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6 THE 'MORNING OKEGONIAN. SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1907. RAILROAD TALKS - BACK TO JONES : 'Corvallis & Eastern Answers Complaint Filed by Representative. KPENIES EVERY CHARGE m Hints That Jones Has Some Person iji al Interest In Small Boats An- I:' nth rnmnlalnt Filprt Airalnst Rogue River Valley Road. I! SALEM, Or., Aug. 2. (Special.) General (Superintendent George B. Nevlns, of the ! Corvallis & Eastern Railroad, has made ( 'reply to the complaint filed with the Rail j road Commission by Representative B. F. Jones, of Polk and Ldneoln Counties, ' .against the alleged inadequate service and ''facilities on that line between Albany and ! ,1'aquina, in which he .denies that con- ' - .... . ' -. - - l , 1 Tnn anions are as painteu uy ini. uunca, n.u, ' furthermore, charges the complainant rwith having some "ulterior motive." Superintendent Nevins takes up the 'charges preferred by Mr. Jones In regular ! order and makes full explanation and de inlal of the inadequacy of the service and ;lays particular stress in refuting the i charges of Inadequate seating accommoda- tion upon the passenger train operating t ' between the points namea. e given . 1 1 tabulated statement compiled from the (..daily train sheets ana conaucioru rciiui i. ''which shows a total of 2784 passengers 'between Albany and Taquina for the 25 5 ' days of service between July 1 and 30, or ' an average of 111 per day, while seating 'capacity was furnished for 44(0 passen Vtgers, or an average of 176 per day. ; ' Says All Demands Are Met. ! "We plead guilty to not furnishing solid j jvestibuled, electric-lighted trains, but all '"reasonable demands are met with in the r equipment and service we do give." writes ,'lMr. Kevins in a facetious vein. In re ferring to the complaint Mat needless de . i lay and much annoyance is given pas '!sengers to Newport because being com ;'pelled to wait for the single boat to carry ;;them and their baggage across the bay, he says: "It is self-evident that Mr. ' ! Jones Is entirely Ignoring the convenience j and comfort of the majority of campers. ( whose wish Is that their baggage be taken -ito Newport on the same boat as them selves. , "His criticism of the through ticket ar ; rangement to Newport in connection with the water line service evinces a woeful lack of knowledge of conditions on Ta quina Bay as affecting adequate and safe water transportation. The steamer Rich - ardson is under Government Inspection and supervision, and is the only boat suit able for the safe carrying of passengers and baggage. We do not insist upon pas sengers patronizing the Newport Navlga . tlon Company, boat, and they are free to provide their own transfer from la ,. qulna If they see fit, assuming all risk. Hints at Personal Interest. "The seal displayed by Mr. Jones would indicate a personal interest In some of the small launcl e plying on Taquina Bay, none of which is subject to inspection or supervision of any kind to determine their trustworthi ness as passenger carriers. The gen tleman fans to indicate any valid rea son why a person intending tc go to Elk City or Toledo should purchase a ticket to Newport," he continues, in reference to the necessity of having return tickets validated at Newport. "There is practically no resort travel to either Elk City or Toledo that would warrant those places being placed on the same basis as Newport, and there is no reason why the Newport situ .( .hniiM ha disturbed in order to accommodate Mr. Jones or anyone else j whose sole desire is 10 dcm mic. Mr. Nevins also states that the con ductor on the passenger train reports that at no distant date Mr. Jones and his wife boarded the train and took seats in the smoking compartment of the combination coach, and the con ductor, unsolicited, personally ap proached Mr. Jones and informed him that there was no need of a lady riding in . the smoking- car, as there was a plenty of vacant seats in the rear coaches, but they declined to take ad vantage of the information and left the impression with the conductor that v they were occupying the smoker as a matter of preference. It is further as serted by the same conductor that Jones recently boarded his train, once at Taquina and again at Toledo, both times holding Newport excursion tick ets that were not validated, and in' acordance with instructions he was required to pay his full fare. Jones Again Makes Complaint. Another complaint has been received by the Railroad Commission from Mr. Jones, and this time he takes the Rogue River Valley Railroad Company to task for alleged inadequacy of serv ice and accommodations generally. He says the "Rogue River Railroad main tains no depot at Medford, no place to buy tickets, nor can one ship freight only at such times as the train