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THE MORNING OREGON1AN. FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1903. WILLIAMS HELD BY BACK WRECK Lecture by Democratic House Leader Delayed Until Saturday. WEATHERBEE FILLS PLACE as good. The most of the other day will b devoted to business and listening to ad dresses by Mr. Laweche, Third Assistant Postmaster-General: C. H. Fuller, Chicago, who place millions of dollars in advertis ing every year, and others. Saturday afternoon there will be a trol ley excursion . to Portland and in the evening a banquet at which Frank B. Cole, of Tacoma, will preside as toast-master. SOLD OUT BY BOYS DIVORCE FROM TWO MEN Portland Doctor Outlines Source ol Success in Christian Science. Speaker Runs Over Time Limit and Audience Cries Slore. CHAUTAUQUA GROUNDS, Gladstone Park. July 9. (Special.) John Sharp Williams, Democratic leader- in Congress, en route for Chautauqua, wired from "Wyoming that he has been delayed by a train accident that will make him a day late. This throws his first appearance over to Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. It has Incidentally made Secretary Cross some difficulty .in wiring all down the Coast as far as Los Angeles, apprising the various Chautauquas. of which he is gen eral manager, of the necessary change of dates. Williams is accompanied by his wife, whose reception Is also postponed until Saturday afternoon. Dr. Ira Lan drith, president of Belmont College. Nash ville. Tenn., one of the great Chautauqua lights, will fill the platfirm date of Wil 'ltams tomorrow afternoon. At th Chautauqua Forum this morn ing Rev.T.uther R. Dyott. D. D., of Port land, gave an inspiring address on "The Place of Health in the Plan of God." that has been pronounced one of the strongest efforts of the session. Dr. Dyott has al ready Jumped into the position of a fa vorite. He was followed by Dr. J. R. Weatherbee, of Portland, on "The Moral Treatment of Nervoiis Disorders.'' in which he outlined from a scientific point of view the source of success in Christian Science, the Immanuel movement in Bos ton and many other new methods , of treating nervous troubles. Audience Deeply Interested. The audience was so absorbed that when the hour had closed and the speak er's address was not finished, by unani mous request, he was invited to go on to the end, and held his crowd practically unbroken. Many came up with a request that the address be published, in order that it might be used for future reference. Really, it was one of the triumphs of the Forum. Mrs. Camilla Buergermeister and Dr. R. A. Heritage sang before the afternoon lecture. The former is from San Fran cisco and evidenced high culture in trills that are seldom heard outside of metro politan concert halls. Alfred Montgomery, the farmer painter, lectured on "The Power of Simplicity," this afternoon, Illustrating his subject with the crayon. As a child Montgomery was for nine years a little farm-bound boy In Illinois, toil ing at menial tasks, but out of it all evolved the famous painter that he is today. It is his ambition to go to Europe with all his pictures and see what the world-famous painters of the old country have to say of his scenes from the farms o( the Mississippi valley. University of Oregon Day. The ball game this afternoon be tween the Gresham Giants and Mount Tabor was won by the former aggrega tion, the score being 5 to 3. The Giants are the only team in the tournament who have played two games, and have won and lost one. Oregon City plays the Lebanon Cubs tomorrow. "Moral Muscle for a Man's Job," was the subject of the lecture of Dr. Ira Landrith tonight. The speaker was In good voice and delivered some telling hits that evoked applause. Tomorrow is Portland day and at the Forum at 11 o'clock the University of Oregon students will hold a rally under the leadership of President P. L. Campbell. Many of the students and alumni of Old Oregon will be present to yell for the Varsity. In the after noon Dr. Landrith lectures and at 7:30 o'clock at the Round Table "The Ore gon Girt" will be discussed by the girls themselves under the direction of the Y. W. C. A. of Portland. Alfred Mont Romery, the farmer painter, delivers his last lecture on Chalk Talk," to morrow night. Interest In Kindergarten Class. The kindergarten class Is proving more and more attractive and the at tendance was larger this morning. The children were much interested and accomplished a great deal of work making tents. Many auditors were present. All of the work - given by Miss Matthews and her assistant is based upon psychological principles, and the true spirit of the kindergarten is evident in every feature of the work. An attractive feature of the Chau tauqua that is being eagerly antici- pated by the younger generation is Public School Day next Saturday, At 11 o'clock there will be exercises in the auditorium under, the direction of T. J. Gary, superintendent of Clacka mas County schools, and addresses will be made by State Superintendent Aek erman and Superintendent Robinson, of Multnomah County. Mary Sams Files