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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1911)
TnE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAy, 3IOXPAT, AUGUST 14, 1911. hop harvest In Washington County will ARMIES GRAPPLE SMITH BELIEVED In som Instance It I reported that the hop bloseora Is not as large as in previous years, on the whole the crop l rn good condition, free from slugs. t and the red sptder. due to caretul praying In the Spring. The yard at Witch Hazel, the largest In the county, which contains over 100 acre, la expctd to yield more than an averag crop. All hopgrowors In the vicinity of Forest Grov say their hops are of a flrst-clasa order'and will bring top-notch prlce. Several of the hopralsers In the locality of Banks last year contracted - un. tnr term of AT BREAK OF I SEATTLE, JTACOMAI .pAkuKji Portland San Francisco SEEKS Fort Stevens Ready to Repel Invaders Attacking by Land and Sea. . Knowledge of Case Admitted but Prisoner Waits on Authorities. Long Distance Telephone I nrir 1. 1 i' b i nij " - . . V. . . .-i.4. frnm the IIO contracts hare been let on this years 1 harvest. Several of the prominent hop i growers predict a i or 60-cent market in trie ran ana iw.i - then. . , Hop-picking will commence her, in most of the yards, on Monday. Septem "ENEMY" IS AT SEASIDE NOTEBOOK FAILS OF CLEW ber 4. There appears to be no dlffl DAY MEVIUNITY Thon;h Sheriff at noebur; Doubts Man's Story. Questioning Today by Portland Official UkHy to Lead to RrrrlatJona. ROSEBL'F.G. Or- Au. t3. Special ) That Harry Smith, allaa Hlssge. re cently arrested at Marshfleld on a charge of haretraltng. either pos sesses valuable Information as to the Identity of the persons responsible for the m-irrter cr Hill family nesr Tortlsnd a few weeks sen. or Is play ing an unusual ana weu-pisunm i'iik- . li he rinwii to asln a promts of Immunity at the hands of the offi cers and thereby escape prosecution oa the present charge. Is apparent from statements made by imtth following bis arrival here tonight. Visited at the county Jail. Smith was Tound crouched on a bed In one of th Inner cells, and at first declined to be Interviewed. "1 was Interviewed time and tlma mm durtna- my incarceration at Marshfleld." ss!d Smith, anirrlly. "and I understand that my statements hava been greatly eas;grrated. I am not disposed to withhold Information re garding the I!:1I esse, as charged In the newspapers. anJ much less than to make statements which I cannot sub stanttat. Knv.lclgp of Cae Admitted. -I told the Marshfleld offlcera that I possessed knowledge as to the Identity of the persons who participated In the horrible murder, but nothing farther. A I'ntted States marshal, who chanced to be In Marshfirld at the time of my arrest, appropriated all of my personsl effects, including a notebook. In which were written a number of names. I understand that the notebook has been forwarded to the Portland police, aa have excerpts of etatements mad by m following my arrest. Asked why ha did not dlvulg tha name ef th persons responsible for th Hill murder.. Pmlth simply nodded his head in aa air of Indifference. "I told th offlcera that I possessed knowledge of the murders." aald Smith; "bow let them com to tr.e." Persistant questioning aa to how ho cam Into possession of Information re garding th Hill caa brought forth lu ll new a. other than that h overheard conversation between the persona whom h suspects of th crime. n vuiu j uu '"'." - .. ... whereby you would escape prosecution on th present chars; In th event you divulged th name of th persons whom yon accuse of th murder?" Smith waa asked. Thought Never Entered Mind.- ' -I have never thought of such a thine." declared th prisoner. "Inas much as the statements I mad wer voluntary and were not th results of promts upon th part of th offlcera"- In further conversation Smith declared that he waa S00 milea from Portland at the tlm of th Hill mur der, but notwithstanding that he could mak good his statement. Sheriff Qulne said tonight that he placed llttl credence In Smith' atory. and waa Inclined to believe that ho con cocted tNa narrative with a view of gaining Immunity. "Smith spok to m several tlmea to day regarding tha murder." said th sheriff, "and upon each occasion Inti mated that be desired a promise. It Is