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FATHER ARE FOILED
Mrs. Rachel Pierce at Last Is
Given Children After Pit
iable Trials.
CHASE FROM SEA TO SEA
Legal Battles Fought at Both Ends of
Country, Father Kidnaps Little
One, Mother Follows, Supreme
Court Gives- Her Custody.
OLYMPIA. Wash., April 28. (Spe
cial.) Rachel I. Fierce has again and
Anally heea awarded the custody of her
two children after trials that fall to
the lot of few mothers. Courts at both
Ides of the continent have given her
the children. A Spokane court took
them away from her and gave them
back, as did the State Supreme Court,
and the father has abducted the little
ones. In this latest case, he was ask
ing he be Riven their custody.
In 1905 Mrs. Pierce secured a divorce
from R. J. Pierce Id Whitman County
and was awarded custody of her two
little children. . That same night the
husband secured possession of .the
youngest child and disappeared. For
weeks the mother sought all over the
country to locate them and finally dis
covered them In New Tork. There
the court granted her a writ of ha
beas corpus, but before It could be
served, the husband had fled with the
child.
Father Steals Second Child.
The mother and other ehlld went to
Canada with relatives, the husband
followed, stole the second child and
took both children to Spokane, where
he placed them in charge of his sister.
A few months later the sister In
duced the Spokane court to make her
guardian of the children, alleging they
had been abandoned by their mother
Months later, the distracted mother,
who had been searching everywhere
learned these facts and brought ha
beas corpus proceedings at Spokane,
the court there set aside the adoption
order because of the fraud and the
guardian appealed. While the appeal
was pending the child was left with
the Spokane police matron. Then the
Spokane court gave the mother cus
tody, then on the guardian order, the
Supreme Court ordered the matron to
take charge pending appeal. Later the
Supreme Court sustained the decision
setting aside the adoption and giving
the mother both children.
Father at Last Baffled.
will" father recently applied to the
p hitman court to amend the original
decree to give him the children, charg
ing the -mother was hot a fit person
to have them. This the Whitman court
denied and the Supreme Court affirmed
this Judgment today. The father had
also complained because he had not
been allowed to visit the children. The
U?r,mB Court ay- tn view of his
abductions of the. children. It Is not
ntf". ha WnUm" court denied
him that privilege.
Mrs. Pierce lias spent hundreds of
dollars arid has traveled thousands of
mlWseeklng the children whose cus
tody is now Anally awarded to her
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IXTKRCLASS MEET RESULT IS
SURPRISE TO COLLEGE.
Track Fast, but Cold AVJnd Makes
Results Slow Discus Record
Broken by Mayfleld.
1
FOREST GROVE. Or., April 2S
(Spec al.) The Junior class sprulg
surprise this afternoon by winning ie
annual inter-class track me and tus
r?adP ,Meed t8h-.mP,Ue1 by the "tudents
"'ted the seniors as easy winners
but the poor condition of several ?r
their athletes lost them the m" Tht,
track was fast, but a cold bVeeze was
blowing, which Is responsible for The
slow results. Ben Mayfleld raised hl
wht0,,eOrd for tne dlus. previous!
The final result was-
Acidem"' ": SenlrS- 86: Sec"1 Tear
Following is the summary of events-
6 4-.1 ccond ' HumPhre. Time.
uchS nd a- Robi-- Ha.rht?n- fci'rt
Jrrss. znssn. nr.
Hammer throw PlrM M.vfl.i.
EXPRESS BUSINESS GROWS
Northern Company Increases Re
ceipts In Washington.
..,ITVVFV.IA, WaT April 2S.(Spe-,-
.)The Northern Express Company
collected $r,S9.241 on business solely
w.th.n this state in the year ending
Mnrrh St. 190S. according to its report
to the State Tax Commission This is
10,000 more than the previous year
Is J-.?Tany'" "tate tax at 5 P"
BARN DECLARED NUISANCE
Transfer Firm Must No Longer Use
Stable Next Residences.
OREGON CTTY. Or.,-April ZS.ffpeeiah).
