OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY. JUNE ft, 1917.
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Insane Wood Cutter Makes
Violent Effort to Murder
Police Chief Lee French
Walter Jirib C hurt hill. mplord
fr tb i )' b Mr Kike,
la lb Bunntido dibirut near Ctka
iuu. tt adjudged Insane Tburtday
i.u4 taken by attendants from Hie
ttata busiilui to !- Thursday
evening, after allempllug lu kill offi
cer Lee French ho tried lo handcuff
bun el hie bonis.
Churchill, who auems to have spellt
of Insanity, U-ame vlolmt on Wed
neday evening, end Thurtdsy morn
ing Sheriff Wilson was adld Con
labia IV C Frotl and Chief of I'olWe
la French were detailed lo bring the
mas to Ibia city, accompanied by 11
It Hut hes. aUo an officer.
(burchlll bad Iwg cutllnc wood,
and when found by the officers was
atatloned at tb bro of a bill 1th a
club In bla band. esclalmlng that "God
bad ordered blin I" bill every man.
Tbe officers moved toward the craiy
man and as French ram close to
Churchill., tha mad man raised tlx
club and brought It domn over
French's shoulder with ternflc fore.
French at once frabtwd tha fellow,
and with on awing of the club that be
bad taken from lb mad man' band.
felled ChurchlU to tha (round. Church
111. who la of powerful build refuted to
be Uken by the officers, but French
slipped the bandcuffa over bla wrlau.
Juat aa be was making an effort to
again atrlke blin, and tha three men
overpowered him before be could get
op.
The hill upon which the man was
atatloned was about one mile from
ha officers' automobile and It waa with
difficulty tbat the Insane man was
half dragged, down the ateep Incline
and through the brush. After being
placed in the automobile Churchill
train became violent and attempted
to bite the officers, and the automo
bile in whlcH be was brought to this
city bears marks of the Insane man's
teeth where the enamel on the iron
framework of the cover was removed
by bis Dishing.
front a ttore and fa.un he man to
I hit rr&r 4t. till en-il tti.-u l.e ru
.!.. ii .J in attack French. ho
to lid alulixtlde.
A toil was mad later to the cabin
of the lnii man by the officer. I"
rTriub. 1). K Frott and Mr. Hughe,
(there an effort a made to find any
rtrrarma that 1'bti rchtll may hate had
In bla eliu, tut none were found
An empty cartridge bell wag found
among bla personal rffects. alto a ti
ler and some tarda from bla mother
the later being dated at I'ort'anJ. but
no city addreaa There were piece
of manuscript written by I'hurcbill
that would plainly show that the man
had been demented for some ll'ne. II
had been subsisting on potatoes and
bread. Thrre was a ssck of flour In
the bouse and a few potatoes, betide
a few dry pieces of bread. The log
cabin In which be bsd been living was
a hovel. There were a number of
sasa and ie thst be bad used for
cutting wood. These, were the only
artlck-s of any value.
Churchill's last Insane attack started
a few days ao while be was cutting
wood. This morning William and
Joseph Si range, fanners In that sec
tion, whose farm waa about half
mile from the cabin of Churchill, went
to Churchill to give their sitltUnce.
but the man would only exclaim that
Indiana were after him. and refuted
to be comforted by these men. liefore
ving him. he called to them to pray
for the Lord of Lass.
Neighbors and those who knew
Churchill claim tbat while sane be
waa of a kind hearted deposition and
bad made many friends since taking
up bis residence, and believed that
with medical treatment be would re
cover bis faculties.
From memorandum found In his
possession. Churchill was born Jsnu
ary 2Sth. 1S73. There was a Illhte.
presented to Churchill from bla grand
father, George Churchill In 1S75. at a
MRS. PEARL HAZEL'
DIES FOLLOWLW,!
A LONG ILLNESS
It was necessary to secure ropes Mrthday gift
GUARDSMAN ON BRIDGE I UNION MAN IS SHOT
IIS MOTORIST 10
REFUSES TO STOP CAR
KILBOURNE, Wis., June 4. One
man was killed Instantly and three
others were wounded by a national
guardsman on duty at the big Wiscon
sin river bridge here when the men,
driving over the bridge In a big tour
ing car, failed to bait at the soldier's
command. King Henry, 24, local mer
chant, was killed. Joe Kaiser, Steve
Kamowskl and Sergeant Loomis com
pany D, Mauston. Wisconsin infantry,
were wounded. Private Rafferty, com
pany F, Portage, was unwounded,
though one of the bullets went through
bis hat.
