Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, June 09, 1906, Page 6, Image 6

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    TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1906.
LOOT FIVE STORES
Burglars Make a Systematic
Raid at Clarkston, Idaho.
GET AWAY WITH PLUNDER
Police Arrest John Ward, a Travel
ing Horsetrader, With His Wife
and a Male Companion,
on Suspicion.
LEWISTON, Idaho, Juno 8. (Special.)
Burglars at an early hour this morning
mads a raid on the business houses of
Clarkston and succeeded in securing about
J200 in cash and other articles of value,
making their escape and leaving no clew
to their identity. In all, five of the larg
est stores in the town were entered, the
heaviest- lower being the Clarkston Com
mercial Company.
The burglars gained entrance to the
stores by breaking the glass In tha
doors and turning the night, latches, re
moving the money from the safes, which
were unlocked, then quietly making their
exit. From tracks found there is reason
' to believe that three men did the work.
They were evidently experienced crimi
nals, as their first act was to cross tele
phone wires so that the alarm could not
be sent to the county officials at Aspttn
City.
Sleeps While They Steal.
One remarkable instance of their success
was their work in breaking into the
Clarkston drug store and carrying away
the cash register., the proprietor of the
store remaining asleep in the back room
undisturbed. He did not discover his loss
until the hour for opening business ar
rived. ' '
Late tonight the Clarkston police, as
sisted by Lewiston officers, arrested John
"Ward and his wife and a young com
panion, named Aubrey, who were camped
below the bridge in Clarkston and who
are suspected of having been Implicated
in the burglaries committed there this
morning.
Ward is a farmer jockey, and he and
his party seem to be traveling, through
the country. They claim to be horse
traders, but the police think this is only a
blind. They deny all knowledge of the
crime.
Further Arrests Are Expected.
The police expect to make further ar
rests before morning.
A reward of $100 has been offered for the
arrest and conviction of the burglars.
FLOODS TIE UP RAILROADS
High Water in Montana Blocks
Traffic on Hill Lines.
BUTTE, Mont., June S. A Havre spe
cial to the Miner says: The flood situa
tion in Northern Montana has assumed
unprecedented proportions. Strenuous
efforts are being made by the officials
to rescue a half dozen passenger trains
on the Great Northern that are stalled
between washouts to the east of Havre.
Washouts to the west of Havre make
the railroad predicament more compli
cated. Despite a number of wrecks of
freight trains and work trains tho
railway headquarters have not re
ceived notification of any loss of life
or personal injury. A relief train sent
out of Glasgow could reach a point only
nine miles west. It reported that the
work train with a piledrlver that it was
sent to succor was "out of sight."
Between Savoy and Montauk, a work
train, consisting of 11 cars of gravel
Is reported ditched. Beaver Creek, near
Havre, is a mile wide and has washed
out the bridge at Pacific Junction, pre
venting any possible progress of trains
from the west to this point and of
south bound trains on the Montana
Central.
A Montana Central train due here at
6:40 this morning arrived at the Junc
tion tonight. Many of the passengers
have walked into the city.
Washouts and a cloudburst at Miles
City have caused the Northern Pacific
similar trouble.
TACOMA MAYOR UNCONVINCED
Indicates a Disposition to Veto the
New Saloon Ordinance.
TACOMA. Wash.. June 8. (Special.)
Mayor Wright today again declined to
say positively that he would veto the new
saloon ordinance, but ho made a state
ment that makes It appear certain that he
will disapprove the measure. I'he Mayor
in discussing the section pertaining to
saloon and restaurant boxes, said:
"Nearly all of our best restaurants are
run in connection with saloons, and they
all have boxes. Tha proprietors put these
boxes In to Increase their patronage. If
business men meet at lunch-time to talk
over business, or if politicians meet to
talk politics, they want a box where there
' Is some privacy. If a man take his fam
ily out to dine, he invariably takes a box
where they are not subjected to the public
gaze.
"This ordinance will not baffle tha
vicious characters. I cannot see where,
the abolition of the boxes will do any
good.
"In my opinion, the raising of the li
cense from tax) to $1000 will not elevate
the moral atmosphere of the saloons.
What we call 'dives' are the natural re
sult of conditions. They are run to suit
, their patronage."
tJRAND JURY INDICTS EIGHT
Echo Highwayman and Careless
Lawyer Held at Pendleton.
PENDLETON. Or.. June 8. (Special.)
The grand Jury, which has been in ses
sion for several days, has concluded its
labors, and will report tomorrow morn
ing. Eight indictments have been drawn,
but six will not be made public until
after the Sheriff has arrested the de
fendants. Robert Weddle, a notorious
' "yegg" man, was indicted for larceny
from the person. He is one of the hold
up men who beat a man into unconscious
ness and robbed him of $60 at Echo not
long ago. A Weston lawyer named
Btone was indicted for embezzlement. He
collected $00 belonging to a widow and
converted It to his own use.
