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( "IN PORTLAND AND IN OREGON NEARLY EVERYBODY READS T1IE JOURNAL" THAT'S THE VERDICT AND MORE AND MORE PEOPLE READ IT All THE TIME DON'T YOU? 1 JOURNAL WANT ADS BRING BEST RESULTS Call early This Afternoon with your Ada for Sunday. JOURNAL CIRCULATION TESTKKIMY WAS 30,325 The "Weather Fair tonight. Sun day fair and warmer. VOL. VII. NO. 120. PORTLAND. OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING. JULY 25, 1908.TWO SECTIONS 18 PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS P" Tws hd vtw Ul LAAV A UK. VnAAS-,. All LrV ysfw V kJJ A A S' NKfl)W STBE BAPS 10 EiP u r SMITH SON SMASHES THE OLYMPIC RECORD AMERICANS SWEEP JIKLU. London. July 25. Running like a greyhound, clearing the : hurdles perfectly, Forrest Smithson, the wonderful Portland, - ..... a. r - .1 r . 1, r i kjt., runner, cui iwu-iiuiis ui a mcuhu iiuiii me uij iiijjii i.- ord, winning the gold medal in the 110-meter hurdle race at ; the Olympic games today. His time was 15 seconds flat. America swept the fiekf in this race, Garrels taking second place, and A. R. Shaw finishing third. ; Smithson's victory placed the American team 43 points in the lead of England, the total score in the stadium events at the conclusion of the event standing: America, 10!) 1-3; ! rngianu, ou i'.'. , UNITED BOND FORFEITED City Attorney Decides .$100, 000 Security of United Railways Is (Collectable Great Victor and Prece dent for City. SWAGING OF BIG BRIDGE AN EPOCH MARKING EVENT FOR CITY AND STATE London, July 26. Robins and Taylor, the American runners, refused to enter the 400-meter race, which was rerun at the Olympic games today, contending that Carpenter of Cornell university won the event fairly when he defeated Lieutenant Halswell Thursday, and the Englishman was allowed to dash around the track alone," tnklhg the gold medal and being: officially declared vic tor. Halswell ran the distance !n 50 seconds, one second slower than the rec ord he made In the preliminaries. Criticism of the unsportsmanlike at titude of the British officials made by James E. Sullivan, president of the .American Amnteur Athletic union and American commissioner at the Olympic Karnes, is heartily concurred in by every foreigner here. It Is generally conceded, that It would have been impossible fur Carpenter to Lave fouled Halswell nt the SOO-post. as he was tinea strides ahead of the Kngllshman at that time, ami the Brit ish officials are severely censured for rushing into the track, breaking the tap ;and refusing to allow the, event to be officially timed, before the commission had passed upon the charges agaliiBt the American runner. Smithson of Portland, Or., was a strong favorite for first place in the 110-meter hurdles today, and It was fully expected he would be able to break the. record. He was In fine condition. His time was the best made In thei preliminaries Friday, although he ran with little apparent effort, and his ad mirers asserted at the time that he could have covered the distance even faster had It been necessary. Final mntvhes in the Greco-Roman wrestling "vents were held today. Mar tensson of Sweden defeated Anderson of Sweden and was awarded the mid dleweight victory. In the lightweight final, Porro of Italy defeated Orloff of Russia by winning two straight falls". Ahern of England won the final event In the running hop. step and Jump. His distance was 4X feet 11 V Inches. Mc Donald of Canada was second, his dis tance being 48 feet 5 V Inches. Lawstm of Norway took third place with 47 feet 2 inches. In the 1, 500-meter swimming finals Taylor of England finished first, Bat tersby of Englind second and lleaure palre of Australia third. Taylor finished in 21! minutes 4S l!