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3 " THI? OKFGOXIAX, MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, l'JIS. SGHWERINS NEAR . Ik. . -Trl At .. 9 o'Oock SERIOUS INJURY Pacific Mail Official and Wife and .Daughters in New York Auto Collision. both ir W Tbm Mar V BOTH MACHINES WRECKED V mf 'sM . . ' SALE OF THE MM IS. M. GRAY STORE vvk --ses its f Western 3Ian Attends Woman Who Is Ilnrt, Then Goes to Night Court to Press Charge Against Reckless Chauffeur. NEW YORK, Oct. 5. (Special.) R. W. Schwerin, vice-president of the Pa cific Mall Steamsnip Company, his wife and their daughter, Arabella, of San Francisco, narrowly escaped injury w dav when an automobile In which they were riding with John Callanan, of the Hotel Van Cortlandt, nd Mrs. Katherlne RnxA. of Denver, was wrecked In coin Blon with another automobile near the Eighty-first-street entrance to central Park. Mrs. Grace Mearns, her two young daughters, and Miss Elizabeth Morris, of New York, were thrown from the second machine, in which they were riding; Mr. Schwerin hurried to the aid of Mrs. Mearns, who appeared at first to be seriously Injured, and then went to the Central Park police station, where he made a complaint of reckless driving against Goldthwatte, the chauf feur. Later Mr. Schwerin went to the Night Court to press the complaint. Callanan and his guests were driving south along the western drive, when Goldthwaite's machine rounded into the drive from the Eighty-f lrst-street en trance. He appeared to lose control of the machine, and there was a terrific crash as the two automobiles came to gether. Mounted Patrolman Rolands heard it and came galloping on his horse to find Mrs. Mearns badly cut by flying glass and bleeding from other wounds. Both machines were wrecked and unfit for use. Mrs. Mearns was taken to the Flower Hospital in an ambulance. Callanan took Mrs. Schwerin, her daughter and Mrs. Rose to a hotel in a taxicab, while Mr. Schwerin went to the police station with Rolands and Gold- thwaite. There it was discovered that Goldthwatte bad no license and a charge was made against him. In the Night Court Magistrate Nolan fined Goldthwatte 116. BUDDHISTS WANT PEACE Japanese Address Wilson, Urging Against Racial Prejudice. TOKIO, Oct 6. Buddhists assembled in mass meeting today In the Hong ' wanjt temple adopted a resolution In the form of a message to President Wilson bearing on the Japanese-American relation. The message, which was forwarded to the President, follows: "For the sake of universal peace and the progress of humanity, which are the ideals of Buddhism, we. In paying homage to the President, earnestly wish for the development of a friend ship between Japan and the ' United States based on liberty and Justice, with the exclusion of religious and racial prejudices." Three thousand Buddhists were pres ent Mr. Oishl, leader of the Progres sive party, declared that only by war could Japan obtain a fundamental solu tion of the California land question. He urged determination on the part of the nation to back up the authorities. SURVEY NEARLY FINISHED Contractors Inspecting Olympia & Southern Une. CHEHALIS. Wash., Oct 5. (Special.) Engineer Osgood, who is in charge of the survey and right-of-way for the Olympia Southern's extension from May town through Chehalis to Willapa Har bor, says the three surveying parties In the field between Doty and Maytown are expected to finish their work this week. Several big contractors Inspect ed the route from Maytown to Doty and neighborhood last week, to secure data on which to base their bids. The company Is taking up all of Its options in this district and closing all of its right-of-way deals out of court Lengthy abstracts and faulty titles have caused some delay, but all these matters are being adjusted as rapidly as possible, so that when work begins within a few days it will proceed with out interruption. FRUIT SPRAY IS BLAMED Physicians Think They nave Found Cause of Children's Deaths. BELLIXGHAM, Wash, Oct 5. (Spe cial.) An unusually large number of deaths of children here, it Is believed, have been caused from poisoned fruit Physicians at first were of the opinion that an epidemic of cholera Infantum had developed, but it is now thought that deaths can be traced to iruit which had been sprayed with arsenic and lead. Within a week 10 have succumbed In one district of the city. On account of drouth in the inter ior of the state, it is believed that poison used in spraying fruit trees was not washed orr belore the rrult was picked and that enough adheres to the skin of peaches to poisen a child. The Health Department is investigating fruit shipments. JURY TO TRY INSANE CASE Ii. J. Mintener, of Vancouver, Will Be His Own Attorney. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Oct 6. (Spe cial.) For the first time in the his tory of Clarke County a Jury will try a man charged with Insanity, and the man on trial will act aa his own at torney on October 9, when L. J. Minten er will attempt to keep himself out of the State Hospital for the Insane at Stellacoom. Mr. Mintener, who has considerable means, has the delusion that everyone is trying to rob him. and ha can trust no one, so he will try his own case. Judge Back, of the Superior Court granting him this request. Inquest Not to Be Held. VANCOUVER, Wash, Oct 6. (Spe cial.) Coroner Limber today decided that no Inquest over the body of Albert Roeder, who suddenly died last night would be necessary. The funeral will be held Wednesday. Mr. Roeder resid ed here more than a quarter of a cen tury. About 7:30 o'clock last night he went Into his room on Third street sat down in a chair and expired. Pat Mc Neil was with him at the time. SIRS. FRANCIS BUHTOJT HARRISON. 601 HAS T UliS .. .. era will appear November 29; Este: UUeSIIOn. HOWeVer. IS! UlU Gray. February 20: Packard, humorist ir...i. no. thA Waatharnrar hrrt Mrs. Harirson Wear It? FRIENDS LEFT IN DOUBT Splendid Creation Designed for Use at Presentation to Emperor ol Japan, but Arrival May Have Been Delayed. NEW YORK. Oct 6. Friends of Mrs. Francis Burton Harrison in New York are much Interested in the question whether she arrived in Toklo in time to dazzle the Emperor of Japan with her new gown. The gown was, according to all ac counts, a real "croatlon" when her hus- band was appointed Governor-General of the Philippines she began the designing of it Before she started with him for his post she was able to announce that It had come up to her expectations. She knew much would be expected of her in her new place as the wife or the Governor-General, and she was pre pared for It But it is said by her friends here that she expected to give the gown a "try out" on the way, and that she fully expected it to dazzle the Japanese court when she was presented to the Emperor at Tokio. Cable dispatches have told of a breakneck race made by Mr. Harrison to Tokio to see the Emperor, arrange ments having been complicated by the lateness of Mr. Harrison's steamer and the Emperor's plan to leave Toklo on a fixed date. But while it is recorded that Mr. Harrison got to his audience with the Emperor by so narrow a margin that the palace door almost closed on- his coat tails, nothing is said about Mrs. Harrison. It will be at least a month before her friends have their curiosity satisfied as to whether she reached the palace In time and whether she was able to indue herself in that thrilling gown. Li REACHES J1TIM OREGON EASTERN CONNECTS YALE AND INLAND TOWN. Heavy Shipments of Livestock Will Be Made This Week Native Stone Goes in Depot. VALE, Or.. Oct 6. (Special.) The Oregon-Eastern Railroad was complet ed to Juntura Friday, connecting Vale with that rapidly growing inland town, 62 miles to the east There have been 3.3 miles of track laid In the past three days. Three bridges, aggregating 850 feet in length. have been built across the Malheur River, and the lining was put in one tunnel during two weeks. A large boulder came down the mountain Thursday, derailing the con struction engine and tender and a heavy gondola. There will be 100 cars of cattle shipped from Juntura this week and two tralnloads next week. The Oregon-Eastern Railroad Com pany nas contracted with William P. Harris, of Vale, to sink a deep well on the depot grounds at Juntura, with the purpose of striking an artesian flow. The new depot at juntura is to De built of native stone, seven acres of ground being used for the depot site. yards, "I" and a large gravel pit. which is being opened ior Duuamg pur poses and cement work. PUPILS TO BE INSPECTED Individual Record of Children Will Be Kept at Walla Walla. WALLA WALLA, Wash, Oct 6. (Special.) Work of inspecting the city schools will be commenced tomor row by Dr. W. Van Patton and an In dividual record will be kept The rec ords last year showed that there were 927 children in the achools with de fective teeth; 688 with bad