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4 V V s" i. -a w w a . w V S mrr'iT of J m HI iLH CAMERON'S DISMISSAL OF BECKER CAUSES LOUD PROTESTATIONS Steamers From South Have a Hard Time on Voyage to Portland Large Quantity of Ties Seen Floating Off Yaquina Bay. Steamers arriving hero from the south report having encountered severe torms off the cotit during the past few days and It Is feared that at least one coaster engaged In the lumber trade baa come to grief. Officer of the team achooner Johan Poulaen atate i that laat Sunday their veaael plowed through a field of railroad tlea adrift upon the turbulent aea off Yaqulna bay. The Johan Poulaen arrived In the Portland harbor thla morning and went to Oak street docJc to discharge 100 tons of freight from the Bay City. Captain Merrlam aaya It took hie veaael 90 hours to complete the run uaually made In 70 or less and be admlta the trip waa a bard one. "It blew a living gale and the aea ran unusually high," said Captain Men-lam thla morning, In speaking of the weather, "and we had a hard time of it u v MKvinil officer reported having seen a lot of railroad ties adrift off Yaqulna bay laat Sunday and I suppose a coaster lost ber deckload In the storm or ahe might have foundered, although I would form the opinion that the deckload waa wept overboard or Intentionally cut adrift to save the veaael." Captain Nelson of the steamer City of Panama also reports having poked Into terrific seas on her way north. She arrived at Alnaworth dock yester day noon after a tedious run on account of the bead wind and aea, and few of the paaaengera could say that they had not felt seasick. The old craft stood the train well, however, and arrived here In better shape than on her initial voy age a a Portland-San Francisco liner. She brought a full list of passengers and a hold foil of freight. The George W. Elder, Captain Jessen. arrived up last night and her officers too, report having had a trying time of It coming north. Neither they nor the officers of the City of Panama sighted any of the ties reported adrift by the officers of the Johan Poulsen, however "It waa the moat outrageous decision I have ever heard of," doc In red Adjutant John T. Foulkes of the Volunteer of America this morning In discussing Judge Cameron's action In dismissing the case against Uustave Becker, the north end bartender who brutally mis used little Liiiella Hawley, the pretty Volunteer "lassie," when she came Into his saloon at 28 North Second street last Friday afternoon. "The discharge of Becker after It was clearly shown that ho waa guilty of battery and the use of Insulting lan guage Is Jlkely to establish a precedent that will prove dlsastnais. It was only last night that one of the north end saloonmen said to me, 'I thought Becker would be fined 160, but as he was turned loose the next time any of those women come In here I'll show them out." "The question of whether or not Lieu tenant Hawley had a right to enter the saloon does not enter Into the case at all. The only question was whether Becker waa guilty of battery and the use of abusive language. It was evi dent to everyone In the court room, with the possible exception of Judge Cameron, that the prosecution absolutely proved Becker guilty of both offenses, yet he was turned loose. 1 "It Is true that no physical Injury waa done to the lieutenant, hut she Is deeply wounded by being called 'Inde cent.' We went Into the saloon last nlalit and will continue to do so. If any further Insults are offered to our workers I Intend vigorously to prosecute the ofefndcrs, but the cases will be com menced In a court other than that pre sided over by Judge Cameron. "We have worked all over the coast. Including Tonopah and Ooldfleld. Nev., but this Is the firts time any of our wo men solicitors have been Insulted. They refer to us as beggars, but If anybody Interested In the work will make an In vestigation they will find that we are maintaining a home at 20 East Sixth street North for homeless girls. In addi tion to other charitable work." Adjutant Foulkes declares that he In tends to bring the action of Judge Cameron officially before the Ministerial association at the next meeting. The police magistrate Is being criticised on all sides over his decision and It Is the consensus of opinion that Becker's dis missal will furnish an Incentive to the Honor dealers to forcibly eject religious workers from tneir saloons. ARREST GUIDE OFMfflS Humane Society Charges S. S. Mohler With Cruelty to Animals. DEPUTY SHERIFF RUMPLES CLOTHES IN MAKING ARREST I MR AID PRESS IS TO GRAFT Deputy Sheriff Harry Bulger had battle royal with Charles Stlckelman at Lents last evening, and it was only after assistance was rendered by neigh bors that the man was finally subju gated and eventually landed behind the bars in Multnomah county jau. Stlckelman has been rooming at a house on Eelghth avenue, Lents, for several months. He Is a teamster by occupation. For several days he has bten drinking to