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6 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1906. ENTERS BLAZING HOUSE TO RESCUE C. A. Justus Perishes With Three Young Children of His Sister. MOTHER IS IN HOSPITAL Loaded Rifle, Exploded by the Fire, Is Believed to Have Caused the Death of the Brave Idaho Man. BOISE, Idaho, July 18. A. Justus and three children of his sister, Mrs. Samuel Moudy, were burned to death at the fam ily homestead, four miles east of Middle ton, last night. The parents were In a hospital at Boise, where Mrs. Moudy had recently submitted to an operation. Jus tus remained with the seven chlldren. When the house was found to be on fire, the four older children escaped. Jus tus went Into the burning building to rescue the younger ones, aged 3, 5 and 8 years. Soon afterward a shot was heard and neither Justus nor the children were seen alive. This morning their charred bodies were found in the runlns. Mr. Moudy says that a loaded rifle was kept hanging under the stairs, ar.d he believes the heat caused the gun to ex plode and shoot Justus. The dead man was 39 years of age. JEALOUSY CAUSE FOR DIVORCE Four Suits Are Filed In Circuit Court at Oregon City. OREGON CITY, Or., July 18. (Spe cial.) Four suits for divorce, in three of which excessive Jealousy on the part of the defendants is alleged as the source of unhapplness, were filed in the Circuit Court here today. Gertrude O. Crawford, who was married to Fred erick Crawford, at Hanover, 111., in March. 1903, desires to be separated and allowed to resume her maiden name, Gertrude O. Sykes. Mrs. Crawford says her husband on numerous occasions be- conies so Jealous of her that he threat ens to take her life. B. Lloyd Beall, who married Nellie E. Beal! ?.t Portland, in May, 1899, asks for a divorce on the ground of desertion. He also wants the custody of a minor child. Cruel and abusive treatment is charged against Lawrence C. Fleck by Kntie Fleck, whom he married at Beav erton In June, 1899. Plaintiff asks for the custody of a minor child. After 21 years of married life, Sarah Rivers is suing James C. Rivers for a divorce, an allowance of $150 as at torney's fees, and $100 as temporary almony. She also wishes the care and control of one minor child. They were married at Vancouver, Wash., in No vember, 185. RAIN FALLS NEAR MADRAS Hot Weather Damages Crops About 2 5 Per Cent. MADRAS, Or.. July 18 (Special.) A fine rain fell here Sunday afternoon, bringing relief from the Intense heat which has prevailed throughout this sec tion for more than two weeks past. There was a steady downpour for more than an hour, and all level ground in this vi cinity was flooded to a depth of several Inches before the rain ended. There was also a heavy rainfall south of here, but the rain did not extend very far north In sufficient quantities to do any good. There was a fine rain for about four miles north, on Agency Plains, but beyond that the rainfall was light. Crops In this locality were unquestion ably benefited by the rain, although con siderable damage had already been done by the hot winds of the past two weeks. Those best able to Judge of the damage state that It will not exceed 25 per cent on an average, and that a fair crop will be harvested. UNION PACIFIC FILES DEEDS Property Worth Nearly $1,000,000 Is Purchased at Tacoma. TACOMA. Wash., July 18. (Special.) Deeds conveying to the Union Pacific property for which the railroad company paid $760,-27 were filed for record yester day. The property includes the tldelands purchased from the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company, on the middle water way. where the Harriman road will have its docks and warehouses. It also includes other lots on the tldelands and property In the East End. where the freight yards are to be located. Richard Ward and John V. Miller, both of whom last Spring made very exten sive purchases of Tacoma -property, in the Interests of railroads seeking en trance to the city, today transferred many purchases to the Union Pacific. Harvesting Begins In Linn. ALBANY. Or.. July 18". (Special.) Harvesting has begun in Linn County. While some damage to Spring grain has been reported, as a result of unusually warm weather lasting for several days, these reports are the exception rather than the rule. Fall-sown grain was dam aged but little, and an excellent crop will be garnered. Late-sown Spring grain will Improve considerably yet under the in fluence of the cool weather now prevail ing. Haying Is practically over, and the baler will add the finishing touches be fore the Fall rains set in. Many acres (of vetch In Linn County are being re served for the thresher, the seed having been contracted to a Portland company for a profitable price. Largest Warehouse In Yakima Valley NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., July 18. (Special.) The new warehouse of the Y.