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THE MOKNJKG OREGONI AN? THURSDAY, JTJLY i MUST FILE REPORTS Corporations Slow About uompiying With 'Law. SOME HAVE ALREADY PAID TAX Secretary; of State Daafcar Will Eh force the Lavr Strictly With All Companies Delngr Baslaess In the State. SALEM, July L (Special.) The South ern Pacific Company, of Kentucky, with a capital stock of '$187,849,227.40, was among the corporations - which filed Its annual report In the office of the Secre tary -of State today. The Oregon & Cali fornia Railroad Company, with a capital stock of $19,000,000, also filed a report. The reports show that E. H. Harrlman )ia president of both companies, that Richard Koehler has been appointed agent In Oregon and George H. Andrews attorney In fact. Although the time for filing reports has expired, about 3Q0 corporations pre sented their annual statements today. 3. hose who are delinquent may report within 20 days, but alter that time they will be subject to fine of $100. All the .leading companies are filing their reports as -required by law and many are already paying their license taxes, although these are not due until July 15. So lar as appears at the office of the Secre tary of State there is no disposition to evade the law, for those who are late In Itflng their reports seem to have de layed through negligence. Some of those who have been talking of testing the validity of the law by suits In court .have complied with its provlsldns. Secretary of State Dunbar has no fear that the act of 1902; imposing a ' license tax, will be declared unconstitutional, for fcimllar laws In other states, requiring the payment of much heavier taxes, have been upheld. The contests In other states were based upon the contention that the corporations had already paid taxes upon their property and that the license tax Jaw,s were unconstitutional because they imposed doublo taxation. The courts held, however, that the license taxes were fees required as compensation for the privi lege of doing business as corporations, a privilege expressly conferred by the state. The general belief that the Oregon cor-I-oration tax law Is t constitutional is shown by the fact that" companies repre sented by the leading attorneys of Port land have filed their reports without a lrot.st. If there were any doubt about the validity of the law, these attorneys would be likely to know it A few smaller companies have written to the Secretary of State expressing a doubt as to the validity of the law, but In every Instance he informs them that the law will be strictly enforced and that companies de hiring to maintain their right to transact business in this state as corporations must comply with its terms. It la a fact, which has not been given much prominence, that the new corpora tion tax law cuts off a considerable slice irom tho income of the Secretary of State. Under the old law the Secretary was al lowed to put in his own pocket such small fees as the corporations were re quired to paj. In helping to . frame and secure the nassatre of tha in tr end' in enforcing it. Secretary of State Dunbar therefore works against, his own financial interests, but In "the" interests of the state. PIRATE INSURANCE; COMPANIES. Fines Not Frequent Enong-li to Frighten Theiii, SALEM, Or.. July L (Special.) State Treasurer Moore today received 5100, the Amount of a fine paid by W. H. Biegel. at Astoria, for soliciting Insurance for p. company, not authorized to transact business In this state. Biegel pleaded guilty to the charge against him. This .tnctaey will go into the general fund of the state. Many complaints have been made in the last few months against agents who transact business In Oregon for com panies that have not -compiled with the state Jaws. These laws require, among other things, that Insurance companies shall make a deposit of $50,000 in the date treasury for the protection of their policy-holders. Companies authorized to do business In this state are also re quired to pay the state a tax of 2 per cent upon their net premiums. By not complying with the law the insurance companies save a filing fee and the an nual tax, and also avoid making the de posit of 550,000. So frequent have the violations of the law become that the Secretary of State has been compelled to Issue circulars warning the