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THE SUNDAY OREfiOXTAX. PORTLAXp, BECEMBER 3, 1905. PUGET SOUND PACK Over a Million Cases of Sal mon in 1905. PRODUCTION IS $10,000,000 Washington Commissioner Reports the Take of the Year In Excess or That or Any In the - iStatc's History. OLYMPIA. Wash.. Doc. 2. (Special.) The number of caw of salmon packed en Puget Sound in 1P05 was 3.018.611. valued at 55.ffl5.4J2.26. according to the annual re port of the State Fish Commissioner, filed today. The Columbia. River district pw. ked lS766 case of salmon, valued at JS52.4WJ5. Willapa Harbor. 14.950 cases. nlued at JSa.136: Gray's Harbor, 22.000 . uses, valued at $79,425. On Puget Sound thf amount of alt. fresh or smoked flsh shipped or consumed locally was 31.9CC.O00 joundB, valued at $2,086,020. On the Co lumbia it waa 6.403,000 pounds, valued at J632.220. The total value of all llsh products In the State of Washington for the year was $10,3G1.S.S0. produced by districts as fol lows: PuRet Sound S8.Sne.70a.2S Columbia Rlrer MS4.02fl.SS V.iUaiia Harbor 14B.82B.00 Gia'K Harbor 13C.-OS.00 The Commissioner notes the output of the Orison side of the Columbia at 250. OW cases of salmon. The value of the fish product for the year was the largest yearly production in the history of the state. 3 ears liave run as follows: JllOl S S.72fl.02ttll04 IttOl! .71.870,11)0S . ... Previous $ 7.S 15.921 10.30 1.303 jwa rt.sid.mt:.. Tlie sum of money paid to the state for licenses was J48.771.0S. Receipts from other sources bring the total receipts of the detriment to $3,732.08. The ltatciierles during: the year turned out 51.6S5.1S6 almoii fry and 821.250 trout. In addition the Government hatcheries In tins state produced 22.000,000 fry; the Ore iron hatcheries tributary to the Columbia, 7.706.000. and the British Columbia hatch trjos, 114.200.000. The Fish Commissioner is also State Game Warden, and he reports that the . unties of the state have issued 13.4G6 hunters licenses and collected in tines J95K.20. .Inpiiucse Out on Hall. ASTORIA. Or.. Dec 2. (Speclal.)-Shi-yoklchi Mild, the Jaitanose arrested last evening on charge of kidnaping, was released today on $250 ball to appear for a preliminary hearing in the Justice Court Monday. In the meantime the matter is being investigated by the Gov ernment immigration inspectors, as well ns by the county oillcers. FRAUD IN OREGON LANDS (Continued From Page 1) come to light In nearly every state, oast of the Mississippi. No man who holds a certificate appar ently bearing the seal of the State of Oregon and the signature of the clerk of the Slate LhihI Board can be vertaln that his naper Is genuine unless he por- ixinally received it from the Statu Iand Office or known of his own knowledge that It wan so received by the person who anstgned it to him. One of the remarkable features of this latest scheme for swindling on a large fHle is that the porit rotors wore not satisfied with making one dupl.catc of genuine certincate, uut in :ame cases made-two aui e-en thro. It therefore is apparent that for one -piece of land there Is outstanding one genuine certlfi ate of .sale and two or three forged cirtlrieateH. The Itolders of the forged ccrtlfieate must lose their money unless they oil a recover from their asfilunors. How Fraud Was Possible. When the manner of conducting State ljum Office business is understood it will be seen that the forglnp of i-ertlftcntos without danger of immo tiiate discovery whs easy. As every one knows, sales hnve been made very extensively to timber-land speculators who purchased through the medium ship of 'dummies' or porsons who made the applications and assigned the certificates to the real parties in in terest as soon as issued. The speculators would make the payments on those certificates as they became due until there remained only .a small baWtnce and then would let this stand, paying interest at 6 per cent for the payment of interest on a small balance would be cheapor than com peting the payments and taking deeds, thus rendering the land subject to tax ation. The practice of holding the certlScatos instead of taking deeds was what made it possible for the op erators .to lorjro certificates without Immediate detection. Having obtained a list of the land-sale certificates beM by sjoculators who were not likely to turn them In and ask for deeds, the forgers duplicated these certifi cates and then offered thorn for sale or j.ut them up as collateral for