THE .OREGON 'DAILY JOU. 'NAL, PORTLAND." , TUESDAY J EVENING, MAY 3; .1007. '
STATE GRANGE
AT HOOD RIVER
FWERiy SALES
COOS BAY TOIVHS CORRESPOriDEIITS SUPREME COURT
T0-C0IIS0H FISH FOR TROUT SUSTilillS LIE
' REACH BIG SUM
W'.v.i
,M. .it, ;.f., ;
.Annual Convention of Patrons of
V Husbandry Disposes of
' ; Preliminaries.
Pupils Successfully Pass in the
Recent , Eighth Grade
Examinations. ' i.
Dr. Templeton Buys Quarter
Advantages and Resources of Boise Is Quiet While the Sheriff Decides Case ; in Which , James
Foreigners In, Portland Have a
Hard Time to Become Uncle
Block at Corner of Johnson
! X ' and Seventeenth, i - 5;
Rich Country to Be
1 1 &( Exploited.:1'
Searches for New Talesmen
McDonald Sought to Make
" k.. u. Icm..- 11-.
5 .
IIATDHI
Lill'iS ARE SilLlE
FIFTy-SIX WILL ,
GET DMAS
READY TO CARRY OUT
'. FOUR DAYS' PROGRAM
Memorial Service for Members Dying
Paat Year to Be Arrnged--Nearly
All Pelegates Report Matter
' Grange Will Act on.
Fifty-six pupils In various school dis
tricts throughout the county were suc
cessful in passing, the recent , eighth
grade examinations end diplomas will
be granted admitting them to any high
school n the state. For several days
the board of -examiners,' consisting of
A. F. Herschner of Lents, W. C. Alder-
son of St. Johns, O. R. Dinwiddle of
Russellville, N. W. Bowland of Monta
villa and. County Superintendent R. F,
Robinson, have been working over the
papers and the result of the examina
tion was determined Saturday. The
names of the successful applicants were
announced this morning.
More girls than boys passed, there
being 12 of them girls. To pass an
eighth grade examination the pupil
must secure a general average of - SO
per cent and must not fall below f 0
per cent in any atudy. The number
talcing the examination, about 161, was,
a good average and the grades' alio
average well with results of previous
Portlsnd is an Independent dls-
(Special DUpatca to The Journal.)
Hood River. Or., May 28. Grangers
are still pouring Into Hood River. Last
; night's and this morning's trains
brought many members and their fami
lies to attend ' the annual meeting.
Orand Master A. T. Buxton Of Forest
Grove, Mrs. C F. Waldo, state lecturer:
. Mrs. H. C Howard, state secretary;
1 members of the executive committee,
and H. C Atwell. president of the 8tate
Mnrtfnnltural anrlatv irt am on a- the ar- I years.
rivals. Towns In esstem Oregon, the trlet snd the eighth grade examinations
Willamette valley snd. In fact almost r conducted by the city school board,
very section of the state are repre- Following are the names of the suc-
gented and 1 many more members are cessful ones- in the examinations:
expected to arrive this evening. . Distrlot No. 1 Cecil Msgone, Ellsa-
..Many of the visitors went sightseeing Btalter, Fred Florins, Bessie
yesterday, but business is the order of Dougherty, Helen Oale, St. Johns.
the dsy. Indications point to spirited , District No. IHarry Hamilton, Ben-
sessions. ah Henderson, CI eon a.
sv,. T,a District No. 4 Kthel Wilkinson, VIc
' . xoploa. ? tnr Nutleyi Roy Johnson, Susan Stanley.
The grand master and Mrs. Waldo Melvln Sunday, Kate Johnston, Lee
mado responses to the addresses of Merrill. Leonard Wilson. Qresham.
. Mayor . Blowers and repreaenUtlyes of District No. , 7 Margaret Shantln,
- the Commercial club. The rest of the cieone.
morning was Uken up by the committee Dletrict No. 10. Harold Wood front
on credentials and in outlining a pro- dale;. Frank Armstrong. Oresham.
. arara and business to be brought before District No. If Fay Johnson. Lents.
. the convention. .. - , District No. IS. Marguerite Bywster,
i The resolution by W. R. Gill asking for West Portland.
wore senatorial and representative dls- ' District No. 14 Charles Ahlson,
trlcta, which was recently published in Chauncsy Hubbard, Hillsdale.
The Journal, is receiving fsvorable at- District No. 1J Cecil Coss, Arthur
tentlon from delete tes and Is expected Miller, Greeham.
io ne earned in the sconventon. The District No. 16 Alta Wilcox, Blaine
maiiers or taxation, reaffirming the po- Turner, Cieone.
amon or tbe grange in regard to further District No. 10 Sylvia Corder. Man.