The biff barn of the Williams Brothers
Transfer Company, adjoining the prop
er, ij oi jars, -narlotte Templeton, on
which two houses are located, at Fifth
street, between "Washington and John
Adams streets, must go. It was today
declared a nuisance by Circuit Judge Mc
Bride. In December, 1906, Mrs. Templeton
brought suit to have the place declared
a nuisance, stating her property was
damaged. The case was tried the follow
ing year and was taken under . advise
ment by Judge McBride. Under the de
cision the nuisance must be abated within
six months, the company being permitted
to use it until the expiration of that
time. It Is probable that an appeal to
the Supreme Court will be taken. State
Senator Helrges represented Mrs. Temple-
VXDECIDED ABOUT ACCEPT.
- INO FEDERAL JUDGESHIP.
ton and Dimick & IMmick appeared for
Williams Brothers:
STATE AID NOT URGED
DEVELOPMENT CONGRESS DOES
. NOT MENTION IT.
Judge Lowell Resigns as President
Because of Lack of Sympathy
With This Scheme.
LA GRANDE. Or., April 28. (Special.)
Technically speaking, the Oregon
Idaho Development Congress, which ad
journed Its session late tonighT. dm So
fanrr0 aS ,n4rsing state-aided
railroads. In several resolutions adopt -
Jii".' specifies that state-aid will be
solncted for aevelopment of interior
districts in Idaho and Oregon merlor
Hearty indorsement was given the
movement to build electric lines, and
,,, ffor to secure better railroad fa
fil ,TW?erVCTe ow 13 dire need of
....... ,.. uunty was lauded for its
successful efforts to secure irrigation.
Colonel C. E. S. Wood, of Portland, was
the principal speaker of the closing
meeting, urging the adoption of strenu
ous efforts to secure state aid for Ore
gon and Idaho railroads. The ' Con
gress adjourned without electing a suc
cessor to Judge Lowell, who resigned
today. The delegates go to Welser,
Idaho, from here, for a Friday and Sat
urday meeting.
Judge Lowell's resignation as presi
dent came as a surprise. In his letter
he said he could not agree with the
sentiments of some of the members of
the congress regarding state aid for
railroads, and believed he could do as
much good as a private in the ranks as
at the head.
BABY IS FOUND ON PORCH
Marsh Held People Discover Found
ling With No Clew to Parents.
MARSHFTELD, Or., April 28.-(Special )
-An infant boy, aged about five weeks,
was left on the front porch of the resi
dence of Mr. and Mrs. W. Hunter today.
1 v, d ,Tas taken ln and cared for
and the police are endeavoring to ascer
tain the parents. The Hunter residence
f nef r !he ""s'ness section, and it is be
lieved the baby was brought here from
some other city.
Y IP? I
E. C. Hnghes, of Seattle.
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NEWBERG WILL OBSERVE MAY DAY.
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MISS
IODA MARV GORMAN, WHO
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and I wi.l preside over the day s festivities. She is a member of the
freshman class and is one of the most popular students in the school
fahe has chosen as her maids of honor the following young Tadies-
?rudHHaon,in!gT;tohrtn!,8,, A",8n- Mi" MI--SS:
r.ww..i.w iu i uunu 1 V.
Takes His Time to Consider
Federal Judgeship.
WOULD LOSE MUCH MONEY
If He Accepts, Would Have to Give
Up Large Law Practice and Pri
vate Interests Other Possible
Candidates Speculated Upon.
SEATTLE, Wash.. April 28. (Spe
cial.) E. c. Hughes,' attorney of this
city, who has been tendered the posi
tion of new Federal. Judge ln Wash
ington, has not yet made up his mind
to accept the place. The President has
Indicated he is ln no hurry to secure
an answer, from Mr. Hughes.
"Before accepting the Judgeship
there are certain matters that must 'be
attended to first in order to comply
with requirements. Thus far nothing
has been done. I have been advised
there is no hurry for an answer."
Some politicians here believe Mr.
Hughes will not be ln a position to
accept the place tendered him by the
President. This feeling has stirred up
a revival of lrrt-est in the possibili
ties pf other prominent candidates. It
is known Senator Piles favors George
Donworth. of Seattle. Senator Piles
was pledged to Donworth, and of all
the things asked of the Senator, this
one position was the one he promised
to deliver. Thus far he has been un
able to do so, although he has not op
posed the candidacy of Mr. Hughes ln
Washington.
