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TITE MORNING OR EG O XI AN, TIT TJR S D A Y, DECEMBER 2, 1900. ABERDEEN SUFFERS CBEATLYBT'STOHM Communication Being Re stored Gradually, Now That Crisis Is Past. ! SCHOONER CAUGHT ON BAR i Vessel Thought to Be Lizzie Vance Has-- Narrow Escape Humjitu lips Boom Is Only Big One to Escape Damage. 1 ABERDEEN', Wash., Dec L (Special.) The crisis of the storm and flood, which " began Friday, is now past and, as crip pled telegraph and telephone lines are being repaired, as railroads each day re claim more miles of dtimased track, or as outsiders, by boat or afoot' fight their way to this cltythe whole, story is being patched together. The Humptulips boom, valued at J500.000. i the only one of any size to escape damage, word having been received today that the Hobie boom on the North River had gone out, taking 12.000,000 feet of logs out to sea. Since Friday this city has beea, cut off entirely.- from the outside world. No trains have run sinpe Sunday, and although an attempt to reachtfie Sound was made by a passenger train this after noon, it was thought improbable that it would succeed. On Monday, in addition to the lack of transportation not a tele phone or telegraph line was in opera tion to outside points and even at pres ent, with large forces of linemen at ivork, the service is only spasmodic. Caught in the giant breakers off the bar today, a schooner supposed to be the Lizzie Vance had a narrow escape. It was impossible for- the life-saving crew at Westport. to reach the vessel but a tug finally got the vessel off. She-is sup posed to be the vessel sighted by the steamer Carlos with all sails gone, and in her disabled condition unable to beat oft shore. Estimates of total Joss in this county. Including logs, will be in the neighborhood of COO.OOO. PESt'Hl'l ES RITEB BOOM1SU Five , Bridges Are Lost and Log ? . Booms Are Broken. PRTNEVILLE. Or., Deo. 1. (Special.) Owing to a rise in the Deschutes River last week, a thing heretofore unknown to the oldest resident.- all bridges span ning the river from Lava Butte to Lald . law are wrecked and useless, and' the county is out thousands of dollars for repairs, according to a message received from County Judge Ellis, at Bend, who lias since gone on a tour of investigation covering the 37 miles of the .river af - fected. ? ' The flood varied from two to three feet, according to the width of the river, and thv.,'burstlng of numerous log booms along the river helped to complete the work of destruction. All the Deschutes bridges are built low and on bents rest ing upon the rock bottom, so it was an easy matter for one log to knock out a bent. The bridges affected are known Vas the Ryan, Dutch John, Sisemore, v Drake, Riley and Laidlaw. The last named, it is said, is only partially in jured. Besides the bridges, several hun dred thousand feet of timber is a total ; loss, washed down the canyon where it cannot be recovered. An estimate' of the total lose is not yet available, but is believed to be con siderably above $5000. and will probably involve the construction of a steel bridge at- Bend to replace the Sisemore bridge. which was presented o the county many years ago by John Sisemore on m condi tion that the county keep it in repair. GRAYS RIVER STTLXi BLOCKED Navigation ' Impossible Fish Traps In Columbia Destroyed. x " ASTORIA. Or.,. Dec 1. (Special.) Grays River, in Pacitlo County, Wash., is still so blocked with logs as a result of the recent freshet that it is not nav igable for any distance about its moutlt.' Ranches in that vicinity were under water- for the first time in several years and at . the landing near. the head of navigation the stores . and residences were flooded. Later reports .show that the damage done to the dikes in the Upper Lewis and Clark River district will amount to several hundred dollars, as the djkes were broken in a number of places. . Practically all the drift that has come ' down the Columbia .since the beginning of the recent heavy rains has passed out to sea. It took out a number of the fish traps in Bakers Bay. No official record of the rainfall in Astoria was kept during November, but the Observer at North Head