THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1310.
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GAfi'iE 0FTAG1S
BRANDED AS JOKE
BYYOUilH
Miss. Mariorie Campbell of
Denver, Has Horrors When
.Story From Seattle Follows
Her to Portland.
A Jokr may be a Joke for all that,
but when someone telegraphs to a news
paper and says that two young men
: are tagging you over all the country
and that they're Just erasy to marry
you, and. one of them Is the son of
Thomas W. Lawson, of Boston, Mass.,
and the other is his chum, and then
a lot more well, goodness gracious,
consider it yourself and see If you
think It's a joke.
4 That's the n ay Miss Marjorie Camp -bell,'
of Denver, Colo., pretty and ptita
enough to suit the fancies of a doien
fastidious beaux, seemed to think about
It at the Hotel Portland . today at
noon although she didn't say Just that
What she said was:
"Why I never went through such
' an experience before in all my Ufa,
Why, I'm Just scared to death of a
newspaper reporter. Why, its all a
joke,-
Then she took the reporter around to
talk with a masculine friend, who was
. cool and dignified and a little bit stern,
and who said with frigid impressive
,' neaas ,
"All a Joke." So was the scribe dis
" missed.
This was the dispatch that caused
all the trouble, and the one Ml as Camp
bell was allowed to read:
The' Telltale Dispatch.
"Seattle,. Aug. 24 Following the hur
ried departure from Seattle this morn
ing of Douglas Lawson, youngest son
of Tom Lawson, the famous Boston
financier, it developed that he had again
resumed the gam of tag with Miss
Marjorie Campbell, a young Denver so
ciety girl with whom he became ac
quainted and to whom he quickly fur
lendored his heart on bis recent trip
to Alaska. Miss Caftipbell and her
mother, With whom 'she is traveling,
left the Hotel Washington yesterday
for Portland. Young Lawson learned of
their departure and took the first train
to Portland this morning, planning to
. mt the Campbells at the Hotel Port
land today.
"he figures on outwitting E. D. Berl,
San Francisco chum, who was along
with him on the trip to Alaska, and who
also has entered in to the race with
young Lawson for the affections of the
young Denver glrL
"Young Lawson, closely followed by
Brl, ha been tagging after Miss
Campbell since they first met 'on the
Alaska trip. The young Bostonian
had the blues in Ketchikan when Berl
. tool? Mies Campbell out boat riding,
but since returning to 8eattle Lawson
Hias forgotten all about returning to
Harvard, forgotten the several weeks
of hard work he put in in the wheat
fields near Colfax with young McCall,
the former iar Harvard second base
man, who is soon to wed his youngest
slater, and is bent only on winning the
hand of Miss Campbell
'And as soon as he learned that Mlsa
Campbell had left the, hotel, Lawson
at once gave up his rooms at the Hotel
Washington, He evidently will not
have much the stajt of Berl. as the
latter has given up bis rooms at the
Arctic club and lias started presum
ably for Portland."
Afraid of Beporters.
"Horrors," she said, "what does it
ail mean?"
' "Did Mr. Lawson and Mr. Berl fol
low you to Portland?"
"I don't know." she said, wida- eyed
with surprise.
"Are they here?"
"No."
- - '"Well, wee they attentive lo you on
the boat?"
"Uni-in-ni I'm scared to death of re
porters. Won't you wait a moment un
til I ask a friend about It?"
' Then followed the assertion of the
male frn that It was "all a Joke."
"I'd like to get some joke back on
those two girls who came down on the
boat with us." Miss Campbell re
marked. She had her suspicions, you
ee.
Inquiries ,.at the principal hotels
ahowed that if Messrs. Lawson and
Berl are In the city, they are not ad
vertising themselves.
Miss Campbell is accompanied by her
mother. Mrs. George II. Campbell, of
Denver, and Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Mayo.
End G. H. Mayo, of Boston, Mass. They
Will pass several days In Portland.
i To prove th& wheat production of the
Grande Ronde valley, says the La
Grande Observer, on has only to look
over the numerous flouring mills run-
. nlnar overtime and also take note of the
grain buyers' contracts. The total will
surprise the most enthusiastic man in
the valley.
