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THE OREGON DAILY. JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 13, 1910. LY0I3 EXPLAINS bdwhShihSrs Denies Charges by Congress man; Vigorously Character izes General Repute of . In dian Territory Exploiters. . .' .(rotted rress .leased Wire.) .. - flulprmr. Okhw Aug. 4 13. Colonel Ce cil.' Lyon, -..Republican national -commit-teem n, for Texasbefore the congres sional f Investigating; committee " today testify that Congressman ' Murphy, -when he tld. the committee in ; Wash ington that Lyon traveled, thrpugh Ok lahoma In the Interest' of the McMur ray. contracts, was either guilty 1 v norance or was lying, i ' Colonel Lyon was Indignant when he waS'told about the matter. "Congressman Murphy was aralling himself ot the privileges of the floor, where be could not be reached legally," Colesel Lyon hotly declared. "He also made his statement out of my pres ence, where he could not be reached physically. 'i":K'-i i -.'; ' "I .believe Murphy should be called on to prove the charges, i No man, woman or child can say 1 am Inter ested in McMurray'S Individal contracts. I agreed to become Interested as a business man with a law firm, but I never as Interested in. the individual contracts." . ; v :. v , Lyon la one of the men named by Senator Gore aa being Interested In the contracts. ..--V rv , ; The Murphy referred to Is Congress man Charles Murphy of Missouri. ' "All Above Board," lyon Claim. , Lyon' said that In 1905 McMurray asked him If he wanted -to become as sociated in the sale of Indian lands. Lyon said he accepted.. "I discussed , the matter With; ' the president in January, .1906," Lyontea tif led, ."asking him first to investigate, and then. If he saw fit, to confirm the McMurray contracts. ? He referred me to Indian Commissioner Leupp, and the latter suggested forming a stock company, each allottee to b a stock holder. The president nd Leupp fa vored this plan, and I told the presl . dent If ; the stock -company was his plan that ended the McMurray con tracts so far as I was concerned. "In January, 1908, I received a letter from Governor Johnson of tha Chicka eaws, asking me to wrfte to Indians at Mc'Alester favoring the contracts, as their representatives felt It waa a duty 10 do ao. I notified the secretary of the interior that I was going to Mc Alesterr so there would be no misun derstanding, offering to appear before the Indians. I had nothing to da with the contracts. l told Secretary Gar field. I wanted everythlnar to be above board. I did that because. I never knew a man to stick hia foot into inaian territory ana escape with a ciean reoora. - V . Oeti Oklahomana Oat of Trouble. "I knew that McMurray, Mansfield . ana - cornwh -were-lndlcted.' Lyon i;on tinued, "and friends told ma that busi ness men of Oklahoma said ..the Indict ments x-ere unjust They said If the matter were fairly presented tha Indict ments would be dismissed. Lyon aaid ha agreed to take the matter up, and went to Washington, where he talked with President Roosevelt about granting a hearinr on the Indictments. Judge Russell, he said, presided and recommended . that the Indictments be . quashed,. 4Y , "The Indictments were not dismissed Immeditelyr Lyon said. ' ,'T think the assistant attorney general left the de partment as, a result,")'. ..'. .- .. , v. xjron's Sales Flan. :r-:,v-: "Lyon admitted- that he waa merely a "sales agent," disposing .of. land for McMurray. -' . , ' "I understood that it would cost from $250,000 .to $500,000. to drill over the coal and asphalt lands and determine what they were worth. 1 believe If the surface coal lands could be sold together more money could be secured than If . told to individual corporation. . - . "What would that do to the people of Oklahoma and Texasr' Congressman Stevens asked. X'V.'