reports the ... total precipitation there during the month to have been 13.95 inches, whereas the average for the corresponding month of previous years was only 6.G3 inches. The maximum velocity of the wind dur- ing the recent gale was 85 miles an hour . on the 29th and the rainfall during the gale was 3.1 inches. ' HANSON BELIEVED DROWNED Visit to Neighbor Took Corvallis Man Across Overflowed Land. UARKISBURO, Or.. Dec. 1. (Special.) Attorney J. L. Norwood has received word from Corvallis that his brother-in-law, Tony Hanson, had neen missing from his home there more than a week nnd it is feared he has been drowned in the high water of last week. He left his home to go to the home of a neigh -bor, the route taking him across some of the low lands over which the water must have been much deeper than he knew. Mr. Hanson was a former resi dent of Harrisburg. , Since the floods have subsided it - is learned that a number of the best hop . fields across the river have been vir tually destroyed." It is stated' by those . who reside on the bottoms that never before have they experienced a - flood vthat came with such force. Many of the potato fields were devastated of the en tire crop. ' "VANCOUVER, B. C, IS CUT OFF . 1 Travel to and TVom Is by "Water Only Shipping Delayed. VANC6UVER. B. C. Dec. (Special.) Thto clty baa been- cut off from the out side worldi for four days, not a single ' train coming into or leaving the city from ' 'the East, on account of landslides, wash out 8 and other damage resulting from floods which have swept this section of ' British Columbia. The storms now raging have done great damage to property of all kinds at Vic- to Tie and in this city and vicinity and have carried havoc into th far northern Beet 1 an of the province, where shipping has been damaged and delayed, some.ves sels being delayed as- much as two- weeks. Egress and ingress here is now by boat. Six persons today chartered a special boat to bring them from Blaine, while Hundreds came by way of Nanainw and Seattle, There have been bad slides a.t White Rock and Bellin-gham. while the bridge at Ferndale is two feet out of line. With the favorable weather now prevailing. It la expected that train and wire ommunlT cation will be restored. In part by tomorrow. KANCHERS LOSE .THE1K ALL First Train Since Sunday Xs Abll to Leave Montesano. MONTESANO, Wash., Dec. 1. (Special.) The first train over the Northern Pa cific through Montesano since Sunday was run today from Hoquiam to Puget Sound and Portland. The damage from "the flood has been heavier in and around Montesano than any other section of tire country, amounting to severjil thousand dollars. The Sunset Shingle Company at Mon tesano was the heaviest loser here, its loss being over $1000. Several ranchers lost everything but the clothes on their backs, while all along the river the .ranchers report losses of livestock and hay and machinery. The contractors on the Grays Harbor & Puget Sound Railway, across the river from this point, have also lost heavily, the grade and bridges being washed completely away in several places. The water is stilly high, but is receding slowly. YAKIMA DAMAGES BRIDGES River Again Rises, but Cool Weather Stops Advance. NORTH TAKIMA. Wash., Dec. 1. (Spe cial.) The Yakima River has again been almost at flood stage, but a sudden drop in tie temperature checked it, and the waters are now slowly receding. At the crest of the flood a large tree was washed against the Wapato steel bridge." break ing some sustaining rods, and causing the main span to sag so that it wae neces eary to close the structure to traffic. The water has also .been washing out the dike at the Moxee bridge, and traffic has been suspended there, but no further damage is expected. The Selah Valley is again cut off, all the wagon roads being flooded, and Fruitvale is partly inundated. Although much inconvenience has been caused, little serious damage has yet re sulted. BIG DAM BREAKS; LOGS GONE 12,000,000 Feet of Logs Are Swept ' Away "With New Boom. SOUTH BEND. Wash., Dec. 1. (Spe cial.) The loggers" boom recently com pleted by the loggers of North River was totally destroyed last night through the washing out of the big dam