THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAU PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING.' JULY te, 1008.
UT PAY TO LESSEN
OFFICIALS' ACTIVITY
Multnomah county's officials, or most
of them, are doomed to have some anx
ious momenta before the adjournment of
tb next legislature. The county court,
the eoun,ty treaaurer, the ceunty asses
sor, the county auditor, are all slated
to have portions of their salaries lopped
and their limits of action amputated
provided the members of the Multnomah
delegation who are after them get what
they go out after.
The prospective atorm, of course, !
11 due to the fact that there Is a feud
among the politicians of Multnomah
county. It la charged that there Is a
"courthouse sang1' or a "county admin
latrattve machine" both In active exist
ence and In course rf additional con
struction. Ut la charged that the county
court, the assessor, the auditor, tin
treaaurer and their departments an.i
deputies are In a more or less elose cor
poration established for the control or
direction of Multnomah county politics.
Mutual Sack-Scratching.
'According; to the story those men telL
the officials named have a working plan
bv which all the Influences 'tinder their
respective hands are turned to the sup
port. In -campaign times, of the members
or me comoinauon. in uiucr m niuc-su
r , this circle of influence It Is charged by
" the nien "fernlnst" that V. C. North of
the assessor's office Is slated to be the
next sheriff, while a strong- effort will
V be made to get County Clerk Fields. wh,
has leaned against neither to the one
. side or the other, Into line, thus making
the entire official family of the county
Into one close combination for mutual
protection and control.
It Is true that every member of the
supposed cabal stoutly maintains that
there Is no such combination, that there
Is no community of Interest among the
officials and no understanding. Never
theless there are those in the county,
and In the Multnomah delegation, who
contend that there is such combination
and that an effort will lie made in the
next legislature to switch things so thit
the nower of the organization will be
shorn.
IiOwer Pay the Bemedy.
Just how the results sought are to be
brought about is not explained, but It In
hinted that an effort will be made to
cut the salaries of some of the offices,
to circumscribe their duties and other
wise rearrange the scope of official life
In Multnomah county so that it will not
be possible for the different officials to
wield any Influence over employes or
surround themselves with political
power.
Whatever course the opposition may
take It Is certain that those who are at
outs with the existing county adminis
tration will make an effort In the next
legislature to secure the defeat of the
present orneials not friendly to their ef
forts, and out of the effort will In all
probability fome some strenuous scenes
In the Multnomah delegation, Just as
was the case at the last session, when
the fight between the sheriff and the
county court was taken Into the legis
lature, resulting in what Is known as
tne prisoner reeding Dill, recently rati
fied by the referendum vote at the June
election.
n.EIIEB;
HELPS EMPIRE
Tsi An Thinks tovPatch Up
Everything by Politi
cal Marriage.
EDWARD M. CHERRY.
(United press Leased Wire.)
Hongkong. July "13. Fearing the exe
cutioner's axe, members of the imperial
astronomical board are hurriedly con
ferring today In an endeavor to fix a
propitious day for the wedding of the
son and daughter, respectively, of the
houses of i nan 8hl-ral and Chang
Chin-Tung. The principals Tn the iiro-
posed wedding are bitter enemies but
the dowager empress Is not worrying
about that, because she believes Bhe
can unite the warring progressive and
conservative parties.
Young Yuan Is the son of the head
of the progressive party and Miss Chang
is the daughter of the head of toe
conservative party. Their union, tho
empress believes, will settle the old
feud.
Failure of the board to act promptly
when commanded to set the day for the
wedding has led the empress to believe
that there is a plot on foot to defeat her
scneme. Sne has issued an oruer tnat
the day be set Immediately.
10
GOOD ROADS
ANSWER TO
MEETING IN
BIG DEMAND
A great "good roads" convention Is to (state dairy and food 'commissioner.
August 11
he held in Portland Tuesday
participated In by the leading men of
various state organixations. The con
vention has been called by the Portland
- Commercial club in response to re
quests from all over the state.
. "Arrival of people from other sections
of the United States to make Oregon
their homes has set in motion during
the last vcar an unprecedented agitation
In Oregon over the miserable condition
of most of the countj' roads in the state.
Good Boad Demanded.
