The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 12, 1904, Page 2

» NILATTO KILLS (LUB WATCHMAN Former Employe at Univer-| sity of Pennsylvania Con- fesses to Murder of Servant PR - ALLEGES SELF-DEFENSE | Prisoner Says He Was At- tacked by Vietim, Who Be- | lieved Him to Be a Burglar | PHILADELPHIA, April 11 — The mystery surrounding the murder of i 3 Thomas, the ed night watch- | men at the Houston Club of the Uni- | versity of Pennsylvania, last evening, | to-day by the arrest Lawrence Gibson, , was for a num- s a utility man was «wleare s John Oakley, Wk )t years employe &t Houston Hadl i Gibson is a West India negro and | saye he is a native of Jamaica. He was | arrested at his home early in the day and denied all knowle of the crime | until late in the afternoon when he broke down and confessed to the mur- jefense is his plea. The watch- | ibson s, evidently mistook nd attacked him. In ntentionally killed ce do mot be- being the 1 Hall was PR S SON OF POSTMASTER STEALS $5000 PACKAGE Confession Follows His Capture Long Chase Through thern States. Mo., April 11.—Ed Griff f the pos r of G Kans, has been arrested with having stoler o of whick $5000 k of K » and traile nd from PANEL CHALLENGED BY RICHARDS ATTORNEY JURY n That Superi late the Comstitution Is tained by Judge f Edwar Judges Vio- Not Lawlor. \ iR Sus- $r erable Jenge and the ichards and killed Jos morn fron Grand La J. C. Bride of Holly Automobile Company secu warrant from Po- lice Judge Ca ss yesterday for the arrest of Harr i on a charge of grand larceny Bride alleges that on March 30 he was taking a ride in his automobile and stonped at the Parkside Resort to slake his thirst When he came out his machine had disappeared. He hunted around for an hour or two and says he found Mc- Donald with the machine, which had been damaged to the tent of $100. | 4 McDonald is said to be a son of P. McDonald, coal merchant A SCOTT’S EMULSION. [ STUBBORN COLDS For obstinate colds, i lingering coughs and persistent bronchitis | Scott’s Emulsion is a standard remedy and a reliable cure. You can feel the good effects of even a small bottle. Easy to take. | { ! cellently paved streets and many other | | for City | vote: TH CANDIDATES WIN OFFICES IN TOWNS OF CALIFORNIA Citizens in Many Sections of the State Display Uncommon Interest in the Contests at the Polls and Clergymen at Selma Rejoice Over Triumph of the Temperance Cause —— Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN MATEO,' April Club won a great victory in the mu- nicipal election held to-day in electing a ticket pledged,to street and sidewalk improvements, and while it was not the ticket nominated by the Civic Club, every candidate for Trustee pledged himself in favor of such improvements. | 11.—The Civic | Marshal, were elected without opposi- tion. 3 SUISUN, April 11.—The election to- day resulted as follows: Trustees—J. T. Cooper, 124; C. E. Mayfield, 95; A. L. White, 70. Cooper and Mayfleld were elected. J. Lenahan and F. M. Gabriel | were elected Treasurer and Clerk, re-| spectively, without opposition. The main contest was on the office of Mar- shal. J. F. Shields was elected by a| majority of 28 out of a total vote, of 166. i An entire set of town officers was elected in Fairfleld at the election to- day. There was a spirited contest on Trustees, there being nine candidates for the five places to be filled. The vote was as follows: Harry Brown, 73; J. M. Cox, 43; F. 8. ‘Gurnette, 76; B. P. Kemp, 39; George A. McLeod, 43; | J. F. Roberts, 31; H. C. Sheldon, 58; H. A. Shorey, 70; Josiah Wing, 82, the five highest being elected. Other results | were: For Clerk, F. L. Morrill, 63; Harry Miller, 48; W. C. Jones, 6. For Marshal, T. J. Lenahan, 111; C. A. Cof- | fran 13. Treasurer without opposition. The Trustees elected are the incumbents. It means that San Mateo will have ex- beautifying features. The Clvie Club and many other forces have been at work on the improvement proposition for more than a year and all citizens are congratulating themselves that the | ticket elected is for progress. Follow- ing is the vote: For City Trustees—J. H. Hatch 282, W. H. Brown 247, George A. Kertell 234, A. B. Ford 208, William Casey 189, L. B. | Doe 135, J. J. O’'Brien 114. The first | three are elected. The two candidates Clerk received the following R. H. Jury (incumbent) 283, L. E. McLellan 137. There was no opposi- tion for Treasurer apd Marshal. H. W. Hagen, for Treasurer, was re-elected with 362 votes; M. F. Boland, for Mar- E SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1904. POSTAL INQUIRY SENATE'S THEME Gorman of Maryland Persists in His Demand for a Con- gressional NO PROGRESS IS MADE SRR Culberson Amendment Still Pending When the Upper House Adjourns for Day WASHINGTON, April 11.