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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
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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
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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. .
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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.
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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
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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.
The basket-ball teams of the
schools played in (.he afternoon, w
also resulted in a victory for castle i
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