people against agents of con cerns that have not compiled with the re quirements. Not long ago information -reached the State- Department' that an agent had been operating unlawfully at Astoria, and the information was sent to the authorities -in Clatsop County, with the Tesult that a successful prose cution was had. Some -of the foreign companies which 'lire unable to comply with the require ments Of the law find that It pays to do business here and take chances On paying fines. They Instruct their agents that in case they are .caught they should plead guilty and pay their fines and then go to pastures new. Their experience is that the fines do not come often enough to make that kind of business Unprofitable. The companies really assume -but little responsibility, for in case of loss they have no property or security In this state from which the policy-holder could enforce payment of his claim. "Where losses are sustained the property-owner can bo forced to compromise his claim -upon almost any basis: 4 the company may name. .rigorous prosecution, resulting in a few fines -Mce that Imposed at Astoria, will -drive, out the agents doing business unlawfully, thus leaving more business Xor the companies which give security 'and pay the state tax. BRIGADE STAFF ABOLISHED. 'Governor Chamberlain Will Not Ap point Successor to Bcebe. SALEM,. 9r July 1. (Special.)-Gov-ernor Chamberlain has decided to discon tinue the office of brigade commander in the Oregon National Guard. This means the cutting off of the entire brigade staff of ten officers and will result In the sav ing of about 51300 a year, which amount can be expended for the benefit, of other branches of the guard or left un expended in the treasury. . The Governor has not put any one out of office, but some time ago Brlgadler GeneraJ Charjes F. Beebe tendered his . reslgi&rtiori, and .the Governor accepted It The" resignation of the commanding offi cer carries with It the positions of the entire staff. The Governor has decided .not to appoint a hew commander and With the discontinuance of the brigade staff all the expense of maintaining 'brigade headquarters .will be stopped. These expenses were chiefly for rent, 'light and clerk hire. Other expenses saved are Che equipment allowances, sal aries and expenses while attending the -encampment, and mileage. The members Of General Beebc's, staff were: Lieutenant-Colonel George tT Wlllett, Assistant Adjutant-General; Lieutenant Colonel SandfoVd TVhltln. sure-nonr Major Dan J. Moore, commissary of 'sub- 1 slstence; Major JR. S. Greenleaf, engineer I oiucer; .Alitor wajneg j&cx. rv OOu, ora- nance officer: Major H. M. Cake, judge advocate; Major Frank E. Edwards, sig nal officer; Captain FS. Bennett, ald-de-camp; Captain F. F. Freeman, ald-de-camp. ROBERTS T BE EXTRADITED. Appeal to Washington Sttpreme CensS Is Witheat Avail. OLYMPIA. Wash., July L-(SpeclaL)-The fight against extradition by George Roberts, wanted In San Francisco for grand larceny, was ended today. . when the Supreme Court declared Roberts, ap peal void because of failure to file ap peal bond within the statutory time, of five days. Roberts has been making an unusually determined fight - against ex tradition. His application for writ of habeas corpus was denied by tho Su perior Court of King County (Seattle), and he gave notice of appeal, petitioned for an order remanding him to Jail pend ing appeal, on the ground that the State of California's agent would forcibly take him out of the state without awaiting the Supreme Court decision If given into his custody. The lower court refused to make the or der and Roberts applied to the Supreme Court for a -writ directing the Superior Court to Iwsit th rwAvr Th Rimfomp Court -today denied the application- on the ground that, 'the appeal being void, the lower court was without Jurisdiction to enter an order. Roberts will be returned to California at once. BLASTED OUT AX EYE. Snlera Man, Victim of Premataxe Ex plosion. SALM, Or.. July 1. The unexpected explosion of a blast of giant powder In the county rockpit south of this city last evening resulted in the loss of an eye- to Henry E. Dumas and the narrow escape of two other men who were with him. Mr. Dumas and the two who were as sisting him had lighted the fusea to six of the blasts, and all of them went off except