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6 THE MORNING OREGQXIAN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1907. JURY IS COMPLETED Active Trial of Pettibone Will Begin Monday. BOTH SIDES ARE SATISFIED Lawyers Complete In Six Days "What Required Three Weeks In Hay wood Case Orchard May Take Stand Tuesday. BOISE, Idaho. Dec. 6. The jury -which will try the case of George A. Pettibone for alleged -complicity In the murder of ex-Governor Frank Bteunenberg was com pleted and eworn In this afternoon. The Jury is as follows: J H. Frazler, aged 2R. student: E. L.. Evans. 88. tanner; A. A. Tlllotson. 29. mer chant; W. A. Palmer, 40, liveryman; Wil liam Stahl, 60, prospector; Nawton Carper, 6 carpenter: Josph Singer, 48. placer miner: A. C. Boot, 62, printer; Charles Wll mot. 45 farmer; Arthur Estes, 3S, farmer; C. R. Bmead, 20, liveryman; J. II. Oarrecnt. 40, butchor. ' Boot Is an active member of the Boise Typographical Union. Both Clarence Darrow, of the defense, and James H. Hawley, for the prosecu tion, expressed satisfaction with the Jury selected. The defense used but seven per emptory challenges and the etate nine, each side being allowed ten by law. Six days were consumed in Impaneling the jury and 80 talesmen were examined. In the Haywood trial It required more than three weeks to obtain a jury and B20 men were examined. The oDentnfr statement of the state will be made Monday morning by J. H. Haw Iry and the taking of evidence will begin Monday afternoon. Harry Orchard will probably take the stand Tuesday. In the afternoon session Darrow asked permission to further question one of the Jurors and when It was . given he asked Newton Carper if he had said to some friends, after being subpenaed, that he would see that Pettibone was hanged. Carper said that while playing cards some one asked him if he had been sum moned as a juror,- and he replied: "Yes, and I am going to hang the whole court." , Carper said the remark was made as a joke and his explanation seemed satis factory to Darrow. The defense then sprung a surprise by announcing that the jury was satisfactory to them and they would not exercise their remaining per emptories. The state excused Michael Halley. and Joseph Singer, the first tales man called to take his place qualified. Singer Is 48 years old and has been a placer miner and prospector for the past three years. He has been a farmer most of his life. After his acceptance by .the defense Hawley announced that the state was satisfied and the Jury was sworn. Court then adjourned -until Monday morning. DARROW AND THE FEDERATION Chicago Attorney Employed Only In Steunenberg Cases. BOISH. Idaho, Dec. 6. (Special.) Rela tive to the report that he is to be super seded as attorney for the Western Feder ation of Miners, Clarence Darrow stated today that he had never been employed as general attorney for that organization, his employment only extending to the de fense of the pending Idaho cases, wits, which he will continue until they are dis posed of, unless his health, which contin ues bad, should prevent. He said that if Judge Hilton had become general counsel for the Western Federation it must be as successor to Richardson, who refused to work with Darrow in the Idaho oases. Mr. Darrow still has trouble with his ear, on account of which several operations have been performed. ' WOTTjD FORCE ADAMS TO TALK Fred Miller Tells Why State of Col orado Wants Prisoner. SPOKANE, Wash.. Dec. 6. (Special.) "The authorities are not trying to take Bteve Adams to Colorado to . try him for the murder of Collins. Their object is to take him there and keep him In solitary confinement until he Is willing to go on the stand and corroborate Orchard's testimony against Pettibone in the lat ter's trial." This statement was made tonight by Fred Miller, counsel for the Western Federation of Miners, and one of Steve Adams' attorneys in the recent trial at ntathdrum, Idaho, for the murder of Fred Tyler. "Bulkley Wells, formerly Adjutant General of Colorado, has not gone to Boston as reported. He Is on his way to Sand Point, Idaho, by way of Mis soula, to see Judge Woods, who is now holding court at Sand Point and to secure the dismissal of all cases against Adams now pending in Idaho. He is either in Missoula or Sand Point tonight. He thinks he can secure the dismissal of the Adams case at Sand Point, but he cannot. He will have to come to Rath-drum." ADMIT THEY STOIiE HORSES Idaho Farmers Confess to