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THE OREGOrTAILY JOURNAUfeTLAND. TUESDAY EVENING, - MARCH P1RIC ROADS COST lOlVOREGOH GOLD ' af ' J -115250,000- WilSFOUOD swswassar - ,. , i I 9emmmmmKszmssBaasiscsmmmsmw. . .i . . . j p , ,j s i . ........ai .a... .. rsca r v e b: q iDD bod 'iff irau P T i . . . m Finely Paved Highway ln-r l ' Yellowstone, t .w ELEVEN -THOUSAND- .VlSJTORSLASTyEAR Americans ?elnf Converted to See fi.rirm Vint Tries,' Saga H. W. Chads, and Naturally National Park Is First yisjteii . "At the end of thla eeaeen the govsrn- 1 ... . . ..a ll 1UAAA rill nave spenc- ,, en the Improvement ot the roads In the Tsllowstone park In the Uet (our mm. unld H.-W. Chllds or Helena, Montana, who Is stopping et the Portland botol. He lm rreVfdBniTenapfrncTi -tha -Tallowstone-Natlonal rarh-Trens-4 . portatlon ramptny and the Tellowetona National . ParkHotel company.' Both - are conducted under the supervision of -. - the government, I he park being under military control. For years the North men, Ja-lfloRa41road companypperated , tho hotels. ,, --.There are more than IIS- miles of wagon road In the park that are fine '.'aa any country roede In the United Stales, and with the exception of a few " mllea between tha Canyon hotel and the Norrls Geyser baaln lunch station, every . :Bille la prlnkled.U-eoBUnued Mr. Child. .The Import of hat assertion will ep- peal to. those who traveled through the "' . park In times past and Buffered from . tha dust, more than to those who have never visited "Nature s Wonderland.' ' . "We are preparing many - material - chances In the park. The large, hie- "torle hotel ltHtmmotli hot springs 4a . . to be replacej by another building which -will eontain-tt more rooms. Tha ho- ttl at Hie taii'jun In P'Sn hava Me parity Increased. The park season IS months long. - Our - p extemrlva that It -will be Impossible for us to complete them -this season "Last year we handled more than 11.- ' SOS persona It was a record breaker. -During 1117. when the Christian En- : deavorers went through the park the old transportation company . carried .1,200 .. .people. That was unprecedented. It - simply goes to show that Americans ' are beginning to awaken to the Idea that it is a gooa plan to see America nrst, . and as the park is the greatest won - derland f rem a natural point of vlaw in the United Statea and the world, t too, as far as that Is concerned, they .naturally rislt that park. "We are making preparations this year to handle about U.00S people DESIGNER OF MASCULINE r -TOGS IN PORTLAND ".'" - ' Oomes from sTew York to Bnter ample? .".,. t... ' ef fcsoel Una.'::.',:. Portland's tailoring world Is all agog - "titer Uiynriivsr"ln?ffiW 'elly or queo. ' Honnett. a man .who- haa been a factor . In designing; and .establishing styles for the fashionable dressers of the United Statea. . Mr. . Honnett Is registered at --tho Hotel Oregon and has taken charge , of the - designing for the Columbia -Woolen Hills Co. of this city. ' Mr. Honnett is a member of that ax- - elusive coterie of - cbalk-and-shears ' artists who are employed at fancy prices by. leading New York sllore to design their new styles. -. Theao designers- salilnm caa , be Jnducad to IraTaNa Jerk, and the management of tha Co lombia Woolen Mills Co. . feel greatly ' elated at having secured Mr. Honnett's services. For over St years Mr. Honnett , has been engaged With big tailoring ea r tabllshments In Fifth avenue, having .been for several years with the Jamea .W. Bell Co., whose system of cutting ; and designing Is regarded by merchant " tailors as the foremost. "Oreen effects., grays and blues will says Mr. Honnett. "Sergea particularly win pe in voguo this spring and sum mer. Worsteds and soft goods will also be favorites. . j . Three-button sacks with an extremely deep la pel will be tha preferred cut for business clothes. Dross coats sre being .cut -this season with a sharp lapel, the shawl collar . being distinctly panne. Clothes will be fttted mora snugly than during the Isst two seasons. . , Beaae Tax Oolleettos, tperUl IMsntca U Tat JneraaL) " The Dalles, Or., March laat Satur day the largest amount ef taxes was collected In one day In the history of Wasco county. The amount taken Ih 1115.