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THE 3IORMXG OREGONIAN,
LETTER STARTLES
WILLGOHTESTAHTS
Sensation Sprung in Suit Over
Property of Late G.
W. Young.
WRITER DONE WITH HEIRS
States Mrs. Warner Will Hare Dol
lars Where They Will Have Cents.
Has Been Carefuly Guarded
Cnder Glass Spicy Details.
PENTDL.BTOX, Or., June 4. (Specials
Introducing a letter alleged to have been
written hy J. W. Young to one of the
heirs of his estate who la fighting Mrs.
Mabel Young Warner's claims and alleged
wills, Mrs. "Warner has sprung the sensa
tion of present will contest. . How she
came Into possession of this document she
refuses to state as yet, and it will prob
ably not be brought out until the case
la carried to the higher courts.
The letter states In substance that the
j writer, J. "W. Young, is through with all
I of his heirs with the exception of Mrs.
Warner, and that when he Is gone she
will have dollars where they will have
! cents. The letter Is particularly strong
jilt Its denunciation of Dr. F. D. Watts,
the heir to the estate, who is making
the strongest fight. Inasmuch as his wife
.is the chief beneficiary in the only will
which so far Is admitted by all parties
'concerned to be genuine. The will now
.being contested Is supposed to be a later
document.
Bo carefully Is this letter being
guarded that it has been framed and
is kept under glass.
The Young will case has been held
up in the courts for the past two or
three years. Mrs. Warner was house
keeper for the late Mr. Toung and his
wife and after his death a will was
found in which his property was left to
Mrs. Warner, and this was admitted to
probate. The will was contested by
other heirs. Since then two other wills
have been discovered.
Mrs. Warner finished with the Intro
duction of her witnesses early today,
and the other side not being ready to
proceed, court was adjourned until to
morrow morning. The Impeachment of
the testimony of Mrs. Delia Stacev and
Attorney S. V. Knox, will probably be
the first thing undertaken by the at
torneys for the other heirs.
Mrs. Warner is seeking to prove that
the fourth alleged will which appeared
i under such mysterious circumstances.
Is genuine. When she has finished,
the other heirs to the estate will en
deavor to show that the alleged will
was forged.
Mrs. Warner"s principal witnesses are
Attorney S. V. Knox, of Weston, and
Mrs. Delia Btacey, of La Grande. The
former's name appears as one of the
witnesses to the document, while the
father of Mrs. Stacey signed it as the
other witness, being compelled to make
his mark In so doing, as he was unable
to write. It Is alleged that Mrs. Stacey
was present when the two men wit
nessed the will.
Mrs. Stacey was compelled to admit
she was twice arrested in La Grande and
to make other rather damaging admis
sions as to her life and associates. It
was also Intimated an effort Is to be made
to show she was implicated in the wreck
ing of an O. R A N. train near Meacham
several years ago. One life was lost in
this tragedy.
Knox was asked if he had not been
accused of stealing chickens and of fish
ing over a fence for a neighbor's chickens,
and various other more or less annoy
ing questions, to all of which he entered
vigorous denials.
SKELETON IS DISCOVERED
r.VIDEXCE OF MURDER FOUND
NEAR EUGENE.
Dead Man Was Evidently of Better
Walks of Life, bnt Identity
Cannot Be Fixed.
KtTGEXE. Or., June 4. (Special.) Evi
dences of the murder of an unknown
man of the better walks of life and the
incineration of the victim after he had
heen slain were discovered today at a
remote point in the hills back of Goshen,
this county, by Rufus Copenhaver, a
farmer. Copenhaver was at the time
hunting for stray .rattle.
In prying about through the brush he
suddenly came upon the remains of a
llre, within the circumference of which
lav the charred and bleached skeleton.
Jn the ashes were found buckles and
buttons used only on the highest grade
of men's clothing; a few pennies, a re
volver and a Lewis & Clark Fair souve
nir. Nothing was found either to identify
the victim or to fix the date of the crime,
other than that a coin of 19uT Indicates
the crime is not more than two year?
passed. The skeleton was so badly
'harrod it crumbled at the slightest
touch.
CHICAGO VISITS SPOKANE
Business Men Entertained by Cham
ber of Commerce.
SPOKANE. Wash., June 4. (Special.)
Forty leading business men of Chi
cao bankers, merchants and manufac
turers who are making a tour of the
west and Northwest in a special car, ar
rived In Spokane this morning. Today,
the guests of the Spokane Chamber of
Commerce, the visitors were shown about
the city this morning in automobiles and
were afterward Informally entertained at
the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce
in the Hutton block.
