Morning Oregonian., October 31, 1913, Image 1

VOL. LIII. NO. 16,516.
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 31, 1913.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
CLATSOP SAYS: "I
1 TGOOD
DS
Delegation Leaves IMo
Audible Opponents.
PEOPLE'S ENTHUSIASM GREAT
Lively Meetings Held at Sea
side and Astoria.
FARMER TELLS OF SAVING
Portland Business Men Have Their
Numbers Augmented en Route
and Ever' Seat Is Taken at
Meeting in Theater.
CLATSOP HAS GOOD BO AD 8 DAY.
Yesterday was Good. Roads day In
'Clatsop county and the citizens took
off their hats to the delegation of
boosters from Portland and the
towns alone; the Columbia River. At
'Seaside durtnc the afternoon a half
holiday was declared. Every busi
ness house closed to permit the popu
lation to attend the meeting, while at
Astoria in the evening the opera
house was filled. The object- of the
gatherings was to urge the passage
of an act at next Tuesdays election
authorizing the issuing-of $400,000
in rial bonds to build three main
trunk roads and particularly Clatsop
County's portion of the Columbia
Highway.
SEASIDE, Or., Oct. 30. (Special.)
ClatsoD : County is for good roads.
There mar still be soma lin
gering holdbacks, but from this after
noon on those -who have - protested
against the county bonding to build
good roads will lo their protesting in
milder tones. Judging by the audience
that turned out to hear the practical
benefits to be derived from the bulld
lngr of. good roads by men who know,
the noise of the "kicker" has been
stilled.
The enthusiasm was created by the
visit of a large delegation of Portland
business men and prominent- citizens
and farmers" who Joined the party at
various points -en route. : . The good
Toads enthusiasts were led by. Julius
L. Meier, president of- 'the Columbia
Highway Association; Samuel Hill, who
visited Seaside as a personal, repre
sentative of Governor West; Edgar B.
Piper, president of the Commercial
Club; C. S. Jackson, John F. Carroll,
Frank Terrace, master of the White
River Grange, of Washington, and
others.
Board Walk Opposition Told.
The visitors were met at the train
by George E. Shaver, president of the
Seaside Civic Improvement Club, and
a committee composed of. leading citl
suns. The good roads enthusiasts
were escorted to the Depot restaurant,
where luncheon was served. While the
guests were at table a number of
farmers arrived and when President
Shaver called the meeting to order at
the Bungalow Theater every seat was
taken. Mr. Meier ' was to have pre
sided, but became slightly Indisposed
after luncheon and was forced to go
to the Hotel Moore and rest. By train
time he had recovered and was able to
loin In the meeting that was held at
Astoria.
The first speaker was Mr. Jackson,
lie urged the building of good roads
and pointed out what the construction
of such roads would mean to the fu
ture upbuilding of the state. He pre
dicted the day would come when, with
good roads, Oregon would become the
wonder state of the Union.
Mr. Piper pointed to the construction
of the board walk which he and others
built In spite of the strong opposition
which prevailed at the time. He called
attention to the good results emanating
from this and the benefits Seaside, as a
city, had obtained. He said that the
building of good roads would not only
be of great benefit to the farmers, but
that Seaside and other cities along the
river would receive substantial benefit.
Fanner Gives Facts.
The talk delivered oy Frank Ter
race was straight from the shoulder
and largely from his experience. He
Bald he was a farmer and be told In
an effective way just what the build
ing of good roads meant to the farm
ers living in White River Valley,
Washington. His talk was one that
farmers could appreciate. He told of
being able to haul only 2500 pounds of
' cabbage to the markets of Seattle be
fore the roads were improved and how
now, with good roads and smaller
horses, he was able to haul E000
pounds. t
Mr. Terrace said that where farmers
in his neighborhood were forced for
merly to pay 1 cent a gallon for their
milk to be hauled to town, they were
having it delivered for of a cent a
gallon and the work was being done
with motor trucks. John F. Carroll
was asked to address the meeting, but
declined. Those present were treated
to a brief talk by Samuel Hill and
thoroughly enjoyed a series of pictures
showing views of road construction
before and after good roads were built,
and also views of the scenery taken
along the Columbia River.
Three Cities Furnish Delegates.
The Portland delegation consisted of
John S. BeaH, T. J. Baldwin, Frank
Blythe, Amos Benson, C. C. Chapman,
C P. Chamberlain, John F. Carroll, J.
