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THE' OREGCN SUNDAY JOURNAL PORTLAND, SUNDAY. MORNING, MARCH 13, 1910."
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ATHLETIC TEACHES
DRAFT- LAWS TO
III
Appointed by Oregon Conser
vation Commission; Will Al
so Outline Plan for Reforest
ation of logged Off Lands.
Miss Pearl. Luckey,- Smites
So Says A. Welch, General
Indicted on Charge of Illegally
Securing 100,000 Acres of
U. S. Land in Baker County;
Accused Give Bonds.
Would Be Robber, and Then
Manager of Latter Corpora
Makes Her EscapeHigh
wayman Slugs Her.'
tion; Admits It Holds Options
on Gas and Electricity.
JOHTTEES Will
BYLLESBY CO. HAS
NOT FUSED
NORTHWESTERN
CAPITALIST ECCLES
f4 -
FOILS BOLD TRAMP
ON LONELY BRIDGE
PROTECT FORESTS
ANSWER
CHARGE
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The .Oregon Conservation commission
held an lmjjorUnt meeting yesterday
afternoon, . at which , time conimltteee
were appointed to begin the- prepara
tlona of drafts of laws for the protec
tion; of the Oregon forests from fire
and other destructive ', forces., Some
plan will also be outlined for the refor.
station of the logged-over lands of
the state.
From data that has 'been gathered
by the commission, It has been found
ihat the timber of the state, If cut Into
lumber, would bring Into the state
16,000.000,000. From this fact some Idea
of the Importance of toreai preserva
tion and forest conservation work and
legislation can be gained.
To Study Development.
The development of the Willamette
valley will also be given exhaustive
study by the commission. Improved
methods -of horticulture,- Irrigation and
other farm management will be studied,
and statistics gathered which will en
able the commission to advise the fann
ers of the valley In the surest way to
get the most out of their land. Tho
committee having this work In charge
will not make a report until next year,
giving the Intervening time to the
study of the conditions.
The commission will also try to Induce
the 'next session of the legislature to
grant a larger appropriation for the pur
pose of cooperating with the geological
survey of the federal government In
mapping out the geological and natural
resources of the state. The govern
ment, according to Its custom, puts an
equal amount with that appropriated by
any state for the Investigation and com-
latlon of the natural resources of the
ate.
mall Appropriations.
Oregon has made small appropriations
In the past and as a result there is but
little known, officially, of the resources
of Oregon. The commission would
remedy this condition by making an
appropriation sufficient to enable the
state to be thoroughly covered by the
geological survey.
It Is also desired that a geological bu
reau be created by the state for the pur
pose of gathering Information regarding
the natural resources of the state. A
forestry department Is also desired, to
superintend the forestry conservation
work In the Mate.
Tho commission will also gather data
regarding the fisheries Industry of the
state and will be In a position to Impart
valuable Information to the next session
of the legislature, which, It Is hoped,
will be a guide In legislation for the
protection of the fish of the state.
Much Interest Is being aroused in the
prize essay contest now being conducted
by the commission. This content Is open
to students of colleges, unlverfdtrosChigh
schools, and grammar scjjools of the
state, and covers essays' on forestry,
dry farming, Irrigation, soils, good roads,
fish and game. The prizes to be
awarded aggregate $1380.
Mis E. Tearl Luckey, a teacher In
the Washington high school, owes her
escaps from serious Injury at the hand
of a thieving tramp' to her athletic
training In her college days. Miss
Luckey was approaching the Kast
Twelfth street bridge about T .'-o'clock
last Thursday evening' on her war to
ine noma or ner motner, Mrs. T. U.
Luckey. . .
Just before she reached the bridge she
neard some one coming behind her, but
relt no apprehension until a hand
grasped her by the throat and another
hand reached for tho silk bag which
sne was carrying on her arm.
Miss Luckey gave a strangled scream
wrenched herself free from the 'grasp
of the man and struck him with all the
force of a right arm developed by years
of basketball and other athletic games.
