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VOL. VII. NO. 131.
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, , AUGUST 7, 1908. EIGHTEEN PAGES.
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FAMOUS BIG Tffi GROVE ffl
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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
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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