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2 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIANV PORTLAND, JUNE 3, i910. GUSTER'S MEMORY RECEIVES TRIBUTE President Taft and Indian Fighter's Widow at Un veiling of Statue. MONROE, MICH., IS PLACE "Curly," Indian Scout, Who Is Said "to Be Only One Who Escaped Slaughter at Battle of Little Big Horn, Participant. . MONROE, Mich.. June 4. Mrs. Eliza beth B. Custer, of New York, widow of General George Armstrong Custer, who was slain with more than 200 of his cavalry troops by Sitting Bull's Sioux at the famous battle of the Lit tle Big Horn June 25, 1S76, unveiled an equestrian statue of the famous Indian fighter here today, in the presence of Immense crowds, which included no less a person that William H. Taft, President of' the United States. Others who participated In the ceremonies were Nevin J. Custer, the dead gen eral's only surviving brother, who still lives In this state, near the farm where the brothers passed their boyhood, and Governor Fred M. Warner, of Michigan. The Legislature of Michigan appro priated $25,000 for the statue. Veterans of the four Michigan" cav alry regiments that comprised the Cus ter brigade in the Civil W ar acted as I escort of honor to the President In the parade. ' - 'Curly" Is Participant. An interested participant was "Cur ly," the Indian scout, who at the time of the battle was a young boy and said to be the only member of Custer's command to escape slaughter. Thousands of visitors heard the ad dress of President Taft, and there were many more distinguished guests, in cluding Mrs. John A. Logan, United States Senator W. A. Smith, and a num ber of General Custer's Army comrades of the Civil War. Senator W. A. Smith added a strik ing tribute to Mr. Taffs eulogy of Custer. He declared that the present occupant of the White House would take rank with the most illustrious of our Presidents. Custer Great Commander. President Taft spoke extemporane ously. He declared that Custer took rank with the greatest cavalry com manders of the world. The President declared that the phase of Custer's ca reer, however, which appealed most deeply to him, was his share In the Indian wars. He said; "Custer wis one of the 25,000 men composing the Regular Army whose work we do not fully appreciate as much as I wish we did. The Army then and the Army of today Is one of which the United States may well be proud. I say this merely to note the indebted ness of the country to the Army dur ing the opening of the West and to testify to the effectiveness and hero Ism of George Armstrong Custer in that great battle which continued for a decade, the great war for civiliza tion, to which he was the most con spicuous and shining sacrifice." After the exercises here. President Taft and his party went to Jackson, Mich., to participate in the dedication of a tablet commemorating the organ ization of the Republican party "under ;he oaks" at Jackson in June, 1854. BIGAMY CHARGE IS MADE Mrs. Doxey, Acquitted of Murder, Is Again Arrested. ST. LOUIS, June 4. Mrs. Dora E. Doxey, who was acquitted last night on the charge of the murder of William J. Krder. was arrested early today on a warrant issued in St. Louis County on the charge of bigamy. Mrs. Doxey was awakened by Con stable Bode of Clayton. Mo., in the hotel where she was sleeping with her sister, Mrs. D. M. Morris. The Constable took her to Clayton In an automobile and placed her in jail. It was in Clayton, the state charges, that Mrs. Doxey mar ried Krder. Mrs. Doxey was released on $2000 bonds signed by her attorney at noon today. Her preliminary hearing was sot for June ltf. She declared her con fidence of a second acauittal and said she planned to become a trained nurse. The case of Dr. L. B. Doxey. jointly indicted with his wife, was set over un til next term of court. ECUADOR RECALLS ARMY Mediation of Powers Accepted Pe ruvian Frontier Abandoned. WASHINGTON, June 4. The State Department is officially advised that the movement of the Kcuadorean army from the Peruvian frontier began yes terday. This information was contained In a telegram from United States Minister Kox, at Quito. The return movement of the troops was beins directed by Gen eral Kranco. Mr. Fox also said Presi dent Alfaro, in his message to the Kcuadorean Congress which he had called in extraordinary session, had stated that Ecuador warmly accepted