-u seconds. Hat torshy continued swimming and lowered the record for a mile liv 9 3-5 seconds. Another victory was added to the al ready long list held by the Americans when the team from the United States won first place in the l.fiOO-meter relay race. Germany captured second place, and the team from Hungary finished third. The men who ran In the victorious tenm are: William F. Hamilton of Chi cago Athletic club, N. J. Cartmell of the I'nlversity of Pennsylvania. J. R. Taylor of the Irish-American Athletic club and Melvln V. Hheppard of the Irish-American Athletic club. City Attorney John P. Kavannugh de clared In an oplr.lon rendered this morn ing that the bond of the United Rail ways company, amounting to $100,000, Is forfeited Lerauso the company failed to carry out tho provisions of the ordi nance and further stated that the full amount could be collected. The opin ion was given at the request of Coun cilman H. V. Wallace uhout six weeks ago and Mr. Kavanuugh has carefullv looked into the law of the matter and spel t much time In considering the pro visions of the franchise. That the decision Is a grcnt victory tor me city an.i will establish a prece-I ueni in mo rimire in regard to fran chises is the opinion already formed The point raised by the sureties to the effect that the city would be powerless to collect the bond because the provi sions related to territory outside of the city is declared ingenious by the city anorney out not eirectlve. According to the provisions of the ordinance, the I mted Hallways com pnry Agreed to construct a continuous ;ine ot railway from Portland to tjalem ana nave it tn operation within two years from the date of the passage of the ordinance. The ordinance was puomltted to the mayor Mav 24, 1906 and was returned without his signa ture. Inasmuch as tho railway has not been built and more than two years nave eiapsed since tne ordinance be came effective, the terms of the fran chise have boon violated. WALKER 1 10 STATE PRISOH Absconding Treasurer of the New Britain Savings Bank Tleads Guilty. (United Press Leased Wire.) Hartford, Conn., July 25. William F. Walker, the absconding treasurer of the New Britain Savings bank and the Con necticut Baptist association, pleaded grullty In the superior court here today and was sentenced to spend from 16 to 20 years In the state penitentiary. Walker was brought to this cltv last night, tired and worn out from his trip from Mexico. He was placed In a steel coll In murderer's row and watched like a murderer all night, because it was feared he might take his life. Today he made a clean breast of ev erythlng In the courtroom. Ho said he had been persuaded Into stealing the money from the bank and the Baptist association by wire tappers, who In duced him to speculate In Wall street and stole his money. ANESTHETIC THE SPINAL CORD With a Shot Like That, You Can Be Amputated While You Wait. STATE FISn WARDEN ENFORCES THE LAW In1ted Presa Leased Wlre.l New York, July 25. It has remained for Tr. A. W. Morton, a San Francisco surgeon, to demonstrate to the scien tists of Germany, the modern method of anesthetizing patients about to un dergo an operation. Dr. Morton, who has returned here from a tour of Eu rope,, demonstrated the spinal anesthe sia to the. doctors of the big European 11(1.1 J 1 i II IS. Doctor Morton believes that spinal anesthesia will be generally adopted by the surgeons of the country before long. Ily the Injection of nn anesthetic Into the spinal cord, It Is possible for tho patient to sit up and chat with the surgeon who Is amputating a leg ami watch the operation. The sensory nerves are deadened, but brain action remains clear. (Special Dispatch to Th Journal.) Albany. Or., July 25 The state fish warden Is making a determined effort to enforce the laws covering the dump ing of sawdust and other refuse from sawmills into fish streams A deputy fame warden recently made a trip up he Santlam and arrested Fred Gnoch on a charge of dumping sawdust In the river contrary to statute. on be ing arraigned the defendant pleaded gulltv and was fined 150, which he im mediately paid. The fish ladders it the mills of the Curtlss Lumber company at Mill Cltv were also examined and found useless Orders were given to build new ones at once. The company has expressed a willingness to rebuild the ladders WEYERILVEUSERS LEASE LANDS TO SHEEPMEN 5:30 O'CLOCK The Tims That the Spot-tin- Extra of The Journal Appears. A complete late edition news paper with all the news of the ball games In Portland and elsewhere, news by Tnlted Press and special service from Journal correspond ents. Portland Is rrowlng. and why not broaden with it Newspapers set ' the pace for progress, and the rublt- should keep pse with the newspapers Pee that you are un to the tlm I H o'clock for It mnn that Port land, through 1 he Journal. baa taken another step toward metro polltanlsm. Insist that the icxiMn and news stands give you tbe a l6 o cl.Ji Journal. 