. Sentiment In favor of immediale and
radical action toward remedying thl-j
condition-is crystalizing in all quarters
tif the state. The progressive men of
every community are awakening to the
Importance of the subject.
., ' There will be three sessions of the
convention, opening in the morning and
continuing into the afternoon and even
. , ing. Tom RIehardson, manager of the
Portland Commercial club, discussing
the coming convention todavi said:
"An Insistent demand, coming from
'" vry section of the state, has been
" made upon r the Portland Commercial
.f club to -call some character of repre-
sentatlve1 meeting to discuss a practical
. plan whereby all Oregon may have bet -ter
highways. President W. K. Newell
-r of the state board of horticulture has
J written to the crafcnBsklng that action
be taken without dolay. A similar re
' quest also comes from J. W. Bailey.
CALL Willi
II
DEMAGOGUE
Taft's Letter of Acceptance
to Contain Choice Line
of Expletives.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Hot Springs, Va., July 13. Taft spent
the entire day in his study dictating
his speech of acceptance that will be
delivered at Cincinnati when the noti
fication of ills nomination as Republl-
c jam 3
Acting British Vice-Consul at As
toria. He was appointed to fill
the vacancy caused by the death
of his father, P. L. Cherry.
LODGERS HURRY FROM
FIRE
I;
IN NIGHTGOWNS
Over a score of guests In the Rose
City rooming-house, run by Mrs. Nellie
Ryan at First and Main streets, were
roused from their sleep bythe excited
cries of Mrs. Ryan at 2:0 this morning.
Mrs. Ryan was excited because when
she woke up she found big' sheets of
flame bursting up outside her bedroom
window and the crackllns of the Are
nu iiiaan BifunuinB t Arouna ner.
Without waiting to put on any more
clothes than they had been wearing
through the hot nle-ht the sneata
grabbed their more precious belongings
and trundled them downstairs, while
Mrs. Ryan removed a part of her furni
ture to the street.
The fire started In tha rear nt ih
buildings at 233, 233 H and 235 Front
street, owned and occuDled bv H. Wain.
stoln. a Second-hand furniture and
clothing dealer. The fire evidently
originated In the rear of the
brick building at No. 233. There is tx
KERN PARK WANTS
KNOW WHY NO
door between the low brick building and
the old two-story frame structure on the
corner and when the firemen arrived
they found this door open, with the fire
burning fiercely in the rear of both
structures.
When first seen by-Mrs. Ryan the fire
must have been burning some time, a
it had eaten its way through the roof
and a skylight in the brick building ami
the flames were leaping up the court-
way ana against tne wall or tne rooming-house,
a three-storv brick building.
The rear porch and a part of the wood
work In the rooms of tho Rose City
house, nearest the Weinsteln building,
were burned and the furniture was dam
aged bv rmoke and water.
Welnsteln's stock was nearly entirely
destroyed, entailing a loss of several
thousand dollars. Nobody seemed to
know how much insurance he carried on
the store and Its contents and no one
about the. vicinity would even so much
as haiard a guess as to how the fire In
the second-hand store might have origi
nate:.
GraiiGH
TO
WATER
oenatr of the dairy Interests. Tlx
Dangers of Portland and other cities
oSVheW7ubJt candidate for president Is formally
inrougnout Oregon are building high
class hard surface pavements, and
everywhere you go you find men talk
ing 'good roads.'
Railroad Will Xslp.
"As a result of all this it has been
determined to hold an 'Oregon good
roads conference' In the convention hall
of the Portland Commercial club, Tues
day. August 11, with morning, after
noon and evening sessles.- No Interest
in the state seems to be more anxious
to have a part in developing the good
roads sentiment into a realization than
the railroads, and as a result a rate of
a fare and a third hus been made for
this meeting. Tickets will be good the
day before and the day after the meet
ing, so that It may be extended over the
second day If necessary.
"An interesting program will be pre
pared, but there will be no long-winded
theoretical speeches. Practical men will
be secured and practical questions dis
cussed. The good roads associations
of Oregon and Washington will be asked
to cooperate In making the meeting a
success. The basis of representation
win oe announced witliln a rew days,
but all commercial and Industrial bodies,
county Judges, county commissioners,
editors and mayors will be authorized to
appoint delegates and urged to have a
good representation present."
made. Taft received no visitors today
and announced that he would receive
rone during the rest of the week.
