VOL. 24
DALLAS, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2. 1912
WO. 45
H' WEDS US QUITS 1'
$1500 FOR II
n i ha
lilli
DALLAS CITIZEX IS BUNCOED
OUT OF BIG. SUM BY SWIN
DLERS following wild
WEST SHOW.
OLD METHODS EMPLOYED
CHARLES
HOUSE
MANN TO MANAGE
FOR J. W. CRIDER.
Bernliard Fi'lesen Is Victim of Smooth
Gang:; Complains to Authorities
and Manager Digs Up $100 to
"Ease His Conscience;" Show Had
Unsavory Reputation.
Swindling a Dallas citizen out of
$1500 in gold and afterward return
ing $400 of the amount to him as
"hush money," cappers and confi
dence men who came here with the
Kit Carson Buffalo Ranch wild west
outfit, pulled off a profitable stroke
of business on Wednesday. Like
other things connected with the
show, the methods used in separating
the man from his money, were not
new, in fact about the oldest and
most antiquated now employed by
"con" men, but it brought home the
bacon which, after all, Is the real re
sult aimed at what's the odds how
it comes?
Old "Farm" Gag.
. Bernhard Friesen lives in the west
ern portion of the city. He recently
sold his farm near town and moved
to Dallas to spend his years in peace.
On Monday morning when coming
down town, according to his own
story he met a well dressed stranger
who engaged him in conversation.
The stranger told Friesen that he
was from Nebraska and had consid
erable money to invest. He inquired
the rate of interest and stated that
he would like to purchase a farm
for a relative, in fact might become
a citizen of Dallas himself. During
this conversation the stranger dis
covered that Mr." Friesen had a con
siderable sum of money In a local
bank, and the result of the conversa
tion was a date to meet Mr. Friesen
at the Southern Pacific station about
1:00 o'clock.
Gets the Muzuma.
Mr. Friesen kept the appointment
ground Mr. Friesen and his acquaint
quaintance of a plan whereby they
could each make $1500. The afore
said "plan" it appeared was to be
found somewhere near the wild west
show and so the two walked up that
way, not until Friesen, however, had
gone to the bank and lugged away
his $1500 in gold, tied up in a hand
kerchief. The hanker advised Frles
n not to take the money away but,
if he had a deal on, to give his man
a check. Friesen, however, would
not listen to this rangement and
took away the cash.
Three Card Game.
After their arrival at the show
ground Mr. Friesen and his axqualnt
ance met two other fellows, one of
whom carried a grip containing a
number of electric belts. Together
the men went into a tent belonging
to the show and here a trunk was
displayed containing other electric
belts. The belt man displayed three
cards, one of which bore some print
ing on its surface, and the other two
were blank. After shuffling the cards
he threw them down and declared
that if any one present would put up
$1500 and pick up the printed card
he would give him $1500 and two
electric belts. This looked like a
cinch. Here was an opportunity to
double the finances of the "crowd in
no time. Mr. Friesen says he was
sure which was the printed card, so
he posted the money and grabbed
the card, only to find it blank.
Flies With the Coin.
The card sharp swept up the money
and suddenly discovered that he had
business elsewhere. He got out of
the tent, vanished into thin air as it
were, and left no trail behind him
Illness in Family Impells Runs to
Relinquish Position; Mr. Crider
ExiKH'ted From California Soon.
J. A. Rans who came to Dallas
from Payette, Idaho, in May and took
charge of the New Scott hotel, re
linquished the management of that
institution Tuesday night, and since
that time Charley Mann who has held
the position of clerk, has been in
charge.
It is said that the change has been
made on account of dissatisfaction on
the part of Rans. When he came
here it was reported that he had
purchased the hotel and would be
come a permanent resident. But
sickness in his family has caused
him to alter his plans it. is said, and
he asked to be relieved from further
obligations on his lease or his op
tion to purchase. Accordingly a deal
was arranged by C. L. Crider, as
agent for J. W. Crider, owner of the
building, whereby the former took
over the business for his father and
the place will be operated by Mann.
Mr. Crider is expected in the city in
about a week, but it is not known
whether any further change will be
made in the hostelry.
