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THE 3IORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, APKXL 16, 1910. FRIAR-LAND FIGHT JUKES B TURN PHOTOGRAPHS OF EX-PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT 'AND MRS. ROOSEVELT IN EGYPT. , We 'Accept v - - 2 E' mnor ixeci . Martin Renews.Attack on War Department, Alleging Sales to the Sugar Trust. "TT"'"' X v -,, Bring your Pianou Checks to us, we will accept them as part pay ment on any piano in our store. PUBLICITY IS HIS DEMAND P a IS -Colorado " Itepresenttalve Accuses Government Officials of Duplic ity and Asks Them to Pro ' duce Records. WASHINGTON. April IS. Representa tive Martin (Dem.). of Colorado, who for j weeks has been waglns; a fight In the House to show the friar lands of the i-J?hillppine Islands are being: seized by the "sugar trust" with the acquiescence ) of Attorney-General Wlckersham and the i War Department, tonight gave to the : press en Interview in which he reviews 'his efforts, assaslls the Government offi cials alleged to be involved, charges that Information that would prove his conten tion Is being withheld by the War Depart : merit and demands a full Congressional Inquiry into the matter. Mr. Martin' characterizes the action of the Republican majority of the House yesterday in defeating his resolution call ing upon the War Department for infor mation on the sale of friar lands as 'a' blanketing movement." He .points out a number of alleged discrepancies in the reports sent by the War Department to the House committee on insular affairs In friar land transactions and accuses the Government officials of duplicity. Charges That Are Made. He' charges the Administration of hav ing begun a "policy of exploitation in the Philippine Islands," and declared "If It has been falBely accused, let It take oft the lid." Mr. Martin announced he was prepar ing a new resolution of inquiry into the ' Iriar land deal, which he would intro duce in the House as soon as drafted. Mr. 2Hartln's statement follows: "Jf there was ,evr any doubt about the necessity of an investigation of Phil ippine affairs, it is removed by the dis closures made by the War eDpartment In response to my resolution of inquiry. 1 learned three days ago the War De partment had furnished Chairman Olm stead of the Insular committee what pur ported to be the Information called for in my resolution, and I requested Mr. Olmstead to let me see it. This he re fused. Asked to See Papers. "I wanted to see this matter before It was reported to the House because I knew It would be accompanied by a mo tion to table my resolution as having served its purpose, thereby shutting off debate and preventing a further airing of the matter on the floor. This occurred yesterday as I anticipated. It was sim ply a blanketing move. "The War Department report upon ex amination fully justifies such a move. It disclosed negotiations between the -War Department and attorneys for the pur chasers of the Friar lands in the Philip pines for several months prior to the ale; between the War Department and the. Philippine government, whereas the War Department In a communication published In the Congressional Record on ilarch 28 stated its first information concerning the aale of this estate was re ceived through the .public press. This affirms my contention this deal had been under way for months and was practical ly consummated before Attorney-General Wlckersham was asked for an opinion. Cablegram Not Pound. ' "It was also stated that when the Secretary of War heard about this matter through the newspapers he cabled the I'hlllipines Governor-General to hold up the sale until, lie could get an opinion from Attorney-General Wickersham. Is'o fluch cablegram appears in the informa tion now furnished. On the contrary, there appears one from the War De partment to the Governor-General dated December 24, 1909, the very day Wlcker eham's opinion was asked, approving the ;ale of the San Jose estate, which had lready been made. "Another cablegram from the Governor General, antedating the request for Wickersham's opinion, shows the sale xiaa not to Poole as heretofore repre sented by the War Department, but to Poole or his nominees. Poole's nominee. Is. or will be a subsidiary sugar trust corporation, probably the Mindora De velopment Company, already organized ly dummy incorporators under the laws of New Jersey. 1 Other Messages Exchanged. "Then there is a cablegram dated Oc tober 22 from the Governor-General to the Secretary of "War, stating Prentiss nd Poole desired to purchase the San Jose estate. This cablegram refers to jirior negotiations by one Hammond with the War Department about these friar lands. This Hanmond, it develops, is a (member of the firm of Strong .