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MARTIN CASE TO
BE GALLED TODAY
Prisoner on Trial for Murder
of Pawnbroker Nathan
Wolff.
SAYS HE WILL BE FREED
Accused Is Id High Spirits and Says
His Imprisonment Has Saved
Him From Awful Habit
of Tsing Morphine.
Edward Hugh Martin, ex-Lieutenant
la th United States Artillery Corps,
and Hon of a wealthy New York real es
tate broker, will be placed on trial for
hi life In the Ptate Circuit Court today.
Prosecution and defense are ready to
proceed and It waa announced last
night that no delay will be asked when
the rase ia called thla morning" at 10
o'clock.
Martin again avowed h! Innocence
of the atrocious Nathan Wolff murder,
last night. In a happy mood at the
rear approach ff his trial, he Jested
with his fellow prisoners, telling- them
that they would lose his company In
the course of a few days, as his inno
cence was bound to be eetabllshed.
"There Is a reason for my feeling
particularly good and taking a new In
terest in life." he said by way of ex
plaining. his high spirits, which might
seem Incongruous because of the ap
proaching trial on so serious a charge.
"I suppose the ordinary man would
fel resentful at being locked up here
for month and accused of such a hor
rible murder. I do resent the accusa
tion, but not the confinement to Jail.
It has been the most beneficial ex
perience of my life. It has served to
break me once and for all time of the
morphine habit.
Tried OfU-n to Quit.
'When I came to the County Jail."
Martin continued, "it did not seem to
me that I would be able to get along
without drugs. I had tried every
known method. Becoming a slave to
the stuff when I had yellow fever af
ter the Cuban campaign, I had tried
many times to quit the habit. I went
abroad after leaving the Army, took
treatment In a private sanitarium, but
it would come back to me after a time.
It Is so easy to get that habit and so
hard to get rid of It- A man may make
up his mind to quit, but when he gets
to suffering the tortures of hell and
knows that one little powder will re
lieve him and that the one little powder
la within hla reach, he Is apt to loee
his self-control, no matter how strong
hla wilL Those who have become slaves
to the drug through sickness know
how true this I.
"The first few weeks in Jail were
horrible. Then the craving for drugs
became less. I couldn't get morphine
even if I wanted It. And after four
months of restraint, I find the desire
has left mo altogether and I am a
new man.
"Toil can see for yourself that I am
a new man." and Martin bared his
arm, showing old scars left by hypo
dermic needles. "I have gained 85
pounds in weight and never felt better
In my life.
"It sounds paradoxical, I know, but
here In Jal I have been a free man,
free from something a thousand times
worse than Iron bars. Now that I am
free of that habit. I am ready to free
myself of the horrible charge which
circumstances have thrown about me.
I am innocent and the truth will come
out."
Defense In Good Shape.
Attorneys Seneca Fouts and J. A.
Jeffrey, who will defend Martin, say
the evidence In the man's behalf Is In
excellent shape. They would not say
exactly what line of defense would be
followed, but it is understood an alibi
will be relied upon to get Martin clear.
"The public has heard a great deal
of what the police dug up against
Martin." said Attorney Pouts, last
night, "but when his side of the case
Is fully presented, the situation will be
entirely changed. I believe that he Is
innocent and that he will be acquitted."
District Attorney Cameron, on the
other hand, seems to think the state's
chances of scoring a conviction are not
to be underrated. "Our evidence Is in
good shape and can be connected up,"
he said.
Max Dray, the principal witness for
the state, is in the city and ready to
take the witness stand, so it was an
nounced last night. Drey was brought
here from his new home in Chicago to
tell of having sold Martin a shirt, the
same shirt that was found covered with
blood after the murder.
Trial of the case will likely extend
over a week or ten days. The secur
ing of a Jury will be taken up the first
thing this morning. This will occupy
at least two days. If not longer. Then
will follow opening statements, intro
duction of testimony, final arguments
and deliberation by the Jury. The
state's testimony bring chiefly of a
circumstantial nature will have to be
Introduced with deliberation and in the
fae of continual legal fighting.
Crime a Fiendish One.
