THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY, - OCTOBER 10, 1907.
SHOWS FERTILITY
OF WASCO'S SOIL
Fair at The Dalles Proves
District to Be Well in'
Front.
PRODUCE EARLY FRUITS
Farmers Discover Their Section Is
Ideal Location for Cultivation '
or Choicest Varieties, Which
Bring High Prices.
THE DAISES. Or., Oct. 9. (Special
Correspondence.) Dry farming- proves its
efficiency in fruit culture at the fair now
In progress in this city. Apples, peaches,
pears, grapes and melons are on display.
which are excelled by no product of Hodd
: River, Willamette Valley or Rogue River.
; Land once thought fit only for scrub
oaks, and then only for wheat, is show-
' lng itself well adapted to fruit culture.
: Moisture is brought to the roots by con
stant working of the soil. This releases
Rub-surface moisture, allowing it to rise.
Borne farmers say the soil draws water
'. from the air.
Whatever be the reason, dry soil fruit
. farming has passed beyond the experi
ment stage. Fruit culture has received
, a big stimulus here. Many new fruit
farms have been started In the last two
years. Several young men of The Dalles
have Invested their savings in such ven
tures. The effect on the canning indus
try Is noteworthy. Preservation of fruit
In cans has been carried on with indlf-
ferent success for a long time, but within
a year or two this industry :.as been
: much stimulated. At the fair are fine
displays of canned cherries, pears,
peaches and apricots. There are canned
prunes and apples, too. which are said
to be very successful. The Business has
' fcoen carried Into berries and vegetables.
Strawberries and blackberries are a con
spicuous part of the canned display; also
' beans and peas.
Numerous New Orchards.
Back of The Dalles are numerous or
. rhards exhibiting the new spirit of pro
gress In the well-kept condition of their
soil and the careful grooming of their
trees. The houses and barns also be
token the revival with new roofs and
fresh paint. It makes a visitor marvel
that there Is enough water In the ground,
when in Willamette Valley, where there
Is twice as much annual rainfall, one
hears the cry for more water In August
and half of September. It makes one
, think that Willamette Valley larmers
have themselves to blame. At any rate,
this Is worth their while thinking about.
As a matter of fact there Is so little
Irrigation here as to be inconsiderable.
The farmers select their 'land, destroy
the scrub oaks, or if wheat has been
growing on it, proceed to treat the soli af
ter the manner of dry farming. One hears
that they benefit themselves and the
country for more than by raising wheat.
They give employment to many persons
at tome and populate the country. A
wheat country never can be anything
better than a sparsely-peopled big-landlord
territory. Such a land exists In Urn-
stills and Grand Ronde. And It maye be
set down that there never was a soil
that wheat would not exhaust of Its fer
tility. The exhaustion comes slowly, but
Inevitably and arrives suddenly. That is
; why residents near The Dalles are try
. lng to turn open land into orchards and
why they are succeeding so well.
Frnlt Excels In Quality.
The fruit hereabouts Is alleged to have
two chief qualities of superiority over
Willamette Valley products: more sweet
ness and more solidity. The latter qual
ity means the fruit of this area can be
shipped fsrther In the green state. The
inrger amount of sunshine and warmta
gives the fruit more sugar, produces a
tougher skin, colors It more deeply and
eliminates the watery substance con
tained In much of Willamette Valley fruit
Kast of the Cascade Mountains fruit
grows larger, but Wasco residents say
their products have other merits which
more than make up for that.
As showing durability of this country's
fruit for long transit, the example may
be cited of green prunes, this fruit suit
ably packed to catch the New York eye.
this year has netted as high as 8 cents
a pound. The Nelson-Bennett pack, put
tip In choice manner, sold for BO cents a
box more than other prunes In .he same
car showing that careful packing pays.
This fruit sold for J4.46 a '22-pound box
and yielded a net profit of 8 cents. It is
the boast of this country that its fruit
does not mold or mildew only dries up
and throws out sugar. This 'may be an
exaggeration, but there Is certainly a
Urge fund of truth In it. William Tay
lor, a prunogrower, has boasted that he
could sell his fruit in Portland, if there
were no railroad, by hauling it over the
old Barlow road, round Mount Hood's
base. That would take him four days or
more a very hard, rough trip. Fruit
that would stand such a ride as that cer
tainly has uncommon qualities especial
ly prunes.