Though somewhat staggered by the
blow the highwayman recovered his bal
ance and before Miss Luckey could get
out of the way he had struck her twice
In the face. , She screamed agHln and
fell against the high bank.
The next thing she knew, she says,
was that she was running wildly In
one direction and the tramp In another.
"I had no fear that he could catch
me, even If he had tried, once I got a
start," said Miss Luckey lust night. "I
am athletic and have had a great deal
of outdoor exercise so that I could have
set a fast pace, I think, if It had been
necessary.
"I am no't hurt at all, that Is, not serl
lously. I received a bruise when I fell
on the bank, and I was a bit nervous
the next day. but will be able to teach
again next Monday.
"I wish you would please not publish
anything sensational ahotot this," she
entreated of the reporter to whom she
told the story, "as I hate to have any
publicity. I was somewhat imprudent
.n venturing out 'alone, but the night
was so glorious and I never thought of
any possible danger In walking over to
my mother's. I will sever go out alone
In that neighborhood again, though, you
may be sure."
Miss Luckey did not have te run very
far In making her escape from the man
who tried to grab her bag, before she
came to the home of some people who
live near the end of the bridge. There
sne told of her adventure and sent for
a taxtcab,. in which she resumed her
Journey to her "mother's. Because she did
not wish to have the affair advertised
she did not notify the police.
The vicinity of the Kast Twelfth
street bridge is avoided by pedestrians
after nightfall. It Is near the O. R. &
N. railroad tracks and tie walkers, yeggs
and. other gentry 01 the same ilk lie in
wait along the poorly lighted street for
a chance to rob anyone who may be un
wary enough to walk that way after
uark. The bridge and vicinity have
been the scene of a number of attarks
on women and children.
Copyright by the SIht Company.
"IL TROVATORE" IS
POPULAR
J. H. TEAL AT HEAD
flF PROPOSED TICKET
COMES FROM NEWBERG
AND ROBBED OF $87
Packed House Greets Last Per
formance of Successful
Engagement.
T,
REL BRING
HEARTY LAUGHTER
Amateur Show Given for Bene
fit of Woodmen of World
Is Great Success.
m A LAW
Accuses Portland Physician of
Reporting to Wrong Offi
cial; Makes Statement.
The annual meeting of the Oregon
Conservation association , will be held
In the assembly rooms of the Portland
Commercial club Monday, March 21, at
8 o'clock in tho evening. At this time
the annual election of officers will be
held and the report of the work done
during, .the past year will- bo made.
In accordance with the provisions of
the hy-laws of the association, the nom
inating committee has prepared a tick
it, providing for the officers for the
coming year. This ticket which will f Wolf Is the man who got the money.
undoubtedly be ratified by the associa
tion is as follows:
President, J. N. Teal; first vice presi-
Frank L. West, a carpenter from
New berg, Or., came to Portland Friday '
night, and was robbed of $87 In a '
rooming house at Second and Madison !
streets. Frank Wolf and Lona Naylor j
have been accused.
West went to the rooming house to,
stay over night, fie says Wolf showed j
him to a room, and also Introduced him '
to Miss Naylor. The latter remained
In his room the greater part of the
night. When lie awoke at 4 o'clock
yesterday morning, he saw a
trousers fall from the transom
By G. I. W.
"II Trovatore" has never outlived lis
popularity. This was evidenced last
night, when the biggest house of the
week greeted the Lamhardt company at
the Bungalow. Enthusiasm was at its
height, and almost every number of
sustained air wag encored. Slgnor Glo
vannl ' Barovelli was the. director, and
Slgnor Guerricrl, who has conducted so
creditably all but one performance. sa,t
back in the house and applauded. Tho
formef Is not quite so fiery as Guer
rieri, but he does good, steady work,
and the orchestra responded witli I's
usual finish.
The performance was well balanced.
! with the soloists sharing honors. This
Is one opera where the contralto has a
BO-
oes
pairof ! cnu"ce to shine as brightly as the i
i He ! T'rano' an(' Madame Dolores Frau dc
dent, F. C. Knapp; second vice presi
fcjdent. H. D. Langllle; secretary, A. B.