. invenugauona into tne unuea states nle Fox,' John Legal, Troutdale.
postal ceneit and tne inadequate sala-l District No. a 2 Benjamin Struecker,
ns paia mm carriers on rural rree Ruth Gllham, Hillsdale.
delivery routes will also coma up tori District No. Agnes Evsns. Wei
deliberation. -: 2 .T ., ',' " tha Lesley, LatourelL
4 Dletrict No. 17 Earle Todd, Lottie
ALL HEADY FOP RUfilNFft?; Henseveld. Walter Watts. David Wn
' ' I son, Hasel Todd, Alta ' Wood; Sllvey
' ' - . . . Konkle. Florence McCartney, Charles
vonvenuoa normally upenea na Eatchel. Gertrude Eatchel, George
fWi.H.i. r.-ni.f I Townsend, LInnton.
. " . District No. 41 Ed Swain. Martha
t Hood -River, Or., May IS. The morn- Roley. Myra Shepperd, Bridal Veil
Ing session of the. state grange was District No. 61 Margaret Ross,
.taken up with the work of the creden- Lydla Aernl. Oswego.
tials committee' and in organising.) District No. 48 Winona Ogden,
Nearly all the delegates reported, and as Troutdale.
there were no contests all were allowed District No. 11 (Joint) Minerva Gray,
eats In the convention. I Corwln Stltt Gertrude Lucke, Hills-
The matter of a program for memo- 1 dale; Grace Robinson. Hatel Robinson,
nai services lor memnera or tne grange sylvan; Ruth Gray. Hillsdale.
wno naa aiea during tne year was dls
cussed. h It Is probable the eulogies Willi
be delivered on that dsy In honor of
Judge Boise, late state master of the
order, and others.
. The convention waa formally opened I
tnia afternoon, with State Master Bux
ton presiding, Mrs. Mary Howard secre
tary and the other seat officers present
Reports of officers and resolutions
Dr. C. R. Templeton purchased yester
day from A. B. Steiabach the quarter
block at the southeast corner ef John
son and Seventeenth streets for $32,600
The property Is well Inproved. Dr. Tem
pleton sold the Templeton flat on up
per Washington street a few days ago
for IS7.600,
C. L. McKenna has Just concluded a
transaction whereby he acquired a large
number of valuable lots In ths Good
Morning and Northern Hill additions.
The consideration Of the sale was about
120,000.
M. W. Peaslee has sold to George L.
Peaslee, a quarter block on the corner
of Oregon street and Union avenue, for
17,000. The site Is Improved.
Yesterday's . volume of realty sales
filed for reoord, amounted to $111,101,
an unusually large sum for the first
dsy of the week., -
BUTTE BOYS CASE
WILL BE FOUGHT HARD
First Witness for Government
Holds Stand for Two Hours
This Morning.
FIREMEN SLIDE FROM ,
TOP OF BURNING HOUSE
tor proposed reforms are expected to William D kArrltrnn nnri Tom
set the wheels of the convention mov- "imam k. Kerrigan ana I om
ing in earneet this afternoon.
The convention will be in session four
days.
Covney Seriously Injured
by High Fall.
, SPEICHER AND SWIFT
i , SENT TO LEAVENWORTH
Two members of the fire department
were seriously injured yesterday after
noon while fighting a blase whloh com-
,Attl.-. a III U1,B.
! Das MotnerMaT llZciTi ' Spelcher CapUln Wlllian, H. Kerrigan of
Is aenUnced to five years' imprison- cnemicw s ana xom ovw or true s
went at Fort Leavenworth for the em- er wo,rk " th ,truf
houumont of t ana frn.. h , n.a ture chopping through the shingles in
Moines National bank. The same court order to get a stream on the flames,
sentenced Jonn Swia 1$ months in the when without wsrnlng a small board
aame prison tor blackmailing the ex- on wn'rn" l"V 7 I
banker.
STRANGE FATE DOOMS
WHOLE LIDDEN FAMILY at 230 Madiaon street and Covney
way. The firemen slid down the In
clined , roof, powerless to save them
selves and dropped' over the eaves to
the ground below, a distance of 10 feet
Kerrigan was removed to bis home
was
taken to the quarters of his company.
upon examination u waa louna tnat
Iowa, Falla. Iowa. Mav 21 William Covney had sustained a fracture of two
Lldden of Chicago lost his mother in r"" "n1 serious bruises about the legs.
death three weeks go. A few days IKerngan rortunateiy escaped witnout
Uter he waa quietly married and his an? Dronen Dones, nut is senousiv ln-
wlfe died in one week. Lidden died jureo aoout tne oooy.
