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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING, -OCTOBER 27, 1913. 1 PEE FOIST FIRES IFORr THREATEN CAH A 'Morfr Than 1000, Men Fight lng--Scctc district A ' r (United Preu teued Wire.) - Xs Angeles. .Oct 27T-Three Jestru- tlve forest tires are raging: today In southern California, and annnrdlnr ' to lata reports, were spreading In spite of me- eriorts of more than, 100P fire fight- -ere. , '4, t. a i ( -" A line of fire' 20 miles long swept .over a portion of, the. Cuca.m on ga and . nialto foothills in the Sap Bernardino range, and today had grown into , the .. most serious fire of the season In that region. .' valuable water sheds were en : aangered. i Another fire,' starting early yesterday, i is ournlngv through the Calabasas dis- trlct In the Malibu mountains, near the . ix8 .Angeles . county coast. -. Several ranch, buildings were singed but none was reported consumed; .,'.., A serious fire swept portion of the . juiiwanda, valley during the night, -but was lees threatening today. A change of wind, however, may cause . further i. aamage,;.- :,.3:; vvv'vs - Mountain Resorts in Danger, . i Ontario, CaL,- Oct. 47.' Ontario's 'wt ter shed was saved today from the for J est fire that la sweeping the Etiwanda ' region. By a fortunate shift of the-wind. . The shft, however,,, threatens the ; de . structlon of a dozen mountain resort on Lytic creek canyon, where 100 men are fighting. the flames. tv..-v:;.' Five hundred men undet Forest Su i pervisor Jones are contesting the fire's I advance above Ontario. Before noon . today thousands of acres bordering on , . the city's water shed had been denuded ' ; of forest and. brush. Tbe fire was the worst In the history of this section,,- 'WITH FEET BOUND,; .'. . BODY OF MAYOR , IS FOUND IN BAY (Continued From Page One.) chores and would be back In a few min utes. -.:)'- She waited tintll 11 o'clock and then, becoming alarmed, reported the disap pearance of her husband to John Olson, who, with Rueben ' Cavanaugh, Robert -- Whittyand a number of others, started a search. . - - One' of the men found a statement . supposed to have been made by Jordan, the details of which ha will not viva out until It has been given to the offlf cars. The statement said Jordan's body would be found In the bay. .J- The statement was found In the Jor dan stables. . The first men alarmed searched the premises of the Jordan resl- : denoe and, finding ho trace of the miss ing man. notified others. Practically ' the whole town was alarmed and all sight the search was kent us. " 1 N ' i ' - rovl Flay Feared, TheMaoIdent was naturally connected .with the missing city money. Some thought that Jordan had. met foul play at the; hands of those who took the money. -v.t Mrs. Jordan Is almost prostrated. " A. M. Jordan, a son who lives In Can , Francisco, baa been notified by wire OF ORIGINAL SIX HUNDRED PjONEERS ONLY FIVE REMAIN ?V From left to right Mrs., J.' T? Hembree, J. T., Hembree, Mfi. Klrkvootf, Mr.; Wayne C.' , Hembree, , 'WTayne McMinnvllle. Or- Oct 27iOf an Im migrant ' party- .from ) Missouri that crossed the plains by, ox team and set tled in Yamhill, county in 1S43 there are but five of 'the sturdy pathfinders that are now" living.