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boy's story given to the officers the
day after the tragedy, owing to his
youth the officers are' loath to believe
that he could possibly have committed
the revolting crime.
TO
THE FRANCHISE
7 1 J W f -J
talking on the night of the murder with
Neitigan ana tiisie Miiinuir, swore mm
fche say Nelllgan return and walk past
the house fter his departure for his
home and disappear dow-n the road not
far from the deserted cow barn to
which the Millhuff girl walked in the
fast gathering darkness. This was the
last Marie saw of either Tom Nelllgan
or the Millhuff girl.
WINS THE BENNETT PRIZE
Votes Close at 9 o'clock With
Biggest Batches Yet
Received.
Right of City to Buy Front
Street Line Adopted by
the Council.
THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 190G.
END YELLOWSTONE
PHI CONTEST
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COUNT WILL SOON BEGIN
On the Last Day, Candidates Bring
In More Than a Million Votes
and Twenty Thousand
Dollars In Coin.
WILL TAKE FEW GUESTS.
A. L. Mitchell, manager of The Ore
gonian Yellowstone Park contest, an
nounces that a limited number of
guests wni be taken alona; with the
party on the trip to the Yellowstone
Park. Bol.ie City, Salt Lake City and
other places of Interest. The party
will travel In a special train and an
unusual opportunity is offered to per
sons desirous of visiting the famed
Yellowstone at minimum expense. For
outside persons the round trip will
be $St), which will Include meals and
all other accommodations while in the
Park. Meals and Pullman accommo
dations on the special train are not
Included In the $80. All remittances
for reservations upon the Pullmans,
which will be made In the order
they are received, ehould be addressed
to Contest Manager, room 200, Ore
B"onlan. Thousands of persons In Portland and
th Northwest are awaiting with fever
ish anxiety the publication of the out
come of The Oregonlan Yellowstone Park
contest, the Kreatest, most highly suc
cessful and most thoroughly satisfactory
contest ever conducted by any newspa
per. Although their labors are over, and
they no longer pursue the precious votes,
the strain upon the several hundred young
lady candidates Is more intense than
ever before, and they are living a life of
expectation, of hope and despair, now
that The Oregonian Yellowstone Park
contest la over.
With a climax fitting the unprecedented
success that has been achieved, the con
test came to a glorious conclusion last
night. The scenes which accompanied the
. closing of this remarkable affair were
alive witli enthusiasm, the Intcnsest in
terest, excitement and surprises almost
without number.
Knger Candidates Visit Oftlce.
"When the contest officially came to a
close In the ofllce of the contest manager
In the circulation department of The Ore
gonian, the large room was packed with
the eager candidates and their friends.
Thousands upon thousands yes, millions
of votes were received last night, and
it will be several days before the lists can
be completed and the winners announced.
No less than 2000 persons called upon
I he contest manager yesterday and
brought with them votes for their favored
candidates. At night there was one con
tinuous string of people going to and
from The Oregonlan oftlce. Batches all
the way from 60,000 to 125.000 were re
ceived, and a corps of 15 clerks was kept
busy receiving and crediting the. votes
end subscriptions that were brought In.
As whs expected, the heaviest voting
crime, at the very last. Many of the can
didates had been saving votes until the
Inst day, and then flooded The Oregonian
oltlce with them. Some of the candi
dates brought to The Oregonian ofltce
last night from $T0O to J1000 in cash for
subscriptions, for which they were given
vote?.
Sack Full of Coupons.
One lady had a flour sack full of cou
pjiw clipped from The Oregonian, which
-hf dumped into the large box which had
lei ii i laced in the center of the room for
inat purpose. Little girls barely able to
wu!k ;. ml old gray-haired men and women
were among those who called at The
i i citoiiiiin yesterday with votes. No bet
ter ii, titration of the great and wide
Mrotl interest taken in the contest could
be had llinn the army of people -who
called at Tlie Oregonlan ofllce yesterday,
'i he -e.-i ijits for the last day of the con-t-M
!.:iinunt.d to over J20.000.
