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THE "OREGON' DAILY JOURNAL; "'""PORTLAND. 'TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 8, 11 r V t FATAL SHOT FROm HIS OWN .'George Andres of Oregon City Dies After Hours of Mor tal Agony. RECEIVES THE CHARGE . - FULL IN THE BREAST - Carries Handling of Weapon Appar. - ently nesoonsible for Deadly Ac cident Wm Huntitfg. and ; Had ranted to Rrt at Scboot . . '" (Special Dispatch to The Journal! Oregon City. Or -Jan. l.-r-George An tires, aged It years, wu fatally shot by accident yesterday afternoon while hunting on the west side. He wti sit- tins on the steps of the west side school 's building and placed tbe gun between his ' knees. The stock of the gun rested on ..' -the ground and the muxxle agalnat his breastw He waa reaching Into his pocket i.' for tobacco to fill Ma pipe when his , clothing caught the trigger and -die-I charged the gun, which was a .11-bo re shotgun, loaded with No. It shot - Tbe J"load eiiteied hie- breaat, ' . . $- ' Andres upon receiving the terrible I wound, exclaimed "I am shot," and nev- I- era! boys who were near Tr-eenato f his aid. They earriea mm to ne resi dence of A. Berry, which waa near by, and a physician was summoned. The young man suffered terribly, but re mained conscious until about' o'clock Monday evening, when death came. Andrea' brother Adam, aged It, and Dudley and Grant Walters were with him at the time of the accident - He t" Jived here with Ms mother. His fathet t and a brother are mining in Alaska.- V IsiifislvlcyiiTES JO PAY- HIGHER WAGES Ten Per Cent Increase in Tariffs Demanded by Seattle A Vessels. '-.;' - -r n ; . (Special tHiDtte to Tbt Josraal.) : -- -Seattle, Wash.. Jan. (.Steamship freight rates between 8eattlead Ban v Franc laco will advance 10 per cent after . January 10, to meet the increaeed cost ; , In the operation, of vessels caused by - the strike' of engineers, mates and sail- ors for higher wsges. which was settled in favor of the union men. , The Paclflo Coast Steamship cOm- pany, according to an announcement v made at the freight department this : morning,, will' Issue' a new tariff for . . this year on Thursday. -At the -same time It is likely that tha Alaska-Pacific Steamship ' company wlll issue , its freight schedules. . . y ' i 'W hile the two companies are eompet ., fng for trade envToute, it la said that l there will be no. rata war at thla time. . I- During tha present . year it Is 'likely V, that freight rates to southeastern and southwestern Alaska ports wilt be ad- . - vancatLj'": .-.' ' . -. '.''".:''.. .' . LIVE I'ISE I'l'iDS ITSELF t ABOOTHERIOOYT' ,l Mrs. C. E. : Adams Injured at Third and Morrison After I Alighting From Car. f '- , Mrs. C. K. Adams, wife of the pro- prletor of the Perkins hotel barber shop, ' ;- was badly shocked by coming In contact , with a live wire on Morrison, near Third - street at 10:19 thla morning. Mrs. , ' Y Adams, whose residence is at Monta r. villa, had Just slighted from a Monta- J l-Vllla-far andhad reached-tiia curb ?; stone When a guy wire attached to it r- trolley wire - broke and ' fell, striking her on tha head and winding round her -r- body. - The shock rendered fcer uncon .. acloua. . . - . , Mrs. Adams was carried Into a near .' by atora and later removed In an am- . : bulance to the Good Samaritan hospital, where she rallied from the shock. It was said by the hospital attendanta that her injuries would not prove serious. BOWMAN CAUGHT AT HOME OOIS BROTHER I One of the cleverest captures mads t by tha police this year waa the appre l hensinn yesterday afternoon by Detect is Ives Jones and Tlchenor of William f Boa-man. alias James Kennedy, who ea 1 raped from the 5a il at' Pendleton on September 1 7, where hJ" was confined I awaiting transportation to Salem on a charge of. arson in attempting to burn the Umatilla county JalL ' Upon information received eome time i. ago from the sheriff of Umatilla county to tne errect tnat Bowman hid a brother residing in this city, ths detectives have been keeping a close watch for the es caped prisoner. It was learned that he wss at tha home of his relative and his arrest .followed yesterday. ' STORES HURT TRESTLE ' BUT JETTY IS SOUND Colonel, si. W. Roassler, In charge of tha Vnlted States engineers' office In tills cltv, returned this morning from Fort Stevens, where he went to Inspect the Columbia river Jetty. He found that the storms had partly wrecked about J. 000 feet of trestle, and that new trestio work must be -built before fur ther work on. the Jetty can proceed. The cost will be about 131.000. A month ago