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. THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL'. PORTLAND. MONDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 19, 1803. CALVE 111 MMY A BLIND MB .Thanksgiving Special u mm (Continued from Pe One, iwlll not operate until the waters' sub side! . ' . '' ' Train service on thiTaeoma Eaatena : railroad la badly crippled on account of waeuouta In.Lewia county and along the Xla.ia!ly rivor. ' . Sawmills along tha rivers In the vicinity-of Tacoraa hava Buffered much loss through logs ar.d lumbar being car- - . a ' w k. lvrw m and man V AT 1- - ; ll akr.tisvi nil ths! tide f laitS her havsj tMn complUd tolai-dwir4 Ana win nut itwywi . iron waa put out i w high water ana me siree.-r wnic. here waa badly crippled. . There .were numbera of narrow ea- capea from deatn.. ... 7 LOSSES AT CASTLE ROCK Blow Tall" Heavily oa Townspeople, rSnorlal DIlDafrta e Th. JoOTOal.) Castle Rock. Wasb- Nov. Tha watera of the Cowllts river havsbeen ' .. subaldtnr alnce Thuraday night. Tha 'J damage in tha Whole Cowllta valley la anormoua - - l . Caatle Rook baa Buffered the moat of ' any town, about IS houses having: beer) entirely swept away and others removed from their foundations or otnerwia badly damaged. ; . ; The rlae began Saturday, November; -18) and . of two lnchea an Juror until Thuraday even Inc. when a stage of about !5 feet . ,. above low water . had ; been reached. Wednesday morning it began cutting away -tha bank-In the south weat part . ef town and by evening waa running a torrent , through that portion of the town lying in the bend of the river. Hy ' .Thuraday morning a torrent waa raging aoroaa that part of tha town and bouaea -war beginning to float. People were hurriedly leaving, some wading up to : their walata; others were being taken ' out In boats. In a ehort time aome of ,-- the houses wers being swept out Into the .main stream by tha terriflo current " and carried away. ' Nearly the entire population of tha town left their homes and Bought ahel - ter In adjacent ' houses on tha hills. . Blxty-ftve people spent Thursday night .' . at the home, of George Appleman, a quarter,of a ' from town. - --r-r There are men who have not slept for -'' three days and nights. . Nearly every one whose house waa " " carried away lot all or nearly all they had. No one thought there would be auch destruction. The oldest settlers . ", . kept aaaurlng the people there was no danger. Some, of the people who have '.been here the longest, coming- In the ' early fifties, were heavy losers ' , , The waterworks Is out of commission. . The boiler of the electric light plant Is . In the river and It Is thought It will take a month to repair, the damages. ' ..Tha loaa will be about $7,000. The ah Ingle mills have been the heaviest lloaera.jrhMeiclfcompany says Ita , ' Ions will reach close to 10.000. Their milt la , still standing, -although- the '-, water Is cutting away the bank under- - rieeth. The- Kobbrn Shingle company lost about $10.0e worth of bolts, booms, .etc-.' The Black Diamond mill waa - swept away entirely and all the bolta - It had: the loss will be considerably ' ever tlo.OOer The Rotary mill loat sofne bolts, but' -die loss, will be slight , compared wt eh the others. The following have had their houaea swept away. and. In moat Instances all barns and outbuildings and In the ma ' l.r3tf caseajilLJh! aJture with bedding and clothing: D. 8, Martin's house, occupied by Sam Cornelius. . H.J. SUley; lost everything. ' yrank TannehllU-loet- alL. . .. Mrs. Sarah Summers; two houses. Mr. Ltodge. 