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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 4, 1908.
EXPLOSIVES
Dynamite Tears I Taint of
' Fred West Frnl Kribs
5 Held Firecracker in Hand
, .Too' "Long Tliird Youth
Badly Injured.
NOTED DIVORCE
CASE SETTLED
3Irs. Newbury at Jfedford
Gains Her Points and
Newbury His Decree.
HOLIDAY CROWDS SEEKING FOURTH OP.Jl'LY RECREATION.
Slcll niap.lcb to Tlie Joujaal.l
Modfonl. July 4 After a weck'B
hi'iii hiK ipf t Idence nlvrii by 40 or 60
witnesses, the divorce suit brought by
AttorWv Ous Nfwliury, former county
superintendent of schools, former coun
ty clerk iiiu) recent candidate for dis
trict uttorncy. HKiiliint his wife on the I
.mmls nr crueltv and desertion, was
kioiiiuIm nr ( i
brought to a i
"A rsd, red, trail" mnrked the way
from the entrance of the Medical bulld-
Ing to the elevator this morning. 'Aa
early as 8 o'clock the limping and pow-
iter scarred army of Fourth of July
calebraters betian the annual march on
the doctors' offices. The first two
'dldn't-know-lt-was-llt" victims left a
trail of blood from the street to the
"""le valor' entrance. Both had torn and
bleedlns; hands. '
, Kred Krit.s held a smoldering cannon
cracker In his hand a second too long.
i and as a result he will not hold any
more until next Fourth. A little chap
. whd wouldn't tell bis name for fear
his "pa would find out and lick him"
. hobbled In followed by a squad of lyra
- pathizing Fauntleroys. His shoe had
been almost torn off and part of his
" foot with It, but he still held on to a
i -big cracker whose mate had played
havoc with his drop-kick foot. He will
. win no more football games for his
school this fall.
Freddie West, who lives with Kfs
mother. Mrs. R. J. West at 612 Colum-
bla street, was painfully hurt about A
-o'clock this morning while loading a
hell with dynamite, and is likely to
' -lose one of his fingers. RVlth some
v other, boys be was loading a toy can
'no, taking the powder from giant
' crackers to load the shells.
- . While he was handling it the dyna-
tttlte-Ignited and" -the force of the ex
. plosion struck his left hand at the
point where the fingers Join the hand.
The flesh was badly mangled and a
physician ordered the boy to the hos
pital to have his wounds dressed. He
was afterward taken back home, but It
: may yet be necessary to amputate the
second finger on the left hand. The
boy Is 14 years of age.
OPERATED If! SEATTLE
BEFORE COMING HERE
Chief Gritzmaeher Learns of
Williams' Robberies
on the Sound.
pla
bur
Chief Gritzmaeher learned today that
j Charles Williams was evidently impll-
cated la the daylight robberies of apart -
-meat-houses In Seattle several weeks
ago." Will lams, when arrested here for
the same crime, declared emphatically
that he had not turned a trick in Beat
tie, merely passing through that city
ton his way to Portland.
The) Seattle police were never able to
apprehend the robber who worked In
- the broad light of day. Chief Grltz
' jmacber finally Informed them that
Williams had roomed in the Alaska
building while in Seattle. This morn
ing the chief heard from Seattle that
''Williams room had been searched and
5 a trunk full of articles stolen last April
found therein.
This explains the readiness with
which Williams confessed to his rob
beries In Portland and also-explains his
:": eagerness to begin serving out his sen-;-.
tenco in this state. It Is now thought
probable that he has operated In like
1 manner all over the country. In Seat
' ..' tie Williams was known as Russell.
Klit to a sudden clone ry a compro-
I iniHe iiy wmcn Airs, .xew uury seoureu
me points sue nau iougiu me. cane ror,
the care and custody of the children Jn
her own home. She withdrew her cross
complaint, and Mr. Newbury was grant
ed the divorce on grounds of desertion
by Judge Henson or Klamath Falls, who
was called In to try the case.
