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DISPATCHES
THIRD YEAR.
MKDPORl), Oil., SATURDAY. MAY 1), lf08.
.No. 4-4.
POLICE THINK GRIMES
MAY HAVE BEEN AN
ACCOMPLICE OF MARTIN
Case Seemed Clear Against Dope Fiend Until New
Testimony Appeared to Implicate Ex-ConviGt Mrs.
Martin will Stand by Her Husband and Declares
that PoliGe Forced Her to Speak.
PORTLAND, Or., May 9. Just as (
the police applied the thumb sercks
clinching their ease against Edward H,
Murtin, charged with the murder of
Nathan Wolff, now light was thrown
' on the tragedy by Attorney W. R; Me
(larry this niorniug which, if corrobo
rated, in conjunction with tho alibi
Martin promises to establish, may prove
him innocent of the crime.
Thomas Oodson, a farmer of Oregon
City, said Attorney Me(3ar-y,' is ready i
to take oath that ho saw an ex-convict I
limned f I rimes in Wolff's store last Fri
day eveniug at (t o'clock.
This testimony, which may bo the
means of clearing Mart hi of tho crime
of which he is accused or establish the
fact that he wan aided by an accom
plice in making way with Wolff, was
given to Attorney Mednrry voluntarily
hy Dndhoii, when it wan reported in the
press that Attorney M'cOarry would
lead Martin's fight for his life. At
torney MolJarry decided not to repre
sent Martin, but not willing to be a
block In the way of the prisoner, lie
11 divulged tho evidence in his posses
sion. The attorney withheld the idon
'tity of his informant mid when con
fronted with this discovery Attorney
McOnrry admitted Dodson is tho man
who supplied the startling clew.
Aside from the promised alibi of Mar
tin, the testimony uf 1odson will un
doubtedly bo the prisoner's d of enso,
and if it is corroborated, the whole
framework uf I he mass cl' evidence
gathered by detectives against Martin
might necessarily bo undermined, as to
prove the presence ol an accomplice
would be difficult.
Knliancing the evidence which it is
in ' - i
TIMBER LAND CLAIMANTS
HAVE BEEN VICTIMIZED
ALBANY, Or., May 0. Reports from
the department of justice and interior
to the effect that applicants for the
lltiaold grant lands of the Oregon &
California railroad will have no prior
ity of right over oiher applicants has
brought consternation into the hearts
of a host of claimants, who rushed on
to these lands and paid high sums to
unscrupulous locators.
Di Linn county alone possibly 50,000
acres of these lands have been filed
on and applied for and the tender made
to the railroad company offices at San
Francisco. Fees ranging from $15 to
$50 have been paid for this privilege,
and the part ie locating the seekers
after timber lands assured them that
they would have a priority of right and
have the first undisputed claim to the
lands in question should the govern
ment succeed in their efforts to de
flare the lands forfeit. Many of such
ncations were recorded in the county
reeorder'a office, but thin avails n.ith-
ASYLUM SUPERINTENDENT
SAYS THAW IS INSANE
POT'GHKKKPSIR. N. Y.. May !.
Dr. Anins T. Baker, acting superintend
ent of the Mat tea wan State hospital,
on his return to the writ of habeas
corpus obtained by counsel for Harry
K. Thaw, denied the allegations in the
fiet it ion of counsel thn,t Thaw i now
sane, aud alltged, on the contrary, that
Thaw Is Insane. Dr. Baker has hnd
Thaw under observation during his con
finement in Mattenwnn, following the
trial for the slaying
White.
f Stanford
District Attorney Muck uf During
county, informed the Associated Press
that he had been ndvised by Justice
Morseh.KiS'T that the number of slate
witnesses to be calb-d in the proceed
ing wrv.dd be limited to five on eneh
d.-
CAPSIZING BOAT DROWNS
FOUR IN KANSAS
KMPORI.V Knn.. May
). Knur
-ar-. from
y.i.ini; omm. ri.niri.iff in
11 to 20. were drowned la-t night bv
the cniwrine of a boat on the lime
dm river jut p. in- 1'"' "v. Mr. Imulder
j will officiate and the interment will
Mrs. fieorgin Hongland of Hnnanza. be nt ihe I'hoeiiix cemetery,
n graduate of the Ashland Commercial! Mrs. Iteckelt was V2 yeur old. the
collcg, has returned to Klannlh coun
ty to take a position in the office of
the Uamakar Renl Kstate ronipanv.
