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8" rM": ''i-V'v THE OREGON "DAILY- JOURNAL, PORTLAND. TUESDAY EVENING. AUGUST 29 1911, 4s r ! i i r ? V f 5 - i 1 f, PIT TOWHSEND : IJNE TO PORTLAND 1 Twelve Prominent Citizens Come to Rose City to Out line Campaign for Railway Connections. ' - Twelve prominent residents of Port J Townsend, Wash., are",! Portland to . day conferring with Portland business , -. men to outline campaign whereby Port Townsend and the Olympic peninsula ;, 5' may be given direct railroad connection ' with Portland. They are being enter- tsined by the Portland Commercial ( club. The delegation Is composed of "P. C. Peterson. O. A. Sehani. J. C. Heath, H. I I,. Tlbbala. Jr., Clyde L. Peach. J. T. j Wakeman, O. C. O'Kear. Sam McQee, A. R. Coleman, R. P. Jackson, Dr. W. ; i R. Simmons and N. C. Strong;. i At a luncheon at the Commercial club this afternoon the trade relations be- tween the Olympic peninsula and Port- land were discussed and it was pointed . I out that Portland's geographic position relative to that of Olympic peninsula t makes It Indeed desirable that rail eon- nectlon should be established without 1 delay. , Port Townsend lies directly north of Portland and by rail the distance be P tween the Olympic peninsula and Port S land is very little greater than between Portland and Seattle, t Another Important and rather remark- it able condition, it was explained. Is that at present Port Townsend has no rail f road connection with the outside world, :'it line running from Port Townsend t south towards Olympta, reaching only z as far as Quilceene, leaving an open t gap of about 65 miles. With the line it extended from Quilceene to Olympia i, Port Townsend would be placed on the y railroad map and could then enjoy the S advantages of all the transcontinental lines without transshipping by-water by way of Seattle, There are many markets that the 2 Olympic peninsula would like to reach 4 directly by rail,, among them the llve g, stock market, Port Townsend butchers having bought the bulk of livestock and , f meats in Portland for a number of years. S With the connecting link of rail com- pleted much time and expense, will . be i saved in making deliveries. i The delegation was met at the train t this morning by a committee from the . J Portland Commercial club composed of I F.A. Freeman, A. I Fish, H. J. Frank, S George A. Lovejoy, George P. Ide, Frank ' E. Jago, and C. C. Chapman. They were i taken to the club for breakfast and then ,3 given an automobile ride through the I city. " In addition to the local committee J named above, the following reception committee assisted In entertaining the f guests during the dayt Emery Dim's- stead, A. C Callan. E.' J. Hall,. F. U Shull, I F. Weaver, J. F. Carroll, W. j H. Fear, E. B. Piper,, A. D. Charlton and E. Cooklngham. 1 The delegation will be entertained at i dinner this evening and at a late hour they will start for home, . ' The Olympic peninsula contains !m f mens areas of undeveloped lands that I In the future will prove a rich field for the commercial interests. TRIP WFTH FINLEV ISA REVELATION Game Warden Shows Another Side to Hunting Trip Be . side Slaughter. Clothes Made for You Only MacJe to Your Measure to Smooth Every Angle, . Fill Every Hollow and Drape Naturally (S.l.ni BurMO ef The JoernaL) Salem. Or.. Aug. 29. ''How can a man be expected to bring home venison when he has been hunting with a game warden at his elbow to cry "Don't shoot. It may be a doer" asks Superintendent Alder man today, after returning from his Curry county hunting expedition. 