THE MORNING ORE G ONI AN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1903. LYE PUT SN FLOUR Whatcom Bakeshop Rivalry Nearly Leads to Murder. BURNED TONGUE DISCOVERS IT Breadstuff Delivered at Wrong: Bak ery Alleged to Have Been Tam pered With. Before Final Deliv eryTwo 3Ien Under Arrest. WHATCOM. Wash... Oct 8. Rivalry be tween local bakeshops would have resulted in a wholesale killing of Innocent people, had It not been that the "bakers who at tempted to Injure their enemy overdid the thing. John BIrk and James Henry conduct rlVAl bakeshops on "West Holly street, in this city, and bitter feeling exists be tween them. Some time since flour con signed to James Henry came with a ship ment of John Blrk's goods. BIrk, so- It Is charged. Instructed his baker, William Burnwent to put a quantity of concen trated lye in Henry's flour. This order Burnwent is alleged to have followed in mixing the flour. Henry's Baker tasted of it and burned his tongue severely. After the bread into which it went was baked, Henry's baker had it analyzed and this analysis is said to have shown the presence of enough concentrated lye to kill every person who ate an ordinary meal of it. Burnwent found out that the presence of the lye in the flour had been discov ered, and skipped out before the Sheriff could arrest him. Today he came back and this afternoon both he and Birk were arrested and jailed. AGAINST SUNDAY- OPEXIXG. Presbytery of Willamette Goes on Record Concerning the Fair. INDEPENDENCE. Or.. Oct. . (Spe cial.) The Willamette Presbytery recon vened at 2 P. M. Wednesday. Rev. Dr. Kejchum reported on foreign missions, showing and urging larger gifts. Rev. W. T. Wardle reported on church erection. The report on freedmen was given by Rev. Dr. Fisher, which shows the great and ever growing work among the ne groes of the South. The report on edu cation shows an increase in gifts and four candidates studying for the ministry in the presbytery. Report on aid for colleges enlisted a pood deal of enthusiasm in the interest of Albany College. It was Tecommended that $15,000 bo raised at once, as a partial endowment. Reports on Sunday observ ance and temperance Crew out lively dis cussion and the presbytery went on rec ord as being opposed to the opening of the Lewis and Clark Exposition on Sun day during" the year 1305. Dr. Thompson's report on home mis sions show? the church to be growing and all fields manned.. A petition from the Sodavllle" Cum berland Presbyterian Church was received asking to be organized into the Presby terian Church In the United States of America. The request was granted and a commission named to organize a chrurch the third Sunday if the way be clear. The discussions showed that while there have been no widespread revivals, thore has been progress in all lines of church work during the last six months. At the popular meeting held in the hurch at 7:30 P. 3L, presided over by Dr. Cetchum, there were addresses made by Rev. T. B. Griswold on "What Can We Do to Awaken Religious Interest In Our Presbyters-?" By Rev. Mr. Woodward on "How to Save Souls"; by Rev. Mr. How ard on "How to Reach the Hardened," and Dr. Ketchum presented an import ant paper on "Evangelism." It was resolved to present to all our churches some plan for special revival effort, to" the end that many may be saved. The next meeting of the presbytery will be held with the Albany church. A memorial of the late Elder Robert Glass, of Crawfordsville, was presented by Rev. Mr. Snyder. The meeting then adjourned to recon vene with the Synod of Oregon at Cor vallis Thursday, leaving here at 11 this morning. MAY XOT MARRY IX CALIFORNIA. Los Ancelcs Couple Headed for Ore. Bon to Join Hands. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 8. (Speclal.) Although they deny they contemplate mat rimony, their friends are certain that Miss Grace Fleming and Arthur Van Curen are figuring In an elopement. Both are in this city from Southern California where they are prominent socially. Their plan, according to their friends, , Is to proceed to Klondike, stopping in Oregon to be married. . Van Curen arrived here from Ventura last Tuesday night and is at the Russ. Miss Fleming registered at the Palace from Ventura at noon yesterday. Van Curen Is said to be very well con nected in the South and reports from there are to the Effect that he has a good bank account, which he is going to try and double several times over in the far North. Miss Fleming has a tale of woe. Up to last Saturday she was known as Mrs. Grace -Luddy, having