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I THE MORXTSG OREGOXIAN, SATXTRDAY, AFBIL S7, 1907. SHOOTS HIMSELF OfJ GERMAN LINER David Willcox, Railroad Mag nate, Worn Out by Work and Disease. LED IN RAILROAD AFFAIRS El-President of Delaware & Hud son, He Took Part In Coal Strike Conferences and Discus sion of the Rate Bill. NEW YORK, April 28. David Willcox, former president of the Delaware & Hud son Railroad Company, committed suicide at sea last Wednesday while a passenger on the North German Lloyd steamer Bar barossa, according, to a report made by Captain Langranter at midnight tonight. The Barbarossa arrived at quarantine this evening- from .Genoa and Naples. Upon the arrival of the liner It was re ported that Mr. Willcox had died of heart failure. As he had been known to be In ill health and had gone abroad recently In the hope of recuperation, it was no great .surprise to his friends to learn that he had succumbed. Subsequent In vestigation, however, according to the oaptaln, developed evidence that Mr. Willcox had shot himself. Mr. Willcox, broken in health, sailed some time ago, and recently, because he bad not secured the benefit of health, cabled bis resignation of the presidency ef the railroad, which was accepted by the directors, who chose his successor In Leonore V. Loree, former president of the Baltimore & Ohio and Rock Island Railroads. As president of the Delaware A Hud son, Mr. Willcox took a prominent part in the negotiations with the anthracite coal miners whenever a strike threatened the "coal roads," in which group his company was classed. With the late Samuel Spencer, president of the South ern Railway Company. Mr. Willcox acted as representative of the railroads of the country in a discussion regarding the enactment of the railway rate law in 1305 and contributed articles to various periodicals. Under his administration the Delaware & Hudson made steady progress, but not without a severe, tax upon the president's nervous system. A severe fall while skating last Winter caused injuries from which he rallied only slowly. It was be cause of this condition that he sailed for Italy. The general Impression of friends of Mr. Willcox is that ill health only prompted suicide. For 3ars. they said, he had suffered from gout, rheuma tism and an affection of the kidneys. LET THEM SUBMIT TO LAW (Continued from First Page.) could have controlled the trreat transportation InterewU of this country, and while they would have maintained rates, they would have made and unmade eta. teamen; would have controlled Congrreas and legislatures, and In the end no one knows what the result would have been. The decision of the court was against this combination, but instead of accepting the situation, fts outfht to have been done, and attktng for legislation to enable them to bto on and- manage their properties legally, they continued to temporize with various deals and subterfuges to avoid the effect of it. The people, Jn the meantime, had been busy trying to obtain greater authority for the Interstate Commerce Commission, and the railways as a whole bad bee busy opposln Persisted in Fighting People. In 1889, at a meeting in New York of tffio principal line, the question came up of giv ing the Interstate Commerce Commission more power, and then and there I endeavored to have the railways give up their oppositloa and join in with the people and get a bill which, while It gave the Interstate Commerce Com mission more power, should aleo give the railways some rights. I received no support whatever. The railway had not then learned that the people were supreme and that they had better bow to the Inevitable. Ho quoted a speech to the same ef fect, which he made in 1897, before one of the "Western universities. He tried again In 1905 to induce the rail roads to give up their position to the rate bill, but, said he: The railways persisted in tnelr fight and were beaten. Drastic legislation In favor of the people was passed nothing in favor of the railways. Then the railroads stopped giving passes to public officials, and they grew angry. The railroads ceased giv ing rebates, and the shippers who had been getting fat on rebates were an gry, not with the law. but with the railways. I rone on Backs Willi No Friends. "And the result is," said Mr. Ingalls, "th railways are prone upon their basks with no friends. Then came the Insurance exposure, and Mr. Ingalla continued: This added to the flame against corpora tions and in the latter part of 1906 and up to the present t..er never was a great In terest that was so weak, so abused and so helpless