6 THE MORXIXG OKEGOXIAN. TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1909. CHURCH MILITANT GETS INTO COURT Colfax Preacher's Wife Is on Trial for Drawing Gun in Street Scuffle. POLICE PROTECT PASTOR Delivers Sermon Sunday, but Tnder Guard Woman's Tongue and Attorneys' Squabble9 Enliven Proceedings In Courtroom. COLFAX, Wash.. June 7. (Special.) A genuine, old-fashioned church row. in which the minister attempted to hold the church building as security for J700 al leged due him as back salary, an attempt to secure possession of the church by the trustees through tne use of physical force and their failure to accomplish their ob ject owing to the persuasive influence of a revolver of ample dimensions handled by the minister's wife all this was aired today In Justice Court here. The morning session of court was such a drawing card that In the afternoon Justice of the Peace Doolittle secured the use of Moffatt Hall to accommodate his audience. As deduced from the evidence today, trouble has for some time been brewing in the First Baptist Church of Colfax over alleged non-payment of Rev. H. C. Buss' back salary. Rev. Buss, it appears, was notified about a month ago that his services were no longer required. Last Wednesday, according to the evidence, the church trustees went to the church parsonage and asked Buss .o give up the keys. Huss informed them he had begun legal proceedings to recover his salary and they would have to use legal process to dispossess him of the keys. Trustee B. E. Sherfey, it appears, grap pled with Rev. Buss, and, according to the evidence, Buss countered, but was overcome by Sherfey through tise of the strangle hold. The evidence varied as to the exact moment Buss summoned his artillery, but Mrs. Buss appeared Just as the curtain was about to be rung down on the final act of the performance, ac companied by Rev. Buss' revolver. Al though the reinforcements were a little late, the evidence indicates Mrs. Buss trained her battery on Trustees E. David son and on the large crowd that had been attracted by the engagement. It is for this act that Mrs. Buss is before court. There were as many varieties to the performance today as a three-ringed cir cus provides. At one Juncture Attorney Brown, of Colfax, who represents Mrs. Buss, insinuated he would use a chair over the head of Attorney Matthews, of Pullman, who represents Sherfey. On several occasions Mrs. Buss had to be persuaded to keep Btill long enough for the state to read letters from Oklahoma, tolling of Buss' troubles there. It was the opinion of the audience . that Mrs. Buss didn't want the' letters read. The next performance of the comedy will be a matinee on Thursday. The town is greatly wrought up over the affair, and yesterday, although Rev. Buss peached. It was under protection of the police. ADMINISTER GENTLE REBUKE TO SPOKANE SrFFRAGETTES. Young Matrons Proud of "Accomp lishments of Spouses and Exhibit Their Helpful Stunts. SPOKANE. Wash.. June 7. (Special.) Hitting back at the suffragettes, who have been particularly active of late and proud that they have husbands qualified to have a voice and vote in law-making for them, a bevy of prominent Spokane young married women held a "Husband Show" at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Berkey, 89 Kleventh avenue. Each had been instructed to bring her husband to the exhibit, after first taking the precaution to see that the male mem ber of the family wes so attired as to make the best appearance. Just two years ago Mr. and Mrs. Ber key became bride and groom, and the celebration of their paper wedding an niversary was the occasion for which they entertained. The men were put through stunts to test their proficiency In the performance of domestic duties and prizes were awarded in each test. The btidesmaids at the Berkey wedding were Miss Myrtle Berkey and Miss La duke. The maid of honor was Mls Ella Jay. These officiated as Judges and as sisted the hostess in serving. The exhibitors were Mrs. V. B. 3o Dowell, Mrs. A. A. Siegfried. Mrs. W. H. McBroom. Mrs. W. F. Xeler, Mrs. C. F. Cowan. Mrs. J. W. Hancox, Mrs. W. A. Walker and Mrs. R. L. Brattaln. The ex hibits of Mrs. W. M. Crosby and Mrs. Ed Zumstag were delayed and were not present. BRANCH ROAD TO BE BUILT Great Northern Files Notice of Plans at Olynipla. OLYMPIA. Wash.. June 7. (Special.) The Great Northern