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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 16, - 1906.
STATE FAIR HAS
BEEN A SUCCESS
Attendance at Salem About
Equal to That of the
"Last Show.
MONEY TO PAY CLAIMS
.Hecefpts Have Been Larger. Than
Usual From Sales of Concessions
and Advertising Exhibits
Sent to Xorth Yakima.
SALJSM. Or.. Sept. 13. (Special.) Not
withstanding three half days of cold,
rainy weather, together with the fact that
this is the height of the hop harvest, the
Oregon State Fair of 1906 has been one
of the most successful in the history of
the state. The attendance was about
equal to that of two years ago and was
much larger on Portland day. Sales of
concessions and advertising space have
been good and receipts from this source
have been large.
The additions to the pavilion not only
made more space for exhibits; but gave
more room for sales of concessions.
These circumstances made the fair a. suc
cess financially and it was stated tonight
that there are funds on hand to pay
every claim.
Long before the gates closed tonight
Clerk of the Course Frank Davey had
issued warrants for the payment of every
racetrack premium. Among the horse
men it is said that this is one of the
few tracks in the United States where
purses are paid the same day the races
close. Tonight the racehorses and live
stock are being loaded- upon the cara for
shipment to North Yakima, where a fair
at that place will open Monday.
Carriage Horse Awards.
Charles M. Burkhart's Alveta won first
place in the single-roadster competition.
Horses in this competition are judged in
harness and every element that goes
to make up a good driving horse is
taken into consideration. Perry Man
ley's E. C. Small took second premium
In this contest, and D. O. Woods worth's
Bell, third.
In the matched light carriage-team
contest, Amos Wllkins took first pre
mium with his team. Chief and Vanity.
E. Schoel won second with Alta Dell and
Delia D. The spectators' stand was well
tilled while the driving horses were be
ing judged.
The revival of horseback riding has
led to the suggestion that the State Fair
board should offer a premium for saddle
horses, to be Judged in action, as in the
case of driving horses. No premium has
ever been offered for saddle horses, but
it Is believed that the general interest
in horseback riding and- the value of
good saddle horses warrants the State
Board of Agriculture In giving encourage
ment to the breeding of this class of
stock.
New Stock Barns Needed.
Superintendent George Gammie, of the
livestock department, has kept the af
fairs of his daptrment running smoothly,
notwithstanding the fact that the large
number of horses brought to the Fair
made it necessary" to build hew stables
m short notice. -It hag long been rec
ognized that the livestock stalls are en
tirely unsuited to the purpose for which
they were built, and an effort will be
made to arrange for the construction of
new stables, especially for the cattle.
The 'cattle now stand in open sheds,
and, having been accustomed to shelter
at home, they suffer from the cold, es
pecially on stormy nights. During rainy
weather the ground between the stock
sheds becomes muddy and visitors can
scarcely inspect the livestock without
getting their feet wet.
Tillamook's Big Cheese.
The 300-pound . cheese from Tillamook
County is one of the features of the dairy
department that attracted almost as
much attention as the milking machine.
The cheese was made by the R. R. Rob
inson Cheese Company. As an adver
tiser. it was. a complete success, for ev
erybody talked about it, wanted to know
where It came from, and speculated on
how long it would take one man to eat
Jt
. The consensus of opinion was that one
man could eat .lt in. 300 days by eating
cheese three times a day, but would not
.want to see or taste or smell a cheese
again for 300 years. The cheese was
worth about $40 in the market.
Farrington Proves Good Judge.
Superintendent George W. Weeks, of
the dairy department -at-the State Fair,
served a good point for Oregon dairy
men when he secured Professor Farring
ton, of Wisconsin, to Judge the dairy ex
hibits. Professor Farrington- comes from
on of the best dairy-stages in the Union
and is recognized as an authority In his
special line of work. . When judging the
butter and cheese exhibits he entered the
score on a card and on the back of the
card made a note of the particulars In
which the preduct was deficient, and ad
vising the manufacturer how he could
improve In quality.
. The products were judged and the sug
gestions made without Professor Farring
ton knowing whose butter or cheese he
.was inspecting.. The cards will.be given
.to the exhibitors for their information.
Some Important Awards. .
The Albany Creamery Company took
-first prize on & commercial exhibit of
creamery butter, and the Jefferson Cheese
Factory carried . the day In' the cheese
competition.
The vegetable exhibits in the individ
ual competitions were few. Mrs. F. A.
Wolfe, of Falls City, captured mostv of
the premiums.
A. Halladay, of Bcappoose, has the
honor of bringing to the Fair the best
exhibit bf five varieties of Fall apples.
