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THE ltORNlKG OHEGONIAN, THUKSDAY, JULY 16, im. HITS THE CHURCHES .Dr. Wise. Says They Spread Prejudice. AND DR. CLIME SHOUTS ''HO!" Chautaaq.aa Is Enlivened by a Ylg orou AddreKs-rSenator DoIIiver Spealca 'on Perils That Beset ' thV National Life. DR. WISB STARTLES CIIAU- - A "I-am a Jew.- Epeakincto-you. as a Jew to Christiana, I do not "believe that the man -who hates the, Jew has a rirht to the name of Christian.". Re---foiling to churches he- said: Untit the churches become .as prejudiced, acalnst'tbe devil halt as much as-they ore- prejudiced against one. another, the growth of theliuwork, trllL con tinue lo be as. stunted as it is now. 1 tell you prejudice is spread by the churches." "Sol Not" shouted the Rev. C. B. Cllne, of Portland. Tea! Yes!" retorted the speaker. "The churches, not you alone nor yours alone, but mine and all of them have done more than all else to spread prejudice throughout the world." GLADSTONE PARK, Or., July 15. (Special.) Senator Dolllver, In his ad dress at Gladstone Park, trod on a num ber of political corns by a humorous allusion to Bryan, and. Democracy, -while Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, in his powerful lecture on "Prejudice," before the Chau tauqua Assembly this evening, came down harder still upon some of the ten der spots of orthodox religious organiza tions. Some of his ecclesiastical hearers of the Chautauqua Association complain that Dr. "Wise took advantage of them; that the lecture he delivered this evening had previously been rejected by them as likely to contain some elements that would rasp the sensibilities of many, and that the brilliant young rabbi had deliber ately played them a trick, since he was on the programme to talk on "Tho New Womanhood." However, doubtless few of the Rab bi's hearers felt themselves cheated, or otherwise than benefited by the change. Senator Dolllver's address yesterday on the "Worklngman of Nazareth," was de rated to a consideration of the "perils which beset the national character and political fabric" He touched on the evils of family disruption. o drunkenness, of tho modern tendency to neglect, of moral culture, the non-administration or mal administration of the laws, and discussed E.t some length the peril of the labor problem and race problem. The two lat ter questiens he included as one. His ad dress was a splendid, eloquent, scholarly pennon. The one solution he sees to the "trying problems, the ;nly remedy for the evils that confront the nation, the one thing possible to save it from ultimate ruin, is the application of the practical lrecepts of the gospel." The day was perfect and the attendance at both day and evening sessions was very large. Tho religious parliament opened at -11 A. M., in the auditorium, under the auspices of the Ministerial Association of Portland. Rev. J. --. Gibson, D. D., pas. tor of the Grand-Avenue United Presby terian Church, and president of the as sociation, presided. Rev. G. L. Tufts, Ph. D.. state superin tendent of the Anti-Saloon League of Ore gon, who recently arrived in Portland, de livered a scholarly lecture on "Civiliza tion of Oregon: What Shall It Be? The Conflict of the New Century-" The topics were: This Is an Age of Materialism. A Moral Issue Is of More vital Importance Than an Economic Is sue; Temperance Reform Depends Upon Moral Suasion and Legal Suasion: Moral Suasion Not Sufficient. Proved by the His tory of the Temperance Reform; Legal Suasion Is Necessary: Two Methods in use. License and Prohibition: License Has Proved a Failure: Prohibition the Divine Method; this can be accomplished oy nonpartisan effort. Dr. Tufts has been authorized by the American Anti-Saloon League to present me plans and methods of the pastors and churches of Oregon, and to organize local and county anti-saloon leagues. He said "The idea Is to federate all the religious and temperance forces of the state on a common basis, using the same methods, and by united action against the liquor traffic and kindred evils accomplish their overthrow. "The league has made itself felt in Na tional and state politics, by electing to of fice good men. and defeating the bad. xe jcague was orsanizea ten years ago. In Oberlln, O., and there are now 225 workers throughout the states. Howard H. Russell 1 general superintendent After a reading by Mrs. Harriet Colburn Saunderson, of Seattle, the chief event of the afternoon began with the presentation or benator Dolllver by Senator Mitchell In opening. Senator Dolllver paid trlb