coed
k.L.i-bJ
III! CRILF
.Richard Dullock l Surprised
.When Accused of Stealing
Watch and Chain. -
UWDRELLA ' SLAYER W
PLEADS NOT -GUILTY
la All Eight Men Meet Charges of
Various Sorts in Pre tiding Judge
Fmer's Court, Most of Whom
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light prisoners were arraigned be-
'fore Presiding Judge Freaer this morn
Ing - and the gathering was a Ms "tir
- prise party to one of them. Richard
" Bullock waa charged with the crime of
, larr-eny from a dwelling, v. . i '
4 "Why. I didn't know I wi-H1n
charged with any crime,' cried Bullock
; after he had heard Deputy District At-
torney Bert - K. Haneyf read the in
formation, "I thought I waa being held
only as a 1 witness. V ?. ;
' Bullock was arretted With Thomas
Dixon, an alleged prise lighter, several
weeks ago. f hey ' were charged with
having. broken into the home of A. Use
... Lewis. It North Fifth street, on Sep
tember IS and, stolen a fold watch and
; chain. Both were given until Monday
to plead. - :.. ?' -
"Not guilty.""' was the plea entered
by John D. Hogan, " charged -with the
murder of. Mrs. Louise-Jenkins in a
north end saloon n -the night of October-?,
.Hogan says that he struck the
woman with an -umbrella in self-de-
, tense. The point of the umbrella, en
tered the woman's eye. causing death.
Although the police searched the city
for days. Hogan. who remained here,
waa not arrested until be walked into
the police station and gave himself up
.after having .seen a , picture of Mrs.
Jenkins In The Journal and read an ac
count of her death. l ... ,
Ernest field ler did not wish to be ar
raigned and be waa allowed until Mon
day to plead. He is charged with the
crime of larceny from a store on Octo
ber IS. It Is said that ha la one of the
, telephone boa. robber that .have been
giving the police so much trouble of
; late. .. . ,. ..
George Kronenberg pleaded not guilty
to the charge of having stolen numerous
'coins and some silverware from J., D,
Meyer. tit Washington street. .
' .Burglary, is the charge against John
'Mullen, who will plead Monday.' . He is
: aald to have broken into the store of
John Dolphin, ' North Second atreet
and . stolen a . quantity ' of wlnea and
liquors.'.- . .. 7 - ;.......' -
Judge ' Fraaer - appointed -. Oglesby
Young to act as attorney for Joseph
Hoff and O. W. Scott. . charged ' with
larceny from the person. It la alleged
that on the evening of October t the
prisoners stole a watch and chain from
H. Mitchell. Several patrolmen say that
they saw HoS and Scott rob Mitchell.
HonT Is said to be ' an ex-convict and
ia well known to the local police. .-.
' .". 'Bakes City WeeSlem.' .,
(Special Dlspatcfe to Tb JoeroaLt
,.: Baker City, Or,,. Oct IX. The ' com
ing ' city election .on November t. at
-which time a city auditor., city treea-
-urer and four counetlmen ' are to be
; elected, promisee to be one of the quiet
f est la many years. In every instance
the present incumbents of the offices
to be filled will be their own auocea-
: aors. . The nominating - petitions Bled
thua far with Auditor Levlna are as
1 follows: City auditor, W. 8. Levins;
! city treasurer, George H. Poster: Coun
cilman, First- ward, H. 8. Bowen: coun
cilman. Second " ward, I. H. McCord:
; councilman, third ward. H. H. Corey;
councilman, fourth ward, W. H. ElUs.
" ' Boar Appraises laade. '
. tSpeeUr Dispatch to Tbt Joerssl)
v - Olympla. Wash.. Oct. 17. Tbe board
' ef etate land commissioners met s-eater-
day and appraised the shore lands on the
north bank of the . Columbia river at
. a lineal chain for railroad purposes.
The action waa taken because of con
demnation .proceedings begun In Ska
mania county by the Portland. Seattle
. Railway company. .It Is understood that
. the railway company will now purchase
the land from the state and drop legal
proceedings. .... ..!.,. .,,..,.,
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rims. Lillian Nordics, Who, It Is
Esld. Will Marry CapUlrt Joseph
De La Utr, th Idaho Oold Mins
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ii -wi iw wet ..j.