storms damaged 100 feet of tha outer , and ox -the trestle, which Is' now going to pieces. . The Jetty, however, is uninjured. . .' '. RAILWAY MEN OPPOSE A MILEAGE REGULATION (Jcriraal I portal BVrrtat.l . Washington, D. Cj Jant. Represen tatives ef railroads 1 today preaented to the house committee on commerce a pro test sgsinst the enactment of the Sher man' bill ordering uniform mileage b'a at two cents a mile on all roads without a return depoalt. They claimed a hat waa fait to eastern roads would be unfair In the'west on account of dl-veraity-of -ewwdUlooa ' -. Ju l..u FIVE . l:eh lose lives : CR0SS1K8 COLUMBIA Started Over Turbulent Waters in Skiff and Have Not Been . Seen Since. ' Five men are supposed to have lost their Uvea In the turbulent current of the Colombia river while attempting to cross It at a point near McUowan'a can nery Inst Sunday, night They ' started from tha Washington shore In a aklff. but never reached tha oppoalte side and nothing has been seen or heard of them or the boat since they pulled away In the darkness. . . - Four of tha men. 'William K. Murray, Carl ' Llndatrom, William Wallace and Frank Jack roan, are well known along the upper Columbia. The fifth man's Identity has not been established, as he waa a stranger" -to those, who saw the party start out Murray Is county sur veyor of Skamania county, Llndatrom la manager of MoGowan's -cannery, and I Wallace has been operating a launch at j Butler. ' Jaekman lived at Stevenson, where he Is well known. : The men left Butler, a place opposite MoGowan's cannery. ' which is about eight miles below the Cascades, intend ing to cross the river. It was at I o'clock Sunday night whn they pulled out into the darkness dVaerved by a number of .railroad ' laborers who had assembled on the shore. ..These laborers say the men spoke as if Intending to catch tha 1:11 a R. ttJU. train for Port land A few minutes after the boat bad vantahed In the night a cry for' help was heard on the. bank. The cry came from, tha-river. but darkneas-pre- -vente& the men on shore from seeing what la believed to have transpired out in the stream. 1 .' Fearing that the trail craft had upset in the current some of the laborers se cured a boat and rowed across th river to McGowan'a,. Their fears were con firmed, for upon reaching the opposite shore they were told that the skiff with its five occupants .had not shown up. Searching partita Jiaye petroled the river for many miles, but ioI"rll(r trace has-been found of the missing boat or party. It Is difficult to explain a way z the - lotal dlBappeai-ancfit tha boat as It would not sink unless possi bly the men held on to-tt in-thelr- death grip and thus dragged it with them to tha bottom. In that event It-wlU rinu to the surfaee within a few days end eventually be found and thereby offer a solution, to the mystery. . ( Tt70 BROTHERS ARE SHOT; ASSAILANT CAPTURED One Instantly Killed and the . Other.. Dying Assassin Resists Arrest. : i ' (VpedaT IMapatrh to He Joomal.) '' - Seatwe, Jan. t. Mike and Ate? Skroupa, two brothers, were shot - in Markus' saloon at 10 o'clock last night at Ravensdale. Alex was instantly killed by a shot through the stomach. Mike was shot In the head and, danger--ously hur. and is expeoted to die at any minute. . Lawrence .- Poriuslc was captured . in Andrew Markus' house, where ha bad gone after firing the shots... He was found .sitting in a chair with a gun in his hand. Deputy Sheriff Starwlch tried to ar rest Porsusk, but tha latter threw his gun. under Starwleh's chin, and befoi being abla to nss it Starwlch struck him over the head with the butt of his volver and kept him covered until ha was handcuffed. A large crowd of exoltedqen gathered Quickly and would have lynched Por susk,. but they were stood oft by Star wlch and a posse. - ; . - -, GOES TO JAIL BECAUSE HE SWORE IN COURT Julius Volfll, a Is borer, who reported to the police several days ago that he had been plied with drugged liquor in a saloon at Eighth and Burnslde streets and subsequently robbed by a woman to whom ha waa Introduced by Ous Nelt sel, the bartender In the resort, was sent to Jail for one day this morning by Judge Cameron on a charge of contempt of oourt. . . - VoliU appeared In the police. court as tha complaining witness gal net - Nelt sel, whose arrest he caused on a charge of soliciting for an immoral woman.