married two years ago a property-owner of Los Angeles by that name. She says she was granted a divorce in Los Angeles on last Saturday on the ground of desertion and with the permission to use her maiden name of Fleming. Luddy insists that they were never married and also wants her to re turn some ?3000 worth of his diamond, It was while at a Summer resort that Miss Fleming met Van Curen. She real izes that she cannot get married in this state again for a year. That is why she is here with van Curen on the way to get married in Oregon. Van Curen appears devoted to -the dash ing, talkative blonde, who is a head taller than himself and whose stylish dress contrasts with his apparent Indif ference in that direction. He will not ad mit that Miss Fleming is other than a friend to whose relief he had come in her distress. , EXHIBITS AT FALL FESTIVAL. Attendance at McMInnvlllc Is In- crennlnj? Every Day. M'MINNVILLE, Or., Oct. 8. (Special.) The Fall festival opened yesterday with very good attendance. The exhibits are by far the best ever gathered together in this county. The committees on grains and grasses and fruits and vegetables are overrun with the amount of magnificent products offered. The pavilion at the corner of E and Fourth streets is over flowing the space assigned to these ex hibits. The dairy department is full of the samples of milk and butter from the ranches near by. The culinary depart ment is a real bower of goodies, making it necessary to bar the entrance to this section of bread, pies, cakes, jellies and jams. The fancy work department Is ar ranged in a unique manner, a black wall set In fenco row with an immense blue butterfly with wings fixed on wires to open and close In each angle, .while the little dollies and kerchiefs adorn Its three- foot wings. The floral display, a Japanese pagoda, looms up In the center of the pavilion with a wealth of flowering and foliage plants. The great revolving globe that attracted so much attpntlnn nt tfiA Stnto T?n(i t,ir-o at the head of tho hall with, the Yamhill j banners tied to the trumpets. The stock and- poultry exhibit are better than any year before. The crowd today Is much greater than yesterday. The indications are that the fair will bo a greater success every way than any heretofore. J. C. Cooper and his son Fred have been very earnest in their endeavors. WATCHIXG DEVELOPMENTS. " There Is Little Dolnff in the Pig Iron Market. CLEVELAND. O., Oct. 8. The Iron Trade Review this week says: Another week' has passed in which the iron trade has been busier watching developments than in buying and selling. The meeting of the Southern furnacemen and their de cision on prices, the action of pig-iron prq ducers in three sections, Indefinitely plan ning to cut down production, and Anally the cutting In two of the dividend on the common ttock of the United States Steel Corporation, combined to make the week eventful. Meantime, business has -waited. We estimate the probable curtailment of pig iron production In the last quarter of the year through concerted acton at close to 923,000 tons. This counta on 750, 000 tons from the restrictive programme of Central Western furnaces and lio.OOO tons from the Southern and Eastern fur naces, provided the Eastern furnaces con- M. B. Moores. tlnue through November and December the 20 per cent reduction planned for Oc tober. The situation as to Southern' iron has been complicated by some moves made in advance of the action of the association meeting at Birmingham. There has not been enough buying In the week to make the market clear, but $10.50 and 510.75 Iron is not plentiful, and it remains to be seen whether the 25.per cent reduction in out put decided on by Southern Association furnaces will enable them to work off accumulated stocks at current prices. The steel market has been without feature. less being heard of billet prices below thoso agreed upon. There is no market for bessemer iron, which can be had at $15.50- valley furnace. Northern foun dry iron Is Irregular, being generally at ?14.50 to 514.75 for No. 2 at furnace. RICH BOHEMIA LEDGE. Shows ThouHnnds of Tons of Quarts Carrying $7. EUGENE, Or.. Oct 8. (Special.) Infor mation has been received at the office of the North Falrvlew Mining Company, in this city, of a very rich strike that has been made In the Belle of Falrvlew claim, in the Bohemia district, showing probably the largest deposit of free-milling ore ever struck in this section. Tunnels and shafts already made block out over 100,000 tons of oxidized decom posed quartz, carrying