Tueaday Mra. Balls
stated In a eroaa complaint that thsy
were married In New Jersey In 1885, and
that her husband dessrted her In June,
1902. A reply to the cross complaint,
filed thle morning, in regard to the alle
gations of time and place of marriage
and time of desertion says: "Plaintiff,
not having knowledge or Information
thereof sufficient to form a belief, denies
each md every one of aald allegations."
In his complaint Balls aserted that they
were married la Australia In ltOO.
BOISE CITIZENS TAKE
CARE OF FAIR CROWD
(Spertsl Ptssate to The Joaroel.)
Boise, Idaho, Oot If. The crowda at
tending the Interroountsln fair have
overtaxed the ottlsens, who opened their
homes to the visitor a affording aocoro
modstlons for 2,000 who could not get
Into hotels and rooming houaea.
Thla morning the parade of- sll live
stock exhibited at the fair took place
and it extended completely around the
mile track. One trotting and five run
ning races made up the program in ths
ring, in which there were I entries
TAFT SEPARATES
PANAMA OFFICES
(Jnnraal Special Bsrvtrs.t
Washington. Oct. If. Secretary Tart
today announced that the governorship
of the canal sons snd the ministry to
Panama will bs kept separate. It Is
likely that Staveds will have the duties
of cl vll governor added to those ha al
ready holds aa engineer.
THEATRE MEN IN
MUNICIPAL COURT
Baker, Seam ana and Logan Tall
Why They Had Bills Posted
Without Permission.
Rarely has a more fashionable or
appreciative audience graced the Oak
Street meat re" than assembled thla
morning upon the flr.it aad only ap
pearance of ths famous theatrical tri
umvirate. Baker, Sea mans and Logan,
lo their knockout absurdity. "A Sticky
Proposition." or "Ths Billposter's
Dream,"
By the time Stage Manager Cameron
had called the first act. Baker and Sea
mans suffered so from stage fright that
their parts were cut out of the 'script,
and Logan was forced to play all of
the characters.
Orchestra Leader Fltsgerald Waa
at his best, aad his sonata, en
titled 'Never Turn the Three
Sheet to the Wall," waa well re
ceived. The play will be given another
presentation upon the return of Cal
Helllg from the Blue Mountains, where
he has been In biding, and until that
time Director Cameron has reserved hla
decision aa to the success of ths per
formance. BANQUET TENDERED
TO SIR JOHN LENG
Mora than 10 Portland Scots at
tended the luncheon given this after
noon at the Portland hotel In honor of
Sir John Long, who Is visiting In this
city.
The four leading Scotch societies
participated in the event, which proved
to be one of the most successful affairs
svsr given In the city.
Bt Andrew's society, Clan MacCleay.
the Canada club and the Caledonia club
were In charge of the arrangements,
which were perfect In details.
The luncheon was held In the main
parlor of the hotel and Its appointments
ware prettily carried out. The decora
tions were roses and carnations, with
Oregon grape cleverly Interwoven about
the banquet board. Directly behind Sir
John Long, who sat at the head of the
table with Chairman A. H. Burrall and
W. J. Burns, American and English
flags were bound together.
C0RVALLIS college
BIG ENROLLMENT
(Special Dtspstes to The Journal.)
Corvallls. Or., Oct If. Ths total en
rollment at the Oregon Agricultural
college to date la fff. The approximate
statement of students claslfled by coun
ties is aa follows: Baker 14, Benton 6.
Clackamas 12, Clatsop 9, Columbia 14.
Coos f. Crook 6. Douglas 11. Grant t,
Gilliam 4, Harney t, Jackson t, Joseph
ine 2, Klamath 7, Lake 1, Lane IT, Lin
coln 4. Linn 42, Malheur tl, Marion 17.
Morrow 20, Multnomah 71, Polk 14, Til
lamook f . Umatilla 21. Union ft, Wal
lowa f, Wfeaeler I. Wasco ft, Washing
ton ft. Yamhill tl. Sherman and Curry
have no representatives. There are ap
proximately 50 students from neighbor
ing states, besides six or eight Hindu
student.
