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SOI NAMES OFTEN Investigation of Records Re ! veals Peculiar Repetition in Selection of Men to Per- f form' Duty of Jurors Cause for Complaint, , Twelve men were called 1 Hmf" ln the aggregate for jury service on spe t ml veulrc in the, cln-ult courl during the last year, as "hewn by the Jury fee book, an average of nearly seven tlm for each man. This shows that tb?r, la some'grouna for the recent, complaint l'i- lawyer that certain' tacea are. too ! f. -miliar , when the roll of . Jurors la tailed. ' ' ' ' ' ' . " 1 i 'une-mati was summoned- 11 timea oy of eherllf for Jury duty during the st 12 months, another 1 times, and e "lo'lrd nine times. So the. record runs, fn toul number of-Jurora ordered on v. iien ,Iaj venlrea from December laat year tho lv0vembr of thla year. Inclusive, to put But the number of Indlvld- noy of h..tual, y gummoned was 286. the ""- .nee being made up by the numer T' "ilmea that the "old standby' were sit ,1 . ..'-alled. s , . . A complete claesiflcatlon of the.spoT clal venire ahowa that 201 men were tailed only once. 25 were called twice, :'5 three tlmea, 13 four Umea, four were eummoned five Umea, four alx timea. one seven time, one nine times, one 10 times and'ene 11 times.. ;- '. Indication of , "Professionaia. The figures thua show that 66 men . out of the 286 balanced the remaining ""O in the number of time they .were mmmoued:; Thla Is what lias given rise to the complaint among the' lawyers of professional Jurora," for the frequency witli which some of the faces appeared at times gave the appearance of a minding 'list of Jurors. V' i'-' ! It is impossible to duplicate namta- on the big drawing of 1600 names, doiw by Die county court every January. From this general" list' are drawn the regular venires'-sometimea ,100. some- tlmes 110. and Tecehtlyr 121-names at a time. But so many of the regulars, are excused "that- at every term of court luniutUe- laek- yawi- has -beooroe '"net-essary to call several special ve nires, T.'liich are summoned by the sher iff. - f V These Are the names. - The following list Shows those who were' called three or more times during the last year, with the number of times each was summoned: , v Y 1. A. Boskowita. 11; S. J. Mlckley. 10; ";Wj "H. Musser, 9j Alonso Perklhs.v T ; Wi M. Manning, 6; Jack Dolan, 6; John 'Iolin4 6i Richard Ccnstable, 6; Julius C'Procbstel, 5; David Allen, 6;, E, J. Jeffrey. 6; . Joseph Hingley, 5; H. G. Wright. "-4; B. I- McDonald, 4; W. S. Ott, 4;' J.T.'Chinnock, 4; T. W. Zeigler, 4- ,FHU Westenfelder, 4J George A, Hardy, 4: B Morris. 4; Otto Sal- lilneer. 4: C. E.'Anmony. J. xjucmer. eer, 4! C J. 'Aninony, ; J. uucmc, i a ' vr.: n: r.rvrtlnir. 4 James S E. G. Godlng, 4; James Shannessy. 4; 1 Frank. Mlddletony 3 J J. H. McBride, 3; Kobert gchulie, 3; E... N. Barney, 3; Arthur R. Stringer, 3; H. F. Yates, 3; Charles E.! Sawyer, 8; H. W. Sitton, 3; Fred Sanftenberg, 8 ; Robert M'Gonlgle, 3: Uan Kelly. 3; J. H. Robb, 3; T. M. Ellinger, 3; Henry Moore, 3; Frank Hejnsworth, 3i James Humphrey, 3; John Gwodltv 3; "Ji L, Pay. 3: V. B. Harrlng ton! 3; C: J. Davis, 3; Charles J. Brown, 3; E. Silver, 3; C 1' Haynes. 3; D. O. Fislier. '3; Michael McNulty. 3. On Both His Legs Scratched Until It Bled Lasted Nearly Two Year in Spite of Doctor's Prescription " and Neighbors' Advice. EASY, ECONOMICAL CURE BY 2 SETS 0FCUTICURA "Three years ago small pimples ap peared on both of my lower lirubs. I the blood would flow as from a wound. The itching would be more ' severe towards erening arid at bed time. I went to one of the best doctors in mr vicinity who rave roe a pre- . cription. Thia would Stop tne Itcning kit a day or so but after- it wnnlH he still wow. After using several dollars worth of this salve I tried several other rmn edire but to no avail. The neighbors advised tiring sulphur and lard but it was all fruitless. . "A few month afterwards I saw an advertisement In A newspaper of the Cuticura Remedies. I at once sent off for some CuUcur Soap. CutK-ura Oint ment and Cuticura Resolvent Pillm .but thinking tbey would be no better than the otber remedies. But to mr.ur priie after the first order was used the aoalee