. . -'-v;.,:.,-;. "The government occupies tha same po sition tbwards the Indians aa a guar- cian toward a ward," LyoriMeplied. "I think it la the dt ty of the government to get every.'dollar out of this land "for the Indians it possibly can, whether the land be old to Tom, Dick .or Harry." On cross-examination Lyon testified that he had acted as receiver for a $10, 00O.O00 company, making It pay $750,000 annually, and then transferred It to Ha owners at the end of five years without : debts. The testimony was Introduced to refute the charge that he had been em ployed by the McMurray firm because - --of hla-pelltteaHnf hcr"ndT!Otfor"nTsT business ability. -ri-ri - r- ? BOY AND MATCHES ' ' ? START $2500 FIR I; fFpfHV piiiwfh to Tha Journal. V North Yakima, Wash., Aug. 13. The 3 year old son of Romeo Trotter of this , cuy.pounaea. jnaicnes.wttn a hammer this afternoon to "make fire crackera" and set fire to his father's 12500 house, which burned to the ground. He still has the hammer, but nothing else was saved. Twice before the son has had narrow escapes when playing with fire. DOCTOR SABIN NEW ; CITY BACTERIOLOGIST Dr. C. G.' Babln; with offices In the Marquam bnlldlng, has been appointed city bacteriologist to succeed Dr. Ralph C Mataon. The-latter offered his res ignation today to Dr. C H. Wheeler, city health officer, and gives as a reason fpr resigning that his office , practice will not allow , bim sufficient time to attend the city business. CANDIDATES' N0S 998 V AND 999 FOR SENATE . ' ON FILE AT 0LYMPIA e (I'nltfd Prws teated Wire.) .' e Olympla. Wash.. Aug. 13. can. dldutes Nos. 998 and 899, for the" .United States senate, are on file .with, the secretary of state. No. - f 9 la Schuyler Duryee of Ever- a ,-ett, a Republican, while No. ?!r,hyor of Kpokane, man of wealth a nfl a Democrat Johne E. Chap pelle of Goldendale has filed for" me nator from the sixteenth d'Hfiet WORD Mil ' KILLED AT SALEM Mrs. J. S. McCain Enters the Wrong Door and Falls to Death in Basement. "' (Bilera Bureau et Tb Journal.) Salem. Or., Aug, 1$. Mistaking a door leading to the basement for one leading from the kitchen into the dining room, Mrs. -J. 8.' McCain, of b Medford, ' yes terday plunged head first into the base ment of the Farmer, home of this city, sustaining injuries to her person which caused her' death" I '.lew . hours" after wards. Mrs. McCain waa the mother of Ray L. Palmer,- of .the firm of Wade. Pearce & Co., hardware merchants, and came to this city a few days ago to visit her son. . ', . Yefcterday. 'forenoon she went to meet the postman and upon her return to. the house, began peruslnjr thd mall. .So In tently did she become occupied. Wltn it that, after entering tl? House and while making her way, as she. b,elieved, from the kitchen to the dining room, 'she mis took the door leading to the basement for the dining room door and fell head first into It la falling-, her head struck against the hard stone floor, and when picked up she was unconscious. Medical attention was summonea, out her .Injuries . were fatal and she died shortly after the accident. She was 71 years of age and leaves. In addition to her son, a brother In Idaho and another in California., The funeral will be held at Medford Sunday. v-c '-, . Jack Barry of.. Lakeview- Dies instantly When Saloon Cus- tom'er Shoots. . (Special Dlipatcb te The Jotirn.t Lakevlew, Or., Aug. 13, Jack Barry, member of a prominent family residing here, was shot and Instantly killed last night Jn a quarrel over a dice game. Louis Paysade, a Frenchman employed by Dan P. Malloy, a stockman, , shot him. .He surrendered soon after thai shooting. He Is In Jail. t , . ' Barry waa tending bar in the saloon of Mike Hart Paysade was asked by Barry to pay for a dice game. Upon his refusal a scuffle resulted.; Pay sade left the saloon and returning with' his revolver fired two shots at Barry, one. talcing effect In the region of the .Tight nipple. Barry fell to the floor and expired Instantly. Barry fired