(Concluded on Page 20.)
BIRD EATS ITS OWN
WEIGHT IN 2 DAYS
SCIENTIST SAYS APPETITE OF
WREN IS ENORMOUS.
Amphlpods, Grasshoppers, Bogs,
Fish, Frogs and Snake Disap
pear Into Voracious Maw.
MADISON, Wls Oct. 30. A scientific
Investigation of a bit of a bird as a
gormand Is being made at the Univer
sity of Wisconsin by A. R. Cahn, as
sistant in the zoological laboratory.
The bird, Virginia wren, is said to be
the strangest feathered creature ever
held in captivity. Its remarkable ap
petite and capacity for the assimila
tion of bugs, beetles and even snakes,
Illustrates the value which wild birds
have In the destruction of harmful in
secta. This strange bird, a small marsh
fowl about six inches high and weigh
ing less than a half pound, was caught
In a snow storm and landed in a street
center near the State Capitol. A fresh
man picked it up and took It to the
university.
Tuesday the gird ate 144 amphlpods,
12 grasshoppers, 12 meal worms, 12
water bugs, one water scorpion three
Inches long, two small sunfish one and
a half Inches long, one stickleback, a
sort of fish two and a half inches long;
one caterpillar and 15 flies.
Wednesday it ate in addition to some
of the menu of the day before, five
live hornets, one crawfish two Inches
long, one frog one and a half Inches
long and one grass snake eight Inches
long. In the two days the bird ate
more than its own weight.
COUNCIL'S ACT PROTESTED
Oregon City Owners Ask Court to
Review Improvement Transcript.
OREGON CITT, Oct. 30. (Special.
Writs of review were Issued out of
the Circuit Court in favor of M. Griffith
and Belle Harding Wednesday forcing
City Council to present a transcript of
the sessions at which it ordered im
provement on North Main street and
the property along the street re
assessed to cover the cost
The two complainants recite that the
city had assessed their property to
cover the cost of the work against
their wishes and over their protests
and they ask the Circuit Court to
Intervene and nullify the orders of
the Council. The suit is an echo of
an old one in which the notice of the
Improvement was found at error and
the service at fault. The Recorder re-
advertlsed and contends that be did it
correctly this time and that other
grounds for the nullification of the
Council's orders will have to be found
before the assessment of the property
on that street is Invalidated.
OATH OF BIRTH BEFORE SIRE
Justice of Peace Takes Wife's Affl'
davit When Daughter Weds.
ALBANY, Or., Oct. '30. (Special.) A
wife making an ' affidavit before her
husband for their daughter's marriage
was the proceeding disclosed In an af
fidavit for a marriage license received
at the County Clerk's office.
Arthur Kelley, of Stayton, secured a
marriage license to wed Miss Amy
Edith Knerr, of Mill City. . He sent
for the license by mall. When the
necessary affidavit for the issuance of
the license was made out it was ex
ecuted at the home of the bride-to-be
without the trouble of hunting up a
witness or officer, for M. J. Kerr,
father of the bride, is Justice of the
Peace at Mill City and his wife swore
to the affidavit before him.
BEAVER'S BOW STOVE IN
Steamship In Collision With Lumber
Vessel Off Fort Bragg.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30. The pas
senger steamship Beaver, of he San
Francisco & Portland Steamship Com
pany, from Portland and Astoria for San
Francisco, was struck by the lum
ber steamer Necanlcum . ir a thick
fog today off Fort Bragg, on the North
ern California coast, and its port bow
was stove In above the water line. The
lumber vessel was not damaged. No
body was huit The Necanlcum is said
to have disregarded the Beaver's sig
nals. l.
The Beaver proceeded on its trip and
docked here tonight, only a few mln
utes behind schedule. Officials of the
steamship company reported that the
damage was not serious.
MILEAGE OF ROAD GAINS
September Financial Report
of
Southern Pacific Is Issued.
NEW TORK. Oct. 30. (Special.)
The financial report of the Southern
Pacific Company for September shows
the road operated an average mileage
of 10.322, an Increase of 17 over the
same period in 1912, and that the net
earnings dropped from 5,386,900 in
1912, to 4,984,995 In 1913.
Following are the figures: .
1913 1912.
