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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. TUESDAY EVENING. MAY IS, 1808.
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Resolution Recommends-State ahd
Sanatorium fdr Tuberculosis Patients
il ManylDelegates at Convention
At the opening session of fhe thirty
Mi'opd annual meeting -of the Oregon
HUtc MedicaJ association In Knights 'if
TViriUs hail. Eleventh and Alder streets.
-tlha- nwrntngy-almnHt H)eqtlr fore-
noon was devoted to a discussion of tu
the atata are attending the session.
A feature Of the session was the Iri
rod uol Ion. -fit . a resol ut loa-fey -Dr.-te P.
Tsmtasle, . recommending ; the -. estso-
lialunent of atate and national sanatoria
r- for- the' treatment of tuberculosis pa-4
' tlents. . The recomhiendiitlon Wss re-
- ferred to tha committee on legialatlon.
;,whtcfr wtlfaet upon rt before tbe asso-
elation concludes tta deliberations. Cop.
lea, were sent Jo- President -.Roosevelt
.and to Governor Chamberlain. ;.
In. Harry Lane,-a member of tha as
, sortstton and ' mayOr of the city nf
Portland, delivered the address of wel
rom to the Visiting physlclana, Kl
r lowing ;hla remurks,,Dr. J. M. MeGavIn,
.". treasurer of the aoclation,-rad his
annual report, showing the organisation
"to be - In excellent flnanrlM condition.
He waa followed- by Dr. George F. Win
son. president of the association, who
spoke ;m organisation.-., , - ;
-''yicM Vv'Oli Controversy. ;
' in the ouTseHofrlilwTwmarltt-IllWM-ann
took occasion to decry the efforts nf
Dr. J. N. McCormtck. who' visited Port
land laat summer and wrote a number
- of artllea derogatory-to the. . profei:-
in inn rllV ii ml winie. m. Wllmin
liutiau-d Uiat CTTe Visiting pnyHIPlUn
charges were productive -of no good re-
aaita and that only disorder ana ois
-contents-could eemilt. He urged - the
" ' phyalclany TttoTrW1''
. (HJIHIWI MM.', ? r -
In the general discussion of - tuber
culosis that followed It waa recommend
... ed that the public be urged to aubmlt
to' early diagnosis and to a 'proper tin
- "erstandlng of the disease. It waa also
' urged that tha fear and alarm that are
v. r .. -i nrrs
eraetbned by -mantlon vt the worU
should be abated. Dr. .Taylor, an-expert
on X-ray diagnosis, said th4t results
from X-rsy examlnition of tuberculosis
patlenla wTTTinsatlrfaetory.-- - -
The program for this morning's ses-
. alon after tha regular routine waa con-
ctudeT waa follows: '" '
Te Control Tnberoalosia. -
Paper, The Immediate Necesslfy15f
State and Government Control of Tuber
culosis." Dr. J. P. Tamleale,' Millsboro.
The dlaeusslon wm opened by lr. E. A.
Pierce of Portland, who poKJai "Hana-
inrfum i rfiiBi
Paper. "The Tuberculosis Problem;, Ita
:jtoluiloa..Jua..!n. Its Karly Becognitlpn
' and Treatment at Home by the Home
Physician,"-Dr. Alfred Kinney, Atorta;
dtacuanlon opened by Dr. B. A. Cathey.
' " CfTvallla, 1
: raper. "Cerebro-SplnaJ t M.enlngltia,"
Dr. Emll Pohl, -Portland; discussion
opened by Dr., O. 8. Hicks. Tacoma. ,
; Peper-.---The Relation of the Physician
, to Some Requlrementa of - the State
Hoard of Health.' Dr. B. T. Unklater,
Hillsboroi discussion opened by Dr. R.
C. Yenpey, Portland. - .'
This afternoori'a seaslon waa opened at
' t o'clock and other papers read. . Tomor-
row-Xheelectlon pflpf llcera will be held
--and other Important matters transacted.'
Following Is the Hat of delegates .who
registered this morning:, i - it
Dra. James R. "Tocum, Tacoma; O.
JIL1 MORLEY WITHDRAWS
FROM THE LEAGUE-
XXS AT1getWTranCnre rWCtiaSeOtfwn-niiw-twiglio-tlit-mncliIae will beTirate property without the concurrence
.Lby Evans Ewing and Mc
Jonraal BpecUl Berriee.)
'Oakland. Cal.. .-ay 15 At m meeting
of "the tfJreitora of - the Pacific Coast4
league last-evening-tha Loa - Angeles
f ranchlse was accepted from 'Manager
Morley and accepted by Ewlng, Mc-
't.'redl and Bvemajho-wllI ndevor-'t
piaae a , team- In that , rllr Morley
etated -that, tie could no lonacr continue
- He' - called tip-top
dresser. And the top coat
: seems- IOl be a favorite with,
him this spring. : .
The new style of this coat
has made it in demand by
every young man who has an
ambition to appear just right
and older men find it gives
a younger look.