once St Payaade, but the 'bullet went wide. Coroner William Wallace had Barry's body taken Jo hia parents' home, where it Is held pending today's Inquest "'Barry -was about "ii5"':3rear--f""es, married and the father' of a family. , MAJOR JOSEPfTsMITH ' nc if ai a ma nice ' (Soecial-Dtopafn to TU loureal.l Kalama, Wash., Aug. 13. Major-Joseph Smith, one of the oldeat settlers of Cowlits county, and for 35 years a resi dent of this city, died Thursday Of old age. Major Smith first cama to Wash ington in 1852, later going to Califor nia during the gold excitement .When the war broke out he organized and was 'captain or the Fifth Infantry, Cali fornia volunteers, and was later made a major. After the war he made his home in this city. . , Major Smith served Cowllts county ss sheriff, assessor, county clerk, county auditor, and at the time of his death was United States court commissioner and deputy county clerk. He was past grand master of the local Masons, and organized the lodge here; also a mem ber of the Knights of Pythias, Odd Fel lows, Eastern Star and G. A, R. lodges. " He is survived by a widow, four sons, Joe Smith, St, Charles hotel, Portland; R. A, r Smith, Monroe, Wash. ; - Frank Smith, San Francisco, and Roy Smith or Kalama," three daughters,' Mrs, E. P. Garry and .Mrs.. John Garry, of Kelso, Wash., andMlss Ora Smith, Kalama, OREGON REGIMENTS ARE INSPECTED . (Special Dispatch to The Journal. I Maneuyer Camp. Coegrove, Wash:, Aug. 13. In today's battle between the blue and red armies, tha brunt of the flgMlng-was borne by-tne-Oreffen regi ments, the regular troops remaining In camp for Inspection, The red army waa gathering stores in small detaahments of about 75 men each, when the catrola of the blues notified their commanding officers of the circumstance. -A battle ensued which extended throughout the maneuver area. In the greater part of me conrnct the reds succeeded In da- fending their stores. ; . - This- morning the -Tegular-army of ficers attended the mustering . of both the Third and Fourth regiments, which was followed by an Inspection by Col oner James Jackson, U. S. A., retired, the Inspector general of the Oregon iroopa. HOOD COUNTY JUDGE CANDIDATE WITHDRAWS Hood River, Or, Aug. 13-The Hon orable Joseph Morton has withdrawn as a Republican candidate for the office of county Judge of Hood River countv.-Mr Morton's friends urged his candidacy a few weeks ago. Newton Clark Is the regular Republican assembly nominee. Mr. Morton did not come before the con. ventlon for nomination, i However, he is strongly in fa-vor of the assembly plan. 11 is stated ty me anti-assembly Repub licans that Mr. Morton was induced to quit tha race in order not to divide tha vote of the assembly Republicans be tween himself and Mf. Clark. ; Mr.TMor. ton says he withdrew because ha became convinced the salary of 'county Judge was noi commensurate with the respon siDuuies ana duties of the office. BIRD HAMMOND DIES OF BLOW ON HEAD narnmonc?,, an employe of Ryan & Allen, who was struck on the head bv a chip from a' broken emery wheel Thursday afternoon, died yesterday in a hospital at Yacolt of his injury. The funeral will be Held at 3 o'clock Sunday after noon from the home, near Heiaeon. COSTS MAN S LIFE IT'S DISASTROUS FIRE AT PHOENIX; B. C. Starts in Oilhouse' at Mine . Destroys Buildings at Mine - and in Town- 1 'r - - hlnitfA Preia Leesod Wlw.t- Phoenix, E, C, Aug. 13. The largest and Most disastrous fire that ever vis ited Phoenix started yesterday - after noon In No. 3 oilhouse of the Qranby Consolli?atod Mining & Smelting Co. here. , . It took but a mdrrtent Cor ' the flames to travel along the covered ap proach between the tunnel and the No. 3 crusher building The spcrks of the crusher building. carried by a breeie, began falling on the lower streets, and the sparks caught and' destroyed the Methodist and , Pres myterlan churches, the Palace