-. They are' James T. Hembree, and wife, (Melvlna MiUUcen). and asked to come, Jordan and his wife lived alone in their boms at Eastslde. He was a man of small means but not poor 'and owned hie home and had an income sufficient for his wants. He had been mayor of the city several terms. Eastslde ls opposlteS Marshfleld, and has a population of about ,400, and was Incorporated as a- separate, city: several years ago; During the past year many city Improvements :. have been made. yviUBu ssi-uw jua v as, - -Awnvs wnu not even allowing a publlo pool hall In the clty. "He was held In respect in the Bay'cltlea , A . ' , 'V$$k" Air. Jordan was a native or )ngiana. He formerly .lived in Maine, and came around Cape Horn in the early .' days. He worked In some St the firs mills here.. ' . -: .;, 14 ( Mrs. Jordan la. 71 veara'old. ... ' . : The Eaatslde- people are now mores anxious than ever that the thief , who took the funds from the city haujbe ap prehended. ? v - . Y. 0 H 'i i i i m i ii -: v - ' AGED WOMAN IS INSTANTLY KILLED . BY TROLLEY CAR (Continued From Page One.) " M '--V' , ' . . , .,' C. Hembree. . '; , of Iafayettei Wayman C. Hembree and wife (Nancy Beagle), of McMlnnville and Mrs. Matheny Kirkwood, of Hope well. They met recently at Lafayette, and held a reunion,, during which they lived over again some of the scenes and experiences of the early days, - These settlers were In a party of near ly 600, which came first to Oregon City and crossed the Willamette river on the old ferry then operated at Wheatland, Or. They settled in that Vicinity and In different parts of the territory -which has since been named Yamhill, county. Is addressed to the superintendent, of the poorhouse and hospital for the In sane at , Magdensburg, Germany. She Says her first husband, Gottlieb- Bussle, led at that' hospital - and asks that proof of this death- be sent her as soon as possible,, a she is too old to work any. more and the Information Is neces sary to aid her in seourlng .a pension. She ears Bussle was Insane at the time Of. his death. ' Shealso recounts thati sue cams o America August s, isss. Her second husband, August Kentner, dfed. sone time ago, h,ut she says In the letter be never supported her much, i Timid and retiring, Mrs. Kenter never knew any of , her neighbors. 'She had, not learned English and made her home In the little shack all alons. save for a savage dog which she , kept locked In the house as protection whenever she went out. . The house is set far baok from the street in a mass of grape vines which almost run riot .In one room is stored a quantity of bay, for what purpose no one -residing near .has any idea. -. V -t v.- ".-.' Until a few months ago Mrs. Kenter had been 'living in a barn, like building at the rear of ... cottage occupied by her son..;- -Why . she removed to. other premises is no known among the neigh bors, though some say it was because of disagreements. The son Is said to be about to be married. 3 " ' 1 Besides Motorman O'Brien; the street railway employes In charge of the train were H. Lc Mielke, conductor of the for ward car, andiF.- C. Moraech, conductor on. the trailer.'.' : It is probable that an inquest -will be held, though the time for this has not been set''- Arrangements for the funeral will not be made until the son can be lo cated, u ? YOUNG WOMAN IS RlJN DOWN BYvTAXICAB, AND .. MAY BE FATALLY HURT '. (Continued J'rom Page One.) r stepped almost directly In front of the approaching;, taxi.' . According ., to the story told by the driver Miss Schlewe was slightly In stdvance of her friend and was making" diagonally across the street toward the Bjose City Pharmacy on the corner. Kllllan asserts tpat he applied his brakes and tried to turn out of the way Into Failing street 'The street tieing very .wet the taxi skidded and as it swung Miss Schlewe was hit by the rear fender- and thrown v to the ground. The other girl was not fnjured. Woman passenger Bruised. . Due to the momentum of the machine and wetness of the pavement KlUlan'a attempt to turn the corner Into Failing street was a failure. Instead