6 THE MORMJTG OREGOMAN, SATURDAY, - DECE3IBER .18, 1909. T 'FAKER SAYS JURY Woman Accused of Buncoing Claim Agents Acquitted in Seattle. ARRESTED AGAIN AT ONCE "Warrant From Pendleton Charges She Has Violated Parole T Given After Being Sentenced for Misstating Her Debts. SEATTLE. TVaeh., Dec. 1". After delib erating six hours, the Jury la do case Kalnst Mrs. Mary M. Johnson, accused or defraudlnff the Seattle Eleotrlo Com pany of $S00 by means of a "fake" dam &xe claim, returned a. verdict of not guilty tonifrht. Immediately after the return of the ver dict acaulttln? Mrs. Johnson, she was Tlaced under arrest again on a warrant from Pendleton. Or., charging that she had violated her parole. A year ago Mrs. Johnson was given a hort sentence In Oregon on a charge of maklncr false statements of debt, but was paroled by the court. The defense will make an effort to secure Mrs. Johnson's release on a writ of habeas corpus. The trial of Mrs. Johnson, which ended today, attracted much attention on ac count of the evidence Introduced by the state In an attempt to show that the woman had defrauded several railroad companies In the Middle "West by means of "fake" damage claims. Extradition to Be Keslsted. "W. A. Holzhelmer, council for Mrs. Johnson, expects to resist her extradi tion. For not obeying the order of the court. Judge Gilliam fined Dr. Hamilton tilleon. a witness, $100 and, assessed him with the costs of bringing him into court on a bench warrant. Judge Gilliam is ued a bench warrant also for Dr. J. Tate Mason, who also had failed to obey the summons issued by the "court. Both Xr. fhillson and Dr. Mason were witnesses for the defense. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney John H. Terrv turned over to Sheriff Robert T. Hodge a warrant sgned by the Governor ot Oregon calling for the delivery of Mrs. Johnson Into the custody of Deputy Sheriff Blakeley as a fugitive. "They will simply hound this woman to death." said W. A. Holzhelmer, her coun sel. He then intimated that her extradi tion mlKht be resisted. Sirs. Johnson Weens. When the verdict was read Mrs. John son wept. In his statement to the Jury Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Perry had reviewed Mrs. Johnson's past and de nounced her In plain terms. Mr. Perry was denounced for his characterization of the defendant In his speech to the Jury. By agreement the addresses to the jury were limited to half an hour. Mr. Holzhelmer, counsel for the de fondant, did not asR the Jury to con sider the evidence as brought out, and determine why the Seattle Electric Company had settled wtlh her If she had not been injured. In his instructions to the Jury Judge Gilliam said that they were not to Infer that the defendant was guilty because she was not placed on the stand. The fact that a person charged with a crime did not go on the stand and testify was not, he said, to be considered an j Inference of guilt. Judge Gilliam further Instructed the Jury that they might consider matters "pertaining to Mrs. Johnson's past as to accidents and collection ot claims for alleged Injuries. Mrs. Johnson was charged with ob taining money by false pretenses. She KOt JSOO from the Seattle Electric Com pany as a settlement of a claim for Injuries to the person, claiming to have been injured March 12. 1309, while alighting from a car at First avenue nnd Virginia street. Mrs. Johnson, ac cording to the record put in evidence, has had many accidents and has col lected i-lalins aggregating several thou sand dollars from railroad companies and street railway companies. ELECTRIC ROAD IS HINTED AVater Ironlagc Purchase Made on Wisl.knli River. ABHRPKEX. Wash.. Dec. 17. (Spe cial. To secure water frontage, possi bly for an electrto interurban road, six 40-foot lots, owned by Anthony Pamitio on the Wishkah River. , north ot the American Mill, were bought yesterday h.v George E. Hubble, of Montesano. vrcRlilent or the W ynoorlie Lumber & Shingle Company.' The deal was made through J. C Pearson and the price . Id was JjfiOOO. The real object behind the purchase cannot be ascertained. It Is hinted 1'owevcr. that the site Is desired for ti?e as a supply depot. The proposed Eldridge Wheeler inter urban project cannot use the county rouci entering Aberdeen, for the North ern Pacific expressly stipulated in sur rendering rights of way for the con struction of the county road to Monte sano that no railway should ever be built on the county road, forfeiture of the rights being fixed as a penalty. NEWBERG IS' FIRST-CLASS Enumeration Shows 1010 Children, Mostly Attending School. NEWBERG. Or.. Dec. IT. (Special.) The enumeration for the Newberg; school district shows 1H0 children of school age, 3fi In excess of the McMJnnville district. This puts Newberg in the list of districts of the lirst class, and at the next school election