XITB MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, APRIL' 4. 1911. GOAL CASE LOST BY GOVERNMENT Three Alleged Fraudulent Alaska Claimants Sus tained at Seattle. STRACEY LANDS INVOLVED Tad-o If an ford 0crrnlc Motion to Arqatt. but Vital Points of IX fcnae's Arpmenl Are Vp hcll r.irt-f tkn Made. SEATTLE. April I The Government o.Uy lv the nrt battle In the effort o -punlnh the aliened fraudulent lo ators of Alaska coal lands. Judge lanford. In the United States District -onrt. la OTerrullcK the motion to In struct the Jury to acquit Charles F. dundar. Earl E. fclesjlcy and Arcr.ie lela. sustained all the Tllal points onteaded for by the defendants. The Judas alo refused to grant the notion to acquit. This leaves the Oov rnment so little room V stand on that t Is practically assured that the prose- ution will be dropped- The lan. Is In question are me f tsh. or 8ir Edward Stracey a-roup. rhey are the most valuable coal lands t the world, belna; even ricner man he Cunningham claims. Estlmatea of hetr relue run from one hundred mll lon dollars to a much larger sum. Motion to Acquit Made. The defendants, with Algernon Stra T. brother of Sir Kdward Stracey. a-ere Indicted at Tacoma last Kail. hanred with conspiracy to defraud the government. Stracey remained in Vancouver. B. C. and avoided arrest. Trial of the case vii bea-un last Tues- lay. After the Jury bad been com peted counsel for the defense movea or Instructions to acquit the defend ants. Arguments of the attorneya for the le'ense were baed almost entirely on he contention that the 1 law ap- lled to Alaska coal claims. Instead f the e-eneral law of 1173. while the attorneys for the Government Insisted hat the prohibitions of the law of ls3 Lhould be read Into the law of ISM. Inasmuch as the law of 190 per mits the assignment of coal claims. he defendants' counsel arsraed mat it was not llieeal for the defendants to ts-ree to assign their coal claims, which was a legal act. "ew Point Raised. The court's decision today sustained kll the contentions of the defendant. but raised a new one In the following words: . A tormtrn corporation caano lawful: ae- inlr or hold a coal claim la Alaaka either Its corporate name, or la tne pame or ar.v mt or trustM. Therefore, for the reaaoa thai the ladletment charges a conspiracy ro squire coal claims or proprietary rights to -oal claims la Alaska for a forelsa eorpora tkoo. It must be sustained as a valid indict ment and the objection to the latroducUoa or evtdence satist bo overruled. The court wt:i. however. Instruct the Jury that to Jus tify a conviction of the defendants under it. he evidence most prove that the ooerct ot the conspiracy- If any. must have been to peroetuate e. fraud by securing eoal eleJma ar proprietary rlshte la cool claims In Alaska tor tno pacine coai m on company. Censraae Intended to enact a prantlcable working law and If Its second attempt to do so be S't made futile by misconstruction. to servo t tie purpose of monopolists who vould keep the coal of Alaska locked up wttfttn her mountain walls, aor Is It based up"Q any fantastic aotlon that trusts ran be annihilated by giving coal rights to no one except the man who by the personal toil ay d:g the coal and carry it to market upon s is back or upon bis bead. It la toe duty of the court sot to misconstrue the law. nor tlgmattse the Congress nhlrh enacted It and the President who approved and signed by Imputing to them a lack, ox either o or honesty. No AprM-al Allowed. The points raised la the motion to acquit were the same as those made 1 the argument on the demurrer to is Indictment In the Doughton case at Spokane. Cnlted Statea Judge Rud- kin took the arguments under con sideration there, and has not yet ren dered a decision. Judge Ilanford's de- Islon sets the defendanta In the Stra cey group free If the Government de- c.lrtee to prosecute on the one ground ft. for there la no appeal from today's Isolator. The Government counsel. B. D. Townsend and S. R. Rash, say that to day's ruling Is not final, and that the ether cases will be prosecuted and the Alaska coal claims forfeited. The land covered by the claims Is valued at more baa one billion dollars. B. IX Townsend. assistant to the At- torary-Otcerai. also took exception to he decision, to