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VOL. L. NO. 15,379. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1910. PRICE FIVE CENTS. AFFIDAVITS HOW TRICK OF GUMS Signers Deceived by Agent's Pretense. CLAIMS PRONOUNCED LEGAL Cunningham Testifies in Hear ing in Cleveland. GRAY MAKES EXPLANATION Claimant's Attorney Says That Gug genheim Option Xever Was Valid, Because Other Entrymen Refused to Confirm. CLEVELAND. March 11. A bitter attack upon Louis R. Glavis by Clar ence Cunningham was the feature of today's inquiry by United States Com missioner W. J. McGee into the so called Cunningham coal claims in Alaska. Mr. Cunningham was on the witness stand all day. and. under direct ex amination by the attorney for the claimants, charged the former land agent with having trapped people into signing an affidavit under false pre tenses and of having pretended a de sire to have the Cunningham entries cleared for patent when he was really endeavoring to have them declared fraudulent. Glavis Uses Trick. The affidavit in question has figured prominently in the Balllnger-Pinchot inquiry, and was the basis of discus sion of the perjury statutes in the Con gressional committee in "Washington today. In it Cunningham denies in de tail that the Guggenheim syndicate was directly or Indirectly Interested In the 33 claims which' he located, and which, it la now rontfndert by the Usvt rnpient, fere fraudulent. Cunningham asserted that the affi davit was dictated . word bV word by . Glavis. who induced him to sign it on the understanding that it was solely for the purpose of securing patents. The witness also asserted that Glavis had assured him that the claims in which he was Interested were perfectly sound and that he personally would do everything he could to have them passed by the Land Office. Entrants Xot Financed. Under cross-examination Cunning ham reiterated that at no time did he advance any money in the interest of the entrants, and that they had never ha 3 any interest whatever in the claims which he located. He explained that the options they asserted they held were merely provi sional and had never been ratified. Cunningham will be placed under cross-examination tomorrow by attor neys for the Government. This prob ably will bring the inquiry here to a close. Cunningham would not discuss today the report from Washington that the Balllnger-Pinchot investigation com mittee was considering whether he was liable to perjury. A statement, however, was made by John P. Gray, Mr. Cunningham's per sonal counsel, in explanation of the alleged discrepancies in the Cunning ham affidavits. Agreement Has Lapsed. Mr. Gray said that the option which the Guggenheim interests claim to hold over one-half of the Cunningham claims is not. and never has 'been, valid. It was entered into, he said, by Mr. Cunningham, . Miles C. Moore and A. B. Campbell at Salt Lake in July, 1907. and was subsequently accepted by the Guggenhelms on the under standing that it would only be in force if a majority of the entrymen would agree to consolidate their claims. According to Mr. Gray, the other en trymen refused to have anything to do with the agreement and it lapsed. It was in the belief that this agreement had lapsed. Mr. Gray said, that Mr. Cunningham had made the affidavit in which he asserted the Guggenheim syn dicate had no interest in the coal claims. RUN ON BANK HAS CEASED Detectives, Spurred by Reward, Seek Author of Rumors. CLEVELAND, March 11. After as vigorous a run on a banking house as has ever been known in Cleveland, the stampeded depositors of the Society for Savings today regained their equilibrium and this afternoon the panic was over. In the two days and a half that the run lasted. $1.2GO,000 was withdrawn, at the rate of $125 a minute. Spurred by the offer of $6000 in rewards, flOOO of which Is personally offered by ex-Governor Merrick, president of the bank, thousands of amateur detectives are tonight searching for the originators of tlie groundless rumors on which the run was based. The ofTenee is a criminal one in this state. t It is said that the bank officers have practically, located the source of the canard. CLAMS FOUND IN WATER OF SPRINGS FARM NEAR LEBANON SCENE OF PHENOMENON. Owner Believes That Existence of Subterranean Cave Is-Solution of 1"nsolved Mystery. ALBANY. Or., March 11 (Special.) Water from three separate springs on a farm three miles northeast of Lebanon produces fresh-water clams. The water when poured into a trough produces clams which grow' to ordinary size. The largest of