excess, and yesterday he demolished the household furniture of Mrs. Sue Mlnard. He drove the woman from the house after threaten ing to kill her, and finally the sheriffs office waa communicated with by neighbors. Deputy Bulger responded and had a half hour's tussle with the fellow before he finally aubjugated him. Mrs. Mlnard Informed Deputy District Attorney Ous H. Moser today that this was the second time Stlckelman had threatened her life. He choked her vio lently yesterday, ahe asserts, before she ran from the house. Neighbors reported that the man was a public nuisance In the neighborhood, anil an Information was lodged against him charging destruction of personal property. Deputy Sheriff Bulger was obliged to purchase a new coat today as a result of his encounter with the prisoner. The latter complains that his face Is aore a bit today. Federation of Labor Officials Make Serious Charges Against Newspaper. v ' Charges of misrepresentation and "grafting" are being made by membera of the Federation of Labor Labor day committee against the Labor Press, which they claim ha been securing ad- vertisements from the banks and mer chants of Portland for a special Labor ' day edition under the pretense of being the official paper of the committee. It is claimed by the committee that when they went around thla week to solicit advertisements for an official program for the Labor day celebration they were met with refusals on every hand because solicitors for the Labor , Press had been ahead of them and hud f athered the harvest a week or more be ore. "It is nothing less than cheap graft ing on the part of the Labor Press," ' said L. D. Reed of the special commit tee. "It bad been our Intention to help pay for the expenses of the celebration by getting out an official program in which we would sell space to adver- - Users a has been our custom. When . members of our committee went around to secure ads we found that solicitors for the special edition of the Labor , Press had been In ahead of us and had ecured money from all the sources we had counted upon. "Everywhere we met with the same ' reply to the effect that the merchants had already purchased space in the spe cial edition of the Press. We have had to give up the program and will have to depend on other sources for money with which to meet our ex penses." Harris claims that while P. Mc Donald, editor of the Press may not himself be responsible for the straits which the committee finds itself In at least his solicitors misrepresented facts , to the advertisers. He asserts that ' they claimed the Press and Its special edition were to be the official paper for the Labor day celebration, whereas no official paper has been selected or will oa. The committee is still hard at work arranging for special features for the day. So far their greatest difficulty has been In securing a pig for the greased pig contest. They want to avoid euner a too rai or a too thin pig and they say that there isn't such a tning as a medium-sized pig in Port land. The committee will venture forth into the rural districts tomorrow in their quest for a porker of proper and suitable size. WHEAT PRICES ARE ADVANCED Unfavorable Weather Condi tions Cause Market to Shoot Upward. (Journal Special SerTlc.) Chicago, Aug. 21. The unfavorable weather conditions throughout the world caused an advance of 3 l-4c a bushel today In the Chicago wheat mar ket For several days climatic conditions In almost every wheat-producing coun try In the world have been bad. The harvest has been under way for some time and hai been suspended so often that fears are entertained for the crop in many sections. The Liverpool market caused the first advance to be recorded In wheat values here, the advance there being for about 9c a bushel. CHAIN GIVEN BOISE MAY GET TWO TRUNK LINES (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Boise, Ida., Aug. 21. Work has been commenced on the grade for the main line of the Short Line into Boise, and it will be built from Mora, a station 14 miles east of Nampa, Instead of Orchard, as generally expected. The teams and grading outfit unloaded at Mora made two carloads. It Is said the Mora survey is the only one ever approved bv the officials, who found it would save in mileage and grade over the one surveyed from Orchard. The Orchard route has been abandoned al together. A. L. Throop of Nampa la in charge of the construction work on the cut-off. A numoer of the big railway com panies of the country nave their eyes on the Salmon river valley country. The ChJoago & Northwestern and the Chi cago, Burlington & Quincy companies have several surveying crews each In that section and it begins to look as If they mean business. Idaho's chancea for getting a new railroad from that direction are apparently better now than ever before. THEIRJREEDOM Judge Gantenbein Holds They Were Illegally Forced to Vacate. ID TO GET HIS US AND MSB DISHES Fred Everts Asks Divorce From Wife Who He Says Threatened His Life. BETTER FACILITIES