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7 ' THK ISIMUI UITOO.MAX f'UimU,. 1JEUE31BKR .. 20, 1908- . , ' RAILROAD BOOSTED BY VALE CONGRESS Movement Started for Line From Southern Idaho to t Coos Bay. . DISCUSS PROPOSED LAWS Prominent C ttliena Xtmwl on Legis lative Committee Date Set for Future Conrentlon In Sa lem January ! and SO. BOISE. Idaho. Dec. 19. (Special.) The thrie day" aejslon of the Oreaon-Tdaho veIopmnt Congxeae. which nosed at i.v tn Hi f-ttv nf Vale. Or., did rcore. perhaps, than any one agency !onr ih conference line lo mum up na -ranee the Intereum of the. two ais'.er - Ores'. and Idaho, than any movement ever marred by tle citizens of :le two (treat commonnur.. t-! fntivrti nut in e..lon Thursday, Kridav and Saturday, closing thia noon. nd was held for tne purpose oi 5 t.iinr business men of Idaho and Oregon .- talk over the need of the state and -.. promote the building of railroads and development of irriaat'on project as well to revive the construction of the Xlal ! eur irritation project, of Eastern Ore sin, wiili the Government. The attendant dur'.ii; the conference was very flattering, there helnsc present ibout 7" representative busine men of Port'and. Palem. Rosebur. Mar.-hfieid. t-j. vie. Ontario. PendletAn. also, Boi-, Caldwell. Xampa. Tayette. p.xa- tello. State Committees .niei. -n.a f.-:.it-i-.c- i.iint committee on rall- -.jad legislation was appointed: Oregon governor CJeorae r:. tuamn-nain. :phen A. Iwe1t. of rendition: Colonel . t- c Vrt.wl rf "Pnrliitnd: ldaiui rtyv- ernor-eiee; James II. rVw.Jy. Willard White, of Boise: J. 11. Ijweii. oi aia .vell. I'orrespondin- serretirle chosen r W. P. Pool'Uie. of Ontario, and R!iv Atkinson, of Boise. The six follnwlrr Congresses will le ,-ld: Sa:u. Or.. January 2 ami . Hois. February S'. and -t. Ontario. March hi and 1.. l a Grande'. Apr'l 27 anil . aldwell. May 11 ami 1J. Burn.. July 17 and 1. To Oather HnJIroad lata. A commit tee on railroad data to isist the railroad legislative rommlt ee was appointed as follow: J. C Turner. Birns. cliairman and secre arv; Boise. W'illar.l White, .lames U riest. Jod.e K. I. T'ii'ky. Max ly "lei.i: Caldwell. J. II. Lowell: Payette, olonel K V. Patch. K. C S. Krainard; larsiifield. Walter l.yon: North Bend. L Thomas. Jones, Director Vale, f TV. ClagKeti. . O. Thomas: On ariu. J. it. Blackaby. W. II. Iioolittle: j. .-..'., K'niit Davev: Velsr. A. II." teller: P:ii.ev!l. .Mr. Spatildlng. Judge Hell. SI. A. Brink: Kosehurg. Mr. ..cher: lvr ljKe. r. ai. i-iinsiimu. Kverv niemh.r of the i-ongrejs is irg-d . fuxni.-di tata .-to- Hie .ecrH ary ' " ' " - ' .state ld to llallroad Kayored. The . cg.-es. throtiA resolution, leclaied In favor of atate-alded rail oads. development of Coo Bay har ..r and the revival of the .Malheur .roject. r.io m ill. next congresses to ie held in Boise during January and -alem during Kebruary. are urged to to evervthinr .n tiieir power 10 i"n he innttriiction of a railroad from !olse ihroiigh Central Oregon to Coo lay: recommending that the bay be ,.i.i k- tim r'edral Government as a rtat naval and coaling station, and omn-.erclal harbor tor tfio snipping oi he Pacific Coast. U Is urged In the -esolutlons that the aeiegaies urge ipon th Legislature of Oregon the niporiance of . nactinif (t lt Jd ses- 'ion a gertral .law enabling all dia ricts which contain navigable waters iirnn to ' raardze uort voniniis- klons and to levy taxe for the purpose .r raising irionvy 10 inipnuc uv n ' ors of nMon. The river and harbor committee of 'ongvess is urged to make an appio rUtioii for the improvement of Coos rfay. REYNOLDS IS NOT GUILTY Cleared of Manslaughter Charge. Ill A u to killed .Man. I'HKHALIS. Wash.. Dec. 1 . t'Spe ia!. i Not guilty was the verdict 4n the rial of John W. Reynolds for manV laughter, which was -included in tiie wls County Superior Court today. The Jury was out half an honr and took ao