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i.i.tti' " --- '-"','""'T!..- r EVENING EDITION EVENING EDITION TO ADVEHTTSKR8. Don't lit down In the meadow and wait (or the cow to back up and be milked to al ter the cow. WEATHEK I ! ''-.tT. Fair tonight and Frl day. NO. 6308 I'ENDLE'i ON, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEl'TEMliER 3. 1008. r ack IZ&SSl SEJII-WEEKUA j -j ,t 4 Tzrzjyiix FrrjV " - n ;V " VOL.21. Al TA UnilOC NDC MlflDlf flC MPCNnilDV:-" '-TIFT CONFERS AL I A nUUuL rlriL wUH l Ur Jul JUlMri 1 1 : with mm- Omaha, Sept. 3. Returns In- I i i I FLEE Sam Bitner Suffered Heavy 1 stroyed Worth $20,000, Insurance $4500. Eight Head of Horse Ilunicd and Riimlng Stable Held 80 Head Were Most of Them Saved Rumors -of Other Ineendlary Owners TncuHlncss. One of the most dastardly crimes this town nan ever suffered was com mitted last night when the Alta House and stable were maliciously set afire by an unknown wretch. By bis act he Imperiled the lives of' a core of .people within the hotel, burned eight horses to death and brought financial ruin to Sam Bitner. owner, of the property. - . . The to was started about 11:30 last night and the best witness to the circumstances surrounding the origin la Pete Shafer. a young man who was I lltlng with Miss Town on the front porch or the Johnnie Town home al the time. Firebug Was Seen. According to Shafer, he and Miss Town saw a man come stealthily down the street from the side of the Alta house Just a moment before the fire was -seen. The fellow tip-toed until almost in front of the young I people, whom he did not see, and be then broke Into a run. On reaching Webb street he turned towards the business section, still running. In the opinion of young Shafer, there is Hu doubt but that the fellow, whoever ho Is, started the fire. No sooner had he gotten past the Town house orrtll the flames broke forth at the Alta House and Shafer diitth cd over to the place. Taking a hasty glance at the fire he then sped around the block to the local fire house and rang the small bell. By that time the flames hadwrotten un der strong headway. According to Shafer's description, the man he saw running from the spot was small hi stature and he cither wore a light colored coat or else he had on u light colored shirt without a coat. Roy Tlenril Mated. Further evidence to the effect that the fire was r Incendiary origin 1 furnished by Frank Fowler, dish- washer at the Alta Mouse, who room- , ed In the corner ;f the house nearest which the fire whs started. Accord ing to Fowler he heard a man enter the shed between the 'hotel and sta ble and strike a match. A moment late he saw the light of the fire and he rushed through tho house out on to Alta street. A Mystorlon prowler. Earlier last evening Julius Whlt tock, foreman at the scouring mill, enw a man moving mysteriously about that portion of the town. Whlttock ys he was going homeward about j 9:30 last evening and as he passed along In front of the Oregon lumber yard he saw a fellow hurrying out from between the lumber yard and the office of the scouring mill. The OF London, Sept. 3. Mrs. Marshall Field, Jr., daughter-in-law of the late Chicago merchant prince, was married In the reglstery office today to .Maldwln A. Drummond, second eon of the late Edgar Drummond. Marshall Field, Jr., died In Chicago a few months ago aa a result of a bullet, the result of an accident or suicide. WW 1 SCENE OF C Loss Last Night Property De! Many Vehicles Destroyed in Uio Fire of Stock and Only by Heroic Work Firemen Again Won 1'iiHtJntod Praise Attempts IjI Night Cause Property actions of the fellow attracted the foreman's attention and he suys he ft It disponed (o follow him and did so for a short distance. 'lie says the man hastened across the street and disappeared In the darkness Just east j of the mill and through which a side track rune. According to Whlttock the man he aw was rather heavy In build and t ht trnr a I to-lit Quit nf nlntViA- , " " " A Disastrous Rluze. The fire was started In a shed be twen the Alta House and the feed stable. It was a shed fn which slops from the hotel were placed and It connected tho hotel with the stable. By reason of Its location It was the Ideal place for a man to start a fire If he wished to burn the stable and hotel. From the little shed the flames spread with lightning like rapidity to both tho stable and the hotel, though "the barn burned the faster. The barn extended from one end of the block to the other and the entire structure was an easy prey to the flames. 