The preliminary hfcrinj; In th case
of the I nlted flutes against George W.
Bevers, manager of the Bitte Boys
Mining company, waa resumed this
morning before United Statee Commis
sioner J. A. Sladen. Only one witness
W. B. Hanlcy, was examined this morn
ing, but his tcstimory gave the attor
neys in the case an opportunity to
exhibit the bitterness with which the
case will be fought if it gets Into court.
Bevers Js accused of using the malls
for fraudulent purposes by inserting ad
vertlsements bearing falss representa
tions concerning the mining property
Into newspapers and aendlng them
through the channels of tho postofflce
department
Hanley proved a strong witness fot
the government and stated that after
his examination of the mine, he would
not Invest any money in the company.
He was cross-examined at length and
for two hours wss subjected to a severe
examination at the hands of Bevers'
attorneys. AH through the ordeal he
kept himself well in hand and his testi
mony about the property and the valuo
of the ore taken out waa considered the
strongest -testimony' thus far produced
by ths government. The hearing was
resumed this .afternoon.
fRpeetal Dlapatek to rbt Joornai.)
Salem, or., May $$. "To entitle plain
tiff to a warrant for his salary, the
Dr. James T. McCormaok of Marsh-1 (By Hugh O'Neill, Special Commission-
field Is in ; Portland consulting with I er for Penver Post and Oregon Jour-
Manager'1 Tom. Richardson-; of the'Com- p,nal.) i.' , "' '', h -".yi
merclal club as to the best method of ( Boise, IdahoMay 2$. Nearly all the burden Is on him to show that he was
advertising the Coos bay country, .yvr. i newspaper correspondents have gone appointed pursuant to eivii servioe re
McCormack Is the' president" of " the trout fishing, Sheriff Hodgen and hrs qulrements or that the- place had not
Marshf leld Commercial club, wnicn or-1 oeputiea are nunting tneir third batch on ciassmea ny tne commissioner un
ranixation la worklna In harmony with I of . veniremen, and "The Court" haa I der section SOB, and that his appoint-
the Portlsnd club In exploiting the fiat- sought seclusion, J i I mant waa made under emergency of
ural resources of Oregon. ' The two attorneys of the prosecution section 114. but in the absence of such
"We have just raised a fund of $7.- re amiable, the 14 attorneya of the de- showing the mayor cannot be deemed io
000 at Marshf leld for the use of our fense are still annoyed. The defeat of default for refusing to sign his war
local commercial club In advertising our Darrow yesterday, in bis effort to re- ranU therefore the alternaUve writ la
section of the state. We have a first- move Harmon Cox haa caused no little maurricieni to entitle mm to tne reiier
class organisation with energetio bust- heart-burning. ; And Judge Fremont sought and th demurrer, ehould have
ness men at the head of It and propose Wood has decided to sit day and night been sustained.
to . lat tha nutaMa world know that rnflay ana Saturday and exnaust the ' ' juagmem rma na re-
there are unlimited possibilities for new venire of. (1 men In order to secure rnsnded to the lower court with dlreo
a Jury before tho week enda
making money , in the Coos bay coun
try. By the way, In a short time we
are going to consolidate -Marehfleld and
North Bend Into one municipality un
der the name of Coos Bay. We believe
that the name Coos Bay will be of
great commercial value to us.
Another thing that I want to call
attention to la the fact that Coos Bay
Is now trading with Portland and tnat
five-sixths of the travel out of Coos
Bay is to Portland. The steamer I Bases Decision on Similar Case
ureaawater tnat nas nereiorore Deen on
the San Franclsoo-Coos Bay run, will
now run from San Francisco to Port
land and will call at Coos Bay both
wajra." .
JUDGE HOLDS HOLT OK
ER
INSuRA
CI1
tinr
IM III
ARE INDICTED
tlons to sustain the demurrer." This
le the language of Justice Eakln In his
opinion reversing the Judgment of Judge
fC. U. Oantenbeln of the Multnomah cir
cuit court, la the esse of James Mao-
odnald, respondent, against Harry Lane.
mayor ox tne city oi ..rortiana. appei
lent . . -,, , ; ; ; ,,, ...
The Judgment of lower court -was
rendered upon a demurrer to the writ of
mandamua and the defendant appealed.
