VOL. XXIX. NO. 15,336.
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY
21, 1910.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
IS LIVES AT SEA
DEPEND ON PUMP
Ship W. H. Smith in
Tow of Two Tugs.
WASHTENAW CAN'T BE FOUND
Vessel Disappears Strangely
After Tuesday's Gale.
MATE AND MEN LAND SAFE
Water Gaining in Hold, Only One
Hand Pump Serviceable as Tow
boats Head From Hoquiam
for Haven in Sound.
ANOTHER WRECK KErORltj).
ABERDEEN", Waah., Jan. 20. (Spe
cial.) According to wlreles advices
received here tonlffht, from West
port, Captain T-unvaldt. of Westport
reports there Is a four-masted bark
en tine in the breakers seven miles
horth of the Grays Harbor bar. So
oefinite Information could be ob
tained, as the report was telephoned
from North -Cove and the operator
there could not be raised at a later
hour. The craft cannot fee the
schooner Smith, - as she Is -reported
to be safely In tow.
HOQUIAM .Wash., Jan. 20. (Special.)
As if e wallowed by the sea. the steamer
Washtenaw, which, last Sunday night,
had the disabled ship W. W. Smith In
tow oft the Columbia River lightship, has
disa-pppeared.
Monday morning, when . a fierce gale
broke, the Smith signaled the "Washtenaw
to stand by her in the storm. "Aye.
aye," sounded the whistle of the oil
steamer. Three hawsers connecting
steamer and ship broke during the day.
Tuesday morning the Washtenaw was
nowhere to be suen.'" Three days have
passed and no report of the Washtenaw
has been received from either North or
South steamer courses or from any haven
on the Coast.
Oil Supply Short.
Bearing only a four-day supply of
oil when she left . Seattle, towing the
W. H. Smith for two days, unseen, un-
heard of for three days thereafter, sea
faring men fear the worst fate has be
fallen the Washtenam.
The tugs Daring and Cudhay. belong
ing to Grays Harbor Tugboat Company,
took: the disabled ship William H.
Smith In tow at 12 o'clock and headed
north. The tugs reached the ship at
daybreak this morning. The vessel lay
14 miles to south and west of Mocllps,
at anchor, and could have remained for
days if weather turned favorable.
Mate Edward Moore and his crew ar
rived here today. They report that the
vessel lay in the trough ofthe sea and
that every wave broke over the deck.
Eight feet of water was in the hold
when the mate left Tuesday morning
at 10 o'clock. Tho carpenter reported
the water as gaining, and a falling
mast broke one pump, leaving only one
pump In commission. Coal and water
for the engine were low and were used
sparingly.
Only One Pump Left.
"We encountered the first storm Jan
uary 13, 400 miles southwest of Cape
Blanco. The mainmast was carried away
and one of the crew was injured. The
ship was then unmanageable and for three
days we tossed about on the sea, a gale
blowing all the time.
"Sunday the City of Pueblo sighted us
and remained standing by until Monday
morning. Then the Washtenaw took us
In tow.
"Sunday night we were five miles from
the Columbia. River lightship. Monday
morning the storm commenced again and
the lines to the Washtenaw snapped
twice. The second time was at darkness
and we signaled the Washtenaw not to
leave us. The steamer replied by several
blasts, but that was the last we saw of it.
"Jn the night a portion of the deckload
whs lost overboard and the ship took a
list to starboard. The ship was leaking
badly. Tuesday night me anchored 14
miles south and west of Moclips. We
could see the shore. As we had not
sighted a ship all day, I volunteered to
go ashore for aid."
Mater Still Gaining.
"On landing at Point Granville' the
surf snapped our oars like pipe-stems
and the boat's rudder was broken, but
we got ashore through the breakers
safely. I could see the ship plainly
. from the shore and fired rockets to
show Captain Murray that he would
be sent assistance. When we left the
ship there was eight feet of water' In
' the hold and the carpenter said It was
gaining slowly. The supply of water
and coal for the boiler was getting low
and was being used sparingly. Only
one pump was in use. as the other was
broken by the falling mast, but I did
not think the water would gain enough
to sink her."
