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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND; MONDAY EVENING, JULY 26, 1909.- OREGON ABLE TO DEADLOCK 01 LEGIOH HEDALSr - FOR AVIATORS NEW MADISON BRIDGE, WILL BE, UN1QXJE IN STYLE AND SYSTEM OE BUILDING ' TEACITCIDIIEII ; Judge Lowell Protests the FREE. HIDES? I: t 1. V Consideration of Proposal From Hood of Skibo. J Pendleton, Or., July, I. To the BJdi- tor of The Journal There appeared In your Issue . of yesterday a news item which presents a situation requiring r public discussion. If not rebuke, - as touching the attitude of the regent of the state university tn tne matter of the J Carnegie foundation fund, so-called. The - aruy,o rerera to .too- presence tn. v state of a man bearing the name I i Prltchett, who cornea as a repreaenta- T tlve of such fund, and his suggestion that the university should be located In " fontanel. - . Whn nr what Trchfttt Is denotes lit tie. Ha l. Tirnbahlv a worthv individual. but in his position as Carnegie' man he 'Is not entitled to particular attention. Hta opinion as to the proper- location of the university Is not likely to Influence- the view of any citizen. Most men familiar with the situation In Ore gon are satisfied, and Eugene Is not in tiangrer of losing the institution. The vital ; questions 1 presented are r whether or not the board of regent of the university shall be permitted to - prostitute Uie atate and the institution before the altar Of Carnegie's gold; whetner or not the Instructor there shall become pensioners of the Lulru r. of Kkibo; whether or hot the school shall become the silent supporter of a . discredited business system because the i mussie of future reward is upon its S teachers. ' To any such proposal permit tne as a private citlsen of the state, yet with pride and hope of it future, to register J a protest in aa vigorous language as I ; can command, and with such publicity f as the press of the atate can give. In 1 the name of Independence and that .common justice which is the foundation of hope to the common people I pro J pound the question to the manhood and ? womanhood of Oregon, are you Willing . that this commonwealth of which you I are a part shall become an educational I invertebrate, and that the regents of t your chief educational institution shall ;'. make their charge pawn in the game of dollars. w ' I know the people of Orgon. I have f moved among them, addressed them ll upon public platforms and met them in ' their homos for nearly two decades, . and I believe them too Independent to t sanction any such proceeding. - They ' ' will never willingly bow before Andrew J. Carnegie or any of Til claw." Oregon i is able and willing to pay to the teach- era of its yoftth reasonable salaries, and If her citizenship 1 . Inspired with, pride j, and self-reliance too great to permit . the work of the schools to be shadowed with the memory of the Homestead 'I' riots or tarnished with any Carnegie , association. If the future of the com , mon wealth shall be safe, the men who if' train Its youth muwt be free to condemn . the attainment of wealth by method '.which speak in vivid picture when the I ; names of .Carnegie, Rockefeller and uomj are mentioned. . The record of a teacher llfework ara J not written in house or land or -doV i lars, bufc in the heartbeat of the nation, j- in the pulsing Womb-of the future. God " would pity the memory jof Mark Hop I kins, Thomas Arnold and Mary Lyon if I ever them there - rested the pall of a i' Carnegie pension. If the Pittsburg Iron i klnj has -wealth to distribute let him 'f return it to the men who in the heat f and noise of hi mill gave their years .5 and strength to make It for him, and to tne government wmcn tnrew anout mm that unusual and unnatural protection J; which made his fabulous profit poasl ble; but in the name of every hope and r an tne future let u Keep our state in i stltutions fre from obligation to him. J' One college, private In it character, . , of which I am one of the trustees, ha -accepted the Carnegie bounty, con-J- trary to my Judgment and -against my wiil, but never before had I supposed Jtthat there was any danger that thia sys Iytem would attempt to touch the atate institutions, and I hope the regent will I' withdraw their application now. Let J, m appeal to the Spirit of the common j wealth, to the thoughtful citizenship of Ore iron, to protest against this threat . cned danger to the independence of our j, schools, against this making the atate l a mendicant, against a pension system .