Tbe five men were In the muchine
They left Kilbourne about 10 o'clock
lost night for Delton, where a dance
was being held. When the machine
reached the bridge which crosses the
Wisconsin river here they were chal
lenged by Private Wilcox, company F,
Portage. According to Wilcox, they
ignored the challenge and kept on
over tbe bridge
He fired Beveral shots in tbe air, and
when the machine did not stop, he
fired into the car. Another sentry at
a railroad bridge further on also fired
into the car. No effort waa made to
tamper with the bridge.
BY FOREMAN OF CREW
OF SHEEP SHEARERS
RIVERSIDE. Or.. June 4. A clash
between union and non-union sheep
shearers wss expected tonight follow
ing the killing today of J. W- Shoe
maker, a striker, by Jim Johnson, fore
man of a non-union outfit The sheriff
and his deputies from Vale tonight
were In control of the situation.
The shooting this morning came af
ter an altercation between Shoemaker
and Johnson. Shoemaker is said to
have knocked Johnson down, after
which the latter drew a revolver and
fired three shots.
Trouble started in the shearing
camps over a demand for more pay.
VJlt fejil llti.l. wife of It. A
Haul, died In llilt ill) We.liirt.la)
morning at oilixk lU r d.-sih wat
due lit a tiirgital nMTalloll pcrformi-d
teteral werkt ago.
Mrs llai.-l t (torn III Nealoii!
county, MUKinrl. ?s years ago, an I
at the ilaoght. r of Mr and Mr j
Wl.-r Hhe t united In marrisve loj
Mr llsiel. Annual S. In7. and lo lhi(
i.HL.n thM, Mr x r .. K.im I . il 1 1 1 ! . I , N I
Wendell, agid tewn year, Junior.
age. fhe years, who tilth the hutband
turvlt
Mr. Ilaiel moed with her hutbanJ
to Mo., on, Idaho, and realded there
until about one year ago, when thet
mixed Id Portland, where they realded
tlnce. etcept one week ago, when Mrs.
Ilatel waa brought to Ihlt city He
fore coming here the v. as confined In
a Portland hotpltal for about ten
erk. Her hutband and mother. Mra
lli-mlrlckxon, of I'alouae. Wa"h . were
at her bedtlde when the died, alto
her two little children, a well a Mr
and Mra. Arm tt rung, of this rlty, a
ttepattter of Mra. Hui.-I i Hhe alwt
leaves four tleptUtert. Thelma. I'au-
ine. Juanlta and Fay Hendrli-kMin. of
Palotiae. Wsth : two step brothers,
ivniel and Oval llendrli kmm. of Pa-
tout.
Tbe funeral services are to be con
ducted from the undertaking parlor
of Myers A Hrsdy Thundsy afternoon
at 2 o'clock, and the Interment will
be In the Mountain View cemetery.
The remains are at the Myers A Hrsdy
undertaking parlor.
ARE INTERFERED ffllH
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FARM and GARDEN
.eVA'A-eVAAA-A-A-
OHIO iAUN DIES
AT OACKAMAS
HEIGHTS HOME
POIITI.ANO. Or. June -0. II Un
rellfeller. attorney of lol Idaho, at
leuipled tuli'lde l hinging lilllit.tr
III the bay of a ln.l.' on tbe tecond
floor of the IVrtland M-dlxil hotpltal.
II Ue).iy ttreet. early Ibis morning
Attend. nit dl o..-r.-l him tliug
stilus In the nme, I-' hllo allrmi
lug lo lake hi in don n the lH.ly dipped
from their rrup an I dropped nut the
window. The man ' lni.inlly killed
by the fall. The b'-lr Imd.-d In
clump of nn biiah. i. and the face and
hand were badly t rt lied
The greatett e r- y ri g ir.tiiig Ih
trrgedy was ialntain-d The IhhI
aa hurriedly reunited to the Mll'er
A Truce y undertaking etiablithmeut
but deputy Coroner Hmith was later
notified and be went to the undertak
era' and took poaietn of the bly
Llngenfelter wa aU'Ut year old
He bad been at the b.tMt.il seteral
week. The attempt at tulclde ws
taid to have been due to despondency
over hi physical condition.
