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Newspaper Page TextTHE) OREGON DAILY ' JOURNAL ; PORTLAND; .WEDNESDAY1 EVENING, . SEPTEMBER 18. 1007.' HIGH POWER WIRE SETS FIRE TO BIG OIL TANK Current Ignites Six Thousand Gallons of Crude Petro ' leum in Vat at Oakland Firemen Battle' With Burning Streams of Oil. STREET PAVING MING SUB IS MOPPED GET BUSINESS lcifle Cosat Preaa Laaa.o Wlra.) Oakland, Cal.. Sept. 18. With a craeh tha high power wire carrying many volte of electric current over the 6.000 gallon oil tank at the plant of the Oak land Om A Electric company snapped thla morning and dropped Into the tank Of crude oil below. : ' " i' " The oil Instantly blaied up and an alarm was turned In. but when the fire apparatus arrived the whole south side of the plant was ablaie. The fire spread' with Incredible rapidity, leaping; from tlio oil tank to the surrounding building. With water and dirt the fire men succeeded in beating back the flames und the biasing streams of oil. RATS WILL DANCE IN FIENDISH GLEE, POISON IS ALL USED UP ; - Pacific coast cities are threatened .with. famine of rat poison caused by the great demand made upon the mar ket by the San Francisco authorities la their efforts to rid that city of the rodent. The Danyxa virus, or typhoid fever germs, which spread pestilence amorrg the rats and which Is regarded as the surest means tf exterminating them cannot be obtained anywhere west of Chicago. Health Officer Pohl telegranhed to 8aa Francisco for enough of the virus to start things among the Portland , rats, but she has received a reply tell ing her that the supply In that city f; has been exhausted. Efforts to secure some of the virus in other places have ' met with the same reply, and the health board baa now telegraphed to New York .asking lor an immediate shipment. .John W. Holt of the United States ' ' marine hospital service of Astoria has f ' been conferring with the Portland . health authorities relative to .measures to be taken here against possible epi demic of the bubonic plague and the destruction of rats. Dr. Holt advises the passing of aft ordinance compelling all ships tying up at Portland to keep at least six feet away from the docks. All ships are also required to use rat fenders on their lines, although so far they have been careless In complying with the law. The City of Panama was secured to her dock with six lines the other day, three of whloh had rat fenders on them, while the other three offered eaay passage for the rodents to and from the steamer. A. Zalk, a professional rat catcher, has been at work on Front street build Ings since Monday 'spreading his rat poison around and Is covering about 10 buildings a day. Inspectors are also working along Front street in an effort to compel di-od. . . . ..." r erty owners to clean up tneir garbage, ana report mat gaivamsea iron garbage-holders are being installed rapidly so mat tne rats xooa supply win be cut on. No One to Do Work on 200 Wheat Exporters Engage Miles of Thoroughfares Two Windjammers to Heady to Improve. Carry Wheat. ' ii More than 200 miles of streets In the WITT. PfilfTC TTFTJTC city of Portland are ready for Imnrove- V 1Ltlj WWiH, liJklllil ment. but there Is none to do the work, SOON IN BALLAST was ine statement made at the meeting of the federated east side clubs last night. As a consequence another win- I Vesaols Tlaced on En Route List To- ter is approaching and, according to J H. Nolta, representative from Piedmont, the city will be a "mudhole" for another six months. Mr. Nolta, as well as L. M. Davis from Mujtfromah, advocated the city ownership of a rock crusher and paving outfit He scored conditions ex isting In the city today, referring to me ansence of competition between pav- iug lumpames. Wast Work Expedited. day Are German Ship Ostara and British fililp Glenelvan Each Ca pable of Handling 8,000 Tona. Two sailing vessels were chartered this morning to load wheat at this port for the United Kingdom. This goes to show that the exporters are Mayor Lane's nronoanl to talc rnvoi still out for available bottoms If any rrom tne river and crush It for the where near at hand. The two carriers ELl2i"lSr'&d corning are down along the Per 26, at the Hotel 8argent, when the co"1' on8 t"lng,ai eanta Jrioaaua ana mayor, city engineer and managers of the other at Valparaiso. the paving companies will h aakivl in I ti, o.n. u.u. .v- ri. . ' : - . I "o ung 1WIM1. Dill' wh.?eTy8lmparovemVn7T.tr.T.9caPlh2 