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ITccall and Other Amend ments Given Voters' Ap provalTOile Armory Bill Fnils Sfnjrle Tax and Equal Suffrage Fail. Soma of the rnt radical measures to come before the .people of th state on Monday last by the initiative and refer, endura were the ' ones which passed. Among these were the recall amend ment, the proportional representation amendment and the . Initiative law in structing the member of the legisla ture to support the candidate for United States senator receiving the highest number or vote at the popular election. On the other hand the equal .suffrage amendment was defeated by an over whelming vote, the amendment increas ing the pay of member of the. legisla ture was defeated, the amendment-Increasing the number of Judge of the circuit court was frowned upon, a was the free pa law, the Roddy open town amendment, the slngTo tax amendment. The Port of Portland bill wa passed bv a large majority, while the Unlver nhy of Oregon appropriation , bill wa also passed. . . Await Official Count. Returns on the constitutional amend ment and the referendum and initia tive measure are coming In slowly, so that It will not be possible to know the certain result on all of them until the official count is made by the aecretary of Btate. County clerk aJe now at work on the official Count for the different counties, and will send Ithelr result to Secretary of State Benson as soon a completed. He will at once make the official count, at which tlm the fate of ail the candidate and measure will be definitely known. 1 In . Multnomah county complete re turn from practically all of th pre cincts show the equal uffrag amend ment to have been snowed under to the ttinn of 14,24 vote against and i,8 vote for. i What acattertng : vote ha coma In from over tha state leads to the calculation that the equal suffrage amendment will be put to sleep by some 35,000 negative votes by the tlma the official count 1 made. . i Sing-la Tax Fall Outside. , The single tax amendment apparently was not" a - unpopular in . Multnomah county a It was outside In tha rural districts of the state. "The vote so far counted In Multnomah county gives the amendment 9.664 affirmative and 1,866 negative votes. .. It 1 estimated, how ever, that the result ot the official count throughout tha state will swell the negative vot until there will .be a much larger margin. The desire of tha people . of Mult nomah county that their legislative del egation elect the senatorial candidate receiving tha popular vote Is shown by the big vote given the amendment to the constitution instructing the mem bers of the legislature to observe tha popular will. ? Thi . amendment , wa given 14,614 affirmative votes a against 4,358 negative vote In 4 tha county. . - indications from -over the batata" ere that a correspondingly heavy vote has been. given the measure In every county. Old Orend Jury System. Multnomah county voter also desire that1 the old grand Jury system be' re stored, for on th measure providing that the power of finding Indictment against accused men be limited to grand Juries and not given into the nana of district attorney a at present.- the af- tirmative vote was ii,ytu ana tne neg ative vote 6,606; - In general term It may be said that the final- returns from over the state will show that the amendment Increas ing the pay of legislator has been de feated. The amendment authorizing th location of a tata institutions at place other than' the capital of the state has passed. The amendment Increasing the number of supreme, judges ha fined. The amendment fixing the time for hold ing general 'election in November ini stead of June has passed. - The law giv ing the sheriff charge of bis prisoner ha passed.,- - Pra Pas B1U Killed. Tha free pass bill wa defeated. The armory appropriation bill ha failed. 'The University Ht Oregon appropriation bill has passed: The equal auff rage amend ment haa failed., Tha lower river fish ing bill has passed as has tha oppos ing blX drafted by the upper river fish, ermen. Tha Reddy open town amend ment ha failed.- The aingle tax ha failed. The : recall amendment ha passed. Tha ' Senatorial instruction amendment haa passed. The proportion al representation amendment ha passed. The corrupt practice act haa passed. The grand jury amendment haa passed. Hood River county has been created and the Port of Portland bill baa passed. - ' ' ' Xow te to Chicago. . Extremely low rates to Chicago and other eastern points on sale June t and 6, via Chicago and 'Northwestern line. For full information apply R. V. Holder, general agent. 