William Wilson, the soldier who had
charge of the boxcar burned near Fos
ter some time ago, in which John Hus-
ser was cremated, was released from
custody. He had been held in the coun-
: ty Jail on suspicion of having murdered
Husser and burned the car to hide the
crime.
- No evidence sufficient to definitely con
nect him with the alleged crime could
be found. -
WASHINGTON FARMERS MEET
State Convention Opens at Pnllman.
Thirty-Six Counties Represented.
PULLMAN, Wash.. June 8. (Special.)
At the state convention of farmers
which opened today, every one of the
J7 counties in the state except Okan
ogan - is -represented. Professor Spill-
man, of the Agricultural Department
at Washington, D. C, formerly dean of
the agricultural department of the
Washington State College, is in attend
ance. The exercises opened with an ad
dress of welcome by President Bryan,
of the college. His remarks were some
what extended, covering in detail the
work of the agricultural college of
the country. The awarding of the "W"
to the athletes of the different ath
letic departments of the college by
Colonel Sapp, president of the college
athletic association, followed.
The college band gave a concert, fol
lowing which Professor Waller made a
ten-minute talk on irrigation. He was
followed by Dr. Nelson, who spoke on
"Veterinary Science," and Professor Se
verance, who gave a short talk on
"Farming on Scientific Lines."
This afternoon the time until 4:30
o'clock was taken up by inspection of
the various buildings of the college, fol
lowing which the college cadets gave
an exhibition drill.
This evening at 8 o'clock the visitors
gathered in the auditorium and lis
tened to an address by Professor Spill
man. The delegates to the convention are
all typical farmers, and many of them
are men who are well up in the scien
tific as well as the practical work of
the farm.
STREET RAILWAY FOR YAKIMA
Citizens Will Build a City and Inter
urban Line.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash.. June 8. (Spe
cial.) A movement is on foot here to or
ganize a syndicate of business men to
build and operate an electric railway
system for the city, connecting with oth
er towns of the valley. The business men
who are about to enter the scheme will
put up $100,000. and all money needed
above that amount will be raised by a
mortgage on the plant. At the next meet
ing of the Council a petition will be pre
sented for this franchise. The citizens
propose to build It, with the idea of turn
ing it over to the city at some future time
for operation.
ARMSTRONG IS EXECUTED
ABERDEEN MAN HANGED AT
AVALLA WALLA FOR MURDER.
Bitterly Protests Against Law's In
justice on Scaffold Killed
Robert Patton, a Neighbor.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., June 8.-A. A
Armstrong, who killed Robert Patton near
Aberdeen three years ago, was hanged
at the penitentiary this morning at 5:26
o'clock. The execution was successful in
every detail. The man's neck was broken
by the fall and death came in 13 seconds.
Although 60 years old, he bravely met
death. After the black cap had been
placed over his head Armstrong said:
"This execution is premature and isn't
right. A greater injustice is being done
me and my people than ever I had done.",
Armstrong and Patton were ranchers
and neighbors, and the two became In
volved in a dispute over the dividing lines
of their respective holdings. There had
been frequent quarrels, and Armstrong
had been under arrest one or more times
for assaulting Patton. The day of the
murder Patton was chopping wood on
land on which Armstrong claimed he had
no right. The men were on opposite sides
of the Wynooche River, and Patton re
fused to leave the place on threats made
by Armstrong. He even remained after
the firing of one or two shots from a
rifle. Finally he received the fatal
wound,
Armstrong was later convicted by a
Jury and Judge Irwin sentenced him to
be hanged July 1, 1!K4. A motion for a
new trial was overruled, and Armstrong
was brought to the penitentiary April 20,
1904. sentence being suspended whtn an
appeal was taken to the State Supreme
Court, May 25, 1905, and Armstrong was
taken back to the county Jail at Aber
deen and held pending the appeal to the
higher court.
In April of this year the court decided
that he had been given a fair trial, and
directed the Superior Judge to again pro
nounce the death sentence. Armstrong
was brought to the prison again April 26.
Since that time he had been kept in close
confinement. He had absolutely refused
to talk about the crime and had denied
admittance to newspaper reporters.
Up to 5 o'clock this morning Armstrong
was confident that he would secure a re
prieve from Governor Mead.
PORTLAND MAN GOES INSANE
Alarms Citizens of Pendleton by
Display of Firearms.
PENDLETON. Or., June 8. (Special.)
