Vol 41
EUGENE, OREGON, THURSDAY AUGUST 22, I907
No. 29
UlL'il'.RES
PORTLAND BANK
FORCED TO SELL
FAILS WITH THREE
AUTOMOBILES
MILLION IN DEPOSITS
FANATIC MOORS
Portland, Or.,
Aug.
21.—(By
h^ne from Associated Press.)—The
Oregon Trust & Savings Bank, of this
uv did not open for business today
bui'instead a notice was posted by
““L. of the board of diretors an­
nouncing its inability to realize on
“rities and consequent suspension.
Another notice was posted later stat-
* that the bank was closed by or-
of the circuit court of Multnomah
imntv and that Thomas C. Devlin,
formerly county auditor, had been
.„»ointed receiver.
Oregon Trust & Savings Bank
w»s capitalized for »100,000, and Its
deuosits ten days agd amounted to
about »3,000,000.
On May 7 the
h»nk issued a statement that its de­
bits amounted to »2,464.420, and
labilities »2,63»,420.
That the directors of the institu­
tion and the officers, who are W. H.
Moon president, and E. E. Lytle,vice
New York, Aug. 21.— i By phone
front Associated Press.) — The World
today prints an article in which it Il-
lustrates how hard many New York-
ers have been hit by the "rich man's
panic” on Wall street. It says that
not less than 2000 men, many of
them rated as millionaires, have been
forced to sell their costly automo­
biles in order to tide over the slump
in their fortunes.
The stronger tone of the stock
market of the past few days has ma­
terially relieved the strain, but many
rich men have been reduced to pov­
erty.
president, knew of the Impending
crash several days ago leaked out -by
the announcement today of a meeting
of the bankers of the city, called last
night, to consider the situation. The
other city banks were called upon to
support the Oregon Trust & Savings
bank, but they did not respond to the
appeal, and the conference adjourned
at 2 o’clock this morning.
In an interview today Vice Pres­
ident E. E. Lytle placed the responsi­
bility for the failure on the shoulders
of Cooper Morris, cashier of the con­
cern. Lytle asserts that without au­
thority of the board of directors Mor­
ris bought securities for hundreds of
thousands of dollars, and sold secur­
ities for large sums, and that last
Thursday, also without authority of
New York, Aug 21.— (By phone
the board of directors, Cashier Mor­ from Associated Press.)—The news is
ris took bonds of the Home Tele- officially given out that the Stanford
trustees have disposed of the dia­
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monds belonging to the estate for
MORE MONEY FOR
GREAT UNIVERSITY
BEATEN BY SULTAN
Tangier, Aug. 21.— I By phone
from Associated Press.)—News has
reached here of the cruahiug defeat
of the Kamasa tribesmen at the hands
of the sultan's troops. The fanatic
Moors were routed and not less than
600 left dead on the battlefield.
The battle took place in the dis­
trict where Sir Harry McLean is held
prisoner by the rebels, and there are
hopes that the crushing blow will
lead to his release.
The farmers neaer the North Fork
of the Sluslaw are planning to put a
bridge arrosa the stream tor their
John Hunzicker has
convenience,
drawn the plans for the structure,
which will have a span of seventy
feet, besides the approaches.
M ay 2UÎLD BS'DCE
YET THIS YEAR
EIGENE A
EASTERN COMPANY
TRYING TO GET BRI1M.4 (ON
Omaha, Aug. 21- I By phone from throughout the West, as the shortage I
Associated Press.)- The scarcity of of fuel will cause much suffering in 1
labor has rendered it impossible for many localities If the winter s.iould '
the Harriman railroad lines to work be severe.
their coal mines to any extent. This
condition creates a peculiar situation ■ I c l \ i ci: <>■■■ i. o 1 it
for, notwithstanding that they have
almost an unlimited supply of ? 1
their mines, they have been forced to
San Frannclsco, Aug. 20.—The!
order large quantities of coal front first act for the carrying out of thv I
Australia.
They have also placed promise to clean up the sub-depart-
an order for 2000 tons of coal week­ 1 menta of the municipal government j
ly from Illinois mines, paying, In ad­ as performed today by Mayor Tay-
dition to the purchase price, $7 a ¡lor, when he sent to Polle eCommis-
ton freight to their supply points.
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... R. Hagerty.
