THE MOT? XING OREGOMAJf, FRIDAY. JULY 20, 1906.
DEEP WATER PORT
FOR
NORTH
BANK
Hill Surveyors Are Looking for
a Favorable Outlet West
of Kelso.
GRAY'S BAY MAY BE CHOSEN
Giving the Northern Pacific an In
dependent Shipping Point Is Part
of the Magnate's Campaign of
Retaliation Upon Seattle.
SEATTLE, Wash., July 19 (Special.)
Hill surveyors are working west from a
point below Kelso to And a route for an
extension of the "north bank" road to
deep water, either on the Columbia
River or as far north along the Pacific
Ocean beach as Willapa Harbor.
The surveying corps Is working ostens
ibly on grade reductions, but it is known
positively that they are out under direc
tion of the Northern Pacific to locate a
line to the Coast. The railroad company
organized by Chester Thorne and as
sociates, of Tacoma, was in reality a
subsidiary Northern Pacific corporation,
formed to push through this line.
A road west from Kalama to the ocean
or some point on the Columbia River
near its mouth has been considered for
years by railroad men. At one time it
was declared the O. R. & N. would build
Buch a road, but the plan was abandoned.
The Northern Pacific has had it in con
templation, but the country itself has
not Justnied construction.
Hill Is looking for a new port, some
where near the mouth of the Columbia
River. Just inside the bar Gray's Bay
and Baker's Bay on the Washington side
have been suggested, but Baker's Bay
has not been seriously considered. Semi
official railroad reports Indicate that
Gray's Bay is a decided possibility.
Willapa Harbor Is reported by sources
close to the Northern Pacific to be seri
ously considered as an outlet for the
extension of the north bank line. Rail
road men outside the Northern Pacific
do not believe that place will be chosen
because of navigation handicaps and extra
railroad distance and construction dif
ficulties. It is stated the Northern Pacific's ex
tension to the Coast will follow a stream
west from the "line below Kelso to Stella,
on the Columbia River. It was from
Stella that a Portland syndicate three
years ago proposed to build a railroad
into Lewis County to tap rich coal fields.
From Stella westward the location of
the liiie is indefinite.
Hill's policy, as understood by his in
timates, is to find a port easily acces
sible to the Northern Pacific on the
Columbia River, which can be developed
for wheat handling and other interior
business. If this can be done he will
have obviated the necessity for a long
haul to some other existing port. Such a
port he would absolutely control, and the
Northern Pacific would be as independ
ent for its ocean outlet there as is the
Great Northern at Everett, where Hill,
to retaliate against Seattle's friendship
for Harriman. Is preparing to center his
Great Northern freight .business.
Following Hill's movement in securing
wheat warehouse facilities at Everett
comes the announcement that within a
short time Hill will order his passenger
trains to run through Seattle to Tacoma.
Ever since the line was built the ter
minus on the west end has been at
Seattle, but a trackage arrangement
with the Northern Pacific will let Hill's
transcontinental trains into Tacoma.
Railroad men informed on the situation
do not expect Hill to say anything fur
ther to Seattle regarding his opposition
to the Harriman programme here. They
expect him to act in retaliation. He
threatened to make compliance with Har
rlman's wishes a "sorry day for Seattle,"
and the first two moves indicate he re
gards the Harriman franchise as vir
tually accepted by the Council.
Improvements in La Grande Yards.
LA GRANDE, Or., July 19. (Special.)
Manager O'Brien. Superintendent Buck
ley, Assistant Superintendent Campbell
and Master Mechanic aGraham are in La
Grando today. They are on a general
rcconnoiterlng tour, the principal object
of which Is to look over the proposed
shop and yard Improvements here. This
work will be let out by contract, and
several contractors who will he bidders
for the Job have been in La Grande re
cently to examine the plans and esti
mates. As soon as the matter of vaca
tion of some fractional parts of streets
Is arranged, bids for the La Grande yard
improvement will be received by the com
pany. It is expected that construction
win commence in a short time.
THREATENED TO LYNCH.
Fred Wren Overcome With Grief
Over Killing of Mrs. Casse.
ABERDEEN, Wash., July 19. Fred
Wren, the young man who accidentally
killed Mrs. L. E. Casse in a logging camp,
mistaking her for a wild animal, narrow
ly escaped lynching at the hands of the
woodsmen, who were greatly, attached
to the woman. Mrs. Casse was a member
of the Methodist Church, and had much
influence with the boys in camp. Several
men said they were willing to hang Wren
if a rope could be obtained.
