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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND, JULY 29, 1906. SONS TESTIMONY 0F1T0HEMBHEE Boys Say They Threw Bones Picked Up in Ruins Toward the Stove. EXPERT HAS HIS DOUBTS Dr. Goucher Examined the Charred Remains Found in Ashes, but Cannot Tell Whether They Are Human or Otherwise. . TILLAMOOK. Or., July 28. (Special.) The' prosecution in the case against A. J. Hembree, who la on trial here charged with the murder of his wife and daugh ter, was somewhat surprised today when the tw6 sons of the defendant testified that they had picked up several bones While searching the ruins of their home after the fire, and that they carelessly threw them in the direction of the stove, where the accused is supposed to have plHced pieces of skull for cremation. The testimony of the two boys was prac tically the same, and was to the effect that while they were raking about the ruins they noticed that the stove had been upset. This happened, according to the sons, before the bones were found in the stove by the state witnesses. The defense began its case this morning with Dr. B. 1 Goucher, of McMinnvllle, on the stand as an expert witness. He said that the head of a human being would burn more readily than other parts of the body. He had examined the bones found In the stove, but could not state whether the bones were human or other wise. Upon cross-examination by District' At torney McNury, the witness was forced to admit that none of the pieces of bone found in the stove looked like those of a human being. The .courtroom was crowded when Hem brce himself took the stand on his own behalf. He repeated the account of the lire which he gave to Coroner C. El Reynolds and others soon after the fire, clinging to his first version of the affair witli little variation. Hembree has told the story so many times that his testi mony on the stand deviated very little, if any. C. F. Atkinson, who lived near Hem brie at Sand lake, was recalled and questioned tibout a tooth found in the ruins. During the cross-examination he said that in gathering up the remains he did not And anything resembling skull bones. Following young Atkinson on the stand Hembree's two sons were .called. This is all the evidence submitted by the de fense, and the case will go to the jury tonight. , ' . It is said here that, should the Jury ac quit Hembree of murdering his wife and daughter, he would be arrested again upon another charge. FIRE PRECAUTION'S AT ASYJbUM ,. - ' Patients Can Be Quickly Removed in Case of Danger.' SALEM. Or., July 28. (Special.) Lest friends and relatives of the 1420 patients confined in the Insane Asylum may be unduly concerned as to their welfare on account of the fire which occurred at that institution Friday, an official of the Asylum says that none of the patients were In danger, and would not be even in case of a fire serious enough to destroy a, considerable portion of the building. The facilities for getting patients out of the building are such that a disastrous fire need not cause the loss of a single life. In this particular the building could scarcely be improved. The Asylum building Is in the form of a capital letter E. It is of brick, three stories high, and was built a section at a time, as the increase in the number of patients required. Each section or tier of wards Is, therefore, separated from the others by a brick wall, which has no opening except an entrance covered by a sdeel door. Each ward has an en trance at each end, and there is a stair way at each ward division. Unless tire should break out in such a way as to bar the exlta at both end of a ward at once, there would be no difficulty in taking patients out. Even in that case, resort could be had to the steel lire escapes on the outside of the build ing. These tire escapes are in the form of huge steel tubes, with a spiral incline inside. When a man steps Into the tube and sits down, he slides swiftly down the auRer-shaped Incline to the ground. The sides of the tube protect a person from the heat of a tire while descending. NEW OREGON INCORPORATIONS Articles Filed With the Secretary of State at Salem. SALEM, Or., July 28. (Special.) Articles of Incorporation were filed in the office of Secretary of State Dunbar this week as follows: The Bank of Seaside, Seaside: 5.000; W. S. Henninger, F. A. Hennlnger, L. A. H. Wilson. Lake Creek and Coeur d'Alene Railroad