WHstell; financial secretary, nomina
tion left open for consideration at meet
ing; treasurer, blank, subject to order of
new board of managers. Board of man
agers C S. Chapman, J. H. Lewis. F.
J. Miller, Wells Gilbert, E. T. Allen,
Russell Hawkins, F. W. Mulkey, G. M.
Cornwall. ' - '
J. F. FLYNW ENGAGED TO
RECLAIM MUCH LAND
J. F. Flynn, the engineer who has
been engaged In reclaiming 2000 acres
of the waterfront property of San Diego
Cal., has written M. K. MacRea, chief
clerk of the Hotel Oregon, . telling him
of a great harbor system which he has
been hired to create. Mr. Flynn Is well
known In Portland.
"I hav; been, engaged, to build a great
harbor system on the ooat of Mexico,"
Mr. Flyrfn wrpte. 'Tarn due In Mexico
City In thres weeks. For the work I
am to receive 1,000,000 acres of shore
land. I, Intend building a great hotel
on or near the land. I 'will put you 4n
charge."- '" "
Mr. FJynn la also worklflg on the
Improvement.of the Oakland harbor.
rnr.i.uH k i ' ner oesi worn as Azucena. sue is in-
to tne hotel. Upon Investigation. West ' ,onsPly llramatlc. "1 onP forgets her
found tr.ey had been laken from his , bad ha"d"r,K of her lower notes in the
room, and the money In the pockets P1,!mliil with which she ejects
also taken ; them aTt. Madams Bosettt. whrse brlll-
Petectives Carpenter and Price ar. j lant "soprano won such fa-vor in "Cav
rested Wolf and Miss Naylor. They I ftl,or,a Hustlcana." was chaiming as
denied taking the money. West says I'eouora' amI ,he fiP1,,lldid timbre of
I ii ii ,wur nan t i: h in ij tr uvui ruuir,
i Scalabrinl did by far his best work
nun n I I r - I i -f the season as the troubador, Matiric.
BAD CHECK MAN GETS Again and again he was encored, and
TUn urine mi nr-m 'll8 rousto tenor sounded clearer ami
I W U TfcAHb PtN jWongfr than before. Gulseppo Mnggi,
baritone-bass, as tha count, was con-
Two years In the penitentiary was the j vlnclng. and did unexpected-vocal stunts
sentence imposed on the scion of a ! tnflt you hardly expfct except in a
prominent family of Philadelphia, Pa., j tenor. The support throughout was
yesterday afternoon when George S. good. The chorus did excellent work.
Walker stood before Presiding Judge! and probably the best that the wom
Morrow In the circuit court anil pleaded ' 'h s part has yet done was in the nuns'
guilty to passing a bad check. He is I chantlr.g.
said to be the black sheep of a well-to- i It is needless to enumerate the favor
do family. Several pleas for clemency ites In "11 Trovatore," for they are so
"yip inu.ut iu tut? yremuiiig juuse wilxi- Teii niuiwii. i ue (fi ibuii bl-mu nu iiiu
in the last few days and the sentence I anvil ihoius made their usual Impres
lmposed Is the minimum. He might i sion, and the favorite arias were givm
have received as much as 20 years. I a warm reception.
The charge to which Walker pleaded I The season has
CANADIAN BARRISTER
DIES; FUNERAL TODAY
George A. Steward Potts, brother of
McDonald Potts, cashier of The Journal,
died last Tuesday night at Field, B. C,
wlille en route from his home to the
coast. Mf. Potts was a prominent mem
ber of the Winnipeg bar. He had been
in for some time and when overtaken f
v... rinth War neekinff- a milde climate' r
for the benefU of his health.
Dr. George Potts, father of the de-
censed, accompanied by his wife and j
daughter, left Portland Wednesday j
night for Vlotorla, B. C, where the
body was brought for burial. The fu-
neral and interment will take place In j
that city today.
guilty was passing a check for $21 on
Joe Smith on January 16. The check
was signed with the name of S. F. Tarl
ton. Another Indictment, charging him
with passing a spurious check for $3,
Is still hanging over him.
