6 . - - mi: morning onEGONiAy, Saturday, September 9, ion.
COMMON-LAWWIFE
SUES FDR S50D.0QD
Fight for Estate Left by St
Paul Millionaire Lumberman
V Now Under Way.
WOMAN CONFESSES DEAL
Katharine Dal ton, Tfow Seattle Sten
ographer, Decides Sot to Keep
Secret Longer Her Relations
' With Late James Kasson.
SEATTLE. Wub., Sept. 8. Katharine
DaJton seeretarr of the Seattle wom
an's Club, official stenographer In a
large office bulldlngr. and widely Known
here, admitted today that ene is J.ain-
erlne Alice Dalton. who is eulna; In St.
' Paul to gain possession of the $500,000
state of James Kasson, a lumberman.
who died last July.
Miss Dalton had hitherto strenuously
.- denied that she was the plaintiff, and
" today explained her denial by saylnsr
that she did not wish to hazard ner
position here. Miss Dalton In her suit
alleges that for 10 years and until she
came to Seattle, a few years ago, she
was the common law wife of Kasson.
"Judge Kerr, my attorney in St
Paul." said Miss Dalton, "absolutely
bound mo by oath not to discuss my
case. Furthermore, the suit will not
be heard for nine months, and mean
while I am dependent upon my own
efforts to earn a living."
Miss Dalton was told of the futility
of suppressing news of the case.
"I don't know what I will do: lfs
terrible," she said. "I had hoped all
could be kept quiet, at least until the
time the case comes up. "I was Kas
son's wife and I have brought the suit
to recover the estate. It Is fully $500.
000. Kiuoi Left No Will.
"Mr. Kasson died without a will.
Three executors were appointed and a
number of claimants have filed their
claims. Sometime ago I went to Min
neapolis and consulted Judge Kerr and
upon his advice brought suit for what
Is rightfully mine."
A St. Paul newspaper, however,
' states she was for many years stenog
rapher for Kasson and that their rela-
, tions tegan during that time.
; In her fight for the Kasson estate,
it Is said.. Miss Dalton will produce
witnesses to whom Mr. Kasson had In
troduced her In society and at public
places as his wife. She had remained
In his employment as stenographer un
til only a few years ago. She then
came to Seattle to llva.
A special dispatch from St. Paul to
day contains the following statement:
"A warm legal fight is expected to
result from the petition heard in Pro
bate Court of Katharine Dalton, who,
as common law wife of James Kasson,
, asks for his whole estate, the value of
; which is estimated at $100,000 to $160.-
' 000. froceedings were Instituted by
W. A. Kerr, of Minneapolis.
Kiuod Was Never BlarrleA.
"Kasson was a prominent St. Paul
' lumberman, a member of the firm of
Jefferson & Kasson. He never was
' married nnd. th estate is claimed by
his cousins, besides the Dalton woman.
Executors of the estate are contesting
Miss Dilton's claim."
Attorney Kerr yesterday .In Minne
apolis, made a statement regarding his
knowledge of Miss Dalton that Is flatly
contradictory of her story today.
This telegram was shown Miss Dal-
, ton and she reiterated the denials she
' had made twice before. At first she
assumed an attitude of greatly injured
Innocence and of one who was deeply
wronged. She cited the splendid rep
utation she had in Seattle and asked,
"You know that I am secretary of the
"Woman's Commercial Club, don't youT"
Answered in the affirmative, she then
warned :
."Well, you'd better be pretty careful
rhose names you connect with a case
. like this."
After her last Interview with a re
' porter today, however, ' Miss Dalton
came to the conclusion that her decep
tion could not be maintained longer.
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: SOCKS USED TO WIN DEATH
Man Walks Into Columbia With
Rocks Fastened Around Waist.
ANCOUVER. Wash., Sept. 8. (Spe
cial.) Taking off his long socks and
filling them with rocks and gravel and
binding these around his waist, an un
known man, about 55 years old, walked
Into the Columbia River below the
big steel drawbridge at J o'clock to
. day and when he had reached suffi
cient depth, lay down and drowned In
sight of Mrs. W. H. Gurlle, a woman
In a houseboat, and Wesley Freeman,
a child.