Tho young lady is a Dilivfl of Central icn route to Siskiyou ennntv. alifor
Foint prertnet and a grnndnught'-r of nin, to ii-onst th company that b-mgltt
Mrt 8. Minnick. his timber interests last year.
said DoUsuu will give, Grimes, the ex
CUUV1 u 18 was reieaseu
cently from the state ponitontiary in
Polsom, Cal., whoro ho served tiiuo for
robbing a pawnshop on Kearney street
in San Francisco and beating his vic
tim about tho head in much the same
maimer as Wolff was mutilated.
Further showing Bodson's testimony
to be of value, tho farmer informed At
torney McGarry that ho knew tho ex-
convict well, and that there was not a
possibility of him making a mistake
xn identifying bnn as tho man he s:iw i
in Wolffs at tho critical time.
Martin's Alibi.
When told that Al W. Field tostifu-d
he toft a man with Wolff last Friday
night nt 5:30 o'clock, Martin sat up
iu his bunk and suid:
"That's the man who committed the
murder."
"Hut Field identifies you as that
man," he was told.
"Why, that's preposterous," replied
the prisoner. " How in the name of
God could I murder Wolff after half
past five Friday night and be at my
home with my wife at five minutes to
six. Detectives who boast of tho evi
dence they have" against mo will have
to explain t hat extraordinary act on
my part."
'"Will Mrs. Martin testify that you
were at home at five minutes to six.' '
"Yes, you can say my wife will par
ticipato in establishing an alibi for me.
and iu doing so she will give that Ies
timony. "
"But sho has already said you did
not como home until midnight, when
you were snirtiess nna inooay. v -sn IXOTOX Mav 0. The repub-
"That's nothing. The detectives said ;i(,(n )f t'h(1 jJOUS)l Pommilt(,a
she told them a lot of other I lungs. " : (o I)rilH,ilt)o (lf commercial
- '"limner as an asset upon which to issue
HARRIMAN DECLARES HIGHER
RATES OR LOWER WAGES
CHICAGO, May 0. The rate war
which is raging between the railroads
and the shippers promises to be a bit
tor one.
In Chicago the fight against the ad
vance in freight rales will be fought
principally b the Chieago Association i
of Commerce, which represents nearly
all the commercial interests in the city.
The organizat ion will hold : meet ing
to plan opposit ion t o t lie Increase iu
the east at once, and to pave (he way
for similar action when the rates go
up all over the country.
D is said that K. II. Ilniiiumu do
dares it Is either a case of boosting
rates or cutting the salaries of the rail
road employes. The railroads figure
that the increase, under t he present
tonnage, will net them $J0n,iiO0.no.
But the shippers say tie1 loads evident
ly have not stopped to consider one
fact, that iu the case of an increase of
j rates the tonnage will decrease at a
remarkable rate
FIRED LAWYER WHO IS
'IKYING TO SAVE HIS LIFE
FIOM-;, Idaho, May ..'.Angered be
cause of his attorney's efforts to save
his ti'V. Harry Orcbarl has dismissed
Fn nl. Wvman as his counsel. In a bt-
Jrr i-IIifsseil lo Wyiuan, Orchard says,
thai he ; not looking after his in j
tercets n the manner in which he de
sires, end that, therefore, he must cense
ruling in his present I'aparii
As a result nf this aw ion
liv Oivh
ard and aN
because of the question .
the legality
of thl
i .i ,.r .i....u
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j inking ,. tnatters :it a soeeial
meeting, the board ha declined to con
sider the pel ii ion pn ntetl by Wymaa
that Orchard's death sentence be coin
muted. Wyiuan presented a formal re
quest lo ttovcrnor Cooding asking that
a repriev be given until uffer tie- d-ite
I of t lie next reglll;ir meet ing of 1 lie
board, which in .(ulv I. (ii.v.-rm.r iood
- ., . .
ing compli''d with this request grant
i I. tl
ing a stav of execution to .lulv J.
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Funeral 8o.rvice Tomorrow. I
Tin' funi'r.'il .if Vinhi I',. Ito.-k.-rt. who,
dt.-d y.-Htrrdnv at the Nfarwariiitf jdare I
, inst outride .Medford. will be he). I at
! her late residence tomorrow. Sunday,
wife of Thomas W. ieckett.
