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""V I f 1911. A Genuine Edison MAN IS J VANCOUVER W0MA2T FIRST JUROR OF SEX TO SIT ON MURDER TRIAL IN CLARK COUNTY. HOTEL CARLTON RESTAURANT Although open but a few weeks, the Hotel Carlton Restaurant has already the. reputation of being Portland's most desirable dining place. "1911 Model" IN MURDER TRIAL With Handsome Oak Cabinet and One Dozen (12) Eecords, Complete, Jury Empaneled to Hear Case Against Charles W. Hammond. - g THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAy. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 11, 1911. "1 . I 0 - i AX IS USED FOR KILLING AxvlrvM PrUonfr Largely Clr rnimiantUI Mnr WlmeoM-s Called No Iron Saw Death Ac-laatlr Iall. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Oct. ! (Spe cial. The trial of Charles W. H.tn mrnii charged with murder In the first ds;r... who confessed to silling Kd ward C Parhydt. on Bella Mountain, nn th. Elfrht of Ma; St. began In th. f ujr1or I'oort twfora Juds McMast.r hr today and Mrs. Chat Knight. I ha first woman In tha Ftat. of Waahlnv tnn to try a murder cas. v. as tha Ion. Jurywoman. in.n comprising tha bal ance of tha panel. Mrs. Annie Howm waa appolntrd ty Judge MrMaster aa aovflal woman bailiff, to taka chars, rf Mr. Knight. wbfn tha trial la not tn prorrras. Both woman ara ardent workra for woman" suffrsg.. Hammond, rl.en-shav.n for tha first tlma la many months, and wmDhj a Mark suit, waa ld Into tha courtroom, which waa packad to Ita capacity, at 1 o'clock. Hammond haa gained 24 pounds alnca bclnit placed In jail tha Utter part of June, and die not aeera to mind In tha lea.it that he la on trial for Ms life. He '.a being defended by T.. il. Fa-an. who waa Appointed by Judg McMaster. A apectal v.nlr. of IS Jurors was or dered subpenaed by tha court this at-, t.moon. making It Jurors called la tha rtM. Tba panel waa coinpleta at S o'clock. Tha Jury selected co-slts of: Mrs. men KnlKht. K. V. Arnold. O. K. rVheule. J. C. How. O. T. Bratstad. A. MrOoldrl. k. J. O. Mitchell. Fred Matt son. J. Meruit. J. B. Atkins. L. Stover and K. H. Wright Daabla-HltTeal As lira. In Hammond's confession, ha said that ha and Barhydt had bad a quarrel ahoot soroa.fenca posts during tha aft ernoon, when ha waa workln for Barhydt. ami In tha evening after sup per tha quarrel waa renewad- fo Ham mond say. Barhydt struck at him with a run and ha itrabbed tha doubla-bltled at la tba room and failed him with It. and then, to makn suha ha waa dead, cut hla throat with a dull butcher knife. "It was pretty dull, but 1 fln sllv cot It." ha said at the time. The hotly was loaded on a haudsled and drasned to a point 1 yards from tha houxe and burled In tha hole mada by tha upturning of a trea. about ona foot of earth being over tha body an I short logs and brush plied on top of this. One hand was left protruding and It was this that finally led to tha dinrovery of lha body. The next morning Hammond started to Vancouver, leaving- a couple of trips and a banjo at tha home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M-ara. next neighbors. There, ha said. Barhydt was rot a- to walk to !fton, on tha carltne. and would meet him (Hammond) In Van couver. Ha aald Barhydt had gotten p at J o'clock and started to walk to hi f ton. laaaaitr fa Be Plea. Fort t-three witnesses have been called for the State and 2 for the de fendant. Frank Johnson was tha first ona called today, and he was followed by Mrs. Charles Mara. Charles Mears, Tiarlea Johnson. W. U. Farrell. Bobert nuoaugh. Krank Johnson and Y. J. Knapp. coroner. Aa there ware no eye witnesses to tha ktlllnsr. the state Is building up a strong case of circumstantial evidence. All of tha witnesses called. ecept Knapp. had seen Hammond after the death of Barhydt. when ha was driv las- tha team and rig c Parhydt'a. Tha rig vii well known. Barhydt bav ins: lived In th.