ute to the Chautauqua organization, say ing tnat it wasin the nature of a "nro test against the frlvolousf inane manner in which the .Summer season Is generally passea. nc said In part: Senator Dolllver' Address. "I had it in mind to speak of the Na. tional character as Telated to secular poll tics. We are a Nation of politicians, and ought to be. as we are a self-governing people, in a century or experimental nrac tlcal life we have put more wisdom into the management of political affairs than any nation of men In history. We live in an age that has seen the absolute success of freedom In state, in church, in society This Nation was wrought into life by the lessons of history transfigured in its ori gin. "Great as we are, however, it must not he said that In the Denmark of our poll tics we have never been without some thing rotten. Our institutions require for their life Inflexible adherence to the prl xnary high moral principles. "Without the security of the National conscience a free society like ours goes to pieces. There Is the making of law, but there Is also the administration thereof. There never was a time when the crimi nal laws were so entirely Ineffective as now; never 'has the administration of criminal law fallen so far short of the supply. Never has there been a time when the criminal, high or low (but mostly high), finds It so easy to escape unwhlpt by justice. The mills of man grind slow and they grind exceeding coarse. "There Is too great a tendency to cor rect a moral wrong by an act of the Leg lslaturo or a joint resolution. There, are acts to punish children smoking cigar ettes, and acts to punish men for. selling them. Time has been when the head of an American household was able to look after that matter. An unconscious abdi cation of the moral obligations is a tend ency of modern society. "That form of intellectual culture that turns its back upon the nigh moral con slderations which bind human society, and which ignores the soul, Is an overshadow ing fault, a menace to our society and Na tional character. Religion Is the basis of civil life. Let It be understood for '50 years that man is not responsible for his char n acter, that a man is not responsible fori his conduct let that be understood for 50 years, and I say that we shall have a condition of society to which anarchy would be as blood Is lo putrifactlon. "Our escape from the perils that beset us lies In the measure of our fidelity to the great principles, that 116 at 'the foun dation of the faith of our forefathers and gave to them the patriotism that wrought this mighty Nation. ' "Tne labor question suggests tentative remedies: Arbitration, conciliation, friend ly intervention. It' is all but makeshift; the solution has been given thought by all the minds of the country, and I am con vinced that It will remain Inscrutable and unsolved unless the principles of the Gos pel can by some force be shot into the characters of workingmen and capitalists. It is a peril which If unchecked it Is to be feared will result in the ruin of our Na tional fabric The evening session opened with a solo by Mrs. Walter Reed. She was heartily encored, responding twice with other se lections. Dr. Stephen S. Wise was then introduced . by President Hawley. The rabbi explained that he would talk on Prejudices Is It Possible to Get Rid of Them?" He Bald in 'part: Dr. Wise on Prejudice. "Prejudice is man's "material unwilling ness to think. He relies upon instinct. forgetting that instinct is a brute quality. "while the highest human right is the use of the divinely given right, of reason. "Prejudice Is a, pre-judgment, the Judg ing of man or matter in advance of any proof or evidence relating thereto. . Prejudice" in so far aa it is unthinking and unreasoning ls unjust; prejudice, in so far as It refuses to see and to hear, is Inhuman." The speaker divided prejudice into four kinds racial: national, social and relig ious.. It was when he reached the discus sion of religious prejudice that he uttered the words already referred to. In speak ing of national prejudice, he said: The man who hates every country and every religion but his own does not love his own." In conclusion, the rabbi mentioned the Kishlnef resolution passed by the Presby terian coaventlon at Los Angeles, and said that he hailed it as a sign of tho dawn of freedom from religious prejudice in one of its great strongholds. Tomorrow Rev. Alexander Blackburn, . D., 'of the First Baptist Church, will deliver an address at the association hour on "Does the Church Fulfill Her