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THE .OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTL AND. SUNDAY MORNINO. MARCH T31. 1907.
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BULLET ENDED LIFE OF
- WICKED ADVENTURESS
Mrs. Henderson, Shot by Husbs.nd.at Oregon City, Lured Men to
: 1 Marry Her for Sake of Their Money and Father Aided .
, , ' In Disposing of Them. '
More daring aa an adventuress than
the character that helped to mane -Tennessee's
Pardnor" famoua. waa Mrs.
William M. Henderson, who waa ahot
and killed by her third huaband at Or
gon City laat Saturday night. - After
the murder of hla wife Hendereoa fat
ally wounded her father, Joseph D. Uax-
well, and men allied mmsoiz. um
died Thursday night. ' 1
The death of Haiwell reveals a start-
Uni- atory of a father and daughter
trying to rob the daughter's huaband a
and succeeding and of the daughter
' trying to eauae the hanging of her
... father for the murder of one of thoae
husbands. '
According to atorlea In the California
papers, Mre. Henderaon waa one of the
- greateat bunco-ateerera erer seen on the
con at. She became aoaualnted with the
police of .Sacramento In 18 9 S. when, her
father. Joaeph D. Maxwell, killed her
husband, Daniel HcManua. M ax well e
eaped conv'ctlon, although hla daughter
bad . made, every . effort--,' to base htm
ecnt to tha gallows, not because he
, killed her huaband but for the reaaon
that If her father died aha would Inherit
all hla property, oonalatlng of aeverel
malt mines.
Known - aa Martha 1 H. Mazwoll, aha
married McManua, an expressman. They
. moved to a ranch at Latroba, near the
Eldorado line, and there the murder waa
committed at the instance of the newly
wedded wife. Ber father waa tha axs
eutloneer. and aha tha fatal - wltneaa
agalnat him, - '
After the death of MeMfebua the
i woman kept company with Charles
Brow hart, a bunco-ateerer and "blg-
- mitt' man who had been driven out of
CounoU Bluff a.-The- two conducted aa
employment agencw at Sacramento aa
a cloak to their schemes. One of their
plana waa to wed the woman to every
man who had - money. Jamea Watte
waa willing to marry tha woman. Watta
waa laat seen alive in company of Brow-
hart and Mr a. Henderaon. Hla body
, waa found by eome boya the next day.
The akull waa fractured. The murder
waa traced to 'William Weatlake, a vic
tim of the woman. Ha waa convicted
and aentenoed to a .term In the peni
tentiary. ' -
. Answers a "VstwonaX"
Tha crime awakened tha conscience
ot.Browhart. He .left . tha . woman -to
become a "hashallnger," aa the waiters
of cheap restaurants are known to those
. who aerve according to tha card.
When Browhart was out of tha way.
Mrs. Henderson married Prank O'Dell.
of Detroit,- Michigan. She - won him
through a matrimonial advertisement,
and she continued her advertisement In
. the matrimonial papera after tha mar
riage "aa a rich young, widow In aearoh'
' of a hue-band." . . ;
; . A young telegraph operator of Arl
reaponded, Ha had been engaged
to a young lady In Phoenix, but wealth
attracted- htrn nahJfTarn7eTrout to
California with tha 13.000 he had saved.
. He found tha . deceptive lady in Sacra
mento, discovered her reputation and
- then started back for Arlsona to right
the wrong he had dona to hla former
sweetheart He fell Into bad company
In San Francisco, and ba lost all hla
money.,' He went back to phoenix to
NOW MAKES MONEY
: OUT OF WASTE
. "Trial Witnessed by ' Representa
tlve,of ' Seattle , Chamber ,; of
Commerce -Produces Valuable
Chemicals. V'V;- .; .'