The coirt's decree provides for the
conveyance to Mrs. Newbury, formerly
Nellie Rose of fhoenlx, of the resi
dence property In Jacksonville, Includ
ing furniture, etc., and release by the
lalnlirr or all interest In Mrs. New-
ry's property at Phoenix and vicinity.
Twenty-five Dollars Allxnonj.
By the decree Mr. Newbury Is to pay
to the county clerk on the sixth day of
each month, payable to the order of Mrs.
Newbury, $25. until the youngest child
shall reach the age of 18 (nine years),
but In the event that Mrs. Newbury re
marries, payment ceases.
The decree gives the care and custody
of the children to the Joint control of
both parents, but they are to live at
Mrs. Newbury's home In Jacksonville,
Mr. Newbury having the right at all
proper Cmes to visit with them and
the children the right to return the fath
er s visits.
-Neither party recovers any costs from
the other, though the court had already
allowed Mrs. Newbury $160 as attor
neys fees and costs, which was paid by
Mr. Newbury.
Attracted Great Attention.
'On account of the prominence of the
parties Involved the case has attracted
great attention. Over 60 witnesses were
subpenaed to give evidence. Both the
plaintiff and defendant gave dramatic
recitals upon the stand both frequently
breaking down, necessitating court ad
journment. The defendant's story sounded like a
ehapter from a realistic novel and was
absorbingly Interesting. She admitted
that the relations of husband and wife
had not existed between the couple for
a year past, though both lived lu the
same house.
. ,u . ,
ipsa : i - f 1 jdM At .
AH Aboard the Steamer for a Holiday Ride on the Columbia.
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me
VICTIM
WAS SUICIDE
Body Identified as That
H. S. Graves of Cald
well, Idaho.
of
(special Dltiwtcn to Ttie Jourml.)
Caldwell, Jdaho, July i.- H. O. Ed
wards, a second hand dealer of this city,
Is not the man whose body waa found in
th Columbia Tlver near Wyeth, Or. Mr.
Edwards has been In the city contin
ually for the past several weeks, and
was In conversation with The Journal
representative this morning.
H. 8. Graves, in Edwards' employ un
til two weeks ago, has been Identified
as the man whose body was found
Thursday. Edwards left hera for Hood
River two weeks go. Shortly, after his
departure his wife received a letter from
that place which stated: "You had bet
ter go home to your parents. You. will
see me no more. Ill health."
Graves had been ailing for some time,
and of late waa subject to protracted
fits of despondency. Detailed descrip
tions from Hood River Identify the body
as Graves . The rocks ana other precau
tlons are thought to have been taken for.
the sake of his wife and children.
It is believed the card found upon
him, which bore the name of a Caldwell
real estate firm and his former em
ployer's name was overlooked by him
when he disposed of the other personal
effects by which ho might have been
luentmea.
ID
ICS WORDS
STARTLE HEARERS
Doctors Tell Audience Plain
Facts Successful State
Convention Closed.
COLE WIIIS HIS
PLACE FROM BELL
Tom Fox of Sacramento Ac
cused of Being Political
Agent of Railroad.
GREAT DISPLAY OF
FIREWORKS AT OAKS
All kinds of flrewbrks will paint the
heavens tonight when the hig display is
set off at the Oaks. Special arrange
ments have been made for the accomo
dation of those who may desire to see
. the display. The exhibit will be as largo
. In price and more extensive in scope
. than that given during the celebration
of a year ago and will include the fol
lowing numbers and set pieces, cora
.mencing at 9:45 in the evening:
' Red fire illumination, of grounds and
river; bombs annnounclng opening of
display; grand aerial salute of maroons;
exhibition, "Oaks Park Welcome;"
fussilade of trailing .star rockets; grand
exhibition, "Whirl Winds of the Desert:"
"Sunset on the Pacific;" "Old Glory
Battery," ending 'in a fan-shaped foun
tain; "Shower of Stars;" comical,
"Raixle-Darzle;" "Yellowstone Park
' Geysers;" Salvo of Neapolitan bomb
shells; "On the Milky Way;" "The Fire
Contortionist;" novelty exhibition of
..whistling rockets; "The Polka Quad
rille;" "Aurora Borealis;" "Oaks Flower
Oarden;" "Electric Fountain;" para
chutes and asteroids; an emblem
'of the Portland Rose festival;
"Vapors of the Emerald Isle;" "Willow
Trees;" "Bouquet of Oregon Flowers;"
"A Necklace of Jewels;" Kaleidoscopic
F"ancies;" "The Cornucopia," signifying
the, sra of plenty; medley of meteors,
streamers, stara. comets and gold rain;
'devolving Fan:' 'TMamond Chain;"
"Shooting Stars; Mairic ISHtlon.il
.Star;" "Diamond Chain Rockets" and
"Jacob's Ladder" and finale.
