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-!(- r;iR"l ill II t : J i II . If I! VykJ JHlr N Ml i i! iat en in of it- ) VOLUME X. ; 11 "decides Mf SENSATIONAL CASE GOES TO JURY AF ; TER HOUR ARGUMENTS CONSUME ENTIRE FORENOON" SESSION OF COURT District Attorney Flays Certain Tacl tics of the Defense In Brilliant Fin al Speech to Jurors--At Late Hour ',. Today Case Was Still In Hands of Jnns rfu William Hogg has been found pull. if of the statutory crime for which he has been on trial the past' few days when the jury' returned1 Its verdict at 4 o'clock this afternoon after being out about two hours. .. Pathos, oratory and Ire characteriz ed the finale of the William Hogg case today when the last chapter prior to Jury deliberations' were enacted. It was just high noon. when the state closed lta arguments, following the ar guments of the defense during the forenoon and the opening argument by the stats this morning. As the crisis of the trial neared, the attend ants at the trial were allowed to lis ten and where the corridors were foN merly swarming with men, women and children, the auditorium of the court room held them today. ' counsel on both sides lent every possible effort to their pleas. Turner Oliver answered the opening state ' ment with a review of defense evi dence'and was foHentbrhtstlioTarf of the morning session by Col Ivan hoe for the state. In his climax he ap pealed to that trait of human nature which 1b keen to protect the helpless poor and needy and to can poy poor and unfortunate with a blanket of law protection. The closing speech was a brilliant one in which certain tactics of the defense were scored. At 1.30 the final instructions were given to the jurors, most of whom, by the way, have families, and soon after wards tbe Jury room was the scene of the- deliberations.. " v - ' So More Jnrr Canea. V This case concludes the Jury' trials at this timer There will likely be oth er minor caaea heard, but none reqnlr lng Juries at this time. Great Lakes Regatta. . Detroit, Mich., August 3. Many of the speediest motor boats from all the lake ports have . gathered In De troit to participate In the second an nual regatta of the Great Lakes Pow er Boat league. The regatta was In formally opened today and will con tlnue over Friday and Saturday.'- E E LIYED IS HOTEL APARTMENT EX CLUSIYELY FOUrt YEARS. Left the Room but Twice and.Consum. '' ed Great Quantities of Liquor. . Los Angeles, , August 3. After . four years spent as & recluse in his apartment In the hotel Van Nuys'. during' which time he was clad nearly always in pajamas, "Major" William Arthur Phi pps, the multimilliopalre, is dead. He was ill 48 hours with uraemia."..'' V .,'...'':'.. He left the room but twice In the four years. Each day he drank 13 bot tles of ale and a quart of whiskey.; He was 65 years of age and his wife and mother-in-law occupied he Tooms adjoining. NOT D REGIUS PASSES AWAY LA GRANDE, UNION SWEEPING TREATY SIGNED. England, France and Uncle Sara Are Uosely Knitted by 1ocuiueut Washington, August 3, In the pres ence of members of his cabinet, es pecially invited by Taft. renres,nffl. tlve of the United States and England and France this afternoon signed tbe most Bweeping arbitration treaties ever negotiated. They were signed at the white house. Ambassador Bryce signed for Great .Britain and Secre tary of State Knox for the United Srates. The treaties are practically identical, and they bind the eountrlpa to arbitrate all disputes unsettled by diplomatic exchanges, even questions including the national hopor. ,' It is believed they will do awav with war on the part of these three countries as far as the United States Fast Mill promised. San Francisco, August 3. Montana Jack Sullivan and Fritz Holland will furnish the main event on the card of eight four round bouts to be staged by the Central club here tomorrow night.