AN INNOCENT S
- IJAN' SUFFERS
gEBVES SIX YEARS TOR 'CEIMTJ
HE NEVUS COMMITTED.
GET3 SIXTEEN YEARS FOS RAPE.
flow Develops That Girl Makes 'All
darit to Effect . That She,' v
Swore Falsely. ' v
Victim Over Sixty Tears of Age and
Bears Burden of Diis grace Uncom-
otalninaly Girl Since Married and
liTes in California.. y'd . ?,'"V
After having served six long, weary
ears behind prison walls Tor a crime
which he never ha committed steps
are bow being taken to seeure the ' par-
Jon of Albert A. Johnston wiicr is serv
ing a sixteen-year sentence for rape,
having been convicted of the erime an4
received bis sentence In Jackson coonty
in December, IK'M. " He was charged
and convicted of having committed the
crime or rape upon an jnuian gin ny
the same of Grace Allen, who appeared
M prosecuting witness against him, and
;t now develops, through the affidavit
of the girl herself, that be not only is
innocent of having committed the
rime, but that be never attempted , to
HitiBiit such crime umo her person.
i Johnston, who is now bent with age
and physical infirmity, has been endur
ing hi persecution almost uncomplain
ingly ever since hi incarceration, and,
liite the fact that be is over sixty
jcars of age and is compelled to live
in shame and disgrace the balance of
kin natural life, he has no recourse at
liw for the statute of limitations has
run' the crime of perjury which was
committed against hint, lie can but
t thankful that the sin has been d is
covered even at this late day which
will give him his liberty. The statute
of-limitations -for ; perjury, expires in
three vcars. and as it has been -six
rears since the crime was committed,
3
no action at law can be maintain
against the girl who, although a. minor
at the time, gave false evidence upon
the witness stand which sent an inno-
rpnt man to the penitentiary.
According to the records of Jackson
county, where the crime was alleged
tu hare been committed, Grace Allen
was 1 years of age on June 30, 1902,
which would mase her almost twenty-
ime vears of age at the present tune,
Hhe has since become married and bears
the name of Mrs. F.- Barfield, and re
aides at Siskiyou, Cal. She would havo
leen, therefore, scarcely ntteen years
old at the time tne crime was saia to
have been committed upon her. She
intakes ami signs the affidavit voluntar
ily, and forwards it to Attorney C i5,
Siicll, Sao Franciseo, Cal., who, to
gether with a formal application,, for
the pardon of an innocent man, sends
jit on to Governor Chamberlain. ItTwas
received yesterday, and no action has
i been takea upon it as yet; nor is it
likely that there will be until the gov
ernor will have received a confirmation
from Dialrkt Attorney A. E. 'Reatnes
of Jacksonville, together with, 'his rec-
ommendation for the granting of the
panon. .If the facts, as set forth in
tie affidavit of the girl, aro'borne Out
it is quite probable that the governor
will lose no time in giving Johnston
if freedom. A copy of 'the affidavit
made by " Mrs. Bar field follows:
"I, (irace Barfield, being first duly
sworn, deriose and, say that I am the
wife of Frank Barfield, . and I am a
resident of Siskiyou connty, state of
California that 1 am well acquainted
with Albert A. Johnston, who was com
mitted of the crime of rape and sent
t tluMdate iiyiiitentiary of the state
of Oregon, from Jackson county, Ore
gon, oil the 13th of December, 1899.
That my name at that time was Grace
Allen, and .1 am the person who was
proHeeuting witness "and made the
.Chargo of rajw upon which sab I Albert
A. Johnston was convicted. That said
charge of rape that I so made "against
said Albert A. Johnston and upon
which he was convicted was and is un
tnieC That tire said Albert A.John
tnn never committed nor attempted to
commit the crime of rape upon me. At
the time of making said charge f rape
acaipt the said Albert A. Johnston
1 was young and did not know what
was meant by the charge of rape which
1 so made against the. said Albert A.
