TEE SIORXIXG OREGOXIAN. THLKSDAY, MARCH 30, loll. 6 BOOTLEG WHISKY KILLS TWO. MAYBE Sudden Deaths of Laborer and Hotelman Cause Suspi : cion at Springfield. POSTMORTEM TO BE HELD One Falls to Floor Dead and Other Drops on Sidewalk Third Man la Stupor Doctor trrj-ea Investigation. SPRINGFIELD. Or, March Fpe rtai.) Sadden death of John Mr-Donald, a laborer of Natron, and th death of William Look, a hotelkeeper and staged river at Natron, between : and ) U o'clock lul evenlns. hav caused the suspicion of foul plar and a post mortem examination may be held. The Coroner's Inquest gives the cause of each death as heart failure, but It Is felt here that bootlererers' whisky mar be the cause of death. Look fell to the floor In the hotel offlre and McDonald etasRered back ward on the sl.lewalk In fprlnRrteld while waittnar for a car to so to Ku- cene. Mclnuia was a memner o 1-Kice In Aberdeen. Wash. The con ductor of the train on wbi'-h jicionaji came from Natron to Sprlnsneld says h e waa 111 on the train. He waa em r.lored aa rook in a railroad camp. rr. Itandolf Barr. of Sprtnitneld. de- rlarea that a post mortem should be held. Look was well apparently ana had not been addicted with heart trouble before. -I do not like to say anything in re- rH to tela case. aalil Dr. Ilarr. "It would be beaedcial. I think, to hold a poet mortem examination In auch caaea aa these. it la so easy for a crime to fee committed, especially in raiiroao n! dtatrtcta. I have nothing upon which to baa any suspicion In thia r... hnt It la not nsual for dratn to ercur so suddenly, especially in the rase of men aa young- aa these were." Natron la the base of supply ror a number of railroad campa and Is the renter of a rourh element. v uiiam lik waa a stacedrirer and left bla ho tel dally in chare of his wife and a tnan employe. A third man. John Thurnton. was picked up on th Sprlngnetd streets early this morn In in a stupor. He has not yet recovered sufficiently to sit v or gtv any explanation ef his ail ment. Many belley that blind-pl whisky, said to b easily obtained at Natron, may b responsible for the two sudden deaths and th coma of Thurn ton. BIG LUMBER DEAL CLOSED 40,r00,00 Feet of Yellow Fir Is Boncbt by Ira Dots Company. Vancouver. wash- March irL ... -. ,11.... Hmh.r An the North 1 W 1 1 1 Siauui, . . u. . . 1 Fork of th Lewis Klver near Ariel l aa been bought PV las iratvim iiu . e -. n n..r for oar .uwiHuij! . - rcr thousand stumpsg from C A. rney. A lomrinc railroad IH miles long, al ready nearly completed. Is Included in the deal. It is expected that togging .i - 1 1 i.ril 1 anil the Vy.l BLUI. , wa.M .r . - - - first logs from the new tract will b la the Lewis ruver severs Already li men are at work. A log ging railroad IS miles from the tim ber to Lewta lUrer will be built, and the logs taken to the river on it. down lwls River to the Columbia Hirer, and fnen rafted and towed to th mill at Vancouver. Thia tract of timber la S miles from Vancouver. It miles from Woodland, on the north sid of Lewis River, In Cow Jits County. TILLAMOOK ESCAPE FOILED Prisoner Caught a Be Works Way Through Jail Window. TILLAMOOK. Or- M.rrh 39. A Jall fereak wan frustrated early Sunday mom. rr.g by tjr.erlff Crvcehaw. Luis ffcnlth. jr years of ace. was th only occupant f th County JaU. being held on the euro of rubbles the Miami store at liotitonrill. A man paeeinc the Jail at snMnlarht heard sawing. He Informed t -.e Sheriff, who kept watch outside for several hours. vVa Pmith. who had cut a bar out of t"-e alndow, threw out a coat, then a roll of blankets, which th FhertfT in tr-e darkness thought waa the prisoner. Trie Sheriff pounced upon the roll of blankets, but soon found his mistake. Smith was then making has way tlroueS the window sni was partially u:. w.ien tr ilr.enft leveled his revolver and tld the prjoner to get bark, which he did. Hu.ta had made a saw out of t".s cas.-kn.re. lie !-.a.l filled th locks ef the jail with glass snd other material. COAL CASE JURY READY Afternoon Consumed In Ara-nlnr, on Motion for Acqalual. SEATTLE, March S. A Jury to try Charles F. Maaday. Archie Vr. Shleis and Karl E. Siegiey. promoters of th Kng'.lsa group of c.H.