The Nathan Wolff murder was com
mitted on the night of May 1. Wolff,
a pawnbroker, was found murdered in
his shop. lie had been shot and hacked
with a hatchet. The murder occurred
about dusk. It is believed, and the body
was found shortly after dark. The
murderer robbed the store of Jewelry.
There were evidences of a struggle with
the murderer.
Martin was suspected. The detect
ive force, under Sergeant Baty. scoured
the town for Martin but could not lo
cate him. They finally gave up the
search, concluding Martin had left
town. Baty accused Martin publicly
and was arranging to have descriptive
circulars sent out to nearby towns.
Martin was about town, as usual.
stopping at hotels as a result of a
breach with his wife. He read of Ba
ty's accusation while in a saloon a
quarter of a mile from the police sta
tion, telephoned to the police at once
and surrendered himself to the baffled
gum-yhoe men.
STANDING TIMBER SUPPLY
Census Being Taken Amount for SS
Years Computed.
WASHINGTON". -Oct. . The Na
tional Conservation Commission has
caused the first comprehensive at
tempt at the census of the standing
timber In tne I'mted States ever un
dertaken The commission needs the
Information to help complete Its In
ventory of the country's natural re
sources which It will include in its re
port to the President, and since that
report is to be submitted on the first
of next year, it needs the information
at once. In consequence the work on
the census has been started with a
rurh and Is now well under way. Es
timates as to the amount of standing
timber in the United States range all
the way from S22.S62.000.00O to 3.000.
000,000.000 board feet, a difference of
more than a trillion feet in the views
of the best qualified authorities in
the country.
In the opinion of the forest serv
ice, the most carefully prepared esti
mates yet made are those or Henry
of 1900. which placed the total stump-
age at 1.3S0.000.0JJ.00O board feet. Mr.
Gannett was recently chosen by tne
President to compile all the informa
tion gathered for the commission. The
census is expected to give an accurate
basis for computing how long our tim
ber supplies will last.
The consensus of opinion Is that the
present annual consumption of wood
Is about ICO.000,00 5.000 board feet, or
something more than that. A leading
authority has placed It as nign as
l.0.000.000.000 board feet- Assuming
that itumpM' of 1.400.000,000,000 board
feet, an annual use of 100,000,000,000
board feet and neglecting growth In
the calculation, the exhaustion of our
timber 'supply Is indicated in 14 years.
and assuming the same use and stand
with an annual growth of 40,000.000.000
feet, a supply for 23 years Is indicated.
STATE IV. C T. 0. MEETS
RECORD ATTEXDAXCE AT 2STH
AXJTUAL SESSION.
IVhlte-Rlbhoners Complete Organ
ization and Will Take Up Formal
Business This Morning.
The twenty-fifth annual convention of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Oregon was opened yesterday in
the Taylor-Street Methodist Episcopal
Church. At the morning session which
commenced at 10:30 o'clock only general
officers were present. The official
board meeting was called to order
at 2 o'clock, when plana were
discussed regarding the field work,
institutions, and other departments per
taining to the organisation. The results
of these deliberations will be presented
for action at the sessions of the conven
tion. This year's meeting promises to be one
of the largest held In Portland in many
years. Delegates arrived yesterday from
Baker City. Milton. Hermiston, Philo
math, Hood River, Newberg. Dallas. Ash
land. Grants Pass, Roseburg. Eugene.
Echo and Albany, and delegates from
other sections will be In attendance at the
morning's meeting.
The opening business session will be
called to order at 9:30 o'clock this morn
ing by the state president, Henrietta
Brown. Following the praise service, led
by Mrs. Louisa Round, the report of the
executive committee will be presented.
This will be followed by the appointment
of committees. Reports will also be pre
sented at the morning session by the cor
responding secretary, auditor, and treas
urer.
Owing to the fact that Rev. Eugenia St.
John, of Kansas, Is obliged to leave, the
city tomorrow, the programme has been
changed to enable her to speak at to
night's meeting.
At the home of Mrs. O. P. M. Jamison,
ES3 Main street, last night a reception
was held In honor of the officers and
delegates who are attending the conven
tion. Among those who attended waa
Mrs. St. John, guest of honor.