-', vV. is ICT REDISTRICTING MEASURE PASS "'.'' ED BY SENATE. Measure Already Through House, Is Passed by Senate Today. ; Washington, August 3. The senate today adopted without a roll call the bill fixing the number of the repre sentatives in the next congress at 43& Senator Burton's bill providing the states- Hff'"re3l8trteteoy--t)y - tbe" state legislatures, according to their own laws, as adopted iln the Bepate today by a vote of 39 to 28. ; ! ; As the bill passed it was changed in two particulars by Burnton's own amendments. One provides candi dates for the house might be nominat ed in the same manner as candidates for the governorship. The other is that redlstricting shall be done by state legislatures save the states where tbe Initiative and referendum is In force and could be invoked." Under reapportionment Oregon gets another congressman , and Washington two more.. " ' . :. :. With democratic steam in good shape, every expectation exists today that the house will pass the Under wood cotton schedule revision bill be fore adjournment. It Imposes an av erage duty of 37 per cent ad valorem on cotton manufacturers against ap proximately 48 per cent under the present law. ., ' ; GATES SISKS ftAPIDlY. Xot BelleTed PIungeir" Will Live Un. ; til Morning Hours. v Paris, August ! 3. John Gates suf fered a severe sinking apelt this af ternoon and It la believed he is dying. He : Is not ejfpected' to survive till morning. '.,.y ' ;, '-. , : - ; .''. . ' , Weds Captain of Marines. ? k Philadelphia, August 3. The " wed ding of Miss Isabelle Clark, daughter of Mrs. Matthew ,W. Clark,! of Wash ington, and Captain Louis Mason Gu- Hck, of the United States Marine corps took nlace today at the? home of the bride's brother In law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ashton Devereux, in . this city. Captain, Gulick and his bride will spend, their honeymoon in Chi cago.. . . V : ; '.:,'; -. . .".' '' Medical Socletfes Large. IRochester, . Mlnn August 3. ; The Southern Minnesota Medical' associa tion and the Minnesota Valley Medical society met in joint annual session here today and arranged for the' mer it er of the two bodies Into one associ ationthe membership of which will embrace the leading physicians and surgeons of the southern section of the state. ' NEW DISTR NOW ASSURED COUNTY. OREGON. 01 ItS 10 TiFT BRIGADE POLITICIAN SEES THAT STATE SOLID FOR TAFT IN 1912 ' " LA FOLLETTE BOOKERS TO WORK IX EVERY STATE Executive Gaiulng Strength Through out the State of Ohio-, Even Though Harmon Is Likely Democratic Can. dldate To Capture 1912 Convention for Wlscouslo Senator I Aim. Tew York, August 3. That Presi dent Taft is gaining strength in Ohio and that he -will, have an easy time in carrying the state even If opposed by Governor Harmon, in the next presi dential election, was stated, here, to day by Myron Herrlck, former Ohio governor, before his departure for Europe. , ; ;- ' - ; ; ; f, Reciprocity Reacts.-, Hartford, Conn, August 3. A direct slap at the president because he Is an advocate of reciprocity was today delivered by the Connecticut state grange The organization refused to participate in the reception of the president when he attends the state fair in September, saying it is opposed to reciprocity and therefore opposed to Taft. . Boom La Follette Everywhere, Madison, August 3. Plans to cap ture the delegates to the Republican National convention who will support La Follette for the presidential noml- nation are being considered by the Wisconsin hranrh of tWNftHnriAl PrnJ gresslve leagu. The senator's friends pianio carry ni8 nght into every state, Slow soaking showers have fallen oyer a big area 6f Eastern Oregon this forenoon and afternoon. ' In Grande Ronde valley the day has been one of great rejoicing for, despite jthe fact that harvesting is temporarily halted and some slight damage donei 'to the ripened grain in shock, the great ma jority of farmers enJeTtaln fond hopes of big potato crops and prolific hay yields because of the rain. The na ture' or the showers were such as to prevent harm to standing grain and do Port Au Prince,' August 3. Antlcl patlng a clash between General Le conte and Firmin, rival revolutionary candidates for, Haytiaii presidency, a detail of marines from the ; United BANK TRUST . Washington, August 3Whether the "bank trust", will be a subject of gov ernment , investigation will be made public shortly when Wickersham sub mits his report to Secretary Mac Veagh. It is understood the. report is about completed. ' . ! An investigation made In the par Woman Condjucts Mint Washington, August 3. In the ab sencef the director of the mint, Un cle Sam will in the future