THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, MONDAY-EVENING. JULY 13, 1914.
GARAGE AND REPAIR
SHOP AS HANDLED AT
PRESENT MAY CLOSE
Bigelow Planning to" Use Fire--boat
'Station.' and' Water
Bureau Building' Instead,.
CO M PL Al NTSv ARES -FILED
Zmployes Seolaro Work ST Efficient
end Overhead Charges Too Sigh
la the rresent riant.
The municipal shop, garage and
toreroom as handled at present mar
be a thing of the past after August I,
should tentative plane being , forma
latcd by Commissioner Bigelow and
Municipal Purchasing Agent Wood be
adopted by the city council. It la
planned to move oat of the present
building used by that date, establish a
workshop in the f If eboat-station at the
foot of East Washington street, and
establish a garage In the building of
the water bureau at Fourth and Mar
ket streets.
while Commissioner Bigelow says
that this step, if taken, will not mean
the abolishment of the. municipal chop
plan, other officials say that such is
the case, contending that a shop on a
flreboat station.
Since the shop has been In operation
It has been subjected to complaints
rrom employes naving cnarge or auto
mobiles and apparatus going Into the
shop. They have charged that the work
is not efficient and that the overhead
Commissioner Bigelow asserts that th
overhead expense is no higher than in
other large shops of the city and that
those who are criticising the olace and
its work are those who- have been
curbed In using city machln.es for their
private business. -
Attempts of Commissioner Bigelow
to have all departments use the shop
and garage, It Is said, have been un
successful. The other commissioners,
when the matter was called to their
attention, have sidestepped the
issue and as a result the municipal
shoo Dlan. on a large scale. Is In a fair
way to be allowed to die. '
The building used by the city Is
costing 1500 a month rent and the
lease expires August 1.
NO ONE TO LOOK AFTER JOB
City Health , Of fleer and Chief In
spector Absent.
Owing to the absence of City Health
Officer Marcellua and Chief Medical
Inspector U J. Wolf, the city has no
one to look after its health conditions.
City Physician Zlegler was to be act
ing health officer but . he did not put
in appearance at the health office this
morning, so It Is probable that the re
sponsibility for oondit,tons of the elty
will fall on Chief Quarantine Officer
Beeraan.
Dr. Marcellus Is a major in the Ore
gon National Guard Which left for its
encampment. Dr.. Wolf - is chief sur
. geon of the Oregon Naval Militia. and
la on board the cruiver Mllwaukie be
tween Honolulu anfl Tacoma. i '
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rjRACTICE MAY BE STOPPED
Breaks' la Mains Laid in 'Advance
of Paving Found." ;
, 'tThe prtlee of laying water ser
. rice plpes?from mains in streets in ad
vance of herd surface pavements where
no buildings are located may be dis
continued as the result of, discovery
made that about 10 of these pipes
nave seen Droaen ana aaxnage done.. 1
: The department of public works.
through Commissioner Dteck. asked
that the water department place the
service pipes before pavements were
laid so that there would be no neces
sity for cutting the surface. This has
been done, but has proven unsatlsfac
tory owing to breaks made by settling
or tne earth, notice that the prac
tioe.is to be discontinued will be riven
1 Commissioner Dleck and Commissioner
. uaiy today.
MARKET YIELDS WELL
(City Nets $17 From Producers Us
tng Stalls Saturday.
Should every day on the Yamhill
T street public market be as successful
as was Saturday, the city will be
ahead approximately 1250 a month.
Saturday, the first day of management
y in city.- netted 117 from those sell
ing at the market and figurine 26 davs
a month the city will receive $444 a
month. Salaries for market master
and cis assistant total $180 a month,
so each month the market, is In suc
cessful operation approximately $250
. -wiu oe maae,
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AERONAUTS WANT STATION
Arnold 'Kruolsman. of the Bureau of
, .Aeronautics of the Panama-Paeifio
Exposition, wants Mayor Albee to see
- fhst a station la . established in Port
land 'for Use of aeronauts and their
, machines when they pass through here
. on. their race around the world as a
feature of. the exposition. He asks
that the matter be taken up with varl.
us. organisations and that funds are
raised - ..which may be distributed
among those in the race. The race is
to take place In May of next year. .;;
Natiolils. Educators.
Honor Portland
ilj. B. Alderman, superintendent of
Portland public schools, returned this
morning after attending, the annual
.convention of the National Educational
association in St Paul. He listened to
addresses and reports and reached this
r conclusion about the place of the
public school in the life of the nation;
"The public school system must be
good enough to hold the children of
, the well-to-do. It must be good enough
to hold the children of the- working
people. It must give all children
equality-of educational opportunity. It
must, consequently, be the great agent
to strengthen our democracy by pre-
. venting a Jine or aemaritatlon be-
. twn the ; capitalistic and Working
classes..
