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8 THE MORNING OKEGONIAN. THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1906. j NEW STEAMSH P LINE IS PROBABLE Harriman's Neglect of Port land May Result in Rival Company Entering. SO SAYS H. WITTENBERG Negotiations Are 'ow In Progress for Line of Steamers to Run to San Francisco in Connection W ith Hill Railroads. HARIUMAN PROMISES CN'FCir HLLEU. The thing for Portland to do is to secure competition in the steamer business between this port and San Francisco. Portland is making a mistake in depending upon the promises of the Harrlman outfit. I have no faith In promises made by Kruttschnltt, Schwerin or Stubbs. Business men of Portland are a unit in declaring it is high time the city Is rid of the crowd that is always ' peddling out promises. Portland Is allowing itself to be ridden by the Harriman outfit, who have ridden her to death. Extracts from interview with Herman Witten berg. If these fee fighting; words, the Har riman officials can make the best of it, for Herman Wittenberg, . prominent Portland manufacturer, will not take a single statement back. What he says he means and he has taken up the cudgel for better steamer service be tween this port and the south. He be lieves the only way to secure it is to induce the entry here of a line of steamers connected with, some other big transcontinental system which will be able and willing to give the liveli est sort of competition to the Harri man steamers. Not only that, but Mr. Wittenberg has taken up the matter with steamship companies elsewhere and he reports considerable encouragement. Within the next three weeks he hopes to be able to announce the decision of the head officials of a rival company to put on a line of modern freight and pas senger steamers to the south. When that time comes, it is believed that Portland Jobbers and manufacturers are going to give the new company every pound of their business. Uarrlman May Have Rival. The name of the company with which negotiations are now being carried on by Mr. Wittenberg is withheld, as he cannot now give it out. He states, however, that the owners of the steam ers are friendly to the Hill lines' and co-operate with them. They would be glad, he says, to make a deal with the roads that rival the Harrlman lines in this territory, and If the scheme be comes a reality, the steamers to the Bay City will be operated in connection with the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern. "I have been in communication with such a company," said Mr. Wittenberg yesterday, "and have received consid erable encouragement. I believe that if I have help, I can land the new trans portation line. I can say that the steam ers and the service ottered, will be bet ter than the best the Harrlman people have to offer in case the project is suc cessful. I will know the decision of the people I am negotiating with inside of the next two or three weeks. "In my opinion," continued Mr. Wit tenberg, "the only thing for Portland to do to improve its transportation fa cilities is to get competition, and the only way to realize real, healthy com petition is to interest people who are allied with the system opposing the Harrlman interests. If an independent line is put on, it will run along for a while and will then be bought over by the Harrlman people and the old condi tion will be restored. Harrlman Long on Promises. "We have made the mistake of our lives depending on the promises of the Harrlman outfit We have made a mistake in allowing Harrlman to pat us on the back and promise something in the sweet bye and bye. "Our firm is ready to back a Hill line to the South in every possible way. In my opinion, it would be better than a line to Alaska operated by the business Interests here. It would result in more practical benefit to this port. 1 strongly favor inducing the Great Northern and the Northern Pacific to come in here. "Jobbers and manufacturers may fear cut-throat competition, where the San Francisco manufacturer and Jobber will be giVen the best of it, but If we have the Great Northern or the Northern Pa clllc interested, we need not fear such rates as would allow the San Francisco Jobber to drive the Portlanders out of the territory in this state. We can say to the Harrlman officials Jf they try anything of that kind, 'Don't you cut rates unfairly, or you won't get a cent's worth of our business." "Local lines of business have been rid den by the Harrlman outlit until they have been ridden to death. I