ballots. On the first, two voted for on vlctlon. The argument for the state began his morning with the opening address y County Attorney I". K. Harmon. Col- iitl Wil! 11. Thompson. of Seattle. poke for the' defendant, concluding nis afternoon. Air. Harmon closed the rgumeni. after which Judge nice in-.trui-tcd the jury. Tire case, which occupied over a iveek. has been watched with much In - erest and the cotirttoom lias been rowilcd. The occasion of (he trial was t collision or. July "2?, between Mr. Fiy--iold' a-.ito nobile and George Bucke!. iv'.io was riding a bicycle, resulting In h deatli of the tatter. Mrs. R'n-kel has a suit pending tcainst Mr. fteynoNTs for damages, but t is intimated that this may now be ttled out of court. PILES WINS SALARY GAME Board of Control .Member Plpone- tjualif) ing and Gets Increase. OLTXiriA. Wash.. Dec. 1.-Ppeclal. Aevnje tinder an opinion by Attorney ;neral Atkinson. Slate Auditor C. W. ' 'lansen i issuing salary warrants for Matt i Pil'S. of theBoard of Control, at the rte of ti") per annum, while other members of the Board, under a Supreme (.oiirt decision, draw but annually. Pil- qualified under rapoolntment. after te law increas'rr the nalary was issued by the last Legislature. JOE YOUNG BACK HOME Man Who shot Kapar Van Dran Kegaln Llbert. Jo Young, who came to Portland cs-:-rrlr fnwri !h Tni:ent i ry. figured, in -ne of tiie most sensational series of traiediea recorded in the criminal annals of this state. He was tried and con victed of murderously aaultinc Kaspar Van Dran in the latter saloon at 4C0 Washington street on the plghfof April 2. ll's victim later figured in a temarkahle chain of circumstances which caused the death of Ills wife, and a few moniis later kili'd hinwielf. The causes which led up to the shooting of Van Iran by Young were said by the latter to have been an undue intimacy between Van Dran and Mrs. Young. Van Dran. after recoverirs from the effects of Young's shot, testified that the only Interest he had taken in Mrs. Yqung was when he helpd her out financially on several occasions when she appealed to hltn beoaree of her husband's alleged neglect of her and her children. On the night of the hooting. Toung walked from the saloon at 4" Washing ton street, of which he was proprietor, to that kept by Van Dran. a few doors distant, and on entering shot "San Dran throigii the body. -The latter eventually r-covered. shortly' after which hut wife who was formerly Minnie Montieth. died suddenly in her apartments after drink ing poisoned ginger ale. Mrs. A an Dran drank the atuff in the presence of her .later, and dramatically preven ed the latter front drinking It as she fell dead. Th deatii of Mrs. Van Dran ha. never been atlsfactorly explained and her dra matic passing wa followed in a few months by the suicide of Van Dran him self Joe Yonne is said to have been par doned from the Penitentiary by Governor Chamberlain. Some few Month ago a petition was circulated asking the gov ernor to extend executive clemency, but tliis w,as refused becau.se of certain ac tions of Die prisoner. DICKSuIwifED IN EAST CI.AKK COI NTY SCHOOl.T EACH KR ACCISKI OK I'll A CD. Ex-Member vt Illinois Legislature said lo Hare Duped Farmer Out r $10,000 In Catlle Deal. VANCOCVKR. -Wash..- Dec. 19. -(Special. ) Klbert Dickson, principal of the public, school a! Brush rmirle. this county. a arrested November and spirited to his former home In Illinois, where he is accused of dfraud!ngWill:am son County fsnntrs to the tune of u. co. Dickson was a member of the Ill'iioi lg'siature two years ago. It Is said he used his official position to help him in his alleged crooked work. Dickson's plan of operation. If I al leged, was to purchase beef cattle, for which he gave in payment worthless ehecks on the First National Bank of Goreville. Johnston County. 