Till?; SUXPAY CtttEGONIAN. PORTLAND. DECEMBER 23. 1906.
VEAZIE WARMLY
DEFENDS MOODY
REQUIRED SUM IS
RAISED FOR ROAD
Oregon Trail Pioneer . Near Journey's End
ATTRACTIVE
Prices for Monday
Portland Lawyer Ridicules
Charge of Fraud Made
by. J. H. Sherar.
JJne of Co-operative Christian
Federation Across Cen-
tral Oregon Assured.
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HIS LAND NOT STOLEN
Representative of Interior Develop
ment Company Gives Version of
Trouble Over Descliutes Wa
ter RighUat The Dalles.
A vigorous det.'ense of jc-onsrcssman
M. A. Aloorty In . onuection with The Dal
les land office .sciridal Is m:ide by A. 1
Veazle. of this city who acted a. at
torney for a corporation in which Moody
and some of his frionti.s were interested
and filed scrip on, land valuable for water
power which had been claimed by Joseph
II. Sherar. The latter's entry had been
canceled by the Government. Cancelation
was made January 1 and Attorney
Veazle made the scrip filing two days
later. It was then charged that advance
information had been given out by the
Jand office officials who were with Moody
In politics.
The Interior Development Company was
the corporation by which filing was made
on the land which Includes the Deschutes
falls. The land is not valuable aside
from the great water power that can be
developed at the falls. Register M. T.
Nolan of the land? office was accused and
lie In turn accused Miss Anna Lang who
3s receiver. Nolan later resigned, as he
claims, to protect Moody, but the Interior
Department has refused to accept his
resignation till a thorough Investigation
is made.
Speaking of the matter Attorney teazle
eald yesterday:
Veaiie Gives His Version.
"Mr. Sherar settled on the Deschutes
Klver at what is known as Sherar'
Bridge, Wasco County, In 1ST1, and
obtained homestead title to ICO acres.
Afterwards, toy various means, largely
through school land purchase, he ac
quired title to several thousand acres in
that vicinity and In Sherman County. He
became very wealthy through the profits
of the toll roads which ho owned and
In the sheep business. Near his home
stead are falls In the river which are now
considered valuable for water power.
Owing to their Isolation and difficulty of
access, ami to the expense which would
attach to their development, the value
of the falls In this respect was little con
sidered until recent years."
In 1901 Mr. Sherar made an effort
to g-et title to the 160 acres now In
controversy with the Interior Develop
ment Company, which adjoin .his home
stead and Include the falls. He had a
young woman at The Dalles file an ap
plication with the State Land Board to
purchase It as Indemnity school land
and then assign the certificate to him.
Th estate, as a result, filed list No. 322
In The Dalles Land Office covering the
land In question, and 120 acres of other
land which Mr. Sherar desired to ac
quire. "Mr. Sherar never Improved the tract
and never occupied It in any way. ex
cepting that he used It for feeding and
bedding grounds for his sheep, as
ranchers are in the habit of doing
with vacant Government land near
them.
Never Was a Settlor.
"Mr. Sherar doe not claim that he
was ever a settler on the land, but
he does claim what apears to us to be
preposterous that because of his oc
cupancy with his sheep and his effort
to get title through the school selec-v
tion in another person's name, he was
entitled to keep every one else off.
He also makes the statement, and the
newspapers have frequently repeated
It, that he was never notified that his
state selection had failed, but believed
until January of this year that the
land was his.
"This statement has been proved, by
evidence which cannot be questioned,
to be absolutely false. The files and
records of the State Land Office show
that the United States General Land
Offico notified the state in 1903 that
this selection list. No. 322, was rejected
and held for cancellation on account
of the insufficient proof submitted in
support thereof; that Mr. Sherar was
in turn notified by the State Land
Board; and that on March 8, 1904. his
attorney prepared, and Mr. Sherar
signed and swore to, an application re
citing tho fact of the rejection by the
General Land Office, and that Mr.