SL'rEE3imODSV-ASEL:::
BELIEVES, in $!
As a Result Drygoods. Merchants
Are Confronted With Raised
Schedules. -,' . , : , . ,
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' The labors of the eounty . board of
equaliaatlon will be ended by. Novem
ber 1. County Assessor Slgler and his
deputies are busily engaged In looking
up the complaints against the assess
ments made agalnat property" and read
Juatlng the valuations. Soma changes
will be made, but the deductlona will
amount te only a trifle, and to some In
stances thd valuations have been in
creased. There are three merchants In the city
who- are holding apectal sales of dry
goods. One man waa aasessed for
11.800, but In his protest saloVhls goods
were valued at only $1,400. . A new sign
In front of the store declares that there
(11.400 worth of good to-be -sold
Immediately. Another man waa 1 -as
sessed for I!, 500. but said hia stock
was worth 11,800. . In Ms advertisement
he said his stock was valued st tlT.ftO.
Still another asked to have his assess
ment reduced from t,000 to 15,000. and
en Investigation it waa found that jthe
merchant claimed to have a stock valued
at $50,000 In his store.
The assessor was at a loaa to know
how to adjust the valuations in such
Instances. He thought he had placed an
eoultable ' valuation on the stocks of
goods in the stores, but the owners pro
tested, although each claimed to their
patrons that their atocka were worth
nearly ten times the amounts at which
they were assessed. :..
CAPTAINS SAY THEY
NEVER TOOK A PROP
If men are in a aaloon after ! o'clock
In the morning for AieVuVpose of keep
ing the proprietor company an his way
home and not for 'the purpose-of drink
ing, the proprietor is no fullty of a vlo-
Istlon of the closing law. That, in aub
stance, la the opinion which Municipal
Judge Cameron save today in the case
against' Theodore Trautman, who -waa
arrested by Patrolmen Kay, Hellyer and
Jonea for keeping hie aaloon . at 147
Morrison street open after houra. The
officers said they entered the saloon
about t o'clock In the morning. , Traut
man alone waa Inside the bar, but as
they had hoard voices they searched the
place and found three German sea cap
tains and an empty champagne bottle
stowed away In a closet Trautman and
two of the captains said they had taken
the last--drink at 11:40 o'clock. ." The
lights were then turned out and the cap
tains gave an impromptu vocal concert
In the dark, x f - ; "
Two of the captains aald thslr ships
were lying near Trautman'a residence In
North Portland and they waited for blm
to close up so that all might walk home
together.- The third captain had gone to
The two. remaining captains said
it wm a severe trial to remain In . a
saloon 40 ' minutes without' taking' a
drink, but they declared that they had
been equal to the test, and had touched
nothing after the bottle of champagne
naa oeen vmpiiea.. as mey saia mj
re not In the saloon for the pur
pose of ' drinking, the case Was dls
missed. :
HANG THE POLICE, SAY.
BARTENDER AND GIRLS
"Hang the police! We won't go te
lail
So sang William ' McPherson, barten
der at ths Clk aaloon on Third street,
between Yamhill and Taylor, and two
young girls who had Imbibed too much
liquor In the aaloon, when Patrolman
J. H. Price placed them under arrest at
12:80 o'clock this morning. Price wae
patrolling the neighborhood of the aa
loon when - he heard some . unseemly
noises, and soon after the bartender and
the girls emerged from the place.
h In the etreet they .howled . like Co
manche Indians, and Price trrested the
three.- McPherson, with the help of his
female companions, put up a stubborn
fight, and it waa some tlmj before he
and the girls were subdued and lodged
In JaiL At the Jail the girls gave the
names ef Anna Batsa, aged 17, and Es
tella Beall, aged 18. Chargea of selling
liquor to minors will be made against
McPherson, and also against W. Bligh,
proprietor of the saloon. . . a
' The Elk aaloon has been raided three
times by Captain Bailey, Sergeant Tay
lor and Patrolman Price, and once the
police bad to effect entrance through
the transom, aa the proprietor refused
to open the doors. - The last time the
aaloon waa raided the officers arrested
six men and five girls.
