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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1SHH5. ST.JOHN IS FREE FOR FEW SECONDS Idaho Judge Grants Writ of Habeas Corpus in Fed erationist's Case. HE IS REARRESTED AT ONCE Ghnrsc of Rioting: In Colorado May He Changed Tatcr to That of Murder of n Shift Koss Named Collins. BY W. G. MAC KAE. BOISE. Idaho, March 14. (Staff Corrc npndeicc.) Vlncont St. John wis a free man tiy for about 46 seconds. No wencr had Judge Stewart granted the writ of habeas corpus than Sheriff Nich ols, ef ChWwoII, served a warrant for his arro.se charging him with the murder of x-Gevernor Steunenberg. This was just x mulwhift, for Sheriff Rutan and a guard from Tcllurlde were waiting with AxtradtUon papers from the Governor of Colorado, charging St. John with rioting in ToJlMride In 1902. Wttll" Sheriff Rutan would not 'admit thai the charge of rioting against St. John would be changed to that of murder whan lie arrived at Telluride, there is rcaseu to believe that this will be the case. Klther in the confusion of Harry Orchard or that made by Steve Adams, ike murder of a xhlft boss named Col lins, who was shot through a window, was cleared up. and St. John is said to huvo committed the murder. Smiles at Judge's Decision. On the showing that the prosecution made t hold St. John it was a foregone conclusion that Judge Stewart would grant the writ. The arrest which fol lowed St. John's discharge surprised neithor tho prLsonor nor the attorneys. "When Judge Stewart, after reviewing the arguments, announced fhat St. John was free, a broad smile adorned the Fedcr atlonist's face, and he yawned and stretched as if he had been greatly bored by the whole proceedings. As tho court adjourned St. John walked owt of the courtroom. Behind him hur rld Sheriff Nichols. Warden Whitney Hl several other oflieials. SherifT Nich olas whispered to St. John that he had a warrant or him. and the only remark that the announcement drew from the mlnvr was: St. John Again in Jail. "You had better road it." The reading of the warrant took but a few minutes, and St. John was taken to the county jail and later this after noon was placed upon a train and takun to Caldwell. It was the intention of Sheriff Rutan to take St. John to Den ver, but the train coming from Denver was late, and there was not time enough to have Governor Gooding sign the ex tradition papers and catch the train. The next move on behalf of SL John will be made this morning. Attorneys Richardson. Miller and Nugent will, when St. John is taken before the Probate Court In tho morning. Insist upon a show ing being made by the Colorado officers that St. John was actually present in Colorado when the crime charged against him was committed. They will In all probability contest the extradition, and It may be several days lefore St. John is taken away. Hope to Get Indictment. This Is what the prosecution hopes for. for in the meantime they hope to obtain an Indictment from the grand jury. Tomorrow morning Harry Orchard will be taken to Caldwell for arraignment. "While It has been some time since a true bill has been returned against Orchard, he has not hud his day in court. It la believed the grand jury will report tho indictment in the morning and that his arraignment will follow. The prosecu tion Is sllont concerning Steve Adams. Plan Steunenberg Memorial. BOISE. Idaho, March 14. (Special.) A mooting was held hero today for the purpose of organizing an association to bring about the erection of a suitable memorial to the late Frank Steunenberg. There were a number present from differ ent parts of the state. "W. A. Coughan our. by whom the Invitations were ex tended, presided. Officers of tho associ ation were elected as' follows: V. A. Coughanour. president; Montlc B. Gwinn, secretary: C. W. Moore, treas urer; Frank Martin, general vice-president. F. S. Dietrich. E. M. Wolfe and William Baldcrston were chosen to form with the officers a permanent cxecutlvo committee of seven, to which the as sociation delegated the authority to form ulate and adopt a plan of procedure, to the ond of the accomplishment of the purposes of the association. The execu tive committee will name one or more vice-prcsldeuta for each county. Parade IVIth Red Flags. NEW YORK, March 14. The Industrial Workers of the World, the new labor