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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 23. 1912. SHOW G Or HE WILLBE PERMITTED Judgs Extends Scope of Evi dence in Dynamite Con- spiracy Cases.. EXPLOSIONS ARE RECITED lmbrclla Bearing Initials of One of Defendants, Who lias Pleaded Guilty, Identified by Oon . 6t ruction Foreman. INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. 23. A battered Ivory-handled- umbrella that had sur vived an explosion was produced as a Government exhibit at the "dynamite conspiracy" trial today. Thomas Ber- et;r. of Pittsburg, foreman of a bridge construction company, identified it as having been found after an explosion on a railroad bridge at Dayton, O., May 31. 1S08. "I notice you are examining: the handle. What attracts your attention to ItT" asked United States District At- torney Miller. "I see on the handle engraved the Initials 'E. C.,' " replied the witness. Initials "K. c." on Umbrella. It was the umbrella which, the Gov ernment charges,. Edward Clark, of Cin cinnati, carried when he attempted to blow up the bridge and which he held over the dynamite to protect It from a heavy rain. The Government says that Clark, after lighting the fuse forgot the umbrella. Clark, at the opening of the present trial pleaded guilty. The in dlotment alleges that Herbert S. Hock in, acting secretary of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, assisted Clark in prepar ing for the Dayton explosion. A dozen foremen of construction firms testified about explosions in vari ous sections of the country. Court Admits Evidence. Judge Anderson, before whom the 46 men charged with illegal transporta tion of explosives are being tried, ruled that evidence concerning all of ttie 100 explosions referred to by. the Govern ment, Including the Los Angeles Times disaster, might be introduced as show ing a motive. He said a conspiracy al ready had been proved by the pleas of guilty on the part of Clark and Ortie jtlcManigal, but the Jury was to deter mine whether the remaining defendants were Implicated. The court said further that the Gov ernment had undertaken to show that the object of the conspiracy was much broader than the mere illegal transpor tation of dynamite and nitroglycerine, that the explosives were being trans ported to destroy property and enforce a "reign of terror" against contractors who maintained the "open shop." which survey Mr. Hawley had provided for in the last rivers and harbors act, probably will not be made. The board decided from the prelim inary survey made by the local office cf United' States engineers that such nrnW warn nnt nHvtaahlA at thlS time because of the excessive cost of constructing the jetties. Mr. riawiey secured an appropriation of $350,000 for the construction of a bar dredge in the act of Congress of 1910. This jredge will be ready for use during N BttaoA, anil ! 1 th D n 1 Tl i O fl of the Board of Engineers that this uTtogo will proviae iqb oesireu icuci. Mr. Hawley, the captains of tbe a,AomAr nslnir 4?nn Bn.v and the local commercial bodies believe that the present jetties also will have to be reconstructed to make the harbor what It should be. At present the jetties have been so battered by storms that at some points they are sun Ken ana n a condition so that incoming vessels are endangered. Many accidents have occurred recently. Believing that upon personally presenting the matter ELY IS RESUMING NORMAL Several Hundred Return to Work in Mine and Smelter. ELY, Nev., Oct. 22. Several hundred miners and smeltermen returned to tlieir work here today. , The Carpenters' Union at McGill has called the strike off and it Is reported that the machinists have "asked consent from their National headquarters to take the same action. There have been, uo recent disturbances and the camp is assuming is normal condition rapidly. . . BINGHAM, Utah7" Oct. 22. Nearly 2000 men were at work today in the mines here. Many former employes of the Utah Copper Company returned to work and the total number of men now at work for this company is more than 1000. The district is now pro ducing about 50 per cent of its normal output. CLAIMANT JS EXAMINED Jury Sees Kimmel and Compares Him With Several Photographs. ST. LOUIS, Oct 22. After slipping into court twice and slipping out again as silently, the Kimmel claimant ap peared for the third time late this aft ernoon and was put on the stand in the effort of an insurance company of New York to resist the collection by his sister, Mrs. Edna K. Bonlett, of two $10,000 insurance policies on the life of George A. Kimmel. The Jurors examined several pictures of Kimmel before his disappearance, and the claimant was walked up and down in front of the Jury that the jurors might compare him with the pic tures. They were asked to compare the set of his ears and the curve of his nose with the photographs. Atten tion was called to the scar on the back of his neck. NEW LODGE LAW INVALID Court Rules Modern Woodmen Mem bers Most Ratify Changes. DES MOINES, Oct. 22 The proposed change In the law governing the Mod ern Woodmen of America is a direct violation of the vested contract rights of the members and is null and void so far as it attempts to change the rates without the consent of the members affected. Judge Bradshaw, of the Dis trict Court, decided today. Tbe decision was given in a case wherein the Insurgents asked the court to set aside any annual changes in the articles of the association