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SEVENTY-FOURTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 18, 1925
SHEPHERD NOW
CHARGED WITH
ER
Testimony of "Prof." C. C.
Fariman, Former Delivery
Waon Driver, Results in
Indictments 1
TRUE BILLS DECLARED
TO HAVE BEEN ENTERED
Grand Jury Investigation
States Shepherd Killed
Young McCIintock
CHICAGO. March 17. (By the
Associated Press ) . True bil'a
charging murder were reported to
have been voted late today in the
grand Jury investigation" of 'rich
young William " Nelson McClin
tock's death last December 4 from
typholtl fever. . . ,r ;
, -previously Robert E. Crowe,
stale's . attorney, nad announced
the grand jury would be kept In
session until William IX Shepherd.
McClintock's foster-father and
chief heir of his estate of approxi
mately $1,000,000, and C. C. Fai
man, former delivery wagon driv
er, but more recently head of a
school of bacteriology, had been
charged formally with responsibii.
ity for the youth's death. v
Large Sum Promised
i Fai man followed up his confes
sion of the early morning that for
a promised $100,000 from the Mc
CIintock estate be had provided
typhoid fever germs and schooled
Shepherd in administering them
to McCliBtock by signing a waiver
of immunity and going before the
grand Jury. .
. The dapper "little claimant of
three degrees from universities
wmcn ueuieu iiui l,vm-,i
before the Inquisitorial body one
hour and forty five minutes.
He was followed by Harry Ol
son, municipal chief justice, who
started the McCIintock Investiga
tion shortly after the youth died.
? Terms Discussed j
" Dr. George Fosberg, who had re
ported Shepherd discussed germs
and subtle poisons with him, and
J. w. Marchand, former agent for
Faiman's national university of
sciences, who told of a letter Shep
herd had written regarding a
course in bacteriology, were yes
terday's witnesses. It Is expected
the indictments will be returned in
. court tomorrow morning.
' Mr. Marchand has not spoken
under. long hours of questioning
while Mr. Crowe has held him ad
mittedly without warrant of law.
. The state authorities today
planned exhumation of the body
of Mrs. Emma Nelson MculintocK
whose death placed the "million
aire orphan" in the hands of the
Khe'nherdit and also of the body-Ot
Dr. Oscar Olson, brother of Judge
Olson, who died suddenly alter
r-ating fruit taken by Shepherd
who visited the physician while he
was. mildly indisposed, f
Kdwlii Iledrick, who its attorney
xror Shefcherd, fought hard at dur
ing the long inquest and accused
Judge Olson of forcing the issue
because of "regrettable mental
condition " tortay withdrew from
Shepherd's defense. He announced
liis withdrawal did not indicate a
- (Continued on page 2)
epidksIkes
JLLF
Between 70 and 75 of Stu
dents Living in Groups'
- :Are On Sick List ,
The faculty of Willamette uni
versity took no official action in
regard 6" the Influenza epidemic
that Is seriously interfering with
he class work at the university.
The faculty met at 4 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. t ,
"A canvass of, the" fraternities
and sororities of the campus re
vealed that 70 or 75 students from
the houses were unable to attend
' classes yesterday. This does not
include those staying at the worn
j an'a dormitory or those living out
' side of tbe houses. . ; Twelve of the
students were forced to return, to
their- homes until they recover
- from the' effects of the epidemic
; In all probability the class work
. ii ...111 Prlliiv evontn?
at which time the university will
dismiss for a. week of spring va
cation. 1
rateiitis
Trusty Gets Lost land :
Telephones to Warden
I for Return to Prison
Prison authorities are oh the
lookout for the unusual but last
night had a new one sprung upon
them by -Honest" Abe Evans, life
termer, who Wandered around the
city last night until he was hope
lessly lost and then had someone
telephone to Warden A. M. Dal
rymple to come after him.
) i Evans i has been a trusty for
some time and assigned to the task
of hoeing strawberry plants. After
supper last night be went back to
his work but soon got to worrying
about his children, he told ' the
warden, and decided to - take ;a
little walk before reporting Inside
the walls, j - ;
Unfamiliar withthe city, Evans
wandered around until he realized
that he was lost. - Alone in a
strange city and a cold night of
fered . no rosy; illusions for the
trusty and! a nice warm cell, in
comparison anyhow, suddenly pre
sented an appeal that could not be
denied. j .
Perhaps the vision of Warden
S CONSUL
Tacna-Arica Arbitration Re
sults in Uprising in Peru;
Embassy Guarded
WASHINGTON, March 17.