'To be in the woods wltn a real nai urallst like Flnley la a constant revela tion. He knows the notes of every bira and the habit of every animal. He Is game warden solely to protect the game of the state. Some hunters feel their trips are failures unless they come back redhanded, but there Is pleasure aside from merely killing. "Farmers and land owners In Coos and Curry are giving large sections over to game preserves under the new, law permitting the state to enter Into a con tract with the land owners to protect game from all hunting. Game is get ting scarce and will become extinct unless some radical steps are taken to protect it The way land owners are taking to the new law and contracting with the stats to protest gam Is en couraglng.' GRAFT CHARGES QUIZ LAUNCHED BY GRAND JURY (Continued from Page One.) - , ' : A v To wear our garments marks you as a man of individuality and raises your appearance from the plane of the commonplace. They are never ex treme -in style, yet fol low Fashion's dictates and have a quiet ele gance in cut and fin ish that will please. Patterns are original always exclusive. Even our staples have a .richness procurable only in the best .custom-made shops. ' Individuality in dress costs no more. IW.P.Kraner&Co.' Importer and Tailor. 2D FLOOR COUCH BLDG. i lOfr FOURTH Near , Washington men who testified before the county court that Annan d Fernot, alleged col lector of the jackpot, acknowledged col lecting the money the day after deny ing everything in a sworn statement made to Deputy District .Attorney Col lier. The repeated appearance of Knlspel and the request for production of wit nesses indicates the grand Jury has de otded to take a hand In the nogth end jackpot affair. It Is thought that ac tion along this line may take the form of an indictment against Armand Fer- eot on a perjury charge, as a charge of this sort would be sufficient to open up the whole subject of tribute alleged to have been paid by Frenchmen of the north end. BnshUgnt As Witness. As Mayor Rushlight has been doing a great deal of investigating of his own in connection with the police depart ments in which he has been assisted by Chief SI over, the calling of these two officials is regarded as significant. The mayor Is In position to furnish consid erable information, which has been se cretly gathered. Patrolman Lytle was another witness of yesterday. It was he who arrested Louis Sossman, who was sent to the rockpile by Judge Taswell after being convicted as a parasite. Lytle Is one of the officers detailed en this partic ular line, and is able to tell of the progress that has been made toward gathering evidence for cleaning up the city. Waiting the grand Jury's call this morning was O. A. Richards, star wit ness in the case against Superintendent Brlggs of the Llnnton rockpile. who Is accused of releasing Richards upon payment of 1100 by the latter. Brings Diary Along. Richards brought with him a diary of his dally experiences at the rock pile. In which the account of bis pur chased release is Interspersed with comments on "rotten meat" furnished the prisoners and alleged brutality of the guards. This diary was kept by Richards in a secret code, which he has since translated. That the grand Jury does not Intend to await the result of the preliminary examination of Brlggs, which was begun before Justice Bell yesterday and will resume tomorrow, was indicated by the calling of Richards as a witness today. in me nearing in justice court yesterday only witnesses against Brlggs were heard, and those in his favor are to be produced tomorrow. John Manning, who represents Briggs, says the defense will prove that all money received by Brlggs from Rich ards was returned to the prisoner be fore he left the rockpile. Witnesses are said to be ready to testify to hav ing seen the money returned to Rich ards. Slchards Kepeats Btory. Richards yesterday repeated the story he has heretofore told as to the pay ment of $100 for his release. When he went to the rockpile he had $500. he testified, and he loaned $300 of this to F. H. Crane. He told of numerous lib erties allowed him by Brlggs and of being- told he could get out for $100. Briggs told him, he testified, that the money would he divided between Judge Tarwell and Deputy District Attorney