the offer of mediation proffered by the Governments of the United States, Brazil and Argentina, and that he had expressed his appreciation to the mediating powers. FIRST NOME BOAT ARRIVES Usual Demonstration Greets Corwln After Hard Passage. NOME. Alaska, June 4. The steamship CYtrwln. which loft Seattle May 10. ar rived yesterday after a hard battle with the Behring Sea ice, ir. which, however, tshe sustained no serious damage. All were well on board. The usual demonstration was made, the entire population of the camp going to the beach to greet the tirst boat. Nome has been cut off from direct communica tion with the active world since last Fall. MILTON HAS BIG CROWDS Slrawberry Day Brings Out People and Boom Statistics. MILTON. Or., June 4. The fifth an nual strawberry day was a big success and was attended by between 4000 and MOO people. Strawberries and cream were served to everybody present. At torney S. r. Peterson presided. The Co lumbia College Orchestra, under leader ship of Professor Bacon, and the Milton Eolian Band, furnished the music Ad dresses were delivered by Or. S. B. I Penrose, of Whitman College: Rev. Dr. Bleakney, of Pendleton; Judge Barker, of Walla Walla; J. L. Dumas, of Dayton, and D. C. Sanderson, of Freewater, the last, in his address, giving strawberry statistics showing the shipment this sea son of over 50.000 crates, bringing in an average of - over $2.25 per crate to the grower, making a total of $112,500. The annual horse parade was held, and athletic contests and other amusements. About 2000 people came over from Walla Walla and a special train of 600 people from Pendleton. Athena Sends 400 Visitors. ATHENA. Or., June 4. (Special.) At least 400 persons went from here today to attend the farmers' picnic and strawberry day at Milton, Or. There was an excursion train from Pendle ton and when it passed through this city about 9:30 A. M. it took a great number of citizens anxious to be treated to heaping dishes of strawber ries and cream. PRUIGROWERSINPOOL SALEM FRUIT TJXIOX IS TO HANDLE I)ItIEI PRODUCT. No Green Prunes Will Be Shipped by Organization This Year. Rerrygrowers Profit. SALEM. Or., June 4. (Special.) The Salem Fruit Union prune pool, with about 50 crops represented, was or ganized this afternoon at the offices of the Frujt Union on Trade street. The pool fixed a selling basis of 3 cents for '40-508. and decided to offer a pre mium on larger sizes. For sizes smaller than 40-50s, SVi cents will be paid. The Salem Fruit Union is a new fac tor in the .prune situation, this- being the first year that it has attempted to handle dried prunes. The Union is now building and will have ready to handle this year's crop a fine new modern two and a half-story packing plant, to cost $8000, and with a capacity of three cars. The building is of frame con struction, 100x100 feet in size. Last year the Union shipped a large quantity of green prunes to the East ern market, but this year no green prunes will be shipped from this part of the Willamette Valley, for the rea son that the crop is only about one half of the normal and the price for the dried product promises to be emi nently satisfactory. Another factor that enters into the determination of the members of the Fruit Union, to ship no prunes green is the fact that in other sections the prune crop is much larger than last year. In Idaho, for instance, where only 60 cars of green prunes were shipped last year, there will be this year between 600 and 700 cars. The heavy crop in the sec tions that produce prunes fitted for shipment in the green stage is expected to result in a reduced price for the green product. Manager C. L. Dick of the Fruit Union states that this has been a ban ner year for the strawberry growers. The crop has been light, but the prices good. The demand is greatly In excess of the supply. The Fruit Union is now about 3000 crates short and at the end of the season Mr. Dick predicts that he will have on hand orders for 10,000 crates more than he will have been able to obtain. So far growers have netted about $1.50 per crate. Up to the present time the Union has shipped about 4000 crates. In a short time the strawberry crop will be out of the way and the Fruit Union will turn its attention to cher ries. This crop is not much more than half-of normal, and the prices will be good. The local cannery is paying 4 cents per pound at the present