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THE ' OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3, 1910. ME MS III , . IB YORK HAVE TO REMAKE LIST Since It Hiis Been Discovered John Mitchell Is Ineli- as Gubernatorial Can didate, Dopesters Get Busy. That gible Kill m GREAT i Five Hundred Leave Portland on Steamer to Witness First Day's! Contest. , SEiffllMLL CASE AT BAKER ihildren of J; W. Wright Make Serious Charges Against - Stepmother. - : New York. Aug. 29. Verily the lot of the , politician Is a hard one In these days of uncertainty For instance. The pre-conventton. Inofficial slate, makers had air fixed it ud nicely that John Mitchell, formej president of the Miners" union, ana present wneei norse or tne Civic Federation,, should be the Repub lican candidate - for governor .of New York, There cdmes an up state Judge with the suggestion that the constitu- tlon of the state prescribes that no man can be governor who has not been a resident for 'five years, , whereas Mr. Mitchell has only been citizen Of " the Empire state about two' years. v Thus Is tho work of those-who pick slates in advance made doubly difficult. Mrs. Andrew Carnegie has contracted the melon habit. She Is convinced there Is nothing quite so toothsome as ' a .Georgia rattlesnake watermelon or a Rocky Ford musknielon. Hence since the beginning 0f the season there has been sent to Skibo Castle every week, a half dozen Georgia rattlesnake and a crate of Colorado itocky Fords. The melons are carefully selected hf Georgia 1 and Colorado and are given the care neces sary to get them to be in prime condi tion, V; - ' " .'. - "An Eyesight Qualification. "Nearly all the school work of the child requires the use of the eyes," says Dr. P. MS Jones of Denver. Colo.' "The whole course of instruction is. arranged on the supposition that the seholar has good sight But to suppose good sight for all children Is to make a mistake and may work" great Injustice. " "One of the best health officers Den ver has .eyer had,"'contlnued Dr. Jones, "was very near sighted. He knew It when a boy, but was not allowed to wear glasses. One day his teacher told htm to read something from the blackboard across the' room. He could not do It The teacher told another boy to do It, and he read It. Then, turning to the boy, who was so near sighted he could not have read it at a quarter of the distance, the teacher again told him to read it Again the boy said he could not. So his ears were boxed and he got ten demerits for obstinacy, "The new law requiring the examina tion of school children's eyes has put to an end everything like that in Colorado. The scholar cannot be abused by a teacher who does not know his sight is defective. Neither can the scholar im pose on the teacher by, claiming a de - fact he has not-set: -A child wtnr-ts to be promoted, or who wishes to enter school above the lowest grade, is ex amined to learn whether he knows enough, to go on with his work in any clans. This Is a requirement which should be the; law everywhere." . " I ' Apache' FroTes His Worth. i "Tlte Apache Indian has done a great deal; towards, wiping out the charges against him," says, R. G Greenhow, of Los Angeles. "Strange, as it may seem, the members-of this one time ferocious tribe have done most of. their labor In the construction of the greatest monument to civilization which this country now possesses. "The contrast between the nature of their activities 30 years ago, when they were scalping arid burning right and left through the southwest, and now, is remarkable. "A largo part of the labor In the con struction of the immense Roosevelt dam In Arizona has been furnished by these same Apaches. I have watched them work, and I learned from men In charge of the construction work that they proved to be tractable as well as Indus trious. . "The people of- the United States will never realize the Importance of this dam unless they see it. The structure is composed of sandstone and cement. "It rises nearly 300 feet above Salt river. It must be as long as from the Arlington to the New Wlllard. and the base In as wide as half the length of a, good city block in Washington. 