The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, May 13, 1906, PART TWO, Image 14

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Newspaper Page Text14 THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX,. PORTLAND. MAY 13, 1906. LIS IN A TANGLE Need of New Irrigation Legis lation Urged at Pendleton. INTERESTS NOW HAMPERED Vmalilla County Development League Starts a Movenient. to Prepare Law to Give State Entire Control of Vatcr flights. ' FEXDIJSTOX, Or.. May 12.-(Special.) A rousing meeting; of the Umatilla Coun ty Development League, wast held in Pendleton this afternoon and tonight. Al though Governor Chamberlain was ' un able to be present, as he had Intended, end some other prominent men wcie "ab sent, yet there was much enthusiasm at Ihe meeting. . State Knglneer John H. Lewis was present from Salem and poke on irrigation questions. He showed the tangle of the Oregon irrigation -laws, nd how the Irrigation Interests of Ihe etate were hampered. Mr. Iewls pointed out the good points of irrigation laws in other states, notably Vtah and ' Colorado, and suggested that a. state law should be drafted which would bring order out of chaos. He rec ommended as one of the syong points of such a law that when the limit of any certain Btream for irrigation had been reached, the state should refuse to grant permits to any subsequent applicant for Irrigation permits. Judge Stephen A. Lowell introduced a Set of resolutions which were . unani-. mously adopted,-providing for'the "co-oper-nilon of the league with the Portland Board of Trade 'in drafting a ompreherr sive state law after a careful study of ir rleation laws from other states. The resolutions asked that the Legis lature pass a law giving the - state the entire control of all water rights, and re voking oil franchises for private exploita tion, and further providing that the water of all .akes and streams be equitably dis tributed for. -the beneficial use of the people of the state.- Tt was further pro vided that a committee of three be ap pointed to work in harmony with like committees from the Portland Board of Trade, and other commercial. Industrial and Irrigation bodies throughout the state. In preparing a draft of a' law for presentation to the next session of the Legislature. . - . . i . ... A call was also' issued for a pre-irrlga-tion congress, and' a committee was ap- . pointed to name the time and - place of holding the convention. Judge W. R. Ellis. Dr. W. G. Cole, John H. IiQwts,: of Salem; William Mc llurray, of Portland; O. P. Morton, . legal adviser for the Reclamation Service from Washington, D. Ct and several other prominent men made addresses urging united action throughout the state Jn framing uniform Irrigation laws. Judge Ellis pleaded for uniformity of action on the lart of all development -organizations in nil matters pertaining to the develop ment or advancement of the state. : He Tirged that petty, . Jealousies be forgotten nd that even outside states' be indirectly benefited If such action, would help Oregon .. ;. Dr. Cole related the experience of the last irrigation legislation and- urged that . an ' irrigation bill be drafted and . pre- -sented to . the Legislature, backed' by the united tnnuence or all - interested people. This, he contended, would be the only way to work a comprehensive . law through the Legislature. The meeting was very" harmonious and thc league will lend Its. aid to the most active. And 'effective advancement of the cauM1 of irrigation.; . VERY WARM';; MAY WEATHKR l'all Wheat Turning Brown in East- ' t -em Washington Fields.' SPOKANE. Wash., May 12. (Special.) Crops 1n Eastern ..Washington.' particular- 1.. MAnt. h.Hn fn' uHnw tho Ua H nfl feots of the long continued dry spell and trie unprecedented warm wave tur .via.y. The mercury for almost, a week has been midsummer notch, but today a sudden change occurred, and the atmosphere is chilled and the clouded skies give promise -of rain. - . Moisture is needed In trier Palouse and BifC Bend regions. J'all wheat, which is the. big crop ot the tier of counties on the eastern border of the state, is turning Urdwn, the winds "which have prevailed dWiiuj; the dry spell evaporating the' mois-tu-re .cm the surface. If rain' does not wime. soon, damage will be caused.. Spring wheat Is not In much danger, but that portion of the region (hat .was re seeded after the gales of midwinter, re quires ruin iu umiK it out ui uie aruuuu more," rapidly." In.'the Big Bend that is, in Adams. DouRlas, Lincoln and counties to 'the 'west almost the .same weather .conditions prevail as in the Palouse. .Ste vens County crops, until Thursday, were threatened with damage, but a drenching downpour of rain saved the day, and there Is promise of a biff" harvest. Hayflelds needed rain badly, and the timbered sec tion was .in jeopardy through forest fires In North Idaho the crops appeared to be In good condition, because that region has iiad more moisture, and the duration of the Warm wave has been. short. None of the' crops,, so far as reported, are irrep arably damaged it rain comes Inside 48 hours. ' - CIUL MIST SERVE A' YEAR Governor Cannot -Parole Myrtle Tipton Before That Time. .oLyMPIA. Wash., May 13. (Special.) 