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6 THE MORXIXC OREGONIAN. TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1907. CITY OWNERSHIP WINS BY BIG VOTE Eugene Now Has Council Sol idly in Favor of Buying Water System. MATLOCK ELECTED MAYOR 9efcats Osburn by 180 Votes Spir ited Contest Enda With Good Feeling Over Results Heavy , Vote Is Polled. EUGENE. Or.. April l.i Special.) The "municipal ownership" ticket, standing lor city ownership of the water system, made a clean sweep in, the election today, electing the Mayor and lour Council men. J. D. Matlock defeated F. W. Os burn by 180 votes for Mayor, and the .'ouncllmen chosen were: First ward. T. H. Garrett; Second ward. George Fisher; Third ward, L N. Harbaugh; Fourth ward, F. J. Bcrger. Garrett's majority over M. Svauerud was 101: Blsher's over Frank McAllister was 7; Harfcaugh's over G. W. Griffin was 1, and Bergers over Gross SI. The vote was heavier by 65 than last year, but not so heavy as two years ago, when the Mayor was elected. This elec tion gives the city a Mayor and a full Council favoring municipal ownership of the water system, the four holdovers be ing elected on that issue last April. The election was very orderly, good nature prevailing among th,e workers throughout the day. There was no trace of drinking- or corruption at any of the polling places. The candidates who were to bo seen tonight, both winners and losers, express no dissatisfaction over the result, as none but fair methods were em ployed by both sides. There was tome fun over the discovery at noon that one of the "Osburn" teams had by mistake been labeled with a "Mat lock" banner, and which had done some effective work for the luckycandldate. B. F. Dorrls was elected City Recorder over D. I. Cartmell by 109 votes. Frank Tteisnor was chosen Treasurer without opposition. The total vote cast is 3155. On Mayor the vote stood: Matlpik. 680; Osburn, 180. WOODBURX VOTES LICENSE. Temperance Advocates, However, Se cure Mayor and Council. WOODBURN, Or.. April 1. (Special.) After a very bitter fight the saloons won the light for license at the elec tion here today, hut lost all the re mainder of the ticket, with the excep tion of Knight, for Recorder, the tem perance advocates securing the Mayor, Couricllmen and Marshal, Berry for Treasurer being on both tickets. There were 350 ballots cast. The vote was as follows: Mayor B. I. Randall 173. H. r. Brown 165. P. A. Cochran 8. Councilman Henry J. Allnow 189, George A. Lanrion 183, Paul Sows 165, A. p. Braa lgr 181. Recorder J. J. Hall 172. ,T. A- Knight 174. Treasurer 8. C. Berry 841. Marshal Z. J, Riddle 177. John Tyler 168. License For 190. against 149. There was a large number of chal lenged votea sworn in. Hall will prob ably contest on the ground of illegal votes. TTRN ABOUT IS FAIR PLAY A. B. Jlulr Defeats Edward Blddle for 3Iayor of Dallas. DALLAS. Or.. April 1. (Special.) Lively Interest was taken .in the an nual city election held here today, and a heavy vote was cast. Mayor Edward Blddle was defeated for re-election by A. B. Mnir by five votes. Two years ago Blddle defeated Mulr for the same, office. Other officers elected were: H. B. f'osper, councllman-at-large; Lott D. Brown. Auditor; C. E. Shaw, F. J. Coad and Conrad Stafrin, Councilmen. Both sets of candidates favored the purchase of a rockcrushcr by the city and the improvement of the streets. LOSES BY ONLY ONE VOTE Kin Defeats Young for Recorder at Medford .lones Elected Mayor. COTTAGE GROVE. Or.. April 1. (Special.) The city election held today resulted In the election of the follow ing named persons: J. I. Jones, Mayor; A. H. Kins;, Recorder; H. Eakln, Treas urer; Councilmen W. L. Hubble, J. H. Bnrtels and George Comer. The contest on Mayor and Recorder was a Hourco of much contention In which C H. Vandenburg, candidate for Mayor, and J. E. Young, for Recorder, were defeated. Mr. Young lost by only one vote. Drain Casts 112 Votea. TRAIN, Or.. April 1. (Special.) At' the city election today the following new officers were elected, 112 votes having been cast: Mayor, George M. Basse.tt. cashier of the Bank of Drain; Recorder, Thomas Krewson; Treasu rer, E. R. Applegate; Marshal, E. J. Butrick: Councilmen for two years. Moses Mack and Louie Stores, and Councilman for one