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! THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND. MONDAY EVENING. JULY 27. 1908. SSPBI ARK TO LOAD LUMBER CARGO LAST WEEK OF HALF PRICES .,. . ........ .,,,.,,,.. v .--j-.. T V - - f ' ' "r I " i '" German Steamer Eva Will Begin Receiving Mate rial Tomorrow. , ' i- ' y f 4 V J, GOES TO SIBERIA AND PHILIPPINES i 4 ' I RAILROAD CROSSING MENACE TO HUMAN LIFE 1 IIm 1,800 Toni Wheat for Vlad ivostok, Taken on at Centennial Mills, Seattle, and Will Fill Up With Lumber at Local Mills. Under engagement to load 2,000,000 feet of lumber for Taku and Manila, the Uerman steamer Eva, Captain Bohoenwandt, will be In the harbor this evening. She reached Astoria at 8:30 this morning from Seattle. FJderlck Jebsen, one of the owners, arrived In Portland this morning, from the sound to look after the vessel's Interests while here. At Heattle the Eva took on board 1,500 tons of flour at the Centennial mills to be delivered at Vladivostok. The lum ber will be furnished by the mills of the Portland Lumber company, the In- roan-l'oulsen Lumber company, and the North Pacific Lumber company. me steamer will begin loudlng at the mills of the Portland Lumber company possi blv tomorrow morning. The Eva lias been here twice before In recent years and has been plying in Pacific waters for a long time. Jeb- serr& Co. owners, have brought out another craft of about the same di mensions to engage In transpacific traf fie The new boat Is known as the Wan gardt. and she is now on the way to Australia, mere is sirons pruusunuy of the Wanirardt visiting Portland soon, since the bulk of the wheat shipments will be mode from this port this season. The French bark Eugenie Fautrel, which reuched Astoria Saturday night nfter an- uneventful voyage from Ant werp via Hobart, arrived In the harbor this morning and dropped anchor In the stream. She will probably go to Mer eey dock lnte this afternoon to discharge cement and general cargo consigned to HfUfmir. Guthrie & Co. It took the bark 173 days to make the run from Antwerp to conimDia river, 101 davs being spent in making the run to Hobart and 72 from that port to the river. The captain reports ail unevent ful voyage. KELTOX WRECK AFLOAT. f2 iLiUtl ..o.l ,anK Will Il Towed to St. Johns Dry Dock for Complete Repairs. Towboats will be sent from here to Astoria to bring the wreck of the steam schooner Minnie E. Kelton to the dry dock st St. Johns for repairs. The wreck was lifted Saturday afternoon and placed between laree Harges. At the drydock the vessel will be practically rebuilt. , . The Minnie B. Kelton was wrecked off the mouth of the Columbia river Koveral montUs ago while bound from Grays Harbor for San Francisco with a cargo of lumber. Kleven of the crew were drowned, some of them ofter hav ing drifted about for several hours on a life raft. The craft s fires had been put out by the seas that rolled over her and as the deckload went overboacd It was decided to seek safety In the boats. One of the anchors was over me oow when tho crew left and It held her off aiinm tnr n while after the storm sub sided. Later on the steam schooner Washington came along and towed the derelict to Astoria. Aiier nnving orra partlv submersed for several days the .-4nfl.4fMV-Af4it-tba-Jiou.-iecaixiajcar. terlOKKed and lost Its buoyancy with the result that one morning the wreck had gone down to the bottom of the bay. Captain Oevereaux finally took a rontrnct to float the wreck and he suc ceeded. WIRELESS FROM STEAMERS. fcpIS in "i " n".:rr, - . w ), 4. ' mme? x 4 ' '"mU Jul H, LfJ(MrMiSYlt I 1 iV- ll'fr! IIS "li -ill -i- i i j ' Railroad Crossing at Fourthand Sherman. X Shows Where Saturday's- Collision Took Place. A Joint Investigation of the collision between the Southern' Pacific engine and a Fifth street streetcar Is being held by the Southern Paclflo and the Portland Railway, Light & Power com pany this afternoon. Officials of the streetcar company who looked Into the accident this morning said they had been unable to get a clear statement of the affair from anyone. The rnotor man of the streetcar claims that he brought his car to a stop and looked up and down the street before crossing Fourth street. He said that he failed to see the approaching locomotive. The Investigation has brought out one thing, and that is that the conductors of cars crossing the Fourth street track of the Southern Pacific do not flag their cars across the track, as Is done at most railroad crossings. General Manager F. I. Fuller said today that It had not been found necessary to flag cars over tills crossing Inasmuch as the west side trains were practically run as streetcars within the city. "The Southern Paclflo Is supposed to run Its suburban trains so slowly that there Is no more danger of collisions than there Is between streetcars on Intersecting lines." said Mr.' Klfller. 