Charley Mann, the present mana
ger, has had much experience in the
hotel business, being formerly con
nected for a long time with the Gail
hotel and later as clerk at the New
Scott. He has many warm friends
among the traveling public who will
be pleased to see him behind the
counter at the New Scott.
Governor Wilson Welcoming
Speaker Clark to. Sea Girt
BAND CONCERTS END
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Final Event of Present Scries to
Come Saturday Night; Concerts
Grow in Popularity With People.
Final concert in the present series
will take place on the Court House
plaza Saturday night, further events
of the kind having been postponed
until Saturday night, August 31,
when, if proper arrangements can be
made, the concerts will be continued
for three nights in September. That
these regular Saturday night occas
ions have become popular with the
people of Dallas and surrounding
country is evidenced by the constant
ly increasing crowds which come out
to hear the concerts. Last Saturday
night saw the largest of the season
and the applause bestowed upon the
band was liberal.
For the final concert. Director
Grant has provided a program of un
usual merit as follows:
March, "King of the Air".. Johnson
Overture, "Living Pictures," (by
request) Dalby
Overture, "Arcadia," (by request)
Laurens
March, "The Centaur" King
National Overture, "Iand of Lib
erty," (by request) .... Barnhouse
Overture, "Radium," (by request)
Southwell
March, "Good Fellowship," intro
ducing "Auld Lang Syne" and
"The Girl I Left Behind Me"
Billings
"There has been a request made
for 'Silver Threads Among the Gold,'
from someone who did not sign their
name," said Director Grant, "and . I
take this means of informing them
that the band has not this in their
repertoire."
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Photo copyright, 1912, by American Press Association.
OODROW WILSON'S summer home at Sea Girt, N. J., has been a
mecca for political notables ever since the governor's nomination for
president Practically all the big men In Democratic national poll
tics have called on the candidate to congratulate him and to pledge
their support Among the governor's visitors have been Speaker Champ Clark
of the national house of representatives and Oscar W. Underwood, the Demo
cratic bouse leader. Both Clark and Underwood were candidates for the nomi
nation which went to Wilson. Speaker Clark was enthusiastic In his congratu
lations, and the governor's welcome was most cordial. The speaker told the
candidate that he would stump the country for his election.
In The Social Realm
(By Gladys Canter.)
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Chair Cars on Trains.
That the efforts of t'.e Dallas Com
mercial club to induce the South; rn
Pacific company to operate chair
cars on its trains between this city
and Portland, has borne fruit is
proven by the coveted cars which
now form a portion of every train's
equipment When extra coaches are
hauled on the trains, and lockid,
they now are attached to the rear.
hile, figuratively speaking, al
most everyone is out of town,
one meets familiar fa:es motor
ing or at once-in-a-while afternoon
affairs given every two weeks by the
Thursday afternoon club. Most of
the members are yet In town and the
afternoons will continue as long as
there are members to attend.
Special recreations are being plan
ned by the younger set for the sum
mer evenings. Creek parties are the
most popular form of amusement
and the different crowds have enjoy
ed several evenings on the cool banks
of the LaCreole with toasted mar.sh
mallow and camp fire accompani
ment. The club dinner planned to
be given this week has been indefin
itely postponed.
Old Fashioned Hay Ride.
A happy band of the younger set
assembled on Tuesday evening for
an old-fashioned hay ride. The des
tination was the camp of Rev. and
Mrs. D. Lester Fields near Hallock's
mill and the purpose was a jollifica
tion followed by a feast.
Under the chaperonage of Rev. and
Mrs. D. Lester FieMs and Mr. r.r.d
Mrs. W. P. Miller about 30 guests
piled on the wagon j overed with
sweet smelling ptraw about 7 00
' o'clock and embarked on thtr some
what perilous journey to the hills,
arriving at the old mill at 8.00
o'clock.
Hugh fires were built on the banks
of the histronic old creek and alter
hours of story telling, games and
different diversions, a delicious lunch
prepared by the young Indies of the
party as served. A surprise was of
fered immediately after the dessert
in the form of two wooden box.s,
the lids of which were firmly nail'd
down. Messrs. Harold Miller i:. d
Herbert Shepherd were the doiuvs
of this luscious finnle which pr.ov d
to be several mammoth watermelons.
Thursday Afternoon Club.
