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THE MORNING OREGONTAN, FRIDAY. AUGUST 31, 190G.
ASSAILS POLIGY
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Heney Dares Opponents to Put
State Officials on
the Stand.
HE ACHES TO GRILL THEM
Government's Special Prosecutor
Creates Diversion In Blue Moun
tain Land-Fraud Case De
fendants Not Alone.
Forensic short-arm jabs and legal upper-cuts
at the State Land Board, the
members of which Special Prosecutor
Heney repeatedly dared opposing coun
sel to place on the stand to defend their
former policy In disposing of school
lands, relieved the tedium of an other
wise dry and uninteresting session In the
Blue Mountain conspiracy trial yester
day. "I care not a rap what their policy
was," declared Mr. Heney, at one stage
of the proceedings. "If they exceeded
by so much as the breadth of a hair
their powers and duties, as defined by
statute, In the sale of school lands to the
defendants In this case, their act was il
legal and did not bind the state."
Mr. Heney's attack on the State Land
Board was precipitated when W. D. Ken
ton, attorney for Franklin Pierce Mays
and leading counsel for the alleged con
spirators on trial, Mays, Wlflard N.
Jones and George Sorenson, offered to
prove on the examination of one of the
Government's witnesses, that the appli
cation and assignment blanks used by
the defendants in purchasing from the
state the schools lands the Indictment
charges them with fraudulently procur
ing, were the forms printed by the State
Printer.
Those forms, he said, were distributed
broadcast by the State Land Board be
fore and after the alleged conspiracy
In pursuance of the policy to convert
the school lands into cash at the .earliest
possible date.
Kenton's Argument 'ot New.
Mr. Fenton's argument In support of
his right to Introduce evidence of this
character, was the same that he had
frequency advanced during the progress
of the .rial; that the defendants, Mays,
Jonea and Sorenson, in procuring large
numbers of citizens to make applications
to purchase school lands which they im
mediately assigned to the defendants,
In face of the sworn statement accom
panying the applications, that they were
applying for the lands for their own
use. In good faith, and not for the bene
fit of some other person, were merely
following a custom that had received
the sanction of the board, and were com
mitting no fraud upon the state.
Therefore, he argued, the defendants
had a valid title to the lands, and if
they afterward saw fit to exchange or
attempt to exchange them to the Govern
ment for scrip under the lieu land act,
the Government had nothing of which to
complain.
Mr, Heney objected to Mr. Fenton's
line of cross-examination, stating that
so far as he could see, the only de
fense the defendants intended to put up
was that the frauds resorted to by them
1o purchasing the school lands which
they had conspired to Include in the
Blue Mountain reserve and exchange to
the Government for far more valuable
scrip, were winked at by the board and
thereby ceased to be frauds.
Mr. Fenton objected to the Insinua
tion that any fraud had been commit
ted. Mr. Heney's retort was sharp.
Its Policy Not Involved.
"The policy of the State Land Board
lias nothinc to do with the case," he as
serted, quoting the provisions of the stat
ute. "Now no witness here has testified
that blank assignments of school land cer
tlllcates were sent by the 'board on the
theory that the purchasers were going to
commit fraud. They were sent out on the
theory that the purchasers knew the law
und were not going to commit fraud.
"I will say, riht here, that the defend
ants have not proved, and I will undertake
to say that they will not dare to prove,
that the board ever accepted one single
application to purchase school lands with
an assignment bearing the same date, or
that the board ever dared to accept any
large bunch of applications together with
a big bunch of assignments."
Mr. Fenton reiterated his statement that
there was nothing fraudulent in the
board's action in such matters, and that
what the board did in pursuance of its
policy it did as a matter of course."
"Yes." Interrupted Mr. Heney, "and I
will dare you to put any member of that
Land Board on the stand and let me
cross-question him for the benefit of the
people of the State of Oregon, as well as
for the benefit of this jury, as to the rea
sons for such acts."
"You are conducting this 'prosecution.
