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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1913)
14 Tlin JIOTtXIXG OREGOXTAX, flUTRSDAT. DECEMBER 4. 1913. STATE BLAMED Hi LAND-FRAUD CASE Accused Realty Dealer Says - Advertising in Booklets Is Indorsed Officially. TESTIMONY FOUGHT HARD J. T. Conway Tells of Becoming Con nrctrif With Oregon Inland De velopment Company and In , ability to Locate Holdings. dame for many of the inaccuracies and extravagant statements in adver tising literature issued by the Oregon Inland Development Company in pro moting the sale of Oregon lands, for Which J. T. Conway and Frank Richet are on trial In the Federal Court for upsing the malls to defraud, was shift ed to the State of Oregon by the de fense yesterday. This was brought out by Jay Bower rnan. one of the attorneys for the de fense, soon after Conn-ay had taken the stand in his own behalf. Conway testified that many of the advertising statements, in which re ources of various counties, had been described in glowing terms, bad been lifted verbatim from an official book let Issued by the state and distributed by the thousand at the Alaska-Yukon 1'aeific Exposition at Seattle in 1903. A copy of the booklet was Intro duced in evidence by Mr. Bowerman. after Conway had identified extracts used in the advertisements. Its title page bore the inscription: "Oregon a booklet on the resources of a won derful state, published by the Ore Kon Commission at the Alaska-Yukon-J-aclfic Exposition." H- I. wisdom was Is compiler. Defease Wlaa Cooteatloa. Conway testified that all the read ing matter descriptive of resources of various counties as used In the first two Issues of "Success" and in one Issue of "Oregon Farms." literature put out by the company had been taken Irom this booklet. Clarence Keames. United States Dis trict Attorney, objected to admission of the booklet. "Not one word In this book applies to the specific land in question." he asserted. "In entering this booklet." explained Mr. Bowerman. "I am trying only to bring out what la said in it about cer tain counties, not of any particular tract." "I object on the ground that the booklet has nothing to do with the charges in the indictment." insisted Jlr. Reames. Judge Bean ruled that Mr. Bower man could show what specific matter In the advertisements had been taken from the booklet. Continuing In his testimony, Mr. fonway asserted that another state ment made in the company's adver tisements had been taken from a pamphlet Issued by the Southern Pa cific Railroad. Compromise Agreed pa. Mr. Bowerman was preparing to lead up to testimony from Mr. Con way that other advertising statements had been taken bodily from Portland Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club literature, when Judge Bean ad journed the trial until 10 o'clock this morning. After objecting to such tes timony. District Attorney Keames agreed that if Mr. Bowerman would ko over the booklets he intended to submit, and mark the specific passages to be entered in evidence, the Govern ment would consent. Mr. Conway took the stand at !:50 o'clock P. M.. after Jay II. Upton and H. H. Riddell, treasurer and secretary or the company, respectively, and at torneys for it. had testified for the defense. The Government closed its rase at 11:16 o'clock in the morning. arter eight days of testimony. Tracing his actions before going into the Oregon Inland Development Com pany. Mr. Conway testified to having come to Oregon on June 4. 19. He came to Portland in February, 1910. and soon after went to the office of the company in the Chamber of Commerce building, having been attracted by an advert isement. Arrangements were made by which he became virtually sales manager, he said. He testified that Frank Klchet, his co-defendent. was only at the of fice "off and on" and that . those in -harge were W. J. Byrne and a Mr. Markillie. Conway Telia of lavestlgatioa. Soon after he went into the com pany, he said, he asked H. H. Riddell. its attorney and secretary, by what authority certain statements in "Ore gon Farms" were made. Kiddell . re ferred him to Markillie. who referred him to the Oregon booklet, issued at the Seattle fair. Explaining his attempt to locate the company's lands and his order to have them taken off the market. Conway aid so many agents had asked for ac curate descriptions that he went to In vestigate so he could answer. He also desired, he said, to find whether deeds for the land were recorded In the name of John Veasen. as represented to him. "I found the lands inaccessible.