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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, ' MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 21, 1910.
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Since Publication in Journal of Operators and Workers As-
Spokane Organization Calls
From Now On Fire Laddies
to Be Given 24 Hours Leave
of Absence Every Eight
Days.
Nine Nations Across Seas Con
Attention of Baptist Ministers'
Citizens of Peninsula Will Con
centrate Efforts to Get Fa
vorable Action by War De
partmentPlans Exhibited.
Strange Case Announced
Attorney General Bell Has
Gone to Scene.
sured That Difficulties Will
Be Settled Amicably at Con
ference Next Wednesday.
Attention of Portland Com
mercial Club to Conditions
in Northwest.
tribute Highly Prized Bushes
for Place in Portland's City
Park.
Meeting This Morning Called
to Objectionable Pictures
Displayed About City.
SIIEII II
CDs
CLUB ASKS U
REIN STAR
CHOICES
ROSES
POSTER ON BILL
BOARD OFFENDS
REV. 1INAKER
a! inn MfirrTiun
H ll'lttlllili
WILL BOOST FOR
BROADWAYBIGE
TAKEN IN PEP ON
NEW SCHEOUL
GATHERED FROM
i My r
IN 1
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CARRIERS
OE TIME HIGH
WORLD GARDENS
Mrs. I. W. Woli-ott of 111 Kast
Fort y-se venth street, who believes her
17-year-old -daughter. Mrs Kdlth Pepoon,
was murdered near Northport. Wnxli.,
and who has boon endeavoring for five
. months to Induce Washington state of
ficials to make an invcstlg.it i n of the
manner In which she died. nvpiil
word today that Attorney General W.
P. Bell had made n personal trip to
Stevens county.
"Morion Cronsan, our chief witness,
wrote from olympla that Mr. H-ll had
Visited Colvllle and conferred with tlie
prosecuting attorney,'" said Mrs. Wol
cott today.
Has Many Letters.
Mrs. Woleott has a numbpr of letters
from Attorney General Bell and depu
ties which give evidence of the diffl-p
culty she has hade. In Interesting ash
' Ington state officials In her case Two
of the letters are from lr Klmer K.
Hag, commissioner of the Washington
late board of health. He resides In
Seattle. Mrs. Woleott wrote him and
later visited him, Inquiring If he had
received notice of the death of her
daughter from Dr. Hoy Wchs. health
Officer at Northport
Although the woman died August 29
Dr. Hag's letter, dated October 30, says
"Replying to your favor of Octohor
.18, would state we have not received a
report of the death of Mrs. Pepoon.
"We will take this matter up with
the proper authorities."
Hag- Unsuccessful.
That Ir. Hag made an effort to learn
of the manner In which the woman died
and was unsuccessf ul, up to the time
the last letter was written. Is shown
In a communication received from him
by Mrs. Woleott. written some weeks
later. Ho wrote:
"We beg to advise you we have re
ceived the death certificate of Mrs.
Edith Pepoon, cause of death being
given as "heart failure." This Is not
!nfflc!ent and acceptable at this office
and will be returned for furthpr par
ticulars." In November a third letter was re
ceived from Or. Hag. He said:
"Tour favor of November 7 Is duly
received and we are at the rresent time
Investigating thlfl . matter to see who
Is at fault in the failure to furnish the
death certificate."
"I visited Dr. Hag personally some
time later." said Mrs. Woleott today.
"He told me he had written Dr. Wells
t-mphaslzlng to him the Importance of
the, cuse and demanding an Investiga
tion, and declaring It was one which
should have been reported to the coro
ner of the county at once. As far as
I. have been able to leurn Dr. Wells
never reported the death to tne coroner
and did not reply to Dr. Hag s last let
ter. Since that time Northport has
been given a new health officer."
Offioial Refuses to Act.
On October IS, 1908. Mrs. Woleott
and her daughter, Mrs. Karl Pygh also
of Portland, made a trlr to Northport
lor the purpose of personally Investi
gating the death of Mrs. Pepoon. They
Called on Prosecuting Attorney Klrk
patrlck of Stevens county, atColville
(United Pretn Leaned Wtra.l
Peoria. Ill , Feb. 21.- -Mine operators
and miners of the middle and eastern
states, who have faced the possibility
of a great strike In the coal fields of
the country, are assured today that ail
uif flci. It lea between cmiUvcra and eiu-
plne will be seiiled amliahlv.
President Thomas 1,. Lewis of the
I'nited Mine Workers of America made
the following statement to the public,
through the l ulled Press exclusively:
"You can say that a Joint conference
will be held between miners and op
erators and that every miner In tne
districts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michi
gan and Indiana and possibly Illinois
will get an advance in wages.