W arren Mee was in Medfoid Tuesday,
BASE BALL GAME
OF THE SEASON AT
MEDFORD MAY 14
Business and Professional Men Will Try
Conclusions Next Thursday Proceeds
Go to Park Club and Band A Start
ling Line up Presented.
The big baseball game between the
professional meii and the business men
of Medford will be pulled off Thursday
afternoon at 2:110 p. in., under tho aus
pices of the Commercial club. An ad
mission fee of 50 cents will be charged
for gentlemen and ladies will be ad
mitted free.
Promptly at 2 p. in. the band uud
players will assemble at the Opera
House where uniforms of artistic and
original design will bo donned and tho
parade commenced to the ball park.
Kvery automobile in the city is expect
ed to take part iu the parade.
The gate receipts are to be turned
over to tho Commercial club for the
I. em-lit of the band and the Ladies
park improvement fund. Everybody
should attend the game and givo these
funds a boost. The game will be strict
ly fur bluotl n ud promises to be the
finest, exhibition of the national game
ever seen in Medford. The line-up fol
lows: Professional Men William Colvig,
pitcher; K. K. Kelly, catcher and cap
tain; Dr. Koene, first base; Dr. ltcddy,
second hase; Citv Kngiueer Osgood,
shortstop; Dr. liuller, third imsc; wins.
11. Ilu.elrigg, left field; George Put
nam. center field; Dr. Phipps, right
field. Substitutes: W. I. Vowter, Dr.
Handy, M. Pnrdin, 1L Wellington, Dr.
Scely, Dr. Ray,, Judge Orowell and Dr.
Page. Ambulance corps: Dr. Pickel,
Dr. Ilnrgraves and Dr. (Jessuer,
Husiiiess Men C. I. Hutchison, first
base; 11. C. Keiitner, renter field, P.
.1. McMahon, catcher; 11. Nicholson,
pitcher ami captain; 11. F. Piatt, sec
oad hase; .1. F. Knyart, third base; A.
h'osenbnuiu, left field; H. -. Garnett.
"snortstop; K. N. Warner, right field.
Substitutes: F. W. Mollis, S. Richard
Hon, D. T. Lawton, C. K. Haker, T. F.
Daniels, Kd Van Dyke, Toggery Isaacs.
V( Kwbank, J. P. Molony.
Prnpire Judge Prim.
official scorers A. H. Miller, IL
Withingtou.
Arrangements will be made to close
all business houses from 2jintil I p. nt.
ASSET CURRENCY MAY
COME NEXT YEAR
udditionul circulation in time of enter-
U'Mlt-'.v
This is in
accordance wim me v roe
laud bill, but by n separate action the
resolution was so amended as to elim
inate Mr. Vreeland 'k name from the
bill. By :'till another vote the caucus
decided to recommend the appoimneiit
of a commission to investigate currency
and report a bill at the next session
of congress. Coupled with this provi
sion was another providing for the
immediate appointment of another com
mittee of five to draft a bill! in ac
cord with the action of the caucus and
along the lines of the second bill. In
accordance with this nction the chair
man appointed Vreeland, Burton of
Ohio, Weeks nf Massachusetts, McKin
ley of Illinois and Knowland of Cali
fornia as such committee.
Pndor the terms of the resolution the
committee will be expected to report
a perfected bill to an adjourned con
ference to be held next Monday eve
ning. COST SMITH MONEY TO FIND
NO CASE AGAINST FULTON
SALKM, Or., May fi.It cost .1. S.
Smith, candidate for the legislature on
the democratic ticket from this county,
and self confessed bribetaker in eon-
neetion with the hold up session of the
legislature of 1W7, $15.25 to find out
' i lint he had no case against Senator C,
I W. Fulton in the suit brought for 5ut0
for albgf il libelous slander arising out
of the senator's denial of the truth of
the affidavit made nefore Cnited
i f,,',,' Inspector Thomn Xcnhnuseii.
j! . .l r. rmun pa HI un- ritiit nun 'I'wti
' "!,s -'-iis.-...
i ti... ..i.. ,.;t ........ k;,.i. p.. it. ii 'u
le:niirrer to the cutnplaint was uslaineii
was I hni Iimie-ti)r 'iihaiisen hail no
authority lo put an body under oath
upon matters outside of the jurisdiction
of the department under which he was
working, the department or the inter
ior. hi-liei- that lie Went out of his )e
. i . . a:.. .l i:. i ,.e
i i:'n " M',n- r 'fc
.fairs of the Oregon legislature or anv
I " . . ,"
iof its member in connection with the
i sentoi ial campaign.
