THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1907.
FULTON
WITNESS
i IN HERMANN CASE
Interceded With Hermann and
Hall for Gosslin and
Burke.
MADE NO PROMISE TO HALL
No Inducement Offered to Save
Brownell Meldrum Tells More of
Hermann and Mays Teller
and Carter In Defense.
WASHINGTON', March 5. Senator Ful
ton, of Oregon, was recalled today upon
the stand upon the resumption of the trial
if Representative Binser Hermann of
Oregon, charged with the destruction of
public records while he was Commissioner
of the General Land Office. Mr. Fulton
said that, while he was acquainted with
William G. Gosslin and W. E. Burke, he
never was Identified with either of them
as -counsel. He testified that he had no
recollection of sending a telegram to Her
mann requesting that he use his influence
to secure a compromise In the case
against Gosslin and Burke. Gosslin had
talked to him about the matter, but he
was too busy to undertake any additional
work at that time. He remembered dis
tinctly seeing District Attorney Hall, but
said he did not act in the capacity of
counsel for the man.
District Attorney Baker Introduced as
evidence a letter from Mr. Fulton to Mr.
Hall, asking him to secure a compromise
of the case against Gosslin and Burke in
accordance with a letter which he had re
ceived from Hermann, which he inclosed
to Mr. Hall with a request that it be re
turned to htm. - Mr. - Baker -said that it
was his understanding that the charges
against Gosslin, and Burke had been dis
missed. Mr. Fulton, on cross-examination, said
he knew George Brownell. In answer to a
question by the District Attorney, he re
plied that he did not promise to support
Mr. Hall for reappointment as District
Attorney if he would indict Brownell.
Asked by the District Attorney if he
hsd not written a letter to Mr. Hall, Mr.
Fulton replied:
"I did not so write to Hall."
On an Intimation from the District At
torney that he could produce such a let
ter. Mr. Fulton said:
"f would like to have you produce it."
Mr. Fulton was excused from further
attendance on the court.
I DID AS HIS PREDECESSORS DID
Senators Defend Hermann Fulton
! and Meldrum Testify.
, OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
j ington, March 5. It developed In the
j trial of Binger Hermann today that
: Government officials make a practice
of keeping private letter-press copy
: books and that they have all used their
1 discretion as to what should and what
should not go Into their private books,
t It was snown that it has likewise been
i discretionary with officials to take
j their private books with them upon
" retirement or leave them behind, as
5 they saw fit. Senator Teller, of Colo
rado, who was Secretary of the Inte
1 rior under President Arthur, testified
that he copied in his private letter
i books many letters relating to matters
! before his department, and, when he
retired, he took his books with him and
no question was ever raised as to the
(propriety of his action.
Senator Carter, of Montana, who was
t I,and Commissioner in President Har
, rlson's administration, had more rigid
j Ideas on the subject, and left behind
; him all his private letter-books that
contained letters relating to the busi
ness of his office.
Was Not Gonslln's Counsel.
When court met this morning. Sen
ator Fulton was again put on the stand
to explain the Burke-Gosslin Incident
referred to yesterday. He said:
"Gosslin came to my office in 1399
and said that he, with some others,
had been arrested,, and wanted me to
Iook after their case. I wras not then
Senator. I raw District Attorney Hali
nnd explained the case to him. Mr.
Hall said that he would look into the
matter more fully, but that his action
would depend in large measure on the
attitude of tho Department at Wash
ington. Nothing came of it. It was
never tried. Mr. Gosslin was an old
friend of mine, and I did not act for
him in the capacity of counsel. I
never charged him for my services."
District Attorney Baker Did you not
have a conversation with Mr. Hall in
reference to the Indictment of these
men ?
Senator Fulton I do not recollect.
No Promise to Hall.
Mr. Baker Did you not write a let
ter to Hall, stating that you would in
dorse him for re-appointment if he
abandoned the indictments against
these men?
Senator Fulton I never wrote such a
letter, and you cannot produce any
euch.