Peruvian dissatisfaction over Pres
ident Coolidge's recent award in
the Tacna-Arica arbitration has
mounted to such disquieting pro
portions that there is much sober
speculation here as to what turn
the situation eventually may take.
The American embassy at Lima
already Is ' under a special guard
of Peruvian soldiers after one as
sault from ; a crowd of- anti-Am
erican demonstrators; Hernan Ve
larde, the Peruvian ambassador in
Washington is said ny some of his
Latin-American colleagues to be
on the verge of departing for
home; the Peruvian president has
accused President Coolidge of un
justly favoring Chile in his award
and there' have been indications
that at least one powerful sec
tion of Peruvian opinion is con
solidating behind a move to ask
for a new 'hearing.
Peru's : ' policy of supervising.
outgoing news dispatches has pr
vented full details from reachin
the outside world through ordin
ary channels, and the Peruvia
embassy denied it had any official
advices as to the disturbance de
scribed in' messages reaching bth--er
quarters here from trustworthy
sources.; The state - department
likewise has refrained from facts
Which are-available here that ah-
ti-Amencan feeling in -'Several
Peruvian 'cities has attained -an
unnnexpected attitude.
Anniversary of Founding of
Fort Vancouver Will Be
! Celebrated i
Governor Pierce, in a procla
mation issued here tonight, urged
the citizens of Oregon to join Ivlth
those of the state of Washington
in the observance of the ltOth
anniversary of the founding of
Fort 'Vancouver. . ?
The anniversary of the founding
of the historic. fort faUs on Thurs
day and ' will be observed by a
banquet - and other appropriate
ceremony. -Governor Pierce will
be among the Oregon officials who
will attend the banquet, I
"The state of Washington.") said
the governor's proclamation, f'will
on Thursday, March 19, commem
orate the 100th anniversary of the
founding of Fort Vancouver, . at
Vancouver. Wash. '
' "The history of, our own state
is inseparably T interwoven j with
the story of those sturdy pioneers
who founded Fort Vancouver, and
it is ; fitting that, we join with
those who will on Thursday! com
memorate this historic date. I
, "Therefore. I. Walter M. Pierce,
as governor of Oregon, do hereby
extend "our felicitations , to ,,our
neighbor state, and I request that
our various civic and commercial
organizations - join In appropriate
expressions of good - will." i
Goreon ke
URGES JOIfT MEET
Dalrymple sitting disconsolately in
his office; wondering about "Where
Is My Wandering Boy Tonight?"
had something to do with the
situation. , i .
At any rate, when Evans real
ized his predicament, he stopped
at the nearest house, which hap
pened toi be that owned by D. A.
Larmer. 906 North Front, a dis
tance of nearly two miles from the
prison, made himself known and
asked if they would not telephone
to the warden where be .was and
to hurry after him.
The request was granted, and
Mr. Larmer engaged Evans in con
versation until the private high
powered! taxi operated by, the pris
on called at 906 Aorth Front for
the waiting passenger. : '
Evans was tinder, sentence : of
death several months ago but was
saved from the .gallows by clem
ency extended by Governor Pierce,
who coinmutel his sentence to life
(Continusd on pags S)
SALEWI STREETS
ARE DISCUSSED
Meeting Held at Chamber of
Commerce Looking To
ward Beter Numbering
Some of the streets in Salem
justlstop and go nowhere. Other
streets run about one block and
then quit, while many streets
hav no names at all. Even River
street runs away from the river.
This was noted last evening at
a meeting held at the Chamber of
Commerce of the street committee
of Jthe city council, a committee
from the Marion-Polk County Re
altors' association and a commit
tee from the Chamber of Com-
i mprce. . The meetingwas.! tailed
ojf- Tire "CnamDer or vommerce to
discuss ways and means of having
houses correctly numbered.;
j Everyone who bas attempted to
find houses by numbers, has run
into all kinds of trouble in almost
all parts of the city, it was re
ported. :. , ,
j There is a Fir street in tbe south
jpart of the city and then a very
short Fir street In the north cen
tral part of Salem. Houses on the
south side of Burlington addition
are numbered as in the 20th block,
while a short distance ; north in
the same addition, houses have the
number of the 18th block.
In one section in north Salem
(Continued on pace 2)
POUG INSPIRING
Large Crowd Attends Spe-
cial Services at First
Presbyterian Church'
"Why I Believe the i Bible Is
God's Inspired Word" I was ; the
challenging topic of the Rev.