MAYOR OF GRANTS PA88
LOBES HIS HOME
j A meeting nil) bo held in the Op-
Oli.WTM I'ASS, cr.. Mmv ft. The ' House within a few day, when n com
residence of r. J, t'. Smith, mayor of (mittee will be nppointe o have charge
.ninU l'fi-n, burn.-.! to the ground yes ! of the exercises nnd atsint in raiding
terday ttfterii.Min. The fire caught inlti sufficient fund to defray the ex
the roof from a tpark. and the heavy pen sen.
wind fanned it Ix-yond control, Thel Hon. It. f. Mulkey hy been invited
lots i about ifl'.iMi, with n small in J to s(K iik to thoarmy vpterans nu My
vuraiiee. hr. Smilh in candidate for j :t". The new Medford band will ha'
represeuiatlve, nnd was ready to at art
with II. M. Cake to Kerby on a earn
paign trip, when the fire broke wut.
SCOURING
COUNTRY FOR
MURDERESS!
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I
Woman Held by Syracuse
PoliGe Suspected of Be
ing the Chicago Murder
ess, Mrs. Guinness.
SYRACCSK, N. V., May 9. The po
lice have thoroughly examined two
women taken from a train at Rochester,
one of whom was suspected of being
Mrs. Belle Ounuesa. The younger
woman "gave tho name of Mrs, L. A.
Her ron and said her companion wait her
mother, Mrs. Lucy Burton, nnd that
they lived iu Chicago aud both had
been at their summer home in Frank
lin, Pa. Chief Cadiu will detain the
womeu for further identification, al
though he admits tho younger woman
does not resemble Mrs. dullness.
FKAXKLIN, Pa.. May !). Mrs. F.
B. Herron, held at Syracuse, Uvch in
the country seven miles from Frank
lin, with her mother, nn aged lady. Mrs.
Herron 'h husband died iu the south last
winter and the body was brought here
for burial. Tho family is one of good
reputat ion.
LA POHTK, Jud., May Or. 11. II.
Long, one of the physicians who per
formed nu autopsy on the body of the
woman found burned iu the ruins of
the dullness homo, expresses the belief
that the body is not that of Mrs. Oun
ness, but of another uukuown woman
of refinement. He also expresses the
belief that the skulls of the children
were crushed before Tho hotifiu bnrued.
That Mrs. Oonness is still alive and
that she set fire to her homo, burned
her children and left tho corpse of a
woman in the house to throw off sim
picioti is the belief of Attorney Wor
den, who was well acquainted with the
woman.
The horror was increased wheu tho
searchers, whose work had been inter
rupted on Thursday by a heavy rain,
dug up two additional bodies, making
the known number of persons suppos
edly murdered by Mrs. Beulah Gun
nesi 1 1.
The searchers first came upon n body
that hnd uot completely disintegrated,
but it was in such a state that its sex
could not be determined.
A few minutes later, not far removed
from the first corpse, was found a skel
eton that fell apart when the diggers
attempted to remove it. The bones
were lying in n box and beside them
were a pair of woman's heavy calfskin
shoes. The shoes wero partly burned
and tho bones showed evidence of also
having been burned.
Both bodies were dismembered, an
were the bodies toimn on Tuoaaav and
Wednesday.
Continuing their search, the diggers
al noon found the bones of unoth
body by iligginb in tho lot adjoining
the dimness home. The bones were re
moved from a hole two feet from those
found this morning. Tho sex cannot
be determined. This makes three bod
ies unearthed today and a total of 12
since the search began. Some persons
have advanced the tbcorv that the Oun
ness farm is an old graveyard, hut teh
oldest inhabitants declare that there
was never a burying gronnd in that v(
e.initv.
GRAND ARMY POST
PLANS DECORATION
DAY EXERCISES
Medford to Hava Elaborate Function
on May 30 in Honor of the Old Sol
diem' Woman'a Relief Corpn Will
Aaitlflt Band Aaked to Play.
A bead v plans are on fott to make
ihe Iiecnration day exercises, May ;tft
unusually impressive and elaborate. The
local post nt the ti. A. K. are doing all
in t loir jwiwer to surpass anything
which Medford has had on this day in
previous years. In this they are being
I assisted by the Woman's Itdief forps.
n chaiici to pluv and to wmr their new
uniforiti if llo'V have arrived by that
time.