have no faith in the promises of Kruttschnitt, Stubbs or Schwerln. Their interests are centered in San Francisco, and they will do everything for that place and nothing for us. Alaska Line May Come, Too. "The line with which I have negotia tions also operates a line of steamers from the Sound to Alaska, and made arrangements to handle Portland's freight by Seattle when the J1.50 rate was put into effort. Assurances were given that when Portland freight to Alaska be comes sufficient to make the handling of it pay, a -steamer from Portland to Alaska would be put on. Thus, our own merchants would not be put to the ne cessity of going into the steamship busi ness, and I believe the San Francisco line offers more practical benefits than the Alaskan line now being discussed. "Portland business men will be found to be favorable to the Hill steamer line if it is put on. They are unanimous in wanting to get rid of the crowd which Is peddling out promises." Nothing can be known locally of the likelihood of a rival line, backed by the Hill Interests, being put on between Portland and San Francisco, but the subject is being agitated and almost the entire business community, it Is said, would rally to the support of such a competing line. The service given by the Harriman interests Is such that It is being grilled everywhere by business men who are subjected to it. A protest against the inadequate facili ties offered by sea Is heard from the business Interests of Portland, which suf fer because of the Inability to handle the traffic that offers. WILLIAM D. CORNISH HERE Vice-President of Union Faclfic Railway Pays Portland Visit. William D. Cornish, of 120 Broadway, vice-president of the Union Pacific, presi dent of the Cromwell Hteamsnip company, vice-president of the Oregon Short Lino, director of the Southern pacinc, vice-pres. ident of the Portland & Asiatic Steamship Company, and a director of the Wells- Fargo Express Company, as well as officer and director of many otner corporations, reached Portland late last night on the delayed Chicago-Portland Special, which reached the Union Station at 11:2a. Mr. Cornish comes to the Coast on an inspection trip of the properties he is a sociated with in the Northwest. Mrs. Cornish and daughter accompany him, and his secretary, H. B. Taylor. The party will remain in Portland ' for two days. The vice-president of the Union Pacific Is perhaps better known by the title of "Judge," be having held that position in Wisconsin years ago. That he still keeps In touch with the legal fraternity is shown by the fact that he is a member of the "Lawyers' Club" In New York City. Mr. Cornish says he has no special mission on the Coast, but plans to visit this terri. tory about once every year. The party has Just completed a trip through Yellow. stone Park, and the Journey west is large, ly on pleasure. - CEMEXT ARRIVES FOR ROAD Southern. Pacific Preparing for Con struction on Coos Bay Branch. " Preparations are being made for the construction of the first division of the Coos Bay branch of the Southern Pacific, a distance of 40- miles, from Drain toward the coast, and materials of all kinds are being assembled. As yet, however, there is no announcefent from the railroad com pany of the beginning of work. The French ship Laennec, which is due in the harbor from Antwerp today. Is bringing a large quantity of . cement. which was purchased by the Harrlman Interests for the building of the abut ments and foundations of bridges along the new road. This makes it plain that the Southern Pacific will build its own bridges. The cement will go from here in part by ocean and will be landed on the Umpqua at a convenient point. It is likely that 30,000 barrels will be trans ported by schooner from Portland, while 20,000 barrels will go by rail to- the Drain end of the line. THOUSANDS GOIXG TO BOISE Irrigation Congress Will Attract Many Visitors. There will be from 17,000 to 20,000 people visit Boise during the National Irrigation Congress, which opens there on September 3, according to M. B. Gwlnn, chairman of the executive committee, who was in Portland yesterday. Mr. Gwlnn says it will be the greatest convention of its kind ever held by the organization. September 3 Is to be Fairbanks Day, when the Vice-President will attend and will deliver a speech. Oregon will have the next day for its own, and the large delegation from this state expects to make a good showing. There will prob ably be a special train from Portland on September 2, and other specal