or ganisation. In joint conference with tho Socialist Labor organization, held parades nnd a mass meeting at the plaza on Union Square tonight to protest against the arrest of Charles H. Moyer, president; Charles D. Haywood, secretary, andPet tlbonc and St. John, members of tho Western Federation of Miners, In connec Ion with the murder of cx-Govcrnor Sk'.euncnberg. of Idaho. .About 2000 persons took part In the paAide through the East Side streets and attended the Joint meeting at the plaza. Red nags were carried by the paradcrs, and vie of the transparencies read: "Our brothers, Moyer. Haywood, Pettl bone ail St, John, must not be murdered. Show tha master class your spirit." Rcsolufions denouncing the arrest of the offlecrv a"d members of the Western Federation were adopted. COOKS HIS WAY OUT; OF PRISON Colored Murderer Bid Ditty Prompt ly in penitentiary. OLYMPIA, Wash,. March 14. (Special.) Governor Mead today commuted the sentence of Esau BaJUmare, .sent to the penitentiary from Kutltas County. May 22. 18M, for 30 years .on conviction of mur der in the second degree- to 31 years, ten ninths and ten days acftpal time,' causing hie release April 1. 130&, His sentence wauM -J.Y8 expired by reason of .good tiate lQtvs.cc October 22, icxt. Baltlafrorc Is a colored man and it Is stated that for ten years he has acted as chief cook in the prison, during -which time he hao cooked for an a'erage of 70) men dally, that he has never missed a day In the kitchen and never been late with a meal. ASK FOR EUGEN'E FRANCHISE Electric Railway Promoters Promise to Begin Work In the Spring. EUGENE, Or., March 14. (Special J Application has been made by A. B. Wood, G. B. Hengen, O. F. Paxton nnd F. L. Chambers to the City Council for a franchise for the use of streets In Eu gene for electric railways. The claim Is made by the promoters that the scheme Is ably financed and that If the franchise Is granted work on construction will be gin this Spring. While it Is not so given out. It Is the general belief that this move is closely in touch with the scheme of the Wil lamette Valley Traction Company for the electrifying of the Volley. The Council has taken the matter undT advisement. WAGSTAFF IS ARRAIGNED. Albany Man Is Accused of Trying to Poison Ills Wife. A LB ANT. Or. March 14. (SpccJal.) Elmor Wagstaff, arrested last evening on a charge of attempting to poison his wife, was today arraigned In the Justice Court and given tlme to prepare for a prelim- FEDERATION OFFICIALS ENTERING COURTHOUSE AT BOISE MONDAY WHEN HABEAS CORPUS WRIT WAS REFUSED BY IDAHO SUPREME COURT SECRETARY W. I). HAYWOOD IS THE LARGE MAN IN SHORT OVERCOAT IN LEIT IK 1'RESIUKNT C. II. MOVER. SHERIFF NICHOLS, GUARD ROU JOHNSON FOLLOW THE PRISONERS. lnary examination. This was set for Fri day morning at 9 o'clock. The prisoner was released on 3000 ball. Feeling over the matter Is pretty warm, and It Is asserted there will tie denoue ments when the trial comes off that will be sensational In the extreme. Wagstaff and his wife had not sustained harmon ious domestic relation's for some time, and friends of the accused man assert that the wife Is conspiring for his downfall. TAUGHT AN ALIEN TONGUE SETTLEMENT OF FOREIGNERS HAS SCHOOL OF ITS OWN. Money Drawn From General School Fund, and Truant Officer IIus No Jurisdiction. OLYMPIA, Wash.. March 14. (Special.) State School Superintendent Bryan re cently received a complaint from Snoho mish County to the effect that In one of the districts in that county there was a settlement' of foreigners who refused to send their children to the public school, but had them attend a private school, where Instructions were given them most ly in a foreign language. The Superin tendent requested the Attorney-General to give an opinion as to whether such a school entitled the district to draw per diem from the general school fund for school attendance, and also whether the truant ofllcer would be warranted In com pelling the private school pupils to attend the public schools. The Attorney-General holds that under the law the district must be paid in full from the school funds, and that the chil dren cannot be compelled to attend the public schools. The School Superintend ent declares he will appeal to tho next Legislature to have tho law changed. Rich "Tip" Lends to Murder. SEATTLE. Wash., March 