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4 THE MORXiyGL OREGOyiANt TUESDAY, MLA.ROHT Z, f 1903. x m iimm body Mystefyin the Death, of thei Third Mrs.Branton. FLETCHER IS GETTING. WELL Wound Alleged to Have Been Given by Friend, Though Painful, VVaB Not Dangerous at Any Period. " COTTAGE GROVE, Or.. March 13. (Staff Correspondence.) Prosecutfn? At torney George M. Brown arrived here from f Hosebarg and has ben buny all day ool- i lectin-; evidence against John Branton, j charged with ahobtinfr John Fletcher. Samples of notes and letters In Branton' s handwriting were found and t,hey bear almost unmistakable similarity to the note which was received by the City Marshal, signed John Fletcher- Theee letters -will b submitted to 'handwriting: experts at once. Tonlfbt Attorney Brown lelt for Eu gene. In addition to arranging for the preliminary hearing of Branton. Prose cutor Brown will discuss the question of exhuming the body of Mrs. Eranton. the third. It -will be necessary for County Judge G. R. Chrisman. of Lane County, to issue an order granting Mr. Brown the power to draw upon Lane County for the expense of conducting the Coroner's In quest, and to pay for a chemist to" ex amine the contents of the stomach. If this Is done the body of Mrs. Branton will be exhumed at once. The constant talk and ugly rumors which have been current during the past week: have caused public sentiment to change against Branton. Today men who had previously held to the innocence of Branton say that if, he is proven guilty of shooting there is perhaps something In the stories about the deaths of his three wives. The preliminary hearing of Branton is st for "Wednesday afternoon at Eugene, but in all probability it vrAl be postponed. John Fletcher is still at the city hospi tal. He Is making a rapid recovery and the operation which was necessary is proving successful. There was never any talk of removing Fletcher to Eugene be cause of Inadequate facilities. This was never dreamed of by Dr. J. E. Corproii, "who has charge of the case, and the physician in charge of the hospital. Fletcher's wound never was serious enough to have caused death. It is pain ful, however, and it will take another week before he is able to be removed and to undergo the -strain of the prelim inary hearing. "W. G. M. SUIT TO DEFINE BOUNDARY. Washington Will Commence Action Before Supreme Court. SALEM. Or.. March 13. (Bpecial.)-The State of "Washington will bring suit Against the State of Oregon in the imme diate, future, to determine the exact lo cation of- the boundary line between the two' states. The suit will be brought in 1he United States Supreme Court. This action was decided upon today at a conference between Attorney-General Crawford, on the part of Oregon, and As sistant Attorney-General Macdonald. on the part of Washington. The chief pur pope is to fix a. Hue between the two states In the lower Columbia River, so that tideland rights and similar matters can be more easily and definitely deter mined. Questions have frequently arisen regard ing the title of ono state or the other to tide lands formed on islands in the Columbia River, and regarding the rights of fishermen holding licenses from one state or the other. By settling definitely the boundary line much trouble will be avoided in the future. After the State of "Washington brings the suit. Attorney-General Crawford will make an appearance on behalf of this state and upon issues formed the court will ascertain where the true boundary lies. The boundary was fixed by the act of Congress admitting the state to the TJnJon, but the description is so in definite that it will probably require evi dence to determine the course of the line? mentioned. The description begins at the southwest corner of the state, as follows: Beginning on marine league at sea. Cut from the point where the 423 parallel of north latitude Intersect th same; thence northerly, at the same distance from the line ft Ihe coast, lying west and opposite the state, inriudtng all tslaads within the Jurisdiction or the United States, to a point due west and nppotlte the middle of the north chip channel of the Columbia River; thence easterly, to end up the- middle channel of said river, and where it la divided by Island, up the middle of the widest channel thereof, to a point near Vort "Walla Walla, where the 46th parallel of north latitude eroeeea laid river, etc It -will be noticed that in approaching the Columbia River the boundary begins opposite the "rplddle 6f the ndrth chan nel" and then goes to and up the "mid dle channel." "Without having yet In vestigated the matter, Attorney-General Crawford thinks there may have been fom'e mistake l.n writing the description, for the description specifies the middle of the channel -in--all instances except where it refers to the "middle channel." and there It doeS not specify ihe middle f the middle channel. The channels lit the Columbia are con tinually changing, aad tt is expected that testlmonv will b necessary to determine where these lines were and now are. ROLLED UNDER CAR WHEELS Telegraph Operator Attempts to Board Moving Train at Bucoda. OLTMPIA. "Wash.. March JS. (Special.) John R. Malonoy, a telegraph operator, was killed by a freight train on the Kort hern Pacific Sunday night at Bucoda. Maloiicy attempted to jump the train, missed his footing and fell beneath the wheels. He was so badly mangled as to be almost unrecognisable, but his name was found on papers in his pockets. The papers give no clue to relatives. Last December he worked for the Can adian Pacific at a station called Pine, in the Rat Portage Division. The papers Include a letter from T3. Shesgren, chief dispatcher at Spokane on the Great Northern, recommending Maloney as a competent -operator.- An itemized account dated March 1L shows that-he had -worked twelve days fcr Dettmars & Sprlngstoer. lumber deal ers at Xapavlpe. M.tloney was appar ently SS years old. t ELDER STRIKES ON-THE ROCKS Harvest Queen and Ocklahama Un . able to Budge the Steamer. GOBLS. Or March It SpecIaU The attempt to float the George V. Kid or lo des failed. The pumps .worked well and were hle to control t"i leak, but the eomhlned alrength of tbo Harvest, Quetm an&O't&iahanis, tvotA par imfflcient u pun trie vessel' -off tho 'rocks. Another at- tempt -will be made to more her at high tide tomorrow at 10 o'clock; ft that fails she win have to .remain until the river J'etr. - MAN. WEAVES SPELL. Draws Little Woman From Her Philadelphia Home. .SPOKANE. "Waslu. March .-CSpeclal.) From Philadelphia to the little town of Pomeroy. "Wash.. William Gallen has fol lowed his runaway wife, vrhile bent on further vengeance on Thomas Connors, who carries a bullet and many disfiguring sears as mementoes of former encounters with Gallen. Mrs. Gallen is a frail. Utile woman, who traveled all the way from Philadelphia to Pomeroy without funds or baggage of any description. Gallen declares his wife Is subject to a peculiar Influence held over her by Conners during the months of Jan uary, February and March, while during other months she hates tho sight of Con ners. and has frequently threatened him ,1th destructldn. How this Influence was obtained Gallen Is at a loss to explain. -In Police Court today at Pomeroy the couple were arraigned on an unlawful co habitation cberge. but the case was con tinued. Gallen acted so threatening to ward Conners that officers interfered and warned him. Gallen is an auctioneer of Philadelphia, where Conners "was until recently a. well digger. February . so Gallen says, his wife was induced by a confederate of Con ners to visit a ticket office, where a ticket to Pomeroy awaited her. Gallen says the ticket was paid for by Conners. who wanted the woman to join him in Pom eroy. After being plied by the -woman confederate with wine. Mrs. Gallen boarded the train -without baggage or funds. Gallen says he started on a still hunt, of ticket offices as soon as he found his wifo had left, and finally located the right of fice, where he learned that his -wife had secured her ticket- Gallen took up the trail and came to Pomeroy, -where he caused the arrest of the couple, who were said to be living together. Gallen swears vengeance on Conner. Once before he shot Connors, during a quarrel over the -woman, and Gallen also shows a clipping from a Philadelphia pa per of two years ago, which tells how Conners was found In the street with his head horribly battered with a. piece of gasplpe. According to the newspaper. Gallen delivered the blows. Gallen Is proud of the article, and says he will fix" Conners, If the law does not punish him sufficiently. Prisoner's Sentence Is Commuted. SALEM, Or.. March 13. (Special.) Gov ernor Chamberlain today commuted the sentence of B. A. Parker, who Is s-arvhig a six -months' term in the Multnomah County Jail for larceny. Parker has served nearly all his sentence and the commutation was granted upon the recom mendation of the District Attorney, who says Parker is suffering from an Incur able disease. Hubbard Confirmed in Office. OLTMPIA. "Wash.. March 13.