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MAUD JOHNSON, HER HUSBAND AND BROTHER-IN-LAW, WHO ARE
INVOLVED IN CAbE NOW ON TRIAu
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D. R. CLAIM AGENTS
Heir to Shogun Throne Is On
Way to London.
ERINGS PEACE MESSAGE
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Railroads Send Witnesses
Prom Many States to Sus
I tain Fraud Charge.
DOCTORS WERE DECEIVED
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'fettled Arkansas Hotelkcep-
l er Tells of Quarrel Over. '
5; Division of Proceeds.
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TjVN'COTTVER. Wash.. April 27. (Spe
cial;) On the third day of the trial of
Mtk Maud Johnson, alleged to have de
rti&led the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company of J1250 by feigning injury,
imirjy claim agent's from various parts of
th United States testified to having
pal4 various claims and several doctors
wlfcj had made examinations at times she
ullfped she was injured and were con
vinced then that she was, today on the
wit jiess stand testified that they could
look back now and see where they had
fceeb deceived.
That the various railroad companies
: wht:h have paid claims to Mrs. Johnson
haife expended at least $100,000 in mak
ing, investigations is asserted by several
of; the claim agents here. One asserts
that he can account for from $75,000 to
i $196,000.
As to manner of causing blood to
lapppar, the claims agents testified that
when possible she pricked her gums
and' the roof of her mouTTi, and when
this was not advisable she would use
some dye. Some of this dye was found
In her room at Yacolt, after she had
left: it. it was said.
' Iteeovery Follows Settlement.
la nearly every one of the cases
brought up. Mrs. Johnson appeared to
he ihelpless and once or . twice -was
ftpaechless. when the doctors and claim
agents were present, but as soon as the
claim had been settled she would be
eeeh by those who had been set to
watch her, apparently strong and well.
to the opening of the case today,
John Hawn, keeper or a hotel at Rog
eri, Ark., at which Mrs. Johnson stayed
when she was collecting her claim fron
a $mllroad there, testified that he oc
cupied a room next to Mrs. Johnson's
arid that she had been speechless for
das. Fifteen minutes after the claim
agent had paid her and left the room,
II awn testified, he heard Mrs. Johnson
ana the man who claimed to be her
liuaband righting over the division- of
thj: $1575 which she received. When
asked if they were fighting hard, Hawn
replied with a full Southern accent:
SBelieve me, they were fighting like
th -deuce."
many of her alleged Injuries, Mrs.
Jorinson goes Into vataleptic fits. She
wtB in one of these in the Arkansas
hippl when Mr. Jawn was called into
Ibp dining-room. Not knowing what to
dv he grabbed a large bowl of ice and
witer and dashed the contents into her
face. She came out of it quickly.
, Los Angeles Agent Wlsse.
p. r. Harris, claim agent for the Pa
cific Klectric Company of Los Angeles,
testified that Mrs. Johnson had told
hifti, when she asserted that she was
Injured there, that she was an author
ess, and was writing for the Ladies'
Home Journal under the name of Alice
Preston, and was writing a series of
stories for girls. She said that as she
had not completed her July Installment,
that she would lose $250 on account
of." the Injury, and further would be
compelled to forfeit a bond for $250.
She had sued for $25,600, but Mr. Harris
suspected something was wrong and
paid her nothing.
At Sterling, Neb.. Mrs. "Thomas" col
lected $400 from T. D. Thomas, claim
agent for the Chicago, Burlington &
Qulney. Mr. Thomas testified that she
assumed his name and told him that
the believed she was a relative of his.
Xr. William Crook, of Olenwood
Springs, Colo., testified that she alleged
she had fallen through a berth and in-;
jured her breast and arm, and that, as
a resul, he settled with her for $500,
although he did not think she was in
jured in the least.
Tn nearly every instance where the
defendant operates, she is said to assert
that she Is a wealthy woman and gen
erally creates that impression. George
J. -JMePhillarney testified that Mrs.
Jojmson said she had been injured on a
trin near I.a Junta, Colo., and that she
was a past worthy matron of the East
ern Star. ire learned later that she
wjs not a member of the order, but not
uritil he had settled with her for $250.
Slip was seen leaving the hotel 30 min
utes after the settlement, apparently
well.
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j Other Claims .Paid. :
Fred Day, claim agent for the South
ern Pacific, testified to paying Mrs.