It is this victory that brings satisfac
tion to E. H. Flagg. who has charge of
the Columbia County display.
C. F. Lansing, of Salem, was first In
exhibits of five varieties of pears, also
of green prunes.
Mrs. F. A. Wolfe is the champion nut
grower, according to the award of pre
miums at -the State. Fair.
Mrs. S. R. Foster, of Salem, was the
successful exhibitor of canned fruits.
Jams, Jellies and vegetables.
Mrs. D. W. Matthews, of Salem, took
first prize on potato-yeast bread.
Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Co. secured
first premium in the display of farm ma
chinery and of vehicles.
Grace Wllkins, of Coburg.' won first
prize for five samples of alfalfa. Arthur
Wilkins took first premium for 15 varie
ties of grasses.
, Louie $ing. a Salem Chinese, was high
. man in the Competition on cured hops.
Car Sen-Ice Better. 1
The street car company handled the
trowds much better this year than ever
before. Several new switches made It
possible to avoid, delays of cars and
' fcetter and more - reliable . power gave
' greater speed. In the past the poor street
car service was one of the aggravating
yeatures of a visit to the State Fair but
has
ter-
been beard and except during the after
noon and night rush there has been no
crowding. Not an accident has happened
during the week.
Gambling games and fake shows have
done a very poor business and probably
most of them have not -paid expenses.
The cane and knife ringers, the doll baby
games, the gilt Jewelry stands and other
enterprises of a similar nature have been
patronized chiefly by the cappers who
made poor progress in the effort to lure
the unsophisticated to the slaughter.
Camp Grounds Well Patronized. t
-Nearly 4000 people" were camped in the
grove In front of -the Fair-Grounds this
week and the come-and-stay-all-the-week
idea has become' so popular that a num
ber of regular visitors at the fair have
decided to erect small cottages on the
grounds next year. Since regular streets
and blocks have been laid' out, this can
be done satisfactorily. ...
Visitors to .th,e State Fair gave only
passing attention to the sample road the
Government is building adjacent to the
state fair grounds. - The end of the. road
and a few rods of its length are plainly
visible from the street car track, as also
are the crushed rocR bunkers, but aside
from the view thus obtained the visitors
paid little attention to the - road. The
road won quite general approval, especial
ly on .the rainy days, when the crushed
rock road was entirely free from mud
and slush.
A few farmers and road -supervisors
took time to inspect the manner in which
the road was built and make inquiries as
to the construction, but the greater num
ber were more Interested in, livestock and
horse races.
W BEATS HIRED GIRL
DOMESTIC FIXES HER INJURIES AT
91000 WORTH.
H. O. Shuey, Charred With Assault, Is
Very Prominent In Seattle
Business Circles.
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept 15. (Spe
cial.) Mary Bohnert, a domestic,
brought suit today for $1000 damages
against H. O. Shuey, president of H. O.
Shuey & Co., a big private banking
firm here, and secretary of the Equit
able Loan, Trust & Investment Com
pany. It is charged that Shuey severely
beat the domestic with a stick, be
cause of a difference, and seriously in
jured her.
The domestic alleges that Shuey had
an altercation with her and seized a
stick, beating her across the back and
arms, then applied the club to her
chest. The woman says she fled from
him to escape the attack, and was se
verely injured by the onslaught
Shuey Is well known In financial cir
cles and his private bank is one of the
most prominent state banks in Seattle.
GREAT HAR3IONY IN KLICKITAT
Old-Time Residents Arc Delegates to
Republican Convention.
GOLDENDALE. Wash., Sept. 15. (Spe
cial.) The Klickitat County, Republican
convention at the Courthouse today was
the most interesting convention held for
a number of years. The fight for the
nomination on several of the offices was
sharp, but none of the bitterness usually
shown In such matters was apparent and
the results seem to be satisfactory to
everybody. Every precinct In the county
was represented and it was a notable
fact that most of the delegates; were old
time residents of Klickitat and the meet
ing in a way had the appearance of a
pioneer reunion. The following ticket
was placed in nomination: - -
Auditor,. A.. M. McKleod, Clerk, R.- D.
Sunderland; Sheriff, W. P. Warwick; Treas
urer, Jacob Crocker; Attorney, W. T. Darcy;
Assessor, S. L. Bunnell; Surveyor, A. Lk
Richardson? School Superintendent, S. J.
Reither; Coroner. B. A. Sanders; County
Commissioner, Second District. C. O. Barnes;
Third District, B. Y. Stone; delegates to the
state convention, P. C. Cook, F. A. Brook
man, W. C. Burgen. C. S. Kayser, James A.
Morgan, G. P. Baker, William T. Darcy, A.
