THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, f APRIL 10. - 1903.
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ELLIS HAS
HFT LEADERS
KAISER MISSES
IIII
TOl'EjlFEASIS
0
"IS " ' 111 lilG il'
. , ' : V -
Claim This Week Will See
Large Additions of In
structed Delegates.
(Wishlngtoa Bareae ef Tbe JoaraaLi
Washington, April 18. Flfty-alx del
agates to the Republican National con
ventlon have been elected this week.'
. 'tu, I- nncmnn T V I oriy tx them are pledged to Secretary
JUUUIT VAMifciuooiiiuu u. Taft either through Instruction or by
'.Williamson Causes Arrest Wrou ttfskfti8F&
. of C. Sam Smith and Son
for Burning Sheep Camps
in Crook County.
Arrests Cause Sensation at
- PrineYille Smith Per-
sonal Friend of Ex-Repre-
' . sentatkei-Country Again ffl nV.U .na to
on Verge of Range War.
latter method.
The situation In Tennessee has been
cleared by me declaration of W. L. Ol
iver, whose servloes as an antl-Taft
leader had been In demand, to the ef
fect mat ha supports the candidacy of
me secretary loyally and tnat no mat
ter how the contests In Tennessee may
be dclded .the delegates will be seated
ror me war secretary. Tins win iaxe
eight delegate out of the Tennessee
contest and place them In the Taft col'
umn.
Contests In the Fourth and Fifth Okla
homa districts may be treated In the
same way, adding IS delegates to Secre
tary Tafl s uncontested strength. The
total number of delegates thus far
eleoted Is 848. Secretary Taft a sup-
which ill are
a. and to wnlch
should be added four from Oklahoma
and eight from Tennessee total of
Delegations friendly to Secretary Taft
but otherwise unlnstructed and un
pledged have been elected In Hawaii
and In the Second and Third Maaaacbu
(Special Dtipatca te The Joaratu Governor Hushes has added the Thir-
TVInavllla. Of.. Anrll 18 C. Sam 1 1 let h and Thirty-fourth New York to
Smith, former sheriff of Crook county hi. .J5Jgff
for two terms, and fetanley, his 14-year- -tructed delexates have been chosen In
old son, were arrested today, on a war- the Seventh Louisiana (Irregular) and
rent .worn cut by ex-Congressman J. ) tt. th, .Sixth Bout ' g-r
Williamson on a cnarge or arson. ne fouf diegates-at-large. Instructed for
Smiths are alleged to bare been Impll- the war secretary. Other additions to
- tirm. tn winintronn'il Taft's strenrth this week come from
u' Mhrln the fifth, sixth, eighth, 10th and 14th
.aheep camps and deatroylng shearing J MMMChuBtta. the second and 11th.
plants, barns and a large amount of Michigan, the ISth, Missouri, and the
v.- . f I first and sixth, Maryland districts. '
h in niinvtlaii with I Conventions scheduled for next weel
evidence which has been unearthed by are In the eighth Alabama.' the third
deteotlves who have been working on I Florida, the second and third Georgia,
the case since last week when xrxin i me iirst inn secona uouisana, me ma
tlliott was arrested on a charge of de- and 13th Massachusetts. In Nevada,
, ,ir.r h. Murnunmu'i ut-operty. I with Its six delee-atea-at-larae. In New
'i-ha arrest of ex-btieriff Smith and his Hampshire and In the first and seo-
mnn caused widespread astonishment Intend districts of Kentucky., the llth
this county and has given foundation Ohio and the second West Virgins.
for the beller tnat me range - win,
which a few years ago resulted In the
bitterest enmities before they were
finally brought to a close after the
' destruction of nearly 10,000 head of
, sheep In central Oregon, have again
broken out, .
employs' Detectives.
"Williamson's shearing plant, barns
and camps at various places on the
l.mii h. ncni and leases in connection
with hta aheep business were destroyed
several weeks ago. leieciives were ai
once employed and the evidence which
. they found led to Elliott's arrest Frt-
district' Attorney Menefee. who
reached Prlneville this week to take
charge of the cases coming up for trial
at the May term of the circuit court,
was placed In possession of the evi
dence against Elliott, and the Implicat
ing of others believed to have been
OiTRT III
CAREM HERO
President Promises Life-
Saver He Can Have Any
thing He Wants. , 1
' ' '
! Manuel . v May. "Meet Fate of
lather hm m Driven
Out ; of Portugal. Xews
VNotqs From Kome and
1 By Paul.VUllera.'.."
Paris, April Parts papers propE-
ecy that before long another "Monarch
In exile" will be added to the Ions; list
of modern rulers. 'whose people have
seen fit to dispense with, their services.