At 11:15 luncheon was served to the
guests in the Moorish rooms of the Sil
ver Grill At the luncheon nothing was
talked of except Spokane, its growth and
progress, and the creative genius of its
people. John P. Mann, of Morris. Mann
& Rellly, wholesalers of drv goods spe
cialties, and chairman of the ways and
means committee of the Association of
Commerce, undor whose auspices the tour
is being conducted, said:
"Notwithstanding the fact we have
heard much about the resources and de
velopments of this great country, we had
no adequate or comprehensive idea of
what has actually been accomplished until
we came In personal contact with the
various development enterprises which
we have investigated. The possibilities of
Irrigation are something that the ordinary
business man cannot conceive until he Is
brought in personal contact with the re
sults." .
The VlsltAnt WM nlrn r - -
to Coeur d'Alena and ilayden Lake. ThJ.
I J JM . .. I ' . ' 1
- - - . 1 - 11
iwciv icimereu a.n lnxorroai reception at I
th Spokane Club at 6:15 and at 7:30 I
were tfce guests at a banquet. 1
REVIVAL IS TO CONTINUE
Albany Religions Meetings Will Not
End Till June 13.
ALBANY, Or., June 4. (Special.) The
big tabernacle revival now in progress
here will not close next Sunday as was
Intended. It was announced- last night
the meetings will continue another week
and will not close until Sunday, June 13.
The general committee of the Laymen's
Union, which is In charge of the meetings,
and the pastors' committee reached this
decision.
There were 20 additional conversions
last night and the total number since
the revival began Is now 255. The big
revival is being conducted by Evangelist
Robert B. Johnson, of Chicago, who Is
assisted by Professor L. A, Wegner
musical director, and Mrs. R. E. John
son, Miss Olga ' P. Shaffer and Miss
Marcus, all of Chicago.
BAPTIZES 500 IN A YEAR
Willamette Valley Baptist Associa
tion Convenes at Hillsboro. ;
The annual meeting of the Willamette
ARRIVAL OF FIRST REGULAR PASSENGER TRAIN IN KLAMATH FALLS, MAY 20.
KLAMATH FALLS. June 4
Valley Baptist Association convened in
this city today, with Rev. John Bentzien,
Portland city missionary, as moderator,
and with 100 delegates In attendance. The
morning session opened at 10 o'clock,
with Rev. F. J. Heacock leading the de
votional exercises. The annual sermon
was delivered by Rev. R. Schwedler, pas
tor of Portland's Third Church. In the
afternoon Mr. Jordan, of Portland's Cen
tral Church, reported upon foreign mis
sions, a general discussion following.
Letters were read from 20 churches and
BOO baptisms were reported since the last
annual session.
Tonight the assembly was addressed
by Rev. J. Whitoomb Brougher, pastor
of Portland's White Temple, and the sub
ject of his discourse was "One of the Lost
Graces." The session will close tomor
row, after adoption of reports and annual
election of officers. Rev. C. H. Davis,
the local pastor, is the host of the visit
ing clergy.
M'CORNACK IS RECEIVER
To Have Permanent Charge of Pa
louse State Bank.
COLFAX, Wash., June 4. Superior
Judge N. W. Canfleid today confirmed
the appointment of J. B. McCornack.
president of the Security State Bank, of
Palouse, who has been temporarily in
charge of the Palouse State Bank since
the doors were closed on May 21, as per
manent receiver. He has accepted the
appointment and furnished bonds in the
sum of J50.000. The United States Fidelity
& Guaranty Company is providing the
security.
Receiver McCornack. who was in Col
fax only a short time, refused to make
any statement regarding the condition of
the defunct institution until after his re
port to the court had been filed, which
he thinks will be Monday.
SEATTLE MEETS IJICHI
Reception Given and Visitors Taken
. on Auto Ride.
SEATTLE. June 4. The citizens of
Seattle were formally presented to Ad
miral Ijichi and the other officers of
the Japanese fleet at a reception ten
dered to the visitors by Consul and Mrs.
T. Tanaka In the new state armory to
night. A 1000 invitations had been is
sued and the privilege of meeting the
Mikado's representative was availed of
by most of the recipients.
Thirty-six Japanese naval officers, in
cluding Admiral Ijichi, accompanied by
12 American naval' officers and the re
ception committee of the Chamber of
Commerce will go on an excursion to
Snoqualmle Falls tomorrow, in 12 auto
mobiles. $20,000 for Bnrned Cannery.
THE DALLES, Or.. June 4. (Special.)