Why do you not put any member of the
board you choose on the stand?" asked
Mr. Fenton.
"Ah, ha. there it goes again! That's
your defense. Your defense here, and
your only defense, is that the state offi
cers were cognizant of the fraud and that
fact excuses your clients."
"Oh, no! You will pardon me, but we
do not concede that there was any fraud,"
rejoined Mr. Fenton.
Says Fraud Is Proved.
"Well, there was fraud : and we have
proved it, too," asserted Mr. Heney, fol
lowing with the statement regarding the
powers of the board already quoted and
addtng the charge that sales of school
lands made In the manner proved at the
trial were void and that the state could
recover the lands In a suit In equity.
"I know that rule of law as well as the
court and my opponent," said Mr. Fenton,
neatly countering. "I am not claiming
that any member of the state government
ever knew ' that any application of the
many filed was fraudulent in its Intent.
I contend that if the board knew that any
application under the act of 1S99. under
which the applications in this case were
made, was accompanied by a false oath,
they would have rejected it.
"But later, when they discovered that
false oaths had been made, but neverthe
less accepted payments on the land and
issued deeds. I claim that they validated
the sales and that the state was now ab
solutely bound by their acts."
S. B Huston, of counsel for Jones,
closed the argument by urging the court
to admit the testimony on the ground that
if it were proved that the state had a
habit of doing business In the manner In
dicated, that fact would be material In
provlnr tho good faith of the defendants
In the case at bar."
The argument came up while G. G.
Brown, clerk of the State Land Board,
was on the stand, at the opening of the
afternoon session. He Identified various
records of the board introduced in evi
dence by Mr. Heney to prove the connec
tion of the defendants Jonea and Sorenson
with the school land purchases, it being
the Government's plan to show that the
two were Mays' partners in the forest re
serve conspiracy.
On 'cross-examination, Mr. Fenton devel
NO
BOARD
oped the fact which, however, had never
been controverted, that the blank applica
tions to purchase school lands and assign
ments used by the defendants in securing
school lands from the state in 1900, 1901
and 1902 were the regular blank forms
printed by the State Printer and freely
issued to the public Witness sent out
the blanks in large quantities and with
out discrimination. The blank forms are
still issued in similar fashion to all in
tending purchasers applying to the Land
Board. There has never been any re
straint placed on the issuance of blank
assignments contemporaneously with
blank applications to purchase.
Witness testified but briefly after the
conclusion of the legal argument. Mr.
Heney evinced a desire to go Into the
matter of the board's policy after the
meeting of the Marion County grand jury
which Investigated certain land-'frauds,
but thought better of the matter when
Mr. Fenton produced a copy of the grand
jury's report and a.ked if it would be ad
mitted in evidence.
Notary Lord Testifies.
Charles Lord, a Notary Public, who ac
knowledged, a bunch of eight school land
applications for Sorenson in the backroom
of a Couch-street saloon, and another
bunch of about the same size in his own
office, in July. 1902 testified. He said
most of the applications were assigned In
blank at the same time.
The last witness of the day was Mon
roe Bolich, a saloonkeeper, who swore
that in 19)1 he sold his school-land rights
to Sorenson for $1. The transaction oc
curred one night in a saloon on Fourth
and Stark streets and was incident to
a drinking bout in- which rounds of
drinks alternated with the signing of
school-land applications for Sorenson.
Witness said that while Sorenson was
buying, he himself must have treated.
HARRY MURPHY SKETCHES CAPTAIN ORMSBY AND THREE SPECTATORS AT THE
LAND-FRAUD TRIAL
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too, for he woke up broke. He also
admitted that he was too drunk at the
time to remember much more than that
he had signed and got the money for it.
He created some merriment in the
courtroom by stating that at the time
he understood the lands he was apply
ing to purchase for Sorenson were "des
ert lands, way out in the wilderness, so
that it didn't make much difference."
