The Oregon daily journal., May 11, 1908, Page 8, Image 8

THE OREGON, .DAILY JOURNAL', PORTLAND, MONDAY . EVENING, MAY, 11,
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If Successful ' All Power
Would Be Taken Away
From State Railroad Com
missionsInjunction , Is
Asked For. - :f
v A suit which, should It be successful.
(will in effect abolish every state rail
road commission in the United State
in so Tar a their bower to make or reg
ulate railroad rates, was tiled la the
federal ourt this afternoon by the at
torneys for the Oregon Railroad & Nav-
" igatirm "companyr "The aultsi in f erm-f
an Injunction suit asking that the fed
eral court stay the enforcement of the
decision recently rendered by the sjtate
railroad commission which reduces the
distributive rates out of Portland, until
such time a the questions brought up
can be determined. ' , . . t.
The contention is oirecioa mu"
members of tse railroad commiwion,
T K. Campbell, C. B. Altchlson and Os
wald Weet and Attorney-General A. M.
Crawford. Among other things It Beta
out that the- rate established by the
mmmlmloo - to rdlfferent points la ' too
low. that it la' In fact discriminatory.
thAt the reductions made are excessive.
The chief point, however,' and one
which has. never yet been brought to
the attention of a court In the United
States, la tne contention uui ctw
miasion has - no . Jurisdiction over dis
tributive ratea within , the borders of
a state, owing to the fact that, these
rates are computed on the basis Of In
terstate rates. In other words, since
the distributive rate out of Portland
to a point tn eastern Oregon I -computed
on the basis of the through rate
from , the point to Portland plus the
local rate back, that the question of
interstate rates enters Into the calcu
lation and takes the matter out of
the- adjusting power of a state ootn
. mission. . . . '
This question . haa! never before been
raised In the United States courts and
Is of ' most far-reaching Importance.
Should the railroad attorneys win their
contention. It would establish the point
that no atate commission would have
the power to make or adjust distribu
tive rates In any state, for In all cases
there rates are computed on the basis
of the through rates between the ter
minal points. In other words It would
'take from state commissions the power
to regulate or enforce dlatributlve rates,
I Vina take awav from all com
missions the power for which they were
created. arguments In
' the case -will be made before Judge
Wolverton In the United States court
soma time during the coming ween.
VESSEL ITEMS l!l
- APPROPRIATION BILL
Fulton Also Gets State's For
est
Eaised. . ,
Wshlsctea Bnress ef Tke JoaraaL)
: . Washington, May 11. Senator FuV
tori today . got through, an amendment
to the agricultural bill Increasing; from
10 per cent to 25 per cent the amount
to go to he states from the proceeds
of national forests, the money to go
. to' counties In which are forests, and to
be applied to the school and road runas,
lis also srOt the committee on ao-
proprlations to accept an amendment to
' ma sunory civu service oiu anoropnai
ins; $260,000 to burtd a revenue cutter
. for the Columbia river and $8,000 for a
steam launch for the Portland-custom
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EATNER TIGHTS FOE
.OFFICES IN EXILE
CCalted Piwes. teased Wlra)
Washington, May 11. Cexrylns; out
the threat made by him a wee it airo,
Senator Rayner of Maryland today in
troduced In the senat a resolution ask
ing the president to appoint a court of
inquiry in toe case or coionei w. f.
etewart, who has been exiled to "Fort
Grant." Arizona.
At the time of the announcement of
fits Intention to introduce the resolution.
Senator Rayner said he would rive the
rresiaent a cnance to appoint me court.
The president paid no attention to the
ultimatum, so the resolution was ao-
eordincrlr Introduced.
Senator Rayner takes the ground that
tne preaiaent iias no ngnt to punish an
army officer, that power restlnsr solely
and excluaivaly with a regularly ap
pointed oourt-maruai.
Live men find it a paying
investment to read our daily
advertisement. , " : '
If you don't want to be
conspicuous in dress, the only
way is to wear tne correct
fashions. They are here.
But if you want to - avoid
the conservative style," here
are special suits ; for young
men; odd effects in collars
3 ff 1 1- ,
ana. cuiis, wpcis, pocKets,
bindingas well as fancy
patterns and smart Colors.
Suits $10 to $30 -
CiiOTMIG":CO
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FILED
DEATH CLAIMS OLDEST
- LANE COUNTY PIONEER
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Daniel Smith and the House
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
Smlthfleld, Or.. May 11. David Smith,
founder of Smlthfleld in ' Lane county,
died of old age last Wednesday In the
house he built on his donation -land
claim In 1863 and which had been his
home continuously since, at the age of
00 years, S months and 31 days.