tonsils, 251 with adenoids, 288 with enlarged glands in the neck, but no Individual records were kept so It was Impossi ble to learn whether the children were given proper treatment The object is to see that those af fected get proper attention. Dayton Books Entertainments. DAYTON, Wash.,, Oct 6. (Special.) Bookings have been made for a lyceum course for Dayton to extend over a period of five months. The first lec ture will be given at the Congrega tional Church, but the remaining en tertainments will take place at the Weinhard Theater. The opening lec ture will be given by Professor Daggy nn nrtnhcr 10: the Dixie Jubilee Sine- era will appear November 29; Estelle March 13; and the Weatherwax broth ers, March 25. POLK'S RESPONSE IS SLOW Plan for Valley Exhibit at 1915 Fair Not Entirely Approved. DALLAS. Or.. Oct. E. (Special.) The movement started by the Albany-Commercial Club to secure united action on the part of tne Willamette Valley counties in putting up a Joint exhibit to be known as the Willamette Valley exhibit, for the Panama-Paclfio Expo sition has not met with the ready re sponse In this county - that was ex pected. It Is believed here that a movement will be started at once looking to the union of Polk and Yamhl) counties in a monster exhibit at the big fair. The interests of Polk and Yamhill are al most identical; soil conditions practi cally the same, as well as climate and products. It is safe to say that Polk County, In some way, will be represented at the World's Fair, and represented well, for the Dallas Commercial Club is already taking preliminary steps in that direc tion. More than 100 views of different sections of Polk County have been tak en within the last month, and these will be used. Steps will be taken at once to interest the farmer, of this county In the San Francisco Fair, to the end that they will aid in getting ex hibits in shape by next Fall. WOMAN SUESF0R RINGS Ninth Suit Growing' Out of Hyde Divorce Case Is Filed. SPOKANE. WashToct 5. (Special.) The ninth suit growing out of the "di vorce of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Hyde and the ensuing contest involving the E. J. Hyde Jewelry Company, was started Saturday, when Mrs. Hyde sued C. B. Clausen, receiver for the store, to gain possession of two diamond rings worth $451 and 3275, or their equivalent in money Mrs. Hyde declares that before Mr. Clausen took over the business, first as trustee and later as receiver, she pawned a number of diamonds and two rings to raise money to tide the busi ness over a financial crisis. She says the diamonds were the property of the E. J. Hyde Company, but that the rings were her personal property. Subse auently. she says. Receiver Clausen re deemed the hypothecated articles and placed them, including the rings, among the assets f the company. - KLICKITAT VALLEY WINS Exhibit Captures First Award at Spokane and North Yakima. GOLDENDALE, "Wash., Oct 5. (Spe cial.) The exhibit of Klickitat Valley products, including the Maryhill, Good noe Hills and Lyle districts, prepared by H. J. Claris, manager of the Golden dale Fruit & Produce Association, which was entered at the Washington State Fair as a Klickitat County ex hibit after capturing the first prize for the best district agricultural display at the Interstate Fair at Spokane, was awarded first prize at North Yakima. For diversity, quality and mural ef fect the exhibit was declared one of the best ever shown In the Northwest The contest for the honor was close betweeen Klickitat Spokane and. Ben ton counties. PAVING PAY IS HELD UP Fight On at The Dalles Over Work Done by Linden-Kibbe Company. THE DALLES. 677 Oct 6. (Special). Dissatisfied property owners are pre paring to file an injunction In an at tempt to prevent the City Council from paying to the Llnden-Kibbe Company of Portland, 334,000 due for about two miles of bitucrete pavement laid here this Summer. It Is charged that the pavement is not up to specifications and Is defective in many ways. It has not been ac cepted by the City Engineer and Coun cil. The Llnden-Kibbe Company, accord ing to a communication received by city officials here, will be sued by the Warren Construction Company of Port land for Infringement Prescott Sisters Brides. WALLA WALLA, Wash, Oct 6. (Special.) Marriage licenses have issued to Roy L. Buoy, of Creswell, Or., and Violet B. Llnklater, and Fred Raymond, of Prescott and Sarah Linklater. The brides are daughters of