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r.r OREflON CITY EXTERPKIBE, FRIDAY. JUNE 29. 1917. EASTERN OREGON TIMRER LAND TO B E DEVELOPED LVES N. Y. POUCE HOUX1NA. Hal, June ZS Alfredo Cocckt, lb fugitive New York motor cycle dealer, abandoned Ulr bla pre tence of Innocence of the marder u( Itiitk Crut-r and conf4 hie guilt Jealousy waa hie BAoUfe, be M)l. II iu enable, kt declared, to win ber love, and became furious when ahe re buffed kli persistent attentions. The admissions of tbe young Italian whose Meat the Saw York police failed to pre r rut, were made la tears after searching Interrogation by Judge Zucconl broke down CoecMs reserve Trior la thli examination, Cocchl bad eooly and Insistently maintained tbal ka ba4 known Vina Cruger only two days before bar disappearance In F b ruary, when aba vent to hla abop to bar bar skate sharpened, and bad declared bla conduct toward br waa entirely correct Under Jail re Zacconlt eearchlng questions today, however. Cocrbi final ly buret Into tear. He became o ag Haled M bla confeaalon (ell haltingly from hla llpa that tbe persons sur rounding kLn bellered bt waa about to bae an epileptic flL lie waa granted time to recover and tbea resumed tbe story of how the 1$ year-old Wadlelgh high achool girl net death at hie handa In tbe buiU lex where ber body waa recently an earthed from the cellar. Alfredo Cocchl went to Bologna from New York In February after the dlaappearance of Rath Crnger. When the glrl'l body waa dlacoTered In the baaement of Cocchl'a motorcycle ahop In New York, the American aathorltlee cabled to Italy aaking for the man'a arreat on a charge of murder. Cocchl waa caught on June SO and c4 flrat pro teated bla Innocence. (H'.l'KN, t ub, June Articles of Information are tin file ber today of the Oregon American Lumber cum pjnjr. with a raplialliatlon of IJ.IOO.- iMk). The mnit-rn iUne Id detelop larje timber holdings lu ra.tern Ore gon ah the rMKHtation of euppl) ma th" goiernmeni w. it b ahli'bulld'ng andl army harraiks material. David I' K.iU. president and gen rral manager of tbe Oregon Lumber lompony, braJa the new- concern Other olTiiere are; Ch.irle T. Early uf PnrCi nd. tie prr sld-nt ; VI. 8 roanlng. trraturrr; l(oal Kvlca, nsn-tary. and theee with U It. Ec- clee and John Scow croft form the board of director. Sawmills and logging camps wl! br itablished Immediately. ING OF P HOOD RIVER MAN KILLS 31 SNAKES; ALL RATTLERS HOOD RIVER. t)r. June :4-harle Marnee. a Middle taMry rancher, holde the local record fr klllini rattlesnake. In sm.h uf a bora that had wandered ewar in Ihe bills of Ihe range rait tf the ellev, Ihe rancher beard a biwg nou and PORTLANDWOMANDIFS NEW YORK. June 25. Slmultan eoualy with the newa from Italy today that Alfredo Cocchl had confeaaed the murder of Ruth Cruger, It waa reported on high authority that at leaat a dozen or more motorcycle policemen would be impended aa an outgrowth of the cue. The investigation begun by Inspec tor Paurot at the direction of Police Commlsloner Woods. It was said to night, had already dlacloaed certain alleged Irregular practices by motor cycle policemen. eeed Into a deprrlon where huge Uiutdrr bad formerly t iraumi anions; rxniy .tulf lie aa urrlrd to are a na f atlKlllng aerppnta. KM'iirln a forked na. Mr lUrnra flihed out the analtPt ' br one When were dlaprtilud hi' founted tluM.i and he had kllW-d 1 raillii.ikra II la now giving all hi frunda rat ALFREDO COCCHI WILL PROBABLY PLEAD INSANITY NEW YORK. June 27. Insanity will be the defense of Alfredo Cocchl. con feaaed murderer of Ruth Cruger, New York high achool girl, dispatches from Bologna, Italy, Indicated today. Cocchl'a attorneys have asked for a sanity examination to precede the hearing on Cocchi's extradition to