'One possible explanation of the acci dent Is that the motorman saw tho rear of the tender and thought the locomotive was going away from him Instead of towards him. But both mo torman and conductor are too dazed to give very coherent accounts of the ac cident, and we expect to have the en. tire matter cleaitd ud this afternoon.' It Is known that the streetcar was displaced for but a comparatively short distance, and this tends" to show tint the locomotive could not have been run lng very fast. The tree which tho motorman claims obstructed his view along Fourth street is shown In the f hotograph and Is scarcely large enough o have concealed the approaching tra.n Residents of the neighborhood of icourtn anrt snerman streets say that very often streetcars do not stop at the railroad crossing, but cross tho track at a lively rate. On either side of Fourth street there Is a double track, but a single line of rails cross those of the railroad. FIERCE BATTLE OH CC1 TEMPER Two Men, Stealing Rides, Attacked by Drink Crazed Hoboes. Hone City and City of Pnebla Report Weather Conditions at Sea. Good weather Is prevailing out on the ocean, according to two wireless dispatches received by District Fore caster Peals of the weather bureau this morning Thev wen? from the steamers Ros City and City of Puebla and came In almost simultaneously, the one from the former being timed 10:45 and the other 10:51 a. m. The Rose fltv is bound north for Polumhla river, having left San Fran cisco at noon Saturday. She sent the message from a point off Nestucca bay on the Oregon coast, ana n states mat the weather was fine, south wind i: milmi and a smooth sea. The barome ter stood at 80:12 and rising. The tem perature was 62. Tho dlsra'ch from the City of Puebla reads: "Seven miles south of Columbia river; latitude 4 04, north; longitude 124:87 west. Rarometer 80:12. Tem perature 58. Moderate southwest wind. Sky overcast and small rain at times. 6ea smooth." (CBlted Prew Leased Wire. Sullivan, Ind., July 27.-r-After fight ing for their lives with three drlnk-craxed maniacs, while clinging to the tender of passenger engine going at the rate of 40 miles an hour, Alexander Davis Of Terra Haute and Ed McCoy of Progress, Ind., lie dying in Jail here today. The men were rescued rrom their per ilous position this morning wtyen the train arrived here, and were taken to the jail unconscious. According to Davis, who told the story when he re gained consciousness on his cot at the jau, tne. two men, together with Albert Condell of EvansvlUe, the two other men, who are unknown, were stealing a ride on the tender of the engine from Terre Haute to "Rvansvlllo. " The two strangers and Condell. de manded that Davis and McCoy take a drink of whiskey, and when they re fused attacked them with dirks. Davis and McCoy were unarmed and were ter ribly cut and slashed with the knives. The fjve men wrestled together, screaming and crying, on the back of the engine for 40 miles, when the en gineer finally heard the noise of the strange battle above the roar of the train. When the train was brought to a stop at Sullivan the two unknown men and Condell escaped. The engi neer had blown his whistle in nttro. attention, and the marshal caught the iwu wounuen men Tnsr thov lainiing irom gine. TOWN DRY WEEK AGO SOON TO BE WET BY NEW WATER SYSTEM One waek ago yesterday the little town of Kahlotus In eastern Washing ton went dry by order of the powers higher than the city administration. All day Sunday the thirsty residents of tho place went about seeking that which was locked up by the law. The same week and before another Sunday had come the mayor of the town. M. L. Weston, came