6 THE MORNirfGr OKEGrtWriAI, 1TEDXESDAT, MARCH 11, 1908. BRUTAL CRIME QF AN INSANE FATHER Warren McKay, of Tenino, Wash., Butchers Wife and Two of His Children. FALLS DEAD SOON AFTER Attacks With Hammer and Ruxor '. While Family Sleeps Wife Puts : Cp Fierce Struggle One Child May Recover. TENTNO. Wash.. March 14. (Spe cial.) Warren McKay killed his wife and two children at hia home her? farly this morning, attempted to mur iier hia third child, and then dropped dead, a victim to a cancerous growth which had dethroned his reason. Tho murder in its execution was fiendish and complete. The family was asleep when McKay began his deadly work. With a hammer he crushed in the skull of his four-year-old son Wal lace, who was sleeping in hia bed. and then with a razor nearly severed the child's head from its body. Apparently the mother then rushed in from her room, which was adjoining, and engaged in a desperate struggle with the mad man. Her body snows she was terribly beaten by the ham mer and also cut frightfully about the face and body before McKay succeeded in cutting her throat. The murderer then went into his wife's room, -where the daughters Iorothy, aged five, and Gladys, aged nine were asleep. Both of these chil dren he rendered senseless by 'pound ing them on the head with the hammer. Falls Dead From Excitement. He probably thought these blows bad killed the elder girl, because he Hid not attack her further. But with the raior he cut the throat of the little girl. Then he placed the bloody razor and hammer on a table in an adjoining room and started toward town. He was clad only in his underclothes, and in his excitement he put his shoes on the wrong feet. He had not traveled more than 200 yards from the house when lie stumbled and fell dead by the roadside. John Patton. a neighhor. discovered the body of McKay about o'clock while on his way to work. He Imme diately notified City Marshal Thomas Krulcy. who telephoned Coroner D. C. Mntes at Olympla. The Marshal then went to the Mc Kay house to notify Mrs. McKay of her husband's death and then the fur ther tragedy was discovered. Gla.iys, (he eldest girl, was found to be still Rlive. and she was promptly removed to the home of a neighbor. One Child May Recover. Dr. C. E. Robson was called and found that one blow from the hammer had apparently fractured the child's skull, and another, a glancing blow, had simply bruised the scalp. The doc tor says there is some hope the child will recover. She was sent to a hos pital at Olympla this afternoon. On McKay's body no Injuries were found to Indicate a violent death. The doctor la of the, opinion that McKay was crazed from the inroads on the brain of a nasal cancer, from which he had long suffered, and that follow ing the crime, the excitement and shock brought on a hemorrhage which caused his death. McKay was about 4K years old and his wife about 40. They .'ame here from Michigan about 30 years ago. Mrs. McKay's parents arc said to still reside in that state. Two sisters of McKay reside here, being Mrs. Peter Currie and Mrs. Ar thur Wilson. Currie and Wilson were arrested a few years ago for cattle stealing, and after their conviction Currie committed suicide. Wilson's sentence of imprisonment was recently commuted by the Governor. SEE JTEDTOItD'S RIG ORCHARDS "Drifters" F.njoy Auto Ride Through Fine Fruit Country. MEOFOR'D, Or., March 10. (Special.) Tom Richardson, head of the Oregon Da velopmont League. Is a Medford visitor, hs also are several members of the "Drifters." an organization of well-known men from Spattle. Spokane and Portland, the personel of the party being 'H. C. Bowers. F. S. Morris. W. H. Hurlhurt, J. C. Lewis, of Portland, and William Norman, of Spokane. The party, accom panied by a number of Medford citizens, were taken in automobile for a tour about the valley. They visited the his toric town of Jacksonville, where C C Beeikman pleased the eyes of the visit ors with his tine collection of gold nug gets, and wore thence taken through the orchards. The entire party was enter tained at the home of F. H. Hopkins, of the Snowy Butte orchard, this afternoon. The visitors speak In the highest terms of the valley, and Mr. Morris predicts for Medford a city of 30.000 population within a very few years. A special meeting of the Medford Com mercial Club is called by