THE 3IORXIXG OREGONIAN, MOM)AY, JANUARY 25, 190H.
POPULAR COUPLE
WED Ifl BAY CITY
Judge Harry VV. Hogue and
Mrs. A. S. Norton Are
Quietly Married.
WELL KNOWN IN PORTLAND
Ofrrmony Is Not Announced hy Pair
and Wedding Comes a Sur
prise to Tlielr Many
Friends In City.
Judge Harry TV. Hogue. "on
n,trr of the local bar. and Mr.. Anas
t.:a S. Norton. proprietress of the Nnr
tnnlm Hotel, one of the leading l"""'
, hostelrie. of the city. . wer. ma, rrM
Saturday evening at the home of O.
Rlxford. IMS Tierce street San Fran
Vr Kev. George C. Adams. pastor
of the First Conventional Church The
announcement of the wedding did not
reach Portland until a telegram J.
reived yesterday morning, signed Mrs.
Harry W Hogue. While the marriage
limeys a -uprise to the wrljW
of the h.-.ppy couple. It was none the less
" Mrs.teHoue gave no Inkling of her
approaching marriage when
Portland for California several weeks
ago At the time of her departure she
announced .he was going South for a
r,.it. Judge Hogue also kept the matter
a secret and It was not nerally known
among his most intimate friends that
he even contemplated a trip to San
Francisco. He quietly dropped out of
sight several days ago and nothing was
known of the marriage until dispatch
from San Francisco confirmed the rumor
of the wedding- .
The wedding of the two Poland peo
ple was a quiet affair. Fred M. GUmore.
also well known In the city, was best
man and Mrs. W. E. Traver.. formerly
of Portland, was the matron of honor.
The bride wore a traveling gown or
rich brown material, a large picture
hat and Russian sablo furs. She carried
bride ro.es. Mrs. Travers was gowned
in green velvet, trimmed with ermine
and wore a velvet hat of the same shade
a, the dress. Little Anastasta orton
a niece of the bride, who acted as flower
girl, was attired In a gown of white
lace and wore a white picture bat. Mrs.
O P Rlxford. in whose home the cere
mony" took place, wore a gown of heavy
black satin, trimmed with white lace
Judge and Mrs. Hogue left San Fran
cisco yesterday for Del Monte, where
they will spend their honeymoon.
The announcement of the marrlnge or
Mrs. Norton and Mr. Hogue. whll i It
has been expected for some time by their
hut of friends, coming unheralded a
it did. caused no end of surprise In Port
land. Both bride and groom have a
wide circle of friends here. Mrs. Hogue.
during her 20 years' re-idence In Port
land has almost constantly conducted
fashionable hotel, and boarding-houses.
Her first large venture in this line was
when she took charge of the Norton.
The E'.ton Court was built for her and
sh remained there until the Nortonia,
now the Danmoore. was built. After
running this hotel for a couple of years.
Mrs Hogue organised the Nortonia
Hotel Company and the structure was
erected at the comer of Eleventh and
Stark streets. She is president of the
company and her husband Is vice-president
Mrs. Hogue Is an ardent lover or
horse, and Is an active member of the
Portland Hunt Club.
Judge Hogue hns made his home In
Portland for a number of years and is
equally as well known as his bride. Ha
cama to Portland when the eighties were
young and la a member of the now
Justly famous Company O. O. N. G. He
Is a practicing attorney and served as
Police Judge. He Is at present president
of the Apollo Club, a new musical or
ganisation of male voices. He was also
olo tenor at Trinity Episcopal Church
and at the First Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Hogue Is also a member of the Uni
versity Club.
Mrs. Hogue was divorced from her
former husband a number of years ago
and he is now in business in Seattle.
Mr. Hogue was also divorced several
years ago. -
PORTER BILL OPPOSED
Passage, of Measure Would Ilurt
Hood River Apple) Industry.
HOOD RIVKR. Or.. J.n. 34. (To the
palter ) We with to thank The Orfoniaa
fr.r the stand It has taken on the P"M
of the Porter bill concerning standard pack
age, grading and marketing of aPP as
exi.res.'cd In the editorial In last Thurs
day's Oregonlan.
At a nxectal meeting of our directors en
that dar. reaolutlona were passed, of which
w Inclose a copy, and aiiould ba pleased to
have theaa resolutions published at an early
''"Thre I. one very Imnortant point In
volved In this Porter bill, which eems to
have escaped the notice of the fruitgrowers
In general throughout the Northwest ter
ritory, and this is Incorporated In Section
4 pertaining to grading, aa follows: "No.