'Jovernor Mead has been giving consider able attention, to numerous petitions sent to him of late in behalf of Myrtle Tipton. :w years old. sentenced to two years in the penitentiary from Whitman' County last October for the crime of horsestealing. The Governor has intimated that he would like to parole the girl, but cannot do so under (he law. until she. has served one year of her'term. ' Women in Walla Walla connected" with religious and charitable institutions have recently arranged for- the Tipton girl to" le placed in the House ot the Good .Shep herd at Ppokane" in the' event of her parole, the girl and her mother having Already, signed' .an . agreement that she shall remain in the Spokane institution for a period of three years. In an opin ion rendered today Attorney-General At kinson Rdvises the Governor that the only action that can be taken in behalf of the -it-l at "the nrfKeTtt time Tx-nnM a r,,li pardon, - In which event the Governor would be obliged to-rely on promises made to remain the House of the Good Shepherd without being able to enforce them, as in the case of a parole.""" , :ll A 1 1' AT 'CURPRi Fair Held by Public Schools to Raise . Money for" Ila.- NKWBERG, Or.,vM', H-!-!gpeelal.) Th most- ffuc-esful--gala- levent in the- history f tl..-. Kwbpr(ti public Koliools took. .place -: here -.yesterday, when ":(e teachers and pupils gave a fair, open to the public. The immedi ate ' nhjert n-flt the rslsing of money "to purchase a flag for the school. The fair In all its "departments," netted close to $90.. The exercises began early In the afternoon with a baseball game between the school' and the acad emy students-' of the college," won by the former. "An interesting- field meet followed. At 7 in the evening- a pa rade of the town was made by the students, dressed in fantastic costume. During- the -afternoon all the-rooms of the large new building- were open to the public, samples of the work of the pupils being on exhibition. It is estimated that 1200 pupila were on the grounds during the afternoon and evening. . --- GAS IX WELL EXPLODES. Washington County Farmer Investi gating Is Badly Burned. HILLSBORO, Or., May 12. (Special.) Ford Groner, & wealthy farmer living near Scholls, ten' miles southeast of this city, was badly burned by a well explosion Thursday afternoon. Groner' noticed something peculiar about the water com ing from the well, and after lunch started to make an investigation. He lowered a lantern into the well, when the gases sud denly exploded; the flame coming out and badly singeing Groner's face and hair, and scalding and burning the .flesh en his arms and hands. ' A gasoline engine was located within three feet oi the well, and Tit is thought that gas might have gathered from this, although this theory is scarcely tenable. It Is thought that the explosion was due to firedamp, or natural gas. Hard at Work on Grade. "HOVER, Wash., May 12. (Special.) Work is now in full blast at all the camps south of Hover on the Portland & Seattle, grade.. The Oregonlan corre spondent has Just, returned from a trip down the line of work as far as Uma tilla. At the-noon hour and In the evenings the; boom of heavy blasta in the rock cuts leaves the impresion that the work Is on in earnest. GOLD IN SACK OF APPLES CLACKAMAS "PAUPER' WILL GET AO J1.0BI3 HKLIEF. . William Butcher, Who Posed a Desti tute Person, la Now Believed te Be a Miser.