Unique Suit In Court at Hlllsboro. HILLSBORO, Or., July .9 (Special.) A unique feature in Circuit Court circles In this county is the two complaints filed by Bagley & Hare wherein one woman. Mary Sams, is suing two different de fendants for divorces. The woman in the case is Mary Sams, and her first suit is against Gardner Sams, who she mar ried in Dayton, Wash., in 1881. She al leges that they lived together until 1895, when Sams deserted her at Walla Walla, after telling her that their marriage was invalid, because he had not complied with the law in procuring a license, and be cause the officiating minister was not duly ordained, and did not make proper return. Her second complaint is against Elmer Nolan, whom she married in Uma tilla County late in 1895, believing her for mer marriage void. She says that after her marriage to Nolan the first husband had the two arrested for bigamy, of which charge she and Nolan were acquit ed. During these years, the complaint states, she was too poor to get her cases into court, and she asks for legal separa tion from both men, and the custody of a minor child, by Nolan. She finds her first marriage, to Sams, was valid, and desertion is her cause of complaint. x EDITORS MEET NEXT WEEK Oregon and Washington Associations in Joint Session at Vancouver. VANCOUVER. Wash.. July 9. (Spe cial.) The Washington and Oregon State Press Associations will meet in Van couver the last three days of next week, July 1!, 17 and 18. Both the executive committee of the Washington State Press Association and the local committee that bus in charge the matter of entertain ment are hard at work making final ar rangements. Considerable literature an nouncing the programme that will be ctrried out has been sent to all news Taper men in tht twostates and other prominent citizens, and another notice will be sent out this week. The Colum bia Club has issued 500 invitations to the editors and their friends and prospective Vancouver visitors in which the club ex tends to them the courtesies of its club rooms and bids them welcome to the city during the three days when the Press Associations will meet here. E. E. Beard, of Vancouver, chairman of the executive committee, tn his offi cial invitation to editors and publishers, ays: There's going to be a good time and a lot of fun. There will be an excursion up the river through the Cascade Locks and a big dinner at Stevenson. During tht dinner hour some fine speeches will be Inflicted upon the unsuspecting citizens of that place, and there will be a verbal-rencounter between the Governors of the two states. Statement No. 1 rule' to govern the contest. A male Quar tet composed of Eugene Lorton, Frank R. Cole, Dan Bush and Will A. Steel will Tender the touching ballad. "Resurrected Dead Matter." There will be other special tie bjr ot-ber talent of the profession equally PLANS SIX-STORY FACTORY Washington Furniture Operator Will Locate a Plant at Portland. J L. Carman, who operates furniture factories In Tacoma, Seattle and Spo kane, has been In the city arranging: with Architect Otto Kleeman for the erection of a six-story brick and mill construction factory building, on the northwest corner of Eighteenth and Upshur streets. He completed his ar rangements and left for Tacoma last night. The building, says Architect Kleeman, will be equipped with the latest fire protection. All windows will be equipped with self-closing fire de vices and be glazed with wire glass, while the frames and sashes will be of metal. The Interior will be of slow burning construction. For a time It will probably be ueed as a store and show place only, as Mr. Carman has also bought out tht- plant of the North Pacific Furniture Factory at Fifteenth and Thurman streets, and proposes to continue its operation. . PRUNE MARKET IS OPEN I'ool Sells 200,000 Pounds of Ital ians at 3 1-4 -Cent Bag Basis. SALEM, Or., July 9. (Special.) The prune market at Salem has opened with the sale of 200,000 pounds of Italians by the Willamette "galley Prune Asso ciation at 3 1-4 cents, bag basis for the four sizes. This means 5 cents for the 40-50 size, which is the most conv mon for Italians. The-opening price Is a half -cent above the opening price last year. The sales are for shipment to London, and are from the association pool, which was formed some time ago. A quarter-cent premium, or 5 3-4 cents a pound, is to be paid for 30-40s. The association has fixed 3 1-4 cents as its price, and sales will be made as rapidly as orders come. TRAINMEN FIRE AT ROBBER Highwayman Gets Nothing In At tempted Hold-Up. SPOKANE, July 9. A lone highwayman attempted to hold up westbound passen ger train No. 3 on the Great Northern Railroad near Naples, Idaho, at 2:30 this afternoon. The highwayman got notft lng, and fled after exchanging several shots with the crew and passengers of the train. It was thought that he was hit, as he was seen to fall Just before he entered the brush a short distance from the train. Adjusting Itself to Prohibition. LA GRANDE. Or.. July 9. (Special.) The La Grande thirsty will be blessed with a fountain of near-beer