Avera.se mileage 10.322 10.305
Sept. gross earnings.. 91
.74S.3US S12.TlW.8Uil
iset earnings
4,S4,UD5 6.3H6.W00
Taxes
65H.108
464.036
Net income
Three months' gross.
Three months' net . .
Taxes ...............
4.41!5.l87
8,7G3,410
13,573.583
1.71U.221
11, 654,302
4,U,8U4
8e.ttt,471
15.31U.852
1,407,238
Ket income
Farm Women to Receive Attention.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. Establish
ment of a branch of the Department
of Agriculture devoted to the interests
of the farm women probably will be
undertaken by Secretary Houston In
the near future, it was declared today.
The Secretary recently sent out to
farmers' wives and daughters a letter
asking them to Indicate how the De
partment could be of assistance to
them. Replies now are coming in
every mail.
TAMMANY BEATEN,
NEW YORK BELIEVE
Murphy's Denial Only
Half-Hearted
SENTIMENT CHANGES QUICKLY
East Side in Frenzy Over At
tack on Sulzer.
CHARGES ARE EFFECTIVE
Average Gothamite Assumes All Is
Over but Shooting, and Odds on
Mitchel's Carrying Greater
City Are Offered.
NEW YORK ODDS AS ELECTIOX
- DRAWS NEAR.
On Mltchel, Fuslonlst, for Mayor,
3 to 1.
On McAneny, Fuatonlst, for Presi
dent of the Board of Aldermen, 5
to 4.
On Prendergast, Fuslontat. and
Metz, Democrat, for Controller,
even money.
On 00.000 plurality for Mltchel,
even money.
On Mitchel's carrying Brooklyn by .
30,000, even money.
On Mitchel's carrying Manhattan
by less than 10.000, even money.
NEW TORK, Oct 30. (Special.)
With Tammany apparently "beaten to a
frazzle," the city campaign is drawing
to a close after one of the fiercest and
most sensational fights of many years.
The election odds are 8 to 1 that Mlt
chel, fusion candidate for Mayor, will
carry the city. It Is expected he will
carry in all the others on the ticket,
with the possible exception of Prender
gast for Controller. Metz, a former
controller, has shown great strength
and apparently is neck and neck with
his rival.
Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tam
many, keeps up a brave front and In
sists there are enough .faithful organi
sation -followers to save the ticket, Dut
he is' only half-hearted in his claims.
To judge by the talk of the streets,
the average man assumes the balloting
is already settled and there is little left
but the shouting.
Tammany Confident at First.
Aiihough Tammany entered the cam
paign with all the opposition elements
lined up against it, it was confident of
winning. General sentiment as ex
pressed In the talk of the street was
that Tammany would win but might
have a smaller plurality than usual.
The campaign drifted along listlessly
(Concluded on Page 6.)
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INDEX CF TODAYS NEWS'
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 60
degrees; minimum, 44 degrees.
TODAY'S Increasing cloudiness, followed
by rain; southeasterly winds.
Foreign.
Foreigners !n Mexico in painful suspense
while awaiting Wilson's declaration.
Page 1.
National.
Senate committee still' In deadlock on cur
rency bill. Page 2.
Governor West's secretary finds official
Washington slow to act. Page 8.
Domestic.
New York regards Tammany ticket as
beaten. Page 1.
Artillery ready for action In Colorado strike.
Page 16.
Wren's appetite . enormous, says science.
Page 1.
Iron worker president's appeal opposed.
Page 2. -
J. J. Hill says country Is waterlogged with
bonds. Page 20. :
Montenegrin, who married San Francisco
heiress, sued .by elder brother for sup
port. Page 4.
Printer begins action attacking validity of
ulzers removal. Page 5.
Sports.
Beavers may train at Honolulu for 1914
season. Page .
Multnomah practices for game with sailors.
Page 8.
Wolverton says he beat Bill James. Page 8.
University will try second team against Wil
lamette tomorrow. Page 8.
Anderson-Burns fight up to Bud's manaarer.
Page 9.
Pacific Northwest. .
Clatsop County now enthusiastic! for good
roads. Page 1.
Wiggling, twisting play of church folk
shocks North xaiclma x. H. u. a. man.
Page 6.
Moose candidates at , Vancouver shrink to
one. Page 1.
"1 see no reason why men should not hang,"
says Governor West. Page 8.
Old Water Board at Oregon City refuses to
be "fired." Page 13.
Governor issues statement relative to lien
lands for schools. Page 7.
