Morning Oregonian., January 08, 1908, Page 6, Image 6

THE -.-MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY . .8, .19QS.
LEATHER STRAP
r IS NOT A
Supreme Court Annuls Con
viction of Men Who Beat
a Woman. '
RAWtrP PA5P 15 RFVFRSPn
.Dependants Escape Punishment Be
cause Indictment Is Found De
fective Too Much Iatltude
In the Charges.
' SAL.EM, Or.. ' Jan-' 7. (Special.) The
Supreme Court toclay reversed two
criminal cases from Eastern Oregon, one
from Baker County and one from Union.
The case from Baker County was that
of State vs. R. H. Taylor and John S.
Traut, the defendants being charged with
assault, being; armed with a leather
strap, committed upon a woman, Exilda
Mitchell. The complaint also alleged
that Taylor and Traut were armed with
a pistol and a gun, with Intent to In
timidate and prevent her from resisting
' Hafond'nf? herself. Defendants were
tried by Jury before Judge William Smith
and after conviction were sentenced to
one year in the penitentiary.
The indictment was filed under section
176 of the code, defining assault; being
armed with a cowhide, whip, stick or
like thing, having at the time possession
ct a deadly weapon with Intent to Intimi
date and prevent such other from resist
ing or defending himself. The Supreme
Court holds that this statute was not in
tended to cover ordinary cases of assault
or assault wjth a dangerous weapon. The
case was presented to the Jury upon the
theory that if the defendants, being
armed, assaulted Mrs. Mitchell, they
were guilty; or, if they acted at first in
self-defense but used more force than
was necessary In such defense they were
guilty of the crime charged "thus losing
nlcht of the element of intimidation to
enable defendants to administer a casti
gatlon; hence the second instruction is
erroneous In authorizing a verdict of
guilty of the charge upon proof of msre
force than necessary for defense of the
person, and the third instruction contains
BlIIITlrtl rilui, lit BuinuiuiiiB
tlon If more force Is used than necessary
to remove a trespasser from real estate."
The court also holds the indictment
insufficient, under the statute, for It
charged that defendants "did assault,
trlke, lilt and beat Extlda Mitchell with
aid leather strap" and the allegation
"contains nothing to bring the strap
within the class of Instruments men
tioned under 'cowhide, whip, stick, or
other like thing.' "
The opinion in this case was by Justice
Eakin.
The Union County case was that of
State vs. E. W. Bartlett and S. A.
tjHrdinler, tried before Judge William
Smith, The defendants were charged
with attempting to extort money by
threatening to accuse certain persons
with gambling and to prosecute .them
therefor. At the trial defendants testified
in their own behalf and in instructing the
Jury the court said that "you are not
hound to consider the testimony ot de
fendants as absolutely true, nor any part
of it absolutely true, nor as equal to the
testimony of disinterested witnesses. You
are to bear in mind that the defendants
speak la their own behalf to discharge
themselves of a" criminal accusation, and
you are to consider the great temptation
which one So situated is under, so to
speak as to procure his aeqxlittal."
The court holds that this language
"seems to leave an Implication . that It
was Incumbent upon the jury to consider
the defendants' testimony as false and
for that reason to reject It. " Hence new
trial Is ordered.
TITTTXE ROAD liAW XJPKKLD
Supreme Court Reverses Decision
From Marlon.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 7. (Special.) In an
opinion, of which Justice Eakin Is the,
author, tho .Supreme Court today Ten
dered an opinion In the case of St. Bene
dict's Abbey vs. Maxion County et al.,
In which the decree of Judge William
Galloway, of the Circuit Court for Ma
rion County. Is reversed, thus unholrilns-
the constitutionality of the Tuttle road
law.
