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THE MORMXG OKEGOMAJf. WEDNESDAY, MAY 20. 1908. 7 CULBERSON HIS SECOND CHOICE Texan May Be Bryan's Politi cal Legatee if He Can- not Win. CANNOT SWING ALL VOTES Indiana and Illinois Would Not Support Southerner Johnfcon Seeks Bryan's Goodwill to Se cure Aid, if Nominated. OH TCAGO. May 19. (Special.) Should William Jennings Bryan fail of a nomina tion in the Denver convention and be com piled to throw his Influence to another candidate. It is declared he has already picked as his second choice Senator Cul berson, of Texas. Mr, Bryan, it is as serted, has informed his close friends that he would rather see Mr. Culberson the Democratic nominee than anyone else, provided his own nomination cannot be accomplished. This is only rumor, but it Is said to have better-credentials than any one of the many rumors now busy in Democratic circles. It comes indirectly from James Dahlman, the cowboy Mayor of Omaha, Democratic National committeeman from Nebraska, who is in the confidence of Mr. (Bryan. The growth of the Johnson boom all Hover . the country has made National Democratic politics a fruitful field tor speculation. Were the Democratic con vention under the same rules as the Re publican National gathering. Mr. Bryan's nomination on the first ballot would be a matter of certainty. How many votes he can throw to Mr. Culberson is a matter of conjecture. The Illinois and Indiana delegations will not be thrown to the Texas Senator. Many of the Southern states might prefer a Southerner to Governor Johnson. Mr. Bryan's withdrawal and his backing of another candidate would certainly bring: about a spectacular fight. In the end, Johnson men are confident of their candidate's getting the required two-thirds vote and the nomination. Mr. Johnson will make every endeavor to gain the good will of Mr. Bryan and his active support in the campaign, they say. I LARGE VOTE OUT IX DENVER Inofficial Returns Indicate Speer Slightly Ahead for Mayor. DENVER, May 19. With ideal weather, voters turned out en masse in the munici pal election today. Approximately 70,000 names were on the registration lists and at least 95 per cent of the total number registered exercised their franchise. At 11 o'clock tonight unofficial returns from the 211 precincts of the city on straight ballots gave Speer, candidate for Mayor on the Democratic and business men's ticket, a lead of less than 500. It is esti mated that 20.000 ballots were scratched and it will require hours to finish check ing them up. The total vote from about 30 precincts, however. Indicates that Speer received a slight advantage in the scratched votes. Should this advantage be maintained he will-be elected by a majority of from 1000 to 8000 over Phelps, the Republican candidate. a motion on the part of the defendant's counsel to dismiss the complaint. This was denied by the court, and Mr. Lebarler, attorney for Mips Wood, then introduced the statement purporting to have been signed by Miller, and was examining Miss Wood regarding it when court .adjourned for the day. Love letters Worth $50,000. Mr. Stanchfleld, of counsel for Mr. Piatt, questioned Miss Wood about the release which she gave Hummel, in which she agreed to accept 530.000 in set tlement of her claims against Senator Piatt. Although Miss Wood had signed the release and declared in an accom i panying affidavit that she gave the al- leged Piatt letters to Hummel, as her I attorney, she denied today that she re ! tainpd Hummel as her counsel, and de clared that she could have obtained JiO.OOO for the letters. Miss Wood said today that she was paid J7500 for the letters. She did not know where tht money came from, she said. As the cross-examination proceeded, the attorney frequently produced news paper clippings purporting to recount interviews with Miss Wood regarding her relations with the Senator, and questioned her with reference to cer tain quoted statements. In many in stances she acknowledged having mad the statements attributed to her, but in others she declared that she had not been correctly quoted. Was Held Up by Miller. In a letter written,by Miss Wood to Abraham Hummel, which was produced by the attorney, she wrote that J. Mar tin Miller had demanded that she buy him a diamond ring. "This," says the letter, "after the $100 you remember I gave him in your of fice. Well, I gave him $100, and told him for God's sake to keep away from my hotel." PAT AGAIN BUSY DENOUNCING TS-) s Roosevelt, Taft and Bryan AH Wrong on Liquor Question. TRENTON; J.. May 19. In the Pro hibition state convention here Dr. Day, the presiding officer, criticized President Roosevelt for drinking In public. Secre tary Taft for saying that prohibition would not solve the liquor question and Mr. Bryan for remaining silent on the subject. The division of sentiment as to pro hibition versus local option came to a focus when a proposition was made to reaffirm last year's platform. The local optionlsts won, defeating the proposition