-SpecIal.) The appointment of C. F. Hubbard of Tacoma to be Labor Commissioner, which was announced a short time ago, was made official by Governor Mead today. Hubbard succeeds "William Blackman April L " Benjamin K. Holliday. CBXTRALTA. "Wash., March 13. Benjamin IC. Holliday, an old resident of Centralla. died at his home in South Centralia Monday morning of old age. Mr. Holliday has boen a resldertt of this place for over 20 years. Trial Set for Friday. ASTORTA, Or.. March 13. Special.) Hon. Benjamin F. Allen, who was In dicted a short time ago on a charge of libel." was arraigned in the Circuit Court teda-. He pleaded not guilty, and his trial was set for next Friday. ALL NOW TALK ABOUT PEACE Even Russian Embassy Admits That Czar May Negotiate. LONDON, March 13. While reports of peace negotiations are not confirmed at the Foreign Office nor at the Russian or Japanese Embassies; a distinct change of opinion obtains in diplomatic circles, where heretofore talk of preparations for peace have always been minimized, but where now peace is evidently expected. This change is particularly noticeable at the Russian Embassy, where it was stated to the Associated Press today that It was probable that Emperor Nicholas, influ enced by public sentiment, might consent to negotiations. The Embassy said the Associated Press St. Petersburg dispatches today summed up the situation correctly. It was said at the Embassy that certainly no negotiations had hitherto been attempt ed by cither of tho belligerents, but "when negotiations commence it will not be through another power, but direct with Japan. At a neutral embassy, however, the opin ion was expressed today that the German Hmperor will be the peacemaker for Rus sia. Thinks Czar ts Only Bluffing. BERLIN. March H. The opinion that peace between Japan anad Russia is near apparently is gaining ground here. The Kreuz Zeitung. which is the foremost au thority on Russian affairs in the German press, believes that Emperor Nicholas can not long disguise from himself the fact that he lacks the resources and power necessary to reinforce Manchuria, because it would take many years to double-track the Siberian railway. The paper quoted regards the Emperor's announced deter mination to continue the war at all costs as designed to cause the Japanese to mod erate their peace, terms. MILLIONS FOE GREAT COLLEGE Sir William MacDonald Offers Can ada a Splendid Endowment. MONTREAL. March 13.-Sir William C. MacDonald. the millionaire tobacco manu facturer, today laid before the Protestant committee of the Council of Public In struction a proposition to endow an agri cultural training college and a college for the training of school teachers in the sum of from 52.000.000 to W.000.000. Sir "William has selected Professor Robertson, the man who developed the Canadian dairy busi ness, as the director of the scheme. The college will be located at Stanne de Bel levue. about 30 miles from Montreal. THE DAY'S DEATE BOLL. Howbert Billman, Newspaper Man. MINNEAPOLIS. March 15. Howbert Billman. managing editor of the Minne apolis Times, formerly of the Associated Press staff at Chicago and bofore that news editor of the New York News, died here today of Bright's disease. George R. Harris. Boston. BOSTON. March IX. George Ropes Har ris, a leading Boston banker, is dead at his home In Brookllne. nsed 67 years. He was senior partner of Blake Bros. & Co,, bankers, and a director of the Canadian Pacific Railroad. National Bank for Abyssinia. JIBUTIL. French Somaliland, March 13. According to advices here from Adisa Baba. capital of Abyssinia. Emperor Menellk has granted the National "Bank of Egypt a charter for the establishment of .the State Bank of Ataysrinta. Th capital of S2.40Ct.Wt witt be contribute; hv the Batik of.JSgypt and French and Hal-" ian -oanKtirs. - - SALEM LINEN MILL Harriman Railroad Willing to - Back the Project' COMPANY IS TO BE FORMED Agent of- the Lines Visits Willamette Valley Town and Explains His Plans to the Com mercial Club. SALEM. Or., March II. (Special.) The Harriman -Railroad Interests have taken hold of the Unen mil! project and will try to make it succeed