The action arises out of an attempt to
improve a four-mile stretch of road be
tween Silverton and Marquam, in this
county. The Tuttle road law provides
for the assessment of the cost of the im
provement within a two-mile" limit, also
upon property within a mile at each end
of the proposed improvement. The
plaintiff, ' St. Benedict's Abbey, protests
against the improvement and attacks the
constitutionality . ot the law on the
ground that the provision requiring an
assessment of cost at each end of the
Improvement, would operate as a double
assessment against Its property In the
event of an extension. This contention
waa upheld by the trial court, which
held the law nconstitutional, but the
Supreme Court reverses this contention
and upholds the validity of the act.
Since the -case involves a Federal ques
tionthat of confiscation of property
without due process of law Counsel A. M.
Cannon, fop. plaintiff, announces that the
case will bo carried to the Supreme
Court of the United States for final de-
termination. If necessary.
P. J. Eldridgo, respondent, vs. John
Hoefer and Casper Zoon, appellants, and
J"avld M. Keen, defendant, from Marion
County: George U. Burnett, Judge; re
' versed and remanded. Opinion by Justice
Moore.
This Is an action brought by Eldrige
to have a certain deed to two farms in
this county, valued at J42.O0O, declared a
mortgage, and for the privilege to re
deem the land upon payment of the bal
ance of JH.t0 duo upon a promissory
note held 'by Hoefer and Zoon, and for
interest upon the monetary value of the
land since 1SP2. and the profits realized
from the sale of the products of the farm
since
Tho trial court gave plaintiff a decree
requiring the land to he sold at public
auoflon. and that plaintiff be awarded
the residue of the proceeds of the sale
after the balance had been paid upon the
note, plaintiff to pay the. costs of liti
gation, and allowing plaintiff Interest
upon the amount due after the sale at
7 per cent from October 10. . 1906, after
which date plaintiff was also to be en
titled to receive the rents and profits
of the and. Defendants Hoefer and Zoon
appealed from this decision and Eldridge
appealed from me action of the court In
refusing to award him a recovery against
' Roofer and Zoon of 142.000 less the debt
li claims to be due.
The iupreme Court finds a conflict of
evidence In the testimony regarding the
facta of the execution" of the,,' promissory
note involved and remaSls the case with
instructions to take further testimony as
to the amount due upon the note, and
after that sum Is ascertained that a de
cree be rendered as originally given, with
IP
such modifications as the changed con
ditions may require.
City of Eugene, respondent, vs. Lane
County, appellant, from Lane County; J.
W. Hamilton, Judge; affirmed. . Opinion
by Justice Eakin. Eugene, ' by this der
cislon, secures the road tax collected
within Its corporate limits.
S. H. Jackson, respondent, vs; Sumpter
Valley Railway Company. , appellants,
from Baker County: William Smith,
Judge; affirmed. Opinion by Commis
sioner Slater.
Appeal was dismissed in the case of R.
Robinson vs. R. Robinson Cheese Com
pany, from Tillamook County.
NEW ROAD LAW DEFECTIVE
Washington Legislature Bungles In
Tacking on Amendments.
OLTMPIA, Wash., Jan. 7. (Special.)
The new state road bill, ohapter 346,
passed by the last Legislature, which
allows 24 Road Supervisors to a county,
instead of three, - and which permits
Good -Roads Associations 'to nominate
Supervisors, Is probably invalid, be4
cause of errors. The bill was original,
ly (Introduced by Representative Fanch
er... pf Spokane, but was torn all to
pieces before being passed. It was to
take effect the first Monday 'In this
month. Attention of the Attorney-General
was called today to the fact that
while the title refers to amending cer
tain sections and repealing other parts
of the old road law, the body of the
act repeals different sections and
amends those the title says are to be
repealed. The Attorney-General has
not rendered his opinion.
S UP BABY SISTER
FOUR-YEAR-OLD SETS FIRE TO
INFANT'S CLOTHES.
Child Gets Hold of Matches When
Mother Is Out of Room Little '
One Dies in Awful Pain.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 7. (Special.)
While she was out at the gate calling her
s6n, who had failed to come home from
school, Mrs. B. B. Swartwood'neard cries
of pain and of fear coming from-' the
room where she had left her 18-months-old
babe. Edith, and a four-year-old sis
ter to the little one. The mother rushed
Into the house only to find that the baby
was a mass of flames.' While the older
child was in hyster'C3 because of iear.
