TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN. TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1911. 7 INDICTED FOR GOAL LAND FRAUD Inquiry Into Alaska-Michigan Company's Deals Moves Apace. OFFICIALS FACE CHARGES Ira of DTopranl Concern Ac rnvd of Conspiracy Ajcalnst Gmrrnmrnt-TtarU Involrrd Worth $5. 000,00. I.KTROIT. Mich, March a. Ooro mrnt Imrrsttaatloa Into allcaed Al ksn coal lani frauds lnrolln appros- Imat.lr 4S.t)' acrrt of land Tallied at mor. than $.0.0. resulted In tha lutuanrt tonicht of Federal Indictment rhara-tn a.v.n Individuals with con spiracy airalnst th United State Government. Tno defendant, are: Wilbur R. Mr A!plne. Albert H. Koehm, torKO W. lio9. Frank IX Andrua. Arthur U Home, and Mi-Ourdy C. Lebeau. all ot Iwtrotf. and John .M. Huabnell. of Chl cao. Tfcer r af ficlala of the Mlcbt-Ksn-Alaska levelopraent Cotrspanr. Conira'r I diarc. Tha Oorernment'a contention la that h d.fn.lnii conspired to Indue SuO t. Jo Individuals to become stockhold-. era In the company by makin irau.iu-l-nt and fictitious location of certain Alaska coal lands." thereby violating the land entry laas of llt. which mad It l!le:l for more tlun four person to form a company for locatln Alaska coal lands and taking out patent on more than 40 arres. It Is allesed the several stockholder, or coaj land claimants were led to be lteie they were locating the lands for their vscliialve use. "but In truth and In fart for the use and benefit of the eeven defenianu and the development com pany." Mc.liliie In Head. The Mirhisan-AUska Development Company wa orjcuntsed tinder the laws f Anion. W. V. McAlplne. U preat dert. The coal lands Involved are at Ju neau. Alaska, and Include several con tiguous tract near Homer, on the western end of the Kenal Peninsula, bordering on Cook Inlet. Tne claim are said to have been located by about Z" Ml. hi ran residents and a hundred other claimants from New York. Cl:l cacn. San Francisco. Seattle and other Western points. It Is said by the defendant that strictly Individual entry of the lands had been ma le and that the Michigan Alaska Company was orranlxed as a benefit association to aid the stock holders or claimants better to protect their title and to develop their lands. They deny stock was to be Bold and Insist the corporation was not formed for the exploitation of the coal lands. effected last night In Kenton under the auspices of the Kenton Push Club by the election of Ernest Iyer as tem porary president and C. M. Carter aa temporary secretary. It was the reg ular meeting night of the club. air. Carter, representing the old rose association and the Peninsula, said that It was up to the Kenton people to tart a movement for a preliminary rose organisation. Mr. Iyer and other said that the Peninsula ought not to drop out of the Hose Festival, and It was decided to form a temporary or ganisation, and then elect permanent officer at a meeting to be held next Monday night In tba hail at Peninsula Station. It was the sense of the meeting that a rose booth be maintained at the I'nlon depot and that the rose shower be had tht year, but that, no float bould.be put la the parade. If these plan are carried out a Queen of the roe shower will be elected from the young women of the Peninsula. Secre tary Carter was Instructed to ask that every club on the peninsula send dele gate to the. meeting next Monday night and also to secure the attend ance ef the members of the former association. EMINENT MEN APPLY POIITLAVD POCK COMMISSION POST ATTItACTS. VELGUTH IS SOUGHT Wife of ex-Convict Charges Him With Non-Support. WOMAN HERSELF BLAMED Three Xolet! Eiprrte of Kurope Rcc onirnrndcd for Clilrf Knglnecr of Loral IWkJ). i.xgtiKV Bfxax my rallingeii iMad Office Agcata Mare Worked 1nr Year on Pctrolt Cas. WASHINGTON. March . The Inves t! ration that ld to the Indictment re tamed tnrlght against Ruahnell and the ether men accused of attempting to de fraud the Government of Alaskan coal land was begun about fonr year ago. while the prevent Secretary of tbe In terior. Mr. Bellinger, waa Commissioner of the General Land Office. It waa by Mr. Ralllnger' orders that field service scents of the Land Office) began the Inquiry. In the last few month. Mr. Balllnger said tonight, more vigorous attention has been paid to the Investigation, wltb the result that the case baa been ready for some time to turn over to the Depart ment of Justice for prosecution. LOVETT NOT COMING HERE Harrlmaa Of flea Is on Tour pone Visit to Portland. Post- Portland I certain not to be visited ty the executive heads of the llarrl nian system this month and probably not for several months. A telegram ha been received by lo cal officials announcing the Inability of Judge Robert S. Ixvett. president of the system, and Julius KruttschnltU director of maintenance and operation, to Include the Northwest In their tour of the Coast