one. and to all appearances the fuse upon this one had failed to burn. The men approached to Investigate and relight It, but when they . had arrived within a few feet of It, Dumas In the lead, the charge exploded, and all three men were knocked to the ground. Two of them were not hurt, but Dumas re ceived a broadside of nnrtlrlA of ir J, full in the right side of his face, lacerat- I Inn- I . b it. iiisuuuiij, wnne a mucn jarger piece of rock struck him in the right eye and burst the ball to such an extent that It must be removed. SEXT TKREATE3TCXG POSTAL CARDS Labor Editor Arrrstei! fn TTnlnn Fla-kt en Lea Angreles Time, SPRINGFIELD. TIL. .Tnlv 1 Pirer. Llnxweiler, editor of the Labor "World ana csecretary of the Trades and Labor Assembly of Decatur, III., has been ar- lested on a bench warrant hmiiPh tn Springfield and taken before Judge Hum phrey, oi we ireaeral Court, where he gave 5300 bond to await trial on the charge of sending threatening postal cards through the malls. Llnxweiler had sent printed postal cards to Benjamin F. Butler of Boston, Mass., and other ad vertisers requesting them to cease adver tising in the Los Angeles (Cal.) Times and threatening a boycott of their goods by organized labor of Decatur !f thnv re fused to obey the request. Last December the Decatur Trades and Labor Assembly voted to mall the postal cards In question to advertisers nf th Times. WASHOE SMELTER SHUTS DOWN. Thousand Oat of Work: In Bntte and Anaconda. BUTTE. Julv L Thft WirnhnA Tait Anaconda was closed down today and 1000 men were mrown out of work there. This, reacting upon Butte. neeess!tntAfl the Closing dOWn. Of SUCh of thA Imnln. umicu uujico in .Dune as sena tneir oto to the "Washoe In -all. 2000 men are thrown out In Butte, making 3000 In Butte and Anaconda, or a difference In the pay roll of 175,000 a week. The shutdown Is to enable the company to connect the Washoe with the monster flue recently constructed to carry the smoke away from the Deer Lodge Valley. The mines and smelter will start up again September L Washington's Treasury Balance. OLYMPIA. Wash.. July L (Special.) The quarterly statement -of the State Treasurer today shows balancee In the several funds as follows: General , 9fi&n Military I 17 JHIi Interest Permanent school 679 550 Current school . 292'mi Harbor ; irg Special land deposits '313 wjvuivjng mna. penitentiary 90.276 Grain Insneetfnn 8.552 S.697 4,331 1.106 Umv.-rslty Fish hatchery -.. United States DeDOSltS SUrWV nf tM Inn State Library 51 on Scientific School .... i?om Capitol building iSJ Agricultural College ir'kr? Charitable, educational, penal and reformatory . mcu Normal School ... n.52fi State Caoltol CommUnlon noiS 210 .......... uo.ouv 3.S21 Balance .JU97.179 No Military Service for Him. OREGON CITY, Or., July l.-(Spedal.) Father Hlldebrand. rector of St. John's Catholic Church of this city, today took out his final citizenship papers. Mr. HI1 dobrand leaves next week for a visit to Ills old home at Westphalia, Germany. Without evidences of American citizen ship In his possession, a native of Ger many who visits his native land from this country is liable to detention for military' service. In taking out his final papers to day Father Hlldebrand provides for this contingency and avoids a possible pro tracted visit to his native counlry. Snovr Falling at Bntte. BUTTE. Mont. July l.-Snow started to fall here at 4 o'clock thiB afternoon and the Indications are that the fall will be heavyv Butte has snow on almost even' Fourth of July. Pacific Const Noted. Miners at Ladysmith. B. "C although beaten, are very bitter. The Western Conference of Electrical Workers at San Francisco yesterday is sued a statement reporting satisfactory progress of the linemen's strike all along the Coast Dr. D. L. Mitchell, of Olympia. lost the civil suit brought against him by Dr. Lo Coone, of Michigan, and will have to pay J154S.SO. vMltchell was alleged to have made a rake-off on land deals. Thomas C Wlswcll. who has withdrawn from the pastorate of the University Con gregational Church at Seattle and from the ministry, will take up hts old work which he followed prior to ills entering the ministry a plunerman in a sawmill. Henry Turner, a widower, aged about 40 years, is missing from Grant's Pass. Or. His house, in' which he lived alone, was found In