Mrs. Swartr--od grabbed some clothes
and extinguished the flames, but not be
fore the little victim's body was a mass
of burns. ;
Physicians were summoned, but ' all
their efforts were unavailing, the child
dying this morning, 14 hours after its
injury:
After the mother left the house,, the
elder of the children, possessed Itself of
some matches and in some manner set
the clothing of the baby afire. The little
girl may lose her mind as the result of
the shock and. grief accompanying the
accident and death of her- baby sister. '
HEAVY DROP IN LAND VALUES
Seattle Tide Property Depreciates
25 Per Cent "in Few Months.
OLTMPIA, Wash., Jan. 7. (Special.)
James T. Blackistone, a Seattle real
estate man, testified today "before the ,
Kallroad Commission, that since June,
1906, realty values in. Seattle tldelands
and other property had slumped about
55 per cent.
Expert Engineer Gillette occupied
the stand most of the day, submitting
his figures on the value of the Great
Northern, and Tacoma & Eastern roads.
He testified that the Hill road cost
about $30,000,000 for original construc
tion In Washington; that it would cosit
today to reproduce the road, exclusive
of right of way and real estate, about
$35,000,000. but that the present value
of the road In this state, figuring de
preciation. Is about $31,000,000. He
values the Great Northern at about
double per mile that of the O. R. &
N., In Washington, the heavy construe,
tion of the latter road being In Ore
gon. The Tacoma & Eastern, according to
Gillette, would cost about $2,000,000 to
reproduce today, Including about $467,
000 for equipment, but the value now,
less depreciation, is about $1,920,000.
KLABER TO DEBATE DURST
Hopdealer and Hopgrower to Dis
cuss Organization?
TACOMA, Wash.. Jan. 7. (Special.)
Challenges have . been repeatedly
made by Herman Klaber. the hopdeal
er, to meet M. H.' Durst, the prime mov
er in the Pacific Hopgrowers' Protec
tive Association, in debate, and the
growers of the section - will have an
opportunity to see big hopmen clash
at the meeting to be held the latter
part of this month at Puyallup to per
fect the local organization. Mr. Durst
has promised to attend this ' meeting,
and authough some of the growers stat
ed that Mr. Klaber would not be per
mitted to be present, because he re
fused to sign a pledge at the last meet
ing, objections to his presence will be
withdrawn to permit the men ' to meet
OUthe floor.
Harry Pincus, of Isaac Plncue &
Sons, today asserted that Mr. Durst
has abandoned his original scheme to
ship 30,000 bales of Pacific Coast hops
to England on consignment, and his
proposal now is to improve the 1908
market.
CIGARETTE KILLS CONTRACT
Man Smoking Against Rules Dis
charged Despite Agreement. '
TACOMA,-Wash.. Jan. 7. (Special.)
Judge Reid today heard arguments
in the suit of Herman Nagle against
the Griffin Wheel Company, and ren
dered Judgment for the defendants.
This decision sustains the right of
the company to discharge an. employe
for violation of the rules of the com
pany, even though that employe may
hold a contract for a specified amount
'of work.
Nagle held a contract for a year's
work, but was discharged for smoking
cigarettes in the factory, he sued for
the balance of salary due under the
contract. The sign that bore the warn
ing against cigarette-smoking was in
troduced as evidence. '
Return to Reduced Wages.
TACOMA, Wash.. Jan. 7. (Speciai.)
Members of the South Tacoma Boiler
makers' Union who were called .out on
a strike several .months ago. -are re
turning to the old places in the Norths
ern Pacific shops. One of them 6ald
today that his fellow workmen were
being allowed to return to work,
though at a decrease In wages. The
men are being taken back one by one.
and the majority of the boilermakers
are glad of the. opportunity, to return
to work at any wage scale.
Inspect Rosenthal's shoe store .win
dows and set busy.
