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THE ItlOKiMii UKKdOSIAy, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1908. 5 BOARD WILL DEAL IN GRAIN FUTURES Portland Trade Organization to Establish Market for Options. WILL FIX PRICE STANDARD Grainmon of City by Almost Unani mous ATote Decide in 1'avor of Project IV ill Be Carried Into Effect Soon. The Portland Board of Trade will deal In grain options. This matter was defi nitely settled at a meeting of the Brain men of this city hold at the rooms of the Board last night. Nearly all the leading grain firms were represented and more than a full quotum was present. In the absence of I. C Sanford. chairman of the grain department, 13. A. Patullo presided. The matter of dealing In futures was first brought up at a meeting of the grain mterests about a month ago and a committee, consisting of Gay Lombard, J. E. Murphy and A. Berg was appointed to report on it. The committee made its report last night and after it was thoroughly discussed a secret ballot was taken which resulted almost unanimously in favor of dealing in grain futures. Carry Out Plan at Once. A resolution was adopted that the com mittee in making the report be retained as a permanent committee and that it immediately carry out the recommenda tions of the report. Another meeting will be held next Wednesday at 4 P. M., when the committee will submit rules govern ing this branch of the Board's operations. The salient points of the option trading report submitted by Messrs. Iombard, Murphy and Berg follow: Option trad ing is recommended, as the committee be lieves that without it there is not much of a stimulus for a grain organization. The chief benefit to be derived from option trading will be the establishment of fixed quotations on grain and feed No Standard of Values Xow, The committee declares that Portland is absolutely without a standard of values at the present time and the only way of ascertaining the value of wheat now is to get a consensus of opinion from all of the traders interested in the market with option trading, says the committee. Grain values would be fixed definitely, as present values could be calculated by simply deducting the cost of carrying grain from the present time to the date of maturity of the option. The committee asserts that Portland is the only large city in the country doing much grain business that is without an option board and the experience of cities throughout the United States has been that the establishment of exchanges tends to bring grain to those points, as pro ducers and middle men in the interior naturally ship their grain to a market that has a fixed standard of values. The committee recommends that one of the leading trust companies of the city be appointed trustee to handle all funds and margins put up and that probably a suf ficient rate of interest could be secured on the deposits of margins which would pay the running expenses of this branch of the business. Margins should be put tip by each side on wheat transactions of 3 cents per bushel and on oats and barley of $1 per ton. In the event of the increase or decline in values, the trade could he re-margined at the request of either Bide. Jook Facilities Ample. Portland dock facilities are declared to be ample to provide for all deliveries made in connection with grain option contracts. Trading is to be restricted to members of the Board. On all trades made for account of non-members, a commission of a 4 of a cent per bushel on wheat and 5 cents per ton on oats and barley should be charged. Definite rules should be established and any mem ber Infringing on them should be punished by a severe tine and in case of a further offense by expulsion from the Board. Before the option committee's report was passed upon, the following new mem bers of the grain department were ad mitted: Julius Lippitt, J. C. Robinson, Dement Bros. Co., F. A. Coffin, M. A. Hauser. A. Benzon, Jobes Milling Com pany, E. B. McAvinney and A. llac Ayel. SLASHES WIFE IN FACE Steve Higgins .Makes Brutal Attack AVith llaz-or. After beating and mistreating rcis wife and slashing- her in the face with a razor. Steve Higgins. an engineer" out of work and crazed by drink, was overpowered by three policemen last night in his own house, 991 Kast Nine teenth street North, and taken to the. City Jail, shackled with two pairs of handcuffs. Higgins was locked up, charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. That Mrs. Higgins