order, bufempty. Turner's wife and two children were destroyed in the Multnomah County fires of a year ago. His loss left "his mind unbalanced in a measure. The complete returns of the school cen sus of Tacoma have been received, show ing that there are a total of 12,662' -children of .school age In the city, as against 31,261 last year, or a gain of 1401. The census taker found 37 defective youths in the city, who will be reported to the County Commissioners. Yesterday C. S. Reed, formerly aL mem ber of tho Washington State Board of Control, entered formally upon his duties as the Superintendent of the State Reform School at Chehalls. He aueceeds T. P. Weatendorf, who resigned recently under nrpRstir Jesse T. Mills'. ex-Sheriff ot Thurston County, today xucct-edd Vr Reed on the Board of Control. LITTLE CHILD IS LOST CORVALIilS' CITIZENS TURN OUT IN HUNDREDS TO -SEARCH. Gra&dfatker Cem'ea Dewa From Cherry Tree ts .Find No Trace sat Her Little Empty Backet. CORVALLIS, Or.. July I. (Special.) Hundreds of people in this town tonight are searching for a missing child. The hunt began at 4 o'clock and as darkness was closing down for the night the fire bell was rune to spread the news and to call out additional searchers. The child, If alive, will be 6 years old tomorrow. She 1b the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mc Cready. At 1 o'clock, this afternoon ohe went with her grandfather to pick cherries at E. W. Strong's house, near the bank of the Wlllamettejn the north end of town. While the grandparent was up In the cherry tree at work, the little one disap peared. When be came down her empty bucket sat near. He supposed the child APPOINTED TO GOVERNOR'S STAFF. Major Josepk Bauagartner. LleHtenant-Coloncl G. W. Haiea. SALEM. Or., July 1. (Special.) Governor Chamberlain today appointed tho following persons as members of his staff in hts capacity as Commander-ln-Chlet ot the Ore son National Guard. D. L. Houston, ot Portland, Ald-de-Carap. with rank.- oi Lieutenant-Colonel; George TV. Hazen, of Portland,, Ald-de-Carnp, with ranS or Lieutenant-Colonel; William Moore, of Pendletep, Or., AJd-de-Camp, with rank of Llentenant Colonel. These men succeed C. A Johns, of Baker City; J. A. Wright, ot Sparta, and M. W. Hunt, of Salem. Joseph Baumgartner, ot Salem, was appointed Assistant Adjutant-General, with rank of Major, to succeed J. F. Hughes, of Salem. C.H. v McCulloch, of Sumpter, was appointed Chler of Engineers,, with rank of-Colonel, to succeed I. N. Day, of Portland. These appointments are entirely honorary and involve'' no expense. - had gone home to avoid the shower , of rain, and continued at his work. Ho reached home at 3 or 4 o'clock to find that the little one had not appeared there. Then the hunt began, and it is still on, with hundreds of peoplo deeply interested in the outcome. One citizen reports having seen a. child answering the ascription of the missing one playing alone on a boom of logs not far from tho tree where the cherfles were picked. t RAIN CAUSES APPREHENSION. Linn Coaaty Hay Woald Suffer From Coatlaa&aee. ALBANY, Or., July L (Special.) The rather heavy shower of rain which visited .Linn County this morning aroused the apprehension of the farming community lest their hay crops should be ruined. A large quantity of hay has been cut and a few days of such weather as visited this vicinity today would do Irreparable damage to the haywh!ch Is down. The rain Is accompanied by a strong wind, which Is blowing" some fruit from the trees. The damage In this direction, however. Is slight aa the prune trees, which constitute the major portion of the orchards, are very heavily laden, and would possibly be benefited if some of the fruit would falL The strawberry season In thla section has been ended by the continued rains and cool weather. But few berries are In the market now, and they are very smalL The season has been very short ENCAMPMENT AT PULLMAN. Whitman Coaaty Veterans to Hold Tkree Days' Mce tins:. PULLMAN, Wash., July 1. The Whit man County Veterans' Association will hold Its seventh annual encampment in this city July 8, 9 and 10. The citizens have taken hold of the project with the view to making it a great success. It will be made as 'military in aspect as possible, with varied attractions. There will be an Interesting programme morning and