NEWSY NUMBER OF
THE LENS ISSUED
t "
Bright, newsy, Interesting and finely
edited is the March number of The
Lens, the excellent monthly issued by
the pupils of the Washington Hlfrh
school. Heralded as- the "basketball
number," the March Issue of The Lens
Is quite the most ambitious effort so
far made by Its youthful editors.
Poetry of no mean order; editorials,
full of admonition to the "freshles,"
advice to the near graduates and appeals
for" loyal support to the monthly; sto
ries; Jokes, new and old; a liberal al
lowance of pictures, and a lot of news
go to make up the ffontents of this de
lightful number" of The Lens.
been a highly suc
cessful one, and the audience attempted
to show its satisfaction by cheering
last night's production loud and long.
Every performance has been artistic,
the orchestra has been a delight, and
almost without exception the soloists
have been, well worth hearing. Slgnor
Guerrlerl. the chief conductor, carries
away the especial admiration of a large
circle. '
MANY
RATTLESNAKES
mm
TO OREGON
' Burnt cork, white face and various
other comedians displayed their talent
at the minstrel show given hist even
ing by the Woodmen of the World, No.
191, In great style.
The show, which was given In the
Woodmen hall at Kast Sixth and Alder
streets, was produced for the purpose
of entertaining the Pacific Jurisdiction
of the W. O. "W. at their head camp
meeting in this city during the month
of July.
The clever minstrel artists among the
various degree tennis of Portland were
selected to take part In the snow and
much credit Is due to C A. Wood who
chose the men skilfully and directed
the show from start to finish In great
style.
Fifty members of the local lodges
took part in the evening's program and
the crowd was filled with laughter from
the overture until the last drop of
the curtain.
The rtgrttr end men wire the prtm-irm!
fun makers In the show. All of these
have had experience behind the foot
lights. Andy Weinberger served as in
terlocutor Of the evening anil filled the
bill in great shape. The musical pro
gram and directing of the actors was
the work of Foss Griffith. "Phla-Oz-Ozy"
comedy four, which was composed
of Messrs. Griffith, Foley. Waehen
helmer and Plckard. probably carried
off the honors of the evening. This
quartet are well experienced, having
been several seasons on the Pantages
circuit.
Arrangements have been made for
the show 40 play in Vancouver at the
Auditorium, Mnrch 18, at Oregon City,
March 24. .Special cars will be char
tered for the players to each perform
ance. The minstrel show played to a packed
house last eveniiiR. wh'ich numbered
1000. Twelve different camps were
represented.
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THE STRANGER
WITHIN OUR GATES
Frederick R. Seay. of Fort Worth,
Texas, arrived In Portland yesterday
from the south. He will buy a ranch
In Oregon and live In the state.
j "I settled upon Oregon as the state.
I in which to live." said Mr, Seay, "be
j cause there are few rattlesnakes her-'.
Rattlesnakes have made a drunkard out
I of me.
"In Texas every time a person Is
I bitten by a rattlesnake he or she gets
1 I Intoxicated, and the bite does no harm.
'Harry A. Johnson, a carpenter living Last summer the rattlers were so nu
at 541 East Sixteenth street, fell from j morous on my ranch that I was blttei
a scaffolding yesterday afternoon at i about every other day. That necessl-
Nlneteenth and Taggart streets, and got J tated my getting Intoxicated every day
nis rjgni anKie nadiy mashed. The man ' or so. 1 Deeame a drunkard, and alco
FALLS FROM SCAFFOLD;
RIGHT ANKLE BROKEN
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Gerald MacManus, McMlnnvllle, Or.
A new walnut, said to have been brought
from the Barbadoes, will be planted In
Yamhill county soil and given a test.
It is a nut similar to the English wal
nut, but It Is declared for It that the
trees mature two or three years earlier
and the English nuts have a much fin
er flavor a sort of a sweet flavor, like
the Chinese n'Ut. The climate Is said
to be admirably adapted for this new
nut. It was brought to McMlnnvllle by
a man who Is visiting relatives in the
town.
