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Tills MOKKIJSG OREGOKIAtf, THUJKBDA5C, iU YJtfJHJtsrirt xi, xw. BENT ON SLAUGHTER Sheridan Hotel Man Shoots Laborer ThreetfTimes VICTIM CANNOtlTpNG SURVIVE John Dicklns Drop Marv Potter With One Bullet jxnd Then'Firea Twice " More Into -Prostrate Form Infiht Street. -I SHERIDA2.Or,, Nov. 16. (Bpecial.) . John Dicklns, proprietor, of the Sheridan Hotel, shot . and- la. tally -wounded Marv Potter, a laborer, at 1 o'clock this after noon. Jealousy "believed to have been the cause. Plcklne is a married man about $0 years of age. . Potter Is unmarried and about two' years his senior. The men were seen in close, earnest conversation earlv thn afternoon In front tf Noyea' general store. Suddenly- DicklrW- was seen to pull a revolver from bis hip pocket and Are at Potter at a distance of two or three feet. The "bullet struck Potter in the mouth, and" the wounded man fell to the sidewalk and rolled over' Into the street. Standing: directly over the prostrate body Dicklns flred two more shots into Potter's back, either of which would prove fatal. ' y Potter was conscious when packed, up.: He said he did not know why the hotel keeper had tried to kill him. Dicklns gave himself up to the officers and refused to make any statement. At the operation this evening it was lound that the .first shot bad entered Pot ter's mouth, knocked out some teeth, cut the tongue and lodged in the back of the head. Of the other bullets one. bad pierced the kidneys and lodged In-the spine; the other Is in the abdominal cavity. Dr. GtlBtrap, who was In charge of the operation, says there Is no chance of recovery. Dicklns was taken In charge by a Deputy Sheriff and removed to the Yam hill County Jail at McMinnvllle. Potter had no particular occupation. At the time of the shooting he was employed at the warehouses as a laborer. He Is said to have "been unarmed. TOOK AWAY OFFICER'S GUN. Salem Citizen Submits to Arrest by Weaponless Policeman. SALEM, Or., Nov. 16. (Special.) A bel ligerent citizen taking the revolver and club away from a policeman and deliv ering the weapons at police headquarters was the unusual incident that agitated Salem police circles today. As a result of differences that had been growing In warmth for some time, Policeman Pen land and John Manley engaged In a con troversy In South Salem this afternoon. -The quarrel ended In a fight and In the mix-up Manley overpowered the officer. After Manley had taken possession of the gun and club, Penland declared his antagonist under arrest. Manley there upon made no-further resistance but ac companied the officer to the City Hall, where be turned over to the Chief of Police Penland's weapons. Manley will be tried tomorrow on a charge of assault find battery. . GALE DAMAGES THE JETTY. Wind at North Head Reaches' Veloc ity of Eighty-Eight Miles an Hour. ASTORIA. Or., Nov. 16. (Special.)-Tho southeast gale that has been off the mouth of the river during the past two days continued today and at 1 o'clock this afternoon the wind at North Head was blowing at the rate of 88 miles per hour. Later In the afternoon It dropped to a 45-mlle rate and the height of the storm is believed to be over. During the gale this morning the re mainder of the jetty trestle between the two former gaps was carried away. This part of the structure had, however, been condemned, so that the loss Is not great, the only thing of value on It being the railway Iron. Tugboat men returning from the mouth of the river this evening report that 25 or 30 piling in the new portion of the Jetty trestle were carried away today. They were, however, from different por tions of the trestle, so that the structure is still standing, but In some Instances two piles are mlBsIng from a bent. Gray's Harbor Feels the Wind. HOQUIAM. "Wash., Nov. 16. (Special.) owing to a terrible southwest gale which has been sweeping this city the past three days shipping Is at a standstill. This morning a vessel lying at anchor broke bcr cable s.nd drifted into another vessel, causing her to lose an anchor. An effort to secure a tug proved of no avail. The schooners were carried by the wind close to the city wharf and managed to get out a line later, docking both vessels without serious damage being done. None of the smaller steamers have been able to make their runs down the bay and no mall has left for the beach for three days. Guilty Tillamook Gamblers. TILLAMOOK, Or., Nov. 16. (Special.) Tne grand Jury . has found