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THE OREGON DAILY . TOURNAIl PORTLAND. MONDAY EVENINO, JULY 27, 1908. I a.-! . , i A- HIT B! TOW LI. GIRL DROWNED Her Companion 3Ianarcs to Cling to Los in Raft an Is Carried Far TTp Stream Before He Is Rescue From Position. Miss Thetta Stephens Sinks to the Bottom When She Ig Struck and E. J. Jean net Is Unable to Give Her Any Aid. Holding desperately to a log; in a raft and Btru&gllng to keep above water for a distance of half a rnUe, E. J. Jean net was rescued last night from drowning In tha "Willamette river when he wah making: a few last despairing efforts to keep' from sinking. Miss Thetta Stephens, a companion of Jeannet, lost her life when their boat capslsed after hitting the tow line of the tug; Vulcan which was pulling a Ion raft up the river past the Tortland Ship building; yards when the Rccldent hap pened. Mr. Jeannet, telling of the accident, aid: "We had been out on the river in a rowboat and wore returning last night about 9:30, when suddenly looming through the darknesE we saw a towing Cable. We both stooped and the row boat got under the wire all right, hut the atern must have caught on the cable In some manner and It Instantane ously sank. Miss Stephens made no out- erjs but went straight flown and never came to the surface again. If "all hap pened so qulcklv that neither of us had time to say anything. "I cannot swim very well and holding to a log I watched the waters for a long time in the hope that Miss Stephens would come to the top. Trie to Climb on Baft. "I was ao weak when I finally thought Of climbing on the raft that I could not make It arid fell back Into the water, wh.r. I owns Hardly able to keep on top myself. I kept swallowing water and by the time the men on the tug dis covered ma I wu about to .drown. T couldn't have held on another minute." The' -drowning man was not seen by the crew of the Vulcan until It had CHUM DESIRES MRICVS HELP Mission of Governor Tan-Ilsu-Vi of Mukden Kxcites .Japanese. (! rl'. J Prr. I .! Wire.) T,,k i-. .U.-y 27 1'iUaif ml vires re elveil hi i.' from Ch.i inlay t:ite that the inlusi, n of UuMior Inn llxj-il if Miikil-.'.. ho was recently appointed amhassii lur extraordinary from l hlna to tne Trilled States to thank the Ameri can government fur remitting a portion of the Huxer Indemnity, Is more sig nificant than iinears on the faee of the imperial nrJer. Japanrs'' ijfllcers arc led to believe that (iiannW Tan l(su-Yl s mission has HornetlUMK to ilo with the restoring of the O.lneae ml in 1 n I s t ra 1 1 1 i. In Miibi I'hurla. ll Is stated here that the minister will endeavor to interest the American department of state In China's cause In Manchuria and have a diplomatic nr rangeinunt made wherehv Olilna might he relumed to power In her former province of the north. It is also stated that the minister will heek to Interest the American govern ment In the Chinese students residing In America. It is said that he will en deavor to have measures taken nualnst the revolutionary students who live In America and send money to China to tld In the overthrow of the Manohu dynasty. AGEE TOLD HIS II San Francisco, July 27 It Is believed by local Chinese here that the nii.-tslon of Governor Tan-Hsu-YI to America Is riot concerned with the activities of revolutionary students. Ng Poon Chjw, editor of Chung Sal Yut Po, the Chinese dally said today that there are riot many revolutionists among the Chinese students In America. Mr. Chew would not discuss the report that China wishes to gain control of Manchuria. It Is thought here that Uovernor Tun Hsu-Yi will confer In Washington with Klang Chlng Kwai. special Chinese ed ucational commissioner to America, who Is there now looking Into educational methods. When KJang Chlng Kwal was here he said that too few Chinese stu dents who are educated In American universities return to China to give their home country the benefit of their eduentlon. Governor Tan-Hsu-Y 1 Is a graduate of Tale university. (fun ninniinii inn FOR F.1E," SAYS BORAH Asked If James Henry Booth hadn't sold his slock In the Booth Kelly Lum ber company In 1904 for $140,000, George H. Kelly, secretary of the con cern, who was on the witness stand Saturday and this morning In the IJooth-Slnrleton conspiracy case In tho federal court, said that he wasn't aware of the amount. Mr. Kelly Is the only remaining mem ber of the original members of the ftrm. He was asked the question concerning the sale of J. II. Booth's stock by Tracy C. Docker, special assistant to the attorney-generul. Mr. Kelly said further that the stock of the company was always shifting and that some times he didn't even know how much stock he owned In the company himself. It was brought out that the Booth Kelly company was formed In 189S and capitalized at )5u,00O. Ijuer the com pany Incorporated with IJ0U.000 worth uf stock. Again