Dlanal-an. which arrived there secured within a year after the Detl-1 a couple Of months ago with general UOn IS tiled. I eararo from Rurnn. Rha la a medium LIQUOR CONFLICT RENDS SILVERTON Marshal Bef uses to Arrest Alleged Violator of Lid Ordinance. (Special Dispatch te The JoarasL) SllvertOn, Or., Bept 18. The people Itt Sllverloh- have been In a great tur- - moll for several days, with Incident anl . moslty engendered, occasioned by the alleged violation of the Sunday, closing i 'ordinance by C. N. Matlock, a saloons-keeper of this city. The conditions . seemed to have reached the limit Mon : .day evening, when the city council voted not to prosecute the case pend lng and to sustain the marshal In his ti lefusal to serve the warrant which had fj been placed in his hands. The hostility ' between the temperunce and saloon ele- Bients Is apparently irreconcilable. It ' , Is understood that the matter will be : taken up before the district attorney I i and an effort will be made to punish the , marshal for neglecting his duty. - It seems the marshal raided Matlock' saloon a few week ago and found the -. barkeeper disposing of liquor. Matlock j was requested to appear before the mu i nlclnal judge Monday morning follow lng but for some reason unknown he failed lo appear. A warrant was later Issued for his arrest and placed In the hands of the marshal, but this he railed to - serve and Indignation prevailed among the temperance people. It Is understood that an effort will be made to have the marshal arrested and brought before the district attorney for neglecting to perform his duty. The case promises to lead to one of consld arable importance. CHINESE LOTTERY MAN FINED IN POLICE COURT Mai Wal, keeper of a lottery agency on Salmon between Third and Fourth streets, was found guilty In the poltce court this morning and fined 160 J. Smith, colored, who waa arrested coming out of the place and found to be In possession of a number of lottery tickets, was also adjudged aruiltr and assessed 120. The raid was made last fiiiurdnv afternoon by Acting Detectives Well- orooK ana Mccullough. The officers watched several men enter and then broke down the door. Mai Wal. the proprietor, was the only individual found In the house. He made an at tempt to hide several thousand tickets and records. In the face of absolute evld An cm nf guilt Mai Wal and Smith ntr,i r,i,.a of not guilty. The former set up tho defense that the tickets were old und were oeing usea to Kindle the fire. Frank J. Perkins, who is Interested In .i-a carrier of 1 800 tons net rea-lster a crusher near Milwaukle, said the rea- earner or 1,800 tons net register, son the paving companies were not pav- Ttho vessel at Valparaiso Is the German lng streets as fast as their contracts Ostara also of about 1,800 tons net called for lies In the fact that rock Is latr. She arrived at the South not available. He said unle. h ritv American port during July with general 1 accept rock of a slightly Inferior V,om EurP; , . but which was durable thnre Th Norwegian steamer Elsa arrived I be a ereat nTimher f LtV2 f- her thl morning; from San Francisco, i oe a great number or streets In H. hort, ,2 ,h i-.ri ould grade, would I that never would 1, n,a na".yaT-."ax?Tl He said the rock waa not here. rmirTy-.ff Mr. Perkins advocated the use of a REVISED PROGRAM FOR LINN FAIR Scio, the Scene of Splendid Exhibits and Eare En- ' tertainment. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Albany, Or., Sept II. The revised program of the Linn county fair, to be held at Solo, haa been Issued and la as follows: Wednesday, October t 9 o'clock a. Hnr ' m, m " W mm m . m mm . SH t; WAS REYNOLDS' WIFE Captain 3Ioore Tells of Oeorffe Ilibbins Wai is Visit to the House Where shot Old Scout Said He Fired to Hit, but Wife Interfered. That Mrs. Lulu Reynolds dented be lng the wife of Charles H. Reynolds when confronted by the police after 4he in., gates open to visitors; 10 a. m., ad-1 shooting of Oeorga H. Hlbbtns June It dress by Congressman W. C. Hawley: was the testimony Of Captain of Police m., ball game, Solo vs. Salem; 2 p. m., 0n lne charge of murder before Judge running race, half mile, best two In Oantenbeln' In the circuit court this inree, purse lift: o d. m.. aaaresa rjy a. I board of horticulture. The Jury waa completed yesterday Thursday, October 3 10 a. m., farm- afternoon and the' statement of the ers institute, addresses by nr. James prosecution