Jofinson $350 for injuries she alleged
sh0 received at Gold Hill. Or., January
1.U908. Claim Agent Carson, of the
Settle Electric Railway, told on the
witness stannd of his paying Mrs. M.
M-f Johnson $600 for injuries she al
leged she received when getting off a
of f a streetcar In Seattle.
Attorney Haney, for the defense,
asked Carson if he was not bitter
against the woman and he said he was
and would tell why if permitted. Per
mission was given and Carson said:
"Hocause such persons as she is I be
lieve to be- a detriment to the commu
nity at large' and make us more sus
picions of all other people."
E. H. Worthen, assistant claim agent
of'the same company, said he saw her
wilking up Second avenue a few niin
utjps after the settlement, apparently
will.
ISnna Jensen, nurse, of Seattle, told
ofiMrs. Johnson's telling her what had
happened In her room, when she was
supposed to be in a fit.
ti. G. Beckley, claim agent for the
StJ Louis & San Francisco Railroad, of
Sif lngfield. Mo., testified how Mrs.
"lilith Strong" had attempted to col
lect damages from his company for
injuries alleged to have been received.
At 5 o'clock the state's attorney said
tht he had several witnesses who were
dup to arrive tonight and asked that
coort be adjourned until tomorrow morn
Irg. the request was granted.
Traveling with Mrs. Johnson have been
Frjink Johnson, who she says is her
husband, and Luther Johnson, said to be
net brother-in-law.
j Soldier Held as Forger.
Vancouver barracks, wash..
Ailril 27. (Special.) Henry Stone, Com
pany M. First Infantry, was arrested in
Portland last evening, charged with be
ing a deserter, and also with being Im
plicated in forging Captain Game's
name to a check for $25. Stone has
been turned over to the military au
thorities and Is in the guardhouse
MuilUng trial.
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HILL CONTROL DENIED
G1LMORE & PITTSBIRG IS X.V
Tl'RE OF PRIVATE PARTIES.
Mr. W'eyerliauser Declares St. Paul
Man Is Not Financing Deal.
Support Withdrawn.
BOISE, Idaho,. April 27. (Special.) In
a letter written by Frederick Weyer
haeuser, prime mover in the great Weyer
haeuser syndicate the millions of which
are said to back James J. Hill, to the
local representative of the Weyerhaeuser
Interests in Idaho, whose headquarters
are in Boise, an emphatic donial is made
of the reoprt that the Hill interests are
behind the Gllmore & Pittsburg, that
mysterious railroad building into Eastern
Idaho from Armstead, Mont., to Salmon
City, Lemhi County.
It Is asserted, on the contrary, that a
deal has been made with Hill by which
his system will have a northern connec
tion with the Boise-Butte Railroad" into
Central and Southern Idaho to Boise as
well as traffic arrangements over the
Boise & Western to the interior of Oregon
and the Pacific Coast.
It is said also that the building of the
Gllmore & Pittsburg is a move by East
ern capitalists who are playing a. shrewd
game to force competing Interests, Harri
man and Hill, to buy tli out. This may
ho the result, for William A. Clark, of
Montana, already has made approaches
to use his millions to do this very thing,
acting co-operatively with the Hill peo
ple, the ldfa being to control eventually
both the Gllmore & Pittsburg and Boise
Butte roads.
It is said also that one of the largest
banking houses in Pittsburg, which up to
a short time ago was meeting the bills
of the Gilmore & PittEburg, acting, in
fact, as its clearing-house, has quietly
announced that it no longer will stand
responsible for the road's indebtedness,
and that the money which It has been
paying out to meet the bills contracted
by this road had been raised by promi
nent financiers. On learning this as the
attitude of this banking institution, one
of the contractors bidding for the boring
of a tunnel for the Gilmore & Pittsburg
dropped out of the running and refused
to fake the risk of handling the contract
without first receiving a guarantee of his
pay.
The Boise-Butte, articles for which were
filed in this city last Fall, has closed a
deal for Its terminal in Butte, $100,000
having been subscribed in the Montana
city for this purpose, and arrangements
have been completed for the building of
the first 50 miles of this road in Idaho.
The claim Is now made that when Hill
makes his official announcement as to the
link to be used by his new Central and
Eastern Oregon and Western and Central
Idaho lines, he will name the Boise-Butte.