The speech will be an outline of the
history of the two parties. Taft says
ho will take a whole week for its
preparation, because he wants to get it
short enough. -v.
It Is understood Bryan will be cen
sured as a demagogue. His leadership,
Taft will say. has been popullstic,
demagogic and revolutionary.
HITS BOTTOM' "
BUT IS SAVED
PHI O S III
JUST THE SAME
Australia's Customs Man
Reports Prohibition Law
Is a Farce.
FIST VICTORY IS
RISWMICAI
.VKew York Club Men Take
r Opening Olympic
;? Event.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
London. July 13. The first heat of
the 1,500-meter run In the Olympic
games was won by J. Sullivan of the
. :V Irish-American Athletic club of " New
York.' Llghtbody of the Chicago Ath
letic club was second. Meadows of
' Canada was third. Sullivan's time was
4:0794, and Llghtbody's time was
' 4:08 2-5.
The outcome of the first heat was no
- surprise to the spectators and compet-:-r
lng teams, and it was predicted that the
Americans would have no difficulty In
winning the event. This race had been
r conceded to the American sprinters
without question by everyone who had
watched the work of the various con
" " testants.
Melville Sheppard of the Irish-Amer-
lean team of New York won the second
,V heat In 4:05, establishing a new record
two fifths of a second better than
Llghtbody's at the Olympic games at
' St. Louis. J. P. Halstead of the New
York Athletic club finished second, and
Butterfield of England finished third.
N. F. Haltows of England won the
third heat. Laughl of Italy finished
second. Rellly of the Irish-American
club of New Tork failed to finish.
Although it was s-encrallv coneerteri
that the Americans would carrv off the
honors in the 1,000-meter event. Eng
land refused to give up hope after en
tering stars of the maa-niturin nf H a
Wilson, who won the trial race at'tha
Stadium J. E. Deakin. southern count v
cross-country champion, and A. J. Rob
ertson, the national and international
cross-country champion.
Friends of G. Butterfield, the mile
champion, were deenlv disanDointeH In
the showing he made in falling to fin
ish better than third in the first heat.
Sweden also counted unnn nlum In
this event. Krlsti and Halllstrom being
the favorite entries.
Halstead. who finished second In the
second heat of the 1.500-meter event,
won the American trvout In R-ni 1-k'
He ran under the colors of Cornell at
that time.
HOGS THIRSTY FOR
TOO LOHG A Tiff
Wolverton Overrules De
murrer of 0. R. & X. in
Government Case.
REV. RYDQUIST
7m& I
: 5 4 i ill
aw n r m
Judee Wolverton In tha tAmr .,.
this mornini overruled a chuiiim.a k..
demurrer to the complaint of the Lnitd
States against the O. R. & S. Rail
road company. In a case concerning th
unloading for feed, rest and water of
The rase In Question concerns SI
hogs alleged to have been contained
In cars more than ;8 hours as pre
scribed by an act of congress.
Judge Wolverton in passing upon n
motion filed by the railroad company
against the government as complain
ant for the purpose or determining
whether the defendant Is liable to a
separate penalty for each cur carried
or for each shipment forwarded al
lowed the motion He h-id thst' one
penalty should be assessed In each case.
OKA TOR TRILL IS
WANTED FOR BILL
H. V. Freeborough, an employe of the
Honeyman Hardware company, narrow
ly escaped drowning In the Willamette
yesterday afternoon. After he had
ceased struggling and was sinking for
the last time he was pulled above wa
ter by his brother-in-law. William
Whltesldes, who "is yard foreman at the
Oregon Furniture factory.
Mrs Freeborough was on the river
bank, a helpless witness of the strug
gle rrf her husband. Althnugh her
husband was revived In a few minutes
and then seemed little the worse for
his experience, his wife Is ill today
from the shock, which produced ner
vous prostration.
Mr. Freeborough and wife and broth
er, J. A. Freeborough, went down to the
river yesterday near the Oregon Furni
ture factory to enjoy water sport.
Freeborough and Whltesldes went In
bathing. Whltesldes is the better
swimmer, and he swam out over a deep
channel. Freeborough In following
went beyond his depth, having eaten
a hearty meal only a short time before.