Spring Top Coats $10 to
?20. ..
Rain Proof Coau $10 td
$25...; ; -.v "
LION.
ClotliinqCq
CusKuhnPioD
Mes's aad Boya' On t Utters.
- ue lai Third
Mokawk XaUdlag.
National J
M. Wllle. city; F. XX Damtneach. city;
Charles T. Chamberlain city; C. Queoli.
Tacoma; Ksther PohU city; -Charlea E,
Hill, cltv Katherlne "C. Manlon. -city;
J P Iinl,.nn rlivr Jennie IX Brooks..!
Sllverton; . Perr y Brooka. bit ver van i
Whiteside, city ;" J. E. Hall, city; A.
T11aer. cltyf H.-B.- Cable, city; W. V.
Amos.. city; E. N.. Crockett, city: Viola
M. Coe, city; II. M. Shaw. Ashland;
E. P. Geary, rlty; S.'B. Bate, AstoHai
ton; E. B. McDanlel, Baker City; Louis
Buck, city: T. C. Humphrey; city; J.
B. Roth. cttyrOTC. Holllster. cltyj
Hlcka C. Fenton. cltr; Maa 11. Card-
well, clly.' W, T. Hubbard, city; George
V. Wllaon. city; F. M. Kooeriaon,
Beaverton; - K. B.' Seely, Tontine) u.-1.
Hockett. Cottage Orove: C. J. Smltn,
Pendleton; . E. B. Picket. Medford; J.
W. Hai-rla, Kugenei Faulkner A. Bhort.
OreshAm;, J.. P. JTamlcsle, lllllsboroi
G. A. Cathey, Corvallla; I. M. Lowe.
Tha Dalles; C, JC. Wade, Drain:, 8. T.
Mnklater. HUlahoro; W. U Cheshire.
Eugene; !lnryJB. Lehr, Spokane; J. J,
Barasln, Nyssai- , "
PortUnd W. T. Williamson. Erneat
Barton, Harry Lane," T. M. -Taylor, V. 8.
BmHhr Jamea 1C Carrlco. .'William.
House, A' W. Moore, Erneat F. Tucker.
W. B. Holden." Wllllanr Boya, W. It,
Boyd, Robert C. Tenney, J. ItBrlatowJ
Sara M. Hill, H. W. Coe, Herbert Nlch
nls. J. C nillnt KUdi J. T. Walls, J. ff,
hkii. u. u. 1 1 in. j. a. mm. j. w. mi-
Gavin, O. P.'S. Plummer, 0.!8, Bins
wanger, i. M. Madden. J. 8. Moore, Emit
Pohtr Maria 13. Equl. Mary E. Parker,
Tlroms, Wmuikd J, Labbe, Ray P. Robef
bins. WUUam Jonea. Calvin 8. White, J.,
Allen Gilbert, Fred Gillette, Harry F.
McKay, R, I, Marsh. , : i ;
rThe program for tomorrow:
Morning session, ' 10 o'clock "Pro
prietary Medicines." J. A. Pettlt, Port.
lndr discussion opened by W A. Trim
ble. Albany. . . ;
"Renal Calculf." W. H. Byrd. Balem;
discussion opened-"by J. 8. "Fulton, -A
torla.- - - - -
H'ha Importance of Fictional Diag
nosis of ; Renal Disease," George 8.
Whiteside; Portland . discussion opened
by C J. Smith. Pendleton. -
rhmrrti-Dem'
Wllltsmaon. Portland; discussion opened
i .ii .".(it.. n..n - -
Afternoon aeasion, S o'clock ''Repro-
ductioj-jtfBona.. A f ter Operations for
Necrosis," W. -J. May, Baker CMy; dis
cussion opened . by Frank M. Brooks,
Sllverton
: "Importance' of .XXagnosia In Abdomi
nal Disease." R. C. Coffey, Portland; dis
cussion obened by Hi M. Read; Seattle.
' "The fee of Limitation of Law In
Controlling the Social Evil," G. 8. Peter
kin, Seattle: discussion opened by A.
E Mseksy,- Portland. - --
"The. State Medical Laws From tha
Standpoint of One of the. Examiners,"
W. E. Carll, Oregon City; discussion
opened by WilJIam Jones Portland. -
."Gall Stones." E. B. McDanlel, Baker
City; discussion opened by Fred Esalg,
BpoKsae. - '
"TheCausea or Disease and HowTo
Prevent Them," H. M. Shaw. Ashlsnd:
discusclon opened by George E. Houck,
noseourg. . t
In the leugue, and It waa decided to re
turn hia tl.SOO forfeit money.- If the
league cannot secure a renewal of tha
lease on the Los Angeles ball park the
franchise and team will be removed to
Sacramento. ,
Secretary Agnew of BeattEe was not
certain what action Seattle would take
purchased by the same three men who
took u p -the- Le An reles frunch I seJ
Tirana, going and Mxsedlsi
It-wee - decided -to- place the- salwry I
limit-t-la.OOO. The-hjsgue-tnn ses
sion today rearranging the schedule. ".'