WARRANTS CASHED
AT PAR ANYWHERE
State Treasurer Makes His
Report of Oregon's Good .
Financial Condition.
STATE HAS AMPLE FUNDS
During Bank Holidays Warrants
Paid in Gold Balance in Gen
eral Fund December 31
Is $116,337.08.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 7. (Special.)
State Treasurer Steel today issued his
semi-annual statement, showing a- bal
ance of over $640,000, of which $27,000
is cash in the treasury, $112,000 paper
in course of collection, $206,000 on de
posit in .banks (at 2 per oent interest,
under the deposit law, and $295,000
funds due from the American Surety
Company on account of the Title Guar
anty Trust Company loss, this sum
bearing 5 per-cent Interest. The re
port Is one of the most complete in
detail ever issued from the Treasurer's
office. It follows:
.. Following statements show the amount
In the State Treasury on 'July 1, 1907, the
receipts and disbursements from July 1,
1907, to December 31, 1907, inclusive, and
the amount on hand December 31. 1907,
giving the distribution among the various
state funds on that -date, and showing
also the amount deposited in banks- and
rate of interest and the amount of cash
in the treasury.
The balance In the general fund on De
cember 31. 1907, was $116,337.08 and there
was due from counties on the 1907 tax the
additional sum of $56,440, nearly- all of
which has -already .been, paid into the
general fund during the present month;
therefore the state has ample funds to
pay all warrants as presented. During
the bank holidays the Treasurer paid
warrants in gold, thereby relieving the
money stringency to a considerable ex
tent. The amount paid into the general fund
of the state during the whole year from
sources other than ' state tax levied
against the counties amounted to 53S6.
734.65, the main Items being 2 per cent
tax on net premiums of Insurance com
panies, $63,631.37; . Insurance licenses,
JS423.&2; corporation fees- and llcens.es,
$142,791.87; inheritance tax, $11,205.11; con
vict labor, $15,592.66; Interest on deposits
of state funds, $6226.62; fees of the Su
preme Court, $5461.55: sundry fees of the
State Department, $5149.13; fees for keep
ing deposits of insurance and express
companies, $3408.33, together with a num
ber of smaller amounts from various
sources.
Next School Apportionment Large.
The balance In the common school fund
Interest on December 31. .1907, was $91,
811.63, all of which 'has accrued since
August 1,: 1907, at which time the annual
apportionment of the common school
fund interest, amounting to nearly a
quarter.of a million of dollars, was made
to the counties. The apportionment to
be made August 1, 1908, will probably be
the largest in the history of the state.
The amounts apportioned for the last
five years have been as follows:
J1MV3 $230.01120
1004 239.43IV20
inns 21)0.176.50
10011 2S0.(tB2.2rt
JU07 247,289.13
The slight falling off of the amount ap
portioned In 1907 was caused by the repay
ment by the State I.and Board of the
interest paid on a number of certificates
of sale which were cancelled by reason
of the applications being fraudulent. This
will be more than made up this year by
reason of the great Increase of the In
vestments of the common school fund.
Receipts and Disbursements.
Statement of receipts and disbursements for
the six months ending December 31, 197.
Balance on hand July 1, 1907 ..$ 959.0S4.28
Receipts
Oeni fund 467.024.08
Common school fund, principal 4fto.443.01
Common school fund. Interest. 1-42.139.35
Agricultural College fund, principal 1S.IM.!
Agricultural College fund. Interest 7.138.H4
VniveTPity fund, principal 9.137.67
University funoX Interest 2.721.41
Burhank trust fund, principal.... 3,5."iO.o0
Burbank trust fund, interest ' 743.65
Escheat fund , - 11.672.8
Swamp land fund . . : 1 2.f36 27
to per cent U. S. forest res fund.. . 21.56S.8.