Mrs. D. P. Patterson was hostess
for the Thursday afternoon club '.n
Thursday afternoon from two o'clock
until five.
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NeighlMtrlxMMl AI'M-riioon.
Mrs. Gefirge Uilin.;r entertained
at a neighborhood party Thursday
afternoon when ten ..liis rnme in
with their sewing to meet Mrs. II.
Boyle, of Tacoma. W shington. the
house guest of Mrs. ". H. Sundberg.
The guests were intimate friends and 1
neighbors of the host's and tea vim j
served in the play house of the Jun- !
ior Gcrlingerx. I
WILD WEST'' DRAWS CROWDS
AIKMTS XI AV ITE PLAN'.
Opinions of I Vrioriiiuiii p Diner, But
Majority Declare it MedUxre.
Two fair sized crowds attended the OITver Subwribehr Now May
nerformance here Wednesdav of "K'it Know When SnhMTiplions
Carson's Buffalo Ranch Wild West"! Hae Expired.
show and, while eome say the show!
was good, others declare that It vas; In order to ki p abreast of
very ordinary. Som; features of it '' modern methods and. at the
are worthy of mention, however, es-' same time, vivt nii-h subserilrf-r
pecially the trapeze work and the wire Information he d-fires about his
Realizing that he had been buncoed him in his loss, although, at the same
Mr. Friesen left the show ground and time declaring that it was through
went home but did not notify the au- j no fault of his.
thorities until night Sheriff Grant' After a conference between Sibley
and Deputy Prosecuting Attorney J. and Grant, this arrangement was
E. Sibley at once got busy. Officers , agreed to and the money was paid
went to the show ground and brought over to Mr. Friesen. so his total loss
the manaeer and one or two others 1 was cut down to $1100. The victim
to Mr. Sil, lev's office where they 'of the confidence game gave a clone
heard Friesen' story and where they ; description of the men who pulled 1 acts which were the best seen here subscription. The obserwr will j
were questioned at length. ' off the stunt and this was wired to : in many days. But thf riding and: hereafter keep the .late at whieh
I W'u hm RcKMnsilMlity. j Toledo yesterday by Sheriff Grant! roping was only fair and there were i every subscription xpires oppo-
The manager was very much work- where the show appeared, but Is so many raw features with the out- j s;te the name printed e.n your
-d up over the affair. He was 1 thought that the men will not b fit that they somewhat ovtrshad jw- paper. As for instance: "!:. Iva ,
shocked, in fact, to learn that such ' found with the company at this time, ed the better peirtion. Their "grand lK-kwnml April ISill," would in- ,
a stunt bad been pulled off and his, It is stated that the show bore an 1 street parade" was about the inemtj dicate that lielva's subscription
show used as a blind to do the job. ; unenviable reputation, and Sheriff j gigantic fizzle ever beheld in this sec- expired April 1. IS1I. All u!-
He emphatically declared that it was ' Grant had receive-d information in , tion and the "flight of the a-r.pln" j scriptlons are rekone. from the
the work of crooks wfth whom the advance that a gang of crooks andjdidn't materialize. The whole shoot- first r,f the month, and perrons !
rhow had nothing to do, and that he confidence men were following it ! Ing matrh gave one th impr -syion subscribing durinc th month
resetted the occurrence as much as Early Wednesday morning he called , of "fake" and the illusion wasn't oir- are give n the balance of that
anyone. He said that it was the pot- the manaeer and informed him thatjpelled sfter a visit to the p rf..rni- month free, and th Ir t rne starts
icy or the show to keep It free from any attempt tn puil onr anything n-;anee.
such -people, that a rerular c.ffl -r Peal would t-e followed with dire re-,
was carried at all times for su. h , suits. The sheriff was given ev. ry Mi ee.
purpose. His alleged officer bore out awurance nothine of the r-rt ,t,.r' , .
Ihe manager', statement and it was would be attempted t ut ,-fflrer, k,,t '".vl"'?, ' T ' Tf Ore? V ,'
.d .r sue ret-rt and by job. r'ull- game wh:h relieved rieen of hi. transported free to and from the 4, ,.,. ,,f ,h,..r .. ri,.,
GAME PERMITS FOR HARNEY VW IS HlilUII
PAST MONTH DEVELOPIHG HVE OFHCERS
rlrALrJ IjU former dallasiti: writfs of I ISlllill
llLllUM UU ACTIVITIKS TV FAST ORFGOV LUUIIiU
IHXTIXG LICFXSFS (JET ROOST
AS OPEN SEASOX FOR DEER
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APPROACHES; ANGLERS
HOLD RIG LEAD.
