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4 THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAN, PORTLAND, JULY 26, 1908. MOTHER THROWS CHILD INTO LUKE Her and Drowns, but Girl Escapes. ONCE EUGENE RESIDENTS Seattle Woman Becomes Suddenly Insane Makes Two Attempts to Kill Members of Family. Father Crazed With Grief. 8KATTLE. Wash.. July 25. After throwing lipr 7-year-old daughter from thp breakwater at tho foot of Walker St wet into Iake Washington last evening, Mrs. Trepsa Markley, wife of Norman E. Markley, an attorney of lti:i4 Terry avenue, formerly of Eu jrone, Or., committed suicide by leaping: Into the lake herself. The little srirl crawled out of the water and after more than an hour of climbing: up the fUeep hill, reached the home of Arthur 1. Mot tinker, 2113 Thirty-second ave nue south, where she told her story. Half an hour later a party of search ers, headed by Mr. Mottinger, found the woman's body in the lake a short di seance from where she hud leaped , from the breakwater. Child Tells Clear Story. After being dressed in dry clothing, the little girl was taken to police headquarters. She arrived there but a few minutes before her father, who during the afternoon and evening had made a search for her and her mother. Not realizing that she had been robbed of Jit r mother, but- still conscious ,of the fact that something terrible had happened, the child was not in the ' least bewildered. She told a clear story of the affair to Police Captain W. !'. Lauhscher and tbhe'r father. Tno attempt of the mother, who is believed by her husband, to have been insane, .was the second she had made that day to end the lives of both her self and daughter. In the morning, after her husband left the house, she had turned on the gas, but the sensi tive nostrils of the child had detect ed the odor of escaping gas and she turned it off before any damage was done. , Scrambles Up Steep Bank. "Mamma and I walked a great many miles today," said the little girl. "After papa went away in the morning I smelled gas; Papa had cooked his own break fast and had gone down town. I got .up and found the gas turned on but it was not burning. After mamma and I got up and dressed she took me out for a walk. We walked a long while and then wo got on the Mount Baker Park carline. We walked along the lake and around there for about an hour until it was almost dark. "Then mum ma threw me into the lake and then she jumped into the water, too. I touched bottom and found that it was not over my head, I found a place where I could climb out and I did. I cried and called for mamma, hut she didn't answer end I guess she must be d rownpil. "The hill was steep down to the lake and it was hard work to clinjb. I saw a light and crawled toward it. The peo ple there were kind to me and gave me dry clothes and then found mamma." Hut K eco n 1 1 y 1-e f t Eugene. Markley was half-crazed with grief when he rushed into police headquarters tonight. "We have only been here a few weeks," said Markley. Mrs. Markley was not very well In Eugene, where we lived. She was hysterical at times and a little flighty. The doctor believed she would giU over it and I thought a change of air would perhaps do her good. I lived at Eugene for 15 years. We were married nine years ago and Melba, is our only ehllil. "Mrs. Markley was formerly Miss Tres sa Drew. ar daughter of Mrs. M. J. Drew, of Eugene.' I practiced law in Eugene and had thought of starting practice here, although 1 had made no definite ar rangements.' ST. JOHN HOLD-UP FAILS .Masked Men Attempt to Hob Em ployes of Pnper-Mill. An attempted holdup occurred Friday night at St. John when two men triad to roh employes of the Willamette Pulp fk Paper Company, which has a branch es tablishment for the handling of logs at that place. The holdup was unsuccessful, but the robbers escaped, although an ac tive search "was made for them by the St. John officers. Four employes of the paper company live near the waterfront. .One of these men left their residence last night and started to enter a grove across the street. He was accosted by two masked men who commanded him to throw up his hands. Instead he made a hurried retreat and got Ids three companions. All four men then Marted toward the grove, but as they were unarmed and the robbers showed no Intention of retreating, they re-entered their home and telephoned the St. John police. The employes of the paper com pany were