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IIIDEPEWICE
LEAGUERS COUIIIO
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JOHK TATTISOxV
HIS FLOODED
Farmers at . Joliet, Illinois,
Suspected of Using:
Dynamite.
TURNS LEOIIIIIE - PEIiSIl FEES
OPENS
Fires Four "Shots in Among Final"Report Made to Court
Democrats Allege Brokers
' Were Victimized and Fat
Fryers Are Busy.
Julia . Moon Avers 3Irs.
Candidate Hisgren and Foun-
South Offered Her Money
to Bur Hotel. v
1 , i dcr Hearst Will Speak:..
October Seven. ' " .
Ltlifi . Wolves of London but r by Administrator pf ? ;-
Hits Nobody q - J Wood Estate.
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SCANDAL
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r. TArir Sent. 2. Several
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Pemo-
the
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out receiving any
tlon
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'J.".', imE.tf"n ft he councils of
fh. pi V are "implicated In Vnmate
ittxl market gambling '"U'e
" that enmoa gn lunaa rr vu
covering up the operation as a irans-
BC.,:L'" w .. Receiver Ltttlefleld
- la a Republican the inside- of the story
will never be published througn mm.
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AT ST
KERS
ANDSTILL
Arrest of Their Arbitration
Man Brings Charge- of
r , Intimidation. '
(Cnlted Press Leased Wlrs.l
- Winnipeg. Man.. Sept. 2. Thetrikers
' on the Canadian Pacific railway
throughout the west are incensed today
' over the arrest in the eat of James
BomervlIIe, their representative ort the
. Dominion arbitration board..
' Sotnervllle -was arrested for. the a!
. leered intimidation of strike breakers
The strikers claim that the chief of po
lice la trying- to intimidate them, and
tsmihle Isevnected before nitfht ' '
The proceedings before the board of
arourauon nave oeen orougrni 10 a
standstill bv the arrest of Somerville.
The strikes declare they will not pro
ceed further until they are assured that
their representatives will not be mo
lested bv the authorities
: i The company officials, on the other
hand, take the stand that the strikers
are trying- to intimidate strikebreakers
and declare they will have more ar
rested. i : :; -
TWO NEGROES PERY
OX HOXORABLE JAPS
: '; - (Dotted Press Leased Wlre.
Sacramento, Cat, Sept. 2. The police
today are looking for two negroes who
set fire to a hut in which seven Jap
anese were living, across the river from
this City, in order, to force the Inmates
to give up their-valuables. -The Japs
stuck to the burning building until half
i of it was burned away, then gave In and
meeKiy niea out , ana , submitted to
search by the' negroes. . t ,
In their- Investigation ". the rob
bery, officers have learned that negro
: thugs, have been' preying upon the Jap-
: anem pi mis region lor several monuiH.
'Four robberies within the last six weeks
nave neen reported by the orientals. In
each rase two negroes, .answering the
aeHcnpijon or me l wo men WHO neia
up the cabin across the river were the
roooers. i ; . . ; , ,
PLANIXG ILlXXi FIE
-i AT gAK FKANCISCQ
,- tTJnited Prwa .Lease Wire.) "T .v-
San Francisco, Sept 2. The planing
mill of the Oregon Construction com
pany was destroyed and other prop
erty was badly damaged last night 'by
. a fire on Farrell street in the , heart
of -the Van Ness avenue shopping dis
trict. . An investigation Is in progress
to ascertain the cause." The total loss
of property la over 120,000. One of the
structures partially burned was Neer
gard'B halt in which the Choppers'
club, a subsidiary organization of the
Woodmen of the World, was holding
an initiation. Not daunted by the In
terruptlon of the flames the members
dragged their paraphernalia Into the
street,, loaded u on- an express wagon,
fell in behind and' started In a pro-,
cession to find another hall.
(('nlted FT Lti Wlr.)
Joliet. 111., Sept. 2. Several hundred
acres of land are unaer waier ioay
and property valued at thousHnd of
rtollarn hns been destroyed, due to a
dynamite explosion at the JTlrkson street
a:tni on the Illinois rlver-1-.Hke Michigan
cannL
Tha extiloslon wrecked the dam and
tore awav a hundred feet of tl canal
bank, letting the water out upon rich
rarniln) mndB.