time. The harvest will be nearly three weeks earlier than usual. Pears are light, but apples are an unusually large crop. However, the shortage of other kinds of fruit is expected to hold up the price of apples. In the past two years there has been a notable increase in the fruit acreage of this part of the valley, a large part of the new acreage beiag devoted to apples. Growers are greatly concerned over a blight that is creating havoc among apple and pear orchards. The Union is advocating the employment of six to eight additional county Inspectors that every orchard in the county may be thoroughly cleaned up this year and next. The whole matter will be care fully considered at a meeting to be held Monday at the Board of Trade rooms, to which Millard Lownsdale, of Yamhill County, and Pr6fessor A. B. Cordley, of O. A. C.. have been invited, and are expected to attend. The Ag ricultural College Experiment Station has offered to furnish a skilled man and pay his expenses if the county of the growers will guarantee his salary. The Fruit Union, which has been in correspondence with the Government in regard to the establishment here of a station for the proper cooling of fruits prior to shipment, has received con siderable encouragement, and is strong ly of the belief that a Government pre cooling station will be established here next year. The Fruit Union, which has 250 mem bers, recently increased its capital stock from $10,000 to $25,000. DOGS GIVEN UP FOR AUTOS W. G. Rockefeller Presents Ribbon- Winners to Their Keepers. GREENWICH, Conn.. June 4. William G. Rockefeller has given away all the docs in his kennel here about as valu able a collection, of blue ribbon winners as can be found anywhere in this coun try. They are now the property of his former kennel master. Joe Lewis. A few days ago Mr. Rockefeller called Lewis to his library and told him he could have every dog in the kennels if he would take them away. Lewis bought a farm at South Newark and accepted the proposition. The dogs, about 60 in number, have been ribbon winners for years and the trophies they have won require almost as much room as the dogs themselves. With the closing of the kennels. Mr. Rockefeller Is expected to make automobiling his hobby. He has built a costly garage and owns half a dozen valuable machines. ROSE FESTIVAL PARADE Postcards. Photographic postcards of all the pa rades, day and night, will be ready for delivery early on the morning follow ing each parade. Dealers place your orders now to Insure early delivery. PORTLAND POSTCARD CO. Dry Lands Opened Tor Entry. WASHINGTON. June 4. The Interior Department has designated under the enlarged homestead act approximately a million acres of land in Wyoming not susceptible of successful irrigation at a reasonable cost from any known source of water supply. In Wyoming, up to the present time, the area of land so designated totals 14,600,000 acres. RAILROAD WORK lil OREGON TO GO ON Hill's Asertion That Slump in Stocks Will Not Affect His " Lines Assuring. 'NEW PROJECTS LAUNCHED Improvements Decided on by Ilar rlman Interests Show They Also Will Continue Extensions Without Delay. The positive statement by James J. Hill, In the East yesterday, that the slump in railroad stocks and unrest in Wall street will not stop the construction work - and Improvements on the lines of roads he controls, while applying only to a portion of the railroad development un der way in Oregon, is taken as a fairly conclusive Indication that none of the work will be halted in the state this Summer. In Oregon, railroad construction and betterments under way at the' present time will have cost when completed ap proximately $30,000,000 and this is only on construction work or betterments that have been formally authorized or for which contracts have been let. With such an immense amount of rail road improvements under way and prom ises of exceptionally good harvests, Ore gon can be- looked to to maintain a pres tige in measure of prosperity over any other commonwealth of anywhere near her counterpart in normal wealth and population. So Errect In Portland. The Wall-street situation during the last few days has not had a visible effect in Portland railway centers or construc tion headquarters. "We are going right ahead with the work under way," said President Stevens, of the Oregon Trunk Line yesterday, "and I have received no intimation