disappeared and the Jtrhicr reed and afW using another orderof 1 1 Cutiwa raeiies I was erjnwletely artv unenu lor w..t yuV . I shall be glad to wnte to any J i i n.Mirrl in mv cure. : i n wno mi; "I ,r r rW,h art li aweman. Mtunum . - Skin The enoetant ne f . cunM K. ain. aasrtd r r.v cuiv- D 1 1 ft f r run Oustaarot. yt obJv w . . i ii a Tvur-.fv ana thekjfi.ecejp.ra-aia , t fphii , nn cause U , , nmHc.. ImiaUvrfu r-lr-a aa t., "- ' ' , t'V ewii'-'' t . - -r .ai .., a . TCpSfffioB mil orders for -: LUGKV COPS; mm sias S nnr ' SvmIol of Y'wht Against White Plague Purchased by People Out of Town. JVopls who do not llvs Irt Portland where every department store and tl pt.t-ifflce has a lied Cros stamp bM)th are Jimt anxious as Portland ioople to put Rid Cross stamp on their Chrtsimas puukages. So those who are unable to find a auppiy their home towns are writing xo I"ort lund for them. Ths reiuets for stamps com hc comiwtnled by money in varlotn amounts. A letter from laurel Baugh. l'ralrle City, contained a dollar for a .iimnt. In thla letter emlhatla wr icor.HBtvl In rtxl Ink. It Is I ymbollc of the Ideal ChrUtmss spirit to kelp suffering, people by sui h a work thinks Mr. Baugh. Ths Idea of purchasing stamps Is not so much for (he sake of having them as to declare by a money expenditure ones atuiuue of helpfulness In the rUht against the ..kii. nl.ifii. Th iiuniDii went to Mr. Baugh by returrr mall, as they will go to all' others with Identical uispau-n to KiKh thm enousli to ask arcom panloil by the cash. ' The ministers will take up the fight from, their pulpits today, while 1 the armv of women workers rest. They Su'nday sales nor nrlll nnt avknrt In nr.- t?aI rrn.i Vinothn on the rostrums but they will sdvlse the expediency of extensive purchases this week and next and the week after, until Chrlstmaa comes. ' The campaign of the week. It Is re ported, will be attended by renewed and systematic fervor. Every business man who did not get a call from an officer of the army last week may an ticipate such a visitation. The occu pants tif public buildings will not be slighted. The biggest part of the orig inal 1,000.000 stamps andr 10,000 postal cards remain yet to be exchanged for pennies and nickels. The women who work do not propose' to take any more than Sundays off until Chrlstmaa comes and the last stamp or postal has been old. This means, they say. that they will b very busy. PIEPER TO 4 REM. Lnred'to New York hy Fake Theatrical Agent Alone and Friendless. ' ? Specll DIptcB to The JonrnL SeattleT Waah Dec. 4. Doris Pleper. a Seattle girl, who was lured to New York by a fake theatrical agent and left stranded there! a few months ago, ia coming : home week after next. t-i, n., thla i-.itv with her par- ents for a. number of years. About two years ag she conceived a desire to go upon the stage,! and her . pretty face, trim figure, and willingness to learn won her a place with the ;Chaa. A. Taylor company. '. In September, a year ago, she was signed by T. Daniel Frawley for small Juvenile roles at the Dols, and remained . i- - . : ) iDnllDn, nf this 'rnr While mrm jf - v- playing at tne iois, a man immcu erick U Garjley, representing nimseu to Doris as western agent for Klaw & Erlanger, induced her to go to New York, furnishing her with the moans and transportation for so doing. He ac companied her to Portland and then re turned to this city. Upon arrival at New York she found the contract a fake and she was left friendless, and alone In a Btrahge city. Her story traveled across the continent, and the Broadway managers, interesting themselves in her plight, found her steady employment with various dra matic productions. She has played con tinuously In the east until a few months ago. - - - HOBS MAX OF CLOTHES; MAN LEFT TO FEEFZE Bpedal Diptcb to The Journal. Hamilton, Mont, Dec. 4. Jack Wil son, the victim of a highwayman, was found probably fatally frozen early this morning near an old barn in the out skirts of Woodside. Wilson apparently had been drinking and had been held up by a footpad, wno aner wionn from him had divested him of his coat, trousers, shoes and socks, eaving. him tying on the ground helpless through out the night, although the