these springs comes from a solid sandstone hill. From this spring the. water flows through an iron ' pipe 45 yards into a watering trough. In this trough the clams de velop. The trough has ben cleaned fre quently, and all the clams have been thrown out, but a new supply has de veloped every time. The same condi tion prevails as to the other springs. Joseph A. Smith, superintendent of the Santiam Canal, from Lebanon to Albany, owns the land. He has ob seived the phenomenon for years and h;i3 sought without success to learn the cause. Specimens of the clams were sent to the University of Oregon at IT. u gene, where they were pronounced ordinary fresh water clams, but no ex planation of their extraordinary devel opment was vouchsafed. , Mr. Smith's theory is that there must be a subterranean lake which is the source of the supply of all three springs and that this lake is the breed ing place of the clams. GROWERS ORGANIZE UNION Clackamas Farmers Prepare to Mar ket Own Crops Direct. OREGON CITY. March 11. (Special.) A Fruitgrowers' Union was organized this afternoon in the county courtroom. All interested" In the raising of good fruit in this county are eligible for membership. Among the prominent fruitgrowers of the county wro were present and made ad dresses on fruit culture were -George L&zclle and W. & Stafford, Mount Pleas ant; E. 3. Coe and A. M- Vlnyard, Canby; A. J. Lewis, C. W. Swallow and M. Kupenbender, of Maple Lane: Marshall Lazelle, Mount Pleasant, and George De Bok, Willamette. Mr. Coe in speaking of fruitgrowing in his part of the country, said that John Newton, a new arrival in Clackamas County, who has purchased land in Can by, is now engaged In planting 75,000 strawberry plants that were brought from Three Rivers, Mich. Mr. Newton was one of the extensive berrygrowers o Michigan before coming to Oregon. It is the Intention of the Fruitgrowers" Union In the near "future to ltiu a. nniM ing on Main street, where large supplies of fresh fruit will be sold at reasonable prices. This business will be carried on by the union. CARNEGIE SEES BIG TREES Visitor Comments oil Men Whose Names They Bear. SANTA CRUZ. Cal.. March 11. "I don't care if I miss my train j I would like to stay here a month," said An drew Carnegie as he wandered among the big trees at Santa Cruz today. As he approached the great trees' named after famous statesmen he commented upon the men whose names they had been given. "I was. too young to vote for Fre mont." said the iron mater, gazing up at the tall forest namesake of the gen eral, "but thank God I voted for Lin coln." He paid respect to Grant as he passed the tree, and approaching 'Roosevelt'" removed his hat as he said: "Roosevelt is Just as straight a man as that tree is a straight tree; there is no sham about him. He is. the most prenomenal man in the world today." At luncheon Mr. Carnegie responded to an expression of thanks from Mayor T. W. Drulland for the library which he had given the town. He was pre sented with three small redwood trees and declared he would take them to Scotland and plant them at Skibo. TO GET DRUNK MAN'S RIGHT Decision Holds Will Valid, Leaving $4,000,000 Estate. NEW YORK, March 11. (Special.) "Three times a year is not too often for a gentleman to get drunk." said Surrogate Daniel Noble, at Jamaica, to day in deciding a will contest, where two brothers of the testators sought to have the will declared void on the ground that their brother was an "ha bitual drunkard." Surrogate Noble promptly decided the will was valid and gave the contest ants a lecture. The will was that of William Tres ter, of Evergreen, who left an estate of 14,000,000. To one brother he left $5 and to another the same amount Two sisters got the residue. SILK CARGO QUARANTINED Smallpox Delays Unloading of Goods Valued at $750,000. VICTORIA, OB. C March 11. The steamer Monteagle, whlc h arrived from Hongkong this morning with a large cargo, including silk, worth $750,000, has been quarantined at William Head, one of the passengers havlr.g smallpox. The sick passenger is Rev.. John Solo mon, of Toronto, a missionary more than 70 years old, who was returning from the headwaters of the Tangtse, in China, and who was taken ill a week ago. The steamer will be held until Sunday or Monday and will be released after disin fection. The crew of 177 and 40 saloon passengers and six Chinese- in the steer age will be held for two weeks. B. & O. Trainmen Will Not Strike. BALTIMORE, Md., March 12. There will be no strike of conductors or trainmen on the Baltimore & Ohio