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lO JUDGE HUMPHRIES. OF SEATTLE DIES, Though. Ill With Uraemic Poi soning, Seat on Bench Was Occupied One Week Ago. PUBLIC CAREER EVENTFUL Jurist Camo Into lixlreme Promi nence Two Years Ago for Penal ties ou I. W. W. and Social ist Followers After Riots. SEATTLE. Wash.. May 29. (Spe cial.) John E. Humphries, Superior Court Judge, died at 7:35 this morning of uraemic poisoning. A week ago he presided over his department of the Superior Court, rising from a sick bed to appear, as he had done on several occasions since he began to suffer six weeks ago from a severe attack of biliousness. lie was taken ill last Saturday, though not seriously, and he left the Courthouse, assisted by friends, leav ing a written notice pinned to the door of his courtroom that he woulil be back on the bench not later than Mon day. Late yesterday it was announced by physicians ut his bedside that he could not survive more than a few hours. Yesterday morning associates on the bench called on him and found his con dition serious. .Later in the morning court officials were notified that he was sinking and had lost- conscious ness. He rallied when his former law partner. lidward von Tobel. called about 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He spoke to Mr. von. Tobel of the weather, but later in the day again lost consciousness. Though he spoke occasionally during the early morning hours today, his remarks were not ra tional, and he was unconscious for some time preceding death. Funeral .Not Amused. Funeral arrangements have not been made, but Monday or Tuesday have been suggested as tentative dates. All departments of the Superior Court, with the exception of that pre sided over by Judge W. A. Frater, where a murder trial is in progress, this morning adjourned until Tuesday out of respect for the memory of Judge Humphries, and the Courthouse flag was hung at half mast. Judge Humphries had been unable to sit on the bench in his department regularly since April 16. Judge Humphries was born at Cal houn, 111.. March 17. 1851'. He was a son of Francis McFarland Humphries, for many years a prominent Illinois lawyer. Judge Humphries received his early education In the common schools of Illinois and Indiana, working on a farm and in country grocery stores that he might earn enough money to support his mother and pursue his edu cation. Later he graduated from high school and taught school. In this pro fession he saved sufficient money to enter the Indiana State University. He was admitted to the bar at Itock ville, Ind., In 1S7J, and almost at once became a deputy prosecuting attorney for Parks County. In 1S7S he removed to Crawfords ville, in the same state. Sraltte Krarhrd In 1SS9. lie practiced in that city until 1889, when he removed to Seattle, where he lived continuously until the time of his death. In 1888, Judge Humphries married Estelle M. Preshman, of Crawfords ville, who survives him. Judge Humphries was known as a profound student of the law and was the author of many laws now on the statute books of this state. He began the collection of legal literature in hia early manhood and had one of the largest private law libraries in the state of Washington. Judge Humphries was a candidate for a place on the state supreme bench under the direct primary law of 1908, but was defeated. He was also de feated for the United States Senate in 1910. He was a candidate for Gov ernor in 1904. but withdrew before the race was run. He was elected a judge of the Superior Court of King County in 1912. His term would have ex pired in January, 1917. In July. 191a. following the riot3 in which men from United States wor ships wrecked half a i zen meeting places of the Socialist party and the Industrial Workers of tho Wor.d, Judge Humphries enjoined Mayor Cot terrill . from closing the saloons and censorial a daily newspaper. Judge Humphries subsequently caused the im prisonment of 100 Socialists, including several women, one with a baby, for contempt of court in signing a paper denouncing him for his issuance of an injunction in a street-speaking case. Appeal Made to Governor. The Socialists continued their cam paign against Judge Humphries and matters were brought to a crisis by his fellow judges setting free prison ers accused of violating Judge Hum phries' street-speaking injunction. At tho request of citizens of Seattle, Gov ernor Lister came to Seattle, held a conference with all the Superior Judges and Judge Humphries made an agreement not to act in any labor or street-speaking case during his term on the bench. The State Supreme Court afterward reversed Judge Humphries on all the Important Issues. He was known as a splendid pub lie speaker and a brilliant trial law yer. juage Humphries was. an active memDer or numerous fraternal organi sations. AD BRINGS SCORE OF RATS Doctor at Walla Walla Has More Than