THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1914.
MINISTER DENIES
MURDERING WIFE
Rev. J. D. Crooks, Methodist
Pastor at Troy, Idaho,
Says Death Was Natural.
PRISONER 64 YEARS OLD
Woman 'Ailing I.onp. Declares Ac
cused Parson Blows and Smoth
ering Ended Life, Axers Prose
cutor Neighbors Suspicions.
MOSCOW. Idaho, Aug. 9. (8peclal.)
Although he Is under care of physi--t..
rnr hi. critical Dhvslcal condition
and la suffering mental torture because
of his arrest on a murder charge. tte.
J. D. Crooks, pastor of the South Meth
odist Church at Troy, received callers
In the County Jail today. The cler
gyman languishes in a Jail cell, due to
the accusation of the County Attorney,
who alleges that the minister is re
sponsible for the death of his wife,
vr-. vn. r-rnnir whom he found
nn the floor of her bedroom
August 1. Mr. Crooks devoted him
self to prayer for a portion of the day.
Wtau'e Illness Told Of.
"It doesn't seem possible that sus-
i i n t i 1 nlav ueainat mv Wife.
whnm I riearlv loved. is directed
against me." said the minister. "I want
. . v, n,,.at (hat m a n v Tptiorta
w aa-y :
to the effect that I had told different
stories of her deatn are aDsoiuie ituse
hoods. There is only one story. She
had been ailing for months with heart
trouble and had been using various
kinds of medicine, but her canditlon
had not Improved. She suffered ter
ribly from nervousness and I devoted
every possible moment to her comfort.
I brought her medicine Friday night
and ahe said then she could not "ieeP
She wanted a sleeping powder and I
gave her one. Late at night I went to
my own room to retire. It was about
6 o'clock Saturday morning when I
went to her room and found her body
lying on the floor near the bed. She was
warm and I did not know whether she
was dead or not. I was naturally ex
cited. I could raise no one on the tel
ephone, so rushed to neighbors and
later called a physician, who pro
nounced her dead. That is all there is
to it- 1 have been in the ministry
many years and am 64 years old. This
is the first time I have ever been in
trouble."
More Evidence Sought.
The county authorities assert that
the evidence Is conclusive that the
woman was smothered to death after
being beaten. They say their evi
dence has been strengthened greatly
since the woman's death, but the belief
here is that the evidence is mainly cir
cumstantial. The County Attorney returned from
Spokane today, where Mrs. Crooks was
buried last Tuesday. The body was
exhumed and the prosecutor's report
Is that an autopsy confirms the state
ment that the woman was smothered.
Mr Crooks has scratches on the face,
which he says he received while work
ing in the woodshed. County Attor
ney Nisbet went to Troy this evening
In quest of more evidence.
Neighbors of the Crooks who had pre
pared Mrs. Crooks' body for burial re
ported that they had found wounds on
tne Doay. um --
ney Nlsbet's suspicion and he departed
silently for Spokane, where Crooks had
remained after the funeral for medical
treatment. . .
Mrs. Crooks was a pioneer of this
stction and had been prominent in
church work. She was affiliated with
missionary work among the Jsez Perce
Indians for several years.
KIDNAPING CHARGE FAILS
Case Against B. C. Cole at Centralla
Dl&miesed.
CENTRALIA. Wash.. Aug. 9. (Spe
cial.) Justice Hoss yesterday dismissed
the kidnaping charge against K. C.
Cole, an Ashevllle, N. C, man, who re
cently came to Centralia and forcibly
took his 6-year-old child. Edna Cole,
away from her aunt. Mrs. Betty Hutchi
son. Mrs. Hutchison had Cole arrested, but
Judge Rice's action In the Lewis
County Superior Court a week ago in
denying Mrs. Hutchison's petition for a
writ of habeas corpus to regain pos
session of the child, left the woman
without an argument to back up her
charges of kidnaping.
The" case haw attracted much inter
est in this section, since Cole several
, ,.n hail Mrs. Hutchison ar
rested on a charge of kidnaping, and
Governor Ulster reiusea io nonor mo
requisition for her return to North
Carolina.