Rail road. Commlsisoner of Labor Nelll early this (Saturday) morning brought to a successful conclusion efforts at mediation. WEB OF EVIDENCE ENTWINES MAYBRAY All Events Fixed by "Mil lionaires' Club." IOWA FARMER LOSES $9000 $3000 Gone, He 'Plays' $6000 to Win Back Sum Lost. JOCKEY FALLS OFF HORSE Victim of Fake Sporting Events Gives Telling Testimony of How May bray and- Gang 'Played' Game. Others Also Tell Tales. COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, March 11. The Government endeavored today to fortify itself with strong evidence against John T. Maybray and his 18 alleged associates, on trial here for alleged conspiracy to defraud by means of illegal use of the mails. Colonel Temple the prosecuting at torney, introduced documentary evi dence in the shape of letters exchanged between the defendants and their al leged victims, but in each instance he followed- up this' evidence by securing a recital from which grew the events leading up to the loss of large sums of money on "fixed" sporting events. The "defense made strenuous efforts to keep out of the record a number of letters taken from Maybray's effects when he was arrested in Little Rock, and partially succeeded. Judge Mc Pherson decided to wait until tomor row before making a final ruling. It is stated that there are more than 2000 of these letters, giving a com plete record of the transactions of the "Millionaires' Club," including the names and residence of victims and the amounts they lost. Iowa Farmer Badly "Taken In." T. H. f!rcrer. a retl-cd fanner Tir iT at Twa City. lnw. urnlshe on Interesting account of the alleged op erations of the defendants. . He first contributed $3000 to the ""Millionaires" " treasury, and, still satisfied with their explanation of the game, returned from New Orleans to his home and secured $6000 more, both sums going into the pools of "fixed" horse races. "I was first approached 'in a hotel in St. Paul," paid Mr. Secreet, whose ap pearance was that of a dignified gentle man of wealth, probably 65 years old. "A man giving the name of J. C. Cramer greeted me in a casual way," he con tinued, "and we discussed the possibili ties of making some money out of Canada and Texas land. A few days later, after I had returned home, he called me up from Davenport, la., by telephone and eaid he was coming to see me. He ap peared the next day and laid before me an elaborate plan to make some 'easy money" in New Orleans. I refused point blank to have anything to do with this scheme, but told him .1 was going to New Orleans In a day or two and then to Texas and he declared he would accom pany me. "Spotter" Is Clever Host. "When we reached New Orleans he showed me the city and entertained me in (Concluded . on Pays 2.) 'OUR POSTAL BANK 11 - i " 1 1 ii -.iiin n - ruaS -' INDEX OF TODAYS NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 70 degrees; minimum. 43 degrees. TODAY'S Fair. followed toy Increasing cloudiness and cooler; winds mostly southerly. Foreign. James A. Potter roughly handled on floor of Manchester Cotton Exchange. Page 5. National. Ship subsidy bill hopelessly defeated by mis taken tactics of lobby supporting It. Page 6. Feud between Geological Survey and Re clamation Service disclosed in BaJlinger Plnchot hearing. Page 2. Senate committee votes to report charter for Rockefeller Foundation. Page 6. Hearing on -Iafc-an bill closes: opponents believe they have won victory. Page 5.- Clarence Cunningham testifies that Glavis tricked entrymen into making affidavits. Page 1. Politic. Colonel Rooaevelt to plunge Into New York politics and "straighten out" things. Page 1. Iomestlc. Maybray's fake "Millionaires' Club- fixed." all sporting events. Page 1. Insistent cry for arbitration grows louder in Philadelphia. Page 2. Sports. McCredle's "regulars" forfeit game when Catcher Fisher throws ball over fence. Puga R. Pacific Xorthwest. Cowlitz County making plan to levy tax on Interstate concerns that sell liquor within confines. Page 1. Spring water on farm yields fresh-water clams. Page 1. Coroner's jury holds Robert Frown respon sible for death of Isldor Martin. Page 7. One man drowned, another weshed ashore senseless w hen small boat capsixes in breakers. Page 7. Nineteen measures are to go before voters under initiative and referendum. Page 7. ' Commercial and Marine. Alt hide markets are depressed. Page 19. Mors advance to 911. lO in local market. Page 19. Wheat prices nervous at Chicago. Page 19. Acute weakness in stocks. Page 19. Railroads liberal buyers of rolling stock. Page 19. New buoys for Southeastern Alaska Coast ordered to replace old aids. Page 18. Portland and Vicinity. rTueband who falls to support wife goes to rockplle; county to pay wages to wife. 