- I couldn't get to them by wagon." he declared. "I couldn't see them, because nobody at La Grande could tell me what roads to take to reach them." Recorder Snook, of La. Grande, he testified, first told him that part of the lands were in Government forest reserves. "What did you. do then?" queried Attorney Bowerman. "My first Idea." explained Mr. Con way, "was that I would have no more to do with the Veasen lands. Realis ing that a number of contracts had been made, and that a large portion of the first payments had gone for agents' commissions, expenses, and so forth. I saw there would be no money in the treasury to repay, the purchas ers. I thought then that the only thing I could do was to get good lands for these people, and give them value for their money." Private Meaaaa-e Shews. The following telegram, dated Sep tember 19. l9lJ, which he testified to having sent Richet, in Portland, as a personal message, was Introduced by Mr. Bowerman: "Don't pay Veasen any money until I return. Don't mention this to him. Deeds not recorded in- Wasco County. Jones has been offering acreage fur J 5. Cannot locate tracts." Much of the day was taken by At torney Bowerman in introducing let ters, without objection from Mr. Reames. to show that through Frank Phy and C. R. Hibbard of La Grande, Conway had negotiated for other lands in Union County. Jay H. Upton, the defense's first witness, testified to having organised the corporation. He withdrew, he said, after May, 1910. In cross-examination, Mr. Reames endeavored to get him to admit that the company's plan was virtually a lottery scheme. Upton said he did not think it was. H. H. Riddell. attorney after Upton withdrew, was closely cross-examined by Mr. Reames relative to his exam ination of the title to the lands. lie said they had taken for granted that representations of the correctness of the title made by Veasen were cor rect, and had taken no steps to ascer tain the facts prior to Conway's visit. "Would you. as an attorney, advise a client of yours to buy property on the word of the owner that the title was rood!" asked Mr. Reames. "I think I would." replied Riddell. A. L. Iavitt. City Recorder of Kla math Falls, and F. II. MeCormlck. of the same city, were the Government's last witnesses. ROSEBURG EXPECTS 800 AT CONVENTION OFFICE GIRL PAY $40 Welfare Commission Fisea 51 Hours as Minimum for Week. Wages of experienced adult women employes in offices In Portland were fixed at a minimum of $40 a month. with hours of work at not more than SI a week. In a ruling made yesterday by the Industrial Welfare Commission. No reference was made in the ruling to a minimum weekly wage or to the maximum number of hours for a day's work. The Commission has no author ity to exceed the recommendations made by the conference, which deter mines the wages and hours for each class of employment, and the ruling EIMXR IX Pl'RLIC WORKS DEIMHTMEVT ASKS LEAVE OK ABSENCE . .- -' . . ' - .. -'-: $. . x R. G. MeMallea. Mr. McMullen. one of the best knov " engineers In the city's public works department, pre sented a petition to City Commis sioner Dleck yesteiuay. asking for a six months' leave of absence. The petition will be taken up by the Municipal Civil Service Com mission. Mr. McMullen will re tain his place on the Civil Serv ice eligible list. He says he ex pects to leave the city service within a few days, or as soon as he can close up work now in his hands. Mr. McMullen has been In the service for 11 years as district engineer in charge of the north east district, which takes in all the East Side north of Sullivan's Gulch. During that time he has had charge of paving improve ments aggregating 19,000.000 in cost. adopted waa based on the recommenda tion of the conference following a pub lic hearing Tuesday night. It Is to go into effect February 2. Members of the conference commit tee, composed of representatives of the public, employers and employes, were William A. Marshall, chairman: Fred erick JL Strong. Ethel