&. Caaa wallader, of New York, fcf which Henry W. Taft is now the second member, to which, rank he was promoted from fifth place when Mr. Wlckersham left the lirm to become Attorney-General. "Mr. Hammond opened negotiations vith the. War Department and then, obviously for appearance " sake, turned their consummation over to another firm of attorneys. Hammond represented Havemeyer. The purthasers, Poole, rep resented Havemeyer. Havemeyer Is the . sugar trust. "I could point out many other things but the proper time and place to poin them out will be In a Congressional in vestigation. The Administration must Investigate this matter or stick its bead in the sand like an ostrich to blind its eyes to the storm that is coming. , "I have charged the Administration with having begun a policy of unlaw ful exploitation In the Philippines and every development goes to establish the truth, of the charges. If the Adminis tratis Ires been falsely accused, let it take off the lid." Beet Sugar Makers Face Inquiry. . WASHINGTON, April 15. Agents of the Department of Justice and the Treas urvare looking into certain "features of the beet sugar industry in the West The object, it is believed, is to ascertain what relations. If any. exist between the promoters f.f that industry and the s"o called sugar trust with a view to de termining whether such relations result In any violation of the Sherman anti trust law, such as the fixing of prices or a combination In restraint of trade. Just now the Department of Justice is closing n inquiry Into tho beet sugar side of the question at Pueblb. Colo. Aetna Grain Mills Scorched. v SAX FRANCISCO, April 15. The Aetna Grain Mills were partially destroyed by fire early tonight, the blaze, causing a loss of $20,000 to. building and contents. nm i ruijijtjji pnwiwin nu.n j im w mniimi I n I in i n I k m n i I ill 'I I II ii II Tii , i:iiM7r &BSi& i;wKo. mm vm .JL-fth. 11 rtt tjk 7"' . .: v.-. . ....... : . : . ....... s . .-. . . . '. ..... : . J " ? LfW fa. ;rf? .. If 'rp'h - -a w:- 1 L T . at I i f i h - - -! H if. - - , 'i " I I i?i : i - ' . - - ' 5 ' . . ? . M I ; S; ' ' '- s-K " 1 - J fijT"3 HIIWHI" ! fil'ill' " i ,,n , --"r-- li j"- HYDE JURY SEATED Trial of Accused Physician Wilf Begin Today. FAIR TRIAL IS EXPECTED Prisoner Scans Each lace as Men llle Into Scuts and Appears to Be Satisfied Material "Witness Stricken Suddenly IlA KANSAS CITY, April 15. Shortly after 8 o'clock tonight a Jury was se lected to try Dr. B. O. Hyde on a charge of murdering the late Colonel Thomas H. Swope. Just as the 12 men were 'taking seats in the Jurybox a telephone mes sage to the Prosecutor, Virgil Conkling, announced G. T. Twyman, one of the material witnesses for the (Kate, had been stricken with appendicitis and was be ing taken to a hospital for an operation. So little Is known about bis condition that it cannot be said now whether the trial will be delayed by his Illness. Frank Claypool, a Juryman, developed an affected eye after being temporarily chosen. A . physician la attending him, but It. Is not believed the affliction is serious. The Jury follows: Personnel ol Jury. W. W. Castle, painter, 66: Kansas City. W. C. Crone, salesman, 60; Lees Sum mit. C. W. Whitehead, abstracter. 47; Kan sas City. , . W. M. Beebe, watchmaker, 30; Kansas City. G. C. Feldt, salesman, 35; Kansas City. Byron D. Lilliard, conductor, 30; Kan sas City. W. W." Curran. clerk, 30: Kansas City. John A. Pliant, teamster, 60; Kansas City. Samuel R. Johnson, farmer, 41; Sibley. Frank Claypool, cattleman, 48; Kansas City. ' K. R. Hedges, clerk, 36; Kansas City. Ell Rivera, bookkeeper, 22; Kansas City. Fair Jury, Says Hyde. When the Jury walked into its -place. Dr. Hyde watched the men carefully and noted the characteristics of each. He knew every face and called the men by name in 'speaking of them. This Jury looks ail right to me,'' ho B k .ht . 