He was the oldest man in Lane coun
ty. He sat on the first grand jury and
helped locate the boundary lines of
Lane county. -
"Uncle Dan" was Known by all the
early pioneers of 'the valley. He'was
born January li, 1818. In Huron county.
umo, ana movea to Illinois in isse ana
to Missouri in 1(140. He was married to
Elisabeth Foster In July, 1840 and
moved to Iowa In 1845 and to Oregon In
1852, arriving where Smlthfleld now
stands, September 8, 1852, with his two
daughters and one son. having lost his
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TRANSPORT WILL LAND
TROOPS AT PORTLAND
8peclal tnsaatek to Tt Joarntl-J
- Washington, May 11. The war de
partment at the direction of the presi
dent, will order the transport Sherman
to go to Portland instead of San Fran
cisco. Tha transport Is bringing troops
bound for Vancouver barracks from Ma
nilla. When it was learned that the govern
ment was apparently slighting Portland
SOLDIER KILLS
Cavalryman atf Manila Kuns
'Amuck and Murders Ser-.
geant and Two Privates.
(Halted Press ased Wire.)
Manila, P. 1, May 11. Private Mich
ael Beacban Of the First, United States
cavalry, ran amuck Sunday, killing
tnree ana fatally wounding one of his
comrades. The dead: -
Sera-eant William Hoer. - .
Privates O. Wilson. Thomas - Wood.
ward.
Fatally wounded: Private Edward
w ooawaro. . ;:; .-.,--
phut on guv
LOCKS TO CONGRESS
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s.ss a V '.
Hawley Hopes Appropria
tion May Be Included in '
Xew l$ill. -
The chamber of 'commerce has re
ceiver a letter from Bepresentattva .W,
C. Hawley of the congressional commit
tee on agriculture, saying that tha com
mlttee will try Its utmost to get from
congress "a sufficient amount to be used
in connection with the 1304,000 appropfi
Sted by the state of Orearon for the ac
quisition and operation of the locks at
uregon city Dv the general govern
ment." Detailed Information Is asked
from the chamber concerning amount of
lockage fees, amount of commerce aris.
ing- and likely to arise In the future. be
cause or the Jocks,-cost of transports
tlon by land and water, and all ether
items that In any way may-aid the com-
ii. .i ictj in B-eiung me government o rur
nlah the necessary money. to complete
and operate the locks as government
K'vyiir iur mi lime wcoroe.
. A committee is also asked -for from
the chamber of commerce to push the
matter personally. All such work must
be in the bands of the committee. not
later thaft October 1. l0. .The letter
states that a river and harborVblH will
probably be reported to congress at the
next session, and that tt is the aim of
the committee to get the Oregon City
lock matter taken care of in that bllL
JAMAICA X0W GOOD
I MARKET FOR LUMBER
K. Van Dvne. ' AmArlMfi ; enin-anl at
Kingston. Jamaica, hu wrlfm to tha
chamber of commerce asking;: that local
merchants and manufactures send him
catalogues to put on -file In his office
for the Inspection of the Jamaicans. Be
cause of the rebuilding of Kingston' af
ter the earthquake ot a year ago Mr
van L'rne eays toat tnere In now a good
"nrket 111 that Place for lumber, mivipnr
ahinalos. building hardware and ma-at-
THREE COMRADES
A S
fill
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Built in Lane County In 1853.
wife and infant son at Fort Kearney
while crossing the plains to Oregon.
He was married to Hannah Hinton In
18(8 and one xon was bora to them.
His sons, B. F. Smith and H. T. Smith
of Smlthfleld. his daughter, Mra R- V.
Howard of Junction City, il grand
children, 81 great-grandchildren and
3 graat-great-grandehlldren survive htm.
i He was a member of the chureh for
about 60 years - and lived and died a
faithful Christian.
The funeral service was conducted at
Smlthfleld by Elder Linn, 70 years of
aaje, with the following well-known
pioneers who have been his nelKhbora
alncij 1858, as pallbearers: Isaac Da r
nelle, Milton Roblnnon. Hynson Smyth,
J. H. Hill, H. O..P. Lemly and Peter
Harpool. Interment was made at Smlth
fleld cametery. A large number of old
pioneers, relatives and - friends were
present.
by disembarklna- the troons at Ban
Francisco and sending them northward
oy ran ipsteaa or me transport a orinar
ing them direct. Senator Fulton took
up the matter at once, declaring; there
Is sufficient depth of water at the
mouth of the Columbia to allow the
Sherman to ente with perfect 'safety.