Sherar desired to abandon the selec
tion and draw back his purchase
money from the state; upon which ap
plication the state did then irepay to
Mr. Sherar the money.
"At tho same time Mr. Sherar ap
plied to the state for relinquishment
by the Government of the state's claim
to 120 acres of the other land covered
by list 322, so that ho might take steps
to get title thereto, which relinquish
ment the state filed in The Dalles Land
Office on March 2, 1904, and Mr.
Sherar on the same date scripped this
120 acres. He might, had he chosen,
have taken the same steps and thereby
acquired title at that time to tho lands
now In controversy, but for reasons,
doubtless known to him at that time,
he chose to abandon them; and he does
not claim that he ever made the slight
est further effort to get title until
after the Interior Development Com
pany had Bcripped the land.
Entitled to Xo Notice.
"When an individual applicant has
abandone'd his state selection and drawn
down his purchase njoney, it is not
customary, nor expected, that either the
state or the United States Land Office
shall give him any notice of the final
cancellation. It does not appear, and is
not claimed by Mr. Sherar, that he ever
requested either office to give him any
such notice.
"So far from there being any treachery
to Mr. Sherar In the scrlpplng of these
lands on January 26 by the Interior De
velopment Company, the records will
show, and Mr. Sherar was perfectly aware
before that time, that the Interior De
velopment Company had filed under the
state law on the water power in ques
tion and was actively contesting with him
the right thereto, his filing being sub
sequent in date, and the Interior Develop
ment Company was then making no ef
forts to purchase the power from Mr.
Sherar, but had undertaken to get it
away from him by adverse proceedings,
if possible.
"Sherar has lived there many years;
has built up a large fortune and acquired
much land, and seemingly had come to
believe that any lands In his vicinity
were his If he wanted them, but .we claim
lie had no shred of title to the land about
which so much newspaper talk has
arisen."
Will Talk on Water Question.
C. D. Wagnon will deliver an address
tonight at Socialist Hall, 309 Davis street,
on ('Portland Water Graft"
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EZRA MEEKER,
BLOOM1NGTOX, III. Dac. 22. On the last lap of a tollaom Journey of
000 miles. Ezra Meeker, aged 76, guiding a team of patient oxen yoked to an
old-time "prairie schooner," passed through here, Ms objective point being In
dianapolis. Ind.. where his journey ends. He started on March 1 ifrom Port
land, Or., and has been steadily going since, Ms object being to mark the fam
ous Oregon trail, which he hit In 1851, and which has been the subject of eo
much controversy of late years. There was much talk during the Lewis and
Clark Exposition at Portland In 1905 concerning the exact route of this trail,
and Mr. Meeker, who was one of the few men there who had passed over It,
decided to make the Journey once more. He procured a typical outfit of the
prairies, and starting with his own home, which he numbered Camp No. 1, he
has numbered consecutively each camp since, and. has also set up 20 marble
monuments along the trail, suitably Inscribed. His unique personality and
tour have attracted great attention over the entire route. He has been writing
a book of the incidents met with. He hopes to reach Indianapolis, the point
from which he started In 1851. in a few days.
HEAVY INCREASE IS SHOWN IN
POSTAL AND EXPRESS BUSINESS
Postmaster Minto Says Present Holiday Season Will Show Advance of
Porty Per Cent Over That of Last Year.
OLD SANTA CLAUS and Young
General Prosperity walked arm-in-arm
up to the postoffloe re
cently and made it their local head
quarters ever since. At least, this is
the opinion of Postmaster Mlnto. lie
declares that the rush of holiday busi
ness has been grreater than he or any
of his assistants dreamed it would be.
While the heads of the various de
partments In the office have been too
busy during: the past few days to make
any totals, that would give one the
exact amount of business done, Mr.
Minto Is of the opinion that the holiday
business is 40 per cent-grreater than it
was lust season. He thinks that the
general average for the year will show
an increase of from 20 to 25 per cent
over 1905.