this country. Tbey declare he has shown since his arrival In Italy that he is mentally Irresponsible. OP IS LOS ANGELES, June 25. Rev. Dr. Prrncls Watry, pastor of the Unitar ian ehurch of Long Beach, has been ousted by the majority members of his oongregatlon for alleged unpatriot ic utterances. fourteen members of the church last night voted that Dr. Watry's use fulness as their pastor ceased when he declared from the pulpit that the "Monroe doctrine was not worth snap of the finger." He was given 60 days to terminate hit) pastorate. WASHINGTON. I). C. June :. 'The city boy is making good on the farm. This was the report today from various parts of the country to the I'nltcd Clatee Hoya' Working reserve. r.rporta rvcrlved during the week from a large number of elates, while not complete, show that more than 20.000 boys already have gone into the cojh try to serve their country ty helping on t-rma. To Join the rcaerve a boy mtut be over ! and prove himself physically fit "From New York City alone, accord ing to word from Arthur F. Payne, act ing aiate director or tbe Hoys' reeerve, nearly 2000 boys have been sent out, "without a aingle complaint from the farmers in regard to these boys. Our great difficulty.' says M Payne, 'is in supplying the furmers with the number of boys they need. Similar reports are being received from Pennsylvania, Conecticut. New Jersey, and other atates. F. - Hoiden. of Baltimore, who has been appointed state director for Maryland, started his work today. He stated that already a number of In qulriea have been made by farmers as to how many boys they can secure. "Between 600 and S00 boys from all sections of Virginia have been organ Ized to go to the eastern shore to help harvest the potato crops Is the encour aging report from Charles L. Weaver, Virginia state director of the Boys' re serve. . The District of Columbia has Just been organized for the Boys' reserve work by the selection of Prof. C. Dan iel, principal of the McKlnley Manual Training school, aa director." HAN niAWIiU'O. June :4Fiir thr arrangements for Ihe receiving of api'lliatlona for the lsond resorts nm. era' training ramp, whlih oine al the Presidio August 27, were made fol lowing lli receipt by Colonel M. W. Row ell of tbe Brit blanks from Wash Ington. These applications, JiOO In all, were at once mailed to appllcanta. Tbe aecond supply la eipected soon A new s)slem of receiving applUa lions haa hewn ordered for tbe aecond camp. AH appllcatlona must be made to the army examining officers U,.n M irvphlee. mrougn me medium or toe local com mittees of the Military Training Camp association. Two hundred of these committee, one for each town of !i00 or more in the eight slates in this dis trict have been named and are prepar ing to commence their work. In addition, one chief examining of flrer has been named In each of the elttht states. The examining officers In the western department district have been named aa followa I ror Montana At Helena. fanUlnl lt..n..i. k.i , ... .i r i -..., w-uia niir i!n.iii- Moms t. I lara. c. 8. A., retired. 0( lK. with confirmed s..l.-s of arvrral Fur Wyoming At Fort A. D. Rus- small clips of extra fancr aualltv In eeu. nrsi Lieutenant loverly C- Daly, the Willamette talley at lie a pound i . o. a., reiirea. I Thla la Up a nnoi.4 ki.h.r th.. it,. For Idaho At Boise Barracks. First record prevloual nuU whan the Leb, Lieutenant Roy W. Aihbrook. U. 8. AJanoa pool waa sold to Portland Inter- retired. .... iu . a I 1 eat (ivuuu, ror asnington-Al Ftort Lawton. Whllo as hlah aa it.