163 Third street, SUES ASSOCIATION -. , FOR LEGAL SERVICES Attorney B. S.' J. McAllister ha be gun suit against tha American Hospital association te reeover 1 1,476 alleged to he due for "legal services perrorxnea oe tween April I, 1806, and 'April 1, 1907. He says hi service were worth I1.600 and he wa paid only $24. Tha stilt la in Outgrowth of another case In which McAllister sougnt ro w ac counting In a. financial post mortem on a defunct hospital association. The court decided against him and he now t rings SUll lor legal urvj;BB wmy. ftaVituaF Constipation f jay (f permanently overcome by prober ij ihc one truly bencf cWl iwativc uKicK cnabteft pntoorm re Jar I atifsailySothottxssiuiiwetotia v.en no l0here&ed a$t?ieUstoj I. 1 .J -. - ..: ..ir CALIFOBiaA"., Imo -Btkup Co. c:,ty ' t , tra r pvki wi f Ttlla t medics, wnenTcrea, r Ureoninottfiiupahtthenatw. ; 1 tpctionS,K'tcKttt$tdcpCTiuui tinte?) vfon proJer houtishtnht, , -crcovttwtlrifW living gentrall. London, Jen 4. After a hot debate In which personalities were freely In dulged In, the labor party in the house of commons today lost their' fight to prevent King Edward from visiting Re vel to pay ni respect 10 isar rvicnoias. Tha labor men were overwhelming! v defeated by a vote of 225 to (. When the first announcement was mad, that the king contemplated a trip to sea tha csar, the member of the labor party gave notice of toelr oonosttlon to . the plan by bringing the. matter up In tha nouse or commons lor a voie. xneir entire strength was mustered to get a xavoraDie vote, dui uiey raiiaa,- CLEVELAND IS SERIOUSLY ILL - (United Prssi lasted Wire.) , , Chicago, June 4. It Is believed her that Preldnt Grover Cleveland ha suffered a relapse and 1 seriously 111 at hla home in Princeton, because of tha hurried departure for New York today of Dr. Joseph D. Bryant, retiring presi dent of tha American Madlcal associa tion. , r. Bryant refused to assign any rea son for his trip and th rumor gained ground rapidly that h had been hur riedly called to the bedside of Cleve land, whom Dr. Bryant ha been attend ing iqr years. i Cleveland wa recently removed from Lakewood to his home In Princeton. Dr. Bryant Is a personal friend of ith ex president. w nen Mrs. . teveiana was xoia or ins hurried departure of Dr. Bryant from Chicago today, at Trenton. New Jersey, a lie denied that he Had been summoned to attend former President Cleveland, who, she says, was "Improving nicely. WILL ME Republican RepresentatiYe- Elect Says Will Support -tho People's Choice. . -- v- (Special Dispatch, te Th Journal.) , Salem, Or.; Juna 4. -"Governor Cham berlain Is tha choice of the people of this state for United States senator and a such It will ba my pleasure to vote for him In the legislature next winter," aid Hal D. Patton, representative-elect on tha Republican ticket In Marlon county, who took, the Statement No. 1 pledge before the primaries. ...Patton re ceived tha largest vot of any candidata for representative, both at the primaries and In tha general election. "During my campaign I spent naany 1200 advertising all- over this county that If elected I would support tha peoplo's choice for' United States sen ator and I shall keep my promise. I believe my big vote is due to tha fact that X took th pledge In Statement No. "I further believe any . man who will go back on that pledge I unfit to be a citizen' of ' the . United States, let alone . to ba a representative in the legisla ture. No one can show that Chamber lain is not conclusively the choice of tha people, for he received tha ma jority of th vote oast and tha vote cast wa tha greateat in the history of th state." . BURIED ALIVE IS - . THEORY' OF POLICE (United Preas Leased Wire.) ' Seattle, June 4. That he was delib erately stupefied with liquor by his wife and then burned alive in revenge for years of-ill treatment and wrongs itted while almost continually un der the Influence of drink, is the theory which the police ar now working on n nvnlaln tha death of Edward King. the Oialla ranchman Mrs. King, who unrinr ansnicion. wa broueht to Se attle and placed In the county jail last cvenig. cue aeiues tuuni uvr hub band but has told conflicting stories and has made two partial confessions. each vastly dirierent. xne orncers