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irilE MORNING OREGOXIAN. SATURDAY, JULY 30, 110. 3 PROCTOR'S WIFE FORMES BARONESS WHO IS INVOLVED IN PROPERTY DISPUTE WITH HER HUSBAND. STEVENS SUCCEEDS FRENCH. IS BELIEF changed the whole aspect of the politi cal situation in Columbia County, for now local option will be made an issue with every candidate for office here, and, kindled anew, the bitter feeling existing in Dayton over saloons will wipe out political lines in hundreds of cases. S. S. Moritx. retired merchant, is circulating - the petition and over 90 names have been secured, although only 13 were needed to insure a vote on local option at the November general elec tion. When informed of the intent of the "wets," leaders among the "drys" at once launched plans for a campaign, th fierceness of which has probably never been surpassed in the Northwest. "Drys" are thoroughly organized and have hundreds of dollars at hand for campaign purposes. Speakers are to be imported from all over the West- The "wets" were first defeated in 190S, by a vote of three to one. A second election last March resulted in a victory for the "drys" by only IT- Seven saloons for merly existed here. STORE OPENS AT 9 A. M. STILL LOVES 3aroness Says So in Court, Declaring Money Considera tions Mere Incidents. Presidency of North Bank Road May Be Added to Other Positions. Price Reductions in Child's Wear ESTRANGED PAIR CONFER HILL'S PLANS EXPANDING 2r HM w r "K 1 J Wealthy Cincinnati Man and Titled ! Spouse Come in Smiling, but Give Xo Hint That Suit Over Stock Is to Drop. CINCINNATI. O.. July 29. (Special.) iJeclaring she still loves her husband and that all money considerations are mere incidents. Mrs. Percy Procter, formerly the Baroness von Kilfauss, today told in court of the courtship and pre-nuptial negotiations with the 65-year-old member of the wealthy Cin cinnati family. The Baroness occupied the greater portion of the day In, relating all the details of their acquaintance and the progress of events up to the marriage. She admitted requiring her husband to pledge a money consideration to bind their marriage. Her testimony fol lowed that of her husband, who was on the stand yesterday in his suit to en join tin transfer of $-10,000 worth of securities made over to the Baroness. inuring a recess of court this after noon, Mr. Procter and his wife were in conference for more than an hour, this being the first time they have had any conversation in six months. Lawrence Maxwell, Jr., counsel for Procter, was present at the interview, and later Mr. and Mrs. Procter came into the courtroom, both smiling. Trio Js Silent. if overtures for a compromise in the pending litigation were made, only these three "persons know it, and they refused positively to discuss the sub ject of the conference. Deep attention was paid by all con cerned when there were presented in court several letters written to Mrs. Proctor by Joseph Ie VVyckoff and his wife. These letters were submitted by counsel for Proctor. "I believe I can do you a whole lot of good." wrote he Wy-ekoff in one letter. "Keep courage. Do not be sad. You will receive your share in ten days." Conspiracy Is Charged. Le Wyckoff in a solicitor of London, and is charged with entering into a conspiracy with the Baroness to mulct the Cincinnati man. De Wyckoff claims a lien on the $40,000 stock given as colla teral on a promissory note as provided in the marriage contract, his claim being that he acted as an agent for the Baroness in the preliminary negotiations. In another letter Pe Wyckoff wrote: "You don't have to worry about the money. Please be quiet and don't for get your friends are al ways with you. 1 have seen the Russian Consul, and it Is fixed up that yon are no longer a lCusstan. I congratulate you. You are an American. 1 kiss your hands. Your friend, Wyckoff." During the session today the mar riage contract was read, and Mrs. Proctor was then permitted to leave the stand. She did not show any of the emotion which . marked yesterday's liearing while her husband was testi fying. The liearing will be continued tomorrow. SALMON EGGSARE PLENTY I'rosport Is for Large Take at Co lumbia Hirer Stations. ASTORIA. Or.. July 29. (Special.) Ftate Fish Warclsn Clanton, who Is In Ihe city, said today the prospects were excellent for a larfte take of salmon egss this reason at the various stations In the Columbia River district. Many salmon have already been cor ralled in the racks1 and more are con stantly comlnit In. Aside from the eRgrs that will he taken at the state plants. In the nelKhborhood of 6.