Mr. Llngenfelter formerly
retldent of Lewlatnn ttbere he t
active In slate politic aa Hepub
llcsn. He ssrvsd as I'nlted Bute
attorney for Idaho a few years ago
and conducted several v' the noted
land fraud case In (hat ttale.
Mr. Llngenfelter had been In th
hotpltal about two month, and for
two werka had been recovering satis
factorily from an operation for chronic
infection of the gall bladder, eiperting
to recover sufficiently to go home early
neit week
FOR SEAS PLANTING
Kp TtUl ftuplitd With Fih V
titbit until VVInttr.
John 8. Stauffer. a well known real-
dent of Clackamaa Height, died at the
family home Wedneaday. after an Ill
net of several weeks Tbe body will
be iblpped to hi former home at
Hryan. Ohio, by tbe Myers Hrsdy
undertaking estahliihment of th la city.
Mrs. Stauffrr, of this city, and her
daughter, of eaitern Oregon, will ac
company the remain to their last
resting place. Funeral services are
to be held Immediately upon arrival
of the body at Hryan.
John Stauffer waa born in Ohio,
August 3. 1S49. and waa tbe son of
Samuel and Susie Stauffer. He cum
to Clackamas county with his wife
several yearb ago. He was a member
of Florence lodge. Knight of Pythla.
No. 502, of Hlakeiiy, Ohio, at the time
of his death. He I survived by hi
wife and several children.
A
HALF MILLION SEIZED
IN
S
FO
FRONT IN OFFENSIVE
LONDON, June 6. Field Marshal
Haig swung his British columns for
ward in renewal of tbe offensive on
the west front today.
"North of the Scarpe we further
progressed on the western slopes of
Greenland Hill," he reported. "West
of Loos we gained ground slightly."
Greenland Hill lies about five miles
south of Lens and close to Gavrelle
Douai, toward which the DrltlHh have
been thrusting in the whole offensive
movement, la a scant five miles to
the west.
Loos 18 just north of Lens and the
slight gain to the west reported by
the BrltlBh commander-in-chief in
dicates progress of the enveloping
movement around the coal city.
A SIX-HOUR DAY
IS GRANTED TO
RUSS STRIKERS
evening was delivered into the custo
dy of Captain Todd, Company I, O. N.
G who will place htm in the Joseph
ine county Jail to await trial for as
sault with Intent to kill. Jones was
willing to talk today, saying be was
a resident of Omaha, leaving there six
months ago in Bearch of work. He
says his father owns a harness busi
ness in Omaha. Jones refuses to lo-
aate the roll of blankets he concealed
before stopping at a wayside station
for breakfast the day of his arrest
The roll is believed to contain Impor
tant secrets. I
T
GIRLS DROWNED
IN CLEARWATER
NEAR LEWISTON
PETROGRAD, via London, June 6.
The threatened strike In 140 factories
in Petrograd engaged in metal manu
factures and other war work, which
was fixed for today, has been averted.
The strikers' demands were granted,
Including the sfx-hour day. .
CHICHESTER S PILLS
it A . A i .1..1,,, ln..,i bruJAAA
ElUZfS l'llll K. IM .!! iT'HiiiAV
A M. with Hlu RiUno. JY
v. l TLe thrr Rj mf lr v
I; - Af a.rnr'iii.(irKM.Ter
I J I'laji
LEWISTON, Idaho, June 4. Uretta
and Eleanor, 8 and 13 years old, duugh
ters of Calvin Hoyer, rancher here,
were drowned In Clearwater river late
Wednesday afternoon. The younger
fell Into the water and her sister
plunged in to save her. The accident
took place within a few feet of whero
their father was catching driftwood
The bodies have not been recovered.
HONOLULU, T. H, June 4. Two
members of the crew were killed when ! amount-
the steameshlp Hamakua, carrying ex
plosives, burned toduy off the Inland
of Maui, of the Hawaiian group, ac
cording to word received here tonight.