Charles S. Poling last night at the
First Presbyterian church. "I
freely admit that the Bible has in
it many things I do not under
stand," he said, "but this is no
reason at all why I . should 1 not
believe in the Bible." ; I i
The speaker professed that it
would be his honest purpose to
stick to facts only in giving his
faith in the Bible. ---
" lean. believe anything in
which God has His part, when we
count God in nothing ' is impos
sible. Remember that and you
won't have any more trouble with
your doubts when it is a choice
between what Jesus . Christ said
and, the expressed doubts of mod
ern criticism, I never think twice,
announced Mr. , Poling. He fur
ther said: " -
If God Is an Intelligent creator,
proof of which the universe is full,
of logical necessity he must have
a program for his creatures. The
Bible claims to be that plan
Twice has it : justified x its claim.
"The Bible has been the very
foundation of civilization.! Dee
troy this book ' and you destroy
civilization. I believe the Bible
because of what it has done for
the good of the world- ; t
. "We kind of people who believe
and. who have 'believed the Bible
are satisfying reasons- for believ
ing the Bible is 'Cod's : word to
man. The most', brilliant. ; the
most humbla and every other kind
TO DRESS BY
SARGENT WirJS
ATTOHWEYSHIP;
' SE1TE AGREE
Controversy Over Post Is
Ended By Appointment;
Confirmation By Senate Is
Not Delayed -
RECESS APPOINTMENT
REJECTED BY WARREN
Coolidge Says John G. Sargent
(Is Excellent Man for
Position -
WASHINGTON, March 17 The
controversy between President
1
Coolidge and the senate over the
attorney generalship ended very
abruptly today with the nomina
tion of John G. Sargent of Ver
mont for the post and his prompt
confirmation by the senate. :
Mr. Sargent, a former attorney
general of Vermont and a. dose
personal friend of . the president,
was selected after Charles B. War
ren of Michigan, whose nomina
tion twice was rejected by , the
senate, had declined to accept an
offer of a recess appointment.
At the moment that Mr.'Sar
gent's name was transmitted to
the senate the White House made
public an exchange of correspond
ence between the executive and
Mr. Warren which disclosed that
the offer of such an appointment
had been tendered yesterday after
the senate had acted unfavorably
upon his name.
Mr. Warren wrote the president
that he was unwilling to prolong
a political controversy which
might lessen Mr. Coolidge's "op
portunity for full usefulness to
the nation and possibly interfere
with your making wholly effective
your policies." -
Announcement, of the selection
of Mr. Sargent, who lives in the
little village of Ludlow, near the
president's birthplace, was made
after Coolidge had conferred with
the republican and democratic
floor leaders In the senate. He
was unwilling to submit the name
until he had. been assured that
his old friend would not be sub
jected to the hazard of such "an
attack as was made on Mr. War
ren. .
Immediately upon receipt of the
nomination the senate moved
swiftly to dispose of it. Chair
man Cummins of the judiciary
committee! took the unusual course
of laying the appointment before
the body in open session, and then
called a meeting of his committee
to act upon it.
There was little discussion in
the committee, Senator Dale, re
publican, Vermont, appearing on
behalf of Mr. Sargent,, explained
tha he would bury "political dif
ferences" with the nominee be
cause! the Issue was "above po
litical controversy."
(Coatinaed oa. par 2) '
R
TO BE ABOLISHED
Cooiidge Signed Order Clos-
ing Offices; La Grande
and Burns Affected
WASHINGTON, March 17.
Twenty-eight local land offices
were abolished in an - executive
order signed today by President
Coolidge. The order Is effective
April 30 and brings to 39 the
number of such offices discontinu
ed in the last two months. , -
Decline In public land business
was given as the t reason -for dis
continuance. The off ices to be
closed' include those at - Halley,
Idaho; Glasgow, Havre, Helena,
Missoula, Bozeman,' Lewistown,
and Miles City Montana La
Grande and Burns, Oregon; Wat
ervllle and Yakima, Wash.
In Montana., where seven offices
are eliminated, only two, those at
Great Falls and ' Billings will be
retained to handle the state's pub
lic land business. The functions
of the offices eliminated in Kan
sas, Michigan, Mississippi and
Wisconsin, will be handled in the
future through, the general land
orrices In Washington, and in the
other states the . business "of the
abolished offices will he turned
over to the other branches in the
' i states. - f . . . .