7 years old: lost all, , .. Miles Caldwell's house carried to an ather -lot; no great damage, v W, 1. Scott; loat alL James -JUger,-found -dishes and few ars of fruit. . , W. A. Williams; loat everything. , V. C. Brewer; lost alL i. - Clarence Fowler: loat alL 1 W. K. - Warner, new house, unocou- ( pied. Mrs. Everett. . ' Mell Shumaka " : George Cunningham. , John Frledenburg; houae vacant. , i raster aemis; lost au. Dr. IX M. Eddy; toll houae at bridge . wnicn ournea recently. ' ' A small house; owner unknown, Fred Hatch: lost alL Fred Ilolbroke; two houses, one occu pied by Mrs. Crane. ? Mr. Hemeke; saved all. House belonging to the Brack aetata W Beg to Announce That We Have Secured The Agency For The JUSTLY FAMOUS Selz Shoes FOR. A Trial will convince yo , that they are the best shoes sold for the price v . All Stylei-AU Sizes $400 and $3.50 MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED ROSENTHAL'S 4 -1 THIRD STREET "Portias Best Sboa Ptor Sola Agent for tha Celebrated V HANAN SHOES7' r ' A coin collector, had aa accumula tion of peonies - lie told his son he would make him a present of the entire lot If he . would put them in boxes, the same number In each box. 'There was an odd number of pen-. ales so that If he put an eiual num- - - A ber In each of two boxes there would be one penny left over;. In a like man ner ha figured on I. 4. , I. T, I. I, 10, 11. II. 11, 14. IS, K. 17. II, It, X0, II and tl boxes, but in every case if he put an wiual number In each box there would be one (only one) penny left over. The son gave It up and told his father he thought It Impossible to perform the feat. His father replied: 'JJiKIDOO Jl for you.'1 The eon thn put the entire lot of pen ales In It' boxea, the same number in each box. How many pennies were there J ' To make the problem plain: The entire number of pennies was a number, wbicBrtrnrvtae-J Py aBy-number imm MoW TfOTOsTve There-will BrTTTe malnder of one (only one) and If-divided by IS there will be no remainder. Address all anawera to rVZUI 2SZTOB, The Journal, Portland. . The prlaes are worth working for and winning. To the person who sends In the best solution of the fiklddo problem, fit In bright nsw pennies will be given; for II others, beautiful "23" stickpins are the award; and others will get It pennies Juet from, the mint ' ' ' ,' Copyright l0t by C C. Kelly. Cblcsge. , ' CUTOFGRAY'STfTRBOrnJIVfKR MILLS FOR MONTH OF OCTOBER - ) ' - (Special PUpatcs to The Journal.) Aberdeen. Wash.. . Nov. 1. The amount of lumber exported from Grays Harbor for the month of October waa 8,908.151 feet In excess of that for the previous month. The total amount, of tha shipments for tha month reached the figures of 17,111, 111 feet, not count ing the laths and shingles shlpoed. Oui of IT cargoes sent out but five went for eign, the reat going to California, prin cipally to San Francisco, The shingle Wilson Bros: A Co. American Mill Co Bryden Leltch Lumber Co, S. E. Blade Lumber Co. Union Mill Co Anderson a. Mlddleton Co Aberdeen Lumber at Shingle Co. Western Lumber Co. Hart-Wood Lumber Co.., Graya Harbor Commercial Co., Coamopolla National Lumber A Box Co. Hoaulam..... Hoqulam Lumber V Bhlngle Co....,,...., Orays Harbor Lumber Co E. K. Wood Lumber Co., Hoqulam , norm western number co. TotaTa . Grand total , Mr. Burt; lost all but steel range. The new school building In the west end of town had aout a quarter of the concrete foundation waahed away. Mayor . Buland baa appointed a relief committee consisting of B. A. Parrlsh, Joseph O'Nell. R. Brewer and J. C Gladwlsh. The opera house and the churches were thrown open at once. There la plenty of food i The logging interests along the river have suffered heavy loases, probably $200,000. - ' - Reports and rutnore of terrible loaa of all kinds of property hava coma from up liver points. Damage has been done to nearly every -piece of bottom land along tha river. Tha Patterson hopyards at Olequa are aald to ba destroyed. Mr. fatteraon claimed to be the largest In dividual hopgrower In Washington. The Betty hopfleld at, Toledo la also aald to ba ruined. Tha Northern Pacific track la washed out for 1.000 feet north of Castle Rock about alx ml lea. USINGT-ARtlNQTON- Wlthia root of Juae Mark and Bxpeoted -. to rasa XU . (Special Wspitca to Tbs Jeernel.r " Arlington, Or., Nov. 19, The Colum bia river at this point continues to rise. It rose eight Inches yesterday. At I resent the water la