to Portland and Invested In a brand new $10,000 city water sys tem, which Crane & Co. of Portland will ship up end Install as soon as It Is possible to do so. mat is one reason i got out or fnwn nv.r Snnrlnv " MfllH Mnvor Wsfnn who is of a jovial and joking disposi tion, an-1 who Is in Portland for a short visit. "I was able to get out of It by coming to Portland, but I find that It Is just as bad here. So I bought a water system for the town. I don't want my fellow townsmen to suffer any more than Is necessary. In serious vein Mayor Weston talks' with optimism for the future of his city, and It Is In large measure since he founded It and has done more than any other one man to make It grow from a. water tRnk along an abandoned spur of the O. R. & N. a few years ago to a prosperous little village of some 700 people now on the mainline ef the north bank road. In telling of crop conditions Mayor Weston says that he expects Washing ton to furnish about 20,000,000 bushels of wheat this season as against 30,000, 000 for last year. Altnough the fields about Kahlotus will yield close to 75 per cent of normal there are other large areas which will fall as low as 20 per cent of the usual production. Lack of J rain is responsioie ror tne snortage. Mayor Weston Is looking forward with Impatience to the time when the trains will be running regularly over the north bank tracks and his country will not be more than eight hours' distance from Portland. All of that country Is tribu tary to Portland and will pour Its great resources down the bftnk of the Colum bia as soon as the new line Is completed and put Into operation. The one great thing that has retarded the development of our country has been the lack of railroad transportation," said Mayor Weston, "and the opening of the north bank road means as much to the eastern Washington districts tributary to Portland as it does to Port .. M,S3-or Weston expects to leave this evening for bis home, after having spent a couple of days In the city. At One Half Off MEN'S SPRING SUITS Men's $30.00 Suits now $15.00 Men's $25.00 Suits now $12.50 Men's $20.00 Suits now $10.00 YOUTHS' OUTING SUITS Youths' $15.00 Suits now $7.50 Youths' $10.00 Suits now $5.00 Youths' $ 8.50 Suits now $4.25 BOYS' KNICKERBOCKER SUITS ALL THIS SEASON'S PATTERNS Boys' $ 5.00 Suits now $2.50 Boys' $ 8.00 Suits now $4.00 Boys' $10.00 Suits now $5.00 Boys' $15.00 Suits now $7.50 WASHABLE SUITS ALL THIS SEASON'S PATTERNS $5.00 Wash Suits now $2.50 $3.00 Wash Suits now $1.50 $1.50 Wash Suits now , 75 At One Half Off BOYS' STRAIGHT KNEE PANTS Boys' $2.00 Knee Pants now $1.00 Boys' $1.50 Knee Pants now 75 Boys' $1.00 Knee Pants now 50 Boys' 50c Knee Pants now 25 MENS' STRAW HATS Men's $5.00 Straw Hats now $2.50 Men's $4.00 Straw Hats now $2.00 Men's $3.00 Straw Hats now $1.50 REDUCED PRICES ON OUTING PANTS Men's $6.50 Outing Pants now. .$4.85 Men's $5.00 Outing Pants now. .$3.G5 Men's $4.00 Outing Pants now. .$2.95 Men's $3.00 Outing Pants now. .$2.15 MEN'S FANCY VESTS Men's $6.00 Fancy Vests now. . .$3.00 Men's $5.00 Fancy Vests now. . .$2.50 Men's $4.00 Fancy Vests now. . .$2.00 Men's $3.00 Fancy Vests now. . .$1.50 NO EXAGGERATIONS EVER PERMIT TED IN ANY OF MY ADVERTISEMENTS SELLING LEADING CLOTHIER POLICED TOO FEW III PORTLAND fell !"W,.v. n -.to T To Trv.AnllJn the tender of the en- oa. 3 t J-3 -14J1U1C at Present to Cope With Social Evil. SAILS AT NOON TOMORROW Portland-Oriental Liner Nlcomedia Goes Out Filled With Freight. ' At noon tomorrow thff German steam er Nicomdla, Captain Wofcemann, of the Portland ft Aeiatle Steanmhlp eompany's Portland-oriental line, will take depar ture, from Alblna dock for Hongkong and "way porta. The big liner goes filled with cargo, consisting chiefly of Oregon product. the lions nhnre oeing riour. or wnicn there la about 45,000 barrels etowed be neath the decks. Then a goodly por tion of the space Is occupied by large square timbers. The total value of the cargo will run close to $250,000. 