HIE" OREGON ' DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, THURSDAY LVRNING. JULY 1. VA
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HEGTiVES DROP
IIISIIG
DEATH OF
No-Evidence to Support Theory
That He Was Killed by Burg-
lars; Believe Alleged Frauds
Cause of Suicide.
(United Pre turned Wire.)
i 'Chicago, July 2LTli .police today
lib ndoned further Investigation of th
death of Ira G. Ra wn,' president of the
Monon railroad. : They are- convinced
that Rawn killed himself and they Bay
there Is no evidence to s support the
story' Jo'1 bythe family that he was
shot Jn an encounter with a burglar, v
The .Jlmmr" mark ' on .; the - door
which were pointed to as evidence that
a burglar had entered the Rawn home
In Wlnnetka, the fashionable ; North
SI ore suburb, were' on the Inside of the
door frame, not on the outside, - the
police eay. It they bad been mad by
a burglar they would have been out
elde. " '
The alleged bloodstains found on the
Kldewalk leading from the house to
the ; sidewalk in front, the police say,
proved In reality to be red paint.
On Shot rired.
The other'1' evidence.' furnished by the
family In supper of the burglary
theory," the police' believe, la equally
untrustworthy.
The detectives iwho have been Inves
tigating the case believe that Only one
ahot was fired, and that It was fired by
Rawn himself. '
The fact that Rawn was Involved In
the alleged frauds of the Illinois Cen
tral Car Repairing department,- over
which department as operating vice
president of that road he had been in
charge, is considered by the police suf
ficient motive, and they say that fur
ther lnvestlagtlon of the case, unless
some new and unusual evidence Is' pre
sented by the family, would be sheer
waste of time. i .":-'-'' V
After the coroner's Investigation,
which will be beld Monday, It is prob
able that, so far as the city police are
concerned, the case will be dropped. .
Private j detectives employed by the
Rewn family, however, &r still busy
oil the case and adhere to the theory
that. Rawn was killed by a burglar or
Kit SEF&SSin. .
-Ji.- U. Coburn, son-in-law' of Rawn.
defied today that Rawn recently took
ovit large life Insurance policies. '
-"It Is not true,".eald Coburn, "that
Mr. Rawn '.recently took out $110,000
life Insurance. He carried at the most
abcut 120,000, and certainly that. Is no
ark unusual amount, for a man of his
Ma'idttiR." ,
Tuesday last, It Is reported. Rawn
toKUa. neighbor that burglars ,had en
tered lils house -the night before and
tht he intended to' be on -the watch
for (hem. - - ' ' - ,
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. The Hunter Iand company, with of
fices In this city, and eastern clients,
have purchased 3500 acres of land on
the1 north bank of-the (Columbia river
fit Sundale, about 133 miles east of
Portland.
Associated with the land company
and the eaHtern clients are F. W. Power,
a prominent nurseryman of this state,
and J. R. Shepard. a Willamette valley
orchardlst and vice president of the
' State. Hdrtlcaitnral society; Lute Pease,
editor of the Pacific--Monthly mag&sine
of this citi, and C. E. Barnes, a well
known merchant of Salem.
A company with a paid up capital
atock of $90,000 has been organised, and
one of the largest orchard development
propositions in the country will be
started at .once. The land, most of
which Is already irjder cultivation, will
.be piped with water from large springs
In the mountains that form the back
ground. Three hundred acres are being
" set to apples. v.
The land runs bsuk four miles from
the river and Is aiU to be especially
well adapted for apple raising. ,
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CONSERVATION CONGRESS i
TO BE HELD AT ST. PAUL
Chicago, July 21. The National Con
servation eongress wfll be held at St.
Paul., Committees recreentin , h
Twin Cltlea and officer Of the Kat- ?
lonal Conservation association an-!
nounced that it has been definitely de
rided that the congress Is to be lield
mere
All OF
ran
BIG APPLE ORCHARD
and that all trouble over thn'tiroeram fflven thin marntnsr fnlUn..
prograja Jiaa4v-lr
Tart will be one of the soeakers. bk
will former President Roosevelt. At
torney Brandels, who represented L. R.