Wren himself Is nearly crazed over the
affair. He was brought here today in cus
tody of the Sheriff, but released after an
examination.
LIGHTS SQUARELY ON HIS HEAD
Drunken Walter at The Dalles Falls
From a Balcony.
THE DALLES, Or., .July 19. (Special.)
A. J. Garcia, a waiter in the California
restaurant, was probably fatally injured
this morning by falling headlong from
the second-story balcony of the restau
rant Into the street below.
Garcia was intoxicated when the acci
dent occurred and fell heavily, his whole
weight striking directly on top of his
head fracturing the spina column be
tween the shoulders. He was a stranger
in the city, having been employed here
but a few weeks.
Investigation Is Not Pressed.
LA GRANDE. Or., July 19. Opecial.)
The City Council was called last night
to meet as a committee of the whole to
Investigate the charges of alleged graft.
CouncHmon Carr and Richardson were
absent, and Councilman Wildamson was
excused on account of sickness. Council
man Bartlett thought It advisable to give
the committee further time to report,
which was done.
The Mayor explained that no specific
charges had been made in the message
submitted, that the document contained
things which had been reported to the
Mayor and had been placed by him before
the Council. It was further shown that
the Council had no power to enforce the
attendance of witnesses or do much of
anything else.
Police Chief to Lose His Head.
ABERDEEN, Wash. July 19. (Special.)
Chief of Police Christensen, who was
appointed to the position in January last,
will lose his head, the Council having de
cided that he Is Incompetent. Petitions
signed by labor unions and business men
have been sent to the Mayor, and under
pressure the Mayor has consented to the
removal of the head of the department.
All other members of the force are
scheduled to go except one.
The action of the Council is the result
of many burglaries and other crimes
which have been committed of late. Chris
tensen served on thef orce as patrolman
prior to his appointment.
Drops Dead In a Saloon.
THE DALLES, Or., July 19. (Special.)
William J. Rainv, an employe of the
Oregon Lumber Mills at Hood River, was
found dead this morning in a toilet-room
of the Hub saloon, on Second street.
Rainy had been seen about town up to
within an hour of the time his body was
found, apparently in good health. Noth
ing is known of him here beyond the facts
that his home was in Phillips, Price
County, Wis., and that he was 47 years
of age. He was a member of the Masonio
Lodge in Ipswich, S. D. His death was
caused by heart trouble.
Killed by Flying Rock.
BOISE. Idaho July 19 (Special.) John
Klllian died in ' the hospital here at an
early hour this morning, as a result of an
accident in the Jellison stone quarries, a
few miles from the city. Late in the
afternoon he fired a blast and ran for
safety. When the blast went off, a piece
of rock struck him in the side of the
head, fracturing the skull. He left a
widow.
EflSYMDNEYATST.flNTHONY
BRADY FORCES MAKE CHARGES
OF CORRUPTION.
Contesting Delegation Will Be Sent
to the Idaho Republi
can Convention.
POCATELLO, Idaho, July 19. (Special.)
A special to the Tribune from St. An
thony says that open charges of corrup
tion In the Republican county conven
tion, held yesterday, are being made. It
is charged that unfair means were used
to secure the adoption by the convention
of a resolution indorsing W. E. Borah, of
Boise, for the United States Senate. Con
trol of the convention rested in the
hands of the friends of State Chairman'
J. H. Brady, both on temporary and per
manent organization, and It is openly as
serted that through manipulation and
the use of moncv. control was secured
by the Borah managers.
One Influential worker, who had here
tofore been strongly aligned with the
anti-Borah forces, deserted the Brady
camp yesterday and threw his influence
toward the adoption of the Borah resolu
tions. During the noon recess this worker
paid a $300 note at a St. Anthony bank
and confided to friends that they were
foolish In not availing themselves of an
opportunity to acquire "easy money."
So persistent are reports" of bribery and
corruption that a contesting delegation
will come down from Fremont County
to the Pocatello convention and the mat
ter will be threshod out on the floor.
Even should the contestants fail of se
curing seats. It is assured that a num
ber of the regular delegates will refuse
to vote as a unit, feeling that they are
not obligated to abide their introduction
adopted in such a manner.
