, THE OREGON .DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, . MONDAY JSVENINO. . SEPTEMBER 21. 1003.
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Sequence to Hearst's Disclosures, Another Heavy
Decline Follows (lose Onto That of Last
Week Sentiment Changes.
Hill SHIED
HARD HI 110. 13
Neither That Number or
Anyof Its Combinations ...
for Her Pet Do;;.
(Kpertal IMapatrli to Tha JHirnl.)
New Tork. 8ept. 21.-There are no
more 10 to I beta 1 Wall street that
Taft will defeat Bryan in November.
An extraordinary hange of sentiment
haa taken placa wlililn the past work
and the stock fichnf is now flooded
wllh prediction that the Iiemocratlo
nominee will iwwd the country. Wall
street, taking lt cue from the big cor
porations and the trusts, haa been unan
imous in advocating Tart a ejection, ana
until very recently has refused to admit
the possibility of his defeat. Hut the
situation haa chanced. Hearst's dis
closures concerning Foraker sent a old
chill down the backs of the speculators
and the reault has been a wild scram
ble to unload their stocks
Following the heavy declines of last
week another serious break occurred to
day. In some Instances standard
stocks closed mure than t a slmre be-
Statletlcs at the city treasurer's of
fice show some odd things In connect Ion
with the dor license department. Trie
low the low prices reconie.i i ,Uv . ,. -.,. i and asked
nntl th nr
on the list which did not show some for llcensi
loss. Union I'aclfV closed 4 M Irr Insisted that
Ihsn Saturday, nmrruern i-acinc.
Ureat Northern S. HI Poul 4i. Ml"
sourl Pacific 3 and ltendlng 3 lower.
The hand of the "Interests" is plain
ly seen. They ar unloading stocks as
rapidly as possible, hoping to arouse
annrehenalona that another nnancisi
panic will teault if Bryan Is elected.
Many stop loss orders were uncovered
by today's declines end further reces
sions are anticipated. The remarkable
udvnnce in prices which has been wlC
nested within the past Wires months
has been based largely upon Wall
street's confidence In Taft'e election.
The present decline is due to a realise
Hon tiist the choice of the next presl
dent will not be determined by the
wishes of the New York' stock ex
change.
license for her canine pet. Hhc
the number on her license
i.5 Per Cent Gain in Attend
ance' at Opening: ' of ,
Fall Term.
The attendance for the first week 4t
ha public schools of Portland this year
was 17,751 against l.m the first week
ast year. This shows a growth of Vt
per cant, but (his will he In all proba
bility Increased to 10 or IS per cent
In the next two weeks, when the hop-
Plan to Liberate Persia and fiivo It Constitutional Gov-
'.Vornmcnt Weans ' , War With '? Russia, but
; . Young: Turkey's Heart Is Big:. ' V' ,
tiiK ahouM not be any combination or r,0in; season ends. Jlundreds of school
3. IS or St. and she wanted the numtier ,-hlldren are still up the valley, as the
to us suiiiewiinro wnwpt'H i nop nar vest was later man usual,
hundred. After patient search among ! The attendance tor the rtrat week dur
ing the. pant three years and the growth
LIME ROCK QUARRY FOUND IN
'- BANKS OF THE LEWIS RIVER
v An Important discovery of lime rock
has Just been made on" Lewis river
' about 11 miles from Its Junction with
the Columbia, by a party pf Portland
people and ownership of the. property
. line been acquired by Captain W. A
Gray of Astoria, Captain B. Olson of
Portland, and C. F. Helberg, an expert
cement chemist with offices In the
Worcester building.
.The deposit Is said to be very favor
ably located as regards transportation
means and present Indications are said
to point to a very high grade quality
of rock. It Is believed that the new
discovery will prove a very Important
factor towards the establishment of a
cement factory In this city.
Mr. Helberg has a quantity , of the
rock In his laboratory that he is sub
jecting to various tests. . m
From what he has ascertained so far,
he believes that the discovery is one
that will call for Immediate develop
ment It Is so located that the rock
can be brougHS out either on barges on
the Lewis river or by tram to Columbia
river, a dlstanceeof about 12 miles, and
thence by steamer to Portland.
YOUNG JOCKEY THROWN FROM
HORSE AND SEfilOUSLY INJURED
ti
Earl Salman, aged It. a Jockey at the
Qpuntrv Club race track, was mrown
from his horse this morning and sus
tained serious Injuries. He struck on
his head.
Salmon was exercising Ms horse, A s
earben, owned by Tom Hums, and as
the horse was coming In on the stretch
It suddenlv Jumped the low fence which
onnlrclos the field. As the animal
plunged Toung Salmon left the saddle
conscious for almost an hour. Dr. Web
ster was telephoned for and Salmon was
taken to St. Vincent's hospital where it
was. found that no fatal injuries had
been sustained and that all the young
fellow needed was a complete rest.
