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THE OREGON TJILLIOUS OUT OF ,tn,"! ' 2TL.;J1.: :. HflEll'S REAGI TO ASYLUM SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY' MORNING, MARCH . 18, 190. . . ' ' - , i ' " ' " ' "' " 1 LlllO DECOYED r(lfl.W(ITS, 1L Yerke' Money Saf From Raids I bj Youthful "AdventurerVVho v Wedded Elderly Widow. ONLY HAS INTEREST ON CASH-LEFT TO WOMAN Thouht Traction Magnate . Estate Suffered HeavUr by Recent Su ; preme. Court Decision, but Thia Is . Denied. .': " Maeol.l nian.tr Imii Win te The JearaaTO Chicago. March IT. The Yerhee mil ' Hona have been pat outiof the reach of Wilson Mlsner. , He win nave to go o - Judge, Cutting - of - the- probate, court, "through the medium of hie wife.-for hts billiard and cigarette money., provisions of this kind were made bjr Judge Cutting when the will of the late traction mag nate was proved and admitted' ttf probate . yesterday. - ..... By- the order " Mrw.'Terkes-Mljmer-is devoid of any power In drawing money from, her late husband's estate. ' She, however, has the interest on nearly - $1,000,000. left to. her by Terkes. - At-norneys-y-thtthl sum"-probably ..draws .front to a per -cent Interest,- but that the style in which Mlsner, and tils bride Jive will eat up this sura without leaving anything for the extravagances of the young husband. - She Peoliaes te Act. ' "Mrs. Yerkes-Mlsner has declined to "act as executrix of. the estate," said At torney Clarence 'A Wrights .,. .. Louis 8; Owsley qualified, as eoie ex- at' the estatev He. gave an in-1 "dividual bond for s.m,-rjrheourt ihtnild be deposited with the Central Trout company of Illinois and that no such stocks, bonds, securities or cash -lioutd ternrtthdraww eceptby-rder-of the court 1 or upon ' Touchers approved . by the Central Trus company. , It was generally thought that the es- 'tate of Charles T. Terkes would suffer heavily by the recent supreme court de cision, which caused auch rapid declines In the stock of the streetcar companies formerly owned by Terkes.' " Clarence A. 'Wright; Tcounsel for - Mra. Terkes-Mlsner, declares that auch la not ; the case, , Batata Hot s loser. .". "Mr. Terkes' got from under Union Traction some time ago." be said. ' 'The ' only as eta in his estate that are af- : footed are bonds of the Consolidated Traction company, and they will' suffer little If any by the ruling of Uie supreme court." - - " Mrs. Terkes-Mlsners withdrawal as executrix of her former husband's enor mous estate Is only another example of the vacillation, which haa characterized her since his death. Bhe is Influenced - by the. last advisor who reachea her. . . . In New York ahe announce! that she saw through a plot to get. her to-let go of the estate and that .she would never4 withdraw. Her determination was attributed to the Influewoe of her proa ent husband. On the other hand, Ows ley, - who was formerly secretary to Yerkes, has been insistent that ahe rid herself of the care of the estate and leave him In sole charge, and Owsley has apparently won. . DEAF MUTE SCARED BY ' FLAMES YELLS FIRE . (Special Dispatch by Leased Wire te The louraal) Bt. Louts. March 17. Fear that her home was burning caused Mrs. Frances Mnguire of 1 Boll street, Alton, 1111 mi, a deaf mute, to- speak for the first tlma In her life last evening. She ran down the street crying "Fire!" as If she had heard and said the word from child hood. Her neighbors were ao astonished that they did not go to her assistance for soma time. . ' Bmoke from a small fire had filled .Mrs. Marulre'g home and frightened her. The neighbors who heard Mrs. Magulrs screaming "Fire!" say ahe pronounced the word plainly, but ahe has not been able to apeak since. rarmhonse Saras. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Dayton, Oe March 17. The resi dence of M. "TV Hastings, a farmer living about three miles from this place, was consumed by firs last evening. Very few of the household goods were saved. The flr Is supposed ,to have originated from sparks from the chimney. There was no insurance. J Ton can't get the best of some men, because they haven't any. Irving's Buchu Wafers Arc a Guaranteed Cure for' ''.'".''' .,', : ";. - All Kitdney Troubles If You Arc Suffering From Pain in the Side If Your Bones Ache :l : If Your Vision is Impaired If You -Have Loss of Appetite If You Have Swelled Feet v . If You Have Pains in the Back You Have Kidney , IRVING'S BUCHU WAFERS are doing wonders for peb- pTe out