PROMISED SALEM Fred Everts filed a bill for divorce from Goldle Everts in circuit court to day. Cruelty and neglect are the most , aerloua allegations. Everts contends that hi better half made it a regular practice as long as he stood It, In the , call him vile names of such a character as to absolutely prohibit their reproduc tion as part of the complaint Plaintiff elalms that on frequent oc casions Mr. Everts threatened to kill h ro. It is a regular thing, he said, for hi wife to remain away from home one, two or three days at a time. When t ha remonstrated he claims his life was . -endangered. Everts (.ays he washes the dishes and cooks the meals. He asserts that his wife is the consort of numer ' ous men. SCOPE OF INSURANCE v ; : C03IPANY ENLARGED -'J' ; Special Dispatch to Tha Journal, i ' Salem. Or,, Aug. 21. Permission has been granted the Horticultural Fire Re- . lief companr to do a general fire Insur ance business within the state. The - company , he the required (300,000 in - policies subscribed and- compiles with lb lair la other ways, , , ... Salem, Or., Aug. 21. The state rail road commission has received the an swer of the Southern Pacific through its attorneys. W. D. Fenton and R. I). Lelter, to charges made bv different transfer companies of Salem concerning conditions at the depot. It denies that the accommodations are inadequate for business under or dinary conditions but admits that the excess of business at the present time is not fully provided for. It agrees to order its agent to temporarily employ a larger force and will temporarily open a hop warehouse in the vicinity, the depot to be used as a general storage room. It Intends to open a hop ware house permanently for this purpose next year. NICOLAI'S FRIENDS OF SAME OPINION (Speetal Dlapateb to Tba Journal.) Sunnyside, Waah., Aug. 81. The friends of H. E. NIcolal, who was brought back to his home here August 17, by his son-in-law, John Heffron, from a ranch near Seattle, are not fully satisfied even with Nicolal's own ex nlanation of hla strange disappearance on the evening of June 29. He remains In a dazed condition and the obscura tion of hi mental faculties. It Is sus pected by some. Is due, primarily, to a hlow which Nicola! himself either doe not yet remember, or, possibly prac tically never felt owing to Its stunning rorce naving operaiea so inniuiuciiuui lv that It waa received without sensa tion; at least without pain. It is a fur ther artinlo in their theory that after the sandbagging Nlcoiai was aopea ana spirited out of the country while totally unconscious. Lee Wan, Lee Chung and Lee Sing, the three Chinamen arrested at the In stigation of the city building inspection department for refusing to vacate an alleged unsafe building at 14 7 Second street, were given their freedom In cir cuit court this morning under habeas corpus proceedings, Judge Gantenbein presiding. In delivering the opinion, the court said: "Defendants before the bar are lib erated as prayed for, first, because council did not pass resolutions declar ing the building in question to be un safe, but considered the Judgment of the building inspector to be final, al though section 33 of the city charter specially provides that council shall de cree by resolution that buildinas are dangerous; secondly, if resolution Is passed upder the same section, It is im perative that notlve should be given to owners or their agents and In this case there is nothing to show that the men arrested were either but In fact were merely tenants of the building" I in uiner woras. judge Uantenbeln (Special Dlapatch to Tba Journal.) Oregon City. Aug. !. 8. 8. Mohler, a guide for the Masamaa. the club of mountain climbers of Portland, wu arrested yesterday by Humane Officer Bradley on a charge of cruelty tn anl mala, and brought before Judge Dlmlck moi owning, jio emerea a piea oi not uuiy. It I alleged that Mohler used ulna range horses as pack animals at Mount Hood, and by careless packing their uii oevume lernoiy cnarea ana gaiiea, the akin being rubbed off in different f daces. One of the horaes waa carry ng a stove on Its back weighing 180 pounds, which naturally Irritated the animal, it back being unprotected. Mohler lays the blame on the men In the party, whom he was guiding. The case will be tried tomorrow. HELLYER. LOSES REWARD HE DID NOT REPORT TO HIS CHIEF Members of the Masama club, the organisation of mountain-climbers whlcb each season makes trips to various mountains In the northwest, are up In arms over a controversy that has arisen over the arrest of 8. 