escaped with her life is perhaps due only to the fact that the slash intended for her throat was wielded by a hand too unsteady ! from drink to find the mark. Higgins is a powerful man, about 38 years of age, over six feet In height and weigh ing over 200 pounds, and his muscles are as large and hard as those of a trained athlete. The police were- called to the Hig gins' house after 10 o'clock by ap peals from the neighbors, who were alarmed by the shrieks from Mrs. Higgins. They found the woman seek ing shelter In the house of. neighbors. Her left cheek bore an ugly wound, which laid bare the jawbone. Higgins was inside his own house, where, armed with two razors, he de fied any one to enter. His mother-in-law and little children had also taken refuge in neighbors' houses. Higgins made some show of resistance, but vris quickly subdued and handcuffed. In spite of the evidence against him, he at. first maintained that he had no knowledge of the affair. After he had been placed in the jail he admitted his guilt. Higgins was formerly employed by the O. VV. P.. but of late has been unemployed. Dr. George H. Stovall, 1007 East Sixteenth street North, who sewed up Mrs. Higgins' wound, suid last night that she was in no serious danger. WILL PROBE TELEGRAPHS Commissioners of Labor and Corpo rations to Conduct Inquiry. WASHINGTON, June 10. Under the provisions of a resolution adopted re cently by the Senate, Secretary Straus baa arranged for a thorough investiga tion of the operations of the telegraphs of the country. The Inquiry will extend into "the receipts and expenses of the companies, the wages they pay, the con ditions of their employes, the hours of labor, and other matters pertaining to the operation of the companies. Secretary Straus has placed the inves tigation in the hands of Charles P. Neill, Commissioner of Labor, and Herbert Knox Smith, Commissioner of Corpora tions. They will co-operate in the making of the inquiry. Commissioner Neill looking after the labor end and Commissioner Smith conducting the in vestigation into the financial affairs of the companies. The report will be ready for submission to the Senate when it re convenes next December. . MEET AT MEMPHIS NEXT Annual Convention of United Con federate Veterans. BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. -June 10. With the selection of Memphis as the place of the next reunion and the election of General Clement Evans, of Georgia, as commander In chief to succeed the late Stephen D. Iee, the United Confederate Veterans adjourned their annual conven tion late this afternoon. The floral parade this afternoon was the- most gorgeous ever given in the city. Tho line of two or three miles of auto mobiles, carnages, carts and other vehi cles gaily bedecked were in the pageant. Mnjor-General William E. Miekle, Adjutant-General and Chief of Staff of the Confederates, in his report today refers to the many veterans who have answered their last rollcall, and says: 'There can by no possibility be any re cruits, and in the near future there will not be a single camp in existence, nor a single survivor of the Confederate armies. The old men are rapidly dying out or moving to other sections of the country, often where there are no Con federates, and tho once prosperous camp dies because there are no members to keep it alive." FALLS FROM HER HORSE Kaiserin ' Surfers Slight Injury, Deranging Kaiser's Plans. POTSDAM. June 10. Empress Augusta Victoria, while out riding today with the Emperor, fell from her horse. Her Majesty returned to the new palace in a cab. Two surgeons upon examination found she had suffered no injury except ing a severe bruise on the back of her right hand, which was bleeding. The accident occurred in Sans Souci Park near the small palace of Frederick the Great, which Is often visited by tour ists. It so happened that a taxicab was standing nearby. The Emperor insisted that his wife, in spite of her desire to remount her horse, return to the palace in this vehicle. The accident was caused by the horse stumbling and falling to his kneee. The imperial plans have been consid erably modified as a result of this mis hap and the Empress has cancelled various engagements and the Emperor has given up attending a gala perform ance at. the opera tonight. FLEEING NEGRO SHOOTS Hunted by oPsse, ell Kills Two Fish ermen by Mistake. WILBURTON, Okla., June 10. Two prominent citizens were killed, a woman barely escaped with her life, the county