Company, Portland: 1100,000; J. P. O Bnen, William Crooks. W. R. Lltsenberg. Table Rock Lumber Company, Portland; J.'hXhJ: Dan J. Finn. L. J. Kemp. A. L. Deaton. Oregon & Washington Lumber Manu facturers' Association, Portland; 4500; Harrison G. Piatt. E. J. Sheek, George J. Perkins. Empire Contracting Company, Portland ; xiuo.mo; . ti. stow. A- .rung Wilson, u. A. N'eal. Eureka Sand. Stone Building Com pany, Klamath Falls: tlO.COO; J. G. Pierce, E. B. Henry. G. P. Minis. Umatilla Ditch Company, Pendleton: jioo.ixv: w. r. uroesDeck. a. j. wall. J. T. Hinkle. Oregon College of Optometry. Portland: SW0: B. J. Mills, Stella M. Mills. J. M. Pearcy. Coast Meat ft Produce Company, Vale; $.VH0; John E. Johnson. J. Edwin Johnson, C larence icklund. Charles Le Maine. Portland & Sandy River Electric Com pany. Portland: JWO.ftiO: M. T. Donahue, Dan J. Malarkey. Charlotte Ohle. The Dorrance Lumber Company. New- nerg; .!: u. w. uorrance. It. L. David, M. H. David. Iron Dyke Copper Company, Erie. Pa.; ISOi.0"0: Frank E. Pierce. Homestead. Ba ker County, general agent. MONEY FOR EXPLOITATION Washington Legislature Will Be Asked for Appropriation. TACOMA. July 28. For the purpose of energetically exploiting the advantages and resources of the State of Washington, the next Legislature will be asked to ap propriate Jirt.OuO, to be expended in pub licity work during the two years preceding the Alaska-yunon Exposition. The above action was agreed upon today at a meeting at which were present rep resentatives of some of the most active commercial organisations of the state. Those present were: Governor Albert E. Mead, "William Jones, S. A. Perkins, L. W. Pratt, Ta coma; ex-Governor John H. McGraw, Se attle; W. H. Cowles and R. B. Patter, son, Spokane; Walter Llngenfelder, Walla Walla; O. L. Hanson. ltfennewick - The meeting was the result of the pub licity; talk that has been indulged in for some time throughout the state. In all probability, the various commercial bodies of the state will lend then- aid to fur thering the proposition as agreed upon today. KILLS BOY AND INJURES MAN Child Following Automobile Hit by Another Machine. . OAKLAND, July 28. Unable to stop his machine or to steer it out of the course which 11-year-old Earl Haskell was pur suing in a playful chase of another auto mobile. J. H. Baxter, a lumber dealer, this afternoon ran over the lad crushing him to instant death, and then struck and seriously injured George R. Bluett, a coir ored man. The accident took place near Elmhurst, about six miles east of Oak land. . ' Baxter, who . was accompanied by his wife, gave his name to a Deputy Sheriff and was allowed to go on his own recog nizance pending a Coroner's inquest. BEAUTY LOST, BUT NOT MONEY Doctor' ,Who Diagnoses Patient Gets No Pay. SPOKANE. Wash.. July 28. (Special.) Justice Hlnkle this afternoon ruled that a 'beauty doctor" who disfigured a woman's face could not expect to receive any fee. Mrs. Nellie Campbell, a clerk In the Courthouse, last - Winter concluded that her face needed brightening up a little. She. therefore, sought Mrs. R. Chubs and took a course of 15 treatments. She re fused to pay the balance due when her face got sore, and the court sustained her action. CARRIED RAZOR WITH HIM ALVIN CROWE, MILL-OWNER, DISAPPEARS FROM CARDS. Employe Says Recent Fall and In jury to Head May Have Affected His Mind. OREGON CITY, Or.. July 28. (Special.) -Without any word of explanation, Alvin Crowe, owner of a sawmill near Carus, this county, left his mill early Tuesday morning, and not a trace of him has since been found. Other than taking with him a razor, which is missing from his suit case, Crowe left all of his personal effects undisturbed at the mill. Crowe s em ployes are of the belief that he has com mitted suicide, A thorough search of the timber surrounding the mill has not dis closed any trace of the missing man. Crowe Invested In the mill about four months ago. Besides being temperate he was very religious, while his business af fairs were in good shape. Besides the mill, he owns 100 acres of rieh timber land in this county and also 400 acres of land in Nova Scotia, where he has a wife and two daughters, and whence he came to this county. His liabilities are said to not exceed $400. and the only explanation that can be offered for his strange dlsap pearanoe is that, while despondent, he has ended his life. Henry May, one of the employes, says that recently, while at