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THE MORNING OREGONTAX, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1903. 12 FHREE ACCEPTED FOR BOOTH JURY Sreat Care Used in Selecting Men to Try Conspiracy Case. LEFT IN CARE OF BAILIFF fudge Orders That All Twelve Men First Called to Jury Box to Be Kept Together Adjourns Today at Noon. The trial of the Booth conspiracy case efore United States Judge Wolverton was aegun yesterday afternoon after James Henry Booth and Thomas E. Singleton, two of the three defendants, had entered pleas of not guilty. The other defendant IB Robert A. Booth. ex-State Senator and president of the Booth-Kelly Lumber Company of Eugene. He refused to unite rith his co-defendants in filing a demurrer to the Indictment and entered a plea of aot guilty shortly after the indictment aas reported over three years ago. The examination of jurors began at 2 P. M. and during the afternoon only three f the necessary 12 were accepted. They S'ere: C. C. Hoopes, of Yaqutna Bay, Lincoln County; George Ball, of Ballston. Polk County, and Samuel Ohye, of North Tamhill, Yamhill County. The examina tion of F. J. Pettit, of Monmouth, Polk bounty, the fourth man called to the Jury dox. was not completed at 5 P. M. when :ourt declared an adjournment until 10 'clock this morning. ' Court Surprises Veniremen. Before adjourning court. Judge Wolver tnn announced that at the request of the jovernment the original 12 men that had been called to the jury-box would be ept together until It coulej be determined :n their examination by respective counsel whether or not they should qualify as lurors in the case. This announcement :ame somewhat as a surprise, particularly to the nine veniremen, who, not having oeen reached In the examination as to their qualifications as jurors in the case, ixpected to be permitted to return to their domes for the night and report In court :hls morning. But under the order of the court they were not allowed to separate ind were given over to the custody of Bailiffs Kelly and Hamilton. When court convened yesterday after noon, rolloal of the 5 jurors that had seen summoned, disclosed the presence of only 51. Of these. 13 offered valid ex cuses and were dismissed by Judge Wolverton. They were: Frank Coad. of Dallas; William M. Gates. Russellville: tV illiam B. Patterson, of Portland; George I. Erdner. of Portland: Richard Price, af Portland: John Pugh. of Shcdds: Wil liam H. H. Morgan, of Portland; W. TV. Pol land, of Shedds; W. B. Peacock, of Portland: Frank Rumelein. of Portland; vV II. Markell, of Portland: Henry Can Selri. of Dallas, and James C. Shofner, of Portland. Among those excused were Mr. Push, who served as foreman of the last Federal grand Jury, and Mr. Polland. a member of the jury that acquitted James1 Henry Booth three weeks ago. Only Threa Defendants. The examination of prospective jurors is being conducted by Judge L. R. EVebster for the defense and Assistant Attorney-General Becker for the Govern ment. Before the selection of the Jury scxan. however, Mr. Becker caused the dismissal of the indictment as against lohn Doe, Richard Roe and other defend mts whose true names were not given, txplainlng that the prosecution had failed :o apprehend them. This left only three iefendants. the two Booths and their jrother-in-law. Singleton. Jude Webster sought to learn from ;he Jurors whether or not they ever had icqulred any publie lands themselves. :heir attitude respecting the presumption 3t innocenso of the defendant in criminal prosecutions and If they believed the Dtirden of proof rested with the Govern ment which by evidence must establish :lie guilt of the accused beyond all reason able doubt. He was also careful to in quire If the jurors were acquainted with Francis J. Heney or had heard or read fcny of his addresses. Questioned on Land Laws. Mr. Becker confined his questioning largely to determining the opinion of the jurors as to the Justness of the public land laws of the country and whether they considered thes;- laws should be en forced. The examination of the first Juror. Mr. Hoopes. by Judge Webster occupied 50 minutes, the juror finally being accepted by the defense. Mr. Hoopes was also ac cepted by the Government following seven minutes of questioning by Mr. Becker. The Juror admitted that early in the "i0s he tiled on a homestead in Clacka mas County on which he proved up. the record at the Oregon City Land Office, he said, showing there were better im provements on this claim than on any other on which final proof had been made at that orrlce. When asked to define his feelings with regard to men accused of