6 THE MORJVIXG OKEGO.MAJf. TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1907. ili BARROOM T RAGEDY IN SHIP HOTEL ij Tom Hale, Gambler, Shoots and Kills Tom McConnell, ij Sheepherder. : BOTH MEN FULL OF LIQUOR '-.Murderer Makes Xo Effort to Es- ; i cape Too Drunk to Explain ;! What Had Happened o i ' Witnesses of Shooting. THE DALLES, Or.. Aug. 2S. (Special.) 1 ' -At Shanlko at an early hour this mora j !. In-, Tom McConnell. a sheepherder. was I ! shot and killed by Thomas Hale, a gam k ' bier. Hale was at once taken into cus i tody, and is confined tonight in the Was ' co County Jail in this city. ;; From the meaner accounts obtainable, ! ( It would seem that the killing of McCon h nel was entirely unprovoked. Both . men -u, were considerably intoxicated. Both were ;) strangers to each other. They entered the Columbia Southern Hotel barroom at i B o'clock in the morning. Hale flourished i! a gun in such a threatening manner that j J the barkeeper went outside to call the Marshal. : nn his return with the officer. Hale came out of the room with a smoking re volver in his hand. He walked to the ! edge of the porch and sat down uncon cernedly. He offered no resistance when !' placed under arrest and apparently was . ; too drunk to realize what had happened. ! ! McConnell lay on the floor dead, having I , been shot three times. a Coroner's ln J quest was held early In the forenoon and 1 J Hale was charged with the crime of mur 'I der. Officers then brought him to The Dalles. Marshal Reader arriving here with his prisoner on the afternoon train. : Hale came to Sherman County from . Burns. He is known as a gambler. Mc- ) Connell had been employed as a sheep ; ) herder by the Baldwin Sheep & Land Company for a year or more. i" Hale explains that he had a pistol with $ him when he entered the saloon this : morning because some friend had agreed i to purchase it and he had gone to his i room but a few minutes, before to secure the weapon. I He declares he does not even know the name of the man he shot, and had never " een him before. There were no eye-wit cesses to the tragedy. t - ' ' DEMAND A BETTER DEPOT Shippers at Stiver Complain to State Railroad Commission. ' SALEM, Or., Aug. 26 (Special.) J. E. James, of Suver. Polk County, on behalf of himself and other shippers at that - point, has filed with the State Railroad Commission a complaint against the Southern Pacific Company on account of , Inadequate depot facilities. He alleges that the depot at Suver is a shed JO by " W feet and open on one side. In this ,' passengers and freight find shelter and . frequently the freight is dumped indis criminately on the ground to be picked up by the owners or consignee if he happens to know it is there. No agent is main tained there or at Wellsdale or Parkers rille, which are also points on the South ern Pacific line between Independence and Corvallis. Corvallis and Independence are fl miles apart and shippers between must order cars from one of these points. Suver. is situated "in one of the most fertile parts of the Willamette Valley, and the surrounding country is thickly settled with prosperous farmers, who are , producing and shipping over the defend ant's lines large quantities of grain, hops, livestock, dairy products and fruit," and the shippers think they are entitled to ' better depot facilities. BODY DRAWN ODER TRAIN Arthur Boquet Loses Toe and Nar rowly Escapes With His Life. ALBANY, Or.. Aug. 26. (Special.) Ar ' thur Boquet, of Corvallis, a student of the Oregon Agricultural College, lost a '. toe from his left foot and narrowly es caped death as the eastbound Corvallis & Eastern train was leaving Summit this forenoon. That he was not cut in two beneath the wheels of the train was due to the work of Samuel M. Dolan, of Al bany, the well-known football player, who became an All-Northwest tackle while attending the O. A. C. and who Is now a student of Notre Dame University, . Indiana. When the train stopped at Summit, Boquet got off and walked over to a nearby fence to pick an apple from a tree. When the train began moving he ran to catch it and Just as he caught hold of the rail of the car steps, his feet struck the end of the station plat form, which tha car to which he was holding had reached. This threw his feet . under the wheels, but Dolan, who was standing on the platform, grabbed him and pulled him up so that only the end of his left foot was caught by the wheel. YOUTH DROWNS IN COLUMBIA . Swells From Steamer Telephone, ... Hurl Him