Mr. Baker searched through-his let
? ters. but did not produce the document
he had alluded to. and then stated that
' he had not said that he had such a
J letter. Senator Fulton was excused.
i Two Senators Defend Hermann.
; Mr. Teller testified that Hermann,
j whom he had known for years, had al-
tt'4vi hfirna or AVialliknt nanntnllnn
j Mr. Teller said that, while he was Sec
retHry of tiie Interior, he kept per-
sonal letter-books and in them he had
entered some thinfrs relating to public
affairs that he did not think should
be put on the public rttcords. in the
bo-iKs were letters of a confidential
nature, giving him Information for his
personal use concerning the affairs of
j the department. There was no regu
. latlon, he said, requiring the book to
j be preserved, and he had taken them
i away with him.
1 Senator Carter testified that, in going
j over private papers at his home in Helena
1 a few years ago, he ran across an un-
opened package of letter books that had
s been sent him by Commissioner Hermann
j with a letter explaining that they. ap-
pea red- to bo personal and therefore he
thought Mr. Carter would not care to
x have them left in the flies of the Land
j Office. There were some letters in these
I books relating to public land matters, so
1 Mr. Carter returned them to the Land
Office.
I Asked if there was anything in Her
, mann'B letters of transmittal that was
suggestive of fraud, Mr. Carter replied:
' There was not.'
In response to a question. Mr. Carter
said that when he became Land Commis
sioner h did not find the private letter-
books of his predecessors in the office.
This afternoon ex-Surveyor-General Mel
drum was again placed on the stand and
was asked to state all that occurred at
the interview in the Surveyor-General's
office at Portland in the Summer or Fall
of 1901, when school land matters were
discussed by himself, Hermann and F. P.
Mays. He said he and Maya were exam
ining plats and maps when Hermann
entered; that Mays brought up the sub
ject of the proposed Blue Mountain for
est reserve and explained his idea of
having the reserve created. He contin
ued: "Hermann said that there was much
adverse sentiment In Oregon to the cre
ation of more forest reserves and that to
do it the settlers interested would have
to be eliminated. If this could be done,
he would assist by getting a larger ap
propriation for Oregon land surveys.
Mays said all right as to that and there
the matter rested."
"Was there any suggestion that Her
mann was to. get any of the land, or was
there any suggestion that the Government
was to be cheated out of the land?
asked Mr. Worthington, of counsel for
the dfense.
Hermann Advised Him to Invest.
Meldrum "No: there never was any
such suggestion at any time. It was
understood that those who got land had
to pay for it. In the course of the next
few days I had several talks with Her
mann. At one of these interviews Her
mann said they were going to establish
a reserve in the ftlue Mountains and told
me that. If I had any money, it would
be a good investment for me. I told him
that I had no money, but that I would
see some friends. I did see D. P. Thomp
son about the matter. Later I told Her
man that I could not get any money and
there the matter ended."
Court adjourned for the day with Mel
drum still on the stand. When adjourn
ment took place. Meldrum walked to
where Hermann was seated beside his
counsel and held out his hand to Her
mann, but the latter failed to grasp it
and Meldrum walked away with a sneer
ing smile on his face.
DAKOTA TO BE TOTAL LOSS
Passengers and Crew Hold Out No
Hope for Steamer.
YOKOHAMA, March 5. The passengers
and crew of the wrecked steamship Da
kota have been landed from the Japanese
steamer Hakuai Maru.
They are in good health and spirits and
extol the conduct of the officers of the
Great Northern Steamship Company, who
have done everything possible for their
comfort. They confirm previous reports
that the Dakota probably will be a total
loss.
Shirahama, the scene of the Dakota
wreck, is a low-lying Japanese village
near Cape Nojima, a low headland with
a ligl t visible 20 miles at the extreme
point of Boshu Peninsula, which steam
ers inbound to Japan must round to
swing into the channel, leading Into
Tokio Bay. where lies Yokohama, 40 miles
from Shirahama.