111. When these checks were sent to the Gorevlll-i bank on which they were originally drawn, they were turned down by ths cashier of that Institution, with the In formation that Dickson liad withdrawn all of Ills money which he had deposited there, and-in addition to this had trans ferred all of hi property 'to others. As toon as this state of affairs was disc-overed. warrants were sworn out and the officer at St. Iuls notified to ar rest Dickson. But they were too late. Dickson had sold the cattle, cashed his checks and left for par! unknown. In vestigation showed that Dickson's oivcra tlons were extensive, and it was found that he had numerous victims In John ston and In I'liion Counties. Rewards were offered for his apprelienion and for two ypais officers searchd the entire country to locale Dickson. Dickson's experiences were told in a trembling volte to Sheriff B. D. S.ipping ton. of Clark County, shortly af;er his arreat at the little school house at Brnsh Prairi. 12 miles from Vancouver, where he and ills son. Lloyd Dickson, were teachers. Dickson stated to Sheriff S:ip pington that when he wrote the cluck he had the money In tin bank to make them good and fully intended to pay tliem. but upon arriving at the markets In St. Loui with his cattle he found that the markets had fallen and the reduced price at which he was compelled to sell them, would leave him absolutely penni less. If the checks were paid. Then It was that he resolved to get together every available dollar and fly the country. Dickson has a brother, ft. H. Dickson. In Portland, but he located In Clark County and secured a school at Brush Prairie. He then sen: for his wife and family and purchased a tl'oi home, upon which, at the time of his arrest, he had pa'd !. -The clever defective work of Sheriff Sapping'.uu resulted in Dickaou's arrest. Weeks of search through county records and tax roll. !ls:s of voters and teachers of schools, finally gained for the. Sheriff Uio clew that led to Dickson's ar rest. That clew was a deed of transfer by Dickfon. Dick.on did not deny 1.1 Identity, nor did he deny that lie was guilty .of the crimes marge it against him. He sub mitted to arrest quietly, and stated tnat his only remaining hope was that ills victim in the old home stale -would give him a chance to repay them wltli Inteiest. NO LUMBER DUTY WANTED tCorlir.ued rr.im F;nt r. 1 ducers without reducing wages if the tar iff is reduced. W. O. Dtirant, of Flint. Mich., asked that the duty on automobile he reduced from to il per cent, and that the duty of 4S per cent on automobile parts be reduced 5 per cent. He asserted that in a JH' machine the cost of labor is wn. and that other manufacturer had really asked for a duty of u per cent on the finished product for the sake of labor. W. C. Grange, -of Newihnrg. N. T.. asked that the duty on cars and trucks for hauling cane and cane product im ported from .the Philippines be removed from Americans end Increased to 25 per cent for foreigners. DOKS NOT NEED PKOTECTIOX Implement-Maker Oulte Indifferent. Auto Man Ak Reduction. WASHINGTON. Dec. Is. The testimony o? H D. Metcalf. of Auburn. X. T.. rep l.i International Harvester Company, in the tariff hearlrer today was S'milar In many resps.'ta to that of Jodge R. H. Gary, of th t'nltd Stafs Steel Corporation yesterday. Mr. Metcalf sail his company is so well entrenched In the agricultural implement business that It doa not need the tariff and that it is h.-materln! so it how the tariff is changed. Pe did rot deny that the International Harvester Coir-pa ny manufactures over wi per cent of t'.ie agricultural mammary til the I nit.d Slates t Mr. Marshall Mead Dead. HILLSBORO. Or.. Pec. J9.