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THE MORNING OREGOKlAX, SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1908. B T IT SMILES WHILE UNDER FIRE Accused Bankwrecker Gives Evasive Answers to Cross-Examineri DENIES BROWN'S CHARGES Says He Shipped Colton Bonds to Bank Without Ordinary Precau tions Never Told Brown Spir its Directed His Actions. SAN FRAN-CISCO. June 19. With a set smile upon his face and in a voice that was well-modulated and firm, Walter J. Eartnett went through the ordeal of an hour and a half . of cross-examining, fierce, denunciatory, insinuating at times, at the hands of HofT Cook, Asistant Dis trict Attorney, who lias alone conducted the trial of Bartnett for the embezzle ment of the Colton securities. At the end of this ordeal, still smiling. Bartnett left the stand to be embraced and patted on the back and shaken by the hand by his half dozen prominent attorneys and to hear the attorneys for both sides say that the evidence in his case was all in. Careless Abount Bonds. Thomas J. Geary, attorney for Bart nett, called Bartnett to the stand early this afternoon. It was, however, a vol untary move on his part and made at his own request. Mrs. Bartnett, accompanied 6y a score of woman friends, sat in the :ourtroom. Mr. Geary asked Bartnett lght Questions, all relating to testimony Riven by J. Dalzell Brown, one-time fi lend and business associate of the ac cused man, and to all of these questions Bartnett answered "no." In every one :f thero he, in effect, gave the lie to Brown. Then he was turned over to Mr. Many of the answers of Bartnett were evasive. He testified that he had shipped the Colton securities from Washington, D. C. to the California Safe Deposit & Trust Company In San Francisco with out taking the numbers of the bonds of Ihe Western Pacific Railroad Company, which were among them. He had taken no Insurance against their loss In trans mission, and he had placed a valuation of $150,000 on them when he knew that their market valu.) was over $300,000. He did not even place his own name as sender on the package, and ' for some time after they had had time to reach California he did not ask for a receipt for them or inquire about them. Refuses to Give Reasons. "Why did you omit all of these ordi nary precautions of business?" asked Mr. Cook. "Because I did," replied Bartnett. "For no other reason?" asked Mr. Cook. He was trying to show that the bonds were never sent, as testified to by Bartnett. "For no other reason that I can re member of," replied Bartnett. Bartnett testified that he never directed Brown to hypothecate or sell the Colton securities in order to save the failing Sank, nor dirt he tell Brown, he testified, that the spirit of Ellen M. Colton, Jeceased, directed him to use the bonds, placed in his custody as executor of her ?state, for the use of the bank. To all the other damaging testimony 5f Brown, Bartnett gave absolutedenial, ?xcept in some cases where there had ocen testimony of others to corroborate :ho testimony of Brown, and in these in stances his memory did not serve him ivell and he was in doubt. The jury has been locked up until Mon day morning, when the arguments will begin. VICTORY FOR LUMBERMEN (Continued From First Paire.) missioner Harlan dissented, taking the josition that the advanced rates are, in :he main, justifiable, in view of the changed conditjris since the old rates were established.' The decisions take up ver seventy prir.ff d pages. Forty-Cent Rate to Missouri. The lumbermen won a distinct, though not complete victory in the two leading rases involving the rate on lumber shipped from the Pacific coast to points East. In general the Commission, in opinions by Messrs Clark and Clements, restored the old rate in territory West of the Missouri river and compromise on the rate to points East of the Missouri river, granting an advance in this terri tory of not over five instead of ten cents. Strictly speaking the Missouri river Is not the dividing line in actuality. The Commission holds that the rate to all points on and West of a line drawn from Pembina. N. D., through Grand Forks, Moorehead. Brcckenridge, Sioux City. Council Bluffs, St. Joseph and Kansas City, thence to Port Arthur, Texas,' in cluding all points East of that line which now take the same rates as points on that line and Including Sioux City and Kansas City, were unreasonable, and re stored the rates that were in effect prior to October 31, last. Where the forty-cent rate in this territory was raised to fifty cents, the Commision di rects that the forty-cent rate be re-established by August 15. Other rates are similarly restored to the former