CHIEF ASKS CHURCH
TO, FORGIVE RUNAWAY
' (HMrlal Dhmatra te The JoanuM
Med ford. Or, Oct. IT. Chief of Polios
Angle .today received the following let
ter from the clerk of the Klret Free
Baptist church of Oakland, California.
showing their appreciation ef - his ac
tlon in the Logan elopement:
"Oakland. Cel., Oct. tt. 10I. Chief of
Police Angle, City of Med ford, Oregon
Dear Sir At a regular meeting of the
First Free. Baptist church of Oakland
a vote of thanks r wss ' unanimously
passed, thanking yourself and the men
you - command - for your .court ny and
promptness of action In the matter that
has given our church so sudden and un
welcome a notoriety. . On behalf of the
church, respectfully yours. '
"A. C. DALY, Church Clerk.
In reply-Mr. Angle wrote: ;
V "Little Ethel ia a bright, sweet Inno
cent child, and one whom I believe te
be guilty of no crime; only a foolish act
And I woull earnestly recommend that
your rhurch' freely and fully forgive
isthel." . . -. .
EXPRESS COMPANY, MUST
KEEP ON ITS OWN LAND
Mayor Lane this morning vetoed, the
oruinance granting wens rargo U),
permission to rest the plllsrs for the
support ef their new building at Sixth
and Oak over the property line. The
plllsra would be quite' large and would! .jtJs said that the family of Letter
occupy considerable oTtfie sidewslkjcarrler Cook, who have been suffering
space. Hla message tb the council ac- Wth smallpox, have . recovered. ; Mrs.
compsnylng the veto follows
- "In returning ordlnsnce No, 14.111 to
you without my' approval, I have to aay
that neither the council nor' the mayor
have any power or authority, to grant
rights to private persons to take over
to themselves the permanent use of pub
lie streets. This Is a fundsmsntil truth
from which there can be no exception.
Any person aoceptlng or the streets
under such grants does ao at the peril
ef having te desist at any time that be
la called upon te do so. However much
we might or wish to eneouroge the trac
tion of such buildings as the one. con
templated we have no power to make a
grant of public property for that pur
pose.- , v'-,, v ;, W- v.; V
. THS )RECCN DAILY JOUIAL. jTOSTXAKD. . IDAV EVpflNO. OCTOSSn C7, 1SC5. J
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aW-a- .m.m.. a...... . . --m--r.'. 7 . '.- Tf
INSULIANCE PAY AND - OTHER PAY
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RICHArtQ MC:j,;DY AND
i .avkl
GOV tR MORS Cf AUl THE St
bauIiJltWlar1lUisweaL. M e-ijJ
RICHARD M2CUROY-
PRESIDENT Of U.OVICE PRESIDENT, CABIWITAMO CHIEF JUSTICE 144.000-
- ROBERT H. MS CURDY $121,766.
JOHN A.m CALL-B JOO.OOO. ,
PAUL MORTON-
eo,ooo.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVEtT-
CHIEF JU3T1CI Of U.S.- 13,000.
- VICE PRESIDENT OF U . e.O0O,
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. ; MEMBfR O CABINET 1 8, OOO.
EIGHT CBITCS FOR EACH
E CASE
Judge defend Settles ,Woet of
Mismated One in Hurry-1 '
; . . . Up Fashion. !,
1
r Eight -minutes waa the average time
allowed by -Judge- Cleland td try the di
vorce cases that came up before blm this
morning. . ,j. ......
Ida Miller waa married December 21.
HOS,- when she via it years of aaa
During the following July her husband.
Charlea, whom aha aald was a would-be
actor, deserted her. She Is no longer
his wife, ,
Although she lived in the same house
with her husband, Carrie Seattle aald
that .her husband, George, would not
support her. She averred that he de
serted her in Msy. 1901. The couple
were married at Eugene, Oregon, Jan
uary 16, 1171... Two lots in Oakland,
Oregon, were awarded to Mrs. Seattle.