TO GIVE GRANTS PASS
BETTER WATER SYSTEM
(Spec! tlbpetch to The Joereal.) .
ante Pass,. Or. May 1 - Manager
L. -B. Brown of -Portland and of the
Grants Pass Water company, has been
here aeveral days making an inspection
of the water plant in tbla city. .The
frequent complainta of Impure; water
and the several cases of typhoid fever
that occur each summer season from
the drinking of the unflltered water of
Rogue river, hss led the water company
to decide on installing a better system
here. Manager Brpwa states that steps
In this regard will be tsken at once far
P?rtldwner.
... - . . . , ,. . v).. .... m i j m hr im I c I
pipe mains and .build a new and bigger
reservoir On higher ground.
The water la at present pumped to
sn open reservoir and delivered to users
without filtration. .Because of the num
ber of dead salmon- that decay in tlje
Rogue river esch summer the health of
i n, rrm rm r, . MmnMaAa t. ,
ine cuy la placed in Jeopardy through
ins ppiaonous water.
'FRISCO LOOTERS ARE
TUTOI. ROCK-PILE
,'rjouraal Seecltl Btt1p
San Francisco. May 14. Three, looters
caught In the ruins at Sutter and Van
Ness-were 'arrested . this morning and
taken to the rockplie without the form
ality or a trial. , . ,
TROOPS FROM MANILA
ARRIVE AT BAY CITY
(Jnaraal Bpeelsl Serrlc.) '
San Francisco. .May II. The trans
port Logan, with 1.000 men of -the
eighth Infantry, arrived shortly before
noon from Manila. The troops go to
Forte Jay and Blocum. ,
ZION TO RUN UNDER :
- COURT'S DIRECTION
- Uonraal-BperiU Karrle "
Chicago. Msy 16. Federal Judge Lan
dls after hearing the appliratlon of the
creditors of Dowle and the Zlon indus
tries for a receiver derided to appoint
roneervrftors to rua Zlon under the
court's direction.
There ti him timht nn between
rotti and today .there waa .-aharp
I . ..n.lnM .k. slAlaaaU
This is the heavleat decline ever shown In this market ;t ons time
"and algnlf led Oie declaion of the Western Sugar Refining company the
western combine to do battle with tta aompetltor, the California
' Hawaiian 'Sugar Refining company.
For over a year prices on augar In tbla market have been much too.
hlirn on account of the lack of opposition.- Sugar could be purchased In
tha New York market from the eastern trust and shipped to thla coaat
and alTST paying the- enormous freight charges stocks could be laid down
.in thli city for less money than the same goods could be purchased and
shipped from California -reflnerlea.--- - - - v y
Tlie fight between the sugar reflnerlea has been anticipated for eome
time and there were fear a among the trade a ahort time-ago that the
T - two fntereata had made up. The sharp cut In prices today proves other
X wise,! however, and mora cuta in Quotations are anticipated. . ..''.
ATTEMPT TO FLOAT ELDER .
: WILL BE MADE TOMORROW
Na telephone messsge 'from " Goble at
noon todsv conveyed .the Information
that the attempt to raise the Oeorg W.
Elder bed been, made by "aptaln W. H;
Maker and his crew of wreckera, but the
high wind made It Imperative to sus
pend operatton--untlt tomorrow morn
ing. The centrifugal pumpa installed to
clear' the hold of water worked effec
lively and .the- stern of the sunken
steamer rose several feet. It waa at
thla atage that It was deemed advisable
to atop all work until the wind, mod
erated, t
MCE
Judge ' Frazer . Called Upon to
. Decide Delicate and lm-
vl - portant Point.
Attorneys practicing ; In . the 'local
courts are Intereated to know what the
final decision will be m the point raised
In the cast of Charlea O. Bunte against
G. S. Manning 'and Eva F, Manning,
hla wife. --The suit was brought-by-tha
deliver- a warranty -deed o hhWoni
veylng Iota I and I, Depot addition to
St. Johns, which he had . contracted
for with the defendants. But Mrs.
Manning
he contract af -
fectlng her on two r rounds
That her name doea not '.appear in
the body of the eoatracf, although she
slaned the Instrument.
That-Whila.aUe..Jad slrned ihe.vcon!
tract aha had not acknowledged it ac
cording to the statute which bars dower.
Therefore she declares that aha still
has a dower Interest In the lota.. which
aha refuses to relinquish..
The -questions .-era presented to
Judge Vraser diirlng the arguments of
a demurrer to the answer filed by Mrs.