J. O. Linklater, of Prescott who acted as witness. it starts the most unprecedented event that has ever occurred in Portland at this time of the year! (4th and Morrison Streets) oil cue 03 oiiarii Gray's famous "Chesterfield" Clothes, Society Brand Clothes, Knox 5.; and over 1000 Women's Suits and Coats at slaughter prices. Brand new Fall stock purchased by E M Gray this season exclusively for his Fourth and Morrison Street Store! The opportunity to'uuy your clothes for the whole Winter at a mighty saving. THOUSANDS OF MEN ARE ON THEIR WAY TO THE SALE NOW BE AMONG THEM START! Refer to Full Page in Sunday's Papers TEACHER IS SLAIN Marks of Fine Cord Indicate Death by Strangling. BODY FOUND ON PRAIRIE Identification as Woman Who Was Pupil of Lorado Taft and Sculp tor of Ability Is Made From Papers Among Effects. CHICAGO, Oct. B. The body of a woman, her clothing torn to shreds and scattered about her, was found on a .. a f-rn "Ml a suburb, today. There were no signs of a struggle near the spot where the body was found, but fresh automobile tracks Indicated how the body had been transporter -,(, ahniit 35 vears old. ilia " j i lit. i. -j l The clothing all bore the marks of Chicago merchants. A black circle about .i.- . urns the only mark of violence on the body. The cord with which she apparently naa ueen .- j e , i(nr tispri bv fishermen Kieu wa.a v ...... - and was fine, but strong. The woman had been dead aDOUi nve uuuia nu tno uuujr " . " " . Cards and papers found among the . 1 L 1 1 4 tViat woman s enecis caused wm ucuci .'- she was Miss Ida leegson. wno mr- ... t .V,a hnme flf TV. K. Mor- ris. in this city. Although the body was not viewed tonight by any one i- - Ir-nnwn Miss T-PPSTROIl. the wuu uu I"""" ' ' notes found in the clothing seemed to make the identincation cerwiu. iuuuj them was a telegram from Mason City, la., addressed to Miss Ida N. Leegson and signed Hugh M. Gilmore. "Am send ing 665. Come immediately, was the . . n Vi o Tnr.nsn.f2re. Miss Leegson at one time was an art student of Joraao xan ";mu5 . Mrs. Morris, who said she had much ability as a sculptor. OLD BUNCO GAME USED A. C. ASHE, WITH MANY ALIASES, TAKEN AT GRANTS PASS. Man, Telephoned C. O. D. Package of Paper Trlclt Hotelkeeper, hut Lead to Police Activity. MED FORD, Or Oct. 8. (Special.) A. C. Ashe, alias Bert Whitney, alias S. Salamon, alias countless other names now adorning hotel registers from Se attle to San Diego, was arrested at Grants Pass Saturday afternoon for working an old-time bunco game on Emll Mohr, proprietor of the Hotel Medford. Friday, a man giving his name as Ashe and representing himself to be a traveling man, called Emll Mohr, of the Medford Hotel, on the telephone, saying that he would be there Monday, but If a package came to the hotel for him with a C. O. D. on it, to pay the charges and hold the package until he came. Mr. Mohr promised to do so. Friday a Postal Telegraph messenger U .Kf I. a nDflfaPR for AflllB With S UlUUfi.'b f- o - C. O. D. of $4.20, which Mr. Mohr promptly paid. Mr. Ashe proceeded to collect the $4.20 In Ashland. In the meantime ... l nV.n. TkT A fnrA ' a Rnnlf jar.f of a IV U U 1 l.I.v,ii similar transaction at Ashland, where the Hotel Oregon naa oeea mo ykuui, and where the package had been op ened and found to cojitain wood shav ings. Mr. Mohr thenopened the Ashe package and round ix io coniam a bundle of papers. Chief Hittson got t... with tHa tl0nhnnA anA Ashe was located in Grants Pass Just In the act of putting the package frauo across on the Hotel Josephine. A warrant cnarging uim wuu vu- tainlng money under false pretenses was Issued out of Justice Taylor's court and Ashe will be given a pre liminary hearing Monday. SCHOOL OFFICERS CHOSEN Gresbam Pnpils Prepare for Sports and Football Game Is Scheduled. GRESHAM, Or.. Oct. 6. (Special). Sixty-two students enrolled in the high school department elected the follow ing officers for the ensuing year: Pres ident, John Honey; vice-president, Isa bel Matzger; secretary, Emily Ander son; treasurer, Nellie Farls; yell leader. Hester Thorpe. Class elections resulted as follows: Freshman President, Archie M. Mc Keom vice-president, Hester Thorpe; secretary, Andrew Brugger; treasurer, nnniti Motzsrer: Sonhomores Presi dent, Alice Roberts; vice-president. Laura Uavis; secretary, nawi . treasurer, Wilbur Stanley; Junior T.niiT-p Khlnlpv: vlce-nresl- dent, Katherlne Honey; secretary. Pearl Ruegg; treasurer, vioia uinger; Demur President, John Honey; vice-president, Isabel Metzger; secretary treas urer, Nellie Farls. An athletic club has been formed to engage in football, baseball, basket ball and lawn tennis. Ralph Stanley has been selected captain of the foot ball team. The first game will be with second Lincoln High School team of Portland, at Portland. DEATH NARROWLY AVERTED Man Hnrls Self, Wife and Boy From Cycle as Engine Jfears. AAAVSJUA. . S.BU.. vw-. . . But for the prompt action of Adolpn M. Wenneland, of Larchmont, in over turning a motorcycle on which he was riaing witn nis wne ana emm uu i ve . . U i .