Hennessey. When released, he said, he received a check for $100 from Briggs and did not ask for the other $100, which remained in the bank in the name of Briggs. Richards denied that Briggs gave him hack the money In any way or paid bills for him to the amount of $100. He said it was understood he was to stay out of town for six weeks after he was released, so he went to live with Crane on the letter's farm near Gresham, where he was arrested by Chief Slover when the latter learned he was at lib erty. Crane testified to his efforts to ob tain the release of Richards, including an interview with Judge Tax well In which the Judge said that anything Brlggs did In the matter would be all right with him. The witness said Briggs asked him to keep Richards out of town, so he took the man to his farm, to live. have over 100 miles of pavements to keep In repair. said Mayor Rushlight "I don't think the city should pay one cent of royalty to any company for material with which to make repairs. That is the purpose of 'the resolution presented at the last meeting of the council, which provides a way for the city to bring the paving companies to proper terms with the city. X.os Aareles Has Plan. ''And X propose to Wr all I can to have many more of the proceedings rescinded that? were started under a former ad ministration for Street paving where no competition is provided for. H want to see bitullthlc. asphalt, westrumite and all the other companies bid against each other and not have a certain kind of pavement designated for any street" city Engineer Hurlburt secured fig ures from Los Angeles which show at what price pavement material, mixed ready to be laid on the streets, can be sold for and still bring to the' .com panies a reasonable profit. That city buys the pavement from the companies snd makes its own repairs to the streets. The company sella the pavement to the city for 19 cents a cubic foot, which would be practically 45 oents a square yard aa figured in Portland estimates. This is for asphalt pavement. "All other affphaltlo pavements, such as bitullthlc, westrumite and bltu-mass, should not cost to exoeed that amount" said Mr. Hurlburt. But Instead of the Warren Construc tion company selling bitullthlc pave ment to the city at that figure, .the company has an agreement on file with the city In which the price Is fixed at $l.tO a square yard.. When pavements are laid the usual agreement Is that the company laying them will keep them in repair for five years, after which the olty must keep them In repair. According to the price rued by the bltullthio people the city ill have to pay more for the ma terial to make repairs than the entire cost of paving the streets, per square yard, should be. Following is the estimate of what pavement should cost as' made by City Engineer Hurlburt: Bq, Yd. Paving at the mixine nlant t .45 Cost of hauling pavement 05 crushed rock, put in position and rolled 46 Rolling the pavement top .05 Maintenance of plant and Inter est 25 Total . $J.25 BEATTIE TO TKE STAND; HIS COUSIN STICKS TO STORY (Continued from Page One) CITY HELD UP FOR $2,500,000 SAYS CITY ENGINEER HURLBURT ii i (Continued from ePage One.) reduced to a reasonable figure. But regardless of what action may be taken by the paving companies. Mayor Rushlight and City Engineer Hurlburt are convinced that the only permanent remedy for the . excessive charges for street pavements Is for the city to prepare to enter In corns- tltlon with the companies seeking conj tracts. i Before this can be done a change will have to be made In the city char ter to provide for such action on the part of the city. City Engineer Hurlburt Is preparing to present, the .matter to the charter revision committees .and have such a provision made a part of the new charters to be voted, on by the people. It is not the Idea of Mayor Rush light or Mr. Hurlburt for the city to attempt to . lay all Street pavements, but they want the city to be In poal tlon to play the. part of a balance wheel in holding the prices down to a rea sonable basis. i ','"-; ' 'v.;.