14. (SpccIaL) Thomas Taylor, who stabbed J. M. Bailey at the Washington Hotel during & waiter's quarrel, will plead guilty to murder In the second degree. A $5 tip given Bailey by a member of the Imperial high Chinese commissioners party led to the affray, so Taylor says. Bailey told Taylor of the gift and the latter passed on the word to a man to whom Bailey owed $3. When Bailey heard of It he started a quarrel that led to the murder. Opposed to Wine Distillery. SEATTLE. Wash.. March 14. (Special.) The W. CL T. U. Is making a fight against the erection of a wine distillery at Green Lake, which Sol Levlnson pro poses to erect- W. C. T. U. representa tives have attempted to secure the co operation of the Chamber of Commerce to prevent the establishment of the plant. Good Words for CbamberLata'fc Cench Remedj-. People everywhere take pleasure In tes tifying to the good qualities of Chamber lain's Cough Remedy. Mrs. Edward Phil lips, of Barclay, Md., writes: 4,I wish to tell you that I can recommend Chamber lain's Cough Remedy. My little girl. Cath erine, who Is 2 years old. has been taking this remedy whenever she has had a cold since she was two months old. About a month ago I contracted a. dreadful cold myself, but took Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and was soon as well as cx-er. Recently, when my husband was buying a bottle of this remedy, a man, stepped up and said. 'Mr. Phillips. Is that a good medicine? and nay hwfe&nd replied. "It can't be keat.' " This remedy for sale by all druggists. FOB JOINT DEBUTE Plan Advocated by Senatorial Aspirant Lowell. GRAND TOUR OF STATE Candidates for Congress and State Offices Could Visit the Principal Points and Advance Their Stand Before People. SALEM? Or.. March 14. (Special.) Stephen A. Lowell, candidate for Re publican nomination for United states Senator, wants to arrange a Joint pri mary campaign for all Republican as pirants for state and district offices, nnd to that end has addressed a letter to all Republican candidates now in the field. The plan is variously viewed by candidates, but there are not enough of them hero to make it pos sible, to ascertain whether the plan meets general favor. In his letter Judge Lowell says, in part: "I desire to co-operate with candi dates for othor ofilces, nnd It has oc curred to mc that It would be the proper thing, and In accordance with the spirit of the primary election law. if arrangements could bo mad by which the candidates for Congresslon- OXE OF THE EARLIEST OREGON SCHOOLTEACHERS. The Late Jobs 5. NcwclL John Stephen Newell, -who died March 13 at hla residence near Gxx ton. Or., wm a -well-known plonetr of this state. Born February -1. 1S31. in CUrksvIHe. Tcnn.. he rptal most of bis boyhood near Burlington. Ia where hi father moved !n IStL In 1S52 be left hts home and crossed the plains to Oreiron. Two years later hf was married to Ml5s Sarah E. Kerar, a slater of W. Q. Kern, of this cltjr. thfi second white marriage at Mount Tabor, at a time when that point waa reached only by a blazed trail through the woods from Mllwanklc. Mr. Newell lived nearly -40 years at Mount Tabor, where he was one of the earliest schoolteachers, a recruit ing Sergeant during the Civil War. Justice of the Peace and County Com mlstioner from 1SS2 to 1690. In 1S90 he removed to Gaston, where ha re sided until the time of his death. Flv children urvive him; C S. Ncwtll. of San FTaneUco; J. P. New ell, of Portland, and W. K. and The rcaa Newell and "Mrs. Bessie Mcrter. of Gtufton. t t al. Senatorial and state offices could make a tour of the state together, commencing- about the 25th of this month and closing; In Portland on the day before the primaries, making thus available probably 12 days for mass meetings at Important centers in the state. "My impression Is, from somewhat extended political experience and rea sonable knowledge of human nature, that it will be for the Interest of all the candidates If such arrangement can be made, because by such means each can bear his share of the ex pense which would thus be minimized, and an advance agent could be em ployed who would arrange halls, music and advertising and thereby the public would become interested and nttend the meetings for the purpose of both seeing the candidates and hearing their views upon publlc ques tions. My observation Is that letters