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10 THE MINING 'OREGQNIAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1903. 0R0PSL00KWELL But Heavy Rains Retard Plowing. FARMERS NOW -SEEDING Fail Grain Has Met With Lit tle Damage, FRUIT TREES ARE THRIVING Little Farming In November on Ac count of Drenching Downpour Pasturage Is Good and Cat tle In Fine Condition. Crop reports throughout the state dur ing the past two -weeks are exceedingly favorable as compared with reports of a corresponding period In 1502. The Fall grain Is doing well throughout the state, although no plowing or seeding was done during the first three weeks of November, owing to the heavy rains. During the past ten days the farmers have all been busy with the plow, and some seeding is being done. Fruit trees are In good condition generally, although the high winds have done some damage In several counties. Pasturage Is generally good and little grain Is being fed, but cattle are In prime condition. Along the Columbia River the pasture Is good when not covered with snow. Conditions are much the same throughout the state, heavy rainfall and high winds being reported in Eastern as well as Western Oregon. The rainfall has been the heaviest along the coast and In the Willamette Valley. In Columbia County early grain is doing well. The early part of the month was too wet for plowing, but some plowing and seeding has been done the past two weeks. Fruit trees are in splendid condi tion. Potatoes are somewhat affected by the blight, and thpre is a shortage of hay. Clatsop has experienced cold weather, with heavy southeast gales and much rain. No farming was done In the early part of the month. Early grain and stock are doing well, although pasturage Is short. Wind has done slight damage to fruit trees in some places. The creamery out put is good. Too much rain is the complaint from Tillamook. Crops planted early are doing well. Clover Is more than a foot high in several localities. Cabbage, carrots, beets and celery are making a great growth. Some surface sowing of grass is being done. All stock is doing well, and very little feeding is being done. High winds have damaged some of the fruit trees. In Lincoln County pasturage is better than for several years, and fruit trees are doing well. Little or no frost Is reported. The weather has been favordble for plow ing and seeding in some places, and stock Is doing well. Coos County has experienced weather decidedly unfavorable to Fall wheat, also to plowing and seeding, owing principally to excessive rains. New-sown grass seed is up and looks well; pasture is fair and stock Is in excellent condition. Some small hail has fallen, but no damage is re ported. Curry County reports warm rains and crops growing as though it were Spring. Except in the overcrowded ranges, the stock is doing nelL "Very little Fall grain has been planted, but what has been is doing well. Fruit trees are, as usual in that county, in fine condition. .In Multnomah County, in the Willam ette district, pasturage has been especially good. Fall wheat Is growing well, and there has been no very cold weather. Heavy rains retarded plowing and seeding during the early part of the month, but the ground is now in godu" condition. Stock is still doing well, with no hay being fed. Fruit trees are doing well. In Washington County the past month has been wet and cold, with the exception of last week. Fall wheat is doing well. Stock Is In good condition. Little plowing has been done. Yamhill County Wheat on Summer fal low is doing well, as is also Fall plowing. The past month has been too wet for plowing. Stock is looking well and plenty of feed has been stored for Winter use. In the vicinity of Willamlna a large num ber of turkeys have died. Fruit trees aro doing well. Feeding has been resorted to In Clack amas County. Owing to heavy and con tinuous rains little plowing and seeding has been done. In some places grass Is good, and for several weeks feeding will ;not be necessary. Polk County The past month has been unfavorable for sowing grain. Some plow ing has been dona on high rolling ground. Fall and Winter-sown grain is looking well, also clover and vetch. Pasturage is good and stock is in good condition. The windstorm of- the night of November 10 did considerable damage to fruit trees; otherwise they are In good condition. Marion County Early in the month high winds, rain and snow kept all Fall crops at a standstill, as well as plowing and seeding. The latter part of the month the weather has been favorable. Grazing is becoming short, but cattle are doing well. Weather is favorable to all kinds of Fall seeding. Wheat, cheat and rye all look well. Fruit trees In some localities are holding foliage later than usual. Linn County Little plowing has been