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TIIK MOK.MMi OKi;UU.MAA. 1 ItJIiAl, -MAKfll 22. iSLAYER APPEALS i 10 AUNT FOR AID George Humphrys Wants Mrs. Frances Jackson, of Port land, to Give $2000. . GRAND JURY INVESTIGATES 1 1 r ntj-Threc II n -c- Juet loncd lMrrriaj--Indirtiiteiil Imported Irxlaj r.rollvrr Charles Waives F.umlnal inn. J t'ORVALLJS. nr. March II. iSpe ,!! Georse Humphrys. notwith .standinc Ms repeated confessions to the murder of Mrs. Kliza Griffith, near (Philomath, will make a flsht auainst (conviction on the chare of murder. I Thla la atrontcly Indicated bv a letter 1 r wrota today to his aunt. Mrs.. Fran. . res Jackson, of Portland, telling her I that he Is In prlaon charted with the i murder of Eliza. Griffith: that the tease Is serious and that he needs liOOO 1 for his defense. He urged her to send the money immediately. Mrs. Jackson Is reputed to be a wo man of rnnchlerable means. She vu here "Wednesday, but left yeoterday without at-etnc her nephew. Charles Humphrys had a prelimi nary hearlna before W. O. Lane. Jus tice of the Peace, this afternoon." He asked the Justice to select an attorney for him and K. K. Wilson was appoint ed. K.samlnatinn was waived and Humphrys su ordered held without bail to await action of the KTand jury. 'mhlch is now In session. The crand Jury yesterday and today has heen examlnlne the charaes asalnst Oeorse tlumphrya and Zl wrt resres had testified when adjournment for the day waa reached. There are, a few more witnesses to be examined and It Is thought an Indictment will be retimed by tomorrow noon. ' The authorities will not for the pree nt permit further jueatlonln of the llumphrya respecting former crimes and the prisoners could not be inter viewed respecting the disappearance in 10J of Nemton I. Patterson from his place near CalUa. as described In The Orezonlan today. That Charles Humphry did not mention this matter In Ms confession does not necessarily ui'an to those here who have closely naiched the men sine their arrest 'ihat the Humphrys were not respon sible. It Is apparent from the tenor of Their confession that they Imagine robbery Is held to be as serious an of fence aa murder. In the murders described by Charles Humphrys. In no Instance did the mon ey secured amount to more than lii. To them llo. the amount Patterson i said to have had. would seem enor mous, and the crime correspondingly .-rrlous. plsirlrt Attorney Fry son. tonight de- larrd Ihat the report that the author ities beliered a third person to have .been Implicated In the murder of Mr. irtfflth waa utterly without founda tion. "I haven't the money to send." was tuc way Mrs. Jackson met the ques tion last night as to whether or not she would comply with tiia request of her nephew and send him IJ000 for his drfense. Mrs. Jackson lives at SJ Fortieth avenue. Southeast. In Lent. "The onlx property I have Is rny litis home out here In Lents." she saiJ. "ami if I were t sell It. I cuuld not get Terr much for It. So you see 1 can't very veil rend him the money. 1 would If I could. This la a terrible thine I don't believe mr nephew was In It. I .l.m'l think he would be guilty of such 'an act." AtkM If It were true that she passed ;tiiroush IVrvaltis last Wednesday, but i.'altrd to call upon her nephew, she Jdmltird It was. and added: "I didn't Intend to see him. I don't know what to think about the case. It Is Just terrible." i!TATi:irT IS RELIEVED THl i: I'ousla Count) Kc.