turn his money making factory over to the guidance of a woman. Miss "Margaret jKJelley Is tbe woman selected and the SLUW SHUWLHb BHINb Urt ; TO: I! AND POTATO CROPS FOREIGN TROOPS THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1911.. CUTS RATED Df ROOSEVELT LETTERS BEARING ON SUBJECT PUBLISH, . i V.T TfVnAV -f Lnj vers'tv PEOPLE WONT TOLERATE RADICAL DECISION'S LONG Compensation Law Outcome in l?u. preme Court Subject of Discussion In Letters Reactionary Term Ap plied to the Judsres Who Held the Law Unconstitutional. - u.. ......... ,w. ....... V.',.; -- Lyons. N. Y., August 3. That the people; of the United States will not endure reactionary methods of the courts in regards to the constitution ality of laws in which they are deeply in'rested, is the substance of former Presldint Roosevelt's attack on the United States court of appeals' deci sion on the Workman's Compensation law! Letters written by Roosevelt to Editor Belts of the Lyons Republican, who had criticised him were mada public today. , , ..a ,', In one Roosevelt sayg "It is simply nonsense to suppose that the country will permanently tolerate the line of action such as the court followed in declaring the compensation act uncon stltutional, Four federal Judges who wrote me regarding the decision agree that the action of the United Court of appears is utterly reactionary." Roosevelt said the ciurt should look on the constitution as an aid to the growth and and not as a straight Jack et " 4 A; the greatest possible good Rains Visit Nebraska. ; Lincoln, Neb., August 3. Torrential rains throughout northern Kansas and southern Nebraska today Is doing the crops much good but is damaging the property. Railroad tracks are inun dated, road beds completely washed out, and the Rock Island main line Is blocked. .'.'-: . Cloudburst Id Mexico. Mexico City, August 3. Forty - are known to have been drownied today by a cloud burst which Inundated Hub: chuca, States cruiser, Des Moines, the Brit iBh cruiser Melhome and the German warship Bremen were landed. They are protecting banks and consulates President Simon has fled in the Hay tlan cruiser "17 Decembre." ATTACKED NEXT ticular case of the National City com pany corporation recently formed by the National City bank, for the pur pose of engaging 4n business which banks are not allowed to handle. It is said . tbe report is such trust companies. unfavorable to secretary of the treasury has made her salary f 3,000 a year. - V Ship Load of Literature. ' San Francisco, August 3 An Amer ican warship loaded with Pnn nm.-i Pa. - cine exposition literatur and manned ' ENTER HflVTI by Callfornlans may be sent to vari ous ports throughout the world un der the direction of a commission on federal and state officials if the boarl of directors or Hi 1910 fair can bring enough influence to bear on the navy department , , - To Discuss Railroad Rates. , St. Louis, Mo.. August 3. A con ference of attorneys general from ten states Is e held In this city to- ' ""' ; "M"issiou of the 2- in,,....... i other pending railroad rate' litigation. The states to be represented are Oregon, Kentucky, South Dakota, Arkansas, Iowa, Ne braska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Minnesota and Missouri. 0Toole to Report. Pittsburg, August 3 Marty O'Toole, Darney Dreyfuss' $22,500 beauty Is ex acted ' to report to the Pirates for duty Friday. Catcher James Kelly, may arrlirgjit the " same time.- - Sjtortlng Writer Improves. Oakland, Aug. 3. Eddlt Sml:h,!.flght referee and sporting 'write.', I8 on the road to recovery here today after be ing on the verge of death for a week from brain fever. I3IBLER DELEGATIONS PRESENT OPPOSING VIEWS. Division or Unity Is Question Over School District ' S PETITION IS DENIED. I Late, this ; afternoon , County Judge Henry 'denied the petition for di'Mon of the Imbler school" district and the district will re- $ main as it now stands. . the de- clslon came at the conclusion of the hearing this afternoon, ; '-.;..'.' '."".. :'.'.'