- A FILTHY CONDITION
Many a man. otherwise scrupulously
t-Jean, it danrduff dirty. The small, per
sistent germs of dandruff, working
night and day. are constantly throwing
off the small, white dandruff scales,
which, falling on tKe shoulders of a
coat, gtves it a filthy appearance, and
la repulsive.
- Many men allow thia condition to ex
ist because they believe there is no cure
for dandruff; they have tried various
BwcaufcQ cures wun unsatisfactory
aulta. and natur&llv fnnriomn fall
re-
tney nave never neard that orte of the
world's leading scientists has discovered
a certain formula that has cured thou-
sands upon thousands of . the most
chronic case, of dandruff In anywhere
from six dava to two week.
This famous nresorlr,,. t
Parisian fi.. nA t. ... '
Vt. of Buffalo, N. Y. It Is for sale
ill l
rortiand by Woodard -Clarke 4 Co., who
guarantee it to. cure dandruff in two
weeks or money back.
Large bottle 80 cents. The girl with
he auburn hair la on every bottle.
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tt. M. Lambert Waives Exami
nation and says He
Was Insane.
Harvey M. Lambert, who fatally
wounded hla wife In Woodlawn July 8,
and afterward shot himself, was taken
from St. Vincent's hospital this- morn
ing and arraigned before Municipal
Judge Bennett on a charge of murder.
(His attorney waived- examination and
he was held to the grand Jury, which is
considering his case today and will
probably indict hfm this afternoon.
During the six weeks Lambert has
been in tbe hospital he has several
times been close to death. A few weeks
ago Police Surgeon Ziegler saved him
by a difficult operation. The prisoner
is still pale and thin and appears to be
decidedly indifferent to his fate.
This morning he at first denied re
membering anything about the , shoot
ing, but later admitted It and expressed
regret that he had not killed the man
in the case." '.
"Do you think you made a fool of
yourself?" Lambert was asked. '
"Well, when a man ia not in his own
mind he Isn't responsible for what he
does," was the answer. "I was Insane
at the time."
Lambert went with his wife, Grace,
to Woodlawn on the morning of the
shooting, accompanied by her father for
the supposed purpose of selling a lot
which they owned. While .standing in
a grove of trees near the residence of
A. J. Turpln, he pulled a revolver and
shot her while she held their youngest
child in her arms, the powder scorch
ing the little girl's chcrtt. Lambert then
fired a -bullet Into Ms oreast. Mrs.
Lambert died a. few days afterward.
FIRE STATION IS
Blaze in Roof Gives Company
on the Macadam Road
Unique Experience.
Members of engine company No. 10
of the Portland fire department fought
a fire which attacked their own quar
ters on Macadam road at 11:30 o'clock
this morning. The blaze was started
by sparks from the chimney of the
building and had obtained a fairly
strong hold On the roof before the fire
men detected the odor of smoke.
The horses and apparatus were run
out of the building ana to the nearest
fire hydrant and members of the com
pany, under Battalion Chief Doyle
fought the flames without calling on
any of their fellow firemen. Before
the blaze had been extinguished the
roof had been so badly damaged that it
will be necessary to replace it entirely.
The interior of the building was also
badly damaged by water. The members
Of the company are this afternoon en
gaged in cleaning up the quarters and
drying out their bed clothing.
I
. In an opinion rendered this morn
ing by City Attorney Grant, it la held
that the owners of the recently de
stroyed Exposition building are entitled
to the compensation awarded them In
case the extension of Morrison street
is made. - Councilman- Kubll Introduced
an ordinance a few weeks ago, in which
ft is asked that the ordinance adopt
ing the viewers' report be repealed. It
in tbe opinion of the cfty attorney that
the original ordinance cannot be re
pealed, and the only way to do is to
repeal the entire proceedings.