Tne writ or mandamua was Issued to
Harry Lane as mayor of Portland, reclt
ing that ordinance No. 18,32$ was on
May 2, 1S08, enacted by the city council,
which created the office of bailiff and
Janitor of the municipal court nt a sal
sry of $$0 per month and w.'il. h Jamee
no.t. hi. .,iio. An . .. McDonald was appointed to flu,
h. .,,nrma n..rt t ii.n. in . I McDonald entered upon his duties
n. t. rm..n thi. mnrnin. May S, 1(06, and on June IS, 10, his
bound Hans Holt over to the grand . . T -u
Jury on a charge ot involuntary man- w" duI certified by the city auditor
.i....ht. en k. kimn. Ae u.nrw nK. nd a warrant Issued by the auCTTor
inson in Fred Frltss Burnslde street upo" .th fitT tr then pre-
aaloon on the afternoon of Mav IK. mayor .or Bignaium,
In tha rt.rlnlnn nuntad hv the court " ''u-iru w una,
from tne .ndiana reoorts dealing with wmfiaa Oonnty Oasea Affirmed.
the death of one Mitchell at the hands Chief Justice Bean today affirmed the
Of Brown, the supreme court of the Judgment of Judge J. W. Hamilton in
Passed Upon by Indiana
Supreme Court,
New York Grand Jurv Accuses n coaler state held that to establish the case of A. C Marstens, respondent,
vw ivr viioiiu wuij Involuntary manslaughter the death of "gainst ths Umpqua Valley oil com-
vTTicers ot cquuaoie uito
Assurance Society.
GEORGE WILSON DIES AS
RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT
(Siwelal IMipatrh to The JoaraaL)
The Dalles, Of , May 1$. Oeorge Wil
son, ased fit, died at the hospital last
night He waa Injured ten days ago
on the north bank railroad, a steam
shovel crushing his foot. He was Just
out . of the hospital at San Francisco
when he went to work for Twohy Bros.,
tne contractors. He leaves a wife at
Ban Francisco and a brother in this
state.
this morning In a hospital here.
SULTAN'S TROOPS ARE
UfUIDDCn DV DCDCI C blllty of the house the flames gal
,' f VVnirruU Dl nCDCLo great headway before a line could
.' tJonraal Special Service.)
st Madrid, May Z. Moroccan native ad
, vices state, that the imperial troops were !
angnaiiy aereatea ny rebels, but details
of the occurrence are lacking. ..The Sul
tan's forces are said to have lost heavily
ana were, compeiiea to retreat.
The fire, which waa of unknown
origin, broke out about 2 p. m, The
department responded promptly to
telephone alarm, but owing to lnacessl
blllty of the house the flames gained
be
laid In. The building and contents are
almost a total loss,
SAN FRANCISCO RIOTS
GREATLY EXAGGERATED
(Journal Special ' Service.)
Washington, May IS. After the cabl.
net meeting today Attorney-General
Bonaparte t said Devlin's report was
thoroughly discussed. It showed thst
the troubles at San Francisco had been
somewha exaggerated. The fact that
the police were very buie'lth the car
strike Is responsible, ueflln believes
a good deal of lawlessness would ordi
narily have been suppressed.
a human being must have resulted In- P"y al, defendants, and John Marsh.
voluntarily l. e., unintentionally - and appellant, on appeal from the Douglas
without malice, express or implied, from county circuit court This la a suit
some unlawful act In the commission brought by Marstens to foreclose twe
of which the accuaed was at the time chattier morgages alleged to have been
engaged, while voluntary manslaughter ecuted by the Uupqua Valley OH
New York, May It.-The grand Jury I ,,,,,, , . w v-i . Rnilti rirn. tim -
or former offlcera of the Equitable Life - tWm ,, v. r I Maritim urai ..i i.
wnicn the gupreme court affirms,
her Douglas county suit affirmed
having struck Mitchell and the latter, by Chief Justice Bean is the case of
Jooraal Special Berries.)
fha Tnva.t!eaonyo clrcumsUnces were almost identical helow. whl
whinif li n 1 thy-Ju" M ln tn k,,lln ' Robinson. Brown Another
falra whloh Is In progress this) week. I , , v wu.v.n .1.' k rhur
'ln to the pavement sustained "ry J. Lambert, appellant, against
not made public but It Is stated at the ,,-,.. tH "iZ.. ..... Kw.., Mrs. Delia Howard. r..n.nt -rhi.
district attorney's office that the ar
rests will be made at once.
fatal injuries. In this state, however. Mrs. Delia Howard, respondent This
a Justification statute exists, and it is suit to determine an adverse claim
doubtful whether the district attorney I to real property. The plaintiff alleges
sitting as a grand Jury will return a ln nd in controversy la unoccu-
true blO. ' ' I pled; that she Is owner In fee thereof.
