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TItE MORXIXG OREGONlAN. THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1910.
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LAND LAW EVADED
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$Mve Years' Residence Not
Needed to Obtain Farm, if
Buyer Is "Wise."
Knowledge of By-Paths Through
Garfield - Pim-hot Regulations
Spreads Land Not Going
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OLYMPIA. Wash. Jan. 19.--(Special.)
The Ptnchot-Garfleld scheme, planned
as a method of conservation of the
public lands and preventing: fraud.
Is responsible for the fact that the
Federal Government no longer re
quires five years' residence on the land
and cultivation to those who want to
obtain agricultural property.
Like the operations of every other
plan proposed by these ex-members of
the famous "tennis cabinet," their reg
ulations to prevent fraudulent acquire
ment of Government lands by dis
honest, applicants have In practical
operation made things easier for the
dishonest and have placed hardships
only upon the honest claimant.
The Garfield regulations proposed
by Plnchot governing timber and stone
entries, now in force, have operated
to prevent the man of small means from
ever making a "stake" with a timber
entry and have turned over the for
ests to the wealthy timber Interests who
have the money to locate them with
railroad scrip after the. Government
lias gone to the expense of making a
careful cruise.
Now the "wise ones" are using these
came timber and stone entry regula
tions to get homesteads without any
restrictions of residence and cultiva
tion. Knowledge Becomes General.
Inspection of the notices now being
printed in the newspapers of the state
of Intention of applicants to make final
proof this Spring at the Federal Land.
Offices In "Washington shows how gen
eral the knowledge of "how to beat
the game" has become.
The new regulations provide that
when one files under the timber and
ptone act and deposits the initial fee
of $10 the Government will put into
the field cruisers, who,- as soon as pos
sible, report In detail the timber on
the property, which Is then appraised.
If the cruise shows a big stand of tim
ber, the applicant promptly relin
quishes his entry and locates the land
with railroad scrip.
Suppose, however, the land sought la
B fine bit of agricultural land. Under
the homestead laws one would have to
live on the land five years, cultivate It
and make improvements and comply
with special regulations. Those who
know better, though, do not take land
now under the homestead law.
Even though they know there is no
timber on the land they make a tim
ber and stone entry Just the same.
Then the Government cruise comes,
showing "timber valued at nothing;
land valued at $2.50 per acre."
Two courses are then opened to the
"surprised" applicant, both of which
have been successfully operated. If
cpnditlons are right he surrenders his
timber and stone entry and asks, based
on the Government cruise, that the
land be offered at auction as an Iso
lated tract. If no other bidder la on
band when the sale Is had. he can bid
It In and get Immediate title for $1-25
an acre. It Is then his absolutely, to
dispose of as he sees fit. The poor
homesteader has to wait five years
after he goes on the land before he
gets title and can sell.
Residence Is Unnecessary.
The other and more general plan,
Hue to the fact that the isolated tract
regulations do not often apply, is for
.'id the applloant to go on with his timber
oifiand stone entry. He simply pays $2.50
'rxnVm acre, proves up and gets his final
i "Receiver's receipt and the land is his.
Why bother with five years' resl
lence and. all the restrictions when
'-3Vth! plan has been so nicely prepared
!-'by ex-Secretary of the Interior James
" R. Garfield, at the admitted sugges
tlon of ex-Chief Forester Giftord
Plnchot?
Of course, the affidavit one has to
Tmake with his application under the
J-jj timber and stone act may not appeal
to an absolutely honest man but then
possibly the applicant really believed
when he made it the land was more
valuable for its timber than as agri
cultural property and did not learn bet
ter until the surprising cruise was
i !i!made by the Governments experts.
": Anyway the new regulations In many
'instances are accomplishing neither
1 p-'better revenues to the Government
! from Its timber areas nor the placing
-i'-of agricultural lands In the possession
t "il of actual settlers.
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0. A. C. CO-EDS TO ORATE
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Girls Quit Debates, but Try New
Forensic Contest Form.
' OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
Corvallis. Or., Jan. 19. (Special.) The co
eds at the Oregon Agricultural College
have introduced, a new form of forensic
contest.' This new plan, provides for. com
petition in Impersonation, Impromptu
reading and In the composition and deliv
ery of an original theme. 1
'' The first contest will be held Saturday,
In the College Armory. Eighteen contest
nnta will enter, three from each of the six
girls' literary associations. Each society
is represented by one contestant in each
f the three divisions. These representa
tives have been selected by means of try-
out contests within the societies.
This intersoclety contest was originated
as a substitute for Intersoclety debating.
For several years It has been the custom
to hold a series of intersoclety debates in
which all literary societies took part. The
number of these organizations Increased
o fast in the past two years that If was
found advisable last year to segregate the
men's and women's societies in the debat
ing work. This year t.e co-eds chose to
Klve up the debating work and try a new
form Of ulerary contest. ,
NEWCOMERS ARE GREETED
the past year were entertained in recep
tions by the Albany Commercial Club and
the Ladies' Auxiliary yesterday. The
men, were guests at a reception In the
clubrooms last evening and their wives
and daughters were entertained during
the afternoon in the club parlors.
Postmaster J. S. Van 'Winkle, secre
tary of the club. presided at the recep
tion last evening, and the newcomers
were welcomed in remarks by J. K.
Weatherford, P. D. Gilbert. P. A, Young
end Wallace R. Struble. Talks were
made on behalf of the guests by J. M.
Hawkins, of the Oregon Title & Trust
Company; R. K. Montgomery, Southern
Pacific agent: E. P. Bradley, principal of
the Albany High School, and Rev. Albyn
Esson. pastor of the First Christian
Church.
The states represented in the list of
new residents were Kansas, California,
Nebraska, Washington, Iowa, Indiana,
Illinois, Maine, New York, Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Wcsti "Virginia, Texas, Colo-
Two Keceptlons Held- at Albany
Commercial Club for Residents.
, I ALBANY. Or.. Jan. 19. (Special.) The
,wjeoj?le who have come to Albany during
ALBANY POLICE CHIEF IN
TRODUCES METROPOLI
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I. A. MoDkera.
ALBANY, Or., Jan. 19. (Spe
cial.) I. A. Munkers, who be
came Chief of Police of Albany
January 1, has Inaugurated the
use of the regulation police
helmet in Albany. Heretofore lo
cal officers have worn blue uni
forms but no helmets. Chief
Munkers has secured a complete
equipment, which presents a
more metropolitan appearance.
It is the first complete police
uniform ever worn here.
Munkers has had considerable
experience as an officer. He
served two .years as Sheriff of
Linn County and has been Deputy
Sheriff In two different adminis
trations. He also represented
Linn County twice in the State
Legislature tn the sessions of
1905 and 1909.
rado, Idaho, Missouri, North Dakota,
Michigan, Utah, Nevada and Oklahoma.
VETERANSARELOHBLIVED
TWO WASHINGTON PENSION
FUNDS EXHAUSTED.
Veterans of Indian Wrara of 185S-6
Storm Auditor Claims Held,
Warrior's Widow Sues.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 19. (Special.) ,
Services during the Indian War of 1865-6
seem to have carried a guarantee of long
evity, Judging from the veterans yet alive.
The Legislature made an appropriation
to pay these veterans for their services.
but the amount appropriated was ex
hausted quickly. A second appropriation
was made by the last Legislature and
this amount has also proved insufficient.
claims having already been filed consid
erably in excess of the appropriation.
The State Military Department and
Auditor, who have charge of the dis
bursements, have been delaying payment
of. the claims, waiting until all have been
hied, intending to prorate the appropria
tion among the applicants. This delay haa
resulted in a suit being brought in the
local court to compel State Auditor Clau
sen .to issue a certain warrant.
The complaint recites that the suit Is
brought 'by Elmira M. Whittaker. ex
ecutrix and widow of the late L. C. Whit
taker, who died in this county June 16,
1909. Mr. Whittaker served 271 days la
the Indian War of 1S55-6 and had filed his
claim for $350, which had been allowed bv
jActing Adjutant-General Thompson and
approved by the State Auditor. The
widow asserts that so long as the claim
was allowed prior to her husband's death,
she Is entitled to the money, and asks
that the Auditor be compelled to deliver
the warrant to her. The Auditor held
the death of Whittaker canceled his
claim.