The idea of those back of the effort
to repeal the ordinance in which the
report of the viewers is given was to
get out of paying the heavy damages
to the owners of the Exposition build
ing. The viewers reported that. In case
Morrison street be extended, the city
should pay such damages. The Exposi
tion building burned after the matter
had gone through the council, and the
auditor had entered the assessments for
benefits on the lien docket.
As the matter stands, the viewers as
sessed damages to property, and the
city attorney holds that this is valid,
and the only way not to pay these danv
ages, especially lo the. owners of the
old Exposition building, is to rescind
all proceedings. It is proposed to ex
tend Morrison streot from Chapman to
Washington streets.
OREGON PIONESfl OF
1865 DIES AT EUGENE
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
Eugene, or.. Aug. 24. William Mont
gomery, a Dioneer of 186G. dld at th
home of his. daughter, -Mrs. J. M. Mar
tin, in Kugene, yesterday, at the age of
8:! years. He. was born in Missouri on
April 11. 1828, and came to Oregon with
his wife in 1-865, settling first in Linn
county, but in 1868 came to Lane county
and bought a farm near Irving, where
no resiaea continuously until three
years ago when he moved to Eugene
to live with his daughter. The cause
of death was paralysis. He leaves four
children as -follows: Mrs. Mary Bow
ers, of Irving; Mrs. Laura Martin, of
Eugene; Mrs. Ella Ilerron. of Monroe.
and J. J. Montgomery of Wilbur, Wash.
Mrs. Montgomery died about 10 years
ago. Mr. Montgomery was a member of
the M. E. church south and was one of
the substantial cltiaens of the county.
STRIKE OF METAL
WORKERS ALL OFF
(I'nlted Presa leased Wire.)
McArdie ot tKJAT
r.Le ,r .the ma,Sa5naJed Assocla-
'! . Tin Workers
" 1 """" " aay eciarea off a strike that
IPPn t hnilNfl nrt men i r. i
Ohio, West Virginia anil TnrUnno
affected.
.Tsrksnnvtlle nennla HIta
ment sidewalks.
DAMAGED BY FIRE
COUNCIL WOULD
PAY HEAVY DAMAGES
protests
agistmgieiit
Alleges Violation of Direct Pri
mary Law by W. J.Clarke
and William Baker?
(Safest Bureau of Tbe Journal.) '
Balem, Or.. Aug. 21. Charging W. J.
Clarke, the assembly candidate on the
Republican ticket for state printer, and
William Baker, printer, who filed
Clark's argument advocating his nom
ination with the secretary of state, with
misrepresentation and falsehood and vi
olation of the direct primary law, Willis
S. Duniway, the direct primary, candi
date for reelection on the Republican
ticket for the same office, today filed
with th4 secretary of state a protest
against allowing the argument to be
printed in the publicity pamphlet, w'hlch
will be seht td every registered voter.
Duniway construes the argument, in ad
dition to being favorable to Clarke's
candidacy, as an attack upon himself
and his administration as state printer.
As the direct primary law designates
August 16 as the latest date on which
argments can be filed against a candi
date; and also provides that a copy of
them must be served on the candidate
attacked, he contends that the present
argument, being filed August 22, the
latest date at which arguments can be
filed favorable to candidates and print
ed In the pamphlet, is In' violation of
the direct primary law.
While the argument pretends to be
In favor of the candidacy of Clarke,
and does not refer to Duniway by name
directly, It makes use of the words,
"Stato printer," and throughout la
sprinkled with the ' words, "he" and
"his," and this method, Dtlnlway con
tends, is but a covert way of attack
ing so as to avoid being compelled to
file the argument August IS, as he
would then have had an opportunity of
filing a reply. Being filed August 22,
however, he Is deprived of this right.
He further alleges that August 23
he consulted the chief clerk of the
secretary of state as to how late that
day arguments favorable to the nom
ination of candidate would be accent
ed and was told 6 o'clock in the after
noon. Promptly at that hour, he says,
he consulted the clerk as to whether
any argument hnd been ftled by Clarke
and. was advised that there had not.
