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6 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, AUGUST .31, 1SK)5. PaODS THE SERVICE Governor Urges That Malheur Project Be pushed. GOVERNMENT TOO SLOW Chamberlain Proposes to Work With Idaho Executive In the Matter. Private Companies Anx ious to Take Hold. SALEM, Or., Aug. 30. (Special.) Gov ernor Chamberlain -wants the United States Reclamation Service to .begin active work on the Malheur project or to get out of the way and let -private enter prise take up the work under the Carey act. This desire the Governor expressed .to day in a letter to F. H. Newell, of the Reclamation Service; and to Governor Gooding, of Idaho, with whom he proposes to co-operate in trying to secure aqtlon on the part of the Government. In his letter to Mr. Newell, Governor Chamberlain says: You have doubtless been advicefl that in an address of welcome to the Trans-Mlssi-eippl Congress, I complained at the tardiness with which the officials of the Reclamation Service were proceeding In the matter of projects In this state, having for their pur pose the reclamation of arid and semi-arid land. Since that time I have eeen Mr. Llp plncott and he assured me of the early com mencement of work In Klamath County, but there is still one important project In this state that does not seem to me to receive the attention which It deserves at the hands of the Reclamation Service. I refer to that In Malheur County. I know that obstacles have been interposed by the successors In Interest of a certain land grant corporation and possibly by some Indi viduals as well, but I am advised that a company has been formed for the purpose of reclaiming tho lands along the Snake River in Oregon from the vicinity of Mitchell Butte (near the head of the present Owyhee ditch) up the Malheur River to Vale, and again along Snake River to a point in Oregon nearly opposite "Ulfer. In Idaho, and along Snake River south of the Owyhee River, In Oregon, and up the Snake River in Idaho to a point near Murphy, In that state. The area purposed to be covered by the com pany aggregates approximately lf0,ono acres. I am advised that the Honorable Commissioner of the General Land Office, rejected the ap plication of the company referred to en the ground that the Reclamation .Service might need It In their proposed Irrigation' project near Ontario, Or. It has always been my purpose to co-oper-at with your department and to do every thing in my power to a-Ist it in its work, nor have I any disposition now to suggest an Abandonment of any project in Malheur Ceut ty. but it seems to me that you ought to determine at once whether or not you Intend to carry out your Intended project there, and If It Is net feasible, or will not be carried out in the near future, then that your depart ment should fatisty lteelf as to the rosponct 'blllty ef the company having In hand the project referred to. and if thoy are able and intend to do what they prepope to do, that the Government should permit them to pro ceed. It Ifl of the utmost Importance to this state, as well as to the State of Idaho, that the semi-arid lands in the section referred to be as ppeedlly reclaimed ax powitWc, and if the Government docs not Intend to act itself with promptness, it ought not to stand in the way Qf the irrigation of these landa by private enterprise and capital If satlffled of the abil ity and good faith of those behind such pro ported work. I suggest that you take this matter 'up and give It your Immediate and careful consid eration, because the people of the section here in referred to are becoming restless under dclayi which the Government does net seem to be able to avoid. In his letter of Governor Gooding Governor Chamberlain says: I feel that Oregon and Idaho have a com mon interest in the reclamation of arid and semi-arid lands. I have always felt that the Government ohould be encouraged in the work of reclamation, and to that end have done everything in my power to co-operate with the officials and to render them all the assistance In my power. I have not hesi tated to complain to them in person and pub licly, when occasion seemed to require It, that they appear rather more tardy in con summating their work than private individ uals would be in similar Undertakings. This has been the case with the Governmental projoct to reclaim lands contiguous to the Malheur and Owyhee Rivers. One thing is sure, the Government has had time to make up lt mind whether or not it intends to undertake to reclaim lands con tiguous to the rivers named, and If for any reason it concludes that the work Is not feasible under the supervision of Its officers, ft ought to stand aside and let private cap ital step in and do the work. I am reliably