Morning Oregonian., March 18, 1908, Page 6, Image 6

T" MORNING OREGOXIAJs, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 18, 1908.-
FATHER AVENGES
GRIME 01 CHILD
Malheur Farmer Slays Man
Who Blights Life of His
Little Girl.
TRAGEDY NEAR IRONSIDES
ihihn Brown, Goaded by Daughter's
Awful Story, Kills V. K. Wis
dom on Impulse of Moment as
Latter Enters Country Store. .
VALE, Or., March 17. (Special.) Sat
urday at P. M., John Brown, of Iron
sides, shot and killed William K. Wisdom,
also of Ironsides. The tragedy occurred
t the store or Ike Nichols, at the vil
lage of Ironsides. Word was immediately
sent to Sheriff Robert O'Dell. at Vale,
and at 3 A. M. Sunday lis was on the
ground, the drive of tb miles being made
in that time. Today the representative
of The Oregonian called at the County
Jail and Deputy Sheriff Morrltt made this
statement:
"It seems that there had been bad feel
ing between the men for some little time
over some neighborhood questions, but
never any real trouble. On Saturday
afternoon Brown -went to Nichols' store
and borrowed a shotgun from Storekeeper
Nichols to kill some ducks with.- Just
as he was going to leave the store Wis
dom appeared at the door, when Brown,
without a word, raised the gun and blew
his head off. After the shooting he went
to his home near Ironsides to stay with
his children. Sheriff O'Dell went to his
place and arrested him. Brown offered
no resistance. His wife had left him
some six months ago."
Brown Tells Pitiful vStory.
When questioned as to there being any
family trouble mixed in it the Sheriff
said he would not want to make a state
ment as to that. Brown was seen in the
Jail and at first refused to make any
statement. Then ho said:
"This is a statement that will have
to be made, anyway, o I might as well
tell you now. My little girl, Bessie
Brown, will tell you the same thing.
She told me how she had been abused
the other day. I had no idea of any
thing of the kind Roing on. She said
that he. Wisdom, began abusing her
when she was only 11 years old. and
by threats and force made her permit
liberties with her person. At first, she
did not know what it meant. When ehe
got older, he made her do worse, and
she began to realize more as she grew
older what he was doing. Finally he
got so brutal and unnatural that she
made up her mind that Bhe could not
stand the life any longer, and she came
and told me. That's all I want to say
now, and 1 want you to see my attor
ney before you use that."
Brown appears a quiet man of 35.
He was born in Kansas and came to
Oregon about six years ago. Since that
time he has lived near ..Ironsides and
has worked for a living. He does not
appear at all the sort of a man to be
fanatical, and made no statement about
himself bej-ond the bare facts of his
age and residence.
Colonel R. G. Wheeler, the attorney
for Brown, wan willing that the state
ment of his client should be published.
Poor Man With Five Children.
"I see no reason why the truth
should not be told." said he. "I believe
that Brown has told the truth. He Is
s hard-working man. as you ran see,
and has had to work to support his,
family. He has no money and took a
claim up there. He had to leave his
family alone while he went off to work,
and some of them made trouble In the
family and got his wife to leave him.
I filed papers for a divorce here eomc
time ago. He has five little girls, the
oldest 13 or 14 and the youngest Just
? or 4."
"Tes, t knew '"Bill Wisdom: have
known him for a long time. I could tell
you lots about him. Well, he got to
fooling around this man's little girl,
and finally he got so brutal that she
could not stand It. and the thought of
the disgrace of it all was too much for
her and she went and told her father.
Just Had to Shoot Him.
"He did not know what to do. so he
went to Ike Whltely and told him and
he said that as the damage was done
It was no use to advertise his girl's dis
grace and that he, Whitely, would go
and see Wisdom and tell him to get out
of the country. Next morning he went
to the town and supposed that the man
had left the country. As he was going
to the store in the afternoon he saw
some ducks in a pond and went Into
Nichols' store to borrow a gun. Nichols
loaned him a gun.
"Just them Wisdom stepped into the
store and he up and shot him. He says
he doesn't know why he did. but he
Just seemed to have to.
No preliminary trial has been held yet.
There Is no excitement, though the dead
man was related to several prominent
people here and elsewhere in the county.
EIGHT WANT TO GO TO SALEM
Clackamas Candidates File Petitions
at Oregon City.
