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Sl IS I) FORD, OR., TITURSDAT, MAY 14, 1908,
NO. 48
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AGAINST ECONOMIC
WflSTEJf RESOURCES
Conference of Governors in
J. J. Hill Wlio Says it is a Director's Meeting of
the Economic Corporation Known as the United
States 87 Million Stockholders.
WASHINGTON, May 14. The arc
oud days' conference between President
Roosevelt .and Iho governors of tho var
ious states and territories fur Dip con
sideration of (lie conservation of the
natural resources, was called to order
by President Roosevelt, who invited
Coventor Johnson to preside.
The president introduced James J.
Hill, t'liairuian of the hoard of direct
ors of the Great Northern, as the first
speaker of the day. ami he was given
an ovation. Hill said that in some re
spects this conference was "a director's
mooting of the great political nnd econ
omic corporation known as the United
States. The stockholders are the 87,
(100,000 people of this country; the di
rectors are the state and officers whose
position brings them in touch with the
operations of the whole country."
lie said that for the first time there
is formal national protest, under v
of the highest authority, against econ
SEVERE TORNADO SWEEPS OVER
NEBRASKA GREAT DAMAGE
OMAHA, Neb., May I -I. Twelve per
sons are known to linvo been killed and
n score injured by a tornado which
swept over the northern part of Sarpy
county at f o'clock yesterday after
noon. The storm, which gained in ve
locity on its way south, started in Omn
ha nbouM.ao,
At Beilovuo, the college buildings
Were damaged lo the extent of probably
$50,000, and several persons were in
t jurcd, ii'my' fatally. The storm then
moved on. to Louisville, Litchfield nnd
Springfield, where the principal damage
and loss of. life occurred.
The storai wns the most severe that
ever struck Eastern Nebraska. Tit.1
damage to 4 ho college buildings at llel le
vins was heavy. The tower was blown
from Park. ITall and the building was
wrecked.- ho wry hall and Rankin hall
were unroofed. The panic-stricken stu
dents rail to tho basement, and in this
way many fatalities were probably
avoided.. t The college stables were
wrecked nnd all the horses killed. A
mini Iter of small building and stories in
the village were blown down.
Moving south, the tornado struck Ft.
Crook, damaging several of the bar
rack buildings, but nobody was injured.
Jn the town of Ft. Crook, however, a
number of buildings wer entirely
wrecked' and other damage was done.
FROST VERY DESTRUCTIVE
IN WILLAMETTE VALLEY
PORTLAND. May M. That frosts
and cold rains of the past week have
done gteat damage is tin- opinion of
mil ii v farmers and hurt ieultuiists in the
different parts of the Willamette val
lev. The percentage of loss is at least
lilt per cent, cherries were reported
.i a ...n n., nrKimi. Annies are
UUMlll-tl II Mill iif I I(-
said to be in good condition. Pears
were dropping hadiy, ion some
pressed the opinion that owing to the
severe thinning the remaining fruit
might improved to the extent that the
loss would not tie very great in any
variety except prunes. What is re
markable is that on the lowlands fruit,
especially prunes, is siemingly escap
ing the effect of the bitter cold nights
and the cold rains of a few days since.
There is much discussion as to whether
VL-tliP raiii or the frost produced the fatal
i... -ii v the cold rains pre
vented polIeniMtion and also stopped
the circulation f the sup, thereby starv
ing the already set fruit to death, for
it is argued that the small prunes mum
havo" fallen are in perfect condition ap
parently, and have become detached
from the spurs for want of nourishment,
occasioned by a tax circulation.
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MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT
Editor Tribune: The ball grime is
"off" until further notice. I need th
praetiee, anyway my muscle is im
previn;; hoitjjv.
The Friday evening nmx meeting will
nl,t1A postponed and will be called on
tle-'evening of ball game dny.
Med ford is "going wet" today. Ju
pitcr 'f'luvius is pouring out a munifi
fent-bbflti..n. ' "i. iu,
Pitcher for the Professional.
Wi -II. Alexander, who lives near Cm
trnl-Point, spent a few hours in Med
furd- Thursday morning.