trains will be run from San Francisco and Ogden. The railroads have made a rate of one fare for the round trip and tickets will be good returning within 30 days. EVANS WILL RETAIX STOCK Original Promoter Still Has Faith in United Railways Project. J. Whyte Evans, one of the original promoters of the United Railways Com pany, announces that he will retain his small block' of stock in the concern, as he regards the property too valuable to part with. It was expected at the time of the purchase that Mr. vans would sell his holdings. Work is progressing rapidly on the prep aration of the advertisements of the bids for the construction of the 1114 miles within the city limits. They will soon be ready for publication. The announced in tention of the United Railways is to push the construction work within the city first, then complete the lines in the coun try surrounding Portland. ASSESSORS IRE AT WORK PERSONAL PROPERTY VALUA TION NOW BEING MADE. Property-Owners Affected by Fail ure of $300 Exemption Law to Stand Are Cheerful. The late decision of the Oregon Su preme Court that the $300 householder's tax exemption law is unconstitutional does not seem to trouble Portland property-owners much. The County Assessor has 20 men in the field assessing personal and other property, and they meet with but little objection to the tax rate on personal property. Of course, the burden falls heaviest on the laboring people, many of whom rent their houses, but then there is another class of renters living in flats, and these are well able to pay the personal tax. "There are always a certain number of people who will go the limit to dodge a tax assessment of any, kind," said Deputy County Assessor North yester day. "It has not come to me that any great cry is being made against the court decision that aW personal property is taxable. The householder is not usu ally the greatest kicker, anyhow. It may seem strange, but the business man is the fellow who likes to dodge 'his as sessment. And the lawyers are the least tractable of all. Lawyers, as a class, are the hardest people to get taxes out of. "The exemption law was so worded that people often were at a loss to un derstand why they were taxed when their personal property did not aggregate $300. Now, for instance. Just the other day a farmer came to me about his tax assessment for last year. He said he had turned in a statement that his property was worth but $170. still he was taxed on $50. I looked up his statement and found that in his list of property were three cows. Now, the law provided that in the valuation of $300 not more than two cows could be included, so we had taxed him $50 for the third cow." THE OFFICIAL ROUTE. The Great Northern Railway to St. Paul in connection with the Northwestern Line to Milwaukee has been chosen as the official route for special train to the Grand Aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles, at Milwaukee, Wis., August 14 to . 18. Tickets on sale August 7, 8 and 9 at rate of $C9.70 for the round trip. For tickets and berths apply to H. Dickson, C. T. & P. A., G. N. Ry., 122 Third street, Portland, Oregon. BUSINESS ITEMS, . - If Baby la Cutting Teeth. Br sure and cm that old and well-tried rent ed 7, lira WinsloW Soothing Eyrup, tor enll. area teething. It soothes id. child, rotten the rvma. allay all sain, cures wind eoll. and diarrhoea. LADD,' GOOD MAN UNJUSTLY ACCUSED Attorney Linthicum Says It Was "Monstrous Iniquity" to Attack Him. ESTATE IS WELL MANAGED Transactions in Which Mr. Ladd Profited Declared by His At torney to Have Been Legally, and Morally Blameless. "It was a monstrous Iniquity, it was criminal to accuse a good man like William M. Ladd with having misman aged and neglected the affairs of the estate of A. H. Johnson," declared S. TRIAL OF COE D. BARNARD FOR PERJURY IN FEDERAL COURT IS ATTENDED BY MANY AMONG THOSE PRESENT WAS HARRY MURPHY. B. Linthicum. one of counsel for Mr. Ladd in the County Court yesterday. Mr. Ladd, he said, was entitled to the highest commendation for the credit able manner in which he had conducted the business of the estate, and instead of receiving the credit due him, his reputation was blackened by a lot of charges without foundation. If Mr. Ladd had not managed things as well as he did the creditors would not have received over 50" cents on the dollar. As it was they had been paid 67 per cent, and would receive more. The trust property turned over to Mr. Ladd and appraised by A. H. John son at $420,300, the attorney asserted, was