THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL,
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Adjourn in Hope That All Will
Meet Again a Year Hence
P. H. D'Arcy Elected Presi
dent: Other Officers Elected.
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Hon. P. H. D'Arcy of Salem, electjd
president of the Oregon Pioneer
association.
Ths following officers were elected
for the coming year at last night's
meeting of the Oregon Pioneer associa
tion: President, Honorable P. H. D'Arcy,
1887, Salem. 1 .
Vlre president. Colonel Robert A. Mil
ler, Portland. '
' Secretary, George H. HImes, 1853,
Portland. .
Treasurer, Charles E. Ladd, 1857,
Portland. ;. -
Directors. Cyrus Walker, 1838, AV
bany; N. H. Bird, 1848, Portland and
Joseph Buchtel, 1852, Portland. '
; The 38th annual reunion of the Ore
gon Pioneer association was brought to
ft successful ending last night, when
the officers for the ensuing year were
elected at the annual business meeting
at the Masonic Temple,' followed by a
"camp fire" that will long be remem
bered bv th nloneera who were cresent
at trie meeting. - -.'
TheTrogram- for the day began with
the literary and musical exercises at
the Masonic Temple at 2 P. m., which
was followed by n auto ride for the
pioneers around the city: and back to
the Armory, where the big banquet of
the day was given by the'woman a aux
iliary of the association. - In. the even-
Ing the business meeting and "camp
fire were held at the Masonic Temple.
The meeting, at the Masonic ' Temple
at 2 o'clock was largely attended by the
aged pioneers,' who were welcomed 'by
George H. Htmes. secretary of the as
sociation, and Joseph Buchtel, grand
marshal. At the appointed hour Fred
crick V. Holman ,. of the .' association
called the meeting to order, after which
Rev. D. B. Gray; a pioneer delivered the
Invocation, asking a blessing for those
pioneers who with Christian" spirit
fought their way to this section Of the
country many years 'ago.
' Mayor Delivers Address.
Mayor Simon was then Introduced by
President Holman- to deliver the Wel
coming address. 1 The mayor In .his ad
dress of welcome spoke of the accom
plishments of the pioneers, and com
pared the present-day life with that of
60 yeara ago.
"How could any of you, have ever
dreamed at that time what this country
was destined to become," he said. Toiir
ef forta were - courageous. You have
paved the way to a great country rich In
resources. On behalf of the city of Port
land, I welcome you, one -and all,, and
extend most cordial greetings."
' In his response to the mayor's address,
'the pioneers. " .'. '
"The pioneers who Journeyed half way
across the continent were not looking
f or; honors," said President Holman.
"They did not expect to have their names
enrolled in the halls of fame: they came
because they were patriots. The English
language Is too poor to express the grat.
itude the nation should show to these
empire builders.
"The women deserve great credit, and
1 will say deserve more credit than the
men in those days. . faithful to their
duty throughout all the weeks of trouble,
these women deserve the homage that is
being paid them by the citizens of Port
land, A j
Tribute to Mclaughlin.
"It would be impossible for me to
mention all the pioneers who worked for
the upbuilding of .this country In those
days, but there is one name which I
want to recall to you not that you will
ever forget it. my friends, but because I
know it will make you all feel better
for having heard his name today. I
speak f John McLoughlln. who stooa
head and shoulders above all those old
timers of the early days. His work In
saving. Oregon for the United States was
due to his humanltyChrtst-llke hu
manity, I might say.
"In closing I bid you welcome, god
speed, and a long life to each and every
one of you." . ,
Thomas W. Presch. an Oregon hlstor-
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Ian who lives In WnshlnRton, spoke of
-the ties that should bind Oregon and
Washington together, as they have the
same history, the same antecedents and
the same interests. The only reason the
states were separated, .,he said, was on
account of th immensity of the .area...
-Mr-rescn extended an Invitation to xne
Oregon pioneers to visit the Washing
ton association"." -
Orubbs' Speech Bead, -
Professor Frank II. Grubbs, who was
to deliver the annual address, was un
able to be present on account of illness.