Enough to Train Dog. . WALLA "WALLA. Wash., May 29. le-pecial.) ut. C. M. Williams answers his doorbell In fear and trembling, all because of an advertisement inserted recently in a paper asking for rata. For the last two weeks the bell has been ringing at frequent Intervals and when the door was opened a small boy would be discovered with a -sack or oox or live rats. Dr. Willtams-called a halt and appealed to the newspaper io neip mm stop tne plague. ur. iiiiams wan tea ine rats to train an Airedale dog to kill other rodents. Me wanted a dozen rats, but got sev "i iimM tnai many, xne dog got so mucn practice that he ceased to en. Joy It. STUDENTS GEJ DEGREES Several From Portland Are Members of California Class. TJNrVKRSTTT OP CALIFORNIA Berkeley. May 29. (Special.) At th recent commencement exercises of the University of California the resents of the university conferred the degree of Master of Arts on several students from Portland. Among them are Miss Ruth Maria Buckley, Miss Mildred Leo Clem ens. Miss Lois Laughlin McQuald and John Cecil Adams. Miss Buckley. Miss Clemens and Miss McQuaid were registered In the College of Letters and Science and respectively majored in philosophy, political science and English. The decree conferred by the University upon graduates from the College of Letters and Sciences is Bachelor of Arts. Mr. Altman is the holder of the de gree of Bachelor of Literature with the class of 1913 and has had the degree of Juris Doctor conferred on him after completing- the three years of work in the Law School. His thesis was on "The Twentieth Century Tendencies in the Development of the Law of Publis U i - I , Judafe HttmnlHri. Ykn I) IvH mt j Seattle Yesterday. i Service Corporations as Exemplified In Certain Recent Decisions. SUTHERLIN PICNIC GAY SUN SHINES BRIGHT; ATTENDANCE EXCEEDS LAST YEAR'S RECOHD. Parade, Dinner and Sports Ilrgulle Hours of Daylight. Bis Balloon Beady for Ascension Destroyed. SUTHERLIN. Or., May 23. (Special.) Beautiful weather conditions, thou sands of visitors, a big parade, a ball game, trap-shoot, carnival attractions and a picnic-dinner all combined to make Sutherlin's second annual "Big Bust and Traveling Men's Day" a suc cess. Special trains were operated from Koseburg and as far north as Drain. Tho parade started this morning, led by Holt's Band, at 9:30. The school children, from the smallest to the largest, were represented. The uoys ciass in manual training had a fine float, displaying their work. The girls of the Domestic Science Class had a decorated automobile. Many other decorated automobiles were In the parade. The afternoon festivities were onened infmedlately following the picnic-din ner given to the visitors. Captain Butler, of the Arnold Amuse ment Company, of Portland, dronned 80 feet into a net. The business men then crossed bats with the traveling men in a ball game which ended in a 7 to 5 score for the traveling men. At 6 o'clock, while Mr. Arnold and his helpers were inflating the big balloon, preparatory to ascension, the bag took lire and was entirely destroyed. A number of spectators narrowly missed being caught in the flying blazing canvas. Two dances were in operation during-the evening. Attendance far exceeded last year's. CLEARING LAND CRITICISED farmer Xear Morton Explains Bene fits of Clover Among Stumps. MORTON. Wash.. May 29. (Special.) Regarding experiments being made by the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company on logged-off land near National, on the Morton & Tacoma Eastern Railroad. Joseph Rea, a prominent farmer of Ajlune, in Richland Valley, eastern Lewis County, says that In his mind sowing such land to clover and grass beats clearing the land four ways. Mr. Rea says that, figuring on a basis of $50 an acre to clear land, he can seed it and use it for pasture and make a much larger return than by clearing It of the stumps. He says an acre thus 'planted among tho stumps will raise four or -Ave calves, the not profit from which will be several times what it would be from grain, especial ly when the difference in taxes on cleared land and land cleared of everything but the stumps is taken Into consideration. Kain Guards Forest Against Fire MOSCOW, Idaho. May 29. (Special.) B. E. Bush, state land and timber estimator, while in Moscow said that the recent rains would greatly decrease the dangers of forest fires in Idaho this year. The rain has been unsually heavy this Spring and the greatest amount of moisture In 19 years is re corded in the forests. FOUR GENERATIONS OF WOMEN AT LEBANON REUNION. J xJ;w-4iaJa:-:;.:..v--. .