Johnston, and I norw declare the said
Albert A. Johnston' to .be innocent of
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t Little is known "of the historyrof this
remarkable ease here, but, according to
Biaiemeui maue in tne application
ior - tne pardon, it appears . that the
mother of the girl is charged with the
responsibility of the barge being
brought Against' Johnston and that it
was she who forced the girl to appear
upon the stand and testify against him,
thus 1 securing his . conviction. ; It - is
alleged that the action was promoted
by the ill-will which the mother is said
to have lorne agains Johnston. ; The
girl was asked to sign' an affidavit set
ting forth hat her mother was re
sponsible; lor, ler action in ,the ease,
bnt Mrs.; Barfield would not sign the
affidavit until that part which impli
cated her mother was erased from the
document, thus showing ;a, disposition
to avoid complicating her Mother . in
the ease in any manner or form.
Albert 1 A. Johnston, whe Lis 'the vio
A? ' . t .... -
wm -oi.inis crime wmen has been com
mitted against him and the bublie: afc
large, is physically disabled from hard
work and has been engaged in blacking
stoves in the iron, foundry at the prison
since his' incarceration. As it was late
in the evening when, the news -was re
ceive!, "and the convicts bad retired
ior tne night at the prison, itra not
convenient to see .Johnston xer an -in
terview. j f- v
MORAJu WAVE IN CLATSOP.
Evangelist and Sheriff Wprk Hand In
Hand in Cleaning Up Gambling
and Other Vice."
ASTORIA, March 2. The moral
wave has struck Astoria and Clatsop
county in an unexpected way, and
while officials say it Is a legal and not
a moral wave, it has the appearance
of the latter, as evangelistic meetings
are now being ,held in the different
churches, ami atJ,Are being largely at
tended. (The firtvmove was by Sheriff
Lmville, who cjwSed all the public gam
bling in the city and then notified the
niekel-in-tbe-s)ot machine owners that
on April . 1 they must, cease business or
be liable to- arrest and the confiscation
of their machines. These la'tter are li
censed by tbfc city and pay a handsome
revenue. ; The gambling games payed a
monthly' fine and in the aggregate the
city acquired nearly $20,000 from such
sources S'This is a larger amount than
the property interests pay in taxes an
nually,; so some strirogent action will
havevto be taken to. make up this de
ficit r the running expenses of the
city, 'reduced to that of a much smaller
municipal corporation. Sheriff Lanvule
announced yesterday afternoon that his
ation with reference to gambling was
not to be confined to Astoria, and would
include all of Clatsop county, and es
pecially Seaside, where gambling of all
kinds has been prominent in the past.
Deafness Cann t Be Cured
By local applications, as. they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to eure deafness
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inflamed con
dition of, the -mucous lint r oftthe Eos
tachian Tube. When this tube is in
flamed you have, a rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is en
tirely closed, deafness is the result, and
unless 'the inflammation can be taken
out and I this tube restored to its nor
mal condition, hearing will be destroy
ed forever; nine cases "out of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing bnt
an inflamed condition of the mucous
surfaces.
.We will give One Tlundred Dollars
for any ease of deafness (caused by ca
tarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's
Catarrh Cure. Bend for circulars, free.
P. J. Cheney k 'Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by droggiiits, 7 c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for consti
pation. .
CAPTAIN AND CHEW SAVED.
News From San Pedro Declares the
A. Klose Crew Safe in
That Port.
SAX raANCLSCO, March 29. The
merchants exchange has received news
that the schooner Polaris has arrived at
San Pedro with the captain and erew
of the schooner C. A. Klose, recently
found abandoned and in a waterlogged
rendition near CJrsys Harbor, Wash.,
to which port she was bound from" this
city. After two vessels had vainly tried
to tow the '.' A. Klose to port the dere
lict turned" turtle and went ashore. It
was believed that the entire crew was
lost. i
, I suffered for more than seven Tears wtth
a very eucnpIlcstMt form of female trouble
serufnninivd with nervous prostration. Mid
after dwctoiins with sts phyldanii (all besr
irur excellent reputations) was Informed that
unless an operation was. perforomd I would
b an invalid all my llta. ,Uerlng- of th
wonderful cure effected by Dr. K. V. Pierce's
remtHllea and bellevlnsr that Uiere must be a,
rure for simost erery sllment. I determined
to make ie more effort. I wrote to Dr.
Tierce and I will never forret ht kindly ad-xU-v.
tellins roe to follow his tnstruetlons
faitbfollr sui not to sabmlt to n opersUon.