It'. Is said ' that a strong -sentiment
- will support Superintendent Alderman
for the presidency when the associa
tion meets In Oakland next year. He
was elected vice- president of the de-
. t ar tment -devoted to study of the ed
ucation of -the exceptional child, and
one of a commission of - ten' Jointly
representing Tne reaerai aepartment or
ea ucation ana .me iNationai jiucauon
association to arrange for an interna
tional educational conference ?ln -Oak
land next year.
Victim of Collision
In Serious Condition
Blacksmith Struck by Auto Suffering
rrom Fractured Skull and Bruises
Injured Child Is improving. '
Louis KHngensmith, a blacksmith. Is
In serious condition at' the St. Vln-
cent Hospital from injuries received
Saturday evening when hit by an auto
driven 'by F. G. -Kelly, a lumberman.
The accident occurred at" East "Twelfth
street and MUwaukle avenue.- .Injuries'
are a fractured skull and bruises. '
The four-year-old son of: Nicholas
Weber t 99 Union avenue Is reported
improved at the Good Samaritan hos
pital where be was taken Saturday
evening when struck by an automobile
driven by Daniel R, Boone.
The rour-year-old son of K. K. i-iper,
1444 East Sixth street. Is reported in
a serious condition from the injury re
ceived Saturday evening when the auto
of Rose Bloch Bauer, 130 North Nine
teenth street, struck htm at isast ssixm
street and Dekum avenue.
gourTIderTsaIe
of timberlands at
highest bid offered
Part of 0, & C. Grant Con
tains Trees Which Have
Matured?
Timber on 4000 acres of Oregon A
California railroad grant land in the
Soappooso basin In Columbia county
was ordered sold at public sales by
Judge Wolverton in his opinion handed
down today in the controversy that
was tried out before him last week.
The Nehalem Timber & Logging
company, which has. its main line and
spurs in logging its privately owned
timber on the sections that alternate
between the publicly owned land grant
sections, made an offer of 11.06 per
thousand lumber feet, or $192,498.13, to
the Oregon & California company.
Because the land grant has been or
dered forfeited to the United States
and is in litigation before the supreme
court, the consent of Judge Wolverton
naa to do secured oerore tne saie was
allowed. Congressman A. W. Lafferty
appeared for settlers on the lands and
protested against the price offered on
the ground that it was far too low.
In his opinion Judge Wolverton said
the sale should be made for the rea
sons assigned; that the timber was
mature and ready to be cut; that its
value would be greatly diminished
should the railroad go on through and
take up its spurs leading into the
grant land, and that the fire hazard
is exceedingly great because this
green timber has been logged on every
side. ,
He directed, however, that the tin
ber be sold at public sale, after the
sale has been advertised six weeku.
He also stipulated that not less than
11.08 per thousand should be accepted,
and that as much more should be se
cured as it is possible to get. Terms
for bids are to be set forth by an
order of the court later. -
The i. order stipulated that $30,000
must be paid down by the successful
bidder. The price Is to be fixed for
each section separately. The bidder
assumes all fire risk and is to pay
per cent interest on deferred payments
after 1916. The money received is to
be placed in a government depositary
and is to draw Interest until the suit
Is settled, and It is determined who la
to . receive the money. Special Assist
ant Attorney General C. J. Smyth, who
represented the government in the
action, said the Nehalem Timber and
Lagging company would not be alone
in the bidding on this timber, and pre
dicted that a higher price than $1.06
would be paid.
Report Made on
Hawthorne Estate
Property Valued at $41,997.70 to Credit
of Minora and Grandchildren Other
Reports Received.
An inventory in the guardianship of
Donald and Catherine Beck, minors
and grandchildren of the ite Mrs.
Rachel Hawthorne, showing property
valued at 841.2t7.70 to their credit, is
the most Important report received In
answer to hundreds of requests for re
ports being sent out in probate eases
by order of Circuit Judge Cleeton. The
Book children received their property
from Mrs. Hawthorne's estate. Mrs,
Catherine Hawthorne Collins Is their
guardian.
A belated report was also received
from the estate of James W. Cook,
valued at over $1,000,000, from John
H. Middleten and Vincent Cook, ex-
eoutors or tne estate.
utner reports received in answer
to the citations were: Joseph C Colt
estate, Burgetta Colt, administratrix!
crnest. w. uuoy, insane, estate. Bur-
geiui yon, guaraian; Ann Hinnot es
tate, James McMenamln, administra
tor; Martha M- Blackburn estate. M.
L. Blackburn, administrator; Lorenzo
De Longhl estate; Ferdinand and Elsie
Logus, mjnors, estate, Stephen Rte-
mann, guardian; Nick Blogalck, alias
ougovicn, estate, iyson Klnsell, ad
mlnistratrix; Peter Byrne, insane, es
tate, M. G. Munly. guardian: William
H, Gordon minor, estate, W. "W.. Gor
don, guardian; Oscar Dedricks estate.
