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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. THURSDAY EVENINGv FEBRUARY 10. 1910, ilFFKI'M Oil BIG LOAN German-American ; Bank and i Clearing House Association Try to Reach 1 Agreement ; Receiver Devlin III. , ""Mum la the word" with every man -connected' with thw-wffalrs of tha Cer- man-American and old Ore g on. Trust A ( Havings banks,, when It oomee to shed ( ding any Ugnt oa the proposition of 1 howSine unpaid depositors in the Oregon ' Trust are to (at their money next Mon 'nay. tha data upon which tha agreement . expires to, maka a final settlement -of i ina xaiiea Dsns arraira. ' "Tha matter la entirely In tha hand's' k of Mr.' Reed,- president of tha German-. .American bank," ears P. L. Willi s. the controlling factor In tha bank. "Wi t have ample . collateral to guarantee a loan and are trying hard to raise tha t money," aaya President Reed. More than this they will not say. and It 1a extremely Improbable If tha redoubtable cross-examiner, Francis J. Heney, with all his art In WTlnging facta from an . unwilling witness, could get either Mr. Reed or Mr. Wlllla to add one syllable to their statements ', ... Conditions Ware Hot Prescribed. ? It developed today that tha clearing house banks did not Impose the condi tion that 1ha Oennan-Amerlcan bank should mo out of business In caae a suf ficient sum of money were advanced to f pay off the claims against tha Oregon Trust ft Saving! bank, "On the con i trary," said a member, of tha clearing J house this morning, "at the time appll ( cation was made for the loan the offi cers of the Or rm an-American volun tarily agreed .to liquidate the bank's f .iieurai in e nw cmrnif ovum nu JOV RIDER FAILS TO SEITLE BILLS ' Jack Burke Is Much Sought by. , Police .Officials After . Mad Carouse. COMPANY ALLEGES After a "Joy ride" of 4S hours., a ma china owned by the' Oregon Taxlcab company waa upset and badly demol ished" on the Base .Line road. Jack Burke, represntlng himself to be the aon of Judge Burka of tha auperlor court or beanie, waa ma man wno mreu fn. .100 0no .i.maaaa .a-alnat tha tk. manhln ftn4 rts savliim thai MH. L " " 7 1 " -! " - ki T- ri,i - it! V- I PortUnd Railway. IJjht & yowr con Trial of $100,000 Damage Suit Brought Against Traction Corporation by Ada Blue Be gins in Circuit Court. stable'a department la looking. He' la wanted for the taxlcab hire 4 and for passing a bogus check for $21 on Fred Merrill of the Twelve-Mile house. Burke hired tha machine Tuesday noon, and had aa driver Frank Molby Burke and a woman, visited all the pany, one of the largest . ever brought against that corporation, went to trial in Judge Oantenbeln'a department of the circuit court this morning. It. Is the caae of Miss Ada E. Blue, formerly a nuraa at the ML Tabor sanitarium, who grill room, of tha city, and lata In the - d'eT for aom. dFs- CfTY INSPECTORS " BROKER REVEALS FOREIGN ROSE FRUIT GROWERS , ASKDREPAY BBER m BUSHES ARRIVE OF ROGUE RIVER . . ' ' ' . nr rn rnhiniin . : , I mi iiiTrnrom lit. M r iKAfltt Governor and Other Prominent ; M l A ;': " "Men Will Dfiliver Addresses . ; Council Will Be Asked to In crease Salaries of Sey , eral Employes. house. At an early hour Wednesday morning the "Joy riders" started to Portland, and met with tha accident I Tha machine completely turned turtle, I Mlaa Blue'a Ufa waa for aome time despaired of, and tha caae attracted much attention. The- trial promisee to be a hot legal contest, with expert med tit" V&WFjrZX&l: a prominent feature. held over night lit the police station. The pest morning they were released. W. M. Davie, who haa led tha fight of tha bar association for the Investigation Fred Merrill made a complaint yea-l. . , v, .-,, - "-,""7":" ',,"""r.,V wno u many Umes voloed his sua check, and for a small account unpaid I fh.f ,mrnM ir.nu.nre. .r. by Burke. The taxloab company also complained of his unpaid bill to them. T U Lu Wa mKIha 111 a n.. ft.. 1 A 1 1 UIIV V& Ul lHalHllW VI11UUI1V W I nlalnIM t50. and tha repalra are also charged BORROWS MONEY AND J vancad sufficient funds to pay off the f vrearo i ruei s aeposuors. iaier on, "however, and before tha Clearing House association had finally passed upon the application President Barnea waa notl- : fled that , the German-American with drew its agreement to liquidate, but , still wanted tha money. The association V then decided that It would make the t loan' only on the conditions originally named In tha application." f ' Devlin XU la Oalifornla.' I The reported serious Illness In CaM . fornla'of Tbomaa C. Devlin, receiver of the Oregon Truat Savings bank, haa . put a new phase on the tangle between , the German-American bank and tha un- paid depositors of the Oregon Truat A 1 Savings bank. Mr. Devlln'a. Ulnesa and consequent Inability to be