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THE MORNING OREQONIAN, MONDAY, JULY 13, 1903.
THEWOMANWHODID
i
Martha Post Finds Her Lover
Is Common Clay.
PENITENT, SHE WEEPS IN JAIL
Bxa Away From Hnnband and Child
in. Dnluth to Follow Fortunes of
B. Li. Flick, Who Tries to
, Strangle Her.
"Weeping and repentant in the City Jail
sits Martha Post, or Flick. A lew months
ago she deserted a loving husband and a
baby scarcely six months old In Duluth,
Minn., to come "West with a man whom
she thought she loved more than her own
dear ones. After forcing her to support
him for four weeks past, he gave a final
demonstration of his love and respect for
her Saturuiy night, by threatening to kill
her, and but for the timely interference
of Officers Price, Foster and Smith he
would probably have made his threat
good. "When attracted by her frantic
screams they forced open the door into
her room they found her strangled until
she was black In the face, and her brutal
companion still swearing vengeance upon
her.
In another apartment of the same Jail,
confined-In the cell with common drunks,
vagrants antk beggars, sits R. L. Flick, an
employe of the Portland General Electric
Company. He was the woman's brutal
assassin, and he is now repenting the
drunken spree which made him unable to
control his actions, and now brings him
face to face with a charge of attempting
to kill.
The entire neighborhood around First
and Madison streets was awakened last
night by the frantic screaming of the
frightened woman as she thought she was
being choked to death. Flick had been
drinking during the day, and his com
panion had warned him not to imbibe too
freely for she had already learned that
he was of a very ugly disposition when
drinking. Several times during the even
ing he had dropped In and asked her for
more money with which to buy liquor. She
had not dared to refuse him for she knew
that he already had enough to make him
mean. Shortly alter 11 o'clock she re-n
ilred for the night, thinking that he had
met some companions and would not be
home until very late. Between 1 and 2
o'clock he came In and prepared to go
to bed, when he suddenly changed his
mind.
"I have been hearing bad stories about
you," he cried, at the same time seizing
her by the throat. "I will kill you before
I ever let you go." She screamed for help,
and three officers rushed to the scene.
She was already so far gone that she
could only gasp for breath, and her face
was of a dark, blue color.
"She is having a fit," Flick told the
officers. "I have not touched her," but the
marks of his hands still plain onher
neck, convinced them that he had been
trying to harm her, and they took both of
them to the station.
Back of last night's assault is a story
of two families broken up and left un
happy because of a passing attachment
formed by the two main characters in the
affair. Mrs. Post lived happily with her
husband and child in Duluth until Flick,
who was an electrician In the same city,
came to their house to board. Flick Nalso
was a married man and seemed to think
much of his wife. The two, however,
thrown in each other's company, became
attached, and planned to run away. Flick
came to .Portland first then sent for Mrs.
Post. "Without a word of parting she left
ner nusoana ana boy to come with her
newly made friend. Flick still keeps the i
marriage certificate he obtained at his
marriage, and haB claimed It is for Mrs.
Post He attempted to show It Saturday '
night when the officers placed him undsr I
arrest, but Mrs. Post would have no more
of the deception. "I have had enough of
him," she said. "I will go back to my
husband."
"When seen In the Jail yesterday she was
Tery repentant over the entire affair.
T have done my husband and child a
Sreat wrong," she said, as large tears
stood In her eyes. "He was always good
to me, and only the other day I received
e letter saying that I could come back to
him if I would straighten up and do the
right thing. I -will go back to him as
soon as this Is settled, and stay with them
the rest of my life,"
HER JOURNEY ENDED.
Mrs. A. A. ForbiH Die on Her Way to
Scanide.
Mrs. A. A. Forbls, of Spokane, the moth
er of John F. Forbls, the attorney of the
Amalgamated Copper Company, died at
the Hotel Portland yesterday morning of
heart failure. Mrs. Forbls was on her way
to Seaside, in company with her daughter,
Mrs. M. B. Brownlee, and her husband,
of Spokane. Taken sick on the train, she
gradually sank away, and life left her tit
9 o'clock yesterday morning. She was 85
years old.
The party arrived here Wednesday even
ing, being forced to halt on account of
the increasing weakness of Mrs. Forbls.
"When it was evident that she was rapidly
sinking, John F. Forbls and another
daughter, Mrs. J. R. Russell, were hastily
summoned from Butte. They reached
Portland a few hours before their mother
died and were present when she expired.
Mrs. Forbls and the Brownlees left Spo
kane two weeks ago and came to Portland
from Green River Hot Springs. "When they
If ft for the coast Mrs. Forbls was In av
5 erage health, but became much weaker on
the train. Little could be done to aid her
even when Portland was reached, as the
disease had been creeping on her for years,
and at the age of 86 years she had not the
strength to resist It. Surrounded by three
children, she expired in the hotel suite, far
from home. The body was taken last
night to Helena, where Mrs. Forbls will
be buried by the side of her husband, who
died many years ago.