25 ISSUED IN 3 DAYS
Vnwit ion Period
For Permission
Dallas Lends in I'ishc
Swells Applicants
to Hunt or Fish:
Second in Combination
So Far Issued.
men, Rut is
Licenses
Ninety-nine game licensees were Is
sued by County Clerk E. M. Smith
during thw month of July, divided as
follows: Fishing licenses, 53; hunt
ing licenses, 25; combination hunting
and fishing licenses, 20. Of these
more than 2 5 were issued during the
last three days of the month and the
most of them were for hunting and
for the combination hunting and
fishing licenses. The near approach
of the open season for eleer has had
its effect upon the hunting licenses,
whereas, in the early portion of the
season, the issuance of fishing per
mits predominated.
The vacation period, too, has re
sulted 1n boosting thie issuance of
game licenses of all kinds. Many
people postpone the s?curing of li
censes until they prepare for their
summer outing, when they figure that
a license is a portion of their equip
ment. Tluse Will Fish.
Fishing licenses during July were
issued to the following:
John A. Carpenter, J. W. Richard
son, C. R Stone, enry Oede, Jr., D.
L. Fields, John Lefors, L. A. l'ollman,
Dr. Murk Hnyter, L C. Muscott, Al
Stow, J. A. Rrown, Sol Bennett, C. L.
Gilson, J. N. Conn, George E. Cutler,
George Hillings, N. H. Smith, J. D.
Hubbard, It. it. VanOrsdel, C. Ralph,
L. If. Mallicont, Dallas.
J. L. Cave, Arthur Moore, James
Higgle, Robert Schafer, Henry Seha-
I fer, O. E. Mills, J. A. Wood, C. D.
1 Saunders, S. II. McElmurry, Bert
Crowley, Frank Coquillette, Independ
ence. C. R. Fream, Ed M. Wunder, Ira C.
Powell, XV. A. Gucffray, CLeves Powell,
Ivan D. Wood, W. B. Ramsey, Orvlll
Sevier, Walter Strain, E. A. Pagen
kopp, Monmouth.
Charles Moyer, A. E. Meyer, Ter
rence C. Mahr, If. E. Barnhart,
Wright Gardner, Falls City.
Ernest Palmer, Walter E. Rasmus
son, Rickreall.
Earl Russell, McCoy; Don J. Fletch
er, Buell; J. E. Osborne, Portland; L.
S. Caughey, Airll.
Hunting Licenses.
Hunting licenses Issued during the
month of July are as follows:
Charles Ward, F. H. Weeks, Frank
Chapln. John Whitehead, M. G. Green,
Finley Whitney, Dallas.
Hank Brown. W. I). Whitehead, W.
D. Bancroft, Theodore M. Thncker,
A. Wade, E. Arrance, Falls City.
A. G. Byers, Russell Ballard, J. W.
Cook, independence.
Edgar Balderee, William A. Owns
, J. O. Kelfbaber, Jack Bnldnree,
Black Rock.
Guy Mattoon, Tillamook ; F. J.
Laird. Ix'banon; It. M. If'wnrd,
Broadniead; D. L. Keyt, perrydnle; I
G. W. Newbill, Ballston; II. G. Bush,
Alrlie.
Hunt Ing and Fishing.
Combination licenses Issued during
July are as follows:
A. W. Tents. John Grant, Hugh G.
Black. M. D. Ellis, Dallas.
J. II. Hibbs. II. E. Bassett, D. J.
Collins, Bert Marble, F. M. Rus.f II,
Independence.
W. E. Smith. J. II. V. Butler, !. T.
Boothby, P. C. Bush. Monmouth.
C. A. Clem, Henry Pulse. Alrlie.
T. V. Mason. H. B. Ballon, Nnrh
ville. fitto W. Helsse. Medford; S. S.
CM.k. Fulls City; L St-in, Portland.