done on account of rain. Fall-sown wheat, cheat and vetch look well. Pasturage is getting poor but stock looks well. Snow and Spring weather has been experienced at regular Intervals, and potato digging has been retarded. Lane County Heavy rains have fallen the past month. Hay is being fed cattle. Snow and frost have retarded the growth of grain. Apples that would have brought the highest market price if they could have been marketed are rotting on the grpund. Pasturage is very short Stock looks well, as does Fall grain. Little or no farming has been done the past month. The Southern Oregon weather and crop report is similar to that of the Willam ette Valley, the rainfall being somewhat lighter and some Spring weather being experienced. Fall wheat and all other Fall seeding Is doing well. Pasturage is short in places, but stock is In 41rst-class condition. Fruit trees are in good condi tion, and some plowing and seeding has been done. Douglas County has experienced heavy rains nearly all month, and very little plowing ana seeaing nas been done. Pas- i turage, however, is exceedingly good, and stock is consequently in fine condition. ' During the early and rainier part of the ! month some stock was fed. Early grain is doing well, and fruit trees are in good ' condition. Jackson County Early grain Is doing well. Cold, and stormy weather through out the month has retarded plowing and seeding. One report says the rainfall has been more than seven inches for the month, and rain has made the ground ex- ' trexnely soft. Pasturage Is good and stock looks fine. Some snow has fallen in the vicinity of Gold Hill. Stock In the vicinity of Beagle Is reported ihlru Pota toes and 'onions have had good crops and apples have all been marketed. Josephipe County Ground was too dry for plowing up to November 10, and since that time it has rained continually. Grass is growing nicely and stock looks welL No cold weather has been experienced. Much grubbing is being done in order to sow alfalfa and clover in the Spring. 11 kinds of weather has been experi enced along the Columbia. Wasco County has bad cold, wet weather. Pasturage is fine, though covered part of the time with snow. Rain or snow has fallen almost every day in the month. Wheat is in good condition. Snow has broken a large number of fruit trees in Borne localities. Little feed has been stored, and a heavy Winter will entail great loss to the stockmen. Sherman County A very small percent age of the wheat has been sown this FalL Pasturage is good, consequently stock Is In fine condition. Gilliam County The month has been fa vorable for Fall seeding, although there has been more snow and greater rainfall than usual. Morrow County The grain acreage is large and is late in coming up. The rain fall has been heavy. Hay land grain are scarce and pasturage has been worn out. Umatilla County Until November 23 the weather has been very unfavorable for plowing, more than eight Inches of snow covering the ground the greater part of the time. The, latter part of the month has been favorable for seeding and plow ing, and grass and grain are growing nice ly. Fruit trees are in good condition. Sheep range is good; stock in good con dition. The plateau district has had all kinds of weather from 15 inches of snow to reg ular Spring sunshine. Union County's re- I port states that the weather has been all that could be desired. Fall grain is in fine condition. Rain and sunshine have benefited crops generally. A large acre age has been seeded, and in some places the farmers are still seeding. The range is good, and stock Is in good condition. Sugar beets have all been saved and fruit trees arc in good condition. Baker County The rainfall has been 2.42 inches, since the first of the month. Most of the Fall wheat has been sown, although this month has been too rainy for any kind of farm work. Ground is in good condition for newly sown grain. Pasture is good, and stock is in good con ition. Fruit trees are doing well. On No vember 5 four Inches of snow fell and on November llythe depth was increased to 15 inches. Rain has since lowered the snow to a depth of six Inches. No grain has been sown, but considerable hayseed has been planted. Wheeler County Stormy weather has checked farming this month. Seven inches of snow fell during a regular blizzard, but a rain storm later melted it off. It is too wet for seeding, but stock is doing well, owing to good pasturage. Hay is scarce. Malheur Counts' The month has been unusually soft and open. Grass is fine in the hills. It has been too wet for plow ing and little Fall wheat has been sown, but that sown looks well. Fruit trees are all right and are in full bud. Pasture has been good, but is mostly eaten off, and feeding will soon have to be resorted to. Stock is In