THE MOBXIXG OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1907.
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MELON TO BE CUT "
BY HILL SYSTEM
New Deal to Give Great North
ern All Stock in the .
Burlington.
SURPLUS TO BE DIVIDED
Northern Pacifio Stockholders to
Have S20 a Share Dividend From
Stock Distributed Among the
Great Northern Holders.
NEW YORK, July 19. (Special.)-The
proposal for a readjustment of the re
lations existing among the three Hill
lines the Northern Pacific, the Great
Northern and the Burlington has
reached such a stage that it was said on
excellent authority , today that in all
probability steps In this direction will
be taken before the end of this year.
What is proposed, according to well-
informed predictions. Is the purchase by
the Great Northern of the Northern Pa
cific equity In the Burlington, the dis
tribution of a J20 cash dividend to the
Northern Pacific stockholders and such
an arrangement with the holders of the
Great Northern, Northern Pacific and
Burlington collateral trust bonds as will
permit the distribution of the Burling
ton stock to the Great Northern stock
holders, with provision for the guaran
teeing by the Great Northern of divi
dends on the Burlington road.
The details of the plan were not very
clearly denned in today's reports, and
It is recognized that many legal and
other difficulties will have to be over
come to carry such plan into effect. The
purchase of the Northern Pacific equity
in the Burlington has been discussed on
several occasions over a period of two
years or more, and at one time the Hill
Interests were understood to be practi
cally prepared to announce the plan. The
matter went over, however, and It is only
recently. It is said, that it has been again
taken up for serious consideration, the
plan being now amplified to Include the
eventual distribution of Burlington stock.
Since the Burlington was acquired by
the Great Northern and the Northern
Pacific in 1901, the road's earnings have
Increased at a rapid rate and each year
a large surplus over dividends has been
earned and expended In the Improvement
of the property.
FINED FOR VIOIiATIXG LAW
North Carolina Court Is Severe on
Southern Railroad.
RALEIGH. N. C. July 19. The South
ern Railway Company was today fined
$30,000. and Thomas Green, agent for the
company, tinefi to, in the state court here
for celling railroad tickets at a rate in
excess of that provided by the recent state
law for a uniform rate of 2i cents a mile
in North Carolina. The court required
Green to promise not to sell tickets at the
Illegal rate. Green made the promise and
paid the fine.
STEVEXS IS M ELLEN'S HELPER
Former Canal-Digger Vice-President
of New Haven Road.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., July 19. It was
announced today by President Mellen, of
the New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad Company, that John F. Stevens,
ex-chief engineer of the Panama Canal,
had been appointed a vice-president of
the road. Mr. Stevens will have charge
of all matters pertaining to operation.
Reduced Passenger Rates Made.
CHICAGO. July 19. New interstate pas
senger rates between all points in Illi
nois. Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, Wiscon
sin and North and South Dakota .were
made effective at midnight last night.
This reduoes all interstate passenger
rates to the basis of 2 cents a mile, ex
cept Wisconsin and the Dakotas, where
the rates are based on 2H cents a mile.
The law recently passed in Wisconsin,
making -the rate 3 cents a mile, will be
come effective August 15, and rates to
points In that state then will be further
reduced.
fense, if any evidence could be se
cured tending to establish such de
fense. "In the opinion of the court, no evi
dence was introduced by the defense
even pointing to" or indicating that the
acts of violence testified to by Orchard.
If actually committed by any one. were
committed by any other person or per
sons than as testified to by the last
named witness.
Must Show Facts, Not Motives.
"Neither Is there any evidence tending
to point to or from which It might be
Inferred that any Individual or any com
bination of persons procured any other
person to commit said acts of violence,
If they were committed, than as testified
to by said witness. At the farthest, the
testimony introduced would only furnish
a motive perhaps for some one else to
commit or procure the .commission of the
various acts of violence Involved which
I were testified- to in behalf of the state.
nut it clear mai me motive alone
In a third person to commit an offense
for which a party is being tried Is not
admissible in the absence of other testi
mony in some way connecting or point
ing to such third person as the guilty
party. The witness Orchard has testified
minutely and In detail to the circum
stances involving the Vindicator explo
sion, the explosion at the Independence
depot and other acts, and attempted acts
of violence In the city of Denver.
