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Good Morning CIRCULATION OF THE JOURNAL YESTERDAY The Weather Portland and vicinity: Sunday, fair; easterly winds. VOL, I. NO. 38. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 4, 1804 FOUR SECTIONS 86 PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. GOVERNMENT'S NET SPREAD FOR THE BIG RASCALS WHO PROFITED BY SMALL FRTS WORK IN LAND FRAUDS W Kf IssV JUJtg'" .Wl (. SBl JOURNAL YESTERDAY l.IVIff - ' " l ' 1 1 ' ' - , 1 . , , ' i , , i - i ,i , , b-fif RING HAS NO DEFENSE Rely on Attorney's Elo quence and Will Not Testify. FRANK H. WALGAMOT - SAYS HE IS GUILTY I Prosecution Asks that Marie Ware Be Acquitted, As Evi dence Doss Not Show She Had Criminal Intent. TAke a house of cards beneath the fclows of a sledgehammer the defense In the land fraud case has crumbled to earth under the merciless avalanche of testimony adduced by tbe government. Not a witness was plaeed on tbe stand on behalf of the accused, not an effort was mad to rebut the evidence offered by the prosecution. The sole hope of the defendants now lies In the argument of their attorneys their eloquence Is the only thins; that stands In the way of a conviction. Of the six defendants In the case, one Marie Ware has been recommended by the government's attorney for acquittal, and one Prank H. Walgamot has en tered an eleventh-hour plea of guilty, withdrawing his original piea of not guilty, In the hope thst he might thereby mitigate the severity of the penalty which now looms imtn.nt The remaining defendants, who are without Jiope of leniency on the part of the proeKutlon, are 8. A. D. Puter, ac counted the ringleader and master mind among the alleged conspirators; Horses G. McKlnley, Emma L. Watson snd Dan W. Tarplty. , el spent to Conclude Monday. Arguments to the Jury began yesterday afternoon, when. United States District Attorney John Hall made the opening address for the government, ably review ing the evidence and detailing In chrono logical order the steps -of the conspiracy. Lawrenoe F. Puter of Eureka. Cal.. a brother of S. A. D. Puter, Is to open tbe defense Monday morning. Hs will be fol lowed by Judge O'Day. The arguments will conclude with the address of As sistant Attorney-General Francis J. Heney, for tbe prosecution. If the argu ments are protracted It Is possible that the oase may not get to the Jury until Tuesday, although ths attorneys assured Judge Bellinger yesterday that they ex pected to conclude Monday afternoon. But though this case Is not nearlng Its conclusion, the government's Investi gations Into ths Oregon land frauds seem to have scarcely more than started. The expected conviction of Puter and his co-defendants and ths trials which are to follow as soon as this oase Is con cluded are but the preface to stlU more Important and sensational prosecutions which the department of justice expects to institute. Mats Oat for Big Pish. Back of Puter, McKlnley, Walgamot and others of their Ilk wars their em ployers men of wealth and prominence, men whose money supplied tbe where withal with which to debauch officials, to bribe witnesses and to corrupt govern ment employes, to the end that vast tracts of public domain might be fraudu lently appropriated. The men thus far brought to trial were but the pawns in the sum. Behind them in the king row are the principals, snd It Is against them that the efforts of the government's at torneys will now be directed. The petty thieves will receive the pun ishment they have merited, out the vigor with which they are being proscuted gives evidence of the government's de termlnatlon to reach the principals In these gigantic frauds. This determina tion baa been evidenced by the choice ! men to whom the prosecution of tne nd frauds has been entrusted. Fxosecntloa in Able Sands. Francis J. Heney Is one of the best known lawyers In the west, and though ti h heeh chiefly occupied of late years In civil practice he Is regarded as one of the most successful prosecutors In tbe country- He has been placed In charge of all the land fraud cases. The masterly manner in which he has conducted the prosecution In the Puter eaae has given convincing evidence that the govern ment's choice was a wise one. The task of gathering tn evidence to be used in these cases was placed under the direction of William J. Burns, one of the most noted secret service men In this country. His reputation has been gained In some of the greatest cases with which the government has had to deal, and In the prosecutions now pending his services have been Invaluable. H has been well understood that the purpose of the government In retaining Mr Heney to prosecute the land fraud cases, snd In assigning Mr. Burns to as sist him was to reach, if possible, the prims movers In the gigantic swindles which have robbed the people of im mense tracta of vslusble public lands. Tha case now pending before Judge Bellinger will be followed by a second trial of 8 A- D. Puter. Emma Watson, Horace O. McKlnley and Marts Ware upon another and separate oharge of con spiracy to defraud tbe government of nubllo lands. .