ao not believe ha has told the truth ex cept a to the method of disposing of the booy. .. JURYMEN QUESTIONED REGARDING MEDIUMS . ' ;".' (TJalted Press Leased Wire.) ''Ban Francisco. June. 4. The Influ ence of spirit and mediums and the weight that should be given to the communications received rrom me apiru world played a large part In the se lection of the jury for the trial of Walter J. Bartnett, vice-president of tne looted caiuornia ear ueposit & Trust company, toaay. Nearly every venireman was asked whether he believed in spirits and what he thought of a man who did. Nine permanent jurors., have been sworn la the case. . ' '. gorgas is Chosen as MEDICAL PRESIDENT Chicago June 4. Colonel William C. Gorgas or the Panama canal commis sion wa this afternoon elected president of the Medical association. He re ceived 90 votes in the house of dele gates, 20 going for .Dr. Casey A. Wood of Chicago. Dr. Thomas J. Murry of Butt. Montana, was unanimously elect ed first ylce-preaident - A resolution thanking everyone connected with tha convention. Including the press, wa de feated because a local paper printed a cartoon this morning' making fun. of vivisection. , ; Men Deny Any Strike. (SnecUl Dispatch to The Journal.) - Aberdeen-Hoqulam, Wash., June Since the posting of a notice of 4. the the open shop In Matthews shipyard men have not returned to work. al though they deny -that they ar out on a strike. - They say-that they are only waiting to attend a meeting to be held at which tha situation will be discussed and that if any of their number has not returned to work it Is from individual preference. Mr. Mathews says that he has never had any intention of employ ing non-union men, but that he wishes to have the open shop so that he may classify labor and not pay men more than .they are. worth, as has frequently been the casa. under union rules. Trunk Cromer , Win Salt. . Judge O'Day in the circuit court has riven Judgment for $100 in the case of H. A. Klmer against tha Baggage Se Omnibus Transfer company as com' pe naa t Ion for a trunk delivered to the defendant for shipment by the steamer Roanoke to Bant Francisco. Th truryk was lost and the transfer company triie.1 to shift the, blame claiming its regpotv Hibility ended . with j. delivery -of. th trunk to the dock. PATH Foil GHAMBERLAir Pioneer Who Shot Himself y -. a (Salem Bona of Is JonraaLy ..?'. Balem, Qr., June 4. -J. X. Thompson, who committed aulcld at his home on Oak street -by shooting himself with a rifle Wednesday morning, ' was pio neer or lK&z, naving crosseq uie piains to California In that year. In 1860 he came to Oreson and settled in ' Polk county,, where he was favorably known f,f 3. I. Thompson,' Pioneer -Who Took Ills, Own Life, and where he was elected county clerk. In 1878 he moved to Salem and ' had made this city his home since. Mr. Thompson was not known to be specially despondent. - though it was known that he had contemplated sui ne naa coniempiaiea sui 1 even made preparation Clough for the shipment Portland, upon his death. cide, h naa with Coroner of his body to ror cremation. 'i ne appearance or a number of carbuncle on his body is supposed to have decided him. Mr. Thompson was i years oia, nav tn been born in Surry county. North Carolina, April 27, 1827. He had six children, all of, whom ar dead. There are a number of - nephews and nieces, however, who survive him. , His wife died .about 10 year ago. , . CLEVER DIP Mil GETS THE COIN One thousand dollars In greenback currency was stolen from Claude De Yer . of JBeavertoiUi Oregon.. ..while, he wa on th ,elevator in tha Chamber of Commerce building: thia morninl. Captain Baty and the entire force of detective are now hunting the . sick- pockets. vera arnvea in roniano rrom Beaverton thl morning at 10 o'clock to clos up a deal for right of way through hi farm for tha new . Salem electric company. , INTERRUPTS PARADE Policeman Stops Animal From Dashing Into , Crowd on Street. ..Frightened by tha blowing off of steam o'n an excavator and for a mo ment .becoming unmanageable and threatening to dash Into the dena throng .of people crowded along the avenue to witness the parade, a horse belonging to F, K, Ham'mersly, fdrmer chief of police at the Oak, reared and was about to run away at Tenth and Morrison street thl morning, when Policeman F. E. Wanless cam to the .rescue, Mr. Hammersly was taking part In the parade. He was accompanied by hla