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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1908. 11 508 Wells Fargo Bldg. IF you want to reach homeseekers there is one me . dium, above all others, which should commend itself to your judgment Sunset Magazine. Ten, years' experience in community advertising has demonstrated that there is" no other one publication in the West that : is producing such excellent results for communities as Sunset. The Magazine goes to people throughout the Eastern states who are particularly interested in West ern propositions, and it is especially strong in reaching the districts from which the West has long been draw- ing its largest percentage of settlers. ; An unsolicited editorial tribute in the Pendleton East Oregonian of October 15th sums up the value of Sunset Magazine as follows : ' "It (Sunset) reaches actual homeseekers looking toward the West and it may be said that it has con verted more good citizens to the Western movement than any other agency in the West." It is this circulation that you want if you are adver tising any Western proposition. We have on hand a long list of satisfied advertisers' who will be glad to . r M AGA testify to this fact. For instance, the Ferrier-Brock Company who are extensive dealers in Canadian lands writes us as follows: "We beg to inform you that as a result of our ad which has been running for. the past eight months in your Magazine we have received more .inquiries directly traceable to this source than from all the other Magazines and newspaper advertising which we have been using, which has been considerable." , The Continental Building & Loan Association, (California) says, "I beg to state that Sunset Magazine has given us more returns than all of our other Magazines com bined." Mr. Frederick A. Kribs (Oregon), dealer in ' timber lands, states" that he is advertising in several , Magazines and papers and that he has "received more ' inquiries through Sunset than all the others combined." Every community in the Pacific Northwest should write for our new plan of advertising on a co-operative basis. This plan is the most liberal, effective and far reaching advertising campaign that could possibly be devised. Before placing your order elsewhere let us tell you ) what we can do for you. Address Portland, Oregon PUTER HOTLY ASSAILS THE LAND THIEVES HIGHER UP Declares That "High-Toned Crooks" Whom Statute of Limitations Pro tects, Used Every Effort to Prevent His Pardon reared Exposure by Convict-Author. SA. I. PUTErjawas elated yesterday over the news that he had been pardoned, and -was the recipient of numerous congratulations by tele graph and telephone as soon as It became known that he had been granted bis free dom. By a peculiar coincidence, the doc ument that will give him his liberty will reach here next Monday, January 6, and tie will go forth a free man on his 61st birthday. "While my pardon -was not altogether unexpected," said Puter last night in the County Jail, "it was In the nature of a glad surprise, and certainly a most agree able New Tear's gift. I was aware that Jlr. Heney was doing all be could for me In that direction, and I had full confi dence that he would ultimately be suc cessful, at the same time realizing that he had much to contend with In the shape of opposition from a powerful element that bad selfish motives In wishing to keep me Incarcerated. The principal opposi tion came from persons whom I propose to expose in my forthcoming book on the land frauds. "Several wealthy and Influential East ern lumbermen, besides prominent politi cians of this and other states, were invol ved In the looting of the public domain to such an extent that my efforts in that line seem puny In comparison. But they have been protected by the statute of limitations, and they all along felt Im mune, not only from the law's dragnet, ibut from any kind of unpleasant notorie ty, until it became evident that I Intended to teU the truth about them In my book. Knowing that I was In a position to ex pose their fradulent transactions In the past, and that It would be of such a char acter as to direct the attention of the country to their Illegal operations and create a popular demand for the cancel lation of a great many of their bogus land titles In Oregon, in addition to shattering many political ambitions, they exhibited mich activity In discrediting me that Mr. Heney certainly had his hands full when tie undertook to secure a pardon for me. "They knew that if they could keep me In Jail, it would have a tendency to in fluence public sentiment relative to many statements I might make In the book, no mater how true they might be, and for that reason have moved heaven and earth, not only to prevent the book from coming out, but to handicap me as much as possible In every other way. In their desperation they have even gone to the extent of circulating false reports to the effect that the book would never make Its appearance, hinting that I would be Qwught off Just as if anything those fel lows could raise would compensate me for one-half of the profits I am certain to realise. "I feel very grateful to those friends who have been loyal to me In my trou bles, and Shalt make every effort here after to follow the good advice Mr. Heney gave me in his telegram from Tucaon. Aris.. whlchv was published In The Oregonian this morning. As soon as possible. 