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TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1906.
READ FROM SLATE
j King Republican Nominations
Almost Without a Contest.
NEW MEN FOR LEGISLATURE
Platform Pledges All Candidates to
Vote for the Direct Primary
League's ' BUI Humphrey
Given Six- Delegates.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Sept. 4. (Special.)
The Kins County Republican convention
-today renominated ten county officers,
but made practically a clean sweep In
the Legislative ticket. Only five of the
members of the last Legislature were
named again.
A fight for County Commissioner tn the
Pourth District dead-locked about a third
of the delegate.1! to the convention for
two hours before Al Rutherford, of Falls
City, favore.l by the "organization." wtm
over James E. Zook. of Ballard, who was
involved in the district Senatorial fight.
This and a fight on Assessor were the
only serious convention struggles. In
fact, there was only one rollcall in the
meeting of the entire county and that
occurred on Assessor.
United States Senator Samuel H. Plies
and Chairman E. Heister Gule, of the
convention, both predicted the passage of
a direct primary bill by the next Legis
lature, and the platform adopted by the
convention pledges all candidates to vote
for the Direct Primary League's bill.
Both Senator Piles and Chairman Guie
declared the present would be the last
Republican convention of its kind in King
County.
Congressman Will E. Humphrey, who
also made a speech to the convention,
declared he was a "stand-patter" on the
tariff, arguing that Washington lumber
and coal would be first attacked if, tariff
revision was forced. Humphrey also
called for a favorable vote on the pro
posal to bond King County for $500,000
to reimburse James A. Moore for build
ing the proposed Lake Washington Canal.
Humphrey insted if the temporary
canal were built the- Government would
be compelled to take over the canal and
complete It.
The platform, aside from the reference
to the direct primary bill, has few fea
tures. The delegates to the state con
vention are Instructed for Humphrey and
the renomlnation of the present Supreme
Court bench. Congressman Humphrey
was allowed to name six delegates to the
state convention, but the convention
chose W0 more Itself and only gave up
six grudgingly. The county and Legis
lative ticket nominated is:
Judge of the Superior Court Mitchell Gil
lian, of Seattle.
Sheriff I C. Smith, of Aubum.
Auditor James P. Agnew, of Seattle.
Attorney Kenneth Mackintosh, of Seattle.
"lerk Otto A. Case, of Seattle.
Treasurer Matt Gormley. of Seattle.
Superintendent of School T. P. Storey, of
Brattle.
Assemor T. A. Parish, of Seattle. -
Coroner Dr. F. M. Carroll, of Seattle.
Commissioners Dan R. Abraham, of South
Beattle; Al Rutherford, of Fall City.
State Senators Thirtieth District, L. B.
Knickerbocker, Auburn; 31st district. R. D.
Nichols, Columbia: 3id district, IS. M. Wil
liams, Seattle; md district. P. L.. Allen. Se
attle; 34th district. George U. Piper, Seattle:
Bith district. W. G. Potts. Seattle: 38th dis
trict, Joseph Lyons, Seattle; 37th district,
Robert F. Booth. Seattle.
State Representatives Fortieth district,
Howard Taylor. Eagle. Gorge; M. R. Mad
ison, Kent; F. H. Tonkin, Black Diamond.
Forty-flint district George W. Tlbbetts, of
Ispaquah: Sam Coles. "West Seattle. Forty
second district W. F. Freudenberg. of Bal
lard; William McMasters. Bothell. Forty
third district Howard Hansen. Seattle; Joseph
GrllTIn, Seattle. Forty-fourth district-James
A. Weir. Seattle; Claude Ramsey, Seattle.
Forty.flfth district Frank H. Rcnlck, Seattle;
Henry B. Jackson, Seattle. Forty-lxth dis
trict Henry Beck. Seattle: Henry W. Cun.
Seattle. Forty-seventh district Alfred H
Bcebe, Seattle; Frank Jackson, Seattle.
PORTLAND MAX IS ARRESTED
Charles Latltl Accused of Grand Uar
ceny at Lewiston.
LEWISTON. Idaho, Sept. 4.-(Special.)
Charles Ladd, said to he a hardware
merchant of Portland, Or., and worth
SW.OOO, was arrested here this morning
on a charge of grand larcenv in selling
a horse not his property. The warrant
as, issued July 17. 1905. According to
the authorities, a man named Benton
Lenny borrowed the horse from an Aso
tin, Wash., neighbor, and came to Lew
iston. While here he refused an offer of
sale, saying the horse was not his. Later
in the day he Induced Ladd to permit
himself to be introduced to J. H Sprague
as the owner of the horse.