Mrs. Forbls was born In Kentucky in.
1S17, and came to Montana with her hus
band in 1S64. She was known throughout
the state-both on account of her long resi
dence and because of her son's connection
with the Amalgamated Copper Company.
Five years ago she removed to Spokane
with her daughter, Mrs. Brownlee.
Five children two sons and three daugh
terssurvive her. They are John F. and
James "W.. Forbls, of Butte: Mrs. J. R.
Russell, of Butte; Mrs. Dr. Steele, of Hel
ena; Mrs. M. B. Brownlee, of Spokane.
THEY LIKE THE BAND.
Sunday Concert at Local Hotel Are
Property of Public.
A crowd of several hundred persons
lined the walks on both sides the street.
filled the balconies and the court of the
Portland Hotel last evening listening to a
musical programme rendered by De
Caprlo's orchestra. The orchestra had
been stationed below pie steps to the
main entrance of the hotel ' under the
canopied driveway and throughout the
evening gave musical numbers that were
greeted by bursts of applause from tho
crowd.
It was an Ideal evening for an oper-alr
concert. The weather was refreshingly
cool after a moderate warm day. Just
such an end to a Summer day as would
serve to attract the attention of Eastern
visitors to the advantages of the North
Pacific Coast as a Summer residence dls
trict Guests from the hotel filled the
balconies.
During fair weather the Poetofflce
square is popular with those who enjoy
the balmy evenings, but the crowd that
gathered there "last night is not often
equaled in slxe. In the street between the
Postofflce and hotel a small crowd gath
ered while many pressed on Into tho court.
and hundreds lined the walk in front or
the hotel.
CAMERA CLUB EXCURSION
Amateur Photographer Snap Every
thing bHt the Raiabew.
The Bailey Gatzert carried over 230 pas
sengers yesterday on the Oregon Camera
Club's excursion Uo Cape Horn, 47 miles
from Portland on the Columbia River. On
former annual trips the club has gone to
Multnomah Falls and the Castle Rock,
but yesterday's was tho flrst visit mad to
the picturesque point on the "Washington
elde.
Captain F. K. Sherman was very at
tentive in looking after the comfort of his
passengers, and the excursion committee,
who managed the expedition in a most
admirable manner, were, A. Gavin, F. "W.
Holmes and C. H. Hoeg. Mrs. K M.
Randall, assistant secretary of the club,
was also active making the trip pleasant.
Comfortable accommodations were pro
vided for everybody dn deck and Inside a
stateroom was fitted up, as a darkroom
for the convenience of the photographers.
Coming up the river the pasengers chat
ted merrily over the picturesque farms
and Summer homes along the bank, but
when the boat reached a bend where the
whole vast upper river seemed to be
spread before their vision, everybody
stopped talking. ,
On each side were the -cliffs, hundreds
of feet high, with Cape Horn Jutting
grandly out into the water, and beyond
were the navy-blue Cascades. In the fore
ground a white sailboat went scudding
across the Bridal Veil and the Gatzert
came to a full stop in midstream. The
passengers lined up along the decks with
eager cameras trained on the banks,
every photographer confident of getting
a good picture.
After a midday dinner, served on the
boat, the excursionists landed at Cape
Horn and immediately scattered in small
picnic parties and parties of ambitious
mountain climbers who wanted to climb
to the top of Cape Horn. Among the few
.who reached the rocky summit were Mr.
Hoeg, Oscar Kerrigan, Claude Merchant,
of Seattle; George Brackett and Miss
"White, of St. Paul. Miss White was ac
companied yesterday by Mrs. Nelsz, also
of St. Paul, and both were in raptures
over the scenery.
The Camera Club people got any num
ber of pictures at Cape Horn and a num
ber of them secured small boats and
crossed the river to Bridal Veil, which Is
always a favorite spot for tho amateur
photographer.
C Thrall, president of the club,
seemed to enjoy the day hugely. He took
pictures with enthusiasm and posed for
several. In one of these Mr. Thrall ap
pears as "The Man "With the Hoe," the
hoe having been borrowed from Mr. Jones,
a resident of Cape Horn. Mr. Gavin took
the picture, which he says is to adorn
the walla of the Camera Club's stud!6 In
the Macleay building.
Late In the afternoon the boat started
for Portland going up the river to Mult
nomah Falls before turning westward.
The sun shone upon the falling spray In
such a way as to produce a mass of rain
bow color, making a picture that the
beauty-loving students of camera craft
will always remember.
A CHINAMAN'S VIEW OF IT
Think Exclusion Law Works Hard
ship on Americans Also.
There Is a great demand for Chinese
servants and laborers now, as owing to
the exclusion law the number of Chinese
here has greatly diminished n tv
few years. The supply is not at all equal
iu mo uemana, ana every year the num
ber wows smaller.
