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THE MORXIXG OREGONIAN. THURSDAY NOVE3IBER 22, 1906. MO HMDS li SORRY PLIGHT Frost Will Soon Work Havoc in Roadbeds Weakened by Floods. TROUBLE IS YET TO COME Great Northern Will- Suffer More Than the Northern Pacific, Though the Latter Line Is .Now in Worse Shape. SEATTLE. Nov. 21. (Special.) Snow has begun falling In the mountains, and trouble for the transcontinental lines will bejrln anew as honn as freezing weather conies. The, damaee done to the Clreat Northern and Northern Paollic by floods In the foothills will not be fully deter mined until Spring, for both systems will liave a hard Winter lighting the evils following In the train of the worst inun dation the Puget Sound basin has ever known. From Wenatchee to Seattle the Great Northern's tracks are soft and treacher ous. The Northern Parllic's tracks throughout Western Washington have Wen damaged, but in spite of the .fact that the Northern Pacific is badly crip pled now, the effects of the flood will not he felt so long with that road as with the Great Northern. The Northern Pacific roadbed Is much older, and its tracks are rock-ballasted to a largo extent. There are 200 miles where cinders have been tightly packed into lhe roadbed, and the track on these frtrptches was not affected so seriously by the floods as the newer grades of the Great Northern. With the coming of frost the Great Northern's tracks may be ex pected to give constant trouble in buck ling. They aro In no shape to stand the cold snap that has already set In. To a less extent the mountain division of the Northern Paoillc will suffer. The damage wrought by tho Chinook winds of the early part of last week is not jet fully comprehended. Northern Pacific officials' made light of It In their stimato that the road could repair its mountain tracks within not over two weeks. It is announced now that there is no expectation of using the line over the Cascades before the beginning of next week. The'Green River tore out hundreds of feet of track that must be rebuilt be fore a train can bo sent over the line. On the Snohomish River, on the Seattle-Bel-Jingham line. Instead of a 1500-foot wash out, two miles of track are gone. These two instances show the flood damage was more far-reaching than early estimates pot it. There will probably be a three weeks' suspension of freight business. In the East there Is a big accumulation of per ishable freight that must be moved as soon as the roads are opened. The Great Northern will be in a position, within a day or two, to begin handling its share of perishable freight, but the Northern Pa cific pannot move any until next week. Some of the more urgent of the freight business will be turned over to the Great Northern at Spokane and brought here. This means that the lumber and saw mills of the state will lose fully three weeks of the Fall season, when , to lose trade temporarily means to lose It en tirely. The loss of business that will come to the lumber and shingle mills cannot be made good later, for when Winter comes the demand for building materials ceases in the territory of the Washington mlllmen. Most of the shingle mills have stored all the shingles they can, and a great many have been closed down. Others will have-to shut down later, and it is prob able comparatively few mills will be in operation by the end of the month. A general shutdown Is to commence Decem ber 15 and last until February 18. S-The enforced close-down as a result of the floods will make the Winter shutdown of the state's shingle mills at least 75 days. ASPIRE TO GREATER POWERS. Washington' Railroad Commissioners Would Control All Utilities. OLYMPIA, Wash., Nov. 21. (Special.) Harry Fall-child chairman of the State rtailroad Commission, said today that the commission would ask the next Legisla ture to extend the powers ot the commis sion to give the commission jurisdiction ii-ur nil tiitprnrhnn lines, which Are nnu rxempt from state control; also over all public service corporations, particularly such as do an inter-county or interstate business, including electric power companies-, express companies and the like. Mr. Fairchild said that the recom mendations had not been reduced tp writ ing as yet, but would be by him within two weeks. John H. Lawrence, another member of lhe commission, was- present when the statement was made and as Commis sioner J. T. McMillan will probably vote with the other two. Falrchild's announce ment may be accepted as the decision of the commission. .EASF.S ARE IIFXD TAXABLE. Washington Supreme Court Slakes Ruling as to State Lands. f OLYMPIA. Wash., Nov. 21. (Special.) The State Supreme Court