The prospects are very encouraging
tor a banner year at the college and the
enrollment will undoubtedly be the
largest In the history of the Institution.
GOVERNMENT TO BUILD
BIG UMATILLA DAM
(Special Dlepateb to The Joarsel.)
Pendleton. Or., Oct. It. Engineer
John T. Whistler states that the United
States government will build the dam
for the reservoir of the Cold Springs
irrigation projject in Umatilla county,
and a large amount of equipment will
shortly arrive from Klamath Falls to
begin work at Cold Springs. Ths sec
retary of the interior considers ths re
cent bids too high for the work, conse
quently the government will do the
work.
The Cold Springs dam will be 3,300
feet In extreme length, the actual dam.
to be about 1,000 feet The remainder
of the 3,300 feet will be shallow wlnga.
The dam will consist of embankment
work and rip-rapping and will be one
of the moat substantial In ths west
SWEARS ON WITNESS
STAND AND IS FINED
For taking ths name of the Creator
in vain on the witness stand during
ths esse of J. M. Phillips, manager of
the Paris house, on trial for maintain
ing an establishment of 111 repute, Bes
sie Smith was fined f W for contempt of
court by Judge Cameron.
Ths case sgalnst Phillips waa con
tinued lndoflnltely, as Judge Cameron
announced that ha waa loth to have the
police court used for the regulation of
vice In the restricted district on prose
cutions brought through m alios. Phil
lips wss arrested upon complaint of two
Inmates of the brothel.
Friendly ft Cohn have aold the south
east corner of Chapman and Alder
streets to H. O. Colton, the lot being
100 by 100 and unimproved. The con
sideration Is In the neighborhood of
123,000 and the sale waa made by E. J.
Daly. Mr. Daly also reports ths - sals
of a lot ft by 7f on the south side of
Flanders between Second aad Third to
Henry Westmeler. The property waa
owned by Beno a Ballts and waa occu
pied by two old frame buildings. The
purchase price was 11,000.
Xogger Dies Prom Wounds.
, Frits Dierka, a logger, who waa shot
at Castle Rock last Monday night by
Tom Miller, died at St Vincent's hos
pital yesterday afternoon from his
wounds. Robbery Is believed to have
been the motive for the murder. The
body wlU be shipped to Cast Is Rock to
day for Interment Miller la In Jail and
a charge of murder will be placed
against him.
Hanay looses Mia Boat.
Deputy District Attorney Hsney la
disconsolate over the loea of his era
venette. which, despite the vigilance of
Pat Maher, ths district attorney's prl
vate detective, was stolen fnom the
Fen ton building Tueaday afternoon.
Constable Lou Wagner has been re
tained to search for the coat In addi
tion to the local sleuths.
The scavengers suspended operations
today on account of the Impassable con
dition of Nicole! street between Twenty-
fourth and Twenty-fifth. The street le
being planked, however, and the garbage
haulers will he enabled to resume work
again some time tomorrow
Overwork.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
He Tou have a pretty esay time of
It don't you?
Hne Oh, no! Why. I lie here some
times and think of all I've got to do
till I'm quite tired out
CONGREGATIONAL
CONVENTION
Rev. E. L. Houaa Elected Mod
erator at State Meeting In
Pendleton.
(Special HapsUfe to The Journal.)
Pendleton, Or., Oct. It. The fifty-
eighth anus I convention of the Congre
gational churches of Oregon, which is
being held in this olty, is proving vary
successful ' Yesterday a business ses
sion waa held, at which the following
officers were elected for ths ensuing
year:
Moderator, Rev. B. L House; assist
ant moderator. Bev. W. O. CMlmore;
scribe; Rev. F. JD. Dell ; assistant scribe,
Oeorge H. HJmes; registrator. Rev.
Daniel Staver.