never worth that sum or anything like it. Mr. Linthicum declared in connection with the assignment of the Dr. George F. Wilson claim of $150 to Ladd & Til ton by M. M. Block, collector for Dr. Wilson for $25, that Ladd & Tllton had a right to buy the claim, and that Mr. Ladd's attorneys advised him not to pay Dr. Wilson the remaining $75 when Mr. Ladd called attention to tne fact that he had discovered that it was a preferred claim, and Ladd & Tllton had no right to make money on a pre ferred claim. He called attention to the evidence of Mr. Ladd where the latter said if he had made a mistake he was willing- the whole world should know It. Savings Bank Note Explained. The purchase for $383 of the $1500 claim held by the Portland Savings Bank against A. H. Johnson was dis cussed. Mr. Linthicum stated that of the 67 per cent dividends paid on the. Johnson debts $622 was paid on this claim. He said Mr. Ladd held the $622 in the form of certificates of deposit which he had not cashed affd they were subject to the court's order. Mr. Lin thicum said nothing about the Incon sistent relations of the one person act ing as both trustee and administrator as Mr. Ladd Is doing. Relative to the purchase of the First and Taylor streets property by the Oc cident Investment Company, in which Mr. Ladd was the principal stockhold er, and in which deal nearly $10,000 was made, Mr. Linthicum asserted there was nothing wrong in it legally or morally. The property was bought after the execution issued in favor of Isam White, by the Occident Investment Company to protect the interest of the creditors of which Ladd & Tllton were the largest ' with a claim of over $189,000. v Scheme of F. C. Robertson. .Mr. .Linthicum spoke at length con cerning the scheme of F. C Robertson, a Spokane lawyer, who in 1902 formed the Johnson Bstate Company to redeem the Johnson property and pay the cred itors. Counsel read numerous letters written by William M. Ladd to Mr. Rcbertso,n to show that Mr. Ladd was fair, and did not desire to hold the Johnson property, and was willing to turn it all over to Mr. Robertson, but Ladd & Tllton, after having waited eight years since the death of Mr. John son in 1894, wanted their money, and Mr. Robertson was unable to raise it. The attorney showed that Ladd & Tll ton were willing to accept $250,000 from Mr. Robertson for their claim, which was throwing off a large amount of interest, over $40,800. Mr. Linthicum read letters which ex plained Mr. Robertson's scheme. He in corporated his company with $600,000 stock and the Johnson heirs received $250,000 stock. Mr. Robertson was to raise $300,000 to pay the indebt edness of the estate. Counsel showed that Mr. Ladd was willing, but Mr. Robertson never could raise any money or sell bonds as he contem plated, and Mr. Ladd wisely would not take stock in the concern or anything but cash. Mr. Ladd waited on him for six months. "Counsel for the heirs," said Mr. Lin thicum, "confines his attention to flaws in Mr. Ladd's administration, and gives him no credit in this matter, which was worthy of the highest commendation. It was developed during the course of this argument that the fee of Richard Will iams, attorney for the Johnson estate, is $10,000. Mr. Williams now appears as one of Mr. Ladd's attorneys. Speaking of the trust property deeded by A. H. Johnson to pay his debts to William M. La cttl, and appraised at $420, 000, Mr. Linthicum stated that it never was worth $420,000 or anything like It. "In 1883," said the attorney, "people did not. know how the panic would affect property and continued to value it as be fore. In addition to the panic, there was the flood of 1894, and bad crops." The at torney showed that nearly all of the Johnson property was in the flood dis trict, and that all property sold brought much less the appraised value. He read the list showing the difference. Mr. Linthicum called attention to the third report of Mrs Cordelia Johnson, ex ecutrix of the will of her husband, filed in November, 1S96. Creditors of the es tate sought to remove Mrs. Johnson be cause she did not sell the property and pay the debts. Mrs. Johnson reported that she was unable to make sales be cause of the depreciated condition of the real estate market, and she and Mr. Ladd had been unable to secure loans. She was not only willing to include the trust property, but also the estate prop erty, to pay the debts. She was willing to turn over all the property to pay the debts, and said both she and Mr. Ladd were willing to sell