waa made by Deputy Pis Wlthycombe and William Schulmerlck; trlct Attorney H. B. Adams. Attorney l v. m.. Daraae oi stocs. juaaina ex- ocnnaoei maae a Dart or tna aiatomnnt hlblts; i p. m.. pacing, mile heats, best for the defense yesterday afternoon, two in three, purse 160; 1 p m.. Pony completing It thla morning. The jury race, weight 850 pounds, half mile, was taken to view the premises at 186 purse S10: 4 d. m.. ball irame. Scio vs. Fourteenth street where Illbblns u team to oe selected; p. m., stereopticon anot. pictures and lectur bv Dr. James I The taklnr of teatlmnnv was homn Wlthyoombe. Immediately on the return of the Jury Friday. October 4 10 a. m.. farmers' from the Inspection. Miss K. Johnson. Institute; addresses by K. T. Judd and I a schoolgirl who Uvea next door to the parade rteynoius nous, was the first witness. the orient. Sne will receive her cargo f Ha m a fr H a at I n l n l.ttmhr , I M .1 I V . .1 . . . V V .11. Ul. W Villi u 111 V.VJ. u-u C I company at St. at St. Johns. The Klsa reached Astoria early this morning and lert up, alter navina; oeen rumigatea a porous rock of which there quantities near the rttr m said was nearly as hard and durable as I llA TilllA -i w . 1. n . . n .. . . 1 I I I I the porous rock should be laid about quarantine station. eignt mcnes thick and be made a foun dation on which could be placed four Inches of tho hotter grade blue rock T1e van fw1 Ibk I. i , . i V'1 l-ecincations. nM n.nnM okim Tr,l Tla air. i-erKins saia ne could show that "i i" " " FBOM COAST TO NEW YORK. this material could be produced cheaper uuu wuuiu De more satiaiactory than rock taken from the river which would The established Soon. old clipper ship trade, aban have to be washed befnra it rnuM iia nn i. n hraw:r. JZ. ,"kL "j'ecl"" established with a line of staunch cause of the vnrylng size of the pebbles BewH ships, which will load general in in river ana wnen ail naa been done I "l "" " aiuuiui; the material from the river hnimm coast ports via Cape Horn. would be too expensive. 'l'he first vessel of the new line will Will Discus. Street waving. . l" S.a?a V"aJu JZ. ii waa appareni inai Hil renltzod thp I th Hv Pnv fmm Haltlmnr with xml nnTSBi i y or ariion on imp at rAr i 4. n.,A--nTnar. rw. .i .v,. . - " " " ' ' v - i tin iiiq it i uiiiviii,. vi nitiv a.1 alllV ir-iii iiiui mu PPCiai moftriniT nmt wflf V.a n iirAr rn rha harth 4Vtr ntnKar. LAOE BENEFACTION i TO DEACONESS HOME f'v- (Special Dispatcb t The Journal.) t Pendleton. Or.. Sept. 18. Mr. and Mra i J J. U- Koonta of Echo, Umatilla county, : v have Just presented the Deaconess fl hospital, Methodist Institution In Spo ' kaiie, with 110,000 In the form of an an 9 itiuttv. the first large donation to be re . I ceived , by that Institution. Under the ' provisions of the annuity the hospital ' -V' Will pay Da r. ana jurs. xvuuiiLa i oi win interest on the money during their life- a ; ftlme and upon their death the entire I . num goes to the hospital without res- , ' ervatlon. 1 Mr. Koontz Is known as the father of ."JlEcho, having owned the townslte there. . He Is 77 years of age and his wife Is t 73. Tbelc only children are two daugn- " tere. '.-.fcy- This is not the 'first large donation Mr. Koontz has made. Some time ago I be presented $5,000 to a Presbyterian f boarding school at Pendleton e.nd he donated zpo acres or iana in tne wu I ' lamette valley to Wllliamette university l at Salem. CONVICT DIES IN SIGHT OF LIBERTY i (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) ,Walla Walla, Wash., Sept. 18. With but five duys of his sentence left to erve. Harrv Kcllev. sentenced from WhltmRn county September 20, 1906. for burglury. is dead at the state prison. 'He was ekk but five days, but believed up to the last he would get well and .' be free again. STATE OK AND LODGE SONS OF HERMAN (Special Tlwpatrh to The Journal.) "Aatoria, Or.. Sept IS. The state "' grand lodge of the Sons of Herman met s. here yesterday, afternoon. About. 40 del egates are' present. Herman Erlke of . Portland Is the ?rand president. The seasion will conclude today. L,ant even . lng a banquet and entertainment were given to the delegates bv the local lodge ' and the ladies of the auxiliary. DE. 