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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 14, lOG. i JEiliS TAKES TIL AS II JOKE Grins Broadly When State ments of Witnesses Take a Humorous Turn. MOTHER A PATHETIC FIGURE Little Woman in Black Follows the Testimony on the Murder of 111 Trif ITucltnrifl Willi ln in fill Intensity. BY W. G. MACRAE. GRANT'S PASS. Or.. Jan. 13. (Start Correspondence.) Jaspor Jennings, who Is being tried for the murder of his father, will take the witness-stand. Attorney D. H. Norton, counsel for Jennings, made this statement this afternoon just before court convened after the noon recess. The prisoner took the stand during the after noon, but the jury was taken from the room while he explained to the court how he came to sign a number of statements produced by District Attorney Reames. Attorney Norton objected to the intro ducing of these statements, because, he contended, they had been obtained from the prisoner by duress and while he was held a prisoner in the Jail and denied cither legal counsel or the advice of his friends. Judge H. K. Hanna ruled out one of these statements and admitted another. When the courtroom doors were thrown open this morning it seemed as if the whole feminine population of Grant's Pass was present. Men, women and children occupied every available seat in the courtroom, stood three and four dep along the sides of the room, and finally filled the aisles. It was a curious crowd, and it was constantly shifting and mov ing about for vantage points to study the prisoner. Face Without Character. Little good the study of Jennings did them. for. unless his eyes can be seen, the face is without character. He is a blond, and, now that he has his mustache shaved off, he would easily pass for a boy 19 years old. He is dressed in a green suit and has the appearance of being proud of the fact that he is the center of attraction. The enormity of the crime with which he is charged sits lightly on his shoulders. Innocent or guilty. Jasper Jennings sees not the shadow of the gallows confront ing him. His close confinement in the jail is an Inconvenience, the trial a Joke in which he Is the center figure, and the murder of his father a circumstance which occasions no grief not as much as if the poorest canine had been killed. Seated close at his side in the dingy courtroom is his mother, a frail bit of womanhood dressed in black. All da'y she watched Jasper and listened intently to the testimony as each witness in turn told his story and wove closer and closer the link of circumstantial evidence around her son. She came here last week from the Nortli Carolina home where she went when she and her husband separated. A stranger happening Into the courtroom and not knowing that Jasper Jennings was on trial would be almost led to be lieve it was the little woman in black whose fate was in the balance. Smiles Arc Checked. Jasper appears Indifferent to the testi mony offered, and he smiled several times when some of the state's witnesses cre ated a laugh. His attitude did not change until the testimony of L. B. Wickersham. superintendent of the Granite Hill mine, was given, which went to prove that when Newton Jennings was murdered he wjrVJ asleep with his back to the door: that the person who held the rifle must have stepped into the room and fired the shot, and not through the door. In this testi mony the state gave an inkling of how it hoped to connect Dora Jennings with the killing of her father. Mr. Wickersnam stated that when he was called to the Jennings cabin, iie found the dead man with the right side of his head partially torn away, that a portion of tile brains were de posited on his left breast. The brains, so the witnesses stated, must have been placed there, and the testimony went far to bear out the contention of the District Attorney that Jennings' body had been moved after he had been killed. Body Handled After JIurdcr. The state has gone on the theory that after the shot was. fired the body was turned over and left facing the door, so as to create the impression that the shot had been fired through the door. The course that the bullet took and tne fact that when Jennings was found the front part of his face on the right side was torn away by the bul let go far toward proving: that the mur dered man was shot from behind. The bullet was found lodged In the pillow, and In spite of the fact that it had passed through the feathers in the pil low Jt Is alleged hair was found