..y::v ; To divide or not divide is th ab sorbing topic at Imbler which was whetted to white heat today when a large delegation of Imbler people ap peared before County Judge Henry and Commissioners immediately after 2 o'clock this afternoon. The meeting was scheduled for 10 o'clock thU morning but was scheduled for cause and the later hour made It more con venient for many to come, from Im bler.;.;'', v : --...,..' . The town's school district is divided In theory and wants to be in fact. The passage by a narrow margin of a bond issue for a new high school, precipi tated the Issue. The new high school plans have been kiltered for the pres ent year, but it is believed they may come into reality next year. As an upshot of the division of opin ion as to the relative merits of a new high school, the division question arose. Good substantial citizens are arrayed on either side and the ques tion will be put to the county court In all its phases this afternoon before adjourning of the hearing is taken. It Is a vital question to Imbler and has come to be more absorbing than the bumper apple and wheat crops. Hopes to Conqner Liberals. London, August 3.AccordIng to an announcement by A. J, Balfour. leader of the -unionists In the house of commons, he will move a vote of censure against the- liberal adminis tration next Monday. Balfour hopes that the demonstration against the government . will reconcile the ' -warring factions of the opposition and give the liberals a final shaking up before the veto bill becomes a law. ; Intcr-N'eotlaflong Move. ; ; Paris, August 3. In a semi-official statement given out today negotiations between Germany and France are pro ceeding but are still far from satls- I factory to France on account of ex j .i.uie uu aui-uuui. oi ex-1 cesslve demands made by the kaiser. ' Ill TOPIC BEFORE COURT NUMBER '242 F0R1ER BAI1H ENDS HIS LIFE CONFESSED E MBE2 - ZLER DIES OF WOUNDS WAS PENNILESS T II REE YEARS AFTER WRECKING BANK Illinois Banker, self Confessed aud la JaII,SiiIc!des With . Rusty Knlfa Smug-Bled Into His tvil Extradi tion Papers Had Been "issued iSob bed His Illinois Bunk. Mauker, the former bank president of" Pearl, Illinois, charged with the m- bezzlement of $40,000 from the bank three years ago and who surrendered himself to the polio here last weelj. did today at the hospital as a result of stabbing himself In the neck with a rusty penknife last night. , Extradi tion papers, had been Issued by the governor for Manor's reiurn to 111!-' xiols. An investigation to discover where he got the knlfo has bn start ed. It Is believed it was smuggled into the Jail. ,; .. Manker's body was taken-, to . the morgue. If no advieta are received from his family wlthiu 48 (hours lt will be burled at the couuty's expense .The knrffe severed the Juglar veins. Manker surrfndered last week after he had worked for three years as a carpenter, draftsman and dishwash er. He was penniless when he reach- d San Francisco. ' . v . Wife Earned Llveliltood. -Lincoln, Neb., August 3.-Mrs.' Man-. ker, wife of the banker who suicided at San Francisco," collapsed, today wheasl&wj!is, told of her.husbaud , death. She lives at Eagle, Neb., where she earned her . living-as a dressma ker. ' ' Food Shortage Hits London ' Loudon, Aunist 3. The price of meat end prov'ton rose sharply to day as a result of the dock workers strike and a widespread shortage of food is feared. Ben Tlllet, the strike leader today, declared the Interna tional Transport Workers' federation : is ready to Join the strikers and ti; up all shipping . betweeu Americas and English ports. . BraiU Behind Coffee' Trust Washington, August 3. Inability to proceed against the cotfee trust wag admitted today by Attorney General Wickersham. He says the backbone of the trust Is the Brazilian govern ment which has cornered the supply and will sell only to certain compan ies. Wickersham says he la trying to find a way to relelve the situation. U. OF D. SEEKS ITS RELEASE WILL INSTITUTE CIYIL PROCEED INGS AGAINST PETITION'S. Holding1 Tliat Fraud Was Committed, , Petitions WUl Be Attacked. Portland, August 3. Following the discovery of a number of forgeries In the referendum petitions against the University of Oregon appropriation civil proceedings to have tbe petitions declared invalid will be commenced Immediately by the university board of regents. . '. 1 .J., !':;.". The decision was reached at a meet ing last night and has nothing to do with punishment of the circulators of WHil punisai the petition. -;: :: ' ' ' '- ... .",'''