THE OREGON DAILY-JOURNAL',' PORTLAND TUESDAY EVENING. JULY 27, 1909. V
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THAU'S CASE
DUSTY STREETS
HE DID HOT
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Superintendent ' Donaldson
Susan Merrill Says Thaw
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. Cruelly Lashed Half
Stripped Girls. '
" Plans ' to ghow Water ,
! J: ;prinklinff Is Costly. . u
VO III
AVERS
.Pecnliai; - Facts ', Develop,
r. However, at Autopsy on
; Body of Margaret Cuvrean,
; Who Is Supposed to Have
Ueen Drowned.
. snui. ril.n.-h fa Tha Journal.
'" 'Teom.' WaBlu. July 27.-The death
of Margaret Cuvreau . m wholly un
: necessary," declared Coroner O.-.D.
! fihayer this morning after an autopsy
on the poay. or ma own gin oiv
r Runrtnv - and revlewlnsr the story told
" bv Flynn. her companion at tho time
f of tha tragedy. 5,
,r "Accepting Flynn's story as true., tha
fact remains that the girl life could
: easily hava been saved by assisting her
, to .cling to ins dorv wimo wumu
' isiipported the heads ' of both above
--'-wator, even If it wers filled or cap-
alsed,
"A circumstance that requires ' ex
J planatlon Is the existence of large
clot of blood under the scalp on top
" of the girl's head. I will not say that
this could not have been caused by a
Mow from the young man's flat while
the two were struggling in the water,
. but 'It does not seem to me probable
a that' It should have been done In tWfs
. manner.' The blood -clot' is such as
might have been caused by a blow from
t a board -or an oaa,"
.i t . Flynn Adheres to Story. '..
Flynn, who la a young man of pow
erful physique, tells the aame atory to
Iila Interrogators without wavering.,, He
' Insists that he did not strike the girl
1 until after they were struggling In the
(water and she ' had seised nls neck In
such a manner as to prevent his awlm
mlng. ,- - . ,' V-
The autopsy last night revealed ' suf
ficient water oi the , girl's lungs to
.have caused her death from "drowning.
, Coroner Shaver has set , the Inquest for'
8 o'clock tomorrow morning. , ,1 , t
J Flynn was released by the police last
evening, after undergoing a severe ex
jamlnation. . He waa shadowed all night
j to see -whether he would attempt to
, escape. He spent the everririg at .home
and appeared at the station and also
I reported to the coroner this morning.
'Captain of Detectives - Fltsgerald says
!he has never dealt with a jnan who
Jwas as cool under the strain of exam
ination. .Never once has he broken
down.-.ither when asserting his lnno-
- tcence or oeuperate murder or wnen ex
frresatng his grjef at the death of the
JParty on Pionio last Sunday. '
t Flynn was the sole companion of the
tglrl when she met her death. The two
were members of a family picnic party
'across the bay from the city, and had
left their companions, among them the
(parents of the girl, for a short row in
Ja small boat which the party had towed
iacross the bay behind the launch on
(which they-had traveled from-the.Ta-Jcoma
docks. - The young man and the
(cirl rowed south from, the party toward
hlir month -of Hj jebos -creek and were
lust to view behind Jutting point of
(land, ip ' i . j . ;.. -
i The young.' people , were gone' some
.'time and Mrs. Wallace, the girl's aunt,
, went . In, search -of them.-rf- She found
Hynn Jying on a mudbank from which
the tide had receded beside ths - life
less body of : the girl. .Flynn states
erai times : in the face, she loosened
.her hold on his neck and fell back Into
the- water, - that then he caught her
by the hair and towed her toward shore.
J-ater. he says, finding that he could
not keep her head out of the water In
this way, he let go her hair and caught
her by the arm, still, he says, he could
..not keep her-head above water and In
fact all, of the time he waa swimming
with her toward shore her face waa
under water a great deal of th time.
face and veok Braised.