1 ALONG THE WATERFRONT. British steamer Inverklp from Port land. San Francisco, July 27. Arrived at fl a. ni. Steamer Geo. W. KIder from Portland Arrived at noon Steamer ouitt) in amorniH. irom Portland Astoria, July 2 Sailed at -6 a. m. Steamer Alliance for Coos Rav. Left up at 9 a. m. French bark Eugenie Fau trel. Arrived at 6 a. m. Tug Dauntless from San Francisco. . H1nf.I,u1."', .July Sa"ed French bark Michelet. for Portland Astoria, Or., July 27. Condition of mj uar hi o a, m.. smooth: wind south east, 16 miles; weather, clear. . VaeB Rt Astoria today High water, IP- ,eef: lnw water, 6:55 a. in., v.i jeei; p. m., 3.4 feet. B- S very Rut The Tho steamer City of Panama, Captain Fraser. will be at Oak street dock this evening, from Coos Bay. She Is about 20 hours late. The tow boats Sarah Dixon and M. F. Henderson towed the Renson log raft from Clatskanle to Astoria yesterday, where ft will be taken In tow for San Diego by the tug Dauntless which ar rived In the river Saturday. J. A. Jaynes, river reporter at New herg. for the weather bureau, has re signed and Harm C. Wray has been rec ommended as his successor. The Norwegian steamer 8a rk went to the mills at St. Johns yesterday to load lumber She took on some cargo at the mills st Tongue Point. New Fog Signal Off Coos Ray. (Special DtipKtcb to The Journal. 1 Marsnrieia. or.. July 27. After months of effort by navigators of the jicSuu coast tne government w nli- a new fog signal at Cape Arngo off any narnor entrance. The ma chlnery has arrived and will be in "y a. i. m liners, a government B ,r . ""snal nas ror some nine uee,n inadequate and an once to mariners. annoy- HABEAS CORPUS MARINE NOTES. Astoria, Or.. July 27. Arrived at 7:4(1 and left up at 11:30 a. m. Steamer City of Panama from Coos Bay. Arrived at :10 a. m. and left up at 11:10 p. m. German steamer Eva from Seattle. Ar rived down at S 60 and sailed at 10 a. m. Steamer Asuncion, for San Fran cisco. Newcastle. N. S. W . July 26 Arrived TO HELP OUT DESERTER A writ of habeas corpus In the case of Marcel Adenot. confined In the coun ty jail at the Instance of the Immigra tion authorities, was filed In the I nlted States district court this morntn bv C. H Labbe, a Portland attornev. Marcel Adenot came to Portland. It seems, November 17, last year. He was a member of the crew on the Krenr.i bark "Versailles."' In February, Just a few days previous to the, sailing of the vessel. Marcel deserted. Later he was taken In charge by the Immigration agents Mr .abb ewVs that no on has been allowed to see the defendant In Jail and files habeas corpus proceedings nn a result. The writ Is returnable before Judge Wolverton August 3. "Dr. Rrougher's argument Is good. The laws should be enforced with what can I enforoo them? police department Is not sufficiently strong to cope with the problem. Port land has the smallest force of police men of any city of its size in the United States. We have no sergeants or rounds men to check up the beats and conse quently the men can do about as they please. Yet statistics show that Port land is the most law abiding city of Its sire in the country. Fewer crimes are committed here than in other cities and this is a tribute to the efficiency or nty police." 6ald Mayor Ine this morning In discussing the attack made upon him and the city in yesterday's sermon. But Dr. Brougher forgets that when the Inhabitants of the restricted district are banished from their resorts und scatter about the city that with the limited police force we will be unable to watch them. Of course the doctor's ar gument that the scattering of tho In mates of vice dens throughout the com munity will wake public sentiment to conditions Is unassailable, but will that better conditions? I have my doubts. would have driven out the habitues of the restricted district long ago only I hesitated fearing the evil that would re sult would more than offset the possible good. Tet perhars Dr. Brougher is right. Maybe I should enforce this law. But to do this we must have more po lice. Once this movement is started we must have men enough to keep track of eiTry exiled denizen." The mavor mentioned the fact that other cities are facing the same prob lems as Portland and the laws against fallen women in restricted districts have never been enforced. He only smiled hen the reporter suggested that he might start an original reform cam paign and thus give Portland the lime light place In the civil war which Dr. Brougher Is stirring up. I am In favor of appointing sergeants of police just as soon as It is possible to obtain monev from the fund made avail able by the big bond Issue. I do not know whether the council will see fit to enlarge the force in this way. how ever They have always heretofore blocked attempts to secure sergeants." 