-r.s la th Alaska coal fields, and indicted on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the Government out ef mor than too acres of valu able Alaaka coal claims, was obtained today. Counsel for th defecs Immediately laterpoeed aa objection to th taking f teetlaor.y. and asked th court to tas tract th Jury to return a verdict of not runty. The entlr afternoon waa consumed la arguing th notion, and whan court adjourned th attor neys for th defense had not finished. It la doubtful If th axitumenta of both sides can be completed befor tomor row nje-ht. Th defense contends that th pro vision In th act of 1171 prohibiting plural filing- on Alaska," coal lands waa repealed by th act of ItM. and that nnder th act of 14 plural tu In its ara lawful, and further that It la not forbidden claimants to dispose of their locations after th filings hav been mad. Th Government Insists that th pro hibition contained In th act of llfl are still la fore, and most b eon strned aa a part of th act ef !. Th defense finally assert that even If the acta charged la th Indictment WILLOW CALU imt rASTOB KVASOELIST OF KASTCKX O&SOOX. V. 1 v-. . .. 'i . - - '. ' . ' - ' - - Be. A Y- Te-W. ef resdletea. FENDLTTOS. Or, March Spec tel. ev. J. C TotaeU the first pastor evangelist Eastern Ore gon bae ever had. has raalrned that eoejitlon after two years, to accept a call te the pastorate of the Pree brterlaa Church la Wallowa. The inaovatloa proved successful here, but Mr. Tooel desired a position where he weald have mere rime with hie family. Hie successor has sot yet rt unlawful prosecution la barred by th statute of limitations. iVK MILITIA TO TRAIN ORECOV, WASHINGTON AND CAL IFORNIA IX riAN. Six Crnisrrs to Be Put at Disposal of Men for Maneuvers Portland U DivWoo Berth. SEATTLE! Wash, March 3. (Spe cial. ) ilx tensive maneuvers of th Pacific armored cruiser fleet to train th naval militia men of Washington. Oregon and California In naval war fare are planned, says aa announce ment made at Bremerton today. Th plan la carried out every year on th AtianUo Coast. Th six cruisers of th fleet will be placed at th disposal of th mtlltla battalions of th three states, two be ing assigned to each. Th naval militia cruise will be held from July t to July 13. Instead of July IS to July li. as previously planned. Th chasg was mad because It Is more convenient for th mllltla men to ob tain a vacation during; th Fourth ef July week. On July I th aia cruisers, divided Into three divisions, will drop anchor at Seattle. Portland and San Francisco. The naval militia men will be assigned to duty with th regular crews and will learn th regular routine of lit aboard a warship. Th ships will also proceed to sea la th cruise, to give th naval mllltla men an opportunity to become accustomed to deep-sea cruising and to overcome th physical discomforts of novices. Conscientious drills on the part of the newly-formed divisions of Wash ington and Oregon will be required for th next three months, to fit th men for the cruise. The divisions will be recruited to their full quota and equip ment In the shape of uniforms, bags and hammocks will b Issued by th Navy Iepartment. Th cruiser Boston and th gunboat Concord, which are to be used by the naval mllltla of Oregon and Washing ton as armories and drill ships, will be p'aced In drydock at Bremerton next Thursday to be scraped and painted. They will b turned over to these states as soon as the naval mllltla laws recently enacted by them become effective. LA GRANDE WANTS MOSES Commercial Club, Revived, Seeks Illirh-Claaa Publicity Agent. LA GRAND FX Or. March . (Special.) Wanted a Commercial Moses:" Thus reeuts a srn hung out by th newly-organized Commercial Club of this city. After a slat of coma lasting several months, th club Is to. be put on Its feet asiln. sufficient funds having been subscribed by local business men snd niembrrw of the club. Ti first step In th reorganisation polii-y is the employment of a skilled booster at a salary that will entlr a gifted man. Just who this man will b ha n.n been derided, as president Dennis and i-ecretary Church have not reoom snemlrd anyone for th post. BnkV Dennis, editor of the veTilng paper. Is th new president; A. S. Geddea. grocer, is vice-president: W. J. Church, a banker, is secretary, and C 8. Dunn, a laundry man. m treasurer. Grants Pass Ceta New Motor Car. GRANTS PAS 3. Or. March . (Spe cial- ) A