The Oregon daily journal., August 21, 1911, Page 4, Image 4

V
TO .ENCOURAGE
MM TO RAISE
DIVERSIFIED CROPS
Losing of Population in East
ern Oregon;Counties Spurs
f Conservation - Commission
; to Take Action,
' In order to develop certain section of
central Oregon which have been show-
. ins a. tendency toward a decline both
in , population and productiveness, the
Oregon Conservation commission has in
itiated a movement which proposes to
educate the people of these sections in
s1entifle farming. While the movement
is- intended to cover all parts Of Ore
s' gon in which dry farmina; methods are
practiced, it Is especieuy -.rH
Sherman. Gilliam end Morrow
ennnttes.'
These three counties have an area of
jin .mir milt and yet have a.popu
l.ttoi. of onlv 12,2.00. During the past
five years these cnintin hn"""1"1
- well served -by- transportation
lines The cause of this movement of
population away from these counties Is
attributed to failure of crops due to
the fact that fanners of that section
persist in raising one crop, wheat, and
' in attempting to farm great tracts of
; land, i--v-;.;:. -v- .-.---:...
, VOl . Offer Trtsos. . . ; . ,
" The commission, with the aid of
other proposes- to assist the people or
these sections by offering prises for
- ths best displays of different kinds of
i crop, aucb- f told -peas., alfalfa,, corn,
and other crops that can be raised in
'tblgtountryr' Priiea will also bo of
fered for the.beet stock of alt descrlp-
f tions, hogs., cattle, sheep, horses, etc.
In- addition -to these prises,, tha 4com
mlssion expects to employ an export ag
riculturalist " hd horticulturist, who
will spend the, entire year in these three
counties, going about among the farmers
v, and giving them the latest practical
ideas in regatd to scienUflc farming.
' nkmnnBtration trains will also be sent;
through the. counties if possible. Both!
f these departments will be under the
direct supervision of tha Oregon Agrl
' cultural college, "
Everything possible will also be done
to educate the land owners to break up
their great holdings Into farms which
can bo handled by Individual 'farmers.
iThis is a problem which will have to bo
jleft largely to the people to work out
' but the commission hopes that by edu
cating them to a point where a Quarter
J section can ba worked profitably they
;wlll gio up the idea that a large farm
is-necessary to pay; . .
The commission has also written to
. prominent , residents of these sections
reminding them that the laws of 1911
allow each county to appropriate $2000
. annually for the purpose of holding a
fair and that two-thirds of this amount
' tf available as r rites. Two or mors
. counties are. permitted to Join togeth
' er In one big far and it is proposed
that Sermanj! GUilar. and Morrow coun
ties join in such a fair, next fall, ly
this means $6009 will bo available, of
which $4000 can bo used as prises for
agricultural and livestock exhibitions.
i ' The matter is btlng taken up in these
counties and will bo laid before all of
the grange organitations of the country.
The commission has asked the assist
ance In the mattei ot finances of the
business men of Portland and feel that
they should receive hearty support as
the greater the "prosperity and produc
tion of the country contiguous to Port
land, the mors trade Portland wll re
ceive. ., ,, ,i.'."-r;;;i'i.. ' '
ST. JOHNS SALOONS 1
- -RIGIDLY REGULATED
The law which prevents the selling
of liquor to an intoxicated person and.
which is being enforced in Portland,
lias been most rigidly enforced by the
police of St. Johns during the present
administration. Since Chief of Polioe.
MnKlnney has taken office there has
not been a case of liquor being sold fb
an intoxicated person. - From this ik
foroement of .the law, the few arrests
made in St Johns are accounted for. v
SVnm ' ftin vlndnw tit h flffla ff
the police every saloon can be seen, as
there are -bot-four-and they are -within
a few hundredv feer of each ether.
