THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING. MARCH 28. 1916.
ATTORNEY GENERAL IS
FEARFUL OF EFFECT
v OF THE MYERS BILL
Official Says if Enacted, Such
Legislation Will . Benefit
Only Montana Corporations
i-'r
OREGON WILL LOSE OUT
Asks Senator Chamberlain for
Copy of Bin aad Argues Against
" th Proposed &glslatioa.
- Salem, Or., March 25. That the
V bill introduced In the United States
senate by Senator Myers, of Montana,
having: for it purpose the validating
i of the so-called Hyde scrip under the
- act of June 4. 1897, will, if enacted, be
of great benefit to the Western Lnm
her company, a corporation In which
1 former Senator Clark, of Montana, Is
Jieavliy interested, and the Anaconda
Mining- company, gigantic- Montana
corporation, and very detrimental to
the Interests of Oregon. Is feared by
.Attorney General Brown.
: Brown today directed a letter to
- United States Senator Chamberlain
asking for a copy of the bill and arrru
' Ins against the proposed legislation.
' Praud History Bevlewed.
' 'V, A.. Hyde, a San Francisco opera
tor. In the years 1898 and 1899 ac
" qclred fraudulently from, the state of
Oregon title to 47.000 acres of school
. lands... and used them as a base to
; Secure lands elsewhere. Brown re-
s views the history of the fraud and
subsequent events, Including the con
viction of Hyde and Joost H. Schnei
der "by the United States for fraud,
thla Judgment being confirmed. In
19ft. , - . -
Thereafter.' A ttorney "General Craw
ford was directed by Governor west
'to institute auits to recover for the
tat all the lands acquired by Hydi.
on which patents had not been issued
for the lands selected in lieu of th
- school lands. About 10,000 acres had
been patented.
Brown says that since he has as
sumed office the Hyde cases have been
vigorously prosecuted, a great deal of
' tiro and money has been spent in lo
eating the various applicant and oth
er -witnesses and getting ready for
trial, and testimony will soon be taken.
Believes Proof Saey. I
v The attorney general believes there
"is no question about the ability of the
state to prove that fraud was com
. mltted In acquiring the school lands.
- While the attorney general says it Is
tmpossible for him to tell the exact ef
fect 4t the bill until he has had an op
portunity to go over It carefully, he
-' understands from press reports that U
attempts to force on the government
title to lands fraudulently acquired,
and against what had been the avowed
policy of the interior department for
. many years.
In connection with his letter, Attor-
ney General Brown said that he feared
the proposed legislation would, if en
acted, knock out the state's suit to re
cover title. This would mean a loss
Of ,1500,000.
Pendleton Will
'- 'y Nominate Queen
Commercial Club aad Xound-Tp TMrso
' tors Will leak Concerted Effort to
- Bave Candidates amoir Winner.
Pendleton, Or.. March 25. Pendleton
wlllrent'er the statewide contest to
nam queen of the Rose Festival and
maldsU; At a meeting of the Commer
: cial dub and Round-Up directors today
w. B. Crow, contest manager for the
festival, submitted the plan under
which queen and maids will be elected.
and ' It was enthusiastically Indorsed.
To get the solid support of the county
behind one candidate, a primary elec-
... tlon will be held to select a candidate,
and citizens will see to it that she Is
among the lucky thirteen.
Childbirth Fatal
: To Portland Woman
Winlam oniasplc Faasea Away;
- Wa Daughter of Mr. aad Mrs.
XTaak Dayton, Pioneer Seatdenta.
Mrs, William Gillespie died at the
Smanuel hospital last evening about
o'clock, following the birth or an
Infant hoy, two days old. Mrs. Gilles
pie waa the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Prank Dayton,ploneer residents of Port
land.' Besides Mr. Gillespie, who is con
nected, with the commercial depart
ment of the Pacific States Telephone
Telegraph company, ahe is survived
by a slater, Frances Dayton.
. 1 " Hoquiam Man Killed.