'Being of dry lumber and filled with hay It' burned like pow der when the fire once gained head way. Eight Horses Itiirncd. When the fire started the big sta ble was completely filled with horses and vehicles. Ncarlv SO head of horses were tied In the stalls, every stall being taken. Those who arrlv ed on the scene early saw the peril of the horses and rushed In to free them. But the fire was so strong at the extreme west end that help could riot reach the frantic animals and eight of them burned In their stalls By hard and plucky work on the part of eager volunteers the remainder of the horses were gotten loose and they ran out of the barn. AltA House Destroyed., While tho fire made slower head way on the hotel It wn no less sure In Its destrurtlvoness. Commencing at the southwest corner the flames ate their way Into the hostelry and within a few minutes the old farm hotel was doomed. Though some of the frame Is still landing, the ruin U worse than worthless. All Inmates escaped safely. Firemen Werei YI1mioii But while the low was heavy last night It would have been much worse had It not been for the hard and ef ficient work done by the fire depart ment. Too much praise cannot be given tho firemen for they were cool and nervy throughout the fire and had they not been competent n gen eral conflagration could easily have occurred. While tho big barn was burned tho L FIELD The announcement of the wedding caused great surprise hero. Her sons Marshall, aged 15, and Henry, aged 13, heirs of the Field estate of $150, 000,000, were present. Chicago friends say that King Edward, w'ho was trying to match Mrs. Field with Prince Francis of Teck, an Impecu nious relative, la disappointed. Drum mond 'Is connected with several titled families. R ME ill residence of Judge Joe H. Parkes, on Alta street, was so threatened that few believed It could escape. All of the furniture was carried from the place, but by hard work on the part of the department and willing assist ants the house was saved, though the paint was scorched and the glass broken In the rear of the house. The East End Grocery, owned b John Dyer, was also 'In Imminent danger, 'but so successful were the firemen In protecting It that reall no damage was Inflicted. But the John Town home, Just south of the stable did not fare so well. Though strong efforts were made to save the place It caught fir while the blaze was at its height and the house was about half destroyed. Most of the furniture was taken out of the place, but the building Itself is a wreck. Many Suffered Low. All the horses that were burned belonged to parlies who had stabled them there and most of'the owners were farmers who were In for the night. Louis Chrlstenson of Weston, lost a team In the fire, but his wagon was saved. Walter Jones, the expressman, lost both his team and express wagon. He had purchased the outfit but a few weeks ago. A farmer named Brown also lost a team, but his wagon was saved. Hohbach Bros, had a team and three wagons - In the stable. The horses were gotten out but two of the vehicles were burned. One of them was valued at $250. Some har ness was also burned, making the Hohbach Bros.' total loss about $300. Wray. the marble dealer, also lost a buggy and a set of harness. Colonel J. II. Haley also had a team and bnegy in the barn, but the horses were gotten out. A man named Hartle lost a rubber tlred buggy in the blaze. Andy Larson of Vansycle, lost a buggy, but his horse was saved. Herman Bolt lost a buggy and a set of harness. , Three buggies and a wagon belong ing to Sam Bitner were burned In the fire, but all of his horses were gotten out. Lee Hummel of Cold Springs had a team and a wagon Inside the barn at the time and the team was burned hut the wagon was saved. A farmer named Torgenson, a fruit peddlor of Milton, also lost a team but his wagon with a load of fruit was gotten out. RXncr Hard Hit. Fpon Sam Bitner, owner of the Al ta house and the stable falls a heavy loss and today Mr. Bitner has had sincere sympathy from his friends and acquaintances. The hotel and stable with the entire contents was worth In the vicinity of $20,000 and the property was practically a total loss He had but $4000 insurance upon the property and consequently had suf fered a net loss of about $15,000. Feared for Son. A pathetic Incident ot the big fire was the mental suffering of a man named Owenby, who with his little son were sleeping In the barn when the fire started. Both escaped from the burning structure, but the father lost track of the boy and could not find him for some time. He feared he had been caught In the burning pile and was In anguish until the lad was found. The boy, who had escaped minus his trousers, was cared for by neighbors and was unharmed. A four year old child, apparently left alone, was taken from the sec ond story of the Alta house by one of the Knight boys who heard the child crying. Firemen Had Lunch. A peculiar Incident of the fire waa a lunch some of the firemen had near tho close of the conflagration. By some strange chance the dining' room of the Alta house was but slightly damaged and after the fire had been gotten