AVIATOR BEACHEY, BREAKS
ALL ALTITUDE RECORDS
. : ttJnlted Press lened 'Wire, t '
Chicago, Aug. 21. Major Reber In
' charge of the barographs at the Inter
national aviation meet just closed here
announced today that the figures show
Lincoln , Beachey's altitude record yes
terday to bo more?han 11,628 feet,
which Is the highest that any man has
ever flown, ,The three barographs car
ried by the aviator are being calibrated.
The first figures were not correct. Reber
, expects to see ths corrections register
j 11,(01 feet The weather conditions at
t that altitude must first be ascertained
! before the official figures can be com
' piled. :,, v.
Peach Da on August 24.
. ' ' fflpecUl to Ths Journal.)
Walla Walla Aug. tL Peach dty will
fee celebrated at Free water. Or., August
Si. and ' the Walla Walla Commercial
olub is preparing to run an excursion
.across the state line to participate in
the festivities. The cars will leave
- . Walla Walla on the Intorurban at 10
' o'clock, and special cars on that line
will return the excursionists when they
, are ready to return. The peach crop In
y the Freewater district Is not" as heavy
as last" year, but there will be plenty
for all who attend the occasion.
BpecJal . "Honeymoon" Oars Ordered.
v , - Oalted Press Leased WIrs.J
Los Angeles, Cal.. Aug. 21. Special
honeymoon , cars, decorated in Alice
blues, for wedding tours, are being in
' stalled today on the Salt Lake railroad.
Orders already have been sent to the
i' Pullman company for a number of spe
cially constructed sleeping cars, and in
addition to . Alice blue suites, others
will be decorated in . pink, and other
colors hitherto considered too delicate
for the ordinary wear and tear of travel.
.Astoria Centennial and North
, r . Beach. , . ;
' The $S 20-day round trip fare to
North Beach Is good for stopover at
Astoria in either 'direction. Spend a
wtftk or so' at the beach and enjoy the
centennial on the Same trip. Tickets
good . on the Pottery leavlna- at 8 a. m.
d)y except Sunday, Saturday at 1 p.
m, of on the . Haryest" Queen or Bas
Mlo at p, m. eattidar l P. m ' Fur
. tlif r part UrtilH rs at city - ticket office,
Hilrd and Washington ; streets, or Ash
Ireet dock,. ,, . .a .
THE
Nelson Automatic A ir Fenders Being
Installed on Portland's Street Cars
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pevice which )a Intended
Within a couple of weeks, according
to . a sta tement made by t A. Nclnon,
general master mechanic of th West
ern Automatic Fender conipuny, the Nel-
son air fender will be equipped on some
of thr vsrff n nil fjjwHiffrw lines
of he city, in accordance with the terms"
of an ordinance passed by the city coun
cil early In the present year.
A force of about a dozen men is now'
employed in the work of Installing the
now fenders at the O. W. P. . shops at
East Clay and Water street The fen
der company and the Portland Railway,
Light ac ' Power company are working
Jointly on the installation, which is un
der the supervision of Mr. Nelson per
sonally.''.. v j
Mr. Nelson stated this morning that
but for unfavorable delay In securing
some of the steel castings desired to
make' the Portland equipment first
class in every respect, the first lot of
100 fenders would have been installed
hero before this time. Another cause
of delay is the fact that the first fend
ers are being distributed among all the
different typeaU of cars in use in the
city, making it impossible to standardise
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BEFORE G0OHNS0N
(Cnited Prwi Leased WJrs
Sacramento, Cal., Aug. 81. Governor
Johnson presided today at a hearing
Into the matter of the extradition of
James Hoslck. charged by the Indiana
authorities with having kidnaped John
J, McNamara,; accused of having dyna
mited the Times building at Los Angeles.-
Attorney B. J. Fleming, representing
the city of Los Angeles; Attorney Bey
freld, representing Governor Marshall
of Indiana; Joseph H. Scott of the Mc
Namara defense, took part In the hear
ing. Attorney Fleming contended that the
extradition papers Issued by Governor
Marshall were not obtained In good
faith. Attorney Beyfreld said that Ho.
sick would bo prosecuted on a -kidnap
lng charge. Attorney Scott caustically
attacked the Los Angeles district at
torney's office because of the fact that
the office was not represented at the
hearing. ;
Governor Johnson will render a de
cision late this afternoon.