true bills against Howard Edmunds, W. Stephens; and T. B. Handley. Jr.. for jramblinjr. Stephens and. Handley pleaded -guilty and Judge Burnett will sentence them on Thursdaji Edmunds has left the .county and a warrant was Issued for his arrest. A -true bllL was also found against C. E. Hadley for permitting gambling In his saloon, and also against C. O.. Yogler and Hamilton for permitting gambling" in their saloon at the Tillamook Hotel- This Is District Attorney J. HI Mc Nary's first official visit to Tillamook. DEFIES ATTORNEY-GENERAL. Refuses to. Resign From the Idaho Penitentiary. BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 16. (Special.) The case of O. B. Kelley, of Bear Lake Coun ty, who was dismissed by Warden Perrlnr as clerk at the penitentiary tnree months ago, came up for decision before the Board of Prison Commissioners today, and the warden was ordered to reinstate him. The latter refused to do so, whereupon Attorney-"General Bagley Informed him he would better prepare his resignation. The warden told him to -make the demand for his resignation in writing And there the matter rests. Bagley left in the evening for St Louis. This action was taken In the absence of Governor Morrison, who is attending the Irrigation congress at El Paso. This case arose over alleged irregularities in the accounts at the prison. It has at tracted a great deal of attention because of politics entering into it. The clerk had control of certain funds, particularly that belonging to Inmates of the prison. Zt Is charged he manipulated the books in such a manner that he was able t6 appropriate some of these funds to his own "use. An expert was sent to ex amine the books and ha made a report in which Kelley was found to have done as allseed by the warden- Tho report was sweeping, finding a great many irregular transactions had occurred. Kelley took the matter before the board and it has been held up ever since. It is said some of the clerks at the State House went over the books and found the expert' 8 report incorrect An Interesting feature im mootA to the controversy Jy the fact that the statute apparently gives the warden the right to dismiss at his pleasure. RETURNS COME IN SLOWLY. Sixteen Oregon Counties Have Not Yet Sent in Vote. SALEM. Or., Nov. 16. (Special.) The slowness of county officials in canvassing the election returns and transmitting the results to the Secretary of State is some thing that cannot be explained by offi cials who handle election statistics at the capital. Multnomah, the most populous county; and -Willofa, one of the' most distant counties, have sent in their re ports, but 16, or nearly half of the total ,ntiinbery have made no reports. Bome of .tne counties canvassed the returns on tne fourth- day after election, while others have not canvassed them yet Those counties whose reports have not,yet been received" are as follows: . , Baker, Clackamas, Coos, Curry, Grant, Harney, Klamath, Lake, Lane, linn, Mal heur.". Morrow, Tillamook, Union, 'Wash ington. Yamhill. Official Vote of Lane County. ' EUGENE, Or.. Nov. 16. (Special.) The official count of the vote for Lane County -at the election November 8 stands as follows: Dlmmlck 3523. Fee 3501. Hart 3485. Hough 3163, Crawford 1164, Dlllard 1166, Hamilton 1163. Jeffrey 1150, Amos 234; Butler 232, Elmore 531. McDaniel 229; Barzee 355, Beard 357, Harrington 356.' Holt 356-, Hill 64; McMahan 59, Phelps 61, Schmltleln 59. For prohibi tion 2297, against prohibition 2780. Contest In Jackson' County. MEDFORD, Or., Nov. 16. (Spnclal.) The contest of -the election came up before H. K. Hanna, Judge of the Cir cuit Court, at Jacksonville, today. Affer listening- to the evidence, the matter -was taken under advisement by the. JudKe. His ODlnlon is to be ren dered .November 30. Appointments Not Given Out Now. BELLINGHAM, "Wash.. Nov. 16. (Special.) Governor-elect Mead, of Washington, -stated- today he will an nounce no appointments until his In auguration. NEW WING FOR ASYLUM. Recommendations to Be' Made to the Oregon Legislature. SALEM, Or., Nov. 16. (Special.)