Hilda Dedricks. administratrix; Don
ald McBaln estate, James McBain, ad
ministrator: Jesse "E. Crawford estate
pvf illlam W. Crawford, administrator;
1 iioms jacoDs estate, H. Martrloff.
administrator; ttaiph Classic, minor,
estate, Augusta c. Classic, guardian
unaries . Mosmer estate, James A.
bpier. aaministrator; Jerome Clary
miner estate, E. R. Clary, guardian;
Samuel Fries, minor, estate. Henry W
Fries, guardian; Elisabeth Holtman,
Insane. esUte, Clara Holtman, guard
lan; Thomas J. Hamilton estate, rt.
D. Wagnon, administrator; Don 'Beaver
estate, m.: j. Beaver, administrator: C
D. Ford estate, Mrs. A, U. F... Warren,
uiDiniiinuni.
(Company Decides
To Abandon Contest
Attorney C H. Carey, for the Pacific
xeiepnone & Telegraph Co.. this morn
ing, in the federal court, gave notice
to Judge Wolverton that his client
would not further contest the injunc
uon suit against tne state railroad
commission and the Oregen Hotel com
rany. aanng a restraining order
tagunsi tne commission s ruling regard
lng joint connection of the Home and
rMtno systems in the Oregon hoteir
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' Journal Want Ads bring results.
LOCAL POUCE DECLINE
TO DETAIN V. E. INNES;
T
Attorney ; McCourt and De
tectives Satisfied of Abso
lute Innocence of Man.
DID NOT SEE MRS. DENNIS
JVo Mosey Jtocelved by Innes rrom
lCrs. Den nig Save Tees ta JDlvoroe
Suit at Carson.
After closely questioning Victor E.
Tones of this city, who has been men
tioned in connection with the disap
pearance of Mrs. Elolse Nelms Dennis,
and her sister, Beatrice Nelms, from
their home at Atlanta, Ga,. the local
police have declined to detain him.
Last night Mr. Innes, who was
formerly deputy, district attorney at
Carson. Ney was closeted for ' some
time wita Detective Joe Day and prior I
iv turn wim u ueircuv! UD1U I
a iong conference wnn Attorney jono 1
McCourt Mr. McCourt was present
VlXf&ZrZZ".? 'JZ
ment in behalf of Mr. Innes in which
Innes denied that he had seen Mrs.
Dennis or had received any money
from her. save sums in relation to her
divorce suit which he handled at Car.
son in 1912.
Statement Zs Issued,
The statement also is an account I
of Mr. Innes' actions and whereabouts
during the last few months.
It was Issued following declara-1
tlons of Mrs. Nelms, mother of the
two missing women, in which she in
timated that Innes might know the
whereabouts of Mrs. Dennis and could
clear up the mystery of their disap
pear anc a
Search for the sisters started when
Mrs. Nelms at Atlanta received a let
ter postmarked San Francisco, July 8,
said to be in the handwriting of Mrs.
Dennis, and signed by her. In which
it was stated that she had murdered
Beatrice In New Orleans and planned
to km ber brother In San Francisco.
According .to Mr. Innes statement
Issued here last night, he and Mrs.
lac
Cisco. At the time, Mr. and Mrs. Innes
were reteurning to Portland from an
extended trip in the south which took
them to Atlanta, where Mrs. Dennis
was living at the time, and later to
San Antonio, Texas. There he and
Mrs. Innes remained until June 28, he
says.
According to a statement of Mrs. I
Nelms, Mrs. Dennis left for Houston, I
lexas. June 10 and two days later
Beatrice followed .her. Since then it
is declared nothing was heard of the
sisters until Mrs. Nelms received the
ean D rancisco .communication.
Denial Zs Emphatio.
Telegraphic dispatches from Atlanta!
quoted Mrs. Nelms as havinr said the
innes visited Mra Dennis in Atlanta
when he was there last, and in this
connection said her . daughter was in I
love with him.' I
This Innesln his statement denies
emphatically -. I
Today Captain Batr of the Portland
detective bureau said that there has
been no proof that a crime has been
committed, and in faot very little to
base even a suspicion that there has
been one.
"Under such circumstances," he said.
"I don't see why we should detain Mr.
Innes, or look upon him with sus-1
picion." I
The statement Issued by Attorney 1
McCourt In behalf of Innes follows:
Sid Rot See Mrs. Sennis. 1
"Mr. Innen was in tha south from I
ti.Z 0,hlcaK'x'iOT in
ueueiii 01 uie lauing; neaitn 01 Airs, in- 1
nes Their trln inilni1iu1 & vl,lt fnr ..v.
eral weeks to a dauarhtnp of Mn Tnnu
residing at Devine, Texas. They also
made visits, to MemDhls. Tenn.: Rose-1
dale. Miss.; Birmingham, Ala., and
VISW? J0"1
turned to San Antonio; Texas, where
tney contemplated locating, so tnat I
Mrs. 'Innes might be in a climate agree-
aoie to. ner neaitn, and live near ner.