still clinging to the flattened part of the bullet. Among the other witnesses to tes tify today was Miss Blanche Roberts, Jasper's sweetheart. She smiled all through the examination and created quite a laugh when in answer to a question by District Attorney Reames as to 'why Jasper came to see her on the night of tbe murder she said: "He came to see me, of course." The crowd broke out in rf loud guf faw. Judge Hanna, after rapping for order, said: "We are not putting on a farce here and the courtroom must be quiet." The girl admitted she was engaged to Jasper and the prisoner smiled at his fiancee as she tripped lightly from the wjtncss-stand. Testimony Aids the Defense. Nearly all the witnesses who testi fied today had told thel.r story before the Coroner' jury and ihe only sur prise of the trial came when John Evitt repudiated his statement of the time when he heard the shot, made by bim before the Coroner's inquest. In the statement Evitt stated that he be lieved it was between 12 and 1 o'clock when lie heard the shot. He testified to day that it must have been, about 4 o'clock. He denied having made the former statement of time. F'xJne tne time at i o'clock helps the prlfconer, for he-was- home and .in bed at that hour. Evitt was in a cabin about 63 feet from the Jennings cabin, .where the killing took place. The stae has only a few more witnesses and -as the defense has but few, it Is expected the case will go tp4 the jury Monday evening. RAILROAD OX THE TAXAXA Artlclesof Incorporation or Alaska Road Filed at Olymplu. OLTMPIA. Wash.. Jan. 13. (Special.) A railroad from the mouth of the Copper River, In Alaska.- to Fairbanks, thence down the Tanana River and across the Yukon to a point to be selected. Is the project of the Copper River Railway Com pany, a 57.000.000 corporation which filed articles today. The articles give the com pany the reserve right to also build a branch down the White River. The in corporators arc H. MIddagh and Samuel Murchlson, of Seattle. Many Defects in the Plant. CE.N'TRALIA, Wash- Jan. 13. (Spe cial.) A committee of representative business men visited the Ccntralia water plant Saturday afternoon, with a view of arriving at some conclusion for the improvement of the system. Many defects were found in the plant and boiler-room and the gentlemen, who were J. E. Lease. Theodore Hoss. F. T. McXItt. William Scales. J. R. Burton. George Miller, Dan Salzer. Wil liam Christcnsen. Bar and E. A. Courneyer. are now preparing a plan to submit to the Centralla Council next weelc A suggestion that the city should put In Its own water supply system will probabb' be made. IT this Is not taken up. local business men may form a stock company to buy out the Ccn tralia Water Supply Company. KILLS FRIEND IN SCUFFLE HERBRItT HEIDEI.. OF HII.I.SHORO, OVERCOME WITH GKIEK. Corner of Counter in 1-Yrdntorc In 1'orccd Into Abdomen of II. 1M Ifartrampf. H1LLSBORO. Jan. 13. fSpecial.) Henry L. riartrampf, aged 21 yoars, died In this city at 11:30 today, the re sult of injuries received while In a friendly scuffle with an employe. Her bert Heidel. The young mon hud been wrest'.Ing in HartrampTs feed store Wednesday, and Hartrampf had re turned to the office and whs leaning over the right angle corner of the counter when the Heidel boy In a spirit or play, jumped on his back. The sharp edge of the counter corner In flicted a fatal abdomlnaj wound. The young man was a general favor ite and was succeeding finely in busi ness. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hartrampf. estimable people, who reside In North Hillsboro. The Heidel boy Is noarly prostrated with grief, but no one attaches any particular blame to him. as it appears to have been an unavoidable accident. ALL PIIECENDENT IS UPSET Date or .Seattle Republican Conven tion Is Set Ahead. SEATTLE. Wash.. Jan. 13.-(Specia!.)