Charges and OUier Arrests Follow. LEWISTON, Idaho, Dec. 6. (Special.) With the binding over of Senebar Hill today, in the sum of $1200, to answer to the District Court on the charge of grand larceny, Nei Perce County has taken charge of the prose cution of two of the five prominent citizens of Latah and Nez Perce Coun ties now under arrest or on bonds on the allegation that they constitute a part of a gang of organized horse thieves that have operated for several months In Northern Idaho. The- arrests followed confessions se cured from Henry Bauer and Edward Kent, two of a gang arrested by Sher iff Kean. of Latah County, at' Bozeman, Mont., for stealing horses In the Julla etta. section. When returned to Mos cow, they made a clean breast of their crimes, implicating well-known and supposedly substantial farmers in La tah and Nez Perce Counties. Frank White, of Juliaetta, and George Fors man, of Nez Perce, were then arrested. White corroborates the story of the confession. Forsman has had his pre liminary examination and has been bound over to the District Court. GOATS AVD SWFXE IN YAMHILL Assessment Figures Show Big In crease in Farm Stock. M'MINNVILLE, Or., Dec. 6. (Spe cial.) The summary of the assess ment roll for Yamhill County for 1907 Is as follows: Value. Acres of tillable land. 117.R07... . 4,!2.'.O.rS5 Acres of nontlllable land. 200,901... 2,172,788 Improvements on deeded or pat ented lands 629,605 Town and city lots 481.145 Improvements on town or city lots 707,500 Improvements on lands not deeded or patented . . . .- 23,095 Allies railroad bed (Including de pot grounds and improvements), 52 77-100 597,820 Miles teleprapa and telephone line, 155 77-100 18,050 Libraries 5.050 Railroad rolling stock 52,770 Steamboats, stationary engines and manufacturing machinery 92,-115 Merchandise and stock In trade. . 450,525 Farming implements, wagons, car riages, etc 143,950 Money 184.450 Notes and accounts 520,210 Shares of stock. 1250 313,280 Household furniture, watches. Jew elry, etc 319.905 Horses and mules. 6456 403,ai5 Cattle, 10,502 1K8,ESH Sheep and goats, 85,172 118.230 Swine, 4638 2-8.080 Dogs, 724 5.425 Total value of taxable property .$11,700,521 This is an increase over the 1906 as sessment .of $1,450,395. Nearly every item shows an increase, with the ex ception of farming implements, etc., which shows a falling off in valuation. The greatest Increase has been made on non-ttllable, or timber lands, mer chandise and stock in trade, railroad bed, and on money, sheep and goats, swine and dogs. . Of these last four, money shows up the greatest, the as sessment on this last year being only $98,225. Sheep and goats were val ued then at $63,260 and BWine -at $16, 145. In 1906 there were of record only 35 dogs in the county, valued at $560. This year's assessment shows an in crease of 689 dogs, but evidently a cheaper grade. DECLARE TITLE 18 UNFAIR University Asks Change In Wording on Referendum Ballot. SALEM, Or., Dec. 6. (Special.) On be half of the University of Oregon, Walter C. Wlnslow today appealed to the Cir cuit Court from the order made recently by Attorney-General Crawford fixing a ballot title for the University appropria tion. Winslow contends that the title is unfair to the University. The statute governing the procedure under the ref erendum provides that when any act is to be submitted to a vote of the people the Attorney-General shall prepare a title to be placed upon the- ballot show ing the purpose of Uie act. The stat ute gives any Interested person 10 days in which to appeal to the Circuit Court for Marlon County. Under this law Attorney-General Crawford prepared the following title for the University bill: "Fofr an act Increasing the annual ap propriation for the support and main tenance of the University of Oregon from $47,500 to $125,000." Mr. Winslow contends that this is un fair, for the reason that it conveys the Impression that the University, has been receiving only $47,500 a year In the past and that the Increase Is from that sum to $125,000 annually, whereas the fact is that the University has received in addi tion to the $47,500 several special appro priations, which brought the total up to nearly $79,000 annually for the last two years. He says In his notice of appeal that "the purpose and intent of House bill 37 was to embody all appropriations in one annual appropriation and avoid the necessity of biennial appropriations." Mr. Winslow asks that the following ballot title be substituted: "For an act fixing the annual appropriation for the support and maintenance of the Univer sity of Oregon at $125,000 per annum." The question will be tried before Judgo William Galloway, whose decision as to the ballot title will be final. President Campbell was here today In consultation with George G. Bingham, who appears as attorney for the friends of the bill. WAITERS THREATEN STRIKE Seattle Unions Demand Seven Day' Pay for Six Days' Work. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 6. (Special V-A general strike of all waiters in Seattle Is threatened as a result of the decision of the owners of all eating-houses that they will demand that a seven-day Week be enforced. Within the past few days the restaurant proprietors have deter mined that they cannot afford to grant seven days' pay for six days' work and that the waiters must stick o-Jt the week. Notice to that effect has been served upon employes, and every union waiter in. town threatens to walk out at once unless the restaurant 'met will withdraw their demands. - The new situation has arisen frim the fact that there has been a sharp falling off In the restaurant trade during the past few days, and owners of eating houses Insist the waiters should share the losses with them. The latter will not do so. BRUTAL TACTICS (Continued from First Page.) t . the troops were well supplied with Sib ley shelter tents. Each soldier was also provided with 290 rounds of ammunition. When asked how long the ' troops prob ably would remain in the mining camp. Colonel Reynolds said that he had no idea, but was making preparations for at least two months. The San Francisco troops are delayed" about two hours near Davisville by the wreck of a freight train. Goldfield will be reached by the troops early tomorrow. It is said the Monterey troops did not leave Sacramento until 7 o'clock tonight. Owing to a storm In the Sierras wire communication with Goldfield is meager. It is reported good order prevails. General Funston will remain in San Francisco unless the situation at Gold field becomes so serious - that more troops will have to be sent, -when he will take personal command of the men in the field. FUNSTON' GIVES FULL CHARGE Ordered to Send What Troops v He Thinks Best to Goldfield. WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. In his dispatch to the Adjutant-General of the Army, re garding the disturbances at Goldfield, General Fred Funston says: "I have Just conferred with a prominent mining operator of Goldfield, now here, a man thoroughly familiar with all con ditions there. He states the Western Fed eration of Miners in Goldfield numbers about 3200, of whom about 1000 have rifles and shotguns. Not more than 300 of these men might be considered dangerous, and he doubts if they would resist regular troops. Their leaders are some of the men who made so much trouble in Idaho and Colorado. The danger is that 'before troops can arrive they will blow up mines and kill people. The Sheriff Is a mem ber of the Federation and in sympathy with It. - . "The schedule time of trains is 26 hours; a special could make it in 18. I feel that I should Inform the Department that every morning paper in San Francisco knew that the Department had wired within three hours after receipt by me of the message. Information came from their Washington correspondents." Show of Power Needed. Acting Secretary of War Oliver today made public all of the correspondence, so that the facts Impelling the ordering of the regulars to Goldfield might be known. In addition to General Funston's first dispatch announcing he had Intended to send two companies in the first place to Goldfield, came later correspondence showing that upon Inside information as to the situation in that mining camp it had become apparent that a much larger force would only Invite attack or re sistance by the riotous element, when an overwhelming force would insure peace toy making it apparent to the lawless ele ment that resistance would be hopeless. Authority for Transportation. Following his first dispatch, , above re ferred to. General Funston telegraphed the Adjutant-General for authority to hire transportation for his troops to Gold field and vicinity. He said: "Should It be necessary to send any there, I deem it Inadvisable to ship any wagon transportation with the troops un less a considerable number should be sent." This was taken to mean that, while the troops could be transported to