Apples Elicit Praise.
The apples at the fair are objects of
especial pride. Most conspicuous are the
Spltzenbergs. One display of 20 boxes was
bought from F. O. Brace, the grower, by
i the Agricultural Society conducting the
fair for $5 a box. There are two boxes
of Banana apples, for which $8 a box
was paid. The Spltienberg red is a
deeper color than Is oommon elsewhere In
Oregon. And the Banana apple possesses
a rich flush. Imparted by the rays of the
Wasco sun.
Let us not overlook the grapes. The
people here think this Roll and sun pro
duce the beat in Oregon. Adam Fleck Is
the most prominent grape culturist.
Tokay and Muscat are the favorite vari
" etiea There is no doubt this country is
well favored for vineyards. Were study
given the soil by scientific men, as has
been done In California, great progress
would be made In productions of wealth
by this method. It may be of Interest
to note that I. H. Amos, the well-known
Prohibitionist of Portland, has been look
ing over this country with a view to
establishing himself on a farm. He
would probably enter grape culture, yet
doubtless not for win making. Farmers
are sure they have the sun and son here
for grapes. What they lack is skill In
growing them, which means knowledge
of their culture, adapted to the peculiar
local conditions. But even now the grapes
are surpassingly good. They may be the
best In Oregon, perhaps are. The writer
is not prepared to say. He will remark,
however, that he never tasted California
grapes of better flavor.
Fruit Culture Pays.
Cherries, peaches, apricots and grapes
are the conspicuous fruits in which this
country excels. From 30 acres of land
George Cooper this year sold peaches
from the Dry Hollow district for 510,000.
The peaches of this county have a pecu
. liar sweetness and color, luey are es
pecially good for canning. This same
quality is possessed by pears. People
here are fond of saying their pear "can
white." whereas elsewhere they fre
quently "can pink."
Then, The Dalles, along the Columbia
River, Is a sheltered area which yields
early vegetables and early strawberries.
These products come Into market as
much as ten days or two weeks sooner
than from Willamette Valley or Hood
River. Strawberry growers here say
their crop Is often marketed when that
of Hood River first appears. This means
high prices for The Etalles strawberries.
Lettuce, radishes, peas, beans, cucum
bers and tomatoes from this district are
Oregon's earliest contributions to the
truck market, say The Dalles growers.
The same is said of watermelons and
cantaloupes. Portland hears a great deal
about Rogue River watermelons, but
many carloads of that product were sent
from here this season, before the first
arrived In the metropolis from Rogue
River. Cantaloupes were ripe the first
day of August.
All this betokens a new progress In
Wasco, about The Dalles. The people
everywhere feel the revival. The fair
here reveals it, and it is worth a Wil
lamette Valley man's while to see.
MOST INTEREST IX THE RACES
There Are Other Features, Though,
at Baker County Fair.
BAKER 'CITY. Oct. . (Special.) The
Third Annual Fair of Baker County
opened -today under most auspicious cir
cumstances. On Tuesday the entries of
exhibits were made. Crowds have been
thronging the grounds all day and com
menting upon the tine exhibition of pro
ducts of all kinds. The horses and cattle
are conceded to be the best that have
been on exhibtt in Eastern Oregon.
The greatest attraction at the fair Is
the races, which will be held each af
ternoon. Secretary Correil has had
charge of this department and has spared
no effort In securing the best horses
that are making the circuit this Fall.
Last Saturday and Sunday more than 40
horses arrived here from the races at
Caldwell and La Grande and these will
strive for a share of the $2000 in prizes
that will be distributed. Thursday will
be Baker City day and in the afternoon
the stores will close, to let eevrybody go
to the races. On this day will be the
Baker City Derby, which has attracted
a large number of entries. Another fea
ture is the cowboy relay race which will
be run each afternoon, the distance
each day being two miles, with four
changes of mounts. On Friday after
noon will occur the broncho-busting "con
test, which will attract many ro.ugh
riders.
After the races at the fairgrounds In
the afternoon the crowds will be enter
tained in the evening by the Van Rank
Carnival Company, which will hold forth
on the grounds during the afternoon and
on Front street in the evening. This
will give the clerks, school children and
others who cannot attend the fair a
chance to have a good time each evening.