President Col vis; for this evening that Tom Richardson's wide Knowledge on the needs of Oregon may be diffused among those earnestly working for a greater Medford. BOISE . GRAND JCRY BFSY Investigate Charges of Fraud in the Twin Falls District. HOISTS. Idaho. March 10. (Special.) The Federal grand Jury for the south ern division of the United States dis trict Court went Into session here to day. An Investigation of 20 desert entries In township 10 south, and range IS east is being made. The lands ad join the original site selected for the town of Twin Falls, but as a reason able grade could not be secured for the railroad it was changed to school sec tions six miles distant. It is alleged that contestants compromised for one half of the, acreage. Some 20 witnesses from that county are here, and if in dictments are returned it to probable that they will charge both conspiracy and perjury. The matters under investigation have been going on for five or six years. The testimony In a subsequent set of contests brought the matter before the Department of the Interior. HXD FILTHY PCS IX MILK .Startling Report After Analysis at State College laboratories. OORVALLIS. Or. March 10 (Special.) Samples of milk received for analysis during the past week at the bacteriolog ical department at the college have been unusually noticeable for filth. Seven of them from various parts of the stale con tained pus. One held the foreign matter in such quantities that it is estimated to have contained one-tenth of 1 per cent. Professor Pernot's attention was attract ed by the unusual amount, and he made inquiries of the owner of the animal and ascertained that there was a large lump several inches in diameter on the body of the cow, near the udder. - it was sup posed to have developed from an injury received from the horn of another cow, and had developed into an abscess. It was, of course, the explanation of the pus in the milk. The milk was in use when the sample was sent to the labora tory. Of the six other samples in which pus developed, the quantity was much smaller. In these the history of the cases waa not learned. Some time ago at the laboratory sam ples of cream offered at an Oregon creamery were' analyzed. They had a atrong smell that was carried into the butter product. Analysis disclosed that the foreign substance waa barn filth, due to probable uncleanllnesa in milking. A report resulted in changed conditions in the .dairies from which the cream was shipped. DEAD OF THE NORTHWEST David Johnson. Pioneer of 184 4, Dies at Ace of 92. INDEPENDENCE, Or., March 10. Da vid Johnson who .died Saturday morn ing, at the home of his grandson, Fred Hooper, at the age of 92 years, was born December 12, 1S15, in North Carolina. In 1844 he came to Oregon, crossing the plains with an ox team and settling upon a donation land claim of 321 acres. He was married to Arrominto Thorp and to them were bora three children Richard and Ange line, living in Seattle, Wash., and Charles, who is dead. After the death DROVE OX TEAM 4 t "v 5 jf 4 f -S Jj li i Tn iMHrfirrfrf Sft-YiA'ni i rft-itansi mi n r The Late William G. Porter, of Philomath. the Fall of 1884. when he came to Philomath and made his home with his daughter, Mrs. N. A. Jolly. His wife died May 9. 1888. Mr. Porter waa a great lover of fine horses. He was a gentleman of the strictest honor and in tegrity and during his later years was familiarly known as "X'ncle Billy." of his wife he was married again to Miss Loretta Webb, who died several years ago. One child, Anna Hooper, was born, but died many years ago, leaving son, Fred, with whom Mr. Johnsoif had made his home during his 10 years' illness. Bruno F. Med tor, of Wasco. WASCO, Or., March 10. (Special.) Bruno F. Midler, a substantial farmer and prominent citizen of Sherman County, died at his home, three miles north of Wasco, Monday night, of Bright's disease. Medler was born In Germany, October 2. 