MUNICIPAL JUDGE
' .' NOT YET APPOINTED
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Ogden, Utah, July 4. Theodore A-
Bell, leader of the California Democracy,
left hers today for Lincoln, Nebraska,
to consult with W. J. Bryan regarding
lils keynote speech to be made as tem
porary chairman. This is Bell's osten
sible purpose, but it is learned here
that the Callfomlan was dnfentnd nn
the t'rain last night when the delegates
selected Nathan Cole Jr. of Los An
geles to represent California on the na
tional committee.
The election of Cole was brought
about after a long row on the train
that lasted through the state of Neva
da, Bell charged Tom Fox of Sacra
mento to his face with being a political
agent of the Southern Pacific, and Fox
hurled the He at Bell.
The Cole men held a secret caucus
on the train, to which the Bell men
were not Invited, and decided on all
the places on committees at Denver.
Bell was angry when he heard tils and
left, the .train. He says that he will
carry me rignt to uenver.
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Waiting for Electric Cars to Take Them to- Picnic Grounds.
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FIRECRACKERS
FROM CHINA NAMED
FOR ADMIRAL DEWEY
O fame, thou art' a fleeting
thing! O good Irish name,
thou art liable to wondrous
Juggling at the hand of a cock
sure Chinese who knows how to
spell a name or thinks hedoes.
The name of the hero of Ma
nila bay is certainly a good
name for a brand of firecrackers
as long as Admiral Dewey does
not object But that gentleman
probably would think the world
has forgotten his exploits if he
saw the words 'stenciled on a
brand of firecrackers now being
sold In Portland:
4 "Dewery. Salutes. Canton.
A China."
DISTRICT LEAGUE
HOLDS FIRST RALLY
' , 1 i "
Epworth Members Enthusi
astic Over Success of
Their Meeting.
A large number of Epworthlans wer
present last night when the first quar
terly rally of Portland District Epworth
league was held in Sunnyslde Methodist
Episcopal church. Delegations were In
attendance from many of the charges
in the district. It was the first gath
ering under the plan adopted by the dis
trict cabinet, and It Is believed the.e
! meetings will promote the work among
the young people greatly.
The program was In charge of Sun-
VANCOUVER
PARADE
ATTRACTS A CROl'D
Visitors From Portland Join
Local People in Celebra
tion of the Fourth.
. There will be a new municipal judge
" OB tha bench Monday morning when It
is time for that tribunal to take offi
cial cognixanoe of the usual Monday
morning list of drunks and disorderlies.
. Mayor Lane has not yet made the ap
pointment, but says that in all proba
bility ha will do so this afternoon or
this svenlng so that the new man may
hava notice and be ready to o,uallfv and
take his place on the bench before it
is tlma for court to convene. I
. Th mayor will give no l iit of who
tha lucky maji will b and claims that 1
up to this time he has not Ir. reality
mad op hi mind as to his appointment
Th threa prominent candidate for th.-
ar.ootntmnt are Bert E. Ilaner, John
Van Zante acd Isaac 8wett all three
well known' Democrats and attorney
nach - roan has large Data of friends
who are. hoping for the success of their
randidnte for the honor Out from the
mayor's office has come no word or
Mnt of who will ba layered with the
smila or faror.