FRUIT SHIPMENTS HEAVY
Yakima Valley Sends Out 4 00
Cars, Mostly Pears, in Week.
NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. Aug. 9.
(Special.) Fruit shipments from the
Yakima Valley during the week end
ing last night aggregated more than
too cars. This was more than double
the total shipments of the previous
week, when 192 cars were sent out.
' The Increase was due largely to the
heavier marketing of peart;. I.lbertas
are moving freely from the lower val
ley, but picking has not yet begun
north of Union Gap, and no full car
loads of Elbertas have yet been
.shipped from any part of the valley.
The peak of the pear movement will
come this week.
BABE DIES FROM BURNS
Matches Ignite While Child or John
Porter Is Playing.
CANTON CITT. Or, Aug. 9. (Spe
cial.) The 3-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Porter was frightfully
burned at her home near Long Creek,
40 miles from here, August 6. and died
a few hours later.
Mr. and Mrs. Porter were in the
house and the child had been asleep in
the bedroom. When she awoke she
took some matches from the dresser
and ignited them, setting fire to her
clothes. When discovered the clothes
were practically burned off and the en
tire front of her body was badly
scorched.
among those to file for the September
primary yesterday, seeking re-election
on the Republican ticket, and is not
opposed. Those who had filed for Cow
litz offices up to 12 o'clock yesterday
were:
Republican B. O. Olson, Kelso, Audi
tor; W. P. Moffat. Kalama, Treasurer;
L F. Jones, Kalama, Justice of the
Peace; Hez Caples, Woodland, Commis
sioner; J. R. Catlln, Kelso, Representa
tive; George Smith, Castle Rock. Rep
resentative; Ed Close, Kalama, Sheriff;
F M Lane, Kalama, Commissioner; G.
W. Taylor. Kelso, Justice of the Peace;
Lawrence Perry, Kalama, Clerk; Lucia
Jenkins. Kalama. School Superintend
ent; Harry Lee Lewis, Kalama, Asses
sor,' and Chris Taylor, Kalama, Audi
tor. Progressive John Robin, Castle
Rock Justice of the Peace; Clark Stu
debaker, Kelso, Sheriff: F. C. Cramer,
Kelso, Engineer; C. S. Hill. Oak Point.
Assessor. and Peter M. Laughlln,
Castle Rock, Commissioner.
Democratic R. M. Cournutte, Ka
lama. Justice of the Peace; W. S. Car
son, Kalama, Commissioner.
ONE SOCIALIST NAMED
STEVENS COUNTY TO HAVE CON
TESTS IN PRIMARIES.
HOMES MADE ON
LOGGED-OFF LAND
Goble Pointed to as Example
of What May Be Done by
Persevering Energy.
SOIL YIELDS BOUNTIFULLY
SCHOOL HEAD UNOPPOSED
List or Candidates lor Cowlitz Coun
ty Orrices Complied.
CENTRALIA. Wash., Aug. 9. (Spe
cial.) Miss Lucia Jenkins, School
Superintendent for Cowlitz County, was
Miss Martha A. Bosrrdman Withdraws
as Candidate for School Superin
teadent and Another Files.
COLVILLE, Wash., Aug. 9. (Spe
cial.) Declaration of candidacy for the
nomination for offices on the various
tickets in Stevens County, which con
cluded at the County Auditor's office
yesterday at 5 o'clock, indicates that
there will be some spirited contests at
the primary election September 8.
Miss Martha A. Boardman, County
Superintendent, who recently filed her
.i , cii herself, with
drew and Miss Elizabeth Stannard, of
Threeforks, filed in her stead. Follow
ing are the candidates:
Democratic Joint senator for Stev
ens and Pend d'Orellle counties. C. R.
McMillan, Orin; Representative to Leg
silature. Walter D. Smith, Chewelah,
and J. F. Jarvis. Valley; County Treas
urer. R. E. Lee, Colville; County Sheriff.