little, daughter, Ml Sybil Ham mersly. The buggy was a single affair and decorated with poppies. When th animal became scared he turned from the line Of march abruptly, almost up- setting the vehicle. f u ne crowas jen deavored to scatter away from the threatening danger and no one thought of trying to control tha horse until Po liceman waniess appearea, Miss Hammersly, wnue not nurt, wa hadlv friehtened and after a short de lay Mr. Hammersly continued in th paraae. . ' n j a cumjuiueuve, ui simiiu- Sarents and other relatives of Miss ammersly were within a few feet of the hore when he became unruly. NO MORE PLEASURE H LIFE FOR ARTIST (Special Dispatch to Tb Journal.) Tacoma, June 4. Mis Anna Erick sen. a gifted Norwegian - grtjst, who made a specialty of Italian studies, committed uiclde some time yesterday at her home n South' I street by hanging herself to her bed frame. The cause of the deed Is a mystery to near friend, though it 1 ' thought to have been melancholia - induced by -Intense concentration on her work. She left a lengthy -note 'To the -Public," giving ner reasons ror-aesirqying, nerseu, in whloh she declares she has -greatly en joyed life during her past, but that he has now-reached a point where pleasure in existence is paling and she does not want to live any longer. She came here .10 years ago from North Dakota, where ner parents nm iivn.. im ooay was not found until last night. - EPISCOPAL DIOCESE ' " ;. LISTENS TO SANFORD 1 ' i. " ('- ' - . -. I ' ,i ' i (Special Dispatch to The Jonrnal.) v Boise, Ida., June 4. The. first convo cation of the Episcopal diocese of Idaho opened her Tuesday af tsrnoon for a three days session. Rev. A. S. Lloyd, general secretary of the Episcopal board of missions, and Rev, Mr. Sanford, sec retary of the Paclflo coast district of Episcopal missions, , gave - addresses. Formerly Idaho was in two- districts, but at the last meeting of th bishops the stat was made -one diocese, .and this la the first meeting of the diocese sine the change. Auditor for Astoria, i - (Special' Dispatch to Tb Joornst.) Astoria,.. Or,. -June 4. At a meeting of the town council of New Astoria Ikut evening Ray Mclntyr was unanimou Iv elected auditor and police judaa to fill -tha vacancy caused rw th death of tlie late Judgs Ileriricksih, , X: ! J wsssm HORSE n to PAY OAGK (Calted rreas Leased Wire.) ' Lincoln, , Neb.. June 4. William Btyan today confirmed tha story that Thomas Fortune Ryan, : the New York traction magnate, contributed- IIS, 000 to a fund to be used by Bryan In the 'state campaign In 1804 and at the same time the commoner announced his determina tion to pay back tha money to Ryan out pr nis own pocaei. When the report was first published Bryan denied any knowledge of ' the oontriDution out at once made an in vestigation, Returning from ' his northwestern Nebraska trip today, he said It was true mat nyan naa given tne iie.uuu. The question now arises as to whether Ryan-will take the money if Bryan of-, fer to return it. Tha traction kin I not noted for refusing ready cash T)ut his attitude la awaited with much In terest, .--. , , . 1.10HR PLAfiS ROAD TO GRESCEHT CITY North Bank Road Promoter Favors. Seaport for. the Rogue River Valley. An effort will be made to finance in England a railroad' connecting Grants Pas, Oregon, with Crescent City, Call fornla. Such a road would give th Rogue river valley an ocean outlet, and build up t the shipping Interests- and wholesale business of Crescent City. .raui Mohr, who n early, days at tempted to build and operate a railroad on the north bank of the Columbia riv er, remnants or - which remained there until the recent construction of the Sdo- kane, Portland & Seattle ; railroad, , will undertake to finance tha Grants Pass- crescent city line. He 1 now in Wash ington, jj. u., en route to JUindon. Mohr ha in recent years been living on an orange farm in southern California, to recuperate his health. ' Surveys made in the last two year have shown that a feasible rout of easy grades exists . xor a railroad be- iween uranis I'ass .ana crescent juy. Another route still more accessible is said to be available from Grants Pas to uoo way. u. u ne Kogue - river region has for some time been looklnsr to the coast south of the Columbia river for an outlet for its traffic, and a good deal ha been said and written In favor Of such an enterprise. : ',-" Southern Paolflo and Santa Fe Inter ests, which are projecting . a : railroad along the coast northward from San Francisco with Portland as the object ive point may be expected to have con siderable inriuenc lor or against a road to the Interior. HOI! BREAKS CAGE (United Pre Leased Wire.) Greenwich, : Conn., June 4. Nero, . a large lion, with a record of having killed three persons in the seven years of his life, angered by repeated Jabbing with a ' Stick, leaped at hi keeper today and escaped from hla cage in a sideshow performance here. Around the cage at the time were so ciety people of New York, among them Mr. Frank Gould, the children of Percy Rockefeller and Mrs. Rockefeller. r ' The crowds quickly fled under tents, over walls, into adjacent building and up trees and telegraph pdles. The ani mal was finally enticed into his cage by keepers who used meat as bait. Ill . Ij 'I I I I I' I ''.Iff. . New Commander Named; . ' (Special Dispatch ta The Journal) , Astoria, Or., June 4. Colonel Homer, who la now etationed at Fort Warren, Massachusetts, has been ordered to take command of the forces stationed at Fort-. 6teven and -others fort adja cent to the mouth of the Columbia river Shirley Buck, assistant to th super visor of the forestry service for Ore gon, will leave this morning for New York city to spend a month with friends. This woman nays Lydia E. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound Baved her life. Head her letter. Mrs.'T. G WUladsen, of Mantling, Iowa, wsnte8 to Mrs. Puikham: " I can truly say that Lydia E. Hnlr ham's Vegetable Compound saved my life, and I cannot express my gratitude to you in words. For yeart I suffered " worsi lorms oi ieroaie com plaints, continually doctoring1 and spending1 lots of money for medicina without help. I wrote you for advice, followed It as directed, and took Lydia E, Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound and It : naa. restored; me to perfect health. Had it not been for you I should hare been in my grave to-day. -1 wish every suffering woman would try it." ' ' FACTS F6R SICK WOMEN. t For. thirty rears Lydia R Pink ham's Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, has been the Standards remedy for female ills, and haa positively cured thousands 01 women who have been troubled with displacements, inflammataon, ulcera tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities, Eriodio pains, backache, that bear-g-down feeling, flatulency,indiges tion,dizziness,or, nervous prostration. Vhy don't you try it ? -' . Mrs. Pint ham invites all slclc women to write her for advice. Slfe has jfulrted thonsands to health Adlxcss, Lynn, Mass.1 . CIRCUS CROWD "When America Is Grown In this Issue is the first of a series of seven' articles In which Mr. Haskln will project the future of the; United States toward the tlma "when America is grown." These articles look forward to the year 2000, but, they are not merely Imaginative ' conjectures, as they base an predictions upon the natural growth ; of conditions now obtaining. Today's article tells ot the grown-, 'up America In respect, to population. , The others will treat , of wealth, agriculture, manufactures, applied science, education and political Importance. ' All will preach the truths ot optimism. PlilZESl'JIDED Prise for th hore and Tehlcle pa rade were announced by tha Judge a follow this afternoon:- Clas A Tallyho, four or mora hora First, S: aecond, 66. - ' rnrriatrea and teams First. 14! Sec ond, Mrs. ' Solomon Hlraoh. - ; Special float or feature Flrat, T wAKii it tha Jananasa feature. Blass B Horse ana puggy, uour i -.- w - .- ' I wneeisj j; irsi, vv, sownu. . Horse and cart, (two wheels) -Flrat, JTi aecond, 2. " . Pony carriage ana pair- mrs. i ouu. tonv and cart, (four wheels) -First, J: second, 7. - Pony and cart, (two , wheel) Flrat, 8;. second, 100. : Saddle horsea (tandem) First. 14; second, 92. w ... Kadii nnrse irBi is. second, iv. Saddle poniea (couple) First, 40; second, 86. "... Saddle pony First," 49; second, . r Bicycle First, 11; second. Si. Best team of. horses and single seat rt vnhlnlK First.- C Ij. Mlnkler. Best team or horses and aoume seal ed vehicle Theodore jb. whcox. Beat feature turnout with one or mora horses and two wheeled vehicle- First, 80. Extra feature roruana tre juepart- ment. - COMMENCEMENT AT - W00DBUEN HIGH .J ... 11 '' . 