- . OREGON. CITY. .Or., May -(Special.) It is not probable that William Butcher,; residing near this city, will, re ceive further-pecuniary assistance from Clackamas County. ' On the. strength of the recommendations of his neighbors, to whom he represented that he was in des titute: circumstances. . Butcher " was' last month placed on the county poor list with a monthly allowance of $5, the dis bursing agent being Henry Iays. This month he. received his first and probably last warrant from the pauper fund of the county. '- " : ' ' In return for, many kindnesses shown by members of the Mays family,' Butcher brought to. the Mays home a Quantity of apples, stating that he would call later for the sack. In-emptying the icontents of- the sack, a member of the family was surprised to And. four salt sacks which on examination .' were found to contain money .r One of. the . sacks contained $30 In gold, and the'other three held either coppers or silver coins " of small denomi nation, amounting in all to more than $60. The four small sacks and' their contents were replaced in the larger sack, which was restored to Its owner. But this evi dence of Butcher's circumstances was re ported to the members . of the County Court, through which pauper allowances are made. . ; ' Butcher is considered an Impostor ' by his neighbors, who are Inclined "to think that he has more wealth hoarded n.wa.v in he small cabin in . which he .lives. Butcher has for several years lived as a hermit, and gossips , have , called him a miser. Besides the money Butcher- Is known now to possess. It has Deen learned that .he owns twoc6ws. two calves and about 30 chickens, all of which was un known when he was" granted an allow ance by the 'County Court. Takes Company's Money With Him,. PENDLETON. Or.; May 12. (Special.) ' H. P. Carr, manager of the Independent Telephone Company at Echo, has left for parts unknown, taking with him all the money belonging to the company he could get his hands on, and leaving accounts in that city and Pendleton amounting to several hundred dollars. His wife was also left unprovided for and alone on their ranch, about two jnlles from Echo. -: ' Carr was last seen Wednesday morning; May 9. ; the same day that Morton, the Pendleton absconder, disappeared, but it is not thought the- two men have gone to 1 seek their fortunes together. Before going to; Echo to accept the po sition with . the ' Independent Company Carr was manager of the Pacific 9tates Telephone and Telegraph Company for this city:'' May Not Advance Log Prices. TACOMA, . Wash,', May 12. (Special.) While there is some talk of advancing prices on i logs, general sentiment among operators here is against taking advantage of the situation caused by the demand for lumber in California and awaiting more normal market conditions. The Weyerhaeuser Timber . Company, which handles as many logs as any one concern on the Columbia' will not advance prices. tJeorge S. Long, resident agent in Tacomsi of the" Weyerhaeuser company, returned from Portland. He says Instruc tions were given their representative there to continue the price at $9, at least for the present month. There has been no advance on Puget Sound. Prices 'still- conttnue at $11 for flooring logs; $8.50 for merchantable and o.o0 for No. 2. t.-- - - .- .' ..Whirled by a Flywheel. HILLSBORO. Or.. May 12.-(Special.)-George Clayton," one of' the experts em ployed byvthe- Fairbanks-Morse Company, was caught ip the flywheel of a 16-horse-power gasoline engine, today, about noori. and his clothes entirely- torn from his body. One of his fingers was broken, his kneecap Injured, his head badly bruised and he was rendered senseless. Clayton was testing a newly-installed engine, and was feeling a' bearing, when the machinery caught his blouse. Clay ton was alone, at the hew pumping sta tion of the Oregon Condensed Milk Com pany; 'one mile south of this city. ,'( Small Geyser Broke Out. BUTTE. Mont.. May 12. George. Breck. sdperintendent of the .Park. Transporta tion Company, who was in Butte yester day. Is authority for the -statement that the only new phenomenon in- the Yellow atone Park, In consequence of recent seis mic disturbances', was .a .small geyser or hot spring, which broke out about the.tlme of ' the San Franciaoo earthquake. ' New hot . springs' are reported In . this region every year, and.4:hia late now may be without significance. Fire Limit Ordinance Vetoed. HOQCIAi, Wash., May 12. (Special.) At a meeting of the City Council tonight Mayor Mdntyre vetoed the ordinance es tablishing a fire limit. The .MAyor cave his reasons.