The party returned" to town and an
Undertaker went out In' a launch and
, reoovered the body. Examined by Coro
ner Shaver In the morsrue yesterday the
, throat was badly bruised and the face
- snowea signs or naving Deen struck
several blows. It .was then .that the
1 police were advised and went In search
of Frynn. He waa found on the streets,
not having been-at his home, a lodging
house In East Tacoma kept by his
mother, since t o'clock In the morning,
wnen ne ten immediately alter, coming
to-bis mot her- and ..asking her- to- pro
vide beds- for two young women of the
picnic party.- ail 'having just-reached
town . irom tne oeacn. - .
: Flynn readily accompanied tha offt
cere to the station. lie at once ed
mltted having struck the girl in the
face before her death,, but said he did
it to loosen her bold upon his neck
rand to prevent the two from drowning.
He said that after they had rowed
some distance from the other mmbers
of their party they began to encounter
rougn water- ami mat ne naa started
to turn the boat around to return when
a large wave struck It. partly, filling
ii witn water... , . t
Bay Ourl tost Bar Bead.
The girl, according to Flynn's story,
became greatly frightened and threw
herself upon him with the cry, "Save
me! save men. Just then, says-Flynn,
another wave' struck the boat, filling
ii, ana ji oegnn 10 Sinn. - -
"With the a-lrl cllncina- to his neck.
'Flynn say, "he started to swim ashore,
but her clutch upon him was so tight
that he could make no headway. Des
perate, he says, he struck her several
times In- ti fo to - compel her to
loosen ner noia. , mnaiiy sne tntcame
quiet, he asserts, but still- retained a
hold upon his shoulders, so that be was
able to Swim with her to shore. With
her arms still about his neck he dragged
himself upon the mudbank, and, turn
ing his attention to the girl, found her
unconscious. Then, he says, be at
tmpted to revive her, without avalL
While thus engaged Mrs. Wallace came
up and then other members of the party
but their efforts to revive the spark of
life were useless. . - .
OU1 aa Excellent Oarswoman. ,
Louis -CuvTeau; father of the girl,
saya he-could not Imagine' his daughter
1 becoming, so excited as Flynn describes.
s sne was wen usea to tne water and
had- never shown . sign of Tear. She
was an excellent Oars woman and could
handle a boat in. rough water without
ciiff iculty herself. The bay Itself was
not rough yesterday, though a fresh
breee nprlM the water.
Mrs. Kate Flynn, mother of the young
man under suspicion, says that the po
lice arrested her son because they "have
It In for him," since he was' mixed uo
in a bad crowd of boys in an alleged
robbery. , Officers say that the young
man has a rather bad record for a lad
of bis age.- -, - - . j
The dead girl is survived by hey fa
ther and mother and -by-two brothers
and two slaters. Trtee with Mrs. Wal-;
Uiw. the dead girl's sunt, -and Miss
Irene Kjreers. her cousin, were . mem
bers of t be picnic party . Sunday. -
Thomas Nerton DJe. -
rSnecht IM-txt-'h to Tbe Joonml I .
Vancouver. Wasii.. July i 7. Thomas
Nerton, native of this city, died last
vwtr, at the home of his mother, Mrs.
K Vj!ife.-t the garrison, of tubercu
l'e. He was 3 years old. Facing
in i eai'h he went to A rlsona returning
in mvf 1 three Fnontns ag". He was
-.f I rank Nerton. an old resident
kn (Urd rrntiy Beside his mother,
su'rvtved by a brother, Frank, at
fee dr. So funeral arrangements
i a teeti made. I
: (United Press Leased Wire.)
White Plains, N.' Y 'July !7.Plck.
ing many flaws in the testimony of Dr,
Evans, witness In the Inquiry Into ' the
sanity of Harry Thaw, pistrlct Attorney
Jerome of New Tork today made an un
successful attempt to force the physl
clan to state that he did not believe
Thaw to be sane now. Evans admitted
that he was confused on many points,
but" Jerome was unable to shake his
Deugr that Tnaw is now sane, v
Jerome first made a fight and had
admitted Into court a report once made
by Evans to Attorney HaVtrldge, Thaw's
counsel. In which the alienist said Thaw
was subject to "brain Strom" and was
Insane. Evans admitted that his re
port on Thaws sanity at that time was
the result of a e-eport made to him by
Attorney Hartrldge and not of personal
examination- ofThaw. j-'t -
.. Evelyn Thaw, unattended, entered the
courtroom this afternoon and sat Inside
the rails. 1 She was apparently very lit
tle interested In the examination of Dr.