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Mother Sues for Child. ' '
OREGON CITY. Or., Jan. 19. (Special.)
Mr. Lulu L. Yager, of Clarkes. has
commerced proceedings in the Cinuit
Court here to gain the custody of her
child for the entire year. Under a recent
court ruling she has the custody of the
child Tor nine montta, her former husband
having charge of the child for the .re
maining three months. Yager, who lives
In Vortlar.d, Is cited to appear before the
court I-ebmary , 10 to show cause why
Mrs. Ytger's request should not be
giarted.
Telephone Company Wins Points.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 19. (Special.) Judge
George H. Burnett, of the Circuit Court,
today sustained the demurrer of the de
fense to the complaint in the case of the
City of Salem vs. the Home Telegraph
& Telephone Company. The telephone
company filed a bond of $5000 for the In
stallation of a system in this city but
failed to install its system within the
time, limit, and the city Is suing to re
cover the amount of the bond. Aix
amended complaint will be filed.
SO REWARD t
For any case of Kidney, Bladder or
Rheumatic trouble Hall's Texas Won
der cannot cure if taken in time and
given fair trial. One bottle often per-
J? S,c,"ir6' Sold y a druggists or
5?Uv V,;00.- Send for testimonial. Dr.
. W. HaU. Oliv at, St. jbouia, Mo.
ICE GORGES'
MAY WRECK DAM
Famous Government Payette
Boise Project May Be
Damaged.
PEOPLE FLEE TO HIGH LAND
Boise River Shut Off and Water
Forced Back Up Canyon Stock
Removed Sudden Thaw
Would Release Ice.
BOISE, Idaho. Jan. 19. (Special.) Two
gigantic ice gorges, one four miles long
and 11 feet deep, and the second seven
miles long and 16 feet deep, are jammed
In the canyon of the Boise River Just
above this city, shutting off the river
and forcing . the water to back up the
canyon driving all the residents on the
lower lands before it, threatening "life
and may result in thousands of dollars'
worth of damage should it strike the big
dam of the Government Payette-Boise
project and the highland dam, both of
solid concrete.
Hundreds of tons . of loe would be re
leased in the channel in the event of a
sudden thaw.
Intelligence of the danger which threat
ens the structures on rthe river and
which may also threaten the lower por
tion of the city unlesa steps are imme
diately taken to release the Impounded
water from the mass of Ice was brought
to the city late today by H. D. and F. L.
Little, who have been engaged in re
moving a cable bridge from across the
river above the Government dam.
The Turner ranch, situated on the fiat
about three miles above the Government
dam, is, for the most part, under water
and ice, the stock being moved to higher
lands and preparations made for the re
moval of all other movable property.
IDAHO CASES APPEALED
TIMBER FRAUD TRIALS PASS ON
TO SUPREME COURT.
Acting on Advice of Attorney-General
Wicker sham, Barber and Moon .
Actions Are Transferred.
BOISE, Idaho, ' Jan. 19. (Special.) Act
ing under Instructions from Attorney
General Wickersham, of the Department
of Justice, Assistant United States Dis
trict Attorney S. L. Tipton filed an ap
peal this afternoon to the Supreme Court
of the United States in the case of the
Government vs. James T. Barber and
Sumner G. -Moon, and from the ruling
made by Judge Robert S. Bean In strik
ing out the fourth count involving about
70 alleged fraudulent entries in support
of the conspiracy, which were barred by
the statute of limitations. . . '.' "."
The filing of the appeal from the Dis
trict Court to the Supreme Court of the
United States, gives the Barber and Moon
case precedence over all cases pending
before that high tribunal except con
spiracy cases of a similar nature and
means an early hearing.
