VOL. XLIX.-NO. 13,293.
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1909.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
T.
ST. CROIX VICTIM
TELLS HIS STORY
LORDS DEFEAT
BRITISH BUDGET
PITIFUL TALE 'OF
CRUELTY IS TOLD
BALLINGER WINS;
PINGHOT IS LOSER
FRIENDS FEAR SHE
IS BURIED ALIVE
STATE WILL SHOW
WOMEN GOT COIN
LUKES TO COAST
PASSE3TGER TESTIFIES IX FED
ERAL IXQtTRX.
MAN ACCUSES WIFE AKD SOX OF
MISTREATING HIM.
EXCITED TILLAMOOK PEOPLE
EXHUME ARGO V ICTIM.
ITGHMFN QM
Strike Order Promptly
Answered in West.
FREIGHT TRAINS STAND STILL
Passenger Service Aided by
Executive Staff.
2300 MEN ARE INVOLVED
Demand Is for Increased Wages,
Elimination of Physical Test and
Age Limits Railroads Are
Charging Bad Faith.
STRIKE ORDER OBETBD
Prompt obedience of a general
switchmen's strike order tied up all
freight trains on the Hilt line and
other in the Northwest at 8 o'clock
laet nlgrht. (
Twenty-dree hundred Tnn are In
volved. All Hill line switchmen In Seattle,
Tacoma. Belllncham, Everett. Spo
kane and other Western division
points are out.
Passenger trains, where necessary,
are being made up by terminal super
intendents and their assistants.
The railroad managers charge that
the strike order" la a violation of the
spirit or a conference pending to ob
tain arbitration under the Era man
law.
The swltohmen declare tbe rail
roads forced the issue.
The men's demands ant for cents
an hour increased wages; punitive
overtime, and a modification of the
physical test and age-Ilmlt rates.
ST. PAUL. Not. 20. After 16 dare of
negotiation between the Switchmen's
Union of North America ana the Joint
committee of railroad managers, repre
senting: IS railroads of the Northwest,
a strike involving; 2300 switchmen be
came effective at 6 o'clock tonight.
The men are employed by railroads
running west and north of St. Paul
from Lake Superior to the Pacific Coast,
and. unless speedily settled, the strike
will mean a serious interruption to the
traffic
The first effect of the' strike was a
sharp bulge in the price of wheat in
the Chicago grain market late today,
lloads entering the Twin Cities and
Duluth and Superior are largely grain
carriers from the West.
"Wage Increase Demanded.
The demands of the switchmen are
for double pay for Sundays, holidays
and overtime; an advance of 60 cents
a day of ten hours in the wages of
switchmen, switch tenders, towermen,
engine herders and assistant yard
masters; n modification of the rule pro
vidlrtlr for the payment of penalty in
. case of failure to permit switchmen to
secure their meals In the middle of their
shift at a stated period, which con
templates double pay In cases where It
became necessary to work a portion of
the meal hour, and the elimination of
the physical examination and the age
limit placed upon switchmen entering
the service. ,
y Bad Faith Charged.
Both sides to the dispute Issued state
ments tonight. That of the railroad
managers declares that an Increase of
2 cents an hour, or 20 cents a day, was
offered by the railroads In territory
west of Billing's and Havre, Mont., but
declined. Further Increases were re
fused, the statement says, because pay
of switchmen had been increased previ
ously and now averages more than $100
a month. .The railroads say the strike
order was Issued while a conference
with United States Commerce Commis
sioner Knapp and United States Com
missioner of Labor Nelll. looking to
arbitration under the Erdman act, was
pending. Bad faith in calling the
strike is charged.
Speaking for the switchmen tonight.
President Hawley 6ald:
"We have had no further communica
tion from the railroad officials. The
switchmen have been fair In their re
quests. Overtime Is Penalty.
"We want an advance of 6 cents an
hour )n nay and the elimination of over
time and Sunday work as far as possi
ble, and the request for double pay for
overtime is In the nature of a penalty
more than anything else, as we want to
discourage overtime. Sunday and holiday
work..
"We also ask for a modification of. the
Ithysical requirements and age-limit rules.
Kxaminatlon for employment on railroads
now are an rigid as those required for
service In the Regular Army.