weather was bitterly cold, and the temperature be low sero. Wllson"s 4egs were froston to the knees and the physicians hold out no hope for his recovery. , LOXGTAINE TI?LL DRAWS TO A CLOSE Cath'K 2T i?lK test,- j mony ln the trial of Mrs. Adelaide Long talne, charged with shooting Dr. Pea cock, whom she charged with grossly mistreating her daughter Madelalne, waa all ln last night and the arguments began today. The defense scored a point when the dying statement of Madelalne Iongtalne was admitted. A verdict will! probably be reached some time tonight, j PERSONALS .... . I Dr. F. U Griffith and family oz Or. are guests at the Imperial hotel. . . C. F. Vandewater, a railroad man of Walla Walla. Waatu. Is st the Cornel ius. . J C. O. Olngrach. a bualneas man or Chehalis. Wash., Is a guest at the Hotel : Or. gon. A. F. Statter of Washington, U. C. spetal cuatoms agent for tbe Pacific I oast, is regtatered at the Hotel Ore- j Kf,lly 9t N,w Tork. N. T, head - . . . . . , t or one or mr f f-- vi- turlRK eataUllahments In tbe east Is at the Ores-" Mr. and Mrs. It Recbltt are tsoon make an rxti4d tour through i the east. ' It win De xmiD a r.uair and a rer trip. They wm t gone about a noeth. India IWrat Mate. Cheteaaa. Or, !. 4 Tbe 0nawa jlnj.aa scto-l f.kMbaJI tea. efeetU I lb t-ate tam tfcla aftemnon hr , -n,. f1rt half eod- f. Ii-mn Tbe MiMl taif Uve in- iar9 a.5"1 It te h.tr' jntttes made II. I r DORIS I HOME THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY UULU MIIL i LADDIES 3Iinisters Tour t he, Depart - incut Jlake umiinenif hi the Vernacular Will Not Comiheml System or Com pliment Administration. nv Rh'liurd Sohwedler, pastor . of the Third Baptist church, promised last - w . I night that he will tell the general mln- laiers'Vonference inings coniern.. . . .. . a Mt . .T.. It... U'lll I ....wiin.Mi of Portland firemen that will Lpe'n their eyes and stsrt them Into the construction or sermon comm."'. presslons not to be construed s com pliments to the city administration. Ploughing through snow ana wina, committee of the preachers made . n .) t tllA fin. at&tlons. This. be. I vuiiu v .J1 cause they wanted to see for themselves If things ate as bad as theFhavs been pictured. ' A Things are worse," tersely comment ed Rev. Mr. Bchwedler in this connec- ' When he said this he had seen the wall paper strips hanging from the once-drenched and now froxen walls and ceilings of. the First and Jefferson station. He wondered If a chunk of the atmosphere in the central station on Fourth street might not be carried home to exhibit before his congregation today and before the conference tomor row. He had seen ths manure box at Second and Oak, where the men on watch haye been standing to keep warm by the warmth of their own bodies ln a station otherwise unneaiec. Those Lncky Police. "Even the police have the bulge on tbe firemen." said the minister, putting a final comment into the vernacular. The firemen commented on a state ment made recently that to be a fire man one must be very, very tough. One of them said he guessed he hadn't been tough enough to stand the strain. He voh . An put in his leg made by being uavoldably caught ln a reel. Forty-nine days he naa neen on uuiy laid up lielpless by the accident, ana without pay. Even ttm ' per mw , tew'e'BBn'r'ircllet''YUnd provided by the firemen out of their salaries and kept 4n the custody of the executive board, he said, had not been paid him that he might' ln turn pay his physi cian's bill. "That I was try!" my best to do my duty and serve the city when this hap pened I guess" doesn't count." said the fireman as he walked stiffly back to his bunk ln the unventllated sleeping room. A fcargs Improvement, At Second and Oak streets an Im provement was notlcable. It was a four by six floor raised six inches high a narrow rail surrounding It to keep out cold and bad air. The story that the firemen put sacking goes that the firemen put acKing j around the table at wnicn iy j . .t.n n'sitrth and had nut in an oil stove under this shelter. This way they could keep their feet warm even If their hands and faces were cold. But the district chief was incensed He tore away the sacking and tipped over the stove. A cup of coffee which the fireman had hating for a regular midnight lunch.went splash on the floor. Then enme the four by six floor and the slender rail. The firemen ad mit that sometimes when their Imagi nations were vivid they could notice the wind Inside was a little less strong if not less cold than outdoors. Sleeping apartments where the ven- Hlotlnn rnmes from over tne iwrece ehnre of the inspection, x ni- ... ...