The reports of ths different commit
tees were read and accepted. "The
Blrdeeye view of the Paolflo Coast
Congress," by Rev. B. L. House and Su
perintendent Clapp, Mra. E- W. Luckey
and Oeorge H. Hlmes was much en
Joyed. "Some of the Laymen's Trials," a pa
per prepared by Hon. B. 8. Huntington
vi i ne iuiea ana reaa Dy Mra. Kutn
N. Clark brought forth a spirited dis
cussion by Superintendent Clapp, Revs.
Ollmore, House and Bollinger.
The following program was carried
Out this morning: "A Quiet Half
Hour," lad by Rev. Austin Rlcs; ad
dresses. "The Missionary Command,"
Rev. W. L. Upshew; "The Need of Mla
alonary Information," Rev. D. B. Orays
"The Lord's Money, How Use.l." Rev.
R. K. Ham; "The Oak Park Meetings,"
Mrs. B. W. Luckey; "A Btrdseye View
of the Pacific Coast Congress," Rev. B.
L. Hoasa. D. D., Superintendent C. F.
Clapp. .
VERY FEW DESIRE
TO BE SALEM'S MAYOR
(Special Dispatch Is 'The Journal.)
Salem, Or., Oct. It There appears to
be a dearth of candidates for mayor of
the lanital Mtw u.mi V ttt . i
r -- - v...... v. na.Di, i m
not a candidate for reelection and but
one of the avowed candidates has so
far declared himself and that la Judge
Hubbard. Of course many are mentioned
and smong those urged by their friends
to make the race are: A. N. Gilbert,
at one time superintendent of the state
prison. Dr. W. B. Morse, William Brown
and Charles McNary.
The fight for chief of police will bo
a three-cornered one and the candidates
who have declared themselves are: J.
J. Longoor. ex-Chief Gibson and John
Knight For olty recorder It la possi
ble that Wylle A. Moores will have no
opposition f oh the Republican ticket
The Democrats are not doing anything
and In many wards the offloee will go
begging for lack of candidates.
UNIQUE TABLE MADE
BY LIFE PRISONER
County Jailer Mitchell thla morning
received from the penitentiary a table
with an inlaid top that contains t.ltt
separate pieces of hardwood The table
was made by James Warrens, who waa
convicted In Multnomah county of mur
der six years ago. Warrens has worked
for two years on the table. The top
of the table is five feet In diameter.
Twelve kinds of hardwood were need
In making It. The table will be rallied
or sold. It will be on exhibition at the
county Jail for a few 'days., until Jailer
Mitchell can arrange to have it ex
hibited in the wipdow of some furn-
ture store.
MAY BUILD FLUME TO
CARRY OFF THE WATER
It is probable that a flume will be
constructed to carry off the water now
standing on the block of low ground
bounded by Bast Morrison, Belmont
East Second and Fast Third streeta As
ths ground is filled with gravel the
watsr will rise and must be 'disposed of
In soma way. Ths flume will lead Into
a sewer near the Standard OH tanks.
The council has declared the block a
nuisance. The water, recently Impris
oned by the filling of East Morrison
street Is now corrupted by debris and
the odor la offensive. City Health Of
ficer Wheeler and Plumbing Inspector
Hsy have examined the ground, and aay
this la the only remedy.
MIAMI OPERATOR
STANDING IN WATER
'-Jxexof d K t C2sxSBJSi
(Journal Special Berrte. )
Atlanta. Qa . Oct If There
i has been no late communication
with Miami, Florida. Just be-
fore the wire broke tha operator
p said the storm was terrific and
i there waa two feet of water in
i hla offloe at that time.
TEMPERANCE WORKERS
MEET IN BOSTON
(Jeersal Sseeisl Service.)
Boston, Oct 18. The World's W. C.
T. C. meeta here today. A letter from
the world's president, Lady Henry Som
erset, waa read Illness prevented her
attendance, but she wrote that the or
ganised liquor traffic was ths moat de
structive element to the well-being of
the people.
FUNST0N TO COMMAND
SOUTHWESTERN ARMY
(Joamal Special Berries.)
Washington, Oct If. Secretary of
War Taft announced today that Gen
eral Funston Is to command the south
western division of tha army. The head
quarters will be removed from Okla
homa City to St Louis. General
Oreely, in command of the northern di
vision, will have his headquarters
moved from St Louis to Chicago.