the capitalization was raised to i 1.600,000, and again to J2, 000.000. Many eastern capitalists, ho said, now owned stock In the company. Identifies Books. ROPE ROUTE TO COURT ML Vancouver Soldier Commits Suicide by Hanging Self to Tree Limb. (Slicflnl llfptrh to Tt Journal.! Vancouver. Wash.. July 87. Fearing that he would bo given a long; term In prison before a court martial, Frank Wclssgaher of company C. First In fantry, stationed at Vancouver bar racks, this morning hung himself to a maple tree within the garrison grounds. The body was discovered by l. C. White while passing along Offi cers' drive at 4.45 o'clock. Welssgalior recently transferred from the Fourteenth Infantry, as he desired to reniuln In the states. Ilo was known as a good soldier Two weens ago ne was In charge of some prisoners. It Is said that he accldenlly allowed them to sit down, contrary to orders, and it I was for this offense that wetssgaDer I expected to be court martlaled. Ten days ago, or about army pay day, he came to town and became Intoxi cated. Since then he has remained away from his company and would have been declared . a deserter lust night. Thursday was the last time that It is known anyone saw him alive. Fellow soldiers noticed Welssgaber pick ing berries In the woodB north of the The Wkd-Up of Mr. Kelly was called as a witness ' . L iriea io gei rum in Saturday morning by the government. no was asked to produce curtuln led gers and Journals of the Hooth-Kelly company. These books contain records of tho checks and drafts paid by the company to I. Thomas Agee. the gov irnment s prlnclpul witness. The books were In court this morning and were identified by Mr. Kell. Later they will bo offered In evidence. Mr. Kelly said he first saw I. Thomas Agee Kebruary 24. 1H04, when he ap ptuieu In the office of the company at r.ufc. ne wiiu certain papers relative io the land which he had. homesteaded. Mr. Af.ei) told Mr. Kelly what he wanted and he was ushered Into the presence uf John Kelly. Robert A. Hooth was with Hie witness at the time. Thai day or the next Robert A. Booth left on a trip to San Francisco. This was brought out upon cross-examination by counsel for the defense. It Is charged that certain agreements beiw, en A(tfe and tho company were nude by Hubert A. booth. The draft ot the final payment to Agee for he, hind Is dated February 29. At that time Mr. Bjoth was In San Francisco. The government finished with Mr. Kelly this morning. He will probably besVi ailed later by the defense. Ilnls afternoon the government has a timber cruiser on the stand and will "probably finish with Its witnesses by the middle of the week. 10 days were up he would come back and give himself up as a deserter. Welssgaber took every precaution against failure, in his suicide. He se cured a strong rope and after securely fastening It to a maple tree some 12 feet from the ground, lie so adjusted the jope that a fall of five feet would lake place. This broke the neck, caus ing instant death. The deceased had served two full en listments In the army, this being his third. He was aged 36 years, a native of Memthlsberg, Ohio. The only known relative Is a sister living at Steelsvllle, 111. No arrangements for the funeral have been made. Reached the Oregon A Washington Lum ber mill, a half mile from the plae where the boat and the young girl went down. He was then taken aboard and after working for an hour over Mr. Jeannet the men had revived him enough to tell his story. Mr. Jeannet said that he did not se any lights on the raft or he would not have come so close. An Investigation will be made tomorrow morning. Messrs. Hdwards and Fuller, insoec'- ors of hulls and boilers, to find out if the officers of the Vulcan can be held responsible for the accident. Report of Vulcan's Master. Following is Captain E. T. Watt's report or the acchlent to the Inspectorn. I beg to Inform you that while pas-ting; the Portland shipbuilding yards In South Portland at 9:30 p. m. July 26, towing a raft of logs, a small boat con taining a lady and a gentleman ran Into the tpwllne and the boat was can BTeJ7 The laflTwas drowned: the mtt hung to the raft and was taken off rtjen we landed the raft at the Oregon & Washington Lumber company's mill, a distance of about half a mile above the shipyard. "We knew nothing of the accident until we arrived at the Oregon & Wash - ington mill, as there was no noise that we could hear to Indicate that an acci dent had happened. We searched the raft and the place where the accident happened and found nothing except the rudder and oars of the boat and the lady's hat. The man gave the name Of E. J. Jeannet, address 862 Flint street; the girls name as Miss T. Stephens, Sandy road, near Woodlawn We also made a search at daylight th's morning, but found nothing "E. T. WATTS. "Captain Bteamer Vulcan " Young and Beautiful. -Miss Thetta Stephens was only C'l ear old and was one of the most baautlful and popular girls of Kasr Portland. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs IX O. Stephens, who are now on a tour Of Europe. They are pioneers of Ore- Mr. Stephens Is a retired fruit Senator Lacks Confidence in His Ability to Handle Chairmanship. (Special Dlspstcn to The Jnnriuil I Uojse, Idaho, July 27. Unitud StatoB Senator Borah, who has Just returned from Colorado Springs, where he at tended the conference of other mem bers of the Republican national com mittee with Chairman Hitchcock. In speaking of the report that lie had been selected by the chairman as west ern manager of the campaign, (-.aid: I do not think the matter has been determined by Mr. Hitchcock. He first uggested it to me at Washington and I later at Colorado Springs, and I stated ! to him that I did not want the po sition. I ilo not feel that 1 have mid the experience and I would prefer to work in some other capacity during the campaign. I want Mr. Hitchcock to take that view of it and I am in clined to think he will." While his ring In this county was a victim of the wrath of the better ele ment of the Republican party In the recent county convention, he expresses hla approval of the ticket named, but It Is apparent that deep down in his political heart he is disappointed. DEAD BODY SOLVES STEVXXSOX MYSTERY (Special Dispatch to Tin Journal, i Stevenson, Wash., July I'icni -It ers who were spending the day along the banks of Rock Creek yesterd iy round the badlj' decomposed body of Joe ,TouriuIst tying lii the water. Jourciuist disappeared from his honi". a short distance from Stevenson, nearly two weeks ago, and it Is lmlhived from the condition of the remains that he has lain ill the creek near the point where he committed suicide during that time. A jury was Impanelled immedi ately after finding the body iind a nr- dlct of suicide returned. I Juurijuist came to Stevenson a couple j of years ago from Sweden. He wis connected with a wealthy familv mi Sweden and Hie members will be 'not I-.' tied of his death. A search of his home! yesterday revealed considerable jewel..',! but no note was left explaining the m'ubuii ior suiciue. DUK E GETS HOG DEALER'S OUCMS No Separation for Man chester Now That Zim merman Has Settled. (fulled Prens I.en?ci! Wire.) London. July 27. The I Mike and Duchess of Manchester are at Kylo ; more castle, Ireland. today. having ; abandoned all thought of a separation, lit Is understood that the duke hu-j ! reached some sort of a financial agree- merit with his father-in-law. Eugeuo ' Zimmerman of Cincinnati. ! ! Although Zimmerman Is reported to1 ! have acceded to his son - !n-la w's i-: : mauds, he did not giie money to the1 'duke. Instead he paid for various Man- cluster estates which he has given to . j the duke s heir, the little Viscount Man- 1 ! deville. ! BAKER CITY COMPANY LEA YES FOR CAMP gron. gr rower Columbia dough near Woodlawn. Miss Thetta Stephens, a brother and two sis ters have been living there this sum mer, the rest of the family being abroad. The sad news has been cabled to Mr. Stephens. A sister of the drowned girl Jjeard of the death of Thetta at the J. W. P. waiting room thla morning and fell Into a dead faint. The body of Miss Ptophens has not ben found yet, although the river Is being searched by a large number of men and boys. K. J. Jeanne,t Is the son of H jr. Jeannet and lives at 4fi2 Flint street He works in his fath.-rs locksmith shop In Mldna. Tie y.imi! rnan js 2 1 ves IS old. About 1 t-ils afternoon th bodv ot Miss Stepliens was found on the west tide of the river nar t' e Portland l.nmber company's nilil. James thin ning, deputy coroner, remov,-. the re mains to the undertaking establishment of Punning A McKntee Coroner N'or den will hold an Investigation this Hfternoon- It Is not probable thut an Inquest nlll he held, as a'l the farts (Special DUuatrb tn The JncrnaM Baker City, July 2 7. Company A, O. !.. of Raker City left for American Lake, where they aro scheduled to join other troops of the northwest for ma neuvers and field practice, Sunday night. While the company's rifle prac tice latelv has not been heavy It Is known that there are some good shots and there will be no surprise if sonio trophies are brought biuk. THIEVES STEAL VALUABLE COINS; f i Second Time Within Year Yanconver, . C Carnegie Library Is Robbed. .MAN CRUSHED BY BOAT WILL RECOYER (Special Dlspat.'h to The Journal.) ABtorla, Or., July 27. John W. Stead man, who was severely crushod about 10 days ago between the steamer Rose City and the wharf while trying to g.t on board that vessel. Is giadually Im proving and it is now felt sure he will rocowi. although he will he confined in ihe Hospital for some time. Much Land Released. (t'clted Press Leed Wire.) Muskogee. Okla.. July J7 The n vlng i of: The family home Is on the i