loans. If the intending purchaser inquired of the State Laitd Office as to the standing of i t-rrtttcates of certain numbers, he was of course Informed that payments on such icrtincates had been made down to a mult balance. If he sum a cruiser' out to Oregon to ex amine tho land, he found a good stand of timber. Any investigation except as to the validity of the certificate Itself would make good showing. Upon this kind of reprosentatlon the o)Krators were able to sell or hypothecate their certificates, and because the timber upon the land was of great value, were probably able to secure large stuns of money thereon. Chamberlain Made Discovery. It is said that Governor Chamberlain -secured the first clew to this new form of and fraud and delegated the work of i-o-ourtag evidence io Mr. West. Not until he had ea two certificates before him, both bearing the same number, covering the same traerof land, apparently issued to the same person, both bearing the seal of the State Land Board and both bear ing what- seemed to be the signature of the dork, could Mr. West believe that so caring a fraud had been perpetrated. Ul timate tdlseovery was inevitable, for soon er or later both certificates would be pre sented to the State Land Board, with the request that deeds be issued, and then the forgery would be known. How long ago these forgeries were committed Is not known. The forged certificates, 60 far as discov ered, are dated in 1S9S and 1S99. according in -the dates of the originals. It is proa- able that the forgeries were committed within the last two or three years, as It seems certain that at least one of the forgeries would have been discovered be fore If they had been out longer. The forgeries have been kept secret thus long only because neither the holders of the original certificates nor the holders of the false documents desired deeds. In two or three Instances forged certificates were sent In and deeds issued, the certificates, on casual examination, appearing to be genuine. Transactions or Recent Date. State Land Agent West Is of the pin ion that heavy investors In timber lands as well as bankers have been victimized by the men who forged land-sale certifi cates. In the case of the timber men, it Is probable that they "bought the worth less certificates Instead of lending money upon thorn. Mr TAVsl rines Tint lhlnlc fhe fora-eriea could go over a year without discovery. and draws the conclusion that the scheme was worked within the past 12 months. At least one man has paid Interest on the balance due upon genuine certificates, of which he held only the fraudulent dupli cates. As soon as news of this fraud has been published through the Bast, Mr. West ex pects to receive a multitude of Inquiries as to the validity of certificates, and in due time the extent of the fraud wilt be discovered. There is no doubt that the forgers secured several hundred thousand dollars. TIES PILED ON THE TRACK ATTEMPT -MADE TO WRECK SOUTH ERN PACIFIC TRAIN. Mrxlcnn la Arrested Near the Scene, Asralnat Whom DumnKlnjj Evidence Haw Bffn Collected. BAKERSFIEI.D. Cal.. Dec. 2. (Spe cial.) An unsuccessful attempt was made at 7:20 o'clock this monlng- to wreck the Southern Pacific overland No. 7 westbound, at a point near Offer' Resort. An engineer on a special freight running into Kern City from Mojave discovered tics laid across the track barely In time to save his own train from derailment. Officers were notified and set out for the scone on a light engine, and about two miles east of Edison a Mexican, against whom damaging evidence has been ?olI'cted. was overtaken and ar rested. The boots he wore were found to fit exactly the tracks discovered In the vicinity of the pile from which the ties across the track had been re moved. The discovery of the freight engineer avoided i.n appalling wreck. Both Santa Fc and Southern Pacific passen ger trnlnB, all heavily loaded, were within a few miles of the obstruction Had it been dark the freight would In all likelihood have been ditched. Sugc Brush Lund Sells High. BOISE, Idaho. Dec. 2, (Special. iTbe ptnte today sold 2164.16 acres of school land on the Emmett bench, under the Canyon canal now being constructed, for JK.756.S5. The prices ranged from $10 an acre to JIG. -On top of this comes a charge of $20 an acre for water. These are regarded as high average prices for land that Is still covered with sagebrush. Gambler Sentenced Tor Murder. BUTTE. Mont., Doc. 2. A Miner spe cial from