as ths railway Interests. You would think from the speeches that are being made, from the publications, from the mag amines and newspapers that the railway managers were men of ill repute capable of almost every crime toes of the public; and yet they are the men who have been the chief aids and factors tn building up the prosperity of the country. No one dares , to raise a voice In their defense. Shippers who have grown fat with rebates turn up their faces in scorn at the railways which have made them rich. The men who have received favors and free transportation are the loudest In preaching; reforms and regu lation of railways. In fact, I think it is pretty near true what the President says that ha is about the beat friend they have. Mr. Ingulf then explained how naturally the evils which have caused the outcry against the railroads grew up, how gradually public opinion had grown to the belief that rebates and passes were wrong, and then said: It has been a long fight It has been a long- time in which public opinion has been letting educated, but as I have stated, the end has come. There are to be in the his tory of this country no more secret con tracts no more rebate no more tree transportation. Equal Rates, Not Lower Rates. He dwelt on how essential the trans portation industry is to the country. He went on: If the present condition of affaire Is pro longed, it means panic; it means suffer ing; -It means dullness, lore; hours and poor wages for the working- people. Never is the country so prosperous as when the railways are prosperous. The talk that their tariffs must be reduced, that the railways are charging too much. Is the most foolish of all. Tour railway rates are less than those of any country known to civilised man. . A trifling reduction which you would be able to get would not secure happiness or com fort to the greet mini of people but might cause great suffering: to those very same ones. It might mean a trtning sum of money to some shippers, but it would be pro ductive of loss to the great mass of work ing men. If you can ret public rates and the same rates to all, that is what yon need. What you desire for the good of the country at large 1" more good tracks, good equipment . sjq4 food aenrioe and jot oaa oaix fat them by allowing the railways to charge fair prices for their services. You have to trust your lives daily to the employes of the railways. Are you willing to trust your lives to this large class of men whom you- abase continually? Ie you suppose you can abuse the managers and still have the ordinary trainmen or em ployes loyal ? Io you suppose you can have the railways run without accidents If the great mass of employes are to read daily in the newspapers and the magazines, and to listen to the speeches of public men say ins; that the men over them are unworthy of confidence are wicked and criminals 7 No, all this must stop. Submit to Law That's All. Neither can you settle the condition of the railways by different people and differ ent managers running to Washington and claiming the protection of the President. In fact, we have got so hysterical and frantic that we seem to appeal to the President for almost anything, like the peasant of Rus sia. When we find a train late, we say we will write the "Great White Father" In Washington and he will regulate and cor rect it. I admire the stand taken by the presi dent of the Pennsylvania Railroad, when he said he had no cause to go to Washington to confer with the President that his com pany desired to obey the law. This is what all the railways must do submit to the law. This is the first sine qua non. You must decide and indicate that, your railways shall be managed according to the law. Wall street must learn from the bitter experience of the last few months that the railways are not playthings that their securities, as I have said before, are not counters in the game of speculation, and that they are entitled to legitimate divi dends. The burden of the work, however, of educating the people, is on the railway offi cials. You must manage your railways so as to placate the public. While being conservative and protecting- your interests, you must give the public the consideration that is due them. You must reason and explain your situation to Congress, to Legislatures, to city governments, to commercial bodies. Above all, you must make your doings public; you must show (what I believe it is perfectly easy to show) that the railways of this country are not over capitalized, that not for an instant could they be pro duced for present bonds and stocks. Strengthen