-kima County Horticultural Union was dedicated here at S P. M. There was a large turnout of the farmers and their wives. Congressman Jones was the speaker of the day. He talked for a half hour on many things pertaining to the prosperity of the Yakima Valley and the Northwest in general. The building is 50 by 180 feet, three stories high, including basement, and Is constructed of stone. It is the largest warehouse in the Yakima valley. Seattle In Grip of Ice Trust. SEATTLE. Wash.. July 18. (Special.) Seattle ice manufacturers are working to gether, and since July 2 prices have been raised by the Standard Ice Company, the Seattle Ice Company, and the Diamond Ice & Cold Storage Company, until it Is Impossible to get ice In Seattle today for less than $9 a ton. and. in some cases. $10 Is asked. Prices prior to July 2 were $3.30 to $4 a ton. Carstens Bros., who have a small inde pendent plant, have been unable to manu facture ice for the past few days, and their former customers find it impossible to find ice at any cost. The Carstens plant only has a capacity of seven or eight tons daily, whole those In the com bine turn out about 150 tons. Pleads for Bradshaw's Life. OLYMPIA, Wash., July 18. (Special.) Attorney W. T. Dovell. of Seattle, ap peared before Governor Mead today and presented the application in behalf of Oscar Bradshaw, under sentence of death, to have the sentence commuted to life imprisonment. Hundreds of names are signed to the petition, including those of the trial Judge, prosecuting attorney and seven of the jurors. Attorney Dovell followed the presentation of the' papers in the case with an oral argument. Gov ernor Mead announced that he would ren der a decision in the case on Friday. Expert Dairyman Will Lecture. ALBANY, Or., July 18. (Special.) In keeping with a telegram received from officers of the Southern Pacific Cmpany in Portland, the Albany Commercial Club is arranging to have a meeting of Linn County people interested In dairying to listen to a discussion of that and allied subjects by Professor G. L. McKay, of the Iowa State College, who has just completed a tour of inspection of some of the famous dairies of Germany and Holland. The meeting will be called for next week, and is creating considerable interest. Water Company May Lose Franchise SOUTH BEND, WTash., July 19. (Spe cial.) At the meeting of the city council Monday evening. Councilman Hubler moved that the Mountain Springs Water Company had not fulfilled its contract and the city attorney be instructed to draw the proper papers revoking Its fran chise. The water system is owned by Seattle people. There has been much complaint of the service. MITCHELL GIRL'S DEFENSE BAXTER & WILSON AND ALFRED CLARKE ARE ATTORNEYS Morris & Shipley Will Represent Mrs. Creffleld In the Prelim inary Proceedings. SEATTLE, Wash., July 18 (Special.) Esther Mitchell, when she is brought to trial, will be defended. She announced this morning that the services of Alfred Clarke, of Portland, Or., and the law firm of Baxter & Wilson, of this city had been secured to defend her. Mrs. Creffleld has not yet been provided with defense, but Morris & Shipley announced this morning that throughout the preliminary proceed ings they would represent her. Mr. Morris received another letter from O. V. Hurt this morning, also a telegram, in which the old gentleman states that NEWBERG MAN SYMPATHIZES WITH ESTHER MITCHELL. NEWBERG, Or.. July 18. I, the undersigned, subscribe $10 to a fund to be used in defending Esther Mitch ell and Maud Creffleld for the mur der of George Mitchell. My reasons for acting in the defense of these girls are: If George Mitchell was crazy or Justifiable in his act, so likewise are these women. If George Mitchell, a man, "had been found guilty for the crime he committed, then these women, who are weak minded and deluded in what they believe right, could suffer for their crime according to the law of our land. If George Mitchell had not committed murder. neither would these girls. If the Jury had done their duty by Mitchell the girls would not have committed this awful crime. WILL E. PURDT. he will abide Implicitly by the advice which Morris & Shipley will give him from time to time, prior to the coming trial. Mr. Morris visited with the two women this morning to consult them regarding their defense Mrs. Creffleld was aston ished to see the man who had defended the boy whom she hated, and greeted the attorney by asking him if he was not really disgusted with her. Mr. "Morris stated that he did not feel that way, but had come to extend his sympathy. Mor ris & Shipley may look after Mrs. Cref fleld's interests temporarily. Frank Hurt paid a short visit to his sister in