"I have never seen a time when the
men were so thoroughly organized and
ready for concerted action as in the pres
ent instance. This strike will result in
the most complete tieup of railroad traf
fic in the territory affected that ever has
been known, not even excepting the great
sfTrlke of 184. . From now on not a switch
rngine will move in the territory between
the head of the lakes and the Pacific
Coast.
"The switchmen greatly regret the ac
tion that they have been forced to take.
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Henry Thomas Says No Attempt.Was
Made to Pnt Out Fire on Ill
Fated Vessel.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 80. Henry
Thomas, who was a passenger on the
steamer St. Croix at the time of her de
struction by fire, caused something of a
sensation today before the Federal in
spectors investigating the disaster, when
he charged that no attempt was made to
subdue the flames, the crew of the veekel
devoting themselves to manning the life
boats. He declared that he saw members of
the crew running about the decks, toss
ing bottles of liquor into the boats, while
the fire hose, uncoiled on the saloon deck,
was neglected. The water waei sot
turned on, he" said.
Thomas stated that he noticed smoke
in the dining saloon before the fire was
reported and called the attention of stew
ards and waiters to It. He said that tula
was about 12:10 P. M., but that the fire
extinguishers were not put into action
until 12:45.
The testimony of the passenger did not
serve to throw any light upon the cause
of the fire, however, nor did that of many
other witnesses, and the day ended with
the origin of the fire as much a mys
tery as ever.
RIFLE SHOT; BOY IS DEAD
Son of William Ohms Killed or
Committed Snlcide.
LA ORANDE, .Or., Nov. 30. (Special.)
A special dispatch from Elgin today
stated that Walter Ohms, the 20-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. William Ohms,
either committed suicide or was acci
dentally killed by a .22-callber rifle bul
let this morning on the outskirts of the
city. He was found by his brother a
few minutes after the discharge of the
rifle., but was dead.
The young man had gone out with
his brother to inspect some coyote traps
and was returning, when the boys sep
arated for a si-jrt time. ; No one saw
the shot or saw the boy fall. No rea
son for suicide is known, and It Is
equally difficult to ascertain how the
lad could have shot himself, as the
ground was smooth and level where he
was walkiner.
ELECTION IS NO SETBACK
Alabama Senator Defends Stat In
Recent "Wet" Victory.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala., Nov. 30. United
Btates Senator Joseph F. Johnston, of
Alabama, this afternoon Issued the fol
lowing statement on the effect of Mon
day's defeat for the prohibition amend
ment in Alabama:
"The election determined that the men
of Alabama did 'not wish to write Into
their constitution police measures nor sur
render rights they have expressly re
served. '"It does not mean the return of the sa
loons, nor any backward step in public
morals. It means th.-t- Alabama Is con
servative and not to, ie shaken off her
feet by mere sentimental appeals."
REBELS .DEFEAT BIG FORCE
Hundred Men Are Reported Killed
In Mountain Battle.
COLON, Nov. 30. A wireless dispatch
received from Bluefields says:
After five hours of fighting yester
day. 600 revolutionists under (General
Matuty defeated 1000 government troops
under General Zasquez in the mountains
above Rama.
Several standards and a quantity of
arms and ammunition fell into the hands
of General Matuty when the government
troops withdrew.
The Zelayan troops lost 80 men killed
and many wounded, while the revolu
tionists, who fought behind boulders and
other protections, lost 20 men killed.
EXCHANGE SEAT, $94,000
Stock Market Price Comes Within
$1000 of Record.
NEW YORK, Nov. 30. A price within
11000 of the record was paid today for
a seat oh the New York Stock Exchange.
It brought $94,000 as against the record
figure of $95,000 paid for a seat several
years ago. The late E. H. Harrlman's
seat was sold to Robert H. Loeb for
$85,000 only two weeks ago. -Since then
another seat has sold for $92,000.
SEAMEN ADRIFT 80 HOURS
Five of Gunboat Crew Xot Ys Re
ported Safe.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. Adrift in the
Carribbean Sea for more than 80 hours,
the five men, who were lost Friday night
in the whaleboat of the gunboat Marietta
now at Port Limon, Costa Rica, still are
missing.
It is believed they had enough food and
water in the boat to sustain life several
days.
OFFICIALS UNDER ARREST
Colorado Mayor Charged With Sell
ing Liquor to Soldiers.