Mr. Gurlle. who was on the other
side of the houseboat, was summoned
and he tried to find the drowning man,
but was unsuccessful. He called John
Secrist. Chief of Police, and the two
recovered the body In half an hour.
A bottle of medicine on which was
written, "take two spoonsful night and
morning. Robinson, 206 Couch street,
Portland, Or," was found in the man's
clothes. The man . was dressed In a
, black soft hat. black coat and vest,
. corduroy trousers and- high-topped
shoes, laced. He weighed about 140
. pounds, was five feet seven inches tall
and had a sandy moustache and sandy
. hair, sprinkled with gray. He had
been seated on the edge of the river
- all day.
of
the best known men in th Umpqua
valley, Olea at nis nome, nwr twwiw
bury yesterday after a brief Illness.
Af. vri.AM.r.BAn w Knrn tn Kjiw YnrlC
about 60 years ago and was educated
In the public schools oi r reaonia,
t. -. tmA t V. w4iiAttnnftl renter
New Tork state. When a young man
ne learnea mo gunsmjin muv o-v. "
.k. w itKft tawiwf CTirf In search
of a home. He first located In Salt
Lake City, where he remained lor
few months, when he continued hi
Journey across the continent and final
T .attU In 1la.,nHIU f.Al If Orill&.
With his companions, Mr. Thompson
. . . I W-
expenencea many narasnips uujiub ....
residence In Placerville, and at times
was compelled to exist on scant ra-
tions. xeaving i-iacervuie n .
San Francisco, and on September 1
1S64. enlisted in Company G, Secon
i . i m i i it- ..rvid In thl
regiment two years, when ho returned
to ban ranciaco ana retoivcu
orable discharge.
ti. ..v.. A ... Tt In m cal.
no iuw ii . c i. . r '
and later to Texas, where he Intended
to locate. Owing to tne cum
dttions In Texas, he was oDiigw
hia rtiATiM. And later moved
a..-K. Tn th vM.r 1896 he was
iiouui a - - j
elected county commissioner, wnicn o
flee he held for three years, wuji.
i-r. Mnntv InrisrA to fill
u - ,4 nut thA anDOint
lve term and then. In 1900, was elected
to the office. In the year ne .
tired from politics and- returned t
Scottsburg to live on his ranch.
u. i. .t.r-tHYrari hv two daughters,
it.. T...i. xr rinihhv of Bcottsburg,
t . . . . ,
and Mrs. Flora O Rogue, or laano. rxo
also leaves a son, wno uvea " "
family homestead. Mr. Thompson was
a Republican In polices ana irmer
-ii,. n oH A Fellow .and Wood
man of the World. The funeral will
be held at Scottsburg tomorrow.
E. S. M'COMAS.IS DEAD
PIOXEEK PfBT.ISirER ANT) POM.
TICIAX PASSES.
to
to
of-
be
a
Early Settlers In Eastern Oregon
Still Tell of Campaign In Which
He Participated.
WAIXOWA. Or.. Sept. 8. (Special.)
Evans Smith McComas, pioneer, pub
lisher, promoter. Democrat ana tor
vn a. cower in the politics, oratory
and development of .Eastern Oregon,
died September 4, of paralysis, wnicn
I -1 ' v - i
E. S. MeComaa, Pioneer, Whe
Died Reeently.
MAN WOULD ATTACK GIRL
a- : - "
Bandon Aroused Orer Attempt and
T. Fred Lund Placed In Jail.
t-i- BANDON, Or, Sept. 8. (Special.)
. Considerable excitement was caused
rv.here yesterday over the report of an
" ' attempted attack on little 5-year-old
"'"Doris Carlisle by a man 86 or 40 years
.'.'-'old. and giving his name as Fred
t - Lund. The only eye-witnesses to the
affair were some little children, play
mates of Doris, and they. In their fright,
.... began to scream. A chase resulted lr
Lund being captured and taken to Jail.
Mo harm was done to the little girl..
Lund was taken to Coquille to await
'trlal. Lund says he has been working
at the Conlogue logging camp at Lam
v"" pa. 15 miles from Condon.
.T. UMPQUA VALLEY MAN DIES
' ' Ex-Jndge Marshal D. Thompson, of
' - Douglas County, Passes Away.