good condition. Klamath County No Fall wheat has been sown. Heavy rains and some snow have checked plowing. Grass is growing nicely. All kinds of livestock are look ing well, but some stockmen are already feeding. MAY COME TO PORTLAm Alaska Company May Open Head quarters Here. R. Ouffroy, a well-known promoter of the Alaska Transportation & Coal Com pany, arrived in Portland yesterday. Mr. Ouffroy's company owns ex'tenslve coal properties on the Alaskan Coast between Henerdon and Portage Bays. A grant has been secured from the Government for right of way and terminals for a road connecting Mine Harbor on the for mer bay with Portage Bay. The com pany's mine lies one and one-half miles back from Mine Harbor and the road has been graded for that distance. The en tire proposed line will be 16 miles in length and will tap extensive coal de posits. The present plan Is to equip only that portion of the road from Mine Har bor to the company's workings. With this end in view, Mr. Ouffroy has bought, the famous Alaskan liner Jeanie, and will operate her In connection with the spur of railroad in carrying the out put of the mine. The Jeanie is one of the stanchest vessels which ever plied in Alaskan waters. She Is 246 feet in length, 38 feet beam and has a draught of 18 feet. She ha3 a carrying capacity of about 1300 tons and accommodations for 60 first-class passengers. Originally she was a whaler, having been built at Bath, Me., but was remodeled and brought to North Pacific waters at the time of the gold discoveries. She has broken all records for early passages between Puget Sound and Nome and Is a favorite with Alaska traders. The Jeanie sailed from Seattle on Wed nesday with material, machinery and la borers for building the road and operat ing: the mine. Work will be pushed during the Winter and it is expected to open the first mile and a half of road by the first of May next. Meanwhile the mine will be worked and Mr. Ouffroy expects to have 10.000 tons of coal ready for shipment when the line is completed. .The Henerdon Bay coal is said to be equal to the best bituminous and con tracts have already been made for 40,000 tons of it for next year. It is for the purpose of fulfilling these contracts that the Jeanie has been acquired. She will be used for carrying the output of the mine and general freight and passenger business. Most of the coal already contracted goes to Nome and St. Michael, but it Is in demand all along the coast and can be brought to the States on a basis of competition with other commercial coal. The Jeanie will also do a large business In bringing down the output of the canneries, notably those on Bristol Bay. From just what port she will ply In T'the States" has not been decided, but it is understood that Portland is being con sidered. The occasion of Mr. Onffroys present visit here is to arouse interest in the Henerdon Bay among local commercial enterprises. Among some of the leading business men in the city it is believed that, should proper efforts be made, this city could Becure the headquarters of the company, in which case the Jeanie would clear from here Instead of the Sound ports. Mr. Onffroy is also general manager of the Alaskan Peninsular Packing Com pany, which corporation he organized about a year ago. He stated last night that the total output of the Bristol Bay canneries for 1903 would amount to 1,700, 000 cases of salmon, the largest In the history of Alaska salmon fishing. Coffee. Dr. Austin Flint, of New York, in his chapter on "Physiological Gastronomy," in his "Essays and Articles on Physiology and Medicine," just published, has this to say about coffee: Looking at the coffee question as It affects individuals, and excluding those few who are constitutionally opposed to coffee, the usual effect Is as follows: By Its gentle stimulant influence it excites the brain to healthful and cheerful work and provides against subsequent exhaus tion. It enable? sedentary persons to eat more moderately and to digest Ihelr food better. It nrepares for unusual mental or physical strain. It more surely than anything oise removes, almost magically, the exnaustlon which follows extraoruinary labor or any kind. Allow ing for idiosyncrasies, coffee, taken In moderation, has no bad effects, either immeaiato or remote. MAKE DATE TO EAT Board of Trade Holds Its Annual Meeting,' WILL -GIVE BANQUET SOON Officers for Coming Year Are Elected and Secretary Makes Report of Work -Done and In Store for the Organization. The Portland Board of Trade rill start on its career of 1904 with a new set of officers elected yesterday afternoon at the annual meeting held at the Chamber of Commerce. The only other business transacted at the meeting was the nam l . . I. B. Hammond, elected President Board of Trade. t... 4 ing of the