The only witness at the morning ses
sion was Oswald West, State Land
Agent, who was on the stand till noon
giving testimony of a technical nature
in connection with records of his office
and identifying the signatures of the
various defendants to papers in evidence.
The Government now has nearly 400 pa
pers on file as exhibits.
Will Hold Night Sessions.
Judge Hunt announced yesterday that,
commencing next week, he would be pre
pared to hold night sessions until the
trial is concluded. Mr. Heney stated
that the Government would close its
case by tomorrow noon, when the court
will take a recess until Tuesday, Mon
day being Labor Day.
In stating that he would finish his
case by Saturday at 12 o'clock, Mr.
Heney particularly stipulated that Mr.
Fenton should refrain from arguing law
points, and the latter, who admits that
he wouldn't mind going down to the
beach to get acquainted with his family
again, gladly agreed, provided the court
would promise the noon adjournment.
Receive Their Mail at
the Best Hotels
Many Traveler Who Live la
Cheaper Quarter Have Their
Friend Addresa Them at Leading;
Hoatleriea.
"A
GREAT many people who never
register at first-class hotels have
a habit of always getting their mail
there, just the same," a hotel clerk said
yesterday. '"This practice is followed by
some of the cheap traveling men and
others. Some traveling men give the name
of the leading hotel In each town they
visit to their friends and very often even
to the firms for which they are traveling."
"When one of these men lands in a
town, he will hunt up a ' cheaper house.
Then he goes over to the first-class hotel
and asks for his mall, explaining that he
is not going to stop over this trip. Of
course, in some cases the explanation may
be true. But 1 know whereof I speak,
and one would be surprised if he knew
how many people actually make this a
habit. But what are we to do? We are
here to please and we cannot decline to
accommodate them.'
POLICE CANNOT FIND TAFT
Warrant Out for Broker, Against
Whom Charges Are Multiplying.
W. H. Taft, the real estate man who
is alleged to have swindled several Port
land people through fraudulent sale of
property. !s now wanted on the charge
of forgery. A warrant for his arrest on
this charge has been placed in the hands
of Captain Bruin, who has been unable
to apprehend Taft. It is believed that he
has left town,
The complaint against Taft is signed by
George D. Peters, a dentist. The sum
secured from Peters on the note in
question, was J270. It is asserted that
a series of forgeries have been brought
to light and that no less than 37 per
sons have been swindled out of amounts
aggregating $SO0O.
AX IS POISED
FO
PATROLMEN
Mayor's Edict May Result in
Dismissal of One-Fifth of
the Police Force.
ORDER OF ACTING CHIEF
Captains Will Prepare List of In
competents Who Will Lose Their
Stars, Pending Final Action
by Police Commission.
Detectives are not the only ones to suf
fer because of the determination of Mayor
Lane to rid the police department of in
competents and drones. The patrolmen
will also be subjected to a "survival of
the fittest" test. Those who do not furnish
JSO worth of work for their ISO salaries
must go. Acting Chief Grltzmacher has
called upon the captains of the three re
liefs to submit lists of the Incompetent
and negligent officers, and as soon as
their names are obtained they 'will be
summarily suspended.
By some it is predicted that no less
than 20 per cent of the patrolmen will
soon find themselves minus positions, and
the sweeping shake-up that is brewing is
about the only topic of conversation at
the station. The patrolmen are alarmed,
as the strong arm of the administration
will strike In many places. They refer to
it as the "falling of the. stars."
As to how many patrolmen will be
driven out of the department is purely a
matter of conjecture other than that the
percentage will be large. There are some
whp believe that even more than 20 per
cent of the men will follow In the wake
of the detective force, and there are oth
ers who are more conservative in their
estimates.
Many Names on List.
It is believed that one of the captains of
the three reliefs has the ax waiting for
from 20 to 25 per cent of the patrolmen
under his direct command and their names
will go to swell the long lists. On the
other reliefs. It Is understood that the
percentage of drones, as the incompetents
are called. Is nearly as large. The cap
tains of police are glad that they have
an opportunity to weed out some of the
worthless patrolmen who have always
been a drag on the efficiency of the de
partment. They will enter with zeal upon
the task of Jotting down the names.