protect his right In aae he decides to attempt to appeal. At the request of air. Townsend. court took a recess until tomorrow morning to permit the Government to rearrange Its evidence to proceed with he trial la accordance with the ruling r tne court that the lore! rn corpora tion conspiracy" was the only clause n Use indictment upon, which the trial can proceed. EX-BANKERS' FOUND GUILTY XVolae Jury Says KeCtenbsjcb and K ester Falsified Accounts. BOI3E. Idaho, April t. TSe Jury In the Cnlted States Court returned to night a verdict of a-ullty of falsifica tion of accounts to the Controller of the Treasury In the case of W. F. Kettenbach. of Lewlston. ex-preeldeat. J ana ueera-e a,ecer, ot Spokane, ex cashier, of the First National Bank of Lewlston. The ether charges were Ignored. The minimum sentence Is Ave years Im prisonment. MINORITY MAKES CHOICE Continued From First Page.) cratlc ways and means commits, will, as the result of tonight's action by the Republicans, name members for places on all committees. Two members of the House have the unique distinction of havina; taken part In neither the Republican nor Demo cratic caucus. One Is Berger. of Mil waukee. Socialist, the other Theron Akin, of New Tork. elected as an Inde pendent Democrat. The Democrats have decided to gtvo both committee assignments, irrespective of the two large parties. The new Republican leader, who fa now In tine for Speaker whenever his party returns to power, has distin guished himself In two ways In the last Congress. Be was chairman of a committee- which Investigated the paper Industry and caused the material re duction of the paper dutlei .by the Parne-Aldrlch law. Ha alone conduct ed a filibuster In the laat few days of the last eeaalon asalnst the omnibus claims bill and not onlr succeeded In bavins the appropriation for the French spoliation claims stricken out but at the same time forced the Demo crats to admit that one of the channel In the rules tor which ther had fought a year aa-o was not workable. Mann la a ready debater, a forcible speaker, a good fitrbter and has the rules at his fingers' ends. It may he expected that he wllHeep the Demo crats on the alert. SEXATK- TO BLOCK KEVISIOX . Wool Tariff Not to Be Changed Till Tariff Board Reports. OREOON-TAK NEWS BUREAU. Wash Incton. Aorll J. According to one of the leading K publican members of the Sen. ate finance committee, no bill amending schedule K of the Payne-Aldrtch law will pass the Senate during the special session, no matter what action the House mar take looking to reduction of the duty on wooL Ti-.ks Senator says the Senate will not permit amendment of schedule K until the tarrifr board makee Its report next recember. Much Importance attaches to his opinion. AT THE THEATERS ZAZA. i Drama tw live Arts Frees the Frearh. by Davis Beta.ee fro sted at the Baker Theater. CAST. Bnlfrene Thurlow Bergen Klsault Frank Denlthorne Ioc de Brtssae J. Frank Burke joly Dan Bruce Bite Karl rrwlre Mounet. ...Jhn Burton Biisard .Ron.d Bradbury Adolphe .Louis Woodford Crlquet .....Walter Renfort Boea Bonne Lillian Andrews Xadame Duftrene Both Leohler Nathalie Lillian Armeby Blvonne Mildred DUbrow Llsstts N'lta Qulnn Toto Eva Nordstrom Casrart Theodore Roberts Zasa. .............. -Florence Roberts Alice Florence Emythe Florlanne Breads Fowler Ltseron Mildred Clark Lolotte 1. Fay Balnter Leonle Jesss Nash Juliette Mildred Dlsbrow THOSE who have seen Florence Rob erts In the unpleasant but unde niably powerful drama of "Zaxa have no hesitation In acknowledging- that her delineation has placed her among the great emotional actresses of the world. Not In any sense a great play. Zaxa stands out from others In the unstinted nature of what It offer a Looking back from the first of Its five big acta one can easily Imagine that alone making- up an evening's enter tainment. In three or four practically Independ ent chapters Is told the life of a street waif, raised from gutters to the glit tering degradation of an Idol of cheap dancehalla The chief attraction the play has to offer, aside from the artistry of Its exponents. .Is Its veracity In deal Ins; with the commonplace of vice. Just as the play Is unquestionably truthful, so Is Miss Roberts In her famous por trayal of Zaxa. She has