Lillle Woodcock '. married - Jaapar
Woodcock in this city June 4. 111. and
she was allowed a-divorce thla morning
becauae he deserted her June It, 1004
Ursula Gullck celebrated the eighth
an nl rernary of her wedding by running
away from her happy home, Sha mar
ried Newton Gullck, August It, ISM,
and ha waa allowed a divorce thla morn
in , - . : !
Ada Smith Vaa freed from Ralph O.
Smith and thslr two children given Into
the care of B. M. and Sarah ; Smith.
Ralph and Ada ' were married Jn this
city June 1. lsts.
CITIZENS MUST VOTE
1 ON GARBAGE QUESTION
Councilman George H. Shepherd an
nounced to the health and police commit
tee of the city council today that City iAW
torney McNary had decided that a city
garbage department could not" be in
stituted without submitting the mattsr
to a vote of the people. Councilman
Shepherd and the -city attorney are
working on detalla for ordinances and
It la desired ' to . present them to the
council before the end of the present
year.
- Conferences wilt be held . with busi
ness men having ' large : amounta of
garbage to be handled, especially with
the commission merchants on Front
street to have them, make suggestions
ss to the best plan v. be adopted by
the city in the proposed department. .
COUNTY'S TAX CLAIM
i
LAND IN TEST CASE
What may be 4 test to learn if the
eounty'a title to land secured by It In
lieu of taxea la valid waa begun before
Judge George this morning. Augusta
Marks has (1100? a suit to eject Thomas
J. Mailer from a strip 'of land 10 feet
wide and located In Caruther a addition
The property was secured by the de
fendant through a sheriffs sale, but
Maher refuses to give up the posses
sion of the land claiming that the sale
waa Illegal and that he la owner In fee
simple of the Jot. - Manor, avers that
the name under which the property waa
asnesied waa not the name of the right
ful owner of the lot, who never was
given a 'notice that there were taxes
due on the land. '. '. .
EVANS GOES T0.QU1Z !:
: LAURELWdOD PUPILS
Fearing that an epidemic of small
pox will break out In the Laurelwood
district where' several esses ef thst
disease are under quarantine. County
Health Officer Dudley Evens went to the
Laurelwood schoolhouse this morning
to question every pupil regarding re
cent sickness In their homee; all cases
of sickness will ' be Investigated by
Evana. It la reported that many In
that neighborhood; have been exposed
te the disease.
Seabold is alao aald to be much better.
Both famlllee live In North Laurelwood.
Evana la armed with a large supply of
dlslnfectsnt and yellow flags. . .
y J
OAUfroaurxA nwa w Arams
Are suwle from the frxiS Callfnrala fruit eeeS
II r the Una te eool aad refresh the
teanta Sn4 Intestines and te keep the bels
). The BMt aelleete Invalid ess take
these Water for Cneatlpetlne. larila-eatloa an
II Uer aeS Bewel trenble. wltbnel fear
or frlptng or eel. They act (aatly hut sarolr.
MmaMttnan alsaartoa an! hastes tb pawai
and abeorpttoa ef tnee. refreshing th srhele
oar..- i .
ioa virna as oaim.
S. o. Skldmere S Oev-Drrnggtata, 1ST
Tturs at, sola agents for roruaadt Ox.
SON $ 271, TC3.
rray
uUniiil8Ba;illii' - aa.
jHtfii SJ a fr-vw aJ
MATtSTAHtXXZRrTlTORIlJJ COH0INCD234,9OO.:
l-srtju'JisW
150,000.
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1 la somewhat difficult for the lay mnd unaeeuetomed to
the lofty flight of "high, finance" to conceive the extent ef the
McCurdy family graft lu Mutual Life. Collier's Weekly presents
' the. matter In the simple form here reproduced, showing what
price the polloy-holdtre are paying to support' the royal family
of Insurance and that la. only on company- : '
The diagram shows also the relative else ef the uaeaj-'es re
ceived by John McCall end Paul Morton, ex-cablnt offleer and
now head of the Equitable, ' - p , ; ' , . Y r
' Te admit of eaay eomparlaon between the Increase of the
great insurance men and the little statesmen, the aalary of the '
vice-president of the TJntted Statea la taken aa a hnlt la this
diagram, and the humble packet ef greenbacka that makes up
his $1,000 a year la multiplied aa often aa la necessary te show
the annual salaries of the flnaneiers and others. , , . ,
50.00O.
bloodhou::qs
. OF FLEO C01CT
t -a.
