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EVENING EDITION V 'M'-'': ' " EVENING EDITI0!I Folr ton'ght ond'ijj j f """""V Oregonlan office PENDLETON, OHEGON, WEDNESDAY, MAItCH 10, 1909. NO. 6529 VOL. 22. CHARLES DICKENS TELLS OF TIE FREIGHT DEPOT THEFTS rr'T . i. Directly Implicates' .Transcontinental Freight Inspector Frank Ely and Truckman William Edwards. Declare That Shoes, Shirts, Underwear, Socks ami Other Tilings Have Hern Taken From Warehouse and Box Cars by the Tlireo Men Dur ing the fust Two Yearn Says Edwards and Ely Have Each Taken at Ernst a Down Pair Good Shoes Were- Particular and Always Toole Good One Edwards Took Two .different hIw-s Suits of Clothing, Itottled Ileer, Small - Express Wagons, sofa IMIlow Tops and Ioilles Were also Taken All Efforts to Tangle Witness Eall Court Com piled to .Move from .Justice's Office to Court House. That neither himself. Prank J. Ely of William Edwards, have heen com pelled to buy shoes, shirts, underwear hihI other articles of clothing during the past two year, Is the burden of the testimony being given on the witness tand today hy Charles Dick ens, in the preliminary hearing of Ely and Edwards before Justice of the Peace Parks. In a straightforward manner and without any hesitation, , through consignments going to rilot Dickens Is telling a story of thelvery , Hock, Weston, Athena or other points that would he Tiard to duplicate and in the country, he mentioned one ln whlch the most strenous efforts of stance In which Ely took a pair of the attorneys fur the defense have tan shoes from a box going to C. E. failed to break. In fact the cross! Roosevelt. He did not know what examining of the witness has only served to bring out additional evi dence. Though .the hearing was called for 10 o'clock It was near eleven when Pickens, who was the first and only witness, was placed on the stand. It had been found necessary to move the court from Justice of the Peace Pnrkes" office to the circuit court room at the court house. Pickens told how he had come to this city from Walla Walla two years ago. He had been In the employ of the O. H. & N. there anil had been brought to this city by the company to act as warehouse foreman. Stealing for Two Years. In answer to n direct question from the district attorney he declared that hi th Edwards and Ely had been guil ty of taking shoes from the ware house and box cars, whenever they wanted them, during the past two years. He says that they had taken at lat a dozen pair of shoes each. He told how they would take the shoes and other stolen articles from the boxes In which they were packed and then conceal them about the warehouse until It was convenient for them to take them home In his bug gy. In many Instances the things were taken to the home of Edwards or to the place where Ely was stay ing, while In others they were taken to the Dickens home and later re moved by Edwards or Ely. There were also Instances In which he sold, Ely would put a shoe In each hip pocket and then putting on his over cont would take them home. Wore Pillow Top Home. In the case of a leather sofa pillow top he declared that Ely unbuttoned his vest and placing the pillow ton next to his suspenders, ngaln buttoned up the vest, taking It home In that manner. Incidentally he mentioned that at the same time Ely took the sofa pll-jthe effect that local city officials have low top, he also took a quantity of I been arrested or were to be arrested do'lles. As tlie defendants had not, in connection with these cases, O. K. been formally charger wdth the theft of these articles the court refused to let him go Into particulars in re gard to them and at the request of the attorneys for the defendants this part of the testimony was stricken from the records. Edwards Wanted Two Sizes. When asked as to the value of the j spreading of the rumor was a dast Hhoes taken he could not answer hntjardly attempt on the part of some declared they always took good slioes. I one to Injure prominent and liino Ile said Ely always took shoes that cent persons, fit him while Edwards took shoes of j The Attorneys, two different sizes, sevens and 8 ',fj j District Attorney Phelps Is con belng the sizes he chose. I ducting the cage for the prosecution Willie he did not attempt to reca while Ely and Kdwards are being de nnd narrate every Instance In which fended by Col. J. H. Haley and Judge things were stolen, he did tell James A. Fee, respectively. Kaley Is of one occasion when Edwards cross evamlnlng the witness, stole a earten of coat shirts for Dickens Is evidently making no cf hiiiiself and one for