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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, DECEMHER '22, 1911. RICH MAN IS JAILED AS SLAYER OF HILL FAMILY (Continued from Page 1.) Harvey's father died suddenly In Iowa after ho had deeded bit proper ty to hit aoni. Sheriff Mass first Intended to have the evldonce against Harvey submit ted to the Brand Jury, and muke the arrest Immediately after, In cane ot Indictment, District Attorney Tongue aald the case could not be aubmlttea until next terra of court and the Sher iff concluded to make the arrant at once and have the preliminary hear ing In the magistrate's court He and Deputy Sheriff Mile went to the Har vey home In a vehicle obtained at a livery stable and made the arrest. Prisoner Not Concerned. The prisoner won had been brought here before and questioned, did not ahow tne least alarm. Harvey made a statement In which he denied an) connection whatever with tho crime. He admitted pawing the Hill home on the morning of the murder, adding that he had to pass It In order to reach his own home. "I ought not to be here," said Har vey when visited at the Jail by news paper men. "I am no more guilty of the crime than any man within the reach of my voice. I want Sheriff Mass to dig down to the very bottom of this thing. I have been nearly a life long resident of this part of the country, and I have built up a gooo business and made a respected cltl r.en ot the community. I started for Portland from my home at 2 o'clock In the afternoon of June 8. After going to the Corbett building to see a man on business I went to Mount Tabor to see T. V. Sulman. a nursery man, on business. Returning I went to the home of Mrs. George Miller, who lives in the rear of the United States Laundry on Grand avenue. With Mrs. Miller and others I visited the rose festival parade on Grand avenue. Later I went to the Wood men of the World building to see a friend who did not keep his appoint ment Passed Hill Home. "I boarded the 11:30 o'clock car for ray home, arriving at Ardenwald sta tion at 11:25 or 11:30 o'clock. I walk ed straight home. I did not notice a light In the Hill cabin, nor did I see an ax at the Delk cabin. I went home and went to bed, and I knew nothing about the murder until the officer told me of If , "I did not know Mrs. Hill person ally and only spoke to her once. I think that was three days before the murder. I was driving along a road when she called to me and said: "I am Mrs. Hill, a neighbor. Do you know where I can buy a cow?' "She walked beside the buggy until I reached my gate and turned into my place. I knew Hill only slightly, an never saw any of the children to my knowledge. "I came to Oregon In 1881, and set tled at Milwaukie several years later. I went to Alaska to seek gold In 1900. I have made money, have always been respected and knowing I am innocent of this horrible crime, am certain that VI will be acquitted." After the conference with Harvey In the jail Mr. Idleman said that he was confident his client was Inno cent. "I have been his lawyer for twenty years," said the attorney, "and I never knew a more upright man. There will be little difficulty in prov ing his Innocence. He has said notn ing that Incriminates him." Story of .Crime. Chopped almost beyond recognition by an ax in the hands of an assassin, the Hill family was slaughtered at Ardenwald early in the morning of June 9, 1911. The victims were Wil liam H. Hill, aged thirty-two, Mrs. Ruth Hill, age thirty-two, and ner two children, Philip Rlntoul, aged eight, and Dorothy Rintoul, age five. After being murdered, the bodies of the woman and little girl were vio lated. The morning of June 9, C. W. Mat thews, while searching for a cow, saw that the Hills were not up, and told his wife to see If anything was tne matter,, as he had to go to town. Mrs. Matthews looked In the window of the Hill cottage and saw the body of Dorothy In a position that caused her to believe the child was dead. Sum moning the officials, the house was entered and was found to resemble a shambles At first It was supposed the husband was missing, but Hill's body was round partly coverea by tnat of his wife. I Ax Belonged to Neighbor. j The murderer stole a newly sharp-1 ened ax from the porch of R. T. Delk, i who lives half a mile north of the Hill home on the Milwaukie-Willsburg j road, and with this committed the quadruple murder. Hill was the first member of the family killed, his head being chopped to pieces. The the murderer killed Mrs. Hill, then went to an