FORMER POLICE CAPTAIN
FACES FOURTH TRIAL
ICnlted PreM teased WlrO
San Francisco, Aug. $1. Falling to
secure another continuance, former Cap
tain of Police Michael Joseph Conboy
today faced his fourth trial on a charge
of manslaughter: for the shooting of
Bernard Lagan In June, 1909. Superior
Judge M. T. Pooling held that there was
Insufficient reason In the plea of 111
health of the defendant to warrant more
delay.
The first venire of talesmen was ex
hausted this afternoon with half the
jury box filled temporarily. . .
COTTON BILL IS SLATED
TO PASS HOUSE TODAY
'"' " (rnlted Press Usm4 Wire.
' Washington, Aug. 21. The cotton
bill probably will be passed by the
house' this afternoon. President Taft
isr preparing a message and is expected
to return the measure without approval
immediately after it reaches him.
The house concluded debate yon the
cotton bill this afternoon at 3 o'clock
and went lnt,o recess until S o'clock, at
which jtlme a vote will be taken.
ST. LOUIS, 0R.f MAN
SELLS BEER ON SUNDAY
(Salem Boreas of Tbs Jooraal.)
Salem, Or., Aug. 21. Bert Alpln of
St Louis, Or., pleaded guilty today to
a charge of violating the Sunday clos
ing law and was fined $26. Following
complaints from citizens Deputy Sheriff
Each went to St. Louis, and purchased
beer from Alpin yesterday.
CAUSE OF PANIC OF 1907
MAY BE INVESTIGATED
(United Pret. Leased Wire.)
Washington, Aug. 21. Senator Owen
of Oklahoma, offered a resolution to
day providing for an investigation into
the' cause of . the financial panic of
1907, and to ascertain if any persons
or 'corporations benefited by it. The
resolution named a commutes consist
ing of Kern of Indiana, Works of Cali
fornia, Reed of Missouri, Page of Ver
mont, and, Clark of Wyoming.
LIEUTENANT DIES FROM
BEATING GIVEN BY THUGS
(Doited. Prem Leased Wire.)
Boston, Aug. 21. Lieutenant Whit
tier of the United States revenue cut
ter Androscoggin Is dead hero today as
the result of Injuries received In an
attack by a gang of thugs. Three com
panions' were also badly besten but will
reoover.
There was no apparent reason for th
attack, , . ;
POPE HAS RELAPSE;
; ' MUST KEEP TO ROOM
''(vetted Press Usees' Wire.) ;
Rome, Aug. 21. Pope Pius suffered
a slight relapse today, being' obliged
to remain in" his room, : Over exertion
afl '-yesterday's' heat are attributed as
the causes i. of Ms condition, which the
physicians say Is not critical. They re
port that a complete rest la necessary,
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HOSICK S EXT RADI
OREGON ' DAILY JOURNAL
as safeguard of human life
on certain castings and fittings. A num
ber of parts and fitting are now being1
manufactured in Portland, and as soon
an these are completed there will be an
average installation of about four fen
ders per day.
A full carload of Nelson fenders ar
rlved from the factory at Minneapolis
last week, and some of the cars on the
St. Johns line have already been
equipped .with them. '
Portland is the first city to be fully
equipped with the Nelson fender. The
Nelson fender is operated and . con
trolled by compressed air, the working
principle being exactly the same as that
of the air brake.
When the mdtorman sees an object
on the track ahead of Ais car he throws
his brake handle over past emergency,
opening a valve which admits main res
ervoir air pressure into the fender cylin
ders, throwing the fender instantly to
the rail. In case the motorman falls
to see an object on the track before
striking it, an automatic rod carried in
front of the fender operates the device
and sets the brakes on the car at the
same Instant, regardless of the motor
man. IS
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A snde case of poverty exists at 314
Colle,ge street, where Mrs. George T.