"The inefficient must get out of the de
partment, as we have no more room or
work for them here," said Acting Chief
Gritzmacher yesterday. "I have requested
that the captains submit a list of the
names of the patrolmen who have not
been doing their work, and as soon as I
receive it the men will be suspended. The
sooner the better.
"I am not prepared to state how many
of the patrolmen will be affected, but un
doubtedly there will bs quite a few of
them. The men will all be given fair
treatment, but for those who have not
been doing their share of work. the pro
ceedings will soon become very interest
ing." Incompetency the Charge.
Rank incompetency will be the charge
that the suspended patrolmen will have
to face. They will have to appear before
the police committee of the Executive
Board, which will reinstate them or order
them dismissed. Their only hope then
will be an appeal to the Civil Service Com
mission. But It is the sense of the Mayer
and his administration to get rid of the
unworthy patrolmen as expediently as
possible, and it is believed that those who
find their names upon the list will have
but little chance of remaining. It is the
Intention of the Acting .Chief not to let
any innocent men suffer in the rush, but
those who deserve dismissal from the
force will be dealt with quickly.
For some time there has been a feeling
of apprehens-ion on the part of the patrol
men, as they have expected a general
readjustment of the force. They ex
pected that they would be the first to
be dealt with, and the dismissal of the
detectives came as a surprise to them.
Since then they have been waiting with
bated breath the day when they would
be led to the guillotine for execution.
And that day is not far distant, as the
captains will make out the lists as soon
as they have time to separate the good
and deserving from the incompetent and
unworthy.
It is stated that about all some of the
patrolmen do is to wear their uniforms.
They report on and off at the Police Sta
tion, and telephone in to headquarters
every hour, but that is the full extent
of the work of a few of them. They drift
about their beats looking for anything
that will help them while away the
long dreary hours and avoiding anything
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that even resembles work or exertion.
For wearing a uniform, reporting on and
off at the station and walking so many
miles every day, the drones receive $S0
per month.
' What the Records Show.
Some of the patrolmen have pursued
their easy way for weeks and even
months at a time, it Li said, without ever
making an arrest. To arrest a person
means that they will have to appear in
the Police Court, and this does not suit
their taste. So unless absolutely driven
to the wall, they avoid arrests. At least
this is the gossip at the Police Station.
But the records of the policemen show
for themselves, and the records of some
of those who are supposed to keep the
peace In Portland are admittedly not
very glorious.
A good patrolman can always find
plenty of work. No matter where his
beat, there are always obstructions upon
the sidewalk? that should be reported,
gang.s of hoodlums who stir up trouble
and other conditions which need remedy
ing. But there are certain patrolmen on
the reliets who never see these things.
They are the ones who-are slated, and
for whom there is handwriting on the
wall.
A good patrolman must necessarily be
aggressive, say the captains at the sta
tion. Not obnoxious, but of the kind
who are always alert and relish an op
portunity to get after the law-breakers.
But It Is said that some of the Portland
patrolmen become embarrassed if they
even have to arrest a harmless drunk.
Some of the elderly patrolmen will be
caught In the whirl, -but no discrimina
tion will be shown. It Is declared. There
are young men who are Jupt as lazy and
shiftless as their elders. And there are
old men who are rated as among the
very best in the department. Age will
t-vt-vt ow. ttfc
fVt iufclat
not be considered. If a man Is too old
to do his work properly he must go. But
no matter what his age. if he does his
work he need not fear. This Is the policy
that Acting Chief Gritzmacher has de
clared his Intention to follow.
Order of the Chief.
The following Is the order directing
the captains of the three reliefs to make
out the lists of the incompetents which
they received yesterday:
I will call your attention to the rules gov
erning the police force and especially to that
part relating to duty of captains of police.