'Page 12. Portland Street Railway will spend $5,000,000 on betterments this year. Page 18. "Day In Portland realty market totals $220,000 in sales.- Page 11. r As a result of paving war $1.60 square yard is bid by Barber Asphalt Co. Page 12. Millionaire Salt Lake lumberman, David Be cles, indicted for alleged land frauda, hurries to Portland to submit to arrest. Page 9. Woman swoons when witnessing performance of Pelham, hypnotist, at Grand Theater. Pnge 9. Hogs reach fill. 10 a hundred; Portland mar ket leads whole country. Page 11. Architect Jones la cleared of charges preferred by Alex MoLeod after exciting session of school board. Page 9. Laymen's movement will open with banquet to 200 men. Page 12. Portland Arm pays $450,000 for Wasco Ware house Milling Company of The Dalles. Page 9. MRS. JOHNSON TO BE TRIED Accused Injury-Faker Must Face Court at Vancouver.: VANCOUVER v W-asn.;-? March II. (Special) .The case of Mrs. Maude Johnson, charftea with obtaining $1250 from the Northern Paclflo Railroad Company by deceit, misrepresentation and false pretenses, .will come up for hearing: Monday in the Superior Court. The County Attorney, J. P. Staple ton, today completed a list of 40 wit nesses for the state, all of whom will he subpenaed. Mrs. Johnson was rid ing: In a mixed train to Yacolt April 13, last year, when she alleged she was Injured. The conductor supposed one of the woman's less was dislo cated. He cut the coach loose from the freight cars and made a record run to Yacolt to secure medical atten tion. The company's, claim agent set tled with Mrs. Johnson in a few days for 1250. HENEY GOES TO CAPITAL Will Consult Wickcrsham About Land-Fraud Cases. SAN FRANCISCO. March 11. Fran cis J. Heney leaves tonight for Wash ington, where it is stated that he will consult with Attorney-General Wicker sham In regard to the Oregon, land fraud cases in which he has been acting as special ."prosecutor. Mr. Heney left here last night. WILL PUT A STOP TO THAT KIND ROOSEVELT TO GET E General Straightening Out Is Expected. WOODRUFF BELIEVED TARGET His Exit of Own Accord Will Forestall Expulsion. COLONEL'S FENCES BUILT Men Close to Him. Have Been Added to Skirmish Line In Empire State Affairs to Help Make Ready for "Back From Elba." WASHINGTON, March 11. (Special.) Word has coma from the advance guard of the reception committee in Africa that it is not to be expected Theodore Roosevelt will have anything to say about National political condi tions until he has returned to Amer ica and has sat for a week or so either In his editorial sanctum or in his study at Oyster Bay. It may be that the silence will be continued longer than the most hope ful expect, and it also may be that when it ia broken the utterance will not altogether be to the liking of the gentlemen who expect the Administra tion is to be killed with a word. Eager for Fray In New York. Some time ago, in what may be termed A "back-from-Elba" dispatch, it was said that ex-President Roosevelt would come out of the jungles of Africa bent on keeping his own coun sel on 'American administrative affairs until- he had had ample time to make a study of conditions and confer with two or three men who have been his ojtMtiintR on nearly all occasions in the past and on-whose-Judgment anJ interest he depends. It was said, however, in the same dispatch that it was possible pcrhap altogether probable that- Mr. Roose velt might have something to say toon after his landing in New York about politics in his home state, and that fol lowing his words there probably would be a straightening up of affairs as they affect the Republican party in New York. General Overhauling Coming. Now it seems that an effort is no longer to be made to keep from the public the intention of . some of the New York Republican leaders to have a general overhauling of tho party management after the Colonel's return. If Timothy Woodruff, chairman of the Republican State Committee, doas not step down and out gracefully Be tween now and the rare days of June, it is likely that his descent from .he seat may be accelerated. Within the last Yew months there have been added to the Republican forces' in New York state two or thiee men whose affiliations personally, and politically with Colonel Roosevelt have been closer than those of any other Re- (Ooncluded on Pag. 2. ) OF THING. MY BOY." NEW YORK GAM COMMERCE