'CARTER FINED" UNDER LIQUOR LAW ' ; (Spda! plapatcb to Th Joomal.l l Jffewport, Or.. Sppt. 18. Dr. F. M Cdrtlir was fined $100 in Justice Syl Veater'a court yesterday for selling In "toxlcatlng liquors unlawfully on his nlea of uiltv. . He paid the fine. Prose cuting -Attorney MeFadden of Corvallis iNioductea ine cane. CLATSOP CRIMINAL COURT PROCEEDINGS (Special Dlapatch , te The Joaraal.) Astoria, Or., Sept. 18. a formal charge haa been preferrefl In circuit court against Robert Wllburg, who Is alleged to have robbed a Tortland man uiuucu iari ihoii or jiuu, a part of a um wnicn Harrison, in turn, la charged with bavins; embezzled while In the em ploy or a Portland drug firm. Wilburg t. . . "u yeuea not guilty. His trial waa set for September 27. The case as-ainnf Jrthn vi . . . k n v. . n Knute i Nelson, charged on two counts wiin iisning aunna; the closed season, were set for October 8. Indictments were returned against John Steuhenson. charging- him with being the proprietor of a gambling house. He waa allowed until Monday to plead. Andrew Palo, chareed with ff-amMtnv "as allowed until Monday to plead Th ',low'n true bills were re turned: '. Scott Anderson mtanii .ih dangeroys weapon; James Walker lar ceny from a store In Hammond- C A Brown, larceny of a boat and net from the Warren Packing company; Al Ben son, polctlnar a srun at another iti. in tent to kill. LANE'S VETERANS ; IN SESSION TODAY Reunion Will Continue to and In eluding Friday Veterans of All Wars Participating. Wednesday will be devoted especially to that subject. In all carta f the ritv iuiiiiuui.1 imva oeen let ror Dltulltnlc Improvement and the nronertv owners can get no satisfaction from contractors. Other Questions were tnken nn IncliiH. lnr the feasibility of rjurchaslna- null Run water rights for the erection of a power plant to be owned and operated by the city and the anneiatlnn next June of the Woodstock and Mount Scott districts. Assistance and num eration was promised Dr. Pohl In her orusade for the extermination of rats. All these Important subjects are to be taken up separately at subseauent meetings and action taken. The street problem must first be settred as thn clamor for more Improved streets In loud and persistent from every section of the east side. a Tomorrow and Friday positively the last days for discount on east side gas MAY SETTLE DEBTS FOR LESS THAN nALF News favorable to local creditors of the Golden Eagle department store has been received from Gus Iowitt, for merly manager of the Golden Eagle, which assigned owing the bank mora than $100,000. In a dispatch to the assignee he said that the outlook for settlement with eastern creditors is goqA. some of them offering to settle on a basis of 40 per cent of their claims. Should the sale of the store's stock yield what Is expected the firm would be able to pay a considerable amount on Its debt to the bank. November loading by Bates St Chese hrough for the ports of New York and Boston It has been several rears since the American sailing vessel has found a place In this trade opd with the estab lishment of the steamer trade by way of the Isthmus It was thought that the business was enuoo, put while the Isth mian business has expanded to enor mous proportions it has been found that there is still a large surplus acceptable for sal II ne; ship transportation. The present time Is considered decid edly opportune, for the replacing of these American bottoms on the berth for the Atlantic, as the canned gqnds business Is Just commencing. In addi tion there fa reported a -demand for barley in the east which will add fur ther stimulus. According to the Commercial News of San Franciaoo several Inquiries re garding barley have been received there irom New xorT DUyera. tLMrm f I.! . KJ., v am a m ... i V," i . wuAiuii. ii.iv B. mu inu nuv I - J 1 1 u u b , iw mm inn link W11UCVB. of stock; 1 p. ra., ball game, Scio vs. She testified that She saw Reynolds Rock Hill; J.JO p. m., trotting, mile g away from hla home on the day of neats, pest I in H. purse 160; 4 p. m.. onooiinaj, win saw mm return witnm running race, quarter mile, best 3 in , nal" an hour. She aald she saw him purse lift; a p. m., lecture, "Education ""-""'"a ana jooaing into ine oasement r Farmers' Daughtera." by Mrs. Clara wmuuw.oi mi nouse ana apout a minute WaiuO. wiwiu iioairu ina auioio. Arrangements have been perfected Tour ratal Wounds. wun tne Boutnern i-acmo rauroaa to Dr. A. Tllser, who waa called to at- transported to the grounds free of man in a. nrna- nn at Tnik t charg-e. Excursion rates will prevail rlson streets, six blocks from .h.r. ha na vn anu una nuru mro win uo I was snot. HIDDlnS had lour WOSndS. allowed on all