Orchard's Story Not Disproved.
"The testimony Introduced by. the
defense in relation to deportations, 'the
destroying of property belonging to the
local unions of the Western Federation
of Miners and the various conflicts
between the union miners and their
sympathizers and the Mineowners' As
sociation and the militia and the vari
ous Citizens' Alliances does not point
to any one or even indicate that any
particular person either committed the
acts of violence complained of or pro
cured Orchard to commit such acts of
violence. And in the absence of such
connecting evidence the court feels
compelled to take this evidence from
the Jury and instruct them totally to
disregard it in arriving at their ver
dict. The action of the court in this
matter is perhaps an unpleasant duty,
but it is a responsibility that the court
has no right to shift from itself to
the jury when called upon for a final
consideration of this case.
Orchard Was Corroborated.
"Counsel for the defense urges that, if
this testimony Is withdrawn from the
Jury all evidence Involving the Vindi
cator explosion, the Independence depot
explosion and other acts of violence and
attempted acts of violence in the State
of Colorado testified to by the witness
Orchard should be withdrawn from the
Jury. This evidence the court has no
power to withdraw from the Jury unless
upon the theory that the testimony of
the witness Orchard, being an accomplice
and a co-conspirator, might be found to
be entirely without corroboration.
"He has testified, although an accom
plice and a co-conspirator, to all of these
acts of violence and has either before or
after connected this defendant therewith.
The court Is clearly of the opinion that
there is sufficient corroboration to neces
sitate the submission of this evidence to
the Jury and that the same reasons for
withdrawing this evidence do not exist as
to the evidence of deportations and other
acts of violence in the Cripple Creek and
Telluride country.
"The testimony of the state, for what
ever it may be worth, with the Jury, con
nects the defendant on trial directly with
the various acts of violence involved in
the evidence of the state, so far as they
apply to the State of Colorado, while the
testimony of the defense, which will be
withdrawn from the jury, does not point
to or indicate that any other person or
persons either committed such acts of
violence or procured the commission
thereof. "
Instructions to Jury.
"For these reasons the court will In
struct the Jury, when arriving at its ver
dict, to disregard all evidence introduced
by the defense and upon rebuttal relating
to deportations of miners and other per
sons from Cripple Creek and the vicinity
of Telluride and all evidence in relation
to' all the conflicts in the same locality
between the Western Federation of
Miners and their sympathizers on the one
stde and the military organizations, de
tectives and Mineowners' Association and
Individuals In the same localities on the
other." .
Counsel for the defense have renewed
their motion, as made at the conclusion
of the case first made by the state, that
the court advise the jury to return a ver
dic in favor of the defendant for rea
sons given In said motion, and this mo
tion will be denied."
The defense noted an exception to the
whole of the decision.
SCORES WlTHH0T WORDS
(Continued from Firat Page.)
ated by a desire to serve his country and
state as an honest citizen."
Mr. Hawley suspended here and will re
sume when court convenes at 9:30 A. M.
tomorrow.
COUNTER-CHARGE THROWN OtTT
Court Strikes Out All Evidence or
Mineowners Conspiracy.
BOISE. Idaho, July 19. Judge Wood, as
oon as he had taken his place on the
bench, began to read his decision as to
the exclusion of certain evidence in the
Haywood trial. He announced that his de
cision was but a preliminary to the In
structions he will give the Jury at the
conclusion of the arguments. The most
Important phase of the decision was that
striking out of the case all relation to the
leportation of the miners from the Cripple
Creek and Telluride districts of Colorado.