Through this appeal the case Is per
manently segregated from the Idaho
courts and goes to final settlement. It
has occupied the calendar of the local
courts for the past four years and wit
nessed the trial of Senator W. E Borah,
indicted and exonerated from any con
nection with the conspiracy; the dis
missal of the indictment against Frank
Martin, ex-Attorney-General of this state,
and the passing of ex-Governor Steunen
berg, said to have been one of the co
conspirators. The land Involved Is 35,000 acres of tim
ber in the Boise Basin. 40 miles north of
this city. - The total cost to the Govern
ment for prosecution is estimated at
about $100,000.
WIFE'S HARDSHIPS VAIN
SIIETZ SETTLER DIES WHILE
SHE TRAVELS TRAIL FOR AID. .
Body Carried to Toledo Wrapped in
Blankets, andt Neighbors Brave
Storm at Burial.
NEWPORT, Or., Jan". 19. (Special.)
Allen Dickinson, B0 years old. formerly of
Morris, Minn., took vrp a claim a year ago
ten miles from Toledo, In the SUetz, occu
pying It with his wife end his aged moth
er. He complained last Thursday of feeling
111, and his wife undertook to go out over
the trail in the storm for medicine. On
Thursday evening his mother called him,
hut, receiving no reply, thought him Bleep
ing. Friday morning she found him dead.
The mother remained alone with her
son until the dauerhter-in-law returned
Friday from her trip afoot through the
snow. Immediately the wife started again
for aid. In due time help came and the
body, wrapped In blankets, was carried
over the trail to Toledo, where the fu
neral was held on Sunday. Though Dick
inson was a stranger, all the people of
Toledo and many from Siletz followed the
body through a driving- storm to the ceme
tery, two miles away.
The facts were told here today by Rev.
Francis O. Jones, rector of St. Paul's
Church in Newport, and of St. John's in
Toledo.'
FISH TRAP TAX DEMANDED
Board Will Offer to Protect Ownerra
In Interstate Controversy.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 19. (Special.) At the
recent meeting of the State Board of Fish
Commissioners, it was decided, in com
pliance with the decision of the .Supreme
Court fixing the boundary lines between
Washington and Oregon to make a de
mand upon the owners of fishing traps.
There are about 300 fishing traps in Baker
Bay, in the Columbia, and it is estimated
that about 100 are doing business on the
Oregon side of the boundary line as fixed
by the Supreme Court of the United
States.
It Is proposed to require the owners of
these traps- to pay the $25 annual fee,- and
to give them the protection of the Ore
gon laws if there Is any controversy with
the Washington authorities. Master Fish
Warden McAllister is now engaged in
(ending out notices to fishermen and to
tha ftffiiilala of iiia deparlmeut
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MARK CROSS
ENGLISH GLOVES
For
5E5 Pair $1.50
French Mirrors V4 Off
Big Sale of
irrors
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Over 100 beautiful Antique French Mirrors,
single, double and triple; all shapes and
sizes; each fitted with a Prench plate glass
mirror. Some of the mirrors are framed
in the most elegant and elaborate styles,
others are plain. The pictures used are
ea"rly English and old French prints. Val
ues from $1.00 up to $65.00. Specially re
duced for this sale A FOURTH OFF
Hundreds of Pictures Now on Sale in Our
Art Section, Fourth Floor, at Sale Prices.
Water Colors, Etchings
Vals. S3 to $5, Choice 98c
Genuine Water Colors Each a hand-done, artist-signed pic
ture, nicely matted and framed in 1-inch gold moulding,
with corner ornaments, glass size 16x24 inches. A $5.00
value; 91 of them on sale Friday and Saturday only, ea. 98i
100 Etchings Size 16x26 inches, in sepia and black and
white. Each nicely matted arid framed in 1-inch rustic
chestnut moulding with gold line'. A $3.00 value. On sale
Friday and Saturday, each, only 98i
An immense assortment of Fine Pictures, in carbon, sepia
and colors. Framed properly in brown, black and gold.
Many pretty landscapes and woodlands, also heads, figures,
standard subjects and copies of the masters. Values 75c to
$1.50, on sale Friday and Saturday, at, each. 49
500 Barbers' 40c
Whisk Brooms . .