date for the annual banquet, which Is to be held at the Hotel Port land January 5. The following officers were unanimously elected: President, I. B. Hammond. First vice president, C. M. Idleman. Second vice president, Guy Willis. Treasurer, B. Lee Paget. Trustees, Seneca Smith, L. J. Shell, T. B. Potter, P. W. Custer, G. W. Allen, G. W. Morrow, B. S. Pague, Paul do Hass, J. Harvey O'Bryan. The annual report was read by Secre tary Shlllock and It combined. In a meas ure, a treasurer's statement. The finances of the organization have been In bad shape, but during the past year most of the outstanding debts have been paid. Only a few bills remain unpaid, and when all of the dues have been paid by the 55 delinquent members, considered good by the secretary, the Board will be out of debt. Only a few of the mem bers were present at the meeting and the only bit of flurry that was occasioned was brought about by Thomas Gulnean, who thought he scented a job when the nomination committee presented the list of officers that were elected. Mr. Gulnean managed to get well along In what had all the ear marks of a scorching denun ciation of the method adopted by the Board of electing offlcers. "It strikes me that this course is stupid and silly," he said, his voice just get ting on to a high key of surprised In dignation, "and I for one" Just here the wind was taken out of Mr. Guinean's oratorical effort by President jjeach when he calmly Informed Guln ean that he was not a member of the Board. Mr. Gulnean was very much surprised. Secretary Shlllock informed the meet ing that Mr. Guinean's resignaikm had, taken place some months ago aiid that his request for reinstatement had not been acted upon and therefore he had no voice In the proceedings. Mr. Gulnean made a feeble protest and as the chances of his being able to deliver his nomina tion speech seemed about done, C. M. Idleman came to his rescue with a mo tion to the effect that the rule be sus pended In Mr. Guinean's case and that he be elected a member in good standing without waiting for a report from the committee on membership to report. In order to do this all business was tem porarily suspended until Gulnean again became a member of the Board. When this was done, Mr. Gulnean rose and picked up his speech where It had been broken off and nominated B. Lee Paget for president. Mr. Paget thanked Colonel Tom Gin can bobbed Tip at the meeting for the first time in eight months. Ouinenn. hut ripr1!nirt nnrt Inclsts U he would accept no other office but the one selected for him by the committee. When the matter of the banquet came ' up Mr. Gulnean again lifted his voice In protest He would have no banquet until the organization nad done some thing creditable. Secretary Shillock's report follows in : part: Today the board has a membership of over 300. All of the old obligations hae been wiped 1 out and With the ntlnn nf vnma V31r ol I .m Airlnf ttin CAAA.a. nj4 & &!.. i wr.& vw vwiMj auu cb auw uuer small I J . ..II l Ml.t.L V M. At . .. I Miicri u ul nwvu viiu- va uiek UiruUCa TF- 1 HBr Jfiw1 ?B MA 2sr ? L '""IT jr Ah evH necN l "v lro WOrt FoW (V Alf?m frO0 OF THIS V OJIraCiTY. I "I HAVETHC I HONAH TO JAY I J THAT. IN THE I l Main I HAVE iwil been Rhjht" I i J i ) I - 7 I I ' i i V 1 I I .I t collection of delinquent dues, the board faces the New Tear with practically a clean slate. All this has been made possible through the loyal support and energetic co-operation of Its devoted members. During the year Juat ended 1604 pieces of literature ha-e Wea sent to individual inquirers, packages were sent in bulk for distribution to over 20 different cities and over 800 letters were written. Almost every National convention held d urine the past year has been supplied with printed matter by the Board of Trade. In this way from 20.000 to 25.000 pieces of literature have been dis tributed In convention halls. The Board of Trade has been an actire sup porter of every transportation project that has been launched for the development of the state and the extension of Portland's commerce and trade. This organization took the Initiative in at tracting attention to the transportation needs of Central Oregon, and secured the appoint ment of a Joint committee, that presented tbo situation to, -Ur. E. H. Harriman. with thu view of either securing an extension of the O lumbia Southern Hallway or the buildlpg of a new line into Central Oregon by the O. R. & N. Company. This effort, while it has not yet borne fruit, promises results. This board has also actively participated in the effort to gTve Eastern Oregon transporta tion relief through the buildings of a portage road between The Dalles and Celllo. It me morialized the Oregon Slato Legislature, urg ing the passage of the portage railway ap propriation