within a foot of the high-water mark of last June, a very remarkable occurrence at thla sea son of the year, and doubly so when it la known that thj river haa risen from low-water mark to Ita present stage In less than 60 hours No serious damage resulted from the sudden rise, although the Kerr-OlfTord people were forced to use all available help Id order to save 3,000 sacks of wheat on the Washington aide and fasten their docks, platforms, scale house, etc., to the shore, theae now be ing submerged. John Atkinson of Klickitat cOunty, Washington, had hauled his crop to the mouth of Chapman creek. Just' below bare, and piled the grain upon the rlvi-r bank. When the river rose It washed MEN ahtpmenta for the month, reduced to lumber measurement, amounted to 1.507,411 feet, and the laths to 1,001,200 feet feet on the exports for thla month and It is not likely that they will bear any comparison with thoae of October. It la reported that about 10-vesaolBare now overdue at thla port. ; 'Following t- tha shipping -report, summarized, for the mills of. Aberdeen, Hoqulam and Cosmopolls: Lumber. Latha. Shingles. ..... t.62a. 1.185.3S0 248.500 I.12,643 149.900 1.508,000 ;i.ij Ti,ooo. 4. i.e 1.642.600' 98S.000 243.100 418.000 155.500 418.000 268,970 95.0O0 478.200 184,000 , 602,200 616,000 170,000 1,000.000 600.000 1.161.000 295,750 2.229,250 i.'oi'i.ioo ' Ym6o I.I89.175 4.017.4SO. 1.513. SIM 1.727.9IT 1.429.391 2.W72.69S I.tl4,18 S. 049.079 1.875,000 1,598.971 111.965 17,881,9(1 10,010.200 9.044.500 68.936.6tl the sand from under 600 sacks which felt Into the river and were a total loss. The river is expected to rise above the high-water mark of last June. PROBABLY HIGHEST STAGE Columbia at Tacooavar at Standstill rail Vow X spec ted. - (ftprclal . bttatrk 4o Tha Jnernal.l Vancouver, Wash., Nov. 19. The Co lumbia river at this place. It la believed, haa reached its highest stage and the next few days will probably see a no ticeable drop. The highest point reached was 14 feet above low water. Today the river Is at a standstill and less drift Is running. Reports from up the river show the smell rivers on the north aide to be falling slightly. . , BRIDGE DOWN SANTIAM paa of 11T Feet ef Sanderson Itnu ... tttte nassajrs to Oeai.ty t,0OT (gperlal Dlapatrb.ta Th- Jmininl. w41iacovi"red what he thought waa cause Albany, Or., Nov. 19. The Sanderson bridge acroas the South Bant lam was greatly damaged yesterday by the ex ceedingly high water on that river. A span about 111 feet In length waa un dermined and went down stream, caus ing a loss of about 12,600 rfo the county. The weather has turned cold and no further damnge la . expected. . as . the streams are falling and the rains have ceased. WIND CUT WATER OFF Hoqulam Taotd Thirst ard Darkness, Thanks to a railing Tree, (iwclal tlitch to Thr Journal.) Tloflulam, "Wash, Nov. 19. Never haa there been such a storm here as that which raged for three dnys. It has now abated, but It has left a trail of de struction. One very unfortunate result was In terference with the water system. Dur ing the helrht of. the storm a lsr?e tree fell acrone the Hume to the reser voir. It esrr'd away about to feet of the flume, wl Ich entirely cut off , the wattr- supply That-4n the- reservoir was exhnutd In the night br the mills anil Ihe city was confronted with a water famine. This csused a shutdown In all the. mills and manufacturing plants, as well as the elcetrlo station. The city then fared a reign of darkness. Much d-imngc was done to signs and nwnlngs and by landslides on the hills Newcomers naturally think the storm a. fearful one; but It Is the testimony of pioneers of the place that it wna the worst and lasted the longest of any since their coming. Oreat care Is being taken to guard s gainst Are. ss the town would be a helpless prey to the flames -In case a conflagration should be etarfed. GREAT LOSS TO LOGGERS Tart Seal of Timber Mwept to tea From 4 Aberdeen's Mclnsge. gieclal Maparrk fo The Journal.) Aberdeen, Wash.. Nov. 19. The vio lent