(82 The nne TfcTicharmlng stone of deli cate sea green color, combines to make the latest "Spring Jewelry of the moot artlatlo conception. ' i Especially pleasing designs "are 1 shown In Broechee and Scarf Hns with surrounding of pearle. And, again, the rosa flnlshed gold and enamel pre sents a realm of oddity that must be seen to be appreciated. ' -RERIDOTS are in .Vogue.. a gem or RARE BEAUTT. - - Cor. Third and WaaUatg Mb Jewelers) - ' Silversmiths. gcaaaf aetarlaf Jeweler. . "eraeso QaaUsy U at Xs Beat" nquama cream of Deyonc towhblesomeiress stren nomical'tbfusfc ruinnrn 1. County Ofjjpers hjnk It Was a Woman in Disguise Who . : Fired the Shot T DETECTIVES ARE STILL LOOKING FOR CLUES Nothlnf Has Dropped" Dut'Tt'Ts' Thought That Perhaps Something rMiyror "at' IsTTharTanacsf Sleuth Prediction. "' - That a woman attired In man's clothes fired the shot that killed Jultur Kuhn, la a new theory In connection with. the mysterious murder, that ' has been ad vanced by some f the county offlcerf who have been Investigating the -ease and who have , known Kuhn for years past The motive '. prompting her te commit murder. It la believed, wa re venge. The evidence advanced In sup port of this theory la tha known rela tione of Kuhn with women patrons of his saloon, the quickness and complete manner In which the murderer dis appeared and the lack of clues as te identity left behind. Investigations along the line of this new theory are being made by the county r officers Independently ' of the police, who are known to be atlll working upon the holdup lead. The fact that tha murderer did not speak or make any Bound by voice while In the saloon te pornted o"as Str additional " feature tsndrnr-trr-auppnrt tha thSprThtths deed waa dona by a woman. It being ar gued that tha latter would naturally re frain from speaking to prevent her sea and Identity being discovered. The ease with which she could run from the sa loon, dispose of her dismiss and then remain la the vicinity without the least suspicion being directed against her also tends to make tha county authorl tlea believe there may be something la this explanation of the mystery. strictAitorney . Manning - doesn't heal tats to say that he la becoming weary of. the manner In which the ease Is being "handled" by the police detec tives. The latter have been reporting to him every day. for more than a week that they have clues that would lead to the apprehenalon of the murderer. Each - time,- however they declined ito disclose this new evidence. Finally the officers were foroed to make a show ing. They had nothing, could not even ie of the person thay claim to suspect. csptain Bruin admlta that his de tectives have accomplished absolutely nothing In the way of clearing up the case. And, though he had asserted two ot threonines that he would take the caae out of the ' hands of Snow . and Kerrigan unless they produced results Immediately, theae men are still in charge, of . It Other men on the force are known- to have In forirmtfon -which might lead to a quick solution of the murder, but still the ease Is being kept In the hands of those, who era ac complishing nothing.5 . DR. WILSON GETS HIS REVOLVER FOR A PRICE Vaylng 11 to redeem a 76-cent revol ver because the man who loaned a thief II. on It and demanded SO cent a in terest for the use of hla money for one week s time, is a little experience that Dr. Clarence True Wilson had to- Tha revolver waa stolen a little more than a-week ago by a burglar who ran sacked Dr. Wilson's house, taking some Jewelry -and other articles of value at the same time. The thief was arrested and the jewelry was recovered. Later the prisoner confessed that he had put up the minister's revolver with a farmer who was rooming at JH Washington street-for $l.l. -Dr. Wilson was In formed and want to the number given this morning and offered to redeem the weapon by paying the $1.80 loaned upon it. The weapon Is worth less than a dollar. The farmer thought he might t "havS1omefrilereer on " his tnoney, and he figured that about R0 cents would be