FORMER IALLASITK WRITES OF
ACTIVITIES IN EAST OREGON
Coming of Railway and Oil Discov
eries Room Land Values in Great
Inland Empire of Eastern Oregon.
Editor Observers The great "In
land Empire," as Centinl Oregon Is
called by the boosters, Is booming to
the front at a rapid rate since the
Hill and Harrlman railroads were
completed to Bend, Crook county
Settlers have been moving to this
country from all parts of the United
States and locating homesteads and
desert claims. There is not a valley
in Central Oregon that Is being passed
up by the homeseekers, between the
Deschutes river and Harney Aralley.
Harney Valley Is the largest in East
ern Oregon, and is about the same
area as the Willamette Valley. There
is no railroad to this country. The
nearest railroad point is Prairla City,
a distance of 90 miles; Vale 135 miles;
Bend, 150 miles. The Oregon Eastern
Is now building from Vale to Harney
Valley, and the road is contracted to
be finished in 1913. The railroad
company is now purchasing rights of
way thriush the valley, and has fin
ished surveying its townsltj of 200
acres near Harney Lake. They huva
purchased 900 acres for their city.
There is a Portland Townsite com
pany that has surveyed out the town
site of Wellington, of 1000 acres. These
two towns are only one-half miles
apart, on the north side of the lake,
and 30 miles south of Burns.
There Is great excitement here now
over the discovery of oil 15 miles
from Narrows, on land owned by the
Pacific Livestock company. This
company Inst winter started to drill
1000 feet for artesian water, and hud
drilled to over 800 feet when oil wits
found. I. S. Holland, bookkeeper for
tho company, has sent some of the oil
and had lt-anal.v::ed, and it was found
tc be of the hlrfh"sl quality. ThU
alley has been at 0113 time an ln
ltind sea, and has been attracting con
siderable uttention the past two years
by oil experts. The Eastern Oregon
Oil and Gaa company, backed by the
Clarke Oil company. Is now shinning
dii'iing outfits here and leasing land.
There are severdi gas wells in the
vicinity of the present oil well. Van
L. Einbree and myself own E20 aeres
of bind in the Jli'rncy ril district. The
present oil well is only three and
one-half miles from our' land. With
the building of the railroad and the
discovery of oil, property In Harney
ValUy iands bl.l fair to become very
v.ii. table.
' T!i ! season ha bee n good for the
f:nt"e;, and tli"c: are big crops of
yin, hay and .ii'iicn produce. For a
r.r country it Is di.-il tful whether
ll.ere Is 11 place in Enstrn Oregon
lli.it will compare; 'lth the great
I'l'. cy Valley. Land that could be
; iivlm.cd last fall for a song, and
si g It yourself, Is not for sale ne w.
owing to the oil prospects and goi d
crops on the h:i g.l 111 sli land. Tb
beat grain nnd gard ns are to be
seen on the sagebrush land, once
considered worthless by th- old set
tlers, who were here only to use the
land for stock grazing. The newer
settlers 4iave compelled the stockmen
of the Inland Empire to turn their ut
tention to farming, and the big stock
raiser is a thing of the past In Harney
county. Yours respectfully,
CLYDE E Mllll K E.
GOVERNOR ORDERS PROBE OF
ALLEGED MISCONDUCT , .OP
NATIONAL GUARD OFFIC
IALS AT GATE, WASH.
STIRS MILITARY CIRCLES
Adjutant -General Flnzcr Declares Or
egon Troops Have Recclvcel "Black
Eye;" Men of Second Battalion
Will Stand Behind Officers; Tlireat
eneel "Strike" in Sight.
ADVERTISE FOR BIDS
Hospital Dire tors Cull lor Estimates
On I'roMse New Building; Must
Raise $2,."VO(i More.
ed off bv men w h -m ther were as nrnnty was workm s ril' that it ' - " "
......Iw - h ,K..t ..-iti railway cee.Min to announcement
l n rinr Il'f I'uni--i m m- m r ,. ,.- w-. .... ... - ....
cne. - the furpici- n ! tb e.rTieers of the
IHr Tf law
Finally, however, real iir.. the- That the ttaehs ( the outf.t "id.
