THE MORNING ORKGOXIAX. LEW1ST0N GREETS I INLAND STEAMER Open River Boat Reaches Idaho City With First Load of Freight. ACCORDED WARM'WELCOME Captain Kigs' Vessel Climbs Texas Rapids "Without a Iine, and . Establishes Sew Trans - portatlon System. LEWISTON, Idaho. March 14. (Spe cial.) Lewiston today became a port of entry for the Open River Transpor tation Company's boats, service being Inaugurated at 3:30 this afternoon when the snug little steamer Inland Kmpire glided into the harbor watched by a crowd of 5000 people which gave three cheers and a tiger as the deck hands made the line fast and brought the boat to anchor. Captain Arthur Kiggs brought the boat into port promptly on -time, but he could easily have reached Lewiston last night, as he tied up to "kill time" in order to ar rive at a propitious moment. Laden with 35 tons of freight, which is less than one-fifth of its capacity, the boat rode high on the waters of the Snake. It ploughed through the swift and shallow rapids with scarcely per ceptible slackening of speed and' dem onstrated beyond quibble that the Snake River can be navigated from Lewiston to where it flows Into the Columbia. Captata Rlgg-s Is Happy Man. It was a gala day and crowds of sightseers lined the river banks and stood on the bluffs, watching the first thin ring of smoke which showed above the hills 15 minutes before the steamer rounded the point and came in full view. With her deep chime whistle sounding, the Inland Kmpire passed the Harriman line steamer Spokane which took up the vibrant cal arousing the Harriman boat Lewiston, lying at the docks. The Lewiston military band played a nautical air. Captain Riggs stood beside his chief engineer and modestly received compli ments showered upon him. radiantly happy when someone spoke of the well built steamer which "can climb Texas Kaplds without a line." Captain Gray, a grizzled veteran of 47 years' river experience, piloted the boat from. Celilo, pointing out reefs and shoais to Captains Riggs and Spin ner, who were less acquainted with the channel than Captain Gray, who brought the steamer Norma to Lewis ton from Huntington 14 years ago, a feat never equalled in Northwestern inland waters. Hearty Greeting for Crew. "With hearty handshakes the recep tion committee, headed by Mayor Henry Heitfleld, greeted the officials of the boat line, and every member of the crew which brought the boat suc cessfully to its moorings in the Snake River harbor. Dorsey B. Smith, traf fic manager of the line, was perhaps the happiest man in Lewiston today, but Marcus A. Means, chairman of the local Open River committee, shared honors with him. Merchants and jobbers boarded the boat and looked through the hold at piles of freight, much of which was brought here at a saving of almost 60 per cent. The boat goes Into regular weeekly service, and it is the fond hope of Dorsey B. Smith that a sister ship will be in operation next year. Captain Riggs believes he will stem the rapids dnring any ordinary stage of low water, and scorned the suggestion that he could line the rapids If necessary. With the exception of the 15 miles of obstruction at Celilo, through-water transportation has been secured with Its consequent low freight rates for Lewiston and Inland Empire jobbers and merchants. Clubs to Celebrate Today. Deckhands will unload the cargo to morrow In order that the steamer can make the trip to Asotin tomorrow with the visiting delegates to the Federated Commercial Club as guests. President E. H. Kilham, of the Commercial Club, stated this evening that everything was in readiness for .the celebration, and delegates began arriving on late trains this evening. From 100 to 150 are expected when President. "Warren, of Leary Commercial Club, calls the meeting to order in the morning. After a brief session the association will adjourn until 4 o'clock, most of the delegates going to Asotin. The club will be organized tomorrow afternoon, when a systematic co-ordinate centralized plan of boosting for Northern Idaho will be adopted. KLEIN VERDICT REACHED (Continued from First Page.) and even though men cannot under stand that I used the closed knife for an effect only, and not with a desire to harm those women, yet I considered at that time that my life was endangered, and as in a flash -I conceived that at the