Washington Addressed by
omic waste, which ho declared had
ronchhd the point where wo must to n
certain extent regard the natural re
sources on this planet as a common as
set to study their judicious use; that if
we fail to consider the wenlth avail
able ami to that extent we might be lilt
ened to a directors company which
never exam l no the balnnce sheet.
Ho spoke of the fast -disappearing
timber supply; that coal and iron sup
plies, if the present rate of con sump
tiou was maintained, would be exhaust
ed before the end of this century, and
declared that our individual, social and
political lifo must bo readjusted to meet
the strnins imposed by new conditions.
The conference was greatly shocked
when it was announced that II. A. Jus
tro of California was to havo been bcc-
oml speaker of the afternoon, had been
taken seriously ill at the White- House
and had to be removed to a hotel. His
address was read by V. O. flames of
New Mexico.
FOUR DARK CRIMES IN
HEART OF PORTLAND
May 1 Nathan Wolff, pawnbroker,
attacked in his place at 105 First street
at about 0 p. m., shot in the neck,
hacked to death with a hatchet and
robbed of money, watch and - stock
worth about $.'100. Edward H. Martin is
now in jail accused of this brutal crime.
May 11 Max Hermann, junk and
second-hand dealer, 207 Couch street,
attacked iu his store by thug, who beat
him into insensibility. The weapon
used was a thick pieco of iron taken
from a brakebeam, and bears a slight
coat of rust. Tt was left lying beside
the victim. The assault occurred at
ibout 0 p. m. and the victim, aftor be
ing robbed, is left lying unconscious in
full view of the sidewalk, flis recov
cry is looked for. C. V. Wagner, a
brakemau, arrested on suspicion, is
seemingly exonerated by occurrence of
second and similar crime 17 hours later.
Mav 1-' H. Neuinan, secondhand
dealer, terribly beaten iu the middle of
the' day at Second and Couch streets,
sustaining fracture of skull which may
result fatally. Is found unconscious in
his store and says twit men catered his
place, one of them nttacking him with
a section oi gnspipo wrapped in pupepi.
Tim motive does not appear to be rob
bery, as nothing was taken from the
lace.
May 1.1 -The gaspipe thug added an
other victim to his bloody list by as
saulting John Chung, a Chinese iner-
hant tailor, with a section of gaspipe
a tin- hitter's shop, No. 240 Ankcny
street. Hit was pursued by his victim
for a short distance and then captured
a saloon. The prisoner was only
saved from lynching at the hands of
the infuriated mob by the opportune ar
rival of the police. Ho gave his name
is .lack I. a Hose.
MILLION AND HALF POUNDS
OF MEAT TO FEED FLEET
s FRANCISCO. Mav 1 1. Awards
have just been madine for supplies for
it... .iul.it. now in this harbor. I he
supplies will start the vessels of the At
lantic fleet on their voyage across me
i.., f;,. , tin month. More than
a million nnd a half pounds of meat
are contracted for. This quantity will
be made up of SoO.iino pounds of frozen
beef, I.i,uimi pounds oi irozeu vein mm
mutton, lsO.ooO pounds of pork loins.
in.oiiu pon u is oi young rincM-ns,
,u,..n.l. ,.f liirkcv. nboiit 00. CM 10 noilllds
of frankfurters, pork sausages, bnlog
mis ami compressor! nam, ana :.",''
pounds of smoked ham, 2,5oo,0o0 pound
or rionr, wmno nun. ,
i-aniicd peaches, pears and tomatoes and
evajMirated apples there will be laid in
about oOO.mio pounds. Vegetables in
elude Htators. 5ow,0oo founds; onions,
,",,i Htt pound-; lima beans. 75m pound,
and sauerkraut, ;to,ooo pounds.
TORNADO IN LOUISIANA
DOES MUCH DAMAOE
SHRl KPORT. La.. May 14. A re
lief train sent to Gilliam, Ia.. last
night returned today bearing five
corpus nnd .'II injured victims of the
tornado which passed over the northern
portion of this parish yesterday. A
train bringing physicians and supplies
wss dispatched to the scene today. The
entire illngr of Gilliam was wiped out
nnd great dnmage done in Oil City.
Belcher and Black Bayou.
'REPUBLICAN STATE
CONVENTION MEET
TAFT PARAMOUNT
Convention a Mere Formality and Will
Undoubtedly Send Instructed Dele
gation to Chicago Fulton-Taft Fac
tion Supreme.