- saying that all the desirable property in the. city was now occupied with wooden -strnctures. and the property owners on. .the outskirts could not afford to build brick or stone. T BY POLICE Three Men Are Suspected of Canadian Train Robbery. LEADER REACHES FOR GUN Description Tallies-With That Given of the Gray-Mustached Man Who Seemed to Be in Com mand at the Hold-Fp, VANCOL-V'ER, B. C. May 12. A special to the World from Vernon In the Okano gan says:. , - - - Three men are in jail here In connec tion with the Canadian Pacific train rob bery near Ducks. Tuesday night. The men are James Moir, W. Wilson and James Christie. The two first are held as being probable confederates of the tralnrobbers, while Christie ia believed to be the leader of the hold-up men. The accounts they gave of themselves and their movements vwere contradictory and conflictlug,. and have been proved to be untrue. Christie waa taken laat night before midnight in the mountains at the outlet of a trail leading from Campbell's Mead ows. He has been away from hla reg ular haunts for over a week, and answers to the description of the leader of the tralnrobbers, being about 60 with red gray mustache, was dressed in brown trousers and old sweater and had on hobnailed boots. When Christie waa told to throw up his hands he endeavored to get his gun, which was lying on the ground'. The police surprised blm by hjs campfire. ; Send for Spokane Bloodhounds. VANCOUVER, B. C, May 12. Gen eral -Superintendent Marpole, of ;th Canadian Pacific Railroad, left this af ternoon for Kamloops, where he : will assist in the hunt for the tralnrobbers. A man named Mohr has been arrested as a- suspect. Another man. a rancher, is- under- surveillance on the charge of harboring the robbers. The railroad company has sent to, Spokane for the'" bloodhounds used rer. cently in. the hunt for Smith in Otegon. The. robbers, have been -tracked toward the Klcota. rcotrhtry..' 'vt - , Probably Victim of Horsethieves. SPOKANE, Wash., May 12.---A body believed to be that of Nes Cole, the missing rancher, has been found in -he river 2 miles below Spokane. . Cole, who was an elderly farmer, living alone, disappeared six weeks ago under' 'conditions which Indicated murder by robbers. A forged note, signed with his brother's name, had been tacked on the door of his home, stating that he was going away. His fine team ot horse nad -vanished, but. were traced to Idaho, where an un known man had sold them soon after Cole disappeared. CASH CAPITAL IS DEFINED .- . ' i-i- I. , Attorney-General Interprets the Law Governing Insurance Companies. - SALEM, -. Or., May 12. (Special.) Re plying to a request from Secretary of State Dunbar for an Interpretation of the' law governing insurance companies in. this state, Attorney-General Crawford to day rendered the following official opin ion:; ; . . .. .-. ; . , ' -Bwb'inl to sour inquiry aa to tb meaning- of the term -"paid .up . unimpaired cajh capf- , tal of at lean $200,000," a used in section J ST16, of Bellinger and Cotton's Annotatea, Codes and Statutes of this state relating to foreign insurance companies permit' me to cay that said term '"paid tip unimpaired cash capital"- has received' Judicial construction in a number of states, and after examining some of then? r am of the opinion that paid up cash capital-as used -In said section in cludes the actual amount paid in on capital stock: together-.wlth any .surplus or -moneys immediately: available for -the paymsnt ot losses,'-., .i Denial From -B.- S. - Wills.', . CARSONWash.; May 12(Tp'th Editor. Oregqniari.) In your issue of May U l am' referred to as one who assisted in "throw ing crynamite into a bunch of Harriman workers.""' The author of that Is ; either maliciously or .Ighorantly' falsifying. I did not make'' a statement' that'll' 6-8 la borers were employed One; day. The ques tion was not wha equipment: 'was on the work of the Columbia Valley Railway, but what was In use. The question, "What ia a'better'klha' of ear?' was not asked. . I was: aske to describe a "better kind of car to' the 'eross-exathiner. I- didn't . attempt-to- describe a better" kind "of car, because it is usualy difficult to do so to the satisfaction of oiw who is not -familiar with such equipment.' 1 Toura truly, ' - ' R. S. WILLS. HEN IS SCARED TO DEATH MISUNDERSTOOD FRIB9fDl.Y OFV FICES OF HER OWNER. Examination Showed That the Peri cm r dium Waa Broken Is Her Wild StrnarKlea. . PENDLETON, Or., Mav-12. (Special.) A hen, the mother of 15 . chickens, died of broken heart, superinduced by fright, near Pendleton yesterday. Mrs.(R. L. Oliver, who lives on a farm below town, . noticed that- - the little chicks were .; ailing and found them covered witliHvermin. . -She doctored them and then caught the old hen, which was very wild, to rive Irer a dose of -the same medicine. . The ben suddenly ceased struggling and -was found te 'be "dead.-' An .exam ination showed that the pericardium was broken, showing that, the fright bad "caused death.-- . Temporary Canal Indorsed; ' SEATTLE, Wash.. May 12.