even ing of each day, and such speakers as Representative Jones, of Yakima; Judge Townsend, of Spokane; Judge Chadwick,. of Colfax; Hon. M. A. Baker, of Weston, Or.; Professor W. G. Beach, W. A. C, and ex-Senator A. R. Price, of Oregon, have been secured for the occasion. It is expected ' that the railroads will give liberal rates, and a commltee of 25 citizens will make it its business to wel come the visitors. INSPECTED HOQUIAM COMPANY. Army OMcer Compliment Gaards men Looking- for Rifle Range, HOQUIAM, Wash.. July 1. (Specials Major Chynowcth, of the Twenty-sixth Infantrj't United States Army, stationed at Vancouver, arrived In the city yester day and inspected Company F last night Ho found everything In good shape, and complimented the officers on having such a-good company. Captain Uggertt of the United States Volunteers, of North Yakima, Inspector of target range and rifle practice, is also here to Inspect the vcompany in that branch. The present rifle range does not afford the company a chance to do skir mishing. Captain Thayer Lamb, of Com pany F. and Captain Llggertt are looking for a more desirable site. FREE DELIVERY AT THE DALLES. Third Eastern Oregon City io Re ceive Advantages. THE DALLES, Or. July 12. (Special.) Free city delivery was today Inaugu rated In The Dalks, two carriers starting out at S o'clock this morning from the postoffice with well-filled pouches In new and spotless uniforms. Pcatmaster Patter son and hiy assistants wera busy redeem ing box keys which were being surren dered to make way for house delivery. Two deliveries will be made dally throughout the routes. The carriers are: R. W. French and E. W. Lemerson, with L. H. Moore as substitute. This Is the third Eastern Oregon city to secure -fee delivery the other two being Baker City and Pendleton. CLACKAMAS WILL CONSIDER. Advertising: Appropriation Asked la Ceaaectlen. Witk Fair. OREGON CITY, July L (Special.) The application of L N. Flelsdhner, ot Port land, chairman of the committee on pub licity of the Lewis and Clark, Centennial, for an appropriation of 1500 frqm Clacka mas County for the purpose of advertising this ctate- in the Bast, was taken under advlseffte-nt by the Couaty Court, whlchf was convened In tlilsvcfty today. At today's session the County Court ap pointed Harold A. Rands Deputy County Survm'or. - A. Locey reported to the court the loss of a, road warrant for $575 and a general "ramint for ?4. and upon his filing a bond in the sum of $700 to insure the county, duplicate warrants were ordered issued DOMINION DAY AT VANCOUVER; Victoria Defeated, at Laereese aad J Cricket. ' VANCOUVER, B. a, July L-If is estl jnated that there are 5000 visitors In town for the.. celebration of Dominion day. The cruiser Grafton and five other ships of the North Pacific squadron 'are in port. Sports are the principal feature of the two days? celebration. This afternoon the Vancouver lacrosse team defeated Victoria in a iieries for the provincial championship by a score of 17 to 1. At cricket Vancou ver -won fromVIctoria by an Inning and 45 runs. DEPUTY SHERIFF ON TRIAL. Baker Coaaty Olacer Jointly Ia- dieted With HantiHRtOB. BAKER CITY. Of., July 1. (Special.) The case of the.StateYs. ex-Deputy Sher- iff Whitney, indicted Jointly with ex Sheriff Huntington, for the embezzlement of $10,000 tax money of this county, was called for trial this morning. A special venire of Jurymen was necessary .In or der to secure a jury. . The jury parjel was completed this afternoon and the prose cution began offering evidence at 4 o'clock. The court Is holding a night session, in order to finish the trial before the Fourth. District Attorney White and Judge Greene, of Portland, represent the' state 'and Sen ator William Smith' represents the de fendant Practically the same evldencp Is being offered In this case that was pre sented In the, Huntington case. YOUTHS STOLE A HORSE. Seatenced by Judge Chadwick at Colfax. COLFAX, Wash., July 1. (Special.) Michael Bbham, aged 18, and his brother, John Boham, aged 15, today entered a plea of guilty to a charge of horsesteal ing, and Judge Chadwick. of the Superior Court sentenced the former to serve six months Jn the County Jail, and sent the younger boy to the Reform SchooL The father of the boys Is serving out a fine in the City Jail of Pullman, for pasturing his horse at night on the lawns of Pull man homes. The boys stole a horse from J. W. Mor ton, a farmer, living on Snake River, and took It to Garfield, where they sold it and went to Spokane, where they .were having a good time when captured. DECIDED FOR THE GAMBLERS. North Yakima Hotel Tenants Cannot Be OnateO. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash.. July 1, Judge Rudkln has handed down an Im portant decision In a hotel case In favor of the defendants. John Mlchels, the owner of the Bartholet Hotel, brought an action in ejectment 'against Tennant & Miles, the present proprietors of tho ho tel, to oust them from the building. His complaint was that they permitted gambling to be carried on In the hotel against an understanding they had. had on the matter. The case was brought be fore a jury, but the court took it out of the 'hands of tho Jury and decided for the present proprietors. -Disappointed in Reiearckes, NORT YAKIMA, Wash.. July 1. (Spe cial.) Harlan I. Smith, of the American Museum of Natural History, of New Yorlc, has left the Yakima Valley, after spending a month here studying the re mains of prehistoric races, or gathering evidence of their existence here. He found very little in the Yakima Valley that would throw any light , on the sub ject he Is studying. He went to Kittitas County to give it a thorough test, and will then go to Priest Rapids, on tho Co lumbia, to continue the search. Wife Sair Train Ran Him Dorra. SEATTLE. Wash., July L-r-Alfred Mur doch' was run over and killed by a North ern Pacific train at Lester, this county, yesterday. He was engaged in rolling a keg of beer over a -small railway trestle when ho heard a train approaching. Ha did riot have time to seek a place of safe ty, and' was struck by the engine and al most Instantly killed. His wife was standing near and was an eye-witness to the accident Murdo'ck was a saloon keeper. Celebration Planned at El ma. ELM A, Wash.. July L (Special.) A 1 monster Fourth of July celebration Is be ing planned for Elraa. There wlll be an , address, music and literary exercises at ' the grove in the forenoon. Tho remain- i der of the day will be given over to ball ' games, races and various sports. An aerial performer has been employed to glvo exhibitions. Yoathfal Wedding; Ends Badly. COLFAX, Wash., July 1. (Special.) Wilda Faught was yesterday granted a divorce from Otis Faught. to whom she wa married in October, 190L The charge was desertion. The plaintiff was only 15 years old when married. Her husband deserted her In two months after the wedding. He was only 19. . Patriotic Elma Methodists. ELMA. Wash., July L (Special.) A new organ -has been placed In the Method Jst Episcopal Church, at this place. The Sunday school has ordered a. fine Ameri can flag for Its use en patriotic days and to b hung on the walls of the church when not otherwise used. VOTE AGAINST SALOONS FOREST GROVE WILL . RBMAIN A ' PROHIBITION TOWN, Citizens of Seat of Paeifle Univer sity Vote Against the Grantr .lag ef Limner Licenses.' FOREST GROVE, Or., July L-(Spe-clal.) By the decisive vote here today of 1SS to 111 the licensing of saloons was ef fectually burled The election was with out notable Incidents. Forest Grove is the seat of the Pacific University. In al! its history there has never been a licensed saloon within its precincts, though It has been asserted that liquor has been obtainable in the city. Certain, of the -citizens thought it would. be advisable to allow regularly licensed liquor houses to be run. The opposition was headed by the -college- authorities. A -lively campaign was waged, free, ot bitterness, but with Intense earnestness. Open-air meetings were held and speeches . .delivered- Lists of Voters were obtained and to each was sent well-worded liter ature. The result Is the decided victory for tho aritls. OREGON CrTY COUNCIL MEETING. Proposal to Tax Restaarantx Water Commissioner's Report. OREGON CITY, July L (Special.) An ordinance was Introduced at the City Council meeting tonight proposing . the levying of an annual license of $10 oh hotels and restaurants In this city. It was made a special order for an ad journed meeting to be held July 10. The 'purpose ot the proposed ordinance Is for the protection of established eating houses by discouraging temporary res taurants under the management