containing about 12.000.000 feet pt logs. The logs and sudden rush of water swept away the loggers' boom and also carried away 400 feet of the Nicomen boom belonging to State Senator H. S. McGowan, of this county. Only about 2,000.004- feet of logs reached the open bay and two steamers and six launches are hard at work in an attempt to save these. KALAMA CARRIES OFF LOGS River Washes Out Roads and Takes Away Bridges. KALAMA, Wash., Dec. 1. (Special.) Kalama River overflowed its banks more than two feet, and -2.000,000 feet of ties and thousands .of logs were swept out into the Columbia River, this morning. The river, has made different channels, and has washed out over 200 feet of coun ty road and three wooden bridges be tween here, and the -Kalama Electric Light & Power Company's plant. Rancher Measures Rainfall. VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 1. (-Special.) The rainfall at Fargher Lake, a few miles west of Amboy, from . Novem ber 1 to November 28 inclusive was 18.5 inches,' according to the record kept by W. J. Campbell at his ranch in that lo cality. Mr. Campbell has been keeping this record for the past 13 years and he says that the rainfall this month is the heaviest for any one month during that time. . Albany Ralnrall 11.(24 Inches. ALBANY, Or., Dec. 1. (Special.) The total rainfall recorded at Albany during the past month was 11.24 inches. This is. the greatest rainfall noted here in the month of November in 13 years. Only once since 1836 has there been a greater rainfall in any one month and that was in February, 1904. Santiam Again Rising. STAYTON, Or.. Dec. 1. (Special.) The Santiam Rives has risen several feet again In the past 24 hours, but a second flood stage is not apprehended. FEUD EfJDS IN BURNING NOTED MAN DESTROYS SOX-IN-LAW'S MOUNTAIN HOME., "Old Bill" Walker Charged by Rela tive With Arson; Warrant for Arrest Is Issued. PENDLETON, Or., Dec. 1. (Specials Two mountain homes in the most unac cesslble part of Umatilla County were to tally destroyed by fire on the afternoon of November 22. as the result of a family feud of long standing and increasing bit terness. Though the buildings were burned sev eral days ago. news of the arTair reached Pendleton this morning, when- William Anderson came to town to secure the ar rest fot his father-in-law, "Old' Bill" Walker. Walker is probably- the most unique character in Eastern Oregon. This is the second time within a month that he has been arrested at the instance of his son-in-law. . Several days ago he was arrested and given a hearing on the charge of burning the Anderson barn and. making kindling wood of the wagon. He was turned' loose. and it is now alleged that while Anderson 1 and his wife were in Canyon City the old man took advantage of their absence to burn their residence and all the out buildings, and also the residence of Charles Oney. a neighboring rancher, who- was a witness against him at the -first hearing. At the request of Anderson, a warrant of arrest was issued for his father-in-law;; ana a uepuiy snerirr is now on his way to the mountains to make the arrest. 30 REWARD For any case of Kidney,-'"Bladder or Rheumatic trouble Hall's Texas Wonder-cannot cure if taken in time and given a, fai trial. One bottle often per fects . cure. Sold1 by all druggists or mail. $1.00. Send for testimonials. Dr. f-E. W. Hall. 2926 Olive st. St. " ouis. Mo. The current ' year book of the Carnegie Institution shows that during- the la.et year Sfi,30O -was distributed among nrtv 300 persona ngagA in. conducting ft 'r 1 1 th- re-starch. FORGERY ENTERS HAMILTON CASE Telling Testimony Is Jntro at duced in- Trial ' Olympia. ARMY MAWS NAME USED Commander of Bcnicia Arsenal, J. W. Benet, 'Declares He Never- ' Signed Voucher, Which Gave Former Official $1188. OLYMPIA. Wash., Dec. 1. (Special.) The strongest testimony given against x-Adiutant-General Ortis Hamilton since his embezzlement trial began, came to day from an United States Army officer, whose name had been signed to the vo icher upon which Hamilton received the money he is accused of stealing. This came following the failure of the. defense to bar out evidence that the name of J. W. Benet, Commander of Benicia