paid fr the week last night and it is thought this fact was known by the men who sought to rob them. COUNCILMAN IS ARRESTED -M. J. Drioll Charged With Being Druuk and Disorderly. M. J. PriseoU. member of the City Council, was arrested Friday night at Sixth and Washington streets on a charge of belns drunk and disorderly. Drlscoll was in company with Kd Rosart. who was also arrested, ollth were later re leased on hall. Patrolman Ycssoy, who made the arrest, accused PriseoU of being very abusive when taken into custody. He declared tiiat Prisroll threatened to have him dis charged from the police department, if Vessey should tuke him to the station. Councilman Driscoll has recently teen In the limelight because of jumping from the -majority to -the minority faction of t:e Council. Ke did this, it is said, be cause his colleagues failed to support him In his fight to sustain the license of the ruHnian Cafe. BUS FALLS AT CARSON Mr. Y. F. Slaughter, Sou and Oilier Portland People Hurt. STKVF.XSOX. Wash.. July 25. Four TrUimrft and boy were seriously in jured at Carson, eight -miles above here, yesterday afternoon. when the Xow Mineral SDrinss Hotel bus loaded with passengers dropped over a 20 foot embankment -near the boat land ing. The injured -are: Mrs. "W. F. Slaughter. 6S2 Iovejoy street, Portland, shoulder blade broken. Holt Slaughter, 10 years old, son of Mrs. Slaughter, gash on forehead and mouth cut. Mrs. Delia Groves, 77 Mallory avenue. Portland, slightly Injured. Amanda Doty, elderly woman of Dex ter, Iowa, skull' fractured; is in serious condition. Ruth Potter of Portland, leg badly cut; Internal injuries feared. The accident happened shortly after the arrival of the steamer -Dalles City from Portland about 2 o'clock in the aft ernoon. The bus had started for - the hotel and as it approached the cross ing of the Spokane, Portland & 'Seattle Railroad the west bound passenger train swung Into the deep cut at this point, frightening the horses and start ing them 6n a run. The roadway is narrow here, running between the railroad track and the river. The team- becoming unmanage able the horses swerved toward the river and the heavily loaded hack plunged 20 feet over the bank to the sharp rocks and boulders at the river's edge. The accident-happened within a few rods of the boat landing and in plain view of the passengers gathered on the deck of the steamer Dalles City, which was just Iea'tng the landing for the upriver trip- The capfain . of the steamer immediately put back-to shore and waited until the injured women and boy could be placed on -board, when he steamed to Stevenson, eight miles distant, where the injured, peo ple were conveyed to the Stevenson Sanitarium and their wounds cared for by Dr. Thomas :R. Avery. BIG CROWDS GATHER AT EACH STOPPING P&ACE. Democratic Nominee Shakes Hands With AH in Reach- Due in Chi- cago This Morning. CRESTON, la.,-July 25. The - progress of William J. Bryan from Lincoln to Chicago last night was marked by a number of demonstrations in his honor. Omaha, Pacific Junction, Glenwood, Mal vern, , Hastings, Red Oak, . Villisca and Creston, Ja.t turned out large crowds who cheered for"Our Next President. ' Mr. Bryan, so far as he could do so during the limited time of the stops, shook hands with all in reach. At Red Oak a man in the crowd shouted, "Hur rah for Bill." Mr. Bryan set the crowd laughing when he responded that "hurrahing Bill is very non-partisan this year." He made a few remarks in, which fce said that un til he was officially notified of his nom ination he could not make any political speeches, but that after August 1 he would "commence to talk." At Corning apparently the whole popu lation was out. Mr. Bryan's entry into the city was a triumphant one. Immense bonfires were built along the track, a brass band discoursed several popular airs and the crowd cheered lustily. Just as the Democratic nominee began to speak the train pulled out, much to the disappointment of the gathering. The train is due at Chicago at & o'clock in the morning. JAPAN CANNOT COMPETE American Flour Will Have Market for Many Years. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU". Wash- ington, July 24. It will evidently be many years before American flour is shut out of the Japanese market; in deed there Is serious doubt whether the door will ever be entirely closed. . A recent Japanese newspaper, discussing the flour situation, had th following to say : "Among the various new undertakings started subsequent to the late war was that of flour milling. Some of the flour mills promoted have ceased to exist. having been swept away by the financial crash that followed. Many have, now ever, survived the trial, and these are now in working order. Prior to the war the production of flour in Japan was very limited, and the annual Importa tlon of 4.000.000 to 5.000,000 bags was found necessary. "It Is computed that the anneal pro duction of eight companies does . not amount to less than 6.000,000 bags. De ducting from the latter 4,000,000 bags, which is the average annual quantity fmported, the surplus will be In the neighborhood of 2.000,000 bags. Not only is It estimated that this will effectively check the importation of flour, but it is thought probable .that the . surplus can be used in Japan, and China by extending the market, always supposing, of course, that flour can be cheaply produced. It is. however, doubtful whether the Jap anese flour-milling companies will be able to reap satisfactory profits in com petition -with American flour. "The fact is that Japan is not yet in a position to produce wheat -in sufficient quantity to satisfy the demand. The total yield of wheat in the country is estimated at 3.500.000 koku (koku. 611S bushels), of which half the quantity is absorbed in the manufacture of soy and miso. Consequently, of the 2,500.000 koku of wheat which is required for flour milling purposes, about half the quan tity has to bp- imported. "Of course. Japan can afford to In crease the yield of wheat If a good price is assured, but this can scarcely be prac ticable for some . years to come.' Strap-Hanging Evil Banished. Youth's Companion. The discontinuance of the old Fulton street Hne of horsecars in New Yon? City was chronicled tar a newspaper cor respondent with an amusing: comment. "In some ways," he said, "this line was i the best in the city. For one thintr. It was entirely destitute of the strap-hanging evil. In the first place, nobooy would trust the straps, and in the sec ond place, most of the patrons walked Matrimony in the Wild. - Suburban Life. Dean Kaye. of Topeka. Kan., has had Interesting' experiences during" his so journs in the wilderness. Once an Indian woman came to his cabin. "You -marry?" -she asked. Yes." said the Bean. "I can marry folks. Have you got a man?'' ' The woman grunted In the. affirmative. "Got a license?" asked the clergyman. Again the woman gTunted and departed. About sundown she returned. dragging with her an apparently abashed and re luctant brave. "Got him." she remarked laconically, producing her marriage license. The man knew no Knglish, but the woman prompt ed him when it became necessary for him to give his assent to - the Dean's questions. When it was over, the squaw paid the minister his fed and led .her husband away in triumph. Douglas Boxall Is Dead. CINCINNATI, July 2. Douglas Box all, a member of the faculty of the Cin cinnati Conservatory of Music and widely known as a piano soloiet, died Thurseday of appendicitis. It has hm Mate'l on British authority that American immigrants Into Canad are taking $0,H.OOr worth at orairty UukX. country each year. BY FIRE Twenty-five People Endan gered by Blaze. GAT KNOCKS OVER LAMP Bites May Andrews Is Dragged From Flames Jnst in Time in Res " idencc Fire on Main Street. A net cat and a kerosene lamp caused a fire at 12:30 yesterday morning' that seriously endangered the lives of 25 peo ple, totally destroyed one house and seri ously damaged three others and caused isses estimated at J-iU. The . lire originated in the one-story frame cottage of Miss May Andrews, 325 ; Main street. Miss Andrews lives, alone and was sitting up reading by a lamp resting on a small table. Her pet cat jumped on the table,, knocking the lamp to the floor, spilling oil and starting a blaze that enveloped the entire structure in a few moments: Miss Andrews ran screaming to the. street and aroused Mrs. Grace Leona, who lives next door, 327 Main street, and Mrs. H. Witte, a roomer. They tried to rescue some of Miss Andrews effects, but the building - was, soon a mass of flames', which spread to the house of Mrs. Leona, on the west. - and to the residence at 231 Sixth street, corner of Main, and to SSa Sixth street. The last two. are rooming-houses and - were filled with tenants. Mies Andrews, in spite of the danger, rushed back into her house in a