After the introduction, it Is alleged,
Ladd sold the horse to Sprague and then
left the city. He did not come back
to Lewiston until this morning when,
it Is said, he visited the city for the
purpose of closing up some old business
affairs. He was seen on the street by
a Deputy Sheriff and placed under ar
rest. Ladd refuses to give bail on the ground
that he does not care to bother his
friends, and he Is now In the County
Jail.
The name of ChaTles Ladd, hardware
merchant, does not appear -In the Port
land directory.
DRIXKWATER PLEADS GUILTY
Passed Worthless Checks In Port
land and Tacoma.
TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 4.-(Spec!al.)-
j. . DFcseii, anas to. M. Whvte, to
day pleaded guilty to forgery. Beckett
came here a few vmi o or.
representing himself to be the son of a
Canadian .racinc official passed a num
ber of worthless checks. The specified
charge on which he was arraigned be
fore Judee ffnell tnrlnv .U..HH
check for J100, to which he had signed
tne name or j. H. Drlnkwater. The
check was cashed at the Canadian Pacific
ticket office.
Beckett appeared without counsel as he
entered his plea of guilty. He will be
brought up for sentence Saturday. It
was expected that Becketr would fight
the case, but he told the officers today
mat tne game appeared to be up, am
said he was willing to take his punish
ment.
His father, J. N. Beckett. Is Canadian
racinc agent at Haney, British Colum
bia. He was In Tacoma a few days ago,
but said he could not save his son from
: punishment for his crimes.
; SEATTLE SCHOOLS CROWDED
' Additional Buildings Erected Last
Summer Are Not Sufficient.
SEATTLE. Wash., Sept. 4. (Special.
Seattle's public schools reopened today
with an estimated Increase of 2000 in at
. tendance. Despite the fact that a new
High School building was opened, pupils
In the old building were compelled to use
the library and assembly nan for study
' Kour new buildings have been erected
during the Summer for grade schools, but
the school authorities contend that the
additional facilities do not provide ample
accommodations for the pupils.
The schools were to have reopened yes
terday, but protest from the labor
unions against the use of their holiday
resulted in the School Board changing the
date.
MARSHAL EXJOIXS CITY COUXCI
Albany's Peace Officer Believed His
i Salary Was About to Be Cut.
ALBANY, Or., Sept, 4.-(Special.) The
fight between the City Council of Albany
and Marshal W. A. McClain, which has
been brewing for some time, reached a
climax tonight, when McClain secured a
restraining order from Judge Galloway
preventing the Council from prescribing
his duties or lowering his salary until
the merits of the 'controversy are tried
out in court. The Council met In spe
cial session tonight, and, believing an
ordinance would be passed lowering his
salary, the Marshal Instituted .an Injunc
tion suit In the State Circuit Court this
afternoon and prevented all action.
Three weeks ago the Council ordered
the Marshal to take the place of night
watch, and the City Engineer and Street
Superintendent to act as day policemen,
alleging it was the first step in cutting
down city expenses. McClain refused to
work at night, alleging the charter pre
scribed his duties, and the Council then
threatened to resort to its power and
reduce his salary. ,
McClain says h is being made the
victim of political schemes. He charges
in his complaint that Mayor Wallace,
Councilmen Bryant. Dawson. Parker.
Pfelffer and Tomlinson. have conspired
to defraud him of his right. Rev. W. P.
White, a local minister, who has been
prominent in reform movements, is also
linked with the alleged conspiracy, as
is City Attorney C. E. Sox. ' The com
plaint asserts that Rev. Mr. White at
tempts to dictate their duties to local
officers.
INTENTION OF WASHINGTON
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
State Levy on Present, Values Would
Raise More. School Money
Than Needed,
OLYMPIA, Wash., Sept. 4. (Special.)
The State Board of Equalization began
a three weeks' session today, with State
Auditor Clausen as chairman ana u.
Cowen, of Seattle, as secretary. Spokane.
Columbia and Chelan Counties were
heard, the first named through Auditor
Stewart and Commissioner W. H. Dean,
Columbia County by R. M. Sturdevant
and Chelan by Auditor J. A. Gellatly.