PORTLAND, .May 14. Tho r.'.ul.li
'.111 stain oonvi'litinn mi't Ml tliix t'itv
today with the Fulton Taft faction iu
outrol. That tho convention will be
, mere formality was evident from the
start. Nothing was accomplished at the
morning session beyond naming A. .1.
Johnson of Benton county tempo pro ry
chairman and the appointment of com
in it tees.
The renl work of the convention, will
commence this afternoon.
The delegates to tho national conven
tion at Chicago probably will be in
structed for Taft.
PORTLAND, May 14. In the first
congressional district today, R. F.. Wil
liams of Polk county and C. A. Sohl
brede of Coos county, were chosen as
delegates to the national convention.
Tho district convention declared for
delegates instructed for Taft.
REPUBLICANS IN SESSION
AT OREGON METROPOLIS
PORTLAND, May 14. The Tuft man
agers say that Bourne will not have
over 25 votes iu the Republican state
ouvcntiou, which is being held today.
There are 217 delegates, so that the
Tuft people have a large majority. There
are so few Bourne delegates that it is
believed there is practically no hope
of Bourne being selected as one of the
eight delegates to the national conven
tion at Chicago. There is only one pos
sible way for Bourne to be a delegate
and that is with an instructed delega
tion, and as Bourne will not tolerate be
ing instructed, and probably would not
abide by the instructions, ho may bo
considered as eliminated.
The convention is not all Taft, how
ever. There is a large sprinkling of
Hughes and La Follette men among tho
delegates, but, unlike the Taft workers,
they have not organized.
HUGHES DECLINES TO -
ACCEPT NOMINATION
NEW. YORK, May 14. Governor
Hughes will not accept the nomination
for tho vice-presidency. This announce
ment is made in a letter from the gov
ernor to General Stewart L. Woodford,
hi his letter the governor says:
' ' For reasons which are controlling
and which leave no room for. discussion,
and though t would be deeply sensible
of the honor thereby conferred, I should
not be able to accept, and will not in
any contingency, accept a nomination
for the vice-presidency, and even were
I elected I could not servo."
BLACK HAND DEMANDS
$16,000 FROM HETTY GREEN
NEW YORK, May 14. Reports which
those responsible for them assort are
authentic are to the effect that Mrs.
Hatty Green, who is occupying apart
ments at the Plaza hotel, recently re
ceived a Blanch, Hand letter threatening
her with death tuileM she gnve $5000
to the writer. Since the receipt of the
letter Mrs. Green, in leaving tho hotel
for her office in tho Chemical Nalional
hank building, has been accompanied by
a detective.
RAILROAD EXTROTION IS
REMEDIED BY COMMISSION
SALEM, Or., May 1 1. A.-knowledg
iiients of urnterial assistance rendered
by I he state railroad commission are
coming to Secretary George Ooodull
daily. The most recent instance is that
of the Blue Mountain Fruit & Produce
company of Cove, overcharged $X't by
the O. it. N-. and $255 by tho Atchi
son, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad, both
of which overcharges were refunded by
the railroads through the offices of h
Oregon stole railroad commission.
IDLE FREIGHT CARS
INCREASE IN NUMBERS
NEW YORK, May 11, There was a
further increase of idle freight cars in
the I'nited States and Canada on April
,'to. According to the report of the
A ineriea n Ra i I way aoc ia t ion t hen
were lt:t,:t:(S idle curs, nn increase of
:t7.7!4 over April 15. TIim total inn
crease for April was 105,250. Last
October there was n shortnge of cars
amounting to Kfi.MI. Of tho 413,3.1
cars, UT.vjii were box cars. :M,:(0i were
flat cars and 1M.72 were coal cars.
The rcjmrl represents 153 railroads
with an uggrrguto freighter ejuipment
of about 2,2oo,ihio, Thin means that 10
per cent of the country's cars are now
statinnnrr.
PRINCETON. N. J., May M. That
no citizen of tho I'nited States should
receive a romricnsation grenter than
that paid to the president was the opin
ion expressed by Judge George Giay, of
Deb-ware, m declining a munificent sal
arv offered htm if he would become the
head nf one of the big insurance com
nanies.