Prehm, left penniless with seven child
ren between the ages of 3 months and
11 years to support, is trying to take
care of the children and earn enough
money by washing and baking to feed
and clothe them and pay the rent.
The husband and father was a marble
setter and was employed, on the nw
court house until he became violently
insane from worry and fear of ap
proaching deafness. His mania took
the form of believing he was wealthy
and he spent all the money they had
saved up. When he was "taken away
Mrs. Prehm was left with but 10 cents.
The Bureau of Charities and neigh
bors have been keeping the family from
starvation, but the next month's rent
is due and money is needed for medi
cal treatment, as the woman and sev
eral of the children need attention.
The fact thif, she has so many child
ren to care for Is the only reason that
Mrs. Prehm wishes assistance, for she
is very willing to work. Her strength
is not sufficient to do both.
According to the doctors, there Is a
good chance for Prehm to recover his
mind within a few months as the na
ture of the malady ts temporary. He
was a hard working man and not given
to drinking until he went craxy. Up to
that time he was also very saving.
BUILDING INSPECTOR
WANTS MORE HELP
Work has been piled upon the build
ing and plumbing inspection department
until Inspector Plummer has reached
the point where he says he fnust de
mand more assistance or let-much of
his work sro half done. Th final itrav
HAPLESS
WOMAN
NG OF CHARITY
that caused him. to decide to ask the4of railroad from Controller bay
city, council for more help was the
ordinance passed by the initiative vote
of the people requiring a rigid inspec
tion of all bill boards within the city
limits, and requiring bill boards within
the. fire limits to be constructed with
lncombutslble material.
Considerable comment has been made
already because the department has
not done somthlng toward enforcing the
provisions of the new ordinance. In
spector piummer ays It has been im
possible because of his lack of help in
his office. To overcome this difficulty.
Lhe has prepared a letter which he will
submit to the members of the council
at their meeting next Wednesday In
which he states the conditions In his of
fice and asks for two more deputy in
spectors. AGED MINISTER ENDS
HIS LIFE WITH KNIFE
( united Press Leased Wire.)
Boston, Aug. 21. Rev. Samuel L.
Gracey, United States consul at Foo
Chow, China, for 20 years, prominent
Methodist clergyman and father of W.
T. Gracey, present consul at Nankin,
China, is dead nt the West Newton
sanitarium here today, his throat
slashed from ear to ear. Old age and
ill health is supposed to have been the
motive for the suicide. He was 78
years of age and had been a patient at
the sanitarium for some weeks.
CUBAN NEWSPAPER MEN
DEPORTED BY POLICE
M,im ,
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Havana, Aug. 21. Branded as "per
nicious foreigners and enemies of the
republic." Senor Jose Maria Vlllaverde,
editor of Cuba, a dally paper, and his
nephew, Senor Manuel Vlllaverde of the
editorial staff, are steaming " today
aboard the steamship Alfonso XIII for
Spain, having been escorted aboard
ship by police. The men wereexlled
on account of editorial attacks on the
Cuban government.
TRAIN KILLS FARMER'S
. HORSES; MAN ESCAPES
fialem, Or., Aug. 21. G. W. ; Sturgls.
a farmer , of this city,' while driving
across the Southern Pacific track near
the reform school yesterday afternoon,
wae.htt by a north bound train. His
horses were killed Instandy and hurled
on one sld of the track and his wag
on shattered ' and reft on the ' other
side. Jltjirgls, who escaped with a few
broken ribs, was nicked uo bv the train
crew and brought. to Salem to his home.
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PORTLAND. MONDAY
uraKS
CHARGE IN ALASKA
Senator Strongly Recommends
Immediate Development of
Mineral Resources Through
Government Operation.
Washington, Aug. 18. Immediate dt
l velopment of the mineral resources of
Alaska through government ownership
of railroads, ships, public utilities,
wharves and docks and through the
actual mining of Alaskan coal by the
government, all to be administered for
the benefit of the people at largo
through a board of control, was the
plan outlined by Senator La Follette
of Wisconsin today in a. speech In the
senate.
