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6 s THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 28, 1909. cousin "I sincerely regret that most un fortunate condition which exists, as ' there is no question in my mind but that the Federated clubs, by reason of thoir fnclent organisation and thehlffh standard of its membership would havo mads the state's social functions at tne fair such a successful feature wewouiu have had Just cause to feel proud. ' In this wise does Governor Benson ' express his feelings concerning the dif ferenee which has arisen between the commissioners of the Seattle exposition and the executive committee of trie irH.rxl Wnmen's club. which nas '. ,i tn .numit tharee of the social entertainment of the Oregon building at the fair.- The expression comes in a letter written by uownor Mrs. Sarah A. Evans, president of the , Federated club. " , .i-, v.. h onrrMnondence wnlcn has passed between the members of the : commission nu i , -"; Women's club and between the governor , and the president of the Women s club. It would appear that the commissioner have taken a wronjf stand .regarding the social features of the fair and their management. It Is apparent that the commission entered Into an agreement with the officers of the club, allowed the committee appointed to manage the work to make extensive preparations and then imposed conditions which could not be observed, stated reasons for these conditions which did not In fact exist and thus brought about the refusal of the women to have further connection with the work. BU story of Complicated Case. The correspondence shows that In September, 1808. Mrs. Evans wrote to Governor Chamberlain suggesting that the club women of the state conduct, through their organization, the social affairs lit the Oregon building at Se attle. The governor . sent this letter to President Wehrung of the commis sion and Mr. Wehrung asked Mrs. Ev ans to submit the plans of the Women s club In writing. This was done and the commission wrote that It had been decided not to take up the social plans ' at that time. The matter was not - considered farther by the women until a letter was received from the com- fiiSKloners in February, 1909, asking for urther plans. These were submitted and : Included an executive committee of seven to lormulate definite plans for the social features of the exposition. Mr. Wehrung, in an Interview with ' Mrs. Evans, said that other members of the commission did not approve of a mall executive committee, and sug- gested -that a committee - consisting of one hostess from each club in the state be named. . These hostesses were se lected by several well known club : women, the names submitted to Mr. ! Wehrung and approved by the full com-; mission. Chaag-e of Prog-ram. A few days later the executive com mittee of the State Federation was asked by Commissioners Wehrung, Rowe and Booth to go to Salem and as sist in securing an additional approprl- tlnn tmm the legislature, as it had been decided to accept the offer of the - fMwiiaa in lakA pharee of the nodal features at the exposition. It was stated that there wouia not ne enougn 01 in 1100,000 already appropriated to provide for the social ream res. ineciMnmmiun paid the expenses of two officers of the Btat Federation, and they went to Sa lem to work for the appropriation. There they stated on the word l tne mree commissioners mat me approprmiiun asked for was for the use of the women of the state in providing social enter tainment In the Oregon building. It wbb largely through their efforts that the appropriation was granted, the num re ceived beins $25,000. A few dars after the appropriation was granted the. federation was notified officially by the commission that $5000 had been set aside for social purpose, that the list of hostesses submitted had been accepted and asked thai fur ther details be furnished by tlf wo men. Mr. Wehrung caused a list of the hostesses appointed to be published. Following this letters began to pour In upon the officials of the federation from all parts of the state regarding the entertainments to be given and It rapidly became apparent that It would require all of one woman's time .to at tend to the correspondence and other detalla Accordingly Mrs. Hayes, cor responding secretary of the federation, was urged by Mrs. Evans to take up the work and consented to do so at a salary of $100 a month. Secretary Takes XTp Work. The matter