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St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-07-06

A French journal reports the case
Of man who entered a coffee house
and sat down near customer who
Sas reading the morning newspaper
which belonged TO the establish,
mcnt.
after you with the paper, if you
please said the newcomer.
The other man nodded assent and
went on reading, but at the end Of
half an hour had hardly finished the
first column, just as the waiting
customer was about making u see
ond and perhaps inpatient applica-
tion, he noticed that the reader had
lost one Of his organs Of sight, His
resentment vanished.
"Ah." said he in low voice, 81
am not surprised. The poor man
has only one eye and has TO read
everything twice over"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-07-06
Your Horse Lame
Take him to-
GOdsey & Clark
Expert lI0rscsh0ers,
Our specially ls horseshoeing, and
we guarantee our work.
SUMMONS.

In the Circuit Court of the State of Or,-
gon, County of Multuomah
Pearl Harris, Plaintiff,
Ns.
O. T.. Harris, Defendant.
To q. T.. Harris, defendant.
In the name of the state of Oregon you
are hereby summoned and required 90
appear and answer the complaint filed
against YOU i'm the above entitled suit ON
or before the nth day of August. 1900,
which Is after six weeks have ,Npired
from the date OF the first publication of
this summons II h. prescribed iu the
order for the publication of summons
that the summons bee published tor six
successive weeks, and said order wa,
made and dated the 22nd day of June.
1906, and the first publication thereof is
made the 2gth day OF June, 1906 and 10
you fail to appear and answer the plain
tiff will apply 10 the court Tor the relief
prayed for in her said complaint, Ia Wit.
That the bonds OF matrlmouy heretofore
and now existing between the plaintiff
and the defendant be dissolved and that
She be divorced from him and for such
other relief as shall seem equitable.
This summons Is published once a week
for six successive weeks in the ST. John,
Review by order of the Honorable Judge
Alfred Sears, Jr, judge OF the above en-
titled court, made the 22nd day OF June,
1906. H. DENLIScER,
Attorney for the plaintiff.
ana Chamber of Commerce, Portland.
First insertion June 30, 1870, last inscr-
tion August II, 1870.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-07-06
Adding Insult to injury.

Ii is bad enough TO have a red
nose, as many entirely irreproach-
able women have, to their intense
mortiiicati9n, but to be guyed and
swindled when one attempts 10 cor
rect the deformity must be simply
intolerable. How to cure red noses
permanently absolute secrecy /;
send" etc, is an advertisement that,
appearing only recently in a London
paper, aroused great interest among
large circle Of unfortunates When
those women whose noses, from one
cause or another, were pinker than
they Thoughts proper eagerly opened
their stamped envelopes this was
what they read, SEQ on drinking un-
Ill it become purple"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-07-06
n R.ss Of Childhood.

\ local business man was rcmi.
niscent over hs boyhood the other
day, say, uu exchange. Every
morning before school had to 20
out on the farm lp hoe potatoc.
with father, We lived on farm,
you knoE The potato patch was
not great distance from the house,
and wa surpassed To stay there un.
I'll mother called me 10 come in,
when II wa, time 10 dress for school.
II wouldn't Lc long, of course, until
| got tired. Then Id watch father
out Of the corner of my eye until
he seemed engrosscd in what hc "
doing, llon "a llrn toward the
house and ych, An right throw
down my hoe aud run for home.
Mother wa, supposed to have called
me To school Father just thought
he didn't hear her. | worked that
right along, and, for all | know, no
hasn't found Il out yet"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-07-06
Notice.

There will be meeting at Odd
Fellows hall Saturday, July II, at
p. m. for the purpose OF complet-
ing the organization of the Wo-
man Relief Corps to work in con
junction with the Grand Army OF
St. Johns All loyal ladies are re-
quested to meet on that day. BY
order Of committee-T. X. Wisher
and B. l.. Snow.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-07-06

In the Circuit Court ol the State oi Or,-
gon, County of Multuomah
Pearl Harris, Plaintiff,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-07-06
w. JOW E r,
lower Block. \. Jersey st.
SPECIALS FOR THIS WEEK

Girls dresses, TO 7 years old, 25c
Girls white dresses, S2,aS value,
at SSc
We are closing out ladies'
waists and Oxfords at surpris-
ingly low prices, 1t will pay
you to come and investigate.
See these bargains aud compare quality
and prices, No trouble Ia
show goods.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-03
HEIGHBoRs BROKE INTO HOUSE
Wife, Daughter ana Son found Dead
From Axe Wounds and Husband
With his Head Blown oh--Wo-
man Fought for Life and Nearly
Escaped.
(Dy Associated Presa.)