In his place he delegated J. D. Lee, an
ex-presldent of the association, to read
the address, entitled, "Reminiscences of
the Early Schools of Oregon,"
The article- written by Professor
Grubbs was listened to -with interest by
the audience, as nearly everyone In the
assemblage remembered the different
schools and schoolmasters spoken of In
the article. In describing the early life
of the pioneer Professor Grubbs called
the men "Knights of Valor," and the
women, ''saints.' The article was com
mented upon by many ,of the pioneers,
who knew the ytrOrk required in prepar
lng an article of that description la.the
present day. " ';:" , , ' - -' ,-
The afternoon meeting wis closed with
the singing of "America." led by Gil
mans .band. Dr. Gray , pronounced the
benediction. -- - , ' - -
Great credit is due E. Henry Wemme
and members of the Portland Automo
bile club. who gave their services and
machines to the pioneers for their "see
ing. Portland'' trip. Although there were
nearly 1500 waiting at the temple to be
given rides to the, Armory, every one was
laiten career,, as many of the owner or
the machines made as many as seven
trips to, the Armoryvand return, ,
xuib p&ruue oi auiomooiies is some
what different than the parade of vehi
cles which we had in coming across thw
plains in 54," remarked a pioneer, gat
ing at the long line of automobiles, "I
have an automobile of my own now. It
Is wonderful, the growth that Portland
has nhown, not only In Increased popu
lation, but in progressiveness. V It Is
gratifying to note tbe:' attention paid
rne pioneers By the people of Portland,
Everyone was more than kind in assist
ing the aged and inf irm, and the drivers
of the automobiles should be given a
vote of thanks for their 'carefulness
taken with the old, folks." .
Many of the pioneers had never en-
Joyed the pleasure of a ride In an. auto
mobile before, and the smiles and the
expressions of thanks more than repaid
the Portland eitixens for their kindness
to the aged, pioneers.
After the auto ride the old folks con
gregated in the Armory building, where
a sumptuous banquet waa given by the
auxiliary.. ,..' ..;-;
The evening TMisiness meeting, was a
successful one both from -the point f
attendance and. Interest jdlsplayed. ' -'
Adopt Resolutions.' '
The resolutions adopted at the meet
ing were as follows: -
"Be it. resolved. That the thanks ef
this association .' be ' extended to the
mayor, officials and citizens of . Port
land for their generous recognition of
the rnen and women. whose efforts have
made It possible to build -this great
western metropolis;' - '
"Resolved, That our thanks, are due
the representatives of the press forking
mention and consideration; ' ,
"Resolved, That to our various trans
portation lines are due our thanks for
courtesies extended:. also are our thanks
due and ara hereby extended to the
Portland Automobile club, which so
kindly . gavei the ploneert a free ride
over the city and to the Armory; and b
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"Resolved. That our heartfelt thanks
and gratitude be extended to the noble
women tf Portland, who, In this meet
ing as' in past, have been assiduous and
unreservlng inthelr attention to every
want of the-Oregon pioneers attending
this annual meeting, not to mention the
bounteous repast , annually provided
with queenly grace and hospitality."
v Gather Around, campfira. '
The pampflre which followed the
business. meeting, was called to order by
J. C. Lee, in the; Chinook Jargon. Aa
this jargon has been one of the favored
methods of greetings .during the last
few days, it was consequently well received-by
the audience.
Then followed the five minute talks
by pioneers, among tha number being:
Major Jamea Bruce of. McMlnnville,
Charles B. Moore of Portland, Oscar
Canfleld of Canfield, Idaho; Thomas B.