You will notice that these rulee hold the cap
tains of police strictly accountable for tho
good conduct and efficiency of their respective
reliefs. Tour knowledge and long acquaintance
with the officers of your command should give
you ample opportunity to Judge aa to their
efficiency or inefficiency, and also to know
who la doing his duty conscientiously and
honeetly and who la not, and to make known
to the Chief and the police administration all
euch officers under your command who are
inefficient and drones to the department, be
cause It is the sense of the Mayor and the
police administration . that no such shall re
main in the deDartment.
PIONEER BANKER IS HERE
C. C. Beekmaij Ran a Pony Express
In Early Days of Oregon.
C. C. Beekman, one of the pioneers of
Oregon, is now a guest at the Portland.
He is spending his annual vacation, and
will soon return to his home at Jack
sonville. Mr. Beekman came to thla
state 56 years ago, and has been a resi
dent ever since. He has just returned
from a trip through Yellowstone Park,
accompanied by his wife and daughter.
Mr. Beekman is in the banking busi
ness. Each Summer he leaves his work
and takes a trip with his family. Then
he returns home and attends to busi
ness the rest of the year. Mr. Beek
man is a very wealthy man and has
earned his money by honesty and good
judgment. He Is nearly 80 years of age,
but looks like a man 10 or 15 years
younger. In the '60s he ran a pony
express from Jacksonville to Yreka.
When Mr. Beekman located in Jack
sonville the town had about the same
number of people that it has at the pres
ent time. Benjamin B. Beekman, of the
law firm of Watson & Beekman, of this
city, is a son of the pioneer.
School Repairs Being Rushed.
The addition and improvements to the
St. Johns schoolhouse are being crowded
forward, and the school will be resumed
in September without delay. The addition
gives three new classrooms, besides an
ample assembly hall in the center of the
building. By changing the plans, on the
suggestion of Principal Alderson, one
classroom more Is secured than was con
templated at a cost of a little over the
contract price. The schoolhouse, as reno
vated, will have 13 classrooms, besides
one extra room on the ground floor. It
Is expected that every room will be need
ed at the opening of school.
Spiritualists Meet Next Week.
The fourth annual convention of the
Oregon State Spiritualists' Association
will be held In Portland September J and 2.
The sessions Saturday will be held at 193
Sixth street, and on Sunday there will be
an all-day celebration at the Ablngton
building, near Third and Washington
streets. The officers of the association
are: Dr. Sophia B. Selp, president; H. W.
Behnke, secretary, and C. A. Dean, treas
urer. Mllwaukle Country Club.
Eaetern and Seattle races. Take Sell
wood or Oregon City car, starting from
First and Alder streets.
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ANSWERS CHARGES
OF GILLNETTERS
F. A. Seufert, of The Dalles,
Pleads Cause of Fish
. Wheel Owners.
FISH HOGS AT ASTORIA
Says Operators of Lower River Want
Monopoly of Salmon Catching.
.. Makes Complete Venial of
x Rosenberg's Statements.
That the gillnetters at the mouth of
the Columbia River are salmon hogs,
who wish to drive out of existence all
other kinds of gear than their own, in
order to monopolize the salmon them
selves, is the assertion of F. A. Seu
fert, of The Dalles, who operates fish
wheels near that place and runs a can
nery. The gillnetters want wheels abolished
and traps and seines restricted. Through
Ed Rosenberg, secretary of the United
Fishermen of the Pacific, who, in an
Interview in last Sunday's Oregonlan, de
clared war on wheels, they have thrown
down the gauntlet to the upper Colum
bia River wheelmen, one of the. most
prominent of whom is Mr. Seufert.
"Those fellows down' the river," assert
ed Mr. Seufert, warmly, "have got
the idea Into their heads that they
own all the salmon 'that come to the
Columbia River, . and that none should
catch salmon but themselves, and that
the fish which escape their nets should
be left in peace above tidewater. I
might say, however, that If the Astoria
and other lower 'river fellows were not
so hoggish, a larger quantity of salmon
might reach Jthe hatcheries, and they
would not feel themselves .constrained
to shut us out and to deny us equal
rights with themselves.