frantic effort to rescue some, of her belongings and a pet bird and was overcome by the smoke and heat. She was dragged from the building in the nick of time by Harry W. Smith, of 246 Seventh street, who was one of the . first to reach the scene. Miss Andrews house and all its contents were totally de stroyed. Next door, .Mrs. Leona and Mrs. Witte had "many valuable paint ings and art works. They worked hard, assisted by Mr. Smith and others, and did not c.eslst until they were or dered not to enter the house again. Mrs. Leona burned one of her hands trying to smother the fire in her rooms with a blanket. Thie was the only in jury reported. The rooming-house on the corner was conducted by "Wand o Katu. a Jap anese. In the basement were Mrs. Thomas Cady and her three children, while upstairs Mies Elanor "Wing was alone, other roomers being out. These tenants were aroused while the flames were eating savagely at the west side' of the- building. They were forced into the street in scanty attire and' had only time to get a few of their possessions out when the order came from the firemen that tney could not again enter the building. Next door to this is a rooming-house conducted by Mrs. H. ' Goerke. Here there were 20 people. The roof of this house caught fire, the flames working their way under the eaves , and in a few minutes were in the second - floor. The smoke overcame several women in this house, but they were gotten safely to the street in time to avoid serious accident. The fire department did splendid work. Of the many night fires re cently wherein lives were endangered the fire fighters did quicker and better work at last night's fire than in months. There was no delay in -getting water on the blaze. The buildings damaged are all the property of J. C. Luckel, of the Luckel, King & Cake Soap Company. They are said to be fully covered by insur ance. Besides the destruction of the house at 325 Main street, the rear and side of 237 Main street were burned, the rear of 235 Sixth street, and the rear, roof and second floor of 231 Sixth street were also burned. In all of these three the contents -were badly dam aged by water. A large crowd gathered in spite of the lateness of the hour and 20 police men 'were dispatched to the scene by Captain Bailey to maintain order. The fire lasted only 20 minutes. WOODEN SHACK TOPPLES J. Brelter lias Narrow Escape Res cued by Policeman Mallett. A portion of the frame building1, cor ner of Russell street and Mississippi ave nue, occupied by John Breiter's saloon, toppled over and fell to the sidewalk Friday afternoon . at 6 o'clock. No one was hurt, although J. Breiter, who waj on the roof superintending the work of two painters at the time, had a nar row escape, and was' rescued from a perilous, position at the edge of the roof by Patrolman K. Mallett, who happened to be coming along at the time. Damage to the building te estimated at $400. . It was erected in 18S3, and is owned by J. Baelentein. CANNONADE T TABRIZ Residents -Appeal to Shah Riots at Other Cities. TKHERAN, July 25. A .heavy can nonade, it is reported, has been going on at Tabriz. -According to advices re ceived here the casualties number 200. The residents of Tabriz have made an appeal to the Shah through the Euro 'pean legations here. Disorders are reported at Ishapan and other places. MAY- BRING MEETING HERE Hibernians Will Hecide Between Portland and Baltimore. INDIANAPOLIS. July 25. The place of meeting of the Ancient Order of Hi bernians in 1910 lies between Portland Or., and Baltimore, Md. The meeting will be decided in the morning. SWEDEN, DENMARK ALLIES Two Nations Are Said to Have Agreed X'pon Military Alliance, COPENHAGEN, July 25. It Is reported that the . Danish and Swedish govern ments have agreed upon an offensive and defensive military alliance. PROSECUTE ALL PARTIES Parisian Police Thereby Settle Re sponsibility for Riot. PARIS. July 25. (Special.) A Paris merchant, M. Fournier, and his wife recently had a drive in a carriage to a email sublrban town called Ville- MENACED neuve Saint Georges, on the road from Vtgneu. which they will not soon for get. They .were -held up on the roa by three eycllists and some other men. who would not let them pass, on the pretext that the cyclists had possession- of the road, and were teaching a young woman to ride on a wheeL The ooachman -4nsh?ted on - passing. and. when the men tried-to hold the horse. b. used his whip to drive them away. They then insulted Mrae: Fournier, and her husband, struck one of them with his cane, which caused all the work men to-join in the dispute. The coachman drove on the Ville neuve Saint -Georges at a gallop.