It was at first thought that a frac
ture of the skull had resulted from the
accident and as all efforts to bring the
unconscious youth to. failed, those
around the race track were much
alarmed. At the hospital it Is reported
that he Is resting t easily and it is
the llirta It wai found that there wer
only two numbers that mlglit possimv
suit the ladv. These were 70 ai)d H.
She rejected 7 because the dlgota ndded
together mske 11, but she finally re
luctantly settled, on No. 70 and the 11
ciui&s. was .at last , issued.
Kvery year there is a big scramble
for license No. l.J Kverybody wanta that
maglo number. It is to dog owners
what the rahallstlo No. 3 was to the
ancient Egyptians. No one csn tell
lust what ivotencv there Is In the ini
tial digit, nut It must -nave its peculiar
charm. This year there were iiO appli
cants for the much-sougnt numeral. u
of theae had deposited their license fees
days In advance of the opening of thu
fiscal license season.
m Secures Z,aoky Number.
The lucky holder of the license No.
1 for male dogs now Is Ir. O. O. Jef
ferson who lives at 208 Kant SJxth
street north. Ir. Jefferson will be al
lowed to hold this number ss long ss
he wishes to renew It. but should he
by any chance forget to pay on the first
day after his annual license expires
then the holder or the next nearest
number to this who has deposited hi
each year Is given
Attend
ance. .17,752
,l.97i
.14.668
.11433
Year
1P0N
1907
1806
J905
below:
In
crease. 779
J.206
1.235
Per Ct.
growth.
4.6
16.7
.l
OREGOIIFKGO
EAST TO FAIRS
Oregon's fruit fama haa spread to the
point where eastern railroads and fair
managements are soliciting It as an at
tractldn for their fruit exhibitions.
General Passenger. Agent McMurray
of the Harrlman linea haa received a let-
license fee in advance with a request for I ter from the Union Pacific requesting
isa. i gets it. xr. jenerson goi mo mat ne as i no cnamoer or commerce
? rowing communities In Oregon
samples of Oregon fruit for
number from Dr. Rsnd. who held it. for I of fruit
years until his dog died. Then ha gave to coll
the number to Its present holder, and display at the International Livestock
now he haa another dog. but haa to be I rxDOsitlon in Chlcsao. lata In November.
satisfied with No. 7. the International Commercial exposition
Years ago nobody liked to get No. It, In Omaha In December and the Illinois
but Frank Watkins has a standing or- state fair at Springfield September 86.
der for the supposedly unlucky symbol. In order to insure a good display of
no no rays numinf nna unppenvu io i snpies ana Otner vregon irults tns nar
the dog that wears tag No. 13. It uaedlriman linea offer to transport any ex
to be the opinion among dog owner hiblts to the various fairs that the
tnai a canine taggea wun tne ratal J chamber of commerce will have pre
would not live the year out. but now cared. Thu Med ford chamber la al.
the owners of fine dogs regard It as a ready preparing an exhibit of - Rogue
i(i ver iruiia
and was picked up unconscious a few I thought that he will be sufficiently re-
moments later by friends who witnessed covered to .return to tne track
the accident. Tha young Jockey was un-1 a few days.
1 IIAI WILKES
li : FREIGHT AGEIIT
It ! '
Bemi-oflclal announcement was made
Is this morning by the Igorth Bank road
"i that W. C. WHkes, traveling passenger
fl agent of the Great Northern with head
quarters at Spokane, will become the
Portland city freight agent of the new
North Bank line. Mr. Wilkes Is In the
city at present getting acqtiainted with
KonHitinna hare and will take charge of
the North Bank's freight department In
Portland as soon as the line Into the
city is opened. , , .
The news that Mr. Wilkes will handle
the Portland freight business for the
North Bank will be welcomed by rail
road men generally.. He Is one of the
most popular freight nren in the north
west, and for soinetime was the O. R.
& N.'s agent at Moscow. During his
service as traveling freight agent for
the O. R. & N. he became very well ac
quainted with shippers all over the
northwest.
General Superintendent Forrest of
the North Bank said this morning that
Mr. Wilkes would take charge of the
freight office of the line as soon as
trains begin ' running into the city, al
though he has not been formally noti
fied Of his appointment as yet.
HELD TO BLAME
FOR 01 DEATH
UPHOLDS CITY
TAX Of. VEHICLES
, Presiding Judge Gantenbeln in, the
circuit court this morning upheld the
validity of the city ordinance imposing
a tax on vehicles. The constitutionality
of the ordinance was raised In the -case
of J. C. Mann and A. A. Kadderly, east
side Vrocers, who refused to pay the
tax and were convicted In the munici
pal court. Application was made to -the
circuit court for a writ of habeas Tor
pus, which was refused.
The defendants are only construct
ively in jail, having been at liberty on
bond since last spring, while the habeas
corpus proceedings were pending. Judge
uantenDein round the question a com
plicated one. but reached the conclusion
that the city council had authority to
pass the ordinance.
particularly auspicious number.
Koodoos ATolded.
"Twenty-three" Is tabooed by every
body but Max Flelschner, who Uvea at
zii salmon street, got it witnout know
lng what he waa drawing. When ha
notices the skldoo sign the treasurer's
on ice expects to near a protest.