Inheritance tax fund 3. 413. fit
State Agricultural tax fund 6.3H0.63
Orepon Soldiers' Home Nat. fund. 4.343.34
Hatchery fund, District No. 1.... 3.5-sR 17
Hatchery fund. District No. 2 K.20S.01
Game protection fund 15.0S3.03
Pure food' fund RO.Ort
State Board of Examiners fund.. 644.10
Oreiron Stove Foundry fund 1.1X.00
Penitentiary betterment fund-... 2.4O0.O0
Factory inspection fund 4,025.00
(State Library fund 4SO.0O
Normal School fund 12.22S.20
Total'
.$2,194,788.31
Disbursements
General fund ..$
Common school fund, principal . . .
Common scbool fund, interest......
Agricultural College fund, prin
Agricultural College fund, interest
T'nverslty fund. Interest
Burbank trust fund,- principal .
Burbank truet fund. Interest
Escheat fund
Swamp land fund
Inheritance tax fund
State Agricultural College tax fund
Oregon Soldiers' Home. Nat. fund
Bounty fund
Hatchery fund,. District No. 1....
Hatchery fund. District No. 2 ."
Gaine protection fund .............
Pure food fund
State Board of Examiners' fund..
Portage Ry., op. and maint. . fund
Oregon Stove Foundry fund ;
Penitentiary betterment fund ..... -
Factory inspection fund ,
Normal School fund , ,
.709.1SS.63
437.451.C-5
260.45.9S
34.9v0.oo
4.212.63
3,737.43
5,3.0O
2.20
3.615.02
3.710.14
S.154.nr
12.500.00
5.484.64
2.0'J
13.129.40
1.S07.15
11.284 02
4fl2 92
763.95
6.714.61:
2,400.00
. 1.6fi6.6S
3.082.40
4.044.42
Total $1,552.27.4"
Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1907.. 642.520.91
Balances in Various Funds.
Statement of the balances In the various
Stat funds, December 31, 1907. .
General fund ...$ 116.337 OS
Common school fund, principal... 203.281.60
Common- 'school fund. Interest 91.811.63
Agricultural College fund, principal ' . 7.880.11
Agricultural College fund, interest 7.138.04
t'nlversitv fund, principal...".,... 5.6P7.31
University fund. Interest 2.780.48
Burbank trust fund,, principal l.."12.3o
Burbank trust fund. Interest 1.96&.77
Thurston monument fund, prln. . 120.3a
Escheat fund : -S.t'57.64
lo per cent U. S. forest res. fund. 21.566.83
Inheritance tax fur.a. 6.042.78
State Agricultural College tax fund 3.100.63
Oregon Soldiers' Home Nat. fund 17,477.05
Bounty fund . ..' . 1,234.64
Hatchery fund : 1.00
Hatchery fund, District No. 1 1R.272.77
Hatohery fund. District No. 2 S.Soi.SB
Game protection fund &.973 .Vt
Pure food fund 781.80
Oregon State Veterinary Med. fund 179.3d
State Board of Examiners' fund.. - 47.K4
Portage Ry, Op. and Maint. fund 3.18y.7S
Penitentiary betterment fund 15.6J.-3. 75
Factory Inspection fund 2.052.60
State library fur.d 48U.0O
Normal School . fund 7,283.78
Total
Deposited In banks,
cent interest . .
Deposited In hanks,
cent Interest . . .
Deposited- in banks,
collection . -r ,
Cash In treasury . .
i
.Total :.
The following
condition of tho
cultural College,
on -December 31,-
$ 642 520.91
$ 205,887.34
bearlng f per
bearing 2 per
in course of
206.670.74
112.478. 20
27.484.S3
$ 642.520.9i
statements bIiow the
common school, Agri
and University funds
1907; tho amount of
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MERCHANTS
SAVINGS 8
TRUST CO.
247 Washington Street.' ! .
CAPITAL, $150,000.00
. Acts as Trustee in all legiti
mate relations requiring such
service, as to real and personal
estates and in bond issues.
Does a general banking busi
ness. .
Solicits patronage of .those
requiring service- of a well
equipped and conservative trust
company. " "
Has funds for first-class im
proved property mortgage loans. '
J. Frank "Watson, President.
B. L. Durham,-Yice-President. ;
W. H. Fear, Secretary.
' S. C. Catching, Assistant Sec 'y.