in Portland neat. Satorday, -when' the affairs of the 1 Oregon Trust were to have been settled under an order of, court made by Judge I Gantenbeln, ' will, , probably cause the whole transaction to go over for a few idaya, unless In the meantime tha ef : fort to raise tha ijecessary funds for settlement meets with success. v. Judge Gantenbeln , held a conference j yeaterday afternoon ' with P. 1 Willis I. regarding the af faira of tha Oregon i rust,, out it is unaersiooa that nothing -came of It. Another conference will be held by the same parties this afternoon. ' when aome definite arrangement looking t to tha settlement of the trouble may be . made. . ' : - , ,' . PAYS BACK IN LOV Ing In by ptclona that Improper Influences were used by corporations, waa In charge of the selection of the jury on, the aide of Associated with him are Grant B. Dlmlck of Oregon City and Arthur I. Moulton Only once during the empaneling of the Jury, which waa completed before noon, did Davis clash witn k.. w. wu bur, who waa performing a like duty. for the defense. This came In the question ing of T. J. Keenan. who was excused another street railway damage caae Judge Bronaugh a few.daya ago after fiery proteat by Henry . jucuinn, who had learned that a aon or Mr. Keenan la employed by the railway and j. u. uodb, late manager or a gnu that he. an ex-emDloye, had ridden on at Second and Madison streete, now nasaea. Mr. Keenan himself asked to held In the city Jail on a charge of I be excuaed and Davia exclaimed: vagrancy, haa proven to be a Beau "What Is the use of taking: up time In Brummel with a nronenalty for "widows lmnilriilnr this man?" who have taoney. Two women charge In i have a right to aak questions, and municipal court that he secured money r wm nroceed in my own way." retorted from them after making love In Bo-1 Wilbur. hemlan style. After a few questions. In which Keen- Mrs. Anna Phillips, living near Second .n said he .was afraid he would be ln- and Madison, alleges that aha gave Cobb f luenced In favor of the atreel railway. ig&o to inveat in the grill, lie also Wilbur consented that he be excused told her he had reformed . and was for cause. Ordinances authorizing Increases-in the salaries of the plumbing and the market Inspectors have been filed In the city auditor's office for Introduction In the city council tomorrow morning.' Th plumbing inspector aaks for a raise from 1160 to 1176 a month. , - Mrs. Sarah A. Evans, city market In spector, receives 985 a month. Tha or. dlnance raises her; salary to-100. It haa . the approval of Mayor Simon and the city health board. . . i t i Another ordinance to be Introduced tomorrow authdrlsea the employment Of a deputy in the plumbing Inspection department, at a salary of 1126 a month. Besides these meaaurea, there la an other to come before tha council. . It authorises the employment of two tnora draughtsmen ln the city engineer' a of fice at aalarlea of $110 month and aa additional computer at $100 a month. -J. COUCH FLANDERS' !;;ES1ATE1RIH 150,000 j J. Couch Flanders, attorney and bust . neaa man, who died cn January 21, left an estate , valued at $50,000, according to an- estimate made In a petition for r letters of administration, filed In the county court He left no will. . .. Mrs. Mabel C Flanders, the widow, j 'la the only heir to the property, whiih i is said- to be principally In real estate f In Multnomah and Clatsop counties. Mrs. Flanders,, being unwilling '.to as sume the burden- of administration, asked for the appointment of EdmonJ C. Glltner . as administrator, and the , appointment was made by Judge Weo- ;ster today. He gave a bond for $35,000. Judge Webster also granted an order allowing the widow $250 per month for ijlier support ; DUFUR DEPOT IS ROBBED AT NIGHT p ' (Special Dlipetch te The Joaratl.) Dufur, Or., Feb. 10. The Great South tern depot here was broken Into last 'night. So far aa learned nothing was taken. - The robbers gained entrance by 'breaking a window pane and reaching .the window fastening inside. It la sup- i posed they were frightened before they 1 ihad a chance to break into the safe. I They are supposed to be the same j who a few nights ago held up a railroad jaooror wau au jui reiurneu irom , work at one of the camps on the Des : cnutes. xne ponce nave secured no J clues. ' 'LANGLEY MEDAL TO : WRIGHT BROTHERS I ' (United Pre. 16 Wirt k Washington, Feb. 10. Chief Justice 7Melv1Ile W. Fuller of the United States ' supreme court today presented to the ; Wright brothers th .Professor Elijah iLangley medal, commemorative of their ? achievements In tha field of aerial navi gation,. The presentation was In behalf of the Smithsonian Institution. After the presentation ceremony, Wilbur - Wright departed for Florida, where he ; Intends , to condufl aeroplane experl ' menu. OrvJUe