trf-heaith and Buffering from Kidney ailments, anLare a safe and sure tonic for "Nervous " "Tired Out," "Run Down" rnen and women. Tliey neverjail to give energy, strength and vigor. You've no idea how much good they -will. do you till -''you try them. . '' .'V. ', 4 CUT OUT THIS ADVERTISEMENT , and send it with your full name, and address to the Irving Drug Company, Philadelphia, and a free package will be mailed to v . you promptly, or ask your druggist and he will sell you a full ( - sized box. '.' . '' ' ' Price,4 50 Cents S. G. Skidmore & Co.," Druggists, 151 Third St, Sole Agents for ' Portland, Oregon. ;v . .. : 1 ' , ' " '" i 1 : Lured to J. P, Morgan' Office by Meant of Decoy Letter and! Declared a Lunatic. i iiiiA rti Ar rvie-rn EAL-WER-ESTATES Agreement Whh King of Wall Street ; Found'. Among Papers and Ke- ceipta Showing Five.Thousand-Dol-r lar Hotel Bill Waa Paid. ! (Special TOspateb by Leased Wire U Tbe Journal) , New York. March 17. Mrs. Ella Bar. bara Williams, the English woman who was lured to J. P.' Morgan's office by a decoyletter nJ was-thrusrtnta-the paychopatlc- ward of Bellevue hospital, told the story of her life, disclosing her relations with the .firm of J. P..Mor-l gan Co: She claims a plot exists to rob her of. an estst of $150,000. ' Former Judge-8ylvester- S, -Taylor, her counsel, admitted today-that among the papers Mrs. Williams' turned over to him Is what appears to be an assign ment, of bT ...interest In the Wlnans es tate of Baltimore. Judge Taylor -says that it ' la a;, remarkable document tn many respects. The assignment Is dated four years ago he says. The paper 'as signs all of Mrs. Ella Barbara Wil liams' Interest in the estate of Dewltt Clinton Wlnans to J. P. Morgan and the latter agrees to employ "Attorneys and advance to Mrs. Williams auch sums as she deems necessary." .; There Is also a, provision to the affect tet w. 1 a' Interest In the ea- tats Is to be re-asslgned to ber upon the vanced to her' and $600 In addition. I - "r. .Wllllamif friends have planned to fight her case to the highest courts. When she Is taken finally totlie su preme court, if sne Is officially declared to be Insane, a jury trial will be de manded. Thia will bring to light all the details of her business relations . with J.' P. Morgan. v ' One of Mrs. Williams' friends, . who had access to her private papers, aald today that there was a receipt showing that Mr. Morgan's confidential man had paid the Fifth Avenue hotel one bill of 16,000 contracted by - Mrs. v Williams. There are also many letter's from the Morgan . firm showing advances of money. ' "I cam to America five years "ago with letters to Mr. Morgan," Mrs. Wil liams said today. "I had been receiving 13,000 from the Wlnans estate but It wa not sufficient for my needs and I had given a Hen of the estates In order to - obtain some ready money. - This caused an entanglement and necessitated my voyage, to this country. a t "Mr. Mot gan wa very kin to me and at his suggestion J made an. assignment to him. From time to time he haa advanced- me whatever money I needed." EXAMINE CANDIDATES FOR NAVAL CADETS (Bperlal Dispatch to The J on ma 1.) Balem, Or., March 17. The competi tive mental and physical .examination In the first congressional district ' of Oregon, to select ah appointee as mid ehtpnun. at Ve United States naval academy will be held at the statehouse In Salem, March it and 2 J. The board of examiners Is as follows: 11. 3. Ack erman, superintendent of public Instruc tion; Professor C. O. .Boyer of Willam ette university, Attorney-General A. M. Crawford. Dr. W. C. Smith. Dr. BL J& Lee Stelner .and Henry McConnell. sec retary. It la 6 pen to all boys between the ages of It and SO years. ' The subjects of the examination are: Writing and spelling, arithmetic, alge bra, plane geometry, English grammar, composition and , English literature, geography, American history and civil government." - -- j URGING TEACHERS TO OBSERVE ARBOR DAY '(Special Dispatrh te The Jnoraal.) ' Saleiih Or March. 1 7 Slate- Super. Intendent Aekerman " has begun the mailing of circulars to the teachera. of Oregon, urging a fitting observance of Arbor day. April 13. A program Is sug gested and component topics suob as these are given: "History of Arbor Day," "The Most Useful Tree," "Trees and Their Relation to Birds," "Trees of Oregon." "Historic Trees," "Under the Open Bky." - Trouble V " 11 .. " .'.,'-.. ' ..'. -'.. 