storm cut this place off from the outside world by leveling the' telegraph ana leiepnone wirea so that It was 1m possible to srno or receive messages. The storm did great dxmsge to log gers, who had much difficulty In keep. Ing the logs In the water from getting away from them. Itepor'.s have been received of large numbera of logs that have come down the rivers. Into the bay. and have gone out to sea. without the possibility or recovery. in one caae a tug was sent after the loga, but with doubtful success: t Xa Memory of Iowa Soldiers. Chattanooga. Tenn., Nov. 19. Memo rials erected by the atate of Iowa In honor of soldiers of that atate who took part In the rlvll war battlna of Hook out' MomrtirlTr-'TtrntPhefmari Knights were formally rtedlcsted on the battle fields today by the, officii' Is of the lowa-Chlkamauga Park commission, assisted by Governor Cummins anil other eminent repreaontatlves of the state. The ceremonies weref a simple but Impressive character. Mftre elabo rate exercises ere to be held tomorrow aocomrairylng the dedication of the Iowa monument at Roasvllle Gap. 1 Kor any pain, Trpm "lop ib To, from flny cause, apply 1r. Tlinmaa' Kclerirlc oil. Pain can't stay where It Is used, Operatic Singer'- Will Spend Honey moon on Yacht With - Love and Music. (Jnarssl Special BrTlr. ! Tarls, Nov. 19 Calve, the world's greatest Carmen, Is reported, engnged to be married to an American -millionaire who became blind while sitting in a box yltli.hx. Ha is prominent in New York nn(J Europe.. He wss first captivated - by Calve s rendition of Carmen: He followed her from place to place, and even after he became blind he was determined to win' her. One night she noticed him and asked an Introduction. The honeymoon will be apent on the blind millionaire's yaoht with an orches tra from the best Italian theatres SEVEN BULLETS IN BODY OF POHCEMH in Death of Officer and . " Injury of Robber. (Journal Special eVrrlre.) Chicago, Nov. II. Policeman- Fltg patrlck was killed by a aafeblowcr, who gave the name of Charles Hanson, at Bloomlngton, Illinois. Hanson Is dying and another cracksman who was wound ed ts being aought In faahionable Wood lawn. After the battle thla morfll!!.-the. officers tried to arrest two men, who were betrayed by their conversation on the cars a a bank robbers Fitspatrlck was ahot aeven times ASTOR WILL KOT BETRAY - RICH AMERICAN Great Britain Wonders Who Gave Beautiful Countess Vast Fortune in Jewels. (Joornal Special Service New York. Nov. II. A cable to the World- from- Paris gives additional - de tail a, although In guarded sentences ana without names, of the scandal Involving one of the moat beautiful and aristo cratic of British peeresses and an Amer ican multl-mlUlonalre. Should tha ex pected divorce suit be brought by the woman's husband. It will eclipse In sen- tlonal effect in Paris London and New York the revelation that the Duke and Duchess ef Marlborough are to be divorced. The American millionaire Involved has been a widower for aome years," draws a tremendous Income from real eatate in New York and his Investments In London. Both hla children have maxrlfid within ' recent yeara, and both matches which turned out happily, apparently were made against his i wishes Never before I haa scandal attacked him.. . This Croesus, who haa dabbled la 1 polttlca and literature, has largely made his residence outside of America. Ha owns one of the most noted mansions In England, full of historic memories W. W. Astor will -not discuss the mat ter. The American gave the peereas tl,-! 60.000 worth of dlro"ndSi. and ' when her buflband . in ves tested .thla. sift he for- divorce i ; Fraferred Stock, Canned Uoods. Allen at Lewis' st Brand. - WARRANT IS ISSUED (Continued from Page One.) for his claim upon a slip attached to the voucher.