- n.m.n'. .m. hndv dries the moisture out of the otherwise un drled beds was commented on without excessive approbation. Tales of th Department. Questions were asked concerning the i.in .irciam iispd in Portland in pref U II llll IIICT llitllloli s ....... I ' ' erence to the demerit system, as used by other cities of the same size, or larear. or smaller. ine xao nour fireman puts in for a week's work in contrast to tne usuai en. ci," 48 hours, was Jotted down for future reference. Then the committee listeneo. to a fireman's frank tale of the way he waf fined when he drank an officer's o.e of Peruna and became Indisposed, sate bottle having been filled, it was said, at a neighboring saloon. The ministers did not continue their tour, later thai 11 o'clock because they had sermons to preach tomorrow and believed they would do well not to expose themselves longer to the cold unventilation of the fire stations. F0BEST GROVE MAX WINS G0LI MEDAL (gpceltl PUP to Tha Journal.) Forest Grove. Or., Dec. 4. Mr. and Mrs. O. Brown, of this city, have re ceived word from their son, Frank Brown, a cheesemaker of Fulda, Wash., that he had been notified by the author ities of the A--Y.-P. exposition at Se attle, that he had won the gold medal fn. Hi tuxit rheesa exhibited at me ... hi)i km to Aiialltv and d reparation. krai8ed ner'e( nd bUl frl,nia are much pleased aver his recognition br the officials of the fair. Mr. Brown, senior. U a cheesemaker by profes sion, and taught his son the business. I WILL GIVE $1000 IF I FJULTO CURE ANT CANCER or TUKOR I TEEAT R STORE IT PC1S0XS DEI 6LW0S XrXtMl r Fun Mt fy a Carta. Nn t kav arttktt wtaata Aa Mull r4M mb tba m aUOLUTt (AMBAanX A InrV. Lmmo r Enivna tafe.fna er aarrvtnraail ri wfmMmr. THTSa wft'il 1 fra. IM-r4i eOO. -t Vfila i v i a t " ... T ,7,,.. mm ANT tUUP IN WOMAN'S BntAil m Anir.M 4 V "I i m ik'Y' WAn -.ft .4. - - . w - . lr ! V-i nvi . a i v - - - j J 5 Third SU hXH t SACiitU, tAU ef r,td .r) U B. HandWset ot a fat . pjrt!j Je3j u lectin Qsrcf -E. ru , . CUU HE IS menu of plot Architect Kiii Alleges Hi Partners Are Systematic ally Persecuting: Him. f?an Framlsiio, Deo, 4. llobert Bootll .- iinrilAnif amhltaot. wno was arretted on Friday night by Detectives Dlnan and (Klea at tu Key nouio jnn. IHikland. where ha was spending his hon.vRiufln. on a dispatch from that elty. is chafing undef his contlnemeot snd exp ts U e released at any mo- f i.iiin Amiraun on rriuar night sent a dlapaUb to ths chief f police- of Portland asking, for mstruc tlona but no teply had been received up to this afternooB. . "A plot - has been haUshad by some people in Portland," said King-. In the prison thla afternoon, ."to bumlllata me. My partners. Uoodrlch and Good rich, have 11000 of my money and I I...... I.n tiu.hlnff them to Day . It back, la view, of my marriage, and that a . a. a t i ss 1 1 m 1 1 ii nifty hay a iinti iwiii:iBi w i am ready to return, to Portland t fcny niornPnt, . Wo Arrested at ths Altar. .' "I was not arrested while at the al tar. There was a bill due for a launch, bv the firm, and a collector celled at the : church with a . paper, which he showed to one of my ushers, who paid It rather than have a disturbance, and I Hubsequently paid my friend. I bor rowed 212.60 about six months ago from Edwsrd Bruns, an art glass manufacturer, but surely ha woula not have me arrested for that When J went to the St. Francis hotel with my wife, I did not ' register, but showed the management my card, as we were on our honeymoon, and I left there be cauao I had been annoyed by a reporter for the Associated Press, calling and lnslstlngOn seeing me." round In King's Pooksta. The police found in King's pockets pawn tickets for a diamond brooch on which he got. In Portland. $106 and for nld lwelrv and an