alcove where the boy slept, striking him with the ax and finally murdered little Dorothy, who lay on a couch in the living-room. The murd ers were done in a cool and deliber ate manner, the fiend carefully plac ing, a cloth across the window of the bedroom and lighted a lamp after the slaughter. In handling the bodies, the murderer left bloody fingermarks on the woman, girl and boy, but these marks were smeared and not distinct when measurements were taken. La ter, the murderer went to the kitchen and carefully washed his hands, leav ing the water stand In tho basin. Robbery was not the motive of the crime, for the purse of Mrs. Hill was Now Is to have your car put In running order for the coming season. Do it now while we have the time to give you the best possible service and prices. Magneto Storage Battery repairing cur specialty. We also over haul moter boats and do gaa iine installing. Call me for auto hire, day or night No roads too hard for my Fords. C. A. ELLIOTT 4th & Mam Sts. s OREGON CITY Telephone A7'2, Main 119 found on her pillow, with $4 and some Jewelry In It, and around the neck of Dorothy was a gold chain with a locket ((impended. There was no strug gle on the part of the victims, and af ter tho deed the ax was left at the bedside, where It was subsequently found and Identified. DEMAND FOR SPUDS IN SOUTH IS LIGHT The movement of potatoes to the South continues light, the markets there for the most part still being well supplied with California River stock, and until this stuff is largely out of the way the demand for Orcgons In California, Arisona and New Mexico will remain limited. That will prob ably be two or three weeks hence. Local buyers for shipment to the dis tant marketa report a fair though lim ited demand In the South for strictly first-class Oregon potatoes, which are much superior to the ordinary Cali fornia product, and for good Burkans, carefully assorted, they are quoting ud to SI. 20 a hundred at shipping points In this state. Buying, however. is held in check both by the limita tlons of the demand and the bullish attitude of the growers. Prevailing Oregon City prlcea are as follows: Fruits, Vegetables. DRIED FRUITS (Buying) Prunes on basts of 6 1-4 pounds for 43 50's. HIDES (Buying) Green hides, 5c to 6c; saiters, 5c to 6c; dry hides. 12c to 14c; sheep pelts, 25c to 75c each. Hay, Grain, Feed. HAT (Buying) Timothy, 112 to $15; clover, S8 to $9; oat hay. best S9 to $10; mixed. $9 to $12; alfalfa, $13 to S 16.50 OATS (Buying) Gray, $27 to $28; wheat. $28 to $29; oil meal, $53; Shady Brook dairy feed, $1.25 per lflO pounds. FEED (Selling) Shorts, $27 to $28; rolled barley. $37.50; process barley, $38.50; whole corn. $37; cracked corn, $38; white, $26 to $27; bran $27 to $28. Butter, Poultry, Eggs. FLOUR $4.50 to $5.25. , BUTTER (Buying) Ordinary country butter, 25c to 30c; fancy dairy, 30c; creamery, 30c to 35c POULTRY (Buying) Htns, 10c to 11c: spring. 10c. and roosters, 8c. EGGS Oregon ranch egga, 40c to 45c. SACK VEGETABLES Carrots. $1.25 to $1.50 per sack; parsnips, $1.25 to $1.50; turnips, $1.25 to $1.50; Prunes, on basis of 6 l-4c for 45 and 50c; beets, $1.50. beets. $1.50 POTATOES Best buying 85c to $1 per hundred.. ONIONS Oregon, $1.25 to $1.50 per hundred; Australian, $2 per hundred. Livestock, Meats. BEEF (Live weight) Steers, 5c and 5ftc; cows, 4c; bulls, 3 l-2c 104c VEAL Calves bring from 8c tc 13c, according to grade. MUTTON Sheep. 3c an 3c: lambs, 4c and 5c HOGS 125 to 140 pound hogs, 1JC and lie; 140 to 200 pounds, 10c and The movement of turkeys for the Christmas trade has started. Ship ments aggregating several thousand pounds of the birds, all dressed stock, reached the Front street market in Portland, and still heavier consign ments are expected during the next three days. The market, however, can hardly be said to have opened yet, for the holiday Is still nearly a week distant and values for that rea son are more or less uncertain. The latest report from Roseburg, one of the great turkey centers of the state, says that shipments from Douglas County for the Christmas trade this year will approximate 7,000 birds, the bulk of the consignments going to Portland and San Francisco. Roseburg this year is sending fewer turkeys than usual to Seattle, the Sound Jobbers this season having tak en on liberal supplies of Eastern birds. Various other producing dis tricts in this state and Idaho will con tribute to the supply of the Portland market. A fact of interest Is that the tur keys now coming generally show bet ter weight