(Continued on Pags Three.1 ADVOCATES FIRE AND GUILLOTINE Gsorgs Bsrnard Shaw, the Eminent Economist, Creates a Sen sation Through an Arraignment of the Wealthy and Idle Classes All Must Earn Their Money. (Copyright. flearat News Berries, by Leaaed Wire to The Journal.) London. Deo. 1. George Bernard Shaw, the Socialist, playwright, novel ist, economist snd borough councillor, haa delivered a speech In Sloane square, tha heart of fashionable London, and has savagely attacked the Wealthy, Idle classes. In his arraignment, which has created a decided sensation, he said: 'The only remedy for social evils is the crude, simple one of equality. Some people argue that It Is Impossible for men to be equal, because they are neither mentally nor physically equal. Such people should not be argued with, they ought to be burned That Is the way to treat people who think tbat mental and physical equality Is tha same thing as legal, political and eco nomical equality. "We are too squeamish about killing. There !a an immense number of peo ple living In Mayfalr who ought to ba guillotined. There ought to be a board like the Income tax commissioners be fore which the rich ought to be com pelled to sppear and prove that they have earned their Incomes. If It can be proved that anybody takes money he does not earn be ought to ba guil lotined. "The burglar frequently obtains his loot by as proper mean as the people from whom he steals obtain their wealth. Moreover, the burglar Is brave and clever. He possesses qualities which have made England famous. Tbe thing to do Is to establish a minimum Income and compel everybody to work for It. That minimum lncoaaa should be suf ficient to make a man a decent member of society. Once that was established. It would ba right to regard as a crim inal any taan who proved ba' could not ba a decant member of society. If anybody wanted an Income above tba fixed minimum, there would ba no barm la hla saving It, provided he worked therefor. "A minimum Income la the thing, and I believe it will play a great part In the economic movement of the future." At the other end of the social scale. Mayor Crooks, of Poplor, London's most squalid borough, now In tha depths of destitution, arraigns the tyranny of landlords. Mayor Crooks suggests a novel cure for tbe rapacity of landlords. He ssys: 'We must have a eolirt of fair rent In East London, and the sooner it comes the better for the peace of the city. "Can I sell my coat two years after Its purchase for more than I paid for If Then why should the landlord In crease yearly his rent for property for which he charged a fair rent in the first Instance. Rapacious tandlorism can be stopped If parliament wants to stop It" WARNED BY While driving a furniture-wagon on Fourteenth street, between Main and Sal mon last evening, D. W. Stuart was the victim of a bold holdup. Two masked men presented revolvers at hla head and forced him to yield up fU all tbe money he bad. The robbery was at once reported to Police Captain Moore by Stuart, and De tectives Day and Werner were detailed ta search for the robbers. Fairly good descriptions were had and the police are confident of their capture. Tba robbery was one of the moat dar ing called to the attention of the police in a long time. It occurred about g:U o'clock, though the report was not made for soma time afterward. The bandits walked Into ths middle of the street and RING OUT THE OLD, RING IN THE NEW! SAN FRANCISCO WANTS THE TROOP EMBARKMENT w (Special Dispatch to Tba Journal e e Washington, Dec. t Senator 4 e Pulton today requested the quar- d 4 termaster-general to send the d transport Logan to Portland to 4 4 convey the Nineteenth Infantry, 4 4 ordered to the Philippines, to Its 4 4 destination. San Francisco la sn- 4 4 deavoring to have the troops sail 4 from