Sight Willamette Valley counties unite for
development ana air display, rage .
Idaho Democrats still warring over division
of offices. Page 0.
Oregon City man la shot for deer. Page 7.
Commercial and Marine.
Coast butter markets disturbed by expect
ed importations. Page 21.
Wheat lower at Chicago on more favorable
reports from Australia ana Argentina.
Page 31.
Wall-street stocks ease off under bearish
pressure. Page 21.
Shippers report three new charters lor
Portland service, rage in.
Portland and Vicinity.
Dr. Coe charges wife took his shoes in
company Irom strong box. rage 14.
Success of bridge campaign expected to be
crowned tomorrow. Page 13,
Registration figures examined and com
pared, rage lz.
Mias Mabla Gram weds Albert Luther
bchaeier. Page 12.
Mew city salary code cuts list approximately
830,000 a year. Page 13.
Miss Newcomb's stenographic testimony
will be used today against E. (J. von
Klein. Pago 14.
Rev. Benjamin Young replies to tradncera
m 62-page document, page M.
"The Chocolate Soldier's" reception at
Helilg as successful as on rormer occa
sions. Page 16.
Weather data and forecast. ' Page 21.
FEW BEANS ROIL: .DINER
Man Smashes $50 Window When Ho
Bays 42 Boston Baked for 15c
BOSTON. Oct 30. "I'll throw a rock
through a window every time I go into
a restaurant and set charged IS cents
for a plate with only 42 baked beans on
it. I know how many there were, be
cause I counted them," Joseph Mack
told a policeman who arrested him to
day for breaking: a 50 window with a
rock.
He was sentenced to two months in
the house of correction.
MEXICAN SUSPENSE
BECOMES PAINFUL
Americans Packing Up,
Ready to Flee.
WILSON'S POLICY IS AWAITED
Those Who Leave Expected to
Lose All They Own.
HUERTA SURELY ELECTED
Probability That Congress Will De
clare Blanqnet President Now
Accepted as Certainty in
Impartial Circles.
MEXICO CITT. Oct. 30. With the
election of General Victoriano Huerta
and General Aureianio Blanquet almost
a foregone conclusion, according to the
official returns, the question as to what
Washington proposes to do is keeping
the foreign residents and the majority
of Mexicans in a state of painful sus
pense. On the surface at least, the
Administration is giving little consid
eration to the subject, seemingly tak
ing the ground that the Mexican peo
ple have declared In favor of Huerta's
continuance In the presidency.
Although it is charged openly in
many quarters that the majorities for
Huerta and Blanquet, which are now
being reported from all quarters where
the election forms were observed, were
the result of official pressure, there
is no possibility of going back to the
returns, as it seems established that
no other candidate polled nearly
enough votes to place the Huerta-Blan-quet
ticket in Jeopardy.
Americans Ready for Flight.
In view of Washington's previous
lepresentatlons on the subject, tt-e
r ext move of the American Governmtnt
is awaited here with no little misgiv
ing. Many Americans have packed
their portable belongings, preparatory
to night, and are facing the neces
slty of leaving many of their house-
bold effects behind. .They express little
hope of finding anything left on their
return. The inadequate storage facil
ities already are overtaxed, and most
of those who contemplate fllgrt txpnet
to leave their homes in . charge of
Mexican caretakers as the only alter
native.
What the new Mexican Congress will
do with reference to the elections no
one undertakes to predict, although
the statement recently made by Senor
Moheno, Minister of Foreign Affairs, is
regarded as reflecting the executive's
desire. Senor Moheno asserted in the
event that Congress found a majority
(Concluded on Page 2.)
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MOOSE WITH LARGE
FAMILY RECOGNIZED
NOMINEE DECLINES HONOR IN
FAVOR OB' SIRE OF FIVE.
Progressives Shy on Party Ticket,
Nearly All Selections Having
Withdrawn at Vancouver.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Oct. 30. (Spe
cial.) Declaring himself a true Bull
Moose and that he is also a stior.g ad
mirer of Theodore Roosevelt, William
C. Bates, a local attorney, nominated
by the Progressive party as a candi
date for City Treasurer, today with
drew In favor of O. F. Zumsteg, who
has five children, two of whom are
twins. "Being a single man myself,"
Mr. . Bates said, "and admiring Mr.