Evans, -.v.,--'
- At the conoluslon of Evans' testimony
Jerome Interrupted the proceedings to
Introduce In evidence a whin which he
alleged Harry Thaw used , to beat girls
with. He explained that he Introduced
this feature of the case as proof . of
Thaw's perverted actions, . ; .
Susan Merrill,- fcroprietor" of - g - New
Tork rooming house, testified that Thaw
beat girls with a whip on many occa
sions in her house. - She said that he
rented rooms under an assumed name,
explaining that he was getting girls
for the stage.
: The witness identified the short dog
whip Introduced by Jerome as the one
used by Thaw. Ene said some of the
girls were dressed and some of them
partly undressed , when "Whipped by
TbftW, '' - - -
. Thaw always hurried" away when I
caught him i whipping girls," said the
witness. "I told him lie must leave
the house or stop It. He said they de
served to be whinned because thev
didn't know enough to go on the stage.
The girls screamed terribly when ne
Whipped them on tne bare akin." -Evelvn
smiled cvnlcallr when aha
heard this testimony.
;- Morschauer and Thaw appeared to be
dumbfounded when Jerome -sprang this
surprise on mem. - - i, , .
Attorney Morsohauser then asked
Miss Merrill why she allowed "Mr.
Reid" (which name she said Thaw used)
to to with her from one of her room
ing houses to another If she knew about
the whippings.
"There was a Mrs. Held with hlra
whom I liked very much," the witness
repnea. .. .. -.- .
Hearing ttrtsr Btatement'Shrelvn "beck
oned to Assistant' District Attorney
Murphy and they retired to an outer
room, where they wer in consultation
some .time. On Murphy's return ha
consulted with Jerome, who smiled and
made some notes.-
'i: In replying to a Question. Miss Mer
rill said: ,
I kept a rooming house for gentle
men, 4 They sometimes had lady friends
.11 upon them." . , . ,
The witness then said she paid mora
than 200 different girls money In con
nection -with Reld's theatrical agency
and that she paid Mrs. Reid 17000, in
Viuuv Dins. Bne saia tne money was
gfven to her by Reld's counsel. At
torney Peabody.. She never took any re.
ceipts from any of the women, she said.
Attorneys for the state then told the
court that Miss Merrill paid more than
The witness then explained that sfie
paid the girls money so they would
not cause maw any irouoie, as ne did
not wanthith folks at home to know of
bis actions. -She
-continued her-testimony, relat
Ing what she deemed to be irrational
FOR IVHITflEY
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Attorneys for Young Dentist
; Say Oient Should Be
Turned Loose. ,
An effort to secure the release of Dr.
G. B. Whitney from the county Jail On
a writ of habeas corpus Is to t made
oy-bis attorney, who asserts that since
the. supreme court has sustained the de
murrer In the case, the prisoner is held
without warrant of law. -Whitney-was
convicted of manslaughter on the charge
of administering mercurial poisoning to
Miss Mabel Wirts. but the supreme
eourt on June 8 held that the indict
ment did net state facts constituting
s crime. . .
-District 'Attorney Cameron asked for
a reneanng, and mis was denied last
Tuesday. - He now desires Whitney kept
In jail with a view to submitting the
case to tne next grand jury.- The grand
fury will hold an adjourned session
next week to take up criminal oases that
have accumulated since the court vaca-
non oegan, so mat a run grist may be
ready when the courts resume work In
September. ; ,
John A. Jeffrey and F. J. Richardson,
representlne- Whitnev who wu nwairA
In practicing dentistry at Forest &rove
at the time of his arrest in September.
tuuienu inai ing Decision oz tne
supreme court has left nothing for the
io sLana . on. i ne court gave an
Intimation, that they have taken to mean
that there could be no conviction nt tha
dentist on the testimony produoed at
the triai But District AttornyCam
eron Is of another opinion and wants
to try the case on a new Indictment,
The 'district - attorney - this mnntint
told Judge Morrow that he would con
sent to reduction of ; Whitney's bail
from $2000 to $1600. The defense Is
making-no effort to secure baiL but
centering attention on the effort to. se
cure freedom for their client by the
habeas corpus route, -- -. : r --
Jeffrey and Richardson appeared' be
fore Judge, Morrow with their petition
this morning, asking an. order to file
It without payment of ees Oman affi
davit that Whitnev -has nn ' n,nna. !