ROCHESTER,, MICH, Jan. g.
Alarmed by, the deserted appearance of
the farm house of Clarence a. Bar
mum, who recently located near here,
neighbors brolse into the house today
and found Barnum. his wife. his
daughter Louise. aged 90. and his
son Clinton. aged l6. all lying dead.
triple Murder and Suicide.
The wife and The son md daughter
had apparently been murdered with
an axe. a single barrelled shot gun
lying near HIS corpse and the fact
that his head was almost entirely
blown of. showed how Barnum him.
self had met his end.
Wife Rcel8ted Murderer :.
Mrs. Barnun's body lay IN the
woodshed. 1t appeared that she had
been able to resist the murderer for
brief time or at any rate had sue.
ceedcd In eluding him long eaoa-aah
TO reach the shed. But she was
struck down and met the same fate
that had befalIen her son and daugh.
ter
Crop Mot Good.
Farnum sold farm near Homer,
Mich, only few months ago and
located here late in the season. 1t
is said that the harvest in his new
home did not meet his expectations
and that he had become respondent.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-03
CONGRESSES THAT HE HAD
HAND IN SISTERS MURDER
John Horton Says He Was Access
sorry to Death OF Maris
Hartz.
Ry Aesoctated press.l

DETROIT. MICH, Jan. "a Free
Press special from Flint, Mich. says:
A man giving the name OF John Hor.
ton surrendered himself 10 the 20.
lice here tonight, confessing that he
was one OF three mon who planned
and accomplished the murder of a
young woman at Hamilton, Ont.
Horizons confession, he says, gives
the first clue to the identity of the
murdered woman whose body was
found near Hamilton on Oct. 8 last.
He states that the dead woman was
his half sister, Mrs. Marie Hartz, and
that she was stranglod because she
threatened to inform the police re
garding the passing OF counterfeit
money by Horton aud his two Mex.
lean partners.
Horton states that the trio drew
lots TO determine which one should
put the young woman out OF tho
way and that the choice fell to one of
the Mexicans, who took the woman
driving and returned alone. The three
men left Hamilton that night.
The police are inclined to doubt
Horizons. story. ~
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-03
CASUALTIES NOT OVER $500
Newspapers Printed Fake Stories of
rhs Finding of erca. Heaps of
Dead and Wounded-Many Chill.
bred Among the victlms--pranoons
Attached al Riga,
my Annotated presa. }

MOSCOW. Jan. 2.-VIA ST. Pc
TBRSBURG. Jan. IS. p. MT is
impossible 10 ascertain the total
losses resulting from the ten days re-
volt'as many OF the dead and wound.
ed have not been reported at the, hos
pitale, public or private. and some
Of the bodies we're inclnerated. But
personal tour OF the hospitals
shows there we're $40 killed and 1905
wounded. One hundred and seventy.
Ave sof the injured taken 10 hospi.
tails have since died. The troops lost
g killed. OF whom were ofiicers
and 81 wounded. OF the police force,
10 we're killed and 10 wounded.
Among the killed or wounded were
a namber of children. the returns
generally showing that innocent per
sons ssufiered heaviest.
The final figures of the casualties
fis.a S',loscly Taprooch 1900, ths origi.
nal estimate made In these, de.
spatches. The stories of discovery. OF
great heaps of dead in the Prezna
district as we'll as many other sensa.
tional stories printed by the loca!
papers, like the statement that over
400 revolutionists are still holding
the Frokharoif mills. turn out after
an investigation. to be untrue. There
has been no fighting at the Pro-
kharoff mills since Saturday.
An eye witness of the surrender OF
the last batch on Sunday says that
two of the ring leaders we're, shot
without even the sembiance' Of a
trial, ~ 8.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-03
RASH REJECTED LOVER
----------
Shoots His Sweetheart and Her
]. Mother and Sister,
THEN TURNS PISTOL UPON HIMSELF
t'atihsw stysr and Miss. Wheaton
Both Die From Wounds inflicted by
the Former Because Illa Advances
Were Rejected, ).
(By Assoeiated preaa.l