Dr. C. E. Rrown, veterinarian, stated
yesterday that he had been making
verbal reports of the tuberculin tests
of cows made by him, to Dr. D. W.
Mack, city milk Inspector. He has been
accused by Dr. W. H. Lytic, state vet
erinarian, with havng volated the state
law which requires the veterinarian who
tests cows for tuberculosis, to make
reports of the tests to the state health
officer.
Dr. Lytic said yesterday that he
had secured evidence and was ready to
go to trial against Dr. Brown and two
others whose names he has not made
public, as ho desires to gather more
evidence. In his statement yesterday
Dr. Brown salr In part:
"I have tried to do right in Justice
to the farmers and educate them in the
right way; in a way economical and
fair to the small concerns as well as
the big ones. I do not wish to fro on
record as a in that wouW 4vocfH
the use nf diseased milk. I consider
that tuberculosis Is of bovine origin,
the same as hydrophobia Is of canine
origin. I'ntil the Invasion of America
by tho white man and the cows, the
Indians were free from tuberculosis.
Now from the consuming of raw beef
they are 'dying fast from the disease.
"While I consider the problem where
money and human life Is concerned too
delicate for politics and professional
envy, such as I have been made a
victim of, as three other veterinarians
who have b.ien testing the same as my
self, were not mentioned, yet I think
The Journal s fight against tuberculosis
should be greatly appreciated The
achievements it has gained for the
benefit of man In this dreaded disease
can hardly be imagined and it seems
too bad to use the columns for any
other purpose than to educate the peo
ple against t lie White plague.
"I find the little butcher Is far more
careful about buying cattle and selling
the meat than the larger firms. I have
seen large herds of diseased cattle
driven to one of the largest slaughter
houses. I think the most of this is
a boost for the big 'concerns and a
knife for the smaller ones."
A. Welch, general manager of the
Northwestern corporation, was Inter
viewed yesterday regarding the reported
sale of tho f Inn's properties to the H.
M. Mylleshy company of Chicago, III.
"The Northwestern corporation has
sold nothing." said he.
He was asked If the Chicago company
held an option on the properties of the
corporation,.
"Oh, some, yes," was his answer.
Mr. Welch said later that the H. M.
Hyllesby company held an option cover
ing property nf the Northwestern cor
poration valued at about It.ooir.ono. lie
said the option would expire soon.
"The Byllesby company holds an op
tion on nothing but the gas and electric
systems, which we control," Mr. Welch
averred. "It does not cover any of our
power or railway holdings. And neither
does It cover all our lighting and power
holdings."
Although no official statement would
be given out. It Is generally understood
that the option covers tse Spokane.
North Yakima. Walla 'Valla and Van
couver, Wash., systems of the North
western corporation. The strahorn In
terests enter Into the deal by reason of
the reported fact that the Northwest
Light & Power company, the electric
plant at North Yaklme, has been bought
from them by the Byllesby company,
which Is also declared to have posses-
Ion of the Yakima Valley Power com
pany, another Ktrahorn concern. The
North Coast railroad Is not connected
in any way with the negotiations.
Through an official statement given
out during the time H. M. Byllesby
and his party were In Portland, it Is
known that negotiations for the pur
chase of the North Yakima. Walla j
Wa lla a ml Vnn(iiivrr Vah VHtnrn i
have been on for weeks. At the time
of Mr. Welch's departure for the east
It was published that he went to confer
with eastern stockholders regarding the
purchase of the three plants by the
Byllesby company.
"Reports tlutt the Byllesbv company
has purchased the Northwestern cor
poration arc mere nonsense, said Mr.
Welch.
Within the last year the II. M. Byl
leaby company has purchased the Con
dor Light & Pewer Co., which supplies
Mcdford, Grants Pass. Ashland and
Rogue River valley cities, Coos Bay
(las & Klectrie Co., Coos Bay, Or.;
Northwest Gas Co., Everett, Wash.; Ta'
coma Gas Co., Tacoina, Wash.; Olympln
(ins Co., Olympla, Wash., and San
Diego Gas Co.. San Diego, Cal.