Ulavis before the congressional investigation-committee,
will not make an ad
dress. Taft will address the congress
on governor's day. September 5. The
governor of all the states have been
iavlted o attend on that date. Colonel
.Roosevelt will jeak on Roosevelt day,
September 6, The consresu v. HI end
September 9. Congressman Stephens
and Senators Clapp and Kelson will be
on the program.
TRICOUNTY PUSH
. ,CLUB WILL MEET
. m A rnass meeting, under the auspices
Of the Trl-County Push club will h
I. il!ilhe Ifrf 6 B," vill. Or-,
11 ' ?. :.?.?"'" or tn
wuiism uauo-tMlss
way, Me-Mlonvllle: J. E. Hedaes. Ore-
gon Glty; R. B. ; Beet tie, Oregon City;
. r. Eby, Oregon City. Music will be
furnished by. the' Parrott band and re
freshments Will be served free. A mem
bership contest with the slogan, .1000
member-. wUl atart at this meeting
jnc loping iae win De obliged to fur
nish a supper to the tlub members.
SUFFRAGETTES MAY
INVADE FIFTH AVENUE
' . .,:-'(nlted ttm fteaaed Wlre.J
New . lork, July-i?. The r-xcluslve
residential section of the city. In which
1 located the, home f J,; P. Morgan, Is
faring Invasion by suffragettes. If prea
nt plana go through. The suffragettes
nenoea oy Mrs. Clarence Msckav. at
mansion ,of the late T. Henry Maaon
at Madison avenue and Thirty-sixth
ftreet. They propose "to mnke of this
trurture the first suffragist' home in
Apwrloa, Morgan' residence Is direct
ly arhtt the plnet ' "
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SOCIETY WOilDEftS
MERGKETM
NOW BROKEN OFF
Miss Hazel Dolph of Portland
En Route to Europe; Ferdi
nand Theriot "of San Fran
cisco to Orient.,
Ban Francisco, July SI. A broken
cnpiigement . with the romantic atfer
math of a trip to foreign lands Is the
latest gossip that " buzzed over the
twiips whenever the names': of sMlss
Hwiiel Dolph of Portland and Ferdinand
Theriot of this city are mentioned. The
handsome young clubman i has. sailed
awsy oh the Chtyo Maru after telling
the melancholy news to his nearest
friends, while Miss Dolph Is on her way
to Europe wltlv her parents, Mr. and
Mis. Cyrus Dolph of the northern oity.
In the ; meantime Madame urunay
hait the rare morsel for her own deno
tation and says the betrothal was a
scrt of tempermental mistake and that
the young folks "were never suited to
each other."
The real reason seems to be a mat-
tor of conjecture. The match could
not have been Imputed to mercenary
mo'.Ives, since both of the young peo
ple are Independently wealthy.
The engagement was announced last
e?son. The couple met wnue Miss
Dt.lph was the guest of Mrs. Eleanor
Martin in this city. The wedding was
to have been an event of September,
and the bride-elect, who was i a great
favorite, was extensively., entertained
in Portland. She Is a niece of the late
Senator J. N. Dolph and has more than
the average society, girl's share of
bu'lhs and beauty. ' " '
Ferdinand ? Theriot, who came from
Ne York, Is a cousin of Eugene De
Satis, He Is a grand-nephew of Peter
Marie; who was for many years a
leading beau In the exclusive circles of
the eastern city. His father was a
banker of Paris and at Harvard, he had
an interesting career. , In San Fran
cisco he has been a favorite In the
clubs and In society. He Is a member
of the University club and lived at
the club house until the last month.
Ha was one of the ushers at the wed
diiig of -Miss Genevieve Harvey and
Ward Barron, , .
TO HAVE
NCT QUARTERS
M. J. Jones to Erect 3 Story
Building on Fourth, Near
- - --. V- Morrison. "
Plans have been completed and con
struction work will begin itt a few 4ays
by Milton . J. Jones on, a three story
building; on,- the 60 by 100 foot lot
located on . the west side of Kourth
street 50 feet north of Morrison street
Tbe building will cost about 150,000 and
will be occupied by tbe Jones and Mace
markets with up to date sanitary markets.,-
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' Occupants Of the old frame build
ing on the lot will vacate this week,
both the Jones and the Mace markets
having secured ' temporary quarters
elsewhere pending the completion of th
new structure. M. J. Jones purchased
the site . something like one year ago,
for a consideration eatd td have been
about 1100,000.