two more school districts will be added, making five. Twenty teachers are employed in the public and high '.'hool8, the attendance being close to VH. A business house on First street is being occupied to accommodate the over flow. A special meeting has been called for December 31, to vote on the selection of a site for a new high school building, nnd also to vote Interest-bearing bonds to meet the cost of a modern high school building. SCHOOL GROUND ACQUIRED Aberdeen Hoard Finds Present Quarters Are Inadequate. ABERDEEN. Wash., Dec. 17. Special.) After several weeks of negotiations, the chool board has purchased an entire ( block In Rice's Addition for the erection tit another school building. The ground MARY JOHNSON NO was bought for t4400. School buildings at present are badly overcrowded and even the completion of the new tl2S,000 school house now being constructed will fail to relieve the congestion. As the result of a trained nurse being employed in the public schools interest ing figures are being' obtained by the board. The regular report showed that out of 133 children examined but ten were absolutely Bound physically, although the majority were suffering from minor "ail ments. Forty-four were found to have enlarged tonsils, 39 eye troubles, and 14 defective hearing. "In looking through the list of non promotion last year," says the report. ii Mrs. Esther E. "Wills, Who Died at Age of 7T, Will Be Bnrted Tomorrow Afternoon. Funeral services for Mrs. Es ther E. Wills will occur at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the First United Presbyterian Church, of which she was the last surviving charter member. She was aged 77 years, and was born in Pittsburg. Pa. She later removed to Kansas, and from there came to Oregon City with her husband and family 37 years ago. After his death she came to Portland, where she died at the family residence, 335 Meagly street. Rev. Frank D. Findley, pastor of the First United Presbyterian Church, will conduct the funeral services. Mrs. Wills Is survived by a son, James L., and a daugh ter, Ella E. Wills, both of Port land. Mrs. Wills had a wide circle of friends. "it was found that tnany of the children owe their failure to some physical de fect. This year ailments are remedied wherever possible and improvement In studies has always resulted." LEGISLATURE TO MEET GOVERNOR NORKIS, OF MOX TAXA, CALJLS EXTRA. SESSION". Labor Unions Desire Stone From Treasure State Used in New Capitol Extension. HEIENA, Mont., Dec. 17. (Special.) Governor Norris today summoned the Montana Legislature to meet in extra ordinary session December 27 to consider the advisability of making an added ap propriation for the extension to the State Capitol provided by the regular session at a cost of $500,000. The contract for the construction has been awarded to a Billings firm with the understanding that Bedford, Ind., stone Ijj to be used. A petition was cir culated among the Legislators requesting an extra cession so that Montana stone might be used, at an estimated cost of $60,000. In addition, the Helena Trades Assembly notified the Governor that a strike was on at the Indiana plant and a warning was Issued against the use of that product. The Governor In his proclamation refers to this point by say ing that such condition might exist in Indiana as to make that stone undesir able. It is expected the session will last only a few days. The Legislature is also asked to make an appropriation for the maintenance of the State Bureau of Publicity, whose ap propriation was accidentally left out of the general bill. , LETTER THEFT CHARGED Woodelcopjiers Arrested for Obtain ing Mail of Employers. EUGENE, Or., Dec. 17. Special.) Paul Marr and Glen Gritz, woodchoppers who had been working for Glen Watson, on the Mohawk, were arrested yesterday on information by telephone from Mr. Wat son, charging them with having taken a letter addressed to him from the Spring Held posnoffice. Wrlson, in the course of conversation a few days ago, mentioned that he ex pected a letter containing money. Marr and Critz. on quitting Watson's employ, went to the Springfield postoffice, it is alleged, inquired for Watson's mall and received the letter, which, however, con tained no money. PORTLAND TRAIN IN CRASH Northbound Freight Derails Eight Boxcars; Two Hurt. TAOOMA, Wash.. Dec. 17. (Special.) Crashing into an extra Northern Pacific freight on a siding at Yelm early this morning, a northbound through freight train from Portland derailed eight box cars of the- extra freight and also the engine of the Portland train. il D. Pierce, of Tacoma. a brakeman, and Julius T. Lockhead, fireman, living at 3 East Twenty-eighth street, . Ta coma, were Injured. They were brought to the Northern Pacific Hospital. Their Injuries' are not serious. Sheriff and Judge on Trial. JACKSONVILLE. Or.. Dec. 