he plunged head-on Into a telegraph pole standing next to tne euro rigot , on tne corner. The taxlcib hit with such force that Kllllan was thrown out and one of bis passengers, Mrs. Miller, rwho . lives at Twenty-fourth and Clackamas streets, was wedged In so tightly that bystand ers had difficulty in extricating her. She was painfully bruised but otherwise uninjured. . A gentleman who accom panied her was unhurt . After medloal attendance by Dr. ; John G. ; Abels she pro ceded to her home in another taxi. Kllllan,' the driverwas not hurt" : The impact broke the hoisting cable for an aro light attached to the pole. The force of the collision la also shown by scars on, the pole.. Although the taxtj was smashed considerably it was able ts get to the Union avenue garage of the Portland, .Taxlcab company under - its owo Jpower., v.' ' Cay Taxi Was-vpeedlng;. i'v. Miss SChiewe was first carried into the Boss Ctty pharmacy on the south west corner of Union avenue, and Fall ing street - and later removed to her home... HerrconOltlon was found to be so serious.', however, that . she was takenJ later in tne .evening to tne Gooa bamar Itan hospital. Examining phyaiaia'nS are unable: to say-as yet just how serloUs her injuries are. Besides the shock and severe bruises; sustained she suffered a concussion of the brain -and is believed i to be injured, internally. Qhe has been only partially conscious all the forenoon. Claim has been made that the taxlcab Was coming down . Union avenue at a rate of oyer 0 miles per hour.- Kllllan, however, asserts that he wastaevinr at about .-IS miles end that he blew his horn ltt aw effort to warn Miss Schlewe. The ' skidding of the machine -on the slippery asphalt flung the rear or the tain against the young woman. -But for the telegraph pole the car and" Its. oc cupants . would have gone through .the door of the Boss City pharmacy. ' ', : Daniel F.: 8 tuart traffla manager of the Portland Taxlcab company, stated this morning, that the . allegation that the taxi was gomg at a rata of 40 miles an hour was unjust' ,t ,l, "We have not- got a machine that can attain that high speed,"; he. said this morning. "A recent test by city off i clalsv shewed S3 miles per hour to be the maximum , on - our .fastest machine. Kllllan did sverV thing in his power to avert the accident and ran into the pole In' an attempt to. avoid running Miss Schlewe down. Kllllan has been, with us thrAjQiths, and As know to b,a care ful driver,;;.' f Wr;. ):$"' t- Residents Fof iHeTnslghhorhood; are Somewhat aroused over the accident as a number of, people have been' run down along Union avenue during the past few months. -Going, s6uth on Union avenue at this point Is' a long sweeping grade upon which - automobiles have, an ex cellent, opportunity to attain consider able, momentum. It waa asserted that yie. taxlcab skidded 64 feet before hit ting v Miss Schlewe. Officials of the company claim such a thing would have been; impossible, however, as the ten- Aentvvr. rtt . a ranldlv rnnvlnc ibMfllni- onti Is tp turn In a circle and not go on a irev line- DR?LiGAN. THE DALLES, VqiES THIS MORNING nt c4es,i or., oct 27. Dr. Hugh Logan; pioneer physician of The Dalles, died Jsr jr o'clock this morning. He had been '111 sines Thursday. .v Dy. Logan was born' at Dayton, Or.. March.. 