JJ00TH GETS MANY
FRIENDLY TELEGRAMS
XieTrr boys wr kept hiking to
1 imrwui Botei mis ntoming one
after !' other. Oueeta and others
tut th hotel began to wonder what
It M ail about. Horn ox ihwa thought
it rrhan Ph.'l Metarhaa Jr, tb
lii. t 1 ' ruck u rich oaiawhsra or
rr-(tti't ot tnat sort.
lit .rrama. for that's what the
..-.t ctrkl war all for Jamaa Henry
i - ' i4 er wwMUffi of conjtrstu-r-T
t.ve vero l-t of the Jury La tha
n't -1 -te rurt wh)h had heo
; . t- lVnc afalnat him on a
' ff i-ri'itv.
j- i(5nii nUfranii arrl red be for
(Special Dlapatcn to The Joarnal.)
Vancouver, Wash.. July 4. Vancou
ver Is today in complete possession of
the Woodmen of the World and their
fellow-patriots, who are pulling off
what is pre-eminently the event In the
entire list of this city's patriotic ob
servances. Thousands of uniformed
Woodmen are present and more thou
sands of the citizens of city and coun
ty are enjoying the time of their lives.
j no program nas ueen carried out, so
far, with eminent success and the suc
ceeding events will put the requisite
finish on the entire affair.
Going Down to the Seacoast for an Outing.
WEAKBACKED PATRIOTS EASY -MONEY
FOR BARE-FACED SWINDLE
' "Swindle and patriotism some times
go together," said an army officer from
the Vancouver barracks nt the Hotel
Portland this mornine. as a cannon
cracker exploded out in the street and
small boys scampered and cracker deal
ers looked on cheerfully.
It is not often however, contlmted
the officer, who incidentally remarked
that he wasn t taiKing lor publication.
Army officers, you know, never talk
for publication.
"I heard Oeneral Frederick D. Grant
at a dinner tell a story of a sharper who
conducted a swindle who would have
made even George Washington smile ap
provingly. It was during the civil war,
It seems. Just when the government
stood in the greatest need of soldiers.
This man, the swindler, inserted In the
newspapers everywhere an advertise
ment which read something like this:
'Notice For Jl I will give any person
positive information whereby he may
avoid the conscription.'
"Replies came into the swindler at
the rate of a thousand a day. There
was a dollar with every letter. The
swindler was making his fortune. Some
even offered to pay more if necessary.
"Finally an enraged dupe took the
advertisement to court where the en
tire transaction was patriotically de
clared to be legal. The answer that had
been sent out by tne sharper was:
" 'Knlist.' "
THOUSANDS WAGERED
ON LOS ANGELES FIGHT
(United Prew Leaaed Wire.)
Los Angeles, July 4. With the odd-,
at 10 to i on the American, thousands
of dollars are being posted in wae-er
on the 25-round go between Packey c
Farland of Chicago and Freddie Welch
of England, to be pulled off at Jeffries
Athletic club at Vernon this afternoon
When the men weighed in at 9 o'clock
this morning they both had made the
requisite weight of 133 pounds and bo'.h
appeared to be In flfle physical cohdi-
uon.
COIIDUCMIIES
HIS PASSENGERS
Engineer Hyde and Fireman
Redmon Scalded Albert
Shera's . Herojsm.
YOUTHS CAUSE AGED
W03IAX BAD INJURY
Mrs. J. C. Adams, an elderly woman
living at 328 Sandy road, was knocked
to lh-r pavement and her leg broken at
3 o clock yesterday afternoon by two
boys who were chasing one another
through the crowd at Second and Wash
ington etreets. One boy grabbed tha
crutch of Mrs Adam-, who Is a cripple,
and, this support gone, she fell with
her limb beneath her. Bhe waa taken
to the Good Samaritan hospital la tha
Hoi man ambulance.