17. (Spe cial.) The Circuit Court for Jackson County Is in session, and Is just now en gaged in the trial of County Judge J. R. Neil. Sheriff W. A. Jones, Attorney W. E. Phipps and Mrs. Victor Ev Snyder, on a complaint for damages to the amount of ,000 brought by J. H. Harrington for false imprisonment in ,the County Jail. Harrington was put in jail on a charge of con tempt, of court. Oregon Native Dies at Albany. ALBANY, Or., Dec 17. (Special.) Mrs. Naomi Webster died this morning at the home of her brother, Edward E. Parrlsh. four miles east of Albany, after an ill ness of about four months. She was a native of Oregon, 60 years of age. Her only surviving relatives are two brothers, Edward E. Parrish, of Albany, and Os trander Parrish. of Blalock, Ol 33 KNIFE GASHES WOMAN Throat Cut After Fatal Blow on Head, Doctor Testifies. JURY HEARS CONFESSION Koselalr on Trial for Wife-Murder, Tells Prosecutor He Married Against His Will I4ved in Fear of His Spouse. HILLSBORO, Or., Dec. 17. (Special.) Dr. A. B. Bailey, the physician who was with the Coroner when the body of the murdered wife was found by that official, was a witness all forenoon today in the trial of John Kirk Rose lair. Dr. Bailey testified that there were 33 wounds on the body, inflicted by the heavy salmon knife. There were 10 wounds on the head, some of which penetrated the brain; 5 on the neck, and 18 on the arms and hands. He swore that tho largest wound on the head was of a composite nature, 'the result of several blows by the huge instrument. He found the throat cut in a horrible manner, the large muscles and the large arteries having been com pletely severed. The witness gave it as his unqualified opinion that the throat was cut after the blows had been struck which pene trated the brain, and gave as his reason the finding of large clots of blood In the brain, which would have been im possible had the arteries of the neck been severed. The right arm above the elbow was cut In twain and hung only by the tissues. The physician located practically all of the wounds Inflicted by outlining them on the body of de fendant's counsel. All this time Rose lair paid the closest attention. Prisoner's Stories Change. The witness told of the three con versations he held with Roselair after he was a prisoner how the first time the defendant had told him that the first blow was an accident, as when he picked up the knife he used it only with the intention of stopping the pan which contained the milk which Mrs. Roselair had thrown in his face. The thrust missed the pan and struck the woman. The second time Roselair said he did not know how the fight hap pened, and the third time he talked with him the slayer told him that he had struck out in self-defense. Dr. Bailey was very positive In his answers as to his opinion In regard to the cutting of the throat, and was very positive that this had been done subsequent to the delivery of the blows on the skull. Attorney Jeffrey asked several clever ly framed questions, but the witness was equal to the occasion and confined himself to the. actual condition of the dead woman's body. Dr. F. A. Bailey, the pioneer physician of the county, was called and In behalf of the state corroborated the expert testimony of the Coroner's physician. Married Against His Will. District Attorney E. B. Tongue pre sented Roselalr's signed confession to the court this afternoon, and It was admitted as evidence. Court Reporter Run yon read the Instrument, which covered 15 pages of typewritten manuscript. The admissions cover the time of his first meeting with Lizetta Dombrower, and how he happened to marry her,- until her death. He first took out a license In Multno mah, and then went back to see if lie could not have it "taken back" as he expresses It. A few days later Novem ber S. 1S0S he married her. J. Whitcomb Brougher, of the White Temple, officiat ing, and they wont to the farm. One part of his confession says: "I was shoved into the thing: I loved the girl and I had told her how I could love a woman, and 1 liked the situation. I do not know that I ever asked her to marry me. I had plenty of time, I did not want to get married. ... I was not in a hurry to get married, and I was kind of pushed in." He then tells how his wife's temper became worse; how she was an athlete, and how this made him fear her. He said his. wife had told him he was no man; that she had said to him, repeatedly: "You are no man; you are a pole on two sticks, with pants on." Wife Refused Him Cream. The wife, the confession reads, always kept the cream, and gave him the skimmed milk, and when he protested against her treatment she would threaten to throw boiling water on him. He then tells" of the morning when the killing took place, and says that he asked for cream on. his bread, which was -so hard that It