Spokane County returns showed an In
crease in valuations of $15,000,000 over last
year, Columbia nearly $3,000,000 and Che
lan nearly J2.000.000. The representatives
of all three counties expressed themselves
as satisfied with the returns, provided
the other counties show corresponding
increase.
Judging from questions propounded to
those who appeared before the board to
day and from expressions by. the mem
bers of the board this' evening, it is me
present desire and intention to make a
uniform reduction of valuations for pur
poses of state taxation sufficient to
raise about the same amount of taxes
as last year for school purposes. The
law fixes an arbitrary B-mill levy for
common school purposes until the sum
of $10 for each school child In the state
is reached. It appears to be the unani
mous opinion of the members of the
board that such" a levy on the valuation
as returned this year would raise more
money than is needed for the schools.
The result of reducing the valuations
would only affect the sttae tax, the
county Boards of Equalization having al
ready approved the valuations for pur
poses of county taxation. Unless unex
pected opposition develops the scheme
above outlined will probably be carried
out at the conclusion of the hearing.
In the event of reduction in valuations
above outlined the state general fund
levy would probably be increased from
mills to 3 mills, which is the maxi
mum under the law.
BIG PURCHASE OF TIMBER
Easterners Said to Be About to Es
tablish Great Sawmill in Benton.
CORVALLIS, Or., Sept. 4. (Special.)
A purchase of timber lands with a plan
for the establishment of a large milling
Industry is reported to have taken place
In Southern Benton County. The buyers
are Eastern men, and Mr. Buck Is their
agent in the transactions. The sales in
clude the transfer of the Walters saw
mill, located seven miles west of Mon
roe, at a price of $40,000, and the pur
chase of eight sections of timber land.
No deeds have been fHed. but there
Is every reason to believe the informa
tion at hand to be authentic. It is also
the fact that buyers are seeking the pur
chase of additional timber lands in the
same vicinity, and that negotiations for
several tracts are now pending. The
further report is that the buyers wiil
build a railroad to either Junction City
or Corvallls from their newly acquired
timoer tracts, and that at such point
as they decide to go they will erect a
sawmill of 100,000 to 150.000 feet capacity.
It is also the statement that work on
the road will begin in the very near
future.
Mr. Buck, the agent of the purchas
ers, has been operating quietly in the
neighborhood of the purchases for several
weeks past, and It was not until a day
or two ago that the main deal was finally
consummated. None of the reports con
cerning the proposed railroad and saw
mill have been confirmed. Large bodies
of standing timber of first-class quality
adjoin the purchases on the north. The
tracts already bought are estimated to
comprise 260,000,000 feet of timber.
WATER USERS MEET AT ECHO
Graduated Installment on Govern
ment Land Is Asked.
ECHO. Or.. Sept. 4. (Special.) The
Water Users' Association held Its annual
meeting In Hermlston today to consider
the matter from the settlers' standpoint
in connection with the Umatilla Govern'
ment reclamation project. Ail the direc
tors were re-elected and H. T. Irwin
was re-elected president. Fully 100 peo
ple were present and watermelons were
provided by wagonloads free to all
comers, produced on the Maxwell lands
adjacent to the town.
The association asks that the Govern
ment collect a graduated Installment, In
creasing each year from $2 to $9, for the
payment of the cost of the system, and
not the estimated ISO per acre in ten
annual payments of $6 each.
Salmon Take In the McKenzle.
ASTORIA. Or., Sept. 4. (Special.) Fish
Warden Van Dusen has received word
that work at the McKenzie River hatch
ery Is progressing satisfactorily and the
superintendent expects to secure not less
than 5,000.000 eggs this season; whereas
only 2,000,000 were taken last year.
Fined for Illegal Fishing.
ASTORIA, Or.. Sept. 4. (Special.) Eric
Paaso, the gillnetter arrested on Sunday
night for fishing during the closed sea
son, pleaded guilty in the Justice Court
today, and was fined $50 and costs, which
he paid.
FOR
MILLIONS
Keisel, of Utah, Has a Rival
From North Yakima.
WEST IS NOT PERSISTENT
Ogden, Man Declares the National
Congress Has Not Given the Irrl
' gated Sections Sufficient Con
sideration Financially.