Criminal offenses, Mr. Hoopes quoted the Golden Rule as the complete expression of his thoughts on the subject. This .ex planation proved entirely satisfactory to both sides. Was on Mitchell Venire. George Ball, the second juror examined and accepted, was included In the venire that was summoned for the original land frauri trials four years ago when Senator Mitchell was the defendant. The jury was completed before Mr. Ball's name was reached and he was discharged a few days later without having served on any of the cases. F. J. Pettit was being examined when court adjourned for the day. In the course of his examination. Mr. Pettit de clared his belief that land frauds had teen committed In this Btate and he be lieved that the guilty parties should be prosecuted and punished. He considered himself competent to give the defendants a fair and impartial trial. His examina tion will be concluded when court con venes this morning. The other eight of the first 12 men called to the jury-box and whose examination will be. taken up today, were: H. T. Buxton, of Forest Grove. Washington County; Frank H. Wall, of Portland: T. j. Munkers. of Sclo. Linn County: J. H. Mulkey, of Monmouth, Polk County; Robert Ev Davis, of Portland: F. S. Doern becker, of Portland: Delos D. Neer. of Portland, and George Randall, of New Era, Clackamas County. It Is not probable that the jury will be corrpleted before the noon adjournment tomorrow when court will adjourn until 10 A. M. Monday. Cooke in Multnomah Jail. Henry E. G. Cooke, alleged land fraud operator of New York, occupies a cell In the Multnomah County Jail In default of $4000 bonds. Cooke was brought to Portland Wednesday night from Baker City, w here he was arrest ed on an Indictment that had been re turned by a Federal grand jury In New Tork c&arslss fclm witii conspiring to defraud the Government of timberlands I In Eastern Oregon. Cooke was brought to this city by Deputy United States Marshal Nicholson and will remain in jail until the necessary papers arrive from New York, when Judge Wolver ton will issue the order directing that Cooke be delivered to the Federal au thorities In New York. OIL FIRE UNDER CONTROL Loss by Conflagration at Orcutt, Cal., Will Be $150,000. SANTA BARBARA. Cal., July 16 The smoke of the great oil fire that started Tuesday night at Orcutt still darkens the sky over the Santa Maria fields and the oil-soaked site of the tanks whioh yester day were destroyed is furnishing fuel for a scorching blaze, but the fire is expected to burn itself out in a day or two with out doing any more damage. All avenues to the town of Orcutt and the undestrt J:d property of the Union Oil Company have been closed to the fire, which is now con fined within a comparatively small area. At noon today the fire was reported under control. L. L. Stevens, one of the men reported killed yesterday by falling into one of the blazing oil tanks, died early today of his injuries. The report that more than two had lost their lives is not confirmed. Efforts to save the pumping plant of the Union Oil Com pany were unsuccessful and the building and machinery fell a prey to the flames during the early morning. A large quan tity of oil had previously been saved by pumping through the pipe lines to Port Harford. The aggregate loss Is figured at J1M.000. Several weeks will be required to i habilltate the damaged property, which was one of the most complete plants on the Coast. , FAST. TRAIN IS WRECKED AVoman Killed and 12 Injured in Greenwich, Conn. GREENWICH, Conn., July 16. The White Mountain Express, over the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, leaving New York at 8:45 this morning and due to go through here at a rate of about 50 miles an hour at 9:20, was derailed and almost completely wrecked on' the bridge over Greenwich avenue in this town. One woman passenger was al most instantly killed, one other woman very badly injured, and at least a dozen other passengers were more or les3 seri ously hurt, so that they had to be taken to the local hospitals. The passenger killed was Miss Marguerite Armstrong, of Wayne, Pa., an occupant of one of the Pullman coaches. It appears that Miss Armstrong was attempting to get out of the window when the coach toppled over, crushing her to death. The train was made up of nine coaches, of which seven were Pullmans. Outside of the derailment the day coaches suf fered practically no harm, while the Pull mans were all overturned. The train was drawn by two electric locomotives. The engineers and both conductors of the wrecked train have been placed un der arrest. DYNAMITERS ARE FOILED Police Save San Diego