—The Cul- berson amendment to the postoffice ap- propriation bill, providing for a com- mission to investigate the Postoffice Department, was before the Senate all of to-day and, after being rul.ed out of order in modified form, was pend- ing when the Senate adjourned. Gorman made an earnest plea for an investigation, saying the Postoffice | Department had cast reflections upon members of Congress and that a thor- ough examination should be had. Al- drich answered that the amendment as finally modified meant nothing; that | R. D. Smith was elected if an investigation was to be had it | should be “‘a live one.” He said that if any specific charges were brought Investigation | Hich CLASS DRUGGISTS AND — OTHERS. The better class of druggists, everywhere, are men of scientific attainments and high ;3::3‘:;% who devote their lives to the welfare of their fellow men in supplying the b,eo‘ of re'mt' N purest medicinal agents of known value, in accordance with physicians rescnP;;’i” but scientific formula. Druggists of the better class manufacture many exce{le‘t rem edi;:ines- always under original or officinal names and they never sell false brands, or umtauon‘ me we They are the men to deal with when in need of anything in their line, which usual };i l:st - all standard remedies and corresponding adjuncts of a first-claes pharmacy and the nl' Ao best of toilet articles and preparations and many useful accessories and remedial app! b]: e The earning of a fair living, with the satisfaction which arises from a k.nowledge of q:e ) poc conferred upon their patrons and assistance to the medical profession, is usually t.hell's grea - reward for long years of study and many hours of daily toil. They all know th_at.mymlt’h Figs is an excellent laxative remedy and that it gives universal satisfaction, and the Ol’: t z are selling many millions of bottles' annually to the well informed purchasers of the chml;zll remedies, and they always take pleasure in handing out the genuine article bearing t ek name of the Company—California Fig Syrup Co—printed on the front of every pac ag%- They know that in cases of colds and headaches attended by biliousness and constipation an { of weakness or torpidity of the liver and bowels, arising from irregular habits, ugdlgesf-log. or over-eating, that there is no other remedy so pleasant, prompt and beneficial in its effects as Syrup of Figs, and they are glad to sell it because it gives un'lversgl satisfaction. Owing to the excellence of Syrup of Figs, the universal satisfaction which it immense demand for it, imitations have been made, tried apd 90ndempe<§, ut there a‘re individual druggists to be found, here and there, who do not maintain the dignity and principles i ter of their judgment, and who do not hesitate of the profession and whose greed gets the better of their judgment, Hos Bpredimsrar ives and the i to recommend and try tosell the imitations in order to make a larger profit. sometimes have the name—*“ Syrup of Figs”—or “Fig Syrup” and of some piratical concern, shal, had 351. The best of feeling pre- RESULTS AT BENICIA. in they should be looked into by Con- vails over the result. BENICIA, April 11. — The following | 8ress, but that the demand should not REDWOOD CITY, April 11.—Voting | were elected at the city election to-day: be made a part of a general appro- at the municipal election was not very | City Marshal, J. G. Johnston (Rep.); | priation bill. spirited to-day, less than 400 ballots | City Clerk, F. P. Weinmann (Rep.); | y - | ol SR A, i -)» | Discussing newspaper statements that ing cast. Three members of the | Trustees, Manuel Fraga (Rep.), Her- | . PEPRY | the Republican leaders already had se- or fictitious syrup company, printed on the package, but they never have the full name of the Colzi:pangE-C{xlifgmia I’i"ig yéygup Co.