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YOUTHFUL SLAYER
PLACED OH TRIAL
Jury ol.Six Men Secured in
Jackson Reid Case in Ju-
venile Court.
WILL SETTLE DELINQUENCY
.Boy Will Then Be Sent to Reform
School or Held for Circuit Court.
Defense Alleges Shooting
"Was Accidental.
The Jury which la to try young- Chase
Jackson Reid for the murder of GeorKe
F. rvMn was impaneled before Judg-e
Gantenbeln. In the Juvenile Court, early
yesterday afternoon. This Is the second
time a case has been tried In the Mult,
nomah County Juvenile Court belpre a
Jury. In such cases only six men are
selected. They will determine whether
or not the lad Is a delinquent child,
and it will then be in the discretion of
Jurig-e Gantenbeln. should the boy be
found delinquent, to send him to the
Reform School or bind hira over to the
Circuit Court for trial.
The attorneys for the defense allege
that there was B-reat provocation for
the shooting-, which was more acciden
tal than Intention, they say. and they
believe that the child will be acquitted
when ail the facta are known. But
In case the U-year-old is found delin
quent. It Is not believed that he will
be obliged to undergo a Circuit Court
trial.
Three Jurora were selected yesterday
morning, and the other three during
the afternoon. The talesmen are: David
J. Burness, bookkeeper. 752 "Wasco
street: A. J. farmer, merchant. SO
Washington building: H. D. Gates, mer
chant. 615 Montgomery street: J. W.
Chamberlain, mechanic. 44 East Twen-tv-flfth
street south; C. V. Dangerfleld,
rentals. 44 East Couch street; C. F.
Kddy. merchant. Lents. All of the
Jurors are men of family, for it Is be
lieved by the defense that men who
have children of their own will give
; the lad a fairer trial than those who
have no children.' Three Jurors were
'peremptorily challenged by H. M. Es
trly and C. M. Idleman,- the attorneys
for the defense. They are A. Goodall.
tV. P. Anthony and Thomaa H. Comer
ford. Deputy District Attorney Thad W. Vree
land made the opening statement for the
state, narrating the manner n which
young Reid sent his sister for the re
volver, and shot De Mars, who with sev
eral others was on a fishing trip. The
state Is also represented by Deputy David
N. Mossessohrt and by John Stevenson,
special prosecutor. .
Reid was taken Into court on the peti
tion of Mr. Vre-land that he be declared
delinquent child. After readinr thls
petition, which gives the date of the
hooting. August 4. last, and states that
ft' was done through the deliberate and
premeditated malice of young Reid. Mr.
Ketorly outlined the case for the defense.
i pointing out to the Jurymen upon a map
of Guild's Lake and Government Island
the place where the shooting took place.
He aald George DeMars. with his brother
rad father, and Mrs. May Hammer went
out that afternoon to fish. He said that
thev had a leer of beer with them, and
that John De Mars, he said. In spite of
signs on the barn and fence warning him
to keep out. opened the barn door and
"entered the premise. In going along the
lake shore to find the boat he passed the
: house. -
"The Exposition grounds have been
fair game for every hobo and mauraud
er In the neighborhood." said Mr.
Ksterly. 'These people. Mr. and Mrs.
Schemps. have been subjected to every
sort of Indignity. I believe, except per
sonal violence, and have been threat
ened wltH that. This little girl. Jack
son's sister, has been subjected time
and again to shameful proposals, plac
ing the little boy and his father in
constant fear of outrages."
Mr. Erterly then described the man
ner In which John De Mars passed the
.house; how the dog ran out. the chil
dren urging him on when they
heard him barking. He said the boys
yelled at the men to leave the prem
ises. "Seeing George DeMars about to
.Jump to the shore, the lad called in a
loud vol' e to his sister to bring the
.revolver." continued the attorney.
-That seems to have been the refuge
of the fatner and mother when they
;were threatened with Interlopers. It
vti done several times, and was some
times necessary. If the parents had
been at home the shooting probably
would not have occurred. George De
Mars rushed toward the boy with the
oar aboe his head, calling out. 'I'll
.fix you.' The boy. standing with the
llittle children about him, called out to
frighten the man. 'Stop, or I will put
a, bullet through you. When he
I realized that DeMars waa In earnest,
and saw him glaring at him. he cocked
'the gun with both hands, and without
palming, pulled the trigger. Then tlie
.children went to Baker's place, meet
ing on the way an old man who was
fishing, to whom Jackson gave the gun.