A sealed verdict was returned yes
terday by a jury in the case of I. H.
Taffe vs. the O. R. & N. Company, which
has been on trial in the Circuit Court
here since May 26. The plaintiff was
awarded J30.000. Taffe sued the railroad
company for J7S.718 damages for the loss
of cannery buildings, which he alleged
were set afire by sparks from an engine
belonging to the defendant company.
Montesano Butter Tests 05.
MONTESANO.Wash.'. June 4. (Spe
cial.) At a test of butter from various
sections of the state, made at Seattle a
few days ago, th product of the
Montesano Creamery showed 95 points
out of a possible 100. Mr. Morse, man
ager of the Montesano Creamery, says
the best he ever saw was 97.
Everybody Raises Spuds.
BAKER CITT, Or.. June 4 (Special.)
The continued high price of potatoes
has caused the clerks, waiters and "oth
er employes in this city to become potato-growers,
and this year will sea
many vacant lots in the city well tilled
and planted to the Oregon spud.
Knife Plunge Fatal.
SPOKANE. June 4. With a knife
wound in his heart, Victor Ikka's body
lies in the morgue. Oscar Lingquist is
in Jail, charged with murder. A drunk
en row at Elm Bar at 2 A. M nu
the tragedy. Both. men. were, -Finlandera.
ABERDEEN CANT
EVEN GET WOOD
City Completely in Grasp of
Shutdown Caused by
Striking Millmen.
STRIKERS MAY CAPITULATE
Meeting to Be Held This Morning.
When Inducements Are Expected
to Bo Offered Mill Owners.
Hoquiam Mills Running.
noon and will hold another one In the
rStwrluM Th. -v.
morning, when it is expected some in
ducements will be held out to the mill
owners. The strikers say no offer was made
through Mayor Benn, as mediator, for the
acceptance of a raise of 25 cents a day
to yardmen, but that Mayor Benn was
asked to learn what overtures the mill
owners would make. When it was learned
they would agree to the raise of the
wages of the yardmen, the strikers
thought a raise of 25 cents should be of
fered the J2 men, and while this was in
contemplation the general shut-down was
ordered.
The strikers allege there- has been mis
understanding as to the negotiations.
They deny they will extend the strike to
Hoquiam.
All the mills remained closed today and
orders for lumber and wood were refused.
Prominent business men- denounce the
action of the mlllowners In refusing to
deliver wood or lumber. The mlllowners
say the lockout, however, was extended to
the entire forces of employes.
TAGOMA NOT TERMINAL
NORTH COAST LIMITED NEED
ONLY GO TO SEATTLE.
Supreme Court Decides Seattle Has
More People and Does More
Business Than Other City.
OLTMPIA, Wash., June 4. (Special.)
Tacoma has lost her suit to compel
the North Coast Limited train of the
Northern Pacific to make that city its
actual terminus. Suit was brought by
J. S. Whitehouse and others to com
pel that road to run all Its through
passenger trains directly Into and out
of Tacoma.
In a long opinion in which It is de
clared most of the business comes from
Seattle and that the trains are run in
competition with the Great Northern
and Canadian Pacific and to make them
run to Tacoma would delay them ser
iously, the Supreme Court decided that
Tacoma's present one train a day is
sufficient compliance with the law re
quiring the road to operate trains be
tween St. Paul and Tacoma, its termi
nal. The opinion says Seattle furnished
three times the business to the road
of Tacoma and in point of population
is more than one-half as large again
and for the last three years the total
volume of business In Seattle has been
more than twice the volume in Tacoma-
GRAVEL CAR GOES TURTLE
Two Switchmen. Caught but Escape
Serious Injury.
ALBANY, Or., June 4. (Special.) A
shlngle-laden freight car turned turtle
today on the Southern Pacific switch at
First and Railroad streets with two
switchmen riding on top, but both escaped
serious injury.
The :car was being switched to the yards
of -the Albany Lumber Company and
when--it-ran onto the . First-street cross
ing struck gravel an inch or two deep
on he outer rail left by the" city
scraper. This threw the heavy car oft
the rails and it went over into the
street.
Switchman J. P. Hoelzel Jumped and
escaped with a sprained ankle. Switch
man W. B. Kindorf did not see the
danger in time to Jump and went over
with the car, but luckily fell clear of It,
though he sustained some severe bruise.
SCHOOL FIGHT IS ENDED
New School Directors Are Elected
At Silverton.
SLLVERTON, Or.. June . TSoeclnI t
LThe school fight in . Silverton came to a
sudden termination this afternoon at the
special school election, when Ed R. Adams
and M. Cooley were elected members of
the Board of Education to succeed W.