today affirmed the decision dismissing the suit of W. Moeller against Matt H. Gormley, trea surer of King County. .in which an injunc tion was sought to enjoin the treasurer from collecting taxes levied 'on a lease hold Interest in Seattle tide-lands be longing to the. state. ..The court holds that leasehold estates In state lands are taxable as real estate. Millions of dollars' worth of state harbor and tide lands are held under nominal rentals and more than 700.000 acres of state lands under lease, none of which have heretofore been taxed, are affected by the decision. Another decision dismisses the appeal of James Rourke. convicted in Kittitas County ot cattle stealing. State Grants Rights of War. . OLYMPIA. Wash... Nov. 21. (Special.) The State Board of Land Commissioners has authorized sales of rights ofiway across state lands as follows: To the North Coast Railway. 5 acres -In section IS, township 10, range 21 East Yakima County at J100 per acre: to PorU land & Seattle Railway about 9 acres across section 30, township 25, range 42 east at J25.03 per acre. HARRY DRAPER WANTS JOB. Bloodhound Man Asks Position on Oregon City Police Force. OREGON CITY, Or., Nov. 21. (Special.) Chief of Police Burns is in receipt of a letter, from Harry Draper, of Spokane, in which the writer inciuires if there is any . possibility of finding employment on the Oregon City police force. Draper Is thenian who brought his. hounds to this state and was of great assistance to the authorities in running to earth Frank Smith, the desperado, last May. In his letter Draper eays he much prefers work ing with his hound" in this sectloi where trailing is less difficult "than where he Is flow located. Chief Burns has advised him that there is nothing here for him in the line de TKOl'BLE FOIf THE NOTARIES. Governor Mead Will Remove" and Prosecute Many. OLYMPIA. Wash.. Nov. 21. (Special. 7 Governor Mead announced that thorough investigation of the 3000 notaries public, who hold commissions from him, will be made and that summary removal and criminal prosecution will be- tho fate ot all against whom evidence of malfeas ance is found. In his announcement the Governor says that charges have been made that certain notaries have affixed their signatures and seals to Chinese cer tificates -whereby frauds have been per petrated against the Government, and that many others have failed to satisfy themselves of the Identity of persons making acknowledgements. In fact some notaries connected with real estate firms are said to have ac cepted telephone messages In lieu of iden tification and to have taken acknowledge ments without ever having seen the parties. " Oregon City's New Postmen. ORECON CITY. Or.. Nov. 21. (Special.) -Postmaster T. P. Randall today re ceived a telegram from the First Assist ant Postmaster General, approving his appointment of three carriers and a sub stitute for the city mall delivery service that Is to be started here December 1. The three carriers are: John C. Etehison, David C. Baker and Clark E. Fuge; sub stitute, Charles Gates. NEW TRIAL FOR JENNINGS SUPREME COURT S.V5TS ERROR WAS COMMITTED. Josephine County Youth Convicted or Killing Father Gets Another Chance for Life. SALEM, Or., Nov. 21. (Special.) Jasper Jennings was today granted a new trial on the charge of murdering his father in Josephine County in September, 1905. The Supreme Court granted a reversal - on error committed by the trial Judge, H. K. Hanna, in permitting L. B. Wickersham to testify as to the direction from which the bullet was fired that- killed the elder Jennings, .whereas he should have been permitted to testify only, as to the condi tions he found to exist, leaving the jury to draw its conclusion as to the direction from which the shot was fired. The opin ion is by Justice Hailey. John Branton,' the would-be murderer of John Fletcher, from Lane County, did not fare so well, for the conviction of as sault with intent to kill was affirmed in an opinion by Justice Moore. Trial Judge J. W. Hamilton admitted in evidence writ ings purporting to have been made by Branton, in order to prove -the authorship of a letter written by Branton and signed with Fletcher's name, asserting that Fletcher committed suicide. This was as signed as error, but the Supreme Court finds that the handwriting was properly admitted. : - - The long-pending suit to determine the validity of the act of the Legislature of 1903 extending the boundaries of the City of. Salem was decided today by the Su preme Court. . The opinion, written by Justice Moore, holds that the title of the act was sufficient, notwithstanding minor errors in copying words, which errors could not have