It is believed that farmers, who were
angered at the- refusal of the canal
officials to make repair that have been
demanded for months, are responelble
for the. explosion. The authorities are
working on the theory that the farmers
put more dynamite than they intended
under the dam and that they thus in
jured helifcown property. There is the
most intense excitement. J -
FALL OF MOTHER
OF THE FOREST
.
Reported That the Premier
of Calaveras Grove Is
Destroyed.
(United Press Leued Wire.)
Sonora, Cal., Sept, 2. It is reported
here this afternoon that the "Mother of
the forest," the famous- big Sequoia
glgantea of the Calaveras big tree grove,
has been burned by the forest fire that
ia eating its way Into the famous
grove despite the efforts of -the fight
ers to . save the magnificent redwooda
Fighters are working desperately to
prevent the- destruction of the entire
Calaveras grove.
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PACIFIC FLEET
,'ICADO UAI'
(t'ulted Preas Leased Wlre.
Clayton, N. M.. Sept 2. On verge
of nervous prostration and realising for
the first lime the enormity of the
crime which she had "confessed and her
nnxrow escape from being lynched, Julia
Moon, in Jail here on the charge of set
ttng fire yesterday to the Central hotel
at Des Moines, N. M.. today bitterly ar
raigned William South ami Mrs. South,
whom she charges with having caused
the trouble.
"Mrs. South offered nie money to
burn the hotel," walled the young wo
man. "They had It Insured and they
wanted to get the money. I did noi'un
derstand what I was doing and I could
not resist Hie temptation.
--T aia not rullu that I Was endan
gering the lives of the thirty people
wno were asleep insine. even wuon
.u In la 11 thri and heard the men out
side cryln out for my life, I did not
understand that they really wanted to
lynch me.
"It has all been explained to me and
I understand now how terrible It was.
I do not understand how I could have
done it, but Mr. and Mrs. South pre
vailed on ma and I could not refuse.
. "I am so frightened now when
think, of it that I can hardly Stand it
Oh, it was terrible of them to make me
do It!" . f
William' South and his wife, who' are
In separate parts of the Jail, held -under
the charge made by the girl, main
tain, alienee. They denied yesterday
that they induced the girl to fire the
hotel, and refused to add anything to
that : statement 1
Reports ' received here detailing ' the
flra say it was by the merest chance
that one of the guests, who happened
to awake during the night, noticed the
smoke in time to give the alarm. Oth
erwise, it is asserted, all undoubtedly
would have perished.
Feeling is so bitter In Pes Moines
against the Souths and the Mooney
girl that there la some talk of a mob
coming here to Inflict summary punish
ment There is no douftt the girl
would have been hanged by the mob if
the sheriff had not spirited ner away
tand brought her here.
The Mooney girl was empioyea as
waitress by the souths. ; v
TO DEMAND BRYAN'S
PRESENCE ON COAST
Lima
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AMERICAN SMELTERS
i DECLARES DIVIDEND
Honolulu, Sept 2. The Pacific fleet
was sighted off Diamond Head at 10
o'clock this morning and is expected to
enter the bay tnia aiternoon. rne city
has prepared a great welcome for the
sailors. "
BURGLAR TIES CHINK ;
COOK WITH PIGTAIL
(United Press Leued Wlre.li
San Francisco, Sept 2' Because Ah
Sing, a Chinese cook employed at the
home in this city of Frank B. TMta. sec
retary of the Belcher Mining company
of Goldfleld. Nev., tried to Interfere
with his depredation, a burglar early
todav grasDed the celestial, bv his aueue
ndfter swinging; him around the room
securely tied him to a . bedpost by his
pigtail and ..then proceeded to loot the
house. The burglar secured $40 in cash
and other articles, of value, but finally
fled, frightened by the loud yells of the
Chinaman. Mrs. Diets, who. had been at
a neighbor's borne, heard her cook's
walls anr reached home just as the
thief was leaving by a rear door.
KERMIT PRACTICING
FOR AFRICAN HUNT
Vew
meetln
A Reffnln
Tork, Sept
2. At - the snnual
g today ofthe American Smelters
lnlna company the regular divi
dend was declared. The old DOard was
, reelected and Walter T. Page of Omaha
was elected to fill the only vacancy.