-xt section for years. The attorney for tha defense, from the questions hs asked tha witnesses. In tends to establish a plea of Insanity, and sal f -defense. Mrs. rilen Knight, the Jurywomsn, after court was adjourned, was given In char, of Mr. Anle Bowes, spe cial bailiff, the first woman bailiff to serve In Clark County. tAesaaa la Prlaoaer. Judge. MeMaster waa asked for advice and Instructions and he aald that Mra. Knlsrht nun sleep In the courthouse and Mrs. Bowea must remain with her. no matter where aha went. lota for tha two women were provided In the of fice of the Clerk of the Court, where they are comfortable. Mra KnlKht la wife of Chat KnlKht. who had chars of the Clark County exhibit at tha Aiaska-Yukon-I'aclnc Ex position at Seattle. WhUe In tha Jury box she wears a little white bow of rib bon. When the Jurors went to supper at a downtown restaurant she followed alone behind with Mrs. Bowea -IMS Is the Brat tlma la my Ufa that I have been a prisoner." smiled airs. KnlKht. MAN FOUND DEAD ON ROAD Jlrart Dlscas lictlcvcd to Have au-tl Isralh Near Klamath. KLAMATH FALLS. Or, Oct. 10. i Special.) Tom Karris, of Walker I.ake. postoSice, Lake County, waa found dead on tha road between his ranch In Warner Valley and Fort Bid well, where he hJul gone for supplies. Coroner Willinm Wallace, of Lake County, and tne Coroner of Modoc Coun ty. California, were notified- It was found that Mr. Ferris had died In Cali fornia and the Modoc County Coroner took rharce of tha body which will be sent to relative In fan Jose, CaX Mr. Ferris la believed to have died of heart disease. He waa about 4S years oil and well known In the Warner district. WILL OF FRIAR IS UPHELD Circuit Court P-larr .Mount Ansel .hhry Right fal Iyejrate-. SALKNf. Or, Oct. 1X. (PpoclaL FlndlnK In favor of the legatee. JadK Bushey tod.tv upheld a valid the will of Father Eramerna D. WendL The wiU was made tn favor of the Benedic tine fathers of Mount AngeL John WendL as contestant. brouKht proceeding against tbe abbey, aeaert Inc that the signature of Father Wend! rn the will was a forgery, and a m of expert testimony was Introduced la sa efTort to prove this point. Attorney Holme, for the contestant, elated that the rase would be appealed to the Cir cuit Court 7a 4.w MRS. KLLKJI DRIED LAND IN SUIT Two Claim Tract Formed by Shrinkage of Malheur Lake. MEANDER LINE IS CRUX Supreme Court to Pex-ldo Ownership of Large. Area Claimed by Pro prietor of Frontaite Along Old High-Water Stark. BL'RNS, Or.. Oct. l. (SpeclaL) A lawsuit was terminated In the CI roil It Court here recently that may ko to tbe Cntted States Supreme Court to obtain a final test of the quostlons In volved. They are of rreat Importance and may affect the occupation of. and title to several thousand acres of land In Harney County. Frank Cawlfleld brought suit agsJnat T. H. Pmyth to oust him from a tract of land upon which he has been cut ting hay every year, the land In dis pute be ins; situated Inside of the mean der Una of Malheur Lake and Joining Mr. Cawlfield's land which lies on the outside of the meander line and np to It. Mr. Cawlfleld. under the doctrine of riparian rights, claims all the land facing his own from the meander line to the center of Malheur Lake as It now exists, which of recent year is a Ions; distance, except la tha highest flood time. The case was tried before a Jury, Judge William Smith, of Baker, presid ing, and the verdict waa in favor of Mr. Smith and against Mr. Cawlnold s contention. It was decided upon ques tions of fact. Judge Smith Instructing the Jury that should they find from the evidence that the meender line was a correct boundary line or approxi mately so of the lake as It exists la ordinary conditions snd that the water of the lake receded only a normal dis tance In dry periods, then they must find for the plaintiff Cawlfleld. but If they found that the meander line was not the correct lake boundary, but that the land for a Kr.t distance Inside the line was really a msrsh subject to overflow at time and dry in ordinary seasons, then they must find for the defendant Smyth. It is claimed by the attorneys for Mr. Smyth that If Mr. Cawlfleld con tentions should be allowed he would be enabled to add over 2'0 acres of rich hay land to the 4 acres which he now owns snd thst there ars slmllsr Instancea all arouna tne io men ownlna small tracts could add tuoo acres to their holdings. The case will very likely be fought to the bitter end. WOODEN STEAMER BURNS Crew of 21 and Two Pa.enBrr Are Forced to Cling to Wreckage. SEATTLE. Oct. 10. The :S-ton wooden steamer I'crdlta was burned to the water s edge today, two miles from Port Ludlow. The XI members of tha crew and the two paer wer oblige to lap overboard and clung ..k.. n.arlv an hour before launchee picked them up. The Terdita was ownea ij . . 