under complete con trol, but was not entirely extinguish ed, a number of firefighters gathered In the room. In the coffee pot was found hot coffee, warmed up by the (Continued on Page S.) CAS FLY TOO. dlcate that this city, consisting Two Cornell Student Surprise Aero nauts With a New Machine. Ithaca, N. Y., Sept. 3. John C. Buckhardt of Portland, Ore., and Oscar Trollght of Indianapolis, stu dents at Cornell university, startled all aeronauts today with an exhlbl Hon of an aeroplane built by them selves which proved capable of traV' ellng at the rate of 41 miles an hour at a height of SI feet. The tests of the machne made today showed that It worked perfectly. MOTHER OF FOREST SAVED. tire in Vicinity of 111;.' Trees Now Vnder Control. Stockton, Sept. 3. The forest fire which has been burning In the vicln Ity of the big trees since Monday Is now under control and practically out. The only tree In Caliveras grove that was touched was the "Mother of Forest," which was bui slightly damaged by sparks that 11' In Its top. None of the others were touched. Six square miles of tim ber was burned. WAR ON CANNON. Democrat.- and Ibor I'nlon Forces Combine to Defeat Him. Chicago, Sept. 3. Leaders of the democratic forces, assisted by labor union allies, are planning the water- loo if Sr sker Cannon In his cam paign for reelection to congress. La bor day Is set for the firing of the first gun. The best orators are to be sent into his district to urge the se lection of H. C. Bell, Cannon's oppon ent who was assistant attorney gen eral under Cleveland. HEARST IN FIELD. Will CaiiiMili IVrstmnlly for Imle lciidenee Party. New York, Sept. 3. Hearst left today for Indianapolis to open the Independence party campaign In the middle west. He states he does not see how the democratic party can make any progress under what he characterizes as Its present system of changing principles. Wreck In Pacific. Point Arena, Sept. 3. It Is report ed that two horses came ashore south of here, indicating that a ship was lost last night. Captain Williams says a distant shock was felt half an hour before the lumber came ashore. It Is possible the ship was destroyed by an explosion. After an all night search In a heavy fog for the steam schooner supposed to be wrecked off this point tonight, C aptain John Stltt of the life station, returned this morning without result. Lumber floating first gave an indt catlon of a wreck. Captain Williams, n lighthouse keeper, found a name less hatch of a schooner ashore with the lumber. The search Is now pro ceeding. Ioie In Poor Hcnlth. Home, Sept. 3. Expressing a fear that he will not llvo much longer as the burden of the church Is becoming too much, the pope In an Interview with Bishop Burke of Albany, N. Y., declared that he is anxious to return to private life In Venice. Burke In timates the condition of the pope Is far' more serious than is generally known. Reconciliation Not Complete. Toledo, Sept. 3. Foraker let loose a bombshell this after noon when asked about the widely heralded "reconcilia tion" with Taft. He said: "I have made no peace pact with Taft. The executive commlt- tee Insulted me Intentionally by inviting me to open the state campaign at Youngstown next Saturday. There has been no reconciliation. No one Is au- thorlzed to say what my course will be." of 96 precincts out of the total of 400, give Congressman Shal lenberger the democratic nomi nation for governor by a plur ality of 10,000 over Mayor Dahlman, who was Bryan's candidate. CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATS TO ADOPT PLATFORM Stockton, Sept. 3. The platform to be adopted by the democratic. state convention being held here today, which will probably be the last nomi nating state convention In California, will contain a plank declaring against the removal of the state capital from Sacramento to Berkeley. This ques tion was sidestepped by the republi can convention In Oakland two weeks ago. The Denver platform and na tional ticket were strongly endorsed. The planks especially mentioned will be a "condemnation of the proposed scheme allowing Japanese to be nat uralized with an emphatic demand for stricter laws against Immigration of Orientals and reiteration of Bry nr's bank guarantee plan. VETERANS COME WEST. Taeoma Secures Next Meeting o SpiinMi War Veterans. Boston, Sept. 3. The United Span IMi War Veterans today chose Taeo ma as the annual jueetLng place for next year. . SEARCH LASTED DURING PERIOD OK THREE YEARS After Spending Thirty Thousand Dol lars Father Loses INhiseselon Says Mother Deserted Babe When Only Two Weeks Old. Los Angeles, Sept. 3. After a search lasting three years and. cov ering the principal cities of the Pa cific coast. Mrs. A. B. Gross today has her daughter Marchle, whose life has been a continual series of kidnappings. She found her child at the home