1S39. He came to the United States with his parents in 1,547. He came from West Virginia to the Walla Walla country in 1A76, going thence to Sherman County in 1880. He harvested his first Sherman County wheat crop, 60 acres, in 1881, and that same season cut and threshed all the grain grown between the Deschutes and John Day Rivers. Although he had practically no capital, he gradually in creased hts holdings until they amounted to over 6000 acres of wheat land in this county. He also owns much valuable town and city property. Mr. Medler leaves a widow and eight children. John Medler, residing at Wasco, is a brother of deceased and the only surviving member- of their family. Shoplifters 'ot Indicted. ALBANY, Or., March 10. (Special.) Contrary to public opinion, the grand jury today failed to return indictments against Kate Murray and Ella Vander lip, the two women caught shop-lifting In this city in January. In both cases a 4'not true indictment" was returned. Mrs. Murray was caught taking a purse from tne store of D. O. Woodworth and a number of articles from other local stores were found at her residence In this city. Mrs. Vanderlip, who lives st Halsey, was caught taking articles in the store of Chambers & McCune and a grip she carried contained a num ber of purloined articles. It is sup posed that the grand jury failed to return Indictments because of the miti gating circumstances Involved, rather than from lack of evidence. Mrs. Mur ray is a victim of kleptomania and Mrs. Vanderlip Is a morphine fiend. Since her arrest Mrs. Vanderllp's husband hung himself as a result of brooding over the affair. Albany Boosters to Banquet. AliBANY, Or.. March U. (Special.) Wednesday evening. March IS, has been ret as the date for the "Greater Albany banquet." The committee on arrange ments met last evening and besides se lecting the date, made other important plans for the banquet, which will be an epoch-making event in Albany. The committee has already been assured that more than 200 local business men will attend. It Is also planned to have some speakers from other cities pres ent. Grange Oppo5es Single Tax. ALBANY. Or.. March 10. (Special.) The L-lnn County Grange has gone on record as strongly opposed to the single-tax theory, to be voted on by initia. tiv petition at the June election. The Linn County Council has adopted very strong resolutions in opposition to the proposed plan of taxation. Further Paving at Eugene. El'GENK, Qr., March 10. (Special.) The managers of the Warren Construc tion Company arrived here today to set up their plant for the big paving con tract which Eugene has made with them. Contracts have been let and axe pending for about two miles more of paving. Club Favors Vniversity. ROSE BURG. Or.. March 10. The Rseburg Cmmerclal Club was organ ised last night, with 56 charter mem bers. A resolution was adopted favor ing the State University appropriation, to be voted on in June. WRIGHT IS NAMED Tacoma's Mayor Gets Nomi nation by Big Majority. LINCK FOR REPUBLICANS Wins by Aarrow Margin of 60 Over Four Other Candidates Total Registration Reaches 13,750. Majority Party Is United. TACOMA, Wash., March 10. (Spe cial.) Tacoma voted today for the first time under the direct primary law, and John W. Linck won the Republican nomination for Mayor over four candi dates by a majority of 60. Mayor Wright was renominated hy the Demo crats for Mayor, receiving 1917 votes to 250 for Charles Erury. The campaign on the part of the Republicans waa very exciting and strenuous. The total registration was 13.750. and the tota lvote 9627. Linck. received 2498 votes, Charles Atkins 243s; E.-I. Salmson, 1786;; August Cul ture, 209, and J. W. A. Nichols, 116. The race between Linck and Atkins was TO OREGON IN 1848 PHII-OMATH. Or.. March 10. (Spe cial.) William Grayson Porter died at the home of his daughter. Mrs. N. A. Jolly, at Philoma.th. Thursday. March 5. 1908, aged SS years. 1 month and 10 days. Mr. Porter was born In Fauquier County, Virginia, on January 24, 1820. When about 6 years old with his parents he moved to Zanesvllle, O., where he lived about two years." moving: thence to " Todd County, Tennessee, where he resided tor only a short time, when he moved to that xart of Kentutcky then known as "The Barrens." where he resided until he became of ase. He then went to Illinois, and from thence to Missouri, where he waa married, March 31 1848. to Miss Elizabeth Nlnkle. from which union theTe are till living-- three children, Isaac W. Porter. Mrs. Mary Jane Morriss and Mrs. N. A. Jolly. He ha living 12 grandchildren and 12 great grandchil dren; also one brother, MoCauley Por- ' ter. of CorvaJlls, Or. Ieceased and wife crossed the plains In 1S48, Mr. Porter driving four yoke of oxen all the