. The holder of No. 1 license tag for
female dogs Is Myrtle Abrahamson, 704
ttvereti street, wane no. is is in de
mand for male dogs It is hard to disDose
of it to owners of female dogs. The
present possessor of the number doesn t
seem to care though. He is J. W. Van
Metre and he lives at 274 Fourteenth
street. No. 23 fell to a Japanese who
couldn't read English and didn't guess
ine signmcance or tne sinaoo signal.
His name is Watanaba. Ha lives at 93
North Third street.
The city derives an annual revenue
of about 33,000 from the sale of license
tags. This year there will be about
2,ooo issued,
circuit
to be aent east on this
KLAMATH HORSES TO
UIAN ISLAiS
'v' (ttnlU Phm luU wira.) '
' Conatantinopta, Sept. J 1. Young Tur
key is preparing to fight the caar. Re
assured by their victory over the sul
tan and the troubles lit Persia and Rus
sia, the Young Turk hats been quietly
preparing for soma months to liberate
Versla and jrira that country a govern
ment similar to their own. To do this
they reallia they must fight Russia
and they are todav nranared to atrlka
The grnnd vlaler was himself quote!
today, indirectly but authorltatlvoly, as
having assured hla .ministers that ho
oenevcs a oiesn M inevitable.
' The struggle will center over Per
sia. The loung Turks --plan - to over
throw the shah, and establish a sort nf
f rotectorats over Persia at Teheran un
it tho Persian people are strong enouah
to govern themselves. It is agreed that
to do this Russia must be drlaen out of
the country. w .
Whether or not the shah's Ufa will ha
soared la a matter that has nnt vet Knn
decided. The. Young Turks think It will
be an easy matter to crush the shah' but
tney are preparing xor a hard right with
KUSSIU. .
Jt was stated hera today by one of the
leaders of the Young Turk party that
within six months the Turkish troops
would be In possession of Tahrla, which
haa declared Its independence and of
fused . Its . allegiance to Turks v. The
leader stated that the Turks would at
the same time be in possession of the
Russian rond from Tabria to Julfa on
the Muscovite frontier.
' It Is considered hore that the Turkish
occupation of the disputed territory
wiwun wnai tne soan claims as his
boundary at Urumla, waa a direct chal
lenge to the caar ami would have been
followed by an immediate concentration
ef Russian troops iri tha Cnucasss had It
happened before - the ituaso-japaoesa
wsr, -. ;',"'.'!
There was. a show of force by Rus
sia but it was answered by Turkey with
such an Increase of her troops on the
very shores of Lake Urumla as to cam-
pletely overshadow tha additions to-tlie
Muscovite xorce. .
The Young Turkish leaders do not ex
pect any opposition from Nicholas until
it oecomos ciesr mat tney are to sweei
tha country, out it is not thought poss
tfatnl Pay of flunny Nation:'
. Jleets Every rromisc;
Made
Yesterday's Italian celebration waa
a success in every respect. The weath
r waa ideal . and avery Italian in-th
city must have peon out and about form
they were In evidence1 everywhere on
the streets, In the streetcars and at the
fairground. Whole famlllei atroii.
te the grounda and made a day of i
Some took lunches -along. ' ...
The parade waa .viewed by thousands
i It moved through 'the principal ,
It waa exactly as announced,
as
streets.
maps Dniiiant y Italian Jioraemetf.
sal ore and high-ranking officers of th.
Itallan warship Pugila. now In the har
bor. Consul Dr. c. i. rnlii.ni
ble. that the csar will surrender what
has been absolute rule at Teheran for
,' years, with a show of resistance
IRRIGATORS WILL. SOON" KNOW COST
OF WATER UNDER KLAMATH PROJECT
-'-"' ' t
(Bpeolal Dispatch to Tb JooreaM
Klamath Falla, Or, Sept 21. The
cost of t the water under the Klamath
project la bow belnk determined npon
by a board of reclamation engineers In
session in this city and It will be made
public In a short time.
The cost of Irrigation per acre will
not be uniform over tha territory em
braced In the nroiect. but. will vary ac
cording to the ease with which water
is put upon the lands. It being more
difficult in some sections. I
Payments by land owners will begin
next spring, but the cost of only . the
lands under the first unit of the canal
will be declared at this time. This em
braces the country between this city
and Merrill. As the work of construc
tion Droceeds the cost of other units
will he declared and regular payments
commenced.
The board of engineers-will submit
their recommended, cost to the secretary
of the Interior and If approved it will
then be made puDiio.
L Wi ' H :
FLIES LONGEST j
(United Press Leased Wira)
Paris, Sept 21. A message from I-
mans this afternoon says that Wilbur
Wright this afternoon broke all records
in a flicrht in his aeroplane by staying
In the air one hour, 31 minutes and 25
seconds.
inn pest record made hitherto In a
heavier-than-atr machine was made bv
urvme wrigni at fort Myer. when tie
stayed In the air a few minutes more
man an nour.