Cape Inubee's high leading light is first
seen, and the steamers turn southward
to where Nojlma's flash marks the turn
around Boshu with Mera and Sunosakl
lights .on the western side to show the
way between the last named and Joga
hima into Tokio Bay. About 20 miles
from Shirahama Is Oshlma or Vries
Island, with Its natural lighthouse, a live
volcano that shows a pillar of fire in the
night. Shirahama is a small fishing vil
lage, the usual long beach with thatched
houses of wattle and two Inns offering
shelter for passengers landed from the
steamer. There is a large fleet of fishing
vessels, which catch bonites off Oshima.
A daily steamship service connects the
place with Yokohama, a seven-hour run.
There is considerable rock on the eastern
side of Boshu, but the western side Is
sandy. SuneskI being literally translated
"Sand Point."
Yokohama is well supplied with salvage
plants, but could not dock the Dakota,
and it Is doubtful If this could be done
nearer than Kobe.
SAW MEN JUMP OVER WALL
Brownsville Man Eye-Witness to
Shooting From Fort.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex., March 5. The
cross-examination of Joseph Martinez
occupied the morning session in the Pen
rose courtmartial case today. The wit
ness testified to . seeing flashes of guns
behind the garrison wall near which his
house stands and told of seeing four or
five men Jump over the wall. The men
who jumped the wall had guns and were
tiring, he said.
With the placing of Second Lieutenant
H. S. Grler, Twenty-fifth Infantry, on the
stand this afternoon, the prosecution
practically closed its case. The defense
has about 30 witnesses to introduce.
WHO FIRED THE SHOT?
Jury Undecided Whether Guerln Is
Suicide or Woman Murderess.
CHICAGO, March 5. A Coroner's Jury
was unable today to determine whether
Webster Guerin. the artist, who was
found dead In his studio last week, came
to his death from a shot fired by him
self or by Mrs. McDonald, who was In the
studio at the time of the shooting and is
now under arrest charged with killing
Guerin. The jury was out more than eight
hours and finally returned an open verdict.
The case will now go to the grand jury
and the Criminal Court.
CHINESE FAMINE IS WORSE
Women and Children Sold to Pro
cure Food Dogs Are Eaten.
VICTORIA. B. C. March 5. Advices
from Central China report famine condi
tions becoming worse. Middle-aged wo
men are being sold at from $5 to $10. and
children at from S3 to S4. Complaints are
made that officials are delaying shipments
of flour sent by the foreign relief com
mittee. A correspondent who toured the
famine districts reports it denuded of all
provisions and lawlessness is growing. In
some places dogs are being caught by
starving people by means of traps and
hooks and are eaten as soon as captured.
Works for Good Roads.
Samuel C. Lancaster, consulting engineer
of the office of public roads, at Washing
ton. D. C, visited Portland last night
after delivering a lecture at Vancouver
on the subject of good roads. The affair
was under the auspices of the Washing
ton Good Roads Association and there
was a large attendance. The address was
illustrated with stereo pt icon views of the
highways of various countries. Mr. Lan
caster has established headquarters In
Seattle, and will remain in the Northwest
for six months. He will later come to
Oregon and hold meetings under the man
agement of the Oregon association. Mr.
Lancaster was brought West through the
efforts of . Samuel Hill, president of the
Washington Good Roads Association.
Beware of Frequent Colds.
A succession of colds or a protracted
cold in almost certain to end in chronic
catarrh, from which few persons ever
wholly recover. Give every cold the at
tention it deserves and you may avoid this
disagreeable disease. How can you cure
a cold? Why not try Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy? It Is highly recommended
as a cure for colds. Mrs. M. White, of
Butler. Tenn., says: "Several years ago I
was bothered with my throat and lungs.
Someone told me of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. I began using it and it relieveu
me at once. I used it tor some time and
it cured me. Now my throat and lungs
are sound and walL"
LOSES ITS CHANCE
Northern Pacific Cannot Get
Rich Timber Land. -
ROOSEVELT GETS IN FIRST
Vast Unsuryeyed Area in Washing
ton Included in Forest Reserves.
Railroad Must Take Less
Valuable Indemnity Land.