AGED 3IAX WAITS
ALL DAY FOR SON
Jamea Haight an aged man, who
Bays ha Urea on the Caudaro line, came
to the police atation today, aaying that
he bad lost his son and did not know
thason'a address in Portland. The old
man declares he waited all yesterday
afternoon In ,U Flrat and Aider wait
ing room but as hla son did no rom
for him, ta had to aek a room for tha
Bight.
A stream cf opporttmltlea I eon
rtanUr going br. pick cot tha orvea yea
ran us in Tha ' Journal s business
chases columns -
(Cnlted Preaa Leased Wkr.)
San Francisco, July 4. Phillips F.
Hyde, engineer, and P. J. Redmon, fire
man, are lying at tha point of death
today aa a rerult of a train wreck l-
night on the Northwestern Pacific rail
road near ."Novaio, lai.
Albrt Shera. conductor of the
wrecked train, la being pralaed for aav-
Inz the lives or his 126 passengers.
When the engine and baggage car left
the rails Shera promptly applied tha
emergency brakes, preventing tha coax
es from capsizing and probably saving
many of the passengers from death.
Shera then rushed through the train,
preventing screaming women and fright
ened men from Jumping through the
windows.
Hissing steam from a broken pip
prevented the Immediate rescue of
Hyde and Redmon, who were pinned
under the overturned locomotive. Whn
they were finally pulled from beneath
the wreckage both were In serious
condition They were taken to the San
Rafael hospital, whera an effort ia be
ing made to save tneir uvea.
Rftfloti for Ctajrreswmaa.
Prtal Ptapateb t T JovhI )
Pendieton, Or., July 4 In honor f
Congressman W R El lis. who baa bn
re-elected to crngras from the Second
district, an Informal reception will ke
held in the reoma .of th commercial as
sociation neit Tuesday evening. In aa.
Frariattofi for hi suceas In aecurlng a
ederal building for Pendleton and for
other work which be dlA for tha good of
eastern Oregoa la U fast aaasioa.
MODISTE IS SUING
MAGNATE'S WIFE
Madame Whitney Levies on
Jewels of Mrs. William E.
Phillips of Chicago.
(t'oltad Preaa Laaacd Wirt.)
Chicago. July 4. Mae K. Weber,
otherwise known as Madame Whitney,
declared today that she Intenda to Insist
that Mra. Wllliem E. Phllllpa. wife of
the president of the Chicago Western
Illinois road, comply with the order of
the debtor's court and surrender her
Jewels next Tuesday. Miss Weber ae
cured Judgment against tha magnates
ir ror 41,114, alleged to be Out lor
gowna. ?
Although Mra. Phllllris owna 18. 0M
worth of gowns, and furs valued at
00. Miss Weber will not be allowed
to touch them, the court ruling that she
must ha satisfied with a 26 diamond!
bracelet and a valuable diamond clasp j
When Mra Phillips appeared la court
yesterday aha was wearing the diamond
bracelet affected by the order. The
court demanded that ah surrender It
t once, but urvon learning that eh
could not art it off. allowed her five
daya within which to surrender ber
jewaia.
f .
IVndletnai Rifle Traun. Relorted.
(rt Ptrl- to TV Jnaraalt
Pendleton Or . July Hoiand Oli
ver, . r Drake. Eugene Blanc bet l
R Bailey and Fd Marsh hare h-n
chosen aa the rifle tea a to represent
com par y L In tha national guard state
nn tournament to be held at Paletn,
conrsnenring July 16. Wha the tea-n
trnes to Aajni It will b commanded by
fcera-eajit ullw, who Is second lieutaa-fcat-alcct
of Lbs con pas i
PICIIIC CROWD AI
HAWTHORNE PARK
Catholics by the Thousand
Spend Day in Open Actor
Mantell Special Feature.
Hawthorne Park is the scene of the
most notable celebration fn or around
the city of Portland this Fourth of July.
Before the end of the great program of
amusements Is reached Manager
Charles B. Merrick expects a crowd of
luiiy iu.uuu people to be on the grounds.
