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"IN PORtLANO AND IN OREGON NEARLY EVERYBODY READS THE JOURNAL" -THAT'S THE VERDICT AND MORE AND MORE PEOPLE READ IT ALL THE TIME DON'T YOU? -.-- ' r f. BE SURE TO USE , The Dally and Sunday Journal If You Want More Business. JOURNAL CIRCULATION TKSTKIIDAY WAS 30,155 The Weather Fair tonight and Saturday; continued warm. VOL. VII. NO. 131. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, , AUGUST 7, 1908. EIGHTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS ftinrt iiro mvra f! Th MIffD RE IL II f rill 1 , . . : . . .i; vLir- II 111 i 1 I FAMOUS BIG Tffi GROVE ffl BY if seouo as v SURROUNDED BY FLAMES Great Redwoods Made Renowned by Poet and Short Story Writer in Danger. Hundreds of Men Fight to Save Cal ifornia Reserve. (United Press Leased Wire.) Sonora. Cal., Aug. ?. A big forest fire that has been raging for some time in the Stanislaus forests today is threatening" to destroy famous Calaveras Big-Tree Grove of redwoods, .the largest trees in the world. Hundreds of men are engaged in fighting the flames. The wall of fire has approached so near the Calaveras Big-Tree Grove hotel that it is"feared it will be destroyed. Several dozen cottages surround the hotel, and the women and children have been removed to a place of safety. The fire. was within a quarter of a mile of the hotel this afternoon, and heroic efforts are being made to save the summer resort. Over GOO men are engaged in fighting fire at this point alone. Farther north the fire has burned out the flume 01 the Utica mine near Angels Camp, owned by Charles Lane, the California and Nome millionaire. The men at the mine had a narrow escape from death. The flume of the Union Construction compariy at Angels Camp has been burned out, stopping work on all the mines at the camp. The fire is raging fiercely across the Tuolumne river north of Groveland, and has already burned over hundreds of acres of the finest timber lands in the west. The early dry season has mide the ground as dry as a powder-house, and the fire seems to be uncontrollable. The flames have already jumped several small streams, and the rangers are having a hard battle,, -Every avai&tbh; war hasMen impressed to fight fire. Cattle and sheep have been killed bv the flames. ILL1S AT IRC! OF FLIES First Fire of Any Magnitude Would Lay Vast Area of Portland in Ashes Chief Campbell Sh udders as Re sult of Investigation. HARRIMAN NOT ADVOCATE OF GENERAL INCREASE IN RAILROAD FREIGHT RATES Twelve Blocks in Heart of f City Without Hydrants- Mains Small in Districts Where Blaze Would De stroy Thousands. FOREST FIRES AT CITY LIMITS OF GRANTS PASS (Speeliil Plspateh tr The Joniuol Grants Pass, Or., Aug. 7. Volunteer "fcitlsens are fighting; the forest fire at the city limits of Grants Pass. A des perate effort Is being made to prevent the fire from crossing the road to the Odd Fellows' and Masonic cemetery. The fire is spreading rapidly and Is fanned by a stiff breezo. Grants Pass, Aug. 7. Forest fires have broken out afresh In all sections of Josephine county, and It seems cer tain that not only a vast acreage of splendid timber will be destroyed, but several ranches with their buildings, sheds ar.d fences will bo burned. Su pervisor Anderson of the forest service, has inc reased his force of rangers and patrolmen. A number of citizens have been obliged during the past few days to Join the flre-flghting crews In order to save property near Grants Pass. A bad fire is burning on the hills north of town, and another east of the cltv. Hoth of these fires are Just outside the town limits. By heroic work a half dozen fruit ranches were saved from destruction. In western an" southern Josephine fires are burning in the heavy timber. These fires will be the most destructive for the reason thirt they will destroy much valuable timber. Sawmills oper ating In the district are In danger. The crews