TO PAY TOLL TO COWLITZ? COUNTY WOULD COMPEL TRAN SIENTS TO DISGORGE. Court Decision in Launch Case Ap pears to Be Aimed at Bigger Concerns. KALAMA, Wash.. March 11. (Special.) Cowlitx County has its hooks out for interstate travelers. The decision of the Superior Court today in a launch case, it appears, means that the county Intends to attempt to exact a revenue from the O. R. & N. boats and the Northern Pa clflo' trains passing through the county and permitting the sale of liquor in transit. The case In which the County Court settles these questions to the satisfac tion of the local authorities is that of the State vs. S. C. Scott, who ran a launch on which, liquor was for sale. It was shown that he had a Federal tax receipt and a license from the state, but that he had not -been licensed by. Cow litz County. The court instructed the jury that It was a violation of the state law to oper ate a launch for the sale of liquor on the portion of the river north of theS center channel and adjacent to the Washington shore, and that the state need not prove that the liquor was sold, the possession of the Federal tax receipt making a prima facie case. Prosecution of the railroad and steam ship companies, it is said, will follow at once, notwithstanding the fact that both companies are engaged in inter state traffic. i - '-.. BLOOD .LOST; FEUD ENDED Honor of Italian Deputy Vindicated by Prick, on Chin. ROME. March 11. The honor of every one concerned has been vindicated in the two duels fought by Eugenio Chieea, the Republican Deputy of Milan, and the other three engagements of the offending party were called off today. In the Chamber of Deputies last Friday. Chlesa. w.ho has a reputation as a duel list, addressed an Interrogation to the government concerning what he described as the influence of the Austrian Baroness Sleraans on the Italian army. General Prudente, Under Secretary of War. refused to reply, whereupon he was roundly abused by Chlesa. Count Gtm nocomo Morando boxed Chiesa's ears and then challenged him to combat. General Prudente also sent his seconds to Chlesa, as did General dl Cossatto. Chiesa announced his willingness to meet all comers and on Wednesday re ceived a prick on the chin from the sword of Genwrel Prudente. Yesterday, aftei assaults". Chiesa put hte mark on the cheek of General Fec'.ii di Cossatto and today it was decided that every one was satlslied. . Baroness Siemans arrived from Berlin today and will nurse the General back to his1 normal health. It is reported that the two will be- married soon. The General is 64 years of age and the Baroness 42. SMUGGLER IS ORDERED OUT Bob Leong Will Resist Dcpqrtation From El Paso. CHICAGO, March 11. United States Commissioner Foote today ordered the deportation of Bob Leong, of El Paso, Texas, convicted last Summer before Judge Landls of smuggling Chinese into this country. Following his conviction, Leong se cured a new trial, at which he pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to six months in the County Jail. At the expiration of his sentence he was again arrested, charged with being a person unlaw fully in the United States, and was ordered deported. Leong will fight deportation. He and two Mexicans were charged with smug gling Chinese into the United States through El Paso. The Chinese were brought over in Pullman cars. $10,000 RAISED FIRST DAY Medford People Subscribe Liberally to Crater Lake Road Fund. MEDFORD, Or., March 11. (Special.) At 6 o'clock this evening $10,000 had been subscribed for the building of the Crater Lake highway. J. M. Root, president of the com mission, says that the solicitors met with no refusals, and in some in stances more than the 100 asked from each signer was given. When the local list Is completed other districts of the state will be asked to help. Without a doubt the entire $100,000 will be raised. MOFFATT ROAD IS SOUGHT? Rock Island Sells Bonds and Has Experts Examine Line. DENVER, March 11. The Rock Island has Just sold $11,000,000 worth of bonds, the proceeds to be used for new construction, acquisitions and im provements. Reports of a detailed investigation of the Denver. Northwestern & Pacific Railroad by Rock Island experts are now on file in the latter road's offices in Chicago. These were the only state ments or admissions made by H. U. Mudge, president of the Rock Island, during his visit in Denver today rel ative to plans of his company. EXPORTER JFOUND GUILTY Leader of Goldsborougli Stolen Goods Expedition Convicted. NEW YORK, March 11. The jury in trial today of