FAIR AID CARNIVAL READY
CLACKAMAS IN GALA ATTIRE AT
GLADSTONE.
Granges Make Displays Showing the
Growth and Products of Coun
ty Midway Attractions.
OREGON CITY. Or., Oct 9. (Special.)
Gladstone Park is in holiday attire for
the first Clackamas County Fair and Nat
Reins Carnival, which opens tomorrow
morning and lasts three days. All day
long and until midnight tonlpht Individual
exhibitors and representatives of the
granges of the county worked like
beavers to arrange their respective dis
plays for the morrow.
Nat Refss and his big carnival arrived
this morning from Spokane, via Hepp
ner, and will be ready to do his part
when the gates are thrown open. The
carnival aggregation Is composed of
nearly 200 people, and the shows are nu
merous and varied. The main feature is
the old-fashioned one-ring country cir
cus, which is located at one end of the
midway that extends down the center of
the baanball grounds of the Chautauqua
Park. In this circus are clowns, acrobats,
and the usual attractions that go to make
up a country circus. On both sides of the
midway are the shows, with their spiel
ers. .Gay colors and bright lights are In
place.
The Illumination is one of the great fea
tures of the carnival. Down the center of
the midway are 10 huge arc lamps, and
from the fronts of the shows are hun
dreds of incandescent lights, making the
whole scene brilliantly effective. Dixie
land and the Mississippi River steamboat,
the Red Dome, the baby "incubator, and
the merry -go-round are only a few of the
carnival attractions, and it is on the mid
way that the crowds will gather during
the day and evenings of the carnival and
fair.
The Mount Pleasant Civic Improvement
Association was first on the grounds this
morning with its collective exhibit, and
Maple Lane Grange was second. Mllwau
kie Grange Is here with the best of the
1000 exhibits displayed at the fair held
there last week, and Warner Grange has
large space In the Auditorium.
ClackamaB County will put on her holi
day clothes tomorrow, and until 12
o'clock Saturday nlgh there will be little
doing on the farms. People will pour in
from every section of the county tomor
row to attend the fair. Throngs are also
expected from Portland, and the Oregon
Water Power & Railway Company has
done its share In the establishment of a
half-fare rate during the carnival. In the
evenings an extra number of cars will
he placed on the route to handle all the
passenger trafuc that may be offered.
ESCAPES WITH SMALL FIXE
Saloonman Buys Freedom While His
Companion Remains in Jail.
OREGON CITT. Or.. Oct. 9. (Special.)
John Gohra, a Main street saloon
keeper, this afternoon paid into the city
treasury 25, after having entered a plea
of guilty to the charge of Interfering with
an officer.
Gohra late last night started for the
Royal Restaurant in company with a
companion named August Dollman.
Gohra was In an ugly mood, and before
they had been in the place many minutes
he seized Dollman and threw him into the
street, and the drunken man lay there
until the arrival of Officer Shaw, who at
tempted to remove him to the lockup.,
when Gohra Interfered, and after re
peated -"arnings, was rapped smartly
over the head with Shaw's stick.
Both men were arrested, and Dollman,
not so fortunate as the saloonman, will
stay In Jail for 124 days to reflect.
MVST ABANDON COAL MINE
Sunday Fire Makes Operations at
Ravensdale Unsafe.
TACOMA. Wash., Oct. 9. (Special.)
The western slope of the Northwestern
Coal Company's coal mine at Ravensdale
wll have to be abandoned as a result of
the fire which broke out Sunday after
noon. The fire was put out yesterday,
but an examination of the mine has not
yet been made. According to C. R. Clag
horn, manager, the damage will be heavy.
"The effect of the fire will prevent any
further work in that slope," Mr. Clag
horn said. "Some of the timbers were
old, and where they have been entirely
or partly burned through. It will be un
safe to resume operations. -.
HITS OF VICE
Insinuations of Immorality in
Krebs' Hopyards Are
Contradicted.
VERACITY IS QUESTIONED
Krebs Brothers Say Rev. John M.
Ferguson la False in Some of His
Statements Slander of Y. W.