1 grade and quality atiall consist of healthy,
well-grown apples of one variety, sound, of
not less than 21, Inches In diameter, and
ef rood color for the variety; of normal
eh.t. and not less than 90 per centum free
from Klb, worm-holes, bruises and other
defects, and properly packed."
The sue mentioned. 2 i Inches In diam
eter. Is a four-tier arple. and the Hood
Ttlver Valley and other apple-growing sec
tions throuKhout the Northwest have al
ways packed perfect apples less than -'i
Inches in diameter Into 4H-tler and B-tler
Beck and labeled them "Fancy" or "N'o. 1
Orad'a." You will readily see that this pro
powJ bill wilt eliminate all 4" and -tler
aorlee from the fancy grade and class them
as second grade fruit. This would work
an incalculable hardship upon, the apple
Industry throughout tie Pacific Northwest,
as at least SS or cent of fancy fruit now
hlrred East under the No. 1 or fancy
grade. Is smaller than 21 Inches In dlam-
"wi believe the passare of the bill referred
to would be a severe blow to the apple In
dustry in the Northwest-
HOOD RIVER APPLEOROWERS" TjNTOV.
Per H. M. Huxley Manager.
RESOLUTION.
Resolved. That the Hood River Ajiple
Orowers" t'nlon representing 2.10 of the
leading applecrnwers of Hood River alley.
n,v9 most earnestly protest against the pas
rajre bv the Congress of the United States
'f a bill known as the Porter bill. H. P..
"1 oO being a bill concerning "standard
n.'rkaaes. grades and marking of apples.
for the reasons hereinafter to be stated, as
fThe"growers of Hood River Valley hare
through long, diligent and Intelligent ef
fort arrived at a aandard method of pack
ing the apples grown In this vicinity; that
th. present box used by the grwsrs In
packing and shipping said apples has been
found, through experience, to be the one
best adapted for tills purpose, and enables
the grower to maintain a uniformity and
beauty In the arranging and packing of the
fruit that cannot be had In any other sued
box or parka-; that the adoption of a box
of different dl-nenslons from that noe osea
by the fruitgrowers of Hood River alley
would entirely detroy the system of pack
ing now In general uee by saJd growers;
that It would require at least two years to
rearrange and perfect. If possible, a pack
adopted to- the !xs proposed In said kIII;
that the adoption of a box of the dimen
sions proposed In the Porter bill would cost
the growers of the Northwest over l.oou.
0 annually, by reason of the disarrange
ment of Its methods of long standing hicn
have contributed most materially to tne
high standard of Hood River apples, and by
reason of the fact that the grower would
be compelled to bear the loss of the sur
plus fruit necessary to nil the bofc as Pro
posed by the bill, without any additional
compensation. . .
That it Is Impossible for the grower to
make the apples At the box. but that tne
box must be shaped to fit the apple; that
the box In present use by the growers in
thl. valley Is the one exactly adapted to
the fruit; .that there are now two boxes
In general use by the packers and grower,
of this vicinity, one containing ca?'
Inches without sw'll In the center the
other containing 2-''0 cubic Inches without
a swell In the center; that the box of ea h
class is given one-half Inch swell on each
side, which adds 2uO cubic Inches to the
dimensions above given, and that the con
tents of each of said boxes therefore con
tain a packing area largely In excess of
the Winchester bu.h.l of 2150.4 cublo
Inches, while the box proposed by the Por
ter bill contains 254 cubic Inches.
That the grades as provided In said bill
would eliminate at least 85 per cent of the
entire crop from being classed as fancy
stock, which the markets of the world have
heretofore accepted as sucn without ques
tion, by reason of the elimination of sizes
of apples le-s than 24 Inches In diame
ter, which sixes constitute four and one-naic
and 0e-lier apples.
Be It Jurther Resolved. That a copy of
this resolution be forthwith transmitted to
the Serftltors and Representatives In Con
gress from the State of Or-gon. with the
earnest request of this association that
every honorable effort be used to defeat the
paesage of this bill. -
Adopted by the Board of Directors of
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the Hood River Applcgrowers' union. Hood
River. Or., at a special meeting. January
21. 1909.
G A. M'CURDT. President.
C, H. EPROAT. Secretary.
HEW cliTEXPlJUIIED
JUDGE M'GIXX DISCUSSES TT AT
PISOPLE'S PORCM.
He Saya Commlsjiou Plan of Mu
nicipal Government Provides for
Better Control by People.
Be-fore the People's Forum last night
in Selllngr-Hlrsch Hall, the provisions of
the, new charter were reviewed by Judge
He-nry McGinn, chairman of the Charter
Board. The speaker said that while the
new charter was not perfect, he believed
It, would meet the approval of the citizens
of the city. He announced that the Board
would soon conclude Us labors and the
results would In the near future be sub
mitted to th publio and he urged his
hearers to consider the same carefully
and thoughtfully.