As Holt was not In eourt at the time nl that defendant claims some estate
DEMOCRAT IS
11 o I IH.I irM iii.i c tn rnarlng of the deolslon the ease I r interest therein adverse to her, but
Ml .ill lllalllla IVIAIlw'l come up again tomorrow morning ' sucn ciaim is witnout right or
, w w wihwii 1 I an aa to make tha mattar laral. ValldltV and nrava that rtaf.nnVnt K.
required to set forth the nature of her
claim. The lower court dtamtssed the
suit on the' ground that the defendant
is in the position of mortgagee in pos
session ana entitiea to retain sucn pos
session until the mortgage debt is paid.
"On the pleadings and evidence olaln-
tlff haa no standing in a eourt of eoultv
ana is not entitled to 'equitable relief,"
says the court in affirming the decree of
the lower court
Commissioner Slater reversed the de
cision of Judge H. K. Hanna, in the case
or W1.I1S Kraemer, appellant, against H
U Wilson, w. G. Palmer and L. B. Pal
mer, respondents.
George I. Smith Is Only Candidate
on Ticket Who Holds Doubly
Distinctive Position! "
George I. Smith, Democratic candi'
date for 'city auditor, Is a well known
business man of Portland. For the
past six years he haa been at the bead
so as to make the matter legal.
SUSPECTS HELD
AT THE DALLES
Foreigners who attsmlpt to become
cltlsens of the United States dally feel
the restriction placed upon naturallsa
tion by the act of congress which Dr
came effective last Soptember. Rev"
pasted requests are made to County .
WH 1' CMJ . tup iVlul .. Va UVVWIU'
Of intention certificates or of final ad
mission certificates, only to elicit tho
Information that the- clerk Is not per
mitted to make copies of these papers
for any one except for a special pun
pose. , ', -'..-.-..,' ,: -v' '
Uqder the system that 'existed prior
to lat September the clerk could fnake
unlimited copies of the old records. Tha
ne records may not be copied exoept..'
r.n-special planks, which are valid only
mw wna aavaanaaraii ibmi nrnoa na firnsiF
department of the government will red1'
ooiilse the conies of ths certlflcatee, Is- ; 4
i.uvv uuuvr 111 w m, - -.f w: .
Should a foreigner lose his certify
cart of declaration or of final admls. -alon,'
his only remedy is to make af-
fldavtt of the loss-and a written re .
iuest for a copy. These papers ars for '
wsrded to the bureau of naturalisation
at Washington, and the bureau axerclaea
Its discretion as to whether copies may
be Issusd. Sueli copies, if issued,
nrenared in Washington, and not by
various clerks , who Issue the original
certificates.
In order that foreigners need not file
their original certificates with the land
office in filing on public land, the bu
reau haa authorised the clerks Issuing
original certificates to make copies on
speotal blanks which may be filed with
the land office In lieu of the original
certificates. These copies are reoog
nlsed only by the land office and are not
valid before courta for purposes of
registration or for any othsr purpose.
County Clerk Fields 'has received a
supply of these blanka and la prepared
to make coplea ot the new certificates
for use before the land office. Copies
of declaration certlflcatee cost fl each,
while copies of final admission certifi
cates cost It each.
. The rush of foreign immigrants to
become cltlsens is Indicated by the fact
that in the circuit court for this count
alone 73 aliens have, declared their laV
tentlon of becoming cltlsens this month
DINNER IN HONOR
OF JOHN BARRETT
final
Commercial Club Will Hake
Grandest Display of the
Season.
the
ARREST GERMANS WHO
ARE WANTED BY KAISER
, ; Earthquake in Sweden.
Stockholm, May 28.- A strong earth
tremor waa felt on the northeast cost
Monday, No one was Injured.
', , Chartier, System Lecture.
. A great many people who had possi
Wy never before realised the -extensive
growth of an appreciation of shorthand
; in other, than purely business circles
were Interested last night to hear Pro-
' feasor Ct L. , Spencer of New Orleans.
v under the' auspices of the
Walkef business, college, on this sub
ject' While the lecturer clearly dem
, onstrated the simplicity and at the same
time, the wonderful comprehensiveness
of tbe Chsrtler system, which, by rea
, son f! these two qualities seems des
tined to supplant all the older systems
' In the leading schools, he presented an
interesting picture of the many voca
tions and avocations in which Hhort-
hand Is today a vital factor of succees,
""Wiggestlng ' the ', catastrophe In the
1 "world's " transactions should every
. stenographer hi the country lay down
- pad and pencil, i A class of young peo
pie who had studied the Chattier sys-
tm but one wee was caiiea to the
platform ? and ' given dictation, demon
strating with surprising clearness the
rapidity with which: this system is ac-
oulred. ' w " ; ';:'"!