sight of a closed knife those three women would leave clear for me the road to liberty an(J freedom. Detected Warning of Crisis. "Underneath the demeanor of these women 1 detected, as a result of my ex tensive psychological research, ominous vibrations of emotion which warned me Chat a crisis was at hand. "I must and will tell the truth in re gard to this. Perhaps the ordinary mind cannot understand the scientific meaning of my words, but I swear to you that vibration eyes from all parts of the world where my nerve centers are stationed are watching me in per fect touch and harmony with my thought and action. I cannot depart from the truth In one lota, for if I were to, the pressure of my own mental self within myself would cause me to fall so completely that all would be lost. Tou tell me that I speak and con verse too rapidly. "When conversing with my psychological associates at my stations I must speak rapidly to them because they with their science sense' and understand my sayings almost be fore I can articulate." Mrs. Vernon Improves. The condition of Mrs. J. Vernon, who was Injured Saturday by being clawed by a leopard, Is much improved, and the physicians at the Good Samaritan Hospital advise that she will be able to leave there In a few days. It was found necessary to take 16 or 17 stitches to sew up the wound made by tho animal. Mrs. Vernon's face will be permanently scarred. Mrs. Vernon, who feae been appearing witli her h.ul band in an act at the Orpheum. was visiting the "Winter quarters of Barnes' trained animal show, at the Lewis and Clark Fairgrounds. ' The accident occured while she was standing near a cased J leopard, the animal thrusting its paw through the bars and striking Mrs. Vernon on the cheek- BAKER THRESHERS ELECT Eight-Hour Law "Will Become Is sue Among Employes. BAKER CITY. Or.. March 14. (Spe cial.) At a meeting of the threshers of Baker County In this city Saturday the following officers were elected: I.ee Steward, Baker City, president; Tom Taggart, Baker City, vice-president; A. A. Fidler, Haines, secretary. Phillip Bates, of Portjand, addressed the meeting. He stated that the thresh ing industry represents $3,000,000 of Oregon capital and is the largest busi ness in the state without a head. An eight-hour law is agitated bv the ranchers, as is tho employer's liability law. and a law governing the engineers who are employes on the engines. The threshers report a great increase in wheat land in Baker County this REPORTS RAPID PROGRESS OK PYT1IIAX SISTERS I1V THIS STATE. t ' , f Mrs. Margaret Sloeam, of Union, Grand Chief of Order. The present grand chief of the Pythian Sisters of Oregon, Mrs. Margaret Slocum. of Union, who is visiting subordinate lodges throughout the state, was the guest recently of Mr. and Mrs. George "W. Turner, of Portland. Mrs. Slocum delivered an address at Pythian Castle to Orphia Temple, congratulating the tem ple on its work, and reporting the temples throughout the state in a flourishing c o n d it i o n. Former past grand chiefs present were Mrs. Laura Hooghkerk, of Rainier, and Mrs. Miriam Brooks and Mrs. Nora W. Barnett, of Portland. year owing to the erection of a flour ing mill In Baker City. Stout & Son, of Paoli, Ind., have contracted to build a modern flour mill of 200 barrels capacity in this city, and have already purchased the ground on which the mill will be built. CASE AGAINST WEST FALLS Ex-Treasurer of Wahkiakum County Makes Up Alleged Shortage. CATHLA MET, "Wash.. March 14. (Spe cial.) Next to the Peacock manslaughter case, the ones which-attracted the most interest at- the recent term of Superior Court were the two Informations against ex-Treasurer David "West, charging un lawful use of county funds. After review ing the charges County Attorney Frank Olson requested the dismissal of the cases because of the absence of criminal Intent and because defendant had paid to the county the amount of shortage claimed. In this view, Superior Judge A. E. Rice full concurred, and defendant was . dis charged, much to the gratification of his hundreds of friends who rejoice that the violation of a technicality was not used to disgrace an honored man. Held to Answer Assault Charge. MARSHFIELD, Or., March 14. (Spe cial.) "W. F. Bowran and Ray Bowran, charged with assault on Jack Hawkins in the Ten-Mile