"There wljl be no strikes, not even
an Interruption of work pending a set
tlement of the matters at issue."
Conftrsnoe Wednesday
According to the mine workers' presi
dent, a preliminary conference will be
held at Cincinnati next Wednesday be- j
tween representatives of the leading op
erators and of the mine workers, for
the purpose of issuing a call for a
Joint conference to settle the Wage
scale.
The conference will be extensive In
scope and will include a larger repre
sentation for each side than was pres
ent at the. recent Joint conference at
Toledo, which resulted In failure of the
conference to agree on the question of
wages.
Representatives of both sides from
the slates mentioned will attend the
Joint conference to be held later and
from the statement of President Lewis
It is apparent that both sides are will
ing to concede somewhat from their
dematds to avert a great Industrial
struggle.
Relieving that the rural mall car
riers In the Pacific northwest are not
paid sufficiently, the "150,000 club" of
Spokane. Wash., ha started a campaign
The new time schedule of the portland
fire department, which was brought
about mainly through the efforts of The
Journal, will go Into effect tonight and
for bettei pay. The matter has been 1,ereafter every fireman In the service
Mill
Br BROKEN BEAM
Wash., the county seat, but say they
were able to get little satisfaction from
Mm.
"Mr. Klrkpatrlck told me, he would
Hot take up prosecution or the case.
Aif said he did not consider the evl
dence sufficient. He talkpd of expense
to the county. He said that even If
the body were exhumed and evidences
of strychnine poisoning found. he
doubted if he would do anything. 'But
If the attorney general orders me to
go ahead with it,' he said. 'I must do
SO." "
Kirkpatrick, however, accompanied
Mrs. Woleott and Mrs. Pugh to Spo
kane, Wash., where he took them to
call on Assistant Attorney General Lee.
"He was rude, to tis, but said he would
'take up the case with the attorney
general.'
Go to ' Oljrmpia.
The women then went to Olympla to
Interview the attorney general. They
found him absent, but Interviewed his
assistants. W. F. Maglll and W. V.
Tanner.
"Both Mr. Maglll and Mr. Tanner be
came Intensely interested In the case."
said Mrs. Woleott. "and were careful
to get every fact."
A letter received from Maglll says:
"'In reply to your letter. I will sav
that the attorney general has returned
to Olympia. and I have talked with
him about the matter which you talked
Over with me. Mr Lee of Spokane
was also here, and I talked the matter
over with him. ft s-ems as though
that after you left Spokane, Mr. T,ee
made further Investigation upon his
own responsibility and wrote Mr. Kirk
patrick that he thought by all means
a careful investigation should be made
with a view to prosecution.
Trip Unnecessary.
"He has a copy of the letter which
he wrote to Klrkpatrlck, but says Kirk
patrick never answered hint, or even
acknowledged receipt of his letter. Mr.
Lee is of the opinion that the case mer
its careful Investigation. Mr. Bell Is
also of the same opinion, hut he said he
did not think it would be necessary for
you to go to the expense and trouble of
making a trip to Olympla to see him
He said he would write to Mr. Klrkpat-
,'' a"o suggest an investigation, and
then if It should become necessary that
A broken brake beam falling from
engine 2162 threw two cars off the
traok of the Southern Pacific af the
corner of Fourth and Hooker streets
this morning and completely tied up all
traffic (Over the West Side Division of
the Southern Pacific for over four
hours. One of the derailed cars, an oil
tank, rolled down the bank and landed
in the garden of an Italian gardener,
from where It will take the services of
a powerful derrick to remove It. Luck
ily no one was hurt.
Two heavy engines were pulling a
string of empties, four cars loaded with
ashes and an oil oar tip the Fourth
street grade this morning In ehnrge of
Conductor J. N. Webb. Just after cross
ing the trestle Just south of Hooker
street the break beam fell from the
rear engine directly on the track and
In front of the cars attached to the en
gines. The heavy steel derailed two
of the cars, one the oil tank and the
other a car loaded with ashes. The
oil tank was in the lead and after
breaking loose rom the engine rolled
down a 20 foot embankment. No punc
tures, were made In thp tank with the
result that several hundred gallons of
crude oil were saved.
The cars were dragged all of 200 feet
across the ties after being derailed and
the track for most of this distance was
torn up. Three lengths of steel rails
were bent and twisted and other clam
age done. While traffic was tied up
passengers from the incoming trains
were sent into the city by the streetcars.
Bee you, he will let you
he should
know."
Mr. Bell writes to Mrs. Woleott, his
letter being dated December 20. Ht
says:
Yours of the 17th, addressed to Mr.