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SPEAKS AT INSTITUTE
"The development of an Elementary
Curriculum" was the subject of a lec
ture given by Frank Rlgler. city super
intendent of schools at thla morning's
session of the Institute being held by
the Catholic Educational association of
Oregon, at St. Mary's academy, Fifth
and Market streets.
Professor Rlgler told of. the Durnoses
of the ?ommon school curriculum as It
is taught, find brought out the fact that
more stress should be given to indus
trial studies in the elementary grades.
Besides Professor RleWa lrtur thm
chemistry. Rev. Ernest Davis, C. 8. C;
music dr-partment,. Miss Hoi man; gram
mar. Miss Helen Bnrke; penmanship,
Miss Severance. - v:. V: r it
The annual election of offtcers was
held this morning and reports of com
mittees were read. The officers, all re.
elected, were as follow:. , ; , , , , . :
Rev. Edwin V. O'Hara, president;
Sister Mi Flavla, "vice president; Rev, J.
P. Fitapatrlrk. secretary; Rev. William
A. Daly, treasurers Executive commit
teeRev. J. 1L Black; Sister M. Rose,
O. S, B ; Rev, H. Gallagher, Cn S, C;
John O'Hara. - ' . - :
This afternoon's program will be:
p. m., religious Instruction, train
ing of the memory, second and third
books analyzed. Rev. P. C. Yorke, D. D.,
a'tisembly room; 2:1 & p. m musical num
bers; 2:30 p. m.. round table discussion:
ja Sister of the Immaculate Heart, room
the teaching of united States history, by
A! 2:30 p. m.. penmanship department,
Severance, room B. , :
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Mrs. Courtrlght Caae-Dismissed, f
Evidence supposed to implicate Mr.
J 8. Courtwright, a dermatologist 'with
offices- in' the FHednef building, -i of.
larceny of a diamond ring was so film
sy that the case was at once dismissed
by Justice Bell yesterday. The charge
was prougnt Dy Mrs. Dora- O'Neill,
former t partner of Mrs. Courtrlaht
A private detective agency took charge
of thecase and found a .Jeweler who
was .supposed to have changed tho set
ting of lamoTid fWTare.CouRt
right. It developed, however, that the
Jeweler nadj-noi done' any work of this
ort ofr Mr. Courtrlght. The- latter
cnargea -that an effort was being mad$
tn defame her character : and Injure
uer Dueiness. ... v - . .
, , oliject to Woman Suffrage,
aiem. Or... Julv 51., -trmniM
agafmit the extension of suffrage to
women was filed with the secretary of
state this morning by the Oregon State
association, of wliich Francis J. lialLey
of .Portland 1 president r..... .
MARKETS
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TENDEN
CORNERSTONE OF HEILIG THEATRE
TO BE LAID TOMORROW AFTERNOON
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,The Helllg
The names of at least two world
famed players will be 'associated with
the building of the new HelUg, the
atre. Seventh and Taylor streets, ground
for which was broken by Blanche Bates
October 14, 1909, for arrangements have
been, mada by Calvin HelUg to have
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' ' Editor E. Hofer.. . ;
E.' Hofer, editor of the Capital Jour
nal of Salem. announced his candidacy
for the Republican nomination for. gov
ernor today by filing with the-secretary
of state a declaration of his inten
tion to be a candidate. : 8
He announces that he is a candidate
under the provisions of the direct pri
mary Jaw,, is a supporter of Statement
No. I f and say that he was .induced to
run. by the petitions of large numbers
of voters from different parts of the
state. In the announcement filed with
th secretary of state's -office, M.r.
Hofer says: ' '
"I, E.- Hofer, reside at Salem, and
my postofflce address Is Salem, Or.,
nd I am a duly registered member of
the republican party. If I am nom
Inatedior the. off toe' of' governor at tbe
primary nomination election -to be held
In the atate ot Oregon on the 24th day
of . September, 19 10, I " will accept the
nomination and will not withdraw,, and
if I am elected I .will qualify, as such
officer. . - - -
"If I am nominated and elected I
will during my term of office to the
best of my ability, and invoking divine
aid in every act of my life during my
official career, discharge th duties
of that office according to the consti
tution and the laws of this state and
the United State. I will stand at all
times for the rights of the laborers
atidrth--predueer fromthe -eotl, and
against professional officialism and the
unjust exactions of predatory wealth.