overcoat, on which en overcoat, on wnicn , o raia.ii 11 K The brooch The brooch tney naa been advised had been bought rrom a Jeweler by King to present to his bride, but he . had pawned It When King was a&ked about the brooch! he smiled and esld that would t.a nil tfYtiln inod when he returned to Portland. He denied that he had ever been In trouble before en In trouble before. The oroorletor of the Key Route Inn told the police ne wouin seep iwr. King there for several dayS until her friends could make arrangements to tnlc hpr back home. When searched, King had $t In his pockets. SHAKING OF DICE PLACED OH LIST Chief of Police Gives Orders That Petty Gambling Must Close. Dice shaking in saloons and. cigar stores has been placed on the "don't list by Chief of Police Cox, Ijist evening ian . order was Issued to t lmen to warn all proprietors of r an(i clgar store8 ..iAh. OT..1 nicflr stores that this form ... must ha discontinued. The chief followed this with instructions to keep- watch on places where this form of diversion is common and re port the matter. The" order is as fol lows: "Captains of police: It has come to my attention that the dice-throwing evil ia rapidly growing throughout the city, and every effort must be made to sup press it. You will Instruct all patrol men to notify all proprietors of places where this Is allowed on their premises that the throwing of dice for refresh i.t. r. mnnnv will not ,be tolerated. In the event the warning given does not ..., - - pnx chief of Police. aambling. A. M. LU. cnier 01 x-um-o. WILL APPEAL HEIHZE CASE Government Decides to Take the Heinze Matter to Su preme Court. United Press teased Wlre.l ' Washington, Dec. 4. The .government ha. dee'ded tOnapP to t eupreme court of the United States in tne case of F. Augustus Helnse, the big copper magnate, former president of the Mer .ii, M.tinnal bank of New York. Heinze waa Indicated under' charges Of bank. There were 18 counui against His cotinsel demurred to the Indict ment and Judge Hough. In ths circuit court for the southern district of New York, sustained the demurrer on 16 counts. . " There was a' close question involved, but the department of Justice has de termined to take the case to the supreme court of the United States under the provisions in the criminal appeal law. CANCER CLAIMS ' ; WP:AIrHY; VICTIM rntt4 -Praia lad Wlra.V New York, Dec 4." Gm-ge Crocker, son of the late Charles Crocker, Califor nia pioneer, and himself worth $20.000,. 00. died at his home on East Sixty fourth street tonight of cancer. Five years ago. Just ss he had com Meted the mansion In which he died, his .. whn was a famous California beauty, died of the same disease. Later, when Crocker bwame lu. ne too ireai meat from Dr. Bull.' the noted surgeon, who himself die4 ef cancer. OREGON APPLICANTS IN CENSUS SERVICE lirrliwtni Dims rf The JijrTl. Washington. lec 4. All -of the flvs rwM. r.r.ti.nia arba tonk the exatnl- natvon for sp""" wwi -.-have p"d and wev tortay T's"ed rm Portland and Julia aiTiiinrn i MORNING. .DECEMBER BMLWAY HE lODIfflTO THE EAST Final Action on Chicajiro Lines' -Kef usaL 'to.'- Grant Increase Is Deferred Switchmen . Impatient- Dec. 11 Crucial Date. Cliloaira. Deo. 4. Upon the attitude which the eastern- railroads will taks toward the great railway brotherhoods when their employes present their for- mal demands for an Increase In New York. December 11. will prooaoiy ap pend the question whether there will be a general . railway strike in tins country. .: Thla il.iiMnant la hased UDon inior- ini.li.li. -fnllnwlnff a Series Of conferences today between Grand Mas ter Lee of the Brothernpoa ot wan way Trainmen. President Oarretson of the Order of ' Railway Conductors and a Joint committee representing Jhose two orders. . ; " . ,' -Praai.tont rintA-Ton left tonight for his home at Cedar Rapids, but will re turn Monday, wnen tpe conierenco win be resumed. . . Grand Master Lee remains in tne lty. He was uncommunicative tonight nd declined to discuss today's confer- cnN. huf trim nroaress or ma vuuidi- ence was learned from other sources. win Ba scolded la ths East. Lee and Oarretson have decided that -r- m,:o- lie- with the east- "'- ,:;.