Slide Near Busby Derails Engine.
ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 20. (Special.)
A slide occurred on the line of the
Astoria & Columbia River Railroad
near Bugby this morning, necessitating
the transfer of passengers. The en
glne on this mornings down train
ran Into a slide and went oft the track.
, The track was- cleared this afternoon.
R. H. DAVIS TO WED
'YAMA YAMA' GIRL?
RUMOR SAYS UNION AVILL FOIi
I.OW WIFE'S DECREE.
Author and Famous Musical Comedy
Star, Bessie McCoy, Friends.
Divorce I'p Sooa.
NEW YORK. Jan. 30. (Special.) It
was common report on Broadway In
theatrical and literary circles today that
when Mrs. Richard Harding Davis secures
her divorce, her author husband will
marry Miss Bessie McCoy, the "Tama
Tama" girl.
The famous writer and dancer have
been friends for more than a year and
many of their friends have thought that
the friendship has deepened to a, -warmer
feeling. " -
Miss McCoy Is at Miami, Fla. She Is
considered one of Broadway's stage fa
vorites and her "Tama Tama" dance, in
a musical comedy production, brought
her into theatrical fame and high favor
with the theater-going public and made
her the star of the company after the
first night of the show.
Counsel for Mr. Davis was authority
for the statement today that either Mr.
Davis or Mrs. Davis -would " go away
shortly for. the purpose of securing a di
vorce. OCEAN TRAFFIC DIVERTED
Pacific Mall Plans Extensive Ter
minals at Seattle. -
SEATTLE, Jan. 20. Confirmation of the
report that the Pacific Mail Steamshop
Company, which has been operating Its
entire fleet out of San Francisco, will di
vert some of its trans-Pacific eteamers
fro mthe California port to Seattle was
had today when the announcement was
made that preparation will begin Imme
diately for the construction of two ocean
piers on the Oregon & Washington Ha f -way
Company's waterfront property.
Chief Engineer J. R. Holman, of the
Oregon & Washington, has in his pos
session completed plans of these ocean
terminals. The cost of buildings alone
Is stated to be in excess of, $600,000, and.
with the harbor improvements and ap
proaches, the work will entail an outlay
of more than $750,000.
The Siberia, Mongolia and Manchuria
are expected to bear a heavy share in
the passenger and freight business from
the Orient.
INDIANS ARE DIVORCED,
Infelicity . on. Silets Reservation
Seeks Relief In Court. .
ALBANY, Or., Jan. 20. (Special.) To
Ceclle Brain&rd, a full-blooded Indian
woman, was granted a decree of divorce
by Judge Galloway in the State Circuit
Court here this afternoon from Warren
Bralnard, also an Indian. Both lived on
the Siletz Reservation. This Is the first
divorce ever granted here in which both
were Indians.
Mrs. Bnainard and her step-father, Will-
lam Adams, a prominent Indian of the
Slletx Reservation, testified that Brainard
was an habitual drunkard and was quar
relsome and had been incarcerated in
Jails at Portland and Toledo for fighting
and disorderly conduct. They were mar
ried July 1, 1906.
OYSTER GROWERS ELECT
Second Annual Meeting of Pacific
Coast Association Held.
SOUTH BEND,- Wash., Jan. 20. (Spe
cial.) The second annual meeting of the
Pacific Coast Oyster Growers' Association
was held at the office of Foster & Mc
intosh in this city, and every company
on this harHor and several Puget Sound
companies were represented.
The primary object of this associa
tion was to secure a reduction in rates
on imported seed, but as the associa
tion ages, its scope widens, and many
other matters of importance -were dls
cusaed at the late meeting.
The trustees elected at this meeting
are: Harry Hamblett, Portland; George
C. Johnson, Nachotta; W. D. Tyler, Ta-.
coma; Eli Rockey and Wallace Stuart,
South Bend.