-The Republican city central committee to day changed the dates of the city con vention from February 21 to February J. to be in a better position to meet the" at tacks of the Municipal Ownership Con vention, which will assemble next Satur day. Then tonight Chairman Otto Case, who has been stirring up trouble ever since the first committee meeting gave one delegate-st-large In each precinct, sent out a telephone oall and switched the dates ahead to February 16. because the city registration would not be over until that time. The apportionment will be one delegate for every 20 Republican votes cast at the last municipal convention, and there will be no allotment of delegates-Ht-large. In addition four delegates are allowed the First Ward for South Seattle annexed a short time aco. Thfe Elehth u'urH given one of the old Ninth's delegates, to compensate It for that portion of the Ninin annexed to tne Eighth when new ward lines were drawn br the CJtv Council. Fred C. Harper was Indorsed by the committee for Collector of Customs and Frank Twitehell given the committees approval In his fight to be named Regis ter of the Seattle Land Office. A resolu tion asking that the question of nominat ing candidates by direct primary be re ferred to a committee of attorneys was laid on the table by a vote of 10 to 2. In reconvening and entirely changing the scope of the original call for the con vention the Republican committee upset all precedent and established what nhrewd and older political mnnagcrs fear mav be a dangerous practice. Whitley Guilty or Manslaughter. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. Jan. 18. (Speclal.) The case of Joe Whitley, col ored, who was tried here this week on the charge of killing Edwin Curtis, a white man. at Topenish last Summer, went to the Jury at 3:30 this afternoon. The evi dence of the state showed that Whitley met Curtis on the street near the drug store of W. L. Shearer, of Topenish. and after a few words Whitley pulled out a revolver and shot Curtis three times. There were several eyewitnesses, and they all say that Curtis was unarmed and made no defense. The defendant attempt ed to show that he shot In self-defense, that Curtis had a knife up his sleeve and had made a move toward him when he fired the deadly shots. The whole week was consumed In the trial of the case. W. T. Davis, foreman of the Jury, ren dered a verdict of manslaughter. Sen tence will not be pronounced until Janu ary 23. Prosecutlnc- Attornev Vniii nmi Judge Rlggs were gotten out of bed to! near ine veraict tonignu H. J. Snlvoley, attorney for the defense, says he will ap peal the case to the Supreme Court In order to test the constitutionality of the new jury law. District Association Is Favored. MMINNVILLE. Or.. Jan. 13. (Spe cial.) At the annual meeting of the District School Officers' Association of Yamhill County, held yesterday, at which 50 school officers were present, resolutions were unanimously adopted requesting State Superintendent Acker man to prepare a bill to be presented to the next Legislature, providing for the establishment of school district of ficers' Associations In all the counties and providing that a representa tive of each school district board shall receive compensation from the general fund of the county for attendance at the unnual meeting of such associa tions. Daagers of a Cold aad How to Avoid Them. More fatalities have their origin In or result from a cold than from anv other .cause. This fact .alone should make peo ple more careful, as there Is no danger whatever from a cold when it is properly treated In the beginning. For many years Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has been irecognlzed as the most prompt and effect ual medicine in use for tills disease. It jaets on nature's plan, loosens the cough. Telleves the lungs, opens the secretions nd alas nature In restoring the system to a healthy coBdltloa. Sola by all druggists. PRISON DAYS OVtR Mrs. Niese Pardoned After Ten Years in Penitentiary. MURDERED HER INFANT Husband, Convicted JoIntJyWIth Her, Committed Suicide In Uie Stevens County Jail After Sentence Had Been Pronounced. OLTMPIA, Wash., Jan. 13. (Special.) Mrs. Hattie Niese, principal In a mur der case that was a state-wide sensation In 1893 and 1S?6. was paroled by Governor Mead today after she had served about 10 years' actual time In the penitentiary Mrs. Niese' and her husband murdered their Infant child In Stevens County In 1S35. its death being caused by brutal tortures. Both were tried for murder and both were convicted of murder In the second degree. Niese committed suicide In the Stevens County Jail after sentence had been passed on both. Mrs. Niese was sentenced to 20 years at hard labor, and with good time allowance, her term would have expired In two years, 14 months and IS days from the date of her parole. The woman, wh'o Is a German, has been an excellent prisoner, but her mental condition is not of the best, and the like lihood that longer Imprisonment would produce insanity was one of the reasons for granting the parole. Another Influ ence of weight with the Governor was a letter written by Jesse Arthur, the trial Judge, who Is now practicing law In Bat tle Creek. Mich. Judge Arthur says he has not the slight est doubt but that Mrs. Niese participat ed in the tortures of their chlW and was equally responsible with her husband for Its death. He expresses the opinion that she was of weak mind and character and was completely dominated by her husband. In this consideration and be lieving that ten years was sufficient pun ishment for her. he signed her applica tion. The Governor also granted parole to Aquiltar Justus, sentenced In Chchalls County. January. 