are fighting the flames. The heavy north wind that blows every day, fans the fire, maklnsr it doublv hard to control. Between Grants Pass and Williams valley fires are burning, and also be tween this city and Merlin. Much of this territory was burned over by a big fire five years ago. but considerable growth has aocumtilnted in the mean time, making excellent fuel for the flames. Thus far the main portion of the for est reserves have- escaped. Kxtra pre cautions are being taken to prevent the breaking out of fires in the heavy tim ber both by the forest service and the rallro&d company, each of which has a number of men on guard. FIVE THOUSAND FEET CONSUMED BY FOREST FIRE Pendleton. Aug. the timber along Hear creek in the Blue mountains, 13 miles northeast of Pilot Rock, has burned 6,000 feet of lumber and threatens to destroy the sawmill. A large area is on fire, and the crews are fighting day and night. Investigation zus.de yesterday by Chit OftmpliaU of the fir de partment shows a larg portion of the west aid and millions of dollars worth of property wholly at the mercy of fir. Immediate ly south of Stark, between Tenth and Thirteenth, a district which Includes hotels, ohuxohaa, apart" men bomse and ftoe. resldenoea; there are la blocks without a jdr-.-fc-fljt6',".,- th wa-- if house district tu Worth Portland firs protection is equally lacking', nnti the same Is true along the water front, a district hlffhly in flammable. In all these districts where there are means of fight ing fire the mains are small and the hydrants from 400 to 800 feet apart. Chief Campbell ad mitted yesterday that a serious conflagration in any of these districts would quickly get be yond control of the department and lay a vast area of the city in ashes. - ' - i t " i , c , f , "-' . - , . Z EI Wc Have Had Maxi mum of Publicity and Minimum of Protection" In Above Words Mag nate Sums Transpor tation Situation of Today Pelican Ray, the Lodge and OutJaousies Where E. H. Harriman Will Spend His Vacation. HOSE THIEF ELUDES COP WHERE COUNTRY'S GREATEST RAILROAD MAN WILL HIDE FAR FROM MADDING CROWD Homes Guarded Against Fires. Forest Grove, Or., Aug. 7. Serious rorest tires are burning In the western Chief Campbell of the fire department took a ride abou the city yesterday in specting the various districts on which he made a report more than a year ago asking that larger mains and more flro hydrants be installed for the proper fighting of fire. He found that the mains tm 1 nt been enlarged and that the hydrttals had not been Installed. These districts Include large apart ment houses smd fine residences on tho south and large warehouses on the Caug-ht at 5 a. m. in Act of Stealing Garden Hose, Es capes From Officer After Filling: Patrolman With Fain' Tale. n 01 tviiniiinKinii county in tne neign- north. in tin1 districts which were oornoon or uaies i reeK anrl Hatcherv. eune Considerable valuable timber has been destroyed. Several of the ranchers have sustained t lie loss of fences and cord wood. A numbed df men are constantly on guard and thus far no houses have been destroyed. FOUR CANDIDATES ARE NOW ENTERED Olympla, Wash.. Aug. 7 There are now four Democratic candidates for governor on the primary ticket. William Blacknmn of Spokane, former labor commissioner and son-in-law of the late Governor John H. Rogers, having filed his declaration This makes the second choice provision of the law a factor In the Pemocratlc contest as well as In the Republican. gone over, firv hydranls were as scarce as tho proverbial hen s teeth. al though tin; property value runs Into millions. ".Let us drive ilnwn tills way." said the chief as he turned the horse's head southward. "In this district west of Seventh street ami south of Jefferson we have many fine residences besides a large number of largo apartment houses. These latter are three and four stories in height and m ule of pine ami fir wood