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JURY CENSURES BELCHER
FOR NEGLECT OF SCHOLL
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That Charle Bcholl. treasurer and
lrnulir of fb Salen. Irewcry was
ufferlng from delirium caused l.v
t pneumonia when he lay In the road br
UtJh .Collins Hot BprlnM hotel and
Arl4 aloud for help la h keynote of
the testimony heard by the ooront-i'e
" Jui'f yesterday morning, j
The Jury In Ita verdict severely
urd Captain C. T. Hel.hri. propria r
of the resort, fur tire; lectin to aie l"f
the man when he heard Ills pilous :.
peiil for help, tjrhoi'. s lK was broken,
vet Helcher. aceoi.tliiK t lie testlmon.
ordered hlni to get out .f the wny ami
declared sfterward Kcholl might J I ti
nil he cared.
UrUoJUwo" foun! back of the power
house at the hot. I. 6" feel awny finin
the main hulldliiK. Tuesday morrilii
Many Of thf gucKta hnd been awakened
by bl" cries soon iiflcr midnight. Kind
' Ingr that his leg DroKen, nrouicr
Klks sent him to Portland. He di-1
In the Good Samaritan hospltul Wednes
day morning 1-rom the temlmoioVit -s
apparent that he was on the verge of
rneuinoniu when he went to the spring".
r his delirium he had wandered out
upon the rorkv rond and In some une
' plained way broke his leg. He was
Unwed to He on the ground tint 11 after
ft o'clock In the morning without any
Srotection whatever. The work of the
Isease was swift and certain.
Too Busy to Attend Inquest.
Captain Belcher, one of the police
captains of Portland for many years
' and also well known on account of his
connection with the Kt. Charles hotel
In veara past, declined to attend the In-
quest held at the Dunning, McEntee &
Gilbaugh chapel yesterday morning,
eying he was too busy to come down
the. Columbia.
Letters to acquaintances here were
read to the Jury, however. In which
Captain Belcher declared that he did no:
know the man was a guest when he
aw him In the road; that he believed
Mm drunk or crsay, and that he sat
upon the hack porch until after 4
o'clock In the morning to see that the
man In the road did not set fire to the
, hotel.
Coroner Norden conducted the Inquest
In person. The first witness was F. J.
Mutchlngs. 739 Northrup, a commercial
traveler, who eald he was awakened by
unearthly yells for help and loud groans
The next morning, with other guests,
he found Bcholl back of the power
house. Belcher, he declared, declined
to do anything for the Injured man. A
retired physician named Rawles. camp
Ins; nearby, looked at Bcholl, suggested
hot compresses and went away, he said.
Quests carried Scholl to the landing and
he was brought to Portland on the
Dalles City.
Miss Lola I.oomls, S8S'4 Kast Burn
side, was the most Important witness.
Aroused bv Hrholl'a screams from the
-.,.,1 .1,. Cnntaln Helcher. who
: took her lamp, and walking out Into the
! road looked at Scholl who was lylrttf
i In a 'ieap on the ground, talking loco-
; hercntly about a wire on nis ik '
'pleading for the removal of the wire.
(Holier did not touch him, she declared
I positively. Helcher told her the mnn
I would probably go away before long, and
then retired, so lar as sue anon.
Movements a Mystery.
How Scholl could have reached the
i.owci house Is a mvatery, for accord
ing to Miss I.oomls, he tried In vain
to drag himself along the ground when
commanded to do so bv Belcher, but
failed To have reached the spot where
he was found In the morning he muttt
have d runted himself or been dragged
up n rocky road for BO feet, according
in fh teitimonv.
John F. Cordano. who went to the
hotel to investigate the rase for the
Elks, declared no one at the hotel had
seen Scholl intoxicated and that it was
impossible for Scholl to have fallen
from a window or porch,
F. Q. Peckebach, vice-president of the
Salem Brewing association, declared
Scholl bad been suffering from a se
vere cold for months, and that other
member of the firm had demanded
that he go to the snrinps and recover.
He denied absolutely that Scholl had
been on a debauch or was- a heavy
drinker. ' ,
Dr. Harry F. McKav had examined
Scholl when he arrived He gave the
cause of death a exhaustion brought
nn hv exposure. He declared pneu
monia sometimes causes delirium, an 1
that because Scholl wus out of his mind
when Been In the road It did not fol
low by any means that he had been
drinking.
Could Have Saved His Life.
V. K. Strode, attorney: F. P. Raum
gartner, agent for the California & Ore
gon Steamship company; 11. K. Mitchell,
purser of the Dalles City, and Tom Fal
lon, all guests at the hotel, were the
remaining witnesses.