right and demanded that amount, vt. irvvjieuii paid ins a a-nu ah i.tuit.i. I V wnia Vf-14. a,M .' ' "(Kperlal Dispatch to The Joarrfel.) ' V Baker City, Ori, March . Judge W. R. Ellis of Pendleton, candidate for the congressional nomination In ths Second district. Is In town today looking oyer the political situation In the home of tils two Republican opponents for tha nomi nation, W. J. Lachner and J. u. nana. Judge EMS stated that ha feels reason ably- certain- f the nomination In June and thinks he will draw-a good vote from this part 'of esstern Oregon. . . v cusun' oowtnratyTXOaT' e Mrs. B. W. Evsns, Clearwater, Kan., writes: "My husband lay sick for three momns. 'I her eoctors said ne bad quira consumption, r We procurad a Dome ox Ballard s Horehound Syrup and It cured him. That was six yaare ago and since then wa have always kept a. m" me nouse. w e cannot ao with out it For eougha and colds It haa ao 7-i J' a. 00 n1 1-0, woodard. (110 WKUtK tartar and -is iaitrqnesuonas: he-rhe-mQstecb kUKIUUS liLAIM I. H. Core Says H Indorsed Noto to Purchase "Property , -lv He Owned. ' ; , After the Jury had been drawn for the of R. H. Dunn against John Bruch- ler and L H Oort, attorneys for tha plaintiff arranged--wtth- Circuit-Judge George that the trial be postponed until this afternoon In order that they might have an Important witness present. Mr, Qore, who Is Tf years old, da- I Clares that he made arrangements eev vrar"moTrths-sw-4o-li' some land to Jnhn lr,inhl.T who w.f A nv Ilflfl eash. On tha day the .payment waa to iieyajbeea. majetj sa posed purchaser did not have the neeaea money. - Bruchler te ' alleged to have claimed that be oould borrow the money from Dunn. A note la said to hava been drawn up payable to Dunn and the old man Is said to nave been, persuaded; to sign the. note as surety. This wee done- and -the note cashed. so It Is claimed, but Gore declarer that he did not receive one cent of the money. He avera that Bruchler eald that a brother had Just died In California and he would have to go south at onoe to attend the -funeral. Later, Oore says, when he saw the proposed purchases' he was told that the money was needad for paying the deceased brother's funeral expenses. J - Milton W. Smith and I HL- juatourette. as attorneys for Dunn, Bled 4 suit In the circuit court several months ago anting for the MOO. Oore at onoe engaged George P. Lent and Dan J.-Malarkey to defend the charges. FLYING CRANK HANDLE . CRUSHES HIS SKULL E. Davis,-' a workman, employed on the new-H0TnTSjr-tm41dlDT at TJUrAjndlj;. tnt Coot; county were 8. R. Montgomery streets is at 8t Vincent's hospital in a dying condition as .the re sult 'of an accident which befell him yesterday. ' Davis has not regained con sciousness since hs was hurt and tha hospital authorities state that there la no hopa for him. Davie was endeavoring to hoist a load Of lumber to the fourth, floor by means of a windlass. 'Hs had gotten tha timbers up and let go of the crank with one hand to awing the load In on tha floor, when his other hand slipped and ha lost bis hold. The crank handle flew around and struck him In the fore head., crushing tha skull. Davis was carried down from the bulldlnr by ths police and taken to tha hospital Immedi ately. . . .. , ,u. MAN HlfDN HEAD WITH ILOCK OF WOOD DIES As a result of being struck on the head by a falling block of wood at the Sellwood sawmill yesterday William A. White, an employe, died at hie home at it Railroad avenue. An Inquest held today' brought forth the fact that White wae walking under a acaffoldlng when a man carrying a large block of timber passed over him on the floor above. The man above lost his hold on tha wood and it went crash ing down below striking White on the head. The Jury found . that no blame could be- attached to any one. Rods Bodxiok OuUty. A Jury. In Judge Cleland'a court this afternoon' found V. 8. Rodrick guilty ot the crime of contributing to the delin quency of a child. Serious charges ware made against Roanca.. who .la said to hava been a former -hack driver, by Rosette Shlpp. a K-year-old girl. -- Baker Han Tiles Petition, (Rpeclsl Dispatch te The Joaraal.) Baker