Francis C. Bailey, presi dent of the failed Export Shipping Company, found him guilty of grand larceny. Bailey was the leader of the expedi tion which escaped to Honduras with the steamer Goldsborough, loaded with goods which were not paid for. He was caught last June near Van couver, B. C, where he was living un der an assumed namej RAILROAD ISSUE DIVIDES -SPOKANE Many Merchants Would Drop Rate Fight. ROADS FIRST. IS THEIR CRY Terminal Tariffs Question of Secondary Moment. RIVAL FACTION DISSENTS Upholds Council in Action Demand ing Terminal Rates and Common-. User Clause of All Railroads Which Come Into Spokane. ( SPOKANE. Wash., March 11. (Spe cial.) That Spokane's endeavor should be bent toward getting the railroads it needs rather than to the- contention for terminal rates was the keynote last night of the utterances at a dinner given to Robert E. Strahorn. president of the North Coast Railroad, and attended by a large number of Spokane business men. The incident is regarded as significant because it shows that widespread senti ment now exists against the campaign for terminal rates which has so long been considered a unanimous Spokane contention. Business interests of Spokane are di vided Into two factions on the action of the Council last night in demanding as a condition of granting franchises ten new railroads to enter the city that the roads guarantee terminal rates and that a common-user clause be inserted in the franchises. Get tle Railroads, Is the Cry. One faction comprises the real estate dealers and the allies of the railroads who believe the entrance of .the Milwau kee and the North Coast will bring to Spokane millions of dolla -s in the way of betterments, for terminal grounds, sta tions and f roijarhthouMos and varrts. to way nothing of the additional payroll. This was tho favtlon which, dining with Mr. Strahorn, expressed the belief that Spo kane should first get the railroad and then fight for lower rates. Today tho eame faction is agitating a special elec tion to grant a franchise to the new roads without the terminal rate and common user clauses. Terminal Rates First, Say These. The mother faction, merchants and tax payers who own large properties, which has been fighting for years for lower freight rates for Spokane and the. Inland Empire, applauds the action of the Council and Insists that Spokane needa terminal rates more than new roads, without terminal rate conditions. It Is the consensus of opinion among shippers and importers that with terminal ratea the business of Spokane will increase so rapidly that the roads will be glad to get franchises under any conditions. Both the Milwaukee and the North Coast say they will never agree to grant terminal rates, even at the expense of not entering Spokane over their own tracks, and there is talk that the tracks of th Northern Pacific 'or Great Northern will be used to gain a foothold here. BOOKS ARE EXAMINED Byllesby's Engineer at Walla Walla for Physical Inquiry. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. March 11. J (Special.) Howard Corhctt, of Port land, engineer for H. M. Byllesby & Co., of Chicago, and John Y. Richardson, manager for Lester, Herrlck & Herrick, public accountants, also of Portland, are here making an examination of the local properties of the Northwest Cor poration, reported to have been .ac quired by Byllesby and associates. The properties Include the local street rail way system, the electric light plant, also of this city, and the interurban electric line between Milton and Free water. Mr. Corbett is making a thorough in ventory of the physical properties of the company's holdings, while Mr. Richardson is conducting a detailed ex amination of the books of the con rem. Mr. Corbett is accompanied by" Herman M. Pabst, general manager of the Portland Gas Company. Before as sociating himself with the Chicago company. Mr. Corbett was for many years in the employ of the Portland Gas Company, under Mr. Pabst. OREGON'S ORATOR SECOND McMinnville Wins First Place in State Contest. SALEM, Or,. March 11. (Special.) Edwin F. McKee, of McMinnville ol lege. using as his subject "The Anglo Saxon," won first place in the State Oratorical contest tonight. Harold J. Rounds, of the University of Oregon, was second, and W. K. Gwynn, of Pacific University, third. SON FOUND AFTER 25 YEARS Mother'9 World-Wide Quest Ends in El Paso Hospital. EL PASO. Texas,, March 1L Afte a world-wide search of 25 years. Mrs. Annie Lowe, of Butte, Mont., has founa her eon, William Vaughn, an invalid in a hospital hei , ,.