Twice he sank and once went to tha
bottom, not less than 30 feet at that
place, although he was only a little
more than 30 feet from shore. As he
was sinking for the third time he was
caught by Whltesldes, whose attention
had been attracted by the cries of those
on shore. The sinking man was sev
eral feet beneath the water when
Whltesldes reached him.
J. A. Freeborough then rowed out
from shore and it Was the work of only
a minute to take the unconscious man
to th bank. In two or three minutes
he" was revived.
(Tnlted Pres Leased Wire.)
Melbourne, July 13. Australian pro
hibition of opium has proved a com
plete farce, according to the announce
ment of the customs department today.
The effect of the law has been a heavy
loss of revenue and a heavy expense to
tne government, wnne it is saia, the il
legality of the trade has only served to
Increase the demand for the prohibited
drug.
Comptroller General of Customs Wol
laster has Issued a report showing that
Australia has sacrificed $300,000 a year
revenue In order to effect the nrohl-
bitlon of opium and has utterly failed
to5' n force the order. He says the
drug is shipped here from America.
The report states there are 10,000
Chinese and 300 Europeans in Aus
tralia addicted to the opium habit and
that tho smugglers are making big
fortunes. '
Aroused by their failure to get any I evening. July 14. at n. m . tn dfactiss
water not only for fires but for use in " water proDiem. uverynoay come.
their houses, citizens of Arleta and
Kern Irk will hold a water rally at
Kern Park tomorrow night. They de
clare that It has got to the point where
they must have better water service and
if not. why not?
Last, night's fire In Kern Park, when
four establishments were destroyed
while the citizens had to stand by help
less. Is the Immediate cause of the mass
meeting. But the complaint against the
Woodmere Water company Is an old one
and the cltliens of the Mount Scott com
munities are anxious to thresh it out
once for all.
"We pay for water but we don t get
It," exclaimed one man this morning as
he passed around hand bills marked
water: water: a grana water rauy
will be held at Kern Park Tuesday
We pay exorbitant rates and whenever
we try to turn any water on our gardens
U-V.Be ,l to Put out 'Ire It is turned
oir.
"Yes," broke in somebody else "T at
ways keep a pot of tea In my house to
use wnen tne water is turned off. I
need It about every day. too. Saturday
i went out to tne pumping works at
Johnson's creek. I found the pumps
barely moving sucking in with a pecu
liar noise. I asked the engineer what
made it and he said the pumps were
pumping air Instead of water. That's
what We get in our houses air an.i if.
what we got to throw on this fire last
night."
The Woodmere Water company has a
reservoir at Arleta but it Is not used
ery much, the pum s being operated
Just fast enough. It Is saia, to keep a
small stream flowing through the mains.
JOHNSON STILL
II
IN DARK WOODS
DROP TWO HUNDRED
FEET 111 A WELL
By Breaking of Small Rope
Two AVorkmen at Fasa
dena Killed.
(t'nlted Press Leased Wire.)
Pasadena, Cal., July 13, Ry the
breaking of a rope supporting a small
cage In a well of the Rublo Water com
pany In North Pasadena today the .work
men were hurled 200 feet to the bottom
and killed. The dead:
C. A. Rldenour.
Rudolph Babona.
The men had been engaged in bricking
up the well and were being drawn up
to the surface, when the rope parted and
precipitated the cage to the bottom.
Desoenrling with fearful force, the
Should I. become a candidate for
president of the senate, I would do so
without entering Into any combinations
or any deals. It Is useless for any man
to say that he would not like to have
the honor that comes with the office.
The presidency of the senate brings
honor if the holder gets the honor ou
of the position that is in it, but I would
not tangle myself with promises and
combinations to secure the ofrlc .
Thus spake Senator A. J. Johnson of
Renton and Polk this morning as he
traced lines with tailor's chalk on a new
pants leg In the political clearing-house
of Senator-elect John B. Coffey.
Considered Up-Valley Choice.
Senator Johnson has been spoken of
as an aspirant for the head position of
the next senate, and has been held up
as the candidate of the tip-valley sena
tors. He, however, would not say that
he was a candidate this morning. In
stead he made the remark quoted above.