The officers for the ensuing year are:
Wallace Stuart, president; W. D. Tyler,
vice-president; H. C. Anderson, secre
tary;' H. L. Gerwig. treasurer.
B. C. PARLIAMENT OPENS
Twelfth Scslon on, Governor Pater
eon Presiding.
VICTORIA, B. C, Jan. 20. (Special.)
The Twelfth Parliament of British
Columbia was formally inaugurated to
day by Governor Paterson. Jardine. of
Ksquimalt. by seconding the nomina
tion of Eberts as Speaker, proclaimed
himself the accepted leader of the
Liberal opposition. The Socialists re
fused to enter until the Governor, as
official representative of the British
throne, has left tho chamber.
The Parliamentary and Provincial
press gallery reorganized at the House
adjournment, electing Premier McBrlde
as honorary and C. H. Gibbons active
president.
WEALTHY JAPANESE HELD
On Charge of Smuggling Bond of
$30 0 0 Is Required at Tacoma.
TACOMA, Jan. 20. United States
Court Commissioner Bridges today
bound Z. Akawa, charged with smug
gling, over to the Federal Court, con
tinuing the $3000 bond given by the
Osaka Shosen .Kalsha Steamship Com
pany promptly on his arrest.
Akawa is rated very wealthy, and Is
a partner in the large importing house
of the Morimura Company with houses
In New York, Kobe and Nlwasa, Japan.
The value of the goods was placed at
$760.
Akawa refused to pay the fines pro
vided under the statutes, so the case
went to the Federal Court.
HOUSE NAMES ITS.
OWN COMMITTEE
Ballinger- Pinchot In
quiry Nearer. '
RAINEY'S NAME IS REJECTED
Republicans Refuse to Acqui
esce in Democratic Choice.
PARTISANSHIP IS CHARGE
Lloyd, Chosen in Place, Seeks to Re
signCaucus Programme Car
ried When All Members of
Party Are Summoned.
BAIJJXGEB URGED FOR SEXATJ5.
OREGON IAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington. Jan. 20. The report Is
circulated in Washington today that
President Taft desires Secretary Bal
linger, at the conclusion of the Con
gressional investigation, to become a
candidate for the Senate, to succeed
Plies. It being the President's belief
that Ballinger will be fully exoner
ated by the investigation and that
. his election to the Senate v won Id be
an expression of confidence . of the
people in Washington.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20. Ignoring iff
part the action of the Democratic caucus,
the Republican members of the House
today' succeeded in carrying out their
programme and appointed the Ballinger
Pinchot investigating committee -with the
name of Representative Rainey, Demo
crat, of Illinois, . stricken from the list
and that of Mr. Lloyd in his place. Mr.
Rainey was the choice of the Democratic
caucus, together with James, of Ken
tucky. There were objections to him on
the ground that he was a violent par-tln.1T-a
ability was not Questioned,
but the. point was raised that his attitude
toward the Administration and toward a
relative of the President made him unfit
to sit upon a committee in which im
partiality and fairness were primal con
siderations. "
Republican Programme Adopted.
The vote on the adoption of the Repub
lican programme was 186 ayes and 146
noes. Eight members answered "present"
when the vote was called for.
When the subject was called up this
morning. Chairman Dalzell, of the com
mittee on rules, presented a. resolution
for the appointment of a committee of six
members to represent the House on the
joint investigating committee. He was
followed at once upon the adoption of the
rule by Representative Currier, chairman
of the Republican caucus, who offered
the names of McCall,' of Massachusetts;
Olmstead, of Pennsylvania; Denby, of
Michigan; Madison, of Kansas; James,
of Kentucky, and Lloyd, of Missouri, as
members of the committee, all of them
Republican caucus selections.
Insisting on recognition by the chair.
Representative Lloyd announced that,
in the selection of Democratic members
of the committee, the choice of the
Democratic caucus should be respected.