Officer Peterson came soon afterward
and placed Jackson under arrest."
At 1:16 the opening statements were
' concluded, and the jury went in charge
of the bailirf to view the premises
where the shooting took place. The
case will be taken up at 9:20 "Wednes
day morning.
Toung Reid sat between his mother
and stepfather throughout the trial
yesterday. Judge Gantenbeln an
v nounced that as soon as witnesses are
placed on the stand the public will be
excluded from the courtroom.
j ,. XT Tl Afrpallll and J. A.
Byerly were excused from service on the
lurv- The flrt has not vet taken out
hi final citizenship papers, and Mr. By
erlv aaid that his home is In Washing
.ton.
Yesterday being the first day of the
term. 66 of the 10 jurors subpenaed an
swered the " rollcall. After selecting the
grand Jury and excusing several for leKal
reasons, only 40 remained to take up the
trial of casea. There will be no court
today.
ALLEGES FORCIBLE EJECTMENT
Woman Says She Was Attacked by
Landlord With Hatchet.
Because she was assaulted by John
H. Epler and Mrs. S. J. Epier while
thev were endeavoring to eject her
from a rooming-house at 320 Front
street, as she says. Mrs. Mary A. Stark
Is seeking to obtain $10,000 damages In
the Circuit Court. The case went to
trial before a Jury In Judge Bronaugh s
department yesterday morning. Taking
of testimony was Dogun in ine am-r-ku
- Tr w. nr.isarv to bring Mrs.
Stark Into the courtrom in a chair on
account of her delicate condition.
On seDtember 20. says Mrs. Stark, she
was renting a room of the defendants
at their hotel, when Mrs. Epler came to
ner and demanded the room rent tor
the next day. Mrs. Stark said yester
day that sbe told the landlady that the
room rent was paid until noon, and
that they were planning to leave. At
this. Mrs. Stark says. Mrs. Epler seized
a roll of bedding by the door and at
tempted to take It away, calling her
husband at the same time. He had a
hatchet in his hand, with which he had
been cutting wood, and In the fracas is
said to have hit Mra. Stark. She says
she received numerous other blows, one
of them being a kick In the side. Be
sides the J10.000 damages she wants
1750 with which to pay for physician's
care and J2.0 attorneys' fees.
I CLUBS CAST VOTES
East Side Organizations De
cide on Bridge Site.
THREE WIVES SEEK FREEDOM
Mrs. Covelll, Mrs. Beckett and Mrs.
Kailbach File Suits for Divorce.
Alleging that her . husband. Frank
Covelll. beat her over the head with
an umbrella one day last weflc, be
sides choking and kicking h-;r, and
that he made complaint to the police
the next day in an effort to -have
her arrested. Mrs. Rosinnl Covelll has
filed suit for divorce in the State Cir
cuit Court. She says her husband .has
unjustly accused her of infidelity.
The couple were married February
12. 1907. The wife desires to resume
her maiden name. Rosinni Bruzzinl.
Bertha L. Beckett has filed a di
vorce suit against Charles A. BecketU
charging him with desertion. They
were married In Portland, November
9. 1894. He left her February 1.
1903. They have one child. ,
Mrs. Mattle Kailbach has filed suit In
the Circuit Court to obtain-a divorce from
Philip F. Kailbach on the ground of de
sertion. She Bays he left her In October.
1907. They were married in May, 1905. at
Newport. Ark. She desires to resume her
maiden name, Hlgglnbothom.
OBJECT TO PAYING INSURANCE
Company Alleges Dead Man Was Not
in Employ of Complainant.
The T'jilon Guarantee Association of
Portlnnd has filed a motion In the Cir
cuit Court asking that two paragraphs
in the complaint of John Matthiesen be
stricken out because they are "frivol
ous. Irrelevant and scandalous. and
that the plaintiff be compelled to state
definitely whether or not James Fryer
was in Matthiesen's employ at the time
he was killed by an accident.
Matthiesen recently brought suit In
the Circuit Court to recover J 100 on an
Insurance policy which he said covered
the accident resulting In Fryer's death.
At the time, Matthiesen was engaged in
construction work at Front and Har
rison. The company alleges In defense
that it wrote for Mr. Matthiesen a
blanket policy, covering all men on his
payroll, fhe latter to be subject to in
spection whenever called for. Fryer,, It
Is claimed, was not on Matthiesen's
payroll, not even In his employment,
but was doing a small contract Job.