-iilenl Tell nf Huin)lir Actions. I r.OSF.r.lRG. Or.. Mrcli II. lpe isl.) That Charles iluniphr) s. now under arrest at Corvallls for murder. tolu the truth when lie Implicated his iirother George Humphrys In the klll llng of George Selby and an attack (upon Ole Olsen. troth former residents of ia hurst Valley In Northern 1 long - ! as County. Is the belief of persons re- M'nc In the Immediate vicinity it the .Urged rrimes. ; In an interview today. Mr. O'.sen. lo Is ahoul S". ars of age. aid thai -: was alone at his home one night '.: ut four year ago. when George llnmnliri nnletlv entered e house 'ttn'Oiigii the rear door unbeknown to J (:nember of the family. I'pon discov ering Mr. Olsen seated by the fire. IIumprirs displayed marked nervous urii and refused to talk. Asked about !ns business Humphrys said that he :tesirrl to rent a certain house owned e Olsen anil situated on a piece of land adjoining the Olsen Unroe. When informed that the house In question was not for rent Humphrys became ngrv and left the premises. He later rented another residence a few rods from the Olsen home, where he liTed Tor several month. Purine tlie HotnP''irs' residence In tlayhuret Vall'v they were continually In trouble with their neighbors, and upon many cx-caslous were charged nith ttie theft of sheep. As often they escaped prosecution through the aid of trtepda. Just prior in 'eavlng Hayhurst the lluinp.'Ms encaged In an altercation with olsen over a small parcel of land, with lie result. Olirn says, that he was attacked and threatened with f.rath. A man of unusual strength. Ol-s-n surceeoe.f lit standing off tils op ponents and holding tne land under : Isp-iTe. Mr. Olsen sas that Ihe brothers were verv deoted to each other, and had few friends In the vicinity of their -riome . LAW CHEATED BY CROOK '. E. Sehatrer. Fraud Artist. Killed In Hattle Willi Offkxr. KLAMATH FALLS. Or March !. ,-peell. Echoes of crooked work by i-inman C. E. Scbaffer. who was killed ,n a pitched battle with ofn.-ers at Hil ..r I. he In the northern part of Lake "ountv a few week ago, are still lie ns heard a new deals pulled off by ilm In hoodwinking the public era irnncm tn light. !. haffer ws well known here, where 1 passed several months and picked a number of local pc.ple tor large amounts by itpresenling himself as the acini! of very wealthy Texaa tro pic. After belns run out of this city, ScliafTer went to the fllvcr UKf coun try, where he scoured a ranch and began In et Into th llmellltht by hl rhrmri of fraud. He waa under In di. Iin.nl and waa killed In n pitched battle with officer of the law. sehfTer hllked a number of persona by selling them row! and horsca. usine the same horses for each Bale. He mortsased the same cows and horses to bunks Md business men to Bwad. Or., fhantko and Lakcvtew. aecunn money In every Instance and giving notes on the mortnaices. The- horaea snd cut lie sold, arrordln to Sehaffer" Psures. for several thousand dollars apiece. - He showed no partiality, but i ( OOI IOI TV BIMK MAX nilll.l) Un TO I.KU . . loLATl RK. J. . Barloa. MARSH Vr BID; Or., March .11. (Hpeclal.) J. S. Barton, a prominent young business man of thla city, haa announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Representative from Coos County. Prior to locating in Marshrteld. five years ago. Mr. Barton was engaged In business In l'astern Oregon nml "later In Portland. He Is manatrer of the "Title Guarantee A -Abstract Company of this city and Is one of the best-known young men in Southwestern Oregon. waa just aa liberal In beating banking Institutions aa with private Individuals. LW.IV.GAUSESNEARRIOT SOCIALIVT LEADKKS DIAOOC TllKM AS ANARCHISTS. Idwho Mrmhrra IaTr Old Pari) and Prefect Ileal Organisation After Klcnicnls t'lasli. HOIsK. Idaho. March 11. t.SpeciaI. Open wsr has been declared between the Socialist and Industrial Workers of the World of this state, and at s. recent meeting held here at state headquar ters there was pr riot oirr t!ie bit ter denunrla'lon by Socialist leaders of the I. W. V. members. The conflict was started by R. C Massey. one of the pillars of the Socialist party in thla state, who filed charges against 34 members alleging anarchistic sympa thies. Ti e attempt made to oust the Socialist members attacked failed by a vote of I to II. Massey and Ms fol lowers left the party to form a new one and declared that they would not return to t:ie Socialist party unless I. W. W. members were ousted. .Massey. who is a wealthy