of a change of any kind in plans of construc tion." J. P. O'Brien, chief representative of the Harriman interests in Portland, was away on a trip of inspection yes terday, but just prior to his departure he announced the authorization of nearly $250,000 in improvements, af fecting only two stations on the Ore gon Railroad & Navigation Company's line. These Included erection of a mam moth new freight depot In Portland and machine shop and roundhouse im provements at La Grande. Within the last few days work was begun on the new $1,600,000 bridge that will span the Willamette in place of the present Steel bridge, and it was announced that ' the contractors were preparing to put a large force of men at work on the Troutdale extension of the O. K. & N., which is now under way. Recently the working forces in the Deschutes Canyon have been Increas ing, while south of Madras Contractor Henry is actively preparing to put his big working forces on his 125-mile con tract on the Oregon Trunk line. On the Tillamook line of the Harri man system the construction forces have been nearly doubled recently and now number more than 1400 men, while down on the shores of Klamath Lake, Southern Pacific contractors are work ing night and day on the extension to ward Natron. Electric lighting plants have been installed where heavy work is in progress so that there need be no cessation of labor when darkness falls. Double-Tracking Under Way. The double tracking of the O. R. & N. from The Dalles to Deschutes, is well under way and large crews of men are employed. Efforts are being pressed by the same company to secure the nec essary rights of way for the Coyote cutoff, an expensive piece of road that will eliminate heavy curvatures on the main line in the vicinity of Umatilla. All of the work mentioned, it has been understood, is already financed. So far as the Hill extensions into Cen tral Oregon as far south as the Klam ath Indian reservation are concerned, the statement was recently published by a Wall-street Journal that the money for the work was all provided and that there would be no offering of securities at the present time to raise funds for this purpose. Further favorable light is thrown on the situation by the fact that increases in construction forces have been going on and new and large contracts let v.-ithin recent days, although it has been known for weeks that there was a feeling of apprehension in financial circles in the East. Money has ap parently been forthcoming for develop ment work in Oregon, not only in rail road lines but in land transfers, evi dence of the latter having been given most recently in the $7,500,000 sale of the Willamette Valley and Cascade Mountain wagon road grant. STOCK MARKET FEVERISH Further Decline Followed by Yigor our Rebound In Prices. NEW YORK, June 4. The stock mar ket showed further nervousness and excitement today with a large volume of business. A strong opening was fol lowed by feverish fluctuations and then a break in prices. The demand from uncovered shorts made an opening re bound in prices of a large fraction to more than two points in various specu lative stocks. In half an hour Union Pacific had fallen to 3 points below last night; Readirig, 2; Amalgamated Copper, 14, and tne general list vary ing from fractions to a point. An ur gent demand from the shorts caused feverish rallies from these low levels. The resistance manifested by the mar ket to raiding tactics by the bears prompted an active covering demand from that element and induced a vig orous rebound in prices. The level of quotations was lifted again above last night's closing and a quieter tone en sued. SMALL INVESTORS HAVE WAIL Injunction Against Increased Kates -Causes Fluctuations. WASHINGTON, June 4. The Depart ment of Justice has begun to hear from 'email investors, whose securities have been affected by the stock market fluctu ations following the injunction suit against the Western Traffic Association. Several letters of this character came to Attorney -Oeneral Wickersham in to day's mail, complaining of the deprecia tion in value as the result of the depart ment's activities in the Western railroad litigation. They were anonymous com munications, however, and no serious at tention was given to them. Recruiting for the Hussian army for this year is fixed at -456.333 men. aay the Lon don Times. Welcome to His Majesty, Rex Oreonus