I will stand, firmly for the nomination
and election of all candldatee for pub
lic office according : to the letter and
the spirit of the direct primary law,
Including Statement No.. 1, ao far as it
relates to the election of members of
the j general assembly,; and; the idlxect'
election of Lnited states senators, that
the electorate may rule in all public
DOllcles when their will -hae been ex
pressed.-s I , believe the'people of the
state of Oregon are entitled to a new
deal throughout : every department of
the state government and that it should
be conducted on, progressive and bus!
nessllke policies and that Institutions
of the state should be conducted in the
interest of the people and not for the
benefit of any machine, faction, party
or. political combine. I believe in
direct legislation and proportional rep
resentation,, and believe it Is. the first
duty of a. governor to curb the ex
travagance of the legislature by the
use ot the veto power, even though it
be against a majority of his own party
"I am opposed ,. to the prohibition
amendment to the constitution, and In
Tfavor home rule for cities. Highways
should be built with convict labor.
I would like to; have printed after
my name on the nominating ballot the
following words:; ::' Ji
. r "Good laws, : good- administration
good roads, good will to all, develop
Oregon."';' ':-,; -., '-; ; ,;.
C. C. CHAPMAN MARRIES
3 MISS PEAR1J JCIRKWOOD
C .C. Chapman, publicity manager of
th Portland Commercial r club, was
lerrted "wiHeHy tfrte f teTnottrrrirTfftsa
Pearl Klrkwood, daughter of Mr, and
Mrs. John . Klrkwood. pioneer resident
of Hopewell, Yamhill county.- Mr. and
Mrs.s Chapman will spend their honey
I moon m Victoria.
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Journal "Want Ad Wltfg' resuIU.
PEOPLE NOMINATE HIM
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Theatre as It Will Appear When
Mrs. Flake, who Is playing at the Bun
galow, lay the cornerstone at S o'clock
tomorro.w afternoon.
yf peremortles Incident to the laying ot
the cornerstone wll be Impressive. The
mayor and other dty officials have been
Invited to participate In the simple pro
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AT THE THEATRES
Flske Engagement Opens Tonight
Mrs. Fiske and her Manhattan com
pany will begin an engagement at the
Bungalow theatre tonight at 8:16 o'clock.
The opening bill this evening and to
morrow night- will, be "Becky Sharp";
Saturday afternoon and night. "Pillar
of Society,"
Children Enjoying Themselves. .
This Is children's day at ' Council
Crest and thousands are having a good
time of -it ' 1200' feet above the 'city.
Every Thursday they are admitted ; te
the observatory free, and have free ac
cess to th telescopes.
At the Lyric.
Dooley's Darlings at the Lyric the
atre, by the Edward Armstrong Musical
company, is one long laugh from the
rise to the fall of the curtain. Ben
Dillon as Dooley plays one of the neat
est Irish characters seen here In many
day.
Opera Troupe gtranded.
Stranded MUea From , New York."
Such-i the plot of the musical comedy
presented .by Zlnell and Boutelle, this
week at tbe Grand. . .These singers have
two of the flnest-vulces heard In oper
atic selections at this house In months.
- Orphenm Has Great Bill.
You can't help liking the bill af the
Orpheum this week. It is composed of
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Josie Heather, young and beautiful
English-singing-comedienne, , who
has captivated Orpheum audiences
this week , .- ,
hemline -feature. Act sof
the entertaining variety. Granville &
Rogers are comedians who offer a raft
of new material.- - -
.Italian Play at Pantages.
In that, powerful dramatlo sketch
'Fate,! a play of Italian love and
hatred, Miss Christine Hill and her com
pany - Is appearing at - Pantages "this
week. The act is one' of the finest ever
offered in vaudeville. ,
CRUISER -WASHINGTON
TO SAIL FOR ATLANTIC
(Vnltel rrets Lei Red Wire.) .