-: I ' ll f 'vw x-v. i t I I v' ' ' - - ,- f I fr . i - -V f I it f 1 MRS. ANME KIRK BARR. DAUGHTER, GRANDDAUGHTER AND GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER. LEBANON. Or.. May 29. (Specil.) Four generations of women were present at the pioneers' reunion at Lebanon May 1. Seated In the center of a group of which a picture was made is Mrs. Annla Kirk Barr, who came to Oregon in 1S33 and is now in her 92d vear. To her right is her daughter, Mrs. Kmmaline Barr Mass. Mrs. Mass' daughter. Mrs. Towner Taylor holds on her lap her daughter, Gwen dolin, 3 months old. THE SUNDAY 12 STATES TO LAY WATER POWER PLAN Delegates to Confer in Sep tember on Programme to Be Put Before Congress. ALL WEST IS EMBRACED Experts lo Address Meeting on Land Problems "Inadequate and Restrictive"' 'Federal Lans Expected to Be Amended. SALEM, Or.. May 29. (Special.) That a comprehensive programme for the development of the water-power and the settlement of affiliated land problems of the West advising Con gress ot the wishes of the residents of this section will be prepared at the conference of delegates of 12 or prob ably 13 states in Portland September 21. 22 and 23. is the opinion of Gov ernor Withycombe, who has charge of the arrangements. The delegates ap pointed to represent Oregon and num erous other persons who realize the ne cessity of the West taking a united stand to safeguard its interests agree with Mr. Withycombe. Citing legislation pending in Con gress designed to encourage the de velopment of the water-power re sources of the West, a possibility of the Federal Government retaining a preferential reversionary interest in the powers developed, and giving the states one-half or less of the prospec tive profits, the recent Legislature adopted a resolution providing for the conference and urging the . Federal Government to relinquish to the states the title to lands needed for water power development. Two States Are Overlooked, The resolution invited the Legisla tures or Governors of Washington, Maho, Montana, Colorado, California, wyominy, Utah, Nevada, South Da kota and North Dakota to name five delegates each to participate in the conference. C. S. Hudson, of Bend; S. B. Huston, of Portland: Edgar B. Piper, of Portland, and W. Lair Thompson, of Lakeview. were elected Oregon dele gates with Governor Withycomb as ex officio delegate. Being authorized to take charge of the arrangements Governor Withy combe at once got in touch with the Legislatures and executives of the other states, with tjie result that all the states mentioned in the resolution except South Dakota have announced through their Governors that they will be represented. Through an oversight Arizona and New Mexico were not mentioned in the resolution, but Governor Withycombe has received assurances from the ex ecutives of these states that they will name delegates. Idaho and Washing ton delegates have been named, and the other states have promised to make the appointments within 30 days.' AVater-Povrer Experts to Spealc. Governor Withycombe will . call a meeting of the Oregon delegates in the near future to outline a programme for the conference, and when all delegates are appointed he will keep them fully informed as to what may be expected at the meeting. Experts in water power development, and other prom inent men will make addresses, aiding in a solution of the land and water problem. Governor Alexander, of Idaho, in a letter to Governor Withycombe. says: "The Idaho Legislature named Hon. John W. Hart, Menan; Hon. John F. MacLane, Boise; Hon. Arthur M. Bowen, Twin Falls; Hon. F. S. Randall, Lewis- ton, and former Governor James H. Hawley, Boise, as delegates to attend the conference. I also have named three additional delegates or alternates. so our state positively will be repre sented by five delegates. I have the assurance of Governor Hawley that he will attend. I shall Insist that all of them go as we are anxious to be repre sented." In another letter Governor Alexander says: "Be assured that the state of Idaho is ready at all times to co-operate with her sister states in such laudable un dertakings as the Waterpower Con ference." Mr. Lister Announces Delegates. Governor Lister, of Washington, has written as follows: "The delegates from this state will be State Senator A. H. Imus, Kalama, and State Senator W. V. Wells, Ana cortes, appointed by the president of the Senate, and Representative M. C. Harris, Hoquiam, and Representative Phil H. Adams, Ellensburg. appointed by the speaker of the House, the fifth member being myself as Governor. "1 take it from your letter that you wish to correspond direct with the other Washington delegates, but shall be pleased to transmit to them any information regarding the conference that you may desire to forward to me for that purpose. I have a tentative engagement to address the National Association of Public Accountants at Seattle September 21, but expect also to be able to attend the Portland con ference." i "I intend to get in personal touch with the delegates as soon as possible," said Governor Withycombe. "Our wa ter power is the greatest natural re source of the Pacific Coast states. Out r"?Jfr mm . :: : S. y OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, 'AIMLESS of the total available horsepower of 62.000,000 In the United States. 