OREOON CITY. Or.j March 17. (Ppe
cial. Political petitions for nominations
on the RepubHcan ticket came in thick
and fast today in the office of County
I'lerk Greenman, and there are . now
eight candidates for Representative. E.
1 Olds, of Oak Grove; George W. Dixon,
of Canby. and F. M. Gill, of Estacada,
have subscribed to Statement No. 1. Mr.
Dixon, who is a strong supporter of
the Statement, filed his original petition
last week and declared his intention of
being governed by the action of the
voters on the "people's instruction
amendment." but he changed his mind
today and came out flat-footed for
Statement No. 1. J. U. Campbell. Charles
H. Dye and Linn E. Jones, all of them
members of the last legislature, have
agreed to be guided by the "people's
instruction" amendment, and Mr. Camp
bell adds that In the event of the amend
ment falling to pass, he will support
the party nominee for United States
Senator. H. F. Gibson, of Eagle Creek.
Is the only candidate who has declared
In favor of the Republican voters' choice.
XICHOLS AGAIN" IX THE TOILS
Man Gritzmacher Let Go Is Caught
by California Sheriff.
NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. March 17.
(Special.) M. K. Nichols, arrested !n
Tortland for getting money under false
pretenses from the First National Bar.k
of this city, and released the same day
by Chief " Gritzmacher while a Yakima
deputy was in Portland waiting for a
train to bring the man back here, was
arrested late last night in Hanford, Cal.,
on telegraphic information from the
Sheriff of this county. After his release
in Portland. Nichols went to Salem,
where he raised rs from the First Na
tional Bank upon the strength of the
forged letters of recommendation from
Kansas which he used here, and with
which he influenced Gritzmacher. Later
Nichols got money from a- hank In
Stockton and probably other institutions
not heard from. His movements have
been followed for two weeks past. -
L"OOKS QUEEIl TO EASTERNERS
Carnegie Institute Seeks Light on
Effort to Kill Oregon Cniversity.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene.
Or., March 17. (Special.) Indicative of
the widespread interest in the -referendum
movement against the University
appropriation. Is a letter to President
Campbell from President Pritchett, of
the Carnegie Foundation for the Ad
vancement of Teaching, of New York
City, asking for all the available data
on the subject. President Pritchett
mentions that this is the first case of
this kind where a fight was made to cut
off the appropriation of an educational
institution, and that, on this account,
he and his faculty are much interested
and will make a study of the circum
stances surrounding such a movement.
IndependenceSure of Cannery.
INDEPENDENCE, Or., March 17.
(Special.) At a- mass meeting last
nigo4, it was decided that Independ
ence Is to have a fruit and vegetable
cannery. Over $6000 has been sub
scribed for the plant. The stock will
be held by local people only, and large
ly by farmers. Options have been se
cured on several sites. The exact loca
tion will be decided next Saturday at
a general meeting -of the stockholders.
W. J. Steel reported that from 16S vines
he harvested over 200 bushels of to
matoes last year, and Walter Huntley
stated that from a third of an acre he
gathered 30 bushels.
SILVER LAKE AROUSED
REW ARD OCT FOR SLAYER OF
JCLICS WALLEXDE.
Citizens Offer $250 and Vrge State
to Assist in Running Down
Young Man's Murderer.
SILVER LAKE, Or.. March 17.
Special.) Citizens of Silver Lake have
offered a reward of 260 for the arrest and
conviction of the murderer of Julius Wai
4ende, and -at a mass meeting tonight
passed resolutions asking . Governor
Chamberlain, in behalf of the state, and
Judge Daly, in behalf of Lake County,
to also offer additional rewards and as
sist In leaving no stone unturned to con
vict the one who did the killing.
Wallende's dead body was found in the
bed of a creek near town Friday. The
head had -been mutilated and the skull
fractured. A coroner's jury, after care
ful examination, decided Wallende had
been murdered. The young man - dis
appeared from his cabin on the evening
of December 27. N
It is believed that if a sufficient reward
can be offered that will induce a de
tective to he placed upon the track, it la
undoubtedly only a question of a short
time until the person or persons who
murdered Wallende can be apprehended.
LIVES AS ' GO WAS EMPTY
Chinese Cook Owes No, Gratitude to
Drunken Logger.