the County Jail this morning. Idaho Editors at Payette Lakes. WEISER, Idaho, July 18. Special.) The fifth annual session of the Idaho State Press Association convened at Payette Lakes yesterday for a four days' meeting. About 25 of the pencil-pushers of the state, the majority accompanied by their families, left this city Monday morning for the beautiful resort on a special train, provided through the court esy of Vice-President and General Man ager Heigho, of the Pacific & Idaho Northern Railway. The party will go by train to the end of the road's extension, five miles beyond Council, from which point they will be transported in coaches and carriages to the Lakes, 35 miles dis tant The Payette Lakes are noted for their beauty, fishing, boating and bathing. The meetings will be held in the evening, in order to allow the members to disport themselves during the day in the manner that best pleases them. Two Days of Court at Albany. ALBANY. Or.. July 18. (Special.) Judge William Galloway has taken a recess of Department No. 2 of the State Circuit Court for Linn County, after having been In session but two days. H. B. Moyer was granted a divorce from Emily B. Moyer, and Sadie Ferguson was divorced from Fred F. Ferguson. A number of motions and demurrers were argued. Next week Judge Galloway will hold a term of court in Washington County for Judge T. A. McBridc. who goes to Tilla mook to try the Hembree murder case. Judge Galloway, himself a pioneer. Is well acquainted with all the Hembrees, who came to Oregon In pioneer days. This made the trial of the case an un pleasant thing for Judge Galloway, and he exchanged places with Judge McBride for the term. May Buy City Water Plant. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., July 18. (Special.) August 28 North Yakima will vote on a $145,000 bond Issue and the ques tion of condemning and taking over the water system of the Northwest Light & Water Company, of this city. The ordi nance calling for the election was passed by the City Council last night, five out of six Councllmen voting in favor of It. The engineers estimate that the present plant is worth only the above amount The people of North Yakima have been dissatisfied with ths present water sys tem, not that it Is inadequate, but be cause they believe rates are too high. Census Shows Centralia's Growth. CENTRALIA. Wash.. July 18. (Special.) The Centralia school census for 1905 showed 1225 school children. For 190S the census shows 1410. Figuring on a basis of four to one. this would give Centralia a population of about 564o LOSS LOOMING BIG San Francisco Insurance May Reach Total of $300,000,000. REPORTS NOW ON FILE From Returns Made by the Compa nies It Appears That the First Estimates Were Very Much Too Low. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., July IS. (Spe cial.) It now looks as if the insurance risks in the burned district of San Fran cisco will foot up considerably more than $250,000,000, and the total may go to nearly $300,000,000. The estimates of insurance managers have been crawling upward all FOUGHT UNDER THE The Late Colonel Michael C. Nye. and was only a few miles away when Marshall discovered gold in the Sutter millrace, the first auriferous discovery in California. Colonel Nye amassed a vast fortune during the early mining days, but lost a large portion of it in 1861-62. In 1863 he removed to The Dalles, Or. where he resided for neary 20 years, and in 1883 he located in Crook County, engaging in the sheep business, which he followed until a few months ago. Colonel Nye was married twice, his first wife being a Mrs. Wright, a survivor of the ill-fated Donner party. After her death, he married a Miss Stiener, who survives him. He had no children. Colonel Nye was a remarkably bright man, and until the last few days preceding his death, kept close track of the smallest details of his busi ness affairs. He was a genial companion, and had a host of warm friends. He was a member of the A. F. & A. M. lodge at The Dalles, and was buried by that order in the Masonic Cemetery at Prineville, Saturday afternoon. the time, and the figures given in reports filed by the companies with the New York Insurance Department indicate that even the highest estimate which they have made is too low. The Insurance rep resents only a percentage of the value of the destroyed property, z Several weeks after the conflagration a detailed estimate of the amount of each company's risks fixed the total in surance in the burned district at $252, 363,000. Thirty-three companies which have made sworn returns to the New York Insurance Department, admit a lia bility of $102,499,000. The estimate of their liability was $96,063,000. Taking the same percentage of differences for all the 108 companies which were Included In the