Mis sion?" A commodious tent was put up this morning at Chautauqua for the use of Mrs. Robert Burdettc, vice-president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. Mrs. Burdette comes under the auspices of the Oregon State Federation, and will conduct the "Woman's Institute" each morning in the big tent at 10:30. Mrs. Geer will call a meeting of the new state board at Chautauqua, July 2L This date Is "Woman's day" at the grounds. The general subject for Women's Insti tute will be. "What Has the Club Done for You, and What Have You Done for Your Club?" Tomorrow afternoon will be W. C. T. U. day, at which the state president, Mrs. Helen Dickinson Harford, will preside. The Gladstone-Methodist Itinerant Club is holdlngiscssions each morning from 10 to 11 o clock. Today the presiding elder of Eugene district. Rev. Dr. T. B. Ford, presided. Tomorrow Rev. L. E. Rock well, D. D., presiding elder of Portland district, will give "A Critique of Tenny son." The class in music. Instructed by Mrs. Walter Reed, is one of the best attended and most enthusiastic on the grounds. Mrs. Reed will personally conduct the oratorio, "The Holy City," Saturday evening, July IS. Mrs. Warren E. Thomas will be the accompanist. Plans are being made for an exceed ingly fine meeting Monday afternoon, July 20, when the Prisoners' Aid SAclety will present the, objects and Intents, of the organization, and make 'a special ap peal to the people of Oregon for help and sympathy In the work. Dr. Edgar P. Hill, oi ine .first iresDytenan unurcn ana president of the -society, will preside. Ad dresses will be made by Dr. Edgar P. Hill, Governor George E. Chamberlain and Rev. E. W. St. Pierre, chaplain of the State Penitentiary. Much interest is being manifested in the coming of Robert J. Burdette. who is described as the 'Physician of the Merry Heart." Robert J. Burdette Is poet preacher and humorist His humor Is n6t horse play or puns, but is mingled with good sense and every-day philosophy. lesterday's game In the baseball tour nament resulted In the defeat of the Ore- gon City club by Shiner's club, of Port land. Score, 12 to 10. Robert J. Burdette Tonight. Tomorrow's programme follows: Third day, Thursday, July 16: 8 to 11 A. M. Classes. 11 A. M. Portland Ministerial Associa tion hour; leader. Rev. P. J. Green. Ad dress, "Does the Church Fulfill Her Mis sion With the Laboring Classes?" Rev Alexander Blackburn, D. D. Followed by open parliament 1:30 P. M. Band concert P. M. W. C T. U. programme. Solo Invocation. Address. "Will Your Chick ens Come Home to Roost?" Rev. Hiram Gould, of Newberg. Grand gold medal contest: contestants from Douglas, Lane. Linn, Marlon, Multnomah, -Polk. Sher man, Washington and Yamhill Counties will compete. Solo. Summary, Mrs. Helen D Harford, state president W. C. T. U. 3:30 P. M. Baseball. 7:30 P. M. Band concert S P. M. Lecture. "A Twlce-Told Tale or the Rise and Fall of a Mustache," Rob ert J. Bumctte. CHAUTAUQUA AT ASIILAXD. Opens Under the Most Fnrornble Auspices. ASHLAND, Or., July 15. (Special.) The annual assembly of the Southern Oregon Chautauqua Association never opened un der more favorable auspices than today with most favorable weather conditions, large attendance and a most attractive programme for lecture and school work. Chautauqua Grove, so pleasantly sltuat ed, Is a -city of tents, and many people irom lar and near arc enjoying camp life and are devoting ten days to the In structlon. rest and recreation of the Chautauqua season. The morning and afternoon of today were devoted to or ganizatlon of schools and class work and to welcoming visitors. Tonight the first lecture of the assem bly was delivered by Dr. 'Mathews, of Seattle, who pictured "The Girl Four Square." who, -equipped to guard the home Hfeof America, arid properly rear the- sons and daughters who are to sav the country, must bo "intelligent Indus trlous. independent and inspired." Miss Stella Case, Instructor in elocution and physical culture for the assembly. and Professor Irving Glen, of Eugene, vocal director, furnished an entertaining prelude, or recitations and solos to the evening's lecture, all of which was at tended by a very large audience. AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE REGEX.TS Election of Officers Held at CorctHU for the Year. CORVALLIS, Or.. July 15. (Special.) At the annual meeting of the Board of Regents or tne.uregon Agricultural col lege, held here this afternoon, J. K. Weatherford was elected president J. D, Daly secretary and B. F. Irvine treasurer. Governor Chamberlain, Secretary Dunbar State Superintendent Ackerman and Mas ter of the State Grange Leedy were among the regents In attendance. E. R, Lake was made station horticulturist Only business of a routine character was transacted. ' Fish Rhb ftta Improved. RAINIER, Or., July 15. (Speclal.)