."'1-JTor many .yeara tha manufacture -af
turpentine has been possible by the use
'' of steam retorts, but reaulta were not
7 -'sufficient to make the operations a fl
, nanclal auoceae. The great difficulty
lay In the treatment of the wood by
. fire, or destructive distillation, whlob
'- la ieceasary to obtain the tar and creo
' aofe materials. It la in thla latter
method that tha Puget Sound Woed
- Producta Company of Seattle will revo-
1 lut ionise the manufacture of such ma
terial a. By the system used It la possl-
ble to extract every component part of
v 'the wood, leaving behind only a chem-
- ically pure charcoal, and yet do no dam
' age to the retorta by the intenae beat
x necessary for the operation.
' When tha company waa organised In
''Seattle the Chamber of Commerce waa
- approached In an effort to obtain the
' aid of that body In securing a alte for
the factory necessary for the enter-
f i rise. At the same time tha organlsa
lon waa requested to send a committee
to Victoria to investigate the expert-
mental plant In that city, witness a run
"' made of a certain amount of wood and
eertlfy that the company waa cepHMe
-of carrying out the promises made aa
" to the quantity of producta that could
be extracted from each cord of wood.
In . accordance with thla request.
George B. Klttlnger, representing the
' rhnmher nf Commerce committee' on
r manufactures, and a representative of
V the Heattie Times, spem several anjm
' last week in Victoria witnessing a trial
' run of the plant made under their per
' . sonal supervision by Manager Calkins.
The test waa made with a cord of ordi
nary fir wood obtained from a, wood
' ' - yard near the plant, and every phase of
v the run was noted, carefully, from the
chipping of the wood to tne nnai oisui
latlon of the producta obtained from the
ateam and fire retorta In which the
wood waa placed af tee-having -bean
measured by the wltnesase.
. rroxa. One Cord af Wood, ;
' ,h The first treatment eonslsted of pass
Ing superheated ateam through the
chipped wood to obtain the basis for the
. turpentine. The chips after title process
were placed In a fire retort and re
'. duced to charcoal, the other producta
1, passing off In the form of gaa, which,
" being condenaed, furnished . the basis
.'. for the tar and creosottng materiala.
The two liquids thus obtained were dis
tilled and the following final producta
.'. obtained as a result of the test with one
' cord of wood: - .,
' 'i ?.6 gallons pure turpentine.
1.7.14 gallons second-grade turpentine,
or wood spirits of naphtha ,
88 gullons of high-grade tar.
, J38.K gallons pyrollgenous acid.
R80 poUnda, C6 buahela, chemically
' pure charcoal. .
. In speaking Of the tests upon his re
,'turn to Seattle Klttlngor an Id he Is ab
solutelv convinced of the fairness of the
"test all the way through and that the
producta were obtained from the orlgl
' nal cord of wood.
' "I am" he said, "sure thatMhe prod-
j. nets mentioned In the foregoing starw
- ment were all obtained without the use of
. any foreign agonta and are the result
of the process perfected by Calkins,
There Is no doubt the establishment of
' plants for the use of this process will
mean great things for Puget sound and
will convert into valuahle commodities
'vast qusntltlea of what has hitherto
' been considered only a wsste product of
the great timber fields of this section of
the country." . . , -
find hla sweetheart dead of a broken
heart Ha ended hla life with a re
volver upon tha green turf that covered
her remalna. S ,
i : . ' ODen, Then. Henderson.
The tragedy had no effect upon Mrs.
ODeJl. She had gotten all the money
possible and aha waa through with the
operator. Next aha got aU of O Dell s
money and than aha left him. 8he waa
not heard of again until ahe waa ar-
rested for jumping' mining claims. -
Next, ahe married Henderson. Ha
waa a railroad man from tha east, and
had been one of those who had answered
tha advertisements. Without tha for.
nudity af a divorce from ODell ahe
married Henderson. Tha rest la still
remembered. She stole all hla money,
amounting to $1,800, waa pursued, oap
turned and killed by him, her father
ahot-by- htm and then a" fatal bullet
through his own brain.
SOMETHING NEW
FOR PPUTJCIANS
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Senator Ankeny Wondora What Will
B Result of Direct Primary
' 'la Washington..