and circulars are promptly consigned to the wnstebasket. and that the only satisfactory way of reaching the elec torate Is In mass meetings and public gatherings. "Judging the sentiment generally over the state from the expressions of men with whc.i I have been brought In contact. I believe a plan of this kind would be met with favor by all rJtlzens. nnd by this means all candi dates would be given an equal oppor tunity to come In contact with the voters." Judge Lowell sent a copy of this letter to each of his competitors for the Scnatorship. He says that If fav orable replies are had a meeting enn THE FOREGROUND. TO nAYWOOD'S ROD BINS AND DETECTIVE GENE be held in Portland to arrange de tails. Some of the candidates who have received this letter say that they have already canvassed the state pretty thoroughly and would not care to go over the same ground again. The fear is also expressed that if rival candi dates should engage in a joint cam paign they might start out In the most friendly spirit but would gradually be gin to answer oach other's remarks and drift Into a debate Into which more or loss feeling might be thrown. The matter of expense, however. Is a strong point In favor of tho joint campaign idea, for some of the candi dates are not so amply provided with funds as others, and the joint can vass would lighten the burden. POLITICS IN GRANT COUNTY County-Seat Fight May Bring: Out an Extra Candidate. CANYON CITY. Or., March 14. (Spe cial.) Grant County will probably have no candidates for the Legislature this year, unless forced into action by the bitter county-seat fight now being waged between Prairie City and Canyon City. It was conceded until quite recently that Crook County was entitled to the Joint Representative, as she Is without repre sentation in the Legislature, while Grant has an able representative In Senator J. A. Lay cock. Crook County demanded recognition, and has brought out Dr. H. P. Belknap as the leading Republican candidate. Dr. Belknap is a brother of Dr. . C. Belknap, Mayor of Prairie City, and one of the leaders In the fight for the county seat. It seems that the Prairie City faction has offered political Independence to the peo ple of Northern Grant, who. two years ago, sought secession under the name Lewis and Clark County. Canyon City adherents accuse the promoters of tho Belknap boom of playing into the hands of Prairie City, preparing the way for, county division at the next Legislative session. They naturally resent this, and are threatening to knife Dr. Belknap. There Is also some talk of running In a dark horse from this part of the joint dls trlcu Senator Laycock is supposed to have lent encouragement to the division schemo two years ago. and advocates of division say he is practically bonnd to tliat policy In case fair and equitable terms are pro posed by the county division committee. Republicans generally indorse statement No. 1 as within the party, while Demo crats stand for It. at least theoretically, with no limitation whatever. Senator Laycock declines to state his position on the matter, but it Is generally understood that he reserves the right to consider tho man -and his methods, also that ho Is great admirer of Judge Stephen A. Lovfcll. .Notices of Candidacy. SALEM. Or.. March 14. (Special.) W. H. Hobson, jot Stayton. has filed notice of his candidacy for Republican nomination for the Stato Senate from Marion County. He pledges htmself to support his party's choice for UizUted States Senator. George H. Merryroan. of Klamath Falls, has filed notice ot candidacy for Republi can nomination aor Joint Representative from Klamath. Ltike. Crook and Grant. He makes no pla'sc on United States Senator. Cold-Storage Plfnt to Be Built. SOUTH BEND, WflsK. March U. (SivccIaL) J. If. Alojcnndcr. of Ho qulam. has made a proposition to thu people of South Bend to, erect a cold storage plant, the caplfey to bo $6500. The machinery furnished by him will cost 14003. The JC300 balance is to b) furnished here for a 31530 bUdlng and 51030 for working capital. . BANDIT If SIXTEEN Waila Walla Lad a Burglar, Forger and Highwayman. PAL TO REFORM SCHOOL Careers Last Six Weeks, and Nearly Every Night the Precocious Youths Prey on the Public In Some Manner. WALLA WALLA, Wash.. March 14. (Special.) William WaWron. a lad IS years of age, was today sentenced to