THE MORNING OREGONIAX. WEDNESDAY, API? IT 27, 1010. LOCKS INSPECTED BY ADVICE GDADD Oregon City Awaits Coming of Other Delegates to Open River Congress. MEW LOCKS SEEMS DEMAND Every Town In Willamette Valley Rxpected to Have Representa tion When Convention Dis cusses Improvements. OREGON CTTT, Or., April 26. (Special.) E. C Giltner, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce of Portland; F. J. Fletcher, of Albany, and M. J. Lee, of Canby, ac companied by Captain Graham, of the Oregon City Transportation Company. made an Inspection this morning of the Willamette River canal and locks. The first three are members of a committee, appointed at the Open River and Freight Kate Convention at Albany, to make an Inspection of the locks, with a view to recommending their purchase by the Btate of Oregon and the United States Government, or the constructiong of new locks on the east side of the river. The committeemen saw a steamer go through the locks and adjourned to meet again at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, when the Willamette Open River and Freight Rate Convention will be held fcere. New Locks Wanted. There seems to be no likelihood that there will be a recommendation for the purchase of the existing locks. M. J. Lee. a member of the committee, is etrongly in favor of the construction of new locks that will be adequate to han dle the steamer traffic. Delegates to the convention are ex pected tomorrow from every point in the Willamette Valley. Complete arrange ments have been made by the Commer cial Club for the reception of the vis itors, most of whom will reach Oregon City at 10 o'clock in the morning. They will be welcomed by a committee and escorted to the meeting place, where Dr. W. B. Carll. Mayor of Oregon City, will deliver an address of welcome and present the delegates with a golden key to the city. County Judge Dimick will talk on "The Open River," and State Senator Hedges will deliver an address on "Unity, the Factor of Success." The visitors will be taken on automo bile and launch trips to the locks, and in the afternoon the business session of the convention will be held. It is planned to take the Oregon City Transportation Company's steamer at Canemah in the afternoon and come down through the locks, leaving the boat at Oregon City in time for the Commercial Club supper at 6 o'clock. Complete plans have been worked out for the permanent organization of the Open River Association. Dr. W. H. Da vis, of Albany, who was chairman of the convention there, will convene the gathering and call for the- report of the committee on permanent organization. This committee will report the election of H. H. Hewitt, of Albany, as president, and W. A. Shewman, Jr., of Oregon City, as secretary of the organization, and will present a constitution and by-lawr. AH Towns to Be Represented. The committee has arranged the plan of membership in the permanent organi zation so that each city in the Willamette Valley will be represented in proportion to its population, and there will be equal representation from all cities in discus sion and action affecting valley interests. The advisability of condemning the present locks on the Willamette River at Oregon City and building new ones ,on the opposite Mde of the stream, will be discussed. At the 1909 session of the Legislature, $300,000 was ap propriated by the state for this pur pose, should it be deemed advisable, and with the understanding that the money would be available if the Fed eral Government would appropriate a like amount for the same purpose. The rivers' and harbors bill, recentfy reported from the Senate, carries the full appropriation required and it is believed there will be little difficulty Jn keeping it intact in the House. With the full $600,000. the locks are to be improved in some way. Just how or to what extent is the question to be considered by today's convention. "At the Albany convention there was only one representative from Port land," said Secretary Giltner, of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, yes terday. "The people up the valley charge that we do not evidence inter est in their behalf in these matters, and I am anxious that there should be a full attendance from Portland." The present locks are owned by the Portland Railway. Light & Power Com- fany. which places a tariff on every on of freight passing through. I To Go as Delegates. MMINNVILLE, Or.. April 26. (Spe cial.) William IVHavcn and W. S. Hourk will go as representatives from the