Dickens also. He ' fort to conceal his part in the thefts, tohl of a pair of patent leather shorn making a full breast of It and giving Hi ID CIA FOR UHIIM Washington, March 10. China is to be the scene of a vigorous cam paign In the Interests of forestry, and plans for a series of meetings will be held under the auspices of Iioone College, Wu Chang. China. There will be meetings In all the large cities and Important ports, both on the coast nud Interior. Howard Rich ards, Jr., representative In this coun try of Roone College, has been col lecting material for these courses. Several of the photographs showing the effect of deforestation In China, which accompanied the. President's which Ely had stolen the Saturday evening before their arrest and said he, (Pickens) had taken n similar pnir from the same hox on the same occasion. lie said these shoes were taken from a consignment of freight to Dunn Profilers nt Condon. Took Roosevelt's Shoes. While, according to Dickens, most of the freight stolen was from hail become of these hoes but re called that Ely had mentioned Ills Intention of having them bla.kened. In answering another question Dickens said Ely had taken three suits of clothes from a box car and hud given them to his partner who had gone to Seattle. This testimony was ruled out on the ground that the defendants had not been charged In the complaints with stealing cloth ing. In telling of the underwear theft-' he said It was Impossible to give the number of suits that had been stolen but mentioned one Instance in which Ihe freight inspector had taken two union sulw. Socks were also anions the things which all three hut. were said to have taken when needed. Was Evidently Thirsty. A ripple of amusement was'caused l.i the court room when Pickens told how Ely would wait for. a chance to open a barrel of bottled beer and take four or five dozen bottles there from. Edward's connection with the thefts was confined, for the most part, to shoes and working shirts, ac cording to Dickens' testimony. He was accused of taking n dozen work ing shirts at one time and also of taking a couple of small express wa gons. In regard to the wagons, he said they 'were concealed nt the warehouse for about a week, and were finally taken to Dickens' home in Pickens' buggy by Dickens and Edwards. They remained there for a few weeks and were then taken to Edwards' home, where they were found on the night of the arrests. Other than himself and the other two men. Pickens has so far tailed to Implicate any others and It is not believed that he will. When interviewed as to the reports which have come from Portland to iv a. i 'elective ooa was enipnaiic in his statements. He declared that the statements were absolutely false and without any foundation what ever. He said that not the slightest suspicion against any official or bus iness man was entertained by the railroad officials and declared the last message to congress from a part of a set of stcrcoptlcon views, will be used In Illustrating (lie lecture. China has taken little care of her f( rests. Many parts of the empire are practically desert wastes, as a re sult of the destruction of Its trees. On nccount of the erosion which has followed the removal of the trees, the farmers are compelled to terrace their hillsides In order to hold enough soil In place for farming and to build little walls across the valleys to catch the silt which the annual floods deposit. SEATTLE M EX CARRYING OX TRAFFIC IX opior. Tacoma, March'' 10. Detec tives created a sensation here by arresting Grant Billon, Jack Wells, Arthur Wilson, 11. Stan ley, Paul Schultz, of the city messenger company, first on a charge of being Implicated in the murder of Joseph Helossis, in Seattle, then on accusation that they carried on a traffic in cocaine and morphine to such an extent that many young girls of Tacoma and Seattle were ruined by the use of the drug. Detectives declared that the "Messenger" company was con ducted solely to dispense these deadly drugs to girls. The men were given 30 days each on the rock pile. the Impression that he is heartily ir ry for the part he has taken In the wholesale robberies. Says '-Everybody Stole." That nearly everyone employed at the freight depot was mixed up in the thefts was the declaration made by Dickens this afternoon, during the course of the cross examination which had been continued over from the morning session. He declined to name any others who had stolen thugs an; he was not required to do so. He did say that men, other than the three anvsted, had stolen at least 30 suits j rept the shooting of the