the property as soon as possible and pay the debts. "And yet they say," argued Mr. Linthicum "that Mr. Ladd prolonged the administration in his own favor, when these reports by Mrs. Johnson in the Probate Court were open to the public. The statement of It ' TcL "rsvv --- - - . . run, Mrs. Johnson is the strongest evidence we now have." Mr. Linthicum next took up the testi mony of Witnesses Robert Livingstone, D. S. Stearns, J. N. Teal and numerous others as to values, showing there was no market for real estate in 1S96, and not until 1901 and 1902 did sales commence, and then only few. At foreclosure sales no one purchased but the execution cred itor. In 1899 Robert Livingstone, executor of the Kenneth Macleay estate, sold ten lots in Johnson's Addition for $14,000, which were now worth $5000 each. Mr. Linthicum told how Mr. Ladd held the Union Meat Company stock eight years and got par for it. Before the company was not making anything and its stock was away down. "There was no complaint," counsel said, "that Mr. Ladd did not realize for the trust prop erty all he could. If he had sold prop erty during the time of the depreciation, he would not be charged with prolonging the administration, but would be facing a charge of having sacrificed the prop erty, and the creditors would not have received 50 cents on the dollar. No Foundation for Charges. "There is no foundation for these charges," continued Mr. Linthicum. "It is criminal to accuse a man of Mr. Ladd's standing in this way. Did Mr. Ladd want to act as trustee for Mr. Johnson? No. He only did it to help him out. "Did Mr. Ladd want to serve as admin istrator? "No, but he was foolish enough to serve. He wanted Mr. John F. O'Shea to act, and O'Shea would not do so. The very people who are now seeking to re move 'Mr. Ladd desired him to serve as administrator, and he had to giye a bond of $700,000, which few people could do. He advanced money J.o pay taxes, allowed overdrafts, and did everything in his power to protect the interest of the estate." Redemption of Home Property. Mr. Linthicum next alluded to the re demption from the execution sale of Isam White, of the home property in Johnson's Addition, and said Mr. Ladd was given no credit for it. Charles E. Ladd purchased It at the request of William. M. Ladd and the latter took it from his brother a year later. Counsel explained that it cost about. $16,000 and the property was now worth $50,000 to $60,000. He also ex plained that Charles E. Ladd could have kept it if he desired, but William M. Ladd redeemed it from his brother when he had trust funds to do so. In relation to the litigation over the Isam White claim of $17,000, the attorney said it was Justified because Mr. White had no right to attach and obtain pref erence over . other creditors. Richard Williams and his brother, E. B. Williams, advised Mrs. Cordelia Johnson to fight the case. Mr. Linthicum also argued that Mr. Ladd prior to the decision of the Supreme Court in August, 1R97, construing the trust agreement, could not well sell or raise money on the property. The evi dence of Ben Selling, I. D." Honeyman, Allen Lewis. M." Blumauer and other creditors highly commending Mr. Ladd's conduct of the affairs of the estate and trust was read. Mr. Linthicum said Mr. Ladd was the loser, however, by having his reputation blackened by a lot of charges without foundation. Mr. Linthi cum made a brilliant and dramatic speech and will close today. Mr. Ladd was pres ent in court. GREATEST SALE Of All Sales. Friday morning, values up to $7.50. A large assortment to select from. Tour choice, $3.95. Le Palais Royal, 375 Wash ington street. Mllivankle Country Club. Eastern and Seattle races. Take Sell wood or Oregon City car. starting from First and Alder street. INHUME VOTE IfCLl People May Get Chance to Pass Upon Repeal of Fourth-St. Franchise. VAUGHN IS DETERMINED Unless Council Acts Upon Pending Ordinance Revoking Southern Pacific Franchise, Initiative Will Be Invoked. Unless the City Council enacts the Vaughn ordinance to revoke the fran chise of the Southern Pacific upon Fourth street, or it can be proved that this cannot legally be done it will be &Jrkr,-m',m!s.. mmmm WO put to a vote of the people at the next city election under the initiative law. Councilman Vaughn and property-owners are determined to abate the nuis ance and the feeling is that . if the Council continues to ignore the ques tion that it shall be decided by popu lar vote. It Is believed by many that the Council will be forced to