- In giving his testimony hs Indulged in considerable profanity and waa cau tioned by Judge Cameron to be mora moderate in his remarks bat paid no attention to the warning. - The case was continued until tomorrow.,, , .... HARRIMAN INQUIRY ' - r SHIFTS TO CHICAGO (Joeraal tpeelal gervtoe.) Chicago, Jan. a. Officials of the Har rlmaa and Hill lines are here today to testify before the Interstate com merce commission, which is trying to ascertain if competition has been stifled since Harriman gained control of the various roads of his system. SPIRIT LAKE RIGHT TO ST. HELENS COMPANY (ftvaelal Dlspitfb to Tbe Joarnal., Castle Rock, Wash., Jan. 8. The St. Helens Mill Power company -of Ore gon, haa. been granted the water right to the outlet of Spirit lake and the tight of way for about six miles of flume Una l The company - expects to use this water-power to generate elec tricity for general electric purposea Work will be begun as soon as spring thaws make such work possible. COLDEST AT THE DALLES IN NEARLY TWO YEARS (Sparta) Dlspatet to Tba Jonraat.) The Dallas, Or,, Jan.' I. Sunday night was the coldest of tl season, the mer cury ..falling to 11 degrees above cero. tne- coldest since February, 105, The thermometer was at about 21 degrees all day snd a light anow fell. It con- tinues cold, - and -lower temperature is expected. . New Pastor at Castle Rock. (Susrlal btiaatra ta Tba Joarnal.) Castle Rock, Wash.,- Jan. .. Rev. A. McKensIs of Vancouver, Washington, will occupy the pulpit Of the First Presbyterian church of this place until presbytery meets net April. Services will be held both morning and evening, tbe first snd third Sundays of the month. Rev. McKenale comes to fill the unexpired terra of Rev. A. M. Mo- Claln, who resigned his position at this plsre . to take up . the work at. Kettle FaUav.Wasblngton, . .. . , ;. GOODING ASKS FOR ANTI-PASS LAW Railroad Commission-Also Ad vocated- Governor's Message a Colorless Document. (Sptrlal Mipat'rB to Tfee Joarnal.) Bolae, Ida., Jan. a The house of rep resents ti vo convened at 10 o'clock a. today. After . adopting rules to govern tha body during tha ninth ses sion, which are practically the sama as thosa adopted at previous sessions, the house adjourned to meet In joint session with the object to listen to the reading of Ooverpor Gooding's message. rne governor s message was react py Chief Clerk Moors of tha house. It was listened to with close attention, al though no portion of it waa given pro nounced applause by members ' or gal leries. It contained nothing of a start ling nature. . Among other things he recommended a Joint memorial con gress asking for mora 'land to aid In completing the. new oapltol building now In course of construction.' a better equipment of the state militia, the re enactment of the test oath, a state board of health, Boise as tha permanent location for tha deaf and blind school, a railroad commission, liberal appro priation a for estate Institutions, primary election and anti-pass laws, and he urged tha Republican members to stand by the action of the Pocatello oonven tlon whtclmomlnsxed W. Ii vmrah;iof United States senator.. . . . ' Message Xs Colorless. ' Gooding's reference to an eight-hour and employers' liability law was very mild, he practically making no speclflo recommendations regarding thosa mat ters. He atudlously avoided recommend ing a change of venue law, one of the measures Idaho moat needs in order to properly handle the Mormon question. However, the message contained some Important recommendations. , -At theclpaeof.jtJaaadli"Oftn message, the senat retired and after taking up some unimportant matters, both , branches of the legislature sd journed. the -satiata to 10 o'clock and tha house to 1 o'clock tomorrow. - One week from today the senate and house will meet in Joint session and pro-, oeed to the election of a United States senator to succeed Fred T. Dubois. W. E. Borah will - receive the Republican votes and Fred T. Dubois will recelye all the Demooratlo votes. - Mormons la Control. , . The inaugural ball takes plana 'this evening and It promises to be the biggest event of the kind in the history of Idaho. Many people from out of town will at tend. - -; ... . .!