priest, the of clothes, a large number of shirts i housekeeper hearing shots us she en and other articles so numerous he'tered the room. The assassins tram could not name them. j.HmI on her body as they fled, after An interesting point brought outjthe deed had been done. lining the afternoon was the one to the effect that a gnat quantity of stolen clothing had been shipped to Tacoma. Twelve suits of clothes were In one shipment. He did not say what was done with them after they reached Tacoma. It was also brought out that Dick ens had stolen a s'deboard and some bed clothing and taken them to his home. Tiiat his wife knew nothing or. these thefts and that she burned up a leather pillow top and other ar ticles wdiidi she knew he had stolen, was ti e declaration of Dickens. The hearing had not been complet ed at time of going to ;rcss. LODDILLOIME hug KROOM MAKES TRACKM EX ENTIIVSI Throe Fine Harness Horses. Pur chased in East, Shipped Through City Yesterday-Prlmv Axworthy, lilue Peter and I.iz.le Dillon Will Train on -Walla Walla Track ISought in Indiana. Among local lovers of horses and especially among those who have followed the track there was much excitement here yesterday afternoon over the presence in the city of three fine animals. William Hogebonm, the well-known Walla Walla driver was taking the animals through. All three of the horses arrived here by express yesterday and were taken to the Garden City in the eve ning. Two of the animals are stalli ons while the third. Lizzie Dillon, is a filly by Sidney Dillon, the sire of Lou Dillon, the world's famous pac er. The filly was bred by John L. Sweigert, of Munlce, Indiana. ' The two stallions are Prince Ax worthy 4!K143) out of a half sister of Bessie Wilton. 2:09 1-4; Petigru, 2:10 1-2; and Lady Wilton, 2:11 1-2. Hlue Peter; record 2:16; trial 2:12 1-2; out of a sister of Iady lielle 2:14 1-2; dray Ellen. 2:23 1-4; and Teiiabit, 2:30. Mr. Hogepoom, the owivr of the three fine harness horses is one of Walla Walla's best known track men. He was formerly the owner of Cau tion, the famous trotter, formerly owned by J. W. Privett, of this city, and which animal was the sire of Victor, the trotter owned by W. H. draham, the furniture dealer of this city. . BALTIMORE GIRL SHOT HY MAX ATTEMPTING TO BOB Baltimore. March 10. Search is being made for the murderer of Miss Jennie Reed, who was shot by ;i highwayman last night while she was walking with Joseph Mueller to whom she was engaged. The robber took Mueller's money, and when he at tempted' to take the necklace from the girl she resisted and was shot. STEAMERS COLLIDE HUT NONE ARE DROWNED Newport, K. I March 10. Horatio Hall, carrying a few passengers and a cargo of freight, was sunk today 'ii a collision with the steamer H. P. Dinimock in Greenwich Sound be tween Cape Charpcs and West Chop; none were drowned. MPOHTS FILL! W ; GATHOLiG PRIEST i DSHD Called to Door by Group of Strange Men and Shot Be fore Housekeeper, WOUNDED PRIEST DIES OX WAY TO HOSPITAL Three or Four Men Called Just After Mass and Asking to See Priest, Were Conducted to J"arlur Where I'utul Shots Were Fired Cause of Shooting Unknown Two Men Ar rested on Suspicion The Hoiisc kcciMT Who Tried to Prevent the Shooting Was Also SlMtt. New Ark. X. J., March 10. Father Anslone had just celebrated mass when his doorbell rang and the house keeper found a group of three or four ! men at the door. They asked to see the priest, who escorted them to the little front parlor of the rectory. What occurred there is a mystery, ex- (Later) Alexander Sendickoskl. a former policeman, and Miaehael Po luch and Antonio Seweztuek have have been arrested on suspision. The priest was shot three times through the body. (Later.) Re v. Erasmus Anlsone, the curate of St. Stanislaus Polish ti'thcdri! church, ho was shot down at the rectory oi his church this morn ing by three men, died en route to the hosjital. Miss Tonsta, his housekeep cr, who tried to prevent the assassi nation, was also shot and will die The cause of the shooting is unknown as yet. (Later.) It Ins just been learned that' a year ago there was trouble among the parishioners in Patterson Hut Ansione did not participate in it St. Slanislai" is the largest Polish C.i'holi church in New Jersey. No definite ilc-'Tiption of the assassin ,as olair.eo, as the w uuudi d woman is unable to talk. STRONG ATTEMPT TO DEFEAT CAXXOX'S HE-ELECTION Washlngton, March 10. Every congressman is being subjected to pressure to Join the insurgent move ment to defeat Cannon for speaker, or. if that is found impossible, to "clip his speakership wings" by cur