VOL. LI XO. 15.GG0.
1911.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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TAFT RUSHES WAH
FOR RECIPROCITY
Only Doubt Is as to Sen
ate's Attitude.
MAJORITY IN HOUSE ASSURED
Democratic Senators Fear
Taft May Profit.
WILSON ANSWERS GRANGE
rreident Will Carry Campaign Into
Wert by Speaking at Columbus
and Springfield Lumbermen
Object to Concession.
WASHINGTON. Feb. The cam
paign of the Taft Administration for
tha ratification of tha reciprocity
agreement" with Canada moved on
spare today. Tha House committee on
way and muni held tta final bearlnic
aod la expected in executive session
tomorrow to vote to report It favor
ably.
President Taft left tonight for tha
West and In speeches tomorrow at Co
lumbus, fx. and Saturday at Sprtns:
flsld. Ill- ha will emphasise still fur
ther Ms advocacy of the agreement.
Secretary Wilson, of tha Department
f Agriculture, added hla word to the
reciprocity ehorue In the form of a
loer and forceful "open letter ad
Iresaed to tha National Grange.
IemocT-atlo Senators May rtatk.
The Pemoeratlc members of the Ben
ate will meet In caucus tomorrow
aornlac Ostensibly the conference
eras raUe.1 to outline a programme la
relation to all pending legislative mat
ters, bat It Is believed the Canadian
agreement will conaume practically all
the discussion and that the Democrats
a-tll determine upon a policy la respect
to It.
Democratic traders say naturally
they would be for the ae;rmnt. but
some of them are holding off because,
f the fea.lng that the President might
benefited politically by Its adoption
by Congress. Tia Democrats who, are
Inclined to this view aay they hesitate
to assist la extricating the It-publlcans
.'rom any of their difficulties.
The attitude of the minority la the
Senate may ba Influenced by Demo
cratic sentiment la the House when the
atcCall bill, to carry the agreement
Into force, la put on Its passage. The
'adicatlona are the House Democrats
arttl support the bill. In which case the
Seaate Democrats will follow suit. The
first opea vole In support of the
agreement In the Hcnate was heard to.
Say when Ileverldge advocated tta
adoption.
House to Have Open Debate.
In the House the situation has been
salftty shaping Itself and gives Indi
cations of resulting In speedy action.
So far as can be learned, the plan la
to bring the JJcCall bill In from com
mittee tomorrow without any rule regu
lating Its consideration. This would
leave It open to amendment. The
friends of the measure express the be
lief that there Is a large majority of
the House In favor of the adoption vf
the measure exactly as It stands and
that they will defeat any attempt to
amend It when It Is made plain that a
single amendment may defeat the whole
plan.
John Norris. chairman cf the papr
committee of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association, today made tlie
final argument before the ways and
means committee In support of the pulp
and paper clauses of the sgreemen.
earnestly urging Its adoption without
amendment.
Lumbermen Den j There's Trust.
A protest against suggestions that a
combination existed among the lumber
manufacturers of the country or tft.it
the standing timber la controlled by a
few Individuals, was voiced by Edward
lllnes. of Chicago, president of the Na
tional Association of Lumber Manufac
turers. Mr. Hinesj challenged the statement
of the President In hla reciprocity mes
sage that a few owners control the for
ests of the I'nltcd States. He said the
President either must have proceeded
upe" frejuent newspaper reports to this
effect or had an advance report from
the commissioner of corporations. Her
bert Knox Smith, who has been inves
tigating alleged combinations In the
lumber Industry.
Mr. Hlnes said Mr. Smith had been
encaged la his Investigation for years;
that the manufacturers had given him
every assistance, but they had been un
able thus far to learn that he had found
any evidence of a combination.
free Canadian Ixg Wanted.
The lumbermen from various sections
of the country protested to the com
mittee aaalnat ratification of th agree
ment. 8ome of the lumbermen Indicated
the agreement would not be so objec
tionable If It provided for free Ca
nadian logs as well aa finished lumber.
In that ease, they said, the American
mnia would be able to meet Canadian
competition without much Injury.