is at Medford. At Jacksonville, he says, the same conditions exist no bul letin board is kept, trains run when they please, no toilets on trains, track in frightful con dition, the company pays no attention to trains being 14 hours late, no tariffs are posted, and the train officials charge fare and freleht rates as the notion strikes -them. The Railroad Commission has not received a copy of the passenger and freight tariffs from the Rogue River Railroad Company, and the matter will probably be 'taken up with the company officials without delav. BANKERS MUST BE CAREFUL Washington Supreme Court Hands Down Decisions. OLTMPIA. Wash., Ang. 2. (Special.) Five decisions were rendered by the State Supreme Court Thursday.; In the Spo kane County case of Dollie A. Piper against William E. Piper, the Supreme Court held today that summons by publi cation was sufficient In a suit to annul a marriage. The Spokane Court held otherwise and had dismissed the action which was to annul a marriage on the ground that Mr. Piper had neglected to divorce his first wife before marrying the second. Another interesting decision was in the case of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, of Seattle against C. E. Bingham & Com pany, private bankers, of Sedre-Wolley, The latter cashed for?ed checks issued In the name of the Tyee Logging Com pany, which latter firm were depositors with the Canadian bank. The latter bank cashed the checks on the endorse ment of the private Dankers and when the forgery was discovered sued to re cover the amounts. The private bank ers contended the Seattle bank, should, know the signatures of its depositors and was to blame. The Supreme Court says the Sedre-Wolley bank is to blame because it did not secure proper iden tification of the payees and affirms Judgment for the Canadian bank. In the King County case of C. J. Erlck son against F. M. McLellan & Company, action to rfccover on contract for street work, in which defendant interposed a counter claim because the work had not been completed within contract time. Judgment for plaintiff Is affirmed. In the case of C. C. Pierce, Jr., and wife against Herman C. Pettit to re cover $S00 paid on contract for real es tate where the title failed. Judgment of dismissal Is affirmed. Judgement Is affirmed also in the Sno homish case of Rebecca Viola Curtis against Frank M. Curtis and Clara Maltby. May 24. 106, the wife secured a divorce from the husband ami in the divorce decree the child was given into the custody of Clara Maltby. Recently the plaintiff asked a modification of that decree as she is able 10 care for the child and the court gave her custody of the child. The Supreme Court says such order was correct as natural parents are better guardians of their own children than outsiders, as a rule. PEXDLETOX GOES DRY SUNDAY District -Attorney Orders Saloons Closed All Day. PENDLETON. Or., Aug. 2. (Special.) Hereafter Pendleton saloons will remain closed all day Sunday. The edict has gone forth and it is understood that the lid will be allowed to be applied by Dis trict Attorney Phelps without any Te monstrance on the part of the saloon men. Heretofore the saloons by mutual agreement have remained closed until Sunday noon. The District Attorney tried to induce the Council to pass an or dinance compelling the saloons to keep closed, and falling In this he "will see that the state law isenforced, not only in Pendleton but throughout the district. Including Umatilla and Morrow CountieSv OF GOVERNOR TO APPOINT DELEGATES- TO SACRAMENTO. Convention to Be Most Important of. Any Held by Organization At tendance From Whole Country. SALEM, Or., Aug. 2. (Special.) With in a few days Governor Chamberlain will select a list of 15 delegates to represent Oregon at the Fifteenth National Irriga tion Congress, which will be held at Sac ramento, Cal., September 2 to 7, inclus ive. Governor Chamberlain, both as chief executive of the State of Oregon and president of the Irrigation Congress, is desirous of having Oregon most ably rep resented at this session, which is de signed to be the most important of any yet held by the organization, and he urges the different appointive agencies not to fail to select a strong and active delega tion to the Congress. "Save the forests, store the floods, re claim the deserts and make homes on the land," are four great objects of the Con gress, and all who are interested in the achievement of these objects or any of them, says the circular, a copy of which has Just been received by the Governor, are invited to attend the Congress, and by participating in its deliberation, con tribute to a wise direction of National policies and development of practical methods of conserving and developing the great natural resources of the country, thereby insuring a greater stability of prosperous