Small "Delinquent Xdsa.
(Special Dlspstsk t The Journal.)
Corvallls, Or., Oct II. Ths delin
quent tax roll for Benton county waa
today turned over to Clerk T. T. Vin
oent by Sheriff Burnett While Benton
county has $77,000 of collectable taxes,
only 1,IH.7I sppesrs on ths delinquent
list snd moat of this will be paid before
the delinquent Hat la, advertised the lat
ter part of November. The showing la
a very creditable one for Benton county.
Organising Oranges.
(Special Dispatch ta The Josrsal.)
Athena, Or., Oot. 11 Mrs. Clara H.
Waldo, lecturer for the state grange,
lectured In thla city last evening to a
good houaa, aad Hon. Jacob Vorhees,
organiser for the, state grange. Joined
Mra Waldo hereand an effort wilt bo
made .to organise several grange so
cieties In this section. From here they
will a to Athena.
ERASTUS CANNOT
WEAR BIG STAR
Negro Applicant for Polloa Duty
Turned Down Because Ha
Works in Saloon.
Rananu Erastus Rlohardson Is Work'
in in a aaloon aa ths superintendent
of the free lunch ana custoaisn oi ins
cuspidors and not because he la col
ored, the civil service commission has
declined to certify him to the exeoutlve
board aa eligible for appointment as pa
trolman. The list of the men who paaaed the
last police examination la now almost
exhausted. Ths name of Erastus Rich
ardson was finally reaobed. A number
of other men had received higher grades
than the negro.
Recently the commission has taken to
Inquiring Into the moral standing of the
men who want to he policemen and wear
helmets and brass buttons. Nearly a
doaen have been practically refused Jobs
because they oouldn't show to the sat
isfaction of ths commissioners that they
are reputable and honest men. So many
men have been dismissed from the de
partment by the executive board and
afterward laid their troubles before the
commission that in self-defense U de
termined that greater care should bo
taken la the appointment of officers.
'Raatus made application for a Job
several months ago. He went through
the examination, but the recent Investi
gation into the present occupations of
applicants developed the fact that he la
working in a aaloon. Had he been a
white man the commission would not
have certified him to the board for ap
pointment It considers that a negro
should be treated In thla case Just the
same aa a white man. The applications
of several men have been held out on
less definite information than that con
cerning ' Raatus.
As Rlohardson Is the first colored man
to seek a job as patrolman, it Is prob
able there won't bo any negro police
men for some time to come.
CRIMES REPORTED
TO THE POLICE
Department Kept Busy Continu
ally Investigating Violations
of the Criminal Coda.
Reports of, crimes of every character
still continue, to keep the bureau of
criminal investigation of the local po
lice department exceedingly busy. The
oapture of Arthur Freel, the burglar,
early thla morning by Patrolman Bales,
has proved a decided stimulus to ths
detectives and' although no arrests of
consequence have been mads yet every,
man la on hla mettle.
Frank Boss, a resident .of Tualatin.
Oregon, claims to have "been the vlotim
of "knockout drops" last Tuesday
night aad aa a result waa robbed of
lit and several trinkets. Boaa claims
that he went into a saloon at 114 Sixth
street snd took one drink of liquor.
After reaching the street he lost con
sciousness snd upon awaking, eight
hours latsr, found himself in a room
at 115 Sixth street, minus his property.
He found after an Investigation that
two men had picked him up on the
street In front of ths saloon and took
him to the lodging house, where they
posed to the landlord aa hla friends.
Detective Hellyer has bean detailed on
the oaaa and la searching for the
thieves.
W. Wilson of lit Sixteenth street
notified ths police today that an un
known man accosted bis daughter
when she was returning from school
yesterday afternoon and Inquired her
destination. Tha child took to her heels
with the man In cloae pursuit. He
finally overtook the girl and made sev
eral insulting remarks to her. De
tective Inskeep has bean assigned on
the case.