1 ... mt 140.000 gallon v.iratui. - - ; and piled betmeen Seattle and Fort Townsnd. carrying ireini ana . . . . m w.v norta onKers io. liiw i w When off Tort Ludlow this mornlnK and whllo many oi mi cr- - . .v.- ..i.irk of the boiler- room took fire from escaping oil. and in a short time ine on The people on board tried to lower th') boats, but tne smoao that they could not reach the falls. The men pulled off the wooden doors of staterooms, threw them overboard and than followed. Cllnsrlng to the wrcrkag they saw the steamer en tirely destroyed by fir. They were Dirked up uninjured except from the water a chllL The Ferdlta was built In reattli In ! COMMISSIONERS GO EAST Workmen' Compensation Art to Be PNoossed by State llrjrte. OLTMPIA. Wah Oct. 10. (Special. C a. Pratt, of the Iaduetrlal Iniuranca Commmion. and W. V. Tanner. Attor-ney-OeneraL left Monday for Chicago to attend the conference of representa tive from li st.-vtea to discuss state and Federal workmen's compensation. tval?, K5IGHT. X'he conference will be held October II and 14. Among tha queatlnna to be taken up will be proposed amendment! to thi Interstate commerce law, uniform ac cident reports and how to deal with patients who prolong their illness In order to continue to derive the bene fits of the law. The conclusions will be presented .before the Congressional commission on employee' compensation, which ia to hold a session following tha conference of the state delegates. It has been but recently that any definite steps were taken In the dlrec. Hon of solving the problem, and Wash' Ina-ton Is regarded ss having advanced farther in the work than any other state in the Cnlon. The meeting- was called at the sug gewtlon of George A. Lee. chairman of the Washington Induxtrlal Insurance Commission, and . invitations were is sued by C. H. Crom nhart, chairman of the Wisconsin Industrial Commission. Wisconsin has a compensation law very similar to Washington's except that It Is not compulsory, merely re moving, the employer's technical de fences. 69 MILES BUILT l!i YEAR PESCIIITES RAIIiRO.VTI COM. PAXT FILES FIRST REPORT. Cost of Line Placed at 6 3,3 10 Per Mile Oregon Short Lino Has Control Vested. SALEM. Or, Oct. 10. fgpeclaX) Tha first report of the Peschutes Railroad Company was received by the State Railroad Commission today. Thi con trol of the road Is shown to be vested solely In the Oregon Short Line, through advances for contraction only. The mileage is shown to be 90.6 miles with 69.4a miles of track constructed during the year. The report shows that stock has been Issued for the road but that no subscriptions have been made there for. The total par value of the lOnO shares outstanding Is placed at 1100. oon. This capitalisation reported ap plies not only to the line completed, but the mileage also under construc tion June 30 this year. Tha cost of th road It placed at $11,810.06 per mil. The total cost of the road so far I given as 6S.7ZS.z74, the cost for this year up to the time of the completion of the report being 61. 640. 161. The engineering in itself cost 62.T60.630 while the right of way and station grounds required 63.079. GrsdlnK wis the chief Item of expense st $3.178. 149 while tunnels cost 6348.- 677. Bridges, trestles and culverts, proved a material Item amounting to 6497.660. The gross Income for th year for tha lease of the road Is 6:7.672. The Oregon Short Lin haa advanced 66. 647.606 for construction, equipment and betterments. The report of the Corvallis East ern shows operating revenues of 6335. 