1 ' I-'"" f?,y' v ' AVX: )...: .;- ,( 1 - .... .. f , - t ; ;v g'j ..." JUFtllt? p , said. "I know I shall obtain a fair trial." Prosecutor Conkling said the state would be ready to deliver the opening statement in the -case tomorrow morning. The depositions taken from 'menbers of the Swope family in the suit for al leged slander filed by Dr. Hyde will never be signed, according to attorneys for the prosecution. They were not signed when taken. The reason given by the Swope attorneys for their refusal to per mit the witnesses to jiign them is that the evidence was given "before Notary George Kelley, a law partner of R. P. Brewster, one of the counsel for the de fendant, and are, therefore, illegal, they say. WIDOW YERKES SCORES Attorney' Claim of $123,000 Against Estate Is Denied. CHICAGO, April 15. (Special) Mrs. Mary Adelaide Terken, widow of the late Charles T. Terkes, traction mag nate, scored a victory In the long-drawn-out and bitter and bitter legal struggle that has been waged over his estate today, when Judge Cutting, in the Probate 'Court, dismissed the $125, 000 claim of Charles S. Leeds. Leeds, who was not in court, put in his claim for services rendered and for Interest on their value since they were rendered In 1897. These services con sisted, he alleged, . In securing for Terkes stock of the Suburban RaTTway and stock of the Suburban Construc tion Company. Attorneys W. W. Ross and W. Orrl son Underwood, of Boston, represent ing the estate, scored a point which probably had to do with Influencing Judge Cutting's decision, when they Introduced a letter written by Leeds to Yerkes In 1900, .asking the latter for a position, but making no mention of the money alleged to be due him from Yerkes for services. Rev. James Campbell Dies. Rev. James Camubell, aged 63 pyears, of 460 East . Davis street, died , at his home yesterday. The funeral will be held Sunday, after which ha will be buried at Farmington. Mr. Adams was bom November 3. 1847, in Adams County, Illi nois. Ho was twice married, the first time to Martha Stlnson, who died in 1890. and the last time to Lyda Johnson, who, with four sons, survive him. Fall Shatters Two Ribs. FOREST GROVE. Or., April 15. (Spe cial.) Fred Prltzlaff, of Gales Creek, fell here this afternoon fracturing two ribs and severely bruising hie left side, while '.loading a sack of feed on a load of baled hay. The roan fell backward, striking) the streetcar rail with his phoulder, . - " EIG'S HOflOR PAID Emperor Receives Roosevelt las if Sovereign. GUEST AT FOREIGN OFFICE During Afternoon American Pays v I Visit to , Capuchin Church. Roosevelt Angered by Fake Re port He Will Be Candidate. ' (Continued From First Fsg-.) of the Empress Elizabeth and.the Crown Prince Rudolph. As Mr. Roosevelt, en tered the crypt of the Hapsburgs, ths Capuchin Monks, who watch the tombs, conducted him straight to the Iron wrought coffins of Elizabeth and Ru dolph, -which lie on either side of ths beautiful statue of the Madonna pre sented by the Hungarian people. After ths wreaths had been deposited the former President was shown the other tombs, among which- Is the Immense sar cophagus containing the bodies of Marie .Theresa and her husband. Francis I. and the plain casket of Emperor Maximilian, of Mexico. From the church, Mr. Roosevelt set out on a round of official calls, leaving his cards for Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne; Prince Montenuevo, the court chamber Iain, and Count Paar, the personal ad jutant of the Emperor. Later h the afternoon Mr. Roosevelt visited the mili tary riding school and also witnessed a review of the regiment of Hussars com manded by Prince Bronn. at Breitensee. At 8 o'clock tonight the officials of ths Foreign Office gave a dinner at which Mr. Roosevelt was the guest, of honor. Mr. Roosevelt was Indignant to ay Vvhen ha learned that a re port had been printed In Paris and cabled to America that one of the recent results of the conference with Gifford Plnchot was an Agreement on the part of the ex-President . to the use of his name as a candidate for the Presi dency. ' Mr. Roosevelt again reiterated that he had not, arid would not, "make any declaration in regard to American poli tics while in Europe." He had received and talked with Mr. Plnchot, he said, as ho would receive and talk with any other political .friend. Mr. Roosevelt safd he would hereafter decline to receive the newspaper correspondent who had given currency to this Ii 1 1 i1g)ViiiViilii".