Bowser and G. A. Bock, who resigned
after the school difficulty a few weeks
ago. They were again nominated, but
were defeated fcy a large majority. Of
'J - :tT; Sr, JL. X- - sfhs.
the 220 votea cast. Adams and Cooley re
ceived 129. The trouble was started by
the suspension of several students who
engaged In a prank. Later one of the de
feated members. Bowser, was hanged in
effigy.
JOHNSON'S PAPER ISSUES
Hoquiam Daily Washingtonian Now
an Evening Publication.
HOQUIAM, Wash., June 4. (Special.)
Albert Johnson, who recently acquired
the. Daily Washingtonian, a morning pub
lication having Associated Press- service,
has changed it to an evening paper, and
Its first issue came out yesterday.
The new paper evidences the high
ability of Mr. Johnson in its news, and
editorial columns.
OLD POLICIES TO CONTINUE
Klamath. Water-TJsers' Association
Elects Directors.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or., June 4.
(Special.) The anuual meeting of the
Klamath Water Users' Association held
this afternoon, was lightly attended, al
though the election of a new board of
directors was deemed of the greatest
importance as effecting a possibility of
extension of the canal system during
the present year.
The directors chosen were the candl-
dte5.f tho factloi that has controlled
the directorate for two years past and
Is pledged to the policies the-old board
has pursued. Following are the mem
bers elected: James Dixon, C. G. Merrill,
S. T. Summers. J. G. Stevenson. F. H.
Downlng, c. A. Bunting, William Welch,
John Irwin and N. C Gunn.
SHAFT BROKEN, TIME MADE
Liner Minnesota Arrives on Sched
ule in Spite of Accident.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash.. June 4.-In
E th9 break'n of the port tail
-lt'theGreat er Minnesota
. . "cneauie tonight and
will proceed to Seattle to unload her 250
passengers. The accident occurred ear
on the morning of May 29.
J""'1 day Progress at the rate
of 230 miles a day was made, and a
r.eiwf i?0 mllea COVered lth n Pro
peller. Among thosa bound for Seattle
are Governor-General and Mr,. Jam P?
Smith, of the Philippines- W A. JRenvj
Provincial Governor In the Northern
Archipelago; Madam W. S. Ho. wife of
and j' G Molr tad ofeSierir'eW I0r?'
i Ti..,, .' L '"nencan scnools
4i Kim x-niuppmes.
yv' 1 1 e. K y . Charles Evelth. general
H of, Kentucky Northern Rail
road, was shot Thursday by Edward Riley
h. .Ze,k",5 employment. Evefth. af?Ir
ne was shot, shot Riley twloa. Both men
are reported to be dylns.
IE LP
?onShi.iS !tle th? espaCloak & Suit Company will sacrifice its entire stock (except garments manu
w a r-ry TBele3) o Women's Ready-to-Wear Apparel. THIS IS THE EVENT YOU'VE BEEN
Vtn?Z?7 'qlTJtA?'1 V8 t6?"111 a sPeial tag; every garment in the house, be it Furs,
Evening Gowns, Skirts, Petticoats, Suits, Dresses or Waists, is marked in plain figures. Come in, look
through the stock and be your own salesperson. '
ASK TWZ SALESLADIES TO SHOW YOU THE NEW TAILORED SUITS, GARMENTS MAN
UFACTURED RIGHT HERE OF THE FINEST MEN'S IMPORTED WORSTEDS
AND BEARING THE ACHESON LABEL.
111 1 r. ' 1 ai r
sell while
ACHESON
SATURDAY
4 P. M.
BLUE STONE CROCKS
THREE
Regular 20c, 25c and 30c values. Posi
tively none sold before 4 P. M.
'A household necessity smooth Blue
stone,Mixing Bowls, in 2-quart, 4-quart
and 6-quart sizes.
Only one of each size to a customer. No
telephone orders taken.
CROPS MUST MOVE
Railroads Must Furnish Cars
or Pay Damages.
FEDERAL COURT DECIDES
Fruitgrower Awarded $6750 From
Transportation Company for Ixtss
Occasioned by Failure of O.
R. & If. to Move Apple Crop.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., June 4. Lia
bility of transportation companies in the
state of Washington for any loss incurred
hy fruitgrowers through failure to pro
vide cars enough to move the crop was
affirmed here tonight when a jury In
the Federal Court awarded J. L. Dumas,
of Columbia County, Wash., $8750 dam
ages for loss 'occasioned by failure of the
Oregon Railway & Navigation Company
to furnish cars to transport his 1908 ap
ple crop. Plaintiff originally brought suit
to recover $11,128 damages.