on account of toes statements that I doubt hti story." Vtuln admitted, however, that both th Marshfleld and Portland offlcera believed they have Important Informa tion, and th notebook taken from th prisoner' pocket eventually will reveal evidence of value. Quln ears he did not see th notebook, but tflat It waa closely gusrded and taken to Portland by a t'ntted States Marshal. A Port land officer probably will arrlv her tomorrow, when Smith wtll be Inter rogated regarding bis statements. NOTEBOOK CLEW FAILS. TOO Portland Address, (.lun Poes 'ot Reveal Expected Result. The only palpable clw In Portland as th result of Smith's arreat at Marshfleld. gar out after a steady search which lasted most of Saturday night and continued Sunday. Th only add res. In Portland which offered re sults waa run down and It waa found that th man of the nam given in Smith's notebook waa a railroader, who had moved away from his address in Portland. Railway offlelala will b ap pealed to. to local this man. In th little book now In th poa aesston of Sheriff Mas are computa tions of logs and also figures of mln shafts which bear out Smith's state ment that he la a miner. If telephone co-operation with 6hetiff Quln. of Rnsebur. does not result In giving some definite turn to th case. Mr. Ms will go to Roseburg today to further examine Smith. SERVE WARRANT ON MAYOR Gold Hill's Executive Charged With Assault on School Board Member. MEPFORD. Or.. Aug. 1J. (Special.) Because J. H- B'fmin. Mayor of Gold Hill, bit him in th far, railing him -grafter." Vr. R. Keleey. president ' af tha School Board of Gold Hill, swore out a warrant in th Justice Court her yesterday for his arrest. Ha la charged with assault. Th two men quarreled over political difference and finally Mr. Reoman heatedly declared that Dr. Kelsey was a, grafter and a traitor to his trust as a member of the Gold Hill School Board. Th doctor remonstrated with him. try- . ing to convtnr him that he was sadly mistaken In his opinion, and th en raged Mayor struck, him squarely across his spectacled eyes. The broken gists flew into on of the doctor's eye, nearly blinding, him. and th blood streamed from svral cuts In his face, but he did not retaliate. Constable Stngler aerved tha warrant on tha Gold Hill Mayor. HOP YIELD EQUALS 1910 Washington County Crop on Whole I In Good Condition. J-OREpT GROVE. Or . Aug. IS (Spe .,.1 i Fran Lfco preaent uUook. tha O. .. C. (.RtDl tTR TAHO WIS 9 HONOR l. SCIENTIFIC 8TVDV. ; -".. ' r - . i : - . i , j w V ! Mr, Laatw Hill Rrtffla. riR-GON AGRICn.TTTRAl, COL LEGE. Corvallla. Aug. 11 Spe cial J Another Oregon Agricul tural College graduate haa been called to a teaching position In a neighboring state. Laura Hill Orlffln haa been elected a teach er of biology In th Payette, Idaho. High School. Sh received her M. a degre-thls year after having had several years' experi ence in the college as Instructor and gradual student. Mrs. Orlffln specialised In biology, working In th depart ment of entomology. Her thesis on Trlchopterla" la ore of th strongest ever present ed bv a graduate student In this Institution. In th course of her work she discovered two n w species of Inserts which sha had th honor of naming. Sh will leave fer her new position about th first of September. eulty In finding hop-plckrs. aa many of th yards hava their list already filled. BieSLRBATHEBS IDAHO FARMER DIES TRYING TO SAVE YOLXG MERCHANT. Woman Sees Two .Men Go Iovn In Clearwater River and Bodies Are Recovered Later. SPOKANE. Wash.. Aug. 13. (Sp clal.) While bathing this afternoon at Thompson's sawmill on the north fork of th Clearwater River, about one and one-half milea above Ahsahka. Idaho, William Crow, aged tl years, a farmer of tha Teakean district, and William Choate. aged 13, son of Fred Choate. a Teakean merchant, were drowned. The bodlea were recovered about an hour after the accident by a party ot tl drivers, notified by Mrs. Frank Marquette, who witnessed tha drown ing from th opposite side of th river. but waa unable to render assistance. They wer found lying on th bed of th stream abov where Mrs. Marquette aw th men alnk. their outstretched hands touching each other. Mrs. Marquette heard a call for help and aaw Choat struggling In th wa ter and Crow running down the bank toward him. Crow dived and brought Choat