-Gov-ernor Chamberlain, Secretary of State Dunbar and State Treasurer Moore visited the state Insane asylum today to investi gate the need of an addition to accommo date the rapidly Increasing number of patients. That more room will be needed Is certain and the only question before the board was whether to recommend to the Legislature the construction of a new closed cottage at the asylum farm or a new wing at tho main building. Because of the better facilities for water supply and sewerage at the main building It was decided to recommend the construction of a new wing. This addition will cost about 540,000, and will provide room for 120 more patients. The population of the asylum Is increas ing at the rate of 50 to 60 per year, or 100 to 120 in a biennial term. A new wing will therefore provide only for the In crease In the next two years. ROBBED EAGLES OF GOLD. San Francisco Attorney Confesses HJs Method to Law Officers. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16. James H. Cory, an attorney-at-law, was arrested today by Federal officials and charged with feloniously abstracting gold from double eagles. Cary, when arrested, made a complete confession. He bored holes In the edges of $20 gold pieces, drill ing toward the center. The cavities were cleverly plugged with copper wire which was gilded. Cary took from 32 to $3 from each coin. He said that he had drilled out a coin' each day for the last three years. , Confidence Game at Medford. MEDFORD, Or., Nov. 16. (Special.) A man giving his name as. J. W. Scott, purporting to be from Rochester, Minn., arrived here about one week ago and began negotiations with one of our hardware merchants to purchase his business. To bind the bargain he gave a check on a local bank for $200. He had provlously made a sight draft on a San Francisco bank, where he said he ' had 324.000 deposited, and left It with the local bank for collection, tak ing a receipt from the bank for the draft Armed with this receipt for a deposited draft which receipt, by the way,, was only for -the draft "for col lection," he sallied forth in quest of the unwary and succeeded in disposing of checks to the amount of about $100 In various places about town. He gave out as his reasons for immediate use of money that he wanted to go to Port land after his family. Scott is thought to be the same man who victimized Chehalis, Wash., people ,a couple of weeks -ago. Olympian In New Hands. . OLTMPIA, Wash., Nov. 16. (Spe cial.) The Morning Olympian, of this city, today passed Into the hands. of H. D. Crawford and Charles F. York, pub lishers of the Aberdeen Bulletin. The transfer of the paper means the retire ment from nesyspaper work in this city of J. O'B. Scobey. Hr. Scobey bought a controlling interest In the Olympian in 1893, but sold all but a few shares of the stock In 1696 to S. A. Madge, who owned the controlling Interest until today. Mr. Scobey has taken an active part in the management and editorial policy of the paper during all of Madge's ownership bf the Journal. The mana .ger of the. paper under tho new owner ship will be Mr. Crawford, who Is a -well-known newspaper man In this state. The consideration is not stated. Railroad Agents at Hoqulam. HOQUIAM, Wash.. Nov. 16: (Spe cial.) A special train, with 37 North ern Pacific agents, who are touring the West arrived in this city this after noon, spending several hours hern. The citizens of the city met them at the depot and they were escorted to the Commercial Club rooms. The weather was bad fdr sightseeing, owing to the fierce gale which swept the city all day. The party left at o'clock for Tacoma. ABERDEEN, Wash., Nov. 16. (Spe cial.) The passenger and Immigration agents of the Northern Pacific Railway Company who are making a tour of the coast arrived nere tnis aiternoon and were entertained by the business men of the harbor. No Summaries From These Counties. SALEM, Or., Nov. lC.-KSpeclal) Seven teen" counties have .filed their assessment summaries for 1904. and 15 have yet to re port Those from which no summaries have been received are: Benton. Clackamas, Coos. Gilliam. Grant Josephine. Klamath, Lane, Lin coln, Linn, Malheur, Multnomah, Sher man, Wasco. YamhilL Wfcea In XAve a B CaW You want a- rescedy that will not only give quick relief but effect a permanent cure. You want a remedy that will relieve the lungs and keep expectoration easy. You want a remedy that will counteract .any tendency toward pneumonia. You want a remedy that is pleasant and S&ffS to ftj-T Chamberlain's Cough P.eedy meets all of these requirements and for the speedy and permanent cure of bad colds stands without s. peer. For sale by all druggists. ACORNS THEIR FOOD Indians on California Govern ment Reservation Starving. HELP MUST .BE ' IMMEDIATE Hard-Working, Intelligent Farmers Have Had No Water for Their Crops, and Stores of Provis ions Are Exhausted. SAN DIEGO,. Cal., Nov. 16. A pitiful