Merry and Mrs. John C.CartwrJght of
Berkeley. .',.-;C.r. -.. . - ., ,
Cyrus Walker of Albany, the oldest
living white man born west of the
Rockies, pleased the audience by hia
rendition of a song of greatness and in
spiration in the Chinook Jargon.,
. After the Chinook aolo, Mr. Walker
made a short talk, which was followed
by stories of the trail and camp, stories
of the wars, thrilling enough . Indeed,
and stories that form part of the his
tory of the Oregon country. Out of
respect to the memory Of the late
Judge Wllliarasi who took a great in
terest In last year's meeting, at the In
stance of ex-Governor T. T,- Geer, the
members of the association stood for a
moment silent with bowed heads. . -
The fiddlers of old were In their
glory as they had been patiently wait
ing the opportunity to display their
knowledge of muslo as it should be
played on the fiddle (they were not
called violins In those days). The mo
ment had come to say good-bye until
another year, and while Henry M. Jack
son, a pioneer of 1862, played the "Star
Spangled Banner" o" his fiddle, the old
gentlemen, many of them with tears
trickling down a withered cheek, shook
the hands of their comrades, bidding
them Godspeed, and praying that an
other, year might aee each and every
one gathered together again "In a re
union that will always be the big event
in the life of each pioneer, -
Prolzman-Campbell
. Shoe Co., .
SOLE AGENTS
U6 Fifth, Bet. Morrison
and fllder y
KfcWl'OREg VITALITY Have cured
thoueands of caees of Ner'ous Debility
d Ittstimnia Th.y -1. Vi. hgfn
uiui strengthen the circulation, make di
rection perfect and Impart a, magnetic
vfr to the whole hcing. $1.00 per box.
8 boxes guaranteed to cure or refund
money, Mailed sealed. Book free,
jvreiun. Med. Co., 9S5 Arch at., .Phlladel
.!' iu.' tr get It In 1'ortlana of Owl Urug
O. R. & fsr. "bone yard" and extending
to the north end of Front street. The
Great Northern railroad possesses the
waterfront from Albina ferry to Upshur
etreet From the foot of Korthrup
street to Flanders, is O. R. & N. prop
erty, also 500 feet between Ash and
Pine streets.
Worth Slany MlUions.
From the property of the -Portland
Lumber company to Lowell avenue in
South Portland, there is more than a
mile. This totals half or more of the
west side waterfront, and gives the
railroad practical control of the general
dockage situation. f
On both the east side and west aide
the frontage Is property deemed value
less by the city when it gave it to the
railroad company years ago. , The rail
road's own estimate now makes it worth
many millions of'dollars. The east side
blocks which the city now gives to the
railroad are of even greater value, being
more Centrally located. ' ,r
Mayor Simon Islnot in sympathy with
the protests of east' eide buBlness men
against the donation of their streets and
blocks to the railroads.1 He asserts that
he believes the- proposal arrived at
through conferences . between the com
mittee of council and the railroad rep
resentatives very equitable. H will sign,
the ordinances vacating ; the . streets,
wnen they are passed by the council
which went on record yesterday aa fa
vorljug their passage. : : : . . v ;
Much Talks no Action. A
The plans of the O. ,R. & N.' Co. to
proceed with the erection of pier for Its
new bridge at the intersection of Oregon
and Adams streets are so far success
ful. Although there waa much talk
that the railroad would be arrested for
obstructing the streets, and for , pro
ceeding with its work without reference
to the referendum invoked against the
ordinance which vacated the pier site to
the railroad, there has been no definite
action. ' '. ., " ": ';
Attorneyr Wilbur & Spencer for Gay
Lombard, and Attorney A. E. Clark, for
the East Side Business Men'a club, have
not announced any plan :of procedure,
nor do they,say they have been author
ized to take definite action, The t at
torneys in conferring found that a war
rant might be issued against the rail
road from the municipal Judge, follow
ing the city .attorney's refusal to lasue
a complaint," fiur they have not been in
structed by their clients to procure such
a warrant. , '
Meanwhile work on the pier site
progresses 'rapidly and a large amount
of the cement work has been done la
addition to the excavation,
OHNSON JAmmED
INTO TRUNK ALIVE
BY HIS MURDERER
while th ipp.iltr vis ne. Phy
sicians out into JolinHon's neck and
found he died from two causes, strangu
lation and suffocation. Johnson, how
ever, did not recover consclousnes, for
his body when taken from the trunk
was In, a, passive state. His wounds,
the physicians said, would not have
been fatal.