misled the members of the Legislature as to the purpose of the act. Other objections to the act are held un tenable. The decision affirmed was by Judge Galloway in the suit of J. E. Mur phy vs. City of Salem. In the salt for injunction brought by J. Wolfard and others against A. W. Fisher to enjoin maintenance of a railway track on certain streets in Silverton, the decree was affirmed on rehearing. - In an opinion by Chief Justice Bean the case of Frank Wllmot et al., appellants, vs. the O. R. & N. Co. respondent, from Multnomah County, was reversed and a new trial ordered. This was an action to recover the value of four horses killed .by a train. In the case of Puffer, Dooly & Co., re spondents, vs. American Central Insurance Company, appellant, from Multnomah County, M. C. George, Judge, a reversal was granted in an opinion by Chief Jus tice Bean. This was an action for money and the case was referred to a referee to make and report findings of fact and con clusions of law. The evidence was taken, but after three years no report was made, and the court called for the testimony Snd proceeded over defendant's objection to .making findings and conclusions. This the Supreme. Court holds it had no right to do. In the case of the State of Oregon, ap pellant, vs. Warner Valley Stock Com pany, respondent, from Lake County, heretofore ordered di3iissed, "a motion to remand was denied In an opinion by Justice Hailey, who holds that the state had an opportunity to amend while In the court below, but elected to stand upon its defective complaint, though the defects had been pointed out. Motion to retax costs was denied in the case of Heywood Bros. & Wakefield Com pany., respondent, vs. Doernbeeher Manu facturing Company, appellant. OYSTERS THRIVE AT WILLAPA Eastern Bivalves Planted Years Ago Are Propagating. SOUTH BEND. "Wash.. Nov. 20. (Spe cial.) Quite a number of years ago James McKinnon. at the time business manager of the Simpson Lumber Com pany at Sunshine, at the mouth of the Nasel, on the bay, placed a quantity of Eastern oysters in the water under the wharf there, which had been sent him from San Francisco. Every once dn a while since then oysters of great size and fine flavor have been found attached to rocks, or In the various channels here about, undoubtedly the matured offspring of McKinnon's oysters. Saturday Al Carrothers. while dredging In the bay near Nasel channel, brought up over a hundred oysters, many of which measured seven Inches In length of shell and produced oysters four and five Inches across. This seems to settle the long mooted question whether Eastern oysters will propagate or not in Willapa Bay, for certainly those brought to this city by Mr. Carrothers were not planted where he found them. . Finns Meet at Astoria. ASTORIA, Or.. Nov. 21 (Special.) The grand lodge of the United Finnish Broth erhood of the World Is holding its third annual session in this city today with 16 lodges represented. Officers were elect ed as follows: E. H. Salminen, of Red Lodge, Mont., grand master; Gabriel Jar vi, of Rocklln. Cal., vice-grand; Charles Laity, of Astoria, secretary; Alle Palda neas, of'Astoria, treasurer; Erlck Gustaf son, John 9. Erickson and Charles Larson, of Astoria, trustees: Sam Asikalnen, of Astoria, - pastor: Emll Reinen, of San Francisco, inside watchman; Autile Lah denpora, of dan Francisco, outside watchman. STATE HAS NO DEBT Oregon's Treasurer Sjjfemits His Biennial Report. SPLENDID SHOWING MADE Only One County Behind in Tax Payments Recommends Exten sion of Inheritance Tax Law to Include Estates of $1000. SALEM. Or.. Nov. 21. (Special.) That the State of Oregon has not a dollar of debt of ahy Wnd, that every warrant has been paid when presented within the past two years and that every county except Malheur has paid its state taxes when due, are facts set forth by the biennial report of State Treasurer Moore, .which was made public today. Among the important recommendations made by the State Treasurer are, that the inheritance tax bo amended so as to apply to estate of SSOOO instead ff estates of $10,000, and that the exemption ot S000 to direct heirs bo reduced to $2D00. Mr. Moore believes that the Income from the inheritance tax could thus be doubled. The revenue thus derived in the last two years was J3S.481.61. It is also recom mended that, in view of the two tax laws enacted under initiative last June, anin heritance tax department be created, sim ilar to the corporation department, under the supervision of the State Treasurer. The other recommendation made by the Treasurer" is that the act of 1903, requiring relatives to pay $10 a month for the main tenance of insane