Interstate Board. Above all things, the Interstate Com merce Commission at Washington must be strengthened; Its numbers should be en larged; the salary of its members Bhould be increased; it should be filled with the ablest men of kthls country and you must cultivate them and act In harmony with them and show that you want rothing that Is wrong, but want and must have your rights. I desire to say that from years of expe rience with the members of the Interstate Commerce Commission, who have been there so long, I can testify to their worth and ability to the unselfish manner in which they have tried to serve both the people and the railways. They have so many new duties and so much more Is ex pected of them than formerly that it will require a large additional force to do the work and that force should be strengthened by good men. Let Congress Govern Rates. By patience and time the legislation of Congress and of the states In reference to the railways must be harmonized. It will not do to have 46 states passing 46 different acts. So far as it is possible, all legislation in reference to rates should be left to Con gress, but the states should exercise their full power as to repairs and the conditions of the property, etc. Above all, you must have legislation- giv ing you authority to contract and make agreements between yourselves which can be enforced. These agreements must be pub 11c and in case of complaint, passed upon by the Interstate Commerce Commission. You must have legislation providing that no new railways shall be built or new stock and bonds Issued, except with the approval of the Interstate Commerce Commission. I know this will cause a storm among some railway promoters, but, gentlemen, you have got to submit and you might as well make up your minds now that you are no longer a private Industry and he who is not pre pared to manage his railway as a public institution in accordance with law should resign and seek other business. MANY AFTER POSTAL JOBS Large Number Applicants Will Face Civil Service Examination. "Sine, publication of my statement, that the postofflce service ia now a good field for bright, active young men." said Postmaster John W. Mlnto yesterday, "I have received many letters from all over the state asking for Information about how to proceed to secure a position in the postofflce service." For the benefit of those who may de sire such service, Mr. Mlnto stated yes terday that a civil service examination will be held in this city on May 11, under the direction of Z. A. Leigh, the local secretary fof the twelfth civil service dis trict,' and on that date persons so desir ing may take the examination. Mr. Leigh will have two or three assistants on that date. A necessary prerequisite, however, is that the applicant must file notice of his Intention to take the examination, with the secretary of the civil service board at San Francisco,' on or before May 5, 1907. Mr.- Mlnto says that the class to be held on May 11 promises to be the largest ever held In this city, Judging by the number of letters of Inquiry he has re ceived. RAILROAD MAN A SUICIDE Charges of Mismanagement Too Much for E. G. Kussell. VICTORIA, B. C, April 25 A special from Port Simpson says E. G. Russell, executive agent of the Grand Trunk Pa cific Railway in Western Canada, In charge of the work at Prince Rupertt, committed suicide there today. Charges of mismanagement of the company's af fairs recently preferred against him were being investigated. His dealings with the Brtlsh Columba government and the In dians for terminal sites resulted in a great tangle, Russell's pans having en tlrey miscarried. It Is supposed this preyed upon hit mind, resulting in his suicide. He was a prominent railroad man of Eastern Canada and was a native of St. George, N. B., about 60 years of age. Further advices from Prince Rupert re port that the suicide of Russell took place on the wharf where the steamer Princess May. on which Russell was pre paring to journey to Victoria, was lying. Russell was walking toward the gangway when he suddeny turned, drew a ptetol and fired a bullet 'through his head. The body was taken on board the steamer, to be brought here. " """ LIQUOR" SEIZED AT MINOT Bibulous Citlmen Cast Longing Eyes at City Hall. GRHAT FALLS. Mont., April 26. Acting upon the new North Dakota law regulat ing the seisure of intoxicating liquors. Chief of Police Hazen this morning cap tured a carload of whisky anS beer in the Great Northern freight yards at Minor, N. D., and locked the forbidden beverage up in the City Hall. The liquor, which was consigned to various