Dillon states that Sid llouk wag convicted of the murder of Owen Ellis, a well-known stockman, this morning, and sentenced to 25 years in the State Peni tentiary. Houk's defense was that he shot Ellis to save his own life. Houk Is a well-known gambler and It was In his saloon that the tragedy was enacted. Mungled Under a Street-Car. SEATTLE. Dec. 2. Justice of the Peace Henry A. White, of Rainier Beach, south of Seattle, was Instantly killed by a jtreot-car near his home this afternoon shortly after 4 o'clock. He left one street car and was standing on the opposite track when struck by tho car. His body was horribly mangled. Hoqulnm Compromises Its Claim. HOQUIAM. Wash., Dec. 2. (Special.) The case of ex-City Treasurer Tilly, now serving a term In the penitentiary for embezzlement of the city's funds. Is again brought Into prominence by the accopt unce by the Council of JT000 In settlement of the city's claim of about $14,000. Free Text-Books Voted Down. WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Dec. 1 (Special.) The question of free text-books for the pupils In the Walla Walla olty schools lost in the annual sehool election today by a vote of 7 to 105. H. A. Gard ner and W. R. Crlffleld were re-elected di rectors without opposition. .Monlcsuno Safe Blown Open. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Doc. 2. (Special.) Burglars entered the store of Edward Stars in Montesano early this morning, blew open the safe and secured a consid erable amount of money. Pacific Coast Telegraphic Briefs. San Francisco. Ex-Cngre si-man Francis Burton Harrlnen. ef New Yerk. hn arrived with the remain of the late Mrs. Harricen. who was killed in an automobile nocldent in iew lork. Tne remains will toe Immediate ly transferred te Sac Mateo, where the fu neral will be held Sunday attrneen. LewlMen. Ment. Tern Davis, aheepherder. of the Flat Willow district. Is misting, and it Is believed that he was froaen to death In a recent bllrzard. The snow in Fercus couni is ib leet ana a Hair deep on level, and tremendous sterms have raged laiety. Fort Beaten. Mont. Ben Harris, a cheep- herder, was feund freien te death about IS miles north. He was lest In a recent storm. Harry Mayer, another herder. Is missing. Victoria, li. C Pete Mulligan on a tS bet fought a bulldog to a finish in a logging eanip at Yuelatee Rapids. The twe were locked in a room for half an hour, and when the doer was opened the human brute had his teeth fastened on the canine's threat Mulligan Is horribly disfigured BeMlngham. Wash. As the culmination ef a quarrel between their wives, J. W. Martin east William Bernard at Butler's camp. near Belfast, Skagit County. Wednesday I ntgnt. Bernard died early Thursday morn i lag. a few hours after the affray. Seattle, Wash. Fred Gagnon. a barber, is I dying at the Seattle General Hospital aa result o: a mysterious murderous assault made upon him Saturday morning In a local betel. A man named Bell, who shared room with Gagnon. has disappeared. Tcrsuaded With Bayonets. CHE FOO. Dec. 1 (Delayed in trans mission.) Private letters from Cores tend to confirm the recent reports that the Corean Emperor was practically forced. at the point of bayonet. Into an agree ment with the Japanese. Tho Emperor's seal was affixed to the documents by others, resulting In a panic in the palace and the suicide of some of the officials The palace has been under Increased Jap anese surveillance for the last two weeks. Lena Sails for Vladivostok. HONOLULU. Dec 2. The Russian crals er Lena, which was Interned at Xare Island. San Francisco Say. during the Ruaeo-Japanes war, sailed today for Vladivostok. BOG LOCATES GOLD Adams Had Hidden $10,000 Under Pile of Coal. GARAGE FLOOR REMOVED In x Box Hidden by a Trap-poor Are Pound Toole With Which the Seattle Assay Office Cashier AVorkcd. S BATTLE, Wash.. Dc. 2. tepeeUl.) Seeret service agent searched the prom ises of George Edward Adams, the assay ofilee ess-hier who confesses to having stolen at leant $J6,W la gold dust since June 1. found approximately SuOM worth of gold dust hidden beneath three tons of coal and half a cord ef wood. Under Ms garage sealing wax ut-ed m repealing min ers pokes were discovered, in the bsw nteat of the honse was located blowers, pokes and tin boxes far carrying away the dust. Superintendent Frank Ieach, of the San Franciece mint, who watched the search, characterized It as the mast thorough investigation ever made bore. The floors of the garage were