story of hunger and destitution comes from the eastern mountains of this county by men who have been Investigat ing the conditions of the Indians on the Government reservation near Campo. In dian Agent Charles E. Schell, of Pala, and Charles Lummls, tne well-known au thor, have spent six days among the red men. They say that in the fiyn reservations near Campo. on the edge of tho desert there are at the present time nearly 200 Indians, hard-working, intelligent farming people who cultivate every possible square Inch of the land reserved for them by the Nation. No rain has fallen to start the seed planted, no water Is at hand for irrigation, no large reserve food supply is ever possible and the unfortunates are now subsisting chiefly upon acorns. "Unless relief comes," said Mr. Lummls. "all the Indians, will bo dead before New Year's day." MOVE FOR HIGH LICENSE. Albany Prohibitionists Would Put Tax at $1000. ALBANY. Or.. Nov. 16. (Special:)-Al bany Prohibitionists, failing to make the town "dry," have now commenced a cam paign for an increase in saloon licenses. They are bringing pressure to bear on the City Council, and -at the Council meet ing last evening Councilman Marshall ad vocated an Increase In the present license and suggested that the people of the city be given an opportunity to vote on the question of whether or not licenses should be raised at the city election next month. Marshall's speech precipitated considera ble discussion, but no action .was taken. At the Council meeting It seemed to be the prevailing opinion that the increase should be a very small one, not to exceed $100. The present license In Albany Is $400, and the proposed Increase would make It $500 a year. The Prohibitionists, In their arguments, assert that the busi ness done by Albany saloons would justi fy a license of $1000 .a year. It is said that one or two of the lead ing saloons of the city are In favor of the increase, believing that their smaller competitors might be driven out of busi ness by a high license. PLAN FOR EXHIBIT AT FAIR. Whatcom County Citizens Will Hold Mass Meeting. BELLINGHAM. Wash.. Nov. 16 r(SpecIaL) A mass meeting will be held In Bellingham, November 29, by citizens, of Whatcom County to plan an exhibit at the Lewis and Cl&rk Ex position at Portland. Effort will be made to unite Whatcom, Skagit and Ban Juan Counties in the project Realizing the importance of retaining the Whatcom County booth, now at tho St Louis Exposition, and sending it to the Portland Fair next year, the Cham ber of Commerce last night planned for its retention. Several persons have made offers for the booth, but the Chamber has decided that It shall go to the Lewis and Clark Fair first YOUNG BUCKS' FATAL ROW. One Dead and One Dying at Banning Government School. RIVERSIDE-, Cal.. Nov. 16. In a row among pupils at the Indian school at Banning, Charles Colby was hit on the head with a pistol and In return he shot and killed Tom Bucanoros and wounded Fred Smith. Smith probably will die. .All are young Indians. Colby was brotight here and lodged in the county jail, charged with murder. PACIFIC COAST DEAD. Mrs W. I. Tallman. GOLDENDALE, Wash.. Nov. 16. (Spe claL) Melvlna Tallman, wife of William L Tallman, died at her home In this city yesterday morning of Bright's dis ease. Mrs. Tallman was born In Washington County, Oregon, in 1B34, the daughter of George H. Smith, an early pioneer- -who settled upon a donation claim near Hllls- boro. Mrs. Tillman was married In 1S71. and, wfth her husband, moved to this county .more than 25 years ago. Her family of seven children were all with her at the time of her death. Samuel Morrill, SAN DIEGO, Cal.; Nov. 15. Samuel MorrllL a prominent citizen of this place. Is dead here. For years ha was manager of tne Hotel Elorenco In this city. He came here from Denver five .years ago, after severing his connection 'with the Denver & Bio Grande Railroad. He was an artist of note, having painted many pictures or Colorado scenery. Lester Thomas. " GOLDENDALE. Wash.. Nov. IK f&noeiaL) Lester Thomas, a. stnrlnnt In Klickitat Academy, died yesterday or pneumonia, at is tnougnt that vio lent exercise In a football game last ween;, was ine primary cause oi his aeatn. School Fund Apportionment. OLYMPIA, Wash.. Nov. 16. fSn ciaL) The school funds for the' pres ent quarter Jaye been -apportioned among tne counties ot tne state as follows: Adams ...... Austin ...... Chehalis .... Chelta Clallam ..... Clarke ...... Columbia ... Cowlitz Douglas Ferry Franklin ... Garfield ..... Island ...... ............f l.OSt.58 1.27tM a.D 30.30 1.007.42 - 1,231.18 - 2.S01.