East Side Is Feared.
Further, should Mr. Hughes finally
accept. It is known his confirmation
would not be fought in the Senate by
the Seattle Senator. Mr, Jones, the
Junior Senator, is also desirous of see
ing Mr. Hughes accept, for the simple
reason that . he himself has a small
sized fight on ln the removal of B. D.
Crocker, collector, and does not want
to see a fight stirred up that may pos
sibly force President Taft to go east
of the mountains to select a Judge in
order to placate the warring Judgeship
factions of the West Side.
Now that- Congressman Cushman's
brother has been cared for with a
Judgeship in Alaska, there is a bare
possibility an Eastern Washington man
may be selected. This would spell
trouble for Mr. Jones, for be bna nlatd
M. T. Hartson, postmaster of Spokane,
to succeed Mr. Crocker and he is not
anxious to have a congestion of East
ern Washington men ln Federal posi
tions. Western Washington politicians
don't feel especially kind toward East
ern Washington anyhow, for a large
percentage of state offices, are now
held by Eastern Washington men.
Hughes Would Lose Money.
From the viewpoint of finance, Mr.
Hughes can ill-afford to accept the
position of Federal Judge. He is the
leading member o'f one of the largest
law firms in this city and has a prac
tice worth considerably more ' than
$6000 a year, which the Federal Judge
ship pays, aside from business inter
ests that- are money-makers all the
time. Still, it is known- that Mr.'
Hughes looks favorably - upon the
Judgeship as a fine place to round out
a career, 'and only his business in
terests stand in the way of his ac
ceptance. LOVED JUDGE HONORED
THOMAS A. M'BRIDE IS GIVEN
GIFTS BY BAR.
Smoker Held at Oregon City for Him
and James V. Campbell, Who
Succeeds Him.
OREGON CITT. Or., April 28. (Spe
cial.) The promotion of Circuit Judge
Thomas A. McBride to the Oregon Su
preme Bench, and the elevation of Repre
sentative James TJ. Campbell to the Cir
cuit Judgeship were marked tonight with
a reception and smoker in their honor,
given by the Commercial Club. State
WILL BE OI ..I V ..-
Great care should be
taken in pur chasing
garments that play the
important part of , Pa
jamas, Underwear and
Hosiery. We make our
selections with comfort
and durability in view,
and you are safe in buy
ing here.
166-170 Third Street.
Senator Hedges was master of' cere
monies. The affair was attended by all
of the prominent professional and busi
ness men of Oregon City, and while pure-'
ly Informal in character, was enjoy
able. .
During the 17 years of service of Judge
McBride on the Circuit bench, he has at
tained a high distinction as a Jurist and
Is universally beloved by the members
or the bar of Clackamas, Washington
Clatsop and Columbia Counties. He was
presented with a full set of fiat sliver
by the members of "the Washington
County bar, the presentation being made
by Deputy District Attorney LIvy Stipp.
The gift of the Clackamas County Bar
Association to Judge McBride was a fine
rifle and a complete outfit of fishing
tackle. The speech of presentation was
made by Hon. Gilbert H. Hedges.
REVENGE TAKEN ON DOG
TACOMA MAN SHOOTS BRUTE
WHO BIT HIS WIFE.
Then Covers Owner With Gun and
Holds Back Crowd While He
Gives Himself Fp to Sheriff.
TACOMA, Wash.. April 28. (Special.)
After lying ln wait for three hourn in
front of the Armory, Philip Brautlgan
this morning shot and killed a valuable
Siberian bloodhound, owned by J. A.
Mitchell, an ex-pollceman. while the ani
mal was in leash and by its master's
side.
The first shot merely wounded the pow
erful brute and it required four more
shots and a dose of chloroform to put it
out of misery. Mitchell had Intended to
enter the dog In the Tacoma Kennel
Club s first bench show, which opened
In the Armory this morning. About two
months ago Mrs. Brautlgan and a num
ber of friends were passing the Mitchell
residence, where the rtno- w ii
the porch. Without warning the animal
dashed across the yard and sunk its
teeth in her arm, it is said, tearing out
a piece of flesh and splintering the bone
She was removed to a hospital and has
been confined there since.