take some action. The Judiciary committee which has had the measure before it for nearly nine months will meet next Moqday, when Councilman Vaughn hopes to re vive his pet ordinance. He is inclined to believe that some report will be made upon It by the -Judiciary commit tee of which he is a member. He says public sentiment is such and the merits of the measure of the ordinance are so apparent that he can not see how the issue can be avoided much longer. He declares that he will make an effort at the next Council meeting to have the ordinance taken from the hands of the Judiciary committee if that body continues to remain inactive and that be will keep up his fight at each suc ceeding meeting until he has accom plished that which he has set out to do. There is a growing belief that the Council will not defer action much longer with the Initiative as a likely resort for the dissatisfied property owners and other citizens. They know that there is considerable agitation to have the fate of the ordinance deter mined at the next election and this may force their hand. Vaughn's Politics the Cause? There is talk to the effect that the political complexion of Mr. Vaughn is one of the reasons why the ordinance has had such a long and restful nap since it was referred to the Judiciary committee. Mr. Vaughn states that he has heard this himself and says he would hate to believe it Several of the city fathers who were seen yesterday were most emphatic in their declara tions that ,the fact Mr. Vaughn was a Democrat and they Republicans had absolutely nothing to do with the hold up. Nevertheless there are some who believe it has. "I have been given to understand that the reason of the delay is my po litical belief," said Mr. Vaughn yes terday. "I would greatly disiike to be lieve that the members of the Council would hold up this meritorious measure because of this. That would be all right for children but it would be hard to believe that men of affairs would act that way. "But I am at a total loss to account for the delay. I hope it Is not politics and far be it from me to charge my fellow members of being Influenced in this respect. I cannot understand, how ever, why they decline to have the mat ter disposed of. It woild not be render ing snap Judgment upon the railroad company. Nine months should be suffi cient time to take action upon almost anything. There is considerable agitation-favoring the submission of the measure to the people and it will un doubtedly be done unless the Council takes action." People May Demand Action. "The Council will have to do some thing about the Fourthstreet fran chise, because if it doesn't, it looks very much ae though it will be voted upon at the next election," said Coun cilman Kellaher. He is among the few who have supported Vaughn in his fight. "I do not see how we can very wellavoid the issue much longer no matter however much we might want to. If we do not do something the peo ple will. That is the way it looks at the present time." John Annand is one of the members of the Council who does not believe that the franchise, permit or license whatever it is held by the Southern Pacific can be revoked. He declares that is why he has not favored the Vaughn measure and says that the Council has not been Influenced in the least by poli tics or personalities. Councilman Beld ing is another who, upon being seen. GIL BALKS Mt-7s w, i . -aM. j.WmJ denied that Vaughn being the father of the ordinance had anything to do with the delay. TEACHERS ARE EXAMINED More Than 160 Candidates Try for Certificates. Four of the big rooms in the Ladd School were filled with grown-up pupils yesterday, the occasion being the an' nual August examination for certificates to teach school. The examining board consists of only three members, and as the work was unusually heavy. County Superintendent K. F. Robinson was com pelled to engage the services of an ad ditional examiner. Principal N. .W. Bow land, of the Montavllla School being se lected. The other two members of the regular examining board are Assistant City Superintendent D. A. Grout, and Principal J. T. Gregg, of the Hawthorne einu i a i. avada e-iinorviflnrs were bUSV IlIDUI. Ail llltJO su'- throughout the day, and their duties will continue all week. Aside from the regular county and ,;.. TiorA wAT-f a. number biaio to, ....