The boat was a total loss. The sur
vivors are due lo arrive here tomor
row. The Hamakua. owned by the Inter-
Island Steamship Navigation company,
of Honolulu, was built in Fairhaven.
Cal., In 1908. was 646 gross tons; TJ5
feet long and 3S foot beam.
George Nystrom, first officer, was
killed while directing the fighting of
the flames. Boatswain Kalkl Is miss
ing and is believed to have perished.
Captain Wlchert stated the fire was
caused by an explosion, which blew
off the hatches and caused the ship to
be enveloped In flames almost Im
medlr.tely. The ship's deck exploded
short'y after, making Impossible a
successful fight against the flames.
Captain Wlchert suld the cause of the
explosion is mystery.
NEW YORK. June 4 -Half a mil
lion dollars' worth of narcotics was
seised recently In apartments la East
Eighty-third atreet and In Avenue k.
by Internal revenue officers and de
tectives of the police department The
drugs are believed to bare been smug
gled from England and Canada.
Tbe eliure Immediately followed
the arrest of two men. Tbey described
themselves aa Max Klrshon. 11 years
old, a moving picture operator, of 230
East Seventy-eighth ttreet. and Jack
Malaga, a painter, of 200 Second ave
nue, Doxena of runners are believed to
have been employed to distribute the
drugs. Many additional arrests are
eipected.
Tbe drugs seixed consisted of 2004
ounces of cocaine, heroin, opium and
morphine, purchased originally, the po
lice say, at about 1 40 an ounce, but
adulterated with the idea of selling
to the ultimate container In a state
about one-tenth pure at a price that
would reach more than 1500,000 for the
1.4-1 one crop folio another and
keep the garden tmty Many peitoli
who bate been paying little attention
to gardening do not r- allie to what e
tetit Ililt la Mttltie, but If ale lo
cope tin t-ettfully with the threatened
food shortage II will be no.ett.iry lo
make et'ery iunr fool of toll count
a many lime a x.talhle 1 here
fore. In order lo help etery gardener
to secure iiilinuin re.ullt, Prof Hon
quel, head of vegetable gardening at
Oregon Agricultural college baa ar
ranged the following Iim of planting
tnd Seeding date.
While the date glten are mgges
tlte, they mutt be mod I fled lo tult the
tarlou rondltlont of the title. A
far aa posaible, howeter. tbey are
repreaeiilatlte of the greater part of
weatern Oregon, for a normal teatttn
In arrangetueut the planting table
I divided In lo two part Flrtt.
feeding dltectly In the garden, sec
ond. Irantplautliig of young plant.
which bate been pretloutly grown or
which bate been bought, hate of bar
vetting tbe different vegetable are
alto noted Home tegrlabtca which
r being continually harteated are
not again mentioned In the lucteedlng
date.
Utiit. bead Ulluca, cucumber, HH'I
on. peppe(, U
rlopleinher I lo li - Heeding aplu
b. (all la.llihi-t. turnip, and cabbage
tmd for late fH Iraiuplaiillng.
Harvesting loinaloei, pepper, tgg
plant, sweet torn, celery, tiulou and
Uah.
hrpleiiib.r IS lu JO Heeding lad
l.het oultl.lt, suiting lettuce In frames
lltrteitlug fall cabbage, cauliflow
er, bead leltuce, lata sweet corn, par
i li lo. celery, late string beaut, lima
beant, tomato. , (tepper, rgg plaut
ijiiaih, etc.
iM-tober I lo 14 -Traniplaiitlng hit
frame lettuce plants, seedlua rl
labe In frame.
Ilarteallng late corn, tomaloe. egg
plant, peplwr. fall lettuce, late bean
partulpt, kale, celery, etc.
Htor squash, oulou. pumpkin.
m tuber U -TramplaiU Into gardt
cabbage plant for early aprlng mar
keting
llarvettltig late spinach, Hruttel
pruuts, late cabbage, cauliflower, en
ery, carrots, pannlpo, aaltlfy, bead lot
luce, onions. Peppers, fall turnips, win
Itr radlabea.
November 1. Ktnlah Irantplantlng
cabbage plant (o the field. Also trana
plant more lettuce Into frame for ear
ly spring marketing.