McMinnville Commercial Club to the open-river meeting at Oregon City tomor row. They will also attend, as delegates, the. Railroad Commission investigation at Salem, on the day following. Frank T. Sampson Dead. THE DALLM9. Or., April 26. (Spe cial.) Frank T. Sampson, who died at Ms residence in this city on Sunday last, was born in Marshfleld. Mass March S, 1853.' For about 28 years he had been a respected anil prominent citizen of The Dalles. Mr. Sampson was married April 14, 1874, to Miss Isabelle Christie, of Boston. Six chil dren were born, five of whom survive: Mrs. K. M. Williams, Mrs. W. J. Con don. Mrs. Olive K. Krier and Misses Margaret and Frances Sampson, all of The Dalles. He was a half brother of Captain George F. Sampson, for many years a captain on the Columbia River. Besides his widow and five daughters, he is survived by two grandchildren and many other relatives. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at his resi dence by Rev. D. V. Poling, of the Congregational Church. He was buried In the Oddfellows' Cemetery. Alleged "Slaver" to Be Examined. ASTORIA. Or., April 26. (Special.) The preliminary examination of Al Na than, who was arrested by Inspector Bon ham a few days ago on a charge of vio lation of the immigration laws, will be held before United States Commissioner Hamilton next Friday afternoon. A dep uty from the United States Attorney's of fice in Portland will conduct the prose cution, while G. C. Fulton will appear for the defense. The specific charge against Nathan Is that of bringing an alien woman Into the country for im moral purposes. The maximum penalty for conviction under the charge is im prisonment for 10 years and a line of $00110. FREIGHT TEAMS TO DISAPPEAR BEFORE CENTRAL ORE GON RAILROADS. " -jiiiu ? f J v. Y it I I r:K.E AT VIl.R. T SCENE AT VALE, PRESENT RAILROAD TERMINUS. With the building of a railroad up the Malheur River through to Central Oregon, It is believed that the old-fashioned freight team of the kind shown In the accompanying picture will pass away from Oregon. The picture was recently taken at Vale, the railroad point at which Burns and the great Harney Valley musTTbbtain supplies, al though nearly 140 miles distant. It is believed that, outside of Alaska, there is no other place in the United States where goods must be freighted for so long, a distance by teams as between Vale and the interior points of Oregon. The recent announcement that the Harrl man system had commenced the construction of a road from Vale up the Malheur River, along the old survey of the Corvallis & Eastern, originally the Oregon Pacific, has promised to open the fertile Har ney Valley to modern farmers. This valley, with the exception of the Willamette, is said to be the largest one in Oregon, but as it is so far from railroads, nothing Is produced there which cannot be driven to market on foot. IS FREE FATE PLAYS STRAXGE PRANKS WITH CILAKLES ROLLIXS. Fried for Murder, He Refuses to Testify,- Fearing to Reveal Iden tity and Shock His Mother. 'BOISES, Idaho,- April 26. (Special.) A strange fate sent Charles Rolling of Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho, to the penitentiary under sentence of 40 years, and then saved him from that awful prospect when a few days ago it brought his case before the estate pardon board and gave him his liberty. Even he cannot account for the strange turn of events in. his somewhat remarkable case. Refurtng to divulge his true name when arrested purely on circumstantial evid ence as the murderer of a man Toy the name of Vincent, at Wallace, declaring that to do so would bring a great Borrow and probably certain death to his aged mother, Rollins remained ullent and be cause of his non-committal attitude was subsequently found guilty and sentenced the long term of servitude in the peni tentiary for murder In the second degree. It was arter his arrival at the penal In stitution that some of the facts came out about thin man. His true name was discovered to be Charles Rondo. His at torneys petitioned the pardon board for a full pardon on the grounds that the prisoner had been the victim of a re markable series of circumstances, promi nent among which was his refusal to take the witness-stand, on his own be half because he might have to reveal his true name and thus endanger the life "of his mother. Vincent was murdered in Wailace in August, 1908, the victim of thugs. He was shot in the leg and died from blood poisoning. Two men were placed under arrest for the crime a few days later