- which can only mean the closing of the lips xt the . faculty of . tha -Oatitution , ' agalnpt business abuses which are the . j, supreme menace of our are. Let the j ; university stand for manhood, not for money, wotnannnnti not tor wealth. STEPHEN A. LOWKLI WEIGHTS' OFFICIAL TEST; THIS . EVENING 1, " ." ftlulted PreM Leaaa Wira. -' ' Washington, July 2S. Wright broth- I era toaay lniormea uenerai Alien, neaa .. that they would attempt the first of ficial aeroplane test, required by their contract witn me government, at I o'clock this evening. urville Wright will operate th aero plane and will be accompanied by an oinrer or toe signal corps. The flight will be an endurance teat, it being required that the machine carrv two person and remain In the air for one noor witnoui aiignting. President Taft announced this after ; roon that he would witness Wilbur f Wright' aeroplane test this evening. J; -Keenest interest is evinced throughout J the capital In the result of the test and ; it Is probable that thousand of peo- tators will be on the Fort Myer parade grounl at o'clock to see Wright make the attemnt. . i WOULD PEOBE EXPEESS EATES I. . Br Jooraal Uim4 Salem Wtra.1 f Saiem. Or;, July J6. A. . Crosby, a 3 druggist of The Dalle, haa filed a com- plaint with the railroad commisaion - against -whatbe-elare -are exorbitant , rate charged bythe Pacific Kxpres company for th transportation of drug ? gists' and camera supplies. I , For earrylng a six pound package from The Dalles to Arlington, a dis I tanoe of 60 miles, Mr. Crosby . waa charged 40 Cents by the express com ; pany and for the transportation of the . farm package from Portland to The ihiih nil w cnargea onlv 75 Cent. For a 0 pound package of photo pa . per Mr. Crosby waa compelled to pay J2.65 from San Francisco to The Dalles, a distance of ' 700 mllea and . from I Kocheater, N. to The Dalles, a dla , tanee of about 4000 miles, he waa com i pelled to pay 14.12. . , : BROOKLYN DAY AT "' I -; THE SEATTLE FAIE fCafteS Pie LmhI Wc.t , J Seattle. July 2. Today ta BrooklVn I r at the exr-oaitkm. At the exerrl ties Nathaniel IL Levi officially represented the premdent of the borough of Brook- lyn, and Washlnirlon Irving Combs re- eponded to the a.liireea of welcome ten I aered the Brooklynltee by the vice ' trf-nldent of the exposition and Senator , WilroX pf the New 1'ork stat -cora- m1lon The pe"lal train, carrying a party ef J 4 jiwti yrr. that was organised ky the l-trrvKkiyn Firie. artivsd in the city erlBy aoi took part tn todar rrftnfr.i'. The r-artv wll leave this ; evening for the Yellowstone National rrk. , II . .. . . ' '. "" Tour comrle1on well as" your tetn pr la rendTed miserable by a dis ordered liver. Uy taking Chamberlain' 8omh end Liver Tablets you can Inv trc tx'th. KB. t 'i 5 Picture Showing method of setting Flans for the new ' Madison street bridge have been completed by the Uni ted Engineering company, the-contractor, tnd the work will be begun Imme diately that the structure may be fin ished, before April 29, 1910 the time ket for completion In the contract. For the past month, Stephen TT. Hop kins of New York, nine year with the Rapid Transit company, on subway con struction, and for four year previous to that time one of the bridge construc tionist with the Pennsylvania railroad, has been in Portland getting the work under way. , He Intend locating: per- aiariemiy in ruruano. In many ways the new Madison street structure will be built along novel lines. Most unique will be the method of first assembling the different part of the apaas on docks . built along the harbor line ana later placing tne section in place on the pier by mean of scows and floats. BuUt An or Steel. The new bridge wtll cost t45?.Ooo and with the exception of the approaches, will be constructed entirely of steel. wooaen approaches win be used ror the reason that the appropriation 1 not sufficiently large to provide for more steel than will be used on the body of the bridge. - The two approaches, how ever, will be constructed In such a man ner that they may later be easily re placed by steel section, aa la contem plated. -- - i - tixcepung . tn approacnes, in new MRS. COLLINS, SAYS WILLIS, IS HE (Continued from Pag One.) county court-Thursday when it la ex. pected Judge Lionel R. - Webster will return from the country, and appllca tion will be made at that time for com mitment to the asylum at Salem, it be ing aaaerted that, her condition ia such that to try her upon the charge ef mur- aer wouia oe entirety . useless, judge Willis feels confident that there will be no difficulty whatever to secure ex pert evldenoe to the effect that if the wotmMr--mo-H4 -herhusband- -the-mur-der was the act pf a manlao. - JTow la anatorlnm,"." Mrs. Collins is still at the Mountain View sanatorium. Bast Thirty-sixth and Powell streets, where Patrolman J. C GUI has been detailed to guard against her making away with herself. Yester day afternoon- ahe wrapped a to well around -her neck. and tried to strangle herself but tha patrolman quickly In