Th directors will meet this afternoon
"Tor organising. The report for
fiscal year ending April 30 shows
Bantings, IM08.282, decreased 13,
4,77; net earnings. I7.3S. 287, de
creased I3.87S.382. Total surplus,
-40t,21, increased I11.1S1.
the
118.-
Itnlted Press Leued Wirt.)
Oyster Bay, I I.. Sept 2. Armed
with rifles and shotguns, revolvers,
cartridge belts and all the other war
like paraphernalia of a hunter, Kermit
Roosevelt left here today for a practice
hunt In the northwest preparatory to
the African expedition on which he will
embark next March with his father.
In company with John Qreenway. a
former rouKh rider, the youna- hunter
will get hia first experience in hunting
tne'gnzaiy ana me mountain lion ana
will also attempt to bac some speci
mens of the wary Rocky mountain
sheep. President Roosevelt is famil
iar with tha territory 'in which Kermit
will pursue, big game, and the boy goes
rimea witn mucn gooa advice from
father.
prln
his
Valuable House Burned.
(Calted Preu Leurd Wlr. 1
Oakland, Cal., Sept. 2.-The $50,000
home of Harry W. Bishop, a famous
Piedmont landmark. was totally de
stroyed by a mysterious fire which
started In the attic and raged frpm
2:80 o'clock until 6 o'clock this morning.
No effort was made to save the struc
ture. Nothing of rnore value than a
few pieces of brlc-a-brnc and clothing
was saved. The house was partially
Insured.
FORMER EUGENE MAN BELIEVED TO
HAVE BEEN VICTIM OF FOUL PLAY
Special Dtepetrb to Tbc JnanuL)
Eugene, OrV Rept 2 T. W. Sommer
vllje of Harrisburg, a nephew of the
late Mack L. Pommervllle. has Just re
turned from Jjo Angeles, where he went
to Investigate the death of his uncle.
Ifr. Somroerrllle died very suddenlv and
, his nephew believe he was a victim of
foul play.
Ha says there 1s a Jars, block of the
estate missing. The disbursement of a
sum of 840. 00, Is not accounted for on
tha books of the business house whir-h
Mr, Rommerville conducted. The cir
cumstances of his sickness and
(United Press Leased r.)
Stockton, Cal., Sept. 2. The vanguard
of the delegates to the Democratic state
effhvention which meets in this city to.
morrow to nominate presidential ' eleo
tors and afterward to divide into con
gressional district conventions to nomi
nate congressmen, arrived here today.
A demand for the presence of Bryan
on the coast during the campaign will
be made. : .
Mrs. Emma S. . Shertxer, member of
tne surtrage league of Oakland, arrived
and at or.ee ooer.ed- headquarters.
"We are not suffragettes and we're
not members of any political party,"
declared Mrs. Shertser. "Moreover, we
will make no demands on the. Demo
cratic convention. We will simply, ask
the convention to pledge the Democratlo
nominees to the legislature to sumlt an
amendment to . the "-voters of California
providing for Squat suffrage,"
FRYE SUES HUKER
FOR RIGHT OF WAY
. (Special DlspateS to The Journal.)
Vancouver, Wash., Sept 2. T. J. Frye
has brought action In the superior court
to compel Robert Buker to live up to an
agreement whlcn they entered into some
months ago.
Prye and Buker own adpoinlng farms
near Burnt Bridge creek. When the
railroad grade was changed Frye's farm
was shut off from the county road and
he claims that an agreement was en
tered into witn uuKer .ror an outlet
through the latter's farm until a new
road could be opened. Now Frye sets
forth that Buker is fencing up the tem
porary road and he cannot get In or.out
from his home. .The court Is asked to
issue an injunction stopping Buker from
bufldlng the fence. It Is expected that
the county commissioners will take up
the matter of opening; the Frye road
within a' few days.
HA YTND WALKER
REACH VANCOUVER
(Special Dlapateb to The Journal.)
Vancouver, Wash., Sept 2. R. F. Hay
and William Walker, who are engaged
In walking from Seattle to Chicago
and return, arrived In Vancouver lat
evening and put . up at the Hotel Co.
lumbia. They left again this morn
ing, going by way of Kalama.