Winn. Edna Car- mody, Elizabeth Conner Brewster, James B. Kerr. Irene Armstrong and Franklin T. Griffith. Many letters have been received at the office of the Industrial Welfare Commission. C10 Commercial building. from nearly all the Eastern states ask ing for information on the Oregon min imum wage law. Portland Delegation to Be in City at Dawn, Others Follow Later. DETAILS NOT YET SET EAGLE POINT WON BY DRYS Wet Lead of lx on November A Overcome) by Three Votes. ASHLAND, Or.. Dec. J. (Special. Eagle Point reversed its status on the license question yesterday, the dry element winning by three majority. November 4 the wets carried the pre cinct by six majority. J. M. Nichols waa elected Mayor; Roy Ashpole, Treasurer: J. TV. Smith. H. O. Child reths and George Fisher, Councilmen. One woman was a candidate for the Council at Talent, receiving nine votes. The license question didn't enter Into the election. A. S. Amei, A. Anderson and P. Vandersluls were chosen Councilmen. The first woman Councilman to be elected in Jackson County was Mrs. Julia Meyers, of Rogue River Pre cinct. The two other members of the Council are Lv B. Kills and John Owens. By a vote of Ct to 36. Rogue River adopted prohibition. The wets, however, threaten to contest the election. STEINEP.'S CASE IS ARGUED Supreme Court Considers Motion for , TVrlt of Habeas Corpus. SALEM. Or, Dec. J- (Special.) The application of Superintendent Steiner. of the insane asylum, arrested on a charge preferred by Labor Commis sioner Hon of violating the eight-hour law, for a writ of habeaa corpua was argued before the Supreme Court to day. Mr. Hoff contends that the eight-hour law is being violated by the state Institutions and had Dr. Steiner arrested to test the law. The State Board of Control has held that employes of the Institution do not come under the provisions of the law, but invited the Labor Commissioner to make a test case. C E. S. Wood and Assistant Attorney-General Crawford appeared for the Labor Commissioner and Roy Shields for Dr. Steiner. STATE LEVIES ANNOUNCED Monmouth School to Get $38,171, Hlghvroy $238,570, Fairs $47,714. SALEM. Or.. Dec S. (Special.) The State Tax- Commission today an nounced that the levy for the Mon mouth Normal School next year would be 1-S5th of a mill, which will yield 138.171 on the state valuation of $954. 282.375. The levy for the state high way fund will be one-fourth of a mill and will yield I2SS.S70.S0. and for county fairs the levy will be 1-I0th of a mill, which will yield $47,714.12. These being the only apportionments of the general state tax that are fig ured on a millaga basis they were easy for the Commission to determine. Commlslsoners Eaton and Galloway have been working day and night on the various apportionments of the gen eral tax for state purposes, and ex pect to announce them In a few days. Reception Committee of 70 Heady for Duty Uniform Advertising and 'Ashland Exhibit to Be Considered. ROSEBURG, Or, Dec S. (Special.) n ith assurances that not less than 804 delegates from various sections of Oregon will be In attendance, the development convention tomorrow promises to be one of the roost enthu siastic and beneficial of its kind ever held in the state. The committees In charge. Including members of the Commercial Club and Ladles' Auxiliary, have labored dili gently for weeks and tonight practi cally all arrangements have been corn pitted. The Portland delegates will arrive here at'S o'clock tomorrow morning. Two hours later they will be taken by automobiles to the Umpqua Hotel, where they have established headquar ters for the day. After breakfast the delegation will be received formally by the reception committee of 70 per sons and escorted to the Commercial Club rooms. There a committee of women will be in waiting to distribute Douglas County roses among the guests The most Important subjects sched uled for discussion at the business meeting are the advisability of arrang ing and maintaining a state-wide ex hibit at Ashland during the Panama Exposition, to agree upon a uniform and state-wide system of advertising and to induce the Southern Pacific Company to reduce its differential dur ing the Exposition. lalform Advertising Favored. Local delegates are almost unani mous in the opinion that the several