year, J. A. Culy. The retiring officers are: Mayor Ira Wimberly; Recorder. E. A. Johnson; Marsha, Captain L. B. Knauss: Treas urer, W. V. Kent; Councilmen. J. W. Spalding, M. R. Ryan and William Sneed. FARM HANDS VERV SCARCE Labor Problem Besets Morrow County Lambing Has Begun. HEPPNER, Or.. April 1. (Special.) Lamblug has commenced and by the last of this week will be in full blast. The range 1s in fine condition and sheepmen are looking forward to a large Increase. Shearing will commence in the northern part of the county April 5. Farmers and stockmen are finding con siderable difficulty in getting men to work There is not an idle man in the county and the demand will be much greater in two weeks from now than it is now. DATA ON RAILROAD VALVES Spokane Jobbers Interested In Work of Railway Commission. OLYMFIA. Wash.. April 1. (Special.) Benry M. Stephens, attorney for Spokane Jobbers, was a visitor at the State Rail road Commission offices today. Investi gating the valuations of railroad property employes of the Commission have been working on for many months. At the In terstate Commerce Commission hearing at Portland, April 15, the railroads are expected t,o put in proof evidence as to the value of railroad property, upon which value fair and reasonable rates are to be based according to Federal Supreme Court decisions. The Washington Commission, from the railroads' own records and from personal inspection by experts, has practically completed its valuations of all rairoad property in this state. It is likely the Commissioners or some of the experts may be summoned to Portland to testify as to this data. CLOSE CAMPAIGN AT BOISE Contest Complicated With Citizens, Republicans and Labor Tickets. BOISE. Idaho. April 1. (Special.) An Interesting city campaign closed this evening with a meeting held by the citi zens' party in the opera-house and a musical and magic lantern entertainment by the Republicans on the street. The contest is complicated. There is a citizens' ticket in the field, headed by V. C. Kerr for Mayor. The anti-Dubois Dem ocrats are generally supporting It. The regular city committee had delegates elected to a Democratic convention and the latter indorsed the Republican ticket, headed by John M. Haines for Mayor. The union labor interests also have a ticket in the field, with L. W. Grubb for Mayor. The Republicans are very confident of winnimr. but the others are Just as confi dent. Haines will be in no better than second place, while the labor men put him third. There will be about 470O vK.es cast. KtLLEO BEFQREWIFE'S EYES RANCHER - PREACHER BLOWN VP BY DYNAMITE. Body Hurled With Horse Into River Where No Trace of It Has Been Found. PRIXEVILLE. Or., April 1. (Special.) Rev. Homer N. Street was Instantly killed and blown into the Matolis River, together with his horse, at dusk Saturday evening, by an. explosion of dynamite caused by his horse stepping on It. Particulars reached here today. Rev. Mr. Street had placed dynamite under a log. but it is supposed that coyotes scat tered the explosive In the open. The accident happened in the presence of his' agonized wife and children. The body of the horse was located, but no trace of Street's body has yet been seen. Rev. Mr. Street was known as the rancher-preacher of Crook County. He took an active part in the local option campaign of the state and county, being one of the few ministers of the gospel who are opposed to prohibition. SCHOITELD GETS HIS PAY Earns Witness Fee Before Boise GrancfJury Probing Land Deals. BOISE, Idaho. April 1. The United States grand Jury did not do much today. It met for a short time in the afternoon and again in the evening. The Wisconsin men were called as witnesses. Ex-Governor Schofield, his son and Captain Henry, of Eau Claire, were released this evening, after being here nearly a week. The ex-Governor, exhibiting some coin, part of his pay for mileage and fees, re marked this evening it was the first money he had received from Uncle Sam since he loft the Army more, than 40 years ago. John Kinkald, who appears to be one of tho Important characters of the investiga tion, has not yet arrived from Nevada. It is expected he will come in tonight or to morrow. Added Interest is given the Investigation by the announcement that Judge