I I n i"in:est came to a close promptly
at 9 c'i loek at night. Votes were re
((:ix:l cp to the very moment that A. 1C
Sloi upi, circulation manager of The Ore
gonlan. arose and made the announce
ment iliat the polls were closed.
Yhc Judges selected by the different can
did: teS began their count last night. No
announcement can be made of the win
ners until the returns have been received
from all the outside districts. The judges
are: Frank Gillian, Heppner; S. Q "SVer
scbkul, F. O. Pickey, James Bruce,' R. D.
Rlgler, C. F. Koster, E. ('. Mink. Mrs. It.
Pyles, Portland; C. C. Coad, Dallas; M.
M. Wakefield, Elraa, Wash.; N. A Perry,
Holton.
MYSTERY ONLY DEEPENED
INQUEST IX ELSIE MIIXHUFF
CASE DEVELOPS NOTHING.
Tom Nelllgan, Boy Suspect, Released.
S-horiff Offers $1000 Reward for
Ronton Murderer's Capture.
SEATTLE. Wash.. June 1. The mys
tery surrounding the brutal murder of
1 --year-old Elsie Millhuff, at Renton,
a suburb of this city, last Tuesday
.night, was only deepened by the tes
timony at the Coroner's Inquest today.
After devoting several hours to the
taking-of testimony, during which Tom
Nclligan, the 15-year-old newsboy, ar
rested on suspicion of the crime told his
story, the Coroner gave the case to the
jury. After five minutes' deliberation
the Jurors returned a verdict to the ef
fect., that the little girl came to her
denth at the hands of a person or per
sons unknown. Nelllgan was thereupon
ordered released from custody, although
be will be kept under surveillance
pending further Investigation.
Prosecuting Attorney Mackintosh
conducted the inquiry and stated pub
licly that he did not consider the evi
dence sufficient to warrant holding Nell
igan. ' Sheriff Bmlth offered a reward
of J1000 for the capture of the mur
derer. Five hundred residents of Renton
gathered In Oddfellows' Hall to hear
the testimony at the Inquest. Tom
Nelllgan was one of the first witnesses.
He admitted that he had had a knife on
Tuesday evening, the night of the mur
der, although he had previously In
formed the officers that he had lost his
knife several months ago and had
never had one since.
Though this evidence shattered the
Edward Jumper, '0 6, of V. of O.,
Has Best Paper on Government.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene,
June 1. (Special.) Edward Jasper, a sen
ior at the University of Oregon, was to
day awarded the Bennett prize for the best
essay on questions' connected with civil
government. The paper he submitted had
for Its- subject, "The Basic Principles of
Law-Making." 0
The Bennett prize Is the income on $400
left to the University of Oregon by the
late Phllo Sherman Bennett, of Connecti
cut, who gained posthumous fame by
leaving a large bequest to William Jen
nings Bryan.
By the terms of the will the sum of
$10,000 is divided among 25 colleges In
the United States, to he invested, and the
Income on each $HK Is to be given every
year to the student who shall submit the
best essay on any phase of government.
Mr. Jasper is registered in the economic
department and Is a prominent debater.
His work In his special study has been
of a high order and his ability enabled
him to win the first Bennett prize from
a field of strong competitors.
LARGE CLASSES GRADUATE.
Commencement Day Exercises In
Cottage Grovo- Schools.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or., June 1. (Spe
cial.) The public and high schools of this
city closed here yesterday. The com
mencement exercises of the high school
were held In the Opera-house last' night
and those of the public school tonight.
This has closed a successful year's work
tinder the able management of Professor
Strange, as principal of. the High School,
and Professor Worth Harvey, principal
of the public school, with their able corps
of assistants.
An able address was given last even
ing by Judge Stephen A. Lowell, of Pen
dleton. The Opera-house was beautifully
decorated with the class colors and was
filled to overflowing. Nine pupils re
ceived diplomas from the High School
and 20 from the eighth grade, being the
largest class that has ever graduated
In thia city. Hugh Currin received a
scholarship to Whitman College for the
highest standing in all studies.