Hi OFFICES ARE
S'MTZ DEATH
LIS
iRYFilllfS
Inquest Lasting Two Days
Completed Late Tuesday
Afternoon; Verdict Re
turned in Few Minutes
SHORT FUSE LENGTH
IS HELD DANGEROUS
Expert Powder Man Testifies
'I That Proper Precautions
Were Not Taken r
Fred M. Swartc, who was killed
in a dynamite explosion on the
Salem-Jefferson road early Satur
day morning, met death by an ac
cident. ceording to the findings of
the coroner's jury, whieh has been
investigating the case during the
past two days. ; Tbe jury consid
ered the evidence only a few min
utes before . reporting the verdict
Tuesday afternoon. : ?
- Witnesses examined by the jury
brought out the fact that Swartz
had met his death by an explosion
of dynamite ' which had occurred
while he was preparing to blast a
stump from near the highway. E.
B. Monson, truck driver foi the
Marion Creamery company, one of
the first to view the body of the
dead man. Herb Spark,' E. W. Mc
Donald, neighbors, and Deputy
Sheriff Bert . Smith appeared on
the stand in addition to Mrs. Edna
Swartz, widow of the dead man,
and Edwin Swartz, son of the de
ceased. ': jf-:;,
E. B. Gabriel, ; expert f powder
man, testified that the length of
fuses used by. S warts were too
short and therefore dangerous.
From the manner of blasting the
j stump,! the handling of the powder
siye into, the hole after. the fuse
had been lit, 'the anxiety of the
dead man to do the blasting in a
manner not to obstruct traffic on
the highway pointed to a death
that was accidental. The position
of the hole in the stump, the pre
paration of the shot, and all of the
contributing factors Indicated to
the jury that the man had met
death in the manner stated.
A web of opinion had formed in
the community pointing against
the dead man. He was said to
have had knowledge of how H. H.
Keunzli, a brother-in-law, met
death about a year ago. So strong
was this sentiment that special ln
vestigatorslrom the attorney gen
eral's office have been In the field,
but nothing definite was deter
mined.' A cloud Of suspicion, sur
mise and opinion was uncovered,
all of which were Bhunted into the
background by the findings of the
coroner's jury.
II
GATE IS CLOSED
Joyriding Passing Into His
tory; Shed :1s-Wanted
- for Automobiles
Joyriding and parking on the
state hospital grounds is about to
be a pastime of the past, Dr. R. E.
Lee Stelner, superintendent of the
state hospital told members of the
board of control Tuesday. Gates
on the road leading Trom the pen
itentiary i- to the hospital were
closed last night and others lead
ing i from the ,- streets to . the
grounds will be ready to lock up
at night within a week, he said. :
' Confronted 'with the problem of
parking 'automobiles, Dr. Stelner
presented plans for a shed 20 by
200 feet to accommodate 30 ve
hicles. There are at present 22
privately owned automobiles park
ed at varloas places in the immed
iate vicinity of the hospital, com
ing and going at all hours of the
day and night. These, when group
ed around the entrance, are a
source of much annoyance. Dr.
Stelner said. f
.The board agred to Dr. Stelner
ordering the necessary material to
construct the building, but . sug
gested that perhaps it might pre
sent better appearance. IC the
building were . shortened and the
vehicles parked in double instead
ot a single row. s-? . , '
- ; Dr Stelner suggested the space
between the nurses': home and the
receiving hospital as the future
site. The hoard will visit the
grounds and determine, the exact
location of. the shed.
110 T LMOI
Mine Blast Kills 33;
Recovery of Bodies
Declared
FAIRMONT, W. Va,, March 17.
Thirty-three men were believed
to have been killed tonight in an
explosion which wrecked Mine 41
of the Bethlehem mines corpora
tion, three miles we3t of . here.
The explosion occurred between
9:30 and 10 o'clock and at first
it was believed all or part of the
men were alive. At midnight,
however, Mine vSuPertntenlent
Benton Mitchell said he believed
all the men were dead and that
the entire mine was on fire.
It was believed the explosion,
one of the most terrific in the
Fairmont mining region was caus
ed by Ignited gas. "Frrst report$
Indicated; that a dynamite- bomb
had beeta; dropped into the abaft.
By - midnight the. electric light
plant of ' the. mine, which was
wrecked by the blast, was in op
eration again, one of the two main
fans was in operation and a bucket
was being rigged .to send rescue
men to the bottom.
Counsel for Government
Does Not Call Former
Secretary to Stand
CHEYENNE, Wyo.. March 17.