- In order to expedite matters. Cook hss been In the habit of having the la borers receipt for thelT warrants at-tha4 time their claim was made out at tha i c-mre at Celllo. It was Cook's habit to attend .the monthly board meetings, and he wob therefore .Intrusted with the warrants for their delivery to .the la borers. Cook's crooked work began with em ployment of transient laborers, tramps. or any one who waa paaslng through i Celllo. and would work for a day or bo. These men he would pay in cssh after their task was done, tney signing a blank receipt and voucher for trans mission to the atate board. Cook alaa had themTasslftr thelrTflalnT to him as reimbursement forthecsh expended by him In paying the wages. When turning la these blank vouchers Cook would add 10 or 1 days to the number for which he had really employed the men. liy virtue of the assignment siven him by the tranalent -laborer, Cook was thus able to net a goodly sum each month. Torgery Also Alleged. Forgery also was employed by Cook In his creed for money, as ha was found by Weat to have signed em jsloyesi-nsmeB to their own warrants, after having paid their claims. In or der that he could secure tha additional amount credited to them by tha stats and of which they knew nothing. In working thlsJattenand bnlder scheme, Took would put In claims for full tima for employee who had worked but a few aays during the. month. Upon celvlng the wsrrant for the padded claim Cook would forge the claimant's name to tha receipt and warrant, and after receiving the caeh for the 'war rant upon his forged endorsement, would pay the claimant the actual amount due him, retaining the added Sum put on the claim by himself. Ths amount stolen from tha state' by Conk I unknown and Is practically Im possible of computation- at this time. Many of the men employed were trans ients and can not now be found to testify aa to the amounts they received or the length of tima they were really employed by Cook. . . Other melds of Graft. Tha Investigators . found also that Cook 'had strayed Into other fielda of graft and had sold state materials for high prices and had pocketed the pro ceeia. In one Instance Mr. Westifound ThaTTKe superintendent had" sold a car load of Hock Springs coal, containing approximately 40 tons, for 1100. Re cently, however, he had run out of coal, and, fearing detection should he order another car In so short a time, lis went across the fiver to a firm of con tractors working for the north bank roa't and In whose employ hs had been secretly for some time, and purchased a small car of cheap coal of them for Sl&n, Thla coal was dumped ftto the slates bonkers and passe'i.off as the nrlsrtnal car nf Rock Pprlngs coal sold by him for 30 ' , fWWO I H tl af tlnulng until Thanksgiving day, 1 will make to order of a very flne hlttck tinrlnlnhed worated, or a fine blue aerxe (my regular 140 values) for $30 The sulta will be made up In the same careful manner aa regular 140 aults. Material and ' trimmings will be the the-aamei alyle and workman-, ship of the best, and the fit . absolutely guaranteed or no aale. Call at once and' men ' tlon this Thankaglving special. . - . ' i . , Armstrong The Tailor TJpstalrs. 393 Washingtoa WU Corner Mgtfc.; 7 Cco.Rubcnstein Little Optical Parlors 183 FOTTBTsT ST, Between Taylor aad Yamhill. ETXOI.A88EB FITTED AT uoaauHiiwa Stationery Sale $2.50 Quality, $1.25 120 Sht ctr,120 Envelopes Tills papii Is fa hvtona -tinea-and ' two-tone linen with the long, nar row envelopes. Stationery ds- partment. W. G Smith Co. Wedditg aad flatting Card Baa-re vers, rise rapars a Speolalty. Wasbingtoa Bldg, Oor. Tonrta ' ,and Wasblagtoa. ' Mention Journal. ." fluln. t m toA tmnortant a matter to rush Into "with your eyee ahut." If your: eyes wear out. they're gone forever. When you buy glasses ree to It that you get glasses that pre lust right We have the knowledge, experience, expensive up-ts-date apparatus and skilled em oyes to make them just right. Consultation coats you nothing. Write for our booklet It contains valuable Information about the care of the eyes. We will send It to you ee postpaid. Diamonds Reset . ZBOBATTbTQ BXrATBtaTO E. J. CARR 91 H afOBJUSOB ST. -Sfaanf actarlng Jeweler and 1 : Diamond Setter. Established 1872 1906 BUCK THLJLWLLLR . BABOAZBS IB WATCBXS ABB JEW1L1T Optical Goods at Reduced .Prices . . Watch Repairing a Specialty. 