WINS BIG DAMAGE SUIT
FACTORY EMPLOYE AWARDED
SEVENTEEN THOUSAND.
Son of Portland Citizen Successfully
Manages Suit for Girl Who
Was Scalped.
Frank M. Wells, son of George M.
Wells, of Portland, was attorney for
Annie Lochs, of New York, who, it is
said, received the largest sum ever-paid
to a factory employe for damages Inflicted
whilo at work. The check Mr. Wells re
ceived from the Travelers' Insurance Com
pany, which concern protected, the com
pany in all fulls for damages, was for
$17,000. The case had been carried to the
Court of Appeals in New York, and on
May 17 that body handed down an opinion
sustaining the decisions of the other
courts.
Before the case came to trial the Trav
elers' Insurance Company offered to settle
for $11,000, which Mr. Wells refused, as he
was satisfied that he could obtain a larger
sum for his clients, and the decision of
the Court of Appeals showed that his
Judgment had been good. Annie Lochs,
who is a girl but 15 years of age, had her
Bcalp torn off while working in the factory
of Herman, Aukam & Co., manufacturers
of handkerchiefs, the Btrands of her hair
being caught in a shaft. Mr. Wells asked
for $50,000 damages, and one of the strong
pleas made by him was based on the fact
that the girl was so disfigured that no
man would ever ask 'her to marry
On the day of the accident the girl
stooped under a machine at the factory to
pick up a bobbin, and her hair became
caught in a revolving shaft. Almost in
the twinkling of an eye her scalp was
torn off. The physicians took skin from
other parts of her hody and from friends
and grafted it on her skull, where It has
grown, but for the rest of her life it will
be necessary for her to keep wet bandages
upon her head, and she will never be able
to do any hard work.
The defendants contended that the girl
had assumed risks of injury when 8he ac
cepted employment, and also that she was
guilty of contributory negligence. Mr.
Wells made a novel point when he proved
that It was static electricity generated
by the revolving shaft that attracted the
girl's hair, a clrcumsance over which she
had no control, and one which the de
fendants should have guarded against.
The case has been before the courts ever
since December, 1904, when suit was first
begun.
Payment of Warrant Enjoined.
EUGENE, Or., June 1. (Special.) In
junction proceedings have been instituted
against the City of Eugene, restraining it
from paying the warrants which were is
sued yesterday to Engineers Kelsey and
Young, who put in a claim for $2500 in
consideration of plans made and work
done on a combined light and water plant
for the City of Eugene. The basis for
the action Is the provision of the city
charter, which, states "the Council shall
not In any way create or contract any
Indebtedness which shall singly or In the
aggregate exceed the sum of $3000. except
as otherwise specially provided," and it
Is claimed that this contract is in vio
lation of this article. The case will prob
ably come before Judge Harris in the
latter part of June.
Whitman College Elections.
WHITMAN COLLEGE, Walla Walla,
Wash.. June 1. (Special.) The athletic
team elections of captains for next year,
held here today, resulted as follows:
For track George Philbrook, hurdler
and high jumper; chief point-winner In
all meets this year.
Baseball Walter Brown, catcher this
season end rightfleld two years previous.
,W. Eells was chosen editor of the col
lege paper, with Harry Davenport, Mar
lon O'Neil and Edward Mason as his staff.
Biliousness and Constipation.
"For years I was troubled with bilious
ness and constipation, which made life
miserable for me. My appetite failed me
I lost my usual force and vitality. Pepsin
preparations and cathartics only made
matters worse. I do not know where I
should have been today had I not tried
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets. The effects were simply marvelous
The tablets relieve the ill feeling at once
strengthen the digestive functions, purify
the stomach, liver and blood, helping the
system to do its work naturally. They
bring back new life and energy, a bright
eye, a clear brow and a happy heart. '
Mrs. Rosa Potts, Birmingham. Ala. These
tablets are for sal by aii dxut;iaU.