The salary which he declined for the
sake of principle is snid to be $2oo,oun
a year,
f
U GOLD
FOUND IN
VALLEY
LuGkyMinerson Willamette
Creek Takes Out $39,
000 in Less than 90
Days from Own Property
GRANTS PASS, (r.. May II. Three
second -hnud dealers of this citv, who
three months ugo counted their assets in'
a few dollars, are now believed to bo
-orth $lli0,0iio. Them men are Robert
and Ben jam iu 1 1 a rrisoii, hrot hers, a ud
C. .1. Jones, who, in less than 00 days,
have taken $.'to,ono in gold from u claim
iu tho Williams creek mining district,
'Jo miles south of here. It is reliably
reporteil that these men have suffi
cient of the yellow metal in sight to
raise their fortunes to a round $100,000.
Pan Out $7000 Easter Sunday.
It seems almost incredible that only
last Thursday these mining men brought
to the surface 00 Vi pounds of pure gold
in one pan, but back uf this com us
their best day's yield which netted them
on Faster Suudav iu round numbers
$7000.
Ill an interview today, Robert Har
rison, one of the owners of, the mine,
who came to town to transact business
concerning the disposal of ore, verified
t hcV rumors that had leaked out.
Producing $200 to $500 a Day.
"Yes, it is true," said Harrison,
"that, we have a rich mine, and wo have
been taking out lots of gold every day
since we have been out there in that
district. For the last 30 days our mino
has produced from $200 to $500 every
day. We have just sunk a chute 100
feet "and from all indications L think
a conservative estimate will fix the am
ount of ore iu sight at not less than
$75,000. The opening shows up a ninn-
inch vein and is rich beyond our most
sanguine expectations.
"Will We Sell? No, Sir."
' Last Thursday our net prncoeds for
the day amounted to I2'i pounds of
pure gold, so you see why we wish to
keep our mining business to ourselves.
We have been operating in tho Wil
liams creek mining district since about
the first uf March. Our richest strike
was made on Fast era Sunday, when the
boys took out $7000."
Askel if ho had realized $10,000 in
I, the reply was: "Three times that
amount, but 1 do not care to discuss
that matter now. Wo have tho mines
and thev are thero to show for them-
lvef. Would we sell our mhief 1
hardly think so at the present time.
Would you, with a fortune in sight?"
MEDFORD MAN REVIVES
FISH CANNERY PROJECT
KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. May ll
Several years ago J. I). Whit man of
Med ford started a fish cannerv on Lost
River. He no more than hud everything
arranged to begin business when high
water came and drowned him out. His
entire plant was n loss. He has now
returned here and will once more make
in attempt to go into the fish canuing
business on Lost River. The fish foun I
Lost river are commonly called the
Lost river suckers, because they arc
found in no other stream in this en
tire section. They htc a species of the
mullet and are excellent for table pur
poses. These mullets get to weigh as
much as 20 pounds a ud t he river is
full of them. Should the canning of
these fish prove a success it will open
up a new industry for this county. Lost
river flows into Tule bike, which has
no outlet eiccpl the holo in ils bot
tom. The fih ran come from no oth'-i
stream and the entire supply is depend
ut upon the lake and tho river.
CONTESTANTS IN THE
RACE FOR CARNIVAL QUEEN
The content mil Ht;md as follows:
Miss Hazel Tien 125
Miss Anna DunicUnn ...2H7
Miss Maud Alb-a Zt
The other conteHlunts stand less than
loo vote, but we understand th;it some
of t heiii are saving their votes. Miss
Ply mire, Mis Kent, M iss Kifert are
still in the nice lo win.
NEW CASES.
J. V. Hall vs. Geo, W. Dunn, Jo..hu
Patterson and George Brown. Ii. G,
Smith, nttorney for plsintiff.
The Commercial Club baseball
game between the professional
men and merchants has been
postponed on account of the
rain. The new date will be an
ooittii'ed later.
BLOOD DRAWN
BETWEEN FRENCH
. AND SPANISH
Troopers Fire ou On Another at Oasa
Blauca and Several Are Wouuded
Great Excitement in Madrid May
Lead to Complications.
CASA BLAN'CA, May 14. la aa en
counter here May 12 between some
French and Spanish, troops, the Span
iards fired firsr, tho French replying.
