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VOL 24 DALLAS. OREGON, TUESDAY. MARCH 19. 1912 NO. 6 iff! lilS fin ! BESS WageR george gerlinger OF DALLAS LIMBER COMPA vr BRINGS CHEERFUL. NEWS FROM SOUTH. EDITIONS NOW IMPROVE 'immpour is Heavy Throughout the Suite and Outlook Grows Bright; Xaterial For West Salem Bridge Sow Being Sawed; Work on Piers toft-Kin About May 1. I Marine that general business -.onditions In California had lmprov d peatly since the recent rains In that state, which were badly needed, and that the future outlook had ma wially brightened, George Gerlinger manager of the Dallas Lumber and logging company, returned Monday morning from a three weeks' visit in as Francisco and Southern Cali fornia. Mrs. Gerlinger and children remained South for a longer visit and art (he guests of relatives and friends in gin Francisco but expect to leave today for San Diego, where they will viiit relatrei for about three weeks before reluming North. ftalo Was Needed. X TjJirnj was greatly in need of ""VwHIBt.' "Gerllnger. yesterday, "and although it was thought that moisture, even If it came now would be too late to be of much help, it believed that the copious down poor till result in greatly benefitting j J crops. It has certainly stimu lated confidence in the future out look and t corresponding strength ening of business conditions has re siled, "Although there is a noticeable In ; Twit In the demand for lumber in . Jke gouth, there is no corresponding jerjr in price tendencies noted, 'M mills In the North that depend ."Wr upon rail shipments do not ex- to receive the benefit of the bet 'T conditions until the rate of freight orgo shipments shall strengthen. i"1 present low schedules In force j'T the water routes makes It lmpos !efor rail mills to compete in the pritory served by water. But, with s increased demand, cargo rates are to advance and thus Increase the E-l and E-2, Navy's Newest Submarines, Burn Crude Oil (Continued on Page Four) I DUO I 111 lis AKEU AXD McBEE PROS- rWTS TO BE DEVELOPED. Derrick at Former; Drilling Suit st Both Places in Few Un Report of Managers """' rk in VrgTs at i .'" ,djacen o Dallas, and j'fc P"o'ability of actual drill 1 itkIl, bginninlf thi8 wek. I k th' ,ine of development 1 A th Plk county arpears bright hiUkpr wel1- ln th hll,s I p1 f th citr. a force of men j , h diyetjon of pavij Riiy '' la , "rk fcu-ld:ng a new derrick . A tenr!n the machinery from j v tfc old well to the. new j -4s. r U lM1ut lot yards dis ! LBlvorable weather condi- b 0rk on the ' S w Pected that drilling '?L ,h McEe well were , fc itn " building of 1 . j, n' other acommmia ! orkmen. Here the 1 a j,. w begin drilling : " or two. J V . 1 fc 1 . 1 1 Photo by American Press Association. UBMA.RINES wltb masu are a new thing In the navy. The E-l and E-2 are the first so equipped, the masts, which are about thirty feet high, being for wireless use. The two new boats are also the first of u.i vi no th. omrtn nil mirnlne engines, which are expected to save money for the navy department, since they burn oil costing 8 cents gallon instead of the gasoline used In other submarine engines, wblch costs 10 or U cents a gallon. . The boats, which are shown as they appeared at the New York navy yard Just before the, started for Norfolk, are 135 feet long and are equipped with four torpedo tubes "ch,. There Is little worn JuaW them forVnythlng but the machinery and tbe 5.000 gallons of oil which the, carry Each has a crew of eighteen men and a mascot On ordinary voyages submarines have tenders on which the members of the crew sleep, but h. New Tort-Norfolk trip was made without these. When the boats are sailinj h. of .h. w.rer th nurlet"? b-e "n. .nrronnded With canvas Disposal of Sewage, Knotty Problem Facing City Council They are at pr-- mf l. 108 rrivU of aonse nec Resident on LaCreole Creek Object to V( of Strewn; May be Xwett sary to Build Septic Tank; Idling Ilac for City Election Denlgiaat ed and Officers Appointed; Street Improvenieiit Matters Go Over. That the city of Dallas may soon face the problem of the proper dls the construction IVOOJ vs. -" r- of a septic tank rather than the util- ization of LaCreole creen. hrouiiht out at the regular meeting of the city council Monday night, when a committee oi ream..