of G. E. Ware in this city. They are both now on the way home in the east. After being kid napped six times during the war for her possession, Marchle fell In the hands of her father the last time at Pasadena three months ago. Gross admits kidnapping her from his wife and says he spent over $20,000, try ing to get possession of Marchie. He says the mother deserted the girl when she was only two weeks old i when they then living In Spokane where Gross was engaged In the real estate business. The fight for pos session began when Marchie was two years old. RolKTts" Condition Serious. Atlantic City, Sept. 3. It is repott ed today that the condition of Charles Roberts, the Baltimore merchant who was shot by an unknown assailant on the board walk while with Mrs. W. S. C, Williams, a week ago, is very pre carious. W. C. F. PRUITT IS 1 J '' . - ------ W. C. E. Prultt, missing Fendletori lawyer, Is now once more at home. He was brought back to the city yes terday and was Immediately taken to his. former home, where he Is now being cared for. He Is 111 and Is said to be threatened with brain fever. When news was received here that Prultt was at Sheridan, Wyo., his wife started forth to find him, fear Ir.g that his mind was affected and that It was her duty to go" to his aid. Her mission was successful and the couple arrived here safely yesterday. Itl'RY TJIE ILVTCHET AND WILL WORK TOGETHER Thousands Witness Sleeting of Big Chiefs and Cheer When They Shake Hands Roth Make Addresses at Keunlon of Veterans. Toledo, Ohio, Sept. 2. That Taft and Foraker are ' politically together is not only the public admission of both Taft and Foraker here today but also the political sentiment of Ohio. Senator Foraker Is an avowed can didate foe United States senator to succeed himself and his services In the national campaign have been sought by Chairman Hitchcock and the senator has promised to take the stump. At a dinner 'given here last night by Charles T. Lewis, who Is Inciden tally the host of Judge Taft at tho Middle Bass Island club, being presi dent of that organization, there wero present Senator Foraker, General Henry Corbin, Representative J. Warren Kelfer of Ohio, and Jame Hoyt, an attorney of Cleveland- ThbJ dinner resulted in an Invitation to Seator Foraker to attend both the re- ' view of the parade of the G. A. R., in the stand with Judge Taft, and'recep tion to be given later by the Lincoln republican club. '; Those who attended this dinner are authority for the further statement that when Senator Foraker left the dinner he was called on the long dis tance telephone from Chicago bj Chairman Hitchcock of the national committee and requested to open the republican campaign In Kansas. Sen ator Foraker has not yet given hie answer to this invitation, but, it la) said, told the national chairman that he would take rart in the speaking program for the contest. ' Judge Taft left Middle Bass Island at half past six o'clock this morning on a small power yacht and after a tempestuous voyage of four hours reached Toledo, very damp from the spray, but otherwise unimpaired. He was taken in an automobile direct to the reviewing stand. Judge Taft said on the Journey that he did not know of any arrangement whereby he was to meet Senator Foraker, nor did he know of any endeavors to effect such an arrangement. But the city of To ledo seemed to know all about it, and when after the candidate had been In his place only a few minutes, a car riage, which headed the parade, stop ped In front of the stand and dis charged its passengers, there was a . tremendous shout as the thousands who were within sight of the stand in the Immense stands adjoining and across the street caught sight of the senior senator and his colleague. Sen ator Dick, Governor Harris and Mayor Whit lock. Senator Foraker was the last of the little party to reach Judge Taft's side but when he did and each raised high his right hand, Taft saying, "Hello, Senator," and Foraker, "I am glad to see you. Judge," and then shook hands long and heartily and smiled cordially, there was a mighty shout from the crowd, and thun cheers. The two sat down together and remained' in earnest conversation for more than an hour, Incidentally together receiving the plaudits of the marching veterans. Senator Foraker left to keep a business engagement. (Continued on page 5.) IE AT HOME Apparently Pruitt was under an hallucination when he left here an-I his actions indicate that such was the case. He says that he started for the sprrngs where his wife and mother were staying, but went in the wrong direction. When found he was at the Great Western hotel In Sheridan. This afternoon Pruitt's condition was reported to be as favorable as could be expected. He Is not criti cally 111, but his condition Is sueh that he will have to have absolute rest for some time to come.