Ono Spaniard wan wounded and ,fwn of
the Freiicunifo were wounded.
The Spaniards re buatiug an un
armed Algerian sharpshooter wheu the
French interfered.
MADRID, Muy 14. Tho minisler of
foreign affairs has demanded tbf do
tails aud explanations of the Cusu
Blauca affair from Bans. Iho mutter
has created considerable excitement.
Newspapers udvlse the withdrawal of
the Spa n if. h troops, suyiug , that bud
blood exists between them aud the
French.
BUTTE FALLS ITEMS.
Mr. Jeffreys and wife drove in from
iVutrnl Point uud took a large load of
supplies to their homestead on the un
surveyed.
Bert Harris and tho survey party ure
making fast headway with the electric
line.
W. H. Moors, of Med ford, brought
Shorty Miles and wife of Med ford to
town Saturday and took I hem to t he
homestead of Mr. Miles.
Stock feed is plentiful in the iiimin
tains and cattle are looking welt.
ce f ormed here May 0 a nd 1 he
weather ts cool and frosty, Ono fruit
rop has not heen totally blighted. We
have the "can ' ' factories to draw
from.
Speculation is rife as to whether it
is tho intention of the government to
throw all homesteads into the rcserre
and doprive the homesteader of his
home, aud then for uncle Sam to sell
tho entire stumpnge lo the lumber ay il
licit tes and impose severe penalties up
on American citizens for presuming lo
acquire u part of the public domain.
Mr. Cleavage, between the humblo and
poor and the dominant predatory classes
becomes more distinct each day, and
yet the ruling powers cannot see the
forces working nor the trend which the
legislation of tho country is taking,
neither (he intensity of feeling wwak
cued in the scant, uujust treatment of
settlers in the wilderness. In the agi
tation concerning the public lands it
has been tho unfortunate and poor man
who has largely been the sufferer, while
the bloated millionaire, I be scarlet
robed criminal and the stall-fed land
cormorant havo escaped und I heir in
terests carefully considered.
Mr. Howlund of Med ford is being
entertained by Mr. Entrop at his home
stead near tho Falls.
Bert Harris, with a party of gentle
men, camo in his auto as far ns Browns
boro and there had to stable his horse,
as tho roods would not permit further
travel.
There is not a visitor to tho Fulls
who does not express his admiral ion of
the beauj1 nod splendid location of
(tut to Falls und cannot understand why
a railroad has not long ago beea built
to this section whose natold wealth
awaits transportation to the markets of
tho world.
Mr. Owens held Sunday services in
the schoolhonse, which were well ut
tonded. Colonel Itrigg, father of our post
muster, is now and for some lime has
been on his hotneteyd in fh unsnr
veyed.
Mr. Del worth of Peyton bought a
fine load of spuds to town ou Satur
day and readily sold the same to a
merchant.
Messrs. Ma honey, Hudson ssd Pent.
came in from the loiter s homestead
Saturday. Mr, Pent, has laid out ex
tenso a impro era cuts which' will be be
gun at once.
Postmaster Briggt has gono to a.lek
sonville on business.
Mr. Rathhorn, ns alo Mr. Stowdl
nnd Mr. Bellows, hu v purchased nev
ernl fine residence lots in the Falls.
Real winter weather has been thn ft-
pcrii-u.ee of this section for a week pas,f.
petition is in circulation lo ctuh
lish a monoy order office t Butte Falls.
It is being largely signed.
SOLDIER ON TRIAL FOR
ANARCHISTIC SENTIMENTS
AK YiSl ISCO," May II "-With s
penalty that may mean sny sentence
hort of death hanging orr hint, Pri
vale William (luwalds. Company A.
First Huttalion V Engineers, I". S. A.,
is to go bufore n court martial on Friday
at the Presidio. RuwhMs is charged
with participating while in uniform in
a meeting held iu this city by the an
archist leader, Emma Goldman, and yfh
having applauded th attacks directed
by the woman against the Vnited States
government, particularly agninst the
army and navy. The court selected for
the trial will include a lieutenant cnlo
nel, three majors and ten captains.
