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. f ' ; THE OREGON rQMLY 'JOURNAL, PORTLAND.' SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 7, 1S07. PAUPER-S FIELD CLAIMS BAILEY i i SHACKS ON WATERFRONT Tin tin rt niinn i rin I nf n 'tVri' v ni ?H WOULD TEAR: DOWN ALL COLONISTS POLIR WILLIAM liEID -TOIVARD OREGON' - IVOULD STEP UP : lHU I UUIil Blinding Lisjpector's Office prepared to Condemn All Tin sightly and Unsanitary Buildings Along Banks of 1 WHlamette If City Council Gives the Authority. Ramshackle structures along Port- tench from decaying animal and Vege table mattar. -r , . - ' All .Una raAI-Mn ,Am ITast iL . . f. AitAW If lha mIpw aiuih. I . . i . i lore muiiva -""--vaninglOa Street to JuaBl unK iiran land waterfront that pose a building! will, be cor.damhed and torn ( down be- rii hir.li uii Hie building lnMcto) I tha air la atlfled by nauaeoua odora ttte The movement for a moreat- ;2-"a" lJi!ittJ?Lct' ea(vta am. iuiih uuiBni;tiia aatbaaeuBru v jtraotlve and aanltary waterfront, hl originated with the harbormaster Vand l.ealth offlear, has quickly pread to the plumbing lnapector, the building In pecU)r and other city office; -iWlt thAir combined efforts It la hoped some ' good can be accomplished Immediately, lnauector Her accompanied the In- ; xestigatora In Captain Speler'a launch. yesterday and Jotted down lome half (dozen places which he "will compel - to , InataJl complete sanitation - methods. H'he northeast corner of ast Water and ' j:aat Washington itwti la 'classed as : eboralnsble by that official. Scarcely . lens so are the shacks at 107. 109 and , 311 Bust Washington. A poultry house at SI East Water street la said to be In : a . disgraceful condition and the occu-l pant himself can no. longer stand , tha most the entire distance and this will be one of the first points of attack by the city officials. Those occupying the hacks classsd as fire risks by tha buildlnr' Inspector 1 must seek shelter elsewhere or else bs dumped out of their abodes. - -.. . ' The decision to errect a general oiean Ina up has progressed so far that the oiociais are oetermineo ins won inm hot atop. There Is a city ordinance that a-lvea the nollca Dower to compel - the abatement of nuisances within 48 hour after notice has been sent A fine of not less than 110 nor more than f 100 or Imprisonment not less than Ave days In Jail nor more than SO, or botn nne ana Imnriaonment' await tha transgressor, and from the temper of the officials any Charges win oe puanea to a conciuaion. ''AYE NOT BANE SCHOOL TEACHER -! ; BUT AYE FITE LAK YIMMINY" Carrying all of his worldly posaea slons la a little wooden box that bad at on time conUIned ' fruit . Jars, Ole Olson, the exact counterpart of ' Ben Hendricks, tha Versatile actor who cter of that name, shuffled Into police headquarters this morning prepared to don a blu uniform and immediately tnke -up tha duties of a patrolman. Carefully depositing, his Improvised trunk on a bench Ol approached on of tha police officials with the query, "Aye say, ken yew t allara ' to! may where ay be tnak a p'llcemant V Ay yuat cum haar frum Astoiiyar. Dey tol may dla fallar Haary Lane, ha ban luklng fur cops. Ay nak a fln cop and Olson proudly threw out bis chest. a n contempiati look In a unlfor a he contemplated how nicely he would look In-a uniform with f tar pinned on MS breast with a scintillating When Informed that It waa necessary for a being able to Join the force, Ole waa plainly dfssppointed. . Picking up his box of belongings he sadly made his way out of the station. As "he reached ' the door Olson turned to one of the patrolman and said: "Ay tank ay go back flshln. Ay not ban much on school stuff, but sy fit lak yumpln ylmmlny. Haary Lane want ma fur p llceman. ha aend fur ma. Ay not ban school teacher." Murderer-Suicide, Friendless Trains Are Overloaded With and Penniless, Is Buried at County's Expense. Charles Bailey, murderer and suicide, who mortally wounded his wife, Minnie Kate Bailey, ruthlessly slew his 12-year- old step-daughter Rhoda Bradley and then ended, his ownlife at 2SS Grant street Thursday evening, waa buried In tne potter's field at the county poor farm this morning. Lv lie on a iiati t Finiey a unaenas ing parlors, the still, white form of the child who fell prey to aauey s uncon- while tosslnr and moaning on a cot or nain at St. Vincent's hosDital. the moth. er of the unfortunate little girl la max inar a brave battle for life with a nuuei In her brain. A noticeable Improvement In the con dition of Mrs. Bailey Is reported by the suraeona at the hospital this morn ing and the faot that she has regained consciousness Is regarded as an encour aging sign. The woman's condition. however, is precarious and her recovery is extremely doubtful. In view of Uhe attendant circum stances, Coroner Flnley has decided that an lnauest will not be necessary, as Bailey was penniless and no friends came forward to defray the expenses