lines leading to Scio. any of which would have proved fatal, Season tickets will be $1 for men and said the physician. Hlbblna was taken bu cents ror women: o.ay ucxete to to ine uood Hamaritan hospital and cents, and 25 cents for women. when undressed at the surgery a bullet Pall games, races and sports of all fell from his clothes. The bullet was xinas win taite piaco ana "witrr mmunrai isMSMa -m aviaanM ay a atate, camp grounds and surroundings an Ideal Captain of Police Moore waa the last place for a three days' outing will be witness examined before the noon re offered. - oe"- Reynolds, who has hitherto left ine inai entirely in tne hands of his at- F, -aa-TT IT rWTTI TklTI rkTIT? furuaja, una morning IOOK an active AMILY ONE OF OIE Interest He moved hla chair up close . . "J nia anorneys anu maae irequont DURING EARLY DAY S Kffiffltolw naliSl wer cro- It was observed thla mornlnr that Mra. Elisabeth T'Bauldkonney. whOM tuf r"; neynoias sua apart rrom home has been in JackBonvl lie since tt,cr nu.iwna ana nis cnnaren. tne at- 1862, is visiting friends in the city for r7' n'"Vl,V e"fn"lt?1 w.'ih a short time. Mrs. T'Bauldkenney Is heJ nlor,1"1 during the one of the best known pioneers of Ore- cross-examinations, gon and Is president of the Southern Denied Any Trouble. Oregon Pioneer association. I The atorv told bv Captain Moor on ( m II ... Ml r-ATA.Al i . . . - - juia. uauiunriLimv b iuiiiqi, viuiioi in iranfl WHS wuiiam u. l vault, was tne iirst eauor "I went to the houae at 18( Four teenth atreet in response- to a report that there had been some shooting. Being unable to get Into the front door I went around to the back door and rapped. ,Mrs. Reynolda cama to the door, and when I told her who I waa. said there had been no trouble there. "I went In and found Reynolda seated at his desk. He, too, aald there had been no trouble, but I asked him what he had Just locked In the desk and ha said It waa hla revolver. He showed It to me, and I found It had Just been dis charged. I then asked htm who had fired it. lie said: " 'I did. I shot at a man T found with my wife.' At that Mrs. Reynolds aald: Hunt for Marriage Certificate. " 'You are a liar. I am not your wife. I asked them for a marrlara art(firaa and Reynolds hunted about for It. bu could not find It. Mrs. Havnnlrla alan looked a little, but did not find It I asked Reynolda If he had hit the man, and he said he waa not aura, but had tried hard to hit him. and wnnM ha done so had not his wife Interfered. neynoias saia ne aid not know who the man was. and Mra. Revnolda refusal to tell me until I threatened to call the patrol wagon and aend her to the police station. Then she said he was Pro fessor Herbert ef Walla Walla. Rey nolds said: t " 'Oh. yes. I hv4 heard tell of Mm ' He also spoke of Rev Herbert sa tho despoller of his home, and said bis son had told him of a strange man being there. Beynolda Became) Excited. "When I first entered the houaa Hv. nolda was very cool and continued so until he beaan to tell ma ahnut ahnnt. IngHorbert. Thm he hecama very much excited, waved nls arms about and pointed to a picture of himself In scouts CVess. told me he had been a scout and asked If I did not think ha Would protect his home." Captain Moore waa excused at and court adjourned until 2 o'clock after Judge Oantenbeln had cautioned tha lurv asalnst illariiaainv tha .. tj... nolda kissed his children, who eat on cither aide of him, and waa taken back to Jail. The Jurors In whose handa Reynolda' fate rests are: ET"ik VWaJker-. F- Walkley. Thrnnaa W. Nordby, Patrick Holland, Charles J. Rademacher, Thomas Hlslop, A. Per kins. H N. Rosa W. I I4n.HiAi E. O. Ooding. of the Spectator, published at Oregon City, beginning February 6, 1846. This waa the first newspaper published west of the Rockies. Colonel T' Vault was also the first postmaster-general of Oregon under the provisional govern ment, when the price of postage of a single sheet of paper was SO cents from Oregon to the Missouri river. His sal ary waa $50 a year, but he resigned at the end of nine months for the rea son that the salary did not pay the office expense, although mall arrived but about twice a year. FIESTA COMMITTEE GETS BUSY TONIGHT i HIGH SCHOOL LIST I MAYOR APPROVES .EN JO DJIDIMV linnnn nnnimimr unuiio Mr ul i u mm m a .r I - w w V mmm mm 99 Big Increase in Enrollment of Students Shown Over Last Yrear. Superintendent Rlgler and Assistant Mayor Lane his afternoon approved the