caught and shows by gesture, voice and expres sion the abandoned air. the reckless and at times defiant carriage, and the unrefined mannerisms of speech. She does and says unbeautlful things beau tifully, and things that are certainly not pieaaant she makes, by the won derful witchery of her art. moat pleas ant to the eye and ear. Convincing and satisfactory even In this picture of an unattractive aide of womanhood. Mtaa Roberts' powers of emotional ex pression and the naturalness of her acting; distinguish her. But the end of the fourth act. the great act of the play, where she has an emotional scene that sweeps all be fore It In the Intensity of Its passion. Miss Roberts was called before the curtain many times. Thurlow Bergen, easy and graceful actor that he Is. and an extremely versatile one aa well. Is particularly fortunate In the part of Duffrene. Zaxa's lover. A capital representation of Cascsrt. beaming camaraderie and notable aa a piece of characterization Is given by Theodore Roberta Excellent to a degree Is the work of Lillian Andrews as the bibulous Msdame Bonne, and Lilian Armsby lent comedy in the guise of a roald-of-all-work. Special credit roes to little Eva Nordstrom for the charming picture and splendid acting- shown In her role of Toto. The full Baker cast Is much augmented and throughout shows uni form worth. The production Is hand somely staged and faultless In presen tation. No better one. In fact, can be desired. PROPOSALS ARE PLEASING Chicago Girls Want to Bo IVItm of Montana Men. CHICAGO, April . (Special ) Chica go gtrls for the wifeless "cow gentle men of Montana? Well. Chicago girls are delighted at the general and promis cuous proposal forwarded to them throufh the Record-Herald by the "cow gentlemen" of Circle. Mont-, and they Indicated that they are more than will ing to meet their bold suitors half way. Out of the mass of faltering, backward, bluahlugly-glven suggestions and queries on the subject, there Is one that was looked upon by all concerned aa being practicable and a possible solution for not only the Montana men. but for the many Chicago working girls as well. After reading the letter In which C II. Keyes, D. L. Boot and S. A. Boot, of Circle, asked that wives be forwarded to that wifeless region. Mrs. Raymond Bobbins, a settlement worker and friend of working women, made these sugges tions: That the "cow gentlemen" cause a section of the Government land of that state to be set aside for such Chicago girls as may be Interested; that the working girls who would prefer home life on a ranch to an office or sweat shop be permitted to go to work on these claims; that the "cow genetlemen" then become acquainted with them and posh their suits In the regular fashion demanded by both city and country girls. Falling Iron Injures Workman. Leon Eckert. a laborer for the O.-W. R. & x. eo lies at St. Vincent's Hos pital at the point of death. While working at the Alblna shops of the railroad company yesterday a piece of Iron fell from the roof of one of the buildings fracturing his skulL He was at once removed to the hospital. When a medicine rut be given to young children It should be pleasant to take. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Is made from loaf sua-ar. and the roota used in Its preparation give It a flavor similar to maple svrup. making It rleasant to take. It has no eupiylor or colds, croup snd whooping cofgb. For sale by ail dealers. OFFICER SET UPON Patrolman Nelson Is Viciously Beaten Making Arrest. FELLOWS COME TO RESCUE Crowd In Grek Restaurant Xearly Make Way WIUi Policeman Be fore Others, Happening- By, Put Stop to Attack. B- C- Nelson, a patrolman, was viciously attacked and narrowly es caped death In a Greek restaurant at Si North Fifth street, at 11:30 o'clock last night. He was attempting to make an arrest for the Illegal sale of liquor when seversl men jumped onto him and struck; hlra over the head with chairs snd anything that came handy. The officer went down from a blow on top of the head before he could re taliate with his club or draw his re volver. His assailants then took his revol ver snd were beating the fallen offi cer when Patrolmen Cameron. White- sides and Robson. who had just left the police station to go on their beats on the second