- h.a b-n d1,I Captain William Patten. U. 8. A . re- for eelect quality In small lots In Ihe "red. . I vallKv ih Muni n,..L.i For Oregon At Vancouver Bar- from jj t0 gl0 . urtin to va, .u, aiajur jrni uufKF, u. o. quality y is LATE. WOOL SELLS AT IHMITI-AM), i)r. June Jj-Mi Anna I'rtefMin, 3U Kast Forly ee uu aliwl, waa Instatitly killed when sli was strurk ly an autoinoliile drltr by II. U I'uliiian an rinplove uf (lie Dscar llutier rotniny, at FlMh an tlark strn-is at I 10 p. in. yrsierda) Mrs. IVterw.ii wae rroeslng Hlar I'wl. walking aoiith. when the larg auioinoniie tut aniunil aimtlirr tna chine going east on Hlrk, alrlklng Mrs. 1'rlerw-n and ssliig entirely over ber Udy, the pollie were told Ai-rordlng to seteral wllneup, put man sounded no warning while m lug th other in i hi tie When taken to the pollie elation he was unahln In give a clear version of the accident Mra. II II. Ilaskel, a nurm.. In the offlcea of )r. Alan W. Hmlth. In Ihe CWtrtc tiiilldlng. waa an eve witness nd administered first aid. but her rf forts were of no avail. a innrjo oi mansiauKhter waa placed ag.-.lnst putnian and bla ball set at $:oik) He aaya tbal be la married. but that hla wife la In Heattle. Coroner Hmlth will hold an Inkiest over tho body of Mrs. Peleraon either today or Hundav. Mra. Peterson la aurvlved by a eon. Herman Petersen, and a daughter, Mlaa llulda. Mr. Petersen has been dead several years The children were' prostrated when Informed of Ihe tragedy by Coroner Smith three houra after the accident A- retired. For Nevada At Reno. First Lieu- IKiaineaa In eastern Oregon la still showing as high aa 61c a pound so tenant Thurman D. Thorpe. U. 8. A . fM confirmed aales are concerned, al- NET TIGHTENS ON THOSE WHO DODGE DRAFT DALLAS, Tex., June 25. Federal of ficials announced today that 40 of tbe 65 men recently indicted here for alleged seditious conspiracy against the enforcement of the selective draft law have been arrested. Among those taken into custody yeBterday and today, It waB said were Z. L. Rlsley, state president of the Farmers' and Laborers' Protec tive organization, uid W- T. Webb, state secretary of the Socialist party. FIRE IN BEND PINE FORESTS UNDER CONTROL BEND, Or., June 2C Fire which started Sunday in the pine forests In Miliican valley Is now under control. A force of men is remaining on the ground to check any fresh outbreak of the flames. The extent of the damage has not been learned. PREMIER'S SON IS SUICIDE PETROORAD, June 27. The son of former Premier Stunner, arrested at Kieff for drunkenness, committed suicide at Verotjl, after brooding overl kll against Jonathan J. Henke of Con- ARE CIRCULATED IN PORTLAND BY LEAGUE PORTLAND. Or., June 27. A hand bill announcing the existence of a nation-wide league to resist conscription was found Sunday morning In the mail box at Hlbernia hall, 304 Russell street, and turned over to Patrolman Lillis by the Janitor. The pamphlets evidently were distributed about the city Saturday night. This was the only one to fall Into the hands of the police. The handbill. In strong language, urges Its readers to resist conscrip tion. Join the league and send money to the league's headquarters in New York to give assistance to those who come in conflict with the government. "We will resist conscription by every means in our power," says the handbill, "and we will sustain those who for similar reasons refuse to be conscripted." retired For ftah At Fort Douglas, Captain Ijfwls R. Ball. U. 8. A., retired. For California At Preeidlo. Major though unconfirmed reports indicate some bualneaa In selected rlipa In small lots at 6!c. According to Manager Sullivan of c -. n . I cam r. ..unom.. voasi Anuiery corps, .vorton Company It la Impoaalble to Intereat eastern tanners In winter hides; In fact, this condition baa ex isted for some time. He says that tanners are all looking for the better quality summer hides becaime of the government contracts, which demand the beat In