In Sr. months my Improvement wm so no-tl-eble
to fHend that tuey bean to lnaulr.
about my method of troatment. I was
ptatitod to tell them of Umj wonderful means
of cure that I bad most fortunately found,
and. so many ladle.- applied to me for
Information reirardln Dr. Pierce s world-
JamHl medicine, and his plans of treatmen t,
felt In duty bound to sire tbem tb. benefit
of my experience, so, Uld tbem tn. facta.
The lartru number of poslUr. cures effected
tyJr. Ph-rec. remedies alone, used by my
jrecommeBdaUon, seemed, in one year a tbrns
...vu. ...r. r.f m. mtriA. I rouldn 't bare
Iwllered it had I not seen the' parties and
kjuwn tbe xacu." 1
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compfe xkh and " sweeten the breath,
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liver and' bowels and produce perma
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'1m Mai
' , Have your cake, muflGns, and tea bis
cuit home-made. They will be fresher, f
cleaner, more tasty and wholesome, r
'' .Royal Baking Powder helps the house
wife to produce at home, quickly and eco
nomically, fine and tasty cake, the raised
. hot-biscuit, puddings, the frosted layer
cake, crbp cookies, crullers, crusts and
muffins, with which the ready-made food
found at the bake-shop or grocery does
not compare.
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MARION AT FAIR
W. W. SAVAOE ELECTED SUPERIN
TENDENT OP COUNTY EXHIBIT
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
Conunittee Hold Meeting Yesterday
Morning and Afternoon and Goes
Over Plans of Exhibit in an Informal
Manner W. D. Pugh, as Architect.
(From Wednesday's Daily.)
The executive committee on the Mar
ion county exhibit for the Lewis and
Clark fai held a meeting in the county
eourt room yesteryiay morning and af
ternoon. The plans for the exhibit
were discussed in an informal manner,
but, as everything is in the prelimi
nary stage, no definite conclusions were
arrived at. W. W. Savage, however,
was chosen to take charge of the ex
hibit for the county and everything
pertaining to its arrangement will be
left entirely to his judgment. Walter
D. Pugh has also been appointed archi
tect for "the county and his duty will
be to consult with Mr. Savage and draft
a design for the arrangement and decor
ation of the county's apace ami exhibit.
All of the heads of the different bu
reaus were present and matters in gen
eral pertaining to the exhibit were gone
over quite thoroughly. Several matters
as to special features of attraction for
the exhibit, which are of an original
nature, were talked over but .these are
being held in the background until some
definite action is taken upon them, as
the contest between the several coun
ties of the state promises to be quite
spirited j and they propose to spring
some pleasant surprises. Practieally all
of the canned fruit, vegetables, grains,
grasses, etc;, for the exhiDit nave peen
secured, which were taken trora Marion
eountv's exhibit at the last state fair,
and the edllce'iors of the other exhibits
or departments are makinz excellent
headway toward getting their rewpec-
five exhibits togetner ana an wm i
readv in due time.' It is proopsed that
the exhibit will embrace every known
product and resource of the county and
in thoroughly representative manner.
All agree that the committee, whictt
in also composed of the members-of the
count v commissioners' eonrt, has made
an excellent choice in W. W. Ravage for
miperin'tentlent of the exhibit. as he
has had yeiys of experience in this
line of work and will give the county
theery best of service. He will take
charge of affairs on the first day of
Anril. as be is employed at the insane
asvlum and cannot be relieved before
hat date. Mr. Savage has . acted m
the capacity of superintendent of ex-
lutiits at tne pnvmon i me m
for ten successive years besides being
superintendent of the Oregon Sjgricul-
tnral exhibit' at the Columbian exposi
tion at Chicago, for en months. It
will thim lw seen, that he is a thorougn-
ly competent man for the position and
understands the business qnite well. In
speaking of his appointment to a States
man representative ass ev-miiK,
Savnee said:
The appointment came as a surprise
.mm mf a a. 1 !1
in me. as I knew nothing anout it nntu
I was called in to attend the meeting
and give the committee some pointers
f T knew of exhibits of this
. t iiv accented it and will a-
fii renonsibilities on April 1
nr- ntnntinn is to take hold of the
matter right away and enter into it
with the determination to bnnig Marion
county out on top when he prizes are
awarded and. unless I accomplish this,
t will feel that my ambition has not
been realized or that I have not earned
my salary. Mr. Pagh and I win work
in perfect harmony togetherd in map
ping out and designing the exhibit, and,
as he eonnty does not propose to spare
anr needed expense to make it a suc
cess, everything, we realize, will de
pend upon ns and we will exert our
n mA efforts to make it the oest
exhibit in every particnbir in the agn
eoltural palace." J
Marion county's space m toe k
rieuJturai aau wm - -7 -7
jtm...:.. and is located at the right
. m sc n n ' as at i n
of the west entrance, which is &
ered one of the best spaces In the build-
TAILS TO TURN TRICK.