that has just ended. The party has started Kastward because of the pressure of business In New York and Chicago. J. C. Stubba. traffic manager of the Tnlon Pacific and Southern Pacific, who was traveling with the party and who contemplated an Independent visit to Portland, has also advised the local offices that he wtll have to forego the pleasure ot a call here for a few month at least. The Kastern men. however, have an nounced their Intention of coming to Portland before Summer. By that time It Is likely that they can be taken on the trip over the newly-constructed Teschotea line a far south aa Red mond. Although Judge Levett visited Central Oregon before any railroad waa built Into that section he Is eager to ee the transformation that has taken place since then. 10-STATE BODY PLANNING New Western IeTelopment Lcagoe to Meet at Salt Lake Soon. Definite plans of work as provided la the new constitution of the Western De velopment League will be outlined at a meeting of the new association March 10 In Salt Laa City. Utah. The call has Just been Issued by ex-Governor Jamti H. Brady, the president. The league Is the result of an aim to combine activities of the Industrial "booetlng" societies of the 10 states Into one organisation. It purpose la to di vert the travel of tbe country through the gateway of Omaha and Kansas City to sfford homeseeker an opportunity to Inspect the Rocky Mountain and Pacific Coast countries. At the first meeting In January In Omaha representatives from all of the state attended. R. W. Raymond, of the Commercial Club, representing Oregon. C. C. Chapman wa chosen vice-president of the new association, and It la quit likely that he will be at the Salt Lake session to represent this state. PENINSULA STICKS TO ROSE Association Organises Anew and Plana Blr Fe-etlTal Ii.plav. The preliminary organisation of a Three eminent enarlneers of Europe have been recommended for the posi tion of chief engineer of the Portland Iock Commission. The appointment Is to be made next month. The salary 111 be from JlftOtf) lo I'.iOOO a year. Among those mentioned is A. K. De Groot. of Amsterdam. Holland, who Is recommended by Ambassador Loudon, of the Netherlands, at Washington. D. C In writing to the Commission the Ambassador recites a number of Impor tant projects In which Mr. le Groot was the principal engineer In their con struction, among them being the large dock and canal works at Delft. Hol land. John K. Blythell. chief officer of the Manchester Ship Canal Company, give an excellent testimonial for W. Henry Hunter, of Manchester. England, who was chief assistant engineer In the building Of the Manchester CanaL He served under Sir Leader Williams and also was a member of tbe commission of European engineers appointed by President Roosevelt to make an exam ination of the Panama CanaL From the Rotterdam. Holland. Cham ber of Commerce comes the suggestion that the Portland Board employ H. A. Van Yesslesteyn. a noted engineer, who has had Important tasks in charge In connection with the work of pushing lurk tha.Zuvder Zee. St. Geora-e Boswelu of ouebec, Lsnaaa. la recommended by the Quebec Board of Trade. In this country, among the engineers who have either appjled for the posi tion or have been recommended by some authority are: John Dutfaiie. tit Belmont street. Portland. John Lyle Harrington. Kansas City, Mo. J. S. Skonsbcrg. Beck building, Portland. Mor Thoma TV. Symons. Albany, Robert G. Dleck. Sit Corbett build ing. Portland. M. K. Miller. Oakland. Cat Frank O. Kelsey. Tacoma. Wash. J. H. Mortln. 14 Chamber of Com nierce building. Portland.- C. E. Cleaver. Seattle. Wash. George A. Kyle. Portland. Mr. Symona Is noted for his super vision of many of the large engineering project of the Government. He served In the Engineering Corp of the Army for many years and Is now engaged in work for the State of New yora. ZiON COURTROOM GORY MAX PARES JCDGE TO COLLECT FIXE; FIGIIT STARTS. Sister of 'Man Accused -Says Mr. Yelgnlh Live Extravagantly and Tell of Trip lo Nearby Tavern at Night. Bernard Velgtith. who won notoriety In IS", when he wa sent to the State Peni tentiary for cmbexxllng fund of the gas company, la again In the limelight. A warrant demanding his arrest on a charge of non-support ws obtained ye tertWy by his wife, formerly Nadlne Nichols, a wl.lely-known Pacific Coast beauty. Desire to pamper her whims. It Is alleged, wa the reason why young Velguth ttole from the gas company um estimated to aggregate J15.000. Mrs. Wagner, a sister of Bernard ei- When Police and Fire Chief Finally Get Offenders to Jail, 50 Vo1It Henchmen Attempt Rescue. CHICAGO. March t pedal. -Fron-tler methods of Justice, the sort where the Judge used to step from the bench of authority and take court costs out of the defendant' "hide." became popu lar in Zion City today, when Jesse Buell wa haled before Justice Bellow to an