City. Or., Meroh S. -Walter Moore ef this elty today filed his pe tition with tho county elerk for the nomination as representative from Baker county. Mr. Moore la a well- known Republican politician of Baker, county. ... Miss June Van Buskirk, ths American Actress, Who Is to Marry Robert ".Vernon Harcourt- Pathfinder Webdall Telia Stnry f Pioneer Days and Rush for Wealth. . : a: v- DEATH AND INDIAN RAID 'L. CAUSE-OFJ5ISCOVERY Leader of Rescuing- Party Sea Glitter . of Precious Dust While Drinking ; From Mountain Stream and Later : Stimprdff Begins, ' , . ' The. " death, of a woman and a raid by a roving band of Indians was the-l direct causa of the flret discovery of gold In ISte in what Is now Oregon, ao oordlng to A. B. -Webdell of Prlne villa, who la atopping at tha Perkins hotel en inrne mnr a visit to Los Angeles, Webdell Is one of tha four surviving members of the original heada of as families that fust settled In what Is now Cook county. Hs haa been ceiled the "pathfinder of Oregon." hie searches aftar craves and -landmarks confirming stories of the 1(4 discovery or gold causing him to travel - many miles upon old trails. He says: . - in 1144 a party of people from the States - were , crossing what Is now called Oregon, headed for the Pacific ocean. They were met in what la now Cook county by Joe Masks, -who agreed them by- a abort - out to the ocean. One night a woman named Mrs. Otis died. She waa burled at the head of the valley now called Otis valley. That night a roving band of Indians drove off their horses. The next .day a man named Mai Lory headed a rescuing party, xne camp waa at a spot about IS mllea northsasCTrora Dreweey. Mat- lory went as far aa tha top of Ironsides mountain.' On his return trip, he got tlihwty. and m ins lieau urwiiaTTsEow Bully creek, it mllea northeast of the wrTtorr down on Jus hands and knees and drank from ths stream. - "While drinking he noticed aotnethrnsr shining on the bottom of the creek. He picked It up and after examining It, put It lfl-nie pocket. At tha ttme he did not know what It was, but later ascertained It was gold.- His -discovery ultimately led to the gold excitement In the Mor mon basin. "The members of tha party lost faith In Joe Meeka and one night held a se cret consultation. : It was proposed to lynch him or do hlra bodily vlolenoe if he did not take them out of the moun tain a Joe heart) .what was -said, and getting scared, ducked out That waa the last they saw of him. Of course the party : then got -lost. . It kept ' together until Buck mountain was reached, when it divided. One half of It was never heard of, and I do not believe a single soul " got out alive. The other finally landed near what la now The Dalles and by following the Columbia river ta time reached the coast and the vicinity of Portland. Buck mountain la about (0 mllea from Otis valley la Malheur county.": .-. . Mr. Webdell stated that aside from himself, the heads of the families who "Billy" Smith, who lives IS miles from that town; C U Barnes, deed, survived by a son; George Barnes, now living in Prlnevllle; Kubo Johnson, resident ot Piinevllle; E. C Conant, Hugh Bnodley and D. W. Claypool, deceased. . . PEPPER ON TRAIL OF ROGERS AND ADDICKS (Joaraal Special serrles.) Boston, Mass.. March I. Ths suit of Receiver Pepper of the defunct Bay State Oaa company of Delaware against Henry H. Rogere, ona or the trio of financiers charged with the wrecking of the concern, waa called in court to day.. Trom Rogers, the millionaire oil- jnn,thej'ecelyerjg seeklpeto recover 11,600. gov. rrora j. sawara Addicks ot Delaware Mr. Pepper la endeavoring to recover $1.