80S 1LDEB BT., BET 1ST ABD TBOBT Nesr O. -W. P. Waltlng-Room. 1- . - . .. .. - . - .-- J Upon learning all these facts yester day during his Investigation, Wen took the facts to District Attorney Menefee of The Dalles and ashed for a warrant charging Cook with forgery and em beislement. TFie warrant waa Issued and officers started out to place the superintendent under 'arrest. Conk haa been superintendent of the porta as road for the past year and was drawing a salary of 1160 a month from the slate Ha has a wife and child and was furnished a home-arwr fUM for tha use pf himself end family by ths atate. torn. Cook haslbeen boarding some' of the employes of the road.; In addition to this. Conk haa during the. time of bla employment been drawing a salary from a firm of contractors working on the north bank-road, whoa headuiar- Suits - ft r .. ..... i GABRILO WITSCH IS COMING OSSIP GABRILOWITSCH, the great Russian pianist lal to appear D1LC1LMB1LR 5, 1906 The Mason & Hamlin Piano is the instrument chosen by thisforId-iamous artist. 'The playincr of Gabrilowitsch is remarkable for its charm" and beauty which are so well known everywhere, but at the same time his playing1 is more mature and broader than it was even when he visited America three years ago. The name of Gabrilowitsch is known in every city and pretty near every hamlet in the United States through the extensive advertising. which was done prior to his last two' tours, and inasmuch as his playing has always come up to what has been claimed for it and never, fallen short of the assertions made, Gabrilowitsch is one of the most wel come of all pianists. ill Have spent years of toil and ducing the Mason & Hamlin , The House of Quality SHERMAN, CLAY ,rCO. Cor. Sixth and Morrison Streets ArtlooiuTapestries MAKE the boy's room the codett spot in the home far him. Have it light and airy. : Give him good sub stantial furniture, not old rickerty pieces other people cast off. Put good pictures on the walls and good books on the shelves, and depend on it your boy will not be attracted by cuttiJe Jnfluences but to the longest day he Ives will cherish the thought of the happy hours spent in his own room. When you want curtains for his windows, cover for his table or couch, or similar things for any room in the home, just see what the Artloom Tapestries have to offer.- See them the very next time you go shopping. . Their artistio beauty and wearing qualities are out of all proportion to their modest prices. ' y Always look lor the Artloom label. It Is on every Piece. ter are at Columbus, Washington, lis has had a good thing between the stste and hla side lines and his friends are at a loss to' account, fof his crooked work, , Bteela Smith, who has been appoint- in this city vast sums of money in pro- ' Piano. These pianos are of . one grade the highest... lne tonjOJLchdeepan4esonant, "The action well balanced and re- . sponsive. The piano delights the truly great musician. - "The House 'of Quality" car ries the Mason & Hamlin,. Stein-, r'. way, Knabe, Everett, A. Chase, Packard, Ludwig, Fischer, Estey, Emerson, Cable, Kings bury and many other , standard , -. Curtains 'Solid colors. Mer cerized, Duplex, Oriert- ; tal, Silk, Bagdad, Brocade and Velour, $3 to $20. Wlde"diversity of designs " -and coloringsv- Couch Covers Daghestan, Bagdad, Oriental, Gob elin, Turkish, figured Brocade ; and Velour. 3,.)UJl,pr 'Each an actual counterpart of the . -4- masterpieces of . foreign ' 1 looms. Table . Covers Tapestry, Oriental and Gobelin, $1.50 and up. Remark- cble for artistic qualities' and originality. nt of tha portage road, was reoom. ...a.iuej to (he state board by ths Opes River association and will take harg at ones or as soon aa 8. A. Koser hai finished hla work of checking up tha books of ths office and listing Um prepenyi . - M to succsea jar. booa-as uy.im..u-i . . .'. . ' "A