They remained at the latter nlace
conunuouBiy zrom June s to June
28. when the heat became so op
pressive that they concluded to locate
in Salt Lake City. Utah, and returned
to Portland, preparatory to moving to
Salt Lake,
"Mrs. Innes did not see Mrs. Elolse
Nelms Dennis, or any member of her
iamiiy on tnat inp or sena to or re
ceive any communication trom ner and
knows absolutely nothing: of ber pres
ent whereabouts or concerning her aiv
sence rrom noma.
tra"ZJl?Z "Zftfr B iS5i- J5
transactions with Mrs. Dennis, and
never received any money from her
except in relation to and growing our.
or ner aivorce case. Air. innes nas not
seen Mrs. Dennis since she left Carson
City. Nov, about August. 1912. after
never at any time saw her mother or
STATEMEN
IS ISSUED
sister or other member of her family. I was the hottest bt. Louis nas exper
"While Mr. and Mrs. Innes were 1 ipnnd in manv vears. At 10 o'clock
Atlanta, Mr. Innes did not see or visit
Mrs. Dennis or any member of her
family. Indeed, he understood that
Mrs. Dennis lived In Smyrna, some die
tance from Atlanta. At that time Mra
Innes was quite ill. and his whole time
was occupied in waiting upon her. .
A report nas appeared in tne papers
that Mr. Innes denied ever beinar in
Atlanta. Mr. Innes did not make that
statement, but in answer to a telephone
inquiry, as to wnether no was in At -
iania in june 01 mis year, ne an-
swered No, which is probably the basis
of that report.
"On their way home from San An
tonio to Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Innes
did not stop in San Francisco, but
came uo by way of Fresno. They left
Los Angeles the evening of July 2, ar
riving at Sacramento on the Sd, where
they stopped at the Capitol hotel over
night. They left Sacramento by way
01 uavis on juiy e on tne bnasta lim
ited ior roruana.
"The suggestion that Mr. Innes had
something to do with the note claimed
ta h&v biMi vrltttn Un. nnnii .hunt
Jul? I la almost too absurd to merit
nonce, as Mr, innes aia ana com a
have had nothing to do therewith. But
to set. tne matter at rest, Air. innes em -
pnatically denies the same."
Settled by Denials.
, (Special to The Journal.!
Atlanta. Ga July 13. Nettled by
the categorical denials of Innes, the!
friends of Mra Nelms redoubled their
efforts today to prove a relationship
between Innes and the disappearance
Of the two girls. They declared to I
day that they bad found out that j
he had kept the appointment with the
young women In Houston, where they I
are reported to have made a stay of
several days around th date of June
20.
The investigation of tho movements
of the two girls In New Orleans has
brought out the Information that they
stoppea at tn Grunewald hotel In that
city, leaving on June IS for Warm
Springs, Texas. They were renorted
to have registered at a Houston. Texas,
hotel June 80, . and to have left tho
louowing morning for San Antonio.
When tho girls stopped at - tho New ,
Orleans hotel '.they seemed quiet and
lovable toward each other. No record
of their .return to New Orleans 'has
been found.
The hunt , in the southern cities has
turned into a special channel an effort
to trace the senders of all the tele
grams which the mother received at
Atlanta, giving-, in detail the move
ments of her daughters from one city
to another. The New Orleans police
suggest that the wires were sent as
part of a conspiracy to conceal the
real fate of the girls.
It Is said to have been disclosed to
day that Beatrice Nelms, the business
head of the family, and considered the
most competent professional woman in
Atlanta, had had a previous clash with
Victor Innes over financial dealings
with her sister Elolse when, on May 80
of this year, she shadowed a woman
to the railway station to find Innes
seated In a Pullman.
Recognizing Innes by a picture pos
sessed by her sister, Beatrice con
fronted him. asking him to explain his
disposal of $9000 alleged to have been
turned over to him by her sister.
Innes 'is said to have assured her that
he had Invested it profitably She ac
companied hlra Into Alabama, it is re
ported, returning that night. She is
said to have warned Innes on this 00
caslon that any dealings with ber sis
ter would bring action against him
from her and the mother.
Believe Letter a Hoax.
San Francisco, Cel.. July lS.-r-Detee-
tfv. JTnhn XT. V-v whn It a ft hMn ban
lmg tn. San Francisco end. of the
Tji.ri.nmt - witv.ni! av
fresh information today
r.M,.ii xri,, v..nti,M. v-
- im.. n.i. mi.. pum v.im.'
tna 4 rn ivvA(ne 1 44 miaa 4va frKaa sw VS.
ierVrO to AUan SUS
was no prospect of further San Fran
oisoo developments, Mackey said, un
less Mrs. Dennis should b found here.