"Thero are a dozen persons seeking for
iumrcn: cookb every aay, who cannot get
mem, Baia aeia jaack on Saturday,
"thousrh some offer Sfifl n mnnth in
ten years, It no change Is made there
will be no more Chinese help to be got
here. This exclusion law In a fi innv Inn "
he continued. "It allows Italians and Japs
io come in, as many as please, but if a
few Chinese land there Is a PTMf f Iters
made. And yet everybody prefers the
umneae lor cooks ana servants, for oper
ating canneries and building railroads,
cieiiiriiie iurms ana au sucn work. Chinese
cooks nere now nave a soft snap. Many
get $18 to $20 a week, and some much
more. I know, of one who in Vont mm
weeks In advance all the time In order to
noia nim, and the cook of one saloon,
which has been closed down fnr ranntn
for several weeks, gets his wages every
wetK. reguiany.
Chinese often want to m
visit, and none of them can come back
here. The Portland
strict In. regard to this than those of any
uiner piaceon me uoast, it 4s said.
"It is now necessarv to (mnlnr a
Japs to fill put contracts for Chinese la
borers to operate canneries 'Va
deners and fruitgrowers pre all asking
ior mnese laDorers. xnere Is need for a
great many to clear oft land to make
farms, for farm Droducts are nm -,n
high In price. Chinese will also milk cows
and work In dairies and give much better
satisfaction than Jods. who nnnt ha
pended upon.
Chinese merchants now have
white men to spilt and carry In wood, Mr.
Bann, the Japanese Consul, wishing to
gex some iana cleared, was obliged to
employ white men to do It.
"Collect6r of Customs Putt
employ a number of Chinese It he could
get them, and United States Attorney
John Hall would like to nave a lot of
them. I remember when Pennoyer was
anxious io De eiecica uovernori he made
a speech to the laboring men and said
If he was elected Governor he would do
anything he could for union labor, but he
au nan a oozen unmese in his emplov
at that time.
"If several thousand CM
In now, they would be a benefit to the
state, for they are needed to work in
many places, and farmers, railroad men.
noiei ana restaurant men and housekeep
ers prefer them to- Italians or Japs."
ANOTHER YOUNG THIEF.
Youth CauKht Stealing Money From
Lockers in Y. M. C. A. Gymnasium.
There has been consldernhln mmninin
recently at the various schools and clubs,
rcKaruins peuy uneving. a short time
ago a yountr lady of sranA famti. ot -
cellent reputation was detected in the act
of stealing from her fellow-students at
Portland Academy, and a young man. a
iuemuer 01 mis years graauating class
at tho High School, was detected In petty
thefts at the Multnomah Athletic Onh
The latest complaints were of similar
onenses at tne i. M. C. A. where gym
nasium apparatus has been taken as well
as money rrom the clothing of members.
xne men wno, use the gymnasium and
swlming pool are provided with lockers
In which to deooslt their Ktrt
Some one has been rifling the lpckers and
a strict watch was set. Saturday a 15-year-old
boy, who Is a member of the
Association, was accused of taking money
from the lockers and confessed. win
latlons, in all, amount to over $50, which
ne nas spent in tne various pool-rooms
The boy Is emnloved in on nf th nHn.
clpal down-town business offices and has
always borne a good reputation. It is
understood that there will ho nn nmw..
tlon, provided he makes restitution of the
money laxen.
LOW XATES TO THE BAST.
Tie O. X. N. Gives Leg-Tlme
Limit sb4 Stessver.
July 12. 13. 14. 15. 16, and August 18, 18, i5
and 26 the O. R. fc N. again sellfj long-time
limit tickets to points East, with stop-over
privileges. Particulars at City ticket of-
GHILDRENMAYWORK
Commissioners Are Liberal
Interpreters of the Lawr
WILL ISSUE SPECIAL PERMITS
Say Younfrsters Shoald Be KeptJBasy
Daring? the Snramer Holidays ana.
Not Allowed to IIhh "Wild or
Bother Their Parents.
"No child under U years of age shall
be employed In any factory, store, work
shop, In or about any mine, or In tele
phone, telegraph or public messenger ser
vice." This Is the letter of the child
labor law recently enacted by the State
Legislature, but the Child Labor Com
missioners have put a broad construction
upon the law. Under supervision of the
Commission, children may be permitted
to work during the vacation months.
This construction was placed upon the
law at a recent meeting of the Commis
sioners. The question was thoroughly dis
cussed and this seemed the best. plan.
"We thought the spirit and not the let
ter of the law should be regarded," said
Mrs. Nellie R. Trumbull, secretary of the
commission. "It Is for the welfare of the
children that the law was passed, and we
believe that their Interests can be best
served in this way.- During the vacation
months, children who are not allowed to
work, often run wild and get Into no end
of mischief. Oftentimes the mother must
work, and has not time to care for the
children. They can be handled nil right
as long as school Is in session, but when
there's nothing to occupy their time", It
seems to the commission that they might
as well be allowed to engage In light
work."