an average of 57 per ton In free gold. Tho ledge is a great true fissure, and is from 18 to 40 feat wide where it has been opened. In the different cross tunnels tho ore shows continuous cropplngs for 2300 feet over on the west slope of Falrvlew Mountain, and from the present indications there are over 1,000.000 tons of the, same quality as that already blocked out, and the vein is 40 feet wide at the west end of the claims, where a tunnel on the vein will tap the ore-Body at a vertical depth of 1200 feet. This ore can be mined and milled for 51.50 per ton, which leaves a handsome profit for the owners. DEEDS READY FOR SIGNATURE. Linlc Connecting Springfield and Henderson AVI 11 Be Completed. EUGENE, Or., Oct. 8. (Special.) Deeds have bean received here conveying to the Southern Pacific Company the land for the right of way for the connecting link be tween'Springfield and Henderson Station, and this vexatious question now only needs the signatures of present owners who have made agreements to that effect to be ended. The company has also purchased ten acres of land from Henry Thuman, ad joining the present Henderson Station. Just what the company expects to do with this land Is not known here, but is a mat ter of some speculation. It is tlfe theory of some' that it will be made a kind of yard for cars and engines, and probably some machine shops may be put up there. Cascnrn Hunters Disappointed. CORVALLIS, Or., Oct. 8: (Special.) Corvalllsltes who went to Alsea- ani Yachats region to search for cascara homesteads are returning home. They did not generally meet with the success they anticipated. Cascara 'tree locators whom they -were to pay $50 for each quar ter located failed . to place ; them on lands that promised to justify the required outlay. None of those who returned -has as yet filed homestead papers. Something over six sections of land have, however, been filed on under the homestead ar rangement within the Immediate past. Strange Actions Frightened Children ALBANY, Or., Oct. 8. (Special.) A sensation was caused among tho country school children on the Tangent road, a few miles' from Albany today, by a strange man appearing among them and threatening the children with a heavy stick. The children hastened home and a Deputy Sheriff was summoned from Albany. The, man tvas examined before Judge Palmer today, and, although he appeared slightly demented, there was not -sufficient 'evidence to send hlro. to the asylum. Blondon Had Been on Gray's Harbor. HOQUIAM, Wash., Oct 8. (Special.) J. W. Blondon, the man who was found dead In Martinez. Cal., from- a knife wound in his throat, was a resident of this city for about six months. He came to this city about six months ago and worked as millwright building the new mill for the Gray's Harbor Lumber Company. He left this city several days ago for California. Andrew Devlne, sec retary of the local 'Carpenters' Union, wont with him as far as Portland and' then to his home In Missouri. Dairymen to Meet at CorvaUls. CORVALLIS, Or.. Oct. S. (Special.) The annual meeting of the Oregon Dairy men's Association is to occur at Corvallls December 15 and 16. The matter has been brought to the attention of the local Citizens' League, and that organization has appointed a committee to arrange for a proper recognition by Corvallls of the visitors and the industry they repre sent. Suit the people, because they are tired of bitter doses, with the pain and griping that usually follow. Carter's Little Livor Pllla One pill a dose. RAGE IN A CLOUD OF DUST - COMMONWEALTH, THE! JEW AND PRINCE TOM THE WINNERS. La Grande People Loyally Turn Ont to Fair. Despite the In clement Wenther. LA GRANDE, Or.. Oct 8. (Special.) Thodistrict fair was better today in point of attendance than it has been since the opening, although the people who at tended suffered severely from the clouds of dust blown helter-skelter by a strong wind. The only difference between today and yesterday was the dust today with a moderately warm wind, and a cold wind yesterday minus the dust. The races today were the feature intend ed to draw the crowd and while the at tendance was more than double that of the two previous days, the gaterecelpts fell far short of the 5700 In purses hung up by the association. Financially the fair will be a failure, somthing which the directors recognize now with cheerful PRESIDENT OF JUNIOR CLASS AT STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL. LEGE, Corvallls, Oct. 8. (Special.) Following are the officers elected last evening by the present large