5 with operating expenses of 6261. 157 or a net ooeratlng Income of 674. 801. Taxes accrued amount to 620.601 leaving an operating; Income or 64.300, The Sumpter Valley Railroad ehowl operating revenues of 6250.110 with op erating expenses amounting to 6164. 601. making an operating revenue of 6SS.606. The total operating Income Is $Ts.3i7, taxes accrued amounting to $6451. HARNEY WOOL MEN MEET Permanent Organization Planned at Meeting; In Burns. BURNS. Or,'Oct, 10. (Special.) A number of the sheep owners of Harney County who are In attendance at tha fair here, held a meeting this week with County Judge Grant Thompson retary. The prevailing conditions af fecting their line of industry were dis cussed and It waa determined to bring about a strong organization of th wool growers of the county for the purpose of mutual protection and assistance. To this end It wss decided to hold a meeting In Burns December 16 to form a permanent organisation. James F. Maboa waa elected presi dent for the time being to make all arrangements for the gathering to tlx up a programma. Cowlitx County Pioneer Dies. C ENTRALIA, Wuh. Oct. 10. Spe claL) Mrs. AIlc Maxson. a pioneer of Cowllts County and tha mother of J. 8. Maxson. a well-known farmer living near Keleo. died at the home of her eon Sunday. Mrs. Maxson waa 66 yean of IK and ha lived la Washing ton for mora thin 40 years, moving to Kelso from RldgeBeld aeveral yeara go. Have you dined at the Carlton? 3i pt ' u.r- - I I sww miiiiywj V T? i .:? lv,.'jr HRY IS IN QUANDARY Governor Finds haircniia s . it Place Difficult to Fill. LOSS ONE GREAT TO STATE When Deceased Officer Expected Ftederal Appointment, Chief Ex ecutive Passed Wnole Month Canvaaetng Eligible. SEATTLE. "vTaalu Oct. 10 (Spe cial.) Governor M. E. Hay once tried to find a successor to Chairman H. A. FalrchUd. of the Public Service pom mission, and failed to discover anyone . . .... . 1 1 .. I n n VOW ttlAt death haa removed Chairman Falrchlld and made the appoimme.ni. o cessor imperative, the state executive admits he la in despair. Falrchlld expected an appointment aa . i r v. c.mI nnvarnment'a a mfimwr v - newly created Commerce Court, and Governor Hay spent a monia ins; the list of elltrlbles. ii . .. .-.-.li-- with Pres. UO'irnwr j tm a . . ... v. i. . will r.miln at laini I na " - - " the, Capital when the party leava tha city. "There waa no other man In the state service whom the people of Washing-ton could so ill afford to loai as Mr. Fair child." said Governor Hay at th Hotel Washington today. "There are a number of atrons; state commissions, but none of them Is so Important as the Public Service Com mission, and no man waa so essential to the success of its work as was Mr. Falrchll "Frankly. I don't know where to turn to find his successor. I do not know any man In the state In whom are com bined all the qualities Mr. Falrchlld as Public Service Commissioner pos sessed." SPOKAXE MAX IS SCGOESTED II. M. Stephen, of Rate Case Fame, Thonebt Possible Commissioner. SPOKANE. Wash, Oct. 10. (Special.) The name ot H. M. Stephens, the at torney who won the victory in the Spokane rate case, is suggested as ap pointee to fiU the vacancy on the State Public Service Commission, caused by the death of Chairman Falrchlld. v. Two objections only have been brought out against Mr. Stephenson. One is that he might not feel Justified in giving- up his extensive law practice for the salary of 66000, and the other that the East Side already has one representative on the Commission in J. C Lawrence. The possibility of Law rence resigning and making the race for Governor would leave a vacancy for an East Side man. "I believe MT. Stephens to be fitted In every way for the position if he de sires It. He certainly can have the support of Spokane shippers." said Percy Howell, acting chairman of the rata committee, today. DISTRICT ATTORNEY ABSENT, GRAJTD JURY ADJOCR5S. Taxpayers Sugsectlng Recall Charge Dereliction of Duty Not Told, Is Offlcer'e Defenae. KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. Oct 