THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND. SEPTE3IBER 22, 1907.
LIFESrOBy.TOLD
We Do Not Resort
to Fake Methods to
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AMID
SOBS
Woman Who Slew Husband
Relates Cruelties She En
dured for 30 Years.
BAKER CITY COURT SCENE
Mrs. Hambleton, Gray-Haired and
HOHCO nu tnci, -lens urjr
- How She Fired the Fatal ,
"I Shot in Self-Defense. .
BAKER CITY, Or.. Sept. 2L (Special.)
" Th tMtlmnnv in the case of the state
against Dorcas Hambleton was concluded
.4 A - VfJ aMn.nDVd uHll
make their arguments and the fate of
Y the accused woman will be left with the
' Jurors. Mrs. Hambleton has borne up
-w-nl 1 Hiirinv ti t r-v i n cr nrH cnl and be-
lleves that the jurors will come to the
conclusion that she was acting in self
, defense when she shot John Hambleton.
iiih i.iin num. di.iiui av.uiiGa t
; was enactea toaay wnen mrs. narameiwi
took the stand in her own defense. With
. her gray head bowed with grief, her
V.Anln(v oaAAnaA AV-
pression and her voice shaking with sobs
she laia oare 10 ine jurors xne me 01
misery ana tear wnicn sue naa oeen
" ' Husband 20 Years Her Senior.
.3113 lun ui uci man lac mi.ii vir.n.
JTamblcton when she was but 15 years
of age and he was a) years older, as
in. resuiL 01 mis i i ui . lureo ciiituiii
are now living in Baker City, two are
. dead and one boy is a wanderer upon the
face of the earth, driven out from his
home when but 9 years of age by the
cruel treatment of his father.
Quarreling and strife soon became pre
valent in the home and about 13 years ago
Arrs. Hambleton left her husband and re-
xurnea lo-ine protection ol ner own uume.
A reconciliation was effected and she re
. turned to live with him on his ranch
near Pleasant Vallev.
The channel of domestic life did not
' run any smoother than before, and about
y two years ago HamDlelon lcit ner to
. support herself with the help which could
secured a divorce and was given the ranch
uy n. ucitco ul uio cuuri. one hob tivniK
: on the place and would not leave until
, ho had paid her the $300 which the court
awaraea ner. several times ne ordered
her off the place and threatened to drag
. her off. A few weeks before the shooting
- he knocked her down, drew a gun on her
and threatened her life if she did not
leave.
.-Daughter Urged Her to Take Pistol.
' On the day of the homicide Mrs. Ham
bleton started to one of the neighbors
when her daughter called her back and
dvised her to take the pistol with her,
which she did. As she was going down
the road sho met her husband, who was
repairing a tence. He stopped ner, and
. after being ordered off the place she pro
ceeded down the road and he followed her,
- Threatening her and finally knocked her
' down on her hands and knees. As she
arose he struck her again and she drew
the gun and shot him through the left
temple. He fell forward without uttering
a sound or moving from his tracks.
Much testimony was introduced by the
(defense to show that Mrs. Hambleton was
a peaceful, obedient and dutiful wife
and that her reputation in her community
was beyond reproach.
GREAT CATCH OF SALMON EGGS
Clackamas Hatchery Succeeds Be
yond Van Dusen's 'Expectations.
OREGON CITY, Or., Sept. 21. (Spe
cial.) Operations of the new State
Hatchery, on the Clackamas River, at
Cazadero, have been successful in ex
cess of expectations, and Superinten
dent W. W. Smith reports that 2,500.000'
eggs have been taken from the Kail
run of Chinook salmon, and that
1,035,000 eyed eggs- have been shipped
to the hatchery, on Salmon, River.
Thomas Brown, superintendent' of SaU
. mon River, will come in next Thursday
for 400,000 more eyed eggs, leaving
.more than 1,000,000 to be, hatched at
Cazadero.
The new Clackamas plant' was in
stalled by Master Fish Warden Van
Dusen and has developed .so well that
he intends to make it permanent. The
Portland Railway, Light & Power Com
pany Is constructing a fishway at the
Cazadero dam, and this will be com
pleted in time for the Winter run of
salmon , to ascend to the upper river.
The racks that have been used this
Fall have been stored for future use,
and Mr. Smith has 100 pounds of pow
der with which to blast out rock ob
structions In the fishing grounds.
LET GO TO GUGGEXHEIMS
Rumored That Sale by Bruncrs Will
"'. End Struggle In Alaska.