which contain sap anil pitch. I.et a fire get a eood start In this dis trict and wo will be powerless to stop It. Tine Tleld for Fire, "As you can se there are no hydrants out this way oh! there Is one." And sure enough there was a little. Insignificant lnnklng by Irant with one (Continued on Page Nine.) S 771 IE PRESIDENTIAL POSTMASTERS MEET IN FIRST ANNUAL SESSION About 40 postmasters and postmis tresses were on hand at 10:15 this iitornlng when Postmaster J. W. Mlnto of Poriland. president of the Presiden tial Postmasters' association, called to order the first annual meeting of the or ganizatlnn. The attendance was con siderably less than It probably will be nt the subsequent sessions, many of tho members not having yet arrived. The meeting are being held In th moms of the Commercial club and cards have been Issued to all members In at tendance entitling them to the freedom of the elnb during the convention. Although only presidential appointees are memlrs of the association. the fourth-class postmasters have been In vited lo attend the meowings of ths as sociation, irni several of them are pres ent. Including five ladles Sirs. M. M. English, pot tmlstress at Dcsr Island; Mr F. A. Fowler f Oobl Mm I. McColl of Greshara, Miss Roe Ingram of Monro and Miss Iola Waters of sitarton -The proceedings this morning wer rlef lasting less thsn n hour and con sisting principally of the reports of committee and officer ami the extend ing of the slsd hand Many of the post master are traner to one another, but tl.ey have mutual sympathies. Mlato Opsma Sassloa. President 1 W. Mlnto opened Jhe proceed Iran with a rry brief address. In which he stte4 the purpose of tha gather1!! g. SrfUfT'P. W. J or, n son of Con-tiHs then' read tha report of ths cofntnltte on ooaMltstlon and br-lawa, arhb-b was, with one minor amendment, unaruaiOvilr adoj ted. A telegram from fuiiuii .plan imj-n w wwii Mim mrwnum t k .-"J - ' W r, , for organisation, nnd also nn additional ' report as to the f!:ianc;al status of !.) . "IKUIll JU I 1UII. .1 ' II 1' ii lurmii , ill-l i I i - j tie tlgurn with the postmasters, for th jsecri'tary snd tri-'tmirrT reported that j he bad received as pfiymnt of dues it total of $11. and the aswviatlon had I expended 10 cents more th in that, not including 9 10- the traveling expense of himself to Portland to confer with President Mlnto relative to the present 1 had blown off .meeting. However, he whs trilling to ; was probabb donate this amount In return for the Jumped the fi honor connected with t!i position He j The bicycle Is of the Pie roe said It served lim rls?1' anyway Prepl- and is fitter! with every posnihl i dent Mlnto. however, "xplatned that the em applleance for the comfort iif h" ! secrets rv was onlv MnlT'ng snd had tin rl-l-r. The polire are wsltlng for M,e i Intention of standing the expense. I rl ownr of the hley le to appenr. 1 tio hat was murntxi Mrmr mitu purple Irk on the inside of th ; it Knrl KmT 1 1 la ' I t r h fl . - r- postmaster John K. ' aser - L 11 i 1 j t vtint .nrvoioti 'i'o';gh the hands of a aeoond-haod a i ' mi hi i By leaping over the back fence nt 12S North Eighteenth street, an early morning sneak thief made his escape, but he left behind his Panama hat and a good bicycle which If It Is his own property shows that he is a gentleman of leisure and refinement. Nearly every day for the past week garden hose left on lawns during the night by the householders of North Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets has been reported stolen. Last night Pa trolman Wade, the tallest man on tho force, was detailed to watch for the thief. At 5 o'clock Wade saw a man of middle age coming along North Nine teenth street on a bicycle. When In front of the I... P Coleman residence, ! GG North Nineteenth street, he dis mounted and taking the hose lying on the front lawn put It In a sack. Then the officer nabbed him. "The contractor