-iSpedaI.V-Mrs. Marshal! Mead died at West Cnlon yesterday morning, from an attack o ty phoid pneumonia. She was born 111 Marysvllle. Cat.. September -. U6S. and came to Oregon with her parents ten years later, settling near Greenville, Wash ington County. She was married to Mr. Mead In 1"6. the hushand and ten chil dren aiirvivirg. Of her immediate fam ily four hrote-nrs and on sister survive: Myron Bard. Portland: Jesse. William P. and Waller K.. Banks. Or., and Mis. Z. N. Seeiye, also of Banks. WETS SEE VICTORY Hope to Overthrow Prohibition in Union County. ELECTION NOTICES FAULTY Point "at Issue Same a-In Grant County. Wherein Supreme Court Decided Local Option Election to Be - Null and Void. LA G RAX DR. Or.. Dec. - 1. .Spe cial.) Prohibition in Union County 1 in dire danger. When the order first became effective It was attacked by a local brewer. J. Itoesch. who asked for an injunction on the ground that Sheriff Childers had not properly ponied tiie notice of election. The Circuit Court denied the request for injunction, claiming that the majority was so large thai the precincts in question could not affect it. The case rested there, but since the Supreme Court has rendered Its sweep ing decision in the Grant County case, which Is similar in almost every re spect to this one, Iloesch gave notice of appeal to the Supreme Court. When the decision is forthcoming. It Is be lieved that the local option law will he invalidated, as the I'nion County Instance in regard to faulty posting of notices is similar to that i Grant County. A simiiar attack was 'made today In the Anderson whisky case, but the judge overiuled the motion for an in structed jury. A few moments later the fury returned a verdict of not guilty.. TO ALTER APPORTIONMENT Arkcrman Would Make as Basts Number of Teachers Employed. PENDLETON, Or.. Dec. 19. ( Special.) To make the amount of money which each School district shall receive from the state and county school funds de pendent upon the number of teachers employed in each district instead at noon the number of children of school age was the radical change in tiie man ner of the appropriation of school funds urged by State Superintendent of Pub lic Instruction J. !. Ackerman in this city today. He was addressing the sec ond annual meeting of school officers of Imatilla County. County Superintendent Welles also aroused the Interest of his "' hearers by attacking the present plan of mini mum county tax levy and special dis tiict levies for the maintenance of the schools. He declared that the property valuations in the several districts did in no wise correspond to the number of pupils in the districts, or the amount of expense necessary In maintaining tiie schools. He insisted that tho county levy should be Increased so that district levies would not be necessary. Every district in the county was rep resented at today's meeting and every director and the clerk was present from some of them, making it by far the largest and most interesting meeting of its kind ever held in Eastern Oregon. Morning and afternoon sessions wc.e held and practically the whole day was consumed with the discussions. ATTEMPTED WRECK FAILS Switch III row n at Bellingham, hut Brakes Are Applied. B EI. I.INGHAM. Wash.. Dec. 19. Train wreckers tonight threw the switch on the Bellingham Bay British Colum bia road inside ths city limit heie and derailed the 6:S southbound train, en dangering the lines of 40 passengers. The train ran over the ties and came to a stop when ilie engine wa on the very brink of AVhatcom Creek. The fact that Engineer Story saw the thrown switch and put on the emergency brakes when the train was riiO feet away was all that prevented the loss of life. No one was Injured. I'lreman llofto Jumped before the (vain left the track, but escaped Willi a few bruises. The local police are working on the case, but so far have discovered no clew to the identity of the wreckers. PRISONER PLANS SUICIDE Continued from First rtJ. i meet him in his chambers, and she was removed to the County Jail. Immediately after she wa taken to the County Jail. Mrs. Martin became hysterical. She grew worse until she w.