-;;"rn;:MU,ntlr. It has been practlcaly decided that the train men and conductors will not press for the present their demands for a wage Increase on the 21 railroads centering In Chicago. The railroads have definitely refused conductors for higher wages, but and conductors lor fa " to grant the demands or tne trainmen and conductors for higher wages, but anJ T riprtdRrf tOdOV that their organisations will not take any infinite action looking to a strike and will issue ho ultimatum until the east ern railroads have announced their atti tude. On December 11. the employes of practically all the eastern roads will present their demands for higher wages. Lee antf-" taarretsorr. reprtw-nuns 1 1 c trainmen and conductors, and President Carter and Stone, of the firemen and locomotive engineers, will go to New York ln a few days to conduct the ne gotiations. They believe the western railroads will shape their own ultimate course in the controversy by the course taken-by easterners. Hence, the big orders will shape their course In the same way. Inasmuch as there is be lieved to be a general understanding between the four big brotherhoods, the action to bo taken following the east ern negotiations will determine the Im mediate future of the railway employes of the country. Chicago Switchmen Bestless. Meanwhile, the acute situation in re gard to the switchmen of Chicago has not abated. Many of these men are eager to go on strike ln sympathy with the switchmen on the northwestern roads. A meeting of representatives of the 11 Chicago locals of the switchmen's union of 'North America was held here tonight to get an expression from the rank and file as to the advisability of striking. Fiery speeches and the definite prom ise that the ; Switchmen's Union of North America will not be crushed, "If It takes the whole fighting force of the American Federation of Labor," and affiliated unions, .characterized to night's meeting. Vice President Connors of the switch men, declared after the meeting that only the assurance by officials of all departments of the railway department of the federation of labor that their departments Btand ready to strike rath er than see the switchmen defeated, prevented the meeting from stampeding and brderlng ;an Immediate walkout. Beprssentatlvs Attendance. The meeting was attended by 700 workers, representing every branch of the federation railway department, with a membership of 880.000. It was addressed by First Vice President Heberting and Second' Vice President Connors of the Switchmen s Interna tional union and international f resi dent P. J. Flannery of the Freight Handlers' union and the president of most of the other railway -unions, .-. In cluding the telegraphers, maintenance of way men and railway helpers. Intrigue Charged. The meeting promised to be a quiet one, but it unexpectedly developed Into r.mmatory session. Many frrttn the floor for t 11 oAi.iii.iai - , demands were made frdm the floor for an Immediate striae, oui nemnmis, . rnnnnn an4 Fltmnerr advised against . ..im .n ntoarled with the men : ... arak with th r&uwav general managers' committee, lnese pieas oiai not avail and several speakers openly. charged the Brotherhood of Railway . Trainmen with? being in league wit! the railroads to crush the switchmen, j It was only when the speakers defi- nltely pledged the support of the whole j Amprlran Federation of Labor that the man .M 'snnAfllsd. . " Vice President Connors declared the' situation as regards the local switch-' men Is extremely acute and Indicated that only careful diplomacy would pre-, vent a walkout. Connors 'declared that if the northwestern railway attempt, to ship "to Cbloago freight handled .by' nonunion switchmen, there la very grave ' danger that general strike will ensue. - i a. Little Wheat riantrd at Gerrals. ' (SpeeUI PUpstrH te Tss Joans Ll Gervais, .Or., Dec 4. Inquiry Into tbe acreage sown to winter wheat 4o this and surrounding sections results in the fact that not to exceed one-fourth of the acreage has been plowed and not all of that has been seeded. Most of the acreage le la cheat hay and little fall wheat is eown. Last year t this time" there was an unusually large acres ge of fall grain pat In and, mm a result the amount of grain bar rrsted last faU was the largest In many wars and was a source of greet profit to tbe farmers, ewiag both te tbe Urge mwiA th ,hlhr Trtces iald for the nrMuct. There waa also a large arreaa And Tlele OI rnwi nay winm in w be grows ad aarVe4ei te enrnlng yer. All this Is due t Ue orn win ter wfettk is reversed this mr-mmcn end id not rrTBlt farmers to rt epfa Ihrir rrcund only la brVf rl's ati4 upon hlh, cry unnnr fs1!w Isnda 1 VSTt sis 1 T" ' 8. 