Denial of Bribery Story.
BOISE, Idaho, July 19. (Special.) The
Pocatello Tribune today, under a St.
Anthony date, published a statement that
thorp was a story current there that
bribery had been practiced by the Borah
forces in the Fremont County convention
and that it was responsible for Brady's
defeat. The Statesman telephoned St.
Anthony to learn if any such story was
current there. It will say In the morn
ing: "In response to the Inquiries it was
learned that nobody at St. Anthony had
heard any such story. C. C. Moore au
thorized the Statesman to say that no
such story had been heard there. He
said he had been on the streets all day
and had heard no suggestion of that kind.
It would have been impossible, he said,
for any such story to be on the streets
without reaching his ears, and he had
no hesitancy in stating without any
qualification whatever that no story of
that character was in circulation.
"No story had been circulated there to
the effect that anybody had been bribed
to leave the Brady camp and Join the
Borah forces."
Borah's Friends Are Jubilant.
BOISE, Idaho, July 19. (Special.)
Borah's victory in Fremont County yes
terday is thought by his friends to In
sure his success. There axe so many
county conventions to be held yet that
a positive claim would not be warranted.
FOR NEW WOMAN'S BUILDING
Contract Is Let by Agricultural Col
lege Regents to an Albany Man.
ALBANY, Or., July 19. After holding a
meeting of the Board of Regents of the
Oregon Agricultural College at Corvallls
yesterday, the members of the board
came to Albany today and at an .ad
journed session In this city awarded the
contract for the new woman's building,
to be erected on the campus, to H. Snook.
The contract price is 69,0OO, that being
the lowest bid by $5000.
The building will be constructed of the
granite from the quarries at Detroit, the
eastern terminus of the Corvallls & East
ern Railroad, and the building stone at
Taquina Bay. These are some of the best
building materials on the coast, and will
make the new building at Corvallls the
finest of the numerous buildings that
have been erected for the work of the
Agricultural College. The plans are un
derstood to Include a wing not provided
for in the present contract, which, when
completed, will swell the cost to W00.OO0.
Murderer Barnes to Be Resentenced.
SALEM. Or., July 19. (SpectaL)-J. C.
Barnes, the Douglas County murderer,
was taken to Roseburg this morning to
be re-sentenced tomorrow, after which
he will be brought back to the peniten
tiary to be held until the day fixed for
his execution. The Supreme Court re
cently affirmed the Judgment of death
against Barnes and the time for rehear
ing having expired, the mandate was sent
to the Circuit Court and Judge Harris
will fix a new date for the hanging.
Two other murderers are here, Jasper
Jennings of Grant's Pass and H. Megor
don of Ontario, both of whom are await
ing the decision of their 4 cases on appeal
to the Supreme Court.
Accused of Robbing Roommate.
ASTORIA, Or., July 19. (Special.)
Lewis Bixby, a deckhand on the steam
er Volsa, was committed to the County
Jail ttis afternoon in default of $750
bonds, to await the action of the Cir
cuit Court on a charge of stealing a
watch and a purse, containing $54.
from B. A. Johnson, his roommate.
RECTOR IS A HERO
Dr. A. A. Morrison Rescues
Leah Cohen at Seaside.
GIRL GETS BEYOND DEPTH
Portland Minister Plunges Into Surf
and Succeeds by Aid of Harry
Kregger in Bringing Help
less Child Ashore.
SEASIDE. Or.. July 19. (Special.)
Had it not been for "the efforts of Dr.
A. A. Morrison, rector of Trinity Epis
copal Church, of Portland, it is proba-
FORMER PORTLAND MINISTER WILL SPEAK
AT CHAUTAUQUA TODAY
REV. CHARLES EDWARD LOCKE.
Rev. Charles Edward Locke, who will address the Chautauqua Assembly to
night. Saturday afternoon and Sunday evening, is well known to Portlanders,
having been pastor of the Taylor-Street Methodist Church many years ago.