of funeral, the body was laid to rest at the axnense of tha oountv in the little riot ox rrouna t ftaiae ror tn pauper dead. '(- , Homeseelers From Eastern States. WIFE-BEATING DOC JW uk mm Colonists are again pouring Into Ore gon. Tha union pacific system, being the main artery of transportation from the Omaha territory, is carrying hun dreds, of homeseekera from tha middle west who are intent upon examining the Oregon country, or are locating her permanently as a result of former In vestigations. ' . "s - Overland train No.' S has for the last three days 'been . running In two sec tions on account of the heavy travel. In addition the train carries an extra tourist sleeping car that haa been put on for the two months' colonist rate reason. It Is predicted by railroad men that the colonist movement this fall will Dreax all records and will foot un at least 12,000 persons for Oregon. A year ago the same rat waa In effect in August and September and the actual count or ticxeta enowea s,0M borne seekers landed In Orea-on vbv the O. FL A N. alone. The beginning of this fall's movement as indicated by the first week's travel Is much heavier than last year, and there Is no reason to doubt mat tne proportion or lncreaaa will not be kept up, and O. R. V N. passenger officials say It Will ba, the largest In the history of the road? " judge iirsorr on OE DIETRICH i Johnson-Got-Drunk -Instead of Appearing in Court When Case Was Called. Rumor That Willis Sweet Has Repudiated His Immunity Bath; Justice of Peace ahd.Hobert 0 Morrow JBoth Coye ; toiis of Judgeship.' William. Reld, ' Justice of ; tha peace, bag his eye1 on tha ermine now worn by Judge Thomas O'Day the appointee of Governor Chamberlain. . Bo haa Robert Q. Morrow, supreme court reporter and attorney of Portland Mr Reld has not resigned his Job as justice of the peace nor made any official announcement or ma ambition to asceud in the. Judicial seals but ' h haa, been busy for some time, practical ly ever nine ' the funeral of the late Judge Bears, buttonholina his Political friends and ' aoaualntances -In : an -effort to enlist their support early in tn gam ana tnus reno tnem oif tnrougn tneir promises rrom ail opposing candidates. ieo-ere LOST: AUTO CAUSE OF SUIT : - IN WHICH THREE. ROADS FIGURE An automobile, alleged to have , been ' nst by tha railroad pompany In cours "Asportation. Is tha subject of a Va in circuit court, by Ouy E. Nalnst th O. R. A Chicago iarn : and Lake Shor & jdouthertsilroada i alleges that th auto, which .erly owned by Rudolph Becker, vered to tne u. n. . in May, shipment to Detroit, Michigan, &JI PRIZE and that freight charges amounting to 152.(6 were paid. The O. R. A N. Is alleged'" to be th agent of th C. N. W and the L 8. U. S., over the lines of which ths auto waa to be hauled. ' It is alleged that the machine waa lost by the O. R. A N. or Its agents and that It has never been delivered to th consignee at Detroit Suit is brought to recover the value of the auto, which la placed at 11,100, and the s&z.so tnat was paia xor ireignt. mm UutU flllER SAMEiBRAND Pure Food Show Contestants in Bread Baking Test . , Selected Similar Flour. At the bread baking contest held yes terday In connection with the pure food how, .awards were mad aa follows First prise, No. 5, Miss Anna Lenhart, 26s ; Mill street; second prise. No. Mrs. E. Hedges, it North Thirteenth street; third priae, Mrs. W. E. Henley, 480- Magnolia street Th prisea were respectively IS, $3 and 2. ; The award waa made by flv ludges flAlarttid from the live riour exniouora the demonstrator of each booth acting as a judge. Tha loaves of bread were entered only by number, ta avoid any confusion, and ' moreover, l the .voting was done, not by comparing views and then; giving a decision, but by each Judge voting on th respective merits of the dirxereni loavea. v iivotn th. 25 of more samples offered, It ' was not an easy task, but as It chanced, each of the flv Judges decided for th first two prise winners, the third vot being three to two. A curious fea- nr nf the hakina contest was that each of the pruce - winners used Olympic flour a Portland nroduct 1 ' Th colored baby show attracted some uncommonly - good looking little bony-hued babies and their mammas yesterday. Another colored baby show will be held on Monday, a Chinese baby show on Wednesday next and on Thurs day all the prise winning wnue naDies In tnwn lire invited to comoete. in an ffort to discover which Is really the mnat beautiful baby in Portland. The Rounds ladles' orchestra has arrived and will play next week and Miss Len ' shaw, the woman baritone, will make her first appearance on Monday after- MOne of the crowd drawing attractions of the pure food show Is the country store conducted by the Federation of . womens uuos wnere a mum cunuui , collection of artlclea Is offered, for .: chances of 10 cents each. One Is liable to be awarded anything from a bargain counter hat to a ham. , tttV