I, r lo allow (be tpiohl In grow I or
Ih.lnl long bif.'le fi'.-lllig IUI.
in rd a inoli l and wuim aliiio 'phi-ie 'n
alilill lo tpioiil iiubkly, mi Unit la
liixettary lo fnrultli In-nt or lo kip
llu in In a warm room during Hie win
li r. wIiI'h they be aproulnl out of
diHii ilmlng the rati of llm year It
I 'I i t fioin 4 lo 10 day In sprout iwit.
di'Uilllig oil III" leiupcraliliv The
iMlt ule fed. ronlt. tplonlt (Hid Nil, Bl
Hie rule of about oil" apuire Inch, at
Ho y rioo III die Uy, In en li foal.
Schedule for lucctitful Planting
May li lo JO -Field letting of to
matoet. Seeding cucumbers, melon,
GREEN FEED IN SHADE
In Yarns of Llmlttd Space Sell May
8 Put le Work for Chickens
WAHHINOTO. I). C. May 3I.-U
lhre Is a shady toot In the back vard
lima Dean, pumpkin, .quatb. sweet , , iUpJ (J hr. ,,,,. rri(tl
corn, summer radianea and leltuce. ,. , ......i.i. , ....
CANTONMENT CAMPS TO
INTENDED TO HAVE 32
TO
WASHINGTON, June 4. The war
department has decided to reduce Its
cantonment camps for tbe new army
and national guard from 32 to 18 and
to place tbe national guard under can
vas. The situation is confused, and in
some Instances orders have been sent
out for men in charge to suspend op
erations until the new regiments can
be straightened out
Augusta, Georgia, Is one of the can
tonment sites already checked off the
list.
Also sowing In seed beds late fall cau
liflower, broccoli, late cabbage, llrus
ela sprout, Scotch kale.
Ilarvettlug tparagut. rhubarb,
green onlona, radlthe. iplnach.
June 1 to IS Tramplantlng planta
of peppers, egg plant, and early eel-ry.
Seeding summer lettuce, itrlng
bean.
Harveitlng asparagus, rhubarb.
green onions, spinach, transplsnted
bead lettuce, radlahe, turnips, kohlrabi.
June IS lo 30. Tramplantlng plants
of early fall cauliflower, fall cabbage.!
early celery. I
Seeding short crops for succession-!
al harvesting.
Harvesting head lettuce, asparagus.
rhubarb, radlthe, early pea, iplnach.
turnip.
July 1 to 15. Transplanting planta
of late celery, late cabbage, Uruttelt
tprouts, Scotch kale, broccoli. Plant
ing of late beets, late carrot, late
weet corn.
Harvesting peas, lettuce, asparagus,
early cabbage, early beets, bunch car
rots, and others previously mentioned
In preceding date.
July 15 to 30. Finish transplanting
celery and late crop mentioned above.
Seeding late string beans, late bead
lettuce for fall.
Harvesting itrlng beans, peas, sum
mer t'luanh, boot, carrot, cabbage,
cauliflower.
August 1 to 15. Seeding fall lettuce
for outside use and In the frame.
Harvesting cuullflowor, cabbage,
itrlng beans, sweet corn, first early
tomatoes.
August 15 to 30. Seeding of late lot
tuce for frame use, Chinese cabbage
Harvesting tomatoes, sweet corn.
some green
feed for the ebb kens on It. Data anil
field peat, before the hottest Wealhel
cornea, and millet and Co pea a later
In the summer. If sown thickly, pmli
sbly will yield cuttings of feed that
will be much rellatied In the tmall
hennery. While tin h a practice may
not be In harmony with the beat cul
turat advice, many city dweller with
limited apace will with to utlllie all
available garden room thla aeaaon
even for only tiimtl return.
!ene. continuum thade under old
tree and ihrubbery that have drawn
heavily on soil plant food, obvlomly
will he of little value for thla purimee
Hut In many buck yards ground
ahaded by building and tmnll tree
not wholly removed from the day's
un, might well be expected to pro
duce tome green stuff for a tmnll
flock. If the chicken pen I lurge
enough a small sowing made Inside
and protected by woven wire with ono
Inch nieihe stretched about two
Indie above the ground may be mude
Thl sllows the chicken to pick off
the gri-en blade a they grow through
the netting without Injuring the roots.