10. (Special.) Dell V. Kuykendall. District Attorney, ha returned to Klamath Falls after a two months' absence, dur ing which the Circuit Court convened and the grand Jury waa called. District Attorney Kuykendall waa not on hand, and hla deputy. Charlei Ferguson, for merly of Pendleton. Or, reiigned ac cordingly. Because of this situation criminal cases were not considered. Ferguson filed a reappointment Octo ber 6 which was dated September 11 by Kuykendall; he waa appointed last June, and there haa been criticism heard that Ferguson wa afraid to tackle tha docket In th absence of his chief- So full of prisoners was the County Jail when the Jury convened that one alleged murderer waa outside the bas tlle under special guard at a cost to the county of 6160 a month. After th grand Jury had been dismissed a month, room waa provided tn the Jail by th fortunate escape of five prloner. among whom wa J. B. Thornet. nurse of Dr. J. Grant Lyman. Had tha docket been proceeded with properly, assert county officers, these men would have had their case dis posed of In regular order. If guilty, they would not now be at large. The contention of Mr. Kuykendall i that there are but two terme of court June and December and that while he wss aware a Jury would be sum moned In September, he waa Informed KUYKENDALLUNDER QUIZ SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT The Hotel Carlton Restaurant now serves a TABLE D'HOTE' DINNER WITH WINE DAILY FROM 5:30 TO 8:30 r--.i. AT G.CLarm hmr nni T AR vva Mr U r,nr VVochintftnn jpfjurictiii.it tin vi itujiuuftku.. The Remie Creates or Acquires Everything Worth While in 6T" Typewriters The No. 10 and No. 1 1 Visible Remingttiri Models represent -the sum total of all typewriter achievement past and pres ent. They not only supply, but they anticipate every need of every user of the writing machine. They supply vVisible, Writing under new con ditions without sacrifice of strength, durability or efficiency. These Visible Remingtons have the drop-forged type bars, tne ...... e wide pivot bearings, and every other distinctive feature on which Remington supremacy is based. They have other features, new to the Rernington and new to the writing machine. The Column Selector, the Built-in Tabulator, the Tabulator Set Key and the Adding and Subtracting Typewriter are the very latest contributions to' typewriter progress. Remington Typewriter Company (Incorporated) 245 STARK STREET ' no crlmlnai cases would be heard until December. Taxpayers say the grand Jury is called only for criminal cases and query why. therefore, it was sum moned. , In open court Attorney O Nelll charged that several member of the grand Jury stayed away because they were Instructed not to appear. There has been some talk of a re call for Kuykendall, who has one year of a four-year term yet to serve. Kuy kendall Is paid 62000 a year. Powder Plant to Be Btillt. ASTORIA Or.. Oct. 10. (SpeclaL) A. M. Smith, of this city, has sold the ' water frontage and . buildings at Bay View. Wash., that comprises the old Seaborg Cannery. to tne American Safety Powder Company and the new Savings Securities Every dollar loaned from Savings Depart ment must be specif ically secured. Ours are for the most part on first-class mort gages, the best , known securities. $1.00 or more opens an account with us at 4 per cent interes't. MERCHANTS SAVINGS & TRUST COMPANY " Capital $150,000.00 W. H. Fear, President Willard Case, Vice-President. O. 0. Bortzmeyer, Cashier. Walter H. Brown, Asst. Cashier. Open Saturday Even ings 6 to 8. M,Mer rrPPT! - - Main 3 A 3113. .in o-ract m rtnwde.r nlant there .1 ; . i AVAA11aTit nn. fur n nlnnt 1 U BIIO IB O.U .--.. - ...-' . " " " " " ' of that kind, as it is considerable dist- n fmm anv riu'ti nun LnKm Hra irw people residing in the vicinity. Mr. smitn sun retains ino Qwuenmp v. cannery machinery. The Wretchedness of Constipation Can quickly be oveteome by CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS Purely vegetal I urdv and Uyon tbe t. 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