is aroused and pickets are posted every 60 yards for a circle of six miles about the town tonight as the result of the reappearance of R. J. Johnson, a negro who last September shot and killed Oliver Swan, deputy city marshal. Johnson was seen in woman's cloth ing today, recognized, the alarm given, and 'a posse formed to capture him. Learning of the impending attempt to arrest him. Johnson armed himself heavily and fled. In making his way across the county near this place, he suddenly came upon a fishing party and mstaking the fishermen for a party of his pursuers, opened fire. Those killed were Walter Roberts, who died instantly, and Robert Mounds, who was mortally wounded, dying within a short time. Mrs. R- Blakeley, who was near, only escaped by seeking refuge behind a tree. FISH FROM THE DEEP SEA First Experiment Fails Because the Trawl Is Too Small. ASTORIA. Or., June 10. (Special.) The gasoline schooner Gerald C., which left a couple of days ago on a deep sea fishing cruise, returned last evening with a light catch, which was disposed of at the local markets. The trouble was that the trawl used on this trip was too small and would not reach the bottom. Elmore & Co. have received letters from a num ber of dealers located at interior cities, saying they will handle fish from here. This Insures a tair market being secured at once and in order to give .the project a thorough test, the gasoline schooner Evie is now being fitted up with large trawls and will be sent outside on a cruise in a few days. XOKTHWEST LEAGUE. No Game at Spokane. SPOKANE, June 10. No game here, Tacoma 'team failed to arrive. A'ancouver 6, Aberdeen 4. VANCOUVER. B. C. June 10. (Spe cial.) Vancouver defeated Aberdeen to day by a score of $ to I The averace length of life of the Ice lander is a little over 61 yeai-g. Or. Price's Wheat Flake Celery Food Dr. Price's Food supplies all the necessary elements both in quantity and quality for the maintenance of health, and never overtaxes or irritates the stomach. A breakfast com posed solely of this food is most nutri tious and palatable. iTry it and you will enjoy it. It' is made from wheat and celery unlike any food in existence. 258 B JURY DECLARES ACTOR GUILTLESS Raymond Hitchcock Acquit ted of Crime Against Young Girls. OTHER CHARGES PENDING Evidence of Own Servants as to In terview With Children Proves Decisive He Rebuked Them for Telling Stories. NEW TORK, June 11. The trial of Raymond Hitchcock, the comedian, charged with attempted assault upon young girls, was concluded late Wednesday in the Supreme Court, the case being given to the Jury at 7:30 P. M. and returned a verdict of not guilty at 2:50 A. M. today. Shortly after midnight the jury en tered the courtroom and asked for in structions as to the nature of reason able doubt, the exact meaning of "in ference" and whether, if the evidence were equally divided, the benefit of the doubt should be given to the defend ant. The court explained the first two points and as to the last he Bald the defendant . might be given the benefit of the doubt In case the evidence was equally divided. Point Which Decides Jury. The jury returned to the courtroom about 2:40 o'clock and asked to have read the testimony regarding the pres ence of a curtain behind which Hitch cock's valet was said to have hidden in the Forty-first-street house. Helen Von Hagen and Elsie Voecks -IcstiSed that there was no such curtain, but a maid in the house said there was. The jury retired after the reading and in a few minutes reached the verdict of inot guilty. Mrs. Hitchcock was In court when the verdict was returned and, bursting into tears, embraced her husband, who was also congratulated by many friends. There being four other indictments against Hitchcock, he was remanded to the Tombs prison by Justice Goff. It is said he will be admitted to bail when court convenes this morning. Valet Defends Hitchcock. The greater part of the day was taken up with the submission of evidence for the defense to controvert the charge that Hitchcock mistreated either the com plainant in the case, Helen Von Hagen, or Blsie Voercks. His chauffeur and valet, Herman H. Ruhke, was an important witness in corroborating Hitchcock's testimony that there was no misconduct on his part on any of the occasions In stanced by the state. William Astor Chanler, the ex-Congressman, was another witness of - the day to controvert the evidence of Helen von Hagen that she saw him at the actor's home at Great