5:50 O'CLOCK I OBSERVE THE TIME! (Special Plspatrh to The Jottrnal.1 Klamath Falls, Or., July 25. Tho Weyerhaeuser Timber com pany has arranged to lease Its timber holdings In the vicinity of Pokegama to Iake county sheepmen. Feed Is scarce 'in Lake county, and the sheepmen are looking for fresh ranges to keep the sheep up to the stand ard. On account of the extreme dry weather forest fires are feared, and the leasing of the lands will Insure better fire protection to the company. City Wholly Within Rlyhts. City Attorney Kavanaugh contends that the council has tho right to im pose conditions In franchises, and fur ther has the right to enforce them. This practically cinches the point- of difference between the city and the sureties In that the city attorney In a previous sentence states that the coun cil has the right to impose conditions because it has the power to either grant or refuse to grant a franchise. The sureties- on tho bond and the amounts :ir as follows: II. C. Wort mnn, flO.OOO; Joseph M. Healv. S 10, 000: Charles A. Jlul: rkvv, $J,),lujO: Her man Wittenberg, $25,0011; W. C. Morris, $5,000; H A. Moore, $25,000; H. W. Ooddnrd. $5,000. The opinion follows: Provisions of Ordinanoe. "Section 11 of this ordinance pro vides ih.it 'At the time of or before the acceptance, of this ordinance, and as a condition or granting thereof, the Unite,! Railways company shall execute a bond to the city of Portland with sufficient surety to he approved by tho m.i yor df- the cltv, in the penal sum of $100,000 conditioned that the Unite! Railways company, its successors or assigns, will construct and put In op eration a continuous railway connect ing the city of Portland, with the city of Salem, Or., within two years from t lie dat" this ordinance becomes of force, and me.inwh Un will faithfully complv with all the terms of this franchise." "This ordinance was submitted to the mayor. May 24. 1f06, and he permitted the same to en Into effect without his signature. The bond recites that It was executed pursuant to the provisions of the ordinance, and a copy of the ordi nance Is attached to and made n part of the bono. The conditions of tlie bond follow provisions of the ordinance and provide hnt a continuous line of, rallwnv between the city of Portland and the city of Salem shall be con structed and put in operation within two years from the dme said ordinance became of force, excepting delays as provided in the ordinance, nnd the bond also provides for the faithful compli ance with all the terms of the ordinance. Bight to Collect Bond. "The council can Impose conditions upon the grant of a franchise to a rail way company to use the punllr streets. This power flows from tho discretion vested In the council to refuse any fran chise, and It is also expressly men tioned In the charter. Ti e applicant for A rrnr.rnise appeals to toe uisoreuon or I' '---' - ..... 3 Loryrest Sian In the World Is In North liank liridfif' Over the Willamette Klver Swung for First Xinio This Morning. ( s PUBLIC BATH Will CLOSE Unsanitary Condition of tho Water Likely to Force Health Board to Abandon Swimming Resort Final Inspection Today. Portland may have to abandon her public baths altogether because of the fact that all her waterfront excepting at the foot f Jefferson and Stark streets, is controlled by private Individ uals or by the railroads. The baths were moved again this morning, but the water Is Still covered with scum and may not be approved by the health department. Superintendent of Parks Mlsche had the baths rhiceu. about 40 feet out Into the stream tills morning In nn effort to avoid the refuse and discharge from the Jefferson street sewer. This places the Vastly Rich Country Will Soon Be Made Tributary to Port Business Men Re gard Completion of North Bank Road One of City's Auspicious