(By the AP.) With its battle
for annulment of tbe Teapot Dome
naval oil reserve lease completed
the government late today rested
its case With the contention that
it had proved the existence of a
conspiracy between Albert B. Fall,
former secretary of, the interior,
and Harry F. Sinclair, lessee of
the big oil field. 4 :
The refusal of M.- T. Everhart,
Pueblo rancher.-ba2CkafQv
In:Iaw of Fail, to testify today,
causedgovernment counsel to rest
Us case without calling the for
mer cabinet official to the stand,
Owen J. Roberts ald tonight.
"If I had been able to have
gleaned any information from Ev
erhart connecting Mr. Fall with
the passage of bonds between Sin
clair and himself, I would have
called him , immediately and put
the direct question to him as a
matter of record," Mr. Roberts
said. "Otherwise there was no
reason for placing Mr. Fall under
oath. I had no desire to call him
just merely to see him take the
stand."
Striking back at the moment
the government rested, J. W. La
cey of counsel for ; defense, the
Mammoth Oil company, asked the
court to wipe out of the record all
evidence regarding .the alleged
passage of; Utterly bonds from the
Continental Tracing-company, said
by the 'government ' to have been
organized for the benefit of Sin
clair and others, to Fall on the
ground that nothing in the gov
ernment's evidence had connected
Sinclair or the. Mammoth Oil com
pany with the liberty bond trans
actions. Mr. Lacey's - objection
was overruled when he made tbe
statement in reply to a question
by Federal Judge T. Blake Ken
nedy, .that the defense would be
willing to stand on the record
made in the government's side of
the case and take chances on the
government's' evidence failing to
convince the court of any con
nection between the liberty bonds
and Sinclair. -
Judge Kennedy, overruled the
motion to strike after Mr.iLaeey
had made that statement.
ifj IS HELD FOli
niCHER'S DEATH
Bert Hill Arrestechin Ashland,
in Connection With Mur
der in Weed
YREKA; Cat, March" 17. Bert
Hill, wanted here for the murder
for Fred Smith last October, was
brought here today from Ashland,
Or., by Sheriff A. S. Calkins and
three witnesses who had recog
nized Hill in Ashland," and re
moved him to Yreka In an auto
mobile before- he ould arrange for
any procedure to block his arrest.
Hill is charged' with beating hia
aged benefactor, Smithy to death
with a club and stealing his toe
longings. ' " -'i n :
STATE RESTS
IN OIL TRIAL
ASHLAND, Or.. March-1 7. A
mad answering the description ot
(Cntisea a pa 8) , .
Impossible
The blast wrecked the structure
above the mine, debris falling Into
tbe shaft. - Rescue workers said it
would be necessary to clear away
this fallen timber and steel before
they could penetrate to the bot
tom and learn definitely whether
any men were dead. '
belief that the fire had spread
to every part Of the mine caused
the workers to virtually abandon
hope of finding the miners alive.
It was pointed out, however that
some of them probably were work
ing a mile or more from the shaft
and if the fire had not spread- to
all quarters these men might have
been spared.; -'-j"
U R. M. Lambie, chief mine in
spector of West Virginia, scouted
the belief that a dynamite bomb
caused the explosion. The mine
was operated on a non-union basis,
but no serious labor troubles have
developed In tnls region recently.
' The mine is located on the. Bal-
( Continued on gage 3)
LEVEIilSTlES
State Prohibition Department
Will Be Located in State
House Quarters
Headquarters for the state pro
hibition department will be locat
ed in the state house, William S.
Levens, prohibition commissioner,
who assumed . office Tuesday, an
nounced after; a conference with
Governor Pierce and Sam Kozer,
secretary of state. The offices will
be in the rooms back of the senate
chamber, formerly occupied by
tha bonus commission, which will
remain down town. About v half
a dozen clerks will be employed in
Xbkz off lce4 i:- & . aMMmlM
V. Under the regime of George L.
Cleaver, former state prohibition
commissioner, -headquarters were
established in the Northwestern
bank building in Portland. The
state must give up these quarters
April 1. -'
City ordinances now existing
provide much lighter penalties
than the new state law created by
the last legislature, Mr. Levens
said Tuesday. In his opinion lo
cal magistrates may Impose penal
ties - according to the ordinances
but that the state has the right to
step in and . impose the heavier
penalty prescribed by law.
Under the new law drunken
automobile drivers must pay a
minimum ot $100, 60 days in jail,
lose their license for a year and
the use of the automobile for 3o
days' upon conviction of a first
offense. Severe penalties are
available for a repetition of the
offense .