of church and lodge people. The ordinance granting Judge T. F. Ryan a franchise for freight elevators and street-railway sjstem throughout the city was leierred to a special committee, of which Councilman Koerner is chair man, for the purposo of amendment. It will be finally paj-sed on by the Council at Its next meeting. By unanimous vole, the Council Indef initely postponed the further considera tion of an ordlnunce for the creation of a Are district that would include all ot the business houeer and the main resi dence district of the city. An ordinance was passed authorizing the building of four-foot sidewalks on un improved streets. The Oregon City water commission sub mitted its semi-annual report showing tho receipts for that period to have been greater than, for any corresponding time lri tho history of the commission. The city now has seven miles of water mains, to which 65 hydrants are attached. Tho receipts of the water plant for the last half-year were $5062.51, of which 52055 was expended In the Improvement of the prop erty. The total of outstanding warrants 'against the commission Is 519,230.42, and the indebtedness Is being reduced an nually. EXCITED ALL THE NEIGHBORS. Medical Stadents "Sabject" Tkoagkt to Be Evidence of Mnrder. OREGON CITY. Or.. July 1. (Special.) The discovery by neighbors yesterday of parts of a human skeleton on the Nel son farm, near Molalla, this county, caused a great sensation among the peo ple of that section of the county. Disin tegration of the flesh from the bones was not complete, and the discoverers figured that they had unmistakable evidence of a murder- Coroner Holman, of this city, was notified last night, and an Investiga tion of the find completely exploded tho murder theory. Fred Nelson, Deputy Clackamas Coimty Assessor, is Improving his spare time In the study ot medicine, and In the earnest application to his text-books, was Ignor antly responsible for the sensation. He recently procured a cadaver that he took to his farm near Molalla, where he Was reducing the same skeleton' as an aid in his study of human anatomy. The re porte'd discovery caused not a little ex citement DAZED FROM HIS FALL. Salem Bicyclist Foand Wandering Streets With Bloody Head. SALEM, Or., July 1. (Special.) EL A. Millard, a motorman In the employ of the Street Railway Company, was found wandering around the streets In a dazed condition early this morning. He had sus tained severe cuts on his head. He had been riding a bicycle that was found in the street He has not recovered suf ficiently tonight to be able to give an account of .what happened to him, though It Is possible he ran off the sidewalk and fell from the wheel. It Is thought he will entirely recover In a few days, though tho Injuries to his head may be perma nent DREDGE LADD DISABLED. Her Propeller Slips and She Is Toyred, to Astoria. ASTORIA. Or., July 1. (Special.) The Government dredge W. S. Laui was towed down from near Harrington Point thia evening, her propeller having slipped and Is now hanging at the foot of the shoe. The accident happened about noon and the new steamer Melville assisted the Ladd to this city. She is now lylng alongside the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad tock. LAND LOTTERY" A FAILURE. Idaho Laad Jast Thrown Opea Has Few Inquiries. SALT LAKE, July 1. A special to the Tribune from Shoshone, Idaho, says that the drawing of chances for first choice of filing on the 60,000 acres thrown open by the Twin Falle Land Ec Water Company today was somewhat- disappointing. Where thousands had been expected to be clam oring for a chance In the lottery, only 57 names were found In the box. LINN STOCK IS HEALTHY. Dairy Commissioner Finds No Infec tions Diseases. ALBANY. Or., July 1. (SpeclaL)-State Food and Dairy Commissioner J. W. Bailey Is In Albany on. a tour of inspec tion of the stock in this- section of the state. Mr. Bailey has visited most of the dairy and stock farms In Linn Coun- Let the Meiv Wash if tkey wcrv't et you Pe&rlirve, Let tkenx try it for themselves , eovd see II ttvey aora say uvbj w&sMrvg lyitR soap is too hard For &ry W3nvaj.. Where is the nej. "who wcrvildrvt weovt toheve the w&.shhg made easier This hard work thatPe&rlirve saves fertt the ' whole m&Jterilt st&es morey.too-mofvey tk&fs itanm awey k clothes rveedlessly worn. oit