19c
300 Kitchen 35c
Whisk Brooms .
1000 Fancy 40c to
65c Whisk Brooms
17c Jill
33c
$ 4.50
$ 5.00
$ 5.50
$ 6.00
$ 6.50
$ 7.00
$ 8.00
$ 8.50
$10.00
Mirrors
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Chafing Dishes
Great Reduct'ns
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$12.00
$12.50
$10.00
$16.00
$ .9.75
$15.00
$17.00
$1S.OO
$17.00
$20.00
$ 8.S5
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Nickel Chafing Dish.
Nickel Ohanng Dish,
Nickel Chafing- Dish,
Nickel Chafing: Dish,
Nickel Chafing- Dish,
Nickel Chafing Dish,
Nickel Chafing: Dish,
Copper Chaflngr Dish,
Copper Chafing: Dish,
Copper Chafing- Dish,
Automobile Chafing-
h and Stove
$ 9.5S
9 9.61
7.96
$12.78
$ 7.75
$11.97
$13.58
$14.38
$13.58
$17.97
$ 5.33
Stationery
25c Bx. Staty. Parisian Lawn.17
25c Golfette Whist Cards... 17
$1.00 English Playing Cards. 47
75c Post Card Albums 37
40c Memorandum Books, at..23
20,000 Valentine Post Cards, ea.l
100 Calling Card printed. . .25
Vals. to $10 Art China
Now on Sale at $2.69
Word has just been received from our buyer, who is now in
New York, to make room for a large shipment of China, Pot
tery, Cut Glass and other choice wares. We have decided to
make room by placing on sale several hundred pieces from our
large and justly famous line of Stellamacher, Tepletz, Royal
Bonn, Amphora, Imperial and Kouchi Wares, including Rose
Jars, Vases, Fern Dishes, Steins, Clock Ornaments, Card Trays,
Candlesticks and Bottles. Values from $3.00 to $12.00, $2.69
See Washington-street Window.
JANUARY
10c C a n I inest
Spices 7
10c Can Finest Mustard 7
10c Can Finest Red Pepper, only.. T0
10c Can Finest Cloves, on sale. .... 7i(f
10c Can Finest Sage, on sale at. ... 7?
10c Can Finest Ginger, only at 7
10c Can Finest Allspice, only at... 7
10c Can Black Pepper, on sale 7i0
10c Can Finest Summer Savory.... 7
10c Package Epsom Salts, at 3?
10c Package Sulphur, on sale 3?
10 package Camphorated Chalk. .. . 5
10c Package Bicarbonate Soda 5(0
50c Lb. Package Cream Tartar 28
10c Package Sassafras Bark, at... 4
10c Pkg. Bird Seed, choice mixture.. 6?
13c Package Soap Bark, on sale at.. 5
15c Package Comp. Licorice Pow... 7
15c Package Pow. Borax, at only. . 8
15c Bottle Sewing Machine Oil, at. 5i
15c Jar Petrolatum, Pfmd., at 5
15c Package 15 Nutmegs, 15, now.. 5
20c Pint Bottle Denatured Alcohol. 13
25c Pint Bottle Witch Hazel, at...l6
25c 6-oz. Bottle Glycerine, now....l6
25c 6-oz. Bottle fine Bay Rum....l4
25c Bottle Spirits Camphor, on sale . 14
25c 6-oz. Bottle Castor Oil, now at.l3
10c Pkg. Chalk and Wintergreen. . 5
10c Chalk and Orris, package, now. 5
25c Package Boric Acid, now at...l3J
25c Bottle Rose Water, selling at.. 14
25c Bottle Tr. Benzoin, special at. 13
10c Lye, pound, now selling for... 7J
35c (Merks) Sugar Milk, on sale at 21
15c Saltpetre, pound, selling for... J)
10c Alum, pound, now selling for. . 6
10c Senna Leaves, on sale now for. 5
10c Whiting, during this sale for. . 5
10c Chloride Lime, now selling for. 8
15c Powdered Orris, during sale..