(XX).000 eggs are to be turned over by the Federal authorities to the state department. Within a few days Mr. Clanton will go to Ontario to Inspect the plant there and to decide whether it will be operated this season. To run that hatchery an expensive rack will have to be built, an the old one has been carried away, so It is not probable that anything will be done there, this yer at least. An effort Is being made to complete the feeding ponds at the central hatchery near Bonnev'lle for us: this Kail and an egging station proliably will be estab lished on Tanner Creek, where the Gov ernment fisheries department operated for several years with fair success. CHINESE ARE MASSACRED Women Are Aiming Victim of Angry v Mexican Mob. DOCC.I-AS. Ariz.. July Reports reached here tonight of a massacre of Chinese, and their families at Yao,ui. a town on the Ynqul River. In Mexico. Sev eral were killed by a n.ob. who are said to have been enraged by the commer cial activity of the Chinese. Among the victims were a number of Chinese women, whose bodies were hacked to pieces. Rurale are said to have captured 17 of the assailants, whose leaders, it is reported, will be summarily Miot. DAMAGE PUTAJ $3,000,000 Kentucky YUKed by Dow npours Whlcli Iestroy Crops. lXil'ISVlI.l.R. July 29. Following y'es terday's heavy rain in Luif.ville and jnany sections of the state there was a precipitation of nearly one inch in Louis ville this morning. It has rained in this section of the state nearly every day fr live weeks and the damage to crops. Is mountain high, some persons placing the loss to farmers and railroads thus far this season at $3,000,000. Railroad trade in the Southwestern part of the state is nearly at a standstill be cause of washouts. SoUlier Jailed for Saloon Bill. VANCOUVER BARRACKS. Wash., July 23. Special. Because Ueorge A. Mills, of Company M. Twenty-second In fantry, of Kort Kgbert. Alaska, owed a saloon bill of nearly Ji!0 and did not tell the truth about his indebtedness, he was court-martialed and sentenced to six months hard labor and fined WO. if' 9 4 r y MHS. I'EHCV I'ROCTOIl, ONCE LETTERFRQM KNOX AROUSES FRANCE Comment on Liberian Question Stirs Newspapers to Take Up Subject. SOME DISQUIETUDE FELT l' nited States Is Reminded That It Was Only by Kscort of French Troops That Siberians Could Traverse Boundary. PARIS, July 29. (Special.) France ap pears to be inclined to feel a little hurt following the publication here of extracts from a letter written by Secretary Knox on he Siberian question. Although the first rumors of an Amerir can protectorate or an "American Egypt In Africa" have been practically dis pelled, there still is some disquietude. France, it is declared, showed extreme friendliness to Laberla in the boundary dispute involving 00 kilometers (4S0 miles) of the ivory coast of French Guinea, and the government is unpleasantly surprised at the proposed intervention of the United States. Tile correspondent of The Oregonian is informed unofficially that France ceded certain disputed territories on condition that they always remain in the hands of an independent Liberian republic and that the establishment of a protectorate by a foreign power would cause the re version of the teritorles. - "France treated Liberia in a singularly friendly spirit," says the Journal des Debats. "with respect to .the frontier question. France stopped Its expansion in regions remaining so independent that it was only by help of an escort of French soldiers that the Liberian dele gates were permitted by a hostile popu lation to traverse the territory and ar range the boundary. "We voluntarily stopped 200 kilometers (120 miles) from coast for the benefit of Liberia's future. This generosity neither Liberia nor the United States should for get. Our common frontier with Liberia creates rights which must not be misun derstood." GKItMAX PAPERS COMMENT Action in Liberia at Variance With Monroe Doctrine, Is Cry. BERLIN. July' 29. (Special.) Ameri ca's proposal to undertake a reorganiza tion of Liberian finances is attracting considerable attention in German diplo matic circles where it is regarded as an Interesting Innovation on the past policy of the United States. Coming at a time when America is endeavoring to solve the difficulties of Nlcaraguan situation without foreign intervention. It has served to direct notice to the general po sition of the United States in world politics. The Berlin Tageblatt regards the