Neck upon one of her visits there. Documentary evidence was produced to show that Hitchcock, on one occasion at least, was In New Yprk City when his girl accusers de clared he was with them at his Summer home on Long Island. His Conduct Exemplary. Mr. Steur in his argument dwelt strongly upon the testimony of Hitch cock's valet regarding the visit of the two girls to the "house with the green blinds" in West Forty-firet street. The valet testified that Hitchcock's conduct at that time was exemplary; that the actor taxed the girls with circulating base stwfies about him and dismissed them with a warning when they denied having done so. In summing up Prosecutor Garvan de clared that Hitchcock confessed his guilt "to me and to you." FLOOD IS STILL RISING (Continued From First Pafre.) slppt and north along the banks of the Missouri as far as Omaha. Breaks In Kaw Dykes. Shortly before midnight there were two breaks In the Kaw dykes erected in Ar mourdale, one at the Twelfth-street bridge, which crosses from Armourdale to Argentine, and another at the Schwarz schild & Sulzberger packing-house. No great damage was possible at those points, however, for ihe packing-house employes had removed everything porta ble, and the residents of Argentine, or most of them, had already moved out. A little later came the first break in the wholesale district, when water began to come in near the Union Pacific bridge. Daylight found hundreds still at work with the water rising slowly and making further Inroads eastward toward the Union Railway Station, into which run 20 different railways. At the stockyards business was' nearly at a standstill. One-quarter of the pens on the Missouri side were under water that stood from one to six feet deep. This flooded district covered 50 acres of the 200 acres set aside for pens. On the Kansas side a third of the quaran tine division wae under water. The Stock Exchange building also suffered much Inconvenience, water seeping into the basement and forcing the rail way stock agents to move their furniture to upper floors. The principal trouble in tne present flood has been laid at the door of tne Missouri and Union Pacific, whose bridges spanning the Kaw acted as dams, that caused the water to spread over territory otherwise safe. The Mis souri Pacific bridge caused much trouble In the previous floods, and the Union Pacific structure, which had been swept away in 1903, was re placed at the same height as before. AH of Harlem, which Is a hamlet in the bottoms of the Missouri across from Kansas City, Mo., is from one to six feet under water. The last family there was driven away this morning. .GREAT XORTHERX IS CLEAR Line Between Seattle and St, Paul Open for Trarfic. SPOKANE, Wash., June 10. Great Northern officials announce today that the whole main line Is clear and ready for traffic between St. Paul and Seat tle. The Montana Central branch Is still tied up. Further washouts oc curred on the Northern Pacific west of Missoula this morning, and that city cannot be reached from the west be fore Friday at best. The Northern Pacific will detour no more trains to the Harrlman lines or the Great Northern. Tickets . will be sold as far west as Butte and Helena and as far east as Trout Creek. Six Northern Pacific and as many Great Northern trains, which have been stalled on the latter company's lines for several days, bceian arriving in the city at 10 o'clock tonight. MIXES ANT SMELTER CLOSED Flood Causes 5000 Men Two Months of Idleness. BUTTE, Mont., June 10 A dispatch to the Miner from Great Falls tonight states that the electrolytic smelter of the Boston & Montana, one of the Amalgamated Copper Company's mines, will be closed down for two months, during which time the Boston & Montana mines in Butte will remain, closed unless arrangements can be made to handle the ore of the com pany at Anaconda. Five thousand men are affected by the shutdown. The road between Great Falls and Helena, It Is said, will not be re paired within two months. The only method of travel out of Great Falls at the present time is by stage. CLOUDBURST TIES UP ROAD Butte Mines Closed by Washout. Great Northern a Wreck. BUTTE. Mont.. June 10. A cloud burst tonight in Silver Bow canyon, just west of this city, tied up the Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway, causing the Amalgamated, North Butte and Coalition mines to close down for the night. It .is expected to have the break repaired by tomorrow noon. A private