Frank Robb, of Portland, went insane
suddenly today, just outside the Pendle
ton city limits, and entered into mortal
combat with the tin emgy of a negro sit
ting on a fence. Because Robb's revolver
had no cartridges in it, the negro is
still Intact, but the' display of pocket ar
tillery alarmed the neighbors, who sent
for the City Marshal. He pacified Robb
and locked him up.
Robb has the delusion that somebody is
going to give him a bath In ammonia,
and attacked the tin statue, he says. be.
cause it had designs on him. Robb Is a
well-dressed fellow and had a suitcase
full of good clothes when arrested. He
also had considerable money.
Dr. Cole pronounced him insane, but
suggested he be held in the County Jail
for a few days, as he thinks the attack is
only temporary.
The name of Frank Robb does not ap
pear in the Portland directory.
STOCK EXCHANGE FOR SEATTLE
Complete Reorganization of Old
Merchants' Association Planned.
SEATTLE, Wash.. June 8. (Special.)
Seattle by the end of next week will have
a stock exchange. Seats are selling at
$50 each. There is a move on foot to
completely reorganize the local Mer
chants' Exchange. Heretofore the ex
change has catered to the transportation
interests, with stock and produce deal
ings as a side issue.
Nearly 200 have signed the roster of the
new Merchants' Exchange, and among
this number the transportation Interests
are equally divided with those who have
interests In other lines of commercial im
portance. It is proposed to have a stock
exchange in connection with shipping cir
cles at which "puts" and "calls" will be
recorded.
FIRST GOLD BOAT ARRIVES
Steamer Dolphin Brings $200,000
in Treasure to Seattle.
' SEATTLE. June 8. Bringing about
$200,000 in treasure, the first shipment
since navigation opened on the Yukon
River, the Alaskan Steamship Company's
steamer Dolphin arrived in port early this
morning. On the steamer were 53 passen
gers, 27 being from Dawson, Atlin and
other interior camps.
It was the first crowd of the season to
reach Skagway, and consisted of the pas
sengers of the river steamers. Thistle and
Prospector. The two boats were the first
to leave Dawson for White Horse, and
bucked the Ice all the way.
PLftN M INVASION
Seattle Manufacturers Would
.Seek Markets in Oregon.
VISION OF RAINBOW HUE
Will Ask Northern Pacific to
Grant Low Rate to Portland.
Retaliation for Special
Alaska Tariff.
SEATTLE. June 8. (Special.) Fear that
Alaska buyers will become suspicious and
cast about for new sources of supply is
the principal reason the Seattle Manu
facturers' Association has for disregard
ing the special rate granted by the North
ern Pacific to Portland shippers engaged
in the Alaska trade. If Seattle makes a
protest, the Manufacturers' Association
argues in an official report, it win indi
cate to the Alaskan merchants that this
city fears competition and is trying to
bottle up the trade of the north. Such an
impression allowed to go out would have
a disastrous effect upon Seattle's trade
with Alaska.
The Manufacturers' Association is not a
unit in this stand, but the majority, which
has interpreted the situation in that man
ner, has a new suggestion. This majority
wants a fight Inaugurated, either before
the State Railroad Commission or the In
terstate Commerce Commission, to com
pel the Northern Pacific to grant a simi
lar rate on Seattle goods sent from this
city to Portland. With such a ruling the
manufacturers hold they would be able to
compete with Portland along the Harri
man lines in Oregon. -
Local jobbers made a fight at the time
the rate was announced to have it an
nulled, but were turned down by Traffio
Manager J. M. Woodruff. To them Mr.
Woodruff intimated pretty plainly that
the Northern Pacific preferred to grant an
exceedingly low rate to Portland shippers
interested in the Alaska trade and have
goods shipped by way of the Sound, rather
than permit a rival steamship line to be
established from the Oregon metropolis.
Then the Manufacturers' Association
stepped in and disclaimed any connection
with the fight against the low rate. The
secret of this attitude has just been al
lowed to slip out In an official report sub
mitted to the organization. Something of
the same kind must have occurred to the
Jobbers, for they are silent now.
COUNCIL ACTS AS PEACEMAKER
Attempts to Unite Hill and Harri
. man on Depot Franchise.
SEATTLE. Wash., June 8. (Special.)
The Council committee on corporations
today asked the Hill and Harriman inter
ests to confer with property-owners in
the district through which the Oregon &
Washington is asking a franchise to
reach its proposed passenger station. In
the hope of effecting a compromise. A
faction of the property-owners has agreed
to donate a strip of land through their
property to keep the Harriman road off
of Fourth avenue. The Great Northern,
owning two blocks through which such
a line would have to pass, is objecting
to having a public street opened with
railroad privileges.