livery, public; schoolhouse, Pioneer Publishing company office and plant. Superintend ent Smith's residence and the Hodges cottage. -:..v' .... :V- The new . machine and blacksmith shops of the Granby, erected last win ter, shared the same fate. That the part of Phoenix known as "upper town,' was not completely leveled la ' due to tno excellent work rendered by the city fire department and Granby employes. It looked several times as if the town must go, and there was many an empty house, as furniture was removed to the street to places of saftey. S . .; The officials of the Canadian Pacific railroad ordored the train crew lust ar riving; with the passenger train to wait and be in readiness to offer any .assist ance in conveying people out of the city, but fortunately this assistance was not required. . , .- Tho fire is tinder control Bo far as is - knownrnner-was-ktlled,-nd only one person was hurt, though many are completely exhausted. All buildings de stroyed carry Insurance, but In spite of mw inert wm oe neavy losses. DEW AWAITS COMING -s' OF LONDON AUTHORITIES (Cnltea Pret Leased Wlro Father Point, Que.. Aug. 13, Insoeo. tor Dew of Scotland Yard la at Rimou skt today awaiting the arrival of Ser geant Mitchell and Matrons Foster and Btone or the London nolice. who will escort Dr. H. H. Crlppen and Miss Ethel Lieneve back to England. . . . . Sergeant Mitchell brings, with., .him certain documents that are Intended to clear Ithe way for the deportation of the pair. -The documents, It Is believed, will tnrpw light on the identity of the mur dered woman, believed to have- been Mrs. Belle Elmore Crlppen. They are saia to contain also the latest develop ments In the case against Crlppen. KING'S GRANDMOTHER , SUED FOR $20,000 DEBT " (United Preaa Lraaed Wln. Lisbon, Aug. 13.--Marla Pla. rand- mother of King Manuel, Is preparing to aeiena- nerieir in a suit brought by a Lisbon draper for 320,000 alleeed to be due unpaid on a bill contracted by the queen mother. The courts haxs-held that the kingr alone is i exempt from oeing maqa a party to personal suits HAWAIIANS ORGANIZE 7": AGAINSTHMPORTATION OF FILIPINO LABORERS t " ...(United FreM Leaaed Wlra.) Honoldlu, Aug. IS. Following the announcement that 20,000 Fil ipinos were to be imported to the Hawaiian islands as sugar plan tation laborers, the organization nt,.-orle.n taUloiUleaguea- waa pegun. ioaay. , xne asaocla tions wlllrask hat drastio leg: islatlon be passed prohibiting so Urge ah Influx, which, the labor-- leaaers say, would upset condi tions in the islands. 1, .; .v . .. A SMALL WORLD &ir fc-TClVe . Mez Perce Belle Marries Uma tilla Brave, but Soon Finds Man She Likes Better. - (Special DlapatcU to The Jonraal.) " Pendleton, Or.. Aug. lS.T-That the the modern Indian Is ; susceptible to affinity germ If properly exposed has been proved beyond a doubt by a strik ing instance on the Umatilla reservation in -this county. : Recently the tribes on the local reservation observed their an nual celebration which extended over several weeks, and. there were present to participate in the races and gambling many reds from Washington and Idaho reservations. Thus it happened that Katherlne Stephens, a pretty Nes Perce belle, met Sam Sturgls, a well known brave . of the UtnatUlas and succumbed to his ardent wooing. At the conclusion of the celebratfon their brief romance culminated In a wedding, the marriage ceremony, being performed by Justice of the Peace J. H. Pa-kes of this city. That was July 21 and a few days later the bride left for her own reservation on a visit i . . --. .. ..