Few Caught by Wheels.
"Only a small percentage of the sal
mon in the Columbia are caught by
wheels not 6 per cent. The gillnetters
give the salmon so little chance for
their lives, with their nets half a mile
long, so thick that the river isn't big
enough to hold them, that I suppose it
is natural for them to say to themselves,
what we don't catch we want nobody
else to catch; from every fish that es
capes our nets, we want those upper
river men to keep their hands off.'
"Did you ever measure the size of one
of those gillnets? Why, sir, stretched
out. It would reach from the Willamette
River west to Tenth street. There are
so many of these nets at the mouth of
the river that , there isn't enough water
to hold them. How any salmon escape
their meshes Is a wonder.
"I would suggest that Instead of try
ing to shut us out, they catch fewer
themselves and in that way give the fish
more chance. They would save more
fish for fhe hatcheries by that method
than by abolishing our wheels.
No Fear of Abolition.
"But I think with some confidence
that they won't abolish our gear, and
that if they shall leave the matter to the
Legislature or the people, they will find
themselves compelled to give the fish
more chance.
"One word more: Mr. Rosenberg says
the flsh packed by the upper river can
neries are unfit for food. He says this
without ever having been inside our can
nery to see the fish we are packing.
Without having seen, does he know
what he is talking about? I will now
issue him a standing Invitation to In
spect the upper river canneries before
again giving vent to that false state
ment. "A good way to protect the salmon
is with the closed Sunday, prohibiting
fishing from Saturday night, say, at 6
o'clock, until Monday morning."
BUYS A HOME IN PORTLAND
R. Robinson, Cheese King of Tilla
mook, .Will Move Here.
Portland Is to become the home and
headquarters of the cheese king of the
Pacific Coast.- R. Robinson, who manu
factures and sells more cheese than any
man In the West, yesterday purchased a
residence in Bast Portland and will move
his family from Tillamook in the near
future. Mr. Robinson's new home is lo
cated near the corner of Sixteenth and
Holly streets. He and Mrs. Robinson are
guests at the Perkins Hotel for the pres
ent. "Oregon will turn out more cheese this
year than ever before in her history,"
Mr. Robinson said yesterday. "Alto
gether when the season ends I expect
that the total manufactured In this state
this year will be In the neighborhood of
4,000,000 pounds. This will be more than
has ever been produced before.
"And with this unusually large output
of cheese the Oregon farmer will receive
a good price for his product I think that
on the average he will receive in the
neighborhood of 12 cents a pound net..
This is a larger price than the farmer
usually receives, 8 cents, a pound being
the amount received as a general rule."
Mr. Robinson attributes Oregon In
creased cheese output to the fact that
the state is being developed to a great
extent, the people everywhere are pros
perous, and more Individuals are eating
this product than ever before.
Mr. Robinson is the owner of three
cheese factories. Two of these are locat
ed In Coos County and the other near
Tillamook. In addition to handling the
products of his own plants, Mr. Robinson
doals In cheese on a wholesale basis, and
bu from dozens of smaller concerns.
Th; product of the cow and factory is
sent all over the United States and to the
markets abroad.
There are nearly 50 cheese factories
now in operation in different parts of
Oregon more than ever before.
DIVIDENDS PAID TODAY
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Vouchers Mailed to Stockholders of
Lewis and Clark Exposition.
Those long-looked-for Exposition divi
dends will be received today by Port
land stockholders. The batch of 2488
vouchers, with the final dividend voted at
the meeting of directors of the Fair Cor
poration on August 2, were mailed last
night by Assistant Auditor Collis.
The fortunate ones who get the dividend
will take the vouchers to the First Na
tional Bank, where they will be paid
their money by signing their vouchers
and handing them over to the cashier,
just like a check. Dividends are now
payable at any time.