MISSOULA. March 30. D. A. Mc
Millan failed to throw Jack Cnrran
four times witWn an hour in a eatch-as-catcb-ean
wrestling match tonight
McMillan secured three falls, bnt had
only three minntes and one second in
which to pin Curran to' the' floor for
the fonrth time and failed to uo so..
BsantU
SIgastsre
. sf.
Ibi Iti to Ban Uwvn Ect
HERE IS A GOAL
WHO Or MEMBERS , OF TTTE ORE
GON MILITIA WILL EE ABLE
TO REACH IT?
If Proper Interest is Manifested and
Scores Show Up Sufficiently Well to
Warrant It, Oregon Will Send Team
to Enter National Guard Rifle Range
Contest in August.
If the members of the nation
euard manifest the nrorer amount o
interest in the target practices of this
year and & high enough score is made
to warrant it, it is quite probable that
a rifle team will be sent to represent
this state at the national championship
contest to be held at Seagirt, N. J.,
durine Ausrust of this yean This in-
formation, while not official, comes
from a souree that can be relied upon
as correct, ine team win consist 01
the twelve men who make the highest I
... -r . . . Ill
individual scores at the targets, at an 1 great, Desiaes it win oe rautn more cx-rano-es
durinir the state target practice I pensive and the funds would not hold
this year, between now and the first
of August, and four extra men, who
will go along as substitutes.
It is also said that a general order
will be issued from headquarters to
this effect in the near future, al
though the matter is -still under con
sideration. It is also understood that,
as the honors at stake are so great, so
far as both the military organization I tarv ruj of discipline will be the for
and the state are concerned,; the militia I feiture of their pay, besides imprison-
ofneers do not propose to send a teamiment m the guard bouse during the en
to take part fa the contest unless the I campment." . . . . ' , . .
proper efficiency at the grange is s'jown
to warrant the expense and the risk.
The team will be chosen from tho.o
who make the highest scores and with
out regard to where they belong, and
it will be representative of the entire
military of the state, infantry, cavalry
and artillery. V
These national contests take place
every year and are participated in by
the best rifle shots in the world, and,
if represented at all, it is proposed' that
the Oregon team will be wnnpetent ?o
hold its own with the best of them. lie
sides many minor awards, it is custonv
ary to offer a trophy for the team mik
ing the highest score; a, medal for the
lest individual score, and a eas'.i award
for the leflt team. These ! grand prizes
are much sought for, and are consid
ered a high honor not only to tho team
which wins tbem, but to the organiza
tion to which ft belongs as well as the
state if- represents.
TWO ARE WOMEN,
PROMINENT TERRORISTS BELONG
ING TO ' ' BOMB ' SECTION AR
' BESTED IN RUSSIA.
One of Men Is Wealthy and One of Wom
en Been Sought by Officers Since As
sassination Emperor Alexander II
Were Watching Noted Officials.
LONDON, April 30". A dispatch
from St. Petersburg to the Daily Mail
and rtaniard reports several arrests
of prominent terrorists belonging to I
the inner or "bomb" section. Accord
ing to the Mail's correspondent, on
man arrested is a wealthy man named
Zavitsky, and two are women. One of
these latter, named Ivanovskaia, an
anarchist, has been , vainly sought by
the police since the assassination of
Kmperor r Alexander II, and the, other
is a beautiful girl named Lconteeva,
belonging to a prominent official fam
ily. It is also stated these and the
man arrested in Great Morskaia street
"ltl?:r.h,?'l lJpe IL IL Turner's court' charging
movements of Governor General Tre-
poff, Grand Duke Vladimir' and Min
ister of the Interior BOuligan,
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE OPENS.