Judge-Morrow wna in doubt about his
right to make such an order mnA
the attorneys were confident that they
were right they would not- pay the
$11 demanded by the clerk of the court
before he would file the petition.
The - attorneys sav - thev . vet
to -convince the court that Whitney is
ndt-required to put up a filing fee as
a key to the gate of liberty. The writ
of .habeas corpus, they contend, ehould
be as free s the air,' as cases may
i -" mi i0v -wnerw m man nniawruilv Im
prisoned would have no chance If he
ere required to produce. $11 before be
f
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BE0ADWAY LTXE -
: TO BE FXTEXDED
Vice 'Preil1mt je' T' FiilW v.
Portland Railway. LUht A Powar r-i
announced this afternoon that the com
pany would begin Immediately to build
Muoiivi whu nfr nusoan, a woman bad
Nineteenth street to Twenty-Fourth
street, and also -that probably work
would be started at -once on the line
t the Swift plant on the peninsula.
TAn Injunction is pending against the
company in the matter of the Swift
plant line." said Mr. Fuller, "but If
we find, as we expect to. that the lire
won t be tIM up by litigation, we will
begin work Immediately.
CORPUS
HILL ATTORNEY
FOR THE OHITED
Carey's representation of I
Local Company Lends
Color to Old Kumor.
Confirmation of the theory that the
United Railways has Hill money be
hind It and that it signifies a Hilt in
vasion py tne coast route toward call.
rornla came from a new source yester
day by the appearance In court of
Charles H. Carey as attorney for the
United Railways.
Mr. Carey is the Portland attorney
for the Northern Pacific. This Is the
first time he has appeared as a repre
sentative of the United Railways. It Is
aiso tne nrst time tnat the united Rail
ways has had an imnortant ran, in
court. It Involved franchise rights, the
particular question being the right of
tne unnea railways to cnarge a 10
cent fare from Portland to Llnnton.
That Mr, Carey bobs up at this time
as attorney for the United Railways In
Its first Important legal fight Is re
garded as significant. It Is looked upon
as more than a coincidence. In the ne
gotiations with the county court for the
rrsncnise on tne t. Helen's road. A, C.
Emmons represented the United Rail
ways. - He was in court yesterday also,
but Carey took the lead In th. fi-ht
end was put forward .for the heavy bat-
Tbe value of tho United Railways to
a man of Hill's farsightedness is not
aimcuii to appreciate. This gives him
entrance Into tha heart of th oitv ..
a line down the coast that may be made
in ouiuiTcunr mi ror a network In
western Oregon. It gives him a start
ror vauiornia Dy a route tnat has man!
jesi aavantages, inough It presents
some engineering difficulties.
Taken In connection with Hill's activ
ity In central Oregon, his reported nego
tlaUons for a connecting rosd to the
vafley by way of Crater 1k n
along ths Oregon coast with valuable
f r?n?hu" -rl"ht" ln Portland and pos-
; w Lftiau.iva uuinwtra, would
appeal yrith force to a railroad builder
laying comprehnIva plana for devel
BALK
AT THE CHAIIIIEE
Two Aeroplanes, 3Ieet .With
Accidents Other AU
tempts to Be 3Tade.
Calais. -July 17. Two aerenlan. .t
with minor accidents today -while at-
i.rajjuiij io siari or. a-iiignt across
m AiiguBR cnanneu .- ...
nawri iauiam s machine was the
,iiri io nwi wim - a mishap, belm
slightly damaged by striking the groun
during a Preliminary trial fllo-ht ..