KLAMATH FALLS ON LINE
Through Portland to San Francisco
Tourists to See Crater Lake.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., April 27. (Spe
cial.) Klamath Falls Is to be on a main
passenger line from San Francisco to
Portland during the coming Summer.
W. L. Clapp, who operated an auto
mobile line last Summer between . this
city and Lakeview, has closed a contract
with the Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany to .transport passengers from this
city to Crater Lake," where they will be
met by automobiles and taken to Med ford
to connect with the railroad again. The
Southern Pacific Company will sell
through tickets via Klamath Falls from
San Francisco to Portland.
Passengers can purchase their tickets
in San Francisco and make the trip by
rail to this city. Then they will stay over
night here and. leave early next morning
in automobile for the rim of Crater Lake.
This trip will traverse some of the great
est scenic parts of Southern Oregon, of
which Klamath County has its share,
and the tourist will be landed at Crater
Lake about noon, or within five hours
from the time of leaving here. Arriving
at the lake, those only wishing to get a
glimpse of the lake and go on the same
day will be landed by automobile at
Medford the same evening. For those
wishing to spend a night or longer at the
lake ample accommodations are to be
prepared for keeping them as long as
they wish to stay.
Just what the fare will be for this trip
has not yet been made public, but it is
assured that with these transportation
facilities thousands of people will take
advantage of the opportunity to get a
glimpse of Crater Lake and the scenic
country surrounding.
RAY WILCOX REWARD $250
Escaped Convict Wanted as Witness
In Pcjioon Murder Case.
OLYM PI A, Wash.. April 27. (Spe
cial.) Governor Hay today offered a
reward of $250 for the capture of Ray
Wilcox.
Wilcox had been paroled from Walla
Walfa Penitentiary and had been work
ing there about 'the time of the mys
terious death of Mrs. Papoon, and had
been an Intimate of Papoon, who is
suspected of having poisoned his wife.
Wilcox disappeared shortly after the
woman's death and the fact that the
dead woman was known to have taken
a tablet Just before her death that
Wilcox had prepared is the reason for
the unusual offer of a reward for the
capture.
CANAL SURVEY IS BEGUN
Plan for Waterway North From Co
lumbia to Take Shape.
astoria! 6r., April 27. (special.)
A party of engineers arrived at Chinook
this morning to begin surveys for the
proposed ship canal from the Columbia
River to a connection with Willapa
and Grays Harbor. The project is
backed by Aberdeen capitalists, and
construction work is expected to com
mence this Summer.
It is declared there are no very. seri
ous engineering difficulties to combat,
and the cost of construction is not ex
pected to be heavy.
Hood River Bonds Are Sold.
HOOD RIVER, Or., April 27. (Special.)
A few hours made a great difference to
the bidders to construct Hood River's
municipal water system, bids for which
were rejected yesterday for want of
funds, as the City Council wag yesterday
notified that the bonds had been accepted.
The message, which came by wire, was
received but a few hours after the bid
ders had left town.
Are you frequently hoarse? Do you
have that annoying tickling in your
throat? Does your cough annoy you
at night, and do you raise mucus in
the morning? Do you want relief? If
so, take-Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
and you will be pleased. Sold by all
dealers.
Most Important Personage in Japa
nese Empire Aside From- Emper
or Belittles Cry or "Japanese-American
War."
SEATTLE, Wash., April 37. Prince
Tesato Tokugawa. heir to the Shogun
throne, and who, but for the revolution
la Japan that crowned the Mikado,
would be the ruler of that country, ar
rived from Yokohama on the Awa Maru
tonight, accompanied by a number of
attendants.
The Prince, who- is 42 years old and
the most important man In the Japanese
empire, aside from the Emperor, is on
the way to the Anglo-Japanese exposi
tion in London, and on his Journey will
do some sightseeing in the United
States.
The Prince and his suite were met at
the steamer by prominent Japanese,
city officials and business men, and
conveyed in automobiles to the Hotel
to Do Honor.
Tomorrow morning the Prince will be
shown about the city, and, on i!s re
turn, will visit the Japanese school,
where he will be greeted by the chil
dren. In the afternoon the Prince will
receive the Japanese citizens in their
new assembly hall
In the evening an equal number of
Japanese and American citizens will eat
dinner with the Prince at the Rainier
Club. The visitors will leave in a spe
cial car of the Great Northern's Ori
ental Limited train Friday morning, go
ing direct to Chicago.