1003. G. WALTER GATES Cluhman Is Charged ltV V Cruelty and Overindul genee in Liquor. " a. Walter Gates. 'society and club man, prominent as a lumberman, bi born made defendant III a suit for dl vorce by Adeline wMe.-ic Oute . who charges him with treating her cruelly ami mllh over Indulviince In llutior. She rays he struck her and threatened to kill her. Fur some time : report have been current among the friends of Mr. and Mrs. Qates that they had quarreled. A short time ago Mrs. Gates went esat. although she and her husband had re cently moved Into an elegant new home. 8ult wns flld In the circuit court yes terday by Wilbur A Spencer. -One thousand dollars per niouth ali mony' Is .the sum naked for by Mrs. dates In her complaint, and she prays for $100 per month additional for the support of tholr .year-old son, whose custody she desires awarded to her. She. says her husband has sn income of at . least' $3000 per month, and . Is therefore amply able to pay the sums named. ' . .' ' ' Mrs. Gatea alleges that her husband frequently came home intoxicated, and that hie conduct became unbearable. On October 15, she says, lie struck her with his hand and threatened to kill her. She asserts that liquor frequently made him. harsh In language and unbe coming In his conduct. . . . Mr. nates was married In Louisville, Ky on February 1, 1900. He la .man ager ef G. W. Gates & Co.. lumber deal ers, and Is a large stockholder In the St. Johns Lumber company. His chief real estate holding consists of two blocks of land ln Ardmore, stated In the complaint to be wortq iis.uuu. ADRIFT III LIFE ' BOAT 40 HOURS Millionaire and Guests Suf fer When Yacht Goes on . Rocks,. . (Cnlted Press Leased Wire.) Paris, Dec 4. Eugene HigglnS of New York, worth $100,000,000, arrived ere today from Madeira, where,'; en Tn.ramKnn IS hl ' TT1 1! ET1 1 f t OPtl t BteSm yacht( the Varuna, was dashed ashore )MAjt-W-''"' nni'."""i"',e'""''r tu .tnrv tniA tndav bv the survivors of the party showed that HIgglne and his friends were ln dire peril, both when the ship went on the rocks and when, ln a terrific gale, they put to sea In a lifeboat, without knowing even approx imately where they were. Cunt Oliver de la Maaelioro, one of Mr. Higglns' guests, told a thrilling story of the hip wreck. The Varuna left Bermuda October 8, and encoun tered heavy seas all the way across the Atlantic For several days the skies had been so overcafet the navigating of ficers could not take their hearings. On the night of the wreck the ship was pitching so heavily the guests were compelled to strap themselves to their chairs in the main salon. At 2 o'clock in the morning, when all had retired, the ship went on uncharted rocks. Dr. Wing, one of the guests, was swept overboard, but managed to reach a lifebelt thrown him. The cap tain and a number of the crew refused to leave the vessel, so HigginS himself took command. His crew was made up of stokers and engineers, not a sailor in tho lot. The waves swept over the lifeboats and those not rowing were kept constantly at work balling. lor nearly 40 hours'the boat drifted before sighting land. '. SPOKANE COOKS r THREATEN STRIKE Spokane, Wash., Dec. 4. Spokane Is threatened with a strlko among the cooks and kitchen- help in all , the res taurants operated by members of the Hotel and Restaurant Keepers' Protect- aatartMaHnn hAnaiiRM of new house rules posted ln these places. Restaurant men Just posiea ruiee stating uiai no miscellaneous kitchen help need belong to the union. ine cooks aeciare mis is a violation of the agreement With them, as It was understood that no non union help will be employed in the kitch ens Unless It is Impossible to get com petent union help, and that even ln such cases the