BOISE, IcUho, Sept. 4. After yester
day's busy day in convention and the
reception last night to Vice-President
Fairbanks, which lasted1 until a late hour,
the National Irrigation Congress did not
assemble until late this forenoon. United
States Senator Carter, of Montana, again
presided. .
Dr. Elwood Mead, of the Government
reclamation service, spoke of "The Evo
lution or Irrigation Institutions," dealing
with the steady development from abso
lute private ownership of small water
rights Into a great system of community
and Government ownership.
Judge Stephen A. Lowell, of Pendleton,
Or., spoke of the "Social Side of Irriga-,
tion."
Some startling statistics were pre
sented by Dr. Samuel Fortier, , of the
University of California, in his discus
sion of the value of a high duty of
water and the means of obtaining It.
Professor Fortler's address dealt -with
the laws of water through waste-' He
made the assertion that in the JVest-
ern States $50,000,000 was extended
annually in securing and distributing
water, for irrigation, and tiiat of this
water thus distributed fully H 75 per
cent was wasted, causing1 a net loss to
the people of the Western States or
more than $35,000,000. He expressed
the opinion, however, that alL ot this
loss could not be prevented, though he
believed that fully 10 per cent ot this
enormous loss could be saved.
Alex McPherson, of Twin Falls,
Idaho, discussed the "Duty of Water
and the Best Method of Applying It to
Crops. Mr. McPherson s paper tola
of experiments of a 40-acre farm at
Twin Falls, on which are grown 50
different kinds of crops. His experi
ments, he said, had demonstrated the
correctness of Protessor- Fortler's
theory of losses, through excessive Ir
rigation. He stated that a total or 36
inches or water was applied to the
tarm. during the year, and of this
amount he estimated 77.7 per cent was
lost.
Governor Albert E. Mead, of Washing
ton, and Congressman Reeder, of Kansas,
were on the platform when the convention
reassembled In the afternoon. The Kan
san was Introduced by Senator Carter as
one of the most eloquent and efficient
advocaies of irrigation In the National
Congress. Professor J. J. Vernon, of the
New Mexico agricultural station, ad
dressed the congress on "Pumping for
Irigatlon in New Mexico."
The slogan. 'One Hundred Million Dol
lars for Reclamation," was brought be
fore the congress by Fred J. Keisel. of
Ogden, chairman of the Utah delegation.
Mr. Keisel said the West must go to Con
gress with' this demand. He would not.
he said, insist on this whole amount in
one lump appropriation. He was willing
to be dealt with and haggled with a lit
tle." In the 23 reclamation projects how
in hand, he said, the Government had tied
up $43,000,000 realized from all sources,
largely from the sale tf public land, and
$55,000,000 would be required to complete
these works. He cited the great appro
priation for the Philippines, for rivers and
harbors and similar purposes, and Insisted
that the West was lustined in asking and
demanding $100,000,000 more to be used in
new projects.
Mr. Keisel declared that the people of
the West were not persistent enough
and said that they were not giving to
irrigation the attention which the. sub"-
ject deserved. The Governor of Nevada,
he said, had promised to come and bring
a trainload of his people, but instead
and unfortunately, they were deflected
by a prizefight at Goldfield.
Leigh H. Freeman, of Yakima, Wash.,
was less modest than Mr. Keisel In his
demand, which was "$300,000,000 for irri
gation." He asserted that England had
expended an amount greater than this for
irrigation in India and other vast sums
in Egypt.
"Irrigation in California ' was presented
by Clarence S. Edwards, of Sa,n Fran
cisco. The statistics which he presented
of California's vast income from the sale
of products grown under irrigation made
the irrigation works of some of the
newer states look small. Calitornia, he
said, last year realized $150,000,000 from
irrigation and even then, in his opinion,
the industry is but in Its infancy. Mr.
Edwards referred to the recent disaster
which overwhelmed San Francisco and
neighborhood, and when he told of the
bold, courageous California spirit which
was going ahead upbuilding and restor
ing, the congress broke out in great ap
plause. Tom Richardson, secretary of the
Portland Commercial Club, who dls-cussed--"The
Commercial Club as a Fac
tor in Building Great Cities," incidental
ly declared that Oregon was for Sacra
mento as the place of -holding the next
convention. California, he said, since the
disaster, could have from Oregon any
thing that she asked for.
Fisher Harris, secretary of the Salt
Lake Commercial Club and executive
head of the "See -America League,"
spoke to the topic, "See America First."