junior -class: President, -M. B. Moores; vice-president. Miss Georgia, Herbert; secretary, J. N. Carlson: treasurer, M. B. Belden; eergeant-at-anns, F. M. Stokee. Mr. Moores, elected president. Is son of Hon. C. B. Moores, of Oregon City. He is a prominent student, and takes active, part in athletics. The office Is one of the most important in the college, as on the ehouldera of the president falls responsibility of the junior oratoricals and rhetor! cals. spirit, well knowing that they will have to make good the deficiency. The horses suffered from the wind and dust as much as or more than the people. The first event of the afternoon was the 2:19 trot for a 5500 purse. The entries were Belladl, The Commonwealth, Sunshine and Bell Storn. It was won In three straight heats by Commonwealth: time, 2:22, 2:2 2:27fc. The half-mile dash for $100 was contested for by B. C. Green, Dust Road, Limb of the Law, Tim Wilson and Sol Lichen stein. The Jew won In 0:51. A special trot for a 5100 purse between Dr. Bunell, Phil N., Helen Norte and Prince Tom was very lively. Dr. Bunell took the first heat In 2:27, but Prince Tom won the two next heats and the race in 2:26U and 2:25. Tomorrow the fair Is expected to open with a parade of all the fine stock. The sale of the Breeders Association begins In the afternoon. The weather conditions are still threatening. The cquntry people have not attended so far. Today's attend ance was almost wholly from La Grande. All places of business were closed thi3 afternoon. METHODIST WOMEN AT EUGENE. Colombia River Branch of Mission ary Society in. Annual Session. EUGENE, Or., Oct- S. (Special.) The annual convention of the Columbia River branch of the Women's Foreign Mission ary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church met in Humphrey Memorial Church In this city this afternoon. This afternoon a meeting of the branch executive board was held and this even ing a reception to delegates with addresses of welcome by Rev. B. F. Rowland, Mrs. A. R. Sweetzer and a responsive address by Mrs. L. E. Rockwell, -of Portland. The sessions will resume tomorrow morning at 9:30 o'clock, with the appoint ment of committees. In the afternoon a memorial service will be held; In charge of Mrs. J. T. Abbett, of Ashland. The even ing will be devoted to addresses and the report of the branch treasurer, Mrs. M. B. Rev. W. E. Thompson, Recent ly Appointed Pastor of M. E. Church at Vancouver, "Wash. Whitney, of Tacoma. Mrs. Anna Davis, a returned missionary from China, will make an address, and Mrs. A. N. Fisher, of Portland, will speak on the work In China. 'Saturday morning will occur the election of officers and delegates to the general executive meeting and the remainder of the morning will be devoted to the work ers' department. SUPREME COURT DOCKET. Washington Cases Set for Hearing at the October Term. OLYMPIA, Wash., Oct. S. (Special,) The Supreme Court docket for the October term of court was completed today. The term will commence on October 12 and end on November 19. - The cases from the southern counties aret down as follows: ThuVston County Mary R C. Cullcn, respondent, vs. Robert Whitman et al., appellants, October 12. . I Lewis County Thomas H. McCleary, re spondent, vs: J. E. Willis, appellant, October. 12. .Chehalls County State of Washington, appellant, vs.- City of Aberdeen, respond ent, October 12; American Paper Com pany, appellant, vs. J. P. Sullivan, re spondent, October 13; Mrs. M. B. Meslnger, plaintiff, vs. F. J. Becker et al., defend ants, October 13; M. C. Steeples, appellant, vs. Panel & Folding Box Company, re spondent, October 13; Northwestern Lum ber Company, appellant, vs. City of Aber deen, respondent, October 13. " Clark County S. A. Reed, appellant, vs. C. W. Slocum et al.. respondents, Novem ber 3; Peter Chantler, appellant, vs.' Ed ward Hubbell, respondent, November 3. Walla. Walla County J. A. Dunhanfet al., respondents, vs. Citizens Insurance Company et al., appellants, November 12. King County will occupy the attention of the Court from October 19 to November 3 with 4S cases. The new fee bill is ef fective at this term. "WASHINGTON COUNTY VALUES. Summary of theiRollshoTr Increase of Nearly a Million. HILLSBORO, Or.. Oct l8. (Special.) County Assessor Wilcox has completed the 1903 tax roll and reports the following summary: 87,941 acres tillable- land 51.767,545 3i0,a6S acres non-tillable land L350.323. Improvements deeded lands 333,925 Value town lots 165,712 Improvements on same 155,635 Improvements, lands not deeded .. 