The aid of the president was also ob
tained and the order reversing; the for
mer order to land he trtjops .at San
Francisco was issued today.
0. R. & K. Special Trips
Planned to View New
Developments.
iJ A number of O. R. 4 N. excursions
are attracting; much interest in various
sections tapped by these lines. . The
first exoursion from , Pendleton to Her
mlston to view the government's newly
completed .irrigation project was given
yesterday, and a large crowd attended,
including Pendleton" principal business
men.
For the annual . session of the grand
bodies of the 1. O. O. F. of Washington,
to be held at Walla Walla, June 1 to 4,
Inclusive, the O. R. & N. Co. will grant
X l- fare for the found trip.
. The O. B. & N. COi-wlU give a rate of
1 1-1 fare for the round trip to Spokane
for, the Washington state meeting of
the Knights of Columbus, May 36. Cer
tificates will be signed by Secretary "H.
J. C'arrlgen of the association, and may
be Issued three days prior to the opening-day.
t---r ,
- One ana a third fare will aovern for
the round -trip to. Albany, Oregon, for
the sixth-annual meeting. of the Oregon
Rural Letter Carriers association, to be
held May 30. Certificates - will be
signed by Secretary John H. Coins, and
mar-be issued tnree aays lit advance.
. The annual Pioneers' nlcnic to "-be
given -at' Weston, Oregon,. May S8,-- 28
and 80. will have a rate of 1 1-1 fare
for,-the round trlp "certificates, to bear
tne signature or secretary j. ta. u iiarra
of the. Pioneers) asaoelatfon.--
The ODenlnar or trie Twin. falls-Halmon
JUver and A -.Water company's tract
will occur at Twin iraua loano, June l.
The Oi It. 4V N.: Co. - has ranted a rate
nf 1 1-1 fare to M untinirton. nlus 1 1 4
to Twin Falls,. Idaho, and return, under
the "following conditions: Continuous
nassage In both directions, with a final
return limit of 10 days from- .data of
sale. , . - t
AT Ef.l E R V VI LLE
TRACK TODAY
.' : (Vattes Press Leased ,Wtrt.y
San Francisco, May ll.-Six furlongs.
selling. - subscription. 1-year-olds and
up Progress (111. to 2, 2 to 1. even,
won; Marwood 4114), 2 to 1, even, sec
ond; Calla 10T),.,S.to.l,' third. Time,
isll C'. . - " . --
PRISON MUTINEER
SENTENCED TO DIE
(Special Dispstch t The Joomsl.)
Deer Lodge. Mont.'.' May 11.- The con
vict George Rock, who pleaded guilty to
the charge of murdering Deputy Warden
George Rohlnson in the recent break at
he state prison nre.-or which, ne -wss
eader.. was sentenced , today toTiang
June 1. Rock in pleading said he wanted
to hang, as he was weary of orlaon life
and preferred death. Vw -
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EXCURSIONS
; DRAW CROWDS
STRICT REPORTS
ARE DErJAfJDED
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Health Ordinance on Notifi
cation of Communicable
-Diseases to Bo Enforced
At a meeting; of the cityhealth board.
Dr. Esther C. Pohl, city health officer,
was Instructed to arrest and causa to
have arrested all persons who know of
any case of smallpox or oCher communi
cable disease and fail to report It to the
ciir- nuim onicai n instructions or
the health : board were strict,', and Dr.
Pohl was told to sea that the city ordi
nance relating to communicable diseases
was) carried out to tne letter.
The ' prdinance . covering the point
brought out by the health board, la com
prehensive and section 44 provides- that
any Derson found guilty-In the munic
ipal court of violating the provisions of
tbe ordinance shall be lined not Jess
than IS noq more than 1300.-or shall be
Imprisoned not less than five nor more
than 00 days, or shall be both fined and
imprisoned. - ' v -
. Pttty to Xeport.
The ordinance also declares that It
shalL.be- the duty of every , physician,
minister or priest, parent or guardian,
any afflicted person, every householder,
or any person who offers medical ad
vloe. to report immediately to the health
officer, the discovery of. any communi
cable disease. This provision of the or
dinance la considered one of the most
Important In the law and any person
found guilty of violating It is subject to
the - same fin and imprisonment as
stated above.