ALBANY, Or., March 17. (Special.) A'
Chinese cook at Spaulding's logging
camp on the Willamette River, six miles
north of Albany, narrowly escaped death
this afternoon at the hands of a drunken
logger giving. the name of W. C. Brown.
The Chinaman owes his life to the fact
that a gun Brown supposed to be loaded
was empty. As it is, he suffered a wound
which may; prove serious.
Brown and two other men returned
from Salem today Intoxicated. They
reached here at noon and on First street
made a display of bottles of liquor for
the edification of "dry" Albany. They
drove out of town Just in time toescape
arrest.
Arriving at the camp. Brown demanded
something to eat. The cook refused,
and after an altercation, the logger ex
claimed, "I'll kill you." Securing a shot
gun, which he Is said to keep habitually
loaded. Brown pulled the trigger three
times. The gun was emptyand snapped?
The logger then struck the Chinaman
over the head, knocking him insensible.
Brown's companions succeeded in dis
arming him. It was reported here that
the Chinaman was dead, but he soon re
vived. He has a big gash over the left
eye and complications may result. He
was brought to this city tonight for treat
ment. Brown Is a stranger who came td
Spaulding's camp about a month ago. He
goes by the name of "Slim" and his true
name is unknown. He gave the name
quoted above since this altercation.
DEAD OF THE XORTHEST
Mrs. S. M. Pennington, or Albany,
. Oregon Pioneer of 1847.
ALBANY, Or.. March 17. (Special.)
Mrs. S. M. Pennington, an Oregon pion
eer of 1S47. and one of Albany's oldest
residents, died at her home in this city
last night at the age oS years. Death
was largely due to her advanced age.
but she had been seriously ill several
weeks.
Mrs. Pennington was born in Ohio, No
vember X. 1S29. and crossed the plains
to Oregon in 1&47. She was 'married in
Iinn County. February 28, 1S50, -and her
husband survives her. their wedded life
thus extending over a period of 58 years.
Since her marriage Mrs. Pennington has
resided all of the time in Linn County
with the exception of 17 years spent In
Umatilla County. She -was a member
of the First Baptist Church of this city
for more than 30' years.
Mi's. . Pennington was the mother of
seven children, but only two survive her:
Mrs. Alice P. Richards, of Albany, and
C. I. Pennington, of Union, a former
Sheriff of Union County. . . ..
DECLARES TAXES EXCESSIVE
Oregon & California Protests
Against Valuations in Benton.
CORVALLIS. Or.. March 17. (Special.)
The Oregon & California Railroad Com
pany has bled a protest against the valu
ation of its grant lands in Benton for
purposes of taxation. These lands were
cruised last Summer by experienced tim
bermen and for assessment purposes
valued at 50 cents per U0 feet of stand
ing timber, in addition to a small valua
tion on the land Itself. The grant lands
in the county comprise 53.000 acres, and
the taxes paid a few days ago on them
was $11,540.30. The corporation declares
the sum "unjust, unreasonably high, ex
cessive and unlawful." and gives notice
that It reserves all its rights in law and
equity to sue for return of all sums over
and above a Just, reasonable and lawful
assessment.
Tomorrow and Friday will ixseitively be
the last days for discount on East Side
gas bills. Portland Gas Company.
GNES COLORS B CK
Governor Returns Flag
to the
Fourth Regiment, 0.
N. G.
HOLD CEREMONY IN EUGENE
Commander Pays Glowing Tribute to
Officers and Men Colonel To ran
Receives the Flag Governor .
Addresses the Citizens.
EUGENE, Or., March 17. (Special.)
Governor Chamberlain, as commander of
the Oregon - National Guard, tonight re
turned to the Fourth Regiment the colors
taken away four years aso when the
regiment was temporarily disbanded. Ac
companying the Governor was his staff.
Brigadier General Flnxer, Colonel Jack
son and Colonel Perkins.
In presenting the colors the Governor
paid the Oregon National Guard a trib
ute for its efficiency, for which he gave
Colonel Jackson great credit, and to the
soldiers he said:
"Unless 'all signs fail there will be war
to the knife between the civilization of
the Bast and the West," and "the battle
ground of the future shall be along the
Pacific Coast." '
Praises Soldiers of the Fourth.
He spoke with pride of the officers and
soldiers of the Fourth Regiment. As he
presented the colore the band played the
"Star Spangled Banner." after which
Colonel Yoran, receiving the colors,
spoke on behalf of his regiment.