Although the children will be allowed to
work, the law will not be disregarded,
and arrangements must be made under
the supervision of the commission. Per
mission must be obtained before any child
will be allowed to accept employment, and
other phases of the law must be compiled
with. '
The following is the report of the com
mission, submitted by the secretary:
"The commissioners concluded that It
Is In keeping with the spirit of the law
to permit children between the ages of
12 and 14 to engage In light work "during
the vacation season. It will be necessary
for the parent or guardian of each child
desiring to work during vacation to ap
ply to the secretary of the commission,
Mrs. Nellie R. Trumbull, S21 Corbett
street, specifying the age of the child and
the nature of the work In which the child
Is to be employed and the place of em
ployment. Upon such application a spe
cial permit will be issued.
"The commissioners desire to announce
that the legal notices, the registers and
the affidavits can be obtained on applica
tion to the secretary. The law requires
that each employer of child-labor shall
post In a conspicuous place the legal, no
tice setting forth the maximum number
of hours per day and per week that a
child may be employed.
"In the register are recorded 'the name,
age, place of residence, and name of par
ent or guardian of each child employed,
and it also contains a copy of the law.
Each employer Is required to keep on file
the affidavits of the parents or guardians
of all children under 16 who are employed.
These affidavits are open for the Inspec
tion of the commissioners at all times,"
"The legal notices," said Mrs. Trum
bull, "must be posted In every place
wnere children are employed."
These notices set forth the number of
work hours permitted by the commission
under the law regulating child labor. The
maximum Is ten hours per day, or 60
hours per week. An extract from the law
regulating night work and special kinds
or work that children under the aire of
16 are not permitted to do Is also printed
witn tne notice. The sections quoted are
as iouows:
Section 4. No child, under 1G VMM nf
age, shall he employed at any work before
me nour oi b in laie morning, or after
the hour of 7 atmlcht. nor mnlnv fnt-
longer than ten hours for any one day, nor
juuic iuu4i bij. uays in any one weeK; and
every such child, under 16 years of age,
shall be entitled to not less than 30 min
utes for mealtime at noon, but such meal
time snau not oe inciuaea as part of the
worx hours of that day; and every em
ployer shall oost In a consnlrtimm ninno
where such minors are employe, a printed
uuuee Buiuns me maximum worK nours
required in one week, and In every day
of the week, from such minors.
Sec 5. No person shall employ any
minor under 16 years of age, and no par
ent, guardian or custodian shall permit to
be emnloved anv such minor imdpr hia
control, who can not read at sight and
wriie leKiuiv simme sentences in thi Rnir.
llsh language, while a school Ir mnlntnin
in in town or city in which such minor
resioes.
Sec 6. It shall be the duty of everv
persoa or corporation, employing a child
under the age of 16 years, to keep a regis
ter, in wnich shall be recorded th Tin mo
age, date of birth and place of residence
of over child under the age of 16 years
employed: and It shall be unlawful for
ar- person, or corporation, unless there is
flrst provided and Dlaced on filo in rh
ractory. store, workshop, or mine, or In
the telegraph, telephone or messeneer of
fice In which such child Is emnlovprl. nri
nmuavii maae oy tne parents, or guardian.
Biu limit ine name, ante .inn ninrn nr mrrrr
and place of the school attended by such
child. The register and affidavit herein
provided for shall, on demand, , be pro
duced and shown for Inspection to the
persons neremarter provided for In this
act. who are created the Board of
nou ojl miu iauor, ana snau nave tne
Eower to demand a. certificate of physical
tness from some regularlr licensed nhv-
siclan. in the case of a child under l
years of age. who may seem physically
unable to perform the labor at which such
cniia may De employed, ana no child under
16 snail De employed who can not obtain
sucn a ceruncate.
SUDDENLY BECAME RICH.
Francis Murray Is-Arrested for Theft
on Clrcamstantlal Evidence.
Francis Murray, better known about
Portland as "Kid" Murray, is under arrest
on a charge of larceny from the person
Samuel Wolfe, who owns a tailor shop at
271 First street, la the complaining wit
ness, and says that he has a clear case
against the embryo fighter.
NThe robbery. Is alleged to have been com
mttted at Rohee's Park, and the tailor
bases his case upon strong circumstantial
evidence. Together they had gone to the
park to spend the evening. "While there
they met some girls, and drinks were next
In order. Murray at flrst stated that he
had no money, and the tailor was paying
for the drinks. Later Murray, under pro
test that he did not like to have one man
do all of the spending, asked Wolfe to
lend him $3 upon his watch. This was
done, and the $3 was soon spent. Wolfe
had set aside an amount to spend" during
the evening, but had hidden $15 away In
a side pocket, which he did not Intend
to touch.
After tho $3 loaned on the watch were
gone Wolfe was again called upon to pay
for the drinks, and was making no com
plaint at doing it. He was startled In a
little while however, when his companion
suddenly ordered three rounds of drinks
and insisted upon paying for them.
"I thought you were broke," said he.