ordinance prohibiting the sale of liquor in resauranta. Notices from the license department are being sent to proprietors of varioua eating houaes notifying them of the new law. A dosen restaurants will be affected by the provisions. A meeting of the wave and means tivalial. greatly pleaaedTfAT ON WHARF TUTT tie association In the f wun me increase in the enrollment of FIXE -THIP, FROM BAY. MetltodJirta at Walla Walla, ,-HdJDitAtone Journal. ) Wall Walla, Wash., Sept 18. The annual conference of the East Columbia district of Hhe Methodisi Episcopal church south ia in aeasion in thla city this week. Today's session was given i up to - thtf Women's Home Missionary society. .: JJIalioa . Adklna of" Nashville, Tejinvssee. la presiding, (Special Dlapstch to Ttie Journal.) ugene, or., Sept. 18. The annual reunion of the Lane County Veteran association began here this forenoon and will end Friday at noon. Over 200 veterans of all wars are expected to (.aiuttLd in i nf rmn it-tit mk nh i. always a blar affair nmnm- Vk V d - -J ua.aw.iaa, VtiO U1U DU1 lers of Lane countv. Tnrtav ih. erans registered, giving name, company and regiment, and tonight they will n ure at tne u. a. h hnii . inert? will nf) a mnryutn,. arade throueh the nrlnrlnMl hn.ir,,.. VL ll'e city ami in the evenln II ttuuresfi Will Dl II- I'nroH K a iv Alien in tno courthouMu. The business .m.wu niiu inn election or orrlcers will 'woTmobe B0ADS SEND IN BEP0BTS (Special Diapatch to The Journal.) Salem, Or., Sept. 18 The foll,.wln. report was received Mav firm, th. ir.i' .P-5 p,Iwav company: Total earnings, 9,09i; operating expenses, includ ing Interest and taxes, 179,765 35-im-ome from operation, 1831.74- par value of capitiil stock, 11,000,000 amount issued, $620,000. The Oregon & California Rnilwav company submitted the following in come, lease of road, $165,801.71; other Income. $J8,S98.05; total income $i . nS4,69'j-t, total deduction $1,362,379 07' net injfca1, $3'2,320.6!l. HEAVY LOSS FB03r FIBE AT OAKLAND . . Tojriorrow ina rriciar. poaiuveiy xne r ( aya for discount on east aide gast (fnllfd Trena Leoard Wire.) Oakland, Cal., Sept. 18. It is estimated that the loss in the fire at the Oakland- Gas & Elec tric company's plant this morn ing is fully $160,000. The effects of the conflagra tion will probably be felt to night by nearly every house holder In Oaklan-I and by many of the householders of the neighboring districts. TEA FAILED TO MEET BEQUIBED STANDABD That the Chinese do not always Insist upon tne bent or tea was made plain this morning when the government tea inspectors ut the custom houae rejected three case of "green leaves" brought here rrom i hina on tne steamer Nu mantia, which recently sailed for the orient arter naving discharged and loaded a return cargo. The tea was consigned to Chinese merchants and failed to come up to the government standard. Steamer Costa IUca Brings Happy Lot of Passengers to Port. The Harriman liner Costa Rica, Cap tain Mason, arrived at Alnsworth dock late last night from San Francisco after a very pleasant voyage. The breeze followed the steamer and assisted her materially In making good headway. As a result the, Costa Rica beat her own record north by arriving several hours anoau or scneauie. The steamer brought a full passenger list and as much rrelght as could be gotten Into the holds. The passengers stated that last night's ride up the Co lumbia and Willamette rivers was a "dream" because of the superb moon light. The Islands at the confluence of the two rivers bathed In the rays of the brilliant moon formed a picture, they averred, that no artist could have conceived. Tomorrow and Friday positively the lant days ior discount on east side gus bills. School Opening Deferred. (Special Dlapatch u Tbe Journal.) Sllverton, Or., Sept. 18. The Silver ton schools will open September 30. The vacation has been prolonged a few weeks owine to the fact that the new high school building was not completed in time to begin school earlier. Miss Gmce (I. Kentner has neen engaged as principal and Wilbur E. Burrows of Cottage Grovo. assistant principal. ALONG THE WATERFRONT. The steam schooner Excelsior arrived this morning from San Francisco and Is loading lumber at the mills of the Portland Lumber company. The British ship Conway Castle is expected to leave down tomorrow or Thursday bound for Europe with the Tlrst cargo of new crop wheat this sea son. The British ship Tola Is loading lum- her at the