J. Ahola, P. D. Byrant, A. E. Coley and
W. B. Presby.
A resolution was adopted by the con
vention Instructing the delegates to the
state convention to vote for W. B. Pres
by for State Senator. Resolutions were
also adopted indorsing the policy of
President Roosevelt advocating the pass
ing of a direct primary law and the strict
enforcement of the horticultural law in
the State of Washington.
SEPARATE TRIAL FOR ROLLERS
Provided 'the Commission Does Not
Find' the Women Insane.
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 15. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. Maud Creffield, who is to
be tried separately from Esther Mitch
ell, but charged jointly with the killing
of George Mitchell, is to be on trial
October 22 before Judge Frater, pro
viding the medical commission now
making the examination of the woman
does not find her insane. County At
torney Mackintosh is determined upon
prosecution even in that event, but
this question would have to be fought
out on legal grounds.
The sanity commission in secret ses
sion this afternoon had Sheriff. L. c.
Smith before it The Sheriff was only
asked two questions about the
women's conduct. He declared they
acted coolly on their trip up to the
Courthouse from the City Jail and that
summarizes the result of the doctors'
inquiry.
. Monday the Commission expects to
conclude its labors, but its final re
port may not be made until some time
later, as It is intended to go entirely
through the evidence that has been
presented before making the decision
on the mental condition of the women.
At the conclusion of the session this
evening, the members of the Commis
sion made a visit to the prisoners In
their cells In the County Jail. This was
for the purpose of examining into the
manner in which they cared for them
selves in their temporary home. They
found everything clean as could be
expected.
The women welcomed them and for
a long time conversed on different
topics. An attempt -was made to draw
them out
Body Found on Seining Grounds.
ASTORIA, Or., Sept. 15. (Special.) The
body of a man was picked up this eve
ning on the beach at the T. K. Johnson
seining grounds. While the remains have
not been identified, they are supposed to
be those of a man who was drowned a
few weeks ago at Stella. Coroner Pohl
will go up tomorrow morning to take
charge of the body.
Catholic School at McMinnville.
M'MTNNVILLE, Or., Sept. 15. (Special.)
A Catholic school will be opened here
about October 10. The building was
erected this Summer and will contain
classrooms and living apartments for
those in charge of the school. The school
will be in charge of three Franciscan
Sisters, who will live in the building.
Mormon Dedication Is Postponed.
LA GRANDE, Or., Sept IS. The board
of trustees for the new Mormon taber
nacle today decided to postpone the for
mal opening of the $65,000 tabernacle in
thia dtv until DwamhAr 1.
this year not . a word of complaint
ABUSES THE DEAD
Attorney Murphy's Outburst at
Krechter Murder Hearing.
CALLS MARSHAL - RUFFIAN
Brother of .Attorney, in Whose Sa
loon the) St. Paul Peace Officer
Is Killed, Is Given Bad
, Reputation by Priest.
SALEM, Or., Sept. 15. (Special.)
Amid breathless silence more, expres
sive than words of disapproval could
be, Attorney Dan R. Murphy, of Port
land, today denounced as a ruffian
Marshal Joseph Krechter,. who. was
murdered at St. Paul Tuesday night
while attempting to quell a drunken
disturbance.
"When Joseph Krechter went . Into
the . saloon, he went In as a ruffian.
Just as any other ruffian would do,"
was the view Attorney Murphy took
of the Marshal's act in trying to pre
serve the peace in the. village whose
peace he had taken an oath, to pre
serve. . '
Not even the shuffling of a foot nor
the shifting of a chair in the crowd
that filled the courtroom broke the
silence with which this outburst was
received. But Justice of the Peace
Daniel Webster took a different view
and held William Murphy, Warren
Eastman and James Seeley to answer
in the Circuit Court for their part in
the trouble, that ended in the death of
Marshal Krechter.
Murphy was released on $250 bonds.
Eastman and Seeley are held without
bonds for the present. Fred Bastln,
who fired the shot that killed Krech
ter, is still in the hospital and in a
critical condition.
The investigation of the facts In the
Krechter murder case occupied the
greater part of the day, little that is
new being developed by the evidence.
It was shown and was admitted by
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney McNary
that William Murphy, proprietor of
the saloon, took no part in the fight.
Justice Webster held Murphy, how
ever, because he tried to make the
Marshal keep quiet, but did not try to
subdue his friends Seeley and East
man. The latter two were held be
cause they were direct participants in
the riot which resulted in the killing
of Krechter.