immediately returned to Dayton. looking for a wife. After several weeks had passed, and no proceeds from the business came, the woman began to in vestigate and discovered Cobb had kept the money taken In. Mrs. Phillips had the place closed &nd secured $260. About this time the friendship be tween Cobb and Mrs. Phillips was broken. He waa 'next learned to have secured $350 from Mra. Marv Curttsa. living with her mother at Sellwood. She has three children. The couple were seen much together at grills and other places where night diners congregate. Detectives Carpenter and Price took up the Investigation upon complaints of ti.a women and Cobb was arrested yes terday. It baa been learned ' that he has a wife at Seavlew. She quarreled witn mra wnen tne gnu was opened, and .the two' separated. He .posed to the other women aa an unmarried man. Mrs. Curtis was unable to get her $660 back, and la giving all assistance In prosecuting him. Cobb dresses well. He has lived at U2 ..Second atreet MEN'S CLUB LISTENS TO GOOD ADDRESSES The. Men's club of St James' Luther an church, Weat Park and Jefferson streets, held Its semiannual meeting In the rooms of the Y. M. C. A. on Monday evening, attended by about 40 of the regular members and about 20 Visitors. . A dinner was served In the large din ing room. Music waa furnished during the evening by Alfred Blankbolm'a or cheatra, and a number of excellent solos were rendered by Miss Catherine Covach, the soloist of St James choir. Bev. J. A. Leas acted as toastmaster, while the principal speaker of the even ing was Mr. Carroll. J. O. Storey, the second speaker of the evening, spoke on the subject of "Men. Ho urged upon the men the necessity of the "man' work" -in the church, how essential It was at this age for men to get into the real work of the church, to con form with modern methods. The Jury Is constituted as follows: E. D. Evana, Albert Broddie, Herbert Bradley, G. W. Anatey, Carl Anderson, It M. O'Connor, M. R. Van norn, John Erlckson. n. P. W. Anderson, 8. Perce full, R. R. Brlgham and M. D. Leedy. Frightful In Juries. Miss Blue waa Injured near East Thirty-ninth street, having boarded the car at Weat avenue and Belmont- In her complaint she says there was only one man In charge of the car, a mo-torman-conductor combined. She says she tried to signal him as she ap proached the place she- desired to alight and finally went forward to offer him her nickel and tell him to atop the car. As she reached the front platform a lurch ot tlje car threw her off and ana was - dragged about 70 reet. Describing her Injuries , she says she waa unconscious 24 flays, liar' skull was fractured and laid bare of fleah, she suffered a hemorrhage of the brain, her memory, vision and nervous system were Impaired, bar right arm dislocated, her cheek scarred, her lower Jaw broken so It Is difficult for her to eat or swal low, a noie cut inrougn ner tnign, caus Ing a limp, and "her back, spine and kid neys Injured. In reply the street railway alleges that she was familiar with the track, knew the danger of the curve and of the front platform and that she failed to hold on. The accident Is therefore alleged to be due to her own negligence. Mi WIDOW DISCARDS WEEDS Governor F. W. Benson will . attend Governor and Other Pj-omlnen Men Will Deliver Addresses Rnimht InrienendAntc Ackinn at HOSe panting. ...r... -I ' BP No Questions as to . Income Value Transferred untions th puntin exerciser in the city ary it, and It seems as though ever detail had 'been completed for Aha cHire monies of that day. Governor Ben eon's acceptance ot the Rose society Invitation to attend reached here- this morning. - The speakers for the occasion, Gov- to Morgan Agent.; General Manager ' Madison Corey Weds Miss Mabel. Wilbur, at Spokane. ' CITY MAY.PURCHASE AUTO FOR ENGINEER ii K Councilman Wallace baa filed In the city auditor's office an ordinance which authorlres the purchase of a $2000 auto mobile for the city engineer. The or dinance will be introduced tomorrow morning in the city, council. During the administration of Dr. Lane an au tomobile was purchased for the city engineer's office, but after it waa used only a few months it was sold at auc tion for a few hundred dollars. r TACK THIS UP Prescription that Breaks np the Worst Cold in a Say. Exams at Hood River. fBneclal DlsDotch to The Journal, t Hood Hiver, Or., Feb. lO.