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VOL. I
ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON', TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1910
NO. 77
EHHJ SID
Denies Allegations Set Forth
By Prosecution
BRANDS MELDRUM LIAR
Hermann's Evidence Is Corroborated
j by Chits. Holnistrom and Mrs.
Moda Sllverstein Evidence
Is Direct Denial.
iSpecini to The Evening News.
PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 1. On
the witness stand in the federal
court today Blnger Hermann is de
nying bit by bit the case built up
against him by the government.
Briefly his witnesses have entered
absolute denial to the testimony of
Henry Meldrum, and scorn the gen
eral relationship alleged to have ex
isted between Hermann and Mays.
The witnesses also doubt the state
ments made by witnesses for the gov
ernment who gave testimony to the
effect that Hermann and Meldrum
had discussed the creation of the
Blue Mountain reserve in the office
of the latter.
Charles Holmstrom denied the tes
timony of H. L. Patterson, of Oregon,
a witness for the prosecution, who
testified to the effect that he had
seen Hermann, Meldrum and Mays
closeted In an office, apparently dis
cussing matters pertaining to the re
serve. In making the denial Holm
Flrora said emphatically that he had
never seen me men logeiuer as pur
ported. Mrs. Moda Sllverstein denied that
she was ever spoken to by Meldrum
relative to buying school lands, thus
shaping Meldrum s testimony as a
lie.
Hermann is now on the witness
Btand and is revealing what he
knows regarding the government
ense, controverting in every instance
the evidence as adduced by witnesses
for the prosecution. Relative to
meeting Meldrum In the latter's of
fice Hermann advanced an emphatic
denial, stating that he never dis
cussed the Blue Mountain reserve
with Meldrum or Mays. Hermann
also denied advising Meldrum to
purchase school lands or that he dis
cussed the reserve or Its survey with
lilm. He also denied Instructing
Meldrum to give Mrs. Sllverstein a
chance to purchase school lands with
in the boundary of the survey. Brief
ly. Hermann's evidence is a direct de
nial of the evidence adduced by the
prosecution.
Portland, Feb. 1. Flat denials of
testimony adduced by the govern
ment were made yesterday not only
by Blnger Hermann, who took the
Btand on his own behalf, but by oth
ers, including two women. Probably
the most telling testimony brought
out was that given by a former mes
senger under Hermann atajWashlng
ton, who said he had walked In on
Hermann and Benson In the commis
sioner's office and hennl Hermann
say In wrath, "damn you, Benson,
don't you come here and make such
a proposition to me."
i Hermann was self-possessed. He
responded to questions firmly and at
times was dramatic In assuring the;
jury his assertions were true.
In the morning session Attorney i
Vorthlngton had prepared the way j
for Hermann's testimony by calling:
Mrs. Moda Sllverstein, her sister and ,
Watchman Holmstrom, of the Sa
lem capitol, all of whom contradict
ed the testimony of the most 1m
portnat witnesses for the govern
ment, ex-Surveyor General MHdrum.
Messenger Aids Oefenwe.
The defense had placed nine prom
inent citizens of Oregon on the wit
ness stand to testify as to the good;
character and reputation of Her- i
mnnn for honesty and Integrity. Then
evidence was cited from the Vash-
Ington trial to show it might have i
been possible for letters, upon which
the prosecution lays much stress, to!
pass through the general land office
without the knowledge of Hermann.;
C. H. Muller, messenger at the
Washington office in the regime of
Hermann, and a witness for the gov
ernment, was recalled to show that
Hermann and John A. Benson, the
California land manipulator and
partner of F. A. Hyde, were un
friendly. Editorial Is Cited.
'Harvey W. Scott, editor of the
regonlan. testified that he had
unown Hermann for 40 years. As
editor of the Oregonlan, Mr. Scott
said that he was brought in contact
with public sentiment, knew the feel
ing of the people to some general
course of opinion regarding public
men and measures. Mr. Scott knew
Mr. Hermann through his career as
a public officer and politician. They
had been mutual friends. The wit
ness said Hermann's reputation for
honesty and Integrity as a man and
citizen had been good, and that It
had never been questioned to his
knowledge until the accusations
lending to the present trial were
made. Mr. Scott said his differences
with Hermann In politics had been
great.