Maglll. has been handed to me for con
sideration. You would have heard from
tills office before this if there had been
anything that we could have reported
which would have afforded you nnv sat
isfaction.
fiays Evidence Lacking.
'From rny investigation 1 am seri
ously in doubt if a conviction could be
goften if the suspected patties were ar
rested, and placed on trial, and I would
not feel like Interfering In the matter
and advising an arn st without going to
Stevens county and investigating the
matter personally."
Later Mr. Bell wrote:
"When this matter first came to this
office I thought it might be necessary
for me to be In Stevens enuniv on state
business before this, but the case there
in pending has been postponed from
time to time, and it will not .be .neces
sary for me to be there for some little
time, so that I may not need to go at
all, I am rilous to see that the laws
of the state are enforced and that every
man guilty of a crime is punished, but
If I am convinced from the proof sub
mitted to me that It will be Impossible
to secure a conviction, T would not feel
justified In advising that the authori
ties cause an arrest to be made and a
li'rge bill of expenses charged against
the county.
Suspicion Aroused.
'"I heartily agree with you that things
do not appear Just right and that there
are some verv suspicious circumstances
but you realize that a crime must he
proven bevond a reasonable doubt, and
fhr-t susnleous circumstances are very
little thlnsrs In securing a conviction
where the ppf must bo so absolute
as In the case of murder.
"If the prosecuting attorney refuseF
put before the Portland Commercial
club In the shape of a letter which will
be taken up at tomorrow's meeting of
the board of governors.
Conditions existing- In and about
Spokane are said to be much like those
existing in and about Portland, and for
that reason the Initiative taken by the
Hpokatie clib will be of much interest
In this district and in other places on
the coast where rural mall carriers nre
employed.
OluVs X.Ur.
The letter from the Spokane club,
calling attention to conditions as they
exist follows:
"We wish to call attention of your
organization to the condition of the
western country with regard to the
rural mall service. Conditions In Spo
kane are such that owing to the small
snlarlea paid by the government for
this service It Is almost Impossible to
secure enough men. especially the cali
ber of men that should fill these posi
tions. "In detail, conditions in Spokane,
which conditions we believe are com
mon to all of the western country, are
such that good service cannot be ob
tained for the reason that the authori
ties In charge of the local offices are
almost afraid to censure the rural car
rier for carelessness, fearing he might
resign. In the event of his doing so;
no one could be secured to fill his
place, thus demoralizing the service.
How Men Work.
"Take. for Instance, the highest
salary $75 per month for a 24-mile
route. If a man carries this he Is com
pelled to keep at least two horses and
stand all the loss and other expenses.
The feed and keer) of the two horses,
wear and tear of harness and rigs, will
certainly equal $30 per month. This
would leave h balance of $4fi per month
on which the carrier must support him
hef and family. In order to gie tho
citizen good service the carrier should
have two good horsvs and a good cart
and buggy. The cost of this turnout
would be approximately $iU0. The an
nual cost for maintaining this equipage.
Including horses, feed, shoeing, loss of
horse by accident, would average at
least $3.
"Believing-the rurRl service to be as
good aa the average government posi
tion, a numher of those who apply are
bright, Intelligent young men, but as
soon as they learn,coiidltiona and the
salary attached they usually withdraw
their applications.
Maximum la $1300.
"The maximum salary allowed city
mounted letter carriers Is $1 200 per
annum, and the government allowB
tfiem 1275 per annum for horses, keep
etc. This shows that the maximum
salary for the city mounted carriers
Including horses, feed, etc., Is $1475
per annum while tho maximum for a
rural carrier is only $900 out of which
he must pay all expenses.
"Wn have already taken this up with
the authorities in Washington. D. C,
and have learned that no action will
be teken by this session to Increase
the salary of these carriers for the
reason chiefly that no organized effort
has been made to bring this matter
properly before congress, and we would
urge that you Investigate conditions in
your locality and write your congress
men and senators calling their atten
tion to the needs of higher salaries In
the west for I his wurk
"It should tie home In mind that
while the wages allowed for rural mall
carriers might be sufficient for some
of the thickly populated districts of
the east, where living Is cheap, it Is
utterly Inadequate In any .ection west
of the Mississippi river."
of the city will bo allowed n, 24 hour
leave of absence every eight days.
I'p to the present, firemen have only
been gHeii 12 hours leave every eight
days. In order to. bring about tho new
order of things It became necessary for
tlio city to add 26 men on the payrolls
of the department, but It Is believed
that the Increased expense will be Jus
tified by tho greater efficiency of the
organization that the fire chief will
be able to achieve.