Manning. Judge Fraier thla morning
decided that the demurrer should be
overruled, by declaring ' that as tn
contract ahe wsa not bound by it even
if ahe had signed Jt. Continuing. Judge
Frsser discussed fully the second cues
tlon, which he expects he will be called
upon to decide soon. He aald:
'At common law and under the laws
of this state up to tha time of the en'
actment of the married women' acta.
a married women'a contract to convey
real estate csntWt . be enforced even
tho. con tract. Even in atates. where a
wife la given authority by eonatltu
of her husband, her contract to convey
will nntbecnf orced
"But wwaer atatutaa giving1 1 mafrlfd
woriMigrpowerto eonvey- ly?e--"eparate
estate, and to- make contracts tn rela
tion thereto, an executory contract for
the sale 6f the wife's -aeparate prop
erty executed-Jn Tth .method-prescribed
by Statute may oe immtm ."LT
cree of apectflo" performance. BuTTri
Maaaachusetts, while this rule' applies,
U .is Jield ijitt t married woman may
not convey or make .yalld contracts for
the conveyance or an mcnoate nmmi
dower during the -lifetime of her hua
band, except to the person holding the
hushend'a- estate and"in the manner
nra.rlhed bV Statute -
A sUtute of -this atate .prescribes
that contracts may lie made' by a wife
and liabilities Incurred and the same en
forced by or against her to tne same ex
tent and in tha same manner as IX she
were unmarried. Another statute ssya
that all laws which impose or j-ecog
nlse civil disabilities upon a wife which
are not Imposed or .recognised aa ex-
r
STRIKE OF CARPENTERS -
DECLARED AT DALLES
T ': IHneclal Dlroitrb to The Joaraal.t
. The Dalles, OrM Msy 16. Twenty-five
carpenters quit work todsy and went on
strike for eight hours as a day s labor.
A meeting of unloa carpenters waa Jjfld
last rflsht. and the decision Wived at.
Contractors were allowed to finish their
work where nine hours was figured on
when the contract was made.
The strike-will delay building consid
erably, aa several new structures have
been onntemplated, and It la hoped that
an understanding between carpenters
and- employers will be brought about
soon. , ,('.... . .JJ.i.
PRESIDENT APPROVES
THE ACTION OF TAFT
(Joarssl Special Sertlre.)
Washington, May IS. The president
has transmitted to congress the corre
spondence between himself and , Secre
tary Taft regarding ,the purchase of
dredges for the Panama work. Roose
velt approved Taft a giving the contract
to a Scotch firm which waa the lowest
bidder. . .
Excursion Rates East
The Canadian Pacific" ha announced a
very low round-trip rate to New Haven.
Conn., for the Knights of Columbus con
vention. Tickets will be limited to 0
days and good for stopovers, , iate of
sale May 14, 26 and 2. For full partic
ulars call n or addreaa r. R. Johnson,
JT. P. Ah Portland, Or.
RIGHTS OF WIFE 111
the sugar reftneriea of the'Paclflo"
decline of T$ cents per. 100 pounds
Sna x-lrakt .....
t1rlvvTvvr
The f act that the stern of the Elder
rose several feet demonstrates beyond
aU doubt thatUtie jcement and gravel
used to stop the leaks in her bottom has
proven effective. s '.... . -
Another trial wilt bo made tomorrow
morning and it le expected that Ijy to
morrow night the steamer will be on the
drydock. Operatlona would not - have
been suspended today. but It was
thought the tugs standing by would hot
be able to hold the ateamer when ahe
came off the rock.
SEIIIEIIEEDPTIIEP
imfEf
Boy Charged With Horse Steal
ing Shown Mercy by
Judge Sears. -
4
Fred A. Campbell, aged II years,
wthla -morntngisentenced- to serve
one year in the penitentiary for"horse
stealing, but Presiding Judge Bears al
lowed the young man to go on parole
after giving him a savers lecture and
warning' him not to appear again in
aM-ggag. niai savaaaa. let- tl vyi al
nil 1 1 m i t win . iifj rsj vkm os 1 1 ira tiRvr
When the Information charging him
with tha larceny of two horses, buggy
and harness waa read to the prisoner
by - Deputy - District Attorney HL B.
4d"m th yoPaPnlooked--loward
the floor and was speechless" for a mo
ment. ...... -
"Well, my boy," what do you pleaj!
Asked Judge Bears. -
"GuiltyAslr .came lther meek re
sponse.' - -.;'- . -i-l-4
-What - did yotf o this forT -was
asked. .
j-T wa in too big a hurryto get
money," -was the re'plyf T
"Do you like boose?" asked the Jur
ist. - .
"Never tasted id said the boy. "
Through questioning the youth Judge
Sears learned that Campbell came to
Oregon about a month ago from Kan
aas. Campbell spent a few days wlf!
an uncle iear "B fIverfonTlhen "came to
Portland to aetk work. Unable to se
cure employment, he hired a rig from a
locar ilvery stable on May 1, and after
driving all night he waa captured byl
L. H. Rlrkerte, at the farm of the lat
ter, 14 miles east of the city. The boy
said that thla was the first time he had
ever been In trouble, The boy cried
bitterly while-telling his story.