ROSEBURG. Or., Sept. 8. (Special.)
Marshal D. Thompson, ax-county
resulted from am Injury received on the
train at Elgin five years ago.
Evans Smith McComas was born in
Adams County, Ohio, January 23. 1839.
When 5 years old his parents took him
to Montgomery County, Indiana. In
1862 he crossed the plains ana settled
at Auburn, where he began active min
ing and prospecting. Shortly after ar
riving at Auburn his party was at
tacked by Indians. Mr. McComas re
ceived a bullet wound in the leg and
was hit by an envenomed arrow on the
right hand. He carried the scar to the
day of his death. This was his first
experience In Indian warfare, but he
later led a company of citizen volun
teers against Chief Joseph In the Wal
lowa Valley, and was active In the Ban
nock campaign of 1878.
Always a natural orator and writer.
he soon drifted to literary pursuits and
established the Mountain Sentinel at
Union, the first newspaper in Eastern
Oregon. He printed his picture In the
paper in all the glory of his heavy
Burnstde whiskers, and under It the
caption "Big Injun Me." He later as
sisted in the establishment of a paper
at -La Grande, the Grand Ronde Chron
icle, which Is now the Morning Star.
He wrote several poems, the best
known of which are "The Indian Scare
of 1878" and "The Old Pioneer," of
which Joaquin Miller said, "I never
wrote anything nearly so good."
He moved to La Grande in 1884. and
was elected Connty Clerk In 1866 and
re-elected In 1868. He established the
Mountain Sentinel, and was later ap
pointed as the first register of the
United States Land Office at La Grande.
In 1890. associated -W. A. Parker, he
established the Grand Ronde Chronicle.
Ever active in politics, he was an ar
dent Democrat and the older citizens of
Union County still tll of his political
speeches.
In 1867 he married Miss Harriet M.
Welsh, a native of Iowa. He is sur
vived by his widow, an only daughter,
Mrs. Jeanette Moran, and by three sis
ters. Mrs. Alice M- Bell, of Imnaha,
Mrs. Esther E. Pursel and Mrs. Mary
R. Thompson, of Union, and an adopt
ed son. Earl, now residing near
Spokane.
DRINKING CUP RULE LIKED
State Health Officer Says Patrons of
Railroads Are Pleased. .
Since the first of the month the
Southern Pacific and the O.-W. R. & N.
have abolished the publlo drinking; cup
at their stations and on the trains, and
the innovation has been exciting con
siderable comment among passengers
on trains', according to Dr. Calvin S.
White. State Health Officer, who has
Just returned from a trip Into East
ern Oregon. At present passengers
must supply their ownyups, but later
winding machines to sell proper cups
will be Installed.
Dr. White says that the general ex
pression is one of satisfaction . and of
commendation of the action but that
occasionally dissatisfaction is heard.
"There could be no better medicine
than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
My children were all elck with whoop
ing cough. One of them was In bed.
had a high fever and was coughing up
blood. Our doctor gave them Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy and the first
dose eased them, and three bottles
cured them," says Mrs. R. A. Donald
son, of Lexington. Miss. For sale by
ail druggist
BLOODSTAINS FAIL
ASSASSIN
i
T
Smears Do Not Show Finger
prints of Murderer of Two
Near Scappoose.
SUSPICION POINTS TO ONE
Authorities Deduce That Child Was
Killed to Slake Away With Wit
ness of Slaying of Mother.
Two Sheriffs on Trail.
MTKDF.RER IS TNKNOWN TO
. JUBY IS VEBDICT OF
INTESTIGATOKS.
ST. HELENS, Or.. 6pt. 8. (Spe
cial) The Coroner's Jury completed
Its Inquest over the traglo deaths
of Mra Frank Wehrman and her 8-year-old
son, Harold, at 7 o'clock
tonight, but were unabla to find any
new facts that would aid In fixing the
blame' for the crime. The verdict
of the Jury was In effect that the
victims came to their death at the
hands of a person or persons un
known to the Jury. ,
Announcement yesterday by State
Bacteriologist Pernot, after an ex
haustive autopsy, that the body of Mrs.