Another wny to furnish green feed
lo hens not on range I by sprouting
oats In trays or boxes. This method I
used by many poultrymcn, for lurge
and small llock. The out are loaked
for twelve hours In warm water and
then spread out In a layer to l1
Inches deep on a floor, or in a trny or
tier of flats, which have oionlnK or
holes or a '4 Inch iiichIi wire bottom
covered with burlap, so that the water
drains freely. The oats may bo stirred
dally and sprinkled or allowed to
sprout without stirring until rendy for
feeding. They are usually fed when
tho sprouts are from 1 to 1 Inches
long, although somo poultrymcn pro-
Important VigtUbl Is Highly Valud
as Fesd
(leant may be uaed In many form
and contain high percentage of beat
calorlea Thl Vegetable will stand
much abuts and, like moat plant will
give abundant return for good car
and cultivation.
The ilrlnglett (at ring I bean bear
In abundance and I eaty lu ran. One
of th beat varieties la llurpee'a Hiring
let (Ireelipod.
For tuciettlonal picking three
planting thould be mad In the aea
on. Th flrit 4'lantlng should be mad
at Ibla time, the aemnd one three or
four week liter, and lb third about
the flrtt of July, which will give freth
picking about September 1 lo 10.
Kentucky Wonder I a good lata va
rlety and IHckonaou'a Yount bears
pod of unutusl length la great abund
auce.
Tbe Oregon Pole Mma la one of the
beat acclimated butler or lima beans.
Is very bsrdy and make good growth
even In the coolett lummers. The
beana cook nicely and ar of fine fla
vor. It li recommended to those who
want a good winter lima.
lleana planted for canning purposes
and for picking green will retpond
well to application of manure to tbe
oil, atid to application of nitrate of
oda In order tbat Ih yield may be
prolonged and lb quality of tbe bean
maintained. Also It la desirable and
Important thst tbe vines have plenty
of moisture, otherwise, the bean will
not be o brittle and tender Either
good ol mulch ibould be kept or there
thould be one or Iwo Irrigations during
tbe wsrmesl parts of the summer.
Nitrate of soda ahould be used spar
Ingly and care ahould be used that the
crystal do not com In contact with
the leaves or sterol of the beana. One
or Iwo applications of 75 lo 100 pounds
per acre each will be valuable aa
stimulant for Inrreaalng tbe yield and
la not expentlve. It ibould be boed
In alongalde of the row.
MEAT BY THI HOQ ROUTE.
The meat supply of the country can
bo Increased more ipilckly by tho 'ling
route" than by any other. Tho conn
ry'a need to augment 114 supply I
great, but prevailing high price alone
thoii'd bn sufficient Inducement to
farmer to raise more hog Tho pros
pect of lilcret never wn brighter.
The IiIkIi prices ruling In all market
how (hat the demand for (Mirk It In
ricess of (he supply.
Sheep sorrel Is not often eaten by
live stock owing to Its tour taste, but
li well not to pasture horse or
sheep on sorrel us the weed I some
what poInIiious to tin-no animal.
A serious shortage of preservliiK
nrs and cans Is threutcneil.
Put up fruit Juices In ordinary but
ties.
Ileservo regular preserving Jars and
cans for canning vegetables, Houps,
nil meats.
OREGON CITY COUPLES TO WED.
VANCOUVER, Wash., June 5. Mar
riage licenses were issued here today
to Fred A. Scott, 31, of Oregon City,
Or., and Miss Minnie Williams, 21, or
Corvallis, Or., and August Dhooghe,
28, of Molalia, Or., and Miss Ruth Har
rington, 17, of Oregon City, Or.
KRAKD PILL, for
ynnfcnowa M B4 . $ttu, Alwar Krllabat
Cut Thl Out It I Worth Money.
DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip, enclose with Oc and mall it to
Foley ft Co., 2823 Sheffield Avenue
Chicago, III., writing your name and
address clearly. You will receive in
return a trial package containing
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for
bronchial and la grippe coughs: Fol
Kidney Pills, for lame back, weak kid
ueys. rheumatism, bladder troubles
and Foley Cathartic Tab'ets, a whole
some and thoroughly c.'-ansing cathar
tic, for constipation, biliousness, bead
ache and sluggish bowels.