of expenses Buch as sta tionery, postage, traveling expenses and the like was taken up with the com mission and a request was made that $160 a month be Bet aside for tiie sal ary and expenses of Mrs. Hayes, The commission agreed to pay the salary of b!ii. VXr c-m.vlnuAu the expensei April 19 the correspondence shows. the officers of the federation met with the commissioners and ratified the agreement. Before closing the meeting the commissioners asked that the club Women conduct the social affairs for the county hostesses and asked that the couiity clerks be written to for the ap pointment of official county hostesses. This was agreed to and Mrs. Hayes sent out the letters the following day. Two days l8ter the chairman of the executive oommittce 'if the Women's club received a leter from W. H. Weh rung, stating that after second thought it had been deckled that under the law iio allowance could be made for clerical' work. Other restrictions were put upnfi the women and tiielr plans. It being stated that this was necessary because of the interpretation of the law by the governor and the attorney general': Following the receipt of this letter the executive committee of the Fedci ated clubs discussed the matter and de cided that the work could not be car ried on under the conditions imposed whereupon a resolution was adoptod -stating that the club could not work under the circumstances. This resigna tion was accepted April 26 by the com mission. Work Went for Xanght. As a result all the work done bv the clubwomen went for naught. They had appointed hostesses, who in turn had made extensive preparations for carrv ing on their part of the work. The dif ferent clubs throughout the state had asked the commercial bodies for money to assist In the preparation for the en tertainments from the various cities and counties of the state. In different in stances city councils had appropriated money for the work. ' All of this work was futile, and the withdrawal of the women has left the nocial features of the exposition in a more or less chaotic condition. As proof that the commissioners are on the wrong foot In their contention the following extract from a letter writ ten, by Governor Benson to Mm. Evans and dated May I, is as follows: "I have read, the article in The Jour nal to reference to the trouble between the . baramissioQers and the , Federated . Women's clubs and noted the variance Mr. Wisdom and -yoarself. Your-piart .n aiscusseo witn Tne, ana outlined In in above mentioned article,, is not ob jectionable to the attorney general or to tne from a legal viewpoint, or other wise , , .. Mddjeeka's Ho ma in at ("hicsfro. 4 Palled Pres Lessed Wire.) Chicago, May in. Th body of Mad ame Mi1jka arrived her Tfodav. It was placed in a tomb, where It will be kept until it Is to Its final resting iilaoen Poland. . 1 . . , CRMVE-MiPDnDco KIIUIIL i FMO B1DIII6 Clinton Kellj- School Is .Fu migated to Prevent Pos sible Contagion. Clinton Kellv -hrwil terday for fumigation, several of the rooms In the buildinr having hon v- posed to scarlet fever. The school was reopened this morning. Dr. W. E. Smith, . one of the . medical school In spectors, riiscnverprf thm nrHnr-A rf thA disease after an examination of W'llllo Calllghan, a student who attends the ecnooi rroro the Odd Fellows' home. ihlS DOv was allow-Arl tn return tn school after an absence of two weeks wunout a certificate from the health office. Dr. W. E. Smith reported the ract. 10 uny Heaitn Officer Esther L. font, who called the attention of Super intendent of Schools Frank Rialer to It Mr. Rigler took exception to the report of the Inspector because he thinks it was the evident Intention to cast reflec tions on the principal of the school, L. A. Reed. The school superintendent called on the health office and stated his ob jections at the same time saying that he had been informed- by Principal Keea mat tne cauagnan boy waa ad mitted to the school but that he had a certificate from Dr. D. E. Smith stat Ing that the young student had been kept from his studies . on account of stomach trouble. . Dr. Pohl by direction of the health board this morning telephoned to Dr. D. E. Smith who declared that he had never Issued such 'a certificate. 