The senator has some decided views
regarding the organization of the senate
in tonnnrv next. He believes that the
officers should be chosen for capability
and not for faction, and that the aim of
the members should be sound legislation
unhampered bv nnv disturbances or
petty quarrels hung over from an or
ganlzation fight.
Should Keep Pledge.
"I do not oelleve that the organiza
tion should be Statement ino i or -.11.-Statement
No. 1," he said. I think It
is the duty of the legislature to elect
the I'nited States senator as they art
pledged o do when the time for elec
tion comes, and then spend their tin
attending to the business 01 tne niaie,
unhampered by combination or faction
or mtertial strife. To organize along
factional' lines means to have a fight
throughout the session, and therefore I
do not think factionalism of whatever
nature should be taken into the organi-
Thomas L. Qreenough of Missoula,
Mont., has been elected president of the
United Railways to succeed W. L. Ben-
ham roslgned. Mr. Benham, It is
stated, will continue with the railway
company In an official position.
Mr. Oreenough is one of the wealth
iest of Montana's mining men and one
of the principal owners of the Snow
ball mine, lie Is a railroad contractor
of large experience, having built a
great deal of the Northern Pacific as
well as having Just completed a part
of the north bank.
The election of Mr. Oreenough to the
presidency of the United Railways has
set afloat many rumors concerning the
future of the road. It is already plan
ning to extend its lines to nil
and Tillamook and it Is rumored that
the coming of Mr. Greenough means
the acquisition of the road bv the Hill
interests. There Is no-Oonflrmatlon of
this, however.
DIODGETT HUES
FOB LIFE .TERM
Prisoner's Last Canary Sins:s
His Farewell to Master
in Cell Caere.
BUCKING BRONCO
AND TIIEX A FINE
Fred Williams went out to the Oaks
last night to have a good time. He
did. After tickling himself in the tickler
and shooting down the chutes he took
a fling at the merry-go-round, but the
bronco he unwarily bestrode was too
wild for him and he was bucked off
on the f Ijw TTfrrt and injured bv tho
horse killing him as he fell. that's
what heji'ls said to have said, anvwav.
WilllaBsfs was brought to the O. W. P.
waiting-room by the Osks management
where he was arrested for being drunk.
Examination by a physician showed
that he was not badly hurt. He was
fined $2.50 In the police court.
LONG RIDE TO FIND
ONLY MAX IN CUPS
men were dashed to instant death j zation. in t-n
against a scaffolding near the bottom of Senator Johnson will remain in town
the well, unon which thev had lust nre- for several oays oeiurt ibiuhuub
vlously been at work. home at Corvallis
The mangled bodies were brought to 1
the surface as quickly as nosslble but
death was Instantaneous. The coroner
was notified and an Inquest will be held
tomorrow.
SAIV TREASURE
. WIDER STE1P
Edgar Acton, aged 13, and Anton
Gross, aged 11, are in the hands of the
Juvenile court officials today because
they could not resist the temptation of
seeing Mrs. R. O. Gilllland, who resides
at 34 North Sixteenth street, hide a
purse under a stump out on Johnson
creek.
Mrs. Gilllland and a party of friends
went on a picnic vesterdav to KMiim
station on Johnson creek. After dln
n.r,ne Partr w8nt tor a walk and, Mrs.
Gilllland hid a purse containing $267,55
in gold and silver and checks .ursSer a
stump. When she returned to camp the
purse and contents were missing The
los" was reported to the police staUon.
This morning a small boy telephoned
to the police station that a number of
checks had been found in the vicinity of
the loss and Detective Hawley was sent
out to investigate. He fnnnrl Antin ortfi 1
Gross, who showed him where the
;wm nan oeen iound and then Joined
In a search for home clue to the re
mainder of the money. After an ex
tended search, however. Acton confessed
that he and Gross had taken the purse
and told of havtnar hid all hut tho ai,.
In some bushes near Woodstock. The
einiie sum was recovered. Both of the
boys are wards of the Juvenile court.
BRIDE DROIVIIED
After 28 months spent in the county
Jail and establishing a record for con
tinuous residence in that Institution,
George L. Blodgett left for the pnjen
tlary at Salem this morning in charge
of Sheriff Robert L. Stevens to begin a
life sentence. This penalty was im
posed by Judge Gantenbeln of the
crime of killing Alice Minthorn, a va
riety actress, with whom he had been
living.