71 per cent, or 44.000,000 horsepower, is con tained within the states which are to take part in the Portland conference. The development of our water powers is vitally necessary to the growth and prosperity of our Western country. I Waterpower Considered People's. "The present inadequate and re strictive Federal waterpower laws will,, I believe, be amended at the next ses sion of Congress. Bills were Intro duced, but failed to pass at the last con gressional session, which did not prop erly recognize the tights of the states to The waterpowers contained within their borders.- The water and all its uses belong to the people Just as much as the air they breathe. Its water power Is the birthright of the state. "The purpose of the conference Is to discuss the waterpower question thor oughly, with its affiliated public land problems, and to adopt principles which shall set forth clearly the rights and wishes of "Western people as to the kind of Federal legislation which they desire and demand be adopted by the next Federal Congress." The resolution adopted by the Oregon Legislature says In part: That the title to the beds or all non navlcable streams and the waterpower. within their banks now unappropriated and as yet not alienated by the State of Oregon, and the title to the beds of all navigable treams within the State of Oregon, and the waterpower within their banks (subject only to the rights of commerce) is vested exclusively in the State of Oregon and the whole people thereof.- That the unappropriated or reserved or withdrawn Government lands on the banks of said streams, wherein water-power is available, while necessary to the develop ment of cald power, are in no case of value equal to the value of the waterpower within said banks, and owned by the State of Oregon. That the State of Oregon does not con cede that the proportionate value of said waterpower to the value of said Isnds neces sary to its development is less than ' the ratio ot so to . That under such conditions. It is to the benefit of public policy that the Govern ment or the United States relinquish to the stales Its title to lands needed for water power development, under such terms as will safeguard the public from monopolistic or speculative control. That of importance equal to the water- power development Is the creation of hydro electric .markets now interefered with by burdensome restrictions on the settlement of public lands and on the utilisation ot mineral and timber products, extending In Oregon alone over tracts equal to nearly 60 ui vi me oi tne state. UNDER-BAY WONDERS DRAW Glass-Bottomed Boats to Operate on Vaqnina Tills Snmmer. NEWPORT. Or., May 29. (Special.) Glass-bottomed boats ' will be intro duced for the first time In the North west by John Collins, for many years a lighthouse keeper at Taquina Head and In Alaska, Mr. Collins is keeper of the range lights on Taquina Bay and In the Summer he will take parties on trips in bis new boats over the marine gardens which are found In the cove at the Junction of Yaquina Head and the mainland. The core offers protection In ordl rary weather from the waves and the beauty of the marine gardens thereby is believed to equal those of Catalina Islands and the Bahamas. Mr. Collins has purchased some land near the cove at Agate Beach on which marine rail ways and bathhouses will be con structed. Sunday School Workers to Meet.' JUNCTION CITY, Or.. May 27. June tion City District Sunday school con ventlon will be held in Riverview June 1 and 2. The speakers, Roscoe Allen of Franklin: Olive Clark, of Portland Josephine Hurd, of Santa Clara: Olen Kobertson. of Santa Clara: Charle Phipps. of Portland; Mrs. Catherine Marquis, of Irving; C. J. Kurd, of IrT- ing, l ne fastor s ideal Sunday School. Rev. H. S. Wilson, of Eugene; "Organ Ized Class," Jeff Irish. MAY 0, 1915. Mgli t and w My My Constantly Growing Practice Has Again Demanded More Office Room I am now prepared to give the people of Oregon night and day dental service. Sufficient room and facilities have been provided so that my staff of associated dental specialists and dental nurses will be continuously on duty to accommodate pa tients during the following hours: Week days from eight in the morning until ten o'clock at night. Sundays from eight thirty in the morning until six o'clock in the evening. Twenty-five years' experience has convinced me that good, careful, painless service cannot be rendered by den tists working longer than eight hours a day. My office staff will hereafter so divide the working hours as to be on duty only eight hours each day, but my office will be open continuously during the above hours. Prices as always, one-half charged by trust dentists. PARKER, San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, San HEW