letter from Craig today states it will take six weeks to put the track in shape. The Missouri River below Wolf Creek is still high and shows no signs of subsiding. SHORT LINE WASHED OUT, TOO Cloudburst in Southern Montana Stops All Traffic. BUTTE. Mont., June 10. A, heavy cloudburst at Feeley, Mont., about 15 miles south of here on the Oregon Short Line, late tonight washed out the tracks of that line, tying up the road for an Indefinite period of time, not less than 36 hours. Several trains are being held here and several others are tied up along the line. Trains Move In Montana. BUTTE, Mont.; June 10. The washouts on the Northern Pacific between here and Logan are fully repaired and five trains from the East arrived last night and this morning. The road to the west is still In bad shape and communication be tween Butte and Spokane may be delayed for a week longer. The Great Northern hopes to resume service between Butte and Great Falls not later than tomorrow. The industry of fiint-maklne "till thrive! in Brandon, England. The flints are sent to Africa and other countries where the suns of 101) years aeo are still In active service. THE BIG PIANO DEAL The One Hundred New Upright Pianos Are Now Being- Placed in the One Hundred Oregon Homes by The Wiley B. Allen Com pany, at Absolute Rock-Bottom Wholesale Cost. As previously announced in last Sunday's issue of this paper, after seven years' absence, we have' re turned to this city, making it our headquarters and distributing point for Oregon and Washington, where we will do a large wholesale piano business from now on. And to start the ball rolling would place one hun dred standard new upright pianos in one hundred Oregon homes at abso lute rock-bottom wholesale cost, and on page 11, second section, of that paper, was shown facsimiles of six teen beautiful sample instruments that were being exhibited at our showrooms, corner of Sixth and Oak streets, and from these samples, al though this is only the fourth day, we have taken orders for many pianos in this city, as well as all parts of the state, for future delivery, some of which are now on the road from fac tories, being .delayed by the re cent -railroad washouts. And at this same rate it will take but a very few days to complete the list of the full one hundred individual buyers who are to join hands in the big deal and You Can't Cure Constipation With a Whip The cause of constipation is the ttse ot harsh physic. It begins with the occasional use of salts and harsh pills. They irritate the bowel lining, as shown by the griping and pain. Then Nature hardens that lining, just as she hardens the skin where yon constantly irritate it. The Hning like the skin becomes calloused. Its natural functions cease. Then you take physic oftener then larger doses. Eventually the bowel lining grows so hard that yon have chronic consti pation. "Pills" can't cure that tremble, for they were the cause of it. You must do now what you should y bave done at first. Take nothing but CaacareU. In the race to make the best clothes for boys. We think our hobby will win in the long run his name is Quality. We have put a qual ity of strength and beauty into these suits that give them the lead. Enlargement Sale re ductions on everything that boys wear, account store alterations. This is your time to profit. 160-170 Third Street. DISEASE ENDS HIS CAREER DISTRICT ATTORNEY MORAX PREY TO TUBERCULOSIS. He Says He" 11 Beat Germs Yet by Burning Them Alive in His Body. BOSTON. Mass., June 10. The an nouncement today that District Attorney John Brown Moran. of Suffolk County, was afflicted with tuberculosis and would be obliged to leave Boston at once for the Adlrondacks for an indefinite period, marks a halting- place in the career of one of the most picturesque characters in the Commonwealth. "My physicians tell me I've got to de stroy the tuberculosis bugs or they will destroy me," said Mr. Moran tonight. "It's tough news, but-1 told my physi cians that the germs might get the best of me for a while possibly, but I will get the best of them in the- end, for after I'm dead I'll have my body cre mated and burn them alive. "If I can, I'm going to come back to Massachusetts and be Governor of this state yet." By his indomitable will John B. Moran forced himself into the public eye as few other men have done in this state. He has been elected District Attorney twice as an independent, and in 1906 ran for Governor on four tickets. Russia Recalls Her