Count le Lambert's aeroplanS met a
Similar fata.' The count started 'to ward
waier,--- inisnamg to make a. dash
for the , Dover cliffs, but lust before
reaching the shore .the aeronln innwt
.. - wm 4 nm macnine was
pot badly damaged, but It will take
several hours , to . make necessary re-
tatnam announced his intention- of
maaing anoiner attempt later in th
AIRSHIPS
amy, out umiwna mechanicians, said
too much time would be taken , up in
fixing up the count's aeroplane to make
it possible for him to start on a sec
ond flight today, Lambert will proba
bly , set out . again early tomorrow - If
ths weather permits. . ... -
; Insane-Man Got to Asylum,
... Oregon City. July 27. Hans Baumann
was examined by Dr. M. A. Strickland
and found insane.. Off ioers from th
state insane asylum tame front Salem
last ereplng and took the man to the
institution.. The sheriff and his depu
ties had some fun catching Batunann.
as he mas free in his ceU and was very
violsnt. f
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GRAVE DAHBER III COIIVENTIOII
HartestOperatlonsi Stopped
. Near Lewiston, and Far
mers Fear Serious Loss.
(flpeclal Dispatch te Tbe JoornaU)
Lewiston, . Idaho, July 17. A heavy
rain has been falling in 'the Lewiston
section since an early houc this morn
ing and harvest operations have been
suspended.-In the Lewiston flat country
harvest la in full blast and farmers are
viewing . the situatioa with - alarm,
though no damage Other than that oc
casioned by delay is anticipated If the
storm is not prolonged.
The-threatening weather-began Sun
day night with an electrical storm, and
some rain reil ln tne upper prairie sec
tion yesterday. The crop is later there
and the farmera welcomed the rain for
Its good effects on the late' grain. It
may damage some hay, but the general
results on the prairies will be beneficial
Grain Is fully matured In tbe Immediate
vicinity of Lewiston and farmers are
In the midst of their harvest, - A pro
longed rain would lodge a great deal
of grain and occasion severe loss. No
such rain has fallen here in raldsum
mer for a number of years.
TAFT ITINERARY .
. IN CALIFORNIA
' FaIta Preai Leased Wire.)
'Washington, July 17. President taft
will not be In San FfanclscrTxluring ths
Portola festival, according to-rlanaan.
nounced today for his visit in Califor
nia, wnue in tne west on his trip this
fall. . , ,
The California Itinerary as outlined
today shows that the president will ar
rive ln San Francisco October 4 and
remain there until October 7, on which
date - he win depart for the Tosemlte.
He will leave the Tosemlte on the morn
ing of October 11 and expects to spend
three hours in Fresno that afternoon.
. Arriving at Los Angeles the next
morning, he will spend severaj days
inera. ueiure going lo Ban uiego, en
route through the . south on his way
east.
- While In California the president will
also visit the home of Representative
James Needham at Modesto and the
home of Representative Sylvester Smith
at uaaersiieio. . -, .v.. :. . .
WANAMAKER'S SON
, V TODS MISS pRUGER
' (Vaitr4 Preas leased Wlra.
London. July 17. Lewis Rodman
Wanamaker, son of .John Wanamaker of
Philadelphia, and one of the heirs to the
Wanamaker fortune, married, Vflsa Vln.
let Cruger,' daughter. of the late Eugene
Ouido Cruger of New Tork. today, l The
wremoay jnnosnra in Bt. Mar-
iret s cnurcn, Westminster, Rer. Cecil
nox. the curator.- was the- offlniatin
minister. ' ...
Barclay Warbartoh, brother-in-law to
the groom, was best man, and the bride
was attended by her. mother. Mn Vrd
vricK Asms, -j ne major portion of tha
honeymoon will-be passedln Europe.
After an extended motor trip from. Paris
co tns principal bid world resorts the
yvung cuupie in iena 10 sau ror America,
another comprehensive automo-
uns irip is piannea. .
CLAY STREET 3IYSTERY
WORRIES THE POLICE
The .mystery of 141 nv ttpuin.
worrying-tne poiiee, w no had in for ma
ll! n this mornlns that fnllnln. .
quarrel with he husband, a woman had
attempted suicide at that numhr ,.h
all but succeeded.