Tenement House Prom Destruction. SAN DIEGO. Cal., July 16. The po lice this morning discovered three nitro-glycerin bombs under a tenement-house where resided a number of Greeks and Italian workmen. The bombs were crude affairs and appar ently home-made. They were laid and the fuses and caps were ready when an officer appeared. A man started from the place on the run and his actions compelled an Investigation, with the result stated. The police are of the opinion that some labor trouble is responsible for the attempt to blow up the house. FAIRBANKS MINERS RAISE FUNDS FOR DEAD COMRADE'S DAUGHTER That Warm-Hearted Men of Frontier Are Not All in Fiction Is Shown by Gift to Portland Widow. BT ARTHUR A OKEES'E. ,.-1 en- 1 B RET HARTE and his legion of im tators have told us of the ope handed liberality of men with the bark on. How, in cow-camps and mining-camps, the cry of distress had only once to be heard to find an answer. How the fellows who might be shy on English and polite manners were nev ertheless well stocked with the milk of human kindness, and how they were always ready to dig up whatever they had in their pokes to help those whose misfortunes commanded their sympa thies. Too often we are inclined to ac cept stories of the miner's and fron tiersman's kindly generosity as pretty fictions and let it go at that. An ac tual Instance of the goodness of the Alaskan miners has come to the atten tion of certain Portland people within a day or two. however, which is cal culated to restore one's faith In hu manity. The gist of the story is contained in the following telegram: FAIRBANKS. Alaska. July . Dr. E. P. Gcarv. Portland. Or. Richards baby fund exceeds itxiO- Wire full name of baby, condition of mother and disposition of funds. GOODWIN. Back of this brief message is a pathetic story of suffering, misfortune and death and a happier sequal than is often met with in real experience. The telegram means that the despair of ap invalid and destitute mother Is changed to hope and confidence for the future of herself and her pretty 4-year-old daughter and that every night a baby's prayer goes up for "Goodwin" and the men of the North. Last February a young man named J. C. A. Richards, who was formerly em ployed at the Doernbecher furniture fac tory, found himself out of work with a wife and child to support. There was reported to be a demand for men to work the mines at Fairbanks, and Richards made up his mind to try his fortunes in the Northern mining camp. He arrived at Fairbanks early in April and found employment. About the same time his wife. who remained here with their child, was stricken with what appeared to be tuberculosis and went to the Open Air Sanitarium for treatment. She was greatly distressed for means and received but scant tidings of her husband- A sis ter came out from Chicago to nurse her and through the efforts of Dr. E. A. Pierce, she was given whatever medical care was possible. A short time ago. like a thunderbolt from a clear sky came the news that her husband had died sud denly at Fairbanks, on June 14. Mrs. Richards had received no previous warn ing and was completely prostrated. A few days later came a number of be lated letters from her husband, written while he was In the best of health, tell ing of his success in securing work and his joy at being able to accomplish some thing for his wife and child. The dis tracted wife heard nothing more from Fairbanks until a day or two ago, when the telegram printed above was received, conveying the Intelligence that the miners of the far Northern camp had raised a fund of i000 for the wife and child of the unfortunate man who had hvea among them but two rooctis. Act' ROBBER STOUTLY DENIES INSANITY Nevertheless Fred Hamilton Will Probably Escape Pen alty of His Crime. KNOWN TO BE IRRATIONAL Acquaintances of Former Athlete Relate Many of His Vagaries, Nearly All of Which Show Passion for Gems. Ask Fred Hamilton if he is crazy or even given to occasional mental lapses and the one-time football star and crack sprinter will look at you in astonish ment. Then the question will seem to appeal to his sense of humor and he will laugh at you. "Crazy, of course I'm not are you?" is his invariable response. Notwithstanding that his only hope of escaping the Penitentiary lies in estab lishment of the proof that he Is mentally unsound or was at the time he pilfered three jewelry stores several mornings ago, Hamilton scouts the idea of mental unsoundness. He says he not only is ra tional now, but was in his right mind when he robbed the jewelry stores, dis playing in his crimes a boldness that does not bespeak well for his