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THE MORXIXG OREGONUlN, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1905.
VALLEY LEAGUE
IS IN SESSION
Interests of Willamette Dis
trict Represented in De- -veiopment
Convention.
WORK FOR STATE'S GOOD
Speakers Score Policies of Allen
Owners of Lands and Railways.
Large , Outlays Planned by
Harrlman System.
EUGENE, Or., Sept. 29. (Special.) The
tMrd convontlon of the Willamette Valley
Development League" met this aftomoon
la the Courthouse, under favorable aus
pices, and from the manner In -which busi
ness bogan, and the vigor and earnestness
at the addresses of the spoakers. It -was
pvfdent from the start that the session
would result In groat good In awakening
totorest In the development of the vast
rosewces of Oregon.
From the sound of the call for order by
PresMoat E. Hofer, of Salem, a spirit of
sathttslasin took possession of the dele
gate, who were present In gratifying
numbers from all parts of the Valley, ex
cept, as was noted, that Portland was not
represented. This spirit of enthusiasm In
creased as speakers proceeded with their
addresses, and the meeting was not far
advanced before it was seen that those
men were not balking before the load
they had undertaken to pull In their ef
fort to drag Oregon out of the ruts of
passivoness and nonprogression to the
Mghw&y of enlightened development and
Mttorprise.
President's Address.
President Hofer In his opening address
pded the keynote of progress in an
able aad concise manner, and this was
taken ap and applauded by the whole con
vonikm. It was evident from his address
that railroads and corporations would
cnte In for criticism for retarding prog
ress for selfish motives, or for failure to
exert tholr powers In lines that mean
most for themselves and for the whole
state. Mr. Hofer also said:
X American commonwealth struggling to
'.nJ its roaJ has undergone more of the
rxjtpinr terror of discouragement than Ore
F. It has cost two millions of good money
K4 the unremitting effort of the beet and
brlgfetwt men and women of our cities, coun
Ue aad state. In putting up the Lewis and
Clark Fair to unleone our Imprisoned ac
tivities liter the rleep f half a century.
The (jaeelton of Chinese Immigration has
trm brought before our Commercial Club
by a Portland organ! ration demanding the re
real ef the exclusion act. This convention
wfM be called upon to decide whether the
Pacific Goost shall be made the dumping
ground and distributing center of unrestricted
Asiatic coolie labor.
Mweh development is posolble through pub
He ownership. Nothing should bo done to
dl(cnrace Investment of private capital, or
tuver-tmeats by corporations; but the people
of "Western Oregon should resort to public
ewnetvfetp only where It can be employed In
ettaMle&Inc a needed public utility.
Mr. Hofer was followed by F. XI. WIl
kUtf. who. as Mayor of the city. In a
brief peech, wolcomed the delegates.
Grlsscn on Co-Operation.
The seoend address was on the subject
f the "Progress of Co-Operation." by
Charles Grlspen, of McMinnvllle, president
of the Oregon Fire Relief Association.
Mr. Grissen, who Is an Interesting speak
er, made a strong plea for co-operative
or united effort In all lines of business
and advancement. He reviewed the his
tory and illustrated the effect upon na
tions of united effort a? against indlvldu
ilirer.. and the good and the bad arising
from each when carried to excess, finally
corning to the theory of co-operation in
this country and taking the middle
ground as the standard for the greatest
good. He took examples from the Ameri
can Government, such as the postal sys
tem, as well as from the great corporate
Institutions. These latter, while being In
dispensable factors In progressive devel
opment, furnished a good example of co
operation for common good up to a rea
sonable degree, then when carried to the
extreme became Institutions for private
gala, whereby the greatest good ceased
to reme to the greatest numbers, but the
greateftt numbers were forced to contrib
ute to the welfare of the co-operative few.
He struck a popular, chord here when he
championed the idea of public or munici
pal ownership of public utilities and re
ferred to the water and light systems as
successful examples.
Oregon's- Backwardness.
Judge Stephen A. Lowell, who arrived
on the delayed train was next called "and
spoke on "A Square Deal for Oregon."
He spoke In his customary forcible and
convincing manner, and after mentioning
conditions In Oregon, the great natural
resources, the Sparse population, and the
failure to adx-anec In proportion to the
opportunities, opened out on the reasons
for such conditions and the remedy
therefore. He charged Oregon's tardiness
In development as compared with other
states to three principal causes: First,
clannish sectionalism and selfishness of
:he people; second, a lieu ownership of
large tracts of land; third, foreign con
trol of railways.