Preceding ; the lectur a number of
lantern slidee were thrown on the eur
'. taln,Hshowing beautiful pictures jot Ore-
gon scenery; also many terse, eplgram
. i rostiC-Sentencei regarding Hhe buulneaa
col legs, growth and development, all of
IER OF Y
GIRLS SCORED BY JUDGE
J. R. Earle Sentenced to Year's
Imprisonment and Fine of
Five Hundred Dollars.
J. R. Earle was severely censured by
judge Ff xer in the circuit court this
morning for basing a plea for leniency
Jpn the fact that his wife la an Invalid.
"-'" I l l.J K. k..k. 1-1- .
receive ' sentenee for giving ieiuor to
two gins unaer zi years or age, judge
Frazer told Earls that if he had shown
proper respect -for his wife hi never
would have been in trouble. Earle was
convicted on two charges, and on each
was sentenced to serve six months In
the county Jail and pay a fine of, 4260,
making a total sentence of $B00 fine
and one year imprisonment.
Louie Klug, who was convicted with
Earle. was fined $100 on the first charge
and sentence on the second charge was
suspended. The. two men were found
guilty of taking Brands vt. Graven and
Jessie Elvers Into, a saloon and buying
beer for them.
which: were enthusiastically received.
Religious lectures ' In : Swedish and
Norwegian on the burning questions, of
the hour will be held' at Logns hall,
third floor. tlH Grand avenue, corner
of East Waahington street' Tuesday
and Friday evenings. May fx and tl.
at o'clock, and Sunday, June I, tt 1
o'clock p, n. . ' , . . ,
TOWNSEND COMING TO
PROSECUTE ESPEE CASE
e (Journal Sprclal SerTteer) e
0 -Waahington, D. ., May Jg. e
4 . Attorney .Qeneral Bonaparte' thla - e
w . i lernoon aeieexea i. U. Town-
send of Fargo, North Dakota, to
asslat the Oregon district attor-
e ney in his investigation of the
0 Southern Pacific land caae. ., ;
(Jnernal Special Service.)
Cleveland. O., May J8. f rani Just,
aged 45, and Maria D. Just, aged 47,
were arrested here today. The police
aay they are wanted on a charge of
murdering Just's wife in Dulsburg, Ger
many, two years ago,
PENJAMIN EBEN IS
. DEAD AT THE DALLES
(Special Dlapatch to The Journal.) ,
The Dalles. Or.. May 28. Benjamin
Eben, aged 80 years, died lest night
at his home in this city of paralysis.
He had been .a resident of The Dalles
for over 20. yeara and was for many
years an employe of the O'. ' R. A N.
company. He leaves a wife, three
daughters and three sons. Two of the
daughters and two of the sons are
married. He was born la Germany.
PENDLETON ACADEMY'S
'COMMENCEMENT-TONIGHT
(Special Dlapatek te The Joernal.)
. Pendleton, Or., May 28. The com
mencement exercises of Pendleton acad
emy will be held at the First Presby
terian church in this city this evening.
Five will graduate. ' The address will
be delivered by Congressman' W. R.
Ellis. Douglass Johnson Is valedicto
rian.
,1
Two Men on Freight Train Are
Arrested- One May Be
. Nevius' Murderer.
George I. Smith.
of the printing department of the Hon
eyman Hardware company. Prior to
that time he was the-owner of a print
ing plant of his own for several years.
Mr. Smith came to Portland in 1894
from Olympla, Washington, where he
had resided for a short time.- He Is
about 40 years of age and was born In
New York, Tiear Buffalo. ,Mr Smith1
Is the only man holding a" place as a
candidate on either of the old line par
ties who is a union man. He belongs
to the Typographical union and Is an
enthusiastic member.
(Special Dispatch te The Joarnal.)
The Dalles, dr.. May 18. Officers
I Crate and Glbons arrested two men this
morning on the 4 o'clock freight train.
suspected of being the men who killed
Conductor Nevlns in Portland last
night The prisoners, are confined in
the city Jail. Officer C. E. Baty of
Portland arrived this afternoon and In
terviewed the prisoners and will con
tinue the Investigation further. One
of the prisoners gives his name as
! Charlie ficudder. He claims he came
from San Francisco and stopped at
Troutdale. He is a young man appar
ently 26 years old and waa very nerv
ous when questioned, giving equivocal
answers.
Tbe other man looks like a tramp,
wore rough clothes and claims to have
been In Troutdale for three weeks. 'He
gave the name of Herman Lankln. Offi
cer Baty will stay here during the day
and further question the suspects.
Eighteen dollars and seventy-five
cents was found in ths possession Of
Bcudder. The money was tied in a blue
octton handkerchief. No marks were
found on the head of either to Indicate
bruises.