and positively identified by Vincent's companions. Each established an alibi and was released. Rollins was arrested two weeks later, when recovering from a black eye. He was positively identified, although not resembling either of the others who had been first accused. The witnesses stated on the stand that their identification was rendered more certain of Rollins through the bruised optic. Several witnesses testified that Rollins' eye was black on a date prior to the crime. It was this conflicting festimony brought , to the at tention of the pardon board which played a strong part toward securing the par don. Rollins persistently maintained his innocence. FISH PLENTIFUL BUT COY Natural Food Plenty, So Artificial Bait Does Not Tempt. SPRINGFIELD, Or., April 26. (Spe cial.) Although there seems to be an unusual amount of fishing this year, especially so early In the season, anglers coming back from the McKen zie report indifferent success. The two weeks of good weather at the opening of the season had a tendency to "bring out a larger number of the lovers of the sport and the banks of the Mc Kenzie, Mohawk and upper Willamette have been lined with fishermen. The Invariable report is that there are plenty of fish but they will not even nibble at the hook. It is somewhat too cold and the streams are too full of food to tempt the crimson sided and cautious fish to leave the shady hole OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE STUDENTS ELECTED TO EDIT PUBLICATION AT STATE SCHOOL. vf 4 f " v If i 1 - - ' v J Vy H Vv fv JJ OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis, April 26. (Special.) O. . liaPv and D' S' Youns: have been elected editor and manager respectively of the Oregon Countryman, the O. A. C. agricultural publication, for the com ing year. Both men are juniors in the school of agriculture. Hardy comes from Bend. For the past year he has acted as Northwest editor on the Barometer. Young has been a member of the Countryman staff during the present college year. The Countryman is published by the agricultural students and has a large circulation among the farmers of the state. The publication is only completing its second year and has already given promise of taking a place as one of the popular agricultural journals of the Northwest. T w in trt i , y.ia-Vr. just below the rapids. Many fish are seen, but few' are caught Best luck Is reported between here and Harrisburg. One .party of three, who left here Sunday morning In a skiff and spent the day between here and Harrisburg brought back 50 trout. Practically all of these were caught below the mouth of the McKenzie. There evidently Is an unusual amount of food in the upper waters that makes them slow to snap at the artificial fly. This condition, it is thought, will not last long and better fishing will be the result in a few weeks. At present greater success is had with worms than with colored bait.. HERMIT IS FOUND DEAD w Woodchopper's Lonely Life Comes to End in Mountains. PENDLETON, Or., April 26. (Spe cial. ) As a pathetic ending to a pa thetic life, the body of John Eddy, an aged Meacham woodchopper, was found in his bed in a lonely log cabin, near the summit of the Blue Mountains. In this cabin, located in the depth of the forest and isolated from all other human habitations, the man had spent the last 15 or 20 years of his life. From the condition in which the body was found, it is evident that he had died about a month ago. Coroner Folsom went to the scene this morning and after1 an investigation decided that death was due to natural causes. The body was Interred near the cabin. If Eddy was ever married or had any living relatives he never commu nicated the fact to any one. He lived entirely to himself, merely cutting enough wood to eke out a miserable existence. He never received any let ters from anyone, and never read any papers or magazines. FARMERS HELP RAILROAD Store Teams Available, Now That Spring Work Is, Relaxed. DIXIE. Or.. April 26. (Special.) Railway extension from this point on the summit of Dixie Mountain, which for the past five months has been the terminus of the Sumpter Valley Rail way, has been under way for three weeks and is being pushed vigorously. Some difficulty has been encountered in securing laborers and teams, but as the rush of Spring work is drawing to an end farmers are sending in a few teams to hurry the work along. The John Day Valley has been pretty well settled for 50 years, with nothing but team transportation over the worst of roads and