sections of Oregon should adopt a uniform system of advertising during the next two years and that special mention should be made of the stop over privileges allowed by the rail roads while going to and from the Exposition. The day's programme will close with an Informal reception at the Com mercial Club. Light refreshments will be served. Among the prominent men already here to attend the convention are John M. 8cott. of Portland; Bert Greer. J. B. Ware, E. D. Brlggs. O. TV. Butler, of Ashland; Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Fee, of San Francisco. Mr. Fee is a director of the Exposition. The Eugene delegation, numbering 100, and Including the Radiators and University band, will arrive at 11 o'clock by special train, followed by the Southern Oregon delegation at noon. These trains will be greeted by reception committees, and the delegates taken to the Commercial Club. Secretaries Plaa Details. Bert Greer, editor of the Ashland Tidings, who has arrived here in ad vance of the Southern Oregon delega tion, says 300 .delegates will he here from Ashland, Medford. Grants Pass and Intermediate points. One hundred automobiles, decorated with glaring red placards, with ap propriate lettering, will be at the dis posal of the visitors during the morn ing hours. The business meeting will be held at the Antlers Theater, and will begin promptly at 1:30 o'clock. While no definite programme has been arranged for this session, the or der of business and details will be outlined at a meeting of the Commer cial Club secretaries of the state and promoters of the Greater Oregon movement, at a private meeting to be held In the forenoon. STUOXG DELEGATIONS OX WAY Willamette Valley Cities Plan Rep- rcscntalon at Koseburg. Dispatches to the Portland Commer cial Club from various cities of the Willamette Valley Indicate that the Portland delegation which left last night for Rosehurg for the Commercial Club's convention will be joined in Roseburg by big delegations from all parts of Western Oregon. The Radiators, of Eugene, are going In a body and will take the student band with them. Salem, Albany. Med ford and other cities are likewise plan ning strong representations. The meeting of the commercial club secretaries will be held in the forenoon today and the general conference this afternoon. The Portland delegation will return to Portland tomorrow morning. JEFFERSON FORGER TAKEN Check Made Out In Pool Hall Is Cashed at Hotel. JEFFERSON. Or.. Dec. 3 (Special.) A man giving the name of Fred Har deman went into C. O. Morrill's pool hall last night and asked for a blank check. The request was granted. Mr. Morrill became suspicious and watched hla movements. Later the man went to the atore of H. L. Ward and presented a -check for $10. asking to have It cashed. The check was signed with the name of Paul Buchner. a prominent farmer of this vicinity. Mr. Ward re fused to cash it. The man next went to the Cottage Hotel and asked for a week's board, tendering the check In payment. He got $5 back in cash. Mr. Buchner was notified and said the check was a forgery. Officers then arrested the forger. MRS. N. A. W. HOWE, 90, DIES Nonagenarian Succumbs at Home of Daughter In Creswell. CRESWELL, Or, Dec 2. (Special.) Mrs. N. A. W. Howe, who was more than 90 years old, died here Tuesday al the home of her daughter. Mrs. A. J. Johnson. She had been a resident of Creswell since 1871. having come here from Santa Clara. Cat., whither she bad gone In 1SS7 from the East. Mrs. Howe leaves two sons and a daughter here and there are 10 grand children and eight great-grandchildren living. BANKS HAS 190 CHILDREN More Attention to Be Paid Advanced Grades nereafter. BANKS. Or, Dec S. (Special.) Census of thin school district shows there are 199 children of school age, 10 SEE THAT Bankers Cf We presume that our idea of banking is about as clear as the average man's idea of how glasses are made. CJ Each man to his call ing. f Please do not accept this as an attempt to ad vise you how to do your banking, but we would appreciate it very much if you would accept it as an authoritative state ment from us as to how good glasses are made. tj We have made glasses for many prominent peo ple in Portland and would esteem it a pleasure to perform a like service for you. 