Daisy Wehrman, one of the two vic
tims of the Scappoose murder, was not
violated, as at first thought, has led
searchers for the assassin of mother
and child to believe that he Is a resi
dent of the same general neighborhood
In which the Wehrmans lived.
The theory now most tenable. In the
opinion of the Investigators, is that
the attempt to attack the woman was
first made and that the revolver was
not.brought into play until she resist
ed. The boy was murdered, it is be
lieved, for the purpose of putting out
of the way all witnesses of the crime.
In this connection suspicion is directed
against a man whose past reputation is
poor and wjth whom it has been
learned, the boy had better opportunity
of becoming acquainted than with any
other man In the Scappoose neighbor
hood. SOOOO Reward to Be Offered.
Governor West has declared that he
will recommend the offer of a reward
of $5000 for the apprehension and con
viction of the murderer of Mrs. Wehr
man and her son Harold. He said he
will also Increase the offers of rewards
for other murderers to the same extent.
providing the Legislature would ap
propriate the $30,000 needed. The other
murders for which these recommenda
tions will be made are the murder of
McColloch in Baker County; of the
Hill family In Clackamas County; of
Eliza Griffith near Philomath and of
little Barbara Holzman In Portland.
Stevens on Cane.
Sheriff Thompson, of Columbia Coun
ty, and Sheriff Stevens, of Multnomah
County, are bending every effort
towards a solution of the mystery.
Sheriff Stevens left Portland yester
day on the first train for Scappoose and
will continue to work with Sheriff
Thompson as long -as there is the
slightest chance of success.
Failure to find Identifying marks
around the scene of the crime is re
ported by Detective Sergeant Hunter,
the Bertlllon expert, who was lent the
Columbia County authorities by Chief
of Police Slover, to try his art on the
articles in the house of death. Hunter
went to the scene of the murder Thurs
day and made a careful' search of the
premises, hoping to find blood smear
left by the murderer in which finger
prints were retained.
Bloodstains Not Usable.
The expert carried with him a small
quantity of blood-finding fluid to re
veal hidden blood stains. Using this.
Hunter was able to show that a towel
had been used by the murderer to clean
his hands, but the traces were not such
as to betray Identity.
Blood stains were found on a hatchet
in the house, and this for a time held
forth an Indication of similarity in that
respect to the murder of the Hill fam
ily at Ardenwald last June. On more
mature oonsideration Hunter reached
the belief -that the murderer simply
touched the hatchet in moving it out
of his way. Hunter took a photograph
of the Interior of the cabin which will
be preserved as evidence in the case.
SALMON RUN IN COOS BAY
Two Canneries Bring Competition
and Make Fishermen Rejoice.
MARSHFIELD. Or., Sept. 8. (Spe
cial.) The new Marshfleld salmon
cannery has been opened for the sea
son and already a few hundred cases
of fish have been packed and shipped.
Captain J. J. Reynolds, manager, says
he expects to turn out' about 6000 cases
of salmon this year. The ran started
late, but Indications now are that
there will be a big run of Chi nook a.
The season . continues until Novem
ber 20. -
The old cannery building used many
years ago, on the water front, was
secured by the new company and has
been fitted up with new. machinery
and equipment. Captain Reynolds
will exhibit at the state fair a sample
case of the canned Coos Bay salmon.
The Empire cannery Is also in op
eration this year and as there are now
two plants Instead of one the compe
tition for fish is greater and the fish
ermen will do a bigger business than
for several years. A Portland firm Is
also buying salmon to put In cold
storage and to ship.
TROOPS REACH ASTORIA
Coast Artillerymen on Dress Parade
at Centennial Today.
ASTORIA, Or., Sept. 8. (Special.)
The troops of the Thirty-Third. Thirty
Fourth. Ninety-Third and One Hundred
and Sixtieth Companies of Coast Ar
tillery, under command of Lieutenant-
Colonel Foots, marched here Thursday
from Fort Btevens ana win camp near
the City Park for the rest of the week.
Tomorrow afternoon tne troops will
hold dress parade and drills at the
Auditorium.
RAILWAY WORKS AHEAD
Oregon Electric Asks Grant Through
Harrishnrg to Albany.
