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THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY, JULY . 1, WD5.
IMPEACHMENT OF
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Kribs Contradicts Himself and
Affidavit Is Offered to Re
fresh Memory.
DENIES HIS ADMISSIONS
Vnder Judge Becker His Statements
Favoring Defense Do Xot Stand.
Affidavit Was to Bring About
Booth's Dismissal.
Frederick A. Kribs, star witness for
the Government, had a strenuous day
yesterday in the Booth bribery trial,
Rnd It was with undisguised satisfac
tion that he left the witness stand late
In the afternoon. Kribs continued hia
ronfusing and contradictory testimony
of the day before until Judge Becker,
for the prosecution, became dis
pointed with the attitude of the wit
ness and offered a sworn statement
that Kribs made to W. J. Burns. Secret
Service Agent, In January, 1905. In
this affidavit Kribs swore positively
that the check for JS00 that he gave
Booth was In payment of Booth's ser
vices in furnishing him with informa
tion about land cancellations at the
Roseburg Land Office.
Foundation for Impeachment.
The purpose of introducing this af
fidavit by the Government was to re
fresh the memory of Kribs, but It will
serve as a foundation for Impeaching
the witness. Counsel for the defense
objected vigorously against the ad
mission of the affidavit In evidence,
but Judge Wolverton held that, in
view of the unwillingness of the wit
ness to testify, the sworn statement
was admissible. Probably today Burns,
the Government sleuth, who arrived
in the city yesterday from San Fran
cisco, will be called by the prosecu
tion to corroborate the statements of
Kribs. as set out in the affidavit.
When court convened yesterday
morning Mr. Malarkey resumed his
cross-examination of Kribs. who ad
mitted that he gave the check to Booth
"for anything he had done or could do
for mf, including the option." The
witness further declared that when he
handed the check to Booth he, Kribs,
made no specific reference to the Land
Office, but did mention the option be
cause at that time he was concluding
negotiations by which he obtained the
option a few days later. Kribs went
on to say that at no time did he ever
receive from Booth any information re
lating to land matters connected with
the Roseburg office.
Denies His Admissions.
Kribs was then taken in .charge by
Judge Becker and in less than 30 min
utes had virtually denied every ad
mission favorable to the defense that
he had made during the cross-examination.
Kribs said he failed to s,ell
either of the tracts for which he had
received options, the purpose of this
testimony being to show that it was
improbable he paid any substantial
consideration for the privilege of
looking for a purchaser for the lands.
In answer to further questions from
Judge Becker, Kribs undertook to re
late the conversation that took place
between him and Booth when the
cheek was delivered. The witness said
that as lie handed the check to Booth,
he, Kribs, mentioned that Booth had
protected him in two state lists; that
"everything; was going along smooth
ly" and that he appreciated what Booth
was doing for him. Kribs did not re
member that he said anything at all
at the time concerning the option to
the land or that the check was intend
ed as payment for the option.
Affidavit Political Move.
On re-cross-examination the .wit
ness admitted that the reason he failed
to Include in his affidavit any men
tion of the option was due to the
advice of his attorney, who had told
him to include in that statement only
matters relating to the United States
Land Office at Roseburg and his vari
ous transactions. It developed in the K
questioning of Kribs by Mr. Malarkey
that shortly before the Investigation in ;
19Ju, when Booth was Indicted, Booth
had been reappointed on recommenda
tion of Senator Fulton, although
Booth's reappointment was opposed by
the Secretary of the Interior. Counsel
for the defense sought to establish the
fact that the affidavit of Kribs was
secured for the purpose of being sent
to President Roosevelt in the hope that
it would bring about Booth's removal
from office. Kribs admitted that he
had been told the affidavit was de
sired for that purpose, but Judge
Becker successfully objected to a ques
tion by Malarkey requesting Kribs to
tell who told him- '
The sworn statement of Kribs, which
was admitted as evidence, was made
before W. J. Burns. January 16, 1905.