-i-Spe-. clal.) The Seattle Chamber "of Com merce today indorsed a project- for the construction of a temporary canal,- 22 feet in depth, from Salmon Bay to Lake "Washington, a lock to be located at the mouth of Salmon Bay. A width of 60 feet at the bottom of the canal la demanded. This project haa been sug gested by a syndicate that plana the location of a. steel plant " 'on' Lake Washington, and which estimated the cost of a temporary, ditch, at $500,000. Rain' ' Saves Steveng Crop. ' COX.VILLB. Wash., May -IS. (Special. A thunderstorm with heavy rata occurred here Thursday, extending Into the -night, and putting .ah end to. a perlod;of drouth that haa been on for more, than' two months .and which threatejvd . crops throughout -the- length--and--breadth of Stevens Count'., i iT B A VC! TA "0117 GENUINE If we were to offer you the kind of furniture sold in the aver&ge store we would be heartily ashamed of ourselves. If we were to offer you the kind of installment credit offered by the average store we would feel like leaving this business and embarking in something else. The strength of our great success lies in the fact that we are GENUINE. Our merchandise is GENUINE. Our advertisements are GENUINE. Our credit plan is Genuine, Generous, Original and Far-Reaching. We want the chance to prove that we are genuine. Come here and learn of our credit system; examine our merchandise; compare it with what you may have seen elsewhere, and your verdict will be in our favor or else there is nothing in being genuine i HERE Are some special values for this week f Office Desks 243 '5-tnch' quattered oak, roll-top desk, reg ular $66.50. Special this week S56.50 8S8 54-Inch Quartered oak, roll-top desk, regu- ular $60.00. Special this week -S51.50 4TT 60-inch quartered oak, roll-top desk, reg ular $52.76. Special this week. .... .943.75. 435 BJ-inch golden oak, roll-top desk; regular - $32.So, Special this week . .S27.50 445 42-inch golden oak," roll-tbp desk.J21.00 480 53-inch flat-top ""desk, quartered oak. rejr-ular-$30.00; Special this week..... $25. SO .-M-SViiich' flat-tcp deik, golden oak. .fclO.OO .38 41-lnch golden as'n desk, flat top, regular $13.50. Special this week.: . . .-SIO.75 - r r-loui;: Hill 0 U LiL ;; CD czzz i' Iron Beds Dining Tables ,637 8-foot golden oak extension Table with polished" top and carved claw foot pedestal ...'..,.."., ; . ; : .$17.75 38 Pedestal ' Table with ; extension,' soltd weathered oak; heavy pedestal base. $19. 50 SOS Very pretty quartered oak Extension Table, hand polished; French legs and easy fitting slides ...i;-.:;.. v. .21.50 7V4 Round top. hardwood Extension Table, with six-foot slides; 6-inch turned and fluted legs; handsomely finished 914.75 550 Six-foot Extension Table, made of fir and nicely finished 5.50 Mission Chairs and Rockers y SSao Rocker, 'weathered finish; back uphol- . ' stered in best Spanish leather. A good mis sion pattern $5.75 803 Weathered Chair or Rocker upbolstered in chase Spanish leather. Spring seat... $8. 75 S43 A Rocker with heavy cane seat-,, finished weathered, strictly mission $6.75 8004 Rocker, weathered oak finish, spring seat, upholstered In genuine Spanish . leather ....$12.50 Chiffoniers 5T4 Chiffonier In white maple, or mahogany, finest French bdvel mirror and hat box .......'.. .$14.75 8033 White maple Chiffonier. 12x18, French oval mirror, top 18x34, five drawers... .. ..$15.00- 800 Solid oak Chiffonier, golden finish, ' cast' brass trimmings, five drawers....... $11. 50 Iron Beds, with brass rail, head and foot; 1 1-16-inch post. . ,. ... $7.oO 748 Iron Bed in any color, 1 J-16-lnclv po.t and brass vases .$5.75 70 An Iron Bed with continuous post; brass spindles head and foot; any color $8.50 Couches 434 Spring-edge Couch;" full steel construc tion; the kind that weaxa for years: upiiol itered in pretty velour 815. OO 3 Sway Couch: made with best oil-tempered springs and heavy canvas bottom $9.50 Dressers 3530 Princess Dresser, golden oak, blrdseye ma-..ple-and- mahegan-y, full swell front; 18x36 French bevel mirror ........... $23.00 .504 Dresser; mahogany, white maple and Pa cific oak finish; 24x".j French bevel pattern mirror. A large dresser at a low price. ..