man. lias contributed large sums to the Social ist parly of Irt.il.o to keep the organi zation (,n Its tcet. Gradually tiie I. W. W. members Joined the Socialist parly and. It is claimed, raised the red flug. This caused the conservatives to pro test. Massey. who had been active In the recent election to Institute a com mission form of governmcn 1. was se verely criticised by the Socialists and forfeiture of his membership demand ed. Massey refused lo resign, but In turn filed charges against Ihe I. W. W. members of the party. When the Massey charges were made there was a riotous scene. The lan guage at times became violent. The speakers defied the chair. Finally cries for a vote raised from a:l uuarters of the hall, calmed tho meeting temporarily, but the vote, taken on tMe motion that the "0 "c cnei" he cast o-:t. was lost. liedlam broke loose again and the meeting broke up In disorder. Carrying o-il his threat the lsv after the healed session. Massev and other Socialist organised what Is known now as fie "Ileal Socialist party- leav ing the I w. W. Socialists in control of. the old partv. GIRL TRAVELS IN SLEEP Ten-.MIIe Trip .Made Hrfore Som nambulist Awakes. LAKE VIEW. Or.. March 11. (Spe cial.) Mies Nellie Porter. 10 years old. arose from her bed and walked 10 miles while out of her senses, and was found at S o'clock In the morning, when she fell exhausted upon the porch of the Giiddcn residence In New Pin Creek, li miles south of here. She waa quickly restored to con sciousness, and now has nearly re covered. ' She did not know how she had reached the Gliuden home. The last she remembered was going to bed at the home of the family for whom she worked, thiee miles away.' Her "tracks were followeJ through the fields, woods, over rocks and through creeks which she had forded. A wound on her breast is believed j to have been caused by a barbed wire fence through which she crawled In the darkness. CHAMP CLARK GAINING Miseourian Will Carry Mate. Su) Orezon Campaign Manager. oRF.vJON CITY. Or March 11. (Spe cial.) James T. Barbee. manager In Oregon of Champ Clark's campaign, de clared todav that the Mlssourlan would carry the state In the primaries. He said that Woourow Wilson was probably a little stronger than Mr. Clark In ti ls county, but this would be overcome before the primary. Mr. Bar. bee lived near Mr. Clark In Missouri, and they are personal friends. Get your dog entered before Saturday. : r: n : ! ' y: : v I " ' t ! .; : I v. . - 3 if vi! STRIKERS CHECKED AT LUMBER MILLS Many Laborers Offer to Re turn to Work if Guaranteed Proper Protection. ! END OF TROUBLE IN SIGHT r'nll Crew at t'o-mopolls lleportcd Willi Hie r.X-eilln if 15 ire-k!.. , Who Walked Oul Follow Ing ' Wedneday' Demonstration. ABKRPKF.V. Wash.. March 21. I Special.) With successful resistance made to Industrial Workers of the World agitators, at whose call a strike of the common laborers In the mills of Aberdeen and Hoqulam has been par tially enforced at four mills, two In Aberdeen, one In Hoquiam and one In Cosmopolis, and with faithful employes who do not want to strike sticking; to their posts In ttese three plants, the first check was 'encountered today to the sweep of the strike and from pres ent appearances the Isbor difficulty i will pot be long in settlement. Half of the men who have joined tne strikers re. It Is stated today, weary of idleness and did not want to join the movement In the first place. The other workers who have been forced out of employment by the strike nat urally feel bitter. " The Grays Harbor Commercial Com pany, at Cosmopolis. is working prac tically a full crew today, having lost only 13 Greeks as a result of the dem onstration made there lata- yesterday afternoon. Not a man has quit at the Aberdeen Lumber A; Shingle Com pany, on the South SMe. where a dem onstration was also attempted yester day, and the Coast shingle mill is working today, following the deter mined stand yesterday of Manager Lewis, who