'The physician said he had visited the child only once and that at that time the disease was In Its early stages and looked like a minor affection of the skin. The matron of the home told Dr. Smith, he says, that none of the other children had shown any similar symptoms. Superintendent Rigler says he thinks the school Inspection system should be under the control of the school board or else exclusively under the control of the health board and In this latter case teachers would have to report to the health ofiicer Instead of the head of the schools. As the system now prevails Mr. Rigler thinks confusion Is bound to result. Although the school superintendent cooperated with the health board In an effort to secure the school inspection the two departments have never acted harmoniously since the council author ized the health board to appoint school inspectors. Reports of contagious diseases by these officials are shown to the school superintendent, and he then notifies teachers not to readmit any student ex cluded by them until a certificate from the health office has been Issued. Mr. Rigler pees lk these reports crit icism of his department and Dr. Pohl and her deputies maintain that the re ports are plain statements of facts with -KOiutely no intention to criticize, but only to guard against the SDread of disease. ST. HELENS' CASE STILL UNSOLVED District Attorney Seeks to Learn Identity of Al leged Blackmailer. (Stxclal Dispatch to Tbt Journal.) St. Helens, Or., May 28. District At torney Tongue Is. seeking to identify the supposed anonymous letter writer, who, it is alleged, has extorted small Bums of money at various times from County Xresurer K. E. Quick, i The con tents of the letters, it Is said, are of such character as to lay the writer liable to Indictment. E. E. Quick has been a resident of Co lumbia county for 27 years and besides bring county treasurer is a member of the city council and chairman of the board of school directors. He asserts that he paid over to Blakesley approx imately $600, under the flimsiest of threats received In the form of letters sent through the mails and supposed to be from a desperate crook he had never seen. Who Is the tetter Writer? Pyesumably the letters were written by hne Jack McCarty. who has heen confined in nearly every penitentiary in the west at one time or another. But the letter on which the Indictment is founded contains a refWono tr, i ir dall Blakesley, who is now under In dictment by the Columbia countw, grand Jury for attempted extortion. Hlnkeslev has rpsirieri in ki ui.n all his life. He was born two blocks from the site of the rmirthnu.. .,! Quirk says niakenley proposed that he Quick and McCarty rob, blow up and burn. Blakesley Is out on 1250 cash bail. TEXAS SMUGGLERS TO CHICAGO FOR TRIAL L'nIt-t Press .-eased Wire.) Chicago. May 28. One American, one cn.nese and two Mexicans were broucht here today from El Paso. Texas, for trial on charee nf amumiin. r-i,tn into the United States across the Mexl- I can boundary. Two more Americans novo urvn aresiea in tne same connec tion and will be brought here later. The federal officers promise sensational rev elations when the eases come to triil before Judi;e Uandls, June 8 The prisoners brought here to3ay are Kobeit W. Stephenson, ail American; Bob Leung, a wealthy Chinese, and Jose E. larra and Carlos Savetra, Mex icans. The Americans to be brought In later are Jack HelUell and V H Clark. ' STEVENSON SAVES HIS CLIENT SOME MONEY Otto Martin, proprietor of the Riche lieu saloon at Sixth and Couch streets, saved 110 by having his case reopened 1 in police court this morning. He was ! arrested by Officer Swennes on Wednes- i day night and yesterday was tried and j lined 125. .en Deputy District At torney Tomlinson remembered that At torney John fitevenson had requested ! him to hold the trial until he could get I down and appear for Martin j Judge Van Zante therefore consented I ,,rr.P,e1"lns th.e VM in municipal! court this morning and Martin escaped I h 15 fine- Attorney Stevenson i.iai aarun s piace or business had been open but rlx minutes after 1 ?oF'bekim"sedhlS "" Uhter fine CIIA3IPI0X TYPIST WILL DEMONSTRATE Miss Rose I,. Fritz, world s champion typewriter ODeratnr. n cV, i . ' by the people hy whom she is employed the l.nderwood Typewriter company, i will give demonstrations tn th office of the Underwood rompanvt. 