This afternoon's flicrht was witnessed
by a large crowd. Wilbur Wright had
his machine under perfect control every
e
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
Klamath Falls, Or., Sept. 21.
John T. Baker, a large land
owner and Influential man , of af
fairs of the Hawaiian' islands,
haa been hunting in Klamath
county the past two weeks, and
haa Just ordered a carload of
Klamath county horses shipped
to his ranch in the islands.
Mr. Baker came to the United
States with Prince David and a
party, expecting to. hunt in the
wilds of Oregon, Washington and
Alaska, On account Aif tl?e. death, '
of Prince David In Barf Froni
.cleco,', allf pMns: wore changed;
and Mr. Baker went hack to
Honolulu with the body,, On his
return to San Francisco the
Klamath country was recom
mended to him as excellent hunt
ing grounds near at hand. He
was delighted with his hunt and
expects to come back next year
with a party of friends.
4, Henry Straw, - a local horse
dealer, has charge of the buying
of a carload of horses for Mr.
Baker, and is to deliver them at
the ranch in Hawaii.
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REGISTER TO VOTE
FOR PRESIDENT
Showing Made on First Day
Indicates .Great Inter
est in Campaign.
minute of the flight and descendod only
because his gasoline gave out. x
The whole French nation is applaud
ing; me wonaenui rngnt or me Amer
ican inventor.
hand
otner
Slipping from a board along which he
was -walking from the British steam
ship Beechley to the side of the 8t.
Johns drydock last evening. John C. St.
Clair, aged 4 yeara. living at Polk
street and Willamette boulevard, sus
tained Injuries so severe that he died
aa hour later.
The coroner haa decided that the
death waa the result of an accident
due to St. Clair's own act and no in
auest will be held. The Beechley !
In the drydock, snd St. Clair who had
been worklrr on the vessel, fell 60
feet to the floor.
CANNOT RECOVER
DAMAGES FOR SON
A jury In Judge Morrow's depart
ment of the circuit court this morning
decided that Mrs. Henrietta Magone Is
not entitled to -recover damages for the
Iobh of her son's earnings because of : f. reVt
the loss of one of his hands at the : r.rfnV
wrist while in the employ of the Port- ; ' " '
iana iManuracturmg company. She
asked for $2,0:17. which is the amount
she figured he would hare .earned up
to the age of 21 years.
Roscoe Magone was 16 years old when
he. was injured. He was employed m
the defendant's mill near Unnton, and
alleged that his Injury was due to tlio
negligence of the companv. The jurv
heard the testimony last week antf was
instructed by Judge Morrow this morn
ing, returning a verdict in about an
hour after it retired.
FINGERS CRUSHED
UNDER CAR WHEELS
LOCAL FIRMS BID
FOR BIG CONTRACT
To lose the four fingers of her right
tne t n rd on ner left and the
painfully
misfortune of little Pauline' Bieloh,
three
crushed.
Several Portland firms have made
bids on a $500,000 government contract
for hay and oats for the Philippines,
which will be let by the quartermaa
ler'i? department October 5. The con
tract' if the largest one of the kind
ever placed on the Pacific coast.
In the specifications issued by the
niiartermaflter, bids were asked on 10.
000 tons of hay and 9.000 ton of oats.
Delivery must be made in tne Fhilip
Wll
At noon today 40 new voters had
been aded,-4o the registration rolls
of MuUtiomah county. This Is the
first day of registration since the June
election, and the pace that was set this
morning Indicates Interest In the Bryan
T aft argument Is running high. The
showing for the first day Is regarded
as unusually' good. If this rate is
maintained the lists will go close to
35,000 before the books are closed, one
month hence. 1 "
The first man to register this morn
ing was C. J. McConahy, . a " member
of the city. -fire department He is . a
Democrat and lives at 433 Seventh
street No. 2 was Ranlere Damics, a
naturalized citizen. He is a laborer
and a Republican. No. 3 was J. A.
Seaman and after him came John L.
Vestal, both of whom have retired from
business and declared themselves Re
publicans. The fifth man was H. S.
title, a farmer, and also a Republican.
, One peculiarity , of the early regis
tration is the fact that the great ma
jority of new voters' is composed of
men of middle age or older. Among
the first five, Mr. Seaman Is 80 years
old and Mr. Oile Is 81. evidently the
old fellows are getting stirred up.
Out of -the first 40 the Republicans
can claim Just half. Thirteen of the
number registered as Democrats, five
as Independents and two as Socialists.
The books are open aaiiy irom s a. m,
to 6 p. m.
UNI' EXPECTS'
REFORM LAWS
With Democratic House and
Republican Voters to
Force Senate.
(United Press Leased Wtre.l
Medina, N. TM Sept 21. In a speech
hese today William J. Bryan declared
that if he was elected the house of
representatives would probably 'have a
Democratic majority, and he believed
he would be able to bring about the
enactment of laws in accordance with
the provisions of the platform adopted
at the Denver convention.