n-n-TmTHrreitTm m ;'' XJxU OiaiA X AJlLjXt A JXi r: CENTKALIA STIJOJNG . "' " (flpMlal piapatck to Th. Journal.) waa circulated through Centralia this 1 week 'ana sent to -nenans, requesunx th county attorney to enforce the Sun day closing law. It was signed by 117 of the Centralia voters, moat of them business men, and by the mayor and : one of the councllmen. E. M. Greeley, who1, was appointed to present the pe tition In this city, says that If a little ' more tim could hav been devoted to the cause. Centralia would have been t good for J00 signers. V Public opinion in Centralia la rining and it is thought that before many more ' weeks the saloons will be forced to clos up on Sunday JIICHENER IS BLOWN UP IN AUTOMOBILE ; (I'nited Preaa UihJ Wire.) ' Morris Park. N. Bept. 7. Th 20- hour endurance automobile race con tinued this morning. The race will be " betwaen La Croix in . a Renault and ftmedser In a Loxler car, iarrlng an ac- ctuent. .- - .. A IJoalrr?ey:M1henr''r put , out by an accident, Mlchener loslnsrcon . trol. . He and his niachtn were thrown ' 10 feet . Into th air, but be was only -X brulsedj3-t,fi 'i.i- W-;ro';r' yfv '" ?:';;'' 'i' i'i ' , l.'i .'' ': :':V'S-'.'i '-Vnauf-.'''!aiatAA"fliiiJi ' ''''''fltad';'rissi'la' "WlrV: v Paris, gept. ?.-Armand Sully Pmd homm. ths author, died today: H was awarded Ui HuUtl ig l9U ' 1 HILL CREST RANCH BRINGS HIGH PRICE Well Kept Farm Nets Owner $10,000 for Ten Acres . of Bearing Trees. The 10 H acre fruit farm known as the Hill Crest ranch was sold by J. W. Grasle yesterday for 110,000. The farm Is well known as being on which has always been kept In the best of condi tion and has a fine orchard containing Baldwin, Spltxenberg, Oravensteln and Red Blttlngheimer apples. Adjoining the ranch Is a tract of equal acreage which recently aold for 18,000. The difference In cost Is caused by tha dif ference in cultivation. On specimen of Red Blttmghelmer measured 16 inches In circumference while there fa one still on the tree which Is HVt Inches In clroumference and still growing. Th apples are good either for eating or for cooking purposes. CONTRACT LET FOR BRIDGES Dr. Samuel Johnson, charged with beating his wife, failed to appear In circuit court this morning when his case was called for trial by Judge O'Day. His ball was declared forfeited and a bench warrant waa Issued for his arrest Jnhnnnn'i attomev aald Johnson waa drunk and had probably t orgotten" about I fesslon. the trial. Johnson was at liberty on 1E0 ball, the bond for which was given by F, J. Catterlln and L. E. Bidwell. His at torney offered to plead guilty on John son's nenaii, Dut saia ne naa no tumor, ity from Johnson to do so, and Judge O'Day refused to accept the plea. The attorney said he was sure that Johnson had not left the state, and that he could be produced in court xor sentence Mon- aay. Suit was brought In the superior court at Seattle ny Johnson for a di vorce from his wife on the ground that sne had deceived him aa to ner char acter before marriage. This Is not a ground for divorce in Oregon, and the validity or tne suit is aouDtea, as tne Washington laws require a year's resi dence in that stat before a suit for di vorce can be commenced. Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Bols. Ida., Sept. 7. It la reported her that Judge Edward Whltson of 8pokan will exchange benches with Judge F. 8. Dietrich of this federal dis trict during the trlala of the land fraud tt ...v..., .iuvii uujeia. UUIIBU States Senator Borah is a defendant It is rumored that Willis Sweet, who was yea terday reported to hav turned state's evidence, haa repudiated his con- it is said tnat last spring he HARRIMAN MEN OUT FOR WATER POWER (Special Dispatch to Ths Journal.) Eugene, Or Sept 7. A crew of Southern Pacific surveyor arrived in Eugene from San Ftancisco yesterday for the purpose of making waterpower investigations along tne Willamette east of Eugene. Th suryeyors would not stat Just where they were going to work but it la Dresumed thev will begin at the loweat point where water- lower can oe aevaiopea ana worn up oward the source of the stream. It is not known for .what purpose the com pany intends to use the power, if it Is ever developed, but It might be that some of the trains over the proposed Natron-Klamath extension, which will be built along the Willamette, may be operated oy electricity. IRRIGATION MEN TO QTiTO mr.Alf ATTT "PTiYlTfiXT laid before the .federal district sttnm.r much of the Incriminating material used by the grand Jury, Including val uable documents, letters, contracts M other information. For thus turning state's evidence. Sweet, it Is said, was promised immun ity, but now comes the report that he has repudiated his confession, which hm is saia to claim waa made upon advice. STANFORD STUDENTS LAUGH AT ICEBANKS i (Bpedal Dispatch to The JearaaL) Stanford University, Cel., Sept . 