new motor car baa been re ived la th yards and will be put oa th run between bar and Ashlaad t take th place of th car wrec k ed this side ef Med ford. Th new car la much larger than th eld en and was formerly oa th run whea motor were first run la Rogue River Valley. Th id car will be transported northward tor repairs, after which It will be re turned. Writer Scans Kof-ue Valley. GRANTS PASS. Or, March St. (Spe cial, r Waiter V. Woehlke. a special writer employed by th Southern Pa cific Company, la looking r.vwr Roeru Klver Valley for Information on th resources and progress of th different communities to be embodied la a write up of th Valley la th Sunset Macs xiae. llach of. th Information win be furnished by th secretary of th Com meroal Cine. Mr. Woehlke will be taken ever th Valley in aa automobile. F STATE BANK SHOT Losses Following Inves'tmen in Woolen Mills Lead to Difficulty. STATE EXAMINER ACTS 93,0 00 Deposit- and Liabilities Assets S'oS.OOu'ln Loans, $600 Cash, $SS,000 In Realty. Creditors May Be Paid. SALEM. Or, March 2. (Special.) After losing heavily by Investments In th Stayton Woolen Mills, th Stat Bank of Stayton closed Its doors today and was taken In eharg by Bank Ex amlner Wright, who Is ther ende vorlntc to straighten out the affairs of tha institution. H xpressed th opinion tonight that th bank will probably be able to satisfy Its creditors In full. There are 195.000 deposits and f 11,000 borrowed money among the liabilities, while the assets Include $33,000 in real estate, 165.000 in loans. 16000 cash and 15000 bonds, in addition to tha banking house and fixtures, the value of which It he Bank Examiner has not yet MU mated. Realty Good Asset. "From a cursory examination tonight I am of the opinion that th real es tat is good and will be a material as set to the affairs of th bank. Aa far as I know the loans are probably good aa welL but It la difficult to determine Just at this time th exact status ef th bank's affairs, said in Baix -x amlner tonight. "I think at th present time the In stltutlon will be able to pay its cred Itors without loss to them, although It la hard to aay exactly. I understand that negotiations are now under way with other parties with an end to their taking over the Institution and straightenlnB out Its affairs. Mills' Investment I Cause. Peter C Freres is president of th bank and W. L. Freres is cashier. Th Bank Examiner was unable to tell th extent that th Institution was In volved In connection with th 8tayton Woolen Mills, but says heavy losses were Incurred through that concern. which resulted In th bank closing Its doors. According to reports from Stayton there Is no undue excitement ther over th bank failure and the general opln Ion seems to be that th depositors will las nothing. Another institution, th Farmers ft Merchants Bank, opened in Stayton Monday. UMATILLA FRUIT SAFE Peach and Apricot Crops Escape Damage by Frot. prvriT.VTnV. rr- March J. (Sne- . U...'VH.V... - .1.1 v Tha nai.h mnA anrfcot erODS Of th east end of Umatilla County are as yet uninjured oy irost. accoroing io D a nenmlnant raaldant of that section who was In Pendleton to day. He says that many growers thought, a few days ago, that the crop would be a failure, but since then they Ind they wer mor acarea man nun. He admits th danger waa serious and says tbat every orehaxdlst put smudge pots to use. Th pesch trees t now In full bloom out tne irosi waa not heavy enough to kill tne J w u s .. ..... In the Immediate vicinity of Pendle ton th fruit Is not yet far enough ad vanced lO DO BUSCCpUDl to iroou WIFE - MURDERER GUILTY McDowell Convicted of First Degree Crime at Coeur d'Alene. SPOKANE. March John McDow 11 Is guilty of murder In the first de gree for killing bis wife In their lonely cabin near Harrison, Idaho, last Novem ber. That Is th verdict returned by tha Jury at Coeur d Alen this morning. Th penalty may be either hanging or life Imprisonment. McDowell s attor nrys guv notice of a moUoa for a new trial. Th love letters of McDowell to Mrs. Lulu Tray nor. with whom he was in fatuated, formed one of the strongest links In th chain of circumstantial evi dence tbat convicted him. Pendleton and Fossil to Debate. PENDLETON. Or, March J9. Sp clai.) The debate between teams of th Pendleton High School and th