-The big run of fish that -has been looked for here, does not materialize. ' However, the run is somewhat better than it was before the high water cavsed a- close-down. BURGLAR CHOKES WOMAN MRS. BEKIER'S SCREAMS FRIGHTEN HIM AWAY. ' Oregon city Suburbanite Still Bears the Maries of Fingers on Her Throat, OREGON CITY, July 15.-(SpeclaL)T Mrs. Charles Benler, of Green Point a. suburb of this city, was slezed by a would-be burglar at her home late last Ight and choked, the Imprint of tho robber's hands still being on her throat Her Screams, however, frightened the burglar away. Mrs. Benler, with her husband, had been at the. woolen mill fire and returned home about 11 o'clock. The other mem ber of the household retired at once and Mrs. Benler proceeded to lock the house for the night As she approached the front door she was slezed by an un masked bandit who was standing in the hallway. The man had evidently entered the house in the absence of the family for the purpose of theft 'and was surprised by the return of the family before he could make bis escape. 31 ASTERS OX IS UNDER ARREST. Los Angeles Svrindler In Found in German Town. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., July 15. Wil liam A. PInkerton has received a cable gram from Hamburg stating that E. F. Masterson. who is wanted In Los An geles in connection with the swindling of the Continental Building & Loan Associa tion of San Francisco . out of 510,000 by false representation; has been arrested in Lunden, Schleswtg-Hplstein, Germany, on a provisional warrant ana wouia do neia until- authority was .received by "the United States Cousul at Hamburg from the State Department to take him into custody pending the arrival of extradi tion papers. Tho crlmo for which Masterson is wanted is one of the largest and best planned swindling operations ever perpe trated on the Pacific Coast Acting as agent for the Continental Building & Loan Association at Pasadena, he man aged, in connection with A. J. Taylor and Henry Christie, to secure J1C2.000 from the concern, the sum being advanced sup posedly as a loan on real estate in Pasa dena and Los Angeles, recommended by Masterson in his capacity as agent All of the property was greatly over valued, heavy loans being advanced on unimproved lots of small value. The gang continued operations for six months before detection. At the first Intimation of trouble the trio took flight Masterson making his way to Mazatlan, where he boarded a liner for Hamburg. Detectives were on his trail, however, and his ar rest was accomplished at Lunden. Tay lor and Christie were apprehended and bound over for trial. The operations of the gang extended from October, 1902, to May of this year. CHANGE OF VENUE IS DENIED. Alleged Perjurer jSmlth Slant lie Tried in Astoria. ASTORIA, Or.. July 15. (Special.) At this morning's session of the Circuit Court a motion was filed by the attorneys for the defense, asking for a change Of venue In the case against Joslah S. Smith, whoso trial on the charge of perjury was set for today. The motion was based on an affidavit made Dy George Noland, PIONEER OF LINN COUNTY" WHO DIED RECENTLY. BROWNSVILLE, Or., July 15. The Late Robert Glass. vllle. Robert Glass was a member of the Oregon House of' Representa tives in the session of 1S61-1B65. He was one of the organizers of the Linn County Pioneer Association and had been president of the association for the past three years. stating that he did not think the defen dant could receive a fair and Impartial trial here on account of tho publicity given the alleged facts In the case by the newspapers and the further fact that the city, 1ft which many of -those eligible as jurors were Interested as taxpayers, was In reality a private prosecutor. He asked that the trial be transferred to somo other county. The court denied the motion, saying he was as well acquainted with the people of Clatsop County as anyone and he could see no reason why the defendant could not be given "an Impartial hearing here. The attorneys for the defense then asked that the trial be postponed until Friday, as some of their witnesses "Were not here and could not arrivo before that time: They r.ecited how In the short time al lowed them they had" been unable to se cure all the testimony they desired to introduce. The'judge said he would be disposed 'to grant tho request If the court had the time to spare, but as the session must be adjourned this week In order to open a regular term, at Hlllsboro on Monday, to postpone the hearing was Impossible and he directed that the trial be commenced at 1 O'clock this afternoon. Nearly all the afternoon session was consumed in securing a Jury. DR. TRUE VISITS CQRVALLIS. Head of Experiment Stations Com pliments College Work. CORVALLIS. Or., July 15. (Special.) Dr.