Every detail reported to ths authori
ties was denied by- the people living In
me-nouse, wnicn is composed of a num
ber of apartments. Miss Goodrich a
salesgirl employed In a local depart
ment store, reported to have discovered
the . suicidal attempt and turned off
the gas In time to save the woman's
life, was silent when an officer saw
her today.. She said she knew ndthin.
of an attempted suicide.
Great Council Smokes -Pipe
of Peace in Selling-HirschHall.
Portland suffered capture at ths hands
of the redskins today when ths great
council of (the Improved order Of Red
Men, reservation of Oregon, 100 strong,
met In the Red Men's wigwam In the
Selllng-Hlrsch building In eighteenth an
nual session. During ths day 60 or
more additional- delegates are expected
to swell tbe number to at least 150.
Great Sachem J. H. Fitxgeraid of Med
ford. Or., presided over the session this
morning. Coming to order at 10 o'clock
the members of the council took up
matters of business, During the-day
amendments to the constitution will
be 1 considered and -some organisation
business transacted. -
Tomorrow the election of officers will
be held, and delcsratea to the national
f reat council at Detriot, Mich, ln Sep
ember will be selected. '
-r- The past sachems' association will
confer the Hlas Tyee dea-ree upon
number of past sachems tonight at the
hall. A number of new members will
aiso be Initiates. The session will close
tomorrow. '.'
Nothing exciting promises during the
present session. - r or tne most part
routine ousiness wiu pe transcateo. i n
election of officers Is not expected to
furnish. any exciting fight, as it is now
generally thought that - the - majority
of the present Incumbents will be re
elected, f
, The present officers are J. H. Flts
gerald. aiearora. ur great sacnem: w
L. Little, Oregon City, Or., great Junior
sag.; Ueogre N. Farrin, Marsniield
Or., rreat prophet: L. Carstensen. Port
land. - great chief of the records: J
A. Devlin, great keeper of the wampum.
fenaieion.-tjr.iJ. jjl weimore, tjoquiuo.
Or., great sen; Josepn casky, Medrord
Or., treat mishinena: A. J. Osburn. Port
land, arrest' a-uard of the wle-wam: F.
W. Skibbe, The Dalles,' Or, great guard
oi ins luresi. - .--.. . .
DR. II. R. LITTLEFIELD
; IS SERIOUSLY ILL
Dr. H. R. 'Llttlefleld, jIoneer of
Oregon. IS seriously ill at . East Burn-
side and Twentieth where he was re
moved a few weeks a so from Vernon
Dr. Llttlefleld is 41 years ot age and
was Injured In a railroad wreck about
six years ago when a -special train of
Elks on the -.Northern pacific road was
piled up and many people killed and In
jured. Dr. Llttlefleld s health has been
falling sinoe the accident. -He waa at
the time past exhalted ruler of tbe local
order or Kiss.
Dr, Llttlefleld belonged to a a-lea
ciud wnicn accompanied Aoranam Lin
coln on his campaign tour of the state
of Illinois and later was a member of
riMMl iMnfr'a .....
Last week he fell to the floor and
has since been In a serious condition.
No hops is . entertained -for his recov
ery, . - , - - -
TliOUT PLANTING IN ,
OREGON STREAMS
f Wasbtnrtae Boreas of The JoarnaLI
Washington. D. C. July 27 On tha
recommendation of Senator Ronrna. tha
bureau of fisheries has directed that
rainbow trout be pleated In the follow-
msureron airesms: ( ninw rrir naar
Hood River 4000; Little Butte creek,
Med ford. 4000; north fork of Rogue
rurr, -Msororo, 4uuu; Big Butte creek.
nfuiuro. tvvwi V-Uw rrecK. t Vienna i.
6000. - - . -' -
It has been ordered that brook Intni
be - placed es follows: Parrott creek.
New Era, 4000; Beaver creek. New Era,
OVVV. i ' ..
Aoto Bperdprs Pay Pwialty -J.
H. Sholl and J. Manning were Kntl,
given fines of 110 ln municipal court
this morning on a charge of speeding
automobiles. Both' were srrested by
Patrolmen Montgomery and Marsh and
Berreant Endicott who ' timed tha ma.
chines and apprehended the speeders on
Superintendent "Alex Donaldson of tho
city street cleaning department, will be
gin', a - series of experiments ln 'oiling
streets' tomorrow'" when the . new oil
sprinklers wilt" bC'Tunr-over.' thorough
fares ' that' have been first sprinkled
witn water to wet tne oust.