pent me for this hose," declared the man. Ho appeared about 10 years of age and of Irluli descent. ' We'll go right down to his house if you doubt what 1 say about It." The officer accompanied the man, who trundled the blcycl beside him, to 12H North Eighteenth street. "TlilH Is his house," Said the, man with ilia buvcle. He rang the- doorbell but there was no response. "I guess he Isn't up yet, let's go around to the back door " Around the house they went Thin was the opportunity the hose man ha I been looking for. Th I . i i . I b hud b. en left on the sidewalk Breaking aay from the side cf the policeman In a flash, the Irish gentle man jumped the back fence and though Wade made every effort to follow him he was soon out of sight. The officer hotfooted to the front of the house to get possession of the bb ycle heforo the tlilaf could return snd lake mat ns well as his French leave Wade brought to the poller atstlon the bicycle and the Panama hat nht.h when the wesri r w l o ot the original ew - r (Special rtlspatch to The Joornal.) fiaji Francisco, Aug. 7. E. H. Harrlman and his two sons will leave tonight for Pelican Bay In their special train. They will go by special to Porrls. thence by automobile to the landing at the lake. From there the party will go by steamer to Klamath Falls, thence In Mr. Harrlman's launch to his hunting lodge. Mrs. Harrlman and her daugh ters will leave for the lake some time next wreck, and probably Mrs. W. H. Crocker will be their guest. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) 1 Klamath Falls. Or.. Aug. 7. Pelican Eodge Is In readiness for the coming of B. H. Harrlman. his two sons, wife and the other members composing the Har rlman party. The lodge Is situated on the western shore of the I'pper Klamath lake, at the base of Pelican mountain, and Is about two and a half hours' boat ride from Klamath Falls. On Pelican Croek. Tho lodge, ns the place his always been called. Is back perhaps half a mile from the lake, on Pelican creek, a stream of water so clear that the small est pebbles can be seen rolling on the bottom. The creek is bordered on either side bv willows and other shrubbery, and on account of its many windings is very pictures. me. its source Is two large springs that bubble forth the clean t, coldest, purest water Imagin able, it has been analyzed and the re port Is that It contains practically no solids and Is of exceptional purity. Splendid Trout. The trotit fishing In this stream and out in the lay Is very line. Trout of ulmos: Incredible sjjie can be seen nut In the buy but It Is not often thnt the largest ean be hooked, ss they are too war) The largest ever reported caught In roll' m bay weighed 22 pounds an 1 was ca.iirht bv ,1. P. Tjtpplncott of the reclamation service. Short creek, Crys tal creek and numerous other small streajns emptying Into Pelican bay are good fishing grounds and picturesque streams. Rons and Tenia. Tie bulMlnes nt Pelican Lodge are not Krmtlv change 1 from what they were wh It wan Klamath's most popu lar resort. A large two-story log house Is used for the dining-room and kitchen, and servants' quarters, and the sleeping apartments, office, etc., are In smaller rustic cabins and tents. Mrs Harrlman's cabin has a pretty rustic porch, facing a large, stone, out door fireplace amnntr the pine trees. The cabin has three rooms, and Is furnished with hot and cold wnter, as are all the other cabins and tents. Above the cabins Is a group of eight or ten tents with raised board floors, and boarded half way up, the top half being covered with screen. These are the sleeping apartments of the gentle men of the party and contain nearly all the comforts of home. Faith la Woods. Paths have been made among the pines of a sort of cinder rock found In abundance near the lodge, and along tho paths up and down the hillside are rustic seats. The trees are all hung with electric lights