The western headquarters of the com
pany will be in Portland.
Oavid Eccles, president of tha Bump
ier Valley railroad and the Oregon Lum
ber company, well known an one of tht
leading capitalists of the west and under
Indictment for land frauds In eastern
Oregon, will reach Portland tomorrow
or Monday, and will appear before the
I'nlted States court and give a bond for
Jfnou to insure his appearance for trial
when the case Is called.
All of the men who were Indicted by
the federal grand Jury for compllplty til
the alleged lund frauds In Baker county.
inrougn which (t n Bald that ECcTrii and'
his associates secured 100,000 acres "of
government land contrary to the lard
laws, have now In-en Served by the
I'nlted States marshal, and most of
them have given the 15000 bond re
quired by Judge Wolverton.
Grant (Jeddes, general manager of the
Sumpter Valley railroad and the Ore
gon Land company, and Joseph Barton,
general superintendent of the Sump
ter Valley, have both given their bond
In Baker City and will not be requirei
to come to Portland until the case Is
called and they appear for arraignment
M. Bhurtllff of the Oregon Lumber.
company. Frederick Atkinson and W. A.
Green, all officials of the Oregon Lum
ber company or the Sumpter Valley
road, have also put up their bonds In
Baker City. James Smurthwalte found
his bond In Portland.
According 10 wauace ftici amanr, at
torney for David Eccles. the bond for
Mr. Kccles will be readily secured a a"
soon as he reaches the city. It Is be
lleved that he will arrive either Sunday
night or Monday morning.
DUNIWAYWOULOWARN
PUBLIC
ABOUT
FREE LOVE COLONY
MEMBER IS IN JAIL
( Slice-In 1 Dlapitcb to Th Journal.)
Tacoma, Wash., March 12. Memmon
Stefauovitch, a member of the notori
ous "Home colony," where free love
was the doctrine until the authorities
stepped In, Is a prisoner in the Pierce
county jail awaiting investigation as
to his sanity. Stefanovltch went to
Secretary Nevlus of the Y. M. C. A. and
handed him a letter demanding his
"semi-monthly salary." He had prevl
ously written threatening letters to the
Y. M. C. A. officials declaring that he
was tired of working like a horse and
wanted money.
Stefanovltch has been a member of
the Y. M. C. A. school for foreigners
since it was established, and the of f I
cers were loth to have him arrested,
but fearing vtolrnce- they finally notified
the sheriff and the unfortunate man
was taken to Jail. He will be exam
ined by a lunac v commission Monday.
This Is . the first sensation in the
"Home colony" matters since the col
onv was rudely broken up. The row
that led to the disintegration of the
colony was in the distribution of the
women and the property there. The
men quarreled, appealed to Pierce coun
ty officials, and the result was expos
ure and the breaking up of the colony.
George Gaven, McKeesport, Pa. Give
me Oregon climate every time. I have
been here less than a week, but I have
gotten up early every morning and In
haled the ozone from the mountains and
the ocean, and the combination Is de
lightful. I wonder If that Is not an
explanation of your extremely low death
rate.
I
JOHN A, WATTSOIV WEDS
' MISS ISABELLA BOND
John a! Wattson' of Scappoose, and
Mrs. Isabelli Bond were united In mat
rimony by pev. W. H. Foulkes at the
parsonag of the First a Presbyterian
church yesterday. Mr. Wattson has ex
tensive orchard Interests In the Scap
poosa district.',.- . ,
was taken to the Good Samaritan hos
pital. He fell 15 feet, and part of the
scaffold on which he was standing,
struck him on -the ankle as he fell.
HermistoQ Is Headquarters.
(Special Iipateh to ' The Journal.)
Hermiston, Or., March '12. Hermiston
will, be the headquarters for the con
struction gang which will work on the
O. R. & N. cutoff. The work will be
started in this vicinity and pushed in
both directions.
hol broke my health. Physicians to-d
me I must either stop drinking or die."