It was clear that the San Francisco
police did not expect this. They in
clined to consider the letter received
by Chief White Saturday ostensibly
rnVn th. miMinc-
land hinted that they had their doubts
whether there was any genuine trag
edy involved anywhere In th case.
LADY
AS RESULT OF SHOCK
OF BOMB EXPLOSION
Wife Never Recov-
ered From Attempt Made
on Her Husband's Life.
(United Press IMced Wire. I
London. July 18. That Lord Hard-
inge will retire almost immediately as
viceroy of India was understood here
on his:h authority today.
It has been known for some time
that his lordship was anxious to Quit
his Indian post, but it was his wife's
death in London Saturday which
hastened his plans.
It was said he is much broken by
the experiences he has undergone in
the east.
Lady Hardlnge died, according to the
official account, from the effects of an
operation. In official circles, how
ever, the statement was made that she
never recovered from the shock she
suffered in December. 1812. when an
Indian agitator against English, rule
of his country threw a bomb at the
iAnhaat Howdah in which the viceroy
and his wife were riding- through the
streets of Delhi, slightly wounding
Lord Hardlnge and killing one of his
attendants
m. mrihlTi. from all accounts, had
nn rt.a .k,. h. went In India, of the
.r,ti.-Rtih Hn th tt.
-dmmd that h was temneramentallv
unfitted to control so threatening a
.nnoMn a a snntnt wnrru rimv him
almost to distraction.
. , .
t ucu mo rouicw.v".
some time ago, 11 was inougni iixeiy
ho would be given some high foreign
nffir nnat. most of his life havina
r.n nent In dinlomatic positions. On
account of his wife's death, however,
" was said he was likely to terminate
wireer tuiiiv;i.cjr.
1 , inii-rtlltin inn iirUT
ILIUM I IV U H U nCHI
PLAY HAOC THROUGH
ENURE MIDDLE WEST
(Continued From Page One.)
attributed today directly or indireotly
to the heat wave. Three deaths oc
curred in Minneapolis, one In St. Paul
Most of the victims lost their lives in
" : . ...,
boating and bathing accidents,
1 St. IxjuIS l-jxpecis iuu xoaay.
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hope of relief in sight. Last night
todav 90 decrees was recorded and
weather bureau officials predicted that
100 degrees would be reached this aft
ernoon.
Kansas Has 108 at Concordia
Kansas City, Mo.. July 13. No relief
from the heat wave was held out to-
I day by the local weather bureau. The
I hlehest temperatures of the year were
mnortad from several points In Kan
sas, with a nign percentage or nu
midity. At Concordia it was 108. at
Clay Center 106, at Manhattan 10S,
and- at Topeka 99. In Kansas City
974 was recorded yesterday,- ,
Nebraska Only Reaches 107,
Lincoln, Neb.. July 13. High tem
peratures were broken yesterday at
several Nebraska points, in Lincoln
I .v.- ... .1.
I 1A ,, v,.
tw registered 103 degrees while one
I instrument on tne street indicated II
1 m me enaae. uuum leiaperamres
of 108 at Fairbury and 107 at McCook.
1 Neb., were reported.
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Manning's
Jones' Market
HARDINCE
DIES
MISS HOBBS EXPLAINS
WHY SHE WENT TO SEE
THE TUMALO PROJECT
r
Expresses Opinion of State
Treasurer Kay and Attor
ney General Crawford.
NO EXPENSE TO BOARD
Finds Progress in xst Tea Months
Has Been Altogether Satisfactory J
To Be Finished by October 1.
(Salem Bureau of The Journal.)
Salem, Or.. July 18. Avowedly In
dignant at the criticism from State
Treasurer Kay and Attorney General
Crawford of her visit to the Tumalo'
irrigation project, being constructed !
Dy tne state in Crook county. Miss
Fern.Hobbs, private secretary to Gov
ernor West, returned home yesterday
and expressed her opinion of those of-
riciais for taking ber to task for some
thing which she declares in no way
concerns them. She says she is not
an employe of the desert land board
and her trip had nothing to do with
mat ooara.
This was her second visit to the
project and she gives an account of
the progress of the work, which she
says is to be entirely finished by Oc
tober 1. She walked the seven and a
half miles of the main or feed canal,
into which the water has been turned,
and says the work Is progressing on
tne aam ana tunnel.
when Miss Hobbs left. State Treas
urer Kay, ridiculing the idea of her
trip, facetiously said that he intended
to send his stenographer to make an
inspection of the project, and Attornev I
General rr,vfnr4 1... .. ,-
would not sanction the desert land
board paying the expenses of Miss
Hobbs' trip.
"I was very much surprised and
equally amused to learn of the tempest
in a teapot occasioned by my trip to
the Tumalo irrigation project," she
said in a statement given out today in
reply to the criticism made by State
Treasurer Kay and Attorney General
Crawford. .