After shooting the dog Brautlgan held
the gun in Mitchell' face and began
backing away. A large crowd awaiting
the opening of the bench show started
t V BmutJsan threateningly, .but he
held his pursuers at bay until he had
walked half a block to the Sheriff's of
fice, where he gave himself up. He was
t!nL0,?ir t0 the SuPerior Court under
200 bonds, charged with assault with
i uo Doany narm.
PROJECT PUT ON ITS FEET
Meadow brook Irrigation Scheme Is
Assured Fact.
ThGMANHDE; r," Aprl1 (Special.)
-The Meadowbrook irrigation project
bv"th .i,P?i' a firm baS'S thls 'ternoon
by tho election of a board of directors
nine in number, who will elect the presU
nd ther officers. No officer ex
nn If th? secretary wI receive pay,
and his salary is to be fixed by the di
rectors. They are Walter M Pierce
president of the Grande Ronde ElectrTc
Company; w. H. Bohnenkamp, a leading
hardware mohont . , . . .
the Island City M. & M. Company- J
Reynolds, farmer and capitalist; 'j.
of
EI
D.
banker; F. L. Myers, 'cashier of the '
"t1;'"'1' Bank; George Stoddart
wealthy lumberman, and F. S. Bramwell
Coamaprnry.f the Amamated Suga'r
Seventy-five thousand dollars has been
subscribed for stock, and the rest of the
money necessary Is ready. David Eccles
has said he Is ready to take up bonds
m?un ot soon as the
project is in shape for bonding.
LUST FOR GOLD HITS COOS
Kancher Pounds Out Precious Metal
From Quartz.
MAR8HF1ELD, Or. April "8 (Sne-
tle Point and the country about. It Is
believed the moth-- l J . 13
vivcniiuii. can ia sr .itit:..
. v v. , w iiitju nas inn a
been an object of search, has at last
been discovered.
A rancher named Music brought sneci-
ntKntOW!J ?"d 8old them- the fl"t lot
ror 12 50. and the second for about 100.
They looked as though pounded out In
a mortar from the quarts. Many ranch
ers have caught the fever and are busy
blasting rocks on their farms and pros
pecting. ".
Big Sawmill Is Started.
VfLJjOWA' r" Apr" 28.- Special.)
Vork has commenced on the big Niblev
Mimnaugh Lumber Company's sawmill
at thU place. It will be completed about
July 1. and will have a capacity of 50 000
feet per day. will employ nearly 300 men
and will represent an investment of J150 -000.
The company owns a vast body of
timber north of this city., all of which
will be milled h&re. Surveyors are now
surveying a logging railroad to the com
pany's holdings that will be constructed
this year. Other buildings are being
built. .
Latest style pumps at Rosenthal's,
BtonzeB
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for ladies strike the right note of harmony with the popular bronze, shoes
now the rage. We have a fine line of bronze leathers to suit all and at vari'-"
ous prices.
NEW LINE OF PICTURE MOULDING
NOW FOR
"" 1 ' " 1 i
Buster Brown Cameras 2.00 to $ G.50
Ansco Box Cameras... $ 5.00 to $ 7.75
Ansco Folding Cameras $12.00 to $25.50
Seneca Plate Cameras..., $ 7.oO to $65.00
Korona Cameras, the finest Plate Cameras
made; we guarantee them perfect $14.00 to $65. OO
The largest stock and best grade of
rilros, Paper, Tripods, Chemicals, etc.
WE DEVELOP, PRINT, ENLARGE, AT REASONABLE PRICES
ARTISTIC
PICTURE
FRAMING
WOODARD, CLARKE
GRAVEYARD 1SPL0WED UP
BURIAL PLACE OF DEAD USED
ON FARM.
Relatives Seek Redress in Court and
Demand That Gravestones
Be Restored.
CHEHAUS, Wash.. April 28. Special.)