"Broke?" sinswered Murray, .as If he
had played a good Joke, "why, I have all
kinds of money," and he jingled his pocket
violently to show that his statement was
correct. "I just wanted to see how far I
could work you before you would holler.'
In an absent-minded way Wolfe allowed
his hand to wander Into the pocket where
the (15 had been stored away, And was
still more startled to find that It was gone
With the sadden disappearance of his own
cash and the sudden appearance of cash
in the pockets of Murray he thought he.
had & clew to the mystery, and lost no
time in reporting the matter to the police
station and making a complaint against
Murray. He was arested a little later by
Detective Joe Day.
Mdrray la well known in sporting cir
cles about the city. He Is a fighter of
some reputation, having had several bouta
in Portland. If fighters are scarce and
preliminary boxers are needed, Murray Is,
always ready to meet a- man of his size,
provided tho cash is forthcoming. Accord
ing to Detective Day, he has a question
able reputation, and Is generally known as
a crook. He has been arrested several
times on charges of vagrancy and other
minor offenses.
DO HOGS -EAT SNAKES?
Qacstlon of Fattening- Porkers In
Klamath Cannty Debated.
Whether hogs will eat snakes or not Is
to most people, a matter of the most su
preme Indifference, and the question as
.to whether hogs can be or are fattened in
large numbers for market In the Klamath
region of this state U an unusual subject
for discussion.
A reporter who visited Howard's barber
shop a day or two ago was therefore
somewhat astonished to find the proprie
tor and a restaurant man whom he was
shaving engaged, in a very animated dis
cussion of these questions, In which all
the employes were taking a hand.
One of the barbers had Just returned
from a trip to the Klamath country where
he had' located a homestead. He proposed
to start a hog ranch on It and get rich by
fattening hogs on snakes. He said he
had visited the ranch of a man there who
was making a success of fattening hogs
for market In this way.
Mr. Watson had started the discussion
by stating that no animal would eat a
snake. He- had been told so when a boy
on a farm In one of the Western states
arid ha knew this to be so, as he had seen
snakes thrown In a hog yard and. the hogs
would not touch them.
Howard produced a-photograph of a
sceno on L.ink River, Klamath, which his
employe had brought home, showing large
numbers of snakes crawling among the
stones on the edge of the water, and as
serted that hogs would eat snakes and
that a man who had lived in Klamath had
told him that he knew a man who fat
tened droves of hogs on snakes there.
Then the persons waiting began to take
a hand In the discussion. One said he
knew that both hogs and snakes would
suck the milk lrom cows. Another said
that many birds, such as eagles and buz
zards, preyed on snakes and called atten
tion- to the fact that the eagle stamped
on the Mexican dollar was represented
with a snake in his claws. Another said
that nothing would eat a dead dog, as the
dog was an unclean animal. No carrion
crow, or buzzard or coyote would touch
a dead dog, and he did not believe that
any of these foul creatures would eat a
snake, let alone a hog which is knovn to
be a dainty-animal.
Another called attention to the fact that
neither coyotes or carrion birds would
meddle with the body of a Mexican found
dead on the desert, because these people
ate so much Chile pepper.
It was soon decided that these matters
were not germane to the subject under
discussion. The "original question" was
called for and "hogs vs. snakes' was
taken up ttgaln.
For the Information of those not famll
lar with the Klamath country. It may be
stated that there are two large lakes
there, one 30 miles long, which are joined
by a rapid stream called Link River, five
or six miles long, on which is a town,
formerly known as Llnkvllle, but now as,
Klamath Falls. Several fine streams flow'
Into these lakes, In which fine large trout
abound. Along Link River and In the
town of Klamath Falls snakes abound.
They are n species of black water-snake,
sluggish and not venomous, often grow
ing to the length of five or six feet.
In the tule swamps along parts of the
lake there, wild hogs are numerous and
they eat snakes, as will tame hogs, which
In the Western states attack and devour
rattlesnakes.
When the discussion started again How
ard was asked to give the name of the
man who had told him that droves of hogs
were fattened on these Klamath water-
snakes. He said his informer was
preacher, a Socialist and a politician, one
of the smoothest lobbyists in the state.
who was a member of the Oregon Legls
laturc He said he knew the man who
fattened his hogs on snakes. He said the
lard these hogs produced was the nicest
and whitest Imaginable, and that the
pork was shipped to Chicago. The name
of. Howard's informer Is Barkley, Hev
H. L. Barkley, sometimes called Bishop
Barkley.
He said that when he went back to his
old home to visit his father he told him
this story, and his father said: "When
you left here 15 years ago you were a
very truthful man, but I am afraid that
you. like many others, have fallen from
grace.
City Engineer Elliott Is pretty well ac
quainted with the Klamath snakes as he
spent two years surveying tho country.
but he knows nothing of hogs being fat
tened on snakes. He left Ashland for
Klamath on the stage once with a party
of surveyors, and as they were to travel
all night, they took .a Jug of whisky In
the ,cooch and drank a lot of It during
the night. After reaching Klamath Falls
they went to bed. After he had been up
a while, one of the boys came down, and
when he reached the sidewalk stood star
ing around like a stalled ox.
