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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
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j Seattle Yesterday.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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