In the affidavit Kribs asserted that
the check was given to Booth on Oc
tober 5, but he explained this was a
mistake, as the date of the check
showed it was written on October 3,
and he remembered that it was de
livered to Booth the same day. The
affidavit was as follows:
Affidavit of Kribs.
On October 5, 19ns, 1 Rave J H. Booth,
the Receiver at the Roseburg Land Office,
a check for $S0o. Now, thn, 1 should say
lt was must have been Ave or six months
prior to that time, perhaps more, when a
good many of these state lists all over the
state began to full down and he suggested
to me that a lot of these lands were worth
stripping or entering up. There was no
regular bargain by the acre or anything
like that, no particular understanding as
to how he should he paid except that he
was to get something for his work In the
matter. About the only thing that was
said was that he would keep me posted in
a general way on all, these land transac
tions and we could settle it up after we
had done some business. so along in
Ortober. 1003. I saw him and gave him the
eneck for $MX as above mentioned as his
pay in the matter. This S00 was paid for
his lotting me know when these lists had
fallen down. The first man that knew any
thing about it would get the land.
Dr. James C. Twin-hell, of this city,
was the next witness for the Govern
ment. He testified that in the Spring
of 1903. while he had his office over
the Land Office In Roseburg, he fre
quently saw Kribs visit the Land Of
fice between 10 and 12 o'clock at night.
Witness said that Kribs had a key to
the building and apparently entered
the office at his pleasure.
Oswald West was the last witness
yesterday. Mr. West was ex-State
Land Agent and was called to identify
the large number of documents from
the State Land Office that have been
offered as exhibits in the case by the
Oo crnment.
File Bankruptcy Petition.
McClure, Kilycn & Co., E. Andross and
J. K. Gill & Co.. of this city, yesterday
.riled a petition in the United States Court
'aaking that the Western Contracting &
WITNESS
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Engineering Company be adjudged bank
rupt. The petitioners are creditors of the
embarrassed firm and recite in their ap
plication that its debts aggregate 113,000.
As evidence of the Insolvency of the
company, the petitioners represent that
the directors at a recent meeting pro
posed to settle Its obligations at the rate
of 40 cents on the dollar.
Secure Delay for Pleading.
William Caldwell, indicted in connection
with the Umatilla land frauds, appeared
in the United States Court yesterday
and was granted until August 1 to plead
to the indictment. Mr. Caldwell was rep
resented by Judge Henry E. McGinn. Job
Gilpin and Louis Rohlhagen. of Rose
burg, charged with perjury in swearing
to a timber land application, were ar
raigned yesterday and were granted 30
days in which to enter pleas. John M.
Hazelwood, indicted for a similar offense,
pleaded not guilty to the indictment.
BARS WILL CLOSE TODAY
SALOONS OF 12 COUNTIES OUT
OF BUSINESS.
Lincoln Alone Goes Back to License
System as Result of Election
June 1.
Pursuant to formal proclamations, 13
Oregon counties will put the lid on early
this morning. In accordance with the ver
dict of the voters June 1, last, when those
counties were carried for local option.
These counties are: -Crook. Douglas, Gil
liam, Grant, Josephine, Klamath, Mal
heur, Morrow, Polk, Umatilla, Union and
Wheeler. Jackson County also voted dry
at the recent election, but the legality of
that election has been taken Into the
courts and until a decision is rendered the
sale of liquor in that district probably
will be continued. Beginning with today,
however, the people of Lincoln County
will return to the wet column, after a
two years' drought. The majority in
favor of returning the saloons In Lin
coln was only three, but it was sufficient
to allow the people of that county again
to install" these resorts.
In addition to the 13 counties already
enumerated as dry, Mquor Is barred from
eight other counties of the state which
voted to continue under the local option
banner for another two years. They are:
Benton, Curry, Lane. Linn. Sherman,
Tillamook, Wallowa and Yamhill. Of
the 33 counties in the state, saloons are
permitted and now exist only in the fol
lowing: Baker. Clackamas, Clatsop, Co
lumbia, Coos. Harney, Lake, Marion,
Multnomah, Wasco and Washington.
There are, however, from four to 16 dry
precincts in each of the 11 wet counties
and In those districts the anti-saloon pro
gramme goes into effect today.