Declaring that every day makes more
evident the fact that the American peo
ple are waging a losing fight In Alas
ka, La Follette asserted it was time for
the government to take an active band.
Two Sides of Case.
"On one side," La follette 'said, "are
35,000 pioneers who are risking their
lives and fortunes in exploration and
prospecting for undeveloped resources.
On the other side are the millions of
American people to whom this great
storehouse of natural resources belongs.
Between them is the enormous power
of the greatest concentration of capital
the world -ever knew.
"Whatever evidence or lack of evi
dence there may be as to the present
intentions and maneuvers of corporate
power in Alaska, our experience with
the same forces nearer home teaches us
that monopoly under the same, condi
tions Is inevitable.
"Anyone must see that the founda
tions are being laid in Wall street for the
building up of the monopoly in Alaska
equal to that which now controls the
anthracite coal fields in Pennsylvania.
"The key to the whole situation Is
In control of the means of transporta
tion. The tremendous power of freight
discriminations first showed itself in
the Pennsylvania anthracite fields 40
years ago when it was employed to
ultimately force the sale of 96 per
cent of all of the Individual owned coal
lands to railroads owning and operating
the only lines over which the coal could
be transported to the market. These
coal roads discriminated in rates, re
fused cars to shippers and harassed
and oppressed individual owners until
they were compelled to sell upon such
terms as the railroads cared to offer. A
subservient legislature nullified consti
tution prohibitions ty passing laws
which prevented the state securing ti
tle to these lands and this same power
was used to defeat the struggle of la
bor, organised against oppression, to se
cure fair wages.
"When w$ have before us the history
of the anthracite struggle which is now
consummated in the Morgan Interests
holding complete control against the
whole American people, ' can we expect
a different result If the Morgans and
Guggenheims .are permitted to control
Alaska?'
Where rower will tie.
"The power will lie in the control of
docks, wharves, mountain passes and
the limited outlet to the world's mar
kets. "The government should regard It
self as a board of directors, pledged to
properly care for the development of
property in which the American people
are the stockholders.
"The first step should be the crea
tion of adequale transportation facili
ties. The government should own and
build these, and the wharves, docks,
railroads and terminals already con
etructedshould be acquired by the gov
ernment immediately. The government
should own and operate at least one
great coal mine, with which to supply
naval and military needs, selling the
surplus product at a reasonable profit
as a check against extortion by private
corporations, developing; other mines.
Suggests Alaska Board.
'The sensible and practical thing to
do Is to create a board of public works
for Alaska, similar to - the Isthmian '
canal commission. This board should
undArtflka. not nnlv thA mra tmildlnff f
to
the coal fields, but the acquirement of
all railroads ji Alaska, so that the
policy of government ownership can be
settled Immediately. The board should
operate and develop wharves, docks and
steamship lines, if necessary, to deliver
the products of Alaska to the Paciflo
coast.
"The problem then remaining Is how
to administer this great estate. The
example of Panama points the way.
Congress, ot course, cannot deal with
this subject In all of its details nor as
sume the management of the develop
ment of our resources in Alaska. The
same reasons which .prevent congress
from undertaking supervision apply
practically with equal force to the pres
ident, the interior department and the
interstate commerce commission.
Can Supply Money.
"The people of the United Btates do
not demand an Immediate return on
their investment They can themselves
supply all necessary money at an in
terest charge of less than 3 per cent.
Bates for transportation and for other
public utilities may properly be low,
with the capital cost as small as it
would be to the people. It would for
ever remove the Irresistible temptation
of discrimination, rebates and corrup
tion which have characterised the worst
period of our railroad operations."
Declaring that the people could af
ford to make only a small profit In In
vestment because this small , profit
would be the means of cheapening prod
ucts which now, controlled by the Mor-gan-Guggenhelms,
are extortlonately
high, and citing the administration of
tthe canal tone ws a precedent for gov
ernment administration of all utilities,
La Follette asserted that the progres
sives derflanded n speedy development
of Alaskan resources, 'so 4hat the whole
people, but particularly those of the
Paciflo coast, could get the benefit of
reduction., in the Cost of living through
the utilisation of Alaska's treasures.