help must Join the union after a -reasonable time. NO NEED -OF FREEZING WHEN WE HAVE SUCH A MAGNIFICENT LINE OF SUED F0R01VORCE Fox FornaccsLfci Cole's Hot Blast AND ;' ' Doward's Air.Tiflht Dealers; 50 SAVED 50 On Your Fuel Bill Consult Our Expert Stove Men "A "word to the wise should be sufficient." A TrhTnJITMTT w THE HARDWARE MAN ISO FIKST Ai:o!niH O. W P. Walt:- LEMS IT CASH AID BOOKS W. M. Conklin Disappears in Jiysierious jinuuer anu Criminal Proceedings May Foljow Receiver Wanted' for Company. W t. Conkllu. resident of W.. M, Conklin V Co., a real estate firm wltti central offices In the Wells-Fargo build- , in anil two branch offices on uranq nvanun. left the city three !'or four day s ago. and criminal proceedings are threat" V ened against him as a result ui i - tangled stute In wuich hia books were lert. Minority iuiuuiMr". - some of the books ara missing ana say that he took all or tne avanaoia vnmn A suit to wind up tne atrairs oi .me company was begun yeaterduy in tne circuit' court bv.F. If. Whitfield, as at torney for Mrs. Nellie L. Prtoe, a mi nority stockholder and one of the threo directors of the company. .Tne other directors are Conklin and his wife, Mrs. Vera C. Conklin. Mrs. Conklin was the secretary of the company and she Is also ; missing. She Is supposed to be-with her husband. . " ' . As a result of the allegations made In the complaint of Mrs, Price, Presld- . , . . . .1 u,.nro i. a.h nmmnlltf annnlntod A. D. Widney as receiver for the com-. pany. He has been acting as tne gen orat manaror. Ha will take charge of the books and try to determine how the .re.lv. MhA pnmntnv atSnd. ... - n v V S . ii v , ........ . tut i. nnihia tn arlva a clear state ment of the affair, as aome of .the book of the company are missing ana mo re-' malning books are in a confused sute. Harold M. Sawyer, who has been th general attorney for the t'onklln corn- pany and was employed a few days ago. tn afmia-hten out its internal affairs. says that he Is not now ln position to'.. make a statement, dui expeuia w statement for the press in a rew days. He said that he is ignorant ot the whereabouts of conaun. "Money that ougnt to do on nana w .r,f.W ha 1.1 Mr Whitfield. "How TOHh--we-"de-nt;knaw much beyond trvc tacts stated in ma complaint. It was this inability to learn how wo stand that forced' us to asK for a receiver! Mr. Conklin gone, we do not know where, and Mrs., Conklin, the secretary, is gone. - Mrs. Price ia the only director left in the city, and it bCcame impossible to carry on the, affairs of the company. Wn.may take ' iteps to prosecute; Mr. uonann ana io anorehend him. but have' not , deter mined our action in that regard a yet." In the complaint it is alleged mat the assets of the company amount to about $17,000. The concern1 Is said to be indebted $3000 on open accounts. $5100 on real estate mortgages, $8000 on trust deeds to secure payment of money , advanced, and an unknown amount on outstanding contracts. It Is stated that the flight of Conklin from the stftto has made It Impossible to carry on tiie business, and a receivership is declaml necessary. INHERITS FORTUNE THEN DISAPPEARS raltd Press Lessed Wlre.i Oakland. Dee. 4.' After Inheriting a fortune of $576,000, E. W. Laeey, fpriwr inmatn nt h Who-so-Hver-Will mission. of this city and placed In the hobo clas, -oy D. W. McGarVle, district Stipertnte.nd4 ent of that institution, has disappeared. according to McGarvie. . ' , ' The superintendent ' declared . that ; cey showed him trust deeds Vfrortis. the 'iitle and Trust company of MelbouX'td YtVtUrcU V r1' ' V , V " ' - ........ - Archbishop Cafr of Melbourne,referring to the -tnneritance., xne ieiwr.na Hcnm, Mi.naT.vl. anM ' nrpr forwarded to. Lftcey , at the mission through. Uie British con sul at can -iTancisco. :im- vbiwuh u ? nies that he ever heard 6f Lacey. t . . ntriarvia nli lliat AttniTtAv' HreeW of San Francisco wrote two letter to; ; Lacey, telling him to. can upon mm on . important business,' ,Breen adnvlte wrlt Ing to iacey, but refused -to' .cotnmit' himself tfs to the supposed fortune, ;B.) says he has not seen Lace.. hutf wanti to. ".-'' . '.. y S jf . V .' " . : m Ti 4 I i i 153 FIHST -,rr AI'ff Kf-'r C