to reaffirm the old platform. Three Prayers for Convention. CHICAGO. May 19. The sub-committee on arrangements for the Republican Na tional Committee has announced that the following clergymen had agreed to de liver the opening prayer on the first three days of the convention: Bishop Muldoon, of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chi cago, will officiate on the opening day. Rev. William O. Waters, of Grace Episco pal ChnK-h, of Chicago, will deliver the invocation on the second day. and Rev. Wesley Hill, of the Metropolitan Temple of New York, on the third day. Arrange ments have thus far been made only with the three clergymen named, although the convention Is expected to continue five days. Labor Wins Almost All. SAN JOSE. Cal., May 19. Yesterday's municipal election resulted in a clean sweep for the Davison or Labor Union ticket, with the exception of City Clerk and one Councilman. Davison, for Mayor, received a majority of SS8 out of 4SO0. Senator Donby Re-elected. BATON ROUGE. La., May 19. United States Senator Denby was today elected "to succeed himself by both the Senate and House. WANTED HIS LETTERS Continued from Pag 1. rral, started the ball rollinfc 'Jy Retting' a Nw York papr to print the. article as It flmt appeared. I established my headquar ter in the Tribune building, disseminating such Information as I could rt from the office of the F'irst As?ptant Potgtmaater Oeneral. Senator T. C riatt was fu!ly in formed of atl matters. I w a instructed to oo-operate with htm. but the original paper ere not to be given to Piatt, but to Mr. Loeb at Wash In r ton. I was stten into the conspiracy by powerful officials whom I dared not dis please from a newspaper or political stand point. I consulted Mr. Howe. Senator Piatt's secretary, frequently and acted at all times under the direction of Loeb and Plott. Sirned J. MARTIN MILLER In her testimony given earlier in the day Miss Wood under cross-examination was led to tell of the circum stances under which she signed In 1903 In this city a release of Mr. riatt from any claims she may have had against him. Se tetined that she received from A. Hummel the sum of $7500 upon signing the statement, but denied that she was aware of all of its contents. The cross-examination tended early in the afternoon, and was followed by r DRY-FARM BILL AGREED ON IDAHO AXD CALIFORNIA ARE ELIMINATED. Words "Arid and Semi-Arid" Xot Inserted as Protection to Settlers. Xon-Resident Feature Remains. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, "Wash ington, May 19. The dry-farm, 320 acre homestead bill was finally agreed to by the Senate today, after it had been amended by a conference com mittee to eliminate Idah6 and Califor nia. The conference refused to restore the words "arid and semi-arid," and for that reason Senator Borah refused to move to have Idaho included. The bill applies, however, to Oregon and Washington. The committee refused to insert the words "arid and semi-arid" because it contended that such restriction would render it Impossible for settlers to ac quire 320 acres of broken country only part of which is susceptible of culti vation. The non-resident feature remains in the bill, but applies only to land which does not contain sufficient water for domestic purposes, but entrymen who do not reside upon their land must cultivate it and must reside in the Immediate vicinity of their entry. Homesteaders on land containing wa ter sufficient for domestic purposes are required to reside on their entries for five years. The house will tomor row accept the conference report. Bourne Only Has Cold. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. D. C. May 19. Senator Bourne is not Berlously ill. He has a slight -cold, which compelled him to remain In his apartments yesterday. He is better to day, -and able to go out. FUNERAL OF MR. CL0SSET Will Be Conducted This Afternoon by Father McDevltt. The funeral of Emil Closset, Jr., who died at Hood River, Sunday, May 17, will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock from Finley's Chapel. The services will be conducted by Father McDevltt. The 0 The Late Emil Closset, Jr. Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Friends who care to view the remains may do so between the hours of 10 and 1 o'clock. Mr. Closset was born In Portland 30 years ago. As secretary and treasurer of Closset & Devers, - he was prominent in commercial circles. He was married last fall to Miss EUa Scheydecker of St. Louis. He Is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ella Closset: his father, Joseph Closset; a brother, Alfred A. Cloeset; a sister, Mrs. George W. Schmidt, and two uncles, Emil Closset and Adolph Pierrard. CLOSING OUT SALE . Muslin Underwear. Our fine stock of muslin underwear, gowns, skirts, chemise, drawers, etc, on sale at closing-out prices. Knit underwear at half price. Splendid vaulcs at. 5c, 8c, 11c and 17c. Supply your needs now and save. McAllen & McDonnell, Third and Morrison. Excursion Declared