1 shall make a flying visit to my family at Berkeley, Cal., return ing here In time to be on hand as a wit ness for the Government In the coming land fraud trials. "The story printed that my pardon was granted In order to make me available as a witness for the Government is sim ply preposterous, and Is about on a par with a lot of other stuff that has been written on the subject by certain Wash ington correspondents. I was a witness In the Blue Mountain Forest Reserve case in the Summer of 1906, which result ed 1n the conviction of P. P. Mays, VVlllard X. Jones and George Sorenson, and also in the Hermann trial In Wash ington. D.- C. last year, though I was serving my sentence at both times, and my testimony carried as much weight be fore the Jury as It would now that I m free. I was on the witness stand the greater part of three days In the Hermann trial, and for several hours In the Blue Mountain case, and Was sub jected to a severe cross-examination by the defense In each instance without shaking my testimony In tho least;" sim ply because I told the truth. "I shall tell the truth on the stand at the coming trials, if I am called as a wit ness, but It was not necessary for the Government to secure my release in order to strengthen my testimony. I guess they. 4felt that I had been punished enough, having been in Jail since June 8, 1906, and that It was only fair to give me a decent chance to redeem the past, which I will do, while a lot of high-toned crooks are enjoying a liberty that the statute of limitations has been kind enough to grant them." BIG EXCURSION PLANNED City to Entertain Spokane and Walla Walla Business Men. An important event of the presents month will be the excursion of the businessmen of Spokane and Walla Walla, who will come on a return visit at the invitation of the businessmen of this city who made an excursion to those cities about two months ago. After a trip about the city the visitors will be entertained at the Commercial Club on the evening of January 7. The architects' exhibition in the Art Museum, beginning January 6 and last ing until January 16, is expected to attract a large number of visitors from surrounding cities and towns. About the middle of the month the State Press Association is to meet here, which will bring representatives from almostN every town In Oregon, and which, as is customary with these meetings, will furnish an opportunity for the editors of Oregon to observe the progress made by the metropolis of the state in whose marvelous de velopment they are taking such an im portant part. January 21-22 the Oregon Retail Hardware and Implement Dealers' Association is to meet in annual ses sion, and this meeting is one of much importance to this center of distribu tion. The Pacific Federation of Imple ment and Hardware Dealers, embracing representatives from points all along the Coast, meets January 23-25, en larging the Bcope of the state organi zation in influence and numbers. PHEGLEY'S BUGGY FOUND On It Is Attached Note From Man Who Is Mlssine. According to advices received yester- day from Canby, Or.. . the theory that James Phegley, a prominent Canby cltl ten. had been robbed" and murdered has been discarded and the belief established that the missing man's disappearance was brought about through his own de sign. Grant Phegley, his son, who Is a resident of Portland, accompanied by a searching party, found the missing buggy and harness which had been used by Mr. Phegley on his trip during which he mysteriously - disappeared on December 18. The buggy and harness had been placed on a side road, little used, about two and a half miles west of Aurora and about six miles from Mr. Phegley's home In Canby. Attached to the buggy was a note which Grant Phegley identified as being in his father's handwriting and which read: "This buggy and harness belong in Canby. James Phegley." An attempt had evidently been made to erase the signature. The body of Mr. Phegley was not found. The belief la now advanced .that Mr. Phegley became slightly demented and wandered away into the woodsr His whereabouts, however, still remain a mystery and searchers are dally beating the woods and the underbrush between Champoeg, Aurora and Canby in the be lief that his body will be found. Mr. Phegley is about 60 years of age and prior to bis disappearance had led apparently a most contended and happy home and business life. He was in the nursery business. . SPENT TWO DAYS HERE Traveling Passenger Agents Ar range Itinerary for Trip. Two days will be spent in Portland by the executive committee of the American Association of Traveling Passenger Agents. Word has been received here that this decision has been reached. The time will be devoted to showing visiting railroad men the city and its surround ings. The visitors will be the guests of the Commercial Club. Local railroad men will assist In their entertainment. M. J. Roche, of Portland, president of the association, has urged all along that at least two days be spent here, and the executive committee has arranged the Itinerary so