1 '..;,:r - ' v.. . . . (Special Dispatch te The Journal.) ' Woodburn, Or, June 4. The - flrat High .'school senior , graduating .. claaa held commencement exercises In ths M. E. church last evening. Tha church was decorated with roses In the red and white clasa colors, and filled with the friends of the cause of education. The address to the class was by Hon. Charles V. Galloway of Salem, who took th Dlaea of President P. I Campbell. IT. of O., who wa on th program but un able to be present It wa a good ub- stitute. in oipjoma were pressn In Ih, Mamhimr of thn 1908 class bv Colonel John -M. Poorman of the board ot airectora The graauate were: Miss Mabel Bivesay. Ray McKlnney. Charles Randall and James Hendricks. A reception and banquet by the Junior High school class to the seniors fol lowed. Woodburn has one- of the best high schools In th atate under the su- perintenaency ' or rroressor . lAiDeri Frost, assisted by Miss Maud E. Mc Klnney, Professor w. M Saunders Jr. and Mia Jennie Jackson. ,,. , i 1 1 i 1 1 1 hi I ii j). i,,i a i .hi in . SHEEP FREIGHT? : BILL CAUSES SUIT The Baldwin Sheen & Land company as bsun suit, against the Columbia southern railway ana tne u. k. w. for 1448.74,' which it paid under pro test on a shipment of 14,000 sheep from Shanlko to Rawlins, Wyoming. It is stated that - before the shipment waa made the ratee of the railroad were ascertained, -but the shipper wa after ward required to pay-the aura claimed tn texeess or the amount stated wnen in quiry was made. The total freight on the " shipment amounted to 15,02 1,1 1 ii SPECIAL TRAM BRINGS 800 CADETS special train carrying 100 cadets from Cor vail la Aarrlcultural eolleara ar rived this morning over the Southern Pacific in time for th cadets to enter the Rose Show parade. The party was in charge of Captain Alexander, school ommanaani. iney were accompani v a large delegation of Corvallia zi la. The. cadets will return to their homo this evening on their special tram. AES OF ELKS TO DALLAS SOON Portland will be the assembling point for Elks who go from Oregon and Wash, tngton a delegate to th annual meet ! a k, k.iii -. n.u.a it...- In July. - A special car will be provided for the delegation. - The Southern Pa cific has been designated as the official route. ! Warrenton on the Boom. . W4rrenton, Or., June 4. Warrenton Is at last waking up to Its rights and the rights of, tha people i in -the matter of having something to say' In the matter of welly improvements. At last night's meeting oi tne city council it was or dered ' that " Siith street be . Improved from Main street through to tha western-city limits to connect there with a county road to run direct to the ocean neacn, a aistance or one mne, which will five the city an open street and direct lahway to th ocean, said improvement being the flrat atreet Improvements of any importance ever attempted by said city and the many outside holders of Warrenton city property will be pleased to learn that the city is at last awaken ing from its long lethargy. . . '' Matthew. Ryan's Will. Matthew- Ryan's will disposing of property worth 2,600, was filed in the county court this morning. Except for a few small expenditures, all of the estate Is given to James Oleason, the executor, to be disposed of by htm in a manner directed during th testator's lifetime, but not specified in the will. I T. - Peery, -K, -Schneider and T. Q. Thornton have been named aa apprais ers. - j,,., s , .-V " , t Sold Her Furniture. . Because her huaband sold ' all the furniture of their home and deserted her after taking the proceeds, as she alleges, Mrs. Ines G. Staley haa aued M. Ij. Staler for divorce. - They were married , in Portland in 1901 and lived together . four year. The plaintiff want to resume her maiden name of Ines O. Jordan. .' y Stabbed Woman; Shot Self. United Press Leased Wire.) ' ' t lios Angeles, June 4, Driven "to des peration by jealousy, Louis Kenneles, a Greek peddler, aged 4S, stabbed Mrs. Minnie Connors to death . before the eyas of her little son at her home' to day. He then fired a bullet from a revolved Into hi own breast am at the hospital wher he wa - taken, the fuuua is em a tu va inuu. Wet by Small Majority. (Special Dispatch to The JonrnsL) ; Toledo, Or., June 4. Official vote: Hawley 711, Richards 1J7, Staver 28, Whitney 52, Bean 843. Bright , Brlx 138. Bailey 61, Emery 252, Hosklna 78, Amos B0. Cak 482, Chamberlain 690, Cooper 82, Campbell , 866, Brysdn 866. Barrett T70, Kuykendnll 190, Jones 761. Luukey 233. County wet by t majority. III HORSE PARADE f 99 017EIIS Oil STJIIID III Ol'JII BEHALF ' (United Ftsh Leassd Wlrs.) Los ' Angeles, - June . 