Simultaneous with the retirement of the
saloons from counties that have here
tofore been wet. the railroads have taken
cognizance of the additional dry terri
tory. Orders were issued some time ago
to the effect that, beginning July 1, the
sale of all liquors in the Pullman cars
would be prohibited while the trains are
passing through dry counties. This means
that on entering the state over the South
ern Pacific from the south, alcoholic bev
erages will not be sold until Marion
County is reached, although the railroad
company may countenance the sale of
liquor while the train passes through
Jackson County until the legality of the
local option in that county has been de
cided in the courts. On the O. R. & N.
the sale of liquor on trains will be al
lowed only in Baker and Wasco before
entering Multnomah.
Recovers Ring Given Up
as Lost
Ring; Valued at 1R0 la Returned to
Colonel F. J. Parker, Who Lost It
Over Month Ago.
COLONEL F. J. PARKER, of Port
land, is rejoicing in the fact that
even in these degenerate days honesty is
not unknown. He is proudly displaying
a valuable diamond ring as evidence of
his belief that Diogenes, were he alive to
day, would have no trouble in finding an
honest man.
Colonel Parker visited his safety de
posit box in the Chamber of Commerce
building early in May and removed some
jewelry that he had stored there. He
missed a diamond ring, valued at J150,
shortly afterward and could not And it
either at his home or in the safety-de-posite
box.
He then went to the manager of the
safe deposit company, Frederick K.
Arnold, and told of his dilemma. Manager
Arnold questioned Colonel Parker closely
about his loss and then produced the
missing diamond ring. He had found it,
in its case, on the deck in the safe de
posit room, wl.ere Colonel Parker had
left it when he took his box out over
a month ago. In going through the valu
ables In the box. Colonel Parker had
spilled out the ring on the desk and over
looked it in replacing his things in the
box.
Fortunately, the manager of the com
pany happened to walk into the room
shortly after Colonel Parker had left
and found the ring lying where it had
been left.
CANADIAN EXPERT COMING
3. A. Kuddick Will Attend Portland
Stock Show.
J. A. Ruddick, Dairy Commissioner
of the Dominion of Canada, and the
foremost livestock expert in that coun
try, will be a visitor to Portland iur
ing the entire week of the Pacific
National meet, September 21-26. Com
missioner Ruddick has supervision over
all the vast dairying interests in the
entire Dominion, and because of the
numerous dairy shows and likestock
expositions which are held in Canada
during the season, he desires to end
the Summer with a trip to the Coast.
He has written the officials' of the Port
land Country Club and Livestock Asso
ciation of his intended visit.
Prior to his coming here from head
quarters at Ottawa, Mr. Ruddick will
be present in an official capacity at
Uie great Canadian National Exhibi
tion at Toronto, the two"weeks from
August 29 to September 14, and will
leave at once for Portland.
If he v will consent to act, Commis
sionert Ruddick will be asked to serve
as honorary judge in some of the
grand championships and straight
championships of the week.
The Pacific National people will also
endeavor, through Commissioner Rud
dick. to secure some representations of
exhibits in the various livestock divi
sions to be shown here. Mr. Ruddick
is also one of the leading officials of
the Dominion Department of Agricul
ture. EXCURSION TO THE BEACH
For the convenience of holiday trav
elers, the O. R. & N. excursion steamer
T. J. Potter will leave Portland Sat
urday morning, July 4, at 8:30 A. M.,
Instead of 2 P. M.. for North Beach
This will enable passengers to ar
rive on the beach early in the after
noon. Saturday to Monday round-trip
excursion tickets, $3.00. On sale at
Third and Washington streets-
MERCURY NEAR TOP
Last Day of June Hottest Day
. This Year.
TEMPERATURE 92 DEGREES
Although Fast Two Days Were Un
comfortably Warm, Average for
Month Was Only 61 Degrees,,
or About Normal. '
At the Government weather office in
the custom -house yesterday, the mer
cury In the" big thermometer climbed
to the top, so far as the year 1908 is
concerned. It reached 92 degrees at
4 o'clock, the highest recorded this
year.