now that steam cars and numerous automobiles are hurrying Into the valley the people are anxious to encourage these modern facilities. It is expected that the road will reach Prairie City, the proposed ter minus, about June 15. , TWO PLEAD NOT GUILTY Harrisburg Men Arrested for Al leged Liquor Law Violation. ALBANY. Or., April 26. (Special.) E. J. Vanduscn and Hiram Williams, of Harrisburg, were brought to Albany to night by Deputy Sheriff Pryor and ar raigned before Justice Porter on a charge of violating the local option law. Both pleaded not guilty. Williams will be tried tomorrow. There is a similar charge now pending against Vandusen in the Circuit Court. IDAHO FRAUDS TO BE PROBED LATER Governor Brady Will Defer All Investigation Until Next Legislature Meets. HIS CONDUCT CRITICISED Land Officials Defend Their Course in Obtaining State Lands While in Office Expense of Inquiry Sow Considered Too Great. BOISE, Idaho, April 26. (Special.) Governor Brady tonight declared he would urge at the next session of the Legislature that a searching Inquiry be made into the alleged corrupt meth ods used by state officers and subor dinates in acquiring state lands for their own use. Tills means that the resignation of Register Church, of the Land Office, and the subsequent con fession and exposures are to be fol lowed up and the guilty ones vigor ously prosecuted. Other members of the State Land Board, including Attorney-General Mc Dougal, Secretary of State Lansdon, and the Superintendent of Public In struction. Miss Belle Chamberlain, to day declared they considered their ac tions In obtaining state lands while in orrice open and above suspicion. Assistant Prosecutor Gets Land. It developed today that Assistant Attorney-General Peterson, while In that office, acquired a sixth Interest in the Medbury Carey act project and acted as one of its legal advisers while the project was in progress of formation. He was offered and refused $15,000 for his holding afterwards. Prior to that time Peterson is said not to have been well-to-do financially. .Attorney-General McDougal was also counsel for an Eastern Idaho project while In office. All state officers have filed on or are owners of valuable lands. Included In many projects opened In this state during the past four years. Governor Brady gave out the following statement: Inquiry fiat Xecded Now. "There will doubtless be legislative in quiry into all these matters when the Legislature meets in January, but I feel there is no need of such action at the present time. Such an Inquiry would cost the state not less than J20.000 and it seems to me we have found the evil and have corrected It. My conception of the duty of the chief executive in cases of dishonesty and fraud Is that he should remove Individuals if it Is within his power and if that cannot be done, he should place the responsibility where it properly belongs. "I have no fear whatever of any fur ther attempt at wrongdoing in this ad ministration thatcannot be corrected, or at least pointed eut to the public so plain ly it win be -understood the administra tion should In no way be held responsi ble for the same. No administration should be held responsible as a whole for the actions of any Individual." The attitude taken by the Governor is severely criticised in some circles. WOOL IS OF HIGH QUALITY Smith & Smythe Finish Shearing '40,000 Sheep at Arlington. ARLINGTON, Or., April 26. (Special.) The shearing plant of Smith & Smyth closed today after a 20-day run, having sheared over 46,000 sheep during that time. The plant was operated by 16 men, making an average of about lt4 sheep to the man each day the plant operated. The highest Individual record made by one man was 237 sheep. Sheepmen are jubilant over the quality of the wool. While last Winter was severe the sheepmen fed their flocks well and they have an excellent quality of wool this Spring. William Smith, one of the owners of the plant and owner of one of the larg est flocks here, says that the sheep will average about 12 pounds a head. Lambing is finished and the average is about 103 per cent. STATE CHOOSES HOSPITAL Tuberculous to Be Treated in Old Deaf Mute Scliool. SALEM, Or., April 26. (Special.) Mayor George F. Rodgers, of the State Tuberculosis Commission accompanied by Dr. H. J. Clements, Architect Hazel tine and Contractor Welch, today vis ited the old deaf mute school buildings to make arrangements for transform ing them into an Institution for the treatment of tuberculosis. The, main brick building will