alone held off the mob, and the Anderson Mlddleton plsnt here is still In operation. Strikers. In fact, have come to mill owners In large numbers and have of fered to return to work, provided they can be given some sort of protection from the rest of the strikers. Reports are In circulation tonleht that an effort will be made tomorrow morning to make a combined attack on the mill at Cosmopolis. Thus far the strikers have been orderly, but the ap parent defeat at several of the mills la likely to cause trouble tonight. The streets are tilled with idle men. Quiet efforts are under way to end the strike, and It Is understood that there Is a strong possibility the mills may be started up shortly, but without Greeks or I. W. W. lesders among the employes. Agents of R. F. Lytle. it Is staieiL were among tho strikers today offering Increased wages to the men In order to start the Hoquiam Lumber Shingle Company mill next Tuesday, but no Greek or I. W. W. disturbers were to be employed. Considerable confidence Is being expressed In some quarters that the strike will be ended with aa Increase of wages to the good men and the others left out . entirely. The utmost effort will b made to se cure married men to fill Ihe places. GOAL CLAIMANTS LOSE t;OVF.RN.MKXT CAXCH.S KF.I.I.EY. Dl'NX AM) MAC KEY CIIOITS. Juneau Land Office Sends Out Xo tlee4o Person Interested Tell Ins f Action. SEATTLK. March II. Commissioner of the Genera'. Land Office Fred Den nett has canceled the coal land loca tlona In Alaska in what are known aa the Mackey. Dunn and Kelley groups. The Juneau Land Office Is sending out notices to the claimants telling them of the action taken. The claims are can celed because application for patent was not made within three years from the date of location, as requited by law. The 67 Mackey claimants were resi dents of Seattle at the time of location. The Dunn claimants were residents of Spokane. Wash., and the Uelley claim ants residents of Odessa. Wash., and Spokane. Among the Mackey claimants are Sarah J- Swartz and Jacob Rassio. of Portland. The Mackey group. the McAIplne group and the Bushnell group are known In the land office as the Detroit claims, because tl.c Michigan-Alaska Development Company, of Detroit, was formed to acquire til e lo them all. The promoters of tl.c McAIplne and Bushnell groups are under Indictment. The three groups comprise 48.000 acres of land lying along Cook Inlet. Tlie coal Is lignite and Is not of the best quality, but it crops out along a bluff overlooking salt water, and It would be Inexpensive to mine and shfp It. The Mackey claims are near Homer Spit, at the entrance to Kachemak Bay. The Dunn group was located by WU. liam L. Dunn and Raymond Brown. Spo kane prospectors, who were Indicted by a Federal grand jury in Spokane No vember 3. 1910. for conspiracy to defraud the Vnited States of the nse and' pos session of the lands In the Dunn group of claims. Most of the Dunn claims are located on the Ice of Behrlng Glacier, and only two show coal. The most prominent Dunn claimants are Daniel M. Drumheller. a millionaire banker, and former Mayor of Spokane, and his son. Jerome L. Drumheller. The Kelley claims are situated in the slatanuska coal field, and are valuable. The claimants are: Than Kelley, Charles I. Harris. K. J. Hoagland. Millard Big ham. F. J. McKay. Henderson L. Gore. John S. Ilevdon, Charles Milton. Joseph Kriegler. Will II. Morris. Walter o. Bur- mn, A. F. Layton, John Schlater. Robert Gordon. John T. Ashwoith. M. J. Peck, B. C. Adams. John r. Klrby. George A. Kennedy. Eugene Page. Charles Slater. R: J. Bebrends. W. L. Smith. Robert Al. exander. George Klncald, R. M. Kelley. W. D. Kelley. L. G. M. Shlndell. Paul Allen. A. B. Pltner. Jacob 8. Taylor. T. J. McDermott. S. A. Osborn, E. E. Me Cune. Samuel Meyer. Julius Kunkel. L. G. Muelson. Speedy adjudication of all the other Alaska coal groups is expected. TAFT LEADING IN IDAHO President's Supporters Claim " Out of t