1' 18S0. When he was 6 years Old he was brought to The Dalles by his parents. When be was IB his parents were lost in the wreck of the Brother Joorffftan. ' The' family had gone to Cal ifornia for the benefit of the mother's health,- and When ready to return Hugh was -sent north only a week previous to the sailing of the fated ship. Dr. Logan was a graduate of a St Louis medical college, 'and had made this "City his home practically all his life. He was a Mason, being a 8hriner and. a Knight Templar, and was also s member of the Elks. He is survived by a son by his first wife, Dr. Bay Logan of La Grande. In lt8 he was married to -Miss Mary Lay, who also survives him. '(Other relatives -are Sheriff Levi Hlrshman and Mra Henry Taylor, cous ihsv The funeral will be held from the family residenie Wednesday afternoon. COMMISSIONER WILLING pT0 4JTART TEST CASE '-Sa.Tenv-'Of.," Oct 27.r-Labor Commis sioner 'O. LR. -Hoff said today that as Soon as the deputy, district attorney ad vises. .him bow. to-proceed he will com ply with the request of the state board of eontrol iby'immedlately bringing ac tlbh agalcst the superintendent of one pfy I he Institutions on the charge of tlolating. the eight hour labor law. It will be a criminal suit and Mr. Hoff was-ancertaln whether action should be brought in the justice court or directly--before the grand -'Jury The October grand jury has) adjourned, and another will not meet until Deoember. , It is probable that the action will be brought against Superintendent Btelner f the asylunl, as that Institution em- Sloyjgaore persons oomtng under the eslgnstloit of labor than any other.,. A -Nfive Strnck by Train. . Venice, Cel.. Oct 37. B, J. Finn of Lbs Angeles received serious .injuries and four other passengers in his auto mobile wets' hurt when the machine was struck by a Pacific Eleotrio train near hers ysterday,; ' : RAINY; DAYS;: are raincoat; , days 1 Come in-this " morning I ana 6e water-proofed m -. one of these handsome , English Mandleb ergs ( or in a fine Gaberdine;1 ihe best kind of wet- -; , weather insurance." $15 to $35 h Vassar Union Suits Dunlap Hats I si u ,,' a- ii ,t,''ii' j BEN SELLING LEADING CLOTHIER ; Morrison Street at Fourth ' If You . Have Decided ': , :', ;..v.TO BUY 'A:''.'-:.h' Mo derate Priced Automobile YOU SHOULD SEE'.','".-':' . 1 ; ' ' '''' , . k , pur high-grade,- reconstructed - . cars u once, for we are offer- . ing them at a special price for jt -;, a short time now. j Watch Sunday1! Automobile Section for Important Announcement v The White jCpmpan 69 BROADWAY ' r Pitcontinuing'many lines at ii!,BKni towaticiur la':lWnii'stoi:' Fill merehancjiae ia constantly, arriving in carload quantities. Svping reduction made on various lines and all odd samples not backed up by reserve stock will be greatly reduced to meet the Unperative need of more space in our salesrooms. '. Our rapidly increasing trade demands that prompt action be taken! Profits sacrificed m order to move the goods. THIS IS YOUR OrPORTUNiTl TO oAVt. ON HUMtf UKMMillNU iflt.YALUU WtAKt urriuunu cum dUKriuac Anu ruASJC, iuu, Gadsbys' Special Three-Piece Paoor Siiite is Sale Sample Heating Stoves MR XBOar XJLBUia k.- Kavs a new I , Tons on Heater takes as vart sav Keaur aided to V' a,n Sl.52I?l ' n .Mannar . " W r 1 WeH gladly la stan It Tot jon tight sew. . S Well guaiy ta. J&S2L ' y 'iii I infe " tit sAsl1 "VPrrA t7aetaisi 4 AA vv v "wu AaeBerwassSfsjxOsW tlS Coal or. Wood Heaters. .012.00 tlS Coal or Wood Heaters. . ..SO.OO I I Coal or Wood Heaters., 1.87.50. AU, SBATZSS MET WnBl. f I Coal or Wood Heaters... 4.T5 t 5 Coal or Wood Heaters... .SV4.0O I 4 Wood Heaters ......... IBS.OO S Wood Heaters . . . . ...... S2.50 V- rt-i 1 " in 11 r 1 1 1 i i 1 in 1 j 1 11 i rt 11. 1 -1 k m 1 tt, 1 y. i i.i i fit 1 1 1 1 r r-ZJ J LP 7 r ' ' ' m 1 u u Ml :..' M U ST... PJ Kf tl IJ-rr MrZJs SJSBJBBBBBBBJSBWIBBBBBJBMBJSBBBJBBBSBBJBSSSBSBBSS This beautiful ..Parlor Suite Is su. cerh. both In aual- itv" and. aoDear- III.