it will permit of this being done. C. D. Dunann, general passenger agent of the Pacinc Coast Steamship Company, with headquarters at San Francisco, was in Portland yesterday and offered Presi dent Roche the use of either the steamer President or Governor, depending upon which is in Seattle at the time, for a trip around Puget Sound during the con vention, which will be held in Seattle. Stops will be made at every port on the Sound, and a very pleasant time is an ticipated by President Roche, who says the company has entertained the mem bers of the organisation before in a splendid manner. When the association met on the Coast before, in 1905, the members were taken for a trip from Seattle to Victoria and Vancouver, B. C, and the excursion will be remembered a long time by those for tunate enough to participate in it. HARRIMAN EMPLOTESN MEET Freight Officials Hold Business Ses sion in This City. A meeting of all the leading freight of ficials In the Harriman service in this territory was held in this city Monday, when matters of interest to the freight men were discussed and decisions reached on many disputed points. There was a full attendance from all points in the Pacific Northwest. Those present besides Portland freight officials were: Harry Riley, Seattle; A. Macorquodale, district freight agent, Spo kane: R. Burns, division freight and pas senger agent. Walla Walla; C. F. Van de Water, traveling freight agent. Walla Walla; F. F. Wamsley, traveling freight agent, Spokane, and C. W. Mount, Com mercial agent, . Lewlston. . All ate con nected with the O. R. & N. system... Russellvllle Grange Election. At the annual meeting of Russellvllle Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, held in the Russellvllle schoolhouse, the follow ing officers were elected for the year: Master, Emmet Huffman: overseer. C. Lewis; lecturer, Miss Alice Mickelson; secretary. Miss M. Jesma; treasurer, O. Pittman; steward, Samuel Richmond; as sistant steward, John Mickelson; lady as sistant steward. Miss Elsie Lewis; gate keeper, Ray Gill; chaplain, Mrs. Pollock: ceres. Miss Bertha Pollock; pomona. Miss Cldra Andrews; "flora, Mrs. Mabel Mickel son. Tho Grange is a little over two years old and has 133 active members, largely young people. It is collecting funds for a., new hall . Recommends American Bishop. ROME. Jan. L Mgr. Aguis, the papal delegate . In . the Philippine Islands, has recommended to the Vatican the appoint ment of an American ecclesiastic as Bishop of Jaro to replace, the late Mgr. Rooker, FIRES TWICE AT BURGLAR DR. A. N. BRIGGS PUTS INTRUD " ER TO HURRIED FLIGHT. : Both Bullets Thought to Have Missed . Mark Several Offices In the " , Stearns Building Looted. Awakened at 2:30 o'clock yesterday morning by a sound which he at first thought was the wind. Dr. A.- N. Briggs, who bas rooms at 310-311 Stearns Build ing, rubbed his eyes and vaa startled to see a man trying to get into his room through the transom. Dr. Briggs was brought up In the West and has had some experience with guns, so seizing his big revolver he "blazed away" at the burglar. It was very dark and he was unable to take ,good aim, and the bullet smashed the glass in the transom over the man's head. The burglar dropped to the floor outside and quick as a flash the doctor Jumped out of bed for another shot Seeing a faint outline on the plate glass of the door, and supposing it to be the man's shadow, he fired again. Both shots must have gone wild, for the man ran downstairs and escaped through the front door, which was unlocked. Dr. Briggs, nothing daunted, opened his win dow and shouted to a passer-by to stop tbe thief, but the man either could not or would not hear, and the burglar got away. The police were telephoned for at once and the patrol wagon was sent, with Policeman Wendorf, to investigate, but the officer was to late to learn the di rection the mai had taken. The officer's investigation, however, disclosed that the burglar had broken into adjoining offices on the same floor, getting articles of small value from the Western Cooperage Company and the Provident Life Insur ance Company, where Jill the , desks were found broken open and ransacked. The only money secured was that taken from a little savings bank belonging to the stenographer of the Western Cooperage Company. It contained about $2. - : Emperor's Greeting to America. BERLIN, Jan L Emperor William and the Empress received today the New Tear congratulations of the Ambassador ac credited to Berlin. In response to the felicitations offered by Ambassador Tower, His Majesty sent his good wishes for the new year to President Roosevelt and the American people. In the course of his conversation, the Emperor re proached Mr. Tower pleasantly for having announced his Intention of resigning. Mr. and Mrs. Tower gave a reception to the American Colony in Berlin this after noon. Several hundred persons were present. YOUTHFUL ACTOR PLAYS LEAD - IN IMPROMPTU MELODRAMA Celebrates Advent of New Tear Not Wisely but Too Well, and Lands at Police Station Assumes Bole of Bad Man From Bitter Creek. OLDEST WOMAN IN -THE COUNTRY .