Misrepresentations and (falsehoods are
alleged ,to consist In the comparing ot
the revenues of the state printer with
the combined salaries of other state of
fices, and In stating that tbe office is
operated on a fee system when it is
operated on piece work system.
APPLICANTS SOUGHT
FOR CIVIL SERVICE
Koneducatlonal positions in the quar
termaster's department at large include
the mechanical trades and similar posi
tions, and applications for the positions
mentioned below may be filed at any
time with the district secretary. Elev
enth civil service district, room 224,
Federal building, Seattle, Wash. The
positions are: Blacksmith and horse
shoer, $60 a month and ration; black
smith, $i!0 a month and ration; car
penter. $60 a month and ration; marine
steam engineer, $80 to $100 a month;
marine fireman, $65 a month; maater,
$80 to $125 a month; mate. $75 a month;
plumber, $60 a month and ration; sta
tionary fireman, $600 to $900 per an
num, and stationary steam engineer,
$900 and less per annum. Examination
for -this position will Include mental
tests If the salary is more than $900
per annum.
There has been a lack of ellgibles for
the positions of blacksmith, blacksmith
and horseshoer. marine steam engineers
willing to accept employment at $30 a
month and marine fireman, mate and
station fireman at $800 per annum. All
qualified persons arc urged to ffle ap.
jlicatlons without delay with the dis
trict secretary at SeatUa-,
PERMANENT EXHIBIT
BEING MADE READY
Large quantities of beautiful speci
mens of fruit and vegetables are being
received by the chamber of commerce
for Its permanent exhibit, and Expert
Processor E. B. Wright Is working over
time embalming them.
The work has only begun. As the sea
son advances more and more fruit will
be handled because the exhibit is to be
the finest on the" coast, If not the most
elaborate and complete of Its kind in
the whole world. Tlmse who have seen
the work say the exhibit will be a won
der. Among the specimens processed so far
are pears, peaches, cherries, gooseber
ries, strawberries, currants and other
small fruits and all kinds of vegetables.
So well are they preserved that one
might believe they were Just picked
and Immersed In the crystalline water.
Every specimen bears the name of
the person who sent It in, ,and the(daUs
when It was processed.
Fruit sent in must be packed with it
greatest of care because bruises will
prevent perfect processing.
ILLINOIS COAL MINERS
WILL CONTINUE STRIKE
'United Pre Loased Wire )
Chicago, Aug. 24. President Moor
head of the Illinois Miners Federation
announced today that the coal operators
had voted practically unanimously to
continue the strike that has been in
progress for several months. The coal
shortage in Illinois is assuming serious
proportions. . The demand far exceeds
the supply and coal dealers are import
ing from outside districts. Prices are
advancing rapidly.
Ask us to prove to
you that in this ale of a
bankrupt eastern dealer's
stock we can sell you a $375
piano for $288, or a $400 pi
ano for $304, or a $450 piano
for $318, or a $475 piano for
- $332. Four carloads at these
reductions. Eilers Music
youse, 353 Washington St.
or 84 prand Ave.
seifmiitsai
ILLS III DANGER
ON FEATHER RIVER
Among Them Properties of Dia
mond Match Company, of
Enormous -Value River
May Hold Fire Within Limits.
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Spokane, Wash., Aug." 24.--A message
from St Joe, Idaho, says: i
"Many are dead around Marble creek.
The whole of Marble creek is doomed un
less rain falls. 'Conditions are awful."
A corroborated message from Avery
says that, out of 26 men who went out
to fight the fire, only two returned
alive.
Ellensburg. Wash., Aug. 24. Ellens
burg ls now the transfer, point for all
telegraph business from the northwest
to points along the line of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & Puget Sound raflway from
Seattle to the eastern boundary of
Idaho. The Western Union "office here
Is flooded with relay and government
business to the fire swept eone of
Idaho and Montana and tales of horror
that have been received In the city are
appalling. . Employes of the railway at
this point have been notified that 25
bridges out of 2$ between Avery and
St. Maries, Idaho, have been destroyed;
by the fire. Most of the bridges were
of wood. Some trestles wore 200 feet
high, and all-of them haveibeen totally
consumed. ,
The railroad company has replaced
the wooden structures with steel, in
preparation for through traffic in Sep
tember, and it is learned that the steel
bridges have buckled and warped under
the Intense heat and will have to be re
placed. The loss can only be approxi
mated here, but it is known that it will
run into the thousands. The dispatcher
at Maiden says that eight Milwaukee
bridge carpenters are in the hospital
badly burned, having been caught' In a
seething sea of flames.