-but was followed by the three cyclists, who finally overtook the carriage and wanted to take the names of the driver and owner. The affair threw, the whole place in a state of excitement; the townspeople, .thinking it was ' a hold-up of the strikers, took the part of MV Fournier, -while . the workmen from the road sided with the cyclists. A small riot ensued, in "the course -of which the workmen shouted that they would drown the coachman or hang him. In - fact, the man - no longer found his life safe, and had to take refuge in a house, escaping by aback yard and over garden walls. Mme. Fournier meanwhile -fainted; and to quell the riot two detachments of gendarmes had to be sent for. Or der was finally restored when the po lice had arrested half a dozen men and the cyclists, who accused the coach man of being the original cause of the row. while M. Fournier stated that the cyclists were responsible for the disorder. To "get at ' the truth, the police decided to prosecute nearly everybody for disturbing the peace. .LB By UBDB FRENCH PRIESTS PROVE THEIR - SKILL -AS" CRAFTSMEN. Exhibit Varied , Products 'of Their Industry at Saumur Sliow . ing Most Creditable. PARIS, July 23. (Special.) Three hun dred French priests, who lost their sti pends when the Parliament severed the church from the state, have adopted manual labor . as a livelihood. They founded,- tinder the direction of the Abbe Ballu. the. Association of Working Priests, and the remarkable fruits of their labor are now being exhibited in the cnateau de Candes, near Saumur. The priests have engaged in the -fol lowing occupations: -Wheat farming, strawberry growing, wine making, rabbit and poultry breeding, beekeeping, . pastry making, tapestry weaving, knitting, book binding, printing, photography,,; picture framing,, painting, sculpture. " . Among the exhibits are a new kind of fowl incubator, an elixir, stockings, pate de foie gras, jam, wine and brandy. 'The exhibition is a strange jumble, but is a striking testimony to the industry . and ingenuity of the priesthood. It is Interesting to recall that when the revolution of . 1789 obliged the priests to turn their wits to account Monslgnor de Vintimulle gave lessons in dancing and deportment; Monslgnor de Clairmont Tonnerre. who was connected with ' the royal houses of . Austria . and of France, gave lessons In elocution; the archbishop of Paris opened business as commission agent at the central vegetable market; Consignor de Noyen painted miniatures; the Abbe de Maussac established himself as a lodging-house keeper. The exhibition at the Chateau de Candes is proof that the clergy have quite as varied capabilities in the field of manual labor. FISHHAWK AND EEL -FIGHT Lord of the Air Nearly Drowned in a Duel. New York Times. George Stadelberger. of . Highland Beach. N. J., tells the following story 'of a duel between a flshhawk and an eel which he witnessed: ' "Our cottage is situated on the nar row strip of land between the ocean and and the Shrewsbury River, and just across the river are the Highlands of the Navesink. Almost constantly at this season of the year fishhawks may be . seen flying low over the surf of the ocean, 'cruising' for finny prey, and the sharp-eyed, rapacious fisherman seldom goes to his aerie in the big dead-trees on the top of the Highlands with his talons empty. I have got into the habit of watching the movements of flsh hawks, as their methods of angling are most interesting. "One day last week I saw a flshhawk make a quick dive down Into the eel grass that grows in the shallow water at the edge of the Shrewsbury River Just back of my cottage. . The bird ap peared to be a rather young one at least it was under the regular size. Im mediately it emerged bearing a large eel, and I noticed the hawk had diffi culty In getting started in its flight I was " sitting on the veranda, and through my marine glasses I watched the struggle. "The hawk was making a desperate effort to get his claws into the vital part of his prey and quiet its wriggling and all the while I could see that Mr. Eel had decided upon a plan of offen sive action also. Little by little the eel 6qulrmed the greater portion of his length around the fishhawk's tail, and