Mr. Harris' address was witty and elo
quent and his plea In behair or the en
deavor to draw tourists from the East
ern States to the Far West was approved
by his audience.
Governor Mead, of Washington, was
the last speaker. He expressed the
opinion that of all gatherings of this
character, held annually io this country,
none was engaged in a greater work
than the national irrigation congress. He
expressed the hope that in some future
year, if not next year, the congress would
come t othe State of Washington.
During the afternoon the melon grow
ers of Payette, Idaho, gave away, at
Riverside Park, where the congress is
meeting, 5000 cantaloupes. The fruit was
served to all who appeared at the Pay
ette pavilion.
At a caucus of the Oregon delegation
this afternoon it was voted to present
the name of Governor George E. Cham
berlain lor president of the Conirress.
The Utah delegation will present the
name of Fred J. Kiesal, of Ogden, and
are making an active canvas for the
office. Governor A. E. Mead, of Wash
ington, also has been mentioned and the
men from Montana are talking of United
States Senator Thomas H. Carter, who,
as presiding officer of the present con
gress, not only has expedited the busi
ness, but at all times has kept the dele
gates and the audience in good humor.
iraiiK uoay, or uenver, also Is men
tioned for the presidency.
Bozeman, Mont., today withdrew from
the race for the next convention. The
Californlans are urging Sacramento with
their usual enthusiasm and the move
ment to carry the congress convention to
Washington, D. C. is not losing ground.
Las Vegas, N. 31., Yakima, Wash., and
Denver also are still In the field. The
J matter will come before the congress
inursaay morning.
KLAMATH MAN IS PRESIDENT
'
General Council of Water Users As
sociations Formed' at Boise.
BY FRANK IRA WHITE
BOISE. Idaho, Sept. 4. (Special.) Tem
porary organization was effected tonight
of the General Council of Water-Users'
Associations, which is to co-operate with
the officers of the Reclamation Service in
respect to the several Government recla
mation projects In course of construction.
Elmer I. Applegate. of the Klamath. Or.,
project, was elected temporary president,
and F. W. MetcaK, of the Malheur proj
ect, temporary secretary.
Permanent organization will be effected
tomorrow night, and In the opinion of
officials of the Reclamation Service the
new association, at which representatives
from eight different projects were pres
ent, will prove of great benefit in bring
ing about concerted action in solving
many problems arising in development of
the big irrigation works.
Child Is Exposed to Infection.
OREGON !ITY, Or.. Sept. 4. .Spe
cial.) Because his wife persisted in
taking- their young child to the home of
a neighbor whose members, he al
leges, are afflicted with consumption,
eight members having; died from the
disease, Frank J. Phelps today filed
suit for divbrce from Maggie V. Phelps,
whom he married in this county in Oc
tober. 1904. Cruel treatment and deser
ton are also charged against the
woman. Plaintiff asks for a divorce and
the custody of the minor child on the
grounds that the mother Is not a fit
person to be entrusted with Its care.
Charging desertion in 1905, Sarah
Razey, who was married to William
Razey In, Pennsylvania, In 189 J, has also
brought suit for a legal separation and
the custody of four minor children.
BOUND FOR THE HOP FIELDS
THOUSANDS HAVE ARRIVED IN
POLK COUNTY.
Men, Women and Children Come by
Rail and. Wagon, Some of Them
From Far Distant Points.
INDEPENDENCE, Or., Sept. 4. .Spe
cial.) Thousands of hopplckers are
sleeping in their tents in the Inde
pendence hop yards. All have not ar
rived nor has picking scarcely begun
but the last of the week will find at
least 12,000 pickers at work in the In
dependence yards.
The stream of pickers pouring into
Independence has been gradually on
the increase for a week past and yes
terday and today the town is complete
ly overrun with people ready to help
save the hop crop.
Trains are from one to three noura
late, occasioned by the rush to the
hopfields. The Krebs train with 500
pickers arrived from Portland yester
day and all slept in their tents last
night. The north Bound train also
brought a large number from Lane,
Benton and Lincoln Counties.
Far more arrived by team than by
rail this year, many driving hundreds
of miles. There are families camped
here from Washington, Eastern Oregon
and as far south as Sacramento, Cal.
The continued dry spell is conducive
to dust and every wagon road leading
toward Independence Is a continual
cloud of dust-
The Indians began to arrive today.