4. Dr. t, S. Owens, the defendant in th sensational extortion - case brought by J. Why to Evans, millionaire traction magnate, of roruana, uregon, took: tne stand in nis own behalf today, He was cool and collected, except one when Attornej Rush asked him If ha had a child still Hvinar by hi former wife, now Mr Bvana. . Then the witness) covered hi face with hla hands and wept Even Evans, tha man who ta prosecuting him, hung his head. . "Was Evans ever-legally married to your xormer wire--asked Attorney Kuan. "x don't know," replied Owen. "When I askjtd him wher they - were married they would not tell me." Rush tried to prova that Evan had was atill living in Chicago, and that fns , nao never Deen divorced from her. j . . The courts sustained objecttona AflY PORTLAND HERE William L. Higgins, Earliest 1 Pioneer, Dies at Age of 86 Years. William U Ilggln. th oldest pio neer resident tof Portland and one of the oarlleat.ploneera In tha atate, hav ing flrat coma to the Columbia river country in 1843, died at his residence, 608 Broadway, yesterday morning, from pauses Incident to old age. ! ' wm Born in Rhode Island In 1822. and was at the time cf hi death Just past 86 years of age. Portland waa net found ed until three years after Mr. Higglns first visited this part of Oregon, the only ' Inhabited place in the lower Co lumbia country at that time being Ore- 5 on City, vanobuver, Washington, and storia, all of which were Hudson Bay company' stations. Mr. Higglns loet hi wife two years ago, and la survived by three sons. F. U. and James A. Higglns of Portland and J. W. Higglns of Snokana. " and three daughter.- Mrs. H. - W. Hall and Miss Alice Higglns of Portland, and Mrs. W. B. Addy .of Spokane. James A, -Higglns is manager of the grocery department of the Meier A Frank com' pany, and Miss Htgglna is a teacher in the Failing school. The funeral of Mr. Hlra-lna will ) neia irom xna first Presbyterian church tomorrow, Friday, afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment in tone Fir cem- OFFICIAL COUNT TO " DECIDE AMENWIENTS - (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) ' ' Toledo, Or... June 4, It la Impoasible to get anything on the proposed amend ment until the official count la mada The Republicans elect J. H, Roas ahcrlff ror tn aevtnth term; the county clerk, Ira wade, for the third term, Tha bal ance of the county officers, with "the exception of Derrick - (Democrat-Repub lican) for surveyor, are straight Re publican; also the Justice of the peace. jumcoin county goes wet by a very email margin, and reverses the decision of two year ago. This city, the county seat, is dry by two votes, and Newport " vr j. votes, im weamcr was good and the result waa a large vote. The ladles of the W. O. T.' U, worked hard all day for local option, and at noon rave a free dinner at the Wood man hall. The voters, under, the influ ence of chicken: and pie, went on to the courthouse and caat their Votes In the dry column. v , 7 . HARBISBUBG'S . VOTE ' ; ON WET 0B DIJY . (Special Dispatch to Tha Joarnal.) . HarrlHburg, Or., Jun.4. Election day paased very quietly at thi place. The hardest work wa done- by the -people interested in having the county go wet and their efforts resulted, in two pre cincts, in 14- more votes for wet than for dry. On the Reddy amendment the vot waa 102 for, 139 against . .', f .. mmmm sWsMisSsissaBawBt "; P Benton for Cake. ,' (Rnedal Dispatch to Th Journal.) - Corvallia, Or.r June 4. Official ': re turn in Benton count v rive Caka 1 071 Chamberlain 1,063, Hawley 1,889, Whit ney 876, Bonebrake 1,125, Williamson (Statement No. 1) 67s. , , " ' "'- u- ' - ' . ITampv flAnntv CSnoa Wft ' Burns, ' Or,' June 4. Thirteen ' pre- cinci give, cage 4UT. unamnenain Jio, Brook 482, Maraitt 218. County Is in wet column. :, ON GROUfip BEFORE mmm ,4 i One hundred balloons will 1 rrv .3 of one niinute each from roof of Pacific Coast Bis- . cuit Companjr's factory, Twelfth and Davis streets, Saturday mbrning at 10 o'clock. Attached to each t balloon wiU be a "SWASTIKA" LABEL (our ? trademark), on the reverse side of which is. printed.; ' - our offer to present to the finder of each label ... . Five Packages of "Abetta" Biscuit. , PACMC C01ST0ISOTT CO. BsCIiesrrEi! Prive Away Loneliness and the Blues jIt'a Easy If You Try -Music Does It- There la no chance to be lonesome when there Is a Columbia, Edison or