Taking of testimony was ooncluded to
day by Judge Rice in the Superior Court
in a case which has aroused much in
terest in the Upper Chehalis Valley at
Boisford. .
More than 30 years ago John Hutchin
son, a wealthy farmer bought a place
containing over $00 acres. Years before
that time, by consent, the owner, a
pioneer named Buchanan, had permitted
the use of a mound containing about two
or three acres of land located at one
corner of the land in question, for a
cementery. Probably 40 people had been
buried on the mound, and there were
several marble tombstones erected with
others of wood.
After Mr. Hutchinson became owner he
rerfused longer to permit burials to be
made on his land. He did not care to sell
and also declined to permit the relatives
of those Interred to fence the place.
Last Fall, apparently acting under the
impression that abandonment had been
established, Mr. Hutchinson is alleged to
have removed the tombstones from his
land and placed them ln the cemetery lot
which has since been the burying ground
of the neighborhood.
He cleaned up the site of the vrave
yard and had the land plowed preliimli(
Higs .and Belts
Bronze Now the
From Atlantic City the American Riviera, comes
the news of the rage of Bronze.
Bronze is the latest vogue, and it's bronze just now
you can't state it too strongly.
Our bronze leathers are not superficial it is sci
entifically and artistically incorporated into the very
body of the leather, imparting exceptional durability.
It's the handsomest leather on the market and newest.
Our Bronze Bacfs and Belts
CAMERA TIME
I Take a camera with you and get
pictures of what occurs. Go out
to the country and capture th
thousands of delightful bits of
scenery around the city; there's
I no end to the fun you can have.
We have the finest Cameras made,
in either plate or film style.
to raising a crop. The relatives of those
buried have asked for an Injunction to
prevent further desecration of the grave
vard. and tn romilro Mr u iitniii... -
' u. . a u ibljlllDUU IU
replace the stones and otherwise repair
me uaumse uw iney ieei nas Deen done.
The argument of the attorneys will be
heard Thursday morning.
FINISH ROAD TO MIDLAND
Southern Pacific Has Reached Lower
Klamath Lake.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. April 28.
(Special.) Track of the Klamath Falls
line of the Southern Pacific was com
pleted to Midland, at the east side of
the marshland of Lower Klamath Lake
today. From that point to Klamath
Falls the grade is entirely on solid
ground, and the rails will be laid to
this point ln another week.
The grade across the swamp lands
was the most difncult section to con
struct. and delayed completion of the
gs;
TRAVEL BY SEA
a TRAINTIME NOW EQUALLED ft,
Daylight Ride Down Columbia and Through Golden Gate
D 1 flipper Deck SAN f $15.00 f$2750
KateS raS&ote ANGELES s
Nopandrr,
SAN FRANCISCO
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J. W. RANSOM. Dek Agent. Alaanortk Dork. I'booe
sfctfciwsiiisiiii
Rage
JUST RECEIVED
BILUKEN PERFUME
THE VERY LATEST
A delicate, exquisite and de
lightful odor. SI per ounce.
PORTLAND'S RXCIX7SI VH
PEUFUMB EMPORIUM.
& CO.
FOURTH
AND
WASHINGTON
road many months, but It Is standing
splendidly under weight of trains, and
no trouble is now expected.
Pioneer Dies, Aged 8 6.
DALLAS. Or.. April 2S.-(Special.) aL
Siefarth. a pioneer of Oregon and a vet
eran of the Indian wars, died at his horns
In this city yesterday, aged 86 years.
Mr. Siefarth was born in Prussia aud
came to America In 183?. settling with
his father at Qulncy. III. In 1850 he cams"
to California and a few. months later-'to
Oregon. . He Is survived by his wife and
eight children.
Fine Cattle Sold at Echo.
ECHO. Or.. April 28. (Special.) A
Portland meat company today bought 70
head of cattle from Bennett & Spike at
$5.60. the highest price ever paid ln tho
Echo country. The average weight was
1620 pounds. The heaviest steer weighed
1730 pounds and brought the owners
$93.20.
House rent for Summer free.
Oregory. 418 Corbett bldg.
Sea
M.hlrrl SAILS SAT- MAY t. A. M.
& PORTLAND S. S. CO.
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