Blodgett took his departure cheer
fully, shouting his farewell to prisoners
in "the other corridors, with the most of
whom he has had a speaking acquaint
ance. With the exception of a short
trip he was allowed to take down town
to have a tooth pulled a short time
ago. this was the first time in 28
months that he has been outside his
cell. But he has not been Idle. II
has earned many dollars by weaving
blankets, in which art he Is proficient,
and for diversion he raised canary
birds, having 13 of them a short time
After entering his plea of guilty to
murder in the second degree and being
sentenced. Blodgett gave away his silver-throated
pets all but one. This
was the parent bird, which he left be
hind. He will endeavor to get permis
sion for this singer to Join him rn
his cell at the penitentiary. .After
Blodgett left this morning tho bird
made the corridors ring with Its song,
as though pleading for the return of its
companion, who has so carefully looked
after Us wants for so long.
On his first trial Blodgett was sen
tenced to be hanged. The supreme court
reversed the case and ordered a new
trial because of language used by tha
district attorney In addressing the
Jury. The case wSs several times set
during the last terms of court, hut It
was not reached, and the district attor
ney finally decided that a plea of guilty
to secono degree murner snouid be ac
cepted. He told Judge Gantenbeln that
he did not think it likely that a verdict
for conviction for first degree murder
could be obtained If the case were again
tried.
Blodgett's wife Is living In Montana,
and his father died only a few weeks
ago. He was under the Influence of
liquor when the crime was committed,
the woman being shot In a north end
lodging-house.
IVITH GIRLFRIEND
WALLA VVALLANS TO
VIEW NORTH BANK
EDITOR GUION DIES
AT WALLA WALLA
(Speriil Dtipatrb to Tbe Journal.)
Walla Walla.. Wash.. July 13. W. F.
Gulon, editor of the Pendleton Tribune,
who is cne of the best known news
papermen ano
editors of the Inland empire, died at
Ht. Marys hospital this morning. His
ailment was diabetes. He was well
known all through Washington. Oregon
and Montana as a brilliant newspaper
man.
MAY BE BODY OF
WILSOII'S SLAYER
frnlted Prest Lease Vlre.
T.ii.Air,hii inlv 13. Discovery of
. hnriv in the river leads the police
to believe that the slayer of Dr. W. H,
Wilson, who was killed by drinking
ale. is dead. Other tneories
muraerer nav
nnlnnnAd
among tne most abln hn.. and the
still woraing 011 ccni
are
A warrant was sworn out this morn
ing for the arrest of W. G. Trill, the
well-known college orator of the north
west and champion talker of tnree
states, on a charge of defrauding the
Imperial hotel. The complaint la made
by Phil Metschan Jr., one of the pro
prietors. Trill Is charged with leaving the
hotel' with his basa-ace aurrentitioualr
and without tendering payment for his
hotel bill. Trill Is now in Balem.
BOMBARD BARKEEP
WITH BEER GLASSES
Tollceman Jefferson Ogg did not re
port off duty the other morning His
report in explanation of his absence at
roll call explains It. He was hailed
by an excited automobillst about 4
0 does in me morning on the corner
of Twenty-eighth an, I Ttirman streets
The chauffer reported seeing n dead
man on Llnnton road The policeman
went out mlth the "bubble' driver and
found an Italian trying 10 snore off th
fumes of too much "Iago red."
LUMBER MILL AT
WALLA WALLA CITY
ELECTION IS QI IET
iSpe'l"! Plrt'b tn Tb Joornal )
Walla Walla. Wash.. Julv 13 The
city election today quiet and the vote ao
far light Eugene Tauslck. a Democrat,
will be elected mayor by a big ma
jority, although the city will R Re
publican 1. title excitement prevails
uniri 1 nFinn maimaineu.