"It Is your duty," said Judge McGinn,
"to understand Its contents thoroughly,
to know the Jaw under which you live.
It Is more Important in fact for you to
know something about this charter than
It Is to know about the constitution of
the United State; for that Is at 'Wash
ington, while the charter Is right here at
home.
"I am very glad that all the Commlav
sloas have been abolished, save the Park
and Library Commissions. I wish that
these too might be disposed of, but It
was finally decided that as theee two
Commissions are maintained without ex
pense to the city they could be retained.
In all other respects, however, the Mayor
and the men constituting the Commis
sion are to do all the work of this city.
We are not going to get perfect men.
The man who becomes our Mayor is
going to be, I think, as good as we are.
We will get better results by turning
things over to theso men and we can
tell them that If their administration Is
not satisfactory they will have to answer
to the people.
"Salaries are going to be pretty high.
I for one shall not object to -that. Men
who are holding responsible positions
should be paid good salaries. They
should, however, devote tlielr whole time
to the city's business. They should have
no other Interests. We hopo to have the
charter completed in a few days. You
all should consider it carefully. The day
of the one-man power is gone. This is
to be the people's charter. If It is not
satisfactory, let us make it satisfactory,
If It la not Just what you want vote it
down and we will continue under our
prese.nt charter until we find a better one.
The trouble has been that we have
had some one who knew more about
municipal administration than we did.
There should be an end to this. I know
of no man who has labored on the
charter w ho has rot done so disinter
estedly. He has had the welfare of the
city at heart forgotting his own business,
overlooking his own welfare. I am in
favor of the Commission system; I be
lieve In placing the power In the hands
of strong men and having the power near
to the people."
Following Judge McGinn's address,
questions wtre offered regarding various
matters pertaining to the new charter.
K. R. Duntway asked if the charter
could be adopted In rart. or If it must
be adopted as a whole. Judge McGinn
replied that this question had not been
considered by the Board. He thanked
Mr. Duniwsy for presenting the matter
and suggested that It be submitted to the
Board In writing. In answering other
queries. Judge McGinn advised that it
was the aim to do away with party tags
and prejudices In selecting men for the
Commission, that a man's qualifications
only were to be considered.
Oregon People In Chicago.
CHICAGO, Jan. 24. (Special.) Oregon
people registered at Chicago hotels today
a. follows:
From La Grande, Or. A. C. Sheldon, at
the Auditorium Annex; J. B. Green, at
the Stratford; A. R. Hunter, at the Great
Northern.
Change In Spokane Service.
Commencing Sunday. January 14. O. R.
A a. train 4. known as the "Spokane
Flyer" will leave Portland at 7:30 P. M.
arriving at Spokane 9:30 A. M. Train S,
known as the "Portland Flyer" will leave
Spokane at 7:30 P. M., as at present, ar
riving Portland 9:S0 A- M.
Double-sole s'hoes keep your feet dry.
Special sal prices at Rosenthal's.
'FEWER HOMICIDES;
M0HECQNVIGTI0N5
' Fifty-itwo Murders Committed
! in 18 Oregon Counties
During 1908.
FOUR LESS THAN IN 1907
i
! Multnomah's Crlminnl Hecord, IIow-
ever, Nearly Doubles, This Coun
( ty Keoordlng 25 Killings With
I Three First-Degree Verdicts.
HOMICIDE RECORD FOR 190.
Number of slain ' 33
Convicted of first-decree murder. . 6
t'onvirted of second-decree murder 3
Convicted of manslaughter T
Acquitted 8
Slayers-committed suicide 4
Not apprehended ....12
Cases awaiting; trial T
Accidental and Justifiable 2
Acquitted for delinquency 1
Oregon's criminal record for the year
1908 did not equal that of the preced
ing year by four murders. For the 12
months ending December 31 last, accord
ing to statistics gathered by The Ore
gonlan, 52 murders were committed In
the state as against 58 for the year 1907.
While the figures do not show a sinfile
legal execution, an increased activity on
the part of the courts ie apparent.
During the 12 months there havs been
six convictions for first 'degree murder,
five for second degree, and seven for
manslaughter. Eight were acquitted, as
a rule, on the grounds of self-defense.
Five slayers committed suicide after
perpetrating their crimes. 12 murderers
have not been apprehended, and seven
are awaiting trial. Of the 52 homicides,
two were held to be accidental or Justi
fiable. One 12-year-old lad, C. J. Reid,
who murdered George F. De Mars on the
Lewis and Clark Exposition grounds in
this city, was held unaccountable for his
crime by reason of his dellnqulncy. The
62 murders were committed In 18 counties,
the other 16 counties reporting no homi
cides for the year.