11u0 ttme.Jor feeling had ahnuld cava
been at the time' you committed the
crime. said ' Judge Bears. - "Now. " the
court ooukl send you to the penitentiary
foTaToodmany-TMr"ahTEh "chahcea 1
are that you would come out a criminal
I imist sentencoyou. butJf,Ijhj)ulil4Jpai"3Jrt twawtomint
pardon Vou what would you dor
"VWOTnaiii the qulcfc response',""
Wellj-you- will-be-sentenced toxthe
penitentiary for one year, but you will
bo allowed to go on parole-at once, and
if you are a good boy hereafter. I
a vaa aw w ea sawva vwj vea I lT I Jl "
tWnriTit geverhor wlir grant you"a furi,r''aroPBea thematter and helleved' iio
pardon." -said -Judge- ears. -"All this
trouble -will be wiped out and you can
atart out with your face toward the
r1s1n-itin.-"'T"riever "wanf 'to " see Vou
I ... -
The boy-waa so dased by his good
fortune, that he did not know what to
do until Deputy Sheriff Harvey More
land told-him to go) down and get a
ticket for. Sllverton.
WILL CARRY SALOON
CASE TO .HIGH COURT
A jury In Judge Bears' department 'of
the circuit court yesterday found King
Baker, and Adolph Johnson, owners
of a saloon at the corner of Third and
Taylor streets, guilty of having allowed
females linder the age of 21 years, to
stay In ' saloon without being accom
panied by a parent or husband. Attor
ney H. H. Rlddell declares that he will
appeal the case to the supreme court
of the state . and - If necessary to the
United States supreme court; becausej
the general law makes a female of age
when ahe becomes IS years -old. The
law under, which - Baker . ancf Johnson
were convicted waa passed at the jast
aesslon of the legislature. Tha Com
plaining witnesses against the saloon
men were-Pauline Wyman and Ann
Dappen, each of whom is 1 years old.
REFORMS DEMANDED
BYDOUMA OF CZAR
(Josmal "Metal-tlorv lee.) - ,
Bt. Petersburg. May 16. The douma'a
reply to Ike caar's speech Includes de
mands for complete amnesty and aboli
tion of the death penalty,, abolition of
martial lew demands, that the council
of the empire, reylae 'the fundamental
law, aska'for tha forced appropriation
of land, the guarantee of liberty for
profesaiqnat organisations, and universal'
suffrage.
Slop Company Incorporates.'
. (Upeeltl Dtapstck to The Joerntl.l
Oregon City. Msy 16. The Clackamas
Hop Farming company filed articles of
Incorporation with the countjtclerk yes
terday. The company was organised
with a capital stock of $10,000, with 100
shsres at a par value of 1100 each. The
principal office will be at Graeme, thla
county. The objects of the company are
the buying, Selling, and cultivation of
hops and othr products. The Incorpor
atoraxare! I- V. Woodward. V Ii r.i.f
naX W,' WOM ward, -
Enroute From Wenatchee - to
Pasco She Strlkee Rock tn
- r : ;Rock -Island Rapids.-
(SpmUI DUptekU'TB Jeureal.)
Wenatcheer Washu May 16 The
ateamer Selkirk of the Columbia
Okanogan company's fleet, en route from
Wenatchee to Paaco, waa -wrecked " in
Rock Island rapids at I o'clock this
morning. The boat had been sold to
Coughran, ' Wlntera a Smith, railroad
Contractors of Spokane, who intended
using the .vesael to haul' railroad sup
plies up the Snake river from Pasco to
be used on the Northern Paclflo fbtolt
from Lewlaton to Paaco."-,.
Rock Island rapids are very danger
ous at all times, there being a ten-foot
?aTInh:TWumT)laT'rveF ln'a aistajotteTCItsnri
In low water, but the bwnera thought
the-Selkirk could navigate It at the
present high waterTbe boat waa going
alowly down stream and. Captain C. C.
Grlgga.' at the wheel, gave an order to
fbatk,-whlrtrwar-Tnisunderstood by the
engineer. The vessel waa turned broad
side and struck starboard amldshlp, on
a large rock in the. center of the stream.
Scraping ' along th -rock, .the vessel
turned - and drifted backward down
stream.' Engineer Pltoux stuck to-hla
post and the captain beached the boat
on the sandy beach. The. hull of the
ateamer will be a total Joss. The en
gine, boiler and fixture-were - saved.
The entire crew on the boat, six in num.
ben escaped without - wetting. No
passengers were on .board.
NEEDED RAINS ARE FALLING
MucViCood- DonettorCropsrJn
Various fieetiewe at the
Estate.
(Bperal DUeatcb te Ths Journal.)