$9000 for State Road.
Woodland, Wash., March 12. Bids
have been asked for the construction
of the sitate road up the north bank
of the north fork- of Lewis river by the
state highway commission, and the
balance of the appropriation made at
the last session bt the legislature.
amounting to about $9000, will be used
In construction work.
A. W. Wilson. Douglas, Wyo. No
more sheep raising for yours truly. I
lost more than 30,000 head last winter
that Is, I guess I did. I had about that
many and none came back after the
first severe spell of weather. Two of
my herders were frosen to death and I
can't see how the sheep lived, because
herders, as a Tule are tough. ' As soon
as .word was brought' to me 'that the
herders were dead. I took the train for
Denver and have been there ever since
until 1 came here a couple of days ago.
I wanted , to get away from such a
country.
German brewers get 25 gallons of beer
from a bushel of barley, while English
brewers extract h"t IS nullon.
NO BRONZE COSTUME
FOR HER; SO HAS HER
MANAGER ARRESTED
Miss Josephine Collins, posing In liv
ing pictures at tho Pantuges theatre, did
not object to working in pink tights,
but she refused to appear in a costume
of bronze when asked to do so bv her
manager, P. V. Paoll. T'pon her refusal
the young actress whs discharged. She
caused the arrest of the manager for
breaking his contract. Papers were
served upon him yesterday afternoon by
Constable Lou Wagner. Tho young
woman wants to recover $200 from him.
PERSONAL
George H. Baker and family of Spo
kane, Wash., are guests at The Cor
nelius. C. K. Grelsen, publisher of "Better
Fruit.'' Hood River. Or., is at The Cor
nelius with his wife.
Mrs. W. K, Walther, wife of W. E.
Walther. a hardware merchant 'of The
Dalles, Or., Is staying at The Cornel
ius.
Ralph Budd, civil engineer of The
Dalles. Or., Is registered at The Cornelius.
H. G. Klopp, secretary of the Clatsop
Woolen Mills, Astoria, Or.. Is staying
at the Nortonia, hotel. 1
Dave McKinnon of the Selby Smelt
ing & Refining company of. Salt Lake,
Utah, Is a guest at the Nortonia hotel.
VV B. Warren of Boston, Mass.. of the
Warren Construction company, is regls
truH ) Kortoala hotel. , -
TOWNS SCRAMBLE
FOR COUNTY SEAT
(SppcIhI Dlapntch to The Journal.)
Wilson Creek, Wash., March 12. Res
idents of Wilson Creek are outlining
plans for a vigorous campaign to have
the county seat of Grant county trans
ferred from Ephrata to Wilson Creek.
When Grant county was formed last
year this city took no active steps to
secure the county seat, as residents
viewed county division with disfavor.
Tho division was made, however, and
a temporary courthouse erected at
Ephrata.
This winter Adraln, a station on the
main line o( the Great Northern west
of here, began to circulate a petition
asking to Jiave the county scat trans
ferred to that point. Real estate deal
ers, who have irrigated lands to dis
pose of in that section, arc backing
the scheme and. circulating the petition.
Cnder present conditions the fight will
bu three-cornered, and Wilson Creek,
bolng the largest community in the
county, and easily accessible, considers
itself the most logical candidate.
Ralph R. Dunlway's war on tne
Broadway bridge took a new turn late
yesterday afternoon when he filed a
suit In the circuit court to compel ths
city's official paper to publish an ad-,
vertisoment warning the public that the
legality of the bond Issue Js under fire
in the courts and ad vIsrngThe"peopl'0""
that the bonds are of no value.
In his complaint, which is filed In tha
name of Frank Klernan. who is also
plaintiff In the suit attacking the bonds;
Dunlway says tils client contracted
with J. R. Rogers and F. A. Dunham,
publishers of the Daily Abstract, to
publish his "warning" every day for
30 days, during the time the official
advertisement of the city calling for
scale, proposals for $25tf;000 In bonds
Is to appear In the same paper. ' . - d
Dunlway says his anti-bond advert
tlsement was published only one day.