Following Is the programme for today's
sessions:
Morning session Praise service, devotions
led by Mrs. Louisa Round. Convention called
to order by State President Henrietta
Brown. Reading the Crusade Psalm respon
sibly. Singlnc. crusade hymn, "Olve to the
Winds Thy Fears." Prayer. Roll call, re
sponded to by quotations from the writings
of Miss Wlllard. Report of executive com
mittee; appointment of committees; report
of corresponding secretary; report of audi
tor, report of treasurer; introductions; noon
tide prayer.
Afternoon session Devotions, led by Mrs.
Inman: music; president's annual address;
music; report of "T" secretary: report of L
T. I secretary; discussion; organisers' re
ports, Mrs. I'nruh, Mrs. Harford. Mrs.
Bleeth. Mrs. Hidden, Mra Wolfe, superin
tendent of Eastern Oregon District. Report
of lecture bureau, Mrs. Ward Swops, Port
land; reception.
Evening session Devotions. Rev. Clara O.
Esson; special music. Professor Belcher and
choir; lecture. Rev. Eugenia St. John, of
Kanaas: sliver and gold freewill offering;
benediction.
The officers of the Union are:
President, Mrs. Henrietta Brown, Albany!
vlce-presldent-at-large, Mrs. Ida Barkley,
Portland; corresponding secretary, Mrs. A.
W. Inruh, Arleta; recording secretary. Mrs.
Ida Marsters. Roseburg; assistant recording
secretary. Miss Prances E. Gotahs.ll; treas
urer. Miss Hessle J. Shane. Portland; sec
retary of T. W. C. T. V.. Mrs. Cora Henkle,
Grants Psss: secretary L. T. L., Mrs. Jans
M- Donaldson, Portland.
Following is a list of the chairmen of
convention committees:
Finance committee. Miss F. E. GotsMall;
parade, Mrs. J. M. Donaldson; entertain
ment. Mrs. I M. Christian; lunch commit
tee, Mrs. Rebuff; decoration commit
tee, Mrs. Mlnnls Ounn; publicity committee,
Mrs. a. W. Unruh: music committee, Mrs.
Patience Woolworth: badges committee.
Mrs. 8. Alice Hanson; banquet committee.
Mrs. Ella J. Clinton; reception committee.
Mrs. Ella G. Hlmes; train committee. Mrs
Edith whltesldes; literature committee, Mrs.
Ward Swope.
DRINK BEER FROM GUTTERS
Wild Scene in Indiana Town When
Kegs Are Emptied by Police.
CHICAGO. Oct. Cutters of Ham
mond, lnd., ran brimming with liquor
yesterday.
Derelicts from the city's slums fell
over each other in a mad fight to drink
from the foaming current. Thousands
of other men and women cheered as
barrels of beer were poured into the
sewers and bottlea of wine were cracked
and thrown on the city dump.
Four thousand dollars' worth of liquor
was spilled by the authorities as a
wholesale libation to the county option
law. The wine and beer had been
seized two months ago in a raid on four
"blind tigers" near Whiting. The liquor
had been kept stored in the basement
of the City Hall. It was destroyed by
order of Judge Reiter.
The county option law was passed a
few weeks ago by a special Legislature
convened by Governor Hanly at Indian
apolis. Chicago Gets w Holiday.
CHICAGO. Oct. f. The City Council
last night passed an ordinance estab
lishing a new holiday in Chicago. Oc
tober 1!. Columbus day. The ordinance
provides for the closing of all mu
nicipal offices on that date, except fire,
police and health departments, in hon
or of the discoverer of America. The
Council's action was taken upon peti
tion of the Knights of Columbus and
was unanimous.
On ths occasion of the late Jubilee of the
town of WUheimsburr In Grmuy the
burrmlster rcivtd a teleitram. signed
by all the uamsmed lris of the place, ad
vising hint to set married and saying; that
son of the underlined had any objection
to becomlne his wife.
Peaches fe.
Over 12
Inches
in
Circum
ference E0R $250
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you at no expense.
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ADDRESS
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New Committee Strict With
City Contractors.
TIME EXTENSIONS DENIED
Mayor and His New Advisers Show
That They Will Enforce Penal
ties for Delinquency Except
on Most Definite Gronnds.