-----' ' " --r The Goodlng-Brady-Borah-Monnon Republican machine has absolute con trol of the legislature. Tbe slate that Is adopted went through in bci houses, even agalnat vigorous proteais from many of the .Republican-membera r STEER RUNS AMUCK " J . NEAR-SCHOOL- HOUSE Two little girls were knocked down, the front yards, of half a dosen homes .torn- up,- fences broken -and - persons ohacied from the street to' the porches of their houses by a wild steer which broke out of the stock yards about noon today and invaded the neighborhood in the vicinity of the Chapman school. Word wast sent to the police station that a general reign of terror had been caused near the school house, and Mounted Patrolmen Parker anil RnAnlnh went to Twenty-third and Vaughn ' streets, . where they found the steer' re-(holding tha field by himself. Neighbors on their porches called , to -the police men to take care, and finally, after many futile efforts to get the brute back to the yards, the policemen werf compelled to shoot it Two little girls, whose names were not learned, were knocked down on the street by the steer as It raced from one yard to another. Thla la the third time that a steer hss gotten out. of the stockyards in that neighborhood lately and chased the residents, off tha street. DUCKS SLAUGHTERED 1 - IN SEARCH FOR GOLD For a time yesterday there was a gold excitement at Woodstock that would put to ahame a stampede to Alaska or Nevada gold fields. A resident of that thriving suburb killed a ducTc. and on opening it found several bright speci mens which were believed to be gold. Another duck was hastily slaughtered and the same result was shown. The specimens were taken to the assay office of Paul Baumel on Alder street, where, after many chemicals had been used, were found to contain brass. It is stated that the brass was tnrown into a stove witn some trasn and the mixture later thrown out into the yard. Seeing something bright the fowls swallowed the specimens.- The test put an end to the immediate stak ing of gold claims at Woodstock. " OKLAHOMA DEMANDS' ' TWO-CENT FARES (Journal Special garvtre.) . Guthrie, O. T., Jan. I. The constitu tional convention today received the committee report in favor of a 1-cent fare, and the fellow-servant clauses to be inserted in the ' constitution were adopted and a resolution of greeting to the constitutional convention at Santa Fe passed.' . WAS DESERTED ON ' HER WEDDING DAY Alleging that She waa deserted by her husband on .the day of their mar riage, Mrs, Annie Wlnklebleck ' has filed suit in the circuit court for a di vorce . from Mellle - D. - Wlnklebleck. They were married in thla olty October II, 1905. No reason for the desertion Is assigned by Mr. Wlnklebleck. The complaint states that there are no chil dren nor property rights involved. At torney T. W. Vreeland appears for Mrs. Wlnklebleck. , HOCH IN FAVOR OF . - EQUAL SUFFRAGE (Journal Sperlal Barvlee.) " Topeka, Kan., .Jan. I Governor Hoch in his message today recommends equal suffrage at all elections, and ths continuation of prohibition lawa, and a larger appropriation for exclusive negro schools. He says that the .race question Is one of education. ' Hobbed tlte Shrlna. (Journal Sperlal Aiitt. Kansas City, .Jan. L Harry Allen- charged with emhetssllng . $7,000 from the local temple of Bhfinem. wss held to the criminal court this morning and re- leased on f 10,000 bond,. .. .. WELL-DRESSED" THUGS BEAT .J. N. DOLPH NEAR HIS HOME A holdup which may throw light on the murder of Dr. Johnson ooaurred last night about 10:10 o'clock when two men accosted J. N. Dolph at tha corner of - Eleventh and Mill streets, about three blocks from his homo, and relieved blm of a -small amount of change. all the money he happened to have with him at the time. . ,. - , . Mr. Dolph waa returning home from tha Schumann-Helnk conoert and was in evening clothes. When 'in tha shadow cast by the trees at the cornel of Kiev-' enth, and Mill streets, two men met him and asked him to take a drink of whiskey with them from a large botUe which they had. Mr. Dolph thanked tha men and . started on, . when they ROOSEVELT ACTED E Governor Pardee, at Parting, Ar raigns President on Jap-v f anese Question. - (Joornlgb:lrBrrIell ! Sacramental, Cal., Jan. - 8. Governor Pardee in his farewell message to the legislature today crltiolsed' President Roosevelt for his action in the Japanese A:ii'v .ve- vr m 1 Governor Pardee. school matter. He said the president acted . without knowledge of the situa tion. , .. Governor Pardee also denounced the methods of the Standard Oil company and other trusts nolng business in this state. - - He urged the ..enactment of a direct primary law similar to the one prevail. ing in Illinois. . The officers of the house are; H. Beardsley of Stockton, speaker; Lloyd ef Santa 'Barbara, chief clerk...- E. . I. Wolfe of . San Francisco waa elected president pro tern of the' senate and Lewis A. Hilbom secretary of the sen. ate.,. - . . -, ; TOOK SEWING TO 'SUPPORT HUSBAND And Latter Threw Materials Into the Fire, Alleges Applicant for . Decree of Divorce. In a suit for divorce ' filed by Ida Wlealnger against Relnhold Wleslnger In the circuit court this morning Mrs. Wleslnger says she had to support both her husband and herself by sewing, and that on January 4 Wlealnger, threw her seeing Into ths fire, threatened to break up ner sewing machine and ordered her to leave the bouse.