Mra. Villa of llf East Mill street re
ports that J. P. Colyar, a roomer In her
house, passed a spurious check" on her
for payment of his rent and then moved
to other quarters. The police are seek
ing to ascertain the young man's pres
ent sddress. '
HE HASN'T HAIR WHERE
HAIR FORMERLY GREW
That dental college students ds not
devote their entire time to the art of
painless extraction of molars, bicuspids
and other things that bring acbes and
pains is testified to by Charles Llndberg.
a member of the freshman class of the
North Pacific Dental college. Llndberg
regrets the exletshoe of alleged college
spirit as he ruefully rubs a large bald
spot on ths top of his bead, where but
recently grew a heavy mass of flaxen
hair.
A number of Ltndberg's fallow-students
desired to Impress on him the
value of college discipline, and to ac
complish that end took htm to one of
their rooms and shaved the top of his
hsad close to the skin. Llndberg thinks
ha baa been fully initiated into the
mysteries of being a dental student
but ssys hs Is ashamed to go to a res
taurant or any 'other place where he
has to remove his hat Accordingly he '
has patronised lunob counters where he
can parch on a high stool and keep his
newly acquired bald spot under hla bat
while eating.
LETTER IS RECEIVED
FROM SNYDER'S FATHER
It M. Snyder, of Kansas City, father
of Carey M. Snyder, who was murdered
laat December, near Olancoe. has written
to officials of Washington county In
response ta their sppesl to him to In
dues Snyder's widow to tell what shs
knows of the crime. Officials refuse
to make known the contents of ths let
ter, though It Is believed that the let
ter failed to throw any light on ths
mystery.
Mra Madge Snyder, who ta living at
the Portland hotel tn this city, declares
that ahe has heard nothing from her
father-in-law. She ta expecting a com
munication from him, she says, but his
heard nothing from him up to thla time.
MAYOR WEAVER'S
ADVISERS LEAVE HIM
l leai sal Sseeisl Bar Ties. I
Philadelphia, Oct. II. Mayor Wear-,
er'a entire advisory board resigned this
afternoon. It Is understood thst they i
disagreed on pontics and tna mayor toiu
them to resign.
AMBASSADOR WHITE
RETURNING HOME
I Joamal Special Sal lies.)
Paris. Oet. 18 Henry White, the
American ambassador to Rome, will salt
tor home on a vacation tomorrow. He
munf luting In connection with nrn-
npoeed cabinet
GAMBLER'S BOOTH
BURNED BY MOB
Sports at Long Champa Track
Take Forty Thousand Away
From Pool Sailers.
FALSE START 18 CAUSE
OF WILD DEMONSTRATION
Policeman aad Gendarmes Powerless
Before People Infuriated by Judges
Allowing Favorite to Be Left at
Poet.
(Journal Special Berries.)
Paris, Oct. 11. Seventy-live betting
booth were destroyed by tire and 140,
000 la money, which had been wagered
on a horse race, waa stolen yesterday
afternoon at Longchampa raos traok
m Boss ds Boulogne. The tall tower
where the races are bulletined was also
consumed by the flames. A riot of
wild proportions turned the race track
into pandemonium and violence reigned
unrestrained for ovar an hour and a
naif. Men and women were assaulted
and Injured, shots were Bred, and the
mob. In an excess of fury, resorted to
incendiarism. Joyfully burning the bet
ting booths and twine attempting to act
fire to the grandstand. The' cause of
the rioting, waa tha crowd's belief thst
there had been a falsa start.
The trouble started when tbe third
race waa Castled. There were probably
100,000 persons present. Only three
horses got away. Those left bt the
post Included the favorite. Tbe start
was patsnUy fatso in public estimation
and the people supposed ths horses
would be recalled, but thla waa not
dona Then the people in the grand
stand became extremely excited and
those In the Immense field seemed to
SO wild Those in the field made a
rush for tha betting booths, demanding
their money. Then they stormed the
booths, set them on Are and assailed
their occupants.