list, the total of their liabilities would be placed at $269,271,000. An addition must be made for Lloyds; for the "underground" concerns and for the companies which had some risks here but which were not named with the 108. This addition may be estimated at $10,- 000.000, which brings the total up to about J2SO.000.000. From this -calculation the German, of Freeport, and the German National are omitted, as their returns to the New York Insurance Department have a pe culiar look. On the basis of the returns of the thirty-three companies above re ferred to, the German, of Freeport, and the German National, would be Involved to the extent of $6,213,000 In the disaster, but they admit a loss of only $2,817,000. Shoes Lost on Way From Chicago. SAN FRANCISCO, July 18. Two cars containing shoes and wearing apparel for sufferers In this city have been lost on the way from Chicago, according to Colo nel Plppy, of the relief committee. Colo nel Pippy' stated today that the consign ment was started from Chicago over a month ago, and that no record of it was obtainable from the railroad company, which had been unable to locate the cars. FOUND RYMEN CALL FOR HELP Need Men in Every Department. Great Scarcity of Labor. SAN FRANCISCO, July 18. George Fredericks, president of the Iron & Brass Foundry Association, has issued the fol lowing statement about the need of skilled labor In the iron trade: While a very large number of mechanics have arrived In San Francisco since the Are, all of whom have found employment at good wages, the demand for labor la daily In creasing" owing to the rapid building up of the city and the large contract dally offered to contractors, many of which have been refused owing to the scarcity of labor. Wages ruling here are higher than anywhere else In the Unite! States. The following concerns, who compose the Foundrymen's As sociation, namely, thfi Union Iron Works Company, Risdon Iron Works. Western Foun dry. Dow Pump Works. Enterprise Foundry, United Engineering Company, Pacific Foun dry, Phoenix Iron Works and Pacific Rolling Mills, are short of men In all the depart ments of trade that are called for In ship and engine building, especially pattern mak ers and machinists. Many mechanics are staying away from San Francisco owing to the fact that they think the whole city la burned out and that they cannot And any place to house them selves and their families. This Is & false impression. Buildings are golnr up night accommodations at reasonable prices. REFUGEES ARE RETURNING San Francisco Has 365.000 People, 200,000 Having Returned. SAN FRANCISCO. July 18 It was esti mated that within three weeks of the fire on April IS. fully 335.000 people left San Francisco. According to computations made today, just three months after the fire started, there are now in San Fran cisco 365,000 people, with 50,000 more wait ing in nearby cities for opportunity to return ss soon as suitable accommoda tions can be had. According to this show ing, 200,000 people have returned. Canada to Be Given Interest. VICTORIA. B. C, July 18. It is stated by local sailors that one of the condi- tlohs of the proposed sealing treaty re ported almost concluded at Washington to arrange for a cessation of pelagic sealing will be that Canada is to have a proprietary right in the Prybiloff seal herds, to the extent that Canada will be paid 25 per cent of the gross receipts of the rookeries. A new steam whaler is being construct ed in England for a local company oper ating off Vancouver Island, which re cently decided to treble Its business by the establishment of the two additional stations. Centralia Forces Water Company. CENTRALIA, W"ash., July 18. (Special.) The Centralia Water Supply Company has almost completed all new work that was ordered done on the Centralia water system. The company has tried to fulfill every agreement of Its franchise, and now the city will probably drop the suit to annul the franchise. Back to the Ranch. ROSEBURG. Or., July 18. Ex-Judge M. D. Thompson, who was defeated for re-election as County Judge, has sold his residence In Roseburg and will soon re turn to his country home on the ranch near Scottsburg. Army Worm Moths at Elma. EIMA, Wash.. July 18. (Special.) The army worm moth has made its appear ance here in numbers greater than ever FLAG OF MEXICO PRINEVILLE, Or., July 18. (Special.) Colonel Michael C. Nye, who passed away Friday morning In Prineville. from senile decay, at the advanced age of 85, was one of the earliest Pacific Coast pioneers, being in the Bldwell party that em igrated from Missouri to California in 1841. Young Nye. then 20 years of age, settled on Feather River, and in 1844 became a citizen of Mexico, obtaining title to a large tract of land lying along the Sac ramento River from the Mexican government. When