The vouchers are negotiable paper, like
any other similar security. All that is
needed Is to affix the signature of the
owner and then vouchers may be turned
in to meet any obligation. It may meet
the demands of the landlord or settle the
butcher's or the grocer's bill.
It kept four people busy for almost
WOODARD, CLARKE 6 CO.
G
ARDEN
HOSE
GRAND CLEARANCE SALE
If price cuts any figure with you combined with quality,
you cannot afford to let this sale pass without purchasing at
these extraordinary low prices:
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50-foot length. Regular. Speci&u
ORANGE COTTON HOSE, y2-mch .$ 5.00 $4.23
COLUMBIA, V2-inch $ 3.75 $3.23
COLUMBIA, 34-inch $ 4.25 $3.78
' ' WOODLARK " .34-inch . . $ 7.00 $4.98
OREGON, -inch $ g.OO $5.67
SUNPROOF, -inch $10.00 $7.53
SHORTHORN, -inch 1 $12.00 $9.48
OUR PRICES INCLUDE COUPLINGS AND NOZZLE
COMPLETE TO ATTACH TO FAUCET.
PONGE
WE ARE HEAD QUARTERS FOR EVERY VARIETY.
Bath Sponges 25 to $1
Face Sponges 5 to'25
Infant Sponges 15 to 55
Fine Silk Sponges, large size .75 to $2
Bleached Larnbswool Sponges 20(7 to 30
Bleached Mandruka Sponges . .50? to $3
Unbleached Mandruka Sponges 50 to $4
Sponges for cleaning 3 to 5
Carriage Sponges 25 ? up
Loofah Fiber Sponges, each 5
three weeks to write out the vouchers
ready for mailing. About 500 of the issue
go to the City Treasurer, where they will
be paid Into the San Francisco relief fund,
the cash equivalent for which was ad
vanced some time ago.
Stockholders have been wondering for
the past few weeks when the promised
dividends were to materialize, as the
winding up of the Exposition Corpora
tion's affairs required some time. This
has now been accomplished, and the prof
its of the Fair actually mailed.
AGED WOMAN FOUND DEAD
Mrs. E. C. Patterson, Stricken With
Heart Disease, Expires.
Mrs. Elizabeth C. Patterson, who lived
with her son, Robert D. Patterson, at 752
Powell street, on the East Side, was found
dead late yesterday afternoon in the
kitchen of her home.
Mrs. Patterson was 52 years old, and
was not ill' when her son left her yester
day morning to go to work. He called
her up on the telephone shortly after 1
o'clock, and at that time she seemed to
be in perfect health. When he came home
about 6 o'clock last night he saw the dead
body of his mother on the floor of the
kitchen. Dr. Mae H. Cardwell was im
mediately called, but found that Mrs. Pat
terson had been dead several hours. Coro
ner Finley was informed of Mrs. Patter
son's death, and he removed the body to
Finley's undertaking establishment. The
Coroner ascribes the death to heart dis
ease. Young Mr. Patterson, with his mother,
came to Portland from San Francisco di
rectly after the earthquake and engaged
here in the livery business. His business
prospered and they had a comfortable
home on Powell street. The son Is pros
trated by tne sudden blow. The funeral
will take place in a few days from Fin
ley's undertaking chapel.
WILL EXTEND A WELCOME
Committee to Entertain Oregon De
velopment League at Salem.
E. Hofer, president of the Willamette
Valley Development League, has written
Tom Richardson, manager of the Com
mercial Club, that a committee on recep
tion and entertainment has been ap
pointed at Salem for the members of the
State Development League, which will
convene at the Capital City September
U, 12 and 13. The committee is com
posed of F. N. Derby, president: F. A.
Turner, secretary; John H. Scott, H.
B. Thlelson, John H. Albert, R. J. Hend
ricks and E. Hofer.
Part of the entertainment for the vis
iting delegates from all sections of Ore
gon will be a drive about the country
In the neighborhood of Salem, showing
the good roads and the general work of
Improvement going on in that vicinity.
FAIRBANKS IN KANSAS.
