The Oregon daily journal., March 17, 1908, Page 6, Image 6

THE OREGON .DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING. MARCH 17. 1803.
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Timber Gimps A Ions: River
Districts Will Open Again
AVithin Few Weeks Ex
, ported 3,000 Men Neces
sarv to Meet Demand.
JAMES COLE CHOICE
OF. BIG ASSOCIATION
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Candidate for District Attorney Strongly Recommended
for Position Now Held by John Manning
Municipal Body Indorses.
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'' P Logxlnff operations throughout the
Coluir.blu rlvoi district are expected to
"nrwn nn 1 1 )il it the next two or three
' Weeks, but jot no order have been
. nlail with employment Bireni'los for
locrers. About 3.000 men would
needed to supply all the camp with
'.normal force. It la aald white labor
ta scarce, bc-ause many of the men
' have drifted to other parta alnca tha
".Shutting down of outdoor work laat f all
i 7 Wages for loggers, which raffed last
'year from 12.26 to $1.75 per day. will
,'thla season atart 12.00 to $J.2I. Thera
. , ara planty of foreigners available for
common labor, dui logging doihi ubu
aJIv nrefor native-born help.
- j Logging camps are already being op
aerated by tbe area Portland milla that
draw thalr supplies from Columbia
" river tarrltory. These camps hara boon
running moat or the winter. The cnap-
man logging camp near Warren la In
' full operation. Benaon logging opera
'tlona In a very large camp on the Oats-
- ,kanle have not ceaaed all winter. The
O. K. company la preparing to open a
r large camp near Marshland. The East
ern eY Western Lumber company haa
been logging ateadlly near Rainier and
' 'o baa the Inman-Poulsen company near
'Kelso. t
; - A labor employment agency that han
'dlea orders In season for large numbers
of loggers, said:
"Thus far we have bad bo Intimation
- that the log-gins camps generally would
! iiopen. There bave been no orders placed
, 'With us to indicate more than a small
4amaad hare, and thera for help to fill
. vacancies. White laborers have left tbia
part of the country In large numbers
' since last fall, and It looks to us as If
there would be a scarcity of labor In
, and around Portland this spring, if
work opens up very generally. There
are plenty of foreigners on hand, and
v these will be employed at somewhat
lower wages than were paid last year."
ini LEFT
! LARGE ESTATE
jMultnomah County Property
; of Late Captain Valued
:. ' - at $640,000.
Robert R. Thompson, the veteran
steamboat man, who died In Ban Fran
cisco March 10, left property In Mult
nomah county worth ft 40,000, accord
ing to a petition for special letters of
administration granted by Judge Web
ster In tbe county court this morning.
-The total value of the estate exceeds
, ; 12,000,000,., but, the, greater part of the
property is In. other states.
' Thompson left a will that is In course
of probate in San Francisco, but there
,1s some difficulty In securing witnesses
, 10 complete me proor ana Jt is said
t that considerable time may elapae be
fore the formalities are completed. For
lihis reason the special letters were'
, asiced tor Here by William J. Hawkins,
woo . has acted . for many years as
. Thompson's agent, and will look after
-ine property wniie trie probate proceed
ings ara being completed.
' Only one of the heirs resides in
Portland. This la Robsrt H. Thompson,
-a son, of 214 Thirteenth street. An-
-' other son. Louts Cass .Thompson, llvos
at Carlton, Yamhill county. The other
belrs are the widow, Harriet Thompson
of San Francisco; a daughter, Sarah
. Ann Pollock, also of San Francisco;
rfnother daughter, Eliza F. King of Ala
meda; Walter 8, Thompson, son, of
i- Jtedondq, California; Lillle Lynch and
Hettie Bell Borden, daughters, of Ban
Francisco, and. Frank Thompson, son of
?"he most valuable block of property
ongtng to the estate In this county
r Is -block 44 of the Old Home place, es
' tl mated to be worth $350,000. The In
terest of the deceased In the Oregon
Steam Navigation company block Is
.flxedat $(0,000, and two lots at Ash
.and Third streets at $72,000. Four lota
In block 14 are valued at $80,000, Pet
ers half block at $61,000, and 34 acres
;in the White 'House road at $35,000.
There Is $1,14$ In cash In this county
and 10 shares of Portland hotel stock,
'valued at $500. Thompson owned land
.Jn Yamhill, Wasco and Columbia coun
ties, but toe value of these holdings Is
; unknown. ,Jt Is stated that the annual
; rents and profits from the estate In
'this county, amounts to about $36,000.
' Hawkins f lied a $36,000 bond this
morning to enable, him to take up the
; duties of . looking after the property
.here. ! The. executors of the estate are
-the widow; Mrs. Ivy L. Borden and
' ieanaer ju uawicins. xne division or
the estate made by the will is not yet
.known here. ,
, ' Thompson wai the second largest
-stockholder In the old days of the Ore
iron Steam Navigation company, In
which business he laid the basis for his
frreat fortune. He was a heavy Investor
in San Francisco real estate and added
greatly to his Income thereby. Some
..time ago he purchased the old Hearst
. M.n.lnn fnm whlh ha f A I109 AAA
And there the last days of his life were
"spent, growing infirmities confining
im to his nome xor several years.