Messrs. James and Rainey having been
selected by the caucus for those places,
he declared he could not serve on the
committee. Representative Clayton, of
Alabama, made an impassioned plea
for "fairness."
"We Democrats," said Mr. Clayton,
(Concluded on Pago 5.)
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather. v
TESTBRDAY'S Maximum temperature, 44.1
degrees; minimum. '.i7 degrees.
TODAY'S Rain, Increasing eaHterly winds.
Domestic
Broker mm falls, owing $3,000,000; Stock
Exchange to investigate. Page 2.
Foreign.
Unionists jcain heavily in British elections
and may place liberals at Nationalists'
mercy- Pago 7.
National
House in confusion over resignation of mem
ber of Balllnger-Ptnchot investigating
committee. Page 5.
Bendester is only insurgent voting against
republicans on Ballinger inquiry. Page 5
House names Ballinger-Plnchot investigat
ing committee and rejects one of Dem
ocrats chosen in caucus. Page 1.
Iomestic.
Rumor says Richard Harding Davis may
wed "Yama Tama" girl, famous dancer,
when wife gets divorce decree. Page 1.
Rankwrecker fitensland Is paroled "after
serving over three years in " prison.
Page 2-
United Mineworkers and Western Miners
Federation may combine. Page 0.
Switchmen and. railroad men agree to arbi
trate wage question raised by strikers.
Page 6.
Experiments by Ann Arbor professor show
that brain Is heavier while we sleep
Page 1.
sports.
Jeff ria an noun ces h e prefers t o have fi gh t
with Johnson In San Francisco. Page 9.
Curtiss beats Paulhan In speed contest dur
ing last day of big aviation meet, page 3.
Pacific Coast league magnates to fix 1010
schedules in San Francisco Monday.
Page 8.
Pacific Northwest.
Office of State Engineer now elective. En
. gineer Lewis under legislative act will be
out next January. Page 9.
Eugene merchants seek man who led mete
oric tout brief business career, page 9.
J&nma FY Logan convicted of murder in first
degree. Page 7.
Commercial and Marine.
Declines Jn Northwestern grain markets.
Page 10.
Better cash demand for wheat in the East.
Page 19.
General recovery in stocks, at New Tork.
Page 19.
Captain Buchanan Is chosen manager of
Open River Transportation Company.
Page IS.
Portland and Vicinity.
Child, running across street to Kern School,'
. is killed by Montavilla car. Page 12.
O. -W. P. gives increased service from East
Side terminals. Page 13.
Bid of (1.85 a -yard for asphalt paving shows
noteworthy reduction. Page 11.
Hermann's counsel opposes testimony by
Irwin Rlttenhouse. former stenographer
for defendant at Washington. Page 1.
Jury acquits Johnson on charge of Illicit
liquor selling. Page 14.
Man calling on ex-wife is shot twice by
rival, wound slight, assailant arrested.
Page 8.
Councilman Ixmbard will not vote for
crematory favored by Mayor; champions
Public Works Engineering Company.
Page 12.
Columbia River & Oregon Central Railway
wins right-of-way damage suit brough
by Arlington & Pacific Coast. Page 8.
LAW VIOLATOR FINED $400
Grocer Sells Liquor and Get. -5 Limit
. -v'"." Sentence. '
HILLSBORO, Or., Jan. 20. (Special.)
Convicted of selling liquor in violation of
the local option law, Albert Mizner was
fined $400 by Judge Campbell in the Cir
cuit Court tonight. The judge gave
MJzner the alternative of serving out his
sentence at the rate of $2 a day, and the
prisoner began serving time tonight.
"Mizner conducts a small grocery and
confectionery store at Garden, on the
Oregon Electric. Several witnesses and a
minor son of the accused testified that
Mizner was in Portland on June 7, when
It was charged . that Mizner sold the
liquor, but the Jury refused to accept
the alibi.
A similar case tried before a jury in
the Circuit Court yesterday failed.
MRS. BRADSHAW IS MISSING
Woman Who Paid $5000 for Board.
ing-House Disappears.