then encompassed It entirely. The struggle in mid-air must have lasted thirty seconds. The bird's flight be came more and more erratic, for the reason that the eel had befouled its rudder, and It couldn't steer. The pe culiar combat attracted the-attention of several of my neighbors. It could be seen that . the hawk was beaten and was now endeavoring to free Itself from the grip of the eel. Finally they both dropped back into the river, where the great amount of splashing denoted that the struggle was continuing. "Presently the hawk released Itself, and Its manner of flight gave evidence that It had been quite badly hurt. To all who saw the struggle in the water It seemed that the eel was bent on wreaking vengeance, but whether in tentional or not he certainly came near drowning his antagonist of the air and was the brilliant victor of the singular encounter." Deadly Shoe Polish Arrives. Kansas City Journal. Now it is shoe polish that is going to wipe out a large part of the population unless people are careful. The health authorities of Toledo, O.. have recently discovered this new danger to life and have placed a ban on two brands of shoe blacking. -The sudden death of a young man. who had been apparently in. the best ef health, was the cause of the in vestigation which resulted in the discov ery. It was found that he had stained his canvas shoes with a certain kind of polish, and after analysis of the prepar ation -which-he had used It -was deter mined that the nltrobenzole in it had killed him. The city chemist of Toledo, O.. explains that "when nltrobenzole Is ab sorbed by the flesh through cracks in shoes or from being placed on cloth tops or canvas shoes, it destroyes all the oxy gen in the blood. . and death claims the victim before he is aware anything is the matter.' Men s Two and Three-Piece Suits at One-Half Price $15.00 Summer Suit at u? 7.50 $18.00 Summer Suit at .? 9-00 $20.00 Summer Suit at. .... .$10.00 $25.00 Summer Suit at i?12.50 $30.00 Summer Suit at. . . . .$15.00 Men's Outing Trousers' at ONE-HALF PRIGS MEN'SFANCY HOSE Real 25c Values at 20c - ! Three Pairs for 50c Men's Fancy Vests HALF PRICE N. W. Corner Third and AFTER NEW PARKS East Side Wants Share .of Fund From Bonds. CLUB OUTLINES ITS PLANS Widening of Union Avenue From Hancock to Morris Is Also Con sidered at Meeting of Im provement Association.. Two questions were considered at the meeting of the North East Side Improvement Association Friday night the location of parks in the North East Side and the widening of Union avenue to 80 feet, between Hancock and Mor ris streets. L. T. Adams, chairman of the special park committee, reported that he -had called on the Park Board with reference to locating parks on the East Side, and had been informed that at present no money was available fo the purchase of land for. parks. It was -decided to ascertain the .general plans of the Park Board with refer ence to new parks. R. E. Menefee declared that the people ought to see that the Albina district is not forgotten and that the whole of the $1,000,000 voted Is not expended on fhe Heights on the West Side. After discus sion the following general park commit tee was appointed: L. T. Adams, E. Ver steeg, L. T. Peery. J. H. Kelly, E. L. Shaffer, J. P. Menefee, A. B. Manley and W. C. North. This committee will ascer tain, what tracts have been selected, if any, and what the plana prepared by the expert are. , It was the sentiment of the meeting that Union avenue ought to be widened to 80 feet at least, between Morris and Hancock streets, but it was thought the propertyowners ought to initiate the movement. Councilman Menefee seid that he had held up the improvement of Union avenue bet wen Holladay avenue and Highland until It should be - settled whether the 'Street is to be widened. If he started proceedings to widen the street, he wanted at least to- know that the property-owners were back of th movement. It was therefore decided to ascertain -what the, attitude of .the prop erty-owners is toward" the widening of Union avenue. Many have said they jvould sign a petition if they had an esiimaie or ine cost. r. W. Ward. E. V. Nolens. William Lind, W. A. Cadwell and J. H. Monks, all property owners on Union avenue, were appointed to confer with the other property owners and ascertain the gen eral sentiment. If srty considerable C! si S - F0H- 2 oo B'AD BLOOD When bad blood is caused from an infection of the circulation by the virus of Contagious Blood Poison, it usually shows in the form of ulcerated mouth-and throat, copper-colored splotches on the body, swollen glands in the groin, falling hair, sores and ulcers, etc. .These general symptoms, affecting all parts of the body, show how deeply poisoned the blood becomes, and emphasizes the dangerous character of the trouble. If allowed to remain in the system the disease will finally creck the health and break down the strongest constitution. Tso medicine can cure Contagious Blood Poison which does not rid the circulation of every particle of the virus. S. S. 