work about the mill, Crowe had a severe fall, striking on his head, and for this reason it Is sus pected that his mind has become atrected, although, prior to his disappearance, he gave no indications of any mental trouble. WHEAT MAY BE POOLED. Growers Plan to Hold. for an Ad vance In Price. - SPOKANE! Wash.. July 28. (Special.) Whitman County wneatgrowers contem plate forming a glart Wheat pool to hold their train until the market advances to TO cents a bushel. Buyers now offer 59 cents for bluestem. t cents below last year's opening. Farmers declare that the yield will be lower. Backs are cent? higher, and threshing charges 1 cent a bushel higher than at the same time last vear. Colfax is the center of the pool agitation, but growers at Endicott, La crosse and Guy approve tne plan. After promoters of the scheme outline this plan, a convention will probably bo culled to laun'h the undertaking. Mean ACCUSED OF MURDER OF WIFE AND DAUGHTER. t f - f-m K ' : v - A. J. Hembree. oa Trial at Tillamook. time, growers nic holding their new wheat Buyers declare the Oriental mar ket Is quiet and that California demand is more than applied by home produc tion, so that prices will probab'.y remain much 1 wer tiian -n the Summer of :9f-5 Ware-housemen aBsert they are not alarmed at the vosslbility ot a pooL BANK OFFICIALS ARE HELD President and Cashier Bound to Superior Court, SPOKANE, Wash., July 28. (Special.) t W . Swanson. president, and EL C. dure, cashier, of the defunct State Bank of Washington, were this evening bound over to the Superior Court on the charge of illegal banking. President Swanson was held In $2000 bonds and Clure in $1000 bonds. When the bank closed recently the claim was made by President Swanson that it was only temporarily In trouble, owing to the fact that it had not been able to realize on a loan made to Robert Stray horn for carrying on work on a pro posed railroad line from Spokane to the Columlba River, cashier Clure today de clared that bad the money been paid the bank would have been in good shape. Cincinnati, through th civic lmprovenien department of her Woman's Club, started the first playsrouna In emu. RESULT IN DOUBT Borah Is Running a Close Race in Idaho. HOW THE VOTES STAND By the Present Forecast, the Boise Lawyer Lacks Fifteen Votes in His Contest for the Senatorship. LEWISTON. Idaho. July 28. (Special.) When Washington County with its 13 votes, under the leadership of Avery C. Moore, fell into the anti-Borah column this morning, . It 6truck.consternation in the-camp, of the Borah supporters, for this bailiwick had been conceded to be long to the Boise lawyer. What looked like an easy victory for Mr. Borah ten days ago' has come to be a decided un certainty, and it does not require a shrewd observer to figure out that a very lively right will take place at Pocatello next Wednesday. According to information gathered by the Evening Teller of this city, Mr. Bo- CONTRACT FOR NEW MEDFORD SCHOOLHOUSE, TO. COST $16,965.00, IS LET MEDFORD. Or.. July 28. (Special.) At a meeting of the School Board Thursday night, the contract for building Medford's new schoolhouse was let to H. Snook, of Salem, Or., for the sum of 116.963. The plans call for an eight-room brick building, with concrete basement and metal tile shin gle roof. A steam-heating plant will be Installed and the finish and fur nishing of the building will be strictly modern and substantial throughout. The rapid growth of the town makes the demand for another building im perative. The school has a full four-year high school course, and is doing thorough work in all departments under the present efficient superintend ent, M. B. Signs. ' " rah lacks 15 votes of having a majority for indorsement in the state convention. The Senatorial line-up as figured by the Evening Teller is: An'l- Borah. Borah. Ada 27 .. Bannock is Bear Lake 11 Bingham 20 .. Shoshone 0 v Blaine 4 Washington 12 Boise 8 Canyon '18 Cassia 1 Custer .- 5. Elmore - S Fremont 2B Idaho i Kootenai 23 Latah ... 18 Lemhi 6 . . Lincoln - .. 9 Nex Perces 25 Oneida 15 Owyhee ..................... 