Indications are that the City Execu
tive Board, as now constituted, intends
to enforce the rule against delinquent
contractors and compel them to pay
heavy fines for . delays In completing;
street Improvements. At an informal
meeting of the Board, held yesterday
afternoon, very few extensions 'of time
were allowed, and those were for ex
tremely plausible excuses, and iri no
case for a great period. Many long
time requests from the Pacific Bridge
Company, Concrete Construction Com
pany, of which Elwood Wiles is presi
dent and manager; C E. Pottage and
Harry Howard, were refused, at least
temporarily, and the applications were
left In the box.
It was noticeable that a fine of $40,
recommended by the old street com
mittee to be levied against M. J. Con
ley, a contractor, was reconsidered and
the recommendation reversed. This is
taken as a slap at Robert L. Sabin, ex
chairman of the committee, who re
cently resigned, because he could not
get along with the Mayor.
Permits Are Held Up.
There were several applications from
Harry Howard for extensions of time,
one on Marion street, on which there
had been granted 500 days' time, and
In this instance the contractor sought
30 more days in which to complete the
work. The application was laid over.
Similar action waa taken In regard to
several applications from C E. Pot
tage, a young contractor, who is said
to be facing ruin because of the large
number of streets he has taken and his
Inability to fulfill the contracts.
Elwood Wiles, of the Concrete Con
struction Company, is another who ap
parently has taken more contracts than
he is able to handle. At least, this is
the opinion expressed by the Mayor
and the members of the Board, while
considering his petitions yesterday.
He wanted extensions of time on a lot
of streets in Irvlngton, on the site of
the old racetrack, which are being im
proved as a district. The order of the
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Easy Terms of Payment
Land Set Out This Fall
No Cost for Trees
No Cost for Pruning and Spraying for
Inter-tree Cultivation
No Cost for Seed
Board In this Instance was that Wiles
must bring in the signatures of all
property-owners affected, showing that
they want the extensions sought for,
and that the matter will then be con
sidered. An application from the Pacific
rnmnanv fn (i n extension of
time caused liayoj- Lane to say: This
company Is in the same class with
Pottage and Howard always behind
time on their contracts." ,
It was over applications of time from
this company that Mayor Lane and Mr.
Sabin fell out. The latter recommended
extensions of time, without penalty,
and the Mayor sharply criticised the
action, resulting in Mr. Sabin's resig
nation. One Extension. Is Granted.
However, ( the Board yesterday
granted an extension of time to the
Pacific Bridge Company on Killings
worth avenue, as it was shown that
the contractors were back in their
work because of the delay by the Port
land Railway, Light & Power Company
in laying Belgian blocks. An applica
tion from Elwood Wiles for an exten
sion of time on East Ninth street from
Belmont to East Yamhill, following
the Killingsworth petition, was re
fused, showing the Mayor to be still
fighting the Bridge Company. This was
evident, as the company wished to en
ter into an arrangement to haul gravel
to the scene for Wiles, when Mayor,
Lane said:
"Your company is the same one
which is far and away behind in its
contracts with the city on East Side
fills, is it not, Mr. Simons?"
Manager Simons, of the Pacific
Bridge Company, replied in the affirma
tive, but explained that it was thought
to be a good thing for the city to as
sist in opening up East Ninth street.
The extension was denied.
The holding up of a large number of
applications is unusual and shows that
there is a disposition upon the part
of the members of the Executive Board
to press the contractors "into more
prompt fulfillment of contracts, or to
levy fines. It has served to create
great concern among the contractors.
INQUIRY LAYS SUSPICION
Creston Merchants Wrongfully Ac
cused of Incendiary Fire.
B. L. Barry, of Dayton, Or., adjuster
for the insurance company that carried
a policy on the store of Cranfill & Deter,
at Creston. this county, has completed a
thorough investigation into the causes of
the fire that recently destroyed the store
and contents. The policy was paid in
full and the adjustor insists that Cranfill
& Deter were unjustly accused at the
time of the fire.
"These men certainly had the worst of
it," said Mr. Barry. "They are young
men. just starting in business, and my
thorough investigation convinced me that
there were absolutely no grounds for the
suspicions and accusations directed
against them. We paid the loss in full."