D. C. Skinner, of Seattle: A. J. Wil
son, of Spokane: Herbert W. Blancbard.
of Boston: Z. W. WblteheaJ. of Wilming
ton, and M. Hlnes. as representing the
iwu.4M aa i'aae o
STUDENTS DEFY
PARENTS TO WED
WF-DDIXG CULMINATES RO
MANCE OP BROKEN AC'TO.
local la nt Driver and Arqualnta
nee
of Dost Roadside Marry
Now In Portland.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Feb. t. tSpeclal
A romance that began when th
bride-elect found her hero under
disabled automobile by a dusty road
side last Summer culminated In th
marriage at Victoria. B. C last week,
of Miss Mariorle Hammond, formeri
a Junior at the Queen Anne High
School, and Boy Gregg, late a stuuen
at the Cnlverslty of Washington. De
fylnsr the wishes of their parents, the
wedded, believing a telegram after th
reremnnv would BOUare matters. It
did not. however, and Mr. and Mrs
Gregg are now In Portland.
The story of the meeting Is ro
mantic Miss Hammond was strollln
along the road at the foot of Quee
Anne Hill with her chum. Miss Eleanor
Kills, when they espied a big tourin
car halted. In the car were friends
and under the car was Gregg. Miss
Hammond was Introduced. Gregg, dls
heveled and grimy, was not la the
mood for soft speech. He finished hi:
tinkering and was so embarrassed
that be drove off without giving Miss
Hammond and Miss Ellis a ride.
The acquaintance, however, ripened
Into love and an "understanding
Then they went to Victoria. Mrs.
Hammond sal. I tonight she had not
forgiven her daughter.
DECIES AND BRIDE TARRY
" i i as as
On Way to Jrkyl. .My Lady Regale)
Herself With Cigarette.
BRUNSWICK. Gt, Feb. t. (Special.
Lord and Lady Decles were given an
ovation upon their arrival in Bruns
wick this afternoon on their way to
Jekyl Island. The bride and bride
groom, appeared greatly surprised s
the demonstration from the large crowd
gathered to see the train arrive, and
both smllsd and bowed their apprecl
atlon.
The couple were at dinner when the!
train arrived. When tbey had finished
lunch, the bride took a seat by a win
dow In full view of the many curious
onlookers and puffed a cigarette to the
accompaniment of cheera from the
"crowd. The couple walked from the
car to the wharf, a distance of 60 yards,
and on either side crowds anxiously
beheld them. As they stepped aboard
he gangplank. Lord Decles lifted his
hat in responding to a welcome given
by several persons.
As the steamer departed, the young
bride waved her band and smiled to
the large crowd, while Lord Decles lift
ed his hat and waved a farewell.
For one week they will be the guests
of Edwin Gould, an uncle of the bride.
occupying his beautiful cottage at Jekyl
Island.
CIVIL WAR HERO STUDENT
W. C. t'uslck. Aged 6 9. Registers at
University of Oregon.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene,
Feb. S. (Special.) W. C. Cuslrk. 0 yrsrs
f age, a pioneer of 15J and a member
f the Grand Army of the Republic. Is
eglstcrrd In the department of botany
t the University of Oregon. Mr. Cuslck's
ume Is at Union. Or.
This Civil War veteran boards at tha
University dormitory and studies side
by side with young men who are only
one-third and one-fourth bla age. yet be
has done so with such grace that his
distinction tied passed by unnoticed until
quite recently.
Mr. Cuslck served throughout the Civil
War In the First Oregon Infantry, un
der the command of Colonel Curry. in
recent years be has devoted considerable
time to the study of botany and has col
lected and mounted some 10.0U0 specimens
of Eastern Oregon flora.
The venerable pioneer Is planning to
turn this collection over to the univer
sity when It has been completed.
PRODIGAL WASTES CASH
Wife Checks Extravagance by Ob
taining Insanity Warrant.
The extravagance of Robert E. Smith,
a retired milkman and pioneer of Yam
hill County, was checked yesterday by
his wife, who swore to a complaint In
McMlnnvllle declaring her husband to be
Insane. The Portland police arrested
Smith and Sheriff Henderson, of Yamhill
County, an old friend, will take him home
to.lay. -
Smith for years was the only dairyman
of consequence at McMlnnvllle. He sold
out five years ago and bought a farm.
which he sold two weeks ago for JlXOrtJ.
Coming to Portland, he made many pur
chases, paying In bills of large denomi
nation and refusing to accept either the
chance or the goods bought.
Smith Is nearly 65 years old. Sheriff
Henderson said that a stomach aliment
had affected tha dairyman's mind.