here In Salem. W. 8. Pladwejl. a special agent of the Harri man lines, was in Salem this evening and met with the Commereial Club, for the purpose of devising means for the organ isation of a linen mill company. As a result of his visit a committee will b appointed to solicit subscriptions of stock in a -company wtth a capital of J 200.000. this sum be expended in the erection Rev. "Wallace Tlotvo Lee, of a linen mill In Salem and five schutch Ing mills in this part of the "Willamette Valley. Mr. Pladwell said that the Harriman people have watched the efforts that have been made here In the production of flax and have been convinced that flax fiber can be produced here of a quality not excelled anywhere else on earth. They have also been convinced that It can be produced cheaper than in any other part of this country. The misfortune of Mr. Borse in losing a large quantity of fiber in the fire last Fall, and his failure in organizing a com pany having discouraged him to the ox tent that he Is about to give up the en terprise, the Harriman people took the matter up and sent an agent here to see what could be done. "One of the things I was told to do was to find out where the market will be found," said Mr. Pladwell to the club. "I was easily satisfied upon that point, for I find that right here on the Coast you are using more linen products than the mill could possibly manufacture. "Without a. competing mill west of the Mississippi River you can manufacture twine and crash cheaper titan they can in the East and have in addition the ad vantage of the freight charge across the continent. There Is no doubt whatever that a Unen .mill will be a profitable In vestment to the men who furnish the capital. "To this community a mill of that kind will be of inestimable value. It will fur nish a market for a new farm crop, will give employment to a large number of persons' In the mill and thus build up your community. An increased popula tion will mean more consumers for .all products, higher valuation of land, and greater industrial wealth. "Tho Harriman people are Interested In this enterprise because they are Interested In every acre of land on both sides of their road. "Whatever helps build up thhs country is boneficlal to the railroad and we are firmly convinced that the success of the flax Industry will be an important factor In the development of the "Wil lamette Valley." When it was proposed to appoint a com mittee to solicit subscriptions of stock, J. H. Albert, expressed his doubt whether a company could be organised in thatj way, tor tne people would hesitate to invest their capital before they knew who would be at the head of the enter prise. Mr. Pladwell said that the Harrfroan people proposed to find a man in the East who thoroughly understands the Unen in- dustry and who will have the confi dence of the people of this community in undertaking to conduct a factory here. Mr. Pladwell will remain here a few days and will then go to San Francisco to consult with J. IL Atherton. of Hon olulu, who has money Invested in Bosse's enterprise, and who Is willing to invest a considerable sum In the mill company If one" can be organized. ELK TEMPTED HIM TO SHOOT Linn County Man Pays Fine Because He Could Not Resist Temptation. ALBANT. Or., March IS. (Special.) J. A. Crosslcy and Ell Dunn, charged with the robbery of the Lebanon Bank last month, wero arraigned before Judge George H. Burnett in the State Circuit Court in Linn County this morn in? and a true information was filed against them by District Attorney Jonn II. McNary. who examined the. wit nesses in the case last Saturday. Judge Burnett gave the prisoners until to morrow morning- to enter a plea to the charge. They arc being held in the Linn County Jail. When court convened this morning, "William Slavlns. a young- man from La comb, pleaded guilty to the charge of having killed an elk in the mountains in the eastern part or this county last Fall." Ho ald he committed the 'offense simply because he could not resist the temptation to shoot when the elk came before bim. He did not go into the mountains for tlje purpose of hunting elk. Judge Burnott Imposed a fine of 515 and costs, iu view of Slavln's good reputation and other extenuating cir cumstances. Besides tho trial of the men charged with the robbery of the Lebanon Bank a number of other crim inal cases of importance are to come up for trial at