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sioner*
A. M. Wai-
The Union Pacific is reported as len, P. F Finn and Harry J. Moore j
paying as high as 1170 a month for a notification of their removal from ,
Japanese miners to work their mines office.
and then find it impossible to keep
A separate notification was ad­
them producing anything like their dressed to each, and the four docu­
full capacity. This condition In (li­ ments. typewritten and of consider*
cates that the stringency of the labor (able length, were delivered at a ses-
supply is daily becoming more serious sion of the board at city hall.
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TWO NORMAL
LOGGING CASE
SCHOOLS DENIED
DEGIDED
STATE SUPPORT
SUPREME COURT
Salem, Or., Aug. 20 - The board
of regents of the Oregon State Nor­
mal Schools today rescinded it* ac­
tion of July 18, ordering that the
Monmouth and Drain normals be op­
erated this year and instead a resolu­
tion was adopted declaring that the
schools shall not be operated unless
donations are received and that "no
donations shall be received without
the express understanding and agree,
ment that no claim will be made for
repayment by the state or legisla­
ture."
The faculty already elected at Mon-
. mouth was discharged, and the ex-
' ecutlve committee authorized to elect
'a new faculty when funds are avail­
able.
No faculty has been elected
by the Drain normal. Ex-President
Ressler, of Monmouth, say* that his
institution will meet the conditions
' imposed and that the scho >1 will run
next year. Ex-President Briggs, of
I Drain, could not say what the friends
i of that institution will do.
The resolution expressing the new
! policy of the board passed unanl-
> uiously.
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PROG RENN OF GLASS
BRIBERY CASE AT 'FRISCO
San Francisco, Aug 19.—In the
tsa case Supervisor* Edward I.
JOAQUIM A. NABUCO.
Brazilian ambassador to tha
United States and pr< blent of th*
Pan American congress of 1906.
The Oregon supreme court yester­
day handed down twelve opinions,the
largest number of decisions handed
upon by the state s highest tribunal
of justice for many months. Of the
twelve decisions, five judgments of
the lower court were reversed.
A decision of importance to the log­
ging interests of the state was that of
Jacob Katuni, appellant, against Alex
and Fred Normand from Clatsop
county. The case was reversed.
This was a suit to enjoin the de­
fendants from using the north fork of
Klatskanle creek for floating logs.
The Normands are loggers, and saw
and float Into the channed above
Kamm's premises a large number of
saw logs, and In order to cause them
to float down stream a large splash
dam was constructed whereby a large
volume of vater was accumulated and
suddenly released, and permitted to
flow down the stream, forcing the
logs on the plaintiff's premises in
great numbers and cutting the banks
and damaging the premises. The de­
fendants allege that they have large
bodies of timber and that the stream
is navigable and suitable for float­
ing sawlogs and that the river is the
only wav the logs can reach the mar­
ket.
Moreover, they have been at
great expense in puatthvc In the dam
and that It proves helpful to plaintiff,
as li controls the water and prevents
It from overflowing the banks. Upon
a trial the court found the averments
of the answer substantially true and
dismissed the suit, from which judg-
ment the plalntlff appealed
Among other things the opinion
says:
"■vary limali creek or rivulet In
which logs can be made to float for
a few hours during a freshet Is not
a public highway. To make a stream
a highway It must be navigable or
floatable In Its natural state, at or­
dinary recurring winter freshets,long
enough to make It useful for some
purpose of trade or agriculture.”
Further the opinion says: "'A
stream that Is capable of floating
logs, unaided by artificial means,
during freshets or stages of water
recurring with reasonable frequen­
cy and continuing long enough to
make Its use of commercial value.
Is a public highway for that purpose
But a stream which Is not such a
highway cannot be made one by the
use of daniB or other artificial means
without first acquiring the rights
of riparian proprietors.
"Nor can a stream, navigable In Its
natural conditions at certain stages,
be made so at other times by artifi­
cial means, such as flooding and the
like. No one has a right to store wa­
ter and then suddenly release the ac­
cumulation and thus Increase the nat­
ural volume of the stream and over­
flow, Injure or wash the adjoining
banka or otherwise Interfere with the
right of riparian owners The ripa­
rian proprietor Is entitled to the en­
joyment of the natural flow of the
stream with no burden or hindrance
Imposed by artificial means.”
TRACTORN To BEGIN WORK ON
BE LOCATED SHORT DISI INCH
BELOW
S.