Goldfield by rail,- some means of transportation would have to be found on arrival at that place for the rations, ammunition, ma chine guns and other supplies, - and per haps tentage, that would be sent with the troops. , Funston. Has Full Power. General Ainsworth dispatched the fol lowing telegram to General Funston: "The Governor of Nevada has called for troops to be sent to Goldfield. The Presi dent directs that you immediately send there such troops as you consider neces sary, to cope with the situation effectively and finally. Go yourself. If you thin best. You are authorized to hire neces sary transportation. The President di rect that the troops be sent with the least possible delay. Act promptly and report action by telegraph." Then followed General Funston's dis patch stating he had ordered nine com panies of soldiers from San Francisco and Monterey to start this morning for Gold-field. SPARKS' REASONS FOR CALL Dynamiting of Property and Threats Against Citizens. WASHINGTON. Dec 6. A situation of the utmost danger at Goldfield Is re vealed In the official correspondence be tween Governor Sparks, of Nevada, and the President, Just made public. The Governor's appeal for troops is construed by the authorities here to indi cate the imminence of great peril, and If actual violence is to occur at all it is ex pected to take place before the arrival of the Federal troops from California in Goldfield. The Governor's appeal to the President, dated at Carson City, follows: , "In Goldfield and Esmeralda Counties, State of Nevada, there do now exist demonstrations of violence and unlawful conditions and conspiracies which do so obstruct and cause to obstruct and hinder the execution of the laws of the State of Nevada and deprive and continue to de prive the people of said section of the state of rights, privileges, immunities and protection named in the Constitution of the United States, and of the State of Ne vada, and which are secured by the laws for the protection of such rights, privil eges and immunities; and the constituted authorities of the state of Nevada are now and continue to be unable to protect the people in such rights and the reason of such inability and the particulars there of are, therefore, towit: "Unlawful dynamiting of property, com- There is only one right way to waterproof cloth so as to give satisfaction. AH our raincoats are treated in this right way. "We offer yon a great -variety of fabrics, but only one kind of waterproofing. ClotiiinoCo ws nunnrrop 166-168 Third St. mission of felonies, threats against the lives and property of law-abiding citizens. the unlawful possession of arms and am munition and the confiscation of dyna mite with threats of unlawful use of the same by preconcerted action. "The lawfully constituted authorities of this state are unable to apprehend and punish the perpetrators of said crimes and to prevent other threatened crimes,- and unless the -relief hereinafter requested is granted, this state and the lives and prop erty of a large number of its people will be irreparably affected and d&maabd, contrary to the peace and dignity of the United States and of the State of Ne vada. "Therefore, pursuant to Article 4, Sec tion 4, of the Constitution of the United States, and to Sections 5297 and 6298 of the revised statues thereof, I, John Sparks, Governor, do hereby respectfully request that your excellency, Theodore Roosevelt, President, do immediately send to Goldfield, Bsmeralda County, two com panies of troops of the Army of the Unit ed States, to suppress unlawful disorder and violence, to protect life and property, to restore peace and to Insure protection of law to the people of the State of Nevada." i The President's reply, dated today, was as follows: "To the Acting Secretary of War: "Re ferring to the accompanying formal re quest of Governor Sparks, of Nevada, for Federal troops to restore order at Gold field, please direct General Funston to send a sufficient number of troops to be' wholly adequate to meot any emergency. It Is far better to avoid conflict by send ing too many troops than by sending too few to run the risk of inviting bloodshed. "THEODORE ROOSEVELT." HAYWOOD ALONE TO BLAME Operators Say He Caused Strike. Miners Eager to Work. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 6.