Plays Initial Games of First Series in
Los Angeles, 'Frisco and oak- 1
land Portland Wins.
LOS AXGELES, March 33.-McCree-
die's Portland team took a closely eon-ftfie nanus or constable . u. uona la
test ed game from the Angels la thU n, who brought Dr. Long into eonrt,
stage of the game I
was there a moment s let-Bp , in inter
est and the elosing innings were fought
with most intense excitement. The
score i
. Portland, 6; Los Angeles,, 5.
San Francisco,-March 30. San Fran
cisco, 4; Seattle, 0.
Oakland,
March 30. Tacoma, . 3;
Oakland, 0.
PROBABLY BE
AT PORTLAND
MILITARY ENCAMPMENT MAT BE
HEED'. IIT THAT CITY.
STILL UNDER ' CONSIDERATION.
Strong - Inflnence Being Brought
to
1: Bear on Affairs of
- MilitUl.
I If at the Exposition Grounds Probably
Only One Week Will Be Allowed and
Strictest Discipline Enforced Board
Will Hold Meeting on Monday Next.
The , question, of .where the annual
national guard enusphient will be
held this year is still a matter of doubt
with the state military board, but it
will ! probably be decided at the next
meeting which will be held here on
next Monday. Strong influence is be
ing brought to bear to secure the en
campment at Portland during the Lewis
and Clark Fair, but the board is nut
inclined to' favor this plan, on account
of the derogatory influence it Is likely
to have upon the troops, who may de
velop a tendency to run riot upon the
grounds ami ignore , disciplinary regu
lations. The other point under consid
eration for lh. holding of the encamp
ment is Uearhardt park, near Seaside.
Jt is quite probabio, judging from the
opinions expressed umii the question,
thut the encampmelit will be held in
Portland, and at the fair grounds, where
a. large plot is being prepared for that
purpose .and for exhibits of military
tactics and maneuvers, but, if so, the
encampment will last but five days at
the most and the soldiers will be placed
nM.la itiA tvt4af mifitfiw fliajirt!lfl
and be compelled to conduct themselves
as becomes soldiers er a branch ox the
Unitel States army. This much is
learned in discussing the 'matter with
official who keeps in close touch with
tne uoings 01 lue uoaru. 11 is nauizeu
he stated, that it will, be much more
difficult to maintain .strict disci pun
upon the fair grounds than if the en
campment were held outside of the me
tropolis, but every precaution will be
taken to keeD the men in check.
"If the encampment is to be held
t the fair," said the official, "every
an ol the guard win ue given to
understand that' the officers are held
responsible for the Conduct of the men
and that the slightest breach of dis
cipline will be tolerated no more than
I tft.y were- in the regular army. Five
I days should be enough if it is to be
1 nelu at 'ortianu, ior toe strain inci-
dent to a longer period would be too
. 1 T. T.l l
out.
One
week 's encampment, . how
ever,
would leave a good balance
in
the fund to be devoted, to the next
year's campaign. The men will also
be given to understand that the repu
tation of the entire organization de
pen-Is upon their conduct during the
encampment and every rule of dis
cipline will be rigidly enforced. The
nennltv for n infraction of the mill -
j If . the' encampment be held outside
of Portland it is finite probable that
it will continue for the full period of
one month, as customary, with the ex
ception of a few days in which to allow
the, troops to participate in the military
demonstrations tiion the fair grounds
These demonstrations will be in the
nature of contests between companies
regiment an'd commands, in which any
military organization 01 mis , or any
other state will be permitted to partici
pate. The Oregon national guard, has
arrived at a high standard of enicieney
and is ready to enter into competition
Willi almost any military uouy 111 iru
lar sqund, company, regiment or bri
trade drill. - '
Adjutant-General Finzer, who was in
Salem yesterday attending to some
fuinfss of an official nature, stated
that he had made an order which has
nut 'Leen printed or issued as yet, per
milting any armed military organixa
tion to enter the state during the Lewis
and Clark Fair. The stale laws pro
hibit an ttrmed body of tnen from en
tering the state except by permission
of the governor or some qualified or
fieer of the militia, and this order is
made to avoid all possible delay or
confusion which might arise during the
fair. The: general order will probably
Ire out J the course of a few days.
