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THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1912. 5 CHILDREN LASHED BRUTALLY IS TALE the State Tax Commission, will hold series of meetings In Western Wash ling ton counties to take testimony In regard to the value and relative to the assessment of the public service cor poratlons. Commissioner RocKwell holding: his meetings In the south I western counties while Commissioner Carrlgan will handle the northwestern counties. The places and dates for the meet lngs in the southwest counties are as follows: Whin? aid tn HaVP BfiGIl Used n August 12 Chairman Rockwell will wmps oaiu iu ndve dccii uacu nold a meetlng. , Soutn Bend pacific on Inmates of School Shown to Probers. County: on August 13 at Aberdeen, and Ion August 14 at Montesano. In cne halls County: August IS and 17 a Goldendale; August 18 at Stevenson, In Skamania County; August'19 at Cath llamet. In Wahkiakum County: August 121 at Shelton. In Mason County: Aug' lust 22 and. 23 at Tacoma, and August BOY RELATES TORTURES "rC? 'sei Coun Commissioners Rockwell and earn Bandmaster at Idaho Institution Is Accused of Having Flayed Lad go That Ills Condition Is Serious One Xow. ST. ANTHONY. Idaho, Aug. 9. Many toriH of cruelty alleged to have Deen practiced on the Inmates of the State Industrial scnooi nere nave uecii to the Governor and State Board in th course of the Investigation this week. Charles Portrldge, now of age and living with his wife and baby at bneliy. was one of the witnesses. He had es caped from the school when 16 years old. He testified that he had been lashed so brutally that the bruises were visible for five months afterward. A farmer. Allen, living near bt. An- thonv. told of harboring three boys. aged 15, 14 and 9, who came from the school. Their backs were black and blue, he said, and covered with ugly scars. Board Vlenra Whips. The whips with which these alleged beatings were said to have been in flicted were shown to the Board. They were slabs of sole leather provided with handles. The witnesses said that the superintendent and overseers each had a whip. One of the implements was identified by Hallard Hamilton, aged 17, as the whip used upon him a year ago by Fitzgerald, the bandmas ter, to punish him for removing a loose leaf from a music dock. "He made me bend over and touch my toes with' my hands," said the boy, "and began to beat me over the kid neys and small of the back. I begged him not to beat me there and he told me to shut my mouth, that he was do ing the beating. I could not stand it and raised up. Then he struck me over the head and called two other boys, who held me over a cement block while he went on pounding me. Girls Are Beatrs, la Asserted. The next thing he knew, Hamilton testified, the boys were pouring water over his face to restore him to con sciousness. He told of subsequent trouble with his kidneys ami Dr. Thomas C. Wilson, who examined him at the request of the Governor, said he was In a serious condition. Other members of the boys' band testified that Fitzgerald and all the other officers were very kind to them. They said they had been punished, but they deserved It. gan. sitting together, will hold a two days session, after which they Dotn will go to Spokane, where meetings Fl'XERAI. OF LATE JOXATHAST Ql It K HELD AT COftllLLK. " V4&A 1 vHiT 7 Jonathan Quirk. COQUILLK, Or., Aug. 9. (Spe cial.) The funeral services for Jonathan Quick, a veteran of the Civil War. and one of Coos County's oldest settlers, who was shot by a Roseburg boy last week, were hold today. Quick was born in Ohio In 1S36. He removed to Missouri in the latter '50s. From that state he enlisted in the Union Army when the war broke out, later re-enlisting as a member of Company K, Fourteenth Kansas Volun teers. In 1874 he crossed the. plains and took up a homestead in the heart of the wilderness from which Coos County has since developed. He Is survived by five children Miss Flora Quick and Mrs. Mary Harvey, of Pendleton: Mrs. S. S. Wheeler, of Portland; Mrs. Charles Levlne and ex -Mayor John Quick, of Coqullle. All were present to attend the funeral. Witnesses testified that Sunerlnten dent Humphreys struck 16-year-old will be held on