The Jury gave the cause of death as
pneumonia superinduced bv exposure
and exhaustion, declared Captain
Belcher wilfully neglected Scholl and
said '"we believe that had the deceased
received proper treatment at the time
of his discovery his life would have
been saved."
Mr. Scholl leaves a family in Salem.
His body was Interred at Riverview
cemetery yesterday afternoon under the
charge of the Elks and Sons of Herman.
Optimism the Grtat Sign
board., of Sifccess, Declares
Dr. Stmt on.
rASTOR SPEAKS OF
GILDED GAMBLING
Saloons, Too, Muitt Go fioonrr or
Jiater Virions Influences ' Wreck
Jng Homes and Business ItcceJve
Their Death Knell.
ONLY TWO MORE WEEKS
BEFORE CONTEST CLOSES
Disappointment serves , to stimulate
tle-ver young people who have a fixed
purpose In mind. Every one meets with
obtacles, and It is only the weak mind
ed who become discouraged with them.
The multiplicity of drawbacks only
strengthens those who make a firm res
olution to accomplish some extraordi
nary fact. , . , .
It is safe to assert that the students
who are now leading in The Journal s
third annual scholarship contest met
ir.ttti tnnt as manv or even more disap
pointments than the ones who have the
feast number of votes to their credit.
The determined person will forget dis
appointments and will consider all his
troubles as an education to build up a
stronger character and a successful ca
reer. Students should not lar their
failure of purpose to tho obstacles that
come in their way. By believing that
failure is only temporary, they will re
move the hindrances gradually and
prtive their honesty of purpose and their
determination to succeed.
Success Bo and to Come.
Those who put force into whatever
they attempt, and who firmly believe
in their own power to accomplish any
undertaking will succeed unless they
meet with some physical Inability. Some
have such a strong desire to succeed
that they will stop only when they at
tain what they are striving for.
,, Are you of this class of students?
' if you are not, make up your mind right
now to get Into this class at once. If
you da you will be surprised and de
lighted at your great progress from the
time you join It. With two weeks more
you have ample time to retrieve the loss
you sustained at the beginning of thj
contest. Canvass every nook and corn
er of your whole territory, no matter
if you are sure it was covered by other
students.
Explain your position in the contest,
and the object of your work to those
whom you canvass, and you will get
good support. Men and women love to
see young people aspiring to high posi
tions, and admire the self-supporting
boys and girls. Impress them with your
determination. Remember, nothing suc
ceeds like successs. When people see
you are successful they will help to
make you succeed more.
Two Weeks Only Bsmaln.
Every student In this contest cannot
win a scholarship, and it is up to you
to determine whether you will be suc
cessful or not. A week from next Sat
urday the contest will bje over and tho
valuable awards will have been won or
lost to you; so make the greatest effort
of your life to be in the winning class.
The scores which, will be published
Wednesdays and Saturdays till the close
of the contest, should show pronounced
Increases In yesjr'vote. Prove to your
friends and to all the honesty of your
purpose. Let them see that you are
doing your best and not simply making
an excuse of an attempt to win. Thou
sands of people are watching the
irogress of all the students in this con
est. and all should apply themselves
diligently to the work and prove them
selves Doys ana girls or great determi
nation. Those who fall to win scholar
ships should be able to assure their
friends that failure was not the result
of their apathy.
Dr. John Roach Straton of Baltimore,
who has been suplylng the pulpit of
the White Temple for the last two .Sun
days, preached his farewell sermon yes
terday. A large audience greeted him In
the morning and last night so great was
the crowd that several hundred people
were turned away from the church.
I.ast night Dr. Straton took for his
subject, "The Highway to Success' and
amoni other things he said:
"Let us beware of measuring success
on a mere money basis. The miser ac
tually gets together his gold, but he Is
not a success because his work does not
serve the human race nor does it bring
to him any true and genuine happiness
In life. The bloated "millionaire may be
the greatest failure In the community,
because all his money cannot buy the
other things that make life truly suc
cessful contentment, a clear conscience
and the realisation that he has served
God and helped his fellow man, while
he himself was climbing to victory In
life.
"There are three great signboards on
the highway of life which will direct us
safely and surely to the goal of success.
The first of these is optimism. It pays
to looks on the bright side of things and
to keep a hopeful front, despite any dis
couragement that may come. looking
at It as a whole, the world Is good, ana
It Is getting better all the while. The
man who does not believe that Is on
the road to failure. Pessimism paralyzes
effort and consequently finally produces
despair.
Pluck Not Luck.