The Hill line is willing to grant a rail
road right of way for all lines, but the
property-owners cannot see any advan
tage in this solution. The Harriman line
adheres to its request for a franchise
on Fourth Avenue.
WHALERS TO BE PROSECUTED
Ships Now In Ice Sent North Badly
Provisioned.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 8. It is re
ported that prosecutions will be inaug
urated shortly by United States District
Attorney Robert Devlin and indictments
returned against the masters of several
of the whaling vessels in the ice at
Herschel and Bailie Islands, Altska, for
having failed to provision their ships
properly and for not providing a suffi
ciency of medicines and anti-scorbutics.
This action was taken on a report from
Customs Collector Stratton at the re
quest of L. O. Murray, Assistant Secre
tary of the Treasury. Complaints will be
based upon the statements of D. M. How
ard, inspector in charge of Herschel Isl
and, and T. H. Tynbee Wright, M. D.
Dr. Wright complains that the vessels
had put their crews on short rations and
that the sailors were in a starving con
dition. CATTLEMEN TURNED DOWN
Grazing Fees in Blue Mountain
Reserve Will Stand,
PENDLETON Or., June 8. (Special.)
Gifford Pinchot, Chief Forester of the
United States, has refused to grant the
protest of the Umatilla stockmen against
the fees charged on stock ranged in the
Blue Mountain reserve. A tax of from 3
to 25 cents per head is Imposed by the
department on all cattle grazed in the
reserve. The stockmen protested against
this, but the department in a telegram
to D. P. mythe, attorney for the cattle
men, Pinchot refuses to consider their
protests.
Forest Superintendent Sheller has an-
nounced the division of the Blue Moun
tain reserve into 11 districts for conve
nience in the allotment of range permits,
MINE FIRE STILL BURNING.
Death List at Rock Fork Colliery
Not Increased.
BUTTE, June 8. A special from Red
Lodge says: The fire that caused the
death of eight men in the Rocky Fork
coal mine here yesterday is still burning,
but is not as serious as yesterday, and
the mine superintendent hopes to have It
under control in a few days at the most.
No victims other than those reported
yesterday have been learned of, and all
the other men who were overcome by
firedamp and smoke will recover.
KILLED BY A FALLING TREE
August Ebell, Baker County Pio
neer, Meets Tragic Death.
BAKER CITY, Or., June 8. (Special.)
August Ebell, one of Baker County's
most prominent pioneers, was killed this
afternoon by a falling tree. Mr. Bbell
was cutting the tree down and failed to
get out of the way when it fell. He was
one of the best-known and highly respect
ed ranchers in the county.
Mr. Ebell leaves a wife and ten chil
dren, and had lived in Baker County 40
years. He was 60 years of age.
Grand Ronde Crop Outlook.
LA GRANDE, Or., June 8. (Special.)
While recent rains have played havoc in
some of the neighboring communities.
they have proven most beneficial in Grand
Ronde Valley. All growing crops and
fruits are in most excellent condition, and
the assurance of an abundant yield was
never greater. There have been no wash
outs, , the streams, although unusually
high, having never caused any damage
worthy of mention. F. S. Bramwell, man
ager of the Amalgamated Sugar Company,
says the outlook for the beet crop is the
best he has ever known.
Man-Hunters Must Wait.
OREGON CITY, Or., June 8. (Special.)
Bills aggregating $600 for expenses al
leged to have been incurred by members
of the various posses that participated
hi the pursuit of Frank Smith, the des
perado, filed with the Clackamas County
Court, ' were this afternoon passed over
until the next term. The court in the
meantime will confer with the Marion
County Court and the Oregon City and
the Woodbu'rn City Councils. The court
in this county has already paid a bill of
$100 for the special train that conveyed
the main posse to Woodburn on the morn
ing of the fatal shooting of Sheriff Shaver
and Captain Henderson, and feels that
any additipnal expense items should be
shared by Marion County and the two
City Councils.
Probable Tragedy of the Sea. ',
ASTORIA. Or.. June 8. Opecial.) A
telegram was recelnved here this after
noon stating that Columbia River fishing
boat No. 0367 was washed ashore on the
beach a short distance below Aberdeen,
Wash., yesterday. The boat was fully
equipped with fishing gear and the mast
was in place, but there was no trace of
the occupants. The boat was owned and
operated by Theodore Arvola, who fished
for the Columbia River Packers' Associa
tion, and it is supposed he and his boat
puller, whose name cannot be learned.
were drowned during the recent storm at
the mouth of the Columbia River.
Yakima Criminal Court Cases.
NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., June . (Spe
cial.) Nevada Lillie, who was tried here
today on a charge of assaulting L. M.