The cow tree of Venezuela is a natural
dairy Its sap Is very aim liar to milk and
la used as such by tha naUvsa
IMAGINE A
When the ROSEBURG HOME OR
CHARD TRACTS have all been
set out to trees, as they will this
Fall, what grander sight could one
imagine next Spring, with thou
sands of young trees shooting their
first buds into the open? When
this magnificent piece ; of bottom
land is set out to orchard this Fall,
CRUSHED IN SEWER
Two Workmen Killed in Tunnel
at Brooklyn.
HEROIC WORK SAVES THIRD
Robert Kayhko and John Jardinnen
Dead as Result of Cave-in, While
Frank Matson Is Rescued
by Fellow-Laborers.
Caving in of a sectiop of the Brooklyn
sewer caused the death of two workmen
and the severe Injury of a third, at 3:30
o'clock yesterday morning. The dead
men are Robert Kayhko and John Jar
dinnen, The injured man, who is at the
Good Samaritan Hospital in a precarious
condition, is Frank Matson.
Bravery of his fellow-workmen was all
that prevented Matson from being
claimed as a victim of the tragedy.
Buried under broken timber and tons of
dirt and gravel, Matson's position was
dangerous to approach on account of the
possibility of a second cave-in. But a
gang of men under Jesse Hannam, a
civil engineer, forgot their own danger
in the work of rescue and finally took
the injured man out at 10:30 A. M., after
he had lain all but buried for nearly
seven hours. An ambulance was in wait
ing and Matson was hurried to the hos
pital, where his recovery is looked for.
The accident occurred 65 feet under the
surface of Taggart street at a point be
tween Grand avenue and East Sixth
streets. A gang of men composing what
is known as the graveyard shift waa at
work in the big sewer when, without
warning of any kind, tons of dirt and
gravel fell In, burying Kayhko and Jar
dinnen and pinioning Matson.
Other workmen ran out, fearing the
cave-in would extend, but later they re
turned and Hie rescue work was begun
in earnest at 5:30 A. M. The air was
foul, the walls insecure and the rescue
work was difficult and dangerous at all
times. Matson could be seen under the
dirt, gravel and broken timbers. An
effort was made to pull him from under
the debris by means of a rope but this
Tailed. It was found later that his leg
was caught under a strip of timber.
Opiates were given him In order to lessen
his suffering until he could be extricated.
On being taken to the hospital it was
found his left leg had been broken be
low the knee and that bad bruises had
been inflicted. There were evidences of
internal injuries but last night his re
covery was looked upon as certain.
The workmen were employed by
Paquet, Hannan & Joplin, contractors
who are digging the sewer. Kayhko was
31 years old and single; Jardinnen was
LAM)
Fruit of every description
grows to highest perfection
in the now famous
3 Years
lOOO-ACRE
it will have the distinction of being
the largest single orchard in the
State of Oregon. Looking at it
again in the Summer, when the po
tatoes, onions, radishes and scores
of other vegetables are growing,
one who is fortunate enough to be
the owner of one of these tracts
will swell with pride and satisfac
tion to see what has been ac
complished. By our method of ex-
36 years old and unmarried; Matson, 44
years old. Is said to have a wife and
three children in Finland.
The body of Jardinnen was recovered
during the afternoon but that of the
other victim was yet under a great heap
of dirt end gravel last night. An in
quest will be held as soon as both bodies
are at hand with a view to learning if
proper care was taken by the contractors
to safeguard the men working in the
sewer.
ELKS' FIRST FALL FROLIC
Excellent Programme Is Being Pre
pared for October 15.
The Portland Elks are planning the
opening of the social season on the night
of October 15, when a big meeting is to
be held in the hall of their building, at
Seventh and Stark streets. The pro
gramme being prepared promises to out
do the many splendid entertainments
given by the Elks in the past, and the
committee hopes to do even better than
their fellow members who have bad
former performances in charge.
Sig Werthelmer. one of . the hardest
workers in the Portland lodge, is chair
man of the committee in charge of the
programme for the approaching social.
He Is assisted by W. W. Bretherton, who
has had experience on entertainment
committees of former years, and John A.
Johnson, manager of Pantages vaudeville
theater. With such a committee on
which to depend for amusement, the Port
land lodge. No. 142, is awaiting the date
of the approaching jinks, confident of a
jolly evening. It Is expected that the
spacious lodgeroom will be crowded to
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Division of Profits
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