Burch, special assistant United States Attorney General, is on his way here to consult with the District Attorney in connection with these cases. No One Blamed for Her Death. ROSEBURG, Or., April L (Special.) The Coroner's Jury returned a verdict of death from trichinosis in the case of Mrs. W. D. Chaddoek. The evidence submitted to the jury showed that while death might occur in a large majority of such cases, recovery was possible under proper treatment. It was also shown that the two daughters, sick with the same disease, though not out of danger, are steadily recovering under medical treatment- The verdict of theJury places no blame for tho death, yet the sentiment of the people of the town Is that she was allowed to die for want of proper care and treatment. Dispute Ends in Murder. CHICO. Cal., April l.-As a result of a dispute in .one of the camps along the ditch of the Valley Counties Power Com lan several miles from this city. James Barry was killed and John Trainor se verely wounded. The shooting was done by Charles Allen, who is now under arrest. BEATEN BY WIFE T! OVER MES Seattle Man Prays Court That He May Be Separated From Cruel Spouse. COMES FROM NEW ENGLAND Finding His Massachusetts Home Too Tropical He Sought Sur cease in the Bounding West. Married Twice. SEATTLE. Wash., April 1. (Special.) Donald MacKenzie, formerly of Wake field. Mass., charged in a divorce com plaint tiled here today that in the four years he lived with Myra Dora MacKen zie. a second wife, she beat him more than 100 times. Once, he recalls in his affidavit, the second Mrs. MacKenzie started for her spouse with a broomstick, but the husband was too agile and es caped. An 11-year-old daughter swears in a second affidavit that she frequently saw her stepmother assault her father and that she had arisen from the table, dur ing a meal, on different occasions, to ad minister chastisement to the head of the family. Finally MacKenzie moved! to Reading. Mass.. to escape his bellicose helpmate, and the man who carried away the fur niture avers that Mrs. MacKenzie called after her husband that she would not be found dead in his presene- Since Mrs. MacKenzie owns a farm and a dressmak ing establishment, the husband does not think the court need go to the trouble to award her alimony. STATE FUNDS DRAW INTEREST Board of Finance Will Designate Depositories April 15. OLYMPIA. Wash., April J (Special. ) About April 15 the State Board of Finance will designate as state depositories such banks in the state as it may select under the provisions and terms of the recently enacted state depository bill. It is esti mated that the average balances to be deposited and carried will aggregate $750. 000. Heretofore the balances have been, larger, but the tecent consolidation of public funds and the recent enactment providing that the common school tax collections shall remain in the county treasuries until apportioned, instead of being remitted to Olympia on collection, reduces the amount of money to be car ried, 'but n any event it is believed that fully 1750,000 will be the. total balances. The depository law provides that the State Treasurer, having the custody of all state moneys, may deposit in such banks as are designated by the State Board of Finance as such depositories. The depositories shall pay to the state not less than 2 per cent interest on these deposits, unless another rate of Interest is provided by the Board. The depository law becomes effective June 15. but in order to permit the banks to secure theif bonds and make all ar rangements, the Board will announce its designations ffbout 60 days before the ef fectiveness of the act. Any bank may make application to be designated a pub lic depository. The Board will send out no circulars apprising the banks of this fact, believing that newspaper publicity is ample for the purpose. It does not want to act hurriedly, and hence today made the foregoing announcement. BOY KILLS YOUNGER BROTHER Points at Him Shotgun Not Known to Be Loaded. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., April tr? (Special.) The gun that was not loaded found another victim yesterday afternoon in Walter Roberts, aged 6 years, who was shot by his brother Willie, aged 12 years, near their home in Rosea. Neigh bors were preparing for a hunting trip when the boy seized one of the shotguns and. pointing the barrel toward his small brother, pulled the trigger. The charge entered the lad's side, causing a terrible wound. Death was instantaneous. The boys are eons of John Roberts, a well-to-do rancher. HAYWOOD TRIAL ON MAY 9 Federation Officials Demand Sepa rate Trials Wood to Preside. BOISE. Idaho. April 1. Moyer, Hay- The United States Government Report SHOWS Royal Baking Powder of maximum strength, pure and healthful ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. wood and Petllbone, charged with the m urder of ex-Go vernor Steunenbergr. In court here this morning, demand ed separate trials. They were repre sented by Fred Miller, of Spokane, arid J. F. Nugent, of Boise. Judjre Wood fixed the date of triai at May 9, ntithcr side interposing any objection. J. H. Hawley, representing the state, announced that W. D. Haywood would be tried first. He said he would report in a few days which of the other two cases would come next. It Is believed the Pettibone case will follow that of Haywood. Although It was generally known the prisoners would be in court this morn ing, no public interest was shown. Less than n dozen spectators were in the courtroom. Tacoma Teamsters Strike. TACOMA, April 1. One hundred teamsters employed on street work went on strike today, demanding- $fi per day for man and team instead of $5.50. The strike ties up several hun dred thousand dollars' worth of work. TRAPPED By CLEVER RUSE OREGON CITY MAN CAPTURED TWO BURGLARS WITH BOOTY. Impersonate a "Bad Man," Gets Hold of Stolen Goods and Then Shows His Star. OREGON CITY, Or., April 1 (Special.) Gallagher Bowers Is responsible for the capture of Frank T. Dillon and W. H. Roberts, who have been operating in this city for the past week and who robbed Wilson & Cooke's hardware store Friday nlgrht. The men were arrested this after noon and placed in 'the County Jail, where they will await a hearing at the April term of the Circuit Court. Bowers mat Dillon this morning, and the burglar received the information that his companion was in the same nefarious business as himself and made the state ment that he had committed the bur glary that resulted in the theft of sev eral hundred dollars' worth of knives, razors and shears. He doped out a scheme for Bowers to see the hardware firm and promise the return of the stuff for $35. They made an appointment for 2 o'clock at the Oregon House, where Dillon and Roberts were staying, and in the meantime Bowers communicated with Deputy Master Fish Warden H. A. Webster and secured Sheriff Beatle's big six-shooter and his official star and pro ceeded to lay a trap to ensnare the crim inals. R. D. Wilson gave Bowers $S5 and he went to the Oregon House and there Dillon made a proposition to throw down his partner, telling Bowers to give him J30 and then offer them both $5 for the stolen goods. This was -done and the thieves secured the plunder from a loft over their room and gave it to Bowers, who placed It In his valise and then walked to the door and calmly pulled his gun, exhibited his star and compelled the men to walk downstairs into the arms of Sheriff Beatle and Warden Webster, who were waiting below. The capture was a clever one. Dillon and Roberts are tough characters and they will probably receive the full pen alty of the law, as the evidence against them is conclusive. Heppner Paces Fuel Famine. HEPPNER, Or., April 1. (Special.) Heppner is again facing a fuel famine. There is neither wood nor coal and. the local dealers can get no satisfactory in formation as to when there will be any delivered. The railroad company prom ise to hurry cars in, but at present peo ple who are out of fuel feel that if they had the running of things they could do better than the company is doing. Prayer and Water Used to Fight Flames Chapel of the Church of God Catches Fire, and Is Saved by Faithful and a Hose Company. BY means of prayers of the saints and water from the hose of the fire department, which came very slow ly at first, the chapel of the Church of God. on Hawthorne avenue, near East Sixth street, was saved from destruc tion by fire yesterday forenoon. As it was. before these agencies were ef fective, the upper story and roof were burned off and the