8. Mohler, packer for the club on its recent climbing ex pedition to Mount Jefferson. i The club Is divided Into two warring elements over the Mohler Incident, those who assert that Mohler was guilty of cruelty to the pack animals and those who allege that Mohler was not to blame for the trouble, but that responsi bility lies entirely with those tn charge of the arrangement for the Jefferson trip, who. it Is claimed, were novices In mountain climbing and totally in capable of engineering such a trip. It is claimed that when tne party re turned to Portland the pack animals were In a pitiable condition, their backs being sore and bleeding from the weights which they had been forced to carry on the Journey. I haven t taken sides In the contro versy which has arisen," said Fred KIser, one of those who accompanied the club on Its expedition, "but I do feel that the condition of the pack ani mate was caused by mismanagement on the part of those In charge of the ex pedition and not through any fault of Mohler'. It Is possible that Mohler wns not as experienced a packer as ne might have been, but the animals were not in good condition In the first place and then those in charge of the party should have arranged to have the supplies and commissary brought over the difficult trails In several parties instead of at one time. Mohler was not to blame In the matter. The head of the nartv wa totally Inexperienced In commanding such an expedition." The head of the party was O. P. Sheldon Hnd some of the members of the club assert that he and not Mobler should be held responsible for the al- egea cruelty to the pack animals. Had Detective Clifford R. Hellyer In formed Chief of police Orltsmacher and the police commission that he received a reward of 1125 from the Iaman-Poul-son Lumber company. Instead Of trying to conceal It, he would probably now be the owner of the money Instead of being liable to dismissal, suspension, fine or reprimand. " It 1 a violation of the police code to keep money given for services Unless a special dispensation Is made by the po lice authorities, as can be done under the charter, and all rewards must b turned into the fire und police fund. The $116 was given Jiellyer as a re ward for the part he took In quailing a riot aboard the steam schooner Johan Poulson, during a mlllworker' strike a year ago, Chairman Oram, nf the nolle COm mlaalnn atnteH this morning that h iMtlA ma tail what wmllfi be don lU Hellyer's case until a meeting of the poltce commission; could be held next week. Inasmuch as Hellyer has turned the reward Into the fire and police fun.J it is not tnougnt mat any cimriw wn be severely pressed against him. ' Andrew Q. Vaughn, who. was with Hellver at tha time the riot was niiatleri. linn nartlnlnated In the reward but Vaughn has left the service, and is not amenaDie to tne ruies oi m partment TRIP THIEF WITH SILVERTRINKET Thimble Ilolder Belonged in Another Honse Lents Had Robbed. T OBACCO TRUST BADLY SCARED OREGON STOCK GOES TO HAWAIIAN ISLE Thoroughbreds to Go From Cor. vallis May Establish a Regu lar Trade Soon. (Special Dispatch to Tb Journal.) Corvallls, Aug. 21. Shipping thor oughbred stock from Benton county to Honolulu Is a new stunt for local stock men, and one that Is certain to result In the establishing of a regular trade be tween Oregon and the island, say those informed. Three thoroughbred bulls, one Hereford and two Shorthorns leave the L. B. Qreer stock farm Friday for Albany for shipment to San Francisco. They will be shipped from the latter contended defendants were wrongfully Place for Honolulu on August 29. ejected and arrested in connection wltn ! Tne an'mals wre purchased for a big . Hiocii company ui nuuuiuiu, vy ineir the tearing down of theBurkhardt build ing ana it now develops that the orientals in question propose coming into court later on setting up claim that they held long-term leases on the build ing and that It was obligatory on the Burkhardt estate to make any and all repairs and do any and all reconstruc tion in a manner which should not in any way Interfere with their rights. According to present plans a damage suit for several thousand dollars will shortly be filed A little silver thimble' holder, pur chasable In any of the Jewelry stores for a couple of dollars, has connected Harry Lents, the Beau Brummel bur glar arrested yesterday morning at First and Washington streets by Detective Hellyer for the burglary or the resl dence of B. H. Levy, 781 Lovejoy street. wun tne looting or the home of M, Baruh, 80S Lovejoy street, last Tuesday. Among the articles of silverware round in the cardboard box carried by Lents at the time of his arrest, the ma jority or which were Identified by Mr. Ievy a her property, was the thimble holder for which no owner could be found. Mr. Baruh upon calllnar at the station today positively declared that ine ariicie was stolen from his house at the time furs and Jewelry aggregating at least 11.000 in value were taken. The authoritle are highly elated over the matter as an additional charge of lar ceny in a dwelling can be illed against the prisoner. I tests Spars for JTrotectlon. Lents, who has been kept tn solitary confinement since his arrest, has been "sweated" several times by Detective Hellyer and is already showing signs of weakening. Realizing that he cannot escape conviction for the Levy "Job," Lents Is sparring for immunity from prosecution on other charges that may be lodged against