and quality than the offer ings at Thanksgiving time, the result of the longer feeding and fattening peason. Practically all the fresh birds now offered tire of excellent quality. Dealer.) say that within a few days prices for the Christmas trade will be definitely established. The prices in Portland and Oregon City are about the same. Make Up Your Own Mind When In tho need of a cough medicine. If you buy Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey we guarantee you get the best. Geo. A. Harding, Druggist. The Time GIRLS IN STOKES SHOOTING GO FREE JURY RETURNS VERDICT OF AC QUITTAL AFTER BEING OUT AN HOUR. ONE SOBS; OTHER IS HYSTERICAL Millionaire Victim of Women Is Slowly Recovering Young Actresses "Going Home to Mother." NEW YORK. Dec. 15. A verdict of 'not guilty" waa returned late today, freeing Lillian Graham and Ethel Con rad of criminal charges on which they bad been held since last June for shooting the millionaire sportsman, V. E. D. Stokes. The Jury reached Its verdict In slightly leas than one tour. "Th chnntlnff show rlrla" were tried on an Indictment of three counts, the first charging an attempt to murder Stokes. Of consideration of this count, however, the Jurors were relieved by Justice Marcus at the re quest of the District Attorney. The court -estrlcted the Jury to the sec ond and third counts, which, charged, respectively, assault In the first de cree with Intent to kill and assault In the second degree with Intent to do bodily Injury. When summoned to hear the ver-. diet. Miss Graham appeared unstrung and was assisted into the courtroom, trembling. The more spirited Miss Conrad came unassisted, but nervous. When the girls faced the foreman he announced the words, "not guilty." Miss Conrad gasped, "Thank God!" and went Into violent hysterica She sank to the counsel table, then Jumped up again, shrieking and tearing her hair and throwing her arms about wildly. It was a surprise to the spec tators, for Miss Conrad had kept much the better nerve of the two girls throughout the trial On the other hand, Miss Graham, who continually wept during the trial, and sobbed the more when she heard the verdict, recovered herself when she saw her companion so affected, and acted as the comforter to her younger friend. It was at first thought Miss Conrad had misunderstood the verdict and her companion tried to as aurt her that they were free. 'Oh, I know," she said.,' "Tell moth er we are free. Tell her we are com ing home." "Oh, I know," she said. "Tell moth er we are free. Tell her we are com ing home." The girl's hysteria continued ten minutes. The Jury arrived at its ver dict after four ballots. On three of them, the Jurymen voted each time 11 to 1 for acquittal, the one man dissenting being In favor of a con viction of second-degree assault. CITY COUNCIL PROBES MILWAUKIE TAVERN "Bobby" Burns, who runs the Milwaukie Tavern, was called before the Milwaukie Council to answer charges that he Is conducting a dis orderly resort by permuting young girls in his place. Burns was closely questioned by Mayor Philip Strelb as to the character of the place he runs. He made a statement in which he de nied admitting young girls without escorts and declared untrue the re port that the Milwaukie Tavern Is a resort for Portland toughs. Burns told the Mayor and Council to Inves tigate themselves, and this Is now being done. The tavern is run aa a saloon and restaurant. CATTLE MARKET IS The Portland Union Stock Yards Company reports as follows: Receipts for the week were 1382 cattle; 30 calves; 3701 hogs; 20C7 sheep and 59 horses. Extra quality cattle for the Christ mas market sold at prices that ranged from $0.25 to $10 per hundred weight. There was some splendid quality. In the offerings and aside from demon strating the ability of the Pacific Northwest to properly feed and finish cattle there waa shown the evdence of more feeders engaged In the indus try. In former years only one or two feeders could be called on for Christ mas offerings, but this year supplies could have been drawn from a num ber of sources. The market on aver age quality was strong to higher. Cows gold at $4.80 and $4.90, while calves sold as high as $8. The hog market showed a liberal supply from local territory, and judg ing by the strength of .prices paid for Monday's receipts a stronger and more vigorous tone was anticipated as the week advanved. However, the mar ket showed a weakness and closed at 23 cents lower for the week. There was a good deal of strength In the sheep division, good