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
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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
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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.
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