East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-04
LIVE NEWS OF
THE NORTHWEST

PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. S.-Off 10
ascend the most difficult mountain
| in the United States, Mt jefferson
| located in the heart of the Oregon
/ Cascades. 60 members of the MazaTn-
as. the pioneer Alpine organization OF
yh, Pacific coast leave here toniSh'
| OH their 24th annual outing.
| The Mazamas left on special
| train over the Southern Pacific for
Albany. thence they will 20 over the
Corvallis and Eastern Railway l"
Detrict hike of 90 miles SUNDAY
| win take them to their camp at Pa
melia Lake. at the southwestern base
| n. the mountain. The outing will last
two weeks
! Sever.il ascents Of the pinnacle viii
! be made, the first one probably next
Wednesday, weather conditions per
tuittinr At the base of the summit
IN, climbers will be roped together,
land with the aid of anchor ropes alons
| the way attempt to reach the topmos'
! point. Onlv - persons have ever
made the climb in more than 40 Searl
of effort.
MANY distinguished mountaineers
from the east will be in the party, m
Guiding DR.. W. E.Stone president OF
Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind
and Mrs. Stone. The camp at Pa
melia Lake will be named after w.
p Hardesty. president of the Maza-
mas. who besides in Portland.
BEND, Ore, Aug. Billy sunday
world famous evangelist. and County
Judge W. ID. Barnes will leave soon
for a fishing trip near here. The TWO
college chums and team mates AT
northwestern university % years ago
and met recently at the Gladstone
Chautauqua.
PORTLAND, Ore. Aug, 4.-Ten
davs Of married life was enough for
Harry Fisher. Today he has on file
in III. Multnomah county circuit
court a suit for divorce from his
bride. Fisher claims that the da!
after the wedding she tried TO take
her own life by stabbing herself with
a hatpin. A few days later he was
arrested on a drunkenness charge OF
the complaint of his wife. The next
dav. Mrs Fisher asked to be put IN
a cell to keep her safe from her hus-
band. Added to this, Fisher claims
his wife refused to wear her wed
ding ring and wouldn't let him buy
furniture for their new home, On
able to furnish $1,000 peace bonds de-
manded by his wife. Fisher is in Jail
today He spends most of his time
singing hymns to the prisoners.
PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 4.-Wiiam
Lee. colored, when following his
trade. is the principal part of circus
sideshow sticking his head through
a canvas sheet, Lees head is a target
for pleasure seekers, three balls Tor
five cents. But it's a hard life, and
Lee decided to go into business for
himself. He went TO northern Cali
fornia and with a confederate started
up to Portland with - pints of Whls-
key distributed about his person. He
Intended selling it at IS pint. Lees
career rs an independent merchant
however, was brief. and today he is
serving a 90 day sentence following
his confession of violating the prohi-
hition law.
LEBANON, Ore, Aug. 4.-Working
for "A scenic road which will at some
time link the Willamette valley with
central Oregon, prominent city
county and state officials and federal
road experts will meet at a banquet
here tonight. Tomorro wthe party
will leave for trip to Clear Lake.
The proposed road would reach Bend
and Prineville.
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