OREGONIAN X E-W S BUREAU,
Washington, March 5. By the creation
of the two million acres of forest re
serve lir King, Kittitas and Chelan
Counties, Washington, the President
euchred the Northern Pacific Railroad
out of. nearly a, million acres of land
that would have accrued to it under
Its grant, had the land been surveyed.
Much land on either slope of the Cas
cade Mountains has very valuable tim
ber. The odd section railroad land had
not been patented because it was un
surveyed and, now that the reserve Is
created, the railroad cannot get this
timber land but will be obliged to
make indemnity selections.
The Government having reserved all
the best timber land in Washington,
indemnity selections will in many In
stances embrace land far less valuable
than that taken for forest reserve. In
this way the Government will be in
part compensated for its losses by rea
son of extensive lieu selections made
by the Great Northern some years ago,
when it took the cream of the Govern
ment timber land in exchange for bar
ren mountain peaks in the Rainier
Park reserve.
It is announced today that grazing
on all the reserves created yesterday
will be permitted during the coming
season, as if no reserves had been
created; no fee will be imposed until
next session.
MAY GRADUATE TO CONSULATE
Isaac A. Manning: to Take Examina
tion for South America.
-OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, March 5. At the Joint re
quest of Senator Fulton and John Bar
rett, the President has designated Isaac
A. Manning, of Portland, for examina
tion with a view to appointment to a
consular position in South America.
Under the new law only persons
designated by the President may take
the examination and those making a
higher mark are appointed to existing
vacancies.
If Mr. Manning makes a good show
ing, his appointment to some South
American post is probable. The regu
lar examination will be held here
March 14, but, if he is unable to reach
here, then he will be given a special
examination a few weks later.
Isaac A. Manning is advertising man
ager of the J. C. Lee Co.
Northwest Postal Changes. t
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, March 5. Archie R. Grant
has been appointed regular, Allan
James substitute, rural carrier, route
2, at Rochester, Washington. Howard
B. Lee has been appointed postmaster
at Krupp, Wash., vice F. A. Wingate,
resigned.
CLEVELAND IN PROTEST
Objects to State Restrictions on In
surance Investments.
NEW YORK, March 5. Announcement
was made today that Grover Cleveland
has submitted a "brief to the Association
of Life Insurance Presidents, of which
he is ,the head, in reference to certain
threatened legislation, which would force
them to invest their funds In the various
states in proportion to the volume of
business transacted in those states. The
brier says:
It seems quite apparent that if the best
legislative results are to be reached by
safeguarding all the Interests In any way
related to life Insurance, and by subserv
ing the people's interests In the premises
by the passage of wholesome laws, those
who make our laws should be free from all
vindictive feeling and misleading prejudices
and duly guarded against dangerous disre
gard of safe and conservative legislative
rules. In many states contemplating such
legislation there la a normal, healthy de
mand for all or nearly ail the securities
contemplated In pending bills, which are so
absolutely safe and unquestioned as to ex
cuse "the life insurance companies In ac
cepting them as securities for their trust
funds. '
And yet they are forced to nurchase in
such a. market and must under severe pains
and penalties invest in such securities as
remain arter investors on the ground have
made their choice, or to pay for those more
desirable the manipulated advance Invited
by their legally created necessities. It mat
ters not how many states pass similar
statutes nor how much th resources of
the companies may be actually impaired
under this operation, nor does U matter
whether these forced Investments are good
or bad, whether they are convertible or not
convertible, whether they are in the cus
tody of the companies or of officers of the
several states, as In such cases proposed, in
ail contingencies policies arid premiums must
be paid a3 they accrue.
None of us have in our biblical reading
discovered an incident which smacks more
of unfairness and oppression than the ex
action by the strong that those at their
mercy should "make bricks without straw."
STATE'S CASE IS COMPLETE
Not Allowed to Corroborate Par
rent's Evidence Against Sheets.
SALT L.AKB CITY. March 6. The state
rested its case today at the preliminary
hearing or Chief of Police George Sheets,
charged with conspiracy to rob tourists.
Very little of the evidence offered in cor
roboration of the confession of W. H.