Arsenal, had been forged to the sub-voucher upon which Hamilton secured the m&8 from the state. Benet was called to the stand shortly after 11 o'clock this morning and after identifying himself and his official duties was asked If the signature to the vouch ers wds his. as purported to be. Objection Interposes.. Objection at once was made by the defense and arguments began which were not completed until late in the afternoon. The. defense contended the question was improper because the answer would tend A.O show the, defendant guilty of forgery nne in mis case he is simply accused of embezzlement. " The court ruled that the whole vpucher was a vital element of the. .embezzlement case and the question was admissible. Benet then answered that the signature was not his. He stated that in no in stance was his official signature written except by himself and then only in ink, not In" pencil as in the voucher, and that the ammunition the voucher purported to cover had never been sold from the arsenal to the state. .In fact, that there had been but one. sale to the state during the entire year and all the documents covering that transaction were placed in evidence. , i ' ' Other Witnesses Heard; " The other witnesses of the day were: F. ' B. Jameson, Assistant State Auditor, who identified more vouchers signed by Hamilton: the Executive Secretary, F. M. Dallam, Jr., who produced the Governor's records to show the appointment of Hamilton, as Ad justant-General ; Secre tary of State I. M. Howell, who produced an official copy of Hamilton's bonds and an official record of the Senate pro ceedings by which the appointment was shown tfl have been confirmed and F. R. Coopey, of Portland, a tailor who identi fied his indorsement of a check for, 600 which Hamilton, had cashed in the .Rose City.. ' - WALLACE ELECTED CAPTAIN Will Lead Corvallis Football Team in jvext Reason's Battles. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, Corvallis, Or., Dec. 1. (Spe cial.) Edwin W. Wallace, of Independ ence, was today elected captain of the college football team for the season of 1910. Wallace has played two years of col lege footbal.1. In 190S he was given a guard position on the regular team arid played a . strong, consistent game throughout the season. At the open ing of the season just completed he was again in histoid place, but an injury to Dlnges made it necessary to switch him to tackle. Despite the fact that the change was made late in the season, he proved himself to, be one. of the strongest tackles playing on the. North west gridirons. x Wallace is tall, heavy and exception ally fast. He is unassuming and very popular with the students. e is a senior this year, but plans to return another year for graduate work. Albany Revives Indoor Ball. ALBA NT, Or., Dec. 1. (Special.) The first indoor baseball game in Albany in several years was played last evening in the Alco Club gymnasium between a team composed of bank clerks and the Alco Juniors. The Bankers -won by a score of 20 to 11. Daly Kleeted Yale Captain. NEW HAVEN, Conn.. Dec. 1. By a unanimous vote of members of the Yale football eleven, Frederick J.. Daly, of Cambridge. Mass., tonight was elected captain for 1910. Daly is a member or the clas of 1911 and has played half back for two years. RIVAL COMPANIES IN SUIT Slander Alleged by Insurance Firm. , $10,000 Is Asked. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., Dec. 1. (Spe cial.) The Western Accident & "Health Insurance Association of North Yakima today began an action to recover S10.000 as damages from the American Casualty Company of Tacoma, for alleged injury to the business and reputation of the complaining company. J. D. Sickles and J. II. Holden are also named as defendant The complaining company alleges that in July representatives of the Tacoma company approached many of the policy holders of the North Yakima concern, stating that the latter had suspended busi ness'' and its policy-holders would lose wh.at they had paid in unless they trans ferred to the Tacoma company. It is alleged that representations were made that the business of the local.com pany had been taken over by the Tacoma concern. The local company alleges that