CALEDONIA, MIMI jan, 2.--.aiat.
thew styer infatuated with Pearl
Wheaton. daughter 9f-S. ". Wheaton, a
wealthy farmer broke in the Wheat
on home near here last night. shot
and killed the' cir! and Then seriously
wounded her sister Ruth. her mother
and himself. Styer Is a dental stud.
ent at the University OF Minnesota.
Pearl Wheaton had refused TO marry
him.
Unable to- secure entrance through
the door. styer broke Through q win.
dow. He was mel by Ruth Wheaton,
who armed with revolver, attempt
cd TO protect The family. Styer wrest.
ed the revolver from her and shot her
twice through the breast. Ho turned
on Mrs. Wheaton, shooting her In the
throat and arm. He ran upstairs to
Pearls room, breaking in tho door. he
shot her through the heart and then
shot himself.
styer died from his se!f.!rflicted
wound at o'clock tonight.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-03
49, d.
SUPREME COURT TURNS
DOWN HOWARD APPEAL
Highest Tribunal Refuses 10 In
terfePe With Verdict Of The
Kentucky Courts.
IS SERVING LIFE SENTENCE
Man Thrice cinvicted OF Murdsrns
Governor -coebel Hopes PRECEDENT
Rooseveit VIII Now Be Able 10 Do
Something for t'im-suu Protests
His Innocence.
ny Aseoc!atca prean.l

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2.-The Sup.
rene Conrt OF the United States today
affirmed tho decision of the Kentucky
Court OF Appeals in the case of james
y. Howard VS.. the State of Kentucky.
Howard was tried three times IN
the Circuit Court OF Franklin County
Kentucky on the charge OF numbering
Governor William Goebel. OF Kentucky
on January so, 1900, and convicted
each time.
He Is now nnder sentence 10 life
imprisonment and lie brought the
case to this court to secure a review
OF the ruling Of the Kentucky Court
OF Appeals, affirming decision of
him another trial,
Changed Irregularities.
Ills principal allegation was that the
proceedings OF the trial court In the
matter OF selecting and dlscharging
1urymen was Irregular, and In, viola.
ton ofTtaG .fouttoentl atHedSfhen o.
JuFtice McKenna expressed the op!n,
ion that; the plaintiff was not denied
any rights. secured to him under that
amendment.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-03
PRESIDENT JOHN A. M'CALl
IS FORCED TO BlsGORGE
Said TO Have Turned Over 10 New
York Life $e35,oo0 For Money
Not Accounted For.
Especial to the Daily Press. ]


NEW YORK, Jan. Alexander u.
Orr, head Of the Rapid Transit Com
mission, will probably succeed John
=. Mccall In the presidency OF the
New York Life, 81
1t was learned today that Mr. Nc
Call has turned. over to tho company
n check for $235,o00. covering mon:
eys that Andrew Hamilton received
in 1904, and which are unaccounted
for in detail. The board OF trustees
meets tomorrow to act on NfcCalps
resignation.
A misunderstanding OF statement
made it appear that the board of
trustees had acted on Mr.. McCalps
resignation on Saturday. Corrected in
formation develops that the resigna-
ton was prepared on Saturday and
will be presented to the trustees to,
morrow.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-03
Passed Wreck OF capss
(By Associated prcss.J

CHARLESTON. S. c., Jan. Cap
quis which has reached here from
tain Chichester of the steamer Iro.
nuols which he's reached here from
New York, reports that ON December
81, in latitude $500. longitude $500,
off the Chcsapcake Capes the lroqnois
passed wreck about 3 or 4 feet
above water with sea breaking over
1t. The wreck is dangerous TO- navl.
cation as It lies il, stheStrack Olives.
se!s passing Ia and out Of Chesapeake
Bay ,i,y,Sa
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-03
Received News Calmly.

LOUISVILLE. Ky. Jan.2.-James
Howard. who has been In jail here
several months, received the news OF
the United States Supreme Courts
decision calmly, but expressed con
ndence that some action would VET
be taken In his favor.
President Roosevelt Can Act.
THE matter has gone to the United
States Supreme Court" he said, "and
for that reason It is now a matter n,
Which President Roosevelt can act. i
think that those who have been inter.
eested in',niy case Will present the
facts to the President, and feel that
when he learns. .the true state Of AT.
fairs he will interfere In my behalf,
bave been convicted. OF the murder
OF MIR. Goebel. but l am innocent Of
the ctitne." 60 ..it -
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-03
NEWPORT NEWS Va WEDNESDAY, JANUARY g. 1906
DECISION REVERSED.
Gannishee OF s24 Brought About Big
Suis
(By Associated Press.)

Suis,
.(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-The su-
preme Court of the United States to-
day decided the ease of the Louis
vile and Nashville railroad VS.. F. Il.
Deer, reversing the decision of the
upreme Court Of Alabama which was
favorable to Deer, This. Was an action
10 recover S24 claimed by Deer to be
due him for wages by, the railroad
The company admitted having owed
to Deer the amount claimed, but re.
sisted payment on the ground that
the money had been paid on a garu!.
shse proceeding. The garnishee pre-
ceoding was In Florida, nctwithetand.
ing Deer was n. resident OF Alabama
and the Alabama trial court held the
Florida court to be without iurlsdic-
ton and the railroad company to be
liable,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-03
An IMPORTANT RULING
@
Court Says Contract Does Not Bar
Municipal Ownership.
.BY A VOTE OF FIVE TO FOUR
Highest Tribunal In Land Gives De.
cision In Favor of the City of
notwithstanding For The opIn-
ion, .a.