(United Presa Leaned Wire.)
Chloo, Cal., Aug. 24. Burning swiftly
up the brushy canyons and heavily
timbered gulches ot the north fork
of the Feather river, a forest fire Is
rapidly advancing cm the small mining
town of Magalla, or Dogtown, on the
Stirling City railroad. Several cabins
and other mine buildings have been de
stroyed. Tbe main part of the town is
directly in the path of the fire and a
strong wind ls sweeping down from
Sawmill mountain, driving the flames
rapidly toward the frame houses.
Every available man In the mountain
section from Paradise valley to the
Diamond Match company's giant mills
at Stirling City Is at the fire front
The women and children of the ranch
ers and mtners along the river are
guarding their homes. Several small
hack fires have been started and two of
these hve broken from control in the
high wind. They have Joined the main
body of fire, making fire area more than
two miles in width.
" One man, as yet unidentified, is
lying at the point of death from severe
burns received while fighting the fires.
He was caught in a dry gully, up which
the fire ran like lightning.
The Diamond Match company ls send
ing relief trains to Magalla from Dur
ham. It la feared that railroad com
munication will be cut off, as communi
qation by wire has already been. Nine
miles farther out in the mountains are
located the extensive mills and woods
of the Diamond Match company. There
also are the towns and settlements of
Insklp, Stirling City, Powellton and Par
adise Valley. Should the fire reach
any of these mills and towns the loss
would be enormous.
It Is believed the fire cannot cross
the Feather river, as the wind Is ad
verse. If It should, however, it would
cat its way into the heart of the Oon
aw and Flea valley forests in the vi
cinity of Spanish peaks.
The entire mountain region is envel
oped in smoke. This has come not only
from the local fires but from the confla
grations in Oregon.
MONTANA MILITIAMEN
ORDERED ALL WAY FROM
CAMP PERRY, TO FIRES
Wi'ntred Preaa Leaiwd Wtne.i
Camp Perry, Ohio, Aug. 24. Eighteen
members of the Second Montana regi
ment who are participating in the rifle
matches on the Camp Perry ranges were
today ordered home to assist in fight
ing the forest fires. Had they been
able to remain, their records so "far in
dicated that they would have been able
to win In Class C.
50 FORESTERS TO GO
FROM 0GDEN TO FIGHT
FLAMES IN MONTANA
(United Prcaa Leased Wira-a
Washington. Aug, 24. Associate For
ester Albert F. potter today ordered
fifty experienced men to proced from
Ogden, Utah, yto the forest fire front
In Montana. They will relieve the in
experienced fire fighters.
VOTERS URGED TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF SHORT
TIME JO- REGISTER
Only 385 voters appeared at
the courthouse to register yes-
terday, raisng the total to 25,-
631. Those who want to save
time and the annoyance of walt-
ing in lino later on should tie
4 strings on their fingers, for cofii-
paratively short time is left be-
fore the books for the primaries
will be closed. The office Is
open dally from 8 a nij to 5 p. m.
4 As tho books now stand there
are 19,661 Republicans. 3750
4 Democrats and 2220 members of
the minor parties or independ-'
ents.
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PRESS CLUB OFFICE NOW IN
MERCHANTS' TRUST BLDG.
4 The Press club has established
. a business office and executive
4 headquarters in the Merchants
-JW8UUlldlngx&,84id..
ington streets, , and will Jater en- 4
large - these headquarters. A 4
uireuiiK ui me ciuo lias Deon
4 called for Sunday, August 28, at
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ASSEMGLY LEADERS
W
1ST
Long Search Needed -to Select
Candidafe for, Joint
Senator. ,
The "leaders- at . Vusembly" heaoV
quarters, like a certain old . man of
ancient days, are still bearing their lan
terns into tar places in -search of a
man worthy tfielr indorsement for the
office of Joint senator from Clackamas,
Columbia and Multnomah counties.