7. Vice-President Fairbanks, Governor Olllett and Senators Felton and Flint visited th university 'Wedneadav. In the morning the vice-president and the governor addressed the students. They were Introduced by Dr. Jordan. - Later the entire party took lunch at the Phi Gamma Delta house, of which fra ternity Fairbanks was a member while In college. During his speech Fairbanks referred to his college daya and also of the time when he was a young lawyer. A few seconds after he had said, with a rais ing reflection, "The days I spent at the bar," he was greeted with a hearty laugh from the students. At this h smiled with a broad grin and remarked that their quick recognition of the point showed the perfection of their education. The vice-president returned to Ann Francisco in an automobile, making a short stop at Senator Fel ton's home in Menlo Park. Mr: Reld will ao out before th Dec pi upon his record as an attorney ner and as a Juatlce of the Deaca. aa.va the highest Judicial ' honor conferred upon him by the voter. His long; con tinued loyalty to the Republican party of rortiana and. Of u state wiy also be urged as on of his chief qualifi cations for th office he Is now seeking. Mr. Morrow has not announced his candidacy officially as yet but Is cast ing about among his friende to deter mine th course of th political wind, Mr. Morrow haa long been known In Portland as an attorney and for some time Jias been chiefly prominent through his position aa reporter for th supreme court He Is also specially , connected with tne rortiand Republican improve ment aasoclatlon th organisation fos tered by Ferdinand EI Reed. ,. ALLEN COMPANY IS OF HOLDER RECORD Longest Run In Portland History Closes' With Fare well on Snuday Niht. ... Th Allan Stock company which on Sunday night will clos th longest con ttnuoua run ever made la Portland by a stock company, wllf leave on Monday for a short road trip before settling In San Jos for. an extended engagement Th Allen company haa made an en viable record while in Portland. To morrow night they will give their fare well performance and witn it win oios a continuous run or es weens, during which urn they nave presented a new play each succeeding week. . The man agement of th company haa prided it self unon th character of the people connected with It and when th members leave Portland they will leave behind a reputation for morality and good be havior as well aa for ability to act For a short time Mr. Allen will play his company at .the ' principal towns along the road to San Jose. Arriving at that city, however, he will establish himself in th Auditorium theatre, where the company will remain for an extended period. Mr. Allen is loath to leave Portland, as are the members of his company, who are all hoping that it will be their luck to return after the close of the engagement in San Jose. Out of th entire company only one will remain In Portland, Ralph Belmont who will still remain at th Lyrlo here. Shelton; Washington, Woni an 'Appeals to . Local Police ! to Locate Helpmeet. - -f From 8hlton, Washington, comes an echo of th failure ot th Oregon Tryst A Savings bank' In this city.: A com munication dealing wth th mysterious unaccountable disappearance of on ,of th depositor in th defunct Institution and breathing 1 a woman's ' anguish and despair over th.8phln-llk silence ot helpmeet, a rclv4 by Chief Grlts tnacher injhls morning's mall, ' " ' Whsthor , brooding, over : to ;lqs of th sayings of a life tim haa mentally unbalanced John Monslnger and h ,1 now confined In' some sanltorlum, or While despondent sought surceas from sorrow in tha dark waters of th Wil lamette, may b cleared up by 'an. In- Single Crop Off 10 Acres of Snowy Butte; Orchards at ; Central " Point, s Oregon " Brings Former Portlander $20,000 in Cash. , ,; "V The world's record for pear prioes haa Just been smashed to small bits by Fred H. Hopkins, formerly of Port land, who some years sgo purchased the Olwell orchards at Central Point for ttf.000. It was believed by conserve- f 1 ., ..., ,i cal police. ;.Mrs. MoMlnger. letter , to "n. paid a high prtoe for the property. crop of pears off of 1 .acres, for th sum of $10,000 in cash. Xh fo'lowmg in cmez reaoa: .. . ; "My husband," John - Monslnger, left Jiere on August It. and was to bo back n a few days, and I hav not heard a word from him. I think be had all ot his savings for years in that. Oregon Trast & fciavlngs bank that was clostra, and I am afraid he la sick over It and will lose his mind.: If -1 could act lust one wora-rrom him and know tie Is well but It seems aa If I do not hear from him I will go crasv. He haa worked so bard an or his life to save some money to seep him in hla old age, and now getting oid neaitn. it is enougn 10 and broken - In turn anyone's brain. But oh hope and pray he la all right I will escribe him: He Is I feet 4 inches. black hair, mixed with gray, and , short gray whiskers, dark -complexion. ' 'I will write a letter to him, and If Jou find him please give It to mm. I on't suppose he had money enough to eeme homa That. ls what.h went JO Portland for. to set some money to pay our grocery bill, as his health, has been poor lately and he could not work much. Please find him If you can, and let me know at once.