15c Cocoanut Oil, special, on sale.. 9
35c Absorbent "Cotton, selling now 29
Ladies' Bags at
One-half Price
Our Leather Section offers a large as
sortment of beautiful leather Hand Bags
in many late colorings, shapes and de
signs, shades to harmonize with any cos
tume; a choice lot and plainly marked
at, each, from $2.00 to $15.00. Choice of
entire- assortment shown at ONE-HALF
PRICE.
Regular $5.00 fine patent leather Hand
Bags, all new goods, new shapes and
double strap handles, a swell bag; your
choice of all shown, each S2.29
Regular $2.00 Persian design Belts for
ladies, in all shades and combinations of
colors; -your choice of all shown at,
each 5S
Third to Fourth Off
On Pyrography
$1.75 Collar and Cuff Box, now. .$1.32
40c Picture Frames, selling at....28
50c Nut Bowl, during clearance. .. .33
70c Nut Bowl, during clearance. . . .47
$2.00 Tabourette, this sale at 98
$10.00 Shirt Waist Box, at $57.50
$10.00 Combination Chair and Card
Table $7.50
70c Foot Stools and Tabourettes. . .29?
30c Envelope and Card Cases, for. . . .9
25c Plaques, during this clearance. . .6
15c Glove and Handkerchief Box....9
60c Glove and Handkerchief Box..29
$1.75 Long Dresser Box, on sale. .SI. 32
$2.75 Burning Outfit, selling for.S1.89
$1.50 Card Box, during this sale. SI. 13
$12.00 Music Cabinet, on sale for S9.00
$7.50 Linen Chest, selling f or.... $5.59
CONDOR OVER BAR
Roughest Sea Voyage for
Sloop Ends at Newport.
ESCAPE IS MIRACULOUS
Captain Ixll Tells Tale of Teribl
Torture During Rolling of Ivlttl
Craft on Mighty Pacific.
Cargo in Good Shape.
NEWPORT, Or., Jan. 19. (Special.)
After- weathering two days of the
roug-hest sea voyage in' 30 years' serv
ice on tho water, Captain . Ernest Loll
brought the gasoline sloop Condor In
over a rough bar early today.
Paul Perkins, the mate; George John
son, the engineer, and L. F. Dennfke,
sailor, all experienced men, concur with
the master in declaring their narrow
escape from being wrecked is marvel
ous. The Condor crossed the Columbia
bar at 3 P. M. on Sunday.' bound for
Newport, which lies 90 miles down the
coast. They encountered a moderate
southwest wind, but continued without
going into Tillamook or Nehalem, ow
ing to the rough bars at those places.
Gale Strikes Boat.
. Reaching Otter Rock, 82 miles south,
at 6 A. M. Monday, they struck a
southwest gale blowing at 75 miles
Rer hour and were unable to proceed
to Taquina bar, which was only eight
miles distant.
To save the ship and her crew. Cap
tain Loll turned southwest and faced
a raging tempest, which lasted 30 hours.
The decklo&d had 35 drums filled with,
gasoline, besides other heavy freight,
and this caused the little ship to pitch
and roll terribly.
Water, came Into the small cabin,
which is extreme aft, and this had to
be baled out. The men scarcely had
a minute to rest and ' the raging sea
appeared as though it 'would swallow
them at any minute. la this manner
,th.ey proceeded about 60 miles oC chore,
and when out there was sighted by the
steamer Asuncion, which reported to
shore about her.
Storm at Last Abates.
When the storm abated they came
in close and were 20 miles oft Otter
Rock. The seas continued high and it
was not until Wednesday morning that
she Anally crossed the rough Yaqulna
bar.
Sixty-six. hours from bar to bar on
a 13-hour run with water getting
low and the entire crew much tired
out from their long, exhausting but
successful battle with the high waves.
Everything had been saved.
Lifeboat No. 3 of the wrecked steam
er Czarina was washed ashore three
miles below Siletz Bay yesterday and
was picked up by Andrew Wisensw-skl.
CORVALLIS MAN HONORED
New Albany Public School Superin
tendent Is Prof. A. It. Brlggs.