In cross-examination Attorney Ho
ney submitted an editorial In the Or
oironian of July 28, 1901, headed:
'Tormann's Discovery." Mr. Scott
could not say that he wrote the edi
torial, but said It embodied a good
deal of hlfl own thought at the time,
and that the article wu an echo of
the criticism of the manner to which
'the public landi were being then
handled and which continued until
a congressional Investigation was or
dered. Attorney Heney read the editorial
to the jury. It called attention to a
telegram received from Hermann in
which he Informed the Oregonian
that he would not create more forest
reserves in Oregon until the lieu land
law nhould be changed. Mr. Scott
may ' be recalled for further cross
examination. Phil Metschan, Sr., said Hermann's
reputation was pronounced good. In
cross-examination Attorney Heuey
showed Metschan Is opposed to land
fraud prosecutions, and that he is
the owner of one of the coal claims
in Alaska which precipitated the con
gressional investigation now in pro
gress.
"Your hotel Is the headquarters
of republicans from all over the
state?" asked Attorney Honey.
"Yes." replied the witness.
"Which faction meets there?"
"There are no factions in the par
ty now," replied Metschan, "but in
the old days the Mitchell crowd came
1 to the Imperial. Hermann never
took much part either way. He waB
never an extreme Mitchell man.
"You own one of the coal clalniB
In Alaska, don't you?" said Heney.
"Yes. It belongs to the Seattle-
Alaska Anthracite Coal company and
was located by a man named Green.
I have never Been It."
Judge Wolverton remarked that
he had allowed a violation of the
rule regarding proof of character to
be confined to six persons because of
the distinguished positions of the
witnesses.
Mehlnim's Testimony Denied.
Mrs. Moda Sllverstein, of Port
land, contradicted the testimony giv
en by ex-Survevor General Meldrum
that Hermann had requested him to
give Mrs. Sllverstein a clerical posi
tion and later wrote to Meldrum
suggesting that he have Mrs. Sllver
stein Invest her savings In school
lands In the Blue Mountain reserve.
Mrs. Sllverstein denied that Mel
drum or Hermann had ever given
her such advice. She said when R.
A. Haversham was surveyor-general
for this state Hermann had been In
strumental In procuring her a posi
tion In that office because of favors
her father had been able to extend
Hermann, who was then In congress.
She held the position three weeks.
Then, she said, not hearing more
from Meldrum, she called at his of
fice In company with her Bister to
ask for a position, and was discour
aged. Mrs. Sllverstein said there
was never any conversation about
school lands and that she had not
called at the office of Meldrum at
any other time. . .
Letters Roll Heney.
Attorney Worthlngton In reading
letters written by Mrs. Sllverstein.
was Intermitted by Attorney Heney,
who accused the defense of annewllng
n the svmpathlrs of the jurors. Wor
thlngton resented the Imputation and
was allowed to proceed. The letters
recounted the straightened circum
stances In which Mrs. Sllverstein was
left by the death of her husband.
"Never, never, never," exclaimed
Mrs. Sllverstein when asked If she
had heard of the plan which Mel
''rum testified was suggested con
"ernlnir the recommendation that she
buy school lands In the Blue Moun
tains. Mrs. Sam S. Goldsmith, a sister of
Mrs. Sllverstein, testified that she ac
companied her to the office of Mel
drum, and that, nothing was said
about school lands. Mrs. Goldsmith
said she did not believe her sister
made a second visit to Meldrum.
C. A. Holmstrom. night watchman
of the Capitol at Salem, was an Im
nnrtant witness for the defense.
Holmstrom, It was testified by H. L.
Patterson, had accompanied Pat
terson to the office of Surveyor-General
Meldrum and saw Mays and
Hermann there In September, 1901.
Holstrom testified that he was posi
tive that he had never seen Mays or
Hermann in the office of the Surveyor-General.
On cross-examination
Holmstrom remained unshaken.