be re modeled and used as an administra tion building and as wards for the advanced cases of consumption. Two new buildings, each 25x200, will be erected for the use of patients in the incipient stages. Dr. Clements will have charge of the Institution. The deaf mute school will vacate the buildings in June. LONELY BACHELOR SUICIDE James O. Morris Shoots Himself While Despondent.' OREGON CITV Dr c ,c -. icjpc- cial.) James O. Morris, for many years a rrameni oi i,ioerai, snot himself some time Sunday night In a fit of despond ency. His lifelesil hnriv n - -w J MIUII day morning, sitting in a chair. A re volver was still In his hand and there was a bullet hole In his head. Morris was about 50 years of age. His mind had been unbalanced for several v . . c n wii elor and lived alone. Morris had about tovM in money ana ne tnougnt some one was trying to get it away from him. Coroner Holman went to Liberal to hold an inquest. Amity Home Robbed. AMITY, Or., April 26. (Special.) While Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Waldron were at dinner about 7 o'clock Sunday night, a burglar entered the parlor and from there went upstairs, ransacking the house. The haul consisted of a man's gold watch and chain and 114 in cash. The house la near the railroad track and it is thought some noDo may have done the deed. A recently Invented rescue stretcher for mines has oxygen tanks at one end. open ing Into a baf In which a mn n'a hnnn and shoulders may be placed. (f Portland's Largest Homefurnishers , Newest, Prettiest and Cleverest Things in NecKwear, Veilings and Belts. Agents for Modart, Lily of France and Madeleine Corsets. Ik Regular Prices up to $7.50 Just a few over a hundred of them and about a dozen different styles in the lot that are grouped at this one special and remarkably low price. They're numbers we cannot duplicate in style or material and yet- they are desirable in every particular. Some -in extra sizes and all made of guaranteed silk taffeta. In black, solid colors and in Dresden and stripe patterns. They go on sale this morning. That they are all splen did bargains and only a few of them should close them out today. JOHN DAY IS AWAKENING RICH VALLEY TO CLAIM SHARE OF IMMIGRATION. Prairie City Commercial Club Plans to Present. Attractions of Prolific Section. PRAIRIH CITY, Or.. April 26. (Special.) The Prairie City Commercial Club Is In process of organization here, and will meet next Saturday to complete the per manent organization. At the prelimin ary meeting, business and professional men and friendly farmers unanimously agreed on the necessity for taking this step to present more adequately the claims of the John Day Valley to a share of the immigration so active in other parts of Eastern Oregon. W. E. Weir was made temporary chair man and J. L. Stalker secretary. A committee of business men was appointed to prepare plans for permanent organi zation, which will be designed on liberal lines. It is fully realized that lack of promotion enterprises has caused the commercial and industrial stagnation of the proline John Day Valley at a time when conditions were favorable to rapid development of these interests. Estimates based on the district school clerks annual reports show that popu lation has slowly decreased the past 10 years. During this period, especially the latter part of It. homeseekers have swarmed through the valley, meeting only Indifference and the chronic knocker. It Is expected ' that conditions will be Improved and the valley's resources pre sented by the association and its officers. Banquet l'catnres Unique. ALBANY. Or.. April 26. (SporiaU MY AMDS Can Be Seen by Joining Our SATURDAY EXCURSION Leaves Fourth and Yamhill at 7 A. "M. Round trip $1.75. Call and make reservations. We offer 10 Acres $750 $10 Cash and $10 per month. Best offer for high grade Fruit Land on the market. CHAPIN & HERLOW 332 Chamber of Commerce Tull & (QATblbs, IOC The Home Furnished MORRISON AT SEVENTH Dmess Slips: "Women who have worn them know what a smooth effect they give to outer garments of sheer materials "make them look better in ever way. Their com fort and perfect fit, and the dainty trimmings make them a most desirable accessory to the Summer wardrobe. Princess Slip of French lawn, with yoke of Val. lace inser tion, edging: and ribbon beading. Knee flounce of Swiss em broidery with Swiss beading and ribbon. Underlay of lawn. At $6.50. Another dainty Slip of Persian lawn, trimmed with filet lace insertion and medallions. Insertion and edging