DENVER, Nov. 3a Mayor Charles M.
Lawton, Treasurer Patrick Sllney, ex
Mayor Harry Livingstone and ex-Treasurer
Upland, of the town of Fort Logan,
near the Army post of that name, in the
outskirts of Denver, were arrested last
night, charged with selling liquor to soldiers.
Counsel of Leaders Ig
nored, 350 to 75.
PEOPLE NOW WILL DECIDE
Calm, Broken by Few Cheers,
Greets Surprising Outcome.
CAWDOR CHARGES EVASION
Effort Made, Declares ex-Lord of
Admiralty, to Overload Bill With
Taxes Cnrzon Calls-, the
Measure Socialistic.
LONDON. Nov. 30. The House of
Lords tonight, for the first time in 300
years, refused its formal assent to the
budget, thereby making it illegal for
the King's agents to collect taxes with
which to carry on the government.
This action of the peers was taken In
direct disregard of the advice of such
able members as Rosebery, Morley, Lord
James of Hereford, Lord Cromer, Lord
Balfour of Burleigh, the Earl of Lytton.
Lord Courtney and the Archbishops of
Canterbury and of York.
The budget' will now go before the
country for its approval or rejection;
that is, the crown, through the minis
try, will dissolve the House of Commons
and order a general election. Whether
the present Liberal House and Ministry
shall be sustained in insisting on the
budget will be the issue in the contest
at the polls.
House Cleared for Action.
After six days' debate, notable for
the high standard of the oratory as well
'as of the arguments for and against the
budget and placing in every possible
light the great constitutional questions
Involved, the House of Lords cleared for
action at 11:30 o'clock tonight. The
scene was impressive but in no sense
exciting, except that the House was
packed to its utmost capacity. A great
array of strange faces was seen on the
benches, as numbers of - peers were
present who seldom appear in the
House.
None would have suposed that the
event proceeding was destined not only
to prove memorable in the annals of
British history, but possibly would in
volve far-reaching changes in the Brit
ish constitution. Indeed, there was un
usual animation in the public galleries,
which were crowded with peeresses,
members of the House of Commons and
ambassadors. But on the floor almost
complete calm prevailed.
Few Cheers Greet Vote.
The vote was on Lord Lansdowne's
amendment that the House was not Jus
tified in giving its consent to the bill
until It had been submitted to the Judg
men of the country. Nearly 15 minutes
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Married for SO Tears, Farmer Asks
Divorce From Woman. Who
Turns Against Him.
SPOKANE, Wash.. Nov. 30. (Special.)
Ejected from his home farm on Four
Mound Prairie by his wife, Elizabeth
McDonald, with whom he has lived for
nearly 30 years, Angus McDonald has
started suit for divorce and alimony, for
a receiver to take charge of and sell the
farm crops now harvested and for a di
vision of the property.
Blnce 1377, the plaintiff alleges, he has
been a resident of Spokane County, when
he located a homestead near 9pangle. He
now owns a fine farm of 240 acres on Four
Mound Prairie, purchased with the pro
ceeds of the homestead. The year fol
lowing his homestead location he was
married to the woman whom he is now
seeking to divorce.
For the last six years, the pioneer al
leges, his wife and son have usurped his
authority and the control of the property.
He is 66 yeans old and Is' no longer able
to assert or maintain his rights and au
thority In the management and control of
his property.
Two days ago, according to the com
plaint, Mrs. McDonald and her soil at
tacked the plaintiff and beat him with
a hammer, threw him upon a hot stove,
knocked him upon the floor and ejected
him from the house, forbidding him to
return.
Judge Hlnkle has' Issued an order pro
hibiting the woman and her son from
harassing McDonald If he returns home,
and from disposing of any of the property
until a hearing can be had on December 3.
They are furuther requested to repay the
husband and father $30 for suit expenses,
$30 per month temporary alimony, and $260
to apply on counsel fees.
CITY'S WATER IN DANGER
Large Crew Works Hard to Save Se
attle's Pipelines.
SEATTLE, Wash. Nov. 30. (Special.)
The Milwaukee Railroad Is working
crews aggregating over 100 men in a
hasty effort to right the mischief which
threatens to destroy the city's two pipe
lines, carrying a supply of 60,000,000 gal
lons a day to Seattle.