Victor Talking Machine In thAoue. If you will but slip on a record, It won t -- let you be lonesome. It keeps you cheerful drive sway the grouchea." , , . The bright, cheerful cne of the theatre are brought to your home you near the singers as the great audience hear them and the : coat to you ' la practically nothing. A -. , how can-you be lonesome . when at your bidding th most renowned enter ldina t.ht mnttt r.nnvnt' ant., tainers or ine w iners Of tha WOrM flv ta vnn hjilr and. make fun for you. unUl all feelings Of loneliness and the bluaa ara sronaT How can you bet blue -or weary or cueeriess wnen at a mere word a thun- derlng eketcF ig Souaa March or a vaudeville oh brines you back to yourself with their fun and atlrrlnsr melndv. Cheerlessnesa haa no place in a home wher there la a Columbia, Edison or Victor" when they go in the home, th blue go out, never to return.. - Each and every article, piece of mech anism or musical instrument that haa merit and la famed throughout .the world haa Its Individuality some par ticular Important advantage and in se lecting it ia by far to your advantag to make vour decision' when vsu can aea and hear them aide by side than, and only then, are you In a position to make an Intelligent choice, . There 1 onlv on dace In Portland it' Eller Talking Machine- Parlor where you have all the machine, and . espeolally th Columbia. Edison : and Victor rrom wnion to cnooae. Thl being true, can vou alia? iw any one to . influence you , Into . mating a urchaae before coming here and giving hem all a fair trial and eomnletsr teats we think not especially now. aa About ' reoorca we nave mem azi thousand upon thousands!, including June avoid delays and disappointment a ana aisappoinunem fiat you want by com-- in getting just wnat you want py com ing tn Kllers Talking Machine Parlors. ertlng u 253 Washington st, cor. Park, and, If CUtJlS JHftVllUIV JTBItUm . not convenient to - pay all' cash, small monthly payments will be accepted. 10 CIIMMRllI (United PraM Ltiwd Wire.) .- Salem, - Or., - Juna 4. ."Omaha, ' Nb, June 4. Governor Chamberlain Salem, Oregon Accept hearty congratulations. You have won a great victory. (Signed) William '. J. Bryan Measenger , :boya have, kept the track hot . between th telegraph offlcee and the atate house delivering congratulatory messages to the governor from friends, both. po lltloal and personal. In every part 'of the United States." Governor Chamber lain haa already received telegrams from almost every . state in th Union and thev are etltl coming. One personal friend of the governor wires congratulation from California, but adds that should ha have been in Oreo-nn on election dar ha could not have voted for the governor because, of hi -political Deueia Many . telegram have been received from tne outhern' friend of the governor classmate and boyhood friends aa well aa many from other governor and political frlenda ha has made while associating with the, statesmen of the continent In his guber- , natorial capacity. ' '.-' HI EMERYVILLE - ' ; TRACK TODAY " ' i , . e , i. f Emeryville.' Ckti June- 4. Resultsi First race, futurity course, aellmg, sub-( crlptlon-, four-year-old and upward-r' Berryessa, 105, t to 1, t to 1, 8 to-,' won: Mechlin, 105, 4 to l to J, second? Webber. 105. 2 to 2. third. Time 1:10 2-V MONEY DE3IANDED BY ! CEANK AT WHITE nOUSE e . Washington, June 4. Max Ban 21 years old,: who says he llye in New York,-is being heldJn thet e police station for observation aa to his aanlty. "He waa arrested" at the White House,, . where he f told the doorkeeper , he wanted to see the' president. " jf ' V He said he, Understood ' that e '. the president had a lot of money to distribute,- and that he had called for hla share of 13,000,000. e FASHION AND FAT. : - . Isn't It f drtunate that when fashion de mands slender gracefulness ' of women who have to break corset Jace to make themselves even presentable", that scl-r ence steps In and make their task easy t For dieting and exercising it has sub stituted a pleasant wholesom mixture that can be obtained at amaHJco'st' front any druggist, vis.; H ounce Marmola, U ounce Fluid Extract Cascara Aromatto, , One teaspoonful of thlsmixture after meals and "at bedtime will take off four to- seven pound of fat. a week without L causing -wrinkles, interfering with the diet, or digressing tha atomach in the ellghteat. .- . - ... , . " f be sent up at intervals . WILLIAM J. BRYAN