Hay and Walker are making the walk
on a bet and also. It Is said, to adver
tise a certain brand of shoes. They
left Seattle January 8, last, and In or
der to win their bet must reach Se
attle In four days. This they claim
they can do with ease. They are in
excellent neaitn and declare they are
none the worse . for their long
They are accompanied by a huge St
Bernard nog.
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Mayor of polfa. Wash., for the past
several years and candidate for
the Democratic nomination , for
governor.
Death Roll of
the Northwest
ftfrs. Bennett Million.
(Special Dispatch to Iht Joarnal.) ,
Ashland. Or Sept 2. Mra Bennett
MlHton, 83 years, one of the oldest resi
dents, passed away last Saturday. About
three years ago her husband died at the
age or 84, severing a marriage union
that had existed for over 64 years.
Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Million, with six
children, crossed thee plains to Oregon
from Wisconsin in 1864 and settled in
the vlclnJty of Ashland in 1855, upon a
donation land claim, which has since
Deen included largely witbin'the Incor
poration of Ashland, though 143 acres
of the original claim is still held Intact
and farmed by two sons of , the family.
The Millions ever since have resided
upon this property, where six children
were born to them. Of the 12 children
all but one survive.,-
James Stamwood Pierce.
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
Taooma, Wash., Sept 2. James Stan
wood Pierce, 78 years, is dead at his
home here of apoplexy.. He wag a na
tive of Portsmouth, N. H. He waa a
cousin of President Franklin Pierce, and
his grandfather, NatrAnlel Pierce, gave
to the federal government the site
me navy yara at Portsmouth,
fdr
Gertrude Geddes.
i (Special Dispatch to Toe Joarnal.) .
Baker City, Or.. Sept 2. Mrs. Ger
trude Geddes, wife of Hiram Geddes,
died at her home, in this city, Sunday
morning. .
NO UNWRITTEN LAW
- FOR HIM; DIVORCE
LAW GOOD ENOUGH
V (United Press' Leased Wire.)
4 San Trancisco, Sept 2. "I
4 shall not play Harry Thaw or
4 Captain Hafns. No unwritten rw
4 law for ma. Any woman that de- a
4 ceives her husband, as my wife 4
4 has deceived me, IS not worth 4
4 killing any man over. I'll get a
4 divorce and that ends It Let 4
4 me go. Judge; I won't take the
4 trouble to prosecute them."
This statement was made by 4
A. L. Hunt before Judge Shortall 4
4 in the police court here today
4 when Mrs. Hunt and Private Ed- 4
4 war Rariley were arraigned. 4
4 Hunt, who Is foreman of a 4
4 'house-moving company,' told the 4
4 court that he came home after 4
4 being In the country, found Rad- . 4
4 ley there and started to shoot 4
4 him as a burglar, when Mrs. 4
4 Hunt Interfered in behalf of the 4
4 soldier. 4
4 Judge Shortall dismissed the 4
4 defendants and Second I.leuten- 4
4 ant M. Knight of Radleys com- 4
4 pany tdok him in charge and re- 4
4 turned, him to the Presidio. It 4
4 was" not stated whether the army 4
4 authorities would take notice of 4
4 the case. 4
4
Thomas L. Hisgen. nominee' for presi
dent on the Independence league ticket,
and William Randolph ' Hearst, founder
of the league and sponsor for tha candi
date, w,Ul be In Portland October 7. At
that time there will be a meeting In
one of the biggest halls of the city,
brass bands will play . Mr Hlsgen. will
hpeak, so will Mr. Hearst .and the
causa of the Independence party will be
whopped up generally. -. , 1
M. J. Malley. chairman of tha state
central committee of the Independence,
party, lias received a letter from the
national committee 'telling of the com
ing visit of Mr. Hlsgen and of Mr.
Hearst. In the letter it IS stated posi
tively that the two men will visit Port
land ' October 7 and instruction ' are
given to hire a hall and make arrange
ments for tne meeting, it is aiso stated
that one other meeting will be held in
the state and the advice of tho, state
committee is sought In aeleotlnsrw the
town and making arrangements for. that
meeting. - .