persons in the city, will be held subject to action by the IHstrict Court, Kings Did Not Talk Politics. COLOGNE, April 26. The Frankfurter Zeltung says authoritatively that the sole reason why King Edward recently visited Cartagena was because Queen Victoria of Spain wishes to visit England after her confinement, and King Alfonso wishes to accompany her. This could not be done until King Edward bad paid the Spanish royal family a return visit. The two Kings, the Zeltung says, made no political plans, and their conversation was limited to tfaaarsi topics. WOULD JAIL HEHEY Judge Hebbard for His Asks Warrant Arrest. CLAIMS GROUNDS OF LIBEL District Attorney Langdon Refuses to Issne Warrant Saying Hebbard Was Drunk Result of Address Gif-ea. to Stanford Students. SAN FRANCISCO, April 28. Supe rior Judge Hebbard, of this city, who was denounced by Assistant District Attorney Francis J. Heney last night in an address to the students at Stan ford University, appeared before Police Judge Weller this morning and swore to a complaint asking for Heneys ar rest on the ground of criminal libel. Heney Is quoted as saying that Heb bard had been repeatedly characterized as unfit and was stigmatised as a dis grace to the legal profession. Shortly before noon Judge Hebbard went to the District Attorney's office and demanded a warrant for the arrest of Heney upon the charge of criminal li bel. It was .refused. District Attorney Langdon subsequently gave the following account of Hebbard'a visit: "Judge Hebbard came to my office drunk. He demanded the warrant. I told him that under the statutes he was re quired to show that Heney was in some way responsible for the publication of the report of his speech, which quoted him as denouncing Judge Hebbard as a 'henchman of Reuf; that the mere de livery of the speech might constitute the offense of slander, but to constitute crimi nal libel, the responsibility, even remote, of Heney for the publication must be shown. 1 told him that I would gladly issue the warrant if he could make such a showing, for we would be glad to get to the bat with him on the merit of the al leged statement "This seemed to greatly Infuriate Judge Hebbard. He created a disgraceful scene, abusing the warrant clerk and myself in ugly language. Finally I ordered him out of the office. I have given instructions to have Judge Hebbard arrested if be re appears at the District Attorney's office and tries to make another scene." Judge Hebbard a few-weeks ago was openly charged with being drunl on the bench. In the address to the students of Stan ford last night Assistant District Attor ney Francis J. Heney paid his respects to several Judges of this city, particularly Hebbard. who was made use of early in the graft prosecution by the attorneys for Boss Reuf, In getting a writ 'of error to the United States Supreme Court in the hope of delaying Reuf's trial. Of Hebbard Heney said he was an ex ample of too much "goodfellowship." He said Hebbard will be denounced time and again for his unfitness and that he had been stigmatized before the bar of the nation as a disgrace to the legal profes sion. Heney's address was given to a group of students who assembled for the pur pose of forming a good government club, to affiliate with -a movement that has begun in the colleges throughout the country. He told the students that they would find their worst enemy In the courts, and went on to explain bow at the last election Reuf had such control of the situation in this city that he forced the nomination of Morgan and Conlan by all three parties, and that these two men were supported by the worst elements of the tenderloin, which looked upon them as their friends. He told how a friend of Hebbard had come to ask him not to assail the judge and had said that "Hebbard is a good fellow.' Heney asked what was meant by this and was told "Ha will stand by his friends," "Do you mean by that that he would decide cases for his friends," Heney asked and was answered "Yes." SLOW WORK GETTING A JURY Another Venire May 'Be Necessary Before Enough Are Secnred. SAN FRANCISCO, April 26. More progress was made today in the get ting of & Jury to try Abraham Ruef on the charge of extortion tban on any previous day since that seeming ly endlexs task was undertaken. When the usual over-Sunday adjournment was ordered the number of Jurors tn the box had been Increased from five to nine, a tentative gain of four for the day. Five of these nine, however, may be 'dismissed by the exercise of peremptory challenges,, two of which remain with the prosecution and five with the defense. The other