ripped tip to follow a drain-pipe that aroused the susplcloas of the secret service men. After they had ripped up the floor they found a clev erly concealed trap-door that opened to Adams' deposit box beneath. The basement of the hoje yielded as other trtrong box similar to the one lo cated in Adams garage some time ago Inside were a number of receptacles for holding gold and blowers that cleaned it Something like 26 pounds of Wack sand used by Adams to mix in the geld he took from the asay office was also lifted from the secret hiding ptaee under the garage. When the secret service men found the coal bin, a fox terrier owned br the cash ler hegan digging at the bottom of the pile of wood. The officers watched the dog for a few minutes and then removed the entire contents of the bin, locating tne gold at the bottom. Though Mrs. Adam was willing that her rooms he searched, the officers did not enter them. They had held a search warrant for ten days rather than disturb Mrs. Adams, and whn told she waj able to stand It. made today's Investigation. It is believed that sufficient evidence has now bean found to trace home to AoVuhh far more than the $36,009 he acknowledges stealing. I Me tecm service charges lak lng more than $003,000. Careful tests In dleate. though, that none of the gold he cepopites with the Seattle State Bank was taken. News Notes From Hoqtilam. HOQl'IAM. Wash.. Dec. 2. fSoecial.) One of the warmest local election eon tests ever witnessed here continues. Both sides are confident and the wagers are numerous. The law-and-erder faetlon. which stands for danenhall and camhUng FuppresHon, hold a mass meeting hst night. Ole Johnson. sr1 Sa, died at noon to day, the result of an aeddoat tMs mom- lng in a logging camp. A tree fell upon his back, driving the body Into the soft ground. He left a widow and yonag son In Norway. A contract was let today by the Trinity Episcopal Church for a new place of wor ship, to cost JG500. W BE THUGS' VICTIM GEORGE RU.MMINGS, OF TACOMA. DISAPPEARS -MVSTBUIOUSLV.' HI Bride of n Ye-nr In la Great tre, and Kenra He Una Been Murdered. TACOMA, Wash.. Doc. 2. (Spoeml.) The strange disappearance f George Rummlngs is fast developing Into x mystery. Mrs. Burnings Rummlngs. who Is a brldo of a year says she fears her husband has boon the vic tim of thugc. Rummlngs disappeared Mommy night. At the time he had In his pos session $19t In gold. According to Mrs. Rummlngs her husband left tho house at 5 o'clock Interdlng to return at S o'clock, to tako her to a anew. At the time the man was la the beat of humor, and warned his wife that she should bo fully dressed when he re turned, aa he did not want to be kept waiting. Mrs. Rummlngs doc la red this mom- that hcV husband is a man who has never taken Intoxicating liquor, that j nis n a mis were rauitiow. For theae reasons, foul play ia the only eause she can assign for hto mysterious ab sence. Rummlngs went te Centralis Fridar of last week and returned to Tacoma Saturday after having sold property for $20. Mr. and Mrs. Rummlngs are in ran unanclai circumstances and have many friends In Tacoma. MARRIAGE OF ACTOR FOLK Miss Anna Roberts Becomes Mrs. Arthur F. Warde. LOS ANGELES. Dec. I. Special. Word wa? received here today of the mar riage of Miss Anna Roberts, daughter of fc C. Roberts, of 1219 West Seventh street, te Arthur F. Warde, sea of Fred erick Warde. the actor. Thanksgiving day. at Wichita, Kan. The announce ment of the wedding came as a sorpruv. for though Miss Roberta and Mr. Warde had been engaged for onae time, their marriage was not expected so soon. warde manages the corapanv In which his wife has been traveling and. meeting Frcaericlc Warde in Denver, the couple were to wed in Kansac and ge directly to Brooklyn. N. Y.. to the beautiful home of the Wardes, there to remain until next season. The brhfe is well known here, having spent much of her Mfe in this city. She started out as leading lady for Frederick Warde and has since been acting ia many Shakespearean filays. She was leading lady for one year at the Grand Opera House at Los Angeles. MASHER GIVEN BEATING Screams or Mills Collcpc Girl Heard by Neighboring Householder. OAKLAND. CaL. Dec. 2 (Special.) MIrs Frankle Grady, a pretty student at Mills College, was attacked on East Fourteenth street, near Bray avenue, by a maa who is known to be from Oakland and his description tallica with that of the man who attacked Miss Elsie Canning, of Adeline street, several nights