Interested in Work.
"I am not an employe of the desert
land board nor In any way connected
with that board, nor accountable to it
The visit to Tumalo was prompted by
my Interest in the work which is being
done at that place, and in order to se
cure information for use in connection
with my duties In the governor's of
fice. Of course, I do not know, that
Mr. Kay was correctly quoted but If
so, I can only say that he was hasty In
passing Judgment upon matters which
In no way concerned him. If he -had
any reason to believe that my trip was
a matter to be discussed or considered
by arry member of the board, all that
It would have been necessary for him
Lto do in order to learn the true facts.
would have been to step across the hall
Into my office and ask me concerning
the matter, or to. have stopped me
Thursday afternoon when I went into
his office to cash my personal check
to obtain money which I told tho cash
ier was to defray my expenses.
"If Mr. Kay's stenographer attends
to all the correspondence which comes
into that office and answers all ques
tions asked by persons who call there,
she would no doubt be the proper per
son to send to collect information
which would enable her to intelligently
explain the improvement work which
Is being done at Tumalo. I open and
read all communications addressed te
this office and likewise ascertain from
all visitors who call at the office the
nature of business which brings them
here. In order that I may be able
to accurately answer the numerous
questions which are asked, it has been
the policy of the office for me to be
as thoroughly acquainted as possible
with all the affairs and Institutions
with which this office is connected.
"There has been a display of unusual
Interest in the Tumalo Irrigation pro
ject, and some three or four months
having elapsed since tne governors
last visit to the project, he thought
that in order to report upon the very
latest development there. It was best
that some one from the office go over
the ground.
Because I have been very much in
terested In tills work. I last fall spent.
at my own expense, a week of my va
cation on the project. When I was in
Washington, Secretary of the Interior
Lane asked me concerning the prog
ress of the construction work and was
much interested in the account which
I was able to give him from actual
knowledge obtained a few weeks
earlier. The transformation In the
last 10 months has been almost mi
raculous. It Is true that I am not fa
miliar with technical terms, and have
no knowledge of engineering, but if I
were able to use technical language
correctly, most of those making in'
quiry at this office would not under
stand what I. was talking about. How
ever, my two visits on the project have
enabled me to become familiar with
the general plan and to explain what
is' being done the diversion of.
Tumalo creek into tho feed canal, the
location of the reservoir, and the gen
eral plans for the distribution system.
"Project Engineer Laurgaard and his
wife are my friends, and knowing my
ail tr g mw v e ivwuvu saaa lit
vitatlon to visit them this summer.
There never was any Intention to ask
the desert land board to defray the ex
penses of the trip, and it has no mors
authority to control my action in visit
ing the project than it has j to dictate
any other thing which I may do in my
capacity as private secretary to the
governor.
FERRY WILL BE TIED UP
The Sellwood ferry will bo tied uo
! all . day next Saturday for sn annual
I Inspection.
ip it
Gof fee Store
Fourth and Alder
Father Rearrested .
On Assault Charge
. . j
Orand Ttay Recently round Rot True
Bill on Mayhem Charge la Connec
tion Wlta Breaking of Babys Xeg.
Although Al Lewis was recently dis
charged by the grand jury on a charge
of mayhem in connection with the
breaking of the leg of his baby when
it cried, he was arrested again ' this
m6mlng by Patrolman QUI on a charge
of assault and battery.
The child is about S years old. One
morning about five weeks ago, it Is
alleged, it began crying for a drink
of water. Lewis awoke, got the water.
The mother asserted at the time that
the father spanked the child after get
ting the water.- as it did not stop cry-
lng. This, it is said, happened about
1 2 o'clock in the morning. An hour
later, the child was taken to the Good
Samaritan hospital, where it was dis
covered a leg was broken.' Lewis was
arrested.. He will be heard Tuesday
in the municipal court on the second
charge. Judge Stevenson Issued the
bench warrant Saturday for his arrest.
Rewis is a teamster and was released
on bail of 8100.
GOOD SHIP POTTER
LEAVES WITH HAPPY
Steamer Thronged With Joy
ful Boys) and Girls on An
nual Picnic.
When the good ship T. J. Potter ut
tered its farewell steam whoop and
fr:ra "a.
started its big side wheels to churn
mg tne. wiuameue
i's waves this morn
ing, its decks were thronged with
happy little children. Shrill shouts of
Joy came from afterdeck and cabin.
from the engine room to the bridge.
The occasion was the annual river
picnic tendered by the O.-W. B. A N
company to the little Inmates of Port
land's charitable homes.
Twelve of these lnstiutlons were rep
resented, and more than COO tots, be
sides the grownups, who went along
as attendants, were on board. The
lines were cast off shortly after 11
o'clock and all was ready to start
when there came rushing down the in
cllne at the Ash street dock a half
dozen nurses, each carrying two
teentsy babies.