-r-County School Superintendent E. C. ' Smith Is conducting examinations for state and county papers. The examinations will continue throughout the week. There are a large number of applicants for county papers. Superintendent Smith announces a teachers' meeting for Hood River county beginning on February 1 Several prominept educators of the state will be present j. xi. Acxerman win be In atendanoa .' Fruit Grower. Will Build. (Special Dispatch to The Jonrnal.) Eugene, Or., Feb. 10. Tie Eugen Fruit Growers' association has taken an option on a lot belonging to B. F. Dorrlri and adjoining the southern Pacific yards In Eugene. It Is the plan to erect this spring a large fruit packing house. The assocla- .. . . , i ,. . i . .... tion now occupies a Duiiaing in me business district, which will be moved away soon to make room for a brick block. . . ' Every winter this prescription la pub lished' here -and thousands , have been benefited , by It "Get two ounces of 'Glycerin' and half an ounce' of Con centrated Pin;, compound. . Then get naif a pint of good whiskey and put the other two lngredlenta Into It Take a teaspoonful to a tablespoonful of this mixture after each meal and at bed xlme. Shake the bottle well each tlma But be eure- to get only the genuine Concentrated Pine. - Each half ounce bottle cornea . In :tln screw-top case. Any druggist has It pxt. hand or will quickly set It from Ms wholesale house. Many other pin extracts are. Impure nd cause nausea. - , i Eugene Masons Slay Build. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Eugene, CtavFeb. 10,Eugene Masons have taken an option on a lot at the cor ner of Sixth and Willamette streets, owned by E. J. Fraeler, directly across the street from the new federal build ing. If the purchase is made the Ma sons will erect a four or, five story busi ness block and lodge hall. The lot Is 60x100 feer Mra. Stiles Visits Eugene. (Bcedii! DUnatch to Th Journal. -Eugene. Or., Feb. 10. Mrs. Antoinette Stiles of Portland, worthy grand matron of the Order or Eastern Star, paid an official yislt to. Evangeline chapter of thla .pity' Tuesday night The members of the chapter gave her a -royal wel come, and a banquet was served In her WILLAMETTE COMPANY , MAY REPAIR MANNING ' It Is thought probable that the con tract for the repairs to the revenue cut ter Manning, bids for which were opened yesterday, will go to the Willamette Iron & Steel Works on the time clause, The Alblna Engine A Machine Works were the low bidders, but their time limit was 21 days, while that of the other firm was IB days. The bid of the Albina Engine & Machine Works was $2472 and that of the Willamette Iron & Steel Works was $2560.60. The John Wood Iron Works bid $2998, with a time limit of 16 days. . Time Is an Important consideration, as the cutter is needed on her station. For that reason It is thought that the Willamette people may get the contract, which calls for Quite a large amount of work. Word as to the result Is looked for from Washington this afternoon. Saturday and Sunday afternoons the cutter will be open to visitors. YEAR ON R0CKPILE IS COURT'S DECREE J. R. Miller, a tourist from the east, who waa paroled recently by the cir cuit court on a charge of forgery, was given 860 days on the rockplle this morning In the municipal court for taking an overcoat He pleaded guilty in the circuit court and waa released. The larceny charge of the coat still stood against him in the lower court, to which he pleaded guilty. It was expected that he would be set free this morning after the action of the higher court, but such waa not the caae. Considerable criticism in po lice circles has been heard of the ac tion of the circuit court In Carolina- ine nun. . Annual Lincoln Banquet. (8alem Bureau of The Journal.) Salem, Or., Feb. 10. The annual Lin coin banquet of the Young Men's Re publican club of Salem will be held Fri day evening. Prominent speakers both from out of towrt and ' among local celebrities will take part C. N. Mc Arthur, secretary to Governor Benson, Is slated as the principal talker for the evening. (Calted Preas Le.ied Wire.) Spokane, Wash., Feb. 10. Surprising even most Intimate friends, the "Merry .Vldow" became a bride last evening:. when Miss Mabel Wilbur, Who haa the title role In Tha Merryi Widow" com pany, was married to Madison Corey, general manager of all. thes Henry W. Savage theatrical enterprises. Three weeks ago Corey was at Vien na, Austria. Two. weeks ago be waa at London. Then the couple, separated by thousands of miles of land and sea, de cided by cable to terminate their en gagement by 'Immediate marriage, and Savage's right hand man rushed to Spo kane, the meeting place decided upon. by steamship and traln. . Miss Wilbur arrived from the coast and Corey from the east yesterday. At o clock In the evening the wedding occurred at AU Saints cathedral. One of the wedding gifts was a dia mond pendant from Henry W. Savage. Following the ceremony the bride let her company at the first performance In this city, and after the show a wed ding supper -was given, at which the 78 members of the "Merry Widow com pany were present. Miss Wilbur has been In the' leading role for two years. Corey haa been producing manager-ef the Savage pro ductlong for 12 years. COURT