this term of court. RAIN GOOD FOR WHEAT CROP Heavy Precipitation Seems io -Be General in Umatilla. PENDLETON. Or-. March 12. (Special.) A heavy rain has been falling for two hours here- and it Is believed to be gen eral over tho county.. This is the- first good rain that has fallen .In six weejtsK nd4 was badly Uesded. as the -precipita- Con here this "Winter was far below the 'average The rain wax greatly welcomed by far mers, especially by those living In the light lands northwest of the city, where nearly the whole wheat crop had to be resown. "Winter wheat in that locality was frozen out almost entirely by the cold snap In February, and a heavy rain now Is considered quite opportune. "Wheat In other sections of the county, though more or less damaged by the cold weather. Is reported In a satisfactory condition. PACIFIC'S SCHEDULE COMPLETE Track Teams Will Engage In Dual and Four-Cornered Events. PACIFIC UNTVERSITY. Forest Grove, March 13. (Special.) Manager Wirtx of the track team reports that Pacific's sche- dule for the coming-season Is now prac tically complete. Although all the con tracts have not been .signed, the following ts undoubtedly the schedule of moats as It will be carried out. Pacific College at Forest Grove. March 6: Columbia University at Forest Grove. May 13; the University of Washington at Forest Grove. May 30; Willamette Uni versity at Salem, May 27; the University of Oregon at Eugene. June 3. Besides these dual meets Pacific 'will send a team to Salem June 10 to partici pate in the four-cornered meet with the Unlverj-Jty of Oregon. Oregon Agricul tural College and Willamette University. Local athletes regret very much that no dual meet has been arranged with Oregon Agricultural College. Last year Corvallls gave Pacific her hardest fight PRESIDENT OF ALBANY COLLEGE RESIGNS ALBANY. Or.. March IX Special.) Wallace Howe Lee today reslsned the preildeney pf Albany College, the res lenatlon to take effect at the end of the present school year. The board of trustees met aad accepted the reels nation. President Lee his accepted the atslstant pastorate of the First Presbyterian Church, of Seattle, and will leave for his new work April . remalnlrir in charge of the coltes work here until tie close of the school year. President Lee has been as instructor at Albany Course for 19 continuous years, and during tho cast 10 years his been president of the institution. During his presidency the college has been freed from debt, and has made rapid progress. At the meetlngf tb board of trustees this afternoon a com mittee, consisting of C E. Sox. A. C. Schroitt. Rev. W. P. "White and Rev. T. B. Gritwold. was appointed to con sider the choosing of- a successor to President Lee. In the state championship race, and Man ager "Wlrts put forth every effort to Include the Agtics'on thlv season's sche dule. Corvallls. however, refused to meet Pacific unless the meet was held early In the season, and this argument was en tirely unsatisfactory to Pacific. PUTS VETO ON ONLY ONE BILL Four Measures Remain for Considera tion of Washington's Governor. OLYMPIA. "Wash., March li (Special.) The Governor has now disposed of all but four bills. He signed seven and vetoed one today. The bills signed are the fol lowing: Providing that subsequent lessees or purchasers of tide lands shall pay for im provements placed thereoa hy former les sees. Creating deputy state game warden and regulating the taking of game. Licensing tree selling "and regulating horticulture. Requiring the preparation of duplicate registration books for voters, except la years when there are no elections. Amending law authorizing cities and towns to condemn for public utilities and to construct, maintain and operate same. Amending the drainage district law. General fisheries bllL The Governor will listen to a Seattle delegation In opposition to the anll-tlcket scalping bill hefore acting thereon. The other three bills In his possession pro hibit trading stamps, fix $250 annual lic ense on peddlers, prohibit life Insurance companies to give rebates. POISON WELL MIXED IN BOTTLE Mrs. Stanford Certainly Did Not' Die a Natural Death. HONOLULU. March 13,-The -Advertiser will tomorrow print an interview with Dr. Wood, who performed the autopsy on the body of Mrs. Stanford. He says that the presence of strychnine in the bottle of bicarbonate of soda refutes all of the theories of natural death. The strychnine