-j - taking the examination who teach in other counties but who reside in x-ori-land. As a matter of convenience and EO,rt.. r AvrAaa in thesn annlicants. they attend the Multnomah County ex aminations and their papers are sem iu superintendents of the counties in which tAanfc Ahntit n. rlnzAn tOflk ttld life certificate examination yesterday, some oi tnem wonting on tne uuu " this course, which is permitted in' three successive installments. The county applicants numbered 141 PROMINENT PERSONAGES. yesterday, and more may come In today. There were 20 applicants for state cer tificates. Superintendent Robinson ex pressed the opinion that fully one-third of all the applicants present yesterday were taking examinations for certificates for the first time. TRIES TO ESCAPE ARREST Vagrant Attempts to Jump From Window of a Chinese Dive. Evidently preferring death or serious Injury to arrest, an unwieldy vagrant named Daniel Shar, attempted to Jump fronthe second story of a Chinese dive, yesterday. He was half-way over a win dow railing when Station Officers Ander son and Price seized him and overpowered him after a stiff fight. While being taken to the patrol wagon he made a second attempt to get away and another tussle ensued. In which the culprit came out sec ond best. Serious charges will be put against the man. He is identified as the assailant of a Chinese woman in an attempt at rob bery a few days ago. He is also suspected of having annoyed women on the streets in all parts of the city during the past six weeks. ' Shar's arrest was due to Lee Hong, a Chinese loafer. Hong recognized the fel low as the one who had attacked the Chi nese" woman. Covertly following him into a Chinese dive, he waited until Shar was in a small room, and then the wily heath en slammed the door, locked It and sent for the police. By the time Officers Price and Anderson got there with the patrol wagon, Bfiar nad RlcKed the door down. Seeing the officers, he bolted for a hall winUow and made his attempt to Jump out. Had he succeeded he would have fallen about 40 feet onto a pile of wood and debris. J. L. GOODMAN IS MISSING No Trace of New York Merchant After Leaving Portland. The mysterious disappearance of J. L. Goodman, a New York merchant, has been reported to the police, and detectives are now trying to get some trace of the man. A month ago he left Portland for New York, or, at least, started for the depot from the Imperial Hotel, where he had been staying. He had Just cashed a draft for $100. Although his trunks have reached their destination and Goodman was long ago due, the police have been advised, in a letter from Goodman's business partner in New York, that no word has been re ceived from him. Goodman Is said to be strictly temperate and even in his habits. MAKES WIFE HIS BARMAID Jacob Sauer, Kast Side Saloonkeeper, Again Placed Under Arrest. Jacob Sauer, an East Side saloonkeeper frequently in the public eye, experienced another arrest last night, because he vio lated the barmaid act by allowing his wife to dispense liquor in his saloon. Be. ing called on an errand, Sauer decked his wife in a bartender's bib and tucker and allowed her to pass out Joy water. Al though Mrs. Sauer did not object, and was probably as able behind the bar as her spouse, the police frowned on the practice of permitting a woman to usurp one of man's strongholds and Policeman Burke swore out a warrant for Sauer's arrest. Mrs. Sauer was not molested, but her husband was made to appear at the City Jail and put up $50 for his release. Red Eyes and Eyelids, Weak Eyes And tired eyes need Murine Eye Tonic. PROMINENT MEN ON BARNARD JURY Portland Merchants Chosen to Try Wheeler County Stockraiser FRESH LAND-FRAUD CASE Defendant Charged With Swearing Falsely to the Final Proof in the Homestead Entry of Charles A. Watson. JTJtY IN HARNARB PEKJCRY CASK. Eudolph Hochull, butcher, Portland. William H. Beattle, printer, Portland. J. Oeorse Boos, tinner, Portland. Louis a. Clarke, drunslst, Portland. T. Scott Brooke, real estate, Portland. Chester H. Bateman, norist, Portland. Amos T. Huggins, cashier, Portland. William A. Grundahl, civil engineer, Portland. Ben C. Holladay, merchant, Portland. "Walter H. McMonies, manufacturer, Portland. H. C. Wortman, Olds. Wortman & King, Portland. Joseph W. Howell, wholesale drupglst, Portland. Challenged by Government Porter E. Brlgham, merchant, Port land. Spencer H. Cooper, grocer, Portland. Challenged by defense Arthur W. Graham, manager Oregon City Transportation Company. Fred W. Leadbetter, vice-president Weeetrn Transportation & Towing Company, Portland. Challenged for cause Alfred C. F. Burkhardt, florist, Port land. Because the Government