Under the first head he called attention
to the political and commercial pulling
and hauling between different parts ol
the state and the failure to unite on pub
lic questions as becomes a great com
monwealth. In the matter of legislation
he referred to the common log-rolling and
notorious disposition to oppose measures
unless they contained some concession to
a particular locality, and especially to
attacks on the constitution on the matter
of salary of some officer. Under this
head. Portland, the single large dty of
the state, came in for a roasting, and ref
erence was made to tho Lewis and Clark
Exposition management as acting on the
theory that it was strictly a, Portland af
fair and that Portland day was the one
or greatest consequence and the benefits
to Oregon secondary to the interests of
the metropolis.
Alien Interests Ignore State.
Under the second head he spoke of
obstacles to development In the holding
of large tracts of lands by aliens for
unearned Increment- Timber of great
value was held by alien capitalists who
made no effort to convert the forests
to the benefit of industry; cattle bar
ons In other states controlled vast
areas on which thefr stock, grazed and
the increment taken where Oregon ob
tained no benefit, large farms were
"held and the thousands of men who
wanted small tracts on which to sup
port tnelr families were unable to ob
tain them.
Then he took up the matter of trans
portation, which he handled with great
force, charging that the railroad, few
as they are. are operated with the idea
of producing big dividends for the
stockholders In New York and in for
eign lands, rather than with any view
ot developing the natural resources of
the slate. Besides; wncn the dividends
are earned. Instead of applying any rea
sonable portion to development or ex
tension in this field, they are taken and
expended for development in other
states. He alleged that If the O. R. &
N. and the O. & C had remained In the
hands of the men who built them, Ore
gon would show ten times the popula
tion that it does today and that exten
sions are only made on paper, whereas
there ought now t6 be lines from New
port to eastern connections from The
Dalles south to California, from Pen
dleton to Nevada and from Eugene to
Klamath basin, with feeders on alL
While he did not hold the local repre
sentatives of the great roads respon
sible for their failure to provide these,
he did hold them responsible to the
extent of their reports to their supe
riors. He prophesied a departure from
this narrowness of policy, but the peo
ple would have to awaken and demand
It in an emphatic manner.
Colonel Manning's Address.
"Relation of Legislation to Develop
ment" was the subject of the address
of Colonel Isaac A. Manning, of Salem,
who reviewed the present conditions
and made comparisons with those In
other states, especially Oregon's Imme
diate neighbors on the north and south.
More liberal policies, greater enter
prise of the people, and legislative en
couragement pushed these states ahead,
while, with its superior natural re
sources Oregon seemed too much in
clined to let Nature do all, and as a
result was falling behind.
Much of the Interest of the convention
centers In the report of the league's
committee on transportation, reviewing
the work done by It In seeking better
railway service for the valley and out
lying railway development, which tho
Harrlman system is now undertaking in
"Western Orogon.
The following report was submitted at
the close of the session by J. G. Graham,
Salem, secretary of the pen oral transpor
tation committee of the league:
Work of the Development league.
The work or the "Willamette Valley Devel
opment League since Its organization at Sa
lem, March S3. 1005. has been of great ben
efit not only to the Willamette Valley, but to
all of Western Oregon. The building of any
part of a state depends solely on the effort of
Us people, and the Willamette Valley De
velopment League needs the assistance of the
people of Western Oregon In the worW they are
trying to do for the good of this section of
our great and growing state.
Before the metlng held at Salem a call was
Irsued toy the president and secretary of the
Oregon State Development League for a meet
ing to be held at Portland in April, but this
was later recalled, for some reason not al
together clear to the members of our league.
At our meeting the matter was dlsiussed and
a resolution adopted asking that the Portland
meeting be held, and there Is no doubt that
the stand taken by our league resulted in a
convention being held at Portland on Arll
26 and 27,
The transportation committee took up the
matter of running the new observation cars
through the valley from Portland Instead ot
from Glendale south, but the matter couM not
be arranged. The Chicago and San Francisco
officials of the Southern Pacific Company were
appealed to and Instructions were Issued that
the cars be run as requested, but the operat
ing department at Portland stated they did
not have facilities at Portland for handling the
cars. The observation cars have not yet been
run out of Portland, and as far as we know
no steps have been taken to remedy the situ
ation. Cheap Excursions Planned.