James Cole has been picked by the
Municipal aasoclation of Portland as
Ita choice for district attorney for tha
Fourth Judicial district to succeed John
Manning, the present Incumbent of the
office. At Ita meeting today the asso
ciation took up the consideration of Mr.
Cole's candidacy and by unnnlmotis vota
decided that he wna the man best qual
ified to fill the office. It was there
fore decided to give to him I lie united
and earnest support of the association
and its members during the rnmlnc run-
test for the nomination In April, hiii! If
successful there to follow him with Its
aid through thn contest ending In the
general election In June.
Fearless Platform Applauded.
Taking Mr. Coles platform as a ba
ais for Its consideration, aside from the
personal and professional standing; of
the candidate, the members or ine asso
ciation decided that he stood for those
principles of law enforcement which
placed him in harmony with the alma
and purposes or ine organization.
His pledge to enforce the Sunday
closing law, to aee that the gambling.
which haa been and In aome Instancea
Is still being carried on. should be
atopped; hla promise to do all in his
fiower to punish practltionera engaged
n unlawful practices, tils announcement
that he would zealously enforce all lawa
having as their object the protection of
minora both boys and girls all of
these planka in Mr. Cole's platform
were discussed, and his attitude was
commended and applauded by the in
dorsement of the aasoclation.
It waa contended by the members of
the association that the stand taken by
Mr. Cole In his announcement showed
that he relied for his support and suc
cess upon the better element of the cit
izens of the district. He had taken hla
stand upon an outline of principles
which would make It Impoaaible to ex
pect support In any way from those
who aid or wink at law violation, and
because of this It waa decided that he
was entitled ro the hearty support Of
the Municipal aasoclation.
"We feel," said one member of the
association In discussing the action
taken today, "that Mr. Cole stands
pledged to the principles of good gov
ernment, for which the association Is
battling. Wa have looked Into his rec
ord nersonallv. aa a lawyer, and dur
ing the time ho waa deputy United
States attorney, and are confident that
he la nunliriei In everv 'way to fill III
office of district attorney with Juatlce
to those dealing witn ine oince ami
credit to himself.
Cole Competent Candidate.
"The Municipal aasoclation would de
sire to nee a man In the district attor
ney's office who would work earnestly
for the betterment of moral conditions
and the strict enforcement of the laws.
We would not Indorse a candidate, how
ever, even though he stood for these
things unless we were confident that he
was professionally qualified to fulfill
the dutlea of the office.
'We believe after careful considera
tion that Mr. Cole posaeaieMa all of these
needed characteristics and that If nomi
nated and elected he will fill the office
Uh honor to himself and the people of
the district. Therefore, we nave In
dorsed hla candidacy and have pledged
him our support in tne ngnt ror nis
nomination. If he Is nominated, as we
hope and expect him to be, the associa
tion will support him In his contest for
election In June."
It la probable that at a meeting to be
held In the near future plana will be
mapped out for the entrance of the
association actively Into the support of
Mr. uoiea canaiaacy.
i CLEAR MID COLD
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Eastern Oregon's Streams
. liunnlng Down Trains
Soon to Itesume. ,
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LEAVE IT TO THE SMALL BOY TO
PUT ON THE FINISHING TOUCH
They were looking at the stuffed an
imals In the city ball lobbies. "They"
were a young couple on the loving or
der and while they looked at the ani
mals saw nothing but themselves.
What Is that, John?" she asked.
That." said John, allowing hla glance
to follow the direction of her out
pointed finger. "la a moose."
"isn't no mean looztng: sne gurgiea.
"You bet. and a moose Is a mighty
fierce animal In the Woods." responded
John, who told of the terrific fight he
had with a moose upon a time, date and
place specified.
"Do you love me, John?" asked Mary,
looking into her hero's eyes as ha fin
ished his tale of giat accomplishments
In the foresta.
"IH IT you know I do. honey."
"Pipe de honeymooners," cried a
shrill voice from the other side of the
halt "Anybody knows dat ain't no
moose. Pats a stuffed old she-cow-elk."
Mary looked at John and John grew
red In the face. The owner of the
ht 111 voice dodged behind a column until
he' could come ouf Into the open In
safety and make a dush for liberty to
the street.
LIQUOR LICENSE MIGHT DO
AFTERWARDS, BUT NOT NOW
He was and is Irish. One couli tell
that without looking at the huge sham
rock he wore upon the lapel of hla coat
as he strolled up to City Auditor A. L.
Barbur this morning and asked for a
moment's confidential talk.
"What is ltr asked the auditor.
"Oi' want a marriage license. Will
ye give me one?"