bill, supplementing this effort by committee work and telegrams to the members of the Multnomah delegation. Later it ex posed the source of the opposition to the pert age railway act, frustrating the attempt to de feat the will of the people of this state by In voking the referendum. Resolutions requesting the citizens of Oregon to withhold their sig natures from the referendum petitions In cir culation were sent broadcast throughout the state and the efforts of ,the Interests seeking to defeat the portage road were brought to naught. Other transportation enterprises that have re ceived the active support of the board are a line of steamers Into Tillamook and Nehalem, the Portland-Nehalem and Tillamook Railroad, and the project of Captain Richard Chllcott for the establishment of a line of steamers, be tween this port and Valdes, Alaska, and the building of & railroad from Valdes to Eagle City. The' time has arrived for the appearance of a booklet on Portland and another on the state of Oregon. There Is at the present time absolutely no booklet on Portland suitable for exploitation work in existence, the only mat ter in the line available being the somewhat expenslte souenlr pictorial publications to be found In book stores and newsstands. A suit able booklet on Portland Is one of the urgent needs of this city today, while an up-to-date booklet on Oregon would meet an equally urg ent need of the state. These needs it Is hoped by the board to, supply during the com ing J ear. It appears that amalgamation of the com mercial organizations ot Portland at this time is not feasible. Such being the case, there should be closer co-operation between the vari ous bodies in existence, especially In all mat ters of common Interest. If a suggestion be not Impertinent, there Secretary Max Shlllock read bis first an nual report. ought also to be established as an adjunct to the board an anti-knockers' league, whose duty it should be to throttle every attempt or semblance of an attempt, whether malicious 'or Innocent, to injure the fair name ot this city and state by word of mouth, pen or em blem. "While we are all proud of the "Webfoot State, there are rainy.day emblems passing as souvenirs. In evidence In the shop windows of Portland, that are a libel upon Oregon's cli mate, and their use should be discouraged If not prohibited, by reason of the misleading Im pressions they give strangers. If there Is any criticism to be made upon Portland, it is that her citizens are not awake to her opportunities. There Is also too much of -a spirit of indifference, folding of hands and a disposition to let well enough alone. There Is much work for tho Portland Board of Trade to do. Its platform is broad enough for any citizen to stand on, and all "having the best Interests of the city at heart can safely march under Its banners and take a hand In Its work. The time was never more propitious for united effort than it Is today, and if the Board ot Trade Is given the sup port that the Importance of Its work merits, a greater, more beautiful, and more widely known Portland will be the result. PAUTffEKS BEIN& "UNIONIZED. Texas Organization Is Spreading Like Wildfire. FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 3. The farmers of Texas are being unionized at a rapid rate. There are today 3000 unions in Texas, with a total membership of 40,000 or more, and the organization is spreading like wildfire. It began at Emory, Raines County, about 10 months ago, under the name of the Farmers' Educational and Co-operative Union of America, and is now established in near ly every populous county in Texas. About the middle of February next a meeting will be held for completing a state organi zation and it is believed the movement will spread to other, states, as tho Farm ers Alliance, which organized In Kansas, did a few years ago. The purpose of the union Is to buy and sell in bulk, to educate along agricultural lines and to eschew politics, but never theless to discuss political economy. Grafting of Ear a Success. NEW YORK, Dec 3. The Western mineowner who procured, through the me dium of $5000, a new ear, which was grafted upon his head after being cut from another man's head, has returned from the private hospital in Philadelphia, where the operation was conducted by a New York surgeon. Circulation has been established In the foreign flesh and appar ently the operation" was a success. The man who sold his ear has returned to his home near Pittsburg, where he has a wife and child. Oregon Kidney Tea eliminated all Impur ities. It ,13 & perfect Spring medicine. WO if iJ m SHEEP' KING ANGRY Thirty Witnesses Say His Character Is Bad. THE DEFENSE HAS ITS INNING Trial of AsaB. Thomson, Accused of Soliciting Bribe, Draws to Close- The Final Arguments Will Begin This