Chief Campbell has always maintained
that the Portland fire department vhad
fewer firemen to a company than any de
partment of considerable size In the
I'nited States. With tho Increased force
ho can not only give the men more ttme
for recreation, but can add to the of-
footlveness of the fire fighting force
by making the numerical strength of
each company greater.
I am greatly pleased to he able to
announce the establishment of tho new
schedule," said Chief Campbell, this
morning, "and I am sure it will work
out to the satisfaction of rank and fllo
as well as the officers of tho department."
Portland's annual rose planting day.
George Washington's birthday, will be
elcbrnted tomorrow afternoon n't 2
o'clock. 'Die exercises have taken an
unusual turn this year and will attract
International attention through the par
ticipation of practically every country
represented by a consul In the city of
Portland.
Baptist ministers have tha welfare
of their youth constantly in their
minds. The same spirit that last year
actuated them to take action against
the penny-ln-the-slot picture machines
In the street railway waiting rooms has
prompted them now to consider the bill
boards around town.
mis morning Rev. A. B. Mtnaker
QUACKEKHAND
REED IN FIGHT
OVER ACCOUNTS
The Interest in the rose planting cere- called to the attention of his associates
monies is greater than tt has ever been. I an obscene poster that is an eyesore
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II. in uriirxeu IMMU Illw V liy rftril Willi " !' "A lunili I fjll'iuia wnicu
nas oy its disgusting subject called out
the worst In the youth of the neighbor
hood and has caused them to add sacri
legious comments In writing. Mr.
Mlnaker protested emphatically against
a theater that would make use of uch
posters, and said that it polsona the
young minds to have such matters pre
sented publicly and openly to their i
gate. W
Other Ministers AgTM.
The other ministers agreed and the
protest while not put into formal ac
tion was the sense of the meeting. Fol
lowing Mr. Mlnaker, J. B. Sprlngston.
tho new Sunday school missionary for
Oregon, was Invited to speak asd he
hinged his extemperaneous talk rn Mr.
Mlnaker's protest. He held that noth
ing Is more Injurious yet subtle In Its
lnnoculating Influences on the young
mind than public display of obscene
FALLS CJTY FIRE
DESTROYS STORE
Don't Wait
For spi lng to come, but begin 'to build
UP your system now by cleansing your
blood of those impurities that have ac
cumulated in it during the winter.
To build up the system now will help
you through the sudden and extreme I to file an Information the only thing
changes of weather at this season and!'ha, ran he done would he for tbP
very likely save you from serious sick-' '"1ff' ,0 empanel a grund Jury to ln
ness later. ' I vestlgat" the maMer and T doubt If the
, , ,, ,,, i iudi'p would be induced to rail a grand
Hoods Sarsaparllla Is the medicine to jurv llpon the. showing that we cod
take. It purifies the blood and gives! make
Strength and vigor. It combines the ut-, "However, if you feel like talking this
most remedial values of more than 20
different Ingredients, roots, barks and
herbs, each greatly strengthened and
enriched.
There Is no real substitute for
Hood's Sarsaparilla
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
Salem. Or., Feb 21. Fire which broke
out In the department store of Walter
I. Took- at Falls Cltv about 12:30
o'clock this morning destroyed the three
story store building causing a loss of
from $K0.0()0 to $70,000. Hecause of the
lai-k of a water system or poor fire
fife'htiii facilities, the town whs only
saved by the merest chance. The loss
to the store is covered by from $35,000
to $IO,oii(i Insurance.
Tlie Tavern hotel, located opposite
Tooze s store, was charred to a crisp
atid its windows were broken by the
heat. The loss will be several hun
dred dollars to the hotel building. The
utmost efforts of the fire fighters were
required to save the hotel from catching
fire. The hotel was the nearest struc
ture to the burning department store.
Tooze's store was one of the largest
general merchandise stores in the Wil
lamette valley. It was three stories
high, and with the basement and double
floors rer-resentcd about 23,000 square
ft et of floor space. The fire Is the
biggest In the history of Polk county.
The orlis'n of the fire is unknown. At
12:15 passers-by noticed nothing, but at
1 -: 3 0 the store was ablaze from base
ment to ioof. Mr. Tooze made two un
successful efforts to reach the vault but
failed. I'm laid this morning that In-
believed the. vault Is intact and Ihrfl
many valuable papers contained therein
will be uninjured.
tuhcrwisp absolutely nothing In tin
store was saved from the flumes.
S. G. need, former executor of the
Henry W. Goode estate, and Kdwanl
ijuaekenbush. executor of the Charles K.
r"alef estate, both of whom have been
under fire tn the county court because
of objections to their final accounts,
won substantial though not complete
victories this morning when County
Judge Webster rendered his decisions
upon the objections.