Dumas is the largest individual anrl-
grower In the state. With the result of
this suit it la stated on authority that
numerou other cases of similar naiure
, will bs Instituted hv frtilt
will bs Instituted by fruitgrowers against
me ranroaos or the state.
Party to Travel in Luxury.
SEATTLE, June 4. The steamship Tu
catan of the Alaska Bteamshln nomnanv
Is being elaborately refitted here fort
I0UKSEL1E
Today's Extra Special, From 7 to 8 P. M.
Only Your Choice of Any Coat in
the House, Values up to $50
$7.95
Strictly high-class Suits -without SKIRTS; Regularly sold at $7 50-
$SSi..?.!.$9.50 S yourself while they
Sla52!-??.'..!. $12.95 VOILE SKIRTS ; $10.00 ad $120
. ' values; help yourself while ro
- Suits as high as $60.00, but with- they last tpD. e
...outcheson's label; on $75 VOILK SKIRTS; with silk drop;
"" regular $22.50 values; oc?
BROADCLOTH JUMPER, SUITS; on sale $9.85
values up to $20.00; on am of
sale . i7.0D BROADCLOTH SKIRTS; in regular
BROADCLOTH JUMPER" SUITS; !Swhil?..!:.$4.75
values up to $35.00; on ti a fS . J
sale.. .pl.yD DIVIDED SKIRTS; in khaki; reg-
w - ,-M , . . ular $6.50 . values; help flo op
JACKETS yourself while they last. . . $c.ZD
100 JACKETS to select from: values DIVDDED SKIRTS; in broadcloth-
up to $17.50; help your- QA re regular $15.00 values ; helD df
they last .. p'S.UeJ yourself while they last ?J.JD
CLOAK AND SUIT CO.
14S FIFTH STREET
SPECIALS
TO S P. M.
SIZES.
the use of a party of Eastern capitalists
who Trill travel to Alaska this Summer
to look after their investments there.
No expense has been spared In pro
viding for the comfort of the party. The
captain's former quarters have been torn
out. the deckhouses connected, a smoking
and observation room built and many
other changes made.
J. Pierpont Morgan, Simon Guggen
heim, George Perkins and S. W. EJocles
are expected to be in the party.
FRENCH BUY CRYSTAL MINE
After Investigation, $400,000 Deal
Is to Be Consummated.
SPOKANE, Wash., June 4. (Special.)
To close the deal for the sale of the
Crystal mining property, located near the
mouth of the Spokane River, Captain
John Gray, principal stockholder of the
company, left tonight for Paris, France,
taking -with him the deeds. The amount
involved is $400,000.. .
Since the property was reported on fa
vorably by the French engineers who were
sent here several months ago to make an
investigation, the final settlement had
been hanging ' fire. In the meantime the
deeds were placed In escrow in the Trad
ers Hank. Captain Gray is Alderman from
the Second Ward.
Baker Judges Coming.
BAKER CITT, Or., Juno 4. (Special.)
Members of the Baker Cpunty Court left
here this evening for Portland to attend
the State Convention of County Judges
and Commissioners. Judge J. B. Messlck,
judge of Baker County, was one of the
originators of the convention Idea.
Fine Pianos For Rent
Ellers Piano House now has forty
more fine pianos to rent; some used;
mostly new ones. Terms very reason
able. Rent applied towards purchase.
853 Washington street, or phone Exch.
23. or A 2350.
SKIRTS
17c
SALE
Something
That Will
Interest You
"Coming events cast
their shadows before
them." The Alaska Ex
position and the 4 'North
Bank" Railroad will
draw the East nearer to
the North Pacific Coast
The Burlington, Northern Pa
cific and Great Northern roads
have felt the stimulating mo
tion of this advance, and have
arranged, effective May 23, for
all kinds of new and elaborate
through train Bervice, both via
St. Paul and Billings, Montana,
between Chicago, St. Louis,
Kansas City, Omaha, Denver,
the Lakes . and the Mississippi
Valley on the east and Puget
Sound and Portland.
When planning an Eastern
trip, look at the map, and note
the choice of attractive routes
this new through service offers.
Does not continuity of service
to these important Eastern cities
mean s great deal to you t Con
sult any agent of the Burling
ton, Northern Pacific or Great
Northern roads in the North
west, or the undersigned.
A. C. BHELDOM,
Gm'l Axmt
C. B. Q. Ky, :&
100 Third Street
Portland, Or. T
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