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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, . THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 191Q.
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Further Bargain News From
the Closing Out Sale of the
Mc Allen & McDonnell Stock
Ready for you with another lengthy list of wonderful values, in strictly
up-to-date high quality merchandise. There 's no excuse possible for not
supplying at least a year's wants, for such opportunities as this sale offers
occur onlv once in a lifetime.
Store Opens at Nine o'Cloclc
Federal Attorney Gets War
rants for Scanlon and
S. Pickins.
M'COURT LOSES PATIENCE
Scanlon Testifies That Affidavits
Made to Detective Burns Under
Direction of Heney "Did Not
Amount to Anything;.
Sidney Scanlon and Samuel Pickins,
ritnesseB for the Government in the
land cases now beln heard in the
tJnited States Court, will be arrested to
day, charged with perjury.
Immediately following the adjourn
ment of the hearing involving cancel
lation of title to 68 timber claims in
Xinn and Lane Counties now held by
the Linn-Lane Timber Company, in
which the principal stockholder is
Charles A. Smith. Minneapolis mil
lionaire. District Attorney McCourt be
sran preparation of information upon
which warrants were obtained.
It is stated that the Government Is in
possession of evidence leading to the
belief that the larger part of the en
trymen in the famous cases have been
coached to repudiate former affidavits
and testimony, and that witnesses will
te sent upon the stand in the perjury
cases who have knowledge of how the
men were reached.
Perjury charges have not been unex
pected since the early days of the trial.
The first witness for the Government.
Airs. Luella Ingersoll, testified that she
Iiad been approached by Dan W. Tarp
ley on the day before the hearing com
menced. Witnesses Are Visited.
Tarpley, ald Mrs. Ingersoll, placed
in her hands a copy of the false affi
davit which she had at one time given
to Special Agent Stratford, and asked
lier to confirm those statements at the
present hearing. Mrs. Ingersoll said"
that Tarpley conveyed the information
that he was representing Frederick A.
Kribs on the mission.
On the following day, District At
torney McCourt pointed his finger at
Attorney O. P. Jamison, the latter
seated in court beside Mr. Kribs. and
accused the attorney of having visited
all of the entrymen who-had been sum
moned by the Government to reveal
the Inner workings of the scheme by
which the lands were acquired.
In the complaints filed in the three
cases now passing in rotation through
the court. the Government charged
that 58 claims, now valued at $802,000,
were acquired through a conspiracy to
defraud by the use of dummy entry
men. It Is alleged that Steven A. D.
Puter, Horace G. McKinley, Frederick
A. Kribs, Charles A. Smith and Mealy
Brothers were parties to the transac
tion, and that they entered into an ar
rangement whereby farmers, bartend
ers and saloon hangers-on were en
gaged to file upon the lands in the
Eoseburg land office.
Smith ave Money Is Charge.
The Government further charges that
Smith, through Kribs, who is admitted
to have been an agent for Smith, fur
nished the money, and covered up the
deal by taking a mortgage for $600 In
earh case. Deeds were passed from the
entrymen to John H. Willd on the day
final proofs were made or soon after.
It is now admitted that Willd held the
deeds as a matter of convenience to
Smith. When the deeds were passed,
the entrymen received from $50 to $100
In each case.
Within a few months following the
making of final proofs the Department
of the Interior sent Special Agent Strat
ford to Oregon to investigate the cases,
and the entrymen went before that offi
cer, stating that in each case they re
ceived as much as WOO for the claim's,
that filings were made for their own use
and benefit and that they had not en
tered into any contract to sell or dispose
of the lands prior to the time of making
the original filings.
In 1905, Francis J. Heney entered upon
an investigation of Oregon land frauds
and brought Detective Burns into action.
Burns went after the entrymen in. the
Smith land cases and caused them to be
brought to Portland, where the TTnited
States grand Jury was in session. Burns
Is said to have told the men that unless
they told him the truth he would cause
nil of them to be Indicted. The men told
Burns that they made the entries for
McKinley and Puter and that they were
to deed them to men McKinley and
Puter designated.
Since the beginning of the present hear
ing, witness after witness has denied both
the Stratford and the Burns affidavits.
The chorus of evidence has had not a
Blngle discordant note, the stories be
ing so identical as to become monotonous.
Statements Made In Fear.
The witnesses have stated that all of
their Burns affidavits were given through
fear of the penitentiary and that they
signed anything he wanted them to in
order to escape the grarfd Jury.