the Californians revolted against Mexican authority, Nye en listed under the banner of the Mex ican Governor, Micheltoreno, and was appointed to a command in the army of General Castro, with whom he served with distinction until the end of the war. The story of this part of his career may be found in Bancroft's History of California. He was a near neigh bor and friend of Captain Sutter, before seen In this section of the coun try. This morning beneath the arc elec tric lights lying upon the ground there were literally hundreds and hundreds of the pest that lays the eggs from which the army worm springs. Pacific Professors for Willamette. SALEM, Or., June 17. (Special.) Two professors who have been for several years ntembers of the faculty of Pacific University, at Forest Grove, have ac cepted positions at Willamette Univer sity. They are Professor G. E. Coghlll, who will fill the chair of biology, and Professor Louis Bach, who will fill the chair of modern languages. It Is also an nounced that Professor R. A. Heritage, of Spokane, who was for several years dean of the College of Music, has accepted re-election to that position. CRY FOR HARVEST HANDS GILLIAM RANCHERS ARE OF FERING BIG WAGES. Hot Weather Is Ripening the Grain Fast and the Fall Crop Will Yield About the Average. CONDON, Or., July 10. (Special.) Gilliam County farmers and ranchers are face to face with a labor famine. Hands for general farm and harvest wdrk are not to be had at any price. A big wheatraiser was in town today looking for men, and, even though he offered $3 a day, he could only secure two men,' when he needed about ten. Boys from 14 years up are receiving as high as $2 and $2.50 a day. Header drivers will receive from $5 to $7.50 per day this season, and about the same will be paid to engineers of threshing engines. Fall grain will make a good average crop, and more grain will be handled here this year than last. The hot weather still continues. The Fall wheat is ripening fast, and conse quently there is a mad rush for men. None is In sight. Large Hay Crop in Yamhill. M'MINNVILLE, Or., July 18. .Spe cial.) The hay harvest is in full swing here now. The yield is the best known in Yamhill County for years. The qual ity of the hay is fine, except that in some fields there is too much stem. Hay is now selling in the field for $2.50 and clover hay for $3. Drowned In Logging Dam. HOQUIAM, Wash., July 18. (Special.) John Werner, 27 years of age, was acci dentally drowned in the Shaw & Nelson logging dam. near this city, Monday, while working on the logs. His partner was at the other end of the dam, and when he missed him thought he had gone to the camp. The body was afterward found in the pond. Petition for Coos Bay Improvements. SALEM, Or., July 18. (Special.) Peter Loggie and Albright, of North Bend, Coos County, were In Salem, circulating a memorial addressed to Congress, urging appropriations for harbor improvements at Coos Bay. The memorial was signed by all the state officials here and by many of the prominent business men of Salem. Body of Suicide Identified. SALBM, Or., July 18. (Special.) It has been ascertained that the dead body found north of this city Sunday was that of Chris Nelson, a farmer, living near Chemawa. He had been acting strangely for several months, and probably took the morphine while mentally unbalanced. He left a wife and three children. CASTLE ROCK SAVED Right of Way Is Awarded to Portland & Seattle Road. DAMAGES PUT AT $5000 Railroad Lawyers Convince Skama nia County Jury That Stone Is of Inferior Quality and That Quarry Is a Bluff. STEVENSON, Wash., July 18. (Spe cial.) Castle Rock will not be destroyed. This Is the meaning of the decision of the Superior Court of Skamania County, which today awarded $5000 for the right of way between Castle Rock and the Co lumbia River. The Portland & Seattle Railway brought the condemnation suit, which terminated in the Jury allowing the owners of the rock, the Columbia Con struction Company, damages for the strip of land between the rock and the river, which will preclude the possibility of blasting the great monolith to pieces for building stone. It was satisfactorily shown to the court that the Columbia Construction Com pany, in which Charles E. Ladd is a stockholder, never intended in good' faith to blast down Castle Rock, but that it has all along played a game of bluff in order to force a settlement from the new Hill road and the payment of a good round sum for alleged damages. Experts testified for the Portland & Se attle Railway that the quality of the stone making up the composition of Castle Rock Is Inferior in quality, and attorneys for the railroad argued to the Jury that the defendants In the condemnation siit never intended to establish a quarry there and break Castle Rock