2 S Totals ' 138 183 BORAH IS XOT S1EXTIONED Washington County Delegation Di vided on Governor. WEISER, Idaho. July 28. (Special) The Republicans of Washington County had their convention in tnia city this after noon to elect delegates to the state con vention at Pocatello. A resolution passed Indorsing the administrations of President Roosevelt and Governor Gooding, and rec ommended the renomination of Gooding. No mention was made in the convention of Borah or his Senatorial aspirations or nomination. It is stated that a compromise was made between the Gooding and anti- Gooding forces, and the delegation will send six for Gooding and six against, but the Gooding forces were in complete con trol of the convention. The delegates are: E. M. Barton, Rob ert Lansdon, J. I. Numbers, D. C. Ne vln, Charles Barrington, W. B. Allison. W. M. Brown. E. M. Helghou, D A. Utter, N. M. Gorgens, P. H. Miller and O. A. Nel son. ' After the convention. A. C. Moore made a speech to the convention. CUSTER COUNTY FOR BORAH Administration of Governor Gooding -. Also Indorsed. BOISEl Idaho, July 28. (Special.) The last of the Republican county conventions1 were held today. Custer County instruct ed her five delegates to vote for Borah for Senator, and Judge Stevens to succeed himself on the bench of the Sixth District. Governor Gooding s administration was indorsed, and the delegation is said to be friendly to him. Elmore, with five votes, passed a strong resolution Indorsing the administration of the Governor and prac tically instructing for hlm ' The delegates are also friendly to Borah, Washington, with 32 delegates, passed a resolution Indorsing the administration and instructed for Lieutenant-Governor Steeves for Congressman. The delegation will probably support both Gooding and Borah. MITCHELL JUROR IS INSANE Man 'Who Figured in Recent Trial Sent to Asylum. SEATTLE, Wash., July 28. (Special.) Milo O. Rex. one of the jurymen who ac quitted George Mitchell on the charge of murdering "Joshua" Creffleld, was today found to be insane before Judge Gilliam and was committed to the asylum at Steilacoom. Rex was found to have softening of the brain, caused by a stroke of apoplexy re ceived about a year ago, which left a clot of blood on the brain. Last Wednesday he received another stroke that left him unbalanced mentally. DEMOCRATIC TICKET CHOSEN Spokane County Nominees Named by Direct Primary System. SPOKANE. July 2?. Unusual interest I was taken in the Spokane County Demo- BE TEMPERATE IN EVERY THING. DON'T GET DISCOUR AGED. BE PROMPT IN EVERY THING, ESPECIALLY IN PAYING YOUR DEBTS. MAINTAIN YOUR INTEGRITY AS A SACRED THING. SAVE SOME REGULAR LY OUT OF YOUR INCOME, AND NOTHING CAN PREVENT YOUR SUCCESS. ' We Pay 4 Interest OREGON TRUST & SAVINGS BANK Sixth and Washington Streets, Portland, Or. W. H. MOORE, President. E. E. LYTLE, Vice-President. . W. COOPER MORRIS, Cashier. SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES. cratlc Convention today from the fact that It voluntarily applied the principle of the direct primary, although there is no direct primary law in this state. Today's convention, which was largely attended, ratified in full the ticket chosen in the direct primaries of a few days ago. The cicket is as follows: Sheriff, Peter Mortz; Prosecuting At- torney, Bruce Blake; Assessor. James R. Lowe; County Clerk, D. A. Clement; Auditor, Fred . Dashiel; Treasurer, George Mudgett; School Superintend ent, Milton Todd; Surveyor, J. J. Sul livan; Coroner, Dr. E. L. Ingersoll; Senators, fourth district, Thomas Ma? loney; sixth district. Will C- Graves; seventh district. T. S. Heskett: Rep resentatives, third district, C. W. Bowne and Hunter Chandler. NEW TftCK BY RAILROADS COMMITTEE WIMi INVESTIGATE SEATTLE SITUATION. Will Determine Whether Tracks of the Milwaukee Will Contami nate City Water Supply. CHICAGO, July 28. The contest be tween the Chicago, Milwaukee AV St. Paul and the Northern Pacific Railways at Seattle has taken a new tack with the appointment of a committee of sanitary engineers which was announced today. This committee will investigate the com plaint lodged with the City Council by the King County Medical Society, main taining that the building of the Mil waukee roaa along the Cedar River will result in the contamination of the city's water supply. The engineers are to be placed at the disposal of the Council of Seattle by the Milwaukee road, which will defray all expenses incurred by the in vestigation. The men who will make the report are John W. Alvord, of Chicago, consulting engineer of the Chicago Drainage Canal investigation; Professor Segwick, profes sor of biology in the Massachusetts Insti tute of Technology; Louis H. Fammel. professor of botany in the - Iowa State College of Agriculture, and Georee