0T V' Jv : TOMORROW begins tha carpets. It is no longer, our the success we hv met with, ments. If our offer was not an "ndf Tisve WedTTweek. " The tobds sjid prices rnentiofied below tell the! "DELIVERED TO YOIJR HOME ON PAYMENT OF ONE . DOLLAR- is the whole story of the terms. And behind all stands our DIGNIFIED, JUST AND GENEROUS CREDIT SYSTEM, which means fair treatment and a consideration of your Interests. , ..-. ; This Week Special IRON BED OUTFIT $i.po piaces DIGNIFIED CREDIT FOR ALL RESERVES WATER SUPPLY ForestServlc-Issues' Bulletin Regarding Its Course In East ern Oregon. , v IMPORTANT-BEARING ON RECLAMATION WORK Agricultural Development to Follow .. Closely Upon Conservation of Tim- Wef - Area Lumber - Supply-As- sured Grazing Permitted. . . (Wsshlnsioa Fotms ef Tbe Jearasl.) Washlnacton. March 17. Senator Ful ton called upon Forester Plnchot today In reference to the proposed establish ment of the Rosue Rlyer forest reserve, against which there Is a strong protest from southeastern Oregon, but obtained no new Information upon the subject. The forest service today Issued a aen eral statement concerning Its course In reference to the creation of forest re serves In Oregon which Is In part as follows: , "The establishment of the Blue Moun tain reserve, embracing 3.S27,20(f acres of mountainous region of the John Day, Umatilla. Malheur, 811vles and other rivers, has an Important bearing on the work of the United States reclamation service in that part of the state. The success of . ths widely separated Uma tills. Malheur and Silver Creek projects. located, renpectlvely,' at the mouths of the John Day and Malheur rivers, and on Silver creek in Harney county, de pend In a large measure, upon the con' aervatlon of the water supply, within the great drainage area embraced In this reserve VTbe- creation, of areserve. .will con- oequently, . have every direct effect in bringing about the agricultural develop ment of the greater portion of the state lying east of the Cascade mountains. which needs only Irrigation to develop the fertility of millions of acres of land. . . " "The foreated lands will be adminis tered with, ft View 'of insuring a con tinuous supply of. timber to meet local demands, while, the fullest utilisation of the grasing products consistent with the permanent use of the range will be allowed. Every effort will be made by the government to prevent the destruc tion and wasteful use of resources tn order to husband them properly for the use of the people." PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO STEALING HORSES tfluerlal MiMtrs to The Journal. I 1 Walla Walla, Wash., March 17 Wil liam Lafferty, alias "Chuck" Hays, ar rested at Preacott a few weeks ago. on a horse stealing charge, was arraigned INSURE before Judge Brents yesterday after, noon and entered a plea of not guilty. Ifferty Is the son of a prominent I'rescolt farmer, and a hard fight will be made to save him , from the peni tentiary, - ' r- t , ATTRACTS r.lATJY secorid week or this-rmrtabU-ffer-of sale, but the people's, and we are proud but - the eonfidewca ths paopU hsv in honest one and lived up to honestly, n in your bohe si.oo FIND FAULT WITH Stockmen File Complaint With Forestry Bureau on Fees De- ' manded for Crazing. INEQUALITY OF CHARGES " ON DIFFERENT RESERVES Cattle Owners Also Find Fault Puk toA Prepares to Take Up the Mat- terfor Correction the Coming - Season, v - (Wasblnctoa Bareaa ef The Jnaraal.) Washington, V. C, March 17. Range lease charges by the forestry bureau of ficials has been the subject of consider able complaint from Oregon stockmen, and Senator Fulton has undertaken the work of getting a full statement from all stock Interests, that he may make a comparative argument to Chief For ester Plnchot. As the money is being received for ths present season dally, there will, be no time to effect any change to aid stockmen this year, but by commencing now the senator Intends to get the case presented In exhaustive detail so that he may be able to make a' carerul comparison. ' Sheepmea Objeot. The strongest protest haa come from the sheep Interests allotted to portions of the Cascade reserve. , Sheep feeding on this reserve have been taxed t cents a head, aa against S for those In the Blue Mountain region. By further in quiry it is found that rates as low aa and ( eents have been granted on other western reserves. - ' The department in fixing rates has endeavored to use the time possible .for I the atock to range oiv the reserve