68 Sixth street, tomorrow afternoon Ibet ween the hours of 12:30 and 1:30. gfe is said to i be a wonderfully fast opator of the 1 typewriter, having done as high as ' 6848 words In one hour's writing. j Fishing Licenses for Boys. Salem, Or., May !8. According to an 1 opinion rendered tills morning; y the attorney general boys- under III yearn of age must have a fishing license, but f they are jipt required to pay for them. 1 nimuuLo rain 111 UVILU Dim II u mnltfd Preta Leased Wire.) Los Angeles, May 28. Driven to open rvnlt. according to their story, by constant work and no thanks, II girls, who are said by the sisters In charge to be uncommonly Intractable, precipi tated a riot at the Home oi tne uuuu Shepherd. Pico street and Arlington ave nue, aDout noon toaay. Several of the girls were severely In jured. Windows were broken and doors smashed. Rocks were thrown at the Bisters in charge. Policemen called were, able to stop the riot only after much difficulty. Once It was stopped, the appearance of a sister at -a wladow started the riot over again, and lt had to be quelled a second time. The following girls, charged with being ringleaders In the Insurrection, were taken to the city Jail and later to the detention home: Barbara Grain. 14; rorothy and Laura Valenola. twins, 17; Lizzie Guyon, 10; Claire Welah. 17; Beu lah M. Baasett, 14: Rosamond Raver. 17. Allm 13 1 1 tl. TAna Tv 1 T' TVir. othy Orones, i; Dorothy Buryard, 17. ; Big- Girl Beata a ZJU1 QirL When the slrls were brouaht Into the central police; station many of them were hysterical, roost of them were bruised and one of them, Barbara Grain, was so severely Injured that she had to be treated at the receiving hospital. She- had a laceration an Inch and a hair long on one arm, and another half an Inch long on her wrist. Others had . black eyes and braises. The girls are all between the agea or 14 and 17. They were of air sizes, and many of them bore the distinct stamp of beauty, despite their excitement and the signs of battle. After they had been partly quieted down, the following statement was made by Laura Valencia: j ae wnoie trouble is mat we were forced into the home of the Good Shep herd and we had to work hard there all day long. We never got any thanks for the work. We never had any pleas ure. This morning w girls were Ironing One of the smaller girls was tired and she did something to offend a big girl -VeT in.-' J v, V THE ZZ.SMXB HOTEL OH BEATXSW BOTUBTAJEtS (".ofe. ........ - ,..,,, i OWE or THE COTTAGES WE ARE DOING GREAT THINGS VondeTful changes are going on these days at Columbia Beach. Building after building goes up, improvement after improvement goes in, change after change takes place, and atill the good work goes on. The visitor at Columbia Beach these warm, resort-suggesting days .will discover that we are indeed doing great things. The photographs used in this advertisement give but a partial idea of the real magnitude of the improvements now being carried forward. Columbia Beach is in truth the seaside capital of the Northwest. Columbia Beach will have two roomy and well-equipped boathouses, one on Neacoxie Creek and the other on Smith's Lake. The former will house the new row boats and canoes placed there by the company and the latter will make a home for the new 24-foot launch. Columbia Beach will have a large number of rustic seats and bridges. Grading is now being done on the baseball diamond and running track. Two regulation tennis courts are being installed. These will be "matched board" courts to insure good footing and make them usable at any time, 2500 feet of 12-foot by 3-inch planking is being laid on Fifth street, connecting Idlewild Park with the Beach front. Two wells have been bored, with a splendid flow of good drinking water, a report upon which will be published within a few days. At both wells we are erecting tanks of 30,000 gallons capacity each. A gravity system will supply the entire beach. Thousands of feet of pipe is now on the property. Why not arrange to spend your Decoration Day outing at Columbia Beach?. Special round-trip rates for Saturday, Sunday and Monday, 93.00. Ample accommodations. COLUMBIA T 84 FOURTH STREET who waa In charce of th Ironing squad. The big girl knocked her to the floor and beat her. -' Then we started. We started good and hard, and that's all there is to it" . Waat tne FoUoema Says. ', ... A. JT. White, special policeman, and uniformed Officer H. C. Hlckok. who were called in 4o quell the riot, pad a graphic story, to tell: "It was evident that the whole bunch had started the riot and that the sis ters could do nothing at all. When we got 'there it was a sight to behold. There were srlrls In the backyard and girls on the second story