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GA, "TOUR CHOICE OF ANY Boys' Woolen RneeTants Suits ONE-HALF PRICE $3.00 Boy 's Suit at $1.50 $4.00 Boy's Suit at ..$2.00 $5.00 "Boy's Suit at $2.50 $6.50 .Boy's Suit at $3.25 $8.00 Boy's Suit at. ........ . .$4.00 l Youth's Suits at ONE - HALF PRICE COAT SWEATERS ALL SHADES $3.00 and $3.50 Values at $2.00 at Morrison Sts. number favor the widening Mr. -Menefee will introduce a resolution before the Council. Even under favorable circumstances it will take two years to widen the street. In the absence of M. G. Munly, Vice- President North presided, and the as sociation adjourned to meet again when the committees are ready to report. VICTIM -OF PERSECUTION Ernest von Darguet, Painter With Strange Story, Dead. PARIS, July 25 (Special.) The famous painter, Ernest von Darguet, who re cently died here, will be remembered as the subject of a most remarkable prose cution. He was proceeded against for decapitating the body of his father. The evidence showed that he did this in pur suance of his fathers last wish that his head might be severed from his body and deposited in a private mortuary where the skulls of other members of his family are separately preserved. M. Darguet was accordingly acquitted, but the worry of the prosecution accel erated the heart trouble to which be was subject, and he died at the age of 58. Attacks Kate From Valley. SAN FRANCISCO, July 23. A suit was - filed yesterday in the United States Circuit Court on behalf of the South ern Pacific Railroad Company and the Oregon & California Railroad Company against the Interstate Commerce Com mission, alleging that the Constitution of the United -States was violated in a ruling reducing what the Commission held to be an excessive rate on ship ments of green fir lumber and lath from Oregon points to San Francisco and bay points. Judge Morrow issued an order to show cause, returnable August 3. In April, H07, the Southern Pacific Company put into effect a tariff known as "local 47." The rate tf $5 per ton was fixed on rough, green fir lumber from the 'Willamette Valley to San Francisco and vicinity. In November, 1907, the Western Oregon Manufac turers'. Association filed .a complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commis sion against the railroad company to the effect that the rate on lumber was excessive. On June 1, 1908, the Com mission delivered an opinion restrain ing the railroad company from enforc ing the rate, and announcing that for the next two years there should be rates of $.1.40 and $3. 5 per ton, accord ing to the points in Oregon Xrom which shipments are made. The railroad companies allege that the Hepburn law and other -Interstate laws are unconstitutional in that they confer powers of legislative, executive and judicial; thst the findings of the Commission may be brought into court with the same effect as the findings of a master in chancery. It is held that the original rate of 13.10 per ton was fixed to foster the lumber Industry of the Willamette Valley and to compete with water ship ments. Now there are 2S0 mills es tablished and no hardship is entailed by water shipments Straw and Panama Hats HALF PRICE a co. Entrance on Morrison St. ONE DOLLAR brings you an accident policy 'and pays the premium for one year, in suring you against accident. Pavs $1000.00 for loss of life; loss of hands or feet. Loss of time, $5.00 per week. No assessment, no examination. Risk in force when policy is signed. Abso lutely no delay. Agents wanted in every county. . Northwestern 'Registry Co. Umpire Building, Seattle, Wash. Cut out and fill in this coxipon, en closing one dollar check, express or money order. DO IT NOW TODAY. If two poheies are desired, send $2.00. NORTHWESTERN REGISTRY CO Seattle. 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