The league aked that the railway managers
of the lines centering In Portland run weekly,
or oftener. low-rate excursion trains starting
from Portland and making the tour of the
valley In a day and returning to Portland In
the evening. This would have given Exposi
tion visitors a chance to see the country and
the country towns and cities would have glad
ly entertained these excursionists, as is done
In other rtatts that have a large tourist travel.
This would have given Pair visitors an op
portunity to see the Interior of the state by
daylight: and It would also have given the
people of the Interior, who have liberally sup.
ported the Fair and the railroads a great sat
isfaction. It Is part of the work of the'league ta do
everything possible toward securing the per
manent Improvement of our Coast harbors. In
cluding Tillamook Bay. Taqulna Bay, SluMaw
Bay and Coos Bay, Also to work for an open
river from Portland to the Willamette Val
ley. The present charge ef M cents per ton
Is an unjust tax on the farmers and producers
of the valley, and It 1c time some action was
taken by Con trees toward opening this great
waterway. The work of the Development
League Is to encourage the building of rail
roads, both steam and trolley, advertlie ear
resources. Induce Immigration and aid la every
other way possible to help upbuild this sec
tion of our great and growing state.
Not a Local Organisation.
This organization wan complimented by the
publication In July. 1003. of a report pre
pared by the transportation committee of the
Portland Chamber of Commerce and widely cir
culated In pamphlet form, that adopts and
makes Its own the Ideas advanced by the league
at the Salem and Independence conventions.
The Willamette Valley Development League
appreciates this, although the Portland com
mittee In no way recognizes the existence of
our valley league, other than by the adoption
of Its Ideas. We wish to emphasize the fact
that the Willamette Valley organization Is as
Independent commercial organization In the
Interest of Western Oregon and the development
of the great Interior that Is without railroads,
and that if is not the offeboot of any Portland
organization, working merely tor a locally,
but devoted to the development of the entire
state.
Justice to the Railroads.
In a spirit of fairness and Justice to 'the
railroad corporations engaged in developing
Oregon we wish to give credit for all that has
been accomplished or undertaken since the
first convention of the Willamette Valley De
velopment League held at Salem. Soon af
ter that meeting It was announced that the
Harrlman system would expend about $3,000.
00O In the betterment of its lines throughout
Oregon, and this has been done In part. Whi
all Improvements have been completed. In
cludlsg rock ballasting from Portland to the
California line, the Harrlman linns will
be equal to the demands of the heaviest traf
fic. The Lafayette cut-off I nearly completed,
and will cost about $50,000. giving Newberg
and other parts of Tamhlll County nearer ac
cera to thn county seat. In Washington
County an additional passenger train has been
put on from Forest Grove to Portland, giving
that county practically a suburban eervlee. A
Sunday train from Corvallls to Portland has
alio been put on. The extension of the Al
bany local to Eugene Is also a valued Im
provement, as It enables patrons of the road
to go io Portland and return the same day,
and we hope this train will be made perma
nent and not discontinued after the Lewis and
Clark Fair.
Important Construction Work.
Immediately after the Independence conven
tion eteps were taken to push construction of
the Sprlngneld-Henderson line, connecting the
East Side railway with the main line, sav
ing a haul of sawmill products via Tallman
Junction to Albany and back south within a
few miles of the starting point. This will be
of great benefit to the company and shippers,
and will cost about S150.000.
Immediately after the creation by this league
of a committee to gather statistics of tonnage
fcr a line to some deep-sea harbor on the
West Coast came the startling announcement
that the Harrlman system would construct a
line from 'Drain to Marzhfield on Coos Bay
at a cost of over S3.O00.O0O; that all the plans
were completed, and. barring securing some
additional right of way. the corporation was
ready to let the contract In this connection
the league would urge that all persons hav
ing right of way for proposed lines of rail
roads be reasonable and moderate In demands
for compensation. Nothing advances the value
of land or develops a new country so mach as
the construction of a railroad through It. and
demanding excmslve prices for rights of way,
depot, station and shop grounds retards the
construction of any proposed railroad and often
defeats all progress. ,
Employ More White Labor.
The league notej with pleasure the substi
tution In -some Instance of white labor on
the section and bridge garx of the Harrl
man system la Oregon. We cannot commend
this too highly, and hope for the day when
'corporations enjoying a public franchise will
employ none other than persons who are
American citizens or have declared their In
tention to assume the burden of citizenship.