So yesterday was the hottest day up
to the present time this year, even ac
cording to official records, though there
were thousands of perspiring human
thermometers in Portland who would
have sworn It. no matter what the
weather office said. -
The sun rose in a cloudless sky and
Its rays were fierce even during the
early morning hours. At 6 o'clock the
thermometer registered 60 degrees and
it rose rapidly during the forenoon and
afternoon.
Next to yesterday, Monday was the
hottest day that Portland has expe
rienced this year. On that day the
thermometer registered 86 degrees, and
the weather office declared it was
highly probable the following day
would be even hotter. The prediction
was verified, for yesterday's tempera
ture was six degrees higher than Mon
day. However, notwithstanding the hot
weather of the closing days of June,
the mean temperature of the month
was only 61 degrees. This record marks
June, 1908, as normal. June, 1906, was
a trifle cooler, and June, 1901, averaged
the same as this year. In 190.7 and in
1904 the June days were considerably1
warmer.
Since the establishment of the local
weather office the hottest day in June
was June 29, 1904, when the thermome
ter! registered 99 degrees. In only one
other instance has the temperature
reached that point during the month of
June.
The highest, temperature in June of
last year was on June 26, when the
mercury registered 91 degrees. The
records here show that 80 degrees is
exceeded every June.
The hourly temperature as registered
at the weather office yesterday was:
6 A. M SOINoon 83
6 A. M 601 1 P. M 85
T A. M 6512 P. M 8
8 A. M 70'3 P. M 89
-9 A. M 714 P. M 92
10 A. M 755 P. M 69
11 A. M 78,8 P. M 87
Archibald May Be Safe.
FRESNO, Cal June 30. From word
brought by an Indian runner. It appears
there is a possibility that Kenneth Archi
bald, the college student who has been
SUMMER RESORTS.
Wilhoit Springs Hotel
F. W. McLAREN, Proprietor.
Stage leaves Oregon City Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday at 0 A. M- until July 1:
after that, daily.
TEETH WITH OR
WITHOUT PLATES
OUT-OF-TOWN PEOPLE
We can du your entire Crown, Bridge and
Plate Work In a day If necessary. Positively
Painless Extracting Free when plates or
bridges are ordered. Hensltlve teeth and
root removed without the least pain. Ten
chairs- Only tha most aclenttflo and caxa
tul work.
20 TEARS IX PORTLAND.
W A WKV AM ASSOCIATES
" iiJE. Palnleas Dentiala.
Failing Bide,
Third and Washington Streets.
( A. II. to 8 P. M-: Sundays, a to 12.
Painless Extraction. 60c; Plates. $5-00. -Both
Phones. A and Main 2028.
lost in the high Sierras for several days,
has wandered in a half-starved "condition
to Paradise Valley and is being cared
for by an Indian woman in that almost
deserted place. The runner arrived from
the Paradise Valley country last night,
and told of a white man ' having wan
dered Into the camp of the Indians and
being very weak and too ill to talk. The
Indian Is one of the runners who went
out with a searching party several days
ago. He left the party to make a side
trip of investigation. He can speak Eng
lish but brokenly, and a party will start
today to investigate his story.
DR. W. B. M'CHESNEY DEAD
Chicago Dentist Surgeon Had Rela
tives in Portland.
Word was received by relatives in
Portland yesterday of the death of Dr.
W. B. McChesney in Chicago. His
death was not unexpected, for he had
been very ill for several weeks, and
when his daughter, Mrs. John H. Scott,
of Belmont street. East Bide, returned
home last week from a visit to her
father she announced that his health
was much broken.
Dr. McChesney died at his home in
Oak Park, a suburb of Chicago, Mon
day night at 10:45 o'clock, after being
confined to his room for six weeks
with an aggravated stomach trouble.
He was born near Latrobe. Pa., in
January, 1839. making his age at the
time of his death 69 years. His sister
is Mrs. H. W. Scott, whom he visited
several times In recent years.