judgment, to say- the least. Bond Fixed at $2500. No effort was made to get Hamilton off on preliminary examination when his case was called in the Municipal Court yesterday forenoon. A formal plea of not guilty was entered by Attorney John Stevenson, representing Hamilton, and examination was waived. The bond was fixed at $2500. and since he couldn't pro duce any such amount, Hamilton was taken to the County Jail later in the day and given into the custody of Sheriff Ste vens. It is believed there will be no great difficulty in convincing a jury that Ham ilton wasn't responsible for his conduct when he set out on an expedition of wholesale robbery Tuesday morning. There is a look in his eye which is not that of a man altogether sane. He talks rationally enough for a time, and then seems to become a little erratic. Xo Suggestion of Athlete. There was little in Hamilton's appear ance to distinguish him from the other prisoners when he was taken into court. He had on a faded brown suit and soft shirt that needed ironing. He had been shaved but his hair was not neatly brushed. There was a morbid set to his features and a heaviness about the eyes. He did not seem to take any interest in what was going on. That he was at one time an athlete of teputation could never have been guessed from Hamilton's appearance. Slight and small, his weight could not have been more than 135, and) he had no suggestion of muscularity in his makeup. But in his football days he was no larger. His speed and pluck made him a valuable man on the gridiron, those who played with him on the old Multnomah team say. "I don't know why I robbed those stores." Hamilton says when asked about the affair of Tuesday t morning. "But I was in my right mind and knew what I was doing." Tell of Many Vagaties. Should the case be brought to trial four witnesses, old-time associates of Hamil ton's, will be called to tell of'his peculiar ing for Mrs. Richards, Dr. Pierce immed iately wired the necessary information and asked that the First National Bank of this city be made the trustee of the fund. As yet no information has been received as to how Richards came by his death, but it is presumed it occurred in one of the many accidents which make mining such a hazardous occupation. This simple, unadorned story of the goodness of mankind must touch the heart of every one who loves unselfish ness and chivalry. It proves that hu manity is good and that sweet charity, which asks nothing and expects nothing, still survives, at least on the remote Northern frontier. Richards was almost a stranger in Fairbanks for he could not have been there more than two months. He spoke of his invalid wife and his pretty golden-haired baby girl to his rough associates. When he was dead, thousands of miles from these loved ones, those hardy, ad venturous, knightly gentlemen of the wil derness took his word. They didn't think of questioning his statement. There was a wife who was sick and poor back there in "the States" and a little girl who was to see her papa no more. They didn't make fine sympathetic speeches nor tele graph condolences but they simply "dug up" intil they had $2000 and over to send. Then without any frills or long negotia tions they simply asked a man some one of them knew In Portland to look after the fund for the mother and the "kid." No finer thing has come to public no tice in this town in years and if those who contributed to the fund could have heard the grateful expressions of the sick widow, whom the money may restore to health, and had seen pretty little Mildred Richards smile her thanks they would realize more fully tiie blessedness of givlcs .Mildred Elyda Richard. 6t H. B. LITT SI 351 WASHINGTON ST. . LIMEMSU1TS1 J? TODAY I u FoirmerEy 1 $15 JO) ft . $65.00 j . ONEHALF I . PRICE ( (All Hew) $ conduct previous to the robberies. It has been learned than some days ago he ap proached Frank Sinnott and suggested building a laundry to cost $1,000,000 on property owned by Sinnott. Recently he approached George Schalk on the street with the exclamation, "Well we've won out; We've beaten the scoundrels. There's $6,000,000 in the estate and I get a cool $500,000." His vagaries were varied as shown by a call he made on Frank Watkins. He asked Mr. Watkins for the loan of $85 saying a man had $200,000 worth of diamonds in the woods out near Roseburg and that he wanted to go after them. The money was refused him and later he called for $25 saying he would walk to Roseburg and get the stones if he had $25. On another occasion he trieA to borrow $12,000 to buy diamonds with. His mind seemed to dwell a great deal on diamonds and he was