- ,.n rQt f the city appeared and aaked the council to take some action in the matter. Tney a.u .v... health officer after an ex amination of the outlet of the city sewers had informed them tnai v nt.irinn mieht ensue following the drinking of the water of the creek by cattle during tne ar when the water is low. The matter was referred to the public health and nolice committee. rrawnient rxtr ij . ...n.r sin instructed fcy mo- 11 iuui". tion to arrange for the coming city election to be held on aionua... , 1 and the following polling place, were designated and election officer. named: tI Ward No. 1 Woodman hall. Har dy Holman. Judye and chairman; F. M. Collin, and J- A. McCann. Judges: E. V. Dalton and W. P. Mill-r clerks. Ward No. 2-Oitr hall. T. J- Hajr ter Judee and chairman: John Lnn Ind A. J. Martin. Judge.: W. R. Ell and W. U Sehren. clerks. Ward No. J-Madin s store build ing on Main street. A. B. Muir. Judge . chairman; Charle, W,over and Andrew Dennett, Judge.; H. der A. P. P.iw- clerks. Mreet IminveneL. The matter of the mac.damizaUon of the Xunn hill south of the Dallas Lumber company, plant wa. taken up. It was reported that the rrP ertr owner, had arrd to make J the neoVry cut on the hill If the CUT would do the macadam work. The mat.- was referred to th. committee and the city Eld. for th. improvetnent of Uin street, -ere opened rtlon 4 To Boont Mesnbersllp. 4 Tomorrow! night the Dallas Commercial club meets In regu- lar session and the day has been set apart as "membership day" when each member of the club Is supposed to secure the appll- cation of at least one new mem- ber, In an endeavor to Increase the roll to 250. It is stated that several new names have already been secured and that the pros- pects are bright for substantial 4 accessions to the roster. To- morrow night's meeting will be held In the circuit court room and every member Is urged to 4 attend as something of great moment to Dallas will be dls- cussed. thereon was deferred until next Mon day night when an adjourned meet ing of the council will be held. The auditor was Instructed to ad vertise for bids for 'the construction of the Ash street sewer. An ordinance for the Improvement of certain portions of Church and Washington streets was passed. Councilman Campbell was appoint ed a committee of one to confer with heirs of the Howe estate relative to the dedication of certain land in the eastern portion of the city for street j purposes. Petitions from propeny asking for sidewalks and cross walks in various portions of the city were read and referred to the street com mittee with power to act MlrrtlaneMM. The fire and water committee was instructed to purchase smoke protec tors and a cut-off noxzle for the use of the fire department, the necessity for such appliances having been made plain by the Vglow fire on Monday. The finance committee was in truded to look tip a site for a city dumping ground. Committee to whom was referred the matter of the leaning of the city hall to the DaJla lodge of Odd Fel lows reported that the lodge had agreed to rent the hall for one year paying therefor a rental of $4t per quarter. The proposition was agreed to. iHOOCH III I SB AT cm RARE SPECIMEN FROM CHINA TO BE STELLAR ATTRACTION AT COMING EVENT BY COM PANY G, O. N. O. CAUGHT BY DR. DONOHUE After Much I,alx.r and Hardship Specimen l Secured; Sent to AVash lngton Iy SinitliHOiiitiii Eini.ve, It Will be Routed via Dallas; Interest Aroused in Airil Event. Declaring that the Indoor carnival of company G, O. N. G., which will be held in April will become an an nual affair, and that arrangements are already under way for the event, Captain Walter L. Tooze, Jr., gave oat a statement Monday in which he intimated that this year's carnival will he so far In advance of all oth ers that there will be simply "noth ing to It." In order to make the at traction all that It should be, a won derful "mooch-mooch" a very rare specimen that exists only in darkest China, has been secured, and will be exhibited to Dallas people. Nothing Is known regarding It here but its expected arrival is creating consider able Interest. New Feature Thin Year. . "The great Indoor carnival which caused so much amusement, and gave entertainment