conditions, extending the hab itable area. Increasing the products of the land and Increasing Internal trade and commerce. National and state officials, irrigation and forestry experts, engineers, farmers and Irrigators, manufacturers, profes sional and business men. Industrial work ers, editors and other representatives of the press will , attend. Simultaneously with the Irrigation Congress there will be held at Sacramento an Interstate exposi tion of irrigated land products and forest products, and the exhibition of Irrigated products, competition in which will be stimulated by a fine list of trophies and prizes, Is expected to be the finest ever assembled anywhere in the country. Del egates are appointed as follows: Fifteen by the Governor of each state and territory; 10 by the Mayor of each city in the United States of more than 25.000 population; five by the Mayor of each city of less than 25,000 population; five by each Board of County Commis sioners or County Supervisors of the United States; five by each state organs zatlon having as Its object the advance ment of the public welfare of that state; five by each state irrigation, forestry, ag ricultural or horticultural society or asso ciation; five by each National or inter state association interested In the objects sought by the Congress; five by each state association of professional, commer cial, fraternal, patriotic, religious or labor organization; two duly a"ccredite8 by each Chamber of Commerce, Board or Trade, immigration society or commercial club; two by each regularly organized irriga tion, agricultural, horticultural or forestry club, association or society; two by each Irrigation company; two by each agricul tural college, and by each college or uni versity having chairs . of hydraulic en gineering or forestry, and two by each regularly organized society of engineers in the United States. Appointment of delegates should be made as early as possible and notice of appointment, with full name and post office address of delegates forwarded without delay to the National Irrigation Congress headquarters, Sacramento, and delegates appointed to this Congress should communicate wrth. the board of control at Sacramento, in order to have accommodations reserved. OBTAINS CLACKAMAS ' ' TIMBER Axe Logging . Company. Gets. -537 Acres for $10,000. . OREGON CITY. Or.. Aug. I. (Special.) The Axe Logging Company, of Fort- land, has expended about $10,000 in the purchase of timber from lands in the vicinity of Wllsonvllle ana New isra. There are 637 acres in the deal and the average price is $18.66 . per acre. ' ' The company obtains the right to cut the tim ber, operate machinery and mills, build railroads, ditches, iiumes, pipelines ana string wires for electricity for power and lighting purposes. The company is given 10 years' time In which to remove the timber, and may have an option of tak ing an. additional five years by paying $1 per year per acre for the privilege. The owners of the lands are Nancy Boston William Boston, J. N. Hoffman, Mary Hoffman, Luther .Vinson, John E. Vin son. W. F. Young, O. W. Eastham and Peter Heater. SELLS BEER IN DRY TOWS C. L. Large, of Forest Grove, Fined $100 and Costs. FOREST GROVE. 'Or., Aug. 2. (Spe clal.) The case against C. L. Large, ac cused of selling beer without authority in this dry town, was tried today before Re corder Hoge and resulted in a. verdict of guilty and the imposition of a fine of $100 and costs. Judge Hollls and Deputy Dis trict Attorney Wall appeared for the prosecution and E. B. Tongue., of Hills boro, for the defena. Notice of an ap peal waa given. TRIPLC MALHEUR COUNTY TRAGEDY Walter Scott Kills His Wife, ' Hart Duncan and Ends His Own Life. rminc uicc umtii i rwr-n r IHUO VVITU VVlin LUVCn After Killing Two, Rides to Home of Employer and Going to Bed Puts Bullet Through Head. . Jealous of His Wife. JORDAN VALLEY. Or.. Auk. 2. (Spe cial.) Walter Scott, his wife and Hart Duncan are dead as the result of a ter rible affray at the Scott ranch. 35 miles Deiow this place, last night. Scott killed his wife and Duncan, and then riding to the ranch of William Moore, three miles below Jordan Valley, shot himself to death. The man who did the shooting was a rancher and stockman, his home be ing on Crooked Creek. He had been working for William Moore and yester day went home. Wrhat occurred there is known only from his own story. This story was told by the murderer and suicide to Mr. Munger, "-a ranch man living a few miles below this place, at whose house Scott arrived about 3 o'clock this morning. t seems Scott has been jealous of his wife. He told Mr. Munger that when he got home he found Duncan there and fell upon him and gave him a beating. iuncan finally reached his horse and mounting, started to ride away. By that time Scott had secured his rifle and