In the Ooode estate the claim of Reed
for fees as executor were rut from
II 2F.0 to $1000, the claim of Frederick
V. Holman as attorney for the execu
tor was cut from $3"i00 to $3000, and
$30rt was charged against the adminis
trator for rent of tho Wells-Fargo
building
Another Decision Coming.
Concerning attorney fees made nec
essary by the attack on the final ac
count by Mrs. Edith F. Ooode. tho
widow, the court did not pass, but will
announce onclusJons on Wednesday.
Pan J. Malarkey was specially em
ployed to defend the interests of Reed
in this proceeding.
In all other respects the objections
made by Mrs. Goode. through her at
torney, Thomas C. Greene, were dis
allowed. She charged Roed with neg
ligence In looking after the Interests
of the estate In many details. Some
time ago he retired as executor upon
her request and Mrs. Goode is now
acting as administratrix.
In the Calef estate, wherein numer
ous objections were made by Mrs. Al
mlra Calef Pitblado Wood to the con
duct of Kdward Quackenbush as execu
tor. Judge Webster held that many of
tN transactions questioned. Including
the I,ee note and several land trans
actions, were not properly the suhleet
of inquiry in settling the final account.
In all of these questions, generally re
ferred to as trust matters. Ouncknn.
bush is held to be Accountable only
as trustee and not as executor.
$1000 Claim Denied.
The court disallowed a claim of $1000
for attorney fees In behalf of Quack
enbush, who claimed this sum because
of the inquiry and trouble made neces
sary by bringing him 1 iulo court at
me rime or tne final account.
"The executor was largely responsi
ble for the expense of this investiga
tion," said the court. "His accounts
were in such bad shape that It was
difficult to tell the state of the ac
counts. Ttie objectors made it neces
sary to Investigate these matters and
straighten them out."
yuackenbush's final account showed
a balance of $47K in cash, but in a
supplementary account ho admitted lia
bility for several other transactions
which were ordered charged up to him,
amounting to several hundred dollars.
The claim of his attorney for filing
the final account was cut from $350 to
$150. All other objections to the ac
count were overruled.
be thronged vlth peojue to witness the
planting of the rose bushes, the Import
ant part of the ceremony each year.
The Rose Festival association has been
besieged with telephone calls all morn
ing from people Wanting to know the
time at which the ceremony will b
held. If only the people who Inquire
by telephone attend the ceremony at 2
o'clock tomorrow afternoon the crowd
will be large.
Choloe Boies Contributed.
The ceremony will consist of the ac
cepting and planting of the rose bushes
sent here by the different countries of
the world. Several months ago the
Rose Festival association sent out In
vitations to the consuls hero asking
them to contribute roso bushes from
their countries for planting on rose
planting, day, and thp plants to be set
out tomorrow are the result. Each
country is to contribute as many plants
as may be desired and they wll' be
planted to show the world that no mat
ter what the bush, the sol and climate
of Portland will make bigger, prettier
and m"re perfect roses.
Represented tomorrow will be nine
countries. The rose bushes are to be
planted by the consuls in order of
seniority. Following this plan James
Laldlaw. consul for Great Britain, will
plant his roses first with Moy Back
Hln, the Chinese consul, second. Then
will come Oswald I,ohan of Germany,
Yesutaro Numano of Japan. Kndre M.
Cederburg of Norway, J. W. Matties of
the Netherlands, Yaldemar Udell of
Sweden, (' Henri I.abbe of France, and
Charles K. Candianl of Italv.
Porm Japanese Flag of Boies.
The Japanese contribution will make
one or me most neautirul features in forming themselves when and where
the entire ojty park when the busnes I t,,.r0 s an offense to the clean city
are In hloon. The government of j ,,, T1, antl-clgarette league is an
Japan sent over 170 bushes of white otl.r movement which should be con
and red colors with which a huge Jap-1 stant i v supported by the ministers, at
anese flag Is to be fashioned. It will .-ordliig to Mr. Sprlngston. He be
be the red rising sun upon a white ii,,.,.s .,at tbe cle-nrett- nnhlt doe. more
field and when in bloom during Rose dir,,,.t harm to the youth than the liquor
business, and ttiat the harm shows
mostly in tlie schools. He suggested.
Incidentally, that the ministers should
be constantly In touch with the school
board that they might know where their
help Is needed In directing erring youth.
Laymen's Missionary Bally.
Dr. Wooddy launched the suggestion
that the Baptist ministers have a one
day conference Immediately preceding
the laymen's missionary rally the last
of March. In the game manner as they
had followed preceding the Chapman
meetings Some years ago. This he said
The Broadway bridge meeting
Wednesday afternoon promises to re
solve itself tnto a species of hallelujah
session. Albina and Peninsula boosters
are determined to win the bridge f u
Portland and propose flaunting bnnnir?
and badges for the meeting.