Hocjulam, Wash., March 25. Run
down and terribly crushed by a loco
motive here today, W. D. Wilton, an
aged. Janitor, died later at the hos
pital.. Wilton was walking in the
railroad yards when struck.
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L PUPILS DEDICATE
PAPER TO TEACHER
Mrs. Pearl Gregory.
Oregon City, Or.. March 25. -A spe
cial junior Issue of the "Hesperian,"
the local high school paper, is Just out.
It is a clever product, and .is dedicated
to Pearl Gregory-Cartlidge for her ef
forts on behalf of the students.
Mrs. Cartlidge has been head of the
English department of the Oregon City
high school for five years. In addi
tion to her regular class work, she
has charge of all debating, including
the state debates, stagea annually the
popular high school play, and Is school
librarian. She attended Erlham col
lege at Richmond, Ind., and De Pauw
university at Greencastle, Ind., grad
uating from the latter institution with
the degree of Ph. B. She waa recently
chosen aa member of tne Oregon City
library board.
Campbell Has Filed
For Commissioner
Seeks Another Term on Public Service
Board for the Western Oregoa Dis
trict; "Soaest Herniation" Promised.
Salem. Or.. March 25. Thomas K.
Campbell, public service commtsslone-.
filed today for another term. He
seeks the Republican nomination - for
the western Oregon district.
"If I am nominated and elected I
will, during my term of office, con
tinue to use my best efforts for hon
est regulation in the public interests."
says Commissioner Campbell In 'hi J
declaration.
He asks that the following slogan
be printed after his name on the nom
inating ballot: "Will continue to use
best efforts for honest regulation lr.
public interests."
So far Campbell and Tred G. Bueh
tel. of Portland, are the only candl
dates who have filed for the Repub
lican nomination for the western Or
egon district, although Dan Kellaher.
of Portland, has said that he wosll
make the race and Percy Cupper, of
the state engineer's office, has had
the matter under consideration.
H H. Corey, of Baker: James M.
Kyle. - of Stanf leld, and Robert Serv
ice, of Baker, are the only candidates
who have so far filed for public serv
ice commissioner for the eastern Ore
gon district. Other names have 'been
mentioned in this connection, however,
and It is expected there will be moe
filings next week. Ed Wright, of
Union, is actively In the race, al
though he has not filed.
Nominations for the legislature are
in great demand, as Indicated by nu
merous Tilings during the past weeic.
Candidates for district attorney in
the several counties continue to file.
also, although the lists were already
heavy.
No opposition to Secretary of State
Olcott has developed and it is coi
sidered not unlikely that no other
candidate will file for the Republican
nomination.
Chief Justice Moore and Justlc
Burnett, or tne supreme court, are
still unopposed for Republican noml
nations to succeed themselves.
No great interest is manifested oy
candidates for places as delegates in
the national nominating conventions.
one reason is probably that many
who would like to attend do not care
to go to the expense, which w.ould
nave to come out or their own pock'
ets, according to Attorney General
Brown's ruling.
Miners Prepare to ...
Work "Ghost Mine';
foe Buckley aad TOt" Harphan of Baker
Ar Outfltttng for development of
Xiegendary MBlna Bueket" Ztlgglnga.
Baker, Or March 25. Joe Buckley
and "Kit" Harphan announced today
they are about to start for the legend
ary "Blue Bucket" diggings in .Grant
county, which Harphan claims to have
discovered last fall. The mythical
claims are reputed fabulously rich and
while existence is doubted by many.
every few years, an expendition starts
In search of them.
Harphan and ' Buckley are getting
their equipment ready for an early
start. They -maintain secrecy as to
location, but claim previous searchers
missed it only by narrowest margin
'While -mining men are skeptical of
tne succesa, all -old tuners" admit the
existence of diggings and that there la
possibility they will be located. Tra
ditlou locates diggings near Prine
ville.. but:-others believe 'the "Blue
Bucket" is nowhere else than at head
or canyon creek, where several weeks
ago Ralph Curl and Linn George of
v-anyon uity, struck an or body run
ulng from 830 to $40 to the pound.