High School of Fossil will be held at Fossil the evening or April 14. The question for discussion Is, "Resolved, thst further material Increases In the United States Navy are necessary. Th winner of this contest will meet the winner of the Baker-Prlnevills debate for tha championship of East ern Oregon. The Pendleton High School won th championship of th stat last year. Falls City to Elect Monday. FALLS CITT, Or, March !. (Spe cial.) The regular City Election will be held here next Monday for the elec tion of Mayor, Auditor, Folic Judge, four Councllmen, Treasurer and City Attorney. Mayor Hubbard Is a candi date for re-election without opposi tion. The remaining part of th ticket has not been announced, but it Is gen erally believed that th entlr Council will b returned. Barracks to Get New Fire Station. VANCOUVER BARRACKS'. Wash, March S9. (Special.) New quarters for the Ore department of the post will be built this year. The Government Is saklng for bids for the construction of s Mr station, basement and chimney of reinforced concrete, with a frame super structure. The building Is to hsv a slats roof and be equipped with hot and cold water, plumbing and electric wiling. Old Fendleton Barbers at Outs. PENDLETON, Or, March Is. (Spe cial.) A suit for an accounting Is be ing fought In th local courts between Mark Patton and W. D. Humphrey, two of th oldest barbers In th city, patton alleges Humphrey shut him out of th shop and refused to allow Mm to see th book a They are now con ducting rival shops. Pendleton Or jan Dedicated. PENDLETON. Or, March it. S pe dal) Th big pip organ la th Meth odist Church- here is to be known as th John Stockman Memorial Organ, a special dedicatory, service bavins , DDDRSO sura TIZ-For Tender Feet A new, olsntiflo medical toilet tablet which Draws Out All Inflammation and Soreness This remarkable foot bath remedy Is Superior to Peweer, Plaster or Salve and Is guaranteed to cur Corns. Cal louses, Bunions, Frostbites, Chilblains, Inc-rowlng Nails. Tired. Aching, bwol len. Nervous. Sweaty, Bad SmalUpg Fast. Smaller Rkoee Caa Be Wa by using T1Z. because It puts and keeps th feet la perfect condition. TIZ la for sals at all drug-gists, 25 and 60 cents per box or direct. If you wish, from Waiter Luther Dodge Co, Chicago, 111. Recommended and sold by The Owl Drug Co. been held at the church last Sunday morning. In connection with the ser vice a silver tablet, bearing the In scrlptlon In Memory of John L, Stockman," was unveiled, air. stock man was a prominent resident ef Pen dleton and died In California two years ago. He had made most ef the payments on th organ and sine his death his widow mad tne remaining payments. KX-SCPERVISOR BLAMES HIS TESTIJIOXY FOR DISCHARGE. Dllley Declares Information He Gave Investigators Caused His Re movalAttendants Mom. 8ALEM. Or- March St. (Special.) Supervisor Dllley, who was discharged recently from the cottage farm at th Oregon Stats Insan Asylum, said to day that C. H Jordan, or portiana. was correct In his statement that Dll ley was discharged because of asser tions mad by Dllley In the Investi gation by the legislative comm'ttee. Dllley refused to divulge what these statements were. -Representative A. G. Beals two yars ago was superintendent of con struction on on of th asylum barns," said Dllley, "and during the time he worked ther he saw and heard things that did not appeal to him, and at that time hs determined that th asylum question should com up for Investiga tion at th next session of the Legis lature, Beals was not vary friendly to Stelner, but In some manner be became tied up before the Investigation was over and did not even turn In a minority report. "I do not wish to make any state ments as to my testimony before the committee, but If the occasion should arise for another Investigation I would be willing to repeat the testimony." Attendants at the asylum have be come suddenly dumb on all occur rencea of the past and present at the Institution, but they do not say whether they have received Instructions to maintain silence. The testimony before the legislative Investigating commit tee was not divulged, and th only proceedings of that committee, aside from scraps published, were Incorpor ated In th report, which was rather evasive. Dllley repeated th assertion today