opened fire on the man. The first shot broke Duncan's leg and the horse began bucking. Duncan could not retain his seat and the horse threw him. Scott shot again, breaking an arm. The next shot killed. Scott then went into the house and had a talk with his wife, after which he shot and killed her. There was a" child -in the family but it was at its grandfather's. After telling this story, Scott continued to the Moore place, where he had been employed. He went to the hay yard, where his bed was, and lying down, shot himself In the head. Scott after com mitting double murder at his place, rode to the home of Leonard Duncan, a brother of the murdered man,, telling him that his wife was very ill and he was going for a doctor. Leonard went over to the Scott place, and there he found his brother lying deau. He found the house locked and did not- try to break in. He arrived here to day, but beyond the story told by him nothing more s known than what was told by Scott. Duncan was 30 years of age and unmarried. COURSE OF STUDY AT WESTON Several Additions Made Pedagogy for Four Years. WESTON, Or., Aug. 2. The course of study outlined for the Weston Nor mal was made public today, and shows that while several additions were made to the former course, noth ing has been eliminated. The studies optional with the student are stenog raphy, typewriting, Latin, Ge.man, chemistry, economics and sociology. The regular four-years' course em braces the following subjects: English Elementary composition, study of English classics, rhetoric, American literature, English literature. Mathematics Algebra, geometry, arithmetic, bookkeeping. Science Nature study and elements of phy sical science, physical geography, zoology, physiology, botany, agriculture, chemistry, physics. History General history. United States his tory, civics, school law. Arts Drawing, manual training, domestic science, music, physical training. Education Pedagogy, oral expression. In cluding reading and elocution, methods In writing and spelling, language and grammar, psychology, history of education, principles of education and school organization, general methods and art of teaching,-methods In geog raphy, methods In arithmetic, school manage ment, methods in drawing, music and phy sical training. The most important change made by the new State Board consists in requir ing the study of pedagogy for the en tire four years instead of two, in or der to enhance the professional value of the course. v FIRST STEEL HAS BEEN LAID Milwaukee Rushing Construction on Its Line Into Tacoma. TACOMA, "Wash., Aug. 2. (Special.) The work of laying steel on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway line be tween Tacoma and Sumner has begun and will be forwarded rapidly. Eleven cars of rails arrived yesterday. Grading along the line east of Sumner Is being promoted and all efforts are being made to have the steel well into the heart of the Cas cades by Fall. DEPUTY SHERIFF IS TO BLAME Acting In Superior's Absence He Jams Lid Down Hard. " ABERDEEN, Wash., Aug. l.(Speclal.) W. B. Anstie, who is acting for Sheriff McWhinney in the absence of the Sheriff, is the man behind the Sunday closing movement and has stirred up a great deal of animosity by his action. There is a question raised as to his authority to act, but Anstie maintains that he has the right and will Insist on the fulfillment of the law. SHOOTS 4-YEAR-OLD SISTER Lad Aged 1 Playing With Revolver When It Goes Off. VALE, Or., Aug. 2. (Special.) The lit tle 4-year-old daughter of W. E. Fitch, living six miles southwest of Vale, was shot and Instantly killed at noon today by her 7-year-old brother, who was play ing with a revolver. It was accidentally discharged in his hand. CONVICTS TO MAKE ROADS Washington Using Penal Labor to Improve Highways. OLTMPIA. Wash., jvug. 2. (Special.) Thirty convicts from the state peniten tiary. Walla Walla, in charge of five guards, will leave the prison in a few days for near Pateres, Okanogan County, where they will be employed constructs lng one of the new state roaus authorized by the last legislature. Under the new law the state penitentiary is furnishing these convicts at the request of the State Highway Board. The cost of transporta- tion of the prisoners, their food and clothing while employed on the work and generally the cost of conducting trie camp will be paid out of the appropria tion for the road, except that no wages will be figured for labor of the convicts. The work there will oe under the direc tion of Joseph Snow. State Highway Commissioner, who has . had personal charge of constructing the camp, and to day completed final arrangements with the Board of Control for securing the men. Tools and camp equipment are already on the ground and food supplies have been ordered for immediate ship ment. . 