ENJOINS SALE ' DECREED BY SHERIFF POULTRY AUTHORITIES WILL ADDRESS JUNIORS The fourth monthly meeting of the Portland Junior Poultry association takes place tomorrow evening fat 8 o'clock ,at the Y. M. C A. auditorium. The attendance at these meetings has increased each month. The first speaker will be B. Lee Paget on the aubject, "The Advantages of Standard Bred Poultry." E. J. Ladd's subject will be . "Practical Poultry Feeding." Mr. Ladd Is acknowledged as one of the leading poultry food ex perts in Oregon, and his address will be full of practical Information. Mr. Paget will explain the advantages of pure-bred over scrub or mixed-bred poultry. . About the middle of April the asso- (fnlUd Prtaa Leasts WlM.1 New York, Feb. 10. Testimony show ing that Independent telephone com pa nles in Ohio were bought un and held at the option of the American Telephone ernor Benson, Mayor Simon, . President ft Telegraph company through jr. P. Mor- i Drake of the Roae society, Prosldent gan A C6., was given here today by W. Ralph W. Hoyt of the Roae, Festival H. Remlck, a broker. association: the consuls for the various Reralck testified at tha hearing of the I countries represented In Portland, and suit brought by Ohio, cltltens who claim other dignitaries, . have signified ihel that the American Telephone Tele-1 Intention of responding.- Rose bushes graph company haa been buying up the I being sent by foreign countries are ar inaepenaenie in oraer to suppress com- riving every aay. i petition. He said he paid $7,000,000 for Thla moraine the bushes from stock in Independent companies without I France, sent to Consul J. Henry Labbe making any Investigation regarding their I by the Grench government, reached the physical valuations or their earnings. I city. They are said by Mr. Labbe to Later he said he sold these same bold- be roses of most beautiful color and Ings to J. P. Morgan Co.. without fur- of large else. They will be planted by ntsmng to mat nrm any mrormation re- Mr. Labbe on the rose dentins day. gardlng the valua or earning capacity of I The German plants were received by me properties. i consul O. Lohan yesterday, and others Remlck said Vlea President Hall of the an exoected to arrive within tha next American jeieriione leiegrapn com- I f ,w days from several other countries. pany summoned him and Informed him rhe postcards for distribution on that that the company desired to buy the hsv ,. nl.r.rl on the nresaf thla morn. Ohio lndenendent companies but doubted I i m v.. - - i.- :yv nn. i wuaLUBT urn cvuiu u uiuuiyi.iu.u ic- tor distribution. They are to be mailed any. ,ueornin u xiemi?, ug to teVeral thousand people in the eaat, the broker to buy In the independents . hj nnfl -nniiniuion nr the and hold the stocks and In the mean- RoM Festival office In the Swetland wnue 10 give in American .teiepnone s hntMinv purchase. Remlck says he agreed to this proposal .upon being assured that ha would be aafeguarded. The witness declared that H. P. Dii- visoQ, 4 a partner In the Morgan firm, i and a director of the American Tele phone A Telegraph company, later ofi- fered to boy the Independent stocks from him. He said1 he then asked the com- pany's officials If they Intended to take over the stocks, and they released him from the option. Thereupon! he sold the stock to Davison. Remlck stated that all tha Independent Junction restraining Sheriff Robert stock he had purchased was turned over Stevens from proceeding with a sale by to the Moraan company exceDt that In auction or tne ornce futures ana er a Huntington, W. Va., company. fects of Milton W. Smith, attorney, who 1 sbld the Huntina-ton stock." he has an ornce at 411 Walling bunding. Bald, "to a New Jersey senator whoae The Kllliam Stationery A Printing bame I cannot recall. I Co., John Mann and L, H. Lawurette, 'I don't know whether he was a Unl- as orators, applied for the Injunction, ted States aenator or a state senator, alleging prior claims against the at but I will look the matter up and try to torney. The Kllham company holda a find put." bill of 141 against Mr. Smith, Mr. Muivn ' - a claim of ti2t, and Mr. Latourette a onftinuni hrrjc imiTr Tbui of I23a. UUIIUIIULUtng Ulllir. Bankruntcv nroceedinirs were brought Tfi AFT WinWFY RAPK alnst Mr. Smith some time ago by IUUC.I IVIUIMCI DMll Un Library Association of - Portland. anil tha hrtff nrtreil to Attach tha ijonanoiaers oi tne umana Home Tel- .tnrr,.v. nttin riTtnro. nd furnlsh- c-puuus mi,,an, wlli Uave me urai an- ings which was done. nuai meeting or . tne Portland assocla- x ,aie by auction of the Smith law tion banded together to pool Interests iihr.r ..huu tn hve hnnn r-.ald and form some plan for securing the Dy lna sheriff this afternoon for the '"u'u "V -i'5 vu .mauo.py purpose of satisfying the elalme t r tne "' v .uuri Library association. The oraivra wno nouae Tuesaay evening. February 15. tnA Droceedina-s this morning alU-ue v T n i. rrt . i ..... ttviu lima wins w tiuiiu xvmniuji inu iliat Utr Smith la a honlrrnnt ana mat omer teauera ia me movement irom aatlafv all claims. De Omaha that negotiations are now under ciarlng they hold a prior claim, they way between the Omaha committee of, jj agt tnat Mr. smith's effects be uuBuiwiuera mjia am omciaie oi mo .i h nrooeeds used to aatlsry cemrauv. Iooklne- to a settlement of tha ... difficulties between them. In these ne- Bmi.h'. r,ihi.a rmw out of gotiations Portland bondholders are to Judgment gly.n by county Judge Web a.wiv vii w ! iuui uvnu- .