mills or tne worth Pacific Lumber company In North Portland. She goes to South Africa. The overdue British bark Mozambique has arrived at Puget sound from New- castle-on-Tyne. She was out 70 days longer than an average voyage. Her cargo la consigned to Meyer, Wilson & Co. headquarters of the Swetland building tonight The meet ing will mark the beginning of active operations toward preparing ror the fiesta next June. The means of raising the necessary $50,000 will be the prin cipal Item of business which will first have to be disposed of before further plans for next spring's festival can be determined. The members of the committee that advanced pupils In the city schools. This year -the third day record shows an In crease in both tbe east and the west J. H. OILMAN MISSING M. C. Bapfleld of the Banfield-Veysey wuiuyauy reportea to the police morning that J. u miman toflav r,u,.cu. nignt roreman by the Arm the west side high school list contained i",,1 'LW0 a.yar1 lS8 Portland Lum 784 names, and the east aide 745 names 2?J.cJn?J,jr " IP1,11- na" mysteriously nave side high schools over the third day of w ; 1908 of 821 names, the registration, re- fJi.1 spectjvely, being 1,629 and 1,208. Vnv, When the rolls were closed today ? ; the west side high school list contained JJer aiio uiainuors ui mo cumniuiee) mat h. uuu nwi aiue ia names iHaann,0, a T i "- are expected to be present tonight are: On the third day of the preceding Sop- hiPSrLl .. t!I,?'""d t0 E. W. Rowe, J. C. Alnsworth, E. M. ternber opening the record showed 6j beknIrw"e0d. V1 V9 WH'?n2etf8. rl Brannlck, F. Dresser, I. N. Fleischner. pupils in the west side high school and niit worTfiV nn ee 1 9 0 cloc Slgmund Siehel, Julius L. Meier. Dr. Emmet Drake. H. C. Wortman, J. C. Ramsdell and A. H. Devers. BEGIN EXCAVATING FOB ENGINE HOUSE m JAIL MONTHS WITHOUT A HEAELNG Excavation Is about comnleted for the Portland Heights fire engine bouse at the corner of Twentieth and Spring streets and the contractors will be ready to commence on the concrete work Case Against J. K. Henderson, Who v aaavaavn ItlU ,UlllinVV AVI lilt Was Arrested at Oregon City, Based on Error. - MARINE NOTES Astoria. Sept. 18. Arrived at 5:50 and left up at 7:30 a. m., steamer Geo. Loom Is, from San Francisco via Puget sound. Arrived at 6 and left up completion of the $8,000 building within u uaye, out ii is expectea mat u will not require mat long a time. Crushed While Coupling Cars. (Special Dlapatch to Tha Journal.) Astnrlfl Or Sent 18 An nmnlrvv, I the Brennan Loir trine- comDanv named John Johnson was fatally injured at Henderson, who for the past three the camp on Young's river yesterday mnnthi haa hn in m.niu oii .V,I! 1 ' , , " " J" cTuaheTl between t'" T aunoh w wMout a hearing, was discharged ye. sent to bring him In to the hospital. ver. clock last only 805 In the east side building, thi dork H i. hi. t,, i"?0;61 to These extraordinary fla-urea are e,. !? dock- . .' at was found lying on plained .as being due to the fact that resided t V27 iJJ2..?L - lmaa but two years were taua-ht in the mil f?.8?.111 ' Slxth "treet and a slater aide school and advanced students were uve" -on"wnre on the eaat aide. compelled to cross the river. FUSED FOR LEAVING SIDEWALK D00BS OPEN Police Judge Cameron this m n rn 1 n or assessed 8. A. Cohen, local representa- tlva nt tha TTMi,Aa r 1 - " . ... . wjar oiurea CO III - pany, $5 for the action of his employes in leaving a sidewalk door open Jeff ISye, a saloonman. and H. B. Moore, proprietor of a restaurant in the Acheson building wore also arrested for falling to close the iron doors to their basements when the sidewalk openings were not In use and will be sentenced Friday. Boy Arrested for Theft. John Arvltson. a 16-year-old boy, waa uy it-iecuves jones and Tlche- (Spedal Dlapatch to Tba JooraaL) Walla Walla, Wash., Sept 18. J. K. terday on motion of his attorney, to nor this mornlmr ehari-mi iih thn .. which the prosecuting attorney did not of $25 from B. L. Caldwell, an employe Tomorrow and "Friday positively the for'glng a check, but It waa shown there pany T Caldwell hung h trouserS un Irl last days for discount on east side gaa waa a misunderstanding. The alleged the factory with the money ' in h2 pock- luigoijr uv;v;um.