In the first Instance, Judge Wood struck
out of the record that portion of Orchard's
testimony relating to what Pettibone told
him of a trip on which he had sent Steve
Adams to get rid of Claim jumpers In
Northern Idaho This matter, he said,
had not been connected up in any way
with the defendant, Haywood.
"The next question suggested by the
court and argued by counsel," said
Judge Wood, "involves the materiality
of evidence Introduced by the defense,
showing a long series of deportations
of miners and other persons and other
acts of violence, involving the destruc
tion of property belonging to the West
ern Federation of Miners or certain
local unions thereof; also as to the ma
teriality of other evidence introduced
by the defense showing that the Pink
erton detective agency hau placed its
detectives in various local unions of
aid Federation of Miners.
Counter-Conspiracy Not Proved.
"The court suggested the Immateri
ality of this evidence before the con
clusion of the state's rebuttal, and ad
vised counsel that argument would be
invited thereon before the instructions
of the court were settled. This testi
mony was all admitted upon the prom
ise and assurance of counsel that the
proper connection would be made
showing that some at least of the vari
ous acts of violence testified to by the
witness Orchard were either not com
mitted by the witness Orchard, or if
committed by htm, some other persons
or persons procured him to commit
such acts of violence, either of which
.d.ef.enae vnvEiaBer baa loxiUmta dliJLW,.. dmsu
ELK TEETH DISAPPROVED
B. P. O. E. Considers Resolution
Abolishing Emblem.
PHILADELPHIA. July 19. The Grand
Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective
Order, of Elks closed its session today. A
feature, of the proceedings of the Grand
Lodge session was the discussion of the
movement to prevent the slaughter of
Elks, that their teeth might be secured
for emblems.
A committee was appointed to investi
gate the matter, and a resolution calling
upon members of the order to cease wear
ing elks' teeth as emblems until the com
mittee returns its' report, was passed
after a warm debate.
Past Exalted Grand Exalted Ruler
Melvin, of California, 8n a spirited
speech, favored the formation of a com
mittee to that end.
Members from Wyoming, Oregon and
other Western states, opposed the
measure, contending that the pulling of
elk teeth caused np pain, and that the
animal was not killed in large numbers,
as only tourists and amateur hunters
hunted the animal. The resolution wiH
probably be adopted.
Daniel J. Shern, past exalted ruler
of the Philadelphia lodge, on behalf
of the members, presented Henry A.
Melvin with a magnificent painting of
himself.
Installation of officers followed.
Before adjourning the lodge elected
Colonel Albert J. Holley, of Hackensack,
N. J., grand trustee, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of John D. O'Shea,
who died yesterday.
Announcement of the prize winners In
the drill contests and parade, and for
decorations, will not be made until tomor
row morning.
The big feature of Elks' week being
over, thousands departed today. A
large delegation devoted the day to a
pilgrimage to Valley Forge, where
United States Senator Knox delivered
a patriotic address.
The committee on contests and awards
late tonight announced prize awards,
among them being the following who
won prizes:
Lodges making best appearance in line.
third prize. $100. El Paso.
Lodges appearing in unique uniforms.
first prize. $100. El Paso.
Leanest Elk, 25, J. E. Neis, Pasadena,
Cal.
Tallest TAk, J25, Carl M. Koening, Sac
ramento, Cal.
Smallest Elk. $25, Jerry D. Sullivan,
Roseburg, Or.
Special prize of $500 for the largest band
In line. Guadalajara Band, of Mexico,
which accompanied El Paso Lodge.
Hawaiian Chinese Gets $19,000.
HONOLULU, July 19. Joseph Gooklm.
a Hawaiian Chinese, has been awarded
$19,000 (Mexican) for Injuries sustained
during the pillaging of the missions at
Only "Owl" Cut
Rate Drug Store.
In Oregon. All standard reme
dies, toilet articles, drugs, soaps,
etc., at cut prices. Everything
reduced; not merely a few specials.