-i in a dead faint. Let Us Make a SUGGESTION You are doubtless going to give HIM something for Christmas. And you want to feel sure that what you select will be absolutely correct and new. Our stock comprises only the new, the right things for HIS wear and use. , This is our first season.! Why not come and see our assortment of select furnishings ? We know your purchases made here will please HIM ' Michel & Sichel Co. "FURNISHERS TO MEN WHO KNOW" 286 Wash. Street SEE WINDOWS Piano Tuning r- and na Repairing Our iDsInc and repslrlsar de partment has fr years beea co- Idered the Terr hest the least. Recently the services- of Sir. J. A. Shaw, a piano and player-piano expert of most extensive experience in Eastern manufacturing circles, and of National renown, lias been added to our force. Surrounded by a corps of trained and competent tuners, polishers and' reg ulators, the quality of our Tfork. is meeting with en thusiastic approval at all hands. ' - Last year, under our $ V0 per , year cont ract . . Eilers Piano House tuned over 7300 pianos of vari ous makes and styles. .AVith our doubly efficient corps of tuners, we expect to add greatly to this num ber. ; e Let -us explain 'to you how on r yearly contract will save you money, will insure your piano always being in tune. and. best of all. will prevent your piano from depreciating in value. Teles-hoae r mall orders receive prompt atteatlon. picknoraJlabiHtiX 3S3 Washington Street HANCING FAILS; USES GUN JOSEPH . LORETZ. JfXCTIOX FARM EH, FOl'XI) DEAD. Man Whom Workmen Cut Down Takes Ills lire Xeit Day by Ue of Shotgun. KUGENK, Or.. Dec. 19. Special.) Joseph Lorelz. a Iane County farmer, committed stjicida some tirue between Thursday and Saturday, by aboootirtg himself in the head. The suicide oc curred on the Bushnell furm near the I. N. Edwards place, about ten mile from Eugene on the river toad and about five miles this side of Junction City. Joseph Iret was the man who tried to hang himself near Junction City last Wednesday, and was cut down by the gang of telephone linemen who saw the man In time to save him from strangling ' to death. l.orelz had been acting peculiarly and told some of the men what he intended lo do. J ft1, said: "Good-bye, boys. I'm going to hang myself." fie was unconscious and nearly dead when his body wa-s cut down. As soon as he was conscious he ran away. Sheriff Bown. with assistants, immediately be gan a search and In the course of their hunt came to the liomaff Henry txiretz. a brother, and a farmer near Junction. The brother had not seen the hunted man, and the Sheriff continued the hunt until late Wednesday night. The next morning Joseph appeared at Ms brother's house, and the latter told Joseph of the story that was currentof trying to hang himself. This seemed to irritate Joseph and he left the house with his gun, soon after which his brother tried to find him. and falling, another iearch was bsriln. 11 was not until this affernoou about 3 o'clock tht his dead oody was found by Henry. L.oretz, with a gunshot wound in his forehead. ' The. Coroner's jurv found a verdict of suicide this evening. Joseph loreti was a single man, ii years of are. Ellis Ileinunded to Jail. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Dec. 19. (Spe cial.! ft. if. Ellis, accused of attempt ed blackmail, pleaded not guilty before Judge McCrdie today, and was bound over for trial under "'( bonds, which he was nnahl to furnish. i r : vi . .m SAG Our entire stock of this season's newest SUITS, OVERCOATS and RAINCOATS' at a sacrifice. No last season's styles no odds and ends; blues and blacks included. Reduction of prices as follows: V, Suits-Over coa $20 values now $25 values now $30 values now $35 values now $40 values now AH smoking jackets one-third off regular prices; fancy vests one fourth off regular prices; our entire line of trousers one-fourth off. In this sale Benjamin's full dress and tuxedo