Unless the road can complete 'tempor
ary switch tracks within the next 48
hours and the rain stops, the bridge
carrying the two stave pipes across the
Cedar River, near Dryden, will probably
go down stream. .
The flooded stream 'is now eating its
way through a gravel bank around the
western end of the bridge, threatening
at any moment to carry the structure
away.
FIVE LEADERS ARRESTED
Woman Orator Among Those Placed
in Spokane Jail.
SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 30. Five lead
ers of the Industrial Workers of the
World were arrested tonight under war
rants charging conspiracy to incite riots.
They are held in the County Jail, bonds
for release being placed at $5000 In each
case, none of which has been furnished.
Among those arrested is Elizabeth Gur
ley Flynn, a woman orator, who has been
particularly active. Warrants are out
for the arrest of about a dozen others on
conspiracy charges under a state law.
If convicted they may' be imprisoned two
years.
President Puts Lid on
Forestry Service.
PINCHOT STAYS, PROVIDING
Forester Must Stop Attacks on
Ballinger.
MUST WORK IN HARMONY
It Is Understood President Became
Satisfied That Plnchot's Men
Had Inspired Attacks on Bal
linger Issues Letter.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washj
Ington. Nov. 80. President Taft has put
the lid down tight and hard on the For
est. Service and directed that in the
future no official or employe of that bu
reau shall Inspire or disseminate any
story or report reflecting upon Secretary
Ballinger or other officials of the Interior
Department.
Gifford Plnchot has been notified to this
effect in a letter from President Taft,
and Is given to understand that he will
be permitted to remain at the head of the
Forestry Service so long as he works in
harmony with the Administration. But
two conditions are imposed: First, he must
see to it that no more attacks by his
men are directed at Ballinger; second, he
must in all forestry matters proceed here
after in strict accordance with the law
and must desist in his former practice
of legislating by regulations.
Mr. Plnchot has been deeply concerned
of late over his situation and his friends
Indicate he will now willingly comply
with the President's requirements. It is
understood that the President became
thoroughly satisfied that various officials
of the Forest Service had Inspired many
attacks upon Mr. Ballinger and it is his
foremost purpose to protect Ballinger.
so far as he can, and to. retain him in his
Cabinet in spite of the opposition of con
servationists. PIXCHOT WAITS OX CONGRESS
Chief Forester Throws Down Gaunt
let to Ballinger.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. Gifford Pln
chot, supervisor of the Forestry Depart
ment, has thrown down the gauntlet to
Secretary of the Interior Ballinger In re
gard to the conservation policy. He de
clared that Congress must decide at Its
coming session whether the great coal
fields of the country shall remain in the
hands of the people or be gobbled up
by monopolies and whether great water
power sites shall be given away to special
interests or be controlled by the people.
Mr. Plnchot makes known his views
upon these two chief sources of power of
the present and future in a letter to Dr.
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Report Is That Woman's Body Was
I. imp and Face Flushed When
.. Casket Was Closed.
TILLAMOOK, Or., Nov. 30. To make
certain that Mrs. L, A. Holdredge, one
of the four victims of the wreck of the
steamer Argo, which foundered Friday
list, is dead, 200 excited people, including
the best-known residents of Tillamook,
went to the cemetery where the woman
was burled late today to exhume the
body.
As she lay In her casket, Mrs. Hol
dredge's body Is declared to have been
limp, her limbs relaxed and her face
highly colored. After burial, fear wu
expressed that the woman had been
buried alive, and excitement increased un
til tonight a decision was made to un
cover the body.
The Coroner, who lives at Bay City,
was called to the telephone and is said
to have declared he took every precau
tion to make sure that life was extinct
before he Issued the burial permit. He
said, however, that he had no objection to
the body being exhumed, and readily
gave permission.
Preparation was at onoe made and the
trip to the cemetery begun at 10:30 o'clock
tonight.
BENSON, MAROONED, SAFE
Governor Makes Perilous Trip to
Salem Without Accident.
aAT.-F.-M-, or., Nov. 30. (Special.) Gov
ernor Benson and Dr. R. E. Lee Steiner
arrived home this morning from Gardi
ner, where they haH been hunting ducks
and where they had been marooned for
several days by high water.