because of these representations a total of 269. policies were cancelled, and that be cause of this the plaintiff company suf fered an actual loss of 1894.50. The plaintiff -also asserts that its reputation has been badly Injured because of the false representations. . Judges Good Road . Delegates. SALE.., Or. Dec. 1. (Special.) , Governor Benson today appointed as delegates from Oregon to the tenth an nual congress of the National Good Roads Association the County Judges Of the 34 counties of the state. The congress will be held on, December 14 and 15 at Topeka, Kan. The first mastriculfttion of women stu dents" at thr untversltie in Prussia has re sulted in 'tTTe admission of 6fiS students, including- 43 from imerlca and. seven from Great Srltalo- - IT The Home Furnished Complete MaKe This Store Your Headquarters During the Holiday Shopping Season - " Holiday Shoppers Will Find Our Tea Room Most Convenient for stered furniture affords? Here is where, you get a suggestion for an appropriate Christmas' gift. .By far the best showing is ours this season the large, luxuriously upholstered Turkish Rockers ; the Leath er Couches and Davenports and the many different patterns in leather-upholstered Comfort Arm-Chairs and Rockers. Buying early means that you have better variety to select from. And we will hold same for delivery as you desire. $25 Velvet Rugs at $18.75 SEAMLESS WOVEN 9ft x 12 ft SIZE Velvet Rugs are the best wearing floor coverings for the money, and the patterns and colors offered in this sale are suitable for the living-room, dining room or den. This is an opportunity to secure a I good, serviceable rug in sS money. Today or tomorrow if you wish to. take ad vantage of the low price. Carpet Dept, top floor. T3THTI IC9,..:. PRICED ii iKOLJUl ii IU1U JUULlL.lUl.ir. S? A selection of five attractive , pieces from our line of furniture for the hall that will show note worthy reductions for today and tomorrow. - Of in terest to those who contemplate giving such prac tical pieces as Christmas gifts. . 27.50 HALL SEAT FOR 814.75 In quarter-sawed gold en oak and hand-polished finish. S33.00 HALL SeAt FOR SXT.50 Of all quarter-sawed golden oak, hand-polished, with scroll arms and lees. Spa cious box seat for rubbers, umbrellas, etc 933.0O HALL, RACK FOR 81.T5 A plain. Colonial de sign. In all quarter-sawed .golden oak, with pattern- plate mirror; four heavy metal hooks and umbrella stand. -Box seat. , ' ' 42.00 HALL SEAT F"OR S24.50 A lare, plain piece of very best stock of quartered golden oak and finely fin ished. Ha8 also large spacious box. under seat. 941-00 HALL RACK FOR S26.50 A fine' combination piece rack and table combined. Has mirror, which meas ures, 20 inches by. 26 inches, with brass hooks on each side; also has drawer and lower shelf. This piece shows very finest selected stock of quartered golden oak. " GRAIN FIRMS SUED lportanfj DealefS Involved in Albany Case.' ACTION FOR ACCOUNTING Allegations Made That Brokers' and Flouring Mill Companies Bought Grain From Albany Concern, Knowing It Was Only Bailee. ALBANY, Or., Dec. 1. (Special.) Alleging that thy Albany Farmers' Company, just before' it . went into bankruptcy, sold, and shipped out largre quantities of strain which belonged to depositors instead of to the company, W. WT Poland and T. B. Cooper, prominent-Linn County farmers, today filed suits in the State Circuit Court de mandlngr an accounting of- the affairs of the defunct company. Poland and Cooper brinK the suits as creditors, but in reality they represent the de mands of scores of farmers residing near this city. According' to the allegations in the tiro complaints, a number of big grain dealers .bought grain from this com pany knowing that it was a bailee, and that as such it had no right to sell the grain, as it ddi not belong to the cor poration, but had been stored there and was the 'property of the farmers who had stored it. , These farmers allege that the. pur chasers of the grain, knowing the con dition of ' the Albany Farmers' Com pany, bought at their peril, and that an accountifrg should be made and the purchasers of the grajn h'eld liable to the owners, who had stored it with the defunct company. When the