Attorney Heney was able to show
that Holmstrom had a bad memory
and could not recall the birthdays of
his four children or on what day he
was married. Holmstrom Bald he
iiad been asked by Patterson if he
remembered seeing Hermann In the
office of Meldrum. After telling
Patterson he could not recnll the In
cident, Patterson testified Holm
strom said "neither could I until
Meldrum refreshed my memory."
In an endeavor to show that Her
mann was not on friendly terms with
the California land manipulators.
Hyde and Benson, the defense called
a former witness for the government.
C. H. Muller. The witness was a
messenger at the general land office
under Hermann and had access to all
the offices. Muller said he walked
into the office of Hermann one day
in 1001 and found John A. Benson
there. They were talking loudly, he
said, and as Muller entered Hermann
rose from behind his desk and said:
"Damn you, Benson, don't you come
here and make such a proposition to
me." Muller did not know what
caused Hermann's wrath, but no
ticed that Benson "packed up .and
got out."
Testimony from the WashlnEton
trial was then read to show that Mr.
Brown, of the Oregonian's Washing
ton staff, secured Information from
other sources than Hermann, but
that on July 22, 1902, Hermann ad
vised him that the Bine Mountain re
serve would be created. E. P.
Hough, former private secretary to
Hermann, testified that h often
opened the letters from Oregon ad
dressed to the commissioner, and
that It was possible for them to be
answered without Hermann knowing
anything about them. Hough also
said that any request from a mem
ber ol congress wonld be marked
11 COSTLY PUS
To Be Given Away By Rose
burg Commercial Club
MEMBERS ARE NEEDED
Darby Richardson Urges That Citi
zens Of Douglas County Unite
and Roost Holdbacks Fall
in the Background. ,
The record of the mossbacks and
the holdbacks Is a plain one. Simply
that in one year the club member
ship dwindled. It Is now about 125,
as against 175 a year ago. And with
a lifeless Commercial Club Roseburg
progressed, slowly.
On the basis of EiOO members the
Initiation fees tmd monthly dues will
be apportioned approximately 40 per
cent for the social features of the
club and 60 per cent for publicity.
wont.
Boosting Is a misnomer If the
citizens of Douglas county do not
boost all together. One good long
pull by all fr one year and Douglas
county and Roseburg are out of the
siougn.
The renaisance of Roseburg and
the Roseburg Commercial club Is
now at hand. The building up to a
higher plane has begun and will
steadily continue. Intelligent ad'
vertlslng has commenced and will
continue. Money will be needed for
the work, and it is coming in and
will continue.
Knocking and not boosting, apa
thy instead of enthusiasm have clear
ly demonstrated what will happen
to a Commercial Club when Interne
cine strife begins. In this particular
it is the Koseburg Commercial Club
and the community which the club
was designed to build up and pro
mote that have been the sufferers.
Money Is not the sola requisite to
successful advancement of Douglas
county interests. Soul and spirit
must be put Into the body of the peo
ple. Assurance must be honestly
given to capital and Industries which
we seek to attract, that henceforth
every effort will be exerted by the
community to provide those facilities
which are Indispensable to tho suc
cess of new ventures.
The Roseburg Commercial Club
should live up to Its name. There
are hundreds of good men, enterpris
ing men, In Douglas county, and
Roseburg. who are not members.
Many of them have been reached b",
and are being influenced by, tho pro
gress! veness of the Commercial
club's new publicity department.
They are now asked to show their
faith In the future of the county and
city, and In the work of the public
ity department, by becoming mem
bers of tho Commercial Club. .
Five hundred members Is to be
the 1910 slogan. Realization of this
ambition should come soon. To has
ten the securing of 500 members the
initiation fee will be lowered during
the present month of February to
$5, with monthly dues of 51. for cit
izens of Roseburg. For residents of
Douglas county the Initiation fee Is
$5 also, with, total yuar'y dues of
$4, payable quarterly.
Tho publicity manager announces
that he will present three beautiful
prizes to the persons securing the
greatest number of new members
during the present month of Febiu
ary. The sole condition Is that the
Initiation fee and first month's dues
must accompany the application. Tho
first prize Is a ladies' solid gold
watch, Klgln movement, 15 jewels;
the second prize is a solid sliver ber
ry spoon, with gold lined bowl, and
the third prize Is a genuine cut glass
berry bowl. The several prizes are
now on exhibition in the show win
dow of Jeweler Cllngenpeel. Any
one of the three prizes may be ex
changed for something else of equal
value.