con tinually talking about fine gems. During the last campaign he approached Major J. P. Kennedy w-ith an offer to subscribe to the campaign fund. He said he had $500,000 to give for campaign pur poses. Mr. Kennedy and the others named will be called to testify as to the incidents. Just what form of mental derangement applies to Hamilton's case has not yet been determined. The condition is traced to an injury to his head received during a football game. Hamilton admits that the old injury has caused him a great deal of trouble but denies it has made him irresponsible. FANATICS FIGHT POLICE Naked Doukhobors Subdued After Three Hours' Desperate Battle. TORKTOWN. Sask., July 16. After three hours desperate fight last night against a detachment of Northwest mounted police. 12 naked Doukhobors at Arcade were captured and brought to jail at this place. Last week these religious fanatics, whose chief belief is that they should wear no clothes, came to town and resisted efforts of the .local police to oust them. - . They met the police with guns and re volvers. Since that time they have been in possession of the place. Last night Inspector Juneet, of the Provincial po lice, gathered ten' of his Constables and attempted to raid the religious settlement and arrest 12 for whom he had war rants. The fanatics made desperate re sistance. More than 60 rushed to the aid of the 12 who were wanted. With cordwood clubs and all sorts of improvised weapons they fought the Con stables. It was not until after three hours of the most desperate fighting that the men were whipped Into .submission and 12 prisoners carried off. The prison ers, six men and six women, were given six months in jail this morning. ONE HOUR. EARLIER For the Potter's Saturday Trip to Xorth Beach." The steamer Potter will leave Port land, Ash-street dock, at 1:00 P. M. on Saturday next, July 18, and on succeed ing Saturdays xhroughout the season, instead of 2:00 P. M., as originally ar ranged in the published schedules, thus giving passengers the benefit of the entire river trip by daylight, and land ing them at the beach one hour earlier. Don't forget that baggage should reach the .dock at least a half-hour before departure. Fugitive Embezzler Is Held. NEW YORK. July 16. Juan Herzfeld has been arrested here at the request of the Mexican authorities on the charge of having stolen $5066 from the Mexican Sugar Refining Company at El Potrero Cordova, fn the State of Vera Cruz. When arraigned btfore United States Commis sioner Gilchrist, the prisoner's counsel claimed that the information was not suf ficient to warrant holding Herzfeld, but the court ordtered him held for examina tion July 22. Salem Cherry Fair Xlght Trains to Portland via Oregon Electric Ry. The widely-advertised Cherry Fair takes place at Salem on Thursday, Fri day and Saturday of this week, and the Oregon Electric Railway has arranged for a special night train to leave Salem at 10:30 P. M. on each of these days, running through to Portland and stop ping at all between-stations. Reduced rate tickets will be good on these trains. Prices t&lk, at Roaeslhai'a bo cala CHURCHES TO UNITE Evangelical Denominations to Hold Joint Conference. MEET JULY 28-AUGUST 6 Sunday School and Mission Work Chief Topics to Be Discussed During Sessions in Tent at Jennings Lodge. As one step toward federation and organic union, the conventions and camp meeting of the two Oregon conferences of the Evangelical Association and Unit ed Evangelical Church will be held at Jennings Lodge, on the Oregon City elec tric railway, July 28 to August 6. Rev. Theodore Schauer, presiding elder for the Evangelical Association, and Rev. M J. Ballentyne, presiding elder for the United Evangelical Church, arranged the union programme, and will have charge of me conventions and campmeetlng. Sneak ers from both Evangelical denominations are on the programme. One of the fea tures of the conventions will be lectures every forenoon by prominent speakers. The conventions will open July 28, at 8 P. M. on the campground, with a rally in charge of Rev. Theodore Schauer and Rev. M. J. Ballentyne. The following is the convention programme. Wednesday, July 2 0. Morning Sunday School League conven tion. Benjamin F. Heinrlch, president, presid ing. Opens with early worship, conducted by Rev. E. D. Hornschm-h. "Call to Worship In fcong and Praise." F. M. Fisher. "Planning for Definite Resulte." Mrs. Una Tates. "Re flex Influence. of Sunday School Attendance," Carl Williams. "Lessons From Nature," Edith Fugate. "What Are We Giving in Place of the 'Dont's' That Are Always Put Before the Scholars?" p. J. Slocum. "The Missing