tailing his powers. linth of Oregon's representatives, in the absence of definite expressions, are counted to support Cannon ag ainst the insurgents. ' Meanwhile, a reception, ostensibly "to enable new members to meet the speaker and the older members of the house," is announced for Friday. The insurgents pay the real object Is : make sure of co-operation by the new members In defeating insurgent plans. "insurgents" to Confer. The insurgents will have a con ference before the Republican caucus meets Saturday. One of the Insur gent leaders announces that the plan for obtaining changes in the rules in cludes a deadlock on the election of the speaker. Other insurgents, however, declare there will be no fight against Can non, but their efforts will be concen trated on a plan to vote down the motion for the usual previous ques tion on the motion to adopt the rules of the sixtieth congress. It is understood Speak will probahlv make an Cannon informal speech at the reception in favor of the present rules. NEW SECRETARY OF WAIt LARGER NAVY FAVORS Washington, March 10. Secretary of war Dickinson today announced that the principal object toward which he would turn his energies (hiring his administration would bo the enlargement of the army. He -aid that as yet he had no plan to innounce, but he considers that in ! creased efficiency In the size of the states national guard Is one of the most important steps toward bigger army. BIG RUSH FROM SEATTLE TO ALASKA BEGINS Seattle, March 10. Not since the rush ten years ago have so many per sons left on one vessel for Alaskan ports as departed on the steamer Ohio last night. The Ohio carried about 4 SO, every first class accommo dation being taken. One of the best seasons In the history of the territory Is predicted. James Gayley, who ha.- retired as first vice president of the United States Steel corporation, Is said to be worth $13,000,000. RUSSIA GETTING HEADY FOR AXOTIIEK WAR. St. Petersburg, March 10. After an all night session the douma today voted $3,000,000 to be used In placing the Black sea fleet In shape for action and $20,000,000 to restore army equipment and munitions which have been depicted since the Japanese war. This rnove Is Interpreted In various ways, many believing It Is a step toward preparation for a strugle In Manchuria with Japan, which some strategists consider inevitable. Others at tribute It wholly to the situation In the Balkans. Government officials say ' It has no significance and is mere ly In line with the governmental policy of strengthening weak points in the nation's defense. COOS PAY TO VOTE OX ESTABLISHMENT OF FORT Marshfield, Or., March 10. The people of Coos Bay will be given op portunity to take advantage of the port law recently parsed by the legis lature. On petition of nearly 500 vo ters the county court will call a speci al election for April 19, when it will be decided by the people whether the Port of Coos Bay shall be Incorporat ed in that portion of the county which is north of the watershed be tween the Coqullle valley and Coos Bay. T PIT JEFFRIES OFT WITH ONE PUXC1I With His White Wife He Attracts Much Attention on the Streets of Vancouver Many Americans Kush to Canadian Side to See the Big Black and Hear Ills Bigger Talk- Offers to Fight Any Man That Ever Was. Vancouver, B. C, March 10. At tired in white spats, red tie and lav ender clothes, Jack Johnson today Is being admired by scores of colored People who rushed here from the American side to greet him. He at tracts more attention with his beauti ful white wife on the street than an Indian potentate. He made a b'g hit with the Canadians by agreeing to fight "Denver Ed' 'Smith tonight be fore the Vancouver athletic club for the benefit of the club. He talks as if he could put Jeffries out with one punch. Johnson said in talking over his victories: "Tommy Burns was the worst scared man when he entered the ring at Sydney that I ever saw; he knew he was go'ng to be licked. Some wonder why I did not put Burns out which I could have done an enilv flnv tima nfter tha thtr.t ...i k' i' n, . k..,. t .,J ein.i for Tnmmv' oL -i,.,n h no. lice stopped the fight." JACK JOHNSON DECLARES HE WILL FIGHT ANYBODY Victoria. March 10. Jack Johnson the heavyweight champion pugilist of the world, and wife arrived here from Australia today. The black champion unreservedly declared his willingness to meet Jeffries or any other man in the world. Johnson will go to Chicago and then to Galveston to see his mother. Later he will go to England and en ter upon his theatrical engagement. I REPORT OF KING EDWARD'S SUDDEN DEATH