here after, one of the saloonmen who oper ated a bar here in wet times having received a shipment of the substitute. About 50 per cent of the saloonmen are moving out their bars and establishing cigar and soft-drink emporiums. Others are installing billiard tables. Practical ly every building, all but one or two of the 17 left vacant. Is now occupied with moving pictures, cigars, billiards or soft-drink establishments. Still Seeks Clerk's Office. HILLSBORO. Or., July 9, (Special.) E. L. McCormick, late Independent can didate for County Clerk, today filed his amended complaint in the contest case against J. W. Bailey, who has been con ducting the Clerk's office since Monday. The amended complaint alleges irregu larities in each and every one of the 21 precincts and claims that many timed the name of Bailey was underscored and that In Buxton precinct the name "Rogers' appeared on the margin of ballots. Lewis County Plans Exhibit. CHEHALIS, Wash.. July 9. (Special.) The various commercial clubs of Lewis County have been asked to send repre sentatives to Chehalis on Saturday, July 18, to appear before the County Commis sioners and present the matter of secur ing an appropriation for the making of an exhibit at the A.-Y.-P. Fair In Seattle. The movement originates with the Citi xens' Club of Chehalis, and the notices were sent out yesterday. Bound Over to Superior Court. CHEHALIS, Wash., July 9. (Special.) Bob Stack, the Olympia young man charged with the robbery of J. R. Rush's saloon, was yesterday bound over to the Superior Court in JSOO bonds by Justice Westover.. Stack's father was here last night from Olympia trying to secure bail. AN OBSERVATION CAR. Adding Luxury to the Delightful Co lumbia Rlyer Trip. The O. R. & N. has just added an ob servation car to the equipment of trains 2 and 6 between Portland and The Dalles which will be a very welcome feature to sightseers along that most attractive por tion of the Columbia River - trip. It leaves Portland daily at 8:30 -A. M. and arrives at The Dalles at 11:30. Returning leaves The Dalles at 1:46 P. M. and ar rives at Portland at 5:15. Seats between Portland and The Dalles 50 cents; be tween intermediate stations 25 cents. See Rosenthal's window, shoe bargains, j Candidates Who Seek' to Be First Left in Lurch. SQUARE DEAL FOR "SACK" Seattle. Office-Seekers Helpless Be fore Lads Who Sell Position in . Line to Highest Bidder With Cash In Hand. SEATTLE, Wash., July 9. (Special.) Candidates for office who paid boys to stand In line before the County Auditor's, offloe in order that their declarations of candidacy might be filed early tomorrow. when the books open, are being sold out by the boys. The boys have formed a pool and their one idea is to get the money. One candi date for Justice of the Peace paid a boy $25 to file his candidacy first. He was told today by . the boy that the filing in question had been turned over to another boy. This second youth told the candi date that several were ahead of him and MEDICAL BOARD ROW ENDS Dr. Kenneth Tnrner Replaces Sr. C. W. Sharpies as Secretary. SEATTLE, Wash., July 9. (Special.) Dr. Kenneth Turner was chosen secretary of the State Board of Medical Examiners esterday to succeed Dr. C. W. Sharpies, who was a candidate for re-election and who has been secretary for six years. The election marks the end of a series of lively incidents. Just after Esther Mitchell killed her brother George, who had slain "Joshua" Creffield, the Holy Roller leader, Dr. Turner was a member of the commission that found Esther in- sane. At the next meeting of the King County Medical Society, Dr. Sharpies bit terly denounced the findings of the com mission . and sharply reflected on the motives of Dr. - Turner. The latter de manded an investigation and for a time there was turmoil in the ranks of the society. Dr. Turner was persuaded to abandon his demand finally. 1 CAME TO OREGON IN 1858. lliilfi llHl HIlS 4f T MX jf i r The Late Mrs. Catherine Kerr. M'MINNVILLE, Or., July 9. (Special.) Mrs. Catherine Kerr, who died at the home of her sons in this city, July 7, was born in Mobile, Ala., 63 years ago. When a child her parents moved to Iowa and later to New York, where they boarded a steamer for California in 1853, and three years later came to St. Paul, Or. At the age of 19 the subject of this sketch was married to Samuel J. Kerr. Mr. Kerr died in 1905. She is sur vived by the following sons: Thomas Kerr, of St. Paul; John Kerr, of Aurora; James, Ed ward, Charles, Samuel and Wil liam, of McMinnville. his application would be filed well down the line, although he had paid to have it tiled first. Another candidate paid a boy $25 to have his declaration filed first and was sold out for 1150. When he protested, the boy laughed at him. The candidates are helpless, and the only one that will get a square deal, ac cording to the statements of the boys themselves is the one who pays the most. GOPHER GUN SHOOTS MAN Something Goes Wrong and Inventor Gets Charge -in Hand. SHERWOOD, Or., July 9. Chester Marten, an Easterner, iate;y arrived and temporarily making his home with