Hilton at Granger, was found guilty by
the Jury. It was alleged that Lillie beat
Hilton over the head with a hammer and
came near killing him. "Black Mus
tache." the Indian charged with robbery
and horse-stealing, forfeited his bond.
The case against him was to have come
up for trial, but he disappeared. Officers
are now looking for the Indian.
Harrigan Paroled by Mead.
OLYMPIA, Wash.. June 8. (Special.)
Governor Mead today granted a parole to
John Harrigan, alias Charles W. Hamlin,
sentenced in Whatcom County in 1902 to 14
years for robbery. The Governor was the
Prosecuting Attorney who brought about
the conviction. Harrigan then was asso
ciated with Bud Cox. a notorious crim
inal, now a convict in Walla Walla, and
was convicted partly on that account.
Cox has made a statement exonerating
Harrigan completely.
Oregon City Councllmen Sued.
OREGON CITY. Or. June 8. (Special.)
Councllmen Henry Brandtr Mat Justin,
A. Knapp, H. E. Straight and D. C. Will
iams, of the Oregon City Council, ap
peared in the Circuit Court today as De
fendants in the trial of a $5000 damage
suit brought against them by Mrs. Clara
Batdorf. for injuries alleged to have been
sustained by reason of a defective side
walk." They are charged with neglect of
duty in the matter. A nonsuit was de
nied. Fine Building at La Grande.
LA GRANDE. Or., June 8. (Special.)
Work began today on the removal of
the old La Grande National Bank build
ing, the tearing down of which removes
one of the old landmarks of La Grande.
The new bank building will cover a space
of 40x110 feet, with two stories of pressed
brick and terra cotta and store trim
mings, plate-glass, tile floor, steam heat
and up-to-date office furniture and fix
tures. The estimated cost is $30,000.
Wanted for a Big Forgery.
OLYMPIA, Wash., June 8. (Special.)
Governor Mead today granted a requisi
tion and warrant of arrest for William
Malcom, of Seattle, wanted In Paterson,
N. J., on a charge of forgery. Malcom
was the secretary of a building and loan
association in Paterson, and it Is charged
that he secured between $50,000 and $100,000
from the association through forgery. He
was also City Treasurer of Paterson and a
highly respected citizen.
Roseburg Raises Saloon License.
ROSEBURG, Or., June 8. At a special
meeting of the City Council last night it
was decided to raise the city saloon li
cense from $200 to $600 per year. There
are now ten saloons in this town and six
more will soon be opened in the district
which recently went wet after a spell of
two years as a dry precinct. All saloons
were given notice that they must here
after strictly observe the Sunday closing
law.
Judge Martin Seeks Reinstatement.
OLYMPIA. Wash.. June 8. Opecial.)
Attorney John B. Humphries, of Seattle,
today secured from the Supreme Court an
order suspending the order of disbarment
recently Issued by Judge Poindexter, of
Spokane, against ex-Superlor Judge c
Victor Martin, of Chelan County. The or
der obtained from the Supreme Court to
day Is an alternative writ returnable
June 27.
. Attorney-General Going North.
OLYMPIA, Wash., June 8. (Special.)
Attorney-General John D. Atkinson has
been called to Alaska on a business trip
and leaves tomorrow for Juneau. He will
be away about two weeks. In his absence
the state will be represented at the Rail
road Commission hearings at Colfax and
Walla Walla by Assistant Attorney-Gen
eral A. J. Falkner.
La Grande Offers Free Site.
LA GRANDE, Or., June 8. (Special.)
The La Grande Commercial Club Is at
tempting to raise $8000 for the purchase
of a site to be offered to the r aimer Lum
ber Comfpany as an inducement for the
location of its new mill here. About $6000
has been subscribed. A site of 73 acres
on the river northwest of town has been
secured by option.
Sensational Trial at Baker City.
BAKER CITY, Or., June 8. Henry
Moody, charged with a statutory crime
against Letteen Walbrun, a 14-year-old
girl, is on trial today. Moody is jointly
charged, with the girl's uncle, Charles
Slade. It is a sensational case, both men
being, highly respected residents of
Richland.
Bay City Boy Electrocuted.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 8. Ed Kelly
an 18-year-old boy employed by the Stand
ard Electric Company, was electrocuted
shortly before the noon hour today at
the company's works. 34 Kansas street.
He fell and clutched at a live wire and
2200 volts of electricity passed through
him.
Held for Deadly Assault.
OREGON CITY. Or.. June 8. (Special.)
Adam Foshag, charged with assault
with a dangerous weapon, was. held to
the Circuit Court ' today, having waived
examination. He is charged with having
assaulted Charles Betz with an ax. The
men are neighbors at Sunnyside.