patients, it able, be repealed. Summarv of Finances. - The general summary of the finances of the slate for the two years shows a bal ance of $415.3-10.99 in the treasury,, of which sum $2jj!,ol2.U3 is in the general fund and $71,883.05 in the common school fund. This shows that the idle funds In the school fund have been reduced from $:00,361.24 to $71,883.05 in two years, the money having been loaned out at interest. Of the Irreducible common-school fund there Is invested in lirst-mortgage loans, $3,723,539.64, and in school district bonds and warrants, $3L'5,325. The cash on hand is $71,883.05. Residents of Eastern Oregon counties are shown to be the heaviest borrowers from the common-school fund, Union and Vmatilla counties leading. The mortgage loans and school bond Investments by counties are as follows: School Fund Investments. . SEPTEMBER 30. 190R. School district mortgage loans. ll"S,nB.4T KH.titiO .34 43.SH2.42 11. ti4il.H0 43, ITU. 41 100.785.88 21.OttM.liO 2S,li;).!ll 102,278.;: 2tK),"!)7.!l 142.RMI.K4 1.10.3.. 1.02 llll.2S4..;i 71.fl70.19 102,034.22 2.-..-21.7S 18T.Tfllt.2S 29.1.-.2.21 74.742.42 14a.Ki4.fl7 l!4.l.-i!.0 18s.l.3t ti7.rjn.co WS.r.sl.67 1.W.U41.07' 11 ". 017.03 2S2.I1B7.118 S07.6U.S.86 BB. 11)7.00 lli0,079.H6, 2.Mr,.82 101.8.-12.07 70.137.36 bonds and warrant!. $ 2.1S0.00 Baker ' . . . Benton $ Clackamas .... Clatsop Columbia. Coos ........... Crook Curry Douglas Gilliam Grant Harney Jackson Josephine Klamath . .m. Lake Lane Lincoln' l.inn ....... i... Malheur ...... Marion Morrow Multnomah Polk Sherman .... . Tillamook Vmatilla. ..... t'nlon Wallowa ...... Wasco Washlnpton Wheeler Yamhill 7,500.00 65,500.00 10.ornl.00 2,500.00 500.00 " 4 00. 00 33.000.00 '4.500! 00 10,000.00 500.00 s, 500.no 8. 7il0.H0 1.000.00 7.M0.OO 107,800.00 s.Vob'.oo 19.075.00 3.500.00 20.800.00 000.00 1.500.00 Totals .S3.723.5M9.B4 $325,325.00 PEACE" AMONG " STOGKMEfl NO TROUBLE OVER RANGE IX GRAXT COUXTY. Cattle and Sheep Interests United in One Association Allotment of Grazing Privileges Made. CANYON CITY. Or.. Nov. 21. (Special.) Two of the most important events in the history of the livestock industry of Grant County have been brought to a successful conclusion. The first was the organization of the Grant County Stock men's Association, and the second was the preliminary allotment of range, in the Western division of- the Blue Moun tain Forest Reserve. After a temporary organization had been formed with Sen ator J. A. Laycock temporary chairman, a permanent organization was effected by the stockmen on the basis of constitu tion, by-laws and agreements presented by the various committees. Cattlemen and sheepmen entered amicably into the spirit of the association, playing the game of give and take in a friendly and business like way. J. C,. Moore, of Mount Vernon, repre senting both interests, was unanimously elected president of the association: J. A. Taylor, of John Day, vice-president; J. E. Snow, of Dayville. -secretary ; and ex stock inspector William Hall, of Prairie City, treasurer. committees were ap pointed for each of the stock districts to promote the organization of branch as sociations in different parts of the county. And at the suggestion of the department officials an advisory board composed of K. F. McRae. G. S. L. Smith, Loring V. Stewart, R. Danby and J. L. Deardorff was appointed to aid the range officers in establishing lines between sheep and cattle, and adjusting differences as they arose. Many conflicting interests were adjusted by the committee and its action promptly ratified by the officers of the reserve. The department of forestry was rep resented by A. F. Potter, chief ot the grazing service, M. L. Ericson, assistant forest Inspector. D. B. Sheller, superin tendent of the Blue Mountain reserve and acting-supervisor of the Kastern division, all .of Washington, D. C, A. S. Ireland, of Prineville. supervisor of the Western division, Henry Ireland, assistant forest ranger, Arthur Bennett and Montie Pear eon, local forest guards. Mr. Potter arrived in time to address the association, and his speech was well received by the stockmen. He com mended the action of the growers in or ganizing their Interests and declared that the Government preferred to transact business through association committees rather than individual growers. He also spoke of the relative importance of residence and range-use - in determining the allotment of grazing privileges. Mr. Potter then aided in furthering the work of the committees, and the work of receiving applications began as soon as the association adjourned. The division of reserve was subdivided into ten dis tricts and committees of sheepmen and cattlemen vfere appointed in each to ad just the lines between the sheep and cattle range. It was agreed that whcn the committee report was unsatisfactory the adjustment should be left to Mr. Potter, whose decision was to be accepted by all. I Mr. Potter gave the correspondent of The Oregonian the following facts regard-" ing the convention: Number of stockmen present and applying for permits. 