Aspirants for the three prizes to
be given for securing new members
to the Roseburg Commercial Club
should go Immediately to the office
of the publicity manager and obtain
application cards. Any person desir
ing to join the club will surelv have
the opportunity of doing so through
some of the contestants for mem
bership prizes. The lady or gentle
mnn who obtains the largest number
of new members during February
Will receive first prize; the one near
est, second prize, and the next near
est the third prize.
All together.
Boosting not knocking.
500 members.
Let us have a real, live, represen
tative Commercial club.
For Hale.
Onnd pl.inn. rrlrn r,n. TermF
can be hart IT desired. Address A
C. Pattlmore, genernl delivery, Kf
hurst. d'f
special for the attention of the Ren
eral land office. This testimony was
Introduced to show that Hermann
had not marked the letters of Mitch
ell "special" because of nr under
standing with the lats senator.
JUS IAN 10 1
Will Be Hanged in Washing
ton Next Week
VISITED IN ROSEBURG
Negotiated for the Purchase of Farm
Through Farmers Real Kstato
Company -Gave Worthless
Check for $5,000.
LOGAX TO HAXG.
James F. LoRan. alias Wil-
Ham Frederick Jahns, Frank
Homandorff and William F.
Siultz, who Is condemned to die
on the gallows according to the
following article taken from
the Spokesman-Review, visited
Roseburg about a year ago and
negotiated for the purchase of
a farm through the Farmers'
Real Estate Company. In part
payment he presented a check
on a Washington bank in the
sum of $5,000, which upon in-
vestigntion proved to be worth-
less. Before the check was re-
turned, however, Logan was
gone. Later he was captured
by the Washington officials
and taken to Golvllle to answer
to the charge of murdering his
former housekeeper, Mrs. Ag-
nes Johnson.
..
COLVILLE Wash.. Feb. 1.
Facing Judge Carey with no sign of
emotion and a ghastly grin on his
wrinkled face, William Frederick
Jahns, alias Frnnk Romandorff, alias
James F. Logan, was this morning
sentenced to be hanged for the mur
der of Mrs. Agnes J. Janson, his
German housekeeper, near Blssell
postofflce, October 28, 1909. Judge
Carey overruled the motion for ar
rest of judgment and for a new trinl
when Attorney Joseph, for the de
fense, made exception to the ruling
In ench Instance.
When "Logan" was told, ho would
he hanged by the neck ho nodded hiB
head approvingly, but his counte
nance did not cliange. He stood like
a piece of statuary and looked the
judge straight in the eyes. He
looked away once, to glance nt the
clock. While waiting for court to
open, "Logan" chatted and laughed
at his attorney.
This In tho flrBt death sentence
passed In Stevens county superior
court since statehood, and the second
execution ordered In Its history, the
last being an Indian hung In the jail
yard in 1883.
Colvllle, Wash., Feb. 1. In a Inst
effort to save the neck of William
Frederick Jahns. alias Frnnk Ro
mandorf, alias Jnnies F. Logan, who
was convicted of the murder of his
German housekeeper, Mrs. Agnes J.
Janson, nnd sentenced to be hnnged
nt the slate penitentiary nt Walla
Walla, his atolrneys, Joseph an 1
Grinstoad today filed their notice of
appeal to the supreme court.
SUSPECT MURDER
NOT ACCIDENT
fRnectal to Tho Evening News.)
niONECIA, Oil.. Fob. 1. Murdnr
and not accident is believed today to
have caused the death of Mrs. Mar-
guerlte McCiuIre, who perilled in.
her home which was destroyed by
five yesterday. Later developments
caused Coroner Klotz to call District
Attorney Haines, Sheriff McDonald
find other officers i"' consultation,
at which time he Informed them
that he had found circumstances
which tended to substantiate the
theory of foul piny. The bones of
the woman were found In tho charr
"d remains of what appeared to have
ben tho trunk and shoulders, while
tho skull of the aged woman was
found near her feet.