WASHINGTON, Mat 14. The house
adopted the rule for the consideration
of the Vrelnnd currency bill, 174 to
140. The democrats voted solidly against
it and Were supported by 15 republicans,
MURDERS AT
DEATH FARM
COUNTLESS
Ten Men's Watches Found
- by Searchers-Bodies of
Nine Male So Far Un
earthed by Party.
LA POltTK. hid.. May 14. The Guu
aess "death farm'' gave up two more
watches today, making ten, usually
worn by mcii, though but nine bodies uf
male victims hsve been unearthed so
far. Tho search is to bo resumed.
One of the many watches found in tloj
ruins during the search of the (iuuness
home was shown to be a watch of Ole
Ituilsberg, one of t he supposed vie
tims of Mrs. dullness, from loin, Wis.
Prosecutor Smith said that the silver
watch taken from Lamphere when he
was arrested bus been declared by Asle
llelgeleiu to resemble the one which hi
brother A ndrew owned. Lemphcro 's
watch was h present to him from Mrs.
(lunucs.
It. J. lluiiler. the inailcariier on whoso
rou I the Gunnels farm is situated, said
that Mrs. Gunncss carried on her matri
monial busiuess under three different
names. He declared ho had delivered
scores ot letters to .mis. tiuuaess unocr
tho names of "Mrs. Ilelle Sorensnu,"
'Mrs. Ilelle Gunncss" and "Mrs. Jen
nie Hinklev."
LATE LOCAL NEWS.
J. F. Getchell of the Medford Really
4: Rental company has purchased the
jewelry store of M. Klwond and will
take charge of the business within a
few days.
E. llutchins and E. Reiin'cke have
gone to AVer's Spur, accompanied by
their families. They wilt operate the
box factory there under contract with
the Ashland Manufacturing company.
J. S. Vestal was over from Butte
Creek ono day this week.
J. W. Hobbs, the genial deputy in
ternal revenue collector, is making this
section an official visit.
Wes Kennedy has returned to Med
ford after an absence of a few months.
A. C. Nicholson and V. II. Sears were
among those who came to Medford
Wednesday evening to hear W. J. Boos
ey's speech.
L. Burger and J. A. Wrighl of Phoe
nix did business in Medford Thuradav
morning.
District Attorney and Mrs. A. E.
Keaines Woro over from Jacksonville
Wednesday evening.
K. J. Furlow, Fred Neil mid J. Set
tles of Ashland, also .lames Garvin of
TuTleTnTt, wore among thoso who at
tended the meeting of the democratic
county commitleo.
J. A. Perry, the well known horti
culturist, took Judge Whitney of Al
bany, candidate for congress, to Ash
laud Wednesday afternoon,
Captain W. Kawlings, who has been
(plile ill, is abb In be abnul hum in.
Henry Humphrey has sold his J 2 acre
tract, located m-ur Medford. to E. C.
Itowell, a prominent citizen of Cedur
Rapid, la. J. C, Urown negotiated th
sale.
JUDGE M'BRIDE DECLARES
BANK HOLIDAYS ILLEGAL
ST. HELENS. Or., May 1 1. - In de
ciding the cane, of Webb vs. Shnmnctt.
arising out of an attempt to foreclose
a lien Judge McBridc, in (lie circuit
court today, held that the so called bank
lolida'4 'vm not noil legul or mm jn
(Vial and dnied Ihfl governor's author
itv to et:lbli hiii-Ii days by proclamn
lion.
Ho li-'id that, (he governor hating
staled that the object of declaring cer
tain days bo'btays was to prevent with
drswals from hunki and clo the courts
to litigant lio might seek to enforce
out met . it ! mounted to 1 he passage
of H "(.' '.iw." He said that I he
Mulcts had repeatedly held that Hie leg
iila tore f e.ibl not legally pass such
laws m n therefore, that I lit legislature
could no' did"gale that authority to the
governor, II was. in lad, and was so
intended bv the gorernor. ns shown by
l is procbintHiinn. an attempt to present
ri op'e from wit lid raw ing their money
fn.M't the banks or enlacing their de
nuti Is through lega proeesn.
NEUMAN, VICTIM OF OAS
PIPE TITUa, DYINO
II. Neonotn, vicfirji of an unknown
Mssain, i slowly .dying at the Good
Hainan I a ii honpjt t Portland, His
conditio') in such that it Is feared that
he will ii J Mvs through the day. Even
if l.i houd survive it is feared that he
wdl lever 'rciivcf his mind.