, Claim Manganese Ore.1
Aoeraeen, Wash, March 2 6r J. S.
nsugn. a ousmess man. - and JCounty
Commissioner Loeke claim toAave lo-
woac appears to re pay wig quan
tities of manganese ore In the Qulnl
ault country, north of here. They have
been staking out claims ' and getting
samples for some time. -
Recently the price of this commodity
has been soaring, so that the ore can
ha mined profitably. Samples of the
ore . nave ? been sent to. the Tacoma
amwwn. vine era on is said to .ex
tend, so far as Investigated, a distance
as seven mues, - . ' .
X T&Amdat Gresham Farraerg.
. Gresham, Or. March 25. Professor
J. ; K. Larson, drainage 'expert of the
extension department of O. A. C. wni
be in Gresham on Monday and Tues
day to. turnlsh . farmers . Information
ra ui oraining. n Is probable that
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VEEK'S REGISTRATION
SHOWS AN INCREASE
VOTERS
INTEREST
Still Scarcely One-Third of
Electors" Are On -the Lists
as Qualified, c J
PROGRESSIVES MISSING
v Comnttes Seport That Ho
ers" Kara Appeared to Kara
Sanaa Znrolled as Bach.
Salem,- Or., March J 5. Reports re
ceived by Secretary of . 8 tate Olcott
during the pa 8 1 week showed that the
totaL; registration for. the May r pri
maries had reached 121,141 n March
18. This is an increase of 18.000 over
the previous week,, and showed . that
voters were more active, but scarcely
one-third of the total voters of the
state were on the lists.
The reglstratlbn by parties was as
follows: Republican, 8074; Democrats.
30,680; Progressives, 750; Prohibition
ists. 2849; Socialists. 2948; miscella
neous, 3640. The Progressives, It ap
peared, have been absorbed by the
other parties, Curry, Gilliam, Harney,
Morrow and Wheeler report that no
Progressives have registered this year.
Following is the total registration
nd the Republican and Democratic
registration by counties:
County. . Total.
Rp.
1.414
1.002
4.0M
1.S42 '
1.423
2.868
805
272
2.MD
482
745
405
ST
1,831
5;
96m
1.2:
402
6.721
M0
2.02O
MO
6.174
38-1
26.003
2,401
105
SOS
T.dVi
1.206
82M
i.noo
2.837
2,326
Dem.
1.812
671
1,423
415
E67
S3
472
114
1.118
228
2S
3.12
210
m
210
S4
SflO
3:7
2.445
135
1.540
63
1.831
137
I.6R8
1.302
04
. KS
SOS
733
504
518
714
117
1.C33
Baker 2.0W)
Btntoa l.MO
Clrkanua B.P2H
Clatvop S.200
Colombia 2.002
Cboa 8.80ft
Crook 1,840
Curry 404
DourlM 4,8(57
OlllUm 1
Grant 1,097
Harney 8fll
Hood River ,V
Jackaon 8,134
Jefferaoa R5.1
Jrpblne 1.44
Klematb 1.873
Lake WW
4-ne 9,284
Inroln 731
ton ...7. 4.928
Malbeur l.S.V
Marion 8.752
Morrow 5
Multnomah 38.801
oik 4.1.13
Sbennan SOS
TilUmook 1.244
I mttllla 2.704
Dlnn 9.250
Wallowa 1,404
Waaoo 2.040
Waahlne-toa 8.SA4
wneeler 47
VtmUU 8.70O
Company Changes Name.
Salem, Or.. March 25. The Coos
Bay Development company filed arti
cles with Corporation Commissioner
Schulderman today changing Its name
to the Security Mortgage & Bond
company. The Fidelity Trading
Stamp company, of Portland, filed
certificate of dissolution, Ar
tides of Incorporation were filed
by Mulr A McClelland Construc
tion company, Thomas Mulr, Joseph
McClelland and G. W. Stapleton. cap!
tal. stock $5000, Portland, and Sulli
van sarety Hood company, diaries K.
Sullivan, Gertrude L. Ash and Seneca
Fouts, capital stock $20,000. Portland.