company failed It lacked several thousand bushels of grain to account for the claims of those who had stored grain with it. Several of the leading- corporations engaged in grain handling in this state, as well as some of the most prominent individual grain dealers 'of Oregon, are among those who purchased grain from the Albany Farmers' Company just he fore it failed. Among those made de fendants in ;.e or both of the suits filed today and which the plaintiffs will try to hold liable for the grain so se cured, are: Balfour. Guthrie & Co., Patterson & Pratt, Kerr, Glfford & Cov Tlllson & Co. and the Portland Flour ing Mills Company, of Portland; the Salem Flouring Mills, of Salem: the Eu gene Mill & Elevator Company, of Eu gene: Westgate Bros.. M. Senders and the Albany Mill & Elevator Company, of Albany: the Cottage Grove Flour Mills, of Cottage "Grove: Rickreall Mill ing Company, of Rickreall; August W. Fischer, of Corvallis; and the Jefferson Mill Company, of .Teffersbn. The Albany Farmers' Company, which conducted big warehouses at Albany, Tallman ' ai.d Tangent, failed In October. 1908. It is said it was in solvent for some time before the actual fHilure occurred. The formal failure came when a petition was filed in the State Circuit Court here asking the ap pointment of a receiver. This proceed ing had hardly begun when the com pany was declared a bankrupt in the Federal Court at Portland upon the pe tition of creditors. L.. M. Curl, of Al bany, was elected by the creditors as trustee in bankruptcy, "and yet has charge of the property of, the defunct organracMon. - Thieve Bnr at Hood River. HOOD R1VHR, Or., Dec. 1. Robbers Toll We ILoaitlheir Pieces maKe ideal and lasting gifts. "Who is there that does not appreciate the trustworthy - workman ship, the style and the wealth of comfort which leather uphol large size for little LOWER were frightened away from the country home of William Kerr, a Hood River Valley orchardist, being able to carry only a bundle of fine' imported silks and sev eral pieces of . fancy work which Mrs. Kerr had made for- Christmas' presents. The burglars had removed pictures from the wall, taken china and silver from the cupboards and large bundles ofwear ing apparel from , the bedrooms. They were probably frightened away. Ten days ago the robber got away with about half a wagonload ;of fancy apples which had beenprepared for shipment-' to the East. TRESPASS CHARGE FALLS Union, Or., Man Again Finds Favor in Court. ' , UNION, Or., Dec. 1. (Special.) Ac cused of trespass on the Townley ranch west of town, L. D. Laudermilk was ac quitted' for the-, second time in the court here today. This case is causing some interest in legal circles because of tho peculiar com plications resulting. The land in ques tion is rather valuable and is a part of the Townley Livestock Company ranch. Mr.. Laudermilk some time ago com menced the erection of a house upon th, property 'claiming that It had not been rightfully filed upon. Originally the state claimed the land as ' swamp but there-was no patent "ever given for it from the Government. Mr. Townley holds his equity by virtue of a state deed made out about 30 years ago. but which recent court decisions seem to nullify to an extent. " uee" P"m "i na an execution and since that time the- land has -been in the. courts almost continually and this latest development will prob ably decide all claims. The next move of Mr. Townley is not. known, but an Injunction suit may be brought. UNION Coming NAMES TICKETS Election Expected to Be Fight Between Old and Xew. UNION. Or., Dec. 1: (Special.) The doming municipal election. December 6, promises to be a. lively fight. Two tickets are In the field and both are strongly supported. One is backed by the adherents of the present City Council upon which the recall was attempted last Summer. Several of the retiring Councilmen aspire to a second term. The second ticket ii made up almost wholly of prominent business men bf the town who an nounced their platform last week, pledging themselves to put into oper ation the municipal lighting plant as voted last Fall, and to give their im mediate attention to the water system. The platform, of the first ticket