4,210 xelegraph and telephone lines, 107.50 miles 6,050 O. & C. R. R., 34 miles 131,020 O. &. C. R. R. rolling stock 14,600 Stationery engines and manufac turing machinery 39,650 Merchandise and stock In trade... 83.S45 Farm Implements, wagons, etc.... 86,240 Money, notes and accounts 174.9S5 House-hold furniture 133.315 Horses. 4612 head 156,190 Cattle. 11,354 head 211,570 Sheep and goats, 14,433 head 2S.705 Swine, 2420 head S.4S0 Dogs, by request, 8 head f SO Gross valuation 54,852,152 Exemptions 504,095 Total tax roll $4,348,057 Last year's net assessment was $3,543, 993, making this year's "roll an increase in valuation of $804,064. The Southern Pacific will pay on $17,000 more, or 34 miles of roadbed, than It paid on last year." The equalization board will hold Its ses sion the week beginning October 19. FUGITIVE FROM NETHERLANDS. Alleged Embezzler Pursued Aronnd the "World Arrested at Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct S. J. F. Aron dez has been arrested by United States Secret Service Agent George W. Hazen. Arondez was taken from the Japanese steamship Nippon Maru as she came alongside her dock from the Angel Island quarantine station. The arrest was made at the request of George J. G. Marsilly, Consul of the Netherlands at this port It Is understood that Arondez Is charged with the embezzlement of $150,000 from the Netherlands government the officials of which have been pursuing him around the world, aided by the police of various countries and the agents of the railway and steamship lines upon which he has traveled in his flight Arondez boarded the Nippon Maru at Yokohama and the authorities here were at once notified. FILING WILL LEAD TO DISPUTE. Railroad Alleges Claim on Timber Lands in Linn and Marlon. OREGON CITY," Or., Oct S. (Special.) Within the past week 50 filings have been made at the Oregon City Land Office by Individual parties on valuable timber lands In the eastern part of Marion ana Linn counties. The total number of the filings represents SOOO acres. This land is claimed by the Oregon & California Railroad Company under a grant by the Govern ment The applicants will contend that the land covered by their filings Is located entirely outside of the Government grant and that the patents to these lands- were erroneously Issued. A long-drawn out contest will alone dCr tcrmine the proper ownership of these lands. Nine of these filings were made today by persons from Salem. WALKED OFF WITH THE DOORS. Daring Theft at House Under Con fitrnction Near Gladstone. OREGON CITY, Or., Oct S. (Special.) Mr. Andrews, who Is building a cottage on property adjoining the Oregon City street-car line near Gladstone reports a bold theft to the local police officers. The other night thieves entered the. building that Is In course of erection and carried away all of the doors and sashes In the structure. There Is no clew to the daring pilferers. KILLED IN BOILER. EXPLOSION. Engineer Dead, Two Fatally Injured at Sarrmill Near Myrtle Creole. . MYRTLE CREEK STATION. Or.. Oct B. lopeciai. Xiie uunu in me -iruita Bros.' sawmill on South Myrtle Creek, eight miles above this city, blew up early this morning, killing Ben Sanders the engineer, and the Postmaster at Nug get, and it is thought fatally injured Frank Dunning and Al Potts. The mill Is a total wreck. , "Wild From Excessive Drinking. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Oct 8. (Spe cial.) Crazed, it Is alleged, from alcohol" and stark naked, Charles Cruthers, a ranch hand. Is roaming Eureka Flat, 40 miles northwest of here, resisting capture and acting like a wild man. Today he Injured a man named McKInney, who attempted to take him, and the ranch ers near Clyde are terrorized. Tonight Sheriff Painter and a deputy left to cap ture Cruthers. The Insane man left Walla Walla Sat urday night for the flat where he went to work for William Ewalt He was a brew ery employe hero for several years. Tho Sheriff expects to capture him tonight Smith Will Lectnre to Farmers. PULLMAN; Wash., Oct 8. (Special.) Hon. C. L. Smith, of Minnesota, who was the principal speaker at the series of farmers' Institutes held under the aus pices of the Washington Agricultural Col lege In the ten southwestern counties of Washington, has been employed by the college to do Institute work several months more. He left today for Spokane and Stevens Counties to 'arrange dates and places for holding another series which will begin October 19 and extend .over all of the counties "of Eastern Washington. The first will be held at East Spokane Oc