, , GOTCII WINS FROW DWTER.
ATlANTA. Oa.i March 30. Blinded
and suffering from a broken noie, M. J
Iwyer tonight gave np his wrestling
match with Frank Ooteh after three
minutes of the second round. Gotch se
cured the first fall in twenty-one min
utes. Dwyer 's nose was broken in this
round.
RUSSELL SAGE CONVALESCENT.
, NEW YORK, March 30. Russell
Sage, who has been seriously ill. is
much improved and today was able to
leave nis bed., j
VETERINARY ARRESTED.
Dr. Long Is Charged With Practicing
Without License bnt Later Pro.
. duces Certificate,
William LonfT, t Be veterinary sur
geon, was arrested yesterday upon a
him with practicing veterinary medt-
cine and surgery without a license. The
complaint wai sworn to by C W. Ma
riels, the" real estate man, whose spe
cific allegation was to the effect that
Dr. Long ? prescribed medicine for a
sick horse belonging to the private pros
ecutor on February S, 1903, for which
the latter paid the veterinary a fee of
?ollV' WBrra" V llS?a
cut tne prisoner-' was anowea to go
- ' ' e "' ' :-
sold ia fmU 12 sneothi. - ' x J C-.TU
HAD -TO HIDE IT
A mother wrote us recently
- that she had to keep Scott's
Emulsion under lock and key
-her children used to drink
it whenever her back was
turned. Strange that children
should like something that is
so good for them. Its usu
allythe other way. Scott's
Emulsion makes children
comfortable, makes them fat
and rosy-cheeked. Perhaps
that's why they like it so
much they know it makes
them feel good.
WVB. tad yo. a aamplc, frw
SCOTT BOWNE,o9 Pmrl Stmt, New York.
upon his own recognisance pending fur
ther investigation.
Later in the day Dr. Long appeared
at the onice of District Attorney Mo
Nary and produced his 'certificate show
ing that be was a regularly licensed
veterinary and asked that the case be
dismissed. The district attorney will
look into the matter today and will no
doubt file a motion to have the defen
dant discharged.
PROTEST READY
REMONSTRANCE AGAINST LAND
OFFICE REMOVAL TO CLRClrt
LATE IN DISTRICT.
Marion County Will Be Asked to Sign
' Petition That Is to Be Forwarded to
President Roosevelt Attorney Cross
. Will Have Matter in Charge.
OREGON CITY, March 29. Commit
tee of five appointed to nse means to
prevent the removal or the United
States land office from Oregon City to
Portland, met last night ami formulat
ed a letter to the President ,snd also a
remonstrance, that will be circulated
through the whole district. Attorney
Bruce C. Curry- will probably be the
man selected to circulate the petition
He has a wide acquaintance in Marion
county and in other parts of the dis
trict. Attorney II. E. Cross, a member
of the committee, has drawn up the
following remonstrance for circulation
To the Tresident 'of the United States
and to the Honorable Secretary of
the Interior:
'We, the undersigned citizens of Ore
gon, and residing; in! the Oregon City
land district ,would most respectfully
and yet urgently protest and remon
strate against the removal of the Uni
ted States land offices from Oregon
City to Portland or to any other local
ity, and among the many, would aug
gest the following good and sufficient
reasons:
First The Yhoutjjht and purpose of
the government in the establishment of
the Oregon City land district was that
the register and receiver thereof should
have their offices at Oregon City. The
name of the district indicates it, and
the, continnons usage for more than
fifty years, without thought of change
confirms it.
Second The location of the Oregon
City land offices at Orivnn City has be
come historical. Since the very earli
est infancy of the state, when there
were but a few pioneers, until the pres
ent time, Oregon ('ity has liecome asso
ciated in the public mind as the natural
home of the government land unices, a
change at this late date would be
wrenching of pnblie sentiment and of
ficial propriety, esocinlly when it is
considered 'that the businesa of the of
fices cannot, at the lest, last but a fe
yeara longer.