(00,000. Thomas W. Lawson. tho third of tha financiers against whom Receiver Pepper brought suit In con nection with ths Bay State Oaa tangle, i settled ail ma indebtedness. , .. MILITARY PREPARATION X -CAUSES ALARM IN CHINA (Joaraal Speetel Berrie.) Peking, March- S. Tha Chlneee aov- emment la greatly perturbed by reports of tho anti-foreign movement printed In Europe and America, particularly by the dispatches announolng America's mili tary preparation. An edict waa lssusd today which declares the reports are put In circulation by traitors and says that China neede the friendship ef all powers. The edict reproves students for mingling In politics and orders of ficials to protect foreigners or suffer the direct penalties. Troops have been sent south to step the riots. DALLES S0R0SIS CLUB WILL DEDICATE PARK ISpecUt Dtapatek te The Joeraal.) Tha Dalles. Or., March S. Ths 8o rosls club will dedicate tha new city park next Sunday afternoon with ap propriate exerclaea. . There - will . be speeches by prominent citlsens and muslo by tha band. In ths park will be erected a monument marking the end of the Oregon trail to the Pacific coast. cropconditionsin: . wasco very bright (Special Dispatch te The Journal, t - The Dalles. Or March . The farm ers of Wasco county are busy plowing for spring sowing. Indications are fa vorable for a large yield of grain. Fall wheat Is In excellent condition and haa not been damaged by the frost aa It waa last year.'. , i , , . . . u TAFT WOULD RELIEVE. ALASKrTCOAL'FAMlNE . . . , (jamii gpsftti servtee.) Waahlngton, March t. Secretary Taft today aent to congress a Joint resolution authorising him to sell the surplus eoal at Fort Davis, Alaska, to relieve suffer ing. Bhonta appeared before the aenate canal committee and testified In regard to contract supplied. - . XJght Tote at Seattle. . -(Jovrnsl Speelal gerrles.) 8eattle, Wash., March I. Ths Weather le fine end a light vote Is being cast, which Is considered favorable to the Re publican tlrket . There seems to be no wild enthusiasm, and municipal owner- "Baid Unto Tve ... 'i. . Write for Free H. E. 185 - 187 - ir MEETS AT EUGENE Many Cases to Bs Disposed of and Grand Jury . Chosen .. ; Eddy Is Acquitted. - (Sseelal Dlspateh te Tee Joeraal.) Eugene, Or- March a. The March term .ef clroult court began yeeterday with Judge L. T. Harris officiating and will -probably remain la - session 'two weeks.' a. grand Jury consisting of the fol lowing waa chosen: I", B. Chase, SL C Laks, D. M. Pnrkerson. D. M. MoCrady, M. H. Harlow, H. C. Wheeler, C. A. Brown. - , , . At jreeterdaya session of the court W. B. Bnay. arrested at Wildwood for selling liquor without a lloense, pleaded guilty and was fined 1100. - Jeeee Eddy, accused of highway rob bery, was acquitted. On a' previous trial he waa convicted. , N NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ELECTION REFORMS ' ' (Awrssl SeeeiU Servtee.) New Tork, March S -Several soore of earnest men sVoted to the best Inter eats of the country were gathered at tha- rooms of tha board of trade and transportation today at the opening of a national confarsnoa to discuss ballot re form, primary laws and corrupt prac tices acta ' Tha National Clvio federa tion brought them together to exchange Ideas and to . recommend - informally some, solution. The meeting .will last two days and will be addressed by R. S. Borden, M. P., of Canada; Ellsha Dyer of Rhode Island, ox-Mayor Beth Low, Congressman William 8. Bennet, Fran els Burton Harrison, Benjamin Ids Wheeler and other men of note. The eubjecta for discussion are pri mary laws, election laws, with special reference to the form of the ballot and corrupt practices acts aa now In force In the various states, together with pro posed modifications. In discussing the laws regulating iha-primaries, tha Kaw. Tork and Minnesota laws are to be taken aa the types, while In discussing l U TTT'i ii i J i i II i rr in i ii? Tr"! r i i 1 i i fS-V-r ' "an 1 V I I n 1 . 1 lf?hb f rig f y ShCTlodc Holrncs of great renown, the spotter of Spotless Town, found why the town has the For cleanliness and spotless lame; . Indeed the reason is not ; strange rirT. Its people use the MONARCH RANGE. No stove blacking is used on MON- ARCH MALLEABLE RANGE ;tops4;L No enamel is used JirleALLEABLEURANGE-bodies, Prices Booklet EDWARDS HOUSEFURNISHER 189 - 191 First the ballot lawe, the Connecticut law, tha N 7"r law andthe Massachusetts law are to be the typeav OCCUPATION TAX ALL . : RIGHT IF NOT TOO HIGH ; City Attorney McMary la of the opin ion that an occupation tax ef t per oent Of the gross sarnlnga of any corporation operating tn the city can be imposed by the city