his brother-in-law on the Monroe farm, six miles south of this place, accidentally snot blmsell Monday night with a go pher gun. Martell is an expert machin 1st and manufactured the gun out of a section of gas pipe, which was loaded with a shotgun shell of fine shot. Hav lng occasion to readjust the weapon af ter it had been located, he grasped the hammer with his right hand and at the same time reached out with his left for the bait, in front of the gun, when an explosion followed, the shot tearing away the tissues of three Angers at the first joint and filling the wounds with powder. The ultimate result of his in juries is conjectural, but his condition is promising. OPPOSE BURIAL AT SEA Funeral Directors Adopt Resolutions Affecting Business. M'MINNVILLE. Or., July 9. (Special.) During the session of the Oregon State Funeral Directors' Association just closed resolutions were adopted indorsing the recent action of the National associa tion in its opposition to burials at sea, and the custom of the railroad compan ies in charging double rates for the trans portation of corpses. The association was also unanimous in its action against members of the pro fession conducting burial association and resorting to - public advertisements, or private cards or handbills inviting the attention of the public to any of the wares connected with their profession. The next place of meeting will be at Seattle during the coming exposition. An attempt will be made to have the Na tional association meet at Seattle at the same time. GETTING LINE ON TRAFFIC Officers Oregon Traction Company 'Visit Weston and Vicinity. WESTON. Or.. July 9. (Special.) E. S. Isaacs. Sam Drumheller. S Baumeis ter and J. K. Smith, of Walla Walla, of fleers of the Oregon & Washington Trac tion Company, were here yesterday and toured the adjacent mountain country in automobiles. The object of their trip was to get an estimate of the probable traffic to be secured by" the proposed electric carilne for which rights of way to Wes ton have now been secured. They were accompanied by Mr. Andrews, represent ing New York capital. The visitors com mented very favorably upon the fruit and berries grown in this vicinity. ' Weston were about $1000 more than for the same month in 1907, when a corres ponding Increase was shown over 1906. During the past three years the passen ger and freight traffic at Weston has more than doubled, indicating that last Fall's Wall-street panic has had no dam aging effect upon local trade conditions. LOSES EYES; ASKS $100,000 Joseph Nalbach, of Oregon City, Files Suit Against Portland Firm. OREGON CITY, Or., July 9. (Special.) Joseph Nalbach, who several months ago sued the Pacific Hardware & Steel Com pany, of Portland, for $20,000 for the loss of his right eye and for other injuries today filed a suit In the Multnomah County Circuit Court for $100,000 stating that the sight of the left eye has been lost by reason of his Injuries. Nalbach is a Pole and understands little English, and while operating a hand crane for the company a sprocket wheel gave way and the handle of the machine struck him violently, breaking his frontal bone, frac turing his right wrist in three places and causing the loss of his right eye. FIRST ARTILLERY, 0. N. G, Astoria Company of 7 6 Men Mus tered in by General Flnzer. ASTORIA, Or., July 9. (Special.) The First Company, Coast Artillery Corps, Oregon National Guard, and the first organization of its kind on the Pacific Coast, was mustered into service here this evening with 76 members. Adjutant-General Finzer, of Portland, and First Lieutenant Richard Holman, of Salem, officiated as mustering offi cers. Charles H. Abercromble was elected as captain, and he appointed Karl Knobloch as First Lieutenant and J. O. Sutton as Second Lieutenant. The equipment for the company, including the new Springfield rifles, is to be sent from Washington. Coroners of State to Meet. HOQUIAM, Wash., July 9. (Special.) A meeting of the State Coroners Asso ciation has been called to convene in Ho aulam July 25. Requests for the enact ment of pertain desired laws and the amending of some laws now existing are the main incentives. P. L. CHERRY DIES SUDDENLY WAS BRITISH VICE-COXSVL AT ASTORIA. Born In India He Early Entered Service of England Came to Ore gon From Honolulu in 1871. ASTORIA, Or., July 9. (Special.) Peter Lacy Cherry, British Vice-Consul at this port, and one of the most widely known and highly respected men in ship ping and business circles of the Columbia River district, died at bis residence here about 7 o'clock this evening, after an ill ness of but a few hours. He arose this morning in apparent good health and spirits, but shortly before noon became ill with neuralgia, gradually - growing worse until the end came. Mr. Cherry was born at Arcot. India, February 2, 1848, and was thus 60 years of age lat the time of his death. When 6 years of age, he went to England, where he was educated, but while still a young man, he returned to India, where he en tered the civil service of the British gov ernment. Later he went to Australia and New