terfered. Patrolman Gill and tha attendants at the sanatorium, -appear of the opinion that the woman is insane now If never before. She Implored her ruard all of yesterday to bring back her husband ana to carry mm a message. - "Why don't you bring him here?" she would dead. "Tell htm I Want ta aaa him." Dr. Orlo Jefferson. Mrs. Col line fam ily physician, has been called Into the case and he refuse to allow anvone ev. cepting of fleers of the law and the fan. a tori urn attendants to see or speak to the woman. To disturb her, he says.' WELL KNOWN TENOR AND SOPRANO MARRIED AT J. W. BELCHER, r ? - ? - Miss Kathleen ' Lawler - and ' J. W. Belrher were married this morning with a pimple ceremony at the cathedral rea-idenc-e by Rev. Father M. 1. McDevttt Oniy the immediate relatives were pres ent and Mies Nona lewler attended her lter and 8. A. Z. Koaer attended Mr. Belcher. They left for British Colum bia for a few weeks' stay and will apend moat of their time in the moun tain. , Both Mr. and Mra Belcher are well known musicians and though the en- aaement ' waa generally known, the marriage at this lime came as a sur -I . ! s spans in place, after having been assembled on shore, to be used in construction of new Madison street bridge. structure will consist of six steel span. Each will be from 209 to 260 feet in length and all will be set on solid con crete pier settled in a serie of pile under, the river bed. , B i Over all, the new bridge will be 63 feet in width and different from - tho usual construction in that the track way and sidewalks on each side will extend out from the main body of the structure, while the roadway will occu py the middle space between the. sup porting grirders and upright. - Tha cen ter roadway will be 20 feet wide, each of the street railway sections 11 feet and each of the sidewalks T feet in width; .. The roadway will be plentifully wide for all vehicle to pass and to take eare of ail wagon traf fie. - Only street cars will be allowed on the spaces re served for the street railway tracks, and there will therefor be no necessity for delay on the bridge, except when It ta opened. Style Zs Hew On. The center lift prinolple and appara tus Is interesting to Portland people, because of Its. newness tn this region. Few ara in operation in the United States,' the most notable one, perhaps, being the one on the Hals ted street bridge, Chicago, where for years the lift span baa -been used with varying -degree of success, due principally to the atr tique construction and machinery. The lift span, when raised, 'allow Sn opening of 200 feet clear through which nip ana steamer may pass, ana can be -raised to a. point 1S6 o xeet i above the would be simply to aggravate tho. ease ana tnrow ner into Hysterics. Better Physical Condition. She began to partake of light food yesterday and towards evening her pnysicai condition was omwnat oeuer than In the morning. And she spent a rainy restful nieht. aithougn partly un der the influence of sedatives. - She awoke early this morning and . had bath and breakfast. - This mornlnr She asked of Patrolman Gill why her nusband went away and left her. 'She also wanted to know why she was being kept Confined to the room. She remained In bed all of. yes terdav and sled a aood cart of the time. Between times she would call for her husband and ask: "Why did he do itT" Daughter Tlslts Mother. Mra CoiUns' daughter, Mr.-Gertrud came to the city yesterday and visited her mother at thesanatorium.-The meet Ing was in the presence of- the hospital matron and the guard. After an affec tionate greeting, they spoke for few momenta, without reference : to : th tragedy. Thia morning again Mrs. Garber called at the sanatorium, and she will probably spena trie most or ner. time witn ner mother until the matter . is disposed. jt to aume way or omer. . . ,. Dr. Collins' DeoDle. who live at Salem. have not been heard from directlv as vet and no arrangements -have been made for the funeral, but the. body Is being held at Dunnlng's undertaking establlsh- ucm ior inBirucuunBv now inai iai cor oner hag made his official Investigation. Borden of Bvldenc. That Mrs. Collins admitted that she had fired the fatal bullet that enuffixl out ner nusband s lire, was the burden of evidence produced at the Inauest held be-fore Coroner B. L. Norden and a Jury tnis momir.r. aioar imoortant twrnana. of the testimony, was that presented by ur. tiwrni ia. r risois, a Close xriena or the deceased who stated that when he THE CATHEDRAL I A MISS KATHLEEN LAWLER. : ; prise.. Mrs. Belcher la one of the beat knowd soprano In town, who Is a prom inent soloist-at' many public function. Th past two years she has been solo ist at th White Temple, which posi tion she will continue to fill next sea son. - Prior to that she was soloist In