Welcome to All the Visitors Rose Sunday, Today Exercises and Spiritual Observance of the Day 1,000,000 Removal 3dWeeKMJuneWhiteDays" Sale See Bargain Announcement, Pages 6 and 7, Section 3 mmm THE GREATER OLD S-WORTM AN-KING- STORE, COVERING ENTIRE BLOCK. MORRISON, ALDER, TENTH AND W. PARK STS. Ready for Occupancy July 1st Wonderful Removal Are Offered, in All the Departments A great effort is being made to will be moved to the new store See Pages 6 arid 7, Section IS GUILTY Jury Convicts H. M. Boone, of Colfax, of Embezzlement. STOLE $10,200 IS CHARGE Verdict Prostrates Defendant and He Is Assited From Courtroom by Friends Bond Fixed at $10,- 000 and Is Furnislied. COLFAX. Wash., June 4. (Special.) -Guilty of embezzlement was the jury's verdict in the case against ri. M. Boone, ex-State Senator, ex-State Bank Examiner and ex-president of the Palouse State Bank of this city. l"or 12 days has the case been be fore the Whitman. County Court, and the jury was but slightly over an hour agreeing on its verdict. The amount of embezzlement charged in the com plaint on which Boone was convicted is $10,200, but additional shortages In the books of the bank are sam w nmn-e the sum lost by the bank 22,000. On hearing the verdict Boone was assisted from the courtroom by friends. His wife is prostrated. Judge Canfleld fixed the bonds at V10.000, which were furnished. Motion was made for a new trial. The case was the most exciting ever heard in Whitman County. Sixty-five bank books were admitted as exhibits. Two attorneys assisted the prosecution for the state, three assisting Boone for the defense. The embezzlement charge was the outcome of raising the capital stock from 30,000 to $50,000. Boone used directors' notes for $20,000 to secure a loan. Trouble arose with the direc tors over payment of the notes which were backed by accommodation notes, mining stock also appearing In the transactions. . - Boone placed in escrow land and residence aggregating $28,000 in value as backing for the deal, and endeavored to show that, he did not receive any of . t l. n trnn.nr-linns. The me iiiuiicj '" bank failed five months after he sold . . . "i t i ... 1, r-i n urton fa A. fu&tiVe from justice, a warrant for him being held by Sneriir tjarier. June 6 Is the date for the trial of H. M. Boone. A. R. Patten and a. a. Parker on an embezzlement cnarge or $853. A embezzlement charge of $74 a ,i 1. 1 nf fnlftA entries are huh l 1 1 c in n ,v . v- -- also charged against Parker, the first charge being a joint, cimrise bi the three. Patten and Parker were of ficers before the bank was sold to Hawklnson. - FAMINES CAUSE MENACE Foreigners Are Threatened In Vari ous Parts of China. VICTORIA.' B. C, June 4. Serious famines in several parts of China threaten to cause large loss of life, according to news received by the Em press of India. In Northern Klnsu there Is much uneasiness over the pe tition of proclamations inciting the peo ple to rise against foreigners. There are large foreign flouring mills at Suchin, Ktangsu. and the proclama tions urge that those be burned and the foreigners killed. Portland Student Is Honored. PRINCETON, N. J, June 4. The coon- 4T EEs close out our present stock before which comes within our power to dispose of. Economical buyers will take advantage of the big bargains cil of the present senior class of Prince ton has chosen Simeon Reed Winch, of Portland. Or., a member of the senior council of the university, one of the highest honors in the gift of the uni versity, for next year. The council con sists of 15 of the ablest men In the class. Winch Is business manager of the Daily Princetonian and a very pop ular 'member of the class of 1910. Big Stores Are Combined. ALBANY, N. Y., June 4. The May Department Stores Company of New York, capitalized at $20,000,000, was in corporated today to conduct general department stores. Of the capital stock $5,000,000 is to be 7 per cent cumulative preferred and $15,000,000 common. The papers state that the company intends to take over the property of the Scho enberg Mercantile Company of St. Louis, the May Shoe & Clothing Com pany of Denver, and the May Company of Ohio. The directors Include Frank Maguire, Samuel Schlem, Philip J. Dun, C. D. Jorup, Marx Moses, Frank Ma guire Jr., Henry Newman, Simon Piatt, Oscar B. Van Zant, Emery H. West lake, Henry Saxe. Martin Vogel and Edwin O. Vogel, all of New York. The company paid the State an organization tax of $10,000. Donor Puts Ban on Theology. FERGUS FALLS, Minn., June 4. About $50,000 was set aside by the late S. E. King, of Ottawa, Hi., whose will was filed in the Probate Court here yesterday, for the education of worthy young men, provided they do not study theology. 