Douglas Wants Bridges.
Salem. Or., March 25. The state
highway department received a re
quest from the Douglas county court
today to prepare plans or two
wooden bridges, one 190 feet long
and the other loo feet long. Bids on
the Atheys island and McMlnnvllle
bridges will be opened at McMlnnvllle
Monday. The Atheys island bridge
will be of steel and the McMlnnvllle
concrete.
Excessive Rates Charged.
Salem, Or. March 25. C. M. Cox.
F. D. Thlelsen and 8. FJ. Wolfe filed
a complaint with the public service
commission against the Salem Water,
Light & Power company today, in
which they assert that as a result
of meters having been placed on their
water systems, located on Salem
Heights, the charges are excessive.
unreasonanie. unjust and dtscrimlna
tory. The company placed meters in
tne baiem Heights because it is ex.
plained, there- is a donble pumping
expense necessary to carry the water
to mat portion of Salem, and for tha
further reason that there had been a
waste or water.
Goats "Butted In"
On Lane School
ohool Supervisor Pound That Build
lnr Kad Been Erected to Advantage
or araxera on the smi-H
Eugene, On. March 26 rur-t.
of school district No. 146, at Mercer
Lake, in the western end of Lane
county, did not reckon with the fight
ing propensities of "billygoats" when
tney erected their new school house on
a steep hill. They built the scHool
according to standard rules set' down
by the state, with' windows on a cer
tain side. That side happened to b
next to the sloping hill.
Miss Jennie Bossen. school' auner-
visor, who returned today from a trip
10 uw. aisinci, says tnat a few days
ago ' farmers had goats browsing on
this hill, and that the goats looked
downed Into the glass windows, and
seeing, their reflection, made a -rush
for their Imagined adversaries, break
ing most of the panes.
Since then the directors have erect
ed a fence In front of the windows
and the goats can do no more than
glower at their . reflections in the
window a .
' Odd Fellows Initiate Three.
Gresham, Or., March 25. Three can
didates were initiated into the Odd
Fellows lodge here on Thursday eve
ning. The first degree was conferred
by the degree team from Orient lodge
No. 17. About 150 ' were present at
tha meeting. On " behalf of Gresham
lodge. Fast Grand Master Westbrook,
J. S. Griffs was - presented with a
J 0-year old ! jewel. - An entertainment
followed the1 degree work. -
Cornelius Women Meet. V.
Cornelius. Or.. March .25. . The
Ladies' dub had Hs social day Tues
day. March. 21. at tha library. The
serving commute was . Mrs.'. Tedrow.
Mrs..Tlbbltts.,Mrs. Menold, Mrs. Smith.
Mrs. Sens and Mrs. Challacombe. The
new oil stove bought by . the club was
used. At the business meeting, April 4,
new officers will be elected. - -
, ? Mnch Rain at Grove. ;
V Forest Grove, March 25. Rain has
fallen steadily her for the last 24
hour. : L. S- Porter, a resident here
for 45 years, says that it never rained
so hard here befor.
DALLAS MAN IS
.GIVEN COMMISSION
mA S & III
II F ? S. "' X
IrL II
Ueut. E. H. ZMaseckL
Dallas, Or., March 25. E. K. Pia
secki, who 'has Just been commissioned
second lieutenant of the Oregon Na
tional Guard and assigned to Company
L. Third reitirnent of infantry, located
at Dallas, is an attorney of that city.
and candidate for the Democratic nom
ination for district attorney of Polk
county.
Mr. Plaseckl is a Spanish-American
war veteran, having served during that
war as a private or the second iMe-
braaka infantry.
WILL PUT CORNELIUS
AT THEBRICK PLANT
Those Acquainted With Con
ditions See Probable Con
troversy With Withycombe,
Salem. Or., March 25. Thomas Cor
nelius, who will be deposed April 1 us
farmer at the state prison at the ur
gent request of Governor Wlthycomb,
who declared that Cornelius Is wholly
disqualified to handle men, will be
made head of the brick manufacturing
plant of the Institution, according to
Warden Minto today.