" Baker City, Or., May 16. This morn
ing rains are Just commencing break
ing a long drought. ' It has beenv'unusu
ally dry this spring, but jcold rain are
relieving the situation. The rain Is
excellentfor the crops, but it is feared
by fruit growers" that there'' will " be
heavy froet. In case sof frost great
damage will result. " ' - -----
i Reports" come 'from farming aistTTeli
that rains are needed and if they con
tinue will result in larger crops than
usual in Baker county. Prospects are
very bright for the season's output-
! ; "Good for lrowOral. 1
ISpwtil DUpatck to Tie JoBrsjl.I
"The Dalles. Or., May 16 Tha rain
has been general over the county for the
laat two days. It is just right for the
,prlng-sown gratnt The-ralnrU 4n this
city la At. The weather turned cold
vesterday sfternoon. Last night the
thermometer marked 40 degrees above
sero, but there Is no fear that irosts
will damage rruita or grain.
ftt peadletoa.- " ?
Pendleton, Oh, May It A good rain
has fallen aU- over Umatilla county,- do
ing much good to the wheat, which was
suffering somewhat, it is eatimatea
that the rain has Increased the crop
nroapects 25 per-cent. Mora ralftT" is
needed - ' '
' Snow la Blsklyous
Ashland;
continue "today in frequent ahowers.
advantageoua to vegetation. Borne snow
fell on .tbo surrounding mountains last
njght.
FINED HEAVILY FOR "
ASSAULT AND BATTERY
l For making a brutal assault on E. A.
Berrette: an employe of the W. C. Noon
Bag companyr-K. Johnson. Also an em'
ployrofthe same funcetti, was serr
tenced to pay a fine of $40 In tha munlc
lmi rrioay evenina c..,.v w.
t)ngln"Thc Dag cbmyrmyj
a paper, wnen jonnson came in anu
made a remark about Berrette'a clothes.
The remark was resented, and Johnson
Invited Berrette out to fight. The lat
further trouble" would reault. - He was
again. in. the act of reading when John
son aasaulted him, breaking hia nOM
and "otherwise injurinr him,- it is oald.
r saldjj
ntOTt
He waa unable to leave hla home
today, when ho appeared In the munici
pal court. " , - ... . -.-
DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN
"TO OfPEN IN ST; JOHNS
The Democratic campaign will be
formally opened in 'Multnomah county,
outside of Portland, at St, Johna Satur
day night The county central com
mlttee is arranging to make this meet
Ing a monster demonstration; The prin-
clpsl speech will be made by either
Mayor Harry Lane or Colonel Robert A.
.Miller and ahort speeches will be made
by John Van Zante and other candidatea
on the county ticket. . Music will be pro
vided and It Is the expectation that there
will be a large crowd present. Bt. Johns
has shown the greatest Increase in regis
tration of. any precinct in the county. ..
INDIANS SENTENCED
, -"FOR SELLING LIQUOR
John wVllataie and Tah-tah-see-ah,
both Indiana, - pleaded guilty before
United States .District Judge Wolverton
this morning to the charge of introduc
ing and selling liquor on the Umatilla
reservation. - They were sentenced to
pay a fine of 160 each and to remain in
the Multnomah county Jail for a period
of two months. ;
United States District Attorney' Bris
tol (lied information against Jim Barn
hart, also an Indian, for the same of
fense. Barnhart has not yet been ar
rested. - -. ' . ,
BARBER IS AWARDED
DAMAGES OF . $5,250
A Jury In Judge Fraser's department
of the circuit court yesterday awarded
Oeorge Barber a verdict for 16.260 from
W. II. Wllaon, a north end diva keeper.
Wilson aasaulted Barber on the evening
of April II. 106. with a heavy club and
the laat named waa almost killed by the
blows rained upon him by the saloon
keeper. Wilson was tried and convicted
last fsll on i the charge of having- made
an aaaault with , a 'dangerous weapon.
Dsn J. Malarkey was Barber's attorney.
while Ed and A. n. Mendsnhau appeared
as counsel for .Wilson, ' , - .. j.
. -j- 1.-:,
'I : ' ' ' ' . 4 .
Senator Did ; Not : Authorize Anyone- to Talk
for, Him Acduses Presjdent ancl Cabinet
Official oft Ungentiemaniy - Conduct
- -. (Joarssl Speeiil Bervc.) j,- .
Washington. D. C May 16. Shortly
after 3 . o'clock .this-afternoon? Senator
Tillman .arose to the defense. of .former
Senator Chandler. Ho Submitted to the
rand urn of the conferences between him
elf. trie president. Mcxxly. Tillman auiIT
uaiiey. , . r. '.... ... ,
a Tillman said he would not read. the
whole of It, and then proceeded to give
part of it already given to : the press.
continue1 further with Chandler's '.writ
ten record. Tillman then aald: '
"I now '. and here declare- mos em
phatically, that to no' human being have
I ever given authority to expreaa to the
prealdent any wish on ray part to1' enter
into negotiations with him on this bill.
On the contrary. I have at varloia times
asserted to various persona that I did
not tl)lnk;1t proper for the president to
COIJfME DID HOT. TRY
TO DECIDE ISSUE ', ',;;
Initiative One Hundred Not One
- Skied on Municipal Owner
; r 6hip,- Says Montague. -
.....rT.htrftnp.WaB..commUte..o-4ha-j;,;.