E!
BANK CASHIER FAILS
WASHINGTON, June 4. By a vote
of 37 to 17 the senate today included
In the food bill an amendment by Sen
utor Nelson, of Minnesota, empower
ing the president to prohibit specula
tlon In futures which unduly enhances
prices of wheat and other food cereals.
If the warning is not observed the
president could close an exchange
during the war.
EXECUTOR'8 PETITION FILED
A petition asking tbat J. E. Pomer-
oy be appointed executor of the es
tate of Francis M. Stone, valued at
about 11500, has been filed In the coun
ty clerk's office by William Amos
Stone.
Many persons comrtaln ahnnr frni.
Ing old before they should. Like a
weak link In a chain, a weak organ
enfeebles the whole body. Over
worked, wi-ak or disorder' rl lil.lnuo
lower vitality. A, W. Morzan. Annuls
i -a., writes: w suffered with pains' In (
tne Lack. I am 43 vearu nM m( i
frit like a man of 90 years old. Since
I took Foley Kidney Pills I feel like
I did when I was 21." In f.Oc and $1.00
I.es. Jones Drug Co.
SEATTLE, Wash., June 4. Frank
lin I. Whitman, late of Spokane, com
mitted suicide In the King county
bank, In the university district, today
by shooting himself after he had been
shot in the thigh by WJIllam A. Nord-
qulst, assistant cashier, to whom he
had presented a written demand for
$3000, at the same time laying an emp
ty bottle labeled "nitroglycerine" on
the banker's cage sill.
The would-be robber pressed his
pistol close to bis abdomen and fired,
inflicting a wound from which he died
10 minutes later.
At the morgue a letter was found in
the dead man's pocket, indicating that
he wag of unbalanced mind. It was
addressed "To My God," and said that
the 'writer was hungry and was going
out to get something to eat
A receipt for dues made out to
Franklin I. Whitman by officers of
Oriental Consistory No. 2, Scottish Rite
Masons, Spokane, was ftyind in the
dead man's pocke,t. There was also a
note to bis wife, another to the police
and a third to a clergyman in Seattle.
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CONVENIENCE
All the convenience of gas. No waiting for the
fire to burn up. Meals in a jiffy, and a cool
kitchen all the time.
Bakes, broils, roasts, toasts. Better cooking '
because of the steady, evenly-distributed heat.
More convenient than a wood or coal stove for
all the year 'round cooking and more eco
nomical. The long blue chimneys prevent all smoke and
Smell. In 1, 2, I ind 4 burner tiiet. wllh
or without ovem. Alio cthinct
modeli. Aik your dctlcr todiy.
NEW PE&ECFIOjN
OIL COBJOVE
Swoot clover usually will respond
to applications or fertilizers and ma
nure. Seeds of tho wild carrot are small
but very numerous uud are covered
with weak bristles which eutch on
wool, hair, and clothing mid distribute
tho weed for consliloriiblu distances.
They frciucnlly are harvested with
grass, clover, and alfalfa seed and urn
widely distributed by this meuns. As
found In clover seed, the wild carrot
semis nrn usually without barbs, as
theso aro rubbed off In the clover hub
lor.
The strong flavor und odor of all the
members of (ho onion family aro dun
to tho presence of ally! Htilphld, an oil.
like organic compound of sulphur.
Tho flavor-yielding imitcrlal Ih very
volltllo mid Is broken down by heat to
somo extent. foiisciiuniitly, the
cooked vegoiublo has u milder flavor
llm n the raw.
FOR SALE BY
L ADAMS DEPARTMENT STORE,
HOGG BROS.
FRANK BUSCH
C. W. FRIEDRICH
WILSON & COOKE
Oregon City, Ore.
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WOODROW LOANS
U. S. $10,000 ON
A LIBERTY BOND
WASHINGTON, June 4. President
Wilson yosterday Jolnod the ranks of
participants In the Liberty Loan by
subscribing for a $10,000 bond. Writ
ing to Secretary McAdoo the presi
dent said: ' "May I not send you per
sonally my subscription to the Lib
erty Loan which I make with groat
satisfaction and with tho wish that
It might bo a groat deal larger?"
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