Because of the failure of persons
properly to follow the city ordinance an
incipient epideBHO -of -chicken-pox - and
smallpox has . broken out in the vicinity
of tha Chapman school. The school was
closed for two days while ' the health
officers were fumigating but was re
opened today. -
Portland has been - practically free
from smallpox and, other contagious dis
eases this year and the health officials
desire to. maintain the good record thus
far kept up. Realising that . the only
way to do this, was to see that the
health laws of the city were - strictly
enforced and the board-so Instructed
Dr. Pohl. -.-r--- -
Because of the discovery of the dis
ease at Chapman school. Dr. Pohl called
on Superintendent Rigler this morning
and ordered -that all children attending
tne l oucn scnooi De vaccinated and re
quested that -all other school children
be treated In the same manner. , Fol
lowing are some of the provisions of
the health ordinance which bear on the
question: . . 'i''"
"Section 1. The communicable dls-
and which shall be immediately reported
to tne neaitn orricer are nereoy declared
to be smallpox, variola, chicken-pox,
bubonic plague, leprosy,' diphtheria.
membranous croup, rholera, scarlet
fever, measles, whooblnx couch, arv-
slpelas, tuberculosis and typhoid fever.
- "Section 11. It shall be unlawful for
any child who la or has been afflicted
with any or tne communicable diseases
herein mentioned, or ex Dosed to or la
suspected of having been exposed to any
such diseases, ' to attend any school un
less he "present the certificate mentioned
In section 11. '
"Section 13. It shall be unlawful for
any school teacher or other school offi
cer to admit to any school as a pupil
or otherwise, any person afflicted with,
exposed to or suspected of having been
exposed to any of the communicable
diseases herein mentioned.
"Section 14. . It shall be unlawful for
any parent, guardian, or other person
having the oare, custody or control of
any child, or other person afflicted with
any or tne communicable diseases here
in mentioned, or exposed to or suspected
of having been exposed to any of the
diseases herein mentioned, to permit
such child or person to attend any school
church, library or place, of amusement.
or to ride in any public conveyance or
appear in tne public streets or the city
until In the opinions of the city physi
cian the danger Is past."
Livestock, Fmit
Growing
and Other Subjects Will
Be Demonstrated.
Ths O. R. eV N. company's farming
demonstration train for eastern Ore-
f;on left Portland last evening, carry
n g a party of railroad' officials and
professors from the Oregon Agricul
tural college, who will lecture to' the
wheat farmers of the tnland empire re
garding the advantages of diversifica
tion of crona on wheat landa lnataad
of following, the present plan of per
mitting these lands to He fallow every
alternate year.
in the 2ftrty accompanying the train
were R. d. Miller, general freight
agent of the O. R. & N. company; J.
M. O'Neill, traveling passenger agent)
A. A. Morse, special agent freight de
partment; R. Burns, agent at Walla
Walla; James Wlthyeombe, director
Corvallls experiment station; C. I.
Lewis, horticulturist; C. B. Bradley,
chemist; H. D. Hcudder, agronomist. .
General Freight Agent Miller In ,hts
announcement said: - ' -
'"The object Is to further the Im
provement of agricultural conditions In
the territory served by ths Oregon
Railroad & Navigation comnanv through
lectures whtch will be given by the
college faculty on subjects of special
Interest to the farmers. Among , the
subjects to-be discussed, according-to
the conditions In each locality, will be
livestock, fruit growing,' chemistry of
tne son, rotation or crops, conservation
of moisture, general cultural methods."
The train today visited Kent, Grass
Valley, Mora, Wasco and Condon. , To
morrow mornlng-tha -traln-will-- leave
Condon at :15 a. m;, and talks will be
given at Clem, lone, Lexington and
Heppnsr. - ... ,
On Wednesday morning, at ' T o'clock
the train will arrive at Irrlgon, where
a stay of nearly two hours will be al
lowed for lectures and inspection of the
irrigation lands. The train, will reach
Hermlston at 9:45 o'clock, and here a
lengthy visit Will be made to view the
government irrigation works and talk
to the farmers. - During ths day the
train will make stoDS at Echo. Pilot
Rock and Pendleton.