The only controversy in the case was
upon questions of law. Attorney . Dan
Murphy asserted that his brother,' Wil
liam Murphy, was engaged in a legitimate
business," made lawful by the license he
held, and Krechter had no right to come
in there with deputies and try to .arrest
a man without having or showing a-warrant,
when no felony had been or was
being committed. Murphy said that he
and his brother regret the death of
Krechter, but he was a poor, unsophisti
cated, ignorant boy and came to his death
by his own foolishness.
Deputy District Attorney McNary took
a different view of the law. He argued
that while a Sheriff or constable is re
quired to have a warrant for arrest un
less a felony has been committed, the
Marshal of a town cannot wait for war
rants and is not required to do so in
making arrests for the preservation of
the peace, and that Krechter was doing
no more than his duty when he entered
Murphy's saloon to -arrest Seeley. The
defendants knew he. .was an officer and
it was unnecessary for him to show his
authority. Whether guilty of the mur
der of Krechter or not, Seeley and East
man were certainly guilty of riot, he ar
gued, and should be held.
Attorney Murphy bitterly denounced
the appointment of Albert Lambert, a
half-breed Indian, as a deputy to help
enforce the law, while McNary praised
Lambert as a man who had honorably
performed his duty.
One of the strangest incidenter of the
Investigation today was an answer made
by Rev. Father Rue,- of the Catholic
Church at St. Paul, who was put upon
the stand by the defense to testify to
the good standing of William Murphy
in the community. He replied to a ques
tion: "With the exception that he runs a sa
loon: with the exception that he sells
liquor on Sunday, with the exception that
he sells liquor to minors, his standing is
good." -. '
Deputy District Attorney McNary said
this evening that he does not expect to
prosecute any of the defendants for mur
der in the first degree, for there is no
evidence of premeditated crime, but he
believes there is evidence to support an
indictment for murder in the second de
gree. OREGON IN A BAD PLACE
Alaska Steamer Will Probably Be
a . Total Loss.
SEATTLE. Wash., Sept. 15. Officers"
of the Northwestern Steamship. Com
pany, owners of the Oregon, believe
the vessel will be a total loss. John
Rosene, president of the company, said
this morning that it would take two
weeks to get wrecking gear to the
scene of the disaster, and by that time
the vessel would be broken up. The
Oregon is insured, and It is very likely
that the marine underwriters will take
over the wreck and make an Investi
gation to determine whether the ma
chinery or cargo can be saved.
Steamship men familiar with the
Southeastern Alaska coast state that it
'would be possible to land small boats
in the vicinity of the wreck. Captain
H. E. Soule, of the Oregon, has been a
pilot in northern waters for years, and
wasformerly master of the steamer
Santa. Clara.
The company will probably place
either the steamer Olympia or the Ori
saba op the route to take the. place
of the Oregon.
The Oregon, commanded by Captain
H. E. Soule, sailed from Seattle for
Valdez and Seward September 8. ' She
had 50-odd passengers and about 900
tons of freight
LUMBERMEN MEET AT EUGENE
Car Shortage Discussed, but No Ac
- tiorl Taken by Association.
EUGENE. Or., Sept. 15. (Special.)
The monthly meeting of the Oregon &
Washington Lumber Manufacturing As
sociation was held in Eugene this after
noon and evening, with 20 members pres
ent. The afternoon was spent at the
Government timber testing station at
the University of Oregon, where Expert
Knapp gave a demonstration of the test
ing machinery.
A business session was held in the par
lors of the Eugene Commercial Club,
with President Phil Buehner in tne chair.
Reports showed the association to have
170 members, , representing an annual
output of 1,750,000,000 feet of lumber. The
association has been organized but a
year and a half, and is the third in size
in the United States.
The meeting discussed the present lum
ber situation, which is very good, and
took up the car shortage. All the mem
bar, moorted trouble In securing cars.
but the association took no action in the
matter.
The West Hill Lumber Company, of
Rainier; ' George Newman, of Day's
Creek, and the Willett-Case Lumber
Company, of Rainier, were elected to
membership in the association. After
the business .session the lumbermen and
trustees of the Commercial Club partook
of a banquet, which was enlivened with
speeches on topics of Interest
Oregon Letter-Carriers' Election.
SALEM, Or.. Sept 15. (Special.) The
third annual convention of the Oregon
State .. Association Leiter-Carriers met
here today. All free delivery offices In
the state, except The Dalles, were rep
resented jbv delegates or proxies. Con
vention Indorsed the . action of its Na
tional officers in ' accepting the salary
bill Introduced in Congress last May; and
indorsed project for a National sani
tarium at Colorado Springs, Col., for
sick letter-carriers. The following offi
cers for the next year were elected unani
mously: -
President, L. "Xi. Vierick, of Albany; vice
president Cecil Henderson, of Eugene; secre
tary, E. J. Burrows, of Portland; treasurer,
George E. Hatch, of Salem; executive board,
P. Shea, of Astoria; A E. KUnk, of Port
land, and F. A Baker, of Salem., delegate
at large to National association in Canton,
O., T-. V. Davis, of Portland; F. P. Holm, of
Portland, for National vice-president for
Oregon. .