—printed on the front of the package. The imitations should be rejected because they are injurious to the system. In o er to sell the imitations they find it necessary to resort fo misrepresentation or deception, nn,d whenever a dealf’r pf.seg off on a customer a preparation under the name of “Syrup of Figs” or “Fig Syrup,” whic | O. | fully | result was 80 for and 113 against Board of City Trustees were to be lected and there were five candidates. For the office of Marshal there were mann Hertzbrun (Ind.); Treasurer, J. E. Glendon. W. J. Harnett, Democratic candidate for City Marshal, was de three candidates. The following were | feated by but fifteen votes, while Her: elected: Trustees—H. W. Walker, | mann Hurtzbrun, the independent can- Charles Luscher and P. J. Foley; Clerk, | didate for Trustee, was elected. by al D. R. Stafford; Treasurer, F. K. Towne; Marshal, John Christ. LIVELY AT LOS GATOS. GATOS, April 11.—There was a lively election here to-day. T. E. Johns large majority. CALISTOGA, April 11.—At the muni cipal election to-day all offices were | contested except that of Treasurer. The | following were elected: Trustees, A. D. | LOS and Willam Sporieder were elected | R08erS, William Splers and F. R.| - . iom Squires; Marshal, D. Rose; Clerk,| Trustees; K. H. Erickson, Town Clerk | o,y ‘meqle; Treasurer, C. M. Hoover. | and Assessor; E. E. Springer, Marshal - Toomsjeeg I . = SONOMA, April 1. —A municipal election was held here to-day and (hp‘v following officers were elected: C“"’i Trustees, G. H. Holtz and Ronald Mc- | Donell; City Clerk, Joseph Small; Mar- | shal, J. Albertson; City Treasurer, Will- iam Clewe, SAN DIBGO, April 11 — Elections | were held in several towns of this county to-day, with the following re- | and Tax Collector, and F. F. Watkins was chosen Treasurer without opposi- tion SAUSALITO, April 11.—The munici- ction held here to-day was very ut the total number of votes polled was much larger than on sev- eral previous occasions. There was no factional controversy this time, but an iet election of the best citizens for the re- | ¢ 1o | spective positions. THree Trustees| noiiono) City—Jere O'Connell, Mar-| were elected and other municipal of- | o1 G W. Grant, Clerk; W. D.| fices were filled. w 69 The total vote cast Vaughn, Treasurer; J. C. Ball and Cap- | Of that number the follow- tain Moore, Trustees. { ing is a summary: For Trustees—L. C. | ~ceanside—G. D. Love, Marshal; H. | Pistolesi, 469; W. J. Martin, 448; D. T. | p, Brody, Clerk; E Payne, Treas- | Hughes, 448; J. Bello Nunes, 129; H. | yror: C. T. Weber, ENf Jones and J. D. | J. Crum 101. The three highest | port o Trustees. | will serve as the Trustees. For Treas- ondido—S. A. Reed, Treasurer; S. | urer G. B. Silva received 353 votes and.| 1, Shotwell, Clerk; J. W. Jobs, Mar- | George Ryan 187. F. D. Linsley was | gha}; W, A. Sickler and E. B. Buell, | elected City Clerk, receiving 448 votes; | prystees. 1 J. Hannon, City Marshal, 389 votes, Coronado—W. T. Clark, Clerk; J. L. | SANTA CRUZ, April 11. — The | Cameron, Marshal;: H. F. Stocking, | o election was held to-day | Treasurer; T. J. Fisher, W. H. Bentley | on Labor ticket was de-|gng C. W. Carr, Trustees. In none of present administration | these elections were party lines drawn, | The total vote was|and in most cases there was no oppo- | ) more than two years | gition. cket -d consists of D.| LOS ANGELES, April 11.—Elections | C. Cla 1ti, H.|were held in many cities of the sixth | Willey, F Maher, | class in Southern California to-da i Councilme City Clerk: | The issue in the majority of the towns F. W. Lucas, City Treasurer, did not was on the question of “license or no | for s have opy license” loons. The prohibition- April 11.—At the | ists were successful in most cas At held here to-day I |Long Beach the old administration, | was elected Marshal; J. H. | which had been in power for four | erk: C. H. Wagner, Treasurer, | years, was, defeated by a decisive vote. Pond, E. E. Bolton and E. J.