the cathedral choir. She is the elder daughter of Mr. I. Lawler, a-brtcht younr woman of ready wit and With a charming personality. . t Mr. Belcher ie a tenor', who haa for some time been director of the White Temple choir. He Is AtY-ocal Instruc tor of prominence. : ... mean high water mark, high enough to allow any ship coming Into port to pass Under with ease, i. The lift machinery will be operated by electricity and one clause of the con tract between the engineering company and the city I that the bridge may be lowered or raised in SO seconds. -Counter weights will take the great weight of the span off the machinery and will make only a . small amount of power necessary for the operation of the lift , All of the machinery and appliance on the lift will be automatic. It will be impossible for the span to fall, be cause of automatic clutches, such as are used on many elevators, and automatic levers will control the aupply of elec tricity, so that when the span reaches its proper position, either up or down, the current will be shut off. All the control - lever will -b.r --placed In the bridge tender's houae, which will - be built directly in the center of the struc ture, over the roadway. , , , . . Baa Buperio Qualities. " Many ' are ' the superior qualities claimed for the lift bridge over other types. The most Important ara that it can be -opened and closed more quickly than any other type and that it 1 much cheaper and less liable to get out of order. Engineer working on the new bridge also assert that the strain which falls on the draw and bascule spans and naturally weakens them in time to an alarming extent, is a minor consid eration in the matter of. building the responded tA Mrs. Collin's telephone calf for help she said "I suppose you want to know why I did it. "I told her." said the witness, "that I did not want to hear why eh did it. put toia her to Keen ner mouth closed. Ton July it, she had pulled a him," the witness went on, "He told me about it and brought the revolver to my office It waa loaded. - I ex tracted the bullets placed them In an envelope and marked them "bullet from revolver taken from Mrs. Collins, and have them in mV of flea vet,- - "X told the doctor to have the woman arrested as it would be dangerous to have her about under such circum stances, but he thought . sh would never aa it again.. 1 Told Kim to Hurry, "She called ms Saturday morning by telephone, telling me to "Hurry, hurry, hurry,' and I got Into a taxlcab and reached the residence at 121 Flanders street in a very few minutes. Mrs. Col lins Was Upstairs, and she told me "that he wa gone and that she wanted me to Dnng mm dscic , ; "I asked her where he was. and sh aid in th basement At first ah re fused to go down there, but when I took her by the arm she followed. On the floor, about seven feet from th foot of tne piaira, lay ur. coilln. almost at full length and slightly on the lsft side. I asked f or the gun. And she told, me it waa In the trunk, and there it waa found later on by DetetcivS Snow, with one bullet gone and four loaded shells." Detective Snow testified to having been called to the residence about 8:80 o cjock rsatnraay morning by Dr. Fria ble. He said the woman refused to def ! nueiy aaniu ins sne Killed the man. Wnat Mrs. Collins said, , ,7Iftrou "y 1 J,d 1 n,ut have done it," she anawered whenever the detective would press her for an explanation of me irttaeav-. Did I do it?" . - , He then spoke of several conversa tions he had had with hr In h but that ahe always evaded making a direct admission that ahe did the shoot- .'.'Sn ,B'T5 wuld say that she did It." exnlalned the dateetiva 9h. a.4 only: ,'Well. If you say I did It, I must have done it.' " Deputy Coroner J. 3. Dunning testi fied that Mra Collins admitted to him uV ane nrea tne snot. 'She told me sh did It," th witness stated, "saying 'I am guilty. I did It 1 aiao nva.ro. ner say to VT. frlsble: iou muni minx i am insane, but am perfectly sane." . Dr. P. Wylie. who performed an autopsy on the- body of the murdered man, reported before the Jury that' the wouna wae a most peculiar one and that only-rarely- would a- ahot-fir in such position produce fatal resulta - A It was it had -entered the right side and cut through the chest, sever ing the aorta or main artery leading lrum nwri. ine severing or the aorta produced death in a few minutes. The bullet entered the right aide below the second rib and passed out through the left aide below the third rlh th course having; ranged downward. He saia tne nsrni lapel or the coat showed powder burns and the dependent por tion of the four-in-hand tie waa noariv burnt in two-. The left lapel showed no signs. of the fire, however. -He did not believe It possible that th shot could tet Hot Bprntd, The state had a, rmriuniim the inauest and Judae Wll Ha. Mra. r-ni. llns counsel, did not-care to examine any of the witnesses, evidently feeling xiiiBiieu un every parucie or evidence introduced tended to prove th womaa of unsound mind and not responsible for ber actions. - Why no Jury could be found In the woria to convict mat woman."