Ma lleiicauu has a chanrn for life.
He was light 1 v improved oday but is
by no means out of danger.
SALE OF
HMD
Hili Crest Orchard Com
pany of Seattle is the
Purchaser of the Valu
able Perkins Orchard.
Eaets are today kuuwu which ('.on-
firm Iho story published yesrerd&y of
Iho auto oi the Perkins orchard. Til
total consideration was $7tyOno.
An option was taken some time so
by some Seattle capitalists, $2500 be
ing paid at that time. Withiu. a few
lays $lo.ono bus been paid, thus trans-
feriug the title.
I'he I led lord Really & Rental com
pany claims to ho the instrument of
bringing the two parties together.
Mr. Perkins bought the orchard
about four years ago, paying $51,500.
Since that t hue hu has spent many
thousands of dollars in itnprovemcO.t.S,
until at Iho present time the orchurd
is regarded us one of the fiuest in the
valley and well worth the purchase
price.
Mr. Martin, when seen today, flt&tfd
that the purchaser was thn IliUerest
Orchard company, an incorporation of
Seattle men who inleud to manage the
orchard on a company basis and to rut-reuse
their holdings here from time to
lime.
IE. H. Parsons, president uf the Bs
mis Bag company of Seattle, is presi
dent nnd ono of the principal stock
holders In the orchard company.
Mr. Martin will be the local repre
sentative of the company, which i
opening offices in the Palm building.
J. V. Perkins will have an office iu
the same rooms, but has no official con
nection willi the orchard ootrfpaar and
is tiol finunciully interested ia it. It
far as is known.
OLD OREGON TRAIL
MAY BE RE EST ABLISHKD
WASHINGTON, Muy 14-. A favor
able report was mndo to the houte to
day on Representative Hnniphi,ey' bill
inni-oiiriiitini .450.000 for the erect loa
of monuments along thn old Oregon
trail. The hill autnonzes mn empiuv
uirut nf a commission to eroct the mon
uments at nn nnnuul salary of not over
$2500. '
PROHI FORCES ROUTED
' IN LAST ELECTION
CHICAGO, May 14. Tho liquor
forces generally Were .successful U 40
or moro towns and villages of Ulinoil
which voted on tho local option qoei
tiou in the lust elections. Definite fig
ares are lacking in many coses, but it
seems certain that not more than a hua
I n-d xnlooiis were voted out of eJis
encc. The largest communities almost
without erception voted to retain tneit
dramshops,
HART M'KEE CASS SETTLED
JUDOE GRANTS DIV01C
PARIS, May 14. The court today, in
granting thn Hurt MeKe divorce, fBdU
that both Mr. and Mrs. McKee courrvh
tiled to the uiihuppiness Of their botflf
hold. Mrs. McKeo was given th ells
todv of tho child with fh provision
that Mm. McKee wus to have the child
ono month ycajly and the privilege of
seeing it twice n week. McKee wis
ordered to contribute 1000 franea uignt-h
Iv to the Miipport of tho child.
CHIEF JUSTICE BEAN
REPRESENTS OOVERNO
SLEl. or. May 1 1. The soprejut
court has returned from Pendleton, hot
without i hief Justice Rean. Tbo chief
iustii-e has Rne to Washington, where
he will represent Governor ChsmbnrUill
i,i the conference of the governor tu
b. held at the White House this week.
He will also visit West Point aod at
tend to other duties deb-guted to him
bv the governor while in tho eait.
BREWER YMEN ON STRIKE
IN KANSAS CITY
K VNSAS ITV, May 14. Eight hun
dred brewery employes struck today
tor an increase averaging about $1 per
week per man. Every plant in the city
is lied up.
An Uuetjua led Investment.
Iiw) invested now will secure three
i-hrtiro improved business lots, five
years' time on easy payments on Ik
balance. It is believed these lot will
double in value within one year and thn
lucky purchaser will thus make tjfmfk
on an investment of only $1000. Thi
is an opportunity seldom offered and
is only open for a short time. Gold Ray
Rtalt'v Cv, 20d Weit ?th ttreet. 10