BEING ADVOCATED
Board of Control Hears Both
'k Sides But Defers Action
Until Later .
r Members of . the county court,
Mrs. Ida Patterson, superintend
ent of the girls Industrial school
and other Interested parties ap
peared before the board of control
Tuesday in an effort to reach
some agreement relative to the
establishment , of , a county: road
across a portion of state land con
nected with the girls school Ob
jections to the present route were
raised by Mrs. Patterson..
' The road will be about two
miles long and connect the road
leading to the girls, school with
that going to the feeble-minded
school and the boys' training
school. It will serve to form- a
loop connection between the. In
stitutions and is needed according
to County Road Master Culver. -
3 No agreement was reached yes
terday and the matter Was taken
under advisement until the situa
tion is studied more carefully mnd
the possibility of ano'ther site gone
into in an effort to'elimlnate the
objections raised at present,
Y MAX DIES :
(SEATTLE, March It. Janes
Satatone, 84. one of the organiz
ers i of . the Seattle !Toun2 - Men's
Christian association, died today
at als home in Kent, mlrfwirv h.
tween Tacoma and Seattle , .
OFFICE HERE
t c , .
PUBLIC SCHOOL
CASE DEBaTE
BEFORE CD0"J
Contentions of State De
clared to Meet With Littb
Success; Moore Presents
Arguments ;"i ' r
MAY FBAME AMENDMEUT
IF BILL 'J.1EETS DEFEAT
Interest Kuns High; Coristi
tutional Ainendment :
Is Discussed ?
WASHINGTON. March 17- The
concluding oral arguments In the
supreme court on the constitution
al it jr of the Oregon law-requiring
children between 8 and l'fe years
of age-to attend state schools.
brought further questions from
the Justices today which Indicated
to an Intensely; Interested audi-,
ence that contentions inT behalf of
the act were -meeting with little
success. t . 1
The arguments for the state,
which is appealing from decisions
enjoining enforcement of the law
obtained in the federal district
court for Oregon by the .society
of the Sisters of the Holy Name
of Jesus and Mary, and the Hill
Military academy, were presented
by W. 3. Moore, assistant attorney
general of Oregon, former senator.
George E. Chamberlain and A.
H. Putney, ' while the parochial
and private, schools .were repre
sented by William D. Guthrie, J.
P. Havana ugh and John C.
Veatch.- -
May Draw Amendment
If the court should take juris
diction in the. case- and uphold the
decision of the lower court, coun
sel for the state asserted that a
constitutional ' ainendment would
beproposed to give statef com
plete control over the educatio
of children.. - -
They argued, however, that hav
ing decided that the Btates have
control over the labor of children,
the supreme court in such a de
cision, must go a step further and
declare they already possess a sim
ilar right to control education.
Rights Are Detailed
Constitutional questions relating
to the rights of property and per
sonal liberty, the guarantees ot
religious freedom, and the control
.V. -,1 ....... I 1
their children, which" were touch
ed upon in the opening argumsnts
yesterday, were enlarged upon to
day, the . two sides disagreeing,
completely as to the effects of tho
law iri these respects.
Allusions to "conditions' pre
vailing in Oregon without any ex
planation ot those conditions were
frequent, particularly in the ar
guments of counsel for the state,
who insisted that they were such
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ASTORIA:
j. ASTORIA Ore., March 18. The
Louvre hotel, a wooden structure,
located In the center of Astoria,
was ablaze early this morning. Sev
eral large bufldings surround:.-.;
the hotel were menaced by 'tLa
flames.: All available fire fight;
forces of Astoria .were at the scea?.
It will - he - remembere X
that about two years ago, practic
ally the whole city of Astoria v.
dsetroyed by-a fire; starting i i
much the same manner as the one
this morning. At an early hour, co
details could be gathered. The f t
that .the Louv're hotel is in ;t' e
center of the city, surrounded t y
wooden buildings, may lead to c;i
other conflagration . as disastrc . j
as the f rise , ; . ;
" TUESDAY "
iNV7AHb;GTo::
John a,. Sargent cf . Vermont v: i
nominated and confirmed attorr ;
general. '
-
Charles B. j Warren annour. i
he did not desire a recess appc -neat
aa attorney general. t
Jacob Gould Schurman, r.'
ter to China, was-nominated
confirmed ambassador to (
many, J ,
:
'.Arguments were ccncla;!--.;!
fore the supreme court c i
Oregon con:r-i:!iCry r ; - -