August 28 and 29, and Louise Moultrie several times in the on August 31 a meeting will be held face with his fist and had whipped n Olympia. other girls as they lay over tables. NEIL PLANS FINEST HOME Rogue Hirer Valley to Be Scene of Place Like Castle of Old. GRANTS PASS. Or, Aug. 9. (Spe rial.) There will soon be an Ideal Scotch holding In Rogue River Valley that will surpass the Cralgs of Scot land. K. C. Nell is to be the owner of these newly acquired premises. In order that Nell's plans may be lmme dlately carried out. a contractor and engineer arrived this week from Port . land to take charge of the building. The main foundation will be 76x35, TWAIN PLAYMATE DIES FORMER XEGRO SLAVE LEAVES $15,000 ESTATE HERE. In John Livingstone Found Dead Bed at Home of Friend In Clackamas County. OREGON CITY. Aug. 9. (Special.)- ine main luuiiu&lion will DO 1 UXJD, ty. t , .., , y, ith a full cement basement having f?hn.h'VlnItne- Zb W"- pIa.??a.tf apartments for servants, laundry-room, I , . . . . . . . flrr nr.rftnm. r n 1 r? ,tnraM nnH hnilcr. I J and heating-room. The second story will be laid with Newberg tapestry a negro, was one ot the best-known man in Clackamas County, and bis life's brick In flemish bond. The floor plans f,"li 1 ,m. Z T iT ' r: -n j 1fl.,4 I lived In this county since 1864. and call for a reception-room 18x32. with an office and living-room adjoining. The second floor will be devoted ex- leaves an estate valued at S15.00O. No man in the county was more respected. cluho,W-Z wUH !nV man had a better "pUtaUon attic will be finished for storage pur poses. The architectural Ideas In the for honesty. Livingstone was born in way of finish embody oak floors, curly M"ur'. being the son of slaves. When 1836 in birch, sycamore end quarter-sawed Cir- Cralg." Mr. Nell is a relative Metschans. of Portland. of the ALBANY PLANS TO WAIT about 12 years of age he was sold to !.., oit wv, , k.,ii-ii i- Josepn uuugneriy, pi nanmoai, jho., finio,.. ,--r,ii-- tn h Cr..iioiftm. I who was an uncle of F. A. Miles, now h- ...mt.a. win k rhri..... A- a deputy Sheriff of Clackamas County. . i,. " - ... I TT : knuhnnjl woe naeajul In that I n river town, and Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), who was just one year his senior, and he became fast friends. When Mr. Daugherty died, Livingstone, or lust John, as he was known then. was sold to Judge Joseph Ringo, of La Plata for 8o0. Judge Ringo was a Federal Buildintr Needs Such That Southern sympathizer and John re- i mainea witn mm umn me year Deiore tiooa structure is sougnt. the war closed. He was a faithful slave and declared he would never be AT.Hiw rr ir a i I separated from his master. Rather than have a smaller building However. 11 soon oecame rumorM than planned. Albany people prefer tJ that Union soldiers would compel Judge -.-it .. -. ,u -..,, i Ringo's slaves to leave him. and John of thi .itv' v.riarrfi hniMino. ti,. and Joseph Ringo. a son of the Judge. Albany Commercial Club has so noti- decided to go to Oregon in 1864. Ringo fled the Oregon delegation In Congress. na ." """"i When hida were .nhmtttert for th nn. all kinds of hardships, but they finally structton of the building it was found reached Oregon City. The next year that all the bids on the plans submit- Judge Ringo, having virtually lost ted were in excess of the available everything he had as a result pf the appropriation of S60.000. war, moved with his family to this city Efforts to secure an additional r,p- and obtained a farm at Clark es. John proprlation of 110.000 this year failed remained faithful and a few years and if the structure is erected this later the judge gave nis rormer siave Summer the plans would have had to ranch near Clarkes. It was about this be modified. The Commercial Club de- tlme tnat John assumed the surname of elded to notify Oregon's Senators and I Livingstone, after that of the famous Representatives that It preferred that African explorer. Ttie negro was the construction of the building be de- frugal and industrious and added to ferred until 1913 and that an effort be hls property until his death, when he made for an additional appropriation '' the possessor of a"40-acre tract TIED IN RIVER Body of James