(.. nh.t him in nfncAeilin ara rei&t holders from other cities. I ( h e w.v m smith, of uuk uuui auu,uvv - in uuuua "vit,i., v. vii administrator. xne 11- been' turned into .the office of Secretary brRry a8aociatlon was the residuary Klernan. and he Is desirous of aecur- UgHte6 ot 1he Ella M. Smith estate. Ing others. He asks that all those who r.rU w.k.i v.,ih that tha .att had klA 1 I. -. . u . v... . . """"" "" "'" not been properly handled, gave juag pool and loin in the workv-of the associ-l, ,n, .ha mturn nf iT2B0 -to the LI. atlon to bring their holdings to the Drary association, disallowed a claim courthouse c-n the evening of the meet- f. ac0oo additional compensation mg or to ms ornce m tne unamoer ot K fimith and aian disallowed Commerce building before that time, . rt.ntrllct he had -ntered into for a Federal Judge R. S. Bean this morn ing granted an order allowing an In Orchardists' Committee Meets at Medford to .Draw Up tn corporation Papers for New Association.1 . ' ' . ' , (Special Dlapatcb to The Joeroal.1 Medford. Or.. Feb. 10. For tha our. pose of drawing ud Incorporation naners for What Is to bethe moat comprehen sive fruit growers' association In the United States with the exoeptlon of the Citrus Fruit Growers' league of South ern California,-a committee of. IB or- chardlsts, representing every . eeottoa of tne Rogue river valley from Merlin to . Josephine county on the north, to the California state line, on the south,, is in session In this elty. Already ten tative papers tiava been drawn and these 'owa ma'u, . .4 M I n . mwA ml t tee will be In session three days and will then call a mass netlng of growers to ratify Its action. -a . The movement has been under discus sion for many months and it is well un derstood ' and sanctioned by growers about tha entire valley. Recently at .a meeting of the Rogue River Horticul tural society, the committee was named and Instructed to prepare the papara. C. XX Whlsler waa named as ths "com mittee's head. The organisation haa for Its nurnose the securing of a uniform pick, pack and S distribution of the fruit and .farm pro-' ducts of the Rogue river valley., it will also own and maintain cooling plants, packing houses and tha like and will buy and sell fruit either d rect or on commission. It will do away with many of the cut throat methods in vogue today. The districts of the Rogue river val ley represented are Merlin, Grants Pass, Woodvllle, Gold Hill, Central Point, Eagle Point, Jacksonville, Phoe nix, Ashland and Medford.. WADRIZ OPENS BANK ' r ACCOUNTS IN AMERICA W New Orleans, Feb. 10. A personal ao count In the name of Joae Madrts, pres ident of Nicaragua, ' waa opened In a local bank today. It was said on good authority that the deposit was $15,000. This move Is taken here to mean that Madrls believes his position Iri Mana gua to be insecure, and is preparing to flee if the rebels capture the city. Mother ot. Four Attempts Suicide. San Francisco. Feb. 10. Although she haa four children, Mrs. Anna Conte to day attempted suicide because she "had nothing, to live for." She was found unconscious from gas in her room, but her life was saved at the Central .hos pital. Mra Conte claims to be the wife of William, Conte, a hotel proprietor at Redding, Cal. She haa been 111 with tu berculosis for more than a year, and declared that she sought relief In death from' the terrible tits of coughing that racked her. . ' ' ' '"" KLICKITAT TOWNS TO FORM BALL LEAGUE (ftjwolal Dlapatch to The Jonrnal.) Bristol, Wash., Fob. 10 White Sal mon, fourr ana a nair miles west of TIMfttnl ' TIrr THvr KtAvAninn nnri Tha elation is to have a poultry show, when nna ', i nit. ht vr in e,- It 1 '"""Z",V- """ 'club baseball league If negotiations now other boys anfl girls will be given priaVbelng. conducted by M. J. Van Worst of for the best exhibits Of. Various kindJ. AvhltA Salmon ar. alicceaaf.il A anhadi.la of Sunday and holiday games will be ar ranged. ' 'i Hood Leads in Stamp Sales. Hood River, Or., Feb. 10. -Accordlna to-the report of the stamp committee of the Visiting Nurses' association of Portland Hood River la the banner city in the state