He said he would recommend the leg
islation, and. as the members of .the
house would be pledged to the platform.
may wou.'a enact it
"Then it will be uo to the senate."
said Bryan. "I would not assume that
the Repuolican leaders are against the
policies which we support. We do not
admit that the Republican voter are
ag.viust these policies. In fact, we be
lieve that the majority of the Republi
can voters are really with the Demo
crats." .
N. G. C. ORDERED
TO ATASCADER0
?w 1 - " "-vi soon 1 1. Commander of
the rut Ua : second rnmminiiA, n n .
dls, and other officers of the warship,
occupied a prominent position In car
riages at the head of the parade, and
following the , sallora came thousands
of resident Italians.
. Bi,fIit Caprla and Slg. Rossi's bands
headed the two divisions of the parade
and furnished muslo for dancing in thj
oriental building during the entire even
ing, after the exercises In the afternoon
and the serving of an elaborate supper
to the sailors from the Pugila.
When the parade and crowds had
reached tha fair a-munria Miwa, T .
rfellver(1 -an address of welcome. He
wss roiiowea ny consul Dr. Cardianl.
who SDoke in Italian. Cininln r.i.,i.
Vlsr-onll also made a few remarks in
Italian. He SDoke of the enrriiai re
ception tendered the warship and as
sured them that everything that had
be1 don had been highly appreciated.
The Pualla leaves for Ann Wanoiann
at e:io o cioca Wednesday morning and
preparations for the departure are al
ready under way. The Puglla's machin
ery has been thoroughly overhauled dur
ing the stay n the harbor.
From San Vranclsco the ship will
proceed to Honolulu and thence to the
coast of China to remain either at
Shanghai or Hongkong for several
months, perhaps. It Is understood that
the Pugila will relieve one of the cruis
ers that has been in the oriental waters
for some time.,
COORT HEMS .
THREE APPEALS
Federal Judges Hearing Ar
guments on Contested
Land Cases.
TRAMP SAYS NO;
COM PA XV SAYS YES
SAILORS TAKE HOME
RUNAWAY BLA CK BEA R
A young black bear.V.resented to th.'
crew of the Italian rrnTwr Pi.oii-.
lying in the hiirhor. wanted to take a
last look at Portland before the vessel '
sailed, so Saturday night he jumped
overboard. ,
Hicks, the motornian of a Williams
avenue car, was greatly surprised to sea
the bear sitting on the track with thu
headlight shining full in his fare The1
bear retreated ur a tl.Dliona nnl. h,n
Hick- finally induce,, It to come down ! iii
and have a rope tl. o e round Its neck, i vftid to it
Sailors from the Puirl.a yeeterdav ob- i-iEU i- fl
is the
the
four-year-old daughter of George
Kieioti, a contractor. 361 East Third
as the result of a streetcar ac-
near her home yesterday after
noon
The child was playing near the cor
ner of Hawthorne avenue and East
Third street when she caught sight of
her parents who. had ben driving. She
started to run to meet them when she
was struck by a car. As she fell she
threw her arms forward, her hands
lighting on the rails.
On the right hand nothing but the
thumb can be saved. On the other hand
the surgeons are making every effort j supply of oats and hay.
possioie to save tne tnree lingers i
which were crushed- The third flngert
was amputated. The girl Is being I
e-arod for at the Good Samaritan hos-
rttai. .
ASSOCIATION BALL .
PLAYERS ARE INVITED
The first steps toward organizing
an association football league for this
he taken tomorrow nlgnt
GORE AND WILLIAMS'
COAST ITINERARIES
(Catted Freer Leased Wire. I
San Francisco. 8eot 21. That Cali
fornia will have the opportunity of
hearing Senator T. P. Gore, the blind
senator from Oklahoma, and George
F. Williams of Massachusetts, one of
i Iho strongest Hrvan men in New Ensr-
w:thtn lha nOTT. HIT mnnthi Wit". . . .
-- v,. " land, was announceu at tne state. juemo-
i.u. w"'- "y?-cratlc headouarters today.
company nas just returnea irom seattie i The 1Unerari of the two speakers
" .'- "Tf " - . "'7 ""i : as announced, follow:
maao Dy nis i rm. Alien iewis or Gore September 2. Sacramento:
Portland are also preparing to bid on September 2. Santa Rosa at noon and
the mammoth contract j g Kranclseo at night; September 30,
The transport Dix will leave the sound i gane 0ose afternoon and Oakland
IUI 1 1 ITT v ivii i iito v trck nitu iur idC 1 i rt 1 h t
consignment or ine present contract Xvilliams Sentember 28. noon. San
Bernardino, night Los Angeles; Septem
her 29. noon Hanford, night Bakers
field: Sentember 30. noon Tulare, sf
ternoon visalia, night Fresno; October
1, afternoon Modesto, night Stockton
October 2, San Franolsco; October 3
Redding.
USED SLEDGE HAMMER.