up for building stone. The Columbia Construction Company set up a case by which it was hoped to claim damages from $100,000 to $500,000, because the building of the railroad on the narrow strip of land between the base of the rock and the river would pre vent quarrying the rock, as blasts would throw down stone on the tracks and pre vent the passage of trains. Alleged preparations have been going forward during the past six months for the setting off of a big blast that would be the record for similar explosions set off In the Northwest. The Jury held the view that this was all a game of bluff. Intended merely by the holders of the rock as a hold-up game, whereby It was expected the railroad would be made to pay handsomely for the right to pass this strategic point. The value of the stone for building purposes has been ad vertised widely In order to make it ap pear that nowhere else could such ex cellent building stone be found that is at all accessible, and If a railroad were built at its base the owners would be pre vented from quarrying the stone. They contend, therefore, that they should be paid heavily for the profit they would be compelled to forego. The decision is a decided victory for the railroad company, and the hearing of the case explains thoroughly the reason for the outcry that was started by the dec laration of the owners of the rock that they intended to blast It to pieces and quarry the stone. Clergymen, leading citizens, women, teachers and all classes In Portland and throughout the state were horrified at the proposed destruction of such a majestic landmark as Castle Rock. From every corner of the state came determined protest. PORTLAND TO SNAKE RIVER Mid-Oregon & Eastern Flies Incor poration Articles at Salem. SALEM, Or., July 18. (Special.) The Mid-Oregon & Eastern Railway Company, whiGh announces as Its purpose the con struction of a railroad from Portland southeasterly through some pass in the Cascade Mountains and then across East ern Oregon to some point on Snake River, filed articles of incorporation In the Sec retary of State's office tonight. The capi tal stock is fixed at $13,000,000. The Incor porators are David Leppert, C. H. Monroe and L. C. Tobias, as incorporators, and John Van Zante is their attorney. The corporation also indicates its intention of building into Idaho, Nevada and Cali fornia. If this company was organized for rail road building as its articles assert, it will probably force the Corvallis & Eastern to extend Its" road to Eastern Oregon in order to hold its right of way. DEAD OF THE NORTHWEST. E. G. Bolter. CROSS KEYS. Or., July 18. (Special.) E. G. Bolter died at his home here Thurs day, after a brief illness. His boyhood home was in Northampton, Mass., where he received his education. He was born in Canada, September 12, 1830, while his parents were there on a visit. In 1852, Mr. Bolter crossed the Isthmus, coming to California, during the gold ex citement there. He lived there a few years, then came to Salem, Or., where he was one of the foremost men In helping build up the town. He afterward moved to Dallas, Polk County, wjhere he con tinued in the mercantile business for eight years. Coming to Eastern Oregon, he engaged in the stock business. He was married in Salem July 28, 1861. to Miss Elizabeth M. May, who survives him. Four of eight children are still living Mrs. Sanford Shultz, Mrs. Bidwell Cram and J. G. Bolter, all of Cross Keys, and Mrs. M. R. Elliott, of Prineville, Or. George A. Cook. CENTRALIA, -Wash.. July 18. (Spe cial.) George A. Cook, a prominent horseman and liveryman of Centralia, died at the home of his father-in-law, H. H. Tilley. this afternoon, of typhoid pneumonia. Several months ago Mr. Cook lost his wife, and since then he has been quite despondent. He was a son-in-law of County Commissioner H. H. Tilley, and leave quite a comfortable fortune to his little daughter. Parish to Be Divided. ABERDEEN. Wash.. July 18. Special.) Father Garand, of St. Aegdius Catholic Church, who has been here four years, will he transferred to Manitoba, July 21. In connection with his going is the an nouncement that Bishop Odea, of Seattle, will make two parishes out of Hoquiam and Aberdeen and place a priest in each city hereafter. There has heretofore been only one priest for the two towns. This indicates the growth of Gray's Harbor. James B. Took. OREGON CITY, Or.. July 18. James B. Took, aged 28 years, died of typhoid fever at the home of his sister, Mrs. E. J. Dungey, Monday night. He is survived by a wife. Offered Position In Reform School. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., July 18. (Special.) Mrs. Ella Stair, formerly prin cipal of the High School of this city, has been offered a position as head instructor in the girls' department of the State Re form School it Chehalis. 