Off. ABERDEEN". Wash.. May 19 (Special.) Excursions planned by the Chamber of Commerce to witness the passage of the battleship fleet off Grays Harbor were abandoned today on account of the probable danger attending thera. George Wolff, who is collecting bears for each ship, secured a fine cinnamon today for Admiral S perry. PROSECUTED BT HEALTH BOARD Parents of Youthful Smallpox ' Patient Accused of Violat ing Ordinance. FAILED TO REPORT CASE Negligence Exposes All Pupils of a Public School to Contagion Phy sician Arraigned In Police Court on Like Charge. Possibility of a smallpox epidemic is causing the local health authorities some uneasiness, and in order to prevent the spread of the disease, prosecution of two persons charged with having failed to take necessary precautions in handling cases under their care was taken up in the Municipal Court yesterday forenoon. Dr. O. A. Thornton was charged with having failed to report to the city health board a case of smallpox on Kearney street which he attended recently, while A. A. Schellberg, of 753 Raleigh street, was charged with having failed to in any way observe quarantine rules or to re port smallpox in hiB family to the health board. His daughter Maud was per mitted to attend public school for five days while covered with the pustules characteristic of the .disease. Dr. Thornton's alleged offense Is re garded rather in the light of a technical infraction of the law, but there seems to be little excuse for Schellberg, whose only plea is that he was ignorant of the fact that his children were suffering from a contagious disease. Dr. Thornton's case is to be vigorously prosecuted at a later date. Schellberg's hearing was conducted yesterday in the Municipal Court, Judge Cameron taking the matter under advise ment. Schellberg and his wife appeared in court to say that they hadn't ally idea that smallpox .had Invaded their home, but by their own testimony clearly showed they had been guilty of deplorable negli gence. One of their children was taken Hi a number of weeks ago. A second child was lately taken 111 and then the third, Maud Schellberg, whose is named in the complaint. City Health Officer Pohl told of having discovered the smallpox case while In specting school children. At the time the case was well defined and several hundred children were exposed directly through the negligence of the Schellbergs. Dr. Pohl hastily took the little patient home and quarantined the place, later securing the warrant of arrest on being convinced the case was one where prosecution was merited. Under the ordinance, knowledge of the communicable nature of a disease must be entertained in order to warrant suc cessful prosecution. It Is contended by the health board, however, that the law is broad In its application . and should be construed so as to safeguard against In discriminate negligence. The fact that three children had the disease in succes sion should have been sufficient warning to responsible persons, and at least the burden rested on the Schellbergs to call in a physician, it was contended. Judge Cameron said he was not con vinced that the Schellbergs really knew the ailment was communicable, as re quired by the ordinance, but promised to look into the case further before passing upon . It. The Schellbergs were released on their own recognizance. ' S. J. Furman. a suave young man whose convincing manner has gained him the enviable position of city salesman for a health food concern, suffered severe Impairment of his own health while striv ing to use his wordy art on an aged man In convincing the elderly party he must be an old fogy because of buying so few cereals. Kennison Smith, the aged man in the case, conducts a grocery store at Third and Mill streets, and he was before the Municipal Court yesterday morning charged with having thrashed the cereal man. Smith Is well past 60, while Fur man is yet in his twenties. The drummer was really used very roughly. He was seized by the collar, thrown out, kicked, his sample case kicked out after him and then he was threatened with a clubbing should he at tempt to re-enter the store. "It was the only way I could get rid of the fellow," was Smith's frank if terse explanation to the court. From the testimony presented, it ap peared that Furman more than lived up to the' tradition of his kind so far as per isltence was concerned. After he had ex plained to Smith that the health foods were simply indispensable,, and that he wanted a large order, the grocer said he didn't want to buy. The drummer merely started up a new line of argument, but again failed to convince Smith. An hour or more rolled by, and the old man got nervous and Impatient. He became more and more abrupt. Furman then set out to show him that anyone who didn't put in a big stock of cereals must belong to the fogy class, but this argument, Instead of converting Smith, aroused his ire, and he ordered him out of the place. With characteristic complacence Fur man went on with his arguments for