that Superintendent Stelner had passed on th report of tha legislative In vestigating committee before It was finally submitted to the Legislature. and Intimated that Dr. Stelner bad something to do with dictating th contents of the report. ROBBERS VISIT PENDLETON Two Bold Daylight Burglaries in Short Space of Time. PENDLETON. Or.. March 29. (Spe cial.) Two bold daylight robberies in two different residence districts, coming one right after the other, and the con tinued eluslveness of Jack the Grabber, are serving to keep Pendleton's police fore on th qui vlv. Yesterday afternoon a burglar boldly entered the residence of A. W. Nye, of Water street, and ransacked a room oc cupied by Miss Frankle Stevens and one occupied by Douglass LeffingwelL Leaving he walked out the front door with Feffingwell s overcoat thrown care lessly over his arm. Saturday ha ransacked the Tom Means residence. In the other end of th city Considerable Jewelry was taken from both places. Grants Pass Boy Vandals Fined. GRANTS PASS. Or, March 29. (Spe cial.) Don Belding, Dan McFarland, Verne Thompson and Edward Thomp- on, 16-year-old schoolboys, before the County Judge yesterday pleaded guilty to smesring the High School with red paint and scattering books in the bulld- ng. Each waa fine $20. which will be paid by the parents. The High School windows are smeared with red paint. and cross-bones and skulls Ire marked on many of the wndows. Following this operation other youngsters robbed a contractor's lumber pile to make a bonfire. Rosebnrg Sawmill Leased. ROSEBURO. Or., March 29. (Spe cial.) The Skelley Lumber Company, operating in Northern Douglas County, today leased It. sawmill and 60.000.000 feet of standing timber, to J. R. El- ott, of Portland. Mr. Elliott will as- ume control of the enterprise April 1 and expects to have the mill In opera- on not later than May 1. He con templates employing a large fore of men. Seattle Man I White Slaver. SAM FRAX CISCO, March 2. Philip La Vole, of Seattle. Wash., was con victed her today by a Jury la the nlted States District Court on a harge of violating the Federal aatl- whlt slav law. La Vol was charged with bringing a whit slav from Van couver, B. C U this city. "Ire Destroys Shingle Tard. VANCOUVER. Bv C. March 29. The sawmill, shingle mill and lumber yard f the Pitt River Sawmill Company, at Pitt River, 25 miles aat of Vancou ver, were entirely destroyed by nre early today. Loss. $200,000. Ball Rnn Couple Wed. VAKnOTJVER. Wash.. March JB- (Rpe- c!ai George Trlackea and Miss Atajr The Tailor Caven, of Bull Run, Or, were married here today by G. I Davis, Justice of the Peace. Medford Sewer Bonds to Be Sold. MTSDFORD, Or, March 29. (Special.) The 138.000 bond Issue which the tax payers of this city at a recent election voted to float, will be sold April is. Citv Recorder Telfer has already re ceived over 60 bids from companies In the different large cities In the United States- Of the amount 130,000 will be used for sewer construction and J8000 for fire apparatus. While the fire com pany will buy a large supply of new hose the raost Important addition will be an automobile hook and ladder truck. Veteran Drops Dead at Eugene. EUGENE. Or- March . 29. Samuel Jackson, on of the few survivors of the war with Mexico, died suddenly at bis home in Eugene yesterday at the age of 90 years. lie leaves an aged wife and several children, J. H. Jack son, one of the mo tor men on the local street railway line being one of his sons. At the time of his death he was lighting a fire In the stove at his home, when he suddenly fell to the floor and expired In a few minutes. Seattle Ward Bosses Indicted. SEATTLE, March 29. John and Frank Clancy, frequently referred to as the political dictators of the First Ward, were arrested tonight on Indict menta returned by the special grand Jury charging them with conducting gambling. They were released on bonds on $10,000 each. Centralis Eagles to Build. CENTRALIA. Wash.. March 29. (Special.) Centralla Aerie, 2o. 512, Fraternal Order of Eagles, has closed arrangements for the construction of a new hall to cost from 130,000 to $35,000. The building will be on Tower avenue, the main thoroughfare, on a site valued at $10,000, now owned by the lodge. 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