John Cauthorne, Who Eluded
Guard at Salem, Still at v;
Large. ' '
(SneeUl IMsDateh te The JearaaL)
Salem, Oct 17. Making an excuse to
step, behind a clump of bushea. John
Cauthorne, one ef a bunch of convicts
that wss being worked on the vounty
road south of this city, made a break for
liberty yesterday afternoon and Is still
at large. Warden Curtis and blood-
hounds are on hla trail but It la doubt
ful If hla capture will be effected.
There ia an unlimited amount of thick
brush In the vicinity where he made hla
escape, as uuara tt. u. xarpiey waa
the only man in charge of the convicts,
he could not go In pursuit aa soon as he
discovered the elopement and it was
fully an hour and a half later that the
warden and his dogs arrived on the
scene. It waa then getting dusk and
too late to put tha doga on the trail, but
at" daybreak this .morning they were
J given the scent and the ' ehaae com-
. T- M .....
Cauthorne waa serving a two-year
sentence at the penitentiary from Uma
tilla county for larceny from a store
and waa received at the prlaon on May
11 of thla year. He la described aa
being 36 years of age, I feet 1 inchea
In height, weight 177 pounda. complex
ion medium, dark hair and brown eyea,
and wore eonviot'a . strlpee. He has
never given the officers any trouble at
the institution and ha alwaya been a
willing worker and there was no thought
of his trying to escape. v : ''.,
BURGLARS WORK HOURS
BUT FAIL TO BREAK IN
Attempts were made to rob two sa
loons and a tent and awntng factory in
the block bounded by First Second.
Burnslde and Couch streets, between
midnight laat night and o'clock thla
morning. " - ; .
Ths first attempt waa made on B.
Gobbl's saloon, on First street near
Burnslde. The burglars were unsble to
effect an entrance and then turned their
attention to the tent and awning fac
tory, adjoining on the north. Here they
tried the -rear door, but betr efforts
were fruitless. The third place was
Follons' saloon, facing on Secdnd street
and Just back of GobbVs place. - The
rear door was tried, but the burglars
were unable to open It- '
The police have 'been buay clearing
the north endf oV trampa, but Chief
Grltamacher ears. ,5 few yet Singer, and
the reports of hla officers tend to show
that the work last night waa that of in
experienced men, rather than of profes
sional burglars. ... , k
MAY EAT IN NEW YORK '! i
AND DANCE-IN IDAHO
-V.
Paul ' Wesslnger has purchased ' the
Idaho building at the Lewis and Clark
exposition and will convert It Into an
elaborate . amusement hall. ' The pur
chase price baa not been made public,
though It Is said to have been merely
nominal. The building la altuated with
in a ahort distance of the New York
building, which waa purchased by Mr.
Wesslnger . several months ago. Both
buildings Vere erected on land belonging
to him. ".
Announcement haa been made that the
New York building will be used aa a
roadhouae. It will be furnished in a
costly manner. The Idaho building Is
situated so close to the New York bulld-
t that It la likely that the two will
be operated In conjunction, -
Details of the Sale of the Idsho build
ing l4ve been agreed upon by Mr. Wes
slnger and representatives of Idaho, but
the actual transfer haa not been com
pleted. However, It la announced that
possession will be given .November 1. t
ENGINEER SHOOTS SELF
v . AT ASHLAND HOTEL
' -- .' .
(Snerlal Dlepstea in' The Jonrnat.) '
Aahland. Or., Oct. IT. E. L. Gray, a
locomotive engineer having a run be
tween Ashlerid and Roseburg, committed
suicide yesterday by shooting himself
through the heed with a revolver while
l.u, i hi- h.1 Hi. mnltva fn tha
crime Is not known, though the state
ment has been . made by some of hie
comrades that he and hla wife separated
two or three weeks ago and that hla
trouble Is connected with that The
widow resides In Grants Pass. .The
body will bo. shipped to Roseburg to
night by the Odd Fellows, of which
order ths deceased was a member.,. He
waa also a member of the B. U E.
i in a . .