1 SCHEME FOR BETTER WATER Aberdeen Wants to Use Hoqulam River at Cost of $50,000. ! Aberdeen, wash.. Aug. z.-speciai.) - The question of permanent water sup ply has become the main Issue with the Mayor and Council and there is a scheme suggested to bring the water from the Hoqulam River, a distance of five miles, using the present creek, which supplies water, as an outlet. The cost Is esti mated at $50,000, and if it is decided to do so the matter of issuing bonds will be submitted to a vote' of the people. RAIN BREAKS THE HOT SPELL Damage to Washington Alfalfa Crop Will Likely Result. 'NORTH YAKIMA, Wash.; Aug. 2. (Special.) From indications tonight It looks as if the hot spell is to be interrupt ed by a downpour of rain which would do great damage to the second crop of al falfa now lying in the fields throughout this district. The heat reached the limit of this year yesterday when the Government record showed a temperature of 105 in the shade. Today the temperature was 102, but an electrical storm came up this afternoon and the temperature quickly lowered. Tonight it is cloudy and threatens rain. HUMPHREY STILL DEFIANT REASSERTS SEATTLE OUGHT TO CONSIDER ALASKA CHARGES. Gives Out Letter With His Opinion of Those Who Say His Tip to Commercial Club Wrong. SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 2. (Spe cial.) Congressman Will E. Hum phrey, who returned from an Alaska hunting trip to bring news that Alaskans criticized Seattle's business methods, gave out a defiant let ter tonight. Humphrey ' told the Commercial Club of the criticisms he had heard, asking that his explanations be treated confidentially and any trouble that existed be remedied. Instead of recognizing the Congress man's statements as advisory, the com mission merchants began a systematic attack upon him and cabled to Alaska for letters condemning his utterances. One has been published. In the letter Humphrey gave out to night he declares that his opinion of the writers of such letter is not to be printed, and reasserts that Seattle ought to make an honest inquiry into charges of extortion. ROBBER GOES TO MONTANA Henry Gruber, Train Hold-Up Man, Passes Through Portland. -ASTORIA, dr., Aug. 2. Henry Gruber, who was arrested day before yesterday at Fort Stevens on information furnished by Butte officials, was taken to 'Montana to day by Detectives J. S. Keown and Jerry Lynch. He is implicated in a hold-up near Bozeman, in which a Northern Pa cine engineer was killed three months ago. He did not show any nervousness when arrested or when shackled by the officers,, but calmly rolled a cigarette. He had enlisted in the artillery and had worn a uniform but three days before his arrest. The soldiers at Fort Stevens would not allow him to leave under ar rest in soldiers' garb, and furnished him with an old Suit of civilian's attire. Keown expects to get a confession from him before reaching Butte. Sheriff Keown, of Butte, Mont., passed through. Portland last night, having in custody Henry J. Gruber, who is aw pected of having been implicated In a Northern Pacific train robbery In Mori' tana last May. Gruber was arrested at Fort Stevens, where he had enlisted in the regular army last month. TAKES VITIROL, BUT LIVES Insane Woman Swallows Large Dose but Stomach Pump Saves Her. ALBANT, Or., Aug. 2. (Special.) Swallowing so much blue vitriol that she later threw It up In undissolved chunks Mrs. Wilmer Henrdyx, of Tallman, made an unsuccessful effort to end her life this morning. She has practically re covered from the dose of poison she took and will probably be sent to the State In sane Asylum tomorrow. . Mrs. Hendryx has been demented for about four months but has been harm less most of the time. Recently she has made several threats that she would end her life and for this reason has been watched closely. Early this morning she eluded the members of the family. Her condition was soon discovered and Dr. J. C. Booth, of Lebanon, who was sum moned, succeeded in drawing the poison from her Btomach. Mrs. Hendryx is the wife of a Southern Paciflc bridge car penter and has lived in Tallman several years. She Is 27 years old and the mother of three children. Mrs. Hendryx" mother, Mrs. Richardson, of Salem, arrived In Tallman only yesterday to assist In the care of her daughter, who has been violently Insane the past few days. ANOTHER PRISONER ESCAPES Salem Guards Allow One More Con - vict to Gain Freedom. - SALEM. Or., Aug. 2. (Special.) John Hilton, serving a two-year sen tence from Douglas County for lar ceny, made his escape from the guards who were working a gang of convicts at the State Fair Grounds, this evening, and at last reports la still at large. Hilton, who had served about a year of his time, has been working with the crew of convicts at the fair grounds for the past three months and has never evinced a