Henry McGinn, counsel for Mrs. Kirsh,
was summoned to the county Jail by the
woman thle morning. When he was done
talking with her he said she still re
fused to make, a statement, or confes
sion. He said he advised her to tell the
truth; that she would get off easier
that way, probably. But he said she
still denied being Implicated In the mur
der plot. '
A report was current that the woman
had confessed, but those who should
know said otherwise. McGinn said she
had-" not, and so did J, J. Fitzgerald,
deputy district attorney, and Police De
tectives Carpenter, ' Price and Mallett,
who worked on the case.; , , ; .
:, Webb and the woman, with -a score or
more of ' witnesses will go before the
county grand Jury tomorrow.
Asked if the woman will plead insan
ity. Attorney McGinn said he could not
say, ' He said he Is acting merely aa
advisory counsel. Although couasel will
not admit It, it Is pretty generally un
derstood that insanity will be Webb'
defense. ;'J? ... J:-r,
SHOP AT BAYNE, WASH.,
COLLAPSES; ONE DEAD
"(United Pre Leaned Wire.) ' '
Enumclaw, Wash., June 23. J; , M.
Johnson was killed and five others were
Injured when the machine shops of the
Little Falls Clay company t liajne,
Half way between here and Palmer Junc
tion, collapsed this morning.
"' Water weakened the foundations of
the building, and It fell. Johnson was
pinioned under two heavy timbers. An
other man, name unknown, was- seri
ously Injured, and four others slightly
hurt
CLARENCE DRAKE
INJURED BY CAR
Clarence Drake, 22 years old, of 290
East Thirty-second street, was pain
fully injured about 8 o'clock' last night
while attempting to board a moving
streetcar on the Morrison street line.
He lost his hold, and was thrown vio
lently to the pavements The young man
was taken to the Good Samaritan hos
plta and D,r. Rockey, the attending
physician," said today his injuries con
sisted of a number of scalp wounds and
minor bruises.
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RETURNS FROM COAST
v TO DEFEND CASE
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, Roy De Bfttt, 22 years oldk was ar-.
rested late this morning charged with
passing fictitious "'Check for $25 at
the saloon of 8- A. Arata, Third street
near '. Stark, Young Do Bat, according
to his statement, 'had gone to' Seaside
and upon hearing of the charge pre
ferred agaln'et him, promptly returned
and surrendered, himself to the local
authorities. . , .,..- j.
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(Continued from Page One.)
0. M. TAKE
EAST SIDE STR
EETS
(Continued from Page One.) "
bers to six miles of water front, two
and one-half milea. on the west side
of the river and three and one-half
or more miles on the east side. But
its cession by the city links valuable
holdings of the O.. R. & N. company
and gives the railroad control and pos
session of greatly enlarged yard and
dockage facilities In addition to the
space for a freight depot which a fran
chise granted 22". years : ago promised
to the city. i r -.v'
Completes" Company's Control. i
' The effect of the cession Is to com
plete the railroad's control of the Port
land water front. It deprives East Slds
business Interests of access to the water
front, unless through scattered private
holdings. The public has by the terms
of yesterday's ; act of the council " no
etreet remaining) to lead to the river,
since those, occupied, by bridges are
elevated.- "
The O, R,' ft NT, company,; now' owns
on the east side 249 acres occupied by
the Albina shops and containing a, solid
mile of : waterfront ' There Ma anothr
tiact , running -ronr rHntm-mtni-tQ-nmf
jsurnsme bridge. There is a great I
quantity, lying farther down the' river. I
Figures In the assessor's office showf
tnai tne tota Js nearer 4 miles than
8H, The O.; R. &.X, company has 220
acres with a mile pt waterfront in the
vicinity of GuHd'si lake. . . .'..
There are 1200 feet . comprising th
by the hand of Jesse P. Webb, Itinerant
printer. But no reference was made
in the verdict tovCarrle Kirsh, who Is
held in the county Jail with Webb, and
against whom a charge of murder In
the first degree also rests. . -
First came the Introduction of the
door knob. It was found In a drawer
in a waahatand in room No. 109, which
Webb occupied. Covering it was a mag
azine, Investigation showed the knob
had been taken from the door connect
ing 'No. 101 and No. 10S The knob
la solid cast iron, coated with brass, and
welded to H Ms a 'quarter Inch squftrs
Iron rod about six inches In length. It
would make an excellent weapon, for- it '
weighs about three pounds.