Ship subsidy legislation In Washing
ton Cuy and the direct primary law in
tha state of Washington are two things
which are filling tha mind of United
Statea-Senator Levy Ankeny of Walla
Walla, who Is at the Imperial for a
business visit of a few days in Port
land. .
"I do not enow a thing to talk about."
waa tha way Senator Ankeny started
hla conversation. Then ha tacked off
upon ..e open river, subject, tha smoth
ering of the ahtp subsidy bill and the
direct primary in hla home state.
"I feel confident that we will get
tha subsidy blu through congress yet,
perhsps at 'the next session. It waa
talked to death by tha aenata at the
laat session, but It will be revived and
passed. I have always thought that a
subsidy law -waa something that we of
tha northwest ahould have, and I think
wa will secure it I have been to dif
ferent countries and see the good the
law would do tha people of thla section
particularly. "
"What about tha open river and fur
ther legislation for tha upper waters
of tha Columbia?" the senator . waa
asked. - .
"It will ba possible to do mora at
tha next session than at -the one Just
closed," waa tha reply. "Wa did not
have our surveys and. much data which
we should have had, but thla will be
available at the next session perhaps,
and it will then be possible to secure
larger and more inclusive appropria
tions than haa been the caaa In the
past." -
Turning to the political aituatlon In
Washington. Senator Ankeny waa unlit.
formed aa to what would be the next
tbtngrtOaheppen - -. 1
"I- think everything Is all right."
ha said, meaning hla own chances, per
haps, "but I do not know what the ef
fect of the new direct primary law will
be or how It will work out.. It Is a
tool with which tha Washington poli
ticians are not very well acquainted,
and which perhaps they will not learn
to work with for a little while.
"A a It appear a to me, however," tha
senator continued, "such a law throws
tne balance of power entirely Into tha
hands of the large cities. Where, under
tha old convention aystem, the outly
ing districts of the state had a chance
to go into a convention with a candidate
with a chance to win. now it will be
the' large- body of voters - In tha' big
el t lee- who - wlU - control - the elections
and the offices. It Is easier to hold a
large block -of votes- together In- a city
than it la to get. any appreciable vote
from tha outside districts. For that
reason I expect to see tha sta,te and
congressional offices filled by the votes
of the large cities of Washington In the
future."
: Senator Ankeny will remain in Port
land for a day or so to attend to pri
vate business and will then return to
hla home in Walla Walla. , - -
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DR. PICKEL A' MAN '
' OF MANY INTERESTS
Dr. E. B. Picket, of Med ford, new
president of the state board of health,
has been a practicing physician In
southern Oregon for the past II years.
Ha la a native of Tennease and la a
"9" i"
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f ; .' y 'V i;: : ' i :. V 'h
Dr. B. B. Plckel.
sraduata of the Louisville Medical
college and of the college of physicians
and surgeons at Chicago. -
Dr. Picket haa , twtce neen . elected
mayor, of Med ford. Ha la proprietor
of the "401" ranch, so ealled becauae
it contains 401 scree. It haa 10.0011
fruit trsea. He Is also much .Interested
la fine stockralslns;. t
FISH THAT BUILD NESTS'
Many Speciri That Imitate IUrda n
", ' Their Mating. '
"The ntitbulldtns; habit" said a well
known naturr.llst the other day, "Is gen
erally aaaoclated with birds, but there
are other members of tha animal klna
dora which Indulge ta It Strange te
relate, soma of tha most typical exam
ples are to be- found among flahea.
"Probably the beat-known finny neat
builder la tha little atlckleback. which
Is found commonly 'n brackish watsr.
The mala alone la able to build a neat.