MURDERED MAN'S
BODY BURNED TO
CONCEAL CRIME
Port Towusond Scono of Bloody Mur
der of Artilleryman by Comrados
Greedy for His Money Unsuccess
ful Attempt to Cremate Body.
PORTLAND, Or., May i. A special
to the livening Telegram from Port
Townsend says one of the most bloody
murders ever committed in Washing
ton wus perpetrated nt Fort Wordeii
last night at the baud headquarters.
Some time during the night Henry L.
Johnson, "irst clarionettist of the Sixth
rrfillery, was murdered and his body
dismembered and thrust into a heating
furnace in the basement of the sol
diers' barracks.
Tho fire was then started with the
evident purpose of concealing tho
ghastly crime by eremuting the body.
This morning tho charred body was
dragged from the fire by tho firemen
when they went to fire up for the day.
The remains are past .erognit ion, but
were identified by portions of the uni- 1
form, which had adhered to tin
mains. .Notwithstanding the fact that
the limbs of the victim were severed
.mil the trunk ami skull battered, there
are uo indications of the deed or blood
iraees about the, building.
Johnson was ti money lender and hint ,
uight .lames Holt, second cook, and
Private Knight, who were in Johnson s
lebt, quarreled with him. They were
both caught in hiding today. Indica
tions tiro that tho murder was for the
purpose of robbery.
RECRUITING FOREST
MEN IN JOSEPHINE
OHANTS PASS, Or., May 11. Super-1
isor M. J. Anderson, assisted by other;
officers of the Fluted tSates forest ser- j
vice, is holding civil service exa.niua-
tion at the headquarters of Hie Sis-j
kiyou and Southern Oregon reserves in
inis eiiy. i urn- ,
n.UK.1.8 rom pn.ro.nn.n ... .un..............
llidi-H th.' writ!.-., ..iH,nim.l,n.m. 111..
rnnr npplioimlN ..r,. h,1 I..
wood nnd Bivnn prnd.ml l.'Hso.m in .
pm-klUK hor-n. lu.l.luiK w.mpf r mirt
I,m.t! other lon-nt. work mpuml ..I ....n
nn guard. i
ltor on tnm month oxniniimtioii. ,
will lo hold for I.t nnd '''h"";
'IMin ii.uiitinn ill Itlllilwriliftll IlllVH lSOU ,
.
per vonr and expeuHOs.
TIMS will no "
tho fimt onamiuntlnu of this kind in
()rcu ,h0" hiKh" !""'"". "".
uauallv tilled liv exnminntion at Wash
mnti.ti Flitf Mm Ioki.I rewerve lienilntll.l'. .
Hut Mil" local reaerve heoilquai'.
" , ., , , ' .
tera in now one of tho moat important I
In thn lTniteit Htnte heen.IHe of itri Urea 1
... ...... 1I...U..- 1-.. ....... ..........!
I.I VU.llil"..' Ii.J.i.e.. ..." .Mini i'iia.ii-ii
of the aerviee In Joaephine county !
alone i over if.WOO per month. Hall
hundred men lire employed durtni; ;
the aummer and from lo 35 di.rinpt
tho winter. The pnat year the nervine
ippropriated over 110,1100 for improve i
menta in the reserves in Ihia eounty. :
and even larger npprnprialinna will lie :
made Ihia year. Moat ol the eipen.li
ture has i.een upon trails, rand and tel
ephnne lines.
SENSATIONAL CONFESSION
IN WILLIAMSON CASE
PHINKVILIiK, dr., May p. Confess.
ng n plot lo dynnmite Ihe home of ex-
("'onfrressmnn Williamson, which was
prevent. -d only l.y the fear of killing
other m.nibera of his fnmily, I.arkin
KIHott sprunjr a sensation today in the
trial of ei Sheriff C. Ham Smith, lie-
used of arson. KMintt ia jointly in
licted with Hniilh.
Klliott ..aye a detailed u.xount of '
lealnms with Smith ami alleged t lint
together they had committed nuemrous '
ronics. Thev were delerinincd to drive ,
Williamson out of the country and af-i
ler burning his sheep shearing plant,
putting out poison for his sheep, plot
ting to burn his wool nn its way to
market and cutting his fences, they
finally decider! to resort to dynamite.