C. A. Is Hotly Resented.
SALaEM, Or., Oct. 9. (Special .-The as
sertion made by Rev. John M. Ferguson
as reported In today's Oregonian, that the
Krebs" hopyard at Independence was a
scene of vice and that hundreds of girls
were ruined there during the recent
harvest season, has-created a big sensa
tion in Salem, where the Krebs brothers
are well known.
That Ferguson asserted what Is false
can be mathematically demonstrated, It
is said, for there were no more than 200
females employed In the yard and not
over 15 were girls. Krebs Brothers this
evening Issued the following reply to Mr.
Ferguson:
"In The Oregonian of October 9. page
ten, first column, was given an account of
a report of the 'Rev. John M. Ferguson,
Presbyterian Sunday school missionary
at the Presbytery meeting in the Sell
wood church concerning the moral condi
tions which prevailed in the Krebs Bro
thers' hopyard at Independence, Or.-
"If the account of the reporter of The
Oregonian is true, and we believe It Is
true, then the 'Reverend gentleman' is a
falsifier. I do hope that the biblical as
sertion "blessed are the ignorant, for
they shall inherit the kingdom of Heaven'
will prove true in this case, for I do not
wish him condemned to eternal fire and
brimstone x on -account of having at
tempted to defame and slander the n.oble
and innocent women. Including the T.
W. C. A. of Portland, who were in our
hopyard gathering nature's product and
thereby making a livelihood for them
selves and others in a healthful pursuit.
"He was in our hopfleld a few days,
and I regret to say that he did more
harm than good. Two young women who
were picking hops in our yard reported
to me during his v. sit that he insulted
them. I would have had our Deputy
Sheriff show the reverend gentleman the
road, had I not been perfectly convinced
that the women of our hopyard were
capable of taking care of themselves. We
do not care so much for his slanderous
remarks on our own account, because we
realise that the thinking people, especial
ly those who know the condition of our
hopyard, know that his statements are
untrue, but we do feel it keenly lor the
people who assisted us harvest our crop.
whom he has grossly slandered.
T. W. C. A. WOMEN INDIGNANT
Emphatically Deny Charges Made
by Rev. John M. Ferguson.
The charges made by Rev. John M.
Ferguson before the Portland Presbytery
last Tuesday that grossly immoral condi
tions prevail in the hopflelds of Oregon
during the picking season and that vice
was flaunted In the faces of all who
visited the mammoth field of Krebs
Brothers, at Independence, - during the
season Just closed, have caused much
comment, and have stirred to vigorous
protest the officers of . the local 1. w
C. A., which maintained tents on the
grounds for the benefit and protection of
young girls. The women or tne x. .
C. A. have issued a statement to the ef
feet that conditions at the Krebs yard
were no worse than those which prevail
at country dances.
The assertions of Mr. Ferguson as re
ported yesterday were to the eftect that
Krebs" hopyard was rrequentea -oy gam
blers, thugs and blacklegs; that immoral
men and women came there for no other
numose than to prey upon young girls,
and that as a result hundreds of girls
were ruined.
In a signed statement glvel. to The Or
eeonlan. Mrs. Jessie M. Honeyman, pres
ident of the Portland T. W. C. A., says
everything possible was done by the pro
prietors of the yard to preserve good
order and protect the morals of the pick
ers. She also declared last night that If
vice had been as evident as it is said to
have been by Mr. Ferguson, some of the
officers of the T. W. C. A. must have
seen a great deal more than they did.
She said she considered conditions and
morals there good, considering the . cir
cumstances, and added that in compari
son with the order prevailing at local
dances, the behavior of the hopplckers
was excellent. Mrs. iioneymanu siate
ment follows:
To the Editor It is with great re
L.fonoa tbfit T nnnear in Drlnt. but lus-
ti. to TTi-Bhs Brothers and other hop-
growers demands that -we look at the
situation through another pair of
glasses than those used by Mr. Fergu
son. The T. W. C. A. of Oregon Is
making a study of the young woman
hood of our state, and Just as we set
up a camp on both Chautauqua grounds
we asked permission to work on Krebs
Brothers' hopflelds this Summer. They
vnt thpiF promises to us. and treated
all our workers with unvarying respect
and courtesy. They spared neither
pains nor money to preserve law and
order, as a social wumrr
... ort-ir-a that we nf ten make the
mistake of Judging conditions, using
our own standards of ethics as a basis,
rather than those of the people whose
needs we seek to meet. ...... ,
To rpeak of the dancehall first: In
any gathering of a village community
lack of introduction is not a vital mis
take. The evening I was there perfect
n.A -yrnm nreserved. one young man
being given the choice of behaving
himself' or leaving the hall. During the
whole month in which we were there
our tnts were left open night and day,
and we lived without any fear of being
molested in any way.