"The next signboard on the highway
to success and happiness In life is self-
reliance. There is an old saying that
'Luck Is a fool; pluck is a hero.' This
is very true. The nmn who is depend
ing upon his luck has only shifting sand
beneath his feet. The man who depends
upon pluck and his own honest and ear
nest effort is absolutely sure of final
success and happiness. He may fail
again and again. He may suffer many
reverses, but self-reliance and courage
as traits In his character will enable him
to rise with new strength for a greater
effort until success Is won.
"One of the greatest . curses of our
modern civilization Is the gambling
fever which has spread over the world.
It Is especially rife In our own country.
And when I speak of gambling I do not
mean merely the professional gamester
who makes his living by fastening him
self like a parasite on the body of so
ciety. Home of the worst gambling in
our country today Is done" In the draw
ing rooms of elegant homes, but the
mere giicfing or such a vice does not
change its pernicious nature.
"The man who plays the stock market
not In legitimate trade, but merely for
speculation. Is a gambler as contempt
ible in character and even more destruc
tive In Influence than the blackleg who
stacks the cards In a professional poker
sume. a more rignteous crusade could
not be Inaugurated today than an organ
ized and determined warfare upon the
bucket shops, horse racing and stock
market gambling. These higher forms
of the vice are even more destructive
than the grosser forms, because they
robe the hideous form of chance In the
garment of respectability and bv their
example and Influence breed a "perfect
contagion for gambling on the smaller
scale.
Death Knell of Saloons.
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MEN'S FALL SUITS
We have made EXTRAORDINARY
preparations this season and have
placed on SALE hundreds of MEN'S
SUITS-equal in FIT-CUT MAKE
and FABRIC to the $20 and $25
suits of other stores We have,
OUTCLASSED them all and invite
you to inspect our windows You will
not be disappointed.
WBEA YOU SEE IT m OUR AD IT'S SO
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3rd and Oak
1st and Yamhill
SEEK FEDERAL AID
DEVELOPING ARID
IN
REGION
and out
o go about It
If the plans of President W. J. Kerr
Of the Agricultural college work out as
- he hopes and expects they will, eastern
Oregon will blossom like ths proverbial
rose and in a few years will be as Im
portant from an agricultural standpoint
as Is now the Hood River district.
President Kerr, who is in Portland
end stopping at the Portland hotel.
briefly explained his plan
hnw he nronoses tc
to accomplish the hoped-for results. He
Stated that the first thing he wants to
do Is to make a trip over the eastern
part of the state to see Just what Is
needed to be done.
He will probablv start on this tour of
Inspection In about a week or 10 days
and -wlir be accompanied by two or
three professors from1 the college, and
7 possibly by two experts rrom tne uni
ted fytates department or agriculture.
He stated that he was In communication
with the department with a view to get
ting an expert in dry farming and one
In Irrigation to accompany hlrh. and ex-
. pec ted to receive a definite reply within
two or three days.
To Carry w Xxperlxnants.
The eastern part of Oregon, President
. Kerr Bays, Is rapidly settling up with
farmers from the western part of the
state and from other states. Many of
. these farmers are inexperienced in farm
ing under the eonuitlons which pre-
. vail In eastern Oregon and don't know
how to rn about It to obtain, the best re
sults. The objectof the work which he
has planned is to rarrv on a series of
experiments with a view to discovering
what are the best methods to be used
In that section of the state
for Instance, said President
Kerr,
"One of the greatest foes to the suc
cess of our AmericaVi young men is the
open saloon. The organized, liquor traf
fic is the most oolosSal crime of this
enlightened country. It Is the fountain
head of all Iniquity and the mother of
every vice. The temptation of its gilded
halls of sin have lured millions of men
to failure, despair and death. But this
traffic Is doomed. No earthly power can
stop the rising tide of public opinion In
our country which has willed the utter
destruction of the saloon and the liquor
Interests. Not only the forces of moral
reform but alsd the business iudirment
of the American people have decided
against the liquor traffic.
"I saw a most Interesting sight last
week at the Commercial eluh of Port
land. I looked over the lunch room at
the noon hour and saw several hundred
of Portland's most successful business
men getting their lunch In that beautiful
and magnificent room and my heart
thrilled with joy as I noticed that there
was not a single beer or whiskey glass
on any of the tables. The business men
of our nation are cutting out the drink
because they realize that It makes"
against their success, and they are com
ing more and more to fight "the liquor
traffic as a deadly foe tb the young
manhood of the nation. I rejoice at the
evidences of the strong prohibitionist
sentiment In Oregon and this glorious
commonweaun win oouDti
Heppe, pastor of the Grace Methodis
church,, preached on the subject, "So
ciety and Christianity Impossibilities."