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Baker City Homicide Free.
BAKER CITY, Or., June 8. Andrew
Jackson was acquitted of the charge ol
manslaughter last night. He killed his
brother-in-law, Warren Matthews, in a
quarrel over an irrigation ditch. The
killing was the culmination or a iamuy
feud.
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THIRTY MADE ILL
Raspberry Tarts Turn Boarding-House
Into Hospital.
FOISON SEATTLE PEOPLE
Guests of . the Otis, Fashionable
Family Hotel, Have a Harrow
ing Kxperience Ptomaine
Poisoning Suspected.
SEATTLE. Wash., June 8. (Special.)
Thirty guests of the Otis, one of the
city's most fashionable boarding-houses,
were poisoned Wednesday at noon by
eating raspberry tarts. Within a few
hours after luncheon no less than a
dozert of those who had partaken of the
meal were seized with violent vomiting,
accompanied by all the other symptoms
of ptomaine poisoning. The guests who
did not eat the tarts were not affected,
but within eight hours after the tarts
were eaten 30 of the guests were 111 in
their rooms. Although most of them
have recovered, a few are still confined
to their beds and the majority of them
are yet unable to attend to their usual
business and social duties.-
Waiter Falls In Swoon.
One of the Chines, dining-room boys
took umbrage at the fact that the guests
attributed their sickness to the tarts,
and in the presnce of some of the guests
who were not affected, ate one of them
to prove that they were good. The mo
ment he ate the tart he fell to the floor
in a swoon. When he recovered his
senses he was seized with violent vomit
ing, and had to be carried to his sleep
ing room.
The managers of the Otis refuse to
give out the list of those who were
taken sick. Superior Judge Boyd J. Tall
man was among them, however, and is
unable to hold court. Percy H. Davis,
a Cherry-street Jeweler, is still unable
to get down town to hia store. Mrs.
Martha W. Fulton, mother of Walter S.
Fulton, a well-known lawyer, Is still
very 111 from, her experience.
Councilman's Mother III.
Among those most affected was the
mother of Irving T. Cole, ex-member of
the Legislature, and now City Council
man. She is still confined to her bed.
Manager Hagen admitted that one
'woman was still in bed suffering much
pain, but he declared her trouble was
due to eating too many of the tarts.
Had the tarts been served in the even
ing, the number of those poisoned would
have been much larger. At noon many
of the guests dine down town.
CHAMBERLAIN WTNS OliATSOP
Leads Wlthycombe by C2 6 Three
Astoria Precincts "Dry."
ASTORIA, Or., June 8. (Special.) The
official, canvass of the vote in Clatsop
County was completed this afternoon and
shows the following results:
Governor Chamberlain, 1324; Withy
combe. 1098.
Secretary of State Benson, 1554; Brown,
288; McDaniel, 94; Sroat. 642.
State Treasurer Matlock. 597; Steel,
1527.
Supreme Judge Eakin, 1404; Hailey,
715.
Attorney-General Crawford, 1414; Mil
ler, 675.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ackerman, 1865;- Homser, 308; Sheak, 108.
State Printer Duniway, 1471; Taylor,
677.
Labor Commissioner HofT, 1685; Rich
ards, 613.
Representative In Congress Ellis, 1422;
Graham, 594.
United States Senator (to fill vacancy)
Gould. 106; Mulkey, 1656; Stevens, 416.
United States Senator Bourne, 1268;
Gearin, 841.
Appropriation bills Tes,, 1241; no, 381.
Equal suffrage Yes, 819; no. 12S6.
Local option Tes, 1133; no, 981.
Barlow road Yes, 1024; no, 651.
Referendum amendment Yes, 1120; no,
865.
City charters Tes. 1399; no. 324.
State Printer amendment Tes, 1438; no,
216.
Referendum on municipal laws Tes,
11S6; no, 323.
Prohibiting passes Tes, 1324; no, 377.
Mr.
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STAGG.
Pure Malt Whiskey
timulant and tonic, builds up the
ji-t in iuhiIh nnlvi never In
Taxing private car and oil companies
Tes, 1673; no, 134.
Taxing express and telegraph com
paniesYes. 1706: no 131.
The Republican Legislative and county
ticket is elected with the exception of the
County Judge and Coroner.
Prohibition carried in two precincta ,in
the east end of the city, and one precinct
adjoining the city on the east. There
are six saloons and one brewery located
in the district that went "dry."
Official Vote In Lake County.
LAKEVIEW, Or., June 8. (Special.)