- dropped the remark that he would call the defendant to' the stand to give his own story. Xajr Bnter Insanity Plea. An insanity defense for Henry Clay Beattl Jr. Is believed today to be prdb- able. Weeks ago alienists examined Beattle preparatory for such a plea, but it was nou expected that this defense would really be necessary. The testi mony of Paul Beattle, the accused man's cousin, however, grips the case so strongly about the young banker that insanity may prove his only hops. ceaiue, nis ratner, and Brother are bitterly opposing the Insanity plea, but the lawyers believe that it will be ab solutely necessary. Henry Beattle ap peared as debonair as ever t'oday, de spite his cousin's testimony, which holds the following facts in the face qz the defense: Tftat Henry said he "wished to Ood he hadn't done if and "wouldn't do it again for a million dollars." That Henry said he would, kill Reuiah Blnford if she "opened hef mouth or said anything about this affair." That Beulah Blnford said after set ling a note from Beattle: "I reckon Henry Clay will marry me after this, Tnat Henry Beattle beared Paul Beattle to stick by him and refuse to tell about the purchase bf the shotgun with which the murder was committed. real Beattle on Stand. When Paul Beattle appeared on tha stand yesterday, there was a stir in the1 courtroom. He did not , hesitate toJ piunge into his story which, he said, he had withheld at the coroner's lnauest because he disliked to testify against his "flesh and kin." But said Paul, he believed that It wtos due his own wife and child that he tell the truth. Taul Beattl told of purchasing the gun for Henry Clay Beattie Jr., and of delivering It to him. "Now," he said, Henry Clay Beattle Jr. commanded him, "go to Mrs. Fisher and tell her I will come by for a dress for my wife," His testynony developed that Beulah Blnford was known as "Mrs. Fisher."- Paul Beattle said that he did not "hear of the murder until the next morning after it occurred. Later, he said, when Henry told him about it, he said, "This looks mighty dark for you." "I wish tosGod I had neer done If Paul testified Henry told him. "I wouldn't do it again for a million dol lar. But she never loved me. She mar ried me for my money." CONCENTTtATEOON CLACKAMAS FIRES Pasola Peak, Clear Creek, Peavine. Mountain, Shell Rock arid Other Localities Scenes of Trying Blazes. Two ; hundred ' and thirty-five men are fighting thre uncontrolled' fires on the Clackamas river watershed, whence the Portland Railway, Light A Power company obtains power for operating Its streetcar power and city lighting sys tems. ' -'' A new fire has Just broken out in the vicinity of Pasote peak. Because the country Is almost inaccessible men have not yet reached this fire, though two rangers have been sent to measure Its extent. According to Supervisor Sher- rard of the Oregon National forest, re turning from the seen today, between four and flv miles of trail will prob ably have to be built before the Pasola fire can be reached. . . , Clear Cre re Taxes loo Men. The Clear creek firs, which has been smouldering nearly all" summer, has broken out fiercely, and 100 men are fighting It Clear creek, is one of the most Important branches of the Clacka mas, and empties a short distance above the power plant ' On Shell Rock mountain 75 men are fighting a fire that barns partly In the green timber and partly over an old burn. Sixty men are combatting the fire that burns partly In green timber on Peavine mountain. This fire flares Into the tops of the big firs for three hours each day, or during the hot part of the day. At nlghUlt subsides. Much timber' has already been burned, and the power supply is threatened. All construction work on the Clackamas has been aban doned by the Portland Railway; Light & Power company, and