The meeting will bo operl to tfll .-tti-
en. It will be held In the offi, e of
United States engineers, third floor of
the Customs building, Park and Cavls
streets, at 2 o'clock. All who have argu
ments for or against tne bridge v. Ill
be allowed hearing. Major Mclnd ii of
the engineers has announced, that Ho
session will be determinative. The Evi
dence given at that time will consti
tute a great part of the matter he
will forward to the war department at
Washington and will have no 'email In
fluence upon his own recommendations
Plana for the bridge are on exhibition
In the office of Major Mclndoe. Af
outlined and approved by Engineer
Ralph Modjeski and submitted to til.
United States engineer by Mayor Simon. '
it is shown that the west aide approach
Is to be on Seventh street turning on
Kearney street, while the east Uic ap
proach Is to be on Broadway. Tne
bridge will span the river at a grade
of "2.25 per cent, allowing a 250 foot
clear opening In the center for a draw
lift. Peninsula residents believe- that
It will increase the value of their prop
erty to the extent of millions of dollars
1.. . 1 1 II..
made his home, there is special legl.-V bfR "ln P'ana for th.
lRtlon ao-int -neh nr.c.icL. construction of many Peninsula fa,-
latlon against such practices
Mr. Sprlngston emphaslxed the Im
portance of the ministers interesting
themselves In practical work for public
and civic righteousness. He mentioned
the present temperance campaign In
Oregon and said that this is the critical
moment when the ministers, besides In
teresting themselves. should educste
their people to the point of enthusiasm
as well. Tlie juvenile court he termed
a great Institution for good where more
of the subjects are tlie victims of mis
hap than real criminals and he said
that the ministers could do much In
aiding the corrective work.
Clean City Campaign.
The clean city campaign, he declared.
slionld receive their constant support
and they slfould devise means for in-
tories which are now only projected
With the legality of tlie $.0On,ii(Hi
bond issue, recently authorized by the
city, approved by tlie state court, those
Interested In the bridge, believe succcsk
in securing the approval of the war
department Is certain.
Present appearances Indicate an ill
tendance of several hundred, probably
more man can De entertained In tlie
offices of the I'nited States engineers
Festival week will prove a sight worth
traveling miles to Bee.
The guests of tne Rose society will
gather at the Oregon hotel tomoi'row7
at 1:15. From the hotel to tlie city
park they will be taken in 20 automo
biles. The first address will be given
by Dr. Kinmett Drake, president of tho
Rose Bocletj", who will give the his
tory of rose planting day and open the
ceremonials. Following Dr. Drake Gov
ernor Frank W. Benson will welcome
the coi.suls and Introduce each as the
roses are planted. Mayor Simon will
fnllilOT t hft i-nncillE ll.nlrln I I . .
.ft.,r.- i , .. would Interest and gatt.er Baptists from
their efforts in making rose planting! ,. r r ,!,.,,
was made chairman of a committee to
arrange this conference and Rev. I. N.
Monroe of a committee on entertainment.
LINE OBJECTS TO
PROPOSED VIADUCT
day a success. President Hoyt, the
members of the park board and sev
eral other city and county officials will
deliver short talks.
u It ASKED TO
PAY LARGE SUM
HAWLEY IN FIGHT ON
LAFEAN APPLE BILL
(Washington Bureau of Tile JoiiriiHl )
Washington. Feb. 21. Representa
tive Hawley warns applegrowers thai
the house agriculture committee will
have a hearing March 9. on the Dafean
apple-package hill. He believes the bill
can he defeated In committee, but rec
ognizes the need of active work. He
hopes representatives of Oregon grow
ers will be here at the hearing in
March.
Damages aggregating $210,000 for a
tract of waterfront lots 70x240 feet are
asked by Marie D. Flanders, and the
Albers Milling company In an answer
In the circuit court to the condemnation
suit filed by tlie city of Portland to se
cure right of way over the Flanders'
property for the Broadway bridge.
I,ast week Judges Bronaugh, Ganten
bein and Morrow overruled the demurrer
of the defendants to tho condemnation
suit. The answer includes the objec
tions argued on demurrer and says that
if these objections are not allowed, Mrs.
Flanders should tie allowed $110,000 and
the Albers Milling company $100,000.