The police are seeking - Mrs. A. M.
Bradshaw, who until December 28 con
ducted the Larrabee Rooming-house at
227V4 Larrabee street, this city. Mrs.
Bradshaw disappeared under mysterious
circumstances three days after Christ
fas. Two months before she assumed
possession of the hostelry, paying $5000
cash for the privilege. Friends of the
woman fear she has met with foul play.
Her husband, who accompanied her
here from Goldfield. Nev., Is also said to
have left the city shortly after his wife's
disappearance.
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TRYING TO START A CONFLAGRATION. j
'S CLERK
Y BE NEXT FOE
Defense Would Silence
Irwin Rittenhouse.
HEARSAY EVIDENCE SCORES
Sorenson Says Mays Told Him
Defendant Was in League.
LAND BOARD IS IN SHADE
Attorney AVorthington Fights to Bar
Testimony by Interior Depart
ment Employe Heney to
Finish Saturday.
Special Prosecutor Heney last night an
nounced that he would probably conclude
the presentation of evidence against
Binger Hermann- before the adjournment
of court at noon Saturday.
All witnesses yet to testify for the Gov
ernment, with one probable exception,
are from Washington,' D. C, and will
be questioned concerning letters and other
documentary evidence which may tend to
show knowledge of the Blue Mountain
Forest Reserve conspiracy Hermann is
alleged to have acquired.
Court adjourned at 3:45 o'clock yester
day aternoon, Judge Wolverton being
still indisposed. Another reason for early
adjournment developed when attorneys
for the defense announced they would
contest the admission of evidence to be
given by Irwin Rittenhouse, who was in
the witness seat when adjournment was
taken.
Hermann Confidant Called.
Rittenhouse was sworn late yesterday
afternoon, his opening testimony being
that he had been with the Department
of the Interior - since 1SS9. In 1900, 1901
and 1902, when Hermann was Commis
sioner of the General Land Office, Ritten
house was called upon frequently to act
as his stenographer. Now he is nominal
superintendent of files and records in the
Land Office. "When Rittenhouse had iden
tided his connection with the interior
Department, Attorney Worthington
objected to the witness reading certain
letters brought by him from Washington.
These letters are said to have apprised
Hermann, when Commissioner, of the
conspiracy in the Blue Mountains as
well as other sections of Oregon.
It is understood a conversation held in
a Washington restaurant by Hermann
and Rittenhouse will be delved Into if
the witness is allowed to testify. Objec
tions to all evidence of that type have
been offered, and the legality of its ad
mission will be argued upon before this
morning. It is probable the argument
will be concluded before the noon recess.
Counsel for Government and defense
being anxious to expedite the trial.
Persons who have followed the trial
clos2ly believe the evidence in dispute is
relied upon by Attorney Heney to con
nect Hermann with the Blue Mountain
conspiracy. Attorneys for both sides re
fused to be Interviewed last night, de
clining to tell the nature of any dis
closures which Rittenhouse and M. J. Mc-
Vain are expected to make.
Hermann lost ground In the morning
session of his trial when1 Sorenson was
allowed to testify that F. P. Mays had
demanded that Sorenson surrender one-
half of the school lands owned privately
by Sorenson in the Blue Mountain For
C Continued on Paso 1- )
HERMANN
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Jrraiim iq hfavifr
WHILE WE SLEEP
PROFESSOR AT ANN" ARBOR
MAKES EXPERIMENTS.
Observations Made on Patients With
Trephined .Skulls Overturns
Accepted Theories.
ANN ARBOR. Mich., Jan. 20. (Spe
cial.) Experiments in the search of
mysteries of sleep made at the Univer
sity of Michigan upon patients with tre
phined skulls ha-e completely overturned
the, accepted theory of the cause of sleep.
Instead of sleep being due to a lessen
ing of the blood pressure in the brain,
directly the opposite was demonstrated.