"Our future naval power on the Pa
cific ocean," he said, "depends on the
utilization of Alaskan coal."
As a further check to the grabbing
of the mineral resources by private In
terests, he proposed ; the extension of
the leasing system to the coal deposits,
GERAGHTY TO SUE TO STOP
"LIFE STORY OF HIS WIFE"
- Boston, Aug. 21. Not satisfied with
branding asia "pure fake" the alleged
history of his wife's life which has
been appearing; In a number of sensa
tional .newspapers,. Jack Geraghtv, who
eloped with Julia Estelle FrehchT1 sent
word . o friends here today that he
would be . in' Boston i this week
to sue for an Injunction to stop the
alleged "life, story of his wife" from
being further' printed and circulated,
EVENING AUGUST. 21. f 101L
H'kSmi
When Trying to Get Chain Off
Derrick Is Burnec) Beyond
-Recognition.
Union, Or., Aug-. 21. A man named
Perkins was electrocuted about one mile
north of Union on a farm, owned .by F.
Dobbins about 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon. Ho was after a chain on a der
rick, which was standing under the high
voltage wire running between Cove and
Union, and in some way cams in con
tact with the wires. '
- He was discovered by a man passing
on horseback, who saw ' his clothes
smoking but who did not dare touoh
mm, as he wouia nave been' electrocut
ed, too. 1 '",
Perkins was burned beyond recogni
tion... His bands were burned to the
bone;, in some places the flesh had been
completely burned away, . He is said
to have been a widower and had been
residing in Idaho.
Portland Realty Board Takes
Up Question at Today's .
. Meeting.
"Irregular and fraudulent dealing In
real estate by agents," occupied the en
tire attention of the Portland Realty
board at its regular weekly luncheon
today! Assistant District Attorney
Joseph H. Page told the board of the
numerous cases of thte- character that
came before him and explained the in
adequacy of he Oregon laws to punish
fraudulent dealers. He appealed to the
board to co before the next legislature
and seek to have the "false pretense"
law so amended that a conviction may
be secured where the false pretensewas
oral.
"Under the laws of Oregon," said Mr.
Page, "an agent may make all sorts of
false representations about a piece of
property he has for sale so long as he
puts none of them In writing and no
matter how serious a wrong he' does
some Ignorant buyer he goes scott free.
"I know of a poor woman in Port
land who Was recently robbed out of
a rooming; house worth $1000 and left
penniless. This Job was so adroitly
carried out that I was forced to tell
her, when she appealed to the district
atorney's office for relief, that I could
do nothing, that she would have to go
to the civil courts and bring suit.
There, of course, she will get Judg
ment for the claim and the Judgment
will not be worth the paper It Is writ
ten on."
The assistant district attorney also
suggested that a license, state or city,
for realty agents, might be helpful In
regulating; the crooked dealers. He
suggested, that such a law should have
a provision for the cancellation of the
I license of an agent caught In a fraud
ulent transaction and for a heavy fine
for operating without a license.
The attention of the board was called
by other speakers to the practice of
placing bogus mortgages on property
for the purpose of boosting the value.
and statement made that frequent cases
of this kind come up when some lg
norant person had been swindled out
of a large sum of money by means of
the bogus mortgage.
The board voted to invite the Nation
al Association of Realty Boards to
establish its Pacific northwest head
quarters in Portland.
President Chapln urged members of
the board to observe the regulation re
cently adopted requiring members' to
place after their adds the line "Mem-
; ber Portland Realty Board.