Established 1850-FIFTY.SEVEN YEARS IN BUSINESS-Established 1850
Good Merchandise Only Quality Considered Our Prices Are Always the Lowest
$lDown,$l a Week
Pays for complete outfit of a
Victor Talking Machine
And necessary records. Exhibi
tions daily in our Victor Hall.
Catalogues and price lists free.
New records monthly.
Jaunty Straw Sailors
$2.00 Values 98c
The Summer Girl's costume is not complete
this year without a smart, banded sailor.
In its simple elegance there is an attractive
ness that nothing else can match. Special
for today we offer fine quality Milan, Straw
Sailors, well made, in the most correct
shapes, with all-silk ribbon bands, . n
$2 values, for only OC
Water Doesn't Turn "WEARWELL" Hosiery Green
Wearwell Hosiery Stays Black FASTEBLAck
Sea water and all other kinds of water meet their match in "Wearwell" hosiery. It is
black, and it doesn't turn brown or green or yellow or any Other nondescript color. Many
Portland women have tried them, generally because of some one's personal recommenda
tion. Hardly any one will wear anything else, once they are known. Every pair bears the
"Wearwell" trademark. Look for It, Don't be deceived or Imposed upon by dealers who
will be only too glad to do it. Only at Llpman-Wolf e's in sizes for women and children,
25c a pair.
Sale Women's Black Hosiery
50c, 7 5c, 85c Vals. 29c
WW-, -1
-5000 of Women's Black Stockings of every
style and high-class, imported grades Fine
black lisle lace boots, allover laces, gauze
lisle, gauze cotton, garter tops, crowfoot; in
fact, black Hosiery of all descriptions, all
finest imported qualities, real Hermsdorf
dye. The qualities are equal to those given
in our famous 29c sales, and the fine weaves
and desirable colors make these the greatest
bargains of the season. Every woman who
wants to be sure of getting her share ought
to be here early in the morning. Regular
50c, '75c, 85c values. A bargain that will
bring an enthusiastic crowd of
shoppers, at only
29c
On Sale at Bargain Table, Third St Entrance,
None C. O. D. No Phone Orders.
All Children's Wash Dresses
Values to $3.75 for $145
Values to $6.50 for $2.55
This big clearance sale of all our Children's Wash Dresses
and Suits in white and all colors, ages 6 to 16, of gingham,
madras, Swiss, linon and other materials, offers two great
specials
All Values to ?3.75, Special ffl.45
All Values to $6.50, Special $2.55
5000
Stocks, Turnovers And
Embroidered
Collars
7cEa. vSaef 4 f or 25c
5000 Women's Stock Collars, Turnovers, Embroidered
Collars, etc., in embroidered and Japanese hand-drawn
work, etc., 25c and 35c values at 4 for 25c,
each
Feather Dusters
25c soft Down Dusters for fine bric-a-brac,
pianos and pictures; sale
price 12
45c Turkey Dusters, for the walls and
furniture; sale price 23
Selected Ostrich Dusters, small size;
sale price 20
Selected Ostrich Dusters, jnedium
size; sale price 2oC
Selected Ostrich Dusters, large size;
sale price 3o
Selected Ostrich Dusters, extra large;
sale price, 50c and 7o
Soft Turkey Dusters, medium size;
sale price 35
Soft Turkey Dusters, extra medium
size; sale price 45J
All Straw Hats $1.50
Your choice from our entire magnificent
stock of Young's Famous Straw Hats the
pride of New York at 50
Annual Summer Clearance of
White Linen Parasols
$3.50-$5 VaL $1.95
This is the great Parasol opportunity of the
entire year a sale of highest grade, pure white
Linen Parasols, selling regularly from $3.50 to
$5.00. And the warmest July and August lin-
of us. Less than
gerie days are still ahead
wholesale cost. Get an early
choice
$1.95
25c Cotton Vests, 19c
40c Rib Lisle Vests, 29c
63c Lisle Vests for 39c
5000 women's Ribbed Cotton Vests, low 1Qr
neck, sleeveless; special today ACT I
500 women's fine quality Swiss Ribbed Lisle
"Vests, lace-trimmed yoke; regular 40c OQc'
quality; special '..