- he said after the Inquest "Everything points clearly to her be ing Insane. She wa Insane some 20 years ago and her family physician will tell you that he felt concerned over her condition only a few days before the en actment Of the tragedy. "There la no question of the woman's Insanity. Application to have her aent to tha asylum would have been mad before his bad Judge Webster been in the city. . I understand he will return Thursday and then we shall apply for a commitment" In the municipal court. Mra Collins" case waa called this morning and set for hearing by Judge Bennett for next Wednesday. It is not believed th wo man will be able to make a personal appearance at that time and the set ting of the case this morning was there- ore son-iewnat or a rnrmai procedure, Mrs. Garber. Mrs. Colline' onlv dnrti. lift bridge; ' When lowered,' the strain falls directly on the piers evenly, as it would on a stationary span. -' Work has already been commenced on a dock on which the spans will be built and from which they will be towed into place ton the pi era. On the Riley and Ladd properties pear East Main and Water etheeta a storehouse and dock win M Dune, - ty i CTteam Bailroaa Helps. The dock will run almost parallel with Eaat Hawthorn avenue to th harbor line and will then take a sharp turn to the north, allowing room for the handling of the spans without Inter fereace with the piers. A steam railway will carry the dif ferent parts- from - the - storehouse - to the end of the docETwhere the part of th spans will b assembled. Each pan will be built on a dock in which there will b two openings. When th ?art Is completed, two scow will be illed with water and floated in the opening under th completed span. Then the water will be pumped out and the weight of, the spaa will be trans ferred . to the . scows, which will be towed, with the bridge section, to the piers, where the spans will be put In place ly mean of immense jacks, The pier will be of concrirte wtth-s, pile foundation. The pile will be sawed off below the level of the river bed and concrete poured In the crevice between tnem, maxing a particularly strong foundation upon which the concrete iler wiu rest. , , - . i , sanatorium. The daughter is hardly leBS upset orer the matter than is her mother for the nervous strain of be ing with the suffering woman has told on her. With tear swollen eye she aaked to be excused from talking of the affair. "I can't aa v inrtiilntf -f .it It," she said this morning. "It would not be fair to mother for me to say anything. I hav refused to read any of the papers for I am told they have said, some very unkind things and it would not be fair to mother if I read them. All I can do is to wlh her well for I know how she is suffering. I have heard that The Journal has been very kind in Us treatment of the matter and for that I am grateful. The only thing I have in mind now Is to help mother and I do not know what I should do to help her, but I know that I can t talk about it" " . The head nurae snoke briefly of Um Collins' condition and said that it had- oeen -very-nara tor rter- daughter whoee nerves, too, were suffering front , the experience. , - . ''But I wish people could see the poor woman's face," ah said. "I think it would do aome rood for sh has a sweet face with a kind expression and doea not look like a woman who would do anything bad." MALHEUE COIJNTY " " PAYS TEACHERS WELL (By Journal Leased talent Wire.) Saiem. Or.; July 2. Malheur county pay men for teaching school an aver age monthly salary of $14.10. according to tha report of County School Super intendent B. L. Mllligan, filed with the Suoerlntendent of Puhlln immu-tinn to day. Thia is an Increase of f 14 over th average salary paid mala teachers a year ago and the highest average salary, probably, paid in . th state of Oregon. Female teachers receive an average of S64.0, an increase from. $48.65 paid a year ago. - Ths school Population of. Malheur oounty has increased from 2170 to 220S. the attendance from 1480 to 1KJ and the amount paid out for school pur poses nu increased in a year from I6. f0.T to $44, .38.48. Oil In Air Demoralises Wires, v . ' lOnlte Press tetwd Wlre.1 VallelO. Cel.. Julv 2A. .Th lliMmn of the Pacific Telephone A Telegraph company employed between Crockett and Oakland have turned scrub women temporarily. Every insulator on th pole must be given a thorough wash-lng-for- the- reason -that-oily- deposit hav coated the terri'cotta and -resulted in grounding