did not con sider it advantageous, the perjury cases against Coe D. Barnard and Clarence B. Zachary, growing out of their alleged connection as witnesses to the final proof of Charles A. "Watson, found guilty on a similar charge yesterday morning, were not consolidated when the issues were brought up in the Federal Court yester day afternoon. At all .events, United States District Attorney Bristol elected to try the Barnard case first, and separate from the other, which will come up Im mediately after the one now on trial Is disposed of. It took exactly an hour to secure the Jury to try Barnard, and its personnel includes some of Portland's most promi nent business men. This Is due to the fact that out of a total of 125 names drawn as a special venire late Tuesday afternoon," only 27 responded at 2 P. M., yesterday, the hour appointed for them to report, the others not having had tlrrie to get their notices and be on hand. Thofie who answered to their names were all local business men of prominence, ac customed to promptness in the every-day affairs of life, and they were in their seats early when Judge Hunt directed Captain Sladen to call the roll of Jury men. The defendant Barnard is a well-known and prosperous Btoekraiser of Wheeler County, seemingly endowed with nore than ordinary intelligence ana standing. He is charged under an indictment re turned by the Federal grand Jury April 8, 1905, with having committed perjury by appearing jointly with Clarence B. Zach ary as witness to the final proof in the homestead entry of Charles A. Watson, and making affidavit before United States Commissioner James 3. Stewart that Watson had resided upon his claim for the full period of five years, In addition to cultivating the same, and adopting other legal requirements necessary to make it his home. Barnard declares that he became a wit ness for Watson merely as an accommo dation to the latter, who worked for him at various times, and that he was follow ing a custom of the country by swearing that an occasional visit to the land by the entryman constituted actual resi dence thereon. United States Attorney Bristol is con ducting the prosecution in the absence of Special Assistant to the Attorney-General Heneyl who is expected to return from San Francisco this morning. In his opening address to the Jury Mr. Bristol Intimated that the evidence In this case would follow very closely along the line of testimony brought out In the case against Watson. Judge A. S. Bennett, who apoears for Barnard, in outlining the defense, stated that. Watson came up in the John Day River country in 1S!8 and filed on a home stead claim a few miles from defendant's) place, working for the latter at various intermediate periods up to the time final proof was made on June 23, 1904. A neighbor was employed to build a cabin on the claim, according to Judge Bennett, and he stated further that the testimony would show that it was the custom that If a man lived on his place once in six months, claimed It as hie home and in tended to make it such that it was a suf ficient compliance with the law. While Watson was alleged to have gone on his claim every six months, he was obliged to work on the outside In order to earn enough money with which to support himself. The attorney said Barnard knew that Watson was working around the country and living occasionally upon the land, and. for that reason had no hesitancy In be coming a witness, and did not believe that Barnard swore to anything he did not think was true. J. A. Sladen, clerk of the United States Circuit Court, was the first witness called for the Government, and testified , that James S. Stewart was a regularly appointed United States Commissioner at the time Barnard appeared before him and attested the final proof on Watson's homeBtead entry. Stephen R. Metteer, who had a home stead claim adjoining that of Watson on the west, gave practically the same evi dence as in the preceding case. It is thouEht the trial will be finished this week. It will be resumed at 9:30 this morning. NEW YORK EXCURSION From Chicago over the Pennsylvania Short Lines, account reception to Hon. W'illlam J. Bryan. Rate, one fare plus $2 for the round trip. Tickets sold August 28 and 29. good to return until September 4. For full information address F. N. Kol lock, passenger agent, Portland, Or. BARB CHANCE TO TRAVEL. Very Ixw, Long Time Roand-Trtp Tickets Via O. R. A N. August 7, 8, 0 and September 8 and 10, the O. 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