Corrin Found . In Willamette Slough. CASE AROUSES SUSPICION Dead Man's Companion on Last Trip Brings Information to Sheriff but Account Is Not Considered Quite Satisfactory. . ST. HELENS. Or.. Aug. 8. (Special.) The body of James Corrin was picked up late last night in the Willamette Slough by Deputy Sheriff Lake and several men who had been looking for it for two days. Identification from the features was almost impossible. but from his clothing, the number of his wntch and books and letters in his pocket it was complete. The body was brought to St. .Helens, where Coroner Sherwood called three physicians for examination and it was found that Mr. Corrin had received a wound In the left breast. Just above the heart, from some sharp Instrument. The cut went through his coat, an army shirt ana an undershirt and penerated into the lung cavity. Tomorrow morning an inquest will be held, byCoroner Sherwood and Jury. Last Saturday Corrin, who was craw fishing and taking care of some lakes for Portland hunters, with George Webber, a neighboring crawflsherman, came to St. Helens to sell his catch and get supplies. Each had previously shipped some crawfish to Portland houses and were expecting checks in payment of same. Saloons Were Visited. They proceeded to make their pur chases and then to visit the saloons, and were drinking quite freely all day. At 6 o clock they started home In Web ber's launch and were quarreling all the way up the slough, about six miles to the Webber float. Arriving there Corrin asked Webber to take him on to his float, as he only had a rowboat, and the two set out from there about 8 o'clock. That was the list seen of Corrin until his body was picked u last night. The gasoline bought by Corrin was found at his cabin and on the edge of the float were several patches of blood, which is being exam ined by specialists to ascertain if it is human blood. Webber returned to his home about 11 o'clock that night and told Herb Parsons that he had been attacked by someone over at . the Corrin float, knocked unconscious and thrown into the river. He did not say anything about Corrin. The next day Webber was around his house all day and sev eral other fishermen visited there, bu he never mentioned Corrin. Monday nothing was said and no one saw Cor rin, so the neighbors began to talk about it and some of them went over to hla float. There they found his hat and some mall, but nothing which would indicate where Corrin was. So the began to talk about coming to St. Helens to notify the Sheriff and Web ber overheard the talk and Immediate ly got Into his boat, came to St. Helens and told the Sheriff a wild, rambling story of his own experience and that Corrin was missing. InnpectloB Is Blade. Deputy Sheriff Lake and Constabl Watklns went up to the place Wednes day and questioned Webber closely and t once suspected that he knew more than he would tell. He contradicted himself several times and would no visit the Corrin float. Thursday morning work was started dragging the river, but without sue cess until Thursday night, when a fish erman found the body tied to a tree near the Saline place, about two miles down the slough from the Webber float. Circumstances paint to a quarrel be tween the two men and a fight, result ing In the death of Corrin. Webber is being held by the officers pending in vestigatlon. Corrin was a man about 35 years old and was well liked by all his acquaintances. He came here from Satsop, Wash., about 18 months ago. His family reside In the Isle of Man Webber Is an old man. who has been living at the mouth of Gilbert for sev eral .years and is always in trouble with his neighbors. with a small crew of men, expert drill ers and blasters, have been active here the past few days drilling and blasting, and have Just finished a preliminary testing of the various formations of rocks in this vicinity, with the expec tatlon ot finding rock In large quanti ties of a sufficient hardness to meet the Government's requirements for Jetty purposes. Mr. Mclntire asserts that he has lo cated a rock hard and solid enough to meet requirements, the only ques tlon at present being its extent. He is so pleased and sanguine with the dis covery that he Intends to undertake