Acrordiug to Klliott. Smith's plan
wan to put n partially hurned fuse iu
;i box of dynamite and place it on Wil
liauison's porch. If this did not scare
(ho ex congressmen out the ex sheiift
suggested that they blow up his en
emy's house. Klliotl objected to thi
oo tho ground that others besides Wil
liamson might be killed and Ihe sell e
of shooting the ex congressman from
ambush was substituted.
ROOSEVELT NOT OPPOSED
TO INCREASE OF RATES
WASHINGTON, May 0. -The report
t hat the president and t he inlerstate
commercn commission have agreed to
allow the proposed increase in railtond
rates throughout the couniiy without
opposition was verified today. Senator
Culberson inserted reference to tie
agreement in tho congressional record
and urged that a commission be ap
pointed to investigate the justice of t he
proposed iucreane.
Culberson urged that t he committee
on interstate commerce in the senate
hasten action on his bill and protect
the shipper and producers against un
reasonable advances.
It is now conceded that Wall street
understands that inereases will be per
miffed all along tho lino without inter
ference from the executive department.
' It is feared that the understanding
referred to nieaoi that the lumbermen
of tbft Pacific northwest will loan out
in the pending aulti.
EVANS RELINQUISHES
COMMAND OF FLEET 10
REAR ADMIRAL THOMAS
Fighting Bob will Leave for Washington Tonight
Festivities have Greatly Fatigued Him-Immense
Crowds Still Gather in City to WitnessCelebration
in Honor of the Nation's Greatest Fleet.
SAN FltAXClSCO, May 1). I'nos-
tenia! ioitslv, witlioul unusual ceremony,
Aliniial Kvaus today relinquished tho
cuiiinuuid of the Atlantic tleet to Hear ( admiral.
Admiral Charles M. Thomas. The flag; Ad mini I Kvaus will leave for Wash
at the mastliead was run down at I0:;to higlon tonight in his private ear and
with a slute of LI guns from tho ship, arrive there Wednesday.
At the same instant the flag of Ad-! OAKLAND, Cal., .May il. immense
minil Thomas on the Minnesota was crouds flocked into the city todav to
lunileil down with similar honors and
;the admiral, necoiupunicd by aides, en
tereil his barge, went aboard the jon- come -to oiiu-ers ami men. r.ight tuou
nectieiit, where alt due ceremony and sand men were in lino. Tho parade
honor to the new commander in chief, wn three hours iu passing t In; review
who will ia five days relinquish com-- ing stand. On dismissal oftho .juukiea,
maud to Near Admiral harles N. they were entertained at a . barbecue
Sperry. Kvaus was too fatigued to and liniehonii by the ladies of Oakland.
SOONERS" GET HEARING IN
LAKEVIEW TIMBER CLAIMS
I.AKKVIKW, Or.. May II. - I il'I'i.ii.U'
at tin' laml nl't'i.1.' at .l.ak.'Vli'W liavc'
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,. hi. ,liiii iiinies thereon. I lie re- i
i.ll.'ri t IXTt'.H.. 1 1"
I Nton.ttnn
older up.-iiin the lan.H lo ,
u..ll. 'Ill .luvu l.t.
v I ,. 1, !,.,.. iliL, and
.....Iiiliiliiiir all tiarti.'H from M.-t I linn on :
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tlie Ham.' h.'lor.. the Mm.' set hy Mm or-
. ,,,, i p.
the so-called "sooners had made
settlement upon tho laud. This being
the case, it is argued by their lawyers
that their settlement was not in con
flict with the order, as it did not exist
at thi' lime the settlement was made.
Tile fact that the ' sooiierH" were
granted a hearing by the commissioner
'is considered a concession that they
: havu some rights in the premises. Most
Iof the lands hnown as "sooners'"
claims have several timber and stone
and homestead filings on them, and hi
, many instances contests have already
been decided by the Lakevlew of fice.
Tin- "sooners" were not considered In
! the past.
Several important land decisions hi(ve
been received lately, nnd iu every in
si a lice I hey have been adverse to t he
homisietider in the timber bell, and as
, ii result of these decisions many parties
'holding claims iu Ihe timber are relin
Iqiiishing the same mid placing limber
(and stone filings.
, pE0HIBIII0M PR0N0UNCED
DEVILISH DECREE
WASHINGTON. Mmv U. A spirited
filtnek uii prohibition was made today
liv Ifepresentat ive Itichatd Itarlholdt
T r - i w I,
has under consideration the Sims bill
providing for prohibition in the dis
trict. Prohibition is a devilish d ice to
nail the human family more securely
to ll loss nf King Alcohol." he de-
lared. Me also declared Ihe profes
sional prohibit Ion inIk had "corralled
women and child ien, " and I hat they
hsid "cracked the whip" over state leg
idntors.