cereals, whereupon Smith seized him by the collar and trousers and literally threw him out. He also kicked the sample case outdoors. Of course the experienced drummer would merely have entered by another door and paid no attention to this trifling little business pleasantry, but Furman ac tually became discouraged and when Smith got a club and threatened to use it on him should he say anything more about cereals, Furman went to Deputy District Attorney Stevenson and swore to a complaint charging assault and bat tery. Judge Cameron, after hearing the facts, suggested that In handling drummers more force should not be used than is absolutely necessary. He did not feel the case was an aggravated one, though, and ordered the case continued for sentence. Arvid Jarvey, a newcomer to the city, says that while he was attracted here by reports of unaffected prosperity, he is In clined to believe that at least some deal ers 4n second-hand goods are not over whelmed with business. Jarvey was In the Municipal Court on a charge of hav ing assaulted one of these dealers. Adolph Rosen. He said he was passing down North Third street when he paused to glance in Rosen's window. Rosen then tried to lure him inside, he said, actually seizing him by . the arm and trying to pull him Such practices are said to be com mon, but Jarvey averred it was his first contact with Portland pawnbroklng meth ods. In wresting hla arm free from Ro sen's grasp he said he struck the man, no doubt, but not with any great force. . Rosen disputed this. He said Jarvey stopped and asked him for a half dollar, and upon being refused the money, struck him. In support of. this he exhibited a red place on his right ear. "How long did you rub that ear to make it red?" inquired Jarvey's lawyer, but Rosen resented the Insinuation. Judge Cameron said he was inclined to believe (he stocr told by th dm lor in second-hand goods, and that accordingly Jarvey would have to pay a fine of $10. A dispute between two men over 5 cents will cost the employer of one of them the sum of 3200. Dan Connards and Henry Smith had the dispute. Smith is a bartender employed at Charles Mayer's saloon at Third and Burnside streets. Connards invited the bartender to have a drink with him, ten dered a $5 gold 'piece., and on getting his change said it was & cents short. This led to words, and Connards, to emphasize his viewpoint, picked up a beer glass and hurled it at Smith. The bartender dodged the missile, which struck a big French plate mirror which cost 3200. The (mirror was demolished. Connards is In custody on a charge of destroying property and will be triad in the Municipal Court today. REPRESENT ENTIRE WORLD (Continued From First Page.) in Japan of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Methodist Episcopal Church. South, and the Canadian Meth odist Church united in an independent organization under the name of the "Japan Methodist Church"; this organ ization relieved Bishop Harris of any episcopal jurisdiction over our people in Japan, but left him In charge of our interests in Corea, as his field was Japan and Corea. . Great success has attended his work among the Corean people. Next to the great 'ingathering of the church in the Philippine Isl ands the largest success of any of the mission fields has been attained among the Coreans. Because of the standing of our Government for the largest lib erty of the people, our missionaries have had specially easy access to the people of the Flowery Kingdom, and Bishop Harris has had very high stand ing in the estimation of all the peo ple. On his trip returning to America he stopped off at Tokio. and in an inter view there gave utterance to the opin ion that the Corean people' were en Joying a more desirable form of gov ernment under the direction of Prince Ito and his associates than they could have if they were to be allowed to govern themselves. This interview was sent by a cable to the American press, and so incensed the Coreans in San Francisco that when the ship on which Bishop Harris had taken pas sage came Into the harbor of the Golden Gate he was met by officers of the Secret Service of the United States, stealthily taken ashore, and secretly taken out of the city, lest the enthusiastic, patriotic Coreans should murder him. Until this incident the plan had been entertained that Bishop Harris might be permitted to remain the bishop of Corea and find sufficient employment to warrant his retention in this position, but his strong pro Japanese spirit has made him so dis tasteful to the Corean people that it will doubtless be the height of inex pediency to think of returning him to that field. He is much like the great Matthew Arnold, who said that the Japanese are more like birds and but terflies than they are like human be ings. , The writer has attended six general conferences of this kind and he has never witnessed such enthusiasm as was in evi dence at the jeadlng of the Episcopal address which was delivered for the Board of Bishops by Bishop