- iiwi iiuvcmutr. non- i ei, ana f is alleged that the boy went derson went to Oregon City. , where he throueh them at 10 a. m.. Norwegian ateamer Elsa, S18.?1 7'?r wnen a"steo oy snenrr win be taken before the Juvenile court from San Francisco. ' Haviland last June. Since then he has this afternoon. Astoria, Sept. 17. Left up at 1 p. m., l,Hen 0'"m"1' ln lno county jau wun steamer Costa Rica. Left ud at 5 d m.. out a hearing. steamer excelsior. Elgin Is Spotless Town. Astoria, Sept. 1. Condition of the O p TQ "PTATPTa WIT? bar at 8 a. m.. smooth: wind southeast 0 X . J.O XXllXiJ-f XUlV DELAYING LIVESTOCK thr?ediight district of the Kffi nine miles; weather cloudy Tides at Astoria Today High water. 10:41 a. m.. 7.1 feet; 10:13 p. m. 8.6 feet; low water, 4:15 a. m., 0.0 feet; 4:25 p. m., 3.0 feet PUBLIC INVITED ON BOABD BBITISHSIIIP. -t-;-. v.- iw TTwm-.aar,-.v.av.;,v,v.:jrol -.r.-. ? v-s a a- Mm ::- !-: .. - rrmiaavi-ii ,, , ,, . .-.v.-.-. ., jc . k . v.- - t.v: r, a r z a v.-.v.-. .w.-.fow..w.wiiriajmtaa (Spaclal Dlapatch to Tha Journal. t Elgin, Or.. Sept. 18. Pursuant to an mates were instructed to leave and the entire district is now vacated. A o-en- Judae Charles E. Wolverton fined the I era 1 crusade was started here noma tlma Southern Pacific railroad $250 this ago. Gambling has also been cleaned morning in tna united states circuit out. court tor violating the Z8-hour law reg ulating livestock shipments. The case decided Is one ln which the railway com pany pleaded guilty about a month ago and asked to have ludgment stayed un til the company could be heard on the facts ln the case. In court this morning the company renewed its plea and beside explaining that the shipment had been held up by negligence on the part of the Northern Pacific Terminal company ln transfer ring the shipment ln Portland, no other evidence was offered. The case wai in regard to a shipment of household goods from California to Washington including several mules and a horse. ITALIAN LAB0EE&S , IN A FBEE FIGHT 1. -. -t The British ship Dalgonar is being trimmed in srala attire for the entertnln- I ment to be eiven on board tomorrow- -night lor the benerit of the Seamen's A I institute. The decks are being cleared J ' of all loose gear and every plate of metal is being polished into a mlrror 4 . like surface. This does not require a great deal ,of exertion, however, be J : cause the Dalgonar has the reputation w of being one of the neatest and triin- meat, windjamnra afloat. The entertainment tomorrow nighl win unaoupieaiy oe largely attended be cause aside from the novelty of being held on board a ship it will introduce to the audience some of the best talented artists ln the city. The musical pro gram to be rendered will be one of the best ever arranged by the Institute, and It haa given many, -Captain Iabester of tha Dalgonar has succeeded la having the vessel shitted: to Columbia dock No. 2 directly north of the eaat landing slip of .the old Al bina ferry. She will be there tomor row night The entertainment will be gin at 8 o'clock and last until in :3ft and ln tho meantime, those who attend. "ii imw a DJ1DUU1U Ul'Ul fcUlllL Ul III- spectlng a large Bailing vessel at close range, an opportunity seldom offered the average landlubber.' The charge of suuiuaiuu vui m b cent ; (Soaclal Diapatch to Tbt Jonrnnl.) Albany. Or.. Sept. 18. Aa a result of a fight among a crew of Italians In the employ of tho railroad company, one of their number is seriously cut and an other badly injured. The one Berioualy cut has Heen brought to the Albany hosbltal. The aulltv nartles have flad and cannot be found. While working on tne railroad near snedds, in tnia county, an altercation ensued, which resulted in a general row. Sale of Tract In Wallowa. (Special Dispatch to Tbe Journal.) Joseph. Or., Sept. 18. L. E. Cavlness or this place naa sola hi acres or iana to C. P. Ragsdale of Kent, Oregon, for $88,000. This ranch claims ihe dUtlnc? tion of being the only octagonal farm la this section. . Fatally Injured by Fall. (Speclcl Dlapatch to Xe JoarnaLI Vancouver, B. C, -flnpt. 18.--Rlchard Wilson, a laborer employed on a new block under construction on Water street, fell- three atorlea and sustained fatal v injuries.- - Among ..ether, injuries ma pacii waa oroaen. Pure Teas are healthful-neirve soothing-delicious. FOLGER'S GOLDEN GATE S? TEAS km-m TEA CEYli Ceylon Japan Oolong EnrflisH BreaRfast Gun powder BlacRCEX Green are pure. Packed flavor tight in dust-proof car ions" to protect their purity and flavor. ' J. A. Foltfer (SL Co. , 4 ' ' -: Frsclae v Saaportmrs' : ot Pom' a' aVWal am SaV WlVVeU4- r, . , BVWiaiaaaaaMiaiMaHHWa4aBaAMfw .