tober 19-20. Disappointed In "Water Snpply. COLFAX, Wash., Oct S. (Special.) The City Council of Colfax has abandoned Its attempt to get water by digging. wells in the ball park, and has released' Its option on the park. Citizens are urging that the plan suggested by Professor Roberts, of Pullman, to pipe artesian water from that town be adopted, or at least thoroughly Investigated, before any mere money Is spent In digging wells. The present water supply Is Inadequate, and of such poor quality as to endanger health. Transact Only Minor Business. OREGON CITY. Or.. Oct 8. (Special.) W. H. Boring was today elected road su pervisor of District No. 5 by the County Court to fill the unexpired term of J. S. Blrdsall, resigned, to serve until January. Commissioners Brobst and KUlln are transacting the business of this term of court County Judge Ryan being absent In the East Affairs of consequence will "be deferred until the November term be fore a full membership. Spreading Scnrlct Fever Germs. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Oct 8. (Spe cial.) When City Health Officer C. P. Gammon went to-attend a child of Wil liam Hueson, 111 with scarlet fever today, he found the family had broken the quar antine, closed up the house and fled with the sick child, scattering fever germs. They are supposed to have gone toward Tacoma, where they Intended going when quarantine was established a week ago. Spokane Good Roads Convention. SPOKANE. Wash.. Oct S. The Wash ington State Good Roads Association opened its first annual convention here to day. President Samuel Hill nresldfncr. Ad dresses were made by Colonel J. B. Kllle brew, of Nashville, Tenn.; United States Senator Ankeny. of Walla Walla, and State Senator Edward Hamilton, of Ta coma. About So delegates were present SAMUEL - RELIABLE CLOTHIERS Corner Third and Morrison Sts- Men's s wa: v. , Overcoats The Enthusiasts for the Very Latest Will Find Them Here in Great Profusion. The illustration shows just how you will look in the latest. The " Surtout" is a full-skirted, form-fitting coat, winning much favor with swell dressers. A back view of the new belt coat shows the big, loose, roomy, comfortable and very stylish overcoat. The "Ryton" a more conservative style, is a broad-shouldered, long, full effect, and a very popular Style. For general wear, day or evening, it has no equal. Every new kink in cut and tailoring is represented in a Hart, Schaffner & Marx hand-tailored garment, which wins admiration and regard wherever seen. Every germent is finished with as much care and pains as if its merits alone were to stand for the reputation and satisfaction of the entire line. Prices are always the most reasonable when quality is considered. WATER WHITTIER'S LOAD SHE WILL BRING UP Olli FOR THIS PORT. Returning to San Frnncisco Her Tanks Will Carry trresn wn lumctte for Refining Plant. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct S. (Special.) The tank steamer Whittler will brlnff a cargo of fresh water to this port from Portland, and It will bo probably the most uniaue load ever brought Into this harbor by any vessel. The Whittler is now tak ing on a cargo of -fuel oil at Uleum lor the Oregon port, and she will sail in a few days with the barge Santa Paula, also oil-laden. In tow. The barge will be left at the northern port as a storage reservoir and the steamer, when she discharges her load of oil. will fill her tanks with fresh water and return to this harbor. She will dis charge the water at the oil .refining plant at Oleum. Fresh water at the oil refinery Is scarce and it now costs about 1 cent a gallon to get It at the plant. The steamer will have to take on some water ballast in her tanks for her return voyace from Portland, and it Is planned to All her up with fresh water when she Is there and havo her deliver the water at the refining plant on her return. She Is capable of carryins" about 10,000 barrels, and her cargo will be of some value when delivered. This is said to be the first case on tho Coast In which water has been a vessel's main cargo. APPLES STRIPPED FROM TREES. Linn Connty Orchnrdlats Grieve Over Damaged1 Fruit. ALBANY, Or., Oct 8. (Special.) The damage done to the applecrop by the wind storm the first of the week was far In excess of what was first thought and reported by orchardlsts. Since the weath er conditions havo settled, orcnards havo been examined, and tho situation is de pressing to those most Interested. In the apple orchards the ground under tho trees is literally covered with fine Winter