The Chautauqua announcements say of him: "One of the most beloved men
that ever preached in Oregon is Dr. Charles Edward Locke, who. a dozen years
ago, was pastor of the Taylor-Street Methodist Episcopal Church of Portland. To
his wisdom, and kindly suggestions atid never-falling helpfulness, much of the
success of this assembly Is due. Before we had an auditorium he thrilled us,
back-at the old platform in the grove, and even then his present brilliant future
was predicted. A scholar, a gentleman, a poet-preacher' is he, one whose les
sons grow sweeter and mellower with memory. We predict a tremendous rush
of his old friends to grasp again the hand and hear the voice of Dr. Charles
Edward Locke, of Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal Church, of Brooklyn, N. T."
ble that Leah Cohen, also of that city,
would have perished In the surf here
just before noon today. The rescue
occurred during the bathing hour,
when hundreds of people were on the
beach. They watched with breathless
interest the successful struggle of Dr.
Morrison and other swimmers to save
the drowning girl.
Leah Cohen is the 12-year-old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Cohen, of
291 Seventh street, Portland. She was
one of a merry party of bathers who
were enjoying the surf a short dis
tance north of the Moore Hotel. The
tide was unusually high and very
rough and the girl was beyond her
depth and In serious danger before
her companions were aware that any
thing was amiss.
As soon as the alarm was given Dr.
Morrison, who was clad In a bathing
costume, and several men who were
not prepared for swimming, hurried t
the rescue. The child drifted down
the shore until she jtvas directly in
front of the Moore Hotel, but at the
same time was getting further out.
It was with great difficulty that she
was reached by the Portland pastor,
who with Harry Kregger bore her to
the shore.
The unfortunate girl was unconscious
when she was taken from the water
and remained in that condition for
several hours. Dr. P. E. Johnson and
others worked faithfully until they
had restored respiration and the child
gradually regained her senses. This
evening she seems none the worse for
her hazardous experience.
POET-SCOUT IS VERY WITTY
CAPTAIN CRAWFORD ENTER
TAINS GREAT AUDIENCE.
Dr. Ernest E. Baker Has Been En
gaged to DellTer a Sermon
Sunday Afternoon.
OREGON CITY, Or., July 19. (Special.)
The central figure at Gladstone Park
today was Captain Jack Crawford, the
poet-scout of New Mexico, who Is one
of the blj attractions at this year's
assembly. Captain Jack tonight de
livered his first lecture before the largest
Chautauqua audience assembled this
year. He proved himself one of the most
original and delightful entertainers who
has appeared at Gladstone.
With his native Irish wit, Crawford
Is a great mlrth-provoker and his re
cital of scenes of Western frontier life,
supplemented by verses of unusually
beautiful sentiment. Inspired and written
on the spot, was given with genuine dra
matic skill. He sustained the reputation
that preceded him and held his audience
to a man. Captain Crawford lectures
again at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Of especial interest and value to the
young men was the lecture this after
noon by Dr. James S. Kirtley. the Bap
tist clergyman of Elgin, 111., on "The
Barefoot Kingdom." Dr. Kirtley is one
of the best known Baptist ministers in
America and with his eloquence and
omtory so happily entertained his large
audience this afternoon that expressions
of regret were heard on all sides that
his engagement with the Chautauqua
management embraced but the one
lecture.
The Chemawa Indians were badly de
feated at baseball this afternoon by the
Portland Trunk Company, which clinches
its title to the tournament championship.
The score was: Trunk Company, 14;
Chemawa, 4.
Dr. Ernest E. Baker, of Oakland, Cal.,
who delighted Chautauqua audiences
with his two lectures, "A Pilgrimage to
Literary Shrines of Europe" and "The
BlueB and How to Get Rid of Them,"
and a sermon last Sunday evening, has
been engaged to preach again next Sun
day afternoon.
Friday's programme follows:
is A. M. to 12 M. Classes.
11 A. M. to 12 M. Round tabl, "Some
Elements of the Christian Religion," Dr. F.
Burgette Short, of Portland.
1 P. M. Concert, Parsons' Orchestra.
2 P. M. Contralto solos : a) "My Ain
Folk" (Lemon), (b) "The Japanese Maiden"
(Gaynor), (c) "Trauemerl" (Rogers), Mrs.
Walter Reed, of Portland; lecture. Captain
Jack Crawford.
3:30 P. M. Baseball, Vancouver vs. M A
A. C. ; W. C. T. U. round table, "Civic En
vironment," Rev. E. N. Allen and Mrs. Ad
diton; recitation, Inita K. Alethea Dixon.