and girls on th first floor and every one of 'em was armed with rocks. They bad been busy and were still busy. mere were broken windows every where. Doors had been kicked in. It was riei-ce, and they were still at it There waa screaming and yelling and halt-pulling, and for a time we were helpless to do anything. We could not use our guns and, without them, the gins would have put us out of bust ness In two minutes. "We don't care for anv d d off! cer," shouted one of the bigger girls as she held a big rock high In the air. "Finally wa got a word in edgewise ana Degmn to reason witn tnem. They began to quiet down, and things looked like peace again, when one of the sis ters stuck her head out of an upper "This started it all over again. The volley of rocks that o-reeted that uls ters head was the limit, but. so far as I could find, she managed to dodge and was not injured. "Then one of us shouted. 'Gtrln ' going to tana you away from here and c i t- (tirifif, lu uu 11 DOW. ' "That seemed to work Ilka a charm Baca came a chorus. 'Take us away from here, and we'll be glad to go.' The riot stoDned and wrf hrourhl th gins to tne ponce station." FOREST CONTROVERSY IS UP TO WICKEESHA3I (United Press Uased WlrM ' Washington, May 18 Briefs setting forth the contentions raised in the con troversy between Secretary Wilson and Secretary Ballinger were submitted to President Taft today. The president gave the briefs to Attorney General Wlckersham, who will give his opinion on the merits of the case. The contro versy was really begun by Forester Pln chot. He requested Secretary Wilson to hav Secretary Ballinger withdraw certain lands for ranger sites. Hereto fore these withdrawals had been made without question. In accordance with the new policy he has inaugurated Sec retary Ballinger refused to grant the re quest. Wilson took the matter before the cabinet and the case was left in the hands of the president. Taft de manded that briefs be submitted stat ing the contentions of the opposing secretaries. "THE SEASIDE v .j'-.-y. ha ,-i :,JSs.i: PART Fill WIFE ' The following dispatch from : New York appears, in the San Francisco Chronicle which reached Portland today New York, May SS. Homer Daven port, the cartoonist, and his wife have separated. . Mrs. Davenport has consult ed an attorney, but it Is understood tbat no divorce action Is contemplated at present Davenport says he will not oring any aivorc suit, as he has no grounas ror one. He states that the annaratlon la Aim mereiy to moompstiDiiity of tempera- ujmii. ojio. mi oon nis wue ana nim self are willinsr to live anart. Ha has acquired a new farm at Goshen, N. Y;. and has removed there. Mrs. Davenport and tli el r three children still occupy the well known Davenport -stock farm at Morris Plalna. but Davennort has taken all his animals and birds from Morris Plains-to his nlaee at Goshen. He. is a' breeder of birds and fanev fowl. Arabian horses s-nd cows of fine StOCK. . That the Davenborts have disagreed became known six months ago, when the- cartoonist made a prolonged stay In the west After his return be seldom visited Morris Plains. BED PEPPER IK CASHIER'S EVES A (Halted Pna Leased Wire.) St. Louis. May 28. Throwing ted pepper into the eyes of Cashier D. C. Moore, two robbers this afternoon loot ed the People's bank at Benbow City, 111., of 13200 and escaped. Moore was alone at the time of the robbery. CAPITAL OF THE TB DTUTTLBa TTALiVsl It: !5f I t . . tmmB rZX9 , ; " S ::im'".'(:.S:' ' mm Btrrxsnra opekatiohs oar beach pbowt BOARD OR JAILS K Oil GEORGIA CEflTRAl Strikers Hake Terms With - out Prejudice Cabi- : ." net - (Caltea rs Leased Wire.) Atlanta. May z-The first train to be moved over the line of the Georgia Central Railroad, on which the white firemen are striking because of the com pany's refusal to draw the color line, was taken from Atlanta to Augusta today. The train consisted of aifengine and mail car, ana was in charge of Postoffice In spec tor Bannerman. It carried a union engineer and negro fireman, ajid was not molested by the strikers, who had agreed to allow the government to move the mails. Both sides agree that the moving of the mall does not affect the merits of the strike, and that it does not indicate that traffic will soon be restored. Superintendent Evans of the Louis vllle & Nashville, railroad, joined in the peace' conference that Is being held by the representative- of the railroad and of the firemen today. " Newspapers here and at Augusta are demanding that the railroad discharge th negroes and end the trouble. Washington. May 28. Interstate Commerce Commissioner Knapp will go to Atlanta and assist .Labor Commis sioner Nelll in his efforts to effect a settlement of the Georgia Central fire men's strike, according to a reliable report here.'