Railway today filed with the Secretary of State a certificate that Its directors had passed a resolution ordcrins construction and operation of a branch to begin near Wenatchee and thence northerly and northeasterly along the Columbia River through the Counties rt Chelan and Douglas to the Junction of the Okanogan and Columbia Rivers and thence along the Okanogan to 'a con nection at the present Great Northern branch at Oroville. In Okanogan County, & distance of about 134 miles. SPECIALS TODAY. Sample lines of Shirt Waists, Ladles' -ults. Muslin Underwear, Parasols. Silk Petticoats. Secured for 60 cents on the dollar. Will be placed on sale this morn ing. Never mind what the other fellow w just see this line before you buy. McAUen-McDonnell, popular ' dry goods store, corner Third and Morrison. Old Angler Active. ALBANY. Or., June 7. (Special.) Al bany boasts one of the oldest anglers in the state. D. J. King, who has lived ex actly four-score years, secured an an gler's license Saturday end Is not only the oldest, but Is one of the most active fishermen In Linn County. He fishes a great deai and lands a great many fish. FIVE GRADUATE FROM CASTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL. "r s - , !? CLASS OP .1909. Photo by Kight & Hobson. CASTLE ROCK, Wash., June 7 (Special.) Five graduates were sent out from the High School of Castle Rock: this year. The com mencement exercises were held May 28. The members of the class, reading from left to right, are as follows: Standing George H. Leon ard, Alva J. Huntington. Sitting Grace M, Brewer, Dorothy Kentley, Amelia E. Carson. PIONEER PREACHER DEAD REV. CARPUS CLARK SPERRY PASSES, AGED 7 9. Came to Oregon in 1851 and Has Filled Baptist Pulpits Ever Since Contlnuott .ly. BROWNSVILLE. Or.. June 7. (Spe cial.) Rev. Carpus Clark Sperry, one of Oregon's first Baptist ministers, died at his home in this city yesterday at 5 P. M. of paralysis, following illness since May 26. Rev. Mr. Sperry was born in Lawrence County, Ohio. October 8, 1S30. He moved to Iowa in 1S40 and there embraced the Baptist faith. He was married to Miss Rachel A. Fulton in Jefferson County, Mo., February 12, 1851, and on April 1, 1851, with his bride started by ox team for Oregon, arriving here the same year. He settled near Brownsville. He was licensed to preach in 1857, and from that time until his death worked contin ually for his church. About 1S5S he moved to Shasta County, California, where he remained four years, assisting in organizing two orthree Bap tist churches. He then returned to Brownsville and was ordained by the Pleasant Butte Church. He waa its pas tor until 1S66, when he moved to Eastern Oregon and spent two years traveling for his health. In 18S3 the Brownsville church again called him, and he returned to his old home and preached for that church and the outlying stations until 1888. After that he was pastor at Halsey, Scio, Harrlsburg and Providence. Mr. Sperry was one of the most popu lar and widely known pioneer ministers of this state, and he probably preached more funeral sermons than any other living pioneer minister. He preached continuously until May 23, 1909. his last sermon being at the Center schoolhouse, south of Brownsville. He was stricken with paralysis May 26. Mrs. Sperry died June 16. 1900. Rev. Carpus Clark Sperry, Dead at Rrownaville, After Preach . Inx In Oregon Since 1851. Six children were born to Rev. and Mrs. Sperry, four of whom survive him, as follows: W. O. Sperry and Mrs. E. A. Hale, of this place; Mrs. W. F. Skiff, of "Salem: Mrs. S. Warren, of Port land. He is also survived by the follow ing brothers and sisters: J. B. Sperry, of Cody, Wyo. ; E. G. Sperry. of Browns ville; G. W. Sperry, of Heppner; Ira Sperry. of Goldendale. Wash.: Mrs. O. H. Collins, of Red Bluff. Cal. ; Mrs. Mary Hale, of lone. Or.; Mrs. M. C. Cochran, of Riverside, Wash.; Mrs. W. W. Weath- erford, of Olex, Or.; Mrs. J. H. Wood, or Arlington, or. NO FEAR OF BEEF TRUST Australian Meat Dealers Think; Mar ket Can't Be Captured. SYDNEY, N. S. W., June 7. Meat traders here and in New Zealand ap pear not to feel the capture of Aus tralian trade by the American beef trust. They declare that such a proj ect Is Impracticable QUIET REIGNS AT M'CLOUD Strike Situation Well in Hand and Mills Are" Resuming Work. M CLOUD. Cal.. June 7. At a confer enoe held today between