"i am sorrv." reDlIed the auditor.
"but you will have to get marriage I
licenses from the county clerk on SL
Patrick's day."
"Ol knew It," came back the surpris
ing response. "I could tell ye were an
Orangeman the minlt Ol laid me eyes
on ye."
Mr. Barbur offered the man a liquor
license, hawker's license or any other
kind of a license but the man Was ob
durate. He would not be satisfied with
anything less than a marriage license,
and the last aeen of him he was headed
toward the court house.
(Spsclil Dispatch to Tb Journal.)
Pendleton. Or., Match 17.The weath
er turned clear and cold In eastern Ore
gon last nlht and the flood waters ara
rapidly going down. Trains will be
running between here and Portland to
day. Tha datnag east of here is greater
and It probably will be at least week
Derore roaas over ine mu nmuiiwi
are repaired. No. 1. the local due to
leava I'andleton for . Portland at 10
o'nlru-fc this mnrrlni. Will leave at
o'clock this afternoon. No. 2. from
Portland, due here last erenlng. will ar
rive this afternoon.
rk. i a. m km suffered the areat.
eat loaa! Mitnv of tha bottom land
farmers and gardeners lost heavily.
No mall has been received here from
either west or east since Saturday
morning. Trains between here and
Spokane are running and ihe branch oi
the Northern Pacific Into Pendleton has
not been out of commission.
With good weather the damage will be
repaired soon.
WALLA WALLA'S FLOOD.
Highest Water Since 1881, Old
Timers Bay bamnro Estimate.
Walla Walla, Wash.. March 11. Fif
teen, thousand dollars is the damage
estimated to have been done in Walla
Walla and vicinity by the terriflo floods
which swept down Mill creek and tribu
tary streams Sunday night and yester
day. As a result of the high weter
one bridge at Fourth street was entirely
swept away, the Third and Fifth street
bridges were badly damaged, many gar
den tracta and alfalfa news wars
flooded and numerous wagon and foot
hHiink throughout the county were
either washed out or damaged to such
an extent that repairs will run into
thousands of dollara.
nMiimin ur yesterday s flood was
the highest water since the big flood
of US1. Mill creek flows through tr
center of Walla Walla, and in many
places the water flowed entirely over
the bulkheada, flooding realdenee
Streets and basements, floating away
sidewalks and creating terror atrvlg
residents along the stream.
Traffic to Pendleton and Dayton over
the O. R. A N. waa abandoned yester
day owing to many washouts sad dam
age to bridges. Eighty feet of track
was washed out two miles west of the
city, while the O. R. & N. bridge In
the western part of the city was so
badly damaged that trains were not
allowed to cross. The O. R. & N.
bridge all but went Into the river, and
it will require several days to repair
the damage. The big steel bridge cross
ing the Touchet Into Dayton waa
knocked six Inches out of plumb by a
chop mill which came floating down
the stream and lodged agalnat the
bridge. Two thousand aacka of barley
in tne mill were lost Lowlands along
the Touchet 'were overflowed and con
siderable damage. was done In alfalfa
fields.
The water began subsiding yesterday
at noon and all danger of further dam
age la believed to have passed. Rail
road crewa are working overtime re
pairing damage to the tracks and traffic
will probably be reaumed some time
tomorrow, providing the bridges can be
repaired for heavy trains to pass over.
on cmt minnv
in i in ii .
LOSES SPOUSE
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Court Awards i Woman: $07,
000 Because Mate, Made
Her Do Monologue.
(United toss teases Wire.) '
Bellingham, Wash., March 17. The
nd of a long; and acrimonious fight In
the courts ef what from tha point of
property Interests Involved la perhaps
the most celebrated ' divorce case In
northwestern Washington, haa- been
reached. Tha total valua of tha ttron.
eriy ariecieo is iij,uuu. ini case was
that of Mary Sullivan vs. Danlsl Sulli
van, which has been pending In the
courts many months In various forms.
Judge Joiner. In granting the divorce,
awaraea to Mrs. Buinvan aa permanent
alimony $t?,000, being $14,000 cash and
$8$, 000 in first-class income-paying
arming isnas.
The divorce was granted on the
ground of cruel treatment, because .oe
husband had for years refused to enter
into any social uiscourses wun nis wire.
Although living with ber, he only spoke
to ner wnsn absolutely necessary.
I'OODS FULL OE
CRUISERS
PICW MEII BOUND
(3peeUI Plspstcs te Tbe leeraal.)
Newport. Or. March 17. Timber
lands in Lincoln county are changing
hands rapidly. For the past two months
cruisers have been coming end going
dally. Among the many buyers of tim
ber the Curtis Lumber company appear
to be the largest purchaser, it In work
ing mostly in the Euchre mountain dis
trict, where the claims average from
1.000.000 to 15,000,000 feet to the quar
ter section.