Happenings. Portland and tha Inland empire were wedded today. Down at St. Johns tho ceremony took place when, under the direction of Ralph Modjeskl, engineer-in-chlcf, E. C. Stone, engineer In charge, and M. J. Haney, superintendent, a little panting tug swung the great steel draw of tho St. Johns bridge In place and the metropolis of the northwest clasped hands at last with the vast and as yet unknown prospects of the great Columbia basin country. There was no ringing of bolls to mark the event which means so much to Portland, no shouts from frenzied and applauding multitudes. No cannon boomed and no orators unloosened elo quent floods of prophecy to paint the picture of what will ho in tho years to come. It was all quiet and every day, but It was solemn nevertheless, to those who thought. Out, on the end of the span thit overhung the river a few men. curhislly drawn from the shore, looked on in silence as the vast network of steel swung Into place under the easy urging sense. It meant added prosperity, added population: a coming stream of home builders and tho year-round dowtiflow of commerce sprung from the great empire of Idaho, eastern Washington, eastern Oregon, Montana and on buck towards the highlands of the Rockies from which the Snake river takes its rise. baths almost to tbe chnnnel Hne nnd Is as far Into the river as the government VJnlIkon'e's'.Ir-asnl.f'bo regulations will tolerate. Soon after the ! more sentimental than th." rest, sen; baths bad been removed, however, the, ul, a lone shrill shout as the draw fell water was n -ain covered with a thick, I into line with the shoreward spans, oily scum whose presence Mr. Mlsche ! J own on the tug the engineer in chief was unable to explain. He will hnve thej rubbed his hands with satisfaction nt water skimmed before Dr. Pohl inspects the success of his Kreat undertaking: hope up on the span his men, mechanical as the baths this afternoon In the that It may keep clear In Its new posf tion. "If the present location proves a dis appointment we have absolutely no place to eo, said Mr. Mlsche. "The machines, measured and noted technical details or swung their feet over the abvss In temporary Idleness Jokln about the free ride they were having I at the expense of the Northern Pa- Sncoessftil Work. (Continued on Page Two.) CALIFORNIA PROMOTION DAY AT THE A. Y. V. (flitted Vmm Lmm) Wtr. Ban Francisco, July IS. The director ate of the Alaska-Yukon Pacific cxpo ' sltlon has extended sn Invitation to the I California promotion committer to visit j the exposition at Seattle during the wwk beclnrlng Monday. Jane 14, 10, and has set apart Tuesday, June 15. as California promotion committee day. Th- committee took by special train a ' pan? of prominent California men to .h Portland exposition when It f!rt ' opened, and the trip proved beneficial tn that it broii h t about clnr ria tlotiahtp between the people of Califor nia and Cregon. A anfl! tt-at. Will A A 1 1 W fxo r iof" PMIinjiT rvMiinx, June IS. and arriving" tn Portlstvd, 4on- I -ay. Jon 14. Af'er a few hnura arent In tbe Tty of Ross the party will re--h s-eattle that erenrog. Tbe party will consist f 1 BQSS f this cit ao4 slate. Ml CAN'T BE ill CARRIER Fostal Law Says Must Wear Uniform: State Law Savs She Shan't. (Pnltwl Preaa IjMat-d Wlr 1 Washington. July IS I'ntll congress passes a special act similar to that adopted on belialf of Dr. Mary W11ker In recognition of her services In the Civil mar, permitting women at Idaho Falls, Idaho, to wear masculine autre. Acting Postmaaler-tJenersl GramlfleU decided toay that another civil stv lc examination must be held to ft;l tha position of mall carrier In the mestern town. When an examination for the pos. offtoe mail carrier was held at Idaho KaJIs the only applicant was a young woman. She filled tbe r-o,uireroe:is of th rommlsalon and her appoint ment was submitted to the department for approval. Then It discovered that under the law carriers are re quired to wear a uniform wMch Is de scribed to detail It being In violation of another law for wonn to io trs ttire precrbd for rsrrterm. It an rnmri to reject lb Idaho vomas i affcUoaUioft. - i city owns no waterfront of