3 Our prices for this service are like the rates of interest you charge on loans just enough to in sure good, dependable service. Thompson OPTICAL INSTITUTE 209-10-11 Corbett Building Fifth and Morrison being males and 81 females. This ia only an Increase of four over last year's report Attention henceforth Is to be paid to the advanced grades in the school and this will have a tendency to Insure a high average. There are about 20 pupils at present In these grades. "This, however, is a striking advance over the time I remember when there were only three in the advanced grades," said W. L. Moore, clerk of the district. This school was moved from Union Point io 1879. MUCH EVIDENCE TAKEN STATK'S CASK IS COMPLETED IX SITIIXM ILLE MtRDER TRU.". ProsrentloB'a W it Besses Declare W. A. Ilodgera ivae t'rglag Ilia Horse Janes llotcalss Wheat Slsla. M'MINNVILLE. Or, Dec S. (Spe cial.) That Walter A. Rodgers ap peared to be trying to get his hand Into his pocket as he was urging the horse which he waa riding toward James Hutchens when Hutchens fa tally shot Rodgers on Pea Vine Itldge August S. last, was the testimony given today at the trial of Hutchens before Circuit Judge Holmes by three women, who said they were eyewit nesses of the shooting. The witnesses giving this testimony were Mrs. IS. T. Connoley and daugh ter und Mrs. Howard, and they were testifying for the prosecution. Mrs. Howard said Rodgers' horse was about 14 feet from Hutchens when Hutchens fired the fatal shot. She said that Rodgers wore gloves at the. time and she did not see a gun on his body. Otherwise the testimony of Mrs. Connoley and daughter was much the same as that given yesterday by IrinK R. Wilbur, who waa wounded three times by Hutchens In the same affary which resulted In Rodgers death, and who yesterday admitted having started the fight with Hutchens. Ray Osman and Edward Perry today testified that Hutchens frequently had threatened to kill Rodgers. Perry declared that on one occasion, while he and friends were hunting in the mountains, Hutchens rushed at them and said he "had a notion" to kill them. Terry said he warned Rodgers to stay away from Hutchens homestead, fearing he would be slain. The revolver used by Hutchens In the affair was exhibited and admitted by the defense to be the weapon with which the killing was done. The bul let extracted from Rodgers' body also was exhibited by the state. The prosecution completed Its case today and the defense will begin pre senting Its evidence tomorrow. It Is expected the case will go to the jury Friday. The corridors of the Courthouse! Dainty Mary Proves Popular Scores Success as "Mercy" in Photo-Play Ver sion of "Ca- price." That dainty Mary Pick ford Is one of the most popular of actresses with moving-picture fans, is evidenced by the crowds which have clamored for admission to the Peoples Theater all this week, and seldom has Miss Pick- ford been granted a more fitting role in which to display her histrionic abil ity than In Mr. Frohman's Famous Players production of "Caprice." Miss Plckford Is In her artistic ele ment In Mrs. Fiske's famous success. As the simple, untaught backwoods girl, who falls In love with the society lion and marries him, Mary gives an Inimitable performance. ' She gets all the humor and irony, all the sentiment and pathos out of the role, which car ries her from the backwoods to the midst of society functions in New York's great "400." The Famous Players' Company, under the able direction of Daniel Frohman. has given Miss Plckford an excellent supporting cast. This Includes Owen Moore, who plays the part of the hus band (and therefore renders a well-re-I hearsed and natural performance), and Ernest Truax. who plays the part of Wally Henderson. Miss Plckford will continue to be the attraction at the Peoples Theater the rest of this week. Next week "The Battle of Waterloo," a stupendous five- part production, will be seen. m III X aW re WgST POK AID A LOt Q k fvr the Mollis Hftr." YOU will miss a rare treat if you fail to see Mary Pickf ord this week in the four-reel version of CAPRICE admirably supported by Daniel Froh man's Company of Famous Players. PRICES! Balcony 10c Lower Floor !0c Box Beats 30c Box seats may be re served by phone. Mar. 860 or A S087. CO.NTIXIOIS