Whether Governor Withycombe will
approve this plan was seriously ques
tioned by those who have been in touch
with the controversy over Cornelius.
The governor has been willing that
Cornelius should be given a place as
guard on the wall, where he would not
come In contact with prisoners to any
extent, out ne nas told Minto on a
cumber of occasions that' Cornelius
must be put in some position where he
would not by his- harsh methods and
lack of sympathy undo the reform that
the prison is supposed to accomplish.
Bard Ken on Job.
In connection with the brick yard
lob. It is contended in behalf of mak
ing Cornelius its head that harder
characters are employed there under
armed guards, than on the farm, and
harsh words, threats and punishments
would be more in place. '
If Cornelius gets the Job as head of
the brick department, where a large
force of convicts will be employed this
summer, it will mean that Governor
Withycombe has backed down com
pletely and that Assistant Warden
Sherwood and the reactionary element
at the state prison, who believe ardent
ly in the old time methods of punish
ing and handling convicts, are In the
saddle.
Pactional Strife at Prison.
It is known that factional strife at
the prison, in which Cornelius takes a
prominent part, is causing much con
cern, and speculation is rife as to how
many heads will fall before the year
closes.
In the meantime, convicts who get
orders from some employe connected
with the prison, only to have 'them
countermanded by Cornelius or some
of his faction, are "between the devil
and the deep sea." and hope for better
conditions, while fearing the worst.
Sewers Flood Basements.
Salem, Or., March 25. Sewers
backed up here today as a result of
the heavy rainfall and hundreds of
basements. Including the state cap!
tol, were flooded, causing considerable
damage and Inconvenience. The Wil
lamette river is rising rapidly.
Hellyer Funeral Monday.
Salem, Or. March 25. Nathaniel T.
Hellyer, a retired attorney of Salem,
who died Friday, will be buried here
Monday. He had been ill two years
and was 69 years old. He was a
native of Ohio and came to Oregon
five years ago from Iowa. He is
survived by his wife. He was a
Mason.
Known as "Brigham Young."
Salem. Or., March 25. Burkhart
Toun gable, aged 87 years, who for 55
years lived on a donation land claim
In Polk county, three and one-half
miles west of Alrlle, was burled at
Alrlie today. Rev. Elizabeth Wilson,
of the Salem Church of God. officiat
ing. The deceased had been making
his. home with W. E. Miller during
the past year. He participated in
fights with Florida Indians in his
young das and registered In the
army as "Brigham Young." As a
result he was familiarly known by
that name.
Ganntt Has . Filed.
Salem. Or March 25. W,. C. Gauntt,
of Stayton, where he is principal of
th schools, has filed for the repub
lican nomination for superintendent of
schools of Marion county, making four
candidates for the office. The others
are W. M. Smith, present .superintend
ent; Elizabeth Cornelius of Turner
and ..Clarence Phillips of Scotts Mills.
MINTO ANNOUNCES HE
- - Sells Newspaper Interest.
' Salem,- Or: March 25. A. -F. Adams
has sold his interest In the Woodburn
Ir. dependent to H. L. Gill, and was
her yesterday on his way to Seattle
tu look after his interests there. ,
Neatness Commands Respect
and plare Important parts la proeuilns rhe
good thlofta of life for people-. Clean n! Sx
rerts advertise la today's.claaifled columns of
The Journal. . : : ,t -
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PORTLAND BUND MEN
WINDOW OF
. OREGON CITY STORE
Exhibit Is Made in Effort to
Interest Public in Work of
School. ' .'
ATTRACT MUCH ATTENTION
Proceeds of Kabor Will Be Devoted to
School Purposes; Instructor In
Caning- Xs Also Blind.
Oregon City, Or, March 25. Five
sightless men, pupils of the Portland
School for the- Blind, industriously
caned chairs all day today in the dis
play windows of the George W. Buck
furniture store, and attracted much In
terest. The men have been taught their
trade by J. P, Meyers, principal of the
school, who is himself blind. The;
work done by the sightless quintet to
day was an advertisement of the ef
forts of the school to provide employ
ment for unfortunates and orders will
be taken at the Buck store in the future
for work of this class. All the money
taken in will go to the school and its
pupils, the local furniture man charg
ing no commission for his efforts in
behalf of the unfortunates.