quality mutton having brought a strong price. It is not possible to Bay whether or not the market has advanced as the question of quality must be consid ered and the full strength of the mar ket Is seldom tested. The following sales are representa tive: 3 Steers 1710 ' $10.00 19 Steels 137J 7.50 67 Steers 1215 ' 5.85 170 Steer T 1207 5.75 3 Calves 160 8.00 8 Calves 224 7.00 7 Bulls 1405 4.50 19 Bulls 1356 4 00 10 Heifers 885 6.75 115 Cows 995 5.25 49 Cows 1416 4 90 77 Cows 1084 4.80 3 Calves 160 " 8.00 8 Calves 224 7.00 7 Bulls 1405 4.50 19 Bulls 1356 4.00 279 Hogs 198 6.90 274 Hos 215 6.80 641 Hogs 202 6 65 74 Hogs 293 6.14 Off Cars. 241 Lambs 77 6.25 115 Lambs 65 4.C0 686 Wethers Ill 4.10 465 Ewes 91 3.60 COCKRELL TO MARRY CHICAGO. Deo. IS. (Special.) .--Mrs. Kdra Robinson, of Portland, 0., a-ho t tempted suicide Saturday, mid Frank Cockrell are expected to mar ry. They passed most of yesterday. In her private room at the hospital. Ills presence and his cheering words have .elped surgery to start her on the road to recovery. Th bullet was removed during th day. In a week or ten days she may be aide to leave tho hospital, unless unexpected complications set lu. Friends say that as soon as Mrs. Robinson Is discharged from the hos pital the wedding will take place. 'She Is an estimable woman a woman of highest type and simply lost control over herself," said Cock rell. "I had absolutely nothing t do with her separation from Harry Ron. inson, the Portland telegraph opera tor, and did not consider my visiting flor In Chicago as a courtship. Cer tainly I visited her at the hospital, and I am glad my presence cheered her and created jthe encouragement she so hiuch needed. 1 hope ofr her speedy recovery." Mrs. Robinson Is reported to have said today that she would never mar ry Cockrell. EXPLOSIVES BOUGHT BY CON VICTED MEN TRACED TO NEW ALBANY, IND. T CLEWS ARE McManlgal Reported To Have Bought Dynamite In Indiana Town Attempt Is Mads To Mstify People.. INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 16. The $1,000 paid monthly to John J. Mc Namara as secretary-treasurer of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Ironworkers, for "or ganizing purposes," and for which he was not required to give any account ing, was Inquired Into today by the Government officials who are conduct. Ing the dynamite Investigation before the Federal grand Jury. The relation of the fund to fees paid to Ortle Mc Manlgal. the confessed dynamiter, for his work In blowing up structures erected by non-union workmen also was traced. From an employe of a livery con cern at Muncle. Ind, the Investigators learned of McManlgal's movement of nltro-glycerlne from New Albany, Ind , to his storehouse at Muncle. McManlgal, under the name of J. W. McGraw, bought 100 quarts of the ex plosive near New Albany. It was de livered to him In a wagon outside the city, driven by him to an empty house at Muncle and there packed In saw dust. He confessed that he afterward used some of the nitro-glycerlne for explosions at Peoria, 111. The similarity of some of the saw dust found at Peoria to that found at Muncle and In the wagon led to the Unking of the evidence by detectives and the transactions were gone over to ascertain what money had been paid for expenses. GRAND JURY STARTS rv'niA VAPnt 13 ro 14 Tho Fed eral Grand Jury which Is to probe into an alleged conspiracy whereby avnlnulvco wore carried into manv states tc blow up bridges and other structures erected by firms employing non-union men formally began Its de liberations today. Years of correspondence taken from the office formerly occupied by John J. McNamara, the convicted secretary treasurer of the International Associa tion of Bridge and Structural Iron workers, were in possession of Dis trict Attorney Charles V. Miller, and rormer clerks and stenographers of McNamara were ready to go Into the grand jury room. These Included Miss Nora Haley, of Chicago, and Miss Mary Dye, of Pittsburg, who until three years ago worked as con fldential aecreta-y to McNamara. W. 8. Hockln, acting secretary of the Ironworkers' association, who was closeted with District Attorney Miller before the grand Jury met, professed not to know the whereabouts of Frank M. Ryan, president of the Ironwork ers, but Mr. Miller Intimated that Ryan was available to the Govern ment Hockln would not say outside of the jury roorn that any of the pap ers lef'. by McNamara had been turn ed over to tho government "voluntar ily." JUNCTION' CITY, Kan. Dec. 15. Trumpeter John Crile, of