There are about 200 on the road and
they come from the Siletz and Grand
Ronde reservations. They will pick In
the Rose, McLaughlin and Groves
yards.
Both tne north and south-bound
trains brought large numbers of pick
ers today and the number of teams Is
not lessening. Growers feel they will
not suffer through shortage of pickers,
though a couple of thousand more
could yet be used to advantage.
Hopplcking Begins in Yamhill.
M'MINNVILLE. Or.. Sept, i. .Spe
cial.) This week has witnessed the
birth of many "tented villages" in the
hop district or this county. Many yards
began picking on Monday and before
the week is ended the crop from
every yardwill be being gathered.
There Is a marked scarcity or pick
ers, and hundreds or people from Port
land and other points have come to
the x hopyards to enjoy a few weeks'
outing in the hopfields.
The yards throughout the county
have been kept in excellent condition
and the quality of the hops is first
class. The yield may not equal that of
last season, but the quality will prob
ably be superior. For the next three
weeks the yards will present a very
busy appearance.
DEATH TRAP IN TRUNK
CURIOUS LANDLADY USES KEYS
AND IS KILLED.
Seattle Officers Are Looking for
Geno Bastearcne, Who Fixed
Up Fatal Device.
SEATTLE. Wash., Sept. 4. Mrs. Emma
Dailey, proprietor of a lodging-house at
528H First street, In this city, was shot
and instantly killed this afternoon by a
burglar trap arranged in his trunk by one
of her lodgers. Gene Bastearene. Mrs.
Dailey and another woman went Into the
lodger's room, and Mrs. Dailey remarked
to her companion:
"Wonder If one" of my keys will open
the trunk."
Suiting the action to the word, the
woman inserted a key, turned the lock
and lifted the trunk Ud. There was a re
port, and, crying "I'm shot," Mrs. Dailey
tell dead. The officers have' not as yet
located Bastearene.
Washbowl Cause of Broken Jaw.
BAKTvR CITY, Or., Sept. 4. (Special.)
Because he was not allowed to remove
the washbowl rrom another room to the
room he was occupying, - Harry Drath
assaulted Mrs. Banks, keeper or a well-
known lodging-house, and knocked her
down. . He hit E. Adams, who was de
fending the woman, and with a vicious
uppercut broke Adams Jaw. The man Is
under arrest. , .
MISSIONARY FROM JAPAN.
Buddhist Going to San Francisco to
Establish a Temple.
VICTORIA. B. C Sept. 4. A Buddhist
missionary, B. Sokato, from the Enjakuji
Temple, at Kamakura, Japan, arrived
here today by the steamer Tango Maru
on his way to San Francisco to estab
lish a Buddhist temple there. The priest,
who is of the Zen sect ot Buddhists, Is
accompanied by four disciples and an in
terpreter.
s Do not purge or weaken the bowels,
but act specially on the liver and bile
A perfect liver corrector. Carter's Little
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MURDERS HIS WIFE
Ed Fenton, Farmer, Then Puts
Bullet in His' Head.
COUPLE HAD SEPARATED
After Being Beaten Often by Drunk
en Husband, the Mother of Four
Sons Is Finally Shot Down
In Cold Blood.
PULLiuAN, Wash.. Sept. 4. (Special.)
Ed Fenton, a farmer, of Oroflno, Idaho,
shot and Instantly killed his wife, Bessie.
and put a bullet through his own brain
In the kitchen of the Alton lodging-house
here this evening. Fenton cannot live
more than a few hours, as the bullet
passed entirely through the head from
right to left, just above the ears. Mrs.
Fenton was shot In the head. Just back
of the right ear, and died instantly.
The couple loft four sons, ranging in
age from 14 to 8. years. The oldest son
was near the Alton House when the trag
edy occurred and heard the shot which
made him an orphan. The three younger
children are with Fenton's brother's fam
ily at Oroflno. The couple had been mar
ried 16 years.
Mrs. Fenton told Mrs. Larrlck, proprie
tor of the Alton lodging-house, that her
husband was a habitual drunkard and
while Intoxicated was Insane. He was
Jealous of her and often beat her. They
had lived here since June, until two weeks
ago, when they returned to Oroflno, where
she says he got drunk, whipped her and
they separated.
Their property was divided, he taking
the farm and she taking the personal
property. Including four work horses and
wagons. Fenton took these and returned
to Pullman and secured work with a
thresher.