Dr. Heppe took for his text. "Truth
shall spring out of the earth, and right
eousness shall look down from heaven,"
Psalms 1, xxxv., 31 He said in part:
"How far we ar from the fulfill
ment of this prophecy! Take the Ser
mon on the Mount, for Illustration. Put
It face to face with our age, face to
face with the highest form of civiliza
tion as represented in our country, and
wnai a contrast:: Measuring tnis mas
terpiece of Christ, whose fitting pulpit
was a Judean hill, bv the pulse-beat
of the times, bv the commercial spirit
of the age, and it seems the frenzied
utterance of the most frenzied thinker
history has produoed. Looking from
our present day viewpoint, Christ's
words that day seem never to have
been intended for this world.
"Christ said, 'Lay not up for your
selves treasures upon earth.' But the
men who are In the front places today
are the Napoleons of finance, the men
who have neaped treasures mountain
high. 'Take no thought what ye sh.'ili
eat or drink, or wherewithal ve shall
be clothed. Yet society offers us t
carnival of feasting, and is ablaze with
splendid apparel. Resist not evil, but
whosoever smite the on thy right
cheek, turn to him the other also ' Look
at our armies and navies, with their
millions of soldiers and formidable bat
tleships, whose whole business is to
ward off. and to strike back.
It will not tto to attempt to dismiss
"The whole human family Is passing
through a crisis which Is born of
world-wide consciousness, and the es
sential unity of the life 'of all nations.
Our American nation, as a world power,
has a great responsibility in its lnrlu
ence upon other nations. At the same
time, our nation is facing a national
crisis of Its own.
"If we had fewer religious denomlna
tlons, It would be better for religion,
and better for the world. Fojaign mis
sions are carrying In them te certain
doom of petty sectarian divisions upon
the field abroad. Why not upon the
field at home, also? There are too many
religious denominations in tne small
towns, especially. Churches should not
compete, but cooperate.
"Christ, In his teachings, always
placed the emphasis upon the practical
things In connection with every-day
life. Therefore, all our ' modern crlsfls
should lead us, not to theories about re
ligion, but to Christ, himself. We should
apply the truths he taught to our mod
ern problems. We should stop and
think, and then proceed, and act. and
apply.
VICE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Dr.
Ford Points to Example of the
Catholics.
Declaring that the public schools are
full of vice, and that It Is a dangerous
all this by a weeping gesture of the thing to send a little girl for the first
iinnu, emu v int uim wuiua ui
ern Oregon are r; "'Z7l V"" "' ," oe added
But they are very" different from 7t& ! ture d,8tant fu"
RIvJ rt(!l'lTi, PieVi 1n the He,od 1 T1 Signboard.
Klver section. The land is much higher i
from 3.500 to 4,000 feet above sea level' I "The last signboard leading us to the
and cllraatlc conditions are ' erv dif- ?oal of success is that of righteousness.
ferent.In fact, different sections oflNo man can bo ,njly ""ocessful in this
eastern Oregon vary greatly as to'ele '"e wn0 ls not a ?ord man. and I do
vatlon. soli and climate Some parts j not mean by that that he must have
can oe farmed without Irrigation while 1 sar.ctimonius pretense, out mat ho must
Christ are rhetorical flourishes, mere
orientalisms on his part. He was lay
ing before the world the great prin
ciples which are the stock In trade of
in oilier iiiaceR water mini .rii.H
Our object ls to find out Just what crops
will do best in the various sections and
whether dry farming or irrigated farm
ing would be most profitable.
Cooperate With Department.
"I have a nlan oiitllne.1 r,.r ih.
but I prefer to say nothing about that
uniu i n
live ano act on tne square we mof
have those elements of honest v and
honor and manly purity which grow out
of practical godliness
"We are learning the lesson todav that
only the good are great, and the bet
element that any man ran have in his
race for success Is the righteousness of
the lyord Jesus t hrlsi. In his he;
the kingdom of heaven, principles that
manlty.
are to be woven Into the fabric of hu-
ave nnij an onnnr nn tv o- i tu n-,, mA , i
crier the ground and see conditions as ' loval to the Ideals of purlfv, honor and
they are and find- out what is needed. I truth "
But my plan I think will cost the state i -
annual in, i, mi, i or i oejieve we can
get the department of agriculture to
cooperate with us In the work and share
"It Is possible that an exnerimen ! C1r,,t Srmo" " -Mount Sounds
station may be established in I'matilla i Strange to Modern Ears.
county, hu mere mv r.e sub-stations
We gather from this that Christian
ity ls in a large part a religion of im
possibility. Many of these are only
seemingly so. Yet after all has been
said, there is much in Christianity that
lies in the realm of the Impossible.