apples. In many cases the trees are re ported to be .utterly stripped of fruit, while the apples He In great masses on the ground beneath. - The fruit on the ground cannot bo sold as first class. Although tho apples were almost ready to bo gathered, and were considered to be ripe, yet every apple on the ground Is bruised sufficiently to take It out of the first class. YOUTH SEXT TO PENITENTIARY. Ole Nelson Found Gnilty of Robbery nt Astoria. ASTORIA, Or., Oct S. Ole Nelson, aged 18 years, was today sentenced by Judge McBrlde to two years' Imprison ment in the penitentiary for the robbery of Swan Wilson's saloon: He was Indict ed also for an attempted hold-up, but District Attorney Allen presented but one charge against him. Nelson will be In the penitentiary tonight, so that less than four days will have elapsed since the commission of his crime and his en trance Into pribon. IMPROVE3IENTS AT MON3IOUTH. Normal School Will Have Septic Sewasre Apparatus Installed. MONMOUTH, Or., Oct S. (Special.) The Nelson system of septic tanks for sewage disposal Is, being instituted at the State Normal. The work Is being done under tho same man who supervised plac ing the systems1 at the Asylum and the Blind School. The natural slope of the ground furnishes an Ideal place for this Tot Infants and Ghildren. The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature of Tobacco Heart may be cured. Don't neglect your symptoms. 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A grand ball, given with the assistance of the officers of the local military company, will conclude the evening's entertainment The programme Is as follows: Music, Salem Military Band, Professor E. B. McElroy, leader; address of wel come, R. J. Hendricks; music, solo, Mrs. Hallio Parrish-Hinges; address, Arthur Conklln, president State Press Associa tion; music, Stalwart Quartet, Salem; ad dress, C. J. Owen, of Portland Press Club; music, Salem Military1 Band; reception and military ball. SAN FRANCISCO VOTES NO. Geary-Street Railroad Will Not Be Ran by the City. SAN FRANCISCO; Oct 8. A special election was held today for the purpose of deciding upon, an Issue of $710,000 mu nicipal bonds for the purchase of the Geary-Street Railway. It was proposed to operate the road by the city. The Issue was defeated by 14,481 yeas to 10,745 nays, two-thirds being required to pass. Girl Stmlents Election. WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY, Salem. Or., Oct. S. (Special.) The Girls' Student Association, the college organization that has charge of social functions, has elected the following ofllcers: President, E. Bella Crouse; vice-president, Llla V. Swoffard; secretnry, Julie Fields; treasurer, Mabel Glover. The first reception of tho season will be given next Saturday evening. Plended Their Yonthfnl Aj?e. COLFAX. Wash., Oct. 8. (Special.) Wil All of this can be avoided, however, by the use of Mother's Friend before baby comes, as this great liniment always prepares the body for the strain upon it, and preserves the symmetry of her form. Mother's Friend overcomes all the dangerof child-birth, and carries the expectant mother safely through this critical period without pain. It is woman's greatest blessing. Thousands gratefully tell of the benefit and relief derived from the use or mis wonaenui remedy. Sold by all druggists at Si.oo per bottle. Our little book, telling all about this liniment, will be sent free. The Bradflsid Regulator Co., Atlanta. 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" ' The officers for the ensuing year are: President, Edward Dodson; vice-president, Gertrude Preston; secretary, Myrtle Cal ava'n; treasurer, Emanuel Northrup; com mitteemen, George Day and Fred Thomp son. Suit Involving Valuable Lands. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 8. A suit Involv ing 2,500,000 acres of valuable coal land and containing charges offraud was be gun in the United States District Court to day. The suit is brought by George W. Jacks against Alvlnza Hayward, H. G. Stevenson. J. D. Arnold, A. J. Ulman and Charles D. Lane, as directors of .the Mex ican Anthracite Company, and In their In dividual capacities, and the Mexican Coal Mining Company and the Mercantile Trust Gompany, of this city. Cases Set in Oregon Supreme Court. SALEM, Or.r Oct S. (Special.)-Clerk J. J. Murphy, of the Supreme Court has set cases for trial as follows: October 13 Smith vs. Turple, on motion; Smith vs. Wilcox, on motion; Covert vs. Covert, Jones vs. Peterson. 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