Battery E, Sixth Field Artillery, was arrested late today In connection with the dyna mite explosions and fires at Fort Rllev, which cost the Government II, 000,000. Crile is the sixth soldier placed un der arrest -ilnee the Investigation of the explosion became public, on Pri vate Michael Quirk's confession that he caused the explosions at the Insti gation of the Rev. Charles M. Brewer, ex-chaplain at the fort The arrest of Crile and the release of Mrs. Anna Jordan, of Kansas City, before Deputy United States Marshal Meed arrived here for ber, were the developments In the case today. Antiseptic Remedies desfroT disease terms. Dr. Bcll'l An ti-Pain Is an antiseptic remedy for ex ternal and Internal pains, relief is al most Instantaneous. Sold by all deal ers. Geo. A. Harding, Druggist mm fund IS BEING PROBED INQUIRY FISHER FAVORS E SECRETARY DECLARES THAT EVILS OF PRESENT SYS TEM ARE plain: Co-operation In Obtaining Better Legislation Is Advocated Cabinet Officer Offers Plan, ST. PAUL, Mlun.. Dec. 18. After hearlug the Governors of the North west states and their accredited rep resentatives outline what. In their opinion. Is wrong with tho present ad ministration of the land laws and what is ueeded to further the de velopment of the West, Secretary of the Interior Fisher today explained to the congress of Westvrn Govomors the administration's policy regarding publlo lands. ' Secretary Fisher agreed with moat of the speakers that there are many evils In connection with the land laws that should be corrected, but he said he had no power lo correct them; that It was a matter that should bo put to Congress, and he asked the assistance of the Western Governors In securing needed legislation. Secretary Fisher said that the fundamental thing needed Is authority to classify the public lands accord ing to their real value and then pro vide laws for effectual disposition of each class, such as Umber, mineral, grazing and the like. He said It was his purpose to get the unappropriated public lands tuto the hands of bona fide settlers as soon as poaJble, and yet maintain the pur pose, of the laws. He said the present restrictive leg islation alms to discriminate between the actual settler and the exploiter. He defended the leasing system as the only way In which the public do main can be preserved for all the peo ple, although often it seems to work a hardship on the Individual. IS NEARING BIG BREAK The chicken market In Oregon City showed no change Friday. Ileus still selling from 10 to 11 tenia, springs for 10 rents and roosters for 8 cents. Continued heavy arrivals have ad ded to the great accumulation and a big break In prices Is expected. Ijist week sales of chickens were made at better than 13c a pound; in fact ono dealer alleges that he ob tained lc above this figure. At thnt time receipts were so amall and the demand liberal enough to absorb all offerings at the extreme point. Thoso who have chicken to offer at this time are forced to accept whatever buyers are willing to offer, because the latter hold the whip hand and are forcing prices lower at a ranld rate. It la predicted In some quarters that chicken prices will drop as low as 10c a pound for live mras before the week Is over. CALIFORNIA STOPS E With the exception of seed stock, liuvlne of nntatoes for California ac count has been entirely suspended at Willamette Valley points. According to mail advices from the annth tho trade there U not In a vexv good condition and there seems to be more than a sufficient amount of home Btock to take care of the requirements nf the trade. While extra fancy Ore gon potatoes are In request, the ab sence of offerings Is working no hard ships upon the trade thore because there U plenty of fancy California stock to take Its place. Buying for Arizonla account con- tlnnoa cfiH n f.ilr vnlnmn nf trarla Is still passing with the southwest. Deal ers for this account say they are now able to secure all their present needs from Portland aneculators who are In. clined to let go, rather than hold pend ing the New Year. T TO LOCATE IN THIS CITY Dr. Guy Mount Is coming back to Oregon after four years In the East and will locate In Oregon City with bis brother, Dr. Hugh S. Mount. Tho two physicians are sons of the late H. D. Mount, of Silverton, who had four ons that went Into surgery for their professions. Dr. Mount was graduated from the University of Ore gon in 190C, and went to New York, where he was graduated from Colum bia College of Physicians and Sur geons of New York. He later took a