ago. The latter fur nished a good description, but as yet the perpetrator of these" crime is un- detected. Owfag to the fear of pub licity felt by Miss Grady the details of the attack on her jdld not leak out until today. Last Sunday night about S o'clock she was standing- on East Fourteenth street, near Bray avenue, waiting for ner brothers to take her home. She lives at the upper end of High street. Aa ne was standing there a man passed her. turned back on his heel and spoke to her. Site paid no attention to Mm and he went on. Only for a few feet, however, for he then turned again and coming to the young girl tried to take hold of her. In terror she scream ej for help and her cries were heard by Mrs. Roy Kimball, who lives near by en Bray avenue, Mrz. Kimball called her husband and he runned out of the house to aid the girL He arrived en the scene Just as the thug, alarmed at his approach, waa trying to ran away, but Miss Gra-dy held en to him long enough to permit Kimball to seize him and ad minister a good beating to him. The man Anally got away and ran toward Oakland. GALLS MILL A LOOTER VANDIV15R ANSWERS HIS SUIT XOIl INJUNCTION. Sajs New York Life Maaajjera I bauchrd Public Morals, Bribed LrRlnlator. Wasted "Funds, JEFFERSON CITT. Sis. Dec 2. W. D. VandlvW. State Superintendent of Insurance, through his counsel. Attorney-General Hadley, W. F. Lehmann and John M. Wood, today filed In the United Stat os Circuit Court here his reply to the petition of the New York Life Insurance Company, for an In junction te overthrow his order re voking Its Missouri license. Mr. Vandlver charged at the time he ordered the company's license revoked that the New Tork Life had forfeited Its right to continue business In Mis souri. He cited the testimony brought out before the New York legislative Investigating committee to the effect that President McCall and his associ ates had. during four years past, spent largo sums of money to secure de sired state legislation and In cam paign fund contributions. In the reply filed today Mr. Vandlver accuses President McCall of debauch ing; puMtc morals, corrupting legisla tion and looting the funds of policy holders by extravagant ventures and reckless speculation. The answer fills ten typewritten pages. It contains direct and severe attacks on President McCall. Vice President George W- Perkins and other o racers of the New York Life. It di rects specific attention to the charge that McCall and Perkins have In bad and questionable real estate Invest ments lose $.6W. of the company's money. He maintains that the Mis souri Insurance Department has the right to require Insurance companies doing bttslnas in the slate to manage their affairs in n. proper manner, and to insist en oloctlon of new officers and the adoption of methods that will in sure the funds of Us policy-holders. The return makes a general denial of the allegations made in the peti tion for injunction filed by the New York Life Insurance Company. By agreement among the attorneys, the ease la set far hearing en 'Decem ber 2. THOMAS JIYAX WILL TEHL. jf - .Armstrong (fomnilttcc Is Preparing for Busy Week of Investigation. NEW YORK. Dec 2 -Thomas F. Ryan la expected to he a witness before the Armstrong committee during the coming week, and Mr. Hughes will then question Mm. Mr. Hughes and bis colleagues are prepared for a busy week. They were at work an today In Mr. Hughes' home. John J. O'Rourke. manager of a large Mfstaeas concern In Worth street and a poVcy-boMer In the Equitable, recently wtrote this letter to Paul Morton: As a poMcy-hakler la the Baultable Life Asiraae Society ahewM Hke to be informed W regard to Ibe expenses of the special trustees. Clerelaad. O'Brien and WeatlBg hints, who represent the Ryan holdings ef I leek ! the sector. It la alleged that efaee rent, secretaries saNtry. clerk hire, stationery, betel Mils and all ottsr charges for administration which are tntiag lacurred by those gentlemen in tb emrctof C their functions as guardians ef Mr. Kraa's Interests are beinc liquidated by Use soesety. which, at coarse. Implies that the lutHcy-bAloers are paying the bills. Will yea kind I' advUe me whether this assertlea la waste er la part has any feeadaUen la 'art ? To thte Mr. O'Rourke received this re nt' from Mr. Morton, under date ef No vember S: The trustees have up tm date received no eomrrsiratloa ef aar kind. The pbmi that they are put to la hatiag certain work ease In tfee laterests ef the