The Prince will spend one night in
Chicago and then go to Pittsburg to
Inspect the Carnegie steel mills. Thence
he will proceed to Washington for an
official reception by the Japanese Am
bassador on May 7 and other entertain
ments which will occupy a week. The
Prince will sail from New York for
Europe on May 15 on the Mauretanla.
In an Interview today Prince Toka
gawa said the only message he had for
America was one of friendship.
Prince Brings Peace Message.
"From time to time," he said, "the
newly-coined phrase 'the Japanese
American war,' appears in the foreign
newspapers of Japan, but I personally
cannot imagine such a thing taking
place. America has assisted materially
in Japan's progress and civilization, artd
Is her benefactor, with whom the best
terms of cordiality and friendship exist.
"I sincerely hope, therefore, that the
friendly relations which so happily ex
ist between our two countries, may re
main unchanged for many years, and I
am convinced this well be the case. The
object of my present Journey Is for
pleasure, to visit the Anglo-Japanese
exposition and to look at places of In
terest on the way. I have no other ob
ject in crossing America beyond desir
ing to see for myself the immense de
velopment which has taken place here,
and also to refresh my recollections of
the time I passed In the United States
in 1882. -
Prince Educated In England.
"I returned to Japan after being edu
cated in England. My present Journey
has no official or political significance,
and I am taking it in quite private
character and only for personal enjoy
ment." The development of Manchuria And
Korea is proceeding, the prince said,
but he declined to discuss the situation
there, nor would he speak In regard to
the recent changes In land ownership
or. In fact, touch on any political or
other matter of Interest aside from his
Journey.
FAITHFUL TO COMPANION
Dog Refuses to Leave New Home of
Animal Friend.
DAYTON, Wash.. April 27. (Spe
cial.) An unusual instance of com
radeship between domestic animals
was recorded here today. Frank Te
walt owned a driving horse, which he
sold beveral days ago to J. Van Scoyk.
The constant companion of the horse
during the Winter was "Skip," a mon
grel dog, which had shared the man
ger. When Mr. TewBlt delivered the
horse to Its new owner, "Skip" went
with him. Evidently the dog was pre
pared to stay, for when he was driven
out of the barn he took a position
near the stable door and defied any
one to dislodge him. Not allowed to
Delicately formed and gently reared, women
will find, in all the seasons of their lives, as
maidens, wives or mothers, that the one simple,
wholesome remedy which acts gently and
pleasantly and naturally, and which may be
used with truly beneficial effects, under any
conditions, when the system needs a laxative,
is Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. It is
well known to be a simple combination of the
laxative and carminative principles of plants
with . pleasant aromatic liquids, which are
agreeable and refreshing to the taste and
acceptable to the system when its gentle
cleansing is desired.
Only those who buy the genuine Syrup of
Figs and Elixir of Senna can hope to get its
beneficial effects, and as a guarantee of the
excellence of the remedy, the full name of the
company California Fig Syrup Go. is printed
on the front of every package, and without it
any preparation offered as Syrup of Figs and
Elixir of Senna is fraudulent and should be
declined. To those who know the quality of
this excellent laxative, the offer of any substi
tute, when Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna
is called for, is always resented by a transfer &ijf
of patronage to some first-class drug establish- v.V-V-ment,
where they do hot recommend, nor sell ,,1
iaise brands, nor imitation remedies.
ine article may be bought of all reliable drug- ffl-mMft
gists everywhere; one size only.
price 50 cents per bottle. Get a bottle today ?hJ$!M0&4
to have in the house when neAdArl. ?" .V2f 1S-SP,T-
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be with the horse in its new environ
ment, the dog finally returned to the
Tewalt home, but his forlorn and mel
ancholy attitude attes'ts' the fact that
he has not forgotten his old-time pal.
GILLIAM LAND IN DEMAND
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Big Deals Closed During Week Evi
dence of Unusual Activity.
CONDOS, Or., April 27. (Special.)
Evidences of the promised real estate
activity in this section of the state are
already seen in Gilliam County. During
the last week two large transfers have
been recorded. S. S. Thomas and wife,
of Clem, have sold their lOOtVacre wheat
ranch to H. W. Miller for $25,000.
W. N. Pattulo. of Spokane, has also
sold 800 acres near Olex to F. M. Riley
for $16,000. or $20 an acre. Many inquiries
for Oilliwrn County grain lands are being
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