desire to escape until today. His description, together with an offer of $50 reward for his appre hension, was sent out this evening. STOP LEASING STATE LAND Washington Land Board Concludes State Loses Bloney. OLTMPIA, Wash.. Aug. 2. (Special.) "It. is the policy of the new State Board of Land Commissioners not to lease state lands," said Tax Commissioner i. H. Easterday today. Mr. Easterday is a member of the new board. He argues that the leasing of state lands has actual ly worked to the disadvantage of the state, as persons secure the lands at low rentals and then make improvements which bar out other bidders so that when the land is sold it goes at a less amount than would have been realized had it been unimproved. The first sale of state lands under the new law will take place Saturday next at 10 A. M.. in many of the counties, about a third of a million dollars warth of property being offered at auction. The next following sale will be held tep- tember 7, in the several counties. Lnaer the new law a circular for free distribu tion has been Issued describing all the lands to be sold and copies of this may be obtained at any county auditor's office or at the State Land Office. COMPLETE CHEHALIS SURVEY Soundings Taken and All Bars and Obstructions Noted. MONTESAXO.'Wash.. Aug. 2. (Special.) The survey of the Chehalis River from the lower harbor to this point commenced some time ago has just been finished and Engineer Carpenter 1b now preparing his report to the Government. The work was done in a thorough manner, exact sound ings taken at all points along the river, all bars and obstructions in the channel were located so that they may be known and avoided. At the same time a large crew was at work under Engineer Car penter's supervision, removing all the snags and cleaning away everything that would impede navigation. This will enable captains to become familiar with the river and give It an official status in the world of navigation. The bill appropriating funds for this survey did. not Include funds necessary to go ahead with the work of Improving the channel, but that will come now as a matter of course and the Upper Chehalis will have equally as good commercial advantages as the lower harbor. GLASS AND ZIMMER ARE OUT Telephone Trust Punishes Them for Blaming It for Bribery. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 2. (Special.) Announcement was made today by Pres ident Henry T. Scott, of the Pacific Tele phone & Telegraph Company that Edgar Bradley had been elected vice president and general manager of the corporation. Mr. Bradley will represent the Interests of the American Bell Com pany, which owns 61 per cent of the stock of the Coast corporation. In taking the position of general man ager and vice-president, he displaces both Louis Glass and Emil J. Zlmmer, who have figured prominently In the local bribery cases. Glass and Zlmmer still re main in the company, but have been de prived of all save title. It is understood that the attempt of Glass and Zlmmer to make it appear that the bribery was ordered by the American Bell Company is responsible for their downfall. County Buys Sawmill. MONTESANO, Wash., Aug. 2. (Special.) The new 20-horsepower portable sawmill recently purchased by Chehalis County has arrived and will be used in. building . frrr horA tn Vesta. The mill will be used to cut the timber along the right-of-way Into planking, ana n is ex pected that before the Fall rains com mence there will be a solid plank road from here to Vesta. FIRST FLUE IN ALASKA EDWARD LUDECKB SAYS HB WAS THE MAN TO RAISE IT. '. BrinKS Salt to Recover Emblem From Possession of Dexter-Horton Bank. State Department Has One. SEATTLE. Aug. 2. (Special.) Ed ward Ludecke, of Wrangel, Alaska, aged 80, began suit today to recover from George E. Rodman and the Dexter, Horton & Co. Bank what he claims Is the first American flag raised In Alaska. Ludecke says he was a member of the United States Army detachment sent to Alaska In 1867 to take over the district. He wears that with his own hands he raised the first American flag over Sitka on October 19, 1867. Later he says he found seven flags, among them the original emblems, selling at auction in Sitka, and he bought them for $9. What Ludecke says was the first American flag rn Alaska was deposited with F. E. Bronson, Collector of dia toms at Wrangel, and Rodman Is said to have procured It from the Collector and tried to sell It to the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition for $2500. later depositing it in the bank. Of incidental interest is the fact that the State Department at Washington has in its possession a moth-eaten flag which it claims Secretary Seward sent to Alaska to be raised at Sitka first. Laborers Pass Through Albany. ALBANY, Or.. Aug. 2. (Special.) A force of merr who have been