From Deck or Launch. CATHLAMET, Wash.. Aug. 26. (Spe " clal.) Christopher A. West, aged 20, son of David West, County Treasurer of Wahkiakum County, while on a pleasure - trip in a launch-to Altoona. was drowned In the Columbia River, about half way between Skamokawa and Cathlamet, Sun ' Jny afternoon. The body has not yet been recovered, and parties are dragging the river. The launch was returning from Altoona. when It met the steamer Telegraph. Swells from the steamer set the launch .'to rolling and Frank Oleson." his son Alfred and young West, who were stand ing on the deck of the launch, were " thrown into the river. Oleson and his son, Alfred, were picked up, much ex hausted, but young West was drowned before assistance could reach him. West was popular in his home town. ' He leaves a father, stepmother and four brothers, John, James, Albert and Al- . fred. BRAVE DOCTOR FACES DEATH Dares to Rescue Welldigger Over come by Poisonous Gases. SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 26. (Spe cial.) Dr. Frank W. Greiner sum moned today to rescue S. W. Dailey, a well-digger, overcome by poisous fumes at the bottom of a Ballard well, was lowered to the bottom, made fast the expiring welldigger, and then ' was brought to the top nearly dead. The welldigger died and only the hard est medical fight will save the life of the physician who offered his life as a sacrifice for the man who was ex piring below. Dailey had been overcome by the poisonous fumes of the well when 30 feet above the bottom and fell back. None save the physician would at tempt a rescue. The first time Dr. Greiner went down he missed the man, but imjHediately after being hauled back to the surface, he ordered the crowd to let him down again with grappling irons, and this time brought back Dailey's dead body. Dr. Greiner life bangs by a thread. RAILWAY BUYS BRICK PLANT Necessary to Expend $150,000 to Secure Room for Tracks. TACOMA. Wash... Aug. 26. (Special.) The F. H. Goss Brick Company's plant near the smelter has been purchased by the' Port Townsend Southern Railroad Company. The plant has been valued by its owners, W. R. Rust and F. H. Goss, at J150.000, but full details of the sale cannot be obtained. It was necessary for the railroad to purchase the land in order to build its four-track line around xoint Defiance. Several other Important deals are said to be 'pending. Thomas Cooper, land agent for the Northern Pacific, has charge of the buying. He Is expected to arrive from St. Paul, his headquarters. X J v. n- irf tomorrow. It is said the transfer of the Tacoma Mill Company's property will be effected this week. l'ELLOW JACKETS BAD PESTS Great Swarms Destroy Apples and Plums for Puyallup Farmers. TACOMA. Wash., Aug. 26. (Special.) Yellow Jackets are proving a great pest to fruitgrowers this year in the territory tributary to Tacoma. They first attacked red raspberries in a ravenous way and then as the numbers increased, they be gan devouring blackberries. Now they are working on apples and plums. One man said he counted nine yellow Jackets on a single plum. Old settlers say their appearance is not new here, but they seem more numerous in some seasons than in others. Then they disappear Just as tne worm pests do and reappear after a few seasons. It has been suggested by some that the absence of flowers during dry seasons compels the yellow Jackets to seek their material for food supply in fruit. SEATTLELAWYERS SHOCKED JUDGE ALBERTSON MAKES OR DER REGARDING DIVORCES. Will Grant No More Orders for At torney Fees Unles9 a Genuine Case Is Made Out. SEATTLE, Wash.. Aug. 26. (Special) Superior Court Judge R. B. Albertson created a sensation here today when he declared he would grant no more orders for attorney's fees in divorce cases until it was shown that a genuine case had been made out. The order is directed at default cases which have been run ning heavily in the past. A score or more of formal cases have been entered, attor neys' fees granted and the cases settled without defense. In the future Judge Albertson, who handles all this class of litigation, an nounced that the merits of the divorce controversy would be taken into consid eration before any attorneys' fees are granted. Funeral of Drowned Boy. CASTLE ROCK, Wash., Aug. 25. (Spe cial.) The remains of Eugene Gearhart, the unfortunate 11-year-old boy who was drowned in the river at this place Wed nesday afternoon, were laid away Friday afternoon, after impressive services at the Methodist church, conducted by