- apoe. It cosslsta "I.. of three massive I V," Pieces, upholstered t f L., ,Jn beautiful brown -. j ana sreen -veiours. f The frame ls-plano finished mahogan Ised lrch. The most attractive . 1 spits ever offered ; for so low a price. - Hlara renters ask . 4T, and It is -'V-1 worth It. Speelal -'v I at Oadsby-s. S2S. Sale of Sample Bed Davenports 133,00 Davenport . ................ I2S.8S 30.00 Davenport ...V.. ..........$2S.OO 37.00 Davenport .;....... J..... $32.50 42.50. Davenport .136.85 45.00 1 Davenport S3S.00 50.00 Davenport .: $43.00 60.00 Davenport : . . . $5Z.00 NOTICEOnly one each of these Davenports. They are upholstered in Imitation Genuine Spanish or Black Leather. ; . 1 &SS V mm4 tlu.OO Dressers 112.00 Dressers . Sale 'of. Sample jf0 hressers r . v - - 2 and sij Chiffon- .Hl riers 6rrtS - reduced $17.00 to., to. M6. 00 Dressers reduced -to.. A Dressers reduced to. . B 126.00 Dressers, reduced to..jk: fi; 15.00 135.00 Druasers reduced to.. St These Chiffoniers and Dressers are to be had Golden Fir. .. ; . - ,...,-.' . v . . $12 Chiffoniers reduced to. .810.00 tlO Chiffoniers reduced to. -SS.SO $17 , Chiffoniers "reduced to.". 15.00 f 35 Chiffoniers TedUced to. 9K20.0O ise uniiioniers reaucea io,.kzs. in sotia.t vk AbU and ".'"'JE KIIGosby Tbledo Range :iitl .... fi With Reservoir Sill . ' Just stop, and ihlnk. a 1I bols steel fanrs with reservoir, t oven ; measures 1,'t ' anced oven door, asbestos lined and a -M: ;nerfect baker. auaranted. Others ask OTHB ITXUEXi BAVOrS AS JWT A , V 18.00. . - -- ! ssssisssssssisMBSsjBjBsasess''Sia 7: snyMsJ -P 1 .,BTISSSM Six Sample iJIim Ranges TO BE I CLOSED OUT CHEAP i5.00 Eclipse Gas '-Range -now $19.75 $35.00 Peninsular eQas Range now .....$25.50 40.00 Peninsular Ga Kange now $30.00 ...... f..- 45.00 Reliable Gas Range now . . . ..... .... .$30.00 $40.00 New' Method Gas Range now) . . i . i . . . .$27.50 48.00 Charter Oak Gas Range now 4 i no Rcllibla Rat Rlrice now . . . ... .:. These Ranges are all Uptight Rangei-jKiaj Connections Free GAS COOK STOVES AS CHEAP AS $9.00 , GAS PLATES A3 LOW AS $1.00 Now U Your Chancs to Get aGoM Gas Range Cheap v ' Even ia this sale, when- prices ara cut, T" h advantage- of oaf liberal credit system the most generous, dignified and convenient credit plan otters by any storo In Oregon. Just open an accoant K with end ws will arrange the terms of payment to suit. YOUR own ideas of bow you can afford to pay. Our goods marked in plain figure and strictly one prico to alH-o it's easy to buy hero as oasy to pay. Rockers Like These at Gadsbys $2.25 Lersa variety of Rockers like abova for $12.25. Illgh, rent stores ask you $3.60 and 14.00 for Just such Bookers ss these. t v , 0SE OUR EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT If you have furniture that doesn't suit want something more up-to-date and better, phone us and'l'we'U .'Sefdv t':. ieoinpeten4'r,biaiii-'4o';tee vit ".and. ar range to take it as part payment on the. kind you wanV-the Gadsby kind. We'll make you a liberal allowance for your goods'and' we'll sell you new furniture at low prices. ; The new furniture will, be promptly delivered. Have furniture you'll be proud of. ' ' j, , - , , - vi.-i-.:...' f-J, t ';. i: . J, I AM XI a I ;&?1jJUIjJ (ErcclG&y QsII Do' fit -ffirts. Loco lOOO YARDS OF CARPS . , f . v COMMENCING TUESDAY MORNING AT 8 O'CLOCK -. . The low prices 'will amaie'you.'1 wNev'er before; were high grade' Carr offered at such astonishing; prices. : It means a . big savins? t y il ' you: buy Monday. t Every carpet, offered 1$ of,, the very latest and of a quality.that we absolutely guarantee for service and sail it will be a great day in our Carpet Department and an extra f be on hand to take care of all who come. ' J'.