'A 20 foot roadway runs along the top. I was told during my visits to the works that the lake which would be formed by this dam would-be the larg est artificial body of water in the world. "I am not a statistician, but 1 learned enough of the purpose of the structure to give me a pretty fair Idea of Its im portance. "About a quarter of a million acres of land will be irrigated by the stored-up water. "I wfts informed that the crops of a single season from this irrigated land would pay for the entire investment of nearly $9,000,000. It Is certainly a re markable piece of engineering work. Solution of Negro Problem. "The south soon would be able to set tle the negro question If . all communi ties would adopt the policy of Cullman, Ala.," says J. H. Sanders, of Huntsvtlle, Ala "Cullman does not allow a negro within her corporate limits. The, town was originally settled by a lot of Ger mans from Europe and Pennsylvania sHortly after the Civil war, and after about 10 years' experience with a larg, number or negroes who lived in the town and surrounding country, the peo ple decided they would have to get along without 'the brother In Slack.' So they no tified all the negroe'a'td get out and stay away for good. Those . negroes who owned small properties were paid good prices for their places in the town, and from that day to this' a negro 'has not been allowed in the town. "They are not even allowed to come within the corporate limits to trade at th stores. The town passes no law(on thff subject, however. It was lust the unanimous opinion of the residents, that they didn't want the blacks in the place, the town-marshal .explains It, and eworts him out of town, vr; t - . "Cullman Is the only town in Ala bnma, so far as I have heard, where such a race discrimination Is known, and this la considered remarkable. as In many parts of Alabama the negro pop ulatlon outnumbers the whites.' ,' 'Five : hundred people boarded , the steamer Charles R. Spencer' yesterday to accompany Admiral W. W. Robin son and his staff of officers to As (orja, where the fifteenth annual re gatta of that city opened this morn ing The steamer, which acted in the capacity of a flagship for the -white- garbed regatta orricers, sieamea away, iKoirlnr BAvpral. hundred. dls&DDOTnted persons on tne wasnir.gion eireei aocan The marine, regulations ot ine govern ment. limit the number of passengers which the 8pencer may carry ' to 600. Among those , left on shore was State Senator Abrahams, a candidate ior governor." . The aspirant for ' political honors was attired in the white duck costume of the regatta official. The Spencer returned from Astoria hst night with a few of the passen gers - of . the morning on boaru, , the greater part of these having remained in Astoria for " the three days' festivi ties. During the rldei up and down the river a, band regaled the steamer's euests. Accompanying the Bpencer on the down trip was the fleet of the Portland Motor Boat ; club, , which- Included . the i Wolff II., champion of the Pacific coast, hav' itig won the distinction at Seattle last year, some rast power crart rrom uai ifornla will be seen at .Astoria when the power boat races begin. There is a determined rivalry between. Portland boat owners and those of 8an Francisco and the latter would .Mke o take -the championship south'. ;. v " 7. ' ' '-" E. C. 'Judd, of1 Astoria,- who la chair man of the regatta, has succeeded In securing a fund of $5,000 which will be used to buy the trophies awarded to winners In the sailing events and othef marine contests of the next' three days. v. ?. ;- . ". - - 1L KNOW FATE OFBRIDGETODAY Expected Bids to Be Opened 'This Afternoon Will -Total $200,000. For amusement places there has been Invented a self-playing piano in Which Is incorporated, a metalophone and snare and bass drums. . . , IUTIII1A1 LAHDS TO BESQLD Heirs Have Privilege of Selling Inherited Lands Good : . Stock Land. (Special Dlpatrh to The Journal.) - ' 'Baker City, Or., Aug. 29. What prom lees to be a sensational will case, was filed today in the probate court of t thin county. Nellie Wright and Floyd Wright: bring, suit , to set aside the will . of; their . late, father, James , W. i Wright, alleging that fraud andforgery were practiced In securing the will, j Serious charges are made .against Fan nie H. Wright his aecond wife, by Nellie and Floyd, children by his first wife. James W. Wright died In this city February . 26, 1910, leaving . an estate valued at about $20,000, anor of this amount Nellie and Floyd . receive $600 each, and the remainder goes to his wife. , '.,','' ';.. . 1 "According to allegations of the chil dren, they have been In Kentucky for the past three years attending, school and have not seen their father. They claim that Mrs. Wright kept their let ters from , her husband and .otherwise influenced him against them." v They allege' that the purported will Is not the last will and testament of the deceased man, and that the signa ture which la attached to the will Is not that of James W. Wright, as he will is dated February 26, the day on which he died, and they claim that on that day he was not able, el tner men tally or physically, to sign his name. The case will be hard fought on both sides and some prominent legal talent will be employed. County Judge Mes sick has set September 15 as the date for hearing- the case, as the will has been admitted to probate and the plain tiffs ask that It be removed from pro bate. ' - (Special' Dispatch to The Journal. Klamath Falls, Or., Aug. r 29. The firstsale of allotted lands on the Klamath Indian reservation will be made at, the expiration of SO days. Under the regulations governing the al lotments the heirs of an allottee have the privilege of selling the inherited lands. Three quarter sections are now being advertised. 