1MM. to five yoars for robbery. Justus is not of legal age. and this was his first crime. BEETS MAY BE RAISED. Garfield Farmers Are Shown Bene fits to the Soil. GARFIELD. Wash... Jan. 1. (Spe cial.) The farmers of Garfield held mi enthusiastic meeting at the opera house this evening. Mayor -McClure pre sided, with R. C McCroskey aa secre tary. Addresses were made by Mr. Lar son, manager of the-Cerbiii beet sugar factory at Waverly; by Mr. George. Mr. Ilayncs and A. D. Thayer, of Wav eHy. The obj-ct of the meeting was to Interest the Garfield farmers In rais ing sugar beets. Two of the speakers, who arc prac tical farmers. wre wbeatrateer for many years, for the past six yeacs they have" mined sugar beets and they do elare they have made a profit of $5 per acre more raising bqets than wheat, besides keeping their land in a hlgner state of cultivation and free from .veeda. They said that by plant ing beets in Summer fallowed land a much larger crop of wheat would be produced the next season. Mr. Corblr.'s factory has a capacity of 50.000 tons of boots annually and so far has been able to secure but 20. 009 tons, or one-half of the capacity of the plant The price paid the farm ers for a ton of beets is 55.25. but if Mr. Corbin can get the farmers a'long the line of the Spokane & Inland road to plant C000 acres annually he will pay them ?G per ton. The farmers of Garfield are pleased with the proposal, and Mayor McGiilre, who I j. prominent farmer, says he believes a large acreuge will be plant ed here this season. Senator McCros key said: "I am considering the pro posal and may plant 100 acres to beets as an experiment." Many other prom inent wheatgrowers are getting inter ested and it is expected that a largo acreage will be planted all along the line of the electric road. CAMERON IS MADE CHAIRMAN Walla Walla Republican Committee in Session Behind Closed Doors. WALLA. WALLA. Wash.. Jan. 13. (Special.) The Republican County- Cen tral Committee for Walla Walla met this afternoon in the office of Judge Huffman In the Courthouse, and after a Trlendly contest elected Alexander Cameron, a well-known farmer, of a small precinct south of the city, as chairman to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of the former chairman. The only other candi date for the position was J. K. Wilson. Everj member of every precinct was rep resented either In person or by proxy, and while the meeting was held behind closed doors, there are no reports of any dis agreements except a friendly one over who should be the new chairman. Chairman Cameron stated this evening that he will announce his executive com mittee within a few days. Petitions were presented for the appointment of new committeemen In some of the precincts., where the members are reported to have moved. They were referred to the chair man and the new executive committee for consideration. The new chairman Js a lifelong friend of Senator Ankeny. FLED WITH THE BALD BUGLER Salvation Army Lassie Succumbs to the Flame or Love. SEATTLE. Wash.. Jan. 13. (Special.) To the glad shouting of hallelujahs, the sounding of cymbals and the clashing of brasses, the fire of love was kindled and grew Into tierce flames in the hearts of Edna Powell, aged 23, a member of the Spokane Salvation Army corps, and Bugler Rcstall. aged 40 and bald, of the same corps. The matter was reported to the police last night by Rev. H. D. Brown, of 194S Eighth avenue West, pas tor of the Church of the Nazarene. Throwing off their religious scruples and braving the condemnation of rela tives and friends, the two are said to have fled from Spokane December 1. and It Is thought are now living In this city. Edna Powell Is a girl of medium build. She nas brown hair and blue eyes. Her eyes are weak! and she Is forced to wear glasses. Her parents live in Spokane, and It Is reported to the police that because her relations with other members of her family were unpleasant, she sought her own way in the world, and had a hard time of it. EXPENSES REFUSED ASSESSOR. Walla Walla Will Not Be Rcpre- sentcd at State Meeting-. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Jan. IX (Special.) R. J. Bcrryman, County As sessor of Walla Walla County, a Republi can, his referred his application for ex- Don't mistake our mean ing. In urging you to save we don't want you to be come stingy or miserly. Spend what Is reasonably necessary, but remember that you may get sick or lose your position. Then you will realize the value of a savings account. WE PAY 4 INTEREST We Transact a General Bank ing Business. OREGON TRUST6 SAVINGS BANK Sixth and Mormon Streets OFFICERS W. II. MOORE. President E. E. LYTLE. Vlce-Praldent W. COOPER MORRIS. Cashier. DIRECTORS W. H. Moore. E. E. LyU. Leo Friede. TV. H- ConInd. W. Coever Monii- pense money to attend the state meeting of the Assessors of Washington to the State Tax Commission. A majority of the Board of Commissioners for Walla Walla County are Democrats, and they recently flatly refused to pay the ex penses of the Assessor to Olympla. The meeting of the Assessors has been called by the Tax Commission, which has gen eral supervision over the assessment and taxation affairs In the state, and Assessor Berryman notified the Commission that as the Board of County Commissioners did not see fit to pay the expense of the trip he did not eel like attending. The Tax Commission wrote the County Commissioners, and the letter was made public here today. Among other things tho letter says: "We are not prepared to believe that you would Indulge In a penny-wise policy where the benefits to be obtained are so great as In this case. But. however, if you still persist In this Idea, after our assurance to you of the Importance of having your County Assessor here, the re sponsibility of your county coming out be hind at the meeting of the Stale Board of Equalization must rest with you." It is understood to be the intention of the State Tax Commission to secure as nearly an equitable assessment all over the state as possible, and they allege the only way to do this Is to hold a meet ing of all the Assessors and secure an agreement from each that a certain basis of valuation will be used In making the 1506 assessment There promises to be a clash between the Commission and the County Commis sioners before the Summer is over on taxation matters. EUGENE TO HAVE Y. 31. C. A. 'Rtiijdlng to Cost $25,000 Will Be Erected Tills Summer. EUGENE, Or.. Jan. -(Specials-Articles of Incorporation of the Young Men's Christian Association of Eugene were filed with County Clerk Lee this afternoon. The incorporators are: Samuel Roome, P. I Campbell and F. L. Chambers, and the objects and business as set forth. In the articles arc as follows: "The spiritual. Intellectual, social and physical welfare of young men. and to that end the object of the corporation shall be to buy. own. sell and mortgage real estate, to purchase, own. erect, con struct, manage, operate and maintain suitable buildings in which to- conduct reading-rooms, gymnasiums, swimming tanks and any and atl other things neces sary, suitable or convenient to carry the foregoing purpose Into effect." The soliciting committee which has been listing members has met with remarkable success, and sufficient funds are now pledged to Insure the success of the asso ciation. It is the intention immediately to secure plans for a fine building, to cost In the neighborhood of E5.000. The build ing will be completed during the coming Summer, and will be modern In every par ticular, and supply all demands for years to come. For lnlcr-Sociciy Debates. CASCADE LOCKS, Or.. Jan. 13.-(Spe-clal.) "Why should not the debating so cieties and literary societies In the towns along the O. R- & X. come together, and arrange a schedule of debates Just as eas lly.as tney could a schedule of football or baseball games?" was a question pro pounded and discussed before the Cascade Locks Literary Society last night, and It . was at length decided to approach other ' societies In neighboring towns and find out their feelings In the matter. Most of the speakers agreed that there was no reason why teams fit debaters of two or three should not meet teams from other places. In debates, and return de bates; and all thought that a course of such debates would be immensely bene ficial to the towns engaging in them. Honor for Oregon's Governor. SALEM. Or.. Jan. 11 (3pecIal.)