Bylaws adopted at the head camp of the Modern Woodmen, of America in Chicago in January, 1912. v ADMIRAL - TO BE CAUTIOUS Nicaragua to Be Guarded Until After Election Day. WASHINGTON, Oct 22. No I trouble is expected on election day, November 3. In Nicaragua, according to a cable today from Rear-Admiral Southerland, in charge of tbe American forces there. The Admiral said, however, that he considered it wise to be'prepared and would retain the present force on shore until after the election. COOS BAY SURVEY OPPOSED I'cderal Engineers Believe Cost of Jetty Construction Too Great. SALEM, Or.. OctTis. (Special.) Of ficial notice was received today, from the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, Washington, D. C, by Repre sentative Hawley that the proposed survey cf Coos Bay for the purpose of obtaining a project for the reconstruc tion and extension of the north Jetty, MANAGER OF POKTHXD FAC TORY 15 YEARS REMEM- . DERED BY EMPLOYES. fe&?.f.if.- ! Charles H. Hoeg, Charles H. Hoeg, who for near ly 15 years has been associated with the firm of Fleischner, Mayer & Company, of this city, in the capacity of manager of its manufacturing establishment, the Mount - Hood Shirt and Overall Factory, has resigned his position owing to the condition of his wife's health, which necessitates a change of climate. The factory was Inaugurated under his super vision, and has attained a wide reputation on the Pacific Coast Employes of the factory met Thursday and presented Mr. Hoeg with a diamond locket and traveling trunk as a token of their esteem. Mr. Hoeg for sev eral years was a director In the Manufacturers' Association and served on many of the most im portant committees of that as sociation, and was particularly active in extending the "Made-in-Oregon" movement the board can be persuaded that fur ther Jetty construction is In the Inter est of safety and economy, Mr. Haw ley has telegraphed asking for a date when he may personally appear and present the matter in behalf of Coos Bay. He probably will go to wash lngton early to do this before the De ceraber session. ECONOMY WESrS HOPE UNIFORM ACCOUNT KEEPING SYSTEM IS PLAN. Proposal to Be Made to Legislature to Install . Work In Various Counties of State. SALEM, Or.. Oct. 22. (Special.) To establish a complete plan for a uni form system of keeping accounts in all of the counties of the state is one of the schemes which Governor West In tends to propose to the Legislature and one which he has outlined tentatively as what he believes to be a decidedly essential feature in the reduction of taxes and an economical basis on which to work. "Extravagance In state government comes from a lack of opportunity to keep a check and to gather informa tion," said the executive in discussing his plan. "The first step In economy in county offices is a uniform system of accounting. The Interstate Commerce Commission found it out of question to make investigation into the accounts of railroad companies owing to a great variety and diversity of system of ac counting which maae it Impossible to compare cost units. For instance under a certain system of accounting of one railroad there will be a vast number of items under one heading which would not be applied under that heading In the system of ac counting in another company. Conse quently any attempt at comparisons would be unreliable. The commission established a uniform system among the railroads and under that system the same Item will appear under the same heading in the accounts of all of the railroad companies. A comparison of cost units is thus made possible. If a uniform system should be es tablished throughout the counties of the state with annual reports made to the Secretary of State, who, in turn, could publish the summary of such re ports, it would enable the taxpayer in a given county to compare the cost in his county with the cost in any other county and ascertain whether the sup plies In his county were being pur chased cheaply or without due regard to cost "Furthermore, a uniform system of accounting would make it easier for those who investigate county records when they have occasion to visit "a county other than their own. A uniform system - should be authorized by the Legislature and made under .the di rection of the Secretary of State and be prescribed by him after a confer ence with tho County Clerks of all the counties and after a searching investi gation had been made. "Each county official would report on uniform blanks prepared for the pur. pose, making his report to the County Clerk. The County Clerk In turn would transcribe all of these reports, includ ing his own. in uniform books and for ward them to the Secretary of State, the County Clerk keeping the original report for filing purposes in his office. 