Gold. LONDON. June 10. Between 4.000,000 and 5.000,000 in gold, which Russia grad ually has been accumulating in London buy their pianos at wholesale instead of retail prices, a net saving of from $100 to $175 on each piano. It is not to be wondered at that people have come 300 and 400 miles to take ad vantage of this one chance in a life time to purchase their piano at the 'same prices the large dealers pay for them in one hundred lots, and have two and one-half years in which to complete payment, with exchange privileges that practically place a piano in the home on trial for one year. Our motto has ever been and al ways will be, satisfaction or money back. Then why should any intending purchaser hesitate to at least investi gate this co-operative plan, while we are taking all the chances and the customer none whatever? Just put a few dollars in your pocket and come along; the balance will be ar ranged to suit your convenience. Re member the place. The Wiley B. Al len Co., corner Sixth and Oak Sts., Portland, Or. The largest exclusive piano dealers in the West. Take one night and morning if the bowels are calloused. But the lin ings will soon become natural. Then you'll need less. Before very long, the bowels do all that is necessary. Then you are well. But the next time the bowels need temporary help, remember not to abuse them. CascareU Are candy tablets. They are told by- all drunriats, but never hi bulk. Be sure to Set tne genuine, with CCC on every tablet. The bos is marked like this: The vmt-pocket box ia 10 cene. The month-treatment bos 90 cent. 12.S00.000 boxM sold annaOr. Of 1J CLOTHIERS Your stomach can starch in the wheat is convert ed into dextrine by barley-malt, thereby relieving your intestines of the hardest part of their work. " FORCE" is made of the best white wheat, team-cooked, rolled into thin flakes, combined with the purest barley-malt and baked. Always "crisp" it before serving it by pouring into a pan and warming it in oven. Then serve in large dish with eream, piling the flakes in one side of the dish and pouring the cream in the other side, dipping the flakes as eaten. Your grocer sells it. No other Flaked Food is "just as good. " for months past, is being shipped to St. Petersburg this week. The Russian in terests have been buying small parcels of gold weekly with tne object of re placing in reserve the gold released to help out London at the time of tho heavy American demands. Some of. the gold purchased accredited to Germany was really intended for Russia. Smythe Elected Captuin. ..TT rVT,., , , , Rert-halrpd p'ersons are usually Impulsive PENDLETON, Or.. June 10. (Special.) tnn- outFpnkfn. ..v3-...-V Here's Summer J. T. .rrr--- B 0' D Here's summer delight and stomach joy for those who like good things to eat and who have to cut out heavy winter foods. Take a Shredded Wheat Biscuit, heat in oven to restore crispness; crush a cavity in the top of the Biscuit, fill the cavity with berries or other fruit, pour milk or cream over it and sweeten to taste. Delicious? Well, rather. At your grocers. Always heat the Biscuit in oven to restore crisp, ness. Two Shredded Wheat Biscuits with milk or fj cream will supply all the energy needed for a half 1 j day's work. Try Toasted TRISCUIT, the Shredded 11 Wheat wafer, for luncheon, with butter, cheese or marmalade. a trrnrr o a arnm GOING EAST? NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY Makes LOW ROUND-TRIP FARES YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK Is directly reached from Livingston, Montana, at low fare, includ ing all expenses of trip, and stopover for this trip can be se cured on any kind or class of ticket, regardless of limit of ticket. For full information as to fares, train service, berth reservations, etc., call on or write A. D. CHARLTON Assistant General Passenger Agent, 255 Morrison Street, Portland. Oregon. digest when it can't di" gest any other food. That's be cause the crisp flakes of whole wheat are thor oughly mixed with the saliva and other di gestive fluids, and because the Dan P. Smythe was elected Captain of Company L,, the local National Guard organization, this evening, being ad vanced from First Lieutenant to till the vacancy caused by the resignation of Captain Kern a few weeks ago. Smythe's advancement was followed by the promo tion of Second Lieutenant R. B. Aldrich to First Lieutenant and R. N. Oliver from First Sergeant to Second Lieutenant. I Jc.liri-ir -Ajj q q trrr? oj G2S35 ire 3 1