leaving Pendleton Thursday morning
at 7:30 o clock the train -will ston.fnr
lectures at Milton,. Weston, Athena -and
Adams, and1 return to Pendleton for-the
night, this closing the demonstration
trip. - '
TRIPPED ON IRON DOOR
IN THE SIDEWALK
Mrs. L. Goldle today filed snlt In
the circuit court for . $S, 000 damagea
against L. E. Hamilton. Hamilton con.
ducts a hotel on North Seventh street,
and according; to Mrs. Goldle the Iron
aoor in toe siaewaig leading to the
basement would not close down proper
ly, one side being several Inches above
tn other. On October 12 Mra Goldle
was passing Hamilton's place , and
tripped on the door sustaining Injuries
for which she now asks tS.000 damagea
(Warranta t or Clerk; and Judgeaj
Judges ahd clerks' who served duHn
the recent primaries -an, by calling at
the county auditor's office, receive their
warrants. ; These warrants are now
ready, and cover both wares and .
penses Incurred during their service to
the county.. . . v ... .... .
GOES EASTWARD
PEM FOR SMITH;
F0M8 IfliU
Same for Larkin Elliott
Smith Appeals to the Su-iJ-
preme Court' 1
(Special Dlipatch te TM Joaraal.)
Prlneville, ' Or., May 11. C Sam
Smith, ' convicted of arson, was sen'
tenced today to serve four years In the
state-penitentiary,
Larkin Elliott, who had confessed his
rullt ' in . tha same crime with which
Imith was. charged, was given a like
sentence br Judge Bradshaw.
Tha verdict was reached DV tne jury
at noon Sunday after' 16 hours' deliberation.-.-.
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At the opening of court this morning
a motion was maue oy amiin s attorney
for a new trial, which was denied.
Smith s counsel then asked that sen
tence be Imoosed at once in order mat
proceedings for an appeal might be
taken ; up. There are two points upon
which the attorneys hope to get the
case reversed,, uncertainty as to whether
there was enoimn evidence, inaepenuent
of Elliott s, whose story nad oeen ae
nou need-byseveral -wUneses.-to- show
the guilt of Smith, and the question
whether the court's ruling was correct
In admlttlnor evidence that belonged to
other counts in tne inaiciment cnurgwg
the burning, of the shearing plant or ex
CnnBrresamnn Williamson.
The state neia tnai tne rour anegea
crimes, covered by as many ' counts.
were Dart and parcel or tne same
scheme, and the court sustained this
view fJ
a bond of js.ooo is rixea oy tne court.
The case will be received by: the state
supreme court In October.
There was no unusual scene in court.
There was no noticeable change on
Smith's countenance when sentence was
passed. He was busy witn nis attor
neys arranging the necessary papers
for the filing of an appeal. .
The remaining indictments against
Smith will be allowed to stand on the
court records.
The indictment against Stanley smith
nn the charge of wire cutting was dis
missed on motion of Prosecuting At
torney Meneiee.
110 TRACE OF
EDITOR
H. H. Palmer's Wife Has
Not Heard From Him
Since He Left Elgin! :
(Special Dispatch tv'TtM Journal.!
Elgin, Or.. May 11. It 11. Palmer,
the missing editor of the Klgin Lead
er, naa not peen neard rrom since ne
was seen at La Grande Wednesday
night. H. A. Snyder, of Aurora, finan
cial backer or the Leader, is here at
tending to the affairs of the paper. Mr.
Snyder says he will hire a competent
manager and that the paper will not
suspend.
Palmer Is said to have been In finan
cial difficulties and It is openly as
serted here that this is the cause of
his dlsappearsnce. His wife la here
but has not heard from him since . he
went to La Grande. Palmer came hero
from Aurora three weeks ago.
TEACH USEFUL TRADES
1H PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Principal of New Depart
ment'for Boj-s' Training
' Reaches the City."
Portland Is to have a school of trades
where boys and girls can be taught
how tn wield the axe and saw; ms a
pattern, solder a pipe-Joint, string elec
tric wires, and many other acts tht
occur In tbe regular work of a plumber,
carpenter,-, electrician or any othar
J
y
L
George Hamilton, i
tradesman. One half of the Atkinson
school building will be devoted to the
trades school which will open next Sep
tember and George W. Hamilton. - the
principal appointed to take .charge - of
me new departure in rortiana s puDllo
schools, has arrived in Portland and Is
Duaiiy engagea in- securing teachers and
equipment ror-ine new school. -
Mr. Hamilton has had many vnart
experience in schools. of trades-arid la
considered an expert in his particular
una ui wuix ne came 10 , nn mnn
from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where
h had charge of the work In the nuh.
jo acuoois uicra . ior many years. Me
also started the work In Porto Rico
for the federal -government soon aft-r
tne island was acquired by Uncle Sam.