When tne mating aeaaon arrlvea the
little bachelor's thoughts are cente. .d
upon providing a nst. The alte aelect
ed la gener.-.Uy - among tha atoms of
aquaao plante where tne water always
flows, but not too swiftly. He first
begins by carrying email bits of green
material which he nips off the stalks
and tugs out from the bottom and aides
of the banka. These he attaches by
soma glutinous material that he has
tha power of secreting to the differ
ent stems destined ss pillars ror nis
building. During this operation he
swims agalnat tha work already done,
splashes kbout and seems to test Its
durability and strength, rubs himself
against tha tiny platform and scrapes
tha mucus from, his sides to use as
mortar. Then he thrusts his nose tn'o
tha sand at the bottom, and bringing
up a mouthful scatters It over the foun
dation. This is repeated until enough
haa been thrown on to weight the alen
der fabric down and give it aubatance
and stability; then more twlata, turns
and splsshtnga to test tha firmness of
firmly glued together.
'The foundation onoe complete, the
next operation la to collect materials,
chiefly pieces of straw, roota, leaves.
ete, and hnlld the walla of the n st.
The Oregon
Naturopathic
Institute and
School .
Atlirr BX.DQ. -
Portland, Oregon
DR.W. L MALLORY, NATUROPATH
sTo Kedlciaea, sTe Operations. '
Sadrral cures by the Inteat - naturHl
hrallng methods. All chronlo and ar!le
dlneaaes treated and cured In the leilkt
time possible at the smallest coet.
Hablte of fc.FRV TK8rKlPTIOf AND
KIND IN AI'I'LTS Oil CHILDREN
TRKATED AND CURKD. Beautiful
rom.is and best rare for out-of-tort
patients. Beat RKHVLTS often still
attained In reacs that have been given
up as horel-a and Incurable. Hun
dreds Of tesMmnnlulfl on file at. our of
fice. Constitution free. Office bourk
from 19 a. m. ta I p. m.
Tha nest, or nursery, when completed,
la a hollow, somewhat rounded,- barrel-
shaped atructur, worked together
much In the name way aa tha platform
fastened to tha water plants, tha whole
firmly gued together. .
The inside of tha seat la made aa
smooth aa possible by a kind of plas
tering system; tha little architect and
builder conunu-liy goea In, then turn
ing round and round worka tha mucus
from bis body on to tha Inner aldea of
the nest, where It hardena like tough
varnish. Two aperturee are construct
ed In the neat, one for Ingress and the
other for egress. They are smooth
snd symmetrical -a tha hole leading
Into a wren'a nest, and not unlike It.
' "As sjon ss the nest la completed Mr.
Stickleback begins - to cast his eyes
around for a suitable mate. Watch
him aa he awtm'a toward a group of the
fair sex enjoying themselves amid the
water plants. Arrayed In his best and
brightest livery, all Smiles and amia
bility, steadily and In . tha most ap
proved style of atlckleback loveraaklng.
thla young bachelor pleads his suit,
generally with success. Then tha pair
return to tha neat. In which tha female
deposits her eggs, emerging when the
operation la completed by the opposite
hole. On the female leaving ha Imme
diately entera. deposits tha milt on the
eggs, taking his departure through the
back door. And now comet tha saddest
part of all. Immediately after leaving
the nest he seeks another lady love. In
troducea her as he did the first, and so
on. wife after wife, until the neat 1a
filled with eggs, layer upon layer- He
then devotes all hla time to guarding
ths eggs In his neat until the young
are hatched out and have attained an
age at which they can shift for themselves."
flraaa Scarcer Than Gold. '
By A. B. Thomas In Putnam's Monthly.
Raysrd Taylor wrote, half a century
ago, that In the gold town of gonora he
paid $11 a day for the board of hlmaelf
and hla mule f 4 for himself and IT for
the mule. Parley cost It a quart and
grass tt a handful. Probably all- ths
other Sonora prices mentioned exceeded
the present Goldfleld rates, but - the
Oold field quotations on grass have sel
dom or never been beaten.
Aa eaatarn man who went to the camp
mora than a year ago built a house on
the "fashionable residential boulevard",
known aa Sundog avenue. It was quite
a house. It had a cellar. Also, one of
those pioneer hath tubs came to It. And
when th wind blew, as It usually, does
In Ooldfleid. not all of it got In.