400; number of growers not present but rep resented. 200; number of sheep allowed on this division 340.000: number of cattle and horses, 2S.O0O; number of sheep grazed In the same territory last season. 27S.0OO; number of cattle and horses. 22.500; num ber of sheep allotted the Eastern divi sion this season. 220,000; number of horses and cattle. 16.250. . Before the stockmen adjourned they passed resolutions' endorsing tho forest reserve policy of the Governriient and expressing confidence in the fairness and ability with which the difficult questions had been settled. In view of the attitude of the pame men when the reserve was launched, the' resolutions are remarkable for the change in sentiment they show. OREGON TO BE REPRESENTED. Umatilla Woolgrowers Will Attend Salt Lake Sheep Show. PENDLETON. Or.. Nov'. 21. The Uma tilla County Woolgrowers' Association, through Its secretary. Dan P. Smythe. has accepted the invitation of the Utah sheepmen to participate in the Fine and Fat Sheep'Show. which Is to be held at Salt Lake City January 17, IS and 19. This is to be held in connection with the forty-third annual convention of the Na tional Woolgrowers' Association, which meets In that city on those dates. A long list. of cash prizes, ranging from $15 to $50. and . various cups of beauty and value have already been offered. It is also ex pected that each of the associations mak ing exhibits will offer cups. The attendance at the National conven tion from this county will be large, and it is thought that many of the local growr ers will take advantage of the opportu nity to compete for prizes in the stock show. FRAUD TRIALS GUT SHORT IDAHO COURT WILL HEAR BUT ONE MORE CASE. Judge' Beatty Announces That He Has Decided to Ijet Others Go x Over to Next Terni. MOSCOW. Idaho. Nov. 21. (Special.) Tho case of William Dwyer. now pending in the Federal Court, is the last of the so-called land-fraud cases that will be "tried at this term of the Federal Court. Judge Beatty made this announcement from the bench in open court today, just before the noon recess. The Judge said he had reached this conclusion for personal reasons, and not at the request of counsel on either side. Just what caused the court to come to this conclusion is not Jcnown, but the Judge had told both prosecution and defense to be ready to go on with all cases, and they had expected to finish these trials at this term. The Jury in the Dwyer case was se cured djuring the morning session. The District Attorney occupied the after noon in making his opening- statement to the jury.v Dwyer is indicted on six counts for subornation of perjury. He' is alleged to have suborned Hiram Lewis, Charles Carey and Guy L. Wilson each to swear falsely on two occasions, once when they filed on land, in that they swore that they were taking the . land for their- own use. and benefit, and .agaiji when they proved up, when they swore that they had entered into no contract to sell or dispose of the land to any other person after acquiring title. The prosecution will attempt to prove that they had entered into con tract with Dwyer by which the latter was to furnish money and the claim ants were to deed the land to him after proving up, for the sum of $150 over and above the cost of acquiring title. The taking of testimony will begin in. the morning. PLAY ON VICTIM'S FEARS. Pendleton Bunco Men Induce Dr. Biggers to Drop Prosecution. PENDLETON, Or., Nov. 21. (Spe cial.) Roy Stewart, proprietor of the Rainier beer hall, and Sam Endlcott, a local gambler, were yesterday held over to the circuit ' Court under $500 cash bonds each. The necessary money was produced and they were allowed to go. Stewart and Endicott are .two of the three men who are charged with larceny in connection with the "fake" poker game played in this city a few days ago, which reduced Dr. Biggers' bank account by more than $1030. Stewart was arrested here and Endicott at Ritzville, Washington. The bogus "Swede sheepherder" has not yet been "located. The efforts of the gamblers and their friends to induce Biggers to drop the .prosecution, have been succesful, for when they were arraigned in court yes terday Biggers appeaj-ed and declared that he did not wish to have them prosecuted. Acting District Attorney McCourt