SHARP TILT WITH MAYOR
As Soon as Lane Signs Ordinance,
. United Railways and Willamette
Valley Traction Co. May
Begin Construction.
At last the Front-street franchise mat
ter has reached a jstage in which It ap
pears to be satisfactory to the Council,
the Initiative One Hundred and all who
have been connected with It during the
six hionths which it has fceen before the
city authorities. The Council, at the spe
citl meeting yesterday called fcy Mayor
Lane, passed an ordinance providing for
a contract between the United Railways
and the city such as was suggested by
the Initiative One Hundred and indorsed
resolutions passed at the public meeting
last Monday.
The ordinance passed authorizes Mayor
Lane to draw up a contract in which the
United Railways shall agree to sell to the
city at any time all of the lines con
structed under the franchise which has
been granted by the Council, or that por
tion of them commonly known as the
Front-street line, and running from Mac-
Don't be buncoed by the Joker
on the official ballot. They call
the proposed amendment "equal
suffrage"; it provides for woman
suffrage. Vote No. 303 and vote
It down.
adam street at the southerly boundary
of the city to Irving street, and the line
on Flanders street. Mayor Lane state
last night that as soon rs he could Inves
tigate and assure himself that the con
tract was binding he would sign the fran
chise ordinance. When this Is done, the
Front-street franchise will have been
finally settled and the United Railways
Company and the Willamette Valley
Traction Company will be able to begin
at once the construction of their pro
jected lines.
Every member of the Council was pres
ent at yesterday's meeting, and the ordi
nance authorizing the contract was
passed with only four dissenting votes
Gray, Kellaher, Preston and Shepherd.
The ordinance was introduced by Coun
cilman Annand. It was prepared by Sene
ca Smith, of the Initiative One Hundred,
and met the approval of J. Wythe Evans,
W. D. Larrabee and W. T. Mulr. of the
United Railways Company, before It was
submitted to the Council.
When the ordinance was first presented
It provided that the city should have
power to purchase any part of the lines
at any time. It was decided that this
did not sufficiently protect the Interests
of the railroad company as the city could
buy one or two blocks at any time and at
any part of the track. For this reason
it was amended by mutual consent to
specify the Front-street line or the entire
system. There was no debate on the
measure, and, the rules being suspended,
it went to the third reading and final pas
sage without delay
The ordinance also specifies that the
city can purchase, the line from the suc
cessors or assigns of the United Railways
Company. The words "successors and as
signs" were omitted In the original fran
chise from the section authorizing pur
chase by the city, and their insertion was
one of the points advocated at the mass
meeting.
Will Amend Franchise.
As soon as the ordinance was passed the
Council took up and adopted resolutions
which provide that the contract men
tioned shall be superseded as soon as prac
ticable by an ordinance amending the
original franchise to correspond with the
contract. The roundabout way In which
the amendment to the ordinance is being
reached, has been followed in order to
avoid the six weeks' delay which would be
necessary to amend the franchise at this
time.
When the resolutions were introduced
Councilman Shepherd came forward with
an amendment which caused considera
ble amusement among the Councilmen and
visitors present. The resolutions referred
to the contract that had been adopted as
an expedient. Mr. Shepherd said that he
desired it to be more specific, and he
moved to amend the resolutions to read
that the contract had been authorized In
order "to prevent the Mayor from veto
ing" the ordinance.
To Prevent Mayor's Veto.
"Something like that may be all right,"
said Mayor Lane, "but I do not believe
that you ought to say 'prevent.' That
might have a tendency to cause the Mayor
to veto It. Why do you not say 'so that
the Mayor do not veto it," or something
like that?"
Councilman Sharkey moved to amend It
to read "to prevent the Mayor from veto
ing this or any other ordtnance," and said
he believed that it would be just as reg
ular as the other motion.