informed, as you have been, that there- are persons of abundant means who are anxious to take hold of this work, and it seems to me that if the Government does not intend to do anything further than it has done, or does not act with greater expedition than it ha been acting. It ought to allow these pri vate persons to 6tep in and do the work under the Carey act. JENNINGS PIEADS NOT GUILTY. Issue Is Joined on Saloon Club at Lebanon. ALBANY, Or., Aug. 30. (Special.) Andrew Jennings, of Lebanon-, for whom a warrant was Issued out of Justice of the Peace Ridley's court yesterday charging him with violating the local-option liquor law by con ducting a saloon under the caption of a club in a dry precinct, was today ar raigned and pleaded not guilty. Through his attorneys Jennings filed a motion to Btrike out most of the com plaint filed by Deputy District Attorney Hill, and falling in this filed a special demurrer to that part of the indict ment which recited that Jennings had been once before indicted for violation of the local-option law, and upon con viction therefor was subjected to a fine pf $50. This was an efTort to save Jennings from the Btigma of a jail sentence should he be convicted. The locaj-option law provides that convic tion for a second offense under the liquor law shall be punished with im prisonment in jail. Now that the Issues have been joined, the case will be contested bitterly by the people who ran the Lebanon "club." At the recent election on the question of prohibition under the local-option law. Lebanon was divided In twain on tne question. The line dividing the voting precincts of North Lebanon and South Lebanon, passes directly through the town, placing the business portion of the city in one precinct, and the res idences in another. At tho election South Lebanon, in which the business houses and saloons were located, went "dry." and North Lebanon went "wet." Sentiment Ln Lebanon on the liquor question Is also about evenly divided, the liquor element claiming to have the majority of the Council. Because of this it was proposed to' erect a building and start a saloon in the residence section of town, and but for the 111-advlse.d' manner In which the work was taken up this would- undoubtedly have been accomplished. The building was erect ed 'before the license was secured, and if became bruited about tljat a saloon was tg be opened. Sufficient pressure was 'brought to bear to cause the Coun- cllmen to weaken, and a license was denied the saloonmen. Should Jennings be convicted of the present charge, the case will undoubt edly be appealed to the Circuit Court, and then to the Supreme Court, if the Circuit Court sustains the Justice Court It is a life and death question to Lebanon saloonmen. and also in volves the legaSjty of clubs, which are operated in many parts of the state. IAY TIE UP THE FACTORY. Striking Woolen 31111 Employes Are Determined In Stand. OREGON CITY. Or., Aug. 39. (Special.) Operations continue suspended in the weaving department of the Oregon City Manufacturing Company's wooden mill, as the result of yesterday's strike. Otherwise, the factory continued in operation. The mill management de clines to make any statement regarding the situation, which promises to be a long fight, for at a mass meeting this morn ing, the strikers unanimously declared in favor of continuing the strike until they have been granted the advance In wages that has been demanded. If it Is necessary to Involve , all of the 200 employes now working at the mill. The principal grievance complained of by the striking employes, is Insufficient wages. For some time the weavers have been receiving but two cent a yard, and at this rate, one of the dissatisfied operators says those employed in that de partment of the mill have not been able to earn more than f35 a month, on an average. It was a demand that the pay for this class of work be increased, from two cents to two and a half cents per yard. that precipitated yesterday's trouble. LETTER DID NOT COME ACTING MOTHER- SUPERIOR SAYS SHE MAILED IT. Aberdeen School District Is Out $1000, and Citizens Are Very Angry ABERDEEN, Wash., -Aug. CO. Special.) tio Incident for a long time haa created tho interest that the letter -of Secretary McFarland, of the Board" of school di rectors to the mother superior of St. Joseph's Hospital has done, with re gard to the allegation of McFarland that the mother superior refused to give Information as to the attendance at St. Rose Academy, tHus depleting the school treasury of this district In the sum of -$1000 or over. The mother superior is nowin New York attending a meeting of the Sisterhood of Domlnl clan, of which she is a member. Sister Jgnatia, who Is acting In the mother superior's absence, says that a