him and with the cunning of an old-time criminal refuses to reveal the location of his room, un less promised protection. The sterling silver articles found tn the possession of the burglar which have not yet been Identified are as fol lows: a spoon marked "Ida"; a sliver backing to a child's brush bearing the name "Pety" and "12-6-6:" a silver I candlestick marked "L. F. C"; five solid silver souvenir spoons from Port land and vicinity, a gold lined silver berry spoon; six silver teaspoons and a gold lined silver sugar spoon. The po lice are desirous of having any person recognizing the description of the un identified silverware as their property to call at headquarters. Other Burglaries Discovered. Although making no Incriminating statements Lents apparently Is in fear of being Identified as having been Im plicated in some crime committed in another city. The police officials in tend photographing the burglar and j Stock Drops Twenty-Nine Points After President Delivers Speech. (Journal Special Service.) New York, Aug. 21. Following the publication of the speech delivered yes terday by President Roosevelt at Prov Incetown, American Tobacco company's stock dropped 29 points. This trust Is on the list scheduled for prosecution. Wall street bulls and bears are sul C TO 0 1 III v v mJTA I ILLU Wail Complaint Against Columbia Southern Irrigating Com pany Filed in the Circuit Court State Asks Cancel, lation of All Its Rights. lenly schematising the pre.ident for ft? ornev General n nrlnlwn ueesr.oannd f? was 'tUTon complalrSrer.nneco,Ur1tnaPdreftaw?.? question. It was rirmiy oenevea on ,.,, .....i, , n -n.,i , ?he street that the pre.ident would an- Zn?f ?,"hS. a " of nounce in his speecn tnai me irusi prosecutions were at an end. An al leged copy of the president'a speech had been secured on the street and led the stock gamblers astray. The stand taken against the trusts by the presi dent yesterday waa like a blow In the face to the men on the street. TEACHERS' INSTITUTE IN BENTON COUNTY Thrw Days' Session to Open August 29 Governor Chamberlain to Deliver Address. THREE MEN MEET WITH ACCIDENTS Two men were brought to the Good Samaritan hospital last night and one this afternoon suffering from serious accidents. Nlc LIndberg. head cement mixer at the Board of Trade building, was caught in the cement machine and had his right arm broken while he was otherwise badly battered up. A. D. Smith, employed by the Tuala tin Logging company, was struck in th chest by a chain which slipped from a log. His arm was broken and he was injured Internally. Ills condition la critical. Frank Morehead. employed by the Oregon & Washington Lumber com- Cany on the Macadam road was struck y a quantity of slabwood comlnsr sud denly from a chute and had his kneecap ui uncu. communicating with outside cities 1 the hope that Information of Lents' op eratlona In other towns may be se cured. From a list furnished this morning It has come to light that the ermine set and sealskins taken from the Baruh residence represented only a portion o the plunder secured by the housebreaker A number of rings and other valuable Jewelry were carried away and the loss agent. F. W. Carter. Mr. Carter lias i will be much greater than at nrst an made a trip throughout the state and two carloads of full-blood bulls will be shipped from Oregon for the purpose of building up the depleted herds of the big stock ranches of Honolulu. Another carload of animals will be shipped from Red Bluffs, California. Mr. Carter informed Mr. Oeer that he would return later, as he felt confident that at least 100 more bovines would be required to supply the demand for his company yet this fall. Thus does the fame of Oregon spread abroad. FIERCE BASEBALL AT HILLSBORO SUNDAY SIX HUNDRED MOORS. KILLED AT TANGIER Tangier. Aug. 21. 81x hundred Moors were killed in disturbances here today. The Jews, fearing an attack, are Darn cading themselves In their shops. Complete Courthouse Decorations. Calclmlning, painting, graining and general redecorating of the various courtrooms on the upper floor of the courthouse Is about completed. It was hoped that the county courtroom occu pied by Judge Webster on the first floor would also be fixed up a bit, but as September term of court convenes shortly that work will ba left undone abviayaar. . , WAVES REVOLVER AND IS ARRESTED C. A. Beaver, who was arrested at the Union depot yesterday afternoon for disorderly conduct and carrying a concealed weapon, was fined $35 by Judge Cameron this morning In the po lice court. Heaver, while considerably under the Influence of liquor, wended his way to the Grand Central station and proceeded to make the nlr sulphur ous with vile language. To punctuate his remarks Beaver drew a revolver hut before he could pull the trigger Patrolman Hlrsch had him in custody. MOURNED DESERTING HUSBAND AS DEAD (Special Dlnpatch to THe Journal ) Hlllsboro Or., Aug. 21. Emily J. Fleming of Forest drove yesterday filed suit for divorce In the circuit court