leather. In the meantime values here are unchanged, the coast paying more for hides than the east la j offering. It develops that Ihe clip of mohair this season In Oregon Is much less than expected, and praclleully the en tire cutting haa been cleaned up. Only small lots remain, and the market is very good, with buyers offering 62c a pound In the country, f. o. b. station ARE OPENEO WITH A LARGE ATTENDANCE ERMAN, HELD A BY NET, IS DROWNED NEAR JETTY INDIAN GKOHGK IS K1I.LKI) IIY A SPKKDINO TRAIN TEACHER KILLS WIFE Of HER LOVER, THEN HiHlll II IV Kit, Or. June 15 - Indies (Jmrge Tonille. k t'klnedl. reputed to bate been Ihe oldest Indian of the Columbia rlter Irlbe and aald lo be mar loo tears of aie, waa found E WAI KKKIIA, Wla, June II. -"In Ihe elertiul IrUnile Ihe only solution dead nrr this rlly Hundar iiinrnliis f problem u the elimination of beside Ihe railroad Iraik of the O W un rharai ler. I he two who should It. N. where Ihe IxkIv bad been tul remain are those whoee affections are In Usin by a train mutual." Oeorge waa known aa a weather After penning this philosophy In a prophet In Ihlsswtlon ThnmKh pis.- teller In Mra. I 'avid llol.erts, wife of tlcallr blind, he made dally roundsl a wealthy raltleman, Mlaa llrace Uisk, of Ihe rlty. recalling rash and food aged 4!, teacher of psychology and rontrll'Uted front friends, tleorge had kindred subjects In Urn Waukesha a bank account and signed i hecks t bigha rliool, railed Mra. Roberta In her thumb print. The funeral aervdra, home, klli'd Imr and fired Iwo bullets held Hundar evening, were attended by seteral hundred whites and Indians from Ihe rrsertatlona, who are here picking strawberries, lie. K II Hlrohl.reke pastor of the M. K. rhiin b, rea he thn funeral sermon RENCH WOMAN ONCE TRIED fOR MURDER WILL MARRY A PEER Into her own breast I'livelclatia say Miss Lnk will recover. Miss l.usk confessed her love for Ir. Roberts, former state veterinarian and now president of Ihe Itolwrts Vet erinary romimny, to Mra Roberta and told of trlpa to various cities abu had taken with Ihe doctor. 'THAT SUCKERS ARE OP T. LONDON, June Madame Mar garet Htelnhell, a French woman whose I trial for murder In Paris In 190 was a I sensation, will, the Kipresa announce, WALLA WALLA, Wash.. June 26. Ojienlng of the new Vnlon Stock yards at Pasco yesterday was at tended by many stockmen and fann ers of this section, who pronounced tbe plant one of the best for its size in the northwest. The yards are situated In the center of the great feed producing districts of the Co lumbia and Yakima river valley convenient to all railroads, and have capacity of 75 cars, with large resting and feeding pens and sheds for 25 carloads. Adequate office space for both the company and for patrons, commission firms and buy ers, are provided. There are sales and feed yards for all kinds of live stock. John C. Neace, of Waltsburg. is president; Volney I). Cox. secretary treasurer; F. J. Plngry, of Burbank, Ice-president, and Willis R. Hales. manager. With Mr. Neace and Mr. Pinery, the following are the di rectors: C. A. Hales, of Waltsburg; Samuel Glascow, of Spokane; II. L. Harris, of North Yakima; Frank Lowdcn, of Walla Walla; George, Drumheller, of Walla Walla. : UBS OF FOLLOWS BREAKING OF IS CALLED TO FILL PULPIT OF ST. PAUL'S LAUNCH A STEEL EVERY FIFTEEN DAYS PORTLAND, June 27. Portland will launch a sttel steamer every 15 d:iys for two months, beginning about July 15. The Northwest Steel company has uiu war viceroy almost ready and will put her in the water about July At intervals of two weeks they exp-ct to launch two more craft. nout faeptembfr 15 the Columbia River Shipbuilding corporation i pects to launch its first ship. W ith wooden craft that will be com ing alon- in the