Rev. T. F. Allen, the pastor. The Interment was in the cemetery east of town. The funeral services were largely attended, for all in this vicinity sympathize deeply with the parents.. No Damage in Linn County. ALBANY, Or., Aug. 26. (Special.) Oc casional rains yet continue In this part of the Valley, but so far as can be ascer tained no serious damage Is resulting. Prune growers say the crop is not in jured yet and can stand two or three days' more rain without material loss. Oats Is reported somewhat damaged by the rains of the past three days, but wheat will not be hurt as threshing is practically completed In most parts of the county. Gets Naval Clerkship. ALBANY. Or., Aug. 26.-(Special.) Leslie L. Vlereck. who for several years has been an employe in the local post office, has been selected for a clerkship in the Vnlted States Navy yards, at Bremer ton, Wasn., under civil service rules, and will leave this week for his new station. Vlereck is a veteran of the Spanish American War, having served as a Cor poral in Company I, of the Second Ore gon Volunteers. Will Keep River Clear. ABERDEEN, Wash., Aug. 25. (Spe cial.) Threatened by numerous suits for damages the Wishkah River Boom Company has finally decided not to obstruct navigation further on that stream. Valuable Horses Burned to Death. DAYTON. Wash.. Aug. 26. (Special.) Two horses valued at $400 were burned to death in a fire which destroyed Lee Brown's barn Saturday night. SHEEP FROM POLK Shipment of 1600 Pure-Bred Rams Sent to Denver. BIG MONEY FOR FARMERS Ranchers With Small Acreage Find Good Profits In Raising Breed Sheep Inspection Shows No Scab Among Animals. INDEPENDENCE, Or.. Aug. 26. (Spe cial.) That Polk County occupies a com manding position in the production of pure-bred sheep was demonstrated today by the shipment from this city of 1600 IV f -y'yf if!- V'"''iiiiiiiii ami "-"nil Miiinmniinin'i "imiHiaiiiniiWra niiimri 'TWi"T"i"-i-in ' head of Polk County ram Iambs to Denver, from which point they will be distributed to the great sheep ranges in contiguous territory. These bucks have been collected the past few weeks by "W. W. Percival, and delivered to T. F. Boylen, of Hay Creek, In Eastern Oregon, who started them to day on the long trip across the mountains to Denver. The rams are all choice animals of superior breeding qualities and are admirably adapted for such use on the ranges, a fact that has been impressed upon the range sheepgrower so effective ly that large numbers of them are coming to the Willamette Valley and Western Oregon for their ram supply. Those ship ped today were all long wooled sheep of Cotswold and Lincoln breeding, and while none of them were hardly yet yearlings, to a person familiar only with the size of range sheep, they would have been taken to be fully two years old, having attained such a magnificent growth under the favorable natural conditions for rear ing sheep in the balmy climate of the Willamette Valley. Inspection Shows No Scab. The sheep were inspected here before shipment by both the Federal and state authorities. Dr. McClure, chief of the de partment of United States animal in dustry for the Northwest, who is now In this part of his territory, was In Inde pendence this week and present wftea the inspection was being made and assisted Dr. Lytle of Federal authority and Dr. Adams representing the state. The ani mals were closely Inspected and not the y & &-4 i i jhP?, r - - J i v- , I is - s 5 " y ' , - V "y-i k- s - r ' - - . Vv , - i ' - - . , . " , J 1 , s - v - i , ' 4 i A REV. I. D. DRIVER, NOTED OREGON METHODIST. 1I.L, IN ALBANY. ALBANY, Or., Aug. 26. (Special.) The condition of Rev. Dr.. I. D. Driver, the noted minister who is seriously til at the home of his son. Jamei W. Driver, In this city. Im reported today as Improving-. Some hopes are entertained of his ultimate recovery. least indication of scab or other Infectious diseases was discovered, which is a credit to the producers of sheep in this section, as it demonstrates the care taken to produce healthy animals. Only a few months ago it was published in Portland papers that scab was in evidence among Pglk County sheep. The inspection of these sheep the past few days thoroughly disproves the assertion and that by the highest authority on the subject. The sheep were gathered from all sections of Polk County and the fact that all passed both state and Federal Inspection satisfactorily is a source of great pleasure for all sheepgrowers in this county. The sheepgrowers of this part of