point to accidental death acres of Indian lands became effective today. The event was made an occasion for public celebrations throughout a large section of Oklahoma. (T'nlted Prwa Leased Wlrs.j Vancouver, B. C, July J7. For the second time within a jear the Carnegie Library museum here has been rifled and valuable coin collections were stolen Last night entrance was gained by breaking a basement window, the thief then ascending the stairs to the museum. The Art A Historical associa tion has several valuable collections on view at pri sent worth tnanv thousands of dollars. Only part f these were taken his' night, the thief evidently belns disturbed. The a. m c,lsh value stolen was a little over Jl.ilOO. FORMER OPERATIC STAR DIES IN POVERTY i Energy is well-nourished muscles plus well-nourished nerves. U needs Biscuit are the greatest energy-makers of all the wheat foods. yj In dust tight. maisturt proof packages. Netr sold in bulk. W NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY if trnl'cd Presa 1-eaacd W!rt.) hail ! ranclscn, July i. Patrons of the old Tlvoll opera house here are to day preparing to bury the remains of Mrs Helen Dlngeoii fiteijflitz. known on the stage in the old davs as Helen Plngeon. who died in toe German hos- Fltal Saturday night In poverty. Mrs lenrietta Idngenn, mother of "the act ress, is critically ill an the result of her daughter's death and may die ! Helen Dingeon was formerly the most ; popular comic opera singer on the Pa i clf'lo coast. After nnnpnHn. in .u ; Royal Odeon at Munich and tnurine t be 1 CalHS I United States and Canada with Adellna Patti she sang at tne old Tlvoll opera house here In 1 S 82 8he created the ; part of "Yum Turn" In "The Mikado"' land scored other triumphs. She became early separated from her husband and with her mother, she had traveled about from place to place Although she re ceived large salaries In her hevdey, she died almost In poverty. Kor the pant ; two years sne arm her mother had be at me iermn hospital .had paid their expenses 9 Famous Seattle Stock Sale Closed Store Tuesday, July to Rearrange Stoek Final Sale Commences Wednesday, July 29th at 8:30 a.m. and Ends Saturday Night, Aug. 1st Just Four Days in Which to Dispose of the Re mainder of the eattle Mock OF 40.000.00 9 Worth of new, clean, up-to-date Gloves, Hosiery, Parasols, Umbrellas Original cost entirely disre garded in our desire to insure a Clean-Up Sale. SEE TUESDAY'S PAPERS See Our Show Windows for most wonderful bar gains in Gloves, Hosiery, Parasols and Umbrellas ever offered in Portland 309 Morrison Street, Opp. Postoffice hen wrier, friends 5 PEARL HARBOR FLAXS FORWARDED frnlt Pr Leaaed WtrO Washington. July 27. According to advices received at the navy department here from Honolulu. th board of offi cers of which Admiral Peaton 8chrvdr Is president, appointed to Investigate the plans for a-nsval base st Pearl Har bor, has forwarded Its report to Wanh Ington. It Is understood that the re port makes recommendations for the lo cation of docks and the dfene nf the harbor The chief of the bureau and docks will rlslt the site some time soon and then bids will be called for. t PRUITT EXPECTED j BACK IX FEW DATS, nipertal Dtxatrk to Tbe J earn. L) Pendleton. Or.. July 27. W. C R. Ti-ultt. who was reported to hav. txys- I terlously disappeared, is believed to t ; safe and Is n pec ted to return to Pendle : ton tn a f.w days. His wlf. Is still i camped at Lenman Pprings. a roaort 4 4 ! mile, from b.ra Thera Is no raason j for his leaving He has hsd no treukle -and la darotad to his wlf a Count Koraurt Lrtm, rCmt4 Prm Leuaaa Wtr lynndoa July 17. Count Komura. the Jspanear ambaaoador to the court ef I Just., left today for N.w Twrk en j rest, to Japan, where b will tak. up I 10 Per Cent Discount GREEN-MARSHALL'S Shingle Stain. 75 per gallon in five-gallon cans, less 10 per cent discount. Our prices are as low as any paint house in the city, and we give you 10 per cent discount from that on all lines ex cept lead and linseed oil. Wall Papers 25 Per Cent Discount This sale lasts until August 25. Don't overlook this opportunity. Oregon Paint & Varnish Co. Leading East Side Paint Dealers 93 Grand Avenue Bet. East Washington and East Stark PHONES EAST 2898, B-2435 XT Cfc3TT KtT A BIT. $10.00 SET OF QC TEETH FOR $3 WTtttaa OurutM for 10 Taara. OBOWII Any tooth In tha month w. crown with solid gold. 22k uar "iT4. to. . th.' .b".t: .for .54.00 Any Porcelsln Crown msde no mat t.r whst they .re calle1 or how thry in msda Our prlca QQ BmX3w Rolld Ooli Top, Solid Gold Backs. Porcelain a An fronts, per tooth iwUU Solid Oold Teeth. 22k.. M nn bridr. Pr tooth ywU All other work asm. prlca, proportionately. punni KXTmAcnow rra Wham riataa or Briar. Aro Oraoro Akwofeate SunitNt. LILT DL1TAL PARLORS Tra An oovem frmnra ira rrwm s.oajf.sa. A-0l Ovm kuUrt trie post or roran Humai.r la um atw