peHcy-helders Is being heme by the society. Advli-ed Not to Trupt Ijnvson. OLYMPIA. Wash.. Dec t Special. In a letter written to an Eastern Insurance journal today, a H. Nwhola. the Insur anc Commtatooer of this state, dlseoua tenaaeos the effort of Thomas W. Law son to secure control of the New York Life Insurance Company and the Mutual. He nays: la swy optadou the companies the conduct ml write a Sain has bee brought preral- sxtiKhr to ttse poena aeoee certainly sua that seme reforms and corrections are aeees ry ta Utotr management, but that uaques ttooaaty the companies are thoroughly sol vent aad that the netlctos issued by them are safe and secure beread any controversy I bcMeve it a great mistake for poHey-faoM- rm la mutual remBanles to allow taeir prexSea te pass out ef their own hands. oust to regularly constituted al rectors or anaemia an thetr own companies, TSe inter fereaee ef outaMom wKa the Internal work men ef these companies Is meat frequently net ta the later e either ef tho eempaay er Ms Would Probe Iowa Conipnnlcs. OMAHA. Dec 2--Special.-The Life L'neerwritors' Association of Nebraska. todav unanimously adopted a resolution catttog for an investigation of the life inwrmim- eomaanlcs doing business in Iowa. The association asks Governor Mickey to call an extra session and wants the Legislature to conduct the rcsslon. They claim many companies doing busi ness la this state pay out 27 to per cent of their premiums for expense, which Is a worse shewing than that made by the companies now hdng investigated In New York They declare further that Nebras ka laws on insurance are bad and that radical action is needed to restore public confidence. Favors Government Supervision. WASHINGTON. Dec. 2. Regular ex aminations of life and fire Insurance companies, in te light of the Insurance developments in New York, and a gen eral revision of the Insurance laws for the National Capital, are recommended by Superintendent of Insurance Drake in his annual report to the Commis sioners of the District of Columbia. McCall Going After Hamilton. NEW YORK. Dec. Z. John C Mc Call. the secretary of the New York Life insurance Company, sailed today on the steamer Lucanla. to go to Paris and try to laduce Andrew Hamilton, to whom the New Tork Life has paid thousands of dollars, to return to this A Short Story, and to B ft Copyr:gh: 190J by Han Schaffher & Marx country and testify before the insur ance Investigating committee. Today Mr. McCall said that ho very much doubted whether Mr. Hamilton would return te the United States, but that he expected to -bring back a state ment which was being prepared by Mr. Hamilton. Depcw Has Not Resigned. ALBANY. N. Y-. Doc. X. A persist ant rumor tnat t-naunoey M. uopew ana i resigned the. United Stales SenatersMp was denied by Governor Hlgglus to- day. ! NEW YORK. Dec. 2- Senator Dtpew was asked today if he bad resigned as i United States Senator. He said: "I have never given the matter a : thought. It Is abeurd. That fat ms rM.I ! as a denial. I am tired of making de- ! InU of imnluiaiil imuIIau1! ! , , IWson May Get Proxies. COLUMBUS, O.. Dec. -SpectaU-A meeting of about -hY policy-holders in tho Mutual Life Insurance Company, with headquarters in New York, now being In vestigated, waa heM here this evening. The sentiment seemed to be In favor of turning over the proxiesv to Thomas W. Lawsou. of Boston. There was much dta- cu salon, and the only definite actloa waa to call another meeting of a morar general i oharaoter tor next Thucsday evening, i when something will be done. Absurd That Plait Should Resign. WASHINGTON. Dec. S Soon tec Piatt of New York. -upon being staked teeay concerning the report that he Intended to resign Ms seat in the senate, re plied: "The report Is too absurd to deny. DIDN'T. HELP CARVE GIRL Jury Finds McLcod Not Guilty of Suitcase Tragedy. BOSTON. Dec 2. A verdict of not guilty was reported in the Superior Court today by the jury In the cae of Dr. Percy D. McLcod. charged with being accessory after the fact to the Illegal operation which resulted la the death of Susanna Geary, the victim of the jMriteaee tragedy. and with conceanng the crime. The pris oner was discharged. The case was given to the Jury at t: P. M. yesterday, and a conclusion waa reached at 10:1a. la accordance with la structlonif of Judge Stevens, the verdict was sealed and reported when court opened this morning William C. Hunt and Louis W. Craw ford, who pleaded guilty several days aso to