No one. believes that young, Manuel
will remain King of Portugal and. that
If he Is not .assassinated as were his
father! and .brother ue . will soon ' be
driven out of the country. The major
ny or tne roriu guess people , sincerely
pity tbeir boy king, but the trend la
lowara repuoucanism, not only -among
the working classes but-also among the
more weauny ana educated. . , ,,
Hardly a day passes that the Lisbon
f apers do not publish long lists of em
nent lawyers, doctors and financiers
woo have openly come out in favor of
a repuoiic ana advocated a quiet revo
lutionthat la to . say, they want the
king to abdicate and leave the country
In return for a pension for life. -
xne only ones who earnestly support
tne monsreny are tne priests, who blind
ly obey the orders of the .Vatican, but
tneir. power, is- rapiaiy vanianuig.
The pope's letter to Uueen Amelia.
which In some mysterious way, became
known, and In which he advises against
all leniency toward political offenders,
has done the cause of royallsm more
harm man anytning, zor the .Portuguese,
although good- Catholics, are a. proud
people, who will not. allow themselves
to be dictated to m national affairs, not
even by, the pope. " ' -
King wanuci. nimseir is cy no means
stuck on his position at head of a peo
ple who does not -want him and would
Srobably be willing to resign If be could
o so' with honor.
Kind-ncarted - Monarch Is
Sorry He Hurt Feelings of
, , Amoassaaor iini.
' ' j ; ' ' '- ' ' ' -
The Man Who Will MakeTamhlll Boom.
gutity oi burning tne ex-congressman e l
barns and' dctstroylns; about a mile and
. (United Press Leased Wirt.)
5fhhis "iZf 'enCe WhlCh ncl0,ed Prt Judgment you are entitled to anything
wan the evidence in his hands, Dl- l can ao zor you as me neaa oz tm gov-
trict Attorney Menefeetoday ordered ernment servlca What place do you
the arrest of Smith and his son and the .h,. . ttu, . a
complaints were sworn to by William- know 9t thmt' you eaB flUT 1 "ard It
son. - The Smith . ranch lies 20 miles not as merely a privilege, but as a
east of this place on the Ochoco river, bounden duty, to place a premium Upon
Both, he and his son came to Prlneville nti0. like voura. (Slrnadl Thaodora
in response to a telephone message and RlZJi tBigned) Theodore
gave tnemseives up to tsnerur miKlns
who now bas them In .charge. They
"Knock and the world knocks with
you; boost and you boost alone!
This Is not the motto adopted by JohA
C Veach, athlete, artist and orator,
who bas been elected secretary of the
Tamhlll County Development league
and will go to McMlnnvllle Monday to
open an "anti-knock" campaign.
Veach Is a boii booster and his happy
smtla la .a tonic. The accompanying
picture was taken by an enterprising
photographer who wanted to prove that
Veach leaves his smile at borne ocean
But- he doesn't do It often.
M. Leplne. the chief ' of the Paris po
lice. Is not lo. resign after all. He will
remain , on his -post, until be drops, al
though be knows that the duties of his
office are killing him.
I had a talk with him a few days ago
and when I left I understood that no
man living could properly fulfill the
arduoua duties of his offlca
I rise at five, summer or winter.
he said, "and before breakfaat I care-
. (United trim Usaed WW.) '
London, April ll The kaiser has not
rotten over his huff yet about the
Tower-Hill ambassadorial controversy.
The faot Is. ' his conscience troubles
him. ; He suspects he started the . whole
trouble by too much casual conversa
tion. There wst never a kinder-hearted
monarch than Wllhelm' IX. and it grieves
hint sorely to think he curt. ut. nut.
- flarm.n officialdom la well -enougn
satisfied that Ambassador Tower mis
understood (Something the. kaiser said.