course In the New York Medical Hospital. He Is a member of the Beta Theta PI fraternity. One of his broth ers Is Judge Wallace Mount of the Su preme Court of the State of Washing ton. Myers Named Administrator. County Judge Beatle has appointed W. W. Myers, administrator of the estate of F. A. Williamson, vice Effle B. Robinson, ordered removed by court The body of a man said to have been Williamson was found In a swamp. Almost $700 was found on the corpse, and Mrs. Robinson, who Identified the body and said It was that of her father, put In a claim for the money. Unless she can prove she Is the legal heir the money will es cheat to the state. ASTHMA1 ASTHMAI Pnnham'a Asthma Remedy elves In stant relief and an absolute care In all cases of Asthma, Bronchitis, .and Uav Fever Sold br drurrists: mall on receipt of price $1.00. Trial pack age by mall 10 cents. Williams Mfg. Co., Props., Cleveland, O. For sale by Huntley Bros, ana Jones urog jo. LAND LAW CHANG GOVERNORS' CRITICISM INDORSED GARY GIVES WIFE E NEW YORK. Deo. H. One of I ho most costly Christmas presents which will be given .this year has Just been completed by New York Jewelers for JmlKtt Elbert 11. Gary as a gift to bis wife. It Is a necklace of 100 perfuet pearls, and Is said to be worth not less thau $500,000. Part of the parls have been In Mrs. Gary's possession for some time, but It was not until a fow days ago that the last pearls to complete the ornament were found The pearls graduate In slie from the renter one, the site of a cherry, lo the small ones at the ends, which are Joined by a diamond and emerald clasp. The whole thing la admittedly the most valuable single Strang of Its kind In the world. NKW YORK. Dec. 15 If Mrs. B It, llarrlmnn should answer favorably every U tter that she has received In the ait year and a half asking for financial aid, the widow of the railroad king would have her furtune reduced $120,000,000. That was the deduction reached after compilation of Mrs. Har rlman's letters to the Bureau of Muni cipal research. FAST COAST FLYER AND SILK SPECIAL ARE WRECKED ON MILWAUKEE LINE. ENGINE PLOWS THROUGH COACHES 8tetl Sleeping Care Are Ground To Pieces and Occupants Are Killed )n Bertha, ODESSA, Minn., Do. 18. Twelve are dead and a score or more serious ly Injured iw tho result of a collision between a silk train on the Chicago, Milwaukee ft 8t. Paul road, running as section No. 2 of the "Columbian" flyer, (mm thn Pacific Coast, and the rear sleeper of the flyer at the station here early today. The -engine of the silk special plowed five eetf Into the sleeper, the at car of the flyer, but the greatest loss of life was In tho front end of tho sleeper which was lelesooped by the dining car Just ahead. Inng after It was believed all the dead had been taken from the de bris, wreckers late this afternoon found two bodies In the crumplea sleeper, cut to pieces. Identification of these Is impoHlble. Although both the diner and sleep er were of steel, the former sheared tho upper portion of the sleeper from the floor as if It had been cardboard. In the Impact the diner's floor became elevated slightly above that of the sleeper's and with the force of sec tion No. 2's engine behind, the alecp er was Jammed along for fully twenty five feet, while the diner, as a gigan tic knife, cut away the upper struc ture. PARROT TO MISTRESS "Oh Mamma, Here's your baby! Pet me!" This was tho greeting giv en to Mrs. James Petty, by n parrot, which she had formerly owned, and which she had not seen for two ycurs. The parrot was almost frantic with Joy upon meeting Its former mistress, and kept up a loud chatter for more than two hours. Upon lea'';.; tto city two years ago, Mr and Mrs. Petty sold the bird to County Ko- cordpor Williams. The family re cently purchased a home at Seaside and Mrs. petty concluded she would like to have a parrot. Mr. Petty searched In vain for ono that he thought would please his wife In this city and Portland and finally told Mr. Williams his trouble. The recorder agreed to let him have the parrot with which he parted two years years ago, and Mr. Petty, radiant with smiles hurried with the bird to the Hotel Brunswick where his wife was waiting In the dining room. There were several other persons In the room, o when the parrot screamed. "Oh Mamma, here's your baby! Pot me!" there was much excitement. $500,000 12K1LLED;20HURT EN TRAin COLLISION C A I, SFORFII A Is Famous the World Over For Its splendid hostelrles, Its varied attractions, its fine benches, hot springs and pleasure