-Gover- j uvi v-ii.iiuuvi Mini iiia .iwvciiivu 111 tui tion to act as temporary chairman of the "Seeing America" conference, to be held at Salt. Lake. January 23. The Invitation came today in a telegram from Governor John C. Cutler, of Utah, and President Hcber M. Wells, of the Salt Lake Com mercial Club, who have charge of the ar rangements. The purpose of the confer ence Is to devise means of attracting at tention to the natural wonders and scenic beauties of America, with a view to In ducing tourists to vsnend their time and. money in this country instead of going to Europe. Miss Laufnian Wins Prize. M'MINNVILLE COLLEGE. McMinn vllle. Or.. Jan. 13. (Special.) The annual oratorical contest between juniors and seniors, for the class of '94 prize, was held In the college chapel last night. First prize was awarded Miss Florence Lauf nian, 0G. and second prize to Dolph Olds, Astoria Moral "Wave Ebbs. ASTORIA, 6r.. Jan. 13.-SpecIaI.)-The moral wave which struck Astoria several months ago Is apparently a an end. and tonight, for the first time In nearly a year, slot machines of all kinds are run ning without Interference from the au thorities.' Paeifie Coast Telegraphic Briers. Spokane. Wash. By declalon of the Re ceiver and Register of the UnncJ States Land Office at Coeur .d'AIeae City. Idaho, the Northern Pacific loses right to 51.500.000 worth of land declared to be mineral In character. XtaUaa. Or. By the bursting of a flywheel. Charles Bach's let; was badly shattered and the Gerllnser sa?rm!l! al Falls City eamewhat damaged. La Grande. Or. Charred by the La Grande Drug Company with larceny of 5000 worth or nock from their Summervllle More. It. M. Gastrin is In Jail In default of ball. The Dalles. Or. M. D. Fannlnston. post master at "VVreathuro. -40 years o a;e. has gone violently Intane. The Dalles. Or. In a shooting afTalr near Nanee. IS miles south of The DalletL Joe Craft, Myron Butler and a man named Jcaes were the principal?. It ts reported Butler and Jones were attempting- to force their way through- Craft's Uad when a quarrel occurred, tmtaatlag Is the exchange of afcout S sfcou. Joaes was wed. January Clearance Sale IE you 'have been looking for bargains in men's clothes, here' they arc; nothing rcservecj; everything gpes, including the staples; blue serges and black un finished worsteds. $12.50 Suit, Overcoat or .Raincoat reduced to $1S.00 Suit, Overcoat or Raincoat reduced to $25.00 Suit. Overcoat or Raincoat reduced to $:J0,00 Suit, Overcoat or Raincoat reduced to Sam'l Rosenblatt 6 Co. Corner Third and Morrison Streets PAYS HP DELINQUENCY NEW YORK CORPORATION OWNS .MUCH OREGON PROPERTY. Forced by the I.nw to Pay License Fees, After Lous Correspondence With Secretary of State. SALEM. Or.. Jan. 13. (Special.) The E. Clemens Hoist Company today paid into the State Treasury about $500 in delin quent corporation fees, that company hav ing failed up to this date to comply with the provisions of the corporation license tax law. The company Is a New York concern, but owih much real and personal property in Oregon, and has extensive business interests here. Cnder the provisions of the corporation law. the company could not legally trans act business In this state or enforce Its rights in the courts unless It had first paid Its license fees. After some lengthy correspondence with the Secretary of State, the company paid Its delinquent fees. The articles of incorporation tiled this week were as follows: The St. Johns Title. Abstract & Trnsr Companv: principal ortlce. St. Johns. Or.; capital stock, JocCO; Incorporators. Willis H. Moxon. F. J. Moxon nnd S. V. Parker. Medford Dray & Transfer Company: principal office, iledford. Or.; capital stocK. C0: incorporators. H. M. Coes, A. C. Bailey and L. A. Martin. Northwestern Land & Water Company; principal of flee. Medford. Or.: capital stock. JlO.ttX): Incorporators. Jessie W. Coss. H. M. Coss and A. C. Bailey. Sigma Nu Alumni Association or the University or Oregon: principal dfllce. Eu gene. Or.; capital stock. TiC00r4ncorpont tors. Luke L. Goodrich, Scth M. Kerron and Fred Stelwcr. Campbell &. Evans; principal office. Portland. Or.; capital siock. $10.CC0: In corporators. Clyde Evans. W. Campbell and Henrv H. Hurst. Umatilla River Water-Users' Associa tion; principal office. Hermlston. Or.: cap ital stock. JJtO.COO: Incorporators. J. F. McNaught. D. C. Brownell. H. T. Irvln. 