building saturated with water. It was a somewhat novel spectacle to see men and women fight ing the fire with prayers and with their hands. The Chapel of the Church of God Is a four-story frame structure, and is the headquarters for the Church of God in Western Oregon, In charge of Klder G. T. Neal. The rooms on the upper floor were occupied by roomers, but few were at home when the fire broke out. It started from a defec tive terra cotta flue attachment in a bedroom on the top floor. Elder Neal was on the floor at the time and un dertook to stop the fire by tearing out the woodwork around the pipe, but failed after he had burned his hands severely. He then tried to extinguish the fire with a garden hose, and pray ing to God to help him put out the Are. A fire alarm was turned In, but for some reason the big bell did not ring. Finally after some delay the Stephens Addition hose company arrived and soon had water on the Are. By this time the fire was burning briskly all through the top floor. Adjoining Is a large livery 6table filled with horses and valuable rigs. These were re moved as a matter of precaution. Very soon after the water was turned on the Ore was smothered out Elder Neal is quite sxire that his prayers and those of the other saints helped to save the building. "The firemen were somewhat sur prised to see us fighting the fire and praying nt the same time." said Elder Neal. "We are ttj thankful that It was no worse," he added. : CHATEL OF CHI RCH OF GOD, ON THE EAST SIDE, VISITED BY FIRE. . f ............ .......4 The furniture on all the floors was badly damaged by water. The audi torium ceiling was saturated with wa ter and the plaster will likely fall off. Most of the other rooms are in the same condition. On the building there is an insurance of $3000. but none on the furniture. The structure was built by members of the church, most of the material and labor being donated. It is here that the annual assembles and conferences of this church are held. INMATES WALLOW IN FILTH JACKSOX OOUXTV POORHOL'SE MOST REVOLTING PLACE. Conditions Revealed by Report of Grand Jury Made to Judge Hanna, MEDFORD. Or.. April 1. (Special.) The report of the Jackson County grand Jury filed with Circuit Judge Hanna Saturday reveals a condition of rottenness in the management of the county poorhouse that finds ho parallel in modern prison investigations. Says the report: "We visited the county charges in a body among the earliest of ouv proceed ings, and before the keepers of the county poor had an opportimlty to prepare for our coming. "We found the hallways of the bulldinc in which the patients sleep so dirty and filthy that the grand Jury, on passing through the hallways, raised such a cloud of dust and dirt as to be decidedly noticeable on their clothing. It would be impossible to make an accurate statement as to how long a time had elapsed since the hall was cleaned, but it has certainly been a long time. "We found all of the bedrooms very filthy and dirty. In the corners were cobwebs, and on the floor was dirt and filth of all kinds. The beds were lousy and dirty and the bed clothing was prac ticallv saturated with dirt. It is safe to sav that none of the beds had been chanced within a .month. It is safe to say that all of the beds of the H inmates were as filthy and dirty and as alive with vermin, as is possible to Imagine "We found one woman patient whose room was probably the filthiest and dirtiest of any. She is a woman between 86 and 90 years of age. On entering the room, the smell from tne mm ana airt was so repulsive as to make a stay in her room any length of time almost Im Dossible. There was blood and dirt of all kinds oh the floor. The woman had no proper clothing, and said that what she had on was all that she had. . . "We found one patient afflicted with a loathsome disease. We found all of the patients had Inadequate clothing, and that thev were afraid to tell what their real tratment was and expressed themselves in that way. "The woman who is one of the keepers claimed that the place had been swept three days previously, and proved it by all of the Inmates, who were apparently afraid to contradict her, but the evidence was plain that there had been no clean ing within at least three months. "This same woman keeper made an Indecent gesture to the grand jury and said. 