In almost every rase during the present
trial the men on whom the Government
lias relied for recovery of the valuable
lands have testified that they borrowed
the money from Kribs In good faith and
that they relied upon McKinley and the
Mealy Brothers to furnish the man with
the money to lend. When McKinley,
Puter and Mealy Brothers brought Kribs
forward they signed the papers, but re
ceived no money aside from the $S0 or
$100. Kribs paid the money at the land
office, as the evidence shows. The men
have Insisted that they had the right to
sell the land to anybody they could find
to buy it, and in three Instances witnesses
averred that they had put forth unsuc
cessful efforts in that direction.
With the statement from Witness Scan
lon that "the Burns affidavit did not
amount to anything." the patience of the
Government prosecutor yesterday gave
way.
"I do not care to make any statement
regarding the matter." announced District
Attorney McCourt last night, "further
than to say that I intend to make it plain
that perjury cannot be committed be
fore the United States Court with Im
punity." AVET TOWN SALOON MAX FAILS
First Instance on Record Occurs In
Case of Clatskanle Resident.
For the first time within the remem
brance of the oldest attache of the
United States Court a saloonkeeper in
fL wet town has petitioned to be de
clared a bankrupt. The distinction is
accorded Charles II. West, of Clats
kanle. Declaring that he owed $4815.32
a.nd that his total assets would amount
to only $2122.70, West asked that his
creditors be compelled to accept that
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MAniSOVii'rHP.ET CHOSSIKG OVBR VII,I,A)IK'1TK BIVKR AS IT APPEARS TODAY.
Difficulty in floating the new Madison bridge lift draw into place Is expected by the engineers in charge
the work, unless Robert Wakefield, who" has the contract for the piers, rushes the work to completion
a short time.
"We expected to be putting In the draw right now," said Drake C. O'Reilly, representing the contract
ors for the superstructure. "At the present stage it would not be difficult to float the lift, draw into
place. But if we have to wait until September before we have a chance to put it In, we will have to put
some 30 or 40 feet of cribbing under it, as the water will then be much lower. We are wondering how
much cribbing we will have to use, as we do not know how high the water will be. Neither do we know
when Mr. Wakefield will be through with the piers."
Three piers have been finished, and the steel superstructure erected. Riveters are now at work upon
them, and expect to finish the work In a week or 10 days. Mr. O'Reilly said his company could as well
be working upon three spans as upon two, but the fourth pier Is not ready. Mr. Wakefield has set May 10
as the time for finishing It.
There are seven piers in all. The cribbing of the four from the West Side out is in various stages. In
two of them some concrete has been placed, but none has been put in t he other two.
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amount and allow him to be freed of
debt.
Almost Immediately after the West
petition was filed a similar document
was presented by the attorneys for K.
F., John W. and W. A. Russell, of
North Bend, Coos County. Forced to
make an assignment in 1908, at which
time their assets paid creditors only
23 cents on the dollar, the former
partners find themselves encumbered
with an unpaid Indebtedness of $8466.54,
from which they desire relief. They
assert that they have no assets at this
time.
On the heels of the Coos County pe
tition followed the appointment of J.
1'. Phy, of La Grande, as receiver for
the merchandising house heretofore
conducted by B. F. Webb at Alicel. It
was charged by the Imbler Flouring
Mill Company and the Island City Mer
cantile & Milling Company that Webb
transferred all his property on April
23 to J. L. McKlnnls, one of his cred
itors. As the first move of an attack
upon the transaction. It is Intended to
have Webb declared an Involuntary
bankrupt In hopes of forcing a divi
sion of the assets among all persons
to whom he is indebted.
Judge Wolverton Goes South.
Judge Charles B. Wolverton, of the
United States Circuit Court, will leave
for San Francisco Friday night, where
lie will sit as one of-the judges of the
Ootirt of Appeals.
The Court of Appeals for this district
is composed of Presiding Judge Gilbert,
of Portland, and two judges of either the
Governmental Circuit or District Courts
for the ninth division. Judge Wolverton
will be absent four or five weeks and
during that time Judge TU S. Bean will
sit in tooth divisions in this city.
WAGES UP; MEN SCARCE
RAILROAD CONTRACTORS SEEK
5000 IN VAIN. . .
Laborers Gossip In Front of Em
ployment Agencies, but Refuse
To Take Good Jobs.
The railroads now building in the
Northweet could put 6000 men to work if
the workers were available. Wages are
the highest ever paid for common labor,
ranging from $2.75 to $3 a day.
With the contract now let to H. C.
Henry, of Seattle, for the construction
of the second link of the Oregon Trunk
line, the situation will be intensified. The
agencies every day report to contractors
at present requiring men that they can
noi fulfill their demands. This in spite
of the fact that hundreds of idle men
can be seen along the street in front of
the employment agencies.
"They are Just there for gossip and
fun," said a railroad man yesterday.
"They would be horrified if you sug
gested work."