The gosslpi, have it that from what
he learned of Dr. Hlll a . comparative
poverty, his majesty said twor three
ilmH anmethine like the equivalent
fn. Bhur.ica. That's the end of the
swell blowouts Tower's been giving us,-
Just like that. Nooooy a area remina
the ruler of discretion, it wasnt neo
mun. alther. The kaiser remembered
and baa been eating his heart out over
since. 1 (
The anti-trust crusade In Russia Is
not going to be any such maasaore as
the American one was. The. reform
ers are going to make the welkin ring
in the duma ail next wee wivn in-ir
denunciations of lawless combinations,
but the magnates don't seem a bit wor
ried. .
There Is an antl-restralnovitch cf
tradesky law, too. but the consoltdatnrs
knnn, now to rat around It - When they
effect a merger they place a few Nock;
of stocks where it will do the most
wnttA and pail the concern a "state mo
nopoly." Officialdom Ukee very little
Interest In the crusnde and indications
Present - Congressman From
Second District Succeeds
V ' Himself-iShepherd Makes
"Good 1 Kun in .Multnomah
Democratic Nominees. .
x thai rTemier eioiypin wm
gulsh It if It gets troublesome.
extln-
KIDNAPER
IS
CAPTURED
slonallv.
Veach Is a graduate of the inlverstty fully read every morning paper. At t:30
of Oregon. He served four years on I give out the orders of the day to high
the track team with great credit to
himself and hla school. His four years
on the debating team are history at the
state "U." He won victory after vic
tory for his team and last year cap
tured the All-Western, championship
from Utah. Veach is also a clever car
toonist, some of his work having ap
peared In The Journal recently.
Headquarters of the Tamhlll league
are at 'McMlnnvllle and Veach will make
his home there.
DROVJHS FROM
will be tried, next month, together wlta
Elliott and others. , who It is expected,
will be arrested In- connection with the
case during the coming week.
Arrest Caases Sarprlse. '
' Smith was sheriff of Crook county
from 190 until 1806. He owns a ranch
the upper Ochoco, and has been Identl- mlh' Prnit him to do. The case wsa
iiea wiin xne caiue interest in tnta sec- I r1""-' vvm..ii.
Roosevelt.'
This characteristic letter to Frank B.
Raycer. llfesaver at the Bellenort ata-
tlon. Long Island. Is the president's re
ward to a humble hero who proved hlm-
seir wortny or ail praise, ttayner saved
two 'persons in iu. ana in so dome-
ruinea nis neaiin.
Two months ago Rayner wfote to the
secretary of the treasury, asking for
any work that his weakened condition
f I- I tlfn
una w7 VWlf i t-w ...ill Mn. , . t -
with civil service examinations. Ray
ner states that he Is prouder of the let
ter than of the opportunities It presents.
ana contemplates a cui upon tne presl
tlon of the state.
a warm political supporter and per
sonal friend of the former congress
man, hence his arrest on a charge of
setting fire to the : latter's property
lSga q Tl lOft iltsh mrak ' ex m avaman t
With the establishment of range lines den to thank him.
py tne government in this county sev
eral years ago, which closed the fights
on the gracing grounds after the de
struction of thousands of head of sheep.
It was believed the range wars had been
closed for all time to come. Recent
trouble In the districts where these lines
meet, however, leads to the belief that
the range wars of central Oregon will
be renewed. Only a few months ago
buildings and hay belonging to the
Mackintosh Livestock company In the
- southeastern part of the county were
set afire and destroyed. ' Since 'then
other property bas been burned, the
last fire . totally destroying the . Williamson-shearing
plant, besides a num
ber of other, buildings and many tons of
hay, valued at $4,000.
RAFT HEAR OAKS
nil a. ,
Harold Hancock Attempts
to Cross Slough, and
Craft Capsizes.
f.lUST BE VACCINATED;
THAW HAS BRAIHST0RI.1
Millionaire Sorest Prisoner
at Matteawan, but Will Be
Sorer This Week.
KLAMATH LAKE LINE
. ; STAYS IN BUSINESS
Has Big Lot of Logging and Lumber
bug to Do Ordinary Traffic,
; Meanwhile. ! Y
: i
(Special Dbpatcb to Tbe Journal.)
Klamath Falls, Or April 18. H. T.I submit
Abbot, general manager of the Klamath
Lake railway between. Thrall. California,
and, Pokegema, Oregon, states that bis
line will continue to do business for at
least i three; years more.