During the past week there have
been from two to four long lines pt
men, women and children standing In
the main corridors of the postofflce all
day waiting turns to purchase stamps.
A policeman has been kept busy keep
ing open a narrow passage way for
persons to pass through the hall. Tes
ierday the crowds were greater than
ever.
December 20 the stamp sales were
totaled, and it was discovered that at
that time this department of the post
office showed an Increase of $7471 over
all of l'JOS, and still had 10 busy days
to go on. And, be it remembered,
Portland last year was the home of the
Lewis and Clark Exposition, which
drew many thousands of strangers
here and which was also the cause of
sending out millions of pieces of mail
matter that would not have been post
ed excepting for the fair.
The business in tho money order de
partment has increased by leaps and
bounds. In both the domestic and for
eign branches clerks have been work
ing overtime trying to keep up with
the rush. November 10 last, Mr.
Minto had the business of the money
order department checked over, and It
was found out that as much cash had
been taken In from January 1, 1906, as
during the whole of 1905. Last year
nearly $10,000,000 worth of money
orders were sent out of Portland. This
year Japan is receiving the greatest
number sent to a foreign country, Rus
sia being second, Italy third and Ger
many fourth.
Eighteen additional clerks have been
added to the force to help during the
holidays, this being eight more than
were needed last year. Fourteen extra
carriers have been put to work, four
more than were used during the '05
holidays. Two extra wagons have been
hired to aid in collecting and deliver
ing packages.
H. Beckwlth, general . agent for the
Wells-Fargo Express Company and
local agent for the Pacific Express
Company, declares that the business of
the firms he represents will be 10 to
15 per cent greater this year than In
1905. The holiday express trade has
been much heavier than evex before in
Portland's history, some daysMr. Beck
wlth having found his receipts 30 per
cent higher than tho corresponding
F
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date of 12 months ago. Many packages
have been expressed to England. Scot
land and Mexico. Last year these ex
press companies had three local offi
ces, but this season they have four and
then find all of them cramped for
quarters.
"A friend of mine recently came into
the .office," said Mr. Beckwlth yester
day, "and after' elbowing his way
through the crowds, reached me and
yelled, 'This Is about the biggest bar
gain sale rush I have ever seen- in
Portland.' 1 While I have been asked by
tots if I was Santa Claus and by
grownups If I was the floor walker for
the place, it was the first time 1 was
ever told that I was conducting a bar
gain sale."
Charles Basey, local agent for the
Northern Express Company, was so
busy yesterday that he didn't know
whether It was Mount Tacoma or
Mount Rainier. Nor could he have told
off-hand the ages of the various mem
bers of his family.
"We'll do over 40 per cent more busi
ness than last year," he said as he
grabbed up an armful of bundles for
Puyallup and started out to find a
billing clerk.
CHINESE LAUNDRY BURNS
Frame Building on Fourth and Tay
lor Streets Is Destroyed.
The burning of a Chinese laundry
caused considerable excitement In the
vicinity of Fourth -and Taylor streets
about 6 o'clock last night. Ho Sang's
washhouse, at 272 Taylor street, was de
stroyed and the surrounding frame struc
tures were threatened for a time. The
Fire Department kept the blaze from
spreading.
During the progress of the fire the
Chinese employes In the laundry ran
helter skelten through the burning build
ing In their eftorts to save their belong
ings, and the firemen and police had con
siderable difficulty in getting them to
leave the place.
The building burned was owned by Sol
Bloom. A large amount of laundry work
was destroyed. Ho Sang was asked to
place an estimate on his loss, but replied,
"No sabe. Me alle same blokee. No
money, no washee, no nothing," and hur
ried away. The total loss probably will
not exceed J1500. x
SIG SICHEL & C0., 92 THIRD
And Our New Shop, Corner Third
and Washington.
Magnificently carved meerschaum
pipes. Must be seen, '
HARRIS TRUNK CO
Have the finest assortment of suit cases
and bags. Sixth street opposite Orego
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MONEY PLEDGED IN EAST
.Hallway to Run South From Port-
J Jand, Through Santiam Pass and
to Ontario, Following Survey
'" of Corvallls & Eastern.