-riV '--Vlirir-i;! itfVinriiii- HUSBAND REWEDS WIFE PARENTS OF TWO SOXS ILW'IS SECOND CEREMONY. Marriage 18 Years Ago Repeated "When Couple Is Informed of Recent Court Decisions. GRESHAM, Or., April 15. (Special.) Though they had been married is years, and not been separated during that period, and are the parents of two eons, Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Crane were mar ried again Wednesday night. Mr. Crane is 49, Mrs." Crane is 34. according to the marriage license records. Mr. Crane was divorced from his first wife 18 years ago and. soon after the signing of the decree nArried Miss Mary J. Fisher, his present wife, in the State of "Washington. The Supreme Courts? of Oregon aid "Washington later held that marriages within six months after de crees had been granted were invalid, and this fact came only recently to the at tention of Mr. Crane. He thereupon obtained a marriage license from the Clerk of Multnomah County. Another wedding had been planned at the Crane residence for Wed nesday, that of Claude W. Clute and Miss Mary C. Kilmartin, and after they had been made husband and wife by Dr. A. Thompson, the second wedding was announced, to the surprise of the assembled guests. 'Mr. Clute. and Miss Kilmartin were at tended by Joseph Schantlne and Miss Goldio 'Bock and Mr. . and Mrs. Crane by Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Thorpe. A hat must set right to look well Gordon stiff hars in one - sixteenth sizes. . Sarsaparilla Is the most effective medicine for the complete purification of the blood and the complete renova tion of the system. If urged to buy any prepara-, tion said to be "just as good," you may be sure 'it is inferior; costs less to make, and yields thff dealer a larger profit. Take Hood's this spring. Oet It today In usual liquid form OS chocolated tablets called Sarsataba. KRYPT0 VJii hmit T jnp&S $ -"EAI,'. in the jLens .'y vision.; No lines no cement Just per fect Rifrht, with the . discomfort and unsigrhtliness left out. AVs have t no most i ' srlemtlflrM eye testlnic to pit ni mfntH In the optical ft old . today. Twenty Years Kxperlence at Your Service. If at any time In one year we can improve your visfon no extra charge for changing of lenses. If you break your frames or mount ings we will repair them for you without cost. THOMPSON Eye Sljtht Specialist. Second Floor C'orbett Bids:., Fifth find Morrison. XT L-I ( IC "Women as well as men - are made miserable by TO kidney and bladder lv-' trouble. Dr. Kilmer's DI A KJC Swamp - Root the great - kidney remedy prompt ly relieves. At druggists In fifty-oent and dollar sizes. You may have a sam ple bottle by mail free, also pamphlet telling all about It. Address. Dr. Kilmer A Co.. Blnghamton. N". Y. SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES. Allen's Koot-Emie. the antiseptic powder. It cures painful, smarting, nervous fet, ami Instantly takes the sting- out of corns and bunions. It's the Kreatest comfort dis covery of the agre. Allen's Foot-F.ase makes titfht or new shoes feel eay. It is a cer tain cure for sweating, callous, swollen, tired, aching feet. Always use it to Break in New shoes. Try it today. Sold every where. By mail -Xor 25 cents in stamps. Ion't accept any substitute. For FREfcl trial packagre, address Allen . Ortusted, Ls Roy. N. Y. . "f Oik is i possible ft M prices, f rj1 3 sotl t A3 resulls I. tx A sruornn- MANUFACTURER'S PRICES WE ARE OPEN worn ) A U. .- - ' ' 1 " ill' ' j Ij I -'"till ' I ' NOTICE OUTSIDE TOWNS These special sale prices apply and can be had at all stores handling: our poods ii the) following out side towns, as well as our Portland store, viz.: Oregon City Salem Albany Eucrene Cottage Orove Roseburp ' Grants Pass Independence CALL AT ONE OF THESE PLACES AND GET THE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OFFER Acheson Cloak and Suit Co. Don't forget we make and tailor all our garments here at 148 FIFTH STREET, ACHESON BUILDING TAKE ELEVATOR E ast via California -And the H. Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway - If Office 252 Alder Street. J 9 I "Why not travel via Sunny California and the Santa Fe. The train service is excellent. 3 daily trains San Francisco to Chicago via Kansas City, and you can stop at the marvelous Grand Canyon of Arizona or for those who prefer to travel via Denver, we can give you the advantage of that route. ASK THE MAN IN THE OFFICE j JNO. J. BYRNE, Asst. Pass. Traffic Mgr., "Los Angeles J bock Beer J sT t Bottlea KtrhniKtfd. AVlnea nd Lilqi'iors for Kanilly and Spring Valley Wine Cd I'honcK. A. 1117, Malm 589. Portland' Greatest Kantlly Uqusr Store. 244 Yamhill, Near Second-' EVENINGS TAILOR CLOTH, NO. 930 TAILOR CLOTH, NO. 931 TAILOR CLOTH, NO. 932 FOR Today (Saturday) Ladies' Suits ACHESON'S MAKE It's a wonder you don't hare one superior to anything on the market substantial p o o d for years never out, of style made here warranted. These speeials aw "regular $42.00 Suits, and worth JF42.00 and more, too, for you geti tremendous serv ice from them. (roldendale Dallas ' Korest Grove Corvallis Aberdeen Hood River Vancouver Heppner E. 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