MORE BODIES ARE
RECOVERED TODAY
fflnpplnl o The Evening 'ew
PRIMEKO, Colo., Feb. 1. With
the discovery of three more bruised
and torn bodies today thn number of
men known to have Inst their lives
In the explosion at tho coal mine
owned by the Colorado Fuel com
pany Is Increased to 27. When the
explosion occurred there were 1 f0
men at work in the mine, 70 of
whom ore either dead or entombed
in the tunnels under tons of rock.
DO YOU WANT TO HKt,L?
If yon want to sell your hunt-
ness of any kind, or if yon want
to sell your nroperty, nnd will
make the prke right, I would
like " to hear from you. filve 4
description and price. Add reus 4)
J. E. Smith, 513 Chan-ber of
Commerce, Portland, Ore. f 2 4d
Fifty-three miners aro said to have
escaped with but slight bruises. Soon;
after the explosion occurred fire
broke out In the main tunnel and be
fore It could be quenched three other
tunnels were a muss of flames.
TRAIN WRECK IS
VERY DISASTROUS
(Special to The Evening News)
LETHRIDOE. Cnn., Feb. 1. One
man dead, several dying and twenty-
two Injured workmen tolls the story
or a aisnstrous wreck wnicn occurred
on the Canadian Pacific railroad this
morning, when a work trnin crashed
through a bridge. The dead man Is
a Bulgarian and had nothing on his
person which will reveal his identity.
FILES PECULIAR
DIVORCE ACTION
(Special to The Evening News.)
CHICAGO, 111., Feb. 1. Accusing
her husband, Eugene J. Fields, Jr.,
of laying awake nights nnd rending
romance novels, Mrs. Eugene Fields
Jr., formerly Elinor Brooks, filed a
suit for divorce today.
TELEGRAPH MER
GER IS NEXT
(Special to Thn Evening News.)
PITTSBURG, Penn., Feb. 1. The
next Btep toward the roported tele
graph merger is the absorption of
the District Telegraph company by
the American Telegraph company ac
cording to a financial rumor today.
A report thought to have originated
from a similar source is to the effect
that the Postal Telegraph company 1b
to be included In the merger.
Miss Ellen Gertrude Hnr-
rls, toacher of vocal nnd pi-
ano. Studio at Oak and
Kane sti, Cnro of Mrs. A. C.
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!$18.00 Suit or Overcoat $ 1 3.30
$20.00 Suit or Ovoicoat 13.l)0 I
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I $25.00 Suit or Overcoat $18.73
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H&rtiTT's Toggery i
Hangs Himself In a Barn Near
Oakland
CORONER IS CALLED
Is Found Hanging From a llnfter
Used a Check Line as Noose
Apparently 45 Years of
Ago Leaves Family,
A tolophone message was received
n the city from Dr. Page, of Oak
land, Bhortly before noon today, to
the effect that a man by the name
of Arnold, a recent arrival in that
section of the county, had been
found hanging from a rafter In his
barn nt an early hour this morning,
all evidence tending to show that
death was the result of Btrnngulntlon.
When interviewed by phone this
afternoon Dr. Pago said that the de
ceased was apparently 45 years of
age and that little was known of him
In the vicinity of Oakland. He ar
rived at Oakland, so it appears, but
a few mouthB ago nnd purchased a
small ranch a short distance from
the city, whore he hns since resided.
When discovered the remains were
still warm, showing that he had com
mitted tho tragic deed shortly be
fore. He leuveB a fomlly to mourn
his loss. It is Bnld that he resided
in the Willnmotte valley prior to '
coming to Oakland.
Coroner Jewott left for Oakland
on this afternoon's train to hold an
Inquest over the remains.
(Special to The Evening News)
OAKLAND, Ore., Feb. 1. Wil
liam Arnolds, who came to Oakland
from Idaho in Decomb6r last,, com
mitted Btilclde this morning by hang
ing himself with a tether In a barn
on his fnrm one mile north of tills
city. No cause 1b assigned for the
act. On account of flnnnclnt re
verses before coming to Onkland, to
gether with III health, no doubt tem
porarily unbalnnced his mind. He la -survived
by a wife and six children
who reRlde In Oakland. A mother
nnd brother lives in Washington.
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