basis. live-Cent Advance to Last. But in the territory East of the line above described, the Commission con cedes that some advance is justifiable, "though the increase should in no case exceed the rates in effect immediately prior to November 1, 1907, by more than five cents per hundred, and must be in conformity with the differential rates prc-cribed in the Potlatch case." The opinion continues: The rates to points in Minnesota east of the line mentioned should be graded up from tin- line so as to reach a maximum Increase at Minneapolis, St. Paul, Minnesota .transfer and Duluth. The rates from Missouri River cross ing should be graded up and a maxi mum increase of 5 cents bo reached at the Mississippi River. Chicago rates should apply to all points between Mis sissippi River crossings, East Du buque to East St. Louis, inclusive, and Chicago. Rates to St. Louis and points taking the same" rates should not ex ceed rates to Chicago. This adjust ment preserves the differentials fixed by carriers under advanced rates be tween Missouri River and Chicago and also maintains the parity fixed by the defendants between St. Louis and Chi cago. Give Reparation for Excess. While permitting some rates to he increased, this adjustment also reduces Borne below what they were immedi ately prior to the increase complained of. We think that complainants are entitled to reparation only upon ship ments upon which charges were col lected in excess of the rates between the same points which were in effect immediately prior to November 1, 1907; that in instances in which the rates herein prescribed are not lower than tile rates which were in effect between the same points Immediately prior to November 1, 1907. such reparation should be measured by the . difference between the rates actually paid and those herein prescribed; and that in instances in which the rates herein prescribed are lower than the. rates which were in effect between the same points immediately prior to November 1. such reparation should be measured by the difference between the rates actually paid and those which were In effect between the same points im mediately prior to November 1. This case will be held open for such supplemental proceedings as sit may be necessary for the interested parties to institute in respect to rennratlon. The foregoing was the opinion on the complaint of the Oregon & Wash ington Lumber Manufacturers Asso ciation and the Pacific Coast Associa tion. . Lumber Rate for Valley. In what is known as the Southern Ore gon case, an opinion by Mr. Prouty holds the advance from $3.10 to . per ton on lumber shipped from the Willamette val ley to San Francisco was unreasonable. The Southern"-Paclfic is ordered, on or be fore August 15. to cease collecting the $5 rate and to put Into effect "rate not ex ceeding $.1.40 per ton from points on the east bank of the Willamette and upon the west bank south of Corvallis to San Francisco and Bay points on rough, green fir lumber and lath, in car loads; and a rate not' exceeding $3.65 per ton from points upon the west bank of the Wil lamette north of Corvallis, not including in either rate Portland as the point of origin." Portland Has Water Rate. Portland Is not permitted to share in the benefits of this decision, because the Commission holds it has the advantage of water transportation to San Francisco and Is not compelled, like Valley points, to ship by the Southern Pacific. The Commission holds that Portland, with its water rate, can successfully compete with Valley mills in the San Francisco mar ket. The Commissirfn declares that the ad Vance which the railroads made- "ex ceeds by a considerable amount the aver age profit of the manufacturer in the Willamette valley, plus the price of stumpage." Should that advance be al lowed, the smaller mills in the Valley would be obliged to close down and the larger mills reduce their output and cor respondingly reduce their earnings. While $3.10 is admittedly low, the Com mission says it hag always yielded and would in future yield a substantial re turn over and above the cost of opera tion, and its maintenance in the past has contributed much to the prosperity of the Southern Pacific. Nevertheless, the Commission did not restore the $3.10 rate, but granted an Increase of 30 cents, because the water rate from Portland to San Francisco has correspondingly ad vanced since the $3.10 rate was first es tablished. Concessions to Interior. In the Potlatch case. Involving the rate from the Inland Empire to points East, the commission holds that the new rates fixed by the Northern Pa cific and other roads are excessive and should be readjusted. The railroads