White laborers do "better and more intelligent
work, support faznllle and become taxpayers,
to say nothing of being patriotic citizens and
sustaining church, school and state
The people of Western Oregon have a com
mon Interest In Its development. What
helps one helps all. All railroad lines seek
ing entrance Into our state should be en
couraged -n every way possible, and tho
building of trolley lines should be given
every encouragement. We are all working
for the good of Western Oregon and we look
to the people of this section ot Oregon to
aid us.
This league has not sought to Indict (he
Harrlman system of having sinister motives
toward Oregon, but has sought constantly
to represent fairly and justly both sldns In
Ihe great struggle between those who have
transportation to sell and those who are
compelled to buy transportation,
Samssary f JSxpeadlture.
The league has secured from the highest
authority of the Harrlman system the fol
lowing summary of expenditures a Oregon,
and alro proposed expenditures, which are
now Tor the flrkt time made public:
Expended by the Southern Pacific Com
j&ay lines In Oregon daring fiscal year end
ing June 30. 1803, for maintenance of way,
$1,002,053.40.
Expended for the same purpose for fiscal
year ending June 30. 1MU. S17.528.0.
Increase for fiscal year ending June 30.
1905, S874.163.30.
In addition there was spent for fiscal year
ending June 30, 1003. approximately $320,
000 for permanent Improvements.
Extraordinary work done during ths year
ending June 30. 1003. filling bridges Includ
ing culverts for same system. $297,650.
Belaying main line Ashland to Saginaw to
new standard 60-pound steel rails, length
approximately 152 miles, estimated cost
JS38.S37.
New steel bridges. 301.023.
Forty-seven miles of ballasting on main
line now in process of construction with
necessair widening of banks. J S3 .2.10,
Improvements la yards and buildings ax-
Roseburg and other important points, esti
mated. 4C9.236.
Lafayette and St Joe cut-off. estimated.
$43,047.
Springfield-Henderson connection, includ
ing construction of steel bridge over Wil
lamette River, estimated. $147,210.
Orders have been Issued far construction
of railroad from Drain to Marshfleld. 81
miles in length, estimated cost; J3.300.000.
The following extraordinary work Is con
templated, to be done during the year 1006:
Relaying main line from Saginaw to Port
land with new steel rails, estimated cost,
Sl.120,000.
Bridge filling, cost J 137.000.
New steel bridges. $302,000.
Willamette at Stanford Today.
At the evening session, an address of
wclcpme was delivered by S. H. Friend
ly, president of the Eugene Commercial
Club. Rev. E. TV. Elaycr, of Independ
ence, spoke in an Interesting vein on "A
Few Observations of, the Mlssourlans."
"Irrigation in the Willamette Valley" was
the subject of a paper by Mr. Blaloch,
who dealt with possibilities of irrigation
in this Valley and the probable results to
be derived by scientifically applying the
waters from the streams to the soils.
At the close of his paper a motion car
ried for the chair to appoint a commit
tee of 15 to investigate this subject and
endeavor to evolve a plan for Its ac
complishment and report at next meeting.
ASK RECEIVER FOR THE XE
IIALEM COAL COMPANY.
Transfer of 750 Shares Without Con
sideration Alleged Corporation
Ordered to Show Cause.
ASTORIA. OR Sept 29. (Special.)
A suit was filed In the Circuit Court
today by Richard Wills and nine other
stockholders In the Xehalem Coal Com
pany against the company and M. S.
Copeland. The complaint recites that de
fendant Copeland purchased a tract of
land fur 312,000 and through a conspi
racy with the other directors sold tho
land to the company for $12.89 in cash
and 759 shares of the company's stock.
It alleges that this transfer of stock
was without consideration and Illegal
and asks that It be set aside, also that
a receiver be appointed for the company
and that Defendant Copeland be com
pelled to pay the company 175,909 or
return the 750 shares of stock.
The court ordered the defendants to
appear on October 9 and show cause
why a receiver should not be appoint
ed and the oompany be compelled to
turn its books over to the Clerk of the
Court for examination.
WILD INVESTIGATE PRISON.
Governor Mead Looks Into Fever
Cases at Walla Walla.
WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Sept. 23.
(Special.) Governor Mead announced this
morning that the charges made against
Wardon Kees will be given a public -hearing
by himself and the State Board of
Audit and Control some time, during the
latter part of October. The charges are
of Incompetency and responsibility for
the present epidemic of typhoid fever at
the penitentiary. Friends of the Warden'
say the whole matter is merely a fac
tional tight In the Republican party, and
'that his enemies are after his official
scalp.