to the surface, where they wer seen struggling for several minutes befor they again disappeared. Choata waa unmarried, but Crow leave a wife and several small chil dren. GENERAL LEA BENEDICT ACTHOR-SOLDIER TAKES HIS STENOGRAPHER AS BRIDE. Conple to Spend noneymoon In Germany While Port or , Work to Save Brldrgroom's Sight. LOS ANGELES. CaU Aug., 1J. (Spa clal.) Word was received her today by frlenda of General Homer Lea. world-famous aa an author and aoldter, of hla marriage to Miss Ethel Powers, who for many years haa acted as hla companion, nurse and stenographer at th General's home In Vista del Mar, a suburb of Los Angelea. The wedding took place it Memphis, the old heme of the brffle. whither General Lea Journeyed en route to Wiesbaden. Germany. He was ordered to the German resort 'for optical trou ble, aurgeons In this city having told him that only the greatest oculists In the world could save his eyesight. Th couple expect to remain In Ger many until the Oeneral'a health la thoroughly restored, following which they will return to their California horn. TRAFFIC EAST IS HEAVY Rate Offered by Northwestern Line Draw Travel. A heavy tide of tourist travel haa strated from Portland to Eastern points and the recent announcement of speclsl round-trip ratea by th "North western" IJne hss caused many travelers to book through that office. If you ar contemplating a trip East would suggest you call or writ R. V. Holder, general agent. 101 Third street. Portland, to obtain full particulars re garding rates, routea and dates of aal. Valiant Fourth Oregon Gnard De fense While Intrepid Third I Determined to Capture Land Batteries by Assault. COLl'MBIA BEACH. Or.. Aug. IS. (Special. Intent on capturing th de fenses at tha mouth of the Columbia River and controlling the water and rail approaches to. Portland and tha whole of th rich Oregon country, th Third Oregon Infantry and Battery A field artillery will march on Fort Ste vens tomorrow at-daybreak. The fortifications will be derennefl py the Fourth Oregon Infsntry. supported by a battalion of t'nlted States coast ar tillerymen, acting as inianiry.. a cat tery of field artillery, a battery of 11 lnch mortara and two 10-Inch all around fire rifles will also figure In th defense. Aside from ordering practical field work for th whole of th Oregon Na tional Ouard. the day's coast defense will throw Importsnt light upon the question of the defenslhlllty of th fort with a small fore from a rear at tack. Observations Will Be Made. There ar those who contend that the artillery position can be taken readily by a regiment or two, while other mili tary men are equally certain that, with a single regiment to act as Infantry Supports, the garrison can stand off a brigade. Although blank ammunition cannot settle th matter finally and be- vond Question, yet the dsy s msneuvers will make way for valuable deductions. Not until late at night will the proo- lem they are to face tomorrow bo hand ed to the commanding officers. It Is learned, however, that the atacking force, comprising a provisional brigade under Cnloael T. N. Eunbar, or Port land, will represent psrt of an hostile division that hss been covertly landed near Seaside. Th division Is supposed to hav occupied Seaside, seising th railroad and cutting off communication by telegraph. Portland is the objec tive of thla tactical division, and In or der that supplies may be brought up to Portland by boat and th city kept In complete subjection by a few cruisers, th provlsionsi brigade is put out hur riedly to tike Fort Stevens: at th same tlm an hostile fleet Is supposed to mak a demonstration In front of tha fortifications. In order to keep th ar tillerymen reasonably occupied In that direction. Xo Advance Mapa Allowed. When Colonel Dunbar movea out with his brigade he will hav to mak a thorough reconnaissance of the terri tory between Columbia Beach and Fort Stevens, with tha natur- of wnicn Dis trict ha la auonosed to be unacquainted. His command will not be permitted to have maps secured In advance- While troops at Fort Stevens know that an attack Is to be made on their position some tlm tomorrow, th na tur of th attack and Its direction will not be communicated until early in tha morning. Then they will be told mere ly that there Is an hostile dlvjslon at Seaside, and the