Since the shutdown of the mills ad
jacent to the Harrlman lines last fall
ihe mill men have preferred to locate
as close as possible to tide-water, so
that when rail rates become, over-bur-densome
they will be In position to ship
by water.
Notwithstanding the financial condi
tions there haa been more activity in
timber lands this spring than ever be
fore.' While prices offered have not ad
vanced very materially as yet. buyers
appear quite active, and from present
Indications Oregon coast timber from
now cn will be more in demand than
elsewhere.
("pedal P!ptoli to Tbe Joaraal.)
Mist, Or., March 17. Timber land,
which has been at a standstill almost
all the winter on account of the recent
financial stringency, Is again beginning
to move. Timber cruisers are getting
more numerous. Three claims were sold
near here last week at good figures.
IIDSOUT
IIErIKpilTS
Kumored . Tillmans Alleged
Connection With Timber
Will Be InYCstigated.
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- Alleged criminal! i art getting -what
they have been waiting for In the fed
eral building today, for the federal
grand Jury which was empanelled yes
terday went to work this morning- with
About the federal building all kinds
of rumors ara afloat a to what the
Jury is going to do. Some believe that
)istrlct Attorney Bristol will lead the
jury down tbe line into an investigation
of all the abuses which may have been
reported to the district attorney's Office
sines the last grand Jury was disband
ed, others believe mat tne jury win
at this time make an Investigation Into
ths cases awaiting. And In which man
are being held In jail to await the con
sideration of the Jury.-' .This was stated
by the court st the time tha Jury was
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decisions in
SUPREME COURT
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Salem. Or., March 17. The following
decisions were today rendered by ths
supreme court:
E. L. Smith versus Interior Ware
house company, Umatilla county, re
versed.
Martha M.1 Kuni versus Oregon" Pall-
road eV Navigation company, Multnomah
county, reversed.
J. B. Nolan versus Clyde Hughes.
Wheeler county, petition for rehearing
denied.
T. B. Denny versus Agnes Bean. Polk
county, motion to modify costs denied.
Louis Lachmund versus U. J. Moore,
Marlon county, reversed.
toRS. JIARTHA SIMPSON
DEAD AT CORVALLIS
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CHICAGO
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Chicago, March 17. Ten thousand
Chicago' babies face possible starvation
In the threatened milk famine which
may follow the refusal of the drivers
of milk wagons to deliver after April 1.
"Not a wagon will go out on April 1
unless the dealers grant our demand
of an increase of $5 a week," declared
Steve 8umner, president of the union.
"We are entitled to the Increase and the
Uoalcrs must give it or we will strike."
The dealers flatly refuse to accede to
the demand, saying they cannot afford
to grant it.
3I0RE FOR SURVEYOR
I GENERAL AND CLERKS
(Washington Bureau of The Jonrna!.
1 Washington, March 17 The senate,
jn use legislative, executive and judicial
(Special DUpatcb to Tbe Journal.)
Corvallis, Or., March 17. The fu
neral of the late Mrs. John W. Simpson
will be held from the residence at Sixth
street In this city this afternoon at 2
o'clock. Rev. P. A. Moses will conduct
the services and the remains will ba
Interred in the I. O. O. F. cemetery.
Mrs. Simpson died at the family
home at 11:20 o'clock Sunday morning,
of cancer, having been confined to her
bed only three weeks. She leaves her
husband and one son, Eugene M. Simp
son, of this city, besldi-s three brothors
James and Newton Prattler of Polk
county, and Martin Prather of eastern
uregon. ana two siHters. Airs, jane Hill
of Portland and Mrs. Lizzie Hart of
eastern Oregon.
Martha Prather was born in Polk
county near Buena Vista and was 69
years old. Her parents were the first
couple ever married in Benton county.
She arew to womanhood In Folk county
and was married mere in asiu to jonn
W. SImDSon. They made their home
successively In Polk. Lincoln and Ben
ton counties. They came to Corvallis
EMERYVILLE
Mil, has Increased tha annroDriation for
the Survevor.crenerfli'M nfflpn In flreann. I
fibove the hnuae tirnvlalnnii na follows-I about IS vearS a CO.
Halary of surveyor-general from IS.OOOj Mrs. Simpson was a woman of stron
i $3,000 per annum; clerk hire from I character and was generally belove
7,000 to 18.250. 1 for her charitable, lovable disposition.
INFLAMMATION OF THE KIDNEYS
In home talk
"Kidney trouble" is Inflammation of the kidneys without albiunta.
"Brig it's Disease" Is laaninttm ne vAna with aliaaua.
'..Br!M-tb rL truMe is INFLAMMATION OF THE KIDNEYS, hence a
r? f.1,lt be for the other. There haB been no cure for either.
True
wait bi " lne aiuneys unless severe commonly gets
real trouble begtas. s 0t yleId early and the Inflammation persists, the
have risen to n y aiaease has been Incurable and why the deaths
'iviT!?v?l&y-? to th discovery of, Fulton's Benal Com
'tUaue tl?n'.wn.ht',wul Inflammation in the kidney
. .Tftl'1 ."ittlnw were i: -IAlarna,.Mim iii;i..rAi.- lH..Li
baciua
No matter whether you i call itKi!0 ! hav, abandoned them.