The Algoroah Lumber company of
Los Angelas has large , holdings around
Pokdfcema, and is now building a mill
' t (United Press Leased Wire.)
Flshklll Landing. N. T., April 18.
Hasry Thaw Is the sorest prisoner In
Matteawan asylum tonight, but he Is
not half as core as he expects to be
next week. ThawJs anger was roused
by the notice he received that he must
submit to vaccination In a few dava.
All patients are to be given their
spring done of cowpox.
When Thaw received the news. It Is
said, he indulged in a brainstorm that
eclipsed tnose that placed him there.
There Is no escape, however. He must
STKIKE-BREAKEKS FOR
CUMBERLAND CABS
(Hotted Pitas Leased Wire.)
Cumberland. Md.. April 18. With
there with a capacity of 100,000 feet Deri
the next few 7MrV f to take their places, the streetcar com
O. W. Felts of Artesla, Calif ornla, pany this afternoon notified lts'strlk-
manager oi:ine Aigoman uumoer com-1 ing employes that unless they return
XRLt: work tomorrow their place, would
t ompanv , wlU' use the road to ship out The men -tnlck b-c.ui. two
' ,r. iii C.hiT .11 C.r i i,. - j in ine Darn. a. s. viizgeraid. laoor
gpma line will handle all the freight and leader of Detroit, Michigan. Is here
ra8enger traftio PPeafnted dnrFng the vising the strikers
l,r,?KeI' " i-? 2lYtL ' N? tempt was made today to cp.
Southern Pacific, v : vr-l";''. , The strikers are In a desperate mood
When the abandonment Of the line and locked the car barn and placed
will occur, cd far as regular freight and a guard outside to prevent ' cars leav-
riasBeuger tnijiic cuncmeu. la noiiing.
known. Mr. Abbot says he will carry4 Strikers tried to tie no the 1 line to
fretRht and passeng-ers in the usual I piedmont. West Virginia. Obstructions
manner as long as captain- J. M. Mc-jwere placed upon the track but were
In tire provides teams to bring them to) removed when the strikers learned that
tht city, ana captain jucintire states tne nrst car carriea mail.
that ho will haul as long as business la
presented.
Ash Swales' Dramatic Talent,
(Serial I)li)itrh to The Joarn.l.l
nrownsvllle. Or., April -18. Ash
fiwiiio, near Brownsville, has presented
a good drama In several of the-nearby
communities.' It is entitled "An Heroic
lutiimn of 76." The play waa pre-j
enfva in r-neaas, Aprn-t. io-an appre
ciative iiudience, aixi will probably show
in Ibaiu'ii some time during the next
TK...k and at Brownsville and Cobura
jMif, t,nrfir.inoniy gooa taieni is
1 .. :!! In mo play. . - f ,.j
ex-
MtilaUa TlcBoom Dreats, . .
ik-i.I l'li'li-h to Tb JimrnL) '
t!. w. Or April IS The boom of
. tii f;w! d by the Noon Timber
- a:i i ti.e Atlas Lumber com
. !r. V; l .:t ti!lt. due to the -Mo
, r: r ! -ie rapniiy. Several thou
i t i v o t, ' '
1 SALEK'S FLOAT WILL ,
EXPLOIT THE CHEERY
, S I II '"' ':'J,.'.l
(Special DlftD tea to The JoarsaL)
. Salem, Or., April 18. At a meeting of
the special committee appointed by the
Kaiern noara oi iraao mis morning it
was decided to enter a float in the rose
festival at Portland in June. The de
sign will be determined later. Tbe plan
ia, however, to mako the cherry the
predominatingr feature or The float, as
Eaiera ia known as -I'ne unerry uity."
Th committer that has charre of all
the arrangements for tbe festival in
cludes the following:: F. O. PeckebacH.
H. H. Olinger, V, A. .Dinamoor, Frank
Meredith and Charles Dick. The final
arrangements determined on by the
committee will be submitted for appro
val to-the executive isomtnittea of the.
besrd of trade Monday. . ., . : , i
Harold Hancock, the 18-year-old son
of H. J. Hancock, a gpvernment meat
inspector who. resides- at 1701- East
Twelfth street,1 Bellwood, was drowned
In the slough i near the Oaks shortly
after 4 o'clock yesterday afternooa The
body has not oeen recovered.