took the huge salmon kuife to cut It, and the wife threw the milk in his face. Roselair then says that he feared she would get boiling water and throw on him, and he grabbed the knife and struck at the pan. which she held in her hand. It missed it and struck her in the neck." In telling of what followed. Rose lair says that after the struggle was over, they fell, together to the floor, and he saw that she was to die, and he then struck her over the head, "to end her misery," as he expresses it. This, it will be noted, is contrary to the opinion of the two physicians, who testify as to the blood clots found on the head and that the blows were first Inflicted and the throat cut afterward. Roselair also corroborates Turk's testi mony, 'wherein the latter swore that Roselair had talked about his wife. First Married In Holland. Roselair was born In Zevenhoeven, South Holland, in 1863, and was married the first time at TJtrecht. In 1895 he was married in this city to the second wife, who divorced him In 1906. The state rested after one of the Schmidlin brothers testified, and the de fense then placed Benton Bowman, a local attorney, on the stand as an expert witness as to Roselair's sanity. The case will probably get to the jury tomorrow some time. A large crowd attended court today and one spectator fainted. One of the Schmidllns, of Buxton. also fainted while In the witness chair. A steam reg ister is located right back of the wit ness box and Is believed to have been the reason of the Illness of the witness. FOUR-MILL ROAD TAX PLAN Marlon County tiood Roaders Adopt Resolutions. SALEM, Or., Dec 17. (Special.) The two days' general road meeting of Marion County closed late today after resolutions were adopted calling upon the .County: Court "to levy not less than 4 mills tax for the development of county roads. Resolutions were also adopted, strongly condemning Salem for Its bad outlying streets, which make entrance to the city for farmers extremely bad and some times almost impossible. State-aided roads proved to be another feature of the discussion and a request for state assistance in construction of highways was embodied in a resolution. GOOD ROADS MOVE BOOSTED Aberdeen Backs Plan for Campaign Over County. ABERDEEN, Wash., Dec. 17. (Special.) Good country roads were given decided impetus last night at an enthusiastic meeting of prominent business men of this city and other advocates of good roads, held at the Elks' Hall at the in stance of N. G. Brown, of Seattle, presi dent of the State Good Roads Associa tion. Mr. Brown was the principal speaker. and stated that he not only wished to ascertain the views of this city toward the movement, but also to discover what Chehalis County needed in the way of roads. Coming at a time when the ranchens of the North River have been clamoring for an outlet for their products, Mr. Brown found unusual Interest In this city, and as the result of his visit a deter mined and fruitful, campaign will un doubtedly materialize. TRACY TAKEN ON TRAIN BRTJTAIj murder of friend for monet charged. Fascination for Former AVife Be lieved to Have Ied to Return of Man Sought In Vain. PENDLETON", Or., Dec. 17. George Tracy, alias C. W. Arnold, was arrested on an O. R. & X. train, between The Dalles and this city, by Deputy Sheriff J. J. Hecker. of Sherman County, and brought to this city this morning. He is In the County Jail. Tracy was a cab driver for one of the hotels In this city. He is accused of the murder of Andy Rabeal. whose dead body was found five miles east of "Umatilla Thanksgiving day, with the whole top of his head crushed in. Andy Rabeal was murdered near Uma tilla on the evening of November 23. The accused man left Echo the next morning for Portland and San Francisco and has been trailed over a great part of Califor nia since that time. Not suspecting that the crime had been discovered or that he was suspected of it, Tracy is believed to have been drawn back to Echo through infatuation for his former wife from whom he was separated about' four months ago and who. is now living with their little daughter at 'Echo under her former name. Mrs. Belle -Hamilton. . Tracy went to Portland from Redding three days ago, to The Dalles on a steam er yesterday, and boarded the train there at midnight for Echo. Dell Smith, a for mer bartender at Echo, was about to get off the train, but recognizing Tracy and knowing he was wanted, stepped back on the train and turned the accused man over to Deputy Sheriff Hecker of Sher man County, who happened to be on the train, too. The Identity of the man accused of the brutal crime has been known to the officers for some time, and the en tire Pacific Coast has been flooded with photographs and circulars. Officers in the different California cities had been Informed he was In their neighbor hood, but they