Morning. Oh. wotTsome power the gittle gie us. Tae see ourselves as lthers see us. If Robert Burns could have been in Charles Cunningham's shoes yesterday, the desire expressed in his poetic lamen tation would have been more than satis fied. Mr. Cunningham probably didn't have the desire that filled the heart of the poet, but regardless of this he had the opportunity to see himself as at least 30 of his fellowmen see him. And the pic ture drawn by them was not character ized by any element of artistic Ideals. The greater portion of the day was used by the defense In bringing out the alleged bad character of the "sheep king." Forty witnesses had been subpenaed for that purpose and 2S of them were placed upon the stand. If their testimony is true Mr. Cunningham's reputation among tho peo ple of his county for truth, veracity and honesty. Is shady, to say the least Each one swore that Cunningham's relations with the truth were very strained. The prosecution's principal witness In the case against Asa B. Thomson, listened to this fire of adverse criticism until he could stand It no more. With anger Hash ing from his gray eyes he interrupted the court to denounce one witness as a scoun drel. He would probably have said more, but the court warned him to keep silence under penalty of a fine for contempt He was forced to sit In silence and listen to the remainder of the array of criticism. The prosecution endeavored to meet this evidence by that of a number of wit nesses who testified to the good character of the sheeprdan. One of these surprlseu the prosecution by admitting that he could not say that Mr. Cunningham's reputation . was the best, The evidence In the case was completed late In the afternoon and the argument will commence this morning. It is ex pected that a verdict will be rendered by the Jury before tonight. The case opened yesterday morning with T. C. Taylor on tho stand. He testified that he saw Thomson get off the train In Pendleton on the Sunday evening follow ing the Heppner flood. R. Alexander testi fied to the same facts. Was Drunk When Interviewed. W. C. E. Prultt, a reporter on the Pen dleton Tribune, testified that he had in terviewed Cunnlnghom a short time ago. "He told me," said Prultt, "that the pros ecution of Mr. Thomson was simply a political game. He said that he was tired of the whole thing and wished he was out of it." The witness said that Cunningham was drunk when he gave the interview. Colonel J. H. Raley said that he did not see Thomson on Sunday, June 21, and was not talking to him on the street, as was testified by those who claimed that Thom son had asked for a bribe. Thomas McNutt, special agent for the Land Office, testified that the claim proofs were suspended at his Instance. He had heard the officials talking of the proofs, but had not examined them particularly. He stated that as soon as this case is fin ished he will begin an Investigation of tho fraudulent methods of obtaining land, as disclosed by the evidence in this case. Edward Robinson, clerk in the La Grande Land Office, identified tb sus pended claims. He explained that the sus pension was because oi miA oi v,i.. of sufficient residence on the property. Mr. Robinson testified that notices of the sus pensions were mailed by registered letter to the addresses of the claimants, as shown In the proof papers. But it was shown that the letters were never received by the persons at the place they swore was their postoffice address. The letters had to be sent to Pendleton before they were delivered to the addresses. Thomson Takes the Stand. Asa B. Thomson then took the stand and told his story of the affair. He Iden tified the proof papers In question and stated that they had been suspended be cause of lack of proof of residence on the claims. "I first learned that Cunning ham had an interest in these claims through a conversation with him in Swer ingen's saloon. I went to Pendleton on Sunday morning and Cunningham asked me to step into the office. Ho said he wanted to speak to me. I stepped into the office. Mr. Cunningham called the bartender and ordered a drink. Then he said: 'How about those homestead proofs?' I asked him which ones he meant. He re plied that there were several. I asked him if he knew the names of the locators. He mentioned some of them, and I re membered tho circumstances. Ha nslrv we what the boys would havo to do. 1 told hhn that they would have to show more proof of residence. He urged me to post the papers through for his sake. He said he expected to get the property when the boys proved up on their claims and that he knew they had been living on the claims enough to prove up on them. Then he remembered that ho had helped to put me in the Land Office, and if I was going to hold up his claims, that way he would