| Anaheim voted against Sunday closing ng, Truste: of saloons and Fullerton decided in| SELMA WILL BE DRY. [favor of licenses for saloons. Azusa,| Alhambra and several other towns ; ‘Il,\g\ \':f’ :l, ‘fnw:_r';r:"fn'"'::f went in favor of prohibition. i didates were electd at the municipal | At San Pedro the election of two | election here to-day by an average ma- | TFustees had an important bearing jority of thirty votes out of 318, This |UPOn the water front question. The was the largest vote ever cast in |155U¢ Wwas whether any further ag- Ima. The church bells were rung | 8ressions on the water front were to| be allowed or not and each faction re- and the preachers paraded the streets, i q ©€t% | turned one Trustee | { - ALAMEDA COUNTY pril 11.—A muni- ELECTIONS. and Pleasanton Select Official candida to-day in Kern, | 1 s were elected and |, i | s in two cases were there any op- Emeryville, San Leandro, "u,\“anls\ No party nomi- nations were made. To-morrow there| EMERYVILLE, April 11.—The elec- will be an election to determine the |tion held to-day in Emeryville resulted matter of bonding the town for $10,-[as follows: For Trustees (two to be 000 for a fire department, the town |ejected)—J. S. Emery 340, Fred J. Storr having hitherto had no protection ex- |33, Dr. C. E. Marman 67; for Town cept that furnished by the Bake! Clerk—John C. Coburn 355, Arthur L. Kyle 48; for Treasurer—C. G. Mayborn | 365; for Marshal, Morris H. Lane 398. There were no cpntests for the offices | of Treasurer and Marshal. i SAN LEANDRO, April 1l.—After a | field organization. MODESTO, April 11.—The municipal election here to-day was a hot contest. The opposing factions were the Im- provement Club and thé Independent ticket. The contest centered in the|gpirited contest, which continued | fight for City Marshal, the Improve- throughout the entire day, the follow- | ment candidate defeating R. D. Young, v ing town officers were elected to-day: Trustees—J. J. Gill, C. S. Best and Ed- | ward Hoerst; Town Clerk, L. J. Mar- | tin; Marshal, M. Geisennofer; Treas- urer, Ferdinand Meyer. | HAYWARDS, April 11.—There were few contests in the annual election | held here to-day, the principal fight | being for the office of Marshal, for ! which there were three candidates. The | election resulted as follows: Trustees, | long term—C. W. Heyer 343, P. C. Pe- tersen 330, W. J. Ramage 326; short | C. M. Buck 137; Town Clerk— Clyde M. Reiss 243, J. A. Abermuller 160; Marshal—Charles J. Schilling 185, Frank Caton 151, Arthur G. Allen 69; Treasurer, E. B. Haas 319, no contest. PLEASANTON, April 11.—The only contests in the election to-day were for the offices of Marshal and Town Clerk. These resulted as follows: Marshal— E. E. Head 139, John Caffany 73; Town Clerk—J. H. Neal 171, George W. Mey- ers 41. In the other offices the incum- bents were all re-elected. Pt i Marin Railroad Case Closing. SAN RAFAEL, April 1L.—The case of James Tunsted against the North Shore Railroad for $40,000 damages will be given to the jury to-morrow nifht. To-day was consumed in testimony for the defense. Several witnesses in re- buttal were heard. There are nine other cases on the calendar as the outcome of the wreck of the Dutton funeral train returning from Point Reyes on June 21, 1903. Many of the pessengérs in- jured have been settled with outside Independent. The Improvement can- didate, J. 8. Moore, got a majority of The candidates for Trustees on Independent ticket got large ma- the MERCED, April 11.—The city election to-day resulted as follows: Trustees, W. H. Turner and C. M. French; Mar- shal, C. A, H. Warfield; Clerk, W, H. Wegner; Treasurer, J. B. Hart. REDDING, April 11.—In the munici- pal election to-day George Groves and Gruttner were elected Trustees, W. G. Dozier Clerk, L. D. Poole Marshal, R. G. Dunn, Treasurer. The last three were re-clected. There were no political lines drawn. WILLOWS, April 1.—At to-day's election the following officers were elected: Marshal, Thomas Kinkade; Clerk, George C. Johnson; Treasurer, Ernest V. Eibe; Trustees, F. G. Craw- ford, Z. T. Cowart and O. Schnurbusch. WARM TIME AT WINTERS. WINTERS, April 11.