Ju rors have been finally passed and sworn. It is thought likely that still another venire will have to be issued by Judge Dunne before 'the Jury can be completed. One talesman, John Cavanaugh, a furniture dealer, was examined in the morning session and passed as a pro bationary Juror, having qualified. Henry Bohls, a manufacturer, was the first talesman examined at the afternoon session. He said that he had a very strong opinion adverse to Ruef, and was therefore excused. David E. Liddle, who gave his occupation as "property-owner," was passed Into the box, subject to challenge. F. J. Gold man, proprietor of an iron foundry, declared he had a fixed opinion which it is Impossible to change. He stood aside. MOOXEY AGAIN STAR WITNESS Tells More of Police Graft Not All Shared It. SAN FRANCISCO. April 26. Police Cap tain John Money, who made the sensa tional charges in connection with the police department In his testimony be fore the grand jury, was the star witness at this afternoon's session of the grand jury, which began at 1 o'clock. In ad dition to the captain, several of his patrolmen who have been doing plain clothes duty in the Tenderloin were called to the stand. Representatives of the District At torney's office declare that not all the men whose beats Include the redligbt sec tion of the city are guilty of the charges of extortion and graft. It Is pointed out by the various police officials that if the charges were true in but half the cases of patrolmen, corporals, sergeants and higher officers, the income so derived would amount to nearly K.000,000, and the price paid by each dive and deadfall to nearly JWO a week. STRIKE HAS BEEN AVERTED! Mayor Thompson of Salt Lake City, Acts as Peacemaker SALT LAKE CITY. April 26. There will be no strike of the employes of the Utah Light & Hallway Company. Msyor Thompson acting as peacemaker, secured this evening the consent of President .EoaareXt of th company to arbitrate the wage question with the men and later to arbitrate other questions at Issue. This was satisfactory to the 'men, and today a meeting of. the company's employes was held to ratify the agreement Mr. Bancroft conceded the point of al lowing the man to choose an arbitrator outside of their own ranks and the men conceded the point of immediate arbitra tion of their differences other than wage scales. The arbitrators will be chosen and meet some time within the coming week. FERXIE MINERS GO ON STRIKE Reach Agreement With Operators Pending Investigation. FERNIE, B. C. April 26. After a closed meeting, lasting from 8:30 to 1 o'clock, during which Vice-President Lewis, President Sherman and the Dis trict Board officers talked earnestly to the men and exhorted them to return to work, pending the investigation, it was finally decided that they do so, on the personal assurance of Mackenzie King, Deputy Minister of Labor, that the work of the Commission will be ex pedited as much as possible. The men at first did not seem to want to accept the terms, but were finally persuaded to do so. . . Following Is the official agreement they have accepted from the mine operators: To Mackenzie King, Deputy Minis ter of Labor, Fernie: We beg to in form you that we hereby agree to re instate to their respective places Im mediately all employes who have sus pended work since April 1 and urge that work shall be carried on under the prices of wages and conditions of employment that were in existence in and around the various mines previ ous to April 1, 1907, and continue to work under these conditions until an investigation has been made by the Board of Conciliation and Investiga tion appointed under the Industrial Dis putes Investigation Act as to the mer its of the dispute between the several companies comprising the Western Coal Operators' Association and the em ployes of the said company." OTTAWA, Ont.. April 28. The Minister of Labor In the House today stated that he had received, telegrams from the mine districts stating that the conference has failed to come to an agreement between the parties, but that the miners have de cided to return to work pending inves tigation. The Minister has also received the fol lowing telegram from Mackenzie King, dated Fernie, B. C, April 26: "Different Interpretations given of yes terday's propositions at conference today. Consequently failed to agree. Executive board now holding meeting with Fernie miners and they have decided to return to work pending investigation. Will wire result later." The Minister has received a telegram from Sir William Mullbch, saying he will leave tonight for Fernie. LAVSON . SUIT