"Sold on," the Captain Tailed.
"Hold on, there," yelled the captain.
"Don't start till these passengers get
aboard."
And the big river boat waited until
the crowing, cooing bits of humanity
were safely across the gangplank and
comfortably settled In the ladles' cabin.
The youngsters were given the free
dom of the ship all except the dining
room. A nurse stood guard at the
stair head to see that no hungry tot
got Into this sacred place before all
was ready, though many a youngster
looked longingly down where he could
see great piles of oranges, sandwiches
by the thousand and dainties and deli
cacies of every sort that were waiting
for the Juvenile attack when luncheon
time came.
Ooaunittee on Xasd.
A special committee of the Harriman
club looked after the comfort of the
young passengers.
On the top deck, next the rail, stood
the entire membership of the Sons of
Spanish-American War veterans' drum
corps. Just as the boat swung away
from the pier L. E. Beach, the leader.
gave the signal, and out blared a
merry tattoo with bugle and fife
notes thrilling above the drum roll.
The 600 -children cheered and the ex
cursion was fairly on.
The railway company sent along
Mrs. Jennie Dahl, Its trained nurse,
and a member of its staff of physi
cians, to take precautions against any
possible tummy ache or bumped , bead.
Two oig strong special agents from
tho company's police department were
there, also, to see that nobody picked
on anybody.
Boys Hake Happy Discovery.
Two sly lads, discovering- tho big
cakes of ice on the lower deck that
hadn't been put into tho lemonade
coolers yet. found means to chip off
IN
JUVENILES ON BOARD
Hotel Benson
Grill
You will enjoy the cuisine of
our new French chef, Jules
Jouillard, and the music of our
splendid orchestra, under the
leadership of George Jeffries.
Musical Director
Entrance From Oak Street or Tb'rougH
Lobby
TAKE CHILDREN AND
WOMEN OFF CRICKET
NEAR THE COOS
Lumber Carrying- Schooner
Goes Aground and Passen
gers Are Transferred.
LOSES A PART OF LOAD
Uft Saving Crew Basponds to Slstress
Signals and Hoaters Are
Toand. 1
(SnecUI te The Journal.)
Marshfleld. Or., July 1J. Eight
women and children were taken off the
steam schooner Cricket when she went
aground near Coos Bay early Sunday
morning. For a short time they were
on the ocean in an open boat, but were
soon found by the life saving crew
and taken Inside the bay to the sta
tion, and later Joined the Cricket. The
women wanted to stay aboard the
vessel In her trouble, but Captain John
Weymen thought It best to put them
In safety while the sea was calm. The
passengers wer Mrs. John Weymen
and two children. Miss' Linderman,
aged 17 years, sister of Fred Under
man, the owner, who was aboard. 1
married sister of the owner and her
two children and a niece. -The women
and children were not frightened by
their experience and did not suffer
any hardships.
The Cricket struck in a heavy fog
on the sand about 1000 feet from shore
and three miles north of the Coos Bay
bar. When the distress whistle was
sounded the fishing tug lolanda. Cap
tain P. Stanbourg, Which recently came
here from San Francisco, went out In
the fog.
The little boat ran out an anchor
which kept the Cricket headed to sea
and prevented her getting broadside
and swamping. The lolanda returned
for help and the gasoline schooner
Rustler, the government bar dredge
Colonel P. S. Mlchle. and the steam
schooner Bee, owned by the same
company as the' Cricket, responded.
The lolanda ran a line to the Bee, and
tne cncxei was puuea orr and pro
ceeded south under her own steam
' She was loaded with a million feet
of lumber from Puget sound. About
300.000 feet was thrown off to lighten
her and this was the only loss or
damage.
Earlier In the night the Bee. which
was entering this harbor for lumber,
went a ground e inside the bay and
blew a distress whistle. She was soon
floated.
The schooner Cricket is the steamer
which was badly burned in the dock
fire which destroyed two docks . and
the British steamer Glenroy early In
March. She is a steel steamer of
1136 tons -net tonnage. She is kept
regularly on the r un out of San Fran
cisco to either Portland or Grays
Harbor by her owner, Fred LlnderT
man. Her dimensions are: Length',
210 feet; breath, 41 feet; depth of
hold, 15.6 feet. -
a few chunks before a sailor pat them
to merry rout, and it was evident ear
ly in the game that the handling of so
many boys and girls was going to be
a task for a diplomat.
The boat probably will get back to
port about 4 o'clock this afternoon. A
little surprise is to bs sprung on the
children ss they troop back to the
dock. Each will be given a "prise
package," full of popcorn and other
sweet dainties, a big orange and plenty
of candy.
The institutions which sent theli
youthful population on the trip are:
Associated Charities. Boys and Girls'
Aid society. Children's home, Florence
Crlttenton Refuge home, Albertina
Kerr Nursery home. Visiting Nurses
association.' Frailer home. Pacific
Coast Rescue & Protective society.