Seattte, July 21.-Ftfty men and eight
Offlpersi comprising the Beatlle dl
vision of the Washington naval militia,
left this morning for Puget sound navy
yard, where they will board the cruiser
WaSHIngton. They will be Joined there
by the Tacoma division. The "Washing
ton will . sail from ,, Bremerton at
o'clock this . afternoon for San Fran
cisco, on the first stage of a 10 days
practice Cruise for the .mllltla. The
Washington will then proceed to Val
paraiso, Chile, a -1 j i
- Clifford Sands, the Seattle boy, who
rose to the rank ' of brigadier general
In ' th"e Nlcaraguan . revolutionary army,
was captured, sentenced to be shot and
Was paroled through the Influence of
an American surgeon, has jolnedlha
naval militia and will go. on the trip
as a junior neutenani, - . -. , .
Bellingham Uanlc Officers 'Arrested,
(Catted prn Leased .Wire. I .';
Bellingham, Wash., .July 21.Bmerys
Aiorgsn. lormer casr.ier. ana Ueoree w
preeiaent. ot tneHorae security Savings
oanii,- ciosea Dy , tne state bank exjn
lner on March 31, were arrested yes
terdny afternoon on warrants charging
them with accepting deposits after ifi
bank Was Known ny them to be Inaol
vent. Hond was fixed in the um tf
J2&00 lor each. -
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gram. There will . be music.
The Hellg Theatre company Is build
ing the playhouse at a, cost of S160,
000. ; The theatre toulldlng will, b ready
for use some time between September !
and 15. Two crews pf men are at work
on the building . and construction is. go
ing on night and day. , '
DEGREE OF HONOR TO
E
Mrtf. Sadie E. ; Moore,. Grand Lady of
Honor.'
Rejecting a proposal from the Ore
gon a; ; u. w. to unite with it m
grand lodge, the Degree of Honor yes
terday afternoon determined to main
tain Its identity as a separate organixa
tlon and proceeded -with the election of
of fleers for1 th coming term,
One reason for this decision is that if
the Degree of Honor had united, with
their brothers of the A, O. 17, .Wl they
would have lost their afflllatioil with
the superior lodge, as the Oregon A.
O, U. W. withdrew from the superior
lodge of that order several months ago
because of differences , over Insurance
cost. Thet women , of , the Degree of
Honor also, confess to pride in . their
order and there .were several-other ob
stacles to a merger,' so they will con
tinue, their organisation as before..
in tne election" of officers custom
was followed by advancing the old of
fleers one notch in lLpe, the only
changes being In the doorkeepers.
lowing ara those, elected:"
Past grand eMerorTionor, Mrs. Har
riet C. Lboney of Jefferson: grand
chlif of honor, Mrs. 'Sadie' E. Moore of
Portland; grand lady of honor, ' '.Mrs.
Ada JCuykendall of Eugene; grand chief
of ceremonies, Mrs, Nora Hendrlxof
K.I.I i.lll. - J J ' ... .
fliuiixjjui v lner- - gi itiiu ' ioi;oraer,' - jura
OUle . F. Stephens! of Portland; grand
receiver:: Mrs. Sarah Wagner of Port
land; grand usher, Mrs. May R, Moor-
head of Junction City; G. O. W. Mrs
Mmie-ugh-of-Salemt-G.- J-.r-W. Mrs.-
Llzzie Reed of Albany.. Superior repre
sentatives, for . 1910, Sarah A. Fast a-
bend and 'Marfraret E. Herrin and for
1912, Mrs.x Harriet C. Looney and Julia
A; Gault: .' '
After carefully considering the Ques
tion of rates, the grand lodge by a two
thirds . vote, adopted - adequate rates.
The- present members were left on the
classified rales , now.; In force in the
order, but all new members will be ad
mltted on national fraternal congress
rates only, after October 1, 1910.
Three new: schedules of rates were
adopted giving new members a choice
of three options as follows: Whole
life Insurance,- term insurance and old
age or permanent disability benefit.
The errand lodre will enntlnue tn meet
lAennlaUy, on the third Tuesday in
July..
The installation of officers by the
superior chief of honor closed the see
slon here. .