'The law ' requires that before the lands can be transferred they must be advertised in' newspaper of general circulation , for a period of 60 days. At the end of this period the sealed bids are opened and If they are up to the estimate placed, on the land by the Indian agent and if the bid is satisfactory to the heirs, then a deed can be Issued. ' However, ' Several' affi davits must first be made that the narties to the transaction are riot 'con spiring to defraud tlie government The lands to be sold are said to be good for raising stock. Much of the Klamath reservation is especially adapted to raising cattle and horses. During the past week, the Indian agent has; received 100 full blood Hereford and Shorthorn bulls from.. Nebraska. These will be distributed among" the Indians free of charge. Last year 4000 young heifers, were distributed among the Indians. Their herds are being brought up to the standard by the im portation of this fine stock. The In dians are given full possession,, but can not.sell the cattle given them. It is believed that next year the Klamath reservation will be opened to settlement. The Indians are now using a 'Very small portion of the 48 town ships Included in the reserve. The al lotments made cover a very small por tion of the whole area. When this vast area Is opened to settlement It will aria greatly to the wealth - of Klamath county. :.' - y. ; '." TEXAS WOMAN THOUGHT SURVEYOR WAS CRAZY Special Dlapatch to The Joornal.i ' San. Antonio, Texas, j Aug. 29. J. H. Long, deputy sheriff of Bexar county and expert In the handling of lunatics, has discovered that there are a "num ber of things he does not know, among them the 1 ways of surveyors. To a plaintive message received at sheriff s headquarters from a woman living on the outskirts of the city, Deputy Sheriff Long responded with much alacrity, The woman had sent word that a supposed lunatic v was acting queerlj'. keeping going from one place to another, in a very aimless manner and fastening bits of paper to trees, fences and little "stakes he . had with him. When Deputy .Sheriff Long told the alleged lunatic that he was wanted by his mother downtown a rather odd smile fled over the countenance of the latter. The man of the law then de elded to play a more direct game and told him that he was ; wanted by the law. Vhy he should be was not clear to the man and after a resulting argu ment in which Deputy Sheriff Long got the worst of it, both were of the same turn of mind. The surveyor ex plained to the officer that the bits of papen , were Intended to show the way to a grading crew, and the woman who accused him of lunacy for such Is the technical ' charge has a ' damage suit ahead of her. ) One Candidate in Klamath, Klamath Falls,. Or., Aug. 29. Klam ath county 1 so far has one candidate for a state office. 3. Scott Taylor, Democrat, has filed his petition to be come a candidate for ofU-. . ' printer. - Taylor mndo Ui ru i ! ; office four years bo. Yi:ii 1 with the minority party. h 1 that he can. overqom the natuml t -publican majority! The same, at ('ir years ago. he will advocate placing; ti state printer on a flat salary. Florence Crtttenton Lrpie. Old-Orchard, Me, Aug. 29. The an nual conference of Christian Worker and the Florence Crlttertton Iieague of Compassion opened. on the Old Orchard carap grounds-today -and will continue for one week. The gathering Is In charge of Rev., William J. Coxens, super-, Intendent of the Florence Crlttentoa league, who will be assisted by a num ber of well known ministers and evan gelists. 1 ', " New Theatre at Minneapolis. Minneapolis, Minn.. Aug. 29. The new Shubert theatre In this city, one of the finest playhouses In the northwest, has its formal opening tonight. Viola Al len in "The White Sister" has been en gaged, as the Initial attraction. The ' rate of the Broadway bridge will be, decided this afternoon. It is believed that bids for at least $200,000 of the' $260,000 first issue of the Broadway bridge bonds .will be found acceptable when City Auditor .Barbur opens the. jeaietj' proposals at zip clock Local, subscribers who , have not flleJ bids in legal form attended to, these IB at details this morning, A number of new bids were received and filed by the Hlbernla Savings bank Three of the bids total $100,000.; These are: woodmen of the World, $50,000; W. K. Smith, $26,000; Meier. Frank, $25,000. Two banks have filed bids, the tTnlted States National for $5000. the Hartman & Thompson bank first for $3500, which was reduced to $2500. Other bids' range from $60 to $5000, and the total legally filed is not less than $200,000. The business men's commit tee, which has been campaigning for two weeks endeavoring to awake public sentiment in favor of the bridge and lubllc Intelligence to its necessity, hope that when the bids, are opened a suf ficient number to take up the entire first $250,000 will be found. PASCO TO HAVE NEW I CARNEGIE LIBRARY (Special Dlitch to The icmrnal.) Pasco, Wash., Aug. 29. The city council of Pasco has set September It as the day on which bids and plans for the new Carnegie library will be received. The new library will cost $10,-000. The city coancil at the last regular meeting opened bids which had been submitted for the construction of a sewer system for the city of Pasco. Six bids had been submitted, the lowest being '1122,850, and the highest was $131,115. All "bids were rejected and the clerk instructed to readvertlse for bids. It had been estimated that the cost of the system would not exceed $100,000. The city clerk, at this meet ing, was allowed an additional salary I of $60 per month for one month, and ! Instructed to devote all of his time In j getting the books and records of the city, which were de8troyediDthe IreL Cent tlfeTln shape again. ; . MULLIGAN STEW MAKES HIT AT JOINT PICNIC More than 100 members of the etere- otypers' and photo-engravers' unions boarded the good ship Argosy yester day and jroceeded . to Sauvla's island down "the Willamette, where they en Jcyed the .second Joint picnic of the two organisations this year. The trip down the river consumed about an hour. Two baseball teams were picked out and while the chefs of the expedition prepared a mammoth mulligan 'stew the rival nines engaged In a Marathon scoring contest from which each side emerged claiming victory. After finally conceding the , game to the engravers, the stereos fell to with eest on the .savory mess of mulligln and were- atile to turn ihe tables on their "conquerers ..of the morning. The party returned to Portland in the even ing on the Argosy. Only men were present at the picnic, It being of a "stag" nature. , , , WATER SYSTEM, TROLLEY LINE FOR SOUTH BEND (Special Astute ti The Jodr&l-i South Bend,' Wash., Aug. 29. A trol ley line between 'the' cities of . South Rend and Raymond and a new water system for 8outft Bend are now prac tically assured. J. D. Crarey of Aber deen who, with the aid of Philadelphia capital, built the line between Aber deen and Hoquiam, Is seeking a fran chise to connect this city and Raymond and promises to begin work as soon as his application is granted. t P. E. Hall of Everett la petitioning the city council of thla city for a fran chise to furnish water and promises an abundant supply for all purposes. He proposes to bring the water from the South Fork of the Wlllapa river and that stream Is capable of furnishing an ample supply for a city of 100,000 peo ple. The city has already outgrown the present sytemand Mr. Hall's petition will probably be granted without un necessary delay. ' . . PRESS CLUB FEE FOR ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP MOTORCARS 11 zm "ask Vi!' tBJI THE MAN U3 Yll WHO OWNS IW U ONI- WE ARE NOW SELLING 1911 MODELS Fraftk C. Riggs Cornell Road, Twenty-thJia and , Washington Streets " Everywhere Not f f Will You Find Tweeds, In Such I I With Sue I the Correct Materials Cheviots and Homespuns Ample Variety or Chosen h Deference to Good Taste NOWHERE else will' you find the exquisite tailored finish which so unmistakably stamps Stein -Bloch Smart Clothes OUR FURNISHING GOODS REPRESENT THE CORRECT FALL STYLES sty w 1h SHIRTS Earl & Wilson; Cluett, Peabody & Co. NECKWEAR of Individuality. UNDERWEAR-Lewis Knitting Mills", Conradi& Friedman THE FALL SHAPE OF DUNLAP & CO., the recognized style leaders in headwear, now on sale. WI1EEE TO GET THE BEST ( nt M UK WASHINGTON STREET, NEAR FIFTH 3V- At a meeting held yesterday morn ing on the third floor .of the Mer chants' Truat , building, Slxt.i -and -Washington streets,' the lately organ- i lsea roruana tress ciuo uy uimiuiuuua,. consent decided to enlarge its present, quarters by the addition of two rooms, j and probably three. The house com- J mittee was Instructed to make arrange- ' ments to rent and furnish these rooms. ; The office has already been furnished ( and Is now in use. The club met in the office yesterday. i AfftUrs of the young organization are in excellent condition, as snown by the treasurer's report. The asso- i elate membership initiation fee was fixed at $25 and dues of