- True, of Washington, D. C, head of the experiment stations of the United States, visited the Oregon station yester day, and during the forenoon was In con ference with officers of the station and with such members of the board of regents as happened to be In town to attend tho annua) meeting, which oc curred this afternoon. Dr. True says there Is Immense develop ment of the experiment stations, and of the agricultural colleges In which they ' Photo by H. M. Smith, staff photocrapher. CHAUTAUaUA CROWD WATCHING THE BASEBALL GAME. are departments, throughout the country. The stations have by Investigation and experimentation developed facts and principles out of which a pure American science of agriculture has been devel oped. Before the agricultural colleges and stations were established, this country relied on such Investigations as had been pursued In England, Germany and other European countries .tor -facts out of which It pretended to have am agricul tural science. The new knowledge, gained through the medium of the work of these Institutions, Dr. True- says, hag produced an agricultural science as per fect as are the sciences of chemistry and other branches. With tho Oregon- station and college Dr. True-had no fault to find.- He com alimented several of the exnerlmenta'-nast t and in progress, and declared. -the pros-i poets, of the institution as flattering and Its work, satisfactory Dr. True has been at the head of the stations of this country ever since their establishment 15 years; ago. . He left yes terday to visit the colleges of the Pacific Northwest and thence goes to Canada for a comparative view of the work in the same line In that dominion. Fishermen Violated State Lnrrs. ASTORIA, Or., July 15. (Special.) Two cases against fishermen charged with VIo- latlons of tho state law were called for trial in the justice court this afternoon. Nick Angelo arrested on the charge of fishing without a license, pleaded .guilty and was fined 950 and costs. Daniel Ma- nula arretted for operating fishing gear without having a license number on his boat or net also pleaded guilty, but as he had a license he was. released on pay- Ing the court costs and agreeing to als- play his number in a. proper manner. Dclbert Smith in Astorin Jail. ASTORIA, Or., July 15. (Special.) Del bert Smith, a son of Jor.Jah S. Smith, now on trial on tho charge of perjury, who Is also accused of testifying falsely In the Bock; damage case, Is now- In the County jail. He was arrested In Oakland, Cal., last Sunday and brought up by Deputy Sheriff Thompson-of Contra Costa County, arriving here last evening. The defense asserts "that he Is not the man who testi fied In the damage case under the name of Charles Smith. Miss Thomas Still Leads for Queen. ASTORIA. Or., July 15 (Special.) The vote In the contest for queen of the re- (special.) Kooert uiass. a prominent Linn County 'pioneer, who died at his home at Craw fordsvllle, Monday, July 13. 1S03. was born near Stubenvlllc, O , July 2S, 1823. Hq moved with his parents to Warren County, Illi nois, In 1S34, anrt crossed the plains to the California gold fields In 1849. From California he came to Oregon In the Fall of' 1S56, and settled upon a donation land claim in Linn County, where Crawfordsvllle is now sit-' uatcd, and has resided there continuously since. At Union Point a few miles south of Brownsville, on February is, 1853, he was married by the Rev. Wil son Blaln to Miss Jane Gray. They celebrated their golti:n wedding February S, 1S93. at their homo at Crawfordsvllle. The deceased was the father of two daughters and four sons. Surviving members of the fam ily are: His wife. J. H. Glass. W. B. Glass, of Brownsville; D. H. Glass, of Seattle. Wash.; J. W. Glass, of Crawfordsvllle, and Miss Ivy Glass, of Crawfords gatta was counted by the committee to day and the result showed very little relative change among the leaders. Those receiving over 500 votes wero as, follows: Miss Francis Thomas, l&iS; . Mrs. Walter W. Ridehalgh, 1358; Mrs. A. A. Finch, 910; Miss