The Porto Rico schools were called in
dustrial schools and the school of which
Mr. Hamilton will have charge In Port
land goes Just a step further In de
veloping Doys. ror trades.
Mr. Hamilton is quite enthusiastic
about . nis work end in speaking about
it this morning,' said : , i
"Business men want educated men
to work for - them these days. They
want boys who have had an apprentice
ship in v their - work before they take
them In their employ. The apprenticeship-system
has nearly died out in
this country and the efforts of the
school of trades Is to supply this old
custom which prepared a boy thorough
ly before he was admitted to , be-a
fully developed craftsman, ..',,-
"The school ef trades ." will supply
this deficiency because it goes Just a
step further than tha manual training-
schools. I am sure that a trial of.
the school will convince all parents .who
want to see their sons engaged In some
trade that the -school will be a suv
eess and will be theest place for
tneir orrspnng to acquire a trade which
will guarantee them a livelihood
tnrougn lire." -:
nnoip
11
Violent Storm Sweeps OVe
State Killing: Several Pep
pie , and - Demolishing
Buildings Meagre Re
jports From District '
' ';.". fTTnlt Pna l.iinl H I -
v Woodward. , Okla., May ' 11, -Leveling
everything In its path. tornado of un
usual violence swept over a portion of
the state today causing heavy- damage
at - Arneti, vicl cooiey. urano- isasn
villa, Mutual, Richmond and CVatos
Loss of life Is reDorted but this is not
confirmed. A number of the towns vis
I ted by the tornado araoff tha railroads
and only meagre report pf the disaster
nave Deen reeeivea. . - i
The districts awept by the wind. He
25 miles south of here At Arnetf one
man is said to have been killed and at
other points several' persona are re
ported injured. -The tornado passed
over four counties and covered a dis
trict 76 miles long. ,,
ClEKiriOS'
BODY IS FOUIID
No Trace of August LaRouge
in. the Nehalem River,
However.
The body of Clement Mells. the young
Portland boy who with August La
rouge, also of this city, disappeared
while on a hunting and fishing trip
five months ago, was found at the
mouth of the Nehalem river Saturday
night. The corpse was toentiiiea oy
the clothes which the boy wore. His
16-year-old cousin,. August Larouge
a still missing and It Is supposed mat
he was also drowned.
The two boys were nenhews ct D. J.
Mells, who lives on Bavler street, near
Nineteenth.
The Ill-fated young hunters lert this
city, December it. .for an extended trip
In the Nehalem country. Friends, be
coming alarmed at their prolonged ab
sence, organised a hunting party and
after a long search the boat which the
boys had used was found on the river
bank several miles below wnere tney
had started. The boat was bottom-side
nn. . . . . -
Two aogs were taaen ny-me Doys on
the trip, and days after one of them,
nearly starved to death, came home.
The other has never been seen since.
MYSTERY SURROUNDS
AGED MAN'S DEATH
(Halted Frasa Leased Wbe.r
Redding, Cal., May 11. Whether
Horace Nutting, Tl years Old. whose
bTOy was found In the burned ruins of
his home, four miles west or Anderson,
was murdered or committed suicide af
ter setting fire to the house, is a prob
lem which son is unsolved.
Shortly after 1 o'clock Sunday morn
Ing neighbors living a quarter of a mile
away were attracted by the flames.
When they reached the scene the home
had almost burned to the ground and
tbe barn was in ashes.
One fact Doints to suicide and en-
other to incendiarism - and murder. Be
sides Nutting's charred body was found
his shotgun, with- two - cartridges dis
charged. '
While tne authorities say this cir
cumstance would indicate suicide, un
less Xhe ota man rirea tne snots in a
fiaht with assailants, they cannot ac
count for the burning of the barn, if
firebugs ma not start tne lire.
Nutting was alone, his wife having
gone to uaKiana and bis son. super
visor George H. Nutting, to San Fran
cisco.
THE NETHERLANDS HIT
BY AMERICAN PANIC
(Carted Prase Leased Wire. -
Washington. D. C. May 11 Report
ing to the state . department from
Amsterdam, -Consul Henrys H. Morgan
says that - possibly no - country of
Europe had been relatively affected so
disadvantageous! by the recent finan
cial crisis In tbe United States as The
Netherlands, largely on account of the
total suspension Of tha diamond trade.