0. TV; T. Muellhaupt, Cashier.
first mortgage and school district bond
loans in each county from the principal
of the' common .school fund, and the
total loans from the Agricultural Col
lege, and University funds. The state
ment of the condition of the common
school fund shows that there is In
vested at rates of Interest from S per
cent to 8 per cent, the sum of $4,940,
260.96, the average rate of Interest be
ing over 6 per cent. There are ap
proved applications on hand for first
mortgage and school district bond
loans for the amount available for
loans from the three educational funds
above named.
The loans from the Agricultural Col
lege fund produce a net Income; for the
State Agricultural College of about
$12,00J yearly, and the loans from the
University fund yield a net income for
the State University of about $6000.
There are practically no loans from
either. of the funds upon which the in
terest Is delinquent.
In the last four years there have
been but three foreclosures of mort
gages securing smalt loans, and In
each case the land was resold without
loss to the fund, from which the loan
was made. The total first mortgage
loans from the three educational funds
on January 1, 1907, was $4,068,653.49,
while the total on December 31, 1907,
was $4,231,608.43,. an increase for the
year of $172,954.94. The state has no
indebtedness, bonded or otherwise, and
it pays all of its obligations on de
mand; Its warrants are cashed at par
by every financial institution in the
United States.
i Principal of. School Fund.
Statement of the condition of -the principal
of tho Common School. Agricultural college,
and University Fnnrte, December 31, IPO?-.
COMMON SCHOOL FUND PRINCIPAL.
Treasury Department.
First mortgage loans, 6 per cent. .$3,963,027.09
School district . bonds. 6 and 6
per cent S26.145.00
Amount not loaned 293.281.60
Land Department,
Certificates of sale of school land,
6, 7 and 8 per cent.,... 640,565.65
Certificates of sale of land
resold, 6 per eeh; 110.522. SI
$5,233,542.66
AGRICULTURAL COMEGE FUND
PRINCIPAL.
Treasury Department,
First mortgage loans, 6 per cent..$ 174. 682. S9
Amount not loaned 7,880.11
Land Department,
Certificates of sale of Agricultural -
College land, , 7 and 8 per ct. 1S.121.S0
Certificates of sale of land re
sold, 6 per cent 835.00
$ 100,519.30
UNIVERSITY FUND, PRINCIPAL.
Treasury Department,
First mortgage loans. 6 per cent$ 93.808.05
Amount not loaned. 5,697.31
Land Department, ' "
Certificates of sale of University
land. 6 and 7 per cent- , 240.00
Certificates of sale of land re
sold, 6 per cent 4.370.00
$ 104,205.36
" Total of principal of all ed
ucational funds $5,534,267.22
First Mortgage loans..
Ptatement of the amount of first mortgage
loan In each county from the principal of
the Common School Fund, December 31, 1907:
Baker $ 131 .230.78
Benton 102.039.79
Clackamas -30.180. 84.
Clatsop 3,140.00
Columbia i 38.757.54
Coos BH.324.21
Crook - 17.110.00
Curry , 27,651.29
Douglas 153,429.31
Gilliam ' 300.731.33
Grant 14!,39.6o
Harney ; 175,723.54
Jackson , 122.802.96
Josephine 64.400.00
KJsJTUtth 7.... O2.870.0O
Lake 17,023.81
lane 150,768.06
Lincoln - ... 26.244.88
Linn : t. .5J.864.34
Malheur JX'fS'S0.
Marlon 107.1R6.86
Morrow 'i'8'?! iil
Multnomah .' fSillii
Polk -. 02.088.36
Sherman - Jll'594,-??
Tillamook k
ITmat-nin. ... ............ 1W
JS"" 20X670.39
Wallowa 'I.'.... 79. 120.45
5-S T ........I...: 232.607.58
TamhiH '-753.24
" Total first mortgage loans from
the Common School Fund $3,963,027.90
Bond lAans in Each County
' Statement' of "the amount of school district
bond loans in each, county from the principal
of the common school fund, December 31 , '7.