meantime and the first Albina stoel steamer which should be ready about October 1, probably two ships a month will be placed in commission. CHARGED WITH SHIRKING PORTLAND, Ir., June 26. Com plaint waa filed this morning by As- istant United States Attorney Ran- bis disgrace, according to word ro- "on, Or, on a charge of failure to reg- ceived here today. ' Rev. C. H. L. Chandler, who hus been for several years rector of St. Stephen's Episcopal church at San Luis Obispo, California, has accepted the call to St. Paul's Episcopal church, of this city, and will arrive In this city with his wife and five children about August 1st. Rev. Chandler has resided at San Luis Obispo for the past seven years, and has been active In church and public affairs, always taking an active part In the community's development While in that city he organized the Emerson club, a staunch supporter of the Chamber of Commerce, a Chau tauqua organization and backed othiV I , . 1 . v...,,. lb, uuiiu nun vua uur under his pastorate and a parochial organization of the church of San Luis Obispo effected. His wife has been a grr;at assistance In bis work in Cali fornia. She is a talented musician, a member of the Music Study club, the Hook club and other organizations. iserore accepting the call of the Episcopal church In California, Rev. Chandler was traveling secretary of the St. Andrew lirotherhood, and for ten years was employed in the office of the O-W. R, & N. company in Port land. FAIRVIEW, I tuh, June 25. The dam of the Price River Irrigation company, 12 miles from hore, which started to break yesterday afternoon, was a total loss this morning. All fears that there will be loss of life In the towns of Schofleld. Helper. Cas tle Gate and Cotton, In the path of the 11,000-acre feot of water that was released In the break, were dis pelled this morning with en announce ment by the Rio Grande railroad that Its force of men, assisted by workers of the Irrigation company, had taken hundreds of men, women and children to safety. While officials of the Irrigation com pany were unable to give an exact estimate of the loss to the dam, crops and property, they declared that the damage would . probably exceed $3,-000,000. . ILWACO. Wash., June !5. Charles Sulo. 35. waa drowned today when a hoavy sea struck the boat in w hlch he and hla partner. Ilelkklla. wen fishing off the north Jetty. They were pro reeding around (he Jetty In a dunger ous piece of titer when a swell samx-d their boat and at the aame timo raised the nets In am h a way as to cover Sulo. who. Imprisoned In the mehhea. waa beuten to deuth in spite of every effort lo release him. The Fort Canby llfebo.it crew r spunded to the call for help. Two members of the crew, Johnson and I'n derhl'l. nearly lost their lives while attempting to release the victim, John son being compelled to swim a ills tance of nearly 200 yards around the Jetty before being rescued. The boat containing the body of Saio was recov ered after some delay, but In spite of every effort to resuscitate the man, he was pronounced dead. Ho leaves a wife and four small children. This Ik the second fisherman drowned In the nclghliorhood of tho Jetty within a week. Richard Koskl, a single man, was washed overboard by what the fisher men cull a blind swell, last Monday. Ills partner was rescued by a neigh boring fisherman named Metty, but Koskl was wearing heavy clothes and no life preserver and disappeared bo fore assistance rould be rendered REWARD. Alaska. June 26 -In ila final report thn I'nlted Htates grand 111 r H -1 P Ik. I ... .. n M . .. L . I I ' I - - a. IN. ,,,1-H ,1. till I.HRI become a I rltUh peeress tomorrow by Lf ,,, , marrying Lord Ablnger. After herLrM.,n, . Z acquittal, aha lived In England, con- .,,., uctlng