ALBANT. Or., Jan. 19. (Special.) Pro
fessor A. L. Brlggs, . an Instructor in
mathematics in the Oregon Agricultural
College, was elected by the Albany School
Board today as superintendent of th Al
bany public schools, to succeed A. M.
Sanders, who died Friday. There were
11 applicants, for the position.
Professor Brlggs has been principal of
various public schools in this state and
for four years was president of the Cen
tral Oregon State Normal ' School, at
Drain. He then taught in the Monmouth
Normal School and last Fall entered the
faculty of the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege. He will take charge of the local
schools as soon as he can bo relieved .t
his duties at Cervallis.
MEYERS SENT UP FOR LIFE
Patrolman's Slayer AVI II Appeal to
High Court to Save Self.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 19. (Special.) George
H. Meyers, slayer of Patrolman Thomas
M. Eckhart, was taken before Circuit
Judge George H. Burnett at o'clock to
day, and was sentenced to life imprison
ment In the Oregon State Penitentiary.
Attorneys for the defense stated that an
appeal would be taken, an agreement hav
ing been reached with the District Attor
ney's office that the defense shall have
until February 15 to file the transcript
with the clerk of the Supreme Court,
i Pending the outcome of the appeal Meyers
will remain. In b County. JalL
SHOTS GOME FROM BEAR
VICTIMS OF IOXE SHOOTING ARE
HIT AS THEY RUX.
T. Bridges, from Lane County; February
3. 2 P. M., J. C. Twitchell vs. A. J. Ris
ley, from Douglas County.
Testimony In Erbart Case Heard at
Pendleton Brings Sensational
Development.
PENDLETON. Or., Jan. 19. (Special.)
Six of the seven men wounded In the riot
at lone last June were shot from behind.
This was the sensational feature of to
day's testimony in the case of Charles
Erhart, who is on trial for assault with
attempt to kill.
Testimony brought out this morning
showed that Erhart, who is an ex-convict,
became involved in a saloon brawl, after
which he went gunning for the whole
town and the whole town went gunning
for him. Men and boys of all ages and
sizes, armed with guns of all calibers and
ranging from small pistols to large rifles
and shotguns, swarmed the streets.
Shots were fired in every direction,
nearly every building along both sides of
the main street was punctured with bul
lets, and when Brhart had finally been
taken in custody it was found that
seven men. Including the defendant and a
Deputy Sheriff, had been more or Ies?s
seriously injured.
Of the seven, the only one who was
not shot in the rear was a poor tramp
who could nt figure out from what direc
tion the fusillade was coming or he would
probably have been going in the other
direction also. No one was Allied and
iBrhart la therefore only being tried for
assault with attempt to kill instead of
murder. t
The state closed its case this moniing,
and the defense placed one witness on the
Wand this afternoon. The defense will
attempt to show a conspiracy had been
formed to kill Erhart.
Supreme Court Cases Are Set. '
SALEM. Or., Jan. 19. (Special.) Clerk
J. C. Moreland. of the Supreme Couri,
has set the following cases for hearing
on the dates indicated: February 1, 10 A.
M., J. W. Myers vs. T. A. Uvesly & Co.,
from Marion County. February l, 2 P. M.,
T. A. Livesly & Co. vs. Krebs Hop Com
pany, from Marlon County; February 2, i
10 A. M., Pioneer, Hardware Company vs.
George H. Farren, from Coos County:
February 2. 2 P. M.. Hattie E. Mansfield
vs. J. L. Hill, frorn- Linn County, February ,
3, W A. M, Charles H, Chick et al, -vs. J,
Funeral at Barracks Today.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 19. (Spe
cial.) The funeral of Fred Ellerman, re
tired regimental Sergeant-Major. 21st In
fantry, who died in 'Portland, will be held
at the Vancouver Barracks tomorrow and
the burial will be in the Post Cemetery.
Today i positively last day for dis
count on East Side gas bills.
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than the disease; don't lose
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is half the battle. Rest, plain
nourishing food, out-door life
and
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the word.
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