Baker ... ....--$ 2.tv,0.oo
a;2Sr iS:S
Cocs 10.000.00
Crook 4.800.00
GllUam ;
Harne - O0 .00
Jackson ........... . S.OO0.00
Klamath 4.0.10.00
Kiamatn io.ooo.oo
IJncoln ".'.".'.".."..J .; 2.000.00
Lin -. S.500.00
m':::::::::::"..--":v::::: "S:
Morrow ..." . 14.420.00
MulSomab ns.W0.Jg
Polk ' . ?9"-v9
Sherman - 5'X JS.
1 matllla ' i9-"in
Union -J5-??-i5
Wallowa '.-!2!
Wasco - 21-2V SS
Washington ?-2!S-S2
Wheeler 1.5C0.0
Total scnooi nwinn "" .M ... .
from the Common School Fund $.,28,145.00
rrAAt t- mnrtsme loans from the Agri
cultural College Fund $174,682.39
Total first mortgage loans from the Uni
versity Fund 3t698.05
Operate, on Coach Presley.
VANCOUVER, B. C Jan. 7. Special.)
George Fresley, coach of the Stanford
football team, was successfully operated
on for kidney trouble at the general hos
pital this morning. Doctors McLennan
and Munroe performed the operation, and
Presley is in a very satisfactory con
dition tonight. . ,
Great Sale
'.--,-
CHESTERFIEL
We are giving the greatest values ever offered in high-grade merchandise.
We propose closing out the entire Winter stock no reserve everything
included in sale. All the famous Chesterfield Suits and Overcoats are on
sale at the following wonderful reductions, blacks and blues included.
All $20.00 VaTues, sale
All $22.50 Values, sale
All $25.00 Values, sale
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RECTOR'S HOTSHOT
Walla Walla Pastor Airs His
Views on Revivals.
WAXES TRIFLE SARCASTIC
Confesses Jfot "Too Much" Religion
In St. Paul's Congregation, That
He Has Good Flock, Empty
Benches, Good Intentions.
TV A Li, A WAUxA,- Wash., Jan. 7. (Spe
cial.) Rev. Andreas Bard, pastor of St.
Paul's Episcopal Church in this city, to
night. In response to a request from ar
local newspaper for his views on the re
vival spirit In Walla Walla, grave the fol
lowing striking and unique Interview:
"Everybody knows that Episcopalians
stand In awe of revlvalisiri. It Is easier
to Imagine Bismarck wearing a Jacob-,
lne's cap or Carrie Nation managing a
variety show than to see the august con
gregation of St.- Paul's occupying a
mourner's bench In the tabernacle. To
the majority of Episcopalians there is
but one thing worse than 'no Tellglon,'
and that Is "too much religion." I can
vouch for the fact that In St. Paul's
Union there Is not "too much' of it.
"One reason for this Is the broad-mindedness
of its rector. A man who preaches
hell and damnation will do more for the
bulk of churchgoers than the clergyman
who speaks modestly of the great mys
teries of God. Talmage, Spurgeon,
Moody and our own brother. Hart, were
specialists on the geography of Gehenna
and crowded the auditorium. The Uni
tarian Church, on the other hand. Is los
ing ground, while the Episcopal de
nomination manages to keep alive by so
cial prestige and frills ot fashion. For
successful evangelism, give a shouting,
hell-fire preacher with a P. T. Barnum
append!.
"I will say for my flock, however, that
they have a pretty church, good Inten
tions, empty benches, classic music, fine
millinery, no objection to smoking, whlEt
clubs, no wandering boy tonight and a
clergyman willing to be the scape-goat."
Just what diversity of meaning the
rector expeejs to be drawn from the In
terview cannot be learned, but it is be
lieved a sensation Is In store.
TESTIXG MILK AT FACTORIES
State Chemist Fulmer Visits Wash
lngton Condenserles.