RED CROSS F0UNDER ILL
Miss Clara ISurton Is Stricken With
Bronchitis, Pneumonia.
OXFORD. Mass.. Feb. . Miss Clara
Barton, founder and for many years
president of the National Red Cross In
the United States, has been seriously
in of bronchitis and pneumonia at her
home In Glen Echo. Mi., according to
Information received by friends here'.
Improvement was shown yesterday and
It Is said she will recover. She la In
her 'Jt-tt year . . . .
SENATE APPROVES
MALARKEY'S BILL
Hot Debate Precedes
Final Action.
STATE-WIDE MEASURE WINS
Joseph Leads Fight on Public
Service Commission.
DEBATE BITTER AT TIMES
Drafter of Proposed I -aw Riddles
Initiative Bill to Give Portland
Own Commission Weaknesses
and Fallacies Shown.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or., Feb.
8peclaL By a sweeping vote Senator
Dan J. Malarkey's state-wide public serv
Ice commission bill received the Indorse'
ment of the Sennbj thin morning, 'but
five of the full quota of Senators declaring
against It.
This came after an all morning debate
which developed highly interesting and
tense situations, startling denunciations
which at times threatened to develop Into
pugilism.
One of the strongest features of the
arguments came when Senator Malarkey
riddled the proposed initiative bill to give
Portland a public aervice commission of
Its own; dissected, section after section
pointing out Its weakneeaws and Its falla
cies and plainly showing where Portland
is powerless to regulate Its public utili
ties without the assistance of the Mate,
Its courts and Its public officials.
Malarkey opened ' the debate by ex
plaining that he had asked for a special
order that any Interrogatories which the
Senators wished to direct at him might
be answered.
It haa been alleged In this Sen
ate and In committee that the bill
Is full of omissions and Jokers." he
said. "Nevertheless. yesterday aft
ernoon, when the bill waa read sec-
ion by section, the one making this al-
egatlon was either in the nail or sat
quiescent In his seat, found no Jokers, and
nor a word came from him. The state
ment made yesterday by the chairman of
he railroad committee Is Just as Talse as
all the other statements emanating from
him In reference to this bill."
Joseph Says Hill Has Jokers.
Joseph opened thf argument In opposi
tion to the bill and recited the history
of the attempt to secure regulation of
public utilities, citing bsck to the forma
tion of a small club by D. I Povey In
September, l. and telling of the appoint
ment of a committee to .secure advices
to the commission plan end to outline
method of procedure. He told of the
Railroad Commission being Invited to
take action In this respect and of an
newer from the commission that It had
too many duties already Imposed upon It
to consider the question of supervising
public utilities.
Then Joseph sttempted to point out
some of the alleged Jbkers In the bill.
tating that It Is but a garbled copy of
(Concluded on Pass 7.
.is.te.e.sss.s-e
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTERDAT"8 Maximum temperature, 8
decrees; minimum, 34 degrees.
TODAT'8 Occasions! rain. southeasterly
winds.
Legislators.
Malarkey's state-srlde publlo service com
mission bill passea Senate after hot de-
bate, rags 1.
Washington Senate passes bill giving Gov
ernor power to sppolnt board of isnd
commissioners. Psge 7.
Legislative report on branch asylum sits
conflicts with physicians' report, pise 6.
Administration wins point In defeat ol
Bowermaa's public commissary bill.
Pass T.
Advocates ef Increased Judiciary eoncen
trata efforts on securing one new Judgs
lor Multnoman. Pate o.
Foreign.
Asqulth defends reciprocity agreement la
British Parliament. I'aca a.
Orosco plana march south to intercept
Jusres relief. Fife 3.
National.
Senator Brlstow mskes speech for direct
election of Senators. Page 2.
Taft pushes fla-ht for reciprocity and only
oouutrul point is senate, psge l.
House pssses bill Increasing membership to
433. Page i.
Domestic
Defense In Baldwin case tries to prove an
other than Baldwin was Anita Turnbull's
father, page 3.
nom.-run drive wins ez-Vernon plsyer a
bride. Psse I.
Fifteen men entombed In Colorado mine ai
result of explosion. Page 1.
Rate war seen In action of San Francisco'
Portland Steamship Company. Page i.
Body of late Representative W. L. Scott's
sister-in-law stolen from vsult at Erie,
Pa. Page 3.