Goes After Indian Pupils.
CHEMAWA, Or.. Sept 15.-( Special.)
Superintendent Chalcraft left today., for
the Puget Sound country to collect and
bring a party of pupils to the school.
HUSTLED BY SHERIFF AND WAR
DENS TO GRANGBVIIXE. -
Railroad Will Be Reached Tomorrow
by Party Intent on Taking
Prisoner to Wallace.
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LEWISTON, Idaho, Sept. 15. Angus
Sutherland, Sheriff of Shoshone Coun
ty; Warea E. L. Whitney, of the state
penitentiary; Deputies E. P. Johnson
and J. P. Fuller, of Boise, in charge of
Steve Adams, wanted for murder in
Colorado and Shoshone County, Idaho,
and also an important witness in the
Steunenberg case, arrived in Grange
ville at 5 o'clock this afternoon, after
having traveled continuously up the
rough Salmon-River country from the
railroad terminal at Council.
The party- will leave Grartgeville to
night striking the railroad near Spald
ing and will leave on the morning
train at Moscow. They will then jour
ney north to strike the Mullan branch
of the O. R. & N., which will take them
into Wallace. -
At Tekoa, Wash., Clarence Darrow
and John Nugent, attorneys for the
iminers' officials, two Colorado Sheriffs
and four private detectives are thought
to be waiting for the party in event
that they cross the state line into
Washington.
NEW OREGON INCORPORATIONS
Articles Filed With the Secretary of
State at Salem.
SALEM. Or., Sept IE. (Special.)
Articles of Incorporation were filed in
the office of the Secretary of State this
week as follows:
Municipal Water & Light Company of
Eoseburg; principal. office, Roseburg, Or.;
capital stock, $5000;- incorporators, E. V.
Hoover, Joseph Nlcelli, F. M. Beard. J. W.
Wright and A. N. Orcutt.
.Ames Bag Machine Company V principal
office, Portland, Or.; capital stock, $100,000;
Incorporators, Zera Snow, C. N. McArthur
and Wallace McCamant.
. The Trustee Company of Portland; princi
pal office, Portland, Or.; capital stock,
400,000; incorporators, W. D. Wood, A. L.
Hawley, James B. Meikle, J. C. Flanders,
H. H. Parker and A. E. Gebhardt:
Coos Bay Townsite Company; principal of
fice, Marshfleld, Or.; capital stock, $100,000;
incorporators, O. C. Sether, Gilbert Gilbert
son. F. K. Gettlns, C. J. Bruschke, James
Hamilton and C. A. Sehlbrede.
Albee-Benham Company; principal office,
Portland, Or., capital stock, $1000; incor
porators, H. Russell Albee, William L. Ben
ham and Robert R. Benham.
Willamette Dock Company; principal of
fice. Portland, Or.; capital stock, $130,000;
incorporators, Edward A. Baldwin, Alfred F.
Biles and Robert J. Bulkley.
Red Cross Hospital Association of Port
land, Or.; principal office, Portland, Or.;
capital stock, $5000; incorporators, E. Mal
lory, F. M. .Col well and I. M. Bassler.
Manhattan Packing Company; principal of
fice, . Astoria, Or.; capital stock, $15,000;. In
corporators, Minnie Falangos. D. Falangos
and Harrison Allen.
THREE YEARS' CALCULATION
Amundsen Says It Will Take That
Long to Tell What He Has Done.
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 15. Captain
Roal D. Amundsen, the discoverer of the
Northwest Passage, reached Seattle to
day . on the steamship Saratoga from
Nome. He was met by a committee of
the Chamber of Commerce and the local
Norwegian societies. Owing to bis desire
to reach the Government Observatory at
Sitka, in order to complete his magnetic
observations, Captain Amundsen sailed
on the steamer Jefferson at 9 o'clock.
. "My observations extend over a period
of three years, and It -will take three
years to calculate them out," said he.
"Until that time. It is utterly Impossible
to say positively what I have accom
plished by my observations. I believe,
however, that I have located the north
magnetio pole. I cannot say as yet
whether It is a shifting point or extends
over a large area.
"We also took earefull observations of
the aurora borealis, and I believe my
observations will show that this phe
nomenon has a marked effect on the com
pass. Our zoological and ethnological
collection has been carefully attended to
and is fairly complete."