Now," hi iilinii'd. "they me
Irving to crack ihe whip oer tin con
gress of the Cniled St., I.-. Hni this
attempt we mut regiird not n a com
maud, but a a danger signal. Above
all things, we must remember Unit pro
liil.il ion does not hi 1 iu lis pur
pose :iih I thai il do. s not In My but pro
mote l;ib-- illlliill'Mllie'.H.
"If litis thing yes on, if these pro
hibitiouists open ihe l';nidoiii hot of
government iuqiiir and rohibiliun we
mav go still further tlciu even I hey iu
tended. We may in w-s igjile uhetlo-r
or not nianv Aineiieau homes are de
sei-ted I aiise the wives and mothers
spend their lime on the streets and on
the hMtinu agitating for prohibition.
We may t rv to ascertain w he t her or
not many of (In so called ''lemMranee
drinks' which are consumed by Anu-r
ican women in sickening quantities are
alcoholic and do endless harm."
T. i '. Ibignn was among oar recent
visitors. Ho is considerably swelled up
over the arrival of that big boy at hi
home near Kngle Point on Raster Sun
duy.
board the vessel and remained at his
hoiel. There is a movement on foot
to have Admiral Kvans created vice-
witness the parade Li .houor of tho vis-
'it ing fli; t and to participate in the wol-
MUCH BITTERNESS OVER
THE LIQUOR QUESTION
Al.llAX V, nr.. May . With th.- up
prua.-l. ..I Hie .Inm1 .-.. mi. in wlu.-n a
vote
th
e local option quest ion ia
will be once more taken,
fight yet waged in this
,,e hnrdesi
county on the liquor question is ' in
onmnert : even mm- litis niiilitd Hi
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'.w.l i..'.;.n.'r is nlso wrvinir to nd.I
, .,, ror ,, locIll
".lio... '
" Pule hlisiness is UUilonhteillv belt
ami enKslaully u.'..w...f( in Allmuy, It.
i-ll fi-lml.t.1 I'uvi.riiii. lir.iliili;;..!. u..
It 1 due to tho luek of Halnons: l,'i.
n.'M men who deitii-e to do awav with
....
local option, snv that had Albauv and
other I, inn county towns kept saloons,
business would have increased even
more.
That prohibition in this county does
uot prohibit absolutely is admitted by
even the Prohibitionists. Immense
qua ul it ies of liquors are shipped iu,
and it is no uncommon sight to sec
yon t lis of iiumat lire years iu toxica ted
on the streets of Albany. All efforts
to slop this ilh-gtil selling to. Illinois in
this futility have as yet proved .inef
fective. An instance occurred a few
days ago when a number of boys, mem
bers of a local club, procured liquor
and, becoming intoxicated, creatisl a
listiirbance in the clubhouse, with the
result that the institution is now closed
in Sundays by order of the board of
lirectors.
Hotel ttasl)
OabU VTfot "Plnitcr
SuruW E veiling. !itay 9tb
Caviar Toi tines, a la Motel Nash.
Consomme I'rintatiierf Hoyale.
Puree Si. flermaino, - '
Moiled Salmon. Sauce Hollaudnirc,
Commies liiichesse.
Tillet de lloef, mi I'.eruaise,
Vanilla Cream Prillers, Aux Confiture.
Ifoast Vming Chicken, with Jiressing'.
(iuaxft Maiaialade.
Asparagus, hruwit Itutler. Corn on Cb...
Salad, Lobster eu .Mayonnaise,
lit! tiice l-'reiieh Dressing.
I.euion Meringue Pie. !
Pineapple Itlanc Mnnge.
Cafe .Voir.
52tusic
fazclrlij Orchestra
I. Mnreli ....
J. Inlern.
:l. Walt.-s ...
I. Mazurka . . .
Self el ion ..
ti. I nterine.w.
7. Walt
X. Cnv.llle ..'
" Araliia '
"Fairy lneen "
.' Ilri-na. nf Heaven "
" Indi-Xna"
.''I'he (Jinad Mnjrul"
" La I'alonm
" The Merry Widow"'
I'iist lieait Throlis"
f. S.l..lion
.."Th Girt ami tho Governor"
III. Mur.h "Tim (Juardsninn "
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