Six Sentenced to Gallows.
Not only do the figures show a less
number of murders for 1908 than for the
year before, but In the same length of
time six convictions In one. of the three
degrees of murder have been gained in
the courts as against one In 1907. Not
a single first-degree murder verdict was
secured In the state in 1907 for the W
homicides.
Last year six murderers were convicted
and sentenced to be hanged. Only two
murderers were convicted of second
degree murder In 1907 while these verdicts
last year were returned against five de
fendants. Seven Indicted murderers last
year were found guilty of manslaughter
as against a record of only a single such
a conviction for 1907. At the close of 1907,
13 murder cases were awaiting trial while
on December 31, last, there were only
seven such cases pending In the courts
of the 34 counties of the state.
Of the 52 murders committed In 1908,
38 were executed with firearms. Nine of
the victims were either stabbed or beaten
to death and five died from the effects of
unlawful operations. Eleven of the mur
ders were committed when one or both
of the parties were under the Influence
of liquor. Of the seven defendants await
ing trial on murder charges, three will
rely on self-defense for their acquittal.
Counties Reporting: Xo Homicides.
The 16 counties In which murders were
not committed ditrine 1908 were: Benton,
Clatsop, Crook, Douglas, Gilliam, Grant,
Hood River, Jackson, Linn, Morrow,"
Polk, Sherman, Tillamook, Wallowa,
Wheeler and Yamhill. Outside of Mult
nomah County, Umatilla leads with a
total of four murders.'
Multnomah nearly doubled her criminal
record. During 1907 a total of IS murders
were committed In this county, while In
the year 1908 the number of these crimes
reachefl 25. Of the six convictions in the
state for first-degree murder, three were
secured In the Circuit Court for this
county. Of the 25 Multnomah County
homicides, nine of the murderers have not
been apprehended. Aside from the three
first-degree convictions, two were acquit
ted for self-defense, one was acquitted
because of delinquency, one is pending In
the courts, two were convicted for second
degree murder and four for manslaughter.
Two of the murderers committed suicide
after perpetrating their crimes. Sixteen
of the 25 victims were killed with fire
arms, our were stabbed fatally or beaten
to death, and five came to their death as
the consequence of unlawful operations.
Trials for Old Crimes.
During the yeRr lfot a number of trials
were held of persons for murders com
mitted the preceding year. In Wasco
County. Kdward Gosson. who shot and
killed Ernest BonomI, In August. 1907,
pleaded inoanlty a. a defence and was
sentenced to 20 years In prison. In the
same county another man Indicted for
murder pleaded guilty to manslaughter
and received a penitentiary sentence.
Six men were tried In Clackamas CViuntv
for the murder of a Hindu at Barton. J.
f. Dickenson and his son. William, were
convicted of second-degree murder, and
were sentenced to life Imprisonment, while
Walter St. Clair, another of the defend
ants, was sentenced to 10 years. The
other three defendants. John Riley. Enrl
Ransler and John Dickenson, were pa
roled. In Morrow County, two were convicted
of second-deeree murder. At the March
term. 39o,. of the Jackson County Circuit
Court. C. W. Waldsworth and his son,
Norman, were convicted of second-degree
murder for killing James Mankln the pre
ceding December. They were both given
life sentences In the State Penitentiary.
Beginning with Multnomah, a brief rec
ord of the 52 murders committed in the
etate during 19o8 follows:
Baker Coonty.
BAKER CITT, Or.. Jan. 24. (Special.)
Only one murder case darkened the rec
ords of Baker County's Circuit Court dur
ing 1908. It was that of the State of Ore
gon vs. D. R. Trapp. who killed "Slim"
Jasperson at Huntington, last August. He
was charged with murder In the first
decree nd convicted of murder in the
second degree. Trapp Is now serving his
lifetime sentence at Salem, although his
case is on appeal to the Supreme Court.
Trapp was sentenced October 10. 1908
Clackamas Connty.
OREGON CITT, Or.. Jan. 24. 'Spe
cial.) One homicide occurred In Clackamas
Countv In 1908. Last July Math JancigaJ,
an Austrian, murdered Mary Smrekar, the
lH-year-old daughter of John Smrekar.
JanclgaJ was Infatuated with the girl,
but her parents frowned upon his atten
tions because of his dissolute habits. Jan
cigaj was tried at the November term of
the Circuit Court, and convicted of mur
der In the first degree. Ha was sentenced
to be hanged January 8, 1909, but the case .
is now on appeal to the Supreme Court.