Its own dfic ana every place we nave nil upon as a, locution for the hnthn h n j tieen nn.tn- 1 proaehable so far ns the city Is con- To these men and the engineers It cerned. We might plfice them'awnv up meant added reputation nnd si;lsf icton the river Inn It would out then, not of and growing success. lo trie men u rMch nt i) lavi nnmhnr of tionie an.t meant the completion of a hh it woolil n ecesst t n t e flioqo comtn fo i but it was all in tho work of tlie dy the baths crossing railroad tracks with To Portland the touch of swinging 17 regular trains a dav running upon iirsw to snorewnra span menni nun,, them a verv serious feature w hen It ' more than those curious old ;iv n taken Into consideration that many perched on scattered piles of ties could small children depend upon the baths' ' Too- cleanliness and entertainment. ' ; Carpenters were husv nil morning re-' pairing the approach to the baths and they will be opened this afternoon If j lr. x on 1 tninKs tnev are in a sanitary condition. If she docs not approve nf tho new location Mr. Mlsoh will trv the east side of the river Renin tn tho hopes of securing some place that will prove acceptable. First Train Soon. The closing of the big draw across the St. Johns bridge brings within sight the smoke of the first locomotive Fort- l.indbound from the east along the rails ot tlie Northern Pacific. Iiy the middle or August the engineers say tho first tram will he run into Portland, and fol lowing insi.W'iii come a regular sched ule of freight and passenger-bearing cars, each one nf wlili-.li will add to Portland s size, fame, business and pros perity. The vast majority of the bulk of the Northern Pacific business which has heretofore gone over the mountains to Puget sound will come down the river hanks to Portland. The stream of In land empire wheat, which - heretofor.v nas tieen Moisted over the Cascades, will roll down the water grade to Its nat ural outlet to the orient across the Co lumbia river entrance. The cattle, tlie sheep, the wool, the varied products of the groat Irrigated, districts of the pla teau oiintrv. the products of the mines of the mountains nnd or the forests which are yet practically untoip-heil have been made nil tributary tn the markets of Port I ir, 1 by tlie swinging of the draw today. , Great Day for Portlarifl. It was for all of these reasons that the road has been builded and It Is be cause of all of theni that the business men. the commercial organisations and the people of Portland are preparing to join in a grand celebration which will mark the day when tho first train bears Its freight of forest, mine, field and farm across the neiv bridge and Into Portland, the terminal city of the Pa cific northwest The new bridge which has just been completed and Its larger sister struo- turo a few mib-s farther on across I the Columbia an? by far the two best done 1 0 '"','" ":' read nt anv pl.n-t E. C. Stone, Chief Engineer of tho Construction Company. II6EH iS 110 TERROR FDD HER Los Angeles Woman Whoso Husband Beast Killed Will Be Keeper. (i nlted Presa Leased Wire.) Los Angeles. July 25. With Spartan courage, Mrs. Herman Gerson, widow of the animal keeper at the Eastlake Park zoo, who died throe weeks ago from In juries inflicted by a ferocious tlg-er, may taka his place and challenge the very btast that slew her husband. That a woman should be made had keener of such a dangerous menagerie is with out precedent in xoological exhibits. But tnat is wtiat is proposed for her by memoers or tne municipal administra tion, who feel that she should be pro vided with public . employment. "If the city wants me to take thst " place. I will take It," said Mrs. Gerson today. WAS TOO CAREFUL; LOSES HIS JEWELS (Fatted Preia Leased Wire.) Los Angeles, July 25. Fearing that burglars would enter their home in their absence. J. P.. Bird and hla wife carried with them on a drive $1,500 worth of Jewelry, which was stolen an hour atar thiy arrived at home. Bird hung his coat. In a pocket Of which reposed the valuables, on the bank iron wniie ne arove to the barn.. JOURNAL WANT ADS BRLXO RESULTS lOST AM) FOCM 21 POI ND SEVERAL. KINK BACK AND side combs, hatpins. two fountain pens. etc.. at the Oaks recenttv Call at office, near Chutes and prove owner CHINESE ENVOY 10 COME HITHER Law Shoe on Itinerary in Furtherance of South China Trade. LOST A SCOTCH TKHRIER, HALF shorn, on Hawthorne ne. If found return to ft. Gregory. ;?1 Hawthorne nv ; reari1 tf CKNHr I C T C I . K. E X C ELST'Tr douKle bar. black frame, new depart ure brake, steel rim. reward. 