The- five men seemed happy In their
work, and there was a rivalry between
them that made their fingers fly nim
bly back and forth as they wove the
neat, new bottoms of the chairs. It
took each man but a few hours to
transform a wrecked chair into a com
fortable and useful piece of furniture.
Bonds Are Subscribed.
Oregon City, Or., March 25. The
$275,000 flv per cent bonds that were
authorized at the December election
have been disposed of, arrangements
for the disposition having been made
today by the city officials with the
assistance of of several bankers of this
city. The highest bid that was received
by the bond buyers was 98 cents on
the dollar, and the city has practically
saved $5500 by marketing the bonds
itself. The Issues were sold at par
and accrued interest.
The local bond issue was oversub
scribed. The First National bank Is
willing to take $110,000 of the issue;
the Bank of Oregon City. $100,000; the
Bank of Commerce, $75,000. and Frank
Beck, $10,000, the total of which Is
$295,000, this being $20,000 epver the
issue, but these four offers will be
reduced.
Pool Room Owner Fined.
Oregon City, Or., March 25.P. B.
Dinn, pool room owner, was arrested
In this city on Saturday and sentenced
to 10 days in Jail by J. W. Loder, city
recorder, but sentence was suspended
pending good behavior. Dinn was, ar
rested for allowing minors to visit his
pool room.
Irwin Files Petition.
Oregon City, Or., March 25. Rufus
E. Irwin, executor of the estate of Lu-
cretia A. Chase, deceased, filed his pe
tion for probate of the will of the de
ceased. The value of the estate is
about $460, this being on a lot. at Bar
low, Or. The heirs are: Mrs. Ruby
Irwin of Seibert, Colo.; Mrs. Hazel
Vanwaning of Seibert, Oolo.; Mrs. Glen
Cora Grubke, Clyroan. Wis.; Rufus K.
Irwin, Barlow; Mrs. Agnes Irwin, Bar
low; Thomas W. Irwin, Chapman, Or.
' Mrs. Shaylor Asks Divorce.
Oregon City, Or., March 25. Marie
Shaylor filed suit for divorce on Sat
urday, March 25, against John Shay
lor. They were married in Multnomah
county, August 16, 1916. ,
Arrange Teachers Program.
Oregon City, Or., March 25. A pro
gram is being arranged by County
School Superintendent Calavan for the
teachers' local Institute to be held at
Molalla on Saturday, April 1, the meet
ing to be held In the Mollalla school
house.
The following Is the program of the
day: "Teachers' Insurance and Retire
ment Fund," Howard M. Eccles, Canby
school, 9:30 a. m.; address, M. S. Pitt
man, state normal at Monmouth, 10:30
a. m.; "How I Teach Geography," Miss
Lena Ulen, Adrenwald school, 1:30; ad
dress, P. J. - Tooie, superintendent of
Oregon City schools, 2:30 p. m.
Among the features of the day will
be a hot dinner served by the members
of the Molalla grange in the grange
hall, as this Is also grange day In Mo
lalla. Parker Is Committed.
Oregon City, Or., March 25. R. W.
Parker of Gladstone was examined as
to his sanity today by County Judge
Anderson and Dr. W. E. Hempstead
and was taken to the Oregon State hos
pital at Salem this evening by Con
stable Frost and an attendant of the
hospital. ,
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Towers Again Patch
Up Their Differences
Marshf leld. Or.. March 25. The lat
est of a series of sensational Incidents
brought about by Charlemagne Tower
and his wife continuing over the last
two years, came today when the couple
reunited and left the city to live to
gether again. This Is the third time
Mrs. Tower has left In company with
her husband. Twice before it was
claimed she was taken by force. The
couple first came into publicity when
Mrs. Tower was being taken home by
another man from a dance and Tower
captured her, and guns were drawn.