dsms.e tht sueh reports iwM do however, pull .ff e-irl rtw f.-;
the shew in otrtT plar-" the man- is evd-twd by rp'ft mude to
acer arreed. if Fr en would rn Sheriff Grant --f sh--rt r.rr tact:r
an rr-etnent nt ti sv ary-th r. t b-st thre. sntn. of this r.itore
nr-out the Pea the new r rrw fcavmg cr.Tte to 1'Kh.t. Th fhnw. it
K,c!j fill ut at-"ut :U and not spjsrs. is ir.fteii w.th this sort of
tk t rer-rter he l-rnilj make rrtry and -rort" mn. shell rr-.e
hm a rrert cf ft, s.rrj.lv t.t srtr"- and h rt ilrr thtre t,r
receive.! by Ftate Purerintendent Al
derman. Certain rules are pro ided
courn r.g the ehipment and not
ir.c what will be included or frrr.i
sit le to r-e hi,jd under the fre
hedu'e. and lhe tarti'-uiar ran
t-e barred fr'm any Southern Pa
r;f aent or S-he.rH SufTintendent
fe mour.
htm a iJ and tn-m f.t hr f..r r.urrer..t:s
Mrs J K
m r. . r g for a
Mart n
fw
bft
t'
Thur-1
ta.
: frm the r rst of the coming
month. We have a,o;.ted the
exp-di nt ( print ne the .ira-
tion date on e rv ii'' ription
v as a help to subf-nbers in order
that they may know the een h-
Th
entire let Will ie e.JJ!J.(, ,) in
this manWT a. ra i 1 ' y it ran
l.e r t. If the .lure ,,n jour
phiK r d" not eorrep .r. 1 irh
-ur r- ipt. please irn'rm th's
office and all .rr-t urn w;!l I -e
made.
Mrs (war H M r ! ' l
nd Mrs. W. '. I ..i- r - .1 I- n t.nf
morciM f"r Neaj-ort f r a fav f
M-veral we its.
INJURED IN RUNAWAY-
!
Salem (.irl VLsiiing Ib-lntltes on Suit
1
Cmk Hun in S4-riou Riinn
Fjtrly WediH-lay 1'orciioon.
Miss- Verda olmsnail, the lS-year
old daugbttr 'f James Olmstead. of
Salem, was seriously Injured We Ire
day morning, when a hor whieh
she was driving In the Salt Creek
neighborhoMl suddeiily te,k flight
stnd ran away. The girl was thrown
from the biiL-ey and tru k the
ground oh her head and shoulders
She wa r'nd red unrnn -ions by the
impiot anil rnn ne .i-r ti. j'-i
A phsjueian a siifTim're. from
I.iia and made the icirl as c .m .
f.rtn!.le as p'n ll-. It is reK.rfed
that, w h b- the Injury i riou. no
lrman'rit ill efTe t are fa'e,, Mix
'Jmstead as ,:tmg at the home of
her grandmother, Xtrs. il-rlh ".ei-ri-r.
At a meeting if the board of di
rectors of the Ifiillas Hospital asso
ciation held Tuisday night, it was
decided to go ahead at once with
plans for the building of a new build
ing, and it was decided to advertise
for bids for the construction of the
same, paid bids to be closed Annus!
15. n that date Hie directors will
hold another meeting when the bids
will be opened and, according to
present plans, the contract will be
a w arded.
I Previous to that time, hnwevtr, an
I effort will be made to raise the bal-
nce ff the funds required, and the
entire board of dirw tors will go out
I In a body and make a thorough can
j ass to raise the amount. As has
; heretofore been staled, it will neces
sitate the suhm ript on of about ;.",o
additional to complete the amount It
is pro osed to raise, n order that the
1 new institution may te built and
e(uipied in a thoroughly mod. rn
manner accord. ng to the pbiris contemplated.
Courtmartial for the five officers
of the Second battalion of tho Third
Regiment Oregon National Guard,
who are alleged to have disobeyed
orders Issued by General Marion P.
Maus, -at Gate," Wash., on Sunday,
July 28, has been decided on by Act
ing Governor Ben Olcott after a con
ference by wire with Governor West,
who is at present absent from the
state.