Professor R. M. Wenley today in an
interview gave an outline of what has
been accomplished. The investigations t
were peculiarly interesting, and to the
lay mind, novel. Subjects who had suf
fered fractures of the skull and whose
Bkulls had been trephined were chosen
because the process of trephining left
part of the surface of one brain free from
hard, bony skull. By as little movement
as ingenuity could make possible, the
head of each subject was placed in a
sling. The following results were secured
and tabulated :
The size of volume of the brain In
creases when an individual goes to Sleep
and decreases when he awakens. The
size of the hands and feet Increases when
a man is asleep and decreases when
he is awake. On this point it was "noted
that in, sorhe. cases the brain became
smaller at first and then increased as
sleep became deeper.
GOWNS CAUSE BENCH SWAP
Judge to Show Vancouver. Olyuipia
to Break in Jurist.
OLYMPIA, Wash.. Jan. 20. (Special.)
Two Superior Judges have agreed to swap
benches temporarily, one to bna.k in a
district where the silk gown of a jurist
is a novelty, the other to break himself
in to wearing the gown in a community
where lawyers and court spectators are
used to the attire. Judge McMaster, of
Vancouver, made the proposal to Judge
Mitchell, of Olympia. It was accepted
immediately.
McMaster, the new Judge of Clark and
adjoining counties succeeds a judge who
refusad to wear the black silk gown re
quired by the state laws. McMaster pur
chased the gown,- but, as he is green to
the wearing of It, and lawyers of his
county are unaccustomed to It, lie asks
that, as he and Mitchell are to trade
benches next week, Mitchell wear his
gown at Vancouver and break In the
bar to the sight, while McMaster will
wear the gown here, where It is no nov
elty to lawyers, and break himself in. ,
SPIRITS OF DEAD TO TALK
John "Wilkes Booth Will Communi
cate With Seattle Folk.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 20. (Special.)
According to A. J. Speckert, attorney,
with offices in the Burke building, John
Wilkes Booth will deliver messages to
people in this city, tell where he is and
what his spirit is now doing.
Speckert insists be has been called by
a higher power to new fields of endeavor
lying beyond the invisible line dividing
the human and the spirit world. The
proceeds of Speckert's lectures, which
will be held twice a week, will be given
to charity. No date has yet been fixed
for the first lecture.
Besides the messages from Booth,
Speckert declares he will communicate
with Dr. Zeliare Lombros, the Italian
author. He will also tell the public how
any person can communicate with the
spirits of departed friends. He announces
other subjects for bis following lectures.
INCOME TAX MAY BE VOID
Attorney-General of Opinion Law la
Repealed by Implication.
SALEM. Or.. . Jan. 20. (Special.) Attorney-General
Crawford has written the
State Treasurer's office that decisions of
the courts indicate that the law passed
in 1907 providing for the levying of a two
per cent gross Income tax on the earn
ings of corporations was repealed) by Im
plication by chapter 2 of section 28 of
the laws of 1909, which provides '.at in
fixing the valuation of the property of
corporations the franchises shall be taken
into consideration.
Chapter 28 is the tax code.
0REG0NA IS AGAIN AFLOAT
River Steamer Repaired While
Aground Launched Successfully.
DAYTON. Or.. Jan. 20. (Special.) The
fiteamer Orcgona, which sank at Coffee's
Chute December 8 last, and was subse
quently towed to Carey's Bend and left
high and dry when the water subsided,
was successfully launched le.te this, af
ternoon. The Oregona is In first-class
condition, having Seen r$aired while
aground, and will be placed on the Port-land-Salem
run again.
MAN, DRUNK HAS $600
Fine of SIO Is Paid Only When
Prisoner Faces Work.
EL1IA, Wash.. Jan. 20. (Special.) A
stranger found last night in a lonely
place near the Northern Pacific tracks
in a neipiess state 01 intoxication, wasaj
luunu wiien r t-fw i nrii at tne .tall to
have more than $600. He pleaded
guilty today to being drunk and dis
orderly, but refused to pay a fine of
$10.
When told he would have to work it
fut .on the streets, however, he paid.