against James A. Fleming. The com plaint alleges that the parties were married in this state November 25 1S97 t?lrfnhtiW0, y,ea? aB0 tne husband wilfully deserted his mmn. ,,.. she mourned him as dead until a few months ago. There are no children. TEKOA SAID ToTre WEARY OF THE LID (Fpci-l.il Dlapateb to The Journal.) Hlllsboro, Or., Aug. 21. Baseball In this locality is Just beginning to get exciting and there is a lively struggle on between the Banks and Hlllsboro teams. Hlllsboro has twice defeated the Banks team, the last game being played last Sunday at Banks, Illllsboro's vic tory making It victor In two out of three games. Managers Morton and Gragg of the Hillsbor team have received a chal lenge from the Banks managers for an other game to be played here next Sunday. The challenge has been ac cepted and a special train will be run over the P. R. & N. railroad from Buxton, a distance of 16 miles, to bring the enthusiastic fans to what promises to be the most exciting "ame of ball In this county this season. ticipated. Detective Hellyer Is firmly convinced that Lents had an accomplice and Is working along that line, but a yet has not secured a clue to the lden tity of the other thler. STEVENS SAYS MERRILL MAY HOT SELL LIQUOR Proprietor of Twelve-Mile House Has Had No Li cense Since July 1. WASHINGTON VALUES UP FIVE MILLIONS (Siwelal Dlapatch to Tba Jnnrnal Tekoa Wash Aug. 21. The ild Is still on but badly punctured and rumors are afloat that those who put down the a are aimosi reaay to throw up their Job. When Sunday closing went into effect the saloonmen forced all places of busi ness to close Not even a dish of ice pream could be bought or refreshments Of any kind. Nothing but restaurants, noifI?vnKL,verilL,stabTe8 were lft open. Nothing tangible can be learned but It comas from good authority that Sun day opening will be allowed shortly in a quiet wav The city election will take place in December, when three, councilmen will be elected, and 1 Is claimed that opei town men will be elected if the town la kept Closed. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Hlllsboro, Or., Aug. 21. County As sessor George H. Wilcox expects to complete the rolls for the 1907 as sessment within the next 30 days. His estimate of the total assessed valuation of all taxable property is $17,000,000. an Increase of $5,000,000 over last year. The timber in Washington county was cruised by men employed bv the coun ty at 4,618.080.750 feet and has been assessed at $4,000,000. The milk con denser at Forest Grove and in this city have been Increased in their as sessments from a total of $66,060 to $100,000. Railroads are this year as sessed at $15,000 per mile and $1,000 per mile for rolling stock, an Increase of $5,000 per mile. WILL ARREST PERSON WHO ROBBED MAILS (Journal Special Serrle.) Chicago, Aug. 21. It is expected that before nightfall an arrest will be made in Chicago In connection with the theft of $250 000 from three mall bags, which were en route from Denver to Chicago on the Burlington road. A package di rected to a certain person In Chicago, which Is supposed to contain the booty, has been traced through the postofflce department. The arrest. It is rumored, will cause a sensation in prominent circles. GRAIN MEN WILL MEET TO FIX WAGE SCALE Committees representing the grain exporters and the aralnhandlera' uninn I will meet this afternoon or tomorrow ior in purpose or arriving at an un derstanding relative to hours and- wages for tne ensuing year. At previous meetings everything has pointed to aa asUc&bla seUiamant twiog re&oUad. ,-:..-.-, ,"V ':-- -V,:V A Sheriff Stevens said today that so far as he or his deputies were concerned nd complaints had been made that Fred T. Merrill was dispensing liquor at his Twelve-Mile house on the Base Line road extension. Discussing the matter the sheriff said: "I find that Merrill's license expired on July 1 and It has not been renewed. I did not know that lluuor was being sold there. In the past I have ha3 Merrill in court and he was fined. That was an offense against the Sunday law, however. In case he is violating the law without license it Is a serious mat ter and he cannot do so while I am sheriff of Multnomah county." Judge Webster stated that no license had been granted Merrill. He knew nothing about the case. Merrill in his own behalf claims that his place Is closed and that he Is not selling any liquor. He states that he was undecided ne to who was eligible to sign his petition and how many names were necessary. He says he al ready had 90 signatures requesting that a license be granted him. Ten other necessary names he said he would have In a day or two. Merrill denies that residents along the Base Line road are Inimical to him. He declares nearly everyone he has asked has signed his petition for a license. TEST CASE ON LID RESULTS IN FINE (Sneclal Dlnpatch to Tba Journal.) Cosmopolis, Wash., Aug. 21. In the cases of Frank Regan and Swanson of Hoqulam. brought nere to oe iriea De fore Justice