Whereas the exports of the sparklers
In 1908 amounted to 111,633.862, in
1907 they fell off to only 7,U:,S04.
People who are -looking f oft bargains
In stones will, however, he hints, be
dlsappoitned as prices will - be main
tained at the old level -through influence
of the diamond -rust. s
HOOD RIVER W. R. C.
GAINS' IN NUMBERS
(Sped! Dispatch to The Journal.)
Hood River, Or.. May 11. At the
regular meeting of Ganby Relief corps
No. It Saturday afternoon II new names
were added to the former enrollment of
. The total enrollment Is now 71. A
committee was appointed to confer with
a committee from the G. A. R. to ar
range a program for Decoration day.
After the business session the ladles
further welcomed the new members by
serving refreshments. The G. A. R.
members were also invited to partici
pate in the dainty luncheon, consisting
of salads, sandwiches. ice cream ' and
cake. . '-, ;j
UNKNOWN BOY" AT
LONELY POLICE STATION
Patrolman Adams ' this morning
brought into police, headquarters a lit
tle chAp about years old, and the
police are wondering who his parents
are. He will not tell his name nor his
parents' - address. So far nobody has
called or Inquired for a boy answering
his description. i : .-. , -
LABORER STRUCK , J
BY FALLING PILE
C. R. Jones, laborer on the new Salem
line, was struck by a falling pile this
morning while working on bridge' No.
2, and slightly injured. He was re
moved to St. Vincent's hosDltaL A cut
on the Up and a contusion on the neck
are extent of his injuries. - This Is the
third accident of this nature at this
bridge. . '--: . .' - - . . ;
. Idaho O. 'A. -B. Encampment. - '
(Special Plwitch te TO JoerasLt v
Raise . Ida.. Ma v 1 1. -The 13. A R..
Department of Idaho, Is making greet
preparations for - the annual encar
m.nt to-be held in this city June -..
Zfc ahdTTTT"h people of Bolio are ar
ranging an elaborate entertainment for
I -. . . . A n , .liv ..-lit k. nll.hl
for the use Of the old) soldlera1
CLEARS THE COMPLEXION OVERSIGHT
Pimples, Bash, Eruptions, "Xto., Quickly
- eradicated by Jfsw gkia Seaedy.
, Since Its discovery one year' ag,
poalam, the new skim remedy, has, in
Its extraordinary accomplishments, ex
ceeded the most sanguine 'expectations
of the eminent- specialist who gave . it
to the world. It has cured thdsandsof
cases of eczema and eradicated, facial
and other disfigurements o years'
standing The terrible Itching attending
ecaemafs stopped with the First appll
cationgivtng proof of its curative prop
erties at the very outset. -
In less serious skin affections, such
Ss pimples, - rash, -herpes, -blackheads,
acne, barber's Itch, etc.,' results show
after an overnight application, only , a
small quantity being required to effect
a cure. A muddy or sallow complexion.
noticeably improved by a single ap-
rllcatlon. Those who use poslam for
hese minor skirl troubles can now avsll
themselves of the special 60-cent pack-,
age recently adopted toJ meet such
needs. Both the B0 cent package and
the regular $2 jar may now be obtained
In Portland, at the Skidmore Drug com
pany, and other leading drug stores.
Samples for experimental purposes
may be bad-free of charge by writing
l?ir?S.t tbe Emergency Laboratorlea.
32 West Twenty-fifth street. New Torlt
TRY UOIV
Rer. W. IL Phelps Gives Rea
sons for the Recent De-
eline in Numbers. ;
William Horatio Whelps, , assistant
pastor of the First Piesbyterian church,-
gave a most interesting , paper this
morning before the Presbyterian Mlrv
isters' association on "The Ministry Per
petuaUng, Itself," giving a thoughtful
and suggestive exposition of the reason
for the decline of the number of stu
dents for the ministry and the reme
dies. Mr. Phelps had a chart showing
the relation of the number of communi-
CSntL. tha Sllimher Af Btlllant. a V.
number of churches for a period cover
ing 25 years. ,, .., - ; .
The number of men now preparing
for the ministry, he Tr1. wan lnr-rm.