The picnic is being given by the three
Catholic parishes of St. Francis. St.
Stevens and the Sacred Heart. Chair
man of the general committee, McNa
mee, saya the success of the picnic is
so far beyond even the most sanguine
expectations of those having It In
charge that It will be made an annual
event
First among the unique amusement
features is the open air vaudeville show
under the management of Grand Vizier
Qulllan. Robert Mnntell will do a
sketch and a number of other stars In
the Mantell company will take part,
rantapes and other vaudeville circuits
have, kindly consented to send some of
their high class attractions to the park
this afternoon where a continuous pro
gram will be rendered until evening.
De Caprlo's band has been engaged
for the entire afternoon. The mini..
will begin at 1:30 p. m. and last till
after 6 o'clock in the evening.
A baby show, a pretty girl voting
contest and all kinds of side shows
are among the other attractions. An
athletic tournament of foot races and
other sports will also be held. Fireworks
are absolutely prohibited, so a bloodless
Fourth Is assured in this vicinity.
A large number of the members ef
the Waverly club are spending th dav
at the golf links. Many wre engiigfd
In the game during the day and dined
out there In the evening. A special hol
iday dinner. Informal danclnn and ne-
clal fireworks are the attractions.
In a pretty grove near Moncavilla
the Swedish Singing Society Columbia
Is today giving Its annual picnic. Sing
ing by the aoclety. music, games ni,d
aancing are on me program.
EARLY SETTLER OF
NORTHWEST DIES
Chehalia, Wash., July 4. George
Young, 85 years of age. father of Coun
ty Commissioner Clarence Young, suc
cmuled to heart trouble yesterday.
Ha came to Lewis county 43 years ago.
He is survived by two children, Fred
and Miss Etta Young. The funeral will
be held Sunday. The deceased waa one
of the northwest pioneers, who cams
west bv crossing the Tsthmua of Pan
ama with other friends, who also set-
tiea-neret.
Rev. T. B. Ford
BAKER CITY K. OF P.
LODGES CONSOLIDATE
tptcn to Th Jrairnal. I
Or . July 4 Tbs two K.
(rectal !!
Baker City
of P lodges in this city have consoll
dated Into one organization. Triumph
lodge of Durkee has been absorbed fv
Gauntlet lodge No. 8. Tha latter lodge
name has been adopted for the con
solidated orders.
nyside League chapter and wais prepared
under the direction of President F. S.
Francis and Miss Susie Anderton. vice-
president of the department ofKllterarv
and social work. Rev. T. B. Ford, pas
tor of the church, presided, and made
the young Kpworthlans feel at home by
his words of welcome. '
The address of the evening was deliv
ered by Rev. G. H. Feese, T. I)., nil
evangelist of the Oregon conference, and
was very appropriate to the occasion.
It was intensely patriotic, and during
the delivery the applause was so groat
that the speaker was compelled to
cease until the enthusiasm died down.
The history of the American nation wis
reviewed, and Its brilliant record set
forth in striking language; President
Roosevelt -arid his administration came
in for hearty praise and It was declared
that of recent years tlaa country h-is
made greater progress along lines of
reform than at any time.
A song service, led by Rev. Mr. Ford,
was the first feature on the program,
and was followed by devotional exer
cises and a rending by Miss Sophia
Fowler. After the address by Rev. Mr.
Feese, Miss Echo TJason sang a solo,
accompanied on the piano by Miss Sadie
Ford. The remainder of the evening
was spent In sial session, light re
freshments being served by a corps of
young women Epworthlans.
The next qunrterly rally will occur
Saturday night. October 3, but the
place has not been selected. The dis
trict cabinet officers will hold a meet
ing early next week to consider plans
for the Chautauqua. It Is probably
league headouarters will be established
and maintained during the session this
year.
CELEBRANTS El
GLORY STUNT III JAIL
Joy Water Leads to Prema
ture Exhilaration
Cells Come Later.