HARRISBURG, Or., Sept. 8. (Spe
cial.) Representatives of the Oregon
Electric were here yesterday conferring
with members of the City Council, with
a view to obtain early passage of a
franchise granting their line a right
of way through the town. This, It is
thought, will be done by the Council
next Monday evening.
Word has been passed that the com
pany Is making every effort to procure
immediate right of way for the line
between here and Albany, the objeot
being to prooeed this Fall with the
grading work from Albany through
Hafrlsburg to Eugene. The con
tractors, McDonald & Guthrie, who
have the work of grading from Salem
to Albany, are said to have ample
equipment within the state to handle
this piece of work with all speed.
The country between Albany and
Harrisburg Is practically level and the
Oregon Electric line will be almost
without a curve for 17 miles. From
here to Eugene. 18 miles, the country
is slightly rolling, but will permit fast
construction work. The Willamette,
which Is crossed here, is the only se
rious obstacle that may prevent com
pleting the road to Eugene by the first
of the year
BRIDGE PROJECTS PASS
SEATTLE SA3TCTTOX9 TOTJAIi OP
FIVE BOND PROPOSAIiS.
gum of $1,150,000 to Be Expended
as Resnlt of Election Port of
Seattle Proposition Carries.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Sept 8. (Spe
cial.) The official returns from the
bond election show that the bridge
projects for Spokane avenue and West
lake avenue have carried, making a
total of five bond proposals which have
been sanctioned by the people. The
bond Issues authorised were as fol
lows: ' One million dollars for land In the Cedar
River -w-aterehed.
Twenty-tive thousand dollars for an Isola
tion hospital on Plegan Point.
Fifty thousand dollars for a bridse on
Weetlake avenue.
Fifty thousand dollars for a bridge on Spo
kane avenue.
Twenty-five thousand dollars for a mu
nicipal dock. . t
The following bond issues were de
feated: $1,500,000 for a Courthouse;
$500,000 for an art museum; $266,000
for flrehouses and sites; $100,000 for
city stable site; $30,000 for police sub
station. The Port of Seattle proposition car
ried by the following vote:
PrecHncta. For. Against.
City precincts 11.439 8.305
Country precincts 2.332 1.283
Totals ....18.7T1 4.638
The vote for Port Commissioners was
as follows:
So.
Votes.
Chittenden 10,909
Way 4.72T
Bridges 9.218
Terrace 0,648
Remsberg- 8,686
Verd - 6.068
The successful candidates were Gen
eral H. M. Chittenden, Robert Bridges
and C E. Remsberg.
The total vote in the city on the
Courthouse question was 15,354. In the
country precincts the total vote cast
on this Issue was 3741.
At the recall election held last Jan
uary, 62,000 votes were cast. At the
bond election held Tuesday, there was
but 25 per cent of that number partic
PAINTERS PAYING FOR FUN
Eugene Men Pat In Jail at Albany
for Drinking on Train.
ALBANY. Or, Sept. 8. (Special.)
After creating a disturbance In the
smoking car on the southbound Over
land, which left Portland at 8:15
o'clock last night, and alarming many
passengers. James Nichols and Frank
McCorkle, painters of Eugene, were
arrested by Conductor Shearer under
the new law prohibiting the drinking
of liquor in trains and were turned
over to the police when the train
reached Albany. They pleaded guilty
before Justice Swan this afternoon, and
being unable to pay the $25 fine im
posed on each, were placed In the Linn
County Jail to serve 12 days.
Golden dale Dairymen Give to Fnnd.
GOLDENDALB, Wash., Sept. 8.
(Special.) Dairymen of this valley
have subscribed about $3000 to a fund
being raised to purchase a number of
registered Jersey cattle to be shipped
to this section and d'stributed among
the different herds of dairy cattle. The
parties Interested stated that the cat
tle would be purchased either in West
ern Washington or in the Willamette
Valley. The dairy industry has been
receiving special attention in this
vicinity for the past two years, as It
has been demonstrated that alfalfa hay
can be profitably grown here on land
that farmers, at one time, thought only
wheat could be grown.
Eugene Banks Prosper.
JUNCTION CITY, Or., Sept 8. (Spe
Deposits In the' four Eugene banks on
September 1, according to reports pub
lished today, amounted to $2,692,725.08,
and total, resources to $3,547,461.82.