It is also announced by Mr. Malley
mat on Tuesday, October s, a meeting
of the Independence party will ba held
lnv Allsky hail for tha purpose of nom
inating and selecting candidate . for
r residential electors, to be placed on the
icket next November. At this meeting
Hugh J. Moisaac, organiser of the party
and will make the principal address of
the evening. f
DISCUSS WJDENIKG
-OF ALBINA AVENUE
There will be a meeting of the North
Alblna Improvement club with the
Multnomah Push club at the latter's
hall at Shaver and Mississippi avenue
this evening at 8 o'clock. Important
matters will be discussed and it is urged
that all property owners from Skldmore
street south be present ' The matter of
widening Aioina avenue irom coiumoia
boulevard south to-the Willamette river
will be discussed. At the last meeting
a similar widening of Kiulngsworth
avenue from Columbia to the river was
taken up.
Th. maff..' will Ytm tslrnn thAfor thm
street committee of the city oouncil Fri
day by a committee from. thetwo clubs.
Incidentally, the Alblna club Is con
gratulating itself on the acquirement of
a water collector tor its section or tne
city who has been granted by the water
board.- Formerly property owners had
to go to Lower Alblna to pay the rent,
which meant extra time and carfare.
Thev have1 publicly expressed their.
thanks to the board and declare that
thev have" put the bis: stick Denina tne
door lor tne present
(Cnlted pf M Laased WlrtA : I . A, N. GambrelL administrator of the
London, Sept I. A- roan giving his I estate of the lata Thomas A Wood, has
name as. Harrison and claiming to be I reported Jto the county court the eolieo-
of nearly 88,000 In fees through the
an engineer fired toxyr shots from a re
volver among tha broker on tha stock
exchange today, and was trying to fire
rnore wnen ne was KnocKea down and
overpowered. Nobbdy wat injured by
the shots, though it is hard to explain
tlon
department of tha interior for claims
ror Indian war pensions carried through v
by Wood.- He bag also reported. Jhe col-"
lectlpn. Pf nearly $1,000 more on like
how the- bullets oould - have passed I claims from rjenalojiara f tha aiat.i nr
through the crowd without ' Striking Oregon who serva,l fh .arl tt
anyone, The man apparenuy la insane. I ,iu.i, VL
Ho explained to the ponce- tnat ai hww naures in
broker, whose name he oould not civ. I his final report filed with the count v.
had robbed him of his savings, . . II1 explains that there were 490 claims
-, . - I for pensions .In all, and -he had great"
WANTS PAY FOR ' ut,ubTca0w
TiTvnTMi T,1T1 -rirt-i-k-rrl OI irregularities in Indian war claims,
FINDING DEAD BODY nd hojound the officials of the depart;
AlXXitJ XtXJJXU XiUUi ment of tno interior grestly prejudiced
4 J. B.Owert of Llnnton thinks 4
4 that theNsounty owesTilm f 10 for. 4
4 discovering the dead body of a 4
4 man in the Willamette slough on 4
4 August 9, and for accompanying 4
4 the coroner to the scene. His 4
4 claim has been presented to tha 4
4 county commissioners and placed 4
-4 on file, where It is expected to , 4
4 remain Indefinitely, Tha nearest 4
4 parallel the commissioners can- 4
4 recall is the claim of a man who . 4
4 wanted $5 for burying a, dead 4
4 hog that he found in the road in 4
4 . front of his plaoe. The body 4
4 found by Owen was- never idea- 4
4 tilled and the remains were 4
buried In the potter's field, . 4
444444444444444
CLAUDIANES CASE .
OVER TO TUESDAY j
against the allowance of fees. Fre- -Quently,
he says, the claims were turned
down and he appealed to the secretary
of the Interior, in the end securing 85,-
In the collection of claims under the
State law the administration lllrwln
had difficulty, tha state refusing to -deduct
the fees when the claims were .
Jrranted and forcing the administrator
o correspond with the claimants. From
the State claims thai nm nnllm-l mio.
8989.81. , - 1 ., ' ... ..."
The total reeelnta of tha tat hmva .
been 811,129 and the disbursements 810,
504. leavlnar a caah halsnc of iass.