Lottie. Bennett, 570. Verdict in Hop-Sale Suits. SALEM, Or., July 15. (Special.) In tho Circuit Court today Juries returned ver dicts for plaintiffs in the cases of F. J. Eldridge vs.. Hofer & Zorn, $1500; and Hofer & Zorn vs. Llvesley & Co., $1084. These were suits arising out of sales of hops. KILLS GIRL AND SELF Idaho Married. Man Elopes With Yoirng Girl, OFFICERS WERE IH PURSUIT Unable to Escape. Them, AT A. Earl Fats Ballet Through Blossom's Brain and Then Shoots Himself, Through the Head. BAKER CITY. Or., July 15. A double tragedy occurred three miles east of Durkee. in this County, this afternoon at 2 o'clock. A. A. Earl, of Caldwell. Idaho, killed a young girl known as Blossom, and himself, to avoid arrest by pursuing officers. Earl, who was a married man about 33 years of age, with a wife and two children, eloped with the girl, who was between 15 and 16 years of age, Tuesday, They came to Huntington on the west bound train, which arrived there about 1 o'clock this morning. They left the train at Huntington and walked west on the O. R. & N. track towards this city. Sheriff Watklns, of Canyon County, Idaho, followed the runaways with a? war rant for their arrest At Huntington he was joined by Deputy Sheriff Hanna, of this county- The officers struck the trail of. the man and girl and overtook them on the railroad track three, miles' east Of Durkee. When the eloping couple discovered the ' r fTI vara Allfttiflnw f Vi nrri 4Vtnr Toff t Vl railroad- and hid in the brush. The officers were searching" for them when they heard two shots In quick succession about 100 yards' away. They ran to the place and found that the man had shot himself and the girl. She was shot in the left temple, the ball coming out of the right temple.1 She lived about 15 minutes. Earl shot himself In the right temple and the ball passed out of the top of his head. He lived 3V& hours. Neither" one was conscious when the officers reached them. Sheriff Watklns was unable to give any details regarding the relations of the i couple previous to the elopment save that the girl s first name was Blossom, I nnrl thnt hn llvprt velth n Mrs. Small on a ranch three miles from Caldwell. Earl , wa3 -working at the ranch, j Coroner Snow of this county has gone , to Durkee. where the bodies were taken i by the officers after the shooting. He will hold an inquest tonight TUNNEL IX BEHRING STRAITS. Frenchman Proposes Rail Route From Paris to Nerr York. ; SAN FRANCISCO. July 15. M. Lolciq i Lobet, member of the Geographical Socl I oty of Paris, Is here. He has conceived ' ihe idea of building a Trans-Alaska-Sl-' berlan Railroad, and thus affording an all-rail route from New York to Paris, ' shifting the commercial axis from the ' Suez Canal to Behrlng Straits. i In 1SS0 Lobet visited Alaska on an In restlgatlng mission, and It was then he ; thought of the people at stake there, and he has since Interested many moneyed . men, which has resulted in the forming i of a company, which he says has pledged him ample funds to carry It out He Is now making a tour of the world In the Interest of this railroad scheme, and It is this motive that has brought him to San Francisco. In his proposed route over America, the present plans outline a road across the United States from New York to San Francisco, thence northward to Oregon and Washington, along the Coast to Ju neau, thence to Fort Cudahy, and thence to the most westerly point of Alaska, 1 extending Into Behrlng Sea. Here a tun- . nel will connect the two mainlands. Thence the road, will 'extend through SI i berla to St Petersburg, and finally I through Europe to Berlin and Paris. TALLYMEN ON A STRIKE. Aberdeen Unionists. Say They Are Ia HtifUdently Paid. 1 ABERDEEN, July 15. (Special.) Mem bers of the Tallymen's Union to the num ber of 17, stopped work today? , because , of the refusal of the mlllmen to Increase . their wages. Some time ago -the tally i men joined In a letter to their employers 1 asking for an Increase In wages. They 1 have been getting $2.75 to $3 per day, ; and say that the minimum wages on i Puget Sound Is $f0 per month, with a J day of nine hours. A mlllman said he thought the tally men were getting good wages for the kind of work, in proportion to the gen eral wage scale of the mills. If there was no loss of time the tallymen receiving $2. to would receive within $8.50 per month of what they asked. Necessarily there was lost -time In waiting for vessels, but with the growth In the commerce of the har bor this disadvantage to the tallymen was correcting' itself and fast