As no premium was ever received for
him. it is contended no Insurance for
his death will be paid, f
COVNTY CLERK MAKES REPORT
Toms Over to Treasurer After Pay
Ins; Expenses S1I34.60.
The total receipts of the County
Clerk's office.' as shown by the monthly
report of County Clerk Fields, have been
$4461.55 during October. The receipts of
the Circuit Court depsrtment have been
!9.45: of the County Court depart
ment I10;j 10. and of the recording de
partment $:"i9. In October. 1907, the re
ceipts amounted to $4697.52. Last month's
expenses amounted to $3536.96. The amount
turned over to the County Treasurer Was
I1U4.S0.
TELEPHONE , COMPANY SUED
Damages Asked Because of Slow
ness In Putting In Phone.
Suit to recover $1200 for breach of
contract, because the Pacific Telephone
tc Telegraph Company has neglected
to put a telephone In the office of
McQuinn & Morris, civil engineers, has
been begun in .the Circuit Court. The
plaintiffs also demand $100 for every
month they are compelled to go with
out a telephone. John A. McQuinn and
William Morris allege that on October
12 they entered into the contract, by
which the phone company was to in
stall the phone In room 59, Gerllnger
building. The first month's rent of $5
was tendered, it is alleged, but the
phone has not been Installed.
Dr. PoliI Snes Tom Word.
Dr. Esther C. Pohl. City Health Of
ficer, has filed suit In the Circuit
Court against Tom M. Word, ex-Sheriff,
to secure a clear title to Albina
property. She asserts in her complaint
that Mr. Word claims an interest In
lot 41. block 14. Alblna. She asks
that his Interest in It be declared void.
November Grand Jury Drawn.
The members of the November grand
Jury, as sworn in at the Circuit Court
yesterday morning, are as follows: Gil
bert Goodhue, capitalist, St. John: E. W.
Hosford. merchant. 714 East Couch street;
H. F. Clark, merchant. St. John; C. F.
Tark. 25 East Seventh street: A. A.
Gabriel, sheet Iron works. East Water
s:reet: H. J. massing, marble and granlie
business. 01 Gantenbeln avenue, and w.
A. Gordon. 614 Carter street. Mr. Blae
alcx was ejected loramaa and Mr. Sor
RECEIVERS ARE APPOINTED
Foreclosure Proceedings Against
Central Railway Co. of Oregon.
The American Trust Company, of Bos
ton. Mass.. has filed foreclosure proceed
ings In the FederaV Court against the
Central Railway Company of Oregon, al
leging that the road is In an Insolvent
condition and has defaulted In the pay
ment of Interest Installments since Janu
ary 1. 1907. on mortgage bonds in the
amount of $500,000. The road has been
placed In the hands of Chester V. Dolph
and Henry N. Berry as receivers. They
assumed charge of affairs yesterday and
I filed a Joint bond in the sum of $25,000.
Attorneys for the railway company con
fessed, the allegations of the complaint
and consented to the appointment of re
ceivers. .
The proceedings were instituted by Rus
sell E. Fessenden. president of the Ameri
can Trust Company, through Dolph. Mal
lory. Simon & Gearin. William A. Sar
rent. of Boston, appears as counsel for
the complainant. Henry N. Berry, of
Boston, appointed Joint receiver with
Judre Dolph. filed the consent of the
railway company as its attorney to the
appointment of receivers.
Italian Rally Is Held.
Sunday afternoon, under the auspices
of the Republican state central com
mittee, a mass meeting of Italians waa
held in a hall "at Fourth and Mill
streets. C J. McDonald, Representative-elect
from this county, addressed
the audience in English, and was fol
lowed by M. G. Montrezza. who spoke
to his counfrymen in their native
tongue. About 200 voters attended the
meeting and considerable enthusiasm
waa manifested.
BROADWAY IS FAVORED
Multnomah Improvement Club
Holds Out for Hancock-Street
Location, but Is Overruled.
Will Report to Council.
At' a meeting held in the convention
hall of the Commercial Club yesterday
afternoon, the representatives of the
East Side Improvement Clubs decided,
by a vote of six to one, to request the
Council to select Broadway as the site
for the East Side approach to the pro
posed new Albina bridge. Under the
agreement entered into between the
crubs, this decision will obviate the
necessity of referring the matter to
the people for a vote. '
The vote cast in favor f Hancock
street, the rival location for the bridge,
was by the Multnomah Improvement
Club. The meeting was attended by 28
members of the clubs, and one vote
was allowed to each organization.