a preserve factory In Ixmdon h.d . ' lh. ttburb In,-..,, - .. .i. .,.. I.!.. r('-MMtS VS. BW ia UDilll being willfully delayed. Tbe report hla mother In law were found Strang aaya: led In Ihe artist's house In Paria Ihe ' Investigation by ua revealed that night of May 31, 1908. Madame Stein- there la an element In our midst. hell had been gagged and bound lo a some of whom are earning their bed. When she recovered from the livelihood from the. government, o- shock she gave a detailed description posed to lbs war. who aeek In fo ot Ihe alleged assassins, who. accord- '"'"( discontent and disorder and Ing to her alory, numbered four. Later who am trying to Impe-de the Madame Htelnhell told many conflict, proaecullon of goternmental pro- Ing stories and waa herself arrested J"1 enterprises, and we there. and charged with (he crime. The mo- f"ro recommend that congress enm t tire for (he murder waa aald to be lhllt "I" nmnd our present Inw her hatred of her step mother and the " "'dlllon and limke It an offense for dealre to rid herself of her husband In order to marry another man. Ma dame Htelnhell waa finally brought to trial and waa acquitted. TWO ARE SERIOUSLY NJURED IN A PANIC A any one, by word or deed, to try to stir up strife, to arouse dtfflcultlee or dh orders In our Indulsrlal conditions or Interfere with or obstruct carrying out government enterprises." IS SUICIDE 1EN POLICE LIS PORTLAND. Or.. June J5.-A panic following a cry that the Steel bridge draw waa open resulted In the serloua Injury of two women and alight Inju rlea to many others on a Willlama ave nue street car Sunday at midnight. Those seriously Injured wore Mrs. R. Ilemsworth, 735 Vancouver ave nue, and Mra. George Glides, 793 Reorh street. They were taken to the Good Samaritan hospital by tho Am bulanre Service company. Mrs. Hems worth's head and ankle were hurt and he was found unconscious. Mr. Gil aexs neaa was injured and it was thought sho has Internal Injuries also IN MEXICAN CAPITAL SALT LAKE CITY, June 25. The entire branch of the Denver & Rio Grande railroad at Schofleld, about five miles from where the mammoth reservoir dam near Falrvlew, Utah, broke last nlnht, was completely wiped out toduy, according to meager reports received here at the local of fices of tho railroad. Communication has been almopt entirely cut off and definite information regarding the break Is Impossible. MEXICO CITY, June 27. II. A Klchi'.rds, tho llritlsh consul, loft to day, having received an urgent recall from his government. High Import ence Is attached to the action of tho English governmont. It Is probable that the recall of Consul Richards deals with the nego tiations which England, France und tho I'nited States aro currying on to secure a reduction of taxes and as- BOHsments on Mexican oil. OREGON HAS 62,922 BE CONGRESSMAN TO , URGE PERMANENT CONTROL OF FOOD PASTOR RETURNS AFTER ACTIVE FRENCH SERVICE AN AMERICAN PORT, June 27 Rev. M. H. Talbot and wife of Port land, Or, arrived on a French ship to day. Mr. Talbot has been driving an ambulance and his wife has been do ing war relief work In Paris. PORTLAND, Jr.. June 20. Oregon registered 62,9L'2 men of military age in the recent draft registration. Adjutant General White Issued a cor rected statement superceding the fig ure of 62,840 wired to Washington on the day after registration. Included are 480 enemy aliens, 6234 aliens and "16 totally disabled and 146 colored citizens. Exemptions are claimed by 28,989 vho state that they have either one or more dependent relatives. WI8CON8IN HAS RECORD RAIN MILWAUKIE, Wis., June 25. The heaviest rain In the history of Wis consin jSaturday caused damage in Milwaukee county estimated at 500,- 000. WASHINGTON, June 25. A resolu tion for a