-" The pathetic letter enclosed to be given to her husband In the event that the detectives are able to locate him Is aa follows: Mv nar Husband If vou-are In Portland, why don't you write one word to me and let me know It you are well and If you have lost any money in that bank. Please eon t reei osa over ii i will come out all right and don't worry whatever you do. Remember it is al ways darkest before day. No, dear, don't get discouraged, and you will oome out all right Everything is all right at home. If you were only here. So good-bye, darling.. Come Juat as soon as you can, and take good care-of yourseir. Tom your T,SMJWC'.. letter written by him to William Mo Murray, general passenger agent of the Harrlman lines, is explanatory: . "Snowy Butte Orchards. F. ,H. Hopt kins, owner. H.- T.; Pankey, superin tendent. . Central Point, - Or.. tT, 8. A.. Sept I. l07.i WUUara McMurray.v Portland Dear Sir: I wish to thank you very 1 much for copies ot 'Sunset' and 'Road of a Thousand Wonders.' They are both very fine. "I should like to tell you that I have Just sold the crop from the . 1 S acres of pears that you looked at for f 10,000 (cash) in round figures. The, question comes to my mind, 'Would any ons give me $20,000 for the 1 acres of lend with ' the pear trees ss they will be after the crop Is picked T This world la chuck full of doubting Tom's. With kind re garda, FRE1 H. HOPKIN8." IRATETAPA SEEKS ELOPING DAUGHTER Castle Rock Man rlnlists Po " lice in Search for Love sick Yoyng Couple. EDITH DIIIIPHY ASKS DIVORCE l 1 Wife of Millionaire Discon tented With Alleged Cruel Treatment. CARLTON ENJOYS BUILDING BOOM Work to Begin Before Fall Rains Interfere Cars Soon to Ar rive From the East. . . (Special Dispatch to Toe Journal. ) Eugene. Or.. Sept. 7. The Eugene & Eastern Railway company, now build ing an electric line on the streets of Eugene and a line between this olty and Springfield, has let the contract to L. N. Ronev. a well-known bridKebulld- er of Eugene, to construct the bridge for the line across the Willamette river at Springfield. The bridge will be a wooden structure resting on con crete piers, but in the course of a few years will be replaced by steel. It Is thought that the Diers can be built be fore the high water of this fall and winter can Interfere If the work Is started immediately. The company received word yesterday that tne three cara for the line which left St Louis the middle of last month passed Pocatello, Idaho, Thursday, and they are expected to arrive in Eugene witnin a iew aays. GIRL RESCUES (Special Dispatch to Tb Journal.) Carlton, Or., Sept. 7. The new brick school building is fast nearlng comple tion. It Is a modern building of eight rooms, and the only brick Dublio school building in the county. School will open October 1. At present only six or the eight rooms win be occupied, but at the rapid rate the town is growing it is a matter or oniy a snort time un til ail will oe in use. Carlton Is now experiencing one of ins oiggesi Duuaing Dooms or any town oil the west side of the Willamette, If not In the whole valley. Every man who can saw a board or drive a nail is employed. Already 80 hew dwelllnes have been erected this season, and there will be as many more If men can be had to build them. The Carlton Lumber comnanv's nlant Is running on full time and the amount nf lumhAr shinned is llmlt4 nnlv hv SMALL SISTER the nambr of car to b had or 'oad- ( Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Klamath Falls. Or.. 8ett 7. Many of the prominent business men of Klamath iraiis. aa wen as lane rancn owners. were in attendance at the national Irri gation congress at Sacramento. They iook witn tnem a line exnioit or rruit, vegetables, grasses, etc., and pictures showing the scenic beauty of the Kla- matn country. Tonight an excursion will start from Sacramento and San Francisco to Klamath Falls, limited to 100 tickets, and that number are booked for the trip. An especially cheap rate has been given. The opportunity is thus extended those attending the irri gation congress to visit the Klamath country. RESULTS OF RACES AT M'MINNYILLE yes- The county court at its session terday granted the company a franchlHe to construct its tracx aiong tne county road at Judklns' point, a rocky bluff between Eugene and Springfield, and along the Southern Pacific company's track, the only place the line could very well be built between the two cities un less a wide detour is made or a big hlil surmounted. WATER WAGON VICTIM'S REMAINS GO EAST (Special Dispatch to ttir JoarosL) Walla Walla. Wash.. Sent 7. The body of Jonn Uldier. seed 24. killed near Prescott Saturday by being crushed beneath a water wagon, was taken east yesterday by his brother from St. Louis. Dldler came west to see the country. Running short of funds, he went to work In the harvest, aettlns? a 1nh unvinar a water wagon, Tne wa ed into a s-ully and unset throw-In Didier underneath and crushing him so badly that he died shortly after. fi - .. CORONER EXONERATES RAILWAY-TRAIN JIE yi (Csttea Pmn Leassd Wire.) !, Norrie Iowa, Setst. 