with out Injury - to. it . as-abajls, .Cascade allottees held that tbe assumption that they will be able to feed their flocks on this reserve much longer than In other sections Is largely erroneous, aa storms at tha high altitudes, the late snows and tha physical difficulties that must be overcome limited the period, of practical pasturage thereon to a very brief time in summer. ' Oattlemea Complain. ' A' few complaints have been made by owners of cattle also. That the stock men of his state might have an oppor tunity to present facta as developed by their individual experience on their respective ranges. Senator Pulton has invited each to answer a series of ques tions. When these answers are re calved,- they. will , be classified accord ing to the section whence they are re ceived, an I upon all averages will be figured, which will be. used In going over tha situation with the forestry of flctals. By commencing now. the Senator hopes to get the matter thoroughly in vestigated in time to present the stock men's case early in summer, assuring consideration wi.:n pih-es. for ensuing seasons are established. Disease slways attache the weakest sbot, whtah la perhape why so many people get a cold In the heed. . YPsTK ' r SFtNT HLKt IS A S- W r RANGE CHARGES BUYERS r'. A- ?- -- turniture and not only of our advertise- t - this sale could. STRONG OPPOSITION . TO KILLING-INCURABLES (Special Dlepateb hf Leasee Wtoe te The Jenm1 New York. March IT. The British Medical Journal strongly condemns the enactment aubmltted In Iowa and Ohio to permit tha lawful termination of ltves condemned to Incurable suffer ing. "The proposition of ending, it says, "by what la euphonistlcally called eu thanasia, tha sufferings which can not be mended. Is by no means novel. Every now and again It is put forward, either by literary dilettanti., who discuss It aa an academic; aubtlety, or by neurotic z& .-.rrarlftrk1-1- : a riOE- . . . '.'.J-. ; ' :.- :r . - VIA . r pwu stoty. T1 c-- -. H' .' ' , ' 1 1 rJiW tJSrX : w awn .: - ; 'Spring Announcement 3"olTnthen1ciior;whaf"the dressiest, rhosflasty season are. 1- - .. r--S- -4 rr- : rr-ci. . IE 1? LR Intellectuals, "whose - high- strung-temperament can ' not bear the thought of pain. Tbe medical profession baa al ways strongly set Its face against a measure that would Inevitably pave the way - to - the grossest abuse, and which degrades them to tbe position of executioners." ' Slew Company Inoorporasssv (HperUl Plspateh to Tbe Journal.) Salem, Or., Maroh 17. The Iees Creek Gold Mines company filed articles of In corporation today. J. C Lea, M. T. Lee and Gertrude Fawk, local capitalists, are the incorporators. .Tha capital stock Is $600,000 and .head office at Roseburg. The company will develop ' mines in Oregon. We invite you to inspect the largest, rrfost exclusive stock of spring dress goods for men ever displayed in Portland. '; SERGES Ten different weights and weaves. Several shades of .-blue.-The genuine Washington Navy Serge the same cloth used by the naval officers. Blue linings and blue buttons made especially for our Serges. Prices $20 to $32.50. CHEVIOTS Hundreds of patterns inclucfing-many that positively; . will not be shown elsewhere on the Pacific coast. WORSTEDS A beautiful assortment of fine soft, weaves. Two . hundred patterns. Prices $20 to $40. FLANNELS A little early to think about flannels, but when va cation time approaches we want you to inspect our stock. TOP COATS A dozen or fifteen grades and shades of Covert cloth. Silk lined. Prices $20 to $35. . Come rr:and: loolrvrrnrtockTWhether ELKS' BUILDING, SEVENTH AND1 STARK ST3. ThK special Is ' etlrely dlff erenrr from any we hsrw k sistsHf a beauti fully enameled . Bed,- head end 54 -finches high, foot end 43-inch, pil lars Vfineh thick; - a 2-ply woven -wire spring - and - a 45-pound wool- top mattress. -Lace Curtains $1.75 Valaes This Week , Special J1.C9D0WN $1.C0 AT.TEK FIRST & TAYLOR : STREETS ORLANDO J. LEARO IS DEAD AT M'MINNVILLE - 'Special Dispatch The Joaraal.) McMlnnvllle, March 1 7 Orlando J. Lea bo died Thursday from paralyais of ths heart, aged 72. Be cam to Ore gon In 11. by an emigrant , train, stopping at Baker City, where he stayed two years, .. In It Si he came to Port land. From there he moved to Forest Grove. In 187 he settled here ' on farm and has since resided here. His wife died In June, IIS. There were 10 children, seven of whom era strU living, ' " , - yo fabrics" for the' OOLEt (0IIXO t