It is true that all sorts and conditions
of people were there, and, naturally, in
such n gathering there must have been
some of low moral standards, but it is
not Just to make the sweeping asser
tion "that vice was rampant and im
moral practices the rule." Had this
been the situation it could not have
escaped our observation, nor wouia Mr.
Tfrehs have brought his own family,
wife, child, mother and sisters, there
to make their home for the time being.
In order to illustrate how determin
edly order was preserved, a crowd of
new pickers Drougnt irom a distance,
who had traveled from 4 A. M. without
nrnnrr food, arrived at 11 P. M.. tired.
hungry and the most of them tinder the
influence of liquor. The cook, after
serving three suppers, naa disappeared,
nil wo women came to the rescue,
making coffee and sandwiches for over
40 people. Mr. Krebs paid the bill and
maintained oraer. r.ven in iiieir nair
drunken condition there was no rude
ness.
Wherever people are gathered to
o-n,or imdor artificial conditions con
rpntlnnjil barriers are let down, and
manv opportunities for vice present
themselves, but whatever may have
happened during the season Just closed,
it certainly was not the fault of the
employers, we cannot mane tnis asser
tion too emphatic. On the other hand
1 we feel that there Is need of Y. W. C. A.
work on the hopflelds. ,
At some future time we hope to give
in more definite shape our hope of
what we may be able to accomplish in
other years. I would like to take this
opportunity of publicly expressing my
appreciation and that of our state
board to the Krebs Brothers for their
unfailing- courtesy. They helped us and
they encouraged us. entering fully Into
our plans and purposes.
tsignoa)
JESSIE M. HONETMAN,
President.
FACULTY EXTENDS WELCOME
Ashland Normal Students and
Friends Entertained Socially.
ASHLAND, Oct . (Special.) The an
nual reception to students of the Stats
Normal School, at Ashland, by the mem
bers of the faculty Saturday evening, at
the Normal Chapel, was the most largely
attended event In that line In the history
of the Institution. The guests Included
friends of the school in this section, and
the scene was a merry one, marking the
ushering in of the social side of school
life for the year. The chapel was dressed
In Autumnal foliage, and a programme,
which Included literary add musical num.
bers and refreshments, entertained the
gathering most pleasantly.
The State Normal, at Ashland, Is boast
ing an opening attendance some 60 per
cent larger than last year with the en
rollment rapidly increasing. The stu
dents are from various sections of the
state, the largest registration from a sin
gle, county outside of Jackson, being Lane
County, which has 16 students enrolled.
Coal prospect development is being car
ried on with much energy in the vicinity
of Ashland. Professor J. S. Dlller, of the
United States Geological Survey, paid a
visit of inspection to the coal belt here a
few days ago. He expressed the opinion
that the prospects are very encouraging
for the development of coal mining on a
commercial basis here.
JURY FAILS ,TO NAME CRIME
Finds Murder Was Committed, but
Returns Open Verdict.
. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Oct. 9. (Spe
cial.) The coroner's Jury which investi
gated the killing of David Ray Zeigler
by Charles Churehill, In this city, Monday
evening, brought in an open verdict to
day to the effect that deceased was killed
by Churchill, but made no specific charges
against the man. Some of the witnesses
testified that Zeigler, who was drunk,
made a movement towards Churchill, as
though to stab him, and others declare
that Zeigler made no mova of any sort.
but that Churchill simp.y walked up to
Zeigler and killed him.
RESOLVE AGAINST HAZING
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE STU
DENTS ABOLISH PRACTICE.
Hold Mass Meeting and Are Unani
mous In Decision to Countenance
No More Hazing in College.
W1DT71TTTC fw J-. tk fCnafllah
Tti thlr student ajtsemhlv toriav. Ore
gon Agricultural College students unan
imously denounced hazing and adopted
resolutions declaring students who en
gaged in nazing to oe unwortny or at-
ment Is the sequel to last week's trouble
and the sentiment Is very pronounced.