Adjutant-Gen- ?!3s& ' ' ' v -1 : X I , t f j: : -4 I eral Lauck and S. L. Rocca, Italian Consul-General, the latter was assured that the state troops would leave here when Sheriff Howard Is able to control the strike situation. ' The wounding of a young Italian striker by a militiaman was discussed and the Consul-General said he was convinced that it was the result of a mistake on the part of the soldier. So far as he was concerned, Mr. Rocca added, the Incident was closed. He will leave this evening for Shasta Springs, where he will remain a few days before returning to San Francisco. At hla request the strikers have con tributed $1 each to a defense fund for their leaders who are under arrestl The Italian employes of the McCloud River Lumber Company are settling their accounts today and leaving here. Everything Is quiet and all danger of serious trouble seems to have passed. Although work has been partly resumed In the mills. It will be necessary to im port men before its entire plant can be operated. HEAVY RATE IS ADDED ADMISSIONS DRAWN REGARDING ENTERPRISE TARIFFS. Commissioners Hear Suit Brought by Commercial Club In Effort to Get Lower Schedule. ENTERPRISE. Or., June 7. (Special.) Forced hy the sharp questioning of Com missioner Aitchison, First Assistant Freight Agent Coman admitted that the Elgin extension into Wallowa County was the only stretch of road on the O. R. & N. system on which the continuous dis tance tariff does not apply, and that a heavy local rate from Wallowa County towns to Elgin was added on through shipments, such as to and from Portland. The hearing was on the complaint of of Commercial Club of Enterprise against the railroad company, charging excessive and discriminatory rates on this branch. Commissioners Aitchison and West heard the case. Chairman Campbell being at the scene of, the Cottage Grove wreck. At torney A. C. Spencer and Mr. Coman looked after the railroad interests and D. W. Sheahan appeared for the com plainants. A score of shippers testified to the ex cessive rates, and several leading wool growers said it was cheaper to drive sheep to Elgin than to pay the high local rate for cars from here to Elgin. The attorneys will submit their arguments by brief. PROCLAMATION NOT SIGNED Schively Points Out Discrepancies in Special Session Order. OLTMPIA, Wash., June 7. (Special.) Insurance Commissioner Schively said to- I day: "There seems to he a difference be tween the proclamation for a special session given out by Governor Hay, at Seattle, and the one given out at his office in Olympia. An investigation shows that neither one of these proclamations I has yet received the signature of Sec retary of State Howell." Ex-Preacher Must Pay. OREGON CITY, Or., June 7. (Special.) The jury In the case of George W. Hadden against W. E. Purdy this morn ing brought In a verdict for 1565 in favor of Hadden. In October. 1907, Hadden sold a store at View, Wash., to Purdy for J910. Part of this amount was paid down and a balance of $o65 remained. Purdy is an ex-minister. He gave Had den a note signed by William Teeter. which was accepted by Hadden with the understanding that if it was not collect ible the bala-nce would be paid by Purdy. Teeter became Insolvent and left for parts unknown, and Purdy declined to pay on the ground that Hadden did not use due diligence in enforcing collec tion of the Teeter note. Grant B. Dim- ! lck appeared for Hadden and Purdy was represented by Attorney Franklin T. Griffith. Mill Superintendent Hart. HOQUIAM, 'Wash.. June 7. (Special.) Peter Kline, general superintendent of the Poison Logging Company, fell beneath a train of logs about 11 o clock this morn ing and sustained what are feared to be fatal injuries, the wheels crushing his left side from hip to shoulder and then 1 sliding his body along the rail for some distance. Kline is 65 years of age. an old HoQUiam me.n and has been In the employ of the above company for many years, tie is single. Judge Burnett to Speak. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Or.. June 7. (Special.) George H. Burnett, of Salem, judge of the Circuit Court, has been chosen by the faculty or ine university to make the com mencement address before the seniors. This feature of commencement week THE lOOO Pieces Rich Amphora and Royal Bonn Art Wares at About SOc on the Dollar ON SALE ROSE FESTIVAL WEEK We We made an unprecedented purchase of these beautiful art wares at so much uncler usual cost that we 're able to place theru on sale, at these wonderfully low prices: ( Regular $4 to $20 Pieces at $1, $1.95, $2.95, $3.95, $4.95 and $6.95 (The collection includes Vases in all sizes and shapes. A hint of the variety is given in the sketch, made directly from the pieces. For wedding or graduation gifts or anniversary presents, in fact, for any gift occa sion, these vases ill be most appropriate and desirable. Third flooir take elevator., REST ROOM FREE PHONES PURE DRUGS WE DO . ARTISTIC PICTURE FRAMING will take place Wednesday afternoon, June 23. EARLY DAY SHERIFF DIES Oscar F. Thomson, Pioneer of Uma tilla County, Passes. PENDLETON, Or., June 7. (Special.) Oscar F. Thomson, who died In this city June 4, after a residence of nearly half a century in Umatilla County, was one of the best-known and highly respected pio neer residents of this section of Oregon. Born In Howard County, Missouri, No vember 25, 1S30, he crossed the plains to California In 1S50. Coming to Oregon in 1864, he settled at Umatilla Landing and has made his home in this county contin uously since that date. May 21, 1867, he was married to Miss Susan Almlra Atwood, of Umatilla, and with whom he lived for more than 42 years. Ten children were bom, seven of whom are now living. They are: Asa B. Thomson, ex-register of the Land Office at La Grande and delegate to the last Re publican National convention; Mrs. Lucy M. Jordan, Mrs. Phoebe A. Bartholomew, Allen Thomson, W. A. Thomson, Sloan Thomson and Rllla Thomson, all of whom are residents of Echo and vicinity. O. F. Thomson was one of Oregon's early day Sheriffs. He -vas elected first Oscar F. Thomson, lead at Pendle ton, After Lone Life in Umatilla County. . In 1868 and served two terms. During his first term the county seat was moved from Umatilla to Pendleton. He was a prominent Mason, a charter member of the Pendleton lodge, and was a lifelongr meraber of the M. E. Church, South. Too Cold to Play Ball. CHICAGO. June 7. The Chicago-New Tork National League game was post poned today on account of cold weather. Give your stomach eating I t f- ' ' , , ! HN ' ! I ' ' 'i: ' . -f f : The food that is full of nutriment and easilydigested. Heat in oven and serve with milk or cream. DISTIXCT1VE STORE WOOD A RD, CLARKE A CO. THE DISTINCTIVE STORE. IMPORTANT TO VISITORS Rose Festival Visitors should make it a point to visit the mammoth, store of "Wood ard, Clarke Co. Especially see the larg est and most elaborate picture and art gallery in the "West also the rich display of imported art china from all nations. In fact, visit the entire store free tele phones free rest room free writing ma terials and desk use. Remember, we ac cept Canadian money at par. WOODARD, CLARKE & ROBNETT IS ARRESTED EX-BANKER IS CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLING $91,715. Iiewiston Man Pleads Not Gnilty and Ball Is Fixed at $5000 Will Say Nothing About the Case. LEWISTON, Idaho., June 7. (Special.) Clarence Robnett, ex-bookkeeper of the Lewiston National Bank, was arrested today on the charge of embezzlement and falsifying of records in connection with the bank defalcation case. He Is charged with embezzling J91.715 between Decem ber 31, 1904, and March 18. 1909. Upon arraignment, he entered a plea of not guilty, and the preliminary was set for June 22, the day following the preliminary of J. E. Chapman, ex-teller of the bank, who was arrested Saturday. Robnett's bond was fixed at $5000. which he provided, with Lee Pennell and Curtis Thatcher. Lewiston business men, as security. Under advice of his attor ney, Robnett declines to make any state ment relative to the case. The complaint does not particularize items, making the total amount charged as being embezzled. Mrs. Flnnigan Passes. VANCOUVER. Wash., June 7. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Mary Finnigan, aged 67 years, died Saturday at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. F. Fleener, at Felida. The fu neral was held yestarday from the resi dence, the interment being in the Sara Cemetery. Mrs. Finnigan came here from Iowa. Some soaps are good for one thing; some for another. But with Ivory Soap you can cleanse ANY thing or ANY body yourself; your baby; a white waistcoat or a piece of lace. 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