Oarabrell claims 8412 as commission on
collections and 8260 more ss extra com-
Sensation for his extraordinary and te
lous work, but announced his willing
ness to accent tha 862S balance In full
payment There are other unpaid claims
against the estate amounting to several
hundred dollars, but W. Hosea Wood, a
son of the deceased, has offered to ad
vance the money to settle them, so that
none of the real estate will have to be
sold. , , -
The heirs have signed an agreement
to take share and share alike in tha real
estate, relinaulahea all claims thnv mav
have. They -are tho widow. Mrs. R. C.
Wood, and her children, W..Hosea Wood.
Charles. E. Wood, Virginia A- Austin,
Emma R. Ruckert Nellie D. Monical.
Khh Ann .Tnhn V WaivI. '
Oakland, Cal., Sept I.- The formal
arraignment of John and Peter Clan
dianes for the dynamiting; of Jim Gal-
lagners home in East Oakland was
ostponed today to next Tuesday, isat
C. Coghlan. chief counsel for tha de
fendants, sent a letter to theoourt
saying he was ill at hia home - with
bronchitis and Was unable to be in
court J. W. Scott, the other attorney
ror tne derense, cognian said, was de
tained by a trial in Ban Francisco.
coghlan concluded his latter witn a
request for a continuance until TueS- 0f the most bonafide slaughter sale of
Mary B. Webb and John K. Wood.
FIRE SALVAGE SALE
I The Greatest Bale in the History of
Portland Starts Thursday, Sep tem
per 3, 1908, at 9 a. m.
The big storeroom, corner Sixth and
airec
Oak streets.
rectly across from the
Wells-Fargo bnllding, will be the scene
WINDING-UP OF
THFDUDDE ESTATE
Mrs. Ttiienn' V Dudde. now Mrs. Oun-
ter, and living in Arkansas today filed
her answer in the county court respect
g the claim made by several oisap
pointed heirs to ner late husband es
TREADVELL CASE ;
INJURY'S HANDS
United Pres. Leasl Wire.
San Francisco, Sept 2. The case of
James TreadweH, formerly director of
nll,p 1 me acrucci aiiiornia oaie Leposu ano
WORK ON TRACTION
LINE EXPECTED SOON
erjury In connection with his testimony
dieted him for the embesrlement ef the
fore the grand Jury, which later in-
day and with the statement that onlfira .uiv.ir. uMi nv, h.y n nnsmn
-auesaay ne would submit a demurrer Over 830,000 worth of clothing, shoes.
10 ine inaicimani againsi me two hats, furnishings, skirts, waists, eta,
Greeks and make another motion. He saved from a recent big San Francisco
did net state what .j.he motion would fire will be placed on forced sale by
be but It lSTTObable it will be for'the C. C Shafer representing the fire ad-
oBimiK uuiue 01 ma inaiouneni on xne Musters at an average or rrom 10 to 17
ground of alleged Prejudice on tha n'lrl n font nf ctnl villi. RaaiI Wednea-
of the grand Jury. If the demurrer day papers for particulars of this gleat
tognim saia ne wouia siipuiate that I
tne case be set ror trial soon.
G. O. P. Honors Hammond.
ASTORIA'S CHIEF
tate. and affirming that they have no
right at this time to attempt to contest
Mr, Dudde, who died In he insane asy
lum at Salem In 1906. left an estate of
which his wife was appointed executrix.
Instead of being; given a monthly al
lowance site was allowed a lump sum
of 82,600, and another claim was filed
by her against the estate for 83,000.
Bertha Dudde, Minnie Greer, Anna Grote
ana Marie uuuue, sisters 01 nenry
Dudde, a few months ago filed a peti
tion asking to be allowed to contest this
disposition of the estate, as they bad
not been notified. Mrs. Ounter today
made known tnat the estate has been
closed, and that she has on hand about
87,000 to distribute, which she ask to
be allowed to do without further Inter
ference, and also claims that no notice
was required,
SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS RESIGNS
Special Dispatch to To Journal.)
Astoria, Or., Sept 2. A. I Clark, su
perintendent of the Astoria publio
schools, last night tendered his resigna
tion to the school board at Its meeting.
County Treasurer W. A. Sherman was
appointed to fill the vacancy.
Beans Meet at Boston.
(ftpnclal t)tspat!b to The Joarnal.)