—Winters had a hotly contested election to-day over licensing saloons. The anti.saloon forces had a lawyer here, and success- challenged eighteen votes. The saloon #hen had two lawyers to advise them, but accomplished nothing. The - cense. An anti-saloon Board of Town Trustees was also elected. There is a strong probability of the election being contested. ST. HELENA, April 11.—At the elec- tion to-day the only contest was for the office of Town Trustees, there be- ing five candidates for two offices, the vote being as follows: D. Fried, 50; |°F court- 2 H. Gutzwiller, 35; F. J. Merriam, 83; vy NEW YORK, April 11.—Dr. William T. Bull, professor of surgery at the College of resigned. . W‘ to take 80, mexty g Harry Meyers, 128; G. W. Schmidt, 16L W. A. Eigin, for Treasurer, Otto Behrus, for Clerk, and M. Dookery, €op ' sgest June | ate could hold anything in order. | point of order was sustained, but Gor- | eliminated | in that of John W. Pettit. lected their candidate for President and the platform on which they would tand, Teller criticized the programme as one to which the masses had not the opportunity to contribute. He read statement to the effect that reci- rocity would be a part of the pro- gramme, and asked Aldrich what he thought of the programme. “I believe as you do,” said Aldrich, “that matters should be left to the convention.” REPLIES TO SPOONER. Simmons answered the recent speech of Spooner, who defended Postmaster General Payne from what he treated as an attack by Simmons In previous remarks. Simmons declared to-day hat his remarks in relation to the reluctance of the Postoffice Department to undertake an investigation referred to hesitancy on the part of former Postmaster General Smith, and not to the present Postmaster General. He reiterated, however, his belief that the | and | investigation had been delayed, also that the present Postmaster Gen- eral had not treated fairly the offer of S. W. Tulloch to give testimony in re- gard to conditions in the department. This att of encouragement, said Sim mons, was calculated to deter the work | of unearthing the scandals in the de- partment. Simmons said he had been charged with advocating the selection of a neu- tral man for President. He (Simmons) had demanded a calm, well poised dis- position and mind and a judicial and conservative temperament, and asked whether that would be regarded a neu- tral man. Turning to the Republican side, he said he supposed the candidate wanted was one who would overturn | affairs of the twentieth century, make new laws when the present ones did not suit and treaties with foreign countries withcut the advice or con- sent of the Senate. He said the coun- try has witnessed the spectacle of a President holding forth on the one hand as a trust-buster and on the other as a safe man for business interests. POSTOFFICE EMBROGLIO. At the conclusion of Simmons’ speech, Lodge urged his point of order against the Culberson amendment and Gorman insisted that, under a liberal construc- tion of the rules, the chair or the Sen- The man persisted and made various modi- fications of the proposition in order to bring it within the rule, and finally all provisions for appro- priations. “The amendment in its present shape,” said Aldrich, “shows the folly | of attempting such legislation as this on an appropriation bill. Mr. Gorman has emasculated it so that it is of no effect whatever. If we are to have an investigation, let it be a live one.” “Then let us have one,” suggested Gorman, without rising, and Aldrich continued: “Give us an explicit charge and we will take it up, though not on an ap- propriation bill.” Culberson said that if explicit charges were necessary, they could be found in the case of Montague indicators and In the for- mer case there was, he said, accord- ing to the Bristow report, a mystery as to whether former First Assistant Postmaster General Heath had received 25,000 shares of the stock of that con- cern. In the case of Pettit, that indi- vidual, it had been developed, had been on the payroll of the Baltimore Post- office