Third Oregon City is nearer the geo
graphical center of the district than
LuLl'ortland, and we assert that the eon-
veinenee of a great majority of the pa
trons ef the office would le Iretter aub
served" at the present location than by
a chancre to Portland; and even grant
ing that the citizen of some of the
northern counties have to come through.
Portland to reach Oregon City, yet tBe
distance is but a few miles, andmade
by motor ears running every forty min
utes, and making the trip also in forty
five minutes. Oregon City is hardly
more than a suburb of Portland, as far
as distance is concerned.
Fourth We especially emphasize the
fact that the pnblie and patrons of the
land office at Oregon City are satis
fied with its present location; tbey have,
not petitioned for, nor do they desire a
change. We confidently assert that
the change, if ordered, has been by rea
son of influences outside of the 'tate
of Orerron, not in sympathy or touch
with nnr home traditions and sentiment.
As soon think of removing the remains
of Dr. John MeLmigblin from their
home in the City by the Falls, as to
think 'of removing an ancient landmark
like the Oregon City land offlces.
Fifth We also : protest on the
grounds of eeonomy. The entire rental
of Yhe present eices amounts to $30
a month ior five rooms, centrally locat
ed in a modern brick building, with all
modern conveniences. The same offices,
as well located in Portland, would cost
more than f a month. -
WHY HE KICKED.
Goest (ia a village hotel) I want an
other room. :
Landlord What's the matter with
the one you have?
Guest it has a fire escape. I want
one without. . 'a;'- -
Landlord But why do yon object to
a fire escape?
Guest WelL 111 ten yon why. Last
night the lire escaped from my room
and I Came near freezing. . Cincinnati
Inquirer..:-' '-;": ''J .
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TO CONVENE
IN THIS CITY
OREGON CONFERENCE OF UNITED
EVANGELICAL CHURCH .
IN TENTH ANNUAL SESSION
Beginning Thursday Morning, April C,
in the Church on Cottage ;
. street. , " '
To Continue for Several Days Rt. Rev.
W. F. IleU of Chicago Will Preside
Nearly One Hundred Delegates Are
Expected to Attend Convention.
The tenth annual session of the Or
gon conference of the.L'uited Kvangeli-
eal church will convene in this city
on Thursday morning of next week,
and will continue in convention until
Monday morning of the. succeeding
week. The tneetinga will be held in
the ITaited. Evangelical church on 'Cot
tage street, between Center and Mar
ion. The conference will bring to-
gel her ni in inters from twenty three
charges throughout the state and lay
delegates from the various churches of
Oregon to the. number of fifty.
The delilreratioua of the reference
will be presided oer by Kt. Uev, W. F. -licit
of Highland Park, a auburb of
Chicago, 111. I Hiring bis stay in the
city Hishop lleil will. also preach at
several evening sensiona of the con
ference. - i
The ministers and delegates will be
gin to reach this city on Tuesday, for
le preliminary exercises of the con
ference, ts hie h Iregin that-evening in
the Kvangelical church at 7:;i0 o'clock,
when sermons wilt bo delivered by the
the visiting ministers. It is. exctel
that the conferences will lie generously
attended by the lav members of the
church in this city, and a cordial in
vitation has lieen extended to members
of all other denominations to be pres-
ent throughout the work of the sea
sions. .' ' . ,' '
Matters of the greatest import to the
church in this state will come-11 p for
consideration . and determination and
the annual appointments to charges in
the state will also be made during the
closing days. "
.During the continuance of the ses
sions of the conference evening ser- j
vices will be held in the Kvangelical
church beginning at t:3p o'clock each
evening, at which sermons, will be
preached by the visiting clergy. And
on Hunday "Bishop-lleil will preach at
the morning, afternoon and evening
services. Bishop licit is an eloquent
preacher and it is expected that the
auditorium of the church will be taied
to its limit during these services.