for the illumination at night. Every care has been taken for the comfort of the party and the table will be furnished with the best the season affords, as a small cold storage plant makes its quota of Ice every day. Best Hunters. The best hunters of ihin section have been fnsrajred for .several months and all arrangements made for. various hunting trips around the base of Mount Pitt, and over the divide to the heed waters of the Rogue. Row boats and launches are In readiness for the fisher men. One large Royal touring car Is at the lodge and another Is to come with the party to convey It to ('rater lake. BETTER SERVICE OX THE C.S. RAILWAY (Special Plspati h to Thl Journal. I (Vindon, Or., Aug. 7. The postal of ficials sre considering the feasibility of securing a more adequate mall service between Condon and points on the Co lumbia Southern railway. T'nder the present system it takes three days to get return mail fr en either Wasco, Morn, lira" Valley or Pbanlko to Con don at)d other points on this branch. Considerable mall matter Is carried between i that what be made Condon 1" 7 at Aril eonneetloi hran'h. towns It Is thought railed a closed pouch will by the mall clerk on the h an 1 then placed on No. on, si, hs to make better .it liiggs with the other (United PreBii Leased Wire.) San Franclaco, Aug. 7. Edward H. Harrlman. the railroad klne. la resting here today after a rapid transcontinental journey, prepara tory to proceeding to hla hunting lodge at Pelican Bay, Klamath Lake, Or. With his two sons, Avertll and Roland, he will leave tpnlght for the north, where he will be joined by Mrs. Harrlman and his two daugh ters, who are now stopping at Del Monte hotel, Monterey. During the month the magnate will spend on his northern preserves he expects to establish a record as an all-round eportsman. Sneak Ins- nn business affairs Harrl man said lie did not advocate a gener al Increase hKa.ll freight rates. As to tlj s;enral topic of railroad legislation he said: Situation Bummed. "We have had a maalraum of pub licity and a minimum of legal and proper protection." He denied that he had any intention of selling his Pacific Mail steamship line to the Japanese. Authoritative as surance was also given that tne project ed Sierra tunnel, to shorten the route from Truckee to Sacramento, will b commenced soon. In a big automobile Harrlman and the boys toured Market street this morning. "We've a lot of shopping to do," said the magnate. "We didn't bring any camping supplies with us from the east and we have to stock up here today." Visits General Offices. Harrlman paid a brief visit to the general offices of the Southern Paclfio railroad and, as he expressed It, "paid his respects to the officials here. When asked about politics In the coast states, he replied: "I am absolutely ignorant of political affairs. I have not, been informed what tho conditions are, so cannot discuss them. "I am not Interested In national poll tics either. am not Interested In either party." The Harrlman party will start this evening for Pelican Bay lodge, on Klam ath lake. In Oregon, for their annual outing. MAY UTILIZE TRUCKEE RIVER POWER FOR LINES (Tnltfd Press Leased Wire.) San Francisco. Aug. 7. The report here today that Harrlman will use elec tric power on the Sierra division of the Southern Pacific railroad over the Truckee mountains has created con siderable discussion among engineers who are familiar with the power sites of the mountains in that region and caused no little speculation on the out come of the reported move. The proposed development of William Bourne's power and water supply prop erty In Nevada county Is taken to bp the basis of the new scheme, but all parties concerned are silent as to tho rumors of the use to which the new power Is to be put Bourne's holdings are on the Tuba river half way between the Southern Pacific an,l Western Paclfio lines and It (Continued