for four years without doing any work, and it never had been shown whether he had been appointed to this work by Heath or by Beavers. DR. SHOOP’S REMEDIES. The Book Tells You How To Get Well At My Risk ;‘l you want o feel better you want 1 you lack amasion ™" i you cantdo things ke yow used to Your nerve. e 1t sour Cenienes oot e u y';s’.nhc -" or, vitality e 5 ‘awa sutan Ask me by fettes Tor the bools - ot send a penny Let Tcue the risk Letme teil you M-gflaflrrr Sorie s ol S D, Shoeps Ke: Sellwhat e willdo. Fhen decide s " 1T SeC foryour- o cost—not a it 5 2 Dontleave b 1o the draemician o e e aisht be prejudiced. You, you alone, shall say the word, whether you L’i'rfi' nothing The ist can't nin, |E i he conto me ai your say 30 N oo Restorative at my risk " Not a Saina st boitles orativeagam ircost. Don't medicine top. ET'-'?.‘?I,&'E Sy 1 . Thig ety G vout e k you need. > Y ite me. Kow—today Simply state which book you want and address Dr. Shoop, box 8630, Racine, Wis. Mild ot chron| gas o fwo bottles, At GrE does not bear the full name of the California Fig Syrup Co. he is attempting to deceive and mislead the patron who has ! - . o e and deception in one case he will do so with other medicinal Knowing that the great majority of druggists are reliable, where, in original packages only, exist it is necessary to inform the public of any imitation which may be sold to them. California Fig Syrup Co.—printed on the front of every article and tg demand the return of your money, and in | printed on the front of the package, been so unfortunate as to enter his i i 11, for if the dealer resorts to misrepresentation and establishment, whether it be large or small, for if the oty li)n e filligg - i physicians’ prescriptions, and should be avoided by every one who values health and happiness. we supply the immense demand for our excellent remedy entirely through the druggists, of whom it may be purchased every- at the regular price of fifty cents per bottle, but as exceptions the facts, in order that all may decline or return If it does not bear the full name of the Company— package, do not hesitate to return the future go to one of the better class of " druggists who will eell you what you wish and the best of everything in his line at reasonable prices. GRAVE CLOSES CPON VICTIMS Three of the Men Killed in Santa Barbara Street Rail- way Disaster Are Buried ESCAPES NOOSE; ENTERS PRISON Idaho Board of Pardons Com- mutes Sentence of Conviet- ed Man to a Life Term ity BOISE, Idaho, April 11.—The State Board of Pardons to-night commuted the sentence of George Levy to life imprisonment. He was to have been hanged on Friday for the murder of | David Levy in October, 1891. The feature of the application for clemency was a showing indicating that another man may have committed the | deed. Soon after Levy was murdered Ithe Public Administrator received | through the mail what purported to be a will left by him. The principal | beneficiary under this will was Harry Watkins. It is claimed on investiga- tion, as demonstrated, that the docu- ment was written on a typewriter in the possession of Watkins; also that he had Levy's signature on a slip of paper in his desk. The latter fact was testlfied to before the board by men who had been in Watkins’ employ. The murdered man was an old miner and was quite wealthy. Watkins was indebted to him at the time of his death. George Levy was not a relative of the murdered man. He was a Frenchman who rented prop- erty from the cld man. SANTA BARBARA, April 11.—Fu- | neral services over the bodies of three of the victims of yesterday's disas- i trous street car accident, Raymond | Reyes, Leon Calderone and Francisco iDominguez. were held here this after- | noon. The funeral of the remaining | unfortunates, Earl Goland and James | Smith, will occur to-morrow. The injured are convalescing, and it is expected that all will recover. Thomas Quinn, who suffered a com- pound fracture of the leg and other in- juries, is the most seriously hurt. He, with a number of others, is in the Cottage Hospital. The remaining in- jured were taken to their homes, most- ly suffering only from slight cuts and | bruises. Motorman Kelton is among the most | painfully hurt. He sustained a deep, ragged 'cut in the back and suffered a considerable loss of blood. Mrs. Julius Kruttschnitt, wife of the Southern Pacific official, was only slightly bruised and aside from 4 severe ner- vous shock, is suffering little ill ef- fect from her experience. Out of a total of 112 passengers who were aboard the ill-fated car, forty sustained injuries of some sort. & man__.