DEAD OF THE NORTHWEST
Mrs. J. A. McLaughlin.
PENDLETON, Or., Sept. 15. Mrs. 3. A.
McLaughlin, a pioneer resident of this
county, died yesterday at her home near
Gurdane, in the south end of Umatilla
County. Her husband has been the prop
rietor of a sawmill near Gurdane for
several years. Aside from the husband
the only other relative is a daughter,
Mrs. Chamberlain, who lives here.
Suit From Valencia Wreck.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 15. Alleging
that the loss of the Pacific Coast Steam
ship Company's steamer Valencia, which
went on the rocks off the southwest coast
of Vancouver Island on January 22 of
this-year, was due to the negligence of
the company's employes, Mrs. Marguerite
T. Crane has brought suit for $25,300 for
the death of her husband, Virgil A.
Crane. Crane was a pantryman and
Bteward on board the Valencia.
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Homeopaths- to Meet In England.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Sept 15.
The International Homeopathic Con
gress adjourned today. It will meet In
England in 1911. The American Insti
tute of Homeopathy will meet next
jrear at Jamestown, Va
PILES GETTING ANXIOUS
PEELS HIS COAT TO WORK IN HIS
HOME DISTRICT.
Wllmon Tucker, Nominated,, by the
Democrats for State Senator, la
Considered a Strong; Man.
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 15. (Spe
cial.) United States Senator S. H. Piles
is not going to take any chances with
the Republican legislative ticket in this
county. He declared today that he
would make a personal fight for the
election of the men nominated by the
county convention, even if he has to
sacrifice a part of the state tour he had
planned for the Fal. ;
Piles Is particularly anxious about
the fight in his own district. Wilmon
Tucker, the Democratic nominee for
State Senator there, is probably the
strongest man, all things considered,
named by the Bourbons yesterday, and
Piles feels that it would not do to lot
the Democrats win in his home dis
trict. For. that reason he will go Into
tho campaign personally on behalf of
Pliny Alion, the Republican candidate.
Already Piles has seen several Influ
ential Democrats and they have prom
ised to stand . by him. In Washington
Piles, through personal interview and
by letter, asked certain business men
prominent in the management of his
Senatorial campaign to look after his
interests this Fall. They did .-ot do it.
In the election tight it is an op-jn se
cret that Piles does not propose to
trust these men. He himself seemingly
ccrrliims the story of a lack of confi
dence by. his announcement that he
will take a personal interest in the
fight.
As a matter of fact, .the Democratic
legislative ticket is not strong, There
are several very strong men nominat
ed but they are selected in districts
hopelessly Republican. In the close
districts the nominees are weak. This
aids Piles' fight"
NAME ONLY PART OF A TICKET
Clark County Democrats Give a Full
Exposition of Principles.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 15 (Spe
cial.) The Democratic convention was
held today at the Courthouse, and was
called to order at 10 o'clock, when the
various committees for the purpose of
permanent organization were appointed.
In the afternoon, after considerable dis
cussion as to whether it would be policy
for the Democratic party to nominate a
full ticket at this time, the following
nominations were made, leaving the rest
of the ticket blank, to be filled by a non
partisan convention, proposed to be held
in the future:
J. W. Wright, Commissioner Second
District.
D. G. Converse, Commissioner Third
District.
R. S. Brown, Sheriff.
E. M. Greene, County Attorney.
The following resolutions were adopted:
We, the Democrats of Clark County as
sembled, hereby reiterate our faith In the
principles of popular government wisely
enunciated by Thomas Jefferson, vigorously
defended by Andrew Jackson and ably ex
pounded by William Jennings Bryan.
We again declare for the largest liberty to
the citizen consistent with law and order,
the lowest tariffs and taxation of all kinds
that may be required to sustain the govern
ment economically administered; the regula
tion and control of all public corporations,
franchises and trusts; the correct and
economical administration of National, state
and county affairs; the amendment of the
constitution to provide for making wealth
pay its just proportion of public burdens, by
a graduated Income tax and sound method
of assessment and taxation; also for an
amendment" providing "for the ' election of
United States -Sentrs by direct - vote of t he
people, and toward this end ws indorse the
state direct primary law. '
We favor laws providing Just and liberal
pensions to the defenders of our. country. In
cluding all the Just claims of our gallant
Indian war veterans. We support the en
actment of laws protecting the labor of the
country from unjust exactions and undue
burdens and to that eqd recommend laws
providing eight hoiys for a day's labor, pro
tecting child-labor and furnishing the proper
means for settling disputes between labor
and capital by arbitration.