As soon as Mr. Sharkey had been ruled
out of order, Mr. Shepherd was on the
floor to support his motion. "This Is a
matter of self-defense," he said. "We are
not changing this franchise because there
is need of it. The city was thoroughly
protected as it was. We are making our
selves ridiculous, and we believe that the
Mayor ought to bear part of the brunt of
it. The real reason for the contract Is to
get the Mayor to sign the ordinance."
After considerable discussion, carried on
in a Jocular vein, the resolutions finally
passed, amended to refer to. the contract
"as an Inducement to the Mayor to re
frain from vetoing" the franchise ordi
nance. . Eugene Graduates Entertain.
EUGENE, Or., June 1. (Special.) The
graduating class of the Eugene High
School entertained their friends at the
assembly-rooms last evening with a pro
gramme largely original. The High School
orchestra played, the class prophecy was
read by Lloyd Pickard, the class will by
Jennie Wetherbee and the class play, a
farce, was given by the following cast:
Emma Travis, Josle Moorehead. Adah Al
len, Hazel Humphrey, Grace Hobbs, Har
rietts Armstrong and Marean Hurd. The
programme was well received, the hall
being packed to Its capacity by friends
of the class.
Go to Christian Science Assembly.
A special car of 31 Portlanders will leave
the city Monday morning for Boston over
the O. R. & N. and the Chicago, Milwau
kee & St. Paul, to attend the convention
of Christian Scientists at the home church
of the cult. Many members of the church
will leave the Puget Sound cities, Spo
kane and Butte to attend the same convention.
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HAZELWOOD'S SPECIAL ELECTION BRICK OF
ICE CREAM IS DESTINED TO MAKE A HIT
WHICH PARTY GETS THE BLUE?
Tlys Hazelwood Election Brick is adapted to any
outcome. Red stands for Victory, and both Republi
cans and Democrats can eat of it with, eager anticipa
tion. All who have sympathy with the losers may
partake of the blue. And what can be more appro
priate for the White Ribbon contingent than inno
- cent, tempting Lemon Water Ice?
' Order this Election Brick today or early tomorrow
'for Sunday or Monday delivery. Delivered at same
price as plain ice cream.
One-quart brick .
Two-quart bricks
Four-quart bricks
FREES FIVE COUPLES
Judge Frazer Grants Decrees
of Divorce.
MARRIAGES ARE FAILURES
Grounds for Legal Separations Arc
Cruel Treatment and Desertion
for the Most Part by
the Husbands.
Five mlsmated couples were legally sep
arated yesterday hy Circuit Judge Frazer.
Frank Salflcky was the first to relate
his domestio troubles. He Is a harness
maker, and he testified that he was mar
ried to the defendant, Gertie Salflcky, In
Astoria, In June, 1899. He stated that In
June, 1903, his wife attended an excursion,
and returned under the Influence of liquor
with a man. She associated with Charles
Keith, and visited Keith in the County
Jail when he was Imprisoned for stealing.
Upon the release of Keith she fled with
him to Vancouver, B. C. The decree was
granted. -The couple have no children.
Caroline Lohkamp was divorced from
Charles II. Lohkamp, a carpenter, because
of cruel treatment. They were married
in Germany in 1S73, and have lived in
Portland and vicinity for more than 20
years. William H. Lohkamp, a son, testi
fied that his father struck his mother, but
never did so in his presence. The old
man told him "he did not have to." There
are three other children, the youngest 14
years old.
On account of desertion over a year aso,
Mathilda Drake was granted a divorce
from Frank P. Drake. They were mar
ried at Bonneville, CaL, in 1S99, and have
no children.
Grace Crocker Fisher was divorced from
Benamin H. Fisher. They were married
In Ogden in 1S99, and he abandoned her in
June, 1304.