themselves having admitted that this territory is entitled to differentials un der the Coast rates, the commission prescribes what those differentials shall be. This territory is favored in rates because its timber is inferior to that produced west of the summit of the Cascade Mountains and for the further reason that the haul to Eastern mar kets is 400 miles shorter than from the Coast, much of that haul being over heavy mountain grades. The dif ferentials fixed by the commission are based upon the rates established in previous cases on shipments from Pa cific Coast points to the East. Gateway Opened to Utah Only. . The Portland gateway case is com promised temporarily. This outlet is opened to Washington fir, cedar, spruce and shingles originating along the line of the Northern Pacific north of Port- and, when consigned to Osrden. Salt Lake and common points in Utah, but tne gateway is closed to Washington lumber consigned to Colorado and to points north and. east of Utah. The Northern Pacific and Harriman lines are ordered to establish through routes via Portland to Utah and to main tain a Joint through rate not exceeding 40 cents per 100 pounds in" carloads on fir and spruce and 50 cents per 100 on cedar and shingles between the said points. - The testimony shows that the Northern Pacific within a year will be able to handle all lumber offered. 'under these circumstances it hardly seems to us that we ought to open this Portland gateway as a permanent policy," says the Commission. "The statute ex pressly forbids it, and even If we were left entirely free to exercise our Judg ment, It "would be a matter of grave doubt whether we ought to grant the prayer of this petition." Only Temporarily Open. The Commission is inclined to the view that the Northern roads should be al lowed to handle exclusively the lumber originating along their lines. The Com mission says that a satisfactory route now exists rrom puget s?und to Colorado and Northern markets, but the routing to Utah is not reasonably satisfactory, therefore routing is temporarily to be made via Portland. It is clearly Intimated in the com missioners' opinion that, had not lum ber rates been generally advanced, the Portland gateway would not have been opened to any Washington lumber whatsoever, but before the commission could pass upon the gateway petition the increased lumber rate was put into effect, thus changing the entire situa tion. The commission is aware that the Union Pacific system is obligated to give first consideration to lumber orig inating along its line and admits that its capacity" is now taxed in handling this lumber. Nevertheless, it is held, the lumber output of Washington is double that of Oregon, and until the Hill system lncteases its capacity," the commission believes it is in the gen eral Interest to permit certain Wash ington lumber to pass through the Portland gateway. Portland Has Advantage. Portland, however, enjoys the ad vantage of 2"4 cents per hundred pounds on lumber shipped to Utah over the rate given Southwestern Washing ton. Portland is given a new tate of 37 cents per "hundred on fir and spruce and 47 cents on cedar and shingles.' The Washington rate via the gateway is 40 and 50 cents, respect ively. In the past the rate from Wash ington to Utah has been 5 cents higher than the rate from Portland. The com mission holds this difference was too .great. Great Values on the Center Bargain Tables Today Summer Millinery at Very Low Prices STAMP OUT REVOLUTION Mexican Rurales Arrest 30 Suspects of Plot Against Government. EL PASO, Tex., June 19. Additional arrests of alleged Mexican revolution ists were made today by Rurales at Nuevo Castes, and 30 are now in Jail. Among the prisoners is Santa Ana Pe rez, leader of the . Temosaehie. revolu tion of 1SS3, when the Mexican customs house of Polemos was raided. Troops at Chihuahua are held In readiness to move to the scene of the uprising. "OWL" DRUGSTORE LOWEST CUT-RATE PRICES IN PORTLAND Established 1850-FIFTY-EIGHT YEARS IN BUSINESS-Established 1850 Good Merchandise Only Quality Considered Our Prices Are Always the Lowest Victor Talking Machines AT THE LOWEST PRICES IN PORTLAND 1.75 S..1 Gloves $1.09 MP m U LiAULT New Leather Shades Pongee and Brown Black and White The greatest Silk Glove Bargain of the Summer at any Portland Store; full 16- button length silk gloves, with clasps at jwrist, made of fine heavy silk,, double tipped fingers. All sizes, in black, white, all the new leather shades, pongee and brown. Regular $ 1 .75 vals. For Saturday $1.09 $1.25 -$1.50 Silk Gloves 75c Elbow-length Silk Gloves in black and white, full elbow length, double-tipped . fingers, standard make, all sizes. A special purchase enables Us to offer this regular 7C $1.25 and $1.50 value at L ASK 20,000 Yards of the Arnold Print Works' Wash Fabrics in a Great Big Sale Saturday The Arnold Print Worts turns out wash fabrics that are known not only throughout this country, but all over the world, for their high standard of quality and prettiness. By a very special arrangement we secured 20,000 yards of their Printed Batiste' to sell at a re markably low price. Printed Batistes in light, medium and dark . effects dots, rings and neat floral designs. Good values at 12V2C yard, Saturday 6c White Goods Reduced in Every Dept. White Wash Fabrics, Linens, Silks, Dress Goods, Laces, Embroideries, Curtains, etc. great reductions in every department. All Muslin Underwear and Childrens Wear greatly reduced. , Store Open Until 9;30 All the New $148, and 50c Fiction in the Book Department Jm:"- Jil J$Sm ' m au 25c hi M Music '.m If -2jor M 'Iff .yrr-m mi - Y pi mm mm r All Infants' and Chil dren's Wear Reduced 50c Headwear 25c Each Infants' mull or lawii Gaps, with cluster tucks, lace trimmings; new beach hats and sunbonnets; but ton wash hats. Values to 25c 50c, special $2.50 Keadwear98c LEa. Infants' and children's inull and lawn Caps and Poke Bonnets, with fluffy trimmings of fine laces, in sertion, ribbon. Values QQ. to $2.50, for All- other infants' and children's Hats, Bonnets and Caps at one third off regular price. 85c Dresses 59c Each Children's colored Wash Dresses, made of check gingham, French or plaited styles, ages 2 to 6 CQ- years, values to Hoc, tor. .. ."" $1.25 Children's Dresses, 85c Children's colored chambray Dresses, in Buster, French and yoke styles, sizes 2 to G years, values to $1.23, special. $1.50 Children's Dresses, 98c Children 's colored chambray and gingham Dresses, newest styles guimpe, French, Buster, yoke long and QQ short sleeves, sizes 2 to 6 years, values to $1.50, for. . $1.25 Pique Reefers 69c Short pique Reefers, large collar and cutfs, embroid ery trimmed, sizes 6 mos. to 2 yrs., reg. vals. . . belted, 85c Children's Trimmed Hats Values to $5 at $219 The largest assortment of Children's Hats we have ever shown and such beauties. Fancy lace straw hats with flower and ribbon trim mings ; many novelty effects shown for the little folks. Exceptional values for Saturday at Great special values today in flowers, Foliage, Shapes, etc., of all kinds. $2.19 69cj $1.75 Long Lawn Kimonos $1.29 Long Kimonos,. made of fancy figured lawns, loose or belted styles, turnover collars, band trimmings and t f OA scalloped edges. Values to $1.75 for pXi $1.50 Short Swiss Kimonos, 79c Short Kimonos, made of white dotted swiss, embroidered and scalloped edges, in blue and pink; loose sleeve. 7Q $1.50 values 17 C $1.25 Short Crepe Kimonos, 79c Short Kimonos, made of fancy figured crepe, Jap- 7Q anese cut, scalloped edges, value $1.25, sale price C $1.00 Short Lawn Kimonos, 47c Short lawn Kimonos, made of fancy figured lawn, loose and belted styles, short and long sleeve, plain and fancy A 7 band trimmings. Values to $1.00 for I C $2.75 Long Lawn Kimonos, $2.19 Long Kimonos, made of fancy figured lawns, new designs and styles, including loose and belted effects. tO "I Q Values $2.75, special P FERRIS NOT GUILT! Jury in Montana Dynamiting Case Slaps at Detectives. CONDEMNS THIRD DEGREE Decides That i'outli Who Confessed to W recking-Burlington Train Was Wheedled Into Making ; Confession of Guilt. BUTTE. Mont.. June 19. Louis Ferris was tonight acquitted of murder in con nection with the alleged dynamiting of the overland Burlington train near this city May 1 last, the. jury deliberating scarcely an hour. Ferris, who is 23 years of age, confessed to dynamiting the train, but the defense claimed that the confession had been wrung from Fer ris by third degree methods. Ferris' mother and sister testified that they heard the officers promise the prisoner a job of driving a team, a new suit ot ciothes, freedom and other things if .he would acknowledge dynamiting the train The defense insisted that a broken ral caused the wreck, introducing a number of witnesses to bear out the contention. . Ferris was tried for the murder of Engineer A. C. Bussey, who was killed in the wreck. Two other murder charge yet remain against Ferris. SENDS HIS GOOD WISHES Today (Saturday) positively is the last day for discount on East Side gas bills. Portland Gas Company. President Koosevelt Congratulates Sherman on His Nomination. WASHINGTON. June 19. President Roosevelt today, sent a telegram to Rep resentative Sherman congratulating him upon his nomination, saying: . " "Accept my hearty congratulations