"What are you staring at?" asked El
liott.
"Don't you see the snakes?" wa3 the
reply:
"I see one snake and no more, replied
Elliott.
"Why, Great Caesar's ghost!" shouted
the amazed man, "I can see thousands of
'em."
"Oh! you must have delirium tremens,"
said Elliott "There Is only one snake In
sight. You've got 'cm. sure: you'd better
go back to bed," and he went, looking
very mournful.
The next man the reporter questioned
In his search for the truth, said: "There
are lots of hogs, lots of big trout, big
lakes and big snakes in the Klamath
country, but none of these are so numer
ous or so big as the liars who talk about
that region."
Evidently there has been some Joshing,
or some prevaricating, or perhaps plain
bald-faced lying about the hogs and the
snakes In the Klanjath region, and the
facts in the matter will be ascertained
later.
All the parties mentioned have had an
opportunity to have their say on the sub
Ject except "Bishop" Barkley, and he
could not be found, as he has been out
of the city for the past day or two.
It Is evident that the people of Klamath
do not boast of the snake crop of that re
gion, be It great or small, for the re
porter has been promised with a copy of
a neatly printed and Illustrated pamphlet
entitled "Klamath County, Its Resources
and' Advantages." published by the pro
prietor of the "Klamath Falls Express,'
which describes that region as a sort of.
Heaven on earth, the paradise of the
hunter, the fisherman, the agriculturist
and everybody else. In which not a word
is said about snakes, although there are
pictures of immense strings oi Dig irout.
carcasses of venison and many slaugh
tered wild ducks. A description of the
county seat. Klamath Falls, Is given and
It is stated that In addition to abundance
of deer, pheasants, grouse, sage hens,
prairie chickens and rabbits, the great
marshes of the lakes abound with swans,
pelicans, and ducks and geese, of the blue-
winged teaL mallard, sprig-tall, canvas
back, whistler, butterball, honker, grey
goose, brant, etc., but no mention Is made
of snakes.
Predaces Strength for Work.
Horsford'a Acid Phosphate perfects dl
ePKtlota. calms and strengthens the nerves.
Induces restful sleep and builds up the
general nuta. A whoiasoj&e uiqic.
Meier & Frank Company, Meier &
"Hourly Sales" Today
For Complete Details See Yesterday's Oregoniai
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$1.10 Screen Doors 79c
Ladies' Hdkfs, each 2c
Apron Ginghams, yd . . . 44c
Hack Vowels, each 19c
Toothpicks, box 3c
"Spachtel" Shams, ea. . . 9c
$3.50, $4 Shoes, pr. .$1.50
Wash Goods Remn'tsprice
11 to 12 A. M.
Shirtwaist Suits 98c
Webster's Dictionaries . . 55c
Tea Cloths .....64c
Belts Silk and Cotton.. 29c
Swiss Hdkfs, each 12c
$2, $2.50 Shoes, pair. .95c
Brooms, each 19c
Men's Underwear 1 9c
Granite Sauce Pans 29c
2 to 3 P. M.
Tray Cloths, each . . 19c
75c Hosiery, pair 49c
Croquet Sets 83c
Embroideries, yard ..... 5c
Hose Supporters 1 8c
Meier & Frank Company
HIS NAME WILL LIVE LONG
W. J. 3IAGOOX, WHO PRODUCED FA
MOUS STUAWBEURY, IS DEAD.
Well-Known HorticultnrInt of East
Side and Veteran of Civil War
Passes Away.
"W. J. Magoon, a well-known fruit-grow.
er and veteran of the Civil War, dropped
dead at his home on Gravel Hill, near
the Sunderland road, at 7:30 o'clock yes
terday morning shortly after he had left
his bed. Death was probably Instanta
neous. His two sons, who were with him,
called to the neighbors, who live but a
short distance away, and when .they came
Mr. Magoon was dead. The direct cause
of his sudden death was heart failure,
brought on by general debility and weak
ness. For nearly a year Mr. Magoon's
health has failed steadily, but this con
dition has been more .pronounced for the
last three months. On the advice of
friends he secured medical treatment, but
kept looking after his berry crop up to
the very last day of his life. Saturday
he was In Portland with several crates of
berries. Ho conversed with friends and
remarked then that he was not gaining
in strength.
Mr. Magoon was a member of Sumner
Post No. 12, G. A. R., and took a sreat
Interest in its proceedings! He attended
all Its reunions, and then late at night
would walk out to his home on Gravel
Hill, which is three or four miles dis
tant. In 1862 he enlisted In Company B,
Eighteenth Iowa Infantry, and was dis
charged for disability In January, 1S63,
caused by an Injury to his thigh. He
came to Portland in 1SS5 and settled on
his present fruit farm. Ohio was his na
tive state and he was 63 years old.