The fact that there have been many
cases of typhoid fever in the penitentiary
has never been denied, hut an effort has
been made to fasten the blame for its ex
istence on the present management.
There have been during the last two
months over 100 cases of more or less
serious nature among, the 753 convicts, but
not a death has been recorded.
That a fight will result Is evidenced by
the fact that every employe of the peni
tentiary except two today signed a state
ment refuting the allegations In a recent
Tacoma newspaper article. In which it
was stated that there was discord between
the employes and tile Warden. The two
who did not sign the statement were out
of town and could not be seen.
TRAIN" CREW IS CENSURED
Welscr Jury Finds Accident Duo to
Violation of Rules.
WEISER, Idaho. -Sept. 23. (Special.)
The Coroner's Jury to Investigate the
cause of the head-end collision at Baton
Station, near this city, on the Short Line
railroad, on the morning of September 23.
by which Mall Clerk J. W. Harrison and
Fireman Ed. Rovelstcadt were killed,
reached a verdict this afternoon, after
heing in continuous session for three, days,
with several adjournments to procure evi
dence. fc"he Jury found that the men named
came to their death as the result of said
collision, and that the engineer, conductor
and brakemen of the second section of the
passenger train No. 1 were responsible for
the accident, having violated train order
No. 127. which required them to stop at
Eaton StaUon until S:15 A. M. "We find
by order No. 127," says the verdict, "that
train No. 25 had until S:15 A. M. to reach
Eaton siding, and if the second section of
No. 1 had obeyed said order No. 137, train
No. 25 would have made Eaton siding in
plenty of time. Also we And that If rule
No. 89 of the Oregon Short Line railroad
was applicable in this case, the train crew
of No. 26 should be censured for not obey
ing said rule. We also censure the Short
Line Railroad Company for not enforcing
said rule at all times."
Train rule No. E9 requires Inferior trains
to be on sidings ten minutes before arrival
of superior trains. 'Had this rule been
obeyed strictly, the accident would not
have occurred.
FRESHMEN ARE OUTWITTED
Sophomores at Walla Walla Burn
Flag and Dine Free.
WHITMAN COLLEGE, Walla Walla,
Wash.. Sept. 29. (Special.) The sopho
mores outwitted the freshmen In the an
nual class scrap today and burned the
flag which the latter flew at the top of
a 70-foot pole? on the campus. All day the
freshmen had been guarding the Orange
banner, which John Lyman, class presi
dent, put up at midnight. At 3:33 seven
sophs drove up to the ioot of the pole,
concealed in the bottom of an express
wagon by a large cloth. Before the fresh
les realized what had happened Arthur
Morgan, a soph, was half way up the
pole, and the pride of '09 soon went up In
smoke. The under classmen revenged
themselves by tying up every sophomore,
piling them like cordwood In the same
express wagon and taking them two miles
out of town, where they were divested of
shoos, coats and -shirts and left tied. They
reached a phone and returned In an auto
cab about 6 o'clock, making the campus
ring with their class j-elL The freshmen
gave a banquet to ihe victorious sophs
tonight
SEAT NOT VACATED
Result Does Not Follow J. N.
Williamson's Conviction.
ACTION BY HOUSE REQUIRED
Pending Such Action, Gov. Chamber
lain Will Not Call Special Elec
tion to Fill Congressional
Post of Princville 3Ian.
SALEM. Or., Sept. 29. (Special.) The
Second Congressional District will prob
ably be without a Congressman when the
National legislative body meets In De
cember. J. N. Williamson has not yet
taken his seat In pursuance of his last
election, and probably will not attempt to
do so while a conviction of crime hangs
ovor him. Should he offer to take the
oath of office and occupy his seat in the
House of Representatives an objection
would probably be made.
It has been thought by some that the
conviction of Williamson before he has
taken the oath of office creates a vacancy
which should be filled by a special elec
tion to be called by the Govenror. Gov
ernor Chamberlain Is not of that opinion.
"When asked regarding the matter tonight
he said:
"Each house in Congress is the Judge
of the qualifications of its members. The
House of Representatives can seat Mr.
Williamson It It wishes, so It Is apparent
that the conviction does not ipso facto
create a vacancy. Even though he should
not offer to take his seat, or to be sworn
irr at the opening of Congress, I am of
the opinion that no vacancy would exist.