That the railroad from Portland across
Central Oregon, as projected by the Co
operative Christian Federation, is now
assured Is the information given out by
the officers of th Federation Trust, which
in the business organization managing
Federation affairs.
It is stated that $1,250,000 has been pro
vided for the railroad in the East, chiefly
by Philadelphia capitalists, and $2,000,000
In addition underwritten In Oregon, and
.that thus the conditions asked by In
tending bondholders, who propose to pro
vide the rest of the bond capital, ' have
'been met.
Railroad bonds are not being placed on
sale In Oregon at this time. But bonds
of the Federation to the extent of $2,000,000
are now being offered "for subscription,
which bonds will contribute to some ex
tent. If required, for the railroad cost.
The first proceeds will go toward the
purchase of required properties.
A committee at once has started a
movement to sell bonds In Eastern Ore
gon, headed by David Leppert, vice
president of the Federation, formerly of
Ontario and now of Portland, who will
begin the work at Ontario, where it is
hoped to secure $150,000. With him will
be D. C. Boyd and John C. Eggleston,
special agents. . '
The road will run from Portland south
through Clackamas County, six miles east
of Oregon City to Mehama, 62 miles, a
station on the Santiam branch of the
"Corvallls & Eastern Railroad. Thence to
.Idanha, 30 miles, it will use the present
ttracks of that railroad. The distance to
Ontario from that terminus, is 300 miles,
following the projected line of the Ore
.iton Central & Eastern Railroad, now
jtlie Corvallls & Eastern.
Mid-Oregon & Eastern the Xame.
The new road Is to be known as the
Mid-Oregon & Eastern a company or
gaa teed last July in Oregon, with a capi
tal stock of $13,125,000 and with Wallis
Naiih for president, the Merchants' Na
t'lotipj Bank for treasurer, and John Van
ZtantB for secretary.
.Afilliated with the Mid-Oregon & East
ern will be the Federation Trust, a cor
poration which is to own and manage the
Industrial properties" of the Federation,
lncBuding Irrigation work in Baker and
Malheur counties, known as El Dorado
water system; the Miller & Lux ranch of
120,000 acres, in Harney County; a town
site on Clackamas River, six miles east
of Oregon City, where water-power fac
tories are to be planted; timber and lum
ber mills; and 51 per cent of the capital
stocl: of the railroad all these properties
to be acquired and developed aDd financed
sepal-ate from the railroad, as parts of
the co-operative industrial scheme of the
Federation.
The industrial projects will entail an
expenditure of between $2,500,000 and
$3,000,000, and tho railroad project will
lnvorve an outlay of $11,000,000 addi
tional!. In each case the money is to
come from bond subscriptions. The
bondholders of the railroad are to re
cerne '49 per cent of the capital stock
of tflie road as bonus, and the other 51
per jcemt Is to be held by the Federa
tion.' trust, the face value of the bonds
to ritual the par value of the stock
$13,125,000. ,
Objects of the Corporation.
TlK) Federation is a society organized
in Oregon to promote industrial proj
ects s.3id the moral, religious. Intellect
ual od physical welfare of its mem
bers. It will establish a woolen and
flax mill in its proposed town in Clack
amas County, carry on extensive farm
ing in Harney County, sell water for Ir
rigation In Baker and Malheur coun
ties, establish dairies and butter and
cheese factories, conduct lumber camps
and run sawmills, and engage in vari
ous activities.