.t!MOT.iQBaluniJjed
mitted at, last night's meeting of the or
g&nls&tlon,. did sot summit itself-Jor or
against municipal ownership. , On that
point published' reports are incorrect,"
said RVW. Montague, a member of the
'committee. "The .sense of the-' meet
ing -nas.. that.' no ...franchise, .should .be
granted that did not safeguard fully the
city's interests, and provide that at-any
tlma in the-futura. tha city . may. . c?
quire the Front street line by payment
of tha cost of construction an per
cent -lutareat on the Investments J -.
It is - said -the -question of -municipal
ownership was not up to the commit
J.e.iajidJX flldnot xonal.4orjte.lfcallel
upon to paaa Judgment on that Phi
of the controversy over Front and East
Third street franchises.' F. L McKanna,
president of the organisation, said: .
---1'lf therawereany sentiments op
posed to municipal ownership of a Tront
street .line, they were not expressed at
the , meeting. - The sense ' of the. meet
ing was simply favorable to eome ac
tlon by the city council that would give
the clt ultimata' :t control,.: ;on Front
atrect. .t Jhe , bill of , exception Sub
mitted by the committee Indicates Its
views as to tha details of the proposed
franchise. The" points 'raised, show to
some extent where the franchises should
be modified lf.they are-to be passed.
Aooordlng-to the present franchises the
city may at some future time tske over
the entire lines and appurtenances of the
company . within the city limits. The
city should, in my Judgment, make thla
provleion 'read that it can take over
the Front street port loo a lone, and not
neceasarily the entire eyatem. t.v
ST. PETERSBURG ASYLUM
(Soeolal Trtipttck to Tee Journal.) .
seartie.'-Wkan "May 15. Int9"j
Lobel, the man who spent years in an
effort 'tn prompt, tha Blhelw-Alto
,,, ... wntr In Seattle.
where- he- became lamws for hla. esar-
velous luncheons and dinners, has one
Insane and is confined in an asylum at
Bt. Petersburg.- Information ta this cf
feel was received' a.r Seattle In a letter
to O. Wllaon of Dawson In a letter re
ceived roro Paris today, .
liObel Is well known here through
ho fKfenei"' feeimients smif ex
travagant mode of his life. In 1891 Lo
bel .obtained a permit from the British
government to impofl---untlty of
liquor Into Dawson City, ' which TIB
stored in the, Burke liquor house' on
Second avenue. He promoted, the So
ciety of Loveurs d'Or and Society Fran
calse du Yukon, and both societies are
still in existence. ...
In 1S00 he began to promote the
"greet Cosmopoiltsn and Siberian-Alaska
railway." Every- paper in- the United
States has devoted much spsce to this
railroad Lobel -hartarted" every "capl
tsl in the world to promote It. Shortly
before he became Insane he said that
he saw daylight ahead for hla railway,
WRIT OF REVIEW IS
QUASHED BY JUDGE
.K ,
' Presiding Judge Bears this morning
qusshed the writ of review in the case
of C E. Lock wood sgalnst Rlchar-I
Lynch, administrator of the estate of
Jerry Lynch. Lockwood wanted to ap
peal to the circuit court from ft decision
handed down some tlma ago by County
Judge Lionel R. . Webster. Lock wood
was formerly attorney for the estate of
Jerry Lynch, and Administrator Rich
ard Lynch aued to have the lawyer re
turn a $200 check said to belong to the
estate. - Judge - Webater - ordered that
Lock wood pay oven the check to the
administrator. Having failed to comply
with the decision of the court, Judiro
Webster ordered Lockwood sent to Jail,
but the attorney's application for a writ
of-evlew saved him. , ,,..r ..
S ' ' Oonoert Kill Kea Arreeted.
Wsrranta were Issued In the munici
pal court this sfternoon for the arrest
of John Blaster. August Erlckson and
Fred Frits, on the charge that the ac
cused permitted women to sing ami
dance in public barrooms. This act fol
lows an order issued by the chief f
police this morning that patrolmen anl
other officers of his department Inspect
closely dance halla and variety theatres
to ascertain If tha ordinance rewpectlng
women attaches of the places la being
Violated.. , I, ,' - ' JETs
t 1' (
- Calif orala Delegation Arrives, .
. (Journal r-ertJ Serrl.) i
Drs Moines, Iowa, May 15.-The) ell-
fornla delegation of the Presbyterian
general assembly, arrived hero today.
aiscuss . penning legislation . witn : sen-,
atorfe la thla manner. ..Tha statement
that I sent anybody to him la absurd on
Ita face.".- . ' . ' ,-' ;. .