W. Zm. Woodard, Addy; Commissioner
of First District, W. L Robinson,
Frultland: Scott Graham, Hunters;
Wesley Brlttlan, Marcus; Commissioner
Thtni nt.trit TW c. Stain. Chewelah:
County Auditor, A. B. Sansburn, Col
ville; County Clerk. Im u. Kicnarasuu.
Bossburg; County Prosecuting Attor-
Tnh Tt aintr rnlville: County
Assessor, A. E. Dodson, Colville; Coun
ty Engineer, R. B. Thomas. Colville; W.
B. Stewart, cneweian; county ouyei
lntendent of Schools, C. P. Aubert, Col-
Progressive Joint Senator for Stev
ens and Pend d'Orellle counties, W. L
Sax, Colville; Representative to Legis
i ... xx i ' flu t..n (-nlvllle: G. W.
Lockie. Colville; County Treasurer, F.
A. Savage, Colville; county mien",
n., linrtnn (-"nivtlln: Thomas Turk.
Chewelah; Commissioner of First Dis
trict, H. W. D. Smith. Harvey; Commis
sioner of Third District, B. A. Cure.
Clayton; County Auditor, Fred S.
Thomas, Colville; County Clerk, Maude
E. Dingle, Colville; County Prosecut
ing Attorney. L C. Jesseph, Colville;
County Assessor. B. L Rogers, Boss
burg; County Engineer. C. A. Heber
ling, Colville; County Superintendent
of Schools, H. C. Hayes, Colville.
Republican Joint Senator for Stev
ens and Pend d'Orellle counties, Frank
Ferguson, Hunters; representative to
Legislature, John Olson, Valley; L. C.
rr,i.. nni.hurir' f!ountv Treasurer,
Irving D. Sill. Colville; County Sheriff,
William Miller, Colville; J. L. Cagle.
Meyers Falls; Commissioner of Third
District. Alf C. Cooney. Springdale; L
tvtdm nh.nrliiTi' Oountv Auditor,
F. B. McKeehan, Marcus; County Clerk,
R. A. McKeller, tvettie ra.ua,
Prosecuting Attorner. R- A. Thayer,
.in.. un.ni W stull. Colville;
County Assessor. Chauncey St. Clair,
Colville; County Entfmeer, George R.
Sawyer Gray; County Superintendent
of Schools. Elizabeth Stannard. Three
forks; Martha A. Boardman, Meyers
Falls. ,
Socialist County Assessor, Earl G.
Neeley, Arln.
Addison Bennett Sees Great Future
for Oregon in Reclamation or De
forested Acres and Finds Good
Roads Are Great Aid.
CANDIDATES ARE FEW
Five Who File ror Wahkiakum Of
rices Are Without Opposition.
CATHAMLET, Wash., Aug. 9.
(Special.) W. W. Head, who filed on
the Democratic ticket for County Sup
erintendent of Schools, was the last
candidate to file in this county and
is the only Democrat in the field. He
has no opponent
Recently Julius Hanson filed for
County Engineer against Thomas All
man, the incumbent.
Robert Bowman filed for Represen
tative and William A. Arnold and J.
G. Megler are also candidates.
There are three candidates for Sher
iff two for Auditor and three for
Commissioner of the first district.
Those who have filed tor the of
fices of Treasurer, Clerk, Assessor,
Prosecuting Attorney and County Sup
erintendent of Schools have no opposi
tion. CONVICTS WISH TO FIGHT
Warden, However, Thinks They Will
Await Result "at Home."
WALLA WALLA. Wash., Aug. .
(Special.) Convicts at the Washington
State Penitentiary have held no meet
ing in an effort to be released to go to
war, as In San Quentin, said Warden
Drum tonight.
"A number of Austrians and Ger
mans have written to their lawyers to
get them out so they can go to war
or start to war," said the warden. "I
think, however, they will wait here and
learn the results," he added dryly.
PORTLAND CLERK WEDDED
W. D. Severance, of O.-W. R. &
Marries Spokane Girl.