Delegates Chosen. COEl'H D'ALEXE. Idaho. March II. Kootenai County today selected I del egates to the Countv Republican con vention, to be held at Lewiston May If. The delegation waa uniabtructcu, but OUR GAME IS TO WIN the approval of both mothers and boys. To do this we have made our boys clothing just as good as the men's. Prices as low as possible for reliable goods. The constantly increasing trade in thi3 department proves that parents realize the economy and satisfaction of buying dependable stuff for the juveniles. Today, a special showing in Knickerbocker Suits at $4.85; also Long -Pants Suits at $8.65. See the Window Display. T TONCLOTHIflG UVJilGusKuhnProfo 166-170 THIRD ST.- ALWAYS "RELIABLE is said to stand 15 for Taft and one for Roosevelt. Resolutions adopted strong ly Indorsed the Taft Administration. Clearwater County Republicans, in session at Orolino. named four dele gstes today. They also are unin structed. but the conventtion adopted resolutions of indorsement of Hie Taft Administration. Out of 1 delegates to the state con vention 8 have been selected. Taft men claim " of these. VALLEY LINE IS PLANNED GK-vXTS PASS AXD WALDO TO BE COXXECTED. oiithern Pacific Agents Kspres Relief That Company Intend lo Tap Ulcli Country. GRANTS TASS. Or.. March 21. (Spe cial.) Grants Pass is feeling another railroad Impulse. This time the South ern Pacific seems about to begin actual work. About a year ago the Southern Pacific officials had a local branch surveyed out of this community Into Waldo. 40 miles lo the south. The survey was not a preliminary one. so far aa Information wa concerned. From the survey, head officials of the Southern Pacific Company are now in position to know the exact cost of every mile, the Dumber of bridges, fills and embankments. This valuable Information, accord ing to reports. Is to be used, and from Ihe rumors which come from the head office of the company It is understood that an appropriation has been asked to build the Grants Pass local line. Less than a month ago the head of ficials of the Southern Pacific passed over the route In automobiles and the same thing was done about 18 months ago. Local agents of the company be lieve that the road will be built and that the Southern Pacific Company will furnish the money. The proponed route as surveyed leaves the main line of the Southern Pecific tract near the western el'y limits and swings out across Rogue River Valley and thence up the Applegate Valley at an easy grade, tapping a country rich In fruit, dairying, lumbering, farming and min ing. APPLEGR0WERS. PLEASED Two 'Hundred Cars Shipped Kroni Hood niver by Union. HOOD RIVER. Or., March 2!. (Spe cial.) Out of 200 cars of apples shipped from here last year by the Applcgrow ers Union, but one of them was sent on consignment. This car. which was sent to an Ohio clly. was sent with a virtual guarantee that the consignee would secure the f. o. b. Hood River price. Out of a total quantity of H7 000 boxes of apples and pears han dled by the union. 141.500 were sold f. o. b.. while but 7i00 boxes were sent out on consignment, most of them to Portland. During the past season 68 cars or apples were shipped to Stelnhardt & Kelly, of New York. One hundred and DANGERS OF SKIN INFECTION Lark la All Erwptloaa mm Abrasions Poalans Kills Oerot Life aad Heals Quickly. Any abrasion of the skin, cut. boll, blister, rash or open eore spot Is dan gerous as posslble source of Infec tion, leading to serious skin disease and should be treated promptly with Poslam. the antiseptic, healing remedy. Poslam readily shows Its power to kill germ life- by stopping all Itching and causing the trouble to disappear. Poslam acta in this manner In any. skin disorder. Including all eczemas, acne, salt rheum, skin scale, psoriasis, seven yr Itch, barber's Itch and similar dis ease. Kve-ry day brings records of remarkable cures, exceeding all claims made for it. Minor affections, such as pimples, are quickly driven away. All who have) not yet tried Poslam should wrlt for a free sample, sent by mall by the Emergency Laboratories. 