PEOPLE WATCH ARRIVAL
OF DIG CIRCUS TRAIN
SasasaBBBSBWajaaasaBaaBBa
Norrjs & Rowe Show Uses the
Elephants to Move Heavy
Wagons.
Bend -men have bought: 17 ' head "of
blooded cattle, paying from 1100 to 1400
SHOOTS HOUSEKEEPER
AND MAIMS HIMSELF
ISptcIal Dlapatch to The Joarnal.)
Spokane, Wash., May 28. Because he
thought Mrs. Anna Van Horn, his
housekeeper, took 15 from his pocket,
George Schneider, a brewmaster, shot
her in the neck yesterday afternoon and
at the same- time shot off a finger f pni
his Own hand. Mrs. Van Horn's wound
Is not bad and she will recover, unless
blood poison sets In, and the doctor says
there is great danger of such being the
esse. She is now in tne Hospital. She
laays , Schneider was drunk.
Boy Drowned While Fishing.
Olympla, Wash . May 28. August
Weiss, 16-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Adolph Weiss, who live at Mud Bay,
near Olympla, t . was. . drowned Sunday
evening while fishing from a canoe in
Arnold's lske, a short distance - from
their home. Three brothers were fish
ing" In the little lake, the youngest one
eight years old. Ilia body waa recov
ered. . v k :,-,; ..7;.,: - ,
FEDERAL" GRAND JURY
MEETS AGAIN MONDAY
Members 'of the federal gdand Jury
adjourned yesterday afternoon to meet
Monday morning, when it is believed
they will report indictments against
members of the furniture trust and
other persons who have violated the
federal statutes. -
Assistant United States Attorney
James Cole will devote the rest of the
week in preparing and drawing uo in
dictmenta against the violators. 80
great will be the task of-handling the
work occasioned ny the grand Jury that
Mies Amy Flexner has been appointed
a clerk In the attorney's office to assist
in the work. Miss Flexner recently
came torctrtiana rrom iqwb and Is a
sinter of Miss Vivian Flexner,s who has
been a clerk in the office for several
years.
QUARANTINE SUIT PAPERS
SERVED AT PENDLETON
(Special Dlapatch to Tbe Joarnal.)
Pendleton, Or., May 28. Deputy
United States Marshal Griffith is here
from Portland for the purpose of serv
ing papers in the suit for .injunction
brought by the Washington sheepmen
in their light on the quarantine regu
lations adopted by the Oregon sheep
commission. There' Ire two suits, one
by H. C. Adams and the other by Leon
Jaussaud. In both cases W. H. Lrtle.
Hundreds of people took a trip to the
depot this morning to see the animals
and all the sights due to arrive with
every well-regulated circus. Jt was a
free show In every way, only different
from the big free parade which passed
through the streets this morning.
When the long train which houses the
new and greater Norrls 4 Rowe circus,
museum, menagerie and hippodrome
rolled on to the aide track, it was a
wonderful sight, to see the method and
system with which the great clreue un
packed Itself. The wagons rolled out in
the dim light of the morning; the ani
mals woke up end the men "got busy."
Even the elephsnts "lent a hand," or
rather "a head," for' they pushed from
) behind. In fact, it was a puzsle to see
a great wagon weighing tons approach
ing apparently drawn by a single msn
with ths greatest eass.
The. solution was apparent where the
wagon arrived and it was seen that an
elephant was pushing it along, the man
in front simply steering.
At the exhibition grounds the big
tents srose as If by magic. Cook house-
first, then horse tents, mensgerie tent,
side show tank big top and .dressing
tents and aoon a canvas town contain
ing 800v innabltanta 'had "settled to the
serious business of the day. It was
not long before the street parade was
ready and then with a preliminary tun
John Barrett, director of the Bur eat
of American Republics, will arrive- in
Portland at 7:10 tonight and deliver an
address st the Commercial club dinner
tomorrow evening on Oregon'a Influ
ence in National Affairs.
.All arrangements have been made
for the dinner, which will be the hand
somest function of its kind t.iat ' has
been given during- the year under the
ausplcea of the Commercial club.. Mora
than 40 members of. Ivanhoe lodge,
Knights of .'ythias, will be present, In
behalf of whom O. C. Moaer will re
spond to a toast A number of prom
inent members of the club will make
short addresses.' At 7:45 those who are
to be present at the dinner will assem
ble In the parlors of the club, where a
short reception will be tendered Mr.
Barrett
State aheen inanector: John . ttrvant.
ounty inspector, and Boylen, Smythe in UD of instruments, a crash of musle
ma steusioff, sheep commissioners, are r""""" " tne cavaican.