110 GLEE GLU3 DLL
LUKE EXTEDED TO-K
v..-V'; ;;: -i - ,;
Organization of College Men
, Completed and Calvin C. :
Thomason Relected. ;
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" (Special Dtoeetch to Tbe Joeraal.)
Whitman College, Walla Walla, Wash.,
Oct 17. The men'e glee club of the
eollega completed organisation yester
day evening, when Calvin C' Thomason
was unanimously reelected president;
Heber H. - Ryan, 'OS, ' was selected aa
manager. - r-
- The club adopted a constitution and
made definite plana- for a trip during
the Christmas bolldaya to Pendleton,
La Grande, Union, Baker City, Oregon,
and Weiaer and Boise City. Idaho, It
the first trip is successful the elub later
In tbe spring will travel through north
ern' Washington. Tbe sea eon will .'be
cloaed with a home concert at Walla
Walla with the assistance of the girls'
glee club of 20 voices. . The members
are: First tenors, Calvin Thomason,
Arxa Willis: second tenors, Howard Cox,
Frank Evana, Lester Liven good; flrat
base, Heber Ryan. Roy Wolfe, Ira Camp;
second bass, Rufua Coleman, Carl Helm,
Fred Clemena.
SURVEYORS BUSY IN '
WHITE SALMON DISTRICT
; (Special Dispatch te Tbe JosraaL) - '
1 Hood River. Or.. Oct 11. The North
em Pacific surveying party, which for
three weeka haa been camped at the
White Salmon ferry landing, la now
working between Lyle and The Dalles.
The permanent survey haa been com
puted between Blngen and Drano. The
line - runs through the center of the
berry patches of White Salmon, entail
ing heavy damages te the railroad for
right of way. Aa aoon aa contracta are
let the construction force will be put
at work. -.. 1 ,
. At Underwood tbe permanent survey
plaeea - the ratjroad about (I feet In
front of the store building of Amoa Un
derwood. , At . Drano there will be a
series of half a dosen tunnels and con
struction work wilt be extremely costly.
A similar condition exists east of Lyle
where numerous tunnels will be re
quired. - The Northern Pacific la negotiating
for water privllegea to White Salmon
landing, which la taken aa evidence that
tha depot will go to White Salmon for
that section of country opposite Hood
River. The towns of Underwood and
Blngen are alao anxious for a depot -
DOUBLE BOWIE KNIFE
DUEL OVER A MINE
(Jearaal Special Serrtet.l ,
Nome, Alaska, Oct t7. As the re
sult of a doubts bowle knife duel over
a tundra claim near Fort Davis, Ed
ward Kill Ilea and - B. 8haughnessy,
partners, were stabbed In a doten
plaeea and both will die. Homer Bounde
and hla eon Lee were badly out but
will live. They , were arrested - and
placed In the federal JalL All are well
known mlnera. . ' . ; '
" Minister OTdalned.
" (Speelal Dlapateb te The Joantat)
Spring Valley, Or., Oct Z7. At the
Presbyterian church here Tueeday W.
W. Edmondson was ordained aa pastor.
Moderator Rev. T. B. Grlswold of Al
bany preelded. Rev. M. B. Bush of Cor
vallls preached the ordination aermon.
Rev. E. J. Thompaon, D. D,, offered the
ordination prayer, Rev. I. G. Knotta of
Albany grfve the charge to the paator
and Roy. Dr. Holt of Portland gave the
charge to the people. An intereetlng
event of the service was the baptising
of the Infant son of Rev. and Mrs W
W. Edmondson.
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President John
ri.G.T.U.Kiu,...
.:..:, STATES FailLi '
Thirty-Second Annual Conven
' tion Begins at Los Angeles
.to Last Six Days. . .