Contractor Sweeney, who is building
from Tillamook on the Pacific Railroad &
Navigation Company, wants 1600 men
right away. Weekly wqrk reports show
the work Is falling away behind on ac
count of the scarcity of men.
Porter Bros, have employment waiting
for 2500 on the Oregon Trunk and wages
are higher there, if anything. In addi
tion, the camps are reported to be models
of railroad excellence, particularly in the
line of food.
On the other side of the Deschutes Can
yon the Harriman -forces would be de
lighted to put some 2000 men right at work
grading and track-laying. H. C. Henry
will want at least 2000 men for the ex
tension of the Oregon Trunk from Madras
to Klamath Indian Reservation.
Thus, at least 8000 men could find em
ployment out of Portland within four
weeks in railroad work alone. In log
ging, farming and other lines there is
probably a demand for 2000 more. A
shortage of 10.000 laborers, with hundreds
crying hard times and bad luck, seems
an anomaly, but the figures art authentic.
From San Francisco the Southern Pa
cific and Santa Fe are building to Eureka
and there is also a shortage of men, as
marked as it la in the Northern camps.
LARGE STORE-TO RENT.
Two stories and basement, electric ele
vator; 184-lSfi Second St., near Yamhill.
Inquire J. S. Morgan, 3264 Washington,
room 409.
READ THIS.
Salem, Oregon, Jan. 1, 1910. I have
sold Hall's Texas Wonder, of 2926 Olive
St., St. Louis, Mo., for 10 years, and rec
ommend it to be the best kidney, blad
der and rheumatic remedy I have ever
sold. Dr. S. C. Stone, druggist, 60 days'
treatment $1.00 by mail, or druggist.
Fully nine out of every ten cases of
rheumatism Is simply rheumatism of
the muscles due to oold or damp or
chronic rheumatism, neither of which
require any Internal treatment. At!
that is needed to afford relief is the
free application of Chamberlain's Lini
ment. Give It a trial. You are certain
to.b.e .P'fased with the quick relief
which It affords. Sold by all dealers.
7000 TO SIT AT BANQUET
HIBERNIANS AXXOUXCK PRO
GRAMME OF CONVENTION".
Plans Outlined Evidence One of
Greatest Gatherings in History
of Portland 20,000 Coming.
The jreneral programme for the Na
tional Convention of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians, to be held here July 18
to 25 was announced yesterday. It In
cludes meetings, receptions, a grand
ball, a monster banquet at which 7Q00
plates will be laid, excursions out 'of
Portland, trolley rides and various
other amusements. Fully 20,000 visitors
are expected in Portland in July.
On the opening evening two large
meetings, restricted to delegates to the
convention, will be held In the Wood
men &t the World Temple. 128 Eleventh
street. At 9 A. M. the following morn
ing, which will be Tuesday, pontifical
high mass will be conducted by Arch
bishop Alexander Christie. At 3 P. M.
the delegates will be taken on a trolley
ride to Council Crest.
In the evening the reception and ball
will be given in the Masonic Temple
at West Park and Yamhill streets.
Wednesday evening there will be an
auto and float parade. The details of
the arrangement of the parade have
not been made.
Thursday evening the big banquet
will be given in the Armory. This
probably will be the largest dinner. In
point of attendance, ever given In
Portland. More than 7000 plates, It is
expected, will be laid. Dr. A. C. Smith,
will act as toastmaster. Among the
speakers will be City Attorney Kav
anaugh. Archbishop Christie, Rev. P. C.
Yorke. of San Francisco; Matthew
Cummings, National president and oth
ers. A feature of the banquet will be the
chorus of 100 voices, led by Professor
Goodrich, with an orchestral accom
paniment. On Saturday trips will be
made to Cascade Locks, on the Columbia
River, by steamer, and to Seaside.
Dr. J. C. Monaghan, formerly chief of
the National Bureau of Consular Re
ports, and at present national lecturer
of the Hibernians, will speak several
times during the convention.
Roadliouse Employes- Arrested.
George Stewart and Fred Homer, em
ployed by Fred T. Merrill at the Twelve
Mile House, who were Indicted by the
grand jury along with Merrill for sell
ing liquor without a lfcertse, were ar
rested yesterday by Deputy Sheriffs
Leonard, Boyer and Huckaby. They
gave bail and were released. They will
be arraigned this afternoon.
flrlly loot 6O.000 inhabitants by earth-
qualie In 1603.
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This $75 Lady's Gold Watch to Be Given Away May 18th.
Notice to Piano Contestants
Those wishing to take advantage of our special sale of high-grade
pianos at manufacturers' prices should present their checks for
redemption at their earliest convenience, while they have a nice large
stock to select from. Remember, you have a chance to secure the
diamond ring and lady's gold watch in this sale.