development work on a broader scale, and stated that he would shortly re turn with a larger force of men and would erect quarters for them, as well as other buildings, on the ground pre paratory to the further exploration of the rock formation, which will be start- ed as soon as the necessary machinery can be obtained. This discovery Is considered of great importance, as its location is only about two miles from the approach to the Jetty, and if it bears out its present promise should be a large factor in lessening the expense of constructing the north jetty on account of Its prox imity. The Jetty track could be ex tended to the quarry at a moderate cost over a comparatively easy grade. BIG FLUME PROJECTED UNTOX'S TIMBER AREAS TO BE TAPPED BY NEW PLAXT. GLAG5T0NE 440 AHEAD PLURALITY FOR GOVERNOR NOMINATION IS GROWING. next year. BABIES INTEREST CLUBMEN near falem and ISO acres in Eastern Oregon. He was married and to the union was born one child, Charles, who Is employed in a sawmill at Boring. Sirs. Livingstone died several years ago, and was burled In a cemetery at Oregon City Commercial Body to Aid Clarkes. There the heartbroken hus- band went every Sunday and placed rair jugeme onu. flowers on her grave. Mr. Livingstone called at Justice of OREGON CITT. Or.. Aur. 9. (SDe- the Peace Samson's office yesterday claL) The board of governors of the save mm i.ou wun wnicn 10 pay Oregon City Commercial Club has in- Insurance dues In the State Grange, nnrseri the nrnnntiiinn nt th Ktnto rir He seemed to be In good health then. About nine years ago Livingstone at the State Fair at Salem, beginning save up farming and had since worked Sntmber 9. Tha hnltrri hnn gnnrnnH. IQr rraUK WSlsn ami x. r. lillin. ne ated 1500 for children's nrlzes. was a favorite with tne families of It la tne Intention of th rnmm.rftal ouin ana imi i wie iiuino ui jir. rii.K tn enter n iarri m.mh.r nt hiiH. weisn. Tne interment proDaoiy will be ren from this county in the contest neld at Clarkes Sunday and parents are urged to communicate with the secretary of the publicity de- William Rambo Dead. Dtrtment O. E. Frevtasr. I A "Child's Welfare Frhlhit." nnd.r OREGON CITY. Or., Aug. 9. (Spe the auSDicies of the Oregon Mothers' olaD William Rambo. for 28 years a Congress and the Oregon State Grange, resiaent or uregon uity. aiea ai nis will be made a part of the exposition nome. on Aaams street, eariy inis of eugenics. Mr. Freytag Is confident morning, after an Illness from Brlght's that the children from this countv will I disease df about a year. Mr. Rambo take several prizes. I was born near Davenport, la., in 1855, ana is survived Dy his widow ana inenhew. J. Hammer, of Orecon Citv. TAX r.nMM SS IIW Tn MFFT He and Miss Etta Buckles were mar " W W ..I ... . W w . . . iwr III k-k. I Xi-. T 1 !- 1 . AC. OVIIO. .... I,, "..UO, J , AO I 9. I Ttin,. rtet-no a JirAa-nn Pitn I. IfiSI If prrl" "'J """"' Ram bos mother, Mrs. M. Kayes. and St xrt ns-nst 1 hs sister, Mrs. Greenley, live in Lents. in Hillsboro. Another sister and a brother live in Oklahoma. RATMOND. Wash., Aug. J. (Spe ' .Mai.) Beginning on August IS Com missioners Rockwell and Carrigan, of Attend Rosenthal's great shoe sale. n 17 of 2 7 Counties Officially Heard From Haines Is 1508 Be hind Late Count May Change. BOISE, Idaho, Aug: 9. (Special.) With the official count made In 17 of the 27 counties of the state, Paul A. Clagstone leads Haines In the guber natorial nomination by a plurality of 440. In the 17 counties officially re ported ne nas a lead ot 1608 votes, but the unofficial returns are favorable to Haines. The official reports show that Clag stone received iu.72s votes in the coun ties against 9218 for Haines. The counties yet to be heard from are small and the total vote reported gives Clag stone 1218 and Haines 2286. The counties in which the official count has not been :completed are Boise, Bonnervllle. Blaine. Clearwater. Custer. Idaho, Lemhi. Oneida. Owyhee and Washington, eight of which are supposed to be for Haines and two for Clagstone, and the result still remains in doubt. Oneida County Is regarded as the Haines stronghold, and the returns are anxiously awaited from that county. It is figured by the Haines followers