He might take the oath of office later.
The conviction Is not final until the time
for appeal has expired or the Judgment
has been affirmed on appeal. I do not see,
therefore, that a vacancy will exist In
the office of Congressman at the opening
of the next session."
COMMENT OF NEW YORK PRESS
Persistence of Government on Pros
ecuting Fraud Applauded.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Sept. 23. Commenting on the con
viction of Representative Williamson, the
New York Tribune says:
"The conviction of three more defend
ants In the Oregon land-fraud cases, one
of them a Representative in Congress, Is
another triumph for the Administration's
policy of making war on offenders, no
matter what their political affiliations or
personal prestige may be. Last Summer,
John H. Mitchell. Senator from Oregon,
was found guilty of accepting compensa
tion for work done for constituents of his
before the departments. His long service
In the Senate, and his standing as a party
leader did not save him from prosecution,
once the Government was put In posses
sion of evidence pointing to his indict
ability under the Federal statutes.
"In spite of their political standing and
influence, three more Oregon politicians,
also Republicans, are now, after a long
logal battle, convicted of conspiring to
suborn perjury and obtain by fraudulent
entries title to public land. One of the
guilty men, John N. Williamson, is a
member of the House of Representatives;
another. Dr. Van Gesner. Is Williamson's
partner in business; and the third. Marlon
R. Biggs, was formerly United States
Commissioner. To make cases against
these conspirators, the Government was
put to the severest effort. Local sentiment
was Invoked to protect them, and many
obstructions were thrown In the way of
Justice. The District Attorney had to be
removed before the prosecutions began,
and a Judge from another state was final
ly secured to sit in the court which tried
them. Two Juries were deadlocked, but
the third, as the evidence grew more and
more decisive, gave a verdict of guilty.
"The Interior Department, which ini
tiated these prosecutions, and the Depart
ment of Justice, which conducted them,
are entitled to high praise for running
down culprits who thus sought to shield
themselves behind their political records.
To tear the mask from grafters of this
sort Is helpful and Inspiring to the public
sorvice."
The New York World says:
"Persistence has met Its reward In the
prosecution of Representative Williamson
and his associates at Portland on land
fraud charges. Secretary Hitchcock has
every right to the feeling of gratification
which he expresses. In his chase for land
thieves he has shown himself a respecter
of neither house of Congress."
FULTON EXPRESSES REGRET
His Sole Comment on Verdict in
Williamson Case.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Sept. 23. Senator Fulton, who
came East to put his son in school at
Baltimore, arrived here today, and will
take up the matter of the appointment of
the Register and Receiver of the Roseburg
Land Office. It Is probable some action
may be announced next week.
Mr. Fulton does not care to comment on
the result of the Williamson trial, further
than to express regret at the verdict re
turned. WIVES SEEKING DIVORCE.
Cruelty and Desertion Is Charged
Against Troge and Weller.
OREGON CITY. Or.. SepL 29. (Spe
cial.) Henry Troge. a prominent farmer
of Damascus, Is defendant In a divorce'
suit filed In the Circuit Court by his sec
ond wife. Flora Troge, whom he mar
ried at Damascus, this county, in 1S3S.
Troge Is charged with a variety of mis
conduct, consisting of applying vile and
Indecent epithets to .the wife, who says
that in October, lSQ2,-he beat her so that
she had to run to neighbors for
protection.
Besides a legal separation, the, plaintiff
asks the custody of the two minor chil
dren and petitions the court to decree
herself the owner in fee simple of an
undivided one-third Interest In her hus
band's estate, which consists of real
property In Clackamas County and at
Eycajiore, Multnomah County, worth
110,700, together with personal propertj
worth $2400. Mrs. Troge also asks that
her husband be compelled to pay $250 as
expenses of the emit, $100 as alimony for
the support of herself and children during
the pendency of the suit and for ISO a
month permanent alimony.
Etta M. Weller, who was married to
William H. Weller at Vancouver, In 1533.
is suing for a divorce on the grounds of
desertion alleged to have taken place in
August, 1901. Plaintiff asks the custody
of a minor child and an allowance of $23
per month from the husband, who. Is em
ployed in a sawmill In the State of
Washington.
TRAMPS HELD AS SUSPECTS
' ' . '.'
Four Hoboes Arrested tor Murder of
Companion.
CHEHALIS, Or., Sept. . (Special.)