meas ures contemplated in Liberia as "equiv alent to the erection of -a protectorate." and some of the other journals here sug gest that such an Invasion of European spheres of interest is strangely at vari ance with the Monroe Doctrine. - The circular note of Nicaragua to the powers soliciting their assistance was published here yesterday. At the foreign office the correspondent of The Oregonian was authorized to say that the note was presented more than a month ago, andV that Germany replied that it was" not in a position to take any action on the sub ject. CLOUDBURST KILLS THREE Gallup. New Mexico, Swept by Flood From Mountains. ALBUQUERQUE. N.' M., July 29. Mrs. Juan Lebeo. a Mexican woman, and two children were drowned In a flood which swept through Gallup. N. M., at 4 o-clock this afternoon, after a cloud burst in the mountains. The Gallup electrV light plant and fire station were badly damaged. HIGH SCHOOL TO BE BUILT Contract Let for Construction Proposed Oregon City High- of OREGON CITY, Or., July 29. (Spe cial.) Kelly & Mahoney. of Portland, have been awarded the contract for the construction of the new high school E-.iROISSS VOX KLIF'USS. building. The Portland contractors were the lowest bidders, their figure being $32,950. "Work will be started without delay on the building, the plans for which were designed by Aaron H. Gould, a Portland architect, - who lately arrived from Koston. The building will occupy the Lyons block, bounded by Eleventh, Twelfth, Madison and J. Q. Adams streets. Brick will be used on the exterior. In the basement will be located the gymnas Jum, manual training and domestic science rooms, boys' and girls' lunch rooms, with kitchenette, boiler and fuel rooms, lavatories, lockers and shower baths. The main floor will embrace the assembly hall, with a balcony leading from the second floor, and the roof rising to the height of the build ing. Upon the second floor will be the commercial room, typewriting room, physical laboratory. chemical laboratory, modeling room, draining room, lecture room and two teachers' rooms ASSEMBLY MEETS TODAY CLACKAMAS REPUBLICAN'S INDORSE CANDIDATES. TO Fur-Reaching Erreet of John H. Gibson's Letter Expected to Be Shown In Today's Meeting. OREGON CITY, Or.. July 29. (Spe cial.) The far-reaching- effects of the letter of John H. Gibson, chairman of the Republican county assembly, to the delegates will be felt tomorrow, when an adjourned meeting of the assembly will be held here to indorse candidates for county offices. Mr. Gibson's letter has been widely read and no doubt its influence will be noticed when the as sembly is called to order. There were about 70 anti-assembly men in the meeting two weeks ago, and they stirred up all the trouble they could and may come Into tomorrow's assembly and attempt to upset the pro gramme. They may be joined by dele gates who were heartily In favor of sending representatives from Clacka mas County to the state assembly, but who oppose the indorsement of candi dates for county offices. The organiza tion party, however, expects to be strong enough to carry through the purpose for which the assembly is to be held. In view of the peculiar situation in Clackamas County the candidates are staying In the tall timber. If candi dates are indorsed it is expected, that Mr. Gibson will be named for State Senator. C. M. Lake, of Boring, Is mentioned in connection with the in dorsement for County Clerk, and George L. Story is seeking'the assembly nomi nation for County Judge. The assem bly is called for 2 o'clock in Woodmen of the World Hall. ISSUE IS SIDESTEPPED CABINET MEMBERS WILL NOT DISCUSS. GUGGENHEIM WAR. Wickersham and Xagel on Visit tc Alaska Refuse to Listen to Citi zens' Grievance Committee. JUNEAU,. Alaska. July 29. United States Attorney-General Wickersham and 1 Secretary of Commerce and Labor Nagal are carerully avoiding any action that would put them in the light of taking part in the bitter political fight that is being waged by the TO-called Guggenheim and anti-Guggenheim factions in Alaska. At Ketchikan today a citizens' com mittee headed by tile Mayor sought an audience with the Cabinet officers, who declined to see them. The committee were prepared to complain to the visitors of Alaska's alleged wrongs. Mayor Valentine, of Juneau, today re ceived a dispatch from Messrs. Wicker sham and Nagel saying that owing to their limited stay In Alaska they must decline the honor of a reception which Juneau was arranging. The coast towns quite generally had appointed