Walter SL Clair, John Riley, Earl Ran- .
slcr. J. M. Dickenson and his two sons,
John and William Dickenson, were tried I
last April for the . murder oi nmumi
Singh, a Hindu, at Boring. In October.
1907 Dickenson and his son William were
sentenced to the Penitentiary for life, and
St. Clair was sentenced to serve ten years.
The other boys were paroled.
Coos and Curry.
MAR9HFIELD, Or., Jan. 21. (Special.)
Two murders wcra committed In Coos
County during the year 1908. In each
case a woman was the victim at the
hands of a man.
Early in the year Jack Grills, a young
mechanic and member of a good family,
shot and killed Miss Ora Reby. beauti
ful and about 18 years old, and then
killed himself.
On May 9. Holland Anderson, a bar
tender, shot and killed Mrs. E. S. Gordn,
a woman who was known well In Ore
gon and California for various adven
tures and who has recently been men
tioned in connection with the arrest of
Frank Jennings charged with selling
"green goods" at Grants Pass.
Anderson was tried and sentenced to five
years In the penitentiary.
There were no murders in Curry County
during the year 1908. One tragedy oc
curred there. A. Helming, a dealer In
hides and residing In Marshfleld. was
shot and killed while hunting by a man
named Reynolds, a commercial traveler
and friend of the family. The shooting
was accidental.
Tlamey County.
BURNS. Or., Jan. 24. (Special.)-Thcre
was but one Instance of the taking of
human llfo In Harney County during
1908. In a quarrel in a sheep camp on
Stein's Mountain during the first week
In September. John C. Medltn shot and
killed Lorenzo P. Ramos and was im
mediately afterward placed under arrest
for the crime. He was Indicted by the
grand Jury in October, but a continuance
of the trial was obtained and the case
will be heard In April this year.
Josephine County.
GRANTS PASS, Or., Jan. 24. (Special.)
Josephine County has a record of one
person being murdered during the year
1908, which occurred on December 4, In
this city when Will Mack, a day laborer,
walked Into the soft drink establishment
of Miles Carter, and deliberately drew
his -pistol and shot Carter through the
body upon the latter refusing him liquor
to drink. Mack waived preliminary ex
amination and upon a trial being held
early this month was convicted of second-degree
murder.
Klamath County. .
KLAMATH FALS, Or., Jan. 24. (Spe
cial.) There was one homicide In Klam
ath County during 1908 of which any
legal history has been written, although
several disappearances have been re
ported that may yet develop to have
been homicides. Near Yainax, on the
Klamath Indian Reservation, a horse
buyer by the name of Syd Jacobs was
killed on or about August 26, by William
Barclay, an Indian, who was appre
hended immediately after finding of the
body of the victim, through the confes
sion of an aged uncle of the man charged
with the crime, who had been compelled
by Barclay -to assist In concealment of
the body. Barclay was taken Into cus
tody by the Federal authorities and Is
held In Jail at Portland awaiting trial.
Lake County.
LAKE VIEW, Or., Jan. 24. (Special.)
Only one. homicide was committed In
Lake County during the year l'JOS. On
the 20th day of November Robert Mc
Culley, of the firm of McCulley Bros.,
prosperous sheepmen of this county, shot
and Instantly killed C. M. Finaucane,
also a sheepman.
The trial will be heard at the May
term of court. McCulley having been ad
mitted to no.OOO ball.
Lane County.
EUGENE, Or., Jan. 24. (Special.)
During the month of October. Merl
Tabor shot and killed Harry Stuckey
while the latter was crossing Tabor's
farm. The shooting resulted from a
quarrel that followed the action of
Tabor In appearing as a witness against
Stuckey. who had threatened the life of
G. W. Stenhauer. and was placed under
bonds to keep the peace. At the trial,
Tabor pleaded self-defense and was ac
quitted, s
Lincoln County.
TOLEDO. Or., Jan. 24. (Special.) Two
murders were committed In Lincoln
Countv during the year 1908. The first
was committed at Slletz Agency, when
Larkey Logan, an Indian, stabbed and
killed William Gamier. Indian, In a
TABLE SHOWING HOMICIDES OF 1908
IN OREGON, WITH STATUS OF
EACH CASE.
;S Conv.,
Acq.
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sis
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COUNTIES.
Baker
Clackamas
Columbia.
Coos
Curry
Harney
Josephine .
Klamath ...
Ijike
Lane
Lincoln ....
Malheur ...
Marion ....
Multnomah
Umatilla
Union
Wasco
Washington
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drunken row. Logan was tried before
United States Commissioner C. H. Gard
ner, at Toledo, and bound over to the
Federal grand Jury at Portland. He was
later convicted, and la now serving a
two years' sentence at the Government
prison at McNeil Island.