- She asked the court for sn injunction ordering her husband to let her alone. They wera married at St. Paul, Min nesota, In September, 1890. Since their marriage, says Mrs. Wleslnger, the hus band haa become an habitual drunkard. Repeated ' entreaties of the wife that Wlealnger conduct himself properly have only resulted in cruel treatment at his bands. Vile names and beatings have been her reward for supporting htm and. treating him kindly, she says, and she wants to- be free from him and have her maiden name, Ida Baumann, restored to her. . When summons in the divorce pro ceedings were seVved on-Wleslnger this morning by a deputy sheriff, tie said he wss sorry ths trouble had arisen and would make an effort to effect a recon ciliation) Attorney Charles J. Bchnabel appears for Mrs. Wleslnger. CATTLE-IN CANADA " FREEZE TO DEATH (Journal Special Berries.) Vancouver, B. - C, Jan. . Ths in tense cold weather in the prairie prov inces is killing hundreds of cattle and driving wild antmals into the oltlet Wolves and lynx have been killed in the main streets ef, Winnipeg. Vancouver is experiencing the coldest weather In yeara There is much suffering on ac count of, scarcity of fuel. : TO EXCLUDE CHINESE ERE THEY.LEAVE CHINA (Joaraal Special Servtea.) ' Washington, Jan. I. A sub-committee of the house, committee on foreign affairs today reoommended that the Chinese exclusion- laws be so amended as to provide for ths Inspection of the rights of Chinese to enter this country before leaving the port of debarkation In China It provides for Icspeotlon by agents of the department of com merce and labor. . , ii i . Asks for Profit. ' " i Profits that he would have- made on a contract are asked tor by F. Q. Bar ton In a suit agalnat A. O. Brauer, filed In the state circuit court. Barton al leges that Brauer gave him . the exclu sive right to sell bis property, consist ing of 4t acres, at 120 an acre. Barton says he. found a purchaser, but Braner himaelf had already sold his property to another man .at lit. 60 an acra The commission Barton would have received had he made the sale amounts to 11.114, ha snys, and the suit was brought to recover that amount from Brauer.- Jlu torney Richard W. Montague appears, for JJartcrn, - .- . - :. ,. . IGNORAII seised htm, one on each side, and went through his clothes. Finding no pock ets in the trousers, the robbers went through the vest, obtaining at small amount of money. Angered, perhaps be cause the sum waa not larger, they struck their victim over the head, pre sumably with a pair of brass knuckles, cutting through hia hat and daslng him, after which they took to their heel. He reported the matter to tba police this afternoon. - - ... Mr. Dolph waa abla to reach his home unassisted and is certain he can give a good description of the two men. Both were well- dressed and of pleasant ad dress. Both wore black sack suits snd black Jiats. while one had on a black overcoat and tha other a light one. CRIME CAUSED BY RAISE IFF RENT Seattle Man Kills Lawyer, Wounds Landlord and Com - mits Suicide. "7Spe.lar t51.pa tea to TbeJoaraar Seattle, Wash., Jan- - I. One man killed, one man dangerously wounded and the murderer's life ended by ' a shot from his own revolver are the Incidents of a tragedy that occurred shortly after 10 o'clock last night ! in Andy T. Russell s First . avenue sa loon. . . . General Charles W. Turner, a premi- nent lawyer and attorney for Russell, waa ahot and killed by M. H. Emmons, who had leaaed part of the saloon space rom Russell for a cigar stand. The teases tor the shooting given in Tha let- ers left by the murderer, was because be rent of 'the stand had been raised $25 monthly. After - kllllnf "Tufnwaad 'wounding Russell and putting all others In the saloon to flight, the murderer walked in front of a mirror and. taking careful aim, sent a bullet through his own bead. He died shortly after noon today. Emmons - came to Seattle . a few months sgo from Olen TJHIn, North Da kota, where he leaves an only surviving relative. - He had a little money and bought the cigar stand. . He baa been brooding for days over the raise of rent. Tha crime was premeditated, as shown by letters the assassin left. V MET AT PENTECOST ORGY; ARE HOW ARRESTED Young Man andSixteen-Year-. Old Girl Taken Into Custody r by Police. , 1 ,. " As the direct result of attending the orgies of the "tongues of fire" sect on Second