was a foreign substance and It did not belong to the preparation of bicarbonate. Dr. Wood declares that the poison was thoroughly mixed with the bicarbonate of soda by some one who was thoroughly familiar with the strength and effect of strychnine, but he does not say that tho strychnine was placed In the bottle with murderous intent. Rogardlng the efforts to account for symptoms on the theory of natural death, be said that he can make the ante-mortem symptoms of post-mortem signs apply to prove that death was due to many causes. Body Found at Low Tide. ASTORIA, Or., March 13. (Special.) The dead body of Alexander, or as he was commonly called. "Jack" Dixon, was found In the river near the corner of Eighteenth and Exchange streets, at low tlde'ithis morning, and there Is every in dication that the drowning was acci dental. Dixon was employed as porter in a local saloon and left there about 3 o'clock last evening. He Is supposed to have fallen overboard while wandering about. The deceased was a native of Ire land. 63 years of age and has lived in Astoria for S or 30 years. So far as known he left no relatives in this country- Fishermen to Be Warned. ASTORIA. Or March 13. (Special.; Ole J, Settem. of this city, has been ap pointed as water bailiff In the Fisheries Department. He and Deputy Warden Webster will leave early Wednesday morning on the launch Elk to patrol the river for the purpose of enforcing the closed season. Although the closed sea son does not commence until Wednesday noon, the officers will make a trip up the river that morning to warn tho fishermen that the law must be strictly observed. Enjoined From Using Ditch. KLAMATH jpaLLS, Or., March 13. (Special.) County Judge Baldwin Issued a temporary restraining order today di recting the capal company to refrain from using a large sluicing ditch through the streets of Klamath Fall on account of damage to adjoining property. The com pany hoped to use this ditch eventuaUy for generating electric power. Putting Lines Underground. SALEM. Or.. March 11 (SpecIaL) A large force, of men was put at work In Salem today by the telephone company digging deep trenches In the utrects for the purpose of putting all telephone wjres under ground In the business district. "When this has been completed a new sys tem of phones will he I as tailed. - NORMALS WILL RUN Stand on Rights as Institutions of th State. REGARDLESS OF REFERENDUM Possible Financial Embarrassment Will Not Be Allowed to Affect In Any Way the Efficiency of the School Work. ASHLAND, Or.. March 13.-(Spect3tl.) As far as known no one connected with the management of the Southern Oregon State Normal School at Ashland has ser iously considered its discontinuance. In view of the proposed referendum on the general appropriation bill, which contains provisions for its maintenance for ensu ing two j'ears. The position Is taken that It Is a state institution, established by law, and that It will continue to be conducted as such, at least until legisla tion changing Its status is enacted, regard less of the present referendum -movement." The school Is In the middle of the most successful year of Its history, with a senior class of S prospective normal grad uates. The Invoking of the referendum would Inconvenience the school, but the financial embarassment which might thus be entailed will not be permitted to Im pair the efficiency of the work of tho Institution. EMERGENCY CLAUSE IN TITLE Cut Out of Body of the Million-Dollar Appropriation Bill. SALEM. Or.. March 13. (Special.) Question has bcen.mado as to tho accur acy of the quotation of the title of the n.OCO.OOO appropriation bill in the refer endum petitions now In circulation. The supposed defect lies in the use of the -words "and declaring an emergency," whereas tho emergency clause is known to have been stricken out of the bill. An examination of the bill on file In the office of the Secretary of State shows tltat although the emergency clause was stricken out of tho bill, tho words "and declaring an emergency" were not strick en out of the title. The referendum pe titions are therefore correct In their statement of the title of tho act upon which the referendum Is demanded. The petitions follow the form required by law and are as follows: To the Honorable F. I. Dunbar. Secretary for the State at. Oregon: We. the undersigned cit izens and Itxal voters of the Stat of Oregon, respectfully order