working on the Government irrigation project In Klamath County, passed through this city last evening with their teams and outfit on their way to Portland to work on the Portland-Salem electric line. Twenty-two loose norses and mules, to be ised In the work, were also being driven with the outfit. The party had crossed the mountains via the McKenzie route and had been on the - road from Klamath Falls 12 days. . Save Wrecked" Schooner. ABERDEEN, Wash., Aug. 2. (Special.) Captain Stream has returned from the wreck of the schooner Salona near Shoal water Bay and Is going to San FraiKlsco for more wrecking material. Captain Stream has guaranteed the Hartwood Mill Company, of this city, who pur chased the schooner, to take her off. He says the schooner Is embedded in 10 feet of sand and that the water at high tide Just reaches her. He says the Salona is in fine shape and too good a vessel to remain on the beach. Hoqulam Treasurer Resigns. HOQUIAM. Wash., Aug. 2. (Special.) At a meeting of the City Council tonight the resignation of L C. Houser as City Treasurer was accepted and Councilman J. A. Fairbalrn appointed by Mayor Mc Intyre to fill the unexpired term. Mr. Houser's resignation was due to sickness, so that he was unable to attend to his duties. Mr. Fairbalrn has been Council man from the First Ward and resigned to accept the new position. His successor will be appointed next week. Improvements at Gray's Harbor. ' ABERDEEN, Wash., .Aug. 2. (Special.) A party of Northern Pacific officials are on Gray's Harbor looking over con templated bridge building and Improve ments to stations and freight depots. 1 ne improvements at Aberdeen include a steel bridge and extensions to the freight and passenger buildings at a cost of $15,000. Stolen Team Is Found. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash-.. Aug. i. (Special.) A rubber-tired buggy and a fine team of sorrel horses stolen from the McBrlde livery stable at Athena. Or., on ITCHING PIMPLES 5 Arms and Hands Affected Could Not Sleep Because of Itching Suffered for Two Months Until Two Cakes of Cuticura Soap and ONE BOX OF CUTICURA CURED THEM ALL "I have five boys, from fire to eleven years of ago, who were affected soma time last winter by some kind of skin disease. The worst parts of the body 'were around the arms and hands, where small pimples formed and itched. They suffered for two months so that they could not sleep at night. I noticed an ad vertisement about the Cuticura Rem edies and we made a trial of one or two cakes of Cuticura Soap and a box of Cuticura Ointment which gave great satisfaction. I washed their bodies with Cuticura Soap and then applied Cuticura Ointment very other day. Since then they have all been healthy. A. E. Carlson, Norcross, Travers Co., Minn., Nov. 26 and Dec. 23, 1906." WORST ECZEMA Baffled Medical Treatment For a Year, Cured by Cuticura. " About four years ago I was afflicted with black splotches all over my face and a few on my body, which produced a severe itching irritation, and which caused me a great deal of suffering. I was forced to call in two of the leading physicians of . After a thorough examination of the dreaded complaint they announced it to be skin eczema in its worst form. They treated me for a year, but their treatment did me no good. Finally I became despondent and decided to discontinue their services. My husband purchased a complete set of Cuticura Remedies, which entirely stopped the breaking out. . I contin ued the use of the Cuticura Remedies for six months, 'and after that every splotch was entirely gone and the ef fected parts left as clear as ever. I have not felt a symptom of the eczema for three years. " Mrs. Lizzie E. Sledge. 40 Jones Aye., Selma, Ala., Oct. 28, '05." Complete External and Internal Treatment tor Every Humor ol Infanta. Children, and Adults consists of Cuticura 6oap (25c.) to Cleanae the Skin, Cuticura Ointment (50c.) to Fcal the Skin, and Cuticura Reeolvent (50c.).(or In the torm ot Chocolate Coated Pllla 25c. per vial ol 601 to Purity the Blood. Bold throughout the world. Potter rug A Cnem. Corp.. Sole Props.. Boston. Mass. mr Mailed Free, Cuticura Book oa Bkm Pimm Monday, has been located In a local sta ble where the outfit was left by the two thieves after they had vainly tried to sell it to several people in this valley, includ ing County Commissioner McDonald at farker Bottom. The thieves were young man of 25 and a boy, but both have completely vanished, probably hav lng got out of the country via the boxcar route. Sheriff Taylor, of Pendleton. who sent notices here of the missing team, has been notified of Its recovery. Burglars at La Grande. LA GRANDE, Or., Aug. 2. (Special.) two robberies occurred In La Grande last night, both evidently the work of the same man. 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