Zealand and served for two years In the British army, being in the field during the Maori war of 1868 in New Zealand. A few years later he went to Honolulu1 and came to Oregon on the old barkentine Jane A. Fsdkenberg, 37 years ago last May. He first settled at Portland, being for a time In the employ of Henry Hewitt", but afterward came to Astoria, where he was connected with the cannery and ship ping business, until 26 years ago he en tered the British consular service, and since that time has been the representa tive of the British government in this city. He was married here to Miss Helen S. Rogers, and he left besides his widow four sons, George and Harry Cherry, of Portland; Edward Cherry, of this city, and Philip Cherry, who is a student at Pullman College. The arrangements for the funeral have not yet been perfected. BUILD LONG AUTO ROAD ' Plan to Connect Portland and Eu gene With Good Highway. Hip I SALEM, Or.. July 9. (Special.) The construction of a smooth, hard surfaced straight and even grade highway from Portland to Eugene, Is a project which the Salem Board of. Trade has under taken to promote. Last evening a com mittee was appointed with Judge John H. Scott as chairman to report upon a plan furthering the project. The idea is to make the road particularly at tractive to automobllists, thereby bring ing to this valley all the wealthy auto mobile tourists of the East, who come to the Coast. Presumably all the coun ties through which the road would pass will be asked to co-operate in con structing the highway. The road would not be for the exclusive use of automobiles, but the idea is to make it particularly satisfactory to them. 1 ART WALL PAPERS AND INTERIOR DECORATIONS Shown in the most artistic and exclusive de signs and colorings a selection of the best for eign and domestic productions. The Decorative Dept., Sixth Floor. We do the highest-class work in tinting, wood finishing and graining in connection with other deporation only. In the execution of all decorative work we employ only the most skilled workmen. Our decorator will be pleased to call and suggest artistic and practical treatment of all rooms. Phone Private Exchange 34. HyomchhtM C0MPLETE-H005E-FURni5ItERS 1 TOU STATE FISH TRAP BLOCKED Pass Old Age Pension Bill. LONDON, July 9. The House of Com mons tonight passed the third' reading of the old age pensions bill. Special sale fine shoes at Rosenthal's. Heat Does No Damage at Gervais. GERVAIS. Qr., July 9. (Special. ) The weather the past few days has bordered close upon the 100-degree mark. It is not causing any worry to the fanners, owing to its being preceded by a week of cloudy weather. Had it .not been for this the Fall sown grain, as well as the Spring grain, would not have filled satisfac torily. It now seems impossible to in jure the coming wheat crop, for grain never looked better. Rejuvin aids digestion. At all fountains. Federal Law Conflicts With Inten tion of Commission. OLYMPIA, Wash., July 9. (Special.) Efforts of the Washington Fish Commis sion to establish fish traps in the Co lumbia River to catch fish fo state hatcheries have been held up by the Federal War Department because of objection by the Gillnetters Union. In an opinion to the Fish Commissioner the Attorney -General says that under the law the state has a perfect right to ignore the War Department and proceed with its plans, but to avoid an unseemly con troversy it is edvlsed that the matter be again submitted to the representative of the War Department at Portland In an endeavor to secure a satisfactory ar- j rangement. ! Seattle Pioneer Killed, i I SEATTLE, July 9. Arthur Von Babo, 52 years old, pioneer resident of Seattle and publisher of the Seattle Pioneer Pocket Guide, was killed by a fall from the third floor of the New York block this morning. His neck was broken. A widow and family survive him. He had published the pocket guide for 17 years. BUILD DOCK AT KALAMA Northern Pacific Plans Extensive Improvements in Yards. KALAMA. Wash., July 9. (Special. ) The Northern Pacific Company will build a large dock in Kalama as soon as th double track between this town and Van couver is completed. The dock will be situated south of the depot and will be large enough to accommodate several Sea-going vessels. It is the Intention of the company to do considerable shipping from this place. Heavy improvements will also be made in the yard, including the removal of the depot to a place be low the water tank. It will also be re modeled to accommodate the increasing traffic. Roseburg Seeks Free Delivery, ROSEBURG, Or., July 9. (Special.) According to the figures of Postmaster Parks, which have Just been made public, the receipts of the Roseburg Postofflce have increased 27 per cent in two years. Roseburg is now, and has been for the past two years, in the free delivery class and an effort will now be made to have all streets and houses numbered in order that the free delivery system may be at onofl Inaugurated. Business Good at Weston. WESTON, Or. July 9. (Special.) Re ceipts for June at the O. R. & N. depot at I ' ' . - I I i ... i - - ' -