(Joawael Seeds! gerrles.) ,
Los Angeles. Oct T. The W. C. T. U.
opened Its Sid annual convention In the
First Congregational church here at t:0
o'clock this morning. The annual ad
dress wee msde by Mrs. L. M. N. Bte
vans of Portland, -Maine, the national
president. . It recommended stringent
methods to rid tha country of polygamy,
urged the equal purity ef the sexes, sug
gests that the union- take some promi
nent part in the Investlgstlon of pstent
medicines, whloh are denounced aa a
meana of creating a love for alcohol,
and recommended legislation against
fraudulent advertising through the
United 8tatca malls. .
Delegatea have been trooping to thla
city ..for several daya -from ell Prta of
'the country to attend-, the convention,
which opened today, to laat until Wed
neaday of next week.' When the eonven
tlon was called to qrder-,today nearly
600 delegates; representing the various
state organisations of tha W. C T. U.,
were In attendance. Miss Anna A. Gor
don, vlce-preatdent-at-large and national
organiser, waa also present and deliv
ered a ahort address. Many prominent
speakera have been invited to attend the
convention and ome of them have
promised to address tbe convention a
the general meetings. , . :
POLICE RUSHED OUT I i
ON FALSE ALARM
Mrs. Roaa Nye, who had a room on
the third floor of the building at 104 H
Washington atreet left yesterday In
great haate. The landlord thla after
noon found a nota lying on the table
la the room. Devouring It with f ren
al ed fear he rushea out of the house
and aummoned the police to the scene
of action, telling them that Mrs. Nye
had gone, to the river and drowned
herself, ' t '
The police lost no time la getting to
the room and tha note, and meanwhile
tha harried householder conjured jip all
hla neat alna of tenantry to find any
possible cause for the reeh act But
hla f eeltnge were - even lesa enviable
when the policemen read in disgust the
note which said only that Mr. Nye was
dead and la response to Information Just
received eha had hurried down the river
to look Into the matter.
"Mr." had been hastily written "Mrs."
and the "a" crossed out thus leading to
tha mistake.. . ..,,";,,,..;.... ,
SIX WHO WANT TO BE .
CAPTAINS EXAMINED
fllx applicants for he poelthm of cap
tain on the local police force were given
a critical examination thla afternoon by
Captain Nevlns, the local superintendent
of Plnkerton's detective - agency, and
John Jflnto, poatmaater and ex-chief of
police. Each applicant waa aummoned
before the axamlnera and questioned
closely, regarding his' knowledge of the
duties of captain and hla ability to
handle men. Experience In police work
wss given considerable consideration.
The six appltcanta are Pstrtck Brum,
Patrolmen Isaakson and Lee. Sergeants
Foster and Slovsr and Acting Captain
Quintan. ...vv .
GREEN PAINT SAWMILL
TO BEGIN OPERATIONS
' (Sserlal Dispatch to The' Joaraalt
' " Hood River, Or., Oct 17. The new
sawmill at Green Point begins opera
tion next Monday. The mill Is a rotary
aaw with a capacity of 00,000 feet a
day. The band saws will not be In
place for operation until later. The
lsrger mill will have a combined capa
city with Ita band sawa of between 10,
00S and too. 000 feet of lumber- a day.
There, la timber enough tributary to
keep the mill In operation for IS yeara
The reorganised Davenport Bros.' Lum
ber company will be known aa the Stanley-Smith
Lumber company and will
operate the plant -
MISS ROOSEVELT NOT""
ENGAGED TO LONG WORTH
i
" (Jeeraal Sparta Service.) ' ' "
Jersey City, N. ., Oct. 17. Miss Alios
Roosevelt while en route to "Washing
ton positively denied her engagement te
Congressman Longworth or anybody
alee. She arrived in New York at 7:45
p. ra. yesterday, eroaalng the continent
In a little more than 74 houra,
Win antes BaOwsv,
. (Special Dispatch to The Joeraal.) .
' Hood River, Or., Oct 17. The Oregon
Lumber company announces that It will
extend Ha 1 railway to tbe upper valley
In the near future. The company has
about completed a large dam on ,Eaat
Fork about a mile and a half above
Wyman City, where a sawmill la being
installed.