The Governor was the fir.t man to
venture out since the high water. He
went from Gardiner to Scottshurg, 20
miles, by steamer; from Scotteburg to
Elkton. 21 miles, by private conveyance,
and from Elkton to Drain, 16 miles, by
stage. There ewas come difficulty in
avoiding washouts, but the trip was made
in safety and the executive appears to
be much benefited in health by his out
ing. CHILD ORDERED RELEASED
Judge Insists Little One Cannot Be
Held Tinder Chattel Lien.
FRESNO. Cal., Nov. 30. By a writ of
habeas corpus Mrs. Minnie Spring today
regained possession of her 4-year-old
daughter, Ruth, held by Mr. and Mrs.
Frank D. Holland for debt. The Hol
lands claimed $50 for the care of the
child.
Judge Church, who Issued the writ, said
that in this civilized age the holding of
a child under Hen or chattel mortgage
was -not to be thought of.
The charges were brought under an old
territorial lawi The officials and ex
officlals. all of whom gave bond, say their
arrest was a case of persecution and
not prosecution.
INDEX OF TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature,
40.7 degrees; minimum. 37.S.
TODAY'S -Cloudy ; llht southwest wind.
Foreign.
British budget defeated, 350 to 75, by House
of Lords. Pape 1.
National.
Report of Secretary of .Agriculture eayi
value of 1909 wheat crop breaks record.
PaK 2.
President Taft puts Ud on Gifford Plnchot
and Forestry Service. Page 4.
Plnchot declares himself on conservation.
Page 1.
Domestic.
Switchman from Great Iakes to Coast go
on strike; 2300 involved. Page 1.
Ex-Secretary of Treasury LymRti ,T. Gage
defends action in sugar trust scandal.
Page 4
Ban Francisco burglar Identified as wealthy
Seattle sa'oon proprietor. Page 4.
General Grant believes United States has no
claim for reparation on Zelaya. Page 5.
Report of finances of the United States com
pleted by Taft for his message to Con
gress. Page 5.
Sports.
McCredie-Dugdale conference assures sec
ond team will be maintained here for
another season at leant. Paga 7.
Highland fails to win- heavyweight cham
pionship, being tied by Montavllla.
Page 7.
Promoters off for Hoboken today to open
fight bids. Page 9.
Pacific Northwest.
North Bank Railroad report shows profit
from beginning. Page 8.
Southern Paclhc promises Improved service,
at request of Roseburg citizens. Page 8.
Survivors of sunken steamer Argo landed
at Astoria; roken wheel caused disaster.
Page 8.
Hamilton trlaT begins; atat3 traces ex
penditure of money to affinities. Page 1.
After 30 years' married life, man asks di
vorce, alleging pitiful cruelty. Page i.
Canadian warships to bo constructed on Pa
cific Coast; two fast cruisers under way.
Page 4.
Floods do frreat damage to railroad traffic;
Grays Harbor still isolated. Page 6.
"Whitman County, Washington, gives liquor
traffic blow in elections. Page 9.
Commercial and Marine.
Strong undertone of Oregon hop market.
Page 19.
Recovery in stock prices. Page 19.
Wheat shipments from Portland show big
increase. Pagva 18.
Portland and Vicinity.
Josselyn closes contracts for new $750,000
steam plant for street railway service.
Page 18.
Rich Tacoma widow weds taxlcab manager
secretly in Vancouver. Page y.
Gresham couple accused of beating child
cruelly, blame church row fur com
plaint. Page 14.
Attorney R. H. Dun 1 way before street com
mittee estimates $640 too much was paid
for street improvement ; wrangle follows.
Page 13.
Campaign for sale of Christmas stamps be
gins today. Page 20.
Veteran urges ejection of SI let z reservation
squatters by force. Pafce 14.
Subscribers to City Beautiful fund will meet
Tuesday to decide on plan of action.
Page 12.
Four ministers speak in temperance rally;
"Oregon Dry in 1 110," their theme.
Page 9.
Jesse Townsend convicted of manslaughter
at McMlnnvllle. Page 0.
Portland statistics for November show great-
gain over same period in 1I08. Page 12.
Txcal holders of Omaha bonds will probe
situation. Page 13.