there. The quartermaster- 4 4 general will give the clalma of both porta consideration. a 4 At tbe request of Senator Ful- d 4 ton tha treasury department will 4 4 renew Its recommendation of e tlOO.000 for a building and site e at Oregon City and 185,000 for a e building at Baker City. e 4 President Roosevelt has ap- 4 4 pointed Royal A. Gunnison of 4 4 Blnghamton, N. T , to succeed 4 4 Melville C. Brown of Wyoming e a as United States Judge of the e 4 Juneau division, Alaska. e a The rivalry in this business, a 4 however, may approach a more e a acute stage than is now apparent 4 on the surface of Washington a politics. ROBBERS TO BE "HEELED NEXT TIME" while one of them presented a revolver at the head of the driver the other stopped ths team. He then Joined his companion and brought another revolver on a level with Stuart's head. "Throw up your hands," ordered one of the highwaymen. Stuart Immediately complied with the order. The team started and one of the robbers walked quickly forward, caught hold of ths bridle of the horses nearest him and brought both to a standstill again. "Keap your hands well up," sgsln ordered the man who had kept Stuart covered with his revolver. He was then obliged to Jump from tne seat to the ground, still holding his hands above his head. While one of tha duo kept a re BRIDGE FALLS; NEARLY 50 HURT Dreadful Penalty of a Missouri Pacific Engineer's Reckless Run ning Ovsr Weakened Structure Near Dead Man's Curve Whers 31 Wsrs Killed Cars Pilsd in Hsaps. (Special Dlapatrh by Leased1 Wire to The Journal) warrenaburg. Mo., Dec. 3. No. 1, westbound Missouri Pacific passenger train was badly wrecked two miles east of Holden this afternoon. Forty-eight persons were injured, some so seriously that they will die. How so many es caped death la amaslng. The train la due hare at i:l o'clock p. m but was If or 20 minutes late and was making up time. It was flagged at Centervlew, the first station west of here, and there received an order to run slow over the Post Oak bridge between Centervlew snd Holden. Directly In violation of this order, the train rushed down through the Post Oak valley at the rate of 41 miles an hour. The engine and first baggage car went over the bridge all right, but Just as volver pressed against his back the other sesrehed his pockets. Finding only til, the robbers cursed Stusrt. "If you don't go better heeled than this we'll make trouble for you next time," said one of the highwaymen, with a show of feeling. Aa soon as he had been robbed Stuart was ordered to mount hla wagon and drive on. He obeyed orders. Stuart Is In the employ of Tull A Olbbs and had about finished delivering furniture pre paeatory to taking the rig Into the stable, when he was robbed. One of the men was large and the other of medium build. Both wore white masks made of handkerchiefs, which eovered the lower part Of their faces. they resched tbe other side there was an awful crash and In a moment the remainder of the train, consisting of five coaches. Including one Pullman oar snd a diner, were thrown Into a con fused heap. Some of the coaches went Into the bed of the creek and down a declivity of 30 or 40 feet. The force of the concussion wss terrible. Heavy 00-pound rails were bent like hoops and thrown clear outside tbe right of way. Ties were crushed to powder and the bridge was broken into many fragments. Most of the coaches were turned upside down and some of them were badly broken up. The engine and one baggage car went over 100 yards be fore the engineer discovered the train had been wrecked. As soon as the crash came there were screams from the passengers and a scene of Indescribable confusion. The train was crowded and many were standing. A great crowd of Knights of Pythias waa going to Kansas City. Passengers scrambled from the wreck as best they could, may coming out through tha broken windows. Dossns wore pinned down In the wreckage. The work of relief began aa soon as Holden was notified and the work of extricating the injured carried on rap idly Ths wreck occurred at the Holden waterworks pump house, about three miles west of Do ran, where a freight wreck occurred about three months ago and about 14 mllea west of Dead Man's Curve, near Warrenaburg, where 10 per sons were killed In October. The railroad physicians were sum moned to the scans of the accident at once and worked for hours upon the wounded, who were taken to nearby houses and a country home waa turned Into a