Women 's fine grade Swiss Ribbed Lisle "Vests,
lace or crochet-trimmed yoke; 63c OQi
. quality; Saturday .,
Sale of Office Supplies
Ledgers, Journals, Day Books, Memorandum
Books, Pencils, Inks, Etc.
Great special purchase at half price of Ledg
ers, Journals, Records and Day Books, canvas
covered, with leather corners. Priced as follows :
150-page Books, 50c value. .'. ... .23
200-page Books, 65c value 38
300-page Books, 75c value 48
400-page Books, 85c value 58
500-page Books, $1.25 value 68
600-page Books, $2.50 value 98
Also Journals, Ledgers, Records and Day Books
extra fine black clothbound, with leather cor
ners; a splendid, serviceable book, at a price that
is a great reduction from exclusive stationery
stores :
150-page Books, reg. $1.25 value.78
200-page Books, reg. $1.75 value.88
300-page Books, reg. $1.75 value.98
Board-cover Books for grocers and butchers; 10c
size 7J
Big assortment of novel Vest Pocket Memo. Books
regular 10c value 4
Vest Pocket Memo. Books, in red and black cov
ers, assorted rulings; 15c value 8J
Canvas-covered Memo. Books, open on end or
side; sale price 4i
Fine bound Memo. Books; all kinds of covers; 15e
and 20c values 8J
CITY HAS A REM
ENTIRE CHANGE OF GOVERN
MENT AT IiOTTISVLLLiE. '
Old Gang Ousted for Election
Frauds New Mayor Makes Clean
Sweep and Screws Down Lid.
LOUISVILLE, July 19. With the ap
pointment by Governor Beckham of a
complete new hoard of Counctlmen and
Aldermen; th a day or two Louisville will
have reached the culmination of a polit
ical revolution, which' in extent and ef
fect has only been paralleled by one or
two other cities of the first class In the
history of the United States.
The upheaval Is the result of the recent
discussion of the Kentucky Court of Ap
peals overturning the municipal election
of 1905. On the face of the returns, as
counted on election day, the Democratic
ticket for city and county officers (Jef
ferson County) was declared elected, but
a contest In the courts was instituted by
representatives of the fusion" ticket, the
only one in the field against the Demo
crats. The Court of Appeals decided that
"gross frauds." in the matter of re
peating illegal voting. Intimidation of
voters and falsification of the count, had
prevailed to such an extent as to render
the election invalid.
Under the terms of the court's mandate
it became Incumbent on Governor Beck
ham to appoint boards of Council and
Alderman and a Mayor for the City of
Louisville and a County Judge for Jeffer
son County. The Mayor and County Judge
were, under the law, empowered to fill all
the remaining county and city offices
made vacant by the decision. All the ap
pointees under the decision hold office
until a special election Is held in Novem
ber of this year to fill the offices until
April 1. 1909.
Governor Beckham appointed Robert W.
Bingham, Mayor; Walter P. Lincoln was
appointed County Judge.
The new Mayor and County Judge pro-
clean sweep of all the minor officers, such
as City Treasurer, Sheriff, etc. The May
or also appointed new Boards of Safety
and Public Works.
The Board of Safety has requested the
resignation of Chief of Police Gunther,
and the reduction of the Assistant Chief
and six captain to the rank of patrolmen.
Similar sweeping changes are - expected
to be made in the personnel of the Fire
Department, although Mayor Bingham an
nounced last night that he would retain
the Chief. Fillmore Tyson.
" One of the results so far of the changes
has been the putting of the "lid" down
tight on saloons and gambling and the
general exodus of small gamblers and
tenderloin habitues and "suspects" of all
kinds. Last Sunday Louisville was abso
lutely dry from midnight Saturday until
E o'clock A. M., Monday.