IS SETTLED Bnrrage Pays Mining Stock Debt Es timated at $540,000. BOSTON, April 26. The three million dollar suit in equity brought by Paine, Webber & Co. against Albert C. Burraze. Thomas W. Lawson and others to recover on a contract involving 70,000 shares of stock in the Copper Range Copper Mining Company, -was settled out of court before the resumption of the case today. William A. Paine made the following statement "The case was settled by A. C. Bur rage paying substantially the Tri-Moun-tain debt." The amount actually involved In the settlement is substantially $1,000,000. The original amount of the Trl-mountaln de livery was $840,000. Prior to the filing of the suit A. C. Burrage had already paid on account of the debt $300,000 to the Copper Range Company and he claimed in the litigation that he was entitled to recover the $100,000 already paid, together with interest on the total of $340,000. The total amount Involved Is therefore figured as $840,000 with four years' Interest, or approximately $1,000,000. The title of the Copper Range Company to this entire amount has been admitted and confirmed by the terms of the settle ment, the papers confirming which were signed today by all concerned. BASES APPEAL ON ERRORS 5Ian Serving Time for Killing Bar tender Wants Case Reopened. HELENA, Mont., April 26. Counsel for James S. Keerl today filed in the Supreme Court a petition and an assignment of errors for appeal of the case to the Supreme Court of the United States. Keerl, who was one of the best-known civil engineers In the Northwest and prominently connected socially, not only In Montana, but in Maryland, engaged In a dispute with Thomas Crystal, a Helena bfrtender, and because he had been ejected from the saloon. secured a revolver, returned to the plaoe. opened fire and killed his former antagonist The first trial resulted In conviction-! on second degree murder charge, but a new trial being granted, the jury dis agreed. The third trial resulted In con viction on a manslaughter charge, and he was given ten years In the peniten tiary, which he is now serving. Insanity was the defense, while In the assignment of error the chief reason la an alleged former Jeopardy. Murphy Denies Be Ia Blind. LOS ANGELES, CaL, April 26. Francis Murphy, the noted temperance worker, denies absolutely that he is nearly stone blind, and that he is shortly to retire from active work in the lecture field, aa set forth in Eastern dispatches. He has been suffering from a cataract in one of his eyes, but according to the oculist who Is treating him, there Is no danger of his losing his eyesight. There la said to be no truth In the story ot his re tirement. Gives Roosevelt the Credit. WASHINGTON. April 26. To President Roosevelt bas been given the credit for materially assisting In bringing about amity between Nicaragua and Salvador, as shown by "the following telegram to him from President Zelaya, of Nicaragua, received today: - "Peace signed day before yesterday at Amapala. I thank your excellency for your great work: toward accomplishing that happy result." Negro Denies the Charged. ' ALTON. IlL, April 26. The police today arrested Richard Sims, a negro, and are holding him on suspicion that be attacked Miss Violet Spencer and slashed her with a razor upon the street last night. Sims asserts that he la innocent. Miss Spencer will recover from her in juries. Intense excitement prevails in Alton and a posse of citizens is making search for the assailant. Smother Land 'With Ashes. VALPARAISO, Chile. April 26. Accord ing to the latest reports the eruption of the Renehue volcano broke out on level ground in a spring called Hlnlnllahuse and not on the summit of the mountain. Surrounding country Is covered with a thick layer of ashes and sand and ashes are falling on Valdlvia City, great ly annoying and alarming the inhabitants. PHOTO POST CARDS SCKJfMY, A Xlaer. Co. Lobby Imperial Hotel. Store Open Tonight Until 9:30 May Patterns Here Good Merchandise Exhibition of Late Summer Models From the London House of Robinson & Wells' Tailored Hats EXCLUSIVE MILLINERY FOR WOMEN OF FASHION Lipman, Wolfe & Co., Sole Agent for Portland $8 Real Cowhide Suitcases $5,98 $4.50 Straw Cases, $2.98'; $6.50 Value, $4.19 Monthly Notion TARINB MOTH BAGS. When Tarine enters, moths and insects fly out Put away your Winter clothes with it. These bags are of extra strength. Tarine Moth Ram, 25x38 In. .38t Tarine Moth Basra, 80x6 In. .48 Large Roll Sloth Paper for trunk 48 25c Black Stoveoipe Enomel-lSc 10c Electro Silicon 7 10c Putz Pomade Polish 7J 25c tin Household Oil 12i MISSING FROM HIS