Heretofore the oil has been put on
the streets when the surface was dry.
After a visit to Seattle Mayor Simon
directed Mr. Donaldson to try the new
method, which was recommended to the
mayor by City- Engineer Thomson of
oeaitie. superintendent uonaiapon says
the object of slightly wetting the sur
face to be oiled Is to sink through the
ton layer of dust and form a durable
nase. w nen on is spreaa upon a ary
surface it mixes with - the - light dust
and Is more likely to be, washed off by
neavy rains. - ; ''.;'
"I am nreDarinr a statement showlns
the relative cost of oil and water
snrlnkllna-." anlrt Sunerintendent Don-
aiason tnis morning. ' ana i tmnx It
will show that we can do cheaper and
Detter.worjc witn on man wim water.
"Countina- 100 days as the length of
the sprinkling season, and (6 ,a day ths
cost or operating eacn water sprinxier,
the total cost for each is f 500 a season.
One sprinkler is supposed to take care
of five miles of streets.. This makes the
cost per mile 1125. I am comment
that .the results of the experiments . I
hava "been - making with oil will show
that a street can be kept dust free dur
ing the hot 'season for leas than 1126 a
mile. . . ' J- -
"We hava already oiled- 80 miles of
city streets this summer, tne worg nav-Ino-
been, retarded because the new oil
sprinkling machines were not available
until the first of the present montn. on
account of the lateness of the season I
do not think it advisable to spend much
more monev ln olllna-. as the dusty part
of the year is al moat over. But next
year 1 hope to start in eariy ana in time
to be able to dispense with the unsatis
factory water sprinkling - system en-
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"Aside from the cost.' the main draw
back to " the water system Is that no
matter how many times you sprinkle a
street on . very hot day, it soon dries
off and the dust rises. When a street
is once Oiled, however, the dust Is laid
efectually for the whole season. From
the experiments we have -made already
this fact hka been demonstrated to the
enure satisfaction ot tnousanaa.
RETAIL LUMBERMEN :
: PLAN TO CONSERVE
Conservation of western forests will
be the chief subject of the seventh an
nual sessions- of - the Western Retail
Lumbermen's association which Is to be
held ln Portland next February. - "We
believe that - retail dealers can solve
the conservation problem by seeing to
it- that all lumber is sold, and none of
the short or Inferior pieces ln their pos
session wasted." said A. L. Porter nf
Spokane, secretary-treasurer of the or
ganisation, who was In Portland today
making partial arrangements for . tbe
meeting. - ,
The exact "date of uhs meeting has
not been fixed, but It will be held In the
assembly room of the Commercial club.
Traffic in lumber, quickening sales snd
increasing business will be aauitlonai
topics for discussion. ,
LOY OF TEN YEARS .
. - KILLS PLAY3IATE
-.-i I,-
?Los Ana-eles. July ,57. -Angered be-
cause his 8-year-old opponent was beat
ing him at croauet, Jesse Klngley, 10
years of age, struck Levlrt Irbln on
tha head with a mallet yesterday after
noon, fracturing his skulL Levlrt died
shortly before noon today at, the county
hospital after a surical operation. The
grief stricken -parents announced that
they would take no steps toward prose
cuting the Klngley boy.'" .
Anty Drudge's Monday Morning Song.
Fels;Naptha does my washing," "
And I have time to spate, 1
For while the clothes are soaking,
I'm free from work and care.
v "For scrubbing, .house-cleaning and dish
washing Fels-Naptha soap is just as superior
as it is tor washing clothes. It does all any
soap will do besides ; lots of things impos- -sibfe.
with other soaps. ; .; ' t ,
For instance, it whitens, floors in addition
to cleaning, them; takes dirt of! varnished
surfaces of hard wood without dulling, the
varnish; brightens dingy paint work and :
brings out the colors in oil-cloth, and lin
oleum ; and ; in doing, this' cleaning you
use a cloth instead ot a scrubbing;, brush.