Mrs. Fenton came here today with an
officer from Oroflno and took nossesslpn
of the teams. Fenton vjslted her at the
Alton House and begged her to go for a
walk, and when she refused he asked for
'just a few more words" before she left
Tor Oroflno. This sue refused.
Fenton walked up to her and fired a
shot, which missed. Mrs. Larrlck, the
only eye-witness, ran out, and as she left
the kitchen she heard two more shots.
Fenton and his wife fell with their feet
almost touching, and both are still lying
where they fell, awaiting the arrival of
the Coroner from Colfax.- Fenton was 42
years old and his wife 34.
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PAY HOMAGE TO WHITE BABY
Scion of Eastern Oregonians Makes
Advent in Philippine Islands.
BAKER CITY. Or., Sept. 4. (Spe
cial.) The natives pay homage as to a
prince to the first white baby born
at Codabato, Mindanao, P. I.,, a son of
Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Beard, formerly of
Baker City and well known in East
ern Oregon, and a grandson of Judge
William Smith, of this city. News of
the baby's arrival has just reached here
and the message says the Filipinos do
not know what to make of the child.
Throngs or natives each day visit the
home, bringing the child presents. It
Is the first white baby they have ever
seen. Uhey almost worship it. The
baby's father is in the United States
service at Codabato.
POLLUTION OF THE YAKIMA
Suit Begun by Prosser Against Pro
posed North Yakima Sewer.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Sept. 4.
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THE JOHN BOLLMAN CO., Manufacturer, San FrancUco
M. Angus, of Prosser, against the City
of North Yakima and an injunction asked
of Judge H. B. Rlgg to enjoin and in
hibit the construction of the sewer syf
tem now being built for this city by the
John Gilllgan Company, contractors. A
perpetual Injunction Is also asked to pre
vent the City of North Yakima from
using its present sewer system for pur
poses of dumping sewage or injurious
substances in the waters of the Yakima
River, and that the sewer be abated as
a common nuisance. The summons was
served upon Mayor Reed and John Gilll
gan this morning.
The complaint in substance sets forth
that people who dwell below this city
on the Yakima River and are dependent
upon that stream for water are com
pelled to use contaminated water. A
large number of people Is affected.
WHEAT RATE CASE AT OLYMPIA
Hearing Takes Place Before Judge
Chadwick September 17.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Sept 4 (Special.)
The Joint wheat rate case, which Is
set for hearing at Colfax. September 11
before Superior Judge Chadwick, has
been transferred to Olympia and will
be heard here by Judge Chachvick Mon
day, September 17. This arrangement
was agreed upon between the commis
sion, the Attorney-General and the O.
R. & N. attorneys today.
Railroad Commissioners Falrchild and
Lawrence returned to Olympia last
night and are today in consultation
with the Attorney-General in connec
tion with the Joint wheat rate cases
that are to be heard on appeal in the
Federal and state courts. The com
mission announces that the millers of
Seattle and Tacoma have retained the
law firm of Kerr and McCord, of Seat
tle, to assist the Attorney-General In
the conduct of these cases. Attorney
E. S. McCord Is here today in confer
ence with the Attorney-General's of
fice, outlining the state's case in the
proposed court proceedings.
HEAD CRUSHED BY CLUB
BODY OF UNKNOWN. MAN FOUND
NEAR MOUTH OF DESCHUTES.
Small Sum of Money Is Found in the
Clothing, but the Shoes
Had Been Taken.
MORO, Or., Sept. 4. (Special.)
William Gleason, a youth employed by
Joseph Miller, at the Bridge at the
mouth of Deschutes, Sunday evening
while hunting for cows found a dead
man beside a bunch of willows near
the Columbia River. This was about
6 P. M. The dead man was on his
back, his head crushed in on top. The
boy immediately notified the section
boss on the O. R. & N., who telephoned
to Sheriff McCoy at Moro.
The Sheriff sent word to the Coroner,
who being unable to go on account of
sickness, appointed William Rudolf,
Justice of the Peace, to act. Mr.
Rudolf empaneled a jury whose ver
dict was: "Killed by a blow on the
head delivered with a juniper club by
some Jnknown person."