PERFORMANCE Fhows every 90 min utes from 11:30 A. M. to 11:30 P. M. That the Portland theater-goers are be ginning to fullv ap preciate tne fact that our exclusive Famous Players productions are the produi t of the best management In the motion picture world Daniel Froh man for example Is shown by the larRe attendance this week to see popular and dainty Mary Plckford. Coming: Sunday, December 7th, the stupen dous spectacle "Battle of Waterloo" in 5 big reels. No increase in prices. GIVE HER HIM THEM THIS Colombia Grafonola Favorite WITH , 24 Selections (12 10-inch Double-Disc Records) $57.8' Make your selection now and get your order placed We will deliver it on Christmas morning. Make 'a small payment at time of purchase and pa- bal ance at rate of $5 per month during coming year. At your dealer's or at Columbia Graphophone Company 371 WASHINGTON STREET were filled with persons unable to enter the crowded courtroom today. MRS. WILLIAM LAIRD DIES Funeral of Native of Oregon to Be Held in Eugene Tomorrow. Mrs. William Laird, a native of Ore gon, died Tuesday at Pullman. Wash after a short Illness. She waa born at Dexter. In Lane County. In 185. She was married In 1877. In 1887 Mr. and Mrs. Laird moved to Garfield, Wash., remaining there until, three years ago. when they moved to Pullman. Mr. Laird has been employed many yeara as telegraph operator and freight agent for the Northern Pacific The body will be taken to Eugene and burled at the Pleasant Hill Ceme tery tomorrow. Besides the widower. the following brothers and sisters sur vive: William Stoops. Kugene; Mrs. Mallnda Matthews, Dexter; Mrs. II. W. Harris, Everett. Wash.; Mrs. S. E. El liott. Bums: Mrs. Mae Wiltse, Natron; J. A. Stoops, Eugene; J. O. Htoops, Portland, and Mrs. Lotta Monroe, Gateway, Or. County, to succeed W. K. Wilbur, resigned. Unidentified Body round. ASTORIA. Or.. Dec. S. (Special.) Coroner Gilbaugh returned today from Columbia Beach, where he went to take charge of the body of a man found last nlvht In a clump of tnih on the bank of the Neacoxle Creek. The man had been dead for four of five months. There was nothing In the pockets to lead to the man's identity and nothing was found to show how lie met his death. The man had black hair, about 20 years old. dres.'e.l In lluht corduroy trousers, colored soft shirt and wore hlh top shoes. SALES OF BONDS APPROVED E. W. Rawlins & Sons and Beach Jfc Co. Get Nearly All of Issues. By unanimous vote the City Com mission yesterday approved the sale made by City Auditor Barbur of II. 115.000 in long-time municipal bonds. The entire amount, excepting $35,000 In S5-year 4 per cent water bonds, went to E. W. Kawltna & Sons and A. B. Beach Co. The prices follow: $900,000 In S0 year 4Vi per cent water bonds. $1.00 on the dollar; $215,000 In 25-year 4 per cent water bonds, 2.t7 cents on the dollar: $33,000 In 4 per cent 25 year public auditorium bonds, $2.37 cents on the dollar: $35,000 in 4 pe cent 25-year water bonds, to A. C U Berry, for 93.7S cents on the dollar. - Hood Kiver Attorney Named. SALK1L Or,' Dec I. (Special.) Governor West today appointed A. J. Derby Dlstrlrt Attorney of Hood River Hotel Multnomah Headquarters for Commercial Travelers and Tourists. The very best sample rooms. The very best cuisine. The very best dining-room and hotel service to be bad in the City of Portland. The Arcadian Garden The handsomest Cafe in America.' Superior entertainment during: lunch, dinner and after the theaters. Also Sunda3's. SIGNOR BONZIGLIA, bari tone, from Opera-IIouse, Milan. DOHA MORTON, contralto. MISS BEVE RIDGE, popuLir singer. SIGNOR BRAVO, the won derful tenor. C A R 0 KNAPP, soprano, from Grand Opera Com pany, Chicago. HARRY RAY and ALICE MEEHAN, faney dancers. and Hotel Multnomah Orchestra Herman S. Heller, Director. Very attractive rates made to guests by the month. H. P. BOWERS, Manager. LOUIS P. REYNOLDS. Assistant Manager. Abolli nans THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS." REVISED IMPORT DUTY. Prices for Apollinaris Water are forthwith reduced Fifty Cents per Case. Xui7a Jl Electric Xmas Gifts Electric m Needs . J?.'V'ii4r mces, Wireless Supplies, to. -jL5Lm a.n m 7a amH ayv Electric Toys, Flashlights, FOR XMAS Watch Our Window Displays CS SIXTH SJJPINE PHONES MAIN" 16M A.VD A KM