Wlllard. who robbed Rector's, at Chicago.
confesses snd says he was robbed or
plunder by holdup men. Page 1.
Danville grand Jury gets much evidence of
vote-selling and votes 134 Indictments.
Page 4.
Sport.
Marathon racers getting footsore; pace
slackens, page 8.
Columbia T'nlversity defeats Lincoln High
School at basketball, 38 to 17. Page 8.
- ' raclfic Northwest.
Mayor GUI. of Seattle, attacks recall as un
American. Pass 8.
Man kills wife, slster-ln-lsw and himself
near Enterprise. Page 4.
Defunct Vancouver Bank will open soon. Is
Belief. Psgs .
Washington University students defy parents
to wed. Pare 1.
Commercial and Marine.
Shipbuilders sll busy; few bid on Job ef re
modeling tug wenona. page IS.
Cotton cMqus takes a band In coffee specu
lation, psse IS.
Better demand for cash wheat at Chicago.
Page 1.
Stocks advance la face of bear pressure.
page IB.
Heavy receipts at Portland stockysrds.
psge IV.
Portland Bad Vicinity.
Councilman Ellis' recall to be asked. Page S.
Trains will be running Into Redmond this
Summer. Pass 13.
Furniture firm buys block; will build big
warehouse on East Side. Page 11.
Judge Gantenbeln opposes proposed change
in court rules, page 12:
Mount Hood Railway has expended SI. ZOO,-
0UO; further outlay of 1000,000 pending.
Paga 13.
Women making whirlwind csmpslgn for
pure-tood ollL Page 12.
Street-cleaning appropriation to be expended
in paved districts chiefly. Psge 14.
Widening of Bumslde str..t Is key of clvlo
architect's greater Portland plan. Pace 14.
WOMAN HOLDS RECORD
Albany Resident Named Examiner of
Titles, First Oregon Instance.
ALBANY". Or., Feb. 9. (Special.)
For the first time since the Torrens
system of registration of titles to land
was adopted in Oregon, seven years
ago, a woman acted as examiner of title
In a proceeding to register title today.
Miss Leila Mitchell was appointed by
Judge Galloway here this afternoon to
examine the titles In two applications
n the State Circuit Court for Linn
County and upon her report, filed Later,
decrees ordering the registration of the
titles were entered.
Miss Mitchell. who,now has the honor
of being; the first Oregon woman to
erve as a court examiner of title, has
been head clerk for many years In the
office of the Albany Abstract Company.
"GET BUSY!"
ROBBER IS ROBBED
LEAVING RECTOR'S
Willard Confesses and
Plot Is Unfolded.
HIS CONFIDANT HOLDS HIM UP
Waiter Is Party to Conspiracy
to Rob Restaurant.
WOMAN BETRAYS GUILTY
Saloonkeeper in AVhom Wlllard Con
fides Organizes Another Gang
Which Forces Him to Dis
gorge AH Plunder.
CHICAGO. Feb. 9. Even a thief is
not safe In Chicago, Is the plea which
Charles Wlllard made to the police to
day, when he confessed that he held
up Rector's restaurant last Sunday
morning- and secured $3300.
Willard's Joy in having this money
was short-lived, he said, for, as he was
leaving the cafe door, he was met by
three men who, with a revolver pressed
against his side, escorted him to an
alley and robbed him of the proceeds
of the holdup.
"Wlllard. according to his confession.
was one of three conspirators who
planned and executed the Rector hold
up. He In turn was the victim of
conspiracy devised by a friend to whom
he confided the plan for robbing th
safe.
The story, incredible as it at first
seemed to the police, was corroborated
and $500 recovered. William Loftus,
saloonkeeper, has been re-arrested
and charged with having been an ac
cessory to the robbery and with hav
Ing received stolen property.
Woman Gives Clew to Crime.
The original robbery occurred In
Rector's restaurant Sunday morning,
when a lone robber entered, as John
Adams, the cashier, and Ray Salsline
assistant head waiter, . were near the
cashier's desk. Aiming a revolver at
the men, he proceded to procure $3300
from the cashier's desk. The police
searched vainly for the lone desperado
for many hours" when a note from an
unidentified woman gave them a clew
to the nature of the "holdup."
Salsline was arrested and confessed
he had arranged with Wlllard to com
mit the robbery. He notified Willard
to the most opportune time to ap
pear. Adams was not a party to the
conspiracy. V
Salsline named Harry Anderson,
companion, as one of the conspirators,
and after the arrest of Willard, both
denounced him for his failure to meet
them later and divide the spoils.