Goodsell. The enthusiasm increased with every sentence as the bishop proceeded to deal with the question of temperance; never had the church authoritatively taken so high ground on the prohibition question as it has done here. The bishop said with tremendous emphasis of the saloon that it falsely claimed to be a great public Interest, because it employed thousands and paid heavy taxes, but that no profits could compensate for the corruption it worked In tjie Nation. When he came to the close of this period the entire assembly arose and with waving of hand kerchiefs, streaming eyes, and shouts of joy, pledged themselves to co-operate with their leaders to the utmost of their ability until the saloons shall be driven from American soil. Immediately at the close of the reading of the Episcopal address by Bishop Good sell, which took two hours for its deliv ery. Governor J. Frank Hanley secured the floor, and offered a preamble and res olution to the effect that the Littlefield bill on interstate liquor shipments, now In a committee of the House of Repre sentatives, should be reported favorably to the House and passed by Congress be fore its adjournment, and that a com mittee of bishops go to Washington to lay the resolution Lefore Speaker Cannon. At the conclusion of Governor Hanley's address, which followed the resolutions, the assembly seemed more like a National political convention than a gathering of a religious body. Immediately following Governor Hanley, Governor Hoch, of Kansas, obtained the 'floor and delivered a flaming address. - Following these addresses a committee of 24. consisting of some of the. very strongest men" - of the body, was lap pointed to go to Washington and present the resolution to Speaker Cannon. They were received very graciously by their "Uncle Joseph," but were thoroughly grilled in his address. Some of his state ments completely incensed some of- the members of the committee, who are all Republicans. The day following the demonstration in behalf of prohibition there was. an Inci dent which seemed to demonstrate the fact that the committee In charge of the affairs for the accommodation of the general conference had no such exalted Ideas of prohibition as that entertained by the majority of the conference. A beautiful souvenir, gotten up after the most approved and highest standard of the printer's art, called "The Crown of the Chesapeake." setting forth the beau ties and attractions of Maryland, and especially of Baltimore, was distributed "with the compliments of Dr. David H.- Carroll."' who Is a member of the commission on entertainment, of the delegates. Just as the session was clos ing. B. Lee Paget, of Portland, arose, and denounced the advertisements in the book as being unworthy of the Methodist gathering, contrary to the principles, and immoral throughout. The conference was startled, and the commission was over whelmed with amazement; upon investi gation, however, it was found that whisky and beer were advertised in the book, and in one place an extensive argument was made In favor of a certain brand of Maryland whisky. Much is said about the political methods used In the general conference, in pro moting the candidacy of various persons for different offices, and there are some things which cannot be approved, and of which any modest man cannot help but being ashamed. Of course this is objec tionable, for Methodists claim to believe In Providential leading, but some of the great men In the church, as well as the smaller ones. Justify themselves in seek ing places of distinction, honor, and good salaries, upon the ground that If we seek we shall find; If we desire a harvest we must follow the soil and sow the seed. It is reassuring to see that it is probable none of the brethren who are seeking preferment by seriously questionable methods will secure the prize for which they strive. . DECIDES OX EIGHT BISHOPS Conference Settles Question. After Hot Debate One Retires. BALTIMORE. May 19. The Methodist Episcopal General Conference was thrown Into a hot debate by the presentation today of the report of the committee on SALE OF ODD AND SAMPLE if ti; h -So Pattern Xo. 463 Vj Chiffonier in polished golden oak, reduced from v $37.50 to $22.75 Pattern No. 23Va Chiffonier in pol ished golden oak, reduced from $38.50 to $23.75 Pattern No. 2IV2 Chiffonier in pol ished golden oak, reduced from $40.00 to $24.50 Pattern No. 22V Chiffonier in pol ished mahogany, reduced from $40 $24.50 Pattern 'No. 21V2 Chiffonier in pol- ' ished mahogany, reduced from $41 $25.00 Pattern No. 959 Chiffonier in pol ished golden oak, reduced from $41.00 to $25.00 CHIFFONIERS ENDS TODAY These bedroom pieces being a selection of a number of stylish patterns to be closed out in order to make room for new designs now waiting to be displayed on our floors. Those who have in mind the choosing of a piece of this character in either the mahogany, golden oak or birdseye maple, will find in thesa pieces the variety from which a satisfactory selection can be made. Pattern No. 441 V2 Chiffonier in polished golden oak, reduced from $35.00 $21.75 Pattern No. 46IV2 Chiffonier in polished golden oak, reduced from $36.50 .