to so many per sons a year ago," said Captain Tooee, "Is to; be repeated this year, April 18, 19, and 20, being the dates set A year ago this carnival was given by company H of the Fourth Infant ry, O. N. G., now company G, of the Third, and Jt proved a great success. It Is to be made an annual affair, and for some time, there has been much talk of the coming show. Many new features will be added this year and with the new armorv building as the location for the same, a huge success Is promised. Poor 'Mzumpsa' died last year, and no one got to see It. Different this year. " 'Mooch Mooch" will be there strong, and everyone will get to se It The greatest mystery of the pres ent century. Imported direct from China for the big carnival. It's cap ture due to the efforts of Dr. S. T. Donohoe. a former resident of this eitv. now Dractlclng In Pekln, China. A sensation Is promised the carnival goers In this wonderful freak. Here is a letter I Just received: Pekln, China. Nov. IS, 19! 1. "Walter L. Tooze, Dallas, Ore. "Dear Sir: Some time ago I read in the Itemlzer that you are going t) have an Indoor carnival In your city and were looking for rare specimens of animal life. "I left Pekln September 26 to ac company Mr. Chas. Sowerby on ore of his annual hunting trips lnt the heart of this great empire. Mr. Sow erby Is In the employ of the Smith sonian Institute of Wanhipjton. D. C., and I thought It a ood chance to try and get you sonv'tn.nt vcrth sending. "I returned to Pekln esterJ;i am! brought with me this .4iieer animal that we named "Mooch Mooch ' !il am sending It by a fast freight Meam er in charge of a keeper. "Mr. Sowerby says thia animal ! absolutely unknown so far o the books go. He saw one of the ani mals four years ago and decided to capture one If possible. He succeed ed and you here see the result, of his efforts. I bad to overcome many difficulties In getting thi. wild beast to market a we had to travel over terrible road, and we were flopped many time, by the rebel and Imper ial troop.. You are at liberty to exhibit the brute at your .how If you think It safe and will pay the expenses of hipping to Washington. "I hope your exhibit will be a suc cess and that you take proper care of the animal. "Very truly your.. Dr. 8. T. Don atio." May be LomC Though as Indicated In the letter (Continued on Page Five.) BESSES IUI or PHILOMATH 111 GEORGE M. HUMPHREYS AR. RESTED FOR KILLING MRS. ELIZABETH GRIFFITHS TELLS OF CRIME. IS WELL KNOWN IN DALLAS Arrest Is Result or Months of Inves ligation by Detectives; Family Formerly Lived Here; Remains of Mrs. King, Humphrey!' Mother, Buried Here March 11. Clmrlcw Humphreys Confeaxes Still further Interest has been Injected Into the statements made by George Humphreys by the an- nouncement today that Charles, a younger brother, had confess- ed that he took part with his brother In the murder of Mrs. Elizabeth Griffith near Phllo- math on June 2, 1911. Charles Humphreys is now in Jail In Hillsboro. In his confession he says that they went to the wo- 4 mun's cabin for the purpose of attacking her but that, after thev found that she was dead, they also ransacked the house for money believing that the iluOO received by her that day for the sale of her place, was secreted there. The two broth- ers then carried the murdered woman to the mill pond. Charged with the murder of Mrs. Griffith, near Philomath, on June 2, last vear. a crime which he confess ed a short time after his incarcera tion. George M. Humphreys, a for mer' resident of Polk county, occupies a cell In the county Jail at Corvallls awaiting sentence. The crime which Humphreys has confessed forms one of the most bru tal In the criminal annals of Oregon. Mrs. Griffith lived alone in a .mall house in Benton county, remote from other neighbors. According to Humphreys' confession, he went to the house on the night of June 2 with the Intention of assaulting the wo man who was of comely appearance and about 6 years of age. He knocked at the door and when It waa opened, he attacked the woman. forcing her against the wall, une seized a butcher knife and attempted to defend herself but he succeeded in tying her hands with a small piece of rone and also tied a handkerchief about her face to prevent an