SEATTL.E. Wash, Sept. 21.-r-Tho end
of the great railroad war between the
Guggenheim:) and the Bruner Company
at Katalla Is believed to be near. Re
ports from Alaska are to the effect
that a deal with the Bruner corpora
tion has been practically completed and
, that when Chief Engineer K. C. Haw
kins comes down to Seattle he will
; put through a project of settling the
) light with the Bruners by acquiring
.all the Interest that road has in Alaska.
. The fierce war that has been waged
'. by both roads has been an expensive
' one, and Seattle men who are familiar
, with conditions in the North would not
be the least surprised if the deal were
7 closed. The two roads are struggling
; to get the vast copper fields back of
Katalla, and numerous conflicts have
; marked the progress of construction
: work.
Mulkey to Talk to Teachers.
TILLAMOOK, Or., Sept. 21. (Special.)-
County School Superintendent W. W.
-Wiley has set the date for the annual
County Teachers' Institute, which Is to
,1 on October 9, 10 and 11. As most of
tie schools in the county will be-in ses-'-slon
at that time, a good attendance of
.teachers. Is expected. State Superintend
ent J. H. Ackerman, Hon. B. F. Mulkey
president Ashland Normal School; Miss
Cornelia Mervln, secretary of the Oreeon
Library Commission, and School 8uperv
Intendent H. H. Belt, or Yamhill County,
iwlll be present. Two public lectures will
i be given by Ackerman and Mulkey.
EILERS RENTJOOD PIANOS
Excellent instruments, at most mod
erate charges. Special concessions where
Instruments are kept six months. Kilers
P'sno House, Washington and Park
streets.
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Wife-
Sell Our Goods
The reputation of this store for sterling honesty and integrity does
not allow it in doing business. Open and abov;e board is our policy.
Don't come to us if you expect merchandise for nothing, but give us a
fair show when you need furniture, carpets and stoves and you'll be
r ' moneyahead
THIS $15
IRON BED
$1 Down, SOc Week
m. ' Cash the Same as Credit
Exactly as Cut Head 61 inches high, pillars 1 1-16-inch; colors,
green, with Roman gold chills, or cream with gold tracing. Foot
43 inches high: top tube -inch.
Best ticking, stitched edge; regular $18.00 ; special
SPRINGS
Yura-Yum Springs ; $1.85
Reinforced rope cable and rope edge Yum-Yunis. .$3.00
All others at a great reduction for cash only.
Elastic Cotton Felt Mattress Guaranteed never to be
come hard or lumpy, or come into knots. Weight 50 lbs
$10.00 60 CENTS A WEEK
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F.v. -Ml
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ROCKERS AND
CHAIRS k
Blnra-pst and Bent Selected Rocker and Chair
k in town. Kouker like cut, made from
Eastern maplo. finished golden,
arms, cane seat, very strong.
7o. Special,
90c
Pattern of carpetn that we are
I unable to replace will be closed out
nt the following; prices I
Bussorah Axminster,
$2.30, special
reg
Sl.37-
Amber Velvet, . reg. $1.25,
special SO. 8714
Smith Velvet,
special. ......
reg. $1.60,
SI. 25
Granite Carpet, reg. 45c, BT'l..27Vxi
Half-wool Carpet, reg. 65c,
spl- 424
All-wool Ingrain, reg. $1.00.
ap'l 72
Axminster, reg. $1.60, spe
cial ;.: S1.07H
Roxbury, reg. $1.50, spe
cial 91.12
Best Tapestry, reg. $1.35,
. special $0.9714
.Tapestry, reg. $0.90, spe
cial SO.S7H
Best 12-foot-wide Linoleum,
reg. $1.03, spl 72
6-foot wide Linoleum, reg.
80c, sp'l 55
MADE, LAID AND LINED FREE
FOR CASH ONLY.
HEATING
STOVES
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T&V special ikJ
All Vur wants can
be supplied from our
1 ar e selection. We
have some splendid
heaters. We r e c o ni
mend especially the fol
lowing: .
REDWOOD, the Stove
That rilvcn the Heat.
Made from fine blue
steel with large cast
iron front door, large
opening, with ringer
lid on top, that will
hold the larg'est knots
or chunks of wood that
you have; castiron
twinging top with
fancy nickel urn; bot
tom screw-draft; niokel
foot rails; 19 inches deep,
2 feet 6 Inches high.