make me sorry I ever got there. I told him he could go to h 1. Then I got up and left. "The first I heard of the accusation that I had demanded money on the proofs was In Pendleton. A friend of mine told mo he had heard Judge Balleray say to Judge Hartman that they had affidavits enough to get me In plenty of trouble." "In reply to a question Thomson said. "I never asked any one for money, nor told any one that money was demanded by any official in my office to secure the passage of proofs." "Did any of these claimants ever come to you and ask what they should do to get their claims through?" "No, they did not I did not have any conversation with them at all about the proofs." Thomson testified that he passed through Pendleton on Sunday, June 21, but that he did not leave the depot He did not see Judge Raley that day, nor Asa Rayburn. The latter testified that on this date he saw Thomson on the street with Mr. Raley and that Thomson solicited a bribe at that time. Thomson stated that Attorney Hall had promised to notify him when the grand Jury should take up his case, but that ho failed tp do it "I told Mr. Hall that I wanted to mako a statement before 'the Jury, and he prom ised to wire me In time for Lae to get here. Afterward I wired to him and asked when the case would come up. I didn't get any answer to the message. Mr. Hall did not let me know when the case was up, and I did not know hat my affair was before the Jury until I heard of the Indictment." "Don't you think you should have come down of your own accord?" asked Mr. Hall. "No. You promised to notify me." "Do you think I wanted to be unfair with you?" "Well, it seems that you did not keep your word, at any- rate." Received No Telephone Message. The witness denied that he had rnpitvrt a telephone message from Joe Parks v A Place Well Won T ABfeitheSun jg to-day regulates the M lt'&m v ? Si i. An illustrated history of the cvTlW. V K V 1 MM p watch sent free upon, re- Q:bCfi:sV b V s v wS asking him to come to Pendleton to see Cunningham. Mr. Hall introduced an affidavit made by Thomson, in which he is quoted as saying that he met Cun ningham about half way between the depot and the postoffice,' while on the way to his hotel. Thomson said this was a mistake, he had said that he met Cunningham about half way between the depot and the post office, but did not say the meeting oc curred when he was going to the hotel. R. J. Slater, State Senator, testified that the general reputation of Cunning ham was bad. He also asserted that Thomson bore a good reputation. "How do you know his reputation?" asked Mr. Hall. "He was nominated for the Legisla ture and during the campaign nothing was said against his character." In reply to questions, Slater said he was a Democrat and Thomson was a Re publican. L. B. Reeder, former Speaker -of tho House of Representatives in the Oregon Legislature, testified that Cunningham bore a bad reputation and that Thomson bore a good one. Zoeth Houser was testifying that Cun ningham's reputation was bad, when Cunningham shouted: "I pay my bills and that scoundrel don't" Judge Bellinger rose up and, pointing his finger at Cunningham, said: "If you speak again when you are not spoken to, I will fine you for contempt of court. I am strongly tempted to do It now." Mr. Hall asked the witness what he had heard that militated against Cunning ham's character. "He was accused of burning his sheep and of having his herders drive them on the railroad track so he could make the road pay for killing them." Heard About Him for 20 Years. William Matlock, George B. Peebles, H. A. Faxon and John Halley testified that Cunningham had a bad reputation and that Thomson bore a good one. Mr. Faxon said he had been hearing deroga tory statements about Cunnlngham'3 character for 20 years. William Folsom. County Recorder, said that Cunningham bore a bad reputation for truth and ve racity. He admitted, on cross-examina tion, that Cunningham had opposed him in a political election. J. M. Ferguson said: "His reputation is very bad." L. A. Vogle gave testlmouv against Cunningham's reputation, but admitted that the "sheep king" had caused his arrest at one time. Professor J. F. Nowlin, County Super intendent of Schools, of Umatilla County, testified. to Thomson's good reputation. M. J. Kearney said he didn't remem ber ever hearing any one say they would believe Cunningham, but he had heard many say they would not believe him. A number of other witnesses testified to similar statements relative to Cunning ham's character. The defense then rested Its case, and the prosecution Introduced evidence In rebuttal. Ullssus Rudd testified that Ayers was not In the barroom while Thomson and Mr. Cunningham were In the office. He admitted to the defense, though, that he thought there was