We denounce the extravagance and mal
administration of Republican state and coun
ty governments, and insist on reforms In all
their departments, providing lower salaries,
more Just administration and lighter taxes,
and remind the people that these reforms
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"For many years I . .suffered periodically
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regularly and although I am in my 70th year
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can better be secured by indorsing those
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livery of Democracy.
CHAS. N, PRAY FOR CONGRESS
Montana Republicans Also Nominate
H. C. Smith for Associate Justice.
HELENA, Mon., Sept. 15. The Repub
lican . state convention adjourned at 11
o'clock tonight after nominating Charles
N. "Pray, of Chouteau, for Congress, and
Henry C. Smith, of Lewis and Clark,
for Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court The resolutions Indorsed the Re
publican members from Montana in Con
gress, declare for the Initiative and ret
erendum, for an amendment of the pri
mary law for the election of Senators
by direct vote, Indorse the President and
the work ,of the last Congress.
Chairman Mantle in a speech before
the convention .declared that unless the
reform's Inaugurated by President Roose
velt had been completed before his term
expires, despite the President's declara
tion not to be a candidate, no power on
earth can prevent his nomination.
Delegate Porter, of Custer, offered a
resolution directing the Attorney-General
of the State to take action against the
State Treasurer. ' It was found he had
violated the pledge of the last conven
iton that all Interest in state funds
should be turned into the state treas
ury. Porter charged that the State
Treasurer had received or demanded four
per cent interest on state deposits. After
an acrimonious debate the resolution was
tabled. The Treasurer is a Republican.
Nominated at North Yakima.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Sept. 15.
(Special.) The Republican convention, In
session here today, nominated the fol
lowing: Representatives. S. J. Cameron and Lee A.
Johnson; Sheriff, H. A. Webber; Auditor.
Wilbur Crocker: -Treasurer. Lee Tittle;
Clerk, R. K. Nichols; Assessor, J. W. San
dall; School Superintendent, J. A. Jacobsonr
Surveyor. W. J. Mclntyre; Coroner, Dr. P.
Frank; Attorney. Ira M. Krutz; Commis
sioners, D. A. McDonald and William Lemay;
delegates to state convention, W. L. Thomp
son, R. Dunn, E. G. Peck, L. O. Meigs, B. F.
Barge, A. R. Able, W. W. Robertson, A. C.
Walker, Jay Lynch, W. M. Thompson, W. J.
Reed, Walter Cllft Li B. Kenyon, M. B.
Miles, Frank Stewart, E. J. Barnes, Frank
Williams, Lee A. Johnson, I. P. Englehart,
Dr. G. R. Hill and V. H. RobertBon.
GIVES HIS HIE H CLUB
BAY CITY ARCHITECT TOLD POLICE
OF LITTLE ESCAPADE.
Woman Companion at Ocean Beaeli, Re
lieved Him, He Says, of Purse-,
ful of Diamonds
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15. (Spe
cial.) A little report to the police may
cost William H. Armitage, one of the
foremost architects of San Francisco,
his wife and a considerable portion of
his monthly income. When live archi
tect reported last week to police head
quarters that a -woman companion of
his had been robbed of her jewelry at
the Ocean Beach, he appears to have
forgotten that there was a Mrs. Armi
tage who might be interested in the
identity of her husband's mystorious
companion.
Now a suit for divorce and alimony
contained in which are terrific charges
of cruelty and infidelity, looms up be
fore the architect and papers restrain
ing him from disposing of his wealth
in the Canadian Bank of Commerce
have been served on him and on the
banking Institution by his wife's at
torneys. In the complaint Mrs. -Armitage
alleges that her husband's haoits
of Intemperance led to quarrels. It was
not, however, until Armitage committed
the indiscretion of reporting to the
police that a woman companion with
him at the beach was robbed of a diamond-filled
purse that the wife's sus
picions were aroused.
The result of the Investigations of
McGowan & Westlake led to the filing
of the suit for divorce yesterday. Ar
mitage Is senior member of the firm of
Armitage & Rowell. The couple were
married in 1S83 and have two children,
both of whom have attained their ma
jority. The percentage of improved land, that Is.
land under crops and grass, la in this coun
try 22: in England it Is 76; In Germany
about 60.
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Today .we are offering you a medicine that has stood the
test of time and public approval for 53 years. Surely
there can be no doubt as to its wonderful merit or ability to cure
any ailment of the Stomach, Liver, Kidneys or
Bowels. Hundreds and hundreds of sickly men and
women have voluntarily testified that they received more
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PRIVATE STAMP OVER THE
IN CRACKS THE PRUNES
SOME GROWERS SAY CROP IS EN
TIRELY RUINED.
Much Fruit, Contracted at Good Prices,
Will Be Rejected by Speculators) -.
on Account of Appearance.