Only SS.50
50 CENTS DOWNl BO
CENTS A WEEfC
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CHINA CLOSET
China Closet Special A scoop of our buyer
that gives you the benefit. Quartered Oak
China Closet, 5 feet 1 Inch high. 3 feet wide,
hand-rubbed and polished. Bent glass on two
iaeR; inree movable shelves; French legs
unisnca Rimer goiaen or
weathered, reg. $25,
special, cash or
time
$17.50
60 CENTS A WEEK.
ROOM SIZE
RUGS
A very large shipment of rugs of all styles
and coloring3 Just received. Artistic assort
ment of all qualities. The varieties are the
b-st. The stylos up to date. The prices and
terms are right.
Wilton Rugs, 3x4, reg. $55, sp'l 848. OO
Axminster Rugs, 3x4, reg. $37.50, spl.. $33. 54)
Axminster Rugs, 3x4. reg. $37.50, sp'l..$33.50
Body Brussels Rugs. reg. $36. sp"l. .JR33.00
Velvet Rugs. 3x4. reg. $35, sp'l . . . .$30.00
Roxbury Rugs, 3x4, reg. 30, sp'l ... .827.50
Tapestry Rugs, 3x4, reg. $25, sp'l. . . .$20.00
LAID AND LINED FREE
$1.00 DOWN $1.00 A WEEK
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SMALL RUCS OF ALL. KINDS
Axminster Rugs, reg. $4!75, special lfc '
Wilton Rugs, reg. $8.00, special , ;
Smyrna Rugs, reg. $5.00, -special .-
r BO CENTS DOWN, 25 CENTS A WEEK.
.3.50
S3.50
GREAT COMFORTER SPECIALS
Made From Pure White Cotton. No Shoddy or Rasa liaed.
Silkollne Co'ered Comforter, knotted, reg. $2.00. special 11.25
Sllkollne figured both sides Comforter, reg. $2.25, special $1.45
Hilkoline Covered Comforter, very heavy, reg. $2.85, special Sl.OO
Sateen Covered Comforter, very fine and strong, reg. $3.00, special. .$2.25
The Best Comforter that's made, reg. $4.00, special $2.50
For Cash Only.
I, ACE CURTAIN BARGAIN'S Small quantities of lace curtains. 1, 2 and
S pairs only, are going to be sacrificed this week. Come in and see if we
can fix you up. 50 PER CENT REDUCTION.
FHilS REPLACE FORESTS
TIMBKK NOT OSLY PRODUCT IN
CHEHALIS COUNTY.
Polish Settlers Teach Grays Harbor
People Use for Logged
Off Lands.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Sept. 21. (Spe
cial.) Lumber is not to be the sole
product of thi section of the country
hereafter if the real estate men can
bring about a revolution in -the mat
ter of logged-off lands. Ever since .the
Grays Harbor country was first set
tled, lumber has been the dominant
factor in every kind of investment, but
like all other communities which have
gone through the same experience with
lumber, the people are awakening to
the fact that in stock raising and ag
riculture there is also a big promfse of
wealth- for the future of Chehalls
County, at least the western portion of
It. '
Interest in agriculture has been
aroused in the main ty the results of
a comparatively small community of
Polish settlers who were colonized on
lands along the Wlskah River a few
years ago. Their experiments in a
.somewhat crude way have resulted so
advantageously to them in the way of
large crops that real estate men par
ticularly are exploiting this new
source of revenue and their windows
are filled with samples-of grain and
vegetables which have been produced
the past year. The samples are mammoth
especially of beets and potatoes. The
specimens show what may be done on
the productive logged-oil lands of the
Grays Harbor section by Polish immi
grants with not much experience In
raising crops In the United States.
High Value on Farming Lands.
However, it is not the Polish set
tlers alone who have demonstrated
what may be done with logged-olf
lands. Years ago B. T. Dabney. a pro
moter and rich real estate owner in
Aberdeen, who owned a considerable
amount of tide and bench lands in the
upper Wishkah river country, divided
it into ten-acre tracts and the ranchers
who bought them at $5 and $10 an acre
are able to sell the land at $100 and
$150 an acre if they feel so disposed.
These lands have furnished all kinds
of . produce for the camps along the
Wishkah and other streams In this sec
tion and have saved the loggers many
thousands of dollars in cheapness of
camp forage.