DENIED; London, March 10. The wild re ports here that King Edward had died suddenly last night at Biarritz is dis proved. The reason the bigot advertises his one Idea so vigorously is that it is his! whole stock In intellectual trade. Believing that he lias fallen heir to a large sum of money. "Happy" Wil liams, a laborer who has been about rendiete.ii for several months, left last evening on the 5 o'clock train for Colorado. He is supposed to have been made the beneficiary In the will of an uncle, who died recent ly. News of his good fortune were first brought to his attention by an at torney from Colorado, who arrived here recently and seeking out Williams attempted to settle with him for all his claims to his uncle's estate Ac cording to Williams, the attorney of fered him $10,000 to relinquish all his WJINSI FIGHT PENDLETH WORKMAN HE R TO FDRTBBE 51 Government Discouraged by Judge Anderson's Rulings and Gives Up Fight. STANDARD OIL- ATTORNEYS ASK IMMEDIATE ACQUITTAL The Famous $21),qOO,000 Fine of Judge Landis Goes Glimmering After a Long Legal Fight Jury Will Pass Fixm the Motion for Immediate Acquittal Made by Standard Oil Attorneys Govern ment Attorneys Thought Conviction Was ImiKissible. Chicago, March 10. Believing that it is Impossible to obtain conviction of the Standard Oil under the rulings of Judge Anderson the government at torneys today announced the aban donment of the case against the Standard Oil on the 33 charges of ac cepting rebates from the Alton rail road. Standard Oil attorneys asked ' for Immediate acquittal and the Jury was called in to pass upon the mo tion. (Later). The Jury has returned a verdica acquitting the Standard Oil Co. of accepting rebates on shipments of oil. (Later). The government aban doned its case following the ruling of Judge Anderson, dismissing all counts referring to shipments from Chlppelle, Ills. The government at torney Wilkerson asked the court If U -as -true that tn evidence so "far presented it would be Impossible to convict the defendants. The court ' replied in the affirmative. Wilker son said: "Then there is no use go ing on. The government rest3." De fense then motioned that a verdict of acquittal be brought in. The court explained that he dismissed the counts ' because of fatal variance between In dictments and evidence. The verdict of acquittal wipes out completely the famous tweny nine million dollar fine Imposed in the first trial by Judge Landis. Judge Anderson said: "Elkins law offenses can be committed only in two ways; one by violating the law on shipments carried by common carrier over its own line only; and the only other way by carrying shipments over own and other lines. The court states that the indictments relating to Chappelle shipments charged that they were carried over one line, w hereas evidence showed they were carried over more than one line. The court said: "The evidence the government has relied on to prove Its ease is excluded because of Its Incom petency. The statute in the Elkins rebate law states that if the shipper unknowingly violates the law because a common carrier fails to do its duty then shipper cannot be punished, but common carrier can and ought to be." This Is the case in which Judge Landls pronounced his famous $29, 000,000 fine, and which is being re- tr'ed on appeal. Under rulings allow ed after the appeal from the Landis decision, the largest possible maxi mum fine had been reduced to $750, 000, but recent rulings have destroy ed the hopes of the government pros ecution of even getting a favorable de cision on these reduced counts, as In dicated by the abandonment of the case here today. GIBOT AND OEPIIEE FAR AHEAD IX SIX-DAY RACE New York, March 10. At ten o'clock this morning the score in the six day pcrestrian race stood Gibot and Orphee 343 miles, two laps; Da vi; and Metkus 323 miles seven laps. Puget Sound and Lake Washington offer the finest water In the world for motor boating and high power craft from all over the country have en tered for the contests which will take place during the Alaska -Tukon-Pa- cifie exposition. claims. This Williams refused to do Ke thought if the attorney could afford to pay him $!0,0e0 for Irs flinro in the estate it nuit be worth a great deal more than that, so he decided to go back and make a personal in vestigation. With th's end In view, he left on the 5 o'clock train Iat eve ning. Little is known concerning Wilhams here. He has been in ivndietnn for some due and was employed by A. A. Cardin. the contractor, for nearly a year. He was engaged In driving the city sweeper for several weeks durlne the summer.