doductlon will ba obvi ous that an attack may ba looked for. The fore at the garrison Is precisely what would be on hand should such an emergency arise In warfare and th Portland troops ba hurried down by ralL Conditions of actual campaigning will be simulated so far aa possible. Tha troops wtll carry field rations and ad vanc In heavy marching order from Columbia Beach. Pressing stations will be established Immediately In the rear of the first strong action, and a um bar of men will be Indicated as having received wounds in order that th hoa- oltal detachmenta may have practical instruction work. Rations will be is sued to th men tonight, and each man will be required to cook his own ra tlon at the first lull In the action after too noon hour. Yoran to Command Defenders. The outcom of the maneuver will be determined by the deposition of troops after the problem has been worked up to Its final stage. Adjutant-General Flnxer and Major C. T. Denier. United States Army, will act as umpires. Colo nel George O. Yorsn. of Eugene, will command th forces defending Fort Stevens. Following an arduous week of In struction work, th troops spent Sun day quietly In camp and along th beach. Rellgloua aervlces were con ducted In camp at 1:S0 P. M. by Chap lain Gilbert, of the Third Regiment, who gave a spWndld tslk on th moral needs of the soldier. That war la Inevitable from time to time, regardless of the talk of perpet usl peace, was tha position taken by Chaplain Gilbert, who quoted history as showing that a war haa occurred every It years In our history, and that a sudden cessation or tne barbarlous practice of the nations need not be eg pected so long aa human beings ar human beings. Notwithstanding the fact that sol diers are accredited In many quarters with being a bad lot. Chaplain Gilbert ssld he had found them to be superior to people at large. After bis long ex pertence In the Third Regiment , and with the Second Oregon In the Spanish American War and Philippine Insurrec tion, he was convinced that It takes superior moral courage and stamina to face bullets in action, and that while soldiers might be rough at timea In their conduct, yet they stand in th main for what Is right and Honorable. "One soldier drunk In uniform gives th whole army a black eye." said he. "while half a dozen civilians may get twice as drunk without tha fact being commented upon. On Tuesday th maneuvers will ba of a minor nature, the camps taking the field Independent of one another and engaging in work of Instruction. Wednesday the whole force will strike camps and entrain for home stations. The members of the various com panies composing the Fourth Infantry, Oregon National Guard, ar enjoying the outing greatly. The outing haa been of great value to tha guardsmen owing to the valuable Instruction given them by the regulars stationed at Fort Stevens, consisting of the Z3d. 34th and 160th companlea of Coast Ar tillery. M Company G. Fourth Infantry, of Al bany, will occupy the most Important portions when the big guns are fired tomorrow. The positions of observer, resder and all places In th plottlng room were given to the Albany com pany for the expert manner in which thev handled them. This company, which la In command of Captain Un- 152,662 Telephones in Oregon and Washington are connected 1 with . 266253 Telephones in California By the Long Distahce Lines of THE ONE POLICY ley J. Hammond, will man on of tha two 10-inch gun. Sled ford Pavlna; Done September 15. MEDFORD, Or.. Aug. 18. (Special.) 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Bear in mind the satisfaction, promptness and accuracy of personal conversation in social and business affairs. 1 A LONG DISTANCE STATION SYSTEM cialist In hopes of being abl to resume hla place at a future date. Rusk Has Not Yet Spoken. WALLOWA. Or.. Aug. 13. (Special.) John P. Rusk. Speaker of the House at the last session of the Oregon Leg- August 14, 15 and 16; good to return to August 17. vice TELEPHONE AND AND UNIVERSAL, SERVICE islature and prospective candidate for Congress at the next election, says he has not yet announced his candidacy for the Lower House but is in a re ceptive mood and will see s lot of the territory comprised in the dtatrlct un der the new apportionment before de- termining on ruw u w ENT LEAGUE ROUND TRIP TO ASTORIA