SO HUSBAND ALLEGES
"You're another" is the substance of
an answer filed In the circuit court
by George A. Winters, who was
sued for divorce some time ago bv
Mra Bertha Winters. She alleged tha'
he treated her cruelly, and he. not to
be outdone, alleges that on July she
beat him with a large sledge hammer.
meeting to be held In the I He alleges that he is the one entitled
District Attorney Cameron I to divorce. He also disputes his wife's
talned possession of the leer aicairi. and
nvw it ia Hirir coin. neu in us cage.
The Southern Pacific' railway lies a
tramp In a corner snd Is trying to send
him to J.iil
Ola Hinii. a iSwede i found hid
ing In a i--ar at Reaverton by the
rwiductor nf a west id frelsht train
at u May. He waa turned over t.' a deputy
sheriff of Wsnhlne-ton wp't- at Rea
vwrton. Mid Deputy CVn'aM tVer-
thlm-r brought Mm t lv-mand He
Is still In the wuriy Jail hwg not
yet had a heHr of any kind
The conductor derlaras The r.- was
sealed, and that the trarr-, i.rnk tha
swal to water the ear. Hann with er.al ' owrete mains which he done In a
eirphaata. declare h sneaked into i he I short tiro.
wmw win n. i r n.ii j. r ,h , Knglneer Howling snd s forty of 10
sl srpnaa f eailng a Ml. : , r- j surveyors are fcu.r irnnpln out the
season will
at a mass
offices of Dl
In the Chamber nf Commerce building, i riarht to property In Sunnvside addi
No special invitations have been is- i tlon thst stands in her name, sssert-
sued but all players of association foot-j in that the court should sward one-
i wno are lnterestea are in- half or U to mm. rnis property is
ttend this meeting. Eight wnrtii about 11.000. Ha anil Mrs. Win.
o'clock-Is the time set for the meeting, ters were marrld In 1SM14. her name
MINISTER GOOD
OREGON BOOSTER
WILL MAKE TESTS
OF CONCRETE PIPES"
Following out the Inst nic ions of
Mayor Iane. oiler Knjrlneer l D. Clark
AGED MAN DROPS
DEAD OX SIDEWALK
A few days before h was to havs
gone to a home for the aged, James
Slattery, 7f years old. fell to the side
walk at Seventh and Stark streets yea-
th. rianarim,, I . , i i wal ' nrvrnin inu mr atresia
il.H ff r , V V'1 " 1 afternoon and died a moment
m?J Efn- ? tT,i ..1. r 'r'rr"t"r to later with a crowd surrounding him.
the making or the tests .,n -enforced . . h. . nt ..,t.
floe of
, . . was new pipeline irom nun mir, The pre
tZrT JJ, 'mVny.V !n "f-P'mlnary surreys are belr.s nished snd
r W. D. reotoa, feauth.m FWiflc I will, it Is expected. b completed within
thw nest 0 days. If the wster bonds
ENGINEER DID NOT
' SEE NEION STRH K
A !Tro,lT' iaV n today aaeuie t
ft lr tiara. r Uia iaatk rf Raa
ratia Neleoa OB acrovat of rontra4l
frr ttlw.Wy. . iHM m-mm . . I - -
"-r'T oj-er tiTK-a iwWtS. rhr-4
-urdar sarwtp. rteTn .
r f,e tr! trw, k to trwk wticS la
si-v-. M la)nrt Tae arr-
: I . " er ar- th ru'S Vat
V I act ae ear tMrVy an4 fcad
a f.a toad V4'
l -j --t V tt
e-ia ee-kavlee etrietV '
" disco d ef by that time nothing
will prevent tha t named Lata commence
went of actual work on the new con
duit systam. I
-MONEY MISSIXO
FROM POCKETBO0K
Mary TE. Clay, a fortune teller, ob
tained Jodmemi fa jug Oalaad's de
I'atsBaat of the circuit court this
saoraicg (nr ' arauist the anaaare
snent of the Mercitanu notea. &ie
tt:fU4 taat while a gnast at the
hata Ka save tae dark W parket
book far aafaaeafnc sad that boa
It wsa retsrawd te bar It eortaJnad anly
14. ha saia it hkd tint ark,.
rae It ta the rlark. 1 na elerk
-.-'. era tKa f-fraa as4 tfid sot
taut, was 'V - .
Anonlexy was the cause of death.
i Formerly a policeman in San Fran
cisco, Slattery wss a resident of Port
land for nearly IS years, working aa a
gardener most or mat time.
AMERICAN DREYFUS
TO BE RETIRED.
f fid ted Press Laaacd Wtra.)
Washington. Sept. 21. Secretary
of
War Wright today announced that Col
on el Wllliasa F. Stewart now at Fort
Ornt, Aria baa baea ordered to ap
pear before the retiring board here.
If Colonel Stewart Is found to ba un
fit for service be will be oomoelled ta
retire frees tbe army. .Tne action of
the secretary of war was taken na re.
catrlnr reports frota Frt Great that
Colonel Stewart was wnflt ta take the
ft-mtle rid prescribed by Prealdaat
Roosevelt - '
See ota Tffotex. .