-K) 1.801.4 2.035.61 2.47S.W ..... 4T0J3 445.70 .."."..v.... 059.67 ........... 477.70 Jefferson 1.UG3.0C Klnc ' 29.3lO.60 KlUsap l,-48.7a -. Z.3U2.51 Klickitat, 1,618.76 Lewis .-.. 4.043.40 Lincoln 3,898.35 Mason '. .' 803.3a Okanogan 1.021.33 Paciflc 1,623.27 Pierce - "- 15.512.50 Ban Juan 72&T2 Skagit 4.WO.09 Skamania lOT.TS Snohomish 8,288.05 Spokane 14.641.S3 Elevens 3. 101-83 Thurston 2,S2&28 Wahkiakum .X...... 455.79 Walla Want 4.M8.B1 Whatcom ...... 7,742.18 Whitman-.. i 7.3S8.4E Yakima -i.. 4,600.18 Total Bate $.007 per diys attendance. Rec4Hnmtn4iatift fer Brtmertoti. SEATTLE. "Wash, Nov. 16. The acqui sition of all the land on the point to the east of the Puget- Sound navy-yard, the construction of a drydock: costing be tween HJ&flM and n.SW.060, the paving of the entire yarde, repairing of all roads and the construction of new officers' quarters axe the improvements recom mended by Charles H. arung, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, who returned from his survey tour of the Bremerton Gov ernment station this evening. Judge Carting states that these needs are imperative and it is his intention, he states, to do all that lies In his power to ee them through, or as many of them Immediately as limited appropriations render possible. Judge Darling leaves for. Portland and San Francisco tomor row morning. & In Court at Oregon City. 5REGON CrTT. .Or.. Knv -IfifRrvclal l In the Circuit Court today Judge Mc Brlde granted two divorces as follows: W. A. Hasklns vs. Estella N. Basklns; Minnie Belle Fanton -vs. Henry R. Pan ton. Iff the case of QottfrIw1 Mnrrmnrrlt vs. "William Moldenhauer, being an action to recover judgment 'lor $195, alleged to be due on two promissory notes, the Jury awarded the defendant nriemont ominat tho plaintiff In the sum of $225. Tho liti gation resulted irom a disagreement as to the management of a farm under a verbal contract, and the defendant pre sented a counter " Claim for lahnr nr- lormed and claimed damages for harm aone growing crops oy cattle belonging to the plaintiff. Church Anniversary Exercises. OREGON CITY, Or., Nov. 16. Special.) Tho exercises at the First Congrega tional Church In celebration of the 60th anniversary of Its organization are being largely attended. Friday evening wW be devoted to reminiscences, and In connec tion with the services there will be pre sented to the Oregon City church a large picture of Br. Atkinson, the founder of Congregationalism in Oregon. Rev. P. S. Knight will preach the anniversary sermon Sunday morning, November 20, and the anniversary exercises "will con clude on that day. Hood River's Fire Company. HOOD RIVER, Or., Nov. 16. (Spe cial.) The big double 35-gallon chem ical Are engine for the city of Hood River arrived yesterday, it having been transported free of charge by the boat company. Last night a volunteer Are company was organized, with the fol lowing officers: "Walter McGuIre, president; Lew Mor' gan, vice-president; Earl Bartmess. secretary: Will Sheets, Ore chief; S. J. Frank, assistant chlftf? w t r:.wn -Clarence Shaw and Vll'l Morgan, first, secona ana tnira engineers. Reform Movement at Cottage Grove. COTTAGE GROVE. Or., Nov. 16.-(Spe-cial.) Open gambling and Sunday closing of saloons were questions earnestly dis cussed at a meeting of the Commercial Club last night. The matter was called to the attention of the City Council. Pub lic sentiment seems to be very strongly against present conditions. Mate Is Out and Injured. ABERDEEN, Wash.. Nov. 16. (Spe cial.) The mate of the steamer New burg reported a loss of 80 In cash, a diamond ring and other valuables, and the Sheriff, with a warrant, searched all members of the crew without find ing any evidence to warrant an arrest. Examination of Adoiph Weber. AUBURN, Cal, Nov., 16. The prelimi nary examination . of Adoiph , "Weber was begun today before Justice Smith. Several wltriesses were called and gave testimony relating to the time! of the fire, tho ar rival of young "Weber arid the removal of the bodies. Mead's Plurality in Whatcom. BELLINGHAM, "Wash. Nov. 16. Official count of "Whatcom County showed: Roosevelt, 5360. Parker 1160, Debs 502; Mead 4953, Turner 1916, Mead's plurality 3037; Humphrey 5048, Hathaway 1313, plurality 3535. Lynden Postofflce Burned. BELLINGHAM, "Wash., Nov. 16. iapecuu.j At i.ynaen last night a block, including the postofflce, was