on Page Two.) I The two reports of the secretary and treasurer w re hoth adopted as read.. On motion of postmaster John R Casev of Ash'and. President Vtln'o appointed cf thw on resolutions, to ; FnotmiMfr J. W. Mlnto. Postmnster K. P. Reynolds of Oragnn Cltr was received. In which Mr. Bey tinld regretted his Inability, en sccount nf UIts. tn b present, but saM h MorM ! be sbleto attend the Saturday skns - ' fcecretarr Johnson res'! his ofTlrlal re port of ths meetinji held last lcemr report iwiori1 iue ,iomi ion i i u. , convention The committee Is Squire I Tarvnr, Falem: C t'oad, Iwilas, and' W. W. Pmead. I!ppner i Tbst conHtrdd the mirninr" work, j the members being pdvled to gt to- gether and get acquainted. Tbl noon President Mlnto gave a b:tcer.n at the Commercial ciuh. at which tb follow- ( tng were the Invited gwt Mensrs Mundel!.' tflndmnn. P.Icrev cement, i Whitney. Ton Rlrhn.-d.on. S"wtnr Ful- , ton. Kills, jobrson, Pas of Kiifn. H. ' tttr. Van Winkle. Karrsr. Hohn and Olnnel Vale. j masMtrlUe Bar 0ta Susy. Although the fourtb-cl p-tns- j tern have had a nominal frnn!satton, : with an tPTr,n'"d' pre -lent evt rm. i tsrr. they havs neve beretrfore get ' together But ther m- jifte ttsmherl (Continued )n t Xiae.) 5;30 o'Clock Edition of The Journal Ltrt wire and local news. All tlyf sporting new of tho day. (taahall, roast ax! rat. Rare. Sf-allle' and flatty. Complex awpaprr hi rrrry oVpartmcut. Aikhrthe 5:W 9'Chck Edition my to keep PUBIS LIGHTED .Military Electricians to Re place Strikers Who Left the Citv Dark. rDltil rnm LTd W1r Tarls. Au " City officials sr to day adoptl-g measures to guard against further tr-i!l similar to that h! h ncr-n rr1 Ust right when fha city was ir!rjrsii !-to ftrkre for tn ronr bv j strike of electricians The men s'ruck i a t r '. sgslnst set Ion of th gov- rnmrit 'n employ-in troops 3arltg the ' re-eM disorient tn Vlnneux. j SJlr.twter t the Interior Clmrrf i todar Informed the heads of the ui eua ele-tr1ej j lanti tbst he had ordT,i mm ROBBER ffllSHES CAREER His Rrinjriuff Down May Lead to Rounding Up of Train Robber (Jang. J. 0. AT IRCi OF HEAT TRUST ilay Turn to South America and Canada for Relief From Beef Barons. (Tnl-ed Pre Ll Wire.) ! fCnttra rrwa Lease Wtr.) - Rp-o. Nv, Aug. 7 Lying at the London. Aug. 7. Agents f the Brit petit of ,;cath from a bullet wound 'n I lah department of agriculture In a re 'h ',r'r "iSl??1" b?ut '" port made public today announced that pay f-e extreme penalty today for n . . . ' . attempted boxcar robreJy in the South- Mey hsd unearthed a plan hr whlelrtrn em Tae varxs last night. 'American meat truat has almost sue. i'r nio wu shot by J. H. Ooodlng, cet-d In cornering the Bml'hrteH se- 'ai.ro-v-i wmenman, aner a right in ; i. i larsee 91 H- aiBH Id the . v e three other robbers participated j world. th sere at work and called upon t hm ' preeent is within a rent of the s-- to rrer,ler Ther refused and Oeod- charge during; the recent famine ! 'n ipen-d f1r. Cronin fell at the fits- st.ot. The others escape,!. iiffl.-er IMer went to Cronln's le- oorpe of army )-trte!ne to take tr lng snd cpturel four men whs ere pta- of the striker Tbs aanoonc i thonsht to be his accomplices. Tfeaty raent srrmsl mitoh displeasure itnoni r "yn-ls of dynamite was cached la tae tee anion ledra The striJHna rltrc- ; rom, trtdane ear tey will al tn to j The peHe are sweeties; tha earterej prerent the llgtstleg of the city F.x'ra I mn todsr 1n an effort- to get tnforae- rrrytM3riS a ui r- Uhn 1st the pKst1on con"rrlng an aryanised gaa( VI e f rtvent tsw cuttira f vires. i trsla robUera. declares that tt will b no ct,t i earne means Is fonnd for d'a.n.s; i fsetixrelr WltM the trwrt. It re augget1 that th avsrke opened to lanadlea trt -ai s ran rattle. a ret.jtr rrr.-,- ---The report further urg-m i i -be esmpfli! to a - I t, :' hours alter thetr trt i t - la -tM we ln'ror tSr Biake ateaiaoanta fc.wte t:'4