1ST pur ems Froseeutor Vreeland Wyi Push rases Against Dila tory Former Husbands EXCITING CHASE FOR WATER SHAKE An effort to clean up several non-su-pport cases that have been dragging along in the county court is being made by Thad W. Vreeland. the new prose cutor In such cases under the regime of District "Attorney Cameron. In several cases It was found that after pro ceedings were started little else was done, but within the last few days sev eral nrrcnuants have been brought in on bench warrants and their cases set for trial. Complaints against Rudolph Greeger and Denton D. Coffev are set for Aug ust 1 and another against Thomas Dil lon for August 5. It Is expected that the Coffev case will be dismissed, as Coffey was recently cited before Judge Oantenbeln In supplemental proceedings to compel him to contribute to tH. eupport of Ills child. About $160 was then due under a decree made at the time he was divorced from bis wife, who was Mrs Coffey No. 2, under which he was ordered to pay $10 per month for the child's benefit. Last week the supplemental proceedings were dismissed. Indicating that Coffev has paid up. and thus doing awav with tho necessity for prosecuting the non-sup- Coffey Is a contractor and married a uura nine pooh mier rie was ai-1 vorced In 1907. In the court proceed ings It was shown that he Is prosper ous, and Judge Oantenbeln made It plain that he would be required to help pay for the support of his little girl, although the latter remains with Mrs. Coffey No. 2 and the father has mar ried again. Whole Harbor Stirred Up by Boats and Launches Pursuing Reptile. Intense exritement was created in the harbor this morning by the appear ance of a water snake fully six feet in length and of about the thickness of a man's arm. With its head almost erect ovjt of water the reptile made (food speed swimming up stream fol lowed by a fleet of rnwhoats, canoes and gasoline launches. The occupants were busy with oars, pike poles and all kinds of weapons that came handy trying to kill the monst.-r or at least stun It so as to make Its capture possible. Captain Charles Amos, who owns the leunch Kva. wis first to spot the strange object un dulating In the water. He was at his boatliouse at the foot of stark street, but could see t lie snake coming under the Burnsido bridge. About five minutes later it was abreast of Oak street dock, and It was then that a number of boatmen de cided to go In pursuit. An old fisher man who was out in a clumsy skiff was first to make chase, but he changed course when the snake turned about and started for the boat. He hit it over the head several times witn an oar but without telling effect. Every time the oar would sweep through the air the snake would give the water a rap with Its powerful body and leap a foot or two in tne air. another rowboat followed the snake to a point near the Morrison bridge, but the occupants failed to kill it, and they gave up. Captain Amos, who had been watching- the chase. whlc,h looked more like a game of water polo than anything else, decided to take a try at It himself. In a small speedy launch he soon caught up with the snake that had re sumed Its Journey up the river, and running close to it made a grab with his bare hand. The snake made an other of Its celebrated leaps out of tho water and then dove under the boat. Coming up on the opposite side. Cap tain Amos hit It a blow with an oar that dazed it. Maklmr another quick grab he caught the snake's tail, but It slipped out of his hand, and before he could get another hold the monster has disappeared. It sank near the lower end of the Morrison draw rest. Captain Amos waited several minutes. thinking the snake would probably rise again, but It did not. He says it had an abnormally long copper-colored head. winif. us uuuy w 08 iiuo aiiu green, spotted. Fishermen along tne front believe 't was a small edition of the real sea serpent. tllltmilinn TTTTVT-n t3 1 U M X A It fj V I 1A L It AROUND RAINIER L. TEE 1XD K. TOBK International Chinese doctors. Poat Graduates Canton Medical College. China. Specialists nn all privates, acuta and chronic diseases, both male and fe male. 98 per cent of our treatments have been effective. Prices reasonable. Call or write. 