Ho was a most successful and enthus
iastic fruit-grower and developed several
new varieties of strawberries. The Ma
goon strawberry, widely known In this
state and evn elsewhere as a very Una
variety, was the result of his experiments.
He was also the flrst grower here to in
troduce the Logan berry. At his fruit
farm he has been at work on several
newyvarietles of tho strawberry and this
year be had qui to a crop of what he
called the "Black Diamond" strawberry,
which ho thought would rank with the
finest in the state. He took great delight
In Improving and developing new va
rieties of small fruits, and with great pa
tience and Industry followed out hl3 ex
periments to the end In any particular
line, whether he developed anything worth
the effort or not. Mr. Magoon was a val
uable man In this line of work.
Mr. Magoon is survived by his two sons.
His first wife died several years ago. The
funeral will be held today at 2 o'clock
from Dunnlngs undertaking parlors. East
Sixth and East Alder streets. The serv
ices will be under the auspices of Sumner
Post No. 12, G. A. R.
PREACHES TO WHITE RIBBONE11S
Rev. E. Nelson Allen Says Only Ballot
Can Drive Ont Saloons.
At the Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
Rev. E. Nelson Allen, the pastor, delivered
a sermon to the White Ribboners of the
city yesterday morning on the subject,
"Is There Any Defense for the Rum
Traffic?" There was a large attendance of
the members of the various branches of
the Women's Christian Temperance Un
ion of Portland to hear the sermon. Mr.
Allen spake with toxce nd ekgyae&ce,
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Children's Dresses 39c
Scotch Flannels, yd ..31c
50c Union Suits, ea. . 18c
Cuff Buttons, pr 12c
$ 1 .25 Grenadines.yd . 79c
Dress Shields Reduced
Bamboo Curtains 49c
Parasols i Price
12 to 1 P.
50c Half Hose 25c
$2.00 Pictures, ea.$1.39
SuitCases.-- -t $2.98
Men's Overalls 40c
Boys Corduroy Pants 49c
$3 Axminster Rugs $ 1 .98
Mexican Stitching 9c
25c Face Cream 11c
3 to 4 P. M.
Kid Gloves, pair 79c
$ 1 .5Q Pongees, yd . . . 98c
Men's 4.50 Bath Rbs $2.90
40c Wash Goods, yd. 25c
Veilings at, yard 9c
Stick Pins 12c
Porch Cushions, ea. . .95c
$1.50 Shoes, pair 85c
Walking Hats, values
up to $2.95 15c
Meier &. Frank Company
taking for his text the well-known pas
sage from Proverbs, "At the end It blteth
like a serpent and stlngeth like an ad
der." j
He flrst. portrayed the evils resulting
from Intemperance, and declared that In
speaking of these, the most extravagant
and scathing language could not be con
sidered Intemperate. Mr. Allen condemned
the high license law and contended that
Instead of restricting, it spread the drink,
habit. He said that he would rather llvo
within a block of the worst kind of a
dive thaii near a "glided palace with its
glittering allurements." for It wore the
garb of respectability and enticed young
men and even boys to enter Its doors,
where the dive would repel them. Mr.
Allen argued for prohibitory laws as the
only means, for driving out the liquor truf
fle lie said the business should be made
so odious and unpopular that men would
leave It.
"The ballot Is the sword." he declared,
"that will finally strike this monster evil
to the heart, and nothing else will ever
reach It. It Is entrenched In avdrlco and
the revenue It brings the state."
Mr. Allen quoted John J. Ingalls, of
Kansas, to show that prohibitory laws
had been effective In that state In re
ducing the consumption of liquor possibly
SO per cent, and surely 75 per cent. He
strongly commended the work of tho
Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
WAS EASV FOR HIM.
Ex-Co unci Ininn Holbrook Left Hos
pital Within Four Dnyii.
F. B. Holbrook. former Councilman
from the Ninth ward, came down from
Eastern Oregon last wdek, had his ap
pendix removed at Good Samaritan hos
pital, and after remaining four day3 In
the hospital, was abfe yesterday to bo
around qn the street. Ho was circulating
on the East Side yesterday among his old
"tllllcums," boasting on the fact that he
broke the records In the appendix removal
business. Four days Is a very short tlmo
to be held In the hospital for so serious
an operation, four weeks, sometimes
longer, being the time usually required.
The Intimate friends of Mr. Holbrook say
that only an ex-Councilman from tho
Ninth ward could hope to make such a
remarkable record; and he admitted that
there might be something In that.
East Side Xotes.
A lawn social with a short programme
will be given at the home of B. Lee
Waget, East Forty-first and East Salmon
streets, tomorrow evening. This will be
the regular monthly meeting of the Mult
nomah Prohibition Alliance. All friends
of temperance are Invited to attend.
The funeral of Hectors. Campbell, who
died at the Summit Houso on the Mount
Hood road July's, will be held this after
noon, and the Interment will be in Mil
waukee cemetery. His was a lonely
death. He died from an attack of apo
plexy alone. He was 30 years old.