-,,. -. Evidently her heart fires were soon burned to ashet .. When robbed of tha fuel of her husband's presence and In their place a new flame soon sprang up, for justice paraes nas just received letter from the absent bride asking him to Inform her husband that she has met a brave on her own reserva tion whom she likes better, and that she is' at present living with him 'and will so continue in the future whether he will or no. o Further she says the de serted husband has her full permission to secure a divorce. " v . ;' Up to date Mr. Sturgls .has given no Inkling as' to the course he intends to pursue. He maintains the stoical calm for which his race is noted and If he has any Intention of aping bis white brother by vindicating his honor with a gun. no one would suspicion it from his actions. FLOATING COURT HAS COMPLETED ITS WORK '(United Press Leased Wlre.J Seward, Alaska, Aug. 13. The float log court, aboard the revenue cutter Rush, with United States District Judge Cushraan presiding, is on its way back to Seward, Its work for the season fin ished. " ' ' - While St Unalaska the court disposed of the cases against three Japanese schooners, seized by revenue cutters for violations of the government fishing and sailing regulations. , Twenty-eight- Japanese, the entire crew of one schooner, were sentenced to three months In Jail at hard labor for Illegal. Sealing. Another schooner was fined 8400 for illegal fishing . and third 3 B00 for failure to clear from tha custom house when ordered. , COTTON KING PATTEN . -AND OTHERS INDICTED '(Halted Frees Leaaea Wlr' ' New York, Aug. 13. Charged with having conspired to violate tha Sherman anti-trust law in connection with the alleged organization or a cotton pool Indictments were returned in the federal court yesterday against James A. Pat ten. the "cotton king"! Sidney J. Har- rman of Shreveport, , La.i EuKenaTtr Scales of Dallas, Tex.; Robert ThompJ son, partner m me nrm or F. H. Hol land A Co.; Frank B. Hayne and W. T Brown. - :,';,:.- -','-- -.';::,;... ; Young Men at Pknlo Drowned. (Oaltfd Press Leetad Vrin. Chesaw, Wash., - Aug. 13. News vhai been received here of the drowntna- of Rey-CeSrra--ynsMsmer-mtnrriear viiuBartug, vit cwowwtv liver, on ulS Canadian side, last Sunday. Coss slipped from a rock In the middle of the river while at a picnic. -As he floundered about in the water those near him asked if he wanted help. He laughingly de- clined. but sunk In sn eddy and did not appear again. His body was found later. NDIAN WOMAN : HAS AFFINITY (Copyright, 1910, by Star Company.) G. M. ORTON ALSO F Aould Be Labor Commissioner --Samuel Connell Files His r Declaration. ' tSalern Bureaa ef The JowatL) -'t- Salem, Or., Aug. 13. O. M. Orton, pro prietor of the Multnomah Printing? com pany, of Portland, today filed with the secretary of state his declaration of in tentlon of becoming a candidate for the office of labor commissioner on the Republican ticket. If elected, he says, he will give a faithful and efflolent ad ministration and asks to have printed after his name on the ballot the words: 'Against asembly: for strict obeerv ance of primary nominations by' elect ors.". : :. ;' ' k Samuel ConnelL also of Portland, filed hia declaration of intention of be coming a candidate tor the state senate from the fourteenth senatorial district He states he is a. believer in the as sembly plan of nomination. ( y ORUM'S'MUQGLEBS ARRESTED AT VANCOUVER - flTnlfpd Prca taad Wtre.l Vancouver, B. C. ; Ausf. 13.' With 34500 tucked into his sock and a port' manteau filled with opium , and more opium found at his rooms, in Nicholas Collins the poller believe they made an Important capture early this morning that may lead to tne uncovering or tne underground route for the drug between Canada and the United States. A pa trolman noticed Collins, accompanied by a Japanese and a Chinaman, Jn a lane off Hastings street" When he advanced toward them-they ran and the policeman fired several shots into the air. They accelerated their speed, but another po liceman, attracted by the firing, -was Waiting at the end of tho lane. He managed to selre the white man and the Japanese. Tha Japanese proved to be a cabin boy from the Empress of In dia. In police court this morning they