The complete official count of the vote
cast in Lake County gives Chamberlain
362, Wlthycombe 326. Benson 467. Sroat
291. Steele 405. Matlock 336. Eakln 396,
Hailey 225. Crawford 406. Miller 218, Dunl
way 413, Taylor 218, Hawley 382, Gallo
way 279, Bourne 336, Gearin 263. Prohibi
tion in Lake County as a whole was de
feated. Every Republican candidate was
elected. B. Daley elected Judge on both
tickets. All the bills up for enactment
were carried except that for woman suf
frage, which was defeated by a vote of
373 to 234.
Davey Comes Out for Speaker.
oat r-f riw .Tune x It In understood
that Representative Frank Davey, of this
county, who was a memDer oi me nuio
l ilw HnJ arva. within A few VOteS Of
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securing the Speakership that session.
will be a candidate lor uit '"u"
the coming session. He received the hlgh
in ttita rountv of all the Legis
lative candidates, and he again leads the
ticket this year. He Is a statement ixo.
man.
Dr. W. B. Morse Succeeds Lane.
SALEM. Or.. June 8. Governor Cham
berlain yesterday appointed Dr. Willis B.
Morse, of Salem, a member of the State
Board of Health, in place of Dr. Harry
Lane, resigned. He also reappointed H.
G. Meyer, of this city, a members of the
State Barber Commission. Mr. Meyer has
been a member and secretary of the board
since its organization.
MAY SETTLE THE STRIKE.
City Federation Will Confer With
the Steamship Owners.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 8. It was an
nounced this evening that a committee
from the City Front Federation will meet
the steamship owners Monday morning in
an effort to settle the sailors' strike,
which has resulted in a general lockout of
the entire waterfront of the steamship
and shipping men. Mr. Furuseth, pres
ident of the Sailors' Union, has declared
that the sailors are in favor of arbitration
and are willing to meet the steamship
men on a fair basis. The ships that are
now sailing with so-called full crews are
badly crippled, says Furuseth.
"It comes to us from reliable sources,"
he declared, "that many of these vessels
have not even half enough men, and that
In many instances mere boys and green
landsmen are taken on board by the own
ers." It was reported tonight that many more
nonunion men were shipped yesterday all
along the front. No trouble was expe
rienced, however, and none is looked for.
The stevedores are still locked out, and
much suffering la expected if this con
tinues. NATHAN M. KIMBALL DEAD
Survivor of Whitman Massacre
Passes Away at Astoria.
ASTORIA, Or., June 8. (Special.) Na
than M.' Kimball, of Seaside, died in this
city last evening after a long illness. He
was 73 years of age and was born in In
diana. He came across the plains to Ore
gon with his parents about 60 years ago,
and was one of the few survivors of the
Whitman maseacre, which occurred at
Walla Walla in 1847.
Mr. Kimball had resided in this city
and vicinity for more than 30 years, and
until recently had worked as a carpenter.
He leaves one eon, Curtis Kimball, of Sea
side; two sisters, one half-sister and one
half-brother. The funeral will be held to
morrow afternoon. Interment will be in
the Old Pioneer Cemetery, on Clatsop
Plains.
Flood Damage Nearly Repaired.
PENDLETON, Or., June 8. (Special.)
Pendleton will have electric lights and
power again by Wednesday of next week,
according to the statement of the local
electric light company management. A
large force of men has- been steadily at
work since the flood, repairing the dam
age done and reinstalling the machinery.
H. W. Sparks Is Elected Editor.
PACIFIC UNIVERSITT. Forest Grove,
Or., June 8. Speclal.) The annual elec-
30 Years
W. A. Stacker- Brooklyn.
N. Y., age 73, enjoys good
health, thanks to Duffy's
Pure Malt Whiskey, which
has been his medicine for
30 years.
Mr. Stagg has had Grip
many times, and he says
that Duffy's makes a com
plete cure every time, pre
venting any bad after ef
fects. After using Duffy's
for 30 years as prescribed,
he would not be without
it.
lie gratefully writes :
"For thirty years Duffy's Malt
"Whiskey has been my one medicine. I
have always used it as prescribed and
it has proved a valuable aid, as it has
not only cured several attacks, but has
prevented any bad after effects. I
cannot speak too highly of what
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey has done
for me, and wilL always keep it to stim
ulate and tone up my system and as a
sure cure for colds and grip. Although
73 years old, I am hale and hearty, due
to the judicious use of Duffy's Malt
Whiskey. W. A. Stagg, 1063 PaciSo
St., Brooklyn."
nerve tissues, tones up the heart, givs
bulk. Price 91. Innlat on the rnnlnr, and
tion of the board of the Weekly Index for
the year 1908-7 resulted in choosing H.
W. Sparks, '07, editor-in-chief, and D. I.
Aller. '08, business manager. The new as
sociate editors elected were Martha
Holmes, "09; S. B. Lawrence, "09, and G.