-M. J. Monnett, president of the Los Angeles Nevada Mining Exchange, and one of the big operators of Goldfield, in an interview today laid the whole blame for the pres ent situation in Goldfield upon William D. Haywood. Mr. Monnett is quoted as follows: "All of the present trouble at Goldfield is due to the activity of William D. Hay wood, secretary-treasurer of the Western Federation of Miners. It was due solely to his Influence that the Miners' Union there refused to accept checks on the Goldfield banks in part payment of their wages some time ago and at a meeting of the miners urged them to refuse these checks. "I am satisfied that 75 per oent of the members of the union were not in sympathy with him in this move, but they seemed to be so thoroughly un der the control of a few leadens they have been afraid to take Independent action. Many of these men are anx ious to return to work, and in my opin ion there will either be a split In the union in Goldfield or the open-shop rule will prevail In all the large mines there. The Mlneowners' Association is determined that it will no longer sub mit to the arbitrary dictation of a few union agitators." SPARKS GOES TO . GOLDFIELD Will Accompany Troops From Reno to Mining Camp. CARSON CITY, Dec 6. Governor Sparks departed this afternoon for Reno In a blinding rain storm In an automobile in order to meet Colonel Alfred Reynolds with the Federal troops bound for Gold field. The Governor received a dispatch from General Funston requesting that some representative accompany the troops to Goldfield, and as the Governor has taken the matter in his hands, he will pro ceed to Goldfield himself. Later he will send one or more parties from his per sonal staff. United States Assistant Marshal Mack returned to this city this evening from , r-'tt ."HV.". jl-e.iuui ki fstir5-trv i -jv - - r ? 1 I T fr---- - - ' A ...v..i, f.. ..,K....v.-,v. r iiiim.iiin riiiimr-yrif irmi -ifitfitrrf i 'i nil SassssiifiMiniiiiiiih ihi ir',tt'i:--Jtnfiivl-:;v-ti-.- tmM k j STREET BCEXE Dr GOLDFIELD, NEVADA, WHERE FEDERAL TROOPS ABB NOW BEING SENT. - - I . . ........ IM1M . . s.s s ... ......... ................ .......J......e..A.w.. ,..'.. . .....jsj...., ,.....'. mm. ml Is Too.. Much. Money Harmful to American Women? "When our foreign critics speak of the American woman they have in mind the wives and daughters of unwisely chivalrous men, who have blindly allowed their women folk, to pursue ignorant and half-baked ideals of emancipation "Almost without exception, her attempts at a career have been futile, and often they have been notably, even pathetically, ridiculous." " Lacking all vital contact with life, ignorant of all the deeper wells of human impulse, her mind and her very good looks are as superficial and as trivial as her activities." Women will be interested in III e iimericaE Proae in this week's issue of TUB &ATUI$pjlY EVENING POST A beautiful special Christmas Number of 52 pages. Of all newsdealers, at 5c. the copy; $1.50 the year by mail. The Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia. Penna. Goldfield. He states that everything is quiet, so far as demonstrations are con cerned. He reports a number of criminal cases, such as Tobberies, but no public demonstrations. County Officials Protest. GOLDFIELD, Dee. 6. Noon. The fol lowing protest was sent to Governor Sparks today, signed by various county officers and members of the state Legis lature: Goldfield, Ner., Dee. 6. To Hon. John Sparks, Carson City. New: We protest against the sending- of soldier, to Goldfield, Esmeraldo County, Nevada. There Is no disturbance now, nor has there been any. (Signed.) BENJAMIN ROSENTHAL, County Commissioner. THOMAS H. TIGH, Assemblyman. JOSEPH HAMILTON. Assemblyman. A. H, SWALLOW. District Attorney. A. SOLOMON. Justice of the Peace. BERT KNIGHT, Acting Sheriff. GEORGHS BRODIGAN. County Auditor. GEORGE? D. PINE, State Senator. HENRY SPENKER. Commissioner. quest of General Funston to send a state representative along. Owing to storms on the desert there Is likely to be delay at Hazen and it is hardly probable that the troops will reach Goldfield before 10 o'clock In ttie morning. Wool Sales In London. INIXN'. Dec. 6. The offerings at the wool auction sales today amounted to 9110 bales. Crossbreds were in small supply and good request, especially Cape of Good Hope and National. Western district light greasy combings were taken for America at lid. Americans also secured a quantity of Victoria new-clip combing greasy at Is 3Vd. Fine Seth Thomas clocks at Meta gpr's. 842 Wasnlngton street. 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