-. -r44x h V- .4Kx-vv-' pi wa- vwr - v-'vV--c-'-p: THE LATK MRS. MARY RAMSEY WOODJ Copyright Photo, 190T. by Kiser Photo Company. CROWDS of people celebrating the new year in the vicinity of Third and Yamhill streets witnessed a little drama shortly before 1 o'clock yesterday morning, which was staged without a re hearsal, spontaneously drawing a large and appreciative audience and which, con trary to the customs observed in real playhouses, ended in disaster for the hero, who became tbe first prisoner of the police for 190S. The dramatis personae were: "Eat-em-up Jake," the hero, an aU round bad man from Bitter Creek, Idaho, out on a ram page, played by S. Goldberg, a beardless youth of 20 or 21, who, when not engaged in his role of fire-eating, gives free dom to his ambitions for the elevation of the dramatic art as an actor in a local stock company, where be is employed to essay sundry parts distinguished by their unimportance; a burly guardian of the peace, played by Patrolman F. M. West, of the first night relief: a 44 calibre revol ver, played by A. Colt, and a young woman, drafted from the audience. The play consisted of only one act and one scene and all the characters appeared In proper costume except "Bat-em-up Jake," whose makeup consisted princi pally of a rah-rah-rah college cap, a but terfly tie, and a look of burning ambi- BTAMP SALES INCREASE 18 FEB CENT. Receipts from stamp sales In tbe Portland PostUYIce for 190T aggre gated $028,475.19 as against 1540,805. 47 for 1806. tbe Increase being IS per cent. The - receipts for the month of recember were 463,467.07, or $7727.83 mora than tor the cor responding month of 1906. Por the la months the business of the local Postofflce waa tbe greatest In Its history. The money order and reg istry departments also did a heavy buslnesa tion. Tbe dialogue and action took place on the corner of Third and Yamhill streets. "Bat-em-up Jake" rushes Into the crowd, grasping the revolver in bis right hand. " "Here, you tenderfeet. what are you'se makin" all this noise about?" Flourishes gun. Crowd gathers quickly. "We are only seeing the new year in," says the crowd as one man, with fear and trembling. "Any harm in that?" More noise from those in the outer cir cles who can't hear what is going on. "Do you know who I am? Well. I'm "Bat-em-up Jake from the bad lands of Idaho, that's who I am. Shut up I Do you hear me? HI, yip, wow!" Gun is flourished. More noise from the outside. The gun speaks. "Zip! Bang." Unknown woman in the crowd: "Oh-h-h! I am murdered! Help!" Is sup ported by a bystander. Guardian of the peace splits crowd wide open with giant strides. Be stands aghast at the sight of the limp form of the woman, and cries in tones of thun der, "Who fired the fatal shot?" Crowd points to "Bat-em-up Jake," who emerges from his character and wilts into S. Goldberg, and the heavy hand of the law descends on the hero. Expression changes from one of burning ambition to one of aheepishness, then gradually fades to one of silly intoxication. Unknown lady recovers, looks trem blingly at the players of the drama and remarks, "Why, the impudent little pup. He's only drunk. He nearly scared me to death." The crowd: "He's only drunk." Guardian of the peace demands of the prisoner: "Are you drunk?" S. Goldberg: "Why, s-s-s-shquertatnly I am. Hoop!" At the station Goldberg declared that the revolver did not belong to him; that it was the property of the theater, and that he had taken It out with him to celebrate with blank cartridges. He pleaded hard for its return, saying that he would be seriously embarassed at his next performance without the gun as it played an important part in the play and as it was a holiday and stores closed there would be little chance of his being able to replace the theater property. Captain Bailey was obdurate, and the gun was held - as evidence. Goldberg was charged with discharging firearms within the city limits. - He ecured ball and was released te await trial in the Municipal Court.. BABIES AT CUT PRICES As announced on page Ave of this Is sue, Ellers Piano House is showing this week the' largest stock , of high-grade Baby Grand and Parlor Grand piano's ever seen in the West. The fact of the matter Is. the Arm is overstocked with grand pianos. While many of them were order during the Summer months, delays in selection and shipment prevented their arrival in time to participate to any extent in the holiday trade. Only during the last week six carloads of Chickerings alone were unloaded at the big Washing- ton-street establishment, and their whole sale warehouse on Thirteenth and North- , rup. . Now is the time to buy Baby Gran pianos. Uprights will be accepted in part payment at fair valuation. It Is not so much a question of making profit in this sale of Baby Grands as It Is of turning the goods. If you have a home that ought to have a grand piano you can afford now to secure the ultimate desire of every discriminating musician a Chickering, a Sohmer, a Lester, a modern Kimball, or even a Weber. Art Grand piano at Eilers Piano House. Summer Hotel Burns. . : GLOUCESTER, Mass., Jan.. 1. The Colonial Arms, the largest Summer hotel on the North Shore, was burned tonight. Loss, J100.C00. , . The Erxberg, Austria's, iron mountain will furnish ore for 1000 more ypars. 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