FUGITIVE CAUGHT AT LAST
Oakland Postal Clerk Accused of
Stealing Is in Nantucket.
BOSTOJft July 19. Paul B. Turner,
formerly a clerk in the postoffice at
Oakland, Cal., 'after many months of
wandering was arrested today- as a fu
gitive from Justice at Nantucket. He is
alleged to have robbed the Oakland post
office of a package containing money
order funds amounting to $868 last De
cember. He was taken before United
States Commissioner Goodspeed In New
Bedford upon the charge of larceny of
Government funds, pleaded not guilty
and held in J200O ball.
He will be brought to this city and ul
timately will be transferred to Califor
nia. , -
Want to Sell Centralia Gas.
-JLfiejied lor th with to njajt practicaljy a
CENTRALIA, Wash., ' July 19.
(Special.) B. H. Potely, representing
Seattle parties, appeared before the
Council Tuesday and asked for a fran
chise to furnish gas to the city for il
luminating and fuel purposes. This
makes two gas franchises before the
Council at the present time. As the city
owns the electric light plant here, It is
doubtful whether either of the franchises
will be granted unless one or both of the
companies agree to only furnish the gas
kjfor fuel purpose.
COAST ASSOCIATION IS MEETING
IN SACRAMENTO.
President Hall, of Portland, Pre
sides and Responds to Mayor's
Welcoming Address.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., July 19. (Special.)
The Pacific Coast Advertising Mens' As
sociation was called to order this after
noon by President R. M. Hall, of Port
land. Mayor Beard, of Sacramento, de
livered an address of welcome, which was
responded to by the president of the as
sociation. The business session occupied
the afternoon'. The reports, made by the
officers show the association is in a splen
did condition. During the afternoon meet
ing 37 new members were elected to mem
bership, the largest number ever taken
In at one meeting. The evening session
was held In the magnificent new hall of
the Elks, and 2000 were present to hear
the programme which was an unusually
Btrong one. B. I. Dasent, advertisement
manager of the Portland Railway, Light
& Power Company, read a per upon
electricity as a factor In advertising.
Seven other papers were read by publicity
men from all over the Coast. Saturday
will be given over to pleasure, followed
by an elegant banquet in the evening, at
which time a splendid programme will be
carried out, Portland being represented on
the programme by R. M. Hall, P. W.
Custer and B. I. Dasent.
DEAD OF THE NORTHWEST
Glen Peterson, Once Wealthy, Dies
in Poverty at Hoquiam.
ABERDEEN, Wash., July 19.
(Special.) Glen Peterson, aged 80. for
merly owner of what is known as Peter
son's Point at the mouth of the harbor,
died today at St. Joseph's Hospital,
whereTie had been a patient some years.
Mr. Peterson at one time owned-9000
acres of land at Westport and was a
wealthy man. Through mismanagement
and other reasons he lost his lands and
fortune and died in comparative pov
erty. Mr. Peterson was a native of In
diana and came to Washington In the
early 50s. He leaves a son. His remains,
according to his wish, will be burled In
the cemetery at Montesano.
Fairbanks Greets the Ranchers.
HEPPNER JUNCTION, Or.. July 19.
Traveling unostentatiously in an ordi
nary sleeper and accompanied only by
his private secretary, Vice-President
Charles Warren Fairbanks passed
through here Wednesday afternoon, and
while the O. R. & N. train stood here
for 10 minutes stepped out on the plat
form, where ho was unexpectedly in
troduced to the crowd of traveling men,
farmers, ranchers and railroad men by
his secretary with the words:
"Gentlemen, the Vice-President of the
United States."
In an instant every hat was off, with
the crowd gathered around the tall fig
ure of the Vice-President, and an in
formal reception was quickly in progress.
Cheney Admitted to Practice.
OREGON1AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, July 19. O. A. Cheney, of Ore
gon City, Or., has been admitted to
practice before the Treasury Department.
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