5000 Honor Mrs. Young. CHICAGO. June 4. Five thousand wo men teachers in Chicago's public schools paid a tribute of respect and honor last night to Mrs.' Helen Flagg Young, super intendent of public schools and the first woman to hold such a position in a large Often Exhausted When Spring Came On, Bat Never Since Taking; Hood's Sarnaparilla. Mrs. A- Hopkins, 225 East Ragle St.. East Boston, Mass.. writes: "Years ago I learned what a good medicine Hood's Sarsaparllla Is. When Spring came on I was thoroughly exhausted and obliged to'take my bed. I thought I would rather die than be so tired. I began taking Hood's Sarsaparllla, and before long was perfectly well. Since then. Spring has never come without my having Hood's Sarsaparllla." Hood's Sarsaparllla effects Its won derful cures, not simply because it contains sarsaparllla. but because It combines the utmost remedial values of twenty different ingredients. There is no "just as good." Get It today in usual liquid form or tablets called Sarsatabs. 100 Doses $1. A Smell Affair Toothache Gum i f Stops any toothache. Prevents far ther decay. Does, not melt in the c mouth. Its wholestreng-th is retained and goes right to the spot 3 There are imitations, ftee that yon yet r Deat'a Toothache Gata. E At all rlmririKt IK frttm nr hT tnaJI. Dent's Corn Gum cSLB:iB' C. S. DENT A CO.. Detroit. Mich. The Greater Olds-Wortman-Kiiig new store is now Hearing completion. .Don't leave this city until you have seen this beautiful monument of Portland's sub stantial growth and prosperity. The only retail store in the city occupying an entire block, with 800 running feet of show windows. Broad, roomy aisles; perfect daylight on every floor; equipped with the most mod ern ventilating system known, even radiating heating plant; latest improved Otis plunger, hydraulic eleva tors, the smoothest running and absolutely safest eleva tors made, located in center of building ; broad, easy stairways ; safety fire escapes; quickest known cash service; package elevators and bundle chutes for quick delivery : all new Honduras mahogany fixtures. Lunch and tea room, rest rooms, writing rooms, special retir ing rooms and large roomy toilets tor customers. Jtimer gency hospital and nursery in charge of professional nurses; house doctor; torium and children's playground. In fact, everything- for the convenience ajid comfort of our patrons. Sale Bargains we move Take advantage of our 3, for Tomorrow's Bargains city, in a reception at the Auditorium Theater. The reception was the result of tentative plans to honor Mrs. Young, which had occupied the teachers for near ly a year. Mrs. Young shook hands with nearly every one of the 5000 women pres ent. remarking: "I am not tired. I shall HAVE YOU RECEIVED A WEDDING INVITATION? If so, we wish to remind you that we have many articles, both useful and ornamental, for the home, that will surely delight the young bride and be a source of enjoyment through her en tire life. Silver Sandwich Plates, $15.00 and up Silver Berry Bowls. - $20.00 and up Silver Cheese and Cracker Dishes ------ $25.00 and up Silver Mayonnaise Sets $ 9.00 and up Silver Lemon Dishes and Forks - $ 4.50 and up Silver Card Trays, - $ 5.50 and up Silver Bread Trays, '- $14.00 and up Silver 3-piece Coffee Set, $55.00 and up Silver 5-piece Tea Set, (heavy) $115.00 and up - Be sure to see the French Antique Design of ; Flatware. largest diamond DEAISJSINQRBGON - -i 283 Cheaper in 10-Acre Tracts Than Large Adjoining rarms. UXIOX BANK A TRUST CO., Corner Second nd Stark. Portland, Or. Sirs: I am interested in 10-acre tracts suit able for orchard or gardening. Send me de scriptive literature of Hovenden acres. Name ..' Address $150 to $200 Per Acre. Terms to Suit Purchaser. Sale In All Depts. mothers' room. A large audi- anxiety to sell. Not one thing not be tired. Look up at that crowd. Why. I am too happy to be tired." TOO LATE TO CT-ASSTTT. LOST Gold eye-irlasses with part of chain attached. In Meier A Frank's, last evening , Return Oresonlan for reward. mastercraftmen" 1 INT rKECIOUS METALS n$X. i-