At the close of the exercises Governor
Chamberlain said a few words to the
citizens of Eugene, stating that he knew
of no city which is making more progress.
"I want to say a word upon a subject
on which I have been misunderstood
and misquoted," and he referred to the
University of Oregon appropriation bill
which he vetoed during the session of
1907. "I vetoed the appropriation bill
from a sense of duty." But he explained
if he had been consulted about the bill
before it was passed he might have of
fered such suggestions as he deemed
proper. The Governor said that in his
opinion the amount was a little too
much, but he wanted it understood that
he was a friend of the Institution, which
brought forth, applause. He closed by
-saying, with much feeling. "T wish the
University of Oregon success."
Friend or the University.
Governor Chamberlain said positively
that he had taken no part In the refer
endum fight. He gave otft the Impres
sion that while he thought at the time
f that the appropriation was a little' too
much, he hopes that the bill will carry
by the people's vote In June.
The Governor and his staff and the
three companies, with all visiting offi
cers and members of the O. N. G., were
given a banquet after the exercises.
HOPGROWERS WIX LAWSUIT
Buyers Denied Damages Because
Contract Is Rendered Void.
SALEM. Or., March 17. (Special.) An
other victory was scored by the hop
growers today when the Supreme Court,
In an opinion by Chief Justice Bean, re
versed the decree of Judge Galloway, of
Marlon County, in the case of Lachmund
& Pincus vs. G. J. Moore, C. E. Nash
et al. Lachmund brought suit on a hop
contract to recover $1500 damages for fail
tire of defendants to deliver the hops.
The lower court gave a decree for plain
tiffs. The Supreme Court holds that this
was error for the reason that Lachmund
& Pincus had refused to pay advance
money. In accordance with the contract,
and as this was a condition precedent,
they cannot recover. The Supreme Court
orders the plaintiffs' complaint dismissed.
Other cases decided:
13. L. Smith, appellant, vs. Interior Ware
house Company, from Umatilla County: H. J.
Bean, Judge, reversed; opinion by Justice
Eakln. In this decision a contract for the
sale of wheat is modified so as to provide
for acceptance of wheat at warehouses other
than that of defendant.
Petition for rehearing was denied in the
caee of Martha M. Kuns vs. Oregon Hail
way & Navigation Company; the Supreme
Court. In an opinion by Justice Moore, ad
hering to its opinion that in the -absence of
any evidence to the contrary a traveler on
the road Is entitled! to presume that a rail
road train will not be operated faster than
the epeed limit fixed by city ordinance.
L B. Denny, respondent, vs. Agnes Bean,
appellant, from Polk County, on motion to
modify decree as to costs: motion denied;
opinion by Commissioner Slater.
J. B. Nolan, respondent, va. Clyde Hughes,
appellant, from Wheeler County, rehearing
denied.
JURY CONVICTS DAX MURPHY
Finds Him Guiity of Attempt to Hold
Up Passenger Train.
SPOKANE. Wash., March li.MSpe
clal ) Dan H. Murphy, an ex-convict, was
convicted today by a jury In the Superior
Court of attempting to hold up Northern
Pacific passenger train No. 2 near the
city last December. He signaled the train
to stop, but the holdup was expected and
the engineer disregarded the signal. Near
the scene dynamite was found and-' Mur
phy was captured after a running fight.
He is supposed to have been a member
of the gang that held up the Great
Northern Oriental Limited in Montana
last Fall. While in the Montana Peni
tentiary he was a cell-mate of Frank
hauscr, who was captured In Spokane
with $14,009 of the stolen money on him.
He has been indicted by the grand Jury.
FIRE AT FORT ST. MICHAEL
Army Post Damaged and All Horses
Burned AHve.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Yflash..
March 17. (Special.) Word was re
ceived at department headquarters' today
that a serious conflagration - occurred at
Fort St. . Michael, Alaska, last Friday,
destroying considerable property. Includ
ing the stables and barns and all of the
animals. The fire raged during a fierce
blizzard and the men stationed at the
post were unable to do much toward res
cuing, the animals or saving the prop
erty. The loss will reach several thou
sand dollars.
May Release Chester Thompson.
OLYMPIA. Wash.. March 17. (Spe
cial.) On the application of Will H.