loiter, giving the desired information, was sent to C P. L Roberts, one of the school directors, to his address in South Bend, where he has been temporarily at work, but Mr. Roberts, who is here, denies that he received the lottcr. Mr. Mc Farland has copies of half a dozen let ters which he sent to the mother su perior, urging her to make the report, which did not come. At the last moment the mother su perior said the, report had been sent to South Bend, but Mr. Roberts tele graphed that It did not reach him. and then it was to late to got the figures In to thj county officers' report, it seems that the attendance at St. Rose Acad emy is 88. and as tho district is en titled p 118 for each pupil attending school, th'e loss is considerably more than first reported. r The trouble renews the olfl feeling here ln regard to parochial and public school support and leaves the Slsterf of Dominiclan in an unpleasant light, as -the Protestant business men and other non-Catholics have contributed; largely In. tho past to the support of their institution here. The Slst'ers hav no copy of their letter and it has not been returned from South Bend, so that the question of veracity as to Its hav-ing-been sent and received lies between the Sisters and School Director Roberts. SENATORS VISIT VANCOUVER Ankciiy and Piles View Federal Im provements and Are Entertained. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Aug. -(Special.) United States Senators Levi An keny and 8. H. Plies visited this city to day in connection with their proposed itinerary of the state. In company with State Senator Rands and other citizens, the Senators made an inspection of the work to be done on the Columbia River between Vancouver and the mouth of the Willamette, visiting the dredge- now at work on the channel of the river. Later in the day the Senators, accom panied by a number of citizens, visited Vancouver Barracks, where Improvements proposed by the War Department to the post were pointed out to them, and where they were entertained at the officers club, domiciled in the historic building known as "Grant's headquarters." In tho evening a reception was given the distinguished visitors at the Hotel Colum bia. The Senators go to Rldgefleld and La Center tomorrow. Recommend Higher Assessment. OREGON CITY, Or., Aug. 30.-SpecIal.) A specially appointed committee, repre senting the Oregon City Board of Trade, appeared before the county board of equalization today and submitted an ex haustive report relative to the assess ments of the various corporations in this county, which it is claimed are, as a rule, inadequately assessed. The com mittee recommends a material Increase In the listing of corporation property and franchises, In some Instances almost double the amounts at which these prop erties are now assessed. Among the corporations covered in the report are the Southern Pacific Company, the Oregon Water Power & Railway Company, the Oregon City Woolen Mills, the paper mills and the Portland General Electric Company. Each of the different corporations mentioned in the commit tee's petition has been notified to appear and show cause, why the request of the committee for increased assessment of that character of property should not be complied with. Crushed by a Falling Tree. OLYMPIA, Wash.,-Aug. 30. (Special.) James Malner, a logger employed ln the lumber camp of the Union Lumber Company, at Chambers Prairie, was fatally crushed this morning while felling a tree, dying within half an hour after the accident. Manier "was standing near a large log while felling the tree, and as the great stick' fell It struck a big fir tree, slewing the butt around off the stump, crushing him against the log. Mainer was 28 years of age and was a son of Dr. Mainer, one of the pio neers of Thurston County. Colic and Diarrhoea A Remedy Tbtt la Prompt and Pleasant. The prompt results produced by Cham berlain's Colic. Cholera apfl ftaffi Remedy together with its pleasant taste have won for it a place in many houi! XV&JP-X' T" ''C. mchaK Winslpr, Ala., writes: "I have us3 S!S?btJlI2? 90l!c' Cnolera and DiiS rhpea medy for myself and also with ?J?? tlnJ?y 3 'IIhoea and coll? and it always gives re promptly and uleasantly." For sale b, all drtriitC GUARDS ABE TO 60 Governor Mead Refuses to Alter His Decision. NO 'CRIMINALITY IS SHOWN Washington Executive Says He Does " Not Desire to Keep Explaining Their Status at the Walla Walla Fcnltentlury. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Aug. 30. (Special.) Governor Mead today com pleted his Inspection of the penitentiary and the matter of dismissing the guards for alleged wrongful acts ln registering before the last-city election. Just before leaving for home "by way of Portland, the Governor said: "It is a closed incident, so far as I am concerned. I have talked the matter over with many of the prominent citzens of this part of the state, who have taken up the case in behalf of the guards, and with all due deference to their wishes, I cannot see my way clear for altering my request for their dismissal. I will say, however, that I hope, instead of having to refer to it again, the matter will settle Itself by the men voluntarily tendering their resignations, subject to the conven ience of the state In filling their" places. "I wish further to say," explained the Governor, "that I regard the men involved as some of the most competent and val uable employes of the state, and ln my original letter to Warden Kees, I made It clear that I did not ask for their dis missal on the grounds that there was any criminality shown In their attempt to reg ister, but the matter has been given so much publicity that I do not feel that my administration should be called upon to be continually making explanations' as to why they are-retained." It la understood that no particular time has been decided upon for the resignations to go Into effect. Warden Kees will have a conference with the men tomorrow and tako up .the matter with them, and It may be some time before their places can be filled and new men broken In. MORE PUPILS; LESS TEACHERS Oregon County School Superintend ents Give Annual Reports. SALEM, Or.. Aug. 30. Special. The annual reports of County School Superin tendents for the school year ending ln 1503 show that the school population of this state has Increased from 145,720 to 152.930 during the past year, while the at tendance in the public schools has In creased from 103,877 to 30&.036. The num ber of teachers employed has dropped from 4045 in 1904 to 4022 ln IMS. The aver age dally attendance grew from 72,464 to 75,114. The total receipts have increased from $2,454,113.18 in 1901 to $2,627955 In 1KC Disbursements show an increase from 12.046.083 to J2.245.1M. , The average salary of female teachers in Oregon has increased during the year from $42.05 to $45.50, while the average sal ary of -male teachers has Increased from $54.22 to' $53.69. This shows In one year an Increase of 3 per centl n school population. 4 per cent in enrollment, nearly S per cent ln aver age dally attendance, and nearly 30 per cent In the total amount of expenditures for public school purposes. The increase In revenue is duo largely to heavier taxes voted by the people of the several dis tricts, the receipts from this source hav ing grown from J 547,000 in 1904 to $794,000 In 1903. an increase of 23 per cent. Under the new system of levying county school tax. the revenue grew last yoar from $760,000 to $S50.C00, or an increase of 14 per cent from that source. Expenditures for teachers' salaries In creased from $1,160,003 to $1,270,000. or near ly 30 per cent. The amount spent during the year for new buildings and sites grow from $253,000 to $354,000, or 36 per cent. ASSESSMENT RAISED AT BAKER Main Line of the O. R. ,& X. Feels the Heaviest Load. BAKER CITY, Or., Aug. 30. (Special.) The action of the County Board of Equal ization in raising the assessment of the O. R. & N. in Baker County is the chief topic of discussion on the streets in this city today. All railroad and. corporate in. terests are affected, but the onus of the new digression falls upon the main line. Some time since the Citizens League ap pointed G. Drowley, George Chandler and F. H. Dean a committee to consider the matter of railroad and corporate Inter ests and upon their report filed yester day the board acted. The committee found that the Inter state Commerce Commission reports to the Government that the O. R. & N. Co.'a holdings are worth $67,000 per mile, that its earnings are h&o per mile, that the company is assessed in Baker County only $550 per mile, that assessed pro portionately as oUffcr property Is assessed it should pay on $13,000 per mile, and from these figures they deduced the rec ommendation that the assessment be raised to at least $10,000 per mile, which recommendation the county board In dorsed. The Sumpter Valley was touched up proportionately, as were also some business men on Front street who had been too modest in the valuation of their holdings. TWO PRINCIPAL OFFICERS AR RESTED AND TRIED. Mertvin 3IcMancs and Mike Kllno Given"! 