disappear ing. Most of the coastwise cargoes are tallied at the other end, and, temporarily at least these will be accepted by the shippers. IRRIGATED CROPS LOOK WELL. Baker County Generally, Hotvever, Saflcrs From Droath. BAKER CITY, Or.. July 15. (Special.) Crop conditions are not as favorable in thispart of the state as they might be. Too much dry weather in April and May Is said to be the cause of the shortage. The heavy rains in June came tod late' to repair the damage caused by the went of moisture earlier in the sea- n. This shortare does not apply to the Ir rigated farms, which promise more than an average crop. The trouble Is, how ever, that the number of irrigated farms In this county is limited as "compared witn the dryland acreage. The term "dry land" applies to the unlrrlgated farms. The sugar beet crop in Union County will not be nearly so large as it was last year, and the wheat crop so far oniy promises about 65 per cent of an average yield. There Is an abundance of water for ir rigating purposes, owing to the heavy fall of snow in the mountains last W Inter. OREGON KING REOPENED. Mine Has Been Drained and Work Will Be Resumed. ASHWOOD. Or., July 15. (Special.) The work of draining the shaft of the Oregon Klhg mine at this place has been com pleted, and active development work will be resumed at once. This property has been idle for about two years, owing to litigation Involving tho title of the mine. At the time of tho settlement of this liti gation last month there was about 300 feet of water in the shaft There Is a lack of experienced miners In this camp. The resumption of work at the Oregon King means employment of a large force of miners, and Superintendent Thomas states that a number of experi enced men could find work here. The settlement of the King litigation has given an Impetus to the -development of this camp. FEEDS WHEAT TO HOGS. M. M. Waterman Finds It 3Iore Prof itable Not to Sell to Millers. THE DALLES. July 13. (Special.) M. M. Waterman,, who has a ranch on Elght 3Ille Creek, brought in 70 head of hogs only seven months old. but which aver aged 232 pounds apiece In weight. Mr. Waterman says that these hogs had been fed ground wheat and had been run ning on an alfalfa field of five acres. which they shared In common with 3a sheep. 10 milch cows and two horses. He sold them to a packing company of The Dalles, which has bought over 300 of them during the past year. Mr. Waterman has refused to sell his wheat at any price the millers would offer him. finding It far more profitable to reed it to nogs, which return him Indirectly nearly double the current price of the grain. LEFT WITHOUT THE CHICKENS. Rifle In Hands of E. P. Cadwen Scared J. A. Thomas Array. EUGENE, Or., July 15. (Special.) E. P. Cadwell, who lives near Leaburg, has been arrested for assault with a danger ous weapon, the allegation being that he pointed a Winchester rifle at a neighbor named J. A. Thomas. The occasion of the trouble Is said to be over some chickens which were on Cadwell's place, and Thomas claimed they were his. Thomas went to the place to get the chickens and was ordered away by Cad well, but not being Inclined to go, It Is alleged Cadwell secured a rifle and cocked It at the same time commanding Thomas to leave the premises, which he did In a hasty manner. The case will be tried In the Justice Court. ROOT SHARPLY QUESTIONED. Shore' Attorneys Try to Impeach His Testimony. BUTTE, Mont, July 15. In the disbar ment case of A. J. Shores, chief counsel for the Amalgamated Copper Company, who Is accused by District Judge E. W. Harney of offering him $250,000 to resign from the bench, an unsuccessful attempt was made today to Impeach the testimony of Lawyer Jeeee Root, the principal wit ness for the prosecution;, and formerly attorney for. Senator Clark. At the opening of court tomorrow coun sel' for-Shores will move to have thecase dismissed, .on the ground that the allegat ions of attempted bribery have not been proven, .but Jt Is- generally believed the court will require the defendant to pro duce Its witnesses. COURT RAISES ITS PRICES. Naturalisation Papers Now Cost More Road Contract Let. ASTORIA. Or., July 15. (Special.) The County Court at today's session Increased the price to be charged for naturalization papers in both tho County and Circuit Courts from 42 to Jo. This was occa sioned by the recent act of Congress, which requires the making of much long er and more expensive certificates. The Court also awarded a contract to W. A. 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