$19 Porch and Garden Furniture We" are showing a complete line and would especially call your attention to the Adirondack Silver Birch Rustic Kurnltnre. Rockers. Chairs, Tables, Settees, in fact everything for porch or lawn, and they are made to fit all ages. . ) PATH IS BLOCKED 0, R. & N. Holds Property That . ; , , Hiil Line Needs. - THIRTY MILES OF LINE Some Right of Way at Cascade Locks Has Not Been Secured Because Definite Location ' Haa Not Been Mapped. VANCOUVER. Wash., May li (Spe-ciai:)--The taking of testimony .in the case of. (be Portland &, Seattle Railway, juompany vs. . v'uoia, . valley -. Kallway waa finished, today at noon, -and the case rwa; carried over until next Thursday, after the return: of Judge W. W. McCre dle from San Francisco, for which place he started tbU afternoon." . ' The principal .witnesses today for the Portland -ft Seattle were- the , walking bosses of the contracting firm of 81ms & Shields, and D. -Miller, chief engineer tor the Portland & Seattle, who gave eon. sidereble testimony regarding the general work on the FoaL ..In cross-examination of this witness. It developed that the greatest curves on the Portland & Seat tle, ."between- Kennewick and Vancouver, waa three-degree curve, and between Vancouver . and Portland . a five-degree curve, this latter curve being just as the track enters tlje bridge across the Colum bia. It- waa ak testified to by Miller that .It--waa necessary for all trains to conie. to a full stop at this point, a fact which would -eliminate the Impracticabil ity of such curves. -A. G. -Avery,- to charge of the- ctght-of-way department of the Hill interests, oe. cupied the stand for considerable time, and gav aome interesting' testimony re garding -the - actual possessions - of the company. .He-. stated that the-company paid a total-of $523,090 for right of way, and that It had procured a total of 10 miles out. .of the 220 . miles needed. "Of this remainder of about 30 miles, ha stated that eight miles was the -property of the O. R. N. Co. and six 'or seven miles the property -of the- Columbia Valley, and that this company bad been unable so far to procure right of way -over either of these lands. He also Stated that the com pany had not secured some- right of way at the Cascade Locks,-because the defi nite location was not yet mapped out at that point. Among other statistical testimony given out.-Mr. -Avery said the Portland A Seat tle bad paid a total of $80,000 for -terminal grounds and right of way in the City of Vancouver. - . As .there are three- cases' -practically the same, m which the same interests of the Portland fc Seattle appear, It was stipu lated at the beginning of-this -case that the- evidence introduced be applied to all cases, and the probabilities are- that all three urUl be fought out, and in so far as the actual court work-Is concerned, ft will -take -place -at Vancouver, though two pt the other cases are 'from other coun ties within Judge McOedle's jurisdiction. . - - ' ' St. Paul Owns' Montana Railway. , - BUTTEt Mont.,' Hay 12. The Chi cago. Milwaukee r St.- Paul Railroad Company has acquired control of the Montana;- Railway by purchasing its L stock.- - R. -A. Harlow, the builder nd -president of the. Montana- Railway, was sueceede-es president-by M. Cfunn at a recent election, and the following directors were elected: H. S. Gunn, T. A. Mapes', F. W. Sharp. J.' Welsh and H: H. Pigoft.. Mr. Harlow' will look after the interests of the new road in this state. ' ' GAMBMXG .CLOSED AT .ECHO Women Start Crusade That Moves the District Attorney. pEXDLBTON, Or., May 12. (Special.) As a result of the crusade started some time, ago by the women Of Ekrho, gambling in that place was completely closed yes terday, and a large number of complaints will be sworn out Monday morning. Dis--trict Attorney Phelps went to Echo this morning and returned this evening, but refused to give out the names of those for whom warrants of, arrest are now being made out. ' Gambling has been flourishing at .Echo since work waa started on the big Fur nish ditch several -months ago, and the large force of men was paid off there each Saturday night. The women started a crusade against it some time ago, and finally enlisted several men In their cause, - Woman's Body Is Exhumed. COLVIILE, Wash.. May 12. Special.) Affidavits hinting at murder, sworn to by relatives of the late Mrs. Mallsa A. Wilkes, caused Coroner R. D. McRae to call a -Jury and exhume the remains. Mrs. Wilkes died in convulsions after "taking a dose from a bottle of tonic pre scribed by a physician. Symptoms in dicated strychnine poisoning. She was Interested in considerable property. A. Wilkes, the' husband. Is In Spokane. GRADES ABE BED OUT HEAVY RAINS WITH WATERSPOUTS - XS IDAHO. Irrts-atlos Ditches Are Killed, Fences aad Outbuildings Are Swept Away. ' WAlSER, Idaho, ' May' 12. (Special.) This section waa visited by a heavy rain last night that in the Jiills in the violnlty of - 'the city developed into waterspouts. A crevasse SO feet long and 40 feet deep was washed out on the grade ot the Pa cific & Idaho Northern Railway, 18 miles north of the city. Several