were remanaea untu wonaay. MAN FOUND DEAD IN BOX CAR AT CENTRALIA . (United FreM Iaaadlwlret Centralia, Wash.. Aug, -IS. The body of a man, found in a box carf In the lUorthera Paclflp yards here, Is in the care of a local undertaker today. A memorandum was found in his cloth' lng with the following information: 'My name is George Carlson of Fa- louse, Wash.. My mother's address la Mra Johanna Carlson .of 137 . Pearl street. Pittsburg, Pa." ;,v - The address of a brother and sis ter. both In Pennsylvania, were given, The car In which the body was found arrived here a week ago today and was unloaded Wednesday. There Is roth lng to determine how Carlson met his death. ' STOCKTON ATTORNEY ACCIDENTALLY SHOT i ; " ii," ' -.. (Hnlted Press Leaaed XTlrtA -Stockton, Cal., Aug. 13. -C. P. Ren don, deputy-district attorney of San Joaquin county, . shot and dangerously wounded himself with a revolver today at his home. Rendon attempted to put the iinrtartKepeckeT of in coat ; w.hlch was hanging on a hall, tree. The, gun fell and was disohargad. -----Mrs. John Jones' Body Found. i 11 riTnlted Tre Leaaa Wlra.V Belllngbam, Wash., . Aug. 13. Nude and almost unrecognizable, the body of Mrs. John Jones, who was drowned some weeks age ' while crossing the Skaglsmerfieaf-VanTf6fnras today found near Rockport by two fisher women. The body has been Identified by the husband. Jones and his wife, who was a bride of a few weeks, had been at a social" gathering at Rockport fcnd were crossing tha river to their home at Van Horn when the canoe up SEEKS AN 0 Fill set, throwing them Into the water. MM FILE IS Non-Partisan Convention Puts Supreme Court Candidates ., on -Ballot. -. -.-'(Speel.l Dlsp.tri to Tbe Jooml. -Salem. Or.. Aug. lS.Certificatea of nomination of the lawyers' non-partisan assembly for Justices of tha supreme court were filed with the secretary of state's office. The certificates desig nate W. T. Slater,' Will R. Kinff. Thomas McBride and F. A. Moore as the nom inees of tiro assembly and ask that the names be placed on the ballot as the nominees of the non-partisan assembly. All cf the1 candidate have accepted the nomination -of the assembly with the exception of Justice McBride, who, however,, will' aocept as soon as he rs turns to the city. ' - iV. " ; ': 15 r All of the nominees of the lawyers 6smbly are members of the supreme court Justices McBride and Moore are Republicans, while Justices . King and Slater are Democrats. Justice Moore Is the only one of the four who- waa elect- to office. Judge McBride was ap pointed to . fill .the place made vacant by the appointment of Justice Bean to the United Stales district bench. Jus tices King and Slater were appointed to fill the two additional places on the bench created at the last session of the legislature, it being provided In the law that they should hold office until the next general flection, when the people should elect. (Special Dispatch to The Journal. Vancouver. - Wash., Aug. , 13, Wllber Sexton, alias George Sexton, alias O. H. Hulgate, alleged bad check artist, was arrested at Vancouver yesterday after noon by Policemen uasaway and Gil more. Sexton Is alleged to have operat ed In various -northwest cities and to have cashed forged checks as follows: 7.SB at Jerome, Idaho; 121 at Poca- tellQ,. Idaho; 321 at Pasco, Wash.? 340 at Pendleton, Or.;-360 at Walla Walla, Wash.f and 357 at Castlerock. Wash. As he is wanted In three states, It, la uncertain to whom he will be turned over. v Policeman Gasaway; aotlng chief during the absence of Chief Secrlst, telephoned t to Caatlerook last night but was unable , to locate '. the sheriff. tie wiu maice an errort mis morning to communicate - with the officials of the bank at Castlerock on which : ona of the checks was drawn. , SUES FOR POSSESSION r' OF 149.65 ACRES LAND . (Societal Dlsnatrb to Tha Journal,) Oregon City, Aug. 13. Suit was com menced in the Clackamas