COEUR D'ALENE. Idaho, Aug. 9.
(Special.) W. D. Severance, of Port
land, and Miss Hazel Standall. of Spo
kane, were married Saturday by Justice
Hubbard. Mr. Severance is chief clerk
in one of the departments of the O.-W.
R. & N. Company at Portland and for
merly lived here. He is a brother-in-law
of G. M. Palmerton. formerly of
this city, but now residing in Port
land. j. w. Palmerton, of Coeur d'Alene,
was one of the wedding party.
NEW PERKINS HOTEL.
Most conveniently located hotel in
the city: every modern convenience;
monthly rates, $15 up. Adv.
Masonic Temple Is Started.
MORTON, Wash.. Aug. 9. (Special.)
The cornerstone for the new Masonic
Temple to be built in this city was laid
today, there being a large attendance
fv,,m v.naioTTt Lewis Countv. with many
prominent members of the Masonic
fraternity present from outside points.
Grand Master William J. Sutton, of
Cheney, Wash., had charge of the cere
monies.
BY ADDISON BENNETT.
GOBLE, Columbia County. Or., Aug.
9. (Special.) To see the roost ex
tensive and also the most success
ful efforts to turn oUr logged-off
lands into homes, you must come
to Goble and go back two or
three miles toward the timberlands to
the west. There you will find about 40
small tracts occupied by settlers, who
have gone on their lands during the
last three years.
Goble for many years was the west
ern terminus of the Northern Pacific
Railway in Oregon. Back of here, to
the west, southwest and southeast, lies
one of the largest bodies of good agri
cultural lands in Oregon. This land
was heavily timbered, but the most of
the merchantable product has been cut
off and now there Is something like
50,000 acres of as fine land as can be
found in the state awaiting purchasers
at nominal prices.
Goble will be one of the principal
points on the new Columbia Highway,
now being constructed through the
town. Autdmobilists will soon find,
after the completion of this road, that
one of the finest 100-mile trips in Ore
gon is from Portland to Goble, thence
across the fine ferry maintained here
by Captain Hoven to Kalama, thence
up the Columbia to Vancouver and
across to Portland.
Another beautiful trip for the pleasure-seekers
will be down the Colum
bia Highway to Goble and thence to
the west to the Nehalem country to
Gearhart. Indeed, this will be the fa
vorite route to that celebrated beach
resort, and by another year the most
of the road will be in first-class condi
tion. About three miles of this road
leads through the tract I am going to
tell you about, and all of this will be
in perfect condition next year.
Three Ycin' Work: Shown.
Something like three years ago two
Portland real estate firms started sell
ing these lands, and they made a deal
with the Clark-Wilson Company for
2800 acres lying near here. A good sys
tem of roads was built and proved of
material assistance.
In the Fall of 1911 the tract was
placed upon the market and sales at
once began.
If I should say there are 35 families
on the tract at present it would be
true only in a measure as counting a
bachelor as a "family." and to say
merely 35 families would sound more
like , guess than a fact, so I am going
to give the names of those who are
making what I consider the best ef
forts toward home-making on logged
off lands that have ever been made
in Oregon.
Here are the names: E. J. Perkins,
Andr-ew Johnson, Samuel White, W. H.
Norcross, Michael Jennings, Howard
Gue, F. Stockdale, Morgan Doyle, Hen
ry F. Joslin, Joseph E. Evans, J. J.
Codd, G. Anliker, James Ranes, F. B.
Holbrook, H. P. Barrack, O. C. Chap
man, t. C. Smith, J. M. Holbrook. Fred
Woodhouse, Joseph Campbell, Sylvia
Archibald, Andrew Anderson, W. A.
Frazier, J. E. Buskirk, S. A. Bachman,
J. H. Goist, Stanley Hager, Thomas D.
McDonald. Louise R. Morris, Nelson St.
Onge, J. C. Welsh, E. E. Mallaber. John
Callahan. H. A. Miller and W. Hill.