On the night of July 23. Claybourne
White, an Indian, was murdered, the
body being found In the road where the
murder was committed the following
morning. Suspicion was laid on Carl
Lopsdon. Homer Evans and Pete Mug
gins, all Indians, who were known to
have been with young White the night
of the murder. Logsdon was tried in
United States Commissioner Gardner's
court at Toledo, and was bound over to
the Federal grand Jury. He Is now In
prison at Portland awaiting trial. Mug
gins and Evans were placed until $1000
bonds each to appear as witnesses In the
cal. Malheur County.
VALE, Or., Jan. 24. (Special.) Dur
ing the year 1908 there were three homi
cides committed In Malheur County and
one conviction obtained for murder In
the second degree. Dave Wisener, an
old rancher of Junctura. shot his part
ner. Ben Dull, following a quarrel over
some harness. Wisener, on the advice
of his attorney. Judge Webster, of Port
land, pleaded guilty to murder In the
second degree, and the plea was accept
ed by the District Attorney. Wisener
was sentenced to life Imprisonment at
the Fall tesm of the Circuit Court. L.
N. Silvle killed SI Lee with a knife at
Jordan Valley after quarreling over a
game of cards. He was charged with
STRONGER THAN CARLSBAD
Minerals That Maintained Health Fame of German Resort
for Centuries Are Found in Greater Strength at
SOAP LAKE, WASHINGTON
And With These Are Other Elements Nature Has CombinedThem
in a Salt That Supplies a Hungry Need of the Human Body.
From time immemorial, human beings and animals prompted by cravings of
their own bodies and guided by instinct have visited mineral sprnp and lakes to
drink and bathe in the health-restoring waters. Some of these have been more eflica
cious and curative than others. None has attained greajer fame than Carlsbad,
from the days of Rome the resort of health-seeking Europe the miracle-working wa
ters that have renewed life and vitality to the greatest characters of history, as well
as to the multitude. ,. , ,
The fame of Carlsbad is now about to be eclipsed. There is a marvellous body
of water in Douglas County, Washington, a lake toward which for centuries and
ages have been worn by furry paws of animals and moceasmed feet of red men,
paths so deep and smooth that they attest eloquently, though mutely, the unnum
bered throngs' which threaded them through vast periods of time. The properties ot
this lake have only recently become known to white men.
WIND BLOWS A LATHER
When the wind blows across this lake a lather is whipped on the surface and U
'swept onto the shore. For ages this lather has crystallized into salt a soap-like salt
-of intense curative properties. These salts have been gathered and placed on the
market, since which time thousands and thousands have used and been benefited by
theTheir effect on the human system is like sprinkling water on a dry lawn. The
Soap Lake Salts supply a human need. Applied externally - and internally, they
soothe the surface, blend with the blood, dissove and neutralize poisons, and satisfy
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manslaughter, but was acquitted by
jury, the plea of self-defense succee ding.
John Brown killed Bill Wrfojn at Iron
side, but the grand jury declined to re
turn a bill against Brown, who testified
that his victim had been guilty of mis
conduct with Brown's young daughter.
Marlon County.
SALEM. Jan. 24.-(SpeclH.l.)-Only one
homid. has occurred in Marion County
in the past year. C. T. Tlmmons, a
plasterer, killed his wife with an ax In
their rooms in a lodging-house on Oc
tober 20. Tlmmons was Jealous of flis
wife and wrongfully accused her of re
ceiving the attentions of other men.
WhVle under the Influence of Honor they
frequently quarreled and after one such
quaere" he slew her ae she lay In bed
He cut a gash in his own throat, but
medical treatment aaved his life. He
ST not recover In time to be tried in
November and his case was tried I Janu
ary U. when Tlmmons was convicted of
first degree murder and sentenced to be
hanged.
Morrow County.
HEPPNER, Or.. Jan. 24. (Special.)
There were no homicides in Morrow
County to 1908. but Dan P. Doherty was
tried and convicted last June of second
degree for murder of Oscar Allen at Lex
tojton. Doherty appealed the case to
the Supreme Court, and the lower court
was sustained by the Supreme Court at
Pendleton In November.
Webb McCaslin was tried at the same
term of court with Doherty for the mur
der of E. F. Seaspell. He. was convicted
of second degree murder and was sen
tenced for life. He killed Seaspell In
Heppner in October. Seaspell was tak tog
McCaslin out to work on a threshing
machine. The murder was committed
for robbery.
Multnomah Connty.