ART ASSOCIATION
TO GIVE RECEPTION
Encouraged by tbe Interest that haa
been shown in ' the School of Metal
Work, the Art aaaoclstlon has deter
mined to give a public reception tomor
row from X to I in the old administra
tion restaurant building at the fair
grounds, where the classes will meet
All those in any way Interested In arta
and crafts work are , cordially Invited.
Miss Watklns who has come from
Cleveland to take charge of the School
of Metal Work,,, will give demonstra
tions in the hand-craft, which should
prove very Interesting.
POLICE QUELL RIOT OF
CHICAGO NEWSDEALERS
tjuarna Special Service.)
Chicago, May J8. Efforts- to form a
national organisation : of newsdealers
end circulators at the Great Northern
hotel resulted in a riot call and 25 no.
llcemen were necessary to quell the dlp?
turbance. Max Annenberg, represem- I
Ing the Hearst publications, and Attor
ney Gorhan, representing the Tribune,
came to blows. Quiet was restored and
the meeting continued with the Hearst
delegates participating.'
JUDGE WILL HEAR SUIT
TWENTY-TWO YEARS OLD
Judge Charles E. WoIveftorTTias set
June if aa the day on which he will
hear arguments to the motion 'In the
caae of John F. Miller and William P.
Miller against Vallleo Wattler, a suit to
quiet title to swamp lands alond Pud
ding river, near Salem. The case haa
been -on record IK the federal eourt for
22 years and the parties to the suit
nave oisa. iieira nave taaen the mat
defendants. The complaint alleges that
the defendants are seeking unjustly to
exclude Washington sheep from rang.
ing on the Wenaha reserve, .ln Oregon
Both suits were filed In the , federal
court at Portland yesterday,
BIC HEAD KILLS SHEEP
Disease) Raging In Idaho Generally
Fatal to Stock.
(Special Dlapatch to Tbe Joarnal.)
Bolrn, Ida., May 28 A dtaeaae called "hi
head." at-hleh' la perplexing aheepmen and State
Veterinarian vt. u. E. Koine or Bolae. la ca tw
in , the death of man? aheen In the elclnitv
of Rods Sprint and Idabe falla. In eoiith-
eaatern Idaho. In one ramp erer 100 aheep
Dave aiea rrom me aieeaae, ana in ott)r
cemna about 28 ner cent of them baee It.
It is not new, bat haa never been the men
ace that It. ta now.
The dleeaee recciTea its name rro. the- ef
fect tt haa on ahcep. Tbe ben da awell to
ennrmons aue. in anme caeea tne eyee drop
ant, and-4a--atm-otber ee-ea the-abeey-ate
made blind. - WhHe the aheepmen have bad
to com bet the (Unease ' for some time. It ta
atlll a mystery.' It la twine. Ineeetlaated by
repreaenUtUea of tha Bnreaa of Animal and
Plant Industry. Some tblnk the dlaeaae cornea
front certain vreeda. and enme that it cornea
from the soil. It is tbonsht It is contracted
going through mountain paaeea from one ran re
to another. formerly the dlaeaae attacked
This afternoon the big tents hoTd an
Immense crowd of spectators. No
game of chance of any kind or nature
are allowed. Every mid-air, gymnastic,
acrobatic act--feat of tumbling, wire
walking, novelty acts, : dancing, trained
animal feature and hippodrome races
advertised ' in advance have been pre
sented. The bare-back somersaulting,
high school, menage and feats of eques
trianism shown by the lady and gentle
men riders sre superb.
At tonight's performance the tents
will be brilliantly illuminated by a new
system of circus lights. ' They are. ab
solutely fireproof and the new light Is
hailed as a most wonderful discovery
by the circus men. "1 There will be a con.
cert given by the combined bands, ani
mals will be fed In the menagerie, stee-ple-chsse
races, exhibitions of rough
and trick riding, long leaping tourna
ments over the backs o felephants, cam
els and dromedaries will be shown and
the hippodrome races will be. exciting
feneugh for anyone. ."V " -
re-particularly ewca with Jamba, nut thla
ar 11 more prevalent amon are tn,
heep afflicted are uaually driven to the henka
ter up in the hope of settling the ion:- ?5 'SSSmVS? SSLK l"..!! M
standi contention. , . , w ' J Jk& Sr f
WOMAN MISTAKES CAN
. OF GASOLINE FOR OIL
1 ' I,-.... .
(Journal Speelal Service. ) ' '
Plagah, Iowa, - May 28. Mistaking
gasoline for a kerosene can, Mrs. Lee
Chapman set fire to her house, burning
herself and three children to death, this
morning.
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