Ing. The reasons for the decline a few
years ago he attributed to the following
reasons: Tha commercialism nf tha
age, the large opportuntles open In other
proressions, tne length or the prepara
tion required, the inadequate financial
support offered In the ministry, the un
settled condition caused by the higher
criticism and the lack of the church
Itself to present the mstter fully to
f oung men. The remedy he said lies In
he hands of the mothers and fathers
snd the pastors who should present more
luuy tne caii or ine ministry,
Dr. Landon of San Anselmo Theologi
cal seminary addressed the meeting,
telling of conditions at the seminary,
of the healthy growth In numbers since
the disaster of two yesrs ago, and tho
nrra uvwiiieiiu&(.iun received irum uoii n
R. Mott, who recently paid a visit to'
this coast. Dr. Landon told of tho sec
retaryship offered George M. Day, a
craduate of San Anselmo, which makes
lim the secretary of the students' fed
eration, with headquarters In Toklo,
where he will be supported by the fed
eration snd will matriculate at the Im
perial university at Toklo, the first'
white man to take a nost-graduats
course at a Japanese university. By thtfi
close contact with the students and
faculty of the Imperial Institution and
the knowledge he will gain of oriental
character and mind he will be fully
equipped for his ministry.
Dr.- Landon said In connection with
the Daner that . the World's -Student
Christian Federation is planning to
f lace a man on the coast to spend : his
ime among the students Of the coast
colleges, with a view to Increasing tha
number of students for the ministry. '
- A petition was signed to the general
assembly meeting at Kansas City tosest
Peter A. Spence of the Third Presby
terian church as a commissioner If the
present candidate. James Garson, should
ne unsoie iv svwaa.
LACK OF STORAGE IS
Quartermaster's Department
Explains Recent Discrim-
ination Against City. ,
The letter from Senator Bourne, the
contents of which was wired from
Washington a few days age, In regard
to the government resuming the buying
of supplies in this city, was received
by the chamber of commerce this morn
ing. ' - . .
In connection with this letter was in- -
closed a long letter from Quartermaster-General
J. B. Ales hi re, addressed to
Senator Bourne, In - which were quoted
in detail the various telegrams exchanged-
between--the- - department - In
Washington ana ine quartermaster at
Vancouver barracks concerning prices
of goods, cost of shipping, storage and
other mattera The gist of the long
letter la that the government recently
ordered certain supplies purchased in
rge quantities to get the lowest pos
sible price, such supplies to be stored
tilt used P- As Portland did not have
suitable storasje-houses at the govern
ment's command, this order would, of
course, cause goods to be purchased in
? laces where they could be stored, often,
or a yearNir more. - '
as a result oi tne agitation siirrea up
over the injustice dealt this city by
such an order, the quartermaster s de
partment in Washington wired Quarter
master Baxter at Vancouver to purchase
supplies in Portland as usual, regard
less of the storage features,-snd gave
assurance that hereafter such purchases
would be larger than ever before. -
NORTH BANK TRAINS
TO CHANGE TIME
A change of running time nf naa.
senger trains on the north bank road
will go into effect next Sunday. Went- .
bound train No. 1 now . leaving Pasco
at 11 a, m. and arriving at Vancouver
at ' 7:40 p. m., . win leave Pasco fct
20 a. m. and reach Vancouver at 3:51
- m. . Eastbound train No. will
change to leave Vancouver at 8:45 a. m.
and will reach Pasco at the same as
the present time, 6 p. m., reducing its
running time "between these terminals
26 minutes.- -. '' . .. .
- The Ooldendale flyer will also chart gi
time. No. 66 leaving -Goldendale at :15
a. m, and 'reaching 'Lyle at 11:65 ft.
m, connecting with both ' Nos. 1 and
! on , the 'main line. Returning the
Goldendale train will leave Lyle at 1:15
p. m. and arrive at Goldendale at J:45.
SUNNYSID.EB00STERS
TO MEET WEDNESDAY
i ;-
The Sunnysnde Push club will hold its
regular - monthly meeting Wednesday
evening; May 111, in the assembly room
of the Bunnyspde school. A short busi
ness. session Will be held, followed by a
special program. The speaker of the
evening will bfe Tom Richardson, mana
ger of the "Commercial club.- -. .. .
ME EIITERIIIG
BLAMED FOR ACTION
h '' Ex In jored In Assault.
R. a. Hamilton filed suit for SS.sno
damagea from Fred W. Wagner todg'.
claiming that - Wa gner-sssaii Ited tiimr-en-geptember
15 and Injured hla left eve
that he has. not fully recovered his
Sight. - .: - , -- -
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