7. The coroner's Inquest la yestert?ays Took Island wreck was held today. It waa merely rormaiuy. an connected being exoner ted from all blame. The death list has renched 14. three-ot ths lnlursd sua. cumbixif (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Salem. Or.. Sent 7. Lewis Clark was arrested this morning by Sheriff Culver or Marion county on a cnarge or at tempting to commit an assault on Mary, the 4-year-old daughter of Charles Cameron of this city. The crime Is al leged to have been committed Wednes day. The child had been missed from home some time, and an older sister was sent In search of her. She surprised the as sailant and struck him over the head with a slipper before he was aware ot her presence. The prisoner pleaded not guilty before Justice Webster this morning, and will be given an examination this afternoon. HUMAN HEAD CAME FROM MEDICAL SCHOOL (Pacific Coast Press Leased' Wire.) San Franclaco, Sept 7. The human head and hands found In a vacant lot yesterday by two small girls have been identified as those taken from a medi cal college by students and no further Investigation is being made by the .no lle. ' FINNISH LABORER KILLED IN A FIGHT (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Stevenson. Wash.. Sent. T. A Finnish laborer was killed yesterday In a fight at Cook's landing by a fellow-countryman. The two Finns became engaged In a dispute that led to a severe tight. A club was used by the victor in sub duing his opponent The man escaped acrona the river to Vlente and haa not .yet been apprehended. Tlmbe Deals Pending. - (Sperta -lHspeS to The Jneraal.l -""ABfcleefi,"Wash SeptrT.Th Maine Washington Timber company Is closing several large deals In timber .lands Jn this county, and at other places, Mem bers of the 'company are now at Port land, closing contracts for 1.300 acres In Clackamas eounty.j 4,000 in , Pacific county and another large piece In Cher halls , county. - They sold a large tract in the HumDtullna country, ikla oountv. last week.. a- -V'":'-r .--i -:.i'; i TO OPEN A NEW TRACT IN KLAMATH (Special Dispstch te Ttw Journal.) Klamath "alls. Or,, Sept. 7. The Lakeside company has filed, articles ot Incorporation with the county cleric The Incorporators are Alex Martin Jr., of the Klamath County bank; Charles 8 Moore, ex-state treasurer, and J. Frank Adams, an extensive land holder In this county. The capitalization is 10,000 The articles permit the company to en gage in a wide range of business. The main object however, Is to handle what Is known as the Lakeside tract, a large body of fine farming land) in the Tule lage region. The purpose is to sub divide this land in small traots and sell ft Active operations will not be begun until next year. .,' . ... DATE AGREED UPON TO FIX ONION RATE At a hearing- by the Oregon railway commission today to determine upon a reasonable freight rate on onions and manuro on the Southern Pacific lines, the attorneys agreed upon the date of September 20, for submitting briefs to the .commission. The onion growers, represented by Oglesby Young, applied for a restoraffoti of the bid rates, which were on January 1 substituted by In creased rates which it is claimed the onion industry la unable to bear. The Southern Pacific was represented by W. D. Fen ton. (Bpeetal D Is pate to Tha JoemaL) McMlnnvllle, or., Bept. 7. The sec ond day's racing at the McMlnnvllle track was even better than the first day. The pacing race was far the best three out of five heats with three en tries, as follows: Lord Lovelace, Nlck- Nack. Devlletta. It was won by Nick Nock in 2:12. Lord Lovelace, record 2:1144. won the second heat in 2:10 but lost In all the others. Devlletta, record 2:14, won the first heat in 2:10V but lost out and in the last heat was ruled out for not being within sound of tha bell at the finish. Lord Love lace Is owned by Lawyer Tongue of Hillsboro and was favorite in the bet ting. Devlletta la owned by "Myster ious" Billy Smith. ' The trotting race was also for the best three out of five heats. It was won by Red Rock In three straight heats after losing the first heat Best time, 2.24. The entries were, Red Rock, Lord Kltchner, Alma. Today's races were free-for-all and -the best horses were not entered. The attendance waa excellent but -tomorrow is expected to be the best day as more ox tne favorites are entered. Thursday's races were reported in correctly as to the winning horsea. The trotting race was won by Henry Gray and (he pacing race by uen. However, Blacksmith waa the favorite m tne bet ting. - - - NEW CHURCH BUILDING AS RESULT OF DEAL MIKKELSON PARTY IS REPORTED AS SAFE (United Press Leased Wtra.) .