These Impossibles of Chrlfit. Instead of
being an objection, are evidences In fa
vor of Christianity. If the greatest Is
to be awakened within us, then the in
finite and unattainable must ever con
front us. With Christ we 'sit In heaven
ly places." only to see that there are
higher places still."
DOOM OF SECTARIANISM.
time to school. Dr. T. B. Ford In his
sermon at the Sunnyslde Methodist
church yesterday morning announced
that next Sunday a general rally of
the church will be held to consider tho
establishment of a kindergarten depart
ment. Dr. Ford called attention to the ac
tion of the Catholics in establishing two
new schools of their own. "I tell you
there Is evil In our public schools," he
said "and we must guard our Innocent
children."
The services of the morning was con
ducted as tt was In the early day of
the church, the men seated on one side
of the room and the women on the oth
er. There was no choir, the organ was
not used, and there were no ushers.
Some of the oldest of the hymns were
sung by the congregation. "The Char
acter of Peter" wa,s the subject of the
sermon, Dr. Ford comparing that apos
tle with Paul. He declared that obedi
ence ls the golden word that has made,
all great men and women.
John P. Adklns.
(Special Ditatcb to Tba Joaroal.)
Forest Grove, Or., Aug. 31. John P.
Adklns. 75 years or age, a resident of
Oaston, died at his home Friday. Hj
was a native of Illinois.
Mr. Adklns ls survived by the follow
ing children: Hiram Adklns. Sheridan.
Or.; James A., Minnie M. and Thomas
Adklns, Oaston, and Mrs. Llllis Beclc
of near Oaston.
The funeral was held Sunday
in me mil cemetery.
with
THE XiAEtBST MAH TN TEX VOIU)
would not be contented to be kept in the
house and doing nothing by rheumatism.
Neither are you, who are always busy
and active. Then don't neglect the first
twlnse of an ache or nain that vou
might think is Just a "crick." Rub well
with Ballard's Snow Liniment and no
matter what the trouble ls. It will dis
appear at once. Sold by Skldmore Drug
company.
TRUNKS
SUIT CASKS
AND BAGS
REDUCED
Bankrupt Stock TTL
$21.50 values now 916.50
110 values now 87.75
$8 values now 95.75
Full line of Trunks, Suitcases and.
Bags reduced in proportion.
BEE WINDOW DISFIAT
HARRIS TRUNK CO.
139 Sixth Opp. Orsgonian
RELIGION OF IMPOSSIBILITIES.
In other parts of eastern Oregon. Tha
however, ls one of the matters to be de
cided after I have mad m v tr;p through
that part of the state to see what Is
best to be done."
Contending that from our present
day viewpoint the "Sermon on the
Mount'' never seemed to have been In
tended for this world. Dr. William
Too Many Denominations Now, Says
Dr. Dyott.
Rev. Luther R. Dyott, D. D. at the
First Congregational church, yesterday
morning began the presentation of
r. series of sermons for the twen
tieth century man with a sermon enti
tled, "The Crisis Leading to Christ."
The sermon showed the necessity for
united work among the churches. In
part, Dr. Dyott said as follows
SEPTEMBER WEATHER EOR- PAST 36 'EARS
PROMISES IDEAL DAYS ALL fEXT MONTH
fteptctnber. with its Indian nrr
ul pleasant, ripening day :;j ar
rive next Tuesday. That tht descr.j
tloa la Bet aunlsa 'may be en yy an
Inspection of the data of the Portland
weather, burrau for the last :, ears.
'ixwtng temperature, precipitation and
of water fell In only eight. The great-
est rainfall for the month was In 1MI !
when 4.25 Inches were recorded. To
balance against this, there was no'
rain whatever tn September. 1173
There has h-een, an average of 13 clr
day, io partly cloudy and eight cloudv.
Prevailing winds are northwest, with -
r,.ral cotkUUob.. While . th. I" . "V Tr '
me for4j..t I. careful u, .,'.?; Yh. mV.
f?!.Y&J22i'2?t?2?.2t Tb" 7"r irnl.bed the waVm-
""'r fl ,.r,,f,!.-, ,bOW th l September, with an Average of (
' ,w rt figure on their and ag.ln last yeirTheo the
-e.?i t- a w.J .''r. r,,m'
- V-i i. ? " wj-iii m ut i tne chilling
I" lv period Is 1.1 tchM. j nf JS degree. Tb, Mriiwt J.
. , . mwTrw t n wt,ten j killing frost li anraiDB f Octofccr .
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wfteatjtrodict
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