There Is accumulating evidence
that the Eugene & Eastern electric
railway will be pushed forward to
Springfield and up the McKenzie rlv-
(.r wllhout any unnece,Mry delay.
he 1,1081 difficult piece of construc-
tion work will be building the bridge
across the Willamette, a work that
was neglected by the former owners
of the line until too late to complete
it this year, in the opinion of most
bridge builders. An attempt is be­
ing made, however, to get some con­
tracting firm to undertake the work
of building the piers yet this summer,
and a few days ago a representative
of an Idaho bridge-building firm vis­
ited the site, accompanied by an en­
gineer. and made* r. careful inspec­
tion with a view to undertaking the
work
What was the result of his
Investigation is not known, as he re­
turned at once to Portland to con­
fer with the officials of the railroad
company.
The bridge will he located about
400 yards below the railroad bridge
at Springfield Junction, which is said
to be an excellent alte.
Regarding the new S. P. depot In
Eugene local contractors have got the
word that they will be asked to put
in blds for the work. This is a new
departure for the railroad, which us­
ually puts its own force of carpen­
ters at work on such improvements.
It is only another indication that lo-
c.ai builders are likely to have their
hands more than full this fall, since
scarcity of help la retarding construc­
tion work, even at this stage of tho
game, when many buildings have not
progressed beyond the orders to the
architects.
MESSAGES COME OVER
WESTERN UNION WIRES
The seven-day silence of the West­
ern Union lines was broken last night
and about fifty messages came
through to the night operator. Sane
of them were a week old, but other*
JOHN J. PERSHING.
Brigadier general, United State*
army, promoted from captaincy
for distinguished service.
were fresh, some dated August 20
coming from San Francisco.
The
Walsh, Thomas Lonergan (recalled),
bigger share, perhaps, were about
W. W. Sanderson and Daniel G. Cole­
three days old.
man testified today. Each reiterated
This morning Operator Hal) did
the statement that he was testifying
not g*t down early at all on account
under contract of Immunity between
of Illness, and when the night opera­
himself and the district attorney .and
tor came down the wires were not
two or three declared that they had
open to transmission of messages.
been given to understand by Super­
visor Gallagher, speaking for the
prosecution forces, that they would
be allowed to finish their superviso­
rial terms and that the prosecution
Judge Wonacott, Surveyor Robert*
would "do all In Its power to help
and Road Viewers Dixon and Weber
them redeem themselves and regain|
'returned Monday evening from a trip
their lost standing.”
Los Angeles, Aug 20.- An armed Ito Bohemia, going via the North
So much was made of this by the ,
defense In Its cross-examination that mob attacked the office of the Pos­ I Umpqua route. They left here Mon­
Heney was moved to remark that to tal Telegraph Company at Ash Fork, day morning. August 12, and reach-
the court that evidently Glass' attor­ Arlz, at an early hour thia morning, ' nd Bohemia Saturday afternoon. The
neys were laying the foundation for and almost demolished It with a rain findings will not be fully known until
a special attack on the prosecution In of bullets. The Ilves of four em­ the viewers file their final report,
I their coming arguments to the jury. ployes were greatly endangered, but but we understand the route for th*
Supervisor Nichols testified that, on so far as known no one was Injured : proposed road Is entirely feasible,
It 1s anticipated that the attack I but it may be found rather expensive.
the day he accepted the 15000 bribe
from T. V. Halsey, of the Pacific may be renewed tonight, and Gover­ 'The champion mine is now running
States Telephone Company, he went nor Kfbbey and the federal govern­ about fifteen stamp*, but the other*
to the office of Abe Ruef and told ment have been appealed to for pro­ are generally quiet.—Roseburg Re­
him what he had done, and that Ruef tection. The latest dispatches from view.
Ash Fork today stated that arrange­
said:
Charles Nickell, the Jacksonville
"Halsey is a d—n fool yon keep ments were being made by the man­
ager of th*- office at that place to run newspaper man, who recently sold
the money ”
This week Ezra Meeker is driving a special engine to Prescott, the coun­ out, la preparing to begin the service
streets of ty
his ox te«m through
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. seat of Yavapia county, and bring sentence of thirteen month* at Mc­
New York on hla way to Oyster Bay the sheriff and a number of deputies Neill'* Island for participation In the
Jackson county land fraud*.
I to Interview the president.
i to quell the riot.
MOB DESTROYS
TELEGRAPH OFFICE