hospital. A relief train ft (Continued on Pass, Ten.;, SUFFERS A COLLAPSE Mrs. Chadwick, the Bor rower, Is Said to Be III In Earnest FINANCIAL MARVEL TELLSJ)F HER DEFENSE Says One of Largest Claims Is a Straight Attempt to Black mail Hsr Still Asserts Her Solvency. Special TOepatrb bLeaaed Wire to The Jotfroal) New York. Dec. J. Mrs. Cassia Chad wick. whose affection of illness has in variably been one of the features of hey lucrative career. Is really sick. Shortly after 7 o'clock tonight she collapsed in her room. - ! Dr. A. A. Moore of No. 4S Bast Thirty first street was called In and ministered to her. He found her suffering from nervous exhaustion, approaching pros tration, and ordered her te bad at once. Dr. Moore would give no details about hla patient beyond stating that she waa -a sick woman, who. in his opinion, would not be able to leave bar bed for three or four days at least. Ha left a trained nurse la attendance on her. Mrs. Cassts L. Chadwick. whose asauLa markable financial dealings have ss- founded the country, for the first tint today made public her defense. Mrs. Chadwick said: Makes a statement. "It Is astounding how many falsa statements can be collected and circu lated about a person, and I would ba araased at the attempts to blacken my character, were It not that my tem porary financial embarrassment in which I have been somewhat placed la serious. There Is absolutely no mystery about my life or business methods, and I will make answer to every accusation against me at such time and in such manner as may be deemed advisable by my attorney. "My creditors need not feel alarmed at tha many published reports. I am able to pay every dollar of my indebted ness, and I will pay every claim agalnat me in due season. Financiers with a much larger capital than I have would find it difficult at times to meet every obligation on demand, and yet because they might not be able to do so. It would ba folly to force them into Involuntary bankruptcy. Mot Mar Paul. "My financial strait is not due to any fault of my own but comes from per haps unavoidable circumstances and combinations of which I have been, made the victim. I have been put into a position in which it has been very difficult for me to turn, but I will coma out all right in spite of tbe efforts of certain designing persons to drive me to the wall. "If my creditors had taken my word as the truth and been guided by me in stead of by persons who have not an Intimate knowledge of my affairs, they would not have sought redress In a way which has complicated matters Instead of affecting settlements. "Just so soon as I can realise on my securities and other property, every Just claim will De paid without the inter vention of any court I do not owe 1 1. 000,000, aa has been claimed, and there Is a claim of several hundred thousand dollars which is noth ing short of an attempt at blackmail. Hewton Claim Invalid. "My lawyers have told we that the claim of Mr. Newton of Boston for $190,800. whtoh Is secured by promis sory notes, is not valid. A large part of this claim represents a bonus and ntereat at a usurous rate, and In Now Tork state, where the notea were made, the law declares that a note of this sort cannot be collected I . refused to take advantage of my lawyers' advk-e and will pay the large bonus and Interest according to the terms of settlement. Because In my transactions 1 have not taken the public Into my confidence, ausplclon has been aroused thai there Is something queer and even criminal in everything I have dona. Would It not strike any person with common sense that If I am guilty of a hundredth part of all the offenses with whloh I have been charged a criminal complaint would have been lodged against me sad I would have been thrown Into Jail "I have been accused nmong other things of being the notorious Jams. Lydla Devere. who Is said to be a swlnd ler, ex convict forger, hypnotist and clairvoyant, and used ber peculiar power to gain control over men and women of means This Is also absolutely falsa; and thla will be shown when f have Urns to make a newer to my accusers. I do not know' and never heard of this woman, and how 'I could have bean mis tsken for he'r Is more than 1 eaa under stand. "The charge that I used the name of Andrew Carnegie in any way te obtain money la also grossly unfair. I never showed a note to any person with tha Indorsement of Mr. Carnegie." There has been frequent mesMkew tea (Continued a rags Two.)