't , ill J "PrT? jf . 1 . - SCARCELY more than one-third of the money of the United States is deposited in banks. Where is that enormous two-thirds? 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BAKER DELIGHTS CHAUTAU QUA AUDIENCE WITH HUMOR. Special Programme Js Given Before the Mother's Congress at Gladstone Park. OREGON CITY, Or., July 18. (Special.) In a most entertaining lecture. Dr. Ernest E. Baker, of Oakland, Cal., gave his Chautauqua auditors a number of practical prescriptions for getting rid of the blues, the subject of the lecture be ing: "The Blues, and How to Get Rid of Them." "There is no age, or class, or condition of life that is not susceptible to the blues a universal malady," com mented the lecturer, by way of intro ducing his subject. "Men in high places and of great power are not immune from the blues," he said. The blues were divid ed among four different temperaments the bilious, which invariably developed when at sea; the lympathic, which pre dominates in the feminine sex, which we always have had, now have and will have; the nervous temperament, peculiar ly American and best exemplified by President Roosevelt; and the sanguine, a class that is afflicted with the blues about one-half of the time. "We have the blues according to our philosophy," said Dr. Baker. "The pessi mist sees nothing but the hole in the doughnut, while the optimist sees only the dough. Place two evils before a pessimist and he will take both; the op timist believes that every egg will hatch." As a remedy for the blues, the lecturer had a number of prescriptions, any one of which, he said, would prove practical, pleasant and a sure and a safe cure. "If you have the blues, purchase a great quantity of something of which you are very fond; eat a good meal and you will be surprised with the result." Tonight a concert was given at the auditorium. On the programme were Waldemar Lind, violinist; Ferdinand Konrad, 'cello; Miss Laura Fox, Mrs, Anna Selkirk Norton, contralto soloist.. The concert was one or the best ever given at Gladstone Park. It was under the direction of W. GifTord Nash. At the afternoon programme Mrs. Brodie sang a number and for an encore gave a lulla by song. Professor Beal also gave a reading. . At the Mothers' Congress this morning Mrs. Laura Holmes, of Kansas City, gave a piano solo and Miss Douthlt recited "The Buttes of Linn." Miss Alpha Dimlck spoke on "Teachers and Mothers," and the subject, "Juvenile Court Work," was presented by Marlon R. Johnson. chief probation officer of the Portland Juvenile Court. This afternoon at W. C T. U. headquarters there was held a gen eral reception, at which Mrs. Henrietta Brown, or Aioany, was me nostess. Thursday's programme follows; 8:12 Summer classes. 11:12 A. M. Round Table. President Raw ley, "Chautauqua Courses of Study for Next Tear." 1 P. M. Concert, Parsons' Orchestra. 2 P. M. Soprano solo, Mrs. Anne Beatrice Sheldon, of Portland. Lecture, "In the Bare $150,000.00 Portland Ore. foot King-dom," Tr. James Kirtley. First Baptist Church, Elgin, III. 3:30 P. M. Baseball, Portland Trunk Com pany vs. Chemawa. W. C. T. U. Round Table, "Purity Problems," Mrs. Sarah Kel ler and Mrs. Edith Whltesldea. 4 P. M. Mothers' Congress, "The Moral and Mental Development of Children," Dr. J. A. Gilbert, with Illustrative charte. 7 P. M. Concert, Parsons' Orchestra. 8 P. M. Solo, Mrs. Imogen Hardlng-Brodle. Lecture, Captain Jack Crawford, the poet scout of New Mexico. Mothers' Congress Elects Oflcers. At a special day meeting of the State of Oregon Mothers' Congress, an auxil iary to the National Mothers' Congress, at Chautauqua yesterday, officers were elected as follows: President, Mrs. C. M. Wood; first vice president, Mrs. C. T. Clark; second vice president, Mrs. Ellen Berry of Condon; third vice-president, Mrs. O. V. White; recording secretary, Mrs. G. W. Prosser of Oswego; corresponding secretary, Mrs. R. L. Donald; treasurer, N. W. Boland of Montavilla; auditor, Mrs. N. H. Looney of Salem. FROM BAKER TO SNAKE RIVER Eagle Valley to Be Traversed by 75 Mile Road. BAKER CITY, Or., July 18. (Special.) At a meeting of the Citizens' League here totiight, W. L. Vinson's proposal to build a railroad from here to Snake River, 75 miles east, through the rich Eagle valley, was accepted. This city is to purchase J100.000 of the stock of the company, to be known as the Eagle Val ley Railroad, making cash payments through a trustee at stated periods of construction. Citizens are to be repre sented on the board of directors until the road reaches Richland, fifty miles out. Vincent has all preliminary surveys made and filed with Government permits to cross Government lands. Contracts have been' made with the O. 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