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THE MORMJTG OREGOMAN, SATURDAY, - DECE3IBER .18, 1909.
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'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.
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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. Owners of vessels which are
obliged to call at Aberdeen and Ho-
Regular 60c, 10-inch Disc Records now 29c
A CHANCE TO SAVE ON A
TALKING MACHINE AND RECORDS
FOR A CHRISTMAS PRESENT
A vast assortment of strictly brand-new Disc Records for all makes
of Talking Machines, retailed regularly at 60c the world over, are '
now on sale at nearly half, or 33 cents each. Not more than six rec
ords to each customer. AH that is best in band and operatic selections,
vocal and instrumental numbers, etc., etc., are included in this un
precedented offer. Here's a fine chance to pet a splendid assortment
of new records at little expense. Come the first thing.
To call particular attention to our splendid Talking Machine De
partment, acknowledged the finest and most modernly equipped in the
"West, we are offering a limited number of high-grade Talking Ma
chines at drastic reductions. All are strictly 'brand-new, very latest
styles, tapering arm, etc.
fir.
ri X lie regiuar $u.uu xauung Daa-
sa -Turn
chines
'r-"w'Vr j The reinuar $60.00 Talkine Ma-
r chines
"ax" chines
Cjj5-,tJ3a. Be
4, All
'5 l.rt r- ! , I
right to withdraw this offer just as soon as the certain jiumber of
machines are sold. Arrange to come right away.
GRAVES MUSIC CO.
Ill POUETH iSTE-EET
BOSTON
SAMPLE
FOR MEN
AND WOMEN
, Worth $3.50 to $6.00
BOSTON SAMPLE SHOE STORE
300-304 Dekum Bldg., 3d and Washington
atches
qulam for cargo also share in the same
opinion. They declare that some day
a storm will arise ttiat will sweep away
all the Improvements, and that condi
tions will then be as bad as they were
years ago, before any money was ex
pended on the harbor.
The shipping" men, in backing
up their bold assertion, declare
that the posi tlon of Grays Harbor
Is so exposed as to make it an easy
victim to storms on the Pacific. The
bar at the entrance to the harbor also
is something: that never can be over
come, they assert, and one thing- that
prevents blgr vessels taking- full car
goes from the ports on that body of
water.
Silverton Pioneer Dead.
S ILVERTON. Or., Dec 17. (Special.
Mrs. W. J. German, a well-known resi
dent of Silver-ton and a pioneer of 1S56,
died at her home here today. The fu
neral will be held Sunday.
The regular $25.00 Talking Ma
chines and six records. . 917.85
The reeular $50.00 Talkine Ma-
ana six records $t54.90
and six records .SfUVfiO
Thn reimlar 85.00 Tallrinff TWa-
and six records $49.25
sure and see our window display.
fully guaranteed. No machine will
laolapc a tlini n x.. 1 T ..
one to each customer. This is positive.
Pay cash or easy payments. We reserve the