The people of Aberdeen have not
given much attention to these ranch
ers, prefering to pay bigger prices for
California-grown fruit which has been
1 rought here by lumber steam schoon
ers. "While the ranchers have been
able to dispose of their products to
the camps, they would . like to de
velop other t facte but are hampered by
the indirect means of transportation
and the hindrance by the boom com
panies In their frequent and annoying
interruption of navigation. These
ranchers have fought the boom com
panies in the courts with considerable
success, but are still hampered by
floating logs, though the 20-foot chan
nel which the courts compelled the
boom companies to keep open Is main
tained in a way. It is, however, many
times blocked by the loose logs. The
ranchers have begun a series of suits
against the boom companies for dama
ges resulting from delayed traffic and
destruction of delayed garden truck.
Aberdeen Will Lend a Hand. .
Good roads may help the . ranchers
out of the dilemna and the County
Commissioners are directing their ef
forts to improving conditions in this
respect.
The Chamber of Commerce of Aber
deen is expected to take this matter up
before long in the interests ' of the
ranchers and it is hoped by the people
of Aberdeen that a free city market
may be established and maintained be
fore very long.
REVIEW JOINT TRACK ORDER
Railroad Commissioner Summoned
on Petition of 6. R. & N. Line.
OLTMPIA, Wash., Sept. 21. (Spe
cial.) Judge Linn, in the Superior
Court today, issued a writ returnable
by December 3, on the State Railroad
Commissioners to show cause why his
court should not review the orders of
the Commissioners requiring the O. R.
& N., Northern Pacific and Spokane &
Inland to make physical connection of
their tracks in a number of places in
the Palouse country. The Commission's
order was made recently after an ex
tended hearing here. The writ issued
today was sued out on behalf of the
O. R. & N., Zera Snow, attorney of
that road, coming here from Portland
for- that purpose. The issuance of the
writ will of course postpone the taking
effect of the order until tt has been
finally passed on by the local and
possibly by the State Supreme Court.
SAVING GREAT WHEAT CROP
INLAND EMPIRE FARMERS
. MAKE BEST OF WEATHER.
Prospects No More Grain Will Be
' Damaged Threshers Can't Get . '
Sufficient Help.
SPOKANE; Wash., Sept. 21. (Special.)
The last three days of this week has
been splendid for the wheatgrowers of
the Inland Empire and farmers have
been Improving the opportunity to the ut
most The wet weather appears to have
ceased for the time being, and there is
now prospect that the grain of the In
land Empire will be saved with no more
damage. Reports from all sections show
that for the latter part of the week there
has been no rainfall, and that the thresh
ing machines have been busy.
The farmers have begun to haul wheat
to market and the warehouses expect a
larger amount of grain- than ever before.
The amount of damage to grain from the
wet weather is still problematical. One
report says that bleached grain is being
bought at a discount of 2 to 3 cents., a
bushel. .
From the Palouse come reports that
threshing machine owners are discour
aged over the lack of help, and that some
of them are pulling in and will not at
tempt to do any work this season. Gar
field reports that threshing Is nearly all
done in that vicinity. Over the grain
belt, however, there Is still much grain
to be saved.
GUIDED BY DOG'S BARKING
Parents Find Child Lost in Woods
After Night's Search.
OREGON CITY, Or., Sept. 21. (Spe
cial.) The 7-year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. V. S. Blackwood, of Greenwood,
disappeared last night at sundown and
remained in the wooo all night In com
pany with her faithful little dog, whose
loud barking at an early hour this morn
ing brought the rescuers to the scene.
The little girl had wandered into a
deep canyon and had been unable to find
her way out, and, although her parents
hunted for her all night, they could find
no thrace of her. The child is no worse
for her experience.
Bride of Two Weeks Is Dead.
OREGON CITY, Or", , Sept. 2L (Spe
cial.) News reached here today of the
sudden death of Mrs? Edgar M. Carteit
a bride of two weeks, at St; Johnsbury,
Vt. She was Miss Isabella Paddock, a
member of a well-known Vermont family,
and was married to Mr. Carter August
31. They had gone South on their honey
moon, and in Philadelphia Mrs. Carter
was taken suddenly ill. She was taken
home at once, but lived only a few days.
Mr. Carter was several years ago sta
tioned in the Northwest In charge of
hatchery operations for the United States
Bureau of Fisheries.
frne land, one mile south of Westorf, to
W. H. Booher for $16,000. The place
had been Mr. Jameson's home for 37
years, and Is one of the bes improved
small farms in the county. He is pres
ident of the Weston Bank, and will
probably move to town to reside.
Farm Goes at $100 an Acre.
WESTON, Or., Sept. 21. (Special.) .
Robert Jameson has sold 160 acres of
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