CANDIDATES FILE
NOTICES AT ASTORIA
(Sneeial DlatMKh to The Journal. k
- Astoria, Or., Jujy 21. P. J. Goodman
filed a copy of his petition announcing
that he . will : be an asp(rantnt the
primary election for the nomination as
candidate on the Republican ticket for
the office of justice of the peace for
Astoria iprecantujj states-his-plat
form ls "common sense .and law with
reason and Justice
W, J. lEastabrook the present auditor
and police judge of warrnt.on last eve
nlng filed his petition for the : office
of county Judge,, subject to the coming
KcpuDiican primary election.
M. V Dickinson! Weds
M. C Dickinson, manager of the Ore
gon hotel, and one of -the most, widely
known and popular hotel men ioru the
pacific cosnt was married July . 2 In
Seattle to Miss Marion M.' Northr 75
Belmont avenue, Seattle, They will 'h
CONTINUE AS BEFOR
Settle. They will -
til Klrect. , ' "
at horne at 835 Six
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Keeper of State Strong Box
Will Not Make Campaign,
However. ' - .' - .
George A. Steel, state, treasurer, has
outlined his position as regards his
possible candidacy for re-election In a
etter written to A. H.' Lea, of Port
land,. In answer to art Inquiry made by
a. The letter is as follows; rl
"On i the vHtlv of January, 1907, I.
ssumed the duties of my office;, recelv
Ing from my predecessor about $500,000
In cash. This large sum of money was
mostly: !n banks. , The first Important
act on my part was to require security
from the banks . holding these funds.
After enactment of the depository law
all such securities were made direct to
the State. Consequently, when the finan
cial crisis -of 1907 ..occurred : the state
not. only held my personal bond, which
was ampie, out also oonas ana securi
ties from every v. bank . holding ;. state
funds. Certainly not. a state in the
union had its ' funds better , protected
er.Us treasury In better shape than has
Oregon.' Notwithstanding this enviable
condition, which was ... brought about
upon my own, initiative,' such a, thing
as requiring security from banks,' never
having been done before, I was given
much unpleasant ' criticism instead , of
commendation. . I have conscientiously
endeavored to perform F all the duties
pertaining to my oft.ee. and am sure
that the affairs of the state, so far. as
it Is concerned, could not be better.
"It has been the custom heretofore
for state officers to verve the second
term, and by right . I am : entitled to
the same consideration. I know public
Officials are at . all times subject to
criticism, and It is well that it should
be so,' but they should be alse, com
mended for meritorious acts. Consider
ing everything. I have concluded that
the office Is not worth making any
special effort to retain,' "If the renom
Inatlon comes to . me unsolicited I shall
deem it a great compliment, but I hall
not make any struggle to get it. Now
adays, however, offices ate obtained by
strenuous efforts on the part or appli
cants, and, considering that fact It is
more than likely that I will retire at
the end of my present term. You can
rest assured that a most thorough in
vestigatlon win find everything In per
fect order,' with. every, dollar belonging
to the treasury oh hand.'!
Benefit Fund for Maimed Act-
ress Will Soon Reach
' $3000.Mark. : '
Two prosperous ' looking man on of
them- Just' Inclined to-be at, wearing
a smile . that seemed to spread his face
into two parts--walked up to the box
office of the Lyric theatre this morning
and each of them planked down . a. 15
o!d nlec on the alass. ' '
That's for the girl that got hurt."
smiled the fat one. ."What are our
names? Oh.i that don't make any dlf
ference. Just put us down as two old
timers.- ' :;' - '- -'--'. ": .-:-
So the benefit fund book now reads
"Two old-timers, - $l.i' v- v
While Marjory Mahr,' the chorus girl
who was maimed for life, fights against
death in the Good Samaritan hospital,
kind-hearted people over all the city
arc working to make her life. If she
lives, as pleasant as possible.