J. II. Schram, carrier forthe Falrview
free delivery route, returned last Satur
day from Salem, where he attended the
state convention of the Rural Free De
livery. He was elected representative to
the National Convention of Rural Free
Delivery Carriers, which will meet In
Chicago in October. He was also elected
vice-president of the state organization.
The East Twenty-Eight Street Improve
ment Association will-hold a meeting this
afnnltiff In h Tlcclnn Wnll nil fillSJln
j street The special business will be the
I schoolhouse proposition and the electric
lights, promised fqr that district.
Do hot nurce or weaken the bowels, but
' act specially on tho liver and bile. A per
1 feet llYfir corrector. Carter's Little Liver
I PlUs.
Frank Company
Corset Covers 72c
Ladles' Vests 40c
Pillow .Tops, each 15c
$1.50 to $3.00 Laces, yard 73c
Sheet Music, copy 17c
3oc aacK i.omus, each c
3L50 to $2.50 Shoes, pair... $1.13
Lipton's Teas, lb 50c and 60c
Lawn Dressing Sacaues. each 37c
Chiffon Appllctues, yard 49c
boys' Kilts, each ..." 69c
Art Skins 47c
Window Screens 2Sc
Misses' Hose, pair 15c
Calicos, yard 4c
Bureau Covers 19c
Hammocks, each $1.77
Dress Goods remnants one-half price.
Ladies' Flannel Waists. .52c
50c Four-in-Hands 23c
Ladies' White Aprons.. 39c
Pozzonni's Face Powder 29c
Men's Shirts 33 c
4 to 5 P.
S5c Pictures 59c
50c and 75c Collar and Cuff Sets 35c
Nickel Tea Kettles 99c
Children's Dresses S9c
Infants' Shoes, pair ISc
5 to 6 P. M.
Children's iTJnderwalsts each 12c
Lace Pearl Pins. 7c
Combination Purses .23c
$1.50 Night Shirts 9Sc
Ribbon Strips 5c
Meier &. Frank Company
TRINITY CHURCHTO BUILD
EDIFICE PLANNED FOR CORNER OF
NINETEENTH AND EVERETT.
Trustees Expect to Exchange Prop
erty on Washington for Site Own
ed, by Bishop Scott Academy.
The new building of Trinity Episcopal
Church will be erected upon the corner
of Nineteenth and Everett streets if tho
transfer of property between the vestry
of the church and the trustees of Bishop
Scott Academy is closed as expected.
Trinity Church owns the block bounded
by Washington, Couch, Eighteenth and
Seventeenth streets. This block will bo
exchanged for a block of the Bishop
Scott property at the corner of Nine
teenth and Everett streets. Upon this
corner will be erected the new structure
of the Trinity Church, while the block
at Washington and Eighteenth streets
will be sold for dwellings or a hotel. Tho
transfer will be perfected at a meeting
of the trustees of the Academy, whlc
will probably be held today. The vest
of Trinity Church meets this evening.
With the block of 200 feet square cut
out of Its property, a new campus will
be made by the Academy by moving
Trinity Chapel and extending tho pres
ent campus further to the south. Just
where the chapel will be placed ha3 not
yet been decided.
The block at Washington and Eigh
teenth streets and the one at Everett and
Nineteenth are valued at $35,000 each. The
Bishop Scott Academy owns a fraction
over four blocks In a solid piece, the
whole having been donated by the Couch
i estate many years ago, before the erec
tion of the present building In 1S70.
The removal of the entire Academy es
tablishment was seriously considered by
the trustees of the Institution some
months ago, and had it not been for tho
transfer of the two blocks such a step
would have become imperative. Had the
block been sold for residence use, a
campus filled with lively students could
not have been maintained In the Immedi
ate neighborhood. A church may bo
erected upon a corner of the property
without interference, however. The
ground that was not absolutely necessary
for the use of the school and. which could
not be used for residences has, therefore,
been traded for a valuable piece of resi
dence property, which will find a ready
sale.
Objections to the erection of the new
structure of Trinity Church on Washing
ton street were raised by members of
the-congregatlon on account of the nolso
of that thoroughfare. The corner at
Everett and Nineteenth streets Is In a,
very quiet neighborhood, and being
slightly elevated will make an Ideal site
for a churctt building of the type con
templated by the vestry of Trinity
Church. The exchange Isr expected to
suit all concerned.
Few alterations In the plans for the
new church structure will have to be
made on account of the new location. A
few minor details will be changed that
they may better conform to the ground,
but otherwise the new church will be
built according to the plans already pre
pared. i The block on Washington street wa3
' bought by Trinity Church several years'
ago while Rev. Mr. Garrett was rector
! of the church. It is vacant, though
I buildings surround It on every side. An
other objection to this location which was
, made was that upper Washington, street
' would soon have a number of buildings
. of sufficient size to dwarf the church
1 structure.