Link Between the Sunday School and me unurcn, . t. Mreyrreler. Afternoon session. Vice-President Mrs. Net tie Myers, presiding. Devotional Service. J. A. Goode. "Wht Any Teacher Can Do for the Class During the Week," Carl H. Goetz. "At What Age Should Conversion Be Strongly X'rged Upon the Sunday School Scholars?" Ben Linn. Special singing. "The Advantage of Child Conversion," H. Fuerstenau. Round Table. Evening Session, Portland District President A. Weinert. presiding. Song service. Conven tion Chorister. Annual sermon, H. E. Horn schuch. Thursday, July 30. Morning Session Early worship. Jacob Stoeeker. Devoted to campmeetlng Program, Lecture and Discussion, F. Bene. Praise ser vice. F. W. Launer. "How to Get the Pa rents Interested In the Sunday School," Reu ben G. Benz. Business meeting. General discussion of Sunday School Work. The Keystone League of Christian En deavor and Young People's Alliance, rep resenting both branches of the Evange lical Church, will be held July 30. "In Union there is strength" is the central idea of this convention, and Its mission is education, temperance, evangelism and consecration. T. R. Hornschiirch will be the chorister. Following is the pro gramme: Afternoon Session Song and devotional serv ice. Missionary address. F. M. Fisher. "How to Deepen Our Interest in Missions." Everett, Wash. "The Educational Feature of Mission ary Effort," Dallas. Or. "The Relation of Ed ucation to Christian Service,' Tacoma. Wash. "Half Hour With Our Delegate to Quadrennial Convention." N. Shupp. BuMness session. Evening Song and devotional service. "Tem perance Encouragements." H. N. Goode. Ser mon. C. P. Gates, president K. 1. of C. B. Friday, July 31. Morning Session Morning watch. Song serv ice. "Our Part as Young People in the Re vival." Seattle. Wash. "How to Make the Daily Life Speak for Christ." First German, Portland. "Every Member an Evangelist; His Powers and Opportunities." Corvallis. Or. "An Increased Interest in Evangelism." Salem, Chemeketa street. Afternoon Session Song service, devotional Acts ix:l-22. Ten-minute papers "Consecra tion t'nto the Lord;' a) "What?" Vernoma. Or.; ib) "When?" Davton. Or.: (c) "How?" Little Falls. Wash. "Deeper Communion With God," Tigardville. Or. "The Book," Under standest Thou What Thou Readest?" Salem, Or. United Evangelical. Round Table, Our Junior Problem, May Goode, Junior Superin tendent. Evening session toong ana praise service. Convention sermon. L. C. Hoover. Pastors to Hold Institute. The campmeetlng and ministerial insti tute will open Saturday.' August L at 6:30 A. M. At 10:30 A. M. Dr. Mock, president ei &e Jlaa College, will lecture. Preach.- MAK.E THE START For a home ! For independence! For congenial work ! For an income of $5000 a year ! By owning a Roseburg Home Orchard Tract. This land is finding owners very fast, and if you want to be among the live ones, see us today. , We have a proposition within your reach and we want to show you how, with a small pay ment clown, you can make the land do the rest. If you are not ready to go upon the land now we will develop it for you, and our plan will bring you in more than enough, within two years, to pay for the tract and set it to . trees. Ten acres of this rich fruit land on the Umpqua River, in the center of the great Umpqua Valley fruit belt, assures you a splendid income and one not affected by any con ditions of finance. If you really have any desire to get away from the office, store or city life, to get out into the . pure air of the country, where eight months' work each year will give you an income better than any $5,000 salary you ever drew, then call to day and talk to us about Roseburg Home Orchard Tracts. PRICE $150 PER ACRE ON EASY TERMS You can arrange to visit the land any day. We meet all trains at Roseburg. Get our map and booklet describing the Umpqua. Valley and the Roseburg Home Orchard Tracts. HARDING & ENGEN Fruit Land Specialists 204 Rothchild Building, Portland, Oregon BRANCH OFFICE, ROSEBURG, OR. Phone Main 5465 ing will be held at 2 and 8 P. M. Sun day, August 2. There will be sermons in English and German and all-day services. Monday. August 3, Rev. F. Benz, of Port land German Church, will lecture at 9:39 A. M. The annual meeting of the W. B. C. A. will be held at 2 P. M. August 4. Rev. .C. C. Polinf, PI D., president of Western College, at La Mars, Iowa, will lecture. August 5. Rev. Mr. Benz will lecture, and August 6, Dr. Mock, of Dallas College will lecture. There ' will be sermons every afternoon and evening. The grounds are on the Oregon City car line near Jennings ' Lodge. The grounds also may be reached by boat,