Charles rawsar haa bertjs nrlt la tfca
circuit cirt asauut Ciaud 0try and
J. F KtawwK te a:l HIT I allasad
te be. due aa a aeta g3ra laet March,
theft- being Bertha K. Bohle.
GOLD DREDGER MAN
HELD T0GRXND JURY
E. K. Zeller. formerly In the employ
of tha Portland Gold Dredging com
pany, hsa been held by Justice Olson to
await the action of the grand Jury on
the cheage of embessling Jloe from the
Arm. It an Dears that the rompaoy was
preparing to carry on dredging opera
tions In tne Tuoa nwrm unromia ana
sent Seller south with the dredger te
aet It to work. He Is charged with bar
ing ho rue claims riled against tne ma
chinery and trying to have. It sold
through an attachment The enbrale
merit rharss results from bis alleged
failure to aeceunt for mosey that came
Into bis possession many nmniii aga.
If all Portlanders who take summer
vacation trips through the east do ss
well In the proselyting line as the Rev.
P. J. Green the population of Oregon
will b wonderfully increased this fall.
In a letter received by George T. Shar
on, city ticket agent of the Rock Island,
itlfal BaMea.
A few yeara sge the sale ef a single
Grand Piano waa ef such Importance as
to cause the papers to drrota much
apace te awch a rerebaa. Whets haw
the House ef Ell era sell tneay day
three or foar; yea. ere day last weak,
si haaetlful Baby Grands were pur-
chased for homes here la the city aad
(ontrirf ercond.
with esarn en sieocrraeoi now ia ms
gmeteet axbfbttloa of small and beby
rranda The aekaewladrad war id's baat
makes - latewdtna perchaaara should hr
nam overtook thte inynaj apfwir
tnnlty. On r-sr will ha fnuni spp
rial anfarntit of Eilara Plan
Houaa of this tbe greet aiarlar af
Oeads errsr attaaaptad eatsMe a New
xera. . - . ... .. , . . ,
that his time for remaining In Akron,
Ohio, and other eastern points be ex
tended 0 days so that he will be able
to continue his lectures on Oregon and
the northa'est.
"Tve already got over a doaen people
from Ohio started for Oregon tnrougn
my lectures.'.' writes the parson. -"snd
I am anxious to get as many more as I
can."
It 'a said that Mr. Green will have
his ticket extended per request
MURDERER CHANG
ON TRIAL TOMORROW
(United Preaa Leased Wire.)
Sacramento. Cal.. SeDt. 21. Adiu-
tant General J. B. Lauck has issued or
ders for the national guard to attend
the tri-state encampment of the United
States troops at Atascadero, which will
begin October 4 and end October 16.
The orders command the officers of
the various regiments to report the ar
rival of their organizations at Atas
cadero to the adjutant general of the
camp. Brigadier-General J. B. Lauck
will be on duty at the camp during
the entire encampment. Colonel Ar
thur W. Bradbury, assistant adjutant
general; Uolonel vvinslow Anderson,
surgeon general; Colonel Frederick J.
Amweg. chief engineer, and Colonel
Paul M. Nlppert, ald-de-oamp of the
governor, will report for duty October 4.
ine ronowing oiricers ana organisa
tions of the state militia will attend:
Commanding general, first brigadier and
Starr, nrst com nan y signal corps, sec
ond company signal corps, troops. "B,"
"C" and "D", cavalry; Second infantry.
Including hospital corps detachment;
Fifth infantry. Including hospital corps
detachment and Seventh Infantry, In
cluding hospital corps detachment.
Three cases are being heard today by
Judges Ross, Morrow and Gilbert In the
United States circuit court of appeals
for the Ninth district.' which convened
at 10:80 o'clock this- morning in tho
federal building. No decision will be
handed down in Portland and in all
firobability an adjournment will be
aken this afternoon until October 6.
Upon that date the court will convene
in Saa Francisco.
The principal appeal which comes up
for hearing today is that of Charles
Nickel, former United States commis
sioner at Jacksonville, ' indicted on a
charge bf conspiring to suborn perjury
and who was sentenced to serve 13
months In a government prison.' Nickel!
was Indicted toaether with Henry W.
Miller, Frank E. Kincart and Martin B.
Hoge, timber cruisers, all of whom were
sentenced to prison terms and who have
already finished them. Martin L. Pipes
and Judge O'Day appear for Nlckellani
John McCourt represents the govern
ment ... .
The other cases are the Umatilla In
dian reservation allotment case and that
of tho Willamette PuId & Paper com
pany against Bonnor. Bonner was in- Jb
lured in tne uregon Vviiy nun nu who
allowed 11.260 by Judge Wolverton. Tha
company then took an appeal.
COMPLAINTS AGAINST
EXPRESS COMPANIES
UNSOLVED MYSTERY
OF MISS ALLEN
(United Prean Leased Wtre.l
Fan Francisco. Sent. 21. The Police
believe that James Murray, in whose
room a -woman, partially Identified as
"Miss Allen." was known to have been
before she felt from the window to the
sidewalk Saturday 'night and waw
killed, had nothing to do with her
death and he will be released unless
new evidence Is discovered.