It did not appear after that, he charges,
becuuse City Auditor Barbur, ex-Senator
Fulton and M. G. Munly severely
criticized the advertisement and induced
the publishers to drop the "ad." Bar
bur. Fulton and Munly are charged
with conspiring to prevent the publi
cation of the attack on the bonds. It
ought to be published, says the com
plaint, because the mayor and Ooun
cilmen Ellis and Menafee have stated
they Intend to buy some of the bonds
themselves, have advised others to buy,
and Fulton and Munly have also ad
vised people to buy. This has a tend
ency to mislead the public, says the
complaint, because no notice Is given of
the fight being made on them In the
courts.
Presiding Judge Morrow signed an .
order requiring the defendants to ap
pear next Tuesday afternoon at 8
o'clock to show cause why a preliminary
mandatory Injunction should not be is
sued requiring the publication of the
rejected "ad" and restraining Barbur,
Fulton and Munly from using any fur
ther Inducements to prevent its publication.
MORGAN TO START
CHAIN OF BANKS
New York, March 12 J. P. Morgan's
great achieveim nt will be to make the
Central and Southern Americas finan
cial dependencies of -the I'nlted States,
according r to well informed circles In
W4II street. He plans to establish a
chain of banks In those countries which
will make his firm the monetary power
in Latin America, and bring the com
merce or the several countries under
American control. A .natural result of
this will be to make the influence of
the United States paramount In the ad-,
ministration of Central and South I
American affairs.
OIL WELL GUSHES
251 F00I STREAM
(Br the Internntliinal News SerTlee.)
Bakersfleld. Cal., March 12. The
Mays wells broke loose again today and '
from 11 a. m. to fi p. m., flowed 9000
barrels, or at the rate of 30,000 barrels
a day. 1 he tremendous gas pressure
caused the oil to gush forth breaking1
off the "T" at the top of the well. It
had sanded over since the first gush
on Marcli 4. The oil and gas shot 251 ,
feet in the air and the unusual ttcena
was seen for miles around. At 6 o'eloelc
the well settled down and sanded up
again, but another blow out may come
any moment. The oil Is contracted for
by tho Standard at 65 cent8
WIRE COMMUNICATION
IMPAIRED BY FIRE
(By the International News 8erle.)
Vancouver, B. C, March ik ?A high
tension electric current coming Into
contact with the main cable line of the
Great Northwestern Telegraph System,
which Is the Western Union connection
here, started a fire in the main office
and destroyed communication between
Vancouver, Seattle and intermediate
points for about an hour thla evening..
The main cable itself was destroyed
between the office and the terminal polat
in tho alley at the rear. , 1
Weston Farm Sells for $0400.
Weston, Or.. March 12 W. T. Hast
ings today, sold to Ralph Tucker of
Weston' his mountain farm east of town
consisting of 160 acres. ' The consid
eration was '$6400. Mr. Hastings very
likely will go to the British Columbia
country, and learn What advantages that
section of the country offers, by way
,of Investment to the would-be settler.
No Change at Willamette.
' Salem, Or., March 12. At a meeting'
of the committee of the board of dl
rectors which has In charge the head
of the affiliated colleges of Willamette
university. It was decided to make n
change in the departments for tha next
school year. Dt. W. H. Byrd will remain -as
dejm of the College of.--Medicine.
Charles L. McNary as' dean of the; Col-
lege of Law, Dr. H. I). Kimball as deaa
of the Kimball college of Theology, F. f .
Mendenhall as dean of the College of
Music and Sarah Brown Savage as dr an
of. the College of Oratory. .- ,. :
Those present at the meeting Wera It.
A. Booth f -Eugene, -A. M. Hmttb tf
Portland, I. II. Van ;W!r,Kl" of fc'uif m,
Dr. B. 1 fiteevea of Hnlem. Pr. FiU her
Homan, president Of the university,, - -,t
The committee on faculty did net com
plete It work. There Is tin iniilcatifbm.
however, that the faeutfy of the Co;Ki(
of Liberal Arts will be changl.
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