W. Blssell, professor of mechanical engineer ing in the Iowa State College of Agricul ture. The Milwaukee road will attempt to demonstrate by a thorough examination, that no contamination of the water sup ply in Seattle will follow the building of the roaa. Clark County Committee Meets. VANCOUVER, Wash.. July 28. (Sdo- clal.) The Clark County central com mittee met this afternoon at the Courthouse at Vancouver, thus starting the nrst real action of the Clark Coun ty politics. Chairman A. M. Blaker called the meeting to order with but few of the committeemen present. The resignation of Harry Boardman, Jr.. was accepted, and Charles Alex ander was elected in his stead. The ap portionment of the delegates for the county convention to be held on Septem ber 12 was made as follows: Baton 4, East Vancouver 7, North Vancouver 8, South Vancouver 8, West Vancouver 8. Fruit Valley 7, Harney S, Lincoln 5. La Center 8, Fourth Plain 5, Columbia 7 Fern Prairie 4, Lackamas 8, Battle Ground 4, Cedar Creek S. Chelatchle 4. Manor 4, Cathapoodle S. Alpine 2, Salmon Creek 4, Pollock 3, Whipple Creek 3, Ya- colt 6, Vancouver Heights B, Preston 7, Washougal 7. making a total of 139 dele gates for the county. It was decided to hold the primaries September 8. The small representation at this meeting Is only In keeping with the lack of political Interest that has been manifested in this 'county thia year. President Hammond at Seaside. ASTORIA. Or.. July 28. (Special.) A B. Hammond, president of the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Company, ar rived here at noon today in his private car. and. after remaining for a few mm utes, preceded to Seaside to spend the day. V hlle here he said that construc tion work on the extension of the road from Seaside to Tillamook will be com menced at the earliest possible moment, and the Intention is to have the line com pleted during the coming year. . SEMI-ANNUAL HART, SCHAFFNER FINE CLOTHING A chance to buy high irrade Clothing: of un equaled merit, includ ing: blue and blacks at CUT PRICES Let us show you that we are giving- you exceptionally fine men's and boys' - Clothing at MONEY SAVING PRICES. Sam'l Rosenblatt Corner Third and BABOON LEAPS FROM STAGE MAN IX BOX LANDS SWING ON THE JAW. Simian Lands in Audience and Cre ates a Small Panic in a Los Angeles Theater. LOS ANGELES, July 28. (Special.) Nigger, one of Macart's big performing baboons, ran amuck at the Orpheum Theater tonight during the perform ance of the trained animals. Nigger broke che small cord which restrained him, and, with a .scream, sprang into the scenery and climbed 20 feet above the stage, where he swung a moment and then, .as the stage hands ran for ward to capture' him, leaped on the heads of a party occupying: a box. A man who sat In the -back or tne box swung heavily on the baboon's Jaw, and the animal took a flying leap into the audience. Panic-stricken, many per sons arose and surged toward the doors. The monkeys on the stage startea 'a rouarh house' and in an instant the dishes and furniture were flying about the audience. The baboon which es-, caped was muzzled, but made strenu ous efforts to bite.' He was captured In a short time and carried screaming to his cage. Had it not been -lor cooi heads In the audience a serious stam pede would have occurred. NONUNION CREWS FOR ALL Young Men Will Be Placed on Cali fornia Vessels. SEATTLE. Wash., July 28. (Special.) Many shipping firms of the Steamship Association of San Francisco are now operating all of their vessels with non union crews, and it has been agreed to follow out that plan in the future, accord ing to L. H Gray, of the firm of H. Gray & Co. Mr. Gray says that in tne future the employes on the steam schoon ers are to be treated as individuals, and no terms or concessions are to be made to the sailors through business agents or the unions. Should there be grievances, the ship owners will hold an investigation and ad just the trouble direct with the men. Ship-owners." said Mr. Gray, are now receiving applications from young men or American boatmen with fairly good educations and flrst-class references, to serve as petty officers on the vessels, and will be schooled in seafaring life without going through the work in the forecastle. Three of these young men will be assigned to each steamer to stand watch with the captain and mates, assisting them in op erating the vessel while at sea. and look ing after the handling of cargo in port' BADLY BEATEN BY THUGS. Man Lies Unconscious All Night in Park. OAKLAND. Cal.. July 28. (Special.) Knocked down and beaten until insensible and then robbed of J65 in coin and a valuable diamond pin by two daring foot pads, shortly after midnight this morn ing, J. A. Phillips, a sign painter. 