Military officials, Including Adju
tant-General Flnzer, profess to be
very much concerned over the Gate
matter, and' declare that the contro
versy has stirred the National Guard
to the depths. They say that It is
one of the most stunning blows ever
demit the organization in this Btate
and profess to believe that it will be
years before Its evil effects are for
gotten. Others do not take so rad
ical view of the matter. They ad
mit that, possibly, the officers might
have been wrong, according to strict
military tactics in disobeying the or
ders, but on the other hand, they say
that there might have been extenuat
ing circumstances and some even de
clare that the trouble Is the outcome
of a long political fight within- the
Guard which has kept it In a turmoil
for two or three years.
"Strike" Threatened.
The latest feature of the affair is
the announcement that the members
of the Second battalion who are at
tached to the Portland companies,
will stand by their officers in the
event of a courtmartial and 'that, If
the officers are punished, the men
will quit the Guard and refuse to do
further military duty. Whether or
not they really mea,n to attempt this
extreme measure Is problematical. If
so, it is difficult to understand how
It could be accomplished. It is be
yond the power of a member of tho
militia to leave the service at his
pleasure. He enlists for a certain
period and he must remain in the
service during that time unless dis
charged or mustered out for cause.
It is pointed out that a refusal to do
duty by an enlisted man might ren
der him liable to punishment for
disobedience or, worse still, to prose
cution on the charge of desertion,
local Men Loyal.
Mfmbers of company O, of Dallas,
which company Is a member of the
Second battalion, and whose captain,
Walter I Tooze, Jr., Is one of the
officers under fire, declare their loy
alty to their offle-er. They say that
all of them will stand behind them
In the fight. If he has one, but, as
one of the members said yesterday:
"I do not see how we can eiuit the
service If we should decide to adopt
this course. Those of us in the ser
vice, and who have been connected
with the Ouard for several yearH,
know of the political quarrel that
has kept the organization stirred up
and we all attribute the Gate diffi
culty and the fuss that has been
made over It, to that light.
"We will certainly stand by Cap
tain Tooze and do all that is possible
to assist him In the present trouble
but, further than that, I don't care
to say."
Captain Tooze has been out of the
city since Tuisday and consequently
It has been Impossible to secure a
statement from him.
LIGHTNING HITS PHONE
I arl) Morning Holt M atters l'hooe
and Cuts Jueer "asTs; Thunder
Storms brim Numerous.
IMIVTH.ATI-S W1IR Mf-TF.M
lilirarr t ked.
f n iTnurt c.f the moving f :r
city hall, whieh ts now undr wr.
the Iil!a library wiil remain ct.i-d
tint I the Jot. hall h''e ln c m
.b ted.
Committee I nsn Cornelius I -It Cllj
lo Itk rr Water snil.
For the .uri.e of ln'.i ncatlng
Dallas' splendid watr ."ts'ein a com
m ttce of tornhus ttinc men
head.d by lor A. fv Khoie, and
.. sting of ''.urn dm-n A!rt bun
ning. J. A. Irmb-r art.i fMitor II
of the Trit.um, Mid a -(
to Dallas V!reda Th- iown of
"orn-hua. whoh ts i of the wide
awake and growing mumnii.ti -a of
Yamhill count), ts piiri.mj the in
stallation cf a water system hnd.
hear ng of I ! 'a' Ml ifa tor- int
a trip was made to look it over
Thei trawled by aut m.t il.
During a thunder Horm early Wed
Inesdav morning lightning struck the
) teb phone wire leading into the ottlce
1 of the Dallas Water company and the
Sik hren Warehouse company and
'raised havoc with the Instrument and
I forced outward a side of woo.W n wall
! to w hich the telephone was attached.
The fluid first struck an insulator car
rying the wire, which was attached to
a barn on Ash street, and melted the
I glass. A long ction of the covered
I wire from this insulator leading to
'the phone was melted and would
j crumble tip like ao much ro.e. The
! holt burned out the phone and shat
, tered a hole In the side of the build
f ing. It Is considered remarkable
1 that th- building was n ignited.
I Thunder storms are unusual In this
j vw inity. or were, until the precw-nt
summer, when eeral of them have
i1sited this pection. Wedneday
j morn ng disturbance wai the most
; severe of anv jet evperienced. and
the report of the .o,t which hattr
je the jM-hren telephone startled
1 many oj.le.