Money rolled Into the benefit fund to-
dayi At the Portland Commercial club
at noon Clara Howard and Dot Daniels,
two members of the Armstrong Musical
Comedy company, to which organisation
Miss Mahr. belonged, sold tickets to the
business men going to and from lunch
eon. Arrangements were, maoe oy
George W. Haxen for tables -near , the
elevators and the two girls doled out
tickets to the benefit performance at
the Lyric : theatre, July 28. almost as
fast as they could make change,:., ,
The fund grew rapidly. ; Donations
were turned Into the box office of the
theatre, and the sale of . tickets went
ahead rapidly. At the present rale the
fund will amount to more than 13000
before the performance. ;
Slssllna with enthusiasm, ' the Live
Wire committee of the Portland Com
mercial club, 100 strong, 1 today start
lng a campaign for a , Portland; audi
torlum. , Organised last night at a ban'
oUet "held In the Commercial; club, the
Live Wire committee, .with C C. Craig
as its chairman, and an executive com
mittee of 15, Is in the boosting business
In earnest The executive committee
met at nooif today In the Commercial
club, working out further organisation
plans, and -will meet daily' while the au.
dltorlum Campaign is in progress. y ,
From start; to finish, last night's ban
quet was live in every ' sense of the
word. College yells and stunts punctu
ated -the program; Speakers were
cheered lustily, and by unanimous vote
the entire body of 110 being the com
mittee with Alts guests assumed Its
first duty of i-worklng for the solution
of the auditorium problem. ..
' C. C. Craig was chosen chairman, and
the . following executive committee
nominated from . the floor, was author
tsed to perfect ; ; permanent organisa
tion:" David N. Mosessohn (secretary)
D. ? O. Lively C. C. Colt, - Dr.- J. R
Wetherbee. W. A. Goss, F. F. Barbour,
F. W. Robinson, HArvey O'Bryan, D. E.
Keasey; F. H. Fogarty, 8. ,M. Ludsrs,
G. W, Kletser, G F.; Johnson, William
McMurray and H. W, Fries.
"The concluding act of' thrXIVe Wires
was to instruct the executive commit
tee to make Its first Work the planning
of a --rampaign . for a . Portland, audi
torlum.
i Politicians Come to Portland.
".".Salem. Or.; July '21.--The stfjte house
(TTSlPmr'TracttealTr'dcst.rtecr'lfHlHy.
Nearly, every one of the state officials
and most 'of the cletksare in Portland
to attend to' political interests. Willi
Dunlway.1 state printer, does not seem to
be worrying , greatly over any . action
the assembly might take' In reference
to his cnndldncy to succeed.' himself Ha
START CAMPAIGN FOR
SPLENDID AUDITORIUM
is at liis post, in me sime tiou.se.
II! RiHS' PATH
III INLAND BELT
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"Help; More Men," Is Call That
Forest Fire . Victims Are
Sending Into Spokane; Ida
,ho Suffers.
: (SpacUl DliDnteh to Thu JouriHl.)'
Spokane, Wash., July 21. The " w ild
cry for "help more roet' continues to
come Into this city. Many Spokane
people .whose; friends or relatives are
living on homesteads ; within the, fire i
sons are 'spending sleepless -.nights.
Wise Mae McGllVray.' whose father's
homestead ' lies' between two ' miles of
rue jme is employing every available
means' to assist In- fighting, fire. Miss H
jj'ciivray seni-'seren men xo ine en- i
dangered dltrlct ; Wednesday and , car
nea the appeal for more men to Mayor
Pratt' The' 160 acres belonging to her
father are situated on Pine Creek, be-
lwen 10 -and 15 miles from Kingston,
Idaho, and In the direction of Wallace.
Misr-McGilvraysays: V'.y:;v.;.K.:2; ? :;
"I hsva been nhnnln tnn-' th fntra.
lng country at short intervals to keep
trace or the advance of the flames, and
at each call I am answered ?ljy some
hysterical settler who repeats the call:
.. 'For God's "sake send us help;; we
sre not In danger df our lives, but our
homes and all we own are being wiped
out by this awful fire.' ',, ,
"A few of the settlers besides my
father who are ' In Immediate danger
are Miss Jessie Colby, the families of
Gilbert, V Tesky, v Thompson, Thyson,
Morrow, Langloyd and-Constance; j
. "The line of i the fire Is covering a
stretch of several miles and i;' unless
something Is done immediately my par
ent as well as all the residents of this
part' of the country will be left home-
Lewlston, Idaho, July SI. On of the i
most aisasirous loresi lire on recora
Is burning- 40 miles north of here and
Is beyond control. . Unless rain comes i
the losses will be stupendous. Four
teen different fires are burning on. the
north side of the Clearwater river, the
biggest being located in the timber
owned by Kester and Kettenbach of
Lewlston, The fires started following
the electrical storm last Thursday night
and the local forest patrol, maintained
byj the Clearwater Protective associa
tion endeavored to place the fire tinder
control with '- the force on . the ground.