that House Bill. No. 370. entitled. "An act to appropriate money for the payment of the expenses of the maintenance, repair?, improvement, equipment and current expenses of (tie Insane Asylum. Penitentiary. Reform. Diaf Mute and Blind schools, univer sity. Axrkniltural College and Normal schools, and other current expenses of the state, and declariBg: an emergency," passed by the Twenty-third Legislative Assembly of tb State ct Orejron, at the regular session of said Legis latlva Assembly, shall be referred to the peo ple of the state tor their approval or rejection, at the regular general election to be held on the 4th day of June, IOCS, and each for him self says: I have personally signed this peti tion: I am a legal voter of the State of Ore gon: and nty residence, postofflce and voting precinct are correoUy written after my name. MONMOUTH SCHOOL WILL RUN Friends Are Willing to Advance the Money if Necessary.. INDEPENDENCE. Or.. March 13. (Special.) The Oregon State Normal at Monmouth will continue as usual. There Is no thought of closing Its doors. There Is no talk of any of Its faculty reigning nor do any of them exhibit any concern ebout getting their salaries at the end of the quarter as usual. No arrange ment have yet been made for obtaining money from hanks or other money-loaners upon properly signed vouchers. In antici pation of the filing of referendum peti tions, for the reason such petitions have not yet been filed. Those, who are actively Interested In the financial standing of the school announce that if the State shall not be ready to audit claims In the regular way the money will be forthcoming to take up the vouchers. Regents Will Back- Personally. PENDLETON. Or.. March 12. As far as the Eastern Oregon Normal School Is con cerned, the probable hold-up of the appro priation bill will have no effect, as at a meeting of the board of regents here Saturday afternoon It was agreed to back the school personally during the next two years. The meeting was held for the sole purpose of discussing the present sit uation and was attended by all but two members of the board. Those present were R. Alexander, J. H. Haley, Q. W. Proebatel. W. M. Blakley and P. A. Worthlngton. It was taken for granted by the mem bers of the board that the referendum is to be invoked for the appropriation bill and that the school will thus bo unable to secure Its appropriation. Following the meeting the statement was made by Secretary Worthlngton that should It be come necessary the expenses of the school during the Interval before the next ses sion would be met by the members of the board and the faculty personally. This would be done trusting to the next ses sion of the Legislature to reimburse them for the amount of expenses Incurred by an economical management Just as Other State Institutions. DRAIN, Or., March 13. (Special.) Even should the referendum be Invoked, the. Normal School here will be run the same as are other state institutions. ROGOWAY GIVEN A REHEARING Convicted of Setting Fire to and Burning a Store in Lebanon. SALEM. Or., March 13. (Special.) Oscar Rogoway, convicted of burning a store at Lebanon. Linn County, was to day granted a rehearing In the Supreme Court. This docs not necessarily mean that he will be given a new trial In the court below, but merely that the Su preme Court is disposed to listen to fur ther arguments before finally disposing of the case. Some time ago the Supreme Court ar firroed the judgment of the lower court In which Rogoway was adjudged guilty and sentenced to five years In the peni tentiary. Tho attorneys for Rogoway sought a rehearing upon two grounds: That it was reversible error for the trial court to limit the arguments of the at torneys for Rogoway to one hour, and that it was reversible error to admit the evidence of Rogoway's confession when there was grave doubt whether the con fession was not made under the Influence of fear. When the trial judge limited the attor neys to one hour on a side, the attorneys for Rogoway objected and saved an ex ception. J- J. Whitney, for defense, oc cupied 45 minutes In addressing the Jury and H. H. Hewitt, for defense, refused "to occupy the remaining 15 minutes for the reason that it was too short a time to make a fair presentation of his case. The question tiow is, whether the court has a right to place such! limit upon ar guments In criminal cases of this om portance. . TJie