Dane found the door knob yesterday;
Ho examined the surface through a
magnifying glass and saw stains, but
whether they are from rust or blood he
does not know. Then he found the
rounded edges of the knob fitted per
fectly Into dents in the. plaster on the
walls, neat1 which were- blood stains!
Finally, he took the knob to the morgue,
where Drs. Blocum and -Matson and
fDeputy Coroner J. J. Dunning examined
marks on Johnson's skull, and found the
knob fitted Into them perfectly. When
Dr. Blocum was questioned at the cor
oner's Inquest yesterday afternoon he
said ths outs and abrataons on the skull
could (not have been caused by a "black
Jack." He said he was certain they had
been caused by the door knob.v t . r
r When - a closer examination of John
son's skull was made several small
marks which were found convinced the
examiners that the murderer not only j
struck the rancher on the head with th
knob proper, but evidently held the knob
in his 'hand and Jabbed the cast Iron
bar welded to It Into the man's head, j
Webb said he cut his right hand on'
the corner of a trunk. -Frank Dane ex
amined his hand and dressed it after he
was arrested, and Is satisfied the ac
cused murderer cut . his hand while i
wielding the door knob. The cast iron,
bar, which he must have held In his
hand, using it as a handle to the instru-1
ment If he struck Johnson with the-;
knob. Is rough, and those who swung It
a they presume Webb did, found that It :
cut into their hands.
There are other circumstances to '
strengthen the theory that Webb beat :
Jonhson Insensible with the doorknob. I
The , "blackjack," the handle of which
was missing, was found In Johnson's
vaHse, underneath a mass of neatly
packed toilet articles and clothing.
When' it was examined through a mi
croscope no blood stains were found
and. although it was broken and badly
battered, It did not look as if it had
been used recently.
Webb struck Johnson at least two
blows with some heavy Instrument. He
knockedhlm unconscious, but theblows
did not fracture the skull, and 'John
son, If cared for, would undoubtedly
have gotten well. '.
Jams Body In Trunk, ' ' -
Webb said In his confession that he'
was afraid "Johnson might yell so
he ripped -Off the sleeve of Johnson's
shirt and tied. It tightly around the
unconscious man's, neck. When- Dans
was called to remove the sleeve be
found he had to cut it off, because it
was tied so tightly.
Webb loaded Johnson Into the trunk
lample Sffoe fa Mt
Rooms 600, 601, 602 and 603 Oregonian Building
Has Purchased
The Entire Stock of the World-Famous Korrect ...
Shape $4.00, $5.00 and $6.00 ' . . ,.
Burt & Packard
Shoes ,
For Men and Women, and Will Close Them Out
illilCLclltd'-
CAPTUSEDBYLAD
Clarence Broddie Presses Auto
lntoServico in Unique
; Chase. :
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Clarence Broddie. 12-year-old son of
A. G. Broddie. ,755 Haight avenue, dis
tinguished himself lasi night by cap
turing a thief who had utolen his bicy
cle. Having regained possession of his
wheel, the lad allowed the thief to go
his way. - : .:
, The boy left his wheel standing In
front of hia father's r!.v cf business
at Tenth and Irving streets, yestf-riii y
afternotm, for a few minutes, and when
h came out it was gone. Inquiring of
two Japanese pnfslng by he, waa told
that a young man on a machine answer
ing his description was seen riding dosn
Irving street a few momenta before.
Following,, the trail with all. possible
sp- 1 the boy learned that the thief
haa disappeared in the direction of the
Union' depot.
. Realizing that he woul be unable to
continue the chase afoot, the youngster
hailed an automobile and the owner, al
though having a party of ladies out for
a pleasure ride, consented to aid In tha
chase.-
, The auto was out to a spurt when tha
bicycle thief was discovered nearthe
terminal yards 'and in less time than
It takes to tell It the auto had pulled up
abreast of htm. Young Broddie leaped
from the machine an by grasping the
frame of the bicycle thre the rider to
the ground. ' , ... , -., ;
The thief meekly 5 surrendered ths
stolen property and disappeared.
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