cattle were swept down by the flood and left on the grade.. It. will take several days to re pair the break in order that trains may get through to Council. . . On-Mann's Creek, 12 miles northeast, a waterspout fell, sweeping out Irrigation ditches, fences, outbuildings, etc.,. and covering orchards and farms to the depth of several feet with debris and doing much damage generally... Tie big irriga tion - district ditch was . filled . up and broken, and It will require two weeks to repair. It before water can be turned in. .At Sand Hollow. -Six miles southeast, the same conditions prevailed, the Pay ette Irrigation dltoh. being filled with sand and. mud for a distance of more than a mile, and - farms and orchards .flooded. The., storm was accompania by a high wind and much thunder and lightning. " Woman" Suffragist Campaign. SEATTLE. Wash.. May 12. (Spe cial.) Under, the leadership of W. C. T. U. officers, Washington women will wage a new flghWor women's suffrage before the next session of the state Legislature.- Circulars are now being sent out making a plea for the ballot and insisting that during - teritorial days, when -equal suffrage prevailed, a better enforcement of laws resulted, and that the women generally tok ad vantage of their opportunity. IN NEED OF 1 Spring wheat is looking fine and year promises fair to; be a .rec breaker . in production,, " r ', Umatilla Wheat Has Turned : Yellow in Places. GROUND IS VERY DRY Farmers Rcseeded Many Acres Where the Tops Only of the Plants Had Been Killed -.During Cold Spell. PENDLETON. Or..' May 12. (Special.) Umatilla County needs rain, and unless It comes soon and in good quantity the wheat of , the county wllf suffer to a great extent. It has .been approximately two months since there has been any. rain to apeak of, and the .yellowing and burned crops show Its lack. Prior to the cold spell of two months ago, all Umatilla crops were in fine con dition. The frost presumably killed a good deal of wheat, and the farmers re seeded thousands of acres,, but it after wards was shown that the seed had not been killed, only the tops being frozen. This reseeding has caused the crops to be retarded In growth. The Spring wheat is suffering much for want of rain and Is rapldy burning un der the sun, while the ground Is so hard In many places that no Spring plowing or Summer fallowing can now be done. If rain comes in a short time, as seems probable, there will not .be much loss of yield, but the Conditions are sufficiently serious to cause worry on the part of the farmers, many of whom hare already lost as the result of the freeta and consequent reseeaing. PALOrSE GRAIX IS I3V PERIL Dry Weather Has Been Accompanied ' by Strong "W inds. PULLMAN. Wash.. May li (Specials Prolonged dry weather with strong. winds has caused much uneasiness .in regard to crops, but there has been no actual dam age in this section. Wheat shows the ef7 fects of continued dry weather, and unless rain falls within the next few days the crops will, be cut short. Winter wheat was badly damaged by the severe cold 5n March, and the yield has been materially reduced. Much Win ter wheat is- thin on the . ground, and much of tt will not yield more than half a crop. The ground has seldom if ever been as dry a this- time-of year. Plowing for Summer fallow is now in progress,- and farmers say ground is as bard as usually In July. .-.- .. .. Spring wheat is making -slow growth), and needs rain badly, but has not been Injured yet. Fully a dozen farmers from various parts of the Palouse country were Interviewed today. All agreed that no se rleuedamage has been done yet, but that conditions are serious, and If rain does not fall soon the crop will be" light. Indications' tonight are for rain) and heavy rain is generally expected soon. In anticipation of a light crop of wheat, local millers today advanced the price of flour, chop and: mill feed; $2' per ton, and pre dict further advance if rain does not fall within a week. Fine Crops In Horse Heaven. , HOVER. Wash.,-May 12. (Special.) Farmers from the Horse Heaven country bring reports of a splendid crop outlook this year. Both Fall and . .Castle Rock; ' Debaters' Vln. CASTLE ROCK.'; Wasf.. May 12. i ctal.) The Castle-Rock High School baters won another victory last nigi a- contest with the Kalama High 8c The subject, was 'Resolved, That United States Should. Hold No.Terri Without the Ultimate Aim of, Statehel The- Castle Rock debaters , were Wright, Emma Ives and Clarence Br A few weeks ago-the Kalama team d to Castle Rock and was defeated. 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