outcry. The woman then collapsed, and ten to the floor, dead. Horrified at what he had done, Humphreys placed the body on the floor and ransacked tne place for money, a large amount, of which wa. always supposed to be hidden there. He found but a small sum. however, and picking up the dead body of the woman, he carried it to a shallow pond near by and dropped It In, going on to his home. where he lived with another broth er and his aged. Invalid mother. Family Moves Away. Soon thereafter Humphreys dispos ed of his place for a small amount and. loading the earthly possessions of the family In a wagon, and taking hl mother with him, he and his brother left for parts unknown. It afterward developed that they went to the vicinity of Banks, In Wash ington county, where they purchased an isolated tract of about 100 sere, and Installed their home In a tumble down shack far from other human habitation. It Is charged that the mother. Mrs. King, was unable to re ceive proper care In this lonely cabin and rapidly grew worse until death came on Friday, March 9. For months the detective, have been working on the case and first suspected Humphreys when It was learned that he had disposed of Ms Dlaee near Philomath for less man Its value and moved away. Then began a quiet Investigation which resulted in the eecum;,Iit:s of a maxs of evidence and ended ln Hum phrey" arrest When confronted with the evidence again him the UGLOW U EI CAUSES SUGI1T HE BLAZE MONDAY NOON THREAT ENS BUILDING RUT IS SOON EXTINGUISHED AFTER A STUBBORN BATTLE. STARTS IN FURNACE ROOM OrtKln in Doubt; Building Damaged and Portion of Fuller Drug Stock Destroyed;- Smoke Fills Building' and Hallways; $200 Will Cover Lomm It In Believed. Fire of unknown origin discovered soon after noon on Monday ln the furnace room of the Uglow building corner of Main and Mill streets, causd damage approximating 1200 and created considerable excitement for a short time. When the Blaze was first discovered smoke was issuing from crevices be tween the wainscoting In the rooms on the second floor of the building, and the hallways were filled wlthH. A door at the rear of the Uglow Clothing store, which leads Into the furnace room was opened and th Interior of the room found to be In flames. Just over th door In the furnace room was a platform used to store an overflow stock of paper and empty Dottles' from the Fuller Pharmacy and here several case of paper were found to be blazing furi ously. Vim ExtlngulHlier. Before the hose companies arrived on the scene some effective work had been done by Robert Van Orsdel with an extinguisher, and a stream from the hose soon rendered further pro gress of the flames Impossible. The fire waa notable for the huge volume (Contiued on Page Eight) ( Con tin a ed on Page Four) BEST EVER ARE TAX mils MORE THAN $23-1,000 IS TOTAL PAID TO MARCH 15. Payments Pass Irevlons Ilccordu Kaye Collector; $35,000 Is I-argext Day's BiiMlncMt. With a total of more than $117,000 receipted for In taxes at the office and with probably as much more paid at the banks In the county, the limit on the three per cent rebate on county taxs ended Friday night, March 15, with Tax Collector J. M. Grant and his depties literally snow ed under in the avalanche of letters. It la declared that It will require at least three weeks to catch up with the work of entering the amounts and mailing receipts, therefore. If payee, do not receive their receipts promptly they must remember that the delay I. only cbargable to the rush of work. The largest .ingle day's receipt amounted to more than IJ5.000. In this total Is Included the taxes for the Southern Pacific railway which paid 122.165 on Its road bed and rolling stock assewd in Pollt county. "Tax collections have been better this year than ever before since I have had anything to do with the office" said Sheriff J. M. Grant ye. terday, "and there remains but a. small amount unpaid. Nearly every body availed themselves of the three per cent rebate, but a few deciding to par the half allowed by law at thla time. During the two or three days immediately preceding last Fri day, when the time limit for the re bate expired, we simply could not keep Mp with the mh and very- Ibody In the office waa worked to th ragged edge "