outside of Portland In the total sale of stamps. Hood River's sale amounted to $185. The next 'city was The Dalles with sales to the amount-of $16160. Special prizes will be awarded for hena with flocks of young chicks, as well as iur me uti exiuuiuuu oi a iowi aressea for market The awards will ba made by competent judges. ALBANY. CHOSEN AS AVIATION STATION (Special Dispatch to The Journal, t Albany, Or., Feb. 10. J. C. Burkhart and General Crawford two former Al bany men, came here Tuesday from Portland and concluded arrangements with W. H. Goltra for the use of Goltra park, adjoining Albany on the soAth, as tne aviation station ror trial nights of; the Burkhart & Co. aeroplanes, which : will be manufactured Iri Portland. Buildings for housing the machines and armlnment Will annn hn arentAd nn.1 flights will begfn early in the summer. Free Gold Is Found. (Special Dlapatcb to The Journal.) Gold Hill. Or., Feb. 7.- Free gold to the amount of $420 was taken from the Centennial mine near here In two days by two men, working with pick and pan. They were operating a hydrau lic outfit when they uncovered a piece of dirt In which the yellow metal 'Showed plainly. The stream was turned aside and the gold taken out by hand. The Centennial has been mined almost. con tinuously since 1867. The present own er, D. P. Blue, bought it at a very nom inal price a few years ago for orchard purposes, as It, was then considered a worn-out mine.'- It has produced : well each year since. Whitman Authorities Sanguine. (Special Dlsoatch to The Journal.! Walla Walla, Wash., Feb. 10. So sure are the authorities at Whitman college that the bill granting the grounds of Fort Walla Walla to, the Institution, that they are preparing to celebrate the event at the regular Founder's- Day cel ebration, February 15, which this year Is marked as the 100th anniversary of the founder.Cuahing Fells, and the 60th an niversary of the founding. SKIN SUFFERERS' DOUBT IS REMOVED CLEANSES THE SYSTEM EFFECTUALLY; DISPELS COLDS. AND HEADACHES DUE TO C0NSTIPATI0II.x BEST FOR .MEK WOMEN AND CHILDREN -Y0UK0 AND OLD. TO CET ITS BENEFICIAL EFFECTS -ALWAYS BUY THE GENUINE. ' MJUTOHlOTKD Bit THB' " memorial bust of the donor. COMMISSION ORDERS REDUCTION IN RATES a.iom Jtntean of Tha Jonrnal.) Salem, Or., Feb. 10 Having found that rates on applea and green fruits In less than carload lots as charged joint ly by the CorvaUls & Eastern railroad and Southern Pacific company Jjetween Gates and Portland were unreasonable and unlust. the railroad commission made an order today universally reduo. ing the rates 2 cents a 100 pounds. Tha rates on the same commodities ba twen Gates and Salem were likewise ordered reduced, ths order to taae er fact within 20 days. The former rate between Portland and Ha tea on ancles was $7 cents a 100 nnunds and has been reduced" to 34 Vi cents. The rate ftn apples between Gates and Salem was reduced from 36 cents to cents a loo pounas. xne rate on green fruits In less than carload lots from Gates to Portland was reduced from 43 to 40 cents a iuu pounas ana between Gates and Salem from 42 to S9tt cents a 100 pounds. ' - ( The Investigation was made on corn- plaint of A. H. Hudson or Gates. Albany Interurban Incorporates. , Special Dlapatch to The Joanal.) i ' Albany, Or Feb, 10 Articles of In corporation were filed here yesterday ror tne Aioany & interurban Railway Co., capital stock -$25,000. The Incor porators are P. A. Young, C E. Son and Joseph M. Hawkins. The road will "run from Albany to Sweet Home, by way of Brownsville and Holley, and from Al bany to Sweet Home by way of Lebanon. Oki size oiatRE(roimm$ouftmE Many eczema sufferers have failed so utterly with salves and other "dls- ""at mo assurance OI IM nn m-itrmimta ij j ii.iwja best physician or druggist cannot Induce ' SOD BY AIL IXADINu' DRUGGISTS tnem to invest another dollar In any remedy, , .. . ' It Is to these' discouraged sufferers In, particular that we now offer, at only 26 cents, a trial bottle of the accepted standard-ecsema remedy, a simple wash of oil of wlntergreen, thymol and glyc erine, aa compounded. In D. D. D. pre scription. ! ' ;-, ;HWrpd-of cures nave convinced us and we know you. can prove Instantly with' the first. application that It takes away the itch! at once. ' - - - - kidmore Drug Co., 161 Third street Coighs, Stuffy Colds pain In chest and sore lungs, re symp toms that quickly develop Into a dan gerous Illness if the cold Is not cured. Foley's Honey and Tar stops the cough, heals and eases, the congested parts, and brings quick; relief ft mildly laxative, safe and certain in : results, 11 Ask for Foley's Honey and Tar and refuse sub stitutes. Skid-core Drug Co;. 