night relief, happened to be passing the restaurant. The pa trolmen rushed In to their fellow-officer's assistance. There was a scattering of Greeks as the officers advanced, striking; right and left with their clubs, to the side of Nelson, and a stampede waa made for the door. Two Arrests Made. Zars Golsdos, proprietor of the place, who Is said to have been a leader In the attack, and Jim Gernabos, the man Patrolman Nelson waa attempting to take In custody, were arrested and locked up. charged with assault with Intent to kill. The other Greeks quickly left the restaurant and ran tb places of safety In the neighborhood. Within a minute after the entrance of the rescuing officers, the restaurant was empty, aave for the officers and their prisoners. Patrolman Nelson's revolver could not be found but hand cuffs were picked up on the floor. Patrolman Nelson suffered a severe acalp wound and a number of bumps on the head, besides bruises on the body and a cut wrist, but waa not sertoualy Injured. Patrolman Nelson went Into the res taurant and saw brandy being served to patrons. In cups. When be grabbed at a cup and showed his star, proprie tor and patrons lumped onto hlra. No attempt was made by anyone present to assist the officer or Interfere with the men who had him down, beating him. Policemen Are Jeered. After the fight there waa general approval among the- Greeks standing around the corner of Fifth and Burn side streets of the action of their fel low countrymen, and one of them shouted at a group of officers, "Get the hook." Patrolman Nelson has Incurred spe cial enmity among bad Greek and ne gro elements of the North End, because of his unrelenting vigilance. His life has been threatened many times and he had been told In different ways that someone would "get" him. Soon after the principals in the affair were locked up fellow countrymen hurried Into the police station and wanted to give bail, but Captain Slover refused to accept any surety and kept the prisoners locked op to Insure their appearance In court. CITY INDORSES BOXING VA"COCVEU COCXCIIi LEGAL IZES MATCHES THERE. Petition Signed by 600 Wins for Pugilism Ordinance Puts No Limit on Bouts to Be Carded. VANCOUVER. Wash, April S. (Special.) Boxing contests in this city were legalised tonight by the City Council, acting on a petition bearing 600 names which was presented to It this afternoon. No limitations were placed In the ordinance and entire reg ulation of the contests Is In the hands of the city authorities. The ordinance has not yet been signed by Mayor Ktgglns. but It Is thought he will affix his signature without hesitancy. The petition had the full support of the Mayor and waa algned by 139 business men In addition to more than 200 other taxpayers. The petition was circulated by representa tives of the Vancouver Athletic Club, the fight-promoting club of this city. Tonight's action of the City Council ends a controversy between two local factions which has been watched with Interest. The saloon men petitioned the Council to permit them to keep their places of business open after 11 o'clock, to reap the golden harvest from the fight crowds. The request was donled and It was reported that the saloonmen would circulate a petition to have boxing contests killed here. Vancouver Is now the fight center of the Northwest and without limitation as to the number of rounds that may be fought, "goes" between the best men In the country are expected to be staged within the next lew months. A license fee of 150 a quarter has been set by the Council. Two boxing cards are be ing prepared for this month, one of which will be held AprU 14 and the othor two weeks later. A fine artlels mads la F?aln Is boneless sardine stuffed with bam. This sells aa hlrh ss I13 0O a eaao or i' cans, as asalnit only 1S.