Especial to the Daily Press)

WASHINGTON, D. C.-jan. 2.-By
vote OF five TO four, Justices Brown.
White. Peckham and Holmes dissent.
Ing. the Supreme Court OF the United
States today decided that the con.
tract between the Knoxville. Tenn,
Water Company and the city OF Knox
vile, giving the former an exclusive
contract for thirty years 10 furnish
the city with water did not debar
the city from building water works
OF It's own.
Contracts of that character. Justice
Harlan, who delivered the opinion,
declared, must always be construed
literally In favor of the public and
strictly against the guarantee.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-03
AT the Morning Session.

ANNAPOLIS, MD, Jan. 2-Whe.
ther or not the sound of standing
on ones head. as is practiced at the
naval academy can be recognized by
g person In an adjoining room,
proved to be the disputed point In
the evidence which counsel for the
defense submitted at the morning
session of the Decatur court martial
A number of midshipmen testified
that they we're in Decatur's room tie
day that McCrary had. eaid Decattir
had been hazed and that they had
seen no fourth classmen there.
Efforts were made on all the cross
examinations to show that the mid.
shipmen were not there the whole
time that Decatur was and also that
victim might be doing his stunts
sn the closet and the witnesses might
not have eeen 1t. All of the midship-
men were confident that they would
have seen the incidents had they
taken place and also that the noise
made by the shuffling of the feet of
the under classmen when standing
on his head would have been heard
and recognized by them.
Had His Picture Taken.
It was brought out successfully by
the Judge advocate. however, that
Decatur had Mis- picture taken in
one group or another on two OF
three occasions. This was of much
Importance as the defense IS attempt.
ing to disprove McCrary's statement
that he was hazed by Decatur after
dinner on the day when the latter
had his picture taken in group OF
other midshiprnen.
The testimony for the defense
promises to string out to o great
length and Decatur's counsel affirm
that they will show positively that
the prosecuting witnesses were mis-
taken In saying that Decatur was
the one who had hazed them. There
was noticeable increase In the at,
tendance at the trial today. ii
Stephen Decatur, ST., father Of the
midshipman on trial occupied q seat
beside his son during the session.
sJerdone Pettus. grandfather OF Mid.
shipman Kimbrough, whose alleged
hazing by Coffin led to the first of
the present trials was also present.
Among others were q number OF
prominent ministers of Annapolis
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-03
OR. GALLUP mAkts red Nor
REPLY 10 sPElGHT's CHARGES
Norfolk Poor Physician Says His
confrere Has Not Stated Facts.
courts investigation.
(s3ecini 10 the Daily presa,l

tSTecAl 10 the Daily PreS60 ..
NORFOLK. Jan. 2.-.He has coll.
ed for an investigation and hope
he Will see that ono 80 made. I am
ready for it. will meet GIL of his
charges and dlsproye every allega.
tion Of neglect or derelIctlon OF duty
that he may bring. I only hope he
Will carry out his threat TO investi.
gate so that 1 may have nm oppor-
tnnity of lotting the public see and
know ALL"
In these words DR.. L. j. Gallup
today answered the charge made by
DR.. j. II. Speight. the other physl.
clan to the city poor, that he had
been forced to answer q number OF
emergency calls coming from the dig
trict assigned to DR.. Gallup. and
that be had been "soldiered on" by
DR.. Gallup.
Continuing. DR.. Gallup declared: az
have repeatedly answered calls for
n physician coming from DR.. Speight's
district end neye left my bed at ali
H"''iS vi th' hlBht, ana ne KNOWS it. |
guess Dr. Speight has forgotten all
about my having looked out for his
entire city work while he whs of on
a two weeks pleasure trip last sum.
mer. He has had his pleasure trips
but I am yet to have my, first. | also.
attended 10 his duhes when he was
under suspension until broke down
and had to 90 TO bed for three weeks,
"The charge that ruy tolephone was,
10 any way tempered with go that It
would not ring and ! would not re.
ceive calls from the station honso'
at night Is a lie. My telephone is not
out of order and has not been for
some time" Il
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-03
DECATUR DENIES THAT
HE EVER HAztD PlEBEs
Says He Did MOI Know Either
Of The Men Who Swear He
Abused Them.
AI siu ol,P05sHt, ar uPNka.v,
PLAIN QUESTION OF vEBAcITY
Accused Upper cIasaman Admits
That l4c Ordered Hased Boys to
Report to tiIs Room-Expert reati.
mony as to Sound Made by stand.
inc on Ones Head.
tnv Ansociated Press.l