A. Clapp, '08.
Commencement at South Bend.
SOUTH BEND, Wash., June 8 (Spe
cial.) A class of five graduated last even
ing from the High School, the first In this
city to take a full four years' course. The
graduates were: Clolce Howd, Mary Bale,
Fred Elchner, Josie Brown- and George
Bale. A banquet was held at the Albee
after the exercises.
IMITATION JEWELS.
New Gem From Rhodesia Diamonds
in Canadian Woods.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
"Above 5,000,000 worth of Imitation
Jewels are made in the United States
every year," said Herbert M. Fisher. "A
great many people think that paste Jew
els, aa they are called, are nothhlng but
pure glass, but in this they are mislaken.
The stuff is paste, called strass, which
differs from ordinary glass in having
one of the metallic oxides as a base.
"These oxides give the gem its color.
The diamond being colorless, none of the
oxides are used. The ruby is made by
mixing the strass with a small propor
tion of glass antimony, purple casslus
and an extremely small particle of gold.
Sapphires are made with strass and co
balt, the emerald by oxide of copper and
oxide of manganese, the amethyst with
cobalt and oxide of manganese and the
garnet with purple of casslus.
"A new gem, light blue in color, has
lately been discovered In Rhodesia. It is
believed that the gem will become fash
ionable. Few of the stones are seen in
New Tork, but a great many have been
shown in London. Perhaps you didn't
know that there is supposed to be a great
diamond field up in the northern part of
Central Canada.
"Diamonds are constantly being found
in the woods of Canada, and last year a
stone, picked up by an Indian, was sold
to a white man for 85 cents. The white
man hurried to Detroit with it and got
$1500 from a Jeweler for his investment. It
is believed by scientists that the diamond
bed exists in the north, and that the
diamonds were brought into the south
central part by prehistoric glaciers."
DAILY METEOROIXGICAti REPORT.
PORTLAND, Jun 8. Maximum tempera
ture. 67 der. : minimum, 62 deg. River read
ing at 8 A. M., 13.3 feet; charm In past 24
hourts, fall 0.2 of a foot. Total precipita
tion. S P. M. to 6 P. M., .06 of an lncb;
total since September 1, 1906. 88.81 Inches;
normal, 44. 4X Indies; deficiency, T.60 Inches.
Total sunshine, June. 7, 19oe, 6 hours and 1
minute; possible, 15 hours and 88 minutes.
Barometer (reduced to aea-lvl) at 6 P. M.,
29.76.
PACIFIC COAST tVBATHER.
3 WIND.
STATION. S Sff 2 7 or"
2. ,t
3 3 b :
u
Baiter City ,
Bismarck
Boise
Helena
Kamloops. B. C.
North Head....
Pocatello.........
Portland
Red Bluff
Koseburg .........
Spokane.
Seattle
Tatoosh Island...
Walla Walla
Rain
Cloudy
Rain
Pt. Cidy.
Cloudy
Haln
Pt. Cldy.
Rain
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Rain
Cloudy
W BATHER CONDITIONS.
A email low-pressure area has made its ap
pearance over British Columbia and as a con
sequence thereof light rain has fallen in
Northern California, Western Oregon and
Western Washington. It Is slightly warmer
In Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington and
Idaho and much warmer in Northern Utah.
Elsewhere on the Pacific Slope the tempera
ture has remained nearly stationary.
The conditions are favorable for ahower In
this district Saturday.
WEATHER FORECASTS.
Forecasts made at Portland for the 28 hour
ending midnight. Saturday. June A:
Portland and vicinity Showers; winds most
ly southerly.
Western Oregon and Western Washington
Showers: southerly winds.
Eastern Oregon, Baatern Washington and
Idaho Showers.
EDWARD A, BEALS. District Forecaster.
RARE CHANCE TO TRAVEL.
Verr Low, Long-Tlme. Round-Trip Ticket
East Via O. R. K.
Summer excursion rates Sale dates,
June 4. . 7, 23, 25, July 2, 3, August 7, S, ,
September 8. 10: rate from Portland to
Chicago. $71.50; to St. Louis. J67.50; Kansas
City. Omaha and St. Paul, $60- Denver, toi.
For particulars ask C. W. Stinger, City
Ticket Agent. Third and Washington
streets. Portland.
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. T8 T. 12 SW
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.' 72 O.0O 8 E
.. ROiO.42 121 W
. 70!0.00 BiSB
,. tiK 0.06 4 S
..7810.10 14 6W
. 60 0.30 4 NW
. K8 0.00 12 S
. 6f T. 112 N
. R8' T. 10' B
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