constitutional amendment giving congress power at all times to legislate for the control of the supply and distribution of food was offorcd Thursday by Representative La Guard la of New York. Tho pending food bill, La Guardla said, was a war meas ure only and, without a constitutional amendment, such war powers could not be exercised In time of peace. ALL E PORTLAND, Or., June 27. Uy blanket order received Tuesdny tlit remaining unauthorized national guurd units were all accepted by tho in 1 1 1 1 lu bureau of tho United States army, Somlng under this order were the battalion of engineers and tho recently organized flnold hospital corps at La Grande. The latter company Is to be Inspect ed by Colonel Allen Smith, medical corps, U. 8. A. it consists of 80 men, organized by Captain James It, Neot of thn Third Infantry. Ily thlM order Oregon now receives official credit for every man who hus enlisted in tho national guard. SAN FRANCISCO. Juno 26. While policemen, aided by Walter O. Rosa, were unearthing allverware and lin en, said to have been stole from a Monterey hotel, In the collar of Ross' residence hore last night, tbey hoard a shot, and rushing upstairs, they found Mrs. Rosa In her bedroom dying. A bullet had pierced her heart At her aide was a revolver. She died on the way to a hospital. An Intercepted telegram from Uoorge Woolf, porter at the hotel at which the silverware was stolon, led the po lice to the Ross house. Thoy said that a duplicate of the tologram, which warned Ihe recipient of danger, was In Mra. Ross' hand when thoy found her. Woolf waa nrrestod at Montoroy on Wednesday. POLICEMAN SHOT BY BROTHER WHO WOULDN'T WORK YOUTH, GORED BY A BULL, ANXIOUS TO TRY IT AGAIN CORVALLIS, Or., Juno 25. Edward Wilson Is lying in the Corvallls hos pital with a painful wound in hla sldo, as the result of a goring given him by a bull at the Philomath round up yesterday. Tbe wound is painful but is not regarded as serious, and the young matador Is patiently waiting for the stitches to be absorbed so that he can try it again at Pendleton. T TOF SAN FRANCISCO, Cal Juno 2. William Sholinn, n Sun Francisco po liceman, was shot and killed by his brother Thomas at the home of their aged mother yesterday. When Sho ban's follow officers arrived, thoy found tho mother woeplng over her dead son, whllo his brother sullenly awaited arrest, and freely told of his deed, so tho police said. According to Thomas Shehnii, he quit his Job" and cntiin home to live with his mother. Ills brother im. iraldi'd him, both grew angry and thp shooting followed. YOUNGSTERS SAY THEY MURDERED MAN WITH A BAT WASHINGTON, Juno 27. Ily a vote of 205 to l."2, the house today pustiud the rivers and harbors bill, appropri ating $27,000,000 to bo expended in waterway Improvements In all parts of tho country. BRAKEMAN 18 KILLED PORTLAND, Or., June 27. J. F. Cuddcdack, a brakeman employed by the O-W. R. N. company, was killed at 4 o'clock this morning, at East Twenty-eighth and Sandy boulovard, when his hoad was crushed between the bumpers and Jourfial box of a dirt train. CHICAGO, Juno 25. John Kllllan and Ceorgo Ilrandt, 11 and 12 yours old, rospuctlvoly, confessed Thursday night that thoy murdurod David Sreary, tho Junk dealer beaten to death Tuesday. Thoy Implicated a third boy. According to Ilrnndi and Kllllan, thoy hold tho Junk dnalor whllo another boy beat him with a baseball bat. The motive, they said, was robbery and the stako $13 In bills, some sliver and a few ponnioa. fiUICIDE'8 BODY AT VANCOUVER VANCOUVER, Warm., June 25 The body of W. J. Henrlcl, Company F, Fourteenth Infantry, 30 years of age, who committed suicide by shooting himself In Portland last night, was brought here today and is now at the Realty undertaking establishment.