Harold and several . other boys had
spent a greater portion of the afternoon
nailing along me snores oi ins eiouga
Orowlna tired of this snort the boy lm-
Drovlsed a raft, and boarding It, at
tempted to cross the strip of water,
which at that point is about 20 yards
across and some eight or 10 feet deep.
A short distance from the bank his
frail craft capaised, throwing him into
the waten ' - .
Th miahaD waa witnessed by Harold
Grant, a boy who lives with his par
ents at 61 East Thirteenth street
north. As there are no boats on the
alouarh ha had no means of rendering
assistance to his playmate, and was
foiwui to witness the unavailing strug
gles of the lad to reach the bank. Sev
eral Otncr DOys were in me nuiucumio
vip.inltv and were attracted to the spot
by Harold's cries for help In time to.
see young naneoca gu uuwu iur iiiq
last time. 1
fiaveral men were soon on the scene
and the work cf searching for the boy's
body was unaertaaen at once, un ac
count of the absence of boats, this
work Proved fruitless, though it was
coTiUnued until a ociock lasi evening.
rib nrer
srning boats will be taken to
the scene and the search resumed
Mr. and Mrs. Hancock are prostrated
by the shock of the fatality and are
being looked after by kindly neighbors.
Harry was their only child and was
a general favorite with young and old.
The spot where the drowning oc
curred Is about midway between The
Oaks and the .plant of the Cremation
association.
HOW D YOU LIKE
TO BE II STATUE?
And Wouldn't s You Look
Natural If You Were a
Cold, Silica Corpse ?
mru nrn
fiipirnn
mm
Hiucun
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CAPTURE A TRlir. g
Getting Out of Nevada They
Take a Ride With
Mr. Harriman.
police officials. From 7:16 to 8:80 I
make a tour of the outside boulevarda
on my bicycle to see that my men are
doing their duty. From 8:30 to 10 I
read official letters and ' documents,
making marginal notes on each.
"At 10 the audiences begin and for two
hours I listen to the complaints of peo-4
pie, moat oi toem or a trivial and irri
tating nature. After that I rush In my
at to from one hospital to the other to
have a talk with thoae of my men
wounded by' apaches during the previous
night and there are always quite a
number' of these.
"About 2 o'clock I get a chance to
swallow a bite of lunch, then I have to
put on uniform to enoort some royal or
nrlncelv vialtor and took after hi safe
ty. My afternoons are spent rushing f,'f, jmbrlsonment
fmn n mKm i.iin, . l"1" imprisonment.
hen I am not recelvinar tne confidential
reports of secret service men or at
tenuing to important correspondency
with ponce enters or other cities, very
often I do not get dinner until ten and
then when I am lucky 1 am able to get
to rted an nour or two later.
"From the hour I retire until Urn
give orders not to be disturbed, except
wnen sosoiuteiy necessary.
"With seven working days like this
ao you wonaer mat t sometimes reel
like giving up the posltlonT
(Catted Free Leased Wire.)
Chicago, April 18. The kidnaping
Lillian Wulff, the child for. whose ab
duction William Birmingham and his
wife, Alvlne. were sentenced to long
terms In the penitentiary, were recalled
this evening, when their alleged co-con-
splrator, Everett Merrill, alias Riley,
was arrested at Wheatfleld, Indiana.
Last fall Birmingham and his wife
were convicted of kidnaping after .
chased by officials all over the state.
When captured at Momence, Hltnols,
their child victim was with them. Bir
mingham was sentenced to 80 years In
the penitentiary and bis wife to 2i
Sears. After conviction they told Judge
lersten, who presided at their trial,
that Merrill suggested the kidnaping
scheme to them, urging that they could
make money easily ny stealing several
children and making the little ones beg
for them.
Merrill remained with them during
the pursuit by the officers, they de
clared, leaving the couple only a few
hours before their arrest with tbe child
in their custody.