4 P. M. Mothers' congress, "The Punish
ment of Children," Professor Tauscher, of
the Boys' and Girls Aid Society.
7 P. M. Concert, Parsons' Orchestra.
8 P. M. Contralto solo, "Restless River,"
Miss Evelyn Hurley, of Portland; lecture, "A
Pilgrimage to Shrines of American Heroism.'
Dr. Charles Edward Locke, of Brooklyn,
N. T.
Railroad Charged With Carelessness
ROSEBURG, July 19. (Special.) The
! Coroner's jury in the case of the death of
! Arthur Fowle find that he came to his
i death from being struck by a wood rack
used to deliver wood to engines: that
' the rack was too close to the track of
the Southern Pacific Railroad, and that
the wood was so carelessly piled in the
same as to permit sticks to protrude
toward the track, thus endangering the
employes on any passing train, and that
this condition should be remedied.
Delegates to Irrigation Congress.
SALEM. Or., July 19. (Special.) Gov
ernor Chamberlain today appointed the
following delegates to represent the State
of Oregon at the fourteenth annual ses
sion of the National Irrigation Congress
at Boise September 3 to 8:
W. N. Peterson, S. D. Peterson, Athena;
F. W. Sheffield, L. H. Bell, C. W. Mallett,
Ontario; Zera Snow, E. M. Brannick, Port
land; C. M. Redfleld, Redmond; D. C.
Brownell, Umatilla; F. W. Triplett, Bend; F.
S. Bramwell, C. W. Nibley, La Grande; A.
D. Stlllman, Pendleton; H. F. Jones, Red
mond. Improvements at the Asylum.
SALEM, Or., July 19. (Special.) The
board of trustees of the state Insane
asylum has decided to proceed with all
the improvements authorized by the ap
propriation bill passed by the last Legis
lature and held up by the referendum
petition. Plans and specifications are
being drawn and bids will soon be called
for for painting all the buildings, put
ting in five lavatories and completing the
quarantine building.
Board Meets Next at Portland.
ASTORIA, Or., July 19. (Special.)
The taking of the testimony submitted
by the State of Washington In the
boundary line case was completed by
the boards representing the two states
at the Breakers yesterday afternoon,
and an adjournment was taken until
next Tuesday, when the boards will
convene at Portland and hear further
evidence to be submitted by Oregon.
Finnish Woman Is Insane.
ASTORIA, Or., July 19. (Special.)
Miss Hetvig Helkkila, of Uniontown,
was adjudged insane by the County
Examiuing Board this afternoon and
committed to the care of the Oregon
Insane Asylum. Th- woman is a na
tive of Finland, 22 years of age, and
was confined in an insane asylum at
Cleveland, O., for over five months dur
ing last year.
Kept Her From Religious Services.
OREGON CITY, Or., July 19. (Special.)
In a suit for divorce filed today Bessie
M. Pitman charges James B. Pitman,
to whom she was married at Hillsboro,
Washington County, in August, 1900, with
refusing to allow herself and child to
attend religious services, besides other
wise treating her in a cruel and improper
manner.
Keeps Store Open Sundays.
RAINIER, Or., July 19. (Special.)
A. Freidberg", a confectioner and cigar
dealer, was arrested today for violation
of the state Sunday-closing law. The
complaint was sworn to by W. C.
Fischer. Freidberg has refused to close
any Sunday since the town was closed.
Not the Man Wanted.
ASTORIA, Or., July 19. (Special.)
R. S. Ball, arrested here Tuesday, was
released today, as a Deputy Sheriff ar
rived from Oregon City and said Ball
was not the man wanted.
FEAST FOR GIRLS
Orecjonian Party Royally En
tertained at Huntington.
GUESTS OF MISS NI'CARTER
Welcome to City on Eastern Border
of Oregon Is In Keeping With
the Many Pleasant Expe
riences of the Trip.
BY EUGENE A. HOWE.
BAKER CITY", Or., July 19. (Staff Cor
respondence.) Supremely happy and emi
nently satisfied, the winners' of the Yel
lowstone Park contest conducted by The
Oregonian return to Portland tomorrow
morning at 7:15 A. M., after a trip as suc
cessful and as great as was the contest.
Six of the members of the party do not
return to Portland, as they left the train
at their home cltiea after the return trip
had begun.