Speaks at Ossawattomie on Stirring
Border Warfare.
OSSAWATTOMIE, Kan.. Aug. 30.
Here today on the battlefield where a
half century ago an armed conflict over
slavery took place, Vice-President Fair
banks delivered a stirring address to 000
persons. The occasion was the celebra
tion of the loth anniversary of the battle
of Ossawattomie, in which John Brown
was a central figure.
Mr. Fairbanks was given a rousing re
ception at the train upon his arrival this
morning from the East. He was escorted
to the Masonic Temple, where a recep
tion was held, and later an excursion was
made to the state insane asylum and that
institution was inspected. After lunch
eon he wag escorted by two companies of
cavalry to the famous battleground.
There a military salute was fired In his
honor. On the stand with Mr. Fairbanks
were Governor Hoch and United States
Senators Long and Benson. Mr. Fair-'
banks left late in the day for Dodge
City, Kan., where tomorrow he will speak
at a O. A,' R. reunion. From Dodge City
he will go to Boise, Idaho, as the guest of
the National Irrigation Congress.
In his address here Vice-President Fair
banks spoke of the stirring times that
led up to the border wars In Missouri
and Kansas. He told of the effect of the
early struggles upon the country's history
and from them drew a leBson for future
generations.
Equitable Directors Must Answer.
NEW YORK, Aug. 30. The Equita
ble Life Assurance Society and its di
rectors, according" to a decision by
Justice Bischoff in the Supreme Court
today, must defend the suit brought
against them by State Attorney-General
Mayer to compel an accounting as
to the management and disposition of
the funds and property of the society.
The suit also demands that the direc
tors be compelled to repay any of the
society's money which may have been
lost or wasted by a violation of the
duties of the directors.
The court rules that the directors
must answer the complaint of the Attorney-General,
except In so far as It
may be affected by the . sustaining of
a demurrer as to improper rejoinder.
In addition to demanding an ac
counting of funds, the Attorney-General's
suit asks that any defendant
now a director or officer In the soci
ety shall be removed upon proof of
misconduct.
Memorial to Civil War Hero.
CAMDEN. Me., Aug. 30. Local pa
triotic societies and the people of Cam-,
den today united in honoring the mem
ory of William- Conway, a native of
this town, who, while on duty at the
Pensacola Navy-yard, at the breaking
out of the Civil War, refused to haul .
down the American flag as a token of
surrender. A large boulder has been
placed in commemoration of Conway
and the ceremony of unveiling was
held today. A letter from President
Roosevelt was received expressing his
appreciation of the action . taken la
erecting the memorial.
Two Mutual Directors Retire.
NEW YORK, Aug. 30. Frederick Crom
well and Adrian Iselin have retired front
membership In the finance committee of
the Mutual Life Insurance Company,
though retaining, for the present at least,
their posts as directors. Thomas M. Mul
rey, president of the Emigrant Industrial
Savings Bank, Is named to take Crom
well's place. Dumont Clarks, a lawyer,
who was a member of the old board,
but whose record was In no wise Im
peached during the Armstrong inquiry,
succeeds to the place on the committee)
vacated by Mr. Iselin.
Full Weight Demanded of Packers.
CHICAGO, Aug. 30.-l-Clty Scaler Jo
seph Greln, in whose department la the
supervision of weights and measures,
today issued an ultimatum to the
packers at the stockyards, butter fac
tories and wholesale and retail dealers
in lard and butter, declaring that the
public must be given full weight In all
packages of lard and butter or the city
will prosecute them In hundreds of
cases In which It has secured evicence
against them.
CHEAP BOISE RATE.
Very Low Flrure Made Account National
Irrigation Congress.
September 1 and 2 the O. R. & N. places
on sale very low round-trip tickets, ac
count the National Irrigation Congress.
Boise, Idaho, September 3 to 8. Particu
lars and Pullman reservations by catling
upon Mr. C. W. Stinger, City Ticket
Agent, Third and Washington streets.
Portland