A. McCall of New York Llfs Insursncs Comptny,
Gil: MS:- IB
TO 0
Absence of Policeman
Prosecutor Flttzerald ;
Stirs
Who
" Talks of tench Warrant.
DEFENSE ALLEGES HE
DOESN'T. WANT TO COME
Sctllsn Arrested Two Girls, Thsn
Drops Prosecution, Though Sub-.
, pocnaed to Appear and .Give Res
sons for His Action.
'Tf Officer Scallen cannot coma tol
court he ehould be brought here on
bench warrant," declared Deputy City
Attorney - Fltse-erald this morning..
"There la altogether too , much talk
about thla case, and particularly about
the ofneer." added Mr. Fltxgerala.
The case waa that of Alice and Lottie
Stafford, who were arreated by Scallen
for being out after houra a few nights
ago. The women have appeared in court
ror trial three times; out ecauen naa
not been present although a subpoena ,
has been served upon him.
"I do not think be wanta to come.'
said Charlea E. Petraln, attorney for the
defendanta. ' '
"Some-dlsposltlon of the case must be
msde" aald Judge Cameron.
'If we dismiss it" said Fitsgerald.
"the court will have ao Jurisdiction over
the officer."
"We don't mind that; we shall not try
the officer here. aald Petraln,, laying
atresa upon the last word. -
The women were released-on "their own
recognisance and Scallen waa ordered to
appear in court The women allege that
Scallen and another officer . followed
them-about the streets and into a res
taurant aocoated them and placed them
under arrest After taking them to the
door of the Jail, ao they aay, they made
them go to their room, which they
searched, and then called a- police ser-
aeant and had them taken to JalL.
Mr. Petraln decllnee to etate what '
action ha will take In the case of Scal
len. ' It la said, however, that be In
tends to file chargea. against the offi
cers, and also . the dthsr officer who
waa with blm and whose name la not
known. If the evidence shows at the
trial, that they followed the women-to
tha restaurant and accosted them there.
UMATILLA COLLIDES
WITH SCHOONER AURELIA
- , . I Saliia
San Francisco, .Oct J 7. The Paclfid
Coaat Steamship company's : steamer
Umatilla, with a full Hat ot passengers
and a cargo of freight 'bound for Vic
toria, collided , at 11:10: o'clock thla
morning off the Broadway wharf with
tbe lumber-laden ateam schooner Aure
us, Just arrived from Portland, i no
Umatilla struck the Aurelia amldahipa.
doing considerable damage and bursting
steam pi pea several piatee or ine Uma
tilla's starboard quarter were amaehed
and a nanio reigned among tha passen
gers. The Umatilla, however, contin
ued " on ' her - way. v- The Aurelia was
towed to. her dock.'. - r -
ASSOCIATION BEGINS : -
WORK ON GROUNDS
' - iancelsl blsnateh te Tha JearaaL)
Pendleton, Or, Oct 17. The Umatilla
end Morrow County Fair asaoclatlon,
organised last winter, at which time
110,000 waa subscribed for-, a track td
be constructed here, will hold a meet-
in? within a ahort time to perfect plana
for the construction of the grounds.
which It is hoped to complete by spring.
WANTS FIVE THOUSAND
S FOR SPRAINED. ANKLE
- -- smm-; --
(SneeUl Dtaoateh te Tbe Jooraal.)
"s Pendleton, Or., Oct 17. The Jury In
the damage suit of John Heathman, ex
city marshal, against the city of Pen
dleton waa selected this morning and
the case le being heard thla afternoon.
The plaintiff atepped off of a aldewalK
and apralned hla ankle for which he ask
Si.000. . "
YAMHILL IS PLANNING
WATERWORKS SYSTEM
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fSaeeial Dhmeteh te Tbe Jeeraal.)
North YamhllL Or., Oct. 17. A meet
Ing will be held tomorrow night at the
town. hall to complete organisation ana
sign artlolee of Incorporation for a
waterworks system for North Tamhlll,
to bo constructed at a cost of 110,000,
Seven thousand Ave hundred dolara IS
in eight and It ia expected the balance
of tha money will be readily aubacrlbedi
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