is not announced, but it is understood that it will indorse the pojlcies of the present administration. . SERVANT PROBLEM SOLVED Miss Reel Would Train Indian Girls as Domestics. NORTH TAKIMA Wash.. Dec. 1. (Special.) Miss Estelle Reel, for four ad ministrations superintendent of the Indian schools of the United States, has been in North Takima several days looking into the condition of the Yakima -Indians. From her general conversation it is in ferred that she- found nothing to which she could take serious objection. .Ilss Reel has the distribution of $3,000 000 a year for the education of Indian wards. She is enthusiastic for the train ing of Indian girls as domestics in -white homes. Hoc, Aoofclheir Special Sale of WOMEN'S inT3 T1 and MISSESV -Jl SLHJlOJr(SO. tS lUi iUUS Eighty-five of them jl $35, $40, $45 vals Silt Portland women know what such an an nouncement from this store conveys real, worthy bargains. In the nine months that this new store section has been in operation, there has been immediate response to such offerings . and with satisfying results. The 85 Tailored Suits that we include in this sale today and tomorrow comprise a selection from our stock of this season's models of the verv choicest materials the fancy mixtures, wide wale diagonals, -homespuns and broadcloths. All have the very Best linings and there is splendid color variety. Coats in the differ ent popular lengths skirts in the various style plaited effects. SSHOO Electric portable lamps in a quaint design, with trans mission cord and attachments. Artistically and well made, with art glass shades and weathered oak bases; antique finish metal parts. An unusual value. " Self'Winding Electric ClocKs at $4.50 Do not get the idea that these clocks are a novelty. They are modern and attractive time-pieces require no winding, this being taken care of by an electric masrnet. power being supplied by a battery which, is a part of the clock. Front is 12 inches square, in antique oak finish. Dial is 62 inches in diameter. Both of these exceptional holiday bargains offered today in the Base ment Department. Tlhe Mew Toy is ready with ttie newest and best Toys ever shown in Portland educational and interesting mechanical toys, dolls, animals, games, magic lanterns, vehicles, moving pictures, etc. Everybody welcome to look and enjoy. B. E Fears Felt for Safety of Aged Albany Man. SAID TO HAVE COME HERE Xo Trace of Him Found in Portland, However, Where He Is Thought to Have Come for Purposccof , Selling Load of Horses. ' ALBANY. Or., Dec. l.(Special.) Fearing that B. W. Moore, an aged Linn County farmer, has met with foul play in Portland, friends today noti fied Sheriff Smith of his mysterious absence. Smith has taken the matter up with Sheriff Stevens of Multnomah County, and an effort will be made to get trace of the missing man. Moore, who is 70 years old, and re sides four miles north of Albany, left for Portland by boat on November 21, taking ' four horses for sale. He ex pected to return before Thanksgiving at the latest, but Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Hope.-with whom .he lived have heard nothing from him. As he carried con- slderable money anrd would have re ceived a rreat sum from the sale of his horses, it is feared he has been waylaia and robbed and perhaps killed. Moore told Hope he expected to take his horses to a sales stable on Front street, but Hope cannot remember which stable. According to .Deputy Sheriff Leon ard, no word has been reecived at the sheriffs office of the missing man from Albany and the same report is given from police headquarters. At the po lice station, however, . a report was turned in on November 25 that "on November'li a man had appeared at the feed stables at 284tThird ' street with a team and buggy. He told the proprietor to feed them well and then left and has not been heard from since. The man was described as being of dark complexion, dark hair sprinkled with gray, smooth -shaved, about 5 feet 10 Inches tall, weight 175 pounds, and well dressed In a dark suit of clothes. The horses were a roan, about 6 years old. and weighing S50 pounds, and a chestnut sorrel, 10 years old. and weighing 900 pounds. Both horses were very lean. - The buggy had a red run ning gear, a black body, a single seat and was In good condition. The report at the police station it is believed has no hearing on Moore's disappearance, owing to the ' difference in dates, the" polii.