district, have been held to await the action of the grand jury. It is alleged that Hawkins was struck in the head with a hoe and is no In a critical condtion. Two Sentenced at Pendleton. PENDLETON. Or., March 14. (Special.) Ten years in the penitentiary was the sentence imposed upon Joe Parr by Cir cuit Judge Bean for the robbery of Peter "Wiilox, In the former's near-beer resort last October, Sam Gaston, jointly con victed with Parr on a holuup charge, was given a six-year term. Aged 80, He Ends Own Life. COLFAX, Wash., March 14. Death came Friday to S. D. McNeal, aged SO years, -who attempted suicide Monday at Palouss by hacking his throat with a razor and shooting himself with a re volver. He leaves a wife, who shared his joys and- woes 67 years. ' " ' i ? i If i 1 f ' t 4 ' t-H'-tetotWj&Z J M'MINNVILLE COLLEGE DEBATERS WHO WILL MEET if A A . - W -'"' t I i " "V-5' -i"."i : Joseph Richardson, Leader. ' - rrtd Hart. a MMINNVILLE, Or March 14. (Special.) Friday. April 9. McMlnnville College debating team will t Tt??tl Kie".hrithe Sht,m?,1.nship of the 0reson Deb"ng League. Albany has alfeady defeat- d the State Normal School, and McMlnnville has been equally successful with Pacific Coller Jr.h t Richardson, of Portland. I- leader Fred Hart, of Tacoma. are the other head of the department of Lngllsh ih .-in TnVh , i. lteso,vert- T"t tne united States should Albany will support the affirmative, ajid McMlnnville the negative. PUT DOUGHNEY DEAD Heart Failure Takes Well Known Mountain Character. KEPT SUMMIT . R0ADH0USE Travelers to Tillamook by Mountain Koute AH Knew Man Who Ilvecl Alone I'onr Thousand I'ect Above Sea Level. TILLAMOOK, Or.. March 14. (Spe cial.) Pat Doughney was found dead in the road opposite the Summit House this afternoon. He was an old - resi dent of this county and was a well known character at the Summit House.' Heart failure Is supposed to have been the cause of death. Ho was aBout 70 years old. For many years Pat Doughney had kept the Summit House, where he died, a way place on the North Tamhlll Tillamook toll-road. 4700 feet above sea level. It was the only human habi tation between Sampson's Mill, on tho Yamhill side, and Trask. on the Tilla mook side, a stretch of 25 miles of the wildest kind of mountain road. Tear after year Douglihey lived there alone, and for weeks at a time the only face he would see was that of the mail carrier who passed twice a day. In Winter the snow often reached up to the eaves of the house, and sometimes the road would be blockaded for sev eral days or weeks, even the mall carrier and his pack horses failing to get through. Doughney. kept good supplies of pro visions on hand for these occasions, and In his younger days hunted enough to have venison when he need ed it. In Summer the mall company oper ated a stage and carried passengers, and many campers bound for the Tillamook beaches passed over the toll - road. "Wayfarers always found Doughney a genial host, and in this way he became known to hundreds of people. There is scarcely a traveling; salesman on the Pacific Coast who "made" Tillamook that did not know Pat Doughney. Pat was not averse to taking a bit of the potheen on occa sion, and travelers who knew him generally saw to It that he had enough on hand for an occasional nip. When Doughney first went to live at the Summit House he owned a dog. But the dog aged faster that did Pat. and finally died. After a time one of the hermit's waggish friends sent him a pig for company. The pig got lone some and squealed so continually that Pat couldn't sleep, so he shot the young porker. Since the railroad will be carrying passengers to Tillamook before many months. Pat Doughney's occupation of keeping a wayside Inn would soon have been gone had he lived. It Is doubtful if he will have a successor at tho Summit House. POWELL TRIAL BEGINS State Asserts It Is In Possession of Sensational Evidence. ALBANY, Or., March 14. (Special ) Charles J. Powell will be placed on trial ror his life before Judge George H. Bur nett in the State Circuit Court here to morrow afternoon. He is indicted for murder in the first degree for the kill ing of Homer Roper near Brownsville on the night of January 28. The case will probably consume the greater part of the week. It will re quire a day or two to draw a jury and 39 witnesses have