I vTIUmaapallod attention to what he
aald .waa the -cavalier woy in .which"1
bound t to i. any agreement.. Evidently "
Moody, .believes that the code, of honor -
among gentlemen Is not blading on the '
prealdent or cabinet.", ., i - , .. ........ , ' . . '
JRepeaUng. aomajof thai datalla JofJt'ha -conference
held by- himself with Chan
dler,, representing the president, and by'
Bailey with the attorney-general, whtch -ha
4iad laid before the'vseaato. Satur- .
day,' Tillman concluded by aaylng thai ,
he again - changed -the president with
being -guilty of bad faith," : On hut
ataeament ' of - tha - facta be would ' be
Willing to leave It to the country 'to.
form it own Judgment,'. i ' ' ., v
POSSES PURSUING
Telegraph'TOperator-lntCeorja
-Killa OnaTMl
Wfroftd5oin-t)thers?
' -. (Jenraal IsecJal SerHca.) r -
. Atlanta.- Oa.. May 16.f-One mag dead,
four others seriously injured, k-usineasji
suspended,- homes closed with tha in
habitants In mortal terror ' and posses
pursuing an Insane man , who Is JhaaTfly
armed, la the altuatlon at Charoblee, a
town II miles distant from this clty.
sight-telegraph ope ratea
at Chamblee, became suddsnly Insane -while
on duty lasr night, shot and killed
William J. Cheeks and seriously woundedZ
William Puroell, E. C. Purcell,W. fl.--Maat
and W. J. Coker. ' " - ' '
. .JTliB m ac act or ine demented man Wag
to set Are to PurceU'a home, .and whenT
an attempt was mad to extinguish the;
flames, Clark, who waa armed with a re
volver, fired at L the-: owner and) his
JirtlM!r,;-woufHllng feetbref thera,r ttoker
and Mast, wko were at tha Purceli home. -were
also endeavoring to queach.the
flames that dark had started and were .
also shot -'and - badly ..injured.'' The
maniac -then entered a small, atore aod v
asked for. ammunition.- Cheeks refused
to sell the craxos many , any cartridges '
and -waa immediately shot and killed- I
. Clarke lhon . helped .himself . to re
volvers, a rifle and a goodly supply of
ammunition and fled. Peases are soour
ing tha woods and hills, but up to m lata
hour this afternoon had not been-able. .
to overtake the fugitive. - "
- Mnch caution is being observed, aa it
is feared that others will be added 10
his list of victims. In tha vicinity of
Chamblee a scene oi solitude and deser
tion presents Itself. 'Doors ara closed
and' barred; and no sign of Ufa Is seen
except an occasional draft of smoke as '
it -curls from a chimney.- All business
houses are closed and tha male popu
laiton la scattered in tha hunt for tha'
man slayer. , - .
No cause Is known for Clark'a audden
insanity. " - " -"
HUNDREDS IN MINE - r:
WHEN-EXPLOSION-CAME-
(Jeaaeal Bweiilal rihe.
Shenendoah. Mar 16. Th ai. i
plosion today In tha coal mines ,
-near hero Is the most serious ae A
. cident In thla vicinity for years.
w -; w nunareq and eighty men. ex
e elusive of. tha fire stables and
e aoeees.- were In -the mtae when e
w.'ne explosion. occurrea.Many, at
4 these escaped uninjured, but un
a til an accounting waa made their
e rriends were In a frensy. Four '
are known to ba dead. . a
Two bodies unrecognisable have e
e been recovered. Blkck damp la
Interfering with the rescue work. .
SEVERE HAILSTORM '
:7;:fj' ftSSAMgf,qBTLAND.-
.A aevero hall storm wss una' of h
features of the unsettled weather
meted out to Portland today. Tbo hall
lasted but a few moments, but It pep.
pered down thick and fast. There wss
sufficient . precipitation to cover "tlM
ground with a thin coating of white -
spherea This aoon melted, however.
and the falling hall turned Into rain
which fell Intermittently during the
rest of the afternoon. ' --- - - -
weather Forecaster Beals says hall - -
Is nothing unusual thla time of tha year
and when fhe-clouda hang high as
they have today a ahower of icy spheres -need
not surprise one at any time. - Ha-!-
predicts clearing weather for toraor
row .though showers are expected, up ....
to noon.- !.'.-" . ( -'-'
NOMINATIONS SENT TO
SENATE BY PRESIDENT
(Jenraal Kpaclal 8rlr.)
Waahlngton, May it. Tha president
today made tha following nominations: -to
be district attorney for the western
district of Washington, Potter Charles
Sullivan; to ba rear admiral. Captain
Morris R. 8. ' Mackensle; to be receiver
of public money, Patrick M. Fullon. at
Juneau, Alaska; te be regtaters of land
offlcea, John w, Dudley, at Juneau, and
Fred W. Stocklnr, at Olympla, Wash,
ington, - e. - - . - 'f '
: Charged With Wife BeatUg.
William Jones' wife, Mrs. Kate Jones.
says thst he came home Sundsy nlsht
snd administered' a severs beating to
her. He Is also charged with havlna
kicked hla young wife so brutally that
she fainted. The case sgalnat the el.
leged wife, beater will be tried Ih the,
municipal , court tomorrow morning.
Jonea Is employed In a north and aa.
loon, 'r -; " .'.-. ',