Easier, isn't it? It will remove grease arid
stains from carpets and rugs as thoroughly,
as can be done by a professional .cleaner.
It will even . take . out ' blood stains the
severest test a soap can be put ..to.
Full directions for doing all these "things
the . Fels-Naptha way , are- printed in the
wrapper the, red and green wrapper. .
-' (United Presa Leased Wire.)
Seattle. July 37. Offering $5000 cash
for a contest between two or more aero
planes, to be held at the Alaska-Tukpn-Pacific
exposition this summer, the
management of the , exposition today
sent cablegrams to Louis Blerlot, the
first aeroplane builder to cross the En
glish channel, and three other aviators,
asking-, them if they would consider
coming to Seattle o participate in the
first contest between aeroplanes ever
held In the world - . ,. '.-. ' .
Th other messages went to Hubert
Latham at Calais, the- man who nearly
crossed the channel this afternoon, to
T. C, Curt Us, the New Y,orK mvenior
whose machine accomplished a flight of
ao ii -i st za rillnt man.
oo nines, ana xo uwrgc i. r v ,
ager for Orville and Wilbur Wright.
wno are now making iugnts Tmn- uirn
machine at Fort Myer, near Washing
rn r r . f, mauiirM ware sl&rnefl
by 'Pre'sldeni Chilberg. Director General
Nadeau. Joaiah. Collins and Louis - W.
Buckley. -.- '.- : --" j -. -
"rtni. h n atnrt tha aaronlane
contest In-the exposition stadium, said
Director or Mpeciai nivents uucswy iu
day. "Of course there are no prece
dents tn follow In arranslns? an aero
plane race, but t believe. a contest .over
a irtaneruiar coorw .nouio pniu
most satisfactory. No date will be sent
ror tne event until tne aviators r.
heard from in reply to ths inyitatlons
wired today."
BRISTOL INTERESTED
IN GOOD ROADS
Ttrtatnl' WaaV. Jlllv 17. The expected
letter from County Commissioner Wil
liam Morginsofr defining the status-of
i finnA Rnaita oliib in district
road affairs has not yet been received
Consequently, contrary to expectations,
the disagreement between he club and
Supervisor J. K. Henderson of road dls
trirt Nn ll .rnmnrliiiii Bristol. Cook's
addition and Bingen, over ths control
and distribution of road money, was
not settled at the club's meeting yester
day afternoon- at Bingen.
The club Instructed Secretary Clyde
M. Nickols to prepare for general cir
culation 10 copies of a petition asking
a change of the survey for state road
No. 1. which, according to a letter from
State Highway Commissioner Snow, the
full text of which was published in The
Journal at the time of Its receipt, runs
"from a nolnt back of Underwood by
way of Rattlesnake to Goldendale," to
run along the Columbia river through
Underwood, Cook's addition, White Sal
mon and Bingen to Lyle and thence to
Goldendale. - '""
The matter not having been brought
up by Cook's sddttlon and Bingen dele
rates before their home clubs, the rec
ommendation for a road and bridge fund
tax levy for this year, ln accordance
with a request from Commissioner Mor-
? In son, will be settled by s mall vots
o be received by Secretary Nickols this
week. Last year the levy was 14-10
mills,"" The Bristol Development club
at Its June meeting lnsvrocled for a 6
mill recommendation. , '
TIMBER. FALLER
- seriously; INJURED
Castle Rock." Wash.- July IT.-Her-
man Erlckson, a timber faller, was
struck on the forehead by a flying limb
or knot from a falling tree this morn-
Ins- anil hla head so bad IV crushed that.
his life is despaired of. A physician
dressed the 'wound temporarily and an
attempt 'wilt be made' to take him to a
Portland hospital this afternoon.
- Death of. Judge Clopton.
W . V.H 111 , . .1 . . . .
chester, ,Va., died at his home there
Sunday. Judge Clopton was a brother-
in-law or Mrs. Mary a. ciopton or Port
land and an uncle of Mrs. C. 8. Jack
son. ' He was a prominent member of
the stats court of Vlrlginla.
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