CABIN E. D. KINNEY, WOODCHOPPEB, MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARS. Peculiar Circumstances of Case Caused Investigation by Dis trict Attorney. OREGON CITT, Or., April J. (Spe cial.) Since the latter part of February, E., D. Kinney has been missing from the A. M. Willis wood camp at Barton and nothing has been heard of him. The missing man left behind him all of his personal effects. Including a valuable col lection of coins, and the manner of his going led to the belief that he had been foully dealt with. The District Attorney's office has exhausted every means to as certain Kinney's whereabouts and clear up the mystery. Kinney went o work at the wood camp February 15, and his companion was Roy Springer, of Sellwood. From the etart, the two men did not get along peaceably and after being there a week Kinney an nounced to the wood choppers that he was going down to Sellwood, and asked Wills to get him a new partner. He departed down the trail early Sunday morning and a half hour later Springer announced that he. too, was soing down to nee Wili. He followed the path of Kinney, but In a short time returned and, going to the cabin, secured a Winchester rifle belong ing to Kinney and took it over to the place where the men were assembled and told them he wanted to leave the weapon with them, as he was afraid the old man would molest him. The ' men- advised Springer to return the gun to the cabin, and he left. Whether he went directly to the cabin and replaced the rifle, or went down the trail after Kinney was a matter for investigation, and Springer was brought here thia week and sweated, but he told a fairly straight story and was released. . Springer is about 25 years of age and not particularly bright, and although his Btory was full of contradictions, he as serted that he returned the rifle to the cabin direotly after leaving the camp, when he went to Sellwood and did not return until after several weeks had elapsed. BIQ INCREASE IN VALUES Fifty Per Cent Added to Assess ments . In Washington Connty. HILLSBORO, Or., April 26. (Spe cial.) Assessor Wilcox states that the Washington County tax roll will this year total In the neighborhood of $18. 000,040, as against 112.000,000 for last year. Th. reason of this raise is the fact that the railroad roadbed is tlrts year increased from $10,000 per mile to $15,000 per mile, as well as an In crease on the rolling-stock assessment; a small raise on farm lands In espe cially fertile sections, and the further fact that all standing merchantable timber will be assessed on all timber, lands in the county. This last feature will mean a great addition to the tax roll, as Washington County has several townships of fine fir timber. Nearly all this timber is now In the hands of timber companies or private speculators. It Is not known tor a certainty, but It is thought that th. timber will be assessed about $1 for each 1000 feet of merchantable logs, according to the estimate of th. cruisers, now at work for the county. The cruisers are instructed to make aa estimate that in all cases will be on the inside of the actual figures, so that the assessment can stand the gamut of the courts. New Green Grass Fatal to Cows. OREGON CITY. Or.. April 26. (Special.) A vegetable growth that has sprung up during th. warm weather of the past few Ozdy Quality Considered Our Prices Are Real Cowhide Suit Cases with straps all around, shirt CJ C QO fold, patent locks and bolts; reg. $8.00 values, for. . . J0i0 New Straw Suit Cases, with shirt locks and bolts, leather corners; regular price $4.56; sale price Pegmoid Leather Suit Cases, with straps all around, shirt fold, locks and bolts; regular $5.00 value, for. Pegmoid Leather Suit Cases, with shirt fold, all colors; regular $2.50 values; for : New Straw Suit Cases, light and airy, strictly waterproof, leather straps all around, shirt fold, leather corners; QL tQ regular $6.50 values; special sale at . 4c.li7 Black Elastic Belts, with jet Keal buckle; $1.00 values; Bae'r price V Music Rolls, in brown and black; 'round or flat book form QQn rolls ; $1.50 value ; sale price " WW Sale: Savings in Household Needs 15o size White Cleaner 84 25c Nickel Towel Rings, dou ble 15 15c Nickel Towel Ring, sin gle lO ISc Polishing Mittens FLOOR SHIE. The best floor paint made, fine and lasting finish, all the good colors. Sl.OO Floor Shtne, aale price.. 68 75c Floor Shine, sale price.. 384 13c Stove Enamellne . .' 