could not find him. Two days after the crime was commit ted it was ascertained by Sheriff Tay lor that Tracy and . Rabeal had hired two horses at Echo and ridden out to ward the scene of the tragedy, and that In the early morning Tracy re turned alone with both horses. He left on the next train. When interviewed this morning, he admitted having hired the horses and leaving the stable in company with Ra beal, but declares that when just out of town he turned his horses over to a fellow whose given name wa-s Louis, and who was to take Rabeal out to a ranch to work. He says Rabeal was (is good a friend as he ever had, and that he could not possibly have com mitted the crime. After Rabeal's head had been crushed by a piece of railroad tie, the victim and dragged it in his arms more than 100 yards across ti.e railroad track and toward the Columbia River. All efforts to find the rela tives of the murdered man have proved unavailfng, and Tracy says that while he worked with Rabeal on a ditch near Boise, and wan with him In Baker City, Pendleton and Echo, he does not know where he came from or anything about his relatives. Tracy's parents are respected resi dents of Woiser, Idaho, where his father is court bailiff. SALT MINE IS OREGON'S ATTORNEV - GENERAL ASSERTS TITLE TO SUMMER LAKE. Federal Government Asked to Make Land Grant to Aid Devel opment. SALEM. Or.. Dec. 17. (Special.) That the title to the bed of Summer Lake, in Lake County, is in the State of Oregon, and that the state should assert its au thority to control the bed of this lake. Is the view of Attorney-General Crawford Sn a letter addressed to the State Land Board this afternoon. Summer Lake is said to contain valu able deposits of salt and recently nearly all of the bed of the lake has been claimed by miners under the United States mineral laws. The Attorney-General is of the opinion "that the beds of all non-navigable in land lakes belong to the state by virtue of her sovereignty. . . . It Is without doubt one of the most valuable, if not the most valuable, asset the state has left.'". It is suggested that the State Land Agent be sent to Lake County at once to as sert the authority of the state. It is sug gested also that the Oregon delegation in Congress be notified and the Federal Government be requested to grant to the state all lands not heretofore disposed of. surrounding and adjoining the lake, to the extent of at least two miles in width along the shores, for the purpose of en abling the state to develop the salt springs. NO Bt'XKIXC FIGHT. Tou don't run when you are fighting rheumatism. You can't. You don't have to. You can cure it with Bark Tonic. It drives all impurities out of the system. 5c a bottle at the J. A. Clemenson Drug Co., cor. Front and Morrison sts. A sprained ankle will usually disable the injured person for three or four weeks. This is due to lack of proper treatment, w nen unamoeriain s Lini ment is applied a cure may be effected In three or four days. This liniment is one of the best and most remarkable lurezjarationa m use. sold bx. all. dealers. CANAL IS SURVEYED Engineers Revive Interest in South Bay Project. MAP AND ESTIMATE MADE Chain of Lakes Will Be Utilized to Lessen Cost Kvontunlly, Water way Will Reach Columbia Near Oneida. ABERDEEN. Wash, Dec 17. (Spe cial.) Interest In the proposed canal between Grays Harbor and. the Co lumbia River has been revived by the report brought to Aberdeen yesterday that a company of surveyors has been engaged more than a month in run ning preliminary lines for the canal in the South Bay country. A man who makes his home In a cabin on Laidlaw's Island Is authority for the statement that the surveyors used his cabin for shelter. They made maps showing the topography of the country through w-hlch the canal would pass and also estimates of the amount f earth to be removed. According to the plan outlined the canal will be 30 feet In width, having a mean depth of 12 feet- It Is esti mated that there are between 10 and 20 ml'.es of excavation between South Bay and Wlllapa Harbor. Much of this Is easy to excavate, avid a chain of small lakes will be utilized. From the south ern shore of Shoalwater Bay the canal eventually will find Its way Into the Columbia River a few miles east of Oneida. It is the Intention of the promoters to use the canal for freight and pas senger service and serve a large sec tion of country now Isolated. About the middle of November a company of Seattle and Portland men arrived in Aberdeen and made the trip along the proposed route. MILNE WELL WON'T WED THE DALLES MAX WILL SUR- PRISE SCOTCH FIANCEE. Far From Being Invalid, Man In . Case, Though Injured, Recovered Almost Month Ago. THE DALLES, Or., Dec. 17. (Special.) John Milne, whose fiancee arrived In America yesterday and is rushing across the continent under the Impression