. This was decided upon today, it Is ' understood, at a - cabinet meeting where' the Strike was brought up -for discussion. . Two-Convicts Escape at Salem. Salem. Or.. May tt. Two more con victs-escaped yesterday from the guards while at work at the institute for the feeble minded, by ducking Into the bsnsh and then walking away. They were Frank Thomas, sent up from Clatson county and serving one and one half Sears for larceny, and H. Thompson, a aker county convict. The letter's term would have expired July 23 and Thomas' term December 24. Eleven have now made their escape from the in stitute, three of whom were recovered. Salem Store Robbed. Salem. Or.. May 28. The Red Cross pharmacy at this place was broken into and robbed last night Six dollars and 60 cents waa taken from th till. NORTHWEST" iJi .VV .t Si i f ZZEVEB'S Ml JlH It rOITHOATZOV WOBJt In order to combine utility and necessity with artistic beauty we will place both of these tanks in the upper story of typical Dutch mills. We have placed in our tables one of Studebaker'a best spring hacks, a fine span of black mares and a full equipment for single, double or saddle use. Every noon train is met by this hack. All these things the company is preparing and installing for the use of Columbia Beach residents. After the Summer rush season is over a Jarge, comfortable and Substantial hotel building will be erected on the beach front and a pier will be extended into the ocean. Orders have just been placed with Meier & Frank for equipping the dining hall and the Elsmer Hotel preparatory to caring for the Northwest State Conference of the Young Men's Christian Association. During the season a Chautauqua Auditorium will be erected, seating 3000 people. Our building department now has plans ready and orders to go ahead on numbers of beach cottages. The livery stable and grocery store will soon go up. Lumber is already ordered. . , 'Columbia Beach is the liveliest beach proposition on the Coast today. It has grown and it is growing. Columbia Beach in its present state of improvement presents the" strongest argument for itself, cither as an investment or as the proper place for your permanent Summer home. SEE US NOW I ' ' We Want a Few, Live-Wire, Reputable Salesmen TRADE BUIUDIINQ PfllfT.flFrlfllAIQ i u it I u 1 1 luiriLU . WILL HEAR PLEA Steel Bridge PUsh Club Has an Opportunity to Argue Afyninf "Rrlorn PJinnrro C3 ea "o - Monday afternoon a public hearing Is to be given the Steel Bridge Push club by the Port of Portland commis sion, at which the advisability of al lowing the O. R. & N.. company to change the location of the' steel bridge is to be considered. A previous hearing was given the club by a committee known as the bridge committee of the commission, composed of C. F. 8wigert. William D. Wheelwright and P. L.- Willis, tint rfa. Vision was not given as the club wished more time in wnicn to gainer evidence. Ail the protests had not -ben sent in so permission was, given them to pre sent more evidence) at the next meeting. This has ben called for Monday after noon at 8 o'clock. The commission is expected to reach its decision soon after the meeting. The bone of contention . Is over the plans made by the railroad company to change the location of the steel bridge in rebuilding it from Holladay avenue on the east slds to Oregon street M'CEEERY SAID TO BE PROMINENT IN POLITICS Riverside. Cat. May 18. It Is stated here on good authority tbat V. A. Mo- Creery,, who Is under arrest at Port land, Or., charged with bigamy, has been prominent in uemocraiio pomica in this county. Ue established the Spectator at Corona and later the River side County Democrat here. McCreery la a graduated druggist and waa edu cated for the Catholio priesthood. CREMATORY REPAIR BIDS ARE REJECTED board was called thl morning to opn Only two bids were received, and both of these were reincicu. mi m uwain Klllfeather could not be accepted by the board because the certified check enclosed was not large enough, and the bid of J. Oleson & Co. waa not accom panied by any cneca. 1 4 - - . " f : ' -t ' ft 1 It. COTTAOE "ill " ok baas ajts OABAOB