1S Mor- LoT LAST MONDAY. SMALL FFf male dog Hrlndle. white on heal and ft Kearney Phone A-3:. Reward. ALL HF.I P WANTED. SITUATION WANTED. WANTED TO RENT. FOR RENT. AND I-Oi-T AND FOL'NP CLASSIFIED ADS. ON K CENT PER WORD, THREE CONSECTTIVE IN SERTIONS FOR THE PRICE OF TWl VNDER OTHER CLASSIFICATIONS CFNT A WORD, SEVEN INSERTIONS FOR THE PRICK OF SlXj. Cost only 1 ceot a word. Sei classified paget 11, 12 and 13. .....ot fVl M;d..r.l TV... I.O.I ., .. . .. . . '. f V i . - 1 ' , . .v. ,,rs- f,,r" w"-s ln 1,10 sutcnen, wen a draw clo. d this morning Is th long- man appeared and asked her If she hati et et constrn. ted In the world tueMS- : Ans rags to sell. She replied that aha uncc f.ji f-et tr-e,, r.e clear. rg eit.l . tiad not. and th man departed, to the ott er. -,ie enough for t' .. Whii Ulrd went out to get his cOa it .b.ub r r, rn i,o Inld btors. 't will, mas gone. toBt4iher with the jewels, be nbl. Ij h.-iiidb- as much traffic m i , aT'v o-idpe in the I'ntted Ptatep wit C'V,,!1 -n of tliose double deck" tii-r e tis nrteri in one or two r , It !. - I i the latter I" r ' ! .i 1 1 , 1 b-l 'l-- pert land caissons t h :-t t s i r for the ere a M ,f tt,e countr I as constructed the men h-"'' sunk the uind th foun Rtlons ne piers Pcrt)n, i fConlntid on Pags Two i Search for Mack Hand Mfta. I O'nlted Preaa leased Wire.) Fernie, H. C, July J5. fher la nothing new In regard to the "Blaek Hind fugitives, although every effort is being niade to capture them. An additional number of special deputies were sworn In nnd sent to Morriaway todav to aid ln the search. : Of Interest to Women Folk The Sunday Morr rir Jo irnal Is what tbe women Ilk to read. P c :se It Is i nH M-' t that la .olso,ne, entertaining and well Writ ten It l a n.-n'Mj-ir trat furnishes many a pleasant hour fo (Tnlied Pre LfuNl Wlr Vancouver. B C. Julv 2S. Among the passengers from the orient on the Empress of Japan, laat evening, were Taotal Uw Shee and suite, sent to i Canxila and the 1'nitel Rtatos bv !', go . i rncr of Kwnngsl. a province of south China to investigate th lnd-is- ; trill, commercial and nvnlng resurrn I mlth i lew to expandttig the tra Je with cu"h CMev After a ravrtti In Rrltlsh Coturnb the CMr.eae officul mill o to Satlle, Portlanl and other coast porta Alth.-uB-- net rTnr,-te.1 1h the en- terprip f 'r the formation of tam- ahlp lines aiTiilar to the subidli"l , Jatnes ;ernship rompard'a luth i the K)pior Yuaen Kalsha, whtch is Pe ine orsanlrd by the T guilds at Can ton, he bri eves his Investigations wtll be useful In furtherance of their pru ect. and dlrtes are te follow ht-n to work on Whalf of the ttfamii.'i cunpaay. aVms art probably sa tb ?leaea the man the hous. chi.dren. a rewstr.-r "t.st also pi Tomnrrnw's S ;n i J. urnul has a particulars IntetvstlnaT story fer women entttlej K'-ot President's I'suchfr to ConffTeMmsn'a Wtf.' ' A rarful study i f .Mrs. Alice Lor.gworth, of whom so much has baan aald cf 'te "1 n.'.rr the fipn ey n Oregon'" A story that snak ea yo ra mmrr what a glorious stat ir oil Oregon la Human Nature Studies In Portland."" What a Portland r"wa p.iper man found that was out of the usual in tha Portland prW .')-. From l ake ('eunty to Centrsl Washinston." Take a trip ws th writer t-i-oiich the mesllum tf The B-irvday Journals eolsmna: It worth the - t pe f I m -n t . "HumanltT Knr-ojte" Pt-end a few mtne wrrh a UnwAtr J9 nal sr-H-iai writer at thai l alon depot. Portland. It a a itadr In buanaa r.at'jr- that will arT to oaa Spe-I-1 color tl'ustratlon and story. "How the Camera raU-s OH Oceans Rolling Usves" Tha writer arove tl.at eptsca bot4 power is mere pisT. P.bis ail these special fes tares there r th comle paa, hS4 drn sa-cttcr.. and aU th new br tw leased wirea Don't Pass Sunday Without the Sunday Iteming Journal