Merrill will be brought back next
for trial. The maximum penalty for
kidnaping under the Illinois law Is
W. R. Ellis, present congressman from
the Second district, will return to Wash
Ington to succeed himself, having re
ceived, the nomination at the primaries
over George Shepherd and T. T, Qeer
by' a plurality of 1,784. according to the
incomplete ' returns which have been so
far received. The - nomination Is as
sured to Mr. ' Ellis, : however,1 since he
has been Increasing hla lead throughout
all of the counties lo eastern Oregon,
having lost lo Multnomah county alone,
which waa carried by Shepherd. The re
turns yet to come from a few of the out
lying, preolncts In the outside oountles
whl make no difference in the results
and, -may Increase the lead which Mr,
tails has over his two competitors.
The Multnomah, county returns for
representative In congress show:
W. R. 11 la " . 8.078
Theodore T. ' Oeer-. 4,508
George 8.t8he;herd ..... .........(,4tl
rT.. T. deer was .badly beaten in tne
race, runnlna third and belna 8.031
behind Kills in the incomplete total. In
Umatilla county, the borne county ef
both. Elite, and Oeer. the - latter was
completely snowed out of . eight. -
The complete vote . tn Multnomah
county for the three candidates gives
Shepherd ,4J votes, Kills 8.071 and
Gear. 4.608. - The -returns In the state
I at large, eo far as they have been com
pleted, give-Kills 8.6:8, Shepherd 1,646
and Oeer 8.164. This rives the total
of Ellis 10,701, Shepherd 7,8 7 and Oeer
7,vez. ,
The returns ror Multnomah- county
on the Democratic nomination show
that -John A.-Jeffrey has' received 460
votes to 214 for Andrew Jackson Derby
of Hood Jtiver. It is probable that Jef
frey has received the nomination.
County vote. . Second conirraaalonal
district . .
: Ellis.
Paker ...... .
Clatsop . ... . . v.
Columbia
Crook. ........
Gilliam
a rant
aleur
Morrow ......
Sherman
Umatilla . . . . .
Union
Wasco .......
Wheeler .... .
Total . . .
Multnomah .
826
481
100
404
841
808
: i4
. . 388
, 831
1,066
724
763
207
6.623'
6.078
Ellis'
10.701
majority 2.734.
Geer. -Shepherd.
87 226
604 ' 270
, 818 14S
121 48
120 111
86 l
171 82
140 43
124 63
326 . 107
336 lit
461 252
60 24
8.154 1.545
4,608 . (,422
7,661 6967
HAEB0R LUMBERMEN
PUT UP THEIR BOND
(Special Dispatch to Tbe lonraaL)
France has Just sent out Invitations
Dillon, Mont., April 18. A gang of 12 tne ?fr.or" orJn tne large cities of
hnhn mln.r. .n 'm,t. r, 'j,. '" repreaenianves to a
mining camps to Butte yesterday seized which is to open on October 11 and last
an Oregon Short Line freight train at iot a week. The congress will - be
x. ri, ,. m ... opened by President Fallleres and
defied the train crew to eject them. It
waa a case or tne irelght either sua
pending operations or carrvlno- tha H
tltute miners north, and tha train nrn.
ceeded on to Dillon, about 60 miles dis
tant, wnere tne ponce, under Instruc
mobile club de France, will preside.
The aim of the congress Is to pave the
way for-uniform traffic regulations to
be adopteo by all tbe large cities ef the
woria.
-Paris, April IS. Madame Michael Is,
tions from the rallwav official.
. j Aiier nearing tne eral important Duildlngs In Marseilles,
miners were ordered to clear but of D1K Great Britain, too, has a famous woman
ion. architect. Mln Rllznhsth McPlnltan
Madame Curie, who helped her hus
band discover radium, has Just been
elected a corresponding .member of tha
VI? "DTTDTTTV T)TT)TT I Petersburg Academy of Science. She
ITj 1 UlVll I i XjKIJj la professor of physiology at the Sar-
ponne. , .
' Budapesth has a woman anothecarv.
Madame Bertha Halnlsch, after passing
the examinations, was granted a drug
gists license, the first ever issued to a
woman In Europe.
. More" than ' six hundred women are
studying medicine at the French univer
sities, and Paris has a hundred female
medical practitioners, most of whom
hold official positions of more or less
importance. ;
Female physicians are preferred as
practitioners in high schools, normal
schools and bubllc schools, likewise in
the postof flees, telegraph offices and in
the nursery-schools,
Mllo. Cause el. M. D.." has lust been
.appointed director of a cllnio of Mont-,
YE EDITOR FACETH
What Tyme He Taketh Y Candi-
I date's Pel Wythln Hi Mitt He
Doth Riske Penaltie.