resorts All these can be reached with ease by the UOUtNBtsnAai! ROUTES "Road of a Thousand Wonders" Route of 8hasta Limited EXCURSION TICKETS COSTING $55.00 PORTLAND TO L03 ANGELES AND RETURN On sale dally, good six months with stop-overs going or returning. Corresponding low fares from other Oregon points. Call on our Agents for HANDSOMELY ILLUSTRATED LITERATURE Describing San Francisco. Oakland, Stanford University. Lick Ob servatory, Santa Crux, Del Monte, Paso Robles Hot Springs, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Diego, The Old Spanish Mis sions. Yosemite National Park and Big Trees, and other places of In terest In the Golden State; or write to , JOHN M. SCOTT GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT, PORTLAND, OREGON TAFT IS DENIED POLICE PROTECTION NEGRO PORTERS ACT AS GUARDS FOR PRESIDENT IN NEW YORK. - NO BETTER THAN MAYOR'SAYSWALDO Trip Uptown Made Alone And Finally Three Blcyole Policemen Are Assigned to Es cort Duty. NKW YORK. Deo. IB. The Presl dent of the United States traveled tlirouhK New York streets tonight without a police escort, such as cus tomarily has been assigned for his protection during Ills visits here. When President Taft arrived at It:. 15 o'clock tonight at the Pennsyl vania terminal on a two-day visit to this rlty. not a policeman was In sight. The Presidential party was forced o make Its way to a waiting autotnobllo separated from the crowd only by ten colored porters whom the statlonmaHter hastily pressed Into service. Unescorted, the President went to the home of his brother. Henry W. Taft. There he got the first sight of police officers detailed for duty with the party The detachment was made up of three bicycle policemen. On his former visits, ten policemen on wheels had been assigned to travel with hi in, and ten patrolmen to handle the crowds at the railway station. The three bicycle policemen accom panied the President on bis drive to thn Economic Club dinner at the Ho tel Astor, where he waa to deliver an address, and later escorted him to Brooklyn to attend the New England Society dinner at the Academy of Music and the Brooklyn Young Re publican Club dinner. L. C. Wheeler, a member of the secret service force, made the usual request this morning for an escort for tho president, and It has been under stood that the customary gu.rd would bo furnished. It wws said tonight that Police Com missioner Waldo, when asked fur the escort, replied that, In his opinion, no greater guard was needed for th pro tection hero than for tho Mayor of the city, and thnt no greater one would be furnished on this occasion. He con sidered the President no better than the M.iyor, the commissioner was re ported as having declared. ALLEGED SLAYER OF GIRL TRIES TO DIE BOSTON, Dec. 20. (Special.) Rev. C V. A. Rlcheson. former pastor of the Cambridge Baptist church, who Is In Jail here charged with the murd er of his former sweetheart. Avis Un ne), attempted suicide In this cell to day. Blood poisoning Is said to have resulted from the wound and the ac cused minister's condition Is reported precarious. Tho county medical examiner fears that Rlcheson will not live to face trial on the IJnnell murder charge. It was recently reported that the wealthy Edmunds family of Hyannls. a fasblonnhle suburb of Boston, had turned against tho minister. Rlcheson was engaged to wed Miss Viola Ed munds at tho time of his sensittlonal arrest two months ago, and tho girl's family were staunch In their supinirt of blm at that time. Tho changed at titude of tho EdmiintlH, coupled with fear of the result of the tightening roll of evidence about blm, Is believed to have prompted Ilicheaon's attempt to end his life. Rlcheson stabbed himself In the groin whllo his guards were being changed at 2: SO o'clock this morning. Physicians declare tho wound could not have been Indicted by a man of normal mind. It Is not known how Rlcheson ob tained the Jagged piece of tin with which his wound was Indicted. He hid been a model prisoner. This morning the night guards heard moans, and asked tho mlnlstor what was the matter. He said: "I have cut myself. I am bleeding to death." The surgeons found the prisoner to be suffering terribly. Anaesthetics were administered, and It was decided that an operation was nocesmiry. Drs. Ilrough, Amos, Sargent and Ijithrop assisted In performing It. Eczema Is considered hard to cure. Try Dr. Bell's Antiseptic Salve and you will change your mind. You will see an Improvement from the first applica tion. Geo. A. Harding, Druggist. m