People's Institute, Fruit and Flower
mission. Louise home and Odd Fellows'
homa
To Defend Porter Charlton.
New Tork, July 18. Ex-Judge Pal
mier! will go to Italy to defend Por
ter' Charlton, to be tried for wife murder.
BAR
Tonight
THE
Hood River Wants "Postof fire. .
Washington. D. C Jul v IS. Post- .
master Jsy P. Lucas. Hood River- has
ppealed to Senator Lane to secure a
government building for that postof
fice. the local inspector declaring the
building in use utterly Inadequate.
Vacation time and
Hazelwood
Candy
are Inseparable. Why not
have the best It eaa be
bought fresh dally at
The Hazelwood
Confectionery and
Bestanraat,
WASXXXOTOW AT TEBTK
HOTEL
TECTflffr
SAN FRANCISCO
Geary Street, above Union Sauaro
turopeaa Plan $1.50 a da; vp
American Plan $3.50 a day ni
Kew steel and eonerete trncture. Third
addition of hundred rooms Just com
pleted. Every modern convenience.
Moderate rates. Center of theatre and
retail district. Oa earllaes transfer
rins all ever dtv. Eleetrln omnibus
msota trains sad steamers.
Paragon Typewriter Ribbons
A WD
Red Seal Carbon Paper
Are recognized as the leading ribbon
and carbon lines on the market.
For all makes of Typewriters.
Send for our illustrated booklet,
"Remtlco Typewriter Supplies."
REMINGTON
Typewriter Company (Incorporated),
88 Broadway, rortland. Or.
AMUSEMENTS
heilig irsszti
Ttotu Bala 1 aad A-1121.
TODAY TOVIGHT ALL WZZK
Coatlauent ll:S0 U 10.10 T. X.
ANNETTE KELLERMANN
la ta Taaeiaatlns Fhoto-rUy.
ii
Neptune's Daughter"
rOFVLAa
?aICZ8
25c
a rrw SEATS
AT 10 CEXTS
"THE BFOZLEES" A
SUCCESS.
TkEXZVDOUI
KifWo thoua1 pruple w "Tb.pnl
rs" during tb of July A. and l
raandml that tola pictnrt return mo bat
80.000 mora trnnt could M IbU SirwC tu
peadoua totalisation of Rax Beach ' fammu
atorjr. Tba rent pM bf that Ualllf theatr
rnr a return eiigie-iuenl waa far Id
ce of an prlr ttt offeree tiT a apeclal
prodneilno. la order to aeeare a return
engagement on tble picture. It became nerea
aary for tbe Belle maBagemant to make
caucellatlont In order to glr tbe Portland
arDtHemeot-lOTlng public an opportunity to
aee and know what a great BiaMernleee
Mr. Bellr baa made of tbfe entlinr'a fa moan
tor. Tbe reappearance of tbla picture will
be at tbe IlelUg theatre, nroadwar at Tar
lor, for aceea dara, atartlng Sunday after
nooa. July IS. It will -be exhibited oa
HnuoualT from 12 SO to W:30. Pofmlar
pricee f 10, 30 and so rente win prevail
Tbla theatre baa 2010 aeatt. aad ta tbe oool
eat and
nortbmeat
moat comfortable theatre
la the
mrwirDAiiy J430
BreeAway at Aider.
Week uly II.
LITTLI Hir AMD HAPOLZOV.
OalUrlal Jour, Barnea aad Barrea
OaUoway aad Keberte Tbe Alpha T rouse.
aatagaeope. Orchestra.
Sf Oaks
Jrertlaad'a Greet Aaiaaaiaeat Vara, Ceav
Slate Change ef rrograaa.
Tastios sleteree ef tie Jaly 4 erewa.
A wonderful fee tare. See- yesrself
ass your frleada.
Tokle fforett. Inimitable Jap.
Hungarian ttuartet.
Pat and fur Kelly, Zriab oeanedlaan.
Teay Snyder, f am one tenor.
Bead Coacerte at 1:30 and SO..
Vandevllle at a and 10 p. ta.
Wet er sklae is Ue opea-atr covered
amphitheatre.
ALL rEaTOaKAVCZS TIZX.
Car at lret aad Aider. Laoackee
. atorrlaea Bridge.
RECREATION PARK
. Cor. Vaughn and 24th.
Los Angeles
Ve
Portland
July 14, 15, 16,17,18,19
Games Begin
Week Days at 3 p.. m.
Sundays at 2:30 p.- m.
, LADIES' DAYS;!
: Wednesday and Friday
Steamer
lana f
Baseball!
Leaves Washington-street, deck at 7
A. M. daily, except, Friday, for ,
Astoria and Way Landings
Returning, leaves Astoria at 1:41 p. M.
Kara 11.00 each way. , Mala l:j, . - .