He said he was John Serminln, of
. Aberdeen, Scotland.
TUFT WILL PRESS
FIGHT ON MERGER
Decision Reached After
Close Inquiry.
LOYETT HAS NOT GIVEN UP
Harriman's Successor Sure
Railroads Will Win.
CONFERENCE - IS ENDED
Authoritative Statement Made After
Meeting Between Federal and
RaJlroad Lawyers Wicker
sham and Kellogg Advise. ' ,
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10. It was
stated authoritatively today that the
Government suit for the dissolution of
the merger of the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific Railways would not be
dropped. Attorney-General Wickersham
has found nothing so far in his investi
gation to warrant such action.
A conference was held today between
the Attorney-General and Frank B.
Kellogg on the one side, and Judge
Lovett, president of the Union Pacific,
and counsel representing the allied
Harrlman lines on the other, for tho
formal presentation of reasons why the
suit to dissolve the merger of the rail
roads should not be pressed.
Railroads Express Confidence.
The railroad Interests have made it
clear that they feel confident the suit
cannot be pushed to a successful con
clusion, and are willing that it should
be compromised.
Mr. Wickersham and Mr. Kellogg
will prepare a memorandum for the
President on which the future action of
the Administration will depend.
Just before leading for New York to
night Judge Lovett, when asked if he
would have further conferences with
the Attorney-General on the subject,
said that would depend upon many cir
cumstances that he could not discuss.
Several weeks ago the president and at
torneys of the Harrlman roads made
overtures to the Government to ' drop
the suits for the dissolution of the merger
of the L'nlon Pacific and Southern Pa
cific roads on condition that certain
changes were made in the organization.
It was intimated that the roads were
willing to establlsH separate organizations
and that the Union Pacific would open
the Ogden gateway to compete roads.
At the time it was intimated that th
Government had little prospect of win
ning the milt and might accept this offer
as the best terms it could make. One
reason urged for this course was that
it would remove a disturbing element
from business and leave the roads free
to carry out plans for projected exten
sions. AGED RANCHER DIES ALONE
W. W. Buoy, of lane County, Is
Found Dead by Neighbors.
EUGENE, Or., Jan. 2. (Special.)
William W. Buoy, an aged ranchman
of Upper Hills Creek, eight miles east
of Jasper, was found dead in his cabin
yesterday by neighbors. Coroner Gor
don and John Buoy, a nephew of the
deceased, were notified. There were no
Indications to the Coroner's Jury that
the old man had met with foul play, or
that he had killed himself.
John Buoy, a real estate dealer of
this city, is a nephew of the dead man,
besides whom four daughters survive.
The deceased was a pioneer of this sec
tion, having come to the Coast in the
early '50s.
MAN FALLS, AX CUTS BACK
Sawmill Employe Meets Horrible
Accident.
EUGENE. Or., Jan. 20. (Special.)
While Jesse Ivy. a logger In the em
ploy of the Booth-Kelly Company's
mill at Wendling, was working on a
large log this morning, he was acci
dentally pushed off by another work
man and as he struck the ground be
low his own axe fell on him, the bit
striking him square in the back and
cutting a fearful gash.
Ivy was Drought to the Eugene hos
pital where several stitches were re
quired to close the wound. The in
jury is not considered serious.
WARDEN DEFINES TROUT
Deputies Will Be Vigilant Duck
Shooters Are Fined.
J. L. Green, Deputy State Game War
den, reported yesterday the arrest and
conviction of Nich Ross, John Maulding
and Emil Ma nary near Silverton on Jan
uary 17 for violating the law 'against
shooting ducks. The men were fined $50
and -costs at Salemi They are residents
of Silverton. The deputies making the
arrests were Lewis Rail anfj. C Wirth.
Deputy Green said yesterday that par
ticular vigilance is being observed at
present against violators of the fishing
law, and that the deputies henceforth
withh call a salmon trout a trout. Ac
cording to the state law there are trout .
ed salmon, but no salmon trout.