the current. For aome week the aervle Ktr m Vallejo and Oakland has been growing worse but the cause could not be lo cated. Constant investigations proved that the fumes from the various oil works about the bar settled at nirM on the Insulators. iThls attracted the heavy dew and was responsible for the short circuiting of the wires. f . . i . I,. ,if. - Article of Incorporation (Br Irmrnal LeaaMl RaUm wtr- t Salem. Or.j July 28. Articles of. in corporation were filed In the office of me secretary or state today aa follows: tjfuarto inaepenaent (Telephone com pany, principal place of business. On tario; capital stock. $10,000; Incorpora tors, Harry B. Oranel. H. C. Whltworth. E. A. Fraser,H- C- Boyer and C K. aenyon. - First Presbyterian church of Carson, i estimated value of property, 8650; troa- tee William Carnahan, From an Steele i and T F Iocke. . . ! The Crater Lake eiiih.' nrinoir,.! ni. ! of business. Medf ord; capital stock, i 2600; incorporators. J. D. Heard, W. Aiimt and nanallw srtraa anrl nlnara ahnsr Colvig and C F. Young. t : Mardev Sanpectal.' (United Preas Leased Wire.) -Sacramento. Julr 28. Convlnred Chl Arthur Le Bervou. a car Inspector for the Southern Pacific, was foullv mur dered, the police are investigating In an effort to find a clue that will lead to his murderer. Testerdaa the bndlv decomposed body of Le Bervou was found in the river. His pocket were turned Inside out and his watch was missing. He had received his pay check rrom the railroad on June Is, and since then was not heard of until ysterdav. A L Bervou wa of temDerit habit and th autopsy showed that no water had entered the lungs the theory tht he was struck on the head and then thrown Into the river to hide the. crime la accepted by the authorities. ' . ' ' 7 Wlnlilnrfnn 7Aiirfta tt The 'jnurnfll. - Washington, July 26. Senator War ren of Wyoming, who was designated as spokesman for the western senators opposed to free hides, after an extended oonrerence today, said: "Under no consideration will we con sent to free hides unless free boots and shoe go with it" - -. lie said that propably ' 18 ,; senators woo oia not vpte .against tne ; diu on final nabsaffe fc would vote aealnst the conference report if free hides was left in it witnout iree ooota ana snoe. -Warren -asserts that this determlna tlon U final. It is said seven of the ten progressive senators wno votea against the dui on una.! passage will vote against tn con ference report. . , . - ' A deadlock Is th talk lata this after noojl. - . .j . . ,j .... .: . .... . , : "... , RIVAL FORCES BUY ' KEY TO DESCHUTES Continued - from Page Onfl. bought three - farms - commanding stategetlo points on the river, where th Harrlman people had neglected ' to se cure uue to rignt or way ror neir line, paying $38,000 for the three farms, about three times any ' price before asked. It Is said that these three flace head th key to the -rout up he river and that the purchase of them bv the Oreron Trunk will be a menace to tne Harriman interests. HILL SEEKING . v TO INVADE RICH . : HARRIMAiJ FIELD I RnArlat Tifonatrh 4a' Tha Journal.) The' Dalles. Or.. July 28. That James 3. Hill is seeking a route to San Fran claoo seems to oe the most probable reason for th 'activity la central Ore gon, and for the massing of men and material south of this city to . begin construction as soon as possible." Rail- roaa activity is always surrounusu ur mystery deen and Prolonged, and it ia almost impossible to secure ' reliable information until right-of-way haa been secured and preliminary arrangements made for actual work.- . . Hill has never been abl to extend his lines to San Francisco. While he ha held In his hand a large and rich territory aloha the northern Dart of tne unitea states fie naa never seen able to break into th rich field held by Harrlman. conslstlna of Orearon and California. The first move along this line was the construction of the North Bank -roatt from- BJueria ,io Portland. with the apparent intention of connect ing it up witn a line across tne moun tains tn . MiaamilA .- NnhAnf aver dreamed that Hill would build a road like the North Bank and alolw.lt to remain mm a. branch, when he had sur veyed a doaen lines across the moun tains and had built as far as n could toward the rocky mountaina along th north fork of th Clearwater river. Weed tisk Ores Bitter Boots. With but a short link to be Tullt along" the Lo Ia pass. Hill can connect the Northern Pacific at Missoula with the Northern Pacific at Stitea, and then he ha a water grade to Portland. By bridging the Columbia at The Dalles he could drive a line south into central Oregon, . thence to northern California and finally to San . Francisco, giving direct connection over his own rails to the Golden Gate. Practically every mile of the road would open new coun try, a feature not to be overlooked when discussing Hill and hi railroad con struction Ideas, i Hill has been th path finder, the pioneer. In new .development In the northwest, and to hi effort can b credited much of th wonderful growth of new territory In sections con- sldered worthies by other railroad men. A significant circumstance . can be connected with th effort of porter Brother 0 startwork-smith or The Dalles. Thia contracting firm has done a great deal of work for Hill and is established ss one of the concerns that never . bothers with wildcat schemes. Somebody has placed money where -It can be secured by the management of the contracting company or they would never rusn men ana material any place. Being In close relation with the North ern Pacific and the Great Northern there Is every reason to believe that Porter Brothers are now employed by Hill to conatmct a line in central Ore gon,, on something of the same plan as " vuin i-ii v nurill DUlK. Worth Bank Well BttHi. Everybody 'who ha ever rod over the North Bank realised that the road- oea - wa constructed for heavy travel, that the plan waa for, a main line down the Columbia. . The Hill rnnitniKtinn ha all been of this character, end th line . across the Lo Lo paa wll un- aouDteuiy o constructed on the same permanent basis. With trse link nn- necting the Northern Pacific and "-the nonn xsana f oruana would be placed on the main line from the east ' A nrancn eouio? tie diverted to the south from The Dalles, penetrating central Oregon, opening up a great new section, which would be tributary to Portland at leaat until th line emild be bail to San Francisco. Naturally the southern Oregon country has been considered Ban Francisco territory, and the build Ing of the line south would be only giving the Hill lines a competing track t$MZl-Z prtTUe" ENGAGEMENT OF : D0E0TIIY LAWS0N (DDttedPrea. Uurf Wlra.l - . -'Boston. July 28. The engagement Of Miss Dorothy Law eon to Henry McCall, son of Congressman McCall of Win chester, was announced today. Mis Lawson Is the third daughter of Thomas W. Lawson. who after making a fortune In the copper market gained nation wide notoriety by turning muck raker and - kttacking the methods of the Amalgamated Copper company through the newspapers. . The marriage will ; take , place at Dreamwold some time In January. Mis Lawson ia 20 years old and McCall Is but a few year her senior. V7hea the blood becomes infected Poleoo. the gvmptoau are soon mtsjiasted. The month aochthroat ulcerate, - copDer-oolored spots efniettf. ft red rash i ooaj. a ua ursz tiga ox sne ui3ee.se a. s. o. snoaia do tax en, ior tne trouble is too Doroerful and danearrBt to trifle with- If aJlowed to run on the tendency is to work down and attack the bones and nerves, and some -times It makes a complete physical wreck of the sufferer. - The disease can make no such headway if 8. S. S. Is commenced and used according to direo tkma; Its progress can be stopped, the poison removed, and health V preserved. .8.8. goes into the blood and removes the insidious virus, cleanses the) circulation and makes a complete and permanent cure by driving out the cause. S. B. 8. quickly takes effect on the blood, and graa-i tially the' symptoms disappear, the health ia improved, the skin cleared of all spots, sores and blemishes, and when S. 8. 8. has thoroughly purified tha circulation no trace of the disease is left. S. 8. 8 a purely vegetable remedy, cures Contagious Blood Poison because It is the greatest of all blood purU sen, tested and proven for more than forty years, , Home treatment book and any medical, advice free to all who write, " T2S S7TXFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLAUTi. OA. . . tOnlted frest raat WUe- " , Paris, July 26. -Three famou avia tor were today awarded medals of the Legion of Honors They are Orville and Wilbur Wright and Henri Farman- Hart O. Berg, European business main Bger for the Wrights, and Santos Du ra on t were, also honored by th1 Legion of Honor by being promoted to offices, ONE KILLED AND MANY i INJUEED IN COLLISION ' (United Pres Lcaiod TTtre.) Pasadena. Cel., July 24. D. H. Pores, motorman. of a Monrovia car, which last night crashed Into a Pasadena short line car near, the city limits, causing the . death of one passenger and the injury of ; 23 others, may not recover from hi Injuries, i His skull and Jaw bone were frnntnred and he haa a aliarht concussion bf - the brain. S Fiv other1 victim of the wreck are at a- local hospital and will recover. ; ', A peculiar feature of the accident hrouglit to light .today was , that tho body of Fred Kettler was removed from the wreck by rescuers who thought he was merely stunned by4he collision. Kettler's aiipearanoe of consciousness and th fact ' that a clgftr was held in hla mouth, mislead those who dragged him from the wreckaao. F.xamiiiatlon showed, however, that he was killed in stantly, although his , body? was not bruised. - f :) ..' '' - y. ' . INIIEEITS A F0ETUNE . EEOM OLD SHIPMATE (United PrMXead Wlre.J - 1 Vallelo. caL. 'July-18 Citv Treasurer George Warford ia heir to a $26,000 es tate, left him bv an old shipmate who fought by his side at Santiago. -The nroDertv is at Bremerton. Wash., and was willed him two years ago. Satur daytVarferd'a comrade died, and V" oth er heirs are known. - For a number of years Warford served in Uncle Barn's navy. During the Spanish-American - war he lost the sight of one eye and was honorably discharged. Since then he has kept up correspond- . enc with his old shipmate, but had not seen him for several years.-? ;' ' NEW ISLAND BISES . IN PACIFIC OCEAN '' ''y. '' ' . .-,- Ran Vranciaco. July 24. A new island ha sprung up In the Pacific ocean not far to the southeast jot the Society and Gambler groups;1 according to Captain Vuatrevaux or tne irrencn snip i niers, which arrived from Newcastle, Aus tralia, yesterday. The island 1 but a few hundred yards In circumference, and appear to be of volcanic origin. The uncharted rock 1 described In' the log of the Thiers as of low and uninviting appearance, and is situated In latitude 24.25 degrees south, longitude 128.90 de grees west to the southeast of th So ciety and. Gambler groups. Steamer Tlgilanola Sinks In Hndson. , (Ualtce Press teased Wlre.i Vw Vork Julv R. The Ward liner Vigilancla today lies at the bottom of the Hudson, almost a total loss, as the result of a fire, which smoldered In her hold and ended only when she settled on the bottom of the river. The vessel was valued ,at $480,000 and th cargo at $50,000. . The fir was discovered last yesterday afternoon, while 84 passengers from Nassau, Santiago and Mansanlllo and a crew of 40 men. were on board. - The hatches wers battened down and while the crew attempted to quench the blase the steamer was sent full speed ahead for her pier at Brooklyn. The passenger and baggag were landed' safely, and the flreboats began to pour water Into the burning hold, but were unable to extinguish the flames. Bather of Vtxm. Taft Bl. . (United Preaa leaaed Wire.) Baverlv. Mass.. July 28. Word of tha serious illness of her father. John W. Herron caused Mrs. Taft wife of th president, to prepare for a Journey to rinnlnnall wh-r thji fif-Aaldent'a father- In-law is suffering from a stroke of paralysis. Herron Is II years old and this fact is taken as an added obstacle in the way or hi s recovery. Herron is at th home of another son'in-law, Charles An derson Jr., at 2420 Grandin road. The sick man passed an easy Sunday, according to reports from his physi cians, and Mra Taft was notified by Dr. Samuel Schwab to await word fro.-n him regarding th necessity for her to go to Cincinnati. Beans aa Souvenir ' Bins. ' (TjBlted Prens Leaaed Wire,) Seattle, July 2S. Stickpins made of lima beans, advertising the city of Ven tura, CaL, were the novel souvenir given away at the California building; on th exposition grounds today, by O. M. Sheridan M Ventura. It ' was Santa Barbara. Venture, San Luis, Obispo and Paso Roble day at the fair, and a large number of visitors from California cities registered at th California state building. CS Iff .' Hjr OTttf Mnnuntlnl- ' S,n(a Barbara, distributed walnuts to visitors, at the building. x - . Tomorrow will be southern Californlal day and the California commissioners . will keep open house at their building aU dsy. .. -- - Zastern Buyers After Bruit- (Speclrl Dlapatch t Tbe farnntl.i White Salmon, Waah., July 28. -Fruit buyer from th east are in th field negotiating for the season's crop of ap ples grown in th Whit Salmon val ley. William Crossley, representing D. Croasley & Sons, commission merchants of New Tork and Boston, during a re cent visit - stated he will endeavor to purchase the bulk -of th apple crop, c. W. Wilmerath, representing several fruit commission merchants of eastern cities, while here, expressed his opin ion that this valley Is destined to be come one-of-the- leading- frutt" sections of th world. - ' ? Bd ward Murphy Beleased. ' ' tCnlted Prea. teased Wtre.t San Francisco. Julv 26. Edward Uur. . phyr arrested on suspicion of being the . burglar who shot Christ Hauser at lloj Oak atreet Friday night was today re- . leased from custody, Mra Hauser. fail- .' Ing to Identify Murphy as the man wanted. - Hauser now has a good chance for recovery, though a second opera tion will be necessary to remove frar ments of the bullet that entered hi body. .'": - ' - BLOOD P0IS0K with, the virus of Oontazioui Blood breavks oat. the hair basins to come thamsleB on d'.flTarant nart.a T,f thm ter, is with her at th Mountain View . --- A- . - .