. (Special Diipitcb to The Joarasl.)
Seattle, " April 18. To turn human
bodies Into .stone Instead of burying
them Is the .proposition advanced by
H. W. Beatley, secretary and manager
of the Pacific Coast Silica. & Clay com
pany, which own vast silica 'deposit
Just across the Columbia river from
Lyle. Washington.
He says that silica acts as a preserva
tive itn tinth .wnnd an A ,nlm,l
and he displays specimens of petrified
wooa. . ne ays me company tiaa da.
termined positively that the action .nf
villca on the human body will turn it
into stone ana preserve every feature
so perfectly that no sculptor couM
duplicate It- and transforms it into tha
semblance cf pure White- marble. ----
He believes - the process win mm.
time be recoanlsed as the one anient!!
way of Jdlspoaina 'of the rematna nt
those whT have passed beyond. ...
.,. " ' i . i,
-Tomorrow ' (Monday) will , Tmaittvaiv
be the last day for discount on East
C tAm. - Kilt. T5. 1 1
(Special Dlipatch to The Journal.)
uiympia, Wash' April 18. The much
involved question as to how far candi
dates may go In paying for newspaper
recognition under the new primary law
la covered by the attorney miurnt in
i-uiuiun given toaay.
Accoramg to tne attorney general a
candidate Is subject to disqualification
If he pays lor a three-line T annm.no..
ment of candidacy headed "paid ad.
vertlsement," unless the same appears
v.ji iuo i-auuiuaiB b signature.
The candidate mav nav fnr th.'nnkii.
cation of a biography or ' photograph
wnen accompanied by his signature In
buvu m manner us to snow tnat the mat
ter Is published at his request.: He
is not permitted to pay for any article,
news or editorial, . advising electors to
vote for him.
.The primary law furthermore makes
iuib a, ua.ru times -campaign for the
tuuuu uowi)t)ori py malting -rt a
in or a. newspaper puotlsner or rep
resentatlve to accept remuneration from
a person who may not be a can.'ite or
expect to be repaid, or whn with.
put-th knowledge of the candidate, for
out, ai mi nuvovaimg tne election or I
defeat, of a candidate for nomination,
uhiobo iue Brutis.ua UBtiuea paid ad-1
vertlsement." But the newspaper man
must not bublieh even a "naiA iM...
tisement'V, If the remuneration comes
from the candidate or any candidate for
the same-office. :
Formal .'announcements Cf candldnrv
wiiauut cuuiineiiu or a Dnotoarann with.
out comment, are -ot barred, whether
the earns be paid. lor by the candidal
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pelier university, an honor never be
fore conferred upon a woman.
Rome, April 18. The new papal de
crees on marriages, wnicn places se
vere restrictions on the marriage of
Catholics with non-Catholics, also af
fects betrothals among members of the
raith as wen as tne whole marriage
system.
Catholics must in future look upon
betrothal as equivalent in solemnity to
actual flTarrtage. Verbal engagement
and secret engagements are therefore
placed under the ban. In every, case
tnere must oe a oetrotnai contract
signed by the parties and witnessed in
proper rorm. mo other form . of en.
gagement Is to be recognised by good
uatnoncs.
Rome. April 18. Italv has a first
class "graft" scandal in the shape of
tne new-vwaiace or Justice" in Roma.
which Is still unfinished after nineteen
years . of building, - and will cost five
times the original estimate before it
Is completed. The orlainal nlan waa to
complete the building in six years at a
cost of 81,600,000, but .lt will now cost
187,000.000. .
The buildlna. which stands on tha
banks of the Tiber, is a huge structure
decorated lavismy in execrable taste,
and utterly unsulted' for the purpose
for which it was Intended. It has been
proposed to use it as a house of . parlia
ment, but tbe plan waa abandoned be
cause me punuina- was round to con
tain no apartment of suitable alio.
' Rome, April 18. Elinor Duse, V the
sreat Italian actress, has accented a
Jilay by a writer who 'Is In Jail awalt
ng trial for murder. - The captive play
wright Is Oulde Casalt, who three years
ago was arrested, charged with the mur
der of a lawyer at Perugia, and who has
been awaiting ever since the conven
ience of Italy's somewhat tardy-Justice.