Donrtnirk Carazza la the" n!ht bar-! . .
tender at a saloon on Fourth and Sher- '""0" 100 "P"".
idan streets. He Is gloating over the' Chief Grttxma'-her has been in dailv
fact that be is still alive. Saturday i receipt of complaints from klontavllla
police
l.ioa
Everything that might be of use had
been removed from the dead man a
clothes and the officials are awaiting
the arrival or George Bucimui,
the only person able to identify the
man who ent the poisoned ale to the
nhv.iciAi,. Buckman delivered the ale
CTT ATPTAV DrcrurC'St 'ihs Wilson home, having received It
i?iuiiiilHM nii'U, Jiljn : frnm strane-er who said he was a
1 I rlop frierni of the physician.
a .-1 rt n-nv- . . ' rw, tho itrmrition thflt the COTVM
fillvArtnn fir Inlv 13 iff.- k..H.M fnnnH in the TVT today I that Ot
bpn phut rlnwn hout fotir wppLs ! Wilson, the police hold the theory that
Sllverton Lumber company's mill in' this (he man committed suicide as soon
city is expected to start up this month, he wa certain his victim was fleaa.
1 ne company nas received eastern or
ders for more tran 60 cars of lumber,
which will clean out the yards. The
mill was shut down owing to tempo
rarily unfavorable conditions of the
market
BAD VALENTINE
MAN OUT OF JAIL
WATER WAGON FOR
DRV DELEGATES
Tastor of tbe La-tbtran eh area at
Astoria and secretary of the Co
lumbia CoisfeTim of Lutheran
1 Cbcrtfces of Ortfoa and Washing
' is. tlfb !'! rmrwi is that tlty
Sur'.aj KIL.'a veck. -
evening three countrymen of the Italian
cams into his saloon and bombarded him
with classes snd sHttoens. He would
tot swesr out s warrant far tha arraat
of his sssailsnts, however.
UMBRELLA STOPS
HAIR-PULLING
residents who say thst automohllea f,.v
been endangering every traveler who
uses the public thoroughfares
(t'nlted Prru laaad Wire.)
Columbua. Ohio. July 13 The Ohio
state Prohibition convention opened here
this afternoon. A state ticket will be
named ana candidates for congress
from each district in the state will-be
put In the field.
The delegates to the nations! conven
tion that meets here net Wednesdsy
and Thursday are to be met at tbe train
tomorrow by sn Immense water wagon
arawn Dy rour write norses.
the
Pis Srsnfleld srss fine II In
tneBlc'IpsI court this wtornlns tnr
sU nt battery CO Mrs, Freds Lore.
The two women fought over some
monsr Mrs. Brfd eislms was due
her and hy were snly. prevented (r"m
forag sc ether ssrlnua Injnrr 0 .
log serrated rr Mr. - Brp.ri14 aj
a tinscr UBLbnUL. .
BetM-ti Warrant for Uomao.
Vr LIU Xudlem&n did not appear
' aopwr-r irj a cnarge or assault Snd
bsttery this morning before Judgs Vsn
Zavnte, so a bench warrant has ben is
sued for her. Oophle Ankelos wants
th court to punish Mrs, Nudlaman bs
raase Bophi" only cum out second best
In s fight Saturday night.
Kept Opera tm Kandar.
M. Rooney. a First street sajoow
wwper. was fined tit la tn police court
this morning (or ksepinc Lls saloon
Inppjr Is Faithful Waiter.
A little black bloodhound pup stands
wistfully in the doorway of the police
station where h Is tied wsittng until
his master recovers from so overnlsht
tanking" match with two compeuilonsH
wno were Drought 10 the Station with
him lsst night. Tbe pup was found in
s lodging-bouse ar8eventh and Gsucb
streets.
A Hsrlesn. N.
the doorway:
torn sest snd
T . shop has this over
"RulMtags constructed
rsmevsd a short sr-
Calvln Morris, of Crook county, a val
entine victim, who never saw a street
car, railroad train or a steamboat until
he came to Portland, where he was
fined $100 on a charge of having sent
obscene matter through the mail, was
released from jail this morning and left
for home feeling as happy as a lark.
Morris has been In Jail since June 24,
in default of his Inability to pr his
fins. He has been arranging, however,
to ret hold of tbe cash as soon as pos
sible. This morning thsvjnoney cams
and Morris was down at lc clerk's of
fice of the United gtatstrt in no
time. . "
Morris was fined by Judge wolver
ton for having sent s valentine) to a
Crook county woman, tbs wording snd
picture or which did not esss riv express
bis meaning, snd. which h changed to
suit his convenience.
rwpapjcr Enlargement. .