'If you don t like the way the patients are treated, you can uiae mem and eo to hell.' "The manner in which the county poor are cared for .is a disgrace to civiliza tion." STATE'S CHIEF WITNESS DIES VERT SUDDENLY. Citizens Excited and investigation Is Being Made Conviction of Defendants Now Impossible. LEWISTON. Idaho, April !. (Spe cial.) Grangrevllie was irreatly excited over the death this morning of Miss Rose Scott, the second most important witness for the state In the Knudsen murder case. Dr. Campbell, the at tending physician, says death was due to typhoid pneumonia. Inasmuch as Mrs. Sylvester Scott, mother of the girl, died suddenly after two hours, being- the principal witness against Ed Wiley and Curley Howard, suspected assassins of Swan Knudsen, there are many who publicly declare they believe the mother and daughter were poisoned. . Although County At torney E. M. Griffith admits that the deaths, coming so closely together aft er public threats, does place a cloud of mystery over the whole affair, pal ing the claim of coincidence by friends of the suspected men. While Attorney Griffith says he has not started an official investigation, lie will do so Just as quick as he gets something more than just street talk to hinge It upon. He admits he is mak ing an investigation, but declines to say along what lines. The trial of Ed Wiley and "Curley" Howard, on the charge of murdering a packer named Knudsen, in the Sal mon River country, has been brought to an end. The state based its case upon the testimony of Mrs. Scott and her daughter, at whose house the mur der of Knudsen was said to have been planned. Mrs. Scott died near Grange vllle Friday morning, and the death of her daughter removes all the testimony in the hands of the County Attorney. The murder of Knudsen occurred about two years ago, but on account of fear of Wiley and Howard, the Scotts claimed to have withheld their knowledge from the county officials until three months ago, when the ar rest of Wiley and Howard was made. DOIT NOW! Take advantage of the COLONIST RATES TO OREGON And the Pacific Northwest ovor the JJnion Pacific, Oregon Short Line, Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co., and Southern Pacific, from ail parts of the East, 1MTTV 7 - . V , . j-i-o-Lij i during Marcn ana April. YOU CAN PREPAY For tickets, if you desire to bring friends, relatives, employes or others from the East, by depositing the cost with any agent of the 0. R. & N. or S. P. 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DF.AD OF THE JJORTirWEST James M. Robinson. DRAIN. Or.. April 1. (Special.) James M. Robinson, the pioneer hotelman of Klkton. 16 miles west of Drain, and one of the most respected pioneers of Oregon, died at 3 o'clock this afternoon of paraly sis, with which he was stricken three months afro. He was 70 years pf sen anfl leaves many relatives and friends to mourn his death. McGregor Made Regent Again. OLYMPIA. "Wash., April 3. Special.) The reappointment of State Senator Pete McGregor, of Hooper, as Regent of the State College at Pullman for the terra ending March 9. 1312, was announced at the Governor's office today. ALWAYS UP TO DATE, mi wekard Shoe MEN has reached a degree of excellence seldom attained in shoe making. A leader for 26 years, it holds first place in the hearts of thousands, who emphatically voice their preference. Buy and wear the Packard, it is the shoe of character and quality. Sold at $3.50 $4.00 S5.00 la all .rv!.. 1 nlnvinn nn U-l m mm m. a. rfibnAnu uu., makers - - - Brocnon, miss. Popular, up-to-the-minute styles on sale by the Phillip Shoe Co., 109 Sixth St., Portland DlAtrlhutors. 1 ivx BYERYPA1R MADE, TO WEAR DELL IS HELD FOR MURDER Formally Charged With Brntal Kill ing of Addle Roper. BELLINGMAM. Wash., April 1 Doan Dell was this afternoon formally charged with the murder of Addle Roper, at Blaine, on the night of January IS last. Dell has been held as a suspect for some weeks, the filing of the formal charge following an attempt on his part to se cure his release by habeas corpus pro ceedings. In view of the filing of the murder charges, the habeas corpus appli cation case was not proceeded with. 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