lat Legislature passed an act pro hibiting trial judges from limiting attor neys to less than two hours on a side. SHERIFF HANGS ON TO THE COIN Umatilla County Treasurer May Sue Him for Taxes Collected. THE DALLES. Or., March 13. (Special.) Suit against the Sheriff of Wasco County F. C. Sexton, is today threatened by a complaint lodged with the District At torney by County Treasurer DonnelL al leging that the Sheriff has not, according to law, turned over the receipts of his office to the County Treasurer. Heretofore It has been the custom of the Sheriff to deposit In the local banks the tax receipts of his office to the credit of the Treasurer. For some unexplained reason during the recent large tax col lections the Sheriff has failed to make the weekly deposits with the Treasurer, retaining the funds in his, own account. It la estlmted that during the last month tax collections have approximated JSO.000. The matter is now In the bands of the District Attorney. Supreme Court Denies Rehearings. SALEM. Or.. March l3.-(Spedal.) Re hearings were denied in the Supreme Cocrt today In the following cases: Gardner R. Wilder, respondent, vs. W. I. Reed, appellant; Alice Heulver. ap pellant, vs. -John Handle, respondent; Manchester Assurance Company, appel lant, vs. O. R. & N. Co.. respondent; Wallowa County, appellant, vs. H. E. Oakcs, respondent and State of Oregon, respondent, vs. Woodson Gray, appellant. Motion to dismiss appeal was overruled In the case of H. J. Fallng. appellant, vs. Cornelius Barrett, respondent. George R. Wilbur, of Portland, was ad mitted to the bar for nine months on a certificate from the Supreme Court of Michigan. Runaway May Cost a Life. WOODBURN. Ore.. Mnrrh II Sn- ClaU John ICrell of (atnn arnnlnvarl h Joseph D. Kennedy, a prominent hop grower, three miles 1Pf nf WnnHhnm was dangerously Injured in a runaway accident this afternoon. Krell was en gaged in hauling wood when the wheels of the wagon struck a deep rut, throwing him upon the hounds of the wagon. "The team ran furiously for 200 yards, dragging the unfortunate man entangled by the hounds of the vehicle. His leg was terri bly mangled and Dr. J. L. Shorey of this cy amputated it below the knee. Krell was hadlr- tru!se nthprnrtso an internal injuries are feared. His recovery is very aoubtful. College Society to Give Farce. WHITMAN COLLEGE Walla waliQ Wash., March 13. (Special.) The fains oi tne itnetnrean Literary Soci ety and the boys of the Athenaeum Lit erary Society are planning to give a rendition of the farce "Alice In Won derland" the Friday after the Easter holidays. Elaborate scenery and cos- lunies wiu De mred and It Is probable tnat u blje stage will be erected In the new gymnasium where the play will be given. Miss Marlon O'Nell, of .Spokane, will take the part of Alice and Ridgway Gillij, '06, that of the King- of Hearts. Injunction Against Smelter. SAN FRANCISCO. Marph irTT. States Circuit Judt-e Morrow tminv u. sued a permanent injunction against the Mountain Copper Company, enjoining that cumpany irom runner operating Its smel ter at Keswick until shall have been installed which will make tne mmes rrom the smelter innocuous to the vegetation of the surrounding coun try. Many thousands" of dollar tvpro In volved In the suit, which probablv will be carried to the Supreme Court of the umiea states. Banquet to Visiting Delegates. SALEM. Or.. Mrrh 13 5nle1 nm.- Salem Commercial Club decided tonight to give a. Banquet on tneevening of March 23 In honor of the delegates who will be in attendance upon the meeting of the Willamette Valley Development League on that day. Great Interest has been manifested, and there will be -a good attendance of prom inent business men from all parts of Western. Oregon. Portland, the business center of the Valley, will send a strong delegation. Arrested for Pendleton Forgery. SALEM, Or.,March 13. (Special.) Herbert Wlnslow was arrested today upon Information from Pendleton, charging him with forgery. He was arrested under the name of D. E. Stone. The offense is alleged to have been committed two years ago. You may be thinking of us ing an artificial food for your baby. Try Mellin's Food; it is a proper food suited to the baby's condition. It is not a medicine but a true food. Let us send you a sample to try. MELLIN'S FOOD CO., BOSTON, MASS. A SKIN OF BEAUTY IS A JOY YOREVKIt fB. T. 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