Thompson. th Supreme Court today
Issued an alternative writ of mandate
returnable March 27, directing Su
perior Judge Snell, of Pierce County,
to call a jury and give a hearing to
Chester Thompson's application for
release from the penitentiary, as hav
ing regained his sanity, or else show
cause here why the same is not done.
New Phone System at Barracks.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS. Wash.,
March 17. (Special.) A complete under-
ground system of the automatic tele
phone has been installed at the barracks?
under the direction of Captain Flemmlng,
and will be in operation next week. The
system will be owned by the Government
and will be connected with the auto
matic telephone of Portland.
INDIANS GRIEVE FOR HAILEY
Umatilla Send Oneof Number to His
Funeral Townspeople Coming.
PENDLETON. Or.. March 17. (Spe
cial.) A large delegation of Pendleton
citizens left this afternoon for Portland
to attend the funeral of Judge Hailey.
In the party was also Joe Craig, the
Indiaft who will represent the Indians of
the Umatilla reservation. - Judge Hailey
was regarded by the Indians as their
best friend, and they are greatly casf
down by his death.
Hill Acquires Crows Nest.
VANCOUVER, B. C. March 17. (Spe
cial.) What occurred at the annual
meeting of the Crows' Nest Pass Coal
Company last weekr-4n Toronto would
Indicate that this big concern has flnatv
ly passed Into the hands of James J.
Hill. His interests have quietly ac
quired the control of the property at
private sale. Colonel W. P. Clough,
Hill's secretary, was elected a director,
and Jay P. Graves, of Spokane, was
also added to the board of directors.
For several years, the company has
shipped thousands of tons of coke each
week to Butte and other American
smelters.
Lay Track for Milwaukee.
SPOKANE. Wash.. March 17. (Special.)
Work of putting down the steel on the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul in East
ern Washington, w4U be started In full
force next Monday, when two gangs,
with construction trains and two track
laying machines, will begin laying track
east and west from Lind, Wash., where
the Milwaukee crosses the Northern Pa
cific. GOLD 113 EASTERN OREGON
WIND STORM YESTERDAY IX
THE BLUE MOUNTAINS.
Railroad Company Has Difficulty in
Repairing Track at Duncan.
Floods Subsiding.
PENDLETON, Or., March 17. (Special.)
The water In the Umatilla River fell
two feet today, the first train from Port
land since Saturday evening arrived this
afternoon. Railroad communication to
the East will probably be opened by
morning and everything points to an
early establishment of normal conditions.
The O. R. & N. Is experiencing its
greatest difficulty now with the slide and
washout at Duncan. A fierce storm, alter
nating snow and rain," accompanied by
the hardest wind of the season, made the
work of rebuilding and clearing away the
track extremely difficult and disagreeable.
Hundreds of men who have been em
ployed at other points along the -line
were rushed to Duncan this afternoon,
and railroad officials believe that by
working all night it will be possible to
have the track cleared by i morning.
A severe windstorm has raged through
out this part of Eastern Oregon all day,
and still continues this evening. The
thermometer is several degrees lower
than It has been for several days, makins
a further fall of the flood waters certain.
Plaster Cast of Big Meteor.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene,
Or., March 17. (Special.) The Univer
sity has received an odd addition to the
Condon Museum, in the shape of a plas-ter-of-Paris
cast of the meteor which
fell near Oregon City in 1905. The gift
was made by the Willamette Steel &
Iron' Company, of Portland. The cast
was made at the Smithsonian Institute,
and is an exact , reproduction of the
original." The meteor fell near Oregon
City early in 1905. on land belonging to
the Willamette Steel & Iron Company,
its descent being witnessed by people
at all points in the Northwest. Before
the steel company discovered its treas
ure, come observing neighbor dug up
the specimen and hauled it to his own
property. The steel company brought
suit and compelled the return of the
aerial visitor. The meteor was exhib
ited at the Lewis and Clark Fair, and
later sold to the Smithsonian Institute
for close to $50,000.
Mother Appeals to FrientU.
SPOKANE, Wash., March 17. (Special.)
Hoping through the intercession of her
friends and former acquaintances In Spo
kane, to aid in' securing a commutation of
the sentence of Chester Gillette, her son,
who. for nine years was a resident of this
city, Mrs. Frank Gillette has written
friends here asking that an appeal be
made to Governor Hughes. Gillette is
jiow awaiting electrocution, March 30. for
the murder of his sweetheart, Grace
Brown.