These people own from five to 20 acres
each, with an average of, perhaps, 15
acres. Thejt have cleared, plowed and
have in crop practically 160 acres, and
have partially cleared perhaps almost
half as much. In other words, these
settlers have cleared nine per cent of
the 1800 acres sold by the company.
All Live on Land.
Now remember every one of the
persons mentioned is on the land, liv
ing there and imprbving it every day.
Nearly every one of them had but lit
tle money when he made his first pay
ment and moved on the land; nearly
every one has had to make his living
as he went along. Many of them have
done this, have kept up their payments
regularly, kept clearing and improving,
and saved up a little besides. Many
of them have had to get out and work
for wages a portion of the time, but
every one of them is a bona fide de
veloper. Almost to a man they are hard-working,
honest, reliable and Intelligent cit
izens. They have built up a commu
nity that any person might be glad to
live in, a community where there is
little bickering, where good feeling one
for another is practically the univer
sal rule.
It Is said there are still 2,000,000
acres of logged-off lands In Oregon.
The major portion of this land is as
fine soil as can be found anywhere;
mostly It lies where the climate is fine
for agricultural pursuits and animal
husbandry. Much of this land Is for
sale. I would just like to ask the
owners how they could get their money
out of it any quicker or any surer
than to sell it at a reasonable price on
small payments down and nothing but
the interest for the next five years:
then 20 per cent for five years? What
better security could a landowner ask
than a family on the land burning,
clearing, plowing and planting turn
ing $20 land Into $100 land?
I would like to suggest that it might
pay some of our Portland people to
take a trip down and see what this
community is doing. There Is a pretty
good road down to Goble. By turning
off about a mile west of Goble a good
road will be found through the tract,
out past Redtown. Go down and see
about the liveliest community in Oregon.
at i p. m. today as the result of .in
juries sustained in an accident at
Carnahan Station, on Clatsop Plains
about 12 o'clock last night. Keating
and a companion named Bert L. Con
roy were passengers on the late train
en route to Seaside for their vacation.
As the train was leaving Carnahan,
Keating stepped off and fell under
the wheels, his left leg being crushed
so terribly that on his arrival here
on a special train the limb was am
putated about six inches below the
hip. The young man was a son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Keating of Port
land, 17 years old. He was a student
at Columbia University and during the
Summer was employed at the Hiber
nian Savings Bank.
James Keating "was the son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Keating of 361 Tilla
mook street. The father is a grading
contractor.
For the past week James had been
working at the Hibernian Sav'ngs
Bank. Saturday he left with his chum,
Bert Conroy, to pass Sunday at Sea
side. His parents knew nothing of
the accident until yesterday, when
Word came from the Clatsop county
authorities. Mrs. Keating was pros
trated. Mr. Keating went to Astoria
last night
DISEASE DESTROYS PEST
MALADY EXTERMINATING JACK
RABBITS AT SILVER LAKE.
1000 EMPLOYES ON PICNIC
O.-W. R. & X. Shop and Orrice Men
Spend Sunday at Minam.
LA GRANDE. 0Aug. 9. (Special.)
More than 1000 employes of the O.-W.
R. & N. shops and office men and friends
spent today picnicking at Minam, 36
miles north of here. Two special trains
took the crowds to the picnic grounds.
The Albina shop band provided music
all day, and a programme of athletic
events was enjoyed.
A parade here preceded the departure
of the trains.
JAMES KEATING . IS DEAD
Columbia University Student Falls
Under Train at Carnahan.
ASTORIA. Or., Aug. 9. iSpecial.)
James Keating of Portland died here
Careaaaea of Thousands of Animals
Strew Fields, Sage Brush and
Roadsides of Valley.
SILVER LAKE, Or., Aug. 9. (Spe
cial.) Disease is exterminating jack
rabbits in that section of Silver Lake
Valley lying north of Palina Marsh
and north and west of the lake. Car
casses of thousands of these long-eared
pests are scattered throughout the sage
brush, over the grain fields and along
the roadsides.
