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.
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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-
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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.)..
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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.-
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