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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.
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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
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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
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