already been sub poenaed to testify in the case The prosecution will be conducted by Dis trict Attorney John H. McNary, of Salem; Deputy District Attorney Gale S. Hill, of Albany, and Attorney B. S Martin, of Brownsville. Powell's at torneys are J. K. Weatherford. J R Wyatt, H. H. Hewitt and C. E. Sox of Albany. It is said that from 300 to 400 people from Brownsville and vicinity will come to this city to attend the trial. The "unwritten law" will figure largely In Powell's defense. The shoot ing was caused by Roper's relations with Leah Powell, 15-year-old daughter of the slayer, and the defense is said to rely on evidence in thif connection to acquit the defendant. Roper's character and his alleged connection with scandals prior to coming to Brownsville will be made a part of the case. It is said. The attorneys for the state will maintain, however, it Is understood, that the dead young man never tried to entice the Powell girl away from home, but that she constantly urged him to meet her secretly, as he did on the night he was killed. Notes from Miss Powell to Roper arranging for meetings are said to be In possession of the prosecution. These facts are Just now becoming known and the attorneys for the state and the de fense assert they are in possession of considerable sensational evidence, which will be revealed at the hearing. - " " 1 ..v . .j,. wu. "UVU UL Jensens I Pharmacy, 2S9 Morrison, bet. 4th and 5th. of the McMlnnville team, and Carroll Wooddy another Portktnd boy la two members, with Ben Kavell. of Spokane, alternate. Professor Varney and public speaking in the college, is coach. ' CORONER INHERITS ESTATE COOS COUNTY MAN FALLS HEIR TO JjXSDB IX WALES. T. J. Lewis Learns by Merest Acci dent He Is Sole Possessor of Castle and Wealth. MARSHFIELD. Or.. March 14. (Spe cial.) T. J. Lewis, who recently re signed as Coroner of Coos County, has fallen heir to a large estate In Wales and will leave soon for that country. The estate Includes a large country place and a castle and is highly valu able. The story of the Inheritance is ro mantic. Mr. Lewis was born at Mer oneithshire. North Wales. He left there In early childhood. His mother died before he left, and his father, a brother and a sister died shortly after. There were many heirs between Mr. Lewis and the heritage, but the whole fortune now comes to him. In Wales it was not known where Mr. Lewis resided and it was by the merest accident that he was found. While visiting recently in California he met a woman from his part of the country who returned to "Wales and told of meeting- him. when It was learned that a T. J. Lewis was wanted to claim the property. An attorney came to this country and found Mr. Lewis and at a conference held at Spokane the identity of Mr. Lewis was established beyond any doubt. When Mr. Lewis leaves for Kurope he will take with him' his daughter. Miss Muriel, who is attending school in Cali fornia, and who also comes into an Inheritance aside from the fortune which falls to the father. Knocked From Track, Lives. CASTLE ROCK. Wash.. March 14. (Special.) Gus Cole. a logger. was knocked from the track of the Northern ALBANY TRIO. Fred Hart. subsidize her merchant marine." j UNTIL9P. Owing to numerous telephone inquiries all day yes terday, as well as many tentative and several rash subscriptions made Sunday, we aro confident that our entiro $300,000 will bo financed this week. To enable the small in vestor to partake of tho profit of this promising proposition, we will keep our office open until 9 o'clock Monday evening. Those with only $100 to invest will be as welcome as those with many thou sands. "Wo will arrange favorable terms for a limited time. . , ; ... ESSSS&SE93 Corner 5th and Alder. Pacific early this morning and when picked up by friends was unconscious. He was hurried to a Portland hospi tal. En route he regained consciousness, but could not account for the accident. PILLOW FIGHT AT DANCE Xovel Feature Introduced at Car men's Tarty. One of the most unique dancing par ties .ever given in Portland was that held at the Woodmen of the World hall on Saturday night, tendered by the claim department of the Portland Railway. Light & Power Company to employes of the company. A special programme was provided for tho entertainment of the dancers, a feature of which was a pillow