Casali has filled up his time .with the
literature, and- has produced a modern
tragedy entitled, "Ananke."- The' plot la
founded on his own life etory, particu
larly the events that resulted . In his
arrest. : ... .-, i
Difference Between Old and .New
Rate to Be Deposited, Pending
Adjudication of Raise,
(Speciil Dispatch to Tbe Jonrnal.)
Aberdeen, Wash.. April 18. At a'
meeting In this city of the lumber man
ufacturers qf Chehalls county, with del
egates present from- most of the man
ufacturing points of the county, the
object being to make plans to comply
with the recent rulings of Judge Han
ford in regard to the new rating "in
the railroad bond controversy. It was
decided to adopt the group system In
furnishing bonds, one to consist of the
mills of Elma- and Montesano, another
of tha . mills of Aberdeen. Cosmooolis
and Junction City and the third of Ho-
qulam and all the mills west or it.
The P.- E. 'Jones company, represent
ing the-Fidelity A Deposit company cf
Maryland will do the bonding, the
amount of the bonds for the different
groups being as follows: Aberdeen 320,
000. Hoquiam 330.000, Elma 320,000.
A sinking fund will be created by
each group, in which each member will
Aannalt tha difference between the 40.
cent' and; the 60-cent rate within one
day after' making a shipment, payment
being made to the trustee appointed by
the chairman for each group, the money
to be deposited In escrow by the trus
tees, in a specified bank.
If .'the interstate commerce com ml s
slon decides adversely to the lumber
men, the 10 per cent dirrerence will
already be paid In to make up the
difference: if the mlllmen gain their
? oint, -the money will be returned to
hem. ' The manufacturers of each
group must also give; to the surety
company an Indemnity bond to protect
It ,Mlnt rmaalHla Inaa'
have
It arainst possible loss.
The trustees . or tnese
a-ronna
gone to 'Seattle to-attend to the buaU
ness, as It must be done before Mon
day. ... i -
Notary Appointed.
: 1 (Special DUpateh to Tbe Joornal.t 1
' Salem. April 18 J. D. Hamilton of
Marshfield has been commissioned, a
notary public. . . .
LEBANON'.S TEAM AGAIN VICTORIOUS
SLIM CHANCES FOR .
NEW CURRENCY LAW
bj Prom Left: to Right:' Elsie Lillard, Pearl Aldrich, Anna McCormIckLbanoa'6 !4-Time Winners In Debate. '
(United rrma Uaaed . Wlre.1
Washlnxton. April 18 Chances of
currency legislation at this- session ' of
congress reached tne irreducible mini
mum ' today, nouse leaders - say.. - An
emergency currency. ; bill cannot be
passed. Any attempt will svrely result
In a currency commission to report next
session. ,:.-s-:i-.... -
Those who ; favor the - vreeland xub.
1 ... . - . A 1 U.Ah kill ...
lahxi tna hv. vinit' faitura . v I cistrict oeDato oetween jueoanon and
explain his " bill before the currency I Grants Pass was held la the ooerahousa
the committee intended to grill 'him. appreciative audience, and was won by
If the bill cornea to a vote, tha com. I Lebancn.' The question was; "Reanlvfrt
mlttee will probably table it. - I ihat members of tM legislature, of the
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(Specit Dbpatcb to Tbe Jooraal. ''".'
Lebanon, Or., April IS The Inter
state of Oregon should be chosen on
the system of proportional representa
tion." Grants Pass had the affirmative
and was represented by Miss Olwln
Hughes, Errol Oiikey and Herbert Gil
key. Lebanon was' represented by
Misses Anna McCormlck. Elsie LIIlRt'd
and Pearl ' Aldrlcli. In rebuttal. Miss
Hughes aad Miss' McCormick appeared.
The Judges were A. C 8chmlSt of A1-'
bany, J. H. Scott of Salem and H. H. i
Hewett oft Albany. Lebanon's victory 7.'
is Its fourth and leaves It only, one
more team to meet to decide the state
chnmpionship. - -4 -
The Lebanon high school gave a ban- -quct
in honor of; the vlctorv and their
guests after the debate In the J. O. O
F, hall. .. '