-e report showing that the horses were left at the feed stables on November 12 while the Al bany report shows that Moore only left there on November 21'. ASTORIANS ASK ELECTION Petition Presented to 'court tablish Port. to Ea- ASTORIA. Or., Dec. 1. fSpeciaI.)--A petition signed by nearly. 300 legal voters and asking that an election be called to establish the Port of Astoria, including the. entire county, was presented, to the County Court today. The petition wa referred td th Dtetrit Attorney for an opinion as xo th powers of the court under theMaw. his report to be submitted at , an adjourned session of the court. , This special election is asked for on MOORE Housefurnishings Sold on Easy Payments Lunch and Afternoon Tea JU. s ait S3oi Store b n the ascment account of City Attorney Abercrombie having reported that the Port Commis sion, created at the last city election, was an illegally organized body. JUDGE N. S. SNYDER DIES Pioneer of Coast Succumbs to Op eration for Stomach Ailment. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Dec. 1. (Special. )Judge Nicholas Stuart Snyder, a leading Democratic politician of West ern Washington and a pioneer of the Northwest Coast, died this- morning at Victoria, B. C, after an operation to re lieve long-existing stomach troubles. Judge Snyder was 54 years old. He was born in Washington, D. C, and was the eldest son of the late A. M. Snyder, one of. the pioneers in the printing and publishing trade on the Coast. When Portland was a village the family moved there and later lived in Seattle. Twenty years ago Judge Snyder was appointed Inspector of Customs under ex-Collector Qulncy A. Brooks. Since then he has made his permanent resi dence here, where he acquitd extensive, realty holdings and had been promlnently Identifled with the development of the county. He was a pioneer officer in the State Guard and was Police Judge here several terms. Judge Snyder was a prominent member of the Elks, Woodmen, Redmen and For esters. The funeral here will be under the direction of the Elks. MATLOCK FAILS TO APPEAR Court Forfeits Bail and Orders Ar rest of Eugene Man. EUGENE, Or., Dec. 1. (Special. -Jo-seph F. Matlock, charged with a statu tory crime, and who was- to have been tried the second time today in the Cir cuit Court, failed to appear when th case was called, and his bond of $150y, eecured by his father, J. D. Matlock, and brother, Ed Matlock, was declared forfeited. . " Matlock was tried on this charge a few weeks ago. when the jury disagreed. The jurors were discharged for the term and instructed to appear for trial of the Mat lock case today. A bench warrant has been issued for Matlock's arrest, and the Sheriff has been directed to apprehend him at once. Attallon Gets Big Hill Contract. ATTAUA. Wash.. Dec. 1. (Special.) C. H. Boyles. who is building the piers" and abutments for the North Coast Rail road, has been awarded a contract by tho Columbia Canal Company for the construction of a concrete tunnel to re place the present wooden one four mile above Attalia. 40.000 cement blocks will be used and the tunnel is to be completed by April 1. Wealthy Pioneer Woman Dead. SOUTH BEND, Wash.. Dec. 1. (Spe cial. 1 Mrs. Annie Fisher died this morn ing at the Gruell Hospital, In this cit , of paralysis and old age. Mrs. Fisher, who?? home was at Tokeland, was a wealthy widow and had been a resident of this county for more than 50 years. She was 73 years old. Menlo Minister Dies, SOUTH BEND. Wash.. Dc. 1. (Spe cial.) R. V. McCasli. a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the pio neer merchant of Mnlo. died at the Gruell Hospital, in this city, this morn ing, of typhoid fever. Mr. McCasli was prominent in county and state politics, but never sought or held an office. He was 54 yearp old. Egan Not Reinstated. PIERRE. S. D.. Dec. 1. The Supreme Court refused today to reinstate as an attorney. Oeorge W. Egan. Independent Republican candidate for Governor FeTI i Od.2