finished with ribbon and beading. ' At $5.95. Princess Slip of India lawn, with knee flounce of lawn, beautifully trimmed with lace insertion and edging. Lawn underlay, finished with ruffle. At $3.85. ' Exceptional value in a Slip that is made of India lawn, with embroidery trimmed yoke and flounce of Swiss embroidery, trimmed with Val. lace edging and ribbon beading. At $3.50. Princess Slip of lawn, fitted with yoke of embroidery, with flounce trimmed with tucks and filet lace insertion and edging. At $2.25. Other Slips, well -made and beautifully finished, with flounce of tucked lawn or flounce of double ruffle and finished at neck with lace insertion, edging and ribbon beading. Under lay of lawn. At $1.95. Princess Slips of pink, blue and lavender lawn, with knee flounce of tucked lawn, finished with lace edge and ribbon beading. At $1.75. Petticoats When the convention of the State Thresh ermen's Association meets in this city on June 3 a big, open-a.ir banquet will be given in a room erected In the form of a threshing crew's cook-wagon, and a threshing outfit adjoining will make It realistic. This banquet will be given Fri day noon, June 3. The convention will be in session June 2 and 3. EGG LIKE HALLEY'S COMET Dayton "Giddy" Lays Freakishly Shaped Specimen of Hen Fruit. DAYTON. Wash., April 26. (Special.! If "Biddy." a black hen owned by Mrs. George Wick, of Dayton-, has a peer among the feathered domestics of the Northwest' it has not been discovered. "Biddy" Is a versatile freak. Last week she laid the largest egg ever recorded here. This egg measured over ten Inches in circumference the longest way and was further remarkable in that it con tained but one yolk. This week "Biddy" reversed her stunt and left in her nest a peculiarly formed egg. resembling' in shape the scientists' description of Halley's comet. This egg is about as large as a small cherry and is shaped like a small double-kernel pea nut. The smaller end tapers off in the shape of a tail, being pointed on the end. "Biddy" apparently has suffered no ill effects and is seriously considering rais ing a family. LAURIER IS COMING WEST Paciric Coast May See Canadian Premier in July or August. VICTORIA, B. C, April 26. (Special.) Assurance has been received from Ot tawa by prominent British Columbia Lib erals that the Premier Sir Wilfrid Laurier, will visit the Pacific Const We On Easy Payments Hints of Some of the Newest Effects AM Sweaters ait Hailf Price Regular Prices Are $2.50, $2 95, $3.00, $3.50, $3.95, $4.95 and up to $22.50. Women's, Misses' and Girls' Summer outing apparel needs invariably demand a Sweater. And as the Summer is now so close at hand, there are many who will not overlook such an opportunity as this. Single and double-breasted Sweaters, long, medium length and short Sweaters, Sweaters with and without collars and in all sizes and colors. The sale commences today ends tomor row. First floor. i il probably going through to the Yukon also in July and August. The First Minister and foremost diplomat of Can ada will be accompanied on his Western tour by Hon. Mr. Graham, and possibly Hon. Mr. Fielding. After visiting Nelson." Kamloops. New Westminster, Vancouver and Victoria, It Is expected that the veteran Premier will go north to make the acquaintance of the people of Prince Rupert, Dawson and Stewart. The tour arrangements of the Premier are taken as strongly con firmatory of the report that the Govern ment Intends to go to the electorate dur ing the coming Autumn, and will make an especially strenuous endeavor to win British Columbia from its Conservatism. LODGE ORGANIZER DEAD Harry G. Hill, of Portland, la Stricken While on Train. PENDLETON, Or.. April 26. Spe cial.) Harry G. Hill, an organizer for the Order 'of Owls and the Modern Brotherhood of America, salesman for the Clarke Wireless Company, and claiming Portland as his residence, died suddenly In this city yesterday. Death was due to an Internal hemorrhage. Hill was about 45 years of age and was married, but separated from his wife; who is In Belllngham. A note addressed to her Indicated that they had had considerable trouble and that he had contemplated suicide. A brother Nick Hill, of Malaga, Wash., has been notified. Hill pTas on a train en route from Portland to Spokane, when taken 111. ,He was taken off here. Raymond Puts Ban on Fireworks. RAYMOND. Wash., April 26. (Spe cial.) The City Council, at its regulai meeting iast week, passed an ordinance putting a ban on fireworks within the city limits on July 4. YAMHILL