After a separation Tower kidnaped
his wife, hut she left him and In the
court trials-: which followed declared
she would never live with him. Tbe
troubles were patched up before law
yers and Tower and his wife left, the
city again today.
WORK
Vancouver Knights.
To Entertain Monday
Occasion Is Sixteenth Annual District
Convention; Kalama Itodg Win Be
Thar With Degree Team.
Vancouver. Wash., March 25. The
local lodge, Knights of Pythias, is
making preparations to entertain a
large-number of visitors here Monday
evening, the occasion being the six
teenth annual district convention of
tbe members of the eighth district of
the state of Washington. This dis
trict Is composed of lodges, at Van
couver, Camas, JUdgefield, Kalama,
Kelso and Castle " Rock, and all wlil
be well represented. .
'The Kalama lodge will, by special
invitation, bring - its entire initiatory
degree team, consisting; of 21 mem
bers, and will put on the work of Ini
tiating several candidates. There will
also be a number of Individual con
tests In degree work for which prises
will be awarded.
Principal among the speakers for the
evening will be Gus Moser, state sen
ator of Multnomah county, and a su
preme - representative of the order;
F. W. Loomls, of Aberdeen, grand vice
chancellor of the order In Washing
ton. Mayor Milton Evans will deliver
the address of welcome and O. T. Clark
of Camas will respond.
The convention , will cios wixn a
banquet.
Would Contest Will.
Vancouver, Wash., March 25. Hear
ing on the petition to contest the will
of the late J- O. Wing, a prominent
resident of Washougal, who met death
Heverat months asro In an autDmobila
accident, will be held in the superior
court Monday. The petitioner s Mar
garet Wing, widow of the decedcr.t, and
In her petition she alleges that th
will, which shut her off entirely from
sharing In the estate, was executed
prior to their marriage, and related to
a former wife. The will haa been ad
mitted to probate and Lacy Ellis Wing,
a con. Is astlng as executor. Mrs.
Wlg has been Joined In the contest
of the will by a daughter of Mr.
Wing and one of the heirs, who asks
that Mrs. Wing be appointed admin
istratrix. Bank Case Not Decided.
Vancouver, Wash.. March 26. Hear
ing on the petition of M. B. Kits, re
ceiver of the defunct Commercial
bank, "which clobed It doors here in
December. 1910, that he be allowed
to sell the remaining bank assets and
close up the receivership, was held
this morning in the superior joourt be
fore Judge. R. H. Back. No decision
was reached and the matter was con
tinued for further discussion Tues
day morning at 9 o'clock.
At a meeting yesterday of more
than 100 depositors It was decided to
oppose the proposition ' of selling the
assets at this time. An advisory com
mittee, consisting of Henry Craes, A.
W. Calder 'and C. F. Rossitej, was
named and this committee represented
tbe creditors at the hearing today.
The appraised value of the asset
has been placed at slightly more than
3128,000 and tbe offers received by
Receiver Kles are said to b far less
than that amount.
Grazing Land Will
Be in Demand
Supervisors of Three Reserves Meet at
Albany aad Discuss rasing Allot
ments and Applications.
Albany. Or., March 25. Sheep to the
number of 66,800, and cattle to the
number of 6520 will be grazed in San
tiam. Deschutes and Cascade national
forests this esason. It was decided at
a conference here between F. H.
Brundage. supervisor of Santiam; V. V.
Harper, supervisor of Deschutes, and
Walter Dutton, supervisor Cascade na
tional forests. Mr. Harper has his
headquarters at Bend, and Mr. Dut
ton is located at Eugene.
Th conference was for the purpose
of discussing grazing applications and
allotments. It developed that the de
mand for range this season will be
heavy and that the number of stock
specified In applications will exceed
the grazing capacity of the three for
ests. - Charges .will be 6 cent to 6 cents
per head of sheep and 40 cents per
head of cattle.
Baker Boys Charged
With Liquor Thefts
Officers BelleveTbat Automobile was
Used ' as Means of Transporting'
Goods Prom Basement of Besldenoe.