A strong fight for the Hancock-street
site was made by Dr. M. L. Davis, of
the Multnomah organization. He was
opposed to Broadway because, he said,
the river at the foot of that street Is
deeper than at any other part of the
harbor, and is 'used as a turning point
by the pilots of seagoing vessels.
"You could build the bridge at Han
cock street.' he said, "and then the peo
ple at Broadway could ask the railroad
people to put an upper deck on the new
steel bridge they Intend to erect."
"That is a very unselfish proposal.
dryly remarked President M. G. Munly,
bi he left the chair to speak against
the motion. "This bridge," he said,
"was not proposed by the North Albina
Clubs, but by the people of Holladay
Addition and Irvlngton. We fought for
It because we had tired of the long
waits we had' encountered by the too
frequent openings of the draw of th.e
railroad bridge. Now when we have
got things to this point, you come
along and ask us to give up the bridge
we have won and go and wait upon -the
railroad people with a request for a
favor."
Dr. Davis spoke vaguely of a fran
chise the city had obtained 18 years
ago for a bridge at Hancock street, but
some of the delegates said this fran
chise became void 10 years ago. He
also spoke about the West Side landing
of the bridge. It would be in the
neighborhood of the landing of the
Upper Albina ferry, but in answer to
questions he did not say how contigu
ous it would be to the places where the
ferry passengers now have to dodge tha
switch engines of the Terminal Com
pany 10 times a minute.
After speeches by Seneca C. Beach
and A. B. Manley. a vote was taken
and resulted as follows:
For Hancock street Multnomah Im
provement Club, vote cast by Dr. Davis.
For Broadway University Park, vote
cast by President Beard; Woodlawn. by
W. C. North; Arbor Lodge. y W. T.
Vaughn; Piedmont, by S. C. Beach: Hol
laday and Irvlngton. by William T.
Woodard; North Albina. by J. H. Nolta.
The result of' the vote will be sub
mitted to the meeting of the bridge
committee of the Council Wednesday.
U ROSE CASE IS OPENED
GASPIPE THUG CHARGED WITH
MURDER OF H. NEUMAN.
Eight Jurors Are Selected on First
Day of Trial Prisoner
Appears Calm.
Jack La Rose, accused of the murder of
Hymen Neuman, a second-hand dealer
who had a store at Second and Couch
streets, sat in Judge Morrow's department
of the Circuit Court all day yesterday
while the Jury was being selected. He
waa perfectly composed, and manifested
great interest In the choosing of the Jury.
Eight Jurors were accepted before the
hour for adjournment, at 5 o'clock. As
there was no possible chance of reaching
the opening statements yesterday after
noon. Judge Morrow excused the Jurors
as fast as sworn, with Instructions to re
port at 9:30 o'clock tomorrow' morning.
The eight talesmen chosen are: William
Harder. H- R. Campbell. George Dil
worth. L. C. McClintock, John Epperly.
William G. Carroll. M. B. McFarrell and
E. P. Smith. The defense used four of Its
peremptory challenges, while the prosecu
tion used two. Five were excused by the
court for cause.
Neuman, the -second-hand dealer who
was killed, was found lying upon the
floor of his store May 13, last, his head
crushed by a blow from a blunt Instru
ment. Nearby lax a piece of gaspipe
wrapped In a newspaper, with which it
was supposed the crime was committed.
Neuman was taken first to the station,
and then to the hospital. He died soon
afterward.
The day following the Neuman murder
Jack La Rose, in an intoxicated condition,
approached a Chinaman named John
Chong. in the letter's shop and while the
Celestial was taking goods from the
shelves, beat him with a piece of gas
pipe. But the Chinaman was not as
badly hurt as Neuman had been, and
gave chase to La Rose. A crowd fol
lowed. La Rose was captured, and
charged with the Neuman murder.
The prosecution, represented by Deputy
District Attorney J. J. Fitzgerald, and
special prosecutors John Logan and Max
G. Cohen, will Introduce In evidence two
watches which they will endeavor to
show were once in the Neuman shop,
and were pawned by La Rose with local
bartenders. The defense, represented by
J. H. Upton, 'Lester W. Humphreys and
C. V. Howard, will endeavor to prevent
the introduction by the state of any
evidence connected with Chong and Neuman
OLD SOLDIERS CAN'T VOTE
Corrupt Practices" Act Forbids
Them Using Carriages at Polls.