every available! man sent to fight forest fires, under the direction of Superintendent E, Blockley, ; Ball B,nn Watsrshed Xsoapes,'. A firs was also reported this morning from the vicinity of Lost lake, beyond Bull Run. Fourteen men have been sent to fight It So far there has been no serious firs on the Bull Run. watershed, and both the government and' olty fire fighters have been congratulating them selves pn being able to avert fir danger from the city's wster supply, i; " " ; ' District Forester George H. , Cecil of the government forest service, received a report today from Springfield, saying that first statements as to the extent bf the "fire In the Big Fall Creek country in Lane county had been exaggerated. , : A fire was reported this morning to the district forester front , the Spirit Lake country, In the Columbia national forest in Washington. This Is an old fire that warm weather end winds have caused to blue again. ' - C 8. Chapman, managing: secretary of the Oregon Fort-st Fire association, reoeived a telegram this morning saying that a fire on Sevn Mile mountain, was burning over an area of 10 miles square in green timber. , . ' . v WILDE GREETS FRIENDS; FAITH IN HIM EXPRESSED : . -,!-.-- (United Preas Leased Wire.)' San.Dlego, Cai:, Aug. 9. Louis J. Wilde, the local hanker who stands In dicted In 'Portland, Or., for, alleged em bezzlement, was busy today greeting friends hers who assured him of their confidence In his integrity. Wilde re turned noma last night for a short stay. His trial probably will not start until November. ' .Wild referred newspaper men to his attorney, Charles nA, Sumner; wbo de clared his confidence that Wild would be cleared.; fv,;.,.; t ;-.i;:;si . SIMON'S CHARTER PLAN ' - FRAMERS STILL BUSY While it special committee, of which Judge Earl C. Br.'-naugh ri chairman, Is formulating the commission plan charter for the general committee appointed by ex-Mayor Joseph Simon, meetings of the general committee have been suspended. Another meeting will not be held until called -by Judge BfonSugh, who Is also chairman of the general commute. Judge Bronaugh's associates In this special committee work are George B. Cellars and William F. Woodward. It is' planned that th commission plan charter providing for ths election of five commissioners, the city auditor', attor ney and municipal Judge, shall he ready for submission to the people at a( special eleotion to be held January . lt3. t ii s 1 Summer Time - Is Camped in the fragrant woods or lazying through a hot evening in town, the welcome muiic .of the Victor fits in perfectly with Sum mer's - relaxed mood.' : t- - . .'-v'. - ..v, .. ..' , Choose Your Vi cto r Here For, nowhere i the luxury of Music, more fittingly ejeprtssed ,m arrangements that conduce to .comfort while listening to records 'and making your selections jthan iaur ;VictorxdpirtirIeht.;In-w" telligent service and -restful surroundings, whose artistic atmos-"!, sphere lends itself to the spirit of the hour, make a visit here not an errand but a pleasurable event.- - v " : vl r- : -' Here, also,' you can hear the voice of the Great Singersjof tjjt world under incomparable conditions. , r -;. :-f'V'. v '''v.' i vr.' I ' ,v . t1-.''-. :.'' Victors $10 to $100,VictroIas $50 to $250 ' Easy Terms of Ownership Steinway and Other Jfianos. Morrison at Sixth. A Genuine Cut Glass Sale Prices Cut 1 to the Bone None but the finest product shown here. Such brands as the well known Empire, Hoare, Colonial, Sterling. Newest shapes and cuts. Select your piece for One-Fourth less this week Reg. .$8.00 . 