county circuit court ; yesterday by "Henry EV Wendt . to regain possession, of 149.65 acres of land alleged to be unlawfully held by w, E. Rosecrants arid John. Doe Rosecranta.: As set forth In the complaint, Wendt's father, William Wendt, died 4n Port land, March 18,-1908, and left to Henry Wendt and other heirs this land. The plaintiff alleges that he and Mary Woodford were holding the land as ten ants In common,, but that the Bose- crantzs got possession of It He avers he has been damaged to the extent ox 320,000. - , TOKIO'S flood; ITS - . WORST IN RECENT YEARS :':"'tOnlted Prett teased Wlre.l -jf;. ? Toklo, Aug. IS.One third of the city of Toklo is flooded from' constant rains. It is estimated that 2,000,000 persons in the- surrounding -country arr WlthonT, helter or food and are starving, . condi tions in the capital are worse than dur ing any great flood of recent times in Japan. The city has grown to such an extent that much of the lowland is built with brick or bamboo bouses. In viting the destruction that . is -. being visited on it by the elements. OREGON SOLDIER IS ; TYPHOID VICTIM .1- ,' ; '.:i...;..t;.-:,vJ;.f,,:, (Special Dlgpatch to -The Journal.) i Oosgrove, Wash.,- Au g. i 3. Private fV B. Kirkman of Company O, Fourth Oregon,; has been stricken with typhlod fever. At first It was feared it would be necessary to send the company home, but Colonel Elbert, senior, medical of ficer of the department of" the Colum bia, decided it would not be necessary. Kirkman was taken to his home In Rose burg. Or., by a detail from the medical corps. . . '. JUDGE L0VETT REACHES SEATTLE; SEES DEPOT f (United Press luaed Wire. I . Seattle, Aug. 13. Judge R. S. Lovett, successor . 10 .Edward H. Ilarrlman as president of the Harrlmsn system, ar rived In Seattle this morning from Port land He said this morning he was on mere inspection trip. He will look over the new Ilarrlman passenger sta tion. 40 per cent completed, today. The station will be ready for use January 1, Xll. MARRIED ONE MONTH; . , . NOW WANTS DIVORCE (Soeclnl Dlapatch to The Journal.! 1 ' Oregon City, Augi 'IS. After being married oqly one month , and five days Jennie M. Hughes has commenced suit for divorce from J. J. Hughes, of Port land. She alleges her husband became angry and threw things "around and as she had a very weak heart, she was afraid s' would drop dead from fright. Mrs. Hushes wants her maiden name of. Jennie M. Green returned to her.).. i CHECK CHARGES n WILLAMETTE IRON & STEEL WORKS , PORTLAND, OREGON, U. S. A. V i ; ManufacturingEnginccrsf- Steel Ship Builders If you want high-grade machinery'' built by well-paid, 'inde nendenfc workmen ftn the "OPEN SHOP" nrinfmle rrirriA in tie -r , PURSUERS CIRCLE , ADOUTDESPERADO Fugitive's Identity Not Yet Re pealed, Though He tells of .His Crime to Those He Holds Up in Tracy Style. (Tnttp Presa Iensed Wlro.l Colfax, Waah., Aug. 13. The , man- hunt Is on In earnest six miles south t of Emida, Idaho, and from all Indica tions the confessed muraereb will not be , taken alive. The last settler held ' up' was Ralph Dickson, at his .camp near Emida. Wednesday afternoon. Ha artves a description'. of the man tallying in , every respect with all other descrlp-' Cions glyen by settlers. , , Dickson- said tha Man waa of medium - . height, sandy complexion, dressed In a blue serge suit, carrying a ,30-80 , rifle with, a shoulderstrap. , The rifle has been Identified as the one. taken from Clarence Brunnlng near Sanders about two weeks ago, along with a good sup- - ply , of ammunition. Brunnlna had a talk with the desperado wblje he robbed his cabin. , - Says He WH1 Shoot on Bight , Dickson was held up at his camp and ordered to tell what he knew about the officers. , ,The robber told Dickson he 1 -had been close enough to kill several of them, but did not shoot, aa they did not aee him. He gave Dickson every warnr ( lng that he would shoot on sight