(K a ease of 100 cans of ordinary Sr41n-e In OIL Some facts About ABcoho! The first great rule oi health " if this la not so. Then auk BAKING Absolutely PurQ Hakes Home Baking .Easy ' SAVES FLOUH BUTTEB mm And makes the cake more sightly, freedom Royal Cool Bool 800 Receipt ROYAL BaKtWO POWDER CO.. HEW YORK. IS KITEKSIDE TCUVIXG CLCB HAS AXXTJALi MEETING. Officer Are Elected and Plans Made for Rose Festival and Haces Banquet Held. At the annual meeting of the River side Driving Club, held at House's restaurant last night. A. C. Lohmlre waa re-elected president for another term, snd the following other officers were chosen. Vice-president. Henry Drennen; secretary. Gus Keller,- and treasurer, J. J. Kadderly. After the election of the officers, the members sat down to the annual ban quet. During the banquet the various members spoke at length on plans for the coming matinee season, and every one seemed agreed to make the en suing year one of the most successful In the history of amateur harness meets In this vicinity. The proposition which Interested the harness horsemen most was the build ing of a speedway In one of Portland's parks, and a committee was appointed to confer with the Park Commission ers as well aa with another committee to be appointed by the Portland Hunt Club. These committees will lend their assistance to the Park Commissioners In selecting; the site for the speedway and Is suggesting plans for its con struction. It waa also the sense of the meeting Uiat every member of the club be asked to prepare as fine a turnout as possible for the Rose Festival horse and. vehicle parade. While this mat ter was being discussed Samuel E. Kramer, of Kramer's Riding Academy, announced that he would have his four-ln-hand and a pyramid formation of 24 young ladles mounted on uniform sized horses In this pageant. Others also pledged features for this parade. President Lohmlre announced that the Riverside Club would hold several matinee races in the near future. Ambrose Cronin. president of the Portland Hunt Club, announced that It would be the pleasure of the Hunt Club to confer with the Riverside Club over matters pertaining not only to the Rose Festival parade and the pro posed speedway to be built, but also relative to the holding of Joint matinees during the coming season. President Cronln's remarks met with the approval of the Riverside Club members and It now seems that some fine mixed racing programmes will be held the coming season. RULES WILL BE MADE NOW Committee of 50 Names Its Offi cers Mills at Head. After two hours' discussion, mem' bers of the committee of 60, succeeded in uniting upon the selection of a com mittee to prepare rules for their guid ance. The first meeting of the com mittee appointed by Prealdent Huk of the Civio Council was held last night In the convention hall of the Com merclal Club. E. L. Mills was chosen president and L. E. Latourette sec retary. The committee on roles as an nounced Is composed of a. fs. Jones, lm E. Latourette and Sherman W. Walker. Provision was made for the appoint ment of committees of three upon the following: Buildings, school finance and Judiciary to receive complaints. These committees will be appointed some time this week. The roll call showed the following present: John H. Haak. L. E. La tourette, E. La. Mills, O. O. Hughson. O. M- Clark. F. W. Joblemann, Sher man W. Walker, J. A. Currey. B. C Jones, George A. Carter, William Mo Kensle. D. B. Slgler. a L. Woodward. J. B. Easter, C. H. Feldman, J. C. San ford. J. R. Tomllnson, Dr. 1L Meade, F. O. Weeks and H. G. Piatt The committee adjourned to meet Is alcohol a tonic? Not Does it make the blood pure? No! Does it make the blood rich? No I Does it strengthen the nerves? No! i Ask your doctor if this is not irae. Is Ay ex's Sarsaparilla a tonic? Yes I Does it make the blood pure? Yes I Does it make the blood rich? Yes! Does it strengthen the nerves? Yes! Entirely free from alcohol? Yes! .eV, Alcohol, or no alcohol 7 . Let your doctor decide. He knows. Trust him. s J. C ATTR OOVPAXT. lamTI, Ifass. Dally movement of the bowels." Ask your doctor him about ver Pills. Sold for sixty years- P017D lighter, finer flavored, and Insures Its from alum. Free Sen! Name and Address. Just as soon as the committee on rules Is ready to report. PORTLAND SHOOTS OFF TIE Kevolver Clnb Team May Be Second In National Competition. Shooting a team average of 1118 for five rounds of five shots each, the Port land Revolver Club's five-man team believes as a result of last night's shoot It has won second place In the United States championship tournament. The Portland team was shooting off the tie for second place with the New York City team. New York's average daring the tournament has been 1107, while the Portland average has been 1083. Springfield, Mass., won the National championship after a close run with Portland and New York City. It waa Impossible last night to ascertain New York's score. Following are the scores made last night: W. H. Hubbard 44 46 45 40 44228 Captain J. T. Moore. 