Men and women were knocked down
and tumbled over each otber. Rioters
overpowered tha boothkeepers, both tal
lymen and cashiers, and bills, gold snd
sliver flew In all directions. The orowd
fought and scrambled for the money.
The crowd In the grandstand was also
frenzied, but somewhat less violent
. Meanwhile the Ore was spreading aad
twice it was started la tbe cheaper part
of tha grandstand, newspapers being
uaed to encourage the flames, but the
stand was not burned. When the Ore
men reached the scene the Infuriated
mob would not let them put the burning
booths out Tha rioters out tha harness
off the horses attached to ths fire en
gines and the animals, which wsrs at
hlgb tension and frightened by the
noise, galloped across ths course and
rushed uncontrolled into tha denee
orowd, knocking down many persons.
The policemen and gendarmes were
powerless. Several of 'them were In
jured before reinforcements arrived.
Tbe police authorities ordered the races
stopped for the dayut tha crowd re
fused to go home.
Aid waa summoned from tha city.
Leplne, prefect of police, arrived and
the crowd cheersd him, but oven from
him they demanded that he refund their
money. Leplne restored order. Hla re
inforcements slowly and with difficulty
forced ths orowd from ths field, but not
before the iron chairs ths ladles occu
pied had been buried evsm at tha police
men. D. Term waa tha favorite in tha bet
tins and Monauere Periehon won. The
mutuals had begun to pay bets at 14
to 1 on Monauere Perlohon when the
rioters got the upper hand.
REAL ESTATE MAN
MUST PAY HIS FINE
H. W. Lemeke, the real estate man.
and S. E. Barker of the Portland Tile
a Mantle company, were found guilty
thla morning by Judge Cameron on a
cherge of violating the ordinance rela
tive to placing signs In sidewalks. A
fine of Its waa Imposed on each of tha
defendants. Tha sign in question waa
laid In the sidewalk in front of Lsmcks's
office on Fifth street near Washington.
The decision In ths case does not carry
with it an order for the removal of tha
sidewalk advertisement. Deputy City
Attorney Fltsgerald, however, has an
nounced hla Intention of proceeding
against Lemeke under the ordinance
which makes It a misdemeanor to main
tain a sign similar to tha one over
which the prosecution arose. The case
was tried several days ago and taken
under advisement by Judge Cameron.
AND NOW SHE WANTS
. ALL HER MONEY BACK
Alleging that F. J. Catterlln prom
ised to refund to her the money she
paid htm for mining- stock at any time
shs desired, snd rsfused to do so when
she demanded It. Kate OBrock has be
gun suit in the circuit court to recover
1116 from Catterlln.
She alleges that Cstteriln represented
to her that the stock of the Wllltams
burg Mining company would Increase
In value at once and promised to re
fund her money if shs became dissatis
fied, and that she bought t.OOO shares
for lilt on these conditions.
Shs haa made repeated demanda for
the return of her money, ahe asserts,
and Catterlln promised to retort it, but
never did so. She tenders the chares of
stock Into court and asks Judgment
sgalnst Catterlln for the 1211.
BODY OF SUICIDE
IS NOT IDENTIFIED
The body of the man who committed
sulfide at tbe Vancouver ferry slip
night before last, still Ilea at the Fin
ley undertaking parlors, unidentified.
Numerous persons have gone to tha
morgue. Impelled by the fear that tha
unfortunate may have been soma long
loot friend or relative, but so far nona
has been able to recognise him.
It would seem that if the man were
not a strsnger Identification of the body
would be easy.. Besides a lameness I n
ths right foot, ths little finger of thn
right hand Is off. The suicide waa a
frmn of medium stature with light hair
and eyes, a good build, snd his cloth-s
were those of a toller.
Teachers to Bleot Officers.
Officers of the Teachers' Progress
club of Multnomsh oounty vriU be)
elected at tha meeting of the club Sat
urday morning at in o'clock sharp on
the third floor of the city hall. Thla
will be tha first meeting of the year.
County Superintendent Robinson, who
has boon attending an Institute at Mc
Minnviiie, will return la time ta attend
tha session.
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