the charge of being accessories after the fact to the Illegal .operation, were then brought into court. Each was sen tenced by Judge Stevens to not less than six years or more than seven years ht state prison. When the verdict was announced in Dr. McLeod's case there was a pronounced stir throughout the courtroom, accompa nied by applause, which the Judge imme diately suppressed. The Clerk of the Court then toM Dr. McLeod that he waa free. Judge Stevens at once ordered Hunt and Crawford brought into court for sentence. Their counsel aked that they be given aa light a sentence as possible in view of the circumstances of the ease, and the aid they had given to the authorities in solving the mystery connected with the tragedy. Judge Stevens then pronounced sentence. Great Forest Fire In West Virginia. WHEELING. W. Va.. Dec. I. Reports from Curtln. W. Va.. show that a are in the Qurtin Lumber plant Is serious. The foreK surreunoteg CurrJn ia burning and threatens to devastate the entire tim ber region of Nichols County. The fire Is spreading on all a Idee and the loss bas exceeded IK'XCCHl Unless rains come. It I stbought the damage will total JttOX- 66 77 $9 Dr. Humphreys' Seventy Seven breaks up Grip and A chill or creepy feeling is the first sign of a fresh Cold a siaele due of "77' at this time will brook the chill. If you wait for the Fever, the pains in the Head, Chest or Beck, the Cough, InUaenza or Sore Throat to develop then, many doses of "77" are required, but the use of "77" will surely break up your Cold. A book on Dr. Humphreys System jf Cure mailed free. Kamehrers Homeo. Medicine Co., TOtttaaa sad John Streets, New Tork. Cor. COLDS Buy HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX Clothes and be Well Dressed POSTSCRIPT-BUY THEM HERE Our Suits, Raincoats and Over coats, ranging in Price from $15 to $30, will compare favorably with garments sold elsewhere for $3 to $7.50 more. Sam'l Rosenblatt 6 Co. Third and Morrison Streets !0WES LIFE TO HIS DOES HUNTER TOWED ASHORE FROM CAPSIZED BOAT. Intelligent AnlmaN Obey Word of Command of llclplea Manter Al most Like Human DclngM. , - - ' ' ' ,T. ' ' nr, - ltful love of ns two nunuag eogs. Hoenttal Steward Paxlon. of the ivaval Hospital i Mare Island, owes hl3 life. VWL itwV.hunllBF OR the hV PaXtOn's- boat was capsized and be would have ATln? l d ; When Pax ton was thrown Into tho cold 1 water by the capsizing of his boat, en cumbered with hta heavy shooting clothe? and 'weighted by his carrtklges. he was at a dangerous disadvantage In the strug gle he made for Mfe. There was no other boat In sight, nor persons on the lonely shore, and Pax ton's cries for help fell on no human ears. They reached the ear? of his dogs, however, who were pad- dllng ahead of him for the shore, and they turned and seemed at oace to per- cehre the danger of their master. Swimming to him as he continued to call, they at first tried to peize bis cloth ing with their teeth. Paxten. however, sfKifce to them, and they placed their In telligence at Ms command, even as they pot their strength at his service. He turned their bead toward shore, and. placing hi hands on their flanks, urged them onward. Half supporting himself, half swimming, he managed to reach tho shore. He reached the Navy-yard In an exhausted condition, and saya ho would certainly have been drowned had it not been for bis dogs. LONG ON THE WAY HOME Anxiety Is Felt for Officer From Far Canadian North. WINNIPEG. Man- Dec. 2. (Special.) No word baa yet reached here from George McLeod. the returning officer for the Peace River District, 'who left Ed monton six weeks ago with Lucien Duhoc candidate for that district, to reach the polling place at Sturgeon Lake. 4ef miles northwest of Edmonton. F. Marconi.- of Lesser Slave Lake, has ar rived In Edmonton the trip taking near ly eight day;". When he left there was no sign of the travelers and It is feared in government circles that they were un able to make the dangerous passage at Athabasca River. The fact that they would bo short of food is causing some apprehension and tho government has deckled to send out a rescue party. McLcod Is a rancher and has been over the trail before. They had with them a trapper named Donald and a guide. Crushed to Death by Elevator. WORCESTER. Mass.. Dec. 2. Grace R. McNuRy. aged 2 years, employed at a department store here, was caught be tween the car of a passenger elevator and the basement colling last night, sus taining Injuries