The bishop proposes to remain in
Oregon throughout the month of April,
visiting all the charges of the state,
and preaching in each. His itincry fol
lows: ' '
April 10, Clear Lake, 7:30 p. nr.;
April '11, Kodaville, . 7:30 p. m.; April
12, Foster, 11 a., in.; Kweetburn, 7:30
p. m.; April 13, Corvallis, 8 p. m.; April
14, Buelab, 11 a. m., and King's Valley,
7:30 pv in.; April 15, Bridgeport, If a.
m.; April Jo, dedication or churcii at
Dallas; April 17, Louisville, 11 a. nr.,
ami Buena Vista, 7:30 j. m,; April 1H,
Indeendcnce, 11 a. n., and Dayton,,
7:30 p. m.; April 19, tlnionville, 11 a.
m and Iafavette, 7:30 p. m.; April
20, llillsboro, f p. m.j April 21, Cooojrer- .
ville, 11 a. m., and Laurel, 7:30 p. in.;
April 22, frU. Johns, 7:30 P- u; "April
23, Portland, Hecond . ehurch, 11 a. 111.,
and J'ortland First church, 7 p. in.;
April 21, Trnutvjlle mission; April "K,
Mapleton, 7:30 p. in.; April 20, Heed,
7:3t i. m.s April 3ll, Florence, 11 a. m..
and l'ortage, 7:30 t. in., and May 1,
Acme, 7:30 p. m. 1
ltev. C. T. 1-Iurd, pastor 'of the loenl
Kvangelical -chnrcb, will entertain the
visiting ministers and lay delegates
throughout the deliberations of the con
ference. He will le assisters in his
labor by committees from the members
f t he church.
The real work of the convent ion will
not begin until Thursday 'morning of
next week nt U o'clock, when the first
bttnincMN nention of the conference will
le called to order by Jtishon lleil.
rhereatter the morning and afternoon "
sewHions will le deotel excluwively to -
i lie iuiDf-Kn anaira or tne cnurcii, uul
the evening Seaaions will be given un
to devoti'tnnl services.
The. program of the conference fol-
lows:
Tuetklay, April 4, 7:30 o'clock In the
evening, preaehing by visiting clergy
men. Weilnesdny, 8:30 o'clock in the morn
ing, examination of tb junior preach
ers; 2 o'clock in the afternoon, annual
meeting f the conference of the Mis
sionary Hoeiety . fa) devotional x ser-
Viee, (b) ad. I reus by rtev. (J. It. Iovell
of Pendleton concerning the work of
the society in ltstern Oregon, (c)
iIrer by Mrs F. K, Fisher 011 "The
Woman's Missionary Hoeiety in Our
onference," (d) address by Uev. T. ' '
it. rmitB or I'ortland, (e) busmeas:
7:3 o'clock ia the evening, sermon by ,,
Kt. itey. w. r. lieu. .
Thnrrvlay morning, 9 o'clock, confer
ence proper open with a communion "
service, celebrated by Bishop lleil, to
be followed by the business sessions.
The list of visiting elergvtnen who .
will be present throughout the s-ssions
of the conference follows: '
Rev. W. 8.. Plowman. Kine's Valley t
Rsv. M. It. Young, Hwlavilie; Rey.J, 1
Bowersox, Portland; Rev. F. A. Phelps
llillsboro; Rev. G. F. 1'helps, Davton; -Rev.
T, A. Yost, Florence: Kev. R
MeVicker, fit. Johns; Kev. A. W. Brick-
ley, Brooks; Key. A. A. Winter, Dalla;" "
kcvj ik m. Metzger, oesn of faculty
of Dallas college; If ev. A.' W. Teats,
irallas; ite. r. E. Fislier, Dallas', Re.' '
C. T. Whittlesey, Dallas: Rev. C. P.
Gates, Dallas; Rev. 8. M. Wood, ror--s
vallis; Rev. W. I ArnoM, Imisville; -Rev.
F. 8. Locke. Laurel: Rev. T. It.
pmith, Portland; Rev. If. J. llolzap
jfel, Portland; Rev. J. L.. Burns, Tront- ".
naie; itev.,M. J. milantyne, Dallas; ....
uev. v. A. JJums, aiapieton; Rev. II.
L. Pratt, I'ortland: Rev. 8. Ed. Launer.
Dayton; Rev. G. L. Lovell, Pendleton;-'
Rev. Mr. Koutb and Rev. Mr. Hclniick, '
Washington, J- ,
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