way. excepting two days. He arrived in Oregon In September, 1848, and lived on his do nation claim near Bellfountain until very close and the successful candidate proved a splendid campaigner. Salm eon had the church vote, but could not overcome the opposition in the down town districts. The contest has been fairly waged, and tonight both Salmson and Atkins pledged their hearty sup port to Judge Linck, The party is thor oughly united and will put up a solid front in opposition to Mayor Wright. Judge Linck is a Justice of the Peace, prominent in O. A. R. circles, and has held various elective and appointive offices in the East. ABERDEEN HAS SURPRISES Edward Dolan, Saloonman, Defeats Republican Leader in 4th Ward. ABERDEEN, Wash., March 10. (Spe- E8TEEMKT RESI1TENT OF GRESH AM rA6SlS AVAY. Mr.. Strlla Shrinvr Jack. GRKSHAM, or.. March 10. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Stella Shrlner Jack, died here this morning after a short illness. Mrs. Jack was the daughter of the late Jacob wills, an early pioneer and the founder of WUIburff. a Portland suburb. She was also the niece of Oouncllman A. N. Wills, of Portland. Mrs. Jack was born at Fishers. Wash., January 8. 1887. She was married to Earl Jack at pleasant Home, July 14, 1903. she left three children, besides her husband and other relatives and many friends who feel the loss of a patient mother and pleasant companion. She was an earnest Christian worker and was always foremost in deeds of charity. The funeral will take place this afternoon at pleasant Home, Rev. J. H. Woods, of the Methodist church, officiating. clai.) The new primary law was used here today and. worked satisfactorily. There were two tickets In the Held, the Republican and citizens'. The Republican ticket - was greatly divided in nearly all wards, there being from three to six can didates. The defeat of E. B. Benn, the acknowledged leader of the Republican ranks in the Fourth Ward, by Edward Dohui. a saloonkeeper, was the big sur prise and sensation of the day. Little at tention was paid to the cittiens ticket on account of the fight in the Republican ranks. There was no opposition to City Treasurer Sarjrent on the Republican ticket nor to City Clerk Clark, on the cit izens' ticket. In the Fifth Ward, the de feat of E. F. Jones, leader in the Coun cil, by C. M. Weather, was another sur prise. The nominees for Councilman by the Republicans will lock burns with the 3 X Merchants Savings 6 Trust Company 247 WASHINGTON STREET Capital $150,000.00 Does a general banking busi ness. Pays interest on savings ac counts and on time certificates. Acts as trustee, in bond issues. Holds title to properties for corporations, syndicates, estates and individuals, pending distri bution, settlement or other dis position. Collects interests, incomes, rents, etc, and furnishes' sub stantial investments for idle funds. . The tnist business kept . en tirely separate from the other business of the comoanv. Correspondence or interviews solicited with those contemplat ing any phase of our service. citizens' ticket nominees on the regular election day. SALEM FIRMS GET CONTRACTS Will Begin at Once to Build Home for Feeble Minded at Capital. SALEM. Or.. March 10. (Special.) The State Board of Building' Commissioners this afternoon awarded the contract for the construction of the administration buildinjr. brick dormitory and laundry and boiler-house for the new State Insti tute for Feeble Minded to H. N. Kley, of this city, at a total cost of 41.257; the contract for installing a steam-heating plant to T. M. Barr for $10,246, and the plumbing to Bernardl 4b Iunsford, also of this city, for 4895. Seven bids for the buildings were sub mitted, all from contractors of Salem, with the exception of one, which was from Wilson & Flynn, of Portland, who offered to construct the laundry, and boiler-house for $1648 and $1950, respective ly. These gentlemen, however, failed to enclose a certified check, as required, and as their bids were far below any of the others, the next lowest being over $3000 it was considered that some mistake must have been made. There Is only $61,058 available of the appropriation for the con struction of the buildings and. in order to come within the limit of the fund it was decided to leave out the item for a horse and cattle 'barn, which was bid in at $6120. which will leave a balance of about $1500 to the credit of the fund. IQxcavation work will be begun im mediately. Dy convict and insane asylum labor, and building will be begun as som as this work is completed. It 1s ex pected to have the institution ready for occupancy before January 1, H. E. Bickers, who has been appointed Superin-: tendent of the institution, will act as superintendent of construction. PLUCKY GIRL STOPS FIGHT Separates Combatants After Mnch Blood Has Been Spilled. SPOKANE. Wash.. March 10. (Special.) To definitely decide a factional fight, replete with personalities and grievances brought about by a proposal to remove the Onion Creek schoolhouse, in the northern part of Spokane County, mem bers of the two factions with their lead ers, Messrs. Busby and Speller, yes terday met at the schoolhouse, where County Superintendent Miss Daisy Hard, was to judge the case. While she was hearing the evidence, the rival leaders, stripped off their coats and in a fistic encounter, fought to a finish. During the melee. Speller Is alleged to have grabbed a' poker and struck at the irate Busby. Mrs. Busby Jumped between the combatants and received the blow in tended for her husband. Busby became furious and flew at Speller, knocking him down and following him to the school yard, where the encounter was continued. Finally, Miss Hard, after calling in vain upon men to stop the scrap, herself parted the combatants. EUGEXE JURY AWARDS $15,000 Decides Railroad Must Pay Doyle This Sum for Loss of Both Limbs. EUGENE, Or., March 10. (Special.) A verdict of $45,000 was returned at midnight against the Southern Pacific Company in favor of M. Doyle, for the loss of both limbs. Suit was Instituted to recover $100,000, and a number of prominent Port land attorneys were here to fight the case. The accident occurred at Divide, Douglas County, in October. 1906. Doyle had charge of a gang of Greek laborers, and in attempting to get them off the track to prevent their being run down by a locomotive was himself run over. Both legs were amputated at the hips. Doyle was in a Portland hospital and for a long time recovery was doubtful. The ques tion of responsibility hinged on the diligence of the engineer. SPOKANE FAX HAS A DREAM Announces Coast League AViil Turn Outlaw to Enter Spokane Field. SPOKAXE. March 10. Louis Thiel. of this city, closely connected rith base ball magnates all over the Coast, posi tively asserts that the Coast League will invade Spokane and Seattle In case the 'Northwestern League grants the fran chise to Natatorlum Park In this city. He states that the Coast League will turn outlaw and fight the Northwestern League in its own territory. Mr. Thiel intimates that the traction company of this city is behind the project. Pilot Commission Meets. ASTORIA. Or.. March 10. (Special.) The Oregon Pilot Commission held a regular monthly meeting in this city this afternoon, with all the members present. In addition to the payment of current bills and other routine busi ness, the renewal of bar branches were granted to Captains Gustav Anderson. D. J. McVlcar and R. E. Howes. It was also decided to have the state pilot schooner San Jose placed in condition for service during the coming Summer. New Albany. Ind. Eierht persons were In jured here Tuesrar . when a passenger train ran into a trolley car at a grade crossing. COMING OF THE FLEET unset WILL OUST WARDEN Fish Commission to Act on Van Dusen Soon. BOARD HAS OWN REASONS Numerous Applications for Position. Kxpert Knowledge ol Fish Indus try Will Xot Be Considered Essential Qualification. SALEM, Or., March 10. (Special.) It is certainly written upon the wall that Mas ter Fish Warden Van Dusen will not be retained In that position many days, or at least weeks, and it is quite probable that the Board of Fish Commissioners will decide upon his successor early next week. While the Board has taken under advisement the arguments of the repre sentatives of the Fishermen's Union that the retention of Mr. Van Dusen is im portant for the interests of their measure seeking to abolish the use of fishwheels and traps on the Upper Columbia, and will give both sides serious consideration, the Board will take no side tn the contro versy and about the only effect It will have will be to hasten the Board to ac tion in the matter of choosing a suc