-,1 .t...t at m IIvaIv cllo Sat J VU.AU OVA.Wfc uw -' . urday, the machine would have col lided with a switch engine at tne tiooa street crossing. nr.nni.Tl fallal tn .pa thn lncomo tive until he was within a few feet of it He saw It would be Impossible to vAlil .t.drinir thn AnCiflA and then threw himself to the right, overturning . i j .1; V. ! .. ... i i ti.I me macnine ttnu tseuuius ma son, Albert, age , sprawling over m , i -I. n f TVwi mntnrrvi'lp sned on and was smashed against the side of the locomotive. Wenneland escaped with a few bruises, but his wife and Albert were badly cut and bruised. Mrs. Wenne land was unconscious for some time from the shock. They were taken to a hospital. Pensions Granted Mothers. WALLA WALLA, Wash, Oct. 5.- O 1 .. 1 M..,u n fiorpv whose hus l3ld;iw. ..i v. i j w. j , band, Alfred Garey, was arrested at Pasco on a charge of murdering Banker Christensen and ireea wnnoui irmi, was granted a mothers' pension yester day. She will get 20 a month. She has two children. Clara Maurer, three children, gets $20; Opane Yancey, two children, 15; Blanche E. Nelmer, two children, 10. and Ida Hammer, two children. J10. LEADING IDAHOAN DIES RICHARD Z. JOHVSOX PASSES AWAY IX GERMANY. Death Not Announced Until Wife Brings News Across Sea and Tells Two Sons. BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 8. Mrs. R. Z. Johnson arrived at her home In Boise unexpectedly today and gave her two sons, leading attorneys, the first news of the death In Germany of their father, one of the foremost citizens of Idaho, who expired September 10, following a paralytic stroke five days before. This action was In accordance with his dying. reqiM-st, to save his sons worry. Richard Z. Johnson was for years a potential factor in the formation of policies in Idaho Territory and State and was recognl2ed as a leading at torney during his active practice. While he served twice as Attorney-General, he refused to take the office unless it was chown that the publlo good demanded it. In the early days of Virginia City he was associated with the group that Included Judge Goodwin, of Salt Lake, the Comstockers and others. He came to Idaho in 1SC4. He was In his 77th year. Of late years he had passed most of Ins time at his villa on Lake Con stance, on the Switzerland border, noar the former home of his wife. Miss Dora Keen, of Philadelphia, the mountain climber, is a slight little woman of much personal charm, about the last one would pick In a crowd as the conqueror of Mount Blackburn, one of the highest peaks In Alaska. THREE EXPERTS DECLARED IT BRIGHTS DISE SE There was no mistake about the genuineness of the case of D. M. Sweeney, 40 N. Keystone Ave, Indian apolis. Three physicians found the case to be Brighfs disease. There was "a large amount of albumen," and he was put on the regular treatment. He grew steadily worse. Got so weak that he could not walk a square, and was in bed part of the time. Becom ing discouraged, he sent for Fulton's Renal Compound. He writes that he began to Improve the third week and the eighth week was so much better and stronger that in a short time he expects to return to light employment. He says that he has had so many Inquiries as to what he has taken "to cause such a great improvement" that he asks for the agency for Fulton's Renal Compound. iYr. . ii..! . him that wa ha.v an agent In Indianapolis. Adv. From the time of the earliest Egyptian, Phoenician, Greek, ana Roman physicians straight down to the present day, mineral waters have been considered the oldest and ablest curatives known. Standing alone in its class, the high regard in which WHITE ROCK WATER is held by the doctors of today is attested by its enormous sale. X X ' Knox Hats have held first place for seventy-) five years because Knox Hats have made good proven beyond cavil AT THE KNOX AGENCIES X