The extent of the fire was not great
when first discovered, , but reports came
in thick and fast of, the fires being
scattered and Saturday a rush call was
sent here for all the men that could
be secured to fight the flamesi , f; y: y,
" PL N: Brown, head of the association.
and Theodore ..FohL 'chief; fire warden.
ruspeo: men to tne scene,: ana mere are
now; 78 fighter. . 1
FOREST FIRES ABOUT :
NELSON, IN BRITISH
COLUMBIASUBDUED
, (8peclat Dltptteh to. f h Jonraal.t '
Ieison, , B. - C,, July Jl.-rThe forest
fires that' have been blazing during the
past 'week are still burning, but . the
fire fighters are gaining the upper, band
and - it is believed , that I the- worst IS
over, . except In the . Slocan ; district,
where, the town of Sandon Is in ,' the
gravest danger and may be wiped out
any moment. On Crows Nest pass, bush
fires are stilt burning,: and much valu
able timber' has been consumed la the
neighborhood ef New i Michael. CI tl
cens at Sandon are preparing to leave
and women and children hay , already
left. , -' : :. , v "
Nelson is still In dense smoke front
the blaze at Halls, but the fire has
ceased to cause,. anxiety, I ;.,T& Slocaa
and Kaslo fires are not , yet out; but If S
calm weather continues runner serious
damage is not . anticipated. A large .
gang was sent to Kaslo from here. News
trom Arrow r ara, snow mu me dims
there has been particularly costly. And
many ranchers have lost all their prop
erty , The body of Edward Lucas was
discovered by a rescue party in a dis
used shafts. The remains were taken to
Kaslo where the funeral took place to
day. ' . , , '
Other Victims were bunea yesteraay,
the city of Kaslo suspending business
during; the ceremonies. ,
MINNEAPOLIS PUTS V .'
BAN ON "BEST SELLERS"
Lly ;.i.,-':.: ' y...y:.n : " : : v- :
(Uniifd Prei Lted Wlre.l
Minneapolis. Minn., July 21. Minne
apolis is preparing to take a seat on
the exclusive bench in literature. Lrest
the tastes of aesthetic Tcit1rens ' be
loweredj hereafter 1 the Apollo ? and
Vefluses-that-romp-hrough-the-page
of the "best sellers" will rind no place
In the Minneapolis library.-
Robert W: Chambers and Robert Her
flck are included among- the authors on
whose books the ban Is placed.,
The librarians propose t to Instill
"serious" knowledge Into the minds of
readers.' . " ' '-
FAIR DIRECTORS WILL : v
: MEET TOMORROW
A meeting of the board of -directors
ofthe Portland Fair & Livestock as-;
soclatlon,' which was to have been held
today at 1:30 p. m. In the Commercial
club hallrhas been postponed until to
morrow at the same time, because sev
eral of , the directors wer unable te be
present.;," .;'-v.- .!- ; "v.;.; ';
. The meeting Is an Important one. as
some.' final decisions in regard to the ,
coming livestock fair are to be made,
and the committees are to be given their
final Instructions. . Attendance of every
member of ; the board .of directors Is I
earnestly requested. ;
Ellis Takes No Interest.
jTbe : report from Oakland that Mrs.
Goldie Hansen is again mixed up In
matrimonial C entanglements ha? Inter
ested many people who knerW' her !when
she lived in Portland.. She was former
ljrMr. J. T. Ems. out nas oeen di
vorced1 several yearsx Ellis secured the
divorce upon good grounds. Since their
separation, the Portland man says ho
has had nothing to. do with his fqrmcr
wife. . ,
"v. Moanted Officer Injured.
T-8fiyl'hg"af an opciTulainiole he horse
of Mounted Patrolman Z. M, Burstow
slipped and fell at the. corner of SlxtU
and Davis streets this morning. Th
officer. went down wltli the Bnlmal but
contrived to- roll to one side and saved
himslf from ' being crushed. He was
cut and bruised by the fall and was re
moved to his hm
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