-'- London, Sept, J.JLjss; Captain Mikkelson, Ernest , ' Lefflngwell e and the other members , of the Anglo-American Aretlo - expedl- tlon are safe, according to a private message received today :e e in London from Gibbon, Alaska, Waldo F. Stewart , of 211 Commer cial block renorts the following sales made during the last few days: Apart of the French block at St. Johns, occu pied as a bakery, owned by Oeorge Waldschmidt, aold to us. u. Honoring for 14,000; a quarter block at the northwest corner of Twenty-sixth and Savier streets, owned by P. L, Willis, sold to the Epworth Methodist church throuch the Extension society ' of the Methodist church for 14,660. T. S. McOaniels, president of this Board of Extension society, states that Improvements will be made within a few weeks. A beautiful church build ing will be erected on the corner, -the Improvements to cost .110.000. THOUGHT HE OWNED BIG GROCERY STORE grocery Imagining that he Owns a store near St Vincent's hospital, Pat rick Nolan has been making daily trips about the neighborhood taking orders for groceries, pretending to make de liveries, and even disturbing the pa tients at the hospital In the hallucina tion that they were customers of his store. - Nolan was. picked up by the police and charged with insanity. He - was taken to the county Jail and examined yesterday afternoon by Judge Webster and Dr. W. T. Williamson. After ex animation he was adjudged Insane, and a commitment to the asylum issued He will be taken to the asylum Mon4 J 1.1. .. V. n M n . 1. (Pacific Coast Press Leased Wire.) San Francisco, Sept 7. A sensational aftermath to the suit for maintenance brought by Edith Dunphy against ,her husband, James Dunphy, a millionaire and adn of one of the early cattle kings of tha country, came tooay wnen ner attorney filed a -suit for dl th arrniind of extreme life with the Dunphys since thsir mar riage ih January, mus. na noi een happy, but not until, several , months ago, when a ault for maintenance was brought was it known how far apart tney.nad aruiea. i Wen pretty 17-year-old Untha John son of Castle Rock, Washington, de cided ' to elope with the man of her choice without the formality of secur ing parental consent she evidently did not figure that her Irate father would start out in pursuit. C. R. Johnson, the said "wrathful parent" arrived In tills city yesterday, and after registering at tne Bt unariee hotel caned upon cap tain Baty at headquarters to enlist tne sid of the DOlice in the search for hla daughter. . . , Acooramg to tne story told by jonn- son, the girl surreptitiously left home at 4 o'clock yesterday morning with Harry Jackson, and It Is thought that the couple came to this city to be mar ried. - The young woman is described as being 17 years of age. t feet 7 inches in height weighs about 14S pounds and haa dark-brown hair. She was attired In a black skirt, whits shirtwaist . and sirw nat, - Jackson is 22 years old, 6 feet t in height, and weighs 140 pounds, of dark complexion, and one of his chief char acteristics, according to Johnson, is his bushy hair. He was clad in a dark suit and sported a Panama . hat. To assist the authorities In their search, John son has left a photograph of his daugh ter with the police officials. crueftrrowedpd0e3 BILL COLLECTOR SUES CREDITOR FOR ASSAULT Upon Complaint of R. F. Dempsey of the Cook Motor Car company, A. Oroner, a dealer In real estate occuDVln offices they agreed to forget their past troubles tin the Cambridge building, was arrested sault and battery.' Dempsey alleges that when he endeavored to collect a bill for his employers from Oroner the latter refused to pay the statement and forc ibly ejected him from the office. Oroner has been released on deposit of $16 eash ball and Judge Strode will hear, the-case in the police court Mon day morning. Through the Intervention of friends they agreed to zorget ineir post wbuuiw and unon the oromlse of Dunphy to hereafter refrain from leading a life In the tenderloin, which had caused the trouble, his attractive young wife again returned to him, but hardly had they become 'reconciled when the attentions paid by Dunphy to a woman of the under world again- aroused the ire of his wife and she has now brought suit for absolute divorce. ' Among other allegations made are that upon one occasion while Intoxi cated her husband slashed her across the wrist with a raxor and that on Sep tember, 1006, while at Paralso Springs, he threatened to blow- her head off within 10 days. in m v mm m - FIGHT ONION RATE Portland Buyers Join Hands in Opposing High Tariff ; Announced by the S. P. PERSONAL Funeral of Mrs. Olds, Pioneer. ISpvetat folapates te Te' Journal.) -McMlnnvllle. Or-eot 7. The fu neral of Mra. Nancy Ann Olds, a Dloneer or I8t, wno aiea ai ner noma in U- rayette weanesaay morning, was held In the Evanaelical church yesterday. The services were -conducted by Rev.