fight. Mounted on saw-horses four feet above the floor and within striking dis tance of each other, the contestants were required to maintain their balance and attempt to knock each other off their respective perches. It was a novel and comical hit. Motorman J. Somerviile and Penners were the entries, Som erviile winning the best two falls out of three. SNOW DEEP ABOVE MILTON Old Resident Predicts Big Flood If Oliirrook AVInd Blows. WESTON. Or.. March 14 (Special ) Coleman IX Winn, a Civil War veteran, who has lived alone for 23 years in his mountain cabin 13 miles east of Weston, walked to-town yesterday and brought the Information that snow is packed to a depth of live feet in the vicinity of his cabin. "The mountains are full of snow," said Mr. Winn, "and it it should go off sud denly with" a rain and Chinook. Pendle ton. Weston and Milton will be swept with water from hill to hill. Gradual melting with the sun will alone save these towns from the most fearful floods in their history." TRAIN SEVERS BOY LEG Eugene Lad Maimed by Trying to Board Moving Train. EUGENE. Or.. March 14 (Special.) Earl Olgar. a 16-year-old boy who lives in Eugene, while trying to board a southbound freight train at 1: o'clock this afternoon, slipped and fell under the cars, a part of the train passing over his left leg between the ankle and knee. The boy was taken to the Eugene hos pital. Where in 1 sr m-ao ( About two inchjs below the knee THe nii,Dr -i,v. i , . " j . vim-iA, mis uecn jump ing trains for amusement, and the acci dent today was the result of this prac tice. The accident happened on Law rence street, near the Eugene planlng mill. PERSONALJWENTION. Mrs. 9am Nemlre will leave March 21 for a three months' trip East, visiting Chicago. Boston. Philadelphia and New York. She will return by way of Cali fornia. David Popp, a well-known attorney of Philadelphia, will visit Portland in about 10 days, making the trip here expressly for the purpose of seeing hie relatives, Dr. and Mrs. Nemire. R. Alexander, a prominent merchant at Pendleton, is registered at the Im perial. For the last 14 years Air. Alex ander has been a member of the Board of Regents of the Western Normal School. He goes to Salem this morning with other residents of lmatllla County to ask the Legislature to make an ap propriation for the normal schools of the state. CHICAGO. Jklaxuli J.4. (gseciaU-B. E. M BUILDING PROJECT Entrance 1462 5th St. Pesley and E. Sepulman. of Portland Or., registered at the Annex today. Xo Hope for Xels Peterson. ASTORIA. March 14. (Special.) There Is very little change In the condition of Nels Peterson, the man who was mur derously assaulted by Robert Davis and his skull crushed with an ax a few nights ago. excepting that his left side Is grad ually becoming paralysed. While he may live for several days, the attending physi cian has no hope for his recovery. Umatilla, Lets Bridge Contract. PENDLETON. Or.. March 14. (Special.) A contract for the erection of six new steel oriiiges has been let by the County Court to lb Columbia Bridge Company, . iim na. i nese structures are to replace wooden ones washed away during the froshet following the January cold spoil and will cost the county $12,003. Six Teaths, 26 Births In Linn. ALBANY, Or., March 14. (Special.) There were only six deaths in Linn County during the month of February, according to the report of Dr. W. H. Davis. County Health Offidbr. Tills would give an annual death rate of only three In a thousand. There were 26 births during the month. Pastor's Warning Verified. POLAXD. O.. March 14 "No one of you can tell at what hour death will come." said the pastor of the Presby terian Church from his pulpit todav. Hardly had he spoken, when Mrs. Ma tilda Williams fell from her seat dead. She is supposed to have died of hrart trouble. Spring stylo shoos. Rosenthal's. ANNOUNCEMENT-) OF AWARD I Jose Vila Habana Cigars Received First Award for General Excellence, quality, workmanship and selection from a Jury of Award (five experts) at Tampa Exposition; a dependable' state ment that it is the best. Mad in Sixty Sizes 3 for 25c to SOc cacA BERRIMAN BROS. Maker Tampa. Fin. CAMPBEI.L- LAKJN PEOAK CO. lJtetribulora. MCLEANLINESSM Xa the watchword for health and vigor, comfort and beauty. 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