street. Ruby Shannon, a lt-y ear old girl of Aberdeen, Washington, and Godfrey Wilson were before Judge Cahieron this morning on vagrancy charges. The couple were arrested last night on a scow occupied by Mrs. Mad! son at the . east, and of tbe Madison street bridge. From the story told by Wilson and the girl, a man known aa Bob Bualck, alias Brown, became acquainted with the young woman at ths "nenteeost" meetings. Wilson, who has been em ployed in the school .department, alsj made the acquaintance of Miss Shan non at tha sams gatherings and sought to become her protector. . - Buslck, It is saio, proposed marriage. . Last night the girl visited Mrs. Madi son, whose husband is the janitor of an office building,-and, Wilson also called to pay his respects. - During ths evening busick. . accompamea by another man, entered the house and upon Mrs. Madi son's request' were promptly ejected by Wilson. The polios were notified that a row was in progress and the arrests followed. . . - In the municipal court this morning Judge Cameron ordered both Wilson and Buslck to remain, away- from -the girl ana tne gin was turned over to Mrs. Lola G. Baldwin of the travelers' Aid society. - Mrs. Baldwin intends to send the girl to a family, residing In -the country near here. . SUIT RESULT OF STUBBORN WIFE i in , i. , : r " - Agent Demands Commission for , Property , Not Sold Because Woman Refuses to Sign. . . Becftuss his wife refused to sign a deed for property he Intended to sell, Ernest Miller Is defending himself In a suit for 1(1,600 brought by 8. L. Gold- schmidt for . commission 1 that - would have been payable had the ssle been made. The case Is being tried before a Jury in Judge Cleland's department of the circuit court oday. . , -The property is a piece 70 by SB feet on First and Tamhill streets, that was to nave neen sold for , 110,000. Gold sohmldt alleges that he waa given ths sale of it, and found a purchaser.: He states that Miller tendered a deed that was not signed by his wife and refused to give an abstract of title. Miller says he rescinded the contract with Gold schmtdt before a purchaser waa found. Additional, tastlmony la being heard thla afternoon. . ROBBED BY NEGRO SOLDIER AND WHITE ,,''' . i .r Dexter Roberts, a well-known real. dent of Woodburn, reported to' the-police this afternoon that he was robbed of 1400 In currency by a negro, soldier In uniform and a white man at the union station' this morning about 11 o'clock. According to the story told by Roberta, he came from Woodburn this morning and went t Pat Murphy's saloon, where he struck up an acquaint ance with the soldier and his compan ion.- Quite a quantity of liquor-was con sumed, when the three men went to the depot, Snd while there tha negro went through 'the Woodburn man's pockets, relieving him of ths big roll of bills. Though ordered to stop by bystanders, the negro finished his search and disappeared in the crowd. The police are working on the caae. Considerable drunkenness is seen In ths dry towa-of JJebanoa. -r.--r - OREGON GROWERS OF FRUIT t.lEET Attendance Is Largest in, Hls tory pf the State Horti ; cultural Society. DISPLAY OF FRUIT IS BIGGEST AND FINEST Report Shows Membership Roll Sis Times as Largo as That of Last Xear-Presldent , Delivers . Ad' dress t Opening of Convention. With the largest attendance in its history, tha biggest and finest display of fruit, and the moat prosperous year of all behind if. the State Horticultural society met in convention ' today-' in Woodman hall. Eleventh and Alder streets.- The secretary-treasurer's re port given by B. R. Lake of Corvallta, showed the treasury with a surplus ef I too, after all expenses have been paid, the membership roll with six times as many names as It numbered last year. and a fruit exhibit eight times aa large as last year. Everywhere were srallea and congratulations ae the, older mem- bers realised what theae facts mean toward the growth- of their usefulness and larger sphere. ... . . , The program this raornlnc was lis tened to by an audience of several hun dred, who heard Dr. J. R. Card well's presidential report and pronounced It the most elaborate and scholarly address they had beard in years. He made spe cial reference to the position of apple growing In horticultural work in Ore gon. The reports from the district com. mlsstoners failed to materialise except Inr forrTlReiaTO he-Frrat-latrtet Hon. Lloyd T. Reynolde of Salem In his address on "A Neglected Opportunity.' and Hon., W. K. Newell of Gaston on The State Board and Its Problems. made several suggestions as to the need of organisation, and ' the work of the society,- which will be acted upon tomor row. There will be new legislation ef fected relative to continuing the cam paign of strengthening the organisation and relative to a closer working rela tion with the state board of agriculture. An amendment to the constitution is also to be oonsldsred pertaining to affiliated membership and exhibits, and the per manency of awards, as this department has been . rather unsatisfactorily neg lected. . The -election of officers will take place tomorrow afternoon. . Since Dr. Card- well has refused to hold the chair an other year there la some rivalry and much Interest in ths position, - The com mittee on awards appointed today com prises J. R. Anderson of British Colum bia, rroressor w. T. Thornbsr or waan ington and Professor F. I Henderson of Idaho. - i ' The exhibit of, fruit flown itMra -rn uj usMWUiwu a asa asss- nvs aa , va aa. vwa for visitors and soms splendid varieties are shown. - Hood River has reserved space for 100 boxea, Willamette valley growers for ISO and other parts of the state for fewer. - There are some fine plate exhibits as well, the largest being that .of J. L Carter of Hood - River. Some of tha arrangers .have displayed artistic Judgment In alternating a box of yellow apples with the dark red to show off tbe properties to better ad vantage.' .. F. C. BAKER LEFT QUARTER - OF MILLION DOLLARS ' .. sswaasarsBBaasBBsawaBBBSBBBaraaaBBS) Will Is Admitted to Probate This Morning In Multnomah County Court. ' ' ' The will of Frank C. Baker, disposing of property valued at f 150,000, was ad mitted to ji rebate In the county court this morning. tTndr t ho will, the wid ow, Mrs. Margaret - Baket, and her daughter, are the principal beneficiaries. W. W. Baker, father it the deceased, receive ti.ion, snd 1200 a month dur ing hlsJIfctlme.t"To.a brother. VW. Baker, a half brother, Charles Baker of Honolulu and a coualn, Joeep.i Huckne y. Is bequeathed 2,t00 each. Tha widow, who la named executrix, receives a life Interest In all tha remainder if the es tate, unless she remarrlea. At her death or remarriage it goes to the daughter, Frances Mary Baker. Numerous bequests to tha nty of Portland are provided in caae the daugh ter dies without children, .Among them are a monument to the Oregon i-loitoers costing from f 15,000 to tis.000; iif!ht drinking fountains to cost I1.S00 each, and 160.000 to be used In beautlfvlna the parks of the city. The sum of 11,500 each is bequeathed to the Babv Home,, Boys' and Girls' Aid society, Children's Home, Florence - Crittenden Refuge Home, Patton Home for the Aged, Y. M. C. A., T. W. C A. and Salvation Army, conditioned on the death of the daughter without children.. ,- Othorwlse the estate Is to be divided squall w among the children of the daughter. The will asks that the funer al of -the deceased be conducted by Portland lodge, 141, B. P. O. E., and Portland lodge SB, A. F. A A. M., Jointly, the rites of the former to be held In the hall, and those of the latter, beside the grate. The will was drawn Ootober it. 190. in the presence of Frank R. Watklns and A. J. urauit .. MANUFACTURERS' CLUB TALKS CONSOLIDATION - i v Tonight at a meeting of the directors of the Manufacturers' association' in the chamber of commerce officers will be elected for the ensuing year. The proposed consolidation of the associa tion with the chamber of commerce will be taken up, with prospect of favorable action. If the plan goes through, the Manufacturers' association will-become a bureau of the chamber. SUES PORTLAND RAILWAY : COMPANY FOR DAMAGES A Jury Is being drawn In Judge Gan- tenbeln's department of the stste cir cuit court today -to -hear the suit of George L. Smith for 12.000 damages for personal Injuries from the Portlund Railway company. Smith alleges that through tha negllgenoe of ths company the wagon of which he was the driver waa run down by a car on August 2, last year, throwing him to the ground. lie says he sustained injuries to his back and nervous system that are worth 11,000. ; r REMLIM BE fiEW PASTOR Committee of First Presbyterian Church to Recommend Him as Hill's Successor. '. CONGREGATION DECIDES , NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT William M. Ladd and Frank Robert. ' son. Members of Committee, Hava Both Heard Proposed Paator Preach. ' Thursday evening of this week ths oongregaUon of the First Presbyterian church is to meet to hear tha report of the committee Intrusted with the selec tion of a pastor to succeed Rev. Edgar P. Hill. , S . Ths name of Rev. W. H. Foulkae is to be presented at thla time and if the action of the