The girls who leave the party are Miss
Olive Gruver, of Pocatello; Miss Delia
Woods, of Huntington; Miss Lela Gllfll
lian, Union, Or.; Miss Anna de'Lateur,
Pendleton; Miss Helen Goodwin, Walla
Walla, and Miss Lizzie Hodge, Spokane.
Moat of the girls leave Portland tomorrow
for their respective homes. Tomorrow
morning the party will breakfast at the
Union Depot, after which it will dis
band. One of the most delightful welcomes of
all the many came when least expected.
It was at Huntington, where the girls
were the guests at luncheon at 6 o'clock
tonight of Miss Zoe McCarter, agent of
The Oregonian. The dinner was in honor
of Miss Delia Woods, of Huntington, one
of the winners of the contest.
Among those present to greet the "pop
ulars" was Mayor R. W. Frame. "From
the reports of the newspapers I have
been given to understand The Oregonian
girls have had a trip of a lifetime, and
after gazing upon this happy throng I am
glad to say that what I have read is
true," remarked Mayor Frame, in his
address of welcome, when the girls were
enjoying the many dainty things to eat.
To use the expression which flavors of
slang, but which is singularly appropri
ate, Mayor Frame "hit the nail on the
head." The faces of the girls shone
with a brightness that comes only of utter
happiness and which has been their in
separable companion ever since they have
been the guests of The Oregonian.
"He's all right." "Whose all right?"
"Mayor Frame is all right." The girls
yelled this with such vehemence that one
could hardly Imagine that they had been
riding all afternoon in hot and dusty
coaches, and under ordinary circum
stances would be so tired as to lose inter
est, but it takes more than hot weather
to down the enthusiasm of The Oregonian
girls.
Then they vigorously cheered Miss Mc
Carter, her father, F. J. McCarter, and
the City of Huntington. The girls prob
ably enjoyed their luncheon at Hunting
ton more than any they have had since
they have been away from home. Upon
the table were piled great dishes, heaping
to overflowing with spring chicken, spring
lamb, suckling pig, sweet corn, meats,
vegetables, fruits, nuts, cakes, pies and
innumerable other good things. Punch,
sherbet and ice cream were also served.
It looked as though the whole of Hunt
ington was down at the depot when the
train bearing its contented burden of
beauty pulled out. The girls cheered Miss
McCarter and Miss Woods until they
were almost hoarse, and waved their
handkerchiefs from the windows of the
train until the station was far from
sight. The crowd at the depot yelled
just as much and waved their handker
chiefs just as vigorously as did the
girls.
The party left Boise City at about 1
o'clock this afternoon. The girls were
splendidly entertained at Boise City and
they were loath to leave. Most assuredly
the citizens of Boise deeply regretted their
departure.
QUITS LAW FOR A DAIRY FARM
Seattle Society Man Working Out
His Socialistic Theories.
SEATTLE, Wash., July 19. (Special.)
Edward Holton James, Harvard graduate,
attorney and society man, has abandoned
the practice of law and is working as a
farmhand on the dairy ranch of W. H.
Paulhamus at Sumner. For a year he
has undertaken to arise at 3 A. M. with
the other farmhands, milk his share of
cows, do the odd chores and then spend
a long day in farm work. James is study
ing practical farm life and in the mean
time his wife will travel in Europe. Their
beautiful home on Queen Anne Hill has
been leased.
- Though a son of a wealthy retired Con
cord, N. H., capitalist and Civil War vet
eran; a nephew of William James, pro
fessor of psychology at Harvard since
1892. and of Henry James, novelist, the
Seattle attorney Is a pronounced Social
ist. His wife is a daughter of an old
English famllw wealthy in her own
right, a delightful entertainer and prom
inent In society. But she has approved
James' programme and has gone abroad
to help him.
James is a close follower of John G.
Phelps-Stokes, the New York millionaire
whose wife Is engaged in slum work In
that city. He makes no secret of Tits So
cialistic leanings. When he is through
with his apprenticeship on the Paulha
mus farm, James proposes to establish a
small dairy ranch and produce absolutely
pure milk. He has given up the practice
of law for good.
DEAD OF THE PACIFIC COAST
Lucius A. Booth.
OAKLAND, Cal., July 19. Lucius A.
Booth, a pioneer of 1849, one of the orig
inal incorporators with Huntington,
Crocker and Stanford of the Central Pa
cific Railroad, died here yesterday, aged
86 years.