PAY CLAIM? YES, IF
When the question of who ordered
the Vulcan Iron works to repair the
Hawthorne bridge is settled then It
will be decided whether the city should
tav the company's claim for $333.28,
as filed with the bridge committee of
the executive board. The bridge com
mittee put the matter up to th city
attorney who recommended that if May.
or Simon ordered the work done, as
claimed, then the city should pay the
amount, otherwise not. -
The city attorney points out the fact
that the bridge was thrown open to
traffic December 20, 1910, which was a
tacit acceptance of the structure, tnak
ing the city liable for the expense of
repairs. But, he says: "Under pro
visions of section ( of the city charter,
only a debt of $100 may be Incurred
without a written contract The above
claim was a debt not authorized by
anyone on behalf of the city of Portland
as the communications from the con
sulting engineers indicate, and I do not
think they had sufficient authority to
incur this Indebtedness on behalf of
the city. Of course, these repairs seem
to have been absolutely necessary and
the city has received the benefit of
the same. The communication of Wad
dell & Harrington states that one of
these Items was authorised by Mayor
Simon. Strictly speaking, the Vulcan
Iron works cannot recover against the
city on this claim, but could recoyer
from the consulting engineers. I would
advise ascertaining whether or not May
or Simon authorized these items, and
if so, that the claim be allowed."
Emm
R, H. Cowden, a merchant of Silver
ton, and R. A. Bull ot Woodburn are
visitors in, the 'city, guests at the Or
egon. - . " ,
L. S. Wilson, a prominent coa'l dealer
and miner of Centralla, Is a business
visitor in the city, a guest at the Or-
egon,' " ';' . ' "... .. .', .
M. Rundstrum, sf prominent merchant
of North Yakima,1 Wash;, is a business
visitor in the city; a guest at the Or
egon. '
Dan Ogtlen. a contractor of San Fran
cisco, is a business visitor in tho city, a
guest at the Oregon. . ,
, M. T. O'Connell, the well known Win
lock, Wash., lumberman, Is a business
Visitor, in the city, a guest at the Or
egon. .-:'".- '."' V -'" ' . . ' ;.'(',,.'.'
Frank T. "Hunter, an Insurance mas
of Seattle, Is a business visitor in tho
city, a guest at tho Oregon.
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SIMON AUTHORIZED IT
AVIATOR ATVOQD
COUPLET NG SKIfl
From Lyons to New York' His
-. Destination, Only a Short
Distance. N s
(United Press Leaned Wire.)
Lyons, N. Y., Aug. 21. On his land
ing at Lyons after flying 104 miles
from Buffalo without a stop, Atwood
had negotiated 930 miles of the 1288
mtln flivht hetWeen flt. Louis end New
York. . His actual flying tlmVfor the
distance covered was l hours and ei
minutes, or ah average of a trifle more
than 46 miles an hour, ,Th elapsed
time for the . flight thus far. already
fast approaching the world's' long dis
tance record, 'has been alxdaya. .'
Atwood expects to reach, Albany to
morrow night and on Wedneslay, after
a -one day flight down the Hudson river,
he expects to land at Coney islandbe
foro the sun sets. , -l-9 .. '-- .
PLUMMER IS GENTLY
"ROASTED" BY GRANT
Building inspector K. Piummer re
ceived a gentle roast in a letter he re
ceived from City Attorney Grant today.
The letter was In reply to Plummer's
request for, advice in regard to the evi
dent violation of tho building ordin
ance by a contractor who Is erecting a
three story building on Union avenue
when he has a permit for only a two
story building. The city attorney also
statesvthat building Inspector is trying
to place upon the legal department tho
responsibilities of his ota office.
"I have your communication wnerein
you . state that plans were . filed in
your office for the construction of a
two story brick building on Union av
enue," said the city-attorney. "It seems
to mo that you are attempting to place
upon this department the responsiblliy
of your own office. If a building per
mit is -erroneously-issued, as your com
munication seems to indicate, and the
owner Is proceeding to erect a three
story building under and by the virtue
of the permit Issued by your own office
I cannot see upon what grounds tho city
can take advantage of the error or omis
sions of its administrative officers In
matter .of this kind. We would be un
able to secure relief in the courts un
less you can positively establish the
fact that undue influence or fraud was
exercised."