Four trawp were -captured at Cutis
Rock this morning by Sheriff Urquhart,
of Chehalls and Marshall Shields, of Cen
tralla. Thus far only one, Frank Scfae
wene. has given his name. The Identity
of other-3 is unknown. These men are
held pending investigation of their con
nection with the death of an unknown
member of their gang who was found
here dead by the Main-street crossing
early Tuesday morning. The four men
arrested today and the dead man. whose
Identity they either cannot or will not
reveal, except that he was called Tom,
were driven from Centralla Monday after
noon by Shields.
All except Schewene. who was Inclined to
talk at first denied even having been In
Chehalls. Later two others of the gang
told Shields that the dead man was killed
by a train. Schewene says six of them
were drunk here Monday night, and that
the dead man got lost from the party
while It was on the way to Dr. Kenne
cott's barn, where they slept. The Coro
ners inquest Is likely to be reopened to
morrow, when eensational developments
are expected.
FOR TERMINALS AT COLFAX
Spokane and Inland Electric Pays
540,000 for Land.
COLFAX. Wash.. Sept. . (Special.)
The Spokane & Inland Electric Railroad
Company today bought $40,000 worth of
property In Colfax for terminals for Its
new line now being built from Spokane to
Pullman, Colfax. Moscow and Palouse.
The ground Includes the residence of
Mayor Davenport, and the passenger de
pot will be built on these lots. Twenty
two acres in the extreme northwest part
of town Is also Included. The company
will build a passenger station, freight de
pot, five grain warehouses and 1500 feet
of sidetrack. About a dozen residences
are included In the purchase. These must
be removed before next April. Work on
the road Is being rushed and about 20
miles of the roadbed has been completed.
The line Is to be running into Colfax
within one year.
NORTHWEST DEAD.
Thomns C. Rowley.
ASTORIA, Or. Sept- 29. (Special.)
Thomas C. Rowley, of Seaside, died at the
hospital last night from appendicitis. The
deceased was but 19 years and was born
In Franklin County, Nebraska, on April
3, 1SS6. He was employed by the Engi
neers Department at Fort Stevens for
several months, but left there about two
weeks ago to work In the sawmill at Sea
side. His parents live In Baltimore, Md.
Mr. Rowley was a member of the Red
Men's Lodge at Hammond and his funeral
will be held on Sunday under the auspices
of that order.
Elmer E. Charman.
OREGON CITY. Or.. Sept- 29. (Special.)
Elmer Ellsworth Charman, for -many
years a prominent business man In this
city, died of lung trouble at his residence
here this afternoon. Mr. Charman was a
native of Oregon City, where he was born
September 23. 1S51. Left fatherless at an
early age. he immediately became identi
fied with the business life of the com
munity. In which he was at all times a
public-spirited member. Besides a mother,
the deceased left a wife and one daugh
ter, and a brother, T. Leonard Charman.
Alaska Packers Stops Dividends.
SAN FRANCISCO. SepL 29. The Alaska
Packers' Association has voted to suspend
the paymont of dividends for the present.
A circular to the stockholders says that,
In view of the surplus of canned salmon,
and after the most careful consideration,
having due regard for the future and per
manent welfare of the Alaska Packers'
Association and the highest Interests, of
its stockholders. It Is now deemed prudent
to forego the payment of further dividends
until such time as a return to healthy and
normal market conditions may again place
the association In a position to render to
Its stockholders the satisfactory returns
on their investments which they have
been accustomed to receive during tho
last 12 years.
Shingle Mills Bureau Organized.
SEATTLE. Sept. 29. The Shingle Mills
Bureau, an association to control the out
put of Washington red-cedar shingles, was
organized, this afternoon, in the office of
D. W. Bass, In the Alaska building. About
SO per cent of the total output of the state
was. represented, and after naming the
various working committees, a resolution
was adopted ordering a close-down of the
mills during the months of December and
January next. The following officers were
elected: President. D. W. Bass; vice-president.
TV. M. Bolcom; secretary. Earl
Pooler; treasurer, A. W. Mackle.
Stranded Company From Antipodes.
VICTORIA. B. C. SepL 29. Steamer
3IIowera, which arrived yesterday from
Australia, brought many of the mem
bers of the American Novelty Company,
which stranded In New Zealand. M. B.
Curtis, of "Samuel of Posen" fame, took
the company to the Antipodes and did not
pay salaries or expenses. The steamer
Tavlunl. on which the company sailed
from New Zealand, was held three hours
at Auckland, while Sheriffs searched
vainly for Curtis.