of tha . The next camp visited was .Frank Sandergreen's, on Charlie creek, south of Emida, where the fugitive . obtained. rooa and soon left. The hounds wyre taken to. this camp and worked from there Friday and are six miles south of Emida. - - . , yr-..,.i' ' .. The officers and posse- are being guided through the underbrush and tim ber by an old settler and prospector. Bessie Warren, i 13 years of age, daughter of William Warren, a settler living two miles from Emida, was held up by the , freckle-faced desperado ; Tuesday, while riding along a trail near their homa She was warned " to . say nothing or she would be killed. Seven men working in the timber saw the man at this time.' They left in pursuit of the man as soon as they could get their guns. " ,' .. ., ' t" ' Settlers neelng In. Tear. - At the last camp visited, and since he Is aware the officers are in clone pursuit, lis has not repeated, his con fessions of the murder. v- . ; ' ' Women and children in the new Coeur d'Alene reservation district are now ' leaving their cabins, so great is .their fear.- ,- . . - . The officers are determined to get their man dead or ailve, and are work-y ing in relays. .. They are known to . be very close upon him, with every known avenue of escape cut off by guards. The man has probably only one chance of escape, his being able to get food from an unguarded camp, and such lcamps are now very few. . " , e ' ; (Salem Korean ef The Journal.) , Salem, Or,, Aug. 18. Acting Gover-- nor Bowerman has appointed the fol? ' lowing delegates to the National Con servation congress, which- will be held III IIS HIE CONSERVATION CONGRESS DELEGATES APPOINTED in St. Paul: A W. Trow, Ontario; c. A TinxVlav .-'Araaa Vallevr " Maldolm As. - Moody, The Dalles; James Wfthycombe, Corvallls; Oswald West, Salem;, W. U Tooxe, Falls Oty; A. a Woodcock. Eu- - . gene; George McKnight, i Vale; . J. M. ... Keene, Medford; William Hanley, Burns; E. L. Smith, Hood River; Henry M. , McKlnney, Baker CltyV J. tL- Dobbins, Joseph; J. N.Burgess, Pilot Rock; E.; W. Wright, Portland; S. M. Mears, PatU land. . . . , , ' . SIX. CORPORATIONS 'L" " WOULD DO BUSINESS ' ' C E. Elvlng.Tarl 0. Anderson and .John W. Hawkins have incorporated the Melrose Orchard inL company, capital stock, 325.000. : v- - ' With a capital stock of 1800.000 the -Columbla Development- 'company has -been Incorporated by V. H. Shupe, E. & Bayley and T. II. Ward. N. D, Simon, J. Hershner and W.' P. Richardson are incorporators of the Alpine Mercantile company and the Al ... pine Realty company of Alpine, Ben ton county. The former Is capitalised -for 310,000 and the realty company for ' 325,000. I , The Black River Banana company has . filed articles by W. E. Davidson, William O. Manion and J. ' F. Shelton, ' with a capital of $200,000. - The Lumberman National. Casualty A Life Insurance company has been formed by K. Ii Durham., H. Beckwlth and JE. K. Merges. capital $500,000.- - S. Russel Smith. G. M. ' Rosenstiel and C. H. Iughman !have incorporated the Smith Grain company, capital stock $45,000. . . , - . i - , - . j ii m i I, i ,tt;i$&i:-tl v. Wireless Operator Disappears. , ..' , (United Press Leased Wlre.i fian Francisco, Aug. 13 Since the is- ' suance of a warrant for his arrest, John Ludwig; govetnment wireless operator on the Farallone Islands, 80 miles out- V side tho Golden Gate, has disappeared frqm his station. He was last seen by the keeper of the light rowing away , from the island" in a dory.; : He Is be lieved to have boarded a sailing vessel that waa. hove to off. the "islands., Ludwig Is wanted in connection with ' a divorce action In which an lnterlo- ' cutory decree has already bew entered -for, him. His wife, who was In the east at the time suit was filed, asserts that advantage was taken of her absence to Institute proceedings. -She Is fighting the Issuance of a final decree.l r ' -. vv.- s fjsnp atsfllbsSka' ,