council, providing tha tax is not found to be exorbitant, This opinion was handed to the Ju diciary - committee of the city council yesterday . regarding the proposed tax on . the Portland .General Electric company and the Portland Oaa company. No actum wuTtliim by :tho aoassnittse on the ordinance , and the measure may not be considered before the next meet ing. There ie a feeling among the coun cilman that auch a measure should be pasaed before the proposed franchises of the new electric power ana ae com panies are granted. Such a measure would not give tha old companies any advantage over the new and Ie said to be highly acceptable to the Mount Hood and Cascade Power oompanlee. The franchleea for the two alec trio power companies will go be fore the council again tomorrow night, and It la aald that amendments will be proposed and accepted fixing the com pensation for each at per cent op the gross recelpta.. . ' NO WAR WITH CHINA , DECLARES SENATOR HALE " Oseraal peetal aarrleaf . Washington. March S. Senator Hale of Maine declared la a speech today there will be no war In China. He de clared the sending of troops to the Phil ippines to prepare for exigencies with China would "prove a declaration of war against a friendly power, and de nounced the general ataff. . V,r" rivs ta tha rieloV . ' ' AlbanV, 'Or., Maroh . Tour Repub lican have filed notice of their candi dacy for representative from Linn county. They are Irving E. Richardson and A. M-. Holt, who subscribe to state ment No. 1, and James A. Richardson and Samuel S. Gilbert, who Ignore the pledge to carry out the people's wish. The only Democrat who has declared himself a candidate for representative la 9.-1 j Denney. " t' i One rarely sees 7 All IlliCllUl dill mal oaGothams SDeedwav. O- .... a-a ...jiibiK..ais.iivf smarter horses the World. ' : So with 1 BOYDEN'S Newark-made' 'rj, THBY are soincommonly praiseworthy Cnnvc that it la difficult to pick "the most Sa.3ES T attractive." rot sale by nOSEHTHAL'S, 149 Eiird SL name . -i . V on MONARCH $49 to $135 J - , ' j -' . - 01.00 aTweek Street CLIENT. UAHAGES BETTER THAH ATTORNEY Court Pays Tribute to Rice's Ability to Delay Hearing and Wear Out Prosecution. -Too: have . shown yourself smarter1 -than many attorneys In managing to de lay your case. Ton also, proved yourself sble te Tool the court ones, but It will not be dons'agalfv The court J-wtirteaT that-yov -secure an attorney, "but you will not be able to fool along as you ' did before." . .. , .... .- This rebuke was administered ta Thomas Rloe this morning by Presiding Judge Frassr. . Rica waa arraigned on -the charge of having committed an as- ' sault with a dangerous "weapon on De tective A. C. Welch. The prisoner pleaded not guilty and than aaked for two days In which to get a lawyer.. Rice waa arraigned some time aero on the charge of robbery, but he euooeeded in securing aeveral weeks' delay on the plea of needing time to secure a lawyer; ' at last he declared that he had not been able to get one? . Then Roger Blnnott was appointed by Judge Fraser to act as the prisoner's counsel. Upon the day est for trial. Rice aaked for a fsw day 'a time In 'which to hava aeveral wltntaaea. .brought to the city. By the time tha aeveral days were on, the Jury for the rebruary terra - was discharged, and Rice oould not be tried' that term. All thla while the complain ing witnees was waiting; for the trial,, but when he eaw how- the matter was being worked, he left the city, Portland not being hie home. Rica was arrested by Detective Welch a few hours after tha alleged robbery.. Welch declares that wbsn he went to ' arrest the prisoner, Rico draw a large revolver and attempted to fight When Mr. 'Blnnott learned Rloe'S methods, he asked to be excused from the case. This request waa allowed, and Judge Fraser will appoint anothsr attorney today. ' Fossil Journal:' R. R. Butlsr, a young lawyer from Mountain City, Tennessee, arrived In .Fossil yesterday with -11, other young Tennesseeans, wno nave come west to grow up with the country. Agents : DoyJen HATV . . AND Ilnnnn i-'-:- - Shoes for Men CELEC2ATED I i. (ship Is now almost sura to be defeated. J r