(Speetal Dlansu Tks JesrssLt
81lTsrton. Or.. Jul? II Henry jr.
Oood. who for the fiast three rears has
been a teacher in tbe public schools of
Fortiana. r.aa purcnasea a hair interest
Vancouver, B. C, July 13 Getting
beyond their depth while bathing at
English bay this morning. Mrs. E. 8.
Sherrard. 16 years old, who was on her
honeymoon from Calgary, and a girl
companion were drowned and E. H.
Keed. a young medical student, may die
a'tne result of an attempted rescue
The cries of the young women at
tracted Reed, who found they had fallen
into deep water. Removing only his
coHi, ne aivea to their assistance. Tho where.
A movement has been started at
Walla Walla to organize a great Inland
empire excursion to Portland over the
north bank road on the occasion of the
opening of the line and Its new bridges
Into Portland.
The movement has not yet taken def
inite form, and no date has been set. but
Is receiving favorable comment every-
ii is prouaDie mat trie 1'oruana
K m , 1,1 i.i ana neia 1 i.ommereiai cmo will orricial y take up
iimerhum.n JX;an.5 1 Wa" onIv 1 ,ne matter, and assist In carrying out
r;rhrnth2asnurfacert x'-VfoT". "bJ.e,. !? I i5? ' '"'???!""'"'
.'uan nui R ULilMVUr I Willi Huiiififiir linn m IV
. . a0 imiea to oring
feared he will
and It Is
him
die
round
Large crowds are watching dredge op-
ni2C.th bodle8 of th unfortunates
have not been recovered.
KILL IG
HEAT IN
HEW YORK AGAIN
There is also a plan under discussion
at Iewlston to run a large excursion of
Lewlston people to Portland over toe
new Riparla-Lewlston line of the O. R.
& N. main line.
(United Preaa Leaaed Wire.)
New York, July 13. Ten more death.
due to the Intense hut h.... v
... . . , u ucrn
recorded in this city within the Is.t i
hours. A great number of n.w..
Isr. prostrated by the scorchlns; ray?
f the sun. Manv .r. . . 1 i... .
t. t rA a .."
CATCHER HACKETT
IS FINED FIFTY
(United Pres. Leased Wlr.
San Francisco. Julv 11 in.. i....
tigatlng the affair by telephone today
President Frank Herman nt th.
baseball league fined fatch.r vt.,.i..,.
of the Stockton team 50 and suspended
mm irom tne diamond for 10 days for
his assault on Umpire McCarthy yes
terday afternoon.
President Herman announced that k.
officials of the league will brook no in
cidents of the kind and thst the umpire
must be master of the diamond.
Hackett became Infuriated at a de
cision of McCarthy's snd swung on him,
wnn tne bat. stopping the club, how
ever, before the umpire was hit. Ha
was ruled off the diamond and went ta
tne ciunnouss excnea
BABY DRINKS FLY
rOISON AND DIES
(Special Mi pitch- to Tb Journal)
Walla Walla. Wash.. JulY 13 Wil
liam John Lowden, the 1 8-months-old
child or John Lowden of Lowden sta
tion, died last night from the effects
of drinking liquid fly poison, which the
baby crawled on the bet to get.
31. IL P0MER0Y
THREE COMPANIES
FILE INCORPORATIONS
F. A. Jones. T. W. Murphy and Claude
E. Hicks hare Incorporated the Mer
chants Ouarsnty company : capitalised
for ta..
TM Millov Mercantile- enmnsnr of
BesDpoose. Or., has riled articles of In.
corporation, for tl The directors
In the Sllverton Appeal. The paper will ar, Gl B. Ml Hoy, Stella M. Mllloy and
bersafter hs published under tte firm c. E. Rumalln.
name of Brown Goods. They will in- Another new Incorporation ta that f
stall a new typesetting machine and the Atlas Chemical mmpsnr kr U N.
considerably Improve Lbs plant and ap- Russell Clsnde K. Htrke and George
Maraaca of tha paper. ' v. Jespes; tha capital la fixed at I Ms.
; ' , ; -
i-. .-I
I
I
-MawasSBSsaaBssssB
8berlff of Clatsop county and prasl
defit of tba State Association, of
Sheriffs, to convene la annual seo
lon at Astoria dariaf BegattA
ek.