Plseaae,- If It hw bnangfng oi ZJ or VBrtht'!
for through this ereclflc. ifSL Sritm-v,r5r c,,in only ho"4
all cases. It Is ihVonly 'thing knownX V. pr ,cent of
Sidneys, which Is the real difflcultTVt i,t"trfJ" ...,Aflmmtlo' n the
V Literature mailed free, wvuuiea peopte.
TRAM TODAY
(United Press Leased Wlro.)
San Francisco, March 17. Today's
Emeryville scratches:
First race Altadice.
Third race Preen and Mortlboy.
Fourth race My Pal. Corrlean . D
uramraui ana Ail ADiajce.
First race Five and one-half fur
longs, selling. 3-year-olds Boas (104)
8 to 1, 3 to 1, 7 to 6, won; Darelngton
(107), 11 to 6, even, second; Wap (104)
2 to 7, third. Time, 1:06 4-5.
HIS M ORE
SCHOOL PROTECTION
OVER TO GRID JURY
In the police court this morning
Judge Cameron made an order binding
Fred Frits and J. J. Russell over to
await the action of the grand jury on a
charge of exhibiting objectionable pic
tures In two penny machines taken from
the O. W. P. station at First and Alder
streets. The charge was preferred sev
eral days ago by a committee from the
Municipal association.
The complaint on which the arrest
was made was Issued by District Attor
ney Manning, who will now have an op
portunity to pass on the merits of the
case when he slts as a grand Jury.
Deputy District Attorney Stevenson,
who is Mr. Manning's representative In
the municipal court, said this morning
that the quentlon of politics would not
be allowed to enter Into the matter and
that the case would be disposed of in
the regular way, regardless of the fact
that Mr. Manning U a candidate for re
election.
Memieni of the Municipal associa
tion interested In the prosecution de
clare their Intention of following the
case closely for the purpose of prevent
ing unnecessary delays In the considera
tion of the case by the grand Jury or, in
the event of a true bill being found, in
bringing the defendants up for speedy
trial before a Jury.
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Chief David Campbell is making an
Inspection of all the city school build
ings and after visiting several this
morning stated that he found them all
in .good condition for frame ttrnrtna
Chief Campbell favors iron balconies for
all such frame buildings and will prob
ably make a report to that effect to the
school board.
While Chief Campbell was able to
visit only a few of the schools this
morning he saicThls observations so far
convinced him that the hullritaUa
as well protected as it is possible to
make them without balconies.
"With Iron balconlMii iirrniitutlnv
buildings on each floor, the one on the
second floor connecting to the ground
with an iron stairway, I am sure that
the structures would be" Drotectcd in
such a manner as to prevent all possible
danger in case of fire." he said this
morning. ''Such exits would practically
provide egress to the street from every
room in the building and would aarvo
the children in case of fire .better than
any other remedy escap than I can
devise. r
"While I am not ready to make a re
port at present, my investigations thus
far have led me to, believe that few
changes will be necessary In ihe build
ings. These changes will only be of
trifling, nature but wUlLeave the chil
dren g warded, to the besfX uf .bUny-."!
BETTER SERVICE
TO BEACH RESORTS
A meeting of railroad and steamer
lines Interested In lower Columbia river
trafflo was held today in the office of
William McMurray, 'general passenger
agent of the Harrlman lines, to consider
the question of summer rates to the
beaches. Service to Oregon and Wash
ington beaches is expected to be con
siderably Improved this year, as there
Is active competition between a number
of transportation lines. The Northern
Pacific's acauilti6n of the Astoria &
Columbia River railroad will, it Is said,
resun in improved ran service to Sea
side and other beaches on this line. The
O. R. & N. Co. wil this year have a
direct line Via Knappton to North
Beach.
(United Tress Leased Wire.)
Dublin. March 17. The world's
heavyweight championship contest be
tween Tommy Burns and Jem Roche
will be fought here tonight In the
Theatre Royal. Interest n the match
is so small that It Is believed that the
stories going the rounds to the effect
that Burns has an Inflamed eye and is
not In the pink of condition are circu
lated for tne purpose of drawing a
large crowd that might otherwise re
main away.
It Is conceded on all sides that Burns
knows more about the game than his
opponent. There are some who think
that the only wav to awaken Interest
would be to circulate a report that
Roche has an excellent chance on ac
count of Burns' bad eye. However,
Burns will enter the ring confident of
putting the Irish champion down and
out Inside of a very few rounds.
Richard Croker, former Tammany
boss of Now York, is one of the pro
moters of the contest, and put up a
pod part of the money. The fight is
for tz.600 a side and a purse of 17,600,
which is. offered bv the Dublin syndi
cate In charge of the event.