Baker, Or March 25. Seven high
school boys, some members of promi
nent families, were arrested today on
charges involving recent thefts of
liquor from cellars of Baker resi
dences. Over 3250 worth has been
stolen, and .possession of liquor led
to the arrest of the boys. Four, learn
ing of the officers' intentions, at
tempted to leave the city- and were
captured .-when Just about to board a
freight train. All were released on
their own recognizance for heAriii g
later. Further arrests will follow.
The authorities believe the boys
have a list of places where liquo
ls stored, and that an automobile lies
been used to take away the . stolen
goods, as ,in most cases too' much
was taken to be removed without
some means- of transportation.
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Gangsters Annoying
Automobile Parties
i .
Tlold up your' hands.' has been . the
cry tha,t has surprised two automobll
lsts at Twentieth and Knott streets in
th -last three or four nights, 'accord
ing to a report that President C. C.
Overmlre, of the Portland Automobile
dub. made .to Harry P. Coffin, of the
public safety commission,' yesterday.
Mr. Overmlre asked for police inves
tigation, stating that the annoyance'
of a crowd of gangsters in that vl
clnlty hav become a menace. -
New
Ideas
Arriving Daily
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The Bootery
323-25. Washington SL
. Xr Broadway
UNL1GHTED
CANOES
AT
A
E
Matter to Be Taken Up With
Federal Authorities of Port
Jand District.
TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS
Motor boats Travallar at High Speed
Ar TJnable to See Thee Canoes,
It Is Declared.
In an attempt to curb an vli inci
dent to the pastime before the season
ior canoeing sets In, a committee of
the Portland Motorboat club has taken
up with Harry p. Coffin, chairman of
the public safety commission, with the
mayor, and with United States cus
toms officers, the menace of allowing
canoes in the river at night without
lights.
Captain W. H. von der Werth.
spokesman of the committee, which
eonslats of A. A. Hoover and C. H.
Johnston, told Mr. Coffin that during
the summer evenings, canoeists often
turn their craft loose in the river to
VER
NIGHT
DEEMED
MENAC
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It is always ready without advance notice, arid it
plays all the newest dance music in a way that makes
dancing enjoyable.
It is a big help to the , beginner, a real delight to
everyone everybody enjoys dancing to, its perfect
music
We will gladly play the latest dance numbers for
you any time you find it convenient to come in.
Victrolas $15 to $400.
Easy terms can be arranged if desired.
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STKINWAT, AND OTHER PIANOS.
Sixth and Morrison Streets Opposite Postof f ice
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Ask A. H. Greenberg,
Distributor for Oregon, '
309 Washington Street.
Portland. -
Phones: Main 137. A-l7.
Fern Hobbs First ;
Of Her Sex to Apply"
Zx-Secretary nf Oswald West Want '
Bight to Practice as Attorney Before
Interior Department,
Miss Fern Hobbs has applied to Re (
ister Nat Campbell of the United'
States land office to practice ss at
torney before the Interior department.
Mr. Campbell says this Is the first ep-:
plication ever filed by a woman to,
practice as aa attorney in the Portland
land district
drift with the stream. These canoes'
carry no lights, or else the lanterns
are under the seat where they cannot
be seen.
Motorboats travellnar raDidlv alnntt
the river are unable to see them, and
mere nave been several accidents, to
gether with many narrow escapes.
Quite often, said Captain von der
Werth, the canoeists, with reckless -disregard
of consequences, lie down In
the bottom of the shells where they
cannot even hear the approach of th
Dower hnata. Rvtn If th.,. hmt.
not strike the canoes directly, the.
swell caused often upsets the lighter
boats. J
An effort is to be made to see if the
canoeists cannot be forced to show a
light In compliance with the federal
regulations regarding water transpor
tation. the committee will try to have the city'
authorities curb the practice of men
and women motorists rnlnr imi4i
cover of the darkness to the islands In
the river. '.
Whenever You
Want to Dance
field meetings win be held. : .-. ,
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