Although there are various theories
regarding the cause and nature of the
malady, apparently none is sufficiently
interested in the welfare of the rabbit
to diagnose the disease. One report has
it that homesteaders, whose crops have
been riddled or destroyed by the Jacks,
trapped and inoculated several rabbits
and turned them loose to spread the
.Li . nth.., i-.-,:h thnt the rab-
ittiai i .ii.i. . - -
bit pest runs in cycles, the same as
that of the locust, ana tnai is me
"natural dying year" for the animals.
Apparently the same disease that is
raging on the north side of the valley
on,,th .--in.. Innii than two
n n Lit.) u.uu
years ago. The whole countryside
literally swarmed with rabbits before
the advent of the disease. Weekly
drives, in which thousands of the an
imals were slaughtered, seemed to
make no, telling decrease in the num
bers; poisoned foods, traps and bullets
made little Inroads on the pest. Then
came the malady, and the jacks van
ished. A rabbit was a near-curiosity in the
Christmas Lake country in the years
when they swarmed on the south slope
of Silver Lake Valley. Now conditions
are reversed, and the desert land is
overrun with the hungry crop destroy
ers. In their flight from disease the
animals appear to have migrated across
the hills that divide the two valleys.
SOLDIERS ATTACK TALKERS
Infantrymen Break Up Street Gath-
ering of Vancouver Socialists.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 9. (Spe
cial.) Soldiers from the Twenty-first
Infantry broke up a gathering of So
cialists at Sixth and Main streets to
night when a soapbox orator is said
to have made Insulting remarks about
the soldiers and the American flag.
Police were summoned and dispersed
the crowd.
One speaker was rushed and knocked
from the box. Another immediately
took his place and attempted to com
plete the address. He also was dragged
down by the soldiers. Then a third
mounted the box and began speaking.
The police arrived befare he was disturbed.
FROLIC RULES PICNIC
NEW SAWMILL TO OPEN
Operation of Booth-Kelly Plant at
Springrield Begins Tomorrow.
SPRINGFIELD, Or., Aug. 9. (Spe
cial.) Following the successful trying
out of the heavier machines of the new
Booth-Kelly sawmill here last week,
operation of the mill will begin tomor
row. Minor changes will not interfere
with its operation.
The first shipment of logs from the
Hyland camp, on the Oakridge branch
at Kelly, was received yesterday, and
shipments will be regular.
The formal opening has been set for
Saturday, August 29. Committees of
the Springfield Development League,
assisted by citizens, are working out
the details.
TOWN'S BOAST IS BURNED
Biggest Place In Winchester. Idaho,
Is Fire Victim.
WINCHESTER, Idaho. Aug. S. A fire
broke out this morning at 2 o'clock
in the rear of the largest buil-lng in
town, containing a pool hall and bowl
ing alley below and a hall above. An
explosion preceded the blaze.
Through the efforts of the volunteer
fire department the fire was confined
to the building, which was destroyed.
A large store adjoining the burned
building on the north was not even
scorched.
Manila Fruit Order Unfilled.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Aug. 9.
(Special.) Preparations for a large
shipment of Yakima pears to Manila,
P. I., have been canceled temporarily,
owing to the controversy which has In
terfered with the sailing from Seattle
of the Blue Funnel liner, which was to
have taken the fruit. Owing to the dis
tance, it is necessary to pick fruit extra
green, and the Yakima Fruitgrowers'
Association; which had the order, re
fused to direct picking of the fruit
under the uncertain conditions prevail
ing as a result of the war.
West Morton Water Connected.
MnRTf). Wash.. Aug. 9. (Special.)
Connection with the well at West
Morton has been made and the city
water supply is now being forced
through the mains into the big reser
voir on the hill. An ample supply of
water seems assured. Hose and carts
have been ordered and it is hoped that
the water hydrants and chemical en
gine will afford the town ample fire
protection in future. A marked im
provement in the quality of the water
for drinking purposes Is noted.
Autos Make Bay Center Trip.
PE ELL. Wash.. Aug. 9. (Special.)