associate mem bers at $1 a month. INDIANS SHOW INTEREST IN ARCHBISHOP'S SPEECH Archbishop . Alexander Christie re turned to Portland last night from the Grande Ronde Indian mission, near Mc MinnvlUe,' where he preached the fiftieth anniversary sermon of the founding of .the mission by Father Croquet. .. .,. About ' 8B0 Indians of the ' Grande Ronde country gathered to hear the archbishop's address, which was an elo quent tribute to the work of the rugged old missionary. The archbishop also celebrated a solemn requiem mass for Father Croquet's sOul and confirmed a class of 30 first communicants. The trip from McMlnnville to the mission was made by automobile. . investigate Klamath Dairies. , (Rpwlal Dlapatrh to The Journal.') ' Klamath Falls. Or. Aug. 29. County Health Officer Dr. R. R. Hamilton has begun'the Inspection-of all the. local dairies. . During the past few weeks about eight cases of typhoid fever havs .developed in this city. The health of ficer Is making an effort to locate the source of the sickness. Most Of the cases are a very light f om and so far not a; single death haa been reported. It Is the opinion of Dr. Hamilton that by taking drastic measures to have the dairies and the city in general cleaned no new cases will develop. ' in H.nu? a n uu-u-u r w w i m Ea M.i it i mm im i m wm mm n . Home Office vks poi.icTHOU)Ea coarpAirr etr-nna-ana Morrison .its, PORTLAND. OREGON. - ,V.-o 'V- A. L. Mlt-LS . . V . . . PresMi.ii L. SAMUEL. .General Manarer cuARFA'.iu a. samveu Asst., Mgr. Is Best for Oreg'onians Will Test Law. '-wlal Dispatch to The Journal.) Baker City, Or.. Aug. 29. Both whole- Bale and retail grocers are greatly inter- i ested in the case of the state of Oregon I vs. Frederick C. .Cavers, which will come , up for hearing at the September term i of court. It is a case to test the con- j etitutlonallty of the law passed by the last legislature prohibiting peddling without a license, and defining peddlers I as anyone who sells goods to parties other than retailers. . v ! Cavers Is a member .of the firm ht Gordon & Cavers company of Boise, i wholesale grocers, and was fined $100 in the Justice court for Richland for peddling without a license. He makes the defense that he was engaged In in terstate commerce and that the Oregon ; law is unconstitutional. District At- ' torney Levens will appear for the state and Gustav Anderson, city attorney, has been engaged to handle the case for Cavers. MOTORS FOR Sewing Machines Aged Woman Dies at Wallowa. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Wallowa, Or., Aug. 29. Mrs. R. E. Flnley died In this city Wednesday." aged 80 yers, 6 months and 1 day. Rachel ElUa Flnley, whos maiden name was Ppwers, was born, in Henry county, Tennessee, February 22, 1830, and at the age of 19 years married William Finley. She made, her home in Tennes see and Kentucky until last March, when she same to Wallowa to make her home with her sons. She is survived by four sons, Thomas, John, Joshua and Henry, all of this city, and one daugh ter, Mrs. Frances Wlsehart of Calloway county, Kentucky.1 Special Rates Made for Nation ahonscrvatiorCoilfresr" ,; The Canadian - Pacific announces a special round trip rate of ,,$60 to 8t. Paul - for 'the above occasion. Tickets to be on sate September S, good for stop overs. .For full particulars apply at 142 Thlird street. . JournaU'Yant;Ad,. bring; result Most Satisfactory Labor Saving Device for Domestic Use $16.50 ELECTRIC STORE Alder Street-CornerSeventK" OREGON HOTELS HOTEL HOTEL OBEGON SEATTLE Portland's LIT Growing HotL Vw, Kofltro, CtntxmUy .Located. 7th $ StarK, Portland, Or. Pioneer Square, Seattle,Wn. WRIGHT - DICKINSON WRIGHT & DICKINSON HOTELCOMPANYr Propsr HOTEL COMPANY, Props. PORTLAND, OR. European Plaa Modem Btstanrank PORTLAND Jjyii' e COST ONE SCUfcXOH SOLUM Bisdqnarters fee Tourists and Com mercial Travelers. Special rates made to families and single gentlemen. The management will -be pleased at all time to show tooma and - give prices. A modern Turkish bath es tablishment la tee hotel K. O. Bewen, Hf. THE IMPERIAL Oregon's Greatest Hotel 350 ROOMS, 104 SUITES, With Private Baths NEW FIREPROOF BUILDING MODERATE RATES PHIL METSCHAN & SONS, Props. iiis:s:l??4r t& 3 P SI THE CORNELIUS "The House of Welcome : CORNER PARK AND ALDER STREETS Beginning May 1 our rates will be as follows: Out side back rooms, $1 per day; single front rooms,. ' $1.50 per day. Our omnibus meets all trains. Portland's Newest and Most Up-to-Datt Hotel C. W. CORNELIUS H. E. FLETCHER Proprietor 1 Manager THL PLRKINS HOTLL XAS BSStmXO THS JdAWAOEMXITT 07 . THL PtRKlNS CAFE. AND GRILL CO. Prices Modified Service Improred . Muslo Snxing Ltuioh, Dinner and After Theatre MnsdaWlnKiErBfolheis UicEesffT The Best Salesman M buialClaWm (J.