PULLMAN. Wash.. Jan. 7. (Special.)
Professor Elton Fulmer, State Chem.
1st. and head of the department of
chemistry at the State College. Is In
Western Washington taking samples of
all the milk delivered at the condens
erles at Kent, Chehaljs and Mount
Vernon, and Is analyzing them at the
laboratory connected with the plant, at
Kent This work Is being done In con
junction with T. C. Manchester, who Is
chemist for the Pacific Coast Condensed
Milk. Company.
Professor Fulmer leaves Washington
on the 10th for the" East, where he will
gather more data and make an argu
ment, both orally and in the form of a
submitted brief, against the present
condensed milk standard. In the East
he will visit the following places, in.
the order named: Ottawa, Montreal,
Boston. New York. Washington, Pitts
burg. Chicago and St. Louis.
, Heavy Tax Penalty Jn Iilnn.
ALBANY, Or., Jan. 7. (Special.)
Because It (lid not pay its 1906 tax in
Lihn County at the proper time, the
Willamette Valley Company, which
owns the electric llg-ht and water sys
tems in this city, and also furnishes ;
light and power-to Corvallls from the
local plant, today paid, a penalty of
$506.22. The total tax of this company j
amounted to $2664.98; and had It I
been paid before March 15 last, the
company would have secured a rebate j
ot $79.95. To escape a penalty the com
pany should, have liquidated before
April. 2, but for sbme reason the tax
was not paid, and today when Sheriff I
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ASSESSORS MEET IJT YAKIMA
Announcement Made That Railroad
Values Will Be Raised.
NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., Jan. 7.
The tenth annual convention of the State
Assessors' Association opened this morn
'Ing, nearly all members being present,
and also the 9tate Tax Commissioners.
Commissioner Frost this afternoon spoke
strongly ' in favor of a constitutional
amendment permitting separation of state
and local taxation, also the Imposition of
special taxes apart from the general
property tax. The amendment Is to be
voted on at the next election.
The feature of the assessors' conven
tion today, was the announcement by two
members of the State-Tax Commission
that the taxation of railway and timber
property would be'greatly increased, the
former nearly doubled this year. Commis
sioner T. D. Rockwell, of Spokane, said
that the Commission was in possession of
all the necessary data for a fair valua
tion of railroad property in the state and
urged the assessors to be as faithful
In their valuations of general property.
FIRE REVEftLS DEFAULTER
"WORK OF SEATTIJE HIGH
FLYER BROUGHT TO LIGHT.
E. Fanquler Alleged to Have Forged
Checks and Taken Cash of Nor
rls Safe & Lock' Company.
SEATTLE. Wash., Jan.' 7. (Special.)
Fire starting In the basement of the
Norrls Safe & Lock Company building
this afternoon did damage to the esti
mated extent of 36.00O. I
E. Fanquler. erstwhile secretary of the
concern, is a fugitive from Justice, an al
leged forger and defaulter to the extent
of probably J8000. It is said that Fan
quler has forged three checks In amounts
ranging from )00 to J500. and that before
he decamped, about two weeks ago, he
helped himself liberally to funds in his
control.
Just why the -defalcation did not be
come public until today and why it
should have become public during the
progress of the fire is a mystery.
The lire started in the basement of the
building, which is only a few doors from
Are headquarters, but so stubborn was tt
that the entire down-town department
was summoned. Several firemen were
overcome by smoke and heat and one of
them, Ben Reeves,' a pipeman, was so
badly suffocated that his. life was de
spaired of.
Samuel Brown, an employe of the safe
company, went Into the basement to let
the firemen in and was overcome by
smoke. He was badly burned before he
was rescued. The building contained, in
addition to safes, a number of automo
biles.most of which are nearly ruined.
Courtinartial for Mayor Case.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 7. (Special.)
Because of newspaper Interviews In
which he attacked his superior officers,
members of the Seattle Armory Commis
sion, Major Otto A. Case, of Seattle, will
be tried by court-martial at Seattle Jan-
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