Burns Is a heavy favorite over Roche,
In spite of the fact that Ireland Is
backing Roche with great wads of
money. The Irish sports have a
"hunch" Roc.e will win because Croker
la plunging on him. The price of tick
ets have advance to 150. It is said that
Croker and other members of the syn-1
dlcate that matched Burns and Roche
have offered Jack Johnson $10,000 to
cross the water and fight the winner.
DENOUNCE POLICY
OFXIGIIT COMPANY
ordered to be tha object for which tha
men were called together. -
in all probability Mr. Bristol will do
no mora than look Into these cases,
since It Is almost a certainty that Jjhn
MoCourt will be confirmed bv ths son-
ate tomorrow, upon wnicn connrmauon
he will become the district attorney and
Mr. Bristol wfll cease to hold offloe. It
Is aot bollavad that Mr. MoCourt will
delve Into now and unexplored rteids
until he haa cleared away what business
may remain for him unfinished In the
office and until he masters tha detail
of tha routine work.
Pitchfork May Probe TUlmaa.
Rumor haa It that one of the pending
cases brought by the postal inspector's
office to the attention of the district
attorney will connect Senator Tillman
of North Carolina with an attempted
land fraud Wal in the Coos Bay coun
try. The story Is that Senator Tillman
cast his eves uoort 10 claims of fine
timber In the Coos Bay country belong
ing to the Southern Oregon Land Grant
company. He wanted to secure It for
himself and nine relativee.
It is said that Senator Tillman made
application through the legs! firm of
Reeder A Watktns of Marshfleid. in
October, 1107, for 10 quarter sections
of land.' This fact rame to the knowl
edge of Byron R. Dorr, a representative
of the St. Paul A Paclflo timber syn
dicate, with headquarters In Portland.
Dorr thought It a good advertising
scheme to let the prospective clients of
his company know that Senator Till
man was Interested, and accordingly In
corporated the fact of his application In
circulars sent through the mall. This
led to an investigation by the postal In
spectors, and may lead to the Indict
ment of the Nortn Carolina senator, who
denounced the use of his name and de
nied connection with the transaction.
The grand Jury now at work was se
lected from the 10 men drawn by the
court. It is composed of the following
men:
L. C. Stratton (foreman), Albany, Linn
county; Franklin K. Turner, Portland;
I. N. Kdmlston, McMinnvllle, Yamhill
county;' Dsnlel T. Sherrett, Portland;
James Olson Portland; C. A. Frants.
Kings Valley, Benton county; Fred
Holxapfel, Tangent, Linn county; Syl
vester K. Paddock, Cleone, Multnomah
county; Frank M. rr. lone. Morrow
county; A. C Miller. Kings Valley Ben
ton county; Charles Q. Woodward. Port
land; Otto K. Rummel. Portland; George
Ormsby, Portland; Gordon Voorhles,
Portland; E. M. Savage, Brooks Marlon
county; Joseph P. Newell, Portland;
George 8. Stoddard, Kern Park, Port
land; C. H. McFarland, Brownsville.
Linn county; S. V. Barr, Sweet Home,
Linn county: Alexander Wagner. Port
land; Benjamin Scholfleld, Cornelius,
Washington county; Slda B.. Walker, In-
aepenaence, roue county.
MONDAY H ESTATE
TU
FliKIi
. is m iin hp
R. R. Thompson ;Yili , Said
. to Have Proflded ?. fop
: Steel Structure on 1 Prop;
erty. Bounded by Pine,
Ash, Third "and Fourth. ,
A mlvntfln.nl k .. 1 1 I . k
erected on the block bounded by Pln,
Oak, Third and Fourth street as a
memorial, to the late R. R. Thomnson
a saia py Portland friends to have beeii
provided for by Mr. Thompson' Ut hla)
win. it is known that Mr. Thompson
had for manr yeara chorlahad tha Ida
It covering this block with handsome
building, and recently when an effort
waa mad to sret him to not a nrtoe m
a part ol the block he refused, saying
that he intended improving it at an
early date with a modern, business
structure. Sinoe then Portland friends
of air. Thompson have been told by him
inai ae naa maae provision in nis W1L
ur luiunjriDK 1 :i nmn wirn n ninfA
tnat would ba second to none) In the
In discussing his clans with reference
to the proposed building Mr. Thompson
said that he had made the greater part
of bis fortune while a resident of this
city, and that he had always Intended
to show the Interest that he still felt
In Portland bv ImDrovlna soma of hla
property her with a magnificent build-
Mr. Thompson died la San Francisco
few days ago. leaving an estate esti
mated to be worth 84. 000,000. num
ber of Mr. Thompson's old Portland
friends are confident that when the pro
visions nt his will become known It
will be found that he Instructs the ex
ecutors to build a handsome, structure
on the Third street block.