63 years old. who Just arrived in Oakland yesterday from Lakeport, lay unconscious In Lincoln Park until ocioca mis morning, when he recovered his senses and made his way to the receiving hos pital for treatment. , Thef e it was found that his left shoulder bone had been broken. His head was covered with wounds and his face swollen and lacerated, one eye be ing closed. Dr. Stone dressed his in juries and set the fractured bone, and Phillips was then permitted to leave the hospital for his residence. PLOT TO RESCUE DALTON. Through Woman, Plan to Blow Up Jail Is Learned. 'gPOKANE, Wash., July 2S. (Special.) James Dalton's relations with a woman caused him to be arrested and tried for murdeT, and again it-was the same wom an through whom police officers discov ered a plot to blow up the Jail here and rescue Dalton by a gang of thugs with whom he had lived. The officers have the dynamite, and extra guards have been placed at the Jail. The death sentence on Dalton was confirmed by the Supreme Court yester day. Dalton was convicted of the mur der of Police Officer Stotko on the night of April 4. . - FISHERMEN LOST IX SURF. Identity ' of Drowned Men Not Yet Known. ASTORIA, Or.. July 28. (Special.) Two more men have lost their lives by drown ing at the mo"uth of the Columbia River. but who they were has not yet been as certained. Yesterday afternoon the look out at Cape Disappointment saw a fish ing-boat coming In through the surf. A heavy swell was running, and as ' the craft reached the outer edge of Peacock spit, it was struck by a huge sea. CLEARANCE SALE 6 MARX Morrison Ss. swamped, and the two occupants thrown overboard. Nothing further was seen of the men. The Cape "Disappointment life crew went in the motor boat, but could And no trace of the men, although their boat, which was badly smashed, was picked up. The boat was an old one and brand ed with Washington license No. 1713. The men are supposed to have fished for the Columbia River Packers' Association's North Shore cannery. Further tHftin that nothing can be ascertained at present, as no one has been reported as missing, and there is no record of the Washington li cense numbers kept here. TACOMA FRANCHISE VOID. Union Pacific Has Now NX Means of Entrance. TACOMA. Wash.. July 28. (Special.) The Union Pacific franchise for an en trance into Tacoma by way of Jefferson avenue became void today. "It was an nounced yesterday that the time limit was August 6. The confusion arose from the fact that the franchise provided for a payment of $100 a year for the use of the streets, to be paid on or before the first Monday- in August. The time limit for the acceptance of the franchise, how ever, was fixed at 30 days after the ordi nance had been signed by the Mayor. This limit is enfled today, so that Union Pacific now has no right of entrance to Tacoma. The theory gaing ground now Is that , the long-reported alliance, of the Union Pacific and the Milwaukee has ac tually been effected. KNOCKED OFF HIS BINDER NEW ERA FARM HAND STUNNED BY LIGHTNING. Horses Attached to Harvester Driven by A. J. Hodge Are Crippled and Tree Torn to Splinters. OREGON CITY, Or., July 28. (Special.) A. J. Hodge, while driving a binder on the farm of Mr. Huffman, near New Era, was seriously stunned during this morn ing's electrical storm. The electric bolt struck a barbed-wire fence, riddling the posts for several rods, when a yew tree was also reduced to splinters. Thence the electricity was attracted to the binder on which Hodge was seated, about 75 yards distant. Hodge was badly crippled and the three horses he was driving were also hurt. Physicians were called from this city and .hat WiHdq 1 1 h mi fh in a serious condition, will probably survive. Mrs. Hunman naa Deen suinuiug ucueam yew tree that was demolished not three minutes before the accident occurred. About 8 o'clock this morning a City-bound Oregon Water Power passen ger car encountered an electric bolt when in .ha winlintv ftf Th flakfl. The motor was burned out and the car was disabled. DUt neitner tne passenger nor em ployes were injured. Whisky Cut His Life Short. HILLSBORO, Or., July 