swer an assault charge resulting from a Vollva demonstration Saturday. At the bearing Buell's lawyer. C L. Forby "sassed" the Justice, who re minded him of a contempt clause In court rule. This only brought out further talk and a fine. Forby dared the Justice to try to collect It. The Chief of Police and the head of the fire department both stepped forward at the Judgo"s order and seised Forby. He began to fight and hi client. Buell. took a hand In the mlxup. Blood flowed from wound on nose and mouth and head De- fore Buell and Forby were finally under the control of tbe authorities. Aa -thev were being hurried to the lockup Forby called to a Vollva hench man to get help. Armed with crowbar. S enthusiasts responded and tne jau was rushed. The police had been warned. however, and extra barricade tnrown no Inside the station. The fort was held and Forby and Buell rushed to the Wsu- kegan Jail, from which Wilbur uienn Vollva ia now attempting to extricate them with a habeas corpus writ. What do a few cracked bead mean with a cause like ours?" Overseer Vollva aid. as he addressed his forces. ALBANY PIONEER IS DEAD L. II. Montanye, ClTll Mar tetcran. Expires at Mill City. ALB ANT. Or.. March . (Speclal-V L H. Montanye. veteran or in civil War. resident of Albany for 5 year and ex - Representative from unn County in the State Legislature, died yesterday at the home of hi daughter, Una. Rev. William MoLeod. In Mill City. He was born In Indiana in 1840, ana served throughout the Civil War as a sergeant in an Indiana regiment. Alter the war be went to Louisiana and came to Oregon In 1874. settling in Albany and lived here continuously until be went to Mill City a few month ago. - He served City Recorder of Al bany and later aa Justice of the Pesse and United States Commissioner here. He represented Linn County in the Ore gon legislature in lon. no waa m member of the Methodist Church, the Orand Army of the Republic and Odd fellow of thi city. He l survived by two chUdren. George B. Montauiye. of Seattle, and Mrs. Mary McLeod. of Mill City. Edwin Wilcox Ia Dead. Edwin Wilcox, aged 0. son of Mrs. Julian N. Wilcox, died last night at his residence. 0 North Sixteenth street. Death was caused y atula oocgesllun Bt Iht luff, .-. :.g --gr . , "I was Crippled, could hardly walk and had to Crawl down stairs at times on my hands and knees. My doctor told me I had an acute attack of inflammatory rheumatism. I was in the hospital for weeks, but was scarcely able to walk when I left it. I read about Dr. Miles' Nervine bought a bottle and began to get better from the start, and for the past six months I have had scarcely any pain and am able to walk as well as ever." J.H. Sanders, P. O. box 5, Rockaway, N. J. Few medicines are of any benefit for rheumatism, but Mr. Sanders telis plainly what Dr. Miles' Re storative Nervine did for it. One ounce of salicylate of soda added to one bottle of Nervine makes an ex cellent remedy for rheumatism, which is now known to bs a nerv ous disease and therefore subject to the influence of a medicine that acts through the nerves, as does Dr. Miles Nervine ' Sufferers from rheumatism seldom fJi""' to find relief in the use of family trouble on the woman. She said: j Dr. Miles' Nervine, With Salicylate "After me nigm ot toe society nu last June my brother's wife did not reach home until nearly 3 o'clock in the morning, several hours after she and a friend had taken me home In an automobile. Her actions were such as to arouse my brother' suspicion after she reached home, and he wished to leave her at that time, but wa per suaded to change his mind. Tavern Trip Blamed. "It was difficult for Bernard to hold a position, as his employers did not wlth her presence where he was work ing. We finally started him In the dairy business In Irvlngton and hired a man and woman as assistant, the woman to do the cooking. But his wife waa not satisfied and he was forced to abandon that. We suggested that he so back Into the automobile business. In' which he had won some success, but she objected. Things went from bad to worse, and despite all our efforts to smooth matters they scpa rated a few months ago. She de manded that he sever all relations with his family, which he refused to do, "My brother was paying her S30 a month. One night be and some friends met his wife and another woman. Each party was in an automobile. My brother's automobile followed the other, which went to Claremont Tavern. He ws naturally shocked by her conduct and decided to atop paying her the al lowance. The warrant for hi arrest la tbe result. Young Man Working Hard. "During my brother's . trouble . we took her Into the house and gave her the best room. We do not wish to in Jure her. We consider the whole af fair as unfortunate. particularly be cause Bernard has been working hard to make up for past mistakes." Mrs. Nadlne Velguth could not be