that if he carries that county by 800 he will secure tne nomination, but it is doss! ble that the majority will have to be Increased to 1000 to place him at the bead of the ticket. MUTINEERS GET HEARING Governor West Grants Appearance of Second Battalion. . SALEM, Or., Aug. 9. (Special.) Governor West will give the mutineers of the Second Battalion, Third Regi ment, a personal hearing August 20, this decision coming following a dis covery that the court of Inquiry would have no Jurisdiction over the men after the disbandment of the battalion. The hearing will be held in Salem. and it is probable that the officers may be reinstated If he discovers that their contentions are Just.' ROCK FOR JETTY FOUND Contractor Makes "Find, That May Mean Great Saving in Work. ILWACO, Wash., Aug. 9. (Special.) Contractor 3. M. Mclntire, .of Portland, Wisconsin Capital Behind Undertak ing That Involves 1800 Acres. Reservoir in Plan. UNION, Or.. Aug. 9. (Special.) The money is up and the surveys made for carrying out a project tributary to Union that will be of great value to this city. The project Involves the purchase of a tract of 1600 acres of land about 12 miles from Union, where a reservoir will be constructed on Cath erine Creek. It is the purpose of the projectors to build the reservoir and construct a flume nine miles long to Union at a cost of $20,000 for the flume alone. This flume is to be used for carrying lumber out of the timber country at the head of Catherine Creek to Union, and the cost of such carriage is esti mated at less than one-half the cost by wagon. It Is estimated that the flume will carry 100,000 feet of lumber each day, which will be dressed and placed In shape for shipment at Union. Wiscon sin capital is back of the enterprise and representatives are here at present se curing right of way for the flume. It Is announced positively that the enter prise will be carried out. The feasi bility of the enterprise is vouched for by the men In charge, who have operat ed successfully similar flumes in other places. A timber tract 40 miles square lies near the bead or Catherine Creek, and such of that great body as lies along the Catherine Creek watershed will come this way. The enterprise means greater pros perity for Union and a wider margin of profit for the lumberman. LICENSE IS ENDANGERED Ferguson Calls American Life and Accident to Account. SALEM, Or., Aug. 9. (SpeciaD- Revocation of the license of the Ameri can Life and Accident Insurance Com pany on August 20 was the threat con veyed In a letter to that company from Insurance Commissioner Ferguson to day unless the company complies with the requirements demanded by the com missioner. The company's license Is already suspended. In notifying the company the Insur ance Commissioner says: Tour company was granted a Uceme to transact the business of life and accident Insurance In this state during the year 11)1:!. such license being dated January 1, 1012, and running one year, from that date. An examination of your company was made by this department early In May and on account of unsatisfactory character of the assets possessed by your company, "as shown by their report. I notified you that your license to transact business was sus pended, effective May 30. 1912. At the same time you were notified as to the re quirements of this department which must be complied with before your authority to transact business would be restored to you. These requirements not -having been com piled with after a reasonable time has elapsed, I deem It advisable in the' Interests of the policyholders of the company to re voke the authority to transact business granted to you by this department on the 20tb Inst., unless the requirements afore mentioned are met by you prior to that date. Rich Italian Is Killed. WALLA WALLA, Aug. 9. (Special.) Joseph Tachi, reputed to be one of the wealthiest Italians in the North west, was instantly killed last even ing on the road near his home when a runaway team collided with the wagon In which he was riding. Tachi was thrown out into the midst of the wreckage. His neck was broken and the body bruised and cut up. Both teams trampled him. The runaway team was owned by Charles Blschoff and was frightened