6.00 Woods Near Stratus Mill Ablaze. (Sifecial to The Journal.) Oregon City, Or., Aug. 29. A forest fire Is raging east of Sandy, near the sawmill owned by the Strauss Lumber company. The fire has been burning for two days and W. A. Proctor of Sandy and a large force with the as sistance of a corps of government em ployes are fighting it. Unless the wind shifts today the men think they will get the fir under control, but should It change the mill and many farm houses will, be In danger. Deputy United States District Attor ney McGuire is enjoying a few days' vacation during a lull in business at the United States district attorney's office. Athe keystone to health IS IHOSTETTER'S I STOMACH J I BITTERS TO STRENGTHEN lH VIGOR ATE ' TONE AND - ' REBIIIDTOE n INTIRE SYSTEM ou need the fitters at orice. ry it. It never reappoints; 9-inch Berry Bowls 8-inch Berry Bowls 12-inch Ice Cream Platter 16.00 14-inch Ice Cream Platter 25.00 10-inch Orange Bowl . . 7.00 9-inch Relish Dish, two handles 10.00 8-inch Relish Dish, 2 handles ......... t. 4..50 7-inch Cheese Plate, two. handles 5.00 7-inch Spoon Tray, two handles 2.25 6-inch May Bowl with tray 5-inch May Bowl with tray .- Creamer and Sugar, S Pattern 6.00 Creamer arid Sugar, S. B. Pattern 5.00 T.50 5.00 B.v Spec'l. $ 6.00 4.50 12.00 18.75 , 5.25 , 7.50 3.40 3.75 1.70 5.65 3.75 4.50 3.75 Reg. Spec'l. Creamer and'SSugar on Pedestal .'.$ 8.00 $6.00 10-inch Celery tray . . . 5.00 3.75 3-inch Celery tray ... 2.75 2.10 Cut Glass Olive Jar.. 6.00" 4.50, Cut Glass Perfume Bot. 2.75 2.10 Cut Glass Cologne Bot. 5.00 3.75 Cut Glass Catsup Bottle 4.50 3.40 9-inch Footed Vase . . . 8.00 6.00 9- inch Rose Vase 13.50 . 10.15 45-inch Cut Glass Vase 25.00 18.75 12-inch Cut Glass Vase 15.00 ,11.25 10- inch Cut Glass Vase 7.50 ' 5.65 10-inch Cut Glass Vase 10.00 , 7.50 8-inch Cut Glass Vase 4.00 3.00 6-inch Cut Glass Vase 2.00 1.50 Cut Glass Oil Bottles 4.00. 3.00 Cut Glass Vinegar and Oil Crints 5.00 3.7$ Cut Glass Vinegar and Oil Crints 2.50 1.90 Cut Glass Powder Jar 5.00 , 3.75 Cut Glass Powder Jar 4.00 3.00 Extra Special 8-inch Fern Dish Sunburst deep cutting with silver plated lining can be re . moved and used for fruit bowl, regr tilar $8.00 ..$45 8-inch Farcy cat Fruit Bowls, regu- . lar $7.00 , ...$4.95 New Shapes, Sugars" arid Creamers, star cut, regulat,, per pair .$1.95 StarTattern in spoon trays, regular ,$2.50, at rr. $1.75 1 Handsome 6 inch nappies, regular $1.75 .f)5y Toilet Soap Sale NowOn ' Fountain Pens &s;rnd "School Days" Fountain Pen, guaranteed Fountograph, large, medium in chased or plain black barrel, pens, tine, course and stub Stylographic Ink Pencil $1.50 .1.00 .1.25 Conklin's Self Filling Fountain Pen m ST $3.00 and up M f'SJs..ij syfwyy Waterman's Ideal . . . . '. ... . $2.50 and up. Feather Dusters Cheap ex . m m 12-inch Feather Duster' regular 45c ....,.;v.. ...... 33 14-inch Feather Duster," regular 55c ...v 39i' 16-inch Feather" Duster, regular 75c . n . . . . i ;. . "1 .54 : r 16-inch Feather Duster, regular $1.00 , . ."69 :k ' v wool dusters;, v'.r-.''; 35c Wool' Dusters ipri'.; vV.j.'V'i-. s-. .?v';ji ,-;10 '..60c- Wool Dusters for : . . . . ; ..... x.37 '": ' $1.25 !''La Flat" Dusters with long and slvort handle.... 79 . -High grade Auto and 'Janitor's Dustersat $1.25, $1.50, $2.00, ) $3.00 and $3.50, this sale.V. , FOURTH OFF ' ,., - r- Sale Automobile Trunks Fine Cane .Trunks sole leather corners, brass locks and snaps, linen linf, regular $10 to $25, this sale HALF OFF Leather fitted suit cases for ladies and gentlemen, $35.00 , ones! . . . .$19.50 $28.50 ones . . . ... . : .$18.'50 Wicker suit cases, 24-inch sole leather covers brass locks and snaps, linen lined, regular' Cane Suit Cases, 24 and ' 26inch; leather straps and corners; : brass lock and snaps; linen lined, regular $6.50 now, $4.88 Rattan Traveling Bags, all :izes,vleather corners, linen lmed . with pockets, regular $2.0p,f now', ". . '. . . . J. . . Sli88 Novelty, Purses and . Card .'Cases' special at FOURTH 'OFF? sa.uo iierman buyer kid lined purse onlv. ... ...... . . . .Sfl.Ofi W ; Sterling Silver Mjish purses, ver artiste, was$45 at; $33.75! t rap er Naplii i .u.li..!i . .- m :,' r nf.:'1 't ns y. tr 100 Sfcpnaf OtrlVcc tiiu rfiuay anqpajur 3argaSa i vSv- tH Mm. ""it - wumn a few ytmrm the city will