SALEM, Or., Sept 15. (Special.)
Probably 20 per cent of the Oregon
prune crop has been ruined by the re
cent rain, which caused the fruit to
crack so badly as to make it practical
ly unmarketable. The damage may be
greater than this, for- In some orchards
the owners have said that they do not
expect to pick a bushel of prunes. Then
growers are very likely more scared
tnan hurt, however, for the greater
number say that only a portion cf the
prunes are cracked.-
The cracking of the prunes docs not
destroy their fitness for food but spoils
their look-!, so th-at the buyers will not
pay a price that will justify the grow
ers In going to the expense of curing.
When the prunes are badly cracked tne
pit protrudes and injures their appear
ance. There has been some inquiry for
seeded prunes and it is probabi-i that
the cracked prunes could be seeded
and cured at a profit if there were "ft
such a great scarcity of labor and KUt'ii
a prohibitive wage scale.
One of the important features of the
damage to the prunes is the effect it
will have on the acceptance of frill:
contracted early at the hish prices
then prevailing. Buyers have been
keeping their eyes open for a reason
for rejection of the fruit, and this mis
fortune to the crop may afford an "P
portunity for turning ,lown the t'r'iit.
It is absolutely certain trvit no
cracked fruit will be taken on the high
price contracts and if -he crackinr of
the fruit has been very extensive, evi-u
if slight in each prune, there will hii
no early contracts fulfilled. In a day or
two it can be determined whether any
fruit has been damaged by mold as a
result of the rain.
Railroads Subscribe Fair Stock.
SEATTLE, Sept. 15.-Henry E. Reed,
director of publicity of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
Exposition. today an
nounced that President Jamea J. Hill
and President Howard Elliott, of the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
Railroads, respectively, had advised him
that they would subscribe for 25,000 shares
of the company's stock of the exposition.
This represents an investment of $25,000
each.
Schools W ill Be 'Crowded.
M' MINNVTLLE, Or., Sept.. 13. (Special.)
The public schools of this city will
open October 1. There will be two prin
cipals, with five teachers under each.
The two school buildings, Columbia and
Cook, are expected to be crowded to their
limit this year.
Mining Stocks.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15. The official
closing quotations for mining stocks today
were as follows:
Alta .05
Alpha Con Oti
And 05
Belcher 18
Best & Belcher .SO
Bullion 15
Caledonia 22
Challenge Con. .10
Chollar 00
Confidence ... .50
Con. Cal. ft V. .SO
Con. Imperial. .01
Crown Point. . .05
Exchequer 45
Gould 4 Curry .18
Hale & Nor... .99
Jilla on
Justice o:;
Kentucky Con.. ."4
iMexican , . 70
Ophir 2.7.1
Overman )H
Potosl ii
Savage 100
srnrnlon
OB
jseg. Belcher. . .
.01
..11
.78
.41
.04
.18
Sierra Nevada.
Silver Hill
Union Con
Irtah Con
jYellow Jacket.
NEW YORK, Sept. 15 Closing quotations:
Adams Con
Alice
.$ .20 ILlttle Chief.... or,
. 2.75 JOntarlo 2.75
.20 Onhlr 3.M
Breece
Brunswick C. .
Comstock Tun. .17
Con Cal. ft V. .8:1
Horn Silver... ISO
Iron Silver 8.00
Leadvllle Con. .03
.Savage
ISlerra Nevada. .SO
l.smalt Hopes... .M
Istandard ...... 1-SO
BOSTON.
Sept.
15. Closing quotations:
75 'Mohawk . ...$6S.24
50 Old Dominion 47.50
T5 lOsceola 120.no
75 Parrot 27.00
50 Qulncy 91 00
00 Shannon .... 9.75
25 Tamarack .. 100.00
00 Trinity ..... 10.25
50 United Cnp. . :1.75
50 U. K. Mining. 62.00
75 U. 9. OH.... 0.5"
02H Utah 64 00
00 (Victoria 7.nn
0O Winona 7 2 -4
00 jwolverlne .. 14SO0
Adventure
Allouex .... 37
Amalgamatd 11J.
Atlantic 12.
Bingham ... 32
Cal. & Hecla 75
Centennial .. 24
Cod. Ranee. 79
Daly West. .
Franklin ...
Gran by
Greene Con.
Isle Rnyale.
Mass. Mining
Michigan . . .
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MR. G. H. BROSZELL, Boston, Mass.,
says: "I suffered for ten years with head
aches and biliousness as a result of a bad
stomach and liver. After taking a few bottles
of your Bitters I am now entirely cured and
for which I thank you. I willingly indorse
it."
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