SPEER CALLS
1
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Washington. March 17. Lawrence
Speer, vice-president of the Blectrlo
Boat company, which ig being charged
that it used Improper methods Jn in-,
fluenclng legislation, denied before the
congressional committee probing the
accusations that he had ever boasted to
Representative Hobson that he could
put the latter on the naval affairs com
mittee. "I never made the remark attributed
to me," said Speer. "The charge that
has been made to the effect that I said
I could fix' the speaker of the house is
absolutely false. Neither dM I tell
Hobson that I had sufficient Influence
to get him on any committee."
' Speer's testimony was a flat contra
diction of the evidence given on the
stand by Hobson, who testified that -the
boat official did say that he could get
him a place on the. naval affairs com
mittee. Speer denied that he had given
any officer of the boat concern any
money to create a friendly feeling
toward his company. He also Stamped
as false that the Klectrlo Boat company
had sub-letted government contracts.
NUMBER FIVE GOES
UP Itf FORGETFtJLNESS
One train waa so late today that it
waa put clear out of business It was
annulled.
Northern Paclflo No. 1, due at 7
o clock, arrived on time.
Southern Pacific No. H, due at 7:55,
arrived at 8:2.
Southern Pacific No. 1J, due at 11:30,
arrived on time.
O. R. & N. No. Z. due at 8 o'clock, ar
rived at v:36.
O. R. & N. No. 5. due at 9:45, was
annulled.
Astoria A Columbia No. 21, due at
18:15. arrived on time.
f " " . . ' 1 11 1 1 .8
Charm the Fat Away
To reduce by means of exercise or
dieting is nothing but torture to the
flesh and mortification to the spirit
It is so much simpler to "charm" it
away. Of course, I don't mean by
"spells" or "incantations," but through
the occasional use of this home receipt.
viz:. Hair ounce Marmoia, H ounce
Fluid Extract Cascara Aromatic and
JH ounces SyrP Simplex, which any
one can obtain at any drug store for a
small sum and mix at home. Take a
teaspoon ful after meals and at bedtime,
it literally charms the fat away. Takes
it off Just where you need it off and
does it quickly but harmlessly.- Many
persons loss as much as a pound a day.
Isn't that "charming" Off the fat eat
what you please and still lose a pound a
aay-witbovV train, Injury., or .efjortf !
A rousing meeting of property-owners
and residents of the peninsula was held
last .night in the Artisans' hall at
Portsmouth, under the auspices of the
University park board of trade. W. J.
Peddlcord presided. A multitude of
subjects swamped the meeting, so that
It was late in the evening before the
body got around to the subject for
which It was called that of discussing
the light question.
The policy Of the lighting company
Jn charging home-owners half the cost
of stringing wires to homes for electric
lights was denounced severely. Other
DollcleS of the company allowed and
sanctioned by the city officials were
condemned.
Street improvements and Tire protec
tion were taken up and considered as
long as the time would allow. The
committee appointed to secure the Im
provement or Columbia Park Teporled
some progress, and their efforts are
considered quite encouraging. The pe
ninsula hopes soon to have one of the
most Deautirui parits in the city.
DOOTOa TKB BjTZw
TO CT7XB TKB MJSXK
SclenUflo Study Proves Sesema Cannot
Be Treated by Doting the stomach
With Brags.
Advanced medical science, after years
of study and research ,1s now practi
cally agreed that Ecserna, psoriasis, salt
rheum and diseases of like nature are
skin diseases and cannot be cured by
doctoring the blood. The treatment pre
scribed is the direct application of heal
ing soothing remedies to the skin.
"Doctor the Itch where the itch is"---suoh
is the common sense as well as
scientiflcallv correct conclusion, oil of
wlhtergreen, compounded with such
other toothing vegetable remedies as
glycerine and thymol in D. D. D. Pre
scription, is recognised as the specific.
Physicians use D. D. X). Prescription
freely in their cractice. Dr. n. a V.
Hartieben, Washington, D. C writes as
follows: - . ,t,
"D. D, D. Prescription is medicinal,
soothing and the effect Is miraculous.
Ood knows It saved me a deal of suffer
ing. I recommend it to every one , I
can." - , -- .. ;
This letter is only one of many testi
fying to ine merits or ims purely vege
table remedy. Copies of other letters
may be seen at our store, ' Skidmore
Drug Co Itl Third street. ; Free. trew-
tlsa on care and nutrition of tfte skin I
may be-had i.npUcllo,vi,.-? ? J
The usual heavy Monday's business In
the filing of real estate transfers for
record was done in the county clerk's
offlcs yesterday, when Instruments rep
resenting 196.621 in value were filed.
The largest single transaction was the
purchase of a 14 acre tract near Oreah
am which was purchased by Oeorge B.
Mlddleton from P. J. Quealnberry for
121,487.
Another recent sale of considerable
magnitude was tnat or rive lots In Irv
ington. which were sold bv Kills f.
Hughes to Annie J. Lawrence for tt.EOO.
This was at the rate of 11.300 a lot.
which is an advance of about $300 over
the prices asked la the district six
months ago.