«—_(urn! T ER A T —_—————— i ] d moves in ] NTERES S0P earth in dlggmg‘f\n acre an RIVERS PROMISE A JUNE FLOOD Weather Bureau in Port- land Issues a Warning to the Commission District P R N Special Dispatch to The Call. PORTLAND, Or., April 11. — Warn- ings of the extreme probability of a twenty-six-foot flood in the first week of June have been given out by Forecast Official Beals of the Weather Bureau. Reports from the headwaters of the Columbia and the Snake are that snow is packed in the gorges in unusual quantities, and that the weather is not warm enough to melt it. If the snow does not melt soon, it will remain until the hot weather of the latter part of May brings it out in a flood. A twenty- six-foot raise of the Willamette will flood the commission district. —————— Declares He Is Not Guilty. PORTLAND, Or., April 11.—Henry Meldrum, formerly United States Sur- veyor in this State, was arraigned to- day on an indictment returned by the United States Grand Jury for com- plicity in the land frauds in this State and pleaded not guilty. Meldrum was indicted on twenty-one counts. —_———— From one factory in the United States goes each day, to every part of the globe, electrical machinery to pro- duce more than 8000 horsepower, mak- ing this daily addtion to the working power of the world. Many War, Navy and Postal Orders Are Issued by Federal . Departments. WASHINGTON, April 11.—The fol- lowing postmasters have been com- missioned: California—Frank A. Sal- mons, Pala; John B. Bougard, Claus. The following changes have been announced: Fourth-class postmasters —California—Jamison, Fresno Coun- ty Wade J. Williams, vice J. G. James, resigned. é ‘Washington—Grand Dalles, Klicki- tat County, Joseph D. Ames, vice J. T. Rorick, removed. Leave of absence for two months is granted First Lieutenant Jennings B. Wilson, Eighth Infantry, to take ef- fect upon his arrival from service in Alaska. Private Peter J. Clagg, Com- pany D, Tenth Infantry, Presidio, is transferred to the Ninety-second Com- pany, Coast Artillery, Presidio. Pri- vate Clay H. Blackburn, Company I, Eighth Infantry, now in confinement at Camp Skagway, Alaska, upon arrival at Fort Lawton, Wash., will be dis- charged without honor from the army on account of fraudulent enlistment in and desertion from the marine corps during an unauthorized absence from his company. The following navy.orders have been issued: Gunner W. H. F. Schul- ter is detached from the Pensacola, naval training station, San Francisco, and ordered home to await orders. ST S e AR Attorney Arraigned at Bakersfield. BAKERSFIELD, = April 11.—John D. Ackerman, the Yellow Aster Mining Company's attorney in San Francisco, was arraigned to-day in the Superior Court and pleaded not guilty to the charge of importing non-union men into the Randsburg district by means of false representatians during the strike in the Yellow Aster. The case was set for trial on the 14th of June, —_————————— Not Second-Class Mail. WASHINGTON, April 11.—The United States Supreme Court to-day decided that books published period- ically are not entitled to transporta- tion through the mail as second-class Imatter, Why buy your straw hat from an exclusive hat dealer and pay twice what the hat is really worth? _Our straws are as good as the other stores’ stock, and’ the prices are considerably less. : Smooth and rough straw yacht shapes. Straw Fedoras. French palm, in Optimo and Fedora shapes. Very fine straw in Three- in-One shapes. Straw sombreros. § Straw Optimos, with dents in crown. The prices are $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $2.50. 45¢, 75¢, $2.00 and Genuine South American Panamas, $4, $5, $6 and $7.50. Out-of-town orders filled— write us.