XO RTH WEST BREVITIES.
Astoria. Or. The barkentine J. M. Grif
fith cleared at the Ctistom-Houpe today for
Redondo with a canto of 609,000 feet of
lumber, loaded at Rainier.
Astoria. Or John C. McCue baa filed a
petition announcing that he will he an -aspirant
for nomination on the Republican
Mcket as candidate for Representative in the
Legislature.
"Swlem, Or. w. S. TJ'Ren delivered an ad
dress in the Opera-House tonight in behalf
of "W. M. Cake for United States Senator.
He advocated adoption of the measures pro
posed by the People's Power, League and
also woman suffrage and the university ap
propriation. Albany, Or. All damrer of a flood In the
Willamette River at this- city has passed. At
noon today the river had reached 14 feet
above low-water mark and was rising slowly
but was expected to be sin falling by night.
The other streams in this part of the state
are now falling rapidly.
Albany. Or. Thomas Brandon, of Halsey,
today filed notice of candidacy for Repre
sentative in the Legislature from Linn
County. He signed Statement No. l. He is
the first Democrat and the second candidate
of any party who has announced himself for
legislative honors In this county this year.
Astoria, Or. The time for taking ad
vantage of the 3 per cent rebate in the pay
ment of taxes expired last evening and
while accurate figures are not yet obtain
able it is estimated that between $10.000
and $150,000, or about tv per cent of the en
tire roll has heen collected.
WILL BEAT HIM AT GOLF
Carnegie Comes to Difense of the
"Much-Abused" Rockefeller.
WASHINGTON. March 17. "I have
the highest respect for John D. Rocke
feller. I think he Is a much-abused
man. I intend to play a game of golf
with him in a hort time, and I'll beat
him," said Andrew Carnegie, as he was
leaving the White House today. Mr.
Carnegie was answering a question
about the much-heralded story that he
and the Standard Oil king were at
loggerheads over the score -of a game
of golf.
Mr. Carnegie will not discuss the ob
ject of his visit to the White House.
Denver. A motion for a new trial of
Giuseppe Ali. th condemned murderer of
Father 10 HeuLrfc&a. was flltd today.
NE1ERG IS IN LIE
Booster Spirit Takes Firm
Hold in Quaker Town.
LOWNSDALE MAKES TALK
Voice9 Rural and Civic Improve
ments That Will Attract Eye of
Eastern Investors Portland
Men Make Rousing Speeches.
XEWBERG, Or., March 17. (Special.)
Duncan's Hall In this city was packed
to the doors this afternoon by people
gathered from the town and country for
the purpose of organizing to take part
in a big scheme for advertising to the
world the possibilities for profitable In
vestment In Yamhill County. A County
Development League was recently or
ganized for this purpose, and the meet
ing today was held for the purpose of
co-operating and boosting for the inter
ests of the whole county.
Tom Richardson. William Bittle Wells
and Mr. Jackson, of the Harriman lines,
failed to connect with the inomlnp train
out of Portland,, but rf.ther than fail to
show up at the meeting they took the
interurban car to Tualatin, where they
connected with a hand car, which they
pressed into service and came on the
remaining 15 miles by special train, ar
riving in time to make rousing speeches.
The opening speech was made by M. O.
Ixwn8dale. president of the County
League, who stated that the league was
organized not only for the purpose of
advertising the resources of Yamhill
County, but also for the purpose of en
gaging in a campaign for better roads,
for the destruction of the miserable farm
fences that prevail in many places, for
cleaning up the old orchards and for all
around civic improvement in order to
give the -homeseeker a more favorable
impression when he comes into the
county looking for an investment.
William Bittle Wells followed with a
talk, in which he outlined a plan for
getting out a 60-page illustrated book
for publicity for the county, which met
with the hearty approval of the large
crowd -present, and as a result of the
meeting Newberg will organize and co
operate with other parts of the county In
raising funds for exploiting in this way
the wonderful resources of old Yamhill.
Editor Hammerly of the News-Reporter,
of McMinnville; James Reeves,
of the Board of Trade Journal of Port
land: Mr. Jackson, ot the advertising
department of the Harriman lines, and
Tom Richardson,- all made telling,
speeches, and the meeting -will be fruit
ful - of good results for the county.