300 Fine 'lor Violation of Local. Option Lavr. '. CORVALLIS, Or., Aug. 30. (Special.) The Corvollls Social- and Athletic Club was raided -here this "acernoon by Sheriff Burnett, with the. result that two of the principal officers pf the organization were arrested, and are at the conclusion of their trial, at 10 o'clock tonight," under sentence of $300 each, for violation of the local-option law. The raid was made under direction of Deputy District Attorney Bryson, -who has already driven out the blind pigs and has undertaken'the task of ending the existence, of the social and athletic clubs. The convicted men were Merwln McMancs. vice-president, and Mike Kline, secretary and treasurer. At the time of thevxald a dozen persons were In the room, six of whom were playing cards and five were drinking liquors at the bar. Some of those drink ing had glasses to their Hps. Some con tinued until they had drained their glasses, but one man set his glass down and left It .unfinished. A Government licence was found ln the establishment. The bar was exactly the same as when the place was conducted by Ben Wol as a saloon before the local-option la went into effect. The room was well stocked with liquors of all kinds. The defendants demanded immediate trial, and the hearing was before Justice Holgate, without a Jury. P. A. Cline and Mike Kline appeared as counsel for the defense. The evidence showed Mc Manea to have given a glass of beer to Alex Shlck. a member of the club, and that the place was conducted under di rection of Kllno and McManes. The steward of the club is the barkeep er, and his testimony was that he is not a member: that C. C. Geer. a son of By. Geer, has resigned as president, and that Ned Smith had succeeded to the vacancy. The testimony also showed that when a member used up his portion of the club's stock of liquors, he is assessed, to pay for more. The defendants gave notice of an appeal. Miners Sign Wage Scale. HELENA, Mont., Aug. 30. A committee from District No. 22. United. Mlnework ers of America, embracing the states of Montana and Wyoming, today signed a wage scale with the representatives of the coal mines after a three-day's con ference here, fixing the wages to be paid from October 1, 1905, -until October 1. 1906. The scale is practically the same as the one now in force. Badly Injured in Runaway. OREGON CITY. Or., Aug. 30. Special.) In a runaway accident near Canby yesterday, Mrs. George Scramlin was badly injured, narrowly escaping with her life. Both of her lower limbs were frac tured as well as the right arm. Her con dition Is serious. STRIPES 10 8E DISCARDED OREGON" CONVICTS WILL WEAR UNIFORM OF BLUISH GRAY. Only as a Special Punishment Will Prisoners Be Compelled to Don Badgo of Shame. SALEM, Or., Aug. 30. (Special.) Stripes have been abandoned as prison garb ln Oregon, and as soon as tho change can be effected without throw ing away good clothing, practically all the convicts will wear uniforms of a bluish gray. Tho change has been or dered in the interests of discipline and reformation, and stripes wpl be placed upon a prisoner only, as a means of spe cial punishment. It Is expected that the uniforms now in use will be sufficiently worn by .the end of the year to Justify their being discarded. Many suits have already becn cast away and all new prisoners are given suits of gray. When the change has been perfected every pris oner will be dressed in gray trousers, shirt, blouse and cap and this uni form will be worn during good beha vior. For Infraction of the prison rules a convict may be condemned to wear a striped suit for a specified time or until his conduct improves. This punish ment, it is - thought, will be sufficient to reduce all ordinary violations of rules to the minimum. It is thought that out of 350 convicts not more than a dozen will wear stripes at any one time. Tills .system Is in use in New York, and Js said to give satisfactory results. It has "been suggested that prisoners would more easily escape if the' wear gray suits than thsy could if drdssea in ,strlpes. The prison officials say that experience shows that convicts who es cape manage to exchange their prison garb, for civilian clothing as soon as tfiey get out, so It will make no dif ference what their uniforms are. At the time', of a. break, if one were made, tho gray suits could be distinguished as far as they could be seen, and this would .bo all the advantage striped suits hax'e over ordinary clothing. GARFIELD GETS ELECTRIC ROAD Right of Wnjr Is Granted tho Spo kane & Inland. GARFIELD. Wash.. Aug. 30. Special.) The chief officers of" the Spokane & Inland Electric Railway were In Garfield today and held a meeting with the Gar field committee. As a result of the meeting the route through Garfield to Palouse was adopted. The committee agreed to furnish a free right of way through the town and depot grounds and aid In securing a right of way through the country! Graves and Blackwell, for the com pany, agreed to build the line through Garfield. Work will be prosecuted as rapidly as possible, and It is expected to have the line compacted to Garfield within a year from tftlsdate. Electricity will be used as motive power for freight as well as passenger trains, so there will be no danger of firing grain fields or buildings. The citizens of Garfield are greatly elated bver the events of today and there Is general rejoicing ln the surrounding country. Artillery Post at Presidio. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 30. News haa been received (hat the War Department has approved of the plans for the build ing of a new artillery post at the Pre sidio, and that $750,000 will be expended for this purpose within the next year. This will provide for the building of ten sets of barracks, ten officers' quarters, a handsome headquarters building, storehouses and a number of sheds for guns. All the buildings are to be of a sub stantial character and will be built of brick and stone. Divorce Cases at Oregon City. OREGON CITY, Or., Aug. 30. (Special.) Mrs. Blrdell Smith, of Columbia County, is plaintiff In a divorce suit filed here today against George F. Smith, of Cowlitz County, Washington. Desertion, following their marriage ln Michigan In lS3,-ls alleged by Mrs. Smith, who asks for the care of two minor children and an allowance of $15 per month as ali mony. Circuit Judge McBride today granted a decree of divorce in the case of Philena Romalne agaisat William B. Romainc. Collins Will Try Another Judge. .VICTORIA, B. C, Aug. SOWustlce Duff, of the Supreme Court, this afternoon up held the decision of Judge Lampman or dering the extradition of George D. Col lins, of San Francisco. Counsel for ac cused announced tonight that tomorrow morning application would be made be fore another Judge for a rehearing. In giving the decision Justice Duff re viewed the case at length, and it Is the opinion in legal circles that his position will be sustained by the higher courts. Chinese Inspector Cautioned. ABERDEEN, Wash.. Aug. 30. (Spe cial.) Colonel Nettleton, United States Immigration Agent here and Chinese Inspector, has received Instructions from Washington to use great caution in his dealings' with Chinese. Two have been found at Hoqulam without their certificates, 'but have glvfn proof that they have them at Portland. This no tice is on account of the present boy cott of American goods in Calna "r Marks" mt 29 Mto 7mi Btmx 20 Mule Team Brand BORAX SOAP Putt &ew life Into fabric and fc antiseptic "Woolen, Cotton, SHK or Linen garments wfll retain their original elasticity, finish, and life if ourlrjgScuic Borax soaps are toed in the larmtkr- Pure borax is & harmless atrbseptk. and the greatest cleanser known. Some so-called Borax Soap do aot contain a particle of borax they arc the kinds that destroy- clothes and redden hands. Buy our Borax Soap fn the form yem fikc best. It is absolutely pure. Borax Soap In Brs. Soap Chips in Packages. "Boraxo 5ath Powder In sifting top cans. rREC, cur booklet "Borax in the Home," and a saaspfe. of BoraxV Bath Po-wder or Pare Borax. Ask your dealer Tor' 20 MULE TEAM brtmd PAOIFIO COAST." ORE SHINES III GOLD BOHEMIA MINERS STRIKE 151 SIEXSETii RICH STREAK. Find in the Oregon Securities Prop erty Outclasses All Others Made in the District. COTTAGE GROVE, Or.. Auff. 30. (Special.) The rich ore bodies of He lena and Muslck mines that created so much excitement nre no longer the po tent factors of Bohemia. The Oregon Securities Company has opened the richest and most extensive ore bodies that have ever been found in Bohe mia. The ore Is so rich that gold oun be seen all through it. One sample vas brought in that weighs almost 100 pounds and one side of It is a shining mass of wire gold. This rich streak is six inches wide and has beeii opened up-to such an ex ten that the company will be able to extract several tons of this ore. The find was made In the Broadway claim, that lies to the side of the Champion vein. In the Champion vein a large ore body has been developed, which Ijas proven to be the longest continu ous ore body found In any of their claims. It is 200 feet In length and ha3 a width of three to ten feot. This ore is high grade, running from $20 to $40 per tun. Much excitement is shown over the finds of this company that have leaked out during the last few days. It- was known a month ago that important developments were being made on the Champion group, but the facts were unobtainable. The company is running its plant on a short shift daily on ac count of low water, but as soon as the Fall rains set In It will have ample water to run all its machinery to Its full capacity. AVII3l MISS JOJIXSOX FLED. Seattle. Woman Discovers Lover Is a Married Man. SEATTLE, "Wash.. Aug. 30. (Spe cial.) Because she discovered .he had obtained merely a "bed and board" di vorce from his wife In England. Miss Isabelle Johnson, a relative of the Gearys, of San