3! West I5th street. New York. Poslam is sold for 50 cents by Owl Drug Co.. and all druggists. Poslam Soap offers the healing niedi. cation of Poslam in milder form and tones and protects the skin while cleansing. Antiseptic. 35 cents at druggista. High Class Used Pianos ' If high quality, low price and easy terms appeal to you, you . will visit our store THIS WEEK. It is an opportunity to get THE PIANO YOU WANT AT THE PRICE YOU WISH TO PAY. Seeing and hearing the pianos will convince even the skeptical of the lowness of our prices and the quality of the pianos. This sale and the low prices are made possible by the ever increasing sale of MASON & HAMLIN PIANOS, the most artistic and the highest priced piano in the world, and the splendid ANGELUS PLAYER PIANOS. These make the opportunity for you by their quality alone. Talk over the piano question, THEN SEE THESE PIANOS. You will be suprised at their value and the low prices asked. A partial list follows: Sherman & Hyde Swick & Co. Koehler ... Hinze Antisell Vogel & Co . . . Sherwood & Sons Haines Bros Raymond Milton J. & C. Fischer, like new F. Muelfield & Co Price & Teeple Heller & Co Crown, fanciest style . . Peek & Son E. Gabler & Bro Hensel Victor Talking Machines and Records. thirtv-two cars were shipped to 63 dif ferent dealers in 31 different cities of the United States, and to four different cities in foreign countries, coverins li different states of the Union and three foreign countries. JAP STABS WHITE WIFE Iu.-hmI Then Shoots Self Woman Will Live. Man Will lic. SKATTLR. Wash.. Murcrt 21. George S. Mutsusski. an American-horn Japa- . rprre' White CI Factories - Portland, Salem, Lyons, Dallas, Harrisburg, Gardiner, Astoria T. S. Townsend Creamery Co, Portland, Or. TOOLSr j .'a ii -i "' ' if"iif.-sas-a!a.-flwfc.A,..i;:- Sfci TRADE M.VRK At Very Low Prices .Upriht$ 60 . Upright $ 75 .Upright $115 .Upright $135 .Upright $150 . Upright $165 .Upright $145 .Upright $218 .Upright $210 .Upright $225 .Upright $265 .Upright $200 .Upright $260 .Upright $235 .Upright $250 .Upright $225 .Upright $285 .Upright $265 Fer'd Koehler Emerson Harrington Price & Teeple Price & Teeple Milton, Colonial style . Rembrandt Hobart M. Cable Shaw Knfl.be. best new Colby Wegman Packard Hardman I Autopiano, Mission style Autotone Milton Morrison Street at Seventh nese, aped 22, who recently married Mrs. Hona Mills, aged 19, an Kngrlish woman, stabbed the woman in the neck touay and then, believing ho hal killed her, shot himself in the throat, the bullet lodging in the spinal cord. The woman will recover but the Japa nese will die. The couple were married by a clergy man in Vancouver, Wash.. January 8, 1912. The woman says that immediate ly after . the marriasrc her husband abused her shock insly and her parents persuaded her to leave him. lie in duced her to return to him and then, to prevent a further separation. TOWNSEND'S over Carton Butter " CUTLERY "STANDARD OF THE WEST" Fully Warranted SOLD AND GUARANTEED BY THE LEADING HARDWARE DEALERS Upright $165 Upright $195 - Upright $235 .Upright $196 ..Upright $285 ..Upright $265 , .Upright $105 .Upright $275 .Upright $215 stvle. like Upright $485 Upright $270 Upright $280 Small Grand $585 Small Grand $625 I'layer if umo Player Piano $490 Player Piano $535 Victor Talking Machines and Records. Matsusaki attempted murder and sui cide. The Dalles Man Badly Injured. ,! THE DAUIES. Or.. March 21. (Spe1 cial.) Caught by a guard rail ami forced under the wheels. Herman Glu slus, of this city, who is employed by the Portage Railroad as fireman, ivas run over today by the locomotive, his right lec; and arm belnff cut off. His arm was completely severed at the shoulder when the wheels passed over him and it was necessary to amputate the les: at the hip when lie was taken to a hospital. 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