The club was found about six feet
from the head. The corpse was
brought to Moro and buried In the
cemetery here. In the pocket was
found a notebook, in which was writ
ten "O. H. Schnaubelt." There was
also $1.55 In silver. The body was
badly decomposed. It Is thought the
murder was committed Friday. The
murdered man appeared to be about
24 years old, had brown hair and was
In a new suit ot rather cheap clothes.
He had a pair or light blue hose on,
but his shoes were gone.
DEAD OF THE NORTHWEST.
Isaiah H. Matheny.
ASHLAND, Or., Sept. 4. (Special.)
Isaiah H- Matheny, of this city, one of
Oregon's early pioneers, who crossed
the plains with the Applegate Com-
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Beer Is Not an
Alcoholic Drink
An Eminent Scientist Says It Cannot
Properly Be Called Such.
In view of the Increasing popularity of
beer, it is interesting to note what the
really eminent modern scientists say of it.
There has been, and still Is in certain
quarters, a prejudice against beer, but
this prejudice, like many prejudices. Is
based on Ignorance. Beer is not a
"liquor, as It Is frequently canea ny un
informed people, and It is not an intox
icant. Of course, it is possible to drink
tnn mlifh beer, lust US it Is possible to
eat too much meat, but the proper use of
beer is declared by eminent aoctors to De
beneficial to the health.
Dr. E. Struve, of Berlin, a well-known
scientist, says: "The specilic character
istic of hper u not in Its alcoholic prop
erty. Modern technics in beer brewing
have a tendency to reduce the amount or
alcohol in beer "and to correspondingly in
crease the proportions of extracts. Owing
to tne small amount or aiconoi in i-t?i.
the same can not properly be called an al
coholic beverage."
Pabst, for sixty years, has-been the
leader in all scientific developments in
the art of brewing and today Pabst Blue
Ribbon Beer Is the recognized superior of
all beers, richest in the extracts (food
elements) of which Dr. Struve speaks, ab
solutely pure and clean and low In its
percentage of alcohol.
Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer is so rich In
food elements because brewed only from
Pabst exclusive eight-day malt. This
malt is grown from best selected barley
and grown slowly, in Nature's own way,
thus retaining all the vital food strength
of the barley. It gives Pabst Blue Rib
bon the highest food value and makes it
most nourishing. The very small percent
age of alcohol In Pabst Blue Ribbon, only
three and a half per cent. Hen-en to stim
ulate the digestive activity of the stom
ach and cannot be injurious to the health.
Pabst Rlue Ribbon, the most healthful
beer, the choicest of bottled beers, is the
her for the hnnie.
CHARLES ROH A CO.. 60-63 Third
Street. Phone Main 460.
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Order a cse for your home today.
pany In 1843, died in the home of his
son in Seattle, Wash., where he was
visiting, last night In the 80th year of
his age. The body will be brought
here for burial.
Mr. Matheny was veteran of the Cay
use Indian war and was prominent
and active in the frontier history of
Northwestern Oregon and Idaho, as
well as in the Willamette Valley,
where he resided for many years.
Mrs. Mary A. Reddaway.
' OREGON CITY. Or., Sept. 4. (Spe
cial.) Mary A., wife of George Redda
way, aged 4) years, died here today.
She was born in Canada March 14, lStiH.
With her husband, she came to Ore
gon City 17 years ago. She left four
children.
James Keenan.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Sept. 4. (Special.)
James Keenan, an old-time logger, was
found dead in bed at Anderson & Strand's
camp at North River today. He was 40
years old.
SHOT BY HIS SWEETHEART
Sprague Youth Is Little Hurt, but
Girl Nearly Dies of Poison.
SPRAGUE, Wash., Sept. 4. (Special.)
A shooting affair occurred here about I
o'clock this morning. It was supposed
to be the result of jealousy, but the vic
tim of the shooting is not seriously in
jured. While the shooter Is at the hos
pital in a critical condition from the
effects of poison taken immediately after
firing the shot.
William H. Burgett. a brother of one
of the victims of the Davenport drowning
of a few weeks ago, has for some time
been going with Miss Bridget KerRHii.
living about four miles from Sprague.
Last evening they were out riding, and
later were seated on a bench in the park.
As Burgett arose to go, the woman drew
a revolver from under her dress and fired
at him.
The bullet made a flesh wound In his
abdomen, doing but little damaRe. The
woman soon after took carbolic acid.
She was immediately taken to the hon
pital. It is thought she will recover, al
though she is badly burned. Burgett re
fuses to say anything.
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