Roosevelt in his policy and his advo
cacy of large families. I withdraw
from the race in favcr cf a man who
has proved his Progressive principles
by raising a large family."
The convention of the Progressives,
held a few nights ago in the county
courthouse, attended by less than a
score of Progressives, seems to have
picked out for candidates persons who
were not desirous of running and
nearly all have withdrawn from the
race.
H. L. Parcel, nominated for Coun
cilman, withdrew today. He was not
present at the convention, which, it
was declared, was composed of only
five real Progressives, and a few Re
publicans. John E. Norellus. nominated for
Councilman, has withdrawn, spy Ins he
is not a candidate nor a Bull Moose,
Edgar M. Swan was the only can
lidate to file on the Progressive ticket.
He aspires to be Mayor,
At the cooventlon it was sugjrestod
that another man be placed in noral
nation for Mayor, letting the matter
be settled at the polls, but Mr. Swan
thought It would be unfair as he had
no Intention of withdrawing.
Since Mr. Swan filed for Mayor, dis
baiment proceedings have been started
against him, but they were instituted
several months beto.
LIQUOR ELECTION MAY DIE
At Union Balloting Ordered by
County hut City Falls to Act.
UNION, Or., Oct. 30. (Special.) The
expected election on the liquor ques
tion seems likely not to materialize in
this city November 4. The county post
ed the notices for the election and there
county officials say their duty ends. The
City" Council declines to appoint an
election board or provide the ballots.
The City Recorder is of the opinion
that the work so far Is irregular and
refuses to take it up where the county
left off. If he did 'he says it' would be
a Joint election held by the city and
county for the municipality, which he
holds is unauthorized by present laws.
Unless something drastic is done by
the friends of prohibition the election
will have to wait until 1914.
BIG LENS TO GO TO TAHIT
Mammoth Telescope Will Be Used by
French Scientist.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30. (Special.)
In an observatory at Papeete, Tahiti,
will be installed soon a telescope with
one-meter lens, according to Pro
fessor Milan Stefanik, rich French ec
entlst, who arrived hero today from
Tahiti.
The' mammoth telescope, the lens of
which will be three Inches larger than
the Lick telescope, and less than an
inch smaller than the Terkes glass, is
under construction in Paris. Professor
Stefanik is paying 1.500,000 francs out
of his own funds for this instrument.
Conditions are unusually favorable in
the Society Islands for obseivatlon, es
pecially of the nebulae.
SLINGSBY PROBE PUT OFF
Grand Jury Inquiry to Follow One
by English Authorities.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 30. The grand
ury investigating alleged discrepancies
n testimony given before the British
Vice-Consul in the far-famed Slingsby
baby substitution case, continued its
inquiry tonight, after a prolonged dis
cussion, until after the investigation
started by the English authorities here
is completed.
On motion of Assistant District At
torney Brennan, the entire proceedings
were postponed. This action was due
to the absence of District Attorney
Fickert, who is at the bedside of his
dying father.
FAMOUS FRIGATE IS JUNK
Old Santee to Be Burned for Copper
Fittings She Contains.
BOSTON, Oct 30. Stripped of her
fittings, the famous old frigate Santee
was beached today on Governor's Is
land, where she will be burned for the
copper fastenings used In her con
struction. The frigate recently was
sold by the Government to a junk deal
er. The Santee was a famous craft dur
ing the Mississippi River campaigns In
the Civil War and was used later suc
cessively as a training, prison and sta
tion ship at Annapolis.
WILSON GETS FINE POSSUM
Old-Time Darkey Sends Concomitant
to Sweet Potato.
WASHINGTON, Oct 30. President
Wilson received by express today a
fine, fat possum.
"I am an old slave-time darkey,"
wrote Joe Farrow, of McFarlan, N. C,
the sender. "I heard that someone sent
you a sweet potato the other day. Hero
is an opossum to go with It
VALLEY COUNTIES
UNITE FOR EXHIBIT
Enthusiasm Marks Fair
Conference.
SCOPE IS MUCH WIDENED
Greater Development
Set Under Way.
Plans
MEETING HELD AT ALBANY
Excursion Rates on Both Sides of
AVillamctte Planned for Tourist
Trafric-s-Display Will Bo in
Charge of Committee of 24.
ALBANY. Or., Oct SO. (Special.)