The woman s shoes, ourchased before
the fire, bore the name of Miss Allen,
Further than this she has not been
Identified. It Is understood she had a
wealthy husband in the east and a son
In some Institution near San Francisco.
San
fretted fVaaa taaiS Wtra.l
Francisco, Sert II. Oiarred
with the murder ef Durham Stevens,
rt tl..
Durham
the noted diplomat I. W. Chang, a Ko-
rasa. will rronably ha plarad oa trial
tomorrow fa Superior - Jitdg Cook's
rourl Chan a appeared tn ronrt todsr.
but 4wfng ta tbe fact that the trial of
John a. Rosa, aa a eharsa ef murder
waa in progress, a eonuauaaca waa or-
oerea
rWI Boodj as 5e-ded.
At a metier af tha ways aad means
committee ef tbe city roanell this art-
rrnnon it was voted ta tnatrwet the wa
ter hoard te raport bw sawrti af the
money ta he obtained from the aJa af
the city water hoods la required for tm
saadlate as sad te s!l en y ae snaay
hoods as are tvad for loBsaadlats aa
tanstona Py elilfC tha bonds la llwv
led a mo MS It is halive4 that the
city -an ft ahaad with tha war aa ewt
lload sad at the eajne litwa ai4
tn rntereet am ali tha heads from the
e-utaat i
CARPENTERS MEET .
AT ftALT LAKE CITY
-r
(Sneetal IMiaitHi tn Tha JosraaLt
Salt Lake City. Utah..8ept 21. A good
attendance marked the opening in this
city today of the fifteenth general con
vent Ion of the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and joiners. The conven
tion probably will be m session three
waeks. as a vsst quantity of business
awaits attention. Including a considera
tion of the officers' reports and a dis
cussion of several proposed ehangee In
the constitution. The matter of estab
lishing a sanitarium for the rare of
membara suffering from tuberculosis
will also be given sttentlon.
THE DREDGE OREGON"
MAKES SAFE TRIP
i .
a fSwetol Mepatcs te The JawraaLt
afaraf. field. Or. Hrt- 21. Tha dredce
Orairon la tow ef tbe tugs Columbia and
Astoria arrlrsd off the tar hare yeeter-
day morning. Tbe people are planning
a calahratioa la honor of tha avast.
4 Tact Vom'ra Btmug. ' .
Seattle. -eoL Jl Swindlers are work-
in t hla rlty. snaking a small fortune
out ef chant r taga. Twa waaka age the
charity arswaisaUoae plannM to eat
aaMa Oetohar I ae e iay for aetllea
lass ta retaa ettonay. Thoaaanda af theae
laa-a were prlatM and pad3lad for d'tr
hntten. te ha aoid for 1 ewte aa-h aa
that day '. wtfdlara wlaa.
fnatM irrib-atas and the oaUe are
sew ta tee game.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Salem, Or., Sept. 21. Representative
B. F. Jones of Polk county has filed
two pnmnlsJnta with the railroad com
mission in which he asks for hearings
to substantiate charges of alleged ex
cessive rates exacted by both the ex-
prefts companies operating in Oregon.
Seperate complaints are brought against
the Paclflo Express company, which
operates on the O. R. & N., and the
Wells-Fargo. Jones alleges that the
rates charged by these . companies are
unreasonable, unjust and unlawful, and
wishes the railroad commission to ad
Just them or establish new rates, as the
commission has authority to do under
the law if the rates are found unreason
able. ADVENTUROUS LAD
LOST IN' WOODS
Belllngham. Wash.. Sept 21. Little
Herman Grasrock. eon of Ole D. Oras
vock. is now wandering somewhere In
the country along the line of the B. B.
B. C. railroad on his way to hla un
cle's house at Sumas. No trace of him
can be picked up from 'residents along,
the line and his parents are much wor
ried by the fear that he la lost some
where in the woods. Yesterday he was
taken with a desire to visit an uncle
there and calmly announced his Inten
tion of walking out the track to his
relative's home. His parents tnougnt
he was joking and paid no attention to
his talk, but late yesterday afternoon
he slipped away from home and he haa
not been seen since.
THE DALLES PASTOR
DIES AT WENATCHEE
Wenatch'ee. "Wash, Sept tl. I R.
Knfus, paator of the Methodist Episco
pal church at The Dalles, Or., died yes
terday morning at the Gilchrist hospi
tal, this city.
Mr. Kufus came to Wenatchee to at
tend the Columbia river conference and
became eerlously ill from eomethlng
that he had eaten, i-ompncaiions ast
In and Saturday evening the attending
rhyaiciane decided upon an operation.
The patient survived the operation but
a few hours..
Mr. Kurue was wen iimwi tnrougn-
out Central -Washington, having been
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
church at this dty for four yeara.
POSTUM
Tbt nam which cUadt for a
National Food
Beverage
that kaa benefited minioaa.
TherV a Reoa