8 days has caused the death of five cows In this city. The cattle eat the weed and after a few hours they fall and death soon ensues. Veterinarians diag nose the disease as paralysis of Via bowels. The St. Agnes Home, Weldon M. Shank, Isaac Farr and Mr. Mosler have lost valuable cowg during the past' week. Buys Aberdeen Gas Works. ABERDEEN, Wash., April 26. (Spe cial.) W. M. Seymour, of Tacoma, has purchased Gray's Harbor gas- works. The consideration is said to be $100,000. Mr. Seymour formerly jowned the plant at Tacoma. Methodists Meet Monday. SOUTH BEND, Wash., April 26. (Spe ial.) The Methodist Ministerial Associa tion and the Epworth League for South western Washington will meet for a four day session at South Bend on April 29. WARRANTS OUT FOR SIX McCarthy Pushes Charge of Conspir. acy Against Electricians. - SAN FRANCISCO, April 26.-On com plaint of P. H. McCarthy, president of the Building Traoes Council, warrants were issued today for the arrest of six members of Electrical Workers' Union, No. 6, charging conspiracy. It is alleged that the defendants, all of whom belong1 to an organization which has been oposlng Mc Carthy in the building' industry in this city, entered into a plan to abduct Mc Carthy to a lonely house in the neighbor hood of the ocean beach and there keep him a prisoner until a successor In the council could- be elected. The details of the alleged plot were' laid bare-in a con fession by H. Shockler, who In a sworn affidavit declares that be was asked to join the conspiracy and carry out th. de tails. The men against whom McCarthy pro cured warrants are: George l'.l Russell, secretary of the union; M. H. Carmody, Harry Sullivan, J. V. Young, Qua Smith and Gus Bart M. J. Sullivan, grand vice-president of the Electrical Workers, declares that the story of the conspiracy is absurd and that It was concocted by McCarthy for the purpose of aiding him In his effort to down the union. Grand President Mo Nulty, of the union, is expected here Sun day to take a hand In the settlement of the controversy. Carmody and Sullivan were arrested last night and released on ball today. The other men accused have not been found. Santa Fe to Be Tried for Rebating. LOS ANGELES, April 26. The Santa Fe IflJiaJ lira Arrow CUIPEC0 SHRINK QUARTO SUE COLLAR. ts cirti iacn ; a roe cents fi cusrr.ruatnica.siostsFcurn'asn COFFEE The world is not mis taken; good coffee almost makes a good breakfast Tssr trecer ratunu yowr siraer if in dsat Us SckuliBg'i Best; we par kia. vmr-. t tt! 'i V,---"- ' I m ill w- m f JI"tL,l HUMP HmmUmiti- I i RKHURST j 1 Always the Lewest fold, strictly waterproof, heavy $2.98 $3.98 $1.69 Walrus and' beal Handbags, with leather and moire lining; fit llsaUg f lit" $1.39 ted with coin purse $1.98 values ; sale . . . Assorted lot of white kid and lace Belts; also brown silk, 1Q- etc.; values to 75c, for. 25c Peerless Furniture and Piano Polish 15J 25o Imperial Silver Polish.. 184 10c Dutch Cleanser 84 15c Paper Napkins 9J 20c Paraffins Wax. lb 12 4 4c Pointed Wood Tooth Picks, J for 54 9-'ln Wood Picnic Plates, doz..94 9-in Paper Plates, doz 4e 25c Smith's Metal Polish. .. .18d E0e Smith's Metal Polish 3Sjb 5c Com. Bl'k Shoe Dresslng.184 Railroad Company must stand trial on the charge of giving rebates to the Grand Canon Lime & Cement Company of Nel son, Ariz. The latter company must defend itself - against the charge of ac cepting the rebates. The amount in volved in the alleged rebates Is $1:10. Judge Wellborn in the United States Cir cuit Court today overruled the demur rers of both corporations. The cases will come up for trial two weeks hence. To Be Kckles' Successor. CHICAGO, April 26. William B. Ridgely, Federal Controller of the Cur rency, is to succeed the late James H. Eckles as president of the Com mercial National Bank, according to a persistent rumor which gained cre dence last night both in Washington and Chicago. The choice of Mr. Ridgely was not given out by the directors of the bank, but many financial men were inclined to put faith in the report The Commercial National Bank is one of the largest financial institu tions of the city. According to the last statement, it has a capital of $2,000,000 and deposits of $38,325,281. In ths towns of Poru th firo engines ara drawn by men. WEDDING AND VISITING CARDS W.G.SMITH6C0. WASHINGTON BUILDING . Fourth and Washington Streets Choose DMSraves' Tooth Powder Dentists say "it is the best denti frice and antiseptic in the world for the teeth and gums leaves the enamel white and gleaming; also leaves a delicious after taste." In handy metal cans or bottles sSe Dr Graves' Tooth Powder Co. CARTERS bw IVER & 4 Dll I C SICK HEADACHE Positively cured by theaa Little Pill. 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