de stroyed by ftre of unknown origin The loss was $3000, with Insurance of $1000. The postal supplies were saved. CAME AS SURPRISE. University Directors Astounded at Marquise des Monstlers' Action. "WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. The semi-annual meeting of the board of directors of tho Catholic University of America com menced at the university today. Chief of the matters considered was the renuncia tion of the Catholic creed by the Marquise des Monstlers, formerly Miss G. Caldwell, whose generosity founded the university. The statement of the American Mar quise, made public yesterday In a com munication to the Associated Press, came as & complete surprise to the officials. It Is announced that action of any lclnd will not be taken by the board of trustees without the most careful deliberation. To an Associated Press representative one of the members said that the board is loath to give credence to the case now. and is particularly opposed to have any member quoted In regard to the case. "It Is not understood by us." he said. "and until a formal communication comes we should not like to talk about 1L" The building In which tho board Is meeting Is that built with the original contribution from Miss Caldwell. Over the door, carved In stone, is the name of the building, the date erected and Miss Caldwell's name, together with the an nouncement that she Is the founder of tne -university. Two sessions were held, one in the morn ing and the other in the afternoon, the latter extending well into the evening. HEW LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION Reorganization of Present National Body is Under Consideration. DENVER. Nov. 16. A special cbmmitte has been appointed to draw up a pIan of reorganization for the National Livestock Association. President Hagenbarth has named Fred P. Johnson, of this city; "W. A. Harris, ex-Senat6r from Kansas; Y. Murdo Mackenzie, of Texast md Alvln. H. Sanders, of the Breeders" Gazette, of Chi cago, to act with him as a committee to frame a constitution and by-laws for the new organisation. This committee will report toa committee to be named by the convention when Itesaeets here January 9, of next year. The committee chossn by the convention will consist of three members from each branch of the live stock industry, and they will use the by laws, and constitution made by the special committee as a. basis for their full report to the convention of a plan of reorganisa tion. "While Mr. Hagenbarth is in Chicago, he expects to secure the meeting of the Na tional Livestock Cosamlsslon -meeting for Denver for the same date the three other Livestock AseodatloBs1 will neet here. This brings here 5d& commission men from all parts of the country. Several .other branches of the livestock industry will be represented also. Charge WltntM Was Bribed. GOMSL, Russia, Nor. 16. The trial of the prns charged with binr re spcnsiblefor the rioting of September, 198X, continue. An attempt was made today to show that several o( the wit nesses had, been bribed by Pereptelehl koff, one of the Jewish defendants, but the testimony was very conflicting. MARSHAL LOSES OFFICE (Continued from First Pag-e.) account provoked the Judge's intima tion that It was padded. That was the first open sign of hostility. The friends of Richards resented what they termed. an unwarranted Interference of Judge Wlckersham, and there were rumblings of trouble that broke out In loud cries for revenge the following Spring. In the Spring- of 1902, J. W. "Wright, Postmaster at Nome, was removed. He was charged with, being short $6000 In his accounts. He was tried In the Fed eral Court before Judge Wlckersham and was acquitted. The Government, however, Is now suing his bondsmen for the shortage, though a jury In Judge Wickersbam's court declared he was not guilty. The outcome of- the case created something of a scandal: Charges of jury-flxlng became so pronounced that finally John L. McGlnb, formerly of Portland, charged Marshal Richards' and Joe Jordan, a saloonkeeper, and a member qf the City Council, with "hav ing fixed the Jury that acquitted "Wright. The ex-Postmaster and Mar shal Richards were close friends. When It came to try the Postmaster charged with embezzlement the regular panel had been exhausted and an open venire was galled. It Hvas alleged that the Marshal, taking advantage of this fact, summoned none but friends of Wright to serve on the jury, and' his acquittal promptly followed. Richards