The thirty-fourth annual convention
of the Oregon State Medical association
came to an end yesterday afternoon
with a public meeting under the auspi
ces of-the alate board of health in the
First Presbyterian church, corner of
Twelfth and Aider streets, after being
pronounced by all who attended It as
the most successful ever held by tha
association. Twenty-five doctora reg
istered before the final session was con
cluded. This Is the largest number of physi
cians that haa ever been present In the
northweat in one body before. Besides
the state ot Oregon. Waslilngtun and
other states of the northwest were rep
resented", and a number of distinguished
men of the medical profession came
from far points in the United States to
address the meeting.
Foremost among these were Dr.
George W. Crlle or Cleveland. Ohio, and
Dr. Herbert C. Moffitt of San Fran
cisco. These two men alone contributed
such valuable information on timely
medical subjects as to make their visit
here of incalculable benefit. The asso
ciation adopted special resolutions of
thanks for the visitors at the close of
the meeting yesterday.
Kaka Startling Revelations.
The public' session held yesterday aft
ernoon was an Innovation in Oregon, it
being the first of its kind to take place
In this state. Its purpose Is to educate
the people to the danger of allowing
disease to spread and to make them
realize that At is a auty every gooa cit
izen owes the stats to help the medical
world In its fight to maintain the public
health.
Owing to the lack of tlmo onlv two
speakers were able tp give addresses.
These, however, were of such a start
ling character as to cause every one who
heard them to reflect upon the import
ance of caring for the indigent sick.
A. L. Mills, president of the First
National bank, made a powerful appeal
for aid from the state. In the war upon
the white plague. The subject of his
address was 'What the Public Can Do
In the Fight Against Tuberculosis." Mr.
Mills was a member of the last'Oregon
state legislature which refused to pass
a bill appropriating a rund to be used
In assisting tuberculosis patients who
are too poor to help themselves.
He declared that this action of the
state of Oregon stands alone In the
legislative history of the country as a
place of unexampled brutality and In
humanity to mankind. In his arraign
ment of the state the speaker did not
spare Portland, either. He said that
the business men of the city liave thou
sands of dollars to expend In advertising
by means of a rose festival, and they
use their Influence to pass measures
protecting fish In the streams, but have
not a single cent to protect the lives or Jt
their families from the danger of, conv'
taglon, which every day grows In viru
lence throughout the land.
Used Batter Sanitation.
Especially bitter was his refeepca
to the lack of care accorded to the poor
who suffer from consumption. Hq said
that there was nt a room In the city
where a woman dying from tuberculosis
could find a place of rest for her last
hours.
Dr. E. E. Heg, state health officer of
Washington, came over from Seattle tA
appear at the public meeting. He spoke
on "Municipal Sanitation and Its Ef
fect In Communicable Disease." Dr.
Heg said that too much stress can not
be laid upon the Importance of perfect
sanitation in our cities where the condi
tions are so fnvorable to the spread of
disease. Ho said that every municipal
ity should consider the. health depart
ment the most Important one of the
city's offices and other questions of
public Interest should all give way to
those of public health.
PROSPECTOR LIES
III DESERT SANDS
Party Seeks Body of Oscar
Wilcox in Southern
California.
(tTnltod Proaa Leased Wire.)
San Bernardino, Cal., July 4. Fifteen
trailers are searching the shifting sands
near the Rose mine for the body of Os
car Wilcox, a veteran stage driver, who
Is believed to have perished while pros
pecting. Wilcox started on a prospecting tour
two weeks ago, taking with him a horse
and two burros. ' Three days later he
appeared nt Sterling's mine In a dazed
condition, but refused to stop, declaring
mat no was in a hurry, to reach The
Pipes, IS miles distant. Two davs
later his horsw and one burro appeared
at the Martin ranch. A searching party
was organized and last night discovered
the other burro dead In some brush
where It had become entangled by Its
picket rope and starved. The sheriff
was notified and sent a party of 15
trailers out tffday. Tlrere is no hope
of finding Wllsox alive.