January 6-Ludwig C. Ruhl. nlghtwatch
. x?ta lnriirinsr-house. wae
man in a - .
murdered by Claud Edmunds, colored, who
has not been apprenenoeu. "
stabbed and beaten with some missile.
February 2 While resisting two high
waymen near Crystal Springs farm. Au
gust Schaffer was fatally shot. His mur
derers have not been apprehended.
February 12 As a practical Joke, John
G Wetle attempted to hold up his inti
mate friend. Fred D. Hepner, member
of the Police Department, and was shot
and Instantly killed. Hepner was acquit
ted by the Coroner's Jury.
March 1 Nathan H. Sultter, also a
member of the Pollco Department, shot
and killed Henry Schaffer at the toner's
home In Albina, because Schaffer resisted
arrest for disorderly conduct. Sultter was
acquitted.
March 8 Lee Tai Hoy was murdered on
Pine street by members of a rival tong.
Lem Woon and Tee Geung were subse
quently arrested as suspects. Woon was
convicted of first-degree murder and sen
tenced to be hanged. Geung" trial Is
pending.
March 80 Mabel Wlrti died from the
effects of mercurial poisoning. Her
fiance. Dr. G. B. Whitney, of Forest
Grove, was arrested, charged with the
crime. He was tried and convicted of
manslaughter. His case Is now on appeal
to the Supreme Court.
April 1 Addle B. Howes died In this
city as the result of a criminal operation.
The mal-practitioner has not been appre
hended. May 1 Nathan Wolff. Jeweler, brutally
murdered to his First-street store. Ed
ward Martin was arrested and convicted
of manslaughter and sentenced to 15 years
In the Penitentiary. He has appealed his
cetie.
May 13 Hyman Neuman, a Front-street
second-hand dealer, was brutally mur
dered to his store. For the crime Jack
LaRose was arrested and convicted of
second-degree murder.
May 24 Dalsle HIckey, an employe In
the Golden Eagle lodging-house, was shot
and killed by her discarded lover. J. Ed
ward Blum, who committed eulclde.
June 13 Vlncenxo DeSantls was shot and
killed at an Italian family party by An
Seattle, Wash.
Address, Portland Office, 270 Stark Street.
tonio PetrasfiO, who has been convicted
of manslaughter.
July 21 Delmar Peterkin and Mrs. Dolly
Schacht were fatally shot in a Third
street rooming-house by Davie Conelll,
who afterwards suicided.
July 20 Stella M. Bennett died from the
effects of a criminal operation for which
Dr. J. S. Courtney was arrested. . This
case is still pending- In the courts.
August 4 George F. Demars was shot
and killed by C. J. Reid. a 12-year-old
lad, who has been adjudged a delinquent
and sent to relatives In the East.
September 4 Mrs. Beanie Crlppin died
from the effects of a criminal operation.
The person responsible for her death has
not been arrested.
September 11 Fred Holark. bartender
at Twenty-fourth and Nicolal streets, was
shot and killed by Matt Johnson. John
son and his son were tried for the mur
der. The father was convicted of second
degree murder and the son .was acquitted.
September 22 As the result of a trivial
quarrel over the care of their horses,
Caspar Bllckenstufer seized a stick of
wood and beat his friend, Charles HeK
burn, to death. Bllckenstufer was con
victed of manslaughter.
September 25 3am S. Young, a member
of the Police Department, was shot and
Instantly killed In a saloon at Sellwood.
The murderer is still at large.
September 27 Lem Kip. one of the wit
nesses for the prosecution against Lem
Woon, was shot and killed, presumably
by highbinders. The murderers have not
been caught.
October SO Horry T. Butterworth, a St.
John Jeweler, was shot and killed at the
entrance of his home. The murderer has
not been captured.
October 2G-Pearl Lamb died as a result
of a criminal operation. No arrests have
been made.
November 17 Harry Kenny shot and
killed by his former employer, Harry
Daley. Daley has been convicted of first
degree murder, and sentenced to be
hanged. He has taken an appeal.
November IS M. C. Rasmussen mur
dered aboard the steam schooner Wash
ington. In the Portland harbor. The mur
derer has not been taken into custodv.
November 28 Ralph B. Fisher murdered
In his office in the Mohawk building by
James A. Finch. Finch was tried and
convicted in the first degree and sen
tenced to be hanged. He has taken an
appeal.
Umatilla County.
PENDLETON, Or., Jan. 24. (Special.)
Four homicides without a murder trial
is Umatilla County's record for the year
1908. One man Is in Jail, however, and
may' yet be brought to trial.
The first murder of the year occurred
at Echo. July 23. when Grover Stoffle
killed Elza Kennlson. his 17-year-old
sweetheart, when she rejected him for
a former lover. Stoffle. almost immedi
ately ended his own life by hanging.