Robber Held rp by "Friend."
Willard after his arrest asserted he
in turn had been "held up" a few min
utes after leaving the restaurant. The
police refused to believe him, but later
(Concluded on Papt? 4.)
HOME RUN GETS
PLAYER A BRIDE
GIRL LOSES HEART WHEX
SWAT WTXS GAME. .
Honeymoon , Trip of Northwestern
League-Star Is Climax of
Grandstand Romance.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Feb. 9. (Special.)
William Fisher, first baseman of the
Vernon baseball club, and Miss Florence
Gantzer, a beautiful young Pasadena girl,
were married today In Pasadena by
Father Quintan, of the Catholic Church.
The wedding is the outcome of a ro
mance which started when Fisher was
playing with the Pasadena club. Miss
Gantzer was a daily visitor to the bail
grounds and a zealous rooter for the home
club. In a critical perlold of one of the
contests with the score tied In the ninth
and two out, lusher, with a mighty swing
or his bat, hammered the ball over the
fence, winning the game and the heart
of the fair "rooter" in the grandstand at
the same time. The young couple left
tonight for San Francisco to pass their
honeymoon.
Fisher will play with the Tacoma team
of the Northwestern League this coming
season.
FAIR LOOMS IN SENATE
San Francisco's $17,500,000 Offer
Impresses Washington.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. That the ex
position in commemoration of the com
pletion of the Panama Canal. If held at
San Francisco; would be the greatest
ever known is the opinion expressed
by the Senate committee on industrial
expositions in a report presented to the
Senate today.
This view is based on the fact that
$17,500,000 has been promised by Call
fornia for the proposed exposition. The
report makes It plain that the promise
of the large sum had much Influence
In taking the exposition to the Pacific
Coast.
Other reasons given are:
That San Francisco asks no pecuni
ary aid from the National Government;
that the location at that point will
cause many to travel through the canal
that the trip will be of educational ad
vantage to visitors from the East, espe
cially that it will be an encouragement
to trade with the Orient.
TAMALE CARRIES POISON
Vancouver Woman in Critical Condi
tion After Eating.
;
VANCOUVER. Wash., Feb. 9. (Spe
cial.) Poisoned from eaing a hot ta-
male In a local restaurant Sunday
night, Mrs. Emery, wife of W. G,
Emery, for the past four years secre
tary of the Northwest Photographers'
Association, and a well-known woman.
Is reported to be In a critical condition.
Monday her fever ran as high as 104.2
and she became delirious.
Gradually she seemed to recuperate
and grow stronger, and today tried to
walk downstairs, but it was too much
She was taken violently 111 again, and
was taken back to her room. She Is
more seriously poisoned than the doctor
first thought.
It is presumed that the meat In the
tamale was from cold storage and the
poison was in that. The tamales are
said to be made fresh daily from fresh
materials.
EAMES WILL BUY GOGORZA
Prima Donna Agrees to Pay $100,-
000 to Discarded Wife.
PARIS. Feb. 9. (Special.) Madame
Emma Eames has decided that $100,000
is as nothing when an affinity is In
volved, and has decided to pay this sum
In order to marry the baritone De Go-
gorza. This musical romance with at
financial string will end in marriage as
soon as the legal arrangements can be
made.
This pair of musical lovers have had
many difficulties to overcome, ch'ef
among the obstacles in the way of their
perfect happiness being Madame de Go.
gorza, the baritone's wife. Before al
lowing her husband to secure a divorce
n order that he might marry the Amer
ican prima donna, she Insisted upon an
ample" provision for herself, asking
$100,000. The baritone had nothing like
this amount, and Eames hitherto has
refused to pay such a price, even for a
musical affinity.
GOLD FARM UJRES CARRIER
Vancouver-Orchards "Mailman Re
signs to Seek Metal.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 9. (Spe
cial.) Believing that he can make more
money mining gold on his nine-acre
farm, A. V. Thompson, who has been
rural mail carrier on the Orchards route
for the past six years, has resigned his
position.
On his little farm near Sifton Mr.
Thompson has found black sand that
assays from $1.25 to $2.50. and he believes
he can make money working it.