a drop-in customer or two and he could not say who they were. A. D. Stlllman, an attorney of Pendle ton, testified that Cunningham has a good reputation for truth and voracity. George Froome, of Pendleton, said that Cunningham's reputation was good. R. Alexander, a merchant of Pendle ton, said: "Some say his reputation is good, some say it's bad. I wouldn't like to say It's bad and I don't know that I can say it's good." Joseph Basler said: "To the best of my knowledge his reputation Is good." A number of other witnesses testified similarly and the prosecution closed Its case. SACAJAWEA A GOOD "AD." Booklets Telling Her Story Booming Lewis and Clark Fair. The little editorial from the Fairfax, S. C, I Enterprise, copied in today s Oregonlan, proves what has been repeatedly said and written to the Sacajawea Statue Assosla tlon "that their efforts to commemorate the part this Indian woman took in the Lewis and Clark expedition have done more to advertise the coming Exposition than the entire work of the Commission ers or committee of publicity." Thou sands of the little booklets containing the story of Sacajawea, with notices and ref erences to the Fair, have been sent broad cast over the United States. Nor have they been scattered promiscuously, but have been sent with personal letters, Sac ajawea buttons, and other matter, directly to people interested along just such lines of work and history. Packages of the booklets are sent dally to women of other states who send for them to distribute among tho patriotic women of the coun try, hut all this ha3 taken money, and the association has not had one cent except what has been made by membership fees. It would now become those who are get ting so much free advertising, at the ex pense of the association, to come forward with a handsome donation for the Statue Association, thereby "casting their bread upon the waters." SECRETARY SACAJAWEA STATUE ASSOCIATION. Townslte Surveyed on New Lines. A map or plan of the townslte of Axtel, of Port Axtel. 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WALKER, 151 First Street, Corner Yamhill, Portland, Or. the Homberg Steam Navigation Company, Ltd., of New York, from which a rail road, the Alaska Short Line, Is to be bull! to the coal fields on Kachemak Bay, and ii in latitude 51 north, longitude 153 west The townslte Is being laid out in a differ ent style from that of Portland, the streets spreading out like the ribs of a fan, so as to put the territory available for city purposes, and to locate all the streets on solid ground and a good grade. None of the streets will be in gulches, as some are In Portland, the plan of which was drawn and laid on the ground, while in this case the ground has all been sur veyed, levels taken, etc., and the plan made to fit the ground. This idea Is copied from towns in Belgium which have been remodeled, 'the old narrow streets having been widened and given curbs and old buildings torn down to make the city beautiful. Axtel, which startes out on this style, will be a corker for beauty when it is built up. ANNUAL Y. K C. A. CONVENTION Delegates From Oregon and Wash ington to Meet at Forest Grove. The annual convention of the Y. M. C. A. for Oregon and Idaho, which com mences today In Forest Grove, will be at tended by 50 or 60 members of the Port land Association. The object of tho con vention is to spread the work of the Y. M. C. A. among colleges. Last year the convention was held at Newberg. Several prominent Eastern members will be present, who have come West to at tend this convention and tho Washington convention, which commences three days after the present meeting Is ended. Today's programme is to bo short, as nothing is scheduled for the morning or afternoon. On Saturday and Sunday there will he three sessions dally. To day's proceedings are limited to the fol lowing: 7:3) P. M. Convention called to order by President C. L. Fay. Song Service, led by Fred B. Willis, general secretary, Omaha, Neb. 8 P. M. Address, "A Twentieth Century Movement," Fred B. Willis. Temple Beth Israel. Services will be held this evening In Temple Beth Israel at S o'clock. Dr. Le vlne will lecture on the subject, "Is God Interested in Man?" All are welcome. Tired babies become rested babies when fed on Mellin's Food. Mellin's Food nour ishes. You will be elad that you sent for a sample of Mellin's Food when you see how eazcrly baby takes it. MELLIN'S FOOD CO.. BOSTON. MASS. 4 Thousands of children have made Kindcrbcasts. Get a package of H-0 and find out why. Here is the Giraffe. Can you do it? H-O s There is nothing in H-0 but the absolutely necessary, vital, nutritious part of the oats nothing else whatever. That is all yon buy, and you get two full pounds of that. 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