cessor. In other words, as one of the mem bers of the Board informed Mr. Van Dusen after the close of the warm ses sion this afternoon that he had, in bring ing the delegation of Fishermen's Union JUDGE E. C. BRONAUGH (Appointed to Succeed the Late Judge Frazer Candidate for Republican Nomination for Circuit Court Judge, Dept. No. 1 IliKlPSIlii Y'A r' -a X f TRADE FOLLOWS THE Is the title of a stirring plea for mainten ance of the flag and continuance of trade in the countries bordering on the Pacific. By H. A. EVANS, Naval Constructor, United States Navy. THE STORY OF MAGDALENA BAY By ARTHUR W. NORTH, Author and Explorer. The first authentic pictures of the country surrounding Magdalena Bay. GOOD STORIES AND BEAUTI FUL ILLUSTRATIONS ARE OTHEP FEATURES OF THE Magazine for WATCH FOR THE APRIL "SAN FRANCISCO TWO YEARS representatives before the Board to urge his retention, he has assumed the posi tion of having forced the issue and a de cision will be reached within a few days. He was told that the Fishermen's Union had merely used him as a catspaw to rake their chestnuts out of the ,flre, but he will be given an opportunity to make himself more clear as to his policy of protection to salmon on the Columbia River before final action is taken. "If Master Fish Warden Van Dusen is removed," said Governor Chamberlain at the close of the meeting tonight,, "it will not be for the purpose of Influencing the action of the people on any of the bills now pending before the people, but for other reasons entirely." Whatever action is taken by the Board will be because of Van Dusen's change of policy in regard to salmon protection on the Columbia, as reflected in his re ports of recent years. Politics has ceased to have any influ ence or bearing upon the Master Fish Wardenshlp, and when a successor to Mr. Van Dusen is chosen it will be by the Board as a whole, and Governor Cham berlain will be given a voice in the se lection. No particular candidate has been agreed upon, but there are four or five candidates In the field. W. C. Bab cock, of Oregon City, la Treasurer Steel's last choice for the position. Governor Chamberlain has suggested F. L. Young, a young minister of Portland, and the other" possibilities are: W. P. Andrus, W. A. Mack, present deputy under War den Van Dusen: H. C. McAllister, all of Portland. McAllister is employed with Allen & Lewis. Technical knowledge of the fishing industry is not regarded as an essential qualification for - the position. Original Pure Whiskey "The Whiskey With A Reputation QUAE a MAID RYE J Fulfills all provisions of the law. 9 Meets the Pure Food Act test. 3 Crowned by Impartial Experts with 9 Three first prizes in world competition For Purity and Excellence, at PARIS, - 1905 PORTLAND, 1905 m ST. LOUIS, -1904 For Sle at all First-class Ban, Cafet and Drug Storei S. HIRSCH & CO. Kansas City, Mo. 1 99 March ISSUE AFTER" and the Board will select a man with particular care as to his executive ability as well as a disposition to be Impartial and treat all sections and interest alike. Juniors Plan "Week-End" Custom. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene. Or., March 10. (Special.-At a recent meeting of the junior class the matter of Introducing the custom of a Junior week end was brought up. As planned, this festival would take the place of the pres ent University day. the principal differ ence being that there would be a two days' celebration instead of one, as at present. On Friday would be the usual observance of University day. with the work of Improving and beautifying the campus in the forenoon, the co-ed dinner at noon, a track meet, if possible, in the afternoon, followed by the junior ora tions In the evening. The week-end feature is meeting with favor among the students. Murder Cripple for Money. SPOKANE. Wash.. March 10. (Special.) The body of a one-legged man. which was taken from the Spokane River last Saturday, has been positively identified as that of J. Lynch, formerly proprietor of the Golden Rule furniture store at Al berta, B. C. The body when found was wrapped in a portiere and blankets tied with a bed cord. It Is believed Lynch was murdered for money. A German technical Journal has gone tn the trouble of estimating: that the water of the whole ocean contains in solution over 3.000.000 tons of pure silver. Food ELAG