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PENDLETON, OHEGON, WEDNESDAY, MAItCH 10, 1909.
NO. 6529
VOL. 22.
CHARLES DICKENS TELLS OF
TIE FREIGHT DEPOT THEFTS
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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
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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.