and Jordan were found guilty of contempt by Judge Wlcker sham, and were fined $300 each. Jordan paid his fine and went back to his sa loon. Richards appealed his case and the judgment of Judge Wlckersham was reversed by the Circuit Court of Ap peals on a technicality. The breach was widened past healing in the trials of Richards and Jordan. A determined effort was made to have Richards removed, and Washington was flooded with petitions charging the Marshal with interfering with the mu nicipal affairs of Nome, and with hav ing padded his accounts. Richards and his- friends were not Idle meanwhile. They went out after the scalp, of Judge Wlckersham, and charges flew so thick that the Department of Justice had an investigation made. Judge Melville C Brown has had a stormy career at Juneau. Conflicts be tween the Federal and municipal au thorities have .been frequent and Judge Brown was always in the fore front of the battle. The charges against him were very numerous and comprised about everything on tho calendar. It was charged that Judge Brown used his position to serve his own personal ends and numerous cases were cited where sawmills, mines and other enter prises were put into hands of receivers and personal friends bf the Judge were named to have control ot the proper ties. Charges were freely made that Judge Brown either held an Interest In the lighting plant,at Ketchikan, or was so friendly with the men who did con trol It that it was impossible for a rival company to get a foothold there. A case was cited -where a sawmill at Wrdngel was thrown Into the hands of a 'receiver and the-clerk ot Brown's court was. named as the receiver. IRRIGATION WORK FOR PALOUSE Hitchcock Conditionally Approves of Project to Water 100,000 Acres. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Nov. IK The Secretary of the Interior today conditionally adopted tho Palouse Irrigation project in Eastern Washington, which contemplates the re clamation of 100,000 acres In Franklin County, by using the waters which It Is proposed to store In Washtucna Lake. The sum of $1,500,000 Is set aside for the construction of - this project, provided further Investigation confirms prelimin ary examinations, which Indicate Its feasibility. It is estimated SO.000 acres can be Ir rigated by gravity canals and that 20,000 additional acres can be brought under the higher ditches to be filled by pump ing. Under the Secretary's direction, ex aminations of this project will be pressed bo as to determine finally whether work shall be undertaken. Rural Delivery for Greenville. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Nov. 16. Rural free delivery route No. 2 was today ordered es tablished December 15 at Greenville, Washington County, Or., serving 412 peo ple and 103 houses. MET CALF MAT STEP TIP. Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock Is Expected to Retire. WASHINGTON. Nov. i6. (SpeclaL) It Is said tonight, on high authority, that Secretary Hitchcock will retire from the Cabinet on March 4. next. He will relin quish his position without reference to his possible election as United States Senator from Missouri. - It is the general understanding that Victor H. Metcalf, at present head.of the Department of Commerce and'-Labor, will be transferred to the Interior Department as successor to Mr. Hitchcock. Metcalf Returns to Capital. WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. Secretary Metcalf, of the Department of Com merce and Labor,, returned to Wash ington today from Oakland, CaL, where hft went to vote. He was accompanied by Mrs. Metcalf, who will .pass ttie Winter here. Neva Is Icebound. ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 16. The Nftva is icebound. Navigation cleeedi today. Has your boy, plenty of pluck? Does he hold out? Grit, courage, strength", fin ishing power ire essential these days. The reason why doctors so often order Ayer's Sirsprill for thin, pile, delicate children is because it s&pplies these essentials. It makes the Free i Extaodijiay Offet TO HOLIDAY SHOPPERS To make their Holiday Purchases in the Month of November $25.00 Sr$K.oo '- $5.00 2 $2.50 a-- We want you to sec oar Grand Holiday Display of Beautiful and Newest Creations Elftc Quoaware, Limoges China, French China, Dinner Sets, Skd Sets, Chocolate Sets? Rich Cut Glass Ornaments, Vaaes, Bric-a-Brac, Lamps, Bngiiwih. Porcelain Ware, Novelties, and DoHa. Fancy Artkks of Evary Description. 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