SPANIEL RUNS FROM
NOISE OF FOURTH
Frightened by the noise of the Second
street fusllade of firecrackers, a little
black spaniel ran into the oollce station,
seeking relief from the noise this morn
ing. John Maloney. secretary to the chief,
looked a little better to tha dog than
any one else, so he hurried under Ma
loney's denk. Whenever the noise broke
out afresh the little dog would shlvpr
with fright. Maloney finally covered
him with a rug and there he lay with
the explosions coming dully to his timid
ears.
Profewsor E. E. Coavd Is Injured.
(Special Diana to Tha Jnarnal.
Dallas. Or. iuTv 4. Prnfeaaor F! - V.
foad of Hood River, new school auper-
munafni or tne county or Mood Klver.
who has been On a visit to his mother
her, waa badly Injured In a runaway
near town resterday afternoon. He vn
driving and the home, becoming fright
ened turned and tipped the rig over
Professor Coad a left lea waa
In two plre below the ksee, and he re
ceived other savers bruises.
I. O. O. F. Elects Offlcera.
raT Dtaaate ta Tfca JeamaJ )
Astoria, Or, July 4 At tha regular
meeting of Reaver Indge. No. Si. I O
O. r, tha following officers were elerted
ad Installed for tha ensuing terra
Noble grand, A T. Anderson; rlce.
grand. J. A- Gilhauch: secretajTr. ri
Altderaon- treasurer. J. 1 Kriae w.r.
den W. T. Jonas; conductor.. V.'iUiata
triaaan c bap lain. Ali Tagg.
Over-enthuslastlc celebrants of the
glorious Fourth have already collided
asith the police, and laat night and
early today a number of arrests were
made.
Arthur Buckman waa ao brimful of
Joy st the advent of his country's na
tal day that at midnight ha stood on
tha First street bridge over Marquam
gulch and emptied a 'revolver Into the
unreeling air. Patrolman Ellla laid a
heavy hand on hla shoulder, and Buck-
man s celebration waa nipped before It
bloomed.
H. Horwyte and several other young
men had a fine time on Morrison street
Iste last night until Patrolman Tevln
overtook them. Horwyte carried a big
American flag which tha officer had
raaaon to believe he had torn from Its
pole in front of a sewing machine store.
Tr.e noise of the evening annoyed
Harry Boone exceedingly, so ha sought
repenthe In the form of druga. Pa
trolman K. Burke found htm near tha
end of the Fulton carl Ine orepartng to
i maae nis bed in ine wet grass. Ha had
neither shoes, coat nor hat, ao a, bad
waa furnished him In tha city JalL
NELSON WLVS
THE TWO-OARED
irafted rreae linil Wire.)
Reatl, July 4. la tha two-oared
net, Nelson waa flrat, Vancouver awe-
on.- Victoria third and tha Victoria
oad crew fourth; Una a, I minutes.
KENO LUMBER CAMP
VISITED BY FIRE
(Special PI .patch to The Joarnal 1
Klamath Falla. Or.. July 4. fire in
the lumber camps near Keno destroyed
more than 100.000 feet of sawlogs be.
longing to Ackley Brothers, and the loss
Is stated to be more than 11,000.
Tha lire Is of unknown origin. It
spread rapidly among the logs, which,
were rilled on skids In the woods It
was extinguished by shoveling dirt on
the flames. The fire may delay getting
out the large amount of lumber now
needed In thia vicinity.
LITTLE CHANGE IN
BISHOP POTTER
(t'Bltea Preaa Leae4 Wire.)
Cooperstown, N. Y.. July 4. Bishop
Potter's phyalclana reported today that
hla condition waa much tha same aa
yesterday. Ha haa lnat no ground, they
say. His pulsa and respiration have decreased.
Killed While niAstlnn StnmjV.
Snohomish, Wash.. July 4 Arthur
Hand 1 years old. was Instantly killed
at Maltby yesterday afternoon while
asaltung in blasting stumps.
Read today's business chances la tha
eraasifjad action; than read then, mrr
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