CIRCULATION IS WANTED
Heybnrn Would, Hunt Subscribers
for Congressional Record.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. A copy of
the Daily Congressional Record for
every home is contemplated in a 'bill
Introduced today by Senator Heyburn,
of Idaho. The bill provides that the
Record shall be supplied at the rate of
$1 per year, and that all postmasters
may take, subscription"
MIRSENTOMBED
BY BIG EXPLOSION
Fears Felt for. Lives of
Workmen."
RESCUERS WORK DESPERATELY
Accident at Cokedale, Near,
Trinidad, Is Unexplained.
TWO SHOT-FIRERS ESCAPE
Timbers Are Thrown 200 Feet bj
Force of Blast, but No Serious
Falls of Rock Follow Gov
ernment Men Summoned.
TRINIDAD, Colo., Feb. 9. Fifteen
miners are entombed and may be dead,
as the result of an explosion in the
Cokedale mine of the Carbon Coal &
Coke Company, eight miles west of
Trinidad, tonight. Seventeen men were
In the mine at the time of the explo
sion, but two shot-flrers escaped from
the mine after the explosion. x
The force of the explosion, which was
distinctly felt at Trinidad, seems to
have been greatest in the main stope.
Timbers were blown 200 feet from the
mouth of the stope, but the explosion
seems to have been attended by no se
rious falls of rock.
Fanhouse Wrecked.
The explosion wrecked the fanhouse,
but the fan was undamaged and still
working, although the air has been
"short-circuited" by the blowing out of
brattices and doors.
A party of 20 rescuers are working
desperately to reach the more remote
parts of the mine where the 15 men are
supposed to have been working. The
rescue work is under direction of F. P.
Bayless, general superintendent, and E.
A. Sutton, assistant superintendent, who
led the first party to the wrecked
workings.
Rescue Party Pushes On.
The rescue party has penetrated 2000
f :ct along the main stope. At that dis
tance black damp was encountered and
helmet men are now making their way
through the poisonous gas, bratticlng
the entries as they pass.
Trained rescue men are being rushed
to Cokedale from all over the district.
The Government mine-rescue car, in
charge of J. F. - berts, which was at
Berwlnd, has been summoned and the
rescue car of tbe Colorado Fuel & Iron
Company is on the way to the wrecked
mine.
Mine Has Fire Exits.
There are five exits from the Coke
dale mine and note but the main stope
was injured. It is hoped that some of
the men in the mine may make their
way from one of these exits. The two
shot-firers who escaped were working
near the surface.
The miners on the surface are thor
oughly organized and the majority are
engaged in carrying supplies to the
rescue party.
The cause of the explosion is un.
known, but it seems most Improbable
that it could have been an explosion of
dust. Precautions against the accumu
lation of dust were most strictly en
forced at Cokedale.
Dust Is Hard-Fought.
The mine was furnished with water
pipes throughout and men were em
ployed constantly In sprinkling and re
moving dust. ,
The Cokedale mine has been operated
for four years and the camp was known
as the model coal camp of America.
The property is owned by the Amer
ican smelting & Refining Company and
upplies the Guggenheim smelters. It
is said that more money has been ex
pended in equipping the mine with
safety appliances and modern equip
ment than any coal mine in America.
BOY IS SWEPT OVER FALLS
Five-Year-Old Survives Perilous
Trip Through Watcr-Wheel.
ELLENSBURG, Wash., Feb. 9. (Spe
cial.) Carried two blocks down the mill
race and over a waterwheel today, Will
iam Bell, 5-year-old son of Engineer Boll,
was picked up unconscious by Constable
Keenan "and resuscitated with great dif
ficulty. The water strikes the wheel
with great force and has a fall of 20 feet.
Part of the distance was through a cov
ered flume.
The boy's playmates had presence of
mind enough to follow the fast-moving
body and were able to attract the at
tention of pedestrians on Fifth street.
Mrs. McCann grapsed the body as it
floated by, but vas unable to hold it and
it went over the falls. Constable Keenan
walked into the stream at Fourth street
and rescued the boy.
SALEM LINEMAN IS SUICIDE
Clyde Ashley, 2 8 Years Old, Drinks
Carbolic Acid.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 9. (Special.) Clyde
Ashby, a young man 28 years old, who
bas been employed by the Pacific States
Telephone Company as a lineman, killed
himself this morning at 9 o'clock by
drinking a large quantity of carbolic
add. - ' .
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