and my earnest good wishes for the success of the ticket of Taft and Sherman." On the-eve of his departure for Oyster Bay for his Summer vacation, the Presi dent was reminded that he, perhaps, , of all men, had fairly earned a rest, to which he replied briskly and cheerily: "Do not waste any sympathy on me. I have enjoyed every minute of my stay here and my thanks are due to the Amer ican people and not theirs to me for the opportunity I have had to serve them. I have had a perfectly corking time," he added, with a characteristic Roosevelt smile and a final handshake. Secretary Taft sent a telegram to Rep resentative Sherman immediately after hearing ot the nomination, as ioiiows: "1 sincerely and cordially congratulate you upon your nomination for Vice-President. We welcome you as a colleague in the contest and look forward with confidence as to the result of the joint struggle. Will you not meet me in Cin cinnati tomorrow to confer on matters of importance?" Secretary Cortelyou sent the following telegram of congratulation to Mr. Sher man: 'Hearty congratulations and best wishes for the ticket." KNOCKS OUT JIM BARRY. Sam Langford Beats Chicago Heavy weight In New York. NEW YORK, June 19. With a ter rific right hand upper-cut to the Jaw, Sam Langford knocked out Jim Barry, the Chicago heavyweight in the bout 8theduled to go bIx rounds at the Fair mont Athletic Club tonight. Reading Has $75,000 Fire. READING, Pa., June IV The large store of the Stichter Hardware Com pany in thle city was destroyed by fire early today and several nearby build ings were damaged. Loss, $75,000. Contract Let for Big Docks. SAN FRANCISCO, June 19. Official ad vices have been received at the office of the construction quartermaster at the Presidio that the contract for three huge Government transport docks and the reclamation of tide flats near Fort Mason General Debility Day in and day out there is that feeling ot weakness that makes a burden ot itself. Food does not strengthen. Sleep does npt refresh. It Is hard to do, hard to bear, what should be easy, vitality is on the ebb, aud the whole system suffers. For this condition take ' Hood's Sarsaparilla It vitalizes the blood and gives vigor and tone to all tbe organs and functions. In usual liquid form or in chocolated tablets known as Sarsatabs. 100 doses $1. MEET ME THERE has been awarded by the War Depart ment to T. J. Carlln, a New York con tractor, for Jl.197.000, the lowest bid of several submitted. It is expected that within a month construction will be well under way. The docks, it is expected, will be completed in about a year and a half. The depth will be 31 feet at low tide, enough water to dock the largest battleships. Mrs. Sage Gives a Picnic. NEW YORK. June 19. This afternoon every child in Sag Harbor was among the guests of Mrs. Russell Sage, who had planned a picnic for the children. All the children had been asked to be present and Join in the festivities. There were games and music and an out-of-doors supper for everybody. Diamond Smuggler Arrested. NEW YORK, June 19. As a result of an Investigation into the alleged smug gling of diamonds on the steamers plying between this port and Antwerp, Evard Stocker, a second cabin steward on the steamer Zealand, was arraigned yester day before United States Commissioner Shields, charged with smuggling. Special Treasury agents followed the steward from the Red Star Line pier to a jewelry store in Maiden Lane. There they say they found him bargaining for the sale of 37 uncut diamonds of different sizes. Stocker said it was his first offense. . Building Grain Warehouses. LEWISTON, Idaho, June 19. (Special.) The Kerr-Gifford Grain Company, which recently purchased the business of the Kettanbach Company in this field, has opened offices in this city, with E. O. Warmouth in charge. Mr. Warmouth stated yesterday that the Kerr Gifford Company would erect warehouses at Steunenberg. Fenn. Gifford, Cottonwood and Grangevllle. and with these com pleted, the company will have a string of 21 warehouses in the Lewiston territory. Bank Broken by Stupid Negroes. LITTLE ROCK. Ark.. June 19. The Capital City Savings Bank, the only negro bank in Arkansas, went into the hands of a receiver today. Because an Il literate negro had overdrawn his. ac count and had his check turned down, he started the report that the bank was insolvent, causing a run. Liabilities, about $75,000. . Mulal Hand's Army Beaten. PARIS. June 19. A dispatch received here from the French Consul at Cas Blanca says that the Straghna tribes men have defeated the followers of Mu lal Hafid. the insurgent Sultan, in a series of engagements at Morocco City. 5