This is an Increase of nearly 15 per
cent In resources, and of 11 per cent In
deposits over the figures for November.
1910. Increase in resources Is due to
new capital put into the Bank of Com
merce, opened September 15. '
.Bargains
I day
STATIONERY SECTION. ,
DRINKING CUPS
For th6 School boy and girL
Health departments have de
clared public drinking caps a
menace to health. Be pre
pared for opening of school
on Monday and buy your
sanitary enpa here today.
Paper Cups as low aa . .1
Aluminum collapsible Cups
10c to 1...50
Others up to $2.50
Fountain Pens
Schoolday Fountain Pens for the student. .$1.50
Headqnarters for "Waterman's "Ideal," Conklin
self -filling, "Woodlark and Fountograph pens, also
Stylographio ink pencl. Prices Jjil.OO and up.
Ten days' trial free of any Fountain Pen.
Magnetic Compass free with each purchase in sta
tionery section.
Bristles Are Cheaper
Ebony Cloth Brushes, $2.00 ..$1.49
Military Brushes, $1.00 pair. . ............. . . . T9
Ideal Hair Brush, $1.75 $1.50
Tooth Brushes, guaranteed, 25o . 19i
' "Cross"
Gloves and Leathers
We are exclusive agents for Cross
English Gloves, pr $1.50-$2.50
Chamois Gloves, pair $1.50
Liquors Cheaper
We can save yon money on medic
inal wines, whiskies, etc
Gnckenheimer, bonded, qt...9SJ
Jesse Moore S9
Chicken Cock Bourbon, 8 years
old 89
All other brands of liquors simi
larly reduced in price.
Over One Million Postcards,
Oregon and local views
lc doz. lOc
Razor Sale
Saturday Last opportunity to buy
$2.00 RazorB for 97
Ward Safety Razors 97
Zinn Safety Razor ....97
Razor Hones, $2.00 97
Shaving Brushes, $2.00 97
Brandt's $2 self -honing Strop 97
Picture Framing
Bring in that kodak picture let us
enlarge it then let us frame it.
Over 1000 different mouldings to
select from.
Artistic-framing at little cost.
Hoppickers
Get your tire tape and finger cots
here.
fie Wash Cloths, 6 for -25
25c Wash Cloth, pockets with
cloth , 17
All Towels greatly reduced in price
TOILET SECTION.
Ivory Soap,
7 So cakes..
25c
VISIT OUR. PERFUME SECTION
Finest odors of domestic and im
ported perfumes reduced one-third
to one-half.
CANES AND WALKING STICKS
In new woods, beautiful and ar
tistic finish 35$ to $3.00
WoodardL Clarke & Co.
Oregon Journal's Special
Train to the
Entire Cost of Trip and
Two Days at Pendleton
Includes Railroad and Sleeper Tickets, Meals, Admission to Grounds
Providing not less than seventy-five people join the party, this train of
Observation Car, Sleepers, Dining Car and Baggage Car will be run by the
Oregon Journal via '
The North Bank Road
Leaving Portland 11 P. M. Thursday, September 14, returning to Portland
Sunday morning September 17.
The train will be parked near the Round-Up Grounds and used for meals
and sleeping while in Pendleton. . -
This excursion affords a splendid opportunity for the trip to the Round
Up and the best of accommodations en route and in Pendleton.
Application for tickets should be made immediately to
W. E. COMAN, G. P. A. North Bank R. R., Room 620 Railway Exchange Bldg.,
or Telephone Marshall 920.
This train will not be operated unless at least 75 tickets are sold.
At the Races
The $10,000 2:12 Trot The $1000 2:08 Pace (Consolation)
The $1500 Three-Year-Old Pace (Futurity)
'.
The Best Running Race of the Week
Prasp's Band The Metropolitan Quartette
The Last Day, Last Chance, and the Greatest Day's Racing: Card in the Turf History
of the West. Races Rain or Shine, and What's the Difference in the Grandstand.
25,000 Portlanders Ought to Go The Show Is Worth the Price
RACES START SATURDAY AT 1:30, SHRP
Admission 50c, Grandstand 50c, Children Half-Price, Bleachers Free
THE PORTLAND FAIR AND LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION
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