a term of five years In the penitentiary on a charge of burglary. Corbett Griggs, a boy of 14 years, was sent to the Reform School a few days ago for participation In the same crimes with Waldron. Both boys have confessed lo a series of crimes that places them In tho cate gory of expert burglars, adept forgers and daring highwaymen. For nearly six weeks, during the months of December and January, citizens were amazed and the police baffled at the daring and fre quency of hold-ups and burglaries. One or the other was regularly reported near ly every night and ttte police were ut terly unable to locate tho offenders. Lit tle they thought such work was being done by two slips of boys. The boys began their hold-up career by calling upon a farmer on the outskirts of the city to put up his hands, and ended by the Waldron boy firing a shot at a victim one night when he did not get his hands up quick enough. Their burglaries consisted of small stores, basements and the back rooms of other business houses. They obtained a number of articles at various stores upon forged orders bearing the names of promlnont residents of the city. Young Waldron has been a confirmed hobo for three or four years. Two years ago he hoboed his way to New York City and back, and since the recent carnival of crime In this city lias been to Seattle. Portland and San Francisco. He was arrested by the police of North Yakima and returned to Walla Walla Monday. Judge Brents, In passing sentence, said: "I dislike to send a boy to the peni tentiary, but In this case there seems to be no other way to protect society." IDEAL PLACE FOR OYSTERS Willapa Harbor Companies Arc Mak ing Extensive Plantings. SOUTH BEND. Wash.. March 14. (Special.) Darby & Immal have or dered 15 carloads of seed oysters from tho East for Sprlgn delivery; tho Brown Oyster Company, ten carloads: the Occidental Oyster Company, seven carloads, nnd Andrew Wirt, two car loads. These will all be planted In tha oyster grounds of Willapa Bay. It now looks as If this Spring's Im portations will exceed those of last year by several carloads. At that time 52 carloads were shipped, or five times as mnny as were shipped to Puget Sound. L. H. Whitehead, of Medford. Conn., who took the orders for seed oysters, suys he thinks Willapa Bay will al ways hold tjie Iced for the best East ern oysters. He has visited pluces on the Sound and also at San Francisco, where oysters aro planted, and this bay has advantages over all of them. Th trouble in San Francisco is the sewage, and people are getting afraid to oat oystors there, because they transmit typhoid. Here conditions are ideal. The season for running yottner growth from the natural oyster beds j will begin April 10 and will probably last as long as young growtn is ob tainable In paying quantities. A local oysterman sent some oyster shells taken from beds In Willapa Bay which here every evidence of having been attacked by drills or borers which , had bored line holes Into the shells and killed the oystors. to the United States Fiah Commissioner. The latter says the drill Is a very common enemy of the oyster and It is unfortunate that precautions were not taken to prevent Its introduction into these waters. He also sent instructions con cerning the methods of combatting ihcm in the East. PIXXED DOWN BY TREE TRUXK White Salmon 3Inn Spends Hours In Bed Against His Will. WHITE SALMON. Wash.. March 14. For 36 hours William Vanderpool lay plnned on his bed by a hugo tree trunk that had wrecked hla cabin, two miles north of this place. The walls of his house saved him from Instant death. The prisoner had nearly given up all hope of rescue when he heard the voices of children, and managed to at tract tho attention of the little daugh ter of Edward Grosburg. of White Salmon, who was plucking wild flow ers near the disrupted cabin. "Worn out with his struggle to free himself, chilled by the cold breeze that blew through the wreckage, his voice al most at the last whisper from shouting for help, Vanderpool was taken Sun day afternoon to a neighbor's house. r a i mL. m m imi mx. Where Baking Begins1 Right The baking of the NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY begins with right material, and every step there after through the whole process of baking is right. 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