Kicked to Death by Horse.
CLEALUM, Wash., July 19 Mrs. D. B.
Buchara was thrown from a buggy under
the horses' hoofs and kicked to death.
She was the wife of the proprietor of the
Hotel Reed.
Towns to Be Sued for Liquor Tax.
OLYMPIA, Wash., July 19. (Special.)
Attorney-General Atkinson has prepared
complaints in suits which It Is proposed
to bring immediately against several
towns and cities for collection of 10 per
cent, of the annual liquor licenses due
the State, in accordance with the statutes
on that subject-
The cities to be sued, together with the
amounts claimed by the State from each,
are as follows:
OakesdVle $103.33
Pullman 142.50
Spokane 3,898.66
Walla Walla 777.15
Harrington 700.00
Rockfoid 860.00
Tax on Telephone Poles.
OLYMPIA, Wash., July 19. (Special.)
Today the State's law officer addressed
a communication to the Clark County at
torney, advising him about the powers of
the County Commissioners to sell a fran
chise for the right to plant telegraph
or telephone poles.
The only way the telephone company
can be reached, thinks the Attorney-General.
Is by proceeding In an action to
abate a nuisance, on the ground that the
poles constitute a damage or injury to
private property.
Harvest Hands Needed in Sherman.
GRASS VALLBT, Or., July 1. (To the
Editor.) I notice In your issue of this date
a report of crop conditions in this (Sherman)
county from your Wasco correspondent which
is very misleading. The statement that the
yield this year will be about one-half of last
year's Is not the truth, as far anyway a
the south half of the county la concerned.
It is a well-known fact that we had only
about half of a normal yield last year, and
this season's crop promises to be about the
same
What little Fall wheat or Summer fallow
land stood through the March freeze will
make from 20 to 25 bushels per acre of
No. 1 wheat and moat of the Spring resown
"will make from 10 to 15 bushels per acre.
which will, no doubt, be of an Inferior grade
but will still be maketable wheat, and the
cash return should be. not, as your correspond
ent states, one-third of last year's, but will,
from all present indications, be as much as
last year. Barley and oats promise a fair
yield, but will be of light grade.
Harvest hands are needed as much as usual,
and I trust that you win publish this in the
Interests of the farmers of this locality, as
such erroneous reports have a great tendency
to keep away the supply of much-needed help.
GEORGE B. BOURH1LL.
TEARS OFF CHJLOS EAR
BRUTAL TREATMENT BY A TA
COMA STEPMOTHER.
Eight-Year-Old Boy Compelled to
Work 12 Hours a Day With
Beating for Reward.
TACOMA, Wash., July 19. (Special.)
Accused of Jerking her little step-son, 8
years old, by the ear, until she tore that
member loose from the head and of beat
ing and practicing other cruelites upon
him, Mrs. "John Doe" Jones was arrested
this aifternoon.
The boy's father was also arrested, ac
cused of aiding the woman in her cruelty.
Humane Officer Brown has been inves
tigating, and says the child, though small
and half starved, is compelled to work 10
and 12 hours a day, gathering and split
ting wood.
The woman on one occasion is said to
have been seen to first beat the boy bru
tally and then pick him up by the ears
and shake him. At that time. It is said,
the boy's ears were partially torn from
his head.
It is further said that Jones, at the re
quest of his wife, beats the boy brutally
nearly every night, when he comes home
from the smelter.
Judge Linck says It is one of the most
shocking stories he has ever heard. He
is told that the child's mind has become
affected from his brutal treatment.
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Primary Object of the Interstate
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Stlckney, of the Chicago Great Western
road, had with the Interstate Commerce
Commission yesterday, quotes him as fol
lows on the new rate law:
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years that the foundation of the whole in
terstate commerce law was to obtain sched
ules of rates which everybody could under
stand. The new law requires railroads to
file schedules with the Interstate Commerce
Commission and give them publicity by post
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give public information of what the rates
are. In order to furnish this Information
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tell what the rate is. It would not be com
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Greek, because nobody could read them.
Now the tariffs are published In private
cipher, which no one save expert clerks wno
have immediate charge of this business can.
understand. The tariff managers and freight
agents cannot find rates In tariffs. Every
office must have what Is called a tariff
clerk, who keeps track of tariffs, amend-
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