Charged With Kidnaping.
BUTTE. MonL, SopL 29. Believing that
W. J. Adams, of considerable athletic
fame throughout this state, knows more
than he is at present willing to tell con
cerning the sudden disappearance ten
days ago of Miss Mary McDonald, the
father of the girl has sworn to a com
plaint In the County Attorney's office,
charging Adams with the crime of kid
naping. Adams was at once placed under
arrest, and is no wat liberty on a $3000
bond.
For Railway Rate Legislation.
SALEM, Or., Sept. 2S- (Special.) Gov
ernor Chamberlain has been requested to
appoint one delegate from each of the
Congressional districts In Oregon to rep
resent this state at the Interstate Com
merce Law Convention, to be held In Chi
cago, on October 26 and 27. The purpose
of the convention Is stated to be "to im-
FEED
Your
Thinker
Brain (and other nerve matter)
wastes away exactly as other portions
of the human body give out a little
every hour. Unless this waste is re
paired the brain gets "weak and brain
fag and nervous prostration set in.
This "waste is restored naturally by
Albumen and Phosphate of Potash
found in
Grape-Nuts
All worn-out, broken-down brains,
can surely be rebuilt by the use of
GRAPE-NUTS, the most scientific
food in the world.
If you are & thinker your brain
wastes away in proportion as you
use it. It can ha kept KEEN on
GRAPE-NUTS.
Look for the. little book "The
Road to 'WelivilIe,, in each pkg.
Iktrt'i a RtMei
A Delicate Flavor
Government experts
say, and every housewife
KNOWS, that hard wheat
flour is better than any
other for making bread.
But the housewife has
often wished that it was
lighter in color and quality.
The new electric pro
cess used in the milling of
White River Flour from
the famous blue stem
wheat not only lightens its
color but renders the flour
more granular and absorp
tive, better for making
bread.
Housewives who use it
know about the delicately
flavored, toothsome, white
bread it makes.
There's a guarantee that goes
with every sack of White River
Flour that says, "Use a sack, and
if you don't think it better than
any other flour you ever tried,
return it and your grocer will
gladly refund your money."
$1.25
mah
and Clark county, Washington
Allen & Lewis
Wholesale Grocer
Selling Agents
Portland, Oregon - U. S. A.
M Bunas mm
WhieRiver
: 1 . :
7M? rsiAnntPte fifl D
White River Flour Makes Lighter, Whiter Bread
press upon Congress the public demand
for legislation for governmental supervi
sion over railway rates In line with the
recommendation of the President in his
last annual message to Congress."
Gllstrap Succeeds Harris.
EUGENE, Or.. Sept. 29. (Special.) At
a meeting, yesterday afternoon, of the
delegates to the last Republican State
Convention. "W. G. Gllstrap. secretary of
tho committee, was elected state commit
teeman for this county, to succeed Judge
L. T. Harris, resigned.
Big Seal at Westport.
ABERDEEN. "Wash.. Sept. 29. (Spe
cial.) One of the largest deals In real
"Affliction is not sont
There wouldn't be many
Crossett shoes worn, if there
'3-
"MAKES
12 your dealer 49 net keep them, we will rid any style en,
receipt f rle with 25c- .drfltlnait pay forwarding cHartfes.
LEWIS A. CROSSETT, Inc., NORTH ABINGT0N, MASS,
V
sack in Multno
and Clackamas
counties, Oregon
estate on Gray's Harbor this year was
the transfer today of a tract of land
at TVestport from Nlnemire & .Morgan
to a Seattle syndicate for $20,000. Tha
land lies near the ocean and will ba
dyked for gardening and "dairy pur
poses. "Will Slaughter Pheasants.
SALEM. Sept. 29. (Special.) Over SCO
hunters' licenses have been issued by;
County Clerk Roland, and more appli-i
cants are coming to his office daily. Thera
is an evident Intention to engage in tho
slaughter of pheasants as soon as tha
season opens on October 1. Reports aa
to the number of pheasants this yeatf
vary, but It Is probable that the birds aro
about as plentiful as usual.
In vain."
weren't so many bad shoes
worn. Painful experiences with bad
shoes make ' the" most CROSSETT
customers. Good style need never
pinch comfort nor comfort limit style.
CROSSETT
SHOE
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ITRADS KARZ