interposed an objection, say ing that the Suite of Oregon was con ducting the prosecution, and reminding Biggers that he had committed him self when he swore to the original complaint. It seems that Dr. Biggers is being sued for a divorce by his wife at La Grande, and that the gamblers, having heard of this, went to him and threat ened to furnish the wife's lawyers with evidence of the husband's misdeeds in this city as well as proof of the fact that he had. declared here that' he was worth more than $50,000, while to the Circuit Court of Union County he rep resented himself to be without means, in answering a claim for temporary ali mony. OLD-TIME BRAKEMAN KILLED. Al. Prosser Falls Beneath Wheels of Car Near Huntington. HUNTINGTON. Or., Nov. 21. (Special.) Al Prosser. a brakeman on freight train No. 33. fell from a car four miles west of here this morning and was instantly killed. Prosser. was one of the best known railroad men in this section, having run in here as conductor and brakeman for the past 15 years. His home was at La Grande and he was a member of the Knights of Pythias and O. R. C. at that place. He was single, but leaves two brothers at Lincoln, Neb. The body, when found, was crushed be yond recognition. The Coroner's jury brought in a verdict of accidental death. The evidence developed that Prosser was setting the brakes on a car "on a siding. In some manner he -fell from the car and another that had been kicked in struck him. crushing his head. Deceased was formerly conductor but was reduced in rank a few months ago because of a wreck. Peoples Ticket In Chehalis. CHEHALIS. Wash.. Nov. 2L (Special.) A Peoples ticket was nominated for the coming Chehalis City election at a meet ing of citizens held. It Is as lollows: Mayor William West, Sr.; Couhcllmen,- Gus Donahoe, Dan. Wisner. T. R. Henry. J. E. Salndon; Clerk, W. A. Westover, Treasurer. G. R. Walker; Attorney, W. Ei Bishop; health officer. Dr. G. H. Dow. INSANITY HIS PLEA Spokane Parricide Will Set Up Inherited Mania. BLAMES SINS OF FATHER Defense to Prove That Young Sidney Sloane Was Demented From Birth. Owing to His Parent's Alcoholic Excesses. SPOKANE. Wash.. Nov. 21. (Spe cial.) For the first time sint-e the opening of the trial of Sidney Sloane, the Spokane . youth charged with the murder of hiR father, James F. Sloan, on August 27th. the mother of the de fendant this afternoon absented her self from the courtroom. For a little time It seemed that young Sloane was on tho .verge of a complete break down. When Officer Pike related the inci dents that occurred on the morning the body was found and told of de fendant's being ' taken to the corpse and permitted to gaze at the dead face, Sidney swayed in his chair. He ap pealed to be battling hard to keep back the tears. When the clothing worn by his father when he met death was-- exhibited Sloane threw one glance at the exhibit and then turned and gazed out of the window. The worst ordeal for the youthful prisoner will probably come this morn ing, .when Attorney F. C. Robertson will take tie clothing, piece by piece, and exhibit it to the Jurors. Mr. Robertson, who is chief counsel for .the defendant, announced his in tention of introducing testimony to show that young Sloane has been in sane from birth, due to acute alcohol ism inherited from his father; that tie boy ate dirt, Imagined himself a mil lionaire and fancied he was a "ladles' man" at the immature age of 13, an impression that grew with his ad vancing years. The testimony of three witnesses, the completion of the cross-examination of another and the opening of the examination of a fourth took up the entire session today. Dr. A. E. Pope, on cross-examination, said that there was an odor of alcohol from tho dead man's stomach and that the orc-ans had been impaired by the ruse of liquor. Dr. Pope said that the condition of the body indicated dis eases that might have caused serious mental afflictions to the deceased. County Coroner F. P. Witter and Policeman J. M. Pike testified next. Dr. Witter told of the findings of the" phy sicians who performed the post mortem examination, and then of the incidents of the morning when the body was found. He said: "When I reached the scene I found Officer Pike standing there guarding the body. The corpse was about 15 or 20 feet from the street line. The arms were extended and the legs were part ed, indicating that the body had been dumped there in a heap where it lay. Over the face was a hat, and on the chest was a small wallet, containing papers. I raised . the hat and recog nized Sloane. The hands were bloody and around the head was a cloth, which had been used to staunch the flow of