at a train. It had ran almost a mile when it hit the Tachi wagon. Bischoff escaped serious njury. When Tachi came to Walla Walla in 1889 he had just enough tc pay his board for the day. He made bis money gardening. Tachi was bit years old and leaves a family. Veteran Candidate Runs Again. RAYMOND. Wash., Aug. 9. (Special.) Isaac H. Whealdon, a pioneer of the county, is a candidate for the nomina tion for County Commissioner for the Third District on - the Democratic ticket. During his residence In the county Mr. Whealdon has on three other occasions been a candidate for offices. In the early '80s he ran as a legislative candidate. Later Mr. Wheal don was a candidate for the Legislature gainst Robert Irving, of Cathlamet. who was elected on the Republican ticket, although Mr. Whealdon carried his own county.- His third attempt for fflce was as a candidate for County Treasurer against Sumner F. Lockwood. Horticulture to Be Taught Clubs. LEWISTON. Idaho. Aug. 9. (Soeclal.) . Agricultural clubs far boys and girls of Lewlston orchard tracts as planned by Professor W. S. Thornber are to occupy an important place In the life of the people of that district. Next week initial steps will be taken in the organization of these clubs to be per fected with the view of urging the younger people to take interest in the horticultural phase of- agricultural work in the Lewtston-Clarkston valley. English Gooseberries Grow Well. GOLD HILL. Or.. Aug. 9. (Special.) George Holcomb has this season grown spineless gooseberries, of the English Industry variety, that are as large as pigeon 8 egg. The berries when ripe are of a deep wine-red color, and are excellent both for pies and preserves. They were grown without Irrigation. School Teacher Enters Politics. CENTRALIaT Wash.. Aug. 9. (Spe- ial.) M. E. Hartey, principal of the high school in Randle, yesterday filed his candidacy for the office of Lewis County Assessor. Hartley coached the hampion football team of the Centra- la high school In 1909. . "Alaska" Refrigerator Sale Our Special Sale will enable you to get an Ice Bo?c cheap! 'jtioODEN 'CLEA TS ''Hetal Lining Jnside Matched Case ' Charcoal! Shea thing Pebbled. Charcoal e . kMC HAfiCOAL ufEA TinVG 1mL0irjE -Pmzcled Casg "Alaska" Refrigerator Capacity, 30 pounds of ico. You know the famous "Alaska" make has stood the test of forty years. We are selling the family size at $10 The celebrated "Alaska" the "old reliable" is insulated with pebbled charcoal and carbon ized cork; very heavy walls; perfect circulation of cold dry air. Takes a very small amount of ice. Will be sold this week at a special discount of 20 per cent. Our Great Removal Sale Now in Progress Everything reduced in price. Furnish your honie at a great saving in cost. Note our location, First and Yamhill. CORNER FIRST AND YAMHILL STREETS i i uo IvO au; i-' I D II C," w-ji i u WEEK-END OR SUNDAY BY THE SEA s 'A LNTl l nzs n r A SEASIDE AND GEARHART A splendid shore of twenty-five miles from the Columbia River to Tillamook Head. Any accom modation you want hotels, cottages, camping places. Mountain water, fishing, boating, field sports and surf bathing, of courser The ideal place for women and children. -The trip is made in fast trains of observation parlor cars and comfortable coaches, along the Columbia River. One-Day Trip to the Ocean SEASHORE LIMITED Leaves Portland 9:10 A. M. daily. Reaches Beach Points for luncheon. Returns to Portland after dinner. ROUND TRIPS $ 3.00 Saturday to Monday $ 4.00 Daily Season limit $15.00 Commutation, 5 round trips WEEK-END SPECIAL Leares Portland 2 :00 P. M. Saturday. Reaches Beach Points for dinner. Returns to Portland Monday noon. An evening train leaves Portland at 6:30 daily. Clatsop Beach Folders, Train Schedules, Parlor Car Seats, Tickets and details at CITY TICKET OFFICE, FIFTH AND STARK STREETS NORTH BANK STATION, ELEVENTH AND HOYT STS. Positions for Young Women Owing to the constant growth of our. business, permanent positions, affording opportunities for rapid advancement, are open to young women THE PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY , EAST SIDE Sixth and East Ankeny Street! Telephone East 250 WEST SIDE West Park and Alder Streets Telephone Slain 8800