reached laet night. Her attorney, Chester G. Murphy, said that she had called him up yesterday morning and recited her troubles and thar be had advised her to lay them before the district Attorney. At a late hour last night Bernard Velguth had not yet been taken into custody. FATHER DUNCAN IN CITY Missionary to Alaska Indians Here on Visit to Friends. Father William Luncan. aged 7S years, who ha been for 23 years a mis sionary to the Alaskan Indians, and who wa recently reported dead. Is very much alive at the Perkins Hotel, hav ing arrived In Portland from Seattle late last night. He said when seen at the hotel that he wa very tired from his Journey. "Do these people stay on the streets here all night?" be questioned as he looked out his window upon Washing ton street. Father Duncan has been working among the Indian at neiiaaaua, Alaska. He said he came to Portland on a visit to nis irienas. i ou win uui likely find me here tomorrow," he said, "as I shall be out visiting my friends. I do not care to say anything at all regarding my work, as a missionary in AlHska. "The Midnight Sons" at the Heilig of soda. Sold undor a guarantee that assure the return of the'prlca of the first bottle If Jt fail to benefit. At all Druggist. MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart. Ind. to George W. Monroe In his now-famous caricature, "Pansy Burns." loud of mouth and personalltv and genu lnely comical. John T. Murray, an attenuated indi vlduaL who dances delightfully. Is responsible for a great deal of the comedy in his role of Souseberry Lush more. In search of his home. In the 19 musical numbers there are only two that take rank In a popular repertoire, "Rings on My Fingers," new once again as sung by Elisabeth Mayne, a plump, pretty maid with a nice big voice, and "Amlna," as Alma Youlln sings It, In a particularly good voice that show flexibility, purity and precision. Tbe score Is unusually vigorous and almost Invariably picturesque, al tnough a few of the air are built after conventional models so closely thut they recall past favorites. The nicest half dozen of "baby doll" chorus girls that ever pranced onto a local stage put through some fancy drills and fantastic dance steps that bring enthusiastic recalls. Vaudeville specialties, no better than one sees every week at the local vau deville houses, are offered by Mile. De Leon, an acrobatic dancer; Mona Des mond, whose spirited Spanish dance Is pretty, and Mile. Prager, a toe-dancer, whose artistry Is further evidenced In a "Firefly" and again in a "Genee" dance. "The Midnight Sons" is most notable for its astonishing color and spectac ular scenic effects. One of the real big I hits of the entire show is the closing scene of act one, In which is depicted tne observation platform of a train speeding along on a moving picture film with a joyous party of honeymooners singing and waving at the audience, the latter seeming to follow close be hind the train past flying fields, tele graph pole and into a small town. The interior of the theater, shown in the first scene of the second act is tremendous piece of work, with a balcony of "supes" and a parquet filled, with applauding folk, while the vaudeville acts are presented In rapid succession. The piece will be cn view all week at the Heilig, with the regular matinees. iriifiiijis -J-"i'-''--'";'-- f-n iirr-- ''-rnl VOUR Spring Suit, Overcoat, Hat, Shirts, Neck wear all the things to wear that you're going to buy soon are now waiting for your examination. Cofyiifitf Hart jjthiffnrr Mux TVTEW styles in X Hart Schaff-, ner & Marx clothes; new models for young men Shape? maker, Varsity and Box-back suits; but ton .through over coats, and others. -$20 to $40 iam'l Rosenblatt &Co. Cor. Third and Morrison MUSICALES AT EILERS Two Farewell Recitals Before Mov ing to New Quarters. Ellers Music House has arranged for two Autoplano Recitals, the first of which will take place on Fridrv. March 10. John Claire Montelth and Mae Dear born-Schwab will be the soloists. Attendance to these recitals Is free. but as the seating capacity of the hall limited, tickets must be secured at Ellers Music House, in the Autoplano department, second floor. These tick ets are given out for the asking, but no more than the capacity of the Re cital Hall, and those wishing to attend are advised to secure tickets early In tbe week. Ellera Music House. 100,001) IS BOOTY Aged New York Broker Robbed by Clever Ruse. unlocked the vault to check np the se curities for the week, he found only one envelope there, containing three old newspapers. - The securities were made up of rail road and Industrial stocks, which could easily be hypothecated in any stock broker's house in the United States having connections with the New York Stock Exchange. FAKE PACKET SUBSTITUTED Accomplice Knocks Victim Down In Deposit Company Vestibule, as if by Accident, While Real Thief Turns Trick. CAST. Senator Constant Xojea.Oeo. Schiller Jack ..................Walter Ware Dick ...Td Burns Barry fre Schilling Tom Edward Caataao (The Senator's Boys, known about towa as "The slldnlsht sons.") Mrs. Carrie Margin Alma Youlln Merrl Murray ........ .Mona Desmond Rose Raaian. .......Elisabeth Mam Pansy Burns. ....... .Qeo. w. Monroe Uly Burns Grace Barton A Case Daly Henry H. Hynes Souseberry Lushmore. .John T. Murry MAMMOTH vaudeville bill, a long drawn-out sweetness. In a theater within a theater, is "The Midnight Sons." at the Heilig.- The things that happen In the production are amaslng and leave the audience exhausted by their very abunuance. The plot 1 a minus quantity, but. re verting to musical comedies, one no longer searches for consistency of thought or asks the whys and where fores of situations. In this one. there fore, they are accep'.ed only for their face value, and one revels In the ab surdities, the music, the dancing, the color and the beauty revealed. What narrative there Is relates to the business (?) ventures of the four son of a rich politician; Jack, who plays at art; Dick, who plays with the ticker; Harry, who trifles with the stage, and Tom, who fusses with sport. This quartette of notables possesses large and burning desire for head lines and notoriety and are known about town as "The Midnight Sons." One of the glided youths opens a shoe-shop, one buys an hotel, and the other two take over a theater. Each of these places In turn- Is presented. with everybody "vaudevilllng" and specializing all over the place. Comedy 1 loaded on with generosity; melody not quite so lavishly, and scenery- well, there's an artistic surfeit. Kplsodes are hilariously funny, and the audience, divided, truth to tell, re garding the merits of the show, dtvldes also Its homage; a part shrieking with laughter, others smiling amusedly, and still others frankly, disappointed. The comedy which as a rule Is really humorous, although frequently of the lap-stlok variety is mostly iatxujt.sdj Paving Competition Sought. Indications point to strong competi tion in paving business this season, as it Is almost certain that Westrumlte and Granitoid will be introduced here. Wood blocks will also figure promi nently. It Is expected. Mayor Simon said yesterday that he is in favor of all the competition possible, his only requirement being that all kinds must give satisfactory' guarantee of wearing quality. "I shall adhere to my policy of favoring the rights of property own ers In' the matter of selection of pave ments," said the Mayor, "as I feel that those who pay for an article should be given the privilege of choosing the character of the street. " Property own ers in Kenton have petitioned for Westrumlte, and their petitions have been referred to City Engineer Morris for investigation. Klamath Falls Has CIcaring-Honse. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., March 6. (Special.) Klamath Falls now hn- first clearing-house association of tha four local banks, which na.L,eeil ..i operation for only a little over two months and In this time $42M92.18 has gone through the regular channels of the association. Bronchial Troubles Are relieved ty Brown's Bronchial Troches. NEW YORK. March . Aaron Ban- . croft, a broker, 86 years of age, was i-nhhori taut Thursday afternoon of se- ! curltle worth approximately $100,000 In the vestibule of the Produce Ex change Safety Deposit Storage Com- I pany, but he did not discover his loss until today. For the last 25 years It has been Mr. I Bancroft's habit every Thursday af- ternoon to deposit the firm's valuables . in a box rented from the Deposit Com- j pany. The distance from his office to : the vaults is not raoro uuu and anyone making the trip is in con stant sight of the office windows. Valuables In Knvelope. , Thursday. Mr. Bancroft placed securi ties worth about $100,000 in a large en velope, tied with red tape and with the firm's name printed in the corner. Alone he walked from his office. Mr. Bancroft says he noticed a young man, whom he only remembers as rather un dersized, leaning against the corridor wall. Just a-s the broker was about to turn the rorner at the end of the corridor, a tall man came running around the cor ner in the opposite direction and col llded with him. The shock threw Mr. Bancroft off his feet, and in falling he dropped the envelope. Young Man Assists Broker. The undersized young man. who had been leaning against the corridor wall, stepped up to Mr. Bancroft, assisted him to his feet and was eolicitous to tuck the envelope under his arm. Mr. Bancroft supposed it was the envelope that fell, and went on and deposited It in a vault. This morning when George Bancroft There is just this much about it: Dandruff is a germ disease, is most untidy,annoying, and leads to baldness. 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