committees to lay grievances before the Cabinet members and there is great disappoint ment over the inability of the committees to secure a hearing. At the same time private Individuals are welcomed on the i Albatroscj, which is conveying the visitors along the coast. Napoleon's Grtt was of the unconquerable, never-say-die kind, the kind that you need most when you have a bad cold, cough or lung disease. SuprToee troches, cough syrups, cod liver oil or doctors have ail failed, don't lose heart or hope. Take Dr. King's New IMscovery. Satisfaction is guaranteed when used for any throat or lung trouble. It has saved thousands of hopeless sufferers. It masters stub born colds, obstinate cousrhs. hemor- Lrhages, la grippe, croup, asthma, hay fever and whooping cough and is the most safe and certain remedv for all bronchial affections. 50c. $1.00. Trial bottle free at all druggists. Invasion of Oregon Regarded as Step Toward Other Extensions. French's Return to Milwaukee Road Thought Likely. ST. PAUL, July 29. (Special.) Per sistent reports are in circulation that George Burton French has resigned as president of the Spokane. Portland ic Seattle road, the subsidiary line owned and operated Jointly by the Great North ern and the Northern Pacific, and that John F. Stevens, formerly chief engineer of the Panama Canal, will become head of the system, together with other roads controlled by James J. Hill on the North Pacific Coast. Official confirmation could not be ob tained today, Mr. Hil! having nothing to say. but it is generally believed in rail road circles that the reports are cor rect. ' Mr. Stevens was in St. Paul yesterday in conference with Mr. Hill and other executive officiate discussing certain questions said to have no direct bearing on the change which will take effect August 1. French May Go to the Milwaukee. Mr. Stevens left the city tonight. Mr. French was in St. Paul two days ago. He is now in Chicago and is expected in St. Paul Monday. The fact that he is in Chicago tends to indicate that he may re turn to the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, with which company he was before going to the new road in the West. He has held important positions with the St. Paul road, being its chief representa tive at some of the main centers in the West. That Mr. Stevns shqjuld be made the executive officer of the North Bank road is' a logical step in his career. Since he left the Panama Canal he has been di recting the Hill Invasion of Oregon. He is the president of the Oregon Trunk Line and several of the steam and elec tric lines recently acquired in Washing ton and Oregon. These clusters of lines are becoming a large part of the Hill system. They are in a territory iii which the Harriman and Hill interests are wag ing a big conflict.- Rumors have been cur rent for a long time that Mr. Hill has important plans with regard to his lines in the West. Hill's Ambition Growing. The construction of the Spokane, Port land & .Seattle was regarded as the begin ning of some important plan by Mr. Hill to gain a firm grasp on the North Pacific Coast and the whole Pacific Coast as well. It has been reported that the Oregon Trunk Line might be extended as far as San Francisco, or that the Burlington would be extended through to the Coast, but whatever the proposal is, it is re garded as certain in railroad circles that Mr. Hill ;has something big up his sleeve," or he would not have prevailed on Mr. Stevens to take control of rail road operations in the West. BILLS GREATLY PADDED KX-CLERK OF CAU REPAIR FIRM GIVES TESTIMONY. Iortion of Bill Bearing 0. K." Is Pasted Over Substitute State ment of ' Accounts. CHICAGO, July 29. P. W. Belmont, ex clerk of the Memphis Car Repair Com pany, padded bills against the Illinois Central a? high as 1000 per cent, accord ing to his own testimony before Master in Chancery Mason today. He declared that H. C. Ostermann, president of the repair company, and his assistants went so far as to substitute bills of the Ostermann Manufacturing Company'of "West Pullman for those of the Memphis concern and to paste on the West Pullman bills the "O. K." of the Memphis inspector. The average padding of bills, the witness sa.id, was be tween 40 and 50 per cent. A deputy sheriff was ordered to bring Ostermann into court next Monday, un til which time the master's court ad journed. Belmont Was asked concerning the transfer of the car inspectorship at Mem phis from one Crabtree to W. H. Moore. Mr. Ward, an officer of the company, according to the