Boston, Sept. 2. The John Bean as
sociation, comprising the descendants
of the first settler of that name, who
came 10 America in ibzu, nem its tenth
annual meeting and reunion in the Park
street church today. The association
now has ' a membership of more . than
800. many of .whom reside in distant
parts of the country. The speakers at
the meeting Included Senator Frank O,
Brlggs of New Jersey, James Bean of
San Jose, Cal., and Joseph Warren Bean
of Providence.
(United Prase ase Wire.)
New Tork, Sept 2. The executive
HANDS TN STAR Republican club met and has
sachusetts vtce-presldent to succeed
General .Edward A. McAlpIn of New
Tork. The national .convention of the
clubs will he held in Cincinnati. Sep
tember 23. That city., was selected to-.
day because ' it will be the headquar? .
ters of Taft during the campaign. . ,
(Special Dispatch to Tfcs JooraaL)
Astoria, Or.. Sept 2. Chief of Police
Charles Gam mil last evening tendered
51s resignation as enter. He resigns
from the department to enter into busi
ness for himself.- I
M. & M. Company at L Grande.
(Special Dispatek to Th. Journal.) -f
La Grande. Or.. Sent 2. The Island
City M. & M. company! recently burned
out at Island City, will rebuild at La
Grande Instead of Island City. ' The
company owns aotne lots- on Jefferson
avenue- and "plan for a two-story brick
structure are now; being prepared. A
few days
the "firm . purchased th
(Special Dlspatrb to Th. Jouraal.l
Vancouver, Wash.. 8ept. 2. It is expected-that
the active construction of
that H.rf , lh, A'.ni.nii,.n.
aeain , company's line from the rlty limits to
ic y- ,u,-n ,k Ht John rOArt w hln witliin tha
to attend to him had no license or next two weeks. A considerable nor
standlng as a pnj-siclan. and a regular; tlon of the right of way through Van
physieien was not called until the case couver Heights has been cleared and as
was beyond medical relief. I there will be little grading to do a com-
A cousin of Mr. Rommerville called I taratlvlv small fort- roiild ramniM.
to visit him and was not Informed of-! It In 60 days, according to a wpll -known
Colton securities, was given to the Jurv
at 10:15 o'clock this morning.
The - attorneys finished their argu
ments last night and the court in
structed the- Jury this morning The
Instructions were, brief, dealing largelv
with the' technicals rights of the de"
fendant before -the law. Treadwell's
attorneys moifed for h immediate trial
tomorrow on the first of the three in
dictments charging him with embexxle
ment but Judge Conley set the case
for September 8.
ago
stock of implements and vehicles owned
br Frank Kllpatrick. and will conduct
Its business In the location occupied by
Kllpatrick, until th new building is
ready ior occupancy.
THE SQUIBB DRUG STORE.
We sell goods cheap all the
time, but our "specials'' are ex
tras that everybody's ) -curse
smiles at. 1
All next week we offer a spe
cial on toilet paper that econom
ical people must not overlook
or forget, for you don't get such
bargains often.
Hotel and lodging house
keepers take notice.
Great Toilet Paper Sale
FOR THIS WEEK ONLY
THE MAJESTIC (a big 15c roll), this week .....3 for 25
THE COMPETITION a big lOo rOlf), this week. ......4 for -25
THE BLUE BELL (a big 15c pad), this week ....3 for 25
. Some More Specials
Sapolio, per cake ...Of Bicycle Playing Cards 17s)
Paraffine, per pound ..... M-, ' T"!'..?
i pint Camphor .Z&f Sozodont,
Always Seven Owl or Export Cigars 25s
Tha Black and Whit Be Headquarters &ows7s Oandlas foi
" Cigar for Blgh-Orad lr- the
The Bast 60 Cigar Ever fames Stan Who Knows. We
old la Portland. and Toilet Water. Sell Them.
The Perkins Hotel Pharmacy
THE SQUIBB DRUG STORE
Phone Us, Main 8624, A1011 FREE AND QUICK DELIVERY
H0P PICKEES' GLOVES
On
at
Thousand Xosea oa Sale
Alien 'Js XcDonneu'g.
Hopplckers' canvss gloves, on sale
. Men s i.it roir snirts at 4!c
3 socks at llWc a pair.. Poecial
reduced prices In all departmenta.