The properties of the Federation are to
be hold by the trust corporation, whose
15 members are to serve as an executive
committee of the Federation. They are:
J. Frank Watson, of Portland, president
of Merchants' National Bank of Port
land, president; Samuel Connell, of Port
land, president Northwestern Door &
Lumbe; Company; L. O. Ralston; of Port
land, lale president of the Oregon Savings
Bank of Portland; C. E. 9. Wood, of
Portland, attorney at law; Wallis Nash,
of Portlivnd, president of the Mid-Oregon
& Eastern Railroad; J. R. Blackaby, of
Ontario, president of the Bank of On
tario; K. U. Carpenter, of Baker City,
president ,of the First National Bank of
Sumpter "vice-president of the First Na
tional Bank of Burns, and cashier of the
Citizens' National Bank of Baker City;
C. W. Thompson, of the Commercial Na
tional Bark of Pendleton; H. S. Wallace,
president of the Federation, and David
Leppert, vice-president.
The promoters have aimed to organize
the railroad company with entire inde
pendence lyom possible control by Harrl
man. The majority of the stock is to be
placed In ipermanent trust in Oregon, and
is not and will not be for sale to any one
so long .as the trust retains Its own ex
istence. Tins Late J. W. Dewey,
John W Dewey, for many years em
ployed in The Oregonlan pressrooms, was
run over and killed by a locomotive at
BlsBon, Cat.,, last Sunday afternoon. Mr.
Dewey was a brakeman running between
Slsson and. McCloud and was to meet at
Dunsmuir a sister who had come up
from Central California. In climbing on
the engine as it started he slipped and
fell beneath, the wheels, one leg being
crushed near the hip. He was taken to
the railroad (hospital at Dunsmuir and the
limb amputated, but he did not come
out of the Influence of the anesthetic
dying that night. The body was brought
to Portland and the funeral held Friday
afternoon,, interment being in Rose City
cemetery. '
Mr. Dewey was 50 years old October 1
last. He left the employ of The Ore
gonlan about 11 years ago and lived in
Southern Ooegorr for many years after.
He was on of a family of 12 children,
all well known In this city; E. D. Dewey,
a brother. Is superintendent of the mail
ing room of The Oregonlan. Mrs. Annie
Penney, of East Portland, Is a sister.
Their aged father resides at Cornelius.
Mr. Dewey ' left two daughters, both
grown. In California, and one by his sec
ond wife, in Portland.
Sunday Music at Y M. C. A.
The McKeei Brothers, a trio of clever
young singers from the McMInnvIIle Col
lege Glee Clubi.will appear at the T. M.
C. A. men's meeting this (Sunday) after
noon at S o"clock. They will render the
following: Trio. "To Thee, O - Holy
Father," arranged by Parks: solo, "Cal
vary. Rodney: duet. "In the Cross ot
Christ We Glory," Howe; solo, "Rock of
Ages," Remick. The orchestra concert
given In the gymnasium at. 3 o'clock will
furnish the unique feature of 20 violins
playing together in two numbers. The
address of the afternoon will be delivered
by Rev. A. J. Montgomery. The entire
programme is free and all men are
invited.
Albina Lodge Installs Officers.
Alblna Lodge, No. 101, A. F. & A. M.,
at a special communication on Friday
evening installed the following officers:
Worshipful master, P. Venstrand; senior
warden, H. Woodham; Junior warden, A".
I Ennes; treasurer, J. C. Jameson; sec
retary. A. J. Handlan; chaplain, William
D. Ewlng; senior deacon, R. A. Nicholas;
junior deacon. O. A. Rosenberg; senior
steward, Edwin Widmer; junior steward,
J. H. Lynch;- tyler, R. J. Williams.
Charles McAfee, the retiring worshipful
master, was presented with a beautiful
past master's jewel.
Mrs. Rockwell Thanks Donors.
Mr. Cleveland Rockwell, president of the
Florence Crlttentou Refuge Home, thanks
all the kind friends who responded so
generously to her appeal In The Ore
gonlan, and have thus contributed to
the good cheer of the inmates of the
Home. From the proceeds of the charity
entertainment at the Nortonla Mrs. H.
D. Green appropriated J0 for the Home,
His Cigar Doesn't
Taste Right
And Tet -It Is the Same He Was
Smoking With So Much Relish
After Dinner Last Night. Out
of the Very Same Box, Too.