witness, desired to bo rid of Crabtree because he ' "saw too much," and refused to "O. K." bills until they were completed. "Ward told me he would get someone who could not see so much," said Belmont. Did not Moore have some physical defect? asked Attorney Biggs, of the Illinois Central. "Yes, sir; he could not s?e very well." AMATEUR AUTOIST HURT Unused to Car, Driver With Load of Women Goes Over Bank. . SPOKANE, Wash.. July 29. (Spe cial.) John Sullivan, a wealthy Cash mere fruit grower, was seriously in jured in an automobile accident near Cashmere yesterday. He was driving on a mountain road when the car skidded and went over an embank ment, turned over several times and landed 25 feet below the road. Six women were in the. car and mi raculously escaped death. One had a fractured wrist and the others were slightly injured. Mr. Sullivan was caught under the car. where he re mained for an hour before assistance arrived. Three ribs were crushed in, his back was badly sprained and one leg was broken, but it is thought that he will recover. The car was a recent purchase, and Sullivan had not become familiar with it. FIGHT BITTER AT DAYTON Local Option Question Wipes Out All Other Political Issues. DAYTOX, Wash., July 23. (Special.) Defeated twice within a year, "wets" of Dayton fight on, and today are out with a petition calling for a third elec tion to decide local option. Thus is MOVER FOILS ENEMIES SCHEME TO BRING ABOUT HIS OVERTHROW FAILS. Proposed Referendum on Election of Miners' Federation Officers Is Rejected. DENVER. July 29. The Western Federation of Miners today voted down a proposition to elect officers by refer endum vote. It was hinted that the proposed change was primarily for the purpose of defeating President Charles H. Moyer for re-election. The scheme was to have the conven tion nominate two candidates for the position and submit their names to the unions for vote as to choice. The one receiving the highest vote was to be de clared president by the executive board. In the meantime Moyer would continue In the office until announcement of the unions' choice was made. The propo sition, made in the form of a resolution, was overwhelmingly defeated. vThe convention also voted an assess ment against each member of one shift's pay for the organization fund. The total to be realized in this way is estimated at $280,000. Moyer stated today that the conven tion would likely conclude business with the election of officers Tuesday next. As there is no opposition to Moyer at present, it seems enrtain that he will be re-elected for the ninth consecutive time. BRIBERY CASES DELAYED Attorneys for Accused Solons File Motions to QuasTi. SPRINGFIELD, III., July 29. When the case of Senator John Broderick, of Chi cago, charged with bribery in glvinj State Senator D. W. Holstlaw $2500 to vote for William Lorimer for United States Senator and $700 "jackpot" money, was called in Sangamon County this morn ing a motion to quash the indictment was entered by the attorney for Brode rick. The attorney was ordered to file the specifications in support of the motion before the first Monday of September, when the September term of court con venes. The order was allowed because the case of Lee O'Neil Browne is called for trial In Chicago next Monday. The cases of State Senator Stanton C. Pemberton and Representative Joseph S. Clark, charged with conspiracy to bribe in the furniture contract deal-were con tinued. Senator Pemberton gave a new bond of $5000. ROLLING LOG MANGLES MAN Robert Graham Is Fatally Injured Near Castle Rock. CASTLE ROCK. Wash., July 29. (Special.) Caught In the path of a rolling log, Robert Graham, an em ploye of the logging camp of the Stand ard Box Company, of Portland, was horribly mangled today. He was hur ried to a Portland hospital, with little hope that he could live. Graham saw the log bearing down upon him and shouted to a companion, who jumped over the log and escaped. Graham sought to do likewise, but stumbled. Reward for Incendiary Withdrawn. KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. July 29. (Special.) County Judge Griffith an nounced .today that the County Court had decided to withdraw the reward of $1000 offered 'or the arrest and convic tion of the one responsible for the burning of the Dave Shook house and barn in April, as Cora Seaton, self confessed burner of this property, had escaped before conviction. Road Title Decided. ABERDEEN' Wash.. July 29. (Spe cial.) Deciding that the State Land Office erred in judgment in issuing