the Willamette .Valley are finding a splendid and growing market, for all their ram lambs to be used in the range districts and the demand is increasing yearly. The character of the sheep grown is such as to suit the demands of this trade and many a small grower, who has a little band as a side Issue from his regular farming operations, finds that their pro duction is very profitable. Profitable to Small Farmers. There are many instances- where the returns alone from these little bands amount to as high as 5-per head in the case of common bred ewes, and from flocks of pure-bred sheep the returns are much greater. While there are no very large flocks, a large percentage of the farmers have a little band of sheep and the returns from them are almost clear gain as they clear up and keep clean the waste places on the farms and at the same time add greatly to the fertility of the soil. The big ranges east are not the only market source for the bucks grown In this section of the Valley, as other parts of Western Oregon draw upon our local sheepgrowers for their supply. C. H. Bailey and J. W. Colebrook. of Curry County have purchased within the past few days a carload of bucks from T. J. Fryer and others: These will be shipped 0 v -y "V POIA-COUNTir RAMS FOB RANGE TRADE. within a few days to Roseburg and from there will be driven across the Coast Range of mountains to the Curry County ranches of the purchasers to be used for breeding purposes. . It is gratifying indeed to the farmers of Polk County to know that so wide a market exists for the-ir bucks and they appreciate highly the efforts that neces sarily have been made by dealers to ex tend the market and thus provide an out let for the ram portion of their flocks at remunerative prices. liills a Grouse; Cost3 Him $15. ALBANY, Or., Aug. 26. (Special.) W. G. M. Smith, a farmer, residing near Crabtree, was today fined $15 and costs by Justice of the Peace L. L. Swan here for killing grouse out of season. He was arrested while hunting yesterday by Dep uty Game Warden Green, of Portland. There has been considerable rumor lately of Illegal hunting of China pheasants in this county and it is now reported several Deputy Game Wardens are in Linn Coun tyfields watching for poachers. Lumber Market Improved. ABERDEEN, Wash., Aug. 25. (Spe cial.) Charles R. Wilson, of the firm of Wilson Bros., whose schooner, the Charles R. Wilson, has been lying In ordinary here and has been put in com mission, says that a slight Improve ment in the lumber market Is notice able. Vale Hot Springs Valuable BOISEfc Idaho, Aug. 26. Special.) Jo- eeph Perrault has returned from Vale, Or., where he went to examine the hot springs of that place. He reports that they undoubtedly contain medicinal prop erties which will make them valuable. A company is to be formed -at once to ex ploit this place as a health resort. Violates Local Option Law. TILLAMOOK. Or.. Aug. 25. (Special.) Frank Long. Jr.. was arrested and rined J75 for violating the local option law. The charge against him was that of selling liquor to a halfbreed who had been at tending the fair. GET RICHER DAILY Sherman County Farmers Harvesting Record Crop. WHEAT YIELD VERY HEAVY Expectations Exceeded as Each Suc ceeding Field Is Threshed. Forty Bushels to Acre Not Uncommon Average. MORO. Or.. Aug. 26. (Special.) The farmers of Sherman County are rejoic ing as each day adds to their wealth. They expected a bountiful crop, but it is going beyond all expectations. Where - MtMMiriMriiii)iliiniiteiiiiiiiii-irfitrtiiiiiii they have been looking for a return of 25 to 30 buehels of wheat per acre, it is threshing out 30 to 35 and on up to 40, and better still it is all No. 1, weighing out from 59 to even 65 pounds per bushel. Yesterday there was a nice shower, and as a consequence the town was filled with ranchers, alj with smiling faces. Reports of big yields were fully confirmed. L. L. Peetz, living about two miles and a half eouth of Moro, has Just threshed 7100 bushels of club wheat from 160 acres, a little over 40 bushels per acre, and while this is an excep tional yield, it Is not the only one in the county. Barley of the very best quality Is turning out from 45 to 60 bushels per acre, the acreage of both wheat and barley is large and It now looks, with the present prospects forgood prices, as If the farmers would have money "to burn," or at least to supply them selves with all the comforts and many of the luxuries of life. A few among the many succesful farmers now threshing are N. W. Thompson, George Meloy, L. V. Moore, Robert Urquhart, Stiver & Son, Robert Pink'erton, and Charles Belshee, all liv ing within six miles of Moro. PLAIN TALK TO JAPANESE ISHII QUIETS BUMPTIOUS LIT ' . TLB BROWN MEN. Tells Them Must Expect Treatment Actions Deserve Does Not Be lieve in Ill-Treatment. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 24. (Special.) The visit of Kikujirl Ishll. chief of the board of foreign commerce of Japan, Is having a calming effect upon his coun trymen, whose condition In this country he is Investigating. Mr. Ishii is gifted with a frankness unusual In an Oriental, and with that rarer quality, common sense. A few men of Mr. Ishll's caliber located in this state would do more toward settling the so-called anti-Japanese feeling than all the appeals to Wash ington. He told his countrymen at Stockton yesterday that they must expect to be treated In California and all over the Coast as their actions deserved. He ex pressed the belief that the rumors of ill feeling and charges of ill-treatment were the outcome of gossip and without sub stantial foundation. DEAD OF THE NORTHWEST J. W. Hall, of Montesano. MONTESANO. Wash.. Aug. 2fi. (Spe cial.) J. W. Hall, a pioneer of Monte sano, died Sunday, from cancer of the stomach. Funeral services were held this morning under the auspices of the I. O. O. F.. of which order he was a prominent member for 43 years, having been district deputy grand master for a number of years. John Wesley Hall was born In Indiana 65 years ago, and spent his boy hood In that state, going to California In the early days, and coming to Wash ington and locating In Montesano 20 years ago. He leaves a wife and six chil dren, four of whom are married. Out of Jail for Family's Sake. OLYMPIA, Wash.. Aug. 26. (Special.) Governor Mead has approved the pa roles of James Howard, John Kane and William W. Rowan. Rowan, who was sentenced for three years from Clallam County for embezzlement, was recom mended for parole. In consideration of his age, 53 years, and the fact that he has dependent upon him a wife and two children, who have been reduced to very hard circumstances since his confine ment. Dubois "Scrap Book" Stories. LEW1STON, Idaho, Aug. 26. (Special.) C. E. Arney, former private secretary to Fred T. Dubois, is arranging for publica tion of the Idaho Scimiter, which will appear in Boise early in September. Mr. Arney said that an Interesting feature of the weekly would be the publication in a series of articles, "scrap-book stories," written by ex-Senator Dubois. These stories will probably run for two years, each article being complete in itself, but each bearing some relation to the others. Mr. Dubois has kept a scrap book since he entered public life, and he has pre served letters and telegrams from im- portant men since that time. Some of these are semi-official and have never been made public, but they will now be worked Into the articles which will reveal many Interesting sides to territorial affairs now a matter of history. TEACHERS TAKE FARM COURSE Large Attendance at Corvallis Col lege Summer School. CORVALLIS, Or.. Aug. 26. (Special.) The Summer school in agriculture, to pre pare teachers for use of the textbooks on agriculture in the common schools, opened here today with a good attendance and very great Interest. The lectures during the day were by Dr. Withycombe, "Animal Husbandry," Professor Kniseley, "Soils;" Professor Lake, "Plant Life;" Professor Coote. "Flowers," and Profes sor Lewis, "Horticulture." The lectures continue throughout the week. The col lege laboratories are thrown open to the teachers for Illustration of the topics under investigation. GRADING ON TACOMA ROAD Actual Construction Begun by Har riman Line Near Centralia. TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 26. (Spe- - 4. t 54 v " 'ii rv i" cial.) The work of grading the first ground for the extension of the Union Pacific KAilroad by the contracting firm of Dibble & Hawthorne began to day. Seven miles will be graded in a northeasterly direction from Cen tralia, and will be a part of the main line between Portland and Tacoma. Three miles more will be graded for the laying of a spur to the rich coal fields of the railroad. Other contracts will be let within a few weeks. William Jellison. ALBANY, Or., Aug. 26. (Special.) William Jellison, a resident of Jefferson, aged 77 years, died today in St. Mary's Hospital in this city. He had long been afflicted with temporary attacks of paral ysis. About two months