LOG RAFT ADRIFT
- OFF CAPE
VOm-A haa haain FMAfvCd h thA faHn
ir.Trhs.rm from San Francisco that the
steamer Buckman reports that the . log
raft being tewed 'to Ban francisco oy
the steamer F. H. Leggett is adrift 30
miles south of Cape Blanco. The Leggett
is standing by to save me rart ir pos
sible. The Leggett left the Columbia river
last week with the raft which Is tho
property of tho Hammond Lumber
company and was consigned to San
Francisco. The raft was made up at
Stella, Wash.
This Is the second raft to go astray
this season, the first being one belong,
lng to the Benson Lumber company
bound for San Diego last month. The
latter was the first to go to pieces in
five years. The Leggett's raft con
tained between 11,000,000 and 7,000,000,
feet of logs.
SHERIFF OF HARNEY WILL
RETURN WITHOUT MAN
Plan Jose, Cal., Aug. 21. Ortnl Prough,
wanted for cattle killing at Burns, Or.,
Is thanking his stars today. Prough
was arrested here some days ago. When
Sheriff Robinson of Harney county. Or.,
arrived he was minus all legal forms to
take over his prisoner. The"n the San
Jose district attorney wVed the district
attorney of Burns, Or., for Instructions.
"Use your own Judgment," was the
reply he received. He did. And today
Ormi Prough Is free. He has gone away
from here.
Tho sheriff also left today.
HITCHCOCK DESIGNATES
20 NEW DEPOSITORIES
Washington, Aug. 21. Postmaster
General Hitchcock today designated
20 additional first class savings depos
itories, bringing tho total in this olass
to 38- Among the banks named, which
will open for business September 16, la
Los Angeles.
Arrested Ai Vagrant.
EJngele Richards, of 210 Davis street
was arrested yesterday afternoon on a
vagrancy charge by Patrolman Taft
and shortly after the same patrolman
arrested Hannah Johnson of 307 Couch
street on' the same charge. Louise Du
songo of 330 Flanders street, was ar
rested late Saturday night by Patrol
men gwenness and Lytle on a vagranoy
charge.. 1
Hot Wave in the Arctic.
' Washington, Aug. 21. A hot wave
In the Arctic Is reported by the flag
ship Bear of the United States cutter
fleet in Bering sea.
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TERRIFIC CYCLOHE
IN NORTH DAKOTA:
4 CORPSES F
Death List, It Is Believed, May,
Contain 20 Names' When
.Work of Clearing Wreckage
. Is Done. .
(United Press Leased wire.)
Fargo,,, N. D.,-Aug. 21. though only
four corpses have been found it Is be
lieved that 20 persons were killed in the
state by. yesterday's Cyclone.
Two hundred peron are known- to
have been injured and the list may be
extended, when full details are received.
The property damage probably will, ex
ceed $1,000,000. ' ;
The cyclone first struck Antler, N.
D.,. rasing every building in the town
It then, moved southwest and at West
Hope 150 persons' were injured. :; Other
towns struck were Sourls, Bherwoodr
Mohall and Loralne all along the North
Dakota-Manitoba border.' It is reported
that tho tall of tho tornado awept Win
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Decreasing Profits Cause Big
System to Generally Cur
tail txpenses.
(Special to The Journal)
New York, Aug. 31. Decreasing prof-
1st have caused an order to go forth
from tho Union Paciflo ntanagement to
cut 2600 men off the payrolls within
a very short time. Curtailment of ex
penses Is to be carried forward in every
department of tho big system.
Tho news caused a stampede to soil
Union Paciflo in tho stock market to
day, resulting in a loss of $H points,
while Southern Paciflo lost IV points.
The entire market was affected by tho
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PICKPOCKETS AT WORK
ON OREGON ELECTRIC
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terday afternoon a Forest Grove man
reported that he was relieved of a purse
containing about $40. Two others re
ported earlier in the day naving oeen
rt stthaf amminti Alan Satur
day another reported to the crew In
charge ol the tram a loss or purse ana
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