Five automobile parties of Pe Ell peo
ple made a trip to Bay Center in Pa
cific County by way of Raymond and
South Bend. The route lay over the
western portion of the National Park
highway, which is in fair condition.
Next year, it Is expected, many will
make the trip through here to Pacific
County beach resorts.
More Than 500 at Outing
Knights of Columbus.
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KANGAROO COURT FEATURE
Man Convicted or Accepting Cigar,
Attorney .Jailed' for Admitting
His Proression, Judge Accepts
Red Lemonade Bribe.
Dull care was banished by members
and friends of Portland Council.
Knights of Columbus, at the second
annual picnic of the organization at
Bonneville yesterday.
Five hundred and sixty people com
prised the outing party, which boarded
cars at the Union Depot in the morn
ing, bound for the picnic grounds. The
biggest comedy feature staged by the
Knights of Columbus at the picnic was
a Kangaroo court.
Joseph ReiHy acted as the prisoner.
Deputy District Attorney T. G. Ryan
as the Judge, Deputy District Attorney
Murphy as the defendants counsel and
C. J. Zurzan was the prosecuting attor
ney. The prisoner was charged with
accepting a cigar from P. J. Hanley.
"Faith, 'tis a serious charge," quoted
"Judge" Ryan when Rellly appeared for
trial. "Who's your attorney."
"Misther Murphy, sor," answered the
prisoner.
"Ye have misrepresented to the
court," stated "hizzoner," accompany
ing the statement with a wide grin,
"Misther Murphy Is ordered to Jail for
representing himself as an attorney."
"Judge" Ryan's fellow deputy, ac-
i - j i, . . Trta T 1 1 ' . u a tin ill P rl
compameu uj o,,
off to the Kangaroo jail, a crate-like
structure on tne picnic gruuuu.-,. wnci
they were confined until the Judge and
the jailor. Roger O'Mara, were bribed
with red lemonade.
The results of the races follow:
Free-for-all, 100-yard dash Chester
Hughes, first; M. Brennen, second.
Unrpla mon'a 100-VRrd dash C. J.
Zurzan, first; R. L. Plauf. second.
Married women's race Mrs. D. Del
lair, first; Mrs. R. L. Plauf, second.
Fat mans race J. nyan, iu.i,
L. F Sinnort, second.
Egg race Marie Herbrlng, The
n. ,!..,- Visa TT Ttiirklpv- second.
Girls' race 14 years and under Miss
Marie Day,, first; Miss Margaret
Jacoburger, second.
Wheelbarrow race A. L. Ward and
Chester Hughes, first.
Nail-driving contest Mrs. J. E. Kelly,
first.
Cracker eating contest Nell Shana
han, first; Nell Hughes, second.
Tug-of-war The Dalles Knights of
Columbus, winner.
Young women's race Miss Nellie
Foster, first; Miss Katherine Galvln,
second.
Judges Dan Calicrate, Joseph Rellly.
H. J. Thielman, C. J. Zurzan and P. J.
Hanley.
Portland Agents for Gossard Corse ts
Agents for Ladies Home Journal Patterns
SHRINERS ARRIVE BY AUTO
Lodge Members Gather for Ceremo
nies at Marshfleld.
MARSHFIELD, Or., Aug. 9. (Spe
cial.) Shriners have been arriving
here all day by automobile from Grants
Pass. Ashland, Roseburg, Eugene and
other Interior points for the three
days' initiatioin and jinks. The cere
monials take place Tuesday afternoon
and evening, when 25 candidates will
walk the hot sands. A big street pa
rade is one of the coming attractions.
The visitors will be entertained
with dances, receptions and a fish" din
ner at Sunset Bay on Wednesday. The
celebration will end with an informal
gathering at the Masonic Temple on
Wednesday night.
Union High School Proposed.
ST HELENS. Or.. Aug. 9. (Special.)
Representatives from 10 school dis
tricts surrounding St. Helens met to
day to form plans and Investigate the
necessary legal steps to form a union
high school here. A committee was
!... a mnfer with the board in
each district and report at a later
meeting.