They held another meeting last night
and, like the old man,could not find
their man. This afternoon they are
going to hold another meeting when, so
Charlie Lockwood says, 'the result, of
certain mysterious pilgrimages will be
made known and ,"a certain party" may
be crowned with the nominaUon of tho
fragment of the "assembly."
Charlie Lockwood, who keeps gate
and gives out, censored results of star
chamber sessions of the - "managing
men," this morning was very busy look
ing over a long list of names and find
ing those who ought to be "educated"
with assembly literature.
A number of girls were mailing out
this literature, telling the .voter that
the "assembly" nominations were the
homlnations of the Republican party,
that the voter ought to .get back of
them and put specially selected men
Into office.
Sid nothing-.
"We didn't do nothing," said Charlie,
when asked what the secret session of
the managing men had accomplished at
their latest effort last night "We
talked about it a little bit and then ad
journed until this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The committee wanted to see a certain
party first and see if he would take
the nomination."
"Who was the 'certain party?" the
gatekeeper was asked, and he smiled
slyly.
"Oh we have decided not to give out
that Information 'until we have picked
the man," was the answer. "Then," he
continued, '"we will make It public,"
"Was it Judge Northup?" was the
next question.
"No. It was a party that Judge
Northup salt would be a good man,"
said Charlie. "What we want to do,"
he continued with a suddei burst of
confidence, "Is to pick out the best
man, the man who will serve the people
of Oregon best. When we find that
man, then wo will nominate him, and,
when we nominate him, we will, give It
out for publication."
Publlo Jfot lute rested.
"Is there anything now la the cam
paign T"' changing the subject
"There ain't nothing that the pub
llo is Interested in," said Charlie.
"Isn't the public generally interested
In the election of publlo officials, or
the campaign which ls to result In
their nomination or election?'' Charlie
was asked.
"Well." he answered, "they ain't In
terested In these preliminary atepa
Things ain't warmed up yet"
"When Is the campaign going to
openT' was the next one.
Short Campaign.
"Oh, I don't know, abwut the 9th. I
guess. It ls a long time yet. We ain't
going to have a long campaign."
"Going to burn all your red fire at
once?" it was suggested.
"There ain't going to be much red
fire." said Charlie. "I don't believe
much in these speeches. We don't run
campaigns now like we used to. Times
have changed." And Charlie sighed. -
"Perhaps you are going to conduct a
campaign of education?" It was eug
gebted. "Oh, I don't know. I believe the peo
ple are already educated." And Char
lie sighed again, and, reminded of hla
task, began his labors once more.
PORTLAND CAMPERS IN
NO DANGER FROM FIRE
Outing parties including well known
Portland people, en route to Crater
Lake, who it was feared last week
might hape been overtaken by the for
est fires raging in southern Oregon,
have all beerf heard from by Portland
friends and none are in any danger.
The Herdman party, composed of Pro
fessor and Mrs. H. H. Herdman, Mr. and
Mrs. Nash and Miss Dorothea Na3h,
are encamped at Odell lake, many miles
north of the fire zone. In the Odell
Lake country there ls no underbrush
and in event of a fire breaking out,
campers could reach a place of safety
in a short time by driving through the
woods.
Dr. W. L. Wood's party is in camp
on tne shores of Crescent lake, many
miles north ofi the fires. No further
alarm ls felt for their safety.
DALLES WOMAN ROBBED
' AT DOOtjOF HER HOME
r The Dalles, Aug. Z4. Two daylight
I robbers relieved Mrs. George A Glover
I of $195 at her home. 803 West Thlr
I teenth street Mrs. Glover had been
downtown with the money to deposit
it in the bank, but the bank was closed
when she got there, so she took the
money home. Soon after she arrived
'at her residence a roughly dressed man
for a drink. She went to the kitchen
tc get the water, when she was .con
fronted by another stranger armed "with
a revolver. At the point of the pistol
she was made it o hand the money over
to the man who ' wanted a drink, and
the two escaped. The officers were
nrtifled, but the robber had gotten away
before the officers arrived on the scene.