Mi' Wh
For the convenience of all our store will
remain open evenings till 9 o'clock.
REMEMBER
Not only contestants but all others have""
a chance to buy high-grade pianos at mail
facturers' prices for the next 15 days This
means a saving of from $50 to $100 on a
piano, besides your check. Those not hav
ing a check cannot afford to miss this sale
if you need a piano. All share alike in
winning the ring and watch. See them in
Aronson's show window, and then see us for particulars.
HO VENDEN - SOULE PIANO CO.
106 FIFTH STREET, NEXT TO PERKINS HOTEL
Sinn Diamond nine
Guaranteed under' 'r''.
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Stands for
Quality
Economy
Purity
In providing- the family's meals, don't
be satisfied -witn anything- bat the
best K C is guaranteed perfec
tion at a moderate rrrice. It
makes everything- better;
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$5.50 Silk Waists $2.98
Made of plain, plaid and fancy stripe, soft
taffeta silks in tailor-made effects with Gib
son shoulders, also some black silk waists
at same price. ,
$1.50 Lace Curtains 89c
Fine Nottingham curtains, white only, 4S
50 in. wide, 3 yards long, finished edge. -
$1.50 Muslin Gowns. 89c
Made of good muslins, assorted styles, lace
and embroidery trimmed.
85c to $1.25 Petticoats 48c
These are cut full width, are made of fast
black heatherbloom and satine, and" have
deep corded ruffled flounce 85c, $1.00 and
$1.25 value at 48.
$2 Damask Napkins $1.39
Bleached damask Napkins, 20x20, soft fin
ish, extra good value, indeed.
$1.50 White Petticoats 89c
The sale price is less than the cost of the
materials used. Lace and embroidery
trimmed.
75c Swiss Vests 43c
Ladies' silk finished Swiss ribbed Vests,
with crocheted yokes, two styles.
$1.50 Lawn Waists 83c
Large line, long and short sleeves, open
front or back. Embroidery and tucks.
Shetland Floss 7c
Black, white and colored Shetland Floss,
best grade, 7 skein.
75c and $1 Hand Bags 45c
All the Handbags that sold at 75c to $1.00
are now only 45.
10c-50c Handkerchiefs 5c
Hemstitched and embroidered Handker
chiefs, 10c to 50c values at 50.
10c Paper Doylies 5c
These are the "Damty" brand, 75 in pack
for 5J.
75c Lawn Waists 39c
Some have embroidery lining, others tucks,
also some are made of plain colored
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25c and 35c Hose at 17c
Women's silk-finish lisle Hose, colors and
black, also some with white soles.
Germantown Yarn 9c
Black, white and colored Germantown Yarn,
best grade, 90 skein.
$1.50 to $2 Handbags 89c
All the Handbags that sold at $1.50 to
$2.50 are on sale at 890.
7c Linen Handkerchief 2c
Women's all linen hemstitched Handker
chiefs, 7c value at 20.
19c Lawn Aprons 9c
Women 's white lawn Aprons, embroidery
and tucks.
35c-75c Dress Linings 15c
Entire stock of 3oc to 75c bands, galloons
and appliques on sale at 150.
$1 36 in. Taffeta Silk 63c
This is the silk that was McAUen & Mc
Donnell's best seller at $1.00. You can
buy it of us at 630.
$3.50 Silk Corsets $2.49
The "La Victoric'.' silk brocaded Corsets
blue, pink and white, long and short hips.
Front and side supporters.
$1.25 Suitings at 79c
Fine wool, .44 inches wide, new Spring
fabrics, in gray, brown and blue effects.
$1-$1.25 Scotch Plaids 69c
All wool imported Scotch plaids, 44 inches
wide, the best fabric for children's dresses.
12!3c and 15c Lawns 8c
Large line of new very pretty and daintily
figured lawns, sheer fabric, 12c and loc
grades at 80.
Exceptional Values in Clothing
Men's $22.50 fffO en Men's $4.00 CO Crt 50c. 75c, $1.00 9Cr
Suits . . ftl&.JU Pants . ; fl&.JV Knee Pants . fa Jt
These overshadowed any Big line of men's worsted Made of extra strong fab
clothing value that has ever Pants, best $4 grade at ricsC like cheviots and cassi
been offered in this city. $2.50. Large variety. ' meres. Large line, 5 to 15.
Brownsville Woolen Mill Store
Place of Sale Third and Morrison
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SATURDAY EXCURSION
Leaves Fourth and Yamhill at 7 A. M. Round trip
$1.75. Call and make reservations. We offer
10 Acres $750
$10 Cash and $10 per month. Best offer for high
grade Fruit Land on the market.
CHAPIN & HERLOW 332 Chamber of Commerce
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