Dr. McChesney had been a resident
of Chicago since 1871, where he prac
ticed his profession as a surgeon den
The Marks Shoe Co. Has
This Day Transferred to
JOHN DELLAR THE
$35,000
Mli-Grade Shoes
FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN
Which I will sacrifice at the follow
ing prices in order to reduce the stock
to make room for the new goods now
in transit
$7.00 and $8.00 Shoes, fl?CS df
now pi33v
$6.00 and $6.50 Shoes, ffij,
$5.50 and $5.00 Shoes,
$4.50 Shoes, if? T
now yOaOv
$4.00 Shoes, (Q Q
now tpOsatssV
$3.50 Shoes, LiO
now tpmilJJ
$3.00 Shoes, 2 4")
V0.": $2.00
2n $1.60
0HN DELIA
291 Morrison Street,
tist. His funeral will be held today at
S o'clock at his former home at Oak
Park.
DELEGATES LEAVE TONIGHT
Democrats Will Go to Denver in
Special Cars.
Delegates from Oregon to the Na
tional Democratic Convention at Den
ver will leave Portland at 8 o'clock
tonight in two special cars over the
O. R. & N.' and D. & R. G. A number
of delegates from Seattle and Tacoma
will go . East with those from Oregon.
Those from this state are:
John B. Ryan. John Manning, R. D.
Inman, D. M. Watson, C. K. Henry,
John C. Welsh and Alex Sweek. Port
land; Seth Rlggs, Dallas; J. E. Hedges.
Oregon City; L M. Travis, Eugene:
Dan J. Fry, Salem; J. D. Slater, La
Grande; George E. Culbertson, Hood
River; J. H. Beeman, Gold Hill; Dr.
H. L. Henderson, Astoria; W. P. Mat
lock, Pendleton; M. A. Miller, Leoanon,
ind C. Bratton, The Dalles.
Tiger's Bite Kills Keeper.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., June 30. For the
second time in three years, death in un
usual and violent form has carried off the
headkeeper of the City Zoo at Eastlake
Park. Herman Gerson, who was clawed
and bitten by a man-eating tiger on June
18, died early today of bloodpoisonlng,
resulting from the injuries sustained. His
arm had been amputated' several days
ago. Edward Rabe, Gerson's predeces
sor, died two years ago after being blt
ten by a rattlesnake.
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THERE ARETWO
OPPORTUNITIES
LEFT FOR YOU IN
There are hundreds and thousands of bookkeepers
in Portland, not only bookkeepers, but employed
young men and women, who have nothing in life to
look forward to but the weekly or monthly payday.
This advertisement is intended solely for them. If
they are wise, they will take the time to investigate a
little further and ascertain the truthfulness of the
claims herein made.
OPPORTUNITY No. 1
After a day's hard work, extending far into the
night at times, especially at this time of thfc month,
how would it seem to you to have a place far removed
from the noise, dust and turmoil of downtown, to
which to go and spend the night? We know it would
be the best thing in the world for you, for we have
been there ourselves. You may have a FREE
BUILDING LOT if you will sign this coupon and
mail it to us today, finally agreeing to the very easy
conditions that we impose.
COUPON
THE JACOBS-STINE COMPANY
148 Tifth Street.
Gentlemen Kindly mail me your special proposition for
bookkeepers and other employes, relative to your offer of a
FREE LOT.
NAME ...
ADDRESS
OPPORTUNITY No. 2
If a homesite does not strike you, perhaps you will
be attracted by the fact that you can lay the founda
tion of a steady and remunerative future income by
purchasing a lot in HYDE PARK at once, payable
$10 down and $1 a month. We have something spe
cial to tell you if you are sufficiently interested, to
buy now, previous to the formal opening of this beau
tiful tract. All you have to do is to mail this coupon
to us. If the plan does not interest you, then it is
all off and no harm done.
COUPON
THE JACOBS-STINE COMPANY
148 Fifth Street.
Gentlemen I would like to know what your special propo
sition is. relative to terms and prices, before you formally open
HYDE PARK for sale.
NAME ...
ADDRESS
THE JACOBS-STINE GO.
148 FIFTH ST., PORTLAND
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