BAD CHECK MAN IS ,
' TAKEN TO PRISON
The Dalles, Aug.
24. Marlon 8. Tay
the 'penitentiary at
or was taken to
Salem yesterday by Sheriff Chrlsman
At the May term of court Taylor was
lndlc-ted on several charges of obtaining
money by false pretenses In Issulne
checks on banks in which he had no
deposit but the cases against him were
continued until tho November term.. A
few days ago Taylor .concluded to plead
guilty and was sentenced by Judge
Uradsfiaw to four years In the peni
tentiary. He is the young fellow who
came here last spring and won the con
fidence of a good many people in the
city by professing to be an evangelist,
and after he had gained their confi
dence got them to cash a lot of worth
less chedks for him.
Investigate Log Stealing.
Astoria, Or. '.Aug. 24. Prosecuting
county Was
wholesale r
Washington, Is Investigating a
system of. log thievery In
which several prominent biuflnes men
of North Beach are said to be connected,
Purlng the past several month, Mr.
O'Phelan states; logs to the amount ojf
more than $M00 have been missing.
I'ILD HUE ' '
PIKFinilSE
Unsatisfactory Service . Made
Basis of Ordinance to Oust
Pacific Telephone Co.
Revocation of the franchise held by
the Paclf to Telephone & Telegraph
company is asked in an ordinance In
troduced this morning before the city
council. Councilman Belding ls the fa-
tner or the move to oust the company
and charges the franchise haa been
greatly abused.
Poor service 1st the general complaint
(hat comes to Councilman Belding, upon
wlIch he base his ordinance. "A quiet
investigation carried on by that official
show people In all part of the city
have complaint against the service
rendered by4 the company. In the resi
dence, districts a cnange in party lines
was recently made, in which the 10-
pnrty line was discontinued. Just what
service took the prace of this Hue has
not been definitely ascertained.
complaint' was made this week to
Councilman Belding from a woman- on
west rant street. She said there were
four other service telephones on the
line of which "he is supposed to have
exclusively. Trouble ' has been expe
rienced the past several months, and
she finally discovered the line had five
patron. She pay 12.25 a month.
Councilman Devlin recently- intro
duced a resolution before the council.'
asking for an InveeUgatlon Into the
raise In rates. The Judiciary commit
tee took up the matter, and asked City
Attorney Grant for legal advice on the
franchise. 1
"Why should people pay for some
thing they do not receive?" asked Coun
cilman Belding. "If the company wishes
to continue business in. Portland, why
does It not put Into operation a system
that will give satisfaction? That is
what the franchise calls for, and that
Is what the people want." The ordi
nance was sent to the street com
mittee.
Von Unaern-Sternbera Sells
Russian Military Secrets to
Austria, Is Charge.
(United PrM Uaaed Wirc.V
St Petersburg. Aug. 24. It was of
ficially announced today that Baron von
Ungern-Sternberg, under arrest o,n a
charge of selling Russian military se
crets to Austria, will be tried by a
military tribunal and not in a civil
court. Death sentence ls not within
the scope of civil authority, and it ls
believed the action has been taken to
put the baron out of 'the way.
Von TJngen-Sternberg represented
the Austrian official news agency in
St Petersburg, beside - acting as cor
respondent of several other continental
newspapers and two IjCngllsh Journals.
He was allowed mafly privileges on ac
count of his position. It is charged
W- Russian officials that he made use
of this freedom to gain certain knowl
edge of Russian army plans to which
ho was not entitled. Later, It ls said,
he sold them to the military attache
of tbe Austrian embassy.
Among the plans that the AuRtrlans
were discovered to have possession of
was one concerning the projected mo.
blllzatton of the Russian army on the
frontier of Austria in event of hii at
tack from that direction. Knowledge
of this plan would have frustrated any
Russian defense.