- A. A. winters, interment was in the La- Mrs. Olds waa married while cross ing the plains near Fort Boise, -.aho, and she la survived, by her husband. James H, Olds, and three sons, D. V., P. p. and J3. M. Olds, and two daugh ters, aura, umn juinviuo ana jars, naiie Ferguson. - Mrs. Olds had not been In good health for a number of years,, but was 1U only two weeks before i her death, Front street commission men decided today to stand by the potato and onion producers of Hillsboro and the neigh boring territory against the Southern Pacific railway. , ; f - A short time aaro the Southern Pa cific company decided to advance its rates on produce shipments on Its west side branch. The principal lines-affected were potatoes and onions.- - For merly there was a rat of 8c per 100 pounds between Hillsboro and Port- iana on any sue iuiuuwiji. iim rtuntr has rienidnil ; this 4s wrona: and wants to charge 80 per .100 pounds In carlots and 16c in less "than cars. ' A protest was made by the Confetr erated Onion Growers' ( association aud It was this nrotest that the Produce Merchants' association at Its meeting this morning . decided to . back; with , all Its power; --'V,-- A committee consisting of Fred Page of Page 4 Son and W. B. Olafke or the Olafke company was appointed to con fer with the railroad and the railroad commission In regard to the matter.. , INCREASED BAIL GIVEN IN THE CONRAD CASE I A. C. Dixon, ot the Booth-Kelley Lum ber company of Eugene, Is at the Im perial. B. E.- Kennedy, Owner of the Baker City Herald, la at the Imperial hotel. Mr. Kennedy Is accompanied by his little daughter. I. B. Bowen, editor of the Baker City Democrat, Is visiting friends and rela tives in Portland. 'Charles E. Summer, a wealthy Toledo, Ohio, capitalist, is at the Portland hotel.-- ...... W, S. Bowman, the Pendleton pho tographer . who made eastern Oregon wheatflelds famous throughout the east ern states by his clever pictures of th enormous threshing outfits used to gar ner , the golden grajn in Umatilla coun ty, Is at the Imperial hotel. J. E. Hunt the Condon. Oregon, hard ware man. Is In the city. Building Permits. G. W. SimDSOn. one-storv vinhnnn. Harding, between Willamette river and goring, tuo; j. h. Hewitt, one-and-one-half story dwelling, Mlsner, between Mohler and Base Line road. 12.700; Mrs. O. Baker, one-story dwelling, 8andy East Twenty-sixth, 12,800; Mrs. . A. Baker, one-story dwelling, Sandy road, between East Twenty-fifth and East Twenty-sixth, $1,650; Mrs. L. M. Parrlsh. two-story dwelllnar. Rant Ink. eny, between Bast Eighteenth and East Twentieth, $2,000; Henry Wright, ; two story dwelling, villa avenue, between Armstrong and : Meridian $2, BOO; Miss , uaui Hiv varwr,' one-ana.one-naii story dwelling. East Sixteenth between Alns worth and Holbrook. $1,800; E. F. No land, two-story rooming house, Reed, be- . tween Twenty-first and Blacks tone, $1,000; Rees Price, one-story dwelling, East Twenty-sixth, near Powell road, $1,600; A. ,T. Cottardl, two-story, dwell- ' lng. East Ninth between Rhine and irranKrort, sz.ooo. , 8EATTLK VETS IXDIONANtT '-' ? . ". V. it""? , 11 .-". ' Say Taft Only Barred Soldier Who Wore Dirty Uniforms. " J (United Frees' Leased Wire.) Seattle, Wash., Sept 7. -The story of At the request or Deputy District At-1 the request that soldiers bs barred from, tornev Ou Moser.. the ball of John Con- rad wasjnereased by Judge Oantenbein this morning from $100 to $600. Conrad is charged, with permitting his wife, pnoma Conrad, or Essie Watkins. to re gain In a disorderly resort His trial raa to have beaun this morninr follow (hg the case then of trial before Judge lantenbein, and coaraa was ordered to the Luneta is emohaticallv . denied bv Lign .u. urucxart, formerly, first neu-e tenant Thirteenth Minnesota volunteers. who. Is now city editor of . the Seattle I Daily- mews.. rucK;rt aaya-Taffs re quest to General Chaffee was a protest against the soldiers being allowed to I appear on the Laineta in dirty, uniforms ana unxempt appearance. , -r mi, i. uirci ii, . v. . n v.mv.vu ,v , icvviu, v& villa m uri uru,i .1 KyUCU lvg the additional -baW-before Big-trtaJ tferlssued TTflnBentrdrs--that alt i run. i- The ease was called at 11:10. but .Con rad did not appear. . Hla attorneys said Jhe was making efforts to. obtain bail, and Judge.' Oantenbein 'continued: the case until-- 2 ' o clock. Conrad anbeared at that time, and the drawing of the ury was proceeded with. ' The penalty or tne coarge again si conrea i irota boa to- ton year la the penitentiary. soldiers on leave be compelled to pass inspection oeiore leaving quarters, tnat their appearance would be a credit to the army. -The soldiers had no kick, and -the order aroused no comment at the' time.-. The . soldiers constituted 60 pen cent of the attendance at the LunetA concerts. , flnanlsh -War Veterans or Seattle ,m.rmZ. warm supporterg of Zaf fg eaa.diuac& 'V'i-'-V- i AOS.;'. V v :