Medford Votes ,-Water Bonds.
MEDFORD, Or., March 17. (Special.)
One hundred and fifty-four Medford citi
zens voted today . upon the proposed
amendment to a section of the city's
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bronchial and lung trouble;
Contain nothing injurious.
NOW'S THE
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SHEET
THE LARGEST AND FINEST STOCK IN THE NORTHWEST
AT LESS THAN HALF
It will be many a day before the people of this city
will again witness such downright slashing of prices.
Rljt we mean to dispose of everything iu the quickest
possible time. 'We.haven't a moment to lose.
Hundreds of homes are taking advantage of this
great money-saving opportunity to secure a fine library
of music. And why not? for your money, will buy
over twice as much as heretofore.
CLASSICAL
Regular 50c copies now. 22
Regular 60c, copies
Regular 75c copies
POPULAR
All the latest hits, take your choice now, two for 23
EXTRA SPECIAL
An immense assortment of slightly shopworn Sheet Music Classic
and Popular, both vocal and instrumental, goes A AEZ
now "at .
. .T IVIi -TUV
No Demonstrating.
EVERYTHING MUST GO QUICKLY
, Talking Machines, Violins, Guitars, Mandolins, Ac
cordions, Music Bags and Musical Merchandise go at
reductions of 20 to 60 per cent. A few choice Pianos,
returned from renting, strictly high-grade standard in
struments, in excellent condition, at less than half.
While the rush has been tremendous, we hav added
several clerks, and everybody will be waited on
promptly.
Remember, there 's no time to lose, for every day sees
big inroads made into the stock. Come at the earliest
possible moment and be prepared to snap up the, big
gest values you ever saw.
GRAVES & CO.
328 WASHINGTON STREET
charter whereby the City Council was
authorized to issue J25.000 additional Im
provement bonds for the completion of
the city distributing system. The sum
asked for represents the difference be
tween a wooden slave pipe system, as
firs.t planned, and a cast-iron system, as
afterward decided upon. The vote stood
103 for and, 51 against.
COVERS TRACK SIX FEET DEEP
Sliding Mountain at Wyeth Makes
More Trouble for O. R..& X.
CASCADE LOCKS,' Or., March 17.
Special.) The main line track of the O.
R. & N.. near Wyeth; is again obstructed
by a slide which occurred at -4:30 this
afternoon at the same place where there
has been so much trouble of a similar
nature the last two or three days. A
few minutes before the slide a freight
train had pulled back and sidetracked at
this station. A steamshovel is at the scene
of the trouble, but has broken down and
a large gang of Japanese is at work with
shovels trying to clear the track of the
rock and earth which cover the roadbed
to a depth of six feet.
Frustrate a Jailbreak.
PENDLETON, Or.. March -17. (Spe
cial.) With a hole cut In their cell and
four small bars sawed off. nine County
Jail prisoners were in a fair way to se
cure their liberty last night, when their
work was detected. They had secured
two long steel saws in some manner and
these had been broken in two so as to
make four. Among the prisoners are
Hermann and Kelley. who were recently
sentenced to serve four years each in the
penitentiary.
DRESSER'S
"Special
Blend" .
xCof f ee
If there is better coffee sold
in Portland than "Special
Blend" we don't know about
it, and we are familiar with
all the standard brands. It
goes to you in bulk every
cent of what " Special
Blend" costs you is for
COFFEE, not PRETTY
PACKAGES and Packing
Labor. " Special Blend " is
rich in COLOR, FLAVOR,
and Productive Strength.
Hundreds have used no other
for years, and more new cus
tomers, friends of old pat
rons, are now asking for it
daily. "Special Blend" sell3
3 lbs. for $1.00r lb.. 35
"Imperial"
Salad
Dressing
Imperial Salad Dressing is
prepared right here in the
Store, and like Dresser's
Baked Goods and Candies, it
contains nothing which i3
not Superior. A touch of
"Imperial'' on your Salads
will give a zest to the appe
tite which will last through
the entire meal. It is Pure,
Wholesome and exquisitely
Flavored. Just try it. y2
Pints, Pints i and Quarts
25S 45 and 75.
DRESSER'S
FIFTH AND STARK.
Everything for the Table
TIME TO BUY
now 27
now 32$
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