There Is much building activity In
Redmond, claims the Spokesman of that
town.
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Last CluaMce
September 811
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Offer Very Low Round Trip
Rates (o the East and South
Spend the Indian summer in the East. September and Oc
tober are the mpst delightful months of the year to visit the
large cities and resorts. "
Wc operate the famous. ROCKY MOUNTAIN LIMITED
between Colorado and Chicago, the GOLDEN STATE LIM
ITED between California and Chicago, and THE TWIN
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Our representative will be pleased to call and help plan
your trip. Special attention given to women and children
traveling alone. Reservations should be made in advance.
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ROOSEVELT ISSUES
VVATt DECLARATION
TO "OLD GUARD"
If They Are Looking for a Fight
at Saratoga Convention,
They Will Get.lt, Says Col
onel, Pleased.
(United Prew Lea ted Wire.)
Herkimer, N. T., , Aug.; 14. Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt today Issued a dec
laration of war to the. "old guard" in
the Republican party in New York.
Roosevelt' attention was called to a
statement of William H. Barnes, leader .
of the "regulars," that he and his asso-
vive w VUiU vt CiVVMiy II V t&lr WQ O",
8, toga convention. .
"If they want to fight, all right," said
the colonel. "I like fighting. As long
as it ls going to be a fight I expect they
will have all they want.
" "I am going to the Saratoga conven
tion only because I feel that the publlo
interest demands that the party be given
a chance to stand squarely and uncom
promisingly on axolean and decent pol
icy. I am going to the convention and
make a speech just exactly a I orig
inally planned. While I hope there will
be enough good, honest delegates to pre
vent the overthrow of the principle for
which I shall stand, yet if a certain ele
ment feel that it is .their duty to op
pose them, then it is their affair. As
far a I am concerned the issues will be
clean cut." .
Colonel Roosevelt's statement fol
lowed a cross country ride. Numerous
farmers stopped the former president a
he cantered over the country roads.' - He
shook hand heartily with them. The
farmer expressed gratification that
Roosevelt had returned to politics.
Colonel Roosevelt Indicated that he
emected to fight In the convention, even
if a majority of the delegate opposed
his ideas.
PROTEST FILED TO
STREET IMPROVEMENT
wv.,t 4, hiAHAaVrt!.Ari ns vrv nnnr
mnrk Dnri an AVorbltant rrlce is noted
in a protest filed today with the city
council and executive board over the
Improvement of Ravetfsvtew drive, be
twuen Patten road and Terrace drive,
on Council Crest. Tho protest ls maaa
against final acceptance of the improve
ment, and tne executive Doaru in tisnrii
to further inquire Into the matter ami
ascertain why a Mil of $5023 for ex
tras ls charged.
Those signing the protest are Blanche
Hogue. Frank K. Ferris, Antonett
Stout"W. 8. Turner. H. Jr-Claussenius,
Maude G. Hughes. A K. Mann. Susan
Cronan and 8usan C. Stott. They are
the majority of people on the drive af
fected. The communication state that the
work was let to the J. W. Sweeney
Contracting company in October. 190S.
The contract price was $11,099. The
street was to be macadamized and to
be completed by January 7, 1910. This
was not done, and the executive board
granted until March 7. Another exten
sion of time was granted until May 13.
The work was finally completed, and
the first part of' August the assess
ment notices were sent to the prop
erty owners on the drive. In these
notices it was discovered the amount
asked was $6029 more than had been
specified in the contract. In many
cases owners of lots on the thorough
fare were assessed double the original
assessment
The communication further state the
board has not accepted the drive, and
the property owners ask that this not
be done until the matter la satisfac
torily adjusted. Theyask that tbe
assessment be the original' amount
which was $12,099. The property own
ers further state that the company
failed to put in a good quality of ma
cadam and that the firat rain thl fall
will wash the surface away, as it t
too light
Journal. Want Ads bring twvU.
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M.J. GEARY,
Gen'Agt. Pass. Dept.
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