Olds, Wortman & King
"The Fresh Air Store"
Double
Stamps
Today
With All Cash Purchases
Made on the Entire 2d Fl.
In conjunction with extraordinary Anni
versary Sale Bargains in Women's Reaily-to-Wear
Apparel, Suits. Coats. Dresses, etc.,
Muslin Underwear, Corsets. Children 'h Wear,
Art Goods, Sewing Machines and Millin i
Plan to do your shopping today and reap
the benefit of extreme, low prices and also
get Double Trading Stamps with all cash
purchases of 10c or more on the 2d Floor.
Wash Goods Remnants atJJ
At Bargain Circle on Main Floor
Hundreds of Wash Goods Romnnnts in lengths suitable for
waists, dresses, children's wear, etc., on sale today at hall' regu
lar prices. Crepes, voiles, ginghams and many other weaves in
popular colors.
S. & H. Green Trading Stamps Come to Our Premium Department.
OLD BRIDGE DOWN
Dynamite Sticks Make Way
for New Structure.
PLANS LITTLE CHANGED
while the shorter again will be T". Th
roadway will be 2 feet wide. The
h,i nf th.i brldiie will be of concrete
and the actual wearing surface will b.
of creosoted wood blocks.
Two concrete piers will support the
bridge between bank, snd a big con
crete abutment will relieve the weight
on the west end. The foundation Is of
steel piling, driven to bedrock.
Mr. Travis now has an Ideal cami
at the Automobile Club, consisting of
six tents. The contract for the work (x
held by George H. Griffin.
The blowing of the bridge almost In
jured Mrs. Borden, who resides at the
club. A flying piece of steel pitssmt
through her shirt waist, just under
the arm.
Span Upon Which Work Is HM Be
ing Pushed to Be S-upiorted by
Concrete Piers, While Rondnay
Will Be of Same Matc-rliil.
Fifteen sticks of dynamite made way
for the construction of the new bridge
across the Sandy River, near the Port
land Automobile Clubhouse, Thursday,
when the old wooden bridge, which
partially collapsed recently, wss blown
to pieces.
The old bridge was built in two
spans, the one 200 feet long and the
other 77 feet long. The first took the
15 sticks and the small span was blown
with live more.
R. M. Travis, In charge of the work,
superintended the blasting, and pre
dicts an early completion of the new
......tnra Th rltmAnRlOnS of the H6W
span will be like those of the old.
The main span win do mm h '""
Tacomn Boy Dies In Survey amp.
MORTON. Wash., Aug. .( Special
While employed with a Government
surveying party In the Cascade Moun
tains 20 miles from Longmlr'j Springs.
Henry McLean, the 22-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Peter McLean of Tacoms.
was stricken with typhoid fever an.l
died. The body was taken to TwMI
The young man was a graduate of th
Stadium High School of Tacoma In
the 1911 class.
360O UMp Shipped From Morton.
MORTON, Wash.. Aug . (Special.!
The biggest single shipment of live
stock that ever went out of Eastern
Lewis County was mads yesierda)
when 3t00 sheep were started for Chi
cago markets. The sheep were driven
hero from the forest reserve feeding
grounds In the Cascade Mountains In
the extreme eastern part of the coun
ty. Fourteen double-decked stock car
were required.
Boston In said to hvf had th first tls-
White Bread Is Robbed
e
of about four-fifths of the precious
cell-building salts of the grain.
What's the result? Under-fed, poorly developed, anemic people, suffering
from what has been aptly termed, "white bread starvation."
Grape-Nuts
FOOD
contains all the nutriment of whole wheat and barley, including the mineral
salts of these rich grains, so much needed for balanced growth and mainte
nance of body, brain and nerve cells.
Grape-Nuts comes in wax-wrapped sealed packages
ready-to-eat, nourishing, easy to digest, appetizing.
A ration of Grape-Nuts with other food goes a long way toward making up
the deficiency of white bread.
"There's a Reason" for Grape-Nuts