blood. The bandage was put on like an ear-muff. There were 20 men as sembled there. "Officer McPhee came Up a few mo ments later, an after an examination of the body, we went to the residence of Mr. Sloane. There was Mr. Pike, another man whose name I cannot re call, and myself. Officer Pike went to the front veranda and some remarks were made by a woman. Shortly after ward a young man came out. It was Sidney Sloane. He walked with us to where the body was lying. Officer Pike conversed with. Sidney about the discovery. When we reached the body Sidney leaned over. It and exclaimed: 'Oh, my father'.' "He then" arose and said he would go after his mother at the ranch. He asked where he coula get a rig, saying the ranch was 15 or 16 miles distant. There was no impressive demonstra tion on the part of Sidney wherr- he was shown . the body. The boy shed no tears." Officer Pike testified that the ac cused, when asked when he had last seen the elder Sleane, said that his father had been absent since early the night before, and that they had been looking for him all night. GARFIELD PEOPLE DESPERATE Talking or Holding Up Coal Trains to Obtain Fuel. GARFIELD. Wash.. Nov. 21. (Spe cial.) Never in the history of the town has there been a fuel famine as Berious as the one that is now confronting Gar field. It has been weeks since many of Garfield's citizens put In orders for coal, but, although many cars loaded with, coal have passed through here bound for Lewiston. the local dealers have been unable to get any. One con cern, the potlatch Company, has had 40 carloads ordered for a long time. Yes terday morning one lone- car arrived and contained 43 tons. People sur- THE WHOLE THING That's the Wy a Tennessee Man Looked at Coffee. The following letter Is so interesting and contains so much good hard sense about the coffee question, we publish it for our readers: . "I laughed at the Idea that coffee In jured me, notwithstanding the trembling hands, sallow, muddy complexion, the tired, listless feeling and aversion to mental or physical effort. Also the ter rible moments in the night when my heart would palpitate so violently that it seemed each moment it would wear Itself out and become forever still. "When I married, my coffee days came to an end my good wife refused to serve it to me, placing Postum on the table instead. "This was done over my protest. I had had experience with Postum a straw colored liquid with an insipid taste. But the cup she set before me was not so bad, and in a way I even enjoyed it. But we had not then fully learned how to make Postum properly by long boiling. "Then the results came. The old heavi ness after meals- no longer troubled me. the heart palpitation stopped. I found more enjoyment in out-of-doors exercise, and; best of all, I found myself at the office getting through my work with an ease I had never known before. "Many persons have spoken to me about Postum In such a way as to leave no doubt they do not know how to make it. You might as well set meat or vege tables on the back of the stove and let them steep, as to prepare Postum that way; - - "I say to such, "boll if boil it till It has a dark, rich color and then you will have a beverage that will win and hold you." Name given by Postum Cos Battle Creek. Mich. Read the famous little book, 'The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a reason," The Kind Tou Have Always in use for over 30 years, All Counterfeits, Imitations and "Just-as-grood." are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children Experience against Experiment What is CASTOR! A Castoria Is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic, substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and "Wind . Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea-The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS J Bears the The KM You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. TBI CKMTAUR COMPANV. TT rounded the car with sacks, wheelbar rows, push-carts and wagons, and tho car was soon unloaded. Many people got. as much as a sack full; some got more and some less. Another car is expected today. Bit the weather is turning cold, and it is feared that much suffering will take place here before the fuel famine is relieved. It would not be safe for a trainload of coai to" pass through this city now, the people are indignant at the way .hey are being treated, and the best citizens of the town declare they would assist in holding up a train and putting part of the coal o(t here for Garfield citizens. ARRANGE SERIES OF DEBATES. Pacific Orators Will .Meet Those From Whitman and Washington. PACIFIC UNIVERSITY. Forest Grove. Or.. Nov. - 21. (Special.) The university students will have three in tercollegiate debates during the coming year. The contest with Whitman is signed for a debate which takes place some time in February. This year's is the third of the contests, two of which the sons of "Marcus" have won. The debate will be held in Walla Walla. The question is to' be submitted by Whitman before December 1. ' The local tryout for the team promises to be lively, for there are twenty men .going in the contest.