Parrent, a confidence man who professed
to have paid the Chief a percentage, was
admitted by the court. The defense will
There Is only one
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deceive. Hits first sad original Cold Tablet
la a WHITE PACKAfiE with
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AGENTS ROYAL
Some Rich and Rare Bargains
In Women's Highest Grade Underwear
Samples of Highest Grade Underwear for One-Half the Regular Price
See the
Bin Fifth St.
Window
sleeves, or any
of the vests run from 25c to $5.00
SAMPLE SALE PRICES.
less, knee length,
others with high
We have these in light or medium weight or in the very thinnest gauze for the real hot days of mid-Summer.
wearers of union suits may be exactly suited, and, mind you, they are selling for just half regular prices.
ON ACCOUNT OF THE VERY LOW PRICE AT WHICH WE SELL THESE GOODS, NO NE CAN BE
MEN'S SHOES, for wear, style
and comfort, any last, well makes obtainable, in plain or
made, good (fr Q tf shiny leathers, &7 fif
leather tpJ.OU $5.00 to. $ f .UU
MAILMEN, MOTORMEN, POLICEMEN We pay special attention
to shoes for you. Made especially for the kind of work you do,
built for the wear you give them. Sold on a very close margin,
and the best shoes you'll find for the money we ask, )
the pair, $4.00 and P-' IS
New faour Spring Garments Ready
Our Miss Bernard is just back from the East, and announces that she considers this the most successful buying trip
she has ever made.
For over two months Miss Bernard has been diligently seeking all that was worthy among the new garments, and
comes home full of enthusiasm concerning the new Spring models in ready-made wear.
Changes are rather marked, and it is generally conceded that the styles were never so charming as now. Eton suits are
much in evidence among the new arrivals, as well as the smart, chic little pony jacket suits.
Both plain and fancy figured materials are used, while the trimmings are more tastefully applied this season than for
many seasons past.
NEW COATS for Spring wear are coming every day, many of the swagger three-quarter lengths being shewn, but there
are also a large number of the ultra-smart little covert jackets, and short jackets in fancy and wool mixtures.
Waists are mostly in the short-sleeved models this season; lightweight materials, of course, are in the majority, tho
we have some charmingly pretty numbers in silks and mercerized goods.
We'll be pleased to have you call and see the new arrivals in smart styles. Plenty vof them on display in the Second
Floor Suit Salon. No trouble to help you decide what style you like best, even if you don't want to buy.
move the discharge of the defendant on
the ground that the prosecution has not
made out a case.
ARMY SUPPLIES TO MANILA
Transport Thomas Also Carries a
"egro Cavalry Regiment.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 5. The
United States Army transport Thomas
sailed, today for Manila via Honolulu and
Guarri. In addition to a full list of pas
sengers she carried the Tenth Cavalry,
a negro regiment, which arrived here yes
terday from Wyoming, and about 4000 tons
of army1 supplies.
STOREHOUSE IS BLOWN UP
Forty Persons Injured; One Man
Xot Expected to Recover.
POTTSVII,I,E. Pa., March 5. By the
explosion of 1000 pounds of dynamite In
the storehouse of the Richards Colliery.
Quinine
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WORCESTER CORSETS
That's the gist of the story in a nutshell. Now read the particulars. We secured the entire sample line
of one of the largest and best-known manufacturers in the' country. Tocfc an immense quantity and got the
smallest price that has ever been quoted to us for goods of this splendid quality. Can't advertise the
maker's name; agreed not to do that when we made the purchase. No cheap goods. among them at all
nothing but THE BEST there is made in .knit underwear for women and children. Sale begins this
morning and the wise ones that come first and take advantage of the entire assortment will find here
the greatest underwear bargains they have ever been offered. Regularly these goods sell for all the way
from 2oc to $9.50 the garment. Now you can choose any garment for half. ' .