committee shall be ratified by the church, a call may be extended to Rev. Foulkea Whether he will ac cept the call-cannot be known at this time. ' ' . Mr. Foulkea is at present pastor "of the Presbyterian church of Clinton. Iowa. Ha-via-wUnteA Wf tha enWlti I m soieiy on nla record,- .as It . was thought best not, to Judge a man. by one sermon before a strange congregation. William M. Ladd and Frank Robert son, both members 'of the committee, heard blm preach at tha time of a re cent trip east. - ' . The church over which ha presides " wan notea lor its various activi ties. - With a membership of- tit, the amounts contributed to various causes during the past year are as follows: To foreign missions. tl.HOj home missions, 41, OTOp Sunday abool work"- i . . . . .... . i n. uuoru or , reuei. .,io; ooera ef freedmen, I12T; general congregational expenses. $4,962; special miscellaneous fund, $38,150. , -T v-c Membership . of 'the church, (It; of Sunday school, ti. , i 1 Rev. W. H. Foulkes Is a young man of intellectual force and of winning per sonsllty. He is married and haa three children. In his college life be was a leader and was a close friend and aasc date of Rev. D. ,H. Hare, who la the sssisaant pastor of the First- Presby. terlaTt church, at the. Presbyterian ool lega at Emporia, Kansas.-where his wife, then Miss Catherine Lamb.' was Hso student Mra Foulkes brother, Rr. John-Lambf-alaa a studeat af the same college, la now a missionary: In the Philippines. After hia eollecs course Mr. Foulkes graduated from McCormack Theolog ical seminary. Chicago, where Dr. Hill now occuplea the chair of homlletlcs and applied theology. - ' Rev. .Foulkes comes of theological stock, his father, Rev. W. H. Foulkea, v5" fr1"- now paator of a church at f - prsT. v. amnrsr Tha committee which haa i !llyT,r!f,1,90te1Ar' FVlk" Is composed 1 "" m. laao, A. O. Pattullo, R, K. Warren. H. Quackenbush, C. M. Wood, J. J. Ross and Frank Robertson, IS FOUND DEAD;; IN HOTEL BED Body of Charles F. Pole, Car penter, Is Discovered by CharrvT bermald of Matthieseru ft Chsrles F. Pola. an 'a Portland Lurnber company, was found, dead In hia bad at tha u.ki . mornlriar. whan Ana a otaav -a maids went to take care of his room. Coroner Flnley was notified and took charge of the remains. Death, it is be lieved, was due to natural e..,a Kn fi.?"t".m0rtem s,B,Btlon will be held "... i.r.gon to netermlne definitely the cause of death. ... Pole Cnma to' PnML.J ' v. . . Washington, about a year ago. He had been engaged in the general merchan dise business there and sold out shortly before coming here. For nn. P",!" ben working as a carpenter- ruruino L,umDer company. At Dryad and vicinity he waa well known a"d "J'? s past grand master of the Odd Fellows lodge at that place. was about 0 yeara of age and had no tatniiy so far as known. An effort is being made to locate some of hia relatlvea i t TURNING OUT CROP - OF HANDY BARBERS The state board nt nartta a..i..M Is In session In the tmn, k. i 7 5!rber"..un,on,17 first street. About to applicants for licenses tave filed their papers with the board. Twenty. y "PPIl0nts were examined yester day. The board exnecta t. ai.j ... k examinations tomorrow. ' It is exnected tnst about (0 of the to applicants will make the required TO per cent and se. cure a certificate. The candidates are required to do a falrlv armvi inh ting hair and shaving, and la addltloa must hone a rasor properly and answei a number of questions bearing on sanl tary features. .. . " The board of tumlnn., ..... . . ..... . WUU.1,1, IL O. Myers of Salem r, .i .. Tt- wraaWi!nnriJ,.PortUnd' ortT. and S DIES AFTER TWO WEEKS IN INSANE HOSPITAL' William Mayhew, a .carpenter whd , lived at Twenty.flfth and Thurman streets in this city, died yesterday st the asylum at Salem. Mayhew was adjudged Insane about two weeks ago, and wss so violent that the united ef- ' forts of three men were required to get htm out of his cell at the county Jail when he was taken to the asylum. His relatives live in Missouri. The cauao of his Insanity was unknown. CIVILrSERVICE-TESTS- ANNOUNCED FOR FUTURE The civil service commission aiK , nounces the following aimin.nnn. ta be held in Portland In Jnnuary and Feb ruary: Assistant... Phlllnnlna a.rvlca. salary 11.200 a year: teacher, Phlllppln service, salary 11.200; assistant dairy man, salary 11,100; examiner of surveys, salary ir day; sciontlfio assistant in animal bacteriology end scientific as sistant In plant pathology, salary $MV and 11,000 a year respectively. Appli cants can obtain'. complete Inform. hm from SV- A, Leigh at too postoffloe. 'i