IT ISN'T THE SEiGAB IT'S THE STOMACH
Every smoker has experienced this pe
culiar condition of the stomach and liver,
the result usually of imperfect digestion
of food. And the blame Is usually put
on the cigar and not where It belongs.
Such men are usually high livers, Hard
workers mentally, living under high pres
sure and high draught, and it doesn't
take a great deal to disorder the stom
ach or render the liver torpid.
They should make it a practice to use
some tried ahd reliable remedy like
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets that win aid
Nature and not force it and will take
care of the sudden attacks of acute in
digestion. '
The use of these tablets Is not to be
confounded with the patent medicine
habit. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are
not a patent medicine, but are composed
of the very elements which nature pro
vides the healthy stomach to do the work
of digestion pepsin, diastase, golden seal,
etc. There is no secret in their prepara
tionthey are absolutely pure and there
fore all the world uses them.
No matter how disordered the stomach
may be, it will right Itself if given- the
chance. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets di
gest food where the stomach can't, give
the abused stomach and intestines a rest,
and offer renewed strength to the- worn
out glands and muscles.
Brain-workers can rely on Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets, no matter how tense
the strain. All druggists carry them in
the 50-cent packages, or, if you prefer, a
free trial package can be had by sending
your name and address today. F. A.
Stuart Company, 71 Stuart building, Mar
shall, Mich.
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14-k Solid Gold
Diamonds $5.00
Brooches 1.50
Buttons 2.00
Scarf Pins l.OO
Watch Fobs 5.00
Watch Chains 7.50
Bracelets , , 4.50
Lockets 3.50
Tie Clasps 1.50
Hat Pins 2.00
Bead Necklaces 8.00
Cuff Pins 75
Watches , 2.50
Rings ..... 1.00
We would be pleased to show you our line of
holiday goods. Bear in mind ours is the only
absolutely new first-class jewelry store in the
city.
LEFFERT'
POPULAR AND RELIABLE JEWELERS
272 WASHINGTON STREET
PHONE PACIFIC 2759
Two Stores: Portland, Ore., and Council Bluff, Iowa
with which three turkeys and other
dainties were purchased.
Loses Leg Under Wheels.
Gus Quartemus, of St. Johns, fell un
derneath the wheels of a car when thrown
oft by the conductor, M. P. Anderson, at
McKenna avenue yesterday morning.
Quartemus was removed to the Good
Samaritan Hospital, where his left leg
was amputated at the knee. He was In
THE PROPER TRUSTEE
Estates' interests, individual interests, corporate interests
should all be placed with the perpetual trustee. Individual
trustees die, but the properly organized and managed trust
company has a perpetual existence and can always be found
when wanted. It has the further advantage of being guided
by those having expert knowledge in their respective depart
ments, and by officers and directors who pre successful and
responsible business men. The
MERCHANTS INVESTMENT 6 TRUST
COMPANY
247 Washington Street
Makes a specialty of trust business, and is thoroughly
equipped to care for it in its many phases. Its articles of
incorporation give it broad scope, and the liberal patronage
accorded it is its warranty of the appreciation shown hy the
public ,of the services rendered.
We shall be pleased to advise with thou- havinir business
of any kind to be cared for.
Talking Machines
GREAT HOLIDAY OFFER
No more acceptable Xnias present can be given, and none
will be more appreciated, than a first-class phonograph
Nothing so educational affords so much amusement and
pleasure to old and young. The Oregor.ian has made ar
rangements through Eilers Piano House that all old or new
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follow:
FORM OF
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cents a week on the machine until all payments have been nad
In full.
In case of failure to comply with the terms of this contract,
I agree to return said machine upon demand without legal
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toxicated when he boarded the car at
University Park and was put off at Mr-Kenna-street
station. He reeled and fell
under the car on striking the ground.
BUSINESS ITEMS.
' If Baby Is Cutting Tertb.
Be aur and tine that old and -well-tried rem
edy, Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup, for
children teething. It soothes the child,
softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind
colic and diarrhoea.
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