suits are excepted. B 11 iUlfli Commencing Monday, store will be open evenings until Christmas . : - - : - ' '- - EL fPOKAXE CAPITALISTS BUYING CMATILI.A Tit ACTS. Moody Company Proposes to Pro mote Fruit Industry on ItU-li River Rollout. PHNPKKTOX. Or.. Dec. 19. (Special.) Details of still another reclamation pro ject for Umatilla County- became known today when it wps learned that a syndl- I 0 -1 x the stiff, hard piece that is up around your heel; a vital part; helps keep 'the shoe in shape. Selz Royal Blue have one-piece sole - leather counters; Ave mention it because so many shoes have pieced counters; some have pasteboard; some -worse. It's a small way of skimping on quality,' at your expense; you get honest leather in Selz shoes. The maker guarantees not merely the shoe, but , your satisfaction with it. , Selz Royal Blue Shoes, $3.50, $4, $5. Tomorrow Is Washday, Avoid Its Troubles by Sending to the UNION LAUNDRY COMPANY Where Linen Lasts FAMILY WASHING Rough dry 5c a pound, rough dry by the piece lc up Lace Curtains 30c Per Pair Call Main 398 or A 1123 M III H Mil 11 I V s&SBSir IWS7 sBsav 9 fl llTHlS IS 311 Morrison Street, Opposite the Postoffice eate of Spokane capitalists had contracted for several hundred acres of river bottom la:td along the t'matilla River about 20 miles west- of Pendleton. The syndicate Is headed by M. L.. Moody, of the Moody land Company. While the mini her of acres already acquired and the additional number of acres upon which options have been secured, could not he ascer tained today, owinjf. to the fact that Moody haa returned to Spokane without having filed any of his deed, it is known that several farmers have parted with their holdings, the buyers in some in stances heiiiK compelled lo take in al most worthless hill ami bluff lands to get the rich boitom tracts desired. This section is noted for its fine fruit, heretofore produced on a small scale ami it. is the purpose of the promoters of the protect to divide the land up into small fruit ,tracts. Thoush" the land to Good Leather "Counters" in Selz Royal Blue Shoe Y o u know v hat t h o. counter " of a shoe is; Cor. 7th and Washington Sts. $15.00 $18.75 : $22.50 $27.50 $30.00 iic developed is nvstly siibirrlcatcd, water will be taken from the rniailllii River to , reclaim portions tliiit niav need it. , .-. f- -. Thc'i'itv of Hamuli. l Ua-hld. FU it'tatt. lia? 8 fo.'-elKii -trade ..f nearly SL'.-i."in.i'i a year. j i -,' t v fx Tfie Best Painless Dental Wort For -i v.ars .-. leader In lnlnless Dental Work in fortland. liy oIm-painle.-s method we can do all kinds of ff'iod. reliable-',tloiital wfl1c ;wTtliit! ,' f ; fi causinK you Hie uhl-llme suffering, hce l .n aboul il. C'-t im r prices antl advice. For Hie ij.-ixl IS dayn . wo,' will ive ..ou ' iu- hc.I Imrti-Hin you ever (IrcamVd of r( -tlir.s; -in painlcs-i. ilcnlijl. A ,: work. mn TEETH .e&.n?J Without P a w. If vou nave to lutvc your tooth out.: mill hridBCV.oilc or plates put in the, i Fame day. If you :i1it il done at once, about done. we will not Keen., you. ionium. lon to have yntir ilcntni work, UISI-IASKU ;t MS'. An- vmir eum.s.j''d. sore ;ind rccediiiff from . the cure it for you if yon time. i I'l.l'I'MS V7 rem h 't We en come to 113 in '.Ml I T. P.UM.Kss H.XTH C'l'l.Ci SO CI'S.' Kree u brn Ollirr Work Is Ordered. DR. W. A. WISE l'rrnident mid lanaaer. The Wise Dental Co. (Inc The Fallliiu Hide.. :td and Mash. .' H'flce Honrs . M. to S 1. 1. Sifitiln.vs II to I. riionrK mid 3lnin UO-t. WUIIK (ilAIHNTHKK. MILLIONS OF "Tummy" Iches re on the way. They always come Xrnas for the big and little. Get ready for them, mother. The whole household will have to be helppd. CASCARRTS will do it easily, and naturally one at, bed time lo each member and keep the whole ; family well. Rtit a 10c box CASCARETS week'n " treatment and have it har.dy to ue . . very night. Xmas week. It Hurt' a M ! ! ill ! t. t