ROSEBURG. Or.. Nov. 2. (Special.)
The new "corrupt practices act." if
It Is enforced here, will work a hard
ship on the veterans at the Oregon
Soldiers' Home near this city. Here
tofore these old solldlers nerve always
voted, being brought to the polls in
this city in. carriages, as they were
not able to walk the distance.
The veterans feel they are being
cheated out of their constitutional
rights as American citizens.
Plant Bibson roses. Phone Sellwood. $50.
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Before and after voting call upon us to show you this most
desirable Home Investment property.
HILTON, DODDS
& CAMPBELL
219-220 Commercial Club Building. Phones A132S. Main 8874.,
Jack Horner
On a corner
Wondrous fair;
In a thumb,
Out a PLUM,
In ELMHURST anywhere.
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East Side Suburbs Vote Today
on Annexation.
MOUNT SCOTT INTERESTED
Ixx-al Question Enters Into Presl
entiaJ Election That Will Aid in
Getting Out Vote In Large
District on East. Side.
Aside from the Presidential election the
only local question that will cut any fig
ure today IU be the annexation of a
considerable portion of the Mount Scott
district In the soutneast, and also a strip
of territory on the east side of Monta
vllla. The territory in the Mount Scott
district includes in the annexation move
ment all of sections 7. 8, 17 and 18, and a
little slice from another section, and la
said to contain above 6000 people. It
takes in the settled districts of Ivanhoe,
Woodstock. Anabel. Arleta, Kern Park,
Nashville, Woodmere, Tremont and nu
merous other sections.
Voters on annexation will cast their
ballots in separate boxes at precincts 94,
Woodstock: 85 and 96, at Anabel, and
Stewarts, on the Foster road, and at 97
at Lents. Last June Woodstock defeat
ed annexation by a considerable major
ity. At the two polling places on the
Foster road, 96 and 96. the former voted
for and the latter against annexation,
and precinct 97 at Lents was carried for
annexation by a small majority. Since
that vote was taken, the district, except
Woodstock, has passed through a water
shortage, and It Is said that sentiment
la now strongly favorable to annexation.
However, it is noticed that in precinct
96. which went against annexation last
June, the registration has increased from
656 to 673, making it the largest precinct
in Multnomah County, but this may not
mean opposition to annexation. The ques
tion of a water supply is the main Issue
in the district.
East of Montavil the territory in
which a vote on annexation will be cast
takes a strip a half-mile wide by two
miles long. The people in this territory
will vote at Russellyllle. precinct 93. lo-
MBMffton nn tha. Rftfle Una
road. The registration in this precinct
IS 1M , navmg oeen uipiu "J-
Annexation was defeated here last June.
Institute at White Salmon.
WHITE SALMON, Wash., Nov. 2.
(Special.) Klickitat and Skamania
county teachers will hold a joint In
stitute here November 16 to 20. It Is
expected that there will be 100 teach
ers In attendance. Among the promi
nent educators of the state who will
be present are State Superintendent
H. B. Dewey. Dr. Edward. O. Slsson, of
the State University; Professor W. J.
Beach, of the State College at Pull
man; and Miss Laura J. Soper, of the
Dallas schools. The entertainment of
the visitors Is In charge of J. Morgan
Lewis, of White Salmon.
Sues for Value of Furniture.
Freda Ackerman demands J1790 and
$250 damages from R. K. Gale and
Arthur Schuback In a milt filed In the
Circuit Court. She asserts that the
defendants came Into the possession of
household goods belonging to her last
May, and that they refuse to surrender
them.
Life lost in Costly Fire..
ST. PAUL, Nov. 2. Fire that de
stroyed the Shea livery stable today is
believed to have cost the life of one
man. Seventy horses were destroyed,
and Olaf Johnson, one of the employes,
is missing. Loss, ISO. 000.
Scott's Emulsion
does all it does by virtue
of one thing Power its
power to create power.
As fire turns water to
Steam so Scott's Emulsion
transforms thin, impure
blood into pure, rich blood,
giving nourishment and
vital energy to every
organ, every tissue and
every muscle.
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paper in which it appears, jour address and four
cents, to cover postage, and we will send you a
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