(c
at 1
his illness nor allowed to go to hi
room. He was tolj that Mr Sommer
vllle was taking his afternonn nap and
bar leff sper-tai orders that he must
not be disturbed.
The Nephew has placed the matter In
the hands of detectives and a searching
Investigation will be made."
You will be "on the job" bright
and early every morning if you eat
1 1
WHS
Tha food that puts Tim and rigor into
tired muscles and torn-out nerves. All
the utriment in choice selected white
ccm blended with pure4 barley-cult
Gi:p, appetizing and' Bourishine.
D:'.:cbus for breakfast with cream or milk. Ask your grocer.
The only Malted Corn Flakes.
railway construction superintendent
j L'XCLE SAM HOLDS UP
, CASE OF MCLAI IIAFID i
1
I (t'nltKl Ptms LeWaxl W .1
I -Was hington. Sept. 2 The United !
! States today is awaiting developments i
. before considering the Question of offi- I
, lally recognizing the sultan of Morocco.
The attitude of the state department
leads to tne Inference that If the Euro
pean powers recognise Mulal Hi fid. the
news suitan. a the ruier. th United
States will folkiw suit. ... '
Jolinsoii-llasnett Wedding.
( 'Stvcl.1 rn-rttcti to Tba iovnaLt
Monterey. Cal., Sept I. Grove L. ,
i Johns n of Sacramento, member of the
i state legislature and one of the leading!
U.ollt;ctn of the state. rears of age. '
was married at the Hotel Monterey ves-
terday to Mine Helen Alice Hassett nf 1
I was strictly private The brides
1 mothcer. Mrs. V. J. Hassett W. F.
Puraell. who stten1ed the bridegroom,
and Rev. Father R. M. -Mestres. who
performed the ceremony, ver th only
wltneeaea
THOMPSON
zrrAaz.xsarBD isox
O. 8. AI)e Critically HI.
(SoerUI IMnMtrti to Tha 1mm ul t
Vancoyveiv Wash. Sept I. a. S. Al
len, rroprietor of tne general store at
rinlier'a Leading. Is at 9t Joseph's hos
pital Ihlt .city. mltcaUy ill wltH ty
phoid fever. H tias bn ft two week a
Mr! Allea is a brother ef Claries AJlso
ef Vancouver. .
Tbe Internationally Indorsed Sight Expert
"By th Tbosnpaoa yvten' of slrat-Wrtlag a mistake la fitting
glass to Impossible- ,
I From th British Optician. tndon. May J. l0i.J ,
Th rapidity aad aeearaoy with Which Thompson aorroeta avtif-nuk.
ttoan, sayopaa-aad kyporopia Is aotiiiac short f saarraloaa."
(Dr. O. H. Moor, on of Osrmany's Formot Physicians. )
Over t,n9 oculists, physicians and m-n of srlence throughout Eng."
land. Oermany and France unanimously declar the "TtKmpn Pystem"
of sla;ht-testlg a great aid to science.
Notwithstanding th advancer! methods and optleal knowledge em
ployed In testing tha sight. m eharg is made for this servlca.-
Hundreds of testimonials from th Jest peopla of Oregon open to
those who are Interested.
Prfctflttln$ Cla$$$ at Loto at 41. SO .
THOMPSON 0TICAL INSTITUTE
-209 Corfcrtt BoteSaf fifth eae Morriso Sti.
Th Most Modem and Bewt E4n!pp4 Optical rarlora ts Portland.
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303 WASHINGTON STREET, CORNER FIFTH
NCTPAIN fio More Fear of the Dental Chair NO PAIN
"NOR A HIGH DENTAL BILL"
! Special Rates- All This Month i
Full set, that fit. . .$5.00
Gold Crowns, 221c.$3.50'
Bridge Teeth, 221c.$3.50
Gold Fillings 81.00
auver r tilings ...... ouf
' WHY. PAY MORE?
If you are nervous or.
have heart trouble, the'
Electro Painless System
willl do the work wMen
pthers fail. VA
All Work Warranted Ten
- ' Year. ..
Bant Kefertnce Open Evenings tad Saadays Uiy Attendant
I ELECTRO DENTAL PARLORS !
t- Corner Fifth and Washington, Across From Perkins Hotel X