'Publicity is a great weapon in any event and would be of enormous value In this instance. County officers, know ing that these reports would become the property of the taxpayer, would be decidedly careful as to their expendi tures, and particularly so when such expenditures would be placed In a form so that they could be compared with the expenditures made by officers of other counties than their own." Silverton Couple Get License. t VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct 22. (Spe cial.) A marriage license was Issued Monday to Frank G. Goebel and Miss Beulah Partlow, of Silverton, Or. 1 A Welcome for Every All men are welcomed to this world's exhibit of Clothes of Quality. Fabrics are here from a hundred looms from every nation under the sun that weaves good woolens; you'll give them a hearty greeting when you see them. . " Tailored with expression" is the best and the shortest way we can put it. Slip into some of these garments and you'll feel that we've used the right term. Suppose you drop in this ramy day and spend a pleasant nour wixn our young men. Suits for Men, $20 to $40 Overcoats and Raincoats, $15 to $40 The Young Fellows, Too are welcome at the Ben Selling store. There's a whole shop on-the second floor de- . voted to the kind of clothes they like to wear a touch here and there that distin guishes them from the more conservative men's garments, and that also distinguishes the young men who wear them. You come in, too, fellows we'Ushow. you clothes.- Suits for Young Men, $12.50 to $35 Overcoats and Raincoats, $12.50 to $27.50 Every Boy in Portland Town knows the road to Ben Selling's, for this is the home of those famous Knicker Suits with the extra Sunday trousers at $5 and $6." Boys' Knicker and Double-Breasted Suits, $5 to $15 Boys' Overcoats, $5 to $15 Boys' English Raincoats, $12.50 Fun for a Rainy Day . . Today, Thursday, Friday and Saturday we will sell a few hundred Boys' Rubber Capes, the best ones in town for $2 and $2.25, . Rainy-Day Price, $1.65 Made especially for this store that means Quality. 881 BEN SELL TNG LEADING CLOTHIER 0 Morrison Street at Fourth L.I ! I" TROOPS PREVENT RACES INDIANA MILITIA KEEPS AUj AWAY FROM TRACK., Ilorseowners, Disgusted With Move of ' Governor Marshall, . Take Stables Out of State. PORTER. Ind.. Oct. 22. The Mineral Springs race track at Porter is in the hands of the Indiana state troops. Or dered by Governor Marshall to re main at the track until all racing: had been stopped, the troops arrived this morning: bringing- with them three days' rations. It had been decided by the owners of the course to make an attempt to hold the races In defiance of the Gov ernor's order, but when the horses ap peared from the paddocks for the first race- they were ' halted by the troops and the races were called off. The troops stopped all spectators as they appeared at the grates, and those who had a-one In before the troops arrived were detained in the lnclosure for more than an hour before bfing permitted to depart. Among: those in the lnclosure were 60 women.,, A conference of the owners and oth ers interested in the racing: was held at which court proceedings to restrain the Governor from further interfer ence with the races were discussed. A final decision was not reached. With the advent of the state troops, many of the horsemen began shipping their stables away, apparently having come ' to the conclusion that racing: at the Mineral Springs track is at an end. limiting' a trainman's day to 16 hours of continuous service were begun here today in the United States District Court. ARCHBOLD REMAINS AWAY Testimony Not Strongly Desired Cn tll Court Decides Question. NEW YORK. Oct. -22. John D. Archbold, who was expected to appear as a witness today in the proceedings involving the control of the Waters Pierce Oil Company, again failed to attend and adjournment was taken until tomorrow. It was explained that while the court order signed yesterday directed Mr. Archbold to appear today, his presence would be of little, value until a decision is given in the case of Samuel G. Bayne. who refused to produce books and records sought by the Waters Pierce interests. Railroad 81 Times Accused. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22. Thlrty 3ne suits charging the Southern Pa- HUSBAND KILLS HIS WIFE Woman Said to Have Attacked Him With Knife in Delirium. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22. 'Tve Just killed my wife," said a voice on the telephone at police headquarters to day. "You'd better come get me In a hurry before I kill myself." At the address given, the police found Mrs. Alice Currier lying dead on the kitchen floor. George, her hus band, told the police that his wife had attacked him in a delirium resulting from typhoid fever, with a knife and a pistol and that he had shot her in self-defense. As the woman lay on the floor the husband says she told him: "Well, George, you'd better finish me." So he shot her again. Currier was formerly an Inmate of the Napa Insane Asylum. New Incorporations Completed. SALEM, ,Or., Oct. 22. (Special.) Articles of incorporation . were filed with the Secretary of State today by the Bandon & Oregon Eastern Railway Company with a capitalization of $100,- 000. The road, according to the articles. Is to build between Bandon and Eagle Point and to pass through Coos, Curry and Josephine Counties. Articles of In corporation were also filed today by the Eubank Electrlo Transmission Com pany, with a capitalisation of $2,500,000, the company to have its main offices lp Portland, and by the Vancouver Pack ing Company with a capitalization ol $10,000. The population of tha City of Bnenot Aire, on December 31, 1911, was l.SflO.40 an ln-reae of 60.000 for the year. Th population of the City of La Plata was ea- tlmated at 102.H23. niiminiiniiini'"""11""""1""1"11""""""1"11"1111"1"""""""""1!; FREE FROM ADULTERANTS AND ALL IMPURITIES. IT IS THE AMERICAN GENTLEMAN'S WHISKEY PAR EX CELLENCE, RIPE. MELLOW AND DELICIOUS BOU QUET. OVER FIFTY YEARS OF POPULAR FAVOR SoM at ell firM-daM emfei nd by Jobke. VM. LANAHAN ft SON, BeMmore, Md. iirHH!MMHtHMItMtl!fM;ltliti;M;!!MIMlM!llll!r i