Stanley Smith, on a change of venue, a verdict of guilty was given by the Jury and a fine of $26 and costs Imnnsed. The men were arrested on the charge of keeping their places or busi ness open on Sunday, and were said to have done so for the purpose of making a test case. HARRIMAN IS PAYING JAPS BIG SALARIES Omaha, Neb., Aug. 21. Scarcity of labor in the west is acute. Harrlman lines owning mines are ordering men from Australia: Japanese In some of the Harrlman mines are getting as high as 175 per month. v Roberts Brought to Chehalis. Chehalls, Wash., Aug, SI. John Rob erts has been brought in from Cora by Deputy Sheriff George B. King. Roberts is the man who is alleged to have as saulted Dena Salisbury of Cora Satur day, August 10. County Attorney Lang homo has filed an Information asaiast bin in tb auparior ouct - (Special Dlapateb to Tba Joornali Corvallls. Or.. Aug. 21. The annual teachers' institute for Benton county will be opened at the Oregon Agricul tural college Thursday. August 29 and continue three days. The program fol lows: Thursday. August 29 Morning En rollment and organization: reading by D. A. Grout; "Nature Study," L. R. Alderman; "Management," D. A. Grout; summer normal O. A. C.; "Child 8tudy." D. A. Grout; "Libraries," Cornelia Mar vin; summer school. O. A. C. Afternoon Address1 In courthouse grove by Governor Chamberlain. Evening Address in courthouse grove by President W. J. Kerr of O. A. C. Friday. August 30 Morning Sing ing; "Nature Study." L. R. Alderman: reading, D. A. Grout; summer normal O. A. C.; recess; "Management," D. A. Grout; "Oregon History, , L. R. Alder man; summer school. O. A. C Afternoon. 2:$0 Address In court house grove by Senator C. W. Fulton. Saturday, August 31 Morning at O. A. C. Auditorium Singing led by O. V.' White; reading, D. A. Grout: "Home and School." L. R. Alderman; "Manage ment," D. A. Grout; recess; address, J. H. Ackerman; "School Atmosphere," D. A. Grout: summer school. O. A. C. Afternoon. 2:30 Address by State Superintendent J. H. Ackerman at court house arrove. Evening, 8:80 Elocutionary recital by George Lester Paul of the Western Academy or music, rortiana. PROGRAM PREPARED FOR OREGON EDITORS (8pclal Dlapatch to Tb Journal.) Astoria, Or.. Aug. 21.. Following Is the program, inclusive of excursion Itinerary, prepared for the Oregon Press association and editor' annual reunion, at Astoria and Seaside, August SO and 81, and September 1 and 2: Publishers will assemble In Portland on Thursday evening August 29. Friday, August 40. Leave Portland from Aider street dock at 7 a. m., on the steamer Telegraph for a daylight ride down the Commbla river, arriving at Astoria at 1 p. m. 2:30 p. m. Short business session at Chamber of Com merce rooms. 8:00 p. m. Reception. Saturday, August 31 Leave Astoria at 8:16 a. m. via Astoria & Columbia River railroad. Arrive at seaside 9:5 a m. Business meetings will be held during the day at the headquarters at Hotel Moore. Social session in the evening. Sunday. September 1 Leave Seaside at 6:45 a. m. for Fort Stevens, where the immense fortifications and the great Jetty at the mouth of the Colum bia river will be visited, returning to Seaside In time for lunch. In the evening a clam bak? will be given the association by Dan Moore of the Hotel Moore. Monday. September 2 Leave Seaside at 7:05 a., m. for Astoria to take in the opening day of the famous regatta. Under Instructions of Governoi Chamberlain of the state Innd board tha complaint formulated several months ago by Attorney-General Crawford Iq conjunction with King, Gearin & Pol. lock, attorneys for the settlers, has been filed In the circuit by tho state of Ore gon against the Columbia Southern Ir rigating company of Crook county. Tha complaint sets forth rn detail tha railure of the comnanv to roanlv with ine lerma or its contract with Of Oregon in the reclamntl nn ri nf nn nnn ..m ui T5. iiu iiiiorcaia wnicn tna rnmnanv nn holds in the district The action in the circuit court im thm result of steps taken by settlers undei the company's canals to oust the corpc ration and secure redress for the money which they have expended in tha rantrai Oregon region. The attorneys appear. Ing for the settlers have worked with. th Ultl4 lha It is not probable that the at tiara themselvea will lose in the end, as th4 state can secure others to complete tha work, which will finally result la thorough Irrigation of the arid tracts. The project is one of the most feas. Ible in central Oregon and It is stated under proper management can bring thi land to a point of great fertility and productiveness. ASKSTOR ORDER OF Lee Armstrong Sues to Break Partnership of Armstrong & Miller. In a suit filed In the circuit court by Lee Armstrong, request Is made for tha dissolution of the firm of Armstrong A Miller. Complainant charges that hit partner on frequent occasions indulged In liquor to excess and waa unable prop erly to attend to business. Miller l also charged with removing the booM of the firm from the