45 45 44 46 4727 F. Hackeney 45 45 47 44 46227 Walter Hansen 45 45 42 43 46221 S. I Sanders 4S 40 41 44 45 215 Ths territory of Quintans Boo forms a part of ths peninsula of Yucatan, and Is to all Intents and purposes terra Incocntto to both the Inhabitants ot Mexico and the United States. Its area approximates 23.000 square miles, between the eighteenth and twent-v-nrst parallels of latitude. Puts New Life In H&ir &nd ScaJp (From the Fashion Review.) "The old disagreeable method of washing the scalp Is giving way to dry shampooing, which Is easier and quicker, equally as cleansing, and does not leave the ecalp dry and hard or make the hair brittle or stringy. The drv shampoo promotes a healthy, vig orous condition and gives the hair a biiKht. Klossy and fluffy appearance. "An excellent dry shampoo can be made by mixing 4 ounces ot orris root with 4 ounces of therox. Once a week snrlnkle a little of this mixture on the Jiead. then brush out carefully and It will remove dust and excess OIL If the scalp Is dry and scaly, a few treat ments will make It soft and healthy. "This Is worth trying If you want fluffy, luxuriant hair, or care to avoid the danger of catching cold that one la exposed to when taking an ordinary wet shampoo. Then. too. therox Is said to be a genuine hair grower." Adv. 0 O'a The Gtordon at$3 The Triple Ring $4.00 A. B. Steinbach & Co., Agents Every one sees your collar. Select it with care. SEVERN PENHUKST 2&t ki.h 2 bJab Twa -r-r-e 1 1 e-n t e-rsmnles f the popular closed-Croat style. Clwtt. Peabedy Ctmynr, TroT. Saw Tr ARROW collars' w the Children Wunderhose arc made to withstand hard knocks and hard wear.' They are knitted of the staunchest and finest wearing grade of yarn known to hosiery making. Let the children romp and play to their hearts' content See how much better their stockings fit look and wear. We stand responsible, for Wunderhose. An investment of one dol lar for a box of four pairs carries with it our guarantee of four months' service. If holes appear in toe, heel or sole within this specified time, we will gladly furnish new WUNDERHOSE free. f Children's Wunderhose in all sizes of black one dollar per box. For father, Drotner and mother, too. One dollar per box of four pairs. Sam's Rosenblatt & Go. 3d and Morrison lve iays aie Army G 306 Washington St. Second Floor Sale 'Closes Saturday, April 8 V'?- ,'?Mm&Zi':jSt:-i ----- -Ve ; : ;- . Dr. W. A. Wise, President. Take Advantage These prices are extremely low Good. The for 2k. Robber Plato. Beet Bed Kui3 $5.00 each S..60 ber Plate, Gold poroeUln Crown, for ...$3.40 Up WISE DENTAL CO. Office Hours 8 A. M. to 8 P. M. Sunday 9 to 1 More of iU. i m oocts Bridge Work There are many kinds and forms of Dental Bridge Work, each of which has specialized merit. We produce In slng-le-piece castings any bridge of gold or gold and porcelain or gold and plati num combined. We also make bridges of platinum and porcelain, as the case in hand may require. We manufacture backs for removable bridge facings, we color and shape artificial enamel for bridges, and we contour and build teeth to conform to the peculiar needs of any given case. Bridge work, to be right in every detail, and possess the quality of permanence, must be exact In Its mechanical construction, bo that the stress of mastication, when applied, will fall equally upon all the anchor teeth or abutments. Failures In bridge work are due to unsanitary construc tor to actual 4don't care" carelessness or to honest Ignorance. MA KINO ARTI FICIAL TEETH is a leading feature of our business, and we believe It cannot be surpassed in the point of Its com pleteness. We operate our own labora tory, and as making artificial teeth Is a specialty In dentistry, we are in & position to make this otter and guaran tee satisfaction. of This Special Offer for the quality of work we offer: 22k. Bridge Teeth, saranteo each . j p Gold or Enamel Fillings $1.00 I p Painless Kxtractlns; 50 ITp Silver FUllngs, each &0o Up