that he Is an invalid, was the picture of robust health when seen today. Mr. Milne de nied he was to be married in the near future, but. admitted he had been en gaged to Miss Mary Daniel for the past four years. "Yes, we will be married some time," said Mr. Milne, who speaks with a strong accent, "but not soon. We have, been sweethearts for eight years. I expect Miss Daniel to arrive here next Tuesday or Wednesday. My mother has secured a place for her and will take care of her.'" John Milne came to America from Scot land four years ago and to The Dalles In the Spring of 1908. He conducts the. In dependent meat market in partnership with his two brothers. He was injured on the night of Sep tember 80 -In a collision with a buggy while riding home on a bicycle. For a time his condition was dangerous, but he has been at work for a month. DAGO? FIRM WINS CASE STATE GRANTS RIGHT TO IRRI GATION PROJECT. Twenty-five Thousand Acres in Sucker Creek Valley Will Benefit by Company's Work. BOISE. Idaho, Dec. 17. (Special.) ' Although a fierce, fight was waged before the State Land Board over the conflict ing claims of the Idagon and the Gem Irrigation Companies for contracts with the state to reclaim lands in Sucker Creek Valley, the Idagon Company won, hav ing been granted the right to promote the prelect, which Is another project added to the many In this state. In many respects the granting of this segregation is of vital Importance to a large number of settlers In Oregon and Idaho, for the land is included In both states and the settlers are demanding that they be given relief. The 2a. 000 acres of land which will be covered Immediately by the Idagon Irri gation Company, whose segregation was confirmed, constitutes probably as fine a body of land as there Is anywhere, and it la freely predicted that within six months It will sell readily at $200 an 'acre. The company's officers are: F. C. Woodford, president and treasurer; IT. D. Page, engineer and manager; Edwin Snow, attorney and secretary, while these with R. J. Cherry and F. L. Page com plete the directorate. The company's land lies along the south side of the Snake River in Idaho and Oregon, a dis tance of 17 miles from Henderson Flat, opposite Formans Kerry, down the river Into Oregon, and runs back toward the foothills a distance of five and six miles. JEWELS GONE; THIEF TOO Huntington Store Makes Rich Christ mas .for Lone Robber. BAKER CITY, Or.. Dec. 17. (Special.) After an all day's search for the man who robbed the Knox jewelry store at Huntington last evening, officers report no clew. Mr. Knox, the proprietor of the jewelry store, had locked his door while he went to supper, and. during hie absence a rob ber passed through a Chinese shack close by and kicked in a side door. He robbed the jewel trays of their choicest holiday offerings and left the store completely ransacked of Its valuables. BLASTING CAP HURTS BOY Eye Destroyed, Hands Mangled and Face Torn by Explosion. VANCOUVER, Wash., Jec. 17. (Spe cial.) By the explosion of a blasting cap which he held In his hand. Cheater Haven, the 12-year-old son of Mrs. Frank Nicholson, of near Sara, had two fingers of his left hand blown off and .the rest of the Jnand mangled, one eye W altkam A Warning The Waltham Watch Company in order to preserve the reputation of their watches and in -order also to pro tect the people who buy Waltham Watches, hereby warn every one in tending to buy a good watch, Waltham or any other, that it is not safe to buy a watch by catalogue from any of the mail order houses. Buy a watch from a jeweler or watchmaker because a professional watchmaker before he delivers you the watch you have bought will overhaul it, correct any damage that may have happened to it, see that it is properly oiled, and in short, get it running right and keep it right. The retail jeweler's own reputation is at stake when he sells you a watch. It is very different when you sim ply order from a catalogue, send on the money, and get just a watch. Waltham Watch Company Waltham, Mass. B. When buying a watch always ask your jeweler for a Waltham adjusted to temperature and position. destroyed and the other eye badly In jured, and his face lacerated and torn. Dr. Stryker, of Rldgefleld, who Is attending him, hopes to save the In jured eye. The boy put a fuse Into a blasting cap and tied a string to the fuse. Holding the cap in his hand, he lit the string, but before he could drop the cap the string: blazed up and the cap exploded. SEATTLE SHOWS JEALOUSY Opposition to Grays Harbor Jetty Voiced on Sound. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 17, Money spent by the Government in building breakwaters and jetties and in dredging at Grays Harbor is so much wasted in the opinion of shipping- men of Puget Sound. 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