161 3rd St G0LDENDALE SCENE OF BOOSTER MEETING A large number of North Bank rail road officials, headed by President George B. French of the Spokane, Fort- land & Seattle railway, left this morn ing over toe North Bank road for Gold endale, Wash., to participate In the an nual meeting of the Klickitat Develop ment league, which is being held there today. . j Tom Richardson of the Commercial club,' who has been on a lecture tour throughout the Pacific northwest, and particularly the Inland Empire, will Join the party from Portland at Goldendale during the day. . Mr. Richardson will be one of he speakers. , ' The celebration will be in the nature of a "booster" meeting, and a large variety of Klickitat, county products nr11 ha nn rilanlav. Klickitat pnnnttr h.a -become famous for its apples grown without, irrigation, and other products as wen. During tne aay dinner will be served by the ladles of the progressive town.' ' Tha Beautiful Hair v of English Women (Annie Bly In N. T. Graphic) The long, abundant and glossy tresses of English women are not due to hair tonlca and herolo shampooing.. There Is a general belief over there that the leBs water put on the hair, the better it is; they say wetting "takes the life out" and leaves the hair dull, brittle and colorless. " English women with hair rich In color, clean and wholesome and plenty of it have told me they attribute it to dry shampooing two or three times a week. They mix four ounces of therox with four ounces of orris root and sprinkle a tablespoonful of this mixture on the head; then brush the powder thoroughly through tha hair. They thus also avoid the danger of catching cold and the discomfort that accompanies washing, rinsing and dry ing: the hair. This treatment keeps the hair light. fluffy and lustrous, and la the only thing I know that will actually pro duce the growth of hair, . . Three Life Diplomas Issued. ' . (Salem areaa of Tne Journal) Salem. Or., Feb. 10 State Superin tendent of Public; Instruction J. H. Ackerman has Issued life diplomas " to Alvln & Alexander, 664 Tamhlll street, Portland; Elsie E. Matthews, Milwaukie, and Nellie Barbara Beckett , 23 Pearl street, Portland. State certificates for five years were Issued to Maude H. Walker. Eugene; G. Walter Aaer. Tal ent! Maude- M.- Fraser, Siskiyou; Re becca' Clifton," Lents; n Clara M. Cham berlain, Hood River. Permits good for one year were issued to Louis. Riddle, uniario, jmeanur TALKS on TEETH BT THB BJSX DEBTTAIi 00 BEimSTS Don't Mtstake Shadows for Substances Most of our business conies Indlrectlv throuah the avarlclousness of the tenor-' ant or unscrupulous class of dentists, or both, who are not working for their health.. as the savin c iroes. The srlltter of gold has deterred many prospectively good men from reaching the goal. Ha who builds on a poor foundation is Sure to come to grief! The man or woman who natronizes bargain counter dentists la taking a great risk. You can't buy teeth out of ft grab bag and get any more than is coming to you nothing, or worse.' When the Rex Dental Co. onened their first office in Denver (we have 11 now in western cities) 7 years aao. they mapped out a plan that was sure to sue ceed. Get a fair price for work, then do the very best that It possible to be dons In dentistry. Let each man's bv- word be EXCELL (not equal). We have scrupulously adhered to this policy; We employ the very best dentists that high salaries will attract. If we were to tell vou in this advertisement what the quality and beauty of our work really is you woitld not could not believe it. We have samples. COUNTERPARTS of original work done by us in .our of tices to-Bhow you. And we can show you the work in the mouth as being put in, as at all times we have one or more pa tients in the office being treated, Then we can with Impunity give you a long list of .names from our case books of natlenta for whom we have done the most Important and larger , cases of Alveolar . dentistry. Without- their knowledge" or previous consent we refer vou to any i, of them, feeling confident that each and every , one will tell t lie same story, : that the work. Is satisfac tory in--every way and far exceeded their most -sanguine hopes. No doubt you will know some of these neople personally. Many of them are ' among the beet known people of this city and State. -jsr j REMEMBER In addition to our spe cialty of Alveolar Dentistry (Restoring of . Lpst Teeth), - doing . away entirely with nartlnt nlntea and hrldfirewnrlr. and the curing of Pyorhea (Riggs disease), M-f loose teeth, we v are - experts in every Trv branch of dental work, via:, porcelain, I gold and sliver iniinga, miays, crowns, removable work, correcting . irregulari ties, etc.- -Soeciallsts in each branch of dentistry t at - your --service. THE REX DENTAL ? CO., Dentists, 811 to 114 ' Ablngton bldg., 10H Third street. Sun- O. jenk,inS,y UregOU da ID ri tfaan nnr orlrlr... Tamil : to reliable people .' . , j t r