Another killing took place at Hermls
ton, October 15, when two nesroes en
gaped In a quarrel and fist-fight, which
ended with Jerry Brooks shooting George
Jackson several times with a revolver.
Jackson was brought to the hospital in
this city but soon died of his wounds.
Brooks is now lodged In the Umatilla
County Jail and will probably bo in
dicted and tried at the present term of
to the last homicide, however,
a small band of Sioux Indians who were
here with the Sells-Floto shows, went
"out for a time" with some fellow reds
from the Umatilla reservation and be
came Involved to an altercation with
whites or Indians or both and two of
them received Injuries from which they
died. One lived until the circus readied
Walla Walla, while the other died at
Spokane. No arrests were made In this
connection.
Union County.
LA GRANDE, Or., Jan. 21 (Spclal.)
There were but two homicides in Union
County during the past year and in both
instances the murderers were acquitted
on the ground of self-defense. The mur
ders in question were the shooting of a
blacksmith In a dispute with a miner
from Baker County early in January, 1!S.
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Portland, Oregon.
The second murder, which occurred last
Fall, was the killing of a neero sheep
henler named Johnson, near Telocaset,
by his employer, a man by the name of
Moore. Ho was acquitted by the Cor
oner's Jury.
Vnsco County.
THE DALLES, Or., Jan. 24. (Special.)
Alec Dalrymplo killed Lee Putnam In
a quarrel over DO cents in tills city Junn
12, 190S. Dairymple struck his victim in
the neck with a rock, breaking the spinal
cord. He was convicted of manslaughter
Thursday, November 19, and sentenced to
one yeVir in state's prison November 25.
The case was appealed and Dairymple is
at liberty under bond, pending decision
of the higher court. .
Andrew A. Wilcox, a bartender, was
stabbed to death by Joseph Shoughnessy
in the Bam saloon In The Dalles on
the night of October 1, 1903. in a quarrel
over a dog owned by Shoughnessy. De
fendant was acquitted by a Jury to Cir
cuit Court 12 days later on the plea of
self-defense.
M'nsliliifrton County.
HILLS BORO. Or., Jan. 24. (Special.)
One murder trial marks the criminal an
nals of Washington County for the year
1908. Walter Montgomery Johnson, aged
2X years, and a resident of Portland,
killed Elmer Perdue in the early morn
ing of July 4, in a deserted cabin, near
Timber, North Washington County, and
robbed the body of $140 In cash and a
watch. He was at once suspicioned of
the crime, as he had been locating men
on alleged timber claims for some weeks
prior the killing. He was arrested ir
Portland, and confessed to tho murder,
but ever held to the statement that h
killed in self-defense, after a quarrel, in
which Perdue reached for his gun, saying
"I'll get you." Johnson was tried at th
December trm of Circuit Court, and
notwithstanding he had able counsel, who
made the most of the self-defense plea,
the contention being that Johnson's rob
bery of the dead man was committed,
when the slayer was chaotic and under
stress, Johnson was convicted of murder
in the first degree, the Jury taking but
two ballots. He was Immediately sen-
tenced to be hanged, the date of the ex
ecution being set by Judge McBride to
take place on Friday, February 6.
Early last Summer Quong Lee, a Forest
Grove Chinaman shot and killed Clyde
Wilson, a roistering young man of 23
years. Wilson was drinking, and accord
ing to the Chinaman's story, tried to
break into his laundry, when the laundry
man shot through the door, killing ttie
lad almost Instantly. The prosecuting
attorney evidently concludes there is not
a very strong case against the defendant,
for he is out on $1000 ball. By many it
is believed to have been justiciable homi
cide. ODDFELLOWS ARE TO BUILD
Building Operations In McMlnnvlIlo
Pgomlse to Make Ttcoord.
M'MINNVILLE, Or.. Jan. 24. (Special.)
The membership of Occidental Lodge
No. 30. Independent Order of Oddfellows,
of this city, at last night's meeting de
cided upon the erection of a new, mod
ern building upon their gTound at the
corner of Third and F streets, compris
ing 80x100 feet. The new building will
occupy the entire area, and is to be con
structed according to plans hereafter t
be adopted by the organization, and is
limited In cost to $23,000.
A building committee of seven members
was appointed, of which Judge William
Galloway is chairman, whose duties will
be In part to receive plans and speci
fications for the building, devise sources
of revenue for Its erection, and receive
the applications of perspective tenants
for the ground floor. This, with the pro
posed new $10,000 building for the First
Presbyterian Church society of this city,
starts the McMlnnvIlle building record
for 1909, which promises to be an ctive
one.