wd nibbed to pieces when. yoi wash by arengtrv. Hthe old way. Rearliive'sy is Modem way. Store July 4 In order to give my employes an opportunity to cele brate as every patriotic citizen should both my stores will close FRIDAY EVENING at 6 o'clock, and remain closed till Monday morning. WeArill do our best THURSDAY and FRIDAY to serve you with everything in the CLOTHING line at our usual MODEST PRICES. Ben Selling IMoyer Clothing Co. ty, and says the stock: is uniformly clean and free from all Infectious diseases. The pomr&jssloncr, Is very well pleased with stock conditions in tnis vicinity. Yesterday Mr. Bailey attended a sale of horses near Albany, and, besides in specting the animals, purchased a team of well-bred fillies. SCHOOL DISTRICT BONDING. Washington's Attorney-General De livers an Opinion. OLYMPIA, Wash., July 1. (Special.) The Attorney-General In an opinion to day advises that school districts in voting to Issue bonds must figure their limit of indebtedness on, the last preceding assess ment of valuation and cannot take Into -account an assessed valuation to be en tered the year of the election, but sub sequent thereto. Neither can they Issue a less amount ot bonds than that voted. FIRE AT POCATELLO. Property In Short Line Ynrds Is De- stroyed. POCATELLO, Idaho. July 1. A fire In the Short Line yards here late today de strpyeo property valued at J15.000. At one time the Immense railroad shops were In danger. NORTHWEST DEAD. Funeral of Lonis H. Barr. VANCOUVER. Wash.. July L (Spe cial.) The funeral of the late Louis H. Barr was held from the Methodist Epis copal Cnurch today, a large attendance being had. He was a member of the United Artisans and the Grand Army ot the Republic, and these orders conducted the services. The deceased had lived In this city for many years, and was uni versally respected. He left a widow and one daughter. Miss M. M. Bnrton. NORTH YAMHILL. Or., July l.-JMary Margaret Burton, aged 20 years, daughter of E. R. and Man Burton, died at their home In North Yamhill Tuesday after noon from a complication of typhoid fever and pneumonia. Lyman Way Forfeits His Bond. ASTORIA, Or., July 1. (Special.? Be fore adjourning the session of the Circuit Court last evening Judge McBrjda made an order declaring the bonds of Lyman Way forfeited. Way was arrested some time ago on the charge of netstcalln: and was released on 1200 bonds to appear for trial on June 22. He has not teen seen since. His bondsmen are John Flnley and ex-Sheriff Frazler, of Portland. ClackuVnas County Statistics. OREGON CITY, Or.. July 1. (Special.) The aggregate ot the receipts of County Recorder Stevens for the month of June MSk. it Mt A I i tstffl it Closed r was 5263.65, as .against 5212.7a. for the cor responding month., a "year ago: In: th office ot County -Clerk Sleight, llie. re ceipts amounted to J26Z. while for the same month last year only $205.25 was received. In the month that has just closed 25 marriage licenses were issued, as against only 15 for the same month a year ago. Month's Weather at Astoria. ASTORIA. Or,. July L (Special.) Ac cording to the records of Weather Observ er Johnson, the following weather condi tions existed in Astoria during June: Highest temperature, 97 deg., on the 8th; lowest temperature, 42 deg., on "the 1st; rallfall, 3.73 inches; average precipitation for the corresponding month ot previous years, 3.29 Inches. The only unusual oc currences during the month were heavy electrical storms on the 11th and 15th. Land Office Baslness Is Light. OREGON CITY. Or., July 1. (Special.) Homestead purchase patents were today received at the Oregon City land office In favor of the heirs of Esther P. Collins and Alvln Clark. Business of all kinds in the local land offlco has fallen oft per ceptibly during tho past fortnight Tho first contest case to engage the atten tion of the officials for several days was beard today. . Pnrsnit of Insane Marderer. CHEHALIS, Wash., July J. Deputy Sheriff Darrah is still In the field in pur suit of F. Smith, who killed Deputy Mar shal Parsons, at Centralla, last night. Sheriff Urquhart has gone to Walla Walla with a prisoner. Nothing encour aging la reported. a3 to the probable cap ture of Smith. Serious Accident to Welldriller GRASS VALLEY, Or., July L (Special.) 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