$22.00 Pattern No. 960 Chiffonier in polished golden oak, reduced from $37.00 '. $22.50 Pattern No. 224 Chiffonier in polished golden oak, reduced from"$37.00 .$22.50 Pattern No. 1027 Chiffonier in pol ished golden oak, reduced from $42.50 to $25.75 Pattern No. 32y2 Chiffonier in pol ished golden oak, reduced from $47.50 to $29.00 Pattern No. 31 V3 Chiffonier in pol ished mahogany, reduced from $48 $29.50 Pattern No. 771 Chiffonier in pol ished golden oak, reduced from $55 $37.50 Pattern No. 54414-Chiffonier in -polished golden oak, reduced from $55 $37.50 Pattern No. 1418 Chiffonier in pol ished golden oak, reduced from $57.50 to , $3S.50 Pattern No. 1032 Chiffonier, birds eye maple,-reduced from $64.00 to. .$39.75 SALE OF Uye McDOUGALL CABINETS ALSO ENDS TODAY An opportunity presented at this time for buying one of these practical kitchen pieces at an excep tionally low price. Six styles from which a pleas ing selection can be made, with wood or zinc tops, and with or without china compartment. $24.00 Cabinet with wood top, special .$16.00 $26.00 Cabinet with zinc top, special $16.75 $32.50 Cabinet with wood top, special $19.25 $41.00 Cabinet with wood top, special $22.75 $46.00 Cabinet with wood top, special ,$24.50 $47.50 Cabinet with zinc top, special $25.50 LAWN . MOWERS PRICED FROM $3.25 UP IN THE BASEMENT tDMCUMrt 1 ' ), iC0MPLETE-H0U5E-FURni5HER5l MAKE YOUftll DR. PERKINS SANITARY REFRIGE RAT RS $1 DOWN $1 A WEEK the episcopacy, which recommended that ten new bishops be elected. Ultimately the conference decided that the number should be eight. The report of the com mittee pronounced all the present bish ops, the only retirement being that of Bishop J. M. Thoburn. of Indiana, at his own request. William J. Bryan was the conference lecturer tonight, his subject being "The Prince of Peace," at the Lyric. The theater was crowded. BRINGS CARGO OF CHINESE Suspected Mission of Japanese Steamer to California Coast. LOS ANGELES. May 19. Immigration officials were notified late tonight of the arrival of a mysterious Japanese steamer at Gaviota, In Santa Barbara County. The vessel carries a large crew. When the captain attempted to land his men, the authorities prevented It. An Immi gration officer will investigate. The immigration authorities at this point telegraphed the officials at Gaviota to detain the vessel until an investigation could be made. The steamer had been seen off the coast for several days, which fact led the officials at Gaviota to tele graph to this city for Instructions. II is thought the vessel may contain Chinese, who are trying to land in viola tion of the immigration laws. SJLUTE SPREADS DEATH OLD CAXXOX EXPLODES, KILL ING OXE, WOCXDIXG FOCR. Greetings to Fleet PYoin Fcrndale, Cal., End in Bloodslicd and Mourning. EUREKA. Cal.. May 19. News has reached btere from Ferndale. a small town on the coast in Humboldt County, of the explosion of an old cannon, which had been brought out to salute the passing battle-ship fleet. One man was killed, and three women and one boy were dan gerously wounded. A dozen more were slightly injured. The people of Ferndale and Eel River Valley assembled at Centervllle Beach to watch the fleet pass, hundreds being pres ent. An old cannon was secured at Fern dale, to be used In saluting. At the first charge the cannon exploded. In stantly killing Ike Davis of Ferndale, the gunner. Miss Church of Grizzly Bluff was struck by a fragment of the gun and had an arm and a leg broken. Miss McDonough of Grizzly Bluff was severely Injured. Etagene Stone of Fern dale, a boy, hpd his leg broken. Mrs. Frank Slingaby of Grizzly Bluff was painfully injured. The people, sickened by the sight, im mediately went home. The gun, which burst, was a relic, which had not been In service for many years, and is said to have been fractured before the charge was lired. Court Decides for "Wets." SALEM, Or., May 19. (Special.) The "wets" won a victory in the Circuit Court today when Judge Galloway ren dered a decree reversing the County Court and ordering that the saloon question be submitted to a vote in Sub limity and Stayton precincts, .and not in a district composed of Jefferson, Ma rlon, Turner, Aumsville, Maelcay. Sub limity and Stayton precincts. The sa loon people are now confident of keen ing Sublimity and Stayton "wet," unless the county should go "dry" as a whole. The anti-saloon people feel confident the latter result will be realized. Diphtheria Takes llainlcr Boy. RAINIER, Or., May 19. (Special.) The five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gilbert, died yesterday of diphtheria. The family have been quarantined, and there is little fear of an epidemic. A number of people have been exposed, however, as the nature of the disease was not discovered until the time of the little one's death. Hanan phoes fit the feet. Rosenthal's.