from which she died at the City Hospital this morning. AT THE HOTELS. The Portland 8. O. White. Washington. Me.; J. A. Deegherty. eJty; G. W. Fay. Mln aeapena; Mr. and Mrs. P. Clasjstese. aarse ad baby. BarUnKama. CaL: Mrs. A. E. Mor rloea. M. Ataeeri?. New Terk; E. Honea. Mr. and Mrs. K. B- Snaw. CMcaico: O. F. Frey ana wtfe. Denver: J. Bassler sad wife. Salt Lake: F. Walsh. Saginaw; J. C. MeCue. As toria: C S. Booth. Oakland: L. F. Ryer, South Bend. lad.: K. M. Sesvlll. New Terk; W. W. Flereln. Seattle: If. Allenaers. Spo kane; C. E. Flowers. Beaten; H. C. Graef. Tarrytewa. N T . F. D. Sherman and wife. New York: C. H. WVstler. Chicago; F. F. Miller. V F. Culberson. San Francises; F. A. Btashwell. Idaho: W. G. Graves. Seo kaae. J. J- Boclcner. 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Hastings. Mobile: C. K- Johnson, city. E. Morris, Columbia City; J. Flnecan; Miss K. Ferbes. Vancouver: H. H. Klapp. J. B. Duncan. Scappooee; E. M. Telsh. city; T. Meoney. Hubbard; C. Pierce, city; K. B. Reame. Bridal Veil; Mrs. H. M. Sears. R. H Seam; Huntington. G. McFarlane. V. S. A.: J. P. CollUen. city. J. G. Taylor. Corvallls; R. X Davidson and wife. Fort Stevens: T. H. Price. San Francisco ; C. W. Walker; F. D. Harris: J. C Frigate. South Bend: Mrs. Harrtoon. D. Foley; G. B. Jamleson. J. Ab bott. Aberdeen; S. Parker. L. W. Leach; J. H. Shaw, Aberdeen: S. E. Mathany. R. P. Mathany, Cervallls; T. Brownhlll and family. Gresbam; Mrs. P. Boring; Bella Xewhouse. Xewberg. Hotel Donne fly, Tacoma. Washington. Ecropeaa plan. Ttates 73 ctnts ta S2.3 ir day. Fr 'bar What Sulphur Does For the Human Body in Health and Disease. The mention of sulphur will recall to many oC us the early days when our mothers and grandmothers gave- us our dally dose of sulphur and molasses every Spring and Fall. It was the universal Spring and Fall "blood purifier." tonic and cure-all. and mind you, this old-fashioned remedy waa not without merit. The Idea whs good, but the remedy was crude and unpalatable, and a large quan tity bad to be taken to get any effect Nowaday we get all the beneficial effects of sulphur In a palatable, concen trated form, so that a single grain Is far more effective than a tablespoonful o the crude sulphur. In , recent yetira, research and experi ment have proven that the best sulphur for medlclnai use Is that obtained from Calcium (Calcium Sulphide) and sold In drugstores under the name of Stuart's Calcium Wafers. They are small choco late coated pellets and contain the active medicinal principle of sulphur in a highly concentratod. effective forjn. Few people are aware of the value of this form of sulphur in restoring and maintaining bodily vigor and health: sul phur acts directly on the liver, and ex cretory organs and purifies and enriches the blood by the prompt elimination of waste material. Our grandmothers knew this when they doeHl us with sulphur and molasses every Spring ami Fall, but the crudity and im purity of ordinary flowers of sulphur wero often were than the disease, and cannot compare with the modern concentrated preparations, of sulphur, of which StuarTs Calcium Wafers is undoubtedly the best and most widely used. ' Thy are the natural antidote for liver and kidney troubles, and cure constipa tion and purify the blood In a way that often surprises patient and physician alike. Dr. R. M. Wllklns. while experimenting with sulphur remedies, soon found that the sulphur from Calcium was superior to any other form. Ha says: "For liver, kidney and blood troubles, especially when resulting from constipation or ma laria, I have been surprised at the results obtained from Stuart's Calcium Wafers. In patients suffering from bolls and pim ples and even deep-seated carbuncles, I have repeatedly seen them dry up and disappear In four or five days, leaving the skin clear and smooth. Although Stuart's Calcium Wafers is a proprietary article, and sold by druggists, and for that reason tabooed by many pnyalclans, yet I know of nothing so safe and reliable for constipation, liver and kidney trou bles and especially in all forms of skin disease as this remedy." At any rate people who are tired df pills, cathartics and so-called blood "puri fiers," will find In Stuart's Calcium Waf ers a far safer, more palatable and effec tive preparation. TOO LATK TO CLASSIFY. TWO ROOMS. REASONABLE; KVKRY convenience; private family. IS Xe MHIan. near Steel bridge. Phone Ea IIS. 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