The Western Oregon Trustee company
haa purchased from W. 8. Bridges prop
erty on Market street, between Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets, consideration
IMOO.
b. C Southworth haa sold in V. f
Dunning a house and lot at the corner
or East Twenty-nrth and East Taylor
streets, for $4,000.
H. E. Noble has purchased from John
Horn an improved auarter block Just off
Hawthorne avenue In Hawthorne Ave
nue addition, for $,00.
Herbert H. Hoyt has closed a deal
with J. -T. Walls for a 36 foot lot on
Olisan Street between Twenty-third and
Twenty-fourth streets, consideration
$2,900.
A. W. France has purchased a 61 by
100 foot lot on East Twelfth street be
tween East Oak and East Stark streets
for $2,100.
PERSONAL.
W. Irving Spencer, city building in
spector, left this morning for an ex
tended trip throughout the east- He
will be gone about five weeks and while
away will investigate methods of build
ing inspection In various large cities.
He will visit New York, Chicago. Phila-
Helnhifl. Rostrin anil ntii do ,t.,n .1 .a
H. derson, the well known Thlrii
street cigar merchant, has Just returned
from an eight months' tour of Europo.
Mr. Oerson, accompanied by his wife
ana aaugmer, iei Portia na last Aug
ust for a visit to his mother, who lives
in soutnern uermany. He spent a
greater portion of the time at his old
nome, out round time to visit Berlin,
Dresden Frankfort and several other
large cities in tne uerman empire. Mr.
Gerson is glad to get back to Portland
ana says mat in none or tne many
cities he has y 11 ted since last summer
uia ue nua ui pcupio bo generally
Srosperous as they are in Portland,
peaking of the Industrial conditions
in Germany, he says that that country
was as uara mi or ma iinanciai
Sresalon last fall as was the ' United
tales, and that he heard manv com
plaints of hard times while traveling
MELTING SNOW
HUMP9 COLUMBIA
CALLED 0RAFTER8
SAN JOSE POLICE
v San Jose, Cal, March 17. Startling
disclosures said to have been made to
the grand Jury which 1 in session to
day and which promises to result In a
municipal house cleaning have exolted
this city. Two of the most prominent
persons called before the tribunal are
Chief of Police T. w. Carroll and H, A.
Gabriel, a leading attorney. The -Investigation
is the outgrowth of a char re
by a weekly paper that bouses la the
red light district have been sold pro -tectlon
at specified weekly rates. Gab
riel, who is said to have been retained
by a number of women of the tender
loin and who Is In close touch with the
police, has had exceptional success la
getting his ollonts cleared. ,
REGISTRATION" '
MOUNTS HIGHER
4 More than 21,001 names are
now on the registration rolls,
e and the trail to the county
4 clerk's office will be more fur I-
ously trodden than over during
v the time that remains. The
4 books will close for the prl-J,
merles on April 7.
4 Yesterday and last night there
were 6(0 registrations, 451 of
4 whom were Republicans, 74
Democrats and 10 miscellaneous.
H Of the total the a. O. P. has
4 16,4(7, tha Democrats 1,518 and
all others 1.0S9, a total of 31,014.
ONE WEAK SPOT
District Forecaster Edward A. .
Beala of the weather bureau 4
stated this morning that the
sudden rise In the Columbia, 4
river at this time is due largely 4
o melting snow In the moun- 4
tains and not so much to a 4
heavy rainfall, r- 4
-Thiav ho contends, '-will b
much appreciated by those living 4
in the Columbia River valley be- . 4
cause with such a large volume
Of water finding the se at this 4
time there will practically ba 00
danger of r. a . serious flood In 1
Moat Portland PeopU Have Weak
Part and Too Often It's
the Back
Everyone has a weak spot
Too often it's a bad back.
Twinges follow every sudden twist.
Dull aching keeps up, day and night.
Tells yon the kidneys need help
For backache is really kidney-ech.;
A kidney cure Is what you need.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kidneys.
Cure backache and all urinary Ills.
Portland people recommend ths rem
edy. G. H. Springmeyer, expressman, of
1016 First street, Portland, Oregon,
says: "Exposure to rough weather and
the Jarring of my wagon brought on
kidney trouble. My back" ached almost
constantly and the action of the kidneys
seemed weak and the passages of the
secretions too frequent. Doan's Kidney
Pills oame to my notice and I got a boiK.
ana negan using mem at onoo. iiw 1 v
pain in my back was soon relieved and ?i
tne Kianey secretions gecimi normal. 11
Two boxes of - Doan's Kidney Plus
brought about this result" (From
statement made Feb. 28, 1903.) ,
CURED TO STAT CURED..
On January 12, 1906, Mr. Springmeyer
confirmed the above statement and''
added: "Since the time referred to in
my former testimony I have not had a
trace of kidney trouble. I have recom
mended Doan's Kldney pills to manv
people and am always glad to do so,"
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