28 (Special.) Fank Jenks, aged about 46, and who has followed a solitary and dissolute life for many years, was found dead in the house he was occupying on Oak street last evening. Coroner E. C Brown impanelled a Jury and the ver dict was that he had died from nat ural causes, accelerated by excessive nse of alcohol. Jenks leaves two brothers. The county interred the re mains today. From all appearances deceased had been dead about 48 hours. Eloped to Oregon City. OREGON CITY. Or., July 28. (Special.) LeRoy Rhoads and Louise Henry, both of Portland, slipped away from vigilant relatives at Portland, and, coming to Ore gon City this morning oa the Southern Pacific train, were quietly married a few minutes later at the Courthouse, County Judge Dimick officiating. They returned to Portland on the 8:40 electric car. While in the city the young couple stated that they had come to Oregon City to avoid any possible interference in their plans from relatives. ' a Seattle Gets Templar Convention. BOSTON. July 28. George F. Cotterill, of Seattle, was re-elected National grand chief Templar at today's session of the National Grand Lodge of the United States, Independent Order of Good Tem plars. W. H. Clark, of Wyoming, was chosen National grand secretary, and A. A. Anderson, of Pennsylvania, was elect h mnii tivixiiw. Allle E. Parker, of Providence, was appointed National grand otratarv After the installment or offi cers Seattle was decided upon as the place for holding the convention of 1907. , Fire Threatens Fort Walla Walla, WALLA WALLA. Wash, July 28. Spe cial.) A grass fire at Fort Walla Walla this afternoon at one time threatened to destroy the officers' quarters. By hard work the enlisted men at the post suc ceeded in keeping the fire away from the buildings, but were unable to extin guish it until nearly the entire flat west of the quarters was burned over. It Is supposed ihe fire was started by a light ed cigar thrown into the grass. Copyright 1906 by STRIKE MAY DE BROKEN SHINGLE WEAVERS SERVE NO TICE ON UNION. Unless the Organization Heeds Their Demands, They Will Return to Work Tomorrow. SEATTLE,- July 28. (Special.) Delega tions of striking shingle-weavers today served notice upon the officers of the Weavers' Union that they will have to call off the demand for a closed shop and the use of the union label by noon tomor row, or the strikers will return to work. Delegates from Blaine, Belllngham, Sedro Woollcy, Everett, Hoquiam and other points made the demand. President Bolger, of the weavers' organ ization, hurried back to town from Sedro Woolley when he heard the delegations were coming, then slipped out again when he was told the nature of their call. Word was carried to him, however, of the situa tion. In Ballard, where the millmen. have re fused to grant wage concessions, the union has declared "fair" the Cochrane & Zooks mill, which has taken back five union men, wlule many of the smaller plants throughout the state, where no trouble has ever occurred before, are said toibe "unfair." The weavers in the small towns insist they will not stand for this discrimination. It would appear from to day's action that the end of the strike is rapidly approaching. : Fall Grain Promises Well. GERVAIS, Or.. July 28. (Special.) Threshing will begin Monday actively. Machine men have gotten their threshing machines ready, but have not yet threshed enough to tell how much Fall nun. wiit bui u "i . iu iiiB bub. i nrj allege, however, that the outlook Is over the average of past years. Oats especially promise a large yield, and the quality is going to be excellent. Spring grain may not be as high average as the Fall-sown grain. Sheepkllling Dog Owners Mulcted. OREGON CITY, Or.-. July 28. (Special.) Justice Stlpp today granted Fred Bluhm a verdict for 20 against Henry Baars and John Kauffman, as damages for the killing by the defendants' doga of five sheep and six lambs, the property of the plaintiff. Bluhm sued for Ho, the alleged value of the dead animals, besides a dam age claim for injuries claimed to have resulted to other sheep on account of the dogs. Gervais Store Is Robbed. GBRVAIS. Or.. July 28. (Special.) Thieves entered the hardware store of B. A. Nathman last Friday night and stole an assortment of knives and razors valued at over $30. Entrance was effected through a window in the rear. There is no clew to the perpetrators. 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