224 H First, cor. Salmon. Portland. Or. (Special Dlapsteb to The Journal.) Rainier. Or.. July 27. A fire which started Saturday about midday has burned about three-fourths of a mile along the tracks and It Is now two and half miles from tne Portland Lumber company s camp. Only stumpage Is burning. The fire broke out while the and was being cleared. FARMER BURIED WITH HIS HORSE (United Press Leased Wire.) Pittsburg. Julv 27 The body of Warren W. PhilllDa. a rich farmer, lies A couple of launches, two canoes and today In the grave where his favorite horse, "Phil Sheridan," waa burled nine years ago. Preparations had been made to bury Phillips' body In a fashionable ceme tery, but when his will was read It was found that he had provided that he be Interred with his dead horse. For years Phillips had hated society and Just before his death he told hla executor that his old horse had been his best friend, at the same time ex pressing the sentiment that he "would rather go to hell direct than be burled. In a cemetery." DESIRES ONLY 3IINERS FOR ITS MEMBERS (United Ptm Leased Win.) nenver. July 27. The Western Fed eration of Miners today tabled applica tions from numerous lumbermen's unions In Montana and other northwest states . for membership In the federa tion. A resolution waa adopted declar ing that the Western Federation shall . always remain distinctly an organisa tion of laborers employed In mines and mining mills. Williams college claims the oldest living graduate of any college Iru the i nnca states, mo is William Rankin, of the class of 131. Mr. Rankin Is $ yer old and resides with his son. Professor W. M. Rankin of Princeton university. Qrcgonffjfc Done Office 1 comutt Btnuxnro, ink aa4 Ma rUatTUaXD, OUOOJI. A. U MILL U aUkTCBTU. OmviI Maaagw CLaiirxca a aAsrcxu Ami. m The policyholders Company Is Best for Oregonians ASKS LETTERS ON COYNE ESTATE Mr Susan Coyne has applied for let ters on the estste of J i" Covne. her' husband. The heirs of the 11.40 estate are the widow and a daughter, Martha J. Wilson. The property consists of real estate In Multnomah and Clackamas count tea LAWYER HAS LEAD PIPE CINCH ON FEE MARSTIFIELD WANTS BRA YES IN m Marabfleld. Or, July it The delega tion rt from Coos county to attend lh rreat eocnell of the Orgo Order if Ragmen at Metfora will make a trtm ftrht ta -iira tha cearea tloa Ux MaxaUleid la Presiding Judge Bronaugh in the cir cuit court this morning decided that a lawyer Is worthy of his hire and that he cannot be deprived of his fee by a sudden settlement between rival clients. Therefore M. B Meacham will get a t:0 site out of 1110 that Is held In court tn lieu of attached goods In the case of Mrs I A Carlisle against Fd and Rata Ooff The sheriff attached a grocery store at 711 Williams avenue and Ooff put up the 111 In cash tn order to be al lowed to carry on Ms business without Interruption. Tttan he and Mra. Carlisle qntetly et t led the raw and before her attorney had an opportunity to file a lien a satisfaction of the Judgment wss put 00 record. This left Meacham worse than fea lsa. beoanaa ha had paid 14 i out of bis own pocket in court costs. Tb I qaaaUlatv eempltratwl by the record of the )uTlca court, was prewnted before Judge Bremaur In all this mom I eg. aad tba eanart decided that the attorney J oat ta paid. A "Sunny Jim" Doll FR1L1L We have had our famous character "Sunny Jim" made in the form of a delightfully funny cloth doll, and we will send this to anyone mailing us 2 trade-marks from our regular size "FORCE packages, .and enclosing 4c in stamps to cover postage. These dolls are made of tough linen, 15 inches high, and printed in five colors (with full directions for cutting and sewing). They will last for years. Every little boy and girl should have one. r Fill out the blank below and mail today to H-O Company, 54 Fulton Street, Buffalo, New York, and the doll will be forwarded promptly. H-O COMPANY. 54 Fulton St.. Buffalo, N. Y. and 4c in stamps, for Name Enclosed find two trade marks from regular size "FORCE" packages which please send your "Sunny Jim" cloth doll to Street and Number City .State