1. A. Esteb. Louis Scholl. Jr., Al C. Craw ford and H. O. Newport. Clarke-Wocdward Drug Company; prin cipal office. Portland. Or.; capital stock. SKO.WO: Incorporators. Louis G. Clarke. William F. oodward and E. I Clarke. Independent Steamship Company; prin cipal office. Portland. Or.: capital stock. S10CO: Incorporators.-.Harry Young. W. H. Patterson and R. A. Hume. Oregon City & Farmers Independent Telephone Company; principal office. Ore gon City, Or.; capital stock. 53000: Incor porators. W. H. Bonney, C. G. Huntley. Hugh S. Mount and E. G. Caufleld. The Tonseth Company: principal office. Portland. Or.: capital stock. 523.CQ0: Incor porators. Birger Tonseth. Cornelius Ton soth and F. A. 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HILL INTERESTS ON KECOKD Transcripts or Judgment Filed on Old Union Pacific Grade. OLYMPIA. Wash.. Jan. 13. (Spedal.) In order apparently to remove all chance of the Union Pacific reclaiming the old grade and right of way constructed and established- from the Columbia River to Puget Sound in 1S91. the Hill Interests-are tiling for record In each county traversed by the right of way transcripts of judg ments secured upon assigned "claims against the right of way. amounting, with Intorest and costs, to 51.C67.216. The Uhlon Pacific grade wa3 construct ed in the name of the Portland & Puget Sound Railway Company, and the unpaid claim. of the road were assigned to the Seattl & Montana Railway Company, un der which name the Great Northern was constructed in this state. The Northwest ern Improvement Company, also a Hill company, owns delinquent tax certificates against the right of way and haa begun foreclosure proceedings. The filing of the transcripts of the Judg ments against the right of way is taken as an indication that the Hill roads want to be prepared for any move the Harri man road may make in the tax foreclo sure proceedings. BAD NIGHT ON THE TRAIL Women in Alaska Party That Suffers Greatly. SEATTLE, Jan. 13. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Brumhow. J. J. Rogers and E. J. Steirs. all of Fairbanks. Alaska, who arrived In the city this morning on the Santa Ana from Valdez. experienced a night on the trail from. Fairbanks to Valdez, with the ther mometer 32 degrees below zero and only a pocketknlfe In the party .with which to cut fuel to keep up the campfire. They were lost from the remainder of the party and encountered a severe storm, which covered the trail so that they were unable to follow It. The entire party, con sisting of six men and two women, suf fered from exposure and hunger on the trail, taking 21 days to make a trip thnt Is ordinarily covered In from nine to ten days. PACIFIC COAST DEAD. Dr. Charles S. Trlplcr. TACOMA. Wash.. Jan. 13. (Speelal.) Dr. . Charles Stewart Tripler died this morning In Fannie Paddock Hospital. He was brought to Tacoma a few weeks aKO. after beln rescued by his wife from his burning house near Gtjr Harbor. He had been a resident of Tacoma and Pierce County for 13 years, practicing medicine for a .Jong time. He Is survived by his widow and three children. Elijah Hills. ! EUGENE. Or.. Jan. 13. Elijah Hills, an early Oregon pioneer, aged about 75 years, died at Jasper, Lane County, yesterday, while at work at the barn. He crossed the plains to Oregon In the early 50u and settled In Lane County, re siding here continuously since. He was never married. He was a prosperous farmer. Made Homeless by Fire. AVESTOX. Or.. Jan. 13. (Special.) The residence of William Blair and all its contents were totally destroyed at 1 o'clock this morning by fire of unknown origin. Loss Is J2000; no In surance. Mr. Blair is absent and hl3 wife and Ave daughters were left homeless and without clothing. A yublie subscription of over -$500 was promptly raised for their benefit. Baby Will Die Front Blow. WILKESON. Wash., Jan. 13. (Special.) No hope is entertained for the recovery of Baby Nelson, whose skull was frac tured by a blow with a fiatlron In the hands of his father, Nels Nelson. Thurs day. The child Is still unconscious and is not expected to live through the night. Mrs. Nelson Is suffering from her injuries but will recover. Yamhill Teachers' Institute. M'MINNVILLE, Or.. Jan. 13.