The meeting occurred at noon in the
college armory, and the whole student
body, approximating nine hundred, was
The meetin-ff- wiu callerl hv f,hniifii.v
.Harding, president or the student body.
wuo Druugni tne nazing inciaent Deiore
the AsRAmhlv ft n H nnnnnni-Ml that ha
had Invited President Kerr to state his
views on nazing. In a powerful ad
dress. President Kerr nrencntAH th
case, usine: last weelc'n InrlHnnt nai n
text. He pointed out that there are no
nenents irom hazing, that the tendency
is downward ana demoralizing and that
UninrTUTlftTft rnnnpnilnni-oa .an v,A
pected. He was applauded to the echo,
ana was followed in a ringing speech,
advocating united action hv th
dents to end the practice by Captain
r ran renaergrass of the football team
omuiar epeeciiee were made Dy K. K,
Brodie. David Wright and other nromi
nent students, and a rflmmfttan n
resolutions was appointed.
me reading of the resolutions was
greeted witn applause, as was a mo
tlon for their adoDtion. It w riin.
vote, ana tne students say that not
man remained in his tant
John Kellv. of FIiicaho ,.
most in last Friday night's occurrence,
sent for Olp. the Prairie City freshman
who defended himself against the haz
ing party, and todav enoioo-wA v. ,
i ' n Li iui jus
cn- "'P iiKewise apologized, and
Lucv Buuuit nanns anf he-t ... ,
Kelly, who Is carrying on his schooi
" " 1 " m uib room is exnA.tj v. - i
couege tomorrow or next day. The
resolutions adopted by the nudr.
TO COrreCt flnV ' mlunnrahaMal, t.
mind of the public, the Student Assembly
agricultural college declaraa
That hazlnsr In mnr.ll. i 1,.. ,
that It la contrary to the wishes and spirit
nauiuuon; ana that such rare in
stances as may have occurred should not
In any sense be taken as indicating the
general feeling In regard to the marten.
ThaMfnH K 4
Resolved. That we. the students of the
ur,s "-ouege deeply regret the unfortun
ate occurrence of nntnhar at a,,, ...
place the stamp of our disapproval upon al
Hucn acLions; ana be It further
Resolved. That we. Itiillviriiiaih -- .
body, do all in our nower to nrav.ni ih.
practice of hailng In any and all forms
.imi.w.ri . ana mar any person or per
sons guilty of such conduct be considered
an enemy or tne institution atin nnnnMhw
to
remain In connection with the same.
K. K. BRODIE,
MILDRED DYER,
KATE MOOREj
HERBERT E. COOKE, -EDWARD
C. CALLOWAT
POLITICS ENTER RAINIER CLUB
Younger Element Opposes Walker
as Candidate for President.
SBATTLH, Wash., Oct. 9. (Special.)A
sudden turn has been given the election
of new officers for the talnler Club, due
to occur Saturday evening, and a strong
fight with political complications will be
the result. George H. Walter, now a
vice-president and referred to occasion
ally as a candidate for Mayor. Is the
regular candidate for president of the
club. There was no opposition to Mr.
Walker prior to a few days ago, but
now the younger element in the club has
Induced Samuel Hill to agree to take th
office and it Is said that enough pledges
have been made to make the election of
Mr. Hill possiole.
Aside from dissatisfaction over the old
control of club affairs, there is trouble
over the erection of a new wing to the
clubhouse and a proposal to give women
certain club privileges that a big faction
objects to.
The Rainier Club la one of the best
known social organizations in the North
west. PHOTO POST CASDS-SCIHCBt,
Klser Co. Lioboy Imperial Hotel .
T
ROUBLE
ALBANY
Anti-Saloon League Stirs Up
the Town.
MANY CITIZENS CAUGHT
League Sends Detective to Investi
gate) Condition of Supposedly Dry
Town and Unearths Startling
ly Bibulous State of Affairs.
ALBANY. Or., Oct 9. (Special.) More
sensations are promised in the prosecu
tion of local citizens for violation of the
local option liquor law. Officers say that
out of the detective work of representa
tives of the Oregon Anti-Saloon League
mora complaints are likely to come, and
other local business men may be in
volved. The arrests made yesterday con
tinue to be one of the greatest sensa
tions Albany has seen In years.