- . The third annual debate with the University of Washington will take place at Seattle in April. Pacific has defeated the Washingtonlnns in the last two forensic contests. The co-eds. of Pacific will battle for oratorical honors with the co-eds. of McMinnville College at Forest Grove March 1. This will be the first time in the history of the univeristy that the girls here ever engaged in intercollegi ate debating. At the debate council last evening the following question was submitted to McMinnville: "Resolved. That municipalities should own and operate light and water plants, togeth er with street railways." WOMAN IS FATALY BCRXED. Mrs. Erastus Utley, Pioneer of Idaho, Meets Death at Welser. WEISER, Idaho, Nov. 21. (Special.) Mrs. Erastus Utley was burned to death at her home in this city last night. She was preparing to retire and went to the lamp, which was in a bracket on the wall, intending to take it down and extinguish it. She lifted WEAK. Let Me Guide You on Your Way to Regain Your Health and Re new Your Strength My Fee is Only 10.00 IN ANY UNCOMPLICATED DISORDER Do you feel that you are not the man you once were? Do you feel tired in the morn ing and easily exhausted? Is your back weak? Is your memory failing? Do you have difficulty In fixing your thoughts? Are you losing ambition? If you have any or all of the above symptoms you surely do not desire to remain so. Let me explain to you my methods of rebuilding the vigor of men, and refer vou to the thousands I have cured. 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CORNER SECOND AXD MORRIfOV STREETS, PORTLAND, OREGON. Private Entrance 234 Mi Morrison Street. UjmM 3 Bought, and which has been has borne the signature of Signature of MUHNAV STRCCT. HCW VOUR CrTV. - it from the bracket and while It was in her hands above her 'nead it ex ploded, covering her from head to foot with the burning oil. She screamed, and her daughter and eldest' son, who were asleep in ad joining rooms, rushed" to her rescue. They wrppped her in a blanket, but before they succeeded in smoldering the flames she w-as terribly burned. After lingering in terrible agony until 4 o'clock this morning she died. The daugnter received serious burns on her hands. . Mrs. Utley was 44 years of age and leaves a husband and large family. She was a - pioneer of this county, having lived here for more than 35 years. She was a member of the Daughters of the Rebekah. FOOLKILLER BECOMES ACTIVE. Young Astorlan Learns an All but Fatal Lesson. ASTORIA. Or., Mov. 21 (Special.) While playing with a Swedish knife, the blade of which enters the handle on the pressing of a spring, S. Bxstrom, a young man employed at Brix Bros." logging camp, cut himself o severely last even ing that for a time his life was dospaired of. Exstrom was amusing a few friends by striking himself In the abdomen with the knife, pressing the spring just in time to prevent injury. He did the trick-several times success fully, but the last time the spring failed to work and the blade entered his body, penetrating several inches. Ho was brought to the hospital in this city and this afternoon Is resting easily with every prospect of recovery. , Captain McGregor Arraigned. SAX FRANCISCO, Nov. 21. Captain Ar chibald H. McGregor, accused of not giv ing his men proper or sufficient food while his whaling ship, the Karluk, was ice bound at Herschel Island, from September 2, 1905, to August 23, 1906, appeared before United States Commissioner Peacock to day for preliminary examination. The testimony of several witnesses was taken and the case was continued to tomorrow Asks Citizens for Advice. OLYMPIA. Wash., Nov. 21. (Special.) Governor Mead has announced the selec tion of a committee of 15 citizens, most of them from the Sound, but Including W. E. Richardson, of Spokane, to Investigate and report on the establishment of a re formatory in this state for first term of fenders. DR. TAYLOR, The Leading; Specialist. You Pay When Well What better proof or more sincere assurance can I offer than I am willing to wait for my fee until I effect a cure? Could I afTord to make such an offer if I was not absolutely certain of curing every case I take? MEN 111