ANNAPOLIS. MD. Jan. 2.-The
testimony OF AiidshiRman Stephen De-
catur, in his own defence today be-
fore the conrt martial revealed the
fact that three midshipmen in the
United States navy are in direct con-
fllct statements they have made
under oath.
Decatur denied specifically and pos.
ttively all the statements made by
McCrary and Church, which connect.
ed with him with their hazing. He
said on the stand that ne had never
hazed either of the men and did not
even know McCrary before he saw
him in the court martial room.
klccrary Was Positivs.
McCrary had testified positively.
during the first days session. that
Decatur had ordered him to stand
on his hear and to do NO
IL" and Church also said that
Decatur had given him SIM
liar order. The cross examination
brought from Decatur the admission
that he had ordered Church to report
to his room and that some one there
had compelled the under classman to
perform mo. IT," AS Decatur was the
ranking cadet officer present, the
prosecution will contend that this
fact is sufficient to FIX the offelse of
hazing on him. The defence contends
that this fact is not sufficient to 6x
the offense Of hazing on him.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-03
EDUC atIonsl Assassination.

The membership committee OF the
Newport Ncwe Educational Associa.
tiop will hold an important meet
Ing 10 the assembly hail OF the High
school building this afternoon at 1
O'clock. Plans;for increasing the mem
bership OF the association will be
formulated and other business Will
aeg disposed of during the meeting.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-03
Would Introduce Voting Machines.
(RY a rS0clnied Preea

NORFOLK. VA, Jan. 2.-The first
step looking to the introduction Of
voting machines in Virginia was taken
tonight when u resolution was offered
in the Norfolk city council petitioning
the incoming legislature TO pass gu
act authorizing the use of voting mach
ines here. The new constitution OF
the State authorizes the legislature
TO pass such mn act when so requested
by cities ana counties desiring to- use
voting machines.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-03
Coast Defonae Squadron sails.
(by Associated Preas.l

CHARLESTON. s. c., Jan. 2.--Af.
ter spending the Christmas holidays
In Charleston harbor whore oGleers
and men have been the recipients OF
many attentions and have pattici-
pated IN various social functions Ad-
miral Dickins coast defense squadron
Headed by the battleship Texas, sail,
ed today for various southern ports.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-03
Y. N. |. CADETS ARE FINEO
$40 BY lEx|HGTON'S MAYOR
Charged With MODELLING and Beating
Negro Named George roIer, Who
a VIII Prosecute the Boys.
Especial to tho Daily Press)

RICHMOND, VA. Jan. Fifteen
of the Virginia Military Institute ca.
diets were summoned before the may
or of Lexington today, accused of be-
Ing in crowd Saturday night which
'mobbed and beat George Toler, col.
ored, who was thought to have shot
a cadet on Christmas night.
The negro was bailed out today.
has employed counsel, and will prose.
cute the cadets. Twelve OF tho If
teen were fined $40 each today.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-03
sIoedy EIaht AT Riaa.

RIGA, L1voNIA, Russia. Jan: a.
While detachment of dragons
were engaged In grooming their
horses here this morning, they were
attacked by 800 workmen, armed With
reVolvers, and swords with the re-
suit that fifteen dragons were kill
ed ana fifteen were wounded. The
soldiers rallied and opened fire on
their assailanis killing eight OF them.
Troops were then summoned and sur.
rounded the rebels. '-' $500
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-03
WANTS ANOTHER TRIAL.
Council for Captain Jones 6aye Jury
Was improperly Drawn
(Dy Associated Press,


NORFOLK. VA. Jan. 2.-Judge
Wilcox. counsel for Captain L. w.
Jones. convicted of the murder Of
Maud Cameron and given 10 years
in tho penitentiary today offered q
new motion for another trial for
Jones, making the point that the writ
upon which the trial Jury was sum.
moncd was not properly drawn and
that the Jurors wero therefore not
properly summoned.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-03
Mr.. TUCKER IN PARIS.
Exposition President Received by Pre-
mier HouvIer.
.tBy Associated Press.)

PARIS. Jan. 2.--Mr. Mccormick,
the American ambassador today pre-
scented Harry st. George Tucker pres.
tdent Of the jamestown Exposition
Company, to Premier Rouvier. who
expressed his keen interest In tho
success OF the exposition. h
Mr.. Tucker said he was gratified
by his long and cordial interview
with the premier.