a deed to R. A. Wiley to tidelands over which runs the county road known as the Montesano road from a pfint on Chehalis River west of Junction City to the city limits of Aberdeen. Judge Sarsaparilla Cures all blood humors, all erup tions, clears the complexion, cre ates an appetite, aids digestion, relieves that tired feeling, gives vigor and vim. Get It today in usual liquid form or cnocoiated tablets called Sarataba. Imperial Hair Regenerator The Standard Hair Coloring: for Gray or Bleached Hair, isa clean, durable and harmless Hair 'Ji i-viorixig; when applied is unaf- ''k5 va reeiea oy d atria, and permits- curl wJ iriK Any natural shade produced. Effl :-Sample of hair colored free. Pri- Lcy assured correspondence. iinier1al ChrinifBl Mfr. fn fit jW. 23d St., New York. WAM P 3s not recommended for " everything; but if you ROOT have kidney, liver or XAV-'V-' bladder trouble it wiU be found just the remedy you need. At druggists in fifty cent and dollar sizes. You may have a sample bottle of this wonderful new discovery by mail free. also pamphlet telling all about it. Address. Dr. Kilmer &. Co.. Blnghamtoa. N. T. LADIES CAN WEAR SHOES one size smaller after usIdk Allan's Foot-Ease. Vie antiseptic powder to be shaken into tn i shoes. It makes tight or new shoes feel eaj-y; K 1 v ea lunuiii rviwi to cwrae ana cunions. 1.O1V is an easy test: Sprinkle Allen's Foot-Ease in one shoe and not In the other and notice the 3 ifTerence. It's the neatest com tort d iscovery af the ape. Sold everywhere, 25c. IXn't ac cept any substitute. For free trial package, ad dress Allen &. Olmsted, Lo Roy, N. Y. Little Children's Selling to $2.00 Dresses of fine Chambray and Gingham in plain colors, stripes and plaids, for little tots from 2 to 6 years of age. Made with high neck and long sleeves, or low necks and short sleeves. With or without the bloomers. Trimmed with embroidery, pipings or bandings. BOYS' BLOOMER SUITS in Busier style with bzlt. Made of striped ginghams and perca'es or plain chambrays. In sizes from 2 to 4 years. Special price for Saturday $1.18. Children's Coats, Special Prices Coats, Values to $2.50 for 98c Coats, Values to $3. SO for $1.48 Coats, Values to $5.50 for $1.98 Coats, Values to $8.00 for $2.98 Little tots' coats in sizes from 2 to 6 years. Made of plain serges and cloths, striped and checked materials. With trimmings of braid and satin. Some are plain tailored, others are fancy.. 85c Children's Made of muslin or long cloth with circular necks and short sleeves. With trimmings of embroidery in sertion or plain bandings. Sizes 2 to 12 years. 75c Child's Long Cloth Skirts 39c Little underskirts of cambric or long cloth. Some are trimmed with lace and insertion or embroidery and tucks, others with hemstitched ruffles. All have band finish. Sizes 2 to 12 years. Special 39S All Goods Purchased Today Go On September First Bill Mason Irwin, of the Superior Court, has set aside the entire proceedings. This leaves the city, which brought suit to quiet title, and Wiley to renew application for deeds to the premises. This is a victory for the city, and it is believed Wiley will make no fur SERVICE: Pending temporary disability of the O. If. & T. steamer POTTER the steamer Harvest Queen Will ply regularly between Portland and Megler without change of schedule. From Portland 8:30 A. during the week. 1:00 P. M. on Saturday. No Sunday trip. On Saturday, July 30 Tickets to North Beach points will also be hon ored on the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad train from Portland, Union Depot, 2 :30 P. M., arriving: Astoria 5:15 P. M., thence to Megler and North Beach by steamer and rail. From North Beach SUNDAY, JULY 31 ST The usual steamer schedule will be observed. Also Tickets to Portland Will Be Honored on A. & C. R. R. train leaving Astoria 7:20 P. M., arriving Portland 10:15 P. M. Special Service From North Beach to connect with A. & C. R. R. will be announced by the Ilwaco Railroad on Sunday at all beach stations. Inquire at City Ticket Office OREGON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION CO. Third and Washington Streets. WM. McMURRAY General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon. Dresses $1.18 Night Gowns 39c ther effort to resist the title of citj and state to the roadway in question The German government pays damages tc those injured on the statee-owned and op erated railroads. La.t year iliese satisfaction! amounted to more than tl.41ic,t00. or 4 per cent on $.tr..nMVCt!n. points to Astoria via Megler