County Bar Association demands better sys
tem of drawing Jury lists. Page 13.
Trial of Hamilton Is
Under Way.
TWO AFFINITIES FAVORED
Cash Obtained by State Vouch
ers Traced to Purchased.
DEFENSE RULED AGAINST
Attempt to Have Case Thrown Out
of Conrt Is Fru-strated Jameson,
Assistant Auditor, Identifies
Vouchers He Examined.
OLTMpiA. Wash.. Nov. 30. fSpeclal.)
That the state will introduce Into the trial
details of the expenditures made by ex-Adjutant-General
Ortls Hamilton on be
half of his two affinities, Florence or Ha
sel Moore and Norah Hamilton, wa evi
denced by the opening- statement made
today by Assistant Attorney-General Ma
gill to the Jury which Is to hear the em
bezzlement charges against the former
head of the mllltla.
Mr. Magill said the state would prove
that Hamilton had deliberately entered
upon a comprehensive system or forged
and fraudulent vouchers upon which im
properly to draw state moneys, which he
had lavished upon his affinities, and that
in one instance at Seattle he had pur
chased $1600 worth of furniture for "our
home," after having been Introduced to
the dealer by Hazel Moore as her "hus
band, Frank Moore, a wealthy copper
mining man from Alaska.
Defense Loses Point.
The state announced also It would
show that money secured, from the state
fraudulently was sen by Hamilton to
Norah.
In this particular case the embezzle
ment of $1188 is charged. In violation of
two sections of Ballinger's code of state
laws.
The defense attempted this morning
io have trial Judge Mitchell dismiss
the case because of the contention this
section bad been erroneously copied by
Ballinger from old territorial statutes
which had never been re-enacted by
the state code of 1881. Other reasons
were urged, but Judge Mitchell held
they were Identical with those raised
and decided adversely to the defense In
the habeas corpus proceedings. The
Judge also ruled egainst the demand
of the defense that the state elect
which of the two sections It would try
Hamilton under, holding that the em
bezzlement and conversion could prop
erly be united in one charge.
Auditor Identifies Voucher.
The only witness examined today
was F. x'. Jameson, Assistant State Au
ditor, who personally had audited and
allowed nearly all of the alleged
fraudulent vouchers.
Hamilton and Jameson were class
mates at Bishop Scott Academy In
Portland years ago, and were warm,
personal friends until Hamilton's ar
rest. Checks and vouchers and sub
vouchers by the dozen and score were
examined by Jameson on the witness
stand, and the handwriting and signa
ture of Hamilton there Identified by him.
The state managed to put in evi
dence the original $1188 voucher on
which the charge Is based, the sub
voucher attached thereto, the warrants
issued by the. state to Hamilton In set
tlement of the voucher, and one of
Hamilton's checks on the local bank
in which he carried a deposit for a
time.
Notations Remain on Voucher.
In offering the original vouchers Mr.
Magill asked leave to. make erasures of
certain pencil memorandum thereon,
stating the same had been added by dif
ferent parties during the investigation
following Hamilton's arrest for various
purposes. One of these pencil notations
is ald to be in Governor Hay's hand
writing and was written at the time of
Hamilton's alleged confession to the Gov
ernor to Identify the vouchers as one
Hamilton admitted was false. The de
fense objected td any erasures from the
voucher and the court ruled the voucher
might be admitted, but that the notations
would not be considered in the record.
On cross-examination, the state brought
out that since Hamilton's arrest this
voucher has not been in the office of the
State Auditor, but has .been in posses
sion at different times of a number of
state officers. This is in pursuance of
an announced intention of the defense
that It will attempt to show a conspiracy
on the part of state officers to "get"
Hamilton. The state, however, brought
out the positive identification of the
voucher as one belonging in the office of
the State Auditor and upon which the
warrant was issued.
Dallam on Stand Today.
Tomorrow Frank M. Iallam. Jr., pri
vate secretary of Governor Mead, and
now of Governor Hay, win be the first
witness called. Boyd Hamilton, banker
and brother of the defendant, arrived
here tonight from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Portland Firm Incorporates.
SALEM. Or.. Nov. SO. (Special.) Arti
cles of incorporation for the Portland
Stationery and Woodenware Company
were filed today in the office of the Sec
retary of State. Capital stock J 150,000. .