Lida Knudsen was granted a divorce
from Morris Knudsen yesterday by Judge
Frazer because of cruel treatment. They
were married in Portland, December 23,
1905, and Mrs. Knudsen testified that five
days later her husband told her If she
thought she married him to live decently
she was a fool, and said he would not
work. He Insisted that she pass herself
off as an unmarried woman and go to
theaters and other places with men. On
December 31 she said he demanded a ring
which she had on her finger, saying he
had to have money, and as she had al
ready given him two rings, she refused
He threatened to kill her, choked and beat
her, and his Inhuman treatment brought
on severe illness. Mrs. Knudsen further
said that she frequently gave him money,
and Bhe was afraid to live with him.
SriT OVER VAIXE OF LOT
Property at Eleventh and Loyejoy
the Tract at Issue.
The value of a lot at Eleventh and
Lovejoy streets was an Issue in the
suit of the Northwestern Improvement
Company against Mrs. Bridget Neville,
tried before Judge Cleland yesterday.
Mrs. Neville, who was for many years
a resident of Portland. In September,
1905, was living- in Tacoma. She signed
a contract with S. R. Balkvill, a Ta
coma real estate agent, to Bell tne prop
erty for J4200. The Northwestern Im
provement Company desired the prop
erty for the Portland & Seattle Rail
road Company In conjunction with
other property purchased for the Hill
S. 60
.$1.00
$1.50
line. Mr. Balkvill, on the -witness stand,
admitted that he was working- In the
interest of the railroad people when
he made the contract with Mrs. Neville.
Mrs. Neville testified that she was
not aware she signed a oontract of sale,
when Mr.- Balkwlli presented her a
paper to sign. She said she was of the
opinion that she signed an agreement
giving him a preference to sell the
property, and had no Idea that a stip
ulated price was stated in the agree
ment She said the property was worth
now $15,000. This advanced valuation
Is due to railroad purchases in the vi
cinity. Mrs. Neville asserted that at the
time the contract was signed, and not
considering the railroad purchases, the
lot was worth 1800.1.
Ellis G. Hughes, who Is very familiar
with real estate values, testified that
the lot was worth ISOOO In September,
1906.
- William Reldt, a real estate dealer,
testified that he desired to obtain an
option on the property for $8500, and
went to Tacoma and offered Mrs. Ne
ville a deposit of $250.
Mrs. Neville testified that Mr. Balk
vill did not pay her $50 on account.
She said he placed $50 on a table but
she did not take It. The trial was con
tinued to obtain the evidence of Mr.
Boyle, attorney for Mrs. Neville, at Ta
coma. The Northwestern Improvement Com
pany Is suing for a specific performance
of the contract, and J. Couch Flanders
appeared as Its attorney, and Ed Men
denhall for the defense.
Indians Plead Guilty.
Alexander Vanderjames and Joe Ben
nett, two Umatilla Indians, pleaded guil
ty In the United States District Court yes
terday to Informations charging them
with selling liquor on the Umatilla reser
vation, and each was sentenced to three
months In the Umatilla County Jail and to
pay a fine of $50.
Old-Timer Becomes Citizen.
Alexander H. Blrrell, a well-known resi
dent of Portland, was admitted to citlzen
ship"yesterday by Judge Sears. The wit
nesses -were A. F. Flegel and Valentine
Brown. Mr. Blrrell obtained his declara
tion papers 22 years ago, when W. R.
Bewail was County Clerk. Mr. Blrrell Is
a native of Scotland.
Grand
Democratic County and Legislative Ticket
AT THE PLAZA BLOCK
IN FRONT OF COURT-HOUSE . ,
Principal Addresses by Mayor Harry Lane and Hon.
C. E. S. Wood.
Members of the County and Legislative Ticket will be
present and make short addresses.
GOV. GEORGE E. CHAMBERLAIN WILL PRESIDE
CONCERT BY EVEREST'S BAND .
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SCOTT & MUNSELL
321-329 EAST MORRISON STREET
Have a beautiful line of
Columbus Surreys
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Also Columbus Buggies, Runabouts.
Business Wagons, Etc
These goods have elegant finish, and the indefinable charm
of style. It ia known the world over that Coltunbu3 Vehicles
are the best in quality. Our prices are low for such goods.
Compare them and be convinced.
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