Mrs. Flanders Is the owner of the
hits over which tlie proposed approach
for the bridge Is planned, and on these
lots arc Greenwich docks, 1 and 2. Some j
time ago she leased the property to the
Albers company for 25 years, the rental
being rained from $12,500 the first year
to JW.Mio the twenty-fifth year. The
bridge right of way leaves 40x240 feet
of the Flenders' property on the south
of the bridge, and It Is declared that
this 40 foot lot will practically be ren
dered unavailable for shipping pur
poses. Mrs. Flanders says the land Itself
is worth $00,000 and adds $50,000 more
for damage to the rest of her property.
The Albers people place the damage to
their leasehold interest at $50,000 and
add $50,000 more for damage to their
business.
Kxtended discussion firought them to
the realization that ministers through
out
and find It difficult to attend all the
meetings their Portland brethren ar
range for them. By motion it was de
cided to arrange entertainment. Includ
ing lodging and. thrre meals for the
visiting ministers and lodging and
breakfast for visiting laymen. Next
Monday the entire .hour of the Baptist
meeting will be given up to discussion
of the laymen s missionary movement.
The O. R. & N. Co. objects to tin
proposed viaduct from Durabee street
to the new steel bridge on the ground
that diversion of part of the traffic at
the Junction of the bridge and the via
duct would be congested by westbound
wagons crossing the north side was;on
road and the streetcar tracks.
At a conference held this morning he.
tween Mayor Simon, J. C. Alnswortli.
Francis Clarno and Chief Engincc:
Boschke of the O. R. & N. Co., it whs
explained that the bridge plans wen-
drawn with a view of removing as f i
as possible all conditions that mighi
congest traffic and that for that verv
reason It would be Impractical to pro
vide a special entrajice for Iaralci
street, which is only a block nearer thai,
the planned entrance at the Intersection
of Adams and Oregon streets.
It Is understood, however, that the
railroad company has offered to dedicate
any ground required for a continuation
of I.arabee street from Hol'aday avenue
the state are hampered financially to the. entrance to the bridge If lis
uiuibc i enciligt-u qu as lu iiniow ine
contour of the bluff. This would ellmi
nate the building of the viaduct sug
gested by Mr. Clarno across the Ion
land at tlie foot of Darabee street.
The bridge has been planned. It Is ex
plained, so that streetcars, teams and
pedestrians can move over the bridg
in both directions without lnterferliiK
wlth each other In the least, the ca--being
in the middle with the team
traffic on the outside of the frame and
then the waJk for pedestrians. But if
a crossing is made a few hundred feet
from the east side entrance for a via
duct, as suggested by Mr. Clarno, traffic
crossing from the south side of t In -bridge
would certainly cause a bad congestion.
UNDUE INFLUENCE
IN CHARGE IDE
CLAY CLEMENT, ACTOR,
DEAD AT KANSAS CITY
Vain
J . , wl linglv sell rnv home and
Get it tods v trv llontrl fnrm nk .. . . ' . .
, , - ' diiornes who Krmw more aiiout nroup
Utfrd tablets called Sarsatabs. 100 doses cmlng of criminals than do the author!
l i; tlea."-
(United Press Leaed Wlre.V
Kansas City. Fe. 21. Clay Clement i
matter over with me I would he clad ' tllP a'lor. died at the Ciilversltv hos-
to tnke 1t up with you at any !lme":Pi,a' here today. The hospital physl-
Mis. Woleott visited Judee W. p j cia.ns said his demise was the result of j
Bell in Seattle December 29. and ac- uraemic poisoning. Ciemet appeared in i
eordjng to her statement he promised Kansas City last week. He finjshed his !
an Immediate Investigation of the case engagement Saturday night Being in I
"I am a poor woman." she said, "but j poor health, he decided to lmain here i
If the prosecuting attorney can he j on Tuesday to rest. Ist night he was
forced to file an information. 1 will - selred with convulsion Wo v,,.." I
'Breathe
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to cure
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nert to the V nlversiry nospitai, where !
the convulsions became more severe. He i
died within 20 minutes after he had ar- 1
rived at the hospital.
J No stomach doting breathe the pleasant,
healing, germ-killing tu of Hyomei, and euro
CATARRH, COUGHS, COLDS. CK0UP.
SOKE TH80AT, BKONCHiTIg, ETC
4 Complete outfit, including hard rubber in
haler, $1.00, on money-back plan. Extra
bottles, 50c. Druggists evarywhm.
Mail order filled by
BOOTH'S HYOMEI CO. , BUFFALO. Y.
COLONEL SAM WHITE
NOT A CANDIDATE
Colonel Sam White, formerly of Baker
City, stated today that he will not be
come a candidate for state railroad com
missioner. "I have come to Portland to
form a partnership with John Manning
to practice law," said Colonel White.
"I have no desire to occupy any polit
ical office, l shall not seek nor accept
nomination.'"