WOMEN'S VESTS of cotton, lisle or finest silk, come WOMEN'S PANTS in knee or ankle length, wide
in white or colors, plain or elegantly trimmed, low lace-trimmed or fitted knee; come in colors and ma
' r tenals to match vests. Regular prices f-fglf
neck, sleeveless style, high neck, with long or short from 50c to $5.00 Sale Price 1011
way you want them. Regular prices
Half
WOMEN'S UNION SUITS, in all styles and of all
or pure silk. Come in white, or pink, and in plain
with lace-trimmed knee, others same description, only they have fitted
neck and long or half sleeves in ankle length.
Now, Let9 s Talk
- About
Men's Shoes
Are you men sure you are getting the best there
is in shoe service t Do you get all you should
for the money you pay t Are we selling you your
shoes now? If you can't say yes to all of these
questions, try buying a pair of shoes from us
the NEXT pair. We have many exclusive styles
for men, many advantages over the exclusive shoe
store and many over the . ordinary department
store. The best and largest shoe factories want
our business and take pains to please us and get
the business. We. carry nothing but the best
sorts of shoes, and at any price you pay here
you're sure of a good pair of shoes.
MEN'S HIGH-GRADE SHOES,
U V ltorn firlAct loofVlBTC n I
of the Susquehannah Coal Company, near
Mount Carmel today, 40 persons were in
jured, one of them, Lewis Do ale. fa
tally. The explosion caused damage to
the extent of 150,000.
The dynamite house was 250 feet from
the offices of the company. No one is
known to have been in the house at the
time, and the cauie of the explosion Is a
mystery.
The office building1. In which the clerks
were at work, the supply house and the
carpenter shops, all filled with workmen.
Coats
A
MAIL ORDERS FILLED
from 50c to $5.00 Sale Price
WOMEN'S CORSET COVERS, beautiful designs, in
medium-priced or very nne materials. Regular
prices from 75c to $3.50 each
Sale Price
materials, fine cotton, Swiss ribbed lisle, silk and lisle,
or daintily trimmed styles. Some are low neck, sleeve
New Spring Suitings
Today
Today will be the last day we offer
the newest Spring pattern, comes
54 inches wide, and for the special price that we put on it for three
days it's really a remarkable value. Splendid for making Spring
lanor-maae suns; come in lnvisinte cnecics, stripes
and plaids, ine special price the
" is only
were wrecked, most of the workmen be
ing: Injured by flying: splinters and sev
eral sustained fractured arms or legs.
The explosion made a hole in the ground
50 feet in diameter and 15 feet deep.
Several hundred men and boys are thrown
out of employment temporarily.
Sentence on Riotous Troopers.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan.. March 5. The
sentences of the three troopers of the
Ninth Cavalry, who caused the riot on a
H. B. LITT
351 WASHINGTON ST.
and Wraps For the Opera
SPECIAL REDUCTION OF Va
ON ALL, OPERA COATS
House Furnishings
French China In odd pieces,
selllne at remarkable reductions
in price to effect a quick closing
out. The decorations are pink
roses and gold stippled border.
Ten Con nnd Saucer
Vorth 5c each. Special Ar
to close ,JC
-ln. rinten. worth 45c. for Sf
Ment Dtshea, worth Jl.fi.". . 83
!Hea Pltw. worth 37o. 01.85
Half
knee, and still
An assortment so
RETURNED OR
complete that all
EXCHANGED.
Special Drive
In the Corsets
For today's sale we offer a lot of Royal
Worcester Tape Girdles, especially adapted
to slender figures and athletic exercises.
These are made of good material, come in
pink, blue and white, and the 6izes run from
IS to 24. Regularly they sell for $1.25 each
today we're going to give you an
extra good bargain, and this QQ
splendid little girdle goes for only. . OC
at $1.24
this suiting at this small price. It's
in the light pastel coloriners. a eood
$1.24
yard
streetcar here Christmas eve, the' men
having recently been tried by court
martial, have been received at Fort Leav
enworth. The department commander, in
reviewing the proceedings, cut down the
sentence of Private Stewart, Troop F.
from two years in the military prison to
one year. Saddler George Taylor, Troop
F, was sentenced to be confined at hard
labor in charge of the post guard for 30
days, the first seven days to be put on a
bread-and-water diet.
OFF