When the tenderfoot's houss was
nearly dona 1t occurred to htm that he
would beautify lta surroundings. There
those teeth need, Attention
We Oiler Yon Expert Service and the Gentlest Treatment
Skill without gentleness la a severe tax upon the nerves. Wa supply
ths skill combined with gentleness, and won't cause you any trouble In mind
or body. .... '
Our bridge work ta tha despair of would-be competitors. . It leaves
nothing to be desired short of natural teeth and will not cause you the
slightest- Inconvenience. : 7 : '."" . -
Our plates are made to fit and will ' not fall out of position time and
again, cauatng you annoyance and shame. Unless scientifically made and '
fitted, plates are a constant souro of humiliation. Call on ua and avoid
the risk of receiving Inferior service.
Good Set of Teeth on Rubber Plate $5 Best Set of Teeth on Robber Plate $3
THE PAINLESS
DENTIST
S4SH WASaZVOTOaT fTUIT, OOKBTZB XTSaTTX.
nu... tiia vitivt souks: s a. m. te.
riiuuc main iw
DR. B E. WRIGHT,
SB. 8. B. WSXOBTT.
viitus nun ua: s a. m. te. e,r.. rt .
i p. .; t w te i m m. 12 Years la Portland
- . taaaarsi te i.
S4S
were ne trees tn Goldfleld except In the
Palm restaurant, which boaata - half a
dosen papier-mache rubber-plants In
tubs; and tha 'tenderfoot doubted that
elma or maples lika thoaa that sheltered
tha New England house where ba waa
born would grow successfully rn Ne
vada. But he made ypJUs mind that at
all events ha would "have a lawn.- He
sent for clover aeeda barrel of It and
for fertiliser bags of It. Then he hired
a man at IB a day to build a lawn and
make It grow.
Most of ha Oold field wster oomes
from artealan wells, and all of It is al
kaline, like tha soil from which It Is
drawn. Moreover, it coats more than
beer. But the hired man waa diligent.
Ha planted all tha rlnver seed. He was
prodigal with the water. People used
to walk miles to . see him throw it
around. And ha did not spare tha fer
tiliser. But when the Nevada wind
blowa It plies up tha alkali dust, and
when tha aun of a Nevada summer
shines it scorches like a prairie fire.
There were a good many symptoms of
grass, and the heart of tha tenderfoot
was often cheered by them; but at the
end of the-,ummer hla lawn consisted
of Just two healthy blades of grass, and
they -stood lonely. Isolated, widely sev
ered. In solitary grandeur.
Then tha tenderfoot discharged hla
fc - " I 1 if 11111 aS TV
hired man. got out hla receipted bills,
took pencil and paper and began to
figure. At tha end of 11 minutes' work
be had calculated that those two blades
of graM had coat hint a trifle more than
tl.0OiupMr over iGOO apiece. -
"Anyhow," aald be to sympathising
mends, "ifg the only lawn In Gold
field." i
But he didn't send for a lawnmower.
Vr Mrala for Mothers.
Paris has seven free eating houses
expressly for poor mothers. Last year
the furnished 1 17,000 meals.
The restauranta are "small but scru
pulously clsan. Ovsr the door Is the
sign. "Free Restaurant for Mothers."
Nothing Is charged for at any of
these cosy places, says a writer ta
What to Eat. No meal ticket, s re-
TflG
Piano.
USED EXCLUSIVELY !&Y
San Carlo Opera Co.
SOLD EXCLUSIVELY BY
Sherman, Clay & Co.
' See Pag 55.
i-' . 'i
pugnant te many unfortunate but h In
spirited persons, is required. No (-(
sons but women can enjoy the ho-i I
talltr. and tiie only requirement of a
woman la that ahe be a mother he
nurses her child.
Not onlv are the mothers benf1
phyaioally by the wholesome f'"i, I t
hundred of little llvee have m l ', i -edly
been saved. The wnien, I .
tsught how to rare for tn.:r m ,
so. that the little ones. Ir 1 i .r .
a burden and a terror.
blessings to poor nomas.