Charges that Mrs. Mary Bever and
her husband. G. W. Bever, Influenced
her father on his death bed to make
a will in her favor, when he was to
tally unable to transact business and,
as they believe, not able to recognize
members of the family, two of the
sons and a grandson ' of W. T. Unn
have Joined In a petition asking the
will be set aside.
Charles A. Unn of Portland and
Goorgo K. I. Inn of Stevenson, Wash.,
are the contesting sons, the grandson
being Bernard L. Iinn of Kelso. Wash.
Each of them was given $5 by the
will, all the other property being de
vised to the daughter, Mrs. Bever.
The sons say their father was In
the Good Samaritan hospital for 10
days prior to his death on November
2S. For three months he had been In
capable of transacting business, they
assert, and a few days before his death,
Charlea A. blnn says, his father was
unable to recognize him and suffered
under mental delusions. The will was
signed two days before Linn died in a
hand that is uncertain and almost illeg
ible. Iinn was 74 years of age. Mrs
Bover, when she applied for appoint
ment as executrix, estimated the value
of the property at $3000. The brothers
say the value of the estate Is unknown
to them.
M. G. McCorkle Is also mentioned as
assisting the Bevers in Influencing
Dinn to sign a will disinheriting his
sons and grandson. County Judge Web
ster has issued a citation to Mrs. Be
ver requiring her to appear on Marc'!)
17 to show cause why she should not
bo removed as executrix and the will
set aside.
RECALL ELECTION
HELD AT ASHLAND
(Rpeelal Dispatch t The Journal.)
Ashland. Or., Feb. 21. The election
for the recall of Mayor R. JN. Snell i
being held today. The grounds upon
which the recall law was Invoke,!
against Snell pressaged defeat for the
petitioners from the first, and when
41 of the petitioners signed a second
petition asking that their names be
withdrawn from ttie recall petition be
ca"use their names had been secured h
mlsrepresentation, the last hope of the
recallers fled.
Indications are that the vote will fail
under 700. and that Snell will be sus
talned by a vote of two to one. Tin-
people of Ashland are uhalterably com
mitted to needed public improvements,
and Snell stands for progress.
Corvallls Masons have bought a stf
and will build a temple.
ofc1K SICKNESS
Lardlesa Cookery,
Horseless carriages, wireless teleera-
phy, and now lardless cookery! Lard : mcuiDC Tn CI V niCD
has, from time immemorial, held sway : ' nonlro IU rUI UVMn
in the kitchen, bth it has one fatal ob-i PITY FOR THREF IIAYQ
jection-it is indigestible. Nine-tenths!' UM ' rU" ' nnctl UH '
of the indigestion with which the Amer-; (Continued Prom Page one.)
iratl notion ie n CR ' rt A lm 4 . t,- -.
,nV 1.7 7 . t j lhvf been perfected the program for
Of pork and its by-product lard. the thr(,e days will be outlined and an-
Kecognizing this, The N. K. Fair- i pounced. Final arrangements will un
bank Company, Chicago, have placed on I doubtediy be completed with the raii
the market a vegetable oil cooking fat, I roads this afternoon, while the negotia
Cottolene, which can be used in every ! tions with the Merchants' association
way that lard or butter can. and which will take more certain shape after these
,t j- ' j . 7 matters have been disposed of.,
makes delicious, digestible and nourish-, D. a Llvely wlu hVe ch" of (hB
publicity nytnagemeiU of the meet and
will make announcement of the details
of the three days spectacle as soon as
all the plans have been matured- I
ing food. It is recommended by physi
cians, even to invalids, and it is cheaper
than lard, one-third less beinir required.
One reason so many people take cold
during the winter months, according to
a well known authority, is the hot, dry
atmosphere indoors, due to imperfei :t
heating. If we were as careful to kec(.
the air In our rooms moist as we are
to keep them warm., there would be
less occasion for cough medicine than i
now the case.
Of all the so-called minor Ills of tie
body, there is none the neglect of whl- i
Is so liable to result seriously as !h
"common cold." .The cough Irritates
the mucous membrane of the trroat.
lungs and bronchial organs, lealur
them sore and inviting attack from th
countless germs of dread tuberculosa
which Infect the air we breathe.
A simple, inexpensive cough metlk in
can be made by mixing two ouncs of
Gyleerine. a half ounce of Virgin (311 of
Pine compound pure and eight ounce
of pure Whiskey. Shake well and tak-
a teaspoonful every four hours. It will
break up a cold quickly, and cure ar.v
cough that Is curable. This formula I;
frequently prescribed nd ts Jiighly rec
ommended by the Leach Chemical Co
of Cincinnati, who prepare the genuine
Virgin Oil of Pine compound pure for
dispensing through druggist.