Lee Morgan, C. A. Curran and H. F.
Hulburt. of those arrested yesterday af
ternoon, pleaded guilty this afternoon be
fore Justice of the Peace O. T. Porter.
Sentence will be Imposed next Friday
morning at 9 o'clock. The other defen
dants who have thus far been arrested
for selling liquor contrary to the local
option law have all entered pleas of not
guilty, and their cases have been set for
trial next Monday morning. These de
fendants are Peter C. Andersen, Fred
Dawson, William J. Tohl, William C.
Burkhart, Richard Landis and the firm
of Burkhart & Lee, charged jointly with
Land is.
Officers say they have more than one
count against some of these defendants.
It Is understood to be their policy, how
ever, not to press extra counts where at ,
least one conviction is secured. If ac
quittals result in any of these cases.
those In which they have the other
counts may be taken into the Circuit
Court, which meets here this month.
Trouble Witn the Government.
Some of those arrested may experience
trouble with the Government as a result
of this affair. There are 12 Governme.it
licenses to sell liquor in this city and J.
W. Hobbs, Collector of Internal Revenue
for this district. Is in the city today, pre
sumably for the purpose of Investigating
to see If all of those arrested are in
possession of the Government's permis
sion to act as vendors of liquor.
The Franklin Hiuse, where, according
to statements of officers, liquor was sold
almost openly, is now tightly closed. -V
saloon was formerly conducted there and
since Albany went "dry" on July 1, 1M6,
by decree of the voters of Linn County,
the place has been operated as a pool
room and soft drink dispensary. About
the time Deputy District Attorney Gale
S. Hill filed the complaints yesterday af
ternoon this place was closed ' and
Charles and Louis Kroschel, the proprie
tors, had left the city. William O.in,
who Is employed there. Is also out of
the city. Complaints are known to have
been filed against some or all of these
men.
The manner in which these liquor cases
were worked up here forms an interest
ing story. The Oregon Anti-Saloon
League first sent a detective named Pat
terson to Albany, who secured work as
a waiter in the St. Charles Hotel. He
made a little progress but some of the
men he sought to catch selling liquor be
came suspicious and his ork as a Bpy
was at an end. Then the services or tt.
Da. Mitchell, a farmer living near Crab-
tree, in this county, were enlisted, and
the League sent W. L. Pason, a detective
who is said to be In the employ of the
Government most of his time, here to
plan the operations. Mitchell waited for
Pason In the office oi tne miss House,
a local hotel, and the latter came In ana
finally introduced himself as W. La.
Lewis, of Springfield, Mass. "Lewis" and
Mitchell apparently discovered a rela
tionship after some conversation, the
former being a nephew or tne latter, ac
cording to their imagination. The two
discussed family history for soma time
in the presence of the crowd In the hotel
office, and then "Lewis" said he had a
family picture up in his room, and In
vited Mitchell to go up ana iook at it.
There in Pason's room the two men got
acquainted and planned their work.
W'ell-Planned Detective Work.
The scene in the Russ House was so
realistically enacted that a local paper
published a story telling now uncle anu
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nephew was on a trip through the west.
and did not know he had any relatives
in Oregon. According to this story, the
Massachusetts young man was so glad
to find his uncle here and liked the coun
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Mitchell and "Lewis" spent several
days in Albany the last week in Septem
ber and. in pursuance of their scheme.
became "dry" X'ery often. Where they
secured their refreshment in supposedly
liquorless Albany Is being revealed In the
complaints Deputy District attorney' Hill
is filing.
In their investigations the two detec
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use of Charles A. Curran, a local real
estate man, who, they believed, would
be likely to know the location or any ex
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ly with Curran, and he Is reported to
have bought liquor and resold it to them
when-himself partially under the Influ
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The men shadowed Curran, according
to the story current here, as he went to
different places on different days, and
thus learned- some places where they
could make purchases. Curran admits
giving Pason and Mitchell liquor and tak
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that he has bought any liquor in A.Dany
since the town went "dry." He says the
liquor he gave the two detectives was
secured in Portland, and that he had
two supposed typewriters shipped in by
express, and both typewriter boxes were
filled with bottles of whisky.
Another complaint was filed this af
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