Francisco, broke oft her engagement to Herbert Taylor, choirmaster In the Plymouth Congre gational Church, and fled to New York to escape his attentions. The broken engagement and the facts that lead up to it have created a big church and social scandal here, but Miss Johnson's action in flying to New York will probably make it short-lived. Taylor came here a year ago and se cured the church position. About the same time he met Miss Johnson. After he had won her, he told the story of his previous marriage in. England, pleading his life had been unhappy and he had recourse to the divorce court. There are two kinds of divorces in England, the one "be3 and board," cost lng but a pittance to obtain, and mere ly permitting husband and wife to llvo apart forbidding each to remarry. The second is an absolute divorce. Taylor's was of the first character, and he was obliged, under the decree, to pay his wife 12s. 6d. weekly alimony, some thing. It is claimed,- he had not done. Miss Johnson was told her fiance's father was a wealthy man. and after stories came of Taylor's first marrlago, she was induced by Taylor to write the father for a true statement of facts. She wrote the letter, and on a walk with the choirleader mailed it. Weeks later a letter ln answer came saying the father had received an envelope filled with blank paper. He recited the facts of the first marriage and de clared he himself was a very poor la boring man. Then Miss Johnson broke off the engagement and went to New York. HEAVY FIRE AT PRIEST RAPIDS Plnnins 31111 and Half of, Idaho Town Is Destroyed. SPOKANE, "Wash., Aug; 30. (SpedaL) Fire broke out in the planing mill of the "White Pine Lumber Company at Priest River. Idaho, at noon today, destroying the entire plant with 8.000.COO feet of lum ber. U boxcars on the Great Northern tracks, together with about 23 residences, comprising the northern portion, or half of the town. A stiff southwest wind was blowing when the Are broke out. and all efforts to check the flames proved futile. A special train carrying 300 men waa dispatched from Bonner's Ferry and In termediate points and a. large squad was sent over from Newport, but they ar rived too late to save the residence portion of the town, which adjoined the mill property. The loss will approximate J275.00P, with 5 60, CCO Insurance. No lives .were lost. Mistakes Father for a Deer. BELLINGHAM, "Wash., Aug. 3a Em ery McGInnls. ex-Deputy United States Marshal and one of the beat-known in surance cud rtal ciUt men la Nortaweet. A Borax Soap that actually contains Borax Oar Trade Mmric J a Gissmte Pmrity BORAX CO... SAN PRAMOfeOOCAU "Washington, was accidentally shot and killed by his son while hunting near Mount Baker Monday afternoon. 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Dr. Walker's method are regular and scientific He uses no patent nos trums or ready-made preparations, but cures the disease by thorough medical treatment. His New Pamphlet on Private Diseases sent free to all men who describe their trouble. PATIENTS cured at home. Terms reasonable. All letters answered In plain envelope. Consultation free and sacredly confidential. Call cxi or address DR. WALKER. 1S1 First Street. Corner Yamhill, Portland, Or 1 Borax dfrntgd tbtex fa. a-wiak New femt tksskk "rffi set ahtfai young man. seeing his father in the brush, mistook him for a deer and fired. Death was instantaneous. Bought, and wliich has been, has borne the signatnre of and has been made under his per sonal supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive you in this Signature of We treat successfully ail private ner vous and chronic diseases of men, also blood, stomach, heart, liver, kidney and throat troubles. Wo cure SYPHILIS (without mercury) to stay cured for ever. We remove STRICTURE without operation or pain, in 15 days. We stop drains, the result of self abuse, immediately. We can restore thm sexual vigor of any man under 50 b means of local treatment peculiar tq ourselves. We Cure Gonorrhoea In a Week The 'doctors of this Institute are all regular graduates, have had many years' experience, have been known la Portland for 15 years, have a reputa tion to maintain and will undertake no case unless certain cur caa be effected. Twenty Years of Success In the treatment of chronic diseases, such as lfver, kidney anq stomach disordors, constipation, diarrhoea, dropsical swellings, Bright's disease, etc Kidney and Urinary Complaints, painful, difficult, to frequent, milky or bloody urine, unnatural discharges speedily cured. Diseases of the Rectum Such as piles, nstula, fissure, ulceration, mucous ana bloody discnarses, cured without the knife, pain or confinement. Diseases of Men niood poison, gleet, stricture, ukuatural losses, lm- Cure guaranteed.