-(Special.) About 125 teachers are In attendance at the County Teachers' Institute that Is being held at this place. The programme comprehends the studies of tne methods used In the various branches taught in the public -schools. Preachers "Who Marry Rich. Atchison Globe. A preacher has no right to be rich un less he gets It by marrying a rich woman, and the people find It bard to forgive even such married-on prosperity. Copyright I 90 5 by -Hart Schaffner Marx CUD WILL IRRIGATE Lfii STOCK SUBSCRIBED TO WATEIl LSEItS' ASSOCIATION. Entliuiatlc Mectlnc nr. Citizen at Town Hnll Is Irmlilrd Over by Miiyor KKtch. ECHO, Or.. Jan. 13. (Special.) The mass meeting of the citizens at the Town Hall at 2 P. M.. was called to order by Mayor Esteb. The committee appointed-to Incorporate the Water users" Association reported that the articles of Incorporation and by-laws adopted by the committee had been ap proved by tin- Secretary of the Interior and tnu articles of Incorporation had been tiled with the Secretary of State. The report of the committee was ap proved. A stockholders' meeting was then heli! and SIS- shares at ?G0 a shave were subscribed The following-named .stockholders were elected directors: H. T. Irvln. J. F. McNaught. A, C. Crawford. II. G. Newport and W. il. Skinner. The directors elected II. T. Irvmv president; J; F. McNaught, vice president: A, ' C. Crawford, secretary an,d II. G. Newport, treasurer; The city was crowded with delegates and much, enthusiasm was shown. The Government was represented by J. T. Whistle, engineer. and Holgatc & Williamson, reclamation attorneys. The Echo Irrigation project Is now a real ity and work will go forward at once. Eckels Sliys at the 3IutuaI. CHICAGO: Jan. 13. (Special.) Ru mors that James II. Eckles Is to be come president of the Mutual Life In surance Company of New- York were proved false today when Mr. Eckles announced he would accept his rc-elec-tlon as president of the Commercial National Bank. With the death of the Mutual Life rumor dies also the report that Mr. Eckles has been considering removal to New York as the head of one of two banks whose presiden cies have been offered him. What Sulphur Does For the Human Body in Health and Disease. The mention of sulphur will recall to many of us the early days when our mothers and grandmothers gave us our dally dose of sulphur and molasses every Spring and Fall. It was the universal Spring and. Fall "blood purifier," tonic and cure-all. and. mind you. this old-fashioned remedy was not without merit. The Idea was good, but the remedy was crude and unpalatable, and a large quan tity had to be taken to get any effect. Nowadays we get all the beneficial ef fects of sulphur In a palatable, concen trated form, so that a single grain is far more effective than a tablespoonful of the crude sulphur. In recent years research and experi ment have proven that the best sulphur for medicinal use Is that obtained front Calcium (Calcium Sulphide) and sold in drug stores under the name of Stuart's Calcium Wafers. They are small chocolate-coated pellets and contain the active medicinal principle of sulphur In a highly concentrated, effective form. Few people are aware of the value of this form of sulphur In restoring and maintaining bodily Vigor and health: sul phur acts directly on the liver and excre tory organs and purifies and enriches the blood by the prompt elimination of waste material. Our grandmothers knew this when they dosed us with Sulphur and molasses every Spring and Fall, but the crudity and Impurity of ordinary flowers of sul phur were often worse than the disease, and cannot compare with the modern concentrated preparations of sulphur, of which Stuart's Calcium Wafers is un doubtedly the best and most widely used. They are the natural antidote for- liver and kidney troubles, and cure constipa tion and purify the blood in a way that often surprises patient and physician alike. Dr. R. M. Wllklns. while experiment ing with sulphur remedies, soon found that the sulphur from Calcium was su perior to any other form. He says: "For liver, kidney and blood troubles, espe cially when resulting from constipation or malaria, I have been surprised at the results obtained from Stuart's Calcium Wafers. In patients suffering from bolls and pimples and even deep-seated car buncles, I have repeatedly seen them dry up and disappear In four or five days, leaving the skin clear and smooth. Al though Stuart's Calcium Wafers - 1s a proprietary article, and sold by druggists, and for that reason tabooed by many physicians, yet I know of nothing so safe and reliable for constipation, liver and kidney troubles, and especially In all forms of skin disease, as tuls remedy." At any rate people who are tired of pills, cathartics and so-called blood "puri fiers." wll) find In Stuart's Calcium Wafers a far safer, more palatable effective pcparatkm. ft t d9