ago he was picking berries in the hot sun when he collapsed and neighbors found him In an unconscious condition several hours later. He was then brought to the hospital In this city. Jellison was unmarried and leaves no known relatives In this state. He had lived in the vicinity of Jefferson a number ofears. Umatilla County Pioneer. PENDLETON, Or., Aug. 26. Mrs. Cyn thia A. Owings died at St. Anthony's Hos pital in this city yesterday morning of cancer of the stomach. She was a pio neer of Umatilla County, having lived on Bear Creek, south of Pilot Rock, for the last 38 years. She is survived by her husband and four children, two boys and two girls. Mrs. Owing was born In Iowa and came from that state to Idaho, where she lived for nine years before coming to Umatilla County. Deserter Gives Himself Up. CHEHALIS, Wash., Aug. 26. (Spe cial.) The military authorities at'Van couver have been notified of the arrest here of Ed Petit, a deserter from the Twenty-second United States Infantry at Angel Island, Cal. Petit says that he deserted about six weeks ago. He Dr. Priso's Wheat Flake Celery Food People are eating less meat than formerly. The consumption of vegetables and cereal foods is increasing every year. If this dietary was 11 1 111 -mm m Lii-?j!v.iA universallv adonterl old acre wonlH h J ' W V 9. pushed back many years. Dr. Price's Wheat Flake Celery Food can be substituted for animal food, as properties of meat. CURES CRAMPS. DYSENTERY, DlkRRHCEk. A half teaspoonfnl In water will In a few minutes cure Cramps, Spasms, Sour Stomach, Heartburn, Sick Headache, Diarrhoea, Colio and all internal pains. Every mother should have a bottle in the faonse to be ready when needed. Bold by all Druggists. raJway'S ready relief EXAMINE THE COMPLETE x PROTECTION LIFE POLICY issued only by the AETNA LIFE INS. CO. OF HAfiTFORD, CONN. Most up-to-date life insurance policy, COVERS ALL HAZARDS Including TOTAL and PERMANENT DISABILITY For information address McCARGAR, BATES & LIVELY General Agents, Failing Bldg. PORTLAND LAFETY is in num. bers. The Union Guarantee Associa tion backed by twenty-two well known Portland busi ness men is a safer comnanv for thn person seeking Judicial, Contract or Indemnity Bonds, for instance, than is the concern backed by one or two men of immense wealth. Misfortune is less liable to visit so many at the 6ame time, but may come to an individual at any time. This Association has a paid-up cash capital of One Hundred Thousand Dollars. It parallels every advantage and convenience offered by the oldest outside com panies ; and money paid to it in premiums accrues to the benefit of Oregon, not to other states. Plate Glass, Steam Boiler, Liabil ity and Accident Insurance; Indemnity Bonds. Union Guarantee Association Marquam Bldg., Portland, Oregon Under the New Pure Food Law, All Pood Products must be pure mad honestly labelled. BURNETT'S VANILLA was fifty years ahead of the Law. It was always pure Vanilla. Every bottle now bears this label : Guarantied under the Food and Drat Act Jan 30th, 1906," Serial Number 9, which has been assigned tons by the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. - -r4 JOSEPH BURNETT CO., ioitoh.uui. gave himself up Saturday morning; to the night watchman. John Parr. Open in Time for State Fair. SALEM, Or.. Aug. 26. (Special.) Th City Council this evening effected a com promise with the construction company having charge of the work of building a bridge across North Mill Creek. This settlement means that the bridge will be open for use by the opening day of the State Fair and that the electric line will be able to handle the crowds. SUMMER COLDS. Only one Laxative Bromo Quinine. Re member full name. E. W. Grove on box; 25-. Pains in the oack and kidney and liver troubles are cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla. it contains all the supporting 190 ''." b" utn Caear.t for Inaomnla. with wnica I have ben afflicted for over twenty years, and I can say that Cascareta have given me more relief than any other remedy I hare ever tried. I hall certainly recommend them to mr friend, aa being all tney are repreaentod." , Thoi. Olllard, Zlgin, 111. Pleasant, Palatable, Potent, TaateGoo. Bo Good. Fever Sicken, Weaken or Gripe, 10c. Sic. 60c. Sever old in bulk. The gennine tablet stamped CCC. Guaranteed to car. or your money back. Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or N.Y. 397 AXNUALSfll F. TFM M I Mil RnYF jiAw.niii!.iiJ4iingngnqMiii.jHiiipiqii.u The Dowels NV. CANDY CATHARTIC