office, and It II charged that he refuses to allow Arm' strong to see them. An accounting Is asked and a re, straining order prayed for. Armstrong claims that a checking account In which they are Jointly interested, which should amount to $1,-00, is or should be on ile posit in the Oregon Trust & Savingt bank. under agreement, petition re cites. Miller was permitted to sign alt checks singly. Armstrong says he fear Miller will either check out or make a check in favor of his wife. The concern wns formed to locate tlm. ber claims and sell mines and mining stock. The office of the company ar at 66 Sixth street. DISSOLUTION TWO NORMAL SCHOOLS ABANDONED BY STATE Institutions at Monmouth and Drain Will Not Be Opened This Year. (Special Dlapateb to Tba Journal.) Salem, Aug. 21. Order was made yesterday by the board of regents of the state normal schools that the Drain and Monmouth schools shall not ba operated this year. It was provided in the order that they should only ba opened If donations were received, such. donations to be accepted under the ex press understanding that no claim for rn.navmetit nhmiM riA mndA sarainat that state legislature. After discharging the faculty which had been elected ror the Monr school provision was made for ecutlve committee to elect nesja&dchera in the event funds were av the operation of the Institution. Hop Crop Heayy. CONDENSERY SITE AT ALBANY CHOSEN (Special Dlapatch to Tb Journal.) Albany. Or.. Aug. 21. A site has been selected for the condensed milk factory. The committee decided on the grounds formerly occupied by the woolen mills on tne river Dann in tne east end of the city. The selection is a good one and covers an entire block of ground. The wans or tne wrecked building are In fairly good condition and can be easily rebuilt. The necessary track and switching facilities are al ready lying adjacent. Being on the river makes It possible to receive milk by boats and launches and also makes possible shipment of the product by water. COYOTES NEVER WORSE IN LINN (Special Dlioatch to Tba Journal.) Albany, Or., Aug. 21. The coyote is running rampant in the hills of Linn county and proving a menace to the safety of the flocks and. small stock of the farmera In spite of local vwnt clubs that offer a bounty for scalps these rapacious beast seem to flourish and multiply. The court has at times been petitioned to lend assistance by of fering an additional bounty, but without avail. The ranchers In those sections unite In saying that the covot. (a f.. from extinct in Linn county and that their existence Is as much a problem to the rancher and tender of flocks aa ever in the history of the county. Teachers at Hermiston. (Special Dlapateb to The Journal.) Hermiston. Or.. Aug. 21.-The arhnni board has elected A. H. Perry man of Athena as principal of the Hermiston school for the ensuing term. Mrs. F. J. Moule of Pendleton will teach ih. primary grade. A new school building la now solo t (SpecVU Dlapateb to Tba Journal.) Aurora, Or., Aug. 21. The hop grow ers In this section are between the devil and the deep sea this year as far aa prices for their hops go, for there ar no prices, ana tne growers nave no means of knowing when a price will ba made, or what It will be. In the Aurora, Buttevllle und Hubbard districts, tho hop. crop is as large, if not larger, than last year. The yield is so heavy in many yards that the hops are breaKlng down the wires and pulling down tha posts. The big bulk of. the crop will arada good, but with a. these favorable con ditions there are many growers who say they will not pick a pound of hops until thev see n rtrlcn In Rleht that will insure their coming out even on tho crop, and if the price does not warrant their picking they will plow up their yards and go into Rome other branch of agriculture. About 90 per cent of the growers who have decided to pick will pick bv weight Instead of box measure as In former years. Nearly every grower Is In favor of the weight system but In the past has had to be roverned by the wishes of tha f lckers, but this year the growers think hey can force the pickers to the weight system and are going to use It. Tha growers have had no difficulty In se curing all the pickers they, need. Many of the pickers nave worked in the same yards ror '-ears ana growers uepena upon them each year. Plckjng will be- fln In some of the early yards tha 6th, but will not become general be fore September 2. Some yards will not begin their harvest before September 10 or 15. Very few contracts have been made in the above districts this year. Portland Bank Statement. Clearings today $820,211.62 Clearings year ago 858,663.97 Loss today $ 3 Balances today 91,3 Balances year ago 202,261 45 L'l 3NS I Oyster Land Survey Approved. (Special Dlapatch to Tba Jnnrnal.) ; Olympia, Wash.. Aug. 21. The stata board of fish commissioners, consisting of the governor, state treasurer and flan commissioner, met. today and approved tho plats of he resurvey of tha Jailer aoa aouatr oystar Unda. , - 5: