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COUPLE SIEZE CATCH FORGER
I County Court Will Probably
Close Deal Under.
' Way. - ;
While no official statement has been
made by members of ths county court
regarding; tha outcome -of " tha contro
versy over the sale of the noor farm
on tha Canyon road. It la now practlo-
lly certain that W. .A. nan ton and
his associates of tha purchasing syn
dicate will, triumph and that the farm
win not again be offered for sale,
It Is understood . that . If ; bills bad
a (ruin been invited the county would
have trained several thousand dollars.
another aet of bidders was willing
excess
bv tinanton Tha
failure of the syndicate to make pay'
men im on time was for a time believed
to have Invalidated the sale, so that it
mignt . oe disregarded Dy the county
court, luit fuller Investigation goes to
show that the county is compelled to
If SAA th. AnM v. a. W n . n , n Ikaa
Mnttiil DUnatch to Tbe Josraal.) , i
South Bend, Wash., Aug. 21.- As men t due, arid also Interest for the time
the announcement In v t.-., th,t ..-
will be accepted within, a short time
and the county will rive him a-deed.
according to the original deal.- The
syndicate can then proceed with the
Improvement and subdivision of the
property.
C. W. Anderson Is Ar
rested at South Bend,
Wash., ; Charged With
Cutting 600,000 Feet in ? StVXrLnJAiTtn
' lot the $154,000 bid by Spantor
lieserve. - . . .
lOCUilOli
.BiiDY
Five-Year-Old Girl Is Taken
.From Mrs. Charlotte
.Bleakley of Topeka
Climax to Famous Child
a sequel to
The Journal . Tuesday hat - the
United States land office had held
, adversely to Augusta Anderson, C
W. Anderson and other In their at
tempt to secure land In the reserve
In Coos county as coal land, C. .W.
: Anderson was arrested here this
' morning by Deputy United States
Marshal Ira' Davlsson 'on a com
plaint sworn to hy - John McCourt,
United States district ; attorney for
Oregon4, charging him with cutting
and removing 600,000 feet of tim
ber from the southwest, quarter of
sections 28, S 2 and
reserve In Coos county.
""" "Albert R. Clinton, Cecil C- CafterT
T. R. Billings. O. W. Morris' and M.
J. Anderson are named as witnesses.
Anderson gave bond In the sum of
$500. He has retained Welsh ft
Welsh and OThelan of this city to
defend him. He will be given a
0L0F1ELD GETS
RAJS
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west, quarter or , rvr. a. n - lowing the adoption of t
ii in the forest Takes Trophy That Carries Bieakiey stared court,
i ... . , - regain possession of Ma
mj. " - Ef n WiftV no T,nrre ' succeeded after much lit
as Defended.
(Baited Prase Leased Wirt.)
Topeka. tvn., Aug. - XL Shooting1 at
bov who -guarded tha "child, after
which, ha knocked him down, 'a man
rushed into the house of: Mrs. Charlotte
Bleakley today and kidnaped her daugh
ter Marion. 6 years of age. With tha
child struggling in his arms, be then
dashed out of the yard and jumped into
a buggy, in which a woman was seated.
The couple Immediately drove away.
earlier in the flay a woman wno was
selling soap .visited the Bleakley home
at 1027 Garfield avenue. ,, Boon after
ward a buggy containing a man ana
woman drove up to tha house and the
little girl waa stolen.
'xne cnua was porn in a nospitai in
St Louts 'during the St. Louis exposi
tion, and she waa placed In one of tha
baby Incubators then on exhibition.
Mrs. Bleakley later signed a release
and the . child . was adopted by Mrs.
Jamea G, Barclay, of Molina, 111..' Fol
lowing the adoption of the child, Mrs.
;ley started court proceedings to
rlarlon. and she
litigation. This
sth1i second time tne -girl naa been
i. '
IW STYLE
Pinkerton Detectives . Ilold
JT. II. Johnson' of 436 Mar
guerite Avenue Who NIs
Wanted by Three Bank
ers Associations.
EfJiTE KILLS
PRIF.1ARV
BILLS
u pi
a lo
perhaps in other states as
long train of clever forger-
the Amerioan uanx
kidnaped., tha first time . having been
iy
from St Louis to Kansas.
short
rafter the mother had moved
- (United Prau Leased Wlre.t
Indlananolla. Aur. - 21. Barney' Old-
rieid won additional honors in the auto
mobile world today when in a Bens ma
chine he captured the 26 mile race at
hp&rins at Portland In September. the motor speedway, thereby taking the P.0?,pltai I?,D S1
Hearing at roruann m wmuw, thy offered to an automobile "ttle Marlon Bleakley
" 1 " " 1 . """ . driver. Heretofore tha prise trophies Cms of the children die
ACTRESS m
SPAH6LED WIB
have been awarded to the makers of the
machine, the drivers receiving a stlpu
lated sum for driving thecar to victory.
Incidentally Oldfleld increased his in
come 2t a week for at least a year. If
be la successful In capturing the trophy
again next year he will continue to draw
me izb. The money win come in regu
larlr until ha Is defeated, but he will
do caned upon eacn year 10 aeretid me
The fight for the possession of ' the
cniid has . Deen carried to ' tne leuerai
oourta by Mrs. Barclay, and In each
case she has been defeated. ' "
Mrs. Bleakley Is a stenographer.
: Another child was born In' a St. Louis
hospital and exhibited at tha same time
s on display.
ed and tha attend
ants told Mrs.. Bleakley that it waa her
cniid mat succumDed.
This waa tha beginning- of tha contest
for the girl. It Is believed that the kid
napers will offer.. to deliver the child to
Mrs. uteaiciey. or Mrs. isarciay or mo-
line, 111., and will make an attempt to
Induce tha two women to bid for her. -
Attachment Is Served on
Sketch Team Appear-.
- ' ingat Orpheum.
mrs: THAW SAYS
harry is abused
trophy, which is a solid gold arm shield,
The 15 mile race was won by Klncaid
in a National. He drove the diatanca
in li.ii 6-10. Delpama, driving a Fiat,
was second, and liarron. in a Marion.
was third. -. -
Eddie Hearne of Chicago, driving
Fiat, won tha five mile amateur cham
plonship of America, malting the dis
tance in :44S-10,
During the J0 race this afternoon the
Bulls and bears proved too much for I hour, was ditched, throwing outt Driver
Catherine Hayes and Isabel Johnson,) Lytle and hla machinist Both were
the lat gins - piaying ai m urpumiu suahtlv imured.
has landed two more victims. lit
Laat nieht when Constable Lou Wag-
per and Chief Deputy Constable W. E.
Klernnn appeared to attach the 'ward
robe of the two there waa mere eomedy
that the" expected tragedy back fit the
scenes..'.:" - ; - - . .
Take out our spangle dresses.- said
Miss Johnson, the larger of tha two,
"if vou can set 80 cents on either, you
will be doing welt"
' The dresses are those worn by the
two women or sise in the rirst scene
thai, .UAtrh The " mrtt rrn . md
cream colored gowns that glitter in the IPmnlf T PI IV. TillPITV 1T1 TiflTifl (him. the surerlntendent of the instltu.
opot light, but are not so nitty in tnei - v" " ,7 tlon has forced him to suffer sUll fur
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EiO. BIT FALLS
UlJDER WHEELS
Charges Superintendent Ex
ercises Petty Personal
Spite on Her Son.
JT. H.' Johnson, alias a dozen .otner
names,- waa arrested this morning at
436 Marguerite avenue by Deputy Sher
iff Xeonard and Henry K. von Oroene-
waid, superintendent ox tne tankercon
Detective agency, , Tha ' prisoner haa
been aoughrby tha Pinkerton agency
for tha past several years and la want
ed fn California. Washington. Oregon,
Idaho and
Well for a
lest lie is rated by
ers' association, the Washington Bank
ers' aasociation and tha Oregon Bank
ers association aa one of the cleverest
"flimflam" men who haa ever been
working toe banks of the -country.
Johnson haa served two terms In tha
uregon penitentiary and also has
prison record In California. Since hla
last release he has been llvlnr In Port
land. 10 months ago he was married to
a young woman wnoae father is a promt
nent farmer near Bherar's bridge la
Grass valley. When arrested this morn-
ing It way fnnpi thn f by ft
Biuaeoaner automobile at his residence,
Nominations in Washington
of Supreme Court Justices
Will Be Made by the Old
Party Convention System
Other Action.
(Doited Pren Leaked Wire.)
k.a r. vol,, . ... , au ... .
complaining that Harry . K. Thaw, her
son. la hnlnr mistreated in tha asvlum
for the criminal Insane, Mrs. Mary Cop- j Wlnlock Johnson was trailed to
ley Thaw, of .Pittsburg, today gave out
the following statement: l.
Instead of riving my son the favors
that were asked by Justice Mills for
which was attached to cover one of the
various' claims held against him by dif
ferent banks In Oregon, -Washington and
iiwav. . -
Trader Various STames.
The three bankers' associations have
been looking for Johnson, under various
names, ror several years. . lie naa i
sides being clever enough to forgo bank
checks and drafts and pass them on the
big banks, as is noted by a draft cashed
at the German American bank' In this
city February 9 last, when he secured
si60 under tne name oz w. w. . pass
more, on a draft drawn against a Chi
cago bank. !
July 20 last Johnson called at tho
bank of A. B. Cheney of Wlnlock, Wash.,
and asked for a loan of 1300. Here he
worked the same scheme which has
netted him many hundreds of dollars in
different parts of the country. He told
Mr. Cheney that he had purchased a lit.
tie rancn adjoining tne rancn oz li. n.
Knowlea, a . well known man of the
section. He said that he had oald 12008
for the ranch and had run out of ready
money. He. asked Cheney if ha could
negotiate a loan with Knowles as secur
ity to his note.- ;
'Torres Hams to STote.
The , banker said that Knowles was
good security, and after securing a blank
note, jonnaon lert. Tne next oay pa re
turned to tha bank with the note made
out and signed by himself and- Indorsed
by Knowles.
jonnson received tne money. Tne
same afternoon Knowles came Into the
bank and was told by Mr. Cheney that
his Indorsement was all -right and that
his friend had been given the ' money.
As a result tha Pinkertons were again
ut on a fresh, trail of the man they
ave been chasing for so long. From
.fori-
' lanyf Snrl sir sai tnAsi
Johnson work trie am tchem
Drawing, Is Killed at
Spokane.
da
So Constabls Warner went to the I
hex office to gamlahe the salaries of
the two.
"Nothing coming," was the laconic
atatement of the cashier. "Draw all
their money last Tuesday."
The officers finally ended things by
tttofhln. thm tvA rireMM ftf the worn
n hnth ef which eoatumes ar wnrn 1 IT
in the sketch. Flathead Indian reservation land draw.
- The attachment earn as the- result ing at Coeur d Alene last week, was
of an action brought by the Associated killed under tha wheels of a Northern
Creditors Adjustment association, to I Pacific train here today. It Is believed
. which organisation sn account against 1 that Kelly was aboard a freight trail
the women for $94 was transferred by l and that he fell from one of the cara
the Morning Telegraph, a sporting puo-i His number In the land drawing eni
llcatlon of New York. j titled him to an excellent quarter sec
advertised lor an engagement in tne
ther deprivations.
on
Knowles to secure his .signature as he
flimflam games.
'I cannot give my son the whites of
rsrs and oranra Juice which the doct
I ordered him to take and which for 18
(Halted Praei Leased Wtnt.l
Spokane, Wash., Aug. 2L Frank Kel-
oi this city, who drew no. el in the
newspaper, agreeing to pay 194. They
paid m. -
One humorous feature of the attach
ment was the dragging of the two of-ficers-across
the stage, 4n full -view
of the audience, by the two big; act-
resses. -
' One scene this week- shows the bare
'stage, and In It the different people on
the bill are supposed to march back
and forth, giving the Idea of the stage
of a theatre, during rehearsal. It was
during this scene that the two" bir
women grabbed the officers and pulled
them on the stare. Once on thev eouM
do nothing but march manfully acroas.
How the duo of heavyweights will
be allowed to leave town without their
warorooee. no one seems to know.
" The girls told the officials they lost
their money playing the bucket ahooa
SEATTLE BOYS
WHERE BOARD GETS :
TEACHERS' QUIZZES
BAI ROBBERS?
Captain of . Detectiyes Says
Santa Clara Suspects
Have Jail Record.
(TTalted Press Leased Wire.) -
Seattle, Wash, Aur II--That Frank
C. Smith and Leo JSevins, now held
in Ran Jose for the Santa Clara bank
robbery, of August 13 are SeatUe boys,
is the belief of the San Francisco and
local police. Both have given fictit
ious names. In the opinion of the of
ficers, and wrong addresses for their
beat tie homes. . . , . . ,
CapUin of Detectives Charles Ten
riant, who yesterday received photo
graphs of, the two culprits, says he is
pure they are youths who have been
in trouble here. The young man known
as lo Jsevins waa arrested here, ac
cording to Captain Tennsnt. as a burg
lar suHpect, and is supposed to be the
Son of a wealthy ' Seattle business
man. He was not convicted but was
allowed to go with a reprimand.
' The other young man, who gave his
name as Frank Smith. Captain Ten
nant says, was in jail here on a stat
utory charge several months ago but
from fear of publicity, the complain
ing witness against him refused to sp-
f-ar. vapiain i ennani ears he
nM the young man s face, but
not know )tls -name. - .
TAXPAYERS PROTEST
AGAINST VALUATIONS
(Spt-tal Dtnwtth to The JooraaLl
Vole. Or., Aug. fl. Taxpayers of
Malheur county maintain that the a-e-sKrnent
tlila yer in entirely too high
fc- .l nut In keriing with the valuations
. f i r.ii(y lnt yenr. A general com
T '.iint ii;i he bro:rht before the board
' ' )Mi!.ti.n; whk-a meets the second
.ay In October. , -
' (By Journal Leased Salaoi Wlra.)
Salem. Or.. Aug. 21. J..H. Ackerman.
superintendent of public Instruction,
has Issued a circular giving sources of
teachers' examination questions for-the
year 1910. The circulars are sent to
tha county school superintendents and
to all private and high schools of tha
In all subjects excepting llferature
questions are based on the state course
of study and text books adopted by the
state text book commission. In English
literature, SO per cent of the questions
are taken rrom tne state texts, and 50
per cent from certain of the classics
In the list adopted for tha high schools
of Oregon. ;
- Three classics are chosen far each
examination and the selection is an
nounced at tha beginning of the school
year,, so mat any one intending to tak
this examination has a year In which
to read these works. This part of the
examination is based upon the theory
that a teacher should read thoroughly
k ww inrw ciasHics oeiore attempt
ing' to teach English in' the public
Examinations upon these sources will
take place February to 11 and Aug
ust 10 to 1 J.
months I have taken tn him .riailv.
He is even denied tne right to Play
on toe piano. .........
'He is locked m a bare cell every
evening at o'clock although other
patients, some ox wnom do no work at
an, are aiiowea 10 remain up unui
a clock. - . .
"Yesterday Mrs. Phillips took a bask-
aa r avtniaainrirti& tmi r a e- r si insrirutinn
freight train f0r my son but she was not allowed to
see him. Dr.- Baker told her that he
had made new rules for Harry, - ' ,.-
"Yesterday my son had nothinr to eat
from-4) e'clecfcMn-the morning until -6 49
o'clock In the -evening,- simply because
his attorney called on hint at the reg
ular- lunch hour. The keepers wanted
to save something for him but Dr. Bak
er gave apecial vorderathV;he should
nave ,notmng. -. . -
"I-caa't even take my son's mall to
him any longer.. I asked Dr. Lamb the
reason for tlvla. He answered that .what
he did for my son in tha past was not
appreciated when he went Into eourt."
Dr. Lamb this afternoon' denied that
Thaw did not receive runch yesterday.
He said if the charges made by Mrs.
Thaw were true she had only, to com
plain to the state superintendent of pris
oners, or, to the, state lunacy board, He
said: . . ,. .. .' ... . ,
"Thaw has been uppish, complaining
and Insolent ever since bis return."
M'GUIRE TAKES , ...
LAJOIE'S PLACE
JCnited Press Leased Wlre.1 . 4
; Cleveland. Aug. SI. James McOuIre,
formerly manager and captain of the
Boston Americans, was' this afternoon
appointed manager of the Cleveland
Naps to suoceed Napoleoa- Lajoie, who
resigned several days ago. McGuire is
considered one of the oldest catchers In
baseball, knows the game from the
ground up. and since he was relieved aa
manager of the Boston team, has been
doing scout work, for Cleveland. He Is
a brainy player, and one of the most
pouular men in basebalL
W03IAX AERONAUT
REFUSES TO FLY
' ' : Halted Frets Leases Wh-a.1
Oakland. CaL- Aur. 1 1 T wr,n' et
declared Miss Genevieve Bchaffee tn.
day. She haa been widely advertised as
wishing to be the first woman in the
country to pilot a balloon. -
one was to have made an ascension
tomorrow with Captain . Vender Nail-
len in tne hla- vsa h "Til. -k-i..
land." She rave no reason for her ma.
den change of mind. , . . ...
" lls Shearer Married, r
-.r"1 0rov- Or.. Aug. . a quiel
wedding occurred at the home of Mr.
and Mrs J. H. Shearer, at Cedar Canyon,
JVedneaday evening, when their daugh
ter, Carrie, became the bride of Ray
mond Woods of Eugene. The ceremony
was performed by ftev. Hiram Gould of
1-oreft Grove Methodist church. Mr.
and Mrs. Hoods will live on a farm near
ivugene. .j . i
STRIKEBREAKER'S
PEONAGE CHARGE
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Workman Says ; Employers
Deceived Him and Then
Held Him Captive. -:
tnitcd Preai Leased Wirat
Pittsburg, Aug. il Charges of peon
age were filed this afternoon against F.
N. Hofstott, president of the Pressed
Steel Car company, and Samuel Coen,
head of the service bureau of the same
concern, before United States Commis
sioner Lindsay.
: Albert . Vamos, a workman, filed the
Charges, He alleged that he was taken
to the plant by agents representing to
him that there waa no strike. When he
learned the strike was in progress, he
said, he .tried to leave, but was badly
beaten and had to go to the hospital be
cause he refused to continue working
for the company. . - , . , . .
I'n known Man Killed. -
(Ksedal Dispatch to The Journal. 1 '
Payette, Idaho, Aug. SJ An un
known man waa killed on the railroad
half a mile north of Payette this morn
ing. It Is not knownt. whether he was
strtack by an early morning passenger
train or was riding on the through
eiuit bound flyer and attemnteil A era
Off here, s.
i. Nothing was round to indicate his
Identity. - He wore fairly rood rlntho.
and had $5.48 In his pocket. There Was
a picture of young woman about 26
years of age. The dead man was about
18 years old and had dark hair and. com
plexion. . .
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Western Cnion Has New Office. :
(Special Dispatck to The Journal)
Albany, Or.. Aug. The Wells
Fargo Express company and the West
ern Union Telegraph company are mov
ing to the Pfeiffer building on Ellsworth
street. Agent Winn haa had the new
quarters fitted for the purpose. - The
building vacated will be used as a Hiar
store and confectionery Jy Mr. PfelfXer.
has used In his other
He represented that he waa buying cat
tle, that his eyesight was) bad and that
he desired to secure the names and ad
dresses of the men ill a community who
had stock to sell. These names were
written In a book furnished by Johnson
with a fountain pen thoughtfully sup
plied by him.' . .
These samples were afterwards nied
In forging the victim's name to a checlt
or note. He also always chose a man
who had no telephone so that the bank
could not call him to verify hla slrnv
ture. . .'. .M. ;.(.
': - .- jToansoB's Beoord, ; ;
Part of the record of Johnson Is as
follows:
Mai"ch--190J ha secured $300 of the
First Natttpnal bank of Pullman, Wash..
saylngthat--he-ad rented - a- farm of
Napoleon Burbonla and riving the name
of a. W. Watson.
November 11. 1908. ha asked a loan
of $200 for three months of the Security
State bank of Palouse, Wash, giving a
note signed by himself as J. A. Batts,
and Indorsed by B. R. Turnbow.
September 18, 1908, using the name of
B. H. Harris, he fllmf lammed the Cit
izens State bank of Nampa, Idaho, forg
ing the name of J. H. Gray. He. se
cured $300 on tne cneck.'.
August IT. 1808, he secured $200 on
a 0 day note . from the First Trust
company; of Moscow, Idaho. , Hera he
used the .name, of J.--H. Day, and rep
resented that- ha had leased a - ranch
near Moscow. . . -
February 17, 1909, he attempted' to
work ; the McMlnnvlIle National : bank,
representing himself as J. Graves, and
using the name of Fred ' Hawser, a
farmer, as security. He was turned
down by the bank, and - tried the First
National of the same Dlace. which also
refused -his note.. .,; t . w .-rv-
r orres Cbsok at Albany. . .
May 4 10. 1909, he secured $500 from
the First National bank of Albany,
forging a check payable to Charles R.
Sylvester, signed by George R. Beck.
Neither of these names was known to
the bank, Johnson simply . buffalolng
them , into cashing the check.
He also secured $500 .of the Bank of
Oregon at North Bend, and cashed a
forged draft on the German American
bank February 9, 1909,
. T . Am Wh. Of 1DAA V. . n a .1..J . J
check for $126.80 on the Bank of Ore
gon City.-5' - V " ' : : ,':.-..f V :;' '
Under the name of Jack Hamlin,
Johnson was arrested In Portland May
27. 1899. by Detectives Day, Wiener and
Church, for forgery in - Eugene. ; , He
was convicted and sentenced to two years
16 the0enteotiary oelnff released April
He. was given sis years for fors-erv
committed In Forest Grove, August f,
t' ' (Special IHj patch to The Jouraal.) ' ...
Olympla Wash., Aug. 21. The senate
adjourned the Impeacnmeni . trial of J.
H. Schlvely this morning long enough
to put over until tha next regular see-
awi rne raiuicaiion or tne proposed
amendment to the federal constitution
in rekard to an lncomt tax. and kill art
off the bills providing for the direct
primary for the naming of candidates
to fill vacancies In - congress and su
preme court Judges. All of these meas
ures naa passed tha house. ' The house
passed Byerly'e (Cowlits county) bill
amending the anti-cigarette law by
prohibiting only tha sale and making It
a misdemeanor for a minor to have a
cigarette in his possession.
Pierce county found Itsalf able In the
nouse to prevent the passaga of a bill
appropriating 160,000 for tha veterans'
home at Port Orchard,, which It Is pro
posed to turn into a national soldiers'
home. Pierce eounty , did prevent the
transfer of the state soldiers' home at
Orting to Port Orchard.
This marks tse closing day of ' the
ses slon and tonight the house, memhere.
except the board of Impeachment fiian-
agers. will go home. . The senate will
sit again Monday as an Impeachment
coun io continue me mat oi J. ti.
Schlvely, state Insurance commissioner.
Governor Hay has repeated that he will
not call tha. lawmakers together again
at tnis time.
PORTLAND, COOS
LINKED CLOSER
Derelopment Congress Will
Strengthen Tie Between .
Oregon Metropolisesr v
(Rpeelal Dispatch ta Tae Jbarnal.)
Marshfleld. Or Aug. Sl-Bette'r
trade relations between Coos Bay and
Portland will undoubtedly be the re
sult of the Oregon-Idaho Development
congress, which closes Its session In
this city tonight. The Portland visit
ors expressed surprise at the advanced
conditions on Coos Bay. Portland and
Coos Bay will be drawn closes togeth
er in a business way as a result of tha
congress, . p .:. : '.;-!-'-'t ..';..'.."
Colonel 'K. Jtorar or Salem is the
choice of the , delegates ffor . president,
but at the executive meeting held .this
morning he stated he could not prom
ise to accept the office again, and took
xne matter uuaer advisemenc . -
Reilly Atkinson of ' Bolus Is wanted
again: for secretary. . The matter is
left open, as he will not be hers on ac
count of Illness. Resolutions will be
presented for passage this afternoon
ana -win nrocamy embody the two
chief ,-objeots -for which uie congress
is rignting,. tne improvement .of uoos
Bay harbor aa a seaport and. the pro
motion of a district built railroad from
Boise to Coos Bay,
This morning tne delegates were
taken to the C. A. Smith mill, to In
spect the big plant. At noon they gath
ered in Marshfleld and were taken on
small boats to Sampson Park in North
Bend, where a big clam bake is being
held. This afternoon sessions will be
held In the pavilion at Sampson Park.
-' Those who Will sneak this afternoon
are Colonel C. E. 6- Wood of Portland.
J. W. Bennett of Marshfleld and W.
B. Glafke.- Torilrtt-the delegates will
return to jtlarshfleicT and attend a re
ception at the opera house, where C S.
Jackson of the Oregon Dally Journal
and Blnger Hermann-of Boseburg will
speak. -. . . ' ;.
Operation on General Bootli's Eyes.
(UDliea rras ucsaeo wire. -London.-
Aug. 21. General William
Booth, the famous Salvation Army lead
er. . submitted todav to an- oneratlon
upon his eyes, by which it is hoped he
may regain his sight. - t
PWEJ BRIDGE
AT TROUTDALE
County Commissioners In
spect Eastern Section
s , . of County.
That the bridge over the Sandy river
near Troutdale must . be replaced by a
new structure at an early date and that
a new rrpek crusher snould be installed
on LUBimi nm, in me foweu valley
District, to provide material for roads
in the extreme southeastern part of
the county, are conclusions derived
from tho two-day ntpctlun of county
roaas ana property in tne eastern mi
of the county by County Judire Webs
ter, CommlaBloner Lilghlner and . Koad
Superintendent Chapman.
' The party returned from the trip at
8 o'clock last night, having made It
In the auto of Superintendent Jack
son of the county farm, who acted aa
chauffeur. Every road eupervisoral dis
trict in the eounty east of the Wil
lamette, eight in all. was visited, and
the roads over which the ludae and
commissioners had . never before trav
eled were traversed. The result was
the picking up of many ideas and know
ledge of conditions that will be of much
value. - . ' " '- - .
It Is likely , that no steps will be
taken for the new brlda-a over the
Sandy until next spring, as the season
is now too far advanced and there Is
no apprehension that the present bridge
will not stand through the winter. But
Its life is nearly ended and the court
plans to build the next bridge of steel.
In the Powell valley district it waa
deemed , wise to locate a rock crush
er at Lusted hill. Cruehed rock Is par
ticularly needed to pxtf. in condition the
Lusted hill road from the crossing of
tne Bun nun pipe line to tne uiacka
mas county line. Plentiful boulders on
Lusted hill will supply material for ail
real purposes in that section.
Staying over night In Troutdale, the
party took an early start yesterday
morning and visited Latourella and
Bridal Veil, with lunch at the latter
place. Inspection was made of a road
one and one half miles long which Is
proposed inrouga tne Drusn, a oeiega-
farmers IntffrBtag, saoampany
ing the party on foot over tha route.
This is contested by some of the prop
erty owners and will soon come up for
decision, un ine return trip tne new
poor farm site was passed but the hour
was so lata that no stop was made
tnere. -... . , -
JOHN BARRETT WILL
, 13E LV ITY TONIGHT
John Barrett, director of the Interna.
tronai . bureau of American republics,
who formerly lived .lnPortland, will ar
rive here this evening to remain in Port
li ni. until .Wednesday night. A tele-
"tl was received from Mr. Barrett
v. sayinr tnat -tne cmnan m n
u Aias started out on the western trip
wtch Barrett will he unable to. come to
rortiand oecause or Illness in nl fm
Hy.
- No plans for tha entertainment of
r, isarreu nave Deen concluded yet
buf there will probably be an informal
luncheon .for him given sometime next
ween at toe ciuo. - r-, l
POISON DID NOT
IIUJIT HOFFMAN 1IUCH
J. C Hoffman, who drank diluted
cyanide of potassium yesterday, after
a few words with his business partner,
Mrs. Anna Jewell, Is back at work to
day at 92 Grand avenue, little the
worse for his experience. Mrs. Jewell
and Hoffman both deny that they had
trouble over Mrs. Jewell's son and the
mother stated today that Hoffman not
only looked after the boy but - seemed
to-be interested in every way in his
welfare. Both assert that their trou
ble was over a business matter and
not over personal troubles. Mrs. Jewell
also states' that Hoffman does not
room at her house and that the Impres
sion of the affair given by the police
Is wrong.- - . .
t Gilligan Goes to St, Loots. .
(United Pren Lenaed Wire.)
Seattle, Aug. 21. President Dickson
of the Vancouver club of 'the North
western league announced today that he
had completed a deal by which Pitcher
Gilligan will become a member of the
St. Louis American league team next
season. The price paid for Gilligan is
$200. .' .
Gilligan recently lost a 22 inning
game with Portland and his work this
season has been excellent. ,
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SOLDIER BUTTON ON ,
, , sEOAD TO.RECOYERY
J. A. Button, an old soldier who was
Injured at noon on August 17 by being
struck by a Twenty-third street car, is
improving at . his , , home, -5776 Savler
street. Mr-, uutton . suffered from a
wrenched knee and various bruises. Tha
accident happened , at tha corner of
wasningioa ana Jt-ark streets - f
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Council t?!rest Scenic Railway
- xixiensive jmprsyements mave been
made to the scenlo railway on Council
crest during the past week. Upon the
arrival of Mr. L. A. Thompson, presi
dent of the L. A. Thompson Bcenlc
Railway company, whose firm own and
control $T scenlo railways In this coun
trs and Europe, t was determined to
uui certain . cnanges .. to add
greater, scenlo features to the
road, . Increase the,' length - of
the ride and Install more powerful
machinery, to handle the large crowds
which have taxed the road to its capao
ity since the beginning of the eeasou.
' A large force of men has been at
work night and day making these -Improvements
under the direct supervis
ion of Mr. Thompson and it is tha opin
ion of expert railroad men and others
that the road will now be able to handle
E0 per cent more people and is vastly
more attractive than -before. - . '
a One new feature of the ride has been
the boring of a tunnel directly . under
the Merry-Go-Round building, ftj prder
to completely eliminate the curved tun.'
nel that was formerly in use.
Trains now depart from the start
ing point in a straight line, run through
the tunnel at high , speed, tnd emerge
upnTo high trestle, where a magnlfl
ceCTTiew of the Tualatin valley is
obtained while running under reduced
headway. , ." . - '.
Other Innovations ' have been worked
In so different and pleasing that the
thousands of neoole who have already
ridden over the road will greatly enjoy
a repetition of the ride.
POUTER BUYS
- RfflEOCE
li! CITY
Millionaire Railroad Con
- tractor and Relatives Will
juaice this uty ineir Per
manent HomeH. J, Del
almnt Sells. K
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Johnson . Porter, of Porter . Brothers
the millionaire railroad contractors, has
concluded a deal for , the purchase of
the residence of M. J. Lelahunt in Irv-
lngton, at an approximate price of $10,
000. The residence was purchased as
horns for Mr. Porter's brother-in-law.
Henry Newton Randall. Mr. Porter
stated this morning that he and his
brothers would all make their perma
nent homes in Portland tn the future
The decision of the Porters to move
from .(Spokane to Portland seems to re
move any doubt that the Oregon Trunk
line will be built at once, and that
Stevens, Hill's representative in the
Deschutes fight, is not bluffing when
he says that Porter Brothers are to go
ahead with the Oregon Trtrnk and build
It -through the state of Uregon.
Mr. Porter himself said this morning
that he was so pleased with Portland
itself and with the prospects'' for rail-'
road construction work In the country
radiating from this city that he not
only wanted to make his permanent
home here himBCir. tw.t im -wanted ai
of his family and relatives here as well.
The house wnicn he has ourcnased
for Mr. Randall Is 433 East Fif
teenth street north, and is on the cor
ner of B razee street. In lrvlnrton, and
Is one of the most comfortable homes
in that fashionable, district. -
.... Deny Street Burner.
A reDort that the Oregon Trunk line
had secured the Great Southern was
denied by attorneys for both roads to
day. A goad many of the supdIIjs .
that are being shipped In to Porter
brothers' camps In the Deschutes ore
going by' way of the Great Southern -
.nd are oeing named overiano -o tne
)eschutes canyon from Lufur, but
Judge C H. Carey said this morning
that the Trunk line Is also using the
Columbia Southern, the Harriman road.
Into Shaniko. . . ' . '
The Harriman people nave now aooui
1S00 men working on the Deschutes rail
road according to General Manager
O'Krien. Crews from both contractors
are at work whenever the right of way
is not tied -up by injunctions.
It Is believed that there can be no
Suestlon but what, if Hill builds the
regon Trunk at all, that he will ex
tend it down Into California. Report
that John F. Stevens has secured af
least. an option on the "Crater Lake ;
route,', the Pacific ft Eastern road
art inn vinw " run at i a . tti i i bb seat si i 1 i i-iiin
Medford, will not down. John Roberts
Allen, president of the Pacific ft East
ern, was in Portland early this week and
denied that the road was to be sold.
He said that Mr. Stevens went over It
merely to make a report-to nim t mx. Al
len). - In spite of tnis statement, how- .
ever, it seems Improbable tnat tne ousy
Hillwiglneer would have taken tha time :
tn examine the. little P. - & B. at this
time; when he la very busy looking after
favorable and favoring routes tor. air.
JilU himself. . .
Would Olrs Outlet. " r
An Important feature of tha Faclfla
Kastern element In the situation is
that this line Is said to control a very. ,
excellent right of wsy, westward and
south from Medford, giving It an easy -pass
into California and toward Eureka,,
which at nresent la like Coos Bay. in
having no railroad connection with the
outside world. It. was frequently ru
mored s year sgo in connection with
the reported purchase by Hill of dock
age facilities on San Francisco bay a
rumor which was, of course, denied by
the Hill men that Hill Intended build
in north up the coast from San Fran- -
Cisco to Eureka. This would give him
connection with the Pacific A Eastern
and into central Oregon by the Crater
lake routs. This route would hove Its
physical objections, but it is said the
mileage would at least be no greater
than the Shasta route between Portland .
and San- Francisco.
Hill already owns an excellent survey -down
tha north bank of the Columbia
from Kalame to tha sea: he owns the
Astoria & Columbia River and has a
survey running south down the coast
toward Coos bay. .These things have
all given rise to a revival of the Hill
coast 11ns to California talk. It is the
generally accepted opinion, however,
that th coast offers too many diffi
culties in the way of rough country- and
physical irregularities to make suon
line aesiraoie. - , . 5
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On Your Vacation Trip
, f It's up to you to entertain when you go upon .
? your vacation. t 1 N - v
Take along 9. Victor Talking Machine and a good
assortment of clever records.
. . Take along a waltz and a two-step a coon song,
M, a band record and some good, old Irish love songs 5
-make a Caruso and .Melba accompany you, and
smuggle in some funny stories. We have them all.,
Fifty- dollars buys a good outfit- , ,
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Cash or Terms Suit Yourself
T , Machines '.$10 to $50 Easy Terms'
Records 35c to $5 Pull Assortment -
. Wholesale
and '
Retail
Victor
Machines
Records
Supplies
erman
Open This Evening ' , , 1
Sixth and Morrison; Opp. Postoffice.
Wholesale -;
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'Retail
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Machines
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Supplies