BLOOD SOUGHT Reorganization and Change of Leaders Favored. BORAH'S STAND IS FIRM Complete Rejuvenation Proposed to Unite AH Forces and Brljig About Later Success Senator Is Active Behind Scenes. BOISE. Idaho. May 29. (Special.) Just what the plans are for the re organization of the Republican party In this state have not as yet been made known in detail, but that they will re sult in the stepping aside of some of those leaders heretofore in actual con trol of the party machinery is admit ted. It Is also known that Senator Borah has been quietly active behind the po litical scenes holding conferences with representative Republican delegations from many parts of the state. The re organization Is apparently going to be perfected, if it is perfected, without show and as quietly as posible. While the statement has been made that the party. In face of the devel opments at the Statehouse resulting- in the imprisonment of two officials, the pleading guilty of another and the indictment of others, does not need to be reorganized. It, is realized by those leaders with the good of the party at heart that it does, and that if it hopes to be successful in 1916 it must ren ovate. Senator's Stand Decisive. . It has become equally as well known that so far as Senator Borah is con cerned there will be no compromise. One of the demands that Is fo be made Is that the state central commit tee be placed in the hands of a new chairman. George A. Day. who is also State ' Land Commissioner, will prob ably not be a candidate to succeed himself. Mr. Day is a Mormon, one of the strongest politically in the party. There has already been a conference here among some of the prominent Mormons, led by Senator Nathan Ricks, of Madison County, and announcement of the resignation of Mr. Day would not come as a surprise. Neither would it be a surprise if it developed that he refused to step aside. Mormons Favor Reorganisation. The Mormon attitude is one that has been taken into consideration. It is fairly well understood that, so far as the Mormons of the state are con cerned, they will not in the future push members of their faith for any political office. Many of them now hold high places and they say they are satisfied. They also' make It clear they want the party reorganized along the lines set forth, by those close to Senator Borah. D. W. Davis, of American Falls, has come Into some little prominence as a prospective Republican Gu"--rnatorial candidate. He is generally known in political circles as the "father of Power County." As a member of the Republican state central commitee Senator Davis took a stand against further recognition of O. V. Allen, the defaulting State Treas urer, and was instrumental in having the committee repudiate him. Offut's T.ake Resort Opens JnnC'5. CENTRALIA. Wash.. May 29. (Spe cial.) The new Summer resort at Of fut's Lake will be formaliy opened on Day ForfS and Dentist Diego, Bakersfield, Brooklyn, New York June 5. a special train to oo run from Centralia and Chehalis over tfte Mil waukee. Many Centralians have built cottages at the lake and it is expected that the resort will prove onu of the most popular spots in Southwest Wash ington. A store has been opened there and no detail has been left undone to ward the comfort of the guests of the resort. 2 ON 8000-MILE AUTO TRIP Portland Party Reaches Wenatoliee on Lap of Ionj Trip. WENATCHEE, Wash.. May 29. (Special.) After traveling more than 8000 miles by automobile. John Lock hart and Harry Lane, of Portland. Or., arrived in Wenatcnee this week from Ellensburg on the last lap of their trip. They left for Brewster and, after touring Okanogan County, will head direct for Spokane and thence to Butte, Mont., the starting place. The two started out lust FrII from THEARISTOJRAJSJFTHE ROAD' Si rV.-tk (3,- f-7ytil $1 r n Made by the Largest Rubber Company in the World errvsce Office Sixth and Washington Portland, Or. Butte, came west as far as Spokane, and then south through Idaho, Nevada and Arizona to the Mexican line. Leis urely they made their way up through California to San Francisco, where they shipped the car to Portland. At Portland the car was rechlpped to The Dalles, where they again started on the road, coming north through Gol dendale. North Yakima. Ellensburg and. to Wenatchee, via the Vantage route. They report the Vantage route handy and would cause trouble to any motor ist who got out of the beaten wheel tracks. Bay City Sash Factory Is Sold. BAT CITY, Or.. May 29. (Special.) C. Christenson, of Portland, who for the past eight months has conducted a sash and door factory In this city, has sold the plant to Frank Heydc, a con tractor and carpenter of Tillamook. Mr. lieyde has as yet not stated wheth er he will move the plant to Tillamook or operate it here, but makes the as sertion that it will be added to consid erably and its output greatly Increased. .... ., , v x m it Y