Eight counties will Join In a big Wil
lamette Valley exhibit at the Panama
Pacific Exposition at San Francisco as
a result of a conference held In this
city today. Enthusiasm for a splendid
monster display, as well as for the de
velopment of a greater Willamette Val
ley along all lines marked the meet
ing and the decision to unlto in a Joint
exhibit was made by unanimous vote.
The eight counties which joined in tlie
movement are Clackamas, Marion,'
Linn, Lane, Benton, Polk, Yamhill and
Washington. All were represented at
the meeting.
Members of the County Courts of
Marian, Linn, Benton, Polk and Yam
hill counties were present and the dele
gates from Clackamas and Washington
came empowered to represent their re
spective courts.
O. M. Clark, of Portland, chairman,
and R. A. Booth, of Eugene, a member
of the Oregon Commission for the ex
position, were present and discussed
the proposed exhibit with the dele
gates. The exhibit will be handled by
an organization of 24 men, three from
each county. .
Club Representative) Chosen.
The commercial organizations of each
county name one man, the County
Courts of each county another and the
two thus chosen -will select a third.
The commercial clubs selected their
representatives today as follows:
Clackamas, O. E. Freytag, of Oregon
City; Marion, Fred S. Bynon, of Salem;
Linn, C H. Stewart of Albany; Lane,
M. J. Duryea, of Eugene; Washington,
D. W. Haines, of Forest Grove; Yam
hill. A. C. Sarth, of McMlnnville: Polk,
H. C. Dunsmore. of Independence; Ben
ton, C. A. Murphy, of Corvallis.
After the conference these men met
and formed a temporary organization
with C. H. Stewart as chairman and
Fred Bynon as secretary and arranged
for the first meeting of the organiza
tion of the 24 men at Salem on Novem
ber 13.
The exhibit at San Francisco was
the only matter on which definite
action was taken today.
Among the matters discussed was a
proposal .to work for excursion rates
from Portland up the Willamette Val
ley on both east and west side lines
primarily for the benefit of Eastern
tourists.
Attendants Are Named.
The conference was presided over by
C. II. Stewart of Albany. Fred S.
Bynon. of Salem, was secretary.
The various counties were repre
sented at the conference as follows:
Clackamas, O. E. Freytag, of Ore
gon City. Marlon, W. M. Bushey,
County Judge; J, F. Beck with and W.
H. Goulet. County Commissioners; Fred
. Bynon, of Salem; John Hartog, of
West Stayton. Linn, 1). B. McKnight.
County Judge; T. J. Butler, County .
Commissioner; J. S, VanWlnkle and
II. Stewart of Albany; Charles
Sterling, F. M. Brown and C. F. Koeh-
er, of Brownsville; W. A. Cummings,
of Halsey; F. M. Sherman and Alfred .
Todd, of Lebanon. Lane, M. J. Duryea,
of Eugene. Benton, Victor J. Moses,
County Judge; H. C. Herron and George
Smith, County Commissioners; C. A.
Murphy, of Corvallis. Polk. G. A. Wells,
County Commissioner; J, K. Neal, of
Buena Vista; Walter L. Tooze, Jr. and
W. B. Fuller, cf Dallas; IL C. Duns-
more, of Independence. Yamhill, S. M.
Calkins, County Commissioner; A. C.
Sarth and J. C. Cooper, of McMlnnville.
Washington, D